nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Sochi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Со́чи (Sóči). Pronunciation: /ˈsɒt͡ʃi/, /ˈsoʊt͡ʃi/ 1. A city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Example: According to Russian deputy prime minister Dmitrii Kozak, every ruble spent on preparations for the Sochi Olympics has been justified.
Word: standoffishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English standoffish Middle English -ly English -ly English standoffishly From standoffish + -ly. 1. In a standoffish way.
Word: confuddle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of confuse + befuddle. Pronunciation: /kənˈfʌdl/ 1. The state of confusion and/or being befuddled. Labels: slang
Word: confuddle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of confuse + befuddle. Pronunciation: /kənˈfʌdl/ 1. To confuse thoroughly. Labels: informal, transitive
Word: fugacious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fugācius (whence -acious), comparative of fugāciter (“evasively, fleetingly”), from fugāx (“transitory, fleeting”), from fugiō (“to flee”). Pronunciation: /fjuːˈɡeɪ.ʃəs/ 1. Fleeting, fading quickly, transient. Example: Restless, shifting, fugacious as time itself is a certain vast bulk of the population of the red brick district of the lower West Side. Homeless, they have a hundred homes. Example: Watering of the eye, conjunctival congestion, distinct catarrhal conjunctivitis, and deep-seated scleral congestions, sometimes fugacious, and often accompanied by intense headache […]
Word: potamophilous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From potamo- + -philous. 1. Loving or having an affinity towards rivers. Example: Side arms provide slow-flowing water bodies that allow the development of aquatic vegetation used as spawning substrate by several limnophilous and potamophilous species, such as white bream, pike and tench.
Word: limnophilous Part of Speech: adj 1. Loving or having an affinity towards lakes. Example: Side arms provide slow-flowing water bodies that allow the development of aquatic vegetation used as spawning substrate by several limnophilous and potamophilous species, such as white bream, pike and tench.
Word: fusogenic Part of Speech: adj 1. Facilitating fusion, especially relating to cells. Labels: not-comparable Example: Only a dozen or so SNARE combinations are fusogenic, corresponding to the known transport processes in the cell; hence, SNAREs can impart considerable specificity to membrane fusion. 2. Of or pertaining to a fusogen. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tunicamycin Part of Speech: noun 1. An enzyme-inhibiting antibiotic, used as an experimental tool in biology. Labels: uncountable Example: The glycosylation inhibitor tunicamycin, which increases the level of unfolded proteins, also induced P hsp-4 ::GFP expression.
Word: handwell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hand + well. 1. A small manhole. Labels: Canada Example: "This is not a unique handwell in a unique area – it's just like all others. Example: Last Thursday five students, aged 10 and 11, from Regent Park/Duke of York Junior Public School, were zapped by a handwell on Dundas St. E. near Sumach St., said Toronto District School Board spokesperson John Caldarone.
Word: rugelach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yiddish ראָגאַל (rogal) with plural suffix ־לעך (-lekh), from Polish rogal (“crescent roll”). Pronunciation: /ˈruːɡələx/ 1. A type of Jewish pastry, which may be filled with various fruit, nuts, chocolate, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Then he ambles to his dressing room, where rugelach and carrot sticks sit on a coffee table for a postshow nosh. Example: Rugelach is thought to have the same origin—this staple of Ashkenazi Jewish baking spread across the world and became popular, especially in the US, but not quite to the extent of its French half-brother.
Word: mingent Part of Speech: adj 1. Discharging urine. Labels: not-comparable
Word: circumambagious Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to circumambages; circumlocutionary.
Word: inspectorial Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to an inspector or to inspection.
Word: Forlì Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Italian Forlì. 1. A city and comune, the capital of the province of Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Word: cultlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cult Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English cultlike From cult + -like. 1. Resembling a cult. Example: Harley has a global, nearly cultlike following, but has had a tough time finding buyers for its expensive wheels[…]. Example: […] Mr. Kurz and a small cabal of allies with cultlike devotion to him paid off one of Austria’s biggest tabloids to ensure favorable news coverage.
