nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: toxines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toxine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: topologies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /təˈpɑləd͡ʒiz/ 1. plural of topology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tringles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tringle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trousses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trousse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tuiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tuile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: typographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of typography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tyroliennes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tyrolienne Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vacances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vacance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Macedonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Macedonicus from Greek Μακεδονικός. 1. Relating to Ancient Macedonians. Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to the Macedonic dialect, a Hellenistic period name for Koine language. Labels: not-comparable 3. Macedonian. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Macedonianism Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Macedonian + -ism, the heresy name from Bishop Macedonius I of Constantinople. 1. A fourth-century Christian heresy that denied the full personality and divinity of the Holy Spirit (also called Pneumatomachi). Labels: historical
Word: Macedonianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Macedonian + -ism, the heresy name from Bishop Macedonius I of Constantinople. 1. An idiom or other feature borrowed from Macedonian. Labels: rhetoric
Word: glorifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of glorify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gunsmiths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gunsmith Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gesturing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gesture Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gesturing Part of Speech: noun 1. The making of gestures.
Word: gyrations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gyration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goatskins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of goatskin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vigilances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vigilance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hankerings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hankering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vingtaines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vingtaine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: horseflies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of horsefly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hydrogenates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hydrogenate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: émeutes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of émeute Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Toulousains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Toulousain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abbés Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abbé Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abris Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɑˈbɹi/, /ɑˈbɹiz/ 1. plural of abri Labels: form-of, plural
Word: absorbants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absorbant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: actants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of actant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: allers Part of Speech: adv 1. Pronunciation spelling of always. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: "You're soft, Jane," said Miranda once; "you allers was soft, and you allers will be. If 't wa'n't for me keeping you stiffened up, I b'lieve you'd leak out o' the house into the dooryard."
Word: bring out Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Analytic form of the earlier outbring. 1. To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality). Example: The herbs really bring out the full flavour of the lamb. Example: She brings out the best in him. 2. To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality). Labels: UK Example: Eating strawberries always brings me out in a rash. 3. To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality). Labels: UK Example: His new job has noticeably brought him out. 4. To introduce (someone) to a new lifestyle. Labels: historical, transitive 5. To introduce (someone) to a new lifestyle. Labels: transitive 6. To place (something new for public sale) on the market; roll out. Labels: UK Example: Acme sweets have just brought out a tasty new chocolate bar. 7. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, out.
Word: épées Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of épée Labels: form-of, plural
Word: équipes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of équipe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: étagères Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of étagère Labels: form-of, plural
Word: études Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of étude Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arrêts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arrêt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Manal Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَنَال (manāl). 1. A female given name from Arabic, used in Arab countries.
Word: assortiments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of assortiment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autours Part of Speech: noun 1. genitive of autour Labels: form-of, genitive 2. plural of autour Labels: form-of, plural
Word: avocats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of avocat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Zeynep Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Turkish Zeynep. 1. A female given name from Turkish.
Word: irrorate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin irrōrātus, perfect passive participle of irrōrō (“to bedew”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To sprinkle or moisten with dew; to bedew. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: ballons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ballon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: basilics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of basilic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bring back Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪŋ bæk/ 1. To fetch something. Labels: ditransitive, transitive Example: I brought back the groceries. Example: If you're going to the store, could you bring me back some chocolate? 2. To cause someone to remember something from the past. Labels: transitive Example: The smell of the magnolia brought back sweet memories of my childhood. 3. To reenact an old rule or law. Labels: transitive Example: In the UK it is customary to hold a vote every few years on whether to bring back the death penalty. 4. To revive, to resurrect; to cause something dead to be alive once again. Labels: transitive Example: Her eyes are homes of silent prayer, ⁠Nor other thought her mind admits ⁠But, he was dead, and there he sits, And he that brought him back is there. Example: The old man turned and regarded her, and his voice shook. "He has been dead ten days, and besides he — I would not tell you else, but — I could only recognize him by his clothing. If he was too terrible for you to see then, how now?" / "Bring him back," cried the old woman, and dragged him toward the door. "Do you think I fear the child I have nursed?"
