nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: anæsthetize Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete typography of anaesthetize. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: In order to anæsthetize these various branches we have to block them as they enter or leave their bony foramina. Thus to reach the anterior superior dental branch we have to make an injection at the infraorbital foramen; this will anæsthetize the central, lateral and canine teeth, and by osmosis via the ganglion of Bochdalek affect sensation in the middle superior dental branch, and therefore anæsthetize the biscupids more or less.
Word: grovy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From grove + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹəʊvi/ 1. Pertaining to or characterised by groves; situated in a grove. Example: In a grovy lawn of this forest there is a little mount, rising in a point to the height of a man, on which knights and other hunters are used to ascend when fatigued with heat and thirst, to seek some relief for their wants. Example: He turned into a side gallery that led into a grovy part of the garden, grading insensibly into the park proper.
Word: ivorine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French ivorin, ivoirin, from ivoire (“ivory”); later also from ivory + -ine. Pronunciation: /ˈʌɪvəɹiːn/ 1. Made of ivory. Labels: obsolete 2. Resembling ivory; white, smooth. Labels: literary Example: All Van saw there of his new Ada were her ivorine thighs and haunches, and the very first time he clasped them she bade him, in the midst of his vigorous joy, to glance across her shoulder over the window ledge [...].
Word: ivorine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French ivorin, ivoirin, from ivoire (“ivory”); later also from ivory + -ine. Pronunciation: /ˈʌɪvəɹiːn/ 1. A type of man-made imitation ivory. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: regressivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From regressive + -ity. 1. The condition of being regressive. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: gullion Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌli.ən/ 1. A worthless wretch Labels: obsolete
Word: paranœics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paranœic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: VLOC Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of very large ore carrier (a type of ore carrier, a kind of bulk carrier, used to carry ore in bulk form). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of VOR/Localizer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of vendor locator. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: ULCC Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of ultra large crude carrier (the largest category of crude carrier or oil tanker). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of ultra low cost carrier. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: ultra large crude carrier Part of Speech: noun 1. a type of supertanker, the largest class of crude carrier or oil tanker, having a capacity of 320,000–550,000 DWT
Word: DWT Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dwt (“deadweight ton(nage)”). Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Initialism of discrete wavelet transform. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: environmental protection Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, organizations and governments. Labels: uncountable
Word: very large crude carrier Part of Speech: noun 1. a type of supertanker, the second largest class of crude carrier or oil tanker, having a capacity of 160,000–320,000 DWT
Word: VLCC Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of very large crude carrier (the second largest category of crude carrier or oil tanker). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: peaceful coexistence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Russian мирное сосуществование (mirnoje sosuščestvovanije). 1. A situation where nation-states do not interfere with the domestic affairs of other countries, in order to avoid conflict; mutual non-interference. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: In spite of the failure of the first trial run of "peaceful coexistence," Kuomintang, and later the Chinese Government under my leadership, went through two more periods of "peaceful coexistence," resulting in the total loss of the Chinese mainland.
Word: O/O Part of Speech: adj 1. ore/oil ; designating that a ship can carry both ore and oil Labels: not-comparable
Word: BIBO Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of bulk in/bags out: a type of bulk carrier that takes in bulk cargo and is equipped to bag it, to provide bagged cargo for disembarkment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of bounded input, bounded output. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ULOC Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of ultralarge ore carrier. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: kick up one's heels Part of Speech: verb 1. To dance. Labels: figuratively Example: Above the peals of laughter with which the words were received, rose Jake's voice, "Come on, ole fiddler, play somefin a nigger kin kick up his heels to; what's de use of singing after dat fashion; dis aint no meetin." Example: He does not get on so well in the evening and night time, when his youthful audience has dispersed, and has been replaced by adults of the tag-rag and draggle-tail breed who have no taste for any tunes but those they can vigorously kick up their heels to, […] . 2. To relax; to enjoy oneself; to do as one pleases. Labels: idiomatic Example: "Therefore he has a right, for a change, to 'kick up his heels?" Example: Everybody laughed, for he was a clumsy and comical beast to be decorated with roses and daisies. But the lady is proud of him, and now that pampered donkey has nothing to do but pull her Bath chair about, when she is at Holly Lodge, and kick up his heels on a clover pasture. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kick, up, one's, heels. Example: If a swimmer kicks up his heels and splashes the water, the judge will take points off accordingly.
