nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: middlings Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From middling + -s. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪdlɪŋz/, /ˈmɪdl̩ɪŋz/, /ˈmɪd(ə)lɪŋz/ 1. Commodities that are of intermediate price, quality, or size. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. Partially refined ore or petroleum. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The product described in the earlier contract is: 'All the zinc sulphide crude ore, zinc sulphide concentrates and zinc sulphide middlings, shipped from Midvale, Utah, Kennett, Cal., or any other point by or under the control of the seller during the period of this agreement.' Example: The bitumen floats to the top of the separation cell and is largely recovered in this top-layer froth[…], while sand is discarded at the bottom and the middlings of intermediate density are partly returned to the separator for recycling and partly forwarded to a scavenger separation cell […] for separate treatment in a froth settler[…]. 3. Low-grade or coarse flour; coarse wheat mixed with bran. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Buckwheat middlings is a fairly good feed for dairy cows, being far superior to buckwheat bran. Example: More or lesser amounts of middlings are always formed, and must be reprocessed to salvage the good seed it contains. The middlings fraction can be re-separated over the gravity separator to salvage the good seed. […] To salvage its good seed, middlings are re-separated over the gravity. This spreads the middlings out further over the deck, and produces a closer separation of good seed from the undesirable material. 4. The part of a pig between the shoulder and the ham. Labels: Southern-US, plural, plural-only
Word: middlings Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From middling + -s. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪdlɪŋz/, /ˈmɪdl̩ɪŋz/, /ˈmɪd(ə)lɪŋz/ 1. plural of middling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beliefful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English bilefful, from Old English ġelēafful (“faithful”), equivalent to belief + -ful. 1. Having belief or faith; faithful. Labels: rare
Word: belieffulness Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English *bileffulnesse, from Old English ġelēaffulnes (“faith, trust, faithfulness”), equivalent to beliefful + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being beliefful; faithfulness. Labels: rare
Word: belight Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bilihten (“to illuminate”); equivalent to be- + light. Compare Dutch belichten. 1. To light up; illuminate. Labels: dialectal, rare, transitive 2. To become lit up; shine up; dawn. Labels: dialectal, intransitive, rare
Word: belikely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From belike + -ly. 1. Probably. Labels: archaic
Word: belime Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + lime. 1. To besmear or entangle with or as with a gluey substance; often bird-lime. Labels: transitive
Word: belinkedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From be- + linked + -ness. 1. The number of times one branch of a link must be passed through the other in order to undo it. Labels: uncountable
Word: matheses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mathesis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Beard Part of Speech: name Etymology: Originally a nickname for someone with a beard. 1. A surname transferred from the nickname. 2. A place name: 3. A place name: 4. A place name:
Word: elke Part of Speech: noun 1. The European wild, whistling, or common swan (Cygnus cygnus, syn. Cygnus ferus). Labels: obsolete
Word: elke Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of elk. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: proin Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɹɔɪn/ 1. Obsolete form of prune. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The sprigs that did about it grow He proined from the leafy arms.
Word: quina Part of Speech: noun 1. quinine Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: In the frequent naval expeditions, on the coast of Africa, quina is in general use as a prophylactic, yet fevers, often of great severity, constantly occur.
Word: insulin shock therapy Part of Speech: noun 1. An outdated type of shock therapy effected by means of injecting an overdose of insulin. Labels: dated, uncountable, usually
Word: insulin shock therapies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of insulin shock therapy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shock therapies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shock therapy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: another county heard from Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: US, from finding out the results of the very close 1876 US presidential election one county at a time. 1. Used to note the addition of a new voice to an existing discussion.
Word: behowl Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- (“on, at, upon”) + howl. 1. To howl at. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: Now the hungry lion roars, And the wolf behowls the moon; […]
Word: behung Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Past participle of behang (“to hang around or about, drape, adorn”), equivalent to be- + hung. 1. Draped; ornamented with something hanging. Example: a horse behung with trappings
Word: behung Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Past participle of behang (“to hang around or about, drape, adorn”), equivalent to be- + hung. 1. simple past and past participle of behang Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: behorn Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + horn. 1. To put horns on; cuckold. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: behoney Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + honey. 1. To cover or smear with honey. Labels: transitive 2. To sweeten with honey, or with honeyed words. Labels: transitive
Word: choric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin choricus. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒɹɪk/, /ˈkɔɹɪk/, /ˈkɑɹɪk/ 1. Including or involving a Greek chorus Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to Greek choral poetic forms: odes, paeans, dithyrambs, etc. Labels: not-comparable Example: Other occasions there were of far different character, but equally demanding the services of the choric poet. 3. Intended to be sung by a choir or chorus (e.g. a hymn) Labels: not-comparable
Word: fill one's hand Part of Speech: verb 1. To draw one's handgun, especially for an armed confrontation. Labels: US, idiomatic Example: "Now everybody fill his hand!" shouted Mr. Hickok, pulling his 8-inch six-shooters. Example: "He just looks at me and says: ‘Fill your hand stranger’ and hauls out an old rusty six shooter and I take off across Lincoln Park, bullets cutting all around me."
