nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: bivi bag Part of Speech: noun 1. A bivouac sack.
Word: supersudden Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English sudden English supersudden From super- + sudden. 1. Very sudden; with little or no warning. Labels: rare Example: Whether this is true, or to what extent the transmitted load may be lessened by a supersudden load, as compared to just a sudden load, is not known. Example: The Pershing II missiles— there are 108 in the plan—can reach Russia from Germany in five minutes, thus producing a new possibility of a supersudden first strike—even on Moscow itself. That is too fast.
Word: ultrastrong Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- English strong English ultrastrong From ultra- + strong. 1. extremely strong. Labels: not-comparable
Word: superextreme Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English extreme English superextreme From super- + extreme. 1. Exceptionally extreme; of particular extremeness or extremity. Labels: rare 2. Beyond or greater than extreme. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: Were it not for this absorption, the full strength of ultraviolet radiation alone would destroy all living things on earth by what could be referred to roughly as a superextreme sunburn. Example: Working under such limited circumstances it then is pure chance when we spot a chemical that is not superextreme in its harmful potency.
Word: superenormous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English enormous English superenormous From super- + enormous. 1. Extremely enormous; of exceptional enormousness. Example: There is no reasonable way to imagine an area --- be it a large gas cloud, a single superenormous star, or even a galaxy-sized assembly of star --- could "light up” all at once. Example: This news seemed to add a smell of reality to an alarming rumor about a fantastic, superenormous Ant, which was crushing with its six feet everything in its path.
Word: codeword Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From code + word. Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊdˌwɝd/ 1. A string representing an encoded piece of text. Example: Bob cannot get any information out of the codeword since he doesn't know what transmission bases Alice used. 2. A word or phrase (or by extension a concept) used to make a (concealed) reference to another word or concept. Example: While all the cats are frolicking and singing, the aging Grizabella cat, noted once for her glamour, keeps wandering onstage and singing bits of "Memory." The other cats shun her as a pariah, an outcast. Dressed in rags, looking pathetic, it's clear that her only sin was once being "glamorous," which I think is a code word for sexual. Example: Even the most virtuous concepts were scrutinised by governments eager to interpret them as codewords for something unwelcome. 3. A type of crossword puzzle where the letters of the alphabet are represented by numbers and the solver must identify them by their position and frequency.
Word: Disneyana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Disney + -ana. 1. items related to The Walt Disney Company, especially collectibles. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Edwardiana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Edwardian + -ana or Edward + -iana (“collection”). 1. Items related to the Edwardian era, especially collectibles. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Edwardiana Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *audaz Proto-Indo-European *wer- Proto-Indo-European *wor-tús Proto-Germanic *warduz Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu Old English Ēadweard Middle English Edward English Edward English -ia English -ana English -iana English Edwardiana From Edward + -iana (suffix forming female given names). 1. A female given name of rare usage. Example: Marriage intentions have been filed in the office of the city clerk by Joseph A. Lafleur of Springfield and Miss Edwardiana Duprat of Pendleton avenue. Example: Mrs. Edwardiana Blanchette, wife of Adelard C. Blanchette, of Hartford, died at the Hartford hospital, Tuesday, of peritonitis.
Word: Victoriana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Victoria + -ana (“collection”). Pronunciation: /vɪkˌtɔɹiˈænə/, /vɪkˌtɔɹiˈɑnə/, /vɪkˌtoʊɹiˈænə/, /vɪkˌtoʊɹiˈɑnə/ 1. Items related to the Victorian era, especially collectibles. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: To lovers of Victoriana it will not be necessary to enlarge on the original beauty of many [old stations], but to the modern traveller romantic nostalgia will not compensate for bleak, draughty waiting rooms, ancient sanitation, uncomfortable grimy seats and gas lighting; he is likely to prefer the comforts of a modern car on a winter's morning. Example: A Suite en forme de Valses by the 19th century Frenchwoman Melanie Bonis is a piece of third rate Victoriana which should be returned to the attic.
