nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: recombinant DNA Part of Speech: noun 1. DNA that has been engineered by splicing together fragments of DNA from multiple species and introduced into the cells of a host. Labels: uncountable
Word: brucia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of taxonomic name Brucea. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹuːsiə/, /ˈbɹuːʃ(i.)ə/ 1. Obsolete form of brucine. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable, usually
Word: Peder Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Danish, equivalent to English Peter.
Word: Petter Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch and German Ludewig, a variant of the personal name Peter. 1. A surname from Dutch or German.
Word: ecdemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, ec- + demic. 1. Originating from outside the area in which it occurs. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: introduced
Word: altepemeh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl altepemeh, plural of altepetl. 1. plural of altepetl Labels: form-of, plural Example: For instance, it is possible that a hierarchy existed among the altepemeh. Example: Central Mexican altepemeh had segmental structures...
Word: usurial Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /juːˈʒuːɹɪəl/, /juːˈzjuːɹɪəl/ 1. Pertaining to or constituting usury. Labels: not-comparable Example: Nay, even if all was strictly honest at a fair — but all is not fair even at a fair — there is no small quantum of whitish mendacity — hem! — and not a little very clever humbugging and usurial screwing! Example: But their independence was lost centuries ago, and since that time commercial, and, I must add, usurial tendencies, with little aptitude for pastoral or agricultural pursuits, had been ever tending to remove them from the islands, and to accumulate them on coasts and in cities, often very far distant.
Word: zink Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of cornett.
Word: zink Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of zinc. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: It is prepared, according to Dr. Shaw, as follows: take six ounces of copper, melting it in a wind furnace; add to it one ounce of zink: then stirring the whole well together, pour out the metal immediately. Example: Zink plates cannot be steel-faced, but they can be copper-faced.
Word: factory team Part of Speech: noun 1. A team that is wholly or substantially owned and run by (or on behalf of) a car manufacturer, either by an in house organization or an associated company.
Word: rollie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂-der. Proto-Italic *rotā Latin rota Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin rotulader. Latin rotulāre Old French roelerbor. Middle English rollen English roll English -ie English rollie From roll + -ie. 1. A cigarette rolled by hand. Labels: UK, slang Example: “It was great vibes, people were coming out of the pub offering me rollies. They really did get it. It’s a stupid pun,” said Gaze who moved to the area about 15 years ago.
Word: piki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hopi. 1. A paper-thin, dry, rolled bread made by the Hopi with nixtamalized blue corn meal. Labels: uncountable
Word: digital cameras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of digital camera Labels: form-of, plural
Word: full-blown Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From full + blown, past participle of blow (“to blossom”). 1. Completely developed or formed. Labels: figuratively Example: We are in the midst of a full-blown crisis. Example: Solicitor—for just before leaving London I got word that my examination was successful; and I am now a full-blown solicitor! 2. At the peak of blossom; ripe. Labels: literally Example: The trees in the garden were resplendent with full-blown white gardenias. Example: There might ye ſee the pioney ſpread vvide, / The full-blovvn roſe, the ſhepherd and his laſs, / Lap-dog and lambkin vvith black ſtaring eyes, / And parrots vvith tvvin cherries in their beak.
Word: full-blown Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From full + blown, past participle of blow (“to produce an air current”). 1. Filled with wind; puffed up. Example: The schooner took to sea with full-blown sails.
Word: oversea Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English over-se, over see, ouer sea, from Old English ofer sǣ (literally “over/across (the) sea”); equivalent to over + sea. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch overzee, German Übersee, Danish oversøisk. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ.vəˈsiː/, [ˌəʊ̯.vəˈsiː], /ˌoʊ.vɚˈsi/, [ˌoʊ̯.vɚˈsi], /ˌɐʉ.vəˈsiː/ 1. Alternative form of overseas. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: It was the biggest thing in the town, and everybody I met was full of it. They were going to run an over-sea empire, and make no end of coin by trade.
Word: oversea Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English over-se, over see, ouer sea, from Old English ofer sǣ (literally “over/across (the) sea”); equivalent to over + sea. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch overzee, German Übersee, Danish oversøisk. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ.vəˈsiː/, [ˌəʊ̯.vəˈsiː], /ˌoʊ.vɚˈsi/, [ˌoʊ̯.vɚˈsi], /ˌɐʉ.vəˈsiː/ 1. Alternative form of overseas. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: complicitous Part of Speech: adj 1. Complicit. Example: In still other cases in which courts have spoken of a conspirator's responsibility for another's acts, the facts clearly show a complicitous relationship. Example: This is why it is too easy and convenient to blame contemporary empire building on transnational corporations or the Bush/Blair administrations alone; the latter may well be more powerfully complicitous, but this is no reason for us to claim innocence and neutrality.
