nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: overfavours Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overfavour Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overfavouring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overfavour Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overflavor Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + flavor. 1. To flavor excessively. Labels: transitive
Word: overflavour Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of overflavor. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: overflavoured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overflavour Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overflavours Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overflavour Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overflavouring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overflavour Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overflavoring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overflavor Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overflavors Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overflavor Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overflavored Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overflavor Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overfamiliarities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overfamiliarity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overfreedom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + freedom. 1. The quality of being excessively free. Labels: uncountable Example: [H]is temper was a bit hasty and so were his words. Still, despite that and overfreedom with the wine cup, he evidently had a profound reverence for the faith […]
Word: orthocousin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ortho- + cousin. 1. Any of two or more cousins who are the children of siblings of identical gender, i.e. children of brothers or of sisters.
Word: orthocousins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orthocousin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orthodromics Part of Speech: noun 1. orthodromic navigation Labels: uncountable
Word: orthogenetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From orthogenetic + -ally. 1. In terms of, or by means of, orthogenesis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: differentiable manifold Part of Speech: noun 1. A manifold that is locally similar enough to a Euclidean space (ℝⁿ) to allow one to do calculus; Example: The charts (homeomorphisms) that make up any differentiable structure of a differentiable manifold are required to be such that the transition from one to another is differentiable. Example: Whitney showed that a differentiable manifold Mᵏ can be regularly mapped on the vector space R#123;2k#125;. 2. A manifold that is locally similar enough to a Euclidean space (ℝⁿ) to allow one to do calculus; (more formally) a manifold that can be equipped with a differentiable structure (an atlas of ℝⁿ-compatible charts).
Word: differentiable manifolds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of differentiable manifold Labels: form-of, plural
Word: originalisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of originalism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: optologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From optology + -ist. 1. One who studies optology.
Word: optologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of optologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: optological Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to optology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: optimalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of optimalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: optimalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of optimalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ombrophobous Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of ombrophobic.
Word: oikists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oikist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oekists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oekist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: objurgators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of objurgator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ochlophobe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ochlo- + -phobe. 1. A person having a fear of crowds.
Word: ochlophobes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ochlophobe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ochlophobiac Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of ochlophobe.
Word: ochlophobiacs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ochlophobiac Labels: form-of, plural
Word: omissiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From omissive + -ness. 1. The quality of being omissive. Labels: uncountable
Word: omissively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From omissive + -ly. 1. In an omissive manner; by omission.
Word: olfactronic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to olfactronics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: olfactronics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From olfac(tory) + -tronics. 1. The design and use of machines to analyze smells. Labels: uncountable
Word: airdraulic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of air + hydraulic. Pronunciation: /ɛəˈdɹɒ.lɪk/, /ɛˈ-/, /ˌɛɚˈdɹɔ.lɪk/, /ˌɛɹˈ-/, /ˌɛɚˈdɹɑ.lɪk/ 1. Both pneumatic and hydraulic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: argufication Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of argufying; argument. Labels: archaic, countable, nonstandard, uncountable
Word: argufications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of argufication Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stockateer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of stock + racketeer. 1. A stockbroker who operates fraudulently.
Word: stockateers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stockateer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: squadrilla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of squadron + flotilla? 1. A squadron, whether of boats or of airplanes. Labels: dated Example: One must lay down as a rule, and we here repeat the opinion expressed by famous aviators, that every attack, whether by a single machine or by a squadrilla, must always be carried out with the utmost vigour. Example: Commander Bragadin was, at the outset of the war, a reserve officer in command of a “squadrilla” of motor torpedo boats.
Word: squadrillas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of squadrilla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skiddles Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of skid + skittles? 1. A game played on ice in which sticks are thrown at pins to knock them over. Labels: dated, uncountable Example: Probably you'd prefer playing Skiddles in such a way that there is a possibility of winning the game, or at least ending it! If that is so you'll have to change the real rules a little. 2. Alternative form of skittles. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: If there is a need or desire for more games or play equipment in the camp, here is the book that tells how the campers can make them — table tennis, shuffleboard, paddle tennis, box hockey, skiddles, dart baseball, exo, and scores of others Example: Several antique games, such as a skiddles table, occupy an upstairs anteroom.
