nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: slings Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sling Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Pollard Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English poll (“head”) + the pejorative suffix -ard (“person characterized by or associated with something, often in a negative way”). The suffix has the same meaning as in drunkard and coward. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒl.əd/, /ˈpɑ.lɚd/ 1. A surname transferred from the nickname. 2. A town in Escambia County, Alabama, United States. 3. A minor city in Clay County, Arkansas, United States. 4. An unincorporated community in Victoria Township, Rice County, Kansas, United States.
Word: fairy-wren Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of certain small, insectivorous Australian birds, incorporating fourteen members of the family Maluridae.
Word: featuring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of feature Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: featuring Part of Speech: noun 1. A cameo on another performer's track.
Word: precedes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of precede Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fairy-wrens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fairy-wren Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lookup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from look up. Pronunciation: /ˈlʊkˌʌp/ 1. An attempt to retrieve data. Example: My database lookup failed because I misspelled the word. 2. The process of locating a term in a reference work. Example: For some terms there is no Index entry that approaches the current spelling, making look-up difficult.
Word: lookup Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Deverbal from look up. Pronunciation: /ˈlʊkˌʌp/ 1. Misspelling of look up. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: connects Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kəˈnɛkts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of connect Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: connects Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kəˈnɛkts/ 1. plural of connect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pulls Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pʊlz/ 1. plural of pull Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pulls Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pʊlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pull Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: patrolled Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /pəˈtɹəʊld/, /pəˈtɹoʊld/ 1. Having regular patrols.
Word: patrolled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pəˈtɹəʊld/, /pəˈtɹoʊld/ 1. simple past and past participle of patrol Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: originates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of originate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: networking Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈnɛtˌwɜː(r)kɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of network Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: networking Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈnɛtˌwɜː(r)kɪŋ/ 1. The use of computer networks. Labels: uncountable 2. The process of meeting new people in a business or social context. Labels: uncountable
Word: generates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of generate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: drivable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: c. 1820 drive + -able Pronunciation: /ˈdɹaɪvəbl̩/ 1. Capable of being driven (as a vehicle). Example: In those days, high school boys would get their hands on old 1936 to 1938 cars, A-Models with a rumble seat and fix them up until they were in a drivable condition. 2. Capable of being driven on safely or successfully (as a road or other surface).
Word: driveable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *drīban Old English drīfan Middle English driven English drive Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English driveable From drive + -able. 1. Alternative spelling of drivable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: aspires Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of aspire Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: caners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: butyrophenones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of butyrophenone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pharmaceuticals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pharmaceutical Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pharmacies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pharmacy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: removes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of remove Labels: form-of, plural
Word: removes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of remove Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: popping Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈpɒpɪŋ/, /ˈpɑpɪŋ/, [ˈpʰɑpɪ̈ŋ] Labels: no-gloss
Word: popping Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɒpɪŋ/, /ˈpɑpɪŋ/, [ˈpʰɑpɪ̈ŋ] 1. The act or sound of something that pops. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Poppings at various points along the spine may be noted, which may or may not have significance. 2. A style of funk dance involving rapid contractions and relaxations of the muscles to switch between poses. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: popping Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpɒpɪŋ/, /ˈpɑpɪŋ/, [ˈpʰɑpɪ̈ŋ] 1. present participle and gerund of pop Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: demons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of demon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: modestly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English modest Middle English -ly English -ly English modestly From modest + -ly. 1. In a modest manner; with humility. Example: The man bowed modestly and left the dinner table. Example: An hour later, Trump and Starmer were gathered in the modestly named Donald J Trump Ballroom for the press conference proper. 2. To a small degree. Example: These new shuttlelike craft might modestly reduce the cost of getting to low earth orbit. Example: One of several factors to his success this election was modestly boosting his support among men, a shift concentrated among younger voters, according to AP VoteCast, survey of more than 120,000 voters nationwide.
