nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: sociorealist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin sociusder. English socio- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English realist English sociorealist From socio- + realist. 1. Of or pertaining to sociorealism. Example: You look at his stuff and imagine the sociorealist masterpiece he might produce if he were to engage in some heroic Steinbeckian research.
Word: Salingerian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Salinger + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), American writer on themes of alienation and outsiderness.
Word: Steinbeckian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Steinbeck + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. (1902–1968), American writer.
Word: superheroically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From superheroic + -ally. 1. In a superheroic manner. Example: But superheroically, she keeps her spirits high through the final pages, where ambition is its own reward and she flies self-confident loops around the Chrysler Building.
Word: tensiometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tension + -metry. 1. The measurement of surface tension. Labels: uncountable Example: This enables programmable tensiometry and fluid movement while insuring efficient energy transfer to the in-wheel electrostatic nanomotors.
Word: thronelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From throne + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a throne. Example: The president sits in a thronelike seat, and the front passenger seat is reserved for the chief of security.
Word: ultracapable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + capable. 1. Highly capable. Example: You have to diversify, be patient, make sure you aren't caught up in fads and make sure you have ultracapable people working for you — Warren E. Buffett comes to mind.
Word: underreserved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From under- + reserved. 1. Having an inadequate reserve. Example: One reason for this, as recently noted in this space, is that banks are underreserved for losses.
Word: unindustrious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + industrious. 1. Not industrious. Example: Like a lot of young journalism school graduates then and now, I had come to see political journalism as a lesser form of the craft, populated mostly by the effete and the unindustrious, while the real reporters were out there braving crack corners and foreign wars.
Word: furfag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fur + -fag. Pronunciation: /ˈfɜː.fæɡ/, /ˈfɜɹ.fæɡ/ 1. A member of the furry subculture, especially a male. Labels: derogatory, offensive, slang Example: Well, there WAS that one lone snotwad who came up to my table and tried to make it sound like I did a bad, BAD thing by not publishing any nekkid guys in my zines, and that he was gonna punish me by not bying any of my stuff. Oh, how utterly crushed that made me. Why ever did I NOT publish loads and loads of buttburglar comix like ASB? Then I'd have more furfags dropping lots of "cash on my a$$". Example: Dreaming again, furfag?
Word: furfags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of furfag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mazurkalike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mazurka + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a mazurka. Example: In the mazurkalike finale, he and the orchestra might have been dance partners.
Word: megaconference Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + conference. 1. A very large-scale conference. Example: In May 2008, when the Council on Foundations holds its Leadership Summit, a megaconference for philanthropists, it will offer its first full next-generation program.
Word: megaconferences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megaconference Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noninventory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + inventory. 1. Not of or pertaining to inventory. Labels: not-comparable
Word: microfinancier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + financier. 1. A person or organisation offering microfinance. Example: But even thriving microfinanciers are tiny by banking business standards.
Word: microfinanciers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microfinancier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multinetworked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + networked. 1. Connected to multiple computer networks. Example: Or it can try to grasp the new, multinetworked world as it is.
Word: philanthropoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From philanthropy + -oid. 1. An administrative employee at a philanthropic organisation. Labels: informal Example: The philanthropoid needs intelligence, imagination, flexibility, and a large streak of unselfishness. Example: I'm not playing the role of the hard-headed tycoon who thinks all philanthropoids are Socialists and all university professors are Communists.
Word: philanthropoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of philanthropoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unsvelte Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + svelte. 1. Not svelte. Example: It begins, "I want to smash your house/I want to scratch your car," and Pink Eyes made this declaration while removing his pants and rearranging his boxer shorts in ways that many other similarly unsvelte lead singers might not.
Word: bruxer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brux + -er. 1. One who exhibits bruxism (grinding of the teeth). Example: That patient was a heavy bruxer.
Word: bruxers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bruxer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bacteriocidic Part of Speech: adj 1. bacteriocidal Example: "We can prove this product has a bacteriocidic effect," said Dr. Komiyama, whose research, sponsored by the brush's maker, the Shiken Corporation of Osaka, Japan, suggests that the brush reduces the amount of oral bacteria.