Word: Victoriana Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Victoriana and its etymon Latin Victōriāna, feminine of Victōriānus. By surface analysis, Victoria + -ana (suffix forming female given names). Pronunciation: /vɪkˌtɔɹiˈænə/, /vɪkˌtɔɹiˈɑnə/, /vɪkˌtoʊɹiˈænə/, /vɪkˌtoʊɹiˈɑnə/ 1. A female given name from Spanish or Latin. Example: A daughter, Emma Victoriana Woller, was born Sept. 12, 2006, at Saint Joseph’s Hospital to Annette and Matthew Woller of Marshfield. She joins a sister, Abigail, 23 months. Example: Melissa Vialpando, 36, was with her 16-month-old daughter Victoriana, and husband, Mike, and said she enjoys the small-town feel of Vail, and Montgomery’s reflects that.
Word: railwayana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From railway + -ana. Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪl.weɪˌɑː.nə/ 1. Items related to railways, especially collectibles. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: railroadiana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From railroad + -iana. 1. Railwayana. Labels: US, plural, plural-only
Word: stack trace Part of Speech: noun 1. A hierarchical trace of the function calls made by a program, used in debugging.
Word: porage Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of porridge. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: rubaboo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Michif rubaboo, from French roux (“thickener”) + Proto-Algonquian *aboo (“soup”). Compare Ojibwe naboo (“soup”), -aaboo (“liquid”). 1. A basic stew or porridge based on peas and/or corn. Labels: uncountable Example: He ate the greasy rubaboo without a grumble, and when there was nothing in the pots for supper, he pulled his belt tighter, and said not a word, though all his growing bones cried out for food.
Word: no-op Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for no operation (NOP), common assembly language instruction. 1. An instruction or operation that has no effect; a null operation. Example: Points may be coincident and the number of specified points can be zero, in which case the function is a no-op. Example: A JMP instruction qualifies as a no-op in this sense.
Word: no-op Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Short for no operation. 1. Having chosen not to undergo sex reassignment surgery. Labels: not-comparable Example: Both ‘no-op’ interviewees hold relatively stable identities as TG and offer interesting perspectives on trans repudiation from a TG standpoint.
Word: no-op Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for no operation. 1. A transgender or transsexual person who has chosen not to undergo sex reassignment surgery. Example: At the time of the interviews, nineteen of the twenty interviewees were taking hormones; five were pre-operative; thirteen were postoperative; and two were ‘no-ops’ (no surgery intended at the time of interview).
Word: superalmighty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English almighty English superalmighty From super- + almighty. Pronunciation: /suːpəɹˈɔːlˈmaɪti/ 1. Truly unlimited in might; transcending that which is otherwise almighty. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: […] the God that we serve is not free: / There must be an attribute superalmighty / That binds even God what he knows to decree! Example: It not only binds man to an unalterable, destiny, irrevocably marked out millions of ages before Adam was created, by postulating the immutable foreknowledge of God which knows no disappointment and makes such foreknowledge the same as forordination; but it also chains down the Almighty Jehovah with the fetters of foreknowing every event, and thus giving him a certain amount of knowledge, which he can neither add to nor diminish from: in fact, it binds all his other attributes to the same point of unchangeable necessity; and thus we have the Father of spirits deprived of volition, and every thing like freedom of thought and action, hand-cuffed perfectly by this overruling system of superAlmighty fatalism!
Word: hooded crow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its hooded appearance. 1. A grey and black Eurasian crow, Corvus cornix.
Word: grey crow Part of Speech: noun 1. Corvus tristis, a crow species of New Guinea 2. A hooded crow, Corvus cornix.
Word: Danish crow Part of Speech: noun 1. A hooded crow, Corvus cornix.
Word: ultraquick Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + quick. 1. Extremely or exceedingly quick; of utmost quickness. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Scotch crow Part of Speech: noun 1. A hooded crow, Corvus cornix.
Word: hoodiecrow Part of Speech: noun 1. A hooded crow, Corvus cornix.
Word: ultrahard Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- English hard English ultrahard From ultra- + hard. 1. Extremely hard; of utmost hardness.
