nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: culturewise Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree 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 Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English culturewise From culture + -wise. 1. In terms of culture. Labels: not-comparable
Word: geocentricity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geocentric + -ity. 1. The quality of being geocentric. Labels: uncountable
Word: ant orchid Part of Speech: noun 1. An orchid (Chiloglottis formicifera), originally from New Zealand.
Word: ant orchids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ant orchid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geobiological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From geo- + biological. 1. Relating to geobiology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: geometrodynamic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to geometrodynamics Labels: not-comparable
Word: diffeomorphically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From diffeomorphic + -ally. 1. In diffeomorphic terms. Labels: not-comparable
Word: geohydrologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From geo- + hydrologic. 1. Relating to geohydrology.
Word: geohydrological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From geo- + hydrological. 1. Relating to geohydrology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: femmy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From femme + -y. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a femme (a feminine gay man or lesbian). Labels: informal Example: 1967-1969, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure There's a new "performer" out called Tiny Tim. I'd heard quite a few things about him: guy with real long hair, real femmy. Example: Talks about world affairs, women music concerts, being held by a sexy fat dyke who is femmy and over 30.
Word: Capitolium Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Capitōlium (“Capitoline Hill, its temples; similar citadels”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (noun-forming suffix) or -ōlus (“-ole”, diminutive suffix) + -ium (suffix forming place names). Doublet of capitol and capitoul. 1. Synonym of Capitoline Hill. Labels: uncommon
Word: Capitolium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Capitōlium (“Capitoline Hill, its temples; similar citadels”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (noun-forming suffix) or -ōlus (“-ole”, diminutive suffix) + -ium (suffix forming place names). Doublet of capitol and capitoul. 1. Synonym of capitol, similar citadels in ancient Italian and Roman towns. Labels: historical, uncommon
Word: Capitolia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Capitolium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: germophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From germ + -o- + -phobia. 1. Pathological fear of germs. Labels: uncountable Example: American democracy still prefers candidates to go from door to door and picnic to picnic, shaking hands. Trump is going have to conquer his self-confessed germophobia if he’s going to win
Word: astrogeodesy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From astro- + geodesy. 1. The use of geodetic techniques in astronomy. Labels: uncountable
Word: blood blisters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blood blister Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agametes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agamete Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unconciliated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + conciliated. 1. Not conciliated.
Word: pristella Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. A fish, Pristella maxillaris (the only species in its genus).
Word: pristellas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pristella Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tankdrome Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tankodrome. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tankdromes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tankdrome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bloodfin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blood + fin. 1. Aphyocharax anisitsi, a South American characin with blood-red tail and fins.
Word: bloodfins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bloodfin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: germinability Part of Speech: noun 1. Ability to germinate.
Word: germinabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of germinability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: historicization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From historic + -ization. 1. Act or process of historicizing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: historicizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of historicization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: histolysing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of histolyse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: histolysed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of histolyse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: histolyzing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of histolyze Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: histolyzed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of histolyze Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: histolyzes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of histolyze Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: historical materialism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of German historischer Materialismus. Its earliest extant attestation - in German - is in Friedrich Engels's letter [5 August 1890] to Conrad Schmidt. Its earliest extant public attestation - in English - is in Engels's 1892 "Introduction to the English Edition" to his 1880 booklet Socialism: Utopian and Scientific. 1. A methodological approach to the study of society, economics, and history, looking for the causes of developments and changes in human society in the means by which humans collectively produce the necessities of life. Labels: Marxism, uncountable Example: Statt dessen aber dient die Phrase des historischen Materialismus (man kann eben alles zur Phrase machen) nur zu vielen jüngeren Deutschen nur dazu, ihre eignen relativ dürftigen historischen Kenntnisse - die ökonomische Geschichte liegt ja noch in den Windeln! - schleunigst systematisch zurechtzukonstruieren und sich dann sehr gewaltig vorzukommen. Example: And, thus, I hope even British respectability will not be overshocked if I use, in English as well as in so many other languages, the term "historical materialism", to designate that view of the course of history which seeks the ultimate cause and the great moving power of all important historic events in the economic development of society, in the changes in the modes of production and exchange, in the consequent division of society into distinct classes, and in the struggles of these classes against one another.