Word: asymptotically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English asymptotic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English asymptotically From asymptotic + -ally. 1. In an asymptotical manner, in the way of an asymptote, toward an asymptote. Labels: not-comparable Example: The value grew asymptotically.
Word: bring off Part of Speech: verb 1. To succeed in doing something considered to be very difficult. Example: I don't know how, but he managed to bring off the Acme Foods deal. Example: Vallett had promised that by that date he would be prepared to bring off their wholesale raid of the Tapsfield bank-note paper […] 2. To bring to orgasm. Example: And when I'd come and really finished, then she'd start on her own account, and I had to stop inside her till she brought herself off, wriggling and shouting, she'd clutch clutch with herself down there, an' then she'd come off, fair in ecstasy Example: She brought him off with her mouth, while gently tickling his balls, and got herself off with her fingers while she did him. 3. To rescue; to liberate. Labels: archaic Example: I'll be ta'en too, Or bring him off. 4. To bring away from; to bring by boat from a ship, a wreck, the shore, etc. 5. To steal. Labels: slang, transitive 6. To prove; to demonstrate; to show clearly. Labels: obsolete
Word: bips Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bip Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: blagueurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blagueur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bords Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bord Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boutons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bouton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brocolis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brocoli Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buissons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of buisson Labels: form-of, plural
Word: assinine Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of asinine. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: cadastres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cadastre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cadrans Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French cadran (“quadrant”). 1. An instrument by which a gem is adjusted while being cut.
Word: calamars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of calamar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: calmars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of calmar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: campings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkæmpɪŋz/ 1. plural of camping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: canapés Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of canapé Labels: form-of, plural
Word: camions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of camion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: capitaines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of capitaine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cauchemars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cauchemar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: centaures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of centaure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: laugh all the way to the bank Part of Speech: verb 1. To make a large income easily, especially at the expense of others or by doing something that lacks significant merit or effort. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: Ivan Boesky laughed all the way to the bank, as did Milken, as do most people who commit clever, non-violent crimes and fraudulently enrich themselves. Example: Who cares if he's not funny? The venture capitalists behind Twitter will be laughing all the way to the bank.
Word: cry all the way to the bank Part of Speech: verb 1. To be happy due to the receipt of money, but sad about the cause. Labels: idiomatic Example: When his rich aunt died, he was crying all the way to the bank. 2. To be unconcerned with criticism due to financial success. Labels: idiomatic
Word: off-kilter Part of Speech: adj 1. Askew. Labels: idiomatic Example: On second thought, she reconsidered, looking up into Murphy's eyes; maybe he was a little off-kilter. Just off-kilter enough to want her to live up to that ridiculous term he'd given her—or else. Example: Up to this point, True Romance has the makings of a gritty, off-kilter, romance movie meets road movie. This strikingly changes, not in direction (because the film is a gritty, off-kilter, romance movie meets road movie) but in symbolism, semiotics […]
Word: once again Part of Speech: adv 1. Again, once more, one more time. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: In this way, President Peron terminus in Buenos Aires becomes Retiro once again, the city of Eva Peron takes its old name of La Plata, and so on. Example: Rooney's sending off will be the main talking point, however, and his actions once again raise questions about his temperament that he looked to have gone a long way towards answering in recent times.
Word: serpentiginous Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of serpentigenous. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bateaux Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bateau Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bijoux Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bijou Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boyaux Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boyau Labels: form-of, plural
Word: champagnes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of champagne. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: champagnes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of champagne Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: champignons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of champignon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chapitres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chapitre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: charivaris Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of charivari Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cheikhs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cheikh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chevalets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chevalet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corbeaux Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corbeau Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blow this for a game of soldiers Part of Speech: intj 1. Expressing exasperation or impatience with a situation. Example: In the middle of a very hot mixed-up fight one of our men remarked drily on his radio "What price this for a game of soldiers!" Example: A cold gust of wind fans your face, you shiver slightly, you have been standing still, "get moving," you say to yourself, only another hour to do, the rifle is heavy, brrrr, blow this for a game of soldiers, they have no consideration at all.
