nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: believableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English believable Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English believableness From believable + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being believable; believability. Labels: uncountable
Word: belongingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English be- Proto-Germanic *langōną Proto-West Germanic *langōn Old English langian Middle English longen Middle English belongen English belong Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English belonging Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English belongingness From belonging + -ness. 1. The state or quality of belonging. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: beneficialness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English beneficial Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English beneficialness From beneficial + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being beneficial. Labels: uncountable
Word: benevolentness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English benevolent Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English benevolentness From benevolent + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being benevolent. Labels: uncountable
Word: benignness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English benign Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English benignness From benign + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being benign. Labels: uncountable Example: Spinola had returned unheard and was regarding the work of detection with the utmost benignness.
Word: benumbedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English benumbed Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English benumbedness From benumbed + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being benumbed. Labels: uncountable
Word: beseechingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English beseeching Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English beseechingness From beseeching + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being beseeching. Labels: uncountable
Word: beseemingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English beseeming Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English beseemingness From beseeming + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being beseeming. Labels: uncountable
Word: besottedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English besotted Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English besottedness From besotted + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being besotted, infatuation, intellectual or moral blindness. Labels: uncountable Example: ... but she is so pure, so delicate, that when I approach her, in spite of my besottedness, my love grows lambent. Example: However he had marveled at the besottedness of a woman's devotion to a man so unworthy of any devotion at all, ...
Word: bewilderedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bewildered Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English bewilderedness From bewildered + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being bewildered. Labels: uncountable
Word: bewitchedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bewitched Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English bewitchedness From bewitched + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being bewitched. Labels: uncountable
Word: bewitchingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bewitching Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English bewitchingness From bewitching + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being bewitching. Labels: uncountable
Word: beyondness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old English beġeondan Middle English biyonde English beyond Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English beyondness From beyond + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being beyond. Labels: uncountable
Word: ophicleide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ophi- (variant of ophio-) + Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís). Pronunciation: /ˈɒfɪklaɪd/, /ˈɔfɪklaɪd/ 1. A keyed brass baritone bugle, now replaced by the tuba in orchestral music
Word: biggerness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bigger Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English biggerness From bigger + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being bigger. Labels: uncountable
Word: billowiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English billowy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English billowiness From billowy + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being billowy. Labels: uncountable
Word: betweenness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English between Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English betweenness From between + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being between. Labels: uncountable 2. A measure of the number of geodesic paths through a node or edge. Labels: countable Example: This is done by computing all the betweennesses of all edges and then looking for the ones with the highest values.
Word: pachydermatousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pachydermatous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English pachydermatousness From pachydermatous + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being thick-skinned and insensitive. Labels: humorous, uncountable
Word: bindingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English byndynge English binding Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English bindingness From binding + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being binding. Labels: uncountable Example: The philosophers of the first group, who believe that they have discovered the determining ground of moral bindingness in the drive for pleasure, quarrel with each other about the manner in which this ground is present in that drive[…] Example: The contract drafter can mask the bindingness of the contract and manipulate consumer behavior through design.
Word: bitingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English biting Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English bitingness From biting + -ness. 1. The state or quality of biting or being biting. Labels: uncountable
Word: palaeobiogeographer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of paleobiogeographer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: palaeobiogeographers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of palaeobiogeographer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blaeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English blae Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English blaeness From blae + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being blae. Labels: uncountable
Word: paleobiogeographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English biogeographic English paleobiogeographic From paleo- + biogeographic. 1. Of or pertaining to paleobiogeography. Labels: not-comparable Example: An understanding of these paleobiographic divisions is necessary for the interpretation of dynamic paleobiogeographic changes in the Western Interior.
