nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: frumpily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English frumpy Middle English -ly English -ly English frumpily From frumpy + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹʌmpɪli/ 1. In a frumpy manner.
Word: dowdifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dowdify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dowdifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dowdify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sushi roll Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of sushi wrapped in seaweed; usually cut into bite-sized pieces.
Word: flixweed Part of Speech: noun 1. A tall, herbaceous flowering plant, Descurainia sophia, related to mustard Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: kush Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ellipsis of Hindu Kush, the place of origin. Pronunciation: /kʊʃ/ 1. Marijuana, especially Cannabis indica (a variety of marijuana originating in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, strains of which often have high THC content). Labels: slang, uncountable Example: Baby, who you callin' soft / Don't make me smoke up all your kush / Don't make me pop your cheap ass pills Example: Smoking on that kush all in our section / Like it's legalized 2. A synthetic cannabinoid-like recreational drug prevalent in Sierra Leone. Labels: uncountable
Word: general of the army Part of Speech: noun 1. A commissioned military officer of the highest rank in the United States, ranking directly above a general, and corresponding to marshal or field marshal in other countries. A general of the army is equal in grade or rank to an admiral of the fleet. 2. A military officer of the highest rank in several countries that follow the United States military rank system, including Liberia.
Word: generals of the army Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of general of the army Labels: form-of, plural
Word: major general Part of Speech: noun 1. A military officer in the armies of most nations, typically ranking below a lieutenant general and above a brigadier. Example: In short, when I've a smattering of elemental strategy-- [...] You'll say a better major-general has never sat agee.
Word: major-general Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of major general. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Hu Jui-chou, an army major-general involved in rescue operations, said those trapped included people buried by a massive landslide in Hsiao Lin, a village of 1,000 in Kaohsiung county. Many were also trapped in a second village, Namahsia.
Word: kingsman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *kunją Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *kuningaz Proto-West Germanic *kuning Old English cyning Middle English king English king English -s- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man English kingsman From king + -s- + man. 1. The lowest enlisted rank in the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment of the British Army, equivalent to private in the rest of the British Army. 2. Alternative form of king's man. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: factfinder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fact + finder. 1. In a legal proceeding, the person or persons given the task of weighing all evidence presented and determining the facts of the case in light of that evidence; the jury, or where there is no jury, the judge. 2. One who finds facts.
Word: factfinders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of factfinder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bluebooks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bluebook Labels: form-of, plural
Word: branding irons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of branding iron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kingsmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kingsman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coring Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkɔː.ɹɪŋ/, /ˈkəʊ.ɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of core Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: coring Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɔː.ɹɪŋ/, /ˈkəʊ.ɹɪŋ/ 1. The production of a core by means of drilling
Word: coring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English ring English coring From co- + ring. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔː.ɹɪŋ/, /ˈkəʊ.ɹɪŋ/ 1. The dual of a ring.
Word: leap frog Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of leapfrog. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: bouffe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Italian buffobor. French bouffebor. English bouffe Borrowed from French bouffe. Pronunciation: /buf/ 1. A comic opera Example: Born as a French satiric form with the bouffes of Jacques Offenbach in the 1850s, it moved on, like most Parisian fashions, to Vienna[…].
Word: bouffe Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /buf/ 1. To make bouffant. Labels: transitive Example: I thought about bouffing my hair again.
Word: I could eat a horse Part of Speech: phrase 1. I am very hungry. Labels: excessive, idiomatic Example: She said: "I'm starved. I could eat a horse." I told her she was lying, because I had once eaten horse.
Word: butter knives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of butter knife Labels: form-of, plural
Word: butterknife Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of butter knife. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: butterknives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of butterknife (alternative spelling of butter knives). Labels: form-of, plural
Word: klieg lights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of klieg light Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sightlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sightless 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 sightlessness From sightless + -ness. 1. the characteristic of being sightless; blindness Labels: uncountable
Word: sightlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sightless Middle English -ly English -ly English sightlessly From sightless + -ly. 1. In a sightless manner; blindly.
Word: steak knife Part of Speech: noun 1. A table knife with a sharp, narrow, and often serrated blade designed for cutting tougher foods such as cooked meats.
