nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: quayside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quay + side. Pronunciation: /ˈkiːsaɪd/ 1. An area alongside a quay. Labels: also, attributive Example: It was purchased by the Isle of Wight Railway in 1882, and continued to work between Brading and Bembridge until 1917, when it was taken over by the War Department, and sent overseas for war service in Mesopotamia, whence it never returned. It survived until at least 1921, when it was observed on the quayside at Basra. Example: The boat trains are run straight into the quayside shed alongside the ship, where immigration and customs formalities are carried out under cover.
Word: maizena Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish in many contexts. In German contexts, from Maizena. 1. Cornflour, cornstarch. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: stretchmarks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stretchmark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stretchmark Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of stretch mark. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: majat Part of Speech: noun 1. Cannabis of low quality with too many sticks and seeds. Labels: South-Africa, uncountable 2. Any other product or service that is of inferior quality. Labels: South-Africa, broadly, uncountable
Word: totted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tot Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: totting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tot Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: totting Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of adding up; an addition. Example: This remarkable "paying off" did not pass off without a record for, strangely enough, the sheet of paper on which Hullock did his tottings was the only thing found in the mate's cabin — as reported from Gibraltar.
Word: totting Part of Speech: verb 1. Collecting rags, bones, or other junk to sell on. Labels: slang Example: […] junk collectors who go 'totting' for old clothes and broken furniture around Shepherd's Bush […]
Word: majestatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin maiestāticus. 1. majestic Labels: obsolete
Word: twerpish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English twerp Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English twerpish From twerp + -ish. 1. Characteristic of a twerp
Word: majestify Part of Speech: verb 1. To become majestic. Labels: intransitive
Word: unchipped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English chipped English unchipped From un- + chipped. 1. Not chipped. Example: an unchipped plate Example: And there, in the centre of the picture, with its carved back scarcely three feet below the soil, is the throne of the ancient king, with the lines of its strange crocketing fresh and unchipped, unmoved from the day when it was packed away in the earth three-and-thirty centuries ago.
Word: majestifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of majestify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: majestifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of majestify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: majestified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of majestify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: majestuous Part of Speech: adj 1. Majestic. Labels: obsolete
Word: major party Part of Speech: noun 1. A political party with a strong or dominant influence in a country's politics.
Word: major suit Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of the suits of spades (♠) and hearts (♥), which rank higher than the minor suits (diamonds and clubs).
Word: minor suit Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of the suits of diamonds (♦) and clubs (♣), which rank lower than the major suits (spades and hearts).
Word: Majorcans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Majorcan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: majority rule Part of Speech: noun 1. A decision rule whereby the decisions of the numerical majority of a group will be binding on the whole group, its parts, and each member. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The social choice function that selects the Condorcet winner if one exists, and otherwise makes no decision. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: major-leaguer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From major league + -er. 1. Someone who plays in a major league
Word: MLSer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English MLS 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 MLSer From MLS + -er. 1. Someone who plays in the MLS.
Word: majoun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَعْجُون (maʕjūn, literally “paste”). 1. A paste originating in Morocco, made from marijuana and honey, and ingested as a recreational drug. Labels: uncountable Example: I recall once after an overdose of Majoun (this is Cannabis dried and finely powdered to consistency of green powdered sugar and mixed with some confection or other usually tasting like gritty plum pudding, but the choice of confectionary is arbitrary . . .).
Word: heavying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of heavy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: majuscular Part of Speech: adj 1. uppercase, capitalized Labels: not-comparable
Word: heavied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of heavy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Makalu Part of Speech: name 1. A mountain in the Himalayas, on the border between Sankhuwasabha district, Koshi, Nepal and Tingri County, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China; the world’s fifth highest mountain. Example: In 1883 Colonel Tanner visited Falut, and found that Everest was barely visible from there, being almost shut out from view, and entirely surpassed in appearance by Makalu (height 27,790 feet), a lower though nearer peak ; it was Makalu that Schlagintweit mistook for Everest, and it was Makalu that he drew as Everest, both in his panorama of the snows from Falut, and in his picture, which is preserved at the India Office. Example: Located on the border between Nepal and China, Makalu is among the highest mountains in the world and stands near the Makalu-Barun valley, a remote wilderness that has also been surveyed by researchers hunting for the Yeti.
