nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: mirrorwise Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mirror Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English mirrorwise From mirror + -wise. 1. In the manner of a mirror reflection; reversed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondescriptness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nondescript 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 nondescriptness From nondescript + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being nondescript. Labels: uncountable
Word: nondescriptly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English nondescript Middle English -ly English -ly English nondescriptly From nondescript + -ly. 1. In a nondescript way.
Word: unreflectively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unreflective Middle English -ly English -ly English unreflectively From unreflective + -ly. 1. In an unreflective way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unreflectiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unreflective 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 unreflectiveness From unreflective + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being unreflective. Labels: uncountable
Word: skunklike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English skunk Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English skunklike From skunk + -like. 1. Resembling a skunk or its odour.
Word: piezochemical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From piezo- + chemical. 1. Pertaining to piezochemistry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: allrighty Part of Speech: intj 1. Misspelling of alrighty. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: quincunxially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English quincunxial Middle English -ly English -ly English quincunxially From quincunxial + -ly. 1. In a quincunxial fashion. Labels: not-comparable Example: Overtonia, type species Producta fimbriata Sowerby, 1824, is characterized externally by broad, regularly spaced concentric wrinkles, bearing elongate spine ridges on the ventral valve and quincunxially arranged erect spines on the dorsal valve […]
Word: shellproof Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- Proto-Indo-European *skolH-yeh₂ Proto-Germanic *skaljō Proto-West Germanic *skallju Old English sċiell Middle English schelle English shell English -proof English shellproof From shell + -proof. 1. Resistant to shelling.
Word: scissorwise Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English scissor Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English scissorwise From scissor + -wise. 1. In the manner of scissors, with two blades (or similar) opening in opposite directions. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Corsicans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Corsican Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unopinionated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + opinionated. 1. Not opinionated; without strong opinions.
Word: upskirts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of upskirt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: upskirts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of upskirt Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tmetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English tmesis Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English tmetic From tmesis + -tic. 1. Pertaining to tmesis. Labels: not-comparable Example: the tmetic cleavage of "absolutely" into "abso-bloody-lutely"
Word: tmetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tmetic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English tmetically From tmetic + -ally. 1. In a tmetic way; through tmesis. Labels: not-comparable Example: Here a phrase is perceived as being tmetically cleaved only in retrospect[…]
Word: transvaginally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English transvaginal Middle English -ly English -ly English transvaginally From transvaginal + -ly. 1. In a transvaginal way; through the vagina. Labels: not-comparable
Word: viruslike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English virus Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English viruslike From virus + -like. 1. Like a virus; inclined to spread through infection.
Word: informatically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English informatic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English informatically From informatic + -ally. 1. In an informatic way.
Word: wilja Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wiltja. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wiljas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wilja Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wiltja Part of Speech: noun 1. A semicircular Aboriginal dwelling, intended as a temporary shelter from the heat of the sun.
Word: wiltjas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wiltja Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trifluoperazine Part of Speech: noun 1. An antipsychotic drug of the phenothiazine group. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: trifluoperazines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trifluoperazine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unbigoted 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 bigoted English unbigoted From un- + bigoted. 1. Not bigoted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unbiblical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + biblical. 1. Not biblical; contrary to biblical teachings. Labels: not-comparable Example: Cremation is unquranic and unbiblical. Example: What may be socially acceptable or fashionable may also be unbiblical.
Word: unbobbed 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 bobbed English unbobbed From un- + bobbed. 1. Not bobbed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: turboelectric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English turbo- Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric English turboelectric From turbo- + electric. 1. That uses electric generators to convert the mechanical energy of a turbine into electric energy and electric motors to convert it back into mechanical energy to power the driveshafts. Labels: not-comparable
Word: propenyl Part of Speech: noun 1. A radical of propene (propylene).
Word: propenyls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of propenyl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cortèges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cortège Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unbemused 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 bemused English unbemused From un- + bemused. 1. Not bemused. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fezes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fez Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microcomputing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + computing. 1. The use of microcomputers. Labels: uncountable
Word: gaminesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English gamin French -esquebor. English -esque English gaminesque From gamin + -esque. 1. Like a gamin or gamine; mischievously charming without sophistication.
