nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: underprice Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From under- + price. 1. To set a price at less than the value or cost of an item. Example: Still, the spokesman, Cory Shields, said NBC Universal was determined to change what it saw as Apple’s underpricing of video. 2. To sell at a lower price than another (especially than a competitor). Example: Near-synonym: undercut
Word: chodder Part of Speech: noun 1. A fat person. Labels: Geordie
Word: nonobligated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + obligated. 1. not obligated Labels: not-comparable
Word: virtu Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of vertu. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: wambenger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly from Nyunga wambang. 1. A phascogale. Labels: Australia
Word: woodentop Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of wooden-top. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: www Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of WWW when used as a high-level qualifier in a website address Labels: alt-of
Word: tussore Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtʌsɔɹ/, /ˈtʌsoʊɹ/ 1. Alternative form of tussar. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: now and then the fantastic shadows of birds of flight flitted across the long tussore-silk curtains that were stretched in front of the huge window, producing a kind of momentary Japanese effect […] Example: The next day, when Hsi-men Ch’ing returned from the yamen, he had the chests opened up and took out a bolt of block printed tussore fabric from the Imperial Silk Manufactory in the south.
Word: Carnegie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Possibly from Gaelic cathair an eige, meaning "fort at the gap". Pronunciation: /ˈkɑɹnəɡi/, /kɑɹˈneɪɡi/, /kɑɹˈnɛɡi/, /kɑːˈnɪɡi/, /kɑːˈnɛɡi/ 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A place in the United States; some were named after Andrew Carnegie: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A place in the United States; some were named after Andrew Carnegie: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A place in the United States; some were named after Andrew Carnegie: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A place in the United States; some were named after Andrew Carnegie: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A place in the United States; some were named after Andrew Carnegie: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A place in the United States; some were named after Andrew Carnegie: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Glen Eira, Victoria, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tussah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tussar. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: tussur Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tussar. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: dain't Part of Speech: verb 1. didn't Labels: dialectal
Word: gentilesse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gentilesse, from Old French gentilesce. 1. Courtesy, refinement; gentleness. Labels: literary Example: […] nor loved he less / Stately lords in palaces, / Princely women hard to please, / Fenced by form and ceremony, / Decked by courtly rites and dress / And etiquette of gentilesse. Example: 1913, Francis Thompson, "Love's Almsman Plaineth His Fare" in The Complete Poems of Francis Thompson, New York: Modern Library, no date, p. 252, https://archive.org/details/completepoemsoff00thomiala Who bound thee to a body nothing worth, / And shamed thee much with an unlovely soul, / That the most strainedst charity of earth / Distasteth soon to render back the whole / Of thine inflamèd sweets and gentilesse?
Word: ebracteolate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin ebracteolatus. 1. Having no bracteoles. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bracteolate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bracteole + -ate. 1. Having bracteoles. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ebulliency Part of Speech: noun 1. ebullience Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: ebulliometer Part of Speech: noun 1. A device used to measure the boiling points of liquids.
Word: ebullism Part of Speech: noun 1. The formation of bubbles of gas in biological fluids due to reduced environmental pressure. Labels: uncountable Example: Acute hypoxia, possibly aggravated by ebullism (the vaporization of body fluids at ambient pressures below 47 mm Hg), may always be a major potential medical emergency in space. Example: The ebullism syndrome arises when an individual is exposed to an ambient pressure that is less than the vapor pressure of body fluids at normothermic temperature, about 6kPa [197]. Whereas DCS is primarily characterized by the formation in tissues of the gas phase of inert gas, ebullism is characterized by the formation of the gas phase of water.
Word: fabiform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin faba (“bean”) + -iform. 1. Shaped like a bean Labels: not-comparable
Word: gabionade Part of Speech: noun 1. A construction of gabions
Word: gabionades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gabionade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clape Part of Speech: noun 1. A bird, the northern flicker.
Word: open game Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Open Game. Labels: alt-of
Word: open games Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of open game Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semi-open game Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Semi-Open Game. Labels: alt-of
Word: semi-open games Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semi-open game Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dorsiflexions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dorsiflexion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toothachey Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of toothachy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: toothachy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From toothache + -y. 1. Suffering from a toothache.