Word: logophoric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English logophor Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English logophoric From logophor + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌlɑɡəˈfɔɹɪk/, /ˌlɒɡəˈfɒɹɪk/ 1. Exhibiting the property of a logophor. Labels: not-comparable
Word: logophor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Introduced by French linguist Claude Hagège, 1974. From logo- + -phor. Pronunciation: /ˈlɑ.ɡə.fɔɹ/, /ˈlɒ.ɡə.fə/, /ˈlɒ.ɡə.fɔː/ 1. A reflexive pronoun with discourse antecedents; i.e. a reflexive pronoun whose antecedent does not occur in the sentence itself.
Word: speediest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of speedy: most speedy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: speedier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of speedy: more speedy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: humanistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English humanist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English humanistic From humanist + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to humanism. Example: I recognize thee, Satan, and I spit in thine face Whatever happened to the human race? What happened to the humanistic faith? What happens to human waste? Example: “The broader one’s understanding of the human experience, the better design we will have.” Apple is a humanistic tech company. It’s also the largest company in the world.
Word: schiacciata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian schiacciata. 1. A type of crisp and chewy Italian bread, originating from Tuscany. Labels: uncountable
Word: gifs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gif Labels: form-of, plural
Word: junctions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of junction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tourniquets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tourniquet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tourniquets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tourniquet Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: antiaging Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + aging. 1. Alternative form of anti-aging. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: age-reversal Part of Speech: noun 1. A therapy or process which reverses the physiological aging process. Labels: uncountable
Word: Finnish forest reindeer Part of Speech: noun 1. A subspecies of the reindeer, Rangifer tarandus fennicus, found only in Eastern Finland and Russian Karelia.
Word: vimpa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin vimpa, from Frankish *wimpil, *wimpila (“head scarf”), from Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz, from *wīpaną (“to wind, swing”). Doublet of wimple. 1. A veil or shawl worn over the shoulders of servers who carry the mitre and crosier during liturgical functions when they are not being used by the bishop, in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and some other western churches.
Word: unheimlich Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from German unheimlich (“unfamiliar”). Piecewise doublet of unhomely. Pronunciation: /ʊnˈhaɪmlɪx/, /ʊnˈhaɪmlɪk/ 1. Weird, uncanny. Example: My point is that there is no grand single line, everything is in bits, & often absolutely dead, & always very unheimlich, almost macabre. Example: Werfner, damn him, keen-witted but unheimlich, is obsessed with railway lines
Word: mountain reindeer Part of Speech: noun 1. A subspecies of reindeer, found wild in southern Norway and Kola peninsula in Russia; Rangifer tarandus tarandus. A semi-domesticated variant is widely herded by the Sami in northern Scandinavia.
Word: sorva Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of the tropical plants Couma macrocarpa and Couma utilis.
Word: defusing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of defuse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: diffuser Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfjuːsə(ɹ)/ 1. comparative form of diffuse: more diffuse Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: diffuser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English diffuse 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 diffuser From diffuse (verb) + -er. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfjuːzə(ɹ)/ 1. Any person or thing that diffuses. 2. A device designed to diffuse a scent efficiently. Example: They are in the under-$20 section, which includes a display of scented candles and diffusers. 3. Any device that or spreads out or scatters light, making the light appear softer. Example: Along the sofa every three and a half feet, fluorescent tubes glow through translucent plastic diffusers. 4. A shaped section of a car's underbody which improves the car's aerodynamic properties. 5. A mechanical device that is designed to control the characteristics of a fluid at the entrance to a thermodynamic open system. 6. An aerating device consisting of a membrane with fine pores, through which air is blown to generate small bubbles. 7. A cooking item that can be placed above a stove heating element or burner to separate the cooking utensil from the heat source. 8. A hairdryer attachment that diffuses the flow of air.
Word: relished Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of relish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: intermingled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of intermingle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: treacherously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English treacherous Middle English -ly English -ly English treacherously From treacherous + -ly. 1. In a treacherous manner. Example: The former spy behaved treacherously.
Word: ignites Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ignite Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: EVOO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of extra virgin olive oil. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: kalakukko Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Finnish kalakukko. 1. A traditional Savonian food made from fish and pork baked inside a loaf of bread. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: If you're in the Market Square try the kalakukkos, hard-crusted fish pasties native to the province.
