nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: antigraffiti Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English anti- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)bor. Italian graffire Italian graffito Italian graffitibor. English graffiti English antigraffiti From anti- + graffiti. 1. Opposing or proscribing graffiti Labels: not-comparable Example: This town has an antigraffiti law.
Word: antievolution Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + evolution. 1. Opposing the teaching or espousal of evolutionary theories, often specifically the Darwinian theory of natural selection Labels: not-comparable Example: William Jennings Bryan won the case and the antievolution statute was upheld.
Word: programmability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English program 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 programmable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English programmability From programmable + -ity. 1. The abstract capability of being programmable. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: telesync Part of Speech: noun 1. A bootlegged video copy of a movie, shot in a movie theater, often with a professional camera on a tripod in the projection booth, and with a direct connection to the sound source.
Word: Vaisnavara Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sanskrit वैश्वानर (vaiśvānará). 1. A name of the fire-god Agni, in his function as a benevolent power. Labels: Hinduism
Word: bedrocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bedrock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Zahns Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Zahn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Vaisvānara Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Vaisnavara. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Zanders Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Zander Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Zeppelins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Zeppelin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Zettels Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Zettel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Zuckers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Zucker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: electric eels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of electric eel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diversifiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diversifier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gendarmeries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gendarmerie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cope + -ed. Piecewise doublet of caped, capped, and chaped. 1. Clad in a cope. Labels: not-comparable
Word: coped Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cope + -ed. Piecewise doublet of caped, capped, and chaped. 1. simple past and past participle of cope Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wonkish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English wonk Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English wonkish From wonk + -ish. 1. Nerdy; bookish; having the qualities of a wonk. Labels: informal Example: According to Greer, the voting classes were ready for someone very much like the wonkish Clinton, with his devotion to "the issues." Example: Hillary may have been too wonkish, and Palin not wonkish enough, but they have normalized white females as political candidates for the nation.
Word: knockoffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knockoff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Zufalls Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Zufall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Zabels Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Zabel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mezzos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mezzo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: LD Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Lakshadweep: a union territory of India. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: LD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Lyme disease. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of laser disc. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of legislative district. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of lethal dose. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of Lib Dem. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of lunar distance. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Abbreviation of left defence/defense, the left wing player defensive position. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: dealmaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deal + maker. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪəɫˌmeɪkə(ɹ)/ 1. One who makes or brokers business or political transactions. Example: Near-synonym: broker Example: The longtime Democratic Party loyalist and dealmaker died Nov. 19 at the age of 71. 2. A factor in a negotiation that tips the balance so as to change the answer from no to yes. Labels: uncommon
Word: contemporize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From contemporary + -ize. 1. To bring up to date; often specifically to set a historical narrative in a modern context Example: In the few instances where the initial description is couched in the past tense, immediate reversal occurs and the scene is contemporized by the listener. 2. To modify, repackage, or present a well-known or traditional product or brand in a way that appeals to contemporary consumers. Example: Oscar Mayer tapped him to try to find some way to reposition bologna and other troubled meats that were declining in popularity and sales...when Drane began working on the project, his orders were to “figure out how to contemporize what we’ve got.”
Word: catwalklike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English catwalk Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English catwalklike From catwalk + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a catwalk. Example: Behind the fireplace is a catwalklike passage with a gridded handrail. 2. Resembling or characteristic of a fashion catwalk or the manner of a fashion model. Example: Sometimes strikingly picturesque, always fluid in its comings and goings, it switches between episodes of sensual impulsiveness; coy, catwalklike audience-awareness; […]
Word: blurrily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English blurry Middle English -ly English -ly English blurrily From blurry + -ly. 1. In a blurry fashion; lacking clarity Example: Without my glasses, I could only blurrily see what was happening.
Word: arpeggiation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English arpeggiate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English arpeggiation From arpeggiate + -ion. 1. The act of arpeggiating, of spreading a chord out instead of playing the notes simultaneously. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: toothwort Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tooth + wort. From having an appearance similar to teeth. 1. Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Lathraea. 2. Any of the species of plants in subgenus Cardamine subg. Dentaria, formerly genus Dentaria.
