nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: headforemost Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From head + foremost. 1. headfirst Labels: not-comparable Example: ’Twere best at once to sink to peace, ⁠Like birds the charming serpent draws, ⁠To drop head-foremost in the jaws Of vacant darkness and to cease. Example: Exerting all his remaining strength he rushed down the bank, dropped his rifle, and plunged headforemost into the stream.
Word: handwritings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of handwriting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: greate Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of great. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: He setteth the high and principall felicitie of man in pleasure, and thiketh that lyfe most pure and godly, whiche may haue greate delectatio and pleasure, and lytle pensiuenes. Example: Perhaps the sillie worme [the penis] is labour'd sore, / And wearied that it can doe noe more; / If it be so, as I am greate a-dread, / I wish tenne thousand times that I were dead.
Word: hallooed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of halloo Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hallooing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of halloo Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hallooing Part of Speech: noun 1. A cry of halloo. Example: Whisperings and hallooings are like to a deaf ear.
Word: foundresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of foundress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gentlefolks Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gentle + folks. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩fəʊks/, /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩ˌfoʊks/, [ˈd͡ʒɛɾ̃l̩-] 1. Synonym of gentlefolk. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: We ſay that Shores wife hath a prety foote, / A cherry lippe, a bonny eie, a paſſing pleaſing tongue: / And that the Queenes kindred are made gentlefolks. Example: What do gentlefolks come to an inn for, if it is not for entertainment and accommodation?
Word: gnawings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gnawing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goe Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic spelling of go. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: Some others goe further and alledging or rather indeede abusing some peece of the Scripture[…]. Example: And God ſpake vnto Noah, ſaying, / Goe foorth of the Arke, thou, and thy wife, and thy ſonnes, and thy ſonnes wiues with thee:[…]
Word: goin Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of going. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: I see they was goin, so I said:-- "My week-minded and misgided femails, hold your hosses a minnit, until an old statesman, who has served his country for 4 yeer as Gustise of the Peece, says a few remarks to you." Example: Youre goin on fit to raise the street." "
Word: grewsome Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of gruesome. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: There's a wheen German horse doun at Glasgow yonder; they ca' their commander Wittybody, or some sic name, though he's as grave and grewsome an auld Dutchman as e'er I saw. Example: [T]hey packed him [a dead duck] and sealed him up in brown paper, and put him in the cupboard of an unoccupied study, where he was found in the holidays by the matron, a grewsome body.
Word: grumblingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From grumbling + -ly. 1. While or as if grumbling Example: But they went off disappointed, and grumblingly. Example: This threat being dramatically capped by the click of a cocking pistol, 'Frisco Kid obeyed and went grumblingly back to the cockpit. "
Word: hackman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hack + -man. 1. The driver of a hack (a carriage, cab, or taxi). Example: But he makes all his calculations with the nicest precision, and goes darting in and out among a Broadway confusion of busy craft with the easy confidence of the educated hackman. Example: He did not engage the services of any hackman or professional guide.
Word: hackmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hackman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: guaranties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of guaranty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: guaranties Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of guaranty Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gutturals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of guttural Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frowningly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From frowning + -ly. 1. While or as if frowning Example: "And by what name is he known?" frowningly inquired the king. Example: "I'm sorry to hear you say that," said Wade, frowningly.
Word: golosh Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of galosh. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Season of the ripe golosh; Running rivers in the street, Frozen toes, and soaking feet; Take this wreath of Poesie Dedicated unto thee, Undiluted stream of mush To the Merry Month of Slush! Example: "Are you wearing your goloshes?" said he, brightening.
Word: goloshes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of golosh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neatherd Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neat (“cattle”) + herd. Pronunciation: /ˈniːtˌhɜː(ɹ)d/, /ˈnithɚd/ 1. A cowherd; one who looks after bulls, cows or oxen. Labels: archaic Example: I am terrified at the sight of the neatherd of thousand eyes [i.e., Argus], for he is journeying on, keeping a cunning glance, whom not even after death does earth conceal;
Word: heavings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhiːvɪŋz/ 1. plural of heaving Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heered Part of Speech: verb 1. heard; simple past and past participle of hear Labels: dialectal Example: "Putty soon I heered somebody down in the woods a-callin'. Example: Old as I am, Miss Majesty, an' used as I am to cowboy excentrikities, I nearly dropped daid when I heered that little hobble-footed, burned-up Montana cow-puncher say there wasn't any game too swell for him, an' gol-lof was just his speed.
