nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: excitant Part of Speech: noun 1. Something that excites or stimulates; a stimulant. Example: Ovid, the amatory poet, describes a professional dancing-girl, whose subtle bodily movements are such an excitant as to provoke, in an ascetic such as the ancient Hippolytus, a priapean condition.
Word: excitants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of excitant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: TED spread Part of Speech: name Etymology: Initially, the TED spread was the difference between the interest rate for the three month U.S. Treasuries contract and three month Eurodollars contract as represented by the London Inter Bank Offered Rate. So "TED" came from the initialism of "T-Bill" and "ED"—the ticker symbol for the Eurodollar futures contract. Since the Chicago Mercantile Exchange dropped the T-bill futures, the TED spread has had the current definition. 1. The difference in yields between inter-bank and U.S. Government loans.
Word: disequilibrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English equilibrate English disequilibrate From dis- + equilibrate. 1. To bring out of a state of equilibrium; to unbalance. Labels: transitive
Word: ethyl acetate Part of Speech: noun 1. The ethyl ester of acetic acid; CH₃COOCH₂CH₃ Labels: uncountable
Word: osselet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French 1. A little bone. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The internal bone, or shell, of a cuttlefish. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable 3. A hard substance growing on the inside of a horse's knee. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Such maladies as osteoarthritis of various joints (spavin in the hocks, ringbone in the pasterns, osselets in the fetlocks, navicular disease in the heels of the forefeet) are very common, as is chronic lower back soreness (coldback) in the lumbar, sacral, and thoracic regions.
Word: rouleau Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French rouler Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Middle French -eau French -eau French rouleaubor. English rouleau Borrowed from French rouleau. Pronunciation: /ɹuːˈləʊ/, /ɹuˈloʊ/ 1. A little roll; a roll of coins put up in paper, or something resembling such a roll. Example: We always judge of others by ourselves; and his idea of Cupid's quiver is a rouleau. Example: Early in the morning, the rouleau of gold was left at my door in a little box, with my name on the outside. 2. A decorative technique that involves creating patterns with piping, cording or bias tape. A rouleau loop uses the same cord or piping as a way of fastening buttons, most notably down the back of bridal gowns. Example: rouleau turner Example: rouleau loop 3. A stack of aggregated red blood cells, as seen in certain haematological and other diseases. Labels: in-plural 4. One of a bundle of fascines to cover besiegers.
Word: Ciskei Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Afrikaans Ciskei, analyzable in English as cis- + Kei (in reference to the Great Kei River; hence literally “on this side of the Kei River”, as opposed to Transkei. 1. A former bantustan in the southeast of South Africa, formed in 1961, declared independent in 1981, and reintegrated in 1993. Labels: historical
Word: animal dentistry Part of Speech: noun 1. The field of dentistry applied to the care of animals. Labels: uncountable
Word: cellomics Part of Speech: noun 1. The study of cell phenotypes and functions Labels: uncountable
Word: pretty-faced wallaby Part of Speech: noun 1. A wallaby of species Macropus parryi. endemic to Queensland and northern New South Wales.
Word: agile wallaby Part of Speech: noun 1. A wallaby, Macropus agilis, of northern Australia.
Word: hoppy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hop Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English hoppy From hop + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈhɒpi/, /ˈhɑpi/ 1. Having a taste of hops; heavily flavoured with hops. Labels: not-comparable Example: a hoppy beer
Word: hoppy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hop Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English hoppy From hop + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈhɒpi/, /ˈhɑpi/ 1. Characterised by a hopping motion. Labels: informal Example: a hoppy bunny Example: a hoppy frog
Word: bogey man Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bogeyman. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The New Zealand public and press largely shared his view of bodgies as juvenile delinquents who posed a social threat. The bodgie soon became a national bogey man, with alarmist newspaper reports about bodgie behaviour.
Word: hoppiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hoppy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English hoppiness From hoppy + -ness. 1. The state of being hoppy. Labels: uncountable
Word: homegirl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From home + girl; compare homeboy. Pronunciation: /ˈhoʊmˌɡɝl/ 1. A female friend. Labels: slang 2. A female co-member of a gang. Labels: slang
Word: product placement Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of advertising where a brand or product is incorporated into non-advertising media such as films. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I took my qualms to Reddit: had the show really become sponcon slop? I was not alone in this assessment. “The number of product placements this season is hilarious to the point that it’s basically a giant infomercial,” one user posted.
