nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: trichiasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tricho- + -iasis. 1. Ingrown eyelash. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: blows off steam Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blow off steam Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: blowing off steam Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of blow off steam Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: blew off steam Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of blow off steam Labels: form-of, past
Word: blown off steam Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of blow off steam Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: speedfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English speedful Middle English -ly English -ly English speedfully From speedful + -ly. 1. In a speedful manner.
Word: iota subscript Part of Speech: noun 1. A small iota written below an alpha, eta or omega – e.g. in ᾠδή (ōidḗ) – representing a vocalic offglide that was pronounced in early Ancient Greek, but later became silent; invented in the Middle Ages in order to mark those vowels which would originally have had such an offglide. Labels: Greek Example: Coordinate term: iota adscript
Word: garden path sentences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garden path sentence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Often claimed to be an ancient Chinese proverb. Also often misattributed to Eleanor Roosevelt. Earliest known usage is a 1907 sermon by English preacher William Lonsdale Watkinson. 1. Even in the face of hopelessness and discontent, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response, than to complain about the situation.
Word: false dilemma Part of Speech: noun 1. A situation in which two opposing options are presented as the only possibilities, when others are available.
Word: emperor's new clothes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After The Emperor's New Clothes, a tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. 1. Something obvious and embarrassing that is politely ignored or that goes unacknowledged. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: Marks & Spencer announced a 19% fall in annual profits on Tuesday.
Word: figurativeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English figurative Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English figurativeness From figurative + -ness. 1. The property of being figurative. Labels: uncountable
Word: pasigraphy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek. 1. A writing system where concepts are written instead of words. The system is not phonetic and uses ideograms, such as mathematical symbols. It is intended to be universally understood. Example: He spent his spare time on the weekend perfecting his very own pasigraphy. Example: M. Alexander Kis, of Pest in Hungary, has recently invented an universal alphabet, or species of pasigraphy applicable to all languages.
Word: grounders Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹaʊndə(ɹ)z/ 1. A playground game in which one person is chosen to be "it" (and must keep their eyes shut) and tries to tag others, who become "it" instead, either by touching them or by calling out "grounders" while they are on the ground (rather than on a climber). Labels: Canada, uncountable Example: "It's so cool," Nolan, a Grade 5 student at Dalhousie said, adding that he was looking forward to the first game of grounders. "It has three slides and I like the colours. They're really nice." Example: Apparently, kids like to climb, swing and slide. Who knew? And they like playground games. Two favourites (ask a kid if you don't know) are grounders (it combines tag and hide-and-seek) and gaga ball (a kinder, gentler version of dodge ball).
Word: grounders Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹaʊndə(ɹ)z/ 1. plural of grounder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: under-grounder Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of undergrounder. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: under-grounders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of under-grounder; alternative spelling of undergrounder. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: butyric acids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of butyric acid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gamma-hydroxybutyric acids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wille Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of will. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: wille Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of will. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: hypohydration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English hydration English hypohydration From hypo- + hydration. 1. Dehydration. Labels: uncountable
Word: hypohydrations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypohydration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flitter-mice Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flitter-mouse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flittermice Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flittermouse; alternative spelling of flitter-mouse. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wonder Women Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Wonder Woman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wonderwoman Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Wonder Woman. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Wonderwomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Wonderwoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hortensia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name, New Latin Hortensia, from hortēnsius (“of the garden”), from hortēnsis. Pronunciation: /hɔː(ɹ).tɛn.ziə/ 1. A hydrangea (Hydrangea spp.).
Word: film crew Part of Speech: noun 1. The group of people, excluding the cast and producers, who are hired by a film company to produce a film.
Word: 'bots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 'bot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 'prentices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 'prentice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: object oriented programming Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of object-oriented programming. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: suck it up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably a variation of the expression suck up your chest, meaning roughly compose yourself, bear your troubles, stand tall, and proceed. 1. To put up with something; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining. Labels: idiomatic, slang Example: Some students suck it up and meet the challenge. Others look around wildly for someone to blame.
