nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: frumentaceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin frumentaceus, from Latin frumentum (“grain”), from the root of frux (“fruit”). 1. Resembling or pertaining to grain, especially wheat. Labels: not-comparable
Word: oinker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oink + -er. 1. Someone or something that oinks. 2. A pig: an animal of the genus Sus. Labels: slang 3. A pig: a fat person. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: "What an oinker," someone whispered off screen. Then something Caffery couldn't understand, which ended clearly with the word "flabby." 4. A pig: a dirty or slovenly person. Labels: derogatory, slang 5. An MCP; male chauvinist pig. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: The slug they dug out of him was a .22. A woman's gun? Or was I being a sexist oinker? 6. A pig: a glutton. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: "I know I'm being an oinker but I didn't get lunch today." My ravenous gaze fell to his half-eaten hotdog. "You going to finish that?" 7. A pig: a police officer. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: "Hi. I'm Rachel Porter, with Fish and Wildlife," I said.
Word: a's Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈeɪz/ 1. plural of the letter a Labels: form-of, plural
Word: A's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of A Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rob the cradle Part of Speech: verb 1. To marry or become romantically involved with a much younger person, especially one from a younger generation. Labels: disapproving, idiomatic Example: The actress, 31, also pooh-poohs the notion that she's robbing the cradle with Timberlake, 22. 2. To use a young person for a purpose inappropriate to their age. Labels: disapproving, idiomatic Example: They were ordered to the field, and their places filled by the Georgia "Reserves," an organization of boys under, and men over the military age. As General Grant aptly-phrased it, "They had robbed the cradle and the grave," in forming these regiments.
Word: haul one's ashes Part of Speech: verb 1. To move one's body; to move away, depart. Labels: colloquial Example: Now ye and yore boys jest haul yore ashes and start makin' tracks back to the Yellowstone. Example: "Then leave, you yeller-belly!" Luttie said. "You're paid up. Haul your ashes." "I believe I'll just do that little thing. I'm pullin' out...." 2. To have sexual intercourse. Labels: euphemistic Example: "George Brent has got one hell of a schlong on him," Tabitha ventures. "And how!" Lucy agrees enthusiastically. "I'd haul his ashes for him any time." Example: Just do me a favor: if you decide to haul her ashes, don't tell Victory. He's got a crush on her, and so far she won't give him any play.
Word: extraneity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, extr(aneous) + -aneity. 1. The state of being extraneous Labels: uncountable 2. Something extraneous Labels: countable
Word: quicky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quick + -y. 1. Alternative spelling of quickie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: xeroxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xerox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xeroxes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of xerox Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: xeroxing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of xerox Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: xeroxed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of xerox Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Wayuu Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /wɑˈjuː/, /ˈwɑjuː/ 1. An Amerindian ethnic group of the La Guajira Peninsula in northern Colombia and northwest Venezuela. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Wayuu Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /wɑˈjuː/, /ˈwɑjuː/ 1. The Arawak language of the Wayuu people.
Word: skunk works Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of skunkworks. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: skunkworks Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From skunk + works, since c. 1943. Skunk Works was the nickname of Lockheed Advanced Development Projects, eventually gaining official recognition. The name is derived from a mysterious, foul-smelling “skonk oil”-brewing facility called the Skonk Works in the comic strip L'il Abner by Al Capp. 1. A loosely organized research and development team or facility. Example: Not all ideas coming out of the Phillips skunkworks have been success stories, of course. A polyethelene saddle never even made it through the patent process. Example: Downing Street is seeking applications for a £135,000-a-year data expert to set up a “skunkworks” in No 10, in the latest evidence of Dominic Cummings’ Whitehall shake-up.
Word: blued Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bluːd/ 1. simple past and past participle of blue Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: blued Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /bluːd/ 1. Having the property of having been chemically passivated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: blueing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of blue Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: blueing Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of blue (“blue liquid added to laundry to prevent yellowing”). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dysregulated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dysregulate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dysregulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- English regulate English dysregulate From dys- + regulate. 1. To cause a dysfunctional level of an activity or chemical in an organism by disrupting normal function of a regulatory mechanism. Example: What, beyond abnormal, dysregulated cell division, was the common pathophysiological mechanism underlying cancer?
