nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: frostlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From frost + -like. 1. Resembling frost or some aspect of it. Example: Incidentally, when the solid cedar lining is removed from its package, a white fuzz or frostlike substance may be visible on the surface of the wood.
Word: goatlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From goat + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a goat.
Word: gourdlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gourd + -like. 1. Resembling a gourd.
Word: loathest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: loath + -est 1. superlative form of loath: most loath Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: loathest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: loathe + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of loathe Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: gravelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From grave + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a grave (burial place).
Word: wordlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From word + -like. 1. Resembling a word.
Word: lother Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of loth: more loth Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: gumlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gum + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of gum.
Word: lothest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of loth: most loth Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: hingelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hinge + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a hinge.
Word: hooflike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hoof + -like. 1. Resembling a hoof.
Word: hooplike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hoop + -like. 1. Resembling a hoop.
Word: hoselike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hose + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a hose.
Word: inkily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From inky + -ly. 1. In an inky way; darkly, blackly. Example: squid fling themselves / athwart shadowy currents / inkily.
Word: jawlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From jaw + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a jaw.
Word: jewellike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From jewel + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a jewel.
Word: kidneylike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From kidney + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a kidney.
Word: kiltlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From kilt + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a kilt.
Word: shirtlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shirt + -like. 1. Resembling a shirt.
Word: wreathlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wreath + -like. 1. Resembling a wreath. Labels: not-comparable
Word: wirelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wire + -like. 1. Resembling wire or a wire.
Word: weedlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From weed + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a weed.
Word: wartlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wart + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a wart.
Word: vinelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vine + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a vine.
Word: divineness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From divine + -ness. 1. The quality of being divine; divinity. Labels: uncountable
Word: vestlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vest + -like. 1. Resembling a vest.
Word: velvetlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From velvet + -like. 1. Resembling velvet or some aspect of it.
Word: vicelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vice + -like. 1. Alternative spelling of viselike. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: veinlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vein + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a vein.
Word: valvelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From valve + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a valve.
Word: tusklike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tusk + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a tusk. Example: scaphopods that build tusk-like shells and live in sandbeds.
Word: turflike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From turf + -like. 1. Resembling turf or some aspect of it.
Word: twiglike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From twig + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a twig; thin and brittle.
Word: tuliplike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tulip + -like. 1. Resembling a tulip.
Word: truthlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From truth + -like. 1. Having the appearance of truth.
Word: verisimilarly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From verisimilar + -ly. 1. In a verisimilar way; suggesting truthfulness.
Word: ginlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gin + -like. 1. Resembling gin (the alcoholic drink).
Word: tunnellike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tunnel + -like. 1. Resembling a tunnel.
Word: trumpetlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trumpet + -like. 1. Resembling a trumpet or its sound.
Word: torchlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From torch + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a torch. Example: The flames illuminated all of Frenchtown and caused great, shifting shadows and in the hot firelight her features became torchlike, flames dancing in her eyes, her hair down and spread wide across her shoulders and her cheekbones turned red and even her shadow behind her seeming to grow with her heated anger.
Word: tinlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tin + -like. 1. Resembling tin (the metal).
Word: tilelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tile + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a tile.
Word: tidelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tide + -like. 1. Resembling the periodic tides of the sea.
Word: taillike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tail + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a tail (animal appendage).
Word: streamlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stream + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a stream.
Word: steamlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From steam + -like. 1. Resembling steam or some aspect of it.
Word: steedlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From steed + -like. 1. Resembling a steed; horselike. Labels: poetic, rare
Word: starchlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From starch + -like. 1. Resembling starch.
Word: splintlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From splint + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a splint.
Word: auraless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aura + -less. 1. Without an aura or auras. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: We could use Walter Benjamin's notion of the aura — which he related to space and the unique status of works of arts as aesthetic objects — and suggest that the cell phone has rendered space itself auraless[…]
Word: spinachlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spinach + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of spinach.
Word: spinachy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spinach + -y. 1. Resembling or characteristic of spinach.
Word: spikelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spike + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a spike.
Word: foglike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fog + -like. 1. Resembling a fog or some aspect of it.