Word: clochards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clochard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clous Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clou Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cocas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coca Labels: form-of, plural
Word: couteaux Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of couteau Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coiffeurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coiffeur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: collaborateurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of collaborateur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: collets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of collet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: combles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of comble Labels: form-of, plural
Word: comtes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of comte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: confidents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of confident Labels: form-of, plural
Word: congés Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of congé Labels: form-of, plural
Word: congés Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of congé Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: coqs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coq Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coquelicots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coquelicot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cordages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cordage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cornichons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cornichon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: couchers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coucher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: couleurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of couleur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: courages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of courage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: courants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of courant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: couverts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of couvert Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crapauds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crapaud Labels: form-of, plural
Word: croque-madames Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of croque-madame Labels: form-of, plural
Word: croque-monsieurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of croque-monsieur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cuisiniers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cuisinier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: up- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Middle English up-, from Old English ūp- (“up-”), from ūp (“up, from above”). Cognate with Dutch op- (“up-”), German auf- (“up-”). More at up. 1. Used to indicate increase. Labels: morpheme Example: Over time the engine's power was uprated. 2. Used to indicate higher position or direction, literally or figuratively. Labels: morpheme Example: The uptake of tickets increased dramatically after the favorable review.
Word: danseurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of danseur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dessins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dessin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diagrammes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diagramme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: serpentigenous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin serpens + -entis (“a serpent”) + -genous. Compare Latin serpentigena. 1. Bred of a serpent Labels: obsolete 2. Characteristic of the movement of a snake or worm; serpentine
Word: recitement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English recite Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English recitement From recite + -ment. 1. The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized; a recitation. Labels: formal, rare
Word: mesophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French mésophyte, equivalent to meso- (“middle”) + -phyte (“plant”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɛsə(ʊ)fʌɪt/, /ˈmɛzəˌfaɪt/ 1. Any normal terrestrial plant that grows in environments that have an average supply of water.
Word: make it up as one goes along Part of Speech: verb 1. To improvise continuously. Labels: idiomatic Example: This game makes no sense! It's as if you're making it up as you go along! Example: Hudson Hawk certainly isn't forgettable, but as the plot staggers all over the place, and the tone lurches from gritty to tongue-in-cheek to surreally silly, it's easy to understand why it was a box-office bomb. Still, its anarchic, making-it-up-as-they-go-along spirit could be why it has now attracted a cult following.
Word: kiss and make up Part of Speech: verb 1. To settle one's differences and forgive. Labels: idiomatic
Word: methinketh Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: From Middle English me thinketh, from Old English mē þynceþ; equivalent to me + thinketh, where me is the object pronoun. 1. methinks Labels: archaic, contraction
Word: reckoner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English reknere, rekenere. Cognate with Afrikaans rekenaar, Dutch Low Saxon rekener, German Rechner, Danish regner, Swedish räknare. By surface analysis, reckon + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛkənə(ɹ)/ 1. One who reckons. Example: “No. Not quite a month.—It is only four weeks to-morrow since I left Mansfield.” “You are a most accurate and honest reckoner. I should call that a month.” Example: middle-aged (-ajd), between youth and old age, variously reckoned to suit the reckoner 2. An accountant; one who computes or calculates. Labels: archaic 3. An ordinator.
Word: brookside Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From brook + side. 1. On the side of a brook. Labels: not-comparable
Word: brookside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brook + side. 1. The side of a brook. Example: […] it may be a little seat in a nooky place, a spring under a tree, a bit of walk by the brookside or a vista amongst the trees.
