nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: impliers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of implier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: imbuers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of imbuer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misdeemings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misdeeming Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vaporole Part of Speech: noun 1. A thin glass capsule containing a volatile drug wrapped in cotton wool and enclosed in a silk bag, to be crushed in the fingers so as to permit inhalation. Labels: historical
Word: vaporoles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vaporole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vaqueria Part of Speech: noun 1. A farm for grazing cattle.
Word: vaquerias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vaqueria Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vapulatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vapulate + -ory. 1. Relating to flogging. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cup-and-ball Part of Speech: noun 1. A traditional children's toy consisting of a hand-held wooden cup with a ball attached by a string. The player jerks the ball into the air and attempts to catch it in the cup. Example: When I was at Motiers, I used to employ myself in making laces with my neighbors, and were I again to mix with the world, I would always carry a cup-and-ball in my pocket; I should sometimes play with it the whole day, that I might not be constrained to speak when I had nothing to discourse about; and I am persuaded, that if every one would do the same, mankind would be less mischievous, their company would become more rational, and, in my opinion, a vast deal more agreeable; in a word, let wits laugh if they please, but I maintain, that the only practical lesson of morality within the reach of the present age, is that of the cup-and-ball.
Word: cup-and-balls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cup-and-ball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cups-and-balls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cup-and-ball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hochschild Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Hochschild. 1. A surname from German.
Word: fashwave Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of fascist + vaporwave, equivalent to fash + -wave. Compare synthwave, darkwave, new wave. 1. Vaporwave music and art with fascist themes. Labels: uncountable Example: “The Jew-owned Buzzfeed^([sic]) blog has done an article about how fashwave has become the musical soundtrack of the alt-right,” the piece said. Example: In fashwave, as in all fascist art (yes, that’s what the “fash” part stands for), the far right’s insecurities and apocalyptic death wish are chiefly on display.
Word: varicated Part of Speech: adj 1. Marked by varicose formations. Labels: not-comparable
Word: varicolorous Part of Speech: adj 1. Of various colors; varicolored. Labels: not-comparable
Word: variometry Part of Speech: noun 1. measurement using a variometer Labels: uncountable
Word: variometric Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to the variometer or its measurements. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Hyrynsalmi Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Kainuu, Finland.
Word: anti-detriment Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + detriment. 1. Being or relating to a refund of the contributions tax paid within a taxed superannuation account, in the event of a member's death. Labels: Australia, not-comparable
Word: velociman Part of Speech: noun 1. An early form of bicycle propelled by hand. Labels: historical Example: The following notes from the pen of one of the most experienced users of a velociman in the country convey all the necessary hints for its adequate management, whilst some details of the machine's performances are also added.
Word: velocimans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of velociman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subdesert Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + desert. 1. An arid habitat that has enough rainfall to allow vegetation to persist throughout the year.
Word: subdeserts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subdesert Labels: form-of, plural
Word: venerers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of venerer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sub-desert Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of subdesert. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sub-deserts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sub-desert Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vennel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French venelle (“alley”). 1. An alley; a narrow street. Labels: Geordie, Scotland
Word: vennels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vennel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ventanna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish ventana. 1. A window. Labels: obsolete
Word: ventrosity Part of Speech: noun 1. pot-belliedness Labels: uncountable
Word: pot-belliedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pot-bellied + -ness. 1. The property of being potbellied. Labels: uncountable
Word: verecundious Part of Speech: adj 1. verecund; modest Labels: archaic
Word: vermigrade Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Coined by Irish writer Samuel Beckett. From vermi- + -grade (“way of walking”). 1. wriggling like a worm Labels: not-comparable Example: My working hunch was that the very young leopard frog tadpole would make a near-perfect donor. […] While he’s little, he’ll mimp-mouth algae from the flanks of a tubifex and harm nothing but a little vermigrade pride.
Word: verriculose Part of Speech: adj 1. Minutely verrucose. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Tivy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicisation of Welsh Teifi. 1. A river that forms the boundary between Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire; the Teifi. Example: With Cardigan the Muſe proceeds, And tells what rare things Tivy breeds: Next, proud Plynillimon ſhe plys; Where Severn, Wy and Rydoll riſe. Example: 1688, Edmund Bohun, Caermarthenſhire, entry in A Geographical Dictionary, unnumbered page, It takes its name from the principal City, which ſtands upon the River Tivy, about five Miles from the Sea. 2. A surname.
