nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: bankrupcy Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of bankruptcy. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: enclisis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἔγκλισις (énklisis), from ἐν (en) + κλίσις (klísis). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈklɪsɪs/, /ˈɛnklɪsɪs/ 1. The use of enclitics in the syntax of a language. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ibices Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈaɪbɪsiːz/ 1. plural of ibex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crazy paving Part of Speech: noun 1. Paving with pieces of irregular size and shape that fit together and (approximately) cover the surface. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: crazy-paving pattern Example: On the legs the changes are more marked and appear as a crazy-paving pattern.
Word: proclisis Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of proclitics in the syntax of a language. Labels: uncountable 2. A specific instance of the usage of a proclitic. Labels: countable
Word: hypothenar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-, “under”) + θέναρ (thénar, “palm of the hand”). Pronunciation: /haɪˈpɒθɪnə/ 1. Of the ulnar fleshy side of the palm. 2. Of the muscles of the little finger.
Word: hypothenar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-, “under”) + θέναρ (thénar, “palm of the hand”). Pronunciation: /haɪˈpɒθɪnə/ 1. The ulnar fleshy side of the palm, formed by the underlying three muscles of the little finger; the hypothenar eminence. 2. Any of those muscles: the abductor, flexor, or opponens digiti minimi.
Word: beard moss Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several lichens, of the genus Usnea, that generally grow hanging from tree branches, resembling grey or greenish hair. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: like a train Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. With unstoppable momentum. Labels: UK Example: I could not get a shot in. They turned in my direction and came like a train. I stopped the first and the others spilled round him at a frightful speed. I was in the eddy of the first beast, as it were. I got in another shot at an angle behind the ear and down he went. Example: "That tide's coming in like a train, and if the Raider breaks up, the currents will drag them under!" Her voice was desperate. "I don't see 'ow anyone can get to them!" It was true.
Word: twip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of twentieth of a point (referring to a printer's point). 1. A unit of measure equal to one twentieth of a point.
Word: twips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of twip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pancarte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French, from Medieval Latin pancharta. See pan- and carte. 1. A royal charter confirming to a subject all his possessions. Labels: obsolete Example: John Bouchet, in the third part of his Annels of Aquitaine, marulleth at an old panchart or record which he had seen. Example: The original plan may have been for nothing more than an extended pancarte to cover the increasing number of donations around the mother house.
Word: nopers Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From nope + -ers. Pronunciation: /ˈnəʊpəz/, /ˈnoʊpɚz/ 1. No. Labels: informal
Word: sexual cannibalism Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of cannibalism in animals, whereby the female devours the male after, or during, copulation. Labels: uncountable
Word: Chinese mantis Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of species Tenodera sinensis of mantis, originating in China.
Word: putois Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French putois. 1. A brush of polecat's hair for painting ceramics.
Word: beheader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From behead + -er. Compare Middle English hedere, hevedare (“decapitator, executioner”). 1. One who beheads or decapitates. Example: Mr. Hunt is so successful at the first goal that the big takeaway of “Marx’s General” may be that Engels, best known as a ruthless party tactician, comes across as the Mario Batali of international communism: a jovial man of outsize appetites who was referred to by his son-in-law as “the great beheader of Champagne bottles.”
Word: allostasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos) + στάσις (stásis). 1. The process of achieving stability, or homeostasis, in the body, through physiological or behavioral change. Labels: uncountable Example: This system of so-called allostasis, of maintaining control through constant change, stands in contrast to the mechanisms of homeostasis that keep the pH level and oxygen concentration in the blood within a narrow and invariant range.
Word: sascab Part of Speech: noun 1. A naturally occurring mineral material used as a building and paving material in Mesoamerica since antiquity. Labels: uncountable Example: As for the use of police tape, he said the unauthorized work, which included the introduction of a sand substitute known as sascab, was against the law and thus created a crime scene.
Word: endodontist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From endo- (“within”) + -odont (“tooth”) + -ist (“specialist”). 1. One who specializes in endodontics, a specialty of dentistry. Example: Her father is an endodontist and her mother is an interior and architectural designer.
Word: retrogreening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of retrogreen Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: osteochondrosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From osteo- + chondrosis. By surface analysis, osteo- + chondr- + -osis. Pronunciation: /ˌɒstiːəʊkɒnˈdɹəʊsɪs/ 1. A family of orthopedic diseases of the joint that occur in children and in rapidly growing animals, characterized by interruption of the blood supply of a bone, necrosis, and regrowth. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: adiabatic wall Part of Speech: noun 1. Any interface through which there is no transfer of heat or entropy
Word: phragmocone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phragmo- + cone. 1. The chambered portion of the shell of certain cephalopods, divided by septa into camerae. Example: This ability to continuously add new buoyancy chambers to their phragmocones allowed ancient cephalopods to reach truly stupendous sizes.
