nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: fourness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From four + -ness. 1. The property or state of being four in number. Labels: uncountable Example: There is such a thing as threeness, or fourness, and the threeness of three cannot be added to the fourness of four.
Word: nineteenness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nineteen + -ness. 1. The property of being nineteen in age or number. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: fiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From five + -ness. 1. The property of being five in number. Labels: uncountable
Word: twentyness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From twenty + -ness. 1. The property of being twenty in number. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: sixness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From six + -ness. 1. The property of being six in number. Labels: uncountable Example: For example, suppose that the quality or element to be abstracted is sixness. We display some group of six, say, six boys, and direct attention to the how-many-ness by such directions as: "How many boys are standing here? Are there more than four? Jack and Fred make two. Tom makes three. Dick makes four. Henry makes five. Bob makes six. There are six boys standing."
Word: thirteenness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thirteen + -ness. 1. The property of being thirteen. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: seventeenness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From seventeen + -ness. 1. The property of being seventeen. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: It was the first time in all the largesse of her youth that such a tone had assailed Zoe. The very seventeenness of her revolted; she dropped her attitude. Example: None of these descriptions seems to give you a clue to the intrinsic seventeenness of 17 – the unique feature which makes it the very number that it is.
Word: fifteenness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Germanic *tehun Proto-Germanic *fimftehun Anglian Old English fīftīene Middle English fiftene English fifteen Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English fifteenness From fifteen + -ness. 1. The property of being fifteen. Labels: uncountable Example: The fifteenness is unique to the icosahedron and probably valves the 15 great circles of the icosahedron. Example: In short, the number fifteen cannot in any manner be separated from its fifteenness.
Word: antiquest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of antique: most antique Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: eightness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Germanic *ahtōu Proto-West Germanic *ahtō Old English eahta Middle English eighte English eight Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English eightness From eight + -ness. 1. The property of being eight in number. Labels: uncountable
Word: sevenness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From seven + -ness. 1. The property of being seven in number. Labels: uncountable
Word: T20 Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Twenty20. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Example: I can ascertain that even in the present era where T20 cricket has redefined spin bowling and spinners have started bowling doosras and teesras and fire the deliveries in, you can expect Bishan Singh Bedi to stick to his original definition, and insist that, 'A spinner is one who turns the ball...'
Word: grandsonless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From grandson + -less. 1. Without a grandson. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: grandchildless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From grandchild + -less. 1. Without a grandchild. Labels: not-comparable Example: ‘Now we’re the childless, grandchildless couple! People our age are grandparenting, but our hands are empty.’
Word: accessless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From access + -less. 1. inaccessible Labels: archaic, not-comparable, poetic
Word: permissionless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From permission + -less. 1. Without permission. Labels: not-comparable Example: And this is what makes FHE a great solution for blockchain privacy: By keeping the on-chain data encrypted, we can have decentralized, permissionless blockchains where everything is on-chain and auditable while not actually visible.
Word: permitless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From permit + -less. 1. Without a permit. Labels: not-comparable Example: Utah has allowed for permitless open and concealed carry of weapons since 2021. But before the passage of HB 128, firearms had to be concealed when carried on college campuses.
Word: mistless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mist + -less. 1. Without mist. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Sawney Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, of Scots origin. Example: Sawney Bean Example: But Sawney grew weary, and fain would be civil, / Being auld, and unfeary, and fail'd of his strength
Word: Sawney Part of Speech: noun 1. A Scotsman. Labels: archaic, derogatory Example: “They can live upon barley-meal without a morsel of meat from week-end to week-end, can these miserable Sawnies,” quoth another. Example: He took the gibe and scowled at me--he spoke always like a Sawney, and could never pass for English; but in his pleasure at the discovery he had made he let the word pass.
Word: Sawneys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Sawney Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonattitudinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + attitudinal. 1. Not attitudinal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noncoincidental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + coincidental. 1. Not coincidental. Labels: not-comparable Example: Any relationship to the sad and sordid Eliot and Silda spectacle of 18 months ago is purely noncoincidental.
Word: whaddayathink Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From whaddaya + think. 1. Contraction of what do you think? (“What is your opinion?”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, slang
Word: whoopdee doo Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of whoop-de-doo. Labels: alt-of, alternative, colloquial, sarcastic
Word: whoopeedoo Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of whoopee do. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nonbarricaded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + barricaded. 1. Not barricaded. Labels: not-comparable
Word: limp dick Part of Speech: noun 1. A weak person. Labels: countable, slang, vulgar 2. Erectile dysfunction. Labels: slang, uncountable, vulgar 3. A penis affected by erectile dysfunction. Labels: countable, slang, vulgar
Word: myrrhlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From myrrh + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of myrrh.