Word: brushmaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brush + making. 1. The manufacture of brushes. Labels: uncountable
Word: brushmakers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brushmaker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cabinmate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cabin + -mate. 1. One who shares a cabin on board a ship. Example: Passengers who felt sick, as well as their cabinmates, were asked to remain in their rooms for 24 hours.
Word: cabinmates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cabinmate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: honeymaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From honey + making. 1. The manufacture of honey. Labels: uncountable Example: In his new animated film, Jerry Seinfeld plays Barry B. Benson, a wisecracking, moony-eyed, charmingly petulant New York honeybee who doesn't want to spend his days as a worker bee stuck on the honeymaking assembly line.
Word: overcommercialization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + commercialization. 1. Excessive commercialization. Labels: uncountable Example: "No question about it; it's a big challenge," Mr. Yudin said of avoiding the overcommercialization of branded entertainment.
Word: whirlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whirling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: twirlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of twirling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: airplanelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From airplane + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of an airplane. Example: The car relies on technology licensed from a Dutch company that allows the vehicle to turn sharply without toppling over, giving it airplanelike physics that help keep the contents of the vehicle, human and otherwise, safe.
Word: antimonogamy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + monogamy. 1. Opposing monogamy. Example: In the interests of creating "new men and new women," she writes, the leadership pushed an antimonogamy policy, giving joyless parties where virtual strangers had public sex.
Word: jump jet Part of Speech: noun 1. A jet airplane with fixed wings that is capable of vertical takeoff and landing as well as hovering, and, in some cases, also capable of becoming airborne in a conventional manner by gaining airspeed on a runaway. Labels: informal Example: Yet, 24 of the 110 Harrier AV-8A jump jets, the British-built aircraft capable of leaping straight up from a carrier deck and then accelerating to more than 500 m.p.h., have crashed since the Marines first bought them seven years ago.
Word: Weatherman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the line you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. 1. A member of the Weather Underground. Labels: US, historical Example: On the Clinton conference call this morning, Howard Wolfson—under rather aggressive questioning from Mother Jones' David Corn—said he didn't know how Hillary felt about her husbands pardons of two former Weathermen. But he drew a distinction by pointing out that no Weathermen ever held fundraisers for Hillary Clinton.
Word: haematochezia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hematochezia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: red diaper baby Part of Speech: noun 1. A child of parents who belonged to a communist party (usually the United States Communist Party) or supported communist ideas and goals. Labels: US, derogatory 2. An individual born to and raised by a parent or parents who espoused any left-wing or radical political views. Labels: US, derogatory Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:red diaper baby.
Word: confrontationism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From confrontation + -ism. 1. A policy of confrontation. Labels: uncountable
Word: accommodationism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Latin commodusnom. Latin commodum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin commodō Latin accommodō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin accommodātiōnembor. French accommodationbor. English accommodation Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English accommodationism From accommodation + -ism. 1. A policy of being accommodating; in particular, of accommodating an opposition (e.g. politically), especially with regard to established religions (state religions), freedom of religion, and separation of church and state. Labels: uncountable Example: Other historians argue that accommodationism has been the prevalent form of ethnic collective action merely because it was the only option available to many […]
Word: confrontationist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From confrontation + -ist. 1. One who favours confrontation.
Word: confrontationists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of confrontationist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Weatherwoman Part of Speech: noun 1. A female member of the Weather Underground. Labels: US, historical
Word: petrolist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From petrol + -ist. 1. A proponent of petrolism. Example: If you're a conservative and you believed that the Iraq war was necessary to drive reform in the Middle East, but the war has failed to do that and we need Plan B for the same objective, you want a gasoline tax that will reduce the flow of wealth to petrolist leaders who will never change if all they have to do is drill well holes rather than educate and empower their people.
Word: petrolists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of petrolist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: petrolism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From petrol + -ism. 1. Political corruption and exploitation financed by oil exports. Labels: uncountable
Word: retransplanted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of retransplant Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: retransplanting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of retransplant Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: retransplants Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of retransplant Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: delosperma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Delosperma. 1. Any of the genus Delosperma of succulent plants, common in Africa.