Word: woodentops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of woodentop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flimflammeries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flimflammery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cohesions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cohesion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: songlines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of songline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shockproofing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shockproof Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shockproofs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shockproof Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: shockproofed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of shockproof Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rayproof Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ray + -proof. 1. Shielded to prevent the emission of X-rays.
Word: venographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of venography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xenographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From xenography + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to xenography (surgical transplantation between species). Labels: not-comparable Example: The preliminary conclusion was that the SARS virus crossed the xenographic barrier from palm civet to humans. 2. Of or pertaining to xenography (writing in a language one has not learned). Labels: not-comparable Example: Xenographic abecedaria are written by ‘non-native writers’ and they are conserved in manuscripts using a script different from that of the abecedarium.
Word: aerospatial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aero- + spatial. 1. Of or pertaining to aerospace. Labels: not-comparable
Word: palettization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From palette + -ization. 1. The act or process of palettizing. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonidempotent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + idempotent. 1. Not idempotent. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nontotemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + totemic. 1. Not totemic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonenumerative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + enumerative. 1. Not enumerative. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noncervical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + cervical. 1. Not cervical. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonaviation Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + aviation. 1. Not of or pertaining to aviation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonaerospace Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + aerospace. 1. Not of or pertaining to aerospace. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hyperregulated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hyperregulate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hyperregulates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hyperregulate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hyperregulating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hyperregulate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: baconer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bacon + -er. 1. A pig raised to produce bacon. Example: 1955, James Wyllie, Farm Management, Farmer & Stock-Breeder Publications, page 220, The typical porker is shorter and more compact than the typical baconer and it must be capable of forming a well-finished carcase at a comparatively early age. Example: Baconers for export were currently graded under regulations under the Meat Act, but very few baconers were still exported. The grading standards, though still applied when baconers were killed in export works, were not necessarily associated with any price differentials.
Word: baconers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baconer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: midbrow Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mid- + brow. 1. Alternative form of middlebrow. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: midbrow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mid- + brow. 1. Alternative form of middlebrow. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: modeless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mode + -less. 1. Not modal; not having separate modes in which user input has different effects. Labels: not-comparable 2. Not modal; not requiring immediate user interaction and thus allowing interaction with other widgets. Labels: not-comparable Example: Dialogs can be modal, in which case the user is required to provide necessary information before work in the main window can continue, or modeless. Modeless dialogs do not prevent the user from interacting with any of the other windows in the application.
Word: modelessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From modeless + -ness. 1. The property of being modeless. Labels: uncountable
Word: coolamon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Gamilaraay guliman (and similar forms in neighbouring languages). 1. A vessel with curved sides, typically of wood or bark, used by Australian Aboriginals for holding water, collecting berries etc. Labels: Australia Example: Yinti was perishing for a drink of water. He fell down on the sand, and put his mouth to the coolamon. Example: Wiradjuri people in New South Wales also built large dams, and then carried fish and yabbies in coolamons over large distances to stock the new waterholes.
Word: coolamons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coolamon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: domaining Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From domain + -ing. 1. The buying and selling of domain names. Labels: Internet, uncountable 2. The identification of anthropological (and other) domains. Labels: uncountable
Word: preslavery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + slavery. 1. Prior to a historical period of slavery. Labels: not-comparable
Word: roadkilled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From road + killed. 1. Killed by a road vehicle (used of animals). Labels: not-comparable Example: In most parts of the United States, only about one out of five roadkilled deer will be an antlered buck . . . and by the next day, it will still be a dead buck, but it won't still be antlered if someone else has beaten you to it.
Word: threespace Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of three-space. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: threespaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of threespace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mambila Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a people of Nigeria and Cameroon.
Word: doublestrike Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From double + strike. 1. A feature of early computer printers that printed text twice at the same position for a heavier, darker appearance. Labels: uncountable
Word: noteworthily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From noteworthy + -ly. 1. In a noteworthy manner; notably.
Word: dicklet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dick + -let. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪklɪt/ 1. A small penis. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: Carleton gasped as lubricated fingers circled his sensitive dicklet. "That feels great." Example: "Such bluster from a bitch with a five inch dicklet. Male bravado will get you nowhere here. We eat useless males for lunch, or we turn them into something more useful to a woman."