Word: Lhotse Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Tibetan ལྷོ་རྩེ (lho rtse). Pronunciation: /ˈloʊt(ˈ)seɪ/, /ˈlɒt-/, /-si/ 1. A Himalayan mountain on the border between Nepal and China, the fourth highest in the world. Example: Mount Everest was only 3 or 4 miles away from us. From it to the South-east swept a huge amphitheatre of mighty peaks culminating in a new and unsurveyed peak, 28,100 feet in height, to which we gave the name of Lhotse, which in Tibetan means the South Peak. Example: These Swiss mountaineers, led by Albert Eggler (third from left), reported from Nepal last week that they had not only conquered Lhotse, at 28,100 feet the world's highest hitherto unclimbed peak, but twice climbed its 29,002-foot twin. Mount Everest, previously scaled only by Sir Edmund Hillary and the Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay, in 1953.
Word: Kangchenjunga Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Tibetan གངས་ཆེན་མཛོད་ལྔ་ (gangs chen mdzod lnga, literally “five treasures of the high snow”). Pronunciation: /ˌkʌŋt͡ʃənˈd͡ʒʌŋɡə/, /ˌkʌn-/, /-ˈd͡ʒʊŋ-/ 1. A Himalayan mountain between Nepal and India, the third highest in the world.
Word: Chimborazo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Chimborazo. 1. An inactive volcano in central Ecuador, whose peak is the highest in the country and the furthest point from the centre of the Earth. 2. A province in central Ecuador. Capital: Riobamba.
Word: make-out Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of make out. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Equal parts jazz landmark and make-out album, it rewards the listener on every level, and established modal jazz as a sub-genre that is still being explored. Example: 2018 January 17 "Libra Woman: Personality Traits: Love & More", Astrology.com http://www.astrology.com/libra-woman.html As long as she knows that she's completely free to do what she wants, she'll remain quite loyal to the commitment she made - especially if there's plenty of wiggle-room for the occasional flirtation. make out or friendly fling.
Word: maker-upper Part of Speech: noun 1. One who makes up. Labels: humorous
Word: waker-upper Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone or something who wakes people up. Labels: informal 2. A rumble strip. Labels: informal
Word: shaker-upper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shake up + -er. 1. Someone who shakes things up; a reformer. Labels: informal
Word: beater-upper Part of Speech: noun 1. One who beats people up. Example: Yesterday he was doing just that by submitting to a thorough beating up at the hands of Miss Lupe Velez, who's probably the best beater-upper of either sex in Hollywood. Example: These are the muggers and beater-uppers, and car thieves and burglars and rapists, assaulters, and so on.
Word: looker-upper Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who looks things up Labels: informal
Word: catcher-upper Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who catches up Labels: informal
Word: cheerer-upper Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone or something that cheers people up. Labels: informal
Word: blackwater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English black Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English blackwater From black + water. 1. Water, especially in a river or other body of water, that has a naturally dark appearance. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Water, especially in a river or other body of water, that has a naturally dark appearance. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: She began talking of the way they had died – blackwater, malaria, a neglected appendix. 4. Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Ms. Conlin failed to report, among other things, that air emissions are regulated and that our industry is exploring new technologies to further reduce emissions; that our ships treat all blackwater; and that advanced wastewater purification systems discharge water cleaner than most municipal water treatment plants.
Word: blackwaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blackwater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sullages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sullage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nontariff Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + tariff. 1. Not involving the imposition of a tariff in the form of a tax or duty. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: In Washington, lawmakers contended that the trade agreement failed to remove nontariff barriers […].
Word: nonstory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + story. 1. Something that is considered to be not a real story, or not newsworthy Example: Some said the article was a mean-spirited, unnecessarily damaging nonstory.