Word: paleobiogeography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English biogeography English paleobiogeography From paleo- + biogeography. 1. The scientific study of the prehistoric distribution of plants and animals. Labels: uncountable
Word: palaeobiogeographical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English geographical English biogeographical English palaeobiogeographical From palaeo- + biogeographical. 1. Of or pertaining to palaeobiogeography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: blaseness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English blase Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English blaseness From blase + -ness. 1. Alternative form of blaséness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: blasphemousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English blasphemous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English blasphemousness From blasphemous + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being blasphemous. Labels: uncountable
Word: blearedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bleared Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English blearedness From bleared + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being bleared, dimness of the eyes. Labels: uncountable
Word: palaeobiology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology English palaeobiology From palaeo- + biology. 1. The scientific study of prehistoric life, especially of those aspects pertaining to living systems. Labels: uncountable
Word: palaeobiologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- English biologic English palaeobiologic From palaeo- + biologic. 1. Of or pertaining to palaeobiology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: palaeobiological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- English biological English palaeobiological From palaeo- + biological. 1. Of or pertaining to palaeobiology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: blears Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blear Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: blearing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of blear Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: palaeobiologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- English biologist English palaeobiologist From palaeo- + biologist. 1. A scientist who studies palaeobiology.
Word: bleared Part of Speech: adj 1. bleary
Word: bleared Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of blear Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: palaeobiologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of palaeobiologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blindfoldedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English blindfolded Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English blindfoldedness From blindfolded + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being blindfolded. Labels: uncountable
Word: palaeoclimatology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- English climatology English palaeoclimatology From palaeo- + climatology. 1. The scientific study of prehistoric climate of the Earth. Labels: uncountable Example: […]the conference will host an international lineup of climate scientists and researchers who will focus on four broad areas: climatology, paleoclimatology, the impact of climate change, and climate-change politics and economics. Example: Paleoclimatology -- the study of ice cores and ocean sediment cores -- indicates that the planet is warming 10 times fast than the average warming following an ice age, she added.
Word: bloatedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bloated Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English bloatedness From bloated + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being bloated. Labels: uncountable
Word: palaeoclimatic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of paleoclimatic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: blockishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English blockish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English blockishness From blockish + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being blockish. Labels: uncountable
Word: palaeoclimatologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- English climatologic English palaeoclimatologic From palaeo- + climatologic. 1. Pertaining to palaeoclimatology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: palaeoclimatological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- English climatological English palaeoclimatological From palaeo- + climatological. 1. Pertaining to palaeoclimatology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: palaeoclimatologist Part of Speech: noun 1. A scientist who studies palaeoclimatology
Word: palaeoclimatologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of palaeoclimatologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: palaeoentomology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- English entomology English palaeoentomology From palaeo- + entomology. 1. The scientific study of prehistoric insects. Labels: uncountable
Word: palaeoentomologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- English entomologist English palaeoentomologist From palaeo- + entomologist. 1. A scientist who specializes in palaeoentomology
Word: blockish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English block Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English blockish From block + -ish. 1. Like a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block. 2. Lacking understanding; stupid; obtuse; dull. 3. Rude; clumsy; rough.
Word: palaeoentomologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of palaeoentomologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: palaeoentomological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- English entomological English palaeoentomological From palaeo- + entomological. 1. Pertaining to palaeoentomology Labels: not-comparable
Word: bloody-mindedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bloody-minded Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English bloody-mindedness From bloody-minded + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being bloody-minded. Labels: uncountable Example: It's always annoyed me that the West Somerset Railway (Britain's longest heritage line) was prevented by what seemed like bloody-mindedness (a trade union was involved, and BR wasn't as helpful as NR is today) from connecting with the system at Taunton - particularly when there was a link used (if I recall rightly) by cider trains.
Word: palaeoichthyology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- English ichthyology English palaeoichthyology From palaeo- + ichthyology. 1. The scientific study of prehistoric fish. Labels: uncountable
Word: palaeoichthyologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- English ichthyologist English palaeoichthyologist From palaeo- + ichthyologist. 1. A scientist who studies prehistoric fish.
Word: palaeoichthyologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of palaeoichthyologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: palaeoichthyological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- English ichthyological English palaeoichthyological From palaeo- + ichthyological. 1. Of or pertaining to scientific study of prehistoric fish. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Nay Pyi Taw Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative and official spelling of Naypyidaw
Word: Palaeophytic Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to the period of Earth's geologic history when the flora was dominated by seedless plants. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Palaeophytic Part of Speech: name 1. A geologic period of time when Earth's flora was dominated by seedless plants; ending during the Permian period.
