nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: acrospired Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of acrospire Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: acupuncturing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of acupuncture Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: acupunctured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of acupuncture Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: farkakteh Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish פֿאַרקאַקט (farkakt, “shitty, crappy, full of shit”). 1. Alternative spelling of verkakte. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: obediency Part of Speech: noun 1. Obedience, the quality of being obedient. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:obediency. Example: The second group, although probably relieved to a large extent from domestic work due to their economic capability to hire domestic service, is particularly affected by the fact that the rule of woman's obediency to men does not apply only to marriage and the family, […]
Word: massive retaliation Part of Speech: noun 1. A military doctrine and nuclear strategy by which a state commits itself to retaliate with much greater force when attacked. Labels: uncountable
Word: Grand Rapids Part of Speech: name 1. A place in the United States: Example: Creativity has been a part of the fabric in Grand Rapids from the beginning. Long before becoming Beer City, Grand Rapids was Furniture City. 2. A place in the United States: 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States: 6. A place in Canada: 7. A place in Canada:
Word: Celtiberian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Celtic + Iberian. Pronunciation: /ˌkɛlt.ɪˈbɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/, /ˌkɛlt.aɪˈbɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/, /ˌsɛlt.ɪˈbɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/, /ˌsɛlt.aɪˈbɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/ 1. A member of a Celtic people living in the Iberian Peninsula, chiefly in what is now north central Spain, before and during the Roman Empire.
Word: Celtiberian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Celtic + Iberian. Pronunciation: /ˌkɛlt.ɪˈbɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/, /ˌkɛlt.aɪˈbɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/, /ˌsɛlt.ɪˈbɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/, /ˌsɛlt.aɪˈbɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/ 1. An extinct Indo-European language of the Celtic branch spoken by these people in an area of the Iberian Peninsula lying between the headwaters of the Duero, Tajo, Júcar and Turia rivers and the Ebro river.
Word: Celtiberian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of Celtic + Iberian. Pronunciation: /ˌkɛlt.ɪˈbɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/, /ˌkɛlt.aɪˈbɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/, /ˌsɛlt.ɪˈbɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/, /ˌsɛlt.aɪˈbɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/ 1. Pertaining to these people or their language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Celtiberians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Celtiberian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Celt-Iberian Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Celtiberian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Celt-Iberians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Celt-Iberian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: timbreless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English timbre Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English timbreless From timbre + -less. 1. Lacking timbre. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ad libs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ad lib Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ad libs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ad lib Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ad libbing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ad lib Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ad libbed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ad lib Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tithed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tithe Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tithed Part of Speech: adj 1. Subject to tithe. Labels: not-comparable 2. Liable for tithe. Labels: not-comparable 3. Taken as or paid for tithe. Labels: not-comparable
Word: admeasures Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of admeasure Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: puzzle out Part of Speech: verb 1. To figure out; to discover or find a solution to. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: […] but Clover, who thought she remembered a definite ruling against beds, went to the end of the barn and tried to puzzle out the Seven Commandments which were inscribed there.
Word: admeasuring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of admeasure Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: admeasured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of admeasure Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: affectionates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of affectionate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: affectionating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of affectionate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: affectionated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of affectionate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: aggerates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of aggerate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: aggerating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of aggerate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: aggerated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of aggerate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: aggrades Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of aggrade Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: aggrading Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of aggrade Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: aggraded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of aggrade Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: aggreges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of aggrege Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: puzzles out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of puzzle out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: aggreging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of aggrege Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: aggreged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of aggrege Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: puzzling out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of puzzle out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: air-brushes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of air-brush Labels: form-of, plural
Word: air-brushes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of air-brush Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: air-brushing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of air-brush Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: puzzled out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of puzzle out Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: He puzzled out the mystery by weighing the facts.
