nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: cruels Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Corrupted from French écrouelles (“scrofula”). Spelling influenced by cruel. 1. swelling in the lymph glands of neck, caused by scrofula Labels: obsolete, plural, plural-only
Word: personnels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of personnel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phorone Part of Speech: noun 1. The unsaturated aliphatic ketone 2,6-dimethyl-2,5-heptadien-4-one obtained from camphor; diisopropylidene acetone Labels: uncountable
Word: phosgenated Part of Speech: adj 1. Treated or reacted with phosgene Labels: not-comparable
Word: phospham Part of Speech: noun Etymology: phosphorus + ammonia 1. A polymeric phosphorus nitride amide, of general formula [NPNH]ₙ, obtained by the reaction of phosphorus with ammonia. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: whelping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of whelp Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: whelping Part of Speech: noun 1. An act of an animal whelping; an act of giving birth to young.
Word: whelped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of whelp Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: phosphinate Part of Speech: noun 1. Any organophosphorus compound of general formula R₂(R^'O)P=O
Word: phosphonite Part of Speech: noun 1. Any organophosphorus compound of general formula (RO)₂(R^')P
Word: photocatalysed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English catalysed English photocatalysed From photo- + catalysed. 1. Alternative spelling of photocatalyzed. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: photocatalyzed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of photocatalyze Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: photocatalyzed Part of Speech: adj 1. catalyzed by the use of a photocatalyst Labels: not-comparable
Word: photocatalytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English catalytic English photocatalytic From photo- + catalytic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or obtained by photocatalysis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: check mark Part of Speech: noun 1. A mark (✓) made to indicate confirmation of verification, completeness, correctness, choice, agreement, or acknowledgement. Labels: Canada, Philippines, US Example: Put a check mark in the box corresponding to the correct answer. 2. In long jump, javelin and similar events, little mark alongside the runway which helps the athlete to set their steps just right for their performance.
Word: check marks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of check mark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marimbas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marimba Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vibraslap Part of Speech: noun 1. A percussion instrument, descendant of the jawbone, made of stiff wire connecting a wood ball to a block of wood with metal teeth inside, which when struck, creates a rattling sound.
Word: vibraslaps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vibraslap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: splattering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of splatter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: splattering Part of Speech: noun 1. A mess of something splattered. Example: They defaced the garden fence with splatterings of paint.
Word: ridiculosities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ridiculosity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: DSLAM Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of digital subscriber line access multiplexer. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: sphinxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sphinx Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sphinxes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sphinx Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: verandahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of verandah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grise Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blancs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blanc Labels: form-of, plural
Word: secs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sɛks/ 1. plural of sec; seconds Labels: form-of, plural 2. Abbreviation of secretaries. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: entitize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin sumbf. Latin ēns Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Medieval Latin entitāsbor. English entity 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 entitize From entity + -ize. 1. To convert into an entity; to perceive as tangible or alive. Labels: transitive 2. To convert a character into a character entity reference. Labels: transitive Example: The program entitizes certain XML characters.
Word: canadiens Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Canadiens. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: mignons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mignon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inchoations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inchoation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lignes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ligne Labels: form-of, plural
Word: effets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of effet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: banques Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of banque Labels: form-of, plural
Word: walruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of walrus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rapports Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rapport Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outfoxes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outfox Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: wittier Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈwɪtiɚ/ 1. comparative form of witty: more witty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: waxier Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈwæksiəɹ/ 1. comparative form of waxy: more waxy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: waxiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of waxy: most waxy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: autopsier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From autopsy + -er. 1. One who carries out an autopsy. Labels: rare Example: Freud was the student of Charcot on child abuse, the autopsier of their mutilated bodies, and the stunned observer of the overwhelming percentage of girls in their number.
Word: bocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pull together Part of Speech: verb 1. To unite for a common objective.
Word: tripit Part of Speech: noun 1. Tree pipit. Labels: informal
Word: fry cook Part of Speech: noun 1. A cook who specializes in fried foods.