Word: Bulan Part of Speech: name 1. A barangay of Sipocot, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
Word: rabatment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rabat + -ment. 1. The rotation of a plane figure. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For example, we would tend to say that qa is rabatted (rotated) around the axis qd, but notice that conventional rabatment cannot explain the position of plane topl, since it should be rabatted around the line ix in the corporea, and instead it has been rotated around a vertical line passing through d. Example: To be able to perform his constructions on a piece of paper Guidobaldo almost always applied a particular rabatment.
Word: vexillator Part of Speech: noun 1. standard-bearer
Word: vexillators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vexillator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vialled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of vial Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: vialling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of vial Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: vibrogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vibro- + -gen. 1. Active cellular tissue arranged in layers in the cortex of certain tendrils, causing circumnutation. Labels: uncountable
Word: victualless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From victual + -less. 1. Without victuals. Labels: not-comparable
Word: compact executive car Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From compact + executive + car. From being a compact car (a 'small car' segment car, smaller than a mid-sized or full-sized of the 'large car' segment) that is designed to be aimed at the market segment frequented by business executives. 1. An entry-level premium sedan; ("premium" being 'low-end luxury' or 'near-luxury'; premium and luxury being the 'high-end' of the market; premium and luxury segments may be combined under some segmentation schemas) (Examples of cars in this market segment are Mercedes-Benz C-class and BMW 3-series)
Word: compact executive cars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of compact executive car Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pussymonger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pussy + monger. 1. A pimp who pimps women. Labels: rare, slang Example: Yep, the smartass pussymonger of Rose Street, you once called me, has passed through his earthly Purgatory and if I survive this trial of my feckless soul, I shall enter a monastery upon my return. Example: Only god knows what you've had to tolerate the last few months, engaged to that pussymonger. Speaking of men, I was supposed to meet a client twenty minutes ago.
Word: Paltamo Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Kainuu, Finland.
Word: Puolanka Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Kainuu, Finland.
Word: Ristijärvi Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Kainuu, Finland.
Word: Suomussalmi Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Kainuu, Finland.
Word: Miehikkälä Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Kymenlaakso, Finland.
Word: pussed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pus Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pussing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pus Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: binomial series Part of Speech: noun 1. The Maclaurin series expansion of the function f(x) = (1 + x)^α, for arbitrary complex α; the series ∑ₖ₌₀ ᪲α choose kxᵏ, where α choose k=(α(α-1)(α-2)…(α-k+1))/(k!). Example: 2010, James Stewart, Calculus: Concepts and Contexts, Cengage Learning, page 612, Thus, by the Ratio Test, the binomial series converges if |x| < 1 and diverges if |x| > 1. Example: While applying his willful kind of calculus to Newton's binomial series, Euler not only constructed the exponential function, but found out that its inverse had already been in the minds of the 17th century and thus detected the very nature of logarithms. 2. The binomial theorem. Labels: broadly Example: A particular useful series is termed the binomial series (or binomial theorem) and is frequently used to simplify engineering expressions. In this chapter we consider the arithmetic, geometric and binomial series. Example: The binomial series or binomial theorem is a formula for raising a binomial expression to any power without lengthy multiplication.
Word: Pushtoo Part of Speech: name 1. Archaic form of Pashto. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: Agathyrsi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Agathyrsī, from Ancient Greek Ἀγάθυρσοι (Agáthursoi). 1. A tribe of Sarmatia Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Macapagal Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Kapampangan Macapagal. 1. A surname from Kapampangan.
Word: Resurreccion Part of Speech: name 1. A barangay of Umingan, Pangasinan, Philippines.
Word: uncures Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of uncure Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: uncuring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of uncure Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unwindow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + window. 1. To remove the window(s) or pane(s) from. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: A Window in the Kitchin that had been much batter’d before, was now quite broke out, and unwindow’d, no Glass or Lead at all being left […] Example: 1710,) Charles Shadwell, The Fair Quaker of Deal: or, the Humours of the Navy, London: T. Lowndes, 1769, Act III, p. 48, Well, now we have got rid of the rum Duke, being in a very merry Humour, let us put it to the Vote, whether we shall beat the Mayor and Corporation, and drown the Constable; or shall we ravish all the Women we meet with, and unwindow the Houses?
Word: pick and pack Part of Speech: noun 1. In supply chain management, the selection of products (often from truck or train loads) for labelling and shipping to individual customers. Labels: uncountable
Word: TPWS Part of Speech: name 1. Train Protection & Warning System.
Word: Pyhtää Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Kymenlaakso, Finland.
Word: Virolahti Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Kymenlaakso, Finland, on the border with Russia.
Word: Enontekiö Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Lapland, Finland.
