nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: hillman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hill + man. Pronunciation: /ˈhɪlmən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of hilly or mountainous country; a tribesman who lives in the mountains. Example: The Dorey men, on the other hand, are shore-dwellers, fishers and traders in a small way, and have thus the character of a colony who have migrated from another district. These hillmen or "Arfaks" differed much in physical features. They were generally black, but some were brown like Malays. Example: No one quite knew who or what the Gullals were till The Mussuck, who had been calling on Mrs. Hauksbee, and prided himself upon picking people's brains, explained they were a tribe of ferocious hillmen, somewhere near Sikkim, whose friendship even the Great Indian Empire would find it worth her while to secure. 2. A supernatural being, such as a dwarf, that lives beneath a hill. Example: A farmer on whose ground there was a little hill, resolved not to let it lie idle, and began at one end to plough it up. The hill-man, who lived in it, came to him and asked him how he dared to plough on the roof of his house. 3. A person employed to sift through a heap of dust and rubbish in search of any saleable items. Labels: UK, historical
Word: hillmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hillman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scaling ladders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scaling ladder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: black propaganda Part of Speech: noun 1. False or unverified propaganda, especially appearing to originate from an enemy's own sources; disinformation. Labels: uncountable Example: Masters at black propaganda, the Mongols saw to it that hair-raising tales of their barbarity were carried ahead of them as they advanced across Asia, devastating kingdom after kingdom, towards a quaking Europe.
Word: nerdistan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nerd + -istan. 1. A locus of high-tech industry, particularly a town or suburb where many high-tech workers live. Labels: slang Example: In the coming decade, we are likely to see the continued migration of traditional high-tech firms to new nerdistans in places like Orange County, Calif., north Dallas, Northern Virginia, Raleigh-Durham and around Redmond, Wash., home base for Microsoft. Example: For a long time, high-tech start-ups have clustered in suburban office parks along freeways, places that are sometimes called “nerdistans.” 2. A place that appeals to technophiles. Labels: slang Example: It's a Roomba, an artificially intelligent floor-vacuuming 'bot, and this is the year mountains of them rumbled off the shelves not just of nerdistans like the Sharper Image and Brookstone, but of mainstream players like Costco, Sears and Target.
Word: nerdistans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nerdistan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leaving dos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leaving do Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grattoir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French grattoir. 1. Synonym of endscraper.
Word: graphies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of graphy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grattoirs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grattoir Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chaco Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of shako. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Malvinas Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Malvinas, from French Malouines. Pronunciation: /mælˈviːnəz/, /mælˈviːnəs/, /mɑl-/, /məl-/ 1. The Falkland Islands, the Falklands: An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic. Labels: uncommon Example: Argentina might be granted political sovereignty over the Malvinas in return for acknowledging Britain's right to participate in the economic development of the islands and the islanders' right to continue their way of life. Example: The 40th anniversary of the Malvinas war compels us to pay homage to and honour the memory of the fallen Argentine and British soldiers who lost their lives there. It should also lead us to reflect on why, four decades on from the cessation of hostilities, Argentina and the United Kingdom have not been able to resume a substantive dialogue to resolve the sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas, South Georgias and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas, despite the call made by the international community through UN resolutions.
Word: Malvinian Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, relating to, or near, the Malvinas (the Falkland Islands). Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: Malvinian Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone from the Malvinas (the Falkland Islands). Labels: rare
Word: Kelper Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kelper; a Falkland Islander, native to the Falkland Islands. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dated, slang
Word: Khiva Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Хива́ (Xivá). Pronunciation: /ˈkiːvə/ 1. A small historical town in present-day Uzbekistan, former capital of Khwarazm, and a former khanate. Example: It now occurred to him that possession of Khiva, which lay midway between his own frontiers and those of India, would provide him with the staging point he needed in the region.
Word: Khivan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Khiva + -n. 1. Of, from or relating to Khiva, Uzbekistan
Word: Khivan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Khiva + -n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Khiva, Uzbekistan Example: The troops were then led away in small groups by their hosts. It was just what the Khivans had been waiting for.