Word: kategoria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin catēgoria, from Ancient Greek κᾰτηγορῐ́ᾱ (kătēgorĭ́ā). Doublet of category. Pronunciation: /ˌkat.ɪˈɡɔːɹ.iː.ə/, /ˌkæt.ɪˈɡɔːɹ.iː.ə/, /ˌkæt.ɪˈɡoɹ.i.ə/, /ˌkæt.ɪˈɡoːɹ.iː.ə/, /ˌkɛt.əˈɡoːɹ.iː.ə/ 1. Synonym of accusation. Labels: no-plural, rhetoric
Word: syngameons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of syngameon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: media whores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of media whore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alosa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin alausa, from Gaulish *alausa. Doublet of alose. 1. shad
Word: storm in a teacup Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of tempest in a teapot. Labels: UK
Word: tempest in a teacup Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tempest in a teapot. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tempest in a tea-kettle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tempest in a teapot. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: storm in a teapot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of storm in a teacup: synonym of tempest in a teapot. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wack out Part of Speech: verb 1. To become deranged. Labels: slang
Word: cynophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyno- + -philia. Piecewise doublet of canophilia. Pronunciation: /ˌsaɪnə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪə/ 1. A fondness for dogs or other canines. Labels: uncountable
Word: ailurophobe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ailuro- (“cat”) + -phobe. Pronunciation: /aɪˈljʊəɹəˌfəʊb/, /aɪˈlʊɹəˌfoʊb/, /eɪˈlʊɹəˌfoʊb/ 1. A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
Word: ailurophobes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ailurophobe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cynophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyno- + -phile. Piecewise doublet of canophile. 1. A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
Word: cynophiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cynophile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gatophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish gato Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English gatophobia From Spanish gato + English -phobia. 1. Synonym of ailurophobia. Labels: uncountable Example: Ailourophobia†, (Katiphobia, or Gatophobia,) is a typical monomania. The fear of cats in certain monopsychoneurotic and psychopathic persons dates back to the beginning of the life of the feline. Example: Rumor from over Laurel way has it that there is a severe epidemic of gatophobia in that city.[…]Don’t ask to see our dictionary please, Semper’s buried in it.
Word: cynophobe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyno- + -phobe. 1. A person with cynophobia.
Word: cynophobes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cynophobe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vampiresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vampiress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marketer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From market + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (agent noun suffix). 1. One who designs and executes marketing campaigns. 2. One who sells products or services, for example goods at a market; called a marketeer in UK English. Labels: US Example: Because marketers had to provide their own containers, the oval shopping basket was useful for holding odd-shaped staples.
Word: marketers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marketer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zetetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ζητητικός (zētētikós, “inquisitive, keen”), from ζητέω (zētéō, “I seek”). Pronunciation: /zəˈtɛt.ɪk/ 1. Proceeding by inquiry or investigation. Labels: not-comparable Example: 1865, Samuel Birley Rowbotham, Zetetic Astronomy, 2022 facsimile reprint, Salzwasser Verlag, page 6, Hence, in every zetetic process, the conclusion arrived at is essentially a quotient, which, if the details be correct, must, of necessity, be true beyond the reach or power of contradiction. Example: This^([the assumption that the earth is an extended plain]) is the great central zetetic assumption on which the whole theory is based. 2. Of or pertaining to zetetic astronomy (which employs zetetic principles to argue that the earth is flat). Labels: not-comparable Example: This^([the assumption that the earth is flat]) is the doctrine held by the Zetetic school of philosophy, which some years ago made quite a stir in England.[…]An active propagandist of Zetetic doctrine is Professor William Carpenter, 71 Chew street, who has been in this country for about five years. Example: 1887, Marcellus John Thompson, "Evolution of Sound" Evolved: A Review..., Standard Publishing Company, page xix, But another craze, much similar to Dr. Hall's philosophy, is now running its course among us, namely the Zetetic Philosophy, or the theory that the earth is flat—advocated especially by John Hampden, of England, and William Carpenter, of the United States. These people believe, with Parson Jasper, that "the sun do move."
Word: zetetic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ζητητικός (zētētikós, “inquisitive, keen”), from ζητέω (zētéō, “I seek”). Pronunciation: /zəˈtɛt.ɪk/ 1. A skeptic.
Word: humeral Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to, or near the humerus or shoulder Labels: not-comparable
Word: humeral Part of Speech: noun 1. An oblong scarf worn round the priest's shoulders at certain parts of the Mass and of Benediction.
Word: trailblazer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trail (noun) + blazer (noun). Pronunciation: /ˈtɹeɪlbleɪzə/, /ˈtɹeɪlˌbleɪzəɹ/, /ˈtɹæɪlˌblæɪzə/ 1. Synonym of pathfinder. 2. Synonym of pathfinder. Labels: figuratively Example: Yes, there were instances of grandstanding and obsessive behaviour, but many were concealed at the time to help protect an aggressively peddled narrative of [Oscar] Pistorius the paragon, the emblem, the trailblazer.
Word: syngameon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-)der. English syn- English -gamy English -on English syngameon From syn- + -gamy + -on (in analogy with taxon). 1. A grouping of genetically related organisms that may or may not be morphologically similar and are recognized by systematists as being in different species or subspecies and may even belong to different genera. 2. A suite of partially interfertile species that exchange genes, either directly or indirectly, under certain evolutionary and biogeographic conditions, and where interspecific gene flow is episodic and spatially variable in nature.