Word: associative arrays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of associative array Labels: form-of, plural
Word: submachine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Middle French machinebor. English machine English submachine From sub- + machine. 1. A machine forming part of a larger machine. 2. A machine forming part of a larger machine. Example: In the same computation, the computer may be decomposed repeatedly and the partitioning may vary from one split to the other. The submachines can further recursively decompose […]
Word: submachine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Shortened from submachine gun. 1. Of or pertaining to a submachine gun. Labels: not-comparable Example: The body of one of the dead crewmen bounced and rolled a little as the submachine rounds ripped into it.
Word: submachines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of submachine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: industrials Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdʌstɹɪəlz/ 1. plural of industrial Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wipeout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from wipe out. 1. The act of colliding or crashing. Example: The skateboarder had a nasty wipeout as she came off the ramp. 2. Total destruction or elimination. Example: The wipeout of this industry could be catastrophic. 3. The act of falling off one's surfboard. Example: Ha ha! Did you see that wipeout? Example: I'd like to show you what a wipeout looks like from the board. I'm pretty good at getting wiped out, so I'll be the stooge.
Word: untucked Part of Speech: adj 1. Not tucked in Labels: not-comparable Example: He walked down the street with his shirt untucked.
Word: untucked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of untuck Labels: form-of, participle, past, transitive Example: It had been above an hour earlier, before a single bird had untucked his head, that twenty lights were struck in as many bedrooms […]
Word: unswervingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unswerving Middle English -ly English -ly English unswervingly From unswerving + -ly. 1. Without deviation; not swerving Example: He followed his course unswervingly. Example: DYSART: ...Advanced neurotics can be dazzling at that game. They aim unswervingly at your area of maximum vulnerability...
Word: sceneries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scenery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wipeouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wipeout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ultrasecure Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + secure. 1. Extremely secure Labels: not-comparable Example: The president was rushed to an ultrasecure bunker.
Word: designees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of designee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: designee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From designate + -ee. Pronunciation: /ˌdɛzɪɡˈni/ 1. One who has been designated Example: The commissioner of the Texas Department of Public Health is proposing that the commissioner of health, or the designee of the commissioner of health, be able to institute quarantine measures for people with AIDS. Example: The bill authorizes the President's designee, to access funds that the Congress has already appropriated for the auto industries.
Word: escortee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From escort + -ee. 1. One who is escorted
Word: dogfighting Part of Speech: noun 1. A blood sport in which dogs fight with one another. Labels: uncountable Example: Dogfighting is illegal in most countries. 2. Close combat between two military aircraft. Labels: uncountable Example: Here, in fighter-pilot language, you're taught the real essential — dogfighting, man-against-man, plane-against-plane — and in a way they never taught us.
Word: dogfighting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dogfight Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: escortees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of escortee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inclusionary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English inclusion Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English inclusionary From inclusion + -ary. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkluːʒən.ɛɹ.i/ 1. Marked by inclusiveness. Labels: not-comparable Example: His moderate, inclusionary vision is in keeping with our values.
Word: melancholias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of melancholia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anthroposphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anthropo- + -sphere. Pronunciation: /anθɹɒpəsfɪɚ/ 1. That part of the environment that is made or modified by humans for use in human activities and human habitats. Example: Of the material flows that return to the Ecosphere from the Anthroposphere in a form other than waste, the largest is the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere resulting from the combustion of fossil fuels.
Word: vernix caseosa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin vernix (“varnish”) + caseosa (“cheesy”). 1. The waxy or "cheesy" white substance found coating the skin of newborn humans. Labels: uncountable Example: 1888 Austin Flint: A Text-book of human physiology The protecting coat of vernix caseosa allows the skin to perform its office in utero, and at birth, when this coating is removed, the surface is found in a condition perfectly adapted to extrauterine existence. It is not probable that the vernix caseosa is necessary to facilitate the passage of the child into the world, for the parts of the mother are always sufficiently lubricated with mucous secretion. Example: 1983 Carol Laderman: Wives and Midwives: Childbirth and Nutrition in Rural Malaysia She rubbed his body with coconut oil to remove the vernix caseosa. A heavy coating of vernix caseosa, she told me later, is a sure sign that the couple have been having intercourse during the latter part of pregnancy, a practice she considers dangerous. She believes the white vernix caseosa to be an accumulation of semen.