Word: ultrahard Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- English hard English ultrahard From ultra- + hard. 1. harder than diamond, harder than 150GPa resistance Labels: not-comparable
Word: picnic table Part of Speech: noun 1. An outdoor table with benches attached, intended for picnicking, or sometimes used as a skatepark feature. Example: […] they have also been out litter picking, returning railway character to the line, restoring structures, and adding picnic tables.
Word: superwonderful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English wonderful English superwonderful From super- + wonderful. 1. Exceptionally wonderful. Labels: informal Example: And every one applauds, whether it's in a room, or a hall, or on a platform. So much for the Dionysian spirit of the age, inculcated by this new philosopher. I should think he would appeal to Diana, the superwonderful! Example: These and many other incidents make us feel that we must reëcho the graceful comment of the Guild official — “The police are wonderful. The London police are superwonderful.”
Word: main battle tank Part of Speech: noun Etymology: USA, 1955, main + battle tank. 1. The primary tank of a country or armed forces. 2. A tank with a good balance of firepower, cross-country mobility, and armoured protection, and therefore capable of carrying out the roles of breakthrough, exploitation and infantry support.
Word: slambook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From slam + book. 1. A notebook, passed between students or pen pals, for writing gossip or opinions. 2. An online guestbook of this kind, where each visitor is invited to write personal replies to a set of questions. Labels: Internet Example: In classic Net slambook fashion, other members of the list responded to XXX's messages by sharing their own experiences with Pets Warehouse.
Word: revokable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English revoke Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English revokable From revoke + -able. 1. Alternative spelling of revocable. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: restartable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English restart Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English restartable From restart + -able. 1. Capable of being restarted. Labels: not-comparable Example: Using restartable mode means that you can restart the operation should an external force interrupt it.
Word: queen it Part of Speech: verb 1. To behave like a queen; to be superior or conceited. Example: This dream of mine— / Being now awake, I'll queen it no inch farther, / But milk my ewes, and weep. Example: But while she was with the Morels she queened it. She sat and let Annie or Paul wait on her as if they were her servants.
Word: ribeye Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See rib eye. 1. Ellipsis of ribeye steak, a boneless ribsteak; a cut of steak from the beef rib. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 2. Synonym of ribsteak (an unfilleted ribsteak, with the bone-in)
Word: ribeye Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the abbreviation RBI. 1. A run batted in. Labels: slang Example: Watson had a 3-run homer and a 2-run double for a total of five ribeyes on the night.
Word: irrevokable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin ir- English ir- English revoke Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English revokable English irrevokable From ir- + revokable. 1. Alternative spelling of irrevocable. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: recognisance Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of recognizance. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: recognisances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of recognisance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: repossessions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of repossession Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jelly shoe Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of PVC shoe, often brightly coloured, popular in the 1980s. Example: I put on a striped hooded sweatshirt I got from the five-dollar bin at the Esprit outlet, and my jelly shoes.
Word: jack-in-the-boxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jack-in-the-box Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jailbirds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jailbird Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jewesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Jewess Labels: form-of, plural
Word: keep one's mouth shut Part of Speech: verb 1. To keep a secret; to refrain from speaking indiscreetly or carelessly; broadly, to refrain from speaking altogether. Labels: idiomatic Example: Near-synonym: keep it in the family Example: He thought that he could get him a regular salary if he would come to Packingtown and do as he was told, and keep his mouth shut.
Word: jazzes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒæzɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jazz Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: jazzes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒæzɪz/ 1. plural of jazz Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jotters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jotter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jet setter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of jet-setter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: repasting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English repast Middle English -ynge English -ing English repasting From repast + -ing. 1. gerund of repast: an act of eating or having a meal. Labels: form-of, gerund Example: [W]hen God did enlarge the univerſall diet of mans body, ſaving ever the rules of temperance, he then alſo, as before, left arbitrary the dyeting and repaſting of our minds; as wherein every mature man might have to exerciſe his owne leading capacity.