Word: kenophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”) + -phobia. 1. An abnormal fear of empty spaces. Labels: uncountable Example: "You're not taking this seriously," Cuneo complained. "Just imagine if the love of your life turned out to be an illusion. With a horse's backside, a horse's teeth and a brain that was presumably reeling from kenophobia."
Word: road grit Part of Speech: noun 1. A mixture of grit and salt (often calcium chloride) spread on the surface of roads to prevent the formation of ice during cold, damp weather Labels: uncountable
Word: bog down Part of Speech: verb 1. To become stuck (as if in a bog) and unable to progress. Labels: intransitive Example: We've gotten bogged down in trifling details. Example: The play bogs down in narrative as we watch Max and Rudy flee Berlin. 2. To cause to become stuck and unable to progress. Labels: transitive
Word: dendrothermal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron) English dendr- English dendro- English thermal English dendrothermal From dendro- + thermal. Pronunciation: /ˌdɛndɹəʊˈθɜː(ɹ)məɫ/ 1. Describing energy or power derived from the burning of wood. Labels: not-comparable
Word: desulphurisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English desulphurise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English desulphurisation From desulphurise + -ation. 1. Alternative spelling of desulfurization. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: The dispute stems from Total awarding the contract to build a new desulphurisation unit at the Lindsey site to Italian company IREM.
Word: intraclub Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English club English intraclub From intra- + club. 1. Within a club Labels: not-comparable Example: Dale Thomas's move from half-forward to the centre square was one of several eye-catching positional changes on show at Collingwood's intraclub match at Gosch's Paddock yesterday.
Word: eucalypt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened form of the genus name Eucalyptus. Pronunciation: /ˈjuːkəˌlɪpt/ 1. Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus. Example: I know each is caused by the fire accelerating rapidly up the valley, consuming everything in its path and travelling swiftly up to the crowns of the tall gums and eucalypts. 2. Any tree of the tribe Eucalypteae of genera related and similar to Eucalyptus, such as Corymbia and Angophora.
Word: eucalypts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eucalypt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: debutants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of debutant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tailenders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tailender Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reregulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English regulate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English reregulation From re- + regulate + -ion. 1. The act or process of regulating again, or reversing deregulation Labels: uncountable, usually Example: KEVIN Rudd has declared a new era of financial reregulation and government intervention in world markets to restore confidence and stop capitalism "cannibalising itself" as a result of the global financial crisis.
Word: monstering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of monster Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: monstering Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who monsters (in any sense). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Hence come the monsterings and transformings of souls after death, and it is in this Scheol and place of transformation, where souls are after death, that this Spirit is present and at work throughout the whole of nature.
Word: monstered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of monster Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stayer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stay + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈsteɪ.ɚ/, /ˈsteɪ.ə/ 1. One who, or that which, upholds or supports; a prop. 2. One who, or that which, stays, stops, or restrains. 3. An athlete, horse, etc. with staying power. Labels: informal Example: Manwarra Goforgold is the stayer in the race.
Word: stayers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stayer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Omdurman Part of Speech: name 1. The largest city in Sudan. Part of the capital, Khartoum.
Word: sweatboxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sweatbox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sweatboxes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sweatbox Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sweatbox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sweat + box. 1. Any box or boxlike structure used to induce sweating, such as of hides or tobacco Example: Australia Post has been accused of endangering staff with "sweatbox" uniforms and restricting earlier starts to save money. 2. A jail cell. Labels: US, slang 3. A compartment in a police van to hold a prisoner being transported. Labels: UK, slang Example: They shoved me in the back of a police van and started driving to the cop shop. I was sitting in the sweatbox, wondering how the Dibble had got onto me so quickly, when I heard a voice from another section of the van say, 'Are you P from Macclesfield?' Example: […] she was finally hustled into a sweatbox, as prisoners and prison staff called it, and was off to meet her new home for the foreseeable future. 4. A small overheated cell or room used for solitary confinement or torture. Example: In the summer of 1945, one young boy died of heart failure while locked in a sweatbox, a popular corrective at that time. Example: Don't step in the wrong spot You will gеt caught When you step in the swеatbox They'll make you talk 5. A small nightclub packed to capacity where people get hot and sweaty. Labels: slang 6. The room where a scene is reviewed. 7. The review process that takes place in a sweat box.
