nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: doubtlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English doubtless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English doubtlessness From doubtless + -ness. 1. The property of being doubtless. Labels: uncountable
Word: funest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French funeste, from Latin fūnestus, from fūnus (“funeral; death”). Pronunciation: /fjuːˈnɛst/ 1. Causing death or disaster; fatal, catastrophic; deplorable, lamentable. Labels: archaic Example: I do assure you, there is nothing I have a greater scorn and indignation against, than these wretched scoffers; and I look upon our neglect of severely punishing them as an high defect in our politics, and a forerunner of something very funest. Example: Scarce had this unhappy Nation recover'd these funest disasters, when the abomination of Play-houses rose up in this land: From hence hath an inundation of Obscenity flow'd from the Court and overspread the Kingdom.
Word: whippador Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of whippet + Labrador. 1. A dog that is a cross between a whippet and a Labrador retriever.
Word: gitarrist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Gitarrist. 1. Misspelling of guitarist. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: what the fuck do i care about some heavy metal poser jackass hardrock gitarrist? Example: GUITAR SPEAK ('No Speak' Label, Cat No EIRSA 1025) An instrumental sampler only with gitarrists. Tony Iommi appears with one track called 'Miranha' which means 'Goddess Of Death'.
Word: sallad Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of salad. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: It is besides used as a food, either as a sallad, raw, or boiled as greens.
Word: raying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ray Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fish garth Part of Speech: noun 1. A dam or weir in a river for raising fish.
Word: synecdochically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English synecdochical Middle English -ly English -ly English synecdochically From synecdochical + -ly. 1. In a synecdochical manner. Example: Near-synonym: metonymically
Word: rayless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ray Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English rayless From ray + -less. 1. Lacking rays. Labels: not-comparable 2. Lightless, gloomy. Labels: not-comparable Example: Trudging onward at the last lights of evening, when a rayless night of unabating rain is creeping on. 3. Lacking florets. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fazenda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese fazenda (“farm”). Doublet of hacienda and faena. 1. A Brazilian plantation, often associated with slavery during the colonial period. Example: In his hospitable fazenda we spent our time until the day when we were empowered to open the letter of instructions given to us by Professor Challenger.
Word: tanooki Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tanuki. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: recompress Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English compress English recompress From re- + compress. 1. To compress again. Labels: transitive
Word: recompress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English compress English recompress From re- + compress. 1. An act of recompression. Example: The image may need a recompress if you have edited it.
Word: recompresses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of recompress Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: recompresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of recompress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: recompressing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of recompress Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: recompressed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of recompress Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reconcilement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English reconcile Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English reconcilement From reconcile + -ment. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛkənsʌɪlmənt/ 1. The fact of being restored to cordial relations with each other; settling differences, making peace; reconciliation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Thus reconcilement was betweene them knitt, Through goodly temperaunce and affection chaste [...].
Word: reconfiguration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English configuration English reconfiguration From re- + configuration. 1. A reconfigured state. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This reconfiguration is much faster than the old setting. 2. The act of reconfiguring. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Reconfiguration will require a while, but then the new form will make the computer much faster. Example: This involves the reconfiguration of the current track layout at the site, plus the extension of the North Shed and installation of overhead line equipment so that the new fleet can be easily tested.
Word: reconfigurations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reconfiguration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ébauche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French ébauche, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“wood, thicket”). Pronunciation: /eɪˈbəʊʃ/, /eɪˈbɔːʃ/ 1. A sketch. 2. A maquette. 3. The plates and bridges of an unfinished watch.
Word: ébauches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ébauche Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counteractingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English counteracting Middle English -ly English -ly English counteractingly From counteracting + -ly. 1. In a way that counteracts. Labels: not-comparable
Word: counteractively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English counteractive Middle English -ly English -ly English counteractively From counteractive + -ly. 1. In a counteractive manner.
Word: counteracter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counteract + -er. Pronunciation: /ˌkaʊntɚˈæktɚ/, /ˌkaʊntəɹˈæktə/ 1. Something that counteracts.
Word: counteractor Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌkaʊntɚˈæktɚ/, /ˌkaʊntəɹˈæktə/ 1. Something that counteracts.