Word: nonreading Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + reading. 1. Not reading. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonreading Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + reading. 1. The act of not reading; a failure to read. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Their slanted representations, and even the selective acceptance practised by scientists who were also devout Catholics, produced a variety of readings and even nonreadings of Darwin's texts which obscured the science behind the theory. Example: Then why, he was asked, did he write a book that seems to justify nonreading?
Word: nonserious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + serious. 1. Not serious. Labels: not-comparable Example: Very rare and life-threatening disorders[…] can start with a common, nonserious symptom.
Word: nonstories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonstory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wimping out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wimp out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nonathletes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonathlete Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonathlete Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + athlete. 1. Someone who is not an athlete Example: The same goes for the business traveler looking to build or maintain a career, said Ms. Carlson, who has also consulted for nonathletes.
Word: nondisplaced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + displaced. 1. Not displaced Labels: not-comparable Example: Tebow sustained a nondisplaced fracture in his right hand during a 5-yard touchdown run on the opening drive of the third quarter against the Seminoles, the team spokesman Steve McClain said yesterday.
Word: nondogmatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + dogmatic. 1. Not dogmatic Labels: not-comparable Example: […] the book is easily recognized for what it is: a magnificent tour of metazoan relationships, characterized by a cautious, nondogmatic approach to both pattern and process.
Word: nonjury Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + jury. 1. Not a jury, or not involving a jury. Labels: not-comparable Example: The lead prosecutor, Michael F. Vecchione, strongly hinted of his inclination yesterday morning in remarks addressed to Justice Gustin L. Reichbach, who is presiding over the nonjury trial.
Word: nonjury Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + jury. 1. A group of people other than a jury. Example: I arbitrated complex employee grievance matters. I tried several cases before both juries and nonjuries in State and Federal courts throughout the country.
Word: nonjournalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + journalist. 1. Someone who is not a journalist Example: […] Dow Jones named Richard F. Zannino as chief executive, the first nonjournalist to run the company in modern times.
Word: nonjournalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonjournalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tortie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of tortoiseshell, + -ie. 1. A tortoiseshell cat. Labels: informal
Word: torbie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of tortoiseshell + tabby. 1. A tortoiseshell tabby cat. Labels: informal
Word: wimping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wimp Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: noisemaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From noise + making. 1. The production of noise. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Ives can use music to editorialize, hence In Flanders Fields and its bitter antiwar noisemaking.
Word: torbies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of torbie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: torties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tortie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ngoni Part of Speech: noun 1. A West African stringed instrument, shaped like a guitar. Example: Mr. Kouyate’s instrument is the four-stringed West African ngoni, also called a xalam[…].
Word: weisswurst Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Weißwurst. 1. Any of several mildly spiced sausages made with light-colored meat such as pork and veal. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Bordered by shops selling meat, fresh, smoked and pickled fish, this is a nosher's haven with many a schnell imbiss, or quick snack stand, for the hot liver pâté, leberkäse and morning weisswurst washed down with potent, lemon-sparked Munich weissbier.
Word: weisswursts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of weisswurst Labels: form-of, plural
Word: harbourfront Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From harbour + front. 1. The area that fronts on a harbor Labels: Canada, UK Example: Jones' Boathouse beside James’ Bay Bridge rented out boats and canoes; many people living along the harbour front had boathouses and boats of their own, for regattas and water sports were one of Victoria's chief attractions. Example: Construction of new wave deck near harbourfront well underway.
Word: maki zushi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of makizushi. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: makizushi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 巻き寿司 (makizushi, literally “rolled sushi”). 1. Rolled sushi. Labels: uncountable
Word: arrises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arris Labels: form-of, plural
Word: makimono Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 巻物 (makimono, literally “rolled thing”). 1. A type of Japanese hand scroll which unrolls horizontally, or laterally on a flat surface. 2. Rolled sushi; makizushi.