Word: Khivans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Khivan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: safe pair of hands Part of Speech: noun 1. The ability to catch and keep hold of (the ball, etc.) Example: His fielding in the outfield in the early part of his career impressed me, if anything, more than his batting or bowling, for he was a beautiful thrower. ... He could run like a deer and had a very safe pair of hands. Example: A Safe Pair Of Hands [section title] The stand-off half who hasn't hands like a good fielder in the slips had better change his position, for he is comparatively useless if he cannot take all sorts and conditions of passes, and, in nearly every case, whilst well under way. 2. A player who has this ability. Labels: metonymically Example: the veteran shot-stopper has proved to be a safe, capable pair of hands over the years 3. An experienced person (especially a leader) who can be trusted to do a decent job and not to make serious mistakes; often in relation to a task which is difficult and important; often suggesting blandness or a contrast to someone brilliant but erratic. Labels: figuratively Example: 1998 Thody, Philip Malcolm Waller The Fifth French Republic: Presidents, Politics and Personalities (Routledge) p.34 →ISBN The solid, reliable Monsieur Pompidou was there, as safe a pair of hands as the most timorous bourgeois could wish for Example: […] Sarkozy appointed the no-nonsense Alliot-Marie in November to straighten out the Quai d'Orsay, as the ministry is known, after the shambolic three-year stint there of Bernard Kouchner, the glamorous humanitarian doctor. … She was a safe, uninspiring pair of hands who acquired a name as an enforcer.
Word: akhund Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian آخُونْد (āxūnd), of unclear etymology. Pronunciation: /əˈkuːnd/ 1. A spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China. Labels: historical Example: The Akhund of Swat, conscious of past deeds deserving of retribution, evidently conceived objects on our part beyond the punishment of the immediate offenders on the Black Mountain. Example: He was Khiva's akhund, or spiritual leader, who reminded the Khan that his victory had been won through treachery, and warned him that butchering the prisoners would merely worsen the crime in the eyes of God. 2. Uyghur; Dungan; Hui Muslim Labels: colloquial
Word: akhunds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of akhund Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Moghuls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Moghul Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hungry as a hog Part of Speech: adj 1. Very hungry Labels: not-comparable Example: Well, I asked for something to eat I’m hungry as a hog So I get brown rice, seaweed And a dirty hot dog
Word: henning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hen Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: henned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hen Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Bushire Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Bushehr. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Bushehr Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Iran, the seat of Bushehr County's Central District and the capital of Bushehr Province. 2. A county of Iran, around the city. 3. A province of Iran.
Word: umZulu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Zulu umu- Proto-Bantu *ʊ́- Zulu ú- Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dʊ̀ Zulu ī́zulu Zulu úZulu Zulu uḿZulubor. English umZulu Borrowed from Zulu uḿZulu. 1. A Zulu person. Example: Mzobe feels he needs to toughen up, as an umZulu man, and show his wife and son that he is the man of the house.
Word: amaZulu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Zulu umu- Proto-Bantu *ʊ́- Zulu ú- Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dʊ̀ Zulu ī́zulu Zulu úZulu Zulu amaZulubor. English amaZulu Borrowed from Zulu amaZulu 1. plural of umZulu Labels: form-of, plural Example: In settling amaZulu in reserves the British colonial government of Natal deprived them of their arable land which was given to white colonists.
Word: Balochis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Balochi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sirdars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sirdar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mirza Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Persian میرزا (mirzâ). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪəzə/, /ˈməːzə/ 1. An educated man in India or Iran (Persia); an official, a clerk. Labels: historical Example: The same success attended the other mirzas and emirs in their excursions. Example: This he presented to the Khan of Puhra, who called upon his mirza, or clerk, to read it aloud.
Word: mirzas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mirza Labels: form-of, plural
Word: guillotiner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From guillotine + -er. 1. An executioner who uses the guillotine.
Word: urz begee Part of Speech: noun 1. A master of ceremonies in Iran (Persia) and parts of central Asia. Example: he summoned to his presence the deewan, giving, at the same time, orders to the urz-begee, to admit no one to their conference, and upon no account to allow him to be disturbed. Example: Meer Afzul Khan, Urz-Begee, had fled from Cabul, and had joined the rebels, and was then at Ghauni, endeavouring to excite the Khograunes and Ghaunees to rebellion against us.