Word: air-brushed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of air-brush Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: assarts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of assart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: assarts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of assart Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: assarting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of assart Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: assarted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of assart Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: assoyles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of assoyle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: assoyling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of assoyle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: assoyled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of assoyle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: assrunning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of assrun Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: assran Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of assrun Labels: form-of, past
Word: shiveringly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English shivering Middle English -ly English -ly English shiveringly From shivering + -ly. 1. While shivering, for example with fright. Example: I shiveringly walked into the cold graveyard at night. 2. In a manner or to an extent that makes one shiver. Example: Old and new ballads delivered in shiveringly strong and colored voice. Example: A breath of shiveringly cold air stirred, like an invisible icy hand searching behind the furniture and down unseen halls for what it had lost.
Word: astonies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of astony Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: astonying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of astony Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: atomising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of atomise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: A new type of air-inducing ring improved considerably the atomising and distribution of the oil fuel in the firebox, and it was advanced practice for the period that the new engine was equipped with compressed air operation of both the reversing gear and the water-scoop.
Word: attitudinizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of attitudinize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: attitudinizing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who attitudinizes; affected posturing. Example: With his "hatred of what was theatrical" (1:124) he is put off by the posturings and attitudinizings of the chief actors.
Word: attitudinizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of attitudinize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: In dining with her brother and with the Dormers, two evenings before, Mrs. Dallow had been moved to exclaim that Peter and Nick knew the most extraordinary people. As regards Peter the attitudinizing girl and her mother now pointed that moral with sufficient vividness; so that there was little arrogance in taking a similar quality for granted in the conceited man at her elbow, who sat there as if he would be capable, from one moment to another, of leaning over the arm of her sofa.
Word: attitudinized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of attitudinize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: attitudinise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Italian attitudine + -ise, from Latin aptitūdin- + -ise, from oblique stem of Latin aptitūdō, from aptus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, attitude + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard form of attitudinize. Labels: British, English, Non-Oxford, alt-of, standard Example: In every line that he wrote Cicero was attitudinising for posterity, or reflecting on the effect of his conduct upon his interests or his reputation. Example: Radet was a cadaverous, weather-worn, passion-worn individual, badger-grey, and worked up into a grotesquely attitudinised fury of injured self-esteem
Word: attitudinises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of attitudinise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: attitudinising Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of attitudinizing Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: attitudinising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of attitudinise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: attitudinised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of attitudinise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: autoxidises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of autoxidise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: autoxidising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of autoxidise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: organology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-der. Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon)bor. Latin organumder. Old French organebor. Middle English organe English organ Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English organology From organ + -ology. 1. The study of the organs of plants and animals. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The study of musical instruments in relation to history, culture, and construction. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: autoxidize Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of autoxidise. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: autoxidizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of autoxidize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: autoxidizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of autoxidize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: autoxidized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of autoxidize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: averruncates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of averruncate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: averruncated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of averruncate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: aviles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of avile Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: aviling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of avile Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: aviled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of avile Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: avising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of avise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: avised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of avise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: avocates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of avocate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: avocating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of avocate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: avocated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of avocate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: awarns Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of awarn Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: awarning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of awarn Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: awarned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of awarn Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: awhapes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of awhape Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: awhaping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of awhape Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: awhaped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of awhape Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: awhaped Part of Speech: adj 1. Stupefied; terrified. Labels: obsolete Example: More loathd then Lerna, or then Stygian lake, / That any man would night awhaped make […].
Word: baing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ba Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: baed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bae Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: baaed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of baa Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: backchats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backchat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: backchats Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of backchat Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: backchatting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of backchat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: backchatted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of backchat Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: backhauls Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of backhaul Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: backhauling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of backhaul Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: backhauled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of backhaul Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: backscratches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backscratch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: backscratches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of backscratch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: operational taxonomic unit Part of Speech: noun 1. A terminal node in phylogenetic analysis; an organism. Example: External nodes: things under comparison; operational taxonomic units
Word: backscratched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of backscratch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: backslaps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of backslap Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: backslapped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of backslap Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hypothetical taxonomic unit Part of Speech: noun 1. An internal node in phylogenetic analysis; an inferred ancestral organism.