Word: myrrhy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From myrrh + -y. 1. Resembling or characteristic of myrrh. Example: Warmed to the woman somewhat, I admit it. She holds forth like a man and smokes myrrhy cigarettes through a rhino-horn holder.
Word: audiometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From audio- + -metric. 1. Of or pertaining to audiometry Labels: not-comparable 2. Measured using an audiometer Labels: not-comparable
Word: audiovestibular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From audio- + vestibular. 1. Of or pertaining to the auditory functions of the inner ear and the vestibule of the ear Labels: not-comparable
Word: cosegregates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cosegregate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dystrophinopathy Part of Speech: noun 1. A recessive form of muscular dystrophy
Word: eigenanalysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eigen- + analysis. 1. analysis using eigenvectors
Word: fibronection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fibronectin + -ion. 1. The process of binding with fibronectin. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: hyperinsulinism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + insulin + -ism. 1. hyperinsulinemia Labels: uncountable
Word: interstereocilia Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + stereocilia. 1. Between stereocilia Labels: not-comparable
Word: interstereocilial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + stereocilial. 1. Between stereocilia Labels: not-comparable
Word: stereocilial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stereocilia + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to stereocilia Labels: not-comparable
Word: intraexon Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From intra- + exon. 1. Within an exon Labels: not-comparable
Word: intraexonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From intra- + exonic. 1. Within an exon Labels: not-comparable
Word: kinocilial Part of Speech: adj 1. of or pertaining to kinocilia Labels: not-comparable
Word: kinociliar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From kinocilia + -ar. 1. Of or pertaining to kinocilia Labels: not-comparable
Word: kinociliary Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to kinocilia. Labels: not-comparable Example: With motion toward the kinociliary side of the cell, the longer stereocilia have the least resistance so that bending occurs near the distal end of the kinocilium as a distal arch of the ciliary apparatus. Example: The precisely organized staircase-like morphology of the hair bundle is maintained by a series of extracellular filaments between adjacent stereocilia: kinociliary links, ankle links, lateral links, and tip links.
Word: neurosensory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neuro- + sensory. 1. Of or pertaining to the sensory functions of the nervous system Labels: not-comparable
Word: normotension Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From normo- + tension. 1. Blood pressure that is within the normal range. Labels: uncountable Example: On examination, then, the distinction between an authority and an impostor turns out to be a little like that between hypertension and normotension, a matter of degree rather than of kind.
Word: oversprinkling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of oversprinkle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: oversprinkled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of oversprinkle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: otoneurologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From oto- + neurologic. 1. Of or pertaining to neurologic aspects of hearing and the ear Labels: not-comparable
Word: periciliary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From peri- + ciliary. 1. Surrounding a cilium Labels: not-comparable
Word: pseudoexon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pseudo- + exon. 1. A sequence of nucleic acid bases that has the characteristics of an exon but takes no part in the splicing of genes.
Word: pseudoexons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pseudoexon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sphygmomanometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Formed as sphygmo- (“pulse”) + manometric on the pattern of sphygmomanometer. 1. Of or pertaining to sphygmomanometry Labels: not-comparable 2. Measured using a sphygmomanometer Labels: not-comparable
Word: sphygmomanometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sphygmomano(meter) + -metry. 1. The measurement of blood pressure using a sphygmomanometer Labels: uncountable
Word: whirler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From whirl + -er. 1. A person who, or thing that, whirls. 2. A whirling table; a potter's wheel.
Word: whirlers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whirler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hand saw Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of handsaw. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hand saws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hand saw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: missish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From miss + -ish. 1. Prim and prudish. Labels: dated Example: You are not going to be Missish, I hope, and pretend to be affronted at an idle report.
Word: spur on Part of Speech: verb 1. To spur or urge (someone) to do something. Labels: transitive Example: Initially spurred on by Sukarno himself, Indonesian women had participated actively in the national independence war.
Word: ten-gallon hat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Not certain. An earlier form without the number, gallon hat, comes by folk etymology from the Spanish galón (“braid”). It may also be a hyperbolic reference to the size of the hat, or a combination of the two. 1. A large cowboy hat, not holding ten gallons like the name would suggest but usually around three quarts.