Word: wherefores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wherefore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: harbourfronts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of harbourfront Labels: form-of, plural
Word: makiwara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 巻藁. Pronunciation: /mæ.kɪˈwɑː.ɹə/, /ˌmɑ.kiˈwɑ.ɹə/ 1. A padded post used for hitting practice in karate. Example: There’s a weight lifting and elliptical machine, a recumbent bicycle, a heavy bag, a punching dummy and a makiwara, which is a punching board that focuses your punching and turns your hands into bricks.
Word: makkoli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Korean 막걸리 (makgeolli). Pronunciation: /ˈmækəli/ 1. Alternative spelling of makgeolli. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: unitholder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unit + holder. 1. An owner of a beneficial interest ("unit") in a financial entity such as an investment trust. Example: Its portfolios have returned more than 20 percent a year after fees for two decades, and those fees — which produce the profits that unitholders have a stake in — have been ample.
Word: mako Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori makō (“shark”), a Southern Maori dialect form of the more standard mangō (“shark”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɑkoʊ/, /ˈmeɪkoʊ/, /ˈmɑːkəʊ/ 1. Ellipsis of mako shark Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: unitholders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unitholder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: streambeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of streambed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: makomako Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori. 1. A tree endemic to New Zealand, taxonomic name Aristotelia serrata. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The New Zealand bellbird. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: makossa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Duala [Term?] (“I dance”). 1. A music genre from Cameroon, with a strong bass rhythm and prominent horn section. Labels: uncountable
Word: conventiongoers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conventiongoer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chitlin Part of Speech: noun 1. chitlins; chitterlings Example: BALTIMORE, Feb. 18 — Urban theater — or what has been called over the years inspirational theater, black Broadway, gospel theater and the chitlin circuit — has been thriving for decades, selling out some of the biggest theaters across the country and grossing millions of dollars a year.
Word: conventiongoer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From convention + goer. 1. A person attending a convention. Example: "I'm not a conventiongoer," [Margaret Chase Smith] said, "I never was a conventiongoer." Example: As conventiongoers filled the two club corridors of downtown Austin, East Sixth Street and Red River Street, their name tags invited new contacts.
Word: chapeaus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chapeau Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chainwide Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English chain Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English chainwide From chain + -wide. 1. Occurring or extending throughout a chain, such as a chain of stores Labels: not-comparable Example: The initiative, which is in 25 Westin hotels and will become chainwide next year, encourages travelers trying to beat insomnia to drink smoothies made from bananas and soy milk.
Word: centreman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From centre + man. 1. The player in the position of centre. Example: Before you have a chance to react, it's ricocheted from winger to centreman to net.
Word: centremen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of centreman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: makunouchi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 幕の内弁当. 1. A Japanese lunch box, usually containing small portions of a variety of foods. 2. Makuuchi, the top division in sumo.
Word: makutu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori mākutu. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌːkʉtʉ/, /ˈmɑːkuːtuː/ 1. Witchcraft, black magic; a spell or curse. Labels: New-Zealand Example: In some instances Māori were ‘Christian’ in some contexts – a wedding or a church service, say – and ‘Māori’ in others, such as combating mākutu or performing rituals prior to planting crops or felling trees.
Word: Malabar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَلَبَار (malabār), first attested in the writings of Iranian scholar Al-Biruni (c. 11th century). The second element is either from Arabic بَرّ (barr, “land, ground”) or from Classical Persian بَار (bār, “coast”), and the first element is the same as the Byzantine Greek toponym Μαλέ (Malé) (itself in turn derived from Malayalam മല (mala)), mentioned by traveller Cosmas Indicopleustes in the 5th century as a source of pepper exports, concording with modern-day pepper cultivation on the Malabar coast. Mala ~ Male is, in turn, borrowed from Malayalam മല (mala, “mountain”). This is also the source of the name of the language: മലയാളം (malayāḷaṁ, literally “mountain place”). Compare Zanzibar for a possibly similar word formation. Pronunciation: /ˈmæləˌbɑː/, /ˈmæləˌbɑɹ/ 1. The region of coastal southwestern India, principally the modern state of Kerala. Labels: India, historical 2. The Tamil language. Labels: obsolete 3. A district of British India. Labels: India, historical 4. A suburb of Sydney in the Randwick council area, New South Wales, Australia.