Word: supraconduction Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of superconduction. Labels: uncountable
Word: syntone Part of Speech: noun 1. A unit of synthesized sound used in creating artificial voices. Labels: historical Example: […] syntones with sharp formants, very much reminding early computer music experiments with synthesized voices by Newman Guttman at Bell Laboratories in 1957 by means of Music4 software. 2. A person whose emotional state is in harmony with their environment. 3. Synonym of syntonic comma.
Word: akaogiite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Akaogi + -ite, named for Japanese chemist Masaki Akaogi. 1. An extremely rare high-pressure polymorph of TiO₂. Labels: uncountable
Word: syntones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of syntone. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ordoñezite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ordonezite. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: underspread Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From under- + spread. 1. spread underneath Labels: not-comparable
Word: underproofs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of underproof Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: underproofed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of underproof Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: underproofing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of underproof Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: underjawed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From underjaw + -ed. 1. Having a heavy underjaw.
Word: underjoining Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of underjoin Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: underjoined Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of underjoin Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: underjoins Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of underjoin Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: underlessee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From under- + lessee. 1. Synonym of subtenant.
Word: underlessees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of underlessee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: non-tonal Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of nontonal. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: uncular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From uncle, after avuncular. 1. Relating to an uncle. Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: uncorruptedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From uncorrupted + -ness. 1. The quality of not having been corrupted. Labels: uncountable
Word: uncontemned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + contemned. 1. Not contemned. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unconformableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unconformable + -ness. 1. The quality of being unconformable. Labels: uncountable
Word: uncomplainingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From uncomplaining + -ness. 1. The quality of being uncomplaining. Labels: uncountable
Word: uncompellable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + compellable. 1. That cannot be compelled. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unchivalric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + chivalric. 1. Not chivalric.
Word: unceremoniousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unceremonious + -ness. 1. The quality of being unceremonious. Labels: uncountable Example: It did assist; for though he began with grave looks and short questions, he was soon led on to talk of them all in the usual way, and to take the child out of her arms with all the unceremoniousness of perfect amity.
Word: unchance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + chance. 1. misfortune
Word: unbeginning Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + beginning. 1. Having no beginning. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unwhippable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + whippable. 1. Unable to be whipped.
Word: unbeauteous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + beauteous. 1. Not beautiful.
Word: unascendable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + ascendable. 1. That cannot be ascended. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unsolitary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + solitary. 1. Not solitary.
Word: uneducatable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + educatable. 1. Incapable of being educated
Word: duskdarter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dusk + darter. 1. Any of the libellulid dragonflies of the genus Zyxomma, endemic to Asia and Australia.
Word: duskdarters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of duskdarter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mexican brown Part of Speech: noun 1. A somewhat impure form of heroin, usually of a dark brown colour. Labels: uncountable
Word: onsights Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of onsight Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: onsighting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of onsight Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: onsighted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of onsight Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Ponygate Part of Speech: name Etymology: From pony + -gate. 1. The Southern Methodist University football scandal, involving illicit cash payments to potential recruits. Labels: slang
Word: Shouldergate Part of Speech: name Etymology: From shoulder + -gate. 1. A 1978 controversy around the Pittsburgh Steelers practising in shoulder pads during an off-season period in which such drills were not allowed under NFL rules. Labels: slang
Word: Officegate Part of Speech: name Etymology: From office + -gate. 1. A 2001 controversy leading to the resignation of Henry McLeish, First Minister of Scotland, who had illicitly sublet his constituency office. Labels: slang
Word: phrenicoexeresis Part of Speech: noun 1. surgical removal of the phrenic nerve Labels: uncountable
Word: physiogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From physio- + -genic. 1. Arising from physiological rather than psychological causes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: photagogue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phot- + -agogue. 1. A bringer-in of light.
Word: photagogues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of photagogue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: birdos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of birdo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: appom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tamil அப்பம் (appam). Pronunciation: /ɑˈpɒm/ 1. A type of sweet fried flat bread made from rice flour. Labels: Singapore Example: However, the Prata stall owners or the push-cart hawkers selling foodstuffs like thosai and appom were mainly Malabar Muslim immigrants from Edna village in Kerala.
Word: gyprocker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gyprock + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪpɹɒkə(ɹ)/ 1. A laborer who works with gyprock, plaster and drywall.
Word: gyprockers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gyprocker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fringe sciences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fringe science Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Minnanese Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Southern Min.
Word: heir general Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of heir-at-law.