Word: guinguette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French guinguette. Pronunciation: /ɡæŋˈɡɛt/ 1. A sort of outdoor tavern that once existed in the suburbs of Paris Labels: historical Example: Our walks, tete-a-tete, on the outside of the city, where I magnificently spent eight or ten sous in each guinguette. Example: So again, a Tyrolese evening dance, though the costume, and the step, and the music may be different, is the same in feeling as that of the Parisian guinguette; but follow the Tyrolese into their temples, and their deep devotion and beautiful though superstitious reverence will be found very different from any feeling exhibited during a mass in Notre-Dame.
Word: withthrow Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of windthrow. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: withthrow Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of windthrow ("to overturn or uproot by the wind"). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: On this plot, which suffered in its first year from the severe storm of September 18, 1914, 75 trees have been lost to date : 61 windfalls, 11 insect-killed, 2 fungi-weakened and withthrown, and 1 lightning-killed. Example: In January, 1921, the most disastrous windfall experience of the region was felt in the Olympic Peninsula where altogether over 6 billion feet of timber were withthrown.
Word: pommelé Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of pommetty. Labels: not-comparable
Word: guinguettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of guinguette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lolly Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given names Laura or Louise. Example: Louise Bergeret (Lolly) was a year older than Enid;[…]. Example: He could see it all, with that certificate before him reading “Alice Louise Cameron” — Lolly.
Word: farm team Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A reference to the fact that many minor league teams in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were in small towns in rural areas. 1. A minor league baseball, ice hockey or other sports team, especially one concerned with player development. Labels: slang
Word: farm teams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of farm team Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forthcast Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forthcasten, equivalent to forth- + cast. 1. To cast forth; cast away. Labels: transitive
Word: forthcasts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of forthcast Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: forthcasting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of forthcast Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: forthcasted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of forthcast Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: forthbrings Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of forthbring Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: forthbringing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of forthbring Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. present participle and gerund of bring forth Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: forthbrought Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of forthbring Labels: form-of, participle, past 2. past participle of bring forth Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: forthlooks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of forthlook Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: forthlooking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of forthlook Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: forthlooked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of forthlook Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: forthleads Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of forthlead Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: forthleading Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From forthlead + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of forthlead Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: forthleading Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From forth- + leading and/or forthlead + -ing. 1. A leading forth Labels: rare, uncountable Example: In which mighty example three properties of the Revelation be yet greatly hid; and notwithstanding this [further forthleading], I saw and understood that every Shewing is full of secret things [left hid]. Example: Can it realize Arahantship ? Is it of the kind that is called forthleading,' that goes toward extinction)' enlightenment, disaccumulating,' is free from intoxicants . . . and corruptions? Can one by it put away lust, and hate, delusion . . . indiscretion'?
Word: forthled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of forthlead Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: forthleaps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of forthleap Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: forthleaping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of forthleap Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: forthleapt Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of forthleap Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: forthsends Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of forthsend Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: forthsending Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of forthsend Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: forthsent Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of forthsend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: forthshows Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of forthshow Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: forthshowing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of forthshow Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: forthshowed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of forthshow Labels: form-of, past
Word: forthshown Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of forthshow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: forthspeaks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of forthspeak Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: forspoke Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of forspeak Labels: form-of, past
Word: forthspoken Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of forthspeak Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: forthfathers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of forthfather Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forthdeals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of forthdeal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forthbears Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of forthbear Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: forthbearing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of forthbear Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: forthbore Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of forthbear Labels: form-of, past
Word: forthborn Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of forthbear Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: forthpasses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of forthpass Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: forthpassing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of forthpass Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: forthpassed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of forthpass Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Melvillian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Melville + -ian. 1. Alternative spelling of Melvillean. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "Then he rallied in Huntersville with Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a Melvillian character on a never-ending crusade against Latinos."https://web.archive.org/web/20120529071053/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/05/03/3217068/2-better-choices-in-9th-congressional.html
Word: Melvillian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Melville + -ian. 1. Alternative spelling of Melvillean. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Perhaps you think I am “spitefully” sitting on a lot of secrets—facts unknown to you or other Melvillians—I don’t know of a single fact that is unknown to you.—Many of them facts from my collection are to be found in the Pierre footnotes; if they have not already been published by other Melvillians. Example: The reduction of aristocratic power had been achieved only at the cost of conciliating the Melvillians in the Scottish Church and leaving episcopacy in limbo.
