nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: mythopoetics Part of Speech: noun 1. A mythopoetic system or construction. Example: In Noces and subsequently L'Homme révolté he constructs a mythopoetics of the Mediterranean which mythologizes Algeria's history and transcends the darkness of European politics. Almost all of his works celebrate this mythopoetics.
Word: mycetophagy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mycophagy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: mycetismus Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mycetism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Petrarchanism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Petrarchan + -ism. Pronunciation: /pɪˈtɹɑːkənɪzəm/, /pɛˈtɹɑɹkənɪzəm/, /piˈtɹɑɹkənɪzəm/ 1. The influential style of Petrarch. Labels: uncountable
Word: perpendicular pronoun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its shape when written. 1. The first-person singular pronoun "I". Labels: derogatory, humorous Example: 1982, Yes Minister, "The Skeleton in the Cupboard" Sir Humphrey: The identity of the official whose alleged responsibility for this hypothetical oversight has been the subject of recent discussion is not shrouded in quite such impenetrable obscurity as certain previous disclosures may have led you to assume; but not to put too fine a point on it, the individual in question is, it may surprise you to learn, one whom your present interlocutor is in the habit of defining by means of the perpendicular pronoun. Hacker: I beg your pardon? Sir Humphrey: It was... I.
Word: perpendicular pronouns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perpendicular pronoun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bethrust Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- (“at, over, across”) + thrust. 1. To thrust forth or about; thrust forward, toward, or out. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: The early twilight descended in mercy over the half-crazed inmates of the household, who offered up their truest thanksgiving when Mrs. Duncan and her brood stowed themselves once more into the cutter of which it might have been wondered how it contrived to hold them all, and with a parting hoot from some slily bethrust member of the young fraternity, they started homeward. Example: Bright, radiant, glad eyed, clean souled seraphim, Whose genius would at once from heaven bethrust, Dared they to purity unfaithful prove.
Word: Petzval lens Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Developed in 1840 by Joseph Petzval. 1. A photographic lens consisting of two doublet lenses with an aperture stop in between. Labels: historical
Word: Cooke triplet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the company T. Cooke & Sons of York, whose chief engineer Dennis Taylor designed it in 1893. 1. A photographic lens comprising a negative flint glass element in the centre with a crown glass element on each side. Labels: historical
Word: permatan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From perma- + tan. 1. A perpetual tan. Labels: colloquial Example: His permatan, and his vanity, were his weakness. I needed a picture of him, and it needed to be as unflattering as possible. Moving my train of thought on a bit, I reasoned that he must also be a lover of natural sunbathing. Example: Shirley Bassey's culture seemed to be that of international showbiz, and her natural skin tone not that far different from the permatan of a Sacha Distel or Cliff Richard.
Word: permatans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of permatan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pertechnate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pertechnic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any salt or ester of pertechnic acid.
Word: pertechnates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pertechnate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: permatanned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From perma- + tanned. 1. Having a perpetual tan. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable
Word: pegassy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pegasse + -y. 1. Characterised by the presence of pegasse; peaty. Example: It is recommended that each Estate should lay down 100 acres under the system as soon as the necessary equipment is available, and that the trial areas should include frontland, pegassy and riverside soils.
Word: pecker checker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In reference to medical tests for sexually-transmitted diseases. See pecker (“penis”). 1. A medical doctor, especially a urologist. Labels: US, derogatory, humorous, slang
Word: pecker checkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pecker checker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carbarn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From car + barn. 1. A building housing a streetcar when it is not in use.
Word: carbarns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carbarn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: car clout Part of Speech: noun 1. The crime of breaking into an automobile. Labels: US, colloquial Example: Yesterday's pleasant weather should have brought an increase in certain felonies — purse snatches, street holdups, car clouts, convenience-store stickups, ATM rips. There was no logical reason why crime should be down […] Example: From there they went over the Little River Ranger Station about a mile away to complete a car clout report. The ranger was taking information on the car clout from Pam when I walked into the ranger station.