Word: remixability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From remix + -ability. 1. Ability to be remixed. Labels: uncountable
Word: incriminator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From incriminate + -or. First attested in 1838. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkɹɪm.ɪ.neɪ̯.tə/, /ɪnˈkɹɪm.ɪ.neɪ̯.təɹ/, /ɪnˈkɹɪm.ɪ.næɪ̯.tə/, /ənˈkɹəm.ə.næɪ̯.tə/, /ɪnˈkɹɪm.ɪ.ne.təɾ/ 1. One who incriminates. Example: Yet our judges[…]our incriminators, firmly believe in the transcendent excellence of those works.
Word: incriminators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of incriminator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: windago Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of wendigo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: windagoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of windago Labels: form-of, plural
Word: windagos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of windago Labels: form-of, plural
Word: witiko Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of wendigo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: witikos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of witiko Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wetikos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wetiko Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snitter Part of Speech: verb 1. To giggle in a suppressed manner; to titter. Labels: intransitive Example: She snittered once briefly, like a horse neighing, and cut it short. Glancing at her, Charlie saw her lips twisting nervously in an attempt to suppress the laughter which showed beneath her composure like a kitten under a coverlet. Example: He started snittering. He sounded like he thought it was funny.
Word: snittered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of snitter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: snitters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of snitter Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: snittering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of snitter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: vontouring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of vagina + contouring. 1. Surgical remodelling of the female external genitalia, especially the labia. Labels: uncountable
Word: somnorific Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌsɒm.nəˈɹɪf.ɪk/, /ˌsɑm.nəˈɹɪf.ɪk/ 1. soporific; inducing sleep
Word: shivereens Part of Speech: noun 1. Small fragments; smithereens. Labels: UK, archaic, dialectal, plural, plural-only Example: Poor Charmer got deeper and deeper into falsehood, until one any he appeared with a mass of entangled wire in his hands, and declared that his machine had gone to shivereens.
Word: jetevator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin iactus Vulgar Latin *iectus Old French get French jetbor. English jet Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰusder. ▲ Proto-Italic *breɣʷisinflu.? Proto-Italic *leɣʷis Latin levis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin levō Latin ēlevō Latin ēlevātusder. Middle English elevat Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-nom Proto-Indo-European *-onom Proto-Germanic *-aną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Old English -an Middle English -en Middle English elevaten English elevate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English elevator blend English jetevator Blend of jet + elevator. 1. A control surface used to redirect the exhaust from a rocket and thus change its direction of thrust.
Word: jetavator Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jetevator. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jetevators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jetevator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jetavators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jetavator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: airbrasion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of air + abrasion. Pronunciation: /ɛəˈbɹeɪ.ʒn̩/, /ɛˈ-/, /ˌɛɚˈbɹeɪ.ʒn̩/, /ˌɛɹˈ-/ 1. The delivery of a jet of sodium bicarbonate slurry at teeth in order to remove stains. Labels: uncountable
Word: anticer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of anti- + ice + -er, originally a Dunlop trade name. 1. Dated form of anti-icer. Labels: alt-of, dated Example: A test flight under heavy ice forming conditions was also made with a Gordon aeroplane fitted with anticers […]
Word: anticers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anticer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: begincement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of beginning + commencement. 1. The beginning. Labels: archaic, childish, dialectal, no-plural, nonstandard Example: "Begin at th' begincement an' tell me all about it." "Well, 'twas on Saturday mornin' after th' grand timperance blow-out," began Mr. Casey.
Word: beginks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of begink Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: beginked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of begink Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: balloonacy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of balloon + lunacy. 1. An excessive mania for hot-air balloons. Labels: nonce-word, uncountable Example: We live in an age of balloonacy. Only a few weeks ago I sent you the account of M. Nadar and his 'Géant,” “the greatest balloon in the world;” now M. Eugène Godard has built an 'Aigle,' by the side of which the 'Giant' is a mere dwarf. Example: Horace Walpole was severe on this new whimsy of balloonacy, which was only chilled, not extinguished, by De Rosière's catastrophe.
Word: bladderdash Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of balderdash. Labels: alt-of, archaic, uncountable
Word: Braford Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Brahman + Hereford. 1. A cross between a Hereford bull and a Brahman cow, or a Hereford cow and a Brahman bull.
Word: Brafords Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Braford Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ancobar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Ancona + bar. 1. Any of a breed of poultry developed by crossing an Ancona and a barred Plymouth Rock.