Word: burn down Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause (a structure) to burn to nothing. Labels: transitive Example: The police are hoping to find the people who burned down the cottage. 2. To burn completely, so that nothing remains. Labels: intransitive Example: A fire which started in the bedroom caused the cottage to burn down. Example: The first Earl's Court station (1871) was a wooden hut in the middle of a market garden. It served a District connection between West Brompton and the West London Line. It managed to burn down in 1875, and the Earl's Court of today dates from 1878. 3. To kill (someone), especially by shooting; to attack (someone). Labels: slang, transitive
Word: drug addict Part of Speech: noun 1. A person with a chemical or psychological dependency on a drug, especially one which is illegal or improperly procured.
Word: good heavens Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Possibly Inherited from Middle English good hevenes and God of hevene, from Old English god heofones Pronunciation: /ɡʊd ˈhɛvənz/ 1. An exclamation of surprise or shock. Labels: dated
Word: must not Part of Speech: verb 1. Used to indicate that something is forbidden. Labels: no-past, no-present-participle, participle, past Example: Pedestrians must not cross the road until the light goes green.
Word: pulverulent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin pulverulentus, from pulvis (“dust”). By surface analysis, pulver + -ule + -ent. Pronunciation: /pʌlˈvɛɹjələnt/ 1. Consisting of, covered with, or disintegrating into a fine powder; powdery; dusty. Example: The first pulverulent snows told that Christmas was at hand. Example: 2004, Umberto Eco (Geoffrey Brock. trans.), The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, →ISBN, p. 120, If a cellar prefigures the underworld, an attic promises a rather threadbare paradise, where the dead bodies appear in a pulverulent glow.
Word: mezzotinto Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of mezzotint. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: mezzotinto Part of Speech: verb 1. Dated form of mezzotint. Labels: alt-of, dated, rare
Word: impetuosities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of impetuosity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pulverulence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, pulver + -ule + -ence. 1. The state or characteristic of being powdery or dusty. Labels: uncountable Example: There are rock varieties with different degrees of decomposition and pulverulence. 2. Fine, dry particles produced by the grinding, crushing, or disintegration of a solid substance. Labels: uncountable
Word: pulverulently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English pulverulent Middle English -ly English -ly English pulverulently From pulverulent + -ly. 1. In a manner characterized by powderiness or dustiness.
Word: pulverulentous Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of pulverulent. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pulverulous Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of pulverulent. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: powderiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English powdery Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English powderiness From powdery + -ness. 1. The state or characteristic of being powdery Labels: uncountable Example: Pollen powderiness: Anthers of Actinidia released their pollen as a cloud of individual separate grains.
Word: Satakunta Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Finnish Satakunta. 1. A region of Finland.
Word: Panter Part of Speech: name Etymology: An occupational surname, from Middle English panter (“manager of the pantry and food”). 1. A surname from Middle English.
Word: Panther Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the Black Panther Party, White Panther Party or Gray Panthers. Labels: US
Word: brasser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cockney rhyming slang brass nail, or its reduced form brass, with the same meaning. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹæzəɹ/ 1. Prostitute. Labels: Ireland, slang Example: 1. The brassers, yeh know wha' I mean. The gee. Is tha' why? 2. Yeh know the way they're The Byrds an' Bird is another name for a girl, righ'? —Couldn't we be The Brassers? It was a great name. Example: Don't misunderstand me, compadre, he said. Not just women. All men are brassers as well.
Word: anhydrases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anhydrase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anhydrase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- English hydrase English anhydrase From an- + hydrase. 1. An enzyme that catalyzes the removal of water from a material.
Word: hydrase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydr- + -ase. 1. An enzyme that catalyzes the addition of water.
Word: breaststrokers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of breaststroker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ballabile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian ballabile. 1. A dance performed by the corps de ballet, or by the chorus in an opera. 2. The music to accompany this dance.
Word: breaststroker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From breaststroke + -er. 1. A person swimming using the breaststroke.
