nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: inexpressive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English expressive English inexpressive From in- + expressive. 1. Lacking expression or emotion.
Word: inextinguishable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English extinguish Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English extinguishable English inextinguishable From in- + extinguishable. 1. Incapable of being extinguished or ended, not extinguishable. Example: These achievements were made at a bloody cost and required courage and indomitable honesty, evidence of the inextinguishable will to survive and to be self-actualized in the face of unspeakable dangers. Example: […] a creature of indomitable will, daemonic, the incarnation of inextinguishable hate.
Word: Ulster Irish Part of Speech: name 1. A dialect of the Irish language indigenous to Ulster. Labels: Ireland
Word: Gambians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Gambian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unconventionality Part of Speech: noun 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 conventionality English unconventionality From un- + conventionality. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnkənˌvɛn(t)ʃəˈnaləti/, /ˌʌnkənˌvɛn(t)ʃəˈnalɪti/, /ˌʌŋ-/ 1. The state of being unconventional. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The psychologist regarded Sofie's extreme unconventionality and intelligence as pointing towards very high openness to experience.
Word: unexpectedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unexpected 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 unexpectedness From unexpected + -ness. 1. The state of being unexpected. Labels: uncountable Example: For one of the chief accounts, upon which Wit it self is delightful, is, in very many cases, the unexpectedness of the things that please us; that unexpectedness being the highest Degree of Novelty, which, as I freshly noted, does exceedingly gratifie most Men’s minds. Example: […] all in an instant, without having before given me the least reason to suspect any thing of the matter, he forced me into the barge; saying, I was going to leave him, but he would take care I should not. I was so struck with the unexpectedness of this proceeding, that for some time I did not make a reply […]
Word: unflappability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unflappable + -ity (rather than un- + flappability, which is probably a back-formation from this word.) 1. The state of being unflappable. Labels: uncountable Example: Longevity ran in the family; Mrs. Calment's mother lived until she was 86 and her father until he was 93. But Mr. Robine said her great strength was her unflappability. […]“She once said, ‘If you can't do anything about it, don't worry about it.’”
Word: unfriendliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unfriendly + -ness. Compare Dutch onvriendelijkheid, German Unfreundlichkeit. 1. The state of being unfriendly. Labels: uncountable 2. An unfriendly act; unfriendly acts or actions. Labels: countable
Word: ungainliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ungainly 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 ungainliness From ungainly + -ness. 1. The state of being ungainly. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: ungodliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ungodly 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 ungodliness From ungodly + -ness. 1. The state of being ungodly. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Ungodly behaviour. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ungratefulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ungrateful 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 ungratefulness From ungrateful + -ness. 1. The state or act of being ungrateful. Labels: uncountable
Word: unhealthiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unhealthy 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 unhealthiness From unhealthy + -ness. 1. The state of being unhealthy. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: […] I possess an old house, Ferndean Manor, even more retired and hidden than this, where I could have lodged her safely enough, had not a scruple about the unhealthiness of the situation, in the heart of a wood, made my conscience recoil from the arrangement. Example: He looked elegant and vulnerable, his eyes edging away from contact and set into a face of exquisite unhealthiness.
Word: unholiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unholy 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 unholiness From unholy + -ness. 1. The state of being unholy. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: on first-name terms Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Familiar with someone, such that one can address them by their first name. 2. In regular contact with a person or organization. Labels: broadly, humorous Example: My accountant was so bad I am now on first-name terms with the tax department.
Word: unlikeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unlike 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 unlikeness From unlike + -ness. 1. the state of being unlike Labels: uncountable 2. an unlike characteristic Labels: countable
Word: unnaturalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English unnaturelnesse, equivalent to unnatural + -ness. 1. The state of being unnatural. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: However, the American sensibility was less caught up in Angst and unnaturalness; it rejected the antibeauty implication of the Europeans.
Word: unobtrusiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unobtrusive 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 unobtrusiveness From unobtrusive + -ness. 1. The state of being unobtrusive. Labels: uncountable
Word: unresponsiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unresponsive 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 unresponsiveness From unresponsive + -ness. 1. The state of being unresponsive. Labels: uncountable Example: As donors in New England learn about the national march committee's unresponsiveness to local organizing efforts and debts, these donors will not likely be open to further supporting your work in the future. The refusal of the national march committee to help local groups pay off their debts is alienating to local and national foundations.