Word: dicklets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dicklet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tjuringa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tjurunga. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: churinga Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tjurunga. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tjuringas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tjuringa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: churingas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of churinga Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tjurunga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arrernte tywerrenge. 1. An object of religious significance among Aboriginal peoples of Central Australia. Labels: Australia Example: A tjuringa is usually an oval-ended plaque, carved from stone or mulga wood, and covered with patterns which represent the wanderings of its owner's Dreamtime Ancestor. Example: He was told that these three tjurunga were unique among the Loritja in thatthey were never painted with red ochre, but instead had to be refreshed with human blood at frequent intervals.
Word: tjurungas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tjurunga Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hypercomputer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + computer. 1. Any theoretical device capable of carrying out hypercomputation. Example: The roping together of networked computers into a single “hypercomputer” is a new fact—esoteric stuff; but it’s such an obvious and compelling idea, and it’s working so well in practice, that it continues to come on strong.
Word: hypercomputers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypercomputer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ownability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From own + -ability. 1. The property of being ownable. Labels: uncountable
Word: needleless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From needle + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈniːdə(l).ləs/ 1. Without a needle or needles (especially hypodermic needles). Labels: not-comparable
Word: spartanness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spartan + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being spartan (austere, lacking luxury). Labels: uncountable
Word: spartanly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From spartan + -ly. 1. In a spartan manner.
Word: Paris syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. An alleged transient psychological disorder encountered by some people visiting or vacationing in Paris, France, resulting from shock at their discovery that Paris is not what they had expected it to be. Labels: uncountable Example: Moreover, his fantasy and idealization of Paris, characteristic of Paris syndrome, played a great part in his abnormal behaviors searching for his lost youth and love affaire.^([sic]) Example: The Paris syndrome apparently affects only the Japanese and only when visiting Paris; women in their early thirties on their first international trip are particularly prone to the affliction.
Word: brashes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brash Labels: form-of, plural
Word: of choice Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. preferred above others. Labels: idiomatic Example: Yesterday spears were the weapon of choice in the North Rift; today they are being replaced by the Kalashnikov and rocket-fired grenade. Example: "The Doors of Perception," as Aldous Huxley called them, had opened wide, and LSD became the drug of choice.
Word: GLWT Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /d͡ʒiː ɛl dʌb.əl.juː tiː/ 1. Initialism of Georgia loaded wheel tester. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: GLWT Part of Speech: phrase Pronunciation: /d͡ʒiː ɛl dʌb.əl.juː tiː/ 1. Initialism of Good luck with that. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: barographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Vale of Tempe Part of Speech: name 1. The ancient name of a gorge in northern Thessaly, Greece, located between Olympus to the north and Ossa to the south.
Word: North Frisian Islands Part of Speech: name 1. A group of islands in the Wadden Sea, a part of the North Sea, off the western coast of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Word: fugies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fugie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fuge Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of refugium. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: stop at nothing Part of Speech: verb 1. To take any measures to do or achieve something, especially if it involves great risk or danger; to do everything in one's power. Labels: idiomatic Example: He will stop at nothing to destroy his enemies.
Word: carboniser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From carbonise + -er. 1. Alternative form of carbonizer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dejavu Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of déjà vu. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: flinchingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From flinching + -ly. 1. With a flinching motion.
Word: chassisless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From chassis + -less. 1. Without a chassis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: jailbreaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jail + breaker. 1. One who breaks out of jail.
Word: jailbreaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jailbreak + -er. 1. A person who jailbreaks an electronic device. Example: He [Valen Tagliabue] is not a traditional hacker or a software developer; his background is psychology and cognitive science. But he is one of the best “jailbreakers” in the world (some say the best): part of a diffuse new community that studies the art and science of fooling these powerful machines into outputting bomb-making manuals, cyber-attack techniques, biological weapon design and more. […] This is why AI firms increasingly turn to jailbreakers like Tagliabue. […] Perhaps it’s some kind of penitence: “I’ve always had an internal conflict,” he [David McCarthy] says. “I bridge a position between jailbreaker and security researcher.”
