nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: APG II Part of Speech: name 1. The classification (of the Angiosperms) in the second, 2003, publication by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, as distinct from previous and subsequent APG classifications published beginning in 1998.
Word: Omid Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Persian امید (omid). 1. A transliteration of the Persian male given name امید (omid).
Word: basher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bash 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 basher From bash + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈbæʃɚ/, /ˈbæʃə/ 1. One who bashes something, figuratively or literally. Example: Consider the cold-eyed thrush, that springy carnivore of lawns, worm stabber, basher to death of snails. 2. One who bashes something, figuratively or literally. 3. One who engages in gratuitous physical or verbal attacks on a group or type of people. Labels: informal Example: a Paki-basher Example: He was beaten up by a queer-basher. 4. A trainspotter, especially one who likes to travel on specific trains or trainlines. Labels: UK, slang Example: There are bashers and bashers, of course. Most of them, like 'Bob', try to travel as far as possible behind a particular type of locomotive. 'Bob' likes Class 37 diesels. Example: Nose around any modest-sized station and the odds are you'll find that the chargeman's office doubles as a bashers' club, a place where shivering spotters can get warm and catch up on the gen. 5. A rainproof sheet for sleeping under. Labels: slang Example: Suddenly awake she looked around, startled, it was light, hot, intensely hot and she was sleeping in a shell scrape under a basher. Example: I was well used to sleeping out under the stars whatever the weather. I had a hammock and a basher, a rain sheet to go over where I was sleeping. 6. A shelter built from improvised materials by a homeless person. Labels: slang 7. A kind of small floodlight.
Word: angiosperms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of angiosperm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gymnosperms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gymnosperm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seed plants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seed plant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: demulcent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin dēmulcēns, present active participle of dēmulceō (“to stroke caressingly; to soften, soothe, allure”), from dē- (“from; of”) + mulceō (“to move or touch gently or lightly, to stroke; to make pleasant or sweet; to soften, soothe, alleviate, relieve”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈmʌls(ə)nt/, /dəˈməlsənt/ 1. Soothing or softening. Labels: also, figuratively Example: In continual hectic Heats, and if the ſweet Juices, by a continued ſlow Fever, acquire a ſaltiſh alcaline Acrimony, Cream and new Butter, on Account of their demulcent Qualities, are found to produce excellent Effects. Example: Twenty leeches were ordered to be applied round the nose every two days; frequent emollient fomentations; the local vapour bath; general bathing; stimulating pedilavia; a strict regimen; vegetables, milk, white meats; demulcent or acidulated drinks; avoidance of exposure to the sun or to cold air; flannel waistcoat and trousers. This treatment, being strictly observed for two months, caused all the inflammatory symptoms to disappear, […]
Word: demulcent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin dēmulcēns, present active participle of dēmulceō (“to stroke caressingly; to soften, soothe, allure”), from dē- (“from; of”) + mulceō (“to move or touch gently or lightly, to stroke; to make pleasant or sweet; to soften, soothe, alleviate, relieve”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈmʌls(ə)nt/, /dəˈməlsənt/ 1. A soothing medication used to relieve pain in inflamed tissues. Example: Indians of the West Coast used preparations of prickly-pear to treat wounds, burns, contusions, warts, and even to facilitate childbirth. Modern herbalists recognize the plant's slippery-oily juice as a useful emollient and demulcent, which may be used externally to soothe dry, irritated skin or internally as a diuretic or anti-inflammatory agent for the digestive and urinary tracts. Example: For constipation, a neem powder of two or three grams with three to four black peppers given three times a day is both a laxative and a demulcent.
Word: saxicolous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin, from Latin saxum (“a rock”) + Latin colere (“to dwell”) + -ous. Pronunciation: /sækˈsɪkələs/ 1. Growing on, or living among, rocks or stones.
Word: line function Part of Speech: noun 1. Any primary business function that would affect customers or profits if interrupted
Word: linear function Part of Speech: noun 1. Any function whose graph is a straight line: f(x)=ax+b 2. Any function whose value on the sum of two elements is the sum of the values of the function on the two elements and whose value on the product of a scalar times an element is the scalar times the value of the function on the element: f(ax+by)=af(x)+bf(y)
Word: logarithmic trigonometric function Part of Speech: noun 1. The logarithm of a trigonometric function
Word: loop transfer function Part of Speech: noun 1. The ratio of the Laplace transform of the primary feedback signal of a control system to that of the actuating signal
Word: loop ratio Part of Speech: noun 1. A loop transfer function
Word: loss function Part of Speech: noun 1. A function which expresses numerically the loss produced by a decision or other event.
Word: wooley Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of wooly. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare
Word: woolier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of wooly: more wooly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: wooliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of wooly: most wooly Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: woolies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wooly Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of woolie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: woolies Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of chaps. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: woolybacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of woolyback Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hymies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hymie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wood pigeons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wood pigeon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: juxtaposing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of juxtapose Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: juxtaposing Part of Speech: noun 1. An act of juxtaposition.
Word: biodot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English dot English biodot From bio- + dot. 1. A small circle containing a liquid crystal whose colour indicates the temperature of the skin on which it placed; changes in temperature may be related to stress
Word: Qaanaaq Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Greenlandic, related to qaaneq (“space underneath the sleeping platform”) and originally meaning “hollowed out by wind or ice erosion.” 1. A town in northwestern Greenland near the Thule Air Base.
Word: qabalah Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Kabbalah. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The study of qabalah is reputed to offer a multitude of spiritual benefits. Example: 2002: John Bonner, Qabalah: A Magical Primer Qabalah certainly involves a mystical interpretation of scriptural texts, it does provide an esoteric doctrine, and it undoubtedly represents a substantial […]
Word: directories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of directory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: philosophies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of philosophy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sty Labels: form-of, plural Example: Szechwan.[…]By the end of 1977, Hungya County had some 22,600 oxen in sties. 2. plural of stie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sties Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sty Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: qabalistic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of cabalistic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: plies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /plaɪz/ 1. plural of ply Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plies Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /plaɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ply Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: plies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ferries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ferry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ferries Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ferry Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: qaimaqam Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kaymakam. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A petition is sent to the qaimaqam by Bern Yasin asking for the 1965 cancellation of the village council.
Word: ferrying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ferry Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ferrying Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is ferried. Example: Their workday of love was one of ferryings and crossings from shore to shore, island to island, of perceptions into death[…]
Word: kaymakam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish قایمقام (kaymakam), from Arabic مَقَام قَائِم (qāʔim maqām, “stand in”). Pronunciation: /kʌɪməˈkɑːm/ 1. A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly Labels: historical Example: He desird him to leave a charge with the Chimacham his Deputy. 2. A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly Labels: historical 3. A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly Labels: historical 4. A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly Labels: historical 5. A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly Labels: historical 6. A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly Labels: historical 7. A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly
Word: stresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stresses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stress Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: qanat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Classical Persian قنات (qanāt), from Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh). 1. An underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley Example: Shafts are dug to the required level along the planned route of the qanat, every 300 m or so […]. Example: Elsewhere over large areas of the plateau and the foothill regions, the qanat irrigation cultures were weakened considerably.
Word: raspberries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of raspberry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: raspberries Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of raspberry Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: kanat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of qanat. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kanat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani क़नात (qanāt, “wall of tent; canvas screen”). 1. A canvas screen or partition forming the wall or division of a tent or other enclosure. Example: "There was an arrangement of loose-boxes in kanats, and she was in the next one talking to him."
Word: Qandahar Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Kandahar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Kandahar Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Pashto کندهار (Kandahār, “Alexander, Alexandria”), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia, “Alexandria Arachosia”), the city's ancient name. Doublet of Alexander, Alexandria, Alexandretta, Iskenderun, and Scandaroon. 1. A city, the capital of the province of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. 2. A province in southern Afghanistan. Example: “I’m from Kandahar myself. Have you ever been to Kandahar, hamshira? No? It’s lovely. What gardens! And the grapes! Oh, the grapes. They bewitch the palate.”
Word: bootlegger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bootleg + -er. Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in the legs of their large sea-boots when dodging the king's coastguardsmen. Pronunciation: /ˈbuːtlɛɡə(ɹ)/ 1. Someone who bootlegs. Example: His sermon was a forthright denunciation of sin, an austere declaration of the motto on the wall behind him: he warned his flock against the evils of heady brews, gambling, and strange women. Bootleggers caused enough trouble in the Quarters, but women were worse. 2. Someone who bootlegs. 3. Someone who bootlegs.
Word: qanon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of qanun. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The ud (oud, lute), rahab (bowed, single stringed), qanon (zither), violin, nay (end blown flute), darabukka (goblet drum), and daff (frame drum) all became prevalent after 1900.
Word: kanoon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of qanun. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fantasies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfæntəsiz/, /ˈfæntəziz/ 1. plural of fantasy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: qawwal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic قَوَّال (qawwāl). 1. A person who performs qawwali music or song. Example: 2000: Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, et al, eds, World Music: The Rough Guide, volume two of the new edition What does It mean to be a qawwal?
Word: oryxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oryx Labels: form-of, plural
Word: qawwali Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Urdu قوالی (qawwālī), from Classical Persian قوالی (qawwālī). Pronunciation: /kəˈwɑːli/ 1. A style of Muslim devotional music, especially among the South Asian Sufis, accompanied by drums and harmonium. Labels: uncountable Example: Jameela Siddiqi listens to qawwali and talks to its performers […]. 2. A song in this style. Labels: countable Example: They are singing not a religious qawwali but its secular and lay cousin. Example: Every Thursday, in the dargah's enclosure, musicians in shimmering turquoise kurtas, their fingers bejewelled with bling, perform qawwalis attributed to Khusrau […].
Word: buzzes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbʌzɪz/ 1. plural of buzz Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buzzes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbʌzɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of buzz Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Qazaq Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally an alternative transliteration of Russian каза́к (kazák), каза́х (kazáx); now from Kazakh qazaq (Latin spelling of қазақ). 1. Alternative spelling of Kazakh. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: Qazaq Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Originally an alternative transliteration of Russian каза́к (kazák), каза́х (kazáx); now from Kazakh qazaq (Latin spelling of қазақ). 1. Alternative spelling of Kazakh. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It was chiefly to protect the mining districts from the Qazaq nomads that a fortified frontier running in a semi-circle from Orenburg to Omsk and thence up the Irtysh, thus cutting off the Urals and the Altai from the steppe, came into existence. Example: In the spring of 1913 two Qazaq notables, Bay Muhammad Maykutov and Utash Jarasov, achieved the construction of the new mosque-and-madrasa complex in a modern Russian-style four-storey building.
Word: qazi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of qadi. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Almost all towns in the Mughal empire had a qazi, who was directly appointed by the imperial court, usually on the recommendations of the chief sadr.
Word: Qazvin Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /kæzˈviːn/ 1. A city in Iran, the seat of Qazvin County's Central District and the capital of Qazvin Province. 2. A county of Iran, around the city. 3. A province of Iran.
Word: meteorites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meteorite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minstrels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minstrel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pletzel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Yiddish פּלעצל (pletsl, “small bread”) 1. A flat bread roll, either crisp or chewy, somewhat similar to a bagel
Word: miniskirts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of miniskirt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plim Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /plɪm/, [pʰlɪm] 1. plump; full Labels: South-Wales
Word: plim Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /plɪm/, [pʰlɪm] 1. To swell or inflate; to fill up. Labels: South-Wales Example: "Don't that make your bosom plim?"
Word: terrapins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of terrapin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nosebleeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nosebleed Labels: form-of, plural Example: On the trip up Mt. Rainier, two of the kids got nosebleeds from the dry air and altitude. 2. The nosebleed seats. Labels: informal Example: I went to the concert, but I could only afford to sit in the nosebleeds; I could barely see the singers.
Word: kaddish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew קַדִּישׁ (kadish, “kaddish”), from Aramaic קַדִּישׁ (qaddīš, “holy; holy person”). Doublet of kiddush. The plural form kaddishim is borrowed from Hebrew קַדִּישׁים (kadishim). Pronunciation: /ˈkædɪʃ/, /ˈkɑdɪʃ/ 1. A Jewish prayer of praise to God recited during services, and specifically when mourning the death of a close relative. Labels: Judaism Example: O, my Father: ancient, hallowed Lonely, disappointed Father: Betrayed and rejected Ruler of the Universe: Angry, wrinkled Old Majesty: I want to pray I want to say Kaddish My own Kaddish. There may be No one to say it after me Example: So context me no contexts, analyse me no analyses, suspend your partially informed diagnoses; leave off your strenuous efforts at even-handedness. Let us be, to grieve, rage, weep; say the mourners' kaddish.
Word: kaffeeklatch Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of coffee klatch. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: coffee klatch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partial calque of German Kaffeeklatsch. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒfi klætʃ/ 1. A social gathering for conversation while drinking coffee. Example: Recently, on a wintry Sunday, some 2,500 white Chicago area residents embarked on a strange safari across the city, determined to do what most of them had never done before—visit a Negro home. Eager to purge themselves of ignorance about the city's "other half," they were participants in Interracial Home Visit Day, a "Coffee Klatsch" co-sponsored by local Catholic, Jewish and Protestant groups in an effort to eliminate racial bigotry and hate. Example: Gossip seems to manifest itself in its purest form in the coffee-klatsch. From everyday experience a coffee-klatsch is typically a circle of acquaintances who—either in a café or at home in a living room—gather for coffee and cake and unburdened by pressing obligations, turn their attention to one thing: the discussion of the flaws and actions of their absent acquaintances and endless talk about things that do not concern them.
Word: coffee klatch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Partial calque of German Kaffeeklatsch. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒfi klætʃ/ 1. To meet to gossip with friends, often over coffee. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: The upshot of this incessant meeting and dining and coffee klatching is that women are in great demand. Example: Hotel workers were busy setting up for morning meetings and men and women in business suits sat coffee-klatching in various corners of the floor.
Word: kaleidoscopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English kaleidoscope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English kaleidoscopic From kaleidoscope + -ic. Pronunciation: /kəˌlaɪdəˈskɒpɪk/, /kəˌlaɪdəˈskɑːpɪk/ 1. Of, relating to, or produced by a kaleidoscope. 2. Brightly coloured and continuously changing in pattern, as if in a kaleidoscope. Labels: figuratively Example: Like scholars picking over the childhood of Buddha, we want to understand how Lennon became the man he did, but there’s also a purity to this portrayal because it presents Lennon before the prism of fame split him into his kaleidoscopic multitude of facets that allowed artists to imprint their own ideas of what John Lennon was or should have been.
Word: kart Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for go-kart, an alteration of go-cart. Pronunciation: /kɑɹt/ 1. A go-cart. 2. A subgenre of racing game with cartoonish characters, unrealistic physics and a focus on battling with power-ups and weapons. Labels: attributive Example: For our kart racer , we will start by investigating common elements in similar games that we will need to bring to life Example: As there have been many kart games since Mario Kart. Before Mario Kart racing games were generally the same. This new style caught like fire. 3. A subgenre of racing game with cartoonish characters, unrealistic physics and a focus on battling with power-ups and weapons. Labels: attributive
Word: kart Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Short for go-kart, an alteration of go-cart. Pronunciation: /kɑɹt/ 1. To ride in a go-cart. Labels: intransitive
Word: mydriatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English mydriasis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English mydriatic From mydriasis + -ic. 1. Pertaining to or causing mydriasis (the dilation of the pupil of the eye). Labels: not-comparable
Word: mydriatic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mydriasis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English mydriatic From mydriasis + -ic. 1. A drug that causes mydriasis.
Word: kayo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Respelling of the initial letters KO. 1. A knockout. Example: His stunning title-winning kayo of Charles captivated the country, and on top of everything, he was actually an amazing fighter for one of his years, both as a puncher and boxer.
Word: kayo Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Respelling of the initial letters KO. 1. To knock someone out, or render them unconscious or senseless. Example: When Lee Savold, a perennial heavyweight title contender, was kayoed by the great Joe Louis, he was asked by reporters, did anyone in his lengthy career hit harder than Joe?
Word: kebob Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kebab. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kebob Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of kebab. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: keypunch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From key + punch. 1. A mechanical device whose keys are pressed, individually or in combination, to punch holes in punched cards or paper tape that correspond to particular characters. Example: In an admirable combination of the skills of the scientist and the sensitivity of the artist, he mapped hundreds of thousands of images through a keypunch data-processing system and then tried to understand the meanings of the patterns that emerged independent of his own classifications. 2. An electric machine with a keyboard that has the same function.
Word: keypunch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From key + punch. 1. To use such a device or machine
Word: keypuncher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From keypunch + -er. 1. A keypunch. 2. A person who operates a keypunch.
Word: kick-ass Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From kick + -ass. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪkæs/ 1. Rough, aggressive; powerful and successful. Labels: not-comparable, slang, vulgar 2. Excellent, first-class. Labels: not-comparable, slang, vulgar Example: I guess it helped that they were one of the few bands with an environmental sensibility but, more importantly, they played some kick-arse rock'n'roll. Example: His plan is to create a company of 20 “kick-ass” dancers.
Word: kickoff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from kick off. 1. Alternative spelling of kick-off. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nebulas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nebula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mosses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moss Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mosses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of moss Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: juries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jury Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cowing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of cow Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pollster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English poll Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English pollster From poll + -ster. Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊlstɚ/ 1. A professional who conducts or analyzes opinion polls. Example: Trump didn't like the results of the polls, so he fired the pollsters. Example: Now that the cold war has ended and political ideologies have been replaced by pollsters and spin doctors, Machiavelli's cleareyed assessments of power dynamics and pragmatic advantage are suddenly in vogue.
Word: entreaties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of entreaty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fiduciaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fiduciary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: granaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of granary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: draconic month Part of Speech: noun 1. A period of time between two consecutive passages of the Moon through the same orbital node. The draconic month is shorter than the sidereal month, due to precession of the Moon's orbit. An average one lasts 27 days, 5 hours, 5 minutes, 35.8 seconds.
Word: pasted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of paste Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: thighs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thigh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: encyclopedias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of encyclopedia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amended Part of Speech: adj 1. That has been modified from a previous form. Example: We voted on the amended bill, and it passed. Example: The appointment of the mayor remained in the hands of the governor and council until the Revolution, when it was transferred by the State constitution to the governor and council of appointment which shared with him the appointing power. By the amended State constitution of 1821, the duty of electing the mayor annually was imposed on the common council, and so continued until 1834, when provision was made by statute for his election by a vote of the qualified city electors.
Word: amended Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of amend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: educe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ēdūcere (“lead out, raise up”); from ex- (“out, up”) + dūcō (“lead, pull”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈduːs/, /ə-/, /ɪˈdjuːs/ 1. To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction. Labels: archaic, transitive 2. To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises. Labels: transitive 3. To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop. Labels: transitive Example: The justice of God may be vindicated by a belief in a future state; but, only by believing that evil is educing good for the individual, and not for an imaginary whole. 4. To isolate (a substance) from a compound; to extract. Labels: transitive 5. To cause or generate; to bring about. Labels: transitive
Word: educe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ēdūcere (“lead out, raise up”); from ex- (“out, up”) + dūcō (“lead, pull”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈduːs/, /ə-/, /ɪˈdjuːs/ 1. An inference.
Word: Anakim Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Bible Deuteronomy 1.28. 1. A race of giants, the sons of Anak, who were living in Canaan at the time of the arrival of Moses and the Israelites. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: treknobabble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Trek + technobabble. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɛknoʊˌbæbəl/, /ˈtɹɛknəʊˌbæbəl/ 1. A kind of technobabble particular to the Star Trek universe, with a particularly heavy emphasis on configurations of pseudoscientific particles and waves. Labels: uncountable Example: I'd sooner trust treknobabble for an explanation than any thing you say. Example: So you think up something like Voyager meets some Romulans stranded in the DQ, or some treknobabble takes down the command staff and Seven assumes command.
Word: discalced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin discalceātus (“barefoot”) + -ed, rendering French déchaussé. By surface analysis, dis- + calced. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkælst/ 1. Pertaining to a religious order that historically forswore the wearing of shoes. Labels: not-comparable Example: Brother John is a member of the Discalced Carmelites. 2. Shoeless; without shoes on; barefoot, or wearing sandals rather than shoes. Labels: broadly, formal, not-comparable Example: They were discalced to a man like pilgrims of some common order for all their shoes were long since stolen.
Word: ninnies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ninny Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inclusions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inclusion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gravest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English grave Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English gravest From grave + -est. 1. superlative form of grave: most grave Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: gravest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English grave Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English gravest From grave + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of grave Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Example: "Thou wilt get an aged woman before thy years. Thou seemest ignorant of that best preservative of bright eyes and fresh looks — repose ; and unwittingly thou gravest a new wrinkle on thy brow, with each hour thou livest!"
Word: besting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɛstɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of best Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tagging Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtæɡɪŋ/ 1. The act by which something is tagged. Example: Taggings account for the vast majority of graffiti.
Word: tagging Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtæɡɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of tag Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: obscenities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of obscenity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inocular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English ocular English inocular From in- + ocular. 1. Inserted in the corner of the eye, like the antenna of certain insects. Labels: not-comparable 2. Pertaining to inoculation. Labels: not-comparable Example: A tumor which originated in a Japanese waltzing mouse was transplanted for many generations in mice of the same variety, but invariably failed to grow when inoculated into common mice. […] Susceptibility to an inocular tumor is neither, therefore, inherited in accordance with Mendel's law, nor are the results obtained from cross-breeding explained by any other known principle of inheritance. Example: The infected group all showed thickening of the terminal ileum and enlargement of the mesenteric lymph nodes at post-mortem examination and all had serum antibody to the inocular strain at levels of 1:320 - 1:640 compared with 1:20 and 1:40 pre-inoculation.
Word: inocular Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English ocular English inocular From in- + ocular. 1. A dose of an inoculum. Example: It was found that those factors consisted of the inocular size or viable unit of tubercle bacilli to be inoculated on a medium, the kind of a medium, the preparation and preservation of a medium and culture condition influenced the test results . Example: Percentage survival curves of an inocular of a laboratory culture of E. coli into seawater collected in August .
Word: interceder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From intercede + -er. 1. One who intercedes; an intercessor; a mediator.
Word: lamber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lamb + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈlæm.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈlæmɚ/ 1. A ewe that gives birth to a lamb. Example: He'd gone out before dawn searching for a ewe, an early lamber that liked to hide out near the base of the Oldstone, where the rocks gave a bit of shelter. 2. A farm worker who supervises the birth of lambs. Example: The ewes should now be moved as near home as convenience will permit, in order that they may be under the immediate observation of the lamber. Example: The lambers sometimes brought their friends and acquaintances to see the view and relax in what must have seemed a bohemian atmosphere.
Word: lamber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Malagasy [Term?] (Highlands dialect). 1. Alternative form of lamba (“Madagascan garment”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete
Word: laquear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin laquear. Pronunciation: /ˈlæk.wi.ɚ/, /ˈlæk.wiː.ɑː/ 1. A lacunar. Example: these were the panels proper of the laquear or fretted ceiling. Example: Gradus in quo lector stat, Amp. I, V. 381, it is clear that the ambo, which is meant by it, was to a certain extent an imitation of the laquear in Solomon's temple . 2. The upper portion of the vagina. Example: The instrument thus bent is gently pushed upwards, so tahat its points take a position to the right and left side of the uterine neck, as high up as possible in the laquear vaginæ. Example: The distance from the posterior laquear to the bottom of Douglas's cul-de-sac measures 1.5, 2.6 to 3.7 centimetres; in a woman in the seventh month of pregnancy, even 5.8 centimetres.
Word: oafs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oaf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fast track Part of Speech: noun 1. A racetrack with optimum conditions for high speeds 2. A railroad for express trains. 3. The quickest or most direct method or path. Example: Google welcomes the decision to not approve the fast track of Microsoft's OOXML. 4. The quickest or most direct method or path. Labels: broadly 5. A high-pressure or intensely competitive situation, particularly one characterised by rapid advancement.
Word: fast track Part of Speech: adj 1. Of something moving along a quicker or more direct route to success or completion (e.g. a course or surgery). Labels: not-comparable
Word: fast track Part of Speech: verb 1. To progress something with unusual rapidity. Example: The head of Sydney Airport thinks frequent flyers should be fast-tracked through security checks.
Word: fast-track Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fast track. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fast-track Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of fast track. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk Valencia is known more as a low-confidence winger and McNair is a 19-year-old who has been fast-tracked from the youth academy after being spotted at Ballyclare Colts. Example: It's also good to note that TfL resisted the pressure to fast-track service introduction, preferring to test extensively to make sure that embarrassing technical or operating failures are much less likely to happen once the line is in service.
Word: kicky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English kick Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English kicky From kick + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪkiː/ 1. Lively, exciting, thrilling. 2. Characterised by kicking motions. Example: a kicky dance routine 3. Describing a wicket that sometimes causes the ball to kick (bounce unevenly).
Word: kidder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kid + -er. 1. One who kids, or teases light-heartedly. 2. A term of endearment/address for a child or young adult, usually male. Labels: UK 3. A forestaller or huckster. Labels: archaic
Word: kidder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Kidderminster. 1. A kidderminster (carpet) Labels: informal
Word: kidderminster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Kidderminster, the English town where they were once manufactured. 1. A type of two-ply carpet.
Word: Kidderminster Part of Speech: name 1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire, England, traditionally associated with the cloth trade and the manufacture of carpets (OS grid ref SO8376).
Word: kiddish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English kid Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English kiddish From kid + -ish. 1. Childish; immature. Labels: informal Example: So! here I find on kiddish mind / Traditionary lore instil'd. / Tho' fairly bookt, Nymph might have lookt / For poet's promise unfulfil'd. Example: They can't even focus on the speech by our President. They have to go through their mobile phones, check their messages, or play video games. This kiddish temperament of unstable mind, if this needs to be controlled, you need yoga. 2. Of, like, or suitable for a child. Labels: informal Example: There was something kiddish about Clotilde, something especially kiddish as she strode along the winding country road, face uplifted, tinted with peach-blow color in either cheek, eyes bland and untroubled as an infant's, red lips parted over even white teeth, her whole slender body thrown, with a kind of kiddish abandon, into the business of getting ahead. "Boyish" she might have been called, not only for the clean-cut freshness of her face, but for the slimness of her hips, the unexaggerated curves of her uncorseted waist the flatness of her bosom on which the round little twin promontories were hardly noticeable when the wind threw her into momentary reliefs suggestive of the Winged Victory: "boyish" she might have been called if it be permitted to speak of a delicately-featured, prefect-complexioned, smooth-limbed boy as "girlish." Lacking this permission, the "boyish" must at once be withdrawn, and "finely girlish" substituted. Example: It had caught my eye specifically because of the shiny packaging and how like kiddish it sort of looked, so I thought it might to be fun to try on.
Word: kiddish Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kiddush. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare Example: Each week, the kiddish was sponsored by a different member of the congregation. This being the Sabbath before Passover, the kiddish was sponsored by Max Warberg.
Word: thingies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thingy Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of thingie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kielbasi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kielbasa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kilocycle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English kilo- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle English kilocycle From kilo- + cycle. 1. A thousand cycles (of any periodic phenomenon). 2. A thousand cycles per second; a kilohertz. Labels: ellipsis
Word: kilohertz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kilo- + hertz. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪləhɜːts/ 1. A unit of frequency equal to one thousand cycles per second; one thousand hertz
Word: snitches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snitch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snitches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of snitch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: kinematic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Back-formation from kinematics. Piecewise doublet of cinematic. Pronunciation: /kɪn.ɪˈmæt.ɪk/, /kaɪ.nɪˈmæt.ɪk/, /kɪn.əˈmæt.ɪk/ 1. Of or relating to motion or to kinematics. Labels: not-comparable Example: We have unfortunately no kinematic records, but it is not impossible or very difficult to imagine the various gestures and movements which might be considered appropriate to such a rite in different localities or among different peoples. Example: The Cognitive function in Humans results from our extremely complex kinematic capabilities. Grasping for objects, bending down and up, or sitting down on objects are examples of kinematic capabilities[…]
Word: stitches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stitch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stitches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stitch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: batches Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbæt͡ʃɪz/ 1. plural of batch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: batches Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbæt͡ʃɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of batch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: kingship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English king Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English kingship From king + -ship. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪŋʃɪp/ 1. The dignity, rank, or office of a king; the state of being a king. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: kingdom Example: The traditional world knew divine kingship. 2. A monarchy. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The territory or dominion of a king; a kingdom. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dess Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Probably a clipping of desperate. 1. Unattractive, unappealing. Labels: slang Example: They're honestly some of the dumbest niggas I've ever seen p.o is the most dess block in Toronto Example: Definitely need a few more female friends. This staying inside all the time/entertaining myself shit is dess. I am too young to be feeling this old due to a lack of friendships.
Word: dess Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of dais. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: thatching Part of Speech: noun 1. Bundles of hay or straw used to make a roof. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The act or art of covering with thatch. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: thatching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of thatch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: faucets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of faucet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scratches Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. plural of scratch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scratches Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of scratch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: scratches Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the behaviour induced by the disease, which causes scratching. 1. Synonym of pastern dermatitis. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: mismatches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mismatch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mismatches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mismatch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mismatching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mismatch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mismatching Part of Speech: noun 1. An incorrect match or pairing; a mismatch. Example: Mr. Finkel speculated that the recession could amplify the fallout from monetary mismatchings.
Word: splashes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of splash Labels: form-of, plural
Word: splashes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of splash Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: splashing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of splash Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: splashing Part of Speech: noun 1. An action that splashes. Example: Bathtime was full of mischief and splashings.
Word: monkey wrenches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monkey wrench Labels: form-of, plural
Word: benching Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɛnt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. An instance of a person being removed temporarily from an active role in a group or team activity.
Word: benching Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɛnt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of bench Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sprinting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sprint Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sprinting Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or action of the verb to sprint (to run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period). Example: Fyodor, Pedro and the second heard the first crash from the door of the store-room, and it was succeeded by sprintings of feet overhead along the deck. For a moment they stood listening.
Word: correcting fluid Part of Speech: noun 1. An opaque fast-drying liquid used to cover a mistake written or typed on a piece of paper. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: white-out Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of whiteout. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: The Aberdeen/Inverness line was one of those worst affected by snowdrifts. A Class 37-hauled snowplough is at Insch station in white-out conditions.
Word: white out Part of Speech: verb 1. To hide an error or other material on a surface by covering it with correcting fluid. Labels: transitive 2. To space out a composition for printing. Labels: obsolete
Word: correcting fluids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of correcting fluid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emergent literacy Part of Speech: noun 1. the reading and writing concepts, behaviors, and dispositions that precede and develop into conventional reading and writing. Labels: uncountable
Word: Kiput Part of Speech: name 1. A Philippine barangay in the municipality of Pata, in the province of Sulu. 2. A Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in northern Sarawak on the island of Borneo.
Word: barangay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Philippine Spanish barangay, from Tagalog balangay. Pronunciation: /bɐ.ɾɐŋˈɡaɪ̯/ 1. The smallest local government unit in the Philippines, a subdivision of a city or municipality. Labels: Philippines Example: Because of this active involvement of the civilian and other auxiliary units (e.g. barangay tanod), the police are able to devote their time and resources to the control and prevention of serious crimes. Example: The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) shall establish and administer an appropriate system under which the punong barangay, the members of the sangguniang barangay, the barangay secretary, the barangay treasurer, and the members of the brangay tanod shall enjoy insurance coverage as provided in this Code and other pertinent laws. 2. Alternative form of balangay (“a type of boat”). Labels: Philippines, alt-of, alternative, rare
Word: Logres Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old Welsh Lloegr, the name for the region of present-day England. 1. King Arthur's realm in the Matter of Britain. 2. In Arthurian legend, a chivalric code throughout Camelot wherein each knight had to take an oath of courage and might, act honorably, protect the helpless, and behave justly to all.
Word: split 7 Part of Speech: noun 1. A seven-inch vinyl phonograph record with music by a different band on either side.
Word: memorably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English memorable Middle English -ly English -ly English memorably From memorable + -ly. 1. In a memorable manner. Example: Attention to the body’s legitimacy surged in the decades after the extraordinary discussion on the topic in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v Casey – the 1992 case that memorably preserved the abortion rights minted in Roe v Wade despite recent conservative additions to the court.