Word: heirship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heir + -ship. 1. The status of being heir to something or someone Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He began to fear lest he should be obliged to fulfil the duty of heirship to the property deposited with him. Example: When that outworn empire perished with the fall of Constantinople, Ivan succeeded nominally at least to its heirship.
Word: hearn Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈhɪən/, /ˈhɪɹn/ 1. past participle of hear Labels: dialectal, form-of, participle, past Example: I've hearn it said that when a man has eaten a hearty dinner, and goes to sleep with the hot sun pourin' right down on him, he's apt to see and hear a good many strange things before he wakes up. Example: "'Tis a trifle early, but I hearn tell that lyin' makes people hungry."
Word: piggin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pygyn, from pig (“container for wine”), possibly so named from being made of pigskin. Compare Scottish Gaelic pigean, diminutive of pigeadh, pige (“an earthen jar, pitcher, or pot”), Irish pigín, Welsh picyn. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪɡɪn/ 1. A small pail, can, or ladle with the handle on the side; a lading-can. In the colonial era, some buckets were made like a small barrel, but with one stave left extra long. This stave would be carved into a handle so the bucket could be used as an oversized scoop for scattering grain, slopping the hogs, etc. Labels: dialectal Example: [H]e pulled out a little wooden stool, an' stud up upon it, and dipped a little piggen into the pitcher, an' tuk out the full av it, an' put it beside the stool, an' thin sot down undher the pitcher, an' begun to work at puttin' a heelpiece an a bit iv a brogue jist fittin' fur himsilf. Example: At length a little negro girl appeared, walking straight as an arrow, with a piggin full of water on her head.
Word: block letter Part of Speech: noun 1. A letter written in clear, unjoined handwriting. Labels: plural-normally
Word: block capital Part of Speech: noun 1. A capital letter written by hand.
Word: lading-can Part of Speech: noun 1. A tin can (containing two or three quarts) used for taking hot water out of a boiler. Labels: dialectal, historical Example: Hurriedly taking off her bodice, she crouched at the boiler while the water ran slowly into her lading-can. 2. A smaller vessel, often graduated for volume, used by traditional grocers for measuring goods such as sugar or rice from bulk to retailable quantities; a piggin. Labels: dialectal, historical
Word: behated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From be- + hated; compare beloved. 1. hated Labels: dated, rare Example: Then came 9/11 and “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American),” the rallying cry that turned a popular country singer into one who was absolutely beloved—and, among many noncountry fans, behated.
Word: micarta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Genericization of the trademark Micarta. 1. A composite of fabrics (typically linen or paper fabric) using phenolic resins cured under pressure and high temperature to produce laminates. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “Aluminum,” Chia said. “They melt old cans they dig up on the beach, cast it in sand molds. These panels are micarta. That's linen with this resin in it.”
Word: burton Part of Speech: noun 1. An arrangement of blocks and pulleys, especially for tightening rigging on a ship. Labels: archaic 2. Storage of cargo athwartships. Labels: archaic
Word: go for a burton Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Originated in the RAF in World War II. Unknown beyond that, but may have some association with beer. One version is that it was from a series of ads for Burton's beer which showed a group of people with one missing and the tag line "He's gone for a Burton". 1. To be killed. Labels: UK Example: [G]one for a Burton […] has, in the R.A.F., ousted gone West[.] "He is dead" may appear somewhat remote from "He has gone for a glass of Burton": but, then, all euphemisms do, at first, appear remote. 2. To be lost, spoiled or destroyed. Labels: UK
Word: ė Part of Speech: symbol 1. Indicates the HAPPY vowel (final vowel of happy). 2. An element of the digraph ⟨ėr⟩, indicating the NURSE vowel. Labels: dated
Word: ị Part of Speech: symbol 1. An orthographic ⟨i⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the consonant /j/, as in the word "peculiar". Labels: dated
Word: ȯ Part of Speech: symbol 1. A dictionary transcription for the THOUGHT vowel
Word: interlineation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From interlineate + -ion. 1. A notation made between the lines, especially in a handwritten document; interlining. Example: He made the interlineation, rolled the scroll and sealed it. Example: He turned to the table and took up a long, folded document, which I saw was done in his cramped hand and with many interlineations.