Word: forthput Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From forth- + put. 1. To put forth; propose; bring forth; produce. Labels: rare, transitive Example: I also wish to forthput my vote to ban permanently anyone that does this.
Word: forthput Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From forth- + put. 1. That which is put forth; a forthputting; product. Example: Jesus had the same wisdom as the same Divine life, but there was a forthput in proportion to age in keeping with requirements.
Word: sweight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sweyght, derivative of Middle English sweiȝen (“to sway”), equivalent to sway + -t (abstract nominal suffix). Pronunciation: /sweɪt/ 1. A portion or amount; the greatest amount or the greater part of anything; a multitude; a great number or quantity. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal Example: main sweight 2. The force of a moving object or body in motion; violence. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal 3. A rush; an impetus; a burden, weight, or force. Labels: Scotland, UK, dialectal
Word: hallebardier Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of halberdier. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sweb Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English swebben (“to sleep, swoon”), from Old English swebban (“to put to sleep, lull, kill”), from From Proto-West Germanic *swabbjan, from Proto-Germanic *swabjaną, *swēbijaną (“to lull, put to sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *swep-, *sup- (“to sleep”). Cognate with Icelandic svefja (“to put to sleep, lull, soothe”), Latin sōpiō (“put to sleep, lull”, verb). Related to sweven. Pronunciation: /swɛb/ 1. To swoon; faint. Labels: Northern-England, UK, dialectal, intransitive Example: Hoo swebbed, all droked in sweat, frae the heat o' the desert sun.
Word: sweb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English swebben (“to sleep, swoon”), from Old English swebban (“to put to sleep, lull, kill”), from From Proto-West Germanic *swabbjan, from Proto-Germanic *swabjaną, *swēbijaną (“to lull, put to sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *swep-, *sup- (“to sleep”). Cognate with Icelandic svefja (“to put to sleep, lull, soothe”), Latin sōpiō (“put to sleep, lull”, verb). Related to sweven. Pronunciation: /swɛb/ 1. A swoon. Labels: Northern-England, UK, dialectal
Word: Bambaiyya Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Hindi बम्बैया (bambaiyā). 1. Of or pertaining to Bombay.
Word: Bambaiyya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi बम्बैया (bambaiyā). 1. A person from or residing in the city of Bombay.
Word: Bambaiyya Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hindi बम्बैया (bambaiyā). 1. The Bombay dialect of Hindi
Word: swebby Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sweb + -y. 1. Faint. Labels: Northern-England, UK, dialectal
Word: Bambaiyyas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bambaiyya Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bombayites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bombayite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bombayite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Bombay + -ite. 1. a person from or residing in the city of Bombay. Example: The only identity she has ever felt at home in is that of a Bombayite, a lover of printed tiles and creaking balustrades and monsteras by rattan chairs in which you spend an afternoon reading Manto.
Word: sets sail Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of set sail Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: setting sail Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of set sail Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: burra-khanas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of burra-khana Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chamchas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chamcha Labels: form-of, plural
Word: potatoe Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of potato. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard, obsolete Example: Mr. Hyett submitted to the meeting the following account of a series of experiments which he had tried upon the cultivation of the potatoe during the season just ended[…] Example: The Potatoe now in use, (Solanum tuberosum,) was brought to England by the Colonists sent out by Sir Walter Raleigh[…]
Word: underthreshold Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From under- + threshold, probably a calque of German unterschwellig (“subliminal”, literally “under-threshold”), from unter- (“under-”) + Schwelle (“threshold”). More at under, sill. 1. Positioned below a threshold. 2. Being below the threshold or outside of the ordinary limits of consciousness; subconscious; subliminal. Example: The notion "underthreshold" is to be explained as all that which is under the ordinary threshold or outside the customary bounds of consciousness; [...] Example: Accordingly, it represents an underthreshold load in trained persons, and no endocrine response was observed.
Word: raajmahals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of raajmahal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: X-chairs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of X-chair Labels: form-of, plural
Word: X-stretchers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of X-stretcher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: X-stools Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of X-stool Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Islamiyat Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Urdu اسلامیت (islāmiyat). 1. Islamic religious studies; Islam as a school subject (taught in Pakistani schools).