Word: unrighteousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English unriȝtwisnesse, from Old English unrihtwīsnes; equivalent to un- + righteousness or unrighteous + -ness. 1. The state of being unrighteous. Labels: uncountable
Word: synchrocyclotron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From synchro- + cyclotron. Pronunciation: /sɪŋkɹəʊˈsaɪklətɹɒn/ 1. A particle accelerator like a cyclotron, but which operates at variable frequency to account for the particles gaining energy, allowing for greater energies to be achieved. Example: 2004: The synchrocyclotron was able to accelerate protons to sufficient energies that collisions with nuclei produce pions, the lightest particles that, we now know, are made from a single quark and an antiquark. — Frank Close, Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2004, p. 50)
Word: unscrupulousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unscrupulous 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 unscrupulousness From unscrupulous + -ness. 1. the state of being unscrupulous Labels: uncountable
Word: unseemliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unseemly 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 unseemliness From unseemly + -ness. 1. The state of being unseemly. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Indeed, on several occasions, the Bishop of Lincoln was forced to upbraid both abbess and nuns for unseemliness in dress and behaviour.
Word: unselfishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unselfish 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 unselfishness From unselfish + -ness. 1. The state of being unselfish. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: unsightliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unsightly 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 unsightliness From unsightly + -ness. 1. The state of being unsightly. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: unsoundness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unsound 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 unsoundness From unsound + -ness. 1. The state of being unsound. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Most likely he was accounting for that by the bias my job might be expected to give – aggravated by a phobia resulting from my recent sting – and he was wondering whether it might connote other, perhaps less harmless, unsoundnesses.
Word: untimeliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English untimely 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 untimeliness From untimely + -ness. 1. The state of being untimely. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: He does not grudge their honoring the powers of Heaven: it is their terror and the untimeliness of their prayers that he deprecates.
Word: realness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 realness From real + -ness. 1. The state of being real; reality. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rebelliousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English rebellious 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 rebelliousness From rebellious + -ness. 1. The state of being rebellious. Labels: uncountable
Word: repetitiousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English repetitious 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 repetitiousness From repetitious + -ness. 1. The state of being repetitious. Labels: uncountable
Word: repetitiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English repetitive 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 repetitiveness From repetitive + -ness. 1. The state of being repetitive. Labels: uncountable Example: The formulaic repetitiveness of filing and stuffing envelopes appeals to me in some fundamental life-affirming way.
Word: ergospheres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ergosphere Labels: form-of, plural
Word: repleteness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English replete 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 repleteness From replete + -ness. 1. The state of being replete. Labels: uncountable
Word: retentiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English retentive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 retentiveness From retentive + -ness. 1. The state of being retentive. Labels: uncountable Example: The Neolithic of 8000 to 6000 B.C. is in the sign of Cancer, a feminine sign associated with domesticity, retentiveness, and sentiment.
Word: restrictiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English restrictive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 restrictiveness From restrictive + -ness. 1. The state of being restrictive. Labels: uncountable
Word: rightfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English riȝtfulnesse, rigtfulnes, riȝtvolnesse, equivalent to rightful + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being rightful. Labels: uncountable
Word: tidal forces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tidal force Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scintillometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scintillometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eoliths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eolith Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chances are Part of Speech: adv 1. It is likely that, it is probable that Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: If you leave before 7, chances are you'll miss the traffic. Example: 2 August 2018', Ignatiy Vishnevetsky in AV Club, Disney goes back to the Hundred Acre Wood in the wistful Christopher Robin There are the inevitable life lessons about family and making time, plus a big speech in which Pooh serves as an unlikely guru of the importance of paid vacation days. Chances are you’ve seen seen this all before. But at least this time, you’re seeing it with Pooh.