Word: gas mantle Part of Speech: noun 1. The incandescent gauze (mantle) surrounding the flame in a gas lamp, which contains rare earths to enhance the light output.
Word: homeorrhesis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of homeorhesis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: myspace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the social networking site MySpace. 1. One's profile on the MySpace website. Labels: Internet Example: Why did you delete your myspace?
Word: myspace Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the social networking site MySpace. 1. To contact someone using the social networking site MySpace. Labels: Internet, transitive
Word: non-commissioned member Part of Speech: noun 1. A members of the Canadian Forces that is not a commissioned officer; includes warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and privates. Labels: Canadian
Word: blaggard Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈblæɡəd/, /ˈblæɡɚd/ 1. Alternative form of blackguard. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: blaggards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blaggard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: commonsensical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English common sense Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English commonsensical From common sense + -ical. 1. Displaying common sense. Example: Washington devised an eminently commonsensical plan for attacking British outposts at Germantown. Example: All the bowing and scraping was enough to make a cat laugh, but the Princess took it all in her stride — her demeanour commonsensical (didn't everyone who went by train get this sort of treatment?) and a shade demure.
Word: cheechako Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Chinook Jargon cheechako. Pronunciation: /tʃiˈtʃɑ.koʊ/, /tʃiˈtʃɔ.koʊ/ 1. Someone new to Alaska or the Yukon; originally, a gold rush newcomer. Example: And now this blonde, from Outside no loess, the rawest of cheechakos, the most innocent of Alaskan naifs, a literal babe in the woods, had asked a few simple questions and gotten the whole story, all of it, simply and succinctly and more, gotten it without attitude or resentment.
Word: ring-pull Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ring pull. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wristwarmer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wrist + warmer. 1. An accessory used to keep wrists and most of the hands warm while keeping the fingers free. They can be made of cotton or fleece, knitted or crochet.
Word: countrey Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of country. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: […]but Bradon all afloate / When it was tolde to her, set open such a throate, / That all the countrey rang.
Word: Papuan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Papua Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Papuan From Papua + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈpɑpuən/ 1. From, or pertaining to Papua or Papua New Guinea 2. Pertaining to the Papuan group of languages.
Word: Papuan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Papua Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Papuan From Papua + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈpɑpuən/ 1. Someone from Papua or Papua New Guinea
Word: Papuan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Papua Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Papuan From Papua + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈpɑpuən/ 1. A geographical grouping of languages spoken on the island of New Guinea and its neighboring islands, as opposed to Austronesian.
Word: Reichskanzler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Reichskanzler. Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌɪxsˌkan(t)slə/, /ˈɹʌɪksˌkan(t)slə/, /ˈɹaɪxsˌkʌn(t)slɚ/, /ˈɹaɪksˌkʌn(t)slɚ/ 1. The German Chancellor or head of government from 1871 to 1945; specifically (from 1933 to 1945), Adolf Hitler as head of the Third Reich. Labels: historical Example: Maximilian, in spite of the cheerful disposition which he shared with Agáta, had been convinced […] that the parvenus who had come to power in Germany […] had abandoned themselves from the first to a blind lust for conquest and destruction, taking its cue from the magic word thousand which the Reichskanzler, as we could all hear on the wireless, repeated constantly in his speeches.
Word: photochemically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English photochemical Middle English -ly English -ly English photochemically From photochemical + -ly. 1. By means of, or in terms of, photochemistry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: photocolorimetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English colorimetry English photocolorimetry From photo- + colorimetry. 1. photoelectric colorimetry Labels: uncountable
Word: photocolorimeter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English colorimeter English photocolorimeter From photo- + colorimeter. 1. A photoelectric colorimeter
Word: osseous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin osseus (“bony, (attributive) bone”), from os (“bone”) + -eus. Pronunciation: /ˈɒsi.əs/ 1. Of, relating to, or made of bone; bony. Labels: not-comparable Example: One of Hecker's successors at the honest task of baking was Peter M. Baldwin, known to all as the 'General' — a tall, spare, osseous sort of man, built on the large Western plan, and thought to resemble Andrew Jackson. Example: It could be some kind of inception based advertising campaign… make people feel vulnerable so that they want to summon some osseous defenders?
