nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: watered down Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of water down Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bami Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bammy (“Jamaican cassava flatbread”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: trebled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of treble Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: kuskus Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of kuskus grass. Labels: uncountable
Word: 2-8-6 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, eight coupled driving wheels, and six trailing wheels.
Word: 4-8-0 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels on a leading truck followed by four sets of coupled driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.
Word: bearlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bear + -like. Compare bearly. 1. Having physical or temperamental characteristics like those of a bear. 2. Like that of a bear Example: bearlike fur Example: bearlike pawprints
Word: itis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from -itis (“disease characterized by inflammation”). Compare phobia, from -phobia, sophy, from -sophy, ism, from -ism, and ana, from -ana. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪtɪs/ 1. A medical condition accompanied by inflammation. Labels: informal Example: 1973, April 16, “Scorecard”, Robert W. Creamer ed., in Sports Illustrated “. . . Arthritis, tendinitis and all those other itises will eventually catch up with you.” 2. Food coma. Labels: Caribbean, informal
Word: uncontaminated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English contaminated English uncontaminated From un- + contaminated. 1. Not contaminated; unpolluted. Example: These people, it may be noted, belong to a primitive race, uncontaminated by contact with white races, and practically still in the Stone Age.
Word: uncontaminated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of uncontaminate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unpolluted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English polluted English unpolluted From un- + polluted. 1. Not polluted; uncontaminated. Example: "Hetch Hetchy water is the purest, wholly unpolluted, and forever unpollutable."
Word: unpolluted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unpollute Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: proprioceptive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Coined by English neurophysiologist Charles Sherrington in 1906, originally in the spelling proprio-ceptive, from proprius + clipped receptive. 1. Of or pertaining to proprioception. Labels: not-comparable Example: [I]t’s becoming clear, as our understanding of it improves, that improving or maintaining our proprioceptive ability is key to our quality of life as we age.
Word: bullhorn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bull + horn, attested since the 1950s. Pronunciation: /ˈbʊlˌhɔɹn/ 1. A megaphone which electronically amplifies a person’s natural voice. Labels: US Example: Iʼll press the trigger, and with a loud squeal of ear-piercing feedback, the bullhorn buzzes to staticky life. Example: [Mark Zuckerberg] didn’t found Facebook to manipulate elections; Jack Dorsey and the other Twitter founders didn’t intend to give Donald Trump a digital bullhorn.
Word: bullhorns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bullhorn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bicameralism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der. Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati Proto-Iranian *kamarāder. Ancient Greek καμάρᾱ (kamárā)bor. Latin camera English -al English bicameral Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English bicameralism From bicameral + -ism. 1. The practice of dividing legislative bodies into two chambers with complementary powers and limitations designed to provide checks and balances against one another. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Ambiguous misnomer for Julian Jaynes's theory of bicamerality, probably never used by Jaynes, rarely used in academic literature based on his work, but often found informally (compare bicameral mind and bicameral mentality) Labels: uncountable, usually Example: 1978, Edward Proffitt, "Romanticism, Bicamerality, and the Evolution of the Brain", The Wordsworth Circle, Vol. 9, No.1, reprinted with permission in Kuijsten, 2016, page 134. Coleridge...could not revert to bicameralism either. Example: As a result of this bicameralism, they were not conscious as we are today, and had no unified sense of self.