Word: interlineations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of interlineation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ṡ Part of Speech: symbol 1. An orthographic ⟨s⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the consonant /z/, as in the word "his". Labels: dated
Word: interfuse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From inter- + fuse. 1. To fuse or blend together Example: They seem to be so interfused with the emotions of the soul, that they strike upon the heart almost like the living touch of a spirit. Example: Novelty, as empirically found, doesn't arrive by jumps and jolts, it leaks in insensibly, for adjacents in experience are always interfused, the smallest real datum being both a coming and a going, and even numerical distinctness being realized effectively only after a concrete interval has passed.
Word: hez Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of has. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: He's here with some of his folks az hez got inter trouble--I'm forgettin' to tell ye. Example: "Well, then, you c'n explain it to them as hez ben to high school, an' that's sister Phoebe.
Word: exicosis Part of Speech: noun 1. loss of fluid Labels: uncountable
Word: genii loci Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of genius loci Labels: form-of, plural
Word: handicraftsman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From handicraft + -s- + -man. 1. A practitioner of a handicraft, usually male. Example: I knowe, that a handie-crafts-man [translating artisan] will ſcarcely looke of his worke, to gaze vpon an ordinarie man: Whereas to ſee a notable great perſon come into a towne, he will leave both worke and ſhop. Example: Handy-Crafts-Men, of Strong, & Manly Arts, as Smiths, Maſons, Carpenters, &c
Word: imbitter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From im- + bitter; see further at embitter. Pronunciation: /ɪmˈbɪtə/, /əmˈbɪtəɹ/, [-ɾəɹ] 1. Obsolete spelling of embitter. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Sometimes it [pride] ſtirreth vp men, and imboldeneth them to offer vvrongs: ſometimes imbittereth men; and maketh them vvayvvard againſt the right: […] Example: He imbitters not a diſtaſtfull meſſage to a forrein Prince by his indiſcretion in delivering it.
Word: imbittered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of imbitter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: imbittering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of imbitter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: interfused Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of interfuse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: black coals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of black coal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: handicraftsmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of handicraftsman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: genius loci Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin genius loci (“tutelary deity of a/the place”), from the singular genitive form of locus (“place”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɛnɪˌʊs ˈloʊki/, /ˈd͡ʒinjəs ˈloʊkaɪ/, /ˈd͡ʒinjəs ˈloʊsaɪ/, /ˈɡɛnɪˌʊs ˈləʊki/, /ˈd͡ʒinjəs ˈləʊkaɪ/ 1. The minor deity or spirit watching over a particular place. Labels: Roman 2. The spirit or atmosphere of a place, especially conceived as a source of artistic inspiration. Labels: figuratively
Word: genii locorum Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of genius loci Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of genius locorum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Luci Part of Speech: name Etymology: A modern nonstandard spelling of Lucy, from Lucia, from the Latin feminine form of the Latin praenomen Lucius, from lux "light". 1. A female given name from Latin. Labels: rare Example: "Have you named your new doll?" "I shall call her Luci," Violet said. "Luci." "Why do you spell it like that?" "I didn't spell it, Mama. It's the way Luci spells her name."
Word: overtreatments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overtreatment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heathy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From heath + -y. 1. Resembling heath. Example: The country consists of elevated sandy downs covered with heathy bushes and a few small banksia trees, it being only on the alluvial flats of the river that there is any grass or good soil. Example: Here make ground for a meadow; there, for a garden and grove, making it smooth and fine for small daisies and violets and beds of heathy bryanthus, spicing it well with crystals, garnet feldspar, and zircon." 2. Abounding in heath. Example: The hills here, and indeed all the heathy grounds in general, abound with the sweet-smelling plant which the Highlanders call gaul, and (I think) with dwarf juniper in many places. Example: The country about Nuncombe Putney is perhaps as pretty as any in England. It is beyond the river Teign, between that and Dartmoor, and is so lovely in all its variations of rivers, rivulets, broken ground, hills and dales, old broken, battered, time-worn timber, green knolls, rich pastures, and heathy common, that the wonder is that English lovers of scenery know so little of it.
