nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: norfluoxetine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin norma Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōrmālisder. English normal English nor- English fluoxetine English norfluoxetine From nor- + fluoxetine. 1. The active metabolite of fluoxetine Labels: uncountable
Word: hemstitch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hem + stitch. 1. An embroidery stitch in which parallel threads are drawn together in groups, which may be purely decorative or used on the warp threads of handwoven cloth to prevent unraveling.
Word: hemstitch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From hem + stitch. 1. To sew or embroider using this stitch. Example: Leaving a tail 1 yd long for hemstitching, weave 2 picks of plain weave, then begin the pattern treadling. Use the tail to hemstitch in groups of 4-6 warp ends.
Word: pensile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From classical Latin pēnsilis, from the past participle stem of pendere (“to hang”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɛnsaɪl/, /ˈpensɑel/, /ˈpensaɪl/, [ˈpensɑe̯l] 1. Hanging down, suspended. Example: However the account of the Pensill or hanging gardens of Babylon […] is of no slender antiquity. Example: Far aloft, over the Altar of the Fatherland, on their tall crane standards of iron, swing pensile our antique Cassolettes or Pans of Incense; dispensing sweet incense-fumes[.]
Word: vibrissa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin vibrissae. Pronunciation: /vɪˈbɹɪsə/ 1. Any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an animal such as a cat. Example: There are also long hairs inside each ear and sometimes on its tip, and about a dozen very long and strong hairs—the whiskers or vibrissæ— are placed on each upper lip. 2. Any similar feather near the mouth of some birds. 3. A thick hair found inside the nostrils of humans and other mammals. Labels: in-plural Example: The vibrissae are coarse hairs whose follicles are located just within the nasal meatus. […] Vibrissae are present in most mammals, but their innervation and role in sensory function appears to be less pronounced in humans.
Word: mummia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin mummia, mumia. 1. A medicinal preparation of mummified human flesh; mummy. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: "Now let us partake of the holy mummia," he said in commanding tones and the dervishes advanced towards us humbly bearing large silver trays on which were a number of small bowls with pieces of mummia – or at least I presumed it was mummia. 2. An embalmed corpse wrapped in linen; a mummy. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable
Word: shrooms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shroom Labels: form-of, plural 2. Magic mushrooms, which produce drug-like hallucinations.
Word: shrooms Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shroom Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: shroomers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shroomer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mountain sickness Part of Speech: noun 1. Altitude sickness. Labels: uncountable Example: Mountain-sickness, with its nausea, first comes to those who are bilious, or to those who are hurrying or exerting themselves more than usual.
Word: decussation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin decussationem, from decussare. Pronunciation: /dɛkʌˈseɪʃən/ 1. A crossing or intersection of lines etc. so as to form an X-shape. Example: […] which being doubled at the angle, makes up the Letter χ, that is the Emphaticall decussation, or fundamentall figure.
Word: Morten Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Morten. 1. A male given name from Danish or Norwegian. 2. A surname.
Word: Minnesota nice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Minnesota + nice, coined by radio personality Garrison Keillor. 1. A style of pleasantness, courtesy, cooperation, and helpfulness associated with Minnesota culture; a form of Northern Plains charm. Labels: US, uncountable Example: Dr. Gibson called me in part because she knew I like to provoke, tickle, and prod. She knew I would respond yes, with Minnesota Nice, but what she really was after was my [...] New Yorker attitude... Example: Having lived in the open land of southwest Minnesota for more than thirty years, I have learned the limits of Minnesota nice.
Word: Minnesota nice Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Minnesota + nice, coined by radio personality Garrison Keillor. 1. Pleasant, courteous, cooperative, and helpful (as associated with Minnesota culture). Labels: US, not-comparable Example: Their new anchor, or family member, as they call him, isn't resonating with the viewers, who aren't sure he's Minnesota nice
Word: quincuncial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin quincuncialis. Pronunciation: /kwɪnˈkʌnʃəl/ 1. Arranged in a quincunx. Example: Of this Quincunciall Ordination the Ancients practiſed much[,] diſcourſed little; […] Example: In architecture the quincunxial shape was considered a sort of housing for the divine power – a battery, if you like, which gathered into itself the divinity as it tried to pour earthward, to earth itself – just like an electrical current does. 2. Having the leaves of a pentamerous calyx or corolla so imbricated that two are exterior, two are interior, and the other has one edge exterior and one interior. Example: quincuncial aestivation
Word: triquetrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin triquetrus. Pronunciation: /tɹaɪˈkwɛtɹəs/ 1. Triangular; especially (in natural sciences), having a triangular cross-section. Example: the lithostrata or figured pavements of the ancients […] consisted not all of square stones, but were divided into triquetrous segments, honey-combs, and sexangular figures, according to Vitruvius
Word: haws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of haw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: haws Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of haw Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Christen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English Cristen, from Old English crīsten (ca. 890), from Latin Christiānus. 1. Obsolete form of Christian. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Example: Mrs. Dashwood had never been so much pleased with any young women in her life, as she was with them; had given each of them a needle-book, made by some emigrant; called Lucy by her christen name; and did not know whether she should ever be able to part with them.