Word: photolytically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English photolytic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English photolytically From photolytic + -ally. 1. In a photolytic manner Labels: not-comparable 2. By means of photolysis Labels: not-comparable
Word: facing points Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of points at which two routes diverge in the direction of travel. Labels: plural, plural-normally Example: Harrison said he had such a horror of facing points that for many years in the 160 miles between York and Berwick there were, except in Darlington and Newcastle stations, only three examples. [...] For some years now facing points have been practically as safe as any other part of the track and are regularly taken at high speed.
Word: trailing points Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of points at which two routes converge in the direction of travel. Labels: plural, plural-normally, plural-only
Word: photosensitised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of photosensitise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: photosensitised Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of photosensitized. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: photosensitise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English sensitise English photosensitise From photo- + sensitise. 1. Alternative spelling of photosensitize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: photosensitized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of photosensitize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: photosensitized Part of Speech: adj 1. That has been made photosensitive
Word: photosensitising Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English sensitising English photosensitising From photo- + sensitising. 1. present participle and gerund of photosensitise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: photosensitising Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English sensitising English photosensitising From photo- + sensitising. 1. Alternative spelling of photosensitizing. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: photosensitizing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English sensitizing English photosensitizing From photo- + sensitizing. 1. present participle and gerund of photosensitize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: photosensitizing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English sensitizing English photosensitizing From photo- + sensitizing. 1. That causes photosensitization
Word: phthalimide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of phthalic + imide. 1. The imide of phthalic acid, used in the manufacture of some plastics.
Word: Tritonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Triton Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Tritonian From Triton + -ian. Pronunciation: /traɪˈtoʊniən/ 1. Of or pertaining to the classical Greek god Triton. Labels: Greek 2. Of or pertaining to the largest moon of Neptune, named after Triton.
Word: phthalocyanine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phthalimide + cyanine. 1. Any of a family of macrocyclic compounds having a structure similar to that of porphyrin; they are blue/green pigments that are used in plastics and enamels. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: picoline Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of three isomeric methyl derivatives of pyridine, analogous to toluene
Word: picramate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English picramic Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English picramate From picramic + -ite. 1. Any derivative (equivalent to a salt or ester) of picramic acid
Word: picramic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The phenol 2-amino-4,6-dinitrophenol produced by the reduction of picric acid; it is used in the manufacture of azo dyes Labels: uncountable
Word: picramic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From picric + amino. 1. Of or pertaining to picramic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: picryl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English picric Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English picryl From picric + -yl. 1. The univalent radical, analogous to phenyl, derived from picric acid Labels: countable, especially, in-compounds, uncountable
Word: pinene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pine + -ene, from Latin pinus (“pine tree”). 1. Either of two isomeric bicyclic monoterpene hydrocarbons that are the principal components of pine resin.
Word: blewits Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from blue. Pronunciation: /ˈbluːɪts/ 1. A type of edible mushroom. Example: Even the homely wood blewits, that you cook like tripe, with milk and onions, and the egg-yolk yellow chanterelle with its fan-vaulting and faint smell of apricots, all spring up overnight like bubbles of earth, unsustained by nature, existing in a void.
Word: kingcup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From king + cup. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪŋkʌp/ 1. Any of various species of buttercup, or the marsh marigold, Caltha palustris. Labels: UK, dialectal Example: He told me how the wise toad who squats among the kingcups by the stream in summer has a very precious jewel in his head.