Word: heathier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of heathy: more heathy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: heathiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of heathy: most heathy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: genius locorum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A borrowing of Latin genius locorum (“tutelary spirit of the places”), employing the genitive plural of locus (“place”). Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒiːnɪəs lɒˈkɔːɹəm/, /ˈɡenius loˈkoːɹum/, [ˈɡenius loˈkoːɹũ] 1. A single spirit or minor deity (genius) which watches over several places, rather than only one. Labels: rare
Word: shox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of shocks, with -x replacing the /ks/ sound. First attested in the 1970s. 1. Synonym of shock absorber. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: graveled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of gravel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: graveled Part of Speech: adj 1. Covered with gravel. Example: The soldiers admitted that while they had the money to lay gravel on a particular road, they lacked the funds to pave it, even though all agreed that graveled roads offered easy concealment for IEDs. 2. Perplexed, puzzled, baffled; troubled, annoyed. Example: "The fracture is your making; the pin--" Here Miss Dolly interrupted; to tell the truth I was not sorry, for I was fairly graveled for the meaning of the pin. Example: 'Oh, yes,' says Jan. Pond was graveled; didn't know just what to do.
Word: headmost Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From head + -most. 1. Closest to the front of a group or pack Labels: not-comparable Example: The headmost was a ship, and the other, a brig. Example: The headmost hounds soon burst out of the coppice, followed by three or four riders with reckless haste, regardless of the broken and difficult nature of the ground. "
Word: graveling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of gravelling. 1. Alternative form of gravelling. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: graveling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From gravel + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of gravel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: window treatment Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of decorations for a window, often including curtains or blinds. Labels: Canada, US
Word: hieroglyphical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hieroglyph + -ical. 1. Related to or resembling hieroglyphs; hieroglyphic. Example: [M]ay we not say that Teufeldröckh's Biography, allowing it even, as suspected, only a hieroglyphical truth, exhibits a man, as it were preappointed for Clothes-Philosophy? Example: Indisputable historical facts, recorded in this invaluable book, were treated by them as hieroglyphical symbols of chemical processes: and the fundamental truths of the christian religion were applied, in a wanton and blasphemous manner, to the purposes of making gold, and distilling the elixir of life.
Word: honestest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of honest: most honest Labels: dated, form-of, nonstandard, superlative Example: To kill the honestest Man in Spain, if I be well paid. Example: protesting that he thought him one of the honestest fellows in the country, and extremely well qualified for the place of gamekeeper
Word: honied Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of honeyed. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It must be buttered, or honied, or toasted, or soaked in milk, or dipped in gravy. Example: One of the pair Is a woman fair, With parted, smiling lips; For her each hour A honied flower, And she the bee that sips.
Word: hootings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhuːtɪŋz/ 1. plural of hooting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hould Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of hold. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Of all Infirmityes belonginge to us I hould those woorst that will not lett a man Rest in his bedd a-nights. Example: Och! he's a roarer, sure enough; and then for the tusks you mintion, I didn't see 'em, with my eyes; but the crathure has a mouth that might hould a basket-full."
Word: hym Part of Speech: pron 1. Obsolete spelling of him. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: This yere the kyng toke the Ile of Cipre; and the prynce of the same ile he lete folowe hym in sylver cheynes. Example: If in thys p[ro]myst throng of future ill There may be found a way to anye good Of brave Orlando the great palladyne, My constant industry shall tyer the day And outwatche night but I will fynde it for hym; And yf to doe hym good-- Enter La Fue.
Word: Vasconist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Vascon + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈvæskənɪst/ 1. a linguist or philologist specializing in the Basque language. Example: In general, Vasconists seem to be less optimistic about a genetic link, at whatever time-depth, between Basque and Iberian than Iberianists.
Word: Vasconists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Vasconist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: indiscriminating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in- + discriminating. 1. indiscriminate Labels: not-comparable Example: He had played the part of Lord Bountiful ungrudgingly and with indiscriminating liberality. Example: I have heard two reasons suggested for this indiscriminating application of punishment to the innocent and to the culpable.