Word: Christen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Cristen, from Old English crīsten (ca. 890), from Latin Christiānus. 1. Obsolete form of Christian. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Christiana Part of Speech: name Etymology: A medieval literate form of the female name Christian. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪs.tiˌænə/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname originating as a matronymic. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A borough of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. An unincorporated community in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: consensus trance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by American psychologist Charles T. Tart. 1. An automated state of consciousness; actually, the normal consciousness, based on the premise that people believe what they are told to be true as opposed to what they have themselves realized to be true.
Word: hawing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of haw Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hawing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of saying "haw", in intermission or hesitation of speech. Example: Blushing and stammering, awkward pauses, hemmings and hawings, tremblings of voice, and confusion in all its shapes there were between them […]
Word: hawed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hɔːd/ 1. simple past and past participle of haw Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sneaking suspicion Part of Speech: noun 1. A premonition, or hunch; a belief based on little evidence. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: I have the sneaking suspicion that he has already taken a decision about this.
Word: common difference Part of Speech: noun 1. The constant added to each element of an arithmetic progression to obtain the next. Example: If the first term of an arithmetic sequence is 3 and the common difference is 13, then the fourth term is 42.
Word: over to Part of Speech: prep 1. Used on television or radio to indicate a change to another reporter or commentator. Example: Let's go over to Peter Smith, our commentator at the match. Example: Over to you, John.
Word: dwarf birch Part of Speech: noun 1. Betula nana, a species of birch in the family Betulaceae, native to arctic and cool temperate regions of northern Europe, northern Asia and northern North America.
Word: equicrural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin aequicrurus, + -al. Pronunciation: /iːkwɪˈkɹʊəɹəl/ 1. Having legs of equal size; isosceles. Labels: not-comparable Example: The same is not forgot by Lapidaries while they cut their gemms pyramidally, or by æquicrural triangles.
Word: in control Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Exercising control over a machine, vehicle, situation etc. Labels: idiomatic Example: The General said that his troops were now in control of the situation. Example: It was a bitter blow to England's players, who sank to their knees in disappointment, after fighting so hard but a draw does not cause too much damage and they still remain in control of their own destiny.
Word: zymotically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English zymotic 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 zymotically From zymotic + -ally. 1. In a zymotic manner, infectiously. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Whether this mass of filth [wet house-refuse] be, zymotically, the cause of cholera, or whether it be (as cannot be questioned) a means of agricultural fertility, and therefore of national wealth, it must be removed.
Word: out of control Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Not under control. Example: The economy is out of control and is headed for a crash. Example: The correspondence in these columns about locomotive slipping, which has been proceeding for some months past, is tending to get out of control, and it is necessary, despite the interest of the subject, to bring it to a close. 2. Not controllable. Example: The airplane went out of control after its flight-control system failed. Example: A coal train running into Bangor got out of control, with the result that the engine crashed through the buffers, and the leading bogie and driving wheels mounted the platform beyond. 3. Not in control of one's actions. Example: Your children are completely out of control. Can you stop them running around like that? Example: “The time is now for the United Nations and the rest of the world to jointly stand up against China and its lawless and out-of-control bullying of Taiwan,” they said, adding: “Enough is Enough.”
Word: back yards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of back yard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: floud Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of flood. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Anne Marie Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Hebrew.