Word: Jew's ear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A mistranslation of mediaeval Latin auricula Judae (“Judas's ear”), from its shape, and its occurrence on the tree on which Judas Iscariot was supposed to have hanged himself. 1. A kind of edible fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae), growing on tree-trunks, formerly used for medicinal purposes. Example: Hither also may be referr'd those multitudes and varieties of Mushroms, such as that, call'd Jews-ears, all sorts of gray and green Mosses, &c. Example: Over the hearth hang bunches of drying mushrooms, the thin, curling kind they call jew's-ears, which have grown on the elder trees since Judas hanged himself on one; this is the kind of lore he tells me, tempting my half-belief.
Word: PSU Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of power supply unit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of payment service user. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Alternative letter-case form of psu (“practical salinity unit”). Labels: alt-of, rare 4. Initialism of primary sampling unit, a sampling unit in the first stage of a polyetapic sampling. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: PSU Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Pennsylvania State University. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: “This suggests that most of the foraging that the bees do occurs very close to the hive,” study co-author Margarita López-Uribe, an associate professor of entomology at PSU, told CNN on Monday. 2. Initialism of Pangasinan State University. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: de bene esse Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Latin de (“on account of”) bene (“well”) esse (“to be”), "on account of well-being". Pronunciation: /deɪˌbɛneɪˈɛseɪ/ 1. Conditionally; provisionally; in anticipation of future need. Labels: not-comparable
Word: time frames Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of time frame Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exordial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin exordiri. 1. of or relating to an exordium, beginning or introduction
Word: duumvir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin duumvir. Pronunciation: /djuˈʌm.və/, /duˈʌm.vəɹ/ 1. One of two persons jointly exercising the same office in Republican Rome.
Word: snakebites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snakebite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wheals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wheal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kick starting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of kick start Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: take leave of one's senses Part of Speech: verb 1. To go crazy; to stop behaving rationally. Labels: idiomatic Example: Here I am, with my book and my pencil—the latter not pointed so well as I could wish, but when Christians take leave of their senses, who is to expect that pencils will keep their points? Example: She plainly said that men seemed to take leave of their senses as soon as women were concerned; […]
Word: kick started Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of kick start Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Liebestod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Liebestod, from Liebe (“love”) + Tod (“death”). 1. An aria or duet performed in opera marking the suicide of lovers; a suicide. Example: She saw how his jaw began to slaver and the room was full of the clamour of the forest's Liebestod but the wise child never flinched […]
Word: shikseh Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of shiksa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cheder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yiddish חדר (kheyder), from Hebrew חֶדֶר (khéder, “room”). Pronunciation: /ˈxɛdəɹ/, /ˈxɛdɛəɹ/, /ˈxejdəɹ/ 1. An elementary school for Jewish children, teaching basic Judaism and Hebrew. Labels: Judaism Example: A businessman in New York who happened to be in the Midlands at the time was so impressed by Asher's methods that he was funding him to set up a string of chederim – Sunday schools for Jews – all over the United States. Example: “Ms. Rachel seems to be someone who is really, really good-hearted, but in the context of everything that’s going on — she says, ‘I care about all children,’ but really she’s talking about the children of Gaza,” Stacy Hackner, a teacher at a London cheder, a school of Jewish instruction, said in an interview.
Word: wedding planner Part of Speech: noun 1. A person employed by a couple to assist them in planning, designing and coordinating their wedding day.
Word: meshuggener Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Yiddish משוגענער (meshugener, “lunatic”, noun). Compare Yiddish משוגע (meshuge, “crazy”). Pronunciation: /məˈʃʊɡənər/, /məˈʃʊɡənə/ 1. crazy, insane
Word: meshuggener Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yiddish משוגענער (meshugener, “lunatic”, noun). Compare Yiddish משוגע (meshuge, “crazy”). Pronunciation: /məˈʃʊɡənər/, /məˈʃʊɡənə/ 1. A madman; a crazy person, a nutter. Example: ‘Enough,’ as Tsedraiter Ike put it, ‘with giving satisfaction to the anti-Semites. Just lock the meshuggener away.’