Word: imprudences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of imprudence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: indiarubber Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of india rubber. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: It cannot harm you, if you take, as beetle-hunters do, an indiarubber sheet to lie on; and it will certainly benefit science. Example: The eyebrows were of worsted and indiarubber knitted together.
Word: Furzes Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Furze Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poisonwood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poison + wood. 1. Metopium toxiferum, a species of tree found in the American neotropics known for producing the irritant urushiol. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: kookish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From kook + -ish. 1. Like a kook; eccentric. Labels: US, slang
Word: kookishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kookish + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being kookish; eccentricity, weirdness. Labels: US, slang, uncountable
Word: kookery Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of kukri. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: kookery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kook + -ery. 1. The state or quality of being a kook. Labels: US, slang, uncountable
Word: kookeries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kookery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nutjobbery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nutjob + -ery. 1. The behaviour of a nutjob; lunacy or idiocy. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: emeraldlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From emerald + -like. 1. Resembling an emerald; intensely green in colour.
Word: Landmarkism Part of Speech: name Etymology: From landmark + -ism, after a passage in Proverbs 22:28: "Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set." 1. An ecclesiology whereby non-Baptist churches are considered illegitimate.
Word: steelwares Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of steelware Labels: form-of, plural
Word: steelpans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of steelpan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Talibaptist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Taliban + Baptist, from the hardline tactics of the former group and the traditionalism of the latter. 1. A fundamentalist Christian. Labels: US, derogatory, slang
Word: Talibaptists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Talibaptist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Talibanizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Talibanize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Unihan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From uni- + Han. 1. A character set, a subset of Unicode, that attempts to unify the regional and historical variants of Han characters by treating them as different glyphs representing the same grapheme.
Word: Unihan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Unicode + Han. 1. The Unicode Han Database, or Unihan Database: metadata for the Han characters encoded in Unicode.
Word: unignorably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unignorable + -ly. 1. In an unignorable manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cauda equina Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cauda equina (literally “horse's tail”), from its appearance like a horsetail. 1. A bundle of nerve roots at the base of the spinal column. Example: The cauda equina normally begins at the level of the L1/2 disc space, distal to the conus medullaris.
Word: flipperlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From flipper + -like. 1. Resembling a flipper (appendage in marine mammals).
Word: dybs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dyb Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: last posts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of last post Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonterminally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From nonterminal + -ly. 1. In a nonterminal manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: PSG Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of phrase structure grammar. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of programmable sound generator. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of pregnancy-specific beta-1-glycoprotein 1, a protein that in humans is encoded by the PSG1 gene. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: PSG Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, a French football club from Paris; from French PSG. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: PSG has won the Ligue 1 title seven times since QSI took control of the club in 2011. Example: The outlook for PSG is arguably as bleak as it has ever been since the state-backed Qatar Sports Investment (QSI) purchased the club in 2011. 2. Initialism of Presidential Security Group. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: contra-octaves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of contra-octave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skullduggeries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skullduggery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skullduggerous Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of skulduggerous. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: skulduggerous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From skulduggery + -ous. Pronunciation: /skʌlˈdʌɡəɹəs/, /ˌskʌlˈdʌɡəɹəs/, /ˌskəlˈdəɡ-/ 1. Involving skulduggery; tricky, underhand. Labels: rare Example: You feel slimy and skulduggerous. You feel nervous that they'll return unexpectedly and catch you at something nefarious, even if the someone is in jail. Example: I wanted to sully the hedgehog's pudsy, fuddlesome reputation and discover that the females were somehow harlots and the males were skulduggerous peddlers of filth.
Word: plusquamperfect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin plusquamperfectum (“more than perfect”), from plus (“more”) + quam (“than”) + perfectum, neuter singular of perfectus (“achieved; finished; perfected”). Pronunciation: /ˌplʌs.kwæmˈpɜː.fɪkt/, /ˌplʌs.kwæmˈpɝ.fɪkt/ 1. pluperfect Labels: pluperfect, rare, uncountable
Word: rice rats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rice rat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: partitively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From partitive + -ly. 1. In a partitive manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: flaneurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flaneur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oidia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oidium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: derivates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of derivate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: derivationally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From derivational + -ly. 1. In a derivational manner. 2. With respect to derivation.
Word: derisorily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From derisory + -ly. 1. In a derisory manner.
