nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: doubter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *du(i)βwos Latin *dubosdenom. Latin dubō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin -itō Latin dubitō Old French doterbor. Middle English douten ▲ Old French doter Old French doutebor. Middle English doute ▲ English dubiousinflu. ▲ Latin dubitōinflu. English doubt Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English doubter From doubt + -er. 1. One who doubts. Example: I have a great deal of sympathy with scientific doubters, and with those who test psychicism up hill and down dale and are not satisfied. Example: “Then it's true,” he said quietly. “Everything.” “Ay, thou doubter! Ay thou disbelieving dreg!”
Word: doubters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doubter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multidisciplinary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English disciplinary English multidisciplinary From multi- + disciplinary. Pronunciation: /mʌltiˈdɪsəplɪnɛri/ 1. Relating to multiple areas of study or work. Example: Near-synonyms: crossdisciplinary, interdisciplinary, pluridisciplinary, transdisciplinary Example: A multi-disciplinary team of doctors and researchers was assigned to work full time on AIDS.
Word: quangocracies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quangocracy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: active dry yeast Part of Speech: noun 1. Powdered dehydrated yeast organisms that are alive but dormant because of the lack of moisture, used to leaven bread. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cytomorphology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyto- + morphology. 1. The study of the structure of cells. Labels: uncountable
Word: Lōmāfānu Part of Speech: name 1. Copperplates on which inscriptions of Old Maldivian are found.
Word: -pathy Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English -pathy From Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos, “suffering”) + English -y. Pronunciation: /-pəθi/ 1. suffering, feeling, emotion Labels: morpheme Example: sympathy, antipathy, empathy 2. damage to, disease of, disorder of, or abnormality Labels: morpheme Example: neuropathy, psychopathy, sociopathy 3. therapy, treatment, method, cure, curative treatment Labels: morpheme Example: hydropathy, homeopathy, naturopathy
Word: scrumble Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈskɹʌmbəl/, /ˈskɹʊmbəl/, /ˈskɾʌmbəl/ 1. A small piece of freeform crochet or knitting that can be joined to make a larger piece of freeform work.
Word: scrumble Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈskɹʌmbəl/, /ˈskɹʊmbəl/, /ˈskɾʌmbəl/ 1. Alternative form of scumble (“to apply opaque glaze to a painting”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: unclean hands Part of Speech: noun 1. A doctrine of equity under which a court of law will not provide equitable relief to a party whose own conduct has been improper. Labels: uncountable
Word: Muth-labben Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew מות לבן (muth labbén), a phrase which appears in Psalms 9:1. What the phrase means is somewhat disputed, but it likely indicates either what motivated the writing of the psalm (in which case it probably means "the death of Labben" or "the death of the son" or "the death of the fool") or how the psalm was to be sung (in which case it probably denotes a specific musical instrument to be used for accompaniment, or an existing song whose tune was to be used, or it could mean something like "young boys' voices"). 1. Used in translating Psalms 9:1 without assuming a specific meaning for the Hebrew phrase מות לבן (muth labbén). Labels: uncountable
Word: capris Part of Speech: noun 1. capri pants Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: reasonableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English resonabilnes, resonabilnesse, resonablenesse, equivalent to reasonable + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiː.zə.nə.bəl.nəs/, /ˈɹiːz.nə.bəl.nəs/, [ˈɹɪiz.nə.bəl.nəs] 1. The state or characteristic of being reasonable. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: This dictates the reasonableness of the rupture of a unipersonalist absolute that is pseudomonotheistic since, in this case, the possibility of any other being would have been made impossible. 2. A reasonable action or behaviour. Labels: countable, usually
Word: rancidness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin ranciduslbor. English rancid Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English rancidness From rancid + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being rancid.
Word: rapidness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin rapiō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin rapidusder. Middle French rapidebor. ▲ Latin rapidusbor. English rapid Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English rapidness From rapid + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being rapid. Labels: uncountable
Word: ridiculousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ridiculous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ridiculousness From ridiculous + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being ridiculous. Labels: uncountable Example: Only one short bit of humor is endearing, lampshading the ridiculousness of an eye-mask being able to conceal a superhero's identity. 2. The result of being ridiculous. Labels: countable
Word: raptness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English rapt Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English raptness From rapt + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being rapt. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: She shimmies up the tamarind tree to watch the sistersʼ progression with undisguised raptness.