Word: diamond in the rough Part of Speech: noun 1. An uncut diamond. Example: He wants to go try his luck at that state park in Arkansas where you can look for diamonds in the rough and you can keep what you find. Example: They all wanted money, and they all wanted to get away from that God-forsaken hole. Diamonds they were after? Well, he could take them to a place at the other end of the world where there were enough diamonds in the rough to make them all rich for life. 2. A person or thing whose goodness or other positive qualities are hidden by a harsh or unremarkable surface appearance. Labels: figuratively Example: Her auto mechanic is a diamond in the rough: tough-talking but honest, even generous. Example: You must tell me, if you can, that Mr. Hattersley is better than he seems—that he is upright, honourable, and open-hearted—in fact, a perfect diamond in the rough.
Word: demesman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English deme English -s- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man English demesman From deme + -s- + man. 1. A member of the same deme; a member of the same township in Attica in Greece of the Classical period. Labels: historical
Word: demesmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of demesman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rends Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rend Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: flatteries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flattery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gaiters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gaiter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gaiters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gaiter Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outcries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outcry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outcries Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outcry Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: oftenest Part of Speech: adv 1. superlative form of often: most often Labels: dated, form-of, superlative Example: Brother Samson Subsacrista, one remarks, is ready oftenest with some question, some suggestion, that has wisdom in it. Example: 1930, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan the Invincible,Chapter 8, The Treachery of Abu Batn, Each hour La learned new words, all nouns at first, that described each familiar object that appeared oftenest to their view.
Word: habited Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of habit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: habited Part of Speech: adj 1. Dressed in a habit. Labels: not-comparable Example: a habited nun 2. Clothed. Labels: not-comparable Example: He was on deck in an instant, habited merely in his light pyjammas^([sic]) and sleeping-jacket.
Word: suffrages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of suffrage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foretells Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of foretell Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: solicitors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of solicitor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schooners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of schooner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: play hard to get Part of Speech: verb 1. Of a courtship, to be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to compel that person to be more overt in expressing interest. Labels: idiomatic, informal
Word: flints Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flint Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flints Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flint Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: STML Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Synchronous Telop Mark-up Language: a telop adding language for mobile-device content, developed in Japan. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: goblets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of goblet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ensues Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ensue Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: minarets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minaret Labels: form-of, plural
Word: b's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of b Labels: form-of, plural
Word: B's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of B Labels: form-of, plural
Word: c's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of c Labels: form-of, plural
Word: C's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of C Labels: form-of, plural
Word: porches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of porch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: d's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of d Labels: form-of, plural
Word: D's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of D Labels: form-of, plural
Word: e's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of e (letter) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: E's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of E Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leagued Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: leagued Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of league Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: f's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of f Labels: form-of, plural
Word: g's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of g Labels: form-of, plural
Word: h's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of h Labels: form-of, plural
Word: F's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of F Labels: form-of, plural
Word: G's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of G Labels: form-of, plural
Word: H's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of H Labels: form-of, plural
Word: i's Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /aɪz/ 1. plural of the letter i Labels: form-of, plural Example: remember to dot your i's
Word: i's Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: Pronunciation spelling of it's. 1. It's (it is). Labels: contraction
Word: j's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of j Labels: form-of, plural
Word: k's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of k Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leaguing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of league Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: l's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of l Labels: form-of, plural
Word: m's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of m Labels: form-of, plural
Word: n's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of n Labels: form-of, plural
Word: o's Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əʊz/, /oʊz/ 1. plural of the letter o Labels: form-of, plural
Word: p's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of p Labels: form-of, plural
Word: p's Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from the plural of p, where p refers to a penny or pence, but perhaps from pound sterling or paper (referring to paper money). 1. Money. Labels: Multicultural-London-English, plural, plural-only Example: [Verse 1]:[…]I wash this with Persil, and I wanna make p's of rhyming still.