Word: Ancobars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ancobar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Anconan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancona + -an. 1. Synonym of Anconitan
Word: Anconan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancona + -an. 1. Synonym of Anconitan
Word: Anconans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Anconan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ancoms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ancom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: milksopism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From milksop + -ism. 1. weak, timid, ineffectual behaviour Labels: uncountable
Word: milksopish Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of milksoppish. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Euroafrican Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Euro- (prefix meaning ‘pertaining to Europe’) + African (adjective, noun). Compare Eurafrican, which is attested later. Pronunciation: /ˌjʊəɹəʊˈæfɹɪk(ə)n/, /ˌjɔː-/, /jəɹoʊˈæfɹək(ə)n/, /jʊ-/ 1. Synonym of Eurafrican (“of or relating to the continents of, or countries in, both Europe and Africa; having both European and African characteristics; of a person: of mixed European and African descent; (specifically, South Africa) synonym of colored (“belonging to a multiracial ethnic group or category, having ancestry from more than one of the racial groups of Southern Africa”)”). Labels: not-comparable Example: In this election the Swazi indigenous people were not included in the same voter's roll as their European and Euroafrican counterparts. About eight parliamentary seats were specially reserved for Europeans and Euroafricans.
Word: Euroafrican Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Euro- (prefix meaning ‘pertaining to Europe’) + African (adjective, noun). Compare Eurafrican, which is attested later. Pronunciation: /ˌjʊəɹəʊˈæfɹɪk(ə)n/, /ˌjɔː-/, /jəɹoʊˈæfɹək(ə)n/, /jʊ-/ 1. Synonym of Eurafrican (“a person of mixed European and African descent”). Example: In this election the Swazi indigenous people were not included in the same voter's roll as their European and Euroafrican counterparts. About eight parliamentary seats were specially reserved for Europeans and Euroafricans. 2. A person with physical characteristics typical of both Europe and Africa.
Word: Euroafricans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Euroafrican Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Euroasian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Eurasian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Euroasian Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Eurasian. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: There had been some Euroasians listening to the Eastern radio as well.
Word: Euroasians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Euroasian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Asiadollar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Asia Proto-Germanic *dalą Proto-West Germanic *dal Old High German tal Middle High German tal German Tal German Talerder. Middle Low German dālerbor. Dutch dalerbor. English dollar English Asiadollar From Asia + dollar. 1. A deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank in Asia.
Word: Asiadollars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Asiadollar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: solemncholy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of solemn + melancholy. 1. solemn; serious Labels: dialectal, humorous, nonstandard Example: On the night of the 4th of February , Ailie wrote to her cousin elect— “This is the maddest, merriest Sunday which any one of these, your five solemncholy English friends have ever spent. […] Example: I wouldna deny it in front of such a number of sharp-eyed solemncholy gentlemen. I flung the stone that dropped Mr Crawford.
Word: Maharam's theorem Part of Speech: name Etymology: The theorem is due to Dorothy Maharam. 1. A result about the decomposability of measure spaces, playing an important role in the theory of Banach spaces. In brief, it states that every complete measure space is decomposable into "non-atomic parts" (copies of products of the unit interval [0,1] on the reals), and "purely atomic parts", using the counting measure on some discrete space.
Word: Maharam algebra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Dorothy Maharam. 1. A complete Boolean algebra having a continuous submeasure (also known as a Maharam submeasure).
Word: Maharam algebras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Maharam algebra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: callset Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From call + set. 1. A collection of variant calls, typically for one sample.
Word: callsets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of callset Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rolleo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of roll + rodeo. 1. A logrolling tournament. Labels: US
Word: rolleos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rolleo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: squoggy Part of Speech: adj 1. swampy; marshy; muddy Labels: informal Example: All was gas and gaiters, in spite of rain-soaked garments, slackened belts, and squoggy pulpy boots on the hard iron stones. Example: The streaky things behind the Elephant's Child mean squoggy marshy country somewhere in Africa. The Elephant's Child made most of his mud-cakes out of the mud that he found there.