Word: raucousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English raucous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English raucousness From raucous + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being raucous. Example: The rest of her words were muted by the sudden raucousness of rain on the roof.
Word: raunchiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English raunchy Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English raunchiness From raunchy + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɔːn(t)ʃɪnəs/, /ˈɹɔnt͡ʃinəs/ 1. The characteristic of being raunchy; sleaze, titillation. Labels: uncountable Example: But in none of these did he [Murray Schisgal] descend to the vulgarity and witlessness of his new double bill, Twice Around the Park, a television comedy with added raunchiness that would not be permitted on TV. Example: Not unexpectedly, we find here a satire not merely of what Eryximakhos says, but of the whole Empedoklean mask that he wears, a satire in which some of the references […] are rather pointed, and much of the humor of which depends upon a certain phallic raunchiness characteristic of Aristophanic comedy.
Word: receptiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin receptus Latin -īvus Medieval Latin receptivusbor. Middle English receptive English receptive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English receptiveness From receptive + -ness. 1. the characteristic of being receptive Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: repulsiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English repulsive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English repulsiveness From repulsive + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being repulsive. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Out of the fact of this palatableness on the part of the one and repulsiveness on the part of the other has grown a singular condition in the southern states, where the trees as here once grew in equal profusion, side by side in the forests.
Word: rigidness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin rigidusder. Middle English rigide English rigid Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English rigidness From rigid + -ness. 1. Rigidity. Labels: uncountable
Word: ripeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ripenesse, rypenesse, rijpnesse, from Old English rīpness, equivalent to ripe + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being ripe. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: riskiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English risky Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English riskiness From risky + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being risky. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: respectfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English respectful Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English respectfulness From respectful + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being respectful. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reservedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English reserved Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English reservedness From reserved + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being reserved.
Word: resentfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English resentful Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English resentfulness From resentful + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being resentful. Labels: uncountable
Word: repetitor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare Latin repetitor (“a reclaimer”). 1. A private instructor in a repetitorium. Example: There is probably not a class throughout the Russian Empire, there is certainly not a gymnasium or a real-school, in which a certain proportion of the pupils do not avail themselves of the services of a repetitor ; and in the case of the lower classes of some schools every second or third pupil does so. Example: Where the real difference with the tutorial likes is in the fact that the repetitor does most of the talking in class, analyses the problem and then, at the end, hands out a summary of what the model answer should be. 2. Someone or something that repeats something. Example: For the repetitor, its self-similarity ratio r is 1/3, identifying the subdivision of the original line into three pieces. Example: I like to claim the lineage of reacaire, defined by Dineen as “an auctioneer, a seller, a reciter, a story teller, a gossiper, a poet's repetitor, a ranting female.”
Word: ripest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of ripe: most ripe Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: riskiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of risky: most risky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: riskier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of risky: more risky Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: reformator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partly borrowed from French réformateur and partly directly from Latin reformātor. 1. A reformer.
Word: imprime Part of Speech: verb 1. To drive (a hunted animal) out of its shelter. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: This is the time that the horseman are flung out, not having the cry to lead them to the death. When quadruped animals of the venery or hunting kind are at rest, the stag is said to be harboured, the buck lodged, the fox kennelled, the badger earthed, the otter vented or watched, the hare formed, and the rabbit set. When you find and rouse up the stag and buck, they are said to be imprimed: […]
Word: resentfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English resentful Middle English -ly English -ly English resentfully From resentful + -ly. 1. In a resentful manner. Example: `Talk sense, fat face,' he said resentfully. Example: Still agitated, she watched resentfully as two traffic policemen remounted their motorcycles.