Word: barnacled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From barnacle + -ed. 1. Crusted with barnacles. 2. Thickly covered in something, as if with barnacles. Labels: broadly, figuratively 3. Familiar with the ocean and/or seafaring. 4. Old and weathered, particularly with respect to persons or things associated with the ocean. 5. Marked by personal experiences; worldly. Labels: figuratively 6. Encumbered with something unnecessary or undesirable, especially through a slow, gradual process of accumulation. Labels: figuratively
Word: barnacled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From barnacle + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of barnacle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: behaviorist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-der. Proto-Germanic *habjaną Proto-West Germanic *habbjan Proto-West Germanic *bihabbjan Old English behabban Middle English behaven Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Old French avoirbor. Middle English havour Middle English behavoure English behavior 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 behaviorist From behavior + -ist. 1. One who studies behavior of humans or animals. Labels: US
Word: behaviorist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-der. Proto-Germanic *habjaną Proto-West Germanic *habbjan Proto-West Germanic *bihabbjan Old English behabban Middle English behaven Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Old French avoirbor. Middle English havour Middle English behavoure English behavior 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 behaviorist From behavior + -ist. 1. Relating to behaviorism; behavioristic. Labels: US
Word: behaviorists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of behaviorist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beekeeping Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bee + keeping. Pronunciation: /ˈbiːˌkiːpɪŋ/ 1. The practice or profession of keeping and caring for bees. Labels: uncountable
Word: bashing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbæʃɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of bash Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bashing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbæʃɪŋ/ 1. An instance of bashing; a physical or verbal attack. Example: I gulped a bit of tea. ‘I bet, Dad,’ I said, ‘you give those poor old 1930s of yours a bit of a bashing.’ Example: Jean-Claude Juncker has called for an end to “Russia-bashing” two months after scores of Moscow’s diplomats across the EU were expelled in response to the use of a nerve agent in the UK.
Word: bejeweled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English jewel English bejewel English -ed English bejeweled From bejewel + -ed. 1. Covered in jewels, especially as decoration. Example: It is their silly pope and the rich, bejeweled bishops who are to blame and not the Catholic people. Example: Saturday, he was at the center. And amid a day of carefully staged celebration, he looked somber, even weighed down by it. Each piece of royal hardware presented to him during his installation — orb, bejeweled sword, robes upon robes — seemed to add psychic poundage.
Word: bejeweled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English jewel English bejewel English -ed English bejeweled From bejewel + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of bejewel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: effuse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French effuser, from Latin effusus, past participle of effundere (“to pour out”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈfjuːs/ 1. Poured out freely; profuse. Example: So should our joy be very effuse. 2. Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal. Example: No wanton waste amid effuse expence 3. Spreading loosely, especially on one side. Example: an effuse inflorescence 4. Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading, as in certain shells.
Word: effuse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French effuser, from Latin effusus, past participle of effundere (“to pour out”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈfjuːz/ 1. To emit; to give off. Labels: transitive 2. To gush; to be excitedly talkative and enthusiastic about something. Labels: figuratively 3. To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed. Labels: intransitive Example: With gushing blood effused. 4. To leak out through a small hole. Labels: intransitive
Word: effuse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French effuser, from Latin effusus, past participle of effundere (“to pour out”). 1. effusion; loss Labels: obsolete Example: Much effuse of blood.
Word: erosive Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to erosion. 2. Causing or tending to cause erosion.
Word: fo'c's'le Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfoʊk.səl/ 1. Alternative form of fo'c'sle. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: 1881, Thomas Edward Brown, Fo’c’s’le yarns: including Betsy Lee, and other poems (Macmillan, reprint of 1873 publication quoted above), main title
Word: foxfire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly from fox + fire, though the semantic connection is unclear. Alternatively, the first element may be ultimately from Old French fols (“false”), or the term may derive by folk etymology from phosphor. Pronunciation: /ˈfɒksfaɪə/, /ˈfɑksˌfaɪ(ə)ɹ/ 1. Bioluminescence created by some types of fungus, particularly those growing on rotting wood. Labels: US, uncountable Example: The foxfire,—as the country people call it,—glowed hideously from the cold and matted bosom of the marsh; and, far from us, in the depths of darkness, the screech-owl sat upon his perch, brooding over the slimy pool, and whooping out a dismal curfew, that fell upon the ear like the cries of a tortured ghost. Example: Perhaps you've seen a foxfire in the woods. Well, in the dark, it looks like a live, burning coal; but when you go to it, and take it up, it's only a piece of rotten wood. 2. Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence; torchwood. Labels: broadly, uncountable Example: On the inside is fixed a Barometer, by which he can tell the depth he is under water; a Compass, by which he knows the course he steers. In the barometer and on the needles of the compass is fixed fox-fire, i.e. wood that gives light in the dark. Example: The navigator steered by a rudder, the tiller of which was passed through the back of the machine at a water joint, and in one side was fixed a small pocket compass, with two pieces of shining wood, (sometimes called foxfire,) crossed upon its north point, and a single piece upon the last point. In the night, when no light entered through the head, this compass thus lighted, was all that served to guide the helmsman in his course.