Word: delospermas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of delosperma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deloping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of delope Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: deloped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of delope Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hipdom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hip + -dom. 1. The realm or status of being hip. Labels: uncountable Example: The store, which she owns and operates with her partner, Tom Murphy, has gained in hipdom over the years, she asserted.
Word: nonopinionated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + opinionated. 1. Not opinionated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonalbuminous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + albuminous. 1. Not albuminous. Labels: not-comparable
Word: midtrip Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From mid- + trip. 1. During a trip. Labels: not-comparable Example: She feels reassured that not only is her $2,000 airfare completely refundable should she cancel before she leaves, but that the policy also pays for her to return home unexpectedly midtrip "if one of my teachers gets sick and I have to fly back and keep things from falling apart."
Word: resaw Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + saw. 1. To saw again or anew, as with, especially, recutting (remilling) lumber by remaking boards into thinner boards. Labels: transitive Example: For instance, the old Sears building in Chicago was built with wood trusses; we get beams like that and resaw them to make flooring.
Word: resaw Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + saw. 1. simple past of resee Labels: form-of, past
Word: resaws Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of resaw Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: resawn Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of resaw Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: resawed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of resaw Labels: form-of, past
Word: resawing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of resaw Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sempervivums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sempervivum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hen and chicks Part of Speech: noun 1. Succulent plants with smaller buds on the outside which later produce their own roots, of family Crassulaceae: Labels: uncountable 2. Succulent plants with smaller buds on the outside which later produce their own roots, of family Crassulaceae: Labels: uncountable
Word: uppityness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From uppity + -ness. 1. Alternative form of uppitiness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: The first woman to run for president in this country, Victoria Woodhull, almost got castrated for her uppityness.
Word: toddlerdom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From toddler + -dom. 1. The period or status of being a toddler. Labels: uncountable Example: First, the inseparable years of her infancy and toddlerdom, when we traveled everywhere in tandem.
Word: electropunk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From electro- + punk. 1. A style of punk rock music using electronic synthesizers. Labels: uncountable Example: Later came an electropunk version of Hank Williams's Lovesick Blues punctuated with ska horns.
Word: brigadista Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish brigadista. By surface analysis, brigade + -ista. 1. A member of the Spanish International Brigades (Brigadas Internacionales). Labels: historical Example: Maybe they're a little leary of sending all these queers to their unsuspecting Nicaraguan friends but they have shown no hesitation accepting our applications to be brigadistas.
Word: brigadistas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brigadista Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dealigns Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /diː.əˈlaɪnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dealign Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dealigning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dealign Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dealigned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dealign Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Weatherwomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Weatherwoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Weathermen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Weatherman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: denars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of denar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kelantanese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Kelantan + -ese. 1. Of or pertaining to the state of Kelantan in Malaysia. Example: The Kelantanese dinar is an unofficial currency.
Word: incognoscenti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: As an opposite to cognoscenti. 1. Ignorant or uncultured people. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Some incognoscenti grumped when they couldn't find the word in their dictionaries, but there it is in the with-it fourth American Heritage: A word or phrase created because an existing term that was once used alone needs to be distinguished from a term referring to a new development...
Word: lowriding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From low + riding. 1. The trend of driving lowrider vehicles. Labels: uncountable Example: Almost forgotten is the rebellion in which lowriding was born.
Word: microlevel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + level. 1. A level of analysis that concerns small-scale phenomena or factors. Example: at the microlevel Example: on the microlevel 2. A level of analysis that concerns small-scale phenomena or factors. Example: But at the microlevel it consists of an unimaginable number of atoms connected by springy chemical bonds, all jiggling around at a rate that even our fastest supercomputer might envy. 3. A level of analysis that concerns small-scale phenomena or factors. 4. A level of analysis that concerns small-scale phenomena or factors.
Word: microlevel Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + level. 1. At such a level. Example: more microlevel Example: very microlevel 2. At such a level. 3. At such a level. 4. At such a level.
Word: microlevels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microlevel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: milquetoasty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From milquetoast + -y. 1. Meek, timid. Labels: derogatory, informal Example: I made them a little more flavorful, a little less milquetoasty.