Word: sweatbox Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From sweat + box. 1. To place (a person) in a jail cell or a police van compartment. Labels: slang, transitive 2. To review (work) in the designated room for such reviews. Labels: transitive
Word: jumpout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jump + out. 1. A separation from a groove, track, etc., that otherwise constrains motion. Example: Encroachment into potential flood avenues resulted in jumpouts, flooding, and extensive siltation. 2. A ramp or other construction that allows wildlife to exit safely from a freeway, highway, etc. 3. An unofficial trial race. Labels: Australia Example: The few who attended Tuesday's important Lightning Stakes jumpouts at Flemington on Tuesday may have been put off by Swick's lethargic display. Example: I did get to ride in a couple of barrier jumpouts, but even that was sprung on me. I was riding a horse towards the track when Murty said it was going for a jumpout, a sprint about 400 metres from the barriers down the home straight. 4. A plainclothes narcotics officer. Labels: US, slang Example: “Well, I figured if the jumpouts came they wouldn′t search her,” says Rosa Lee. “They′d search me but they wouldn′t find nothing.”
Word: jumpouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jumpout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sartrean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French Sartre + English -an. 1. Of or pertaining to Jean-Paul Sartre or his works.
Word: Sartrean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French Sartre + English -an. 1. A follower of Sartre
Word: Emajõgi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Finnic *emä Estonian ema Proto-Finnic *joki Estonian jõgi Estonian Emajõgibor. English Emajõgi From Estonian Emajõgi < ema (“mother”) + jõgi (“river”). 1. A river in Estonia which flows from Lake Võrtsjärv through Tartu County into Lake Peipus, crossing the city of Tartu for 10 km. It has a length of 101 km.
Word: dress rehearsals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dress rehearsal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wimp out Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From wimp (“one who is weak and unconfident”). 1. To back out of something because of cowardice. Labels: derogatory, informal, intransitive Example: Your son has been a holy terror! He kept getting into trouble and refusing to mind me! After repeatedly trying to get him to behave, I finally gave up. I wimped out. I have the womb to be a parent, but not the backbone. Example: Meanwhile, the West Bank Palestinian leaders are busy publicly collecting food and blankets to help all those Palestinian civilians brutalized by the Israeli incursion into Gaza, while privately demanding to know from senior Israeli officials why they wimped out and didn’t wipe Hamas in Gaza off the face of earth — casualties be damned.
Word: wimped out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of wimp out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: swordfight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sword + fight. Pronunciation: /ˈsɔɹdfaɪt/, /ˈsɔːdfaɪt/, /ˈso(ː)ɹdfaɪt/, /ˈsoədfaɪt/ 1. A fight or duel using swords. Example: THREE Sydney brothers have pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a man fatally stabbed during a brawl that included a brief swordfight.
Word: swordfights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swordfight Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ferrochrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum English ferro- English chrome English ferrochrome From ferro- + chrome. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛɹəˌkɹəʊm/ 1. A corrosion-resistant alloy of chrome and iron containing between 50% and 65% chrome. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The capital raising has been forced by plummeting ferrochrome prices which slumped after Chinese mills cut 55 per cent from the price of the alloy used to make stainless steel.
Word: chamber orchestra Part of Speech: noun 1. An orchestra of modest size, to play chamber music, yet larger than the various chamber ensembles named after their number of instruments (from duo to nonet).
Word: guts out Part of Speech: verb 1. To persevere through; to complete in spite of pain, etc. Labels: idiomatic, informal, transitive Example: Again, name one. Every one of them is playing as hard as they can -- unless you can cite any hard evidence to the contrary. Or perhaps you haven't noticed that Tim Salmon is playing with a badly injured foot. Or how about Jim Edmonds playing with two bad knees last year. Or Jack McDowell gutsing out five innings last week with a bad elbow. Example: 2007, John David, Morituri: Sixth and Final Episode of Enemies of Society, AuthorHouse UK, page 100, Latty blinked. Another odd question from her odd roommate. Latty sort of liked Rowan, and the girl had gutsed out her initiation, but that Shanghai valley must have been utterly freako.