Word: gaywings Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gay (“bright, colorful”) + wings. 1. Polygala paucifolia, a perennial flowering plant with pink and white flowers. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hobbyless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hobby 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 hobbyless From hobby + -less. 1. Without a hobby or hobbies. Labels: not-comparable
Word: autosexual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From auto- + -sexual. Pronunciation: /ˌɔː.təˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/, /ˌɔ.təˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/, /ˌɔ.toʊ-/ 1. Being, or pertaining to, sex with oneself. Labels: not-comparable Example: Masturbation is an autosexual (and fun) activity.
Word: autosexual Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + -sexual. Pronunciation: /ˌɔː.təˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/, /ˌɔ.təˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/, /ˌɔ.toʊ-/ 1. A person who has sex with themselves; one who is aroused by their own body. Example: By the sixth crowd — this time a speaker was advocating autosexuality and masturbation — the overcoat was back on, but reversed. It had been a light brown coat when he had met with Charlie, but he left the autosexuals wearing a light blue ...
Word: autosexually Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English autosexual Middle English -ly English -ly English autosexually From autosexual + -ly. 1. In an autosexual way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: candy bars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of candy bar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: regnal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin rēgnālis, from Latin rēgnum + -ālis. 1. Of or pertaining to the reign of a monarch (or pope). Labels: not-comparable 2. Describing the year of a monarch's reign starting from the date of accession. Labels: not-comparable 3. Pertaining to a taxon at the rank of regnum (or kingdom). Labels: not-comparable
Word: regnal number Part of Speech: noun 1. An ordinal number that distinguishes a monarch from others of the same name. Example: Umberto I, who had fought at Solferino, had been christened with the name of the dynasty's founder, and changed his regnal number from IV to I.
Word: bezier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of Bézier curve. 1. A Bézier curve. Labels: informal
Word: beziers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bezier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: regnal name Part of Speech: noun 1. A name, which need not be the person's birth name, used by a monarch or pope during their reign.
Word: regnal names Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of regnal name Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dine at the Y Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the shape of the mons pubis and vulva when viewed from the front. Possibly derived from the expression the Y (“YMCA”). 1. To perform cunnilingus. Labels: slang Example: “Then let us have sex, right here next to her body. Let me dine at the Y now. I'm hungry for some girl juice.”
Word: comarket Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English market English comarket From co- + market. 1. To market (a pharmaceutical product) under different names in different regions. Labels: transitive
Word: comarkets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of comarket Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: comarketing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of comarket Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: comarketed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of comarket Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: copromotional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin prōmotiōder. Old French promocionbor. Middle English English promotion English -al English promotional English copromotional From co- + promotional. 1. Pertaining to copromotion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: copromotion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin prōmotiōder. Old French promocionbor. Middle English English promotion English copromotion From co- + promotion. 1. The act or process of copromoting. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: copromotions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of copromotion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: copromote Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Latin prōmōtusbor. English promote English copromote From co- + promote. 1. To promote (a pharmaceutical product) under the same name and in the same territory by more than one company in order to maximize market share. Labels: transitive
Word: copromotes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of copromote Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: copromoting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of copromote Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: copromoted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of copromote Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cross-reactivities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cross-reactivity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crossreactivity Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cross-reactivity. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: crossreactivities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crossreactivity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: etherealize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English ethereal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English etherealize From ethereal + -ize. 1. To make ethereal. Labels: transitive
Word: etherealization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ethereal + -ization. 1. The act or process of etherealizing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: etherealisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ethereal + -isation. 1. Alternative spelling of etherealization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: etherealizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of etherealization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: etherealisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of etherealisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: etherealizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of etherealize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: etherealizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of etherealize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: etherealized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of etherealize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bastardies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bastardy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bastardy bonds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bastardy bond Labels: form-of, plural
Word: echolocate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From echo + locate. Coined by American zoologist Donald Griffin in 1944. 1. To locate by means of echolocation. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.