Word: losange Part of Speech: noun 1. Early Modern form of lozenge. Labels: Early, Modern, alt-of
Word: intergenerational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin generō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin generātiōbor. Old French generacionbor. ▲ Latin generātiōbor. Middle English generacioun English generation English -al English intergenerational From inter- + generation + -al. 1. Between or across generations. Labels: not-comparable Example: intergenerational justice Example: In nearly 300 pages, the book delves into the history of white supremacy and racist systems that have led to intergenerational Black fatigue.
Word: varicosities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of varicosity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prettifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of prettify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tradename Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trade + name. 1. Alternative spelling of trade name. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: anyplace else Part of Speech: adv 1. Synonym of anywhere else. Labels: US, not-comparable
Word: ballabili Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ballabile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smooshes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smoosh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smooshes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of smoosh Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hopback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hop + back. 1. A sealed chamber between the brewing kettle and counter-flow wort chiller, into which hops are added.
Word: radio-controlled car Part of Speech: noun 1. a model car controlled by radio waves from a battery-powered remote control unit.
Word: recording artist Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who records music for distribution to the public.
Word: churchplanter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of church planter. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare
Word: church planter Part of Speech: noun 1. A minister or organization that starts new congregations where none existed previously.
Word: razorbacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of razorback Labels: form-of, plural
Word: repressurises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of repressurise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: repressurise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English pressurise English repressurise From re- + pressurise. 1. Alternative spelling of repressurize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: repressurize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English pressure Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English pressurize English repressurize From re- + pressurize. 1. To return to a pressurized state, especially after being depressurized. Example: Once the lava erupts, the pressure is relieved and magma starts to fill into the shallow storage zone below -- repressurizing the system and setting the stage for the next eruption.
Word: frown on Part of Speech: verb 1. To disapprove of (something or someone, often a behavior); to express disapproval of (something or someone). Labels: figuratively Example: Coach frowns on smoking, even in the off-season. Example: The three "Greats" (Great Eastern, Great Central, and Great Northern) were prepared to amalgamate, but Parliament continued to frown on such proposals.
Word: pressurizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pressurize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pressurizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pressurize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: speak of the devil and he appears Part of Speech: proverb 1. Synonym of speak of the devil. Labels: idiomatic
Word: talk of the devil Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of speak of the devil. Labels: alt-of, alternative, idiomatic
Word: speak of the devil and he shall appear Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of speak of the devil. Labels: alt-of, alternative, idiomatic
Word: knuckle under Part of Speech: verb 1. To cooperate or yield when forced or pressured to do so. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: The man is a ruffian. I won't knuckle under to him!
Word: comorbidities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of comorbidity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aldermanries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aldermanry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alienabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alienability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: collision detection Part of Speech: noun 1. The process or mechanism of determining whether two shapes are partially occupying the same space. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A mechanism in Ethernet to detect when two computers are sending frames at the same time, and also to deal with such collisions when they happen. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: truckloads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of truckload Labels: form-of, plural
Word: collision detections Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of collision detection Labels: form-of, plural
Word: white knuckle Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of white-knuckle. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: hylomorphism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hylo- (“wood, matter”) + -morphism. 1. The doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the form taken by that matter. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Composition of an anamorphism and a catamorphism. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hylomorphic Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to hylomorphism. Example: But this latter phrase should be construed in the objective genitive as well, to reveal Morrow's perhaps unwitting testimony to Plato's hylomorphic stance.
Word: tire kicker Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tyre kicker. Labels: Canada, US, alt-of, alternative
Word: light gun Part of Speech: noun 1. A device resembling a gun that allows the player of a video game to target a point on the screen.
Word: call stack Part of Speech: noun 1. A stack that stores details of the functions called by a program in sequence, so that each function can return on completion to the code that called it. Example: The details of the call stack are hidden from general view. As a Lua programmer, you want to keep in mind that a stack is being used behind the scenes to make sure that function calls work as expected, but in general you won't need to be aware of its implementation or details.
