nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: bioecologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + ecologist. 1. One who studies bioecology.
Word: bioecologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bioecologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marvail Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of marvel. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: marvail Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of marvel. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: marvailed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of marvail Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: marvailing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of marvail Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: marvails Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of marvail Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: marvails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marvail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kahoolawe Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hawaiian Kahoʻolawe, from ka (“the”) + hoʻolawe (“to subtract, erode”). Pronunciation: /kəˌhoʊ.əˈlɑːwiː/ 1. An uninhabited island, the smallest of the main 8 islands of Hawaii in the United States.
Word: Francien Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French francien. Pronunciation: /fɹɒ̃.sjã/ 1. The dialect of Old French spoken in Île-de-France and its surrounding areas. Example: There were about eleven dialects in Old French, but not all were of literary importance, and all were increasingly dominated from the end of the twelfth century by Francien, the language used by the royal court and the centralized administration in and around Paris. Example: The scarcity of texts localizable to the Ile-de-France region would seem to pose a serious challenge to Francien's privileged status.
Word: Francien Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French francien. Pronunciation: /fɹɒ̃.sjã/ 1. Of or relating to the dialect of Old French spoken in Île-de-France and its surrounding areas. Labels: not-comparable Example: Grammars of Old French are without exception based on the Francien dialect.
Word: uninflammatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + inflammatory. 1. Not inflammatory. Example: As I swung onto the avenue behind her, there seemed to be a discreet, uninflammatory distance between us.
Word: multipuncture Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + puncture. 1. Involving more than one puncture. Labels: not-comparable Example: This study evaluated the utility of a new simulator system for multipuncture radiofrequency ablation.
Word: rumpologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rump + -ologist. 1. A practitioner of rumpology.
Word: rumpologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rumpologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: revals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reval Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Britishest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of British: most British Labels: form-of, nonstandard, superlative
Word: Germanest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of German: most German Labels: form-of, nonstandard, superlative Example: Yes, he was the Germanest kind of German; can you imagine any other kind of man being so single-minded, so devoted, so careless of himself, so patient, so strong?
Word: gaddi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gadi. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gaddis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gaddi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gadis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gadi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gadrooning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gadroon + -ing. 1. ornamentation with gadroons Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gadroonings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gadrooning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Frencher Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French + -er (comparative suffix) or + -er (suffix denoting a person characterized by the root). 1. comparative form of French: more French Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: Frencher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French + -er (comparative suffix) or + -er (suffix denoting a person characterized by the root). 1. A French person. Labels: derogatory, informal, sometimes Example: They were all occupied, except the half reserved for me and the one for the two Frenchers.
Word: Frenchest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of French: most French Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: Russianest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of Russian: most Russian Labels: form-of, nonstandard, superlative Example: This is the Russianest lookin' place I ever saw. An' I went out "investigatin", an' I investigated a Caucasian shop and there I bought a Christmas present for a father to give to his little boy.
Word: heraldists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heraldist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kachahri Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kachcheri. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kachahris Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kachahri Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polishest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: polish + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of polish Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: pornify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From porn + -ify. 1. To make or regard as pornographic. Labels: transitive Example: So my primary concern with young married men today (more a concern for their wives, or their future wives in the case of single men) is that they may pornify the marriage bed, bringing a foul pollution […]
Word: pornifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pornify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pornifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pornify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: monolithicness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From monolithic + -ness. 1. The property of being monolithic. Labels: uncountable
Word: horn timber Part of Speech: noun 1. A timber that angles up from the sternpost to support the overhang of the stern. A single vessel may have multiple horn timbers. Example: The truncated horn timbers had been led through the transom (exposing end grain to the elements incidentally) and firmly fastened to it. Example: The rabbet for the comparatively horizontal horn timber is taken from the sections in the body plan.
Word: horn timbers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of horn timber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thunderstroke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First known use in 1300s 1. thunderbolt
Word: special teamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From special team + -er. 1. A member of a special team.