Word: responses Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈspɒns.ɪz/, /ɹɪˈspɑns.ɪz/ 1. plural of response Labels: form-of, plural
Word: affixes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of affix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: affixes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of affix Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: affixing Part of Speech: adj 1. Of the function or role of an affix Labels: not-comparable Example: Prefixes, suffixes, and infixes are all affixing particles.
Word: affixing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of affix Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: affixing Part of Speech: noun 1. affixation
Word: ached Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /eɪkt/ 1. simple past and past participle of ache Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: inventions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of invention Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pan-loaf Part of Speech: noun 1. A loaf of bread baked in a tin or pan. Labels: Scotland
Word: pan-loaf Part of Speech: adj 1. pan-loafy Labels: not-comparable
Word: Lafayette Part of Speech: name Etymology: French surname from Occitan, "the little beech tree". Pronunciation: /ˌlæfiːˈɛt/, /ˌlɑːfiːˈɛt/ 1. Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (1757–1834), a French aristocrat who is considered a national hero in both France and the United States for his participation in the French and American revolutions. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A surname from French. Labels: countable 17. A male given name transferred from the surname, originally in honor of the Marquis. Labels: US, countable
Word: proposes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of propose Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: stalks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stalk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stalks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stalk Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: scarlet woman Part of Speech: noun 1. A woman who behaves in an adulterous manner. 2. The Whore of Babylon.
Word: scarlet women Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scarlet woman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: enormously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English enormous Middle English -ly English -ly English enormously From enormous + -ly. 1. Extremely, greatly: to an enormous degree. Labels: not-comparable Example: Gloria is enormously pleased with our progress. Example: He was enormously popular. 2. Shockingly. Labels: not-comparable
Word: frontiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frontier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bolder Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊldə/, /ˈboʊldɚ/ 1. comparative form of bold: more bold Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: merry widow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: (corselet): Originally a 1952 trademark of the Warner's lingerie company for a product eponymous of that year film The Merry Widow, itself based on the 1905 homonymous operetta by Franz Lehár. 1. A strapless corselet with long garters and half cups for the breasts. 2. Veuve Clicquot champagne. Labels: UK, slang
Word: merry widows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of merry widow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: excursions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of excursion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: permiss Part of Speech: noun 1. A choice that has been permitted. 2. A rhetorical device in which a thing is predicated on the decision of one's opponent.
Word: permiss Part of Speech: verb 1. To grant permission to; permit Labels: nonstandard, rare, transitive Example: The catheter was connected through a forked tube either with electromanometer (or a mercury manometer), or with a pressurized reservoir system through a cock permissing to switch arbitrarily one or the other. Example: It caused me to remenisce about the night that we had snuck off to the river, permissing things to naturally parallel into place.
Word: whiting out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of white out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: permisses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of permiss Labels: form-of, plural
Word: permisses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of permiss Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: commended Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of commend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: herbology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English herb Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- 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 -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English herbology From herb + -ology. Pronunciation: /həɹˈbɒlədʒi/ 1. The study of herbs and their medical properties, especially when combined Labels: uncountable
Word: pan man Part of Speech: noun 1. A person employed to empty the contents of the outside toilet (i.e. human excrement) at suburban houses (and similar). Rendered obsolete by the introduction of plumbed (i.e. piped) sewerage systems. Labels: obsolete Example: The 'dunny' down the back yard was emptied by the council's pan man once a week. — Susan Marsden, essay Argyle, a port worker's home 19 Forbes Street Carrington New South Wales, describing 1920s way of life there https://web.archive.org/web/20060904141530/http://www.heritage.gov.au/ourhouse/essay7.html
Word: trenchancy Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality of being trenchant. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Irony or bitterness of tone. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: panzoistic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌpænzəʊˈɪstɪk/ 1. Of or relating to panzoism. Example: THE reader will already have felt that the panzoistic conception of God-the conception, that is to say, of God as comprising all living units in His own single person-does not help us to understand the origin of matter, nor yet that of the primordial cell which has grown and unfolded itself into the present life of the world.
