nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: use-case Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of use case. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: use-cases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of use-case Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tagliatelli Part of Speech: noun 1. Uncommon spelling of tagliatelle. Labels: alt-of, uncommon, uncountable, usually Example: The tagliatelli with pheasant ragout, rich and pungent, or grilled salmon with black-eyed peas can round out your night.
Word: sunnily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sunny Middle English -ly English -ly English sunnily From sunny + -ly. 1. In a sunny fashion; optimistically Example: […]they also are blessedly free of the uptight, sunnily upbeat, politically correct tone that has crept into more recent incarnations.
Word: stompy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English stomp Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English stompy From stomp + -y. 1. Of a stomping style of dance, or music appropriate to such a dance. Labels: informal Example: This Welsh five-piece plays stompy rock ’n’ roll with almost anthemic choruses and a hint of hardcore aggression — the vocalist Matt Davies has an epic scream, although he rarely employs it. 2. Resembling or characteristic of stomping; aggressive-looking in a way that suggests stomping. Labels: informal Example: It is hoped LaRoche is happy with "Weber's" pigtails, butterfly wings, green tutu, zebra leggings, and stompy boots, because that's what she's stuck with […] Example: She is still spinning, and the Minion is starting to look tuckered, his stomps not so stompy anymore, and his jeers turned to huffy puffs. 3. With stomps. Labels: informal Example: Wherever they are, I miss them here among the hucksters, and their rough and stompy walks remain as memories from farther north. Example: Then she went for a long stompy walk through the fields, getting her shoes all wet and not caring. 4. Stomping; making stomps. Labels: informal Example: Head to toe she was quite appealing in her tiny silver bikini, a pair of big boots so stompy that asses all over the galaxy were hiding in fear, […] Example: Why does EVERYONE cry at a wedding? Nat thought, stomping her way up the little stone steps to the balcony where the church organs always were. I know people DO blub, she thought, but this is ridiculous. She was so stompy, she completely missed a little sign near the front door with the order of service on. It said: In memoriam.
Word: stompiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of stompy: most stompy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: stompier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of stompy: more stompy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: stirrings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stirring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carnivalesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English carnival French -esquebor. English -esque English carnivalesque From carnival + -esque. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a carnival. Example: carnivalesque celebrations Example: The market has a lively, carnivalesque atmosphere.
Word: crossers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crosser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dirgelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dirge Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English dirgelike From dirge + -like. 1. Resembling a dirge: slow and depressing Example: Her “Coronation Theme: Organon,” made of black stereo speakers stacked up to the ceiling, sends dirgelike royal fanfares laced with the noise of shouting crowds shuddering through the room.
Word: grottolike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English grotto Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English grottolike From grotto + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a grotto Example: The master bathroom includes a four-foot-deep, grottolike soaking tub, and, thanks to a large skylight, the marble-lined shower is clearly visible to anyone who might look down from the balcony of the guest room one floor above.
Word: disinvest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English invest English disinvest From dis- + invest. 1. To reduce investment, or cease to invest. Labels: also, figuratively, transitive Example: “The institutions whose primary mission is teaching — the masters and community colleges and bachelors colleges, are slowly disinvesting in the teaching function,” Ms. Wellman said. Example: If none of the first four response strategies is attractive or even feasible, the remaining alternative is to disinvest—that is, to withhold or withdraw resources from the business or to exit. This strategy involves shifting investments from a declining […]
Word: mechanist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)der. New Latin mechanismuslbor. English mechanism ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English mechanist From mechanism + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪst/, /ˈmek.ə.nɪst/ 1. A person who takes a mechanical view; someone who subscribes to mechanism. Example: The economic spirit of a people cannot be manipulated in as simple-minded a fashion as the Keynesian mechanists imagine. 2. A maker of machines; one skilled in mechanics. Labels: archaic
Word: mechanists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mechanist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: megascopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -scopic English megascopic From mega- + -scopic. 1. Visible to the naked eye. Labels: not-comparable 2. Enlarged or magnified. Labels: not-comparable, usually 3. Of, or pertaining to, the megascope. Labels: not-comparable
Word: monodrama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor. Late Latin drāmabor. English drama English monodrama From mono- + drama. 1. A play in the form of a monologue Example: The Dicapo Opera Theater presents the world premiere of “Lily,” a monodrama composed and performed by the mezzo-soprano Audrey Babcock[…]
Word: disinvests Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disinvest Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: disinvesting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disinvest Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: disinvested Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of disinvest Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: monodramas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monodrama Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nondelegation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + delegation. 1. A failure or refusal to delegate. Labels: attributive, often, uncountable Example: “As far as we can tell, Congress has never delegated so much power to an executive agency with so little to constrain the agency’s discretion,” the memorandum concluded, calling the result “a classic violation of the nondelegation principle.”