Word: hishi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of heishe. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: inculture Part of Speech: verb 1. To adapt Christian teachings to suit a non-Christian culture.
Word: inculture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From in- (“not”) + culture: compare French inculture. 1. Lack or neglect of cultivation or culture. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: Certainly, the Inculture of the world would perish it into a wilderness
Word: incurvature Part of Speech: noun 1. curvature; curving Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hypograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hypo- + graph. 1. the set of all points lying on or below its graph.
Word: mottramite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1875-80 Named after Mottram, England, where it was first identified Pronunciation: /ˈmɑ tɹə ˌmaɪt/ 1. A mineral composed of a lead and copper vanadate. Labels: uncountable
Word: nouthe Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English nouthe, from Old English nū þā (“now then”). 1. Just; just now; at present; presently. Labels: obsolete
Word: kick one's heels Part of Speech: verb 1. To wait; to wait impatiently or restlessly. Labels: idiomatic Example: […] whether, in one single instance, any individual has been obliged to kick his heels in the lobby even for one minute, and whether the order was not instantly granted ? Example: It is the fate of sequels to disappoint those who have waited for them; and my David, having been left to kick his heels for more than a lustre in the British Linen Company’s office, must expect his late re-appearance to be greeted with hoots, if not with missiles. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kick, heels. Example: The restless boy kicked his heels against the chair legs. Example: The dancer kicked her heels as high as her shoulders.
Word: reduction to the absurd Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of reductio ad absurdum. Labels: uncountable
Word: Mottram Part of Speech: name Etymology: Habitational surname from the villages of Mottram in Longdendale and Mottram St Andrew, from the unattested Old English element *mōt (“meeting”) + either ærn (“house, hall”), rūm (“room, space”) or trēowum, dative plural form of trēow (“tree”). 1. A surname from Old English.
Word: permanentizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of permanentize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: permanentizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of permanentize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: permanentized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of permanentize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Jux Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: indanthrene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From indigo + anthraquinone. 1. Any of a specific class of anthraquinone vat dyes Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: vat dye Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of dyes, many based on indigo, in which a soluble form is used to impregnate a fibre or fabric and is then converted to an insoluble form.
Word: hyperfiltration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + filtration. 1. An elevation of the rate of glomerular filtration of the kidneys. Labels: uncountable
Word: extraglomerular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From extra- + glomerular. 1. Outside the glomerulus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hydronephrotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hydro- + nephrotic. 1. Exhibiting hydronephrosis.
Word: preglomerular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + glomerular. 1. Occurring or located before the glomerulus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: periglomerular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From peri- + glomerular. 1. Around the glomerulus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: postglomerular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + glomerular. 1. Occurring or located after the glomerulus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: heparinise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From heparin + -ise. 1. Alternative form of heparinize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: heparinised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of heparinise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: heparinises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of heparinise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: heparinising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of heparinise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: catheterise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From catheter + -ise. 1. Alternative form of catheterize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: catheterises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of catheterise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: catheterising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of catheterise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: catheterised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of catheterise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: heterocellular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hetero- + cellular. 1. Composed of different types of cells. Labels: not-comparable Example: Since MEGJs could be demonstrated in both the CPA and RFA using serial section electron microscopy, we suggest that the conductance of these heterocellular gap junction channels can be modulated by environmental and/or experimental conditions.
Word: homocellular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From homo- + cellular. 1. Composed of similar types of cells. Labels: not-comparable Example: In contrast to the present results, neither MEGJs nor homocellular gap junctions in the media were found in mesenteric arterioles, in spite of physiological evidence supporting their existence.
Word: fallopian tubes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fallopian tube Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snooking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of snook Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: snooked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of snook Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: thromboelastography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thrombo- + elastography. 1. A method of testing the efficiency of coagulation in the blood. Labels: uncountable
Word: hypercoagulable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + coagulable. 1. Having an increased tendency to clot. Labels: not-comparable
Word: thrombophilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From thrombophilia + -ic = thrombo- + -philic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting thrombophilia.