Word: repasting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English repast Middle English -ynge English -ing English repasting From repast + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of repast Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: repasting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. present participle and gerund of repaste Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: repasted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of repast Labels: form-of, participle, past 2. simple past and past participle of repaste Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: resubmits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of resubmit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: resubmitting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of resubmit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: resubmitted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of resubmit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: requester Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From request + -er; compare requestor, requestress. 1. One who, or that which, makes a request. 2. A dialog box that prompts the user to choose from a list. Example: Clicking on Add True-Type brings up an OS-specific font requester. Highlighting a font and clicking OK returns you to the Edit Font List window, now with the selected font appearing in the Font pop-up menu. Example: File requesters, help files, configuration utilities, and menus would all be different […]
Word: requesters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of requester Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reemphasise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of reemphasize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: repaste Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of repast. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: repaste Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Ancient Greek πάσσω (pássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek παστός (pastós) Ancient Greek παστά (pastá)bor. Late Latin pasta Old French pastebor. Middle English paste English paste English repaste From re- + paste. 1. To paste again. Example: But text typefaces were still a problem if Lubalin was to fully realize his vision. You couldn't cut and repaste every letter there. Example: Allow each sheet to soak for five minutes or more then unfold, repaste and trim.
Word: jet black Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of jet-black. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: eighteenpence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Germanic *ahtōu Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Germanic *tehun Proto-Germanic *ahtōutehun Anglian Old English eahtatēne Middle English eightetene English eighteen Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πατάνη (patánē)bor. Latin patina Latin panna? Latin pannus? Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *panningaz Proto-West Germanic *panning Old English peniġ Middle English peniesder. English pence English eighteenpence From eighteen + pence. 1. The monetary amount of eighteen pence. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Paddy and I set aside eighteenpence for our beds, and spent threepence on the usual tea-and-two-slices, which we shared—an appetizer rather than a meal. Example: Akrofi, to pay for a cutlass he has bought for eighteenpence to begin farming, agrees to work free...
Word: inapplicableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English inapplicable Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English inapplicableness From inapplicable + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being inapplicable; inapplicability. Labels: uncountable
Word: inapplicably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inapplicable Middle English -ly English -ly English inapplicably From inapplicable + -ly. 1. In an inapplicable manner.
Word: make file Part of Speech: noun Etymology: make, a Unix program for this purpose, and file. 1. A configuration file that describes the steps involved in building an application from its source code.
Word: makefile Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of make file. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: inassimilable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English assimilable English inassimilable From in- + assimilable. 1. That cannot be assimilated. Labels: not-comparable Example: I suggest that the allosemitism endemic to western Civilization is to a decisive extent the legacy of Christendom. The Christian Church's struggle with the inassimilable, yet indispensable modality of the Jews bequeathed to later ages two factors crucial to the emergence and self-perpetuation of allosemitism.
Word: unassimilable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + assimilable. 1. inassimilable Labels: not-comparable
Word: inapparent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English apparent English inapparent From in- + apparent. 1. Not apparent; subclinical.
Word: subclinically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English subclinical Middle English -ly English -ly English subclinically From subclinical + -ly. 1. In a subclinical manner. Labels: not-comparable Example: Subclinically infected kidneys demonstrated initially only small inflammatory foci.
Word: inappealable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English appealable English inappealable From in- + appealable. 1. unappealable
Word: inadaptable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English adaptable English inadaptable From in- + adaptable. 1. Not adaptable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: distortionary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English distortion Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English distortionary From distortion + -ary. 1. Capable of distorting. 2. Causing distortion, especially in prices. Example: It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today […].
Word: inadaptive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English adaptive English inadaptive From in- + adaptive. 1. Not adaptive. Labels: not-comparable
Word: inadequateness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English inadequate Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English inadequateness From inadequate + -ness. 1. inadequacy
Word: inadaptability Part of Speech: noun 1. The state of being inadaptable.
Word: inacquiescent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English acquiescent English inacquiescent From in- + acquiescent. 1. Not acquiescent. Labels: not-comparable
Word: inadept Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin apīscor Latin adipīscor Latin adeptusbor. French adeptebor. English adept English inadept From in- + adept. 1. Not adept. Labels: not-comparable
Word: inadventurous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English adventurous English inadventurous From in- + adventurous. 1. Not adventurous. Example: Inadventurous, unstirred by impulses of practical ambition, I was capable of sitting twenty years teaching infants the hornbook, turning silk dresses and making children's frocks.