Word: heirs general Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heir general Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Maclaurin series Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Scottish mathematician Colin Maclaurin (1698-1746), who made extensive use of the series. 1. Any Taylor series that is centred at 0 (i.e., for which the origin is the reference point used to derive the series from its associated function); for a given infinitely differentiable complex function f, the power series f(0)+(f'(0))/(1!)x+(f(0))/(2!)x²+(f'(0))/(3!)x³+⋯=∑ₙ₌₀ ᪲(f⁽ⁿ⁾(0))/(n!),xⁿ. Example: Analytically there are, of course, two Jacobi series branching off the Maclaurin series, but they are geometrically and physically identical, and involve only an interchange of a and b. Example: 1995, Ralph P. Boas, Gerald L. Alexanderson (editor), Dale H. Mugler (editor), Lion Hunting and Other Mathematical Pursuits, Mathematical Association of America, page 88, If the Maclaurin series of f and g converge for |z| < r and g(z) ≠ 0 for 0 ≤ |z| < r, then if the Maclaurin series for f is divided by the Maclaurin series for g by long division (as if the series were polynomials), the resulting series represents f / g for |z| < r.
Word: tritigenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tritium + -genic. 1. That produces tritium (by radioactive decay etc)
Word: drafting table Part of Speech: noun 1. A table on which drafting (with paper and pencil or ink) is done.
Word: drafting tables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drafting table Labels: form-of, plural
Word: a buck's a buck Part of Speech: proverb 1. Every dollar of income counts toward one's financial well-being; money is a strong motivator, even in unpleasant situations. Labels: US Example: “When you play for money,” said Mrs. Prudence Reynolds of Short Hills. N.J., “the temperament changes. A trophy is a trophy, but a buck's a buck.” Example: It shouldn't matter whether a murderer tips you or a businessman. A buck's a buck. There's no morality attached to money.
Word: a buck is a buck Part of Speech: proverb 1. Alternative form of a buck's a buck. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: a buck is a buck is a buck Part of Speech: proverb 1. Alternative form of a buck's a buck. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: debarker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + bark + -er. 1. A machine that strips the bark from felled trees prior to sawing into logs
Word: debarker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From debark + -er. 1. One who debarks (exits a vehicle) Example: Last Friday Satya and I decided to split up fair territory at Harvard Square. He got Holyoke Center and the hot cider-pretzel-candle-jewelry competition. I drew the Coop, where unsuspecting subway debarkers are plentiful.
Word: Boston bun Part of Speech: noun 1. A large spiced bun with a thick layer of coconut icing. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand
Word: actinate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From actinium + -ate. 1. Any oxyanion of actinium, or salt containing such an oxyanion
Word: acetopropylic Part of Speech: adj 1. That contains the CH₃CO(CH₂)₃- group Labels: not-comparable
Word: acetylaminophenol Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of three isomeric acetylamino derivatives of phenol
Word: blow me over Part of Speech: intj 1. An expression of surprise. Labels: UK, archaic, slang Example: 'Well blow me over, if it isn't Barley Bloody Blair,' a familiar voice declared from the centre of a multi-lingual display of illustrated Bibles. Example: Well, blow me over. If it isn't Mr. Randilin himself. What a pleasant surprise!
Word: blow me pink Part of Speech: intj 1. An expression of surprise. Labels: UK, archaic, slang Example: Why the guv'nor's going to marry again. Well blow me pink! 'E ain't 'arf a husband, 'e's got a few still living!
Word: blow me tight Part of Speech: intj 1. An expression of surprise. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, archaic, slang Example: Puss 'unting is werry well for cripples, and those that keep donkeys (renewed cheers from the blues, with angry looks from the green-coated gentry)—Blow me tight, but I never sees a chap a trudging along the turnpike, with a thick stick in his 'and, and a pipe in his mouth, but I says to myself, there goes a man well-mounted for 'arriers! Example: "Wallingford lock!" they answered. "Lor' love you, sir, that’s been done away with for over a year. There ain't no Wallingford lock now, sir. You’re close to Cleeve now. Blow me tight if 'ere ain't a gentleman been looking for Wallingford lock, Bill!"
Word: alcoholisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of alcoholization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: alcoholase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English alcoholase From alcohol + -ase. 1. Any enzyme that converts glucose or lactic acid to alcohol
Word: Ld. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Lord (as a person's title). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Ld. Part of Speech: adj 1. Dated form of Ltd. Labels: alt-of, dated, not-comparable Example: london: bradbury, agnew, & co. ld., printers, whitefriars.