Word: spinelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spine + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a spine (spike or bristle).
Word: spherelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sphere + -like. 1. Resembling a sphere. Example: Near-synonyms: ball-like, round Example: The Earth is technically not spherical, but it is spherelike.
Word: spearlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spear + -like. 1. Resembling a spear.
Word: spaghettilike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spaghetti + -like. 1. Resembling spaghetti. Example: Spaghetti-like tentacles extend over the substrate to gather detritus and associated microfauna. 2. Entangled or confused. Labels: broadly, figuratively
Word: soaplike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From soap + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of soap. Example: Near-synonym: soapy (sometimes synonymous) Example: The mechanism appears distinct from how some other bodily tissues are preserved after turning to adipocere, or "grave wax," which forms when body fats transform into a tallow-colored soaplike substance. 2. Resembling or characteristic of a soap opera.
Word: snoutlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From snout + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a snout.
Word: snaillike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From snail + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a snail.
Word: sleevelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sleeve + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a sleeve.
Word: destandardize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + standardize. 1. To render nonstandard; to withdraw as a standard. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive
Word: destandardizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of destandardize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: destandardizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of destandardize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: destandardized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of destandardize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: slatelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From slate + -like. 1. Resembling slate.
Word: owllike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From owl + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a owl. Example: To these, by the door L. C., the CURATE and the NOTARY, arm in arm; the latter owl-like and titubant
Word: bogusly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From bogus + -ly. 1. In a bogus way; phonily.
Word: repairwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From repair + -woman on the model of repairman. 1. A female repairer, a woman who repairs things.
Word: repairwomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of repairwoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pastalike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pasta + -like. 1. Resembling pasta.
Word: pincerlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pincer + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a pincer.
Word: peglike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From peg + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a peg.
Word: orchidlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From orchid + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of an orchid.
Word: nymphlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nymph + -like. 1. Resembling a nymph.
Word: noselike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nose + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a nose.
Word: nettlelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nettle + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a nettle.
Word: necklike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neck + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a neck.
Word: nestlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nest + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a nest.
Word: mothlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From moth + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a moth.
Word: mosslike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From moss + -like. 1. Resembling moss or some aspect of it.
Word: mossily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From mossy + -ly. 1. In a mossy way.
Word: mouthlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mouth + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a mouth.
Word: moatlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From moat + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a moat.
Word: mastlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mast + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a mast.
Word: marshlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From marsh + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a marsh.
Word: vendee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vend + -ee. 1. The person to whom something is sold; a buyer; a purchaser.
Word: vendees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vendee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: linelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From line + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a line.
Word: leglike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From leg + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a leg.
Word: leatherlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From leather + -like. 1. Resembling leather.
Word: lardlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lard + -like. 1. Resembling lard.
Word: lardiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of lardy: most lardy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: lardball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lard + ball. 1. An overweight person. Labels: derogatory, informal
Word: lardballs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lardball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knoblike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From knob + -like. 1. Resembling a knob.
Word: husklike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From husk + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a husk. Example: They looked about forty, with frazzled, husklike hair, and neckfuls of primitive jewelry that bespoke extensive experience traveling in tropical climes.
Word: plumlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From plum + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a plum. Example: Myrrh, sweet marjoram, and the plum-like myrobalan fruit were likewise usual ingredients of aromatic preparations.
Word: powderlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From powder + -like. 1. Resembling powder.
Word: proselike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From prose + -like. 1. Resembling prose.
Word: puppetlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From puppet + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a puppet; mechanical, controlled by another.
Word: puslike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pus + -like. 1. Resembling pus.
Word: rainbowlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rainbow + -like. 1. Resembling a rainbow; displaying a range of colours.
Word: rapierlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rapier + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a rapier; sharp, piercing.
Word: ravenlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From raven + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a raven.
Word: reedlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From reed + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a reed.
Word: ridgelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ridge + -like. 1. Resembling a ridge.
Word: rooflike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From roof + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a roof.
Word: roselike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rose + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a rose (plant or flower).
Word: ruglike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rug + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a rug.