Word: Imma Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: Written form of a relaxed pronunciation of I'm gonna. Includes a reduction of /mn/ to /m/ (see reduction of /mb/ and /mn/ on Wikipedia). Common in and possibly originated in African-American Vernacular English, but is used more broadly today. According to m'Cheaux, it originated in Gullah, where "a-" replaces "-ing" and indicates immediate future tense. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪmə/, [ˈaːmə] 1. Contraction of I'm + gonna. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Example: so Imma say 16 or 17, cool Example: Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you, Imma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!
Word: footrot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From foot + rot. 1. A hoof infection, infectious pododermatitis, that is commonly found in sheep, goat, and cattle. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: interservice Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English service English interservice From inter- + service. 1. Involving relationships between branches of the armed forces. Labels: US, not-comparable Example: Interservice rivalry is often blamed for problems in the US military. Example: Interservice coordination in the field has improved due to electronic communications. 2. Concerning interactions between multiple services. Labels: not-comparable Example: Mutt had taken it as a matter of course that she had been invited to this interservice conference, and no one thought to gainsay her.
Word: mother's milk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English moderis mylke, equivalent to mother + -'s + milk. 1. Breast milk; milk produced by a human or animal mother for her offspring to nurse. Labels: uncountable
Word: multiuser Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English user English multiuser From multi- + user. 1. Of an operating system, etc., having capabilities for serving many users simultaneously. Labels: not-comparable
Word: climatisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of climatization. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cow milk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English cowe mylke, cowmylke, from Old English cū meoluc; equivalent to cow + milk. 1. Synonym of cow's milk (“milk produced by cows”). Labels: uncountable Example: cow milk allergy
Word: faddists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of faddist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sweetwater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sweet + water. 1. A variety of white grape, better known as Chasselas. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Water that still contains sucrose after filtration by a sugar cane refinery, usually one of the main by-products of a sugar cane refining process. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Neoclassical, in reference to the macroeconomics and economic departments near the Great Lakes. Labels: US, countable, uncountable 4. Alternative form of sweet water (“fresh water”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: non-military service Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non-military + service. 1. Service in a nonmilitary organization, instead of service in the military; service performed by a conscientious objector. Labels: uncountable
Word: you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette Part of Speech: proverb 1. Alternative form of you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Narrator: Bob is dead, they shot him in the head! Tyler Durden: You wanna make an omelet, you gotta break some eggs.
Word: avantgardist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English avant-garde 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 avantgardist From avant-garde + -ist. 1. Alternative form of avant-gardist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: playtested Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of playtest Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: playtest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From play + test. 1. To test a newly developed game by playing it or having it played. Example: He playtested his Geometry Dash level to make sure there were no bugs. Example: CPH3 had been playtested too long, and they’d added so many new elements that the game was extraordinarily buggy.
Word: playtest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From play + test. 1. A session of testing a newly developed game by playing it or having it played. Example: We've fixed the first round of problems and it's time for another playtest.
Word: interneurons Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English neuron English interneurons From inter- + neuron. 1. plural of interneuron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: armouring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of armour Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: armouring Part of Speech: noun 1. Armour or shielding. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: crotchless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English crotch Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English crotchless From crotch + -less. 1. Lacking coverage over the area of the crotch. Labels: not-comparable Example: crotchless panties
Word: la-de-da Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of lah-di-dah. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Newberry was one of the most la-de-da colleges in the United States
Word: la de da Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of la-de-da. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bandleader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English band Proto-West Germanic *laidī Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Proto-West Germanic *laid ▲ Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Proto-West Germanic *laidijārī Old English lǣdere Middle English ledere English leader English bandleader From band + leader. 1. A musician who conducts or leads a band of musicians. Example: Before Brooklyn became the World Historical Hipster Hub, there were the Hepsters of Harlem. And well before there was an Urban Dictionary for every last nuance of non-standard English, the bandleader and amateur linguist Cab Calloway cataloged some of the unique speech of the 1930s and ’40s in his Hepster’s Dictionary. Example: By and large back then, bassists weren’t bandleaders; Mingus was an anomaly.
