nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: burqas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of burqa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: burquas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of burqua Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lancinated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of lancinate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: weldors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of weldor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: undercoats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of undercoat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: undercoatings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of undercoating Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underexposes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of underexpose Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: underexposing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of underexpose Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: underexposed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of underexpose Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: replicants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of replicant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sabines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Sabine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: twelvemos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of twelvemo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: babymoons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of babymoon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antepositions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anteposition Labels: form-of, plural
Word: theologues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of theologue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seizers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seizer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reconductors Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reconductor Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reconductoring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reconductor Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reconductored Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reconductor Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: thermodesorptions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thermodesorption Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manucaptors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of manucaptor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soakaways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soakaway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tshatshkes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tshatshke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: birdstrikes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of birdstrike Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autoreceptors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autoreceptor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Merveilleuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Merveilleuse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thiazolines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thiazoline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oxazolines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oxazoline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rewirings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rewiring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neopagans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neopagan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lugeons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lugeon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: LLMs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of LLM Labels: form-of, plural
Word: namelings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nameling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: centzontles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of centzontle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shoeshiners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shoeshiner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yellers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yeller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slapshots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slapshot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aquabibs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aquabib Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pourtraicts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pourtraict Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Nabateans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Nabatean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crowdpleasers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crowdpleaser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spherules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spherule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spherulites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spherulite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fizzogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fizzog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spadefoots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spadefoot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: selenoproteins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of selenoprotein Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chromatographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chromatograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chromatograms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chromatogram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: typedefs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of typedef Labels: form-of, plural
Word: histograms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of histogram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scatolias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scatolia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yoks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yok Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seiges Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of sieges. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: ranchhands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ranchhand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rotavaps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rotavap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rotavaps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rotavap Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: decocts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of decoct Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: decocting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of decoct Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: decocted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of decoct Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: logomachists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of logomachist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xystons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xyston Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dholes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dhole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: convalidations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of convalidation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ozocerites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ozocerite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ceresins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ceresin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nominalizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nominalization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: purprestures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of purpresture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decastyles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of decastyle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bingles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bingle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vibrometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vibrometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preorders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preorder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dracones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dracone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: transgenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transgene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trifurcations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trifurcation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dithyrambs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dithyramb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gazillionths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gazillionth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: didjeridus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of didjeridu Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knollenorgans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knollenorgan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: internationalises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of internationalise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Godwin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English Godwine (“God's friend”). The component -win is from Old English wine (“friend”). The second meaning is named after Michael Wayne Godwin (born 1956), American attorney and author. 1. A surname originating as a patronymic based on a medieval given name. 2. A male given name. Labels: rare 3. A town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States, named after pioneer settler.
Word: Godwin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old English Godwine (“God's friend”). The component -win is from Old English wine (“friend”). The second meaning is named after Michael Wayne Godwin (born 1956), American attorney and author. 1. An inappropriate mention of the Nazis or Adolf Hitler in a discussion. Labels: informal Example: Presumably, because the institute producing the book promotes the idea that evolution isn't science, but an ideology, one that their fellows have pulled a Godwin on and attempted to tie to Nazism.
Word: Sullivan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of O'Sullivan. From Irish Ó Súilleabháin. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌlɪvən/ 1. A surname from Irish. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "Directoritis strikes again!" bemoans Dan Sullivan, who believes that the director of Wallace Shawn's Aunt Dan and Lemon replaces the characters' intellectual and verbal energy with "transparent rationalizations for the personal hang-ups of the characters […] Example: Peterik’s co-writer, Frankie Sullivan, was also upset about the use of “Eye of the Tiger” and posted a message on Facebook to vent. […] Sullivan wasn’t having it. 2. A placename. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: Gideon Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón, “Gideon”) ("feller", "hewer", "mighty warrior"). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪd.i.ən/ 1. A warrior judge of Israel mentioned in the book of Judges. Example: And the Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place. 2. A male given name from Hebrew, popularized by Puritans. Example: “He accused us of slandering him, presumably by implying he was a hipster, and of using the pic without his permission,” Gideon Lichfield, the Review’s editor-in-chief, explained Tuesday on Twitter. 3. An English surname originating as a patronymic. 4. A city in Missouri, United States; named for lumber businessman Frank Gideon. 5. A census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States.