Word: hyperlinear Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + linear. 1. Having unusually pronounced creases marking the skin. Example: Atopic patients with ichthyosis vulgaris often have keratosis pilaris and hyperlinear, exaggerated palm creases. 2. Displaying a generalization of sofic that applies to finite-dimensional Hilbert spaces. Example: Indeed, by a profound result of E. Kirchberg, F. Radulescu and N. Ozawa, a group is hyperlinear if and only if it satisfies the Connes embedding conjecture for groups, that is, if and only if its von Neumann algebra embeds into an ultrapower of the hyperfinite II₁ factor R. 3. Both additive and homogeneous for hyperreal scalars. Example: We say that a hyperlinear fuzzy function, f say, strictly separates two fuzzy subsets A and B iff the fuzzy hyperplane determined by f and some point x₀ ϵ X strictly separates A and B 4. Converging very quickly to a limit so that the ratio of adjacent terms tends to zero. Example: We see that hyperlinear convergence doesn't necessarily imply that the series is easy to evaluate for all values of x. 5. Increasing exponentially or as a higher polynomial power. Example: It has been shown in [3] that, at low excitation intensities, the dependence of the emission intensity from a single crystal of AgBr(I) on the excitation intensity is linear while, at high excitation intensities, it becomes hyperlinear.
Word: thunderstrokes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thunderstroke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: laboratory coat Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of lab coat.
Word: laboratory coats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of laboratory coat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: treaps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of treap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: of'en Part of Speech: adv 1. Pronunciation spelling of often. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, sometimes
Word: pirlicue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See purlicue. 1. A summary, given at the end of an address or sermon, repeating its main points. Labels: Scotland Example: [I]f you distaste the sermon, I doubt the pirliecue [footnote: A second sermon.] will please you as little. Example: A pirlicue which pleased them but little, so that some rode off that they might not be known, and some dourly remained, but were impotent for evil.
Word: forehouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fore- + house. 1. The front or forward part or room of a house; a foyer. Example: Had she been in the fore-house, and no passage to go through to get at the street door, she had certainly been gone. Example: It consisted of a forehouse where he had a table, four chairs, a longsettle, a dresser, his pewter and 'other necessarys' which probably included the hearth furniture and cooking utensils; a parlour with chairs, a coffer and a spinning wheel; [...]
Word: forehouses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of forehouse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disappearingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From disappearing + -ly. 1. In a disappearing fashion. Example: The number was disappearingly small. Example: A disappearingly faint red oval appeared in front of him.
Word: scheisse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Scheiße. Doublet of shit. 1. Euphemistic form of shit. Labels: euphemistic, form-of, uncountable Example: Your fathers beat the scheisse out of our fathers with their DDi.ch Va^.n and Da^n Va^.n. Example: Enjoying your walk in Polyglot Park? Watch out for the scheisse!
Word: scheisse Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Borrowed from German Scheiße. Doublet of shit. 1. Euphemistic form of shit. Labels: euphemistic, form-of Example: Oh, scheisse. Talk about some people with idle hands.
Word: medreses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of medrese Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mutagenizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mutagenize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: neofascisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neofascism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonaccess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + access. 1. Absence of access to somebody or something. Labels: uncountable Example: In suit for divorce on ground of adultery, testimony of husband as to nonaccess to wife, to his sexual relations with wife, and as to her admissions to him that he was not the father of second child, was inadmissible.
Word: outglitters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outglitter Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outglittering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outglitter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outglittered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outglitter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pettled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pettle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pettles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pettle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pettling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pettle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: the devil you know is better than the devil you don't know Part of Speech: proverb 1. Alternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: put the shoe on the other foot Part of Speech: verb 1. To reverse the roles or positions of two things. Labels: figuratively
Word: respectability politics Part of Speech: noun 1. Attempts by marginalized groups to police their own members and show their social values as being compatible with mainstream values, rather than challenging the mainstream for its failure to accept difference. Labels: uncountable
Word: Afro-textured Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Afro- + textured. 1. Having a naturally dense texture, like that of certain populations in sub-Saharan Africa and the African diaspora, Melanesia, Tasmania, Southeast Asia and the Andaman Islands. Labels: not-comparable
Word: chorial Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to a chorion Labels: not-comparable
Word: chashitsu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 茶室 (chashitsu, “tea room”). 1. An architectural space designed for Japanese tea ceremony gatherings, typically having shoji windows and sliding doors made of wooden lattice.