Word: amorosa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian amorosa, feminine of amoroso. 1. A wanton woman; a courtesan. Labels: archaic Example: But the amorosas—or those of the order of Lais, like those amhuhaia of old amongs't the Syrians—be more sociable, have mos't freedom, and in this region are not wors't es'teemed of
Word: amorosi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amoroso Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disinfection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English infection English disinfection From dis- + infection. Pronunciation: /dɪsɪnˈfɛkʃən/ 1. Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Recent activity in the field of blood product disinfection has been based on a photovirucidal approach, with the requirement that the other microbial branches are also susceptible. Example: In brief, after application of the speculum and disinfection of the cervix, the hysterovideoscope was introduced intracervically.
Word: disarmament Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From disarm + -ment, modeled after armament. By surface analysis, dis + armament. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈɑː(r)məmənt/ 1. The reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and of its capability to wage war. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The act of disarming an opponent in a fight. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: With spears, swords and knives flying off the stage from intended defensive disarmament, no one sitting near the stage could afford to even blink his eyes.
Word: cornamuse Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of double reed instrument from the Renaissance.
Word: pellegrina Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian pellegrina. 1. A short cape worn by some Roman Catholic clergy.
Word: arame Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 荒布 (arame). 1. A seaweed, Eisenia bicyclis, used in Japanese cuisine. Labels: uncountable
Word: Zobel Part of Speech: name 1. A gewog of Pemagatshel District, Bhutan.
Word: IIUC Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of if I understand correctly. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: sirop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sirop, sirup, syrop, syroppe, from Old French sirop. 1. Obsolete form of syrup. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: sirop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French sirop. Doublet of syrup. Related to sorbet, sherbet, sharbat. 1. A concentrated fruit drink; a cordial. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: So it came about that at three o'clock of that same afternoon, Rhoda Dawes and Anne Meredith sat primly on their chairs in Poirot's neat room and sipped blackberry sirop (which they disliked very much but were too polite to refuse) from old-fashioned glasses. 2. A kettle used in making sugar by the open-kettle process. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is then dipped into the Flambeau, where it is brushed and cleaned, then passed to the Sirop, where it is further brushed, and finally into the Batterie, where it is concentrated to the granulating point—a density of about 45 degrees Baumé, and with a temperature of about 240 degrees Fahrenheit.
Word: holochroal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos) Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs) Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English holochroal From Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “skin”) + English -al. 1. Having compound lenses, each with separate cornea, each lens separated from others by shallow scleral walls; corneal membrane ends at lens edge Labels: not-comparable
Word: souler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From soul + -er. 1. A mummer or guiser. Labels: historical Example: Often the soulers were children, who would sing their ancient souling-songs from door to door in return for gifts or food.
Word: rancidly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Latin ranciduslbor. English rancid Middle English -ly English -ly English rancidly From rancid + -ly. 1. In a rancid manner.
Word: regretter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁d-der. Proto-Germanic *grētaną Frankish *grātander. Old French *greter Old French regreterbor. Middle English regretten English regret Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English regretter From regret + -er. 1. One who regrets. Example: Catholics were not the only regretters of the British Government's lack of courtesy to Cardinal Lauri during his two passings through England and Wales.