Word: ten-gallon hats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ten-gallon hat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phonable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From phone + -able. 1. Contactable by telephone. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: telephonable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From telephone + -able. 1. Contactable by telephone. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: bandstop Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of band-stop. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: band-stop Part of Speech: adj 1. Filtering out a specific range of electromagnetic frequencies. Labels: not-comparable
Word: argle-bargling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of argle-bargle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Argobbas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Argobba Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unglorified Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + glorified. 1. Not glorified.
Word: doctrine of foreign equivalents Part of Speech: noun 1. A rule applied in United States trademark under which foreign words are translated into English to determine whether they are registrable as trademarks, or are either descriptive or confusingly similar with existing marks.
Word: attriter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From attrite + -er. 1. One who, or that which, attrites. 2. One who has lost certain abilities in a language by learning and using a different language. Example: Attriters often experience lexical access problems, i.e. a discrepancy between what they would like to say, their communicative intention, and what they still know how to say in their L1. (Q52147493 (Q52147493) (2004), First Language Attrition: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Methodological Issues, John Benjamins Publishing, →ISBN, page 196)
Word: attriters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of attriter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dedimus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin dedimus (“we gave”), from do (“to give”). So called because the writ began "Dedimus potestatem […] ". 1. A writ to commission private persons to do some act in place of a judge, such as to examine a witness, etc. Example: A Dedimus was awarded to take the Conuſance of a Fine from Baron and Feme, and the Conuſance of Baron only was returned, and the Feme would not acknowledge it.
Word: bunya pine Part of Speech: noun 1. A tree (Araucaria bidwillii) native to south-east Queensland in Australia.
Word: plesiomorph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plesio- + -morph. 1. An organism which represents a primitive state of evolution relative to another organism.
Word: plesiomorphically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From plesiomorphic + -ally. 1. In a plesiomorphic manner; in the manner of a plesiomorph. Labels: not-comparable
Word: plesiomorphs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plesiomorph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clagnut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clag + nut? 1. A dingleberry (clinging piece of feces). Labels: slang Example: Your^([sic]) a clagnut on the collective anus that is this NG... Example: Will Ikea be wanting those classy cloth chairs back after Ray and Scott's sweaty clagnut ridden hairy arses have pressed into them for 5 minutes?
Word: clagnuts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clagnut Labels: form-of, plural
Word: detur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin detur (“let it be given”). 1. A prize consisting of a book given to a meritorious sophomore student. The official name is the Detur Prize or Detur Book Prize Labels: US
Word: public figures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of public figure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ur-text Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of urtext. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: red-to-red Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing the condition in which two sea-going ships travelling in opposite directions pass each other on their port sides, making their red navigation lights face each other. Labels: not-comparable 2. Describing the connection between two batteries' positive terminals, for instance when jump-starting a car. Labels: not-comparable
Word: danda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍá, “stick”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɑndə/ 1. A punctuation character (।) used in the Devanāgarī script to mark the end of a sentence.
Word: dandis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dandi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dandas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of danda Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lentiginosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lentigines + -osis. 1. The presence of lentigines on the skin in large numbers or in a distinctive configuration. Labels: uncountable
Word: animastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin animasticus, from Latin animus + Latin -asticus. By surface analysis, animus + -astic. 1. Pertaining to or possessing an animate nonphysical nature; having a mental or spiritual nature. Labels: rare Example: But we employ fables in an animastic mode, when we contemplate the energies of the soul. 2. Relating to mind or spirit; spiritual.
Word: power saw Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various types of saw now usually powered by electricity.
Word: daturas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of datura Labels: form-of, plural
Word: labidometer Part of Speech: noun 1. A specialized forceps or attachment to a regular forceps for measuring the size and curvature of the head of a fetus in the pelvis.
Word: labidometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of labidometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: labialism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From labial + -ism. 1. A form of stammering characterized by confusion in the use of the labial consonants. Labels: uncountable
Word: labionasal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From labio- + nasal. 1. Labial and nasal; pertaining to both the upper lip and the nose, or to both lips and the nose. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lacerable Part of Speech: adj 1. Susceptible to laceration; capable of being, or liable to be, torn.