Word: righten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English rightenen, equivalent to right + -en. 1. To make right; correct. Labels: transitive 2. To set right or upright; right. Labels: transitive
Word: kepe Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic spelling of keep. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: flighten Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of frighten. Labels: Chinese, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling 2. Pronunciation spelling of frightened. Labels: Chinese, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: ready reckoner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by English grammarian and textbook writer Daniel Fenning in 1757. 1. A printed book or table containing precalculated values, often multiples of given amounts. Labels: historical Example: Nor did he trouble his borrowers with abstract calculations of figures, or references to ready-reckoners; his simple rule of interest being all comprised in the one golden sentence, ‘two-pence for every half-penny,’ which greatly simplified the accounts[…] Example: Instead of allowing the peasants to manage their own affairs, and, if they happen to believe that five and four make eleven, to unlearn the prejudice by their own experience in calculation, so that they may gradually understand processes, and not merely see results, bureaucracy comes with its “Ready Reckoner” and works all the peasant's sums for him—the surest way of maintaining him in his stupidity, however it may shake his prejudice. 2. A computer program which calculates values; an online calculator.
Word: Noo Yawk Part of Speech: name 1. Pronunciation spelling of New York, representing New York City English. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: N'Yawk Part of Speech: name 1. Pronunciation spelling of New York, representing New York City English. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: New Yawk Part of Speech: name 1. Pronunciation spelling of New York, representing New York City English. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: These New Yawk publishers hem and haw and say like well we’d LOVE to publish yer great friends but would it sell and I’m overloaded and this and that — everything but that they really don’t want to publish the writing; […] Example: “Well, everything in this building, everything in the criminal justice system in New York”—New Yawk—“operates on favors.[…]
Word: reclinable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English recline Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English reclinable From recline + -able. 1. Able to be tilted so as to recline.
Word: reclineable Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of reclinable. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: awamori Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 泡盛 (awamori). 1. A Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice via distillation. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Awamori, distilled only on Okinawa from ground Thai long-grain rice, is considered to be the best shochu. […] Good awamoris are stored in underground clay vessels for several years.
Word: chassepot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Surname of the French inventor, Antoine Alphonse Chassepot. 1. A kind of breechloading, centre-fire rifle.
Word: corporatist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From corporate + -ist. [1885–90] Late 19th century. 1. Having the principles, doctrine, or system of corporative organization of a political unit, as a city or state.
Word: corporatist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From corporate + -ist. [1885–90] Late 19th century. 1. A proponent of corporatism. Example: This may be because, for Democrats in the Bush era, accepting changes in the workplace is considered tantamount to siding with Bushian corporatists.
Word: jimp Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Of unknown origin. 1. neat; trim; delicate Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, dated Example: Do I look so terrible old, Gilian, that you cannot think of me as not so bad-looking either, with a bonny eye, they said, and a jimp waist, and a foot like the honey-bee? Example: … Annette was on hand, stony-eyed but mighty jimp in a gown that seemed to consist of flowers and gauze. 2. scant; barely sufficient. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, dated
Word: jimp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Of unknown origin. 1. A notch on the spine of a knife blade to increase grip, usually in sets of three or more (jimping). 2. Such a notch elsewhere on the knife (handle scales, liner lock, choil) for the same purpose (grippiness).
Word: rice malt Part of Speech: noun 1. The lees produced while sake brewing. It is often used in Japanese cuisine. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: delegee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From delegate + -ee. 1. A delegate. Labels: US Example: ....his obligation to exercise due diligence by delegating that duty to another, whatever may be the established reputation of the delegee for competence. Example: "His philosophy," said General William Wannamaker, "was to delegate wherever he could, and then put the screws to the delegees.
Word: redispose Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- French disposerbor. English dispose English redispose From re- + dispose. 1. To dispose again; to sell on. 2. To readjust.