Word: steak knives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of steak knife Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ribcage Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of rib cage. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rib cage Part of Speech: noun 1. A part of the skeleton within the thoracic area consisting of ribs, sternum and thoracic vertebrae. 2. The enclosed area created by and within the ribs.
Word: rib cages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rib cage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ribcages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ribcage (alternative spelling of rib cages). Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spicier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of spicy: more spicy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: spiciest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of spicy: most spicy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: mischievousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mischievous 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 mischievousness From mischievous + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪst͡ʃɪvəsnəs/ 1. The characteristic of being mischievous; the tendency to make mischief. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Up to the recent accident, which is attributed to the mischievousness of someone in releasing safety devices on the wagon, the railway has enjoyed an accident-free record.
Word: aw shucks Part of Speech: intj 1. An expression of bashfulness or modesty, especially in response to a compliment or when giving thanks. Labels: US, colloquial Example: Aw shucks, you're going to make me blush. 2. Used to express disappointment, embarrassment or annoyance. Labels: US, colloquial Example: Aw shucks, it looks like we're going to lose the game after all.
Word: non sequiturs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of non sequitur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: praeludium Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of preludium. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: mydriasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin mydriasis, from Ancient Greek μυδρίᾱσις (mudríāsis, “undue enlargement of the pupil”), from μύδρος (múdros, “mass of red hot material in a forge”), possibly because the pupil is particularly bright or sparkling when dilated, or because of the red eye effect when exposed to a flash of light. Pronunciation: /mɪˈdɹaɪ ə sɪs/, /maɪ-/ 1. The condition of having abnormally large and dilated pupils due to illness or narcotics, particularly stimulants such as methamphetamine, cocaine, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tempos Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtɛmpəʊz/, /ˈtɛmpoʊz/ 1. plural of tempo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eneclann Part of Speech: noun 1. The honour price ascribed to an individual as a measure of his/her status, recorded in the early Irish Law tracts. It had to be paid for any major offence committed against an individual, e.g. murder, satire, serious injury, refusal of hospitality, theft, violation of protection, etc. Labels: Ireland, historical, uncountable
Word: pinnule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pinnula. 1. Any of the ultimate leaflets of a bipinnate or tripinnate leaf; a subleaflet. 2. A part or an organ which resembles the barb of a feather, particularly the side branches on the stalks of crinoids; Any of the lateral divisions of the finger-like stalks of an encrinite.
Word: MTV generation Part of Speech: noun 1. The generation that came of age watching MTV in the late 20th century. Example: But while the small screen and grainy full-motion video on a CD-ROM […] may wow computerphiles […], it won't impress the MTV generation. Example: Younger viewers are seen as part of the MTV generation: raised on a collage of rapidly shifting images […]
Word: conceptualizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of conceptualize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Tiananmen Square Part of Speech: name Etymology: Partial calque from Mandarin 天安門廣場／天安门广场 (Tiān'ānmén Guǎngchǎng, literally “square/plaza of Tiananmen ("the gate of Heaven's peacemaking" or conventionally: "the gate of heavenly peace")”). 1. A large plaza in Dongcheng district, Beijing, China. Example: On my return from the meeting with Dr Fry, I spent some time walking about Tiananmen Square and took some photographs. Though I had not seen any wall posters there, I did notice six large portraits of Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, Mao and Hua. In the middle of Tiananmen Square there were several small open air photography stalls around which people were queuing up to have themselves photographed at the great revolutionary centre. Example: On the 33rd anniversary of the crushing of pro-democracy demonstrations in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989, Taiwan has emerged as one of the last places in the Chinese-speaking world remembering the deaths of thousands at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, after authorities banned such demonstrations in Hong Kong. 2. A protest event held in the square on June 4, 1989. Example: The situation had its parallels to the one that developed in China that year: one might not be in the mood to talk with that country's leaders after Tiananmen Square, but if you really wanted to move them in the direction of democracy, and get them to restore the very rights they had trampled on, you were better off talking to them than driving them into hard-headed isolation. Example: After 79 days, Occupy Central — the protests for democracy that swarmed Hong Kong — is gone. On Monday, police began clearing what was called the biggest political protest in China since Tiananmen Square in 1989.