Word: underlies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of underlie Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: K's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of K Labels: form-of, plural
Word: q's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of q Labels: form-of, plural
Word: L's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of L Labels: form-of, plural
Word: M's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of M Labels: form-of, plural
Word: N's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of N Labels: form-of, plural
Word: O's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of O Labels: form-of, plural
Word: P's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of P Labels: form-of, plural
Word: P's Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of p's (“money”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only Example: What kind of things that you have. When I find out don't expect me to stop. I'll come for the P's that you stack. And come for the food that you blot.
Word: r's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of r Labels: form-of, plural Example: […] my nerves were shattered by a blatant exhorter, […] who insisted on his r’s with a nasal persistence which revolted my every instinct. […] I believe the minister was a good man, but when he bellowed: “And the Lorrrd said unto Moses, the Lorrrd is a man of war; the Lorrrd is his name. My wrath shall wax hot and I will kill you with the sworrrd!”. I wondered how many centuries of purgatory it would take to atone for such a sin. Example: Except for their short, clipped accent and a certain funny some thing that they did, or rather did not do, to their r’s, they might have been born and bred on Pine Street.
Word: Q's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Q Labels: form-of, plural
Word: R's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of R Labels: form-of, plural
Word: s's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of s Labels: form-of, plural
Word: t's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of t Labels: form-of, plural
Word: v's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of v Labels: form-of, plural
Word: w's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of w Labels: form-of, plural
Word: x's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of x Labels: form-of, plural
Word: y's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of y Labels: form-of, plural
Word: z's Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ziz/ 1. plural of z Labels: form-of, plural
Word: z's Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ziz/ 1. Sleep. Labels: colloquial, plural, plural-only Example: It's getting late: it's time to catch some z's.
Word: Z's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Z Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Z's Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of z's (sleep). Labels: alt-of, plural, plural-only
Word: Y's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Y Labels: form-of, plural
Word: X's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of X Labels: form-of, plural
Word: W's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of W Labels: form-of, plural
Word: V's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of V Labels: form-of, plural
Word: T's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of T Labels: form-of, plural
Word: S's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of S Labels: form-of, plural
Word: curd cheese Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of cottage cheese. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: soko Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps from Swahili sokwe (“chimpanzee, non-human hominid”). 1. A species of African ape, supposedly a variety of the chimpanzee. Labels: dated Example: A soko alive was believed to be a good charm for rain; so one was caught, and the captor had the ends of two fingers and toes bitten off. The soko, or gorilla, always tries to bite off these parts, and has been known to overpower a young man and leave him without the ends of fingers and toes. […] The subjoined account of the soko — which is in all probability an entirely new species of chimpanzee, and not the gorilla, is exceedingly interesting, and no doubt Livingstone had plenty of stories from which to select. Neither Susi nor Chuma can identify the soko of Manyuema with the gorilla, as we have it stuffed in the British Museum. Example: Old hunters and travellers say that they would rather steal the child of a native savage than to take one of the sokos.
Word: that's what she said Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: First attested in the early 20th century. She refers to the speaker's imagined sexual partner. 1. A joking retort that draws attention to the possibility of sexual innuendo in what was just said. Labels: humorous, idiomatic Example: Coordinate term: that's what he said Example: Arthur: "That assignment took me all week to finish. It was so long and hard." Bob: "That's what she said."
Word: aperiodic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English a- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Italic *per Latin perbor. Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per-bor. English per- English iodic English periodic English aperiodic From a- + periodic. 1. That does not recur periodically. Example: aperiodic tiling 2. That does not have a periodic vibration 3. for which any return to it may occur at irregular times; not periodic.
Word: electroplated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of electroplate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: electroplated Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a thin electrochemical layer of metal deposited on its surface. Labels: not-comparable
Word: feedstock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From feed + stock. 1. Any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Bio-materials may be substituted for petrochemical feedstocks as petroleum prices rise. Example: The filtered extract of the mash is the feedstock for the fermenter.
Word: furoate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From furoic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any salt or ester of furoic acid.
Word: furoic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. A heterocyclic carboxylic acid, furan-2-carboxylic acid, obtained by the oxidation of furfural. Labels: uncountable
Word: hexachlorobenzene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hexa- + chloro- + benzene. 1. A polychlorinated hydrocarbon, C₆Cl₆, used as a fungicide in the treatment of bunt Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: muzzling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of muzzle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: muzzling Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of placing a muzzle on an animal. Example: […] the destruction of all dogs […] is totally unnecessary. The results obtained by strict enforcement of muzzlings seem to justify its recommendation.