Word: counteractors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counteractor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counteracters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counteracter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cretinize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English cretin 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 cretinize From cretin + -ize. 1. To cause to be or act like a cretin. Labels: transitive
Word: cretinizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cretinize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cretinizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cretinize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cretinized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cretinize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cretinise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of cretinize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cretinises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cretinise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cretinising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cretinise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cretinised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cretinise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: clearsightedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English clearsighted Middle English -ly English -ly English clearsightedly From clearsighted + -ly. 1. In a clearsighted manner, with awareness or good vision.
Word: clearsightedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English clearsighted Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English clearsightedness From clearsighted + -ness. 1. Alternative spelling of clear-sightedness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: creamed corn Part of Speech: noun 1. A food consisting of cooked, partially pureed, sweet corn. Labels: uncountable
Word: sweet corn Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of many varieties of corn (specifically maize) most suitable for eating by humans, as distinguished from corn raised as animal feed; usually with higher sugar content than field corn. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sweetcorn Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sweet corn. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: sweet corns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sweet corn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sweetcorns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sweetcorn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crowbarring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of crowbar Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: crowbarred Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of crowbar Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: crowbarred Part of Speech: adj 1. Equipped with a crowbar circuit. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dilutive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dilute Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English dilutive From dilute + -ive. 1. Causing dilution. Example: The shareholders objected to the stock offering as dilutive, leaving them with little or no leverage.
Word: vicious cycle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of vicious circle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: factorable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English factor Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English factorable From factor + -able. 1. Capable of being factored. For integers synonyms are composite, non-prime. Labels: not-comparable
Word: prived Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From deprived, by shortening. 1. Deprived Example: Wherfore he that is thus minded is prived of all honours, Example: "It enabled me to observe culturally deprived children at first hand." / "Kulchur prived chirren? What's dat Yo Exellency?"
Word: private detective Part of Speech: noun 1. Person who is not a government official who is hired to provide information about a person or group that is not widely available Example: So you're a private detective? I didn't know they existed, except in books, or else they were greasy little men snooping around hotel corridors.
Word: lambkins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lambkin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: landmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of landman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: languishment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English languish Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English languishment From languish + -ment. 1. The state of languishing. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Tenderness of look or mien; amorous pensiveness. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: leese Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English lesen, from Old English lēosan, from Proto-West Germanic *leusan, from Proto-Germanic *leusaną (“to lose”), from Proto-Indo-European *lews- (“to cut; sever; separate; loosen; lose”). Pronunciation: /liːz/ 1. To lose. Labels: obsolete Example: But flowers distill'd though they with winter meet, Leese but their show; their substance still lives sweet. Example: They would rather leese their friend than their jest. 2. To destroy. Labels: obsolete 3. To forsake or abandon. Labels: obsolete
Word: leese Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English lesen, from Old English lȳsan, līesan (“to loosen, release, redeem, deliver, liberate”), from Proto-Germanic *lausijaną (“to release, loosen”). Cognate with Dutch lozen, German lösen, Swedish lösa. Pronunciation: /liːz/ 1. To release; let go; set free. Labels: obsolete, transitive 2. To loosen, unfasten. Labels: obsolete
Word: leese Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compare French léser, Latin laesus. Pronunciation: /liːz/ 1. To hurt. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: lewdster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lewd Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English lewdster From lewd + -ster. 1. A lewd person; a lecher. Example: By giving the priesthood an opportunity of poisoning the moral principle, corrupting the mind, and working on the passion of women, it has enabled them to indulge in sensuality, to play the lewdster with their female confitents, and to seduce many a girl and woman who came to confess and be absolved. Example: This does not suggest that the Garter Hotel, Windsor, was the Grand Babylon of its day, but merely that Sir John had been behaving as a nasty old man: in short, as Mistress Page observed, he was 'a lewdster'.