Word: even so Part of Speech: adv 1. In spite of that (preceding a remark (or fact) within a given discourse). Labels: not-comparable Example: The colors are a bit bright. Even so, I love this room's design. Example: "Why not? What's wrong with rabbits? Are they any worse than a neurotic, revolutionary humanity, full of nervous hate?" "But we're not rabbits, even so," said Hammond. 2. Exactly thus: in exactly such a manner (as said or surmised); of precisely such a nature; precisely so. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: just so Example: —You don't mean to tell me that you're the very man whom they've been seeking? —Even so. 'Tis I.
Word: fend for oneself Part of Speech: verb 1. To take care of oneself without help. Example: After her mother passed away, she had to learn to fend for herself. Example: Clara's father, a trollish ne'er-do-well who spent most of his time in brothels and saloons, would disappear for days and weeks at a stretch, leaving Clara and her mother to fend for themselves.
Word: go public Part of Speech: verb 1. To make something public; to announce publicly or to the press. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: They threatened to go public with the photos unless I paid up. 2. To launch an initial public offering. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive
Word: hi there Part of Speech: intj 1. An informal greeting.
Word: in the know Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Informed; aware. Labels: idiomatic Example: Those in the know don't shop at that kind of store. Example: Anyone who is in the know doesn't shop there.
Word: jump to conclusions Part of Speech: verb 1. To make conclusions before being presented with all the evidence. Labels: idiomatic Example: Don't hold your breath and don't jump to conclusions, but there is likely to be an announcement about the future of the railways in the next few weeks - [...].
Word: knee-high to a grasshopper Part of Speech: adj 1. short; especially relating to when the subject was a small child Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: laid off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of lay off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: make a killing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Originally US English. 1. To win or earn a large amount of money. Labels: idiomatic Example: "Now if they were playing faro I could make a killing." Example: And I said I still make a pretty good living / But you must make a killing / A killing
Word: harvestmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of harvestman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: no kidding Part of Speech: intj 1. An exclamation of amazement. Labels: colloquial 2. Said in response to an obvious statement. Labels: colloquial, sarcastic Example: Person A: The Cleveland Browns are not doing too awful well this year. Example: Person B: Yeah. No kidding! They lost their sixth consecutive game.
Word: odd one out Part of Speech: noun 1. Something or someone in a group that is different or exceptional, that does not fit. Labels: countable Example: Am I the odd one out for thinking this is quite alarming? That I should find it weird to see a 41-year-old influencer bleating about her “bleph”. 2. A visual puzzle where the guesser has to choose which word, picture or symbol, etc. does not fit with the others. Labels: uncountable
Word: aziridine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aza- + -iridine. Aza denotes a monocycle with a single nitrogen atom, and -iridine is used to mark a three-membered monocycle. Pronunciation: /əˈzɪɹɪdiːn/ 1. A three-membered heterocycle containing two methylene groups and an imine; the nitrogen equivalent of ethylene oxide. 2. Any derivative of this basic structure. Labels: broadly
Word: pop up Part of Speech: verb 1. To come up with a "pop" sound. Labels: intransitive Example: The toast is in the toaster - when it pops up it will be ready. 2. To appear without warning. Labels: idiomatic, informal, intransitive Example: I can't remember where I left my keys, but they normally pop up somewhere. Example: Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion." 3. (Of an alert, advertisement, etc.) To suddenly appear onscreen. Labels: intransitive Example: […]where you should put the disclaimer for software (somewhere that the user sees it when they start the program, tho' I wouldn't do that, just put it in the 'about' box like the mpgn.com guy suggests -- otherwise, having something pop up makes it annoyware, IMHO). 4. To display as an alert, advertisement, etc. that suddenly appears on screen. Labels: transitive Example: My computer just popped up a warning about Internet security.
Word: rub salt in the wound Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Derived from the stinging sensation of salt deliberately being rubbed into an open, bleeding wound. 1. To aggravate or exacerbate a physical or emotional injury. Labels: idiomatic Example: To rub further salt into the wound, the narrow-gauge locomotives and rolling stock received the new corporate blue livery and double arrows logo.
Word: extratropical 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 tropical English extratropical From extra- + tropical. 1. Occurring outside the tropics, usually in temperate latitudes. Labels: not-comparable 2. Lacking or having lost tropical characteristics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: up and coming Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of up-and-coming. Labels: alt-of, alternative, idiomatic
Word: went wild Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of go wild Labels: form-of, past
Word: Pumas Part of Speech: name 1. the national rugby union representative team of Argentina Labels: plural, plural-only Example: England were on the scoreboard after only one minute, Wilkinson, who missed five penalties in his side's opener against the Pumas, knocking over a three-pointer from bang in front, despite boos from the crowd.