Word: nonlocal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + local. 1. Not local; not specific to a location Labels: not-comparable Example: In 1967 the Smithsonian Institution set up a satellite exhibition and research center here, the Anacostia Community Museum, which defines community in a nonlocal way.
Word: nonlocal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + local. 1. One who is not a local; a stranger or foreigner. Example: Touristic discourse is inherently unlocal: a construction of images and representations that delocalize a tourist destination, repackaging it into terms and images easily circulated and consumed by nonlocals. 2. An identifier that is not locally scoped.
Word: nonpresidential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + presidential. 1. Not presidential; unrelated to the presidency Labels: not-comparable Example: For those interested in an exhibition of a nonpresidential nature, on view in the east building is “Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture Around the Bay of Naples,” […]
Word: megascope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + -scope. 1. A modification of the magic lantern, used especially for throwing a magnified image of an opaque object on a screen, solar or artificial light being used. 2. An enlarging camera.
Word: outlandishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English outlandish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English outlandishness From outlandish + -ness. 1. The quality of being outlandish. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mini-golf and go-cart parks had exploded, each striving to outdo its literally dozens of competitors in outlandishness.
Word: reconceive Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English conceive English reconceive From re- + conceive. 1. To conceive something in a new way Example: It is a kind of time that is simply and overwhelmingly there, laid out, unoccurring, and he lacks the inborn ability to reconceive this condition. Example: Once a bustling thoroughfare, the section of Pennsylvania Avenue that borders the White House has been reconceived as a pedestrian strip paved in granite and protected by guard stations to keep people at a safe distance from the president.
Word: reinauguration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + inauguration or reinaugurate + -ion. 1. A renewed inauguration; an occasion on which someone or something is inaugurated again Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Now, with the city about to go through its ritual quadrennial reinauguration, you walk here with a heightened sensitivity to this democratic drama[…]
Word: reconceives Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reconceive Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reconceiving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reconceive Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reconceived Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reconceive Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: magic carpets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of magic carpet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: magic circle Part of Speech: noun 1. A circle marked on the ground by a practitioner of magic, used as magical protection or to form a magical area. Example: Witches are often accused of the same sort of Devil worship as the Black Magic followers. They claim that their only practice which probably would not meet with popular approval is dancing naked round a magic circle[.] 2. In traditional cultures, a circle drawn on the ground marking out a sacred, protected, or ritually charged space. Example: On moonlit nights they stood within the Magic Circle and gazed on the glory of the moon, and trembled to the answers that came in the swish of wing as bat-like birds sped by. 3. An arrangement of natural numbers on circles such that the sum of the numbers on each circle and the sum of numbers on diameter are identical. 4. The imagined space, separate from the real world, in which players in a virtual reality system experience immersion.
Word: magic eye Part of Speech: noun Etymology: (autostereogram): From the Magic Eye books featuring autostereograms, first released in 1993, now a genericized trademark. 1. An autostereogram. 2. A magic eye tube: a vacuum tube display device which was used as a tuning indicator.