Word: soft serve Part of Speech: noun 1. A frozen dessert or snack, similar to or considered as ice cream but softer, as a result of air being introduced during freezing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mishpocha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yiddish משפּחה (mishpokhe), from Hebrew מִשְׁפָּחָה (mishpakhá, “family”). Pronunciation: /mɪʃˈpɒkə/, /mɪʃˈpɒxə/, /mɪʃˈpʊkə/, /mɪʃˈpʊxə/, /mɪʃˈpuːkə/ 1. An (extended) family or clan. Labels: Jewish Example: A very poor and distant relation, for when he was sent over to meet his Manchester mishpocheh it was in the capacity of driver for one of the junior directors.
Word: sheitel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yiddish שייטל (sheytl), cognate to German Scheitel (“parting”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃaɪtəl/, /ˈʃeɪtəl/ 1. A wig worn by married Orthodox Jewish women. Labels: Judaism Example: I keep wanting to put her in a sheitel, the wig that every Orthodox Jewish wife is supposed to wear in order to prevent a man not her husband from lusting after her in his heart. Example: Many even have their sheitel professionally styled: according to the New York Times, a Madison Avenue salon that specializes in sheitel grooming charges at least $600 for the service: […] 2. A wig (of any kind). Labels: Polari Example: Will you take a varder at the cartz on the feely-omi in the naf strides: the one with the bona blue ogles polarying the omi-palone with a vogue on and a cod sheitel.
Word: mikveh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew מִקְוֶה (mikvé, “collection [of water]”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪkfə/, /ˈmɪkvə/ 1. A ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed. Labels: Judaism Example: On the night before her wedding Channa Washinsky would certainly have immersed herself in the ritually cleansing waters of the mikveh. Example: Adjacent were the remains of a mikvah bath for the ritual purification of women, and a kosher abattoir for the ritual slaughter of beasts [...].
Word: Marylander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Maryland + -er. 1. A native or resident of the state of Maryland in the United States of America.
Word: duumvirate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin duumvirātus, from duumvir + -ātus. Equivalent to duumvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, here the group of people involved with it). Pronunciation: /djuːˈʌmvɪɹət/ 1. Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people, especially two men. Example: To replace the all-powerful Salan, de Gaulle appointed a duumvirate – Paul Delouvrier and General Maurice Challe. Example: This was to raise the prospect of a duumvirate – ‘two heads in the same hat’, as Bernis quaintly put it. 2. Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs. Labels: historical
Word: incommodius Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of incommodious. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: keratinize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English keratin 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 keratinize From keratin + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈkɛrətnˌaɪz/ 1. To convert into keratin. Labels: transitive 2. To take on the appearance of keratin, or become impregnated with keratin. Labels: intransitive
Word: Luang Prabang Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Lao ຫຼວງພະບາງ (lūang pha bāng). 1. A city in Luang Prabang Province, Laos; the former royal capital. 2. A province in north-central Laos. 3. A former kingdom in Southeast Asia; ruled from the modern city. Labels: historical
Word: orientative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From orientate + -ive or orient + -ative. 1. Serving to orient or orientate. Example: An activities coordinator named Suzy Ghosh came by with orientative tidings and registration forms for the afternoon’s outings in Newport, Rhode Island. Example: In our view, this approach to care ethics can be operationalized through an innovative account of two basic orientative principles and their systemic interrelation: autonomy, on the one hand, and the principle of vulnerability, on the other. 2. Transmitting the sense of orientation towards an entity. Example: The orientative case indicates that an entity or event is oriented towards or around the referent.
Word: perseverant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English perseveraunt, from Middle French perseverant, from Latin persevērāns, present participle of persevērō. Pronunciation: /pɚsɪˈvɪɹənt/, /pəsɪˈvɪəɹənt/ 1. Enduring; persistent, resistant. Example: He was clumsy and struggling but perseverant, determined to accomplish the task he had set himself, and his keenness affronted Crystal.