Word: car clouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of car clout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: small-ticket Part of Speech: adj 1. inexpensive; having a low price Labels: not-comparable
Word: pegassey Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of pegassy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: water icing Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of icing made from powdered sugar and water. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: thioformaldehydes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thioformaldehyde Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thianes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thiane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neurular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neurula + -ar. 1. Relating to a neurula. Labels: not-comparable
Word: receptoral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From receptor + -al. 1. Relating to receptors. Labels: not-comparable Example: The foregoing comparative discussion of colour space has been confined to the receptoral level, and so two important qualifications are in order.
Word: rechip Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + chip. 1. To chip again. Labels: transitive Example: Many times was it necessary to rechip the blade, and thus resharpen it, before he had cut down through the thick hide and blubber and thus into the firm muscles where the steel harpoon head was firmly embedded; but at last he drew it forth. Example: The necessity for sandblasting a concrete area after chipping is questionable. If contamination of a chipped area does occur and cannot be cleaned by an air-water blast it is better to rechip the area […]
Word: rechips Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rechip Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rechipped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rechip Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rechippings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rechipping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: recomember Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of recollect + remember? 1. To remember. Labels: dialectal, nonstandard
Word: recomembering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of recomember Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: recomembers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of recomember Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: recomembered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of recomember Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Chitpavan Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a Brahmin community of Konkan in western India. Example: Chitpavan derives from the Sanskrit ‘chit’ for mind, and ‘pavan’ for purified by fire.
Word: Chitpavans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Chitpavan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chitpawan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Chitpavan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Chitpawans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Chitpawan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: relamp Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + lamp. 1. To replace the lamp(s) in (a light fitting). Labels: transitive
Word: relamps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of relamp Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: relamped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of relamp Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: relamping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of relamp Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: relamping Part of Speech: noun 1. The replacement of the lamp(s) in a light fitting. Example: The average number of spot relampings between bulk relampings is equal to the number of lamps in the installation multiplied by the loss in LSF over the bulk relamping interval, […]
Word: relampings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of relamping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reclampings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reclamping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: remend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + mend. 1. To mend or repair again. Labels: transitive
Word: remends Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of remend Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: remending Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of remend Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: remended Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of remend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: EBKAC Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of error between keyboard and chair. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, humorous
Word: fritlag Part of Speech: noun 1. A rag. 2. A worthless person.
Word: fritlags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fritlag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poleman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pole + -man. 1. One who propels a boat using a pole. 2. One who tests the depth of the water using a pole, while aboard a vessel.
Word: polemen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poleman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phœbe Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of phoebe. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: Denjoe Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive name for someone named Denis Joseph. Labels: Ireland, informal Example: 2 Years: DenJoe Lee Townsend Example: ...black hole radiance and inflation as exponential scaling was explored with Yuhong Zhang [16, 40, 41] partly based on work on critical phenomena done earlier with Denjoe O'Connor [42].
Word: adjunct treatment Part of Speech: noun 1. An additional treatment (e.g. a drug or procedure) used to increase the efficacy or safety of a primary treatment.
Word: besmirk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Variant of besmirch, as if be- + smirk. 1. To besmirch; sully; befoul. Labels: transitive Example: A mighty people, strong, reliant, free, / With souls sustained by foulest sorcery / Of noxious demagogues whose wiles disguise / Their sanguine lusts, and whose polluted lies / Besmirk the fairest form of Liberty! Example: ESPN or some high-wattage radio station, they wouldn't besmirk their own hands, they'd sub it out to lowlifes.
Word: appriser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From apprise + -er. 1. One who carries out an apprising.
Word: apprisers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of appriser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apprisings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apprising Labels: form-of, plural
Word: appraisings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈpɹeɪzɪŋz/ 1. plural of appraising Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anomalistic years Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anomalistic year Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hail down Part of Speech: verb 1. to fall from the sky, as hail Labels: intransitive 2. to beat down suddenly and harshly Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: Criticism hailed down on them.
Word: Alcalá de Henares Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Alcalá de Henares. Pronunciation: /ˌalkaˈlɑː deɪ ɛˈnɑːɹɛs/, /ˌɑlkəˈlɑ deɪ həˈnɑɹeɪs/ 1. A city in the Community of Madrid, Spain.
Word: Fuenlabrada Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Fuenlabrada. 1. A city in Spain, in the autonomous community of Madrid, southwest of Madrid.