Word: behooveful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English behoveful, equivalent to behoove + -ful. 1. Needful; useful; fit; profitable; advantageous. Labels: archaic
Word: smolts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smolt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bespread Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bispreden, equivalent to be- + spread. Cognate with Dutch bespreiden, Middle Low German bespreden, bespreiden, German bespreiten. 1. To spread over; to cover with. Labels: transitive Example: Hither, hither, sweet — / ’Tis a cowslip bed — / Hither, hither, sweet! / 'Tis with dew bespread!
Word: bespot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bespotten, equivalent to be- + spot. 1. To make spots on; mark with spots; cover with or as with blots or blemishes. Labels: transitive
Word: besmooth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + smooth. 1. To make smooth. Labels: transitive
Word: sound waves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sound wave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: besmoke Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English besmoken, equivalent to be- + smoke. Cognate with Dutch besmoken, Middle Low German besmoken. 1. To fill with smoke; act on with smoke; fumigate. Labels: transitive 2. To befoul with smoke. Labels: transitive Example: On one side hung a very large oil-painting so thoroughly besmoked, and every way defaced, that in the unequal cross-lights by which you viewed it, it was only by diligent study and a series of systematic visits to it, and careful inquiry of the neighbors, that you could any way arrive at an understanding of its purpose. 3. To harden or dry in smoke. Labels: transitive
Word: besit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English besitten, from Old English besittan (“to sit round, surround, beset, besiege, hold, council, occupy, possess”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisittjan, from Proto-Germanic *bisitjaną (“to sit near, sit among or around”), equivalent to be- + sit. Cognate with Dutch bezitten, German besitzen, Norwegian Bokmål besitte, Danish besidde, Swedish besitta, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (bisitan). 1. To sit around; sit about; besiege. Labels: transitive Example: When not deep in thought, his blue eyes dance. I feel sometimes that behind his thoughtful gaze besits a hint of strain. 2. To sit upon; occupy. Labels: transitive Example: In such contexts, the ישבים are those who “besit” large estates and seats of judgment and power. The ישב par excellence is the king who “besits” the throne. 3. To sit properly upon, as clothes; to suit; become. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: beshine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English beshinen, beschinen, from Old English besċīnan (“to shine upon, light up, illuminate”), from Proto-Germanic *biskīnaną (“to shine upon”), equivalent to be- + shine. Cognate with Dutch beschijnen (“to shine upon”), German bescheinen (“to shine upon”). 1. To shine around or upon. Labels: obsolete, transitive 2. To give light to. Labels: dialectal, transitive
Word: snare drums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snare drum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beshut Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English beshutten, bishetten, equivalent to be- + shut. 1. To shut in or inclose; shut up or confine. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: sargable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus 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 Late Latin circō Anglo-Norman sercherbor. Middle English serchen English search Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵus Proto-Italic *argus Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Italic *-ō Proto-Italic *arguō Latin arguō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin argūmentumder. Anglo-Norman arguementbor. Middle English argument English argument Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able blend English sargable Blend of search + argument + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈsɑɹɡəbəl/ 1. Able to use indexes to speed up execution. Labels: not-comparable
Word: beshroud Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + shroud. Compare Old English bescrȳdan (“to clothe, cover with a shroud”). 1. To cover with or as with a shroud. Labels: transitive 2. To hide in darkness, as with a cloak. Labels: figuratively, transitive
Word: cuntbuckets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cuntbucket. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Silent Sam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From silent (“speechless, mute”) + Sam (“a diminutive of male given name Samuel”). From ante 1920. Pronunciation: /ˌsaɪlənt ˈsæm/ 1. A person who seldom or never speaks; a taciturn or unresponsive individual. Labels: attributive, informal, sometimes Example: But because Pierce has usually avoided the news media and gone about his work in the quiet behind-the-scenes way that brought him eminence as a top New York City litigator, the press has derisively tagged him "Silent Sam." Example: Now he threw the Silent Sam treatment on me. 2. A machine, device, etc. which operates without making noticeable sound. Labels: broadly, informal Example: "I've named my new noiseless aeroplane—Army Air Scout—I've named that Silent Sam. Wait until you hear it, or rather, don't hear it, and I think you'll agree with me. Silent Sam for Uncle Sam!" Example: Or if you're a coward, there's Silent Sam ($1950), an automated early-warning safety robot flagman. 3. A mixed alcoholic beverage, usually containing vodka, a cola soft drink, and other ingredients. Labels: informal Example: Ingredients: 13 oz vodka, 1 liter cola, (pepsi, coca cola...), 6-10 scoops iced tea. . . . Add all ingredients to a punch bowl.