Word: Spock-marked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of Spock + pockmarked, in reference to the influential approach of Benjamin Spock (1903–1998), American pediatrician. 1. Spoiled by an overly permissive upbringing. Labels: derogatory Example: 1970, Raymond Apthorpe, University of Sussex. Institute of Development Studies, People Planning and Development Studies: Some Reflections on Social Planning Governments might, like those of America and Canada, produce cheap brochures explaining to parents how to bring up honest, unanxious, kindly, non-bed-wetting, co-operative children. And that in rich countries with high literacy levels such advice has its effect can hardly be doubted by anyone who has had recent contact in universities with the first Spock-marked generation of middle-class children trained in habits of autonomy from an early age. ('No, darling, it's up to you. At two and a half you are old enough to choose yourself whether to wear trousers or a skirt.') Example: Yet the fact remains that half-baked and half-digested ideas about the absolute necessity of leaving a child 'free' and 'happy' have produced what has come to be known as the 'Spock-marked child', […]
Word: Spockism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spock + -ism. 1. The permissive parenting style popularized by American pediatrician Benjamin Spock. Labels: derogatory, sometimes, uncountable
Word: Spockery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spock + -ery. 1. Synonym of Spockism. Labels: uncountable Example: A good deal of the practical advice is medical—how to detect the symptoms of tuberculosis, how to diagnose a pregnancy, foods to avoid during pregnancy (crabs, or the child will come out sideways etc.), lucky directions in which a pregnant woman should contrive to face on various days of the zodiac, charms to secure an easy delivery, herbs to improve the flow of milk, hints on the care of infants, remedies for warts and bed-wetting and other kinds of Spockery. Example: 1966, Insight and Outlook The causes of student unrest, both here and in Europe, have been probed by many; critics bewail, and rightly so, the effects of a generation of permissiveness and Spockery.
Word: mudged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mudge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mudging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mudge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mudges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mudge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Apache fiddle Part of Speech: noun 1. A bowed string instrument of the indigenous Apache people of the southwestern United States, made from a plant stalk with one or two strings, often of horse hair.
Word: Apache fiddles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Apache fiddle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: non-breeding Part of Speech: adj 1. Occurring outside of the breeding season; relating to any time of the year in which breeding does not take place. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of an animal, not breeding. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Brocher Part of Speech: noun 1. A person from Fraserburgh.
Word: Brochers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Brocher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cleckhuddersfax Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Cleckheaton + Huddersfield + Halifax. 1. An urban area of West Yorkshire that encompasses Cleckheaton, Huddersfield, and Halifax. Labels: UK, humorous Example: Picture the scene, if you can, at Josiah Arkwright's Shoddy Manufactury in Cleckhuddersfax. Josiah's only involvement with Brussels is to eat the green things on his plate at Christmas.
Word: colonial blue Part of Speech: noun 1. A grayish medium blue color. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Today, they are restored homes, handsome buildings painted in crisp whites or colonial blues or reds with neatly trimmed yards.
Word: colonial blues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of colonial blue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: false move Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of false step.
Word: false moves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of false move Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hellsites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hellsite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alaplasty Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of alarplasty. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: alarplasty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From alar + -plasty. 1. Plastic surgery to modify the shape of the nostrils. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: alarplasties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alarplasty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cardiomyonucleus Part of Speech: noun 1. The nucleus of a cardiomyocyte
Word: cardiomyonuclei Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cardiomyonucleus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hemiarctic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hemi- + arctic. 1. Partially arctic (partially within the arctic circle) Labels: not-comparable
Word: Lutwidge Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: load modules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of load module Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inappropro Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌɪ.nəˈpɹoʊ.pɹoʊ/ 1. Alternative form of inappropo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: paginatim Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the pagination preserved identically. Labels: not-comparable
Word: paginatim Part of Speech: adv 1. Having the pagination preserved identically. Labels: not-comparable Example: The two editions of 1576 resemble each other paginatim but not always lineatim […]
Word: hypoarctic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hypo- + arctic. 1. That lives just south of the arctic regions Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonamputated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + amputated. 1. Not (yet) amputated Labels: not-comparable
Word: oedometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek οἰδέω (oidéō, “swell”) + -metric. 1. Relating to oedometry Labels: not-comparable 2. By means of an oedometer Labels: not-comparable
Word: Old Stone Age Part of Speech: name 1. The Paleolithic. Example: Holonyms: Stone Age < prehistory
Word: silvergrass Part of Speech: noun 1. A grass, Miscanthus sinensis, that has silvery plumes 2. Any of various annual or perennial grasses of the family Poaceae, including Aristida contorta (mulga grass) and the introduced European Vulpia bromoides. Labels: Australia Example: At the back, under a squeaky wind-pump, there was a dead Chevrolet with silver-grass growing up through it.
Word: staphylectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From staphyl- + -ectomy. 1. The resection of the soft palate and uvula.
