nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Kennelly-Heaviside layer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Arthur E. Kennelly and Oliver Heaviside. 1. A layer of ionized gas occurring between roughly 90–150 km (56–93 mi) above the ground. It reflects medium-frequency radio waves, and thus enables them to be propagated beyond the horizon.
Word: Kennelly-Heaviside layers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Kennelly-Heaviside layer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: splatty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From splat + -y. 1. Tending to splatter; messy. Labels: informal Example: Gulls cawed and wheeled overhead, dropping splatty white cluster bombs on rooftops and pavements. Goodness knows what those gulls eat, but it certainly keeps them regular. Example: There's a story line involving goofy-geeky groupies of the master detective (Benedict Cumberbatch) and their outlandishly Mission: Impossible-esque theories about how Holmes might have survived his spectacularly splatty “demise.”
Word: reoccupier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From reoccupy + -er. 1. One who reoccupies.
Word: reoccupiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reoccupier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: duny Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dune + -y. 1. Alternative spelling of duney. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: duney Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dune + -y. 1. Full of dunes. Example: It was a blessed little realm. I stopped often in the country towns – Donnybrook, Bridgetown, Busselton, Margaret River — to sit with a cup of coffee or browse through stacks of secondhand books or take a walk along a wooden pier or duney foreshore.
Word: cinnamoned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cinnamon + -ed. 1. Flavoured with cinnamon.
Word: coessentially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From coessential + -ly. 1. In a coessential manner.
Word: electric Jews Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of electric Jew Labels: form-of, plural
Word: electric tit Part of Speech: noun 1. Television, regarded as a numbing or pacifying influence. Labels: derogatory, slang, vulgar
Word: electric tits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of electric tit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hop-on hop-off Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to a type of bus tour that allows passengers to join and leave at a number of different stops. Labels: not-comparable
Word: earthings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of earthing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: under the loupe Part of Speech: adv 1. Synonym of under the microscope.
Word: under the magnifying glass Part of Speech: adv 1. Synonym of under the microscope.
Word: throw in the cards Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of throw in the towel. Example: Sure. Comforting news. If that's the extent of the left's imagination, we may as well throw in the cards and admit defeat and go en masse to sign up at our nearest Anita Bryant Treatment Center!
Word: something is rotten in Denmark Part of Speech: phrase 1. Ellipsis of something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Among other sources who pepper the book's pages with their tips: "the Bookkeeper," a conscience-stricken woman who served C.R.P.'s finance chairman, Maurice Stans. "Something is rotten in Denmark and I'm part of it," she tremblingly warned Bernstein in her home one night a few weeks after the breakin.
Word: talk out of one's ear Part of Speech: verb 1. Euphemistic form of talk out of one's ass. Labels: euphemistic, form-of, idiomatic
Word: rejectible Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of rejectable. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: talk out of one's arse Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of talk out of one's ass. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: leave one's mark Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of make one's mark. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sotos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: efrits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of efrit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: menu board Part of Speech: noun 1. A screen or board on which the prices of various menu items are displayed. Example: A rebounding economy doesn't nix the need for value options on menu boards. Example: The task may sound easy enough, but an effective menu design is more than just scribbling your menu items on a menu board or printing a list of items on white paper.
Word: Grimmian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Grimm + -ian. 1. Of or relating to the Brothers Grimm (Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm), German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers and authors who collected and published folklore during the 19th century.
Word: Grummitt Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: horographer Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who works in horography (the construction of devices to measure time).
Word: horographers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of horographer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subinfeudatory Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to subinfeudation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: subinfeudatory Part of Speech: noun 1. One who holds land by subinfeudation.
Word: nictitant Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of nictitating. Labels: not-comparable Example: This position of the pyramidalis is perhaps rendered necessary by the great extent of the movement of the nictitant membrane, the tendon of which, unless curved, would be too long to be conveniently disposed of.
Word: houngenikon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Haitian Creole. Compare houngan. 1. The leader of singing in a voodoo ceremony. Example: The houngenikon thereupon starts off the song, the drums and the chorus join in and when it is ended the houngan inquires: “Are you satisfied?” Example: The drums changed and the Houngenikon came dancing on to the floor, holding a vessel filled with some burning liquid from which sprang blue and yellow flames.
