nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: chaffing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, chaff + -ing. 1. Pertaining to rubbing and abrasion. Example: This chaffing block has an obvious channel for fire hose and straps to attach it to the hose . Example: He had sand in his hair, his ears, his underwear. It was all very chaffing, and he wanted a shower. 2. Characterized by teasing and joking. Example: Concede all that to be true, and at the same time he is a man of exceeding vanity and egotism, fully confident of his own capacity, and judgment and superiority to other people, and he should make the remark in a chaffing or jesting way , that Jesus Christ was a good man, but he was smarter than Christ, would consider that expression standing alone, evidence of insanity ? Example: Healy was in a very chaffing mood among his brother priests—complimented one on having been recently called to the Chapter , and , addressing another Pastor not so favoured , who possessed a house - organ of such neat workmanship that it was said a great hierarch once called to see it, exclaimed: 'Present that organ of yours as an offering, and you'll soon be as red about the gills as any of them.' 3. Of or for chaffing (cutting hay or straw into small lengths) Example: The quantity of "seeds" and dust produced at a chaffing depot is variable , depending upon the nature of the hay cut and the proportion of straw added. Example: The human labour naturally is tired in chaffing work by using ordinary chaff-cutters.
Word: chaffing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, chaff + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of chaff Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: chaffing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, chaff + -ing. 1. The act by which somebody is chaffed; a teasing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Grace had made Graham laugh many a time by her inimitable descriptions of the quaint tilts and chaffings of these graybeards, as each urged the views of his favorite journals[…]
Word: chaffed Part of Speech: adj 1. Finely chopped into chaff. Example: Chaffed food, or "lick," as it is termed here, causes both milk and butter to be sweeter and of better quality, and free from taste of turnips. Example: Straw (usually oat-, but at times wheat- or bean-straw) is often given during winter, and hay in spring when hard work begins; but the best results are obtained by using a chaffed mixture of hay and straw throughout the winter season.
Word: chaffed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of chaff Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: symptotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of lines: intersecting, crossing. Labels: rare Example: […] some are asymptotic, namely, those which however far extended never meet, and others that do intersect are symptotic. 2. Symptomatic; relating to, based on, or constituting a symptom. Labels: rare
Word: digital target Part of Speech: noun 1. A computer-generated symbol representing an aircraft's position, based on a primary return or radar beacon reply, shown on a digital display.
Word: digital targets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of digital target Labels: form-of, plural
Word: digitized target Part of Speech: noun 1. A computer-generated indication shown on an analog display resulting from a primary radar return or a radar beacon.
Word: digitized targets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of digitized target Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quora Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quorum Labels: form-of, hypercorrect, plural
Word: flight line Part of Speech: noun 1. The precise movement of a civil photogrammetric aircraft along a predetermined course at a predetermined altitude during the actual photographic run. 2. The area of an airfield where aircraft may be parked and serviced, including hangars, but not including taxiways or runways.
Word: flight lines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flight line Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flight recorders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flight recorder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: black boxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of black box Labels: form-of, plural
Word: black boxes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of black box Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pyhrric Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of Pyrrhic. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: forestals Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of forestal Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: forestaling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of forestal Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: forestaled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of forestal Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Pyhrric Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of Pyrrhic. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: foresty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From forest + -y. Compare English woodsy. 1. Like a forest. Example: On a sunny stone near a foresty bed of asparagus I sat down at last, tired, and a little dispirited.
Word: forestlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From forest + -like. 1. Like a forest.
Word: forestial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From forest + -ial. 1. Of, like, or having to do with a forest. 2. Relating to forestry (cultivating forests for harvest). Labels: not-comparable
Word: of all Part of Speech: adv 1. Used as an intensifier with superlative forms of adjectives. Example: Best of all was the bicycle I got. First of all, I'd like to thank my agent. He was the greatest playwright of all. 2. Used as an intensifier with nouns to denote being ultimate. Example: Of all the queer collections of humans outside of a crazy asylum, it seemed to me this sanitarium was the cup winner. […] When you're well enough off so's you don't have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose. Example: Wolves, sensing the comeback of all comebacks was on the cards, kept pressing and set up an exciting finish when Ronald Zubar's header was judged to have crossed the line, even though it appeared that Nigel de Jong had successfully cleared the effort. 3. Marks a thing or person as a particularly unexpected or unwanted example of its category. Example: While on holiday in Spain, we ran into Mark, of all people.