Word: Eurasian lynx Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of species Lynx lynx of lynxes.
Word: bloody-minded Part of Speech: adj 1. Eager for or wanting blood; on the verge of becoming violent. Example: He thin swore what he wouldn't do to him iv he didn't show him whare his money was. Tom luked so wicked, an' so bloody-minded, that the little man was quite frightened. "So," sez he, "come along wid me a couple o' fields aff, an' I'll show ye a crock o' gould." 2. Obstinate; stubborn. Labels: UK, informal
Word: CHIBOR Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of China Interbank Offer Rate, the floating rate of China interbank credit market. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: uniqueness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unique Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English uniqueness From unique + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being unique or one of a kind. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In fact, the rebel flag is so prolific in the revival some musicians intentionally avoid using it not because of racially charged meanings but to affirm their own uniqueness and individuality as southern rockers.
Word: Machead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mac + -head. 1. A fan of the Apple Macintosh computer. Labels: slang Example: If you're a Machead, sorry. Now that the Windows platform has begun to solidify and DirectX software plug-ins are a reality, there is little contest between a Mac and a PC […] Example: A Machead, through and through […]
Word: pyknon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek πυκνόν (puknón), form of Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “dense, compressed”). 1. The lower part of a tetrachord in Ancient Greek music, consisting of a composite interval (two successive intervals) that is less than the remaining (incomposite) interval. 2. Condensation, density. 3. A nonrandom pattern of repeated elements, which are found more frequently in the 3′ untranslated regions of genes than in other regions of the human genome. Although it is unclear how pyknons might have arisen, it is possible that they may be involved in a new form of gene regulation.
Word: get the wind up Part of Speech: verb 1. To become frightened or disturbed. Labels: UK, idiomatic Example: Mustn't answer the door, mustn't touch the telephone, mustn't stir out of the house—I ask you now, George, what's likely to be the end of this sort of thing when her people get the wind up?
Word: itshay Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Pig Latin version of shit. 1. Alternative form of shit. Labels: alt-of, alternative, euphemistic, slang, vulgar Example: Unfortunately I typed the key sequence to put all my scrolls IN my BoH. I went through this too fast, didn't catch it, and because I didn't have any scrolls in my inventory, the game starts putting everything I own into the BoH. When it hits the wand of cancellation... BOOM! *itshay itshay itshay!!!* Say goodbye to 3 magic markers, gems galore, spellbooks, 15 potions of holy water, 15 scrolls of enchant stuff and identify, another 10 blank scrolls destined to be enchant armor. *WAH!* Example: Itshay, dude, I thought you were over her.
Word: itshay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Pig Latin version of shit. 1. Alternative form of shit. Labels: alt-of, alternative, euphemistic, slang, uncountable, vulgar Example: My physics teacher is the sysop for this system (Bob Shayler), so he excitingly encourgages^([sic]) us to do this itshay. Example: Well, can you BELIEVE that itshay?
Word: BSP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of British Standard Pipe. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of bank settlement plan, a reporting system used by travel companies to pay airlines. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of binary space partitioning. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of board support package (“device driver”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of blatant self-promotion. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: BSP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Bahujan Samaj Party, a political party. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Bulgarian Socialist Party, a political party. Labels: Bulgarian, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of British Socialist Party. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism 4. Initialism of Boy Scouts of the Philippines. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: burn-baited Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of burn-beat Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: burn-baited Part of Speech: adj 1. Prepared for agricultural use by burning
Word: burn-beat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: burn + beat (“to pare off turf”) 1. To prepare land for agricultural use by burning the topsoil, used especially on sour or wet soil.