Word: changing of the guard Part of Speech: noun 1. A ceremony during which the soldiers or other officials guarding a major government building or state residence, especially Buckingham Palace in England, are replaced by a new shift. 2. Any situation in which an individual or group charged with a task or responsibilities in an organization is replaced by another individual or group. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: All the signs are right this time / You don't have to try so very hard / If you live in this world / You're feelin' the change of the guard Example: I've moved your mountains and marked your cards / But Eden is burning, either get ready for elimination / Or else your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards
Word: absitively posolutely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Spooneristic blend of absolutely and positively. 1. Absolutely and positively; certainly; yes. Labels: humorous, not-comparable Example: "She was absitively, posolutely nutty!" Example: 1988, Disney - Oliver and Company - http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/o/oliver-and-company-script-transcript.html "And once you got the beat, you can do anything. "I can?" "Absitively posolutely."
Word: guard mounting Part of Speech: noun 1. A ceremony during which the soldiers or other officials guarding a major government building or state residence are replaced by a new shift.
Word: absotively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Blend of absolutely + positively. Pronunciation: /ˌæbsəˈtɪvli/, /ˈæbsəˌtɪvli/ 1. Absolutely and positively. Labels: childish, humorous, informal, not-comparable Example: That is one of the twelve reasons why Charlotte Diners are absotively the best little old dining chairs produced in this Land of the Free—and Prohibition has nothing to do with it. Example: “I is sad; absotively mis'able. What you reckon kind of pitcher they is takin' down there?”
Word: absitively posilutely Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of absitively posolutely. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, rare
Word: absotively posolutely Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of absitively posolutely. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: absotively posilutely Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of absitively posolutely. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: troughing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of trough Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: troughing Part of Speech: noun 1. A system of troughs. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: troughing for signalling cables Example: The decking of the bridge consisted of steel troughing over an average clear span of 26 ft., the troughing being filled in with concrete to form the road surface.
Word: troughed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of trough Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: maffia Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of mafia. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: waking dream Part of Speech: noun 1. A dream or dreamlike situation while one is awake or in the drowsy period before sleep. Example: I'll be the mirror where you are a queen / Your fellow magician of the waking dream / Hung with a hammer and a glass of wine / I'll be your woman and you can be mine
Word: waking dreams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of waking dream Labels: form-of, plural
Word: for short Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. As an abbreviated form. Example: This is Ricardo, or Ricki for short. Example: Just as flamboyant as his wife, Mr. Joseph Martin, Joe for short, died of heart disease brought on by obesity the night of their fourteenth wedding anniversary.
Word: going away dress Part of Speech: noun 1. A semi-formal dress, worn by a bride when leaving the reception for her honeymoon Labels: dated
Word: Deniz Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two possible origins: * Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Deniz, from a variant of the personal name Denís. * Borrowed from Turkish Deniz, an ornamental surname from deniz (“sea”). 1. A surname.
Word: hot shit Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌhɒt ˈʃɪt/, /ˌhɑt ˈʃɪt/ 1. An exceptionally impressive person or thing Labels: idiomatic, slang, uncountable, vulgar Example: There are some Jim Dandys in this business who think they are hot shit with their stay-pressed suits and their lifestyle research computer info, who will try to tell you what to do. Example: I have been called hot shit before, never knew what hot shit was, better than cold shit I guess.
Word: wingmate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wing + -mate. 1. Synonym of wingman. Example: That is why Player of the Match Pieter-Steph du Toit tackled his heart out. Deon Fourie, although losing quite a few lineouts, defended with grit. Kolbe, along with wingmate Kurt-Lee Arendse made critical tackles when needed.
Word: intrinsic reward Part of Speech: noun 1. A reward, such as the mental satisfaction of completing a challenging task, that is intangible and unapparent to others.
Word: Movement 2 June Part of Speech: name Etymology: movement + 2 + June 1. One of the militant groups of postwar West Germany, founded by former members of Kommune 1. Labels: historical
Word: intrinsic rewards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intrinsic reward Labels: form-of, plural
Word: extrinsic rewards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of extrinsic reward Labels: form-of, plural
Word: asportation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin asportatio. 1. The illegal movement of goods or carrying away of a person. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Kidnapping usually includes the seizing, confining, and carrying away (asportation) of another by force, threat, or deception, and without consent.
Word: bioclast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + clast. 1. A fossil fragment used to date a rock stratum.