Word: falling sickness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare these noncognates: Old English fiellesēocnes, German Fallsucht. 1. Epilepsy. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: Casca. He fell down in the market-place, and foamed at mouth, and was speechless. Brutus. 'T is very like: he hath the falling sickness.
Word: hydroxymethylfurfural Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydroxy + methyl + furfural. 1. A heterocyclic compound, 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde, that is formed during the thermal decomposition of some sugars, and has potential use as a biofuel Labels: uncountable
Word: nonadecane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nonadec- + -ane. 1. Any of very many isomeric saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₁₉H₄₀, but especially n-nonadecane, CH₃(CH₂)₁₇CH₃
Word: oligodynamic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic English oligodynamic From oligo- + dynamic. 1. That is active in small quantities; used especially to describe the sterilizing effect of some heavy metals against bacteria
Word: oligodynamics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English dynamics English oligodynamics From oligo- + dynamics. 1. The study and use of oligodynamic materials Labels: uncountable
Word: signifying chain Part of Speech: noun 1. An interlocking system of signifiers.
Word: terephthalic Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to, or derived from terephthalic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: terephthalic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of terebic + phthalic acid. 1. An aromatic dicarboxylic acid, benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid, used in the manufacture of polyesters Labels: uncountable
Word: terephthalate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From terephthalic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any salt or ester of terephthalic acid. Example: For eons, the debris has contained the same things — flecks from plant and animal carcasses, feces, mucus, dust, microbes, viruses — and transported the ocean’s carbon to be stored on the seafloor. Increasingly, however, marine snowfall is being infiltrated by microplastics: fibers and fragments of polyamide, polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate. And this fauxfall appears to be altering our planet’s ancient cooling process. Example: An effort was made to fit the flexible tube at least 3 mm deep onto the vasculature; (2) for the remaining systems, 3D-printed polyethylene terephthalate (PET) reservoir blocks were manufactured by PrintPlace using FDM technology. The additively manufactured PET reservoir blocks were previously applied and proven to effectively circulate the agent through the healing network [6].
Word: Mathilda Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Matilda.
Word: Maudie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Maud + -ie. 1. A pet form of the female given name Maud or Maude.
Word: filegroup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From file + group. 1. A collection of files that, in some database systems, are managed together as a group.
Word: Tillie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Matilda. 1. A diminutive of the female given name Matilda. Example: Without reason, against prudence, and at a moment’s notice, he fell in love with a frivolous, golden-haired girl who used to tear about Simla Mall on a high, rough waler, with a blue velvet jockey-cap crammed over her eyes. Her name was Venner—Tillie Venner—and she was delightful.
Word: Tillie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the ATM Tillie the All-Time Teller, introduced in 1974. 1. An ATM. Labels: US, slang
Word: Sif Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old Norse, from sif (“kindred, kinswoman”), from Proto-Germanic *sibjō; see also Old English sibb (“kinship”) (whence Middle English sib (“having kinship; kinsmen”), whence English sib, sibling), German Sippe (“tribe”). Pronunciation: /sɪf/ 1. A golden-haired goddess associated with earth, mother of Ullr and wife of Thor. Labels: Norse Example: As already stated, Thor was, according to the Edda, married to Sibil, that is to say, the Sibylla, and the Edda adds that this Sibil is called Sif in the North. In the Teutonic mythology Thor's wife is the goddess Sif. Example: For some contemporary Heathens, Lammas is sacred to Sif and Thunor (see Our Troth online Chapter LIII). In Snorri's Skaldskaparmal (see Faulkes 1998 [1987]: 96), Loki cropped Sif’s (presumably blonde or flaxen) hair, seemingly out of spite, a cropping which compares to the harvesting of corn.[…]Sif’s golden hair is a contemporary kenning for the cornfield as it is caressed by the breeze and makes gentle waves.
Word: pulka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Finnish pulkka. 1. An animal-drawn sleigh (sledge) of a particular sort.