Word: neocyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neo- + -cyte. 1. A cell newly released by bone marrow
Word: Wightmans Corner Part of Speech: name 1. An unincorporated community in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States.
Word: Wightmans Grove Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after a Thelismer O. Wightman. 1. A census-designated place in Sandusky County, Ohio, United States.
Word: Wrightman Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: mettlesomely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From mettlesome + -ly. 1. In a mettlesome manner.
Word: Craigmont Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Craig + -mont. 1. A city in Lewis County, Idaho, United States. 2. An unincorporated community and ghost town in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.
Word: Bogue Chitto Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Choctaw bok chito (“big river”). 1. An unincorporated community in Dallas County, Alabama, United States. 2. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Mississippi. 3. A census-designated place in Kemper County and Neshoba County, Mississippi.
Word: Neshoba County Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Choctaw nashoba ("wolf"). 1. One of 82 counties in Mississippi, United States. County seat: Philadelphia.
Word: Neshoba Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Neshoba County. 1. Neshoba County, Mississippi.
Word: odontotheca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From odonto- + -theca. 1. The capsule or follicle of a tooth
Word: oligotrichous Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to, or characteristic of, an oligotrich Labels: not-comparable
Word: cango Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kago, an open Japanese sedan chair Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: There are two sorts of palanquin, the norimon and the cango. The former, which requires four bearers for long journeys, is a large, heavy box, in which one may sit with tolerable comfort. The sides are in lacquered wood, and contain two sliding doors. Although this norimon is, par excellence, the vehicle of the nobility, it admits of no ornaments, and is used by the ladies of the middle class and by the registered courtesans, because both occupy a certain position of fortune and consideration in society. The cango is a light litter of bamboo, open on both sides; it requires only two bearers, who always walk with a rapid and regular step. They rest for one minute out of twenty. When they go back, each carries in his turn the cango, suspended at the end of a pole, over his shoulder.
Word: talaric Part of Speech: adj 1. Ankle-length; reaching to the ankles. Labels: not-comparable Example: Dionysos, clad in a white, talaric chitôn, spotted with black, over which he wears a peplos, his hair ivy-crowned and falling in tresses, his beard long and pointed; before him a female figure, Aproditê, clad in an embroidered, talaric chitôn falling over the girdle in a kolpos, over which hangs the peplos; Example: The drivers appear at first sight to be women, but are in reality meant for young men in talaric chitons or tunics. 2. Relating to the ankles. Labels: not-comparable Example: In a series of 24 patients with displaced fractures of the talaric portion of the os calcis, 15 patients were primarily treated conservatively; a few of these patients had early subtalar fusion.
Word: menu boards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of menu board Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ontogeneticist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From onto- + geneticist. 1. A geneticist whose speciality is ontogenesis
Word: ophiotoxin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ophio- + toxin. 1. Any toxin present in a snake venom. Labels: obsolete Example: It is probable that Faust's ophiotoxins of a glucoside nature collaborate with the protein globulin and proteose to produce the effects so markedly evident in the symptomatology of adder poisoning.
Word: Spring Festivals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Spring Festival Labels: form-of, plural
Word: garapata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish garrapata. 1. A kind of wood tick. Labels: US Example: […] principally among the former were the garapatas, a vicious species of wood-tick, which swarm almost every leaf and plant growing near the ground […] Example: One of the worst annoyances of their visit to Uxmal was that whenever they moved about they became covered with garapatas. The garapata is a tick so small that it is hardly perceptible to the naked eye, but it is capable of making a bite or sting like that of a red ant or a hot needle.
Word: Lemovices Part of Speech: noun 1. A Gallic tribe dwelling in the modern Limousin region during the Iron Age and the Roman period. Labels: historical, plural, plural-only
Word: Ogleshield Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after William Oglethorpe, who helped to develop the recipe, and the existing Jersey Shield cheese. 1. A washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Somerset. Labels: uncountable
Word: prehendable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From prehend + -able. 1. Capable of being prehended.
Word: prehendability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prehend + -ability. 1. The quality of being prehendable. Labels: uncountable
Word: for want of Part of Speech: prep 1. Because of the absence of. Example: for want of a better word Example: I did not pass it, though not for want of trying.
Word: to the effect Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. With more or less the meaning of. Example: He was vague but said something to the effect that he'd do it soon. Example: “You said something to the effect of, ‘You gotta start doing something different,’” the pop star recalled of the initial conversation with her mom.