Word: guard stations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of guard station Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonanedioic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. azelaic acid Labels: uncountable
Word: puckeringly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From puckering + -ly. 1. In a puckering manner; in a way that causes puckering (especially of the mouth, as some sour foodstuffs do).
Word: quizlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quiz + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a quiz (question challenge).
Word: unrighted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + righted. 1. Not righted. Labels: not-comparable Example: Wrongs should not be allowed to go unrighted.
Word: teethlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From teeth + -like. 1. Resembling teeth; toothlike.
Word: nonmonastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + monastic. 1. Not monastic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Pac-Man Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the popular arcade game Pac-Man (1980) and its player character, a circle with a snapping mouth gobbling dots in a maze. The original Japanese title of Puck Man (パックマン) was derived from パクパク (pakupaku, “gobble gobble”) (onomatopoeic) and マン (man), from English man; the title was changed for the North American release to mitigate vandalism (Puck → fuck). 1. Anything that consumes indiscriminately. Labels: figuratively, slang Example: "Medicaid is becoming the Pac-Man of state government, eating up every dollar," remarked one official. Example: Chlorine acts like a Pac-Man of the high atmosphere, gobbling one ozone molecule after another and then being regenerated to gobble again.
Word: pacaranas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pacarana Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pacas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paca Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unsavouriness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unsavoury + -ness. 1. Alternative spelling of unsavoriness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: unsavoriness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unsavory + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being unsavory. Labels: uncountable
Word: garbagelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From garbage + -like. 1. Resembling garbage.
Word: trashlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trash + -like. 1. Resembling trash.
Word: garbaging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of garbage Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: millipascal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From milli- + pascal. 1. A unit equal to one thousandth of a pascal (symbol mPa).
Word: millipascals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of millipascal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonnegotiables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonnegotiable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superdiplomat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + diplomat. 1. A very skilled or successful diplomat (government representative).
Word: superdiplomats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superdiplomat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supermacho Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + macho. 1. Particularly macho.
Word: youth hostels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of youth hostel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superliner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + liner. 1. An ocean liner or cruise liner of over 10,000 gross tons.
Word: gay blades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gay blade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superliners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superliner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: allegro non troppo Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Italian allegro (“fast”) + non (“not”) + troppo (“too much”). 1. Fast, but not too fast. Labels: not-comparable
Word: superlinearity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + linearity. 1. The state or condition of being superlinear. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: superlinearities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superlinearity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: electric blanket Part of Speech: noun 1. A blanket with an integrated electrical heating device.
Word: superreligious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + religious. 1. Extremely religious.
Word: ethnoreligiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From ethnoreligious + -ly. 1. In an ethnoreligious manner or context.
Word: supergene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + gene. 1. A group of neighbouring genes on a chromosome that are inherited together because of close genetic linkage and are functionally related in an evolutionary sense.
Word: supergene Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + gene. 1. leached and then deposited by descending waters Labels: not-comparable
Word: supergenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supergene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superinfections Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superinfection Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superindexes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superindex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superindices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superindex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exercise books Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exercise book Labels: form-of, plural
Word: comitatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From comitative + -ly. 1. In a comitative manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: electric blankets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of electric blanket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eshes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of esh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: indecorum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin indecōrum, neuter substantive of indecōrus. 1. Indecorous behavior, or the state of being indecorous Labels: uncountable, usually Example: “But in this matter it is you who are to lead. You must set the example,—If others have blunder’d, it is your place to put them right, and shew them what true delicacy is.—In all points of decorum, your conduct must be law to the rest of the party.” This picture of her consequence had some effect, for no one loved better to lead than Maria;—and with far more good humour she answered, “I am much obliged to you, Edmund;—you mean very well, I am sure—but I still think you see things too strongly; and I really cannot undertake to harangue all the rest upon a subject of this kind.—There would be the greatest indecorum I think.” Example: I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, which is more than can be said of Shakspeare.
Word: ingathering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ingather Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: And, across the gleaming beaches, lo! the mighty flow and fall Of the great ingathering waters thundering under Wamberal!
Word: ingathering Part of Speech: noun 1. The gathering in of a literal or metaphorical harvest Example: From that day and hour it was clear that there was not to be so successful an ingathering after all. Example: The peasant obtained also the seed, but this he was obliged to return to the state after the ingathering of the harvest.