Word: calvary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin calvāria (“skull”). Doublet of calavera and calvaria. 1. A life-size representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on a piece of raised ground. 2. A series of representations of Christ’s Passion in a church. 3. A type of monumental public Christian cross, sometimes encased in an open shrine. Example: Calvaries are typical of Galicia (Spain) and Portugal. 4. A strenuous experience. Labels: broadly, figuratively
Word: calvary Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of cavalry. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: cart stall Part of Speech: noun 1. A stall made from the cart on which the produce for sale was brought to market
Word: cheesebox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cheese + box. 1. A box for holding cheese
Word: coach lamp Part of Speech: noun 1. A lamp fixed to, or carried on, a stagecoach.
Word: Devil's Rings Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several circular markings on flat ground, some supposed to have been made by the Druids celebrating their religious rites. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: doorframe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From door + frame. Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːˌfɹeɪm/, /ˈdɔɹˌfɹeɪm/ 1. The frame into which a door is fitted.
Word: Dorothy bag Part of Speech: noun 1. A woman’s handbag gathered at the top by a drawstring whose loops are used as a handle; traditionally used by bridesmaids to carry confetti. Example: Pulling out a letter from her dorothy bag she beguiled the tediousness of waiting by perusing distraitly its contents.
Word: homeothermic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, homeo- + -thermic, from the Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios, “of like kind, similar”) in conjunction with θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”), or, by surface analysis, homeotherm + -ic. 1. Related to or being a homeotherm, an animal capable of maintaining a relatively constant body temperature independent of the surrounding environment. Labels: not-comparable
Word: endpaper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From end + paper. 1. Either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages; one side of each endpaper is glued to the cover board, and the other side forms a flyleaf. Example: Meronyms: flyleaf, pastedown Example: Lay the folded endpaper flat, fold facing left, and apply spray adhesive to the paper on the exposed half. Lay the endpaper on the inside front cover, smoothing it to adhere the paper against the cover and the inner spine.
Word: firebrass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fire + brass. 1. A varnished finish used on clock faces etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: decompiler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From decompile + -er. Pronunciation: /diːkəmˈpaɪlə(ɹ)/ 1. A computer program performing the reverse operation to that of a compiler.
Word: free zone Part of Speech: noun 1. An area within a port where goods may be temporarily stored without paying duty
Word: decompile 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- English compile English decompile From de- + compile. Pronunciation: /diːkəmˈpaɪl/ 1. To recreate the original source code from a compiled executable.
Word: fronta Part of Speech: contraction 1. Contraction of front + of. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
Word: machine code Part of Speech: noun 1. A system of instructions and data directly understandable by a computer's central processing unit. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Machine language instructions that can be executed directly by a computer's central processing unit. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: debugger Part of Speech: noun 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- English bug English debug 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 debugger From debug + -er. Pronunciation: /diːˈbʌɡə(ɹ)/, /diːˈbʊɡə/, /diˈbʌɡəɹ/ 1. A computer program that helps the user to test and debug other programs, by enabling their step-by-step execution controlled by the user, setting of breakpoints, and monitoring values of variables. Example: 6. Memorandum PDP-23, ID Invisible Debugger, August 20, 1964. Example: Invisible Debugger, commonly referred to as ID, a utility program in the PDP-1 time sharing system written to aid in the debugging of other programs. An advanced ID has been written (April, 1966) to allow all operations to be carried out either directly on drum fields or on running cores.
Word: gingernut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci) Proto-Dravidian *wēr Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (vēr) Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr)bor. Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)der. Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)bor. Latin zingiberi Late Latin gingiberbor. Proto-West Germanic *gingiberō Old English gingifer ▲ Old French gingembreinflu. Middle English gingivere Middle English gingere English ginger Proto-Germanic *hnuts Proto-West Germanic *hnut Old English hnutu Middle English note English nut English gingernut From ginger + nut. 1. A hard biscuit, flavoured with powdered ginger, often dunked in tea. Labels: UK 2. A redhead; a ginger-haired person. Labels: UK, slang
Word: francisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of francization. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard, uncountable
Word: handlamp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hand + lamp. 1. A small lamp carried in the hand. Example: The operator went out on to the platform with his handlamp and waved it in the traditional "wash-out" signal across the body. The engineer had been expecting this and responded at once with an acknowledging honk on the horn before bringing this huge, 16-car train gently to a stand at the platform.