Word: standard drink Part of Speech: noun 1. A hypothetical beverage containing a fixed amount of pure alcohol (varying by jurisdiction), used to gauge alcohol consumption.
Word: standard drinks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of standard drink Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unit of alcohol Part of Speech: noun 1. 10 millilitres of pure alcohol contained within a beverage. Labels: UK
Word: units of alcohol Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unit of alcohol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aliyos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aliya Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of aliyah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: axites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of axite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lichenization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lichen + -ization. 1. The process by which a fungus becomes a mycobiont of a lichen. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Synonym of lichenification. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: lichenisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lichen + -isation. 1. Alternative spelling of lichenization. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: For some fungi, lichenisation remains a lifestyle choice; they can live as lichens or not depending on their circumstances.
Word: neurodermitis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of neurodermatitis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncommon, uncountable
Word: cheths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cheth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: morphosedimentary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From morpho- + sedimentary. 1. Related to both morphology and sediment or sedimentation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: food halls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of food hall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: food hall Part of Speech: noun 1. The part of a department store that sells food. Labels: Europe, UK
Word: Bellocian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Belloc + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Hilaire Belloc (1870–1953), Anglo-French writer and historian. Example: There were, of course answers to the Bellocian contention. Example: He then proceeded, in pseudo-Bellocian fashion, to divide Europe into the 'Gallo-Latin', the 'Anglo-Saxon' and the 'Austro-German' civilizations.
Word: Bellocian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Belloc + -ian. 1. A follower of Hilaire Belloc's philosophy Example: in contrast to the political and economic focus of the Bellocians, they were interested in theology and philosophy, and particularly in new voices on the continent, from France and Germany.
Word: fuck your mother Part of Speech: intj 1. Synonym of fuck you, expression of dismay or discontent. Labels: colloquial, vulgar
Word: unforthright Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + forthright. 1. Not forthright.
Word: lichenizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lichenization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: driving away Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of drive away Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: geoclimatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From geo- + climatic. 1. Relating to the effect of geological events (e.g. volcanos) upon climate Labels: not-comparable
Word: geonomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geo- + -nomy. 1. The study of the physical properties of the earth, including geology and physical geography. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: adelphopoiia Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of adelphopoiesis. Labels: uncountable
Word: humanin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From human + -in. 1. A polypeptide that has neuroprotective and cytoprotective properties. Labels: uncountable
Word: Kiplingese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Kipling + -ese. 1. Language characteristic of the writer Rudyard Kipling, characterized by realism, jingoism, etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: Madden-Julian oscillation Part of Speech: name Etymology: Discovered in 1971 by Roland Madden and Paul Julian of the American National Center for Atmospheric Research. 1. The largest element of the intraseasonal variability in the tropical atmosphere: a large-scale coupling between atmospheric circulation and tropical deep convection, manifesting itself most clearly as anomalous rainfall.
Word: Tubuai Part of Speech: name Etymology: Possibly from Austral [Term?] or Tahitian [Term?], as those are the two native languages of peoples from the island. 1. The main island of the Tubuai Island group, Austral Islands, French Polynesia.
Word: avoidance speech Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From avoidance + speech. 1. a special restricted speech style in certain languages used to refer to taboo subjects, or as a sign of respect in the presence of certain people, while doing certain activities, following a death, etc., distinguished by a specialized lexicon. Labels: uncountable
Word: Marotiri Part of Speech: name 1. A group of uninhabited volcanic rocks with a total surface of 4 ha in the Bass Islands at the southeastern end of the Austral Islands of French Polynesia.
Word: Sesia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian. 1. A river in Piedmont, Italy.
Word: microecosystem Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + ecosystem. 1. A very small ecosystem
Word: Mendeleev Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Russian Менделе́ев (Mendeléjev). Pronunciation: /ˌmɛndəlˈeɪəf/ 1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Менделе́ев (Mendeléjev), usually applying to Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev.
Word: Mendeleyev Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Mendeleev. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: qama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian قمه (qamma). 1. A Persian shortsword.