Word: dourly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English dour Middle English -ly English -ly English dourly From dour + -ly. 1. In a dour manner. Example: The housekeeper looked up over the top of her reading glasses a trifle dourly.
Word: dourest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of dour: most dour Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: belonoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek βελόνη (belónē, “a needle”) + -oid. 1. Shaped like a needle. Example: A tendency for elongation of the lower or both jaws occurs in all belonoid groups, expressed as a garlike prey capture structure in piscivorous needlefishes and as unequal jaw lengths in sauries and particularly in halfbeaks.
Word: CFS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of chronic fatigue syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Over the years, openSNP became one of the largest repositories of its kind, used in research, education, and even community-led investigations like debunking flawed CFS genetic studies. 2. Initialism of cramp fasciculation syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of Canada Flight Supplement (a pilot's guide to aerodromes, air control zones, and airways in Canadian airspace and Canadian air traffic control zones). Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: madnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of madness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clashes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clash Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clashes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of clash Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: clashed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of clash Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: trenching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of trench Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: trenching Part of Speech: noun 1. The excavation of a trench.
Word: trenching Part of Speech: adj 1. trenchant
Word: trenched Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: trenched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of trench Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: consecrates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of consecrate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unenforceable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English enforce Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English enforceable English unenforceable From un- + enforceable. 1. Unable to be enforced. Example: A California law that ensures many gig workers are considered independent contractors, while affording them some limited benefits, is unconstitutional and unenforceable, a California Superior Court judge ruled Friday evening.
Word: condensing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of condense Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: In Russia, where experiments on a considerable scale have been made with condensing, the railways have the considerable advantage of a loading gauge 17 ft. high (the biggest in the world), as compared with the British 13 ft. or slightly over.
Word: take issue with Part of Speech: verb 1. To disagree with something, and to raise objections to it
Word: irresolvable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English ir- English resolve Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English resolvable English irresolvable From ir- + resolvable. Pronunciation: /ɪɹɪˈzɒlvəb(ə)l/ 1. Impossible to resolve; insoluble. 2. Impossible to separate into its component parts.
Word: irresolvable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English ir- English resolve Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English resolvable English irresolvable From ir- + resolvable. Pronunciation: /ɪɹɪˈzɒlvəb(ə)l/ 1. A problem that cannot be resolved.
Word: Quasimodo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the opening of the introit of the day’s Tridentine Mass in Ecclesiastical Latin: quasi modo genitī īnfāntēs (“as newborn babes …”). Pronunciation: /ˌkwɑ.ziˈmoʊ̯.doʊ̯/ 1. The first Sunday after Easter Sunday. Example: Holonyms: Easter Week < Eastertide < Octave of Easter < Eastertime < calendar
Word: Quasimodo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the hunchback character Quasimodo in Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. The name of the character is derived from the first etymology. Pronunciation: /ˌkwɑ.ziˈmoʊ̯.doʊ̯/ 1. A surfing trick performed while crouching. Example: In the end, why not be happy with both, with the BMXes and the pentathlons, with the swans of synchro and the Quasimodos of wrestling? Sweet.
Word: sperge Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /spɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/ 1. A charge of wash for the still.
Word: sperse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Apheretic form of asperse, from Latin aspersus, past participle of aspergere. Pronunciation: /spɜː(ɹ)s/ 1. To disperse. Labels: obsolete Example: On all which did against his course oppose, Into a cloud of dust spers'd in the air
Word: disperge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin dispergere. See disperse. Pronunciation: /dɪˈspɝd͡ʒ/ 1. To sprinkle, scatter, or disperse. Example: In several engagements he disperged the remains of the Chouans, and on the 6th of June, 1800, prevented the English sh from landing at Quiberon . Example: Theories abounded as to the best configuration of this linkage--screen early, screen late; disperge early, disperge late; bleach early, bleach late.
Word: multilateralism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English multilateral Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English multilateralism From multilateral + -ism. 1. Unbiased trade between nations, in contrast to bilateralism. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A system by which nations consult others in matters of foreign policy, by way of organisations such as the United Nations. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, a lifelong opponent of multilateralism and its institutions, had pushed for a hardline position, particularly on the role of the IMF.