Word: preventative Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈvɛntətɪv/ 1. Alternative form of preventive. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: 1920, Lillien Jane Martin, Mental hygiene: two years' experience of a clinical psychologist, Warwick &York (1920), p. 78, "That part of mental hygiene which has a prophylactic character falls into two classes, group preventative mental hygiene […]" Example: 1968, G. Anthony Wedge, N. A. P.: New American Party, Geddes Press Printers (1968), p. 155, "Preventative defense comes in two flavors […]"
Word: preventative Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈvɛntətɪv/ 1. Alternative form of preventive. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The seeds and roots of the water lily are likewise considered a preventative against lechery.
Word: grabby Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English grab Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English grabby From grab + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹæbi/ 1. Tending to grab, especially rudely or greedily. 2. Attention-grabbing; striking, stimulating. Example: Nearly every bookstore contains a designated Colleen Hoover table, display case or section, stuffed with vague but grabby titles, like “All Your Perfects” and “Ugly Love.” I slorped down three of them in one week. Example: By “this” he meant that the platform was filled with videos that have sensationalized titles, heavily edited content and grabby thumbnails, often featuring a person’s emotive face.
Word: grabby Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English grab Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English grabby From grab + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹæbi/ 1. Humanlike hand of some animals, mainly rodents and primates. Labels: childish, plural-normally Example: Look at that gerbil and his little grabbies! So cute.
Word: basset Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French bassette, from Italian bassetta. Pronunciation: /ˈbæsɪt/ 1. The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A basset hound. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A card game resembling faro. Labels: uncountable Example: Some dress, some dance, some play, not to forget / Your piquet parties, and your dear basset. Example: We are to go and see Pope's new grotto, opened for the first time; then try Hampton Court, and see if Mrs. Howard will stake a little princely gold on a pool of basset.
Word: basset Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French bassette, from Italian bassetta. Pronunciation: /ˈbæsɪt/ 1. To incline upward so as to appear at the surface. Labels: intransitive Example: A vein of coal bassets.
Word: prophylactics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prophylactic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plakat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Thai ปลากัด (bplaa gàt, “biting fish”) 1. Synonym of Siamese fighting fish.
Word: rabblement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English rabble Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English rabblement From rabble + -ment. 1. A crowd of common people; a rabble. Labels: obsolete
Word: conubial Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of connubial. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: surpluses Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɝˌplʌ.sɪz/ 1. plural of surplus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: surpluses Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsɝˌplʌ.sɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of surplus Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gloomier Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɡlumiɚ/, /ˈɡluːmi.ə/ 1. comparative form of gloomy: more gloomy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: gloomiest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɡlumi.əst/ 1. superlative form of gloomy: most gloomy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: bedazzlement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bedazzle Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English bedazzlement From bedazzle + -ment. 1. The characteristic of being bedazzled. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bedazzlements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bedazzlement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leakproof Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From leak + -proof. Pronunciation: /ˈliːkpɹuf/ 1. Resistant to leaks; hermetic, sound; as of a dry cell battery. Example: 1904, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (Great Britain), Bulletin, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (Great Britain) (1904), p. 22, "In mining work difficult laying conditions, limited space, and movements of the ground, all combine to make the installation of a leakproof main with ordinary joints a very difficult matter." Example: 1929, Victor Wilfred Pagé, Modern Aviation Engines: design-construction-operation and repair, […], Norman W. Henley Publishing Company (1929), p. 1589, "Leakproof tanks shall be provided on all airplanes for service use unless the tanks are completely protected by armor."
Word: leakproof Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From leak + -proof. Pronunciation: /ˈliːkpɹuf/ 1. To make resistant to leakage. Labels: transitive
Word: bedevilment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bedevil Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English bedevilment From bedevil + -ment. 1. The characteristic of being bedeviled. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bedevilments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bedevilment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bigness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bignesse (“size”), equivalent to big + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪɡnəs/ 1. Size. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: His [a hart's] head when it commeth firſt out, hath a ruſſet pyll vpon it, the which is called Veluet,[…]. When his head is growne out to the full bigneſſe, then he rubbeth of that pyll, and that is called fraying of his head. Example: Mine old lord, whiles he liv'd, was so precise, / That he would take exceptions at my buttons, / And, being like pins' heads, blame me for the bigness; / Which made me curate-like in mine attire, 2. The characteristic of being big. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It was big—and Babbitt respected bigness in anything; in mountains, jewels, muscles, wealth, or words. Example: They liked what they liked—would tolerate no innovations. My change in thought and expression had angered them into fierce denouncement. To expose a thing deeper than its skin surface was to them an indecency. They ridiculed my striving for bigness, depth.
Word: bedsore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bed + sore. 1. A lesion caused by unrelieved pressure to any part of the body, especially portions over bony or cartilaginous areas, such as frequently develops on a person confined to a bed by infirmity. Labels: dated, plural-normally Example: With the slightest movement shooting pain through her thin frame, she developed bedsores under her thighs and back that got infected.
Word: bedsores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bedsore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: generativity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From generative + -ity. In the psychology sense coined by psychoanalyst Erik Erikson in 1950. 1. The ability to create or reproduce. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Generativity is a broad property of systems that denotes the capacity of agents within them to connect to others and produce unanticipated outcomes and change. 2. The ability to transcend personal interests to provide care and concern for younger and older generations. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Most broadly, Erikson (1975) considers generativity to mean any caring activity that contributes to the spirit of future generations, such as the generation of new or more mature persons, products, ideas, or works of art.
Word: babied Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪbid/ 1. simple past and past participle of baby Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: babied Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪbid/ 1. Spoiled or coddled.
Word: babying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of baby Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: babying Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of coddling or pampering somebody. Example: She thought that if she had been beautiful instead of so plain then she might have made out better, but the plainness perhaps went the worst against her; it worked together with the babyings from an Indian; […]
Word: Galapagos sea lion Part of Speech: noun 1. A small species of sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki (though sometimes considered a subspecies of the Californian sea lion), that breeds in the Galápagos islands. Example: The fur seals can at first sight be confused with the more boisterous Galápagos sea lions.
Word: beer nut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly from the US trademark Beer Nuts (named for their intended use as a snack with beer), though the US brand is not sold in Australia. 1. A peanut served with its husk (but not its shell). Labels: Australia Example: Stanley crumbled the husk of a beer nut between his thumb and middle finger. Example: For instance, there's Phillip's opinion of chocolate: to him, it's just another snack—like beer nuts or a piece of fruit.
Word: osteoplasties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of osteoplasty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: craton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek κράτος (krátos, “strength, might”). Shortened from original cratogen which was analogical to orogen. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹeɪtɒn/, /ˈkɹætɒn/, /ˈkɹeɪtən/ 1. A part of the Earth’s crust that has survived the splitting and merging of continents. Example: 1988, L. L. Sloss, Chapter 1: Introduction, L. L. Sloss (editor), Sedimentary Cover—North American Craton: U.S., Geological Society of America, The Geology of North America, Volume D-2, page 2, Application of the concept of a craton circumscribed by surrounding miogeosynclines was particularly vexing to stratigraphers whose study areas extended across the line theoretically delineating distinct tectonic terranes. Example: 2008, Nasser Ennih, Jean-Paul Liégeois, The boundaries of the West African craton, with reference to the basement of the Moroccan metacratonic Anti-Atlas belt, N. Ennih, J.-P. Liégeois (editors), The Boundaries of the West African Craton, Geological Society, Special Publication Number 297, page 1, Although cratons are not tectonically active, they can be located near active margins, such as the Brazilian craton at the rear of the Andean active margin.
Word: Aari Part of Speech: name 1. An Omotic language spoken in Ethiopia.
Word: Aklanon Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who is from the Aklan province of the Philippines.
Word: Aklanon Part of Speech: name 1. An Austronesian (Visayan) language spoken in the Philippines.
Word: tughra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Turkish tuğra, from Ottoman Turkish طغرا (tuğra). 1. A calligraphic signature of an Ottoman sultan (and some other rulers to the present day) that was affixed to official documents, carved on his seal, and stamped on coins and inscribed on some stamps issued during his reign.
Word: colorimetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *ḱélōs Proto-Italic *kelōs Old Latin colōs Latin color Old French color Anglo-Norman colurbor. Middle English colour English color Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der. Latin -metriader. Old French -métrieder. English -metry English colorimetry From color + -metry. 1. The science of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Analysis involving the quantitative measurement of colour. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bedel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin pedellus, bedellus, bidellus, from Middle English bedel; cognate with beadle. 1. An administrative official at universities in several European countries, often with a policiary function at the time when universities had their own jurisdiction over students. Labels: historical Example: Oxford today has four bedels, representing Divinity, Law, Medicine, and Arts. Example: Next came the bedels and minor-bedels of all the Faculties, who by some accident were so jumbled together, that it was impossible to determine or arrange any order of precedence.[…] These bedels or greffiers were jolly robustious souls, bending beneath the weight of their ponderous silver maces, and attired in gowns of black, blue, violet, or dark red, each colour denoting the Faculty to which the wearer pertained.
Word: afta Part of Speech: prep 1. Nonstandard form of after. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard
Word: additionality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English additional Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English additionality From additional + -ity. 1. The property of being additional. 2. Net positive difference that results from economic development intervention. The extent to which an activity (and associated outputs, outcomes and impacts) is larger in scale, at a higher quality, takes place quicker, takes place at a different location, or takes place at all as a result of intervention. Additionality measures the net result, taking account of deadweight, leakage, displacement, substitution and economic multipliers.
Word: button-down Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a collar, able to be buttoned down to the shirt, as over a necktie. 2. Serious; staid; businesslike. Labels: idiomatic 3. Conservative; conventional; unimaginative. Labels: idiomatic
Word: button-down Part of Speech: noun 1. A shirt with a button-down collar Example: Wearing a stylish pink button-down with white pinstripes, Ozzie Guillen beamed about feeling like he had "come home" when he was presented Wednesday as the manager of the Miami Marlins. 2. A button-up shirt Labels: colloquial
Word: sticktoitive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English stick to it Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English sticktoitive From stick to it + -ive. Pronunciation: /stɪkˈtuːɪtɪv/ 1. Tending to persist or stick to an activity or effort; persistent; determined.
Word: entrepreneurial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English entrepreneur Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English entrepreneurial From entrepreneur + -ial. Pronunciation: /ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː.ɹi.əl/, /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ.i.əl/, /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnʊɹ.i.əl/, /ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ.i.əl/, /ˌɔn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː.ɹi.əl/ 1. Having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising. Example: Homer’s entrepreneurial spirit proves altogether overly infectious. Homer gives Barney a pep talk when he encounters him dressed up like a baby handing out fliers (Barney in humiliating costumes=always funny) and it isn’t long until Barney has purchased a truck of his own and set up shop as the Plow King. Example: It is a canard trotted out by lazy or tendentious journalists that nationalised British Railways lacked entrepreneurial flair.
Word: supervisorial Part of Speech: adj 1. Having supervision, or the leadership or oversight of others, as a quality, function or role. Labels: not-comparable
Word: singlehanded Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of single-handed. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: singlehanded Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of single-handed. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: singlehanded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of singlehand Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: singleminded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From single + minded. 1. Very focused; having a single goal, purpose, or idea.
Word: overachieving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overachieve Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nondomesticated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + domesticated. 1. Not domesticated; not possessing the qualities or habits of domestic life. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polyvalence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English valence English polyvalence From poly- + valence. 1. The state of being polyvalent. Labels: countable 2. Congruence with polyvalency. Labels: countable 3. A quality of music that is played in more than one harmonic function in the same key. Labels: uncountable
Word: polyvalency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English valency English polyvalency From poly- + valency. 1. polyvalence Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: colorimetric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *ḱélōs Proto-Italic *kelōs Old Latin colōs Latin color Old French color Anglo-Norman colurbor. Middle English colour English color Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μετρῐκός (metrĭkós)bor. ▲ Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. Latin metrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin metricusder. French -métriquebor. English -metric English colorimetric From color + -metric. 1. Of or pertaining to colorimetry. Labels: not-comparable 2. Obtained by using a colorimeter. Labels: not-comparable
Word: colorimetrically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *ḱélōs Proto-Italic *kelōs Old Latin colōs Latin color Old French color Anglo-Norman colurbor. Middle English colour English color Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μετρῐκός (metrĭkós)bor. ▲ Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. Latin metrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin metricusder. French -métriquebor. English -metric English colorimetric Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English colorimetrically From colorimetric + -ally. 1. By means of colorimetry or by using a colorimeter. Labels: not-comparable
Word: gastroptosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (găstḗr)der. English gastro- English ptosis English gastroptosis From gastro- + ptosis. 1. An abnormal downward displacement of the stomach. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: unbelieving Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + believing. 1. That does not believe; incredulous, skeptical. Example: One Sunday morning I woke up, saying to my sister N., " Do you know, I have had such a vivid dream about the Roper party that I can hardly believe T am awake now." "What did you dream?" said N., in rather an unbelieving and sleepy tone of voice. Example: The burnt and bleeding man staggered to his feet, dazed and unbelieving, and asked the startled townspeople who came running whether his fireman and guard were safe. He was kept away from the smouldering crater where his engine had been, and taken to hospital.
Word: practicability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From practicable + -ability. 1. The state of being practicable; feasibility Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: unshakeable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of unshakable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: embossing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of emboss Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: embossing Part of Speech: noun 1. A raised design or symbol that has been embossed.
Word: perroquet Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of parakeet. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: unquenchable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- English quench 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 quenchable English unquenchable From un- + quenchable. 1. That cannot be quenched. Example: After a twelve-mile run in the hot sun, his thirst felt unquenchable. Example: Alas! thus ever does the weakness of our nature rebuke its strength, and genius is brought to the level—ay, below the level—of common humanity, by an unquenchable thirst for its applause.
Word: best-selling Part of Speech: adj 1. Highly popular with consumers purchasing goods within a specific class. Example: The set includes all of the LTM's [London Transport Museum's] best-selling vintage and modern moquette patterned socks, [...].
Word: bloodstain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blood + stain. Pronunciation: /ˈblʌdˌsteɪn/ 1. A spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood.
Word: bloodstains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bloodstain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bloodstained Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic inh Proto-West Germanic gem-pro>*blōþą>blood Proto-West Germanic *blōd Old English blōd Middle English blood English blood English stained English bloodstained From blood + stained. Pronunciation: /ˈblʌdˌsteɪnd/ 1. Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood. 2. Having the color of something which has been stained with blood. 3. Responsible for the deaths of others; guilty of murder. Example: This self-delusion is even more the case with Trotsky, whose bloodstained intolerance is generally passed over because the 1960s student generation pretended then, and pretends still, that Trotsky was in some way a freedom-loving, Gulag-free alternative to Stalin. 4. Guilty of wrongdoing. Labels: broadly
Word: barkeeper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bar + keeper. 1. A bartender; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar.
Word: barterer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From barter + -er. 1. One who barters: one who trades goods for other goods without involving money.
Word: batterer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From batter + -er. 1. One who batters. Example: "If you've been assaulted and battered," said the Mayor, "we shall have to arrest the assaulters and batterers, as well." 2. One who batters their spouse: one who commits domestic violence. 3. One who applies batter. Example: "This is serious," replied the potential fish batterer.
Word: barreled Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the specified number of barrels. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: a four-barreled shotgun
Word: barreled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of barrel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: barnstormer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From barnstorm + -er. 1. One who barnstorms. Example: Also a prince's cook; and even the water-carrier of that sublime lord of lords and king of kings, the Governor-General of India! How broad they were in their tastes! They also murdered actors—poor wandering barnstormers. Example: “Craig’s final film as the diva of British intelligence is an epic barnstormer, […]
Word: debitage Part of Speech: noun 1. The sharp-edged waste material that remains after creation of a stone tool Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bell-bottom Part of Speech: adj 1. A style of pants in which the end of each pantleg flares out dramatically from the knee downward, like the mouth of a bell. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pantleg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pant + leg. 1. One leg of a pair of pants, a trouser leg (UK English). Labels: Canada, US Example: Joan recognized her as the girl whose son had sissied on her pants. She was still dabbing at her pantleg with a damp paper towel.
Word: pantlegs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pantleg Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bell-bottomed Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to a style of pants in which the end of each pantleg flares out dramatically from the knee downward, like the mouth of a bell.
Word: bottomed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-? Proto-Indo-European *-mḗn Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn Proto-Germanic *butmaz Proto-West Germanic *botm Old English botm Middle English botme English bottom English -ed English bottomed From bottom + -ed. 1. Having some specified type of bottom. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: It was furnished with long, cane-bottomed chairs made in the jail […] Example: Just inside the railing that divided the spectators from the court, the witnesses sat on cowhide-bottomed chairs.
Word: bottomed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-? Proto-Indo-European *-mḗn Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn Proto-Germanic *butmaz Proto-West Germanic *botm Old English botm Middle English botme English bottom English -ed English bottomed From bottom + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of bottom Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bottoming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bottom Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bottoming Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of something that bottoms; the point at which something bottoms (in various senses). Example: In the course of this investigation, it was learned that the mean number of bottomings per second could be calculated theoretically […] Example: A hundred and fifty yards from its bottoming, the cliff trail squeezed between a pair of portal rocks. 2. A foundation (literal and figurative senses). Example: These and the like are the maine truths in your esteeme, which I conceive have no bottoming in the holy Scripture. Example: a road made with six inches of broken stone of great hardness, laid either on a foundation of large stones, set in the form of a pavement, or upon a bottoming of concrete 3. Material used to line the bottom of something. Example: […] we were overtaken by a storm, and camped ten miles short of the ranch; we could afford to do this, as his wagon had a good tilt and a bottoming of straw. Example: A bottoming of linen or hessian covering can be omitted if the outside covering is folded under whilst being tacked on the underside of the base members. 4. A substance used to prepare a material for dyeing. Example: Sumach is generally used as a bottoming when the metallic base or mordant is iron or tin, and for dyeing deep colours, such as blacks, reds, &c. Example: For white-haired calf’s-skin a bottoming of walnut or gallnut extract is used. 5. Residue left at the bottom of something. Example: [His porridge] was, as usual, composed of the scraps and bottomings of bowls which had been left unfinished by the rest of the household. Example: […] the cage bottomings make a fine addition to the mulch pile. 6. The contouring of the wooden seat of a chair. Labels: historical Example: A critical feature seems to be the subtle contouring of the seat known as its ‘bottoming’. This was hand carved […] Example: The sculpting, or bottoming of the seat should be well defined and quite deep, with smooth, boldly cut contours, to a certain extent mirroring the form it is intended to support. 7. The act of thoroughly cleaning something. Labels: UK, colloquial Example: Mag gave [the office] a “bottoming” once a week with carbolic soap and disinfectant […] Example: ‘And I’ll give the place a proper bottoming, cupboards and all, before you’re back,’ said Mrs Pringle, in a tone which sounded more like a threat than a promise.
Word: tushes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tush Labels: form-of, plural Example: She recalled that mcclintock enjoyed the aesthetics of tushes. ... "It wasn't just guys' tushes and it wasn't just girls' tushes, it was just tushes." Example: A boar carries two pairs of tushes, one pair sharp-pointed and sharp-edged and ... When he has his mouth closed the sharp lower tushes are in a way sheathed against the blunt upper tushes...