Word: freedom to roam Part of Speech: noun 1. The general public's right to access public or privately owned land for their own recreation or exercise. Labels: uncountable Example: The Forestry Commission generally operated a freedom to roam policy whereby public access was not constrained except where young trees had been planted.
Word: everyman's right Part of Speech: noun 1. freedom to roam Labels: uncountable
Word: right to roam Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of freedom to roam. Labels: uncountable Example: Zelda Frasier: We'll walk where we want to walk. We'll walk where our ancestors walked... Cully Barnaby: Right to roam, Dad. She has got a point. Example: Meanwhile, Scotland shows us a successful alternative to restrictive English laws, with a national “right to roam” – despite nearly 60% of its land being privately owned.
Word: counterbattery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- Latin battuō Latin battere Old French batre Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French baterieder. Middle French batteriebor. English battery English counterbattery From counter- + battery. 1. Directed against opposing artillery. Labels: not-comparable Example: counterbattery fire Example: counterbattery tactics
Word: finos Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfiːnəʊz/ 1. plural of fino Labels: form-of, plural
Word: finos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese. Pronunciation: /ˈfiːnəʊz/ 1. Second-best wool from Merino sheep. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: the custom in Spain, and adopted here with our Merino wool, to divide or sort the fleece […]into rafinos, finos, and terceros ; or superfine, fine, and fubs
Word: parkland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From park + land. 1. Land suitable for use as a park. 2. A landscape characterized by a mixture of treed groves and open grasslands, akin to a Eurasian forest steppe. Labels: Canada, US
Word: green energies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of green energy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: workboat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From work + boat. 1. A boat used for purposes other than recreation, passenger transport, or combat.
Word: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stakeholes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stakehole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: imidazolines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of imidazoline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: impact energies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of impact energy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stakehole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stake + hole. 1. A hole made when a stake is driven into the ground. 2. A hole prepared for rapid insertion of a stake.
Word: usage share Part of Speech: noun 1. market share Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pit prop Part of Speech: noun 1. A wooden beam used as a support within a mineshaft or tunnel. Example: Whereas Germany at the outbreak of war was the greatest purchaser of Swedish iron ore, Great Britain was by far the greatest buyer of Swedish wood products. German submarines, however, have taken deadly toll of Scandinavian ships laden with pit-props bound for England. Example: Some centres specialise in timber, and those conveniently situated to the coalfields deal with large quantities of pit props.
Word: Høgnorsk Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Norwegian høgnorsk (“High Norwegian”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɜːɡnɔːsk/, /ˈhɔɪnɔːsk/ 1. conservative, unofficial and little used variety of the Norwegian language form Nynorsk that resists the attempted merger with Bokmål
Word: stupidness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin stupidusder. Middle French stupideder. English stupid Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English stupidness From stupid + -ness. 1. The quality or state of being stupid. Labels: rare, uncountable 2. The result or product of being stupid. Labels: countable, rare Example: Don't let the boss hear you talking stupidness about his son, if you want to keep your job.
Word: stupidnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stupidness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stupidities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stupidity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fatuities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fatuity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sillinesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of silliness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frivolousnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frivolousness Labels: form-of, plural Example: 1901, "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare", William Shakespeare, p. 186. … and thus the play appropriately ends when on either side the levities and frivolousnesses that had drawn out to ten years' length the desultory and … Example: … parenthesis saying that in view of his great services they must overlook frivolousnesses and weaknesses which solid reflections would in time overcome.
