nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: endocannibal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- Proto-Cariban *kariponader. Spanish caribeder. Spanish caríbalder. Spanish caníbalbor. English cannibal English endocannibal From endo- + cannibal. 1. One who practises endocannibalism.
Word: endocannibals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of endocannibal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: social groups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of social group Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endocannibalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- Proto-Cariban *kariponader. Spanish caribeder. Spanish caríbalder. Spanish caníbalbor. English cannibal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English cannibalism English endocannibalism From endo- + cannibalism. 1. A form of cannibalism, the eating of dead members of one's own social group, often associated with spiritual beliefs. Labels: uncountable
Word: malbec Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French malbec, said to be named after a Hungarian winemaker who brought it to France. Pronunciation: /ˈmæl.bɛk/, /ˈmɒl.bɛk/, /mælˈbɛk/ 1. A variety of grape used in making red wine, originally from France, but now predominantly grown in Argentina. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A red wine made chiefly from malbec grapes. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: summonsing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of summons Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: summonsed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of summons Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: summonses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of summons Labels: form-of, plural
Word: summonses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of summons Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: exocannibal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)der. English exo- Proto-Cariban *kariponader. Spanish caribeder. Spanish caríbalder. Spanish caníbalbor. English cannibal English exocannibal From exo- + cannibal. 1. One who practises exocannibalism.
Word: exocannibals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exocannibal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exocannibalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)der. English exo- Proto-Cariban *kariponader. Spanish caribeder. Spanish caríbalder. Spanish caníbalbor. English cannibal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English cannibalism English exocannibalism From exo- + cannibalism. 1. A form of cannibalism, the eating of members of other social groups than one's own, as opposed to endocannibalism. Labels: uncountable
Word: hyperaware Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English aware English hyperaware From hyper- + aware. 1. Extremely aware; much more alert to stimuli than normal. Example: Suddenly I was hyperaware of everything around me. Example: For example, the smoker may become hyperaware of all or part of his body, of all or part of his mind.
Word: heritages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heritage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperawareness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English aware English hyperaware 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 hyper- English aware ▲ English -ness English awareness English hyperawareness From hyperaware + -ness, or from hyper- + awareness. 1. The state of being hyperaware: extremely sensitive to stimuli. Example: Near-synonyms: hyperconsciousness, overconsciousness Example: Rouaud's narration is an exercise in hyperawareness; it is a vision of a world magnified in the dewdrops of an extreme sensibility.
Word: co-star Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of costar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: co-star Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of costar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: co-stars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of co-star Labels: form-of, plural
Word: co-stars Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of co-star Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: co-starred Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of co-star Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: co-starring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of co-star Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hackleback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hackle + back. 1. A small North American sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, the roe of which is harvested for caviar Example: They served crackers with hackleback caviar.
Word: abattage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin battuō Latin battō Late Latin abbattō Old French abatre Middle French abbatre French abattre Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -age Middle French -age French -age French abattagebor. English abattage Borrowed from French abattage. Pronunciation: /ˌæb.əˈtɑʒ/ 1. The slaughter of animals, especially diseased ones to limit the spread of the disease. 2. The anchoring of the wheels of an artillery piece, preparatory to firing.
Word: ribbed vault Part of Speech: noun 1. A building structure created by an intersection of two or three vaults.
Word: anisoeikonia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of aniseikonia. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: anisoeikonias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anisoeikonia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aniseikonia Part of Speech: noun 1. An ophthalmological condition where there is a significant difference in the perceived size of images. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: aniseikonias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aniseikonia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ultimative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ultimatum Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English ultimative From ultimatum + -ive. 1. Resembling an ultimatum. Example: Beard calls the United States reply on November 26 to the Japanese proposal of November 20 an “ultimative notice.” Morgenstern calls it more simply an “ultimatum.” Example: […] Beck sent Kánya a letter “of ultimative character,” saying “that if we do not intervene, they (i.e. the Poles) will settle the question without us, but in that case they will eat the chestnuts.”