Word: anthropospheres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anthroposphere Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nontheistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + theistic. 1. Not believing in any gods. Labels: not-comparable Example: The most influential contemporary school of non-theistic philosophers, the school of Comte, deny that either theism or atheism can be proved, and proscribe, with impartial rigour, all argument on either side... Example: If the universe be regarded as self-existing, then men might hold to evolution, which is distinctly non-theistic, if not atheistic, not requiring a God for the reason that it is founded on the assumption that the possibility and potency and promise of all things reside in matter as matter.
Word: nontipped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + tipped. 1. Not receiving tips in the normal course of work Labels: not-comparable Example: As the minimum wage for nontipped employees is $4.25, the tipped minimum wage is $2.125.
Word: outshot Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outshoot Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outshot Part of Speech: noun 1. An extension to a building. Labels: Scotland
Word: outshoot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *(s)kéwdeti? Proto-Germanic *skuttōnąbf.? Proto-Germanic *skeutaną Proto-West Germanic *skeutan Old English sċēotan Middle English schoten English shoot English outshoot From out- + shoot. 1. To score more goals than the other side in a goal sport such as hockey or soccer Labels: US Example: Boston outshot New York by 16-10, including by 8-3 in the first half, but Gao Hong, the Power's goaltender, covered her zone impressively. 2. To fire a gun more accurately than. Labels: transitive Example: "I can outdrink, outsmoke and outshoot any man in this bar!" exclaimed the cowboy.
Word: pointillistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pointillist + -ic, from Pointillism. 1. Having a style marked by using many small, distinct points of color to form an image. Example: a pointillistic work of art 2. Having the minimalistic, analytical character associated with pointillism. Labels: broadly Example: Their songs are mercurial, exhilarating structures with angular, leaping vocal lines from David Longstreth, cooing female vocal harmonies and pointillistic guitar patterns that do with Congolese soukous what Steve Reich did with Ghanian drumming: analyze, formalize and layer on new, dizzying convolutions.
Word: outshoots Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outshoot Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outshooting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outshoot Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: postcareers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of postcareer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: postcareer Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English career English postcareer From post- + career. 1. Following the end of one's current or primary career Labels: not-comparable Example: You should talk to the manager about your postcareer planning.
Word: postcareer Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English career English postcareer From post- + career. 1. Following the end of one's current or primary career Labels: not-comparable Example: I don't have any firm plans postcareer.
Word: postcareer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English career English postcareer From post- + career. 1. One's second or subsequent career; often specifically the phase of life following a professional athletic career Example: They have to start to prepare for their postcareers because it could start tomorrow.
Word: reinjured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reinjure Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reinjure Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English injure English reinjure From re- + injure. 1. To injure a body part which has already been injured Example: He reinjured his hamstring two months after surgery.
Word: reinjures Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reinjure Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reinjuring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reinjure Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: razzles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of razzle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: razzling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of razzle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: razzle Part of Speech: verb 1. To dazzle or disorient Example: My sister had the good sense to keep mum about our babysitter's stories, but I was so razzled by hopes of meeting with these aliens and learning their world-saving secrets that I blabbed about the possibility to my mother, who quickly wormed the entire chronicle from me. Example: "We got razzled," said Wizards center Brendan Haywood, inventing a word on a night when he did little else. "It's the playoffs. You've got to play."
Word: razzled Part of Speech: adj 1. drunk Labels: slang
Word: razzled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of razzle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pustulent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pustule + -ent. 1. Filled or oozing with pus. Example: a pustulent sore Example: His body was dead white where it was not cruelly galled, bitten, rasped; his colourless face puffy, sweat-swollen, corpse-like, a tangled yellow beard covering his mouth; his eyes were red and pustulent. 2. Alternative spelling of pustulant, "producing pustules" Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: corncockle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From corn + cockle. 1. Any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Agrostemma, in the Caryophyllaceae family.
Word: premarket Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English market English premarket From pre- + market. 1. Prior to a product's official market release Labels: not-comparable Example: premarket testing
Word: premarket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English market English premarket From pre- + market. 1. The informal market in stocks and other securities, held before the official markets open Labels: uncountable Example: Stocks are up in premarket trading this morning. Example: If you are relatively inexperienced, have little training, and are learning how to play a number of potential situations that can arise during the premarket, I advise you to first remain on the sidelines, to let the real trend emerge before attacking.