Word: funambulations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of funambulation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyphens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hyphen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyphens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hyphen Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: enriching Part of Speech: adj 1. That adds value, either monetary, intellectual, or emotional. Example: That trip to the museum was an enriching experience.
Word: enriching Part of Speech: noun 1. Enrichment. Example: They may think to improve the Scripture; but by their ennoblings they debase it, by their enrichings they impoverish it, by their enlargings they contract it.
Word: enriching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of enrich Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: grades Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡɹeɪdz/ 1. plural of grade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grades Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡɹeɪdz/ 1. Grammar school, primary school, or the years of school prior to high school. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: I planned to have each girl, as soon as she had finished the grades, spend a year at home with me. Before going on to high school my girls were to take a year off, to assume the responsibility with me as chief adviser or prime ministers.
Word: grades Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡɹeɪdz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of grade Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: visually Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English visual 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 visually From visual + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈvɪzju.əli/, /ˈvɪʒu.əli/, /ˈvɪʒəli/ 1. By means of sight. Example: The radar's detection was confirmed visually, because seeing is believing. Example: He explained that engineers had been able to examine the bridge visually, and had started surveying likely sites for access roads and where to place the heavyweight crawler crane. NR was also ordering the aggregates needed for the access roads.
Word: fashion model Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who poses to display clothing, either on stage or in photographs; a model.
Word: repeats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of repeat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: repeats Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of repeat Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: runners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of runner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: runners Part of Speech: noun 1. running shoes, sneakers, trainers Labels: Australia, British-Columbia, Canadian-Prairies, Ireland, plural, plural-only
Word: enables Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of enable Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: runway model Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who poses to display clothing by walking along a narrow stage in front of an audience.
Word: enabling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of enable Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: enabling Part of Speech: noun 1. An act or an instance of something being enabled. Example: Despite the epidemic of homosexual abuse of the young by the American clergy, the history of cover-ups and enablings of these abominations by the bishop […]
Word: schoolbook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From school + book. 1. A textbook, a book used, or prepared for use, in school. Example: You studied the wrong lesson. Why, there is gum all over your book. How did this happen? JD, I am a little surprised at the condition of your schoolbook. You will have to stay in during recess and 74 The Adventures of JD Losey.[…]
Word: polls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poll Labels: form-of, plural 2. A place where votes are cast in elections. Example: On the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November, American voters go to the polls for general elections.
Word: polls Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of poll Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: menstrual cycle Part of Speech: noun 1. The recurring cycle of physiological changes in the uninseminated females of some animal species that is associated with reproductive fertility; especially the cycle in a human.
Word: social control Part of Speech: noun 1. Any control, either formal or informal, that is exerted by a group, especially by one's peers.
Word: momentously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English momentous Middle English -ly English -ly English momentously From momentous + -ly. 1. In a momentous manner.
Word: trenchancies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trenchancy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dotar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dotara. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: preset Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English set English preset From pre- + set. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹiːsɛt/, /pɹiːˈsɛt/, /ˈpɹiːset/, /pɹiːˈset/ 1. Set in advance, or as a default. Labels: not-comparable
Word: preset Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English set English preset From pre- + set. Pronunciation: /pɹiːˈsɛt/, /pɹiːˈset/ 1. To set something in advance. Labels: transitive
Word: preset Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English set English preset From pre- + set. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹiːsɛt/, /ˈpɹiːset/ 1. A setting that is set in advance. Example: To save these settings as a preset, click the Add button in the lower-left corner of the dialog and give the preset a name. 2. A kind of variable resistor designed to have its resistance set while building the circuit, and then left at that value.
Word: arrogated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of arrogate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: arrogated Part of Speech: adj 1. claimed falsely
Word: flouted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈflaʊtɪd/, [ˈflaʊ̯ɾɨd] 1. simple past and past participle of flout Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Hamitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Hamite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Hamitic From Hamite + -ic. 1. of or pertaining to the Hamites or to the Hamitic languages. Example: Miisi had worked hard in school to show that despite his Hamitic condition he was clever and could be good.