Word: postbariatric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + bariatric. 1. After bariatric surgery. Labels: not-comparable Example: From an economic standpoint, research suggests that the operation can pay for itself within a few years because a postbariatric patient now requires less medical care and fewer prescriptions .
Word: unchilly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + chilly. 1. Not chilly. Example: She's easy to mock because she's so uncool, or rather, unchilly.
Word: overenjoy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + enjoy. 1. To enjoy too much. Labels: transitive Example: But having just returned from almost six years living in Asia, where we enjoyed — and perhaps overenjoyed — a wide array of culinary treats, she has been very, and somewhat loudly, focused on my shedding an equally wide array of excess pounds by resisting such temptations.
Word: overenjoys Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overenjoy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overenjoying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overenjoy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overenjoyed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overenjoy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: aspirinlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aspirin + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of aspirin. Example: Nsaids must not be combined with one another or any aspirinlike drug, but they can be used safely with acetaminophen (Tylenol).
Word: think again Part of Speech: phrase 1. Reconsider your thoughts. 2. No. (as a rejection of somebody's stated belief or idea)
Word: TBSA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of total body surface area used in describing the extent of a burn. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: Eighteen white rabbits were subjected to a 30 per cent TBSA full thickness burn.
Word: pilch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pilche, from Old English pylċe, pyleċe, from Late Latin pellicia. A doublet of pelisse; also see pelt (“skin”). Pronunciation: /pɪlt͡ʃ/ 1. A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur. Labels: obsolete Example: will you pluck your sword out of his pilches? 2. A covering put over an infant's diaper to prevent outer clothes from getting wet. Labels: archaic Example: It used to be the fashion to put a second thick covering or "pilch" over the napkin to keep the outer clothes from wet; but this is by no means healthy, as it over-heats this part of the body, and is often a mere excuse for neglecting the frequent changes that should be made, so that the skin is apt to become sodden, and subsequently sore, from damp heat.
Word: step on someone's toes Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause someone offense, especially by trying to control something that is under their authority, or interfering in their private affairs. Labels: idiomatic Example: I didn't think I'd be stepping on my sister's toes when I told my nephew to sit up straight at the dinner table.
Word: Buridan's asses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Buridan's ass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clithridiate Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the shape of a keyhole Labels: not-comparable
Word: feel the pinch Part of Speech: verb 1. To suffer a hardship, especially significant financial pressure. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: Working-class families are feeling the pinch in the wake of the recession. Example: The tramway was offered to the Dublin, Wicklow & Wexford Railway, but that company expressed no interest in it. Then the tramway proprietors decided to electrify their line, and cut the fares by half, and the railway was soon feeling the pinch.
Word: kept man Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kept + man. 1. A man who lives off his lover. Example: The kept man—in and out of marriage—is quite a feature of life in our chaste little village. Example: A strapping Italian hunk, he becomes the rich actress's kept man, uses her money to start himself in business.
Word: hydriodate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydro- + iodate. 1. iodide Labels: obsolete
Word: iodism Part of Speech: noun 1. iodine poisoning Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: iodotherapy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iodo- + therapy. 1. The therapeutic use of iodine or of iodides Labels: uncountable
Word: ionium Part of Speech: noun 1. The isotope of thorium 23090Th Labels: uncountable
Word: lower 48 Part of Speech: name Etymology: From lower + 48 1. The contiguous continental states area of the United States, comprising 48 states in number, and the District of Columbia, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Labels: US Example: Every month, the University of Michigan’s Survey Research Centre conducts a telephone poll of at least 500 households selected to be broadly representative of the Lower 48 states.
Word: continental US Part of Speech: name 1. Continental United States. Labels: US
Word: contiguous United States Part of Speech: name Etymology: From contiguous + United States. 1. The contiguous continental states area of the United States of America, comprising 48 states in number, and the District of Columbia, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Labels: US
Word: contiguous 48 Part of Speech: name 1. The contiguous continental states area of the United States of America, comprising 48 states in number, and the District of Columbia, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Labels: US
Word: pilches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pilch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: loncha Part of Speech: noun 1. achar
Word: invocative Part of Speech: adj 1. Serving to invoke.