Word: Castellón de la Plana Part of Speech: name 1. The capital city of the province of Castellón, in the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain.
Word: Getafe Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Spain, in the south of the autonomous community of Madrid.
Word: Marbella Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /mɑː(ɹ)ˈbeɪ.jə/, /mɑː(ɹ)ˈbeɪ.ə/ 1. A city in Andalusia, in southern Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
Word: Lérida Part of Speech: name 1. Lleida
Word: Lleida Part of Speech: name 1. A province in western Catalonia, Spain. 2. The capital city of the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.
Word: Alija Part of Speech: name 1. A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Алија (Alija).
Word: take a nap Part of Speech: verb 1. To sleep briefly. Labels: idiomatic
Word: artifactitious Part of Speech: adj 1. artifactual Labels: not-comparable
Word: backround Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of background. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: neopaganistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neo- + paganistic. 1. Of, or pertaining to neopaganism
Word: Cainite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cain + -ite. 1. A descendant of Cain. Labels: Judaism 2. An adherent of Cainism, a member of a Gnostic sect that honored Cain and Judas.
Word: Cainites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Cainite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: please excuse my dear Aunt Sally Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Ultimately from PEMDAS. 1. A mnemonic used to help people remember the order of operations, in the PEMDAS order.
Word: Norwegianisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Norwegian + -isation. 1. Alternative form of Norwegianization. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: thermohalines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thermohaline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thermohaline circulations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thermohaline circulation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grade point Part of Speech: noun 1. A numerical value assigned to a letter grade received in a course at a college or university, multiplied by the number of credits awarded for the course.
Word: keratein Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kerat- + -ein. 1. The easily digested reduction product of keratin, in which the disulfide links are reduced to SH groups, the individual peptide chains having been separated.
Word: kench Part of Speech: noun 1. A bin or enclosure in which fish or skins are salted. Example: And while Harvey was taking in knowledge of new things at each pore and hard health with every gulp of the good air, the We're Here went her ways and did her business on the Bank, and the silvery-gray kenches of well-pressed fish mounted higher and higher in the hold. Example: In the former process, the fish are thoroughly salted and placed in regular piles on top of each other, called kenches.
Word: euhymenium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eu- + hymenium. 1. Hymenium in which the basidia are among the first elements formed.
Word: endism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From end + -ism. 1. The belief that something of significant scope and duration, particularly something negative, is coming to an end. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: 'lo Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of lo (“hello”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: When Spade entered, Wise was buting a fingernail and staring at the window. He took his hand from his mouth, screwed his chair around to face Spade, and said: " 'Lo. Push a chair up."
Word: reign check Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of rain check. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: Sound-alike words are also difficult to find since they confuse the person with a limited vocabulary, as witness these errors taken from dictation: "May I have a reign check on our luncheon date?" "Please ship by partial post." Example: I told her I’d take a reign check until I’m a little farther along.
Word: Caribbean English Part of Speech: noun 1. The dialects of the English language spoken in the Caribbean islands, and most countries on the Caribbean coasts of Central America, and South America, including Belize and Guyana. Labels: uncountable
Word: Bantuization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Bantu + -ization. 1. The process of a language becoming more like a Bantu language. Labels: uncountable 2. The process of a geographical area coming to be dominated by Bantu people. Labels: uncountable
Word: seabream Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sea + bream. 1. Any of several species of marine fish of the families Sparidae or Bramidae found in shallow temperate and tropical waters around the world.
Word: seabreams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seabream Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chaus Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of chaus; obsolete spelling of chiaus. Labels: alt-of Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Chaus.
Word: transmanche Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French transmanche (“cross-Channel”). 1. cross-channel; pertaining to coastal areas of both southern England and northern France. Labels: not-comparable Example: Brussels lies at the intersection of the transmanche route via Lille to London and there will be further links to Paris, Amsterdam and Cologne. Example: However, the people who live there remain to their transmanche neighbours an enigma wrapped up in Gauloise smoke, a tribe more mysterious than the Hottentots.