Word: wisedome Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of wisdom. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable, usually
Word: knapweed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of knopweed. Pronunciation: /ˈnæpwiːd/ 1. Any of various common weeds of, or formerly of, the genus Centaurea. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: hardhead 2. Any of various common weeds of, or formerly of, the genus Centaurea. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any of various common weeds of, or formerly of, the genus Centaurea. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any of various common weeds of, or formerly of, the genus Centaurea. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: taw Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English tawen, from Old English tawian (“to do, make”), from Proto-West Germanic *tawōn, a variant of Proto-West Germanic *tauwjan, from Proto-Germanic *tawjaną (“to make, prepare”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- (“to tie to, secure”). Cognate with Dutch touwen (“to rope, tether, curry”), Dutch tuien (“to fasten with ropes”), German Tau (“rope, hawser, cable”), Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 (taujan, “to make, prepare”). Related to tool and possibly to tether. Pronunciation: /tɔː/ 1. To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew. Labels: obsolete, transitive 2. To beat; to scourge. Labels: broadly, transitive 3. To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, etc., by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them. Labels: transitive 4. To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, etc., by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them. Labels: transitive
Word: taw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tawen, from Old English tawian (“to do, make”), from Proto-West Germanic *tawōn, a variant of Proto-West Germanic *tauwjan, from Proto-Germanic *tawjaną (“to make, prepare”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- (“to tie to, secure”). Cognate with Dutch touwen (“to rope, tether, curry”), Dutch tuien (“to fasten with ropes”), German Tau (“rope, hawser, cable”), Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 (taujan, “to make, prepare”). Related to tool and possibly to tether. Pronunciation: /tɔː/ 1. Tawed leather. Labels: obsolete
Word: taw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Attested in English from the 18th century. Compare Old English tāw (“instrument”). Also compare Irish togh (“choose, elect”). Pronunciation: /tɔː/ 1. A favorite marble in the game of marbles. Example: Near the timberyard a squatted child at marbles, alone, shooting the taw with a cunnythumb. 2. A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles. 3. A dance partner. Example: Walk around your corner; see-saw around your taw. 4. A favorite person; beloved, partner, spouse.
Word: taw Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown. Attested in English from the 18th century. Compare Old English tāw (“instrument”). Also compare Irish togh (“choose, elect”). Pronunciation: /tɔː/ 1. To shoot a marble.
Word: taw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare Phoenician 𐤕 (tāw), Hebrew ת (tav), Arabic تاء (tāʔ). Pronunciation: /ˈtaʊ/, /tɔː/ 1. The 22nd and last letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic.
Word: taw Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compare tew (“to tow”), and tow. Pronunciation: /tɔː/ 1. To push; to tug; to tow. Example: Swans vpon the Streame to tawe me
Word: uncous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin uncus. 1. Curved or hook-shaped. Labels: rare Example: 1658: And contemplating the calicular shafts, and uncous disposure of their extremities, so accommodable unto the office of abstersion, not condemne as wholly improbable the conceit of those who accept it for the herbe Borith. — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 180)
Word: aculeous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin aculeus (“needle”) + -ous. 1. Resembling or pertaining to a needle. Labels: Late, Modern, obsolete Example: And such an order is observed in the aculeous prickly plantation, upon the heads of several common thistles.
Word: in a hurry Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Rushed, hurried; short of time. Labels: adjectival Example: I can’t stop now. I'm in rather a hurry. Example: To worry, worry, super-scurry / Call out the troops now in a hurry 2. In a hurried manner. Labels: adverbial
Word: grievant Part of Speech: noun 1. One who submits a grievance. Example: Grievant admitted that he had been told to preprice the goods he picked for each order. Indeed, the order form he uses has the price labels attached.
Word: grievand Part of Speech: noun 1. One who is the object of a formal grievance.
Word: kumazemi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese クマゼミ. 1. A cicada, Cryptotympana facialis, from subtropical eastern Asia, that makes a particularly loud noise
Word: vomeronasal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English vomer Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English nasal English vomeronasal From vomer + -o- + nasal. 1. Of, pertaining to, or situated near the vomer bone between the nose and the mouth Labels: not-comparable
Word: Jupiter's beard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Latin barba Iovis. 1. A common name for various plants: Labels: uncountable 2. A common name for various plants: Labels: obsolete, uncountable 3. A common name for various plants: Labels: uncountable 4. A common name for various plants: Labels: uncountable Example: 1658: Thus […] nature […] somewhat after this manner hath ordered the bush in Jupiters''' beard, or houseleek; which old superstition set on the tops of houses, as a defensative against lightening, and thunder. — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 181) 5. A common name for various plants: Labels: uncountable
Word: clonogenicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English clonogenic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English clonogenicity From clonogenic + -ity. 1. The ability of a cell to form clones Labels: uncountable 2. The degree to which a cell can form clones Labels: countable
Word: clonogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From clono- + -genic. 1. Having the ability to form clones
Word: subaerial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ᾱ̓έρῐος (āérĭos)der. Latin āerius English -al English aerial English subaerial From sub- + aerial. 1. Formed, located or occurring on the Earth's land surface; contrasted with subaqueous Labels: not-comparable
Word: favaginous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Obscure formation from Latin favus (“honeycomb”). Compare deluginous (where the -in- is also unexpected); most -ginous terms derive from Latin words ending in g being suffixed with -īnus (“-inous”). 1. Resembling a honeycomb; cellular. Labels: obsolete Example: A like ordination there is in the favaginous Sockets, and Lozenge seeds of the noble flower of the Sunne.