Word: siphuncle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sīphunculus (“little tube”). 1. A strand of tissue passing longitudinally through the shell of a cephalopod, used primarily in emptying water from new chambers as the shell grows. Example: An extra-salty siphuncle naturally absorbs water from the phragmocone chambers, and the empty space left behind is filled with gases diffusing out from the blood. 2. A nectary.
Word: ceratitis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of keratitis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: elucidator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From elucidate + -or. 1. One who elucidates.
Word: oolongs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oolong Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monocytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From monocyte + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to monocytes. Labels: not-comparable Example: The researchers searched one organ after another, until they checked the spleen and found the monocytic mother lode.
Word: prerevolution Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + revolution. 1. Occurring before a period of revolution. Labels: not-comparable Example: The hero of “Inherent Vice” worries that “the Psychedelic Sixties, this little parenthesis of light, might close after all, and all be lost, taken back into darkness,” that “everything in this dream of prerevolution was in fact doomed to end,” with the “faithless, money-driven world” reasserting “its control over all the lives it felt entitled to touch, fondle and molest.”
Word: splenectomize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From splenectomy + -ize. 1. To remove the spleen from. Labels: transitive
Word: splenectomizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of splenectomize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: splenectomizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of splenectomize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: splenectomized Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the spleen removed. Labels: not-comparable Example: The splenectomized men, the researchers found, were twice as likely to die of cardiovascular disease as were the veterans in the control group.
Word: splenectomized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of splenectomize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bushwack Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of bushwhack. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Skills acquired include learning the "Flea Hop" and the "Tarzan Swing" as well as "Riding the Zipper" (sliding 400 feet on a cable between two mountain peaks), canoeing in white-water rapids, bushwacking and learning to "rappel" hundreds of feet down sheer rock cliffs on a rope. Example: Before Phillips puts on the rubber gloves and leads us through a psychoanalytic interpretation of kindness — complete with morsels like “in order to desire, men debase women; in order to desire, women keep their desires secret (even from themselves)” — the authors bushwack through the history of kindness.
Word: heirless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English eireles; equivalent to heir + -less. 1. Without an heir. Labels: not-comparable Example: A number of Western European countries, led by Germany, carried out far-reaching measures to provide restitution of Nazi-looted properties in the aftermath of World War II, including setting up commissions to deal with heirless property and communal property illegally seized during the war.
Word: great-uncles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of great-uncle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: great-aunts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of great-aunt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: botanies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of botany Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alerces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alerce Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chalazas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chalaza Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deciduas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of decidua Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gajos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gajo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: panochas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of panocha Labels: form-of, plural
Word: verdolagas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of verdolaga Labels: form-of, plural
Word: error-prone Part of Speech: adj 1. In the habit of making errors. 2. Tending to cause errors.
Word: statuaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of statuary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arbitrarity Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of arbitrariness. Labels: rare, uncountable, usually
Word: dottiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dotty + -ness. 1. The state of quality of being covered in dots. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: As in the center of Figure 6-3, a single stroke may reveal the inherent dottiness of computer stroking, which you can minimize by reducing the Step value on the Tool Options palette. 2. The state or quality of being dotty, mildly insane or preoccupied. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: She needs to be simultaneously preposterous and entirely serious, and Angela Lansbury, in her Tony-nominated performance in the current revival at the Shubert Theater, is a whirlwind of dottiness with a ramrod spine of practicality.
Word: detailings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of detailing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gagworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gag + -worthy. 1. Disgusting Labels: informal Example: Doesn't matter how it's prepared, it's all gagworthy!!! Example: With crumbly dirt crust and a few pink worms peeking out, the pie looked totally gagworthy!
Word: lexicographic order Part of Speech: noun 1. Formally, given two partially ordered sets A and B, the order ≤ on the Cartesian product A × B such that (a,b) ≤ (a′,b′) if and only if a < a′ or (a = a′ and b ≤ b′). 2. Given sets (A₁, A₂, ..., Aₙ) and their total orderings (<₁, <₂, ..., <ₙ), the order <ᵈ of A₁ × A₂ × ... × Aₙ such that (a₁, a₂, ..., aₙ) <ᵈ (b₁,b₂, ..., bₙ) iff (∃m > 0) (∀ i < m) (aᵢ = bᵢ ) and (aₘ <ₘ bₘ )
Word: bioclastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bio- + clastic. 1. Describing a sedimentary rock that is composed of the remains of small organisms 2. Describing a form of erosion or formation caused by the action of living organisms
Word: spongeworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sponge + -worthy. Coined in "The Sponge", an episode of Seinfeld that first aired in December 1995, to indicate a man who is worth using one of a limited supply of contraceptive sponges on. 1. Highly sexually desirable. Labels: humorous Example: ELAINE: So, you think you're spongeworthy? BILLY: Yes, I think I'm spongeworthy. I think I'm very spongeworthy. Example: The ultimate question: Is Ken "spongeworthy"?