Word: m/d Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of malicious damage. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: M-1 Part of Speech: noun 1. The Garand semiautomatic rifle, also named the United States Rifle, Caliber .30, M1. Example: Leopard 2s, Challengers and Abrams M-1s have been earmarked for Ukraine and are vastly superior to the Russian main battle tanks. 2. A student visa for vocational and technical education. Labels: US Example: Educational institutions are required to have SEVP certification with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in order to admit applicants who have an F-1 or M-1 student visa.
Word: M-1s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of M-1 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ma huang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mandarin 麻黃／麻黄 (máhuáng). 1. Any of various plants of the Ephedra genus, especially Ephedra sinica, used in traditional Chinese medicine. Labels: uncountable Example: The active ingredients of ma huang had already been identified by the end of the nineteenth century by Japanese and German scientists, who named them ephedrine and pseudoephedrine.
Word: ma nishtana Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Ma Nishtana. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Ma Nishtana Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew מַה נִּשְׁתַּנָּה (“Why is it different?”). 1. The four questions sung during Passover seder. Labels: Judaism
Word: Medicare Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of medical + care. By surface analysis, medic + -care. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛdɪˌkɛə/, /ˈmɛdɪˌkɛɚ/ 1. The system of government subsidies for health care for the elderly and disabled. Labels: US Example: My mom started getting Medicare last week. Example: One Nation, a new 501(c)4 linked to the Karl-Rove-backed American Crossroads super PAC, is spending more than $1.9 million on print, radio and digital ads highlighting the efforts of Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey to pass the “doc fix” legislation that realigned payments to Medicare providers with inflation. 2. The publicly funded universal health care system, operated by the government authority Medicare Australia. Labels: Australia Example: Medicare benefits are available to all persons ordinarily resident in Australia with the exception of members of foreign diplomatic missions and their dependants. Example: All Australians are covered by Medicare, which is a universal insurance system controlled by the Australian Government through Commonwealth–State Health Care Agreements. 3. Alternative letter-case form of medicare. Labels: Canada, alt-of
Word: ma'abara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew מעבר. 1. A type of refugee camp in Israel during the early 1950s, used mostly by new immigrants from North Africa and the Middle East.
Word: ma'abaras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ma'abara Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ma'abarot Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ma'abara Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antojito Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish antojito. 1. Any of various types of snack or appetizer in Mexican cuisine, such as a torta or pambazo. Example: At this little-plates restaurant, where tapas are called antojitos, even the salads are refreshingly different: slices of chayote topped with crumbled queso fresco and sprinkled with crushed peanuts in a hibiscus dressing.
Word: maasbanker Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of edible mackerel (Trachurus trachurus). Labels: South-Africa
Word: maasbankers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maasbanker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Maastrichtian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Maastricht Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Maastrichtian From Maastricht + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Maastricht. 2. Of or pertaining to the Maastrichtian Age geological period.
Word: Maastrichtian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Maastricht Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Maastrichtian From Maastricht + -ian. 1. Someone from Maastricht Labels: countable
Word: Maastrichtian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Maastricht Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Maastrichtian From Maastricht + -ian. 1. The dialect of the Limburgish language as spoken in Maastricht 2. in the ICS geologic timescale, the last stage or age of the Cretaceous period, and of the Mesozoic era, preceded by the Campanian and succeeded by the Danian period.
Word: Maastrichtians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Maastrichtian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: racing green Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of British racing green. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: Garand Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Garand. The rifle is named after its designer, John Garand. 1. A surname from French.
Word: Garand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French Garand. The rifle is named after its designer, John Garand. 1. The M1 Garand, an American semi-automatic rifle. Labels: informal
Word: mabela Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of sorghum. Labels: South-Africa, uncountable
Word: Macanese Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌmæk.əˈniz/ 1. Of or related to Macau. 2. Of or related to the Macanese people.
Word: Macanese Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌmæk.əˈniz/ 1. A member of an ethnic group from Macau of mixed European (usually Portuguese) and Asian (usually Chinese) origin. Labels: in-plural
Word: Macanese Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌmæk.əˈniz/ 1. A creole language originating in Macau, based on Portuguese and some East Asian languages.