Word: fumigates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fumigate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fumigating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fumigate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fumigated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fumigate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pathfinder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From path + finder. Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːθfaɪndə/, /ˈpæθˌfaɪndəɹ/ 1. One who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region. Example: The cow is the true pathfinder and pathmaker. Example: Sorry and frightened, this man was their pathfinder across fields. 2. One who is the first to do something in a particular field; an innovator, a pioneer. Labels: figuratively 3. Synonym of honey guide. 4. Ellipsis of pathfinder prospectus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: pathmaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From path + maker. 1. One who, or that which, makes a way or path. Example: The cow is the true pathfinder and pathmaker.
Word: phalangeal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Probably from the stem of Latin phalanx + -eal (in laryngeal, pharyngeal). Compare earlier phalangal and rare New Latin phalangeus. 1. Relating to a phalanx. Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to a phalange. Labels: not-comparable
Word: phalangeal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from the stem of Latin phalanx + -eal (in laryngeal, pharyngeal). Compare earlier phalangal and rare New Latin phalangeus. 1. Synonym of phalanx (“bone of a finger or toe”). Labels: rare
Word: man-portable Part of Speech: adj 1. That can be transported on a person. Often used of military weapons systems, e.g. missiles. Labels: not-comparable Example: Man-portable missiles imperil both military, civilian aircraft.
Word: sparite Part of Speech: noun 1. Sparry calcite. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: periti Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peritus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin perītus. Pronunciation: /pəˈɹaɪt/ 1. skilled Labels: obsolete Example: […] some of our friends who are in the habit of exercising a profuse rather than a perite hospitality […]
Word: perite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Swedish geologist Per Geijer + -ite (“mineral suffix”). 1. An orthorhombic pseudo-tetragonal mineral PbBiO₂Cl, originally found in Sweden.
Word: adicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From -adic (taken from monadic/dyadic/triadic [function/operator]) + -ity, or alternatively from -ad (taken from monad/duad/triad) + -icity. Compare Latinate equivalent arity, based on -ary. Pronunciation: /æˈdɪsɪti/ 1. The number of arguments or operands a function or operation takes. For a relation, the number of domains in the corresponding Cartesian product. Example: 1997, Robert W. Burch, 13: Peirce's Reduction Thesis, Nathan Houser, Don D. Roberts, James Van Evra (editor), Studies in the Logic of Charles Sanders Peirce, Indiana University Press, page 233, Equivalently, it says that all relations of adicity greater than 3 may be reduced to relations of adicities 1, 2, and/or 3. The negative component of the Thesis says, first, that relations of adicity 2 may not in general be constructed from (reduced to) relations exclusively of adicity 1; and, second, that relations of adicity 3 and greater may not in general be constructed from (equivalently: reduced to) relations exclusively of adicities 1 and/or 2. Example: What can be predicted is that the adicity of any syntactic predicate is the same: since its adicity is a grammatical and not a thematic fact, semantic differences between predicates cannot affect their grammatical structure. 2. Valence. Labels: obsolete
Word: Middle Norwegian Part of Speech: name 1. The interim language in Norway between 1350 (the Black Plague) and 1525. An amalgam of Norwegian, Swedish and Danish, following Old Norwegian (Old Norse).
Word: peris Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peri Labels: form-of, plural
Word: allegate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from allegation. Pronunciation: /ˈælɪˌɡeɪt/, /ˈæləˌɡeɪt/, /ˈæləˌɡæɪt/, /ˈɛləˌɡæɪt/ 1. To make an allegation of; to allege. Labels: nonstandard, rare Example: Hence we may infer that, (1) as Phrenologists allegate, the brain is compartmental, each compartment having its own peculiar modes of action, independent of and unaffected by the others […] Example: Jesus de Galindes, the Basque Separatist allegates in his book, "Los vascos en el Madrid sitiado" (Vasco Ekin, Buenos Aires, 1945 page 140): "But it is only fair to grant the foresight revealed by the Communist Party.
Word: allegate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A confusion of allocate with delegate. Pronunciation: /ˈælɪˌɡeɪt/, /ˈæləˌɡeɪt/, /ˈæləˌɡæɪt/, /ˈɛləˌɡæɪt/ 1. To delegate. Labels: nonstandard, rare, transitive Example: Upon motion, the chairman was given the power to allegate the fields of investigation to the various committee members. Example: Authorizes the Railroad Retirement Board to exercise functions identical to those allegated the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, supra, with respect to individuals to whom this portion applies.
Word: arbustive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin arbustīvus, from arbustus (“shrub”). Pronunciation: /ɑː(ɹ)ˈbʌstɪv/ 1. containing copses of trees or shrubs; covered with shrubs Example: […] the atmosphere was now animated with the efficient principle of vegetative life; the arbustive hills, gay lawns, and green meadows […]
Word: Chaurasia Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a Brahmin caste community in India.