Word: runelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *rūnābor.? Proto-Germanic *rūnō Proto-Germanic *rūnǭ Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo) Old Norse rúnbor. English rune Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English runelike From rune + -like. 1. Resembling a rune.
Word: sacklike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sack + -like. 1. Resembling a sack. Example: She wore a large, dowdy hat of black beaver, and a sort of slightly affected simple dress that made her look rather sack-like. Example: My knees grew weak until I sank, sacklike, onto my mother’s living room carpet.
Word: saltlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From salt + -like. 1. Resembling salt.
Word: sandlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sand + -like. 1. resembling sand
Word: sawlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From saw + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a saw (cutting tool).
Word: scablike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From scab + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a scab (incrustation).
Word: screenlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From screen + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a screen.
Word: scythelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From scythe + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a scythe.
Word: scumlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From scum + -like. 1. Resembling scum; scummy.
Word: ranchlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ranch + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a ranch.
Word: rashlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rash + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a rash.
Word: pumplike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pump + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a pump.
Word: planetlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From planet + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a planet.
Word: pipelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pipe + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a pipe.
Word: oarlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From oar + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of an oar.
Word: lionlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lion + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a lion.
Word: tigerishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tigerish + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being tigerish. Labels: uncountable
Word: leechlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From leech + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a leech, especially in being clinging or parasitic.
Word: humplike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hump + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a hump.
Word: codelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From code + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a code.
Word: venations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of venation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: groovelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From groove + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a groove (channel or depression).
Word: granitelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From granite + -like. 1. Resembling granite.
Word: gonglike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gong + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a gong.
Word: gnomelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gnome + -like. 1. Resembling a gnome. Example: It concerns the gnomelike quality of the average American at a party. I have been to many parties where staid American business men have been transformed by a few ryes or bourbons into unpredictable gremlins out for adventure.
Word: gnomishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From gnomish + -ly. 1. In a gnomish way.
Word: fawnlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fawn + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a fawn. Example: Miss Walpole was a soft, sleepy-looking beauty, with a pretty, startled, fawnlike look in her large eyes; shy, silent, and with gathered blushes of two summers on her cheek: but, if she had few words, she had a great many smiles, and of these Lord Townshend had the entire benefit.
Word: detectivelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From detective + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a detective.
Word: daggerlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dagger + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a dagger.
Word: civetlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From civet + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of civet (perfume) or a civet (animal). Example: a civetlike fragrance
Word: metric feet Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metric foot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scientificness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scientific + -ness. 1. Synonym of scientificity. Labels: uncountable
Word: scientificity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scientific + -ity. 1. The quality or state of being scientific. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: interrex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin inter- (“between”) + rex (“king”). 1. An official in Ancient Rome who acted as single head of state during the interregnum between two consulates. 2. An equivalent regent from the death of a Polish king till the election and enthronement of his successor. 3. A similar interim ruler, CEO, etc. Labels: figuratively
Word: supplemental restraint system Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several restraining systems in a vehicle, such as an airbag, in addition to the seatbelts
Word: apostolicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From apostolic + -ity, after French apostolicité. Pronunciation: /əˌpɒstəˈlɪsɪti/ 1. The quality of being apostolic, notably of preserving authenticity within the mission and tradition of the Christian church as founded by Jesus Christ and his twelve original Apostles, through their representatives and successors in the papacy and episcopate. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: his Church did its best to trump Rome in apostolicity by declaring that it had been founded by the first-recruited among Christ's Apostles, Andrew.
Word: alamethicin Part of Speech: noun 1. A peptide antibiotic containing the amino acid 2-aminoisobutyric acid that is not found in proteins
Word: stallage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stall + -age? Compare Old French estallange, of German origin. 1. The erection and use of a stall at a fair or market. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 2. The dues levied for the erection and use of a stall at a fair or market. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Stallage and the like payments are made in respect of some user of the soil beyond the mere entry into the market; for no one has a right to erect a stall or appropriate part of the market place as a standing without making a satisfaction for it to the owner of the soil […] 3. dung of cattle or horses, mixed with straw Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: puppet show Part of Speech: noun 1. A show, theatrical performance, in which the parts are played by puppets impersonating human or other characters
Word: agrobiological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From agrobiology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to agrobiology.