Word: mummie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mum + -ie. 1. Alternative spelling of mummy (“mother”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: ‘Isn’t it a jolly place?’ she said to Guy. ‘I like it ever so much better than Mussooree. Only perhaps that’s because I’ve got mummie. It is always horrid without mummie. Unless of course I’ve got Auntie Helen,’ she added politely. / Guy laughed. ‘You little humbug,’ he said; ‘I don’t believe you care for Auntie Helen a bit.’ / ‘Yes I do. I care for her very much. Only of course I love my mummie just one little weeny bit the best.’ Example: Dearest Mother: I have been a bad girl not to write you, […] Will you forgive me?—My mind has been pretty much taken up with all this, & I have neglected my mummie.
Word: afeard Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From afear + -ed. Pronunciation: /əˈfɪə(ɹ)d/ 1. Afraid. Labels: archaic, dialectal Example: Pray you pass with your best violence; I am afeard you make a wanton of me. Example: So, afeard that the like might happin agin, he med a grab at the Leprechaun, an' cotch him up in his hand, but in his hurry he ovirset the pitcher, and spilt all the beer, so that he couldn't git a taste uv it to tell what sort it was.
Word: mansuete Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *swe-dʰh₁-sḱ- Latin suēscō Latin mānsuēscō Latin mānsuētusbor. English mansuete Borrowed from Latin mānsuētus. Pronunciation: /ˈmænswiːt/ 1. tame; gentle Labels: obsolete Example: Domestick and mansuete Birds.
Word: vaccina Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of vaccinia (“cowpox”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: butthurt Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From butt + hurt. First use appears c. 1996 in the Usenet group alt.graffiti. See cite below. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌtˌhɝt/, /ˈbʌtˌhɜːt/ 1. Overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult or injustice; needlessly offended. Labels: Internet Example: "... oh my. dont get so butthurt, ... i cant even remember what i wrote. anyhow, no i've never been to newyork. and yes i know that graffiti started there.." Example: "Move over!" Mason motions to Glyn, as he takes a seat at the round table next to the guys. "Oh, don't be so butthurt, I was just messing with you, Bromigo," Glyn says, still laughing a bit while taking a big swig of his beer.
Word: butthurt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From butt + hurt. First use appears c. 1996 in the Usenet group alt.graffiti. See cite below. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌtˌhɝt/, /ˈbʌtˌhɜːt/ 1. A feeling of offense caused by a perceived insult or injustice. Labels: Internet, uncountable Example: He's just full of butthurt because he wasn't allowed to join the society. Example: The amount of butthurt in this scenario was phenomenal […]
Word: cubic inch Part of Speech: noun 1. A unit of volume equal to that of a cube with each edge one inch long.
Word: cubic inches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cubic inch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shearing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English scherynge; equivalent to shear + -ing. 1. Tending to cut or tear. Labels: not-comparable
Word: shearing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English scherynge; equivalent to shear + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of shear Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shearing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English scherynge; equivalent to shear + -ing. 1. The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The material cut off in this way. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth 3. Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Alternative form of shearling. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: When male sheep have been castrated , they are termed — from the period of weaning to that of shearing — wether , or wedder or shear hogs or tegs, then shearings , shearlings , dinmonts , & c . 5. The act or operation of reaping. Labels: Scotland, countable, uncountable 6. The act or operation of dividing with shears. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the shearing of metal plates 7. The process of preparing shear steel; tilting. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hypercorrection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English correction English hypercorrection From hyper- + correction. Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪ.pə.kəˈɹɛk.ʃən/, /ˌhaɪ.pɚ.kəˈɹɛk.ʃən/ 1. Nonstandard language use that results from the overapplication of a perceived prescriptive rule. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A nonstandard form so used. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Ellery Part of Speech: name 1. An English surname transferred from the given name, variant of Hilary or Eulalie. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. 3. A female given name. 4. A town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. 5. An unincorporated community in Edwards County and Wayne County, Illinois, United States.
Word: expectorates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of expectorate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: expectorating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of expectorate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: expectorated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of expectorate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: garbage can Part of Speech: noun 1. A receptacle, usually roughly cylindrical and wider at the top than at the bottom, which serves as a place to discard waste materials. Labels: Canada, US
Word: fishie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish English -ie English fishie From fish + -ie. 1. Diminutive of fish; alternative spelling of fishy. Labels: childish, diminutive, form-of
Word: ticky-tacky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably reduplication of tacky. Apparently coined by Malvina Reynolds in the early 1960s (see quotation, below). 1. Cheap, low-quality building material, especially as that used to make conventional suburban housing of a uniform design. Labels: US, uncountable Example: And the boys go into business, and marry and raise a family / In boxes made of ticky-tacky, and they all look just the same.
Word: ticky-tacky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Probably reduplication of tacky. Apparently coined by Malvina Reynolds in the early 1960s (see quotation, below). 1. Made of this material; cheaply built, of low quality. Labels: US, not-comparable Example: My first impression was that Phoenix was another American Dream (a la L.A.) come true—ticky-tacky tract housing complexes and mini-malls stretching boundlessly into the flat desert horizon. 2. Inferior, minor, trivial. Labels: broadly, not-comparable Example: It almost seems that major discipline problems take care of themselves; it is the day-to-day little ticky-tacky issues that bind and scratch and itch until you find that you are boxed in with a class that you can no longer control.
Word: spoliator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spoliate + -or. Pronunciation: /ˈspoʊliˌeɪtɚ/ 1. One who spoliates. Labels: obsolete Example: But the rude spoliator came, and that which time had spared, speedily fell beneath his hand. The contemplation of the ruins to-day, cannot but cause regret and sorrow to the lover of our antiquities, and a feeling of indignation will not allow itself to be suppressed, when we reflect upon the wanton destruction of this ancient sepulchre.
Word: issa Part of Speech: contraction Pronunciation: /ˈɪsə/, /ˈɪzə/ 1. Contraction of it's + a. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, slang 2. Contraction of is + a. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, slang
Word: litrebike Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish litrebor. English litre Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Latin bisder. French bi- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusder. Middle French French cycle French bicyclebor. English bicycleclip. English bike ▲ English litre Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor ▲ English bike English motorbike blend English litrebike From litre + bike, or a blend of litre + motorbike. 1. A motorcycle with an engine displacement of 1000cc or greater. Labels: neologism, slang
Word: bonesetter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bone + setter. 1. One who realigns broken or disjointed bones.
Word: bonesetters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bonesetter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hypovolemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English volemic English hypovolemic From hypo- + volemic. 1. Of, pertaining to hypovolemia, or characterized by low volume of blood in the circulatory system; as hypovolemic shock. Labels: not-comparable
Word: letterheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of letterhead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rehydration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English hydration English rehydration From re- + hydration. 1. The replenishment of water and electrolytes lost through dehydration. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: harder-won Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of hard-won: more hard-won Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: hardest-won Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of hard-won: most hard-won Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: hypercorrections Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypercorrection Labels: form-of, plural
Word: harnasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of harnass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: harnasses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of harnass Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: harnassing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of harnass Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: harnassed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of harnass Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: International Load Line Part of Speech: noun 1. A mark on the hull of a merchant ship to show the waterline under specified conditions, indicating the maximum load that the ship may carry.
Word: hit-and-run Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to, or being a hit and run. Labels: not-comparable Example: If observed, approach with extreme caution and inform nearest control of contact. Both subjects now under multiple federal warrants charging bank robbery, murder, and hit-and-run murder. Example: During the Reaper attack on Thessia, the asari armada used Janiri as a staging base for their hit-and-run attacks on the invading Reapers, striking, jumping to FTL to lose pursuers, and discharging the static into Janiri's magnetic field as they prepared for another attack.
Word: hit-and-run Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hit and run. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: hobnailed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hobnail + -ed. 1. Having hobnails. Labels: not-comparable Example: The farmer's hobnailed boots were used in mud and snow. Example: The clumping of hobnailed boots on the gravel outside proclaimed the approach of Manning. John looked questioningly at Poirot.