Word: reduced isolation Part of Speech: noun 1. In Connecticut, the status of a school meeting certain racial diversity quotas. Labels: US, attributive, often, uncountable
Word: umifenovir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From [Term?] + pheno- + -vir (“antiviral”). 1. An antiviral agent that inhibits the fusion of a virus with the host cell. Labels: uncountable
Word: smoke like a furnace Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of smoke like a chimney (“smoke tobacco frequently”).
Word: tablestone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From table + stone. 1. A large flat horizontal stone.
Word: tablestones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tablestone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tedder certificate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The certificates were issued in the name of Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder. 1. An award given to foreign citizens who assisted British service personnel to escape from German captivity in Western Europe during World War II. Labels: historical
Word: Tedder certificates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tedder certificate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: this is why we can't have nice things Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Said to have been popularized by American stand-up comedian Paula Poundstone. 1. Expressing reproach when somebody harms or damages something. Labels: humorous Example: "This is why we can't have nice things," said Dorrie's father, breaking into her thoughts. "Like appliances." Dorrie glanced over at the corner of the ballroom-declared-kitchen to see him lifting several tacks out of a pot of clam chowder with a slotted spoon. Example: This is why we can't have nice things, darling / Because you break them, I had to take them away / This is why we can't have nice things, honey, oh / Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me? / This is why we can't have nice things 2. Expressing reproach and resignation about human nature. Labels: broadly
Word: thrinter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of three + winter. 1. An animal three winters old. Labels: UK, dialectal, obsolete
Word: thrinters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thrinter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vinylon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably a blending of (poly)vinyl and nylon. Otherwise, from (poly)vinyl + -on (by analogy with cotton) . Pronunciation: /ˈvaɪnɪlɒn/ 1. A synthetic fiber produced from polyvinyl alcohol, using anthracite and limestone as raw materials. Labels: uncountable
Word: scraze Part of Speech: verb 1. To graze (a body part). Labels: UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive
Word: scrazed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of scraze Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: scrazes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of scraze Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: scrazing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of scraze Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Naked Neck Part of Speech: noun 1. A chicken of a particular breed that is naturally devoid of feathers on its neck and vent.
Word: Naked Necks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Naked Neck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: churkey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of chicken + turkey. 1. Synonym of Naked Neck (“chicken of a breed without feathers on its neck”).
Word: churkeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of churkey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bow'd Part of Speech: verb 1. past of bow Labels: archaic, form-of, past
Word: Ballindine Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈbælɪndaɪn/ 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A village in County Mayo, Ireland. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Crawshay Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɔːʃeɪ/ 1. A surname. Example: One portion of the public had flown to arms because Mr. Crawshay had jocularly talked of sending a sweep and a sootbag in the third-class train to keep respectable people out.
Word: Winwood Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈwɪnwʊd/ 1. A surname.
Word: Aynesworth Part of Speech: name 1. A surname, variant of Ainsworth
Word: twirligig Part of Speech: noun 1. A device that spins around; a whirligig.
Word: twirligigs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of twirligig Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Rowcliffe Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊklɪf/ 1. A surname.
Word: Barrows Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Barrow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Clemenceau Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Clemenceau. 1. A surname from French. 2. French premier Georges Clemenceau.
Word: Boleyn Part of Speech: name Etymology: A habitational surname, inherited from Middle English Boleyne, Boloyne (“Boulogne-sur-Mer”), from Old French Boloigne, from Late Latin Bolōnia, from classical Bonōnia. Doublet of Bologna and Boulogne. Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊlɪn/, /ˈbʊlɪn/, /bəˈlɪn/ 1. A surname. Example: Anne Boleyn
Word: Lamarck Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ləˈmɑː(ɹ)k/ 1. A surname.
Word: Grendall Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Grindall. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɛndəl/ 1. A surname.
Word: target for tonight Part of Speech: noun 1. A girlfriend or lover. Labels: UK, slang Example: Having conducted a skirt patrol a young officer, if he is lucky, will have fixed up his target for tonight. Example: Lewis would look in and select his 'target for tonight', echoing the wartime RAF propaganda film. He might have his eye on a particular girl.
Word: targets for tonight Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of target for tonight Labels: form-of, plural
Word: woof one's cookies Part of Speech: verb 1. To vomit. Labels: slang
Word: Killigrew Part of Speech: name Etymology: Habitational surname from Cornish kelli (“grove”) + kryw (“stepping stone”). 1. A surname from Cornish.