Word: inclemencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inclemency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inconsequently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From inconsequent + -ly. 1. In an inconsequential way, or a way that suggests a lack of consequence Example: My thoughts turned, inconsequently, out of their channel of bitterness, to fresh, desperate questionings. Example: 'Have a burnt almond,' said Captain Willis inconsequently, as though it would help her to understand.
Word: yana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Transliteration of Sanskrit यान (yāna, “vehicle”). Pronunciation: /ˈjɑː.nə/ 1. Any of the vehicles of Buddhist or Tantric practice. Example: The Tibetan word for yana is thekpa, which means "that which lifts you up." Anything that lifts you up and takes you to your destination is a yana.
Word: ingraft Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of engraft. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "Why, everything about the colonel seems so seated, so ingrafted in his nature, so--so very self-satisfied, that I am afraid it would be a difficult task to take the first step in amendment--to convince him of its necessity? Example: The dialogue was ingrafted on the chorus, and naturally partook of its character.
Word: ingatherings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ingathering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hog gums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hog gum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gold general Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Japanese 金将 (kinshō). 1. A piece in shogi that can move one step forward, back, sideways or diagonally forward.
Word: gold generals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gold general Labels: form-of, plural
Word: silver general Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Japanese 銀将 (ginshō). 1. A piece in shogi that can move one step in any diagonal direction or straight forward.
Word: silver generals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of silver general Labels: form-of, plural
Word: backward inductions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backward induction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foul balls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of foul ball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fair balls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fair ball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: compound microscopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of compound microscope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: simple microscopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of simple microscope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gre Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of gree. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: olam Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ollamh Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: storm cellars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of storm cellar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pepper shakers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pepper shaker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pepper mills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pepper mill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diencephalons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diencephalon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diencephala Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diencephalon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pallia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pallium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oil palm Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant of species Elaeis guineensis, principal source of palm oil and palm kernel oil. Example: We […] could see a chain of islands in the distance ahead of us: the tall oil palm trees were like flags waving us in. 2. Any species of palm which can usefully produce palm oil.
Word: oil palms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oil palm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oily bitterling Part of Speech: noun 1. A temperate freshwater fish, Tanakia limbata, of the family Cyprinidae, that is found in central and southwestern Japan.
Word: oily bitterlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oily bitterling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: walking canes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of walking cane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: physiopathologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs) English physio- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology English physiopathology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English physiopathological Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English physiopathologically From physiopathological + -ly. By surface analysis, physio- + pathologically. 1. In a physiopathological manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: wasband Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of was + husband. 1. An ex-husband, a former husband. Labels: humorous, rare, slang Example: After reading here about the guy who calls his wife’s ex her ‘wasband,’ Rosemary Wolohan confides that she refers to her two exes as ‘hasbeends.’ Example: The bride’s aunt dances with her ex-husband — he’s called a ‘wasband’ — on the hay-strewn ‘dance floor’ in front of the barn.
Word: objectless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From object + -less. 1. Without a purpose. Labels: not-comparable Example: You cannot imagine, dearest, how dreary is this idle objectless life to me; with nothing to employ me--not even correspondence. Example: You assume, I think quite gratuitously, that God condemns the major part of His children to objectless future suffering. 2. Without a grammatical object. Labels: not-comparable
Word: afrobeat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afro- + beat. 1. Music that combines West African musical styles (such as traditional Yoruba music and highlife) with American funk, jazz, and soul influences, with a focus on chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, and percussion. Labels: uncountable
Word: foundrymen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of foundryman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foundryman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From foundry + -man. 1. A man who works in a foundry
Word: spivvery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spiv + -ery. Pronunciation: /ˈspɪvəɹi/ 1. Behaviour characteristic of a spiv; crookery, petty crime. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Government decided the issues in accordance with the best principles, he said: "The weak first; and the strong next." Mr. Churchill preferred a free-for-all, but what was Toryism except organised Spivvery? Example: Rome is also a city of spivvery, a city which had a black market before black markets were invented.
Word: spivveries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spivvery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spivery Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of spivvery. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: hangulization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hangul + -ization. 1. The transliteration of non-Korean words into the hangul alphabet. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Hangulization should be restricted to customer related documents.