Word: non-auto Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of nonauto. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: skyboxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skybox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: playfield Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From play + field. 1. A playing field. Example: The position of the playfield is here identified as lying north of this open space between it and the burn, and occupying the haugh which extended west […] Example: It has been recommended by some recreational specialists that there should be one such playfield for each 500 children of high school age. 2. The on-screen area within which a game (especially a video game) is played. Example: The game has a tilt feature — tilt Fireball and a tilt sign glows and the scoring stops. The full-sized, full-color commercial playfield even has a special friction silk-screened surface so the ball will roll and not slide. Example: In this case, the playfield is more disorienting and feels more like the maze that it is. 3. The main surface inside the machine where the ball moves and the game takes place.
Word: playfields Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of playfield Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interbeings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of interbeing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ophthalmological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ophthalmology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English ophthalmological From ophthalmology + -ical. 1. Pertaining to ophthalmology. Labels: not-comparable Example: But even when his mistakes and failures are to be explained in ophthalmological or optical terms, this fact does not by itself prove the disheartening general proposition that nobody’s eyes are ever any good for anything, with its tacitly implied rider that no proof-readers can really find out for certain whether there are misprints on a page or not. The existence of disabilities is evidence against and not in favour of the non-existence of abilities.
Word: tax havens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tax haven Labels: form-of, plural
Word: directoral Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of directorial. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Such notice shall designate the directoral positions to be filled, the term for which each is to be elected, the respective election precincts and the polling place in each, […] Example: It is possible to recognise the three main levels in the managerial decision-making hierarchy, namely, the directoral, the administrative and the executive.
Word: Olmec Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Nahuatl, meaning rubber lineage (compare Nahuatl olli (“rubber”)). Pronunciation: /ˈɒlmɛk/, /ˈoʊlmɛk/ 1. A member of an ancient pre-Columbian people living in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, in what are roughly the modern-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco.
Word: Olmecs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Olmec Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fuzzes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfʌzɪz/ 1. plural of fuzz Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fuzzes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfʌzɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fuzz Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fuzzing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfʌzɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of fuzz Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fuzzing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfʌzɪŋ/ 1. Fuzz testing. Labels: uncountable
Word: fuzzed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fʌzd/ 1. simple past and past participle of fuzz Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: penetration tests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of penetration test Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pen test Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of penetration test. 1. A penetration test. Labels: informal
Word: pen test Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of penetration test. 1. To conduct a penetration test. Labels: informal
Word: pen tests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pen test Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unfocussed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of unfocused. Labels: Commonwealth, alt-of, alternative
Word: superuser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English user English superuser From super- + user. 1. A user with complete access to the operating system and its configuration.
Word: superusers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superuser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: super-user Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of superuser. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: super-users Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of super-user Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alveolitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From alveol- + -itis. 1. An inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs. Labels: uncountable 2. An inflammation of a dental alveolus (tooth socket). Labels: uncountable
Word: dental alveolus Part of Speech: noun 1. An alveolus (socket) in the jaw that holds a tooth. The roots of the tooth are held in the alveolar process by the periodontal ligament. Example: Holonyms: alveolar process, alveolar ridge < jaw, jawbone < face < head < body
Word: high off the hog Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of high on the hog. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: You are talking about the all income, so you are talking about a very sizable tax increase for a mall segment of our economy, I admit, but they are not exactly people who are eating highest off the hog at this point in our economy. Example: After paying off my debts, I started living a little higher off the hog, ordering the best bourbon at Marco's, dressing better, playing the lottery, and rejoining the poker game, where my luck was, as usual, lousy.
Word: blepharitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βλέφαρον (blépharon) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English blepharitis From Ancient Greek βλέφαρον (blépharon, “eyelid”) + English -itis. Pronunciation: /blɛfəɹˈaɪtɪs/ 1. An inflammation of the eyelid. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: feroxyhyte Part of Speech: noun 1. A hexagonal oxide/hydroxide of iron that occurs in manganese-iron nodules on the Pacific Ocean floor, reverting to goethite on exposure to surface conditions. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: feroxyhytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of feroxyhyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cabriite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Louis J Cabri, Canadian mineralogist, + -ite. 1. A grey-white mineral with the chemical formula Pd₂SnCu. Labels: uncountable
Word: descloizite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alfred Des Cloizeaux (1817-1897), French mineralogist, + -ite. 1. A rare orthorhombic mineral consisting of basic lead and zinc vanadate, isomorphous with olivenite. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: descloizites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of descloizite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reishi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 霊芝. Doublet of lingzhi. 1. The bracket fungus (mushroom) (Ganoderma lucidum and sometimes Ganoderma tsugae). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An extract of this fungus. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bronchopneumonia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos)der. English broncho- English pneumonia English bronchopneumonia From broncho- + pneumonia. 1. A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: olivenite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Olivenerz (“olive ore”), from its olive-green colour + -ite. 1. An orthorhombic copper arsenate mineral with the chemical formula Cu₂AsO₄OH.