Word: dicknuts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dicknut. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dicknut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dick + nut. 1. An asshole; a stupid, annoying or otherwise undesirable person, especially a man. Labels: derogatory, informal, slang, vulgar Example: Alone, she sank into one of the chairs in front of her desk and tried to calm her nerves. But no matter how much she told herself to forget the dicknut and his accusations, her hands wouldn't stop shaking.
Word: beslaver Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + slaver. Compare beslabber. 1. To cover with slaver, or anything suggesting slaver. Labels: transitive 2. To cover with fulsome flattery. Labels: figuratively, transitive
Word: dookie holes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dookie hole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beslave Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + slave. 1. To make a slave of; enslave. Labels: transitive 2. To address as a slave; call (someone) "slave". Labels: transitive 3. To fill with slaves; pollute with slavery or slavedom. Labels: transitive
Word: dookie hole Part of Speech: noun 1. The anus. Labels: colloquial, vulgar Example: “Might even have hair on her dookie-hole.” Example: "Your truck got me pregnant, boy," she said watching the door slowly come down with a soft click, "and man, my dookie hole sore." "What? Ain't even get my head in...stankin' ass," Menage laughed, changing his CDs.
Word: beslabber Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English beslaberen, besloberen, equivalent to be- + slabber. Cognate with Low German beslabbern (“to beslabber”). 1. To slabber all over; beslaver; beslobber. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: asstards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of asstard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wedge issue Part of Speech: noun 1. A discussion point or a difference in points of view which is particularly likely to be controversial and a source of discord between discussants or other involved parties; a difference in viewpoints which causes disharmony within a political or social group. Example: "It's sick," he gripes. "Everybody is tired of someone getting a job because of color." Republicans are exploiting such frustration. . . .. Says Kathy Spillar, national coordinator for the Feminist Majority: "The GOP wants to use it as a racial wedge issue." Example: The speech . . . gave Democrats that rare gift: a wedge issue that split Republicans and united Democrats.
Word: WHIM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of warm-hot intergalactic medium. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: slabber Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English slaberen, from Middle Dutch slabberen (“to lap, sup, slaver, slabber”), from Old Dutch *slabron, from Proto-West Germanic *slabrōn, from Proto-Germanic *slabrōną (“to scrawl, make a mess”), ultimately imitative. Cognate with Low German slabbern (“to slabber”), German schlabbern (“to slabber”), Icelandic slafra (“to slaver”). More at slaver. Pronunciation: /ˈslæbə(ɹ)/ 1. To let saliva or other liquid fall from the mouth carelessly; drivel; slaver. Labels: intransitive 2. To eat hastily or in a slovenly manner, as liquid food. Labels: transitive 3. To wet and befoul by liquids falling carelessly from the mouth; slaver; slobber. Labels: transitive Example: At the ſame time he clap'd me on the Back, and ſlabber'd me all over from Cheek to Cheek, vvith his great Tongue. 4. To cover, as with a liquid spill; soil; befoul. Labels: transitive Example: The milk pan and cream pot so slabbered and tost / That butter is wanting and cheese is half lost.
Word: slabber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English slaberen, from Middle Dutch slabberen (“to lap, sup, slaver, slabber”), from Old Dutch *slabron, from Proto-West Germanic *slabrōn, from Proto-Germanic *slabrōną (“to scrawl, make a mess”), ultimately imitative. Cognate with Low German slabbern (“to slabber”), German schlabbern (“to slabber”), Icelandic slafra (“to slaver”). More at slaver. Pronunciation: /ˈslæbə(ɹ)/ 1. Moisture falling from the mouth; slaver. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: slabber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From slab + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈslæbə(ɹ)/ 1. A saw for cutting slabs from logs. Example: log slabber 2. A slabbing machine. 3. Someone who makes slabs.