Word: Malabar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَلَبَار (malabār), first attested in the writings of Iranian scholar Al-Biruni (c. 11th century). The second element is either from Arabic بَرّ (barr, “land, ground”) or from Classical Persian بَار (bār, “coast”), and the first element is the same as the Byzantine Greek toponym Μαλέ (Malé) (itself in turn derived from Malayalam മല (mala)), mentioned by traveller Cosmas Indicopleustes in the 5th century as a source of pepper exports, concording with modern-day pepper cultivation on the Malabar coast. Mala ~ Male is, in turn, borrowed from Malayalam മല (mala, “mountain”). This is also the source of the name of the language: മലയാളം (malayāḷaṁ, literally “mountain place”). Compare Zanzibar for a possibly similar word formation. Pronunciation: /ˈmæləˌbɑː/, /ˈmæləˌbɑɹ/ 1. A native of Malabar. Example: The Singhalese dialect seems to have sprung from the Pali language, while the Malabars speak the entirely dissimilar Tamil language.
Word: Malabarese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Malabar Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Malabarese From Malabar + -ese. 1. Of, from, or pertaining to, Malabar.
Word: Malabarese Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Malabar Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Malabarese From Malabar + -ese. 1. The predominant language spoken in Malabar, also known as Malayalam.
Word: Malabarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Malabar Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Malabarian From Malabar + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌmæləˈbɛəɹi.ən/, /ˌmæləˈbɛɹi.ən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Malabar.
Word: Malabarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Malabar Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Malabarian From Malabar + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌmæləˈbɛəɹi.ən/, /ˌmæləˈbɛɹi.ən/ 1. Someone from Malabar.
Word: turn upside down Part of Speech: verb 1. To flip over; to rotate top to bottom. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: Turn the box upside down and look at the bottom. 2. To thoroughly examine. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: They turned the house upside down looking for the car keys. 3. To alter (something) significantly, often in a negative way. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Rio Ferdinand will almost certainly miss out on Euro 2004, and possibly much more, because of the missed drug test which has turned his life upside down.
Word: koros Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of koro Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nidda Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of niddah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: niddah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew נִדָּה (nidá). 1. Someone whom Halacha considers menstruant. Labels: Judaism Example: I assume you, Josh, are perfect. My description of our ideals on that point match; I publically^([sic]) admitted a personal flaw in my not actually being emotionally in tune with my ideal. I assume you do not worry about the current economy, having perfect bitachon, are never beset with hunger on Yom Kippur, or sexual desire when your wife is a niddah, or otherwise ever have your emotions at odds with your ideals. 2. The menstrual period. Labels: Judaism
Word: zeved habat Part of Speech: noun 1. A ceremony in which girls are named. Labels: Judaism, no-plural
Word: pidyon haBen Part of Speech: noun 1. A ceremony in which a firstborn son is redeemed by a kohen, in order to release him from his obligation from serving in the Temple. Labels: Judaism, uncountable, usually Example: The Pidyon Haben applies to the firstborn of the mother only; thus, if one has four or five sons born to him by four or five virgin wives, he is bound to redeem them all.
Word: pidyon haben Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pidyon haBen. Labels: Judaism, alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: Pidyon Haben Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pidyon haBen. Labels: Judaism, alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: ball flower Part of Speech: noun 1. An embellishment found on medieval buildings, consisting of a ball enclosed in the petals of a flower.
Word: ball flowers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ball flower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kohen Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cohen. Labels: Judaism, alt-of, alternative
Word: mashgiah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of mashgiach. Labels: Judaism, alt-of, alternative
Word: mashgiach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew מַשְׁגִּיחַ. Pronunciation: /maʃˈɡɪəx/, /mɑʃˈɡiːɑx/, /mə-/, /-əx/ 1. Somebody who supervises the kashrut status of food in a restaurant. Labels: Judaism Example: Kashruth fraud in Brooklyn. Seems a goon squad of fake mashgichim or kosher supervisors have been making their way around the neighborhoods pulling surprise ‘inspections’ on different shops and restaurants, selling them fancy-looking certificates to put in the window […]
Word: warlott Part of Speech: noun 1. waste ground; common land Labels: obsolete
Word: requalify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English qualify English requalify From re- + qualify. 1. To qualify again; to renew a qualification. Example: Furthermore, she was told at the airport, she would not earn elite-status qualifying miles for the trip, which she had been counting on to hit the 25,000-mile minimum requirement to requalify for next year.