Word: perseverent Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of perseverant. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: arabophone Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of Arabophone. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable Example: The French, however, were unsuccessful in their attempt to exploit the Berber-Arab dichotomy. For this failure a French Berberologist blames General Lyautey: “. . . under the impulse of Lyautey, the French succeeded in accomplishing what the Sultan had attempted without success. This was the unification of arabophone and berberophone Morocco.[…]” Example: The Mzāb area is well-known as the home of a berberophone khāridjite community. It is, however, also the domain of arabophone nomads, members of the Shanba, a tribe of Hilālī origin.
Word: arabophone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Arabophone. Labels: alt-of Example: On the other hand, it does not take much to realise that if the dynamics of divergence and exclusion prevail, the result is civil war and repression: for example, in Chad, the political marginalisation of arabophones educated in Egypt and Sudan caused them to join the secessionist Frolinat in the 1960s. Example: My thesis supervisor asked me to join her association on the study of traditional Arabic poetry. The reason is that she’s not very good, and she knows it, and she knows that others know. She’s the director of the history department, can you imagine? A francophone leading a department of arabophones.
Word: Germanophone Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Germano- + -phone. 1. German-speaking. Example: The Allies conquered Germany's overseas dependencies, and thereby helped to prevent the emergence of a Germanophone Africa, tied by language, commerce and administrative tradition to Central Europe. Example: Indeed he could do it well enough for him to act as liaison interpreter between his Francophone grandparents and the Germanophone family cook, asking the latter to fetch milk, light the lamp, etc., for the former.
Word: Germanophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Germano- + -phone. 1. A speaker of the German language.
Word: serow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Lepcha ᰠᰶᰛᰨ (să-ro, “long-haired Tibetan goat”). Pronunciation: /səˈɹoʊ/, /ˈsɛɹəʊ/ 1. Any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis. Example: The peninsula is home to an estimated four hundred macaques, the world's most northerly colony of wild monkeys, and a growing population of red-haired, goat-like serow, both of which are a protected species. Example: The serow differs in being larger, at least 32 inches (81 cm) tall, whereas gorals are never more than 28 inches (71 cm). Serows are also distinguished in having small face glands that give out a duikerlike odor.
Word: ISAF Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈaisæf/ 1. Acronym of International Sailing Federation (world governing body for the sport of sailing). Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of 2. Acronym of International Security Assistance Force (NATO-led mission in Afghanistan which was established on 20 December 2001). Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: ISAF, an international peacekeeping force, has been sent to Kabul. 3. Acronym of International Security Assistance Force (NATO-led mission in Afghanistan which was established on 20 December 2001). Labels: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, derogatory 4. International Shark Attack File (global database of shark attacks) Labels: initialism
Word: toastrack Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of toast rack. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: There are eight 4-wheel coaches of the open toastrack type, but provided with roofs, and during the holiday season, usually beginning at Whitsuntide, trains are run as required on the one-engine-in-steam principle.
Word: germain Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of germane. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: interdental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Middle French dentalbor. Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin dentālisbor. English dental English interdental From inter- + dental. 1. Pertaining to the space between the teeth. Example: It is recommended to use an interdental brush, or dental floss, to clean between the teeth. 2. Pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth.
Word: interdental Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Middle French dentalbor. Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin dentālisbor. English dental English interdental From inter- + dental. 1. A speech sound pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth. 2. A small toothbrush for cleaning in between adjacent teeth. Example: After he was struck by lightning, Melnyk suffered chronic problems with his teeth, despite brushing and flossing and using interdentals and even a Water Pic.
Word: muntjac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch muntjak, from Sundanese mencek (“small deer”). Pronunciation: /ˈmʌntd͡ʒæk/, /ˈmʌntd͡ʒɑːk/ 1. Any of various species of east Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, having short antlers and a barking call.
Word: barking deer Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of muntjac.
Word: hispanophone Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hispano- + -phone. 1. Alternative letter-case form of Hispanophone. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable Example: The influx of Spanish-speaking immigrants, not only from the Caribbean but also, mostly illegally, from Mexico, has meant that today nearly one person in five in the United States is hispanophone; in New York estimates put it between one in three and one in two. Example: Although the majority of the islands are anglophone, the largest are not (Cuba and Hispaniola [the Dominican Republic and Haiti]); and Puerto Rico is chiefly Spanish speaking. The mainland all the way from Guyana to the United States is hispanophone with the exception of Belize.