Word: midhusband Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By analogy from midwife, where wife long ago meant any woman. 1. masculine equivalent of midwife: A male midwife. Labels: humorous, rare, usually
Word: midhusbands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of midhusband Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shoot for the stars Part of Speech: verb 1. To aim high; to set lofty goals.
Word: dominium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dominium. Doublet of demesne and domain. 1. The ownership of a thing. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The highest category in the classification of organisms, ranking above regnum. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The MC was composed of agents from different separated Dominium like Bacteria (Lactobacillum) and Eukaria (yeast). Example: Extremophilic organisms may be located in all the three dominia and include prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells. 3. Political unit Labels: countable, uncountable Example: However, this does not mean that these are the only types of kingdoms, nor that only kingdoms are dominiums. Example: The Indian Sub-continent was partitioned in August 1947 to create two independent, sovereign dominiums, India and Pakistan.
Word: drumfire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drum + fire, calque of German Trommelfeuer. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹʌmfaɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈdɹʌmfaɪɚ/ 1. Heavy, continuous, rapid gunfire. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A sustained attack. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: The past year has seen a shart rise in the drumfire of attacks on one of management's most highly regarded methods of executive incentive payments — the stock option.
Word: exercycle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of exercise + bicycle. 1. exercise bicycle Example: “It should say, "Top-quality exercycle for sale." and could you put "top-quality" in bold? You can't? Okay, whatever.”
Word: Mannlicher stock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * From a 1903 carbine designed by Ferdinand Mannlicher. 1. A stock on a rifle that runs the full length of the weapon.
Word: exsanguine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ex- (prefix meaning ‘lacking, not possessing’) + Latin sanguinēs (a plural form of sanguī̆s (“blood”)) or sanguī̆s itself. Pronunciation: /ɛksˈsæŋɡwɪn/ 1. Lacking blood; anemic, bloodless.
Word: hutment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hut + -ment. 1. An encampment of huts. Example: This involved the erection of hutments for sleeping quarters, canteen, ablution block, and so on, with temporary sidings for the tunnel train, all of which was contained in the sidings yard at Chapel-en-le-Frith Central station.
Word: moderatism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From moderate + -ism. 1. A doctrine of moderation in any field. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: palaeocurrent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From palaeo- + current. 1. Alternative spelling of paleocurrent. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: paleocurrent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paleo- + current. 1. A geological feature that indicates the direction of flow of water in the geologic past
Word: petitio Part of Speech: noun 1. Short for petitio principii. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: Bob has broken a rule of DC at n+5 but has he committed a petitio? […] Yes, if challenges are cumulative and if petitio is the fallacy of replying at some stage to a challenge with a statement that is under challenge at that stage.
Word: poorwill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Imitative of its note. 1. nightjar (bird)
Word: pooter Part of Speech: noun 1. A glass jar used for collecting small insects etc; it has two tubes, one (protected by a gauze) which is sucked, the other up which the insect is drawn.
Word: pooter Part of Speech: verb 1. To capture (insects) with a pooter.
Word: pooter Part of Speech: verb 1. To move about aimlessly; to potter around.
Word: porphyroblast Part of Speech: noun 1. A relatively large crystal within a metamorphic rock
Word: enemata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of enema Labels: form-of, plural Example: […John Woodall] was the firſt man who introduced the enemata fumoſa […] Example: The bowels should be kept well opened, and for this purpose warm abundant enemata are of great and special service.
Word: wood-wroth Part of Speech: adj 1. Mad with anger. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Then was Arthur wood wroth out of measure, when he saw his people so slain from him.
Word: power saws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of power saw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reaccustom Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + accustom. 1. To accustom again. Example: He is on the disabled list with rotator cuff inflammation, and on Sunday he caught Ian Kennedy in the bullpen to get his legs reaccustomed to the feel of his demanding position.
Word: revegetate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + vegetate. 1. To grow again (of a plant, leaf etc.). Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: Forsyth's Power real or imaginary of healing wounded Plants, and making them revegetate is a strange Thing:—more strange than true I fancy […]. 2. To produce new vegetation on (a barren ground or area); to colonize (barren ground). Labels: transitive 3. To become recolonized by plants. Labels: intransitive
Word: hyperthymia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + -thymia. 1. A personality type characterized by an excessively positive disposition similar to, but more stable than hypomania. This temperament generally describes a person with high energy and enthusiasm for life activities, as opposed to dysthymia. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Akil Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name. 2. A surname from Arabic
Word: Aksay Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Kazakh اقساي (literally “very white”). 1. A Kazakh autonomous county in Jiuquan, Gansu, China.