Word: head-shrinker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally US, probably by reference to slang terms like “swelled head” for someone with delusions of grandeur; a psychiatrist would remove such delusions, thus figuratively shrinking the patient's swelled head. 1. A psychiatrist or psychotherapist; a shrink. Labels: slang Example: DIESEL: In the opinion on this court, this child is depraved on account he ain't had a normal home. ACTION: Hey, I'm depraved on account I'm deprived. DIESEL: So take him to a headshrinker. 2. One who shrinks heads, as previously done by some Amazon tribes. Labels: literally Example: I listened to the sculptor of Dead Dad give an interview to a European television station while he crouched by the shrunken corpse of his own creation, a huge technical advance over the headshrinkers of New Guinea.
Word: frivolities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frivolity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inappropriatenesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inappropriateness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unsuitabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unsuitability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: suitablenesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of suitableness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adaptednesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adaptedness Labels: form-of, plural Example: The theory of natural selections holds, after all, only for adaptations, states of being adapted, adaptednesses; and these are means-end relations. Example: He creates those sympathies and suitablenesses of nature that are the foundation of all true friendship, and by his providence brings persons so affected …
Word: fitnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fitness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: accommodatedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English accommodated Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English accommodatedness From accommodated + -ness. 1. The quality of being accommodated. Labels: uncountable Example: To sum up, the chief qualities of Father Lucas's book are its sincerity, its quiet humour, its accommodatedness. He lays bare his own mind […] Example: Langland is, I think, optimistically insisting on the accommodatedness even of the fallen world of sin and suffering to the spiritual aspirations of man.
Word: agreeablenesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agreeableness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: synonymia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin synōnymia, from Ancient Greek συνωνυμία (sunōnumía). Doublet of synonymy. 1. The use of two or more synonyms together to amplify or explain a given subject or term. A kind of repetition that adds force. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Example: At its simplest (sometimes called synonymia simplex), it takes the form of synonymous words arranged in doublets, […] .
Word: kindnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kindness Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of kindnesse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: truth values Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of truth value Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swamp wallaby Part of Speech: noun 1. A wallaby (Wallabia bicolor), known for its strong odor.
Word: Obama Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Luo obam Luo Mobamder. English Obama A corruption of the Luo by-name Mobam (“born with a crooked back”), itself from Luo obam (“to lean or bend”). Pronunciation: /oʊˈbɑ.mə/, /əʊˈbɑː.mə/ 1. An African surname from Luo. 2. An African surname from Luo. Example: (The Browns gave the Obamas an ornate penholder made from the timber of a Victorian antislave ship.) Example: From his studies of these thinkers and activists, Mr. Obama took what he called the “Niebuhrian” lesson that we can have “a cleareyed view of the world and the realities of cruelty and sin and greed and violence, and yet, still maintain a sense of hope and possibility, as an act of will and leap of faith.”
Word: Obama Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Japanese 小浜. 1. A city in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. See Wikipedia:Obama, Fukui. 2. A Japanese surname. 3. A samurai clan of feudal Japan.
Word: McCain Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Irish variant of McKean. Pronunciation: /məˈkeɪn/ 1. A surname from Irish.
Word: planespotter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plane + spotter. 1. Someone interested in planespotting.
Word: 737 Part of Speech: noun 1. A Boeing airplane model, number seven thirty-seven, sold to airlines for passenger or cargo transportation. Example: 737 comin' out of the sky / Oh, won't you take me down to Memphis on a midnight ride? / I wanna move, playin' in a travelin' band, yeah / Well, I'm flyin' 'cross the land / Tryin' to get a hand / Playin' in a travelin' band Example: He boasted about how quickly the company had brought the 737 Max to market — and praised the Federal Aviation Administration’s “streamlined” certification process.
Word: chimerism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English chimera 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 chimerism From chimera + -ism. 1. The property of being a genetic chimera. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Tuvan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Russian Тува́ (Tuvá)bor. English Tuva Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Tuvan From Tuva + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈtuːvən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Tuva or its people or culture.
Word: Tuvan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Russian Тува́ (Tuvá)bor. English Tuva Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Tuvan From Tuva + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈtuːvən/ 1. Someone from Tuva.