Word: condite Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin condītus, past participle of condīre (“to preserve, pickle, season”). Related to condiment. See also recondite. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒndaɪt/ 1. To pickle; to preserve. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: to condite pears, quinces, etc. Example: condite the bodies
Word: condite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin condītus, past participle of condīre (“to preserve, pickle, season”). Related to condiment. See also recondite. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒndaɪt/ 1. Preserved; pickled. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Such are puddings stuffed with blood, or otherwise composed; baked meats, soused indurate meats, fried and broiled, buttered meats, condite, powdered and over-dried;
Word: condite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin condītus, past participle of condīre (“to preserve, pickle, season”). Related to condiment. See also recondite. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒndaɪt/ 1. A preserve Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: azotate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French azotate. 1. A nitrate (any salt or ester of nitric acid). Labels: archaic
Word: battuta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian battuta. 1. beat
Word: beati Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beatus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: obeli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English obeli, oboli, oboly, from Late Latin obeli, from Ancient Greek ὀβελοί (obeloí). Pronunciation: /ˈɒbɪlaɪ/, /ˈɑbəˌlaɪ/ 1. plural of obelus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buffi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of buffo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buffe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French buffe. Pronunciation: /bʌf/ 1. A piece of armor covering either the entire face, or the lower face together with a visor that covered the upper face, typically made of multiple lames that could be opened by being lowered (a falling buffe) or raised. Labels: historical Example: It was used by the arquebusiers in 1560, and a buffe or chin-piece was strapped in front when occasion required. Example: [In] a drawing of 1569 by Hogenberg […] It will be noticed that those engaged have the high standing buffes and the upper part of the visors of their helmets open for the convenience of breathing.
Word: buie Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of buy. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Claudio: Can the world buie such a iewell?
Word: capricciosa Part of Speech: noun 1. A pizza garnished with mushrooms, artichokes, ham and olives.
Word: carine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See carina. 1. A keel. Labels: obsolete
Word: casarecce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian casarecce (literally “homemade”). 1. A type of pasta in the form of short, narrow, twisted tubes. Example: The pasta feel less metaphorically charged. We ask for side plates, and share a sheep ricotta ravioli, and a casarecce with squid ragu.
Word: cerata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ceras Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cerate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English cerate, cerote, from Latin cērātum, from cēra (“wax”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix) 1. An unctuous preparation for external application — mainly wax (or resin or spermaceti) mixed with oil, lard, and various medicinal ingredients — of a consistency between ointment and plaster, so that it can be spread upon cloth without the use of heat, but does not melt when applied to the skin. Labels: archaic, historical 2. The anion CeO₃²⁻ of cerium.
Word: certi Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of certified. 1. Fashionable, cool. Labels: slang Example: These shoes were acc certi back in the day I can't lie Example: Bside certi but m17 are acc falling apart and they deffo been losing the beef. z2 arent as certi as bside but are deffo more oj then^([sic]) m17
Word: chete Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of machete. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɛ.ti/, /ˈt͡ʃɛ.ti/ 1. A knife, especially one used as a weapon. Labels: Multicultural-London-English, slang Example: Loo, known to go skits, skits Big long chete, tryna fling it at melons If I stab kids, kids Then who the fuck did it on Teron Example: Niggas like talk like they getting this chetter Get caught, getting bust, do better!
Word: swing the lead Part of Speech: verb 1. To avoid work, especially by pretending to be ill; to shirk, to malinger. Labels: intransitive Example: Though he was by no means inclined to help carry a gas-cylinder on a pole, while watching the working party fall in on the road that night, Bourne felt rather out of it; he felt as though he were swinging the lead. Example: I said, ‘Well, how d'you like having to do some work for a change, instead of swinging the lead at Fort Hommet?’
Word: nonexistence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + existence. 1. The state of not existing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The nonexistence of Father Christmas and the Tooth Fairy came as something of a shock. Example: To hear Carlson foam, you’d think that each time a devious immigrant sneaks into the United States and reaches for a voter registration form, a White American in Peoria blinks into nonexistence.
Word: presumably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From presume + -ably, presumable + -ly. Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈzjuːməbli/, /pɹɪˈzuːməbli/, /pɹɪˈʒuːməbli/ 1. Able to be sensibly presumed. Example: Presumably, he will attend the opening. Example: Capello made a change on the hour which was presumably enforced by injury as the excellent Young was replaced by Stewart Downing.