Word: echolocated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of echolocate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: echolocates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of echolocate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: echolocating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of echolocate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ethnogeographer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos)der. English ethno- English geographer English ethnogeographer From ethno- + geographer. 1. A person involved in ethnogeography.
Word: ethnogeographers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ethnogeographer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: faqueer Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of fakir. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: a thousand human bodies, priests, brahmins, faqueers, and all. (III, xvi)
Word: faqueers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of faqueer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flügelhorn Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of flugelhorn. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: flügelhorns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flügelhorn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: RPGer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From RPG + -er. 1. A roleplayer. Labels: rare
Word: RPGers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of RPGer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Marioesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Mario French -esquebor. English -esque English Marioesque From Mario + -esque. 1. Resembling the character Mario or the games in which he appears, typified by bright, cheerful environments, platform obstacles, and often the rescue of a princess from a monster. Example: Or the clever blend of puzzles and hair raisingly, chilling battles in the kitchen of the conway estate with undead chefs whipping meat cleavers at me, while I mow em down with my shotgun in Killing time, or The Marioesque approach to a 3-d shooter's paradise that is bladeforce, lotsa secrets, but lotsa stuff to destroy!!! Example: Yes, it's becoming possible to do so, but the same can really be said of plenty of genres, including Mario-esque action games.
Word: electrophonically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English electrophonic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English electrophonically From electrophonic + -ally. 1. in an electrophonic way Labels: not-comparable
Word: corner shops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corner shop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: variety stores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of variety store Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emmetropic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἔμμετρος (émmetros) English -opia English emmetropia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English emmetropic From emmetropia + -ic. 1. Pertaining to emmetropia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: emmetropically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English emmetropic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English emmetropically From emmetropic + -ally. 1. In an emmetropic way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: immanant Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɪmənənt/ 1. A function or property of a matrix, defined as a generalization of the concepts of determinant and permanent.
Word: homogene Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compare French homogène (“homogeneous”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɒməd͡ʒiːn/ 1. homogeneous Labels: obsolete Example: Know you the Sapor ponticks Sapor stipstick? Or, what is Homogene, or Heterogene?
Word: first-order spectrum Part of Speech: noun 1. A spectrum produced by a diffraction grating whose adjacent slits are one wavelength apart.
Word: midstory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English story English midstory From mid- + story. 1. The middle part of a story, neither the beginning nor the end. Labels: uncountable Example: The songs often start in midstory, packed with more detail than the mind can process.
Word: midstory Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English story English midstory From mid- + story. 1. In the middle of a story; during a story. Labels: not-comparable Example: If you interrupt him midstory, he absolutely loses it.
Word: minerally Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mineral + -y. 1. Having a mineral flavor Example: The sweet, firm apples turned out to be the perfect foil for the soft, minerally oyster.
Word: midshow Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn Old English scēawian Middle English schewen English show English midshow From mid- + show. 1. Occurring in the middle of a show, neither at the beginning nor the end Labels: not-comparable Example: “I am the diabolical Bobby Brown,” he said, exhausted, before an excellent midshow run of songs […].
Word: midcycle Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle English midcycle From mid- + cycle. 1. Occurring in the middle of a cycle Labels: not-comparable Example: Mike Thompson, managing director of global research at Thomson Financial, says he believes that the potential slowdown in earnings reflects a midcycle slowdown. Example: They won in California, where Gavin Newsom’s Proposition 50, his midcycle redistricting to counter Texas, passed with, last I saw, 63.9 percent of the vote.
Word: microtrend Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + trend. 1. A very small, specific trend or vogue. Example: This last microtrend—effectively a re-revival—highlights one of the ironies of the 80's resurgence, for the 80's were the first era in pop in which recycling and retrospection became rife. Example: Replace the resin with real ice, and substitute an orchid or rose petal or other edible niblet for the fly, and you’ve got the latest microtrend in upscale mixology — or at least in precious garnishes.