Word: bottle drive Part of Speech: noun 1. A fundraiser in which money is collected by returning donated bottles for recycling.
Word: bottle drives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bottle drive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: MacNair Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic Mac Iain-uidhir (literally “son of John the dun”), or perhaps mac an oighre (“son of the heir”). Pronunciation: /məkˈnɛə(ɹ)/ 1. A surname.
Word: Ranulph Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Randolph. Pronunciation: /ˈɹænəlf/ 1. A male given name.
Word: Poitou Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French Poitou, ultimately from Latin Pictāvus, after the Pictones, the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the region. Pronunciation: /ˈpwɑːtuː/, /ˈpwʌtuː/, /pwɑˈtu/ 1. A geographic region and former province of France, whose capital was Poitiers; now split between the administrative regions of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Pays de la Loire.
Word: Cobbett Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkɒbɪt/ 1. A surname.
Word: Geraint Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Welsh Geraint, from Latin Gerontius, Latinized Greek for "old man," from Ancient Greek γέρων (gérōn, “old man”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɛɹaɪnt/ 1. A male given name from Welsh. 2. A character in Arthurian legend.
Word: Ravenslee Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪvənzli/ 1. A surname.
Word: MacDowell Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill (literally “son of Dougal”). Pronunciation: /məkˈdaʊ.əl/ 1. A surname.
Word: Rodolph Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwulfaz. Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊdɒlf/ 1. A male given name, variant of Rudolph
Word: Marise Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /məˈɹiːz/ 1. A female given name.
Word: Manilla Part of Speech: name 1. Archaic spelling of Manila. Labels: alt-of, archaic 2. A census-designated place in Rush County, Indiana, United States. 3. A minor city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States. 4. A village in the former Mariposa Township, now Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada; named after Manilla, Indiana. 5. A small town north-west of Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia; the name is from the Gamilaraay language. 6. A river in the same area of New South Wales, which joins the Namoi River.
Word: Manilla Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of manilla (“African armlet formerly used as currency”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: let blood Part of Speech: verb 1. To extract blood from (a person, part of the body etc.). Labels: archaic, historical, transitive Example: Is the foole sicke […] Alacke, let it blood. Example: The Swiss […] let him blood immediately, without hesitation, being always provided with a case of lancets, against all accidents on the road. 2. To bleed someone; to extract blood from a person, part of the body etc. for supposed therapeutic purposes, especially by phlebotomy. Labels: archaic, historical, intransitive 3. To make (someone or something) bleed, in a general sense; to cut; to kill. Labels: figuratively
Word: E O Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈiː ˈəʊ/ 1. A game of chance, in which a ball falls into one of several ditches marked "E" or "O". Labels: uncountable Example: “Witness your pitiful behaviour at the E. O. table, when that officer bullied you out of twenty guineas, which you wan't obliged to pay.” Example: He likes the lady's EO table better than the lady.
Word: apple rose Part of Speech: noun 1. Rosa villosa 2. A kind of tart for which apple ribbons are shaped into a rose
Word: Welwood Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈwɛlwʊd/ 1. A surname.
Word: Whitechurch Part of Speech: name Etymology: From white + church. Pronunciation: /ˈʍaɪt.t͡ʃɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃ/, /ˈwaɪt.t͡ʃɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃ/ 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A village, townland and civil parish in County Cork, Ireland. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lymphadenosis Part of Speech: noun 1. Any disease of the lymph glands Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lymphomonocytosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lympho- + monocytosis. 1. A form of monocytosis that affects the lymph glands Labels: uncountable
Word: lipoplast Part of Speech: noun 1. A small structure in seeds in which fat is stored
Word: lipochondrium Part of Speech: noun 1. A vacuole, in the Golgi apparatus, in which lipids are stored
Word: alkyllithium Part of Speech: noun 1. Any alkyl organometallic compound of lithium
Word: lumbosciatalgia Part of Speech: noun 1. pain in the lumbar and sciatic regions Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: anugamana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit अनुगमन (anugamana). 1. Alternative form of anumarana. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: scrumbled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of scrumble Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: scrumbling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of scrumble Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gropple Part of Speech: verb 1. To grope about. Labels: archaic, intransitive, rare Example: Above the junction the little weedy, bright, creeping brooks, afforded good sport for small truants groppling about with their hands, or bobbing with lobworms under the hollow banks, but were not available for the scientific angler.