Word: failing that Part of Speech: adv Etymology: A nominative absolute; "if that is failing/missing". 1. If that condition is not met, otherwise, or else.
Word: snake doctor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a folk belief that dragonflies follow snakes around and stitch them back together if they are injured. 1. A dragonfly. Labels: Southern-US
Word: snake doctors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snake doctor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mau-maued Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mau-mau Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Gibsonburg Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Gibson + -burg; named after a General William H. Gibson, who laid out the town in 1871. 1. A village in Sandusky County, Ohio, United States.
Word: hollabacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hollaback Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bogus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Polish Bogus, Boguś, or Romanian Boguș. 1. A surname.
Word: tahor Part of Speech: adj 1. Ritually clean or pure. Labels: Jewish, not-comparable Example: There are also observations in the Talmud that, e.g., tanners stink. However, odor doesn't prevent a person from becoming tahor.
Word: Dragun Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Polish Dragun. 1. A surname from Polish.
Word: perhorrescing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of perhorresce Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: roborates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of roborate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: roborating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of roborate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: roborated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of roborate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: kryometer Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of cryometer. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: kryometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kryometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rogitates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rogitate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rogitating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rogitate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rogitated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rogitate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: level bests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of level best Labels: form-of, plural
Word: the devil you know is better than the devil you don't Part of Speech: proverb 1. Alternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: the devil we know is better than the devil we don't Part of Speech: proverb 1. Alternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: the devil we know is better than the devil we don't know Part of Speech: proverb 1. Alternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rogitation Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or process of rogitating. Labels: rare, uncountable 2. Something which is rogitated. Labels: countable, rare
Word: rogitations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rogitation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: otographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From oto- + -graphic. 1. Related to otography Labels: not-comparable
Word: palisadic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From palisade + -ic. 1. Relating to a palisade. (all senses) Labels: not-comparable
Word: met tet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Haitian Creole mèt tèt, from French maître (“master”) + tête (“head”). 1. The loa with whom a Vodouisant has a particular connection, and with whom they specially identify. Example: While his physical heritage may show resemblance to one parent or the other, in infancy, his deities, including the maît-tête, become manifest only with maturity and establish their special position. Example: The Vodou system of identifying each person's mèt tèt amounts to a method for personality typing, and this system is of great significance for understanding the moral force field of Haitian Vodou.
Word: Protestantize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Protestant + -ize. 1. To make Protestant; to convert to Protestantism. Labels: transitive Example: There had been nothing strange about the [Christmas] tree before, but now, with some one kneeling before it,—images, candles, … Grandfather merely put his finger-tips to his brow and bowed his venerable head, thus Protestantizing the atmosphere. 2. To become Protestant; to convert to Protestantism. Labels: intransitive Example: Before the Reformation, whatever wars took place, there remained throughout Europe the underlying concept of an essential unity of Christendom, an idea that all states still formed part of a common body. Even after it, when Charles V came to an agreement with the Protestantizing princes of the empire in 1555, that idea and ideal remained.
Word: en-vessie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French en (“in”) + vessie (“bladder”) (urinary bladder). 1. A method of cooking, where the food is contained within a bladder (usually the urinary bladder of a pig) and cooked in simmering or boiling water Labels: uncountable
Word: en vessie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of en-vessie. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: en-papillote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French en papillote (literally “in paper”), see papillote. 1. A method of cooking, where the food is wrapped in a pouch made of culinary parchment paper, and then cooked in an oven. Labels: uncountable Example: fish baked en papillote Example: Suffice it to say that the partridge wings were served en papillote, and the grey squirrels stewed in madeira.
Word: reseminates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reseminate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reseminating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reseminate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reseminated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reseminate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hained Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hain Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tubicination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin tubicinātus (“sounded a trumpet”), past participle of tubicinō (“sound a trumpet”). 1. The act or process of sounding a trumpet Labels: rare Example: But what can this confounded unnatural noise be?— / All this buxination, and tubicination, / This acclamation, and tympanization?— […] 2. The sound of a trumpet Labels: rare Example: The conductor sounded his ram's horn; this was a tubicination the meaning of which had been carefully prescribed in the regulations of the company, and was well understood by the Indians.