Word: Gideon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón, “Gideon”) ("feller", "hewer", "mighty warrior"). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪd.i.ən/ 1. A member of Gideons International, an evangelical Christian association, founded in 1899, that distributes free copies of the Bible.
Word: Lucretia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Originally from Latin lucrum (“gain, profit”). Many people with the given name have no doubt been named after others so named, not necessarily after the 6th-century-BC Roman noblewoman. Pronunciation: /l(j)uːˈkɹiːʃə/ 1. A female given name from Latin. The feminine form of Lucretius. 2. The 6th-century-BC Roman noblewoman whose rape by Sextus Tarquinius led to the overthrow of the monarchy.
Word: vulgarisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of vulgarization. Labels: UK, alt-of, countable, nonstandard, uncountable Example: William Edward Collinson wrote a vulgarization book in Esperanto about linguistics. Example: The Asolani (composed about 1500–2, printed in 1505 and dedicated to Lucrezia Borgia), a work of vulgarisation in the good sense, explained in Platonic dialogue form the principles of Platonic love, […]
Word: what am I, chopped liver Part of Speech: phrase 1. A rhetorical question used to indicate that the speaker is feeling left out or slighted by attention given to another person or persons. Example: You've been nice enough, but what am I, chopped liver or something?
Word: dight Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English dighten, dihten, (also dyten, from whence dite), from Old English dihtan, dihtian (“to set in order; dispose; arrange; appoint; direct; compose”), from Proto-West Germanic *dihtōn (“to compose; invent”), of disputed origin. Possibly from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *dīkaną (“to arrange; create; perform”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵ-, *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead; shape; mold; build”), influenced by Latin dictāre; or perhaps from Latin dictāre (“to dictate”) itself. See dictate; and also parallel formations in German dichten, Dutch dichten, Swedish dikta. Pronunciation: /daɪt/, [dʌɪt] 1. Adorned, decorated, or furnished (with); dressed, arrayed, or decked out. Labels: archaic, rare Example: Right against the eastern gate, / Where the great sun begins his state, / Robed in flames, and amber light, / The clouds in thousand liveries dight[…]. Example: […]the veil lifted and discovered beneath it fifty horsemen, ravening lions to the sight, in steel armour dight.
Word: dight Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English dighten, dihten, (also dyten, from whence dite), from Old English dihtan, dihtian (“to set in order; dispose; arrange; appoint; direct; compose”), from Proto-West Germanic *dihtōn (“to compose; invent”), of disputed origin. Possibly from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *dīkaną (“to arrange; create; perform”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵ-, *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead; shape; mold; build”), influenced by Latin dictāre; or perhaps from Latin dictāre (“to dictate”) itself. See dictate; and also parallel formations in German dichten, Dutch dichten, Swedish dikta. Pronunciation: /daɪt/, [dʌɪt] 1. To deal with; to handle. Labels: obsolete, transitive 2. To adorn, decorate or furnish; to dress, array, or deck out. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: […]It sways upon a billow foam-befrilled, / Dighted with precious gems[…] 3. To make ready; to prepare. Labels: archaic, transitive
Word: dight Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English dighten, dihten, (also dyten, from whence dite), from Old English dihtan, dihtian (“to set in order; dispose; arrange; appoint; direct; compose”), from Proto-West Germanic *dihtōn (“to compose; invent”), of disputed origin. Possibly from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *dīkaną (“to arrange; create; perform”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵ-, *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead; shape; mold; build”), influenced by Latin dictāre; or perhaps from Latin dictāre (“to dictate”) itself. See dictate; and also parallel formations in German dichten, Dutch dichten, Swedish dikta. Pronunciation: /daɪt/, [dʌɪt] 1. Finely. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: penal notice Part of Speech: noun 1. A warning endorsed on a court order, notifying the recipient that they are liable to committal to prison for breach of the order.