Word: headship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From head + -ship. Piecewise doublet of chiefship. 1. The position of a head or chief. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And if you say that this enslavement of Woman has nothing to do with religion[…]then listen to the Vicar of Crantock, preaching at St. Crantock's, London, Aug. 27th, 1905, and explaining why women must cover their heads in church: […] (7) The headship of man and woman. The head of every man is Christ, but the head of the woman is man. Example: […] shows Dorothy Ranaghan explaining how some female followers of the faith group cried intensely in reaction to the group’s early teachings on “headship” and the “roles of men and women”, in which men are considered divinely ordained as the “head” of the family and dominant to women. 2. The position of a headmaster or headmistress. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable 3. Authority or dignity. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable
Word: hygrographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hygrography Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hygrographic From hygrography + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to hygrography, or using a hygrograph. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hygrograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hygro- + -graph. 1. Any of several forms of automated hygrometer that record humidity.
Word: hygrography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hygro- + -graphy. 1. The design, construction and use of hygrographs Labels: uncountable
Word: jointer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English joint 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 jointer From joint + -er. 1. One that joints. Labels: literally 2. Any of various tools used to construct or finish joints, especially: 3. Any of various tools used to construct or finish joints, especially: 4. Any of various tools used to construct or finish joints, especially: 5. An equivalent machine, notably used to produce a flat surface on boards. 6. A part of some ploughs, near the coulter, that helps control the flow of stubble and trash, better ensuring that it gets buried when the moldboard turns the soil over. Example: Holonyms: plough, plow < implement
Word: kneehole desk Part of Speech: noun 1. A desk consisting of a flat surface resting on two columns of drawers with a space between for the legs
Word: kingwood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From king + wood. 1. Dalbergia cearensis, a Brazilian tree having a violet-brown, hard texture. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The wood of this tree, used in cabinetmaking. Labels: uncountable
Word: lounge suit Part of Speech: noun 1. A man’s suit. Labels: UK Example: A little bald-headed man with huge horn-rimmed spectacles, and a very handsome and athletic youth in a blue lounge-suit completed the group.
Word: octobass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From octo- + bass. The name "octobass" comes from "octo-" meaning "eight" in Latin and "-bass", which is general name for any bass instrument (like "double bass", "contrabass" etc.). "Octo" is used because its range extending more than an octave below that of the double bass - it is tuned to A0, compared to the C1 that a double bass can stretch to, which makes octobass the lowest chordophone ever created. 1. A very large bass requiring two musicians, one to finger and one to bow.
Word: oilcan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oil + can. 1. A container with a long spout, for holding oil and delivering it in drops or small quantities for lubrication.
Word: parallelepipedal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English parallelepiped Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English parallelepipedal From parallelepiped + -al. 1. Having the form of a parallelepiped Labels: not-comparable
Word: shopfloor Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of shop floor. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sunstone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: sun + stone. Compare Icelandic sólarsteinn. 1. A translucent form of feldspar having flakes of hematite, used as an ornamental stone. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A stone, possibly Icelandic spar, said in late medieval sources to have been used by navigators in the Viking Age and later to find the location of the sun in an overcast sky, possibly via polarization of light. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tendrac Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tenrec. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tenon saw Part of Speech: noun 1. A fine precision saw with a metal strip to provide stiffening along its back; used to make tenons and other joints.
Word: tergal Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the tergum; dorsal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tergum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin tergum (“back, rear; surface”). 1. The upper or dorsal surface of an articulated animal such as an arthropod. 2. The back or dorsum.