Word: snackadium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of snack + stadium. 1. A party platter with various snack items arranged in the shape of a football stadium. Labels: informal
Word: gorram Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A corruption of goddamn, attested since at least 1963. Popularized by the 2002 television series Firefly. 1. A minced oath for goddamn. Labels: not-comparable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:gorram.
Word: mesological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mesology + -ical. 1. Relating to mesology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mesoecosystem Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meso- + ecosystem. 1. A medium-sized ecosystem
Word: Spencerian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Spencer + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Platt Rogers Spencer, US business school activist, or the style of handwriting he developed. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or relating to Herbert Spencer, British social and political theorist, or his ideas on social Darwinism. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Spencerian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spencer + -ian. 1. A supporter or follower of Herbert Spencer's ideas.
Word: Nikumaroro Part of Speech: name 1. uninhabited atoll in the Phoenix Islands, Kiribati
Word: one-nation conservatism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Refers to the fact that all classes are part of the same nation. 1. A pragmatic paternalistic form of conservatism, conscious of working-class issues. Labels: UK, uncountable Example: All this links Johnson firmly with his predecessors – Margaret Thatcher, John Major, David Cameron and Theresa May. So does (with Thatcher as the exception that proves the rule) his eagerness – on full display in his remarks in Downing Street on Friday – to employ that emptiest of empty signifiers, “one-nation Conservatism”.
Word: one-nation conservative Part of Speech: noun 1. A follower of one-nation conservatism. Labels: UK
Word: fuccboi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fucc + boi. 1. Eye dialect spelling of fuck boy. Labels: alt-of, derogatory, pronunciation-spelling, slang, vulgar
Word: my very educated mother just served us nachos Part of Speech: phrase 1. Synonym of my very educated mother just served us noodles. Labels: mnemonic
Word: my very educated mother just served us noodles Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From the initial letters of the names of the eight planets. 1. Used to remember the order and names of the eight planets of the solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Labels: mnemonic
Word: reichtard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Reich + -tard. 1. A racist and ignorant rightist. Labels: derogatory, offensive, slang, vulgar
Word: pyelo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek πύελος (púelos, “pelvis, wash basin”). By surface analysis, pyel- + -o-. 1. Forms terms relating to the renal pelvis, such as pyelonephritis, pyelography, and others. Labels: morpheme
Word: jorb Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of job. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: I uh, I say you did a great jorb out there.
Word: jäger Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Jäger. Labels: alt-of
Word: repudiatingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From repudiating + -ly. 1. In a repudiating manner. Example: I fondled this thought sentimentally, and each time I still hoped for a possible succour I whispered repudiatingly: "You fool, you have already begun to die.".
Word: strophiums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strophium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subligaria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin subligaria. 1. An intricately folded cloth used as underwear by both men and women in Ancient Rome.
Word: dindu Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of dindu nuffin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Example: How much nothing can a dindu do / If a dindu dindu nothin'? / How much money could a dindu make / If a dindu did all the things that you wish to?
Word: dindu Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of didn't do. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: Hawaiian appliqué Part of Speech: noun 1. A style of appliqué characterized by large-scale designs with symmetry generated by folding the fabric into eighths when cutting. Labels: uncountable Example: Nancy is a quilting instructor and designer, specializing in miniature quilts and Hawaiian appliqué. Example: The symmetry of the appliqué is achieved using a variation of the fold-and-cut technique of traditional Hawaiian appliqué, although the shape is inspired by mid-century modern starburst mirrors. 2. A piece of handiwork constructed using Hawaiian appliqué. Labels: countable Example: A roundrobin challenge allowed me to use this Hawaiian appliqué as a centerpiece.
Word: Hawaiian appliqués Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hawaiian appliqué Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hawaiian applique Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Hawaiian appliqué. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: The Hawaiian applique design is made by folding a piece of fabric into eighths. Example: The Hawaiian applique style was established during the second missionary generation (c. 1840-1860) (Hammond 1986b:278; Schleck 1987, pers. comm.).
Word: Hawaiian appliques Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hawaiian applique Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pale face Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of paleface. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pectocellulosic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pectocellulose + -ic. 1. Relating to, or characteristic of pectocellulose Labels: not-comparable
Word: pectocellulose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pectin + -o- + cellulose. 1. A form of cellulose once thought to be a component of pectin. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: Enza Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Enza, from Latin Incia. 1. A river in Emilia-Romagna.