Word: Disneys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Disney Labels: form-of, plural
Word: warm-hot intergalactic medium Part of Speech: noun 1. A sparse warm-to-hot (10⁵ to 10⁷ K) plasma that cosmologists believe to exist in the spaces between galaxies and to contain 40–50% of the baryons in the universe at the current epoch. Labels: uncountable
Word: turdlicker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From turd + licker. 1. A mean, rude, stupid or annoying person. Labels: humorous, vulgar Example: "You selfish, shit-smeared turdlicker. I should have cut your tongue out when I had the chance." 2. An obsequious person; an ass-kisser. Labels: humorous, vulgar
Word: wear out one's welcome Part of Speech: verb 1. To behave in an offensive, burdensome, or tiresome manner, with the result that one's continued presence is unwanted within a residence, commercial establishment, or social group. Labels: idiomatic Example: No: he feared to "wear out his welcome," he said: they had "seen enough of him for one while": […] Example: "Well, I don't aim to have no truck with you at all," blustered the fat man. "You've just naturally wore out yore welcome with me before ever you set down. I'll ask you to go right now."
Word: LAB Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Labour Party. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: LAB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Lyman-alpha blob;. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of lactic acid bacterium. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Abbreviation of linear alkylbenzene. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: LAB Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Labour Party. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: LαB Part of Speech: noun 1. Lyman-alpha blob
Word: Lα Part of Speech: adj 1. Lyman alpha or Lyman-alpha Labels: not-comparable
Word: Ly-α Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Lα (Lyman-alpha, Lyman alpha) Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: pharmacoenvironmentology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pharmaco- + environment + -ology. 1. a branch of pharmacology and pharmacovigilance that deals entry of chemicals or drugs into the environment after elimination from humans and animals as post-therapy. It deals specifically with those pharmacological agents that have impact on the environment via elimination through living organisms subsequent to pharmacotherapy. Labels: uncountable 2. The environmental impact of a specific drug. Labels: uncountable
Word: 3Ps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 3P Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shadow gazer Part of Speech: noun 1. A radiologist.
Word: shadow gazers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shadow gazer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oakleaves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oakleaf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proofs by example Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proof by example Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reductio ad Hitlerum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Pseudo-Latinism. Coined by Leo Strauss in 1951, by analogy with reductio ad absurdum. 1. An attempt to invalidate someone else's argument on the basis that the same idea was promoted or practiced by Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party. Example: Just on Twitter alone, there were too many arguments, too many reductio ad Hitlerums for me to handle alone.
Word: CHAOS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of congenital high airway obstruction syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of can't have anyone over syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang, uncountable
Word: varminter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From varmint + -er. 1. A rifle designed or modified to increase accuracy so that it can be used for varmint shooting. 2. One who takes part in varmint shooting. Example: Accuracy folks (benchresters, varminters, etc.) lean decidedly towards the Remington. Its tubular design allows it to be chucked in a lathe and "hot-rodded" very easily.
Word: peising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of peise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: peised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of peise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bescreen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + screen. 1. To cover with a screen, or as with a screen. Labels: transitive 2. To shelter; conceal. Labels: transitive
Word: pist Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of pissed (simple past and past participle of piss). Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Browncoat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brown + coat, after a kind of soldier in the TV series that wore brown coats as uniforms. 1. A fan of the TV series Firefly. Labels: slang
Word: Browncoats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Browncoat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nessary Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈnɛsəɹi/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of necessary. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: milkable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From milk + -able. 1. Capable of, or suitable for, being milked. Labels: not-comparable
Word: rootable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From root + -able. 1. That can be rooted. Example: Also values and policies seem to be implicit or rootable in such facts. 2. Sexually attractive. Labels: Australia, slang 3. On which one can gain root (administrator) access. Example: a rootable device
Word: mimicable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mimic + -able. 1. Capable of being mimicked.
Word: tuckable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tuck + -able. 1. Capable of being tucked. Example: A carton comprising a front wall having thereon a flap forming an inner under end closure member, said wall and inner member having therein a tear-out tuckable flap to provide a pouring aperture, […]
Word: tickable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tick + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪkəbəl/ 1. That can be ticked; capable of being marked with a tick or check mark. Labels: not-comparable Example: tickable boxes in a questionnaire 2. Of a bird, located so that it may be travelled to and viewed. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of an observation, good enough to ensure correct identification and therefore allow the bird to be added to a list of observed birds. Labels: not-comparable Example: On landing the dark forms of the jungle fowl could be seen scattering across the airfield, but we were moving too fast for me to get a tickable view. 4. Of a program instruction: counted for the purpose of generating periodic signals every few instructions. Labels: not-comparable Example: A tick is an event that occurs for every N low-level tickable statements executed by the parser within the declare block.