Word: merodiploid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mero- + diploid. 1. Partially diploid (having a second copy of only part of its genome) Labels: not-comparable
Word: merodiploid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mero- + diploid. 1. Such an organism
Word: bed-wetter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bedwetter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bed-wetters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bed-wetter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: digne Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English digne, from Old French digne, from Latin dignus. Pronunciation: /daɪn/ 1. worthy; honourable; deserving; suitable. Labels: obsolete Example: Deeds they shall do so digne memorious glory, / song shall not suit nor Hist'ory hold the story.
Word: bureaucratically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Hellenic *-rós Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós) Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)bor. Latin burrus Latin burra Old French *bure Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Old French burel French bureau Proto-Indo-European *kret- Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā)lbor. French -cratie French bureaucratie French bureaucrate Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique ▲ French bureaucratie ▲ French -ique French bureaucratiquebor. English bureaucratic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English bureaucratically From bureaucratic + -ally. 1. In a bureaucratic manner.
Word: buoyantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English buoyant Middle English -ly English -ly English buoyantly From buoyant + -ly. 1. In a buoyant manner. Example: He's the FBI agent antagonist in Catch Me if You Can (2002) opposite a buoyantly charming young Leonardo DiCaprio as con artist Frank Abagnale, but his character is more of a determined cat to Leo's mouse than a real foil; he's simply a prim Eisenhower-era man with a job to do.
Word: bucolically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English bucolic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English bucolically From bucolic + -ally. 1. In a bucolic manner.
Word: blandly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English bland Middle English -ly English -ly English blandly From bland + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈblændli/ 1. In a bland manner.
Word: brutishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English brutish Middle English -ly English -ly English brutishly From brutish + -ly. 1. In a brutish manner.
Word: brusquely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English brusque Middle English -ly English -ly English brusquely From brusque + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹʌskli/ 1. In a brusque manner; abruptly; rudely. Example: Hanks shepherds the young girl to safety – first brusquely, and then with a sudden outburst of affection made all the more poignant for the way it is reserved previously. He once again reminds us, quite literally, that he is in many ways the ultimate dad.
Word: brokenheartedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English brokenhearted Middle English -ly English -ly English brokenheartedly From brokenhearted + -ly. 1. In a brokenhearted manner.
Word: brokenhearted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From broken + hearted. 1. Grieved and disappointed, especially by the loss of a beloved person or thing, such as the end of a romantic relationship. Labels: idiomatic Example: Although it's always crowded You still can find some room For broken-hearted lovers To cry there in their gloom.
Word: broad-mindedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English broad-minded Middle English -ly English -ly English broad-mindedly From broad-minded + -ly. 1. In a broad-minded manner.
Word: breathtakingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English breathtaking Middle English -ly English -ly English breathtakingly From breathtaking + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ.li/ 1. In a breathtaking manner. Example: The view was breathtakingly beautiful. Example: The ensuing two hours features an energetic, unpredictable, and breathtakingly hilarious confrontation that will have you giggling for hours and perhaps days. 2. To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly. Example: It was a breathtakingly foolish thing to say in public.
Word: brazenly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English brazen Middle English -ly English -ly English brazenly From brazen + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹeɪ.zən.li/ 1. In a brazen (shamelessly shocking and offensive) manner. 2. Boldly or cheekily. Example: It was playtime - or rather ‘break’ - and I had brazenly joined in a game of football on the school parade ground.
Word: brassily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English brassy Middle English -ly English -ly English brassily From brassy + -ly. 1. In a brassy manner.
Word: brashly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English brash Middle English -ly English -ly English brashly From brash + -ly. 1. In a brash manner.
Word: boyishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English boyish Middle English -ly English -ly English boyishly From boyish + -ly. 1. In a boyish manner. Example: A shock of white hair fell boyishly across the side of his face, a face as wrinkled as an elephant hide.
Word: bountifully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English bountiful Middle English -ly English -ly English bountifully From bountiful + -ly. 1. In a bountiful manner. Example: And the man that has anything bountifully laughable about him, be sure there is more in that man than you perhaps think for.