nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: basic cable Part of Speech: noun 1. A tier of pay television which has neither the broad audience of terrestrial channels nor the cachet of premium channels. Labels: US, uncountable
Word: geolocations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geolocation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rosebay rhododendron Part of Speech: noun 1. The great laurel.
Word: river birch Part of Speech: noun 1. black birch (Betula nigra) 2. red birch (Betula occidentalis)
Word: sour gum Part of Speech: noun 1. black tupelo, black gum, pepperidge (Nyssa sylvatica). 2. water tupelo (Nyssa aquatica).
Word: swamp white oak Part of Speech: noun 1. The tree Quercus bicolor. Example: 1990, Robert Rogers, Quercus bicolor Willd: Swamp White Oak, Russell M. Burns, Barbara H. Honkala, Silvics of North America, Volume 2: Hardwoods, Agriculure Handbook 654, US Department of Agriculture, page 616, Because the seed of swamp white oak is not dormant, it germinates soon after falling. Example: Recendy I found several swamp white oaks growing at Ruth Zimmerman Natural Area, Berks County, in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Word: cinnabar moth Part of Speech: noun 1. Tyria jacobaeae, a Eurasian moth with brilliant red and black wings
Word: pin oak Part of Speech: noun 1. The tree Quercus palustris. 2. The tree Quercus ellipsoidalis.
Word: northern red oak Part of Speech: noun 1. the red oak, Quercus rubra.
Word: scarlet oak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the colour of its leaves in autumn. 1. The tree Quercus coccinea. Example: One of the finest scarlet oaks in England is at the Duke of Wellington's seat at Strathfieldsaye. Example: Seed production in scarlet oaks varies greatly from year to year; occasionally the trees produce bumper crops. Scarlet oak is a member of the red oak group, all of whose acorns are invested with bitter-tasting tannin compounds, likely evolved to deter mammals from eating too many of them.
Word: ballas Part of Speech: noun 1. A spherical aggregate of small diamond grains that have a radial or granular structure. Example: Ballases with smooth even surface yield X-ray patterns of rings only, without noticeable spots or with very small spots, which is an evidence of a fine-ray radial structure of these spherulites.
Word: ballas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of balla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: white pine Part of Speech: noun 1. Any species of the subgenus Pinus subg. Strobus 2. Any species of the subgenus Pinus subg. Strobus 3. Kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides) Labels: New-Zealand, dated
Word: Canadian hemlock Part of Speech: noun 1. Tsuga canadensis
Word: white spruce Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several species of spruce (Picea) Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any of several species of spruce (Picea) Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any of several species of spruce (Picea) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: outwarding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outward Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outwarded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outward Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: red chokeberry Part of Speech: noun 1. Aronia arbutifolia
Word: Abidjanian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Abidjan + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Abidjan, the largest city of Côte d'Ivoire. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Abidjanian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Abidjan + -ian. 1. A person from Abidjan or of Abidjanian descent.
Word: denial-of-service attacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of denial-of-service attack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smurf attack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In reference to the Smurf cartoon characters, suggesting a large number of small attackers overwhelming a larger opponent. 1. A largely obsolete form of denial-of-service attack, involving broadcasting ICMP packets with the intended victim's IP address to a large computer network, causing the victim's computer to be overwhelmed by the response packets from the network.
Word: smurf attacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smurf attack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pygalgia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pygo- + -algia. 1. pain in the buttocks Labels: rare, uncountable 2. pain in the ass Labels: humorous, rare, uncountable
Word: if the shoe fits, wear it Part of Speech: proverb 1. If a description fits, it is probably the case; if an insult accurately describes you, you must bear it; if you take offence at an insult that was only implicitly directed at you, you admit the insult is true enough to be recognizable. Labels: idiomatic Example: "Do you mean to insult me by that?" he roared. "If the shoe fits, you can wear it." "I'll knock you down for the insult." 2. If it works, there is not a problem using it. Often a response to being judged when using an incorrect tool. Labels: idiomatic
Word: ladyboner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lady + boner. 1. An erect clitoris; (by extension) a state of arousal or sexual desire in a woman. Labels: humorous, slang Example: There is nothing that kills my ladyboner more than the prospect of marriage. Example: I gave myself a mental shakedown, tried to suppress my ladyboner and pushed past him.
Word: ladyboners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ladyboner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lady-boner Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ladyboner. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Unfortunately, the ridiculousness of being rubbed up against by buff dudes in a back room killed whatever lady-boner I could have had that evening. Example: As some of you may know, I have a serious lady-boner for certain man – a man that I’ve been not-dating for the past two and a half months, but whom I think about often – usually horizontally.
Word: lady-boners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lady-boner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: investment banker Part of Speech: noun 1. A banker who works for an investment bank.
Word: private investment banker Part of Speech: noun 1. An investment banker who manages the portfolio of a private individual.
Word: lady boner Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ladyboner. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Total lady boner right now. Example: “Why, Jessica,” Melody teased, “I didn't know you cared so much for Paul. You got a lady boner for him? You're not really his type are you?”
Word: lady boners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lady boner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fragrant azalea Part of Speech: noun 1. An azalea of species Rhododendron arborescens, of the eastern seaboard of the US.
Word: pinxterbloom azalea Part of Speech: noun 1. Rhododendron canescens
Word: swamp azalea Part of Speech: noun 1. Rhododendron viscosum, of the eastern US.
Word: waste bin Part of Speech: noun 1. A container for waste, whether a larger outdoor one or a smaller indoor one.
Word: common buttonbush Part of Speech: noun 1. Cephalanthus occidentalis
Word: Mexican buttonbush Part of Speech: noun 1. Cephalanthus salicifolius Labels: uncountable
Word: eastern redbud Part of Speech: noun 1. Cercis canadensis, a tree native to the southeastern, midwestern, and south central United States and parts of northern Mexico. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: autochtonous Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of autochthonous. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, uncommon
Word: New Englander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New England + -er. Pronunciation: /ˌnuː ˈɪŋɡləndə(ɹ)/, /ˌnjuː ˈɪŋɡləndə(ɹ)/ 1. A person from New England.
Word: Chione Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Χιόνη (Khiónē), derived from χιών (khiṓn, “snow”). 1. A daughter of Boreas, the North Wind, and Oreithyia, sister to Zetes, Calais and Cleopatra. Labels: Greek 2. A nymph. Labels: Greek
Word: redemption fatigue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From redemption + fatigue. 1. The exhaustion of the capacity to forgive another owing to their repeated transgressions. Labels: uncountable Example: Like many Americans, Mr. Condit, I have Redemption Fatigue. I'm too tired to forgive any more gray-haired-blow-dried-elected scoundrels trying to sin 'n' spin. Example: New polls detect "redemption fatigue" among Weiner supporters.
Word: compassion fatigue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From compassion + fatigue. 1. The exhaustion of the capacity to react with sympathy to another's misfortune owing to one's overexposure to their previous misfortunes. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: But we must beware of the creeping "compassion fatigues,” and we must fight to counter the tendency. Example: Events come to be significant as instances above all of something that can be named: generation gaps, compassion fatigues, capitalist greed, welfare cheating, road rage, and so on.
Word: Achuar Part of Speech: noun 1. An indigenous people of the Americas belonging to the Jivaroan family. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Achuar Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Achuar-Shiwiar (“a Jivaroan language”).
Word: lobby card Part of Speech: noun 1. A small poster (often one of a small set) for a film or play, displayed in the front of house of a cinema or theatre. Example: Some lobby card sets contain as many as 16 or more different cards. One of the purposes of lobby cards was to give a pictorial synopsis of the subject movie.
Word: keep one's head down Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see keep, one, head, down. Example: I had to keep my head down so my ex wouldn't recognize me as I walked by. 2. To avoid trouble or attention. Labels: idiomatic Example: He's keeping his head down after being blasted for his offensive tweets.
Word: Mom and apple pie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of mom and apple pie. Labels: alt-of, uncountable Example: A case in point is the current concern over the drafting of Honors programs in our colleges. To be “against” Honors programs is now almost as unthinkable as to be “against” Mom and apple pie. Example: The seeming rambling plotlessness (and consider, in the context of Hollywood slickeries of production and Mom-and-apple-pie-isms of the era, the courage of his producers in permitting him his free-form structures, let alone his iconoclasms) puts an aura of carelessness on his work.
Word: private investment bankers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of private investment banker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polyarchies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polyarchy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beghadhkephath Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of begadkefat. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: mediumly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From medium + -ly. 1. To a medium extent. Labels: not-comparable Example: I enjoyed the farm on weekends during the school year and was very good academically at school and mediumly good in sports.
Word: one liner Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of one-liner. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: one liners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of one liner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soundbyte Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of soundbite. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: Marketing analysts may say these in-depth articles are too complex, but this is the kind of journalism we need in an era of sound-byte politics.
Word: globaloney Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of global + baloney. Coined by American writer, politician, ambassador, journalist and anti-Communist activist Clare Boothe Luce in 1943 to disparage the recommendation of then-Vice President Henry Agard Wallace that airlines of the world be given free access to US airports. Pronunciation: /ˌɡləʊ.bəˈləʊ.niː/, /ˌɡloʊ.bəˈloʊ.ni/, /ˌɡləʉ.bəˈləʉ.niː/, /ˌɡlɐʉ.bəˈlɐʉ.niː/, /ˌɡlo.bəˈlo.ni/ 1. Absurd or nonsensical ideas or talk on global issues. Labels: US, uncountable Example: But much of what Mr. Wallace calls his global thinking is, no matter how you slice it, still “globaloney”. Example: We must beware of any form of ‘globaloney’.
Word: boober Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbuːbə/, /ˈbubɚ/ 1. A woman's breast. Labels: in-plural, slang Example: My daughter walked in on my mom getting dressed a while back and asked what her bra is for. Before Mom could answer my daughter added, "Oh, it's to hold up your boobers. Why do they hang down?" My mom is now seriously thinking of plastic "reconstructive surgery" and my father is having fits! Example: yeah, damn the women in that game had big boobers
Word: boobers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boober Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zigsaw puzzles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zigsaw puzzle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zigsaws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zigsaw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mitsumata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 三椏(みつまた) (mitsumata, “paperbush”). 1. Paperbush, any of various species of shrubs in the genus Edgeworthia native to Asia that may be used to make paper. Example: Moreover, the fibres of Ganpi and Mitsumata are not strong enough singly, yet they are extensively used with other coarse raw materials in order to give the tenderness, smoothness, and lustre to paper of low quality. Example: Mitsumata has been used for paper since about 1600 CE. It is one of three main fiber types used for making Japanese paper.
Word: Ossining Part of Speech: name Etymology: From earlier Ossingsing, named for the nearby Sing Sing Kill, borrowed from Dutch Sintsing, Sintsinck, from Munsee *ăsúnchung (*ăsə́nčəng), *ăshúnshung (*ăšə́nšəng, “at the small stone”), ăsún (ăsə́n, “stone”) + -ush (-əš, diminutive suffix) + -ung (-əng, locative suffix), from Proto-Algonquian *aʔsenya. The prison located on the site retains the older form of the name, Sing Sing. Pronunciation: /ˈɑsɪnɪŋ/, /ˈɒsɪnɪŋ/ 1. A town in Westchester County, New York. 2. A village, within this town; the site of Sing Sing prison.
Word: Montauk Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowing from Mohegan-Pequot Montaukett, the name of the tribe, which roughly translates to "the fort country". 1. A hamlet and census-designated place in East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. 2. The easternmost part of Long Island, New York, site of a lighthouse. 3. An unincorporated community in Dent County, Missouri.
Word: Chappaqua Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Algonquin shah-pah-ka. 1. A hamlet in Westchester County, New York.
Word: Taconic Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Tacony (a certain river) + -ic. The river's name is borrowed from Unami tèkhane (literally “cold river”), from tè inan (“cold”) + -hàne (“river”). Other early spellings include Taughkannuc. 1. A mountain range in New England, United States; A low mountain range in eastern New York, western Massachusetts, and southwestern Vermont. 2. A hamlet in the town of Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut. 3. A town in New York, United States. 4. The geological process that resulted in the precursor to the modern Taconic mountain range and shaped much of the Appalachian range, or the time period in the early Silurian during which this occurred
Word: Taconic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Tacony (a certain river) + -ic. The river's name is borrowed from Unami tèkhane (literally “cold river”), from tè inan (“cold”) + -hàne (“river”). Other early spellings include Taughkannuc. 1. Relating to the geological process which created the Taconic mountain range. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Rockaway Part of Speech: name Etymology: See rockaway. 1. A sandy peninsula in Queens County, New York, extending west from Nassau County, dividing Jamaica Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. 2. A borough and township in Morris County, New Jersey. 3. A river in New Jersey, a tributary of the Passaic.
Word: Rockaway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See rockaway. 1. A Native American inhabiting this region. Labels: historical
Word: morphoplasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From morpho- + -plasm. 1. kinoplasm, trophoplasm Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: morphoplasms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of morphoplasm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kinoplasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kino-, alternative form of kine- + -plasm. 1. An active protoplasm used to make filaments and mobile structures.
Word: kinoplasms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kinoplasm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: morphoplasmic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From morphoplasm + -ic. 1. of or related to morphoplasm. Labels: not-comparable
Word: kinoplasmic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From kinoplasm + -ic. 1. of or related to kinoplasm Labels: not-comparable
Word: trophoplasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tropho- + -plasm. 1. an undifferentiated protoplasm that used to be nutritive in use
Word: trophoplasms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trophoplasm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trophoplasmic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trophoplasm + -ic. 1. of or related to trophoplasm Labels: not-comparable
Word: downfell Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of downfall Labels: form-of, past
Word: seemlihed Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of seemlihead. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: seemlihood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English semlyhode, variant of semlyhede (modern English seemlihead); equivalent to seemly + -hood. 1. The state, condition, or quality of being seemly; seemliness. Labels: dated, uncountable Example: And flowers have made confessions unto me At which I marvel; for they rail at thee And call thee heartless in thy seemlihood, Though queen-elect of all the flowers that be. Example: Proclaimed himself her loyal knight, and swore Glynne to coerce to decent seemlihood, Begged her to cease her tears, lest ravaged cheek And sunken eyes unfitted her for all Engagements of the evening, [...]
Word: pheer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fere (“companion, friend, mate”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic, dialectal Example: This paragon should queen Armida wed, / A goodly swain to be a princess' pheer, // A lovely partner of a lady's bed, / A noble head a golden crown to wear!
Word: hickory nut Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the large edible nuts of the hickory tree. Example: To break the shell of a hickory nut, you needed a hammer and an act of Congress, and even then you needed a screwdriver to get at the meat, which was about as tasty as a clod of limestone.
Word: hickory nuts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hickory nut Labels: form-of, plural
Word: comedy of errors Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From comedy + of + errors, probably coined by the English playwright William Shakespeare (c. 1564 – 1616) as the title of the play The Comedy of Errors (written c. 1594; published 1623), about two sets of identical twins separated at birth who are involved in a series of mistaken identities. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒmɪdi əv ˈɛɹəz/, /ˌkɑmədi əv ˈɛɹəɹz/ 1. A comedy in which the humour is due to misinterpretations, mistaken identity, etc. Labels: also Example: [I]n ſome comedyes of Errors, […] the Miſtres and the Maide change habits […] Example: VVhat Comedies''' of errors ſvvell the ſtage / VVith your moſt publike vices, vvhen the age / Dares perſonate in action, for, your eies / Ranke Sceanes of your luſt-ſvveating qualities: […] 2. A series of amusing or farcical events involving awkward missteps or other mistakes. Labels: broadly, idiomatic Example: It ſhall not be amiſſe (for him that vvill read) firſt to beholde this ſhort Comedy of Errors, and vvhere the greateſt enter, to giue them inſtead of a hiſſe, a gentle correction. Example: I think I have seen such comedies of errors going on in the world.
Word: unprotested Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + protested. 1. not protested against, not complained about Example: His planning application was unprotested and passed by the committee.
Word: unappealed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + appealed. 1. uncontested, not appealed against Example: He accepted his guilt and the conviction was unappealed. Example: The bad line call against Murray remained unappealed.
Word: black oak Part of Speech: noun 1. A deciduous oak tree, Quercus velutina, native to eastern North America; its wood. Labels: countable, usually 2. A related oak tree native to western North America, Quercus kelloggii, often considered the best oak for acorn mush by American Indians in its native range; the wood of this tree.
Word: black oaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of black oak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: northern red oaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of northern red oak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: burr oak Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bur oak. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bur oak Part of Speech: noun 1. Quercus macrocarpa.
Word: blackjack oak Part of Speech: noun 1. An oak tree of species Quercus marilandica.
Word: post oak Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the species Quercus stellata (family Fagaceae), of trees native to North America.
Word: Jerusalem oak Part of Speech: noun 1. The weed Dysphania botrys, native to the Mediterranean region and naturalized in North America. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The herb epazote, Dysphania ambrosioides, native to the Americas. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Zargari Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Persian زرگری (zargari, literally “of or pertaining to goldsmiths”), compound of زرگر (zargar, “goldsmith”) + ـی (-i). 1. a secret language and sociolect based on Persian used by goldsmiths and some minorities of Iran, including Persian Jews
Word: Zargari Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Persian زرگری (zargari, literally “of or pertaining to Zargar”), compound of زرگر (zargar) + ـی (-i). 1. a Balkan Romani dialect spoken primarily in the Zargar region of the Qazvin province of Iran 2. A speaker of the Zargari language
Word: pecan pie Part of Speech: noun 1. A sweet pie made from corn syrup and pecans, considered a specialty of Southern United States cuisine. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Königsberger Klopse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Königsberger Klopse (literally “Königsbergian meatballs”). 1. An East Prussian dish of meatballs in a white sauce with capers. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Béchamel sauce Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of béchamel sauce. Labels: alt-of
Word: giust Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of joust. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Full iolly knight he ſeemd, and faire did ſitt, / As one for knightly giuſts and fierce encounters fitt.
Word: coaptation suture Part of Speech: noun 1. A superficial suture of the skin only.
Word: spiall Part of Speech: noun 1. A spy; spies. Labels: archaic, uncountable, usually Example: For he by faithful spiall was assur'd, / That Egypt's king was forward on his way. 2. The act of spying; espionage. Labels: archaic, uncountable, usually
Word: eathest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of eath: most eath Labels: form-of, superlative Example: Who thinks him most secure is eathest shamed; / I hope the best, yet fear inconstant Mart.
Word: malfeature Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mal- + feature. 1. A bad feature (cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing). Example: One major malfeature of many present day trimarans is too much exposed window area. Example: Questionable feature for af. Of interest to gps users on various Unix flavors.
Word: malfeatures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of malfeature Labels: form-of, plural
Word: largemouth bass Part of Speech: noun 1. A black bass of species Micropterus salmoides, found from northeastern Mexico to southeastern Canada.
Word: rock bass Part of Speech: noun 1. A rock bass of the genus Ambloplites, especially of the species Ambloplites rupestris and Ambloplites constellatus. 2. A spotted grouper (Epinephelus analogus) 3. A starry grouper (Epinephelus labriformis) 4. A rivulated mutton hamlet (Alphestes multiguttatus)
Word: rock basses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rock bass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: technomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From techno- + -mancy. 1. A form of magical ability that either affects technology, is used through technology, or is gained through the use of technology. Labels: uncountable 2. The combination of magic and technology. Labels: uncountable
Word: heremite Part of Speech: noun 1. A hermit; an eremite. Labels: obsolete Example: Next morn the bishops twain, the heremite, / And all the clerks and priests of less estate, // Did in the middest of the camp unite / Within a place for prayer consecrate.
Word: anchress Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of anchoress (“female anchorite”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: And hermits good and anchresses that dwell / Mew'd up in walls, and mumble on their beads.
Word: shootress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shooter + -ess. 1. A female shooter; a markswoman; an archeress. Example: Her mighty bow Clorinda often drew, / And many a sharp and deadly arrow shot; // And from her bow no steeled shaft there flew, / But that some blood the cursed engine got, // Blood of some valiant knight or man of fame, / For that proud shootress scorned weaker game.
Word: northern wild rice Part of Speech: noun 1. Wild rice of the species Zizania palustris, native to Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, and Canada north and west of the Great Lakes. Labels: uncountable
Word: vermile Part of Speech: adj 1. Bright red in color; vermilion. Example: The bleeding staunch'd, no vermile drop out-ran; / The leg again wax'd strong, with vigor new.
Word: pretious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin pretiōsus. 1. Obsolete form of precious. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: In pretious cloths his leg the chieftain ties, / Naught could the man from blood and fight debar. Example: How vain therfore is it, and how preposterous in the Canon Law, to have made such carefull provision against the impediment of carnall performance, and to have had no care about the unconversing inability of mind, so defective to the purest and most sacred end of matrimony: and that the vessell of voluptuous enjoyment must be made good to him that has tak’n it upon trust without any caution, when as the mind from whence must flow the acts of peace and love, a far more pretious mixture then the quintessence of an excrement, though it be found never so deficient and unable to performe the best duty of marriage in a cheerfull and agreeable conversation, shall be thought good anough, how ever flat and melancholious it be, and must serve though to the eternall disturbance and languishing of him that complains him.
Word: knob-and-tube Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to a type of electrical wiring consisting of insulated conductive copper wire affixed by porcelain hardware and protected in vulnerable areas by insulated cloth sleeving. Widely used in North America during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Labels: not-comparable Example: If living in a house with antiquated knob-and-tube wiring—individual wires, not cables, passing through porcelain insulators—live wiring can be detected with a magnetic compass whose needle deflects
Word: knob and tube Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of knob-and-tube. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: agoraphobes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agoraphobe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: non-verbal leak Part of Speech: noun 1. A repetitive, patterned movement from the shoulders up, reflecting an unresolved perceived trauma and manifesting an old decision or strategy from the past. Example: (2) more able to control affective expression and inhibit non-verbal leaks; Example: Such “non-verbal leaks” give away a person’s real attitude.
Word: evocable Part of Speech: adj 1. That can be evoked. Labels: not-comparable
Word: whiteanity Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of white + Christianity. 1. A white supremacist form of Christianity. Example: To make life more human for the oppressed and to reclaim the humanity of the oppressed as well, the racism that is built into our most cherished institutions, including our churches, must be attacked and removed “root and branch.” Without this there can be “whiteanity,” but there can be no genuine Christianity. Example: Is it an authentic liberation theology, or is it Christianity/Whiteanity—a religion of oppression, a species of the slave master’s Frankenstein mutation of biblical religion and Christianity that Carter G. Woodson labels mis-religion and Benjamin Mays, “compensatory beliefs”?
Word: jurament Part of Speech: noun 1. A pledge or vow.
Word: antichretic Part of Speech: adj 1. of or relating to an antichresis Labels: not-comparable
Word: guidelight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From guide + light. 1. A light that serves to guide. Labels: figuratively, sometimes
Word: guidelights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of guidelight Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unurbane Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + urbane. 1. Not urbane. Example: 'Tis language un-urbane, and only befitting the man vvho cannot give clear and ſatisfactory accounts of things, or dive deep enough into the firſt cauſes of human ignorance and confuſion.
Word: Suevic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Suevi + -ic. 1. Of or relating to the Suevi or Suebi, an ancient group of Germanic peoples.
Word: pineapple weed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The fragrance has been compared to that of pineapple 1. Wild chamomile (Matricaria discoidea) Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Dwarf coastweed (Amblyopappus pusillus) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Idist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ido + -ist. 1. A speaker or proponent of Ido (a constructed language). Example: […]but on the other hand the Idists are not so few as their adversaries generally say, and among them are a good many who before 1907 were leaders and editors of Esperanto in the various countries.
Word: Idists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Idist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 100 meters Part of Speech: noun 1. US standard spelling of 100 metres, a sporting race event. Labels: US, alt-of, no-plural, standard
Word: 200 meters Part of Speech: noun 1. US standard spelling of 200 metres. Labels: US, alt-of, standard
Word: 400 meters Part of Speech: noun 1. US standard spelling of 400 metres. Labels: US, alt-of, standard
Word: 800 meters Part of Speech: noun 1. US standard spelling of 800 metres. Labels: US, alt-of, standard
Word: 1500 meters Part of Speech: noun 1. US standard spelling of 1500 metres. Labels: US, alt-of, standard, uncountable
Word: 5000 meters Part of Speech: noun 1. US standard spelling of 5000 metres. Labels: US, alt-of, standard
Word: 10000 meters Part of Speech: noun 1. US standard spelling of 10000 metres. Labels: US, alt-of, standard
Word: Yiddishist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yiddish ייִדישיסט (yidishist, “Yiddishist (person)”). By surface analysis, Yiddish + -ist. 1. A proponent of the Yiddish language and culture. Example: The third type of secular Bar Mitzvah was developed by secular Yiddishists in the United States before and after World War II. Rifkind's book includes a Hebrew translation of a Yiddish article from 1939 describing such an event. It sounds from the description that the family and friends were Labor Zionists. The party was in place of a synagogue service and the focus had shifted from God and the Mitzvot to Zionism, Yiddish and the Jewish people.
Word: Yiddishist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Yiddish ייִדישיסט (yidishist, “Yiddishist (person)”). By surface analysis, Yiddish + -ist. 1. Of or relating to the efforts of the Yiddishists. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Yiddishists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Yiddishist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: IAL Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of International Auxiliary Language. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of International Algebraic Language, later named ALGOL. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, obsolete Example: Between 1958 and 1960, a collaboration was initiated between the Association for Computing Machinery and the Gesellschaft für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik for the definition of a universal algorithmic language, first denoted IAL, later ALGOL58, and finally ALGOL60.
Word: scholars and gentlemen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scholar and gentleman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Yiddishism Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Yiddish + -ism. 1. The Yiddishist movement.
Word: Yiddishism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yiddish + -ism. 1. A word or phrase that is characteristically Yiddish but used in another language. Labels: rhetoric Example: Is this term indeed derived from Tanach or other holy books? Or is it just a nonsensical "Yiddishism" that kind of made it through the generations from grandmothers to their kids?
Word: Yiddishisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Yiddishism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Yiddishland Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Yiddish + -land. 1. A region where Yiddish is spoken; the areas of Eastern Europe or the Jewish Autonomous Oblast that had significant numbers of Jewish inhabitants. Example: But once Dr. Levenson, who works for the Indian Health Service and wears a colorful tapestry yarmulke, has alerted the tiny network, it almost seems as if we have stepped into Yiddishland.
Word: Yiddishistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Yiddish + -istic. 1. Yiddishist Labels: not-comparable
Word: abelianizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abelianization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abelianisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abelianisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Zuluise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Zulu + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of Zuluize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard, rare
Word: Zionisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of Zionization. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard, uncountable
Word: Zionise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of Zionize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: Zuluised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Zuluise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Zuluising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Zuluise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: zeolitise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From zeolite + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of zeolitize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard, rare
Word: zeolitised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of zeolitise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: zeolitising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of zeolitise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Yiddishize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Yiddish + -ize. 1. To make more Yiddish or Yiddishist. Labels: transitive
Word: Yiddishlike Part of Speech: adj 1. Rare spelling of Yiddish-like. Labels: alt-of, rare Example: “Chicken Soup,” 9:30 p.m., ABC, premieres Tuesday. Comedy. Yiddishlike Jackie Mason still sounds here like he just got off the boat. “I’m a wonderful poyson,” says Jewish carpet salesman Jackie Fisher (Mason), who lives with his mother (Rita Karin) while having a secret affair with Catholic Maddie Peerce (Lynn Redgrave), otherwise known as “the shiksa next door.” Example: Practically no one could ignore the by now stock Jewish figures that they displayed: impecunious, shabbily dressed Ostjuden (eastern European Jews) displaying their own distinguishing signs and speaking a corrupt, Yiddishlike German; […]
Word: winsorizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of winsorization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Winsorization Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of winsorization. Labels: alt-of, uncountable, usually
Word: Winsorize Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative letter-case form of winsorize. Labels: alt-of
Word: winsorisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of winsorization. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard, uncountable, usually
Word: Winsorisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of winsorization. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard, uncountable, usually
Word: winsorise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of winsorize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: Winsorise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of winsorize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: winsorised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of winsorise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: winsorising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of winsorise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Winsorizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Winsorize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Winsorized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Winsorize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Winsorising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Winsorise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Winsorised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Winsorise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: winterisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of winterization. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard, uncountable, usually
Word: tragic flaws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tragic flaw. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nightbirds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nightbird Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Erdenet Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɜːrdɪnɛt/ 1. A city in Mongolia. Example: On a clear, crisp October morning, we set out for the hilly northwest. Our destination: the city of Erdenet, where a mammoth copper and molybdenum mining complex is operated jointly by the Mongolians and the Russians.
Word: Darkhan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Mongolian Дархан (Darxan). Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːrkɑːn/ 1. A city in Mongolia. Example: In the towns that lay next on our itinerary, the Soviet-Mongolian partnership was much in evidence. In Darkhan, for example, founded just 20 years ago on the open grasslands, we saw the factories that provide 15 percent of Mongolia's total G.N.P.; they had been built by Russians and East Europeans. At the city hall, Mayor Tumurkhoyag told us proudly that his town was an example to all developing countries. Not the least among the achievements he cited was the development of two of Mongolia's five world champions in free-style wrestling, which, along with horsemanship and archery, is a national sport. Yet about half of Darkhan's population of 60,000 live in small wooden houses and yurts that are heated by wood and coal, with outside toilets.
Word: Choibalsan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mongolian Чойбалсан (Čojbalsan). 1. A city in Dornod, Mongolia.
Word: Mörön Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mongolian Мөрөн (Mörön). 1. A city in Khövsgöl, Mongolia. Example: Mörön was the administrative capital of Khövsgöl aimag, sure — but why here? There was no obvious difference between this dusty, treeless plain and the 200 kilometres or so of dusty, treeless plain we'd just driven through. I looked out for the wide, flowing river that would justify the town’s name but I couldn’t see anything. Example: Save time by catching a flight from Ulaanbaatar to Khovsgol's provincial capital, Murun. If you’re feeling adventurous, get on a local bus from Ulaanbaatar to Murun. During the 12 hours, you’ll see the vast central Mongolian countryside.
Word: Sükhbaatar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Mongolian Сүхбаатар (Süxbaatar). Cognate with Inner Mongolian ᠰᠤᠻᠪᠠᠠᠲᠠᠷ (sukbaatar). 1. A city in Selenge, Mongolia.
Word: bat'leth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Klingon betleH, short for batlh'etlh (“sword of honor”). Pronunciation: /ˈbæt.lɪθ/, /ˈbæt.lɛθ/ 1. A double-ended curved blade weapon with spiked protrusions, controlled by grips along its back, used by Klingons in Star Trek. Example: It is a bat'leth. It belonged to my father... It has been in our family for ten generations. Example: The U.K. is looking to clean up its streets with a knife amnesty program, so you can imagine their surprise when a Klingon, er, excuse me, a Klingon fan, turned in a replica Bat’leth over the weekend.
Word: coenosarcs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coenosarc Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cœnosarc Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of coenosarc. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The polype‐cells were not cut off from the common cœnosarc by a septum.
Word: defectless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin facio Latin dēficiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin dēfectusbor. English defect Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English defectless From defect + -less. 1. without a defect Labels: not-comparable
Word: bathtub gin Part of Speech: noun 1. Gin or a similar alcoholic beverage which is of very poor quality, as if made by a homebrewer in a bathtub. Labels: colloquial, countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: rotgut, gut rot, hooch, swill, red-eye, moonshine Example: Part of Dallman's "Three Blind Mice" parody follows: / They called us donkey-braying cranks / But all they gave to win our thanks / Was bathtub gin and busted banks / For twelve long years.
Word: bare-footed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of barefooted. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: do not pass go, do not collect £200 Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From the board game Monopoly, where it was written on cards that sent the player's piece directly to jail. 1. A phrase telling someone to pursue a path directly without deviations.
Word: in the saddle Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Synonym of in control. Labels: idiomatic Example: 1990, December 28 broadcast, PBS Newshour, David Gergen the pessimism […] in this country was in the saddle even before Saddam Hussein came along 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: sitting in or on the saddle of a horse or of a motorcycle or bicycle. Example: Once or twice a year, I travelled through France with the dedicatee of this book [Margaret Hambrick, the author's wife] at the speed of a nineteenth-century stagecoach. Cycling not only makes it possible to conduct exhaustive research into local produce, it also creates an enormous appetite for information. Certain configurations of field, road, weather and smell imprint themselves on the cycling brain with inexplicable clarity and return sometimes years later to pose their nebulous questions. A bicycle unrolls a 360-degree panorama […] This book is the result of fourteen thousand miles in the saddle and four years in the library. It describes the lives of the inhabitants of France – wherever possible, through their own eyes – and the exploration and colonization of their land by foreigners and natives, from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth. It follows a roughly chronological route, from the end of the reign of Louis XIV to the outbreak of the First World War, with occasional detours through pre-Roman Gaul and present-day France.