Word: twibill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English twibill, from Old English twibill, from twi- (“double”) + bill (“edge, blade”), see also billhook. Pronunciation: /ˈtwaɪbɪl/, /ˈtwaɪbəl/, /ˈtwɪbɪl/, /ˈtwɪbəl/ 1. A two-edged tool used in gate-type hurdle-making for cutting out mortises, with a flat chisel and a mortise chisel or hook, similar to the much larger French carpenter's tool, the besaiguë (or bisaiguë). 2. A mattock with one blade like an axe and the other like an adze. Labels: UK, dialectal 3. A reaping hook, especially for cutting beans and peas. Labels: England, dialectal 4. A double-bladed halberd or battle-axe. Labels: obsolete Example: [A] little fair-haired man, as broad as he was tall, who heaved up a long “twybill,” or double axe.
Word: unicum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Latin ūnicum, the neuter nominative singular form of ūnicus (“unique”). Compare Dutch unicum, German Unicum. See unique. 1. A unique example or specimen of something
Word: vulcanite Part of Speech: noun 1. A hardened rubber made by vulcanization of latex with sulfur. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A rare mineral, copper telluride. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: samogon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian самого́н (samogón), from само- (samo-, “self”) + stem of гнать (gnatʹ, “to distill”). 1. In Russia, home-distilled illegal spirit, similar to vodka; moonshine. Labels: uncountable Example: I'd be given a room in a peasant's house, next door to the cowshed, and light chores, […] drinking tea with whoever fancied himself as the local liberal, keeping them company over samogon in winter […]
Word: warehousemen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of warehouseman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wing chair Part of Speech: noun 1. A chair with a high back from which project small side pieces, originally to protect from draught Example: He draped himself grotesquely in his toweling bathrobe and a pink and white couch-cover, and sat lumpishly in a wing-chair.
Word: zorille Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French zorille, from Spanish zorrillo, from zorro (“fox”) + -illo. 1. Ictonyx striatus, a small, carnivorous, nocturnal African mammal resembling a skunk.
Word: purga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Finnic *purkuder. Finnicbor. Russian пурга́ (purgá)bor. English purga From Russian пурга́ (purgá), from a Finnic source such as southern Karelian purgu or Veps purg (“snowstorm”). 1. A fine blizzard of snow in Russia. Example: When the black purga blows it can pile the snow higher than a ship's mast overnight.
Word: duas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dua Labels: form-of, plural
Word: roadbase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From road + base. 1. The layer of aggregates under the paved layer of a road.
Word: unreality Part of Speech: noun 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 *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin reālis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Medieval Latin reālitāslbor. French réalitéder. English reality English unreality From un- (“lack of, not”) + reality. 1. Lack of reality or real existence. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The state of being unreal. Labels: uncountable Example: Thus it was that I beheld, as never before, the awful unreality called evil. The equipollence of God brought to light another glorious proposition, — man’s perfectibility and the establishment of the kingdom of heaven on earth. Example: Then, the Lord, for the sake of those involved in the Universal Vehicle, turned a second wheel of Dharma, even more wondrous and amazing, by proclaiming emptiness, starting from the fact of the unreality, productionlessness, ceaselessness, primordial peace, and natural liberation of all things. 3. That which has no reality or real existence; something unreal or imaginary Labels: countable 4. Unpractical character; visionariness. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: shapka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian ша́пка (šápka, “hat”). Doublet of chapka. 1. A brimless Russian fur cap. Example: They wore assorted civilian caps and shapkas and had red armbands over the sleeves of their greatcoats, which were British issue.
Word: rishi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛ́ṣi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš (whence Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬴𐬌𐬴 (ərəṣ̌iṣ̌, “seer”)), probably related to अर्षति (árṣati, “to flow, pour”). Pronunciation: /ˈrɪʃi/ 1. A Vedic poet and seer who composed Rigvedic hymns, who alone or with others invokes the deities with poetry of a sacred character. Example: The rishi asked one unfathomable question after another, until both he and his audience were reduced to the silence of unknowing. 2. A Hindu sage or saint occupying the same position in India's history as the patriarchs of other countries, constituting a peculiar class of beings in the early mythical system, as distinct from Asuras, Devas and mortal men. Example: In the beginning Max had no idea she was even a film actress, this girl with the skin the colour of scorched earth, the well-concealed body and the demure manner of a disciple walking in the footsteps of a great rishi.