Word: hipped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hip Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English hipped From hip (anatomy sense) + -ed. 1. Having hips or a feature resembling hips. Example: hipped roof 2. Having hips of a specific kind. Labels: in-compounds Example: a wide-hipped woman
Word: hipped Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From hip (verb). 1. simple past and past participle of hip Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hipped Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See hip (“trendy”). 1. simple past and past participle of hip Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hipped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See hip (“trendy”). 1. Aware, informed. Labels: slang Example: If I admitted, though, to being a little hipped on the subject of Trotsky, I could sometimes gain an indulgent if flickering attention 2. Interested. Labels: slang, with-on
Word: hipped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compare hippish. Alternative spelling of hypped. 1. Depressed. Labels: archaic Example: 'You will be hipped, Haredale, you will be miserable, melancholy, utterly wretched.' Example: 'I had seen more of the quiet and peace of the country than had been my share since boyhood, and for that reason, or because I had no great taste for the task before me - the task now so imminent - I felt a little hipped.'
Word: ondulate Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of undulate. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: cat tree Part of Speech: noun 1. A structure of platforms and scratching posts designed for a cat to play on. 2. A euonymus.
Word: scratching post Part of Speech: noun 1. A wooden post, wrapped in a piece of carpet (or similar material), that a domestic cat is encouraged to scratch (rather than the furniture). Example: Near-synonym: scratcher
Word: ragdoll Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rag doll. 1. A modern American breed of domestic cat with a longhair colourpoint coat that relaxes completely when picked up. 2. A model consisting of a set of connected rigid bodies that can collapse in a loose, natural manner. Example: In this chapter I'll give you a taste of some of the most popular applications for physics: ragdolls, breakable objects, and movie-style explosions. Example: It is, in itself, a beautiful little game, but what it really indicates is a new way to create game controls: by simulating muscles rather than arbitrary forces. The rig in Ski Stunt Simulator is a controlled, active ragdoll. 3. Alternative form of rag doll (“doll made from cloth”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Eve came and tea’d with ragdolls, her children. She was strict with them. My tin soldiers weren’t fit company. […] Now she looks like one of her old ragdolls. O where have my tin soldiers gone? Example: Aunt Jackie looked like one of Fleda’s old ragdolls after the play was done—couldn’t stand if she wanted to.
Word: ragdoll Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From rag doll. 1. To be flung about so that the limbs move loosely. Labels: intransitive 2. To move, roll, fall, etc., so that the limbs move loosely. Labels: intransitive Example: I was so tired that potholes, fumes and noise aside, I slept regardless, my head rag-dolling from side to side. 3. To fling about so that the limbs move loosely. Labels: transitive Example: “Manhandle” isn’t the term for what he’s doing. It’s something more desperate, the way he’s clutching and yanking and pawing at him—our guy is ragdoll'''ing his antagonist. Example: They worked from the clinch against the ringposts and Daniel handfought to get the Thai Plum, one hand clasped over the other behind the other man’s neck, and there he pinched his elbows together and ragdolled Jung Woo, stepped wide and flung him across the canvas, pulled him back to where knees could be landed if they’d been thrown.
Word: shorthair Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From short + hair. 1. Any of several breeds of domestic cat with relatively short hair, a slender body and a large head.
Word: play fast and loose Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the con game fast and loose. 1. To ignore proper behavior or social conventions, especially when it suits one's purpose. Labels: idiomatic Example: I cannot say that there were any outright lies in the editorial, but it does play fast and loose with the truth. 2. To be recklessly inaccurate, inappropriate, or otherwise ignoring guidelines and conventions. Labels: idiomatic 3. To act in a tricky, inconstant way, saying one thing and doing another. Labels: idiomatic
Word: biosynthetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English synthetic English biosynthetic From bio- + synthetic. 1. of or pertaining to biosynthesis Labels: not-comparable
Word: newsy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From news + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈn(j)uːzi/ 1. Containing lots of news; informative. 2. Chatty, gossipy.
Word: newsy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From news + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈn(j)uːzi/ 1. Someone selling newspapers; a newsboy. Labels: US, informal 2. A journalist, especially a reporter. Labels: Canada, US, informal Example: Taken together, these websites resembled something of a first-person news network, a collective form of collaborative news-gathering. Ordinary people were transforming into 'amateur newsies', […] Example: “Love life among the grown-ups, better ask a newsie, you really want to know. Those guys get around.”
Word: next-door Part of Speech: adj 1. that occupies an adjacent place, especially the building immediately to the left or right Labels: not-comparable
Word: next-door Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of next door. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: nextdoor Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of next-door. Labels: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, not-comparable
Word: nextdoor Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of next-door. Labels: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, not-comparable
Word: nibs Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See nib. 1. plural of nib Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nibs Part of Speech: noun 1. An important or self-important person. Labels: UK, slang Example: Vera, you are a gleam of brilliant modernity in our dim old cave of antiques — and their nibs, our ancestors." Peter waved disrespectfully to the portrait Example: Betsey Reed, Her Nibs, was just as witty and quaint as usual, sitting in state in her wheel chair and dominating everything and everybody. 2. Self. Labels: UK, dated, obsolete, slang 3. A jack turned up by the dealer. Example: Two for his nibs.
Word: nice-looking Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪs ˈlʊkɪŋ/ 1. Pleasing to the eye; attractive.
Word: niggler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From niggle + -er. 1. One who niggles; a constant critic. Labels: colloquial
Word: nightspot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From night + spot. 1. An establishment that is open late at night, especially one that provides entertainment, such as a nightclub. Example: We went to a nightspot where the lights were low Dined and danced, and I was ready to go Example: I simply cannot believe the prevalence of loud music in Boston's gay bars. It's not that I dislike disco, but I tire of leaving the nightspots with ringing ears (and double vision, I might add, due to the silly light shows!)
Word: nippiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nippy 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 nippiness From nippy + -ness. 1. The condition of being nippy. Labels: uncountable
Word: quirn Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kwɜː(ɹ)n/ 1. Alternative spelling of quern. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: […]when living in South Uist he had a servant woman remarkable for the second-sight; who, upon a night as she was grinding at the quirn,¹ saw a corpse[…] ¹ Hand-mill.
Word: nor'easter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Contraction of northeaster. 1. Alternative form of northeaster. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A nor’easter churned its way up the East Coast on Sunday, washing out roads and prompting air travel delays as heavily populated areas of the Northeast experienced excessive rain, lashing winds and coastal flooding.
Word: northeaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nér Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros Proto-Germanic *nurþraz Proto-West Germanic *norþr Old English norþ Middle English north English north English easter English northeaster From north + easter. 1. An extratropical storm, usually found in coastal New England and Atlantic Canada, whose winds usually originate from the northeast. Example: A northeaster in one place may be an easter, a norther, or a souther in some other locality. Example: A wave simulator in the tank can re-enact tsunamis and northeasters, and imitate wave conditions from midocean.
Word: norther Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From north + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈnɔː(ɹ)θə(ɹ)/ 1. A strong north wind, a wind blowing from the north. Example: Brisk winds from the south for several days in Texas are generally followed by a "norther." Example: She lay well secured even against a ‘Norther’. Bond estimated there would be about twenty feet of water below her keel.
Word: norther Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From north + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈnɔː(ɹ)θə(ɹ)/ 1. To move or go toward the north. Example: The hills […] run inland with a slight northering tendency. Example: But from one impulse, like a northering sun, / The innumerable outburst is begun, / And in that common sunlight all men know / A common ecstasy. 2. To blow from (closer to) the north, pushing ships (etc) towards the south; to have its apparent source shift northward. Example: The 23 February 1667 Sunday. All the morning flat calm until after six. At the coming away of the ebb sprang up a small gale at W.N.W. and N.W. by W., that we stretched along the shore toward the Ness, S.W. course. The wind northered and came easterly, a small gale. We stayed for our boat until one, which we had sent to search 4 French shallops that assured lay there to lade wool. Example: Att noone it came S. afterwardes westerly, and after sunnesett it northered, and blew a verie stiffe gale; some raine.
Word: norther Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From north + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈnɔː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)/ 1. comparative form of north: more north; northern Labels: comparative, dialectal, form-of Example: "Northest" of all There is something about Scandinavia that leads those who live there to stress the "northness" of their position … This gentleman, it will be remembered, claimed to live "norther" than any other man. … he placed chief emphasis on the fact that no man lived norther than he. Example: Clerk: […] And he come across this one salesman. From up north. Stone: North Texas? Clerk: Norther than that. Thought he said New York, but I could be mistaken.
Word: ABD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of all but dissertation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: Most of my employers knew I was a graduate student, and fortunately, most seemed reluctant to ask me too many questions. Our mutual silence served as a way to deal with the status inconsistency of a house wife with a B.A. hiring a ABD to clean her house. Example: The most common reason for such episodes is that a student takes a job before completing a thesis, usually after attaining ABD (all but dissertation) status.