Word: groppled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of gropple Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gropples Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gropple Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: groppling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gropple Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: photronic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Originally a brand name. 1. Pertaining to photoelectric cells that generate electromotive force by utilizing the action of light on the contact between two dissimilar metals. Labels: not-comparable Example: The photoelectric cell and the Weston photronic cells are the ones in most common use. The photronic cell is an oxide cell and produces a small electromotive force which is proportional to the light intensity. Example: A photronic light meter consists of a photronic cell connected to an electrical meter graduated directly in foot-candles.
Word: vestock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of vest + stock. 1. A long clerical stock (piece of black cloth worn under a clerical collar) that reaches the waist. Example: Dean wore his crushed silk vestock and starched linen collar, somewhat presumptuously with a large pectoral cross, made of nails.
Word: vestocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vestock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smeuse Part of Speech: noun 1. A hole made in a hedge by the passing of a hare or other animal. Example: There is usually a comfortable hole in one corner, which the old hands know as readily as a hare does a smeuse. Example: A few spots of Renardine dropped in a smeuse or gateway will prevent hares passing through. Gate netting and snaring are impossible where this is done.
Word: smeuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smeuse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prinkle Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɪŋkl̩/ 1. Alternative form of pringle (“to prickle or tingle”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: He was stiff from head to foot, his bones ached, and his skin prinkled, this being the ordinary way that frost affects one in the tropics.
Word: prinkles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of prinkle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: prinkling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of prinkle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: prinkled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of prinkle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: squidgies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of squidgy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: squdgy Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈskwʌd͡ʒi/, /ˈskwʊd͡ʒi/ 1. moist and pliant; squishy Labels: informal Example: Elephints a-pilin' teak / In the sludgy, squdgy creek, / Where the silence 'ung that 'eavy you was 'arf afraid to speak! Example: Well, I was sorry because you were cross. But being in the pond was much too good to be sorry about by itself. You've no idea how squdgy the mud is at the bottom.
Word: portentious Part of Speech: adj 1. Misconstruction of portentous. Labels: alt-of, misconstruction
Word: Estcourt Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A town in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. 3. A village in Pohénégamook, Quebec, Canada, on the border with Maine, USA.
Word: absolete Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of obsolete. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: [T]he ſecond [symptom] is, falſò cogitata loqui, to talke to themſelues, or to vſe inarticulate, incondite voices, ſpeeches, abſolete geſtures,[…]. Example: They say that the doctrine is absolete, and that to charge them with holding it is a vile and odious imputation. The fact is, that the church possesses no power to enforce it, and therefore it is absolete.
Word: archaick Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of archaic. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: counterfactualizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of counterfactualize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: counterfactualized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of counterfactualize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: counterfactualities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterfactuality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cactusses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cactus Labels: form-of, nonstandard, plural, rare Example: Cactuſſes, or rather Cacti—for all the grand people called them ſo—he muſt have plenty of them. Example: Thence we go West, the road lying between two rows of cactusses, leave a path on the left and then we cross a little ravine, the left shore of which we follow (1), turning South West.
Word: Neen Sollars Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish (served by Milson and Neen Sollars Parish Council) in southern Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO6672).
Word: Milson Part of Speech: name 1. A small village and civil parish (served by Milson and Neen Sollars Parish Council) in southern Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO6373). 2. A suburb of Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.
Word: Bodiam Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Rother district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ7825). 2. A town in Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Word: campusses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of campus Labels: form-of, plural Example: We are only eighteen miles above the State Capitol, on the banks of the beautiful Kennebeck. One of the finest campusses owned by any college stretches out in front of the college, shaded by noble trees, and back of the buildings its terraced slope meets the river’s waters. Example: We have two objects in view. One is to acquaint the members of our faculty on our campusses with the new films as they come out.
Word: campusses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of campus Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Thurnby Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Thurnby and Bushby parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK6404).
Word: Bushby Part of Speech: name Etymology: From either an Old Norse personal name Butr or Old Norse buskr (“bush, shrub”) + býr (“settlement”). 1. A village in Thurnby and Bushby parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK6504). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A habitational surname from Old Norse. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Thurnby and Bushby Part of Speech: name 1. A civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England.
Word: Savill Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: swinehound Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From swine + hound, a direct calque of German Schweinehund. 1. Synonym of pig dog (“dog bred to hunt wild or feral pigs”).