Word: queefer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From queef + -er. 1. Someone who queefs. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: re: so how does al qaeda in yemen get their funding? by ransoms paid by the iran, china and ... Group: alt.politics.democrats i have been saying since day one that you are a fucking moron, queefer. Example: 2002 TR Re: Opie & Anthony Group: alt.fan.howard-stern I know that Howard's had more than his share of farters/queefers on the air, but he just handles it better, if that makes any sense (not that it's "A" material when he does it, either).
Word: varts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: queefers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of queefer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Santa Cruz de Tenerife Part of Speech: name 1. The capital and largest city of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; the co-capital of the Canary Islands, along with Las Palmas. 2. A province of the Canary Islands.
Word: San Cristóbal de La Laguna Part of Speech: name 1. A city in northern Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands
Word: La Laguna Part of Speech: name 1. San Cristóbal de La Laguna 2. A town in Chalatenango department, El Salvador.
Word: Dos Hermanas Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Dos Hermanas (literally “two sisters”). The name dates from its founding in 1248 by Ferdinand III of Castile and honours the sisters of Gonzalo Nazareno, one of the king's principal military commanders. 1. A city in Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia about fifteen kilometres south of Seville.
Word: Torrejón de Ardoz Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Madrid, Spain, 20 kilometres from the centre.
Word: Parla Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Madrid.
Word: prideworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pride + -worthy. 1. Worthy of pride or of being proud. Example: Many adolescents go through a crisis when this kind of simple pride in a cherished group collides with appraisal-based evidence that the actions of the group are not all that pride-worthy (for me, it was the Boy Scouts).
Word: Mataró Part of Speech: name 1. A city in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain, 30 kilometres north-east of Barcelona.
Word: priceworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From price + -worthy. 1. Worth the cost.
Word: jump queue Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of jump the queue. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kicked around Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of kick around Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: kick arounds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kick around Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kicks around Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of kick around Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: kicking around Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of kick around Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: land up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Idiom derived from "to land." 1. To end up; to arrive or result, especially if it is not planned.
Word: lay eyes on Part of Speech: verb 1. To see; look at; glimpse. Labels: idiomatic Example: Had he seen her once? He debated that a moment. No. The habits of long service years had made him note and remember people. He knew that if ever he had laid eyes on her lovely face, he would never have forgotten. Example: I remember back in school / When I first laid my eyes on you / I saw your smile and knew right then and there
Word: lightning fast Part of Speech: adj 1. Extremely fast, fast as lightning. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: lightning fast Part of Speech: adv 1. Extremely quickly. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: matter of life and death Part of Speech: noun 1. Something whose outcome could result in either someone's survival or their death 2. An extremely urgent matter. Labels: idiomatic
Word: nerves of steel Part of Speech: noun 1. Great bravery, courage, or composure. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only
Word: price out Part of Speech: verb 1. To compute the total price of something. Labels: transitive Example: He agrees it would be quite difficult to price out the costs of many of the services provided. Obviously some of the costs, like travel expenses, can be computed in advance, but he has no price tag that he could quickly give to you... 2. To exclude (someone) from a market due to rising or unaffordable prices. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: High rents are pricing people out. Example: “All my friends have moved to Kent. They’re being priced out,” she says.
Word: carbophilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From carbo- + -philic. 1. Having an affinity for carbon atoms in a molecule (especially an unsaturated one)
Word: protogenoi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of protogenos Labels: form-of, plural
Word: country gentleman Part of Speech: noun 1. A rich man of good social standing who owns and lives in a large rural property.
Word: Northern England English Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of dialects of the English language found in Northern England. Labels: uncountable
Word: construction soldier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly translated from German Bausoldat. 1. In the German Democratic Republic, a person who did not bear arms but instead did construction work. Labels: historical
Word: Northern English Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened from Northern England English. 1. A group of dialects of the English language found in Northern England. Labels: uncountable
Word: customer support Part of Speech: noun 1. Provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. Labels: uncountable
Word: vegeculture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of vegetable + agriculture. 1. The practice of cultivating vegetables Labels: uncountable 2. A society that practices vegeculture Labels: countable
Word: vegecultures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vegeculture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vegecultural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vegeculture + -al. 1. Of, relating to, or practicing vegeculture. Labels: not-comparable
Word: without fear or favour Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In an equal and fair manner. Example: The judge made his decision without fear or favour.