Word: pseudoaerial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pseudo- + aerial. 1. Apparently aerial Labels: not-comparable 2. aerial but with some connection to the ground Labels: not-comparable
Word: unwig Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + wig. 1. To remove a wig from. Labels: transitive Example: Painter. Sir, ’Squire Lumpkin, the little, round, fine gentleman, employ’d me to paint white wigs, upon all the pictures, at half-a-crown a head. […] Tony. Can you unwig ’em again? Example: […] I remember well that one of his jests on this occasion was pinning the wig of His Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury to the wig of that right reverend Father in God, the Lord Bishop of London, as these two holy men sat discussing the question of a pension on the Irish establishment, for one of the King’s cast-off mistresses; and when they rose and moved in opposite directions great was their dismay at finding that they unwigged each other. 2. To remove (someone) from a position marked by the wearing of a wig, such as that of barrister or judge. Labels: transitive Example: 1844, Charles Waterton, “The Wren, the Hedge-Sparrow, and the Robin” in Essays on Natural History, Chiefly Ornithology, Second Series, London: Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans, p. 96, […] only the other day, in Dublin, a high dignitary of the law did exhibit such palpable partiality in a cause of “Victoria versus Repeal,” that he ought to have been unwigged there and then, and banished for ever from that arena of marked injustice to poor ould Ireland, and her patriot sons. Example: This view of forms and ceremonies never commended itself to Mr Gladstone. […] he knew “the sacred virtue of parchment and sealing-wax.” He saw that the same principle underlay the vestments of the Church, and the robes of the Judicial Bench, and the uniforms of Army and Navy […]. “How many men,” he asked me during the Parliament of 1880, “how many men would vote for unwigging the Speaker?” 3. To take off one's wig. Labels: intransitive Example: The man is a good female impersonator, with a deceptive voice. He handles himself well and is a good dresser. No one in the line ever got more from removing the wig than does this man, who uses good judgment in selecting the proper moment to unwig. Example: “I’d like to take a look at you without all that stuff on, so I could see what difference it makes.” Grinning, I said, “Sorry, I can’t unwig in here.”
Word: unwigs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unwig Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unwigging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unwig Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unwigging Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of removing a wig from someone. Example: The frontispiece by Hogarth seems to represent the unwigging and unfrocking of the Author and the tearing of his paper in the presence of the Vice-Chancellor, proctor, and other members of the University […] Example: A colonial number at the close had all three dancers out, they being slippered for the first time. The idea of the dance was the unwigging of one of the “girls,” who turned out to be a boy. 2. The act of dismissing someone from a position marked by the wearing of a wig, such as a barrister or judge. Example: Perhaps I should explain the obscure legal process that has to be gone through in the unfrocking, or should I say unwigging, of a barrister.
Word: unwiggings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unwigging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zimboes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zimbo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alcoholases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alcoholase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bitoon Part of Speech: name 1. A barangay of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.
Word: signal boost Part of Speech: noun 1. an instance of sharing or disseminating another's information or material with one's own audience Example: Thanks for the signal boost on my crowdfunding campaign! 2. an increase in the capacity, strength, or range of a signal Example: Taking advantage of acoustical resonances results in a signal boost and enables highly sensitive analyzers with low detection limits.
Word: signal boost Part of Speech: verb 1. to share or disseminate another's information or material with one's own audience Example: On her blog, Mel tries to signal boost every petition for legalizing sex robots that she comes across. Example: Since the mainstream media anoints only a few scholars as thought leaders or public intellectuals, the work of some marginalized scholars remains underappreciated. In order to combat this, I signal boost the work of black academics on social media.
Word: unempty Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of unemptied. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unwhelm Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + whelm. 1. To raise (someone) up from under something that has overwhelmed them. Labels: rare Example: And it is all through him Who as a guest came pledged into this house. Came with the chivalry and manly show Of reverence and grace, that he too well Has learnt in cunning lands and used to lure. Ah, and he seeks us now! unwhelmed of it! Ready of step, impassive, cold! Example: ‘Well,’ said Caroline, unwhelming herself of a sudden access of confidence in the Baron’s disinterestedness
Word: unwhelms Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unwhelm Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unwhelming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unwhelm Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unwhelmed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + whelmed. 1. Not engulfed or submerged; (figuratively) not overcome with emotion. Example: 1872, William Watkiss Lloyd, The History of Sicily to the Athenian War; with Elucidations of the Sicilian Odes of Pindar, London: John Murray, Book 2, Chapter 6 “To Hiero of Syracuse (Second Pythian Ode),” p. 291, For I, like the cork above a net, whilst the other tackle plies the sea-toil deep below, am still unwhelmed by the brine. Example: 1915, Ludwig Lewisohn (translator), Charlemagne’s Hostage, Act II, in The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann, New York: B.W. Huebsch, Volume 5, p. 300, […] The old man with the look of one Drowning, who gave thy freedom unto thee— ’Tis he still breathing, still unwhelmed, who crosses Thy path once more to-day.