Word: hijackable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hijack + -able. 1. Capable of being hijacked. Labels: not-comparable
Word: seizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From seize + -able. 1. Capable of being seized. Labels: not-comparable Example: In addition, this legislation […] expanded the scope of seizable assets to include all property involved in drug law violations […]
Word: humpable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hump + -able. 1. That can be humped; sexually attractive. Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: digable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of diggable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: epiphænomenon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From epi- + phænomenon. 1. Archaic spelling of epiphenomenon. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: EPIPHÆNOMENA, […] Signs in Diſeaſes which appear afterwards. Example: In all cases, the presence of bile in the blood is a mere epiphænomenon, and therefore demands no special attention.
Word: Frankie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Frank + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹæŋ.ki/ 1. Synonym of Frankenstein.
Word: Frankie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Frank + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹæŋ.ki/ 1. A diminutive of the male given names Frank, Francisco, Francis, or Franklin. Example: Before arriving in Miami, he was known by his real name of Frankie King. Not Frank but Frankie; his mother had named him after the singer Frankie Laine. Example: Peterik’s co-writer, Frankie Sullivan, was also upset about the use of “Eye of the Tiger” and posted a message on Facebook to vent. 2. A diminutive of the female given names Frances or Francesca. 3. A diminutive of the surname Frankenstein, used as a given name for a similar monster or mad scientist. Labels: humorous
Word: electrises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of electrise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mittel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Mittel (“14-point type”). 1. Synonym of English. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: læsions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of læsion Labels: form-of, plural Example: I shall not, therefore, presume to obtrude an opinion, either upon the cause of symptoms, or of morbid læsions, unsupported by the evidence of anatomical demonstration.
Word: œnophorum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From œno- + -phor + -um, from Ancient Greek οἰνόφορον (oinóphoron), related to οἶνος (oînos, “wine”). 1. A vessel (such as a jug or basket) for holding or transporting wine or wine bottles. Labels: historical, obsolete Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:œnophorum.
Word: day after day Part of Speech: adv 1. For an indefinite number of days. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Day after day they added entries. Example: The images we see day after day numb us.
Word: lapsus linguæ Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of lapsus linguae. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: In view of the only too obvious and universally acknowledged fact that a man’s general trend of conversation, like his deeds, expresses his character, it is amusing to see with what incredulity persons will often receive the statement that the finer details of speech and action (such as ‘slips of the tongue’ and the previously mentioned ‘slips of the pen’) are significant as well. A man once even argued with me that the manner of a handshake possessed no significance. And lapsus linguæ are often accounted one of the pet absurdities of the Freudians. Example: Years afterwards I had the honor of meeting the great admiral and to my astonishment and confusion he asked me if I had ever procured that set of lapsus linguæ for my sister.
Word: vivâ voce Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of viva voce. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: vivâ voce Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of viva voce. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: vivâ voce Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of viva voce. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: die on the vine Part of Speech: verb 1. To fail at an early stage or never come to fruition, typically due to neglect, infeasibility, or lack of resources. Labels: idiomatic Example: His ambitious plan to build a flying car died on the vine. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see die, on, the, vine.
Word: dies on the vine Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of die on the vine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dying on the vine Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of die on the vine Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: died on the vine Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of die on the vine Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Yaghoubian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Armenian Յաղուբյան (Yaġubyan). 1. A surname from Armenian.
Word: Yacoubian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Armenian Յակուբյան (Yakubyan). 1. A surname from Armenian.
Word: orchidopexy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of orchiopexy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: orchidopexies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orchidopexy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orchiopexy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin orchis + -pexy, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”) + πῆξις (pêxis, “fixing”). 1. A procedure for fixation of a testis, often to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum and keep it there.
Word: orchiopexies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orchiopexy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dysæsthesia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dys- + -æsthesia. 1. Obsolete spelling of dysesthesia. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: dysæsthesiæ Part of Speech: noun Etymology: dys- + æsthesiæ 1. plural of dysæsthesia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: waterbottle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of water bottle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: landable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From land + -able. 1. Capable of being landed. 2. Suitable for landing upon. Example: The pilot looked for a landable lake as the plane began to plummet.
Word: sewable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sew + -able. 1. Capable of being sewed.
Word: sowable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sow + -able. 1. Capable of being sowed.