Word: balkanises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of balkanise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: balkanising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of balkanise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: balkanised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of balkanise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: balkanizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of balkanize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: balkanizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of balkanize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: balkanized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of balkanize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: band-aiding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of band-aid Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: band-aided Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of band-aid Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: banjaxes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of banjax Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bartends Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bartend Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bartending Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bar + tending. 1. The craft of mixing drinks, making cocktails, and related skills of tending a bar. Labels: uncountable Example: "I need to know if any of them took a specific drink order recently. An angel shot." The manager raised an eyebrow. "Angel shot? Isn't that--" Kelly nodded. In the bartending business, it was well known that an "angel shot" wasn't a real drink, but was instead a code word that women could use to signal that they were in trouble.
Word: bartending Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bartend Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bartended Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bartend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bastinadoing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bastinado Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bastinadoed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bastinado Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bastinadoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bastinado Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bastinadoes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bastinado Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: beatboxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beatbox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beatboxes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of beatbox Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: beatboxed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of beatbox Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bedimming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bedim Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bedimmed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bedim Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: beelining Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of beeline Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: beelined Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of beeline Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bejewels Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bejewel Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bejewelling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bejewel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bejeweling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bejewel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bejewelled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bejewel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bejewelled Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of bejeweled. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: belates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of belate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: belating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of belate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bellyached Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bellyache Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bellyflops Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bellyflop Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bellyflopping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bellyflop Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bellyflopped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bellyflop Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bepaints Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bepaint Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bepainting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bepaint Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bepainted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bepaint Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: canzonet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian canzonetta, from canzone (“song”) + -etta (“-ette: forming diminutives”), from Latin cantiō. Doublet of canzonetta. Cf. canzone. Pronunciation: /kanzə(ʊ)ˈnɛt/ 1. A short song, now especially one which is light and breezy. Example: Besides what I have said of one of their warlike songs, I have another amorous canzonet, which beginneth in this sence […].
Word: grade inflation Part of Speech: noun 1. A gradual upward trend in grades awarded to students during the decades since the mid-20th century, reported in a number of countries and at a number of levels of schooling and sometimes offered as evidence of a decline in academic standards. Labels: uncountable Example: Grade inflation refers to an increase in grade point average without a concomitant increase in achievement.
Word: rediffusion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English diffusion English rediffusion From re- + diffusion. 1. The rebroadcasting of a programme; more specifically, the distribution of radio or television transmissions from a single receiver Labels: uncountable 2. The transmission of radio programs over a cable system Labels: uncountable
Word: compound machine Part of Speech: noun 1. Any combination of simple machines operating together.
Word: querulent Part of Speech: adj 1. Habitually suspicious or querimonious.
Word: querulent Part of Speech: noun 1. A habitually suspicious or querimonious person.
Word: ccf Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of one hundred cubic feet. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: CCF Part of Speech: noun 1. One hundred cubic feet: used as a unit of measurement of volume. 2. Initialism of congestive cardiac failure. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of carotid-cavernous fistula. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of credit conversion factor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CCF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. Labels: Canadian, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism 2. Initialism of Combined Cadet Force. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Christ's Commission Fellowship. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Ccf Part of Speech: noun 1. One hundred cubic feet: used as a unit of measurement of volume.
Word: sticky-note Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * A modern (post-1962) formation from sticky + note. 1. A small sheet of paper from a padded stack, with each sheet of the pad consisting of a strip of nonpermanent adhesive on the reverse.
Word: mend one's ways Part of Speech: verb 1. To recognise one's failings and attempt to remedy them. Labels: idiomatic
Word: zootsuit Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of zoot suit. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: where it counts Part of Speech: adv 1. in the most advantageous area or sphere Example: True, Madeline does not have a lot of book smarts, but she is plenty wise enough where it counts. 2. in an effective manner Example: At first the boycott's impact was barely noticeable, but now the protesters are hurting the store where it counts. 3. in the testicles Labels: euphemistic Example: A girl's best weapon — and one that should be used sparingly — is a swift kick where it counts.