Word: perfect rhyme Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of rhyme in which the vowels and final (coda) consonants of stressed syllables (and, in modern English poetry, any following syllables to the end of the words) are identical in sound. Labels: uncountable 2. An instance of this form of rhyme. Labels: countable
Word: kees Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of kiss. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling Example: Oh, I loff you. Geef me a kees!
Word: internationalising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of internationalise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: valleculas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vallecula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quarrions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quarrion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: weeros Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of weero Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maramies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maramie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foofooraws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of foofooraw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clarionets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clarionet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sneezeweeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sneezeweed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plutes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plute Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dicyanoaurates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dicyanoaurate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: iridophores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of iridophore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: iridocytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of iridocyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leucophores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leucophore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: methyltransferases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of methyltransferase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: transmethylations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transmethylation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lasks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /lɑːsks/, /læsks/ 1. plural of lask Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unmaking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unmake Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unmaking Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is unmade. Example: makings and unmakings of political alliances
Word: atmans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of atman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geofences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geofence. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geofences Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of geofence Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ollaves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ollave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ameers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ameer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neuromodulations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neuromodulation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: informationists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of informationist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: glossohyals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glossohyal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: octothorns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of octothorn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pelmenis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pelmeni Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aspartates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aspartate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: contrapositions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of contraposition Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paralysants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paralysant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mesolects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mesolect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meacocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meacock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: windhovers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of windhover Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goalkickers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of goalkicker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mouchards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mouchard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: degens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of degen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dights Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dight Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dighting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dight Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dighted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪtəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of dight Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rail transport Part of Speech: noun 1. The transport of passengers and goods by means of wheeled vehicles that are specially designed to run on railways or railroads. Labels: uncountable
Word: tarhonya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hungarian tarhonya. Doublet of tarhana. 1. A kind of egg-based pasta in the shape of small balls. Labels: uncountable Example: chocolates, coffee, biscuits, tinned sausages, wine, boxes of dried noodles of various shapes and sizes, a white cloth bag of tarhonya from the previous century.
Word: chequy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Anglo-Norman escheké, eschequé (“chequered”), from eschec (“chess, check”). Influenced by chequ(er) + -y and check. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɛki/ 1. Chequered; divided into small squares (chequers) by transverse vertical and horizontal lines. Labels: not-comparable Example: Sometimes the Princess was seen conferring spiritedly with the Spongiatosta security details posted about the streets nearby, whose livery bore the ancient family arms, a sponge couchant on a field chequy with flames at the foot.
Word: paletot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English paltokbor. Middle French paltoke French paletotbor. English paletot Borrowed from French paletot. Pronunciation: /ˈpalɪtəʊ/, /ˈpæləˌtoʊ/, /ˈpælˌtoʊ/ 1. A loose outer jacket, cloak, coat, overcoat, greatcoat, three-quarter coat. Labels: historical Example: [W]hen his services were not required at the House, in his usual favourite costume, namely, his light green frock or paletot … 2. A women’s fitted jacket. Example: For morning fetes is worn with this dress a small white muslin paletot, without sleeves, split up the back, trimmed with two gauffred frills, edged with Valenciennes, and a narrow puffing, lined with satin ribbon. Example: She flung off her sealskin paletot and the beautiful felt hat, not heeding that they rolled off the untidy bed upon the floor.