Word: as the next guy Part of Speech: phrase 1. To a reasonable degree; as much as a typical person or man. Labels: idiomatic Example: I like reading as much as the next guy. Example: I'm as friendly as the next guy.
Word: as the next girl Part of Speech: phrase 1. To a reasonable degree; as much as a typical woman. Labels: idiomatic Example: I like reading as much as the next girl. Example: I'm as friendly as the next girl.
Word: drain fly Part of Speech: noun 1. A fly whose larvae live in decaying organic matter underwater, most notably on the inside of drains, Clogmia albipunctata and similar species. 2. Any species in the subfamily Psychodinae of the family Psychodidae.
Word: tonologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tonology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: null sets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of null set Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shareworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From share + -worthy. 1. Worthy or able to be shared; shareable. 2. Worthy of a share.
Word: incestophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From incest + -o- + -phile. 1. A person who is fond of incest. Example: You of course might be a bit jealous of any family at all, since you are an orphan after all. SO you finally admit it. You are an incestophile. Where in the Hell do I admit that, you silly little bitch?? Show me. Besides, you're the one who continually makes references and direct remarks about incest Example: So you'd say that paedophilia is "normal" to a Paedophile and incest is normal to an incestophile? Murder is normal for a murderer, too, I suppose? So in the end, words have no meaning. For someone who has just produced "incestophyle" to then whine that words have no meaning is grotesque without being funny.
Word: incestophiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of incestophile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eats cunt Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of eat cunt Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: eating cunt Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of eat cunt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ate cunt Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of eat cunt Labels: form-of, past
Word: eaten cunt Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of eat cunt Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Micawber threshold Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Dickens character Wilkins Micawber, known for his inability to work his way out of poverty. 1. A level of income, above the poverty line, but not high enough to cope with economic shocks. Example: As for the moderate poverty line, the existence of positive expected net savings capacity is in a sense a Micawber threshold [Dickens 1849-50, ch. 14], separating accumulation from decumulation of the present value of a person's human and physical capital stock. Example: If drawing down such assets pushes the household below the Micawber threshold, then the estimated poverty-trap asset dynamics again predict that the temporary shock will have permanent, long-run effects.
Word: stasiarchs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stasiarch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: masturbationist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From masturbation + -ist. 1. One who masturbates. Labels: dated Example: He grew gradually worse and entered the hospital, where he died completely demented, a confirmed masturbationist until the last. In most cases the patients are conscious in the beginning of the evil effects of self-abuse, and make feeble and ineffectual efforts at reform. Example: […] diseased conditions in which no milder means are effective. For example, the rapist, the confirmed masturbationist and pervert.
Word: masturbationists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of masturbationist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multilectal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + lectal. 1. Relating to more than one lect. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Norwegianize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Norwegian + -ize. 1. To make Norwegian. Labels: transitive
Word: Norwegianizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of Norwegianize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Norwegianized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Norwegianize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Norwegianizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Norwegianize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shamla Part of Speech: noun 1. A girdle for the waist, worn in India.
Word: shamlas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shamla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anarchoprimitivism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anarcho- + primitivism. 1. Alternative form of anarcho-primitivism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: fortamine Part of Speech: noun 1. An aminocyclitol found in astromicin. Labels: uncountable
Word: valienamine Part of Speech: noun 1. An aminocyclitol found as a substructure of pseudooligosaccharides such as acarbose and validamycins. Labels: uncountable
Word: validamycin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly valid or validate + -a- + -mycin 1. An antibiotic and fungicide produced by Streptomyces hygroscopicus, used as an inhibitor of trehalase. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: validamycins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of validamycin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aminocyclitol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amino + cyclitol. 1. Any of a class of chemical compounds related to cyclitols and used in aminoglycoside antibiotics.
Word: aminocyclitols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aminocyclitol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shakeworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shake + -worthy. 1. Worthy to be shaken. Labels: rare Example: The polemics are forgotten for the narrow space of half an hour at the airport, they all queue up in quest of Fidel's eminently shakeworthy hand: it is big and strong and supple.