Word: snowlight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snow + light. 1. The light reflected by snow. Labels: uncountable
Word: vaunts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of vaunt Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: vaunts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vaunt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: koris Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kori Labels: form-of, plural
Word: house cat Part of Speech: noun 1. A domestic cat, Felis catus, commonly kept as a pet animal. 2. A pet cat that is confined to, or almost permanently resides, inside of a house.
Word: recognized component Part of Speech: noun 1. An item to be used as a subcomponent and tested for safety by Underwriters Laboratories ("UL"); the item will have a special trademark of UL. Labels: US Example: By themselves, recognized components are not to be field-installed. They are intended for use in end-use products or systems that would ultimately be tested and listed […]
Word: Apaches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Apache Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brandying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of brandy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: brandied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of brandy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: brandied Part of Speech: adj 1. Strengthened or flavoured with brandy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: breviaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of breviary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: giftedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English gifted 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 giftedness From gifted + -ness. 1. The property of being gifted. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Yet, a century later, what constitutes giftedness is still being debated. Some educators deny its existence entirely or say, with a roll of the eyes, that it is no more than a fantasy of pushy parents. Some take the view that all children have a particular gift of their own. Others conflate giftedness with talent when the two are often discrete: a gifted child may have been born with great potential but not have explored or displayed it. (Canadian psychologist Francoys Gagne is often cited for his theory that distinguishes giftedness from talent, offering explanations on how natural abilities can be developed into specific skills.)
Word: giftedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English gifted Middle English -ly English -ly English giftedly From gifted + -ly. 1. In a gifted manner; with talent. Example: He played the violin giftedly. The music was so beautiful, especially by one so young.
Word: globules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of globule Labels: form-of, plural Example: He takes the prepared charcoal used by artists, brings it to a white heat, and suddenly plunges it in a bath of mercury, of which the globules instantly penetrate the pores of charcoal, and may be said to metallize it.
Word: bogue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Related to Spanish boga (“a ray-finned fish; Leporinus obtusidens”), from Late Latin bōca, bōx; Box vulgaris is an older name for Boops boops. Compare the obsolete term boce for this fish. Pronunciation: /boʊɡ/ 1. A species of seabream fish native to the eastern Atlantic (Boops boops).
Word: bogue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cajun French, from Choctaw bok (“creek, stream”). Doublet of bayou. Pronunciation: /boʊɡ/ 1. A bayou or waterway. Labels: Southern-US, especially
Word: bogue Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Related to Spanish bogar (“to row”), Old French voguer (“to sway, move along”). Pronunciation: /boʊɡ/ 1. To fall off from the wind; to edge away to leeward.
Word: Ukrainer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Ukraine 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 Ukrainer From Ukraine + -er. 1. A Ukrainian. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: If the Ukrainer possessed the art of pleasing, Potemkin knew how to render himself useful; his talents, more analogous to the genius of Catherine, uninterruptedly preserved their ascendant.
Word: kano Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tagalog Kano, initial clipping of Amerikano, ultimately from Spanish americano (“male American”). Pronunciation: /kɐˈnoʔ/ 1. A male American. Labels: Philippines, slang 2. A Western foreigner Labels: Philippines, broadly, slang
Word: umbilicate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin umbilicātus, from umbilicus (“navel”) + -ātus. By surface analysis, umbilic- + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Having a navel. 2. Having a small umbo in a central depression, or a depression in the center of the cap. 3. Supported by a central stalk.
Word: umbonate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin umbōnātus, from Latin umbō. 1. Having an umbo
Word: umbrinous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English umb(e)r Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English umbrinous From umb(e)r + -ine + -ous. 1. umber in color
Word: uncincate Part of Speech: adj 1. Bent in the form of a hook 2. Describing a type of notched gill attachment where the gill edge is abruptly concave near the point where it contacts the stipe and the gill is attached by a narrow decurrent extension.
Word: vaginatoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vaginate + -oid? 1. Of a mushroom: having free or finely adnexed gills and a volva, and without an annulus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: perisporium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From peri- + spore + -ium. 1. the outer part of a spore wall which often disappears in older spores.