Word: inaccessibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English inaccessible Middle English -ly English -ly English inaccessibly From inaccessible + -ly. 1. In an inaccessible manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: inauthoritative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂owg-éye-ti Proto-Italic *augejō Proto-Italic *augeō Latin augeō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin auctor Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin auctōritāsbor. Old French autoritébor. Middle English auctorite English authorit(y) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English authoritative English inauthoritative From in- + authoritative. 1. Not authoritative. Labels: not-comparable
Word: inavertible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English avertible English inavertible From in- + avertible. 1. Not avertible. Labels: not-comparable
Word: inappropriable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English appropriable English inappropriable From in- + appropriable. 1. Not appropriable. Labels: not-comparable Example: We know that the inappropriable benefits generated by the subsidized innovative investment activity have a lower limit of $100.
Word: inaptitude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French inaptitude, probably from Renaissance Latin inaptitūdō. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈæpt.ɪ.tud/ 1. The quality of being inapt. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: inavoidable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English avoidable English inavoidable From in- + avoidable. 1. unavoidable Labels: not-comparable
Word: inavailable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English available English inavailable From in- + available. 1. Obsolete form of unavailable. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Example: all the means of grace are inavailable to do him good Example: […] whatsoever the Father hath done in the Contrivance, or the Son hath done in the Accomplishment of our Redemption, is all inavailable, and ineffectual, to our Salvation, without this.
Word: inappreciative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English appreciate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English appreciative English inappreciative From in- + appreciative. 1. unappreciative. Example: […] he found Mr. Poulter, with a fixed and earnest eye, wasting the perfections of his sword-exercise on probably observant but inappreciative rats. Example: She was the support and the terror of the pastor, punctual at meeting and critical of the girls in the choir and the pastor's wife's clothes, mighty in making flannels for the poor but inappreciative of their adulteries […]
Word: reemphasises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reemphasise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reemphasising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reemphasise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reemphasised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reemphasise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Ziploc Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Marketing coinage, from zip and lock. 1. Any of a range of disposable, resealable storage bags that are fastened by a pair of interlocking plastic flanges. Example: Over the years I'd surrendered many vices, among them whiskey, cigarettes, and the various non-Newtonian drugs, but marijuana and I remained steadfast companions. I had one fragrant ounce of Humboldt County, California, in a Ziploc bag in the glove compartment of my car. Example: When she get what she wants / She puts the rest on a tray / In a zip-loc bag in the freezer.
Word: rivetting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rivet Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rivetting Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of riveting. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: rivetted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rivet Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: inappeasable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English appeasable English inappeasable From in- + appeasable. 1. That cannot be appeased. Labels: not-comparable
Word: zeugmatography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined in the early 1970s by the chemistry professor Paul Lauterbur. 1. magnetic resonance imaging Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: xoanon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ξόανον (xóanon). Pronunciation: /ˈzəʊ.ə.nɒn/, /ˈzoʊ.ə.nɑn/ 1. A wooden statue used as a cult image in Ancient Greece. Labels: historical Example: In the case of 679, the well-known female figure of xoanon shape, it is often asserted that we see a more or less archaistic survival; […] Example: Callimachus' description of the Samian xoanon as a sanis—a flat board or plank regularly used for doors or wooden tablets—and specifically as "not carved by chisels" (gluphanôn axoos sanis) clearly indicates an aniconic Hera of Samos.
Word: xoana Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xoanon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quicksands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quicksand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: imponderables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of imponderable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ingénue Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ingenue. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Wow. The consensual molestation of an ingénue by means of surveillance and recording equipment. How would Foucault have read this?
Word: inexplicit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English explicit English inexplicit From in- + explicit. 1. Not explicit.