Word: pulka Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of phulka Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: GPL Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of General Public License. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: GPL Part of Speech: verb 1. To release under the General Public License. Labels: colloquial, transitive
Word: GPL Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Germanic parent language. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: arm-wrestle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arm + wrestle. 1. A bout of arm wrestling.
Word: arm-wrestle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From arm + wrestle. 1. To compete in an arm-wrestle (with). Labels: ambitransitive 2. To struggle (with) for dominance. Labels: ambitransitive, broadly Example: Unable to give any answer, Benhur finds himself being arm-wrestled on both sides; he feels like a boy with them, unscathed as yet by Tuesday morning in Constitutional Law Example: I arm-wrestled a promise from Gordon Dempsey that news of our night in Atlantic City would go no further.
Word: arm-wrestler Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who arm-wrestles. Example: So you think you are an arm-wrestler, do you? Bring it on.
Word: Norbert Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old High German nord (“north”) + beraht (“bright”). 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Example: Norbert is a moniker one normally doesn't associate with one of the game's most intimidating midfielders, but "Nobby" provided the steel for the England side that prevailed in the 1966 World Cup, and his gap-toothed visage would have earned him a guest spot in the movie Halloween.
Word: falconologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English falcon Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English -logist English -ologist English falconologist From falcon + -ologist. 1. A person who follows the study of falconology, the subsection of ornithology dealing with birds of prey, notably falcons.
Word: dead line Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of deadline. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Erwin Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɝwɪn/ 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, of rare usage, variant of Irwin. 2. A surname. 3. An unincorporated community in Posey County, Indiana, United States. 4. A town in Steuben County, New York, United States. 5. A town in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. 6. A small town in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States. 7. A town, the county seat of Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States. From a misspelling of Ervin by the Post Office.
Word: alliterated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of alliterate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: alliterates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of alliterate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Marcelle Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name, variant of Marcella. Example: Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Meister of 1 West 102d Street, this city, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Marcelle Adele Meister, to First Lieutenant Horace Z. Homer. U. S. A., now stationed at West Point. Example: Thomas F. Manville Jr., only son of the late T. F. Manville, founder of Johns-Manville, Inc., from whom he inherited $10,000,000, and Miss Marcelle Edwards, a chorus girl, were married here at Pickwick Arms by Justice of the Peace John J. O’Brien this morning.
Word: cradle-robber Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cradle robber. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: draughty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English draught Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English draughty From draught + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɑːfti/ 1. Standard spelling of drafty. Labels: UK Example: Open carriages tend to be draughty and inadequately heated. The passenger in them has no escape from the annoyance of squalling babies, boisterous drunks, and riotous teddy-boys, who may be at the far end of the coach but whose din cannot be shut out. Example: To lovers of Victoriana it will not be necessary to enlarge on the original beauty of many [old stations], but to the modern traveller romantic nostalgia will not compensate for bleak, draughty waiting rooms, ancient sanitation, uncomfortable grimy seats and gas lighting; he is likely to prefer the comforts of a modern car on a winter's morning.
Word: allotype Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From allo- + -type. 1. A designated paratype of a species (or lower-order taxon) that is the opposite sex of the holotype. Example: 2007, Ivana Karanovic, Candoninae (Ostracoda) from the Pilbara Region in Western Australia, Koninklijke Brill, page 182, The allotype female has one T2 deformed (fig. 75D), while the other one is normally developed. 2. A genetically determined variant of the amino acid sequence of a protein. Example: 2007, I. D. Walker, G. Winter, D. J. Worthington, Chapter 2: Structural Investigations of Peptides and Proteins: I: Primary Structure and Chemical Modification, R. C. Sheppard, Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins, Volume 8, The Chemical Society, page 145, Until recently, different C-region allotypes were explained by allelic genes which each encoded a different but closely related protein sequence. 3. An immunoglobulin allotype; the allele of the antibody chains found in an individual. Example: The products of allelic forms of the same gene are known as allotypes. Allotypes are now known for all mouse heavy chains (Stall, 1995). There are no known serologically detectable allotypes of mouse κ chains. Example: Since different individuals of the same species may have different allotypes, these determinants can be used as genetic markers. The most common technique used for allotype determination is hemagglutination-inhibition.