Word: Hamitic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Hamite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Hamitic From Hamite + -ic. 1. A name formerly applied to those Afroasiatic languages that are not Semitic languages; a cover term (no longer used) for the Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, and Omotic languages. Labels: historical
Word: hampered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hamper Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hampered Part of Speech: adj 1. Impeded or encumbered, as if chained or fettered.
Word: harpooned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of harpoon Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hyperextension Part of Speech: noun 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 extension English hyperextension From hyper- + extension. 1. The extension of a joint beyond its normal range; the condition of being hyperextended. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An exercise performed by lying on the stomach, ideally inclined upwards as on a Roman chair to reach a higher range of motion, and raising and lowering the upper torso. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: imputes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of impute Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: intergradation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English intergrade Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English intergradation From intergrade + -ation. 1. a gradual merging of two things
Word: intermediaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intermediary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intersectarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English sectarian English intersectarian From inter- + sectarian. 1. Between sects. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lactational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lactation + -al. Pronunciation: /lækˈteɪʃənəl/, /lækˈteɪʃnəl/ 1. Of or pertaining to lactation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lurching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lurch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lurching Part of Speech: noun 1. the action of the verb to lurch Example: The occasional plungings and lurchings of this traveling van, over the ruts and small boulders of the Steenweg, are apt to remind one of a roughish journey by sea […]
Word: Nilotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Nīlōticus, from Ancient Greek Νειλώτης (Neilṓtēs, “on the Nile”). Analyzable as Nile + -otic. Pronunciation: /naɪˈlɒtɪk/, /naɪˈlɑtɪk/, [naɪˈlɑɾɪk] 1. Of or pertaining to the Nile or the people who live on its banks. 2. Of or pertaining to the Nilotic languages or the people who speak them.
Word: Nilotic Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Nīlōticus, from Ancient Greek Νειλώτης (Neilṓtēs, “on the Nile”). Analyzable as Nile + -otic. Pronunciation: /naɪˈlɒtɪk/, /naɪˈlɑtɪk/, [naɪˈlɑɾɪk] 1. A group of languages spoken in parts of South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.
Word: nimrod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In most English-speaking countries, Nimrod is used to denote a hunter or warrior, because the biblical Nimrod is described as "a mighty hunter". In American English, however, the term has acquired a derogatory meaning of "idiot"; there are various hypotheses as to why. Most examples suggest an intermediate form where Nimrod is used deliberately to mock a hunter. Whether this usage was widespread, or how it influenced the final meaning where the hunter connotation is unintended, might be beyond reach. Possible reasons for the shift from "hunter" to "idiot": One suggestion is that Bugs Bunny's references to Elmer Fudd as a "poor little Nimrod", while most likely using the term's "hunter" sense, contributed to the development of a sense "one who is easily confounded". An alternative explanation of this sense is that it derives from the John Steinbeck memoir Travels with Charley: In Search of America, in which Steinbeck used the term sarcastically while describing an inquest that was held after a hunter accidentally shot his partner: "The coroner questioning this nimrod..." The Oxford English Dictionary, in turn, cites a 1933 writing as the first usage of nimrod to refer to a fool, predating Bugs Bunny by at least five years and Steinbeck by nearly thirty: in Hecht and Fowler's Great Magoo, someone remarks "He's in love with her. That makes about the tenth. The same old Nimrod. Won't let her alone for a second." However, this could still have been used in the sense of a hunter (i.e. someone pursuing a love interest). The Merriam-Webster Dictionary suggests that because the legendary Nimrod was associated with the Tower of Babel, a disastrous idea, nimrod acquired the meaning of "a stupid person." Another possible source of the sense is the play The Lion of the West by James Paulding. First performed in 1831, it features a comedic characterization of Davy Crockett named Col. Nimrod Wildfire who attempts to woo a young French woman. Another possibility is that there was an unattested dialectal or slang term for an idiot similar to Australian English ning nong, and that it became conflated with the more respectable term, perhaps as a euphemism. 1. A foolish person; an idiot. Labels: US, derogatory, informal Example: Don't stick your fingers in the fan, you nimrod! Example: Jules, if you give this nimrod fifteen hundred bucks, I'm gonna shoot 'em on general principle.