Word: synsacrum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From syn- + sacrum. 1. The bone in birds composed of the sacrum and some lumbar or caudal vertebrae fused together.
Word: synsacrums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of synsacrum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: synsacra Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of synsacrum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: B-drinkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of B-drinker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: challans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of challan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: haschisch Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of hashish. Labels: alt-of, archaic, uncountable
Word: hakims Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hakim Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nutritarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nutri(tion) + (vege)tarian. 1. A person whose diet selection is based on the nutrient content or nutrition of food. Example: A nutritarian understands that food has powerful disease-protecting and therapeutic effects and seeks to consume a broad array of micronutrients via their food choices.
Word: nutritarians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nutritarian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Troi Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name, variant of Troy. 2. A female given name.
Word: Ebeye Part of Speech: name Etymology: Originally a phonetic respelling of German Ebeje, with j mispronounced as if a German word, from Marshallese Ebeje, the older orthographic spelling of Epjā. Later on, re-pronounced as if an English word, leading to modern Marshallese Ibae. Pronunciation: /ˈiːbaɪ/ 1. The most populous island of Kwajalein atoll, Marshall Islands.
Word: germanone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From germanium + -one. 1. Any germanium analogue of a ketone - R₂Ge=O
Word: heraldist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From herald + -ist. 1. An expert in or practitioner of heraldry.
Word: tion Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪən/ 1. A cross between a male tiger and a lioness.
Word: haiks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of haik Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oil of olives Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English oile of olyvys. 1. Olive oil. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: Common Oil of Olives, is pressed out of ripe olives, not out of the stones. Example: Oil of olives.—The province of Suse produces great abundance of this oil.
Word: uncurbs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of uncurb Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: heaven on a stick Part of Speech: noun 1. Something that is extremely pleasing or attractive. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: JUICE Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: toe-hold Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of toehold. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: low-doc loans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of low-doc loan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Atacamian Part of Speech: adj 1. Atacaman Labels: not-comparable
Word: Atacamian Part of Speech: noun 1. Atacaman
Word: Atacamanian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Atacaman + -ian. 1. Atacaman Labels: not-comparable
Word: Atacamanian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Atacaman + -ian. 1. Atacaman
Word: Atacamenian Part of Speech: adj 1. Atacaman (from or of Atacama) Labels: not-comparable
Word: Atacamenian Part of Speech: noun 1. Atacaman (person from Atacama) Example: Subsequently, the Atacamenians developed their own distinctive ware. Example: Another issue is language. After the conquest, the Spanish administrators in San Pedro cut out the tongues of anyone who spoke the Atacamenians’ original language, known as Cunza, our tongue.
Word: pontoon bridge Part of Speech: noun 1. A temporary bridge built over floating pontoons. Example: As Hiro is entering their neighborhood, he sees men running down the undulating pontoon bridge that serves as the main street, carrying guns and knives.
Word: hiatal Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to a hiatus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: soft shoulders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soft shoulder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hallebardiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hallebardier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sprouser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sprouse (“Dylan and Cole Sprouse”) + -er. 1. A fan or supporter of Dylan and Cole Sprouse (identical twin actors, born 1992). Labels: slang
Word: pay-and-display Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pay and display. Labels: alt-of, alternative, often
Word: horripilant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin horripilāns, the present participle of horripilō. Pronunciation: /həˈɹɪpɪlənt/ 1. Synonym of horripilating. Labels: rare
Word: hybridation Part of Speech: noun 1. hybridization Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hybridations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hybridation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Q. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Queen. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: a COLLECTION of ARTICLES, Injunctions, Canons, Orders, Ordinances, & Conſtitutions Eccleſiaſtical, With other PUBLICK RECORDS of the Church of England, Chiefly in the Times of K. Edward VI. Q. Elizabeth, K. James, and K. Charles I. Example: Wherefore the Earl of Eſſex, if he had not been befated with a ſtrong Opinion of ſucceſs in all his actions, (though built on the weakeſt foundation,) would never have referred his life and future well-being to the ſole arbitration of Chance, and the unconſtant guidance of a Womans Affection; which being only skin-deep, could not but in a Court furniſh a perſon of far leſs magnitude than a Sovereign Power with choice enough; eſpecially after his enemies, for their own ſecurity, had ſo far Indulged his, as to furniſh him with an Army paid by the Q. and choſen by himſelf.