Word: unwhelmed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unwhelm Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: WOCA Part of Speech: adj 1. Acronym of write once, compile anywhere. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: Törnqvist index Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attributed to Leo Törnqvist (1936). 1. A price or quantity index, a discrete approximation to a continuous Divisia index.
Word: edjewcation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of education + Jew. 1. Education, seen as controlled by Jewish interests. Labels: derogatory, slang, uncountable
Word: devil's lettuce Part of Speech: noun 1. Marijuana. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: Cannabis is deeply misunderstood. It has been hailed as a potential hero in the fight against all ailments, including cancer and the opioid epidemic. It has also been called the devil’s lettuce, with claims that its use will lead to laziness, madness, and even murder.
Word: Gringoland Part of Speech: name Etymology: From gringo + -land. 1. A land of gringos; in particular, the United States of America. Labels: derogatory, slang, sometimes Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Gringoland.
Word: ninjato Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 忍者刀 (ninjatō), in turn a compound of 忍者 (ninja) + 刀 (tō, “sword, knife”). 1. A straight-bladed short sword, commonly appearing in works of fiction as a weapon of the shinobi in feudal Japan. Example: His fingers relaxed around the hilt of the ninja-to, and the sword dropped to the ground. So did he, a moment later. Example: The ninjato had several other uses, as well as several other designs to accommodate these uses. For example, the scabbards of some ninjato were made longer than the blades. This design allowed for a secret compartment at the end of the scabbard that could store poisons or powders.
Word: oversent Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of oversend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unwastefully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From un- + wastefully. 1. Not wastefully, in a way that avoids waste. Example: That all Copies of Bills, Answers, Depositions, or other Record, or thing whatsoever belonging to the Six Clerks to Copy, shall contain fifteen lines at the least in every sheet of paper, written fairly, and orderly, and unwastefully […] Example: […] a system which […] sees how labour can be freed from its present fetters, and organized unwastefully, so as to produce the greatest possible amount of wealth for the community and for every member of it […]
Word: unwaste Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + waste. Compare Middle English unwasten (“to not consume; to not waste away”). 1. To not waste or reverse the wasting of (something). Labels: rare, transitive Example: "Well, dear. It's wicked the stuff people waste, you know, and other people without. Reg unwastes it . . . yes, that's what he does. There's fine things in fine houses, and people dusting 'em every day, that Reg has unwasted.[…]" Example: “Trust me, I've been out with my fair share of not specials, and I don't have a time machine to unwaste my time.”
Word: quadratic form Part of Speech: noun 1. A homogeneous polynomial of degree 2 in a given number of variables. Example: Historically, quadratic form theory has been treated as a rich but misunderstood uncle. Example: 2004, Nikita A. Karpenko, Izhboldin's Results on Stably Birational of Equivalence Quadrics, Oleg T. Izhboldin, Geometric Methods in the Algebraic Theory of Quadratic Forms, Springer, Lecture Notes in Mathematics 1835, page 156, We claim that this quadratic form is isotropic, and this gives what we need according to [2, Proposition 4.4]. 2. A scalar quantity of the form εᵀΛε, where ε is a vector of n random variables, and Λ is an n-dimensional symmetric matrix. Example: Quadratic forms of normal random vectors are of great importance in many branches of statistics, such as least-squares methods, the analysis of variance, regression analysis, and experimental design.
Word: quadratic forms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quadratic form Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biogerontologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From biogerontology + -ic. 1. Of, or related to biogerontology.
Word: amidone Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of methadone. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Basilan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Tausug. Pronunciation: /bɐˈsi.lɐn/ 1. A province of Bangsamoro, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital: Lamitan. Largest city: Isabela. Example: Meronyms: Akbar, Al-Barka, Hadji Mohammad Ajul, Hadji Muhtamad, Lamitan, Lantawan, Maluso, Sumisip, Tabuan-Lasa, Tipo-Tipo, Tuburan, Ungkaya Pukan — city and municipalities of Basilan 2. An island of Sulu Archipelago, Mindanao, Philippines.
Word: Aglipay Part of Speech: name 1. A barangay of Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. 2. A barangay of Pinili, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. 3. A municipality of Quirino, Philippines. 4. A barangay of Rizal, Nueva Ecija, Philippines.
Word: Salamat Part of Speech: name 1. A province of Chad.