Word: cimar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of simar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: scrutineer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English scrutiny Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English scrutineer From scrutiny + -eer. Pronunciation: /ˈskɹuː.tɪn.ɪə(ɹ)/ 1. A person who scrutinises; a person responsible for scrutineering. Example: Those people coined the term “open source,” to stress the instrumental benefits of allowing others to scrutinize code: these scrutineers could root out defects and prevent the nefarious subversion of code to spy on or steal data from its users (there’s a saying for this, too: “with enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow”). 2. A poll-watcher. Labels: Canada 3. A person who observes any process which requires rigorous oversight. Labels: Canada
Word: scrutineer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English scrutiny Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English scrutineer From scrutiny + -eer. Pronunciation: /ˈskɹuː.tɪn.ɪə(ɹ)/ 1. To scrutinise; to thoroughly check that an election is being run fairly, or that a vehicle meets the rules of a competition, etc. Labels: transitive
Word: Biloxi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French bilocchy (recorded by Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville in 1699), itself a corruption of Biloxi Tanêks ąyaadi (literally “first people”). The shift of /t/ to /b/ and /n/ to /l/ occurred via Mobilian, however James Owen Dorsey has stated that this “agrees with the laws of Siouan consonant changes”. 1. A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting an area near the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in southeast Mississippi.
Word: Biloxi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French bilocchy (recorded by Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville in 1699), itself a corruption of Biloxi Tanêks ąyaadi (literally “first people”). The shift of /t/ to /b/ and /n/ to /l/ occurred via Mobilian, however James Owen Dorsey has stated that this “agrees with the laws of Siouan consonant changes”. 1. The extinct Siouan language once spoken by the Biloxi. 2. A city in and one of the two county seats of Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. 3. A village in southeastern Texas.
Word: plasma rifle Part of Speech: noun 1. An assault rifle-styled gun that shoots plasma.
Word: pinscreen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pin + screen. 1. A screen through which many closely spaces parallel pins have been inserted, used to make an impression of a three-dimensional object. Used as a novelty and in animated film entertainment.
Word: electroconvulsive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English convulsive English electroconvulsive From electro- + convulsive. 1. Causing seizures or convulsions by means of strong electrical shocks. Labels: not-comparable Example: Electroconvulsive therapy is virtually a last-resort technique.
Word: riverfront Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From river + front. 1. The real estate located along the banks of a river. Example: The city has reclaimed its riverfront, transforming it from shuttered industrial husks into commercial-and-residential mixed-use real estate with substantial market value. Example: Even in rural areas, dirt-cheap riverfront property seems to be a thing of the past.
Word: power up Part of Speech: verb 1. To turn the electrical power on to a device as a precondition to making it operational. Labels: transitive Example: Every morning he powered up his electronic devices, even before making coffee. 2. To become ready for operation as a result of the provision of electrical power. Labels: intransitive Example: The office systems power up automatically at 7:30am on workdays.
Word: rejig Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The verb is derived from re- (prefix meaning ‘again, anew’) + jig (“to move briskly; to move with jerks or vibrations”). The noun is derived from the verb. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɪɡ/, /ɹiˈd͡ʒɪɡ/ 1. To rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it or make it suitable for some purpose. Labels: UK, transitive Example: The rejigged visiting defence was quickly under pressure, Dean Shiels played a neat one-two with Zdenek Kroca and only a brave Peter Enckelman save at the feet of the Northern Irishman prevented an opening goal. Example: They simply cannot deliver what they promised. Nor will an affronted, alienated Brussels help them do so. Rejigged single market access? Forget it. 2. To provide (a place, etc.) with new equipment or machinery; to reequip, to refit. Labels: UK, dated, transitive 3. To separate or sort (ore) again in a jigger or sieve. Labels: UK, transitive
Word: rejig Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The verb is derived from re- (prefix meaning ‘again, anew’) + jig (“to move briskly; to move with jerks or vibrations”). The noun is derived from the verb. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɪɡ/, /ɹiˈd͡ʒɪɡ/ 1. A rearrangement, a reorganization. Labels: UK, transitive
Word: skewwhiff Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of skew-whiff. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: rebalance Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi- Latin lanx Latin bilanx Vulgar Latin *bilancia Old French balancebor. Middle English balaunce English balance English rebalance From re- + balance. 1. To balance again.