Word: postprocedure Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + procedure. Pronunciation: /ˌpoʊst.prəˈsiː.d͡ʒər/ 1. Occurring after a procedure. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hemocompatibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hemo- + compatibility. 1. Compatibility of blood. Labels: uncountable
Word: ECS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of enhanced chipset. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of electronic chart system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of empty coaching stock. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: haemocompatibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From haemo- + compatibility. 1. Alternative form of hemocompatibility. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: endothelialisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From endothelial + -isation. 1. Alternative form of endothelialization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: subendothelium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + endothelium. 1. The connective tissue below an endothelial layer.
Word: empty coaching stock Part of Speech: adj 1. A passenger train movement carried out without passengers on board; usually between a station and a siding or depot. Abbreviated as ECS. Labels: attributive, not-comparable
Word: empty coaching stock Part of Speech: noun 1. A train consisting of empty passenger carriages or one or more empty multiple units. Abbreviated as ECS. Labels: uncountable
Word: coaching stock Part of Speech: noun 1. passenger-carrying railway coaches or (less commonly) multiple units. Contrasted with locomotives, freight wagons and engineering vehicles. Labels: collective, uncountable
Word: advanced green Part of Speech: noun 1. In some jurisdictions, a type of traffic light signal, in which the green light initially flashes while the matching light for oncoming traffic remains red, signalling drivers that they may make an unobstructed turn across the oncoming lane while the flashing continues. Labels: Canada Example: About 30-to-35 parking meters will be installed on Queen and Main Sts. and some left turn prohibitions will be imposed and advanced greens added at the intersection to improve traffic flow. Example: Bruce Zvaniga, the city's manager of urban traffic control, said Toronto's advanced greens always last for at least six seconds, and 10 seconds or more at busy intersections at peak times.
Word: glope Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English glopen, probably from Old Norse glápa (“to stare vacantly”), from Proto-Germanic *glupaną (“to shine, gape”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰlub(ʰ)- (“to yawn, gape”). Cognate with Icelandic glápa (“to watch, stare at”), Dutch gluipen (“to sneak”), Low German glupen (“to look askance, leer”), Scots gloup (“chasm, cleft”). See also gloppen. 1. To gaze in alarm; be terrified; stare. Labels: dialectal, intransitive
Word: glope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English glopen, probably from Old Norse glápa (“to stare vacantly”), from Proto-Germanic *glupaną (“to shine, gape”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰlub(ʰ)- (“to yawn, gape”). Cognate with Icelandic glápa (“to watch, stare at”), Dutch gluipen (“to sneak”), Low German glupen (“to look askance, leer”), Scots gloup (“chasm, cleft”). See also gloppen. 1. Astonishment; awe; fear. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: pigs might fly Part of Speech: phrase 1. A response (often with a hint of sarcasm) to a situation which one thinks that there is no chance of ever occurring. Labels: idiomatic Example: "I'm sure he'll pay you back tomorrow." "Yeah right, and pigs might fly."
Word: pigs can fly Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of pigs might fly. Labels: alt-of, alternative, idiomatic
Word: Hiroshi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese ひろし (Hiroshi). 1. A male given name from Japanese.
Word: stridulating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of stridulate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stridulates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stridulate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: stridulated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of stridulate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: preinstallation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + installation. 1. The process or result of preinstalling. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: On May 19, the ministry issued a directive to computer makers that required the preinstallation of Green Dam on hard drives or a CD-ROM with installation software that usually is packaged with computers.
Word: preinstallations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preinstallation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: somonis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of somoni Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gloppen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English glopnen, from Old Norse glúpna (“to frighten, grieve, look downcast”), from Proto-Germanic *glupnōną (“to frighten, cause to stare”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰlub(ʰ)- (“to yawn, gape”). Cognate with Icelandic glúpna (“to put to shame”). More at glope. 1. To be in fear; gaze in alarm or astonishment; look downcast Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive Example: "O Job! if you will help me," exclaimed Mary, brightening up (though it was but a wintry gleam after all), "tell me what to say, when they question me; I shall be so gloppened,* I shan't know what to answer." / *Gloppened; terrified. 2. To terrify; astonish; surprise. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive Example: A pause before the intense guy cut in: "The Word of the Day is gloppen. Verb, transitive and intransitive. … One. To surprise or astonish. Two. To be startled or astonished. Gloppen."