Word: isagoge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin īsagōgē, from Ancient Greek εἰσαγωγή (eisagōgḗ, “lead-in”), from εἰς (eis, “into”) + ἀγωγή (agōgḗ, “to lead”). Pronunciation: /ˌaɪsəˈɡəʊdʒi/ 1. An introduction, especially (particularly capitalized) Porphyry's introduction to the works of Aristotle.
Word: ischialgia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin ischialgia, from Latin ischion + -algia. 1. pain in the region of the ischium; sciatica Labels: uncountable
Word: bagatels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bagatel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pomme frites Part of Speech: noun 1. french fries; plural of pomme frite
Word: nonlegacy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + legacy. 1. Not legacy. Labels: not-comparable Example: nonlegacy software components
Word: nonheritage Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + heritage. 1. Not of or by heritage. Labels: not-comparable Example: nonheritage language learners
Word: autopen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + pen. 1. A machine that automatically writes a person's signature. Example: But most offices either use autopens with the boss's name or simply have a staff member sign the boss's name to the correspondence. Example: An autopen is a machine that copies a person's signature and then reproduces it at a rate many times faster than could normally be done - some top celebrities even have several autopens with slightly altered autographs, making it even more difficult to tell which is the real thing.
Word: autopen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From auto- + pen. 1. To write or sign (something) with an autopen. Labels: transitive
Word: autopens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autopen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autopens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of autopen Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: querulant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin querulans, querulantis, ultimately from Latin querela. 1. One who has obsessive feelings of having been wronged.
Word: querulants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of querulant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quernstones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quernstone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: querists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of querist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: special master Part of Speech: noun 1. An authority appointed by a judge to make sure that judicial orders are actually followed. Labels: UK, US Example: Daniel: You can't look at medical files, they're confidential. Kate: That's why I need a special master. Daniel: A special what? Kate: A knowledgeable and impartial third party to review the files to report on what Corvis was gonna tell the US attorney without revealing any personal information. That's why I convinced the US attorney to appoint you. Example: Judge Cannon said the special master’s role would be “to review the seized property, manage assertions of privilege and make recommendations thereon, and evaluate claims for return of property.”
Word: special masters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of special master Labels: form-of, plural
Word: special elections Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of special election Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overlitigation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + litigation. 1. Excessive litigation. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonmolestation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + molestation. 1. Absence of molestation. Labels: attributive, uncountable Example: The judge granted a nonmolestation order.
Word: Hispanicization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hispanic + -ization. 1. The act or process of rendering Hispanic. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The process of translating a text into the Spanish language. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Hispanicizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hispanicization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Theory X Part of Speech: name Etymology: Introduced by Douglas McGregor in the 1960s. 1. The theory that employees are inherently lazy and irresponsible and will tend to avoid work unless closely supervised and given incentives.
Word: Theory Y Part of Speech: name Etymology: Introduced by Douglas McGregor in the 1960s. 1. The theory that employees are capable of being ambitious and self-motivated under suitable conditions.
Word: Chicoms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Chicom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: isatine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of isatin. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: full of crap Part of Speech: adj 1. Less vulgar synonym of full of shit. Labels: derogatory, mildly, vulgar Example: Don't listen to him - I think he's full of crap! Example: I think the old guy is full of crap and what he has done in the years wouldn't help any organization much.
Word: kick over the traces Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Refers to a horse kicking its legs over to the wrong side of the traces, straps of leather connecting it to the vehicle being towed. 1. To rebel against authority; to defy orders or instructions. Labels: UK, dated, informal Example: Near-synonym: kick against the pricks Example: 1920, A. E. W. Mason, The Summons, XXX: A Revolution in Sir Chichester, "I remember that she once said to me, 'Women do get the worst of it when they kick over the traces,'" Hillyard resumed. "And undoubtedly they do. On the other hand you have McKerrel's hard-headed verdict, 'If these poor neurotic bodies had any work to do they wouldn't have so much time to worry about their troubles.' Who shall choose between them? And what does it matter now? Stella's gone. She will strain her poor little unhappy heart no more against the bars." 2. To live overextravagantly; to come to grief by fast living. Labels: UK, dated, informal Example: Near-synonyms: live large, live beyond one's means, live high on the hog
Word: tanistry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tanist + -ry. Pronunciation: /ˈtæ.nɪ.stɹi/ 1. A form of tenure, in ancient Scotland and Ireland, whereby succession was passed to an elected member of the same extended family. Labels: historical, uncountable, usually Example: They also have to make allowance, in place of primogeniture, for the practice of tanistry, that is, the naming of a successor who was not necessarily the ruler's son.