Word: drift ice Part of Speech: noun 1. One or more floating slabs of ice which have become detached from larger sheets or shoreline glaciers and which are moved by wind or sea currents. Labels: uncountable
Word: Mentor Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr, “Mentor”). 1. Odysseus's trusted counselor. He was assigned the responsibility of raising Odysseus's son Telemachus while Odysseus was away fighting in Troy. Labels: Greek, countable, uncountable 2. A male given name from Ancient Greek. Labels: countable 3. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: moon boot Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of footwear made popular in the 1970s, with a thin rubber outsole and no distinct left or right feet. Example: I looked around. Ari in a green jacket with four inches of fore arm showing and trousers at half mast, Penny and I in mismatched padded jackets and ski trousers which were way too long; and all wearing the silver moon boots that had been the rage in the early eighties. 2. An orthopedic boot, a large hard plastic covering used to protect a broken foot or ankle while it heals. Labels: Australia, informal
Word: ha'nts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ha'nt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ha-has Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ha-ha Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thaumatology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thaumato- + -logy. 1. The study of miracles. Labels: uncountable
Word: brass farthing Part of Speech: noun 1. Something worthless or of small value; a whit or jot. Labels: idiomatic Example: The man, as a matter of fact, under no circumstances, ever cared a brass farthing for what I or anybody else in his ship thought.
Word: dreep Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Scots dreep. Pronunciation: /dɹiːp/ 1. To lower oneself from a height and drop the remaining distance. Labels: Scotland Example: If ye could not do the next jump ye just dreeped down and ran along the ground and up the next one.
Word: credit transfer Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of payment in which an amount of money (credit) is transferred directly from one account to another, in the same or different bank
Word: circle jerk Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of people jerking off (“masturbating”) together (with or without interpersonal contact). Labels: slang, vulgar Example: Three screaming queens, the Abbot, the Abbes an the Bishop, who hold circle jerks in their rooms for other students with similar proclivities. Example: This is Melville's real heaven, an all-male platoon, each with his hand in someone's pocket. The circle jerk is another Romantic uroboros. 2. Any group or group activity indulging in excessive mutual praise. Labels: derogatory, slang, vulgar Example: When organisations celebrate their anniversaries you can usually expect a dull circle jerk of self-congratulation, so the BBC played a blinder in getting Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse to do it for them. Patting yourself on the back looks better when you send yourself up. 3. An environment (especially an online community) in which people express or validate a narrow set of ideas and feelings. Labels: Internet, slang, vulgar Example: You should join a circle jerk community if you like this so much. 4. A situation in which a group of people engage in self-indulgent or self-gratifying behavior, especially by reinforcing each other's views or attitudes. Labels: derogatory, slang, vulgar Example: There is a long line of these types, some cleverer than others: Rod Liddle, Richard Littlejohn and Jeremy Clarkson, with Toby Young, James Delingpole and Martin Daubney on the subs’ bench. They present as dissenting voices, speaking truth to the elite. In reality, they just preach to people their age. To call this circle jerk of intolerance a culture war is to ennoble it. 5. A person who shares syringes when injecting drugs. Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: circle jerk Part of Speech: verb 1. To participate in a circle jerk. Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: close-serried Part of Speech: adj Etymology: close + serried 1. crowded tightly together
Word: daffadowndilly Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌdæfədaʊnˈdɪli/ 1. daffodil Labels: archaic, poetic
Word: daffadowndillies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of daffadowndilly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fag-end Part of Speech: noun 1. The last remnant. Labels: India Example: And though the annals of the period do not shew us that there was less ale drawn, or less canary called for; men got dry with the heat of polemical discussion, and drunk with a text, not the fag end of a ballad, in their mouths; and people made a sort of morality of straight hair, long faces, and sad-coloured garments. Example: He wanted to drop the gentleman and go down into the ranks, beginning on the lowest rung of the ladder, where no one would know of his disgrace or mind it if he did know; his father and mother on the other hand would wish him to clutch on to the fag-end of gentility at a starvation salary and with no prospect of advancement. 2. The frayed end of a length of cloth or rope. 3. The unsmoked end of a cigarette or cigar.
Word: algophilist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From algo- + -philist. 1. A person who is subject to algophilia; one who derives sexual pleasure from feeling pain.