Word: smalto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian smalto. Doublet of schmaltz and smalt. 1. A piece of coloured glass used in mosaic. Example: This is done by striking the smalto with a sharp-edged hammer, directly over a similar edge, placed vertically beneath. Example: The smalto is thus broken as far as possible into the form desired, and it is afterwards ground with emery powder upon a lead wheel until the precise size and form are obtained.
Word: subnitrate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English nitrate English subnitrate From sub- + nitrate. 1. A mixed hydroxide and nitrate
Word: Masa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Massa (“Chadic ethnic group”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: Masa Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Massa (“Chadic language”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Masa Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese まさ (Masa). 1. A female given name from Japanese.
Word: malleoli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of malleolus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smalti Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smalto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Yuli Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 玉里 (Yùlǐ). 1. An urban township in Hualien County, Taiwan. Example: Sunday's quakes damaged the east coast railroad at seven places in the 75-mile stretch between Hualien and Taitung. Hualien, hard hit by quakes that killed about 100 persons Oct. 22 and 23, suffered no casualties Sunday. The rail towns of Yuli and Fuli 50 and 60 miles south, bore the bunt of the Sunday tremors. Example: Construction will begin in July 1978 from Hsinyi in Nantou county on the west side and in 1979 from Yuli in Hualien county on the east side.
Word: Yuli Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 尉犁 (Yùlí). 1. A county of Bayingolin prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China. Example: For example, during the reign of Han Cho Ti (86-74 B.C.) there were more than 500,000 mows of irrigated farmlands around Luntai (Lun-dai) and Yuli (Werli) cities in the lower reaches of the Tarim River.[...]Thus, the ancient extensive farmlands around Luntai and Yuli have now been all turned into shifting sands, and the famous ancient Loulan Kingdom, located at the western side of Lop Nur, has been utterly devastated into a wild landscape of yardang and barchan dunes. Example: A 1987 study listed 25,000 speakers of the Lop Nur Uygur language in the eastern part of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.¹ They live near Lop Nur Lake, in a widespread area which includes Yuli County and Miran Township of Ruogiang County. 2. A town in Yuli, Bayingolin prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
Word: Kele Part of Speech: noun 1. A Bantu ethnic group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Kele Part of Speech: name 1. The language of these people.
Word: arsenite Part of Speech: noun 1. Any oxyanion of trivalent arsenic, especially the AsO₃³⁻ anion (or protonated derivatives); any salt containing this anion, or any ester of arsenious acid
Word: banya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian ба́ня f (bánja). Doublet of bagnio, bain, and balaneion. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑːnjə/ 1. A type of steam bath, popular in Russia (and in some parts of Alaska as well). Example: The Russian public steam bath (banya) is a cultural hybrid which borrows freely from the Finnish sauna and the Turkish political detention centre.
Word: carry the message to Garcia Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A paraphrase of a quotation from an essay in 1899, "A Message to Garcia", concerning Calixto García. 1. To perform a requisite task despite obstacles. Labels: dated, intransitive Example: 1922, David Starr Jordan, The Days of a Man: Being Memories of a Naturalist, Teacher, and Minor Prophet of Democracy, World Book Co., page 148, ... its demand being for men who could face difficult decisions and achieve results, who could "carry the message to Garcia" without delay or dallying. Example: ...determined to always carry the message to Garcia, irrespective of adverse conditions and circumstances. 2. To perform a requisite task without having been informed specifically by what method to do so. Labels: dated, intransitive Example: 1932, William Carl Ruediger, Teaching Procedures, Houghton Mifflin Company, page 410, ...do it when you are told once. That is to say, carry the Message to Garcia! Example: 2005, Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The Mad Cook of Pymatuning: A Novel, Simon and Schuster, page 30, "And leaders will emerge. Men who can take the initiative, carry the message to Garcia. That's what I want." [The character in the novel said these words in 1952.]
Word: machine-gun Part of Speech: verb 1. To fire a machine gun. 2. To shoot (people, etc.) with a machine gun. Example: During a time when the New Right is becoming increasingly powerful, when gay people are machine-gunned down in the streets, lesbians and gay men are recognizing the necessity of helping each other out. 3. To shoot (something) out of or as if out of a machine gun. Example: The opportunity for examining this historical phenomenon was lost on the producers of Making Sense of the Sixties, as images of rock festivals and tragedies were machine-gunned at the viewer, presumably to recreate a sense of the general confusion (as opposed to the cultural excitement) of the period.