Word: jailbreakers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jailbreaker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: legendariness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From legendary + -ness. 1. The quality of being legendary. Labels: uncountable Example: I'd made Ed Edwards stop the cab outside a pub while I ran in, bought a pint of Guinness, and then asked the barman, with as much legendariness as I could muster, ‘Could you gift wrap this? I need to take it to England.’
Word: stompbox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stomp + box. 1. A simple percussion instrument consisting of a small wooden box placed under the foot, which is tapped or stamped on rhythmically to produce a sound similar to that of a bass drum. 2. A guitar effect unit which can be controlled with the foot
Word: stompboxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stompbox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bass drums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bass drum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reloadability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From reload + -ability. 1. The state or condition of being reloadable. Labels: uncountable
Word: underwings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of underwing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cataclasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek κατάκλασμα (katáklasma), from κατακλᾶν (kataklân, “break down”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + κλᾶν (klân, “to break”). 1. A breaking apart; disruption. Labels: rare
Word: interfluent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin interfluens, present participle, and interfluus. See inter-, and fluent. 1. flowing into one another. Labels: dated, rare Example: Air may consist of any terrene or aqueous corpuscles, kept swimming in the interfluent celestial matter.
Word: monomaniæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monomania Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural Example: Mental alienations, and especially partial insanities, monomaniæ, and the state of idiocy, are much more available than accidental injuries of the brain.
Word: zugzwänge Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtsuːktsvɛŋə/ 1. plural of zugzwang Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monophage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mono- + -phage. 1. A monophagous animal.
Word: subheaded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From subhead + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˌsʌbˈhɛdɪd/ 1. Grouped under a subheader. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having a subhead. Labels: not-comparable Example: "Mr. Bell, Miss Cather and Others," Vanity Fair, XIX, No. 2 (October 1922), 26-27. Section subheaded "Willa Cather's New Novel" (Review of Willa Cather's One of Ours) Example: Perhaps stakeholders and interests are implied in the final paragraph subheaded "Next Steps."
Word: stenciler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stencil + -er. 1. One who, or that which, stencils.
Word: stenciller Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of stenciler. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stencilers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stenciler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stencillers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stenciller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unstenciled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + stenciled. 1. Not stenciled. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unstencilled Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of unstenciled. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Chinese cypress Part of Speech: noun 1. Cupressus duclouxiana, a conifer of the family Cupressaceae, found only in China.
Word: -phonic Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Partly from -phone + -ic, and partly from -phony + -ic, ultimately from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”). Attested from the 19th century. 1. Forms adjectives relating to sound. Labels: morpheme
Word: factette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * from fact + -ette 1. A small snippet of true information. A minor fact. Labels: informal Example: The interesting factette to emerge from the wreckage is that the Co-op group paid out £150,000 for unfair dismissal to [a] former employee.
Word: factettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of factette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: horseness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From horse + -ness. Pronunciation: /hɔːsnəs/ 1. The quality of being a horse. Labels: uncountable
Word: stonecast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stone + cast. 1. A short distance; a stone's throw. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: They passed beneath where we sat, and, when about a stonecast beyond, they all jumped into a trench or pit, which I had not noticed before, about twenty feet long, by eight wide. Example: Brown, heavy clouds were drifting across the sky, and it was hard to see more than a stonecast.
Word: stonecrops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stonecrop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: strathspeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strathspey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tattie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tatty (“potato”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tattie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tatty (“woven mat or screen”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tattie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tatty (“dance move”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: workstream Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From work + stream. 1. A stream (succession) of work done on some common theme, whether by a single team or workgroup or by various ones working in a crossfunctional or multidisciplinary effort. Example: […] so to speak, at the headwaters of the workstream. Unfinished parts flow downstream from operator to operator, section to section, division to division, until they are assembled, packed and shipped at the stream's end. Such a concept and image has several advantages. It enables one to visualize clearly, and also to plot graphically […] charter on one team was given greater reality because it was implemented by increased interaction along the whole workstream. Example: Civil Engineering: The engineering workstream developed the detailed design and tender documents for the airport site formation. It also identified preliminary engineering guidelines for the airport facilities.