Word: beek Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English beken (“to warm, expose to heat; keep oneself warm; season (wood) with heat”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a northern variant of Middle English *bechen, from Old English *bēċan (“to foment”), from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijan (“to warm”), from Proto-Germanic *bōkijaną (“to warm”), causative of Proto-Germanic *bakaną (“to bake”). Cognate with Scots beke, beik (“to warm, bask”). 1. To expose to a source of heat for warmth and pleasure. Labels: Northern-England, reflexive, transitive 2. To season by exposure to heat, usually used of wood. Labels: Northern-England, transitive 3. To enjoy exposure to warmth; bask. Labels: Northern-England, intransitive
Word: beek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of beekeeper. 1. Clipping of beekeeper. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
Word: wee wee Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of wee-wee: urine, the penis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, childish, countable, uncountable
Word: wee wee Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of wee-wee: to urinate. Labels: alt-of, alternative, childish
Word: goot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kut (“shamanic ritual”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: coronary artery Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌkɔːr.ə.ner.i ˈɑːr.t̬ɚ.i/ 1. An artery arising from aorta.
Word: tours Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tour Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tours Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tour Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: knifetooth sawfish Part of Speech: noun 1. Anoxypristis cuspidata, a sawfish of the family Pristidae, the lone member of the genus Anoxypristis.
Word: sharklike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shark + -like. 1. Similar to a shark; like a shark Example: They wallowed lazily, nibbling bits of sea grass, their dorsal fins sometimes cutting through the water, sharklike. Example: The first reference to the shark is lost in antiquity; there is an aboriginal drawing in Australia that shows a sharklike creature in the act of eating a man. 2. Similar to that of a shark. Example: a sharklike grin; sharklike teeth; a sharklike frenzy 3. Cartilaginous.
Word: œ Part of Speech: character Pronunciation: /iː/, /ɛ/ 1. A ligature of vowels o and e. Labels: dated, letter, lowercase
Word: kitchenward Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English kitchen Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English kitchenward From kitchen + -ward. 1. Toward the kitchen. Labels: not-comparable 2. Toward food in general. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: My thoughts turned kitchenward as he spoke of his grandmother's recipes.
Word: kitchenward Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English kitchen Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English kitchenward From kitchen + -ward. 1. To the kitchen Labels: not-comparable Example: Feeling peckish, I made a foray kitchenward.
Word: linker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From link + -er Pronunciation: /ˈlɪŋkɚ/, /ˈlɪŋkə/ 1. That which links. 2. A computer program that takes one or more objects generated by compilers and assembles them into a single executable program. 3. A short oligonucleotide containing a recognition sequence for a restriction enzyme, used to blunt the ends of sticky DNA segments. 4. A word or short expression that links clauses or other syntactic elements. 5. A linked bond, one for which the principal is indexed to inflation. Labels: informal
Word: linker Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From link + -er Pronunciation: /ˈlɪŋkɚ/, /ˈlɪŋkə/ 1. To ligate a DNA segment using a linker. Example: 38. The plasmid pRK252 Km is cut with ecoRI, blunt-ended using Klenow, and linkered with BgIII linkers (New England Biolabs).
Word: sluggards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sluggard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jack-ball Part of Speech: noun 1. A ball used in boules. Example: Wani had been wet about the game until he turned out to be good at it, and now he was absorbed and unironical, tripping after the ball, yapping and grinning when he bombed the other boules away from the jack-ball, or cochonnet.
Word: aggrandizing Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of aggrandization. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: aggrandizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of aggrandize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: aggrandized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of aggrandize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: boules Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In the sense of the game, a shortening of French jeu de boules. 1. plural of boule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boules Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In the sense of the game, a shortening of French jeu de boules. 1. bowls; a game played with metal balls. Labels: uncountable
Word: bogginess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English boggy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English bogginess From boggy + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being boggy. Labels: uncountable