Word: Macaronesia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Μακάρων νῆσοι (Makárōn nêsoi, “Islands of the Blessed”) + -ia, from μάκαρ (mákar, “fortunate”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”). Unrelated to English macaroni. Pronunciation: /ˌmakəɹəˈniːʒə/ 1. A group of four archipelagos in the North Atlantic Ocean: the Azores (part of Portugal), Madeira (also part of Portugal), the Canary Islands (part of Spain) and the independent country of Cape Verde.
Word: saxists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of saxist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Macaronesian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Macaronesia + -an. 1. Of, or pertaining to, Macaronesia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: macarons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of macaron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: macauco Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of macaco. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: macaucos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of macauco Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ring-tailed macauco Part of Speech: noun 1. The ring-tailed lemur. Labels: obsolete
Word: ring-tailed lemur Part of Speech: noun 1. A lemur of species Lemur catta, from Madagascar, with a long black-and-white ringed tail.
Word: Remington Part of Speech: name Etymology: The surname is from Rimington, from Old English rima (“edge, border”) + -ing + -tun (literally “settlement by the boundary stream”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛmɪŋtən/ 1. An English habitational surname from Old English; (art) used specifically of Frederic Remington (1861–1909), an American artist who specialized in depictions of the Old West. Example: One of his movies may suggest an inward unity and spaciousness that seems a mark of good fiction, as in The Big Sleep; it may have the scope and resonance to fill a historical landscape worthy of Remington, as Red River does. Example: Rafe loved Remington. He so typified the old West. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage. 3. A town in Indiana; named for the founder of the town's general store. 4. A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland; named for early landowner William Remington. 5. A town in Virginia. 6. A hamlet in Ohio. 7. A town in Wisconsin.
Word: Remington Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The surname is from Rimington, from Old English rima (“edge, border”) + -ing + -tun (literally “settlement by the boundary stream”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛmɪŋtən/ 1. A gun produced by the American manufacturer Remington Arms. 2. A kind of typewriter.
Word: prosimian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pro- + simian. 1. A primate that is not a monkey or an ape, generally nocturnal with large eyes and ears. Such primates were formerly grouped in the suborder Prosimii, but are now considered a paraphyletic group and not a clade.
Word: prosimian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pro- + simian. 1. Of or from the prosimian suborder of primates. Labels: not-comparable
Word: CFNM Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Initialism of clothed female, naked (or sometimes nude) male. 1. A form of sexual roleplay (usually humiliationplay) in which the players act out situations in which the woman wears clothes and the man is naked. Labels: uncountable Example: On Jan 28, 3:12 am, "yon" wrote: > > On Jan 23, 12:49 am, goi...@hotmail.com wrote: > > > >And with CMNF (so the > > > reverse of CFNM) - some […] Example: “He went for my zipper, but I took his hand and held it firmly behind his back, and I could feel his heartbeat quicken” Power games Clothed female, naked male (CFNM) and clothed male, naked female (CMNF) are both popular kinks and […] 2. A form of sexual roleplay (usually humiliationplay) in which the players act out situations in which the woman wears clothes and the man is naked. Labels: metonymically, uncountable
Word: ultrafunky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + funky. 1. Extremely funky. Labels: colloquial
Word: Maccabee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Latin Maccabaeus, from the Ancient Greek Μᾰκκᾰβαῖος (Măkkăbaîos), from the Biblical Hebrew מַכַּבִּי (makkabbī). Pronunciation: /ˈmæ.kəˌbi/ 1. A member of the Maccabees (a liberation movement in Israel who established Jewish independence in the Land of Israel in the second and first centuries BCE).
Word: Land of Israel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Biblical Hebrew אֶרֶץ יִשׂרָאֵל (ereṣ yišrāʾēl). 1. A region in the Middle East promised by God to the descendants of Abraham. Labels: Judaism
Word: maccaron Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of macaron. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: curtain twitcher Part of Speech: noun 1. A nosy person who watches their neighbours, typically from a curtained window. Labels: UK, slang Example: […]but these self-invited guests made her feel like a curtain-twitcher of the worst kind and she resented them for it. Example: […]the reader is also accepting the role of curtain twitcher or peeping Tom.
