nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: glassiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of glassy: most glassy Labels: form-of, superlative Example: Every time there's a major technological outage, […] speculation quickly erupts blaming a possible cyberattack. […] mostly, the sentiment of cyber observers is that it's a bad idea to jump to conclusions, especially publicly. ¶ "If we keep crying wolf, then we lose the ability to educate and solve real problems," Bryson Bort, founder of the cybersecurity company Scythe, told me. "We live in the glassiest house in the world with our reliance on information systems."
Word: moled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mole Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: molimos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of molimo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: burra-khana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi बड़ा खाना (baṛā khānā, “big dinner”), from बड़ा (baṛā, “big”) + खाना (khānā, “food, dinner”). 1. A great entertainment or feast. Labels: India Example: I found him, lonely and unbefriended, the very next night after our talk, at the Dugald Delane's burra-khana. Example: ‘Wasn't a man in town who could put on a burra-khana like he did.’
Word: grilled cheese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The syntax around the term's usage supports the idea that it originated as an ellipsis of grilled cheese sandwich. 1. A cheese sandwich typically toasted or fried in butter. Labels: Canada, US, countable, usually Example: I'll have a grilled cheese and a bowl of tomato soup, please. Example: —Do you like grilled cheese? —I love grilled cheese! Especially with bacon and tomato!
Word: promoved Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of promove Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: raiyat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Urdu رَعِیَّت (ra'iyat, “peasant”), from Classical Persian رعیت (ra'iyyat, “peasants; population”), from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya, “flock, herd”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪət/ 1. A peasant or agricultural labourer in South Asia. Example: In Ireland Paddy makes riots, in Bengal raiyats make paddy; and in this lies the difference between the paddy of green Bengal and Paddy of the Emerald Isle. Example: They are simply the rank-and-file—the food for fever—sharing with the ryot and the plough-bullock the honor of being the plinth on which the State rests.
Word: haramzada Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani حرام زادہ / हरामज़ादा (harāmzādā), from Classical Persian حرامزاده (harām-zāda). 1. A bastard. Labels: South-Asia, vulgar Example: He had told her, too, how, sick and shaken with the fever their negligence had bred, crippled by the loss of his pet clerk, and savagely angry at the desolation in his charge, he had once damned the collective eyes of his "intelligent local board" for a set of haramzadas.
Word: envolved Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of envolve Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: remorded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of remord Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: intake manifolds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intake manifold Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cascado Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of cascade. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: cascaron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish cáscara Spanish -ón Spanish cascarónbor. English cascaron Borrowed from Spanish cascarón (“eggshell”). 1. An eggshell filled with confetti to be thrown during balls, carnivals, etc, chiefly in Mexico and the southwestern US.
Word: septillionfold Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From septillion + -fold. 1. By a multiple of one septillion; by a septillion times as much or as many. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: septillionfold Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From septillion + -fold. 1. By a factor of one septillion. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: sextillionfold Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sextillion + -fold. 1. By a multiple of one sextillion; by a sextillion times as much or as many. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: sextillionfold Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From sextillion + -fold. 1. By a factor of one sextillion. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: googolfold Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From googol + -fold. Pronunciation: /ˈɡuːɡəlfoʊld/ 1. By a factor of one googol. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: There are people out there cornerning the market on these things hoping ol' Ty will retire them and somehow disappear from the face of the earth - thereby increasing their value a googolfold. Example: To get the intensity of the light travelling the loop we must combine the contributions from photons circling it once, twice, thrice, fourfold, ..., a googolfold […]
Word: octillionfold Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From octillion + -fold. 1. By a multiple of one octillion; by an octillion times as much or as many. Labels: not-comparable
Word: octillionfold Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From octillion + -fold. 1. By a factor of one octillion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: indicas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indica Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exahertz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From exa- + hertz. 1. A unit of measurement based on one quintillion hertz. 2. One quintillion hertz, 10¹⁸ Hz.
Word: petahertz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From peta- + hertz. 1. An SI unit of frequency equal to 10¹⁵ hertz.
Word: yottahertz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From yotta- + hertz. 1. A unit of measurement based on one septillion hertz. 2. One quadrillion hertz, 10²⁴ Hz.
Word: zettahertz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zetta- + hertz. 1. An SI unit of frequency equal to 10²¹ hertz. Labels: uncountable
Word: infinityfold Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From infinity + -fold. 1. By a multiple of infinity; by infinity times as much or as many. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: infinityfold Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From infinity + -fold. 1. By a factor of infinity. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: fewfold Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From few + -fold. 1. By a multiple of a few; by a few times as much or as many. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fewfold Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From few + -fold. 1. By a factor of a few. Labels: not-comparable
Word: severalfold Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From several + -fold. 1. By several times. Labels: not-comparable
Word: severalfold Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From several + -fold. 1. By a factor of several. Labels: not-comparable
Word: superdeluxe Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English deluxe English superdeluxe From super- + deluxe. 1. Very fine in quality; luxurious.
Word: new school Part of Speech: noun 1. A style, way of thinking, or method for accomplishing a task that is typical of the current era, as opposed to former eras. Labels: also, attributive, idiomatic, informal Example: Don't tell me that you understand until you hear the man / The book of the new school rap game / Writers treat me like Coltrane, insane Example: That means I fly rough early, plus, I know Tae Bo / That means I'm new-school, pop pills and stay in beef
Word: new school Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to a new school style, way of thinking, or method.
Word: ultraphysical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + physical. 1. extremely physical. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ultrathin Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- English thin English ultrathin From ultra- + thin. 1. Extremely thin; of utmost thinness. Labels: not-comparable Example: When you build your esteem on the media's ultrathin, superslim image, you are going to lose by comparison. Example: Planar metamaterials with subwavelength thickness, or metasurfaces, consisting of single-layer or few-layer stacks of planar structures, can be readily fabricated using lithography and nanoprinting methods, and the ultrathin thickness in the wave propagation direction can greatly suppress the undesirable losses.
Word: nutriceutical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of nutritional + pharmaceutical. 1. Both nutritionally and pharmaceutically beneficial. Example: The team, along with consulting pharmacists and nutriceutical formulators, have developed, through a series of trials with actual medicinal marijuana patients, a way for anyone, anywhere, to make their own THC capsules.
Word: nutriceutical Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of nutritional + pharmaceutical. 1. A nutritious pharmaceutical.
Word: witchetty grub Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of witchety grub. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nativity play Part of Speech: noun 1. A dramatic depiction of the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, commonly performed by children in churches and in Christian schools during the Christmas season. Example: Her most significant role to date had been as a sheep in the school nativity play.
Word: witchety grub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From witchety + grub, a partial calque of some Pama-Nyungan language (compare Arabana mako witjuti (“witchety grub”, from mako (“grub”) + witjuti (“witchety bush”))). 1. The large, white, wood-eating larvae of several moths and beetles, especially the species Endoxyla leucomochla, traditionally eaten by Aboriginals in the Australian desert. Labels: Australia Example: I'll think of how the kids come alive walking around sandplains / reading tracks, looking for goannas, digging up witchetty grubs / collecting berries, branches of bush medicines.
Word: supercolossal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós)bor. Latin colossusslbor. French colosse Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -al Middle French -al French -al French colossalder. English colossal English supercolossal From super- + colossal. Pronunciation: /suːpəɹˈkəˈlɒsəl/ 1. Exceedingly large. 2. Grander than or beyond colossal.
Word: absentee ballots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absentee ballot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wallyball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Invented by Joe Garcia in 1979, from wall and volleyball. 1. A fast-paced sport, a version of volleyball played in a racquetball court, where it is legal to hit the ball off of the walls. Labels: uncountable 2. The ball used in this sport. Labels: countable
Word: rebound volleyball Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of wallyball. Labels: uncountable
Word: bish bash bosh Part of Speech: intj Etymology: An expressive retriplication of bosh. 1. Indicating the completion of a task with efficiency. Labels: UK, informal Example: Throw in a love story early on and you're laughing. Write it up as a novel and, bish-bash-bosh, you've got the next Captain Corelli. Example: So infectious was Jamie’s trademark bish bash bosh enthusiasm that it may actually have been counterproductive.
Word: DTV Part of Speech: noun 1. digital television broadcast
Word: DTV Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of direct-to-video. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: hard disk drive Part of Speech: noun 1. A hard drive or hard disk; a fixed disc drive containing rigid disks.
Word: rejoyce Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of rejoice. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: […] we were driven a little to the Eaſt of the Molucca Iſlands, and about three Degrees Northward of the Line, as our Captain found by an Obſervation he took the 2d of May, at which time the Wind ceaſed, and it was a perfect Calm, whereat I was not a little rejoyced.
Word: floppy disk drive Part of Speech: noun 1. A floppy drive; a disk drive for floppy disks.
Word: PVR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of personal video recorder. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of peak vehicle requirement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of peak-to-valley ratio. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of plant variety rights. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of per vehicle retailed. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Publicly traded dealership groups reported that new vehicle gross profit per vehicle retailed (PVR) rose to $3,284.
Word: digital video recorder Part of Speech: noun 1. a personal video recorder
Word: disk drive Part of Speech: noun 1. A computer drive that reads disks.
Word: fabricas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fabrica Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moxibustions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moxibustion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moxas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moxa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metaboles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metabole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wheelsets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wheelset Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mascaron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French mascaron, from Italian mascherone. Pronunciation: /ˈmæskəˌɹɒn/ 1. A carved, ornamental face, either human-like or grotesque, whose alleged function was originally to frighten away evil spirits so that they would not enter the building. Example: As one approaches nearer it is easy to see these round bosses transform themselves into mascarons, or sculptured decorative details, like the escutcheons and plaques so frequently seen stuck into the walls of so many civic edifices in Italy.
Word: nuclides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nuclide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nitrites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nitrite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: discases Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of discase Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: discase Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English case English discase From dis- + case. 1. To strip; to undress (remove cclothes) Labels: archaic Example: I will discase me, and myself present, As I was sometime Milan. 2. To remove; to lay bare Labels: archaic Example: discasing the hearts of all the families within their sphere of influence
Word: Neapolitans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Neapolitan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nematocysts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nematocyst Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nightlights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nightlight Labels: form-of, plural
Word: normalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of normalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: nymphos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nympho Labels: form-of, plural
Word: negresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of negress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: newsflashes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of newsflash Labels: form-of, plural
Word: non-smokers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of non-smoker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: non-starters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of non-starter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nosier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of nosey: more nosey Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: nosiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of nosey: most nosey Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: noontimes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of noontime Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dohol Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of percussion instrument used in Iran, Afghanistan and Kurdistan.
Word: night light Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of nightlight. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A bed reading lamp is provided for each passenger; it is so arranged that, in all switching conditions, a blue night light will prevent the berth being placed in complete darkness.
Word: manufacturable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English manufacture 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 manufacturable From manufacture + -able. 1. Capable of being manufactured. Labels: not-comparable Example: The re-engineered design was much more manufacturable with cost about half that of the first approved design.
Word: manufacturable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English manufacture 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 manufacturable From manufacture + -able. 1. Something that can be manufactured.
Word: mass storage Part of Speech: noun 1. Any form of data storage (non-volatile memory) with high capacity relative to that of the faster volatile memory of computers (of its time). Labels: uncountable Example: The mass storage of the network consisted of 40 megabytes of Bernoulli boxes.
Word: papilionaceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin papilionaceus (from Latin pāpiliō (“butterfly”)) + -ous. In scientific sense, after Papilionaceae (family name). 1. Pertaining to a butterfly or butterflies. Labels: obsolete Example: Thefe are alfo called by Reaumur Papillionaceous Flies, that have their wings half tranfparent. 2. Having a corolla in the form of a butterfly, with prominent wing-like petals; (generally) pertaining to the Faboidea (Papilionoidea) family of plants. Example: [T]he broad road is lined with wild bushes and tangled shrubs lavishly decked with brilliant blossoms: the lentisk, so covered with yellow, papilionaceous flowers [translating Schmetterlingsblumen] that not a green leaf is visible… 3. Like a butterfly; showy; capricious. Labels: figuratively Example: Ali G was a glorious, comedic butterfly, but it's my sad duty to report that his exquisitely papilionaceous character is currently being broken upon a wheel.
Word: fique Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish fique. 1. A natural fiber, similar to hemp, obtained from the leaves of the plant Furcraea andina and certain other plants of the genus Furcraea. Labels: uncountable
Word: domestiques Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of domestique Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tallgrass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tall + grass. 1. Any of various tall grasses that flourish in prairie with relatively abundant water. Labels: US
Word: targetting Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of targeting. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncommon
Word: thioautotrophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English autotrophic English thioautotrophic From thio- + autotrophic. 1. Describing a chemoautotrophic organism that feeds on sulfides Labels: not-comparable
Word: beclomethasone dipropionate Part of Speech: noun 1. A potent glucocorticoid steroid use to treat asthma. Labels: uncountable
Word: replicases Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛpləkeɪsɪz/ 1. plural of replicase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: replicase Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛpləˌkeɪs/ 1. an enzyme that catalyses the replication of a single-stranded RNA (ribonucleic acid) molecule
Word: apologiser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From apologise + -er. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: beclometasone dipropionate Part of Speech: noun 1. A potent glucocorticoid steroid used to treat asthma. Labels: uncountable
Word: beclometasone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) English chlo(ro)- English betamethasone English beclometasone From chlo(ro)- + betamethasone. 1. A potent glucocorticoid steroid use to treat asthma. Labels: uncountable
Word: thiotrophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From thio- + -trophic. 1. Describing an organism that oxidizes sulfur compounds as a major part of its metabolism
Word: thiotroph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thio- + -troph. 1. Any thiotrophic organism.
Word: thrombolite Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of stromatolite that has a clotted, rather than a laminated structure
Word: thyasirid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any marine bivalve of the family Thyasiridae.
Word: thyasirid Part of Speech: adj 1. Characteristic of these creatures
Word: unarmoured Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English armoured English unarmoured From un- + armoured. 1. Without armour. Often used to describe people, things, or situations where armour would normally be encountered. Example: In this underground installation unarmoured cable should be used.
Word: transinfection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trans- + infection. 1. The infection of one host with a bacterium or virus taken from another, often using microinjection, in order to study the different roles of host and infected species
Word: tricarboxylic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English carboxylic English tricarboxylic From tri- + carboxylic. 1. Having three carboxylic groups Labels: not-comparable
Word: trophosome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tropho- + -some. 1. The group of nutritive zooids of a hydrozoan. 2. The mass of chemolithoautotrophic bacteria in a pogonophoran that metabolizes sulfide. 3. An organ found in some animals, located in the coelomic cavity, that houses symbiotic bacteria, which in turn provide nutrients to the host animal.
Word: trophosomal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English trophosome Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English trophosomal From trophosome + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to a trophosome
Word: trypanosomal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trypanosome + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to a trypanosome Labels: not-comparable
Word: turbellarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Turbellaria (from Latin turbellae (“bustle”), from turba (“confusion”)) + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌtɜːbɪˈlɛəɹ.i.ən/, /ˌtɝbəˈlɛɹ.i.ən/ 1. Any flatworm of the class Turbellaria.
Word: turbellarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From translingual Turbellaria (from Latin turbellae (“bustle”), from turba (“confusion”)) + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌtɜːbɪˈlɛəɹ.i.ən/, /ˌtɝbəˈlɛɹ.i.ən/ 1. Characteristic of these creatures
Word: unrooted Part of Speech: adj 1. Not rooted Labels: not-comparable 2. Uprooted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unrooted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unroot Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unroot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English root English unroot From un- + root. 1. To tear up by the roots; to uproot. Labels: transitive Example: He commences new explorations, more learned and more extensive, and finally, he discovers that the vulgar language of Italy, the one which is illustre, cardinale, &c., exists in all the cities, without belonging exclusively to any of them; it is the mother of idiom, or head of the family, which sows useful seeds, unroots venomous herbs.
Word: unweighted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English weighted English unweighted From un- + weighted. 1. Not weighted (used especially of an average or other statistic) Labels: not-comparable
Word: vesicomyid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any bivalve of the family Vesicomyidae.
Word: vesicomyid Part of Speech: adj 1. Characteristic of these creatures
Word: vestimentiferan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Vestimentifera + -an 1. Any benthic marine tube worm of the phylum Vestimentifera, now usually considered to be family Siboglinidae in phylum Annelida. Labels: archaic
Word: weediness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English weedy 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 weediness From weedy + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈwiːdinəs/ 1. The quality of being weedy or feeble. Labels: uncountable 2. The quality of resembling, or being overgrown with, weeds. Labels: uncountable
Word: xyloglucan Part of Speech: noun 1. The main hemicellulose in the primary cell wall of dicotyledonous plants.
Word: scalpella Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scalpellum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: necropoli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of necropolis Labels: form-of, plural Example: The remains of a well-developed Prothean mining infrastructure dot the planet. Abandoned mines are connected to dead cities by collapsed maglev lines. Unlike the crumbling skyscrapers of Feros, Quana's ruins are reasonably intact. Unfortunately, this only made it easier for looters to strip the silent necropoli of anything valuable.
Word: virostatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English viro- Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static English virostatic From viro- + static. 1. Tending to inhibit viral replication.
Word: virostatic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English viro- Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static English virostatic From viro- + static. 1. A drug which inhibits viral replication.
Word: geophily Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geo- + -phily. 1. The property of spending a stage of life underground. Labels: uncountable 2. The property of bearing flowers and fruit at or below ground level. Labels: uncountable
Word: geophilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From geo- + -philic. 1. Spending all or a stage of the life cycle underground; exhibiting geophily. Labels: not-comparable 2. Fruiting and/or flowering at or below ground level; exhibiting geophily. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Mezőkövesd Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Hungary.
Word: futtock plate Part of Speech: noun 1. A plate (usually metal) attached horizontally near the top of the lower mast of a square rigged ship in order to secure the topmast. Rigging runs both upwards (topmast rigging) and downwards (futtock shrouds) to maintain stability.
Word: futtock shroud Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a set of ropes, wires or chains that brace the futtock plate from a band on the lower mast. Example: [H]e laid hold of the first ratline with his right hand, then sprung to the second, with his left, and so on alternately, right and left, up to the last, close to the futtock shrouds.
Word: conus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin cōnus (“cone”) Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊnəs/ 1. A cone. Labels: obsolete
Word: paleochristian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English Christian English paleochristian From paleo- + Christian. 1. Describing the early Christian church, its people, architecture and culture, etc.
Word: mandoline Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mandolin (“kitchen tool”). Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Archaic form of mandolin. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: mandoline Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of mandolin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: finjan Part of Speech: noun 1. In the Levant, a small coffee cup without a handle, held instead in a zarf. Example: On each side is a tray, covered with a snoy napkin, the edges worked with gold and silver flowers, upon one are handsome finjans in filigree, silver coffee-cups, and sugar-basins; on the other, cut-glass saucers full of delicious candied sweetmeats, of which the orange- flower, violet and rose are the most fragrant. Example: The coffee-shops were already crowded with lean and hungry customers, the pipes were filled and lighted, and the coffee smoked in the finjans.
Word: voice-activated Part of Speech: adj 1. That responds to spoken commands. Labels: not-comparable Example: We can use this voice-activated remote control to change the channel or adjust the volume of the TV without touching the remote control.
Word: guitaring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of guitar Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: guitaring Part of Speech: noun 1. action of the verb to guitar; playing a guitar Labels: uncountable
Word: bagpiping Part of Speech: noun 1. action of the verb to bagpipe; playing the bagpipes Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: bagpiping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bagpipe Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: banjoing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of playing the banjo. Labels: uncountable
Word: banjoing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of banjo Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: midan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of maidan (“an urban open space”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bassooning Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bəˈsuːnɪŋ/ 1. Action of the verb to bassoon; playing the bassoon. Labels: uncountable 2. The action of making a sound similar to a bassoon. Labels: uncountable
Word: bassooning Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bəˈsuːnɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of bassoon Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bongoing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bongo Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bongoing Part of Speech: noun 1. The playing of the bongo. Labels: uncountable
Word: killifish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From killie (“killifish”, perhaps from kill (“channel, creek”)) or kill, + fish. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪ.li.fɪʃ/ 1. Any of a number of tiny fish in the Cyprinodontiformes order of ray-finned fish.
Word: anemonefish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anemone + fish, due to the species' symbiotic relationship with sea anemones. 1. Any of the clownfish, principally in the Amphiprion genus.
Word: archerfish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From archer + fish. 1. Any of the species of fish in the family Toxotidae (usually with sole genus Toxotes), who prey on small animals near to the surface of a water by shooting them with water from their mouths.
Word: European garden spider Part of Speech: noun 1. A common arachnid (Araneus diadematus).
Word: Hercules beetle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In reference to the great strength of Hercules in myth. 1. A type of rhinoceros beetle, Dynastes hercules known for its considerable strength and for being one of the longest insects in the world.
Word: Great Barrier Reef Part of Speech: name 1. A massive system of coral reefs, found in the Coral Sea off the coast of Australia.
Word: unbandage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English bandage English unbandage From un- + bandage. 1. To remove a bandage from. Labels: transitive Example: […] the disembalming and unbandaging of all literary mummies […]
Word: Rg Veda Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Rigveda. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Ṛg Veda Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Rigveda. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: unawed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English awed English unawed From un- + awed. 1. Not awed; not afraid, impressed, or in awe.
Word: marsupial lion Part of Speech: noun 1. A carnivorous marsupial that lived in Australia during the Pleistocene, of the extinct genus Thylacoleo Example: The first Australians, I reflected, will have known real monsters such as the Thylacaleo, or ‘marsupial lion’.
Word: southern elephant seal Part of Speech: noun 1. A large seal, found mainly around Antarctica of species Mirounga leonina, famous for being the largest ever carnivoran mammal.
Word: megabat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English bat English megabat From mega- + bat. 1. Any of the bats in the suborder Yinpterochiroptera; a fruit bat.
Word: unblameable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + blameable. 1. Innocent. Example: In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
Word: unreproveable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English reproveable English unreproveable From un- + reproveable. 1. Not doing anything wrong that might attract reproof Example: In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
Word: melt sandwich Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of closed sandwich with a non-cheese filling, and a layer of cheese on top which is grilled or fried until the cheese melts.
Word: open sandwich Part of Speech: noun 1. Any dish consisting of only one slice of bread, with any topping.
Word: postcoitus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English coitus English postcoitus From post- + coitus. 1. The period immediately after coitus Labels: uncountable Example: Primitive hematopoiesis occurs around day 7.5 postcoitus.
Word: sandwichy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sandwich + -y. 1. Of, or relating to, sandwiches. 2. Resembling a sandwich. 3. Full of sandwiches; containing sandwiches. Example: […] it received at once the gratifying tribute of large sandwichy grins and chuckles all round the table.
Word: Philly cheesesteak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Philly (Philadelphia). 1. A cheesesteak sandwich made according to the classic Philadelphia recipe of melted cheese, sliced onions and thinly sliced pieces of beefsteak on a hoagie roll.
Word: club sandwich Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Said to have originated at the Union Club in New York City. 1. A type of sandwich, often served as a double-decker (with three slices of bread) and usually cut into quarters; traditionally made with turkey, bacon, lettuce, and tomato. 2. A tea sandwich. Labels: New-Zealand
Word: fluffernutter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fluff + -er + nut + -er. 1. A sandwich made with peanut butter and marshmallow fluff, most common in New England.
Word: unforced error Part of Speech: noun 1. A basic error committed in a tactical game, where errors are usually forced by the game strategy. Example: This meant Nadal needed to hold serve to force his opponent to earn the win. An unforced error took Rosol to 30-15 and two points away from glory, but a net cord in Nadal's favour and the men were level in the game.
Word: po'boy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of po' boy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: po' boy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See poor boy. Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊ.bɔɪ/ 1. Alternative spelling of poor boy. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: prehellenic 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 Hellenic English prehellenic From pre- + Hellenic. 1. Of or pertaining to Greece before the Hellenic period.
Word: beef on weck Part of Speech: noun 1. A sandwich made from kummelweck with a roast beef and horseradish sauce filling, most common in New York State.
Word: weck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Weck, Wecken (“bread roll”). Pronunciation: /wɛk/ 1. Kummelweck bread.
Word: encierro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish encierro (literally “enclosure”), from encerrar (“to lock up”). Pronunciation: /ˌɛnsɪˈɛəɹəʊ/, /ˌɛnsiˈɛɹoʊ/ 1. A bull run, usually one held in Spain.
Word: tiento Part of Speech: noun 1. A musical genre originating in Spain in the mid-15th century. Labels: uncountable
Word: ba da bing ba da boom Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of bada bing bada boom. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: encomiendas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of encomienda Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bada boom bada bing Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of bada bing bada boom. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bada bing Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of bada bing bada boom. Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang
Word: bada boom Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of bada bing bada boom. Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang
Word: cockalane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French coq-à-l'âne (“satire, incoherent story”). Compare cock-and-bull story. 1. A satire or lampoon. Labels: Scotland, obsolete 2. A rambling or incoherent story, which passes from one subject to another (as from a cock to a bull). Labels: Scotland, obsolete
Word: euphemize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from euphemism with the suffix -ize. Compare Ancient Greek εὐφημίζω (euphēmízō). 1. To utter one or more euphemisms; to speak euphemistically. Labels: intransitive Example: There seems to be some support here for the claim that the older group felt a greater need to euphemize in the two contexts in question. 2. To describe in euphemistic terms. Labels: transitive Example: The pools in general are bedded with black mud, and creamed over with oily flakes which may proceed from the tar on the vessels' sides, and may also from "decomposing animal matter," as we euphemise it now-a-days.
Word: euphemise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From euphem(ism) + -ise. 1. Alternative spelling of euphemize. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: Schweizer Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Schweizer. Doublet of Switzer. 1. A surname from German.
Word: kutcha Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Hindi कच्चा (kaccā, “raw, unripe”). Pronunciation: /ˈkʌtʃə/ 1. Imperfect, makeshift; ramshackle, second-rate. Labels: South-Asia 2. Built from natural materials, especially unfired mud and thatch. Labels: South-Asia Example: The manager publicly announced that the kutcha house loan was for those who lived in thatched huts and the linkage loan for those who lived in tiled houses!
Word: kutcha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi कच्चा (kaccā, “raw, unripe”). Pronunciation: /ˈkʌtʃə/ 1. Dried brick or mud, used as a material. Labels: South-Asia, uncountable Example: The only reasonable objection that could be made was its being cutcha—that is, built with mud instead of mortar. Example: Does the Station go on still? That was ages and ages ago. It must be crumbling to pieces. All except the Amirtollah kutcha road. I don't believe that could crumble till the Day of Judgment.
Word: bullas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bulla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bullid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any gastropod in the family Bullidae.
Word: thioperoxides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thioperoxide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outburst flood Part of Speech: noun 1. A flood caused by a lake or reservoir overflowing.
Word: mullas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mulla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mullid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, an appellativization from Mullid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names), or, by surface analysis, Latin mull(us) (“red mullet”) + -id. 1. Any fish in the family Mullidae.
Word: mullo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mulo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: butoh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 舞踏 (butō). The trailing “h” is to indicate the pronunciation; compare bokeh. 1. A form of Japanese contemporary dance. Labels: uncountable Example: She’s a butoh dancer.
Word: butoh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Malay butuh. 1. Penis Labels: Manglish, Singlish, colloquial, vulgar 2. Term of abuse. Labels: Manglish, Singlish, colloquial, vulgar
Word: marketising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of marketise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: openside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From open + side. 1. The space on the side of the pitch with the larger distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline. 2. Ellipsis of openside flanker. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: The openside packs down at the scrum on the openside.
Word: repentine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin repentīnus. 1. unexpected
Word: bank rate Part of Speech: noun 1. The rate of interest that a central bank charges when it lends money to another bank Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Quedlinburg Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Germany, north of the Harz mountains, in Harz district in the state of Saxony-Anhalt; a town famous for its architecture; a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Word: marketize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English market Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English marketize From market + -ize. 1. To convert to management by open-market principles. Example: Marketizing many traditional public services has met both success and failure. 2. To bring to market. Example: "You have technology in [Chinese] universities, but people don't know what to do with it— how to marketize it."
Word: marketise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From market + -ise. 1. Alternative spelling of marketize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: inside back Part of Speech: noun 1. a back whose primary job is to create space for the outside backs outside him, i.e. the scrum-half, the fly-half and the inside centre.
Word: half-back Part of Speech: noun 1. the scrum-half and the fly-half Example: But Wales somehow snaffled possession for fly-half Jones to send half-back partner Mike Phillips haring away with Stoddart in support.
Word: three-quarter back Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a group of players positioned between the half-backs and the full-backs; consists of the left wing, the inside centre, the outside centre and the right wing
Word: first receiver Part of Speech: noun 1. The first player to receive the ball from a scrum-half. This is often the fly-half, but may be a different player if the fly-half is unavailable, or a forward who will drive.
Word: outerchange Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From outer + change by analogy with interchange. Pronunciation: /ˌaʊ.tə(ɹ)ˈtʃeɪndʒ/ 1. A connection between two stations within walking distance of each other but which are not physically connected; used especially where a journey involving such a connection can be done on a single ticket. Labels: London, UK Example: The five minute walk between Northwick Park and Kenton tube stations is a valid outerchange.
Word: plastic surgeries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plastic surgery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: union bug Part of Speech: noun 1. A maker’s mark imprinted on a work to show that it is sanctioned by members of a trade union. It is often a tiny elongated rhomboid containing and surrounded by, in minuscule typeface, identifying names and the union’s local chapter number. Example: Printed matter circulated by the (US) Democratic Party inevitably displays a union bug.
Word: made in Japan Part of Speech: adj 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: Manufactured in Japan. Labels: not-comparable Example: You're wondering who I am / Machine or mannequin / With parts made in Japan / I am the modern man 2. Cheaply manufactured; of poor or low quality, (especially) if made in East Asia. Labels: dated, idiomatic, not-comparable 3. Of premium quality, (especially) if made in East Asia. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: chalara Part of Speech: noun 1. ash dieback (disease) Labels: uncountable 2. Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, the fungus that causes this disease Labels: uncountable
Word: chala Part of Speech: noun 1. Croton scouleri, a tree native to the Galapagos.
Word: terraplenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of terraplene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: terraplene Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of terreplein. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete
Word: combination products Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of combination product Labels: form-of, plural
Word: primases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of primase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: primas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prima Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hypercommercialism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English commercialism English hypercommercialism From hyper- + commercialism. 1. The excessive use of mercantilism in media to obtain success and profit; Extreme emphasis on commerce. Labels: uncountable
Word: valorisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of valorisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: valorization Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of valorisation. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: valorizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of valorization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: valorise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of valorize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: valorises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of valorise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: valorising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of valorise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: valorised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of valorise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: all wet Part of Speech: adj 1. Thoroughly soaked; drenched. Labels: literally, not-comparable Example: 1805: Journal of William Clark Wind Shifted about to the S. W. and blew hard accompanied with hard rain. rained all the last night we are all wet our bedding and stores are also wet, we haveing nothing which is Sufficient to keep ourselves bedding or Stores dry Example: When I came home, I found a common-looking person, all wet and muddy. 2. Utterly incorrect; erroneous; uninformed. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: ...you're all wet, calling me out on that close play at second base! Example: The he'll report back to Rita that she's all wet, on account I can't possibly be interested in you when I'm carrying the torch for him, see? 3. Deliberately and grotesquely untruthful. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: They've figured out she's a sort of a kind of Joan of Arc. I think she's all wet, and it burns me up to see such a grand person as Ash Banner fall for that stuff!
Word: univocalic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- French vocaliquebor. English vocalic English univocalic From uni- + vocalic. 1. That uses instances of only one vowel. Labels: not-comparable Example: Georges Perec's 1972 novella Les revenentes complemented his earlier lipogrammatic work by being a univocalic piece in which the letter e is the only vowel used.
Word: univocalic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- French vocaliquebor. English vocalic English univocalic From uni- + vocalic. 1. A piece of writing that uses only one of the vowels.