Word: dedovshchina Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian дедовщи́на (dedovščína), literally “reign of old-timers”. Pronunciation: /dɪdəvˈʃːinə/, /-dəf-/ 1. Hazing, the informal system of subjection and physical or sexual abuse of new junior conscripts, formerly in the Soviet Armed Forces and contemporarily in the Russian, Ukrainian, etc. armed forces. Labels: uncountable
Word: pehlivan Part of Speech: noun 1. A Turkish wrestler in the sport of yağlı güreş (Turkish oil wrestling).
Word: kispet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kisbet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: & al. Part of Speech: adv 1. Dated form of et al.. Labels: alt-of, dated, not-comparable
Word: puck palace Part of Speech: noun 1. An arena containing a rink and spectator seating for playing and viewing ice hockey, especially one which is considered to be well-equipped and state-of-the-art. Labels: Canada, Northern-US, informal Example: It was easily the most spirited battle of speed and brawn offered in the Detroit puck palace this winter. Example: However, a new puck palace in the Manitoba capital could eventually have a connection with Calgary hockey.
Word: are you deaf Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see are, you, deaf. 2. A rhetorical question asked to confront a nondeaf interlocutor who has failed to hear something. Labels: idiomatic, sarcastic
Word: double-clicked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of double-click Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: double-clicking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of double-click Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Want Part of Speech: name 1. A personification of want.
Word: bescatter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + scatter. 1. To scatter over. Labels: transitive
Word: besour Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + sour. 1. To make sour. Labels: transitive
Word: besmut Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + smut. Compare Old English besmittian (“to pollute, defile”). 1. To blacken with smut; foul with soot. Labels: transitive
Word: besoil Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bisoilen, bisuilen, equivalent to be- + soil. 1. To cover with or as with soil; stain; sully. Labels: transitive
Word: besnuff Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + snuff. 1. To befoul with snuff. Labels: rare, transitive
Word: besmutch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + smutch. 1. To besmirch. Labels: transitive
Word: skimble-skamble Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Reduplication of scamble (“to move about pushing and jostling, struggle for place or possession, scramble; to mangle”). The term was popularized by William Shakespeare’s use of it in the play Henry IV, Part 1 (c. 1597): see the quotation. Pronunciation: /ˈskɪmb(ə)lˌskæmb(ə)l/ 1. Confused, chaotic, disorderly, senseless. Labels: not-comparable Example: [S]ometime he angers me / With telling me of the Mouldwarp and the Ant, / Of the dreamer Merlin and his prophecies, / And of a Dragon and a finles fiſh, / A clipwingd Griffin and a molten rauen, / A couching Leon and a ramping Cat, / And ſuch a deale of skimble ſcamble ſtuffe / As puts me from my faith. Example: [Y]ou should hae made a' things plain and positive to Katherine. Such skimble-skamble, yea and nay kind o' ways willna do wi' women.
Word: skimble-skamble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Reduplication of scamble (“to move about pushing and jostling, struggle for place or possession, scramble; to mangle”). The term was popularized by William Shakespeare’s use of it in the play Henry IV, Part 1 (c. 1597): see the quotation. Pronunciation: /ˈskɪmb(ə)lˌskæmb(ə)l/ 1. Gibberish, mumbo-jumbo, nonsense. Labels: uncountable Example: Did you read his skimble-skamble about * * being at the head of his own profession, in the eyes of those who followed it? Example: None of the questions directed at Chavalit [Yongchaiyudh] were serious enough to make him think before he delivered his beat-around-the-bush response. He put the nation in deep shame – again – with his unenlightened skimble-skamble.
Word: bespend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- (“on, over, about”) + spend. 1. To expend; bestow; employ. Labels: transitive Example: Do those who bring into the world two or three brats with ugly noses to take their place,— do these help mankind more than the missionaries who oversee all men according to their power, what they do, how they bespend their lives, what, contrary to their duty, they neglect?” Example: Over their sleep, convalescent of old woes, The native, barren grandeur of the wind, Schooled of the granite, salt, and sea, bespends A roaming testimony to their thoughts While tons of heavy waves oppress cold rocks.
Word: bespit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bispitten, equivalent to be- + spit. Compare bespet. 1. To spit upon (someone or something); to soil with spittle. Labels: transitive
Word: ancome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English onkome (“a swelling”), from earlier oncome, oncume (“an unexpected evil”), from Middle English ancomen, oncumen, from Old English oncumen, past participle of ancuman (“to arrive, come upon, happen”); equivalent to on- + come. Cognate with Dutch aankomen (“to arrive, to gain weight”), German ankommen (“to arrive”), Swedish ankomma (“to arrive”). 1. A small inflammatory swelling, arising suddenly. Labels: obsolete
Word: nut up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From nut + up (influenced by expressions like "man up" or "shut up"; "nut" refers to testicles, symbolically implying being more manly). Pronunciation: /nʌt ʌp/ 1. To show courage and hide one's apprehension. Labels: intransitive, slang
Word: nut up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From nut + up, apparently related to go nuts and do one's nut. Pronunciation: /nʌt ʌp/ 1. To lose one's temper, go nuts. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: And what if some shit went wrong? Pimp was known to get crazy over minor shit. I didn't know if I could trust him to pull off a job like this without nutting up in the middle of the mix.