Word: sympathising Part of Speech: adj 1. sympathetic
Word: sympathising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sympathise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sympathising Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sympathizing. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: sympathizing Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of sympathising Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sympathizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sympathize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sympathizing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who sympathizes; the offering of sympathy. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: goller Part of Speech: verb 1. To gurgle. Labels: Scotland Example: If all this were studied and practised, there would be fewer Preachers, and shorter Preachings, and fewer and shorter Prayers amongst Professors; they would not sleep and wake People, gasping and gollering, and few understanding what they are saying, […]
Word: framer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From frame + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹeɪmɚ/ 1. A person who makes frames for paintings. 2. A person who assembles the frame of a ship. 3. A person who assembles the timbers of a wood-framed building. Labels: US 4. A person who writes a new law. 5. A person who writes a new law. Labels: US, capitalized, historical, plural-normally, sometimes Example: the Framers of the Constitution Example: In a real sense, US democracy has died this month. It doesn’t mean it’s dead for the long term but at this moment the idea of an accountable representative system, as the framers of the constitution wrote it, is no longer present. 6. A person who frames another, attempting to have them convicted of a crime they did not commit. 7. A person who embeds another person's web pages in an HTML frame, so that they misleadingly appear to be part of the framing site. Labels: Internet Example: The Los Angeles Times is also policing Web sites that frame its site without permission. As of November 1997, the Times had threatened to send cease and desist letters to unlicensed framers.
Word: frame-up Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from frame up. 1. Alternative spelling of frameup. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Then he burst into a stream of horrible profanity. "What's the game?" he cried, glaring round him. "Do you think I am easy and that you can play me for a sucker? Is it a frame-up, or what? You've chose the wrong man for a try-on of that sort."
Word: frameup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from frame up. 1. A false incrimination of an innocent person; a scheme to frame an innocent person for a crime. Example: "What's the game?" he cried, glaring round him. "Do you think I am easy and that you can play me for a sucker? Is it a frame-up, or what? You've chose the wrong man for a try-on of that sort." Example: In the provincial communications machinery repair factory, the cadres, workers and veteran models who had once been persecuted and falsely charged began to play an active role in production after the cadre policy was carried out.[…]In Hsinping County as many as 22,000 people were involved in these political frameups. Among these people there were leading cadres at the county, commune and brigade levels, ordinary cadres and poor and lower-middle peasants. Some were disabled or even beaten to death.
Word: incrimination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin incriminatus ( + -ion), from incrimino, from Latin crimino. Equivalent to incriminate + -ion. 1. The act of incriminating someone. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fraternizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fraternize + -er. 1. A person who fraternizes.
Word: freakout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From freak + out, as a deverbal from freak out. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹikˌaʊt/ 1. A frightening or disorientating experience, especially one that results from the use of a hallucinogenic drug. Labels: slang 2. An occurrence of unrestrained or irrational behaviour. Labels: slang
Word: freebase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English fre English free Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor. Latin basis Old French basebor. Middle English base English base English freebase From free + base. 1. The purified, dry form of an amine, especially an alkaloid natural product, that is normally used in solution. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The freebase is heated in a retort, foil, or other container and the vapor is inhaled as the freebase vaporizes. Example: On June 9, 1980, national attention was brought to cocaine freebasing when comedian Richard Pryor suffered third degree burns allegedly while using a butane torch to heat cocaine freebase he had prepared with ether. 2. The purified, dry form of certain illegal drugs, especially cocaine. Labels: countable, specifically, uncountable Example: That day, I gave a class on making and using freebase. This was one thing that was to be done perfectly, or you could end up with glass and freebase all over you.
Word: freebase Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English fre English free Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor. Latin basis Old French basebor. Middle English base English base English freebase From free + base. 1. To purify a drug by crystallization. 2. To use a purified drug, especially cocaine, by heating it and inhaling the fumes produced. Example: Richard, one of my friends in L.A., claimed to have invented freebasing— smoking cocaine in its base form—though it's likely that what he meant was that he introduced a whole bunch of people to the process. Example: With his nostrils ravaged, Crosby turned to drinking Cocaine mixed in glasses of wine, then took to smoking it by the novel technique of freebasing, where the drug is distilled down to its purest form through a process of filtration using ammonia and ether.
Word: freeborn Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From free + born. Pronunciation: /ˌfɹiːˈbɔːn/, /ˈfɹiˌboɹn/ 1. Born free rather than in bondage or as a slave Labels: not-comparable Example: Hunting in the year 1000 was still a democratic pastime. Every free-born Anglo-Saxon had the right to enter the forest and bring home game for the pot.
Word: free-form Part of Speech: adj Etymology: free + form Pronunciation: /ˈfɹi.foɹm/ 1. Having an unconventional, variable or asymmetric form. Example: This annual March gathering of the digital elite, held at a resort near Tucson, is a combination of a three-day free-form think tank and schmooze-athon where the latest trends are dissected and, in the corridors or on the golf course, deals are hatched. 2. Referring to a roleplaying game which does not use a formal system of rules.