Word: corrody Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin corrodium, corredium, conredium (“furniture, provision”): compare Old French conroi. See curry. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒɹədi/ 1. A form of pension or annuity given by a religious institution as provision for maintenance. Labels: historical, obsolete Example: The corrody became first and foremost a grant of money or victuals, or other means of livelihood, made by a monastery or other religious or charitable corporation to dependents on its bounty. Example: Corrodies were of three kinds: retirement arrangements for former abbots and priors; private deals struck by outsiders to provide board and lodging, in return for gifts of cash or property; and […] grants to crown servants.
Word: pittites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pittite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pittite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pit + -ite. 1. A spectator in the pit of a theatre
Word: unephemeral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + ephemeral. 1. Not ephemeral; lasting for a reasonable time. Labels: rare
Word: warrandice Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of warranty in which a person conveying property is held liable for any outstanding claims on the property.
Word: cursitor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin runner; in the legal sense, from Latin cursitor, from the words de cursu, applied in the statute to ordinary writs. 1. A courier or runner. 2. A clerk in the Court of Chancery whose business is to make out original writs. Labels: UK, obsolete Example: When actions are brought in the Courts of King's Bench or Common Pleas, founded upon original writs issuing out of the Courts of Chancery (which writs, as stated in the Report of the 9th of April 1816, it is the duty of the Cursitors to make out) it has been the practice in certain cases for the Filacers of the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas respectively, to receive from the Suitors the King's fines (if any) and also the fees payable to the Cursitors in respect of such original writs, and afterwards to account to the Cursitors for the fines and fees so received.
Word: aquatinta Part of Speech: noun 1. aquatint Labels: dated
Word: travertinous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From travertine + -ous. 1. Resembling the travertine stone used in Italy
Word: syenitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From syenite + -ic, from Syene, where Synetic stone was found. 1. Pertaining to, resembling or containing syenite. Labels: not-comparable Example: syenitic granite
Word: syenite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Syēnītēs, from Syēnē (“Aswan”), because it was anciently quarried there. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪənaɪt/ 1. Granite. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 2. An igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The temple, of which some massive hewn blocks and a fine column of Syenite granite still mark the site, occupied a terrace facing the source of the river and commanding a magnificent prospect. Example: Much of the southern half of the southeastern body is a mafic syenite, slightly more felsic than the shonkinite.
Word: siren song Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the songs of the sirens in Greek mythology, whose bewitching song lured mariners to their doom. 1. An enticing but dangerous appeal, especially a misleading one. Labels: idiomatic Example: Romance never sang to him her siren song, and Adventure had never shouted in his sluggish blood. Example: Said World Bank president Robert Zoellick: "Leaders must not heed the siren song of protectionist fixes. Economic isolationism can lead to a negative spiral of events."
Word: bedell Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of beadle; still in use for ceremonial officials at certain universities. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: bibliopegia Part of Speech: noun 1. bibliopegy Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: keitai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 携帯. 1. A mobile phone or smartphone. Labels: Japan
Word: valet-de-chambre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French valet de chambre. 1. The personal servant of a monarch. Labels: historical 2. A valet.
Word: khedive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French khédive, from Ottoman Turkish خدیو (ḫediv, ḫıdiv), from Persian خدیو (xadêw, xedêw, “lord, master, king”), from Bactrian χοαδηο (khoadēo, “lord”). Pronunciation: /kəˈdiːv/ 1. The title of the hereditary monarch of Egypt from 1805–1914, nominally ruling as a viceroy of the Sultan of Turkey.