Word: fishiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of fishy: most fishy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: fishier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of fishy: more fishy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: deceives Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈsiːvz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deceive Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: animal feed Part of Speech: noun 1. Material, of an animal or most often vegetable origin, prepared (especially industrially) as feed for domestic or farm animals. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: braaing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of braai Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: braaied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of braai Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tana Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of thana. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tana Part of Speech: noun 1. The banxring or tree shrew.
Word: on-the-spot Part of Speech: adj 1. At the scene; in the right place at the exact moment. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: The hikers were issued with an on-the-spot fine for littering. Example: Now, over to our man in Tokyo for an on-the-spot report.
Word: on one's way Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Leaving; going about one's business. Example: If we're done, I'll be on my way. Example: Well I'm on my way / I don't know where I'm going / I'm on my way / I'm taking my time but I don't know where 2. On the way. 3. Pregnant. Labels: obsolete Example: Fellow Hector, she is gone; she is two moneths on her way.
Word: velatura Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Italian 1. A translucent whitish glaze in painting. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tane Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of taken. Labels: Scotland, alt-of, alternative, archaic Example: Would it not grieue a King to be so abuſ’d? / And haue a thouſand horſmen tane away? Example: Ophe[lia]. He hath my Lord of late made many tenders / Of his affection to me. / […] / Pol[onius]. Marry I vvill teach you, thinke your ſelfe a babie / That you haue tane theſe tenders for true pay / VVhich are not ſterling, tender your ſelfe more dearely […]
Word: velature Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of velatura Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stresse Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of stress. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Which consisting of two Vectes or armes, converted towards each other, the innitency and stresse being made upon the hypomochlion or fulciment in the decussation, the greater compression is made by the union of two impulsors.
Word: sea-star Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sea star. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: market risk Part of Speech: noun 1. The risk that the value of an investment will decrease due to moves in market factors. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Systematic risk. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: credit risk Part of Speech: noun 1. The risk of loss due to a debtor's nonpayment or delayed payment of a financial obligation, such as an account payable, a loan or other line of credit. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sexangular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin sexangulāris, from sexangulus. By surface analysis, sex- + -angular. Piecewise doublet of hexangular. Pronunciation: /sɛkˈsæŋɡjʊlə/ 1. Having six angles; hexagonal. Labels: not-comparable Example: The sexangular Cels in the Honeycombs of Bees are disposed after this order. Example: Hence could I also very easily, and I think truly, deduce the cause of the curious sixangular figures of Snow, and the appearances of Haloes, &c. and the sudden thickning of the Sky with Clouds […]
Word: teraphim Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ecclesiastical Latin theraphim, from Ancient Greek θεραφίν (theraphín), from Hebrew תְּרָפִים (t'rafím, “household gods”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɛɹəfɪm/ 1. plural of teraph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: teraphim Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ecclesiastical Latin theraphim, from Ancient Greek θεραφίν (theraphín), from Hebrew תְּרָפִים (t'rafím, “household gods”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɛɹəfɪm/ 1. Synonym of teraph. Example: And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people Example: 1658, And […] the Statuæ Isiacæ, Teraphims, and little Idols, found about the Mummies, do make a decussation or Jacobs Crosse with their armes — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 191)
Word: omasus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Misinterpretation of Latin omasum. 1. The omasum. Labels: no-plural Example: 1658: after a fuller mastication, and salivous mixture, what part thereof descendeth again, in a moist and succulent body, it slides down the softer and more permeable Orifice, into the Omasus or third stomack — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 192)
Word: asker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English asker, axer, equivalent to ask + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈæsk.ɚ/, /ˈɑːsk.ə/ 1. Someone who asks a question.
Word: asker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ascre, a variant (with uncertain suffix) of Middle English aske (“newt”). More at ask. Pronunciation: /ˈæsk.ɚ/, /ˈɑːsk.ə/ 1. A newt. Labels: England, Wales, dialectal Example: Great crested newts, “askers”, used to be common in the Marshwood Vale.
Word: wezon Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of weasand. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: observator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French observateur, from Latin observator, from the participle stem of observare. Pronunciation: /ɒbˈzɜːvətə/ 1. An observer. Labels: obsolete
Word: tortile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin tortilis, from the participle stem of torqueō (“twist, turn”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːtaɪl/ 1. Twisted, winding, contorted. Labels: rare Example: He that would behold a very anomalous motion, may observe it in the Tortile and tiring stroakes of Gnat-worms.