nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: parsemé Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French parsemé. Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːsəmeɪ/ 1. Sprinkled, scattered (usually with something). Labels: archaic Example: Edward II gave to Piers Gaveston a suit of red-gold armour studded with jacinths, a collar of gold roses set with turquoise-stones, and a skull-cap parsemé with pearls.
Word: aminomethyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amino + methyl. 1. The univalent radical NH₂CH₂- derived from methylamine
Word: aminomethyl Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From amino + methyl. 1. Describing any compound derived from this radical Labels: not-comparable
Word: Jeannine Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Jeannine, from Jeanne + -ine, q.v. Sometimes also parsed as a diminutive of English Jean, Jeanne, &c. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna. 1. A female given name from French.
Word: aminomethoxy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amino + methoxy. 1. The univalent radical NH₂CH₂O- derived from methanolamine
Word: aminomethoxy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From amino + methoxy. 1. Describing any compound derived from this radical Labels: not-comparable
Word: methanolamine Part of Speech: noun 1. The simplest amino alcohol NH₂CH₂OH Labels: uncountable
Word: semé Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French semé (“sown”). Doublet of seminate and semined. Pronunciation: /səˈmeɪ/ 1. Sprinkled, sown, strewn: said of a field or charge when strewn with small (identical) charges. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sema Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sama (“Sufi ritual”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: aminophenol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree 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- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phènebor. English phenol English aminophenol From amino- + phenol. 1. Any of three isomeric amino derivatives of phenol; hydroxyaniline. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any amino derivative of a phenol. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: semée Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of semé. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: He was the last King who bore semée of fleurs-de-lis, for France.
Word: aminopropyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amino + propyl. 1. The univalent radical NH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂- derived from propylamine
Word: aminopropyl Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From amino + propyl. 1. Describing any compound derived from this radical Labels: not-comparable
Word: décolletés Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of décolleté Labels: form-of, plural
Word: décolletées Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of décolletée Labels: form-of, plural
Word: propylamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From propyl + amine. 1. Either of two amines derived from propane, but especially the primary amine CH₃CH₂CH₂NH₂
Word: ammoniation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English ammoniation From ammonia + -ation. 1. Treatment or reaction with ammonia. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Justina Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name.
Word: ammonolysis Part of Speech: noun 1. Any reaction with ammonia, analogous to hydrolysis, in which a bond is broken and an NH₂ group is appended to one fragment Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: relevés Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of relevé Labels: form-of, plural
Word: martelé Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French martelé. 1. A percussive bow stroke, usually produced by holding the bow against the string with pressure, then releasing it explosively to produce a sharp, biting attack with a rest between strokes.
Word: martelés Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of martelé Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Letitia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Name of an obscure Spanish saint, Leticia, from Latin laetitia "gladness". 1. A female given name from Latin, popular in medieval England; rather rare today. Example: LaPierre, who over the course of three decades became the face of the gun rights movement, stepped down Friday as NRA executive vice president and CEO, effective January 31, just days before his legal duel with New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Word: Laetitia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin Laetitia, laetitia (“happiness”). 1. The goddess of gaiety. Labels: Roman 2. 39 Laetitia, a main belt asteroid. 3. A female given name from Latin, a Latinate spelling of Letitia.
Word: androstane Part of Speech: noun 1. The steroid hydrocarbon from which all androgens (such as testosterone) are derived Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A more elaborate form of nervous as a cat. The implication is that the cat is afraid of its long tail being caught underneath a rocker. 1. Extremely nervous.
Word: anilinium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Sanskrit नील॑ (nī́la)der. Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl)bor. Arabic نِيل (nīl)der. Andalusian Arabicbor. Portuguese anil German -in German Anilinbor. English aniline Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English anilinium From aniline + -ium. 1. The cation formed by protonating the amino group of aniline
Word: oath-ring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oath + ring. 1. A ring (particularly an arm ring) on which oaths are sworn. Labels: Germanic
Word: anisaldehyde Part of Speech: noun 1. The aromatic aldehyde 4-methoxybenzaldehyde that has a strong aroma or anise or licorice; it is used in flavourings and in organic synthesis Labels: uncountable
Word: anisidine Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of three three isomeric forms of the aromatic amine methoxyaniline; they are toxic, and are used in the synthesis of azo dyes and pharmaceuticals
Word: anisole Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæ.nɪ.səʊl/ 1. The aromatic ether methoxybenzene; it is used in perfumery and in organic synthesis; any derivative of this compound
Word: feculent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French feculent, from Latin faeculentus, from faex. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛkjʊlənt/ 1. Dirty with faeces or other impurities Example: At this time in history the streets of London were as foul, feculent and disease-ridden as a series of interconnected dunghills, twice as dangerous as a battlefield, and as infrequently maintained as the lower cells of an asylum dungeon.