Word: made-to-measure Part of Speech: adj 1. Designed and made to individual specifications. (usually of men's clothing) Labels: not-comparable
Word: made-to-order Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compare bespoke, as similar derivation of “made to request” from “speech, command”. 1. Made for a specific individual, but not always to individual specifications. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mailbag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mail + bag. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪlˌbæɡ/ 1. A strong canvas bag used for the transportation of mail. Example: The communicating doors of adjoining vehicles are opened simultaneously by pressing a large push-button located a suitable height for a man loaded with mailbags to contact it with his shoulder; after a time-lag of seven seconds the doors close automatically. 2. A smaller bag, slung from the shoulder, used by a mail carrier during the delivery of mail. 3. The correspondence received by a publishing entity such as a magazine or website. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: In our mailbag this month, we've got no less than 12 letters from those of you who think that Jones should not have been benched.
Word: mail-order Part of Speech: verb 1. To buy or sell goods to be delivered by mail. Example: If you want to buy one of the albums reviewed in my article, or any women's music recording, it's not necessary to mail order them unless you can't get to a store. Thanks to Merle and other local distributors around the country, many stores carry women's music.
Word: mailorder Part of Speech: adj 1. Ordered to be delivered to one's home Labels: not-comparable
Word: maintop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From main + top. 1. A platform at the top of a square-rigged vessel's mainmast; used for observation and for the attachment of rigging.
Word: make-do Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Deverbal from make do. 1. improvised, makeshift
Word: make-do Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from make do. 1. A temporary or makeshift expedient. Example: Even the play-acting of destructive power is only a run-through, or make-do, for the real thing, a way of familiarizing the participants to these roles when the real thing comes along.
Word: makings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of making Labels: form-of, plural
Word: makings Part of Speech: noun 1. That which is needed for something: necessary ingredients. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: I have bread, mayonnaise, mustard, turkey, and lettuce: all the makings of a sandwich as far as I'm concerned. Example: The project has the makings of success: a strong leader, a committed workforce, and a workable plan.
Word: appendectomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of appendectomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: colonoscopies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of colonoscopy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: curated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kjʊˈɹeɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of curate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: curated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kjʊˈɹeɪtɪd/ 1. Produced by curatorial process; reviewed by a curator. Labels: not-comparable Example: Literature-based knowledge vendors often claim to lease various products, including algorithmically extracted facts, and human-curated literature references.
Word: crappier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of crappy: more crappy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: crappiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of crappy: most crappy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: equiaxial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikʷos Latin aiquos Latin aequus Latin aequi-der. English equi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axisbor. English axis English -al English axial English equiaxial From equi- + axial. Pronunciation: /ˌiː.kwiˈæk.si.əl/, /ˌɛk.wi-/ 1. Having equal-length axes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lunacies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lunacy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: correctnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of correctness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rightness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rightnesse, riȝtnesse, rihtnesse, from Old English rihtnes, rehtnis, from Proto-West Germanic *rehtanassī (“rightness, justice”), equivalent to right + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian rjochtens (“rightness”), Middle Dutch rechtenesse (“rightness, justification”), Old High German rehtnissa (“justice”). 1. The characteristic of being right; correctness. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The result or product of being right; something correct. Labels: countable, usually 3. The property of being on, or moving toward, the right. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: I think we are inclined to think the leftness and rightness can be represented because there is a word in our language that means left, and another that means right, and we understand those words.
Word: rightnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rightness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: erethism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French éréthisme, from Ancient Greek ἐρεθισμός (erethismós), from ἐρεθίζειν (erethízein, “to irritate”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛɹɪθɪzəm/ 1. Abnormal excitement of a bodily organ or tissue. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any unusual or morbid overexcitement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Since the eighteenth century, sex has not ceased to provoke a kind of generalized discursive erethism. 3. A neurological disorder arising from mercury poisoning, leading to irritability, depression, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: clown shoe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Typically worn by clowns. 1. A comedically oversized shoe, usually brightly colored and with a bulbous front. 2. An incompetent or foolish person. Labels: derogatory Example: Sorry, clown shoe. I'm not going to click any tinyurl link that you provide […] Example: What a fucking clown shoe you are, Billy. Ya got nothing.