Word: packable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pack + -able. 1. Capable of being packed. Example: It’s lightweight, flexible and a great packable jacket, but it only has a 2.5-layer membrane versus the Torrentshell’s three-layer one.
Word: packable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pack + -able. 1. Anything that can be packed for transportation.
Word: packability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pack + -ability or packable + -ity. 1. The quality or state of being packable. Labels: uncountable Example: Lots of pockets help with a commute, a storm hood is great if you get caught in a storm on a hike, weight and packability are essential for backpackers and if you’re a climber or biker, you’ll want a helmet-compatible hood.
Word: non-packable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + packable. 1. Not packable. Labels: not-comparable Example: Push the matted leaves to one side and, if possible, add some non-packable material to improve the mulch.
Word: bragworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From brag + -worthy. 1. Worth bragging about Example: Nothing bragworthy about 10,541-foot Glacier Peak, says the modern hero,[…] Example: Around this time of year, […] jazz tourists would be finalizing plans to arrive in the middle of June for two weeks of bragworthy shows.
Word: regrout Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + grout. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈɡɹaʊt/, /ɹiˈɡɹaʊt/, /ɹiˈɡɹʌut/, /ɹiːˈɡɹæɔt/ 1. To grout again. Labels: transitive
Word: regrouts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of regrout Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: regrouting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of regrout Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: regrouting Part of Speech: noun 1. A second or subsequent application of grout.
Word: regrouted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of regrout Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: aetheogam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀήθης (aḗthēs, “unusual”) + γάμος (gámos, “marriage”). Pronunciation: /eɪˈiːθɪəʊɡæm/ 1. A cryptogam; a plant of the obsolete taxonomic class Cryptogamia, having neither stamina nor pistils, and therefore no proper flowers, such as an alga, fern, fungus, lichen or moss.
Word: chink-a-chink Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attributed to Max Malini in the early 20th century. Probably an onomatopoeia. 1. A magic trick where four small items appear to move around a mat with just the wave of the magician's bare hands. Labels: uncountable
Word: lightstruck Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of light-struck. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: isohumulone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iso- + humulone. 1. Any of various compounds that contribute to the bitter taste of beer.
Word: isohumulones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of isohumulone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Minamata disease Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 水俣病 (minamatabyō), literally “Minamata disease”, after Minimata, the Japanese city where the disease was first discovered. 1. A neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning. Labels: uncountable
Word: aëtheogam Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of aetheogam. Labels: alt-of, dated Example: Aëtheogams, plants furnished with air vessels and stomates or air pores. Example: aëtheʹos (ἀήθης, unusual), in compounds = unusual ; aëtheogamʹic, aëtheogʹamous (γάμος, marriage), synonymous with cryptogamic.
Word: sinjarite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sinjar (“a place in Mesopotamia”) + -ite. 1. A rare dihydrate of calcium chloride. Labels: uncountable
Word: chlorocalcite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chloro- + calcite. 1. A rare white mineral, chemical formula KCaCl₃. Labels: uncountable
Word: megacenter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + center. 1. A large or major center (place where function or activity occurs).
Word: megacenters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megacenter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aëtheogamous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aëtheogam + -ous. Pronunciation: /eɪˌiːθiːˈɒɡəməs/ 1. Of the nature of an aëtheogam. Labels: not-comparable Example: aëtheʹos (ἀήθης, unusual), in compounds = unusual ; aëtheogamʹic, aëtheogʹamous (γάμος, marriage), synonymous with cryptogamic.
Word: aetheogamous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aetheogam + -ous. Pronunciation: /eɪˌiːθiːˈɒɡəməs/ 1. Of the nature of an aetheogam. Labels: not-comparable
Word: aetheogams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aetheogam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aëtheogams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aëtheogam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disfellowshiped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of disfellowship; alternative spelling of disfellowshipped. Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: disfellowshiping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disfellowship; alternative spelling of disfellowshipping. Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: copular verbs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of copular verb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bad hats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bad hat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: montuosity Part of Speech: noun 1. The property of being montuous or having mountains. Example: Various appearances from which the Moon's montuosity is argued. 2. A mountain or mountainlike unevenness on a surface; a mountain peak. Example: But had these mountains been diaphanous, we could never have seen those luminous montuosities.
Word: biographee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From biography + -ee. 1. One about whom a biography is written; the subject of a biography. Example: Where the biographee is the founder of a school, the biography will be mentioned in conjunction with the treatment of the school.