Word: olivenites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of olivenite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wood-copper Part of Speech: noun 1. The mineral olivenite. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: borickite Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of delvauxite. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: borickites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of borickite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: delvauxite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French delvauxite, from J S P J Delvaux de Feuffe (1782-1863), Belgian chemist, + -ite. 1. A yellow or brown amorphous mineral, sometimes forming a botryoidal mass or stalactites.
Word: delvauxites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of delvauxite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cristate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1661; borrowed from Latin cristātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Having a crest; crested. Example: Median carina strongly cristate on the prozone and on the metazone and with one deep transverse incision so that the prozone is only about one-third the length of the metazone, the incision inclined anterio-ventrad.
Word: lobar pneumonia Part of Speech: noun 1. A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing inflammation of an entire lobe. Labels: uncountable
Word: cellular automata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cellular automaton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cholangitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cholangio- + -itis. 1. An inflammation of the bile duct. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: quimp Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kwɪmp/ 1. A graphic element, used within maledicta balloons in comics to represent obscenities, curses and swearing, resembling the planet Saturn. Example: He does all the Popeye voices, but prefers Olive Oyl's. He has noises for the nittles, the grawlix, the quimps, the jarns. He blows each balloon up before your ears. He reels home, +'s on his eyes, singing the spurl that rises like heat from his head.
Word: polysectarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English sectarian English polysectarian From poly- + sectarian. 1. Composed of many sects. Example: In time it became as impossible for polyglot and polysectarian America to provide a common religious standard for her public schools as for her Army or her railways. Example: The reason for this are to be found in the polysectarian nature of Lebanon with the largest sect being a minority of the total population.
Word: epicondylitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English epicondyle Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English epicondylitis From epicondyle + -itis. 1. General inflammation of the elbow or knee. Labels: uncountable
Word: quimps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quimp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: golfer's elbow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because swinging a golf club may lead to this condition. 1. A painful inflammation of the medial epicondyle of the elbow caused by overuse of the flexor muscles of the lower arm. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: fairy rings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fairy ring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ringfort Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ring + fort. 1. An ancient circular fortification of earth or stone, found especially in Ireland.
Word: ringforts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ringfort Labels: form-of, plural
Word: before you can say Jack Robinson Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Uncertain. There is some speculation that this is a reference to Sir John Robinson, the Lieutenant of the Tower of London from 1660 to 1680 and Lord Mayor of London in 1662, but there is nothing known about him that is associated with speed (Samuel Pepys called him as “a talking bragging bufflehead.”), and the phrase does not appear in print until 1778. 1. Very quickly; quicker than one expects. Example: You have to be careful in that area. They'll have your wallet before you can say Jack Robinson. Example: To men so generally enlightened as our colonial masters are, we should rather feel ourselves indebted for a rebuke than presume to offer one; and yet a vessel vanishes; she's out of sight before you can say Jack Robinson; and the master prefers travelling with such of his crew as have abstained from joining the marauders, three or four hundred miles a foot, because he has no other mode of travelling, with the express design of telling his employer that he is completely ruined.
Word: fairy fort Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fairy + fort. 1. Synonym of fairy hill; the remains of ancient archaeological sites in Ireland, like remains of ringforts, hillforts, or other circular dwellings; superstitiously said to be associated with fairies or leprechauns. 2. Synonym of earthen mound.