Word: hispanophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hispano- + -phone. 1. Alternative letter-case form of Hispanophone. Labels: alt-of Example: The sound /i/ is difficult for francophones and hispanophones because it is not found in the phonetic system of French or Spanish. Example: He bases his proposal on data from acquisition of English by francophones (Eubank 1993/94), of German by a hispanophone (Eubank 1994) and of English by a germanophone (Eubank 1996).
Word: moonrat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From moon + rat, a calque of Malay tikus balan (tikus (“rat”) + bulan (“moon”)). Pronunciation: /ˈmuːnɹæt/ 1. A gymnure, especially the greater gymnure, Echinosorex gymnura. Example: Incidental observations on moonrats Echinosorex gymnurus in Malaysia suggests that this species is uncommon everywhere but does occur in low numbers in logged^((1-12:51)) forest in peninsular Malaysia (Johns 1989a). Example: The smell of rotting onions, stale sweat, or ammonia may indicate the presence of a moonrat, which produces a strong scent from two glands near the anus. The animal uses this powerful odor to mark its territory. A solitary creature, the moonrat will emit hiss-puffs and low roars if it encounters another member of its species.
Word: gymnure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin Gymnura, former genus name, from Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”). Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɪmˌnjʊər/ 1. A small carnivorous mammal, subfamily Galericinae, related to the hedgehogs and resembling a large rat, which inhabits various parts of Southeast Asia. Example: Unlike hedgehogs, all gymnures produce a strong ammoniac smell reminiscent of rotten garlic, the better to establish territories and to deter enemies when frightened.
Word: lusophone Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of Lusophone. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable
Word: lusophone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Lusophone. Labels: alt-of
Word: weighted average Part of Speech: noun 1. An arithmetic mean of values biased according to agreed weightings.
Word: weighted mean Part of Speech: noun 1. An average calculated after biasing values according to agreed weightings.
Word: war widow Part of Speech: noun 1. The wife of a person in the armed forces killed in a war (and sometimes in other military action). 2. A woman whose spouse has been killed in any conflict. Labels: broadly
Word: piperidone Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of three isomeric compounds derived from piperidine by substituting a carbonyl for a methylene group
Word: pipework Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pipe + work. 1. Any system of pipes or tubes; piping. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The amount of external pipework is also unusual in a British locomotive, though apparent in the most recent L.M.S.R. designs, such as the Class "4" 2-6-0s; but while lacking the tidiness of the old school of British locomotive engineering, this has obvious application for maintenance purposes in present circumstances. 2. The pipes and stops of an organ. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: pivalate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pivalic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any salt or ester of pivalic acid; trimethylacetate.
Word: pivalic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The aliphatic carboxylic acid 2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid Labels: uncountable
Word: plasticiser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic English -ise English plasticise English -er English plasticiser From plasticise + -er. 1. Alternative spelling of plasticizer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: platinate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us Proto-Hellenic *plətús Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús)bor. Vulgar Latin *plattusder. Spanish plata Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Spanish -ina Spanish platina English -um English platinum English -ate English platinate From platinum + -ate (“derivative”). Pronunciation: /ˈplatɪnət/ 1. Any of several oxyanions of platinum, or the salts containing these ions.
Word: platinate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English platin Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English platinate From platin + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈplatɪneɪt/ 1. To platinize.
Word: polyacrylonitrile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English acrylonitrile English polyacrylonitrile From poly- + acrylonitrile. 1. Any polymer or copolymer of acrylonitrile; they are mostly resins that are used to make fibers for fabrics
Word: polyalkene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English alkene English polyalkene From poly- + alkene. 1. Polyolefin. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: yills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yills Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of yill Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: polychlorobiphenyl Part of Speech: noun 1. polychlorinated biphenyl
Word: polychloroprene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) English chloro- English isoprene English chloroprene English polychloroprene From poly- + chloroprene. 1. Synonym of neoprene.