Word: Qu. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Queen. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: I have read to his Majesty that part of your letter touching the passing a compliment to the Qu. of Swede upon occasion of the Qu. her mother’s death, which the K. would have you forbear to do. Example: Thus Dy’d this famous Favourite of Qu. Elizabeth.
Word: leaningly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From leaning + -ly. 1. With a leaning motion or posture. Example: Form a stratum of peats upon all the ground, setting them leaningly on end with an inclination toward the stake or centre[…]
Word: nomial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare binomial, polynomial. 1. A name or term.
Word: nomials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nomial Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stitchwort Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stitch + wort, as once believed to cure the type of pain called a stitch. 1. A kind of chickweed, Rabelera holostea.
Word: stitchworts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stitchwort Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conspersion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cōnspersiō, from cōnspergō (“to sprinkle”). Pronunciation: /kənˈspɜː(ɹ)ʒən/ 1. The act of sprinkling. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: The conspersion and washing the door-posts.
Word: conspersions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conspersion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monticulous Part of Speech: adj 1. monticulate Labels: archaic
Word: ecthlipses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ecthlipsis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecthlipsis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔκθλιψις (ékthlipsis). Pronunciation: /ɛkθˈlɪp.sɪs/ 1. The dropping out or suppression of a consonant from a word, with or without a vowel. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable 2. The dropping out or suppression of a consonant from a word, with or without a vowel. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable
Word: assever Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compare Old French asseverer, from Latin asseverare. 1. Archaic form of asseverate. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: assevered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of assever Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: assevering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of assever Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: assevers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of assever Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: assevereth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: assever + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of assever Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Herati Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Herat + -i 1. Of or pertaining to Herat. Labels: not-comparable Example: “She has a Herati accent. You don’t.”
Word: Herati Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Herat + -i 1. A native or inhabitant of Herat. Example: “Some angry Heratis killed a few Soviet advisers, so the Soviets sent in tanks and helicopters and pounded this place.”
Word: Heratis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Herati Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Herat Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian هَرَات (harāt), from Arabic هَرَاة (harāh), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hlyb' /⁠harēw⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎼𐎡𐎺 (h-r-i-v /⁠haraiva⁠/), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to flow, run”); see also Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬊𐬌𐬎𐬎𐬀 (haroiuua). Pronunciation: /hɛɹɑːt/ 1. A city, the capital of Herat province, Afghanistan, dating back to Avestan times. Example: He [...] told her that Herat, the city where Mariam was born, in 1959, had once been the cradle of Persian culture, the home of writers, painters, and Sufis. 2. A province of Afghanistan. Example: Shortly before they cross the border into Herat, they pass an Afghan refugee camp.
Word: vernacle Part of Speech: noun 1. A veronica (image of Jesus). Labels: obsolete
Word: vernacles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vernacle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: comprecation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin comprecatio, from comprecari (“to pray to”). See precarious. 1. The act of praying together. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Comprecation for spiritual good things
Word: comprecations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of comprecation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: simars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of simar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: samarra Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of simar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: samarras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of samarra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: souce Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /saʊs/ 1. Obsolete form of souse. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: sadly soucing on the sandy shore , He tombled on an heape
Word: souce Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /saʊs/ 1. Obsolete form of souse. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: With dreadfull force he flies at her bylive , That with his souce , which none enduren dare
Word: souced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of souce Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: souces Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of souce Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: soucing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of souce Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: superlation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin superlatio. See superlative. 1. exaltation of anything beyond truth or propriety Labels: obsolete Example: he gave such a studied glosse and superlation to the Text.