Word: agrobiologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From agrobiological + -ly. 1. In an agrobiological sense. Labels: not-comparable
Word: plenarty Part of Speech: noun 1. The state of a benefice when occupied. Labels: historical, uncountable, usually Example: The plea that the benefice was full more than six months before the writ was purchased (called the plea of "plenarty") was a good affirmative defense. Example: Plenarty, the abstract of the adjective plenus, and is used in Common Law in matters of benefices, where a church is full of an incumbent; Plenarty and vacation, or avoidance, being direct contraries.
Word: keto acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any carboxylic acid that also contains a ketone (carbonyl) group
Word: dihydroxyphenylalanine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From di- + hydroxyphenyl + alanine. Pronunciation: /daɪhaɪˌdɹɒksiːfiːnaɪlˈæləniːn/ 1. Either of two enantiomers of a derivative of the amino acid tyrosine.
Word: vaporose Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of vaporous.
Word: influenceability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From influence + -ability. 1. The quality or state of being influenceable. Labels: uncountable
Word: lanthionine Part of Speech: noun 1. An analogue of cystine consisting of two alanine residues connected by a single sulfur atom Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Satanistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Satan + -istic. 1. Satanic.
Word: prytanea Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prytaneum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pollocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Pollock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agrobiologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From agrobiology + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to agrobiology.
Word: homoatomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From homo- + atomic. 1. Describing a molecule, all of whose atoms are of the same element. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tumble driers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tumble drier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: white cells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of white cell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Côte d'Or Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Côte d'Or, from côte (“coast”) (from Latin costa (“side”)) + contracted form of de (“of”) + or (“gold”) (from Latin aurum). 1. A département (equivalent of a county) in France’s eastern region Bourgogne (Burgundy) Example: Dijon is the capital of the Côte d’Or 2. A chain of hills West of the Saône valley, which the above département was named after Example: The Côte d’Or includes many fine Burgundy wine appellations
Word: S. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Saint. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: c. 1642, William Bedell, letter Have you forgotten S. Hierome's and Ruffinus's deadly foehood which was rung over the world? 2. Abbreviation of Signor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of Signore. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 4. Abbreviation of South. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 5. Abbreviation of Senate. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of Example: On behalf of AMAC Action, the advocacy affiliate of the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC), with over 2 million members nationwide, I write to thank you for your principled leadership in advancing S. 2651, the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act of 2025.
Word: S. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of Southern. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: mononymous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mononym + -ous. 1. Having or being known by a single-word name. Labels: not-comparable Example: the mononymous Roman poet Catullus
Word: turul Part of Speech: name 1. A mythological bird of prey, mostly depicted as a falcon, in Hungarian and Turkic tradition.
Word: Baumé scale Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the name of French pharmacist and chemist Antoine Baumé (1724-1804). 1. The original scale used on the Baumé type of densimeter to quantify the density of liquids.
Word: Baumé Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Baumé. 1. A French family name
Word: Baumé Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French Baumé. 1. A type of densimeter, developed by French pharmacist A. Baumé (1724-1804)
Word: Arabic scale Part of Speech: noun 1. double harmonic scale, a scale with two augmented seconds Example: {\set Staff.midiInstrument=#"clarinet"c'des'e'f'g'aes'b'c2} 2. quarter tone scale, or 24 tone equal temperament Example: \relative c'{c8 cih cis cisih d dih dis disih e eih f fih fis fisih g gih gis gisih a aih ais aisih b bih \bar "|" c2} 3. 17 equal temperament, a tuning dividing the octave into 17 equal steps Example: \relative c'{c8 cih cis d dih dis e f fih fis g gih gis a aih ais b c2} 4. major Locrian scale, a scale similar to Locrian Example: {c'd'e'f'ges'aes'bes'c}
Word: Vennam Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Telugu వెన్నం (vennaṁ). This surname is predominantly found in Telangana. 1. A surname from Telugu.