Word: race hatred Part of Speech: noun 1. Hatred towards an ethnic group. Labels: uncountable
Word: barang Part of Speech: noun 1. black magic; sorcery Labels: Philippines, uncountable
Word: barang Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of barang-barang (“belongings”). Labels: Manglish, Singlish, uncountable Example: my barang (including an old Morris car which I had bought from Towkay Tay Bee Yong for $200)
Word: race relations Part of Speech: noun 1. The patterns of behaviour between ethnic groups of people Labels: uncountable 2. The branch of sociology that studies these patterns Labels: uncountable
Word: race meeting Part of Speech: noun 1. A series of horse races at a particular racecourse on a particular day
Word: interchangable Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of interchangeable. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: blow someone's brains out Part of Speech: verb 1. To shoot someone in the head. Labels: slang Example: [F]or Moody, on this Occaſion, took a large Glaſs from him, and threatned to blow his Brains out, (a favourite Phraſe with theſe Pyrates) if he muttered at it. Example: In Conſequence of this a profound Silence enſued, the Earl depending on his Skill in the Sword, longing to run the Baronet through the Body; and Sir Timothy, knowing himſelf a good Shot, to blow the Earl’s Brains out. 2. To perform fellatio on another person, as to give them an orgasmic experience. Labels: idiomatic, vulgar
Word: underbidder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English bidder English underbidder From under- + bidder. 1. The last person to drop out of an auction; the second-highest bidder.
Word: reattribution Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English reattribute 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 -ion English reattribution From reattribute + -ion. 1. The act of attributing again. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the reattribution of a text of disputed authorship 2. The process of determining whether artwork is real or fake, and, if fake, determining when and by whom it was created. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: To professionals in the world of art, reattribution is not necessarily pejorative, even though it is often perceived that way by the general public. Reattribution can upgrade a work as well as downgrade it. 3. A therapeutic technique in which the client is encouraged to consider possible alternate causes for events. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Reattribution does not focus on the facts themselves but rather tests whether the explanations based on the facts are accurate. Reattribution simply asks, “What is another explanation?” (A. T. Beck et al., 1985). 4. A change of attribution for a target (usually a customer or user) that was previously active. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hundred thousand Part of Speech: num 1. The cardinal number 100,000. Example: Madame Chevalier, who with a word could have caused her aged mother to have been brought in triumph to Petersburg, and supported there in ease and abundance; who reckoned her fortune by hundred thousands of rubles, sent her indigent parent two hundred rubles. Example: Mr. Greenshields was the contractor selected to build the embankment, and over a hundred thousand tons of marl and moss compacted with brushwood were used in its construction.
Word: season's greetings Part of Speech: noun 1. A greeting used by well-wishers near the Christmas season or holiday season Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: pear tree Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English peretre, pertre, pere tre; equivalent to pear + tree. Pronunciation: /ˌpɛə ˈtɹiː/, /ˌpɛɚ ˈtɹi/ 1. A tree of the genus Pyrus, which bears the pears as fruits. Example: On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree
Word: drummers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drummer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unprivileged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English privileged English unprivileged From un- + privileged. 1. Not having special privileges, opposite of privileged. Labels: not-comparable 2. Not requiring special privileges Labels: not-comparable
Word: untaxed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English taxed English untaxed From un- + taxed. 1. Not subject to being taxed. Labels: not-comparable Example: During August, clothes costing less than $75 are untaxed, to try to help the poor to buy clothes and the merchants to make money. Example: If your income qualifies you to contribute to a Roth IRA, you can contribute up to $7,000 this year ($8,000 if you’re at least 50) with after-tax savings. That money will grow untaxed until retirement, at which point your withdrawals will be tax-free and penalty-free after age 59-1/2, assuming the account has been open for at least five years. 2. Not having had the required taxes paid on it. Labels: not-comparable Example: Bootleggers make good money selling untaxed cigarettes, until they are caught. 3. Not tired or strained, working well within capacity. Labels: not-comparable Example: The motor was untaxed by the steep hill because the vehicle was so lightly loaded.
Word: unrefereed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English refereed English unrefereed From un- + refereed. 1. Not judged by a formal referee. Labels: not-comparable Example: Our friendly games of ball are unrefereed, which is fine until we have to settle a dispute by screaming at each other. 2. Of a journal article: not reviewed before being printed. Labels: not-comparable Example: Being printed in an unrefereed journal isn't as prestigious as being published in a refereed academic journal.