Word: free-form Part of Speech: noun Etymology: free + form Pronunciation: /ˈfɹi.foɹm/ 1. A free-form shape or artwork. Example: The background shapes are also called 'negative' shapes and are found between the positive shapes – in this case, the rectangles, triangles, circles and freeforms.
Word: venene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin venēnum (“juice; venom”). Doublet of venin and venom. 1. Synonym of venom. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: venene Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin venēnum (“juice; venom”). Doublet of venin and venom. 1. Venenose, venenous, venomous, poisonous. Labels: obsolete Example: […] As first, if the Humor is malign, venene, or pestilential, wherein if Nature protudes the Morbick-matter outwards, we ought not to drive it back again to the internal parts; […] Example: a most salubrious Remedy, which Effects it demonstrates by powerfully provoking Sweat in all pestilential and venene, or malign Disaffections.
Word: Portia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Porcia, a feminine form of the gens name Porcius (the gens of the Cato the Elder and his famous descendants), from porcus (“pig”). The moon is named for the character in The Merchant of Venice. Pronunciation: /ˈpɔː.ʃə/, /ˈpɔɹ.ʃə/ 1. A female given name from Latin. 2. The seventh satellite of the planet Uranus.
Word: ypsilon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of upsilon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wall clock Part of Speech: noun 1. A clock mounted on a wall. 2. The measure of wall time, the actual amount of time taken from the start to the end of an operation. Example: In recent years a consensus has been reached among many scientists in the field that the most relevant measure of run time is actual wall-clock elapsed time.
Word: convertite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare Italian convertito, past participle of convertire (“to convert”). 1. A reformed or former prostitute. Labels: obsolete 2. A convert. Labels: obsolete Example: He thence departs a heavy convertite; / She remains a hopeless castaway Example: Bar. Oh earth-mettall'd villaines, and no Hebrews born! And will you basely thus submit your selves To leave your goods to their arbitrament? Gov. Why Barabas wilt thou be christned? Bar. No, Governour, I will be no convertite.
Word: cornute Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin cornūtus, from cornu. Pronunciation: /kɔːˈnjuːt/ 1. To give 'horns' to; to make a cuckold of. Labels: transitive Example: ‘Will you cooperate with me in cornuting your husband? It's a must!’
Word: cornute Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin cornūtus, from cornu. Pronunciation: /kɔːˈnjuːt/ 1. Bearing horns or shaped like a horn; cornuted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cornute Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cornūtus, from cornu. Pronunciation: /kɔːˈnjuːt/ 1. A member of the order Cornuta. Example: Stylophorans are divided into two orders the Cornuta and Ankyroida: cornutes have asymmetrical thecae, aulacophores with stylocones and cover plates over the food groove that open widely; ankyroids have essentially bilaterally symmetrical thecae, aulacophores with styloids and in most the cover plates do not open widely.
Word: antecede Part of Speech: verb 1. To go before; to precede. 2. To predate or antedate.
Word: silver plated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of silver plate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: silver plates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of silver plate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: silver plating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of silver plate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lochia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin lochia, from Ancient Greek λοχεία (lokheía), neuter plural of λοχείος (lokheíos, “of childbirth”), from λόχος (lókhos, “childbirth”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɒ.kɪ.ə/, /ˈloʊ.ki.ə/ 1. Normal post-partum vaginal discharge; blood, mucus, and placental tissue that are discharged from a female's vagina (similar to menstruation) for several weeks after she has given birth. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: In April 1819, I attended a young married lady in her first pregnancy, in whose case the lochia began to diminish on the seventh day after parturition, [...] Example: Variations in the quantity, quality, or odour of the lochia not unnaturally excite great alarm in the mind of the patient, who regards any deviation in this secretion as a proof of serious disease. Yet very remarkable differences do occur, without any morbid affection of the uterus or vagina.
Word: curiosa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Late 19th century: from Latin, neuter plural of curiosus (see curious). Pronunciation: /ˌkjʊə.ɹɪˈəʊ.sə/, /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈoʊ.sə/ 1. Curiosities, especially erotic or pornographic books or articles. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: misset Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English set English misset From mis- + set. 1. To set, adjust or calibrate incorrectly. Labels: transitive 2. To place in the wrong location. Labels: transitive
Word: misset Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English set English misset From mis- + set. 1. Incorrectly set. Labels: not-comparable 2. In a bad temper; out of sorts. Labels: Scotland, not-comparable
Word: dosing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dose Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dosing Part of Speech: noun 1. The administration of a dose
Word: decuple Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English decuple, from Middle French décuple, from Late Latin decuplus (“tenfold”), from Latin decem (“ten”), and plicō (“fold”). Pronunciation: /dɛˈkjuːp(ə)l/, /dɛˈkjʊp(ə)l/ 1. Tenfold. Labels: not-comparable
Word: decuple Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English decuple, from Middle French décuple, from Late Latin decuplus (“tenfold”), from Latin decem (“ten”), and plicō (“fold”). Pronunciation: /dɛˈkjuːp(ə)l/, /dɛˈkjʊp(ə)l/ 1. An amount multiplied by ten. Example: The gold coin of the law of 1818 is of four denominations; the decuple of 30 ducats, the half-decuple, ...