Word: spiveries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spivery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supertax Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + tax. 1. An additional tax on something that has already been taxed. 2. A higher rate of an existing tax.
Word: multifidi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of multifidus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supertaxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supertax Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manna gums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of manna gum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: American sweetgums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of American sweetgum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dragon trees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dragon tree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tasmanian blue gums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tasmanian blue gum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: balsam firs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of balsam fir Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ẽ Part of Speech: character 1. The letter e with a tilde, replacing the sequence en or em. Labels: Early, Modern, letter, lowercase, obsolete Example: thẽ — them Example: repẽt — repent
Word: enlivener Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From enliven + -er. 1. That which enlivens.
Word: enliveningly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From enlivening + -ly. 1. In an enlivening way.
Word: enliveners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of enlivener Labels: form-of, plural
Word: window treatments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of window treatment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: block letters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of block letter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: e-Business Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of e-business. Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: e-Businesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of e-Business Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seatbelted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From seatbelt + -ed. 1. Wearing a seatbelt. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unseatbelted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + seatbelted. 1. Not wearing a seatbelt. Labels: not-comparable Example: The crowd of 5000 watched as William Willard's unseatbelted body flew out of the plane as if he had jumped, arcing up, then down, and falling past the plane.
Word: seatbeltless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From seatbelt + -less. 1. Not wearing a seatbelt; unseatbelted. Labels: not-comparable 2. Not equipped with seatbelts. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fuckless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fuck + -less. 1. Devoid of sexual intercourse. Labels: not-comparable, slang, vulgar Example: What would an UPTIGHT FUCKLESS PRIG like you know about eros, anyway? Example: ...I tell you, instead let's pretend we're two new copper-coloured coins thrown on the world at random by the US Mint and let's have just about that much to do with one another now or in a future which is to be fuckless between us as furniture.
Word: fuckmates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fuckmate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skippingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From skipping + -ly. 1. So as to skip; moving with small hops or jumps.
Word: egophony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ego- (“goat”) + -phony. 1. A bleating sound sometimes observed in patients with various lung conditions. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: unapplauded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + applauded. 1. Not applauded. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unappraised Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + appraised. 1. Not appraised. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unevaluated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + evaluated. 1. Not evaluated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: koilonychia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From koilo- + onych- + -ia. 1. A deformity of the nails characterized by concavity of the outer surface Labels: uncountable
Word: egophonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From egophony + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to egophony. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Latin alphas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Latin alpha Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stethoscopic Part of Speech: adj 1. using a stethoscope Labels: not-comparable Example: a stethoscopic examination
Word: freebooting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From freebooter (“a type of pirate”). 1. To pilage or plunder; piracy Labels: uncountable Example: The Haghar are well known, even in Europe, for their freebooting propensities. Example: Why do you now refuse to protect your own highway into the Interior, […] and thus put an end to the freebooting of the Boers, and of our own people who joined them? 2. Software piracy, or stealing or unauthorized rehosting of digital content. Labels: uncountable Example: Your recent issue about the problems of electronic software piracy or "freebooting" — if you will — was excellent and timely. However, I wonder if both sides have failed to understand the social significance of the struggle. Example: Freebooting of broadcast satellite signals may exist privately, but we have no evidence of illegal signal capture being commercialized any longer.
Word: freebooting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From freebooter (“a type of pirate”). 1. Engaged in piracy or plunder Labels: not-comparable Example: In one respect, as I hinted above, it is only too good, so sure of success, I mean, that you are no longer secure of any respect to your property in our freebooting America.
Word: freebooting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From freebooter (“a type of pirate”). 1. present participle and gerund of freeboot Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: grimed Part of Speech: adj 1. grimy; mucky
Word: grimed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of grime Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: legionaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of legionary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leddy Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of lady. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: "What's to come o' my leddy?" Example: "'Well,' she says, calmin' down, 'is there e'er an Oirish leddy in the lot?'
Word: leddies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leddy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: loopholed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of loophole Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: loopholed Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a loophole. Labels: not-comparable Example: the loopholed walls of the castle
Word: loopholing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of loophole Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lenitives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lenitive Labels: form-of, plural