Word: anisoyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English anisic Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English anisoyl From anisic + -yl. 1. Any of three isomeric univalent radicals derived from anisic acid
Word: darknesse Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of darkness. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: anisic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of three isomeric aromatic carboxylic acid methoxybenzoic acid found in anise; they are mildly antiseptic
Word: anisyl Part of Speech: noun 1. noun Any of three isomeric univalent radicals, o-, m-, or p-methoxyphenyl, CH₃O-C₆H₄-, derived from anisole. adj. bearing one of these radicals.
Word: annulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂nosder. Proto-Italic *ānos Latin ānus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin ānulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin ānulātus Latin annulātus Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English annulation From Latin annulātus + -ation. Compare French annulation. Piecewise doublet of annullation. Pronunciation: /ˌænjʊˈleɪʃən/, /ˌænjəˈleɪʃən/ 1. The formation of a ring 2. Any reaction that forms a ring of atoms 3. Any structure in the form of a ring
Word: anthranilate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anthranilic + -ate. 1. Any salt or ester of anthranilic acid
Word: thame Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Inherited from Middle English thame. 1. Them. Labels: Scotland, obsolete Example: And to charge thame hereto under the pain of rebellion and putting of thame to the horne […] Example: […] that we communicat with thame in nathing that may appeir to manteane or defend thame […]
Word: anthranilic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The aromatic amino acid 2-aminobenzoic acid that has biological activity, and is used in organic synthesis. Labels: uncountable
Word: intreat Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic spelling of entreat. Labels: transitive Example: If you be ſhe, I doe intreat your patience / To heare me ſpeake the meſſage I am ſent on. Example: Our tyred lymbes, bruſ'd in the morning fight, / Intreat ſoft reſt, and gentle huſht repoſe. 2. Archaic spelling of entreat. Labels: transitive Example: Then Pharaoh called for Moſes and Aaron, and ſaid, Intreat the Lord, that hee may take away the frogges from me, and from my people: […] Example: And here I muſt intreat the Reader to preſerve his full freedom of mind intire, and not vveakly ſuffer his judgment to be overborn by your imagination and your prejudices, by Ghoſts and Viſions, and above all by that extreme ſatisfaction and complacency vvith vvhich you utter your ſtrange conceits; […] 3. Archaic spelling of entreat. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: [S]he could in no wiſe be intreated with her good vyll to delyuer him, […] Example: This ſhould intreat your highneſſe to reioice, / Since Fortune giues you opportunity, / To gaine the tytle of a Conquerour, […] 4. Archaic spelling of entreat. Labels: intransitive Example: [T]he rayſing of people, and aſſemble of Souldiours by him, could ſignifie no peace, nor treatie of concorde: except a man ſhould ſaye, that intreating for fauour with naked ſworde in hande, were an humble ſubmiſſion and a meeke requeſt: […] Example: Theſe are the motives, vvhich t' induce, / Or fright us into Love, you uſe, / […] / Like ſturdy Beggers, that intreat, / For Charity, at once, and threat, […] 5. Archaic spelling of entreat. Labels: archaic, intransitive Example: Wil ye accepte ye perſonne of God, and intreate for him? Example: That if ſhe loue me, I charge her to loue thee: if ſhe vvill not, I vvill neuer haue her, vlneſſe thou intreat for her: […] 6. Archaic spelling of entreat. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: And here I ſpeake of the generation, wherby they doo engender, and not of that, wherby they are engendred, becauſe it ſhuld be to long to intreate, howe the chyldren of lyght are ingendred, and how they come in at the doore: and howe the children of the world be engendred, and come in an other way. Example: Vncle, you ſay the Queene is at your houſe, / For Gods ſake fairely let her be intreated. 7. Archaic spelling of entreat. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: [T]he moſt admirable myſtery of Nature, in my mind, is the turning of yron touched vvith the loadſtone, tovvard the North-pole, of vvhich I ſhall have farther occaſion to intreate, […] Example: [Y]ou ſhould diigently vveigh and conſider the matter vvhereof Paul intreateth: for he intreateth of the vvord of God, vvhich can never be maginified enough. 8. Archaic spelling of entreat. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: And this mariage agreed vpon (which ſemeth more likely to be intreated of then cõcluded [i.e., than concluded]. Example: Ile ſend ſome holy Biſhop to intreat: / For God forbid, ſo many ſimple ſoules / Should periſh by the Svvord.
Word: hadna Part of Speech: verb 1. hadn't Labels: dialectal, nonstandard
Word: enuff Part of Speech: det 1. Simplified variant of enough. Labels: Simplified, alt-of, alternative, informal Example: How much is enuff rope? Example: The double spelling of enough/enuff signals the poem's double talking, …
Word: coulde Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of could. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: postoffice Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of post office. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cytee Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of city. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: wythoute Part of Speech: prep 1. Obsolete spelling of without. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: brynge Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of bring. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: buffaloe Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of buffalo. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: cob nut Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cobnut. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cobnut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From earlier cobylle nut; see cobble, nut. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒbˌnʌt/ 1. A nut of a common hazel (Corylus avellana); hazelnut. 2. A specific cultivated variety of hazelnut, also known as the Kentish cobnut. 3. A game played by children with nuts.
Word: doesna Part of Speech: verb Etymology: contraction of does not 1. doesn't Labels: nonstandard
Word: myselfe Part of Speech: pron 1. Obsolete spelling of myself. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: alchymist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of alchemist. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A painter might have taken the scene for some laboratory of the olden time, occupied by an Italian alchymist, and one fair child who had grown up, like a dream of human beauty, amid study and seclusion.
Word: -izzle Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Popularized by rap artist Snoop Dogg, but first put to record by Frankie Smith's 1981 "Double Dutch Bus", from a style of cant (esoteric slang) used by African American pimps and jive hustlers of the 1970s. The “-iz, -izzle, -izzo, -ilz” speak (which also uses an infix -iz-), similar in some ways to Pig Latin, was developed by African Americans around the period of the Harlem Renaissance, with hotspots of the speak in Oakland, New York City, and Philadelphia. It was partially developed as young African American girls improvised chants and nursery rhymes while jumping rope, with the -iz dialect serving to add syllables when necessary to maintain the rhythm. A similar -iz dialect has also been used by carnies (carnival workers). Pronunciation: /-ˈɪzəl/, [-ɫ̩] 1. Forms hip-hop-sounding words, which replaces the word with the first sound of the word followed by -izzle. Labels: morpheme, slang Example: My nizzle, you gon' get hizzle Relax by the kizzle An' go get us a couple hizzles Example: A bewigged British judge ruled on Thursday that the lyrics of a rap record urging the listener to “shizzle my nizzle” and referring to a “mish mish man” did not constitute an offense.
Word: pet shop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pet + shop. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛt ʃɒp/, /ˈpɛt ʃɑp/ 1. A shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets, and products for caring for and feeding them. Example: "I'll take three of those little butter-fishes." No sooner was the sentence spoken than I realized that it was not correct English, but the fish dealer knew not the difference; and if one were to say to the proprietor of a pet shop, "I'll take three of those goldfish," he, in all likelihood, would not know the difference, either. Even those of us who are devoting our lives to the study of fishes, find it difficult to remember how to designate them correctly in the plural. Example: […] Mr. Wilham's fashionable West End pet-shop, where dogs lived in excelsior-floored cubicles, appealing to the passers-by. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pet (adjective), shop: (dated) A favourite or cherished shop. Example: He knew, though Morty did not, what operas she preferred,—whose pictures attracted her to linger near them at the Exhibition,—the favourite passages of her favourite writers,—the pet shops she frequented,—the promenades she liked best,—and, above all, the negative or positive attraction of the various members of her set. Example: And I got hold of the box with all the messes she dabs on her face, her eyebrows, her teeth, her false front, the most extraordinary things. I stuck them all on. The eyebrows would not go straight, and the front kept slipping down my forehead; still, the general effect, the tout ensemble, was lovely. It seemed a pity to waste it, so out I pranced, up Sloane Street, ordered a few little odds and ends in her name at all her pet shops; […]
Word: cobbed Part of Speech: adj 1. Broken, cut or trimmed into pieces of a convenient size, or formed into small blocks; cobbled. 2. Remaining on, or taken from the cob, (as in "cobbed corn"). Example: After the few times I added cobbed corn to my bait pile, I would find cleaned cobs a long distance from the bait pile, sometimes more than 50 yards away. Example: I was thinking about you today, remembering all the good times we had when I was little: the picnics at the beach, cobbed corn and hamburgs on the grill, the long talks about the values of sharing and a good night's sleep. 3. Built of mud cobbles, and sealed with mud or an artificial equivalent. 4. Crudely or roughly assembled; put together in an improvised way, (as in "cobbed together"). 5. Struck with misfortune (possibly a contraction of clobbered) 6. Odd, peculiar, strange. (Comparative can be cobb'der and superlative can be cobb'dest). Labels: dialectal
Word: cobbed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cob Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: exonerable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English exonerate Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English exonerable From exonerate + -able. