nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: CAI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of calcium-aluminium-rich inclusion, a type of mineral. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of carbonic anhydrase inhibitor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of chronic ankle instability. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of cold air intake. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of computer assisted instruction. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: CAI Part of Speech: name 1. Conodont Alteration Index, an estimate of the maximum temperature reached by a sedimentary rock.
Word: imperiality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English imperial Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English imperiality From imperial + -ity. 1. Imperial power. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Imperial rights or privileges. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: imperialities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of imperiality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: indexical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Old Latin en Latin in Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin indexder. English index Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English indexical From index + -ical. 1. Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index. 2. Having or imparting a meaning, or signifying a referent, that changes according to context. Example: In order that they might represent the worlds of experience and imagination, such symbols have to be put together with ‘indexical’ signs, as Peirce termed them, such as articles (the, some), demonstratives (this, those), tense-inflections (walk-s, walk-ed), moods (may/might walk, shall/should walk) etc.
Word: indexical Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Old Latin en Latin in Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin indexder. English index Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English indexical From index + -ical. 1. An indexical term. Example: So even with indexicals, there is a Sinn for every meaning.
Word: immortalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of immortalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: immortalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of immortalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: immersive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English immerse Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English immersive From immerse + -ive. 1. Tending to immerse. 2. Giving the impression of immersion. Example: An immersive system usually allows the user to move around physically so it is important that the real world allows sufficient space for this to happen safely. Example: However, I maintain that many immersive theatre performances still tend to assign audiences to a scheme of production that is neoliberal in character and that affects the values and meanings that are attributable to that scheme of production. 3. Using or relating to the immersion technique of language teaching.
Word: wireframe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wire + frame. The figurative use is extended from the literal (pre-computing and non-computing) concept of a wire frame, a frame made of wire. 1. A visual model of an electronic representation of a three-dimensional object as defined geometrically by line segments. Example: A wireframe is transparent in nature, requiring some skill and expertise in interpreting the model. 2. A basic visual guide used to suggest the layout of fundamental elements in a web interface. Example: Wireframes should be simple sketches that you can quickly revise and not get attached to.
Word: wireframe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From wire + frame. The figurative use is extended from the literal (pre-computing and non-computing) concept of a wire frame, a frame made of wire. 1. To generate a wireframe representation Example: She'd barely wireframed it, here, and there was no there there, no interiority. 2. To prepare a wireframe for a website Example: There are a few lists you should make before you start wireframing.
Word: wireframes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wireframe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pisanka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *peiśteider. Proto-Slavic *pisati Old Polish pisać Polish pisać Proto-Indo-European *-nisder. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-nisder. Proto-Slavic *-nь Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Balto-Slavic *-is Proto-Slavic *-ь Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Balto-Slavic *-jas Proto-Slavic *-jь Proto-Slavic *-ьje Proto-Slavic *-nьje Old Polish -anie Polish -anie Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ Proto-Slavic *-ъka Old Polish -ka Polish -ka Polish -anka Polish pisankabor. English pisanka Borrowed from Polish pisanka. 1. Alternative spelling of pysanka Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: suffixive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English suffix Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English suffixive From suffix + -ive. 1. Forming words through the addition of a suffix or suffixes Labels: dated, not-comparable Example: The genius, in the French sense, of creole is its tendency to form phrases with a minimum of connectives, often through the use of suffixive combinations […]
Word: he-bitch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English he- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bikjanąder. Proto-Germanic *bikjǭ Proto-West Germanic *bikkjā Old English biċċe Middle English bicche English bitch English he-bitch From he- + bitch. 1. A man who behaves obnoxiously or promiscuously; a male bitch. Labels: offensive, slang, vulgar Example: I am a bad old she-bitch, am I? […] And what about how you are a he-bitch? Example: The little matter of he-bitches wasn't listed in the "Handbook."
Word: he-bitches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of he-bitch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: embarkee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From embark + -ee. 1. One who embarks on a vessel such as a ship or plane. Example: All embarkees are screened for contagious disease.
Word: evaluatee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From evaluate + -ee. 1. One who is evaluated. Example: Evaluatees are judged based on the assigned criteria.
Word: embarkees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of embarkee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: evaluatees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of evaluatee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: panipuri Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi पानी पूरी (pānī pūrī, literally “water bread”), from पानी (pānī, “water”) + पूरी (pūrī, “puri, poori”, a type of Indian bread). Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːnɪˌpuːɹɪ/, /ˌpɑniˈpʊɹi/ 1. A form of fried puff-pastry balls filled with a watery mixture of tamarind, chili, chaat masala, potato, onion and chickpeas, from India and Pakistan. Example: “Diwali this year will be even busier than last year,” said Saakhi Grover, an assistant manager and a daughter-in-law of Mr. Gaba. Cooks will work long hours preparing sweets and snacks like pani puri.
Word: packetize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English packet Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English packetize From packet + -ize. 1. To form data into packets, or bundled units, according to a specific protocol
Word: packetization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English packetize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English packetization From packetize + -ation. 1. The act or process of bundling data into packets according to a specific protocol Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: packetizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of packetization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: otoscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oto- + -scopy. 1. The visual examination of the inner ear using an otoscope Example: Uncooperative children must be adequately immobilized before otoscopy is attempted.
Word: walking-stick Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of walking stick. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: ‘Do, my dear,’ said Milford, ‘go and offer your arm to Mrs. Lynx. See how lame she is!’ ‘Not I,’ answered Samuelina.—‘Who’s to be an old woman’s walking-stick? No, no, I had enough of that when your father used to lug me along, and almost break my arm. I don’t like old people much; they are always so cross and so troublesome.’ ‘Ah! Mrs. Milford,’ replied Mrs. Lamborn, ‘we don’t consider when the infirmities of age creeps on us, how troublesome we may chance to be. Now, in my opinion, a human walking-stick is the most honorable station we can support.[…]’
Word: walking-sticks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of walking-stick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: welcome mat Part of Speech: noun 1. A doormat with a welcoming message on it. 2. Any sign or indication of welcome. Labels: broadly, figuratively
Word: welcome mats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of welcome mat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: razor strap Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of razor strop. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: decolorize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + color + -ize. Pronunciation: /diːˈkʌləɹaɪz/, /diːˈkʊləɹaɪz/ 1. To remove the color from. Labels: US, transitive 2. To lose one’s color. Labels: US, intransitive Example: According to Rühm fresh milk remains blue for 12 hours or more, and infected milk decolorizes in less than one hour.
Word: decolorizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of decolorize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: decolorizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of decolorize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: decolorized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of decolorize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Tabassaran Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Tabasaran. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Tabassaran Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Tabasaran. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: decolourise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of decolourize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: decolourize Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /diːˈkʌləɹaɪz/ 1. To drain of colour, to remove the colour from. Labels: intransitive, transitive
Word: autocorrelation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + correlation. 1. The cross-correlation of a signal with itself: the correlation between values of a signal in successive time periods. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Dividing the covariances by the variance gives the autocorrelations.
Word: autocorrelations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autocorrelation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inopinate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin inopīnātus. See in- (“not”), and opine. 1. Not expected, thought of, or looked for. Labels: obsolete
Word: decoloration Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of decolouration. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: disembarkee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From disembark + -ee. 1. One who disembarks from a vessel such as an airplane or ship
Word: disembarkees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disembarkee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: packetizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of packetize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: packetizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of packetize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: packetized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of packetize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nailbed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nail + bed. 1. The area underneath a nail in a human or other mammal. Example: On close inspection one of the nails will be found to be damaged, often with the nailbed exposed.
Word: nailbeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nailbed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: electroflotation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English flotation English electroflotation From electro- + flotation. 1. Removal of pollutants from water through the electrolytic generation of bubbles which collect pollutants and carry them to the surface Labels: uncountable Example: Pulsed electrogeneration of bubbles for electroflotation yields optimum-sized bubbles that are independent of solution conditions.
Word: ex-president Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex-der. Middle French ex-bor. Middle English ex- English ex- English president English ex-president From ex- + president. 1. A former president. Example: She was the third former Trump acolyte to agree to testify against the ex-president and others this week. Example: The other living ex-presidents are Jimmy Carter, who has been in hospice care for over a year, and George W. Bush, who is very friendly with both Obama and Clinton, but as a Republican is unlikely to campaign for Biden even given his disdain for Trump’s contempt for democracy.
Word: ex-husband Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex-der. Middle French ex-bor. Middle English ex- English ex- English husband English ex-husband From ex- + husband. 1. A former husband (from a previous marriage after a divorce).
Word: electrokinesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From electro- + -kinesis. 1. The transport of particles or fluid by means of an electric field acting on a fluid which has a net mobile charge. Labels: uncountable Example: These results demonstrate that electrokinesis can be used for bacteria transport in soils with low hydraulic conductivity, even against the electro-osmotic flow. 2. The generation of electrical force using the mind alone. Labels: uncountable Example: But Grey's electrokinesis and Greenman's telekinesis put me in a tight spot.
Word: but me no buts Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Coined in 1709 by Susanna Centlivre in the play The Busie Body. 1. Used to cut off objections or qualifications. Example: Sir Fran. But me no Buts Be gone, Sir: Dare to ask me for Money agen Refuse Forty Thousand Pound! Out of my Doors, I say, without reply. Example: VVor[thy]. But Sir— / Pol[itick]. But me no buts—vvhat can be the Reaſon of all this vvarlike Preparation, vvhich all our Nevvs-papers have informed us of.
Word: cellosolve Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the brand name "Cellosolve", used by Union Carbide since 1924 to market ethyl and methyl cellosolves as solvents for cellulose esters such as nitrocellulose. Blend of cellulose + dissolve 1. A glycol ether Example: Cellosolves are used as solvents for lacquers, for sealing cellophane wrapping, and in hydraulic-brake fluid. 2. Specifically ethylene glycol monoethyl ether Example: Start with a 50 per cent mixture of cellosolve and water; then go directly to pure cellosolve.
Word: Cellosolve Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of cellosolve. Labels: alt-of
Word: cellosolves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cellosolve Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dendron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined from dendrite by E. A. Schäfer in 1893, by analogy with neuron. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛndɹən/ 1. A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendrite. 2. A section of a dendrimer that includes the central atom or group.
Word: rejigs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rejig Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rejigging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English rejig Middle English -ynge English -ing English rejigging From rejig + -ing. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɪɡɪŋ/, /ɹiˈd͡ʒɪɡɪŋ/ 1. gerund of rejig: an act of rearranging or tweaking. Labels: form-of, gerund Example: Japanese adaptations and rejiggings of forms of American culture that result in things both familiar and odd
Word: rejigging Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English rejig Middle English -ynge English -ing English rejigging From rejig + -ing. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɪɡɪŋ/, /ɹiˈd͡ʒɪɡɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of rejig Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rejigged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rejig Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: myiases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of myiasis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superheroine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + heroine, by analogy with superhero. 1. A heroine with supernatural powers; a female superhero
Word: superheroines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superheroine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beautifiable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English beautify Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English beautifiable From beautify + -able. 1. Able to be beautified; capable of being made more beautiful.
Word: derivational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From derivation + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.
Word: inflexional Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of inflectional. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: frac Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of hydrofracking. 1. To use hydraulic fracturing (fraccing) Example: To date, Arrow has only fracced about 2.5 percent of its wells ...
Word: frac Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of hydrofracking. 1. Relating to or denoting hydraulic fracturing Labels: not-comparable Example: More than a million wells have been fracced in the United States since the first frac job six decades ago. Example: The drilling industry has generally spelled the word without a "K," using terms like "frac job" or "frac fluid."
Word: frac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of frac job. 1. Frac job. Example: A program summary showing the type and volume of fluid and the size and amount of sand that is planned for the eight fracs is shown in table 1.
Word: frac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of fracture. 1. Fracture. 2. Fracturing.
Word: frac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of fraction. 1. Fraction 2. Fractioning
Word: denaturalise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English naturalise English denaturalise From de- + naturalise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of denaturalize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: depictable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English depict 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 depictable From depict + -able. 1. Able to be depicted.
Word: representable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English presend English -t English present English represent 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 representable From represent + -able. 1. Capable of being represented.
Word: Cellosolves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Cellosolve; alternative letter-case form of cellosolves Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish טיש (tish, “table”). Doublet of desk, dais, disc, dish, and discus. 1. A festive meal for a religious event, especially Shabbat. Labels: Judaism Example: YPC's most popular activity has been the monthly Shabbat tish, which turns a Friday evening dinner into a Shabbat experience.
Word: tish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Backslang for shit 1. shit Labels: uncountable Example: 2001, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Rare A huge supply of tish comes from my chocolate starfish.
Word: celloidin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cellulose + -oid + -in. 1. A semisolid solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol. Used to embed specimens for microscopy before they are sectioned and placed on slides. Example: The celloidin will gradually change into a soft gel. 2. A specimen embedded in celloidin. Example: I will not cut the celloidins or check the bibliography for his book.
Word: celloidins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of celloidin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: collodions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of collodion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buy off Part of Speech: verb 1. To pay off, convince to refrain etc. by corrupt payment or other service. Labels: transitive Example: Then, Sir, as to Bribery and Corruption at Elections ... every Elector has a natural Byass to vote for one Man rather than another, and every Elector will vote according to his natural Byass, if he is not bought off: whoever endeavours to buy him off, must certainly come up to his Price, and this Price will be higher or lower, according to the Elector's Honour and Circumstances, and the natural Byass he has for the other Candidate. A great many Men may be perhaps bought off with 100 or 1000 Guineas, who, if half that sum were offered, would spurn it away with an honest Disdain. Example: You like to hear about gold. A king filled his prison room As full as the room could hold To the top of his reach on the wall With every known shape of the stuff. ’Twas to buy himself off his doom. 2. To gain release for (a person) from military service by payment of money. Labels: transitive
Word: daunter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English daunten English daunt English -er English daunter From daunt + -er. 1. One who daunts.
Word: fregola Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of pasta originating in Sardinia, resembling couscous and typically made with semolina flour Labels: uncountable
Word: intimidator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English intimidate Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -torlbor. English -or English intimidator From intimidate + -or. 1. One who intimidates.
Word: physical break Part of Speech: noun 1. A short break in a meeting or in a classroom setting, intended to improve attention by giving people a chance to move around. Labels: idiomatic Example: Hopefully you decided to use the dancing, rhythms, or dramatic play as an opportunity for plenty of movement — a chance for a physical break between two intellectual activities. Example: Adults need a physical break every hour so they can get up and move around.
Word: comfort break Part of Speech: noun 1. A short break for people to go to the toilet Labels: euphemistic
Word: comfort breaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of comfort break Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deauthorize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English authorize English deauthorize From de- + authorize. Pronunciation: /diːˈɔːθəɹaɪz/ 1. To revoke permission, sanction or consent. Labels: transitive Example: If you plan to get rid the of Dell desktop (or not use it for playing iTunes content) you should deauthorize it from the iTunes Store after you’ve moved the library — but before you shut it down that one last time. Example: Clinicians in the United States relied strongly on the use of two monoclonal antibody (mAbs) treatments for COVID-19, even after they were deauthorized by the Food and Drug Administration, according to a new study.
Word: frittate Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frittata Labels: form-of, plural
Word: confix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin configo or con- + fix. 1. An affix consisting of a prefix and suffix attached simultaneously to the root. Example: As is demonstrated by m-as-ku, tens are derived from the confix m- ... -hu. 2. An affix which is not divided, and which does not divide a root: thus, a prefix, suffix, or interfix. Labels: rare Example: 22. A PREFIX: a confix which precedes a root.
Word: confix Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin configo or con- + fix. 1. To make firm; to fix in a particular place or state. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: But Tuesday night last gone in's garden-house / He knew me as a wife. As this is true, / Let me in safety raise me from my knees; / Or else for ever be confixed here, / A marble monument!
Word: DFT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of density functional theory. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, physical, uncountable 2. Initialism of discrete Fourier transform. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of dry film thickness. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: tomayto, tomahto Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Uses the American English and British English pronunciations of the word tomato. Allusion to George Gershwin's song "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off": "You like tomato (/təˈmeɪtə/) and I like tomato (/təˈmɑːtə/)". Pronunciation: /təˈmeɪtoʊ təˈmɑːtoʊ/ 1. Used to dismiss a correction to one's adherence to an alternative standard. Labels: idiomatic Example: A: Then you hook the hose up to the bibcock, and you're done. B: You mean the sillcock. A: Tomayto, tomahto. 2. Used to dismissively suggest that a particular distinction is a distinction without a difference; used to express the assertion that two similar things are effectively the same, despite any trivial difference. Labels: idiomatic Example: A: Then you revise the database record for that transaction, and you're done. B: You mean you replace the old record with a new one. A: Tomayto, tomahto. Example: "Tomayto, tomahto," she said, and Taylor laughed. So they ended on a good note.
Word: discrete Fourier transform Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of converting a discrete time-based function into its frequency-based representation.
Word: discrete Fourier transforms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of discrete Fourier transform Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vis versa Part of Speech: adv 1. Misspelling of vice versa. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Fourier transforms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Fourier transform Labels: form-of, plural
Word: suprafixes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of suprafix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: year 2000 problems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of year 2000 problem Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kolmogorov complexities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Kolmogorov complexity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hippo fly Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of biting horsefly, found around southern Africa, Tabanus biguttatus.
Word: hippo flies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hippo fly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hippoboscid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the translingual. 1. Any of the species in the Hippoboscidae family of parasitic flies. Example: Various species of hippoboscid will attack humans, and the bite of the pigeon fly, Pseudolynchia canariensis, is said to be painful. Apart from the sheep ked, hippoboscids are of little importance to humans. Example: Several hippoboscid flies have been identified as vectors of Haemoproteus species,haemosporidian blood parasites that cause bird malarias.
Word: hippoboscids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hippoboscid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hippocamp Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhɪpəˌkæmp/ 1. A mythological creature, a cross between a horse and a fish. Labels: Greek
Word: hippocamps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hippocamp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hippocaust Part of Speech: noun 1. The ritual killing of a horse as an offering. Labels: obsolete, uncountable, usually
Word: hippocaust Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hypocaust. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hippocentaur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin hippocentaurus, from Ancient Greek ῐ̔πποκένταυρος (hĭppokéntauros). 1. centaur
Word: hippocentaurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hippocentaur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hippocrepian Part of Speech: noun 1. One of an order of freshwater bryozoa (Phylactolaema or Lophopoda) in which the tentacles are on a lophophore, shaped like a horseshoe. 2. A hippocrepiform.
Word: hippocrepians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hippocrepian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hippocrepiform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + κρηπίς (krēpís, “boot”) + -form, from Latin -formis. Pronunciation: /ˌhɪpəˈkɹɛpɪfɔː(ɹ)m/ 1. Shaped like a horseshoe. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hippoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hipp- + -oid. 1. Of, or pertaining to, horses. Labels: not-comparable 2. horse-like Labels: not-comparable
Word: hippolith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hippo- + -lith. 1. A concretion, or kind of bezoar, from the intestines of a horse.
Word: hippoliths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hippolith Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hippology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hippo- + -logy. 1. The study of horses. Labels: uncountable
Word: -sophy Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía, “knowledge, wisdom”). 1. wisdom, knowledge, learning Labels: in-compounds, morpheme
Word: deductive closure Part of Speech: noun 1. The set of all the statements that can be deduced from a given set of statements.
Word: Muzaffarabad Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Urdu مُظَفَّر آباد (muzaffar ābād), named after Sultan Muzaffar Khan who founded the city. 1. A city, the capital of the autonomous territory of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
Word: cicero Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its use in Pannartz and Sweynheim's Roman edition (1467) of Cicero's Epistulae ad Familiares ("Letters to My Friends"). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪsəɹoʊ/, /ˈsɪsəɹəʊ/ 1. The Continental equivalent of the English pica: a measure of 12 Didot points (4.51368 mm or about 0.178 in.) or a body of type in this size.
Word: macaronis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of macaroni Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ceras Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras, “horn”). 1. A dorsal or lateral outgrowth on the body of nudibranchs.
Word: poppadom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil பப்படம் (pappaṭam), from Sanskrit पर्पट (parpaṭa). Although the word began to be attested in English in the 1860s, shortly after the establishment of the British Raj, it only came into consistent use around 1940, after which all of the forms indicated above as common have remained in use. Doublet of papad. 1. A thin, crisp Indian food made from lentil flour, optionally spiced or flavoured in various ways and either grilled or deep-fried, which may be eaten on its own as a snack, with chutneys as a starter, or as an accompaniment to a meal. Example: Gerry ordered poppadoms and parathas and then he was interrupted by requests for vindaloos, chicken madrases and sag joshes, rice, raita and nan, from Priest, Morgan and Maria Grazia.
Word: vigourously Part of Speech: adv 1. Obsolete spelling of vigorously Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Nothing is more Evident, than that the War was vigourouſly puſhed on till the Year 1711, and that the Duke of M—h was then at the Head of the Confederate Army to the End of that Campaign ; and ſure it will be allow’d that his Grace had no Orders to ſpare the Enemy. 2. Misspelling of vigorously. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: pupadom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pupa Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English pupadom From pupa + -dom. 1. The state of being a pupa. Labels: uncountable
Word: cnidocytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cnidocyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oscula Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of osculum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: puppadom Part of Speech: noun 1. Rare spelling of poppadom. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: coral reefs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coral reef Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maternal uncles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maternal uncle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fnords Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fnord Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drusy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From druse + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹuːzi/ 1. Having a druse. Labels: not-comparable Example: A mineral having a drusy cavity is sometimes called a geode. Example: ...before deposition of the upper layer of sediment, and before the infilling of the cavity with a drusy mosaic.
Word: druse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed via French from German Druse (“crystallized piece of ore”); compare dross. Pronunciation: /dɹuːz/ 1. A rock surface with a crust of tiny crystals. Example: Occurs as a fine coating over the minerals in druses or cavities in the granite. Example: Nontronite, a variety of chloropal occurs as a light yellow powder in druses of the North Conway granite (99, p. 312). 2. An aggregation of calcium oxalate crystals found in certain plants. 3. A tiny yellow or white accumulation of extracellular material that builds up in Bruch's membrane of the eye.
Word: druses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of druse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: druzy Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of drusy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: The presence of magnetite is further indicated by the observation of Krantz of octahedral and dodecahedral crystals in druzy pits. Example: Rainbow hematite: This product looks like large druzy flakes (tiny quartz crystals that form on other stones).
Word: grebos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grebo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fumaria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fumarium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fumose Part of Speech: adj 1. fumous; of or resembling fumes or smoke Example: The structural characters agree but the wing apex is more brown fumose […]
Word: pre-process Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of preprocess. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pre-processes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pre-process Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person 2. Alternative spelling of preprocesses. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pre-processing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pre-process Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pre-processed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pre-process Labels: form-of, participle, past 2. Alternative spelling of preprocessed. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: preprocess Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English process English preprocess From pre- + process. 1. To process in advance. Example: If the desired result is to perform the smallest possible rotation between each pair of two orientations, you can preprocess the quaternions to achieve this. Example: In pattern recognition we can divide an entire task into three phases: data acquisition, data preprocessing, and decision classification.
Word: preprocesses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of preprocess Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: preprocessed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of preprocess Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: To obtain the same performance benefits of traditional OLAP systems, a UDM uses preprocessed aggregates.
Word: preprocessing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of preprocess Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: preprocessing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of processing beforehand. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In pattern recognition we can divide an entire task into three phases: data acquisition, data preprocessing, and decision classification. Example: Despite extensive data cleaning and preprocessing, it was not possible to completely eliminate all noise in such a large corpus. 2. The material formed by a preprocess. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: newsfeeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of newsfeed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: watercresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of watercress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bureaucratie Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of bureaucracy. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Mudéjar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Spanish mudéjar, from Arabic مُدَجَّن (mudajjan, “domesticated”), from the verb دَجَّنَ (dajjana, “to tame”), from دَجَنَ (dajana, “to become accustomed”). 1. Of or pertaining to the Moors of al-Andalus who remained in Christian territory after the Reconquista but were not converted to Christianity. Labels: not-comparable Example: We must not forget that Mudejar identity was a contractual identity, entered into through myriad treaties between conquerors and conquered, each different from the other, and each subject to constant renegotiation, reinterpretation, and change depending on circumstance. 2. Of or pertaining to the style of Iberian architecture and decoration of the 12th to 16th centuries. Labels: not-comparable Example: These artisans and workers used particular techniques that earlier Muslims under Christian rule had refined into the Mudéjar style.
Word: Mudéjar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish mudéjar, from Arabic مُدَجَّن (mudajjan, “domesticated”), from the verb دَجَّنَ (dajjana, “to tame”), from دَجَنَ (dajana, “to become accustomed”). 1. Any of the Moors of al-Andalus who remained in Christian territory after the Reconquista but were not converted to Christianity. Labels: countable Example: They came to be known as the Mudéjares- the corruption of Mudegelin, an opprobrious term bestowed upon them by the Moors, derived from the word Degel which we are told was equivalent to Antichrist. Example: In this way, the mudéjars of Valencia came to represent a solid Muslim enclave within Christian Iberia. 2. A style of Iberian architecture and decoration of the 12th to 16th centuries. Labels: uncountable
Word: Mudéjares Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mudéjar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semi-voiced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English voiced English semi-voiced From semi- + voiced. 1. Of consonants, formed by making a voiced consonant, but with the vocal folds closed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ceintures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ceinture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bevellings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bevelling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bevelings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beveling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boozes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of booze Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: boozed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of booze Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bamfoozle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Variant of bamboozle, possibly influenced by confuse; see Cassell's Dictionary of Slang. 1. To confound; to perplex. Labels: colloquial Example: "'I kin see no other chance, cap'n, than ter take the water: we may bamfoozle the houn's a bit, if thar's good wadin'.'" Example: "'Bamfoozle de hounds and may def cut off dare scent.'"
Word: buildups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of buildup Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bunts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bunt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bunts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bunt Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bunts Part of Speech: noun 1. money Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: bunted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bunt Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: curfews Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of curfew Labels: form-of, plural
Word: councilwomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of councilwoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pillow-biters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pillow-biter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: continentals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of continental Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pilule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pilula. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪljuːl/ 1. A little pill. Labels: obsolete
Word: cryochrept Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)lbor. English cryo- English ochrept English cryochrept From cryo- + ochrept. 1. A cold-climate soil lacking in development at both the surface and sub-surface levels.
Word: piller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partly from Anglo-Norman pilour, from Old French piller (“to plunder”) (more at pillage) 1. A plunderer or thief. Labels: obsolete Example: Thenne he horsed his bretheren ageyne and sayd bretheren ye oughte to be ashamed to falle so of your horses / What is a Knyght but whan he is on horsbak / I sett not by a knyght whanne he is on foote / for all batails on fote ar but pelowres batails / For there shold no Knyghte syghte on foote / but yf hit were for treason / or els he were dryuen therto by force
Word: piller Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of pillow. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: "What are you layin' on your good bed in the daytime for, messin' up the feathers, and dirtyin' the pillers with your dusty boots?"
Word: Kamchatka Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian Камча́тка (Kamčátka), derived from Koryak [script needed] (konchachal), perhaps meaning “men of the far end”. 1. A long peninsula forming part of Kamchatka Krai in the Far East of Russia, lying between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk. 2. A krai and federal subject of Russia, in the Russian Far East. 3. A river in Kamchatka Krai, Russia.
Word: bails out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bail out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bailing out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bail out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bailed out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bail out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bail-out Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from bail out. 1. Alternative spelling of bailout. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Since the interview, TfL has received a £1.6bn bail-out, while TfGM has been given £13.3 million to keep it operational until the end of August.
Word: bail-outs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bail-out Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barn swallow Part of Speech: noun 1. Hirundo rustica, the most widespread species of swallow in the world; a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings, is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
Word: barn swallows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barn swallow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cleaning shoe Part of Speech: noun 1. The part of a harvester or combine which both sieves out large impurities such as rocks and blows out light impurities such as chaff. Example: The cleaning shoe expels lightweight material known as chaff as well as material with intermediate aerodynamic properties, such as straw, from the back of the combine. 2. A brake shoe used to clean a wheel. Example: After every test (except those at 30 mph) the wheel was cleaned by making two stops with cleaning shoes from a speed of 40 miles per hour.
Word: cleaning shoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cleaning shoe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: small l liberal Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of small-l liberal. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: small "l" liberal Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of small-l liberal. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: small-c conservative Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who holds conservative views, without necessarily affiliating with a specific Conservative Party.
Word: small-c conservatives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of small-c conservative Labels: form-of, plural
Word: small-d democrat Part of Speech: noun 1. A democrat, that is, a person who holds democratic views; not necessarily someone who is a member of a country's "Democratic Party". Labels: US Example: To read his memoir of those years, Locked in the Cabinet, is to feel the sting experienced by this talented, innovative, and principled small “d” democrat as he was repeatedly shoved aside on economic issues by Rubin, Bentsen, Panetta, and, of course, the grand vizier himself, Alan Greenspan.
Word: small-d democrats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of small-d democrat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supposable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English suppose 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 supposable From suppose + -able. 1. Capable of being supposed; imaginable
Word: hydranth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English -anth English hydranth From hydro- + -anth (“flower”). 1. An individual polyp of a hydroid colony Example: NM Stevens (1902) and Emil Godlewski (1904) described the transformation of pieces of stem to hydranths in the marine hydroid.
Word: hydranths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hydranth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: -anth Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éndʰos Proto-Hellenic *ántʰos Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos)bor. English -anth Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”). 1. flower Labels: morpheme
Word: Hib Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Acronym of Haemophilus influenzae b. Pronunciation: /hɪb/ 1. Haemophilus influenzae, serotype b: a particular type of bacterium responsible for pneumonia, meningitis, and other diseases. Labels: uncountable
Word: Hib Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of Hibernian. Pronunciation: /hɪb/ 1. Clipping of Hibernian (“someone associated with Hibernian Football Club, as a player, coach, fan etc.”) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: discipliner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From discipline + -er. 1. Agent noun of discipline: one who disciplines. Labels: agent, form-of Example: [T]he punisher believes that the suffering she inflicts "somehow offsets" the (perceived) wrongdoing, but even the indignant discipliner (if suffering is what the discipliner inflicts) simply in order to attain a result: in order to educate, prevent, and so on.
Word: thecium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin thēcium, from Ancient Greek θήκιον (thḗkion), diminutive of θήκη (thḗkē, “sheath”). 1. The hymenium Labels: dated Example: The hymenium, or thecium, is generated endogenously within the hyphal layer. 2. The internal hyphal layers of an apothecium Labels: dated
Word: thecia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thecium Labels: form-of, plural