Word: workstreams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of workstream Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alday Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Inherited from Middle English alday (“all day”), compound of al + day. Equivalent to all + day. 1. For the whole day; all day. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: To ſet the minde on the racke of long meditation (you ſay) is a torment: to follow the ſwift foote of your hound alday long, hath no wearineſſe: what would you ſay of him that finds better game in his ſtudie, then you in the fielde, and would account your diſport his puniſhment? ſuch there are, though you doubt and wonder.
Word: in the midst of Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From Middle English in the myddis of. 1. In the middle of; amidst, amongst. Example: I stepped out and advanced valiantly upon a long-maned bull in the midst of his wives. I was armed with the regular club with which the boat-pullers killed the wounded seals gaffed aboard by the hunters. Example: To the West Station is less than a mile. The line runs first past water-meadows, with another fine view of the Cathedral, then under a bridge, and finally over a level crossing set in the midst of one of the main streets.
Word: in one's midst Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In the middle of a group; among a group. Example: Mona: A living mannequin is in our midst, and you're worried about your fashion show outfit?! Just look at her, trying to be inconspicuous. Example: Some of us are deeply troubled by the presence of the US spy base at Menwith Hill – in our midst and in beautiful Nidderdale.
Word: decipherability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From decipher + -ability. Pronunciation: /dɪˌsaɪfəɹəˈbɪlɪti/ 1. The condition of being decipherable. Labels: uncountable 2. The extent to which something can be deciphered. Labels: countable
Word: geomaterials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geomaterial Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gravitoelectromagnetic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to gravitoelectromagnetism Labels: not-comparable
Word: gravitoelectromagnetism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gravito- + electromagnetism. 1. gravitomagnetism Labels: uncountable
Word: nonGaussian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of non-Gaussian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: orthogonalisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of orthogonalization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: amboyna Part of Speech: noun 1. A south-east Asian tree, Pterocarpus indicus. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The reddish, mottled or striped wood of this tree, used in cabinet-making. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bivvy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bivouac + -y. 1. A small tent or shelter. Labels: colloquial Example: It would be alarming and disconcerting if people sleeping on roll-mats in central London emerged from their bivvies at breakfast, box-fresh, and sporting a crease down each leg of their slacks.
Word: bivvy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bivouac + -y. 1. To erect, or to stay in, such a tent or shelter.
Word: bivvy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps related to beverage. 1. Beer. Labels: UK, obsolete, slang Example: Well, if you're willing to sub me a shant of bivvy, then I'll tell ya
Word: breechblock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From breech + block. 1. The metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge.
Word: bivvying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bivvy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bivvied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bivvy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bivies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bivy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bivies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bivy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: breechblocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of breechblock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: charadriids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of charadriid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: charadriid Part of Speech: noun 1. A bird of the taxonomic family Charadriidae. Example: Darting among the penguins on the foreshore are little charadriids, members of the plover and lapwing family who feed on the insects that the massed animals attract […].
Word: snow morel Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of species Gyromitra gigas of edible mushrooms.
Word: drop bears Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drop bear. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unflattered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + flattered. 1. Not flattered.
Word: unflattered Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + flattered. 1. simple past and past participle of unflatter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: antimasonry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + masonry. 1. Opposition to Freemasonry. Labels: uncountable
Word: antimasonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + masonic. 1. Opposed to Freemasonry.
Word: antigambler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + gambler. 1. One who opposes gambling. Labels: rare
Word: antigamblers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antigambler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gangsterisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gangsterism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antihelicopter Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + helicopter. 1. Intended for use against helicopters. Labels: not-comparable Example: Perhaps one of the most ingenious antihelicopter mines was constructed by planting a group of pressure-sensitive mines in a potential landing zone and then covering the mines with a sheet of metal. Example: Britain, which has not experienced a helicopter escape since the late 1970s, has been more aggressive about installing antihelicopter nets in its prisons.
Word: antiairport Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + airport. 1. Opposing the construction of an airport. Example: But, at the same time, their acceptance of Massport funds is viewed by antiairport groups as "a sellout" that threatens the long-term future of the community.
Word: plans on Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of plan on Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: planning on Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of plan on Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: antidrink Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + drink. 1. Opposed to the drinking of alcohol. Example: Historians have also neglected to explore drink culture because of their own antidrink prejudices.