Word: protuberancies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of protuberancy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biographees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biographee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: retroussé Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French retroussé, past participle of retrousser (“to hitch up, hike up”), from re- (from Latin re- (“back, backwards; again”), from Proto-Italic *wre (“again”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn”) or *ure- (“back”)) + trousser (“to fold up, hitch up”). Pronunciation: /ɹəˈtɹuːseɪ/, /ˌɹɛtɹuˈseɪ/ 1. Turned up, especially when describing the nose. Example: [...] Roxelane [...] would never have been espoused by the Sultan [Suleiman the Magnificent] had not her nose been retroussé, thus[…]. / It may be noted that to this day a retroussé nose is known in France as a nose a la Roxelane. Example: "A tight little craft," was Austin's invariable comment on the matron;[…]. Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.
Word: soos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: temazepam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from tem- (“alteration of methyl”) + oxazepam. Pronunciation: /təˈmeɪ.zɪ.pam/, /təˈmaz.ɪ.pam/, /təˈmæz.əˌpæm/ 1. A compound (trademark Restoril) of the benzodiazepine class used as a tranquilizer and short-acting hypnotic. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But if your problem is waking too early, he might suggest a longer-duration drug like temazepam, the generic version of Restoril.
Word: rhizo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂dsder. Ancient Greek ῥῐ́ζᾰ (rhĭ́ză)lbor. English rhizo- Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ῥῐ́ζᾰ (rhĭ́ză, “root”), from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds. 1. roots (of living organisms). Labels: morpheme
Word: algebrogeometric Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌæld͡ʒɪbɹəʊˌd͡ʒiːəˈmɛtɹɪk/ 1. Relating to algebraic geometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cofinality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English final English cofinal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English cofinality From cofinal + -ity. 1. The least cardinality of a cofinal subset of a partially ordered set. Labels: countable Example: The cofinality of any set with a greatest element is 1. Example: The dual notion of cofinality is coinitiality: a set S#92;subseteqP is called coinitial if for every p#92;inP there is q#92;inS such that q#92;lep. Equivalently, a coinitial set in P is a cofinal set in P#92;ast#58;#61;(P,#92;ge). […] Both cofinality and coinitiality need not be well-defined for an arbitrary partial order (e.g. if the partial order is only made of two incomparable elements). 2. The property of being cofinal. Labels: uncountable
Word: surjectivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From surjective + -ity. 1. The property of being surjective. Labels: uncountable
Word: bijectivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bijective + -ity. 1. The property of being bijective. Labels: uncountable
Word: phenomime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pheno- + mime. 1. A word or phrase that mimics a certain physical form or motion. Example: Phenomimes "depict" states, conditions, or manners of the external world, while psychomimes symbolize mental conditions or sensations.
Word: on paper Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In writing, particularly handwritten or printed as opposed to digital. Example: During the final exam, students are allowed to bring their computer science notes that are on paper. 2. Based on debatable inference; in theory; by appearances only. Labels: figuratively Example: On paper they're perfect for each other, but it's been six months and their relationship is already on the rocks. Example: From those of the former generation who were in the fulness of age when I came into public life, which was while our controversy with England was on paper only, I soon saw that nothing was to be hoped. 3. Officially; de jure. Labels: figuratively 4. Of a convicted criminal: on parole. Labels: slang Example: This means you can vote even if you are in jail or prison, or “on paper” (on probation, parole or extended supervision) for a misdemeanor.
Word: gigantification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gigantic + -ification. 1. The act or process of becoming or making gigantic, making extremely or excessively large. Labels: uncountable Example: Continual merging of large companies results in gigantification that drives the remaining small producers out of business.
Word: hæritage Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of heritage. Labels: alt-of, archaic, uncountable, usually Example: Mairouer that in the same hæritage, Ilke hes rychteouslie from age to age succeidet till vther, that worthilie thay may be called perpetual heires. Example: […] of the majoʳ part of the house therevpon, concluding, determining, & declaring that declension from the primitive foundation worke, innovation in doctrine & worship, opinion & practise, & invasion of the rights, libertjes, & priuiledges of churches ; an vsurpation of a lordly & prælatticall power ouer Gods hæritage, a subvertion of gospell order & all this wᵗʰ a dangerous tendencie to the vtter devastation of these churches, turning the pleasant gardens of Christ into a wildernesse, & the inevitable & total extirpation of the principles & pillars of the congregationall way ; that these are the leven, the corrupting gangreens, the infecting spreading plague, the provoaking images of jealousy set vp before the Lord, the accursed thing wᶜʰ hath provoked divine […]
Word: hæritages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hæritage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caveach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish escabeche (“pickled fish”), whence also the unadapted borrowing escabeche (see there for more); also a doublet of sikbaj. Pronunciation: /kəˈviːtʃ/ 1. A fillet of fish, typically mackerel, pickled in vinegar. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: caveach Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish escabeche (“pickled fish”), whence also the unadapted borrowing escabeche (see there for more); also a doublet of sikbaj. Pronunciation: /kəˈviːtʃ/ 1. To prepare fish as a caveach.