Word: tambour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French tambour (“drum”), from Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr), from the Middle Persian ancestor of Classical Persian تنبور (tanbūr). Doublet of tabor and tanbur. Compare Armenian տաւիղ (tawiġ), and tabla. Pronunciation: /ˈtæmbʊə(ɹ)/ 1. A small shallow drum. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A small shallow drum. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A circular frame for embroidery. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Recollect Lady Teazle when I saw you first—sitting at your tambour in a pretty figured linen gown— 4. A rich kind of gold and silver embroidery. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Silk or other material embroidered on a tambour. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. The capital of a Corinthian column. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Synonym of drum (“cylindrical stone in the shaft of a column”). Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A work usually in the form of a redan, to enclose a space before a door or staircase, or at the gorge of a larger work. It is arranged like a stockade. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A shallow metallic cup or drum, with a thin elastic membrane supporting a writing lever. Two or more of these are connected by a rubber tube and used to transmit and register the movements of the pulse or of any pulsating artery. Labels: countable, uncountable 10. In real tennis, a buttress-like obstruction in the main wall. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: One hazard is the tambour, a buttress which juts out and causes the ball to bounce unpredictably. 11. A rolling top or front (as of a rolltop desk) of narrow strips of wood glued on canvas. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tambour Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French tambour (“drum”), from Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr), from the Middle Persian ancestor of Classical Persian تنبور (tanbūr). Doublet of tabor and tanbur. Compare Armenian տաւիղ (tawiġ), and tabla. Pronunciation: /ˈtæmbʊə(ɹ)/ 1. To embroider on a tambour (circular frame). Labels: ambitransitive
Word: caning Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪnɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of cane Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: caning Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪnɪŋ/ 1. A beating with a cane, especially as a form of punishment Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: caned Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /keɪnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of cane Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: caned Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /keɪnd/ 1. intoxicated by alcohol or drugs. Labels: UK, slang Example: But, somehow, you missed the plane / You did too much E / Met somebody and spent the night getting caned
Word: hung jury Part of Speech: noun 1. A jury in a legal trial that is unable to reach a unanimous or required supermajority verdict after extended deliberation. Example: The prosecution re-filed charges after a mistrial was declared due to a hung jury.
Word: hung juries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hung jury Labels: form-of, plural
Word: radio-frequency identification Part of Speech: noun 1. The storage and retrieval of data using tags attached to individual packages, animals or people; the tags contain an integrated circuit to store and process the data, and an antenna to transmit and receive such data. Labels: uncountable
Word: mandorla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian mandorla. Doublet of almond, amygdala, and amygdale. Pronunciation: /mænˈdɔː(ɹ)lə/ 1. A vesica piscis-shaped aureola that surrounds the figures of Christ and the Virgin Mary, or represents God the Father (who is not traditionally depicted) in traditional Eastern Christian art. Example: In addition, the mandorla may be considered on a more primal level as an archetypically ritual shape that transcends conscious and intentional symbolism, thus falling under the category of the mandala.
Word: rosolio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian rosolio. 1. Any of several sweet liqueurs containing fruit extract. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: On the other hand, much activity exists, in all parts, in the manufacture of aromatic liqueurs, ratafias, and rosolios, both in imitating foreign productions, such as whiskey, rum, brandy, kirsch-water, extract of wormwood of Neufchâtel, Dutch curaçao, chartreuse, &c., and in the manufacture of liqueurs peculiar to the country, as aniseed brandies and rosolios (Fumetto, Rinfresco di Modena) of the Bolognese and of Emilia, the rosolio, with flavour of bitter almonds (Amaraschino di Zara), the alchermes of Florence, &c. Example: Rosolio is a simple liquor that Neapolitan families brewed and served with a cup of coffee.
Word: -esse Part of Speech: suffix 1. Alternative form of -ess. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: cannella Part of Speech: noun 1. cinnamon Labels: uncountable Example: The treatment of lipocardiac asthma consists in improving the health of the patient. Against the symptoms, digitalis, convallaria, valerianate of quinine, caffein, cognac, red wine boiled with cannella, &c. may be useful.
Word: scorza Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Scorza, said to be Wallachian. 1. epidote in the form of sand Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: forestiera Part of Speech: noun 1. Any plant of genus Forestiera.
Word: scrub wallaby Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various wallabies living in dense vegetation, especially the black-striped wallaby, Macropus dorsalis, of eastern Queensland and New South Wales. Example: She waved out the sidewindow, ‘Another scrub wallaby! That's fifteen not including your side.’
Word: black-striped wallaby Part of Speech: noun 1. A medium-sized wallaby, Macropus dorsalis, from Queensland and New South Wales
Word: cypin Part of Speech: noun 1. A cytosolic protein that regulates neuron branching. Labels: uncountable
Word: road to Damascus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Bible New Testament book Acts of the Apostles. Referring to the conversion of Saul of Tarsus, later known as the Apostle Paul, to Christianity while travelling to Damascus to persecute Christians. 1. An important point in someone's life where a great change, or reversal, of ideas or beliefs occurs. Labels: attributive, idiomatic, often Example: Today we hear a lot about those who have had what's often called Road to Damascus experiences on every issue from guns and same-sex marriage to the sanctity-of-life and taxes. Example: […] That was my Road to Damascus moment. They played one hit after another and this is the song I remember most clearly.