Word: jet streams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jet stream Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lusern Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lucern (“lynx”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Ne also weare in any maner apparell of his body or on his Hors[…]any Furres of Blake Jenettes or Luserns[…] Example: The Wild-cat, Lusern or luceret, or Ounce as some call it, is not inferiour to Lamb[…]
Word: hyperæmia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hyperemia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: "It is to be understood that we have to deal only with local hyperæmia–congestion, so called." Example: "When the hyperæmia of the genital parts is well marked, one or two local bleedings hasten the cure."
Word: tusi Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of pink cocaine. Labels: uncountable
Word: kune Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kuna Labels: form-of, plural
Word: SPR Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation 1. Abbreviation of Springfield. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: SPR Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Term initials 1. Initialism of surface plasmon resonance. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of subtree pruning and regrafting. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of strategic petroleum reserve. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of self-piercing rivet. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of self-piercing riveting. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: bettong Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dharug badang. Recorded in English since 1830–40. 1. Any of the marsupial genera Bettongia and Aepyprymnus; closely related to kangaroos. Example: Bettongs rather resemble rats, having short noses, short, rounded ears, long hind feet and a naked muzzle tip.
Word: occulting light Part of Speech: noun 1. A light in which the total duration of light in each period is clearly longer than the total duration of darkness and in which the intervals of darkness (occultations) are all of equal duration.
Word: occulting lights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of occulting light Labels: form-of, plural
Word: isophase light Part of Speech: noun 1. A rhythmic light (in a lighthouse) in which all durations of light and darkness are equal.
Word: isophase lights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of isophase light Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quick light Part of Speech: noun 1. A light exhibiting very rapid regular alternations of light and darkness, normally sixty flashes per minute.
Word: quick lights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quick light Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tesh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From t + esh. Pronunciation: /tɛʃ/ 1. The IPA digraph "tʃ", or the obsolete ligature "ʧ".
Word: dezh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From d + ezh. Pronunciation: /dɛʒ/ 1. The IPA digraph "dʒ", or the obsolete ligature "ʤ".
Word: catastrophist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From catastrophe + -ist. 1. Of, having, or being a theory that explains a situation by positing one or more catastrophic events, as opposed to gradual changes. Example: But there is an incredible disconnect between what tourists see, what foreigners living in France see, what French people living abroad see, what this recently naturalised français sees, and the hyperbolic, catastrophist nature of France’s own domestic discourse about itself (that is, the French people convinced their country has gone to hell).
Word: catastrophist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From catastrophe + -ist. 1. A catastrophist person: a person who subscribes to a catastrophist theory.
Word: honor killing Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of honour killing. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative Example: Which is why Putin’s onslaught against Ukraine’s freely elected government feels like the geopolitical equivalent of an honor killing.
Word: Antwerpian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Antwerp + -ian. 1. A person who was born in, or is a citizen or inhabitant of Antwerp, Belgium
Word: Antwerpian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Antwerp + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Antwerp, Belgium.
Word: Antwerpian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Antwerp + -ian. 1. An age from ± 21 to ± 12 million years ago, a subdivision of the Miocene.
Word: inner cabinet Part of Speech: noun 1. The (often informal) inner circle within a cabinet (which may itself by an official inner circle within a government or council of ministers) which includes only the ministers (or secretaries of state etc.) who are closest to the executive head of state, prime minister or equivalent (notably presiding) officer
Word: behind the eight ball Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Alternative form of behind the eight-ball. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sinuation Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of sinuating, or property of being sinuous. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hydrometrical Part of Speech: adj 1. concerning or applying hydrometry Labels: not-comparable
Word: sinuates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sinuate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sinuating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sinuate + -ing. 1. Curvy or wavy.