Word: planned on Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of plan on Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: antidocumentaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antidocumentary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: public-house Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of public house. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: [...] a vendor of shrimps and shell fish well known in various sporting and other public-houses [...] Example: On the other hand, to arrive after dusk, when the multitude of garish little public-houses are lit up, giving glimpses of crowded jostling bars and taprooms, is an introduction to a fine city well calculated to affect even the most nonchalant.
Word: antitherapeutic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + therapeutic. 1. Having a damaging psychological effect opposite to that of therapy. Example: Although he noted the antitherapeutic effects of prolonged litigation, he argued that litigation might actually be neutral or therapeutic for tort claimants, rather than antitherapeutic, because he asserted that pursuing litigation against the wrongdoer does not necessarily prolong the plaintiff's illness or injury.
Word: public-houses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of public-house Labels: form-of, plural
Word: empasms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of empasm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: volvelle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English volvelle, from Medieval Latin volvellum, volvella, from volvō + -ellum. Pronunciation: /ˈvɒlˌvɛl/, /ˈvɑlˌvɛl/ 1. A type of slide chart, a paper construction with rotating parts, formerly used for organization and calculation in astronomy and other subjects. Labels: historical Example: Tholomye and Haly were cunnynd and wyſe In the voluell, in the quadrant, and in the aſtroloby, To pronoſtycate truly the chaunce of fortunys dyſe.
Word: volvelles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of volvelle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moondial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From moon + dial, modelled on sundial. 1. An instrument for telling time, like a sundial but relying on the light of the Moon.
Word: moondials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moondial Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antigangster Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + gangster. 1. Opposing the criminal activities of gangsters.
Word: kick the can down the road Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Attested as an activity of idle urban youths since the late 19th century. The modern sense of procrastinate dates from the 1980s. 1. To avoid or postpone a decision or action; to procrastinate. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: Ronald Lehman, deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategic and theater nuclear bombs, said the United States was satisfied with its land-based deterrent for many years and "there was a tendency to kick the can down the road and not pay enough attention to its problems. Example: To continue haggling over points on which a consensus seems impossible, Lehman said, is to "just keep kicking the can down the road."
Word: telescreen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tele- + screen, from television. Popularized by George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), in which they are used for government surveillance of citizens. 1. A screen for broadcasting television or similar media, especially one that shows propaganda and records or spies on the user. Example: Too many millions of people, watching their telescreens, had seen his unpardonable arrogance. Example: She pushed buttons at a new, small oval kind of telescreen, quickly gathering together the high-level authorizations it had taken hours of preparation to collect.
Word: telescreens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of telescreen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonticketed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + ticketed. 1. unticketed Labels: not-comparable
Word: antizoo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + zoo. 1. Opposing the keeping of animals in captivity in zoos. Example: A few years ago, very little antizoo sentiment existed and zoos received little criticism, but today we find ourselves painted with the same broad brush as the consumers of wildlife—i.e., the fur trade and pet shop industry—despite the fact that zoos have reproduced many thousands of animals, including some rare and endangered species.
Word: antiracing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + racing. 1. Opposing racing. Example: Sport historians have maintained that the growth of trotting was directly related to the antiracing legislation passed by several northern states […]
Word: anticircus Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + circus. 1. Opposing circuses. Example: In some communities it was customary for ministers and priests to preach anticircus sermons in all churches on the Sunday preceding the circus. Example: Not until 1933 were all anticircus laws, except those regarding towns' rights to license circuses, repealed in that state (Thayer 1981).
Word: Munsee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Munsee mŭnúsunk (“at the island”), from munús (“island”). Compare Minisink, a doublet from Munsee; cognate for example with Ojibwe minis (“island”), minising (“at the island”). Pronunciation: /ˈmʌn.si/ 1. A member of a subtribe and one of the three divisions of the Lenape people.
Word: Munsee Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Munsee mŭnúsunk (“at the island”), from munús (“island”). Compare Minisink, a doublet from Munsee; cognate for example with Ojibwe minis (“island”), minising (“at the island”). Pronunciation: /ˈmʌn.si/ 1. An endangered Eastern Algonquian language, one of the two Lenape/Delaware languages (the other is called Unami), spoken aboriginally in the vicinity of what is now New York City. Example: They stare at her like she’s just spoken in Munsee.