Word: debaucherous Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪˈbɔːtʃəɹəs/ 1. Excessively indulgent in sensual pleasures. Example: Alcohol alone is not enough to satisfy our debaucherous ways!
Word: annites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of annite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emergently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From emergent + -ly. 1. In an emergent manner. Example: I have responded to his call, and have to the best of my ability explained the causes and effects of that defective condition of the Mercantile Marine, which has been much and loudly complained of; and I have, in a full and comprehensive manner, detailed all existing abuses, and suggested those remedial measures which I consider essentially necessary to obtain that system of reform which is so emergently required. Example: For example, being ratified by a constitutionally bound legislative body is one way in which an institution can be emergently justified.
Word: Axe Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ultimately derived from Proto-Brythonic *Uɨsk, a river name perhaps originally meaning "abundant in fish". Cognate with the river names Esk, Exe, and Usk. 1. A river in Dorset, Somerset, and east Devon, England, which flows into Lyme Bay at Seaton. 2. A river in Somerset, England, which flows into the Bristol Channel at Weston-super-Mare.
Word: codfishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of codfish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: megacentre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + centre. 1. Alternative spelling of megacenter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: megacentres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megacentre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: under sail Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. With sails unfurled; powered by the wind. Labels: idiomatic Example: A ship under full sail. 2. In motion.
Word: grow a pair Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of grow a pair of balls. 1. To be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation in which one has so far failed to do so. Labels: US, colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar
Word: on a pair Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Describing the status of a batsman who has made a duck in the first innings, and is yet to score in the second.
Word: by dint of Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From by + dint (“force, power”) + of. Pronunciation: /baɪ ˈdɪnt ɒv/, /baɪ ˈdɪnt ʌv/ 1. By force of; by means of. Example: He succeeded by dint of effort, not talent. Example: [T]he Scythians perceiuyng they coulde not ouercome them by dint of ſwoorde and warre, changed their fight, & went againſt them with whippes and ſcourges, at the ſight whereof the ſeruant[s] remembring their olde condicion, were ſore abaſhed and ſubmitted them ſelues, takying worthy punyſhment for their offence. 2. Because of; by reason of. Labels: broadly Example: Hierocles [of Alexandria] in this Place follows the Thought of Socrates, who in the Phædon of Plato deplores the hard Fate of Men, who by dint of Hearing the Ignorant diſpute and contradict every thing, imagine with themſelves that there is no ſuch thing as clear, ſolid and ſenſible Reaſons; and perſuade themſelves that every thing is uncertain. Example: As a development organization, it [the United Nations Development Programme] competes with other parts of the UN system for funds and attention, but more especially with the World Bank, which has become a substantial presence in developing countries, in terms of resources and influence. UNDP has also retained a coordination role, by dint of history and because of its broad mandate. But the two roles do not sit easily.
Word: problemsolver Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of problem-solver. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: problemsolvers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of problemsolver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biomathematics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + mathematics. 1. The application of mathematics to the study of biological systems and processes Labels: uncountable
Word: hawk moths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hawk moth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ivorians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ivorian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rose gardens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rose garden Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alphabetical orders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alphabetical order Labels: form-of, plural
Word: promarket Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pro- + market. 1. In favor of the free market, of capitalism. Example: The promarket argument fails to acknowledge not only the noncommodity nature of food production, but also the falsity of the assumption that rising GDP inevitably leads to decreased poverty for rural dwellers. Conceptualizing agriculture as a commodity-oriented system of production, the World Bank's MALR [market-assisted land reform] models and the neoliberal economic models that spawned it avoid any direct consideration of the relationship between the land and the majority of the world's poor.
Word: bucket naked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Apparently an error for, or alteration of, buck naked or butt naked. 1. Completely naked. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: Normally, it was just about raw, bucket-naked nasty sex, […]
Word: iwis Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English iwis, iwys, ywis (“certain, sure”), from Old English ġewiss (“certain, sure”), from Proto-West Germanic *gawiss, from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz (“known, certain, sure”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”). Cognate with Dutch gewis (“sure”), German gewiss (“certain”), Danish vis (“sure”). More at wit, wis. Pronunciation: /ɪˈwɪs/ 1. Certainly, surely, indeed. Labels: archaic, not-comparable, poetic Example: Iwis, in all the Senate There was no heart so bold[…]. Example: God vanished long ago, iwis, A mere subjective synthesis
Word: iwis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Plural formed with the suffix -s. Pronunciation: /ˈiːwiz/ 1. plural of iwi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buttoned-down Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of button-down. Labels: alt-of, alternative, idiomatic
Word: butt-woman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of butt (“hassock”) + woman. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌtwʊmən/ 1. A female lay church worker who tends the pews in a church; a sextoness. Labels: UK, obsolete Example: My thoughts always revert to the angry butt-woman when the second chapter of St. James' Epistle is read in its ordinary course. Example: "It was more like a funeral than a wedding," said the butt-woman, who was the sole spectator of the ceremony, with the exception of the bride's uncle and aunt, told her friends afterwards.