Word: lewdsters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lewdster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: loathness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lothnesse, laithnes, lathnes, lathnesse, equivalent to loath + -ness. 1. unwillingness; reluctance Labels: uncountable
Word: longly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English long Middle English -ly English -ly English longly From long + -ly. 1. For a long time; wearisomely. 2. With longing desire. Labels: obsolete Example: Master, you looked so longly on the maid,
Word: lustihood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lusty + -hood, alteration of earlier lustihead, from Middle English lustyhede, lustiheed. Cognate with Dutch lustigheid, Middle Low German lusticheit, German Lustigkeit, Danish lustighed, Swedish lustighet. 1. The state of being lusty. Labels: uncountable 2. A vigor of body. Labels: uncountable Example: I'll prove it on his body, if he dare, Despite his nice fence and his active practice, His May of youth and bloom of lustihood.
Word: maidenhoods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maidenhood. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: majestical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English majesty Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English majestical From majesty + -ical. Pronunciation: /məˈdʒɛstɪkl̩/ 1. Majestic. Labels: poetic
Word: manifoldly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English manifold Middle English -ly English -ly English manifoldly From manifold + -ly. 1. In a manifold manner. Example: For example, in the year 1900, ... known student organizations numbered 611—and [this] total ... increased manifoldly by 1990.
Word: markman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mark + -man. 1. A marksman. Labels: obsolete 2. A freeman who cultivated the land under the mark system. Labels: historical 3. A member of the Order of Mark Master Masons.
Word: markmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of markman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: masterdom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old French maistrebor. Latin magisterder. Old English mǣġester Middle English maister English master Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English masterdom From master + -dom. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːstədəm/, /ˈmæstɚdəm/ 1. Dominion; rule, supremacy. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: With cruell chaufe their courages they whet, / The maysterdome of each by force to gaine […].
Word: meeter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meet + -er. 1. One who meets. Example: […] being five minutes earlier than his judgement of when whoever he was meeting would arrive, which could have become confusing for the meeter if the meetee had twigged to the tactic and adjusted his timepiece by another five minutes.
Word: meeter Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From meet + -er. 1. comparative form of meet: more meet Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: meeters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meeter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meetly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English meet Middle English -ly English -ly English meetly From meet + -ly. 1. fitly; suitably; properly Labels: archaic Example: You can do better yet: but this is meetly.
Word: meetness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English meet Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English meetness From meet + -ness. 1. fitness; suitability; propriety Labels: archaic, uncountable, usually
Word: meteyard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mete + yard. 1. A yard, staff, or rod used as a measuring device. Labels: obsolete
Word: meteyards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meteyard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cage match Part of Speech: noun 1. An event in which wrestlers battle in an enclosed location, escaping over the top to win.
Word: micher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mycher, müchere, müchare, equivalent to mich + -er. More at mitch. 1. One who goes sneaking about for dishonest or improper purposes; one who skulks, or keeps out of sight; a pander or go-between. 2. A thief; especially a secret or petty thief. 3. One who feigns poverty. 4. A truant; one who is absent without permission. Example: Shall the blessed sun of heaven prove a micher and eat blackberries?
Word: micher Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English mycher, müchere, müchare, equivalent to mich + -er. More at mitch. 1. To sneak. Labels: intransitive
Word: michers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of micher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mightful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English myghtfull; equivalent to might + -ful. 1. Mighty, powerful. Labels: archaic, literary Example: Here myȝtow see ensamples · in hym-selue one / That he was miȝtful & meke · and mercy gan graunte.
Word: milksops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of milksop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: millioned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From million + -ed. 1. Multiplied by millions; innumerable. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete 2. Having millions, as of dollars or people. Labels: not-comparable Example: Its supporters are the Southern gentry, — fine fellows, no doubt, but not republicans exactly, as we understand the term, — a few Northern millionnaires more or less thoroughly millioned, who do not represent the real people Example: The other was a modestly millioned rich man who was then only beginning to amass the moneys afterward heaped so high, and was still in the condition to be flattered by the condescension of a yet greater millionaire.
Word: misbecome Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English become English misbecome From mis- + become. 1. To be unsuitable for; not to befit. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: It misbecame him to appear in the character of a mediator of peace, in a quarrel, the futility of which he had presumed to judge and hastily condemn.