Word: auslaut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *úd Borrowed from German Auslaut, from aus- (prefix meaning ‘out’) + Laut (“sound”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”)). The plural form auslaute is borrowed from German Auslaute. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊslaʊt/, /ˈaʊsˌlaʊt/ 1. Synonym of coda (“the optional final sound of a syllable or word, occurring after its nucleus and usually composed of one or more consonants”). Example: in auslaut Example: By the final consonant (Auslaut) of words, we generally, and unless the contrary be explicitly stated, mean the last consonant of roots or primary derivatives, and not that of the termination, which the word may have assumed in consequence of derivation or of inflection.
Word: enough is as good as a feast Part of Speech: proverb 1. Just the right amount is as good as more than enough: there is no value in excess. Example: Here is enough, I am satisfied, (sayd he). / Since enough is enough, (sayd I), here may we / With that one word take end good, as may be geast: / For folke say, enough is as good as a feast.
Word: gamest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of game: most game Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: Eutychian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Eutyches + -ian. 1. Pertaining to Eutyches, to Eutychianism, or to Eutychians. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Eutychian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Eutyches + -ian. 1. One who believes in Eutychianism.
Word: autocritical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From auto- + critical. Pronunciation: /ɔːtəʊˈkɹɪtɪkəl/ 1. Critical of oneself, or of one's work or behaviour. Example: His training procedures, which stress self-awareness and autocritical skills, are fascinating reading for contemporary psychologists interested in cognitive skills training.
Word: parabolas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parabola Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parabole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “juxtaposition, comparison”). See parable. 1. Obsolete spelling of parable. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, rhetoric, uncountable Example: Parabole, to illustrate a thing, compares; Like, as, so, thus, such, are the signs it bears.
Word: bulllike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Relatively recent (late 20th century) spelling of bull-like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a bull. Example: He had a bulllike neck. Example: So these bulllike men queried the brahmin, O king, and he told them the entire story of the birth of Draupadí.
Word: bulllike Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Relatively recent (late 20th century) spelling of bull-like. 1. In a manner similar to a bull. Example: He was breathing bulllike from anger.
Word: pallbearers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pallbearer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paperboys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paperboy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: big Os Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of big O Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parallelograms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parallelogram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paunches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paunch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: peahens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peahen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pecans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pecan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: patrolmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of patrolman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pedicures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pedicure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pedicures Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pedicure Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pestilences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pestilence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: P-wave Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From p(rimary) + wave. 1. A longitudinal compressional wave produced by an earthquake. Example: P-waves are the first to arrive; that is, they travel fastest. These are ‘push-pull’ waves analogous to sound waves, in which each particle moves back and forth as the waves propagate.
Word: silver lining Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originating in John Milton's poem Comus; see the quotation from 1634. The proverb every cloud has a silver lining is an allusion to the relevant passage. 1. A favorable aspect or prospect of a mostly unfavorable event or situation. Labels: figuratively Example: Was I deceived, or did a sable cloud / Turn forth her silver lining on the night? / I did not err: there does a sable cloud / Turn forth her silver lining on the night, / And casts a gleam over this tufted grove. Example: The only silver lining for businesses and local residents was that there was at least an end in sight, and that the new station, once built, would enhance the area and provide improved east-west access for pedestrians.