Word: butt woman Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of butt-woman. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: butt women Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of butt woman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: butt-women Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of butt-woman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bumper stickers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bumper sticker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French Biot; Named after Jean-Baptiste Biot. 1. Synonym of abampere. Labels: dated
Word: biot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of biological + robot. 1. A robot composed of living components.
Word: retirers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of retirer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: daisylike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From daisy + -like. 1. Resembling a daisy, especially in shape or color Example: Vintage Wine looked even redder next to the orange and yellow daisylike flowers of Helenium Moerheim Beauty.
Word: strike partners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strike partner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: triple-jumpers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of triple-jumper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: organ donors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of organ donor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wipe-out Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from wipe out. 1. Alternative form of wipeout. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: langauge Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of language. Labels: alt-of, countable, misspelling, uncountable
Word: nominality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nominal + -ity. 1. The quality or state of being nominal. Labels: uncountable
Word: ring-in Part of Speech: noun 1. A replacement made at the last minute, often in a sporting context. 2. A racehorse or greyhound fraudulently substituted for another in a race. 3. An outsider. Example: "But I couldn't get into an underground contract party because I'm a ring-tail, or ring-in." That means an outsider, one not born in Broken Hill. 4. A person pretending to be someone else; an imposter.
Word: rent-a-crowd Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The term is derived from a fictional company, Rentacrowd Ltd., mentioned in the Peter Simple (Michael Wharton) columns in the UK Daily Telegraph newspaper. 1. A group of people who are paid to attend an event to increase attendance figures, rather than attending of their own volition.
Word: immarcescible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French inmarcessible (1482), later immarcescible (“that does not shrivel" or "that does not perish”), from Latin immarcescibilis (“unfading”). Pronunciation: /ɪmɑː(ɹ)ˈsɛsɪbəl/ 1. Permanent, enduring; that does not perish. Labels: rare Example: I did not think to see them once again, / For what could bring into an old woman's dream / Canova's immarcescible marble lovers?
Word: aestiferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin aestus (“heat, tide”) + -ferous (“bearing, bringing”). Pronunciation: /ɛsˈtɪfɛɹʌs/ 1. As the tide, turbulent; ebbing and flowing. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Thus they, estiferous, the hollow sphere Within, rack’d, and raged against the Highest. 2. Producing much (aestival) heat. Labels: comparable, figuratively Example: Moreover, if the analogy to political revolution teaches anything at all, its instruction would seem to be that revolution is a wasteful and excessively estiferous process.
Word: estiferous Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of aestiferous. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: æstiferous Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of aestiferous. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Palani Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Tamil பழநி (paḻani) / பழனி (paḻaṉi). 1. A town in Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India.
Word: Invention of the Cross Part of Speech: name 1. The alleged discovery of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified, by St Helena, mother of the Emperor Constantine, in 326 C.E. 2. The church festival observed on 3 May in commemoration of St Helena's alleged discovery of the so-called True Cross.
Word: morphe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of morphew. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic
Word: invoker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From invoke + -er. 1. One who calls upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance. Example: An invoker of God's mercy 2. One who appeals for validation to a (notably cited) authority. 3. One who conjures up spirits with incantations. 4. Someone who induces as an inevitable consequence. 5. One who solicits, petitions for, appeals to a favorable attitude. 6. That which causes a program or subroutine to execute.
Word: invokers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of invoker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rebirthings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rebirthing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: syndesmosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin syndesmōsis. Pronunciation: /ˌsɪn.dɛzˈməʊ.sɪs/, /ˌsɪn.dɛzˈmoʊ.sɪs/, /ˌsɪn.dɛsˈmoʊ.sɪs/ 1. A slightly movable articulation or joint where the contiguous bony surfaces are rough and are united by an interosseous ligament (e.g. between the fibula and tibia at the ankle). Example: He was diagnosed with syndesmosis in his left ankle, the same injury that cost Ryan Hoffman a place in last year's grand final.
Word: meningioma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meninges + -oma. 1. A common tumour of the central nervous system, occurring in the meninges, usually benign. Example: Ellen Wright, 48, was operated on for five hours Tuesday to remove a benign meningioma tumour from the left side of her brain, after Clarke practised on her case.