Word: fairy forts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fairy fort Labels: form-of, plural
Word: white dwarfs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of white dwarf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: old-timers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of old-timer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tercets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tercet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: villanelles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of villanelle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maledicta balloon Part of Speech: noun 1. A comic graphic element used to enclose obscenities, oaths, and curses. Example: It is this euphemistic use of the asterisk that is doubtless responsible for the sign's regular inclusion in the cartoonists maledicta balloon.
Word: old-timy Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of old-timey. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: maledicta balloons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maledicta balloon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: telekineses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of telekinesis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beta readers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beta reader Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quinquelingual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Late 19th century, quinque- + lingual. 1. Written in five languages. Labels: not-comparable 2. Able to speak five languages. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quinquelingual Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Late 19th century, quinque- + lingual. 1. A person who understands five languages.
Word: maledicta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin maledicta, plural of maledictum (“curse, insult”). 1. Profane or blasphemous language. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: We see this in the third commandment, in the popularity of hell, damn, God, and Jesus Christ, and in many of the terms for taboo language itself: profanity (that which is not sacred), blasphemy (literally "evil speech" but in practice disrespect toward a deity), and swearing, cursing, and oaths, which were originally secured by the invocation of a deity or one of his symbols, like the tabernacle, chalice, and wafer incongruously found in Catholic maledicta. 2. Taboo language of all kinds, including profanity, blasphemy, swearing, cursing, insults, hate speech, impolite language, etc. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: For 11 years now, “day and night, every Saturday and Sunday,” Aman had devoted his life to what he calls maledicta, the scholarly study of profanity and insults. Example: Most foreigners believe that Japanese is sparse in maledicta, which is not true. However, they can be quite subtle at times and tend to bypass the square-heads conditioned to blunt ravings of the “up yours, shithead, motherfucker” variety.
Word: teleologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English teleological Middle English -ly English -ly English teleologically From teleological + -ly. 1. In a teleological context or manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: firey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English -y English firey From fire + -y (“diminutive suffix”). Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪəɹi/ 1. A firefighter. Labels: Australia, colloquial Example: So if a firey was having difficulties, I could go into bat for him if I felt it was necessary. Example: ‘Just one of those things that happens on a day like this,’ one of the fireys says, staring at what was the back door of the car.
Word: firey Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English -y English firey From fire + -y (“diminutive suffix”). Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪəɹi/ 1. Misspelling of fiery. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: laith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lathe, from Old English hladan or Old English hleadan, or from or potentially reinforced by Old Norse hlaða (“barn, storehouse”), from Proto-Germanic *hlaþǭ (“loader”), from *hlaþaną (“to lade, load”). Cognate with Icelandic hlaða (“barn”), Swedish lada (“barn”), Danish lade (“barn”). 1. shed, barn Labels: Northern-England, dialectal, rare Example: “What are ye for?” he shouted. “T’ maister’s down i’ t’ fowld. Go round by th’ end o’ t’ laith, if ye went to spake to him.” Example: Six quarters of wheat were held at Thomas Roger's house, and in laiths outside Bootham and Micklegate Bar he had store of wheat, rye, barley, beans and peas, totalling £21 6s 8d which represented about a quarter of his assets.
Word: mezcal Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mescal. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: courtesy copy Part of Speech: noun 1. A carbon copy. 2. A copy of an email sent to a person other than the main recipient, to keep them informed. Labels: Internet
Word: coleopteran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Translingual Coleoptera Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English coleopteran From Translingual Coleoptera + English -an. 1. Any insect of the order Coleoptera; includes the beetles, weevils and fireflies
Word: games of chance Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of game of chance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: teralumen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tera- + lumen. 1. An SI unit of luminous flux equal to 10¹² lumens. Symbol: T
Word: megahenry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English henry English megahenry From mega- + henry. 1. An SI unit of electrical inductance equal to 10⁶ henrys. Symbol: M
Word: unknown unknown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Popularized by Donald Rumsfeld in 2002, though used much earlier. 1. An uncertainty of unknown magnitude, consequence, structure, and probability characteristics, possibly with completely unsuspected existence; something that we don't know that we don't know. Example: This means there are technical unknowns, unknown unknowns, and technical uncertainties in the contract. Example: Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don't know we don't know. And if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries, it is the latter category that tend to be the difficult ones.