Word: marchy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From march + -y. 1. Having the character of a march Example: But halfway through, this stateliness devolves into the kind of marchy clatter that Wagner’s Italian counterparts were writing.
Word: masterplan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of master plan. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It has been suggested that Mikel Jollett formed the Airborne Toxic Event driven by a cunning masterplan that involved combining the best bits of the Strokes, Arcade Fire and the Killers, to catapult the band from suburban Los Angeles to global indie-rock domination. Example: The rail options in this first phase concentrate on developing major stations. Edinburgh Waverley's masterplan moves forward [...], and Transport Scotland will review capacity at Glasgow Central to find short-term ways of allowing longer and perhaps more frequent trains to run. A masterplan beckons too for Inverness, in line with long-standing local wishes.
Word: masterplan Part of Speech: verb 1. To make a master plan of; to strategize. Labels: transitive Example: I'm keen to discuss the extent to which masterplanning can manage and, perhaps, even forecast the future.
Word: microtrends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microtrend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marathoning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From marathon + -ing. 1. The act of running a marathon. Labels: uncountable Example: Farrell[…
Word: marathoning Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From marathon + -ing. 1. present participle of marathon Labels: form-of, participle, present
Word: lowriders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lowrider Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lowriders Part of Speech: noun 1. Trousers or shorts worn with the top sagging down below the wearer's waist. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: In the foyer, a game of Twister has started. It's appealing because all of the women are wearing lowriders. I carefully step over somebody's ass crack and start to look for Lamb. Example: No sense even trying to resist the pull of that voice, not when he was talking about secrets and sitting so close and wearing lowriders she wanted to ease off with her teeth.
Word: mandolinlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English mandolin Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English mandolinlike From mandolin + -like. 1. Resembling a mandolin, or the sound of mandolin music Example: The Edge's distinctive mandolinlike upper-position chord fills took on a more sparkling quality, and Bono added some depth to his singing.
Word: lowrider Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From low + rider. 1. A vehicle, usually a passenger car, with its suspension system modified so that it rides as low to level ground as possible without dragging. Example: The first lowriders were rounded models from the 1930s and 40s. 2. The driver or a frequent passenger of such a vehicle. Labels: slang 3. Attributive form of lowriders. Labels: attributive, form-of Example: Cecily was dressed as a pile of laundry—wide-legged lowrider pants that she wore down on her hips, layers of shirts, her face dusted with what looked like particles of silver. Example: Another young woman walked past us, wearing tight lowrider trousers and a cropped T-shirt that stopped several inches shy of the trousers. 4. Used to describe a dog known for its short legs (e.g. a dachshund, corgi, basset hound, etc.) Labels: informal
Word: invitationals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of invitational Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fleshlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English flesh Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English fleshlike From flesh + -like. 1. Resembling flesh Labels: not-comparable Example: The artist's imposition on the fleshlike malleability of the clay is an urgent presence.
Word: filmgoing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From film + going. 1. The activity of attending a film screening Labels: uncountable Example: ONE of Ken Kwapis’s earliest filmgoing memories is watching the 1962 rampaging-monster movie “King Kong vs. Godzilla” at the local drive-in with his father in Belleville, Ill. Or rather, not watching it.
Word: flowerlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From flower + -like. Piecewise doublet of flourlike. 1. Resembling a flower, especially in shape Example: The filter-feeding feather duster worms produce fantastic flower-like crowns of feathery appendages. Example: I designed clothes for flowerlike women, with rounded shoulders, full feminine busts and hand-span waists above enormous spreading skirts.
Word: invincibles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of invincible Labels: form-of, plural Example: Morris had been a member of Don Bradman's 1948 "invincibles" cricket team.
Word: window frames Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of window frame Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frame balls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frame ball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leftfield Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From left + field. 1. From out of left field; off-the-wall; unconventional. Labels: not-comparable Example: Deacon's second album, Bromst, will be an intricate merry-go-round of joyous, leftfield compositions. Example: A lot of the left-field techno producers in this country were moving towards jungle and breakbeat influences then – so it was almost perverse for you to go towards techno.