Word: aur- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: First productive in the 1575 coinage auripotent: representing aur-, the stem of the Latin aurum (“gold”). Pronunciation: /ɔːɹ/ 1. gold Labels: morpheme
Word: aur- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: First productive in the 1678 coinage aurist: representing aur-, the stem of the Latin auris (“ear”). Pronunciation: /ɔːɹ/ 1. ear Labels: morpheme
Word: kemono Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 獣 (kemono, “a beast”). 1. A Japanese or Japanese-style anthropomorphic animal character. 2. Clipping of kemonomimi. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: RTB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of real-time bidding. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: RTB Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of return to base. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: indwelling catheter Part of Speech: noun 1. A catheter left inside the body, either temporarily or permanently.
Word: besteads Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bestead Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: besteaded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of bestead Labels: form-of, past
Word: noncumulatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁mósder.? Latin cumulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cumulō Latin cumulātusbor. English cumulate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English cumulative English noncumulative Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English noncumulatively From noncumulative + -ly. 1. In a manner that is not cumulative. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hydrostat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydro- + -stat. 1. A mechanism that regulates the amount of water in a boiler. 2. A muscle tissue, composed mostly of water, that maintains a constant volume during contraction.
Word: unstatesmanly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + statesmanly. 1. Not statesmanly.
Word: hazelly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hazel + -y or hazel + -ly. 1. Of the light brown colour of the hazelnut. 2. Composed of a mix of sand, clay and earth.
Word: cryptoxanthins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cryptoxanthin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pseudoliterary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pseudo- + literary. 1. Apparently, but not actually, literary; having pretensions to literature. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pseudopornographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pseudo- + pornographic. 1. Apparently, but not actually or entirely, pornographic. Labels: not-comparable Example: Between 1980 and 1990 prison films that addressed women were pseudopornographic films, sensationalizing sexual acts between women behind bars, that do little to educate audiences about the realities of the lives of women behind bars […]
Word: Negrohood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Negro + -hood. 1. The state or period of being a Negro. Labels: uncountable Example: Joe's assumption of Negrohood is motivated by his experience in seeking and failing clearly to find his identity. But, in assuming it, he must also partake of and force himself into the violence of its effects.
Word: cantiga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese cantiga, from Old Galician-Portuguese cantiga. 1. A medieval monophonic song, sometimes religious, characteristic of the Galician-Portuguese lyric. Example: The most immediately engaging work here was Roberto Sierra’s “Güell Concert” (2006). Mr. Sierra uses a medieval Spanish cantiga as the work’s motto, but leaps quickly into modern rhythmic and harmonic complexities.
Word: cantigas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cantiga Labels: form-of, plural
Word: managerese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From manager + -ese. 1. The business jargon used by managers. Labels: derogatory, informal, uncountable
Word: pentothal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a trademark. 1. Thiopental. Labels: uncountable Example: The anaesthetic technique that was used at PMH at that time was safe and simple – but limited. It consisted of an initial injection of thiopentone (pentothal) to put the person to sleep. (Many older people will remember having been asked to count to ten as they were given such an injection.) Thiopentone is a short-acting drug – not a good agent to keep the patient anaesthetized for very long – so a switch must be made to another anaesthetic.
Word: presurgery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + surgery. 1. Before surgery. Labels: not-comparable Example: But the nagging curiosity about what she might have, could have, perhaps should not have said inspired this playful hourlong exploration of the mind-body connection, in which Ms. Margolin performs five versions of the lost 12-minute presurgery performance.
Word: easygoingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From easygoing + -ness. 1. The quality of being easygoing. Labels: uncountable Example: Democratic or not, there is a certain easygoingness in Asmara, at least on the surface.
Word: intraoffice Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From intra- + office. 1. Within a single office. Labels: not-comparable Example: At first, teleconferencing often merely replaced internal phone calls or e-mail messages with televised intraoffice “meetings.”
Word: intraoesophageally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From intraoesophageal + -ly. 1. Alternative spelling of intraesophageally. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: minisub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mini- + sub. 1. A minisubmarine. Labels: informal Example: The minisub, said Erik Hasselman, U-Boat Worx’s head of sales and marketing, is ideal for stowing on a yacht, but for safety reasons can dive only to about 160 feet, where there is still surface light.
Word: minisubmarines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minisubmarine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minisubs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minisub Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minisubmarine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mini- + submarine. 1. A small submarine. Example: Many among the rich or famous want a yacht, and what buyers want most now, naturally, are accessories: minisubmarines and helicopters.