Word: decuple Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English decuple, from Middle French décuple, from Late Latin decuplus (“tenfold”), from Latin decem (“ten”), and plicō (“fold”). Pronunciation: /dɛˈkjuːp(ə)l/, /dɛˈkjʊp(ə)l/ 1. To multiply by ten. Example: They were in communication as they had been, that first morning, in Sarah's salon and in her presence and Mme. de Vionnet's; and the same recognition of a great goodwill was again, after all, possible. Only the amount of response Waymarsh had then taken for granted was doubled, decupled now. Example: “This assistance method makes it possible to at least double—and in some cases decuple—the life of the tool, or to boost productivity,” says Alain Cornier, head of ENSAM’s production, research, and development department.
Word: Cassie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cass + -ie. A diminutive of Cassandra or Cassidy. Pronunciation: /ˈkæsi/ 1. A female given name.
Word: Cassie Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkæsi/ 1. A surname.
Word: heuretic Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hjʊəˈɹɛ.tɪk/ 1. Of or relating to discovery or invention 2. The branch of logic concerned with discovery or invention
Word: delicata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So named because of its delicate skin that does not need to be peeled before cooking and can be eaten. 1. An heirloom variety of winter squash, oblong in shape and having a cream-colored skin with green stripes Labels: Canada, US Example: But once you've tasted the sweet flesh of a delicata or slipped the strands of a spaghetti squash out of its shell, you'll never again regard winter squash as merely an agricultural art piece. Example: You will need one medium butternut or two or three delicatas.
Word: detector van Part of Speech: noun 1. A vehicle equipped with electronic instrumentation that can detect the oscillator of a domestic television, used by the licensing authority to check that a household with no TV licence does not have a television receiver Labels: UK
Word: cuckoo clock Part of Speech: noun 1. A clock that announces the time (hours and quarter hours) by a cuckoo sound, often equipped with a small cuckoo automaton. Example: In Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance… In Switzerland, they had brotherly love. They had five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce?… The cuckoo clock. So long, Holly.
Word: dolorose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dolōrōsus (“painful, sorrowful”); compare doloroso and dolorous. Pronunciation: /ˈdɒləɹəʊs/ 1. Grievous and sorrowful. Example: Herre followythe a lamyntabill tragedye, ful of concytete myrthe, yclepede, a Mirroure fore magystrattis, baylyes, councylloures, and crafftessmenne: Conteynynge the ryghte dolorose, tragycalle, and deinge speeches offe somme herretoeforre famose rueleres; as alsoe, shoeinge yow cawyse of grette myrthe, howe dystresse makythe the dummbe speke wythe a wyse tonge, moche semblable untoe Balaame his asse; whyche nottede personne was the patryarche ande anncystorre offe more rueleres, magystrattis, ande the lykke, than onneste menne will thynke. Impryntede atte the costes ande chargys offe mi moste woorthye patronne, his worchyppe Aldyrmanne Thornne. Example: I hope he’s not quite so dolorose to-day as he was a month ago.
Word: neva Part of Speech: adv 1. Pronunciation spelling of never. Labels: UK, alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling
Word: spalting Part of Speech: noun 1. Any coloration of wood, either living or dead, by fungi, which is considered visually or texturally appealing. Biochemical responses by the tree are not included within the scope of spalting. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hegemonist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hegemony 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 hegemonist From hegemony + -ist. 1. A person, organisation or country that practices hegemony.
Word: hegemonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hegemony Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hegemonic From hegemony + -ic. Pronunciation: /hɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈmɒn.ɪk/, /hɛɡ.ɪˈmɒn.ɪk/, /ˌhɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈmɑ.nɪk/, /ˌhɛɡ.ɪˈmɑ.nɪk/, /hed͡ʒ.ɪˈmɔn.ɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to hegemony. Example: “It may be that people’s attitudes, especially about masculinity, were shaped by Trump becoming president,” Feinberg said via email. “Many people held their nose and voted for him in 2016, choosing to vote for their preferred party in spite of Trump’s behavior and his representation of hegemonic masculinity. Example: A more than 13,000-word policy document released by Beijing in September outlines China’s vision for global governance and identifies what it sees as the source of current global challenges: “Some countries’ hegemonic, abusive, and aggressive actions against others … are causing great harm” and putting global security and development at risk, it reads.
Word: abrogations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abrogation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abstentions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abstention Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catch-phrase Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of catchphrase. Labels: alt-of, alternative