Word: tubicinations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tubicination Labels: form-of, plural
Word: raggee Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ragi (“finger millet”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: athetosic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to athetosis. Example: In general, the presence of sustained twisting, athetosic or choreic movements, lack of EEG abnormalities during attacks, lack of episodes of unresponsiveness which would mean spread of seizure activity outside the frontal lobes, all indicate a non-epileptic origin (Fahn, 1994). On the other hand, some ictal manifestations which are typical […]
Word: paramesonephrotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of paramesonephric. Labels: not-comparable
Word: paratomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From para- + -tomy. 1. A form of asexual reproduction in which new organs develop before the organism splits Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: paratomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From paratomy + -ic. 1. Relating to paratomy Labels: not-comparable
Word: paratomically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From paratomic + -ally. 1. By means of paratomy Labels: not-comparable
Word: free-boob Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of freeboob Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cybercartographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cyber- + cartographic. 1. Relating to cybercartography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: double opt-in Part of Speech: noun 1. The situation where a subscriber to a newsletter etc. first provides their e-mail address and then receives a confirmation request to that address, requiring them to take further action (such as clicking a hyperlink) to activate the subscription. Labels: Internet, uncountable
Word: in reality Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In real life, as opposed to online, play, make believe, or theory. Labels: idiomatic Example: A federal balanced budget sounds good in political speeches, but in reality the idea is simply a taxocrat's dream, as it would become a constitutional order to cover all spending, even the unnecessary, deficit kind. Example: I'm sure you believe posting crappy song lyrics to me will endear you to me, but in reality, you're just a daft, frightened, silly little cockfag.
Word: worklet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From work + -let. 1. A small piece of functionality encapsulating a single task.
Word: worklets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of worklet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pejvakin Part of Speech: noun 1. A protein that regulates the function of hair cells Labels: uncountable
Word: phagotrophy Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being phagotrophic Labels: uncountable
Word: phalangette Part of Speech: noun 1. A distal phalange.
Word: phalangine Part of Speech: noun 1. An intermediate phalange.
Word: Straits Settlements Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named for the Singapore Straits on older maps of the area. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹeɪts ˈsɛtəlmənts/ 1. A former British colony in Southeast Asia, existing between 1826–1946 and consisting of modern-day Singapore and Malacca, Penang, and Perak in Malaysia, as well as a few other miscellaneous territories for other periods. Labels: historical
Word: photophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo- + -phile. 1. Any organism that thrives in bright sunlight.
Word: photopile Part of Speech: noun 1. solar cell, solar battery Labels: archaic
Word: plexometer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pleximeter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pleximetry Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of the pleximeter. Labels: uncountable
Word: pleximetric Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to a pleximeter. Labels: not-comparable
Word: plexometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plexometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phytodiversity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phyto- + diversity. 1. The diversity of plant species in an area Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: genteel business Part of Speech: noun 1. theatrical parts that require the actor to be dressed well Labels: colloquial, dated, uncountable
Word: phytotronic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From phytotronics + -ic. 1. Relating to phytotronics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: road hump Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of speed bump or speed hump.
Word: road humps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of road hump Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Laplace's equation Part of Speech: noun 1. The partial differential equation (∂²φ)/(∂x_1²)+(∂²φ)/(∂x_2²)+⋯+(∂²φ)/(∂x_n²)=0, commonly written Δφ=0 or ∇²φ=0, where Δ(=∇²) is the Laplace operator and φ is a scalar function. Example: In practical problems, since the charges are confined to small regions while major part of the space is charge-free, it is obvious that Laplace's Equation has far greater utility than Poisson's equation. Example: Numerous problems in electrical engineering require a solution of Laplace's equation in two dimensions. This section outlines a classic problem that leads to Laplace's equation, then develops a finite element method for its solution.
Word: winter-dress Part of Speech: noun 1. Clothing fit for winter conditions
Word: winter boot Part of Speech: noun 1. A boot fit for winter weather
Word: unlaunch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + launch. 1. To undo or reverse the launching of. Labels: transitive Example: They pay a $5 fee for the season, and the permit gives them the privilege of launching their boats and unlaunching them at one of these ramps. Example: In order to terminate the session, the client issues ServiceGatewayDetach to the gateway, which calls the application server to unlaunch the currently running service.