Word: peronate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin peronātus (“wearing low boots”) 1. sheathed with a covering
Word: tix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tics (plural of tic (“ticket”)) with -x replacing the /ks/ sound. 1. Tickets (passes entitling the holder to admission). Labels: informal, plural, plural-only Example: $7.50, tix avail at New Words after xmas or at OASIS on Sat night only, or send money orders only w/SASE to Amazon Productions Example: Go to FatLens.com, a new site that scours the Web for the cheapest concert tix.
Word: replayability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English replay Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English replayability From replay + -ability. 1. replay value Labels: uncountable Example: This new game is reported to have excellent replayability, with many features that draw players into the game's engaging world. 2. Capability of being played back as from a recording (replayable). Labels: uncountable Example: The language should be designed to achieve replayability and a high-level of scriptability.
Word: dynamical system Part of Speech: noun 1. A system which is time-dependent.
Word: dynamic system Part of Speech: noun 1. A dynamical system.
Word: replay value Part of Speech: noun 1. The design of a computer game to reinforce its repetitive consumption in spite of inherent completion. Labels: uncountable
Word: bylina Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian были́на (bylína). Pronunciation: /bəˈliːnə/ 1. A traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem. Example: We may compare the above notions with the categories of A. M. Astahova in her analysis of Russian epics, the bylina.
Word: odda Part of Speech: contraction 1. Contraction of out of. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
Word: Gly Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of gigalightyear; a unit of a billion lightyears. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Thr Part of Speech: symbol 1. thrombin. 2. threonine.
Word: bookcross Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From book + cross, after the name of a Web site for this purpose, bookcrossing.com. 1. To leave a book in a public location to be found and read by others, who then do likewise.
Word: methylome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree German Methylbor. English methyl English -ome English methylome From methyl + -ome. 1. The set of nucleic acid methylation modifications in an organism's genome or in a particular cell. Example: The reprogramming of parental methylomes is essential for embryonic development.
Word: huanglongbing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mandarin 黃龍病／黄龙病 (huánglóngbìng), literally "yellow dragon disease". 1. A bacterial infection of citrus trees. Labels: uncountable Example: Eventually Halbert got to the bottom of her list to the most devastating disease of citrus plants in the world—huanglongbing, Chinese for “yellow dragon disease.” Huanglongbing, which is also called HLB or citrus greening, had been spreading slowly through India, China, Indonesia and South Africa.[...] Researchers began injecting antibiotics into tree trunks and looking for resistant genes to splice into orange trees. But huanglongbing continues to spread.
Word: HLB Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of huanglongbing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: HLB Part of Speech: noun 1. A homosexual, lesbian, or bisexual person.
Word: metacommunity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English community English metacommunity From meta- + community. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛt.əˌkə.mjʊn.ɪt.i/ 1. A set of intercommunicating communities
Word: clostridial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek κλωστήρ (klōstḗr, “spindle”) + -ial. 1. Of, pertaining to, or caused by a bacterium of the genus Clostridium
Word: monodelphous Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing stamens that have filaments united into a single tubelike group Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or relating to the Monodelphia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: insulous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin insula (“island”) + suffix -ous. 1. Abounding in islands. Labels: formal
Word: disquette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Pseudo-Gallicism, derived from disquette, corresponding to diskette. 1. Dated spelling of diskette. Labels: UK
Word: nectary Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈnɛk.t(ə)ɹi/, /ˈnɛk.təɹi/ 1. A gland that secretes nectar
Word: scrumpy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scrump + -y. Possibly related to scrumptious via roots referring to little amounts. Pronunciation: /ˈskɹʌm.pi/ 1. A rough cider, normally more alcoholic than usual, and typically produced through natural fermentation. Labels: Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable
Word: mixen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English myxen, from Old English mixen, myxen, from meohx, meox (“dung, filth”), from Proto-West Germanic *mīgan, from Proto-Germanic *mīganą (“to urinate”); akin to German Mist (“manure”). 1. A compost heap or dunghill. Example: [I]f we have fish at all / Let them be gold; and charge the gardeners now / To pick the faded creature from the pool, / And cast it on the mixen that it die. Example: Something of this occurred to him even in his wrath with me, for he spoke very softly to the filly, who now could scarce subdue herself; but she drew in her nostrils, and breathed to his breath and did all she could to answer him. 'Not too hard, my dear,' he said: 'led him gently down on the mixen. That will be quite enough.' Then he turned the saddle off, and I was up in a moment.