Word: superlations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superlation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: torsal Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of torsel. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: torsals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of torsal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tunnage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tun + -age. Compare tonnage. 1. Alternative spelling of tonnage. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: tunnages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tunnage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cachiri Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of caxiri (“an alcoholic drink made from manioc or cassava”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: spanaemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spanaemia + -ic. 1. Of or relating to spanaemia; having impoverished blood. Labels: archaic Example: spanaemic blood Example: spanaemic patient
Word: excerp Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin excerpere, excerptum, from ex (“out”) + carpere (“to pick, gather”). See harvest and compare scarce (adjective). 1. To pick out. Labels: obsolete Example: If in that sentence which Mr Barlee hath excerped out of my letter, he can find the word reall, then I must necessarily either explain, or condemne my selfe
Word: excerped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of excerp Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: excerping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of excerp Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: excerps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of excerp Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sea acorn Part of Speech: noun 1. An acorn barnacle (Balanus). Labels: dated
Word: sea acorns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea acorn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rhaetizite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called from Latin Rhaetia, Raetia (“the Rhetian Alps”), where it is found, + -ite. 1. A variety of the mineral kyanite. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: maninoses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maninose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Maniots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Maniot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rhaitas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rhaita Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fistulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compare Latin fistulatus (“furnished with pipes”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɪstjʊleɪt/ 1. To make or become hollow like a fistula, or pipe. Labels: ambitransitive, obsolete Example: a fistulated ulcer
Word: fistulate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compare Latin fistulatus (“furnished with pipes”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɪstjʊlət/ 1. Hollowed like a fistula. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fistulated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fistulate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fistulates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fistulate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fistulating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fistulate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cronet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare coronet, crownet. 1. The coronet of a horse. Labels: obsolete
Word: cronets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cronet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: broggle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A derivative of dialectal English brog (“sniggle, fish with a brog”), equivalent to brog + -le. Compare brog (noun). 1. To sniggle, or fish with a brog. Labels: UK, dialectal Example: And as this way of fishing is called Sniggling, so it is called Broggling for Eels 2. To poke around, especially poke around in a hole with a stick. Labels: dialectal
Word: broggled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of broggle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: broggles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of broggle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: broggling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of broggle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rouly-pouly Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rolly-pooly (“game”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: metaphrasing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of metaphrase Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: metaphrasis Part of Speech: noun 1. metaphrase; direct word-for-word translation 2. metaphrase; repartee
Word: cackerel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French caquerel, cagarel, from the root of English cack. 1. The mendole, Spicara maena; a small Mediterranean fish considered poisonous in ancient times.
Word: cackerels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cackerel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Marios Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Mario Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Marios Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mario Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Scipiones Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Scipione Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dignotion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin dignoscere (“to distinguish”), from di-, dis- + gnoscere, noscere (“to learn to know”). 1. distinguishing mark; a diagnostic or dicernment Labels: obsolete Example: That temperamentall dignotions, and conjecture of prevalent humours, may be collected from spots in our nails, we are not averse to concede.
Word: dignotions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dignotion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rachidian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of rhachidian. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: brocatello Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of brocatel. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: brocatellos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brocatello Labels: form-of, plural
Word: musculin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin musculus (“a muscle”) + -in. 1. syntonin Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: sapientize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From sapient + -ize. 1. To make sapient. Labels: rare, transitive Example: c. 1810-1820, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Jeremy Taylor Truly evangelical way of solemnizing a party measure, and sapientizing Calvin's 'tolerabiles ineptias' by making them 'ineptias usque ad carcerem et verbera intolerantes!'
Word: calyon Part of Speech: noun 1. flint or pebble stone, used in building walls, etc. Example: The church was new built since the year 1448; for Richard Gowty , by his will that year made , ordered his body to be buried in the churchyard of St. Mary at the Key , in Ipswich , and gave Calyon stone for the whole church
Word: calyons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of calyon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: expeditate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin expeditatus, past participle of expeditare (“to expeditate”), from ex (“out”) + ped- (“foot”). Pronunciation: /ɛksˈpɛdɪteɪt/ 1. To deprive of the claws or the balls of the forefeet. Labels: UK, obsolete, transitive Example: They expeditated the dogs, to stop them chasing deer.
Word: expeditated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of expeditate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: expeditates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of expeditate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: expeditating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of expeditate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: miscontinuance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mis- + continuance? 1. discontinuance Labels: uncountable, usually 2. continuance by undue process Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: miscontinuances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of miscontinuance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nutburger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nut (“a type of seed”) + -burger. 1. A patty made from or containing nuts; a burger containing such a patty. Example: There were vegetable pies and nutburgers, spinach lasagne and stuffed mushrooms simmering over candlelit hot plates.