Word: unknown unknowns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unknown unknown Labels: form-of, plural
Word: glacious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From obsolete French glacieux, from Latin glaciēs (“ice”). 1. Characteristic, composed, or of the nature of icy; icy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sniggerer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snigger + -er. 1. one who sniggers.
Word: sniggerers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sniggerer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: virtualized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of virtualize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: virtualizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of virtualize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: virtualisable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English virtualise Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English virtualisable From virtualise + -able. 1. Alternative spelling of virtualizable. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: virtualizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English virtualize Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English virtualizable From virtualize + -able. 1. That can be virtualized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unisectarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- English sectarian English unisectarian From uni- + sectarian. 1. Composed of one sect. Labels: rare Example: A unisectarian and elastic terminology by means of which it is possible to equate the mental processes of people apparently diverse owing to the constraint imposed upon them by the peculiarities of their literary expression. Example: It is democratically constituted and unisectarian.
Word: banja Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of banya. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: folkish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From folk + -ish. (Compare Old English folcisc, and German völkisch.) 1. Popular; referring to the culture of ordinary people. 2. In the style of folk music. 3. Practicing a form of Heathenry that is traditional. Labels: Germanic 4. Practicing far-right and racist forms of Heathenry that are hostile towards minorities, Christians, and Jewish people; and also supporting Nazi influences. Labels: Germanic, especially
Word: goaltending Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From goal + tending. 1. A violation which occurs when a player interferes with the movement of the ball that is on its downward path toward the basket or on or within the rim of the basket, or after the ball touched the backboard. Labels: uncountable 2. The activity of a goaltender. Labels: uncountable
Word: goaltending Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From goal + tending. 1. present participle and gerund of goaltend Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: emancipatrix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ēmancipātrīx. By surface analysis, emancipate + -trix. Pronunciation: /ɛˈmænsɪpeɪtɹɪks/, /ɪˈmænsɪpeɪtɹɪks/ 1. A woman, girl, or any other entity treated as female who emancipates; a female emancipator. Example: Christianity shall yet emerge from the tents of Mesech and the tabernacles of Kedar, leaving behind her the scenes of her bondage, and put on her coronation robes, and move by universal love to universal empire, the emancipatrix of the oppressed — the ambassadress of heaven — the benefactress of the earth. Example: 1869, Standish Grove Grady and William Hay Macnaghten, A Manual of the Mahommedan Law of Inheritance and Contract, Comprising the Doctrines of the Soonee and Sheea Schools, and Based Upon the Text of Sir W. H. Macnaghten’s Principles and Precedents, Together with the Decisions of the Privy Council and High Courts of the Presidencies in India, page 46 (W. H. Allen); and quoted in:
Word: emancipatrices Part of Speech: noun Etymology: emancipat(e) + -trices, feminine agent plural noun suffix Pronunciation: /ɛˌmænsɪˈpeɪtɹɪsiːz/, /ɪˌmænsɪˈpeɪtɹɪsiːz/ 1. plural of emancipatrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goaltend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From goal + tend. 1. To engage in goaltending, interference with the ball on its downward path to the basket Labels: intransitive Example: Amazingly, of Fly's first eight shots two are blocked, three go in, and three are goaltended. 2. To act as a goaltender, to tend goal, to mind the nets. Labels: intransitive
Word: folkishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English folkish Middle English -ly English -ly English folkishly From folkish + -ly. 1. In a folkish manner.
Word: goaltended Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of goaltend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: goaltends Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of goaltend Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: persecutrix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin persecūtrīx. First attested in 1559–1566. By surface analysis, persecute + -trix. Pronunciation: /ˌpɜː.sɪˈkjuː.tɹɪks/, /ˌpɜɹ.sɪˈkju.tɹɪks/, /ˌpɜː.sɪˈkjʉː.tɹɪks/, /ˌpøː.səˈkjʉː.tɹəks/, /ˌpɛɹ.sɪˈkjʉ.tɹɪks/ 1. A female persecutor. Labels: rare Example: […]Jesabel,[…] ; a cruell persecutrix of Goddis people,[…]. Example: She is the grand-daughter of poor Caroline Matilda, and he the grandson of her persecutrix, the Dowager Queen.