Word: unlaunches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unlaunch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unlaunching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unlaunch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: right men Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of right man Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonoccultation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + occultation. 1. Absence of occultation. Labels: uncountable
Word: Venus's girdle Part of Speech: noun 1. A comb jelly of species Cestum veneris, of tropical and subtropical oceans. 2. Synonym of belt of Venus (“atmospheric phenomenon”).
Word: Venus's flower basket Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Venus' flower basket Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mucronule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin mucrō (stem mucrōn-) + -ule. 1. A small mucro.
Word: mucronules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mucronule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schepens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of schepen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: harmonic engine Part of Speech: noun 1. A machine in which the energy of an electric current is used, by means of two small electromagnets, to keep up the vibrations of a large and heavily-weighted tuning fork whose arms are connected to two pistons working a miniature pump. Labels: historical
Word: harmonic engines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of harmonic engine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Arminianists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Arminianist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cacuminates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cacuminate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cacuminating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cacuminate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cacuminated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cacuminate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: scavernick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cornish skovarnek. 1. A hare. Labels: Cornwall, obsolete
Word: scavernicks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scavernick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: qite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Demotic Egyptian qt, from Egyptian qdt, with the vowels supplied by the word’s descendant, Coptic ⲕⲓⲧⲉ (kite). 1. Alternative spelling of kite (“measure of weight equivalent to ¹⁄₁₀ deben (about 0.32 ounces or 9.1 grams)”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: [I]n the great Harris papyrus, […] precise quantities are recorded by weight in terms of the deben (about 2½ oz.) and the qite (¼ oz.) of gold, silver, copper and precious stones, without any reference to their value. […] Five pots of honey were bought for five qite of silver and an ox for five qite of gold. Example: The scribe of the temple Sedy set out with the pure priest and goldsmith Tuty for the frames; they removed one deben and three and a half qite of gold, which they took for the chief of the gang Pameniu.
Word: Eoan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From either of the following: * Learned borrowing from Latin ē̆ōus (“of the east; of the dawn”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives). Ē̆ōus is derived from ἠῷος (ēōîos, “of the east; of the morning”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“dawn; east”). * Eos (“Greek goddess of the dawn”) + -an. Eos is derived from Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs, “Greek goddess of the dawn”), from ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn, daybreak; morning; day; east”): see above. Cognates * Italian eoo * Portuguese eoo Pronunciation: /iːˈəʊən/, /iˈoʊən/ 1. Relating to the dawn. Labels: archaic, not-comparable, poetic Example: VVhoſe moſt adored name incloſes, / Things abſtruſe, deep and diuine. / VVhoſe yellovv treſſes ſhine, / Bright as Eoan fire. […] Bright as Eoan fire, / O me thy Prieſt inſpire! Example: Giue her th' Eoan brightnesse, / Wing'd with that subtill lightnesse, / That doth trans-pierce the Ayre; […] 2. Relating to the east; eastern. Labels: archaic, not-comparable, poetic Example: And from his Orient or Eoan vvave, / VVhere Neptune doth his ſteps in pearle engrave, / Seeing a clearer Sun i' th' VVeſt ariſe / To all his Naids and his Napæis, cries / […] / Tvvo Suns ariſe at once, and in one day / Tvvo Titans to the vvorld their lights diſplay; […] Example: Ocean vvas troubled, from th' Atlantick Vaſte / To Shores Eöan vvhere Braſilian Hills / Are cloath'd vvith Myrrh, and Trees diſtill vvith Balm.
Word: unegotistical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + egotistical. 1. Not egotistical.
Word: pyrheliometrically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From pyrheliometric + -ally. 1. By means of pyrheliometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: imago clipeata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin. 1. A depiction of a deceased or famous person on a round shield (clipeus), popular in the art, manuscripts and architecture of Roman and Early Christian culture. Labels: historical
Word: imagines clipeatae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of imago clipeata Labels: form-of, plural
Word: photophiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of photophile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phalangettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phalangette. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phalangines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phalangine. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Xibe Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsi.be/ 1. A Tungusic people of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwest China.
Word: Xibe Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈsi.be/ 1. The Tungusic language spoken by the Xibe people of Northwest China.