Word: curtain twitchers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of curtain twitcher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: macebearer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of mace-bearer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: curtain-twitcher Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of curtain twitcher. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mace-bearer Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who carries a mace. Example: And a similar communication, with strict instructions, is addressed to the zamindar of Dariyapur and the sons of Nanda Jat that they should forthwith accompany the macebearers. Example: Geralyn Meyer, Ph.D., a professor in the Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing and the 2020 Nancy McNeir Ring Award winner served as the mace bearer for the 2021 Midyear Commencement Ceremony.
Word: curtain-twitchers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of curtain-twitcher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: macédoine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French macédoine. 1. A type of dish containing a mixture of many types of fruits, or many types of vegetables. Example: This one is a mixture of textures and tastes and all kinds of vegetables—that's why it is called a macédoine. It's an odd route from Alexander the Great to your table, but Alexander, a Macedonian, had an empire consisting of many disparate states. Example: We chilled it in a wonderful old French copper mold that we borrowed, naturally, from Lucullus, and surrounded it with a macédoine of fruit. 2. A confused mixture; a medley. Labels: figuratively Example: Actually, this ethnic situation—a “macédoine” of peoples—was complicated even more from the 1860s on when some of the Slavs in Macedonia who had always called themselves Bulgarians (and were considered so by most foreign experts) began developing a Macedonian national consciousness.
Word: bonnet drama Part of Speech: noun 1. Costume drama set in an era when bonnets were worn. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Bonnet drama, conversely, removes us tidily from any such responsibility to a world of rules and rituals, where everyone knows their place... Example: ...the Sunday night UK bonnet drama. The rest of the time the ABC pursues its diverse programming strategy...
Word: bonnet dramas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bonnet drama Labels: form-of, plural
Word: macédoines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of macédoine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Macgillycuddy's Reeks Part of Speech: name 1. A mountain range in County Kerry, Ireland, home to Carrauntoohil. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: adzukis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adzuki Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Carrauntoohil Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Irish Corrán Tuathail (literally “Tuathal's sickle”). Pronunciation: /ˌkæɹənˈtuːəl/ 1. A mountain in Macgillycuddy's Reeks, County Kerry, and the highest peak in Ireland.
Word: Macgillicuddy's Reeks Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Macgillycuddy's Reeks. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: MacGillivray's warbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named in honor of William MacGillivray, Scottish naturalist. 1. A small warbler of species Geothlypis tolmiei (syn. Oporornis tolmiei).
Word: epeeists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of epeeist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: machaca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish machacar (“to crush”). 1. A dish of meat baked, simmered and then dried, originating from north Mexico. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: machaca Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of planthopper from Central and South America, taxonomic name Fulgora laternaria
Word: machacas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of machaca Labels: form-of, plural
Word: machair Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic machair. 1. A type of calcareous sandy terrain formed mostly from seashells, found by the coast in areas of Scotland and Ireland. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Burials had been found north and south of Applecross, preserved in the soils of sandy coastal meadows known as machair.
Word: machaira Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of makhaira. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: makhaira Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek μάχαιρα (mákhaira). 1. A type of sword with a backwards curve, originating in Ancient Greece Labels: historical
Word: machan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi मचान (macān, “platform”). 1. A kind of safety platform in a tree, used when hunting large animals or to escape a flood; found most commonly in Indian jungles.
Word: macheer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish mochila. Doublet of mochila. 1. A type of saddle which covers from in front of the cattle's horns to behind the cantle.
Word: machilid Part of Speech: noun 1. A wingless insect in the Machilidae family, able to jump long distances when disturbed.
Word: machinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Middle French machinebor. English machine Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English machinal From machine + -al. 1. Of, or pertaining to machines. 2. In the manner or style of a machine.
Word: machinable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ) Doric Greek μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ (mākhănā́)bor. Latin māchinabor. Middle French machinebor. English machine Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English machinable From machine + -able. 1. Able to be made or modified by machine.
Word: machine-gunner Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who uses a machine gun.
Word: machzor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew מַחְזוֹר. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːxzəɹ/, /ˈmɑːxzoɹ/, /mɑːxˈzoɹ/ 1. A prayerbook for a Jewish holiday. Labels: Judaism
Word: machzorim Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of machzor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: machzors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of machzor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mack daddy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See mack (“pimp”), from mackerel. 1. A pimp, especially a prosperous one. Labels: US, slang 2. A flirtatious and seductive man. Labels: US, slang Example: "Out of sight!" praised a suave and youthful mack daddy, boogying under the glittery flashing lights. "I can dig all your moves, foxy momma! Say...Why don't we go over to a table and rap a little? Dig?
Word: relievedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English relieved Middle English -ly English -ly English relievedly From relieved + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɹəˈliːv.əd.li/ 1. In a manner showing relief. Example: "Oh, thank you, thank you," she was saying relievedly. "Oh, yes. Thank you for calling me."
Word: mackayite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: John William Mackay (1831-1902), and -ite. 1. A green or brown transparent mineral, formula Fe³⁺Te²O⁵(OH), found in Esmeralda County, Nevada.
Word: mackerel shark Part of Speech: noun 1. Any shark of the order Lamniformes, having two dorsal fins an anal fin, five gill slits and eyes without nictitating membrane 2. Any shark of the family Lamnidae.
Word: mackereler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mackerel + -er. 1. A boat used for fishing mackerel 2. A fisherman who catches mackerel.
Word: mackintoshed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mackintosh + -ed. 1. Wearing a mackintosh. Labels: not-comparable
Word: maclureite Part of Speech: noun 1. chondrodite Labels: obsolete
Word: documenters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of documenter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cueing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of cue Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cueing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːɪŋ/ 1. The act or process by which something is cued. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: punji sticks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of punji stick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: übermenschen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of übermensch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Elissa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔλῐσσᾰ (Élĭssă); probably from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤎𐤕 (ʾlʾst /⁠Elishat⁠/), 𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤎 (ʾlʾs /⁠Elisha⁠/). Pronunciation: /əˈlɪs.ə/, /ɪˈ-/, /əˈli(ː)s.ə/ 1. Dido, queen of Carthage. Labels: Greek 2. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Example: Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Wednesday called for “action, not words” from Democrats, criticizing the approach of some in the progressive wing of the party.
Word: Yumas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Yuma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: woodchops Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of woodchop Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: woodchops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of woodchop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: woodchopping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of woodchop Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: woodchopped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of woodchop Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: vintenars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vintenar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adhesiotomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adhesiotomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kogal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese コギャル (kogyaru, “younger gyaru”) (see there for more), ultimately from English gal. Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊɡæl/ 1. A subculture of conspicuous consumption among young women in urban Japan, typified by dyed hair, artificial suntan, platform boots, miniskirts, and expensive accessories. Labels: uncountable Example: If not exactly respectable, kogal culture is not condemned anything like as harshly as manifestations of pedophilia would be elsewhere […] Example: Kogal tackiness was egalitarian, and contrasted with the cute and conservative styles […] 2. A member of this subculture. Labels: countable Example: Because of the links drawn between kogals and enjo kosai ("compensated dating"), in which women and girls are paid for dates and sometimes sex […] Example: Runa is a gyaru (gal), particularly a kogal and one of the popular girls in school.
Word: kogals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kogal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: upcourt Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English up- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰórtos Proto-Italic *hortosder.? Proto-Italic *horti- Latin cohortem Latin cōrtem Old French cortbor. Middle English court English court English upcourt From up- + court. 1. Toward a team's offensive basket, the basket at which points are scored Example: The Wizards took the lead for good when Nick Young blocked Duhon’s layup attempt, then raced upcourt for a 21-foot pull-up jumper.
Word: preboom Part of Speech: adj 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- English boom English preboom From pre- + boom. 1. Before a boom Labels: not-comparable Example: From 1999 to 2007, the price of Pu’er, a fermented brew invented by Tang Dynasty traders, increased tenfold[…] before tumbling far below its preboom levels.
Word: plexiglass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Plexiglas, a trademark. 1. polymethyl methacrylate (polymer of methyl methacrylate), a tough transparent plastic used sometimes in lieu of glass. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The wall and door of the compartment on the corridor side are of plexiglass, fully curtained on the inside. Example: A new concept car from Honda — a hydrogen-powered vehicle — sat inside the walls of a just-completed plexiglass tent at the corner of Seventh and Main Streets in the heart of downtown Park City, promoting the green pleasures of its energy conservation.
Word: petroproducts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of petroproduct Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonvulnerable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + vulnerable. 1. Not specifically vulnerable Labels: not-comparable Example: Here are a couple of his tips: be slow to push the opponents out of one no-trump if they are vulnerable; conversely, strain to balance if they are nonvulnerable.
Word: nonelite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin ēligō Latin ēlēctus Vulgar Latin *exlectus? Old French eslitbor. Middle English elit English elite English nonelite From non- + elite. 1. Not a member of the elite. Labels: not-comparable Example: For the nonelite, seeing the inauguration in Washington involves standing on the Mall[…]
Word: nonelite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin ēligō Latin ēlēctus Vulgar Latin *exlectus? Old French eslitbor. Middle English elit English elite English nonelite From non- + elite. 1. Any group that is not an elite.
Word: petroproduct Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā)bor. Latin petrader. English petro- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcō Latin prōductusder. Middle English product English product English petroproduct From petro- + product. 1. A petroleum product; either crude oil or a derivative. Example: The Chennai-Tiruchi-Madurai petroproducts pipeline, a project, which received the approval of the Indian Oil Corporation board recently, will be a crucial link in widening the reach of the products manufactured by the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited. Example: If Expressjet found takers, the flight would get its passengers here in plenty of time for the Sunday evening screening of “Crude,” about the struggle between Ecuador’s indigenous people and the Chevron Corporation over toxic oil waste left behind by the makers of petroproducts like those that fly the planes, not to mention those fueling the limousines and rental cars that make the nearly 40-mile run to Park City from the Salt Lake airport.
Word: adicities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adicity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kordiamin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cordiaminum. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Federal investigators said Cherepanov’s autopsy found traces of kordiamin, a drug used to stimulate the circulatory and respiratory systems.
Word: hoodlumism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hoodlum Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English hoodlumism From hoodlum + -ism. 1. Behavior characteristic of a hoodlum. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: “There’s no drug selling and hoodlumism up in here.”
Word: grrrl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of grrr + girl. From the 1990s riot grrrl movement. 1. A riot grrrl. 2. Feminist spelling of girl. Labels: dated Example: Forms of male supremacy and violence against grrrls / womyn entrenched in sexist black nationalist ideologies and projected-primarily against grrrls / womyn of color Example: tell me that my short skirts are to get boys' attention. i'll tell you that i get plenty of grrrls' attention too.
Word: grrrl Part of Speech: intj 1. Elongated form of grr. Labels: slang
Word: cordiaminum Part of Speech: noun 1. A solution of nicotinic acid diethylamide, used as a stimulant of the central nervous system. Labels: uncountable
Word: grrrls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grrrl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flickery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English flicker Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English flickery From flicker + -y. 1. Seeming to flicker; unsteady Labels: not-comparable Example: In the way of small towns, Tom’s ex-girlfriend Sarah (Jaime King), is now married to his former best friend and current town sheriff[…] though her eyes still do this weird, flickery thing whenever she looks at Tom.
Word: festivalgoer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From festival + goer. 1. A person attending a festival. Example: Outside the Filmmakers Lodge, a central gathering spot for Sundance participants, a sign assured festivalgoers[…]. Example: Once festivalgoers arrive at a rural festival, they are essentially living 'off-grid' for the duration of the event.