Word: unravelling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unravel Labels: UK, form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unravelling Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of becoming unravelled. Example: the unravelling of cellular mechanisms Example: the unravelling of the global financial system
Word: unravelled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unravel Labels: UK, form-of, participle, past
Word: unriddle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + riddle. 1. To figure out the answer to (a riddle). Labels: transitive 2. To solve (a perplexing problem). Labels: broadly, transitive Example: It vvill be found, vvhen the Myſterie of iniquitie ſhall be unriddled, that, as they vvere their ſpavvn the Anabaptiſts, the obſtructers of our Doctrinal Reformation, ſo, they are by their Miſſionaries ſent unto Corners and Hillie Countreys the obſtructers of our practical. Example: On the right hand of [a wax figure representing] Popery sat Judaism, represented by an old man embroidered with phylacteries, and distinguished by many typical figures, which I had not skill enough to unriddle.
Word: make a decision Part of Speech: verb 1. To decide. Labels: intransitive Example: You need to make a decision whether or not to go.
Word: barkhan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of barchan. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The structure out here was revealed immediately—desert punctuated by oases in a geography of cruelty, barkhans or traveling sand-dunes a hundred feet high, which might or might not possess consciousness, […]
Word: open minds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of open mind Labels: form-of, plural
Word: saksaul Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of saxaul. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Oases, or distant smoky blurs of saksaul trees, appeared like moments of remission in lives of misfortune—rumored, hallucinated, prayed for, not always where they were supposed to be.
Word: outeat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English eat English outeat From out- + eat. 1. To eat more than. Labels: transitive Example: I’m talking about Seymour. No-one can outeat him.
Word: logmaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From log + maker. 1. A device that creates 'logs' out of burnable waste; the device encases the burnable waste within a newspaper wrapping by the use of a special tube and plunger. Example: The Advertising Standards Authority concluded that the complaint was justified, noting that under the Act, authorisation for fuels produced by the "logmaker" would be unlikely since manufacture could not be controlled to a sufficient degree to ensure uniform quality of any fuel produced. Example: You need to soak the paper in water, squash it into the logmaker and squeeze down the handles. 2. One who cuts trees at a tree farm and prepares logs for further processing; lumberman. Labels: UK Example: So, on the alert for any sound which might enable him to locate logmaker or roadcutter who would put him on the track of Angus, he tramped along and it was not long before his attention was rewarded. Example: Log making exhibited a workload which could be classified as moderate to heavy because the logmaker used a chainsaw on the landing.
Word: rabab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic رَبَاب (rabāb), plural of رَبَابَة (rabāba). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈbæb/ 1. An Arabian stringed instrument, played by plucking or with a bow. Example: The hired musicians—rabab, hand drums, and ghärawnay, or Chinese flute—had learned “Kalinka” and “Ochi Chorniya”
Word: Stoli Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortening. 1. Stolichnaya vodka. Labels: slang Example: I pull some Stoli from underneath my bed and pour it into the one clean mug I have and we take turns drinking from it.
Word: groupalities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of groupality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proofer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proof + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹuːfə/, /ˈpɹufɚ/ 1. A chamber used in baking that encourages fermentation of dough by yeast through warm temperatures and controlled humidity. 2. One who proofs. Example: There was a time when the half-tone photographer received considerable more in wages than did the proofer. Example: The proofer would check under “Third” in the T's and find the The Third Annual Pablo Casals Festival. 3. A printer used to make proofing copies that look like how it will come out of the press. Example: In graphic arts industry, in order to utilize color effectively, often a proofer is employed to simulate the reproductions of a press that is used to produce high-quality printed matters for clients.
Word: banneton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French banneton. 1. A type of basket used to provide structure for breads during proofing.
Word: batard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French bâtard. Doublet of bastard. Pronunciation: /bəˈtɑɹd/, /bæˈtɑːd/, /ˈbætɑːd/ 1. A loaf of bread similar in shape to a baguette, but shorter (15 to 30 cm / 6 to 12 inches in length).