Word: Tuvan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Russian Тува́ (Tuvá)bor. English Tuva Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Tuvan From Tuva + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈtuːvən/ 1. A Turkic language spoken around the area of Tuva.
Word: unwire Part of Speech: verb 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 wire English unwire From un- + wire. 1. To undo the wiring of. Labels: transitive
Word: unsweeten Part of Speech: verb 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 sweeten English unsweeten From un- + sweeten. 1. To remove or lower the sweetness of. Labels: transitive
Word: untether Part of Speech: verb 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 tether English untether From un- + tether. 1. To undo by removing a tether. Labels: transitive
Word: unthread Part of Speech: verb 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 thread English unthread From un- + thread. 1. To draw or remove a thread from. Labels: transitive Example: Its eyes, though wild, were still all dewy bright / With love, and kept all phantom fear aloof / From the poor girl by magic of their light, / The while it did unthread the horrid woof / Of the late darken'd time,— […] Example: "Good and evil! good and evil!" thought he; "ye are mingled inextricably in the web of our being; and who may unthread the darker yarn?" 2. To loosen the connections of. Labels: transitive 3. To make one's way through. Labels: transitive
Word: untighten Part of Speech: verb 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 tighten English untighten From un- + tighten. 1. To loosen; to make something less tight. Labels: transitive
Word: untoasted 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 toasted English untoasted From un- + toasted. 1. Not toasted Labels: not-comparable
Word: untreatable 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 treatable English untreatable From un- + treatable. 1. Not treatable; impossible to treat. Labels: not-comparable
Word: untreatable Part of Speech: noun 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 treatable English untreatable From un- + treatable. 1. A person with a condition that cannot be treated.
Word: untwistable 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 twistable English untwistable From un- + twistable. 1. Impossible to twist; not twistable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: untwistable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- English twist English untwist Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English untwistable From untwist + -able. 1. Able to be untwisted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unveined 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 veined English unveined From un- + veined. 1. Not veined; not having veins. Labels: not-comparable 2. Not veined; not having veins. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unventilated 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 ventilated English unventilated From un- + ventilated. 1. Not ventilated, lacking ventilation. Labels: not-comparable Example: [...] but in the damp conditions prevailing the driver sensibly was unwilling to attempt the climb up through Combe Down tunnel without help, for fear of slipping to a standstill in the unventilated bore, [...].
Word: uzzard Part of Speech: noun 1. The letter Z/z. Labels: archaic, dialectal
Word: dignifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dignify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dignifying Part of Speech: adj 1. Conveying or conducive to a sense of dignity. Example: Let it be remembered that whilst memory travelled over more than four thousand years of the history of man, it could not light upon an age more dignifying to human nature than the present. Example: Besides the irresistible contagion of his merriment, the flashes of wit, the tenderness of his sentiment, the wild laughter of his satiric scorn of cant, and priestcraft, and self-righteousness, the ardor of his patriotism, the gayety of his social songs, there is a tone in his graver writing which breathes over the hearts of his countrymen, and of all the world, the highest and most dignifying feeling that ever hallowed the heart of man.
Word: dignifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dignify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: detentions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of detention Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multifaith Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English faith English multifaith From multi- + faith. 1. Relating to or believing in more than one faith. Labels: not-comparable
Word: on the cuff Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. On credit, with payment to be made later. Labels: US, idiomatic Example: The newspapers were jammed with ads inviting customers to buy on the cuff. Philadelphians could get a $269 television set for $5 down and $4 a week.
Word: subnector Part of Speech: noun 1. a functor which takes as input one or more sentences and outputs a term.