Word: algophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From algo- + -philia. 1. pleasure from experiencing pain, especially sexually. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: anacreontic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin Anacreonticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀνακρέων (Anakréōn), Anacreon a Greek poet. Pronunciation: /əˌnakɹɪˈɒntɪk/, /əˌnækɹiˈɑntɪk/ 1. Pertaining to the style of the Greek poet Anacreon, who wrote of wine and love; (specifically) designating a metre based on an anaclastic ionic dimeter. 2. Characterised by festivity and the celebration of love and/or drinking; bacchanalian, amorous. Example: [T]he false Thecla […] had initiated me into the anacreontic diversions and fruitions of men and women.
Word: anacreontic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin Anacreonticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀνακρέων (Anakréōn), Anacreon a Greek poet. Pronunciation: /əˌnakɹɪˈɒntɪk/, /əˌnækɹiˈɑntɪk/ 1. A short lyrical piece about love and wine.
Word: birdish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Old English bridd Middle English brid English bird Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English birdish From bird + -ish. 1. Having similarities to a bird. 2. Applied to things relating to birds and bird behaviour.
Word: warison Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Scots warisoun, from Middle English warisoun (“reward, punishment”), from Old Northern French warison, variant garison, guarison. Doublet of garrison. The change in sense from "reward" to "bugle call" arose from Walter Scott's apparent misinterpretation of a line in the Middle English text The Battle of Otterburn, equivalent to modern English "Minstrels, play up for your warison". Pronunciation: /ˈwɒɹɪsən/, /ˈwɒɹɪzən/, /ˈwɔɹəsən/, /ˈwɔɹəzən/, /ˈwɑɹ-/ 1. A war cry played to order the soldiers to attack (normally played on a bugle). Labels: obsolete Example: Then since a lone and widowed Dame / These restless riders may not tame, / Either receive within thy towers / Two hundred of my master’s powers, / Or straight they sound their warison§, / And storm and spoil thy garrison; […]
Word: birdishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English birdish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English birdishness From birdish + -ness. 1. The quality of being birdish. Labels: uncountable
Word: countlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English countless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English countlessness From countless + -ness. 1. The quality of being countless. Labels: uncountable
Word: warisons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of warison Labels: form-of, plural
Word: credit crunches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of credit crunch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: repugn Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Latin repugno. Pronunciation: /rəˈpjuːn/ 1. To oppose or resist Labels: archaic
Word: rogation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin rogātiō, from rogō (“request”). By surface analysis, Latin rog- + -ate + -ion. Pronunciation: /ɹəʊˈɡeɪ.ʃən/, /ɹoʊˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ 1. A deeply serious and somber prayer or entreaty. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He perfecteth the rogations or litanies before in use. 2. The demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people; a proposed law or decree. Labels: Roman, countable, historical, uncountable
Word: rogations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rogation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: climb the walls Part of Speech: verb 1. To behave in a distressed or frantic manner; to exhibit great agitation. Labels: idiomatic Example: There are purists who climb the walls when German Conductor-Organist-Harpsichordist Karl Richter performs Bach. . . . To them, imagination—and Richter has plenty—is the ultimate transgression. Example: The organized pushers went underground to wait out the heat and the addicts started to climb the walls.
Word: climbing the walls Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of climb the walls Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: impieties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of impiety Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Russki Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Russian ру́сский (rússkij, “Russian”). First attested in 1858. Popular usage influenced by -ski. Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌs.ki/, /ˈɹus.ki/ 1. Russian. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, usually
Word: Russki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian ру́сский (rússkij, “Russian”). First attested in 1858. Popular usage influenced by -ski. Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌs.ki/, /ˈɹus.ki/ 1. A Russian. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, ethnic, slur, usually Example: I scanned the front page. "The Russkies have put up another manned satellite." "They have, eh? How big?" "Several times bigger than anything we Americans have."
Word: chafing dishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chafing dish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: General Packet Radio Service Part of Speech: name 1. A packet-oriented mobile data service available to users of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and IS-136 mobile phones. It provides data rates from 56 up to 114 kilobits per second.