Word: sealift Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From sea + lift; compare airlift. 1. To transport by sea.
Word: sealift Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sea + lift; compare airlift. 1. Transportation by sea. Example: We’re looking at both an airlift and a sealift,” Mr. Fugate told reporters in a conference call.
Word: serpentinize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From serpentine + -ize. 1. To convert (another magnesium silicate mineral) into serpentine
Word: gallophone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Gallophone. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gallophones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gallophone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: severy Part of Speech: noun 1. A baldacchin. 2. A compartment of a vaulted ceiling. Example: A handsome flight of steps, extending across the whole from wall to wall, occupied nearly the whole of the eastern severy, and led up from the pavement of this building to the great west door of the church, which terminates the interior eastward, and was designed and built in connection with it. Example: Cylindrical severies would have no place between these arches.
Word: speiss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Speise. 1. A mixed arsenide of iron (and cobalt, nickel, and copper) produced during the smelting of lead Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Nuri Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic نُورِيّ (nūriyy). 1. A male given name from Arabic. Example: “Generally CIPs draw individuals from countries whose passports offer very limited abilities to travel, such as China, Russia, and Middle Eastern countries,” Nuri Katz, founder of international financial advisory firm Apex Capital Partners, told CNN Travel in 2017.
Word: spekboom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrikaans spek (“bacon”) + boom (“tree”). 1. A South African shrub (Portulacaria afra), whose succulent leaves are used as fodder.
Word: Yaman Part of Speech: name 1. Archaic form of Yemen. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: whitework Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From white + work. 1. A form of embroidery in which the stitching is the same color as the foundation fabric (traditionally white linen). Labels: uncountable
Word: woundless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wound + -less. 1. Lacking wounds. 2. Unable to be wounded; invulnerable. Labels: obsolete 3. Harmless. Labels: obsolete
Word: severies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of severy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: codenatured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of codenature Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: codenature Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From co- + denature. 1. To denature along with another material
Word: measureable Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of measurable. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: Think network television is washed up, overwhelmed by targeted and measureable ads on the Web?
Word: neuronavigation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neuro- + navigation. 1. Any of various systems of software and hardware that assists a surgeon to guide (or navigate) instruments within the skull Labels: uncountable
Word: physeterids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of physeterid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: run-length encodings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of run-length encoding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: physeterid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any sperm whale of family Physeteridae
Word: titered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of titer Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: titering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of titer Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ACPI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: nonsurjective Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + surjective. 1. Not surjective. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonbijective Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + bijective. 1. Not bijective. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noninjective Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + injective. 1. Not injective. Labels: not-comparable
Word: angelhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From angel + -hood. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪnd͡ʒəlhʊd/ 1. The state of being an angel. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: angelhoods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of angelhood Labels: form-of, plural
Word: injectiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From injective + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being injective. Labels: uncountable
Word: angelicins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of angelicin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: copresented Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of copresent Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: copresents Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of copresent Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: copresenting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of copresent Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Gallophone Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Gallo- + -phone. Pronunciation: /ˈɡæl.ə.fəʊn/ 1. Describing a speaker of French or their culture Labels: not-comparable Example: The Valle d'Aosta also remained French because he had delcared that to be its official language; and he appointed only Gallophone representatives […] Example: Anglophone and Gallophone communities there began an intensifiation of the long-standing concern for the role of education – and, hence, Symbol Systems Access – which we see in the world's major civilizations, such as the Chinese and the Greco-Roman.
Word: reciprocating saw Part of Speech: noun 1. A power saw which moves the blade back and forth. 2. A sawzall.
Word: diamond saw Part of Speech: noun 1. A power saw with a blade set with industrial diamonds for cutting very hard materials.
Word: industrial diamond Part of Speech: noun 1. A diamond of quality too low to be gem-grade but useful in industry, typically as an abrasive, because of its hardness. It may be either natural or synthetic.
Word: industrial diamonds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of industrial diamond Labels: form-of, plural
Word: panel saw Part of Speech: noun 1. Any type various types of light saws, used to cut large sheets of material, such as plywood.
Word: tile saw Part of Speech: noun 1. A power saw designed to cut ceramic tiles.