Word: clown shoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clown shoe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pfennige Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pfennig Labels: form-of, plural
Word: put the wind up Part of Speech: verb 1. To frighten or disturb. Labels: UK, ambitransitive, informal Example: P. G. Wodehouse I find it extraordinarily difficult to explain why it is that she has always put the wind up me to such a frightful extent. Example: They found out that I had gone somewhere, couldn't get in touch, and that put the wind up and they began to imagine everything.
Word: in all likelihood Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Very probably; almost certainly; in all probability. Example: I can now conjecture readily that this streak of light was, in all likelihood, a gleam from a lantern carried by some one across the lawn. Example: [I]f your prospective school is proudly displaying that "We Are Outstanding" banner on its perimeter fence . . . do bear in mind that in all likelihood it has been awarded for results in those two subjects, rather than for its delivery of a broad and balanced curriculum.
Word: get to Part of Speech: verb 1. To reach or arrive at (a physical or abstract destination, or state of doing a certain activity). Labels: transitive Example: I’ll call you when I get to the railway station. Example: Will you please stop waffling and get to the point! 2. To go to or be located at (a particular place). Example: Where has Jane got to? She was here just a moment ago. Example: So that's where my keys got to! I've been looking all over for them. 3. To be allowed to. Labels: informal, transitive Example: You won't get to have any dessert until you finish your vegetables. Example: The winner of a confrontation gets to mate 4. To affect adversely; to upset or annoy. Labels: transitive Example: This job’s really getting to me. I don’t know how much longer I’ll last. 5. To attack, intimidate or kill; to corrupt or bribe. Labels: transitive Example: He’s refusing to testify. I think the Mob got to him. 6. To begin (something); to get around to doing (something). Labels: transitive Example: He got to his chores in the afternoon.
Word: Miranda rights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Miranda right: constitutional rights outlined in the Miranda warning. Labels: US, form-of, plural
Word: Miranda right Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Miranda v. Arizona, the usual name for a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that criminal suspects must be informed of certain rights. 1. A constitutional right outlined in the Miranda warning. Labels: Philippines, US Example: The suspect quickly invoked his Miranda rights.
Word: Miranda warning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Miranda v. Arizona (1966), the usual name for a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that criminal suspects must be informed of certain rights, after Ernesto Miranda. 1. A warning given by a law enforcement officer to criminal suspects in his custody advising them of certain constitutional rights, called their Miranda rights. Labels: US
Word: undoubting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + doubting. 1. Experiencing or harboring no doubts; entirely confident. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: And we shall have an undoubting assurance that that this Kingdom is in such a measure within us, as will ripen to perfection in due time. Example: And God's declared design in all this is, that the heirs of the promises might have an undoubting hope.
Word: organ of state Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the three primary divisions of a state’s sovereignty (namely, the executive, the legislature, or the judiciary); the powers of each having been divided and balanced in accordance with the political principle of the separation of powers.
Word: organs of state Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of organ of state Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dinkum Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Unknown. Earliest recorded use in the phrase fair dinkum in 1879, from Australia. Also recorded (slightly later) from Derbyshire and Lincolnshire dialect. Perhaps related to Gloucestershire dialect ding (“to work hard”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɪŋkəm/ 1. Genuine, true, honest, on the level. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, slang Example: Hon. Sir Ross McLarty: We were always dinkum. Mr. MAY: The ultimate result showed how dinkum the hon. member was. Example: The dinkum Aussie everyone talks about, almost always with a certain unreal sentimentality, is clearly a worker.
Word: dinkum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Earliest recorded use in the phrase fair dinkum in 1879, from Australia. Also recorded (slightly later) from Derbyshire and Lincolnshire dialect. Perhaps related to Gloucestershire dialect ding (“to work hard”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɪŋkəm/ 1. Hard work. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, obsolete, rare, slang, uncountable 2. Truth. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, dated, slang, uncountable Example: You look real jockey — thats' the dinkum.