Word: amts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: christy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of christie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: christie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the city of Kristiania (now Oslo) in Norway. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪsti/ 1. A high-speed ski turn in which the skis are kept parallel.
Word: tokonomas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tokonoma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kitchenful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kitchen + -ful. 1. As much as a kitchen will hold or produce. Example: Good-bye to kitchensful of slapping clothes in rainy weather Example: Now through May 14th — 50 Electric Appliances (5 kitchensful) will be given away.
Word: kitchenfuls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kitchenful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homeful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From home + -ful. 1. Homely; cosy. Labels: dated Example: Let them stand in groups or groves, with walks and drives convenient to the house. A house planted like this has a homeful atmosphere, that will keep the young folks at home, and establish attachments that will not be easily broken. 2. Having a place to live; not homeless. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: Without a meaningful place to live, the homeless are less involved and certainly less committed than the homeful and the victimizers.
Word: homeful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From home + -ful. 1. As much as a home can hold. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: A homeful of music - total remote control access from any room - wireless installation - complete compatibility. These are just a few of the exciting features of the Steremote high fidelity remote control system.
Word: pietist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From piety + -ist. 1. A supporter of pietism. Example: What a commentary on our professional piety as a people and our pretence to morality as a city, when there can exist and flourish in our midst, right under the noses of priest, person, police and platitudinising pietist such a RED-HOT HELL HOLE as the specimen one into whose sultry recesses the scribes had made their way by means of a little mild deception.
Word: pietists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pietist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cell group Part of Speech: noun 1. A collection of cells that work together to perform a specific, coordinated function within a multicellular organism. 2. A Christian religious group that meets to study the Bible, usually in a member's home. Example: Near-synonym: Bible study
Word: pietàs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pietà Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cell groups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cell group Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supposers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supposer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apodeme Part of Speech: noun 1. An ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton, serving as an attachment site for muscles. Example: The muscles are attached either directly to internal protrusions of its external skeleton, called apodemes, or indirectly, by filaments attached to the connection points.
Word: apodemes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apodeme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arthropodae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arthropod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blasphemist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blasphemy + -ist. 1. A blasphemer. Example: Nergal remains a devoted blasphemist.
Word: blasphemists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blasphemist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kanteans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Kantean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lefse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Norwegian lefse. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛfsə/ 1. A traditional soft Norwegian flatbread made from potato, flour, and milk or cream (or sometimes lard) and cooked on a griddle. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We treasure the heritage more here than they do in Norway itself, said Audrey Amundson of Starbuck, Minn., which sealed its place in history in 1983 by cooking what residents insist was the world's biggest lefse, a Norwegian flatbread made of potatoes, cream and flour.
Word: rapakivis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rapakivi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rapacities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rapacity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mottis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of motti Labels: form-of, plural
Word: milliunit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From milli- + unit. 1. A thousandth of a unit. Example: In addition to having a relative with Type 1, people in that subgroup had insulin autoantibody levels equal to or greater than 80 milliunits per milliliter.
Word: milliunits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of milliunit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misfirings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misfiring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misfilings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misfiling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marbelize Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of marbleize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: marbelizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of marbelize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: marbelizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of marbelize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: marbelized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of marbelize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: microlearning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + learning. 1. Learning in relatively small units and through short activities. Labels: uncountable
Word: metapelites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metapelite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metaorders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metaorder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metaperiodates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metaperiodate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microsession Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + session. 1. A very short session. Example: But fearing that President Bush would again use a Congressional recess to install disputed executive branch appointees without Senate confirmation, Democrats convened the Senate for the first of four microsessions to be held during the holiday break, precisely to thwart such an end run.
Word: microsessions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microsession Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overmike Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + mike. 1. To make too loud by means of a poorly positioned microphone. Labels: transitive Example: If the recording is misequalized, overmike, or poorly reverbed, the C/II will expose these faults. Example: No, they don't sing, but on the plus side that means they're not overmiked either.