Word: primordium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin prīmōrdium. 1. An aggregation of cells that is the first stage in the development of an organ. Example: In tomato, for example, the first sepal primordium is formed as an outgrowth at the periphery of the apex and the subsequent sepal primordia are initiated in a helical fashion at an angle of approximately 137° from the previous one. 2. A primordial, original condition or event. Example: It is thus vain to hope that the history of the primordia can be reduced to the progress of archeological investigation. Example: Attempts have been made by historians of religion to distinguish between mythic orientations in time concerned with the repetition of a primordium and those concerned with the anticipation of an eschaton.
Word: asper Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English aspre, from Old French aspre (modern French âpre), from Latin asper (“rough”). Pronunciation: /ˈæspə/, /ˈæspəɹ/ 1. Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious. Labels: obsolete Example: An asper sound.
Word: asper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English aspre, from Old French aspre (modern French âpre), from Latin asper (“rough”). Pronunciation: /ˈæspə/, /ˈæspəɹ/ 1. Rough breathing; a mark (#) indicating that part of a word is aspirated, or pronounced with h before it. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: asper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English asper, from Middle French aspre or Italian aspro, both from Ancient Greek ἄσπρον (áspron), from neuter of ἄσπρος (áspros, “white”), from Latin asper (“rough, newly minted”). Pronunciation: /ˈæspə/, /ˈæspəɹ/ 1. Any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern Mediterranean area from the 12th to 17th centuries. Labels: historical Example: And for ten Aspers you shall daily finde some amongst them, that will give themselves a deepe gash with a Scimitarie, either in their armes or thighes.
Word: minuter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From minute + -er (measurement suffix). 1. Something that lasts or takes a specified number of minutes. Labels: in-compounds Example: My favourite songs here are "We Have Risen," which is a short three-minuter with a catchy riff, and the brilliantly titled "I Am Lord," which is quite memorable and has a simple riff which I'm sure is similar to a Katatonia song or something. Example: If it is a glossy marketing tool, it will probably need to look aesthetically pleasing or brand a product correctly; if it's a pop promo, it might need to be monochrome or degenerated; if it's a wedding video, do the clients want a cut of the whole shebang, the highlights, or a music-driven two-minuter?
Word: minuter Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English minute Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English minuter From minute + -er (comparative suffix). 1. comparative form of minute: more minute Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: reafforestation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English afforestation English reafforestation From re- + afforestation. 1. reforestation Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: scuttling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of scuttle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: scuttling Part of Speech: noun 1. The motion of one who scuttles. Example: scuttlings back and forth 2. The act by which a vessel is scuttled.
Word: seductively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English seductive Middle English -ly English -ly English seductively From seductive + -ly. 1. In a seductive manner.
Word: cryptozoologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cryptozoologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shuffled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of shuffle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shuffled Part of Speech: adj 1. Jumbled together.
Word: shunted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of shunt Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shunted Part of Speech: adj 1. fitted with an electrical shunt Labels: not-comparable
Word: cryptozoological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From crypto- + zoological or cryptozoology + -ical. Pronunciation: /ˌkɹɪptoʊˌzoʊəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ 1. Of or pertaining to cryptozoology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cryptids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cryptid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snowmobile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz Proto-West Germanic *snaiw Old English snāw Middle English snow English snow Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)lbor. French auto- 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 Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin mōbilislbor. French mobile French automobilebor. English automobilebf. English -mobile English snowmobile From snow + -mobile. 1. A vehicle with skis at the front and a caterpillar track at the rear, used for travelling over snow, sometimes as sport. Example: From the manufacture of snowgoing equipment such as snow cats, it diversified first into that of snowmobiles (and later skidoos, or water scooters), then into railcar and locomotive manufacture, and finally into the manufacture of small (less than 100-seat) commercial aircraft. Example: Lance Allan: "When you first saw that video of you in a snowmobile suit at five years old on national TV and on our air. Were you a little bit like, c'mon Mom and Dad, are you going to do me like that?"