Word: sinuating Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From sinuate + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of sinuate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sinuated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sinuate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sinuated Part of Speech: adj 1. sinuate
Word: psammophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Psammophyt, containing Ancient Greek ψάμμος (psámmos, “sand”). By surface analysis, psammo- + -phyte. 1. Any plant which thrives in sandy conditions.
Word: scia- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκῐά (skĭá, “shade”). 1. Forms words related to shade. Labels: morpheme
Word: spermatophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spermato- (“seed”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. Any plant that bears seeds rather than spores
Word: tallophyte Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of thallophyte. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: anthropogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anthropo- + -genesis, attested in English 1862, replacing or used alongside earlier anthropogeny; earlier use in German Anthropogenesis and French anthropogénésie (alongside anthropogénie), from the 1820s. 1. The origin of man (humans); its study. Labels: uncountable Example: Holonym: anthropology
Word: open wound Part of Speech: noun 1. A wound which pierces the skin (and/or exterior bones), so as to bare flesh and/or internal organs. Example: Open wounds often cause heavy bleeding and grave danger of invasive infection.
Word: maltery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From malt + -ery. 1. A malthouse. Labels: rare Example: The foregoing represents the malteries whose product is disposed of by sale to brewers having no malteries connected with their breweries. Example: Before the Assela Maltery was completed in 1984, most of the malt used in the breweries had to be imported: in 1983/84 only 20 per cent of the malt used was supplied locally. After the Assela maltery began operations output increased rapidly during the mid-1980s, reaching 11,000 tonnes in FY1988, 110 per cent of nominal installed capacity.
Word: autogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + -genesis. 1. The supposed creation of living organisms from nonliving matter. Labels: uncountable
Word: blastogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blasto- + -genesis. 1. Reproduction via budding. Labels: uncountable 2. The transformation of small lymphocytes into larger, undifferentiated cells that undergo mitosis. Labels: uncountable
Word: carcino- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”). By surface analysis, carcin- + -o-. 1. Cancer. Labels: morpheme 2. crab, crustacean. Labels: morpheme
Word: Euclideanness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Euclidean + -ness. Pronunciation: /juːˈklɪdi.ən.nɛs/ 1. The property of being Euclidean. Labels: uncountable
Word: palmipeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of palmiped Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nomades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nomade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: white nose syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. A malady associated with the deaths of bats in North America, identifiable by a distinctive ring of fungal growth around the muzzles and on the wings. Labels: uncountable
Word: pirojki Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pierogi. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: On the table were a plethora of dishes offering halved Malossol gherkins, cucumbers with dill, cheese dips, smoked trout rillettes, mushrooms marinated in garlic and dill, buckwheat blinis, caviar, crème fraiche, the inevitable Olivier salad, salmon egg canapés, salmon canapés, pirojkis, syrnikis.
Word: fiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arouser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arouse + -er. 1. Someone or something that arouses.
Word: arousers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arouser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adventurist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From adventure + -ist. 1. Someone who is into adventurism. 2. A politician involved in adventurism.
Word: autoeroticism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + eroticism. 1. The practise of stimulating oneself sexually, masturbation. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: aunthood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aunt + -hood. 1. The quality or state of being an aunt. Labels: uncountable Example: Nothing has ever been written about the sacredness of aunthood. No one has painted a tender study of an aunt amusing the children on a wet afternoon...
Word: UPA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Uralic Phonetic Alphabet. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of United Progressive Alliance, a political alliance. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: pillar-biter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An old Dutch expression, used since at least the 16th century. No longer in common use. 1. A hypocrite, especially a religious hypocrite. Labels: dated, obsolete
Word: pillar-biters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pillar-biter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: correlatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From correlative + -ly. 1. in a correlative manner
Word: cashers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of casher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chevreuils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chevreuil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ciboules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ciboule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clavecins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clavecin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sentry-box Part of Speech: noun 1. A booth erected to provide rudimentary shelter to a sentry on his/her post. Example: As for chronology, I own, Trim, continued my uncle Toby, sitting down again coolly in his sentry-box, that, of all others, it seems a science which the soldiers might best spare, was it not for the lights which that science must one day give him, in determining the invention of powder; […]
Word: anovulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an- + ovulation. 1. Lack of ovulation. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The act of ovulation through, or by means of, one's anus. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: coprahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coprah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cric Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tbs Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of tablespoon (unit of measure). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: tbs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: applicatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From apply + -atory, with the letter "c" used as a linking consonant to separate the vowels i and a. 1. able to be applied or used, practical
Word: preaspirations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preaspiration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: full tilt boogie Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /fʊl tɪlt ˈbʊ.ɡi/ 1. At the most extreme level; at full capacity. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: So we ran, full tilt boogie. Behind us, the footsteps echoed. ¶ Natalie and I shot around the corner. Before our pursuers appeared, I pointed up. Natalie flapped to the roof. I scrambled after her. Example: I told myself, I'm going to die reaching these goals. I had to go full-tilt boogie, or I'd suck.