Word: bada bing bada boom Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Of ideophonic origin. First appears in the Pat Cooper routine The Italian Wedding (1958). Popularized by film The Godfather (1972) and the television series The Sopranos from the 1990s. Pronunciation: /ˌbɑdə ˈbɪŋ ˌbɑdə ˈbuːm/ 1. Expressing that something was easily completed, was simple to accomplish, or followed as a direct consequence. Labels: informal Example: That's how I work. A little slice of life here, a little piece of a different song there, and bada bing, bada boom, mix it all together and there it is. Example: And then, bada bing bada boom, our germs are reunited. 2. Used to euphemize a statement, sometimes to the extent that only the initiated will understand the implied meaning. Labels: informal Example: “I am not in any Mafia,” shouted Al. “There is no such thing as a Mafia.” “Yeah ... Bada bing, bada boom, fuggedaboudit. By the way, what is your campaign slogan — vote for me or else?" Example: The gangster-announcer notes that although Baldacci says he's opposed to casinos, he voted in favor of them when he was in the Maine legislature. "If he can flip, he can flop, bada bing, bada boom, know what I mean?
Word: toolishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tool + -ish + -ness, influenced by foolishness. 1. The nature of being a tool. Labels: uncountable Example: The simplest tool I can think of is a piece of gravel used for making a road. Nothing is done to it, it owes its being a tool to the fact that is subserves a purpose. A broken piece of granite used for macadamizing a road is a more complex instrument, about the toolishness of which no doubt can be entertained. 2. Excessive concern with tools rather than results. Labels: uncountable Example: The walls and halls of Hechinger headquarters are bedizened with icons to tools and toolishness, ranging from classic photographs to a machine that makes […] Example: By now we should have learned that "toolishness" is foolishness. Showering fancy equipment and toys on classrooms without smart planning is unlikely to […]
Word: informatisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably borrowed from French informatisation. By surface analysis, information + -isation or informatise + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌɪnfə(ɹ)mataɪˈzeɪʃən/ 1. The process of becoming based on information and information technology. Labels: uncountable
Word: informisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of informatization. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: informationalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From informational + -ization. 1. Synonym of informatization. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: informationalisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From informational + -isation. 1. Synonym of informatization.
Word: negawatt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Amory Lovins, chairman of the Rocky Mountain Institute as a contraction of negative watt on the model of similar compounds like megawatt, by surface analysis, nega- + watt. Lovins credited the term to a typo in a document by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission in which the word "megawatt" was misspelled. Pronunciation: /ˈnɛɡ.ə.wɒt/, /ˈnɛɡ.ə.wɑt/ 1. A unit of saved energy. Labels: informal Example: And he has suggested ways to help consumers buy the so-called time-of-use-meters […] so they can benefit from using energy at off-peak times and through "negawatts," or credits for not using power. Example: Three-fourths of U.S. electricity--69% of which is used in buildings, nearly all the rest in industry--can be saved for less than the price of just running a coal or nuclear plant. This "negawatt" potential is not just in smarter motors, lights, appliances, etc., but even more in their larger systems.
Word: negawatts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of negawatt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rehi Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English hi English rehi From re- + hi. 1. Hello again. Labels: Internet
Word: ReHi Part of Speech: intj 1. Hello again. Labels: slang
Word: duct engine Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of jet engine that possesses an inlet duct, such as a turbojet, ramjet, or turbofan. Rockets are not considered duct engines.
Word: unappetizingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unappetizing Middle English -ly English -ly English unappetizingly From unappetizing + -ly. 1. In an unappetizing or unappealing manner.
Word: vindicative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French vindicatif, from Medieval Latin vindicativus. Pronunciation: /vɪnˈdɪkətɪv/ 1. Vindicating, having a tendency to vindicate. Example: page 316: A vindicative war can be defined as one in which we strive to gain that which is our own or which is due to us. […] page 328: […] since that is a vindicative war in which we strive to gain what is our own, but a punitive war is one in which a penalty is exacted from one against whom the war is brought; […] 2. Vindictive, excessively vengeful. Example: He in heat of action Is more vindicative than jealous love. Example: That albeit the care of Religion toward God, in a vindicative and punishing way, and reforming it, &c. lyeth upon the King or Magistrates mainly, (he should have said onely, for none can produce a commission, but the Powers ordained of God, for using the vindicative, punitive and reforming Sword, […]
Word: vindicativeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English vindicative Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English vindicativeness From vindicative + -ness. Pronunciation: /vɪnˈdɪkətɪvnəs/ 1. The quality of being vindicative. Labels: uncountable
Word: unbefitting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + befitting. 1. Not befitting; not appropriate or suitable.