Word: grippy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From grip + -y. 1. Having a tight grip, or tending to grip well. Example: Naturally, the men play the set, drumming on the metal scaffolding as they climb around it wearing special grippy gloves. 2. Tight-fisted, greedy, stingy. Labels: Scotland 3. Gripping; compelling. Labels: informal Example: The book is a quick, grippy summer read.
Word: grippy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From grippe + -y. 1. Afflicted with, or relating to, grippe, or influenza. Labels: not-comparable Example: Let me state again that we must never make light of the grippy infections.
Word: grassfire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grass + fire. 1. A fire burning over grass or grassland. Example: FIREFIGHTERS have controlled a grassfire which threatened houses in a heavily populated area in Melbourne's south.
Word: grassfires Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grassfire Labels: form-of, plural
Word: garbageman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From garbage + -man. 1. Alternative form of garbage man. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: That immemorial stench has been mostly a bad memory for the last two years, though, thanks to Sidney D. Torres IV, a stylish garbageman whose vigorous sweeping and spraying broke the unloved tradition, astonishing citizens here.
Word: fuguelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English fugue Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English fuguelike From fugue + -like. 1. Resembling a fugue
Word: fuguelike Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English fugue Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English fuguelike From fugue + -like. 1. In the manner of a fugue Example: Ultimately, Furst suggests that each generation is condemned to live out its parents’ unresolved stories, over and over, fuguelike.
Word: foredeck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fore- + deck. 1. The part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast. Example: Holonyms: watercraft, vessel, vessel Example: On a recent Saturday during the confusion of this watery city’s annual Gay Pride Parade along the majestic Princes Canal, a beach umbrella was knocked into the water from the foredeck of Jackie Wijnakker’s houseboat, so she dove into the water to fetch it, unsuccessfully.
Word: foredecks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of foredeck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fritted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of frit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fritting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of frit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fritting Part of Speech: noun 1. The formation of frit or slag by heat with only incipient fusion. Labels: uncountable
Word: gruyere Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Gruyère. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Other entrees offered periodically include a tart of leeks and chevre, or leeks and gruyere ($8.75)[…].
Word: pitched battle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pitched (“prepared”) + battle. 1. A battle which opposing forces anticipate and commit to fighting; a sustained, intense and confrontational fight. Example: Have I not in a pitched battle heard / Loud 'larums, neighing steeds, and trumpets' clang? Example: That barbarian warriors, led by barbarian chiefs, should win a pitched battle against Greek valor guided by Greek science, seemed as incredible as it would now seem that the Burmese or the Siamese should, in the open plain, put to flight an equal number of the best English troops. 2. An intense, rancorous argument or confrontation. Labels: broadly Example: At every post where we changed horses and drivers, we had a pitched battle with the driver for more money than we had been told was the regular rate.
Word: hivelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hive Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English hivelike From hive + -like. 1. Resembling a beehive Example: He might orchestrate the curved lines into stepped, hivelike hills […].
Word: hyperlocal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English local English hyperlocal From hyper- + local. 1. Related to a very small area, smaller than normally considered local. Labels: Internet, not-comparable Example: Or, as Placeblogger.com, a Web site that promotes and tracks blogs with a hyperlocal focus, put it: “Placeblogs are about the lived experience of a community, some of which is news and some of which isn’t.” Example: Each customized boutique location would be a one-of-a-kind representative for its neighborhood, allowing you to go out on the (home)town, then walk or bike back to your room […] . Everything about the experience would be hyperlocal. Dine at a neighborhood restaurant, hit the bar down the street, stop at a gallery or shop at a store.
Word: hypermasculine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English masculine English hypermasculine From hyper- + masculine. Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)ˈmæskjʊlɪn/, /ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)ˈmæskjələn/ 1. Extremely masculine Example: But it's also in keeping with menswear's current preoccupation with authenticity, a return to basic, hardworking and hypermasculine clothing. Example: I can see why Jeremy’s Razors is focusing its ad dollars on men who might appreciate its hypermasculine message. But the reverse is not as clear: Are these men better off for having been pitched an “anti-woke” razor?