Word: inhumanities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inhumanity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inkstands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inkstand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: itineraries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of itinerary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: auratic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Probably borrowed circa 1930 from German auratisch, as used in the letters of Walter Benjamin, from Italian auratico. Pronunciation: /ɔːˈɹætɪk/, /oɹˈætɪk/ 1. Resembling an aura. Example: The dividing-line between auratic and non-auratic art by no means coincides with that between authentic art and the administered, degraded art of the culture industry.
Word: keep one's counsel Part of Speech: verb 1. To keep one's own business private; to be careful, circumspect, or discreet in what one says concerning one's own deeds, situation, or thoughts. Example: As he held his mother to him, he longed to tell her all, but he kept his counsel. Example: [Ruhollah] Khomeini's approach to decision making is to keep his counsel at first, allowing the advocates of different options to debate issues openly. 2. To keep a secret for someone else; to be careful, circumspect, or discreet in what one says concerning someone else's deeds, situation, or thoughts. Example: Standish will keep our counsel, and the news will be old before it's known.
Word: keep one's own counsel Part of Speech: verb 1. To keep one's own business private; to be discreet, careful, or circumspect in what one says concerning one's own thoughts, deeds, or situation. Example: Near-synonyms: keep one's cards close to one's chest, keep it in the family, keep one's mouth shut; see also Thesaurus:be quiet Example: Who wills, may keep his own counsel—be his own secret's sovereign.
Word: turbinate bones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of turbinate bone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nasal conchae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nasal concha Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hausa acca. 1. fonio, esp. Digitaria exilis (white fonio) (a cereal cultivated in western Africa) Labels: uncountable
Word: nasal cycle Part of Speech: noun 1. The periodic alternation in the use of the left or the right nostril more actively for breathing, occurring in humans, caused by periodic swelling of the nasal conchae on one side of the nose and its reversal.
Word: nasal cycles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nasal cycle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: haptonemata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of haptonema Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frigate bird Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of frigatebird. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: frigatebird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From frigate + bird. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɪ.ɡətˌbɝd/ 1. Any of five species of bird in the genus Fregata, the only genus in the family Fregatidae. Example: Unlike most seabirds, frigatebirds are not able to alight on the water. Example: The oceanic frigatebirds are represented in Australia by three species: the Great and Lesser Frigatebirds and endemic Christmas Island Frigatebird (pictured).
Word: Holi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi होली (holī), from Sanskrit होला (holā). Pronunciation: /ˈhəʊliː/, /ˈhoʊli/, /ˈhoːliː/, /hoːɭiː/ 1. A Hindu festival, held in the spring, during which people throw coloured powders at each other during noisy street celebrations. Example: At the Hoolie or Spring Festival, which happened in March, the Sepoys came round in procession, and exhibited anautch for our amusement in front of our bungalow, and a sort of play, the performers enacting the part of wild beasts.
Word: achara Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of achar (“Indian pickle”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable 2. Alternative spelling of atchara (“Filipino pickle”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: acharas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of achara Labels: form-of, plural
Word: for that matter Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. as far as that is concerned. Labels: idiomatic Example: I didn't do it. For that matter, I didn't even know that it happened. Example: "I can't send a young, pretty girl, or for that matter even a homely one if you'd have her, on a job like this without telling her what to expect."
Word: food miles Part of Speech: noun 1. The number of miles a particular item of food travels from its source of production to its place of retail or consumption, used as a measure of the environmental impact in the global food trade. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: As a result of the rise in crude oil prices, the cost per food mile worldwide has soared.
Word: zettai ryōiki Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of zettai ryouiki. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: cries uncle Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cry uncle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: flype Part of Speech: noun 1. A fold or flap, especially of the brim of a hat 2. A transformation of a knot involving a 180° rotation of a tangle
Word: flype Part of Speech: verb 1. To turn inside out, or with the leg part back over the foot, as when putting on or taking off a stocking. Labels: Scotland, dated, transitive
Word: florigen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English flori- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English florigen From flori- + -gen. 1. a supposed hormone that causes flowering in plants
Word: flea in one's ear Part of Speech: noun 1. A stinging rebuke or rebuff. Labels: idiomatic Example: If he bothers me again, I'll send him home with a flea in his ear. Example: Thus spoke the pert hussy and view'd me all round With an eye of disdain and thrice spit on the ground; Look'd proud of her charms, with an insolent sneer, And sent me away with a flea in my ear.