Word: unbefitting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unbefit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: uglified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of uglify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: villeins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of villein Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vernaculars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vernacular Labels: form-of, plural
Word: violater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From violate + -er, after Middle French violateur. 1. Alternative spelling of violator. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: yellow journalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the comic The Yellow Kid, published in tabloid newspapers. 1. Journalism which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: tabloidism Example: It is the sort of paper which the father of the family is expected to take home with him from his office and read aloud to the chicks before bed-time. It was founded by its proprietor, Mr. Benjamin White, as an antidote to yellow journalism.
Word: indivisibilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indivisibility Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gender benders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gender bender Labels: form-of, plural
Word: love interests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of love interest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lacrymal Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of lacrimal. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lacrymal Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of lachrymal (vase intended for collecting tears). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hereditament Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English hereditament, from Anglo-Norman hereditament or its etymon Medieval Latin hērēditāmentum, from Late Latin hērēditō (“to inherit”), from hērēs (“heir”). Pronunciation: /hɪˈɹɛdɪtəmənt/, /hɛɹɪˈdɪtəmənt/ 1. Property which can be inherited. Example: The captain […] had been greatly enamoured; that is to say, of Mr Allworthy's house and gardens, and of his lands, tenements, and hereditaments[…]. Example: And be it further ordained and enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That […] the Domains, Lands, Reservations, Buildings, Messuages, Tenements, and Hereditaments within the said several Fiefs and Seigniories now held and possessed by them as Proprietors thereof, […] shall be and they are hereby confirmed and declared good, valid, and effectual in the Law […]. 2. Inheritance; the act of inheriting.
Word: spinelessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English spineless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English spinelessness From spineless + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈspɑɪn.ləs.nəs/ 1. The state or quality of being spineless (not having a spine (literally or figuratively)); cowardice. Labels: uncountable Example: Johnson's political spinelessness is a betrayal not just of the North, but the whole country, and its ramifications will wreak havoc with the life chances and prospects of generations to come.
Word: spinsterishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English spinsterish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English spinsterishness From spinsterish + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈspɪnst(ə)ɹɪʃnəs/ 1. The state or quality of being spinsterish. Labels: uncountable
Word: spinning jennies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spinning jenny Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spinning mules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spinning mule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jennies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jenny Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jennies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jenny Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: spinsterhoods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spinsterhood Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spirillums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spirillum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: belter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English beltere, equivalent to belt + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛltə/, /ˈbɛltɚ/ 1. A maker or worker of belts. Labels: historical, rare
Word: belter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English belt Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English belter From belt (“hit”) + -er (agent noun suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛltə/, /ˈbɛltɚ/ 1. Anything that is particularly good of its class. Labels: UK, informal Example: When the second goal came, it was a belter - Fabregas launching an inch-perfect ball over the top for Van Persie to volley in without breaking stride. 2. A very good-looking person. Labels: UK, informal
Word: belter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From belt (“sing forcefully”) + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix). Compare West Frisian balter (“screamer, shouter”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛltə/, /ˈbɛltɚ/ 1. One who sings forcefully. 2. One who uses the specific vocal technique of belting. 3. A song suitable for forceful singing.
Word: belter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From belt + -er, from asteroid belt. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛltə/, /ˈbɛltɚ/ 1. A person who mines asteroids for minerals or lives in the vicinity of an asteroid belt. Example: The Belters watched like men mesmerized. They were spacemen, and used to strange sights, but they would never again see anything as strange as a world burning.
Word: belter Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbɛltə/, /ˈbɛltɚ/ 1. Alternative spelling of belta (“fantastic; excellent”). Labels: Geordie, alt-of, alternative
Word: spiritlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Old French espiritbor. Middle English spirit English spirit Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English spiritless Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English spiritlessness From spiritless + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being spiritless. Labels: uncountable