Word: swine-hound Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of swinehound. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sirdaryo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Uzbek Sirdaryo. Doublet of Syr Darya. 1. A region of Uzbekistan.
Word: Hensonesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Henson + -esque. 1. Reminiscent of the works of Jim Henson (1936-1990), American puppeteer and creator of the Muppets.
Word: nanny nanny boo boo Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of na-na na-na boo-boo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: know whether one is Arthur or Martha Part of Speech: verb 1. To be in a clear state of mind. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial Example: His impression was that practically everyone at the party had been drinking on the night in question, and 'wouldn't have known whether they were Arthur or Martha. Example: 'For an hour or two after he's had that, he doesn't know whether he's Arthur or Martha.'
Word: know if one is Arthur or Martha Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of know whether one is Arthur or Martha. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: neobank Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neo- + bank. 1. A modern type of direct bank that operates exclusively online without a traditional physical branch network, often mobile-first and even without banking licence. Example: Digital-only neobanks, offering no-fee accounts, high-speed sign-ups and intuitive user interfaces, are hoping to disrupt the way Australians save and spend their money – by making products people actually like. Example: It comes only 18 months after Schroders ploughed £9.9m into the firm as part of a big funding round for Revolut, which the asset manager lauded as an “ambitious neobank”, in the summer of 2021.
Word: ewallet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of e-wallet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: macrosporocyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macro- + sporocyte. 1. A cell that produces macrospores during meiosis
Word: nautical chart Part of Speech: noun 1. A map of a maritime area showing characteristics which are relevant for navigation.
Word: nautical charts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nautical chart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sea chart Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Piecewise doublet of sea card. 1. Synonym of nautical chart.
Word: sea charts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea chart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: magneto-aerodynamics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Old French magnetebor. ▲ Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet English magnet- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English magneto- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der. English aero- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English dynamics English aerodynamics English magneto-aerodynamics From magneto- + aerodynamics. 1. Aerodynamics in the presence of a strong magnetic field. Labels: uncountable
Word: Woodling Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: campussing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of campus Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: campussed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of campus Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: woodlet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wood + -let. 1. A small wood; a thicket. Labels: rare Example: Beyond the patio lay a deep backyard. Privacy walls separated the flanking properties, but no fence defined the end of the lawn, where a woodlet rose at the brink of a shallow ravine.
Word: woodlets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of woodlet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Takri Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First, “it may be connected with the word ṭankā, which suggests its origins as a commercial alphabet.” Second, it may be connected with ṭhakur, “in which case it may originally have been the script used by Rajput landlords.” George A. Grierson writes that the name means “the alphabet of the ṭakkas”, who “ruled the greater part of the northern Panjāb. Pronunciation: /ˌʈɑːkəɾiː/ 1. Of the Takri script or of a Takri alphabet. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Takri Part of Speech: name Etymology: First, “it may be connected with the word ṭankā, which suggests its origins as a commercial alphabet.” Second, it may be connected with ṭhakur, “in which case it may originally have been the script used by Rajput landlords.” George A. Grierson writes that the name means “the alphabet of the ṭakkas”, who “ruled the greater part of the northern Panjāb. Pronunciation: /ˌʈɑːkəɾiː/ 1. An abugida script (nearly extinct) used to write many languages originating in India, including Jammu Dogri, Chambeali, Kangri, Kahluri, Mandeali, Kullui, Gaddi, Mahasui, Kashtwari, Churahi, and Bhateali. Labels: uncountable
Word: Dogra Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Dogri डोगरा (ḍogrā), from Sanskrit द्विगर्त (dvigarta). The script was officially referred to as Sanskrit द्विगर्त अक्षर (dvigarta akṣara, “Dogra letters”). Another indigenous name for the script is Dogri [script needed] (dogra akkharor, “New Dogra letters”). Pronunciation: /ˈdoʊɡɾə/ 1. Of the Dogra script or of a Dogra alphabet. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Dogra Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Dogri डोगरा (ḍogrā), from Sanskrit द्विगर्त (dvigarta). The script was officially referred to as Sanskrit द्विगर्त अक्षर (dvigarta akṣara, “Dogra letters”). Another indigenous name for the script is Dogri [script needed] (dogra akkharor, “New Dogra letters”). Pronunciation: /ˈdoʊɡɾə/ 1. An abugida script (nearly extinct) used to write Dogri, a language originating in India. Labels: uncountable