Word: coochie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly a clipping of hootchy-kootchy. Alternatively, possibly from cunt with influence from American slang term cookie (“vulva”). References to coochee dance (with various spellings) are attested from the end of the 19th century. The sense of “vagina or vulva” is attested from the early 20th century. Compare hoochie. Pronunciation: /ˈkuːt͡ʃi/ 1. The hootchy-kootchy, a type of erotic dance. Labels: US, obsolete Example: LITTLE EGYPT IN COOCHEE COOCHEE DANCE. A vision of gauze, lace and spangles, performing the famous danse-du-ventre 2. The vagina or vulva. Labels: US, slang Example: She’s the red hot mama from Bahama with the red hot cootchie-coo! You get sweet infection in the deep hot section, When that gal looks at you! 3. Sex with a woman. Labels: US, slang, uncommon Example: That fat sum bitch don’t even get coochie, yet he trust to tell me what to do with mine? Please.
Word: frame of mind Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fɹɛɪːm ʌv maɪːnd/, [ˌfɹɛɪːm.ə ˈmaɪːnd ] 1. Synonym of state of mind. Example: [A] Tumultuary and distracted frame of Mind, not knowing which way to take, to be amongst the kinds of this passion of Feare. Example: Some time ago I was on the footplate of an engine fresh from the shops after overhaul, and the combined efforts of driver and fireman were needed to open and close the regulator. Needless to say, the men were not in a very happy frame of mind."
Word: verifiableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English verifiable Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English verifiableness From verifiable + -ness. 1. The quality of being verifiable. Labels: nonstandard, uncountable
Word: unverifiability Part of Speech: noun 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 verifiability English unverifiability From un- + verifiability. 1. The quality of being unverifiable. Labels: uncountable
Word: unverifiableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unverifiable Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English unverifiableness From unverifiable + -ness. 1. The quality of being unverifiable. Labels: nonstandard, uncountable
Word: Banksian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Banks Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Banksian From Banks + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Joseph Banks, English botanist and naturalist. 2. Of or pertaining to Iain Banks (born 1954) or his writings, most notably a utopian style of science fiction. Example: Naturally it's compulsive Banksian reading, with lashings of gore, squalor, poison, torture and philosophy. Example: […]the recurring motif of war and its symbolic Banksian appendage, the figure of the castle[…]
Word: coochy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cooch + -y. Possibly the Dutch word "kutje" (vagina) is taken over in the English language and pronounced as coochy 1. Vagina or vulva. Labels: slang
Word: sibilance Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality of being sibilant: a hissing quality. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Pet Shop Boys are yet another synth-pop duo, albeit one that is not quite out of the closet. […] In past interviews, however, they [the Pet Shop Boys] have referred to their sound as "specifically gay disco," and their lyrics have that certain queenly something that lead singer Neil Tennant sings with an adorable sibilance. Example: The following exercises help combat sibilance, plosives, lazy tongue, and mouth problems.
Word: ethify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English ethical Latin -i- Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus 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 -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English ethify From ethical + -ify. 1. To make or cause to become (more) ethical. Labels: rare, transitive 2. To become ethical. Labels: intransitive, rare
Word: ethification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ethical. See -ation. 1. The action of ethifying.
Word: ethifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ethify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: acute sedge Part of Speech: noun 1. A sedge species, Carex acuta (in Carex subg. Carex). Labels: uncountable
Word: common sedge Part of Speech: noun 1. A sedge species, Carex nigra (in Carex subg. Carex). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sand sedge Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of sedge (Carex arenaria). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: silvery sedge Part of Speech: noun 1. A sedge species, Carex canescens. Labels: uncountable
Word: white vitriol Part of Speech: noun 1. zinc sulfate Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: string sedge Part of Speech: noun 1. A sedge of species Carex chordorrhiza. Labels: uncountable
Word: star sedge Part of Speech: noun 1. A sedge species, Carex echinata.
Word: rare spring-sedge Part of Speech: noun 1. A sedge species, Carex ericetorum (in Carex subg. Carex). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: glaucous sedge Part of Speech: noun 1. A sedge species, Carex flacca (in Carex subg. Carex).
Word: slender sedge Part of Speech: noun 1. A sedge species, Carex lasiocarpa (in Carex subg. Carex).