Word: Connaught Part of Speech: name 1. Dated form of Connacht. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: rodder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rod + -er. 1. A hot rod enthusiast. Labels: informal
Word: rodders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rodder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: altereds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of altered Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unmethodological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + methodological. 1. Not methodological.
Word: unmetaphorically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unmetaphorical + -ly. 1. In a way that is not metaphorical.
Word: astrolabic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From astrolabe + -ic. 1. Relating to an astrolabe. Labels: not-comparable
Word: astronavigational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From astro- + navigational. 1. Relating to astronavigation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: astrogational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From astrogation + -al. 1. Relating to astrogation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: astrochronological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From astro- + chronological. 1. Relating to astrochronology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: astrochronology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From astro- + chronology. 1. The dating of sedimentary units by calibration with astronomically tuned time scales. Labels: uncountable
Word: astroengineering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From astro- + engineering. 1. The construction of megastructures in space by technologically advanced beings. Labels: uncountable
Word: ringworld Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ring + world, introduced by Larry Niven in the novel Ringworld (1970). 1. An artificial megastructure in space, consisting of a rotating ring encircling a star and having an inhabitable inner surface with gravity produced through centripetal force.
Word: ringworlds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ringworld Labels: form-of, plural
Word: capitolos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of capitolo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: femcee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of female + emcee. 1. A female host of a television show. Example: Why was Emerson a failure in 1940s Hollywood but a blazing success as a femcee on early 1950s television? Example: In addition to radiating personality, a femcee had to sell products. When she wasn't demonstrating a kitchen appliance, as Furness did in commercials, a femcee often hosted game shows, where the prizes were wonderful new consumer goods on display in department stores and on supermarket shelves. 2. A female rapper. Example: […] to arguably rap's greatest emcees Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. and femcee Lauryn Hill. Example: She's been featured on dozens of rap and R & B tracks, and she's the only femcee [female MC] currently on the rap charts.
Word: femcees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of femcee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: astropecten Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any of the genus Astropecten of sea stars.
Word: astropectens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of astropecten Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forlornities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of forlornity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: experimentising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of experimentise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: experimentised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of experimentise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: vegetally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From vegetal + -ly. 1. In a vegetal manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hoof fungus Part of Speech: noun 1. A fungal plant pathogen of species Fomes fomentarius, found in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America, producing large polypore fruiting bodies shaped like a horse's hoof, used for tinder.
Word: sustenances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sustenance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hygieia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ὑγίεια (Hugíeia) from ὑγίεια (hugíeia, “health”). Pronunciation: /haɪˈd͡ʒiː.ə/ 1. The goddess and personification of health and healthiness, a daughter of Asclepius and Epione. Labels: Greek 2. 10 Hygiea, a main belt asteroid that is the fourth-largest known.
Word: cabbage gum Part of Speech: noun 1. Eucalyptus amplifolia, a tree of Australia.
Word: cabbage gums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cabbage gum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Islamicism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama) Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām)bor. English Islam Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Latin Islāmus Latin -icus New Latin islāmicusder.? French islamiqueder.? English Islamic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Islamicism From Islamic + -ism. 1. Islamic studies Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Islamic fundamentalism Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Islamicisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Islamicism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: souflakis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of souflaki Labels: form-of, plural
Word: historiosophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From historiosophy + -ic. Pronunciation: /hɪˌstɔːɹ.i.əˈsɒf.ɪk/, /-ˌstɒɹ.-/, /hɪˌstɔɹ.i.əˈsɑf.ɪk/ 1. Relating to historiosophy.
Word: historiosophical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From historiosophy + -ical. 1. Relating to historiosophy.
Word: historiosophically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From historiosophic + -ally. 1. In terms of historiosophy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: soul-sucking Part of Speech: adj 1. Depressingly tedious. Labels: derogatory, informal Example: the soul-sucking banality of reality television
Word: expatiator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From expatiate + -or. 1. One who expatiates.