Word: culch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. Pronunciation: /kʌlt͡ʃ/ 1. The rocks, crushed shells, and other sea detritus that create an oyster bed, where oyster spawn can attach themselves; a collection of such detritus, accumulated on land, to drop in the sea to build up oyster beds. Labels: uncountable 2. An accumulation of small items of little current value -- materials, broken items, miscellaneous fasteners -- for possible future use. Labels: Maine, US, uncountable 3. Junk or debris. Labels: Maine, US, uncountable
Word: culch Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Uncertain. Pronunciation: /kʌlt͡ʃ/ 1. Location where potentially useful junk items are collected: culch corner, culch drawer, culch pile. Labels: Maine, US, not-comparable
Word: culch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Uncertain. Pronunciation: /kʌlt͡ʃ/ 1. To prepare an oyster bed with such (culch) attachments; to sort shellfish or fish catch by size -- most often oysters -- so as to throw back the smallest to grow bigger and breed.
Word: head shop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From head + shop. First use appears c. 1966 in the defunct periodical East Village Other. 1. A retail outlet specializing in sale of paraphernalia related to consumption of cannabis, other recreational drugs, and New Age herbs, as well as generally selling counterculture art, magazines, music, clothing, and home decor.
Word: head shops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of head shop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: number line Part of Speech: noun 1. A line that graphically represents the real numbers as a series of points whose distance from an origin is proportional to their value
Word: number lines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of number line Labels: form-of, plural
Word: separation of powers Part of Speech: noun 1. A theoretical model for governance, common in democratic states, which features the division of sovereign power into at least three (but sometimes up to six) organs of state in order to forestall tyranny, by preventing the acquisition of a monopoly of power by a monarch or oligarchy; also, such an arrangement. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: separations of powers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of separation of powers Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decagonal Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɛˈkæɡənəl/ 1. Shaped like a decagon. Labels: not-comparable
Word: separations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of separation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: any and all Part of Speech: det Etymology: Used in legal documents for emphasis and exactness. For further etymology, see any and all. 1. All without exception. Example: 1847 December 22, Abraham Lincoln, "Spot Resolutions" on Mexican War (resolutions offered in the United States House of Representatives), reproduced in 1907, Marion Mills Miller (editor), Life and Works of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 3, Resolved, By the House of Representatives, that the President of the United States be respectfully requested to inform this House— […] Whether that settlement is or is not isolated from any and all other settlements by the Gulf and the Rio Grande on the south and west, and by wide uninhabited regions on the north and east. Example: I, Howard P. Lovecraft of the city of Providence in the State of Rhode Island, being of sound mind and memory, make, execute and declare this instrument as my last will, hereby revoking any and all former wills by me at any time heretofore made.
Word: world record Part of Speech: noun 1. The world's best score or time for a certain event. 2. Any characteristic or accomplishment that exceeds all other instances of that characteristic or accomplishment. Labels: idiomatic
Word: stenches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stench Labels: form-of, plural
Word: muses Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /mjuːzɪz/ 1. plural of muse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: muses Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /mjuːzɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of muse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: none of your bee's wax Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of none of your beeswax. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: badgering Part of Speech: adj 1. annoying; upsetting
Word: badgering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of badger Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: badgering Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who badgers, pesters, or annoys. Example: Our readers would not thank us for going into the badgerings which had for some time annoyed the chancellor on the subject of arrears in his court.
Word: fractionate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Old French fraccionbor. Middle English fraccioun English fraction Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English fractionate From fraction + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈfɹæk.ʃəneɪt/ 1. To separate (a mixture) into its individual constituents by exploiting differences in some chemical or physical property, such as boiling point, particle size, solubility etc. Example: Crude oil is fractionated in a refinery to produce a number of different petroleum products. 2. To divide a total dose of radiation into fractions. 3. To divide each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols as a preliminary stage of encryption. 4. To use the technique of fractionation in hypnosis.
Word: parquetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From parquet + -ry. Pronunciation: /ˈpɑɹkɪtɹi/ 1. The technique of applying wooden tiles or veneers to create a decorative geometrical pattern on floors, furniture etc. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The new ballroom floor is a marvellous example of parquetry.