Word: cor blimey Part of Speech: intj Etymology: A minced oath from may God blind me. Pronunciation: /kɔːˈblaɪ.mi/ 1. An exclamation of surprise. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK Example: "No, the way I see it, they ain't come yet - an' that means they ain't never goin' to come - an' that means there ain't nobody to come. Cor, blimey, 'oo'd ever've thought it could 'appen like this!"
Word: turnoff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from turn off. 1. Alternative spelling of turn-off. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tuneup Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tune-up. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tuberose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin tūber Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin tūberōsusbor. English tuberose Borrowed from Latin tūberōsus (“tuberous”). Pronunciation: /ˈtubəɹoʊz/, /ˈtjuːbəɹəʊz/ 1. tuberous
Word: tuberose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin tūber Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin tūberōsusbor. English tuberose Borrowed from Latin tūberōsus (“tuberous”). Pronunciation: /ˈtubəɹoʊz/, /ˈtjuːbəɹəʊz/ 1. Any plant in genera Polianthes or Manfreda (syns. of Agave), now both in Agave subg. Manfreda. 2. Any plant in genera Polianthes or Manfreda (syns. of Agave), now both in Agave subg. Manfreda. Example: Only now Mariam saw a basket on the sill. White tuberoses spilled from its sides.
Word: tuberous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin tuba Latin tubusder. Middle French tubeder. English tube English -er English tuber Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English tuberous From tuber + -ous. Pronunciation: /ˈt(j)uːbəɹəs/ 1. Relating to, resembling, or producing tubers. 2. Relating to tuberosities. Example: Huge tits and a fissured crotch / Were scored well in, and the space / Between her legs held scrawls / That set her fairly astride / A tuberous cock and balls
Word: tuberculin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tuberculosis Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English tuberculin From tuberculosis + -in. 1. An antigen used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tubercular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin tuberculum (“diminutive of tuber (“lump”)”) + -ar Pronunciation: /tjuˈbɜːkjələ(ɹ)/, /tuˈbɝkjəlɚ/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or having tuberculosis. Example: As he grew older, his tubercular thinness tended toward emaciation. Example: He set up business in Sydney, the little capital city of one of the middle Southern states, lived soberly and industriously under the attentive eye of a folk still raw with defeat and hostility, and finally, his good name founded and admission won, he married a gaunt tubercular spinstress, ten years his elder, but with a nest egg and an unshakable will to matrimony. 2. Relating to or reminiscent of the wheezing sounds associated with the breathing of tuberculosis patients. Example: The engine heaved. […] The thing sounded like a tubercular tugboat engine without a muffler. Example: Crows on the roof beat their wings and made their low tubercular moan. 3. Having, being, or relating to tubercles. Example: “ORANGE ORCHID” “SPOTTED ORCHID” […] Dorsal appendage of the hood of column smooth, tubercular and notched at the end.
Word: tubercular Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin tuberculum (“diminutive of tuber (“lump”)”) + -ar Pronunciation: /tjuˈbɜːkjələ(ɹ)/, /tuˈbɝkjəlɚ/ 1. A person who has tuberculosis. Labels: dated Example: They are the tuberculars, the psychiatrics, and the older men suffering from chronic conditions. All of those men are totally disabled.
Word: tuberculate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin tūberculātus. By surface analysis, tubercul(um) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Compare French tuberculé. Pronunciation: /tjuˈbɜːkjəlɪt/, /tuˈbɝkjəlɪt/ 1. Having tubercles. 2. Having tuberculosis.