Word: mud sedge Part of Speech: noun 1. A sedge of species Carex limosa. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: few-flowered sedge Part of Speech: noun 1. A sedge species, Carex pauciflora.
Word: bottle sedge Part of Speech: noun 1. A sedge species, Carex rostrata.
Word: mis-spelling Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of misspelling. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: mis-spelling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mis-spell. Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Mordvinian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Mordvinia + -an. 1. Of or pertaining to Mordvinia (Mordovia). Labels: not-comparable
Word: Mordvinian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mordvinia + -an. 1. Someone from Mordvinia (Mordovia).
Word: stagiaire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French stagiaire (“trainee, intern”). Pronunciation: /stɑːʒiˈɛə(ɹ)/ 1. An amateur rider who is taken in by a professional team during the season. 2. A cook or chef who works as an unpaid intern in a restaurant. Example: Sydney, played by Ayo Edebiri, is the enterprising stagiaire who quickly turned her internship into a serious job. [image caption]
Word: Barça Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortened form of Futbol Club Barcelona, keeping the Catalan spelling rules. Since this football team is a symbol of the city of Barcelona, this word has been associated with the whole city, although it's wrong to use Barça to refer to the city itself; instead, one would use Barna. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑɹsə/, /ˈbɑːsə/ 1. Clipping of Futbol Club Barcelona. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: Buryatian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Buryatia + -an. 1. From, of, or pertaining to, Buryatia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Buryatian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Buryatia + -an. 1. Someone from Buryatia.
Word: Buryat Part of Speech: adj 1. From, of, or pertaining to, Buryatia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Buryat Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the Mongolic ethnic group native to Buryatia. Example: We met the President of the Republic, Salomon M. Ivanov, who is a native Buryat.
Word: Buryat Part of Speech: name 1. A Mongolic language spoken around Buryatia.
Word: Buriat Part of Speech: adj 1. From, of, or pertaining to, Buryatia Labels: not-comparable
Word: Buriat Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone from Buryatia. 2. A Mongolic language spoken around Buryatia
Word: Buriatia Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Buryatia: a republic and federal subject in southeast Russia. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Bashkortostani Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Bashkortostan + -i. 1. Of, from or relating to the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Bashkortostani Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Bashkortostan + -i. 1. A native or inhabitant of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia.
Word: Kareli Part of Speech: adj 1. Karelian. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Kareli Part of Speech: noun 1. A Karelian; someone from Karelia.
Word: Udmurtian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Udmurtia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Udmurtian From Udmurtia + -ian. 1. From, of, or pertaining to, Udmurtia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Udmurtian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Udmurtia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Udmurtian From Udmurtia + -ian. 1. Someone from Udmurtia.
Word: Khakasia Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Khakassia. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Khakasiya Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Khakassia. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Khakassiya Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Khakassia. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Khakass Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Khakas. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Chechneya Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Chechnya. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Chechnia Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Chechnya. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Chechniya Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Chechnya. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Grozny Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Russian Гро́зный (Gróznyj), from гро́зный (gróznyj, “menacing, formidable, severe, cruel”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɒzni/ 1. The regional capital and largest city in Chechnya, Russia.
Word: Maykop Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Russian Майко́п (Majkóp). Pronunciation: /maɪˈkɒp/ 1. The capital and largest city of Adygea, Russia.
Word: Ufa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Уфа́ (Ufá). Pronunciation: /ˈ(j)uːfə, ʊˈfɑː/ 1. The capital and largest city of Bashkortostan, Russia. 2. A river in Bashkortostan, Russia.
Word: Ulan-Ude Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Ула̀н-Удэ́ (Ulàn-Udɛ́), from Buryat Ulaan-Yde (created in 1934; later since 1939 in Cyrillic as Улаан-Үдэ). 1. The capital city of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia.
Word: Makhachkala Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Махачкала́ (Maxačkalá), in turn from Avar Махӏачхъала (Maḥʳačqxala, literally “Mahach fort, named after Mahach (d. 1918), an Avar Bolshevik”). 1. The capital and largest city of Daghestan, Russia.