Word: snowmobile Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz Proto-West Germanic *snaiw Old English snāw Middle English snow English snow Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)lbor. French auto- 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 Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin mōbilislbor. French mobile French automobilebor. English automobilebf. English -mobile English snowmobile From snow + -mobile. 1. To ride or race in a snowmobile. Labels: intransitive
Word: stearated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stearate + -ed. 1. having a dry lubricant (sodium stearate) mixed with the abrasive Labels: not-comparable
Word: sodium stearate Part of Speech: noun 1. The sodium salt of stearic acid; a constituent of soap.
Word: fuds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fud Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swooshed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of swoosh Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tangibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tangible Middle English -ly English -ly English tangibly From tangible + -ly. 1. In a tangible manner.
Word: hyperemesis Part of Speech: noun 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 emesis English hyperemesis From hyper- + emesis. Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈɛm.ɪ.sɪs/ 1. Severe and excessive vomiting. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: terracing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of terrace Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: terracing Part of Speech: noun 1. The formation of terraces. 2. A terraced structure. 3. A series of terraces. 4. A stand with a series of tiers.
Word: towline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tow + line. 1. A line (e.g., manila rope, wire rope, woven polymer strap) used for towing a vehicle (e.g., motor vehicle, marine vessel). Example: Near-synonym: towrope
Word: trikes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trike Labels: form-of, plural
Word: umiak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Inuvialuktun ᐅᒥᐊᖅ (umiaq, “women's boat”). 1. A large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles; used by the Eskimos for transportation. Example: In many regions, people went inland at the end of August (often travelling upriver in large sealskin boats called umiat) to hunt caribou till September or October.
Word: Ibaraki Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 茨城 (Ibaraki). 1. A prefecture of Japan. Capital: Mito.
Word: Ibaraki Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 茨木 (Ibaraki) 1. A city in Osaka Prefecture.
Word: explored Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of explore Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: explored Part of Speech: adj 1. Having undergone exploration.
Word: swamps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swamp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swamps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of swamp Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reefers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reefer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: humpy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hump + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌmpi/ 1. Characterised by humps, uneven. Example: A very weary small boy and a weary father and mother were soon asleep in the hardest and humpiest bed ever made. Example: The cab height was reduced, but the front fenders looked higher and humpier. 2. Muscular; hunky. Example: The artist [Michelangelo] spends most of his time avoiding the Pope's clutches and pursuing his humpy, young models about the city and the studio. Example: On a Friday night, Tom went upstairs to the second-floor show bar at the club to see the final show, and decided that Oscar had really underpraised the dancers – as each one entered, he appeared to be even humpier and better-hung than the ones before. 3. Hunched, bent over. Example: Tell you what it was just like. Reminded me of it even at the time: that picture of Napoleon coming back from Moscow. The Reverend was Napoleon, and we were the generals; and if there were three humpier men walking the streets of London at that moment I should have liked to have seen them. 4. Sulky; irritable. Example: As the rain poured down; and Frieda went on and on about the children; and Lawrence got humpier and humpier but kept asking ‘a dozen times a day in all keys, are you miserable’ (i. 534); it must have been the Christmas misery all over again.
Word: humpy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hump + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌmpi/ 1. Alternative form of humpie. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It was the river up which the chinook and sockeye and silver and humpy and dog salmon migrated to lay their eggs and dies or to be tangled in set nets and air-freighted to Anchorage, there to be cleaned and frozen and shipped to restaurants and supermarkets half a world away. Example: Suzie was so funny, she kept talking about fly-fishing. Mark was so confused. He didn't know a yellow humpy from a black wooly worm. 2. A white perch (Morone americana).