Word: requalifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of requalify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: requalifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of requalify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: requalified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of requalify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: prematch Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English match English prematch From pre- + match. 1. Occurring before or in preparation for a match Labels: not-comparable Example: Jessica Bennett, center rear, listening to prematch instructions.
Word: prematch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English match English prematch From pre- + match. 1. To match prior to some other operation
Word: preforeclosure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English foreclosure English preforeclosure From pre- + foreclosure. 1. The stage at which preparations are made for foreclosure Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Typically, owners who have missed three mortgage payments or more and whose lenders have filed suit are considered to be in preforeclosure.
Word: predeparture Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English departure English predeparture From pre- + departure. 1. Occurring before or in preparation for one's departure. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Philippines requires each outbound migrant to attend a predeparture seminar.
Word: predeparture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English departure English predeparture From pre- + departure. 1. The time or preparations leading up to one's departure. Labels: rare Example: Once conditioned, the odor can be used during graduated departures and predepartures as an OSS. Example: […] the inherent difficulties of migratory processes, including traumatizing predepartures and journeys, the challenges of transculturation and family reorganization, and the coming to terms with new living conditions […]
Word: preconference Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Medieval Latin cōnferentia Middle French conférencebor. English conference English preconference From pre- + conference. 1. Occurring before or in preparation for a conference. Labels: not-comparable 2. Occurring before the start of conference play. Labels: not-comparable Example: “It’s not abnormal for MEAC records to be a little lopsided in preconference play,” Norfolk State Coach Tara Owens said, “because we’re playing top-notch teams, and a lot of us play guarantee games to assist our budgets.
Word: poundcake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pound + cake. 1. Alternative spelling of pound cake. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: 3/4 cup dry poundcake crumbs
Word: paybacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of payback Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pastoralists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pastoralist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pastoralist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pastoral 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 -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English pastoralist From pastoral + -ist. 1. Having features common to pastoralism. Example: a pastoralist society
Word: pastoralist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pastoral 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 -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English pastoralist From pastoral + -ist. 1. A person involved in pastoralism, whose primary occupation is the raising of livestock. Example: 2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)https://web.archive.org/web/20151213095110/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/vultures-text As our truck weaves through flocks of sheep and goats, Virani explains how the Maasai have in recent years leased their land, which rings the northern section of the Masai Mara National Reserve, to conservancies established to protect wildlife by excluding pastoralists and their livestock.
Word: overcaffeinated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English caffeinated English overcaffeinated From over- + caffeinated. 1. Having ingested too much caffeine, especially in the form of coffee. Example: It is a wonder some overcaffeinated hacker hasn't cobbled together the code to scrape all of the above into one gadget shopping supersite. Example: Unsure what to make of it, I flicked on Entertainment Tonight (7:30 p.m. weekdays on NBC, Global) to find — gak — his sister Marie, who served her own headline-grabbing stint on Dancing two seasons ago, being treated like visiting royalty by the outrageously overcaffeinated Mary Hart.
Word: overcaffeinated Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English caffeinated English overcaffeinated From over- + caffeinated. 1. simple past and past participle of overcaffeinate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outrushed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outrush Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outrighted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outright Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outrush Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English rush English outrush From out- + rush. 1. To rush outward; to issue forcibly. Labels: intransitive 2. To rush more than the other team. Labels: transitive Example: […] the Colts outrushed the Patriots, 93-8, in the second half.
Word: outrush Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English rush English outrush From out- + rush. 1. A rushing outward.
Word: outrushes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outrush Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outrushing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outrush Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: debtholder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From debt + holder. 1. An owner of a financial obligation of another party.