Word: hairpin bend Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The shape resembles a hairpin. 1. An acute curve, often one of a series, in a road, especially on a steep incline.
Word: flat silver Part of Speech: noun 1. Silver, or silver-plated cutlery. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: feculence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French féculence, from Latin faeculentia. Doublet of feculency. 1. The state or quality of being feculent. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Feculent matter; dregs, filth. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: At least his hangover was on the wane; all he felt now were a certain wateriness in the lower belly, and a feculence of mucus ramed up both nostrils, not unlike two small coral reefs.
Word: herpes simplex Part of Speech: noun 1. A viral disease caused by Human herpesvirus 1 or Human herpesvirus 2 in genus Simplexvirus. Labels: uncountable Example: That's the whole point of Ashearh. It's both. As an example, look at herpes simplex.
Word: feijoa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the New Latin former genus name Feijoa, which was named after Portuguese botanist João da Silva Feijó by the German botanist Otto Karl Berg. Pronunciation: /feɪˈʒoʊ.ə/, /feɪˈd͡ʒoʊ.ə/, /feɪˈhoʊ.ə/, /ˈfiːd͡ʒɐʉ.ɐ/ 1. A South American evergreen shrub, Acca sellowiana (syn. Feijoa sellowiana). 2. The green, ellipsoid fruit of this shrub, having a tart and sweet taste.
Word: fast friend Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a group of friends who are often in each other’s company, and appear to be inseparable. Labels: in-plural, often
Word: fashion-forward Part of Speech: adj 1. Having characteristics that conform to current fashion trends. Example: His fashion designs are very fashion-forward.
Word: far and wide Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English fer and wide (“far and wide”). Compare Middle English wide and side, widen and siden (“far and wide”), from Old English wīde and sīde (“far and wide”). 1. Over a great distance or large area; nearly everywhere. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fanfaron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French fanfaron. 1. A boaster; a braggart. Labels: obsolete Example: Peregrine glowing with resentment, called him a Fanfaron, and withdrew, in expectation of being followed into the street.
Word: fancruft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fan + cruft. Pronunciation: /ˈfænˌkrʌft/ 1. Trivial or excessively detailed information on a work of fiction added by fans to a general-interest wiki. Labels: derogatory, uncountable Example: Fancruft (sometimes shortened to just cruft) is a derogatory term for these types of articles, which are sometimes just barely tolerated. Example: This contrast shows how dedicated Star Wars fans use the niche Wookieepedia to create and value content with a vast amount of detail and precision, even if the same content is viewed as fancruft within the more general Wikipedia community. 2. Low-quality material (especially literature) produced by fans of a performer, group, author etc. Labels: derogatory, slang, uncommon, uncountable Example: Here, Talking Dead forwards its own subtle policing strategy, celebrating the moment of canonical coupling in which Richonne is elevated from feminine “fancruft” to a legitimate topic of conversation, simultaneously reveling in and poking fun at Brown's deep emotional investment in coupling.
Word: Romish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English *Romish, equivalent to Rome + -ish. Compare Dutch Roomsch, Rooms (“Roman”), German Römisch (“Roman”). 1. Belonging or relating to Rome. 2. Of, like, pertaining to, or supporting Romanism or the Roman Catholic Church. Labels: archaic, derogatory Example: the friars of the Romish church
Word: hyperthetical Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of hypothetical. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: hyperthetical Part of Speech: adj 1. Exhibiting hyperthesis, long-distance metathesis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ethnie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French ethnie. Pronunciation: /ɛtniː/ 1. An ethnic group; an ethnicity. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:ethnie.