Word: expatiators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of expatiator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geohistorical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From geo- + historical. 1. Relating to geohistory. Labels: not-comparable
Word: geohistorian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geo- + historian. 1. One who studies geohistory.
Word: geohistorians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geohistorian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geohydrologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geo- + hydrologist. 1. One who studies geohydrology.
Word: geohydrologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geohydrologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Islamics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Islam + -ics. 1. The study of Islam. Labels: uncountable Example: a doctorate in Islamics
Word: firecracker chicken Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various dishes of hot spiced chicken. Labels: uncountable
Word: geocarpic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to geocarpy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: geocarpy Part of Speech: noun 1. The production by plants of diaspores within the soil. Labels: uncountable
Word: amphicarpy Part of Speech: noun 1. The production by a plant of more than one type of fruit. Sometimes restricted to situations where one fruit type is aerial and one is underground. Labels: uncountable
Word: chasmogamy Part of Speech: noun 1. The production of flowers that open and expose the stamens and styles. Labels: uncountable
Word: vitelligene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin vitellus + -gene. 1. A yolk-forming organ. Labels: dated
Word: vitelligenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vitelligene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manhater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From man + hater. Compare Old English mannhata (“man-hater”). Pronunciation: /ˈmænˌheɪtɚ/ 1. One who hates mankind; a misanthrope. 2. One who hates men or the male sex; a misandrist. Example: From past experiences it seems that 99% of man hating women consider themselves feminists, but few feminists consider themselves manhaters. Example: Julia has to make various disclaimers (feminism does not always imply lesbianism and vice-versa; she is a lesbian 'but' not a manhater) before occupying a pro-feminist stance.
Word: hyperfibrinolytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + fibrinolytic. 1. Relating to, or exhibiting, hyperfibrinolysis.
Word: hyperferraemia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hyperferremia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: hyperferremic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyperferremia + -ic. 1. Relating to, or exhibiting, hyperferremia.
Word: hyperferraemic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of hyperferremic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Falkland Islands wolf Part of Speech: noun 1. A warrah, an extinct canid of species †Dusicyon australis.
Word: Falkland Island wolf Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Falkland Islands wolf. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: geothermobarometry Part of Speech: noun 1. The science of measuring the previous pressure and temperature history of a metamorphic or intrusive igneous rock. Labels: uncountable
Word: geothermically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From geothermic + -ally. 1. geothermally Labels: not-comparable
Word: geothermobarometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From geo- + thermo- + barometric. 1. Relating to geothermobarometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: geobarometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From geo- + barometric. 1. Relating to geobarometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: geothermometric Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to geothermometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: geobarometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geo- + barometry. 1. The science of measuring the previous pressure history of a metamorphic or intrusive igneous rock. Labels: uncountable
Word: geothermometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geo- + thermometry. 1. The science of measuring the previous temperature history of a rock. Labels: uncountable
Word: hyobranchial Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to the hyobranchium. Labels: not-comparable
Word: geothermobarometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geo- + thermo- + barometer. 1. An instrument used for geothermobarometry.
Word: geobarometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geo- + barometer. 1. An instrument used for geobarometry.
Word: geobarometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geobarometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geothermobarometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geothermobarometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inotropes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inotrope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geosophy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geo- + -sophy, introduced by J. K. Wright in 1947. 1. The study of geographical knowledge from any or all points of view, not merely scientifically. Labels: uncountable
Word: geosophical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From geosophy + -ical. 1. Relating to geosophy.
Word: geosophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From geosophy + -ic. 1. Relating to geosophy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: business case Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From business + case. 1. A reason for doing something; an explanation of the benefit of some course of action to a business. Example: The business case has been premised on a four trains per hour service from Reading to Heathrow T5, with all trains calling at Slough and alternate ones at Twyford and Maidenhead. Example: Those most rural routes will not get overhead wires. As Reeve told the seminar: "Even in my wildest dreams, I can't see a business case for electrifying the Far North Line."