Word: full tilt boogie Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fʊl tɪlt ˈbʊ.ɡi/ 1. An extreme level. Labels: idiomatic, slang, uncountable Example: Full capacity is the zinger, of course. When production hits full-tilt boogie sometime this year, the annualized rate will be about 40,000 units. Example: Within a year of his release, he'd OD'd on the full-tilt boogie.
Word: Chastity Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from English from the virtue chastity. Labels: rare Example: Since she was saddled with that awful name, Chastity Bono has given her parents much grief over it. "It helps to get into a show or something, but most of the time it's a pain," she told McCall's. The girl blames mama Cher who was inspired by a movie.
Word: Egbert Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English Ecgberht, name of early English kings, from Old English ecg (“edge (of a blade)”) + beorht (“bright”) or Proto-Germanic *Agjōberhtaz. 1. A male given name from Old English.
Word: aspiratory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aspire + -atory. 1. pertaining to aspiration
Word: Jonquil Part of Speech: name Etymology: From jonquil; one of the flower names invented in the 19th century. 1. A female given name from English. Labels: rare
Word: Royce Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from the Middle English given name Rose. See English Rose. Pronunciation: /ɹɔɪs/ 1. A surname originating as a matronymic. 2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Word: confessional chair Part of Speech: noun 1. A chair, or rather booth, in various constructional variations, typically in church or chapel, where the confessor, seated in one compartment, can privately (to protect the sacred secret of the sacrament) hear confession from the person in the other
Word: Royston Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a place name in Hertfordshire, from the medieval given name Royce + Old English tūn (“settlement”). 1. A habitational surname from Old English. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Example: Royston Gower was the man to whom De Marchmont had trusted this mission; he was a hardy old soldier, one who had been to the Holy Land, and seen blood spilt as plentifully as water; - - - 3. A town and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England, on the Cambridgeshire border (OS grid ref TL3541). 4. A large village in Barnsley borough, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3611). 5. A suburb of Glasgow, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6066). 6. A seaside hamlet on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. 7. A city in Franklin County, Hart County and Madison County, Georgia, United States. 8. A ghost town in Fisher County, Texas, United States.
Word: isotropes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of isotrope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: limaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of limace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Blythe Part of Speech: name Etymology: English surname, from Old English blīþe (“merry”). Many senses are derived from placenames, such as the River Blythe, all from the Old English adjective. Pronunciation: /blaɪð/ 1. Any of a number of places in England and the United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any of a number of places in England and the United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any of a number of places in England and the United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any of a number of places in England and the United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A surname from Old English either derived from a nickname, or from the English places. Labels: countable 6. A female given name transferred from the surname, reinforced by the word blithe. Labels: countable
Word: mithridate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mitridate and methridat, from Old French mithridat, from Late Latin mithridatum and mithridatium, from Latin Mithridātīus (“of or related to Mithridates”), from Mithridātēs + -ius, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs), the Greek form of the name of Mithridates VI of Pontus. Doublet of mithridatium, mithridatum, and mithridaticon. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪθrəˌdeɪt/, /ˈmɪθrɪdeɪt/ 1. Any of various historical medicines, typically an electuary compounded with various poison, believed to derive from Mithridates VI and to serve as a universal antidote. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: Auicen saythe; There be certeyne medicins... which wyl not suffre poyson to approche nere the harte, as triacle and Metridate. Example: After I had thus evacuated the Plethora, and diſpoſed her body for Mercurialls more operative, I gave her each morning and evening a few grains of Mercur. diaphoret. in a bolus with conſ. lujule and Mithridate [...] 2. Any of various historical medicines, typically an electuary compounded with various poison, believed to derive from Mithridates VI and to serve as a universal antidote. Labels: archaic, broadly, countable, figuratively, historical, uncountable Example: The contemplation was a mithridate to a pestered conceipted minde. Example: That which maketh me most both to sorrow and wonder, is that musick (a methridat for melancholy) should make him mad. 3. Ellipsis of mithridate mustard. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, obsolete, rare, uncountable
Word: facette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French facette. 1. Obsolete spelling of facet. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: dysontogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dys- + ontogenesis. 1. The defective development of an embryo. Labels: uncountable
Word: lamaism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lama + -ism. 1. Synonym of Tibetan Buddhism. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: Colcestrian Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kɒlˈsɛs.tri.ən/, /kɒlˈtʃɛs.tri.ən/ 1. Of or relating to Colchester.