Word: Pumas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Puma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: daymark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From day + mark. 1. A mark (such as a tower) designed to help navigators to find their way during daylight hours.
Word: sea mark Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of seamark. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: synæresis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of synaeresis. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: IN an attempt to extend observations on the synæresis of actomyosin by adenosine triphosphate to a less disorganized and more physiologically complete system, the volume changes which accompany the disappearance of the latter in a muscle fibre suspension are being studied. Example: Synæresis, spirantization, and sonorant-degemination
Word: synæreses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of synæresis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kinos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kino Labels: form-of, plural
Word: self-existent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English existent English self-existent From self- + existent. Pronunciation: /ˌsɛlfɛɡzˈɪstənt/ 1. Existing without having been created. Labels: not-comparable 2. Existing independent of any extrinsic sustaining force. Labels: not-comparable Example: Campbell exquisitely says, "'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view:" and let the heart be thankful from its inmost depths for that imaginative and self-existent faculty which first lends enchantment to the distance.
Word: syllabic break Part of Speech: noun 1. A division between syllables in a word.
Word: syllabic breaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of syllabic break Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interbank Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English bank English interbank From inter- + bank. 1. Of, pertaining to, or taking place between two or more banks (financial institutions). Labels: not-comparable
Word: snow angels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snow angel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mesoscale Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂ Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale English mesoscale From meso- + scale. 1. Of medium size or extent; between microscale and macroscale. Labels: not-comparable 2. Roughly 2–200 kilometers (or ~1-124 miles) in extent; between microscale and synoptic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mesoscale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂ Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale English mesoscale From meso- + scale. 1. A scale of intermediate size.
Word: cuy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Peruvian Spanish cuy (“guinea pig”) (ultimately from Quechua quwi (“guinea pig”)). Pronunciation: /ˈkui/ 1. guinea pig meat Labels: uncountable
Word: woo-woo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of woo woo. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: woo-woo Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of woo woo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: all bark and no bite Part of Speech: adj 1. Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable 2. Often making cutting remarks, but having a gentle personality underneath. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable 3. Aggressive but never combative. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: The phrase "all bark, no bite" could have been coined for our mutts; couple of wimps, those two.
Word: video nasty Part of Speech: noun 1. A video recording depicting excessive gore and violence. Labels: UK, informal
Word: creäture Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɹiːˈeɪtjʊə/ 1. Alternative spelling of creature. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dated, literary
Word: creätures Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɹiːˈeɪtjʊəz/, /kɹiːˈeɪt͡ʃɚz/ 1. plural of creäture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: infrequency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin infrequentia (“scantiness”), equivalent to in- + frequency or infrequent + -cy. 1. The characteristic of being infrequent. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: the infrequency of her visits Example: Because of the infrequency of the services, signals are not considered necessary, but stations are linked by telephone. 2. The state of being unfrequented; isolation; seclusion. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: […]it was the solitude and infrequency of the place that brought the dragon thither
Word: infrequencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of infrequency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: QGP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of quark-gluon plasma. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Physicists are attempting to make QGP by smashing large atomic nuclei into one another at such high energies that the protons and neutrons squeeze together.
Word: squark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From s- + quark. Pronunciation: /skwɑːk/ 1. A hypothetical supersymmetric counterpart to a quark, having a spin of zero instead of one-half. Labels: particle
Word: supersymmetric 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 symmetric English supersymmetric From super- + symmetric. Pronunciation: /suːpəsɪˈmɛtɹɪk/ 1. Pertaining to supersymmetry.
Word: Plinian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Pliny + -an. 1. Of or pertaining to Pliny the Younger or Pliny the Elder. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hilling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hill + -ing. 1. The act or process of heaping up earth around plants. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: the hilling of potatoes
Word: hilling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From hill + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of hill Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: crinolined Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From crinoline + -ed. 1. Wearing a crinoline skirt. Labels: not-comparable
Word: phonostatistics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English phono- English statistics English phonostatistics From phono- + statistics. 1. the application of statistical methods to phonology and phonetics Labels: uncountable
Word: Carolus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Carolus, Latin for Charles. Doublet of Charles. 1. An old English gold coin, worth 20 (or later 23) shillings. Labels: historical
Word: Carolus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Carolus, Latinized form of the personal name Charles. This surname is mostly found in South Africa. 1. A surname from Latin.
Word: triathletes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of triathlete Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fika Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish fika. Pronunciation: /ˈfiːkə/ 1. The Swedish practice of taking a break from daily activities or meeting with people to enjoy pastries and drinks, typically coffee. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Fika can be done anytime, anywhere, and with anyone. Example: Fika is casual by nature, so there's no need to get fancy.
Word: pan-pan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French panne (“breakdown”), reduplicated. Pronunciation: /pæn.pæn/ 1. A radio call indicating a minor emergency requiring some assistance, or priority in handling, but not endangering the safety of the vessel or those aboard. Labels: uncountable Example: It should be a relatively simple matter (particularly on a modern yacht) to teach almost anyone to heave-to, take the position from an electronic navigator, then make a PAN-PAN call on the radio (see below). Example: You can use the same outline for Pan Pan calls.
Word: pan-pan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese パンパン (panpan), an ellipsis of パンパンガール (panpangāru). Pronunciation: /pæn.pæn/ 1. A Japanese prostitute who catered to American GIs in post-WWII occupied Japan. Labels: historical Example: In his recent overview of occupied Japan, John Dower poignantly describes the "pan-pan girls" who offended conservatives with their willingness to trade sexual favors for the Americans' gifts and money. Example: Their fiction does, however, reflect specificiteis of post-Surrender society; the women work as maids and pan-pan, American GIs are ever-present, and shortages and disruptions are commonplace.
Word: porte-parole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French porte-parole. 1. A spokesperson, one who speaks on another's behalf.
Word: sayable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English say Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English sayable From say + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪəbəl/ 1. Capable of being pronounced or uttered; articulable. Example: Rimbaud is the enfant terrible who burns through the sayable; Oppen is the poet of the left whose quiet is a sign of commitment.
Word: sayable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English say Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English sayable From say + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪəbəl/ 1. That which can be said. Example: On the other hand, verbs indicate incomplete sayables – predicates – that are related to actions and undergoing of actions.
Word: articulable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English articul(ate) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English articulable From articul(ate) + -able. 1. Capable of being pronounced or expressed distinctly in speech. Labels: usually Example: It is beyond a doubt that many sounds are articulable, which do not occur in English. 2. Capable of being expressed clearly in language. Labels: usually
Word: Jethart Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Jeddart. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: there be Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The expletive there, from Old English þær, to fill the first position in English's historic V2 word order. 1. Of the specified thing: to exist, physically or abstractly. Example: Let there be light. Example: There are two apples on the table. [=Two apples are on the table.]
Word: tropicalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tropic English -al English tropical 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 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 -ization English tropicalization From tropical + -ization. 1. The process of tropicalizing Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Conversion to tropical form Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: tropicalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English tropical 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 tropicalize From tropical + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɑpɪkəlaɪz/, /ˈtɹɒpɪkəlaɪz/ 1. To modify something (such as electronic equipment) for use in the tropics, especially by making it resistant to heat and humidity
Word: detritivorous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From detritus + -vorous. Pronunciation: /ˌdɛtɹəˈtɪvəɹəs/ 1. That feeds on detritus.
Word: filter feeder Part of Speech: noun 1. Any aquatic animal that obtains nourishment by filtering particles of food from the water in which it lives. Example: The best-protected species are the big, peaceful filter feeders, the basking shark and particularly the whale shark, with its photogenic polka dots and mysterious long-range migration patterns.
Word: seaquake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sea + quake. Pronunciation: /ˈsiˌkweɪk/ 1. A hydrostatic pressure disturbance caused by an earthquake or volcano in the seabed.
Word: detritivore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Detritivore, from Latin dētrītus (“the act of rubbing away”) (from dēterō (“to rub away, to rub off, to wear out”), from dē- (“away; down”) + terō (“to rub; to wear away, to wear out”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, to rub by twisting; to twist, to turn”)) + Latin vorāre (from vorō (“to devour, to eat greedily; to swallow up”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”)). Analyzable as detritus + -i- + -vore. Pronunciation: /dɛˈtɹaɪtɪvɔː/, /-ˈtɹɪ-/, /dəˈtɹaɪtəvɔɹ/, /-ɾə-/ 1. An organism that feeds on detritus. Example: Termites are herbivores and detritivores variously involved in the comminution and decomposition of vegetable matter, through most of the warm temperate and tropical zones. Example: If one has sound data for microbial biomass dynamics in decaying litter, along with identities of the decomposer fungi, then one can make useful projections and hypotheses regarding nutrient flow, environmental controls on decay rates, and potential detritivore production founded upon basic knowledge of the properties of fungal species and their interactions with other microbes and animals[…].
Word: enunciable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English enunci(ate) Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English enunciable From enunci(ate) + -able. 1. Capable of being distinctly enunciated or pronounced in speech. Labels: usually 2. Capable of being expressed clearly in language. Labels: usually Example: 1989, Richard Schechner, "Race Free, Gender Free, Body-Type Free, Age Free Casting," TDR, vol. 33, no. 1 (Spring), p. 6, Even scientific propositions regarding entities like "strange attractors" or "quarks" are not understood by many people—and are accepted as real only when these abstruse ideas, often enunciable only as mathematical equations, have been translated into "practical results."
Word: concetti Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of concetto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: faute de mieux Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French faute de mieux. Pronunciation: /fəʊt də ˈmjɜː/, /fɔːt-/, /-ˈmjø/, /foʊt də ˈmjə(ɹ)/, /-ˈmjʊɹ/ 1. For want of something better; for lack of an alternative; as a makeshift. Example: I just married her faute de mieux. Example: Then, Alas! any body was company for every body and the first lord of the land did not think it shame, faute de mieux, to take up with the conversation of his butler, or his game-keeper, over a tankard; while the young ladies, faute de tout, danced "Bobbing Joan," with the rest of the domestics in the servants' hall.
Word: Kagay-anon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Cebuano Kagay-anon, from kagayan, meaning "river". 1. A person from Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. Example: As for the piece of land where Ah Fat used to be, it's still an unused empty lot, a silent witness to the life of a Cantonese immigrant named Yu New, who became a Kagay-anon known as Ah Fat and built a bakery that came to define an era […]
Word: soogin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A term from the 1800's 1. A bed quilt.
Word: corsetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From corset + -ry. 1. Alternative form of corsetery. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Example: Dressed to Kill: The Medical Consequences of Corsetry. Example: Women of wealthy mercantile families asserted their status by imitating the styles from royal courts and helped spread the fashion of corsetry throughout cities and towns all across Europe. In subsequent centuries, the corset was modified ... 2. The collective noticeable portion of a corset. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Henry puts his hands on my waist and expresses surprise at all the boning and corsetry under the silk.
Word: megaquake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English quake English megaquake From mega- + quake. 1. A megathrust earthquake. 2. A very powerful earthquake, generally rated above 7 on the Richter scale.
Word: motherload Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A corruption of motherlode. 1. A very large amount of something, especially something valuable.
Word: Isidora Part of Speech: name Etymology: Name of a fourth-century saint. The feminine equivalent of Isidore, from Ancient Greek Ἰσιδώρα (Isidṓra, “gift of Isis”). 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek; rare in the Anglo-Saxon world.
Word: zooarchaeologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *gʷyéh₃-w-os Proto-Hellenic *ďōwós Ancient Greek ζωός (zōós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek ζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon)der. English zoo- Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ) ▲ Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía) Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā) English archaeolog(y) 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 archaeologist English zooarchaeologist From zoo- + archaeologist. 1. A scholar of zooarchaeology.
Word: fibrillar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English fibril Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English fibrillar From fibril + -ar. 1. Of or pertaining to fibrils. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having the characteristics of fibrils.
Word: head blight Part of Speech: noun 1. a blight afflicting the seed heads or inflorescences of cereal crops
Word: optic nerve Part of Speech: noun 1. Each of the second pair of cranial nerves that carry visual information from the retina to the brain.
Word: go Fantee Part of Speech: verb 1. To go native; to adopt the habits etc. of native people. Labels: archaic Example: He was perpetually ‘going Fantee’ among natives, which, of course, no man with any sense believes in.
Word: Fantee Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Fanti. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Fantee Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Fanti. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Fanti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Fanti language. Pronunciation: /ˈfænti/ 1. A member of an ethnic group living in south-western Ghana (also known as Mfantsefo).
Word: Fanti Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Fanti language. Pronunciation: /ˈfænti/ 1. The language of these people.
Word: faquir Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of fakir. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: naik Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka, “leader, governor”). Pronunciation: /ˈnɑː.ɪk/, /ˈneɪ.ɪk/ 1. A lord or governor in South Asia. 2. A non-commissioned officer equivalent to corporal in a corps of Indian, Pakistani or Nepalese soldiers. Labels: India, Nepal, Pakistan Example: 1888: Also, he had to keep his temper … especially once when he was abused by a Naik he had himself recruited from Isser Jang village — Rudyard Kipling, ‘Miss Youghal's Sais’, Plain Tales from the Hills (Folio Society 2007, p. 26)
Word: cattos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of catto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: asperges Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin aspergō (“to sprinkle”); the rite is so called from the words "Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo et mundabor" (Psalm 51). 1. A Christian rite in which the congregation is sprinkled with water. 2. The brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water; an aspergill.
Word: asperges Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin aspergō (“to sprinkle”); the rite is so called from the words "Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo et mundabor" (Psalm 51). 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of asperge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: roches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roche Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ausbruch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Ausbruch. Mentioned in English since at least 1775. 1. A kind of very sweet wine, produced especially in Austria, Germany, and Hungary, historically usually made from or with the juice that runs out of grapes without any pressing, and now often made from botrytized grapes (those infected with noble rot). Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:ausbruch. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Ausbruch.
Word: assume the mantle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the act of putting on particular robes of office. 1. To take on a specific role or position, along with any associated responsibilities. Labels: idiomatic
Word: hybris Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪbɹɪs/ 1. Alternative form of hubris. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Montepulciano Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Montepulciano. 1. An Italian red wine made from grapes cultivated in the Marche, Abruzzi and Apulia regions. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hys Part of Speech: det 1. Obsolete form of his. Labels: alt-of, obsolete 2. Gender-variant or gender-neutral spelling of his. Labels: nonstandard Example: Petti’s effort was motivated by hys desire to change a practice that hy recognized as discriminatory, and thus clearly contrary to CC’s values.
Word: doss-house Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From doss + house. 1. A place where homeless people can sleep for the night. Example: W. Besant They [street Arabs] consort together and sleep in low doss houses where they meet with all kinds of villainy.
Word: doss down Part of Speech: verb 1. To sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare. Labels: UK, slang Example: After the party, John let me doss down on the living-room floor. Example: The fastidious and solitary public-schoolboy [George Orwell] dosses down with tramps and tarts and forces himself to endure bedbugs and chamberpots and lockups. 2. To sleep. Labels: slang
Word: Spy Wednesday Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the idea that Judas Iscariot was spying on Jesus before betraying him. The Middle Irish equivalent, Cédaín in Braith ["Wednesday of Betrayal" or "Spy Wednesday"], is attested in the 15th-century Leabhar Breac. 1. Synonym of Holy Wednesday. Example: CATHEDRAL. Spy-Wednesday—Evening Office of Tenebrae, at 5½ o'clock. Example: On Spy Wednesday 1916 Thomas McDonagh gave B Company, 2nd Battalion, Irish Volunteers a pep talk.
Word: Holy Wednesday Part of Speech: noun 1. The Wednesday four days before Easter Sunday. Example: Holonyms: Holy Week < Eastertime
Word: LISN Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Line Impedance Stabilisation Network. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: enologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eno- + -logist. 1. Alternative form of oenologist. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: oenologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oenology + -ist or oeno- + -logist. 1. An expert in the science of oenology.
Word: barrico Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish barrica. 1. A small cask.
Word: tea-towel Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tea towel. Labels: alt-of, alternative