Word: Magas Part of Speech: name 1. A city, the regional capital of Ingushetia, Russia.
Word: Magas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Maga Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Elista Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Russian Элиста́ f inan (Elistá), which is from Written Oirat ᡄᠯᡄᠰᡉᡐᡉ (elesütü, “sandy; Elista”, ornative adjective and proper noun). 1. The capital city of Kalmykia, Russia.
Word: Saransk Part of Speech: name 1. The capital city of Mordovia, Russia
Word: Yakutsk Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Яку́тск (Jakútsk). 1. The capital city of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia
Word: Kyzyl Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Кызы́л (Kyzýl), from Tuvan Кызыл (Kızıl, literally “red”), honoring the communist movement. 1. The capital city of Tuva, Russia. Example: The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter of the quake was some 90 kilometers (60 miles) east of the Russian city of Kyzyl in the Tuva region of Siberia. It struck around 0617 GMT at an estimated depth of 11.7 km. It was the second strong quake to rock the region in two months. In December, coal mining operations in Russia's largest coal producing region, the Kuzbass, were suspended when a 6.9 magnitude quake hit near Kyzyl. Residents in Kyzyl's city centre gathered outside as the local emergencies ministry warned of potential aftershocks, the state RIA news agency reported.
Word: Izhevsk Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Иже́вск (Ižévsk). 1. A city, the capital of Udmurtia, Russia.
Word: Abakan Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌɑ.bəˈkɑn/ 1. The capital city of Khakassia, Russia. 2. A river in Khakassia, Russia.
Word: Cheboksary Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌt͡ʃɛbɒkˈsæɹiː/ 1. The capital and largest city of Chuvashia, Russia.
Word: Chechenia Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Chechnya: A republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: South Ossetia Part of Speech: name 1. A disputed geographic region and de-facto independent but largely unrecognized country in the South Caucasus on the border of Europe and Asia, which considers itself an independent state called the Republic of South Ossetia; considered part of Georgia's territory by the Georgian government and the vast majority of the international community. Capital: Tskhinvali.
Word: SADR Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, a partially recognised state in North Africa that claims the territory of Western Sahara but does not control most of it. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: funnyness Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of funniness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare, uncountable
Word: ridiculousnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ridiculousness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foolishnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of foolishness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: comicness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English comic Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English comicness From comic + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being comical; comicalness. Labels: uncountable
Word: inacceptable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in- + acceptable. 1. Unacceptable. Labels: nonstandard, proscribed Example: And there is ſuch an antipathy betwixt our nature and Purgations, that the very ſmell of them is inacceptable; […]
Word: inacceptability Part of Speech: noun 1. The property of being inacceptable. Labels: uncountable
Word: predial Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of praedial. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: predial Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of praedial. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: predial Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English dial English predial From pre- + dial. 1. To dial in advance. Labels: transitive Example: a predialled telephone number
Word: alerter Part of Speech: noun 1. One who or that which alerts.
Word: alerter Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of alert: more alert Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: agression Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of aggression. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: poet laureate Part of Speech: noun 1. A poet officially appointed by a government, often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events. Example: "Can you imagine, Louis, an Archbishop of Canterbury, or a Poet Laureate, or a Chancellor of the Exchequer being friendly—perhaps even dining—with the editor of The Times?" "Certainly; why not?" 2. One who received an honorable degree in grammar, including poetry and rhetoric, at the English universities; so called as being presented with a wreath of laurel. Labels: obsolete 3. An officer of the king's household, whose business was to compose an ode annually for the king's birthday, and other suitable occasions; now, a poet officially distinguished by such honorary title, the office being a sinecure. Labels: UK, historical
Word: rebeller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rebelloure; equivalent to rebel + -er. 1. One who rebels; a rebel. Labels: rare
Word: excitant Part of Speech: adj 1. exciting; stimulating