Word: infuscate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The verb is first attested in 1650, the adjective in 1826; borrowed from Latin īnfuscātus, perfect passive participle of īnfuscō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + fuscō (“to make dark”), from fuscus (“dark”). 1. To darken; to make black or obscure. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: infuscate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The verb is first attested in 1650, the adjective in 1826; borrowed from Latin īnfuscātus, perfect passive participle of īnfuscō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + fuscō (“to make dark”), from fuscus (“dark”). 1. Clouded with dark shades of brown or black.
Word: ingravescent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin ingravēscent. 1. Increasing in severity. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: ingravescent apoplexy Example: Cerebral hemorrhage, ingravescent in character, was diagnosticated and preparations were at once made for ligaturing the right common carotid.
Word: mobilome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mobile + -ome. 1. The entirety of the mobile (transposable) elements of a genome.
Word: Mohammedism Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mohammed + -ism. 1. The religion introduced by Muhammad: Islam. Labels: obsolete, offensive, rare
Word: Mohammedanism Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the earlier form Mahometanism; equivalent to Muhammadan + -ism; compare Muhammadism, coined in the 17th century after French mahométisme. 1. Islam, the religion introduced by Muhammad. Labels: uncountable Example: In a general estimate of Mohammedanism it should not be forgotten what Islam has done for the cause of humanity and more particularly the share it had in the development of science and art in Europe. Broadly speaking, the Mohammedans may be said to have been the teachers of barbarous Europe from the ninth to the thirteenth century. It is from the days of the Abbasside rulers that the real renaissance of the Greek spirit and Greek culture is to be dated.
Word: mammilla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin mammilla, diminutive of mamma (“breast”). 1. The nipple. 2. A nipple-like object.
Word: mammillae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mammilla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bow-tie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bowtie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: parotis Part of Speech: noun 1. The parotid gland.
Word: parotides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parotis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deformalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + formalize. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɔːməlaɪz/ 1. To make informal. Labels: transitive Example: Gradually introduce small changes to deformalize and humanize Board meetings, while retaining the positive aspects of established customs. Try lightening things up via team-building activities.
Word: deformalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deformalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deformalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of deformalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deformalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deformalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: informalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From informal + -ize. 1. To make informal. Labels: transitive
Word: informalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of informalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: informalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of informalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: informalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of informalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: existable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From exist + -able. 1. Capable of existing; feasible. Labels: not-comparable Example: Philosophy is the science of the possible as existable. In other words, by the reason of the fact Wolff means a purely conceptualistic explanation in terms of essences and possibilities.
Word: sacrolumbalis Part of Speech: noun 1. A muscle that is inserted, by flattened tendons, into the inferior borders of the angles of the lower six to nine ribs.
Word: Anglo-Celtic Isles Part of Speech: name 1. the British Isles. Labels: rare Example: The British—Irish Council is a current constitutional innovation of great significance to pan-Celticism, a potential shift of the geopolitical centre of gravity of the Anglo-Celtic isles for the first time since the establishment of the Irish Republic.
Word: specillum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin specillum. 1. A surgical probe. 2. A lens or eyeglass.
Word: specilla Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of specillum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mopsy Part of Speech: name Etymology: From mop + -sy. From mopsy, from mop. Compare moppet. 1. A nickname for a person with a mop of hair. 2. A given name for a pet animal; stereotypically a shaggy animal looking somewhat like a mop head; frequently a shaggy dog.
Word: sternutator Part of Speech: noun 1. Any chemical agent that causes sneezing.
Word: natural languages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of natural language Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superfuse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See super- and compare infuse. 1. To pour (something) over or on something else. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: pouring first a very cold liquor into a glass, and super-fusing on it another, to appearance cold and cleare liquor also
Word: pull a train Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, train. 2. To have sex with a line of people, one after the other. Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: advanced train control system Part of Speech: noun 1. A system of railroad equipment designed to ensure safety by monitoring locations of trains and locomotives, providing analysis and reporting, and automation of track warrants and similar orders.
Word: bidaily Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bi- (“twice”) + daily. 1. Occurring twice in a day. Labels: not-comparable Example: … the European Dermatology Forum consensus group has recently published guidelines favoring the use of topical calcineurin inhibitors as a first-line option for face and neck on a bidaily [twice-daily] basis …
Word: bidaily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From bi- (“twice”) + daily. 1. Twice in a day. Labels: not-comparable
Word: thioglycolate Part of Speech: noun 1. Any salt or ester of thioglycolic acid.
Word: thioglycolates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thioglycolate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mercaptoacetic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. thioglycolic acid Labels: uncountable
Word: mercaptoalkyls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mercaptoalkyl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pedohebephilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pedo- (“child”) + hebephilia. 1. Primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent and pubescent children by an adult. Labels: uncountable
Word: hebe- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἥβη (hḗbē, “youth”). 1. relating to youth Labels: morpheme
Word: hebe- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Latin hebes (“blunt, dull, dim”). 1. Blunt, dull. Labels: morpheme
Word: pedohebephile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pedo- (“child”) + hebephile. 1. A person with pedohebephilia.
Word: pedohebephilic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, related to, or having pedohebephilia.
Word: pedohebephilic disorder Part of Speech: noun 1. pedohebephilia Labels: uncountable
Word: ephebophilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ephebophilia + -ic. 1. Pertaining to ephebophilia or an ephebophile (a preference or preferrer of adolescent boys) Example: Hebephilic offenders (those who prefer adolescent girls) and ephebophilic offenders (those with a homosexual preference for adolescent boys) exhibit characteristics which parallel those of the pedophile. Example: It is difficult to categorize juveniles who commit sex crimes against other children. Within this group there are hebephilic offenders who prefer adolescent females, ephebophilic offenders with a homosexual preference, and still others who appears generally pedophilic (Costell, 1980, p. 30).
Word: eggbound Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of egg-bound. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: pulling a train Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pull a train Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pulled a train Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pull a train Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pulls a train Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pull a train Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: stœchiology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον (stoikheîon, “element”) in combination with -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study, to speak”). 1. Scientific study of bodily elements. 2. Treatise of physiological elements.
Word: oncomes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oncome. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subpœnæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subpœna (alternative form of subpoenae) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: earthstar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From earth + star. 1. A type of puffball mushroom, of genus Geastrum, whose surface splits open in a star-shaped form.
Word: shepherdly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shepherd + -ly. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic. Example: And with a shepherdly reward wytsaue ye hym to fauour. 2. Taking care of a group or flock, as a shepherd does. Example: A Sunday school teacher, for example, may and should exercise shepherdly concern for members of his or her class.
Word: palæanthropology Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete typography of palaeanthropology. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Example: Some of the great mountains (the summits of which would seem to reach here and there to 10,000 feet) contained immense caves, the exploration of which might yield important results in palæontology and palæanthropology.
Word: dextrously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From dextrous + -ly. 1. Alternative form of dexterously. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Another day he exercised the battel-axe, which he so dextrously wielded, both in the nimble, strong and smooth management of that weapon, and that in all the feats practiseable by it, that he passed Knight of Armes in the field, and at all Essayes.
Word: dextrousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dextrous + -ness. 1. Alternative form of dexterousness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: dextroses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dextrose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subcategorizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of subcategorize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: subcategorization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + categorization. 1. Placing something into a subcategory. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The practice of specifying what types of complements a word may take when that word acts as the head of a phrase of a certain category; this specification restricts the wordʼs category, making it smaller, hence a “subcategory” of the wordʼs category. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It seems a simple enough matter to extract a general principle of subcategorisation out of (81), along the lines of: (82) SUBCATEGORISATION PRINCIPLE (82) Any lexical item of category X will be subcategorised with respect (82) to the range of idiosyncratic Complements (i.e. sister constituents) (82) which it permits within the (minimal) X-bar containing it The subcategorisation frame for X will simply be an unordered list of the sets of categories which X permits as its Complements: we assume that the relative ordering of X and its Complements will be determined by independent principles (e.g. the HEAD FIRST PRINCIPLE).
Word: subcategorizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subcategorization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: asploded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of asplode Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: asplodes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of asplode Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: asploding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of asplode Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tucuxis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tucuxi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aggadic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Aggadah + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to the Aggadah. Example: According to the simple meaning, these verses warn against forgetting the Torah and against idol worship, but our Sages wove them into an Aggadic passage which deals with physical danger in order to say: Jews must protect their physical health.
Word: nonexegetical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + exegetical. 1. Not exegetical. Labels: not-comparable