Word: confirmands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of confirmand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fibrate Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of amphipathic drugs that affect lipid metabolism
Word: flaxseed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flax + seed. Pronunciation: /ˈflæks.siːd/, /ˈflæksiːd/ 1. The seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gadoleic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: - but see Gadus and oleic 1. Of or pertaining to gadoleic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: gadoleic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The unsaturated fatty acid cis-icos-9-enoic acid related to oleic acid but having 20 carbon atoms; it is found in fish and vegetable oils Labels: uncountable
Word: glucagon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gluco- + Ancient Greek ἄγων (ágōn), present participle of ἄγω (ágō, “push forward, put in motion; stir up; excite, urge”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡluːkəɡən/, /ˈɡluːkəɡɒn/, /ˈɡlukəˌɡɑn/ 1. A peptide hormone, produced by the pancreas, that opposes the action of insulin by stimulating the production of sugar
Word: glyceridic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English glyceride Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English glyceridic From glyceride + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to glycerol or glycerides. Labels: not-comparable
Word: glycerolipid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English glycero- Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Hellenic *lípos Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusbor. French -ide French lipidebor. English lipid English glycerolipid From glycero- + lipid. 1. Any lipid based on glycerol
Word: bepelts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bepelt Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bepelting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bepelt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bepelted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bepelt Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bepinches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bepinch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bepinching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bepinch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bepinched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bepinch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bepommels Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bepommel Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bepommelling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bepommel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bepommelled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bepommel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bespeckles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bespeckle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bespeckling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bespeckle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bespeckled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bespeckle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: beveling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bevel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: beveling Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bevelling. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bibbles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bibble Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bibbling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bibble Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bibbled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bibble Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: biodegrades Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of biodegrade Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: biodegrading Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of biodegrade Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: birching Part of Speech: noun 1. A beating with a birch.
Word: birching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of birch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: birched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of birch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: blandishes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blandish Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: blandishing Part of Speech: adj 1. Tending to charm and flatter; smooth and flattering, especially when disingenuous. Example: There was one Rumsey, a creature of Shaftesbury's, a man of very blandishing manners, with a sly, foxy expression of countenance, likely to put a physiognomist on his guard. Example: Mrs. Spivens could be very blandishing and fascinating when people had money to spend; but a poor girl wanting father—there was something too prosaic in that common every-day occurrence to rouse even into momentary compassion the pinions of Mrs. Spiven's lofty soul.
Word: blandishing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of blandish Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: blandished Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of blandish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: blarneys Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blarney Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: blarneying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of blarney Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: blarneyed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of blarney Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bleches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blech Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: blithers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blither Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: blithers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blither Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blithered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of blither Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ore body Part of Speech: noun 1. A large deposit of a mineral or minerals, below the earth's crust.
Word: blubs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /blʌbz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blub Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: blubbing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈblʌbɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of blub Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: blubbing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈblʌbɪŋ/ 1. Crying; whining; blubbering. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Herbie had taken out a handkerchief and blown his nose loudly, muttering something about "Foolish. Blubbings. Foolish. Unmanly, the blubbings."