Word: persecutrices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of persecutrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fingerless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English finger Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English fingerless From finger + -less. 1. Without fingers. Labels: not-comparable Example: born with a fingerless hand 2. Without fingers. Labels: not-comparable Example: fingerless gloves Example: And while his signature starched collar and fingerless gloves are yet to make an appearance, his looks are already topped off with another of his soon-to-be trademarks: a pair of dark aviator sunglasses.
Word: elderflower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From elder + flower. 1. The blossom of the elderberry, often specifically the European species Sambucus nigra Example: Ethel was yet bathing her eyes with elderflowers, preparatory to going, when her departure was again delayed by another visitor.
Word: elderflowers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elderflower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Zooey Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈzoʊ.i/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Zoë. Example: As Montana lawmakers entered the critical final days of their legislative session on Thursday, one of the state’s only transgender lawmakers, Zooey Zephyr, was left exiled from the House chamber, monitoring the debate and casting votes on a laptop as she sat on a hallway bench near a bustling snack stand.
Word: surtouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of surtout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: re-examines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of re-examine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: re-examining Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of re-examine Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: re-examined Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of re-examine Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: feminisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of feminization. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: Gazan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה (ʕazzɔ̂)bor. Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza)bor. Latin Gazabor. English Gaza Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Gazan From Gaza + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑːzən/, /ˈɡæzən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Gaza (Gaza City or the Gaza Strip in general). Example: Many Gazans scorn Fatah as corrupt and incompetent, and they dislike Hamas's overzealousness and repression.
Word: Gazan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה (ʕazzɔ̂)bor. Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza)bor. Latin Gazabor. English Gaza Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Gazan From Gaza + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑːzən/, /ˈɡæzən/ 1. Of or from Gaza. Labels: not-comparable Example: He expressed outrage at the massacres of Jews by Hamas, as he should have, but he has struggled to be equally clear about valuing Gazan lives.
Word: Gazans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Gazan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: airforces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of airforce Labels: form-of, plural
Word: avengeresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of avengeress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecumenist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ecumenism Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English ecumenist From ecumenism + -ist. 1. Supporting, or in accord with, ecumenism Example: His philosophy is basically ecumenist.
Word: ecumenist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ecumenism Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English ecumenist From ecumenism + -ist. 1. A person who espouses ecumenism Example: Our pastor is something of an ecumenist.
Word: ecumenists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ecumenist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: axiomatizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of axiomatize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: axiomatizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of axiomatize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: axiomatized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of axiomatize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cardiomyopathies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cardiomyopathy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cauteries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cautery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swooshes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swoosh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swooshes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of swoosh Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: censing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cense Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: censed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cense Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: swooshing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of swoosh Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: defragging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of defrag Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Arvanitika Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Greek αρβανίτικα (arvanítika), a dialectal variant of αλβανικά (alvaniká, “Albanian”) related to Byzantine Greek Ἀρβανίτης (Arbanítēs). Borrowed from the Albanian word and self-designation Arbër, rhotic variant of Arbën. Pronunciation: /ˌɑːvəˈnɪtɪkə/ 1. An archaic form of the Albanian language spoken by a linguistic minority in Greece.
Word: diareses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diaresis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drippier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of drippy: more drippy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: drippiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of drippy: most drippy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: 4rum Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of forum. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of Example: Does anyone know what happened over at the ShopTalkForums? All the posts on the Type 4rum is^([sic]) gone!!
Word: educes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of educe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ermining Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ermine Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ermined Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From ermine + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of ermine Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ermined Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ermine + -ed. 1. Dressed in ermine. Labels: not-comparable Example: an ermined judge 2. Having an ermine tincture in a colour other than black and white. Labels: not-comparable Example: [...] one of them being, Argent, within a bordure gules, the cross, crown of thorns, scourges and nails: the field of the other is ermined gules, with the pillar of the flagellation, the spear and reed.