Word: back in the saddle Part of Speech: phrase 1. Returned to one's normal, healthy, functioning state, as from an interruption or setback. Example: “Well, that's it. Let's reactivate him. Wake up!” “[Yawns] Hey, chumps and chumpettes. Did you get the bomb out? Can I go back to saying the word I love to say?” “I'm sorry, but we couldn't remove it.” “It's stuck in there with glue or something. I don't know.” “Well, this is just great. What's the point of living if I can't say ass? [Gasps] Hey! I didn't blow up! Ass! Ass! Ass! Ass! Ass! All right! I'm back in the saddle.” “We couldn't disarm the bomb, so we reset the word that triggers it.” “It's from the list of words you almost never say.” “That's using your ass. So what's the word?” “We think it's better if you don't know.” “Oh, come on. I'm not going to say it. Please? Ooh, is it "please"?” “Nope.” “Hmm. Words I never say. Oh. I know. "Thanks."” “Bender, stop trying to destroy the world.” “Wait, wait, wait, wait. Is it "sorry"? No. "Funderful"? Mmm... "Non-alcoholic"?” “Quit it.” “Bender.” “Stop it, mon.” “Enough already.” “"Compassion"? "Shrimp toast"? "Antiquing"?” [Explosion] “I'm all right.” Example: Eighteen months into his time off, a friend of Bean's who worked at Jaffe Raitt Heuer &; Weiss in Detroit had a large client that needed a senior attorney. Bean had not been actively looking to return to lawyering -- especially at a firm -- but the option to work part time appealed to him. " The client and I got along well and it was a nice firm, " Bean recalls. Before long, the position became full time and Bean is now a Jaffe Raitt partner. / "I'm back in the saddle," he says.
Word: Suebic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Suevic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: oculolinctus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin oculus (“eye”) + linctus (“licked”), past participle of lingo (“to lick”). 1. A paraphilia involving licking the eyeballs. Labels: uncountable
Word: kurti Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kurta. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: alwaysness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From always + -ness. 1. The state, quality, or condition of being or lasting indefinitely or always; continuity; indefiniteness; eternity. Labels: uncountable Example: It seems that 'alwaysness' can have its beginning and its end, or at least that 'alwaysness' can be conceived as once having begun and once having to end. Example: This sense of “alwaysness” is reproduced by the group in question through shared rememberings, notably the telling ofstories, an activity in which both women and men participate.
Word: do not pass Go, do not collect two hundred dollars Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative spelling of do not pass go, do not collect $200. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Camas Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Clark County, Washington, United States. 2. A town near Seville, Spain
Word: parabling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of parable Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: little black books Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of little black book Labels: form-of, plural
Word: audio-books Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of audio-book Labels: form-of, plural
Word: audio book Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of audiobook. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: audio books Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of audio book Labels: form-of, plural
Word: signorise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From signor + -ise. 1. seigniorize. Labels: obsolete Example: The planets mild their lamps benign quench'd out, / And cruel stars in heav'n did signorise, // Whose influence cast fiery flames about, / And hot impressions through the earth and skies.
Word: remew Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English remewen, from Old French remuer, from Medieval Latin remutare, from Latin re- + mutare. 1. To remove. Labels: obsolete Example: But with that faith wherewith he could remew / The steadfast hills, and seas dry up to naught, / He pray'd the Lord upon his flock to rew, / To ope the springs of grace, and ease this drought.
Word: adenines Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæ.dɪ.nɪnz/ 1. plural of adenine (multiple adenine molecules) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: First People Part of Speech: name 1. An indigenous people Labels: Canada 2. An indigenous people Labels: Australia
Word: juramentados Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of juramentado Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gochujang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 고추장 (gochujang). Pronunciation: /ˈɡoʊ.t͡ʃu.d͡ʒæŋ/, /ɡɒ-/, /-d͡ʒu-/, /-d͡ʒɑŋ/ 1. A condiment based on red chili, used in Korean cuisine. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: This was where my obsession with jjigae began. I set out to learn how to make not only this gateway jjigae, but all of the most popular jjigae of Korean cuisine: sundubu jjigae, kimchi jiigae^([sic]), gochujang jjigae and doenjang jjigae. Chicken soup may be for the soul, but jjigae is comfort food of the highest order.
Word: jillick Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪ.lɪk/ 1. To skip or skim a stone across water. Labels: Newfoundland
Word: Bolognese sauce Part of Speech: noun 1. A tomato- and ground meat-based sauce originating in Bologna, Italy. Labels: countable, uncountable