Word: nutburger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shitgibbon compound of nut (“a crazy person”) + burger. 1. A person considered crazy or eccentric. Labels: humorous, often, slang Example: "She's a nutburger. She tracked me down at my job —"
Word: nutburgers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nutburger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: newco Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From new + co. 1. A new company, especially one spun-off from or replacing an existing company as a legal fiction to maintain ownership over an entity while separating it from the old company financially. Example: As described in the previous section, a leveraged buyout by a Newco that does not result in a change of control is treated as a recapitalization and EITF 88-16 prescribes the use of predecessor basis. Example: This is not an unusual situation since some acquisition vehicles are "newcos" that have not conducted any business activities prior to the acquisition. 2. A placeholder name for a business in textbooks. Example: A merger can be implemented between the issuer ("Oldco") and a new corporation ("Newco") owned by the proponents, as a result of which Oldco shares not owned by the proponents are converted to cash and Newco shares remain outstanding. Example: In this structure, the acquirer (A) forms a wholly owned subsidiary (call it NewCo). A will transfer the merger consideration to NewCo in exchange for all of NewCo's stock. Then Target will merge into NewCo (or NewCo will merge into Target).
Word: nastyass Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nasty + -ass. 1. disgusting, gross Labels: US, slang Example: And what a nastyass stale butt it was too, already smoked once and picked out of the ashtray, tasting burnt smoke. 2. loathsome, contemptible Labels: US, derogatory, slang Example: If it is a boy, and I know it is, then naming him Charlie is also a way of remembering, but remembering people in my family, who may not be all rich and smart like the Willets is, but we don't got no nastyass old psycho killers in our family tree neither; […] 3. badass Labels: US, slang Example: "SWAT uses those nastyass hollow points. A head-hit pretty much turns everything into Hamburger Helper.
Word: Harperite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Harper + -ite. 1. A supporter of Stephen Harper and the policies of his government. Labels: Canadian, derogatory, sometimes Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Harperite.
Word: Harperites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Harperite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: future simple Part of Speech: noun 1. The perfective future tense. Labels: uncountable
Word: spike someone's guns Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the wartime practice of welding a metal spike into the touch hole of a cannon (generally done to enemy guns by raiders, or to one's own guns if forced to abandon them in a retreat), making the cannon impossible to fire. 1. To frustrate a person's efforts or designs; to undercut, to render helpless. Example: But whatever the Russians may have felt (and, apparently, still do feel) about Shakespear, his superiors were delighted by the way he had so skilfully spiked the Tsar's guns by liberating his subjects. Example: Labour is known to be worried about the Cameron effect and might attempt to spike his guns.
Word: cossid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic قَاصِد (qāṣid, “courier”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɒsɪd/ 1. A courier or messenger. Example: On the 28th April a cossid arrived here from the Sirdars of Candahar, with letters from Dost Mahomed Khan, and Nawab Jubbar Khan. Example: As elsewhere, contact was maintained by means of fleet-footed messengers, known as cossids, who took their lives in their hands running the gauntlet with secret despatches concealed on them.
Word: cossid Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɒsɪd/ 1. Any moth of the family Cossidae of carpenter miller moths.
Word: cossids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cossid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: masterly inactivity Part of Speech: noun 1. A policy of deliberate inactivity, carried out with diplomatic skill, so as to preserve a predominant influence without risking anything. Labels: uncountable Example: Majority Leader Alben Barkley had advised patience and silence, to let the isolationists wear themselves out. This plan of masterly inactivity had flopped frightfully. Example: This cautious new approach was to become known as the doctrine of ‘masterly inactivity’, in sharp and obvious contrast to the aggressive ‘forward’ policy which, with such disastrous results in Afghanistan, had preceded it.
Word: Eastern Question Part of Speech: name 1. The diplomatic and political issues raised by the decline and break-up of the Ottoman Empire. Labels: historical Example: This was finalised a few weeks later at the Congress of Paris, called to settle the entire Eastern Question.
Word: ignifuge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From igni- + -fuge. 1. fire retardant
Word: ignifuges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ignifuge Labels: form-of, plural