Word: Panaro Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Panaro. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: Misa Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Morane Part of Speech: name 1. The uninhabited, southernmost atoll of the Tuamotu archipelago, French Polynesia.
Word: Aso Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 麻生 (Asō). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: unicoloured Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From uni- + coloured. 1. Alternative form of unicolored. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: knifecrime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From knife + crime. 1. Alternative form of knife crime. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: knifecrime Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From knife + crime. 1. To stab Labels: UK, humorous Example: Is it just my imagine, or has teh yoof on the left of the top bit just knifecrimed someone? Example: Is this not just another example of racist stereotyping - the little gollies are basically criminals, probably going around doing lots of knifecriming.
Word: crapmeister Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crap + -meister. 1. A person who is worthless or who says nothing of value. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: on TV Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Broadcast through the medium of television.
Word: editio princeps Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin ēditiō prīnceps (“first edition”), 1800s. Pronunciation: /ɪˌdɪʃɪoʊ ˈprɪnsɛps/ 1. The first printed edition of a work previously only published in manuscript form. Example: A caller interrupted me yesterday, a most persistent fellow and a dangerous one to the purse of the tyro collector of Americana, though not to me. He was a man of some pretence to classic education, and superficially versed in lore of title, date, and editio princeps. Example: The extract from the Missal of Constance, which was printed before the editio princeps […] does not contain the formulae for Advent, Sundays after Epiphany, Lent and the Sundays after Easter and Pentecost; […]
Word: editiones principes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of editio princeps Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vitellines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vitelline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Edison bulb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Thomas Edison, inventor of the light bulb, due to the appearance of the light bulb, filament, and light produced, mimicking the appearance of bulbs produced during Edison's era. 1. a type of lightbulb that mimics the appearance of bulbs and filaments and light produced by early light bulbs of Edison General Electric during the introductory period of electric lighting 2. the light bulbs produced by Thomas Edison and companies from the early era of electric lighting
Word: fleest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: flee + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of flee Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: Magrittian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Magrittean. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: w33d Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of weed (marijuana) Labels: Internet, Leet, alt-of, alternative, uncountable 2. Filter-avoidance spelling of weed (“marijuana”). Labels: uncountable
Word: box coat Part of Speech: noun 1. A heavy overcoat worn by coachmen riding on the box seat. Labels: historical
Word: box coats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of box coat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Volturno Part of Speech: name 1. A river in Italy
Word: Liri Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Liri. 1. A river in central Italy that rises in the Monti Simbruini and joins the Gari to form the Garigliano.
Word: Guion Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Guion. 1. A surname from French.
Word: Paglia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Pallia. 1. A river in Tuscany
Word: leggiadrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Italian leggiadro. 1. graceful, elegant Labels: obsolete
Word: Cornia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Cornia. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: gravity wave Part of Speech: noun 1. A wave for which gravity is the restoring force. 2. A gravitational wave. Labels: proscribed
Word: Edison bulbs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Edison bulb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Magra Part of Speech: name 1. A locality in the Brighton council area, Derwent Valley council area and the Southern Midlands council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.
Word: anamniotes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anamniote Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Vara Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Vara. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Alcantara Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Alcántara. 1. A municipality of Cebu, Philippines. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A municipality of Spain Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A surname from Spanish Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Chinese edible frogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Chinese edible frog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Murathee Part of Speech: name 1. Archaic form of Marathi. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: Murathee Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic form of Marathi. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: chickens of the woods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chicken of the woods Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Punekars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Punekar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Burmese rosewoods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Burmese rosewood Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cryptocliduses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cryptoclidus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crucian carps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crucian carp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Naro Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Naro. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: Naro Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dzongkha ན་རོ་ (na ro). 1. A gewog of Thimphu District, Bhutan. Example: The livelihoods of the people in Naro revolve largely around yak herding, production of dairy products such as cheese and butter, and collection of high-altitude medicinal plants like cordyceps.
Word: morphothion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From morpho(line) + -thion. 1. The insecticide O,O-dimethyl S-morpholinocarbonylmethyl phosphorodithioate Labels: uncountable
Word: swivvet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of swivet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: swivvets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swivvet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Abreu Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Abreu. 1. A surname from Portuguese.