Word: roggenbrot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Roggenbrot. 1. Rye bread made from sourdough
Word: tuck into Part of Speech: verb 1. To eat, especially with gusto. Labels: transitive Example: If you'll just let little Wackford tuck into something fat, I'll be obliged to you. Example: Well-heeled tourists tuck into French cuisine at Cardin's elegant new Maxim's de Pékin. 2. To place or secure someone or something into a snug location, with items being pushed, folded, or concealed in a tight space. Labels: transitive
Word: hot and sour soup Part of Speech: noun 1. Any one of several soups, served in various Asian cuisines, which are both spicy and sour. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: date with destiny Part of Speech: noun 1. An inevitable future event or anticipated occurrence, especially in the form of an encounter which is likely to be momentous. Labels: idiomatic Example: The American people want no rendezvous with a destiny plotted on blueprints in a Washington office. When they have a date with destiny they want to know what the lady looks like. Example: Peter Griffin: I am not gonna let my family live on the street. Not even if it means ending up like Seamus here. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a date with destiny.
Word: someones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of someone Labels: form-of, plural Example: We have the perfect gifts for your special someones. Example: The someones we were talking about have been arrested.
Word: underfloor Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂ros Proto-Germanic *flōrazder. Proto-Germanic *flōruz Proto-West Germanic *flōr Old English flōr Middle English flor English floor English underfloor From under- + floor. 1. Located beneath the floor. Labels: not-comparable Example: The ride quality is pure HST - you have a smoother ride than on any underfloor DMU, aided by less intrusive noise. Sitting at the end of the coaches (and thus over the bogies) is obviously that bit bouncier, but in the centre of the trailer cars it's lovely - and much better than so many new trains such as Voyagers or Class 180s... in fact, anything with those dreaded underfloor engines.
Word: underfloor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂ros Proto-Germanic *flōrazder. Proto-Germanic *flōruz Proto-West Germanic *flōr Old English flōr Middle English flor English floor English underfloor From under- + floor. 1. A layer of flooring beneath the main floor surface.
Word: draughtsmanship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English draughtsman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English draughtsmanship From draughtsman + -ship. 1. UK standard spelling of draftsmanship. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Guan Yin Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Guanyin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hot-dog Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hot dog. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: There are hundreds of plays and combinations, plus a great two-player mode. This guide should tell you which plays work best and when to use them. Grab a hot-dog and take to the stands for a few Hail Marys followed by a quick Toss and Pass.
Word: hot-dog Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of hot dog. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: knowledge base Part of Speech: noun 1. A database designed to meet the complex storage and retrieval requirements of computerized knowledge management, especially in support of artificial intelligence or expert systems.
Word: single bed Part of Speech: noun 1. A standard-sized bed, usually for the use of only one person. Example: We'll be together With a roof right over our heads We'll share the shelter Of my single bed
Word: necker's knob Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the humorous portrayal of the knob's purpose as being that it helps the driver to steer with one arm so as to leave the other arm free to provide romantic attention to a companion. 1. Synonym of Brodie knob. Labels: dated, idiomatic, slang Example: You remember the necker's knob on your high school jalopy?
Word: necker knob Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of necker's knob. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Brodie knob Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In reference to Steve Brodie; more in Wikipedia at Brodie knob § Etymology. 1. A knob attached to the steering wheel of a motor vehicle or tractor, especially before the widespread availability of power steering, helping the driver steer with one arm, especially when the steering effort is hardest (for example, while backing up with a trailer and the vehicle is nearly stationary). Labels: dated
Word: Brody knob Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Brodie knob. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ice pellets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ice pellet Labels: form-of, plural 2. Small hail, generally less than 5 mm (0.2 in) in diameter. 3. Sleet. Labels: Canada, US
Word: ice pellet Part of Speech: noun 1. singular of ice pellets; a single pellet of sleet. Labels: form-of, singular
Word: no screaming hell Part of Speech: adj 1. Not particularly effective or impressive; below expectations. Labels: Canada, idiomatic, not-comparable Example: In overall management skills, "he's no screaming hell," says the analyst. "He doesn't have the long view." Example: Factory speakers are no screaming hell.