Word: tuberculous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin tuberculum (“little lump”) + -ous. Pronunciation: /tjuˈbɜːkjələs/, /tuˈbɝkjələs/ 1. Tubercular: having or relating to tuberculosis. Labels: not-comparable Example: Not only for the adult excluded from work because of his infirmity, but also for the child excluded from the school because of its being tuberculous or predisposed must suitable provision for its cure and education be provided in preventorial and open air schools, the value of which has already been emphasized. 2. Having or relating to tubercles. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tryout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from try out. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹaɪˌaʊt/ 1. A test of the suitability or effectiveness of a person or thing, especially an audition for a performer or athlete, or the advance staging of a play at a small theatre. Example: “Hey, what are you guys doing?” “Dude, we're gonna tailgate the tryouts.” “Oh, shit. That's a good idea. Oh, you gonna bust out Green Man, bro?” “No. No Green Man.” “What's Green Man?” “Well, in high school, Charlie was like our school mascot.” “A mascot nobody wanted. He'd get wasted and dress in this green spandex bodysuit.” “Spandex?” “It was really sad.” “That's it.” “You gotta bring the Green Man suit.” “Yeah, no. Done with it.” “The spandex.” “Green Man was good. It got me through some hard times. But I'm done with it. Tell you what. You can wear it if you want, but I'm just gonna be relaxing, okay? This is gonna be about chilling out for me.” “No. This is gonna be exactly like Woodstock.” Example: Oh, there's only one spot open right now, so we're gonna have tryouts.
Word: trial run Part of Speech: noun 1. An empirical test of the suitability or effectiveness of a method or object by running it at least once. Example: Because most diesel failures can be traced to electrical faults, minor in themselves but often difficult to pin-point, any unscheduled halt during a trial run is often the signal for the frenzied unfolding of wiring diagrams and the appearance of an impressive array of voltmeters and circuit testers. 2. An empirical test of the suitability or capability of a person or actor by letting them perform at least once.
Word: minced oath Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of euphemism based on a profanity or blasphemy that has been altered to remove the objectionable characteristics of the original expression; a polite version of an expletive.
Word: delinquencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of delinquency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: colloquies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of colloquy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: colloquies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of colloquy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: penitentiaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of penitentiary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: a closed mouth gathers no feet Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: From put one's foot in one's mouth (“to say something embarrassing or wrong, or to make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing or offensive”), adopting the structure of a rolling stone gathers no moss and a closed mouth catches no flies. Pronunciation: /ə ˈkləʊzd ˌmaʊθ ˈɡæ.ðəz nəʊ ˈfiːt/, /ə ˈkloʊzd ˌmaʊθ ˈɡæ.ðɚz noʊ ˈfiːt/ 1. One who does not speak can be sure of not saying anything embarrassing. Labels: humorous Example: From the wall of a New York bar: "A closed mouth gathers no feet." Example: A closed mouth gathers no feet.
Word: typecasting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, typecast + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of typecast Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: typecasting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, typecast + -ing. 1. The process by which a person is typecast, or taken to be a particular stereotype. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Similar in consequence to the ethnological typecastings, these ideologically driven political readings produce a lumping effect. 2. The act of typing out messages with a typewriter and posting images of them online. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Matt Cidoni, 16, of East Brunswick, N.J., keeps a picture of his favorite machine, a Royal No. 10, on his iPod Touch so he can show it off to friends. Online, he is a proud member of the "typosphere," a global community of typewriter geeks. Like many of them, he enjoys "typecasting," or tapping out typewritten messages, which he scans and posts to his Web site, Adventures in Typewriterdom. Example: Owning vintage typewriters, attending 'type-ins'—congregations of enthusiasts who have typing competitions with one another—and 'typecasting' (typing posts, scanning them and uploading them on to websites) are some of the activities of a new geeky species.
Word: riskily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English risky Middle English -ly English -ly English riskily From risky + -ly. 1. In a risky or rather perilous manner. Example: [T]he birds hopped round the door (which, somewhat riskily, they ventured to keep open); [...] Example: They played till the sun went down, in pure amusement, careless and timeless. Then, as the little sledge twirled riskily to rest at the bottom of the slope: [...]