Word: guts out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gut out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gutsed out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of guts out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gutsing out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of guts out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gutses out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of guts out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dobs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dob Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dobbing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dob Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dobbed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dob Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: capt Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of captain. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: WA: Marcus North (capt), Craig Simmons, Marcus Stoinis, Luke Pomersbach, Adam Voges, Wes Robinson, Luke Ronchi, Drew Porter, Steve Magoffin, Brett Dorey, Ben Edmondson, Josh Mangan (12th man).
Word: capt Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cap Labels: archaic, form-of, participle, past Example: a mountain capt with snow
Word: backrower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From backrow + -er. 1. A reserve player on a team; a member of the back row or back bench Example: Test backrower Crocker, 28, had hinted that he would consider retiring if the three-year English deal fell through.
Word: backrowers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backrower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dangerman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From danger + man. 1. A player on an opposing side who poses a significant threat Labels: UK Example: Only James Hopes could halt the pair's dominance, the all-rounder snaring both dangermen to finish with figures of 3-44. Example: Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, the dangerman midfielder, was given greater license to get closer to the strikers.
Word: dangermen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dangerman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: klan Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of Klan. Labels: alt-of Example: "It's serious, serious enough that the FBI ... and other law enforcement agencies are trying to get on top of it because the klan has made direct threats to Obama," pastor Clary, who now fights against the group as a born-again Christian, said. Example: She nearly ran for the open Senate seat in North Carolina in 2021 even though she had moved with the rest of the Trumpanzee klan to Florida.
Word: fixturing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fixture Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fixturing Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of fixture (“work-holding or support device”). Example: For our example, suppose that the parts will require three fixturings, the first of which will carry the parts to operations 10 and 20 […]
Word: trackwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From track + work. 1. Construction or maintenance of railroad tracks Labels: uncountable Example: The train is going to be delayed by ten minutes due to trackwork. Example: A small number of weekday and weekend possessions will also be required on June 20-21, September 5-6, and between December 19-March 2021, but will coincide with when there will already be a limited (or no) service into London King's Cross in conjunction with the extensive trackwork taking place at the terminus. 2. The tracks and associated equipment of a railway line. Labels: uncountable Example: The advantages of this policy were twofold - the operation of m.u. trains only, with their lighter axle load, would allow the trackwork and underbridges to be simpler and lighter in construction; and speeds up to 150 m.p.h. could more easily be achieved than with conventional locomotive-hauled trains. Example: At present the principal exercise in resignalling and new trackwork involves the Pickering area. 3. Practice in racing around a track Labels: uncountable Example: McDonald described Weekend Hussler's trackwork this preparation as "frightening".
Word: fixtured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fixture Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: steeplechaser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From steeplechase + -er. 1. A horse or human athlete who participates in steeplechase racing Example: Tasmanian steeplechaser Donna MacFarlane opens her 2009 campaign over 1500m in a tough clash with Beijing Games teammate Corrigan.
Word: steeplechasers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of steeplechaser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: standardbred Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From standard + bred. In this context, the word "standard" refers to the fact that in the early decades of the breed's development, all breeding stock had to meet a specific performance standard, namely ability to trot or pace a mile in no more than 2 minutes, 30 seconds. 1. A breed of horse bred specifically for harness racing Example: "Jockeys waste and drivers don't and maybe the breed (standardbred) might be a bit more conducive to the conditions."
Word: standardbreds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of standardbred Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sendee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From send + -ee. 1. A person to whom something is sent Example: Williams' press conference topics have been so wide and varied this week, her preferred "sendee" could be any one of Osama Bin Laden, the lead singer of Green Day, her sister Venus's dress designer or the head of her local Jehovah's Witness chapter.
Word: ex nihilo Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin (creātiō) ex nihilō (“(creation) out of nothing”). Pronunciation: /ɛks ˈniː.əˌləʊ̯/, /-ˈnaɪ̯-/, /-ˈnɪ-/, /-ˈnʌɪ̯-/, /eks ˈniː.əˌləʉ̯/ 1. Out of nothing. Example: This creation ex nihilo came into being in a manner completely opposed to the ordinary course of natural law.