Word: demasculate Part of Speech: verb 1. To remove the masculinity from (somebody). Labels: transitive
Word: special linear group Part of Speech: noun 1. For given field F and order n, the group of n×n matrices with determinant 1, with the group operations of matrix multiplication and matrix inversion. Example: The complex special linear group SL(n, C) is the subgroup of GL(n, C) consisting of matrices with determinant one.[…]The special linear groups are sometimes also called unimodular groups. Example: 1998, F. Celler, C. R. Leedham-Green, A constructive recognition algorithm for the special linear group, Robert Curtis, Robert Wilson (editors), The Atlas of Finite Groups: Ten Years On, Cambridge University Press, 2003 Digitally Printed Edition, page 11, In the first part of this note we present an algorithm to recognise constructively the special linear group.
Word: special linear groups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of special linear group Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pol Potist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Pol Pot + -ist. 1. Of or pertaining to Pol Potism. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Pol Potist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Pol Pot + -ist. 1. A supporter of Pol Potism.
Word: uncomplaisantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From uncomplaisant + -ly. 1. In an uncomplaisant manner.
Word: uncompliable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + compliable. 1. Unwilling to comply. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unconceivableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unconceivable + -ness. 1. inconceivableness Labels: uncountable
Word: unconcludingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unconcluding + -ness. 1. inconclusiveness Labels: uncountable Example: against the unaccurateness and the unconcludingness of the Analytical Experiments
Word: unconcluding Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + concluding. 1. inconclusive
Word: Pol Potists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Pol Potist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unconcurrent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + concurrent. 1. Not concurrent. Labels: not-comparable
Word: undercurved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From under- + curved. 1. Curved so as to pass below the body; said of parts of the upper surface of an insect. 2. Curved to an insufficient degree. Example: After the first pass, it may be found that part of the panel has acquired the correct curvature, but that the remainder is still undercurved.
Word: Pol Potism Part of Speech: noun 1. The political philosophy of Pol Pot. Labels: uncountable
Word: undestined Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + destined. 1. Not destined. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tengwa Part of Speech: noun 1. A glyph found in Tengwar.
Word: undiademed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of undiadem Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: undiademed Part of Speech: adj 1. Not diademed; not wearing a diadem. Labels: not-comparable
Word: undiaphanous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + diaphanous. 1. Not diaphanous. Labels: not-comparable
Word: undiscernedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From undiscerned + -ly. 1. Without being discerned. Labels: not-comparable
Word: undiscording Part of Speech: adj 1. Not discordant. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete, poetic Example: That we on Earth with undiſcording voice May rightly anſwer that melodious noiſe
Word: undisprivacied Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + dis- + privacy + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˌʌn.dɪsˈpɹaɪ.və.sid/ 1. Not deprived of privacy. Labels: nonce-word, not-comparable, obsolete Example: But he can find a fireside in the sun, / Play with his child, make love, and shriek his mind, / By throngs of strangers undisprivacied.
Word: undistempered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + distempered. 1. Free from distemper. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Cimbri Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Cimbri. 1. An ancient tribe that invaded southern Europe between 113 and 101 BCE, generally thought to have been Germanic (though they could have been Celtic) and associated with Jutland and northern Germany. Labels: historical
Word: undose Part of Speech: adj 1. wavy, undulated
Word: unemotioned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin ēmoveō Vulgar Latin *exmovēre Old French esmovoir Middle French esmouvoir Middle French emotionbor. English emotion Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English unemotioned From un- + emotion + -ed. 1. impassive
Word: unemptiable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + emptiable. 1. That cannot be emptied. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unevident Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + evident. 1. Not evident.
Word: ammoniagenesis Part of Speech: noun 1. The metabolism of glutamine to form ammonia and a glutarate Labels: uncountable
Word: americate Part of Speech: noun 1. An oxyanion of americium; a salt containing this anion
Word: Stelio Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Greek Στέλιο, vocative singular form of Στέλιος. 1. A transliteration of the Greek male given name Στέλιο (Stélio), used in Greece.
Word: unexcogitable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + excogitable. 1. inconceivable
Word: general linear group Part of Speech: noun 1. For given field F and order n, the group of invertible n×n matrices, with the group operation of matrix multiplication. Example: 1993, Peter J. Olver, Applications of Lie Groups to Differential Equations, Springer, 2000, Softcover Reprint, page 17, Often Lie groups arise as subgroups of certain larger Lie groups; for example, the orthogonal groups are subgroups of the general linear groups of all invertible matrices. Example: We will again call this group the general linear group and denote it by GL₃. In just the same way, the set of all nonsingular linear transformations of the plane L₂ is a group denoted by GL₂ and called the general linear group of order two.