Word: postgames Part of Speech: adj 1. Following an athletic festival, often specifically the Olympic Games Labels: not-comparable Example: The postgames use of the new stadium has not been decided.
Word: postgames Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of postgame Labels: form-of, plural
Word: postgame Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Proto-Germanic *gamaną Proto-West Germanic *gaman Old English gamen Middle English game English game English postgame From post- + game. Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊstˌɡeɪm/ 1. Following a game, usually specifically a sporting match. Labels: not-comparable Example: Stay tuned for the postgame show. 2. Occurring after the main storyline of the game. Labels: not-comparable Example: postgame credits
Word: postgame Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Proto-Germanic *gamaną Proto-West Germanic *gaman Old English gamen Middle English game English game English postgame From post- + game. Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊstˌɡeɪm/ 1. A postgame show. Example: The Sunday job of wraparounds and pregames and postgames and half-time shows is certainly the toughest job I've ever been around. 2. The gameplay that unlocks after completing the main storyline.
Word: nonpareils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonpareil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abacost Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French. A contraction of à bas le costume (“down with the western suit”) Pronunciation: /ˈæ.bə.kɒst/, /ˈæ.bə.kɑst/ 1. A short- or long-sleeved button-up jacket, worn without a shirt, that was promoted in Zaire under the regime of Mobutu Sese Seko. Labels: historical Example: Wearing a collarless jacket called the abacost that reflected the style of chairman Mao, Mobutu outlawed the traditional suits and business dress of the West. Example: The abacost became Mobutu's personal trademark, […]
Word: morningstar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of morning star. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: blizzardous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English blizzard Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English blizzardous From blizzard + -ous. 1. Marked by overly cold and snowy conditions; blizzardlike. 2. Unclear, hazy, difficult to view.
Word: buddle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare German butteln (“to shake”). Pronunciation: /ˈbəd.əl/ 1. An apparatus on which crushed ore is washed.
Word: buddle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compare German butteln (“to shake”). Pronunciation: /ˈbəd.əl/ 1. To wash (ore) in a buddle. Labels: transitive
Word: seneschalship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English seneschal Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English seneschalship From seneschal + -ship. 1. The office of a seneschal. 2. The term of office of a seneschal.
Word: Freudian slips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Freudian slip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: for to Part of Speech: conj Etymology: for + to, compare Scots for tae, Danish for at, Norwegian for å, Swedish för att. 1. Elaboration of to. Example: What went ye out for to see? Example: Farewell! Farewell! / Farewell, my fairy fay! / Oh, I'm off to Louisiana / For to see my Susy Anna, / Singing, "Polly-wolly-doodle" all the day! 2. Elaboration of to. Example: It does me good fur to look at you, Pip. Example: In the desert you can remember your name, / 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
Word: onomatopœia Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of onomatopoeia. Labels: alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable Example: Poets in particular make use of onomatopœia—discordant or melodious sounds, heavy accented syllables or light unaccented syllables—to suit the ideas to be expressed.
Word: blivits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blivit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: passes over Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pass over Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: passed over Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pass over Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: passing over Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pass over Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: saggier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of saggy: more saggy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: saggiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of saggy: most saggy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: Abends Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Abend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forlorn hopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of forlorn hope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fools' errands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fool's errand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anti-cure Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + cure. 1. Opposed to a cure, especially where the condition being cured may be regarded as an acceptable alternative state of being. Example: This is particularly true in the area of medical technology, where being anti-technology is equated with being anti-health and anti-cure. Example: I think many of the anti-cure people focus too much on the semantics of the word "cure." How about "fix" instead?
Word: other-worldly Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of otherworldly. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It is easy with the other-worldly gifts to be a schöne Seele [beautiful soul]; but to the large vision of [Johann Wolfgang von] Goethe that seemed to be a phase of life that a man might feel all round and leave behind him. Example: Every religion that becomes ascendant, in so far as it is not other-worldly, must necessarily set its stamp upon the methods and administration of the law.
Word: optometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From opto- + -meter. Pronunciation: /ɑpˈtɑmətəɹ/ 1. An instrument for measuring the focus of the lens of the eye.