Word: sentimentalisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sentimentalism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tendinopathy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Comparable to surface analyses of tendon + -o- + -pathy and tendo- + -pathy but not thus formed; see more at tendinitis § Etymology. 1. A disorder of the tendons. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: When I read that tendinopathy is thought to be slow to heal, in part because blood flow to tendons is limited, I decided that I was already doing something that might help.
Word: enthesopathy Part of Speech: noun 1. A disorder of entheses (bone attachments).
Word: enthesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἔνθεσις (énthesis, “putting in, insertion”). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈθiː.sɪs/ 1. The insertion point at which a tendon, ligament, or muscle inserts into a bone. Example: Like arthritis, peripheral enthesitis occurs predominantly in the lower extremities, particularly in the foot, at single sites at onset, and then at several entheses throughout the course of the disease. Example: Functional entheses occur where tendinous and ligamentous structures, while not actually attaching to bone, are adjacent and in a close relationship to the underlying bone.
Word: enthesitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From enthesis + -itis. 1. An inflammatory disorder of entheses (bone attachments). Labels: uncountable
Word: tendinosis Part of Speech: noun 1. Chronic damage to a tendon at a cellular level. Labels: uncountable
Word: synoviopathy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From synovio- + -pathy. 1. A disorder of the synovial membrane. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: few cards shy of a full deck Part of Speech: adj 1. Mentally deranged; demented; insane. Labels: idiomatic Example: That guy might be a few cards shy of a full deck — he thinks that substitute sugar is really a government tracking system.
Word: bursopathy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From burso- + -pathy. 1. A disorder of the bursa.
Word: dendrolatry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dendro- + -latry, from Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron, “tree”) + λατρεία (latreía, “worship”)) Pronunciation: /dɛnˈdɹɒlətɹɪ/ 1. The worship of trees. Labels: uncountable
Word: have a seat Part of Speech: verb 1. To sit down; to take a seat. 2. A polite directive to sit down Labels: idiomatic Example: Thanks for coming in. Please, have a seat.
Word: heaven helps those who help themselves Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Phrase originates from Aesop, an Ancient Greek author. It was first translated into Latin, then into French by Pierre Millot in 1646. The phrase originates as the opening sentence of Samuel Smiles' book Self-Help from 1859. It is a variation of the pre-existing maxim God helps them that help themselves which also appeared in Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack which was published in the first half of the 18th century. 1. A maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems.
Word: Brother Part of Speech: noun 1. Title of respect for an adult male member of a religious or fraternal order. Example: At the monastery, Brother Stephen supervises the kitchen. Example: Please welcome Brother Smith as he moves from his former congregation to his new congregation. 2. Title of respect for an adult male member of a fraternal/sororal organization, or comrade in a movement, or even a stranger using fictive kin. 3. A title used to personify or respectfully refer to concepts or animals. Example: The Native American had a kinship with nature, even referring to Mother Earth and Brother Bear.
Word: dendr- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron, “tree”). Pronunciation: /dɛn.dɹ/ 1. Used to form words concerning trees or branching Labels: morpheme
Word: agribiotech Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From agri- + biotech. 1. Agricultural biotechnology, particularly the use of biotechnology for agricultural applications. Labels: uncountable Example: "The speed of commercialization of agribiotech applications has taken many by surprise," says Anatole Krattiger, executive director of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agribiotech Applications in Ithaca, New York.
Word: -cratic Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Middle French -cratique, and its source, Latin -craticus, from Ancient Greek -κρατικός (-kratikós), from -κρατία (-kratía, “-cracy”), from κράτος (krátos, “strength, might, rule, authority”). Equivalent to -crat + -ic or -cracy + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹætɪk/ 1. used to form adjectives, of or befitting -cracy Labels: morpheme Example: democratic 2. used to form adjectives, of or befitting -crat Labels: morpheme Example: aristocrat
Word: weedicide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From weed + -icide. 1. Weedkiller. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: weedicides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of weedicide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xenozoonoses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xenozoonosis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: babesiosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After the discoverer of the protozoa, Victor Babeș: Babesia + -osis. 1. Any of several malaria-like parasitic diseases in humans and other animals caused by Babesia, a genus of protozoa. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dzomo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tibetan མཛོ་མོ (mdzo mo). 1. A female dzo (yak–cow hybrid).
Word: dzomos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dzomo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: berzelium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779–1848), + -ium. 1. A rejected name for praseodymium. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: screentone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From screen + tone. 1. A technique for applying textures and shades to drawings from preprinted sheets, used as an alternative to hatching. Labels: uncountable 2. A texture or shading of this kind. Labels: countable Example: There are various kinds of screentones, but the ones with printed small dots are the most basic.