Word: overmiking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overmike Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overmiked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overmike Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overmilk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + milk. 1. To milk (a cow or other animal) too much. Labels: transitive 2. To exploit too much Labels: figuratively, transitive
Word: overmilking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overmilk Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overmilks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overmilk Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overmilked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overmilk Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: woodsmanship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From woodsman + -ship. 1. The skills of a woodsman. Labels: uncountable Example: For me, it isn't so much about the actual hunting as much as the woodsmanship and skills that come into play at every stage of a hunt.
Word: bezazz Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pizzazz. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Her 1962 guide to being happily unmarried was actually for anyone in search of taste and bezazz and verve and elegance. Example: I don't think bezazz was the particular specialty of my mother … That's right cement and gravel, Chicago. Nice girl I'm told … but more in the line of barns than bezazz. Of course I never really knew her.
Word: nocino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Italian 1. A sticky Italian liqueur made from unripe green walnuts steeped in spirit. Labels: uncountable Example: Ask Ms. Paolantonio's cousin Giuseppina Paolantonio, who appears to be in her late 70s, how to make nocino, the walnut liqueur that is popular here, and the recipe begins: On June 24th, pick the walnuts.
Word: predisaster Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + disaster. 1. Before a disaster. Labels: not-comparable Example: Under the Stafford Act, the agency said, facilities cannot be improved with federal money, only restored to their predisaster condition.
Word: downtick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From down + tick. 1. A small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising. Example: There had been a downtick in April's enthusiasm for schoolwork — a sprinkling of Bs on her report card. 2. A stock market transaction or quote at a price below a preceding one.
Word: downticks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of downtick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: miniaturistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From miniature + -istic. 1. Employing or suggesting miniaturism; small and detailed. Example: They combine expansive formats and miniaturistic detail, as in Elvis Road, a panoramic, bird's-eye view of a busy city street delineated with sharp pencils on a single page measuring 1 by 30 feet.
Word: subprogramme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + programme. 1. A programme (planned sequence of events) making up part of a larger programme.
Word: subprogrammes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subprogramme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subproducts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subproduct Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dog watches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dog watch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: submanager Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + manager. 1. A manager who is subordinate to another manager. Example: She went on to work for Boeing in Seattle designing undercarriage hydraulics and fell in love with the jet blade shop's submanager. She became pregnant. He persuaded her to return to Crete.
Word: submanagers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of submanager Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Schiphol Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Dutch Schiphol. 1. An international airport in North Holland, Netherlands, serving the city of Amsterdam, and the main international airport of the Netherlands.
Word: perdured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of perdure Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: perduring Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pəˈdjʊəɹɪŋ/, /pəˈdjɔːɹɪŋ/, /pəˈdʒʊəɹɪŋ/, /pəˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/, /pɚˈdʊəɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of perdure Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: perdurantist Part of Speech: noun 1. A subscriber to the philosophy of perdurantism.
Word: endurantist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From endurant + -ist. 1. A subscriber to the philosophy of endurantism.
Word: perdurantists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perdurantist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endurantists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of endurantist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underneathness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From underneath + -ness. 1. The quality of being underneath. Labels: uncountable Example: While seeing at last beneath the surface of things, he sees that underneathness is not so much a system as a unity. He does glimpse the system: what he sees is the trace of a process, and that process is a system at work. 2. A space (literal or figurative) that is underneath. Labels: uncountable Example: A house’s underneathness is crushing—weight of sleep pressing from the flats above, little lumps of coal releasing miniature avalanches which rattle down the black pile, furnace grimly dead, asbestos-covered arms prying into every corner. Example: 1973, Edward Wellen, “Chalk Talk,” The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1973, p. 52, reprinted in The 21st Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK®: 25 Stories by Edward Weller, Wildside Press, 2015, But below the surface are the reelings and writhings that make the floor of a Freudian jungle a lively place. Dr. Chomsky calls this underneathness, this grimmer grammar, the ‘deep structure.’
Word: underminings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of undermining Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antieconomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + economic. 1. Opposing or working against the economy. Example: The consumer group UFC Que Choisir said in a statement that the deal was very tough, potentially destructive of freedom, antieconomic and against digital history.
Word: antidrugs Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of antidrug. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: unfreeable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + freeable. 1. Impossible to free. Labels: not-comparable