Word: Colcestrian Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɒlˈsɛs.tri.ən/, /kɒlˈtʃɛs.tri.ən/ 1. A person from Colchester. 2. A pupil of Colchester Royal Grammar School.
Word: mistransliterates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mistransliterate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mistransliterating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mistransliterate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mistransliterated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mistransliterate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mistransliteration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mis- + transliteration. 1. An incorrect transliteration. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mistransliterations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mistransliteration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parlor-game Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of parlour game. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: parlour-game Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of parlour game. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: holotropic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Coined by psychiatrist Stanislav Grof. From ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + -tropic (“turning or changing”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “movement towards something”) and τρέπω (trépō, “turn towards something”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɒləˌtɹɒpɪk/ 1. Oriented or moving towards wholeness. Labels: not-comparable
Word: absolute instrument Part of Speech: noun 1. An instrument whose calibration can be determined by means of physical measurements on the instrument.
Word: absolute instruments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absolute instrument Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aeration zone Part of Speech: noun 1. A portion of the lithosphere in which the functional interstices of permeable rock or earth are not filled by water under hydrostatic pressure.
Word: aeration zones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aeration zone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uji Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese うじ (uji). 1. A Japanese clan or kin group of the Kofun period. Labels: historical
Word: afterbody Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From after- + body. 1. The afterpart of a vehicle. Example: North American [Aviation] (NAA) added six General Electric X279 engines to the large, flat afterbody and turned the "wedge" into a pair of two-dimensional variable-geometry air inlets to feed the engines, and it fleshed out the vexing problem of what to build the plane out of using the experience it had gained working on the Navaho missile's structure. 2. The part of a vessel abaft midships. Example: After the diagonals are drawn in the plane of the projection, the ribbands may be laid down in the horizontal plane, and from thence all the other frames may be laid down in the plane of projection, in the very same manner that the horizontal ribbands and the frames for the afterbody were laid down. Example: As well as could be judged by looking down through the water under the counters, there was no injury whatever to the afterbody of the ship. 3. A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft. 4. A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry. Example: After two minutes of aerodynamic breaking — now some 400 kilometres below the entry interface, and with the probe having slowed to the speed of sound — a mortar was programmed to deploy the small drogue into the slipstream, and once the drogue had slowed the probe to 430 kilometres per hour the afterbody shield was to be released so that the 2.5-metre wide dacron main parachute could be deployed. Example: However, turbulent flow along the vehicle afterbody can under some conditions produce a comparable or greater heat flux.