Word: business cases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of business case Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geographize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From geography + -ize. 1. To study geography. Labels: intransitive 2. To make geographical; to bring into the realm of geography; to map. Labels: transitive
Word: geographizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of geographize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: geographized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of geographize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: geographizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of geographize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Buster Brown suit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the comic strip character Buster Brown, created in 1902 by Richard Felton Outcault. 1. A belted, double-breasted tunic or jacket worn with a large round collar, floppy bow, and shorts or knickerbockers, popular for young boys in the United States in the early 20th century. Labels: dated
Word: Buster Brown suits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Buster Brown suit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: circummarginate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From circum- + marginate. 1. Surrounded by a thin margin; not circumvallate. Labels: not-comparable
Word: civionics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of civil engineering + electronics; compare avionics. 1. The combination of civil engineering with electronics engineering. Labels: uncountable
Word: comeouters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of comeouter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deacon's bench Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of bench whose hinged seat is also the lid of an enclosed storage compartment.
Word: dramaticomusical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dramatic + -o- + musical. 1. Being or relating to a dramatic work, such as an opera, in which music plays an integral part. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mastrope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *mast-roop, *mastrap, from Old English mæstrāp (“mastrope”), equivalent to mast + rope. 1. A rope used in supporting a mast; a stay.
Word: dysrationalia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See rational and compare dyslexia. 1. The inability to think and behave rationally despite adequate intelligence. Labels: uncountable
Word: duppie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A Caribbean patois word, of West African origin. 1. Alternative spelling of duppy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: duppie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of depressed + yuppie. 1. An urban professional suffering from depression, especially one who has lost a high-paying job and been forced to take up lower-paying work. Example: Older Duppies who've lived through previous layoffs seem prepared for the emotional and financial shifts that a protracted job loss can bring. Example: In recent months, the founder and director of Life Transitions career counseling and life coaching in San Antonio has seen plenty of duppies struggle with escalating debts and depression. "The reality may be that they might have to take on what we call a 'stop-loss job,'" Lincoln says, referring to a lower-paying position the typical duppie once scoffed at.
Word: doomsdays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doomsday Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doomsdate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of doomsday + date. 1. The date of doomsday, or some catastrophic and final event. Example: Many articles emphasize some given doomsdate in the future. I cannot agree with these calculations. Example: The next doomsdate is scheduled for March 21, 2014, when an asteroid will hit the earth.
Word: ionophoretically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From ionophoretic + -ally. 1. By ionophoretic means. Labels: not-comparable
Word: date mussels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of date mussel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knock the wind out of someone's sails Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of take the wind out of someone's sails. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: geostrophically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From geostrophic + -ally. 1. By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: triumphalistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From triumphalistic + -ally. 1. In a triumphalistic manner.
Word: timefulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From timeful + -ness. 1. The quality of being timeful. Labels: uncountable Example: And I do not see that the difficulties are avoided by substituting events which are space and time, events which are durations, for spaceless times and timeless spaces, and event-particles for point-instants, however fitly the distinction expresses the timefulness of space and the spacefulness of time. Example: Even time itself is part of the creation God makes so that we say that creation did not take place in time but is itself the very condition of possibility for timefulness.
Word: Morran Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. Example: Gabriel's will left "my plantation whereon I now live to my loving wife Elizabeth Morran during her natural life and after her decease to my son John Morran."
Word: femininization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From feminine + -ization. 1. The act or process of making feminine. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: femininization of a masculine noun
Word: femininizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of femininization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coalsack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From coal + sack. 1. A sack for carrying coal. 2. Any of the spaces in the Milky Way which are very black, owing to the nearly complete absence of stars.
Word: coalsacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coalsack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geometricize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From geometric + -ize. 1. To make geometrical; to bring into the realm of geometry. Labels: transitive
Word: geometricizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of geometricize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: geometricizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of geometricize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: geometricized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of geometricize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: geometricization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geometric + -ization. 1. Act or process of geometricizing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: geometricizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geometricization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Geoffroy's bat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the French naturalist Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire. 1. Myotis emarginatus, a species of vesper bat.