Word: devotionist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of devotionalist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: devotionists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of devotionist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fellfield Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fell + field. 1. A type of open area on windy slopes or ridges at very high altitudes or latitudes where the climate is too cold and dry for anything but sparse, low-growing plants amid rocks and bare soil. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The vegetation in such areas. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fellfields Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fellfield Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thegnhoods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thegnhood Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piñon jay Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pinyon jay. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: supplaced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of supplace Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: supplacing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of supplace Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: supplaces Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of supplace Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: lachrimable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of lachrymable. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: No time yeelds rest unto my dulcide throat, / But still I ply my lachrimable note.
Word: decoherer 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- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin haereō Latin cohaereōbor. English cohere English decohere 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 decoherer From decohere + -er. 1. A mechanism in early radios to tap the coherer, mechanically disturbing the particles to reset it to the high resistance state.
Word: decoherers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of decoherer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hindu-Kho Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete form of Hindu Koh. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Hindoo-Kho Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete form of Hindu Koh. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Hindoo-Kush Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete spelling of Hindu Kush. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Hindoo-Koosh Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete spelling of Hindu Kush. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Hindu-Coosh Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete spelling of Hindu Kush. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Hindoo Coosh Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete spelling of Hindu Kush. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Pamirs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Pamir Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barrow boys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barrow boy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: block models Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of block model Labels: form-of, plural
Word: three-pointers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of three-pointer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: self-concepts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of self-concept Labels: form-of, plural
Word: choke chains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of choke chain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: round ligaments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of round ligament Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wire copy Part of Speech: noun 1. A news item published by a wire service. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: When you have read the wire copy carefully, set it aside and tell the story in your own words. Talk it into your computer or your typewriter. Refer to the wire copy only to check details, such as numbers and the spelling of proper names.
Word: servantly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From servant + -ly. 1. Of, pertaining to, resembling, or befitting a servant; servile.
Word: impuberate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From im- + puberate. 1. Not puberate.
Word: puberate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From puber + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Being a puber (between puberty and maturity).
Word: heles Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hiːlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hele Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: heled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hiːld/ 1. simple past and past participle of hele Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: TGIAF Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From TGIF. 1. Initialism of thank God it's almost Friday. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of thank goodness it's almost Friday. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: European Engineer Part of Speech: noun 1. European qualification for engineers granted by the European Federation of National Engineering Associations (FEANI).
Word: Eur Ing Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of European Engineer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: pipipi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Māori pīpipi (“turkey”). 1. A bird of New Zealand, Mohoua novaeseelandiae.
Word: hireworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hire + -worthy. 1. Worthy of hire; employable. Example: The volunteers and interns we note as hire-worthy are the ones who quickly show their outgoing, but appropriate personalities. Example: Instead, once you hit the fifty-mile mark, you were no longer hireworthy or sexworthy.
Word: sexworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sex + -worthy. 1. Worthy of sex; worth having sex with.
Word: fileworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From file + -worthy. 1. Worth being filed or kept on file.
Word: teachworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From teach + -worthy. 1. Worth being taught.
Word: anti-Islamophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + Islamophobia. 1. Opposition to Islamophobia Labels: uncountable
Word: lotional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lotion + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈləʊʃənəl/ 1. Relating to, or in the form of, a lotion. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:lotional.
Word: anti-Islamophobic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + Islamophobic. 1. Opposing Islamophobia.
Word: Islamocracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Islam + democracy. Coined by Amitai Etzioni. 1. A system of government that fuses Islam and democracy. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Islamocracies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Islamocracy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Islamocratic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of Islam + democratic. 1. Of or pertaining to Islamocracy; pertaining to Islamist democracy.
Word: sujuds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sujud Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misstructure Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + structure. 1. To structure badly or wrongly. Labels: transitive
Word: misstructured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misstructure Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: misstructures Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of misstructure Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: misstructuring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of misstructure Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Zolian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Zola + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˈzəʊlɪən/ 1. Of or relating to the French writer Émile Zola (1840–1902).
Word: sunstead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sun + stead (“place, point, spot, position”), a calque of Latin sōlstitium. Compare Old English sunnstede. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌnstɛd/ 1. A solstice. Labels: uncommon Example: Now was it the season of the yeer past sun-stead in summer and neer unto the houre of noon-stead in the day, so as they journeyed in a way full of dust, when the sun was exceeding hot; and even now they began to feel thirst and weariness already. Example: The summer-sunnestead falleth out alwaies [in Italie] to be just upon the foure and twentie day of June, at what time as the sunne is entred eight degrees within Cancer.