Word: photopiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of photopile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ostwald ripening Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First described by Wilhelm Ostwald in 1896. 1. An observed phenomenon in solid solutions or liquid sols, where an inhomogeneous structure changes over time, i.e. small crystals or particles dissolve and redeposit onto larger crystals or particles. Labels: uncountable
Word: plagiotropism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plagio- + -trope + -ism. 1. The growth of a plant at an orientation to the angle of a stimulus
Word: orchideology Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of orchidology. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: planogamy Part of Speech: noun 1. The presence of planogametes Labels: uncountable
Word: plasmidic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From plasmid + -ic. 1. Relating to plasmids. Labels: not-comparable
Word: blacknesse Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of blackness. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Example: Home to dinner, and there I took occasion, from the blacknesse of the meat as it came out of the pot, to fall out with my wife and my maid for their sluttery […]
Word: take occasion Part of Speech: verb 1. To take advantage of an opportunity. Labels: dated, idiomatic Example: He grew old and fretful, and captious, and I must add, which made the vice itself begin to grow surfeiting and nauseous to me, he grew worse and wickeder the older he grew, and that to such degree as is not fit to write of, and made me so weary of him that upon one of his capricious humours, which he often took occasion to trouble me with, I took occasion to be much less complaisant to him than I used to be; […] Example: Home to dinner, and there I took occasion, from the blacknesse of the meat as it came out of the pot, to fall out with my wife and my maid for their sluttery […]
Word: plasmogamic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From plasmogamy + -ic. 1. Relating to plasmogamy Labels: not-comparable
Word: land pirate Part of Speech: noun 1. A highwayman. Labels: archaic 2. A swindler who operates at a port, deceiving sailors. Labels: archaic
Word: land pirates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of land pirate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: despotocracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From despot + -o- + -cracy. 1. government by a despot Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: despotocracies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of despotocracy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: despotocratic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to a despotocracy.
Word: facinorousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From facinorous + -ness. 1. extreme wickedness Labels: formal, rare, uncountable Example: The Emperor Constantine the Great, and other emperors who founded the civil law, condemned to death those who should practise such facinorousness […] Example: Sounding quite pompous, he continued, “The devil cannot remain at Thorn hall. It has seen enough facinorousness.”
Word: soft focus Part of Speech: noun 1. The blur produced by spherical aberration in a lens, sometimes deliberately used to produce a dreamy effect or to eliminate blemishes. Labels: uncountable Example: Hamilton said that his work looked for the “candour of a lost paradise”, and was most famous for his kitschy calendars of young girls and his soft-focus erotic films including “Bilitis” from 1977.
Word: black cancer Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of melanosis. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: koorbash Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kurbash. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pluripotence Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pluripotency. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: koorbashes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of koorbash Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Monroeism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Monroe + -ism. The policy was named after US president James Monroe (1758–1831), who issued it in 1823. 1. Synonym of Monroe Doctrine: the United States policy opposing European colonialism in the Americas beginning in 1823. Labels: historical, uncountable 2. An amusing, playfully naive remark by American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962). Labels: countable, informal Example: Of her favorite “number by Beethoven”—“I'm afraid I'm not very good at numbers.” Of her admiration for the Renaissance—“Of course, if I had lived in the Renaissance, I would be dead now.” Such Monroeisms prompt Mr. Zolotow to remind us of Punch’s quip: “Timon is a girl’s best friend.”
Word: Monroeist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Monroe + -ist. 1. A supporter of Monroeism. Labels: historical
Word: Monroeists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Monroeist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goatiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From goaty + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being goaty. Labels: uncountable
Word: mountain marrow Part of Speech: noun 1. lithomarge; kaolinite Labels: uncountable
Word: clipeated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From imago clipeata. 1. Depicted on a round shield (clipeus). Labels: historical, not-comparable, rare
Word: nipter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek νιπτήρ (niptḗr, “basin”). 1. The ecclesiastical ceremony of washing the feet; maundy. Labels: uncountable
Word: juniorship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From junior + -ship. 1. The rank or position of junior; juniority. Labels: uncountable
Word: seniorness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From senior + -ness. 1. seniority Labels: uncountable Example: With the seniorness of the faculty also comes a downside, however. Altered State faculty members are used to being told they are very good; thus, their willingness to consider new teaching ideas like collaborative learning or learning communities is often lacking.