Word: reputational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English reputation Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English reputational From reputation + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to reputation Labels: not-comparable Example: The financial planning profession as a whole now faces an uphill battle to overcome the reputational damage caused by one large bad apple.
Word: onsell Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From on + sell. 1. To sell (a purchased item) to a second buyer. Labels: UK, transitive Example: "That property is then taken in by a receiver who then onsells it, we'll be alleging to markets or other retail stores."
Word: imprimis Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin imprimis (“firstly”). 1. In the first place (used to introduce a list of items or considerations). Labels: not-comparable Example: Imprimis, of a settle or arm-chair, which he plaited very neatly for himself of straw of different colours, full of handsome figures and crosses, which no one looked upon without admiration. Example: Hold; while Prometheus is about it, I’ll order a complete man after a desirable pattern. Imprimis, fifty feet high in his socks; then, chest modelled after the Thames Tunnel; then, legs with roots to ’em, to stay in one place; then, arms three feet through the wrist; no heart at all, brass forehead, and about a quarter of an acre of fine brains; and let me see—shall I order eyes to see outwards? No, but put a sky-light on top of his head to illuminate inwards. There, take the order, and away.
Word: activatability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English activate Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English activatable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English activatability From activatable + -ity. 1. The state of being activatable. Labels: uncountable
Word: mollies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of molly Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of mollie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mollies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of molly Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dihydrochloride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English hydrochloride English dihydrochloride From di- + hydrochloride. 1. Any hydrochloride formed by reaction with two molecules of hydrochloric acid
Word: dihydroxylation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English hydroxylation English dihydroxylation From di- + hydroxylation. 1. The introduction of two hydroxyl groups into a molecule. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dikinase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English kinase English dikinase From di- + kinase. 1. Any kinase that transfers two phosphate groups
Word: dimethylation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English methylation English dimethylation From di- + methylation. 1. The addition of two methyl groups to a molecule
Word: dimethylated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English methylated English dimethylated From di- + methylated. 1. Modified by the addition of two methyl groups. Labels: not-comparable
Word: forensic biology Part of Speech: noun 1. The application of biological techniques in forensic science. Labels: uncountable
Word: dimethylurea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dimethyl + urea. 1. Any derivative of urea in which two hydrogen atoms have been replaced by methyl groups, but especially 1,3-dimethylurea that acts as a radical scavenger, and is used in the manufacture of caffeine and other compounds
Word: nyctinastism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, nycti- + -nast + -ism. 1. Synonym of nyctinasty. Labels: uncountable
Word: nyctitropism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nyct- + -i- + -tropism. By surface analysis, nycti- + -trope + -ism. 1. Synonym of nyctinasty. Labels: uncountable
Word: no end Part of Speech: adv 1. Exceedingly; endlessly. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: Oh! so that's why Mary called you back, and you didn't come to supper. You lost something—that beef and pickles was no end good. Example: I spoke like that because I—even I, who had been no end kind to him—even I remembered—remembered—against him—what—what had happened.
Word: no end Part of Speech: noun 1. A great amount. Example: I've had no end of trouble getting her to agree. Example: He has no end of supplies, no end of cooks and waiters, no end of table furniture and decorations, no end of handsome dining rooms, yet he frequently lives on the crumbs that fall from the table.
Word: weathercast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of weather + forecast. Alternatively from weather + -cast, from broadcast. 1. A weather forecast, especially one broadcast by radio or television. Example: The official weathercast called for variable cloudiness. Example: Jocular TV weatherman Dave Devall […] announced on last night's 6 o'clock news that he is easing into retirement. […] His last regular weathercast will be April 3.
Word: politick Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See politic. 1. Obsolete form of politic. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: politick Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from politicking. 1. To engage in political activity. Labels: intransitive Example: Every important figure in communist China, ranging from city mayors to the chief executives of state-owned enterprises, will gather and politick for the next five days—and then choose a President of China to succeed Hu Jintao in 2012. Example: Now, explicit politicking is banned by the academy, though writing to your friends is not. There is a way to politick subtly, though, and Summit, Hurt Locker’s distributor had been doing it just right, with its perfect publicists getting word out about the movie and “friends of the filmmakers” hosting a series of private parties.