Word: waterbombers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of waterbomber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: waterbomber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From waterbomb + -er. 1. An aircraft that engages in waterbombing, usually in the course of fighting a wildfire. Example: Near-synonyms: air tanker, airtanker, AT (broadly synonymous) Example: Some 50 firefighters, 10 tankers and waterbombers battled the grass and scrub blaze, which began about 12.30pm.
Word: Spengler Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Spengler. 1. A surname from German.
Word: tiebreaking Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tie + breaking. 1. Serving as a tiebreaker Labels: not-comparable Example: Jones will play MacPhee in the tiebreaking game today for fourth.
Word: French leave Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French (adjective) + leave (noun), apparently from a French custom, already recorded in the 18th century, of leaving from receptions or other events without formally announcing one’s departure to the host or hostess. Compare Spanish irse a la francesa and Portuguese sair à francesa (“go in the French manner”) but also the otherwise ubiquitous attribution of this behaviour to the English as with French filer à l’anglaise (“leave in the English manner”), Italian filarsela all'inglese, Polish wyjść po angielsku, etc. Pronunciation: /fɹɛnt͡ʃ ˈliːv/, /fɹɛnt͡ʃ ˈliv/ 1. A departure taken quietly and unnoticed, without asking for permission or informing anyone. Labels: dated, idiomatic, informal, uncountable Example: As for Ditton, after all his courting, and his compliment, he ſtole avvay an Iriſhman's bride, and took a French leave of me and his maſter; […] 2. Desertion or temporary absence from duty or service without permission; absence without leave, AWOL. Labels: dated, euphemistic, idiomatic, informal, specifically, uncountable Example: he may have felt a particular need to mitigate the responsibility of those who shirked their duty, for as he wrote that letter he had just returned from French leave himself.
Word: anticollision Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + collision. 1. Acting to combat or prevent collisions Labels: not-comparable Example: […] he would meet with the acting F.A.A. administrator to demand that new anticollision equipment be installed at the airport.
Word: antireligious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English religious English antireligious From anti- + religious. 1. Opposed to religion. Example: The many nonbelievers he interviewed[…] were anything but antireligious, for example.
Word: auteurism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English auteur 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 auteurism From auteur + -ism. 1. A theory that considers a work of cinema or television as the work of its director, rather than of the actors or producers Labels: uncountable Example: Samantha Who?, a comedy beginning tonight on ABC, makes quite a good case against auteurism.
Word: boxscore Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of box score. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: booklike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English booklike From book + -like. 1. Resembling a book Example: Page by page the booklike maps show country lanes, farmhouses and churches with arrows indicating the correct route.
Word: biotas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biota Labels: form-of, plural
Word: box score Part of Speech: noun 1. A score showing the final scores of the teams in a game, as well as certain individual and team achievements. Labels: Canada, US
Word: bamboozlement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bamboozle Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English bamboozlement From bamboozle + -ment. 1. The act or process of bamboozling or being bamboozled. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This is bamboozlement of the highest order. Example: "You're not trying to bamboozle me, are you?" He smiled and chanted, "No sir! There is no bamboozlement here. I have quoted you the correct fare."
Word: box scores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of box score Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bricklike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English brick Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English bricklike From brick + -like. 1. Resembling a brick. Example: Thousands of small bricklike packages wrapped in plastic and packing tape were piled on a platform.
Word: Orenburg Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Оренбу́рг (Orenbúrg). 1. An oblast of Russia. 2. A city, the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia, on the Ural River.
Word: carmaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From car + making. 1. The manufacture of automobiles. Labels: uncountable Example: Born of Silicon Valley and the dot-com culture, they are trying to apply to carmaking the same entrepreneurial spirit that built the information superhighway.
Word: cantilevering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cantilever Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cantilevering Part of Speech: noun 1. The motion or use of a cantilever.
Word: Ryazan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Рязань (Rjazanʹ). 1. An oblast of Russia. 2. A city, the administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia, 196 kilometres south of Moscow.