Word: nonprogrammer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + programmer. 1. A person who is not a computer programmer. Example: To nonprogrammers and nonoperators the most important thing about computers is that they are making us think again about the nature of problem solving. Example: […] the value of time-sharing and easy access to computing power for the nonprogrammer.
Word: nonprogrammers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonprogrammer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: non-programmer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of nonprogrammer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: non-programmers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of non-programmer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: faggier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of faggy: more faggy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: faggiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of faggy: most faggy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: eggier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of eggy: more eggy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: eggiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of eggy: most eggy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: claggier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of claggy: more claggy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: claggiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of claggy: most claggy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: poppiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of poppy: most poppy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: lippier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of lippy: more lippy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: lippiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of lippy: most lippy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: unhappier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of unhappy: more unhappy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: unhappiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of unhappy: most unhappy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: knaggier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of knaggy: more knaggy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: knaggiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of knaggy: most knaggy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: clubbier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of clubby: more clubby Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: clubbiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of clubby: most clubby Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: cobwebbier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of cobwebby: more cobwebby Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: cobwebbiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of cobwebby: most cobwebby Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: nutmeggy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nutmeg + -y. 1. Resembling a nutmeg seed in taste or appearance. Example: The liver was enlarged, flabby, and nutmeggy. The edge of the right lobe was thick and rounded off. 2. Flavoured with nutmeg Example: Sometimes that's the best we can manage, but to others we want to feel not like a postmodern, post-feminist, overstretched modern woman but, rather, a domestic goddess, trailing nutmeggy fumes of baking pie in our languorous wake.
Word: nobbier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of nobby: more nobby Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: nobbiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of nobby: most nobby Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: inclus Part of Speech: noun 1. An inclusionist
Word: foulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English foulnesse, foulnes, from Old English fūlnes (“foulness”), equivalent to foul + -ness. Compare Dutch vuilnis (“rubbish; garbage; trash”). Pronunciation: /ˈfaʊəl.nəs/, /ˈfaʊl̩.nəs/ 1. The state of being foul. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: shoppy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skup- Old English scoppa Middle English shoppe English shop Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English shoppy From shop + -y. 1. Inclined to talk shop; full of jargon. Labels: dated Example: I don't like shoppy people. I think we are far better off, knowing only cottagers and labourers, and people without pretence. Example: When golfers get together their talk is more unutterably shoppy than even that of hunters, cricketers, or racing men. 2. Of the kind or quality expected from a shop. Labels: rare Example: For instance, he had three eggs for breakfast; two his landlady had supplied, good, but shoppy, and one was a delicious fresh goose-egg, laid, cooked, and served by his extraordinary will. 3. Abounding with shops. Labels: colloquial, dated Example: Big omnibuses, with horses three abreast, came leisurely along, crowded outside and in exclusively with males, all on business bent. Right before me was Market-street—a grimy shoppy street […]
Word: shoppier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of shoppy: more shoppy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: shoppiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of shoppy: most shoppy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: misfeature Part of Speech: noun 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 feature English misfeature From mis- + feature. Pronunciation: /ˌmɪsˈfiː.tjə(ɹ)/, /ˌmɪsˈfiː.t͡ʃɚ/ 1. An undesirable or incorrect feature. Example: He hath his Winter too of pale Misfeature, / Or else he would forego his mortal nature. Example: This may not appear to be a critical misfeature, and in fact I have on occasion come to rely upon this unintentional archive of data to recover the data[…]
Word: misfeatures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misfeature Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metanarrative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meta- (“transcending; of a level above”) + narrative (“recitation of a story”). 1. A narrative which concerns narratives of historical meaning, experience or knowledge and offers legitimation of such through the anticipated completion of some master idea; a grand story that is self-legitimizing. Example: The narratives are important in themselves as significant pieces of the metanarrative of suspicion in which activist politics have been embedded since the McCarthy era (with roots much earlier). Example: Even the richest metanarratives of finitude cannot ultimately explain themselves, for they have no way to synoptically do so: a larger metanarrative, one rooted in the metaphysical, is required.