Word: tembak Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Malay tembak. 1. to guess the answer to a multiple-choice question Labels: Manglish
Word: smoke dope Part of Speech: verb 1. To engage in fanciful reverie or wishful thinking. Labels: figuratively Example: The engineers are smoking dope if they think the company can build this new computer for $100. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see smoke, dope.
Word: mutat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مُتْعَة (mutʕa). Doublet of mut'ah. Pronunciation: /ˈmutɑt/ 1. A compensation gift given to a woman when divorced or repudiated by her husband. Labels: uncountable Example: Relying on Qur'an, Sura II, verse 236, Nasir (1990a, p. 144; 1990b, pp. 96-98) shows that the amount of mutat is a matter of goodwill and of custom. Example: Once it has had three steers, the new owner can 'cut the linkage' (mutat) by giving back an ox and six goats or so, depending on the practice in a particular area, and the original owner will give away the ox in exchange for another calf, which will create a new cattle lineage.
Word: neurofibromatosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English fibroma English neurofibroma Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English neurofibromatosis From neurofibroma + -osis. 1. A genetic disorder characterized by the presence of multiple neurofibromas under the skin. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: neurofibroma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English fibroma English neurofibroma From neuro- + fibroma. 1. A benign tumor composed of fibroblasts surrounding nerve cells
Word: Jean-Pierre Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Jean-Pierre. 1. A surname from French. Example: Karine Jean-Pierre, b. 1977
Word: Pierrette Part of Speech: name 1. A female Pierrot character. Example: The rest of the family then invades the studio, three boys dressed as Pierrots and three girls dressed as Pierrettes.
Word: betwene Part of Speech: prep 1. Obsolete spelling of between. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Pontus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Pontus, from Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos, “Black Sea, Pontus”), from πόντος (póntos, “sea”), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀵 (po-to). Doublet of pons. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒntəs/, /ˈpɑːntəs/ 1. A sea god, particularly of the Black Sea. Labels: Greek 2. An ancient kingdom and cultural region covering the eastern half of the southern coast of the Black Sea, in Anatolia in modern Turkey; traditionally Greek-speaking. 3. A former province of the Roman Empire covering the western half of the Pontus region unified with Bithynia; in full, Bithynia et Pontus. Labels: historical
Word: today is a good day to die Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: The phrase is frequently attributed to the Oglala Lakota war leader Crazy Horse (c. 1842 – 1877), though this is inaccurate as the earliest published reference, in the edition on August 14, 1881 of the Leavenworth Times, attributes it to the Oglala Lakota chief Low Dog (c. 1846 – 1894). Pronunciation: /təˈdeɪ ɪz ə ˈɡʊd deɪ tuː ˈdaɪ/, /tʊˈdeɪ ɪz ə ˈɡʊd deɪ tə ˈdaɪ/ 1. An expression of willingness, even eagerness, to give one’s life for a cause. Example: Junkies brag about the "rush" of mainlined heroin or inhaled crack cocaine; I'll put the rush of danger up against any drug. I wasn't kidding when I told Bouton it was a good day to die. Any day is a good day to die. As long as you go down fighting. Example: We will keep safe the heritage of this country. And if someday we must die to serve this cause, well, then, it will be a good day to die. 2. An expression indicating that one should not live with any regrets, or tasks left undone. Example: To be given the strength to live without regrets, without the feeling that you should be doing something more, something different. To make today''' a good day to die. To gain fulfillment not with length of time, but with quality. Example: The main thing is to die after having truly lived, after leaving behind a contribution. Socrates lived fully and was perfectly content to let go when the time came. As the Native American saying goes, "Today is a good day to die."