Word: cluttery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English clutter Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English cluttery From clutter + -y. 1. Cluttered; full of clutter. Example: a large, cluttery attic 2. Resembling or characteristic of clutter. Example: a room full of cluttery junk 3. Rainy, stormy, or inclined to be. Labels: England, dialectal Example: "One cluttery night in November, thirty of our Ashbury chaps thay started down to Longcott, and dug 'un up, and brought 'un cler away on handspikes, all the waay to the Crown'd Inn at Ashbury, and 'tis quite vour mil'd." Example: "'tis cluttery weather, an' no mistake. Fight my way up your path I did, though I baint so easy to upset, neither."
Word: mainstreamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mainstream + -er. 1. Someone in the mainstream. Example: And what a strange souvenir it is of its time: when mainstreamers desperate to save a newspaper clung for dear life to subversive wit! Example: But to Goldwater and Bozell it was the mainstreamers who were the true aliens.
Word: mairatour Part of Speech: adv 1. moreover, furthermore Labels: Scotland, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: optic neuritis Part of Speech: noun 1. The inflammation of the optic nerve that may cause a complete or partial loss of vision. Labels: uncountable
Word: maistrie Part of Speech: noun 1. Mastery. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: maistry Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of mastery. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: maistry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi मिस्त्री (mistrī), from Portuguese mestre. 1. A foreman. Labels: India, obsolete Example: Anstruther laughed good-naturedly. “Well, yes, of a kind. I shall take out half a dozen intelligent maistries from our Press and get them to give our villagers instruction when they begin work and when they are in the fields.” 2. Any artisan, such as a cook or a tailor. Labels: India, obsolete
Word: digitalisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of digitalization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: exasperatedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English exasperated Middle English -ly English -ly English exasperatedly From exasperated + -ly. 1. In an exasperated manner. Example: His eyes trailed over her feline pose on the sofa, finding her limbs adorable while he tried exasperatedly to extract the truth of licentious revelations from them.
Word: maitre d' Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of maître d'. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hippyish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hippy Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English hippyish From hippy + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈhɪpiɪʃ/ 1. Having characteristics of a hippy. Labels: informal
Word: maize mushroom Part of Speech: noun 1. Corn smut. Labels: US
Word: inexpressibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English expressibility English inexpressibility From in- + expressibility. 1. The condition of being inexpressible. Labels: uncountable Example: Even in this least poetical age, when it comes to expressing the inexpressibility of grief, only poetry will do.
Word: leblouh Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice, in Mauritania, of forcibly fattening young girls in preparation for marriage Labels: uncountable
Word: leopardskin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From leopard + skin. 1. The skin or pelt of a leopard. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Such a skin forming a simple article of clothing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I turned, and followed him down the passage, and when we reached the great central cave saw that many Amahagger, some robed, and some merely clad in the sweet simplicity of a leopard skin, were hurrying along it. Example: Opposite him was the Fat Lady, red-faced and laughing. Beside her, the India-rubber Man wound spaghetti on to a fork with an expression of deepest melancholy. Further down the table, the Strong Man, an overcoat covering his leopard-skin, talked garrulously. 3. A design, especially on fabric, similar to the markings of a leopard. Labels: attributive, uncountable
Word: corn smut Part of Speech: noun 1. A fungus that affects corn (maize), taxonomic name Mycosarcoma maydis, which induces tumors in the plant, known to be eaten as a delicacy. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: onfield Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From on + field. 1. That takes place on a sports field Labels: not-comparable
Word: oversubscription Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English subscription English oversubscription From over- + subscription. 1. A subscription for more than is available. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A multithreading technique involving an extra thread that runs tasks when all other threads are blocked. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This paper explores thread oversubscription, i.e., provisioning more threads than the available cores, to exploit CPU elasticity in the cloud. 3. The practice of connecting multiple devices to the same switch port in a storage area network. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: You can overcome the oversubscription of an ISL by adding an ISL between the switches to increase the bandwidth.
Word: postwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From post + woman. 1. A female letter carrier, a woman who delivers mail. Labels: rare