Word: metanarrative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From meta- (“transcending; of a level above”) + narrative (“recitation of a story”). 1. Of or relating to a metanarrative. Labels: not-comparable
Word: metanarratives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metanarrative Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bitch fights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bitch fight Labels: form-of, plural
Word: naffest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of naff: most naff Labels: form-of, superlative Example: “Otherwise keep in close touch,” concluded Andy, “and we’ll play some more soon!!!!” it was signed “A, HRH The Duke of York, KG.” Surely the world’s naffest email signature, even counting the “Founder/Futurist/Father” crowd on LinkedIn.
Word: naffer Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of naff: more naff Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: cockmasters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cockmaster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crackwhores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crackwhore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chats shit Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chat shit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: chatting shit Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of chat shit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: chatted shit Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of chat shit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: chicken-shits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chicken-shit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: megalomanic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English megalomania Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English megalomanic From megalomania + -ic. 1. Afflicted by megalomania.
Word: cabrones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cabron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ball-breakers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ball-breaker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dumb-asses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dumb-ass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shop-soiled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shop (noun) + soiled (adjective). Pronunciation: /ˈʃɒpsɔɪld/, /ˈʃɑpˌsɔɪld/ 1. Synonym of shopworn. Example: All Tuesday week afternoon she was hunting to match that chenille but at last she found what she wanted at Clery's summer sales, the very it, slightly shopsoiled but you would never notice Example: The only book of poetry in the whole lot was a shop-soiled copy of The Poems of George Herbert in the World Classics series. 2. Synonym of shopworn. Labels: figuratively
Word: shaggy dog stories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shaggy dog story. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skankiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of skanky: most skanky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: pissing contests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pissing contest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jerks off Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jerk off Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: jerked off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jerk off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tape safe Part of Speech: noun 1. A safe for the storage of backups on computer tape. Example: The first step in providing protection is the placement of a tape safe within the data center tape library. Example: Ten days elapsed before the demolition crew found the tape safe ... They had, however, saved all the forty tapes in the tape safe.
Word: tape safes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tape safe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: data warehouses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of data warehouse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: data center Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of data centre. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: U.S. GDP growth in the first half of 2025 was almost entirely driven by investment in data centers and information processing technology, according to Harvard economist Jason Furman. Example: Americans hate data centers. They really, really hate them.
Word: data centers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of data center Labels: form-of, plural
Word: data centre Part of Speech: noun 1. A facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems. Example: In its 2013 sustainability report, Facebook stated its data centers used 986 million kilowatt-hours of electricity—around the same amount consumed by Burkina Faso in 2012. Example: Every age has its own distinctive building type. For the 19th century, it was the railway station, for the 20th century, it was the skyscraper. For the 21st century, it looks like it'll be the data centre. What a time to be alive.
Word: data centres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of data centre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin exodium, from Ancient Greek ἐξόδιον (exódion). 1. departure; exodus, especially the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt Labels: obsolete Example: a. 1751, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, an essay constant or standing miracles before the exode , at the exode , in the wilderness , in the promised land , under their judges , and under their kings Example: Moreover, the continuation of the Mosaic Dispensation from the Exode, 1586, to the burning of the second temple, A.D. 70 = 1656, is exactly the period before the Flood. 2. The final chorus; the catastrophe. Labels: Ancient-Greek 3. A comic afterpiece, either a farce or a travesty. Labels: Ancient-Rome, historical
Word: unbulleted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English bulleted English unbulleted From un- + bulleted. 1. Not marked with a typographical bullet or bullets. Labels: not-comparable Example: How do I create an unbulleted list in this wordprocessor? 2. blank Labels: not-comparable
Word: Leftpondians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Leftpondian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Rightpondians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Rightpondian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scatologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scatology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meritless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English merit Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English meritless From merit + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛɹɪtlɪs/ 1. Without merit. Labels: not-comparable Example: But reformers counter that, the Garcia case aside, judges often are reluctant to exercise their power to throw out meritless lawsuits. In fact, many judges prefer to give people their day in court - and then are hesitant to alter or wipe out a jury decision. Example: In listening especially carefully to well-known people, or to people at well-known schools, followers are generally behaving rationally, because such people are unusually likely to be interesting or correct, simply as a statistical matter. But there are no guarantees here, and hence arguments can be amplified even if they are meritless.