Word: injectivities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of injectivity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jig saw Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jigsaw. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: OTK Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ ˈtiː ˈkeɪ/, /ˈoʊ ˈti ˈkeɪ/ 1. Initialism of over the knee (spanking position). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Example: My Mom's paddlings were usually for *back-talking* or *being fresh* - a habit I never broke. They were spontaneous and sharp, usually OTK or standing up, secured by one arm, and given with the hand or the hairbrush. Example: I thought of the other identity as my darker self. Her screen name was Pirategrrl; her “real” name was Jenny. I listed her hobbies as swordplay and, on the advice of a friend well versed in chat-room culture, OTK--over the knee, erotic shorthand for spanking.
Word: OTK Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ ˈtiː ˈkeɪ/, /ˈoʊ ˈti ˈkeɪ/ 1. Initialism of one turn kill. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: OTK Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ ˈtiː ˈkeɪ/, /ˈoʊ ˈti ˈkeɪ/ 1. To defeat a player with a one turn kill. Labels: transitive Example: It all started with Dog being OTKed by a Kun deck, and now a dozen lists are going around.
Word: zoocentric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From zoo- + -centric. 1. Focusing on animals; giving preference to animals above all other considerations.
Word: nonfoam Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + foam. 1. Not of or pertaining to foam. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Filo Part of Speech: noun 1. A Filipino. Labels: informal
Word: Filos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Filo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sweet flags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sweet flag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bogas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boga Labels: form-of, plural
Word: viewerships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of viewership Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superinduced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of superinduce Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: glass wool Part of Speech: noun 1. An insulating material, made from fiberglass, arranged into a texture similar to wool. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: grist for the mill Part of Speech: noun 1. Something that is useful or that creates a favorable opportunity. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: The Lesbian Primer does not profess to cover every conceivable aspect of lesbianism. But for someone trying to get or expand knowledge of the subject, this book provides much good grist for the mill. Example: They were sitting across from each other at the bar as Lionel described his odyssey across the country in a Trailways bus, gathering material, as he put it. It was all grist for the mill, life real and raw out there west of New Jersey.
Word: bite one's lip Part of Speech: verb 1. To forcibly prevent oneself from speaking, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute. Labels: idiomatic Example: Buckingham bit his lip, for he saw the introduction of Lady Derby was likely to confuse and embroil every preparation which he had arranged for his defence; […] Example: He broke off and bit his lip, feeling that he had better subdue the rising anger in his voice.
Word: of means Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Possessing significant wealth, especially as suggesting social standing. Example: He seemed a person of means and leisure, but he knew nothing of recent concerts, theatres, or books. Example: The reward offered by Mrs. Hasbrouck for the detection of the murderer was a very large one. She is a woman of means.
Word: man of means Part of Speech: noun 1. A man who possesses sufficient wealth to be regarded as prosperous or well off.
Word: woman of means Part of Speech: noun 1. A woman who possesses sufficient wealth to be regarded as prosperous or well off.
Word: rolling in dough Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of rolling in it (“rich”). Example: I know you have a lot of big-shot friends rolling in dough. Example: So far this year Lazrak and DuRoss have sold 85 homes worth $16.2 million, but after expenses, each will barely break the $100,000 mark this year. "We're not rolling in dough," Lazrak says.
Word: rolling in dough Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle of roll in dough Labels: form-of, participle, present
Word: Leh Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /leɪ/ 1. A city, the co-capital of Ladakh, India. 2. A district of Ladakh, India.
Word: Leh Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two main origins: * Borrowed from German Leh, perhaps an altered spelling of Löh. * Borrowed from Khmer. 1. A surname.
Word: level staff Part of Speech: noun 1. A graduated rod used by surveyors to measure differences in level.
Word: wake-up Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of wakeup. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: antistrange Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of anti-strange. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: antistrange Part of Speech: noun 1. The anti-strange quark (or strange antiquark)
Word: cographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: compactnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of compactness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: completenesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of completeness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corotates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of corotate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: incestual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From incest + -ual. 1. Incestuous. Labels: not-comparable
Word: incestual Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From incest + -ual. 1. A person who engages in incest. Labels: rare
Word: terret Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of Middle English toret, turret (“half-ring, eyelet”), from Anglo-Norman turette, diminutive of Old French tur (“circuit, ring”). More at turn. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛɹɪt/ 1. One of the rings on the top of the harness saddle, through which the reins pass. Example: She had a good idea of what was coming, and the moment York took the rein off the terret in order to shorten it, she took her opportunity, and reared up so suddenly, that York had his nose roughly hit, and his hat knocked off; […]
Word: intervehicle Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + vehicle. 1. Between vehicles Labels: not-comparable
Word: loopwise Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From loop + -wise. 1. By means of loops Labels: not-comparable 2. One loop at a time Labels: not-comparable
Word: polyderivatives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polyderivative Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rolling in it Part of Speech: phrase 1. Having an abundance of money; rich, very prosperous. Labels: idiomatic 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see roll, in, it.