Word: semiretired Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English retired English semiretired From semi- + retired. 1. Partially retired; working part time, or not yet receiving pension benefits nor drawing down retirement savings. Labels: not-comparable
Word: RESP Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of registered education savings plan, an investment vehicle allowing caregivers to save for their children's post-secondary education, offering subsidies and potential tax advantages. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: RRSP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of registered retirement savings plan Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: mincing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mince Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mincing Part of Speech: adj 1. Affectedly dainty. Example: "Is there nothing to eat in the house?" he asked, insolently, as if to a servant. In certain stages of his intoxication he affected the clipped, mincing speech of the towns. Mrs. Morel hated him most in this condition.
Word: mincing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is minced. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: After three or four mincings with a coarse blade the product was passed two or three times through a fine blade. 2. Affected dainty speech or movement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: My father, León Fuertes, was a fag three years; a roaring faggot; a lisping, smirking fruit; […] He put on all the trappings of inversion: the twittered mouthings, the hyper-feminine moues, the languid mincings.
Word: gulae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gulas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mijl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch mijl, cognate with English mile and similarly derived from Latin milia (“Roman mile, 1000 Roman paces”) but used instead for the much longer league of about an hour's walk. 1. A former Dutch unit of distance, usually equivalent to about 3 miles or 5–6 km. Labels: historical
Word: steek Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Scots steek, from Middle English steke (“to enclose”) and Middle Dutch steken (“to stitch”). Noun from Scots steek (“stitch”), from Middle Dutch steek (“stitch”). More at stick, stitch. Pronunciation: /stiːk/ 1. To stitch (sew with a needle). 2. To shut or close. 3. To use a technique for knitting garments such as sweaters in the round without interruption for openings or sleeves until the end.
Word: steek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scots steek, from Middle English steke (“to enclose”) and Middle Dutch steken (“to stitch”). Noun from Scots steek (“stitch”), from Middle Dutch steek (“stitch”). More at stick, stitch. Pronunciation: /stiːk/ 1. A stitch. Labels: Scotland Example: Ake Ogilvie told the tale the next day to Ma Cleghorn, Ma lying at rest in her bed, she'd gone to bed with a steek in her side and as lying fair wearied till Ake looked in. 2. The bridge of extra stitches used in the steeking technique.
Word: Knight Bachelor Part of Speech: noun 1. A man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organized orders of chivalry; the lowest rank of knight in the British honours system. Labels: UK
Word: Knight Batchelor Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Knight Bachelor. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Knights Batchelor Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Knight Batchelor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Knights Bachelor Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Knight Bachelor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: felonies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of felony Labels: form-of, plural
Word: patties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of patty Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of pattie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: haptenize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English hapten Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English haptenize From hapten + -ize. 1. To react an antigenic compound (a hapten) with a carrier protein in order to stimulate an immune response. Labels: transitive
Word: mop squeezer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Sense 2 attested from 1949 in the US. Sense 2 possibly a reference to the scepter held by some queens (e.g., the queen of spades in the English deck). 1. A maidservant. Labels: archaic, slang Example: Servant Maids – who despising their Station […] deserted their Calling, and from Mop-squeezers, were promoted to Whores. 2. A queen (the playing card). Labels: offensive, possibly, slang, uncommon
Word: Nina Ross Part of Speech: noun 1. A playing card with the rank of nine Labels: slang 2. A hand in lowball poker where the highest card is a nine Labels: slang 3. A roll of nine in table craps Labels: slang 4. A 9mm handgun Labels: slang
Word: immensities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of immensity Labels: form-of, plural Example: Already we are boldly launched upon the deep; but soon we shall be lost in its unshored harborless immensities.
Word: indignities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indignity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: urgencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of urgency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inefficiencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inefficiency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pluralities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plurality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phonies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phony Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antimeria Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of anthimeria. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rhetoric, uncountable
Word: steel wheel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A wheel is a common slang name for the lowest straight, ace-2-3-4-5. 1. The lowest straight flush, ace-2-3-4-5 (all of the same suit). Labels: slang 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see steel, wheel: especially, a certain type of automotive wheel (also called steelies).