Word: allotypes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of allotype Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bourgeoise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French bourgeoise. 1. A female member of the bourgeoisie; a wealthy woman Example: She is a right-wing bourgeoise; he is on the left.
Word: hyar Part of Speech: adv 1. here Labels: dialectal, not-comparable Example: Who CALL me? Listen down de ribber, Dinah! Don’t you hyar Somebody holl’in’ “Hoo, Jim, hoo?” My Sarah died las’ y’ar; IS dat black angel done come back to call ole Jim f’om hyar?
Word: hyar Part of Speech: verb 1. hear Labels: dialectal Example: Who CALL me? Listen down de ribber, Dinah! Don’t you hyar Somebody holl’in’ “Hoo, Jim, hoo?” My Sarah died las’ y’ar; IS dat black angel done come back to call ole Jim f’om hyar?
Word: darky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dark Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English darky From dark + -y. 1. Alternative spelling of darkey (“dark-skinned person”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable Example: He’s a small farmer, not a big planter, and if the boys thought enough of him to elect him lieutenant, then it’s not for any darky to talk impudent about him. 2. Alternative spelling of darkey (“dark lantern”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable 3. The time of darkness: night or dusk. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: […] at Darky they buss them out of the Ground, that is, at Night they steal the Horses, then pike thirty or forty Straches that Darky, that is go thirty or forty Miles that Night, towards the next Gaff to fence them, […]
Word: fourpence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From four + pence. 1. A monetary amount of four pence. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "It will be fourpence. If there is an error the amount will be refunded." 2. A former British silver coin, worth four pence. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: seuen Part of Speech: num 1. Obsolete typography of seven. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: life-force Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of life force. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: erewhile Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-eri Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyeri Proto-Germanic *airi Proto-Germanic *airiz Old English ǣr Middle English er English ere English while English erewhile From ere + while. 1. Some time ago; beforehand; formerly. Labels: archaic, not-comparable, poetic Example: I am as fair now as I was erewhile. Example: She runs you through, nor asks the word. O thou, that dear and happy Isle, The garden of the world erewhile, Thou Paradise of the four seas Which Heaven planted us to please,
Word: life force Part of Speech: noun 1. The hypothetical principle that animates all living organisms. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The human tribe partakes of the mana or life-force of the animal, and is strengthened[.] Example: "Yes, I'm beating it!" he cried. "Ever since Felkin held his first consultation with Atkinson I have felt the life-force stealing back into me." 2. An impulse or influence that gives something life or vitality. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: half-light Part of Speech: noun 1. The soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonym: twilight
Word: Garge Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Marathi गर्गे (garge). 1. A surname from Marathi.
Word: ebber Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of ebb: more ebb Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: ebbest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of ebb: most ebb Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: baby-sitters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baby-sitter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bird course Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly referring to the small size of bird's brains (compare birdbrain). In the movie Sister Act 2, a bird course is referred to as being a course one can "fly right through," a reference to the course being easy to pass. 1. In an educational institution, a course which is regarded as particularly easy. Labels: Canada Example: One of the most popular targets for criticism has been the credit system, Rutledge said, "because the public has the impression that students are just taking a bunch of bird courses—I wish they'd even tell me what a bird course is." Example: Clarke stumbled into music by way of a high school course he took to raise his grades. "Music was a bird course. I had more interest in math, science, and women", he divulged.
Word: cradle robber Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who marries or becomes romantically involved with someone who is much younger, or who employs or otherwise engages a young person for a purpose inappropriate for his or her age. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic Example: "And no mother," he shouted, "can call ME a ‘fortune-hunter’ and a ‘cradle-robber’ and think I'll make good by marrying her daughter!" Example: I was a 50-year-old woman; he was a 25-year-old man. . . . I was out of my pajamas and into a short skirt before you could say “cradle robber”.