Word: juniorness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From junior + -ness. 1. juniority Labels: uncountable
Word: seniorship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From senior + -ship. Piecewise doublet of seigniorship and signiorship. 1. The rank or position of senior; seniority. Labels: uncountable
Word: torchbearing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From torch + bearing. 1. Carrying a torch (flaming brand). Labels: not-comparable 2. Leading a campaign, or giving inspiration to others. Labels: broadly, not-comparable
Word: torchbearing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From torch + bearing. 1. The leading of a campaign, or giving inspiration to others. Labels: uncountable
Word: know a B from a battledore Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of know B from a battledore. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: know B from a battledore Part of Speech: verb 1. To know anything at all; to have the most basic common sense or intelligence. Labels: archaic Example: Euery man can ſay Bee to a Battledore, and vvrite in prayſe of Vertue, and the ſeuen Liberall Sciences, threſh corne out of the full ſheaues, and fetch vvater out of the Thames; but out of drie ſtubble to make an after harueſt, and a plentifull croppe vvithout ſovving, and vvring iuice out of a flint, thats Pierce a Gods name, and the right tricke of a workman.
Word: permish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. 1. permission Labels: slang, uncountable Example: I suppose you should ask Beacon for permish to quote from RR. Example: Firewater: The aisles started changing my verses to support their own views. Fucking with Twink's lyrics. Remixing my shit without my permish.
Word: Remoboth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin remoboth, a loan from Coptic ⲣⲙⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ (rmnouōt), from ⲣⲱⲙⲉ (rōme) + ⲟⲩⲱⲧ (ouōt). 1. Synonym of Sarabaite.
Word: reast Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From roast. 1. To dry or smoke (meat, etc.) Labels: transitive
Word: boyles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of boyle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: boyles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boyle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boyled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of boyle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: boyling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of boyle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reasted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reast Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reasts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reast Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reasting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reast Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: eminential Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to an eminence or protuberance. Labels: not-comparable
Word: footlighted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From footlight + -ed. 1. Illuminated by footlights. Labels: not-comparable Example: a footlighted stage
Word: set on foot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compare the identical French mettre sur pied, of which this may be a calque. 1. To originate; to put into action. Labels: transitive Example: Meanwhile that little disappointment made her delight the more in Sir James Chettam's readiness to set on foot the desired improvements.
Word: Panks Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: kimboed Part of Speech: adj 1. akimbo Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: kimboed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of kimbo Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: thankworthiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of thankworthy: most thankworthy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: trigonometer Part of Speech: noun 1. An instrument for solving plane right-angled figures by inspection.
Word: trigonometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trigonometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vibroscopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vibroscope + -ic. 1. Relating to, or by means of a vibroscope Labels: not-comparable
Word: vibroscopically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From vibroscopic + -ally. 1. By means of the vibroscope. Labels: not-comparable
Word: canvasings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of canvasing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pennill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Welsh pennill (“verse”). 1. A kind of Welsh verse in which the singer has to change words and measure according to the variations of an accompanist on the harp.
Word: pennills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pennill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pennillion Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pennill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pennillion Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of penillion. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: attempereth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: attemper + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of attemper Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: holds a torch for Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hold a torch for Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: effulgency Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of effulgence. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: effulgencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of effulgency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neomelodic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neo- + melodic. 1. Of or relating to a genre of Italian music combining pop music with traditional Neapolitan songs. Labels: not-comparable Example: What is unusual about the neomelodic singers is that they are often ex-criminals, who sing songs that celebrate organized crime.
Word: visualisers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of visualiser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disbloomed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dis- + bloom + -ed. 1. Deprived of blooms or (figurative) of youthful freshness. Labels: not-comparable, poetic, rare
Word: unblossomed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + blossomed. 1. Not having blossomed. Labels: not-comparable Example: an unblossomed rose
Word: potamoplankton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From potamo- + plankton. 1. plankton that inhabit rivers Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: clover grass Part of Speech: noun 1. clover (of genus Trifolium) Labels: uncountable 2. Halophila baillonis, a rare seagrass. Labels: uncountable
Word: stroak Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of stroke. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: But becauſe amongſt many ſtroaks, vvhich our eyes, eares, and other organs receive from external bodies, the predominant onely is ſenſible; therefore the light of the Sun being predominant, vve are not affected vvith the action of the ſtarrs. Example: He that vvould diſcern the rudimentall ſtroak of a plant, may behold it in the Originall of Duckvveed, at the bigneſſe of a pins point, from convenient vvater in glaſſes, vvherein a vvatchfull eye may alſo diſcover the puncticular Originals of Perivvincles and Gnats.