Word: baskimo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of basset hound + Eskimo. 1. A mix between an American Eskimo Dog and a basset hound.
Word: kidnaping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of kidnap Labels: US, form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. Alternative spelling of kidnapping. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: kidnaping Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kidnapping. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, proscribed Example: (Tan Chia--all bracketed names phonetic), a 62-year-old woman of (Yu Lu) village exposed the crime of the kidnaping of her daughter (Ka Ti) and the snatching away of a number of hogs from Kangpa [translating 崗巴 /岗巴 (Gǎngbā)] county by Indian troops on 29 May this year.
Word: kidnaped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of kidnap Labels: US, form-of, participle, past 2. Alternative spelling of kidnapped. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: nervature Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, nervate + -ure. 1. The arrangement of nerves. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dihalide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English halide English dihalide From di- + halide. Pronunciation: /daɪˈheɪlaɪd/ 1. A two-halogen-atom salt of any halogen acid (such as hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, or hydroiodic acid).
Word: diketene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English ketene English diketene From di- + ketene. Pronunciation: /daɪˈkiːtiːn/ 1. The acetyl ketene CH₃CO-CH=C=O Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dilead Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English lead English dilead From di- + lead. Pronunciation: /daɪlɛd/ 1. Synonym of diplumbic, containing two lead (Pb) atoms. Labels: not-comparable Example: Pb₂AsO₄ is a dilead molecule.
Word: dimanganese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Ancient Greek Μᾰγνησῐ́ᾱ (Măgnēsĭ́ā)der. Latin Magnēsia Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin magnēsius Medieval Latin magnēsiader. Italian manganeseder. French manganèsebor. English manganese English dimanganese From di- + manganese. 1. Two manganese atoms in a molecule Labels: especially, in-compounds, uncountable
Word: dimercury Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Latin mercuriusder. Middle English mercurie English mercury English dimercury From di- + mercury. 1. Two mercury atoms in a molecule Labels: especially, in-compounds, uncountable
Word: leme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English leem, leme, leam, from Old English lēoma (“light, brightness”); akin to light. Pronunciation: /liːm/ 1. A ray or glimmer of light; a gleam. Labels: obsolete Example: Thereby the incomprehensible majestie of God, as it were by a bright leme of a torch or candle, is declared to the blinde inhabitants of this world.
Word: leme Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English leem, leme, leam, from Old English lēoma (“light, brightness”); akin to light. Pronunciation: /liːm/ 1. To shine. Labels: intransitive, obsolete
Word: dimerisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dimerization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: onça Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese onça, from Latin uncia (“unit, ¹⁄₁₂ pound”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”). Doublet of ounce, inch, onza, oka, ouguiya, awqiyyah, and uncia 1. A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 28.7 g. Labels: historical
Word: dimerised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dimerise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dimerise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dimer + -ise. 1. Alternative spelling of dimerize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dimerises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dimerise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dimerising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dimerise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dimerize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English dimer 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 dimerize From dimer + -ize. 1. To produce, or to undergo dimerization
Word: dimetal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Old French metalbor. Middle English metal English metal English dimetal From di- + metal. 1. Involving two metals; especially involving a bond between two metal atoms. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dimethylacetamide Part of Speech: noun 1. The amide CH₃CON(CH₃)₂, commonly used as a polar solvent. Labels: uncountable
Word: dimethylamine Part of Speech: noun 1. The secondary amine (CH₃)₂NH, which has a number of industrial uses. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dimethylamino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl English dimethyl Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English amino- English amino English dimethylamino From dimethyl + amino. 1. The univalent radical (CH₃)₂N- derived from dimethylamine Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: alloying elements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alloying element Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dossards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dossard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dimethylaniline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- German Methylbor. English methyl Sanskrit नील॑ (nī́la)der. Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl)bor. Arabic نِيل (nīl)der. Andalusian Arabicbor. Portuguese anil German -in German Anilinbor. English aniline English dimethylaniline From di- + methyl + aniline. 1. The tertiary amine C₆H₅N(CH₃)₂ used in the manufacture of the explosive tetryl Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: débutants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of débutant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: décollages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of décollage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tetryl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English tetryl From tetra- (“four”) + -yl (“radical”). 1. The explosive 2,4,6-trinitrophenyl-N-methylnitramine produced by the nitration of dimethylaniline. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: dimethylbutane Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of two aliphatic hydrocarbons, 2,2-dimethylbutane and 2,3-dimethylbutane, that are isomers of hexane
Word: détournements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of détournement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emballages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of emballage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dimethylformamide Part of Speech: noun 1. The methyl substituted amide HCO-N(CH₃)₂ used as a polar solvent Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dimethylglyoxime Part of Speech: noun 1. The oxime 2,3-butanedione dioxime that is used as a reagent in the analysis of nickel and palladium Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: financescape Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English finance English landscapebf. English -scape English financescape From finance + -scape. 1. Figuratively, the financial landscape; financial markets 2. The culture associated with financial markets.
Word: dimethylmercury Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl English dimethyl Latin Mercurius Latin mercuriusder. Middle English mercurie English mercury English dimethylmercury From dimethyl + mercury. 1. An organometallic compound of mercury, (CH₃)₂Hg, that is a dangerous neurotoxin Labels: uncountable
Word: OB-GYN Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of obstetrics + gynecology. 1. Obstetrics and gynecology. Labels: Canada, US, abbreviation, acronym, informal, initialism, uncommon, uncountable Example: He was a doctor; she was a nurse. She assumed he was the authority on this part of the body. “I never worked in OB-GYN before,” said Gillian, who asked to be identified by her first name to protect her privacy. “I was pretty clueless.” 2. A physician in these specialties; an obstetrician-gynecologist. Labels: Canada, US, abbreviation, acronym, countable, initialism, uncommon 3. (prefixed with the) A clinic or doctor's office with these specialties. Labels: Canada, US, abbreviation, acronym, countable, initialism, uncommon
Word: dimethylsulfide Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dimethyl sulfide. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: enjambements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of enjambement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: entiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of entier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dimethyl sulfide Part of Speech: noun 1. The organic sulfur compound (CH₃)₂S that is a breakdown product of many biological sulfur compounds; it has a number of industrial uses Labels: uncountable Example: By analysing data from the James Webb Space Telescope, the researchers found evidence of dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide in the atmosphere of the planet known as K2-18b. The planet is 124 light-years away; one light-year is equivalent to nearly 6 trillion miles.
Word: escaladers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of escalader Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dimethylzinc Part of Speech: noun 1. The organometallic compound of zinc (CH₃)₂Zn that is used in organic synthesis Labels: uncountable
Word: espadons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of espadon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: examens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of examen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exposés Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exposé Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diminishes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of diminish Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fabricants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fabricant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dinickel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English nickel English dinickel From di- + nickel. 1. Two nickel atoms in a compound Labels: especially, in-compounds, uncountable
Word: fauteuils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fauteuil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dinitrate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English nitrate English dinitrate From di- + nitrate. Pronunciation: /daɪˈnaɪtɹeɪt/ 1. Any compound having two nitrate groups
Word: feutres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of feutre Labels: form-of, plural