Word: minisupercomputing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mini- + supercomputing. 1. The use of minisupercomputers. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonexpression Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + expression. 1. Absence of emotional expression. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Everyone who visits now has the same inscrutable nonexpression. 2. That which is not a logical or mathematical expression. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nonexpressions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonexpression Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sunglassed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sunglass + -ed. 1. Wearing sunglasses. Labels: not-comparable Example: The streets are spotless, and when Mr. Isaias drives through town, it is not in a motorcade with whirling sirens and sunglassed police officers.
Word: telepresencing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From telepresence + -ing. 1. The use of telepresence technologies. Labels: uncountable Example: Teleconferencing — oops, telepresencing — aside, those of us who actually need to get on an airplane regularly are still left with a system in disrepair, with airlines under growing political pressure to shape up.
Word: teletypewritten Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tele- + typewritten. 1. Printed by a teletypewriter. Labels: not-comparable
Word: televangelistic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to televangelism. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unreckoned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English unrekind, unrekend; equivalent to un- + reckoned. 1. Not reckoned; not counted or measured. Labels: not-comparable Example: In subsequent Zuckerman novels we learned that Nathan went on to achieve a very un-Lonoff-like fame with a scandalous best seller (not unlike Mr. Roth’s own “Portnoy’s Complaint”) that cut him off from his family and his past, and forced him to grapple with the unreckoned consequences of his art.
Word: virtuecrat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From virtue + -crat. 1. A political figure who preaches his or her own morals as a cultural imperative. Labels: derogatory, informal Example: They run afoul of the new gentility, the rules laid down by the health experts, childcare experts, guidance counselors, safety advisers, admissions officers, virtuecrats and employers to regulate the lives of the young.
Word: virtuecrats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of virtuecrat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antimercenary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + mercenary. 1. Opposed to mercenaries. Example: Americans have been antimercenary since the British sent 30,000 German Hessians after George Washington in the Revolutionary War.
Word: eligibles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eligible Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gearwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gear + work. 1. A mechanical assembly of gears. Labels: uncountable Example: He shows it all off with a child’s delight, relishing the technical details of objects like automatons, the gearwork devices that were precursors to robots; a navigational sphere, a handheld planetarium projector used on Russian space missions to align the capsule visually; and a sextant used by the Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton.
Word: paddleboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paddle + board. 1. The board used in the sport of paddleboarding. Example: But I run daily or go to the gym and go in a kayak or on a stand-up paddleboard.
Word: paddleboards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paddleboard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paddleboarder Part of Speech: noun 1. One who takes part in the sport of paddleboarding.
Word: paddleboarders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paddleboarder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paranormality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From para- + normal + -ity. 1. The quality of being paranormal. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: “Pushing Daisies” stands out even in a season already overloaded with series — some old, some new — that toy with the undead and paranormality, notably “Medium,” “Ghost Whisperer” and “Heroes,” as well as comedies like “Chuck” and “Reaper.”
Word: piemaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pie + making. 1. The manufacture of pies. Labels: uncountable Example: The adult Ned is a loner who lives off a less exotic talent, piemaking, and starts his own bakery, the Pie Hole, helped by a pushily amorous waitress, Olive Snook (Kristin Chenoweth), who doesn’t understand why her boss won’t ever touch her.
Word: preoperation Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + operation. 1. Prior to an operation (military, surgical, or other). Labels: not-comparable Example: They also broke promises to share a list of targets, and failed to attend a preoperation briefing, he added.
Word: superlean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + lean. 1. Very lean. Example: There were new variations of that sci-fi shoulder, but now he looks at body-conscious shapes, like tube tops and stretch miniskirts, and uses neutral tones like beige, white and black to help impart a superlean silhouette, as well as the illusion of nudity. Example: When he grilled, he used superlean sirloin, skinless chicken, and fish. He snacked on fat-free pretzels and whole-grain crackers. His potato salad was fat free and he used frozen fruit bars for dessert.
Word: aspirers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aspirer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cufflike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cuff + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a cuff. Example: Prices for Ms. Oshima’s work range from $400 for a small heart-shaped jasper pendant to $1,600 for a cufflike bracelet with quartz, turquoise, fluorite and red coral, according to Barney’s Web site.