Word: meritlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English meritless Middle English -ly English -ly English meritlessly From meritless + -ly. 1. In a meritless fashion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: rich text Part of Speech: noun 1. Text that has been enhanced with formatting, multimedia, etc., such as Microsoft's Rich Text Format or the enriched text format used in electronic mail. Labels: uncountable
Word: breaking changes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of breaking change Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ninety-ninths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ninety-ninth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dark sleeper Part of Speech: noun 1. Odontobutis obscura, a freshwater goby found in East Asia Example: In these species the eggs are defended most strongly, and feeding territories have also been reported for some of them (the dark sleeper and the common freshwater goby).
Word: dark sleepers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dark sleeper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: suicide baiting Part of Speech: noun 1. Malicious encouragement of suicide. Labels: uncountable Example: The suicide-baiting described by Mann is a relevant example. In certain circumstances, interacting with a group can lead to more extreme opinions […] Example: At other times the crowd below behaves more outrageously: The bystanders engage in "suicide baiting." They jeer and dare away at the wretch.
Word: trade dress Part of Speech: noun 1. Those characteristics of the visual appearance of a product or its packaging that may be registered and protected from use by competitors: trademarks, wordmarks, liveries, and so on. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Near-synonym: labeling
Word: cordotomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cordotomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chordotomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chordotomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corner-stone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cornerstone. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: corner-stones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corner-stone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corn-fed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of cornfed. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: keyclick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From key + click. 1. The sound produced by a keypress. Example: The keyclick option is helpful to experienced typists who don't need to look at the keyboard. Example: The c option sets the volume of the keyboard's keyclick.
Word: keyclicks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of keyclick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: core dump Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dumping the contents of the (now obsolete) core memory out to be read. 1. The recorded state of the memory of a computer program at a specific time, generally when the program has terminated abnormally. Example: Certain signals cause a process to create a core dump and terminate (Table 20-1, page 396). A core dump is a file containing a memory image of the process at the time it terminated. (The term core derives from an old memory technology.)
Word: core dumps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of core dump Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corkless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cork Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English corkless From cork + -less. 1. Lacking a cork. Labels: not-comparable Example: It did not see daylight again until it was unpacked, together with its comrades, in the cellar of a wine merchant; and then for the first time it was rinsed out — that was an odd sensation. It then lay empty and corkless, and felt strangely dull, as if it lacked something, though it didn't know what.
Word: strawcraft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From straw + craft. 1. The making of things from straw. Labels: uncountable
Word: corn dolly Part of Speech: noun 1. A traditional figure made from straw, associated with pre-industrial harvest customs of Europe. Example: Many of these fetishes and objects of superstition are things which have ended in becoming children's playthings. Dolls of straw such as the "corn dollies" were to promote good harvests, dolls with a tooth atttached were to help with teething.
Word: corn dollies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corn dolly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knees-ups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knees-up Labels: form-of, plural
Word: know-alls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of know-all Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knuckle dusters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knuckle duster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knuckle-duster Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of knuckle duster. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: knuckle-dusters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knuckle-duster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ghastlily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ghastly Middle English -ly English -ly English ghastlily From ghastly + -ly. 1. In a ghastly manner.
Word: ghettoise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of ghettoize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ghettoises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ghettoise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ghettoising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ghettoise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ghettoised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ghettoise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: underconfident Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English confident English underconfident From under- + confident. 1. Insufficiently confident; lacking confidence. Labels: not-comparable Example: In some ways, all people are underconfident.
Word: gift-wraps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gift-wrap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gift-wrapping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gift-wrap Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gift-wrapping Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of gift-wrap. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gift-wrapped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of gift-wrap Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: underexplored Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English explored English underexplored From under- + explored. 1. Not explored (either physically or intellectually) to the usual degree Example: This is an underexplored problem in ethics. Example: The deep ocean floor remains underexplored.
Word: giganticide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin gigāns, gigantis + -cide. 1. The killing of a giant. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As they scarce make a capital crime of infanticide, / There can't be any harm in a little giganticide. 2. One who kills a giant. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] tore through the briers, and plunged through the punk of trees older than history, now rotting where they fell, slain by Time the Giganticide. Example: […] the wonderful tales of the giganticide of old, of the German mythology, and our own rich nursery lore […]
Word: giganticides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of giganticide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gigglish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English giggle Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English gigglish From giggle + -ish. 1. Giggly.