Word: famishes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of famish Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: famishing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of famish Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ferrymen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ferryman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: filmographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of filmography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Arbëresh Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Albanian arbëresh, a rhotic variant of arbënesh (“Albanian”), from Arbën (“Albanian”) + -esh (ablative suffix). Pronunciation: /ˌɑːbəˈɹɛʃ/ 1. The form of the Albanian language spoken by the Arbëreshë people in southern Italy.
Word: fingerbreadths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fingerbreadth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fleams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fleam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flitters Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈflɪtɚz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flitter Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: flitters Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈflɪtɚz/ 1. plural of flitter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flittering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of flitter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: flittering Part of Speech: noun 1. The motion of something that flitters. Example: It is in this solitude, a syllable, Out of these gawky flitterings, Intones its single emptiness, The savagest hollow of winter-sound.
Word: flittered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of flitter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fortnightlies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fortnightly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fraenula Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fraenulum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frenula Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frenulum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frenulums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frenulum. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gasifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gasify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ghettoizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ghettoize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ghettoizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ghettoize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ghettoized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ghettoize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hierocracies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hierocracy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tassled Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of tasseled. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: beau sabreur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French beau (“handsome”) sabreur (“swordsman”), originally applied as a nickname of Napoleon's brother-in-law Joachim Murat (1767-1815) (see Scott quotation). Pronunciation: /bəʊ saˈbɹəː/ 1. A gallant warrior; a handsome or dashing adventurer. Example: At the last fatal moment he behaved with the courage to be expected from Le beau sabreur, placed on his breast a picture of his wife, refused to have his eyes bandaged, or to use a seat, and received six balls in his head, and fell without a groan. Example: Murat met his fate as became le beau sabreur. He fastened his wife's picture on his breast, refused to have his eyes bandaged, or to use a seat, received six balls through his heart, and met the death he had braved with impunity in the thick of many conflicts, and sought in vain in many others.
Word: itsier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of itsy: more itsy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: itsiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of itsy: most itsy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: janitresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of janitress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ultracrisp Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + crisp. 1. Extremely crisp Example: Sterling Hayden leads a superb cast, but Stanley Kubrick's ultracrisp filmmaking is the real star.
Word: turbinado Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish turbinado (literally “churned”). 1. A type of sugar made from the extract of sugar cane Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Turbinado is usually made by squeezing the juice out of crushed sugar cane, then spinning what's left after evaporation through a huge centrifuge.
Word: laryngectomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of laryngectomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leniencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leniency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ultraraces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ultrarace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ultrarace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ultra- Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s-der. Proto-Germanic *rēsōder. Proto-West Germanic *rās Old English rǣs ▲ Proto-Germanic *rēsō Old Norse rásbor. Middle English race English race English ultrarace From ultra- + race. 1. A race which is longer than a marathon. Example: With humidity approaching 100 percent almost every year, Larry and Penny Thompson Memorial Park is not an easy place in which to endure an ultrarace. Example: Usually, tragedy strikes an ultrarace on a runner-by-runner basis. […] Many ultraraces do not include much nourishment from organizers.
Word: underdogism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English underdog Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English underdogism From underdog + -ism. 1. Tenacious support for the underdog, or disadvantaged party Labels: uncountable Example: That creed, as it emerges from a study of the sacred oxen, is underdogism, which may be called egalitarianism or the yearning to level; […]
Word: pufferies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of puffery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lentiviruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lentivirus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unexplainably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unexplainable Middle English -ly English -ly English unexplainably From unexplainable + -ly. 1. In a way or to an extent that cannot be explained. Example: The body and mind are unexplainably connected. Example: His salary is unexplainably high.
Word: rumbustiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English rumbustious Middle English -ly English -ly English rumbustiously From rumbustious + -ly. 1. Synonym of rambunctiously, in a rumbustious manner, boisterously and without control. Labels: UK, informal Example: I hate to fault a play that so rumbustiously turns over so many brilliant ideas.
Word: reproductively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English reproductive Middle English -ly English -ly English reproductively From reproductive + -ly. 1. In terms of, or by means of, reproduction Labels: not-comparable Example: a reproductively isolated population
Word: amateur night Part of Speech: noun 1. A session in a club, theatre, etc. in which amateurs perform, rather than professionals. Example: Near-synonym: amateur hour