Word: chromodynamics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă) English chromo- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English dynamics English chromodynamics From chromo- + dynamics. 1. The study of the relationship between those quarks that possess the quantum property of color, and exchange gluons; more fully quantum chromodynamics. Labels: uncountable
Word: Angelique Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from French anglicized from French Angélique, occasionally used in English since the 20th century.
Word: Eve-teasing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the biblical Eve, the first woman. Likely influenced by Hindi छेड़ख़ानी (cheṛxānī), छेड़छाड़ (cheṛchāṛ). 1. sexual harassment of women by men Labels: India, Pakistan, South-Asia, uncountable, usually
Word: dilaton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dilate + -on. 1. A hypothetical scalar field, analogous to the photon. 2. A particle associated with gravity, in string theory.
Word: fusel oil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partial calque of German Fuselöl, from Fusel, referring to low-quality alcoholic beverages in general, especially to inferior wines and spirits distilled with inadequate equipment. 1. A mixture of several higher-order alcohols (having more than two carbon atoms) formed as byproduct in the normal fermentation process, captured as part of the tailings in distillation. An excessive concentration, as in low-quality moonshine, causes unpleasant taste. Example: As for drinking, I am something of a chemist and I have yet to find a liquor that is free from traces of a number of poisons, some of them deadly, such as fusel oil, acetic acid, ethylacetate, acetaldehyde and furfurol. Example: […] and many simply blamed on the Doosra's known enthusiasms for opium, ganja, and any number of local fusel oils, singly or combined, named and nameless.
Word: Afghanistani Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epóder. Proto-Indo-European *h₂épo Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa Proto-Iranian *Hápa Bactrian *apāka- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Bactrian *-āna Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano)der. Classical Persian افغان (afġān /afġân) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *os Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam Middle Persian -stʾn' Classical Persian ـستان (-istān /-estân) Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان (afġānistān)bor. English Afghanistan English -i English Afghanistani From Afghanistan + -i. 1. Any inhabitant of Afghanistan, whether of Afghan ethnicity or not.
Word: Afghanistani Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epóder. Proto-Indo-European *h₂épo Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa Proto-Iranian *Hápa Bactrian *apāka- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Bactrian *-āna Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano)der. Classical Persian افغان (afġān /afġân) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *os Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam Middle Persian -stʾn' Classical Persian ـستان (-istān /-estân) Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان (afġānistān)bor. English Afghanistan English -i English Afghanistani From Afghanistan + -i. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people.
Word: coucou Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of coo-coo (“Barbadian food”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: cuc Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cuke (“cucumber”) Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Amazon cucs don't give rise to anything like the familiar vegetables we see in our supermarkets, and wild cucumbers are small, bitter, and in some cases poisonous. Example: I found inspiration from the best from bars and restaurants of Los Angeles, but home bartending is as simple as combining fresh cucumbers (juiced cucs give better flavor), simple syrup and a clear alcohol.
Word: cooking pot Part of Speech: noun 1. any vessel (such as a saucepan), with or without a lid, used to cook food
Word: cooking-pot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cooking pot. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: When a hen no longer lays and a cock is no longer capable of sexual activity, their value is reduced to half a bushel, as they are fit only for the cooking-pot.
Word: mass funeral Part of Speech: noun 1. The formalities that accompany a mass burial
Word: exciton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From excite + -on. Pronunciation: /ˈɛksɪtən/, /ɪkˈsaɪtɑn/, /ɛkˈsaɪtɒn/ 1. A bound state of an electron and an electron hole in an insulator or semiconductor
Word: internal rhyme Part of Speech: noun 1. The rhyming of words (in modern English poetry) or of stressed syllables (in old Germanic poetry) within the same line of a verse. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We see a diverse and effective usage of internal rhyme in these ten lines. Pharoahe uses the typical internal rhyme, in which the rhymes are positioned in the middle and the end of the line (such as Lines 4, 8, and 9).
Word: losings Part of Speech: noun 1. Monetary losses, as from gambling; losses. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: One hears much more of winnings than losings.
Word: losings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of losing Labels: form-of, plural