Word: brushwise Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From brush + -wise. 1. In the manner of a brush. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: They made their ink from lamp-black and gum-solution, their pens — used brushwise at first, but later cut like quills — from rushes.
Word: test card Part of Speech: noun 1. A card printed with various letters or symbols, used in testing vision. 2. A test signal, typically broadcast at times when the transmitter is active but no programme is being broadcast (often at startup and closedown). Labels: UK Example: In 1967, the BBC needed a ‘test card’ for its new colour broadcasts, to be put on the screen when programmes were not being transmitted so engineers could adjust the quality of the picture.
Word: test cards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of test card Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anticable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + cable. 1. Opposing cable television. Example: 1998, F. Leslie Smith, John W. Wright (II.), David H. Ostroff, Perspectives on radio and television: telecommunication in the United States Most anticable rhetoric centered on the operator's role as carrier and gatekeeper of broadcast signals...
Word: antibussing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + bussing. 1. Alternative spelling of antibusing. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: antirailroad Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + railroad. 1. Opposed to a railroad or railroads.
Word: antirail Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + rail. 1. Opposed to rail transport.
Word: jointweeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jointweed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: silverfishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of silverfish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonwinding Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + winding. 1. That does not wind. Labels: not-comparable Example: a nonwinding curve Example: a nonwinding road
Word: ragequit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rage + quit. Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪd͡ʒˌkwɪt/ 1. The act of quitting an online video game in anger. Labels: slang Example: Hardison: I don't know what happened. I had 'em and then I just— Nate: Didn't anticipate the ragequit. Hardison: You know gamer terminology? Nate: I know the key to a good game is balancing boredom and frustration. Now the game — the puzzle's too easy, then the mark — the player — gets bored and walks away. The puzzle's too hard, then the player gets frustrated, and quits in a rage: ragequit.
Word: ragequit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From rage + quit. Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪd͡ʒˌkwɪt/ 1. To quit an online video game in anger. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: Having had my share of ragequitting teammates and unfinished campaigns -- I still haven't completed a L4D2 campaign on Expert -- I'll take a positive outlook and say that the complaints about difficulty amount to a longer and taller learning curve, that will give this game a longer lifespan than the first. Example: Cheap insta-kill attacks have made me ragequit at least twice. 2. To quit (something) in anger. Labels: broadly, intransitive, slang
Word: ragequitting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ragequit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ragequitted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ragequit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ragequits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ragequit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ragequits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ragequit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ragest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: rage + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of rage Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: catechetical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From catechetic + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to catechesis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Libido Part of Speech: name 1. A Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia.
Word: gaynesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gayness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stackframe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of stack frame. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stackframes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stackframe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cantharus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cantharus, from Ancient Greek κάνθαρος (kántharos). 1. A large drinking cup with two handles. 2. A fountain or basin in the courtyard of an ancient church for worshippers to wash before entering.
Word: coughdrop Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cough drop. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: coughdrops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coughdrop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: canthari Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cantharus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catechetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Latin catēchēticus, from the Ancient Greek κᾰτηχητῐκός (kătēkhētĭkós), from κᾰτηχητής (kătēkhētḗs, “oral instructor”). Pronunciation: /ˌkatiːˈkiːtɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to catechesis. Labels: not-comparable 2. In accordance with the catechism of a church. Labels: not-comparable
Word: catechetick Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of catechetic. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: -iform Part of Speech: suffix 1. Alternative form of -form (with interfix -i-) Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: steady on Part of Speech: intj 1. Do not exaggerate or be excessive. Labels: UK Example: - I'm never going back to that restaurant! - Steady on! They only brought you the wrong drink. 2. A generic exclamation of surprise. Labels: UK
Word: what in the world Part of Speech: intj 1. An exclamation of surprise. Example: "What in the world are you talking about, Roger?" asked my father in amazement.
Word: unwidened Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + widened. 1. Not having been widened. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unlengthened Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + lengthened. 1. Not having been lengthened. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unbroadened Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + broadened. 1. Not having been broadened. Labels: not-comparable
Word: play catch-up Part of Speech: verb 1. In a losing scenario, to take risks in an attempt to regain the lead. Labels: also Example: "We're now having to play catch-up," says the Mayor. "What are we now, five years on from the original announcement? It's probably going to take us another six months to present a business case to government to allow us to make the platform improvements and make sure the knock-on effects to the wider network are taken into account because that has to be costed as well."