Word: web surfer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of websurfer (“a person who surfs the internet”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: divine interventions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of divine intervention Labels: form-of, plural
Word: in shortest order Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of in short order: most in short order Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: in shorter order Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of in short order: more in short order Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: buys time Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of buy time Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: buying time Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of buy time Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bought time Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of buy time Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wild turkeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wild turkey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wake-up calls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wake-up call Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hydrometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hydro- + -metric. 1. concerning or applying hydrometry Labels: not-comparable
Word: puppet-show Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of puppet show. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: flagrance Part of Speech: noun 1. flagrancy; obviousness Labels: uncountable Example: Should the justice of God have cut off the sinner in the flagrance of his wicked fact, there had been no room for his penitence
Word: house of correction Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of residential penitentiary facility, built after the passing of the Elizabethan Poor Law (1601), where those who were "unwilling to work", including vagrants and beggars, were set to work. Labels: UK, historical 2. A prison. Labels: US
Word: isoperibolic Part of Speech: adj 1. approximately isothermal Labels: not-comparable
Word: hyperemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyperemia + -ic. Pronunciation: /hʌɪpəˈɹiːmɪk/ 1. Pertaining to, or exhibiting hyperemia; congested with blood. Example: Calvin Thrust is quietly rumored to have on the shaft of his formerly professional porn-cartridge-performer's Unit a tattoo that displays the magiscule initials CT when the Unit is flaccid and the full name CALVIN THRUST when hyperemic.
Word: preëminently Part of Speech: adv 1. Obsolete spelling of preeminently. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: [T]he traditional memory of a rural and a sylvan region, such as Warwickshire at that time was, is usually exact as well as tenacious; and, with respect to [William] Shakespeare in particular, we may presume it to have been full and circumstantial through the generation succeeding to his own, not only from the curiosity, and perhaps something of a scandalous interest, which would pursue the motions of one living so large a part of his life at a distance from his wife, but also from the final reverence and honor which would settle upon the memory of a poet so preëminently successful; […] Example: Preëminently is the Lake District suited for the jaded and worn, who seek in solitude and amidst scenery unmoiled and unsullied by human artifice, refreshment alike of body and spirit.
Word: rudimental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rudiment + -al. 1. Rudimentary. Labels: uncommon
Word: vermiculture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis Proto-Italic *wormis Latin vermisbor. English vermi- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English vermiculture From vermi- + culture. 1. The keeping of worms, for example for commercial or horticultural reasons. Labels: uncountable Example: There is an ecological message. There is some product placement. It’s kind of great, if you groove on Richard Brautigan and can dig a vermiculture subplot.
Word: dissimilitude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dissimilitude, from Latin dissimilitūdō, from dissimilis (“unlike”). By surface analysis, dissimilar + -itude or dis- + similitude. 1. The quality of being dissimilar or different; lack of resemblance. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: multicollinearity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From multicollinear + -ity. 1. A phenomenon in which two or more predictor variables in a multiple regression model are highly correlated, so that the coefficient estimates may change erratically in response to small changes in the model or data. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: multicollinearities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of multicollinearity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dissimilitudes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dissimilitude Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gaywads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gaywad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: constructed languages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of constructed language Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zoanthid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See Zoanthidea. 1. Any member of the order Zoanthidea of cnidarians commonly found in coral reefs and other marine environments.
Word: zoanthids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zoanthid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: azooxanthellate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + zooxanthellate. 1. Not zooxanthellate. Labels: not-comparable
Word: azooxanthellate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- + zooxanthellate. 1. A coral that lacks symbiotic zooxanthellae.
Word: zooxanthellate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From zooxanthella + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Of or pertaining to the zooxanthellae. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having symbiotic zooxanthellae. Labels: not-comparable
Word: zooxanthellate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the substantivation of the above adjective. Equivalent to zooxanthella + -ate (noun-forming suffix). 1. A coral that has symbiotic zooxanthellae.
Word: hes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of he Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hes Part of Speech: det Pronunciation: /hiːz/ 1. Alternative form of his when pronounced as he's; belonging to him. Labels: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, uncommon Example: That's hes house over there.
Word: hes Part of Speech: pron Pronunciation: /hiːz/ 1. Alternative form of his when pronounced as he's; that that belongs to him. Labels: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, uncommon Example: The idea was hes not mine.
Word: hes Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: From he's via a reduction of the apostrophe. Pronunciation: /hiːz/ 1. Alternative form of he's. Labels: alt-of, alternative, contraction, informal, nonstandard
Word: hes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hɛz/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of has, representing dialectal English. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling Example: Jennie! Jennie! come an’ tell me thet the long-lost claim hes come back to Old Jack!
Word: hes Part of Speech: pron Etymology: A mixture of she and he. Coined by Ching Hai in 1990s. Pronunciation: /hɛs/ 1. The person of unspecified gender previously mentioned or implied. Labels: gender-neutral, neologism, nominative, singular, third-person
Word: lusus naturæ Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of lusus naturae. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: Nature Part of Speech: name 1. The sum of natural forces reified and considered as a sentient being, will, or principle. Example: To her fair works did Nature link The human soul that through me ran; And much it grieved my heart to think What man has made of man. Example: The human genius is creative when it copies Nature, and imitative when it aims to invent.
Word: vetchling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vetch (“leguminous plant of genus Vicia”) + -ling. 1. Any of the leguminous climbing plants of the genus Lathyrus. 2. Any of the leguminous climbing plants of the genus Lathyrus. Labels: especially
Word: phænotypic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of phenotypic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Non-broodiness, therefore, is a comprehensive term employed to describe the phænotypic condition resulting from several sorts of genetic differences. Example: Among these Zulu Zebras there are some phænotypic burchelli with totally unstriped limbs, but the majority is of the narrow and somewhat irregularly banded wahlbergi-type with at least a few stripes on the knees and hocks.
Word: i-stem Part of Speech: noun 1. A word, especially a noun in Indo-European linguistics, whose stem ends in /i/.
Word: i-stems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of i-stem Labels: form-of, plural
Word: u-stem Part of Speech: noun 1. A word, especially a noun in Indo-European linguistics, whose stem ends in /u/.
Word: u-stems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of u-stem Labels: form-of, plural
Word: o-stem Part of Speech: noun 1. A word, especially a noun in Indo-European linguistics, whose stem ends in /o/.
Word: o-stems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of o-stem Labels: form-of, plural
Word: præsumably Part of Speech: adv 1. Archaic spelling of presumably. Labels: alt-of, archaic, not-comparable Example: Præsumably … praeposito …; the upper half only of each letter survives.
Word: gain- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Middle English gain- (prefix), from Old English geġn-, gēan- (“back, against, in return”, prefix), from Proto-West Germanic *gagin, from Proto-Germanic *gagin (“towards, against”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian juun- (“counter-”), West Frisian tsjin- (“counter-”), Dutch tegen- (“counter-”), German gegen- (“against, toward, at”), Icelandic gagn- (“through”). More at again. 1. Prefix meaning "against", "contrary to", "in opposition to", "counter-". Labels: morpheme Example: gainsay, gainstand, gainstay, gainstrive 2. Prefix denoting reciprocal action; "in return"; "counter-". Labels: morpheme Example: gainclap, gaingive, gainyield 3. Prefix denoting restoration or a return to a previous state; "back again". Labels: morpheme Example: gainbuy, gaincover, gaintake 4. Prefix denoting repetition; "over again"; "anew"; again-. Labels: morpheme Example: gainrising, gaincoming
Word: meatlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meatless + -ness. 1. Absence of meat. Labels: uncountable Example: My soup has the positive constitutive property of being carroty, of having carrots in it; of carrotiness; it has the negative constitutive property of lacking meat, of meatlessness. 2. Abstention from meat; vegetarianism. Labels: uncountable Example: When Hoover's conservating pen / Cut down our steak and sausage ration / With one accord we cried "AMEN," / And meatlessness became the fashion. Example: But though Mohandas found himself arguing with his friend in defense of meatlessness, he never seriously contemplated breaking the vow.
Word: no-brainers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of no-brainer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conservates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of conservate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: conservating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of conservate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: conservated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of conservate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bananalike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From banana + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a banana. Example: The fruit is bananalike but large-seeded and inedible. Example: Compounds present in the chromatogram that contributed to bananalike aroma […]
Word: tyrannosauroids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tyrannosauroid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pineappley Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pineapple + -y. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a pineapple. Example: Why does eating chocolate cause the brain events which cause the taste we call chocolatey rather than the taste we call pineappley? Example: Then it was pale waxy yellow; youthful pineappley nose and some CO2; medium-dry, good fruit, excellent acidity, spicy oaky finish.
Word: pineapply Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of pineappley. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: unmetalled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + metalled. 1. Not metalled. Labels: not-comparable
Word: categoryless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From category + -less. 1. Without a category or categories. Labels: not-comparable, rare 2. That does not belong to any category. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: Blu-Tacking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Blu-Tack Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Blu-Tacked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Blu-Tack Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Blu-Tacked Part of Speech: adj 1. Affixed with Blu-Tack. Labels: not-comparable Example: [T]he red-papered walls are adorned with Blu-Tacked posters of Napoli, Capri and Roma.
Word: copines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of copine Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of copin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snowmelts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snowmelt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: icemelt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ice + melt. 1. The melting of a geographical mass of ice. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Many of the Sierra Nevada fans have associated perennial streams fed by rainfall, snowmelt or glacial icemelt in the catchments.
Word: feme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English feme, from Anglo-Norman feme (“woman”), from Old French femme, from Latin fēmina. Doublet of femina, femme, and hembra. 1. A woman. Labels: historical Example: TRESPASS FOR INTERMEDDLING WITH A FEME. There are some curious decisions in the old books regarding this point of law, with which it may be useful to be acquainted. In Br. Ab. Tresp. 40, it is said that a man may aid a feme who falls upon the ground from a horse, and so if she be sick, and the same if her baron would murder her. And the same per Rede if the feme would kill herself. And per Fineux a man may conduct a feme on a pilgrimage. So where a feme is going to market, it is lawful for another to suffer her to ride behind him on his horse to market. (Br. Ab. Tresp. 207.) And if a feme says that she is in jeopardy of her life by her baron, and prays him (a stranger) to carry her to a justice of the peace, he may lawfully do it. (Br. Ab. Tresp. 207.) But where any feme is out of the way, it is not lawful for a man to take her to his house, if she was not in danger of being lost in the night, or being drowned with water. (Br. Ab. Tresp. 213.)
Word: gömböc Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hungarian gömböc (“short, plump person; gömböc”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɔm.bɔk/, /ˈɡɝm.bɝts/ 1. A convex shape which, if made of a uniformly dense material, has one stable equilibrium orientation and one unstable equilibrium orientation.
Word: unwelcomingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unwelcoming + -ly. 1. In an unwelcoming way.
Word: unpleasantnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unpleasantness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pleasantnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pleasantness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disagreeablenesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disagreeableness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unargumentatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unargumentative + -ly. 1. In an unargumentative way.
Word: unargumentative 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- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵus Proto-Italic *argus Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Italic *-ō Proto-Italic *arguō Latin arguō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin argūmentum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin argūmentor Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin argūmentātīvusder. Middle English argumentatif English argumentative English unargumentative From un- + argumentative. 1. Not argumentative; uninclined to argue.
Word: uninclined Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + inclined. 1. Not inclined; level, unsloped. Labels: not-comparable 2. Not inclined (to do something); reluctant or indifferent. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tomfooleries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tomfoolery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: horrorcore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From horror + -core. 1. A subgenre of hip-hop music with horror-themed lyrics and imagery. Labels: uncountable Example: Lots of us remember the pioneering zeal that the Gravediggaz unleashed on their debut disc, 1994's 6 Feet Deep — a ghoulish effort that spawned the so-called horrorcore genre.
Word: superlativeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From superlative + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being superlative. Labels: uncountable Example: "I just wrote, 'Am I still the same to you, dear?' and gave him the piece of paper. He took it and seemed to read it in that dreadfully detached way he has towards everything and then very slowly and shakily—all straight lines and angles you know—he scrawled, 'Dear. Dearest,' underneath the other. That was fairly satisfactory at all events. It indicated a sufficiently reciprocal superlativeness of feeling."
Word: untweaked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + tweaked. 1. That has not been tweaked (modified). Labels: not-comparable
Word: anhydrovinblastines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anhydrovinblastine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orthodoxness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From orthodox + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being orthodox. Labels: uncountable
Word: orthodoxly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From orthodox + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈɔːθədɒksli/ 1. In a correct or proper way; conventionally; correctly. Example: if, after a season of thoughtlessness, you perceive your understanding on a sudden lively to discern, and your will vigorous to pursue heavenly things, you may orthodoxly conclude there has been an effusion, not that there is one now. Example: Biology is orthodoxly the part of science that deals directly with the phenomena of living matter. 2. In a religiously orthodox way; in accordance with accepted religious doctrine. Example: He wears a turban, he puts on his sandal mark every morning, he bathes and eats and marries and dies orthodoxly; he probably begets children orthodoxly. Example: The teaching here is orthodoxly Islamic, the preoccupation with assessing the relation of works to faith is very much of the European fifteenth century.
Word: service pack Part of Speech: noun 1. A collection of software patches or upgrades offered as a single package with an installer.
Word: service packs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of service pack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unworkabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unworkability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adscititiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From adscititious + -ly. 1. In an adscititious way.
Word: s.ap. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of apothecary's scruple. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: s.l.a.n. Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin sine loco, anno et nomine (“without place, year and name”); probably a simplification of s. l. a. et typ. n. which stands for sine loco, anno et typographi nomine (“without place, year and printer's name”) 1. without place, year, and name of publisher or printer
Word: s.p. Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Abbreviation of sine prole (borrowed from Latin); without offspring, without issue. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: s.p.s. Part of Speech: adj 1. sine prole superstite (without surviving issue) Labels: Latin
Word: S/S Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of same size. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of short sleeve. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: mildewcide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mildew + -cide. 1. Any agent or preparation that kills mildew. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mildewcides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mildewcide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kabayan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ibaloi kaba-ayan (“place where root crop vines grow”). 1. A municipality of Benguet, Philippines.
Word: mildewcidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mildew + -cidal. 1. That serves to kill mildew. Labels: not-comparable
Word: chatelains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chatelain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: avantgardism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of avant-gardism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: avant-gardism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From avant-garde + -ism, or French avant-gardisme. 1. the novel, experimental approach of the avant-garde Labels: uncountable
Word: dead against Part of Speech: prep 1. Unequivocally and intransigently opposed to. Example: We had hauled up here to the S.W., in order to go sharp round the southern extreme of the Maldiva Archipelago, and, if possible, proceed by the northern, or short route, and run our westing down in 4° or 5° south latitude ; but, as we got to the westward, we found the wind more dead against us, so that we were obliged to steer south again. Example: “The person who was most dead against playing the game was Stuart,” says Mick. “But he’s definitely a lot more relaxed about it these days.”
Word: slap-up Part of Speech: adj 1. Excellent, first-class. Labels: informal Example: "Isn't she a slap-up woman, eh, now?" pursued he; and began enumerating her attractions, as a horse-jockey would the points of a favourite animal. Example: 'D'ye know a slap-up sort of button, when you see it?' said the youth. 'Don't look at mine, if you ain't a judge, because these lions' heads was made for men of men of taste: not snobs.'
Word: S-A node Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of sinoatrial node. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: pelagically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From pelagic + -ally. 1. In a pelagic way; in or of the open sea. Labels: not-comparable
Word: homocercal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From homo- + cercal. 1. Describing the symmetric tail of a fish that has two lobes extending from the end of the vertebral column. Labels: not-comparable
Word: methylmercuries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of methylmercury Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homokinetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From homo- + kinetic. 1. Synonym of constant velocity. Example: homokinetic joint
Word: farnesols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of farnesol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homochromy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From homo- + -chromy. 1. The use, by an organism, of the same colour as its background as a means of protection Labels: uncountable
Word: transesterify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From trans- + ester + -ify. 1. To subject to transesterification. Labels: transitive