Word: politicked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of politic Labels: form-of, participle, past 2. simple past and past participle of politick Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: politickings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of politicking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schlubby Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From schlub + -y; schlub is derived from Yiddish זשלאָב (zhlob), perhaps from Polish żłób (“manger, trough; furrow, large groove in the soil”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃlʌbi/, /ˈʃlə-/, /ˈʃlʊbi/ 1. Clumsy, oafish, or socially awkward; unattractive or unkempt. Labels: Jewish, New-York-City, informal, slang Example: It's a wasted review copy, sending “schlubby” nonfiction to Eliot Fremont-Smith at New York magazine or a book by William Buckley to Rolling Stone […] Example: Except for Barry Diller eating steak and Diane Von Furstenberg picking at his frites, the room at the top is still empty at 9:30 p.m. On the ground floor, the chic and the schlubby are slowly rendering the bar invisible.
Word: shlub Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of schlub. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: shlubs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shlub; alternative spelling of schlubs. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Aleman Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Alaman. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Aleman Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: pedogamy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pedo- (“child”) + -gamy. 1. Alternative spelling of paedogamy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: arthouse Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of art house. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: As a junior high-schooler who didn’t have access to arthouse cinema, I couldn’t get enough.
Word: fudge the issue Part of Speech: verb 1. Adopt a solution to a specific problem which does not address the larger, more general problem of which the specific problem is an instance. Labels: idiomatic
Word: pothos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Pothos, the genus name. The similarity to Ancient Greek Πόθος (Póthos), the name of one of Aphrodite's erotes who was said to carry a vine (from πόθος (póthos, “yearning, desire”)) is noted; however, other references give the origin as Sinhalese පෝටා වැල් (pōṭā wæl). Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊθoʊs/ 1. Any vine of species Epipremnum aureum, widely cultivated as a houseplant, once classified in the genus Pothos. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Vines of golden pothos climb the steel support beams. 2. Any plant in the genus Pothos; a genus of plants consisting of subtropical and tropical, climbing, flowering vines, indigenous to the environs of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: onia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of onium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ineludible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English elude Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English eludible English ineludible From in- + eludible. 1. Incapable of being eluded or evaded. Example: most pressing reasons and ineludible demonstrations
Word: Samara Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Сама́ра (Samára). 1. An oblast of Russia. 2. A city, the administrative center of Samara Oblast, Russia, the sixth-largest in the country by population. 3. A tributary of the Volga in Russia, which meets the Volga at the city of the same name. 4. A female given name.
Word: Samara Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ukrainian Сама́ра (Samára). 1. A tributary of the Dnieper in Ukraine. 2. A village in Mykolaivka settlement hromada, Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: robiola Part of Speech: noun 1. An Italian soft-ripened cheese, similar to stracchino. Example: An alluring Italian newcomer, a goat-milk robiola made by La Casera, is wrapped in verdant leaves of savoy cabbage and tied with strands of straw.
Word: edemas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of edema Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vizir Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of vizier. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: painted bunting Part of Speech: noun 1. A brightly-colored finch (Passerina ciris) of the southern United States 2. Smith's longspur (Calcarius pictus).
Word: Caucasians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Caucasian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supermetaphors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supermetaphor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rorting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rort Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: holofoils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of holofoil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rorted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rort Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: slingshoot Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From sling + shoot. Pronunciation: /ˈslɪŋʃuːt/ 1. Propel or launch with or as if with a slingshot. Labels: informal, rare Example: I did not like him and at times had the urge to yank back on his armbands and slingshoot him out past Otto and the lions into the street. Example: I was always worried about Jesus’ harebrained schemes; something always seemed to go awry with them. Like the time he suggested we slingshoot a beehive off of a tree in his backyard.
Word: slingshooting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈslɪŋʃuːtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of slingshoot Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: slingshoots Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈslɪŋʃuːts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of slingshoot Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: In another well-known paper on the correspondence theory of truth, Davidson slingshoots in this way.¹⁷ Suppose ‘s’ is some true sentence. On any correspondence theory, the statement that s corresponds to the fact that s.