Word: polychlorotrifluoroethylene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English chlorotrifluoroethylene English polychlorotrifluoroethylene From poly- + chlorotrifluoroethylene. 1. A polymer of chlorotrifluoroethylene
Word: polyisobutene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English isobutene English polyisobutene From poly- + isobutene. 1. A polymer of isobutene; butyl rubber.
Word: polymerisable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English polymerise Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English polymerisable From polymerise + -able. 1. Alternative spelling of polymerizable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: polymerise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: c 1865, polymer + -ise 1. Alternative form of polymerize. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: polyolefine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of polyolefin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jackdaws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jackdaw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jackhammering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of jackhammer Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: jackhammered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jackhammer Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: jingled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jingle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: joggers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jogger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: joggers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jogger Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: joggers Part of Speech: noun 1. A tracksuit, particularly the trousers. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: swad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Related to swaddle? Pronunciation: /swɒd/, /swɑd/ 1. A bunch, clump, mass Example: "[…]Ye'd oughta see th' swad a' chil'ren I've got, an' all like that." 2. A crowd; a group of people. Labels: obsolete, slang 3. A boor, lout. Labels: obsolete Example: Sham’st thou not coistrel, loathsome dunghill swad. Example: There was one busy fellow was their leader, / A blunt, squat swad, but lower than yourself. 4. A thin layer of refuse at the bottom of a seam. 5. A cod, or pod, as of beans or peas. Labels: Northern, UK, dialectal, obsolete Example: They must bee gathered in the decrease of the moone, presently vpon their being ripe, for else they drie vp and fall out of their swads: Example: ... the Bean is not seen till first it be unhusk'd, and that its swad or hull be shaled, and pilled from off it : […]
Word: jumbos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jumbo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: joyrides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of joyride Labels: form-of, plural
Word: joyrides Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of joyride Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: junkyards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of junkyard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jumbles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jumble Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jumbles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jumble Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: jumbling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of jumble Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: jumbling Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is jumbled or confused. Example: Nor is your Skill, or Labour less, / When bent upon some smart Lampoon, / You toss and turn your Brain till Noon; / Which, in its Jumblings round the Skull, / Dilates, and makes the Vessel full […]
Word: porphine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of porphin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jumpsuits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jumpsuit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: juicing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of juice Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: juicing Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of extracting the juice from something.
Word: junkets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of junket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: junkets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of junket Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: jumpier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of jumpy: more jumpy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: porphin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Related to porphyrin. 1. A ring or four pyrrole rings linked by methine groups; it is the structure at the centre of hemoglobin, chlorophyll and other porphyrins
Word: junkier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of junky: more junky Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: potentiated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of potentiate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: potentiated Part of Speech: adj 1. enhanced
Word: junkiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of junky: most junky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: juniors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of junior Labels: form-of, plural 2. The section of a primary school for the education of older children, typically the years (grades) three to six. Labels: Australia, UK Example: Near-synonym: junior school Example: It was around the time I moved from infants to juniors, which was based in a different building, so it felt like going to big school.
Word: juniors Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of junior Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: preformed Part of Speech: adj 1. Formed, constructed or assembled in advance. Labels: not-comparable
Word: preformed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of preform Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pregreasing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pregrease Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pregreasing Part of Speech: noun 1. The greasing of something (especially a bearing) in advance of use Labels: uncountable
Word: pregrease Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Vulgar Latin *crassia Anglo-Norman grecebor. Middle English grece English grease English pregrease From pre- + grease. 1. To grease something prior to use or assembly
Word: pipistrelle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French pipistrelle, from Italian pipistrello (“bat”), variant of vipistrello, from Latin vespertilio. Pronunciation: /pɪpɪˈstɹɛl/ 1. Any of various species of bats of the genus Pipistrellus.