Word: impossibilities Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪmˌpɑsəˈbɪlɪtiz/ 1. plural of impossibility Labels: form-of, plural
Word: repositories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of repository Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conservatories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conservatory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quandaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quandary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ossuaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ossuary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dramedies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dramedy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: optionable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English option Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English optionable From option + -able. 1. Of or pertaining to options on a stock or equity. For some stocks, it is possible to trade options on them, hence they are optionable, for other stocks options aren't traded so they are not optionable.
Word: suprapubic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- English pubis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pubic English suprapubic From supra- + pubic. 1. Above, or anterior to, the pubic bone. Labels: not-comparable
Word: travesties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of travesty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: travesties Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of travesty Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Teutophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Teuto- + -phobia. 1. The antipathy toward, or fear of, Germans or German things. Labels: uncountable
Word: Brouwer Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Dutch.
Word: direct maternal death Part of Speech: noun 1. A maternal death resulting from a complication of the pregnancy or delivery, or their management.
Word: indirect maternal death Part of Speech: noun 1. A pregnancy-related death in a female patient with a preexisting or newly developed health problem.
Word: four pips Part of Speech: noun 1. four of a kind, aces. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang
Word: full boat Part of Speech: noun 1. A full house Labels: slang
Word: puppy feet Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of puppy foot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: huggle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Frequentative of hug: hug + -le. 1. To hug and snuggle simultaneously: gesture of tender non-sexual affection. Labels: Internet, childish 2. To hug and cuddle. Labels: Internet 3. To huddle. Labels: archaic Example: Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard, e.g. in William Allingham, The ballad book: a selection of the choicest British ballads, Sever and Francis, 1865, p. 269. Lie still, lie still, thou little Musgrave, | And huggle me from the cold; | 'tis nothing but a shepherds boy, | A-driving his sheep to fold.
Word: huggle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Frequentative of hug: hug + -le. 1. A hug while snuggling: gesture of tender non-sexual affection. Labels: Internet, childish
Word: de Vries Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch de Vries. 1. A surname from Dutch.
Word: melancholies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of melancholy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: harmonies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of harmony Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lighthouse keeper Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light together with its optics and mechanisms.
Word: mico Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish or Portuguese mico. 1. A small South American monkey (Mico melanurus, syn. Callithrix melanura), allied to the marmoset.
Word: Kikongo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀- Kongo ki- Kongo Kongo Kongo [Term?]bor. English Kikongo From Kongo ki- + Kongo, the prefix indicating inanimate or abstract nouns, and used to form language names. Attested in English since the late nineteenth century; Kongo appears earlier in the century. Pronunciation: /kɪˈkɒŋɡəʊ/ 1. Synonym of Kongo (“the language”)
Word: yahoos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yahoo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yahoos Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of yahoo Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bitki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian битки́ (bitkí), plural of бито́к (bitók). 1. Synonym of bitochki (“a kind of meatball from Slavic countries”). Example: Bitki are served with a sour cream, or red sauce like tomato sauce, or Madeira sauce, garnished with fried onions and sautéed potatoes. Some recipes call for finely chopped parsley among the ingredients.
Word: conoscente Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian conoscente, modern form of obsolete cognoscente. 1. Rare form of cognoscente. Labels: form-of, rare Example: I passed two Mornings in looking at the pictures of Sasso Ferrato and Andrea Mantegna, Names which I used to know only in Books: the Works of Guido Reni as the Italians always call him however, give one the real, & true, & unaffected Delight which that Art can afford—and as Goldsmith used to say the way to set up for a Conoscente was to talk a great deal about Pietro Perugino, I assure you that in that Merit I have already made many advances. Example: Upon asking how he had been taught the art of a conoscente so very suddenly, he assured me that nothing was more easy.
Word: Brooklynn Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name transferred from the place name, variant of Brooklyn.
Word: Chance Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /t͡ʃæns/, [t͡ʃʰɛəns~t͡ʃʰeəns], [t͡ʃʰæns~t͡ʃʰans], /t͡ʃɑːns/, [t͡ʃʰɑːns] 1. An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A census-designated place in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A census-designated place in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An unincorporated community in Perkins County, South Dakota, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. An unincorporated community in Essex County, Virginia, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A male given name from English, an American pet form of Chauncey, in modern usage also associated with the word chance. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable