nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: pi-jaw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pi (“pious, sanctimonious”) + jaw. Pronunciation: /ˈpaɪdʒɔː/ 1. Lecturing or patronizing talk, especially from an adult to a child. Labels: archaic, slang, uncountable Example: I'll admit for the moment that you aren't giving me pi-jaw. Example: Adrian thought it worth while to try out his new slang. ‘I say, you fellows, here's a rum go. Old Biffo was jolly odd this morning. He gave me a lot of pi-jaw about slacking and then invited me to tea. No rotting! He did really.’
Word: pyore Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of pure. Labels: Ireland, US, alt-of, alternative, regional
Word: lethal chamber Part of Speech: noun 1. A gas chamber, especially one used for euthanizing animals. Example: When the fourteen years which Nature permits, Are closing in asthma, or tumour, or fits, And the vet's unspoken prescription runs, To lethal chambers or loaded guns
Word: lethal chamber Part of Speech: verb 1. To execute (someone) by means of lethal chamber. Labels: transitive Example: "They ought to be lethal-chambered, nasty little sewer-rats, one of 'em's saved them the trouble at any rate." Example: ‘And at once he'll be on his high-horse – he knows everything! – and he'll prove, prove, that all unhealthy children must be lethal-chambered or the world will go to pieces.’
Word: lethal chambered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of lethal chamber Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: director musices Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Direct loan from Latin ("music director") 1. A title held by music directors especially at European universities or cathedrals; sometimes also at cathedral schools. Labels: historical
Word: yeg Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of yegg. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: yegs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yeg Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pipe fitter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pipefitter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tusslings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tussling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dazzlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dazzling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: picketings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of picketing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xanith Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of khanith. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: xaniths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xanith Labels: form-of, plural
Word: khanith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic خَنِيث (ḵanīṯ). 1. A person in Oman who was assigned male at birth and who has a feminine gender identity or gender expression, such as a trans woman or an effeminate gay man.
Word: khaniths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of khanith Labels: form-of, plural
Word: formings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of forming Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chafferings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chaffering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: treatings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of treating Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hurryings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hurrying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hirsels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hirsel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: herdings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of herding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: towerings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of towering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dysesthesiae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dysesthesia Labels: form-of, plural, rare
Word: foundings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfaʊndɪŋz/ 1. plural of founding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: information engine Part of Speech: noun 1. A theoretical engine that converts information into energy for use in work, decreasing heat entropy in the process. 2. A data processor. Example: As one of its engineers blogged in 2012, Google was transforming itself from an “information engine” to a “knowledge engine.”
Word: Balfourian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Balfour + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Arthur Balfour (1848–1930), British Conservative politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from July 1902 to December 1905.
Word: flitterings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flittering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subepidemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + epidemic. 1. Less than epidemic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: subepidemic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + epidemic. 1. An epidemic (increased occurrence of a disease in population) making up part of a larger epidemic.
Word: subepidemics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subepidemic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: linnens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of linnen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lyreleaf sage Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant of the species Salvia lyrata, native to warm-temperate eastern North America. Labels: uncountable
Word: Dutchman's breeches Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In the case of the plants, named because their flower petals resemble baggy pants worn by Dutch settlers to North America (compare slops, knickerbockers). 1. A plant of the species Dicentra cucullaria, native to eastern North America and the Columbia River basin. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. A plant of the species Lamprocapnos spectabilis, formerly Dicentra spectabilis, similar to D. cucullaria, but red or pink. Labels: plural, plural-only 3. Something proverbially blue, used in phrases relating to a clear blue sky, as in "enough blue sky to make [or patch] a Dutchman's breeches", etc. Labels: colloquial, plural, plural-only 4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Dutchman, -'s, breeches. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: A Dutchman's breeches, in full taste, / Two contrasted extremes divide; / Buttons, like platters, at the waist, / And studs, like peas, along the side. Example: We have all heard it said of the Dutchman's breeches that they could be made to contain whatever objects could be forced through the pocket apertures, and the number of things that the Dutchman could stow away in the baggy recesses of his nether garments has always been a source of wonder to the foreigner.
Word: soft rush Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant of the species Juncus effusus, nearly worldwide in distribution, native over much of its current range, excluding Australia, Madagascar, and many islands.
Word: Portus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Latin Portus, presumably from portus (“harbour, port”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːtəs/ 1. A large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome, situated on the north bank of the mouth of the River Tiber, established and enlarged (respectively) by the Emperors Claudius (10 BC–AD 54) and Trajan (AD 53–117), and connected to the Pons Aemilius of Rome by the Via Portuensis. Labels: historical
Word: foot-poundals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of foot-poundal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dementiae praecoces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dementia praecox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: GPI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of general paresis of the insane. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of general paralysis of the insane. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of genuine progress indicator. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: A number of US states, like Maryland and Vermont, have already begun to use GPI as a measure of progress, albeit secondary to GDP. 4. Acronym of glycosylphosphatidylinositol. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Word: general paresis of the insane Part of Speech: noun 1. A neuropsychiatric disorder caused by late-stage syphilis, and characterized by fatigue, headaches, insomnia, personality changes, delusions, etc. Labels: uncountable Example: General paresis was described in 1822 by Antoine Laurent Bayle (1799–1858).
Word: general paresis Part of Speech: noun 1. short form of general paresis of the insane Labels: uncountable
Word: paralytic dementia Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of general paresis of the insane. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: general paralysis of the insane Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of general paresis of the insane. Labels: uncountable
Word: star grass Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several grasses or grass-like plants: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any of several grasses or grass-like plants: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any of several grasses or grass-like plants: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any of several grasses or grass-like plants: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fragrant water lily Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant of the species Nymphaea odorata, native to Central and North America.
Word: meadow hay Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant of the species Spartina patens, a cordgrass native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pine thistle Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant of the species Chamaeleon gummifer (syns. Atractylis gummifera, Carlina gummifera), native to southern Europe. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: chameleon plant Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant of the species Houttuynia cordata. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Chamaeleon, a genus of thistle plants with at most a single currently accepted species Chamaeleon macrophyllus, most of whose former species are now in Carlina. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rattail crassula Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant of the species Crassula muscosa, native to South Africa. Labels: no-plural
Word: softstem rush Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant of the species Juncus effusus, a type of true rush found worldwide. Example: Toe cover that develops is usually broad-leaved cattail, softstem rush (Juncus effusus), wool-grass (Scirpus eriophorum), switch-cane (Arundinaria tecta) and plume-grass (Erianthus spp.). Example: […] it is relatively common in recent clearcuts and stands of Cane (Arundinaria gigantea) and Softstem Rush (Juncus effusus) but relatively uncommon in mature pine and hardwood forests. 2. A plant of the species Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, a type of bulrush or sedge native to the northern hemisphere. Example: For the large rectangular mat, the bulrush or rush, as Scirpus validus Vahl., is concurred in by Densmore (1928, pp. 293, 295, 378), Gilmore (1933, p. 124), Kinietz and Jones (1942, p. 525), and Smith (1932, p. 418). In contrast to this soft-stem rush, the hard-stem variety, Scirpus acutus Muhl., was found for the mat in this study. Example: Spike rush [Eleocharis palustris) and soft-stem bulrush [Scirpus validus] were destroyed by flood with over 15 inches of water in 3 years
Word: green bulrush Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant of the species Scirpus atrovirens
Word: woolgrass bulrush Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant of the species Scirpus cyperinus, native to eastern North America. 2. A green bulrush (Scirpus atrovirens).
Word: Presteigne Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English prēost + hem-mǣd (“priest's border meadow”), recorded as Prestehemed in 1137. Pronunciation: /pɹɛsˈtiːn/ 1. A town and community in Powys, Wales (and formerly the county town of the ancient county of Radnorshire), situated on the south bank of the River Lugg, on the border with England. The community is served by Presteigne and Norton Town Council (OS grid ref SO3164).
Word: dense blazingstar Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant of the species Liatris spicata, native to warmer temperate eastern North America. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Pemon Part of Speech: noun 1. A native people of Venezuela, Guyana and northern Brazil. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Pemon Part of Speech: name 1. A Cariban language spoken by the Pemon people
Word: gayfeather Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gay + feather. 1. Many of the plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, including Mexico, east of the continental divide. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: blazingstar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blazing + star. Pronunciation: /ˈbleɪ.zɪŋˌstɑɹ/ 1. Any of the plant of the genus Mentzelia, native to western North America, including Mexico. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any of the plant of the genus Liatris, native to North America, including Mexico, east of the continental divide. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: round-lobed hepatica Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant of the variety Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gastricity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Formed as gastric + -ity in parallel with the French gastricité (formed as gastrique + -ité). Pronunciation: /ɡæˈstɹɪsɪti/ 1. A state of gastric disturbance. Labels: uncountable Example: But sometimes the author saw with astonishment the bark overcome the gastricity.
Word: aryepiglottic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρῠ́ω (ărŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρῠτήρ (ărŭtḗr) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Ancient Greek -νος (-nos) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ῐνᾰ (-ĭnă)der. Ancient Greek -αινᾰ (-aină) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρῠ́ταινᾰ (ărŭ́taină) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρῠταινοειδής (ărŭtainoeidḗs)bor. New Latin arytaenoīdēsbor. English arytenoid Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-) Proto-Hellenic *glṓťťā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) Ancient Greek -ις (-is) Ancient Greek γλωσσῐ́ς (glōssĭ́s) Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς (epĭglōssĭ́s) Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s)bor. New Latin epiglōttislbor. English epiglottis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English epiglottic English aryepiglottic From arytenoid + epiglottic. Pronunciation: /ˌæɹ.iˌɛp.əˈɡlɑt.ɪk/ 1. Referring to a group of tissues between the epiglottis and the arytenoid cartilage, or the use of these folds during vocalization. Labels: not-comparable
Word: celandine poppy Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant of the species Stylophorum diphyllum
Word: Aristippian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Aristippus + -ian. 1. Synonym of Cyrenaic, of or related to Aristippus of Cyrene, Aristippus the Younger, or their school of philosophy. Labels: historical
Word: Aristippian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Aristippus + -ian. 1. Synonym of Cyrenaic, an adherent of Cyrenaicism, the school of philosophy founded by Aristippus of Cyrene and codified by Aristippus the Younger. Labels: historical
Word: depathologization Part of Speech: noun 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- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology 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 pathologize 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 pathologization English depathologization From de- + pathologization. 1. The process of coming to regard a formerly medical condition as a health or behaviour condition. Labels: uncountable Example: Some trans activists critique depathologization. For example, we may argue that having a diagnosis has allowed many trans people to access medical transition. From this perspective, depathologization may inhibit health care access.
Word: sociohistorian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From socio- + historian. 1. One who studies sociohistory.
Word: sociohistorians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sociohistorian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Toccoa Part of Speech: name 1. A city, the county seat of Stephens County, Georgia, United States.
Word: moundbuilding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mound + building. 1. The construction of mounds, as by certain Native American peoples for ceremonial or burial purposes. Labels: uncountable
Word: Yamasee Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a multiethnic confederation of Native Americans who lived in the coastal region of present-day northern coastal Georgia near the Savannah River and later in northeastern Florida. Labels: historical
Word: Yamasees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Yamasee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fumings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfjuːmɪŋz/ 1. plural of fuming Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bundlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bundling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antimodernization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + modernization. 1. Opposition to modernization. Labels: uncountable
Word: levellings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of levelling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: levelings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leveling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: writless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From writ + -less. 1. Without a writ. Labels: not-comparable
Word: rowings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rowing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underwritings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of underwriting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: managings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of managing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sparkings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sparking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: partnerings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of partnering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Forelles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Forelle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jitterings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jittering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baskings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of basking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tarryings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tarrying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Heisei Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to a period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Akihito, from 1989 to 2019. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pagings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪd͡ʒɪŋz/ 1. plural of paging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nippings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nipping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arrayings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arraying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bedizenings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bedizening Labels: form-of, plural
Word: garlandings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garlanding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: travailings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of travailing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ortonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Orton + -ian. Pronunciation: /ɔːˈtəʊ.ni.ən/, /ɔɹˈtoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. Of or relating to Joe Orton (1933–1967), English playwright and author.
Word: pleasurings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pleasuring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tuckings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tucking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Catlick Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of Catholic. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: Catlicks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Catlick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Islamic State Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the group's Arabic-language name, الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya, literally “the Islamic State”). 1. A Salafist group active in Libya, Nigeria, Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed an (unrecognized) state. 2. The unrecognized state (caliphate) proclaimed by this group.
Word: clumpings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈklʌmpɪŋz/ 1. plural of clumping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clompings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clomping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flarings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flaring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: garroting Part of Speech: noun 1. A strangulation using a garrot.
Word: garroting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of garrot Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: garrotings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garroting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catechisings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of catechising Labels: form-of, plural
Word: depathologize 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- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology 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 pathologize English depathologize From de- + pathologize. 1. To cease to treat as a medical disorder. Labels: transitive Example: […] by the 1970s, members of Tri-Ess were engineering newspaper articles and appearances on television to popularize and depathologize cross-dressing and help isolated heterosexual cross-dressers and their wives obtain support.
Word: depathologizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of depathologize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: depathologizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of depathologize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: depathologized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of depathologize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shockings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shocking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agonisings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agonising Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agonizings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agonizing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: painstakings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of painstaking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: husbanders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of husbander Labels: form-of, plural
Word: savourings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of savouring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: savorings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of savoring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endeavourings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of endeavouring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endeavorings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of endeavoring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subactive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + active. 1. Having reduced activity; not fully active.
Word: subactivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin āctīvitāsder. Middle French activitébor. English activity English subactivity From sub- + activity. 1. An activity making up part of a larger activity.
Word: subactivities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subactivity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: little bluestem grass Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant of the species Schizachyrium scoparium, Native to most of North America.
Word: shuckings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shucking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mobbings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mobbing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cornhuskings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cornhusking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cornhuskers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cornhusker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piecings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piecing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vexings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vexing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: warehouser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From warehouse + -er. 1. One who operates a warehouse.
Word: warehousers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of warehouser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flurts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flurt Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: flurts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flurt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: triflings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trifling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reprovings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reproving Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chisellings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chiselling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chiselings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chiseling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pass-and-play Part of Speech: adj 1. Capable of being played by more than one player by physically passing the device or controller to each player on his or her turn. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] and multiplayer games can be conducted online (with push notifications announcing updates) or in the same physical place using pass-and-play turns. Example: With all that said, you should be ready to create the “Pass and Play” version of Tic-Tac-Toe.
Word: stencilings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stenciling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stencillings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stencilling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poorliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of poorly: most poorly Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: poorliest Part of Speech: adv 1. superlative form of poorly: most poorly Labels: dated, form-of, literary, rare, superlative
Word: poorlier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of poorly: more poorly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: poorlier Part of Speech: adv 1. comparative form of poorly: more poorly Labels: comparative, dated, form-of, literary, rare
Word: danglings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dangling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: differings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of differing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deferrings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deferring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: God's bones Part of Speech: intj 1. An oath expressing anger, astonishment, etc. Labels: archaic
Word: gainings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gaining Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coddlingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From coddling + -ly. 1. So as to coddle or pamper.
Word: JG Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Abbreviation of junior grade. 1. Alternative form of j.g.. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: JG Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of junior grade. 1. Abbreviation of lieutenant junior grade. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: coddlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coddling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caterings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of catering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pleasings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pleasing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: admirings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of admiring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adorings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adoring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hunchings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhʌnt͡ʃɪŋz/ 1. plural of hunching Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lardings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of larding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: careeringly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From careering + -ly. 1. With rapid uncontrollable motion; headlong.
Word: careerings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of careering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: regardings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of regarding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heartsearching Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heart + searching. 1. soul-searching Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: soul-searchings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soul-searching Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heartsearchings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heartsearching Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cample Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From camp (“to contend, fight, struggle”) + -le (frequentative suffix). 1. To contend; argue; talk noisily. Labels: intransitive, obsolete
Word: lookbacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lookback Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unmelancholic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + melancholic. 1. Not melancholic.
Word: grippings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gripping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deceivability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deceive + -ability. 1. The state or quality of being deceivable. Labels: uncountable
Word: counselings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counseling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counsellings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counselling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anticounseling Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + counseling. 1. Opposing counseling. Example: You have realized for some time that Charles Underwood, a general science teacher at your school, is anticounseling. He has never referred a student to you and you've heard that he's been discouraging other teachers […] Example: Though one might find some exceptions, so-called psychology bashers are not anticounseling. Most of them work to develop and practice loving and effective care for souls as the alternative to secular or quasi-secular psychotherapy.
Word: Nagle's algorithm Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after John Nagle. 1. An algorithm for improving the efficiency of a network by combining a number of small packets, or messages, and later sending them in a single operation. Labels: Internet
Word: paradings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pəˈɹeɪdɪŋz/ 1. plural of parading Labels: form-of, plural
Word: panegyricks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of panegyrick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slurrings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slurring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gobblings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gobbling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shawlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shawling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parsleyed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From parsley + -ed. 1. Prepared with parsley. Labels: not-comparable Example: parsleyed new potatoes
Word: paralious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin paralius, from Ancient Greek παράλιος (parálios, “coastal, maritime”). 1. coastal; native to the coast Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: right ascensions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of right ascension Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chalmersian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Chalmers + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Thomas Chalmers (1780–1847), Scottish minister, professor of theology, and political economist. 2. Of or relating to David Chalmers (born 1966), Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist.
Word: atramentaceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin ātrāmentum + -aceous. Pronunciation: /ˌæ.tɹə.mɛnˈteɪ.ʃəs/ 1. Inky, inklike. Labels: obsolete
Word: headbobbing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From head + bobbing. 1. A stereotypic animal behaviour in which the head bobs up and down. Labels: uncountable Example: A distinctive feature of the guinea pig's response to conspecific odors (particularly of the male's response to female urine odors) is a behavior we have called headbobbing. Example: Cocaine induces a wide range of behaviors in rats, such as hyperlocomotion, excessive exploratory behavior, focused sniffing, headbobbing, as well as other repetitive purposeless behaviors.
Word: dewlapping Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dewlap + -ing. 1. The extension and contraction of the throat in certain animals. Labels: uncountable
Word: codehead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From code + -head. 1. A computer programming enthusiast. Labels: slang Example: Indeed, a friend of mine who owns a coin-shop in the San Francisco Bay Area reported to me that he already has codeheads coming in to buy gold from him. Example: In serif type over a glossy white background, there is the title, often naming a computer language or protocol familiar to codeheads and gibberish to everyone else (JavaServer Faces; Essential CVS; Using Samba, 2nd Edition).
Word: codeheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of codehead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Eurogamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Eurogame + -er. 1. A person who plays Eurogames. Example: But MOST Eurogamers, after they played Settlers for like 10 times or so, usually move on to other games. Example: Eurogamers like games about agriculture, 14th-century economic principles, and sheep.
Word: realizational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin reālisder. Old French reel French real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izārebor. Old French -iser French -iser French réaliser Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation French réalisation English realization English -al English realizational From realization + -al. 1. Relating to realization. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or relating to a form of morphology that focuses on the word form rather than segments of the word, and denies that morphemes are signs (form-content pairs). Instead, inflections are stem modifications which serve as exponents of morphological feature sets. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Bethanian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Bethania + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Bethania, North Carolina, a Moravian community established in 1759.
Word: Bethanian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Bethania + -ian. 1. A native or inhabitant of Bethania.
Word: Bethanians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bethanian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Eurogamers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Eurogamer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anticitizenship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + citizenship. 1. Behaviour opposite to that expected of a citizen. Labels: uncountable Example: Rather than furnishing an education in citizenship, it offers an education in anticitizenship.
Word: anticitizenship Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + citizenship. 1. Opposing the granting of citizenship. Example: This kind of discourse was used in reaction to the anticitizenship campaigns of the populist right-wing parties, which consisted of, for example, posters showing Swiss identity cards with a photo of Osama Bin Laden.
Word: butterings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of buttering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rippings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ripping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: troublings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of troubling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cossetings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cosseting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bafflings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baffling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fancyings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fancying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonmarking Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + marking. 1. That does not mark. Labels: not-comparable
Word: crammings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cramming Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wizard rock Part of Speech: noun 1. A genre of music produced by fans of the Harry Potter series, characterized by costumed performances and humorous lyrics about characters, settings, and plot elements from the series. Labels: uncountable Example: At this point, he swears, he had never heard of Harry and the Potters or any wizard rock. Example: In 2002, the first wizard rock band, Harry and the Potters, formed.
Word: Princes Charming Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Prince Charming Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dubbings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdʌbɪŋz/ 1. plural of dubbing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subtitlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subtitling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maîtresse en titre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French maîtresse en titre. Pronunciation: /meɪˌtɹɛs ɒn ˈtiːtɹ(ə)/ 1. An open or official mistress. Example: General Campion had assigned her to him as maîtresse en titre. Example: In view of the dubious role of a maîtresse en titre, no less a personage than a cousin of the monarch was considered suitable as a sponsor.
Word: plinky-plonky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English plink Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English plinky English plonk ▲ English -y English plonky English plinky-plonky From plinky + plonky, a reduplication of plinky. Plinky is derived from plink (“to make a plink sound”, verb) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having the quality of’); and plonky from plonk (“(noun) sound of something solid landing; (verb) to set or toss (something) down carelessly”) + -y. Both plink and plonk are onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /ˈplɪŋkiˌplɒŋki/, /ˈplɪŋkiˌplɑŋki/ 1. Especially of a musical instrument such as a piano: making sharp, tinny sounds; plinky. Labels: informal Example: "Plinky Plonky" is the title of a novelty fox-trot waltz, the composition of Mr. Harry Slogden, which is one of the features of the Drury Lane pantomime, and promises to be a very successful number. Example: The combination which gets nearest to having ensemble Swing as we now know it is King Oliver's. This seems to be due to the fact that, in spite of the inevitable plinky-plonky banjo, it has the best rhythm section. 2. Having a simple, repetitive, percussive melody. Labels: informal Example: It tends to be a social activity, so in most nûat phǎen boraan [traditional massage] places don't be surprised to hear the gossip of the day rather than plinky-plonky New Age music. Example: Plinky-plonky eastern music played tinnily from a speaker annoyingly placed above our heads.
Word: plinky-plonky Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Etymology tree English plink Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English plinky English plonk ▲ English -y English plonky English plinky-plonky From plinky + plonky, a reduplication of plinky. Plinky is derived from plink (“to make a plink sound”, verb) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having the quality of’); and plonky from plonk (“(noun) sound of something solid landing; (verb) to set or toss (something) down carelessly”) + -y. Both plink and plonk are onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /ˈplɪŋkiˌplɒŋki/, /ˈplɪŋkiˌplɑŋki/ 1. Used to represent a series of sharp, tinny sounds, especially those made by a musical instrument such as a piano: plinkety. Labels: informal Example: […] PET SOUNDS will remain a landmark in modern music and Wouldn't It Be Nice is, for me, the best track. It starts so innocently – plinky plonky, plinky, plonky – BAM! – a drumbeat to rival anything out of the '1812' – and there's Brian [Wilson], soaring through the octaves, sounding so confident in his newly found inspiration. Example: She put another record on the turntable and gently lowered the needle. Plinky plonky plinky plonky— […]
Word: Cinderellaesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Cinderella + -esque. 1. Resembling or characteristic of Cinderella from the fairy tale. Example: […] I'd come home from my first day at Brookbank Hall, a private girls' school, sobbed for hours, and offered to perform Cinderellaesque chores for the rest of my childhood if my parents would transfer me back to Rose Park Elementary. Example: Creating the perfect mixture of sand and water for our man-made Cinderellaesque castle, I looked up at the expanse of water before me and had one of those epiphany moments.
Word: underfeeling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From under- + feeling. Pronunciation: /ˈʌndəfiːlɪŋ/ 1. A secondary or subconscious feeling. Example: ‘It is from a more general cause: simply an underfeeling I have that at the most propitious moment the distance to the possibility of sorrow is so short that a man's spirits must not rise higher than mere cheerfulness out of bare respect to his insight.’ Example: She had said to him: ‘Oh…a little caviare! A peach!’ a long time before, with the vague under-feeling that the names of such comestibles must convey to her person a charm in the eyes of Caliban.
Word: underfeeling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From under- + feeling. Pronunciation: /ˈʌndəfiːlɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of underfeel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rushings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rushing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ainscough Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Old Norse.
Word: wrock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of wizard + rock. Pronunciation: /ɹɑk/ 1. A genre of music produced by fans of the Harry Potter series, characterized by costumed performances and humorous lyrics about characters, settings, and plot elements from the series. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: There are, at present, dozens of these “wizard rock” or “wrock” bands, some of which tour nationally and internationally performing at small clubs, libraries and Harry Potter conferences and other special events. Example: Not all wrock is punk wrock. There's plenty of stylistic diversity in the scene, which ranges from the electric girl pop of the Parselmouths to the darkly gleaming hip-hop of Swish and Flick.
Word: crookings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crooking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moundings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mounding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crampings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɹæmpɪŋz/ 1. plural of cramping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: teethings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teething Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lincoln County process Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Lincoln County, Tennessee, the location of Jack Daniel's distillery at the time of its establishment. 1. A step used in producing some Tennessee whiskeys, in which the whiskey is filtered through or steeped in charcoal chips before being placed into the casks for aging.
Word: Transfan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Transformers + fan. 1. A fan of Transformers, a toy and entertainment franchise dealing with factions of alien robots who can change their form. Labels: informal Example: I love reading about the Transfans who now buy TF's for their kids in much the same way that others of a previous generation bought GIJoes for theirs, and continue to do. It's just a warm fuzzy feeling; we're building a community, one Transfan at a time...ain't it something? Example: But I really don't care where they'll end after I go - it's good enough if they make it in my lifetime (a fellow Transfan recently lost his collection in a fire, and the general cheer up was "they can be replaced", which is ultimately true).
Word: Transfans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Transfan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spewings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spewing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: haulout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From haul + out. 1. A site, on land or ice, visited by pinnipeds when they temporarily leave the water between periods of foraging.
Word: haulouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of haulout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Geechee Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Ogeechee. From the Ogeechee River, a river in South Carolina, where this West African derived community settled. From Ogeechee, from the Muskogee language term meaning "river of the Uchees", from Creek Uchee, the Muskogee Creek name for the Yuchi people (an exonym provided by the Creek). 1. Gullah (South Carolina island language and culture)
Word: Geechee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of Ogeechee. From the Ogeechee River, a river in South Carolina, where this West African derived community settled. From Ogeechee, from the Muskogee language term meaning "river of the Uchees", from Creek Uchee, the Muskogee Creek name for the Yuchi people (an exonym provided by the Creek). 1. Gullah (member of South Carolina island culture)
Word: Geechee Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of Ogeechee. From the Ogeechee River, a river in South Carolina, where this West African derived community settled. From Ogeechee, from the Muskogee language term meaning "river of the Uchees", from Creek Uchee, the Muskogee Creek name for the Yuchi people (an exonym provided by the Creek). 1. Gullah (pertaining to South Carolina island culture)
Word: Geechees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Geechee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gullahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Gullah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: practicings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of practicing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: practisings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of practising Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crankings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cranking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perchings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perching Labels: form-of, plural
Word: designings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of designing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sluggings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slugging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: glancings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glancing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: premillennially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From premillennial + -ly. 1. Before the millennium. Labels: not-comparable
Word: questings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of questing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inveighings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inveighing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: teazings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teazing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tahdig Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Iranian Persian تهدیگ (tah-dig), from Classical Persian تهدیگ (tah-dēg). Pronunciation: /ˈtaː.diɡ/, /ˈtɑ.diɡ/ 1. The crispy layer of rice (and sometimes lavash bread, thinly sliced potatoes, egg or another ingredient) taken from the bottom of the pot in which the rice (chelow or pilaf) is cooked in cuisine of Western Asia. Labels: uncountable Example: The importance of Nowruz is reflected in an elaborate sabzi polo, the herbed rice capped with a crunchy tahdig, the crust formed from lettuce, rice mixed with yogurt or lavash or another thin flatbread. On Wednesday night, I opted for sheveed polo, a simpler and quicker dill rice, but I can’t wait to nail that crunchy tahdig tonight.
Word: cussings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkʌsɪŋz/ 1. plural of cussing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tydings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tyding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: featherings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of feathering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dawb Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic form of daub. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: dawb Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of daub. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: dawbed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dawb Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dawbing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dawb Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dawbing Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of daubing. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: dawbs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dawb Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: siftings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sifting Labels: form-of, plural 2. The material sifted through a sieve.
Word: lustings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lusting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: loomings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of looming Labels: form-of, plural
Word: treebanking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of treebank Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: treebanked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of treebank Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pursings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pursing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bustlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bustling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pilgrimings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pilgriming Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scutterings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scuttering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outlyings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outlying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dawbings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dawbing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chartings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of charting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frillings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frilling Labels: form-of, plural