Word: humpy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yagara (Brisbane region) ŋumbi, perhaps influenced by hump. 1. A temporary shelter made from bark and tree branches, traditionally used by Aboriginal people. Labels: Australia Example: It was a new humpy of bark and saplings, quaintly impressive of white man’s defiance of the wild. Example: Trilby was the first to wake, her face barred with sunlight that slipped through the inadequate walls of the humpy. 2. Any crude or temporary dwelling, especially made from found materials; a bush hut. Labels: Australia Example: They did nothing much more in the way of building than to erect a number of crazy humpies of such materials as bark and kerosene-cans […] Example: Evicted men and their families lived wherever they could, and shanty towns of hessian-sack humpies grew up in Sydney′s southern suburbs on vacant crown land: the largest being at Brighton-le-Sands, Rockdale, Long Bay and La Perouse. In such camps, unemployed huddled for warmth in humpies while, closer to the city, others squatted in caves in the Domain around the local beauty spot known as Mrs Macquarie′s chair.
Word: Liverpudlians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Liverpudlian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: file snake Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various snakes resembling a file in texture or appearance, especially a wart snake or a non-venomous South African snake of the genus Mehelya. Example: Peter had four barramundi and Rosie had three turtles, a possum and a fat file snake.
Word: Scousers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Scouser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trepang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Malay teripang. Pronunciation: /tɹɪˈpaŋ/ 1. Synonym of sea cucumber. Example: There had been a drop in the mother-of-pearl shell market and quite a few of the pearling luggers had turned their attention to diving for trepang, which had survived the ravages of the depression and was easy to recover, lying in shallow waters. Example: The results of all methods on the RUIE detection dataset are shown in Fig. 8, where our method not only achieves superior enhancement but also outperforms other methods in the detection of distant urchins and trepangs.
Word: oaten Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English oten, *aten (“oaten”); equivalent to oat + -en. Cognate with Scots aiten (“oaten”). Pronunciation: /ˈəʊtən/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or made of oats. Labels: not-comparable Example: an oaten cake
Word: elven Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *albʰós Learned borrowing from Middle English elve, elven (“(also attributively) elf or fairy of either sex”) [and other forms], from Old English elfen, ælfen, ielfen (“female elf”), from elf, ælf, ielf (“elf”) (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *albiz (“elf, fairy”), from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (“white”)) + -en (suffix forming feminine nouns). The English word is cognate with Middle High German elbinne (“fairy, nymph”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛlv(ə)n/ 1. Originally, a female elf, a fairy, a nymph; (by extension) any elf. Example: When you told Amberle that we must come here tonight, she reminded you that you had informed the Elvens at the High Council that she would be given a day or two to rest. You answered her by saying that what you told them was a necessary deception. What did you mean by that? Example: "In order for the elvens to stay in hiding, they live under the great vines rather above them," Aida answered. […] An elven walked over to Rhyona and nodded to her, then entered the thick wood alone.
Word: elven Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the attributive use of Middle English elven (“elf or fairy of either sex”) (see etymology 1), like English elfin, reinterpreted as elf + -en (suffix with the sense ‘pertaining to; having the qualities of; resembling’ forming adjectives). The word first appears in the English author and philologist J. R. R. Tolkien’s works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955): see the quotations. Pronunciation: /ˈɛlv(ə)n/ 1. Belonging or relating to, or characteristic of, elves; elfin, elflike. Example: The rocks echoed then with voices and with song, as they had not done for many a day. There was the sound, too, of elven-harps and of sweet music; and as it echoed up towards them it seemed that the chill of the air was warmed, and they caught faintly the fragrance of woodland flowers blossoming in spring. Example: Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, / Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, / Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, / One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne / In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. / One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, / One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them, / In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
Word: elven Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably a variant of elmen (“of or pertaining to an elm tree; composed of elm trees; made of elm wood”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛlv(ə)n/ 1. An elm (a tree of the genus Ulmus, particularly the wych elm or Scots elm (Ulmus glabra))). Labels: Kent
Word: dwarven Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dwergaz Proto-West Germanic *dwerg Old English dweorg Middle English dwergh English dwarv(es) English -en English dwarven From dwarv(es) + -en. 1. Similar to a dwarf, for example in stature. 2. Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarfs/dwarves.