Word: X-ray tetra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Like an X-ray image, the fish's transparent skin allows the bones to be seen. 1. Pristella maxillaris, a fish with a highly transparent body.
Word: X-ray tetras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of X-ray tetra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cabbage looper Part of Speech: noun 1. Trichoplusia ni, a widespread noctuid moth which in its caterpillar stage is an important crop pest. Example: 1948 January, Charles Adolph Weigel, Lynn Garfield Baumhofer, Handbook on Insect Enemies of Flowers and Shrubs, U.S. Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Publication No. 626, page 3, The cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni (Hbn.)) is an example of a caterpillar that feeds more or less exposed on the plant, in contrast to cutworms and borers, which are usually not seen. Example: Cabbage looper replaced imported cabbageworm, Pieris rapae (Linnaeus), as the dominant cabbage caterpillar in the 1950s, apparently due to greater susceptibility of the latter to most insecticides. In recent years, diamondback moth has emerged as a more important pest than cabbage looper; nevertheless, T. ni can be a serious problem.[…]Cabbage loopers are leaf feeders, and in the first three instars they confine their feeding to the lower leaf surface, leaving the upper surface intact.
Word: cabbage loopers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cabbage looper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: opera bouffe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French opéra bouffe. Pronunciation: /ˌɒp(ə)ɹəˈbuːf/ 1. A type of French comic opera, typified by everyday characters and ludicrous situations. Labels: attributive, countable, often, uncountable Example: He sang solos from "La Grande Duchesse," and many other opera-bouffe songs, with great taste and verve. Example: There was one moment of opéra bouffe when the plump Biaggi and two other plotters were trapped in an antique Parisian lift between floors on the way to a top-level and secret meeting.
Word: operas bouffes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of opera bouffe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: opéras bouffes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of opéra bouffe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fluorographic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to fluorography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: photofluorographic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to photofluorography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: photofluorograph Part of Speech: noun 1. An image produced by means of photofluorography.
Word: fluorograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fluoro- + -graph. 1. An image produced by means of fluorography
Word: photofluorographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of photofluorograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fluorographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fluorograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: time-stretch Part of Speech: verb 1. To change the speed or duration of (an audio signal) without affecting its pitch. Labels: transitive
Word: time-stretched Part of Speech: adj 1. Altered in speed or duration without affecting the original pitch.
Word: time-stretched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of time-stretch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: time-stretching Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of time stretching. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: time-stretching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of time-stretch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: time-stretches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of time-stretch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cholerigenous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cholera + -genous. 1. Causing cholera.
Word: cholerization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cholera + -ization. 1. inoculation with cholera Labels: uncountable
Word: arcticize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Arctic + -ize. 1. To prepare for Arctic weather; to winterize. Labels: transitive Example: Whether the field is in the Far North or close to the Equator, the canvas covering offers full protection, for the material is not only processed against the ravages of fire, mildew and rotting but given an arcticizing treatment which keeps it flexible at 40° below zero. Example: So far as "arcticizing" man is concerned, clothing is the hardest problem of all.
Word: arcticizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of arcticize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: arcticizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of arcticize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: arcticized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of arcticize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: order of battle Part of Speech: noun 1. The arrangement of units or other divisions of the armed forces in combat; specifically, the deployment plans of an enemy, or a written record of this. Example: Working for the Resistance, Challe, a regular airman, had skilfully obtained the Luftwaffe order-of-battle on the eve of D-Day and transmitted it to London, for which he was awarded the British D.S.O.
Word: plenipotential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From (the stem of) Latin plenipotens + -ial. Pronunciation: /ˌplɛnɪpəˈtɛnʃəl/ 1. Pertaining to a plenipotentiary; having full authority. Example: In fact, there were few fronts on which de Gaulle was not attacking with vigour and dedication in his first six plenipotential months.
Word: Wanderwörter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Wanderwörter. Pronunciation: /ˈwɒndəˌwətə/, /ˈvɒndəˌvətə/, /ˈwɑndɚˌwɚtɚ/, /ˈvɒndɚˌvɚtɚ/, [-ɾɚ] 1. plural of Wanderwort Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wanderworts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Wanderwort Labels: form-of, plural
Word: melittophily Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek μέλιττα (mélitta, “bee”) + -phily. 1. pollination by bees Labels: uncountable
Word: psychophily Part of Speech: noun 1. pollination by butterflies Labels: uncountable
Word: phalaenophily Part of Speech: noun 1. pollination by moths Labels: uncountable
Word: myophily Part of Speech: noun 1. pollination by flies Labels: uncountable
Word: ornithophily Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ornitho- + -phily. 1. pollination by birds Labels: uncountable
Word: chiropterophily Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chiroptero- + -phily. 1. pollination by bats Labels: uncountable
Word: cantharophily Part of Speech: noun 1. Pollination by beetles. Labels: uncountable
Word: dungfly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dung + fly, from its typical food source. 1. A two-winged fly of the genus Scathophaga.
Word: dungflies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dungfly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mailos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mailo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adjuvates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of adjuvate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: adjuvating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of adjuvate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: adjuvated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of adjuvate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: adjutant general Part of Speech: noun 1. A military chief administrative officer.
Word: adjutant generals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adjutant general Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adjutant-general Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of adjutant general. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: adjutant-generals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adjutant-general (alternative spelling of adjutant generals). Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ratio scale Part of Speech: noun 1. A scale of measurement of data having a fixed zero value, which permits the quantitative comparison of differences of values.
Word: unserged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + serged. 1. Not serged. Labels: not-comparable Example: an unserged seam or edge
Word: Nawar Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of an ethnic group in Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan, a subgroup of the itinerant Dom people.
Word: Nawars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Nawar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endwards Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From end + -wards. 1. endward
Word: endwards Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From end + -wards. 1. endward
Word: dream teams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dream team Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mgqashiyo Part of Speech: noun 1. A genre of African music, a more danceable style of mbaqanga. Labels: uncountable Example: Recorded in the late '70s, with tough mgqashiyo mbaqanga out of favor among cultural as well as assimilationist blacks, this proves Mahlathini's staunch loyalty to the style he originated, his total lack of alternatives, or both. Example: […] an orgy of dance and mgqashiyo, which, literally translated, means "the beat that will never die."
Word: mfr Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of manufacturer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Angus, G., & Co., Ltd., lthr. mfrs., 93, Bridge-st., Deansgate.
Word: microbeer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + beer. 1. beer produced by a microbrewery Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: microbeers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microbeer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microtechnologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microtechnology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microtechnological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + technological. 1. Relating to microtechnology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: methylchloroform Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From methyl + chloroform. 1. The chloroalkane 1,1,1-trichloroethane, once produced industrially as a solvent, banned due to ozone layer effects. Labels: uncountable
Word: microtiters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microtiter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microarcsecs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microarcsec Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microarrayers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microarrayer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bordei Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Romanian bordei. 1. Alternative spelling of burdei. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bordeis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bordei Labels: form-of, plural
Word: penny packet Part of Speech: noun 1. A small number of things or people; a small group.
Word: penny packet Part of Speech: adj 1. Paltry; insignificant. Labels: not-comparable Example: Scattered across the four corners of Algeria, it was employed […] like the penny-packet handling of the French armour which had brought such disaster in 1940.
Word: penny packets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of penny packet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: freeflow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From free + flow. 1. A style of self-service restaurant or cafeteria where customers can select from various food items without waiting in a queue. Labels: attributive, uncountable 2. In scuba diving, the situation where the diving regulator continues to supply air instead of cutting off the supply when the diver stops inhaling. Labels: uncountable
Word: monergism Part of Speech: noun 1. A Christian position holding that God, through the Holy Spirit, works to bring about effectually the salvation of individuals through spiritual regeneration without cooperation from the individual. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: library sort Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By analogy with a librarian who leaves gaps between books so that inserting a new book does not require moving so many of the existing books. 1. A form of insertion sort that leaves gaps between elements to accelerate subsequent insertions.
Word: out on one's feet Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the sport of boxing, referring to fighter who is too stunned to fight effectively, but who does not collapse to the canvas. 1. Standing erect but not consciously aware of one's surroundings, or only minimally aware, and having little or no ability to control one's bodily actions, as a result of physical injury or exhaustion. Labels: idiomatic Example: Such schedules frequently leave them ragged and unrested. "How good is it for a patient to be treated by an intern who is almost out on his feet?" she asked. Example: But several of his teammates later said Toomer was jabbering nonsensically in the huddle and seemed out on his feet. 2. Stupefied; dazed; nonfunctional. Labels: broadly, idiomatic Example: "Well sir, that girl was simply out on her feet. It wasn't from drinking, either. I'm something of a hypnotist myself and I quickly realized that she was in a real hypnotic trance, brought on by Puffy's staring into her eyes." Example: According to Savitt there are many such small concerns who are out on their feet, and still in a state of shock.
Word: yellow dogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yellow dog. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unnova Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + nova. From being similar to a supernova-process collapse, without the bright novalike outburst. 1. The collapse of a star which cannot explode in a supernova.
Word: Cumberbitch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Cumberbatch + bitch. 1. A female fan of actor Benedict Cumberbatch. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: But Rik, for the legion of Cumberbitches out there, the sight of Sherlock in his sheet makes up for any plot inconsistencies! Example: He [Cumberbatch] was with friends, and we debated going over to congratulate him on his performance but deemed it "too stalkery". How we rue the day. She and I were two of the original Cumberbitches, in what is now a nation of Cumberbitches.
Word: Cumberbitches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Cumberbitch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sprachbund Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of sprachbund. Labels: alt-of Example: The linguist reader will recognize that the Takia/Waskia, Mixe Basque/ Gascon, Romansch/Swiss German and Sauris German/Friulian pairs each form a small Sprachbund ('language alliance'). Probably the best-known Sprachbund consists of modern Greek, Albanian, Romanian, and the southern Slav languages Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbian and Croatian, which through centuries of contact have undergone metatypy to the extent that there are very close semantic and syntactic […] Example: This is the type of sociolinguistic situation in which a Sprachbund, or linguistic area, is likely to emerge. This is how the Balkan linguistic area came into being: during the Middle Ages, several linguistic communities were interspersed in an area which was never subjected to strong political centralization.
Word: onholding Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From on- + holding. 1. Continuous; perpetual; lasting. Example: In the work of a waggon-builder or coach-maker, if a man made a whole wheel, the shaving of spokes would come in its turn with other kinds of work that would call the workman into sundry postures, with sundry muscles in action ; whereas, when by a more exact division of labour, one man is confined only to the shaving of spokes, he may have a daily onholding pressure on the stomach that may soon affect his health. Example: Since Friday morning police officers of the city of Seoul, Republic of Korea, are experiencing an onholding increase of witnesses of a yet unidentified, possibly hazardous biological phenomenon.
Word: caboclos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caboclo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misnamings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misnaming Labels: form-of, plural
Word: regradings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of regrading Labels: form-of, plural
Word: resittings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of resitting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caipora Part of Speech: noun 1. A forest spirit or guardian in Brazilian folklore. Example: The caipora calls out to the unfortunate person and leads him further and further astray.
Word: caiporas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caipora. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thelion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin, from Ancient Greek θηλή (thēlḗ, “nipple”) + -ion. By surface analysis, thel- + -ion. Pronunciation: /ˈθiliˌɑn/ 1. The tip or peak of a nipple. Labels: rare
Word: reaccumulates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reaccumulate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reaccumulating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reaccumulate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: thelium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin, from Ancient Greek θηλή (thēlḗ, “nipple”). By surface analysis, thel- + -ium. Pronunciation: /ˈθi.lɪ.əm/ 1. A nipple or papilla.
Word: overshaded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overshade Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overshades Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overshade Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overcaution Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + caution. 1. excessive caution Labels: uncountable
Word: overcaution Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + caution. 1. To caution excessively. Labels: transitive Example: Perhaps more importantly, his father was absent from home most of the time and his mother added to his timidity by overcautioning him against getting hurt.
Word: billowings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of billowing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mignardises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mignardise Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Qurans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Quran Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Qurʾān Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Qur’an. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: In my view to comprehend what Ẓulm is involves a most important Islamic meaning. It is this conviction which has led me to take up the theme of the meaning of Ẓulm as it is in the holy Qurʾān. Example: ḤANNA et al. […] quote some examples of ʾaḍdād from the Qurʾān such as the ‘contronymous’ verb ištarā meaning ‘buy; sell’.
Word: pseudoselector Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pseudo- + selector. 1. A kind of selector that identifies something not explicitly labelled in the document markup. Labels: Internet Example: But some elements are not necessarily found in the document markup, such as which links have been visited or the first line of a paragraph. To apply style to these instances in a document, CSS provides several pseudoselectors.
Word: pseudoselectors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pseudoselector Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sideseam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From side + seam. 1. A seam running along the side (of a garment, a cigarette, etc.).
Word: sideseams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sideseam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pillarless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pillar + -less. 1. Without a pillar. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unpillared Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + pillared. 1. Not pillared. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Buberian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Buber + -ian. 1. Relating to Martin Buber (1878–1965), Austrian-born Israeli Jewish philosopher.
Word: Appaloosa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of appaloosa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Appaloosas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Appaloosa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autism spectrum Part of Speech: noun 1. The range of conditions classified as pervasive developmental disorders, generally held to include classic autism, Asperger's syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), and childhood disintegrative disorder. Labels: singular, singular-only
Word: buck-naked Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of buck naked. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: maracujas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maracuja Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slow belly Part of Speech: noun 1. A lazy person; a heavy indolent glutton. Labels: obsolete Example: One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
Word: slow bellies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slow belly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superplasticizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic 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 plasticize Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English plasticizer English superplasticizer From super- + plasticizer. 1. A chemical used as an admixture to improve the rheology of a suspension such as concrete, reducing particle aggregation.
Word: garlander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From garland + -er. 1. One who makes or bears a garland. Example: 1939-43, Flora Thompson, Lark Rise to Candleford Sometimes the garlanders would forsake the road for stiles and footpaths across buttercup meadows, or go through parks and gardens to call at some big house or secluded farmstead.
Word: garlanders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garlander Labels: form-of, plural
Word: AGA Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Genericized trademark of AGA AB. Unadapted borrowing from Swedish AGA; an abbreviation of Aktiebolaget Gasaccumulator, meaning "The stock company Gas Accumulator". Pronunciation: /ˈɑː.ɡə/ 1. An AGA cooker. Example: He was cooking on an AGA.
Word: wakeskater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wake + skater. 1. Someone who takes part in wakeskating.
Word: wakeskaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wakeskater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wakeskating Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wake + skating, modelled on wakeboarding. 1. A water sport that employs a board like that used for wakeboarding, manufactured from maple or fibreglass. Labels: uncountable
Word: r/o Part of Speech: verb 1. Initialism of rule out: used to indicate that a certain possible diagnosis should be considered, and appropriate tests performed to rule it out. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: CXR [chest X-ray] to r/o aspiration, and to identify location if radio-opaque. Consider lateral neck film or abdominal film if unable to locate object in chest. Barium swallow if still uncertain. Example: Chest pain, SOB [shortness of breath]—most likely non-cardiac, R/O PE [pulmonary embolism], R/O pneumonia
Word: biromantic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin Rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin rōmānicus Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz Old French romauntder. English romant ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English romantic English biromantic From bi- + romantic. Pronunciation: /ˌbaɪ.ɹəʊˈmæn.tɪk/ 1. Romantically attracted to both males and females. Example: Now that he's thought longer about it, Michael also likes to describe himself as "biromantic". He is keen to have a romantic relationship with either a man or a woman. Example: So, for example, it is not unusual for an asexual person to say that he is asexual but bi'''romantic, or that she is asexual but heteroromantic.