Word: Alves Part of Speech: name 1. A small village in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ1362). 2. A surname.
Word: oophagous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From oo- + -phagous. 1. Relating to or exhibiting oophagy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Kevan Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Irish, variant of Kevin. 2. A surname.
Word: bamas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bama Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chaoushes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chaoush Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Two-Buck Chuck Part of Speech: noun 1. Charles Shaw wine, a brand of inexpensive wine. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: set the world afire Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of set the world on fire. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: musicographer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From musicography + -er. Late 19th century. Earliest use found in The Leeds Mercury. 1. A writer on musical subjects.
Word: musicographers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of musicographer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Soph Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortening. 1. A diminutive of the female given names Sophie or Sophia. Example: I’m Soph, not Sophie. When I order a coffee from Starbucks and I tell them my name is Soph, they reply with ‘Is that Sophie?’ When I sign off an email ‘Best Wishes, Soph’ and the reply is ‘Thanks for your email, Sophie’ – I don’t recall saying Sophie, so STOP. It’s Soph. Just Soph. Obviously if you want to get into the nitty gritty of it, my passport says Sophie, and my mum calls me Sophie when I’m in trouble, but unless you’re my passport or my mum, Soph will do! I find it’s more approachable and friendly and makes me feel good.
Word: grasshop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English grashoppe, grashope, from Old English græshoppa (“grasshopper”). More at grasshopper. 1. A grasshopper. Labels: archaic, dialectal Example: But by the scorched bank-sides i' thy footsteps still I go plodding: Hedge-rows hot do resound with grasshops mournfully squeaking. Example: I don't want grasshops tew giv [sic] entirely out, not if they are a blessing, but i hav thought (to myself) if they would let the grass and cornstalks be, and pitch onto the burdoks and Canada thissells, i would bet a few dollars on the thissells, jist tew encourage the fight, and wouldn't care a cuss if they both got finally licked.
Word: grasshop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from grasshopper. 1. To move erratically here and there, like a grasshopper. Labels: ambitransitive Example: It grasshops over the grass and bounds skyward. A matron crams a fresh stick of gum into her mouth and chews her words up with it. Example: He had to grasshop her, using long poles cabled to a donkey-engine capstan. Slowly, laboriously the ship inched backward, her fireboxes glowing orange-red, the crack of blocks and the booming slam of her engines shattering the night.
Word: grasshops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grasshop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grasshops Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of grasshop Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reference library Part of Speech: noun 1. A library that exclusively collects reference books (which may not be lent out to the general public). Example: The amenities of the institute include a well-arranged open-access library of 18,000 volumes, and a small but valuable reference library of railway literature; the present writer is Librarian.
Word: reference libraries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reference library Labels: form-of, plural
Word: economic migrants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of economic migrant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: economic emigrant Part of Speech: noun 1. An economic migrant.
Word: economic immigrant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From economic + immigrant. 1. An economic migrant.
Word: economic emigrants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of economic emigrant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: economic immigrants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of economic immigrant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grasshopped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of grasshop Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sociographically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From sociographic + -ally. 1. In terms of, or by means of, sociography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: proso millets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proso millet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: broomcorn millet Part of Speech: noun 1. Proso millet (Panicum miliaceum). Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: common millet Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of proso millet (Panicum miliaceum) Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Synonym of foxtail millet (Setaria italica) Labels: especially, uncommon, uncountable, usually 3. Synonym of pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus (syn. Pennisetum glaucum)) Labels: especially, uncommon, uncountable, usually
Word: hog millet Part of Speech: noun 1. proso millet (Panicum miliaceum) Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: white millet Part of Speech: noun 1. proso millet, brown millet, Chinese millet, common millet, French millet, little millet, millet panic, panicum millet, red millet, white French millet (Panicum miliaceum) Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Japanese barnyard millet, Japanese millet (Echinochloa esculenta) Labels: uncountable, usually 3. Indian barnyard millet, Siberian millet, sawa millet, white panicum, white-panic (Echinochloa frumentacea) Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: broomcorn millets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of broomcorn millet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: common millets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of common millet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hog millets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hog millet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: white millets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of white millet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ripped off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rip off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: call to arms Part of Speech: noun 1. An appeal to fight or to engage in conflict. Example: This is a call to arms, will you stand beside me? This is our time to fight, no more compromising 2. An appeal to undertake a particular course of action or to support a specific cause; a call to action. Labels: figuratively
Word: deactualization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + actualization. 1. Making less real or existent. Example: This method of actualizing deactualization of what has passed is the only appropriate type of forgetting in cases of severe trauma.