Word: T-shaped Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the shape of a capital T. 2. Having knowledge or skills that are both broad and deep. Labels: figuratively
Word: afterbodies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of afterbody Labels: form-of, plural
Word: after bodies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of after body Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forebody Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English forebodi, forbody, equivalent to fore- + body. 1. The forepart of a vehicle; foreside. Example: Beyond that, there are indications that some gains may be made on road vehicles by shaping the forebody in such a way that the external flow is channeled sideways around the vehicle, rather than over the top, as will be discussed in a later section. 2. The part of the vessel forward of amidships; foreship, forecastle. Example: The wear-off is intensified in heavily loaded areas, such as the ice belt in the ship's forebody, and during operations in heavy ice and especially in presence of soil or sand mixed in ice. 3. thorax
Word: forebodies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of forebody Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lingula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lingula (“tonguelet, small unit of volume”), from lingua (“tongue”) + -ula (“-ule: forming diminutives”). Pronunciation: /lɪŋɡjələ/ 1. A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman ounce of wine, equivalent to about 11 mL. Labels: historical 2. Any of several tongue-shaped bony structures, especially that which forms the anterior border of the mandibular foramen. 3. Any small, fleshy tongue-shaped structure, such as in the anatomy of the brain or the human left lung, or in the whitefly vasiform orifice.
Word: glyptogenesis Part of Speech: noun 1. All the processes of physical and geological erosion that form the terrain of the Earth. Labels: uncountable
Word: isogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iso- + genesis. 1. Similarity in development. Labels: uncountable
Word: lactogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lacto- + -genesis. 1. The secretion of milk by the mammary glands Labels: uncountable
Word: minerogenesis Part of Speech: noun 1. The formation of minerals. Labels: uncountable
Word: minerogenetic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌmɪnəɹəʊd͡ʒəˈnɛtɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to minerogenesis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: discoverably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From discoverable + -ly. 1. In a discoverable way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: undiscoverability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From undiscoverable + -ity. 1. The state or condition of being undiscoverable. Labels: uncountable
Word: undiscerningly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From undiscerning + -ly. 1. In an undiscerning way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Sovietization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sovietize + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌsɒvjətaɪˈzeɪʃən/, /ˌsəʊvjətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ 1. The act or process of Sovietizing. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: middle body Part of Speech: noun 1. The part of a vessel adjacent to the midship section having a uniform or nearly uniform cross-section, usually referred to as the parallel middle body. Example: In those experiments the different models used had varying lengths of parallel middle body distributed equally forward and abaft the midship section. 2. The midsection of the body. Example: Buttocks, lower back, and perineum burns occur when a child's middle body is forcibly held under hot water.
Word: middle bodies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of middle body Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Brezhnevite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Brezhnev + -ite. 1. A supporter of Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (1906–1982), General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982.
Word: Brezhnevite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Brezhnev + -ite. 1. Of or relating to Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev or his policies. Example: When the promised state of affairs failed to materialize, the specifically communist claim of authority was rendered void, and it was clumsily and awkwardly replaced by Brezhnevite borborygms of the status quo.
Word: Brezhnevites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Brezhnevite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fjordlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fjord + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a fjord.
Word: Peacockian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Peacock + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Thomas Love Peacock (1785-1866), English satirist and author, or his works, specifically a set of novels whose characters are placed in social contexts, especially the dining table, to discuss and criticise the philosophical opinions of the day.
Word: Legoland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Name of a chain of theme parks (Legoland) based on the Lego building bricks; + -land. 1. A place characterised by square edges and extreme regularity. Labels: slang Example: ...three hundred yards back from that, behind a legoland of hotels and apartment blocks... Example: Its pristine stone houses, most of which date from around 1685, are undeniably photogenic, with their steep metal roofs, numerous chimneys and pastel-coloured shutters, but it's a Legoland townscape, devoid of the scars of history.
Word: Legolands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Legoland Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unmiraculous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + miraculous. 1. Not miraculous; commonplace, mundane. Labels: not-comparable Example: If I also would be sane — to Sandy — I must keep my superstitions about unenchanted and unmiraculous locomotives, balloons, and telephones, to myself.
Word: Twainian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Twain + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910), American author and humorist, or to his works.
Word: Berzelian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Berzelius + -an. 1. Of or pertaining to Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779-1848), Swedish chemist, who devised the modern technique of chemical formula notation.
Word: unproductivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unproductive + -ity. 1. Unproductiveness. Labels: uncountable
Word: Christless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Christ + -less. 1. Without Christ or the Christian faith; unchristian.