Word: sunsteads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sunstead. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drivelous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From drivel + -ous. 1. Composed of drivel; nonsensical; meaningless; rubbish.
Word: Dubaian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Dubai + -an. 1. Of or relating to Dubai.
Word: Dubaian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dubai + -an. 1. Someone who is from Dubai.
Word: Dubaians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Dubaian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Abu Dhabian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Abu Dhabi + -an. 1. Someone from Abu Dhabi.
Word: Abu Dhabians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Abu Dhabian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Micawber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A name likely coined by Charles Dickens, evidently reminiscent of common Irish, Scots, and Scottish Gaelic surnames starting with Mc-, Mac-, both from Old Irish macc (“son, child”) (see more there). For the second particle, compare names like Aubrey; similar surnames like M(a)cAubrey are attested around Dickens' time and thus Micawber may represent a dialectal variation. Pronunciation: /mɪˈkɒbər/ 1. A person who is poor but eternally optimistic, believing that "something will turn up", like the fictional character Wilkins Micawber in the 1850 Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield. Example: As it is I see Destitution and Despair ahead of me, and have begun an epitaph in the Micawber style for my future grave in the precincts of my native County's jail. Example: ... a state of feeling which I may perhaps best describe as the Micawber condition. If only gold would turn up! Gold might turn up any day! But as gold did not turn up, — then would not Providence be so good as to allow something else to turn up!
Word: Micawber Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A name likely coined by Charles Dickens, evidently reminiscent of common Irish, Scots, and Scottish Gaelic surnames starting with Mc-, Mac-, both from Old Irish macc (“son, child”) (see more there). For the second particle, compare names like Aubrey; similar surnames like M(a)cAubrey are attested around Dickens' time and thus Micawber may represent a dialectal variation. Pronunciation: /mɪˈkɒbər/ 1. To be optimistic that "something will turn up", in the style of Wilkins Micawber. Example: To hope that the Administration and Congress will become Anti-National Bank, and thereby expect something, is Micawbering in dread earnest. Example: ... not growing a single spiritual inch, for putting forth his powers as a man should; just amiably Micawbering along, and most Micawberly devoted to somebody he would like well enough to marry when the times comes and things "turn up;" ....
Word: plusperfect Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of pluperfect. Labels: alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable
Word: plusperfects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plusperfect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plushers Part of Speech: noun 1. Left-over residue in a cask of rum. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: pobbies Part of Speech: noun 1. bread and milk given to babies or people who are unwell Labels: UK, dialectal, uncountable
Word: politicism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From politic + -ism. 1. A political utterance. Example: […] he had been spouting ill-considered politicisms the previous evening yet now, contrariwise, he was silent. 2. The theory that political factors dominate over others. Labels: derogatory, usually Example: Politicism is the view that all human endeavors are power struggles. Thus, according to Michel Foucault, even art would be cultivated for the sake of power. Example: May Hobbes's radical politicism (politics above all) and Levinas's radical ethicism (ethics before all) eventually meet at some point?
Word: politicisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of politicism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Swisserland Part of Speech: name 1. Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe) Labels: obsolete Example: “As soon as my aunt gets well, I shall go abroad,” said he. I shall never be easy till I have seen some of these places. You will have my sketches, some time or other, to look at—or my tour to read—or my poem. I shall do something to expose myself.” “That may be—but not by sketches in Swisserland. You will never go to Swisserland. Your uncle and aunt will never allow you to leave England.”
Word: polonga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sinhalese පොළඟා (poḷaⁿgā). 1. Russell's viper
Word: polongas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polonga Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pollack whale Part of Speech: noun 1. sei whale
Word: pollack whales Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pollack whale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hardscaping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hardscape Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hardscaping Part of Speech: noun 1. hardscape Labels: uncountable
Word: hardscaped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hardscape Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hardscaped Part of Speech: adj 1. Provided with hardscape. Labels: not-comparable
Word: retail politics Part of Speech: noun 1. The political strategy of engaging with small groups of individuals in face-to-face interactions. Labels: uncountable
Word: dryer sheet Part of Speech: noun 1. fabric softener in the form of a sheet to be added to clothing in the tumble dryer
Word: dryer sheets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dryer sheet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polysynaptically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From polysynaptic + -ally. 1. In a polysynaptic manner; using more than one synapse. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hyperemotional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin ēmoveō Vulgar Latin *exmovēre Old French esmovoir Middle French esmouvoir Middle French emotionbor. English emotion English -al English emotional English hyperemotional From hyper- + emotional. Pronunciation: /haɪpəɹɪˈməʊʃənəl/, /haɪpəɹiˈmoʊʃənəl/ 1. Involving or exhibiting excessive emotion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: legered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of leger Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Eurocommunism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Euro- + communism. 1. An ideological trend within various Western European communist parties in the 1970s and 1980s; a form of communism less aligned with Soviet communism and allegedly more relevant to Western European social conditions. Labels: uncountable Example: But isn't the French CP more tied to Moscow? Yes. They flirted with Eurocommunism, and then they didn't stay with it for very long. Just recently around Afghanistan they showed that they were still allied with Moscow.
Word: neocommunism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neo- + communism. 1. Eurocommunism Labels: uncountable
Word: poligar Part of Speech: noun 1. A territorial administrative and military governor appointed by the Nayaka rulers of South India during the 16th–18th centuries. Labels: historical Example: But there were villages where several poligars resided, and from which the poligars extended their jurisdiction.
Word: poligars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poligar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: indevotional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in- + devotional. Pronunciation: /ɪndɪˈvəʊʃənəl/, /ɪndɪˈvoʊʃənəl/ 1. Not devotional. Labels: not-comparable
Word: poison arrow frog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poison + arrow + frog 1. poison dart frog
Word: poison arrow frogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poison arrow frog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plumber's butt Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of plumber's crack. Labels: Canada, US, slang
Word: polyclonal antibody Part of Speech: noun 1. An antibody secreted by different B cell lineages within the body.
Word: polyclonal antibodies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polyclonal antibody Labels: form-of, plural
Word: consignment shop Part of Speech: noun 1. A shop that sells used goods for their owners (consigners) in exchange for a portion of the proceeds. Labels: Canada, US
Word: consignment shops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of consignment shop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polymineralic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + mineralic. 1. composed of more than one mineral Labels: not-comparable
Word: monocentral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mono- + central. 1. Having or relating to a single centre. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polycentral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + central. 1. Having or relating to more than one centre. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Eurocommunist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Euro- Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moy-ni-s Proto-Italic *kommoinis Old Latin comoinis Latin commūnis Old French comun French commun Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French communiste English communist English Eurocommunist From Euro- + communist. 1. A supporter of Eurocommunism.
Word: pornographico-devotional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pornographic + -o- + devotional. Pronunciation: /pɔːnəˌɡɹæfɪkəʊdɪˈvəʊʃənəl/, /pɔɹnəˌɡɹæfɪkoʊdɪˈvoʊʃənəl/ 1. Both pornographic and devotional. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: This Egyptiac conception of a single universal godhead manifesting itself under a host of local names was not only extended from Re of Heliopolis to Amon-Re of Thebes. In an age when the Egyptiac Civilization itself was on the eve of extinction we find an Egyptiac Isis who by this time had conquered a spiritual empire for herself in an alien Hellenic World laying claim to the same Protean universality in her epiphany to the hero of Apuleius’s pornographico-devotional romance.
Word: mixtry Part of Speech: noun 1. mixture Labels: US, dated, dialectal
Word: mixtries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mixtry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moa stone Part of Speech: noun 1. A gastrolith swallowed by a moa.
Word: moa stones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moa stone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lamellaphone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lamellophone. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lamellaphones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lamellaphone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: molimo Part of Speech: noun 1. A bent trumpet-like musical instrument used in sacred ceremonies among the Baka people.
Word: Baka Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a nomadic ethnic group inhabiting parts of western and central Africa.
Word: Baka Part of Speech: name 1. A dialect cluster of Ubangian languages spoken by the Baka people.