Word: polyderivative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + derivative. 1. A derivative of a compound formed by adding or replacing many radicals or functional groups.
Word: new sheqel Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of new shekel. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: NIS Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of new in shrink. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NIS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Network Information Service. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: NIS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Naftna Industrija Srbije, a Serbian multinational oil and gas company. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of National Intelligence Service, an agency of the South African government from 1980 to 1994. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of National Intelligence Service, the current South Korean counterintelligence agency. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: abutilon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin [Term?], from Arabic أَبُو طِيلُون (ʔabū ṭīlūn, “Indian mallow”). Pronunciation: /əˈbjuː.tɪˌlɒn/, /əˈbjutˌl̩ɑn/, /ˌæb.jəˈti.lɑn/ 1. Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern.
Word: cerastium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any of several plants of the genus Cerastium.
Word: new sheqels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of new sheqel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: new shekel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A calque of Hebrew שֶׁקֶל חָדָשׁ (shékel chadásh). 1. The Israeli currency since 1 January 1986 (distinguished from the abolished 1980-1985 shekel). Divided into 100 agorot and represented by ₪. In English, also represented by the initialism NIS (for "New Israeli Shekel"). ISO 4217 code: ILS.
Word: new shekels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of new shekel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: headbangs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of headbang Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: headbanged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of headbang Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: QSL card Part of Speech: noun 1. A postcard confirming a successful reception of a radio signal on amateur radio, usually sent via the QSL bureau.
Word: disrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dis- + rate. 1. To lower a rate or rating 2. To demote a sailor to a lower rank
Word: dorsiventral Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of dorsoventral. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: enterostomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From entero- + -stomy. 1. The construction of a permanent opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall.
Word: featherback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From feather + back, from the small and narrow dorsal fin. 1. Any fish of the family Notopteridae.
Word: flocculus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin flocculus, from floccus. 1. A small fluffy tuft. 2. Either of two small lobes on the posterior border of the cerebellum. 3. A marking on the surface of the sun associated with a solar prominence.
Word: gunnera Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any of several plants, of the genus Gunnera, that have very large leaves and small, reddish drupes.
Word: induna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Zulu induna. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈduːnə/ 1. A South African tribal councillor or headman (under the king); someone in authority, a boss. Example: Although we swore this fellow to secrecy, he went straight to the induna and revealed our secret.
Word: inhaul Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From in- + haul. 1. A rope used to haul in the clew of a sail, or a jib boom
Word: numismatology Part of Speech: noun 1. numismatics Labels: uncountable
Word: pickerelweed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pickerel + weed. 1. Any of several freshwater plants, of the genus Pontederia, that have heart-shaped leaves Labels: US
Word: pipsissewa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps from Cree [script needed] (pipsissewa, “breaks (stones in the body) into small pieces”) (compare ᐲᐏᓷᐤ (piiwiswew, “he or she cuts pieces off someone”)), or perhaps from Abenaki [Term?] (kpipskwáhsawe, “flower of the woods”). 1. Any of several evergreen plants, of the genus Chimaphila of prince's pines 2. Any of several evergreen plants, of the genus Chimaphila of prince's pines
Word: prizeman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prize + -man. 1. The (male) winner of a prize
Word: relievo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian rilievo. 1. Relief (surface carving). Example: Moreover, a perfect Medal has its Profile and out-ſtroaks ſharp (Nummus aſper) and by no means rugged; the Figures clean and well poliſh'd; the Contours neatly trimm'd, and exactly round and carefully preſerv'd; that the Extancy and Relievos correſpond with the Ingraving, and have not ſuffer'd in Percuſſion; in all which, there is a certain Spirit of Antiquity and Excellency to be diſcern'd in Antient Medals almoſt inimitable.
Word: resistibility Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being resistible. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: salpiglossis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Genus name. 1. Any of several plants, of the genus Salpiglossis, that have variegated, funnel-shaped blossoms in a variety of colors