Word: deactualizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deactualization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antisensationalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + sensationalism. 1. The opposition to the use of sensational subject matter, style or methods. Labels: uncountable
Word: oophores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oophore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: echinofauna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From echino- + fauna. 1. All the echinoderms of a region. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: backtranslation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of back-translation. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: backtranslations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backtranslation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: otoacoustics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs) Ancient Greek ὠτ- (ōt-)der. English ot- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English oto- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ▲ Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Hellenic *akóuhō Ancient Greek ἀκούω (akoúō) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)bor. Medieval Latin acousticusbor. English acoustic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English acoustics English otoacoustics From oto- + acoustics. 1. The science studying otoacoustic sounds. Labels: uncountable 2. Otoacoustic sounds and related phenomena, collectively. Labels: uncountable Example: These faint sounds of otoacoustics, produced by the expansion and contractions of hair cells within the outer cochlea, could not be measured until the development of sufficiently sensitive low noise microphones in the late 1970s, so the […]
Word: otoacoustical Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of otoacoustic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: otoacoustically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs) Ancient Greek ὠτ- (ōt-)der. English ot- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English oto- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ▲ Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Hellenic *akóuhō Ancient Greek ἀκούω (akoúō) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)bor. Medieval Latin acousticusbor. English acoustic English otoacoustic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al 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 Middle English -ally English -ally English otoacoustically From otoacoustic + -ally. 1. In an otoacoustic manner. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: Figure 2 gives experimental examples of otoacoustically traced, acoustically induced, cochlear perturbations in a human and a guinea pig ear.
Word: audiologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From audiology + -ic. 1. of, or related to audiology Labels: not-comparable Example: 2005, edited by Joseph B. Nadol, Michael J. McKenna, Chapter 3: Dianne H. Meyer, Edward L. Applebaum, Surgery of the Ear and Temporal Bone This chapter describes audiologic tests used in the diagnosis and measurement of hearing disorders. The first section reviews basic audiologic procedures, including pure-tone and speech audiometry, acoustic immittance. auditory brainstem response […]
Word: Draghi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Italian Draghi 1. A surname from Italian
Word: Mogherini Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian Mogherini. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: XAP Part of Speech: name 1. ICAO code for Midway Connection, operated by Fischer Brothers Aviation of the United States 2. Initialism of Extensible Application Package, a Windows file container format for mobile apps and Silverlight Web apps. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Extensible Authoring Publishing, the old name for XMP. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: do-si-do Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dos a dos. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: antipasta Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of antipasto. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Eastwoodian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Eastwood + -ian. 1. Relating to, or characteristic of Clint Eastwood Labels: not-comparable
Word: hieraticism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hieratic + -ism. 1. priesthood, its principles and practices Labels: uncountable
Word: Zero Part of Speech: name 1. A model of fighter aircraft, the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, operated by Imperial Japan during World War II. Example: The Zero was renowned for its dogfighting capabilities and its range.
Word: Zero Part of Speech: noun 1. Any specific instance of that model. Example: A Zero had been shot down earlier, and we were hoping that the pressure was off, but just then two more Zeroes came in quite low, and we were suddenly in a sticky situation. Example: The visit to Townsville was filled with nostalgia for me. I remembered very well staying there on June 8, 1942. I shared a room with a brave and friendly officer, Colonel Francis Stevens. Early the next morning we flew to Port Moresby in New Guinea, and from there we took off in separate planes. Colonel Stevens never returned from that flight; his plane was shot down by a Japanese Zero.