Word: misbelieve Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English misbelieven, misbileven, equivalent to mis- + believe. Compare earlier misbelief. 1. To believe incorrectly; hold to a false belief. Labels: intransitive Example: Verily, those who misbelieve and obstruct the way of God, have erred a wide error. 2. To disbelieve; doubt. Labels: transitive
Word: buckshee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Related to baksheesh. 1. A gift or bribe. Example: Being a literary gent certainly has its advantages, such as not needing to shave before starting work in the mornings and all the literary luncheons sitting at the top table, which has the flowers and the buckshee booze. 2. An extra portion, ration etc. 3. A minor wound that necessitates the evacuation of a soldier from the combat zone for medical treatment. Labels: slang Example: Clearly the preferred wound, it ranked in seriousness between a 'buckshee' or 'baksheesh', a slight wound that merely took a man out of the line for a short time, and a 'N.Z. smack', which meant being invalided back to New Zealand, usually disabled for life. Example: Ted Mostyn, for example; he's only eighteen, and he's back with two buckshees (wounds) already. 4. Alternative spelling of bukshi (“paymaster”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: buckshee Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Related to baksheesh. 1. Extra, spare. Labels: not-comparable, slang Example: However, you come along about nine o'clock. There's some buckshee rum.
Word: misdoubt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Italic *du(i)βwos Latin *dubosdenom. Latin dubō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus 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 -tō Latin -itō Latin dubitō Old French doterbor. Middle English douten ▲ Old French doter Old French doutebor. Middle English doute ▲ English dubiousinflu. ▲ Latin dubitōinflu. English doubt English misdoubt From mis- + doubt. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈdaʊt/ 1. To doubt the existence or reality of. Labels: archaic, regional Example: And though all the windes of doctrin were let loose to play upon the earth, so Truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licencing and prohibiting to misdoubt her strength. Example: ‘Ay!’ he said. ‘I don't misdoubt it. —But twenty guineas for a bit of a paintin' as he knocked off in an hour or two—!’ 2. To have suspicions about. Labels: archaic, regional Example: I do not misdoubt my wife, but I would be loath to turn them together Example: "I misdoubt me much that he is a spy!" whispered one of the elder cavaliers.
Word: misdoubt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Italic *du(i)βwos Latin *dubosdenom. Latin dubō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus 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 -tō Latin -itō Latin dubitō Old French doterbor. Middle English douten ▲ Old French doter Old French doutebor. Middle English doute ▲ English dubiousinflu. ▲ Latin dubitōinflu. English doubt English misdoubt From mis- + doubt. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈdaʊt/ 1. suspicion; hesitation
Word: misleader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English misledere, equivalent to mislead + -er. Compare Dutch misleider (“misleader, deceiver”), Swedish missledare. 1. One who leads into error.
Word: misleaders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misleader Labels: form-of, plural
Word: centaure Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of centaur. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: mislike Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mislike (“displeasure; hardship; sorrow; unpleasantness”), from mis- (prefix meaning ‘bad; badly; wrong; wrongly’, etc.) + like (“pleasure, will”) (from liken (“to give pleasure to, make happy, please; to be pleasant; to suit; (reflexive) to please oneself, take delight; (reflexive) to be pleased to do (something); to like; to approve of, be in favour of; to be delighted or pleased; to choose, want, wish”), from Old English līcian (verb): see further at etymology 1). Pronunciation: /(ˌ)mɪsˈlaɪk/, /ˌmɪsˈlaɪk/ 1. Aversion or distaste for something; dislike; (countable, archaic) an instance of this. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: O let not my ſecure ſimplicity, breed your miſlike, […] Example: Hovvbeit upon a miſlike that they took to him alſo, at foure moneths end, they deprive him of his Empire, take avvay his life, and made over the Soveraignty of State to one Conſtantine, a ſouldier of the meaneſt place, only becauſe his name imported, as they thought, the offe^([sic – meaning offer?]) of good luck. 2. Lack of comfort; discomfort; also, difficulty; trouble; or sadness; unhappiness. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: His mother is sister to Mr James Murray, and hath now maryed Mr John Graham, a seruante of therle of Argile, to the greif and mislike of her best frendes. 3. The characteristic or state of incapacity, physical distress, or weakness due to poor health; sickliness; (countable) an instance of this. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: [If] you finde a certaine miſlike or conſumption in the plant, you ſhall immediatly vvith a ſharp knife cut the plant off ſlope-vviſe upvvard, about three fingers from the ground, and ſo let it reſt till the next ſpring, at vvhich time you ſhall behold nevv cyons iſſue from the roote, […] 4. Discontent, unrest; (countable) an instance of this. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: [T]he mislike growne among thẽselves did wel allay the heat against her […]
Word: mislike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mis- (prefix meaning ‘bad; badly; wrong; wrongly’) + like (“similar”, adjective). Pronunciation: /(ˌ)mɪsˈlaɪk/, /ˌmɪsˈlaɪk/ 1. Not like or similar; different, unlike. Labels: obsolete, rare
Word: misproud Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English misproud, equivalent to mis- + proud. 1. Unduly or unwarrantably proud or vain; wrongly proud; arrogant; haughty. Labels: archaic Example: It is grete scorne to se a mysproude knave / With a clerke that connynge is to prate: / Lete theym go lowse theym, in the devylles date. Example: [...] dismount two hundred of our best dragooners, and, under Fight-the-good-fight Egerton, let them file down that gully to our left, and fire constantly on the advance of these misproud malignants.
Word: mistful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mist + -ful. 1. Clouded with, or as with, mist.
Word: throw down one's tools Part of Speech: verb 1. To go on strike.
Word: monarchize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English monarch 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 monarchize From monarch + -ize. 1. To rule; to govern Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: As Britain-founding Brute first Monarchiz’d the Land: Example: We must confesse, she can all Soules subdue, 2. To convert to a monarchy. Labels: transitive Example: […] so far we shall be from mending our condition by monarchizing our government, whatever new conceit now possesses us. Example: 1800, Thomas Jefferson, letter to Gideon Granger dated 13 August, 1800, in Richard S. Poppen (ed.), Thomas Jefferson: The Declaration of Independence and Letters, Addresses, Excerpts and Aphorisms, St. Louis, Missouri, 1898, p. 72, [Our government] can never be harmonious and solid, while so respectable a portion of its citizens support principles which go directly to a change of the Federal Constitution to sink the State governments, consolidate them into one, and to monarchize that. 3. To act or play the part of a monarch. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: […] within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal temples of a king Keeps Death his court and there the antic sits, Scoffing his state and grinning at his pomp, Allowing him a breath, a little scene, To monarchize, be fear’d and kill with looks […] Example: 1600, Thomas Dekker, Old Fortunatus, London: William Aspley, [Act I, Scene 3], Uice hath golden cheekes, O pittie, pittie, She in euery land doth monarchize. Uertue is exilde from euery Cittie, Uertue is a foole, Uice onely wise.
Word: Eblaite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Ebla Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Eblaite From Ebla + -ite. 1. Of, pertaining to, or from the ancient kingdom of Ebla. Labels: historical, not-comparable
Word: Eblaite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Ebla Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Eblaite From Ebla + -ite. 1. A person from the ancient kingdom of Ebla. Labels: historical
Word: Eblaite Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Ebla Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Eblaite From Ebla + -ite. 1. An extinct Semitic language spoken in the 3rd millennium BCE, primarily in the ancient city of Ebla, which is located in modern Syria. It was written in cuneiform script and is considered to be the oldest written Semitic language. Labels: historical
Word: hoquet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hocket. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: ouvrierism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French ouvrierisme. 1. The glorification of manual laborers, often in opposition to the leadership of labor or socialist movements. Labels: uncountable
Word: ouvrierist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ouvrier Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English ouvrierist From ouvrier + -ist. 1. Of, pertaining to, or supporting ouvrierism, the glorification of manual laborers. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ouvrierist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ouvrier Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English ouvrierist From ouvrier + -ist. 1. A supporter of ouvrierism.
Word: let the good times roll Part of Speech: verb 1. To have fun or live fully; may imply letting things that are going well proceed; if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Labels: imperative Example: Let the good times roll, everyone!
Word: lord protector Part of Speech: noun 1. The regent for the kingdom of England and/or Scotland. 2. The head of state of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland. 3. A vidame. Labels: rare 4. A temporary regent, acting for the absent monarchic head of state.
Word: borracha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from either Portuguese borracha or Spanish borracha. 1. A wineskin. Labels: obsolete
Word: cy pres Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Anglo-Norman cy pres (“as close”) (i.e. as close as possible), equivalent to Modern French si près or aussi près. Pronunciation: /siː.pɹeɪ/ 1. In the law governing charitable trusts, the doctrine that a court may direct the funds of the trust to a best alternative, to be chosen when the original beneficiary or direction is no longer possible or practicable, e.g. because it has ceased to exist or was ambiguously named. Labels: uncountable 2. In the law governing class action lawsuits, the doctrine that a court may direct the residue of the monetary award to a recipient such as a charity, if funds remain once payments to the identifiable class members have been completed and other expenses paid. Labels: uncountable
Word: EH Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Eastern Hemisphere (travel within or between IATA areas 2 and 3). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: EH Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of emotionally handicapped. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: EH Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of epididymal hypertension. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: magnetic flux density Part of Speech: noun 1. The measurable component of the response of a medium to the presence of a magnetic field.
Word: magnetic flux densities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of magnetic flux density Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sobremesa 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- Spanish sobre- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Italic *mētis Latin metior Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin mēnsusnom. Classical Latin mēnsa Late Latin mēsa Old Spanish mesa Spanish mesa Spanish sobremesabor. English sobremesa Borrowed from Spanish sobremesa. 1. Time spent at the table after eating; the habit of relaxing at the table after a heavy meal. Example: A lackadaisical attitude to time explains the sobremesa—the time after lunch when everyone has finished eating but no-one wants to get up and leave. Sitting around the table chatting and drinking coffee or brandy or patxarán^([sic]) (a sloe liqueur from the Basque country) is the solution. Example: The figure presiding continues in this function during the sobremesa, that is, the time spent lingering and chatting after the meal. It's perhaps significant that in English there is no specific word for sobremesa.
Word: knuckle-walking Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of locomotion of some primates in which they move on all fours with pressure being taken by the knuckles. Labels: uncountable
Word: in a jiffy Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: See jiffy. 1. Very quickly; without delay. Example: Call her if you have any problems and she'll get it fixed in a jiffy.
Word: merced Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. simple past and past participle of merce Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: merced Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. simple past and past participle of merc Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: duett Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of duet (“musical performance by two people”). Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: penetration test Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From penetration + test. 1. Either a static or dynamic test of the relative density of sand, silt, etc. using a penetrometer. 2. A test of a computer system's access control, in which a user attempts to gain access to the system without the prescribed credentials.
Word: Sager Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: diesel engine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Rudolf Diesel. More in Wikipedia at diesel engine § History. 1. An internal combustion engine of piston engine type that operates using the Diesel cycle, with diesel fuel being sprayed into the hot, high-pressure air in the combustion chamber at the end of the compression stroke. Example: Two Voith-North British hydraulic transmissions are fitted, each connected through a Hardy Spicer cardan shaft to its appropriate diesel engine. 2. An internal combustion engine of piston engine type that operates using the Diesel cycle, with diesel fuel being sprayed into the hot, high-pressure air in the combustion chamber at the end of the compression stroke. Labels: usually 3. a diesel locomotive.
Word: garden centre Part of Speech: noun 1. A retail outlet selling plants, gardening requisites, furniture and other items intended for outdoor use. Labels: UK Example: "People have asked us for practical advice about how to grow a certain plant, what to feed them with, what compost to buy, as if we're a garden centre!
Word: gainsaying Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gaynesayenge, ȝeinseiing, ȝeinsegging, equivalent to gainsay + -ing. 1. Opposition, especially in speech. Example: This gainsaying may take numberless forms: [...] Example: Wee'le part the time betweene's then: and in that Ile no gaine-saying. […] 2. Refusal to accept or believe something. Example: So that it is best to take this meaning here, and understand, that an oath puts an end to all gainsaying by confirming the matter one way, in which all parties consent [...] 3. Contradiction. Example: There is no gainsaying this logic. 4. Denial; denying. Example: But there was no gainsaying the wisdom of the advice which he had given me as to concealing the treasure. 5. Rebellious opposition; rebellion. Labels: archaic, obsolete Example: Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
Word: gainsaying Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. present participle and gerund of gainsay Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gas Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gasses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gas Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: baptismal font Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bæpˈtɪzməl ˈfɑnt/ 1. A large basin used for baptism in or near a church.
Word: gasper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gasp + -er. 1. A person or animal that gasps. 2. Something that causes one to gasp in shock, suspense, or awe. Labels: informal Example: Viserys unsheathes his dagger and says he’ll have his tongue for this, but his brother is quicker. In a classic Game Of Thrones gasper of a moment, Daemon whips out his sword and slices the top half of Vaemond’s head off like a watermelon. “He can keep his tongue,” the prince remarks, in a savage mic drop. 3. A cigarette. Labels: slang Example: Standing on the corner like a just-got-in-town jasper / I'm on a street corner with a gasper Example: The engineer shivers in the bright chill and lights a gasper of his own and tells Madame Psychosis through the intercom that the whole range of levels is fine. 4. One who is aroused by autoasphyxiation. Labels: slang 5. An adjustable air outlet over a passenger seat in aircraft. Labels: slang
Word: Global Positioning System Part of Speech: name 1. A system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from a constellation of US military satellites.
Word: global positioning system Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the proper noun Global Positioning System. 1. Any system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from satellites such as those of the US military, the Russian GLONASS system, or the proposed Galileo European alternative system.
Word: cabane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French cabane. Doublet of cabana and cabin. 1. The tripod, pylon, or struts usually at the centre-section of a biplane or high-winged monoplane.
Word: seigniorage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French seigneurage, from seigneur + -age. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪnjəɹɪd͡ʒ/ 1. All the revenue obtained by a feudal lord from his vassals. Labels: historical Example: I will tell you. First, he comes regularly to take his rights of seigniorage, his rents, his taxes, his fourths of all the produce of his vineyards and arable lands on our Côte d'Or. 2. The revenue obtained directly by minting coin (difference between face value and cost of metal). Example: If Government, however, throws the expense of coinage, as is reasonable, upon the holder, by making a charge to cover the expense (which is done by giving back rather less in coin than has been received in bullion, and is called levying a seigniorage), the coin will rise, to the extent of the seigniorage, above the value of the bullion. Example: The old kingly prerogative of altering the coinage was taken away, the unit of the currency was declared definite and unchangeable, and the seigniorage on minting was abolished. 3. The revenue obtained by the difference between interest earned on securities acquired in exchange for bank notes and the costs of producing and distributing those notes.
Word: ginger snap Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gingersnap. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: route planner Part of Speech: noun 1. A tool for finding optimal routes from one place to another, usually for traveling by car.
Word: Pascaline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, Pascal + -ine. 1. Any of the early calculating machines devised by Blaise Pascal Labels: historical
Word: Remi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Rēmī. 1. A Belgic tribe dwelling in the Aisne, Vesle and Suippe river valleys during the Iron Age and the Roman period. Labels: historical, plural, plural-only
Word: Remi Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Rem (“Egyptian fish god”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Rene Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French René. 1. A male given name from French. 2. A female given name from French.
Word: Silvanus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Silvānus, a Latin cognomen, from silva (“forest”). The name Silas, from the early Christian apostle, was Latinized as Silvānus by Paul. Doublet of Silenus. Pronunciation: /sɪlˈveɪnəs/ 1. A god of forests. Labels: Roman 2. A companion of Paul, also called Silas. 3. A male given name from Latin
Word: Sylvanus Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Latin, variant of Silvanus.
Word: Selwyn Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Middle English form of Latin Silvanus. Also from the Old English given name Selewine, from sel (“hall”) + wine (“friend”). The places are named after bearers of the surname. 1. A surname transferred from the given name. 2. A male given name from Old English transferred back from the surname, in quiet use since the 19th century. 3. Any of a number of places in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and US. 4. Any of a number of places in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and US. 5. Any of a number of places in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and US. 6. Any of a number of places in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and US. 7. Any of a number of places in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and US. 8. Any of a number of places in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and US. 9. Any of a number of places in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and US. 10. Ellipsis of Selwyn College, Cambridge. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
Word: Thibault Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Thibault. 1. A surname from French
Word: door nail Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of doornail. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: simplexes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of simplex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: telematic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French télématique, itself a blend of télécommunication + informatique. By surface analysis, blend of tele- + informatic. Pronunciation: /tɛləˈmætɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to telematics.
Word: plenipotentiaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plenipotentiary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trendline Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of trend line. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: monetary policy Part of Speech: noun 1. The process by which the government, central bank, or monetary authority manages the supply of money, or trading in foreign exchange markets. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: So what’s the Fed to do? It must manage interest rates without a working monetary policy compass.
Word: trend line Part of Speech: noun 1. A line on a graph, drawn through points that vary widely, that shows the general trend of a real-world function; often generated using linear regression
Word: fiscal policy Part of Speech: noun 1. Government policy that attempts to influence the direction of the economy through changes in government spending or taxes. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: signwriting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of sign + writing. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪnˈɹaɪ.tɪŋ/ 1. Any form of clear lettering designed to be used on signs. Labels: uncountable Example: Dieter walked along a broad corridor. Each door was clearly labeled in neat German signwriting, but Dieter looked inside anyway. 2. The art or process of writing signs. Labels: uncountable Example: Much modern signwriting is also done very cheaply, in the fastest possible way, and creativity is constrained by this commercial pressure as well.
Word: bedsitter Part of Speech: noun 1. bedsit Example: They lived together in a one-room "bed-sitter" — paid for by Halliwell's inheritance — and spent literally years together as Halliwell taught Orton about literature, writing and the classics. Example: Flick's home was a bedsitter in a big old house in Bayswater.
Word: pip emma Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From pip (“P”) + emma (“M”) in RFC WWI signalese. 1. Expansion of p.m.: in the afternoon or evening. Labels: UK, not-comparable Example: On the spot, ready to the last button, at twelve pip emma.
Word: hello girl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the fact that the telephone operators would greet callers with “Hello” when contacted. Pronunciation: /həˈləʊ ˌɡɜːl/, /hɛ-/, /hɛˈloʊ ˌɡɝl/, /hə-/ 1. A female telephone operator. Labels: dated, informal Example: The latest model of the multiple switch-board is in position, and in a few days the "Hello" girls will render complete the inside view of a modern telephone exchange. Example: Surely, we must include the Long-Distance Telephone among the electrical achievements of the year. And if we may add the automatic switch-board, by which the services of the "hello-girl" are to be dispensed with; and if the new company, just formed in Chicago, fulfill its promise to give us telephone service at half the present rates, it will afford us an illustration of "applied science," which I am sure we shall be quick to appreciate.
Word: zero-based budget Part of Speech: noun 1. A budget developed disregarding the expenses or costs of the prior year, requiring explicit justification for all expenditures.
Word: continental shift Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of work cycle, most commonly at a manufacturing plant or institution, with shifts worked four days in a row, followed by four days off in a row. It can also commonly be implemented as working four days in a row with three days off, then working three days in a row with four days off; switching every week.
Word: gin and it Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for gin and Italian vermouth. 1. A cocktail, similar to a martini, but made from gin and sweet (rather than dry) vermouth, or similar to a negroni but without the Campari.
Word: normal distribution Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌnɔɹməl ˌdɪstɹəˈbjuʃən/ 1. Any of a family of continuous probability distributions such that the probability density function is the Gaussian function Example: φ_(μ,σ²)(x)=1/(σ√),e²)/(2σ²))=1/σφ((x-μ)/σ), x∈ℝ. Example: It begins with the normal distribution, which is the limiting form of the sample sum over an arbitrary population.
Word: Gaussian distribution Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of normal distribution.
Word: risques Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of risque Labels: form-of, plural
Word: risques Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of risque Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gin-and-It Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of gin and it. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: “I’ll have a gin-and-It, Percy, while you’re buying.”