Word: bdelliums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bdellium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cranelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From crane + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a crane (the bird). 2. Resembling or characteristic of a crane (mechanical lifting device).
Word: winterover Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From winter + over. 1. One who remains at an Antarctic base during the quiet winter season. Example: The people who spend the winter at the Pole are known as winterovers. And here’s the kicker. South Pole winterovers are essentially stranded at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station from the time the last plane flies out in mid-February until the next plane lands in early November. Example: Even the chance of seeing the sun was enough to draw a crowd from the ten winterover Kiwis and two hundred and fifty McMurdoans to the peak.
Word: winterovers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of winterover Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maritimely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From maritime + -ly. 1. In a maritime way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: preservationism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From preservation + -ism. 1. The beliefs and practices of a preservationist. Labels: uncountable
Word: rejustify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + justify. 1. To justify again. Labels: transitive
Word: rejustifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rejustify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rejustifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rejustify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rejustified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rejustify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: jilgie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of gilgie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jilgies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jilgie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gilgie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Nyunga jilgi. Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɪlɡi/ 1. Either of two small freshwater crayfish, Cherax quinquecarinatus and Cherax crassimanus, endemic to the south-west corner of Australia. Labels: Australia, Western Example: “What say we catch gilgies? I've got a gidgee hidden down the river bank. There's some real big ones this time of year.”
Word: gilgies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gilgie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jillflirt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Jill + flirt. 1. A flirtatious woman; a hussy. Labels: obsolete Example: [W]hile a man is grappling with these gil-flirts, pardon the expression, Captain, he runs his reason a-ground […].
Word: jillflirts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jillflirt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jimcrack Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of gimcrack. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: jimcrack Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of gimcrack. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gimcracks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gimcrack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gimcracks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gimcrack Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: jimcracks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jimcrack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jiltee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jilt + -ee. 1. One who is jilted.
Word: jiltees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jiltee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dumpee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dump + -ee. Pronunciation: /ˈdʌmpiː/ 1. One who is dumped (rejected romantically). Labels: informal Example: Have you dumped everyone you've ever been with? You've never been the dumpee?
Word: dumpees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dumpee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jimper Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of jimp: more jimp Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: jimpest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of jimp: most jimp Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: jumpingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From jumping + -ly. 1. In a jumping way; with jumping motions.
Word: jimsonweeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jimsonweed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jingal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi [script needed] (janjal). Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪnɡɔːl/, /ˈd͡ʒɪnɡəl/ 1. A type of gun, usually a light piece mounted on a swivel, sometimes taking the form of a heavy musket fired from a rest. Labels: India
Word: jingals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jingal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gingall Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of jingal. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gingalls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gingall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gingerbeer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ginger beer. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: gingerbeers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gingerbeer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jingko Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of gingko. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jingoish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From jingo + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɪŋ.ɡəʊˌɪʃ/ 1. Jingoistic.
Word: jinnee Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of jinni. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: When they appear in the human form, that of the good Jinnee is usually of great beauty; that of the evil one, of hideous deformity, and sometimes of gigantic size.
Word: jinnees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jinnee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jinns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jinn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jinrickshaw Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒɪnˈɹɪk.ʃɔː/ 1. Alternative form of jinriksha. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jinrickshaws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jinrickshaw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jinrikshas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jinriksha Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from Arabic جُرَذ (juraḏ, “a rat”) in a vulgar pronunciation. 1. Any of various agricultural pest rodents of genus Meriones or rodents of certain species in the genera Sekeetamys, Brachiones, and sometimes Pachyuromys. Example: The jirds are treated with the suspension or solution obtained by this method. Only one jird is used for each compound for the primary screen. Example: 1997, Harold Townson, Chapter 9: Infection of mosquitoes with filaria, J. M. Crampton, C. B. Beard, C. Louis, The Molecular Biology of Insect Disease Vectors, World Health Organization, Chapman & Hall, page 105, The jird need not be anaesthetized prior to inoculation.
Word: jirds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jird Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jirkinet Part of Speech: noun 1. An outer jacket or jerkin worn by women. Example: My lady's gown, there's gairs upon't, / And gowden flowers sae rare upon't; / But Jenny's jimps and jirkinet, / My lord thinks meikle mair upon't.