Word: nonperishable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + perishable. 1. Of food, not perishable; not liable to spoil. Labels: not-comparable Example: Even among the skeptical and conservative, we're told, many withdrew a wad of extra cash and laid in some daysworth of nonperishable food and jugged water, as their government's Y2K advisors recommended.
Word: nonperishable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + perishable. 1. That which does not perish, especially a foodstuff. Example: If you are stocking up on groceries in case of being asked to self-quarantine, take the opportunity to talk to your kids about the challenges faced by people in need and consider donating nonperishables to a local food bank.
Word: Midwest Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English West English Midwest From mid- + West. Pronunciation: /mɪdˈwɛst/, [mɪdˈwɐst], /mɪdˈwest/, /mədˈwest/ 1. The area of the contiguous United States contained in the central third of the country, especially the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas, sometimes inclusive of Missouri and Kentucky. Example: Many of the dynamics today in West Virginia would be familiar in old industrial towns in the Northeast, or in rural communities across the Midwest. 2. A town in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.
Word: DAG Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of deputy attorney general. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Acronym of directed acyclic graph. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable 3. Initialism of defense acquisition guide. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of diacylglycerol. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: fish hook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: (IPA character): Named because of its superficial resemblance to the hooks used in fishing. 1. Alternative form of fishhook (a hook used in fishing) Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. The International Phonetic Alphabet /ɾ/ character LATIN SMALL LETTER R WITH FISHHOOK, used to represent an alveolar tap.
Word: fish hooks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fish hook Labels: form-of, plural
Word: klansman Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Klansman. Labels: alt-of Example: Klansmen — Behold the Deed without a name Example: The fact that nobody foresaw that Chill would blossom into a klansman does not alter the fact that the klansman is one of the flowers of our democracy.
Word: Rolle Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A municipality in Vaud canton, Switzerland.
Word: klansmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of klansman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: have the wind up Part of Speech: verb 1. To be frightened or disturbed. Labels: UK, idiomatic
Word: cereals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cereal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: from cover to cover Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. From the first page (of a book) all the way to the last page. Labels: idiomatic Example: She read Gone With the Wind from cover to cover in less than six hours. Example: In short, every culturally literate person[…] must know who Oblomov is, if he or she intends to participate in the cultural discourse, but no one will ever be blackballed from that discourse for not recognising the name “Goncharov” or not having read his novel from cover to cover.
Word: quæstors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quæstor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scours Part of Speech: noun 1. Diarrhea in horses and cattle caused by intestinal infection. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. A place where wool was washed and cleaned. Labels: dated, plural, plural-only
Word: scours Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of scour Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: peavy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Joseph Peavey, a blacksmith from Maine in the United States of America. 1. A tool used to manipulate logs, having a thick wooden handle, a steel point, and a curved hooked arm. Similar to a cant-hook, but shorter and stouter, and with a pointed end.
Word: empty nest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From birds whose offspring leave the nest when they reach maturity. 1. A home or a family where the children have grown up and moved away. Example: One woman with a full-on and demanding career e-mailed me to say ‘This empty nest thing is no joke. I didn't realise it would hit me so hard. It is day three of my daughter being gone and I have to resist the urge to weep every time I go past her room.’ Example: Yet an “empty nest” can cause confusing emotions for parents. While this juncture can bring on sadness and loneliness, it can also signal newfound freedom and fulfillment. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see empty, nest.
Word: Apostle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A proprialization of apostle. 1. Any of the group of twelve disciples chosen by Jesus to preach and spread the Gospel. 2. A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve-seat Mormon administrative council.
Word: Apostle Part of Speech: name Etymology: A proprialization of apostle. 1. A transliteration of the Greek male given name Απόστολος (Apóstolos). A rare transcription; usually transliterated as Apostolos.
Word: pettifog Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from pettifogger. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛt.iˌfɒɡ/ 1. To quibble over trivial matters; nitpick. Labels: intransitive Example: Don't pettifog or we will soon grow weary. Example: [Deacon Mushrat to Pogo:] The Machiavellian barratry of a pettifogging public has maundered into do-nothingism. 2. To do a petty business as a lawyer, or carry out law business in a petty or tricky way. Labels: intransitive Example: He is a common barreter for his pleasure, that takes no money, but pettifogs gratis.