Word: deconstructivist Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /diːkənˈstɹʌktɪvɪst/, /diːkənˈstɹʊktɪvɪst/ 1. Of or pertaining to deconstructivism. Example: It’s a studied disruption, which is fitting, since the Belgian-born Martin Margiela, who got his start designing for Jean Paul Gaultier in the ’80s, was the progenitor of the seam-exposed inside-out deconstructivist aesthetic of the late ’80s and early ’90s.
Word: deconstructivist Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /diːkənˈstɹʌktɪvɪst/, /diːkənˈstɹʊktɪvɪst/ 1. A proponent of deconstructivism.
Word: deconstructivists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deconstructivist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goldtone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gold + tone. 1. A metallic gold colour, as used in some paints. Labels: uncountable Example: A standout is Pascal Tarabay’s cuckoo clock, a modern interpretation of a traditional clock rendered in white, orange or blue powder-coated steel ($250), or plated in mirror-finish goldtone or silvertone ($395).
Word: hipless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hip + -less. 1. Without hips. Labels: not-comparable Example: Even if you don’t follow fashion, you’ve no doubt seen the armies of young women in shrunken blazers, hipless trousers and blocky orthopedic-friendly footwear — that’s Mr. Ghesquiere’s doing.
Word: megafan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + fan. 1. A very large mass of clastic sediment deposited by a laterally mobile river system that fans out from the outlet from a large mountainous drainage network. Example: The dynamics of river systems in megafan environments may strongly influence the fragmentation and reconnection of riverine habitats, and therefore by implication, the diversification and distribution of freshwater organisms. 2. An obsessively enthusiastic fan. Labels: informal Example: Nathan Kaufman, 25, another Radiohead megafan, said of the plan, “I got geeked about it immediately.”
Word: megafans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megafan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neosocialist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neo- + socialist. 1. Of or pertaining to neosocialism. Example: This form of state-led capitalism allows Tehran to direct its investments more easily in its desired sphere of influence, he said, much like President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela’s neosocialist agenda across Latin America.
Word: neosocialist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neo- + socialist. 1. A proponent of neosocialism.
Word: neosocialists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neosocialist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neosocialism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neo- + socialism. 1. A French and Belgian political movement of the 1930s, proposing a "constructive revolution" headed by the state and technocrats. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonbloc Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + bloc. 1. Not belonging or pertaining to a political bloc. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Schengen zone already includes 15 nations, the 15 oldest European Union members minus Britain and Ireland, plus the nonbloc nations Norway and Iceland.
Word: outcheer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + cheer. 1. To cheer more or louder than. Labels: transitive Example: Mostly clad in red shirts and waving white pompoms, they vastly outnumbered and outcheered Cub fans, who usually have a strong presence here.
Word: outcheered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outcheer Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outcheering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outcheer Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: postepisode Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + episode. 1. After an episode. Labels: not-comparable Example: It was vital, he said, that viewers who participate in the postepisode simulation not move ahead of viewers who just want to watch the television show.
Word: postpregnancy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + pregnancy. 1. After pregnancy. Labels: not-comparable Example: Even Cookie, a luxury parenting magazine, recently ran an article that described postpregnancy breasts as “the ultimate indignity” and promoted implant surgery; a photo of droopy water-filled balloons accompanied the article.
Word: rewarehouse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + warehouse. 1. To return (goods) to a warehouse. Labels: transitive 2. To move (goods) to another warehouse. Labels: transitive
Word: rewarehousing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rewarehouse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rewarehoused Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rewarehouse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: silvertone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From silver + tone. 1. A metallic silver colour, as used in some paints. Labels: uncountable Example: A standout is Pascal Tarabay’s cuckoo clock, a modern interpretation of a traditional clock rendered in white, orange or blue powder-coated steel ($250), or plated in mirror-finish goldtone or silvertone ($395).
Word: springboarding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of springboard Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: springboarded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of springboard Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unballetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + balletic. 1. Not balletic. Example: The dancers express giddy playfulness in terms of exaggeration: overarticulated beats of the feet, flamboyantly oversized port de bras, and patently unballetic shimmies of the shoulder. Example: Ms. Marin uses a deliberately slack, unballetic form; limbs are relaxed rather than stretched and feet are unpointed.
Word: wimplike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wimp + -like. 1. wimpy Example: Everyone from President Bush to Ann Coulter was using it to denote wimplike, Volvo-driving softies too spineless for dangerous times and too given to speaking French.
Word: wreckages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wreckage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brogued Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See brogue Etymology 1 1. Having a brogue (accent). 2. Shod with brogues (type of shoe). 3. Decorated with brogueing.
Word: brogued Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See brogue Etymology 1 1. simple past and past participle of brogue Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: amind Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English iminden, imunden, from Old English ġemyndan (“to bear in mind, be mindful of”), equivalent to y- + mind or a- + mind. More at mind. Pronunciation: /əˈmaɪnd/ 1. To bear in mind; consider. Labels: dialectal, transitive Example: King William he called his officers, Saying gentlemen amind your station, [...]
Word: amind Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English iminden, imunden, from Old English ġemyndan (“to bear in mind, be mindful of”), equivalent to y- + mind or a- + mind. More at mind. Pronunciation: /əˈmaɪnd/ 1. Of a mind; willing; inclined to.
Word: antisiphon Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + siphon. 1. Preventing the siphoning of fluid. Labels: not-comparable Example: Because an antisiphon device has no role to play in these guns, they do not inspire modification, though their cylinders too can cause accidents.
Word: hypercommodified Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + commodified. 1. Very highly commodified. Example: By another artist, this could be a comment on the disconcerting, hypercommodified artificiality of modern life.
Word: megacelebrity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + celebrity. 1. Very great fame. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable Example: The tabloids ensured his megacelebrity would expand when they splashed his dalliances with a stripper on the back pages. 2. A very famous celebrity. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable
Word: megacelebrities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megacelebrity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mizrah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew מִזְרָח (mizrákh, “east”). 1. A plaque attached to a wall to indicate the direction of the Temple in Jerusalem, which a Jew should face while praying. Example: An 1877 Polish mizrah (a plaque hung in the home to indicate which direction to face when praying) by Israel Dov Rosenbaum, a clockmaker, mimics the shape of a mantel clock.
Word: mizrahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mizrah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: postmessianic 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- Aramaic ܡ ܫ ܚder. Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā)bor. Hebrew מָשַׁח Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)der. Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās)bor. Latin Messīāsbor. Middle English Messyasder. English Messiah English -n- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English messianic English postmessianic From post- + messianic. 1. After the coming of a messiah. Labels: not-comparable
Word: premessianic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Aramaic ܡ ܫ ܚder. Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā)bor. Hebrew מָשַׁח Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)der. Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās)bor. Latin Messīāsbor. Middle English Messyasder. English Messiah English -n- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English messianic English premessianic From pre- + messianic. 1. Before the coming of a messiah. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonanimation Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + animation. 1. Not being an animation. Labels: not-comparable Example: In “The Gap,” the show’s only nonanimation film, visitors to the annual car show at the Pasadena Art Center admire a futuristic blue Lexus designed for Steven Spielberg ’s “Minority Report.”
Word: encouragers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of encourager Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonelasticized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + elasticized. 1. Not elasticized. Labels: not-comparable Example: Anker said that along with being not terribly warm, the nonelasticized layers restricted movement.
Word: noninterim Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + interim. 1. Not interim. Labels: not-comparable Example: Tracy produced records of 67-95 in 2006 and 68-94 this season, and had the shortest run of any noninterim Pirates manager since Bill Virdon was fired late into his second season in 1973.
Word: notetaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From note + taker. 1. One who writes down notes. Example: Traveling with a team that includes two interpreters, a photographer, a cameraman, a ballistics specialist, a mapping expert and a notetaker, Father Desbois records all the stories on video, sometimes holding the microphone himself, and asking questions in simple language and a flat tone. 2. An electronic device for notetaking, typically used by the disabled. Example: I went to sit down at the student computer. I have an electronic braille notetaker that is very much like a computer for me. It is a small portable device that has a braille keypad.
Word: notetakers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of notetaker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overemphatically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From overemphatic + -ally. 1. In an overemphatic manner. Example: They were read imprecisely but overemphatically by Lillias White (“Unimaginable, unimaginable horrors.
Word: overlaminate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + laminate. 1. An outer layer of lamination. Example: It’s an overlaminate designed for traffic.
Word: overlaminate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + laminate. 1. To laminate with an outer layer. Labels: transitive
Word: overlaminates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overlaminate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: undisguisable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + disguisable. 1. Impossible to disguise. Labels: not-comparable Example: Tonight when she came down to dinner Georgie had the undisguisable glow of someone who had been screwing minutes before. Example: It doesn’t help that Mr. Basavich is undisguisable.
Word: disguisable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From disguise + -able. 1. Capable of being disguised.
Word: affinage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French affinage. Pronunciation: /ˌɑfɪˈnɑʒ/ 1. The aging of cheese as part of its manufacture. Labels: uncountable Example: They learned about affinage, the art of aging cheese to pungent perfection, and toured underground cheese caves at Murray’s Cheese in Greenwich Village.
Word: antitrend Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + trend. 1. Going against a trend or trends in general. Example: “We at Forbes practice antitrend journalism,” he wrote.
Word: corporatespeak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From corporate + -speak. 1. The jargon used within business and corporations. Labels: derogatory, informal, uncountable Example: The advertising slogans, once linguistically and culturally translated, lose none of the corporatespeak inanity that they convey in English. 2. The highly formal language used in advertisements and public relations-related statements from corporations. Labels: derogatory, informal, uncountable
Word: counterestablishment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + establishment. 1. An establishment that opposes another establishment. Example: Founded in 1953 to seed a new conservative generation (and originally called the Intercollegiate Society of Individualists), this pioneer of what would become a sprawling conservative counterestablishment boasted as its first president a young man named William F. Buckley Jr., who would go on to bigger things.
Word: counterestablishments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterestablishment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: guaiac Part of Speech: noun 1. A paper treated with alpha-guaiaconic acid, used in tests to detect blood in the faeces. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Guaiacum (tree, wood or resin of the guaiacum tree) Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Guaiacol. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Oil of guaiac, a fragrance ingredient used in soap and perfumery distilled from the palo santo tree. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: guaiacs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of guaiac Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hazan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hazzan. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: When George Washington was inaugurated in New York in April 1789, Gershom Seixas, the hazan of Shearith Israel, was listed among the city’s clergymen (there were 14 in New York at the time) — a sign of acceptance and respect.
Word: hazans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hazan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hiplessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hipless + -ness. 1. Absence of hips. Labels: uncountable Example: It remains the forgotten borough; even the success of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan did not remove the island’s seemingly impenetrable veneer of hiplessness.
Word: hyperrational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + rational. 1. Extremely rational. Labels: not-comparable Example: The force of her radically pro-competition, hyperrational worldview changed his life and made for a lifelong friendship.
Word: hyphenator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyphenate + -or. 1. One who, or that which, hyphenates. Example: The greatest hyphenator ever was Shakespeare (or Shak-speare in some contemporary spellings) because he was so busy adding new words, many of them compounds, to English: “sea-change,” “leap-frog,” “bare-faced,” “fancy-free.”
Word: hyphenators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hyphenator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: idealisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of idealism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intrateam Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From intra- + team. 1. Within a team. Labels: not-comparable Example: As a result, the fund may realize few if any of diversity’s benefits, while still suffering from the inefficiencies often caused by intrateam strife.
Word: intrahospital Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From intra- + hospital. 1. Within a hospital. Labels: not-comparable
Word: interhospital Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + hospital. 1. Between hospitals. Labels: not-comparable Example: interhospital transport
Word: blackenest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: blacken + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of blacken Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: juniorest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of junior: most junior Labels: form-of, superlative Example: “The juniorest Palmer said he wished he was in Heaven.” I really don’t know, I do not know what’s to be done with that young fellow; he’s always a-wishing something horrid. Example: At the end of the 1972 film “The Candidate,” the too young, too blond, too cute, too idealistic Bill McKay has upset the incumbent, Crocker Jarmon, to become the newest, juniorest senator from California.
Word: blackeneth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: blacken + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blacken Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: seniorest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of senior: most senior Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: needlenose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From needle + nose. 1. Having a long, thin nose; applied to needlenose pliers. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mockbuster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of mock + blockbuster. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒkˌbʌstəɹ/ 1. A relatively low-budget film given a similar theme and title to a popular blockbuster in an attempt to piggyback on its success. Labels: informal Example: Whereas the Asylum had a well-defined audience as a horror-movie company, the mockbuster strategy aims at a broader and shallower demographic: some viewers have seen the real blockbuster and want more of the same thing, no matter how lo-fi; some are genre geeks, interested in low-budget adventure and sci-fi films; others rent the movie thinking it is something else (Web sites are rife with the scornful entries of duped film fans).