Word: jissom Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of jism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: jissoms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jissom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jobes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jobe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: jobing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of jobe Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: jobed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jobe Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: jobname Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From job + name. 1. The identifier assigned to a job by an operating system. Example: This command is used to stop (and subsequently to restart) a running task identified by its jobname. Example: The user must use jobnames while performing this analysis; otherwise, this command will fail.
Word: jobnames Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jobname Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jockette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jockey + -ette. 1. A female jockey. Labels: dated, informal
Word: jockette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jock + -ette. 1. The female equivalent of a jock. Labels: US, slang
Word: jockettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jockette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: data smoothing Part of Speech: noun 1. The mathematical process of fitting a smooth curve to dispersed data points. Labels: uncountable
Word: jocosities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jocosity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jocundities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jocundity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jodels Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jodel Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: jodelling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of jodel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: jodelled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jodel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: jodeled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jodel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: jodeling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of jodel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: jodeler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jodel + -er. 1. Alternative spelling of yodeler. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jodelers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jodeler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jodeller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jodel + -er. 1. Alternative spelling of yodeller. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jodellers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jodeller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: datum plane Part of Speech: noun 1. A plane which serves as a reference or base for the measurement of other quantities.
Word: sapphirelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sapphire + -like. 1. Resembling a sapphire; intensely blue.
Word: datum planes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of datum plane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alexandrite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Alexander + -ite, named after Alexander II of Russia. Pronunciation: /ˌæl.ɪɡˈzæn.dɹaɪt/ 1. A form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change dependent upon the light source, along with strong pleochroism. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] the body of each high seat was a single jewel of monstrous size: the left-hand seat a black opal, asparkle with steel-blue fire, the next a fire-opal, as it were a burning coal, the third seat an alexandrite, purple like wine by night but deep sea-green by day.
Word: alexandrites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alexandrite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: datum point Part of Speech: noun 1. A point which serves as a reference or base for the measurement of other quantities.
Word: datum points Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of datum point Labels: form-of, plural
Word: joinable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From join + -able. 1. That can be joined. Labels: not-comparable
Word: joinings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɪŋz/ 1. plural of joining Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jointedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From jointed + -ly. 1. In a jointed way; with, or by means of, joints. Labels: not-comparable
Word: jointedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jointed + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being jointed. Labels: uncountable
Word: jointless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From joint + -less. 1. Without joints; unjointed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: jointured Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From jointure + -ed. 1. Bequeathed to a wife through jointure. Labels: not-comparable 2. Supplied with an estate through jointure. Labels: not-comparable
Word: jointuress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jointure + -ess. 1. A woman to whom an estate is bequeathed via jointure.
Word: jointuresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jointuress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wireweed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wire + weed. 1. Any member of the genus Polygonella, now included in genus Polygonum of knotweeds and smartweeds, especially Polygonella articulata, now Polygonum articulatum. Labels: uncountable
Word: jointweed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From joint + weed. 1. Any member of the genus Polygonella, now included in genus Polygonum of knotweeds and smartweeds, especially Polygonella articulata, now Polygonum articulatum. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: jollifications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jollification Labels: form-of, plural
Word: joltingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From jolting + -ly. 1. In a jolting way; with abrupt, uneven shakes or knocks. Example: Through the thicker mist that afternoon a white tilted cart sailed joltingly, taking its bearings from the various landmarks rather than from the undefined track.
Word: jomos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jomo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jorums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jorum. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: joram Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of jorum. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jorams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of joram; alternative form of jorums. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: josephs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of joseph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jostlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jostling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: journalisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of journalism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jovialities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of joviality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: joypopper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From joypop + -er. 1. One who joypops; one who uses drugs recreationally without addiction. Labels: slang
Word: judicatories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of judicatory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: definienda Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of definiendum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: judogi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう)着(ぎ) (jūdōgi). By surface analysis, judo + gi. 1. The uniform used for judo practice and competition, based on traditional Japanese clothing.
Word: judogis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of judogi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: juggleries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jugglery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jugglings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of juggling Labels: form-of, plural