Word: blubbed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /blʌbd/ 1. simple past and past participle of blub Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: blunges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blunge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: blunging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of blunge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: blunged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of blunge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bogeying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bogey Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bogeyed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bogey Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bombinates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bombinate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bombinating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bombinate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bombinated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bombinate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bonging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bong Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bonged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bong Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: running the gauntlet Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of run the gauntlet Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: running the gauntlet Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass Labels: uncountable
Word: cognosce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin cognosco. Pronunciation: /kɑɡˈnoʊs/ 1. To determine a person to be insane or mentally incompetent. Labels: transitive Example: […] directing him to enquire whether the Person sought to be Cognosced is Insane, who is his nearest Agnate, and whether such Agnate is of lawful age […] 2. To examine; to give judgment. Labels: Scotland
Word: glycerolphospholipid Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of glycerophospholipid. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: glycerolysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλῠκερός (glŭkerós) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French -ine French glycérine English glycerine Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol English glycerol Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English glycerolysis From glycerol + -lysis. 1. Any reaction of an ester with glycerol, but especially the reaction of triglycerides with glycerol to form monoglycerides and diglycerides Labels: uncountable
Word: gondoic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to gondoic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: gondoic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The unsaturated fatty acid cis-icos-11-enoic acid (an isomer of gadoleic acid) present in fish and vegetable oils Labels: uncountable
Word: gossypol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin gossypium (“cotton”) + English -ol. Pronunciation: /ɡɒs.ɪ.pɒl/, /ɡɑs.ɪˌpɔl/ 1. Any of a class of toxic polyphenols found in the seeds of the cotton plant. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gramisterol Part of Speech: noun 1. A sterol found in wheat germ and other vegetable oils Labels: uncountable
Word: halvarine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch halvarine. 1. A form of reduced-fat margarine from Holland. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: helianthus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. Compare helio- (“sun”), antho- (“flower”). Pronunciation: /ˌhiːliːˈænθəs/ 1. Any plant, of the genus Helianthus, having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays; the sunflowers
Word: hypanthium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éndʰos Proto-Hellenic *ántʰos Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos) Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English hypanthium From hypo- + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos) + English -ium. 1. The bowl-shaped part of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne
Word: bookcrosses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bookcross Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bookcrossed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bookcross Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: botanise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of botanize. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: We were incompetent to map the country we passed through, to chart the waters, to geologise, botanise, zoologise, astronomise, or to any other ise. Example: This is a land of very great interest, even to those who do not specially botanise or 'zoologise.'
Word: botanises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of botanise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: botanising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of botanise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: botanised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of botanise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: brunching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of brunch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: brunched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of brunch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bruxes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of brux Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bruxing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of brux Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bruxed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of brux Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: budded Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbʌdɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of bud Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: budded Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbʌdɪd/ 1. That has developed buds Labels: not-comparable
Word: buffaloing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of buffalo Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: buffaloed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of buffalo Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: buffering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of buffer Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: buffering Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of a buffer. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Based on these requirements, the most practical bufferings for intrabuilding cabling are tight buffer and composite buffer. Both of these buffering designs are readily connectorized and offer small bend radii […]
Word: peladophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish pelado (“bald”) + -phobia. Peladofobia é um termo usado para descrever a suposta condição de medo atribuída a uma pessoa apelidada de “Mago” ou “Antonio”, caracterizada por uma aversão, desconforto ou reação exagerada diante de situações envolvendo falta de cabelo. 1. The fear of baldness or bald people. Labels: uncountable Example: Mention may also be made here to peladophobia, fear of baldness, particularly manifested in men. In the more severe cases of peladophobia, the social intercourse of the patient is much restricted, developing into what is virtually a phobia of society. Example: Andrew fears bald people (peladophobia). As a child, he inadvertently insulted a bald man in a grocery store and was promptly clapped on the ears by the old man and screamed at.
Word: phronemophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek φρόνημα (phrónēma, “mind, thought”) + -o- + -phobia. 1. An aversion to thinking. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:phronemophobia.
Word: peniaphobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek πενία (penía, “poverty”) + -phobia. Related to Latin penuria (“poverty”). 1. The fear of poverty or poor people; antipathy toward them; both. Labels: uncountable Example: Piggy banks are helpful for persons with "peniaphobia," an abnormal fear of poverty. Example: Maybe you have peniaphobia, but God wants you live among and minister to the poor […]
Word: gamophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English gamo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English gamophobia From gamo- + -phobia. 1. The fear of marriage. Labels: uncountable Example: He has on him a perpetual gamophobia, and an instinctive antipathy to births and marriages, which makes him carefully avoid that part of the newspapers in which they so constantly appear. Example: "I've got gamophobia," Anne said. "That's fear of marriage. I should've gotten it a lot sooner. My marriages had the shelf life of buttermilk."
Word: eosophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs Proto-Hellenic *auhṓs Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English eosophobia From Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + English -phobia. 1. A morbid fear of dawn or daylight. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:eosophobia.