Word: on Earth Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Alternative letter-case form of on earth. Labels: alt-of
Word: cluster-fuck Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of clusterfuck. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: old chap Part of Speech: noun 1. Affectionate term of address for a man. Labels: UK, dated Example: ‘Well, look here, old chap,’ he said, ‘let's have strict business between friends. If you'll pay me back four quid at the end of term, you shall have the two pounds. How does that strike you?’ 2. The penis. Labels: UK, colloquial Example: Withnail: You fill this with piss, take this pipe down the trouser, and sellotape this valve to the end of the old chap. Then you get horribly drunk, and they can't fucking touch you. Example: 1997-99, various writers, Blue Jam DR PERLIN: I'll need to have a look at your old chap.
Word: CVV Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of card verification value. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: acid drop Part of Speech: noun 1. An old-fashioned boiled sweet containing citric acid or tartaric acid. Example: That he bestowed two acid drops and dried fig on Hetty. 2. A skateboarding trick in which the skater rides off a ledge and drops onto the board without performing an ollie.
Word: autoanswer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + answer. 1. A feature of a telephone, modem, etc. that allows an incoming call to be answered automatically. Labels: uncountable
Word: nondialup Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + dialup. 1. Not dialup. Labels: not-comparable Example: The method used is to connect the autoanswer modem between the telephone line and a line to the nondialup network. Example: Here is a more complicated example in which we upload a text file to an IBM mainframe through a direct (nondialup) linemode connection.
Word: picknick Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of picnic. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: With these delicacies, and keen appetites, we went out into the moonlight, and had a nocturnal picknick.
Word: picknick Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic form of picnic. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: dubtronica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of dub + electronica. 1. A genre of music combining electronica and dub. Labels: uncountable
Word: make one's mark Part of Speech: verb 1. To make, or leave, a lasting impression, especially to achieve prominent success. Labels: idiomatic Example: Terry, almost inevitably, made his mark on the game when he headed Chelsea back in front seconds before the interval, sending a scrambled finish past Szczesny from Lampard's corner. 2. To sign (a document) by making a cross or other mark.
Word: linemode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From line + mode. 1. A mode of interaction with a remote server where all incoming text characters are printed to the current line, without the possibility of updating the text of previous lines. Labels: uncountable Example: This example, since it is via telnet, uses the linemode browser. The user will be able to explore the web, but will not be able to use a hypertext-based interface. Example: In line-at-a-time or linemode, basically all the character processing including backspacing is done by the client, with the desired characters sent to the server only when the enter key is pressed.
Word: cartridgeless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cartridge + -less. 1. Without cartridges. Labels: not-comparable
Word: suboption Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + option. 1. A secondary option available as part of a main option.
Word: suboptions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of suboption Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cross-referenced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cross-reference Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bodynets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bodynet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bodynet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From body + net, in the sense of network. 1. An array of technology attached to the body. Example: Think of yourself on some evening in the not-so-distant future, when wearable, fitted, and implanted electronic organs connected by bodynets are as commonplace as cotton […] Example: A cathedral of light, if you will, of prefabricated carbon-fiber and lightweight synthetic thermal resins; equipped with stereo-immersive walls and motion sensors that respond via a bodynet to my ever shifting loci of desires and needs […]
Word: playspace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From play + space. 1. An environment where play can take place.
Word: playspaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of playspace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mittent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin mittens, present participle of mittere (“to send”). 1. Emitting harmful humors. Labels: obsolete Example: The symptomes of the imagination, sc. the Vertigo, which is […] cured, […] if from the liver, spleen, womb, or whole body, according to the mittent and recipient part, by phlebotomy, catharticks, revulsion and roborants […] Example: Vicious Humours peccant in quantity or quality are either thrust forth by the Part mittent,[…]or attracted by the Part recipient.
Word: Odyssean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Odyssēa + -an. 1. Of or pertaining to the Odyssey, an Ancient Greek epic poem by Homer, or its hero Odysseus.