Word: festivalgoers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of festivalgoer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adscripts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adscript Labels: form-of, plural
Word: favorability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From favorable + -ity or favor + -ability. 1. The quality or degree of being viewed favorably Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Vice President Dick Cheney’s favorability rating in the new poll is 13 percent, the lowest of his time in office. 2. Something which is favorable Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Our company is positioned to optimize tax favorabilities.
Word: exploitive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English exploit Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English exploitive From exploit + -ive. Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsplɔɪtɪv/ 1. Exploitative: taking advantage of someone Example: The University of Phoenix, a for-profit educational institution, has turned the traditional relationship between athletics and higher education on its head, reducing it to its commercially exploitive essence.
Word: favorabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of favorability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: courtesanship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English courtesan Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English courtesanship From courtesan + -ship. 1. The state of being a courtesan; harlotry. Labels: uncountable Example: The first season also failed to produce a narrative arc […] ending with Belle realizing that she wasn’t made for the next level of her profession: courtesanship.
Word: cordoning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cordon Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: barristering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From barrister + -ing. 1. The activity of working as a barrister Labels: uncountable Example: Somehow, despite the demands of his chosen careers — a “schizoid business of being a writer who had barristering as a day job,” he said — Mr. Mortimer also found time to pursue his lifelong interest in women, write for newspapers and keep up the garden nurtured by his father[…].
Word: abomasums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abomasum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abomasa Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abomasum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acridines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acridine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kokens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of koken Labels: form-of, plural
Word: what-you-see-is-what-you-get Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of what you see is what you get. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: air sheds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of air shed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: above-the-fold Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of above the fold. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: videoclip Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of video clip. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: In the past, this weakness frequently was addressed by willing and well-trained U.S. embassy staffers who provided background briefings to visiting U.S. journalists in order to furnish them with “off the record” information and help them establish meetings and interviews. […] Although there is nothing intrinsically wrong with this practice, problems develop when journalists write their stories or file their videoclips without acknowledging the substantial influence or assistance of U.S. embassy personnel. Example: Your instructor may demonstrate, show a videotape, ask you to watch videoclips on a computer, or simply tell you about the correct results. Record them in Table 46-4.
Word: airsheds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of airshed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rhytids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rhytid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rhytid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ῥυτίς (rhutís). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪtɪd/ 1. Any undesirable wrinkle in the skin.
Word: branon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of brane oscillation. 1. A hypothetical weakly interacting massive particle of dark matter.
Word: ambuscado Part of Speech: noun 1. ambush. Labels: obsolete
Word: backcross Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English cross English backcross From back + cross. 1. To cross a hybrid with one of its parents.
Word: backcross Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English cross English backcross From back + cross. 1. The act of crossing a hybrid with one of its parents. 2. An organism produced by such a crossing. 3. Alternative form of back cross. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: degranulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English granule Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English granulate English degranulate From de- + granulate. Pronunciation: /diːˈɡɹænjəleɪt/ 1. To lose granules by the process of degranulation.
Word: nonlinearities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonlinearity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thiolation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- 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 thiol Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English thiolation From thiol + -ation. 1. reaction with a thiol
Word: backcrosses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backcross Labels: form-of, plural
Word: backcrosses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of backcross Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: BSoD Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of BSOD. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: acceleron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the claim that these particles explain the acceleration of the universe; + -on. 1. A hypothetical subatomic particle that is claimed to react with neutrinos to produce dark energy.
Word: anapsid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From scientific Latin Anapsida, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἁψίς (hapsís, “arch”). 1. Pertaining to the group of reptiles whose skulls do not have openings near the temples, originally considered as a specific subclass Labels: not-comparable Example: The anapsid skull: snub-nosed like an artillery shell, shockingly powerful and primitive.
Word: anapsid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scientific Latin Anapsida, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἁψίς (hapsís, “arch”). 1. A member of this group of reptiles, including the turtles, tortoises and terrapins.