Word: debtholders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of debtholder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outrighting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outright Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outrights Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outright Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: penguinlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *kʷennom Proto-Brythonic *penn Welsh pen? Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der.? Proto-Celtic *windos Proto-Brythonic *gwɨnn Welsh gwyn? Proto-Indo-European *peyh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ-influ.? Latin pinguisder.? English penguin Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English penguinlike From penguin + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a penguin Example: […] his signature song was El Baile del Pingino (The Penguin Dance), which he illustrated with side-to-side, penguinlike movement in perfect time.
Word: playland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From play + land. 1. An area of free recreation Example: The French Riviera has long been a favorite playland for dodgy characters of all stripes.
Word: perspectival Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English perspective Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English perspectival From perspective + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to perspective. Labels: not-comparable Example: After all, sense-data are typically introduced into a theory as a result of argument—as a result, for instance, of reflecting on such phenomena as illusion, hallucination, perspectival variation, and so forth—and not as a result of sheer self-awareness.
Word: pocking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pock Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pocking Part of Speech: noun 1. The presence of pock marks. Example: Unfortunately, the floor was already so pitted that I could hardly tell the punch marks from the normal pockings of age.
Word: placegetter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From place + getter. 1. A race competitor or competition entrant who places among the top three (or other number chosen to receive recognition and/or a prize), or in a specified position (place). Labels: Australia, New-Zealand Example: 1981, New Zealand Department of Agriculture, New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, page 65, Second placegetter will receive a Honda ATC200 Farm Trike and third and fourth placegetters a Sachs Dolmar Chain Saw each. Example: As Table 1.18 also shows, it has by far the highest proportion living in cities larger than 750 000 people: 69% compared with second placegetter, the United States, having 55%, and an 18-country mean of 37%. 2. A horse that finishes among the first three of a race, or in a specified place. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand Example: 2008, Mike Keenan, The Shadows of Horses, 2009 Large 24pt Edition, Read How You Want, page 96, I was utterly unprepared for the reception I received when I trotted up towards the stall reserved for the second placegetter, in the Saddling Enclosure. Example: Last year's Caulfield Cup placegetter is rated a $6 chance and will be ridden by champion Irish jockey Michael Kinane.
Word: placegetters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of placegetter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: debtor in possession Part of Speech: noun 1. A natural person or corporation that has filed a bankruptcy petition, but remains in possession of property upon which a creditor has a lien or similar security interest. Such a business may continue to operate its business under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Labels: US
Word: portlands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of portland Labels: form-of, plural
Word: debtors in possession Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of debtor in possession Labels: form-of, plural
Word: podlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pod Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English podlike From pod + -like. 1. Resembling a pod. 2. Resembling a pod person. Example: Marti must contend with a remote stepmother, podlike to begin with, and has to destroy the vegetative incarnations of her father and brother.
Word: portland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From port + land. 1. The land around a port Example: The decommissioned Hearn power plant is the city's top site to build a long-overdue, four-pad arena to anchor a planned sports complex on the eastern portlands, Toronto Mayor David Miller said yesterday.
Word: postround Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English round English postround From post- + round. 1. Occurring after a round, such as in boxing or golf Labels: not-comparable Example: García, 27, was also asked about the incident in his postround news conference and refused to discuss it again.
Word: postrelease Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re- Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg- Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg-s-ós Latin laxus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin laxō Vulgar Latin *laxicāre Vulgar Latin *lassicāre Old French laschier Old French relaschier Old French relaisserbor. Middle English relesen English release English postrelease From post- + release. 1. Occurring after release Labels: not-comparable Example: Mr. Johnson, of Manhattan, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault as a hate crime in exchange for a sentence of 15 years in prison and five years of postrelease supervision.
Word: postmerger Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English merger English postmerger From post- + merger. 1. Occurring after a merger Labels: not-comparable Example: Mr. Parsons[…] managed in 2002 to come out on top of the postmerger scramble to run Time Warner over better positioned executives, in part because the board prized his ability to find consensus and middle ground.