Word: exhausted combination Part of Speech: noun 1. The combination, in a patent claim, of a novel device with conventional elements in a conventional manner. Labels: US, uncountable
Word: Beauregard claim Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the legal decision In re Beauregard. 1. A patent claim to a computer program, written in the form of a claim to an article of manufacture: a computer-readable medium on which are encoded, typically, instructions for carrying out a process. Labels: US
Word: Beauregard claims Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Beauregard claim Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jepson claim Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the legal case Ex parte Jepson, 243 Off. Gaz. Pat. Off. 525 (Ass't Comm'r Pat. 1917). 1. A patent claim where one or more limitations are specifically identified as a point of novelty, distinguishable over at least the contents of the preamble. Labels: US
Word: Jepson claims Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Jepson claim Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Markush claim Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Eugene Markush, the first inventor to use them successfully in a US patent. 1. A patent claim that identifies multiple functionally equivalent chemical entities allowed in one or more parts of a compound. Labels: US
Word: Markush claims Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Markush claim Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reach-through Part of Speech: adj 1. Being or relating to a kind of patent claim that attempts to cover basic research or a discovery before it has become a full invention. Labels: US, not-comparable
Word: jakers Part of Speech: intj Etymology: * minced oath from Jaysus. Compare jeepers. 1. An expression of surprise or emotion Labels: Ireland, colloquial, dated Example: Be jakers, what are they hushing at—and staring at me as if I wor a Roschicrucian. Example: O jakers, Jenny, says Joe, how short your shirt is!
Word: degunkifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of degunkify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: degunkifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of degunkify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: degunkified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of degunkify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: multihormone Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + hormone. 1. Involving more than one hormone. Labels: not-comparable
Word: anthropolater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anthropo- + -later. Pronunciation: /ˌæn.θɹəˈpɒlətə/, /ˌæn.θɹəˈpɑlətɚ/ 1. A worshipper of a human or humans.
Word: anthropolatrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anthropolatry + -ous or anthropo- + -latrous. 1. Worshipping a person or people.
Word: anthropolaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anthropolater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: musicographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From musicography + -ic. 1. Relating to musicography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: musicographical Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to musicography. Labels: not-comparable Example: Two of his works have been crowned, his Bibliographie générale des Gaules by the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-lettres, and his musicographical collection, with a translation of the Poetics and Rhetoric of Aristotle, by the French Academy. Example: Oransay left behind his private archives, Turk Kiig Belgeligi, which is considered the largest collection of theoretical treatises, manuscripts, musicographical and biographical works in Turkey.
Word: Beauregard Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Beauregard. Pronunciation: /ˈboʊɹəɡɑɹd/ 1. A surname from French. 2. A male given name. 3. A placename
Word: Beauregard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French Beauregard. Pronunciation: /ˈboʊɹəɡɑɹd/ 1. A variety of sweet potato.
Word: closety Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From closet + -y. 1. Inclined to remain in the closet; not open about one's homosexuality. Labels: colloquial Example: Gay Pride, for all its need to show off, did not alienate old-liners of the homophile movement, nor uncommitted young and middle-aged gays, nor even old and/or closety homosexuals. Example: The lyrics to the song, despite attempts to support gay liberation […] end up being apologetic and closety.
Word: brallobarbital Part of Speech: noun 1. A barbiturate drug, now disused because of its disagreeable side effects. Labels: uncountable
Word: HZ Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of habitable zone. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 2. Initialism of herpes zoster. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: HZs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of HZ Labels: form-of, plural
Word: farmless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From farm + -less. 1. Without a farm or farms. Labels: not-comparable
Word: farmerless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From farmer + -less. 1. Without a farmer. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unostentation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + ostentation. 1. Lack of ostentation. Labels: uncountable
Word: outragings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outraging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: breedy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From breed + -y. In some senses, perhaps a clipping of breeding. 1. Apt or ready to breed, produce; breeding readily; prolific Example: All three girls now had gathered about the table to gauge his progress. Together they cast a breedy scent like that arising from dank beds of galax, and it overpowered even the reek of the strange meat. Example: [...] he watched Stephen Douglas jump a neat clear on a breedy bay mare who went by the name of China Lily.
Word: binary-coded decimals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of binary-coded decimal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: showfolk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From show + folk. 1. showpeople Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: gradualities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of graduality Labels: form-of, plural