Word: general linear groups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of general linear group Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anthoxanthine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of anthoxanthin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: anthemol Part of Speech: noun 1. A monoterpene alcohol, [4-(propan-2-yl)cyclohexa-1,3-dien-1-yl]methanol, found in the oil of camomile as esters of tiglic and angelic acids Labels: uncountable
Word: antiarine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of antiarin. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: arachin Part of Speech: noun 1. The triglyceride of arachidic acid Labels: uncountable
Word: argyrite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From argyr- + -ite. 1. Synonym of argentite. Labels: uncountable
Word: aristol Part of Speech: noun 1. An antiseptic made from thymol and iodine. Labels: uncountable
Word: relevance conditional Part of Speech: noun 1. A subordinate clause, usually introduced by if, that asserts the relevance of the clause to the main clause of the sentence, but not that it entails the main clause; a construction involving such a clause. Example: To be more precise, the speaker of a relevance conditional assumes a mutual understanding on the parts of the speaker and the addressee[s] that the actualization of P is a sufficient condition for the relevance of the Q-utterance. Example: For example, relevance conditionals are constructions in conditional shape that do not seem to express a clear conditional meaning at first glance. This has led semanticists to introduce analyses of relevance conditionals that capture many of their properties but are very specific to this construction.
Word: unvolitional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + volitional. 1. Not volitional; not intentional. Example: The sigh and moan that speak of sorrow; the ringing shout that publishes joy—these must have been as unvolitional in primitive man as they are in us. Example: […] Tom’s cough was revealed as clearly unvolitional […]
Word: anti-Catalanism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + Catalan + -ism. 1. Hostility or discrimination against Catalans. Labels: uncountable
Word: scatophage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin scatophagus, from Ancient Greek σκατοφάγος (skatophágos), from σκατο- (skato-, “shit”) and φάγος (phágos, “eater; glutton”), from φᾰγεῖν (phăgeîn, “to eat”) + -ος (-os, “-er”, forming agent nouns). Equivalent to scato- + -phage. In particular reference to dungflies, an anglicization of their genus Scatophaga. 1. A shiteater: a human or animal that consumes excrement. Labels: usually 2. A dungfly.
Word: scatophages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scatophage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lexical bundle Part of Speech: noun 1. A sequence of two or more words that occur in a language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a bundle, a chunk, a cluster.
Word: bump stock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of bumpfire + gunstock. 1. An attachment on a gun used to make it fire repeatedly by using the gun's recoil to pull the trigger, modifying it to function in a similar way to a machine gun.
Word: bumpfire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bump + fire. 1. A method of firing semi-automatic firearms which uses recoil forces to "bump" the trigger finger, in order to significantly increase the cyclic rate. Labels: uncountable
Word: bumpfire Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bump + fire. 1. To fire a gun using bumpfire, either deliberately or accidentally.
Word: bump fire Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bumpfire. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: bump fire Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of bumpfire. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bump-fire Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bumpfire. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: bump-fire Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of bumpfire. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bumpfiring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bumpfire + -ing. 1. The action of the verb bumpfire Labels: uncountable
Word: bumpfiring Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bumpfire + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of bumpfire Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bumpfiring Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bumpfire + -ing. 1. Alternative form of bumpfire. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: bumpfired Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bumpfire + -ed. 1. past of bumpfire Labels: form-of, past
Word: bumpfired Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bumpfire + -ed. 1. Alternative form of bumpfire. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: I'm your huckleberry Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Uncertain, but dates to the late nineteenth century in the United States. Compare huckleberry in the sense "person of little consequence", or the idiom huckleberry above a persimmon. 1. I am your partner; I will join you; I will work with you; I will fight you; I will dance with you. Labels: US, dated, informal Example: The other day, while enjoying a social game of seven-up with that pure and gentle poet, Jim Lowell, I said, “Jim, let’s take a drink.” Tears bedimmed his gentle and pure orbs, as in faltering accents he replied: “I’m your huckleberry.” Example: See here, if you want me to go into this or any other deal with you, I’m with you to the limit. If you don’t, and you just wish me to go along as your private secretary and professor of wisdom-toothing, I’m your huckleberry, and I’ll pay my own board-bills besides.
Word: logarithmic spiral Part of Speech: noun 1. A self-similar spiral curve which often appears in nature.
Word: golden spiral Part of Speech: noun 1. A logarithmic spiral whose growth factor is φ, the golden ratio.