Word: postcollegiate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English collegiate English postcollegiate From post- + collegiate. 1. Occurring after graduation from college Labels: not-comparable Example: More a loose collective or even a state of mind than an actual aesthetic movement, mumblecore concerns itself with the mundane vacillations of postcollegiate existence.
Word: postrock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Medieval Latin roccabor.? Old English *rocc Early Medieval Latin rocca Anglo-Norman roquebor. Middle English rokke English rock English postrock From post- + rock. 1. Alternative form of post-rock. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: His playing on a song like this evokes the Delta tradition even as it burns and screams its testimony to the postrock necessities of 80s blues.
Word: demographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of demography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microinch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + inch. 1. A unit of measure, one millionth of an inch in length, equivalent to 25.4 nanometers.
Word: interuterine Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of intrauterine. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, not-comparable
Word: glor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. Compare Saterland Frisian glärich (“slippery, greasy, dirty”), Saterland Frisian gläärje (“to smear”), Low German glaren (“to become greasy, exude fat”), Middle Low German glarren (“to apply resin to, cover with a sticky substance”). 1. Fat, especially as a soft mass. Labels: dialectal, uncountable
Word: glor Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Uncertain. Compare Saterland Frisian glärich (“slippery, greasy, dirty”), Saterland Frisian gläärje (“to smear”), Low German glaren (“to become greasy, exude fat”), Middle Low German glarren (“to apply resin to, cover with a sticky substance”). 1. Fat, fatty; corpulent. Labels: dialectal
Word: bleater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bleat (verb) + -er. 1. Agent noun of bleat; one who bleats. Labels: agent, form-of Example: "Baby!" he hissed. "Silly little bleater! Go home to your mother and drink milk. […]" Example: Five flocks of bleaters he had, and five herds of cattle to shelter […]
Word: bleaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bleater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sputterer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sputter + -er. 1. Agent noun of sputter; one who sputters. Labels: agent, form-of
Word: sputterers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sputterer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: waria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Indonesian waria, a blend of wanita (“woman”) + pria (“man”). 1. A member of Indonesia's traditional transfeminine third gender category.
Word: zawiya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic زَاوِيَة (zāwiya, “corner, prayer room”). Pronunciation: /ˈzɑːwɪə/, /ˈzɑːwijə/ 1. In North and West Africa, a Muslim religious school or community, or its mosque.
Word: zaouia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of zawiya. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: adhære Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of adhere. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: ⁽¹⁾Adde to them Military reputation, and it disposeth men to adhære, and subject themselves to those men that have them. ⁽²⁾Ignorance of remote causes, disposeth men to attribute all events, to the causes immediate, and Instrumentall : For these are all the causes they perceive. And hence it comes to passe, that in all places, men that are grieved with payments to the Publique, discharge their anger upon the Publicans, that is to say, Farmers, Collectors, and other Officers of the publique Revenue; and adhære to such as find fault with the publike Government; and thereby, when they have engaged themselves beyond hope of justification, fall also upon the Supreme Authority, for feare of punishment, or shame of receiving pardon. ⁽³⁾And this is of the number of pernicious Errors : for they induce men, as oft as they like not their Governours to adhære to those that call them Tyrants, and to think it lawfull to raise warre against them : And yet they are many times cherished from the Pulpit, by the Clergy.
Word: shovelbums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shovelbum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shovelbums Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shovelbum Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: parting shots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parting shot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: line items Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of line item Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gets better Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of get better Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: getting better Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of get better Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: facon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of fake + bacon. Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪ.kən/ 1. Vegetarian bacon; meat-free imitation bacon, generally made with tofu, tempeh, beans, or buckwheat. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Those unfortunate herrings notwithstanding, other companies have found success with kosher-for-Passover bagels, pizza, croutons — and bacon. Actually, that’s “facon,” kosher beef bacon from Jack’s Gourmet, a Brooklyn-based manufacturer of glatt kosher deli meats and sausages.
Word: grammaticist Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who studies grammar.
Word: grammaticists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grammaticist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intracolumnar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English columnar English intracolumnar From intra- + columnar. 1. Within a column.