Word: as regards Part of Speech: prep 1. regarding, concerning Example: As regards too our Indian possessions, the idea of any thing being feared from Russia in that quarter, at however distant a period, is treated by the politicians of the day as an idle mockery... Example: We were encouraged to continue this work when, in a comparison among the strategies studied within the framework of MIME as regards costs, user independence, linguistic accuracy, and inclusion, we found that some of the labels seemed to fit for English as a lingua franca, but not for Esperanto and could therefore not be verified as characteristics of a lingua franca as such.
Word: slingshotten Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈslɪŋʃɒtən/ 1. past participle of slingshoot Labels: form-of, nonstandard, participle, past, rare Example: Rock goes for the belt but HHH barely gets there in time. Back out on the floor, and HHH gets slingshotten into the ladder.
Word: offspinner Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of off spinner. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: He brought up his half-century with a powerful drive past offspinner Dan Cullen, whose seven overs cost 0-52.
Word: inswinger Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of in-swinger. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Boon couldn't handle my inswingers, Waugh had no idea with my off-cutters and my leggies were making Taylor dizzy. Example: However just as both batsmen started looking settled on what appears to be a good batting deck, veteran Tasmanian paceman Gerard Denton produced an inswinger that crashed through Jaques' defences, knocking back his off stump.
Word: clergypeople Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clergyperson Labels: form-of, plural
Word: collimates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of collimate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: scrims Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scrim Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deagglomerate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Latin agglomerō Latin agglomerātusbor. English agglomerate English deagglomerate From de- + agglomerate. Pronunciation: /diːæˈɡlɒməɹeɪt/ 1. To break down an agglomerate into smaller sized particles
Word: thawb Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of thobe. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Outside the church, across the square, a woman stood hunched. Hijab, thawb, grocery bags.
Word: Lady Justice Part of Speech: name 1. In a mythological personification, justice symbolized as a blindfolded young lady, similar to Lady Luck. 2. A female judge, as in "Her Lady Justice."
Word: dishdasha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic دِشْدَاشَة (dišdāša). 1. An ankle-length robe with long sleeves worn by some Arab men. Example: Sheik Mohammed switched from a gold dishdasha to a black one, gave out one trophy after another, and indicated that the Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest race, was going to get richer because he intended to plump its $6 million purse to $10 million.
Word: circumlocutious Part of Speech: adj 1. circumlocutional Example: I do not shy from the essentially materialistic, often hypocritical aspects of the executive-headhunting profession, but I want to make clear that as much as we corporate consultants initiate circumlocutious arcanities and the simulacra of expertise rather than its substance, we are forced into so doing by a business ethic that often can swallow nothing less familiar: the truth, for instance.
Word: colligates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of colligate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: colligating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of colligate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: colourability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English colour Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English colourability From colour + -ability. 1. Alternative spelling of colorability. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: congaed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of conga Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: congaing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of conga Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: counterspies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterspy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterspies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of counterspy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: counterstrategies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterstrategy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: craisins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of craisin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sceptically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sceptic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English sceptically From sceptic + -ally. 1. Alternative form of skeptically. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative Example: Aitkenhead surmises sceptically that her friend's son, enrolled on a photography degree, "will almost certainly not" get the job he wants.
Word: SFW Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of safe for work; i.e., content containing neither graphic nor adult imagery, and thus suitable for public, formal or controlled environments, such as at work. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: weather report Part of Speech: noun 1. A description, especially one prepared by a governmental or other authority, of past, present or forecasted meteorological conditions for a particular geographical area. Example: I remember a holiday of mine being completely ruined one late autumn by our paying attention to the weather report of the local newspaper.
Word: onsells Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of onsell Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: onselling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of onsell Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: onsold Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of onsell Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cajun Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of Cajun. Labels: alt-of Example: MOONEE VALLEY DRIFTERS Great country, cajun, and swing music to listen to and dance to.
Word: neckyoke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neck + yoke. 1. A yoke which touches or surrounds the carrier's neck, rather than just resting on the shoulders.