Word: bronzen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bronze + -en. 1. Made of, or relating to, bronze. Labels: dated
Word: bronzen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bronze + -en. 1. To make or become bronze Labels: ambitransitive, rare
Word: Alpen Part of Speech: name Etymology: (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. ) Pronunciation: /ˈælp.ən/, /ˈalp.ən/, /ˈalp.ʌn/, /ˈɛlp.ən/, /ˈa(ː)lp.en/ 1. A brand of muesli. Labels: UK
Word: anta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin antae (“pilasters”), with a back-formed singular form. Pronunciation: /ˈæn.tə/ 1. A kind of pier that terminates the walls of the naos, a kind of post or pillar on either side of a doorway or entrance of a Greek temple.
Word: alphorn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Alemannic German Alphorn, German Alphorn. Pronunciation: /ˈalp.hɔːn/ 1. A long, curved, wooden horn used by mountain-dwelling herders in the Alps, originally to call cattle but now only as musical instrument in classical and folk tunes.
Word: alpenhorn Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of alphorn. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: postponing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of postpone Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shalder Part of Speech: noun 1. The oystercatcher. Labels: Shetland
Word: meff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare meth (“a tramp”), from meths or methylated spirits. 1. An objectionable, an unkempt person or a tramp. Labels: derogatory
Word: wha-up Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of whaup. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: draatsi Part of Speech: noun 1. The otter. Labels: Shetland
Word: UTSL Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: A pun on Obi-Wan Kenobi's "Use the Force, Luke!" in Star Wars. 1. Initialism of use the source, Luke. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: peerie Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈpɪəɹi/, /ˈpiɹɪ/, /ˈpiɹe/ 1. Small, tiny. Labels: Orkney, Shetland
Word: peerie Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɪəɹi/, /ˈpiɹɪ/, /ˈpiɹe/ 1. A Shetland sheepdog. 2. Alternative form of peery (“spinning top”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: under one's breath Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Softly, so as not to be heard. Example: “Here she go lookin’ like a straight up dirty coochie having hoochie gettin’ all the play,” Quanisha mumbled under her breath jealously. Example: Then of a sudden she was kissing and fondling instead of fighting me off, laughing under her breath and using a few horny words I didn't know at that time
Word: bioinformaticist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bioinformatic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English bioinformaticist From bioinformatic + -ist. 1. a bioinformatician
Word: channel-hopping Part of Speech: adj 1. that travels across the English Channel Labels: UK, informal, not-comparable
Word: booze cruise Part of Speech: noun 1. A brief trip from Britain to France or Belgium in order to buy alcohol (or tobacco) in bulk quantities without paying excise duty. Labels: UK 2. A recreational trip on a cruise ship or boat usually tailored to young people, with the expectation of heavy consumption of alcoholic beverages. Labels: Australia, US Example: 1998 November, Queen City Chronicle: Wedding Belles, Cincinnati Magazine, page 13, I was still a little tipsy, see, because Tony proposed to me on a booze cruise. You know a booze cruise? That′s where they take a fishing boat and wash all the fish guts off of it at night and turn it into a party boat. Example: “Goddamnit, Petey, you know I hate booze cruises at the best of times. A bunch of drunken assholes that make a piss-up at home look like a Tupperware Party.”
Word: booze cruise Part of Speech: verb 1. to drive under the influence of alcohol Labels: Internet, humorous Example: As I booze cruised home from the function, I gazed gleefully at the beautiful rising sun.