Word: remediating Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: remediating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of remediate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: When remediating a project, the basic approach should be to determine the path that the project should have taken
Word: barking dogs never bite Part of Speech: proverb 1. Alternative form of barking dogs seldom bite. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: never look a gift horse in the mouth Part of Speech: proverb 1. Alternative form of don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Punch and Judy Part of Speech: noun 1. A traditional sideshow often found at seaside resorts, consisting of various glove puppets operated by one person in a small tent-style booth theatre. 2. A two-sided ideological battle, or contradictory arguing. Labels: attributive Example: Like all binary debates, while it's certainly true that questions about public service broadcasting and the role of the BBC have risen up the agenda recently, it is easy, even from the offices of the BBC in White City, to get stuck in a Punch and Judy discourse.
Word: glove puppet Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of hand puppet
Word: convention bump Part of Speech: noun 1. The rise in support (as shown in polls) a presidential candidate receives after the national party nominating convention. Labels: US
Word: direct primary Part of Speech: noun 1. A primary in which voters directly select candidates for office by popular vote Labels: US
Word: romanced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of romance Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dual primary Part of Speech: noun 1. Two primaries held concurrently. Labels: US
Word: resonances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of resonance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gender gap Part of Speech: noun 1. A measurable difference between the pay, status, political preferences etc. of men and women. Example: Surveys show a gender gap with women favoring Democrats 12 percent more than men. Example: But in the light of last month's election returns, the gender gap looks less like a striking electoral phenomenon and more like a pollster's product. To judge from the way women actually voted, they do not compose a voting bloc with especially compassionate clout.
Word: remediated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of remediate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: remediated Part of Speech: adj 1. corrected; improved Labels: not-comparable
Word: Germanize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English German Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English Germanize From German + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɝmənaɪz/, /ˈdʒɜːmənaɪz/ 1. To give a German character to (something). Labels: transitive Example: to Germanize a province, a language, or a society Example: Why should Pennsylvania […] become a Colony of aliens, who will shortly be so numerous as to Germanize us, instead of our Anglifying them, and will never adopt our language or customs, any more than they can acquire our complexion? 2. To adopt German customs or culture. Labels: intransitive
Word: remediates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of remediate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cut someone some slack Part of Speech: verb 1. To make allowances for someone, and not treat a failure severely. Labels: idiomatic Example: He's the new kid on the block and doesn't know the way we do things around here yet. Cut him some slack and let him learn from this.
Word: googleability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: googleable + -ity. First use appears c. 2001. See cite below. 1. The likelihood of finding something using Google or another similar Internet search engine. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: So, how far does cultural literacy go? Where does Trivial Pursuit end and cultural literacy begin? Is there significant overlap? The things that follow are probably "Googleable" (maybe not "Matamoros"). How much does "Googleability" correlate with cultural literacy? To what extent are mass media the "drivers" of cultural literacy? Example: The good news is that you can improve your Googleability (or ability to show up on any search engine) so that people who search for information about you on the Internet will find you.
Word: googlability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English googlable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English googlability From googlable + -ity. 1. Alternative form of googleability. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Sometimes I e-mail a quick thank-you-for-increasing-my-googlability to a blogger, hoping they'll mention the thank you, adding another page to my number.
Word: graveyard shift Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By association of the spooky, cold and silent properties of both the night and graveyards. 1. A work shift late at night, especially one from midnight to 8 AM on a three-shift schedule. Example: Near-synonym: night shift (sometimes synonymous; sometimes coordinate) Example: I had to work the graveyard shift for most of that year, and at first I hated it, but eventually I even kind of liked it, in some ways. 2. A group of workers who work during this time slot. Example: Near-synonym: night shift (sometimes synonymous; sometimes coordinate) Example: You'll have to ask the graveyard shift — the equipment was here when we left.
Word: reassurances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reassurance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: graveyard watch Part of Speech: noun 1. The middle watch on a ship, from midnight to 4 am.
Word: graveyard poetry Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of morbid poetry which lingers on human mortality, tombs, and burial grounds, popular in the preromantic period of 18th-century Britain. Labels: uncountable
Word: exercise machine Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a great variety of devices, powered either by electricity or by the user, used to improve strength or physical fitness.