Word: dinosaurian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dinosaur + -ian, or Dinosauria + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌdʌɪnə(ʊ)ˈsɔːɹɪən/ 1. Of, like, or pertaining to a dinosaur. Example: From time to time another vehicle would pass us in the other direction, or a tractor would appear in front of us, scattering scales of mud from its dinosaurian rear wheels as it grumbled along the road at fifteen miles an hour. 2. Alternative letter-case form of Dinosaurian. Labels: alt-of
Word: dinosaurian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dinosaur + -ian, or Dinosauria + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌdʌɪnə(ʊ)ˈsɔːɹɪən/ 1. A dinosaur. Example: They were flapping their ears, moving their great stamp-like feet up and down, grinding their teeth, slobbering with their mouths, making borborygmic gurgles and rumbles in their dinosaurian-like bodies, or throwing up their trunks or their tails. 2. Alternative letter-case form of Dinosaurian. Labels: alt-of
Word: diribonucleotide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English ribonucleotide English diribonucleotide From di- + ribonucleotide. 1. A small segment of RNA consisting of two ribonucleotide monomers
Word: disapprovement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English disapprove Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disapprovement From disapprove + -ment. 1. disapproval Labels: countable, nonstandard, uncountable
Word: discriminable Part of Speech: adj 1. That can be discriminated or distinguished from others
Word: dispensability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dispense Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English dispensability From dispense + -ability. 1. The state of being dispensable Labels: uncountable 2. The extent to which something is dispensable Labels: countable
Word: menudos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of menudo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dispersity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English disperse Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English dispersity From disperse + -ity. 1. The state of being dispersed, of being a dispersion. Labels: uncountable 2. The extent to which something is dispersed. Labels: countable
Word: disruptants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disruptant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disruptant Part of Speech: noun 1. That which disrupts
Word: dissimilatory Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to, or causing dissimilation
Word: dissipative Part of Speech: adj 1. That dissipates, or causes dissipation
Word: dissipatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English dissipative Middle English -ly English -ly English dissipatively From dissipative + -ly. 1. In a dissipative manner 2. Whilst undergoing dissipation
Word: dissociatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English dissociative Middle English -ly English -ly English dissociatively From dissociative + -ly. 1. In a dissociative manner 2. Whilst undergoing dissociation
Word: distractor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From distract + -or. 1. Alternative spelling of distracter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: distracter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English distract Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English distracter From distract + -er. 1. That which distracts, or serves as a distraction. 2. Any of the incorrect answers in a multiple-choice question, serving to distract from the correct answer.
Word: docosane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English docos- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English docosane From docos- + -ane. 1. Any alkane having 22 carbon atoms, but especially n-docosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₀CH₃.
Word: dolomitization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dolomite + -ization. 1. The conversion of a limestone rock into dolomite by replacement of calcium by magnesium. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: domoic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese ドウモイ (“a red alga”) + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to domoic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: domoic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tokunoshima ドウモイ (dōmoi), a type of red algae. 1. A neurotoxin associated with some algal blooms Labels: uncountable
Word: algal bloom Part of Speech: noun 1. A dense spread of algae on the surface of water. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dorsocaudal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dorso- + caudal. 1. Of, pertaining to, or situated at the back and tail of something
Word: dorsoventral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dorso- + ventral. 1. Of, pertaining to, or situated at the back and front of something. 2. Along an axis from back to front.
Word: dorsoventrally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English dorsoventral Middle English -ly English -ly English dorsoventrally From dorsoventral + -ly. 1. In a dorsoventral manner; (in humans): from the back of the body to the front. Labels: not-comparable Example: While most fish are laterally compressed, humans are dorsoventrally compressed.
Word: downconverted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of downconvert Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: downdip Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From down + dip. 1. downward along a dip
Word: downdip Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From down + dip. 1. downwards along a dip
Word: downlisted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of downlist Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: downlisted Part of Speech: adj 1. moved further down a list, or given the status of something further down a list
Word: doxycyclin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of doxycycline. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: drillship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drill + ship. 1. Any vessel fitted with drilling equipment
Word: durotaxis Part of Speech: noun 1. The movement of a cell along a rigidity gradient Labels: uncountable