Word: rediscover fire Part of Speech: verb 1. To relearn fundamental concepts, principles or practices that had been previously well known and widely practiced at a prior time in human society. Labels: idiomatic Example: It was necessary for them to rediscover fire, to relearn the basic laws of economics and rebuild civilization out of the ashes of ruin.
Word: bokchoi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bok choy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: recessiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From recessive + -ness. 1. The property of being recessive. Labels: uncountable
Word: Adamos Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔadam- Hebrew אָדָםbor. Ancient Greek Ᾱ̓́δᾱμος (Ā́dāmos)lbor. English Adamos Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ᾱ̓́δᾱμος (Ā́dāmos). 1. A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἄδαμος (Ádamos), alternative form of Ἀδάμ (Adám), equivalent of Adam.
Word: Thêseus Part of Speech: name 1. Dated form of Theseus. Labels: alt-of, dated Example: So in regard to the legends of Greece, — Troy, Thêbes, the Argonauts, the Boar of Kalydôn, Hêraklês, Thêseus, Œdipus, — the conviction still holds in men’s minds, that there must be something true at the bottom ; and many readers of this work may be displeased, I fear, not to see conjured up before them the Eidôlon of an authentic history, even though the vital spark of evidence be altogether wanting.¹ Example: If, as some say, the older dedication was really not to Thêseus but to Hêraklês, the parallel is in no way weakened, but rather strengthened.
Word: Hêraklês Part of Speech: name 1. Archaic spelling of Heracles. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: So in regard to the legends of Greece, — Troy, Thêbes, the Argonauts, the Boar of Kalydôn, Hêraklês, Thêseus, Œdipus, — the conviction still holds in men’s minds, that there must be something true at the bottom ; and many readers of this work may be displeased, I fear, not to see conjured up before them the Eidôlon of an authentic history, even though the vital spark of evidence be altogether wanting.¹ Example: If, as some say, the older dedication was really not to Thêseus but to Hêraklês, the parallel is in no way weakened, but rather strengthened.
Word: proceri Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɹoʊˈsɪɹˌaɪ/ 1. plural of procerus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: periostea Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of periosteum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Thêbes Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Thebes. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dated Example: So in regard to the legends of Greece, — Troy, Thêbes, the Argonauts, the Boar of Kalydôn, Hêraklês, Thêseus, Œdipus, — the conviction still holds in men’s minds, that there must be something true at the bottom ; and many readers of this work may be displeased, I fear, not to see conjured up before them the Eidôlon of an authentic history, even though the vital spark of evidence be altogether wanting.¹
Word: non-essential amino acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of nonessential amino acid. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: potato bug Part of Speech: noun 1. A Jerusalem cricket, any of various insects of the genus Stenopelmatus. 2. A woodlouse, any of various terrestrial crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea. 3. Any of various insects that feed on or harm potato plants. Example: […]it appears that by a recent discovery, it has been found that that well-known insect the Potato Bug, yields an oil, which is a sovereign and certain remedy, for all manner of diseases which poor “human flesh is heir to.” 4. Any of various insects that feed on or harm potato plants. Example: We have another potato bug, the “blister beetle,” also called the “old-fashioned potato bug,” which happened to be especially bad this year in the northwest corner of the state. 5. Any of various insects that feed on or harm potato plants. Example: They predicted that the “new” potato bug would soon endanger potato growers in the Eastern United States and Canada Example: Universally known among growers as the potato bug, the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) was long considered the most dangerous enemy of Irish potatoes.
Word: non-essential Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of nonessential. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: However, the TSSA union has called for a full ban on construction and for all non-essential workers to stay at home, [...]
Word: poudreuse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French poudreuse. 1. A kind of dressing table with several compartments and a mirror. Labels: historical
Word: Cutterman Part of Speech: name Etymology: The names "Cutterman", "Cudderman" or "Cunnerman" originated from the surname Counterman. 1. A surname.
Word: Homerian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Homer + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Homer, the Ancient Greek poet.
Word: Homerian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Homer + -ian. 1. A subdivision of the Silurian period.
Word: Calydon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Καλυδών (Kaludṓn). Pronunciation: /ˈkælɪˌdɒn/, /ˈkælɪˌdɑn/ 1. An Ancient Greek city in the country of Aetolia, north of the Gulf of Patras in western Greece, on the west bank of the river Evenus. Labels: historical 2. The legendary founding king and eponym of the city of Calydon, whose failure to honor the goddess Artemis in a rite resulted in her sending the Calydonian Boar to lay waste to the city. Labels: Greek, historical
Word: safranin Part of Speech: noun 1. A biological stain used in histology and cytology. Labels: countable, uncountable