Word: stroak Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of stroke. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: [W]hen thou cam'ſt firſt / Thou ſtroakſt me, & made much of me: […] Example: The tender Sire, vvho ſavv her bluſh, and cry, / Aſcrib'd it all to Maiden-modeſty, / And dry'd the falling Drops, and yet more kind, / He ſtroak'd her Cheeks, and holy Kiſſes join'd.
Word: stroaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stroak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: torneament Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of tournament. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: torneaments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of torneament Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maistery Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of mastery. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: physiologise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of physiologize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: physiologises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of physiologise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: physiologising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of physiologise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: physiologised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of physiologise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Lukomorye Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian Лукомо́рье (Lukomórʹje, literally “the curve of the sea”). 1. A fictional land in Russian folklore.
Word: osite Part of Speech: noun 1. guano from the island of Sombrero, Anguilla Labels: uncountable
Word: Osiric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Osiris + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to Osiris.
Word: rhabdomal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rhabdom + -al. 1. Relating to a rhabdom Labels: not-comparable
Word: Mohammedanise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of Muhammadanize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Mohammedanised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Mohammedanise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Mohammedanises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of Mohammedanise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Mohammedanising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Mohammedanise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: aspread Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + spread. Pronunciation: /əˈspɹɛd/ 1. spread out Labels: not-comparable Example: She heard hoofs and harness, wheels, the leathers bracing the springs, she saw faces through the windows, leaves, sky, a flag on the fly from a spire. Like the one aspread on the casket, she may have thought, and she could almost feel it, properly folded, weighing on her hands when the coffin was out of sight.
Word: dysphuistic Part of Speech: adj 1. Bad-sounding; inelegant in style.
Word: skeary Part of Speech: adj 1. Pronunciation spelling of scary. Labels: US, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: skear Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of scare. Labels: US, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: skear Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of scare. Labels: US, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: skears Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of skear Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: skeared Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of skear Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: skearing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of skear Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: transcriptively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From transcriptive + -ly. 1. In terms of transcription. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Charybdian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Charybdis + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Charybdis.
Word: heartlander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heartland + -er. 1. A person who lives in the heartland. Example: About four of every ten heartlanders were Negro slaves. 2. A citizen of Singapore who maintains the local culture and customs of the country. Labels: Singapore 3. A resident of Singapore who lives or works in the heartlands, in a district or planning area that is outside of the central region of the country, places which are lesser known to tourists. Labels: Singapore
Word: homelander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From homeland + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈhəʊmˌlændə/, /ˈhoʊmˌlændəɹ/ 1. A person from one's homeland. Example: Both Yoruba and European officials see themselves as "expatriates," persons who are living away from home among an alien people and are obliged ultimately to return to their homeland. To maintain such an image and to complete it, a man should marry a homelander rather than the local person in the foreign area.
Word: heartlanders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heartlander Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homelanders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of homelander Labels: form-of, plural
Word: awatch Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + watch. Pronunciation: /əˈwɒt͡ʃ/ 1. Watching; in a state of vigilance. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hemitropal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, hemi- + -trope + -al 1. Of a crystal: having one part in reverse position with reference to the other part; twinned. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hemitropic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, hemi- + -trope + -ic 1. Synonym of hemitropal. Labels: not-comparable 2. Invariant relative to a proper orthogonal group. Labels: not-comparable Example: a hemitropic function
Word: drant Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Scots drant, draunt (“droning or drawling tone”), borrowed from Scottish Gaelic dranndan, draundan (“hum, buzzing, complaint, growl, snarl”), akin to Irish drantán (“hum, buzzing, growl”). 1. To drawl; to drone. Labels: Scotland, ambitransitive, dialectal
Word: drant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scots drant, draunt (“droning or drawling tone”), borrowed from Scottish Gaelic dranndan, draundan (“hum, buzzing, complaint, growl, snarl”), akin to Irish drantán (“hum, buzzing, growl”). 1. A droning tone. Labels: Scotland, dialectal
Word: drants Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of drant Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: drants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dranted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of drant Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dranting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of drant Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: prethoughtful Part of Speech: adj 1. prudent; having forethought
Word: forethoughtfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From forethoughtful + -ly. 1. With forethought.