Word: bhoona Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bhuna (“type of curry”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bretelle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French bretelle. 1. braces; suspenders (to hold up trousers) Labels: dated, in-plural
Word: scrooping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of scroop Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: scroops Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of scroop Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: scrooped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of scroop Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: syngeneic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, syn- + -gen(e) + -ic. 1. Genetically identical, or sufficiently identical and immunologically compatible as to allow for transplantation.
Word: xenogeneic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From xeno- + -geneic. 1. Derived from a different species and therefore genetically and immunologically incompatible Labels: not-comparable Example: Among the types of xenografts that might be undertaken are extracorporeal "xenoperfusion" or perfusion of devices containing xenogeneic hepatocytes, auxiliary liver transplants, bridge liver transplants, and hepatocyte transplants.
Word: uncontradicted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English contradicted English uncontradicted From un- + contradicted. 1. Not contradicted; without contradiction; unquestioned. Example: "Add to these, my lady," replied the traveller, laughing, "the privilege of telling my own stories after dinner uncontradicted."
Word: blackspeak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black English -speak English blackspeak From black + -speak. 1. The dialect of English spoken by people of sub-Saharan African ancestry living stateside. Labels: uncountable Example: It sounds odd to us now, but contemporary sources... suggest how the archaic blackspeak that we associate with blackface performers had some of the aura of the later white appropriations of black speech. Example: Jordan's records were the first time many whites encountered the nuances of hip urban blackspeak.
Word: Cuban sandwich Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular kind of meat-and-cheese sandwich made on Cuban bread. Example: We were sharing a Cuban sandwich at the bar in Chez Henri. Susan felt that Riesling was appropriate with a Cuban sandwich. I was drinking beer.
Word: Cuban bread Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular kind of bread baked as long loaves and usually made with a little fat. Labels: uncountable 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Cuban, bread: any bread made in Cuba. Labels: uncountable
Word: small molecule drugs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of small molecule drug Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stumblebum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stumble + bum. 1. A blundering or awkward person. 2. An inept prizefighter. 3. A homeless person. Labels: slang Example: A bum came shambling past us.... "Fucking stumblebums," Corsetti said.... "Is 'stumblebum' the acceptable term for our indigent brothers and sisters?" "Sometimes I like 'vagrants,'" Corsetti said. "Depends on how much style they got."
Word: top drawer Part of Speech: adj 1. Of the highest quality. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: "How do I look," she said. "How's my ass look? My ass okay?"
Word: kick-boxing Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kickboxing. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: lindworm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Cognate with Old Norse linnormr (“constrictor snake”), Norwegian lindorm (“serpent”), German Lindwurm (“dragon”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *linþawurmiz, likely via Old Norse. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪndˌwɜː(ɹ)m/ 1. A wingless serpentine dragon having two arms. 2. A draconic creature, similar to a wyvern.
Word: remeasures Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of remeasure Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: remeasures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of remeasure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dactyloscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) + σκοπέω (skopéō, “I look at”). Pronunciation: /ˌdæktɪlˈɒskəpi/ 1. The forensic analysis and comparison of fingerprints as a means of identification of individuals. Labels: uncountable
Word: id. Part of Speech: adv 1. Abbreviation of idem; used in citations to state that the citation is found in the same work as the one previously cited. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Replaces a repeated word to reduce repetition, such as in dictionaries
Word: id. Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of identity document. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of identification. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of identifier. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: tarriance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tarry + -ance? 1. The act of tarrying; dalliance Labels: countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable
Word: achatine snail Part of Speech: noun 1. A snail of the family Achatinidae.
Word: achatine snails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of achatine snail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: watch night Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of watchnight. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Watch Night Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of watchnight. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: uptime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *upp Proto-West Germanic *upp Old English upp Middle English up English up Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time English uptime From up (“(computing) functional, working”, adjective) + time. 1. The period of time a computer has functioned since last requiring a reboot. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The amount of time, or the proportion of total time, during which some system or machinery is operable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: To achieve uptime optimization, the machinery specification and actual design must be right.
Word: A minor Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)/ 1. The minor key with A as its tonic, consisting of the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Labels: uncountable Example: {\key a\minor a b c'd'e'f'g'a'2} 2. The minor chord with a root of A. Labels: uncountable Example: 1
Word: to-morrow Part of Speech: adv 1. Dated spelling of tomorrow Labels: not-comparable Example: Dear Noel, / We'll probably start early to-morrow (8th) to have clear weather. It won't be too early to start looking out for us either crossing the rockband under the pyramid or going up skyline at 8.0 p.m. / Yours ever / G Mallory
Word: to-morrow Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of tomorrow Labels: alt-of, countable, dated, uncountable Example: "Do you know what to-morrow is, Kitty?" Alice began. Example: 'Go home, Nilghai,' said Dick; 'go home to your lonely little bed, and leave me in peace. I am about to turn in till to-morrow.'
Word: to-day Part of Speech: adv 1. Dated spelling of today. Labels: not-comparable Example: Dear, dear! How queer everything is to-day! Example: Government are inviting tenders for the maintaince of a new ferry service between Hongkong, Hunghom, Kowloon City and Sai Wan Ho, according to the Gazette issued to-day.
Word: to-day Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated spelling of today.
Word: apt. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of apartment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: nut-cutting time Part of Speech: noun 1. The optimal time to gather nuts before they are seized by other animals or buried in snow. Labels: uncountable Example: The desire to follow traditions of hunting squirrel in Tennessee during mulberry season in June, and nut-cutting time in September, when squirrels concentrate, [...]. 2. Time to exert maximum effort, for example, due to an approaching deadline or a looming competitive situation. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable
Word: ap't Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of apartment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Bachelor Ap’ts
Word: sign of the times Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Matthew 16:3. 1. Something that is symbolic of an era. Labels: idiomatic Example: Advertisements of health foods now occupy spaces formerly monopolized by quack medicines, a most healthful sign of the times. Example: We [the black players]’d get off the coach at away matches and the National Front would be right there in your face. In those days, we didn’t have security and we’d have to run the gauntlet. We’d get to the players’ entrance and there’d be spit on my jacket or Cyrille’s shirt. It was a sign of the times.
Word: federal case Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In the United States of America, courts with federal jurisdiction generally are for much more serious offenses than those whose cases are heard by local courts. 1. An exaggerated ordeal; excessive fuss or indignation about some situation. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: So I didn't put the toilet seat down — you don't have to make a federal case out of it. Example: You think I'm some kind of codependent ditz overwhelmed by reality outside of Catholic school, and I'm not supposed to make a federal case out of it? 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see federal, case.
Word: mandarin duck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Native to Northeast China and Amur. Pronunciation: /ˈmændəɹɪn dʌk/ 1. A colorful perching duck that has a red bill, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face, Aix galericulata. Example: Mandarin ducks usually pair for life. In Asia they are thought to be a symbol of love and good luck. Mandarin ducks feed mainly on insects, snails, fish, plants and seeds.
Word: obscures Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of obscure Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mandarin ducks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mandarin duck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: syncronize Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of synchronize. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: white-fronted goose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for the patch of white feathers bordering the base of its bill. 1. A goose that has bright orange legs and mouse-coloured upper wing-coverts, Anser albifrons.
Word: white-fronted geese Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of white-fronted goose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: groveled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of grovel Labels: US, form-of, past
Word: slivovice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Czech slíva Czech -ovice Czech slivovicebor. English slivovice Borrowed from Czech slivovice. 1. Alternative form of slivovitz. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Everyone from the town was down at the restaurant/everything else, sitting outside at tables and smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee or wine or pivo or slivovice, while the children ran around the docks jumping from boat to boat to boat playing tag. Example: You only have to walk Olomouc streets (or better—the byroads and back-alleys of the old city center), and you are within a German Expressionist set! The more pivo or slivovice you’ve had, the more forced your perspectives grow. Go to the Tourist Office and see the Hanacka Giant, Olomouc’s closest to the Golem!
Word: weasel-like Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ Proto-West Germanic *wisulā Old English weosule Middle English wēsele English weasel Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English weasel-like From weasel + -like. 1. Alternative form of weasellike. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: weasel-like Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ Proto-West Germanic *wisulā Old English weosule Middle English wēsele English weasel Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English weasel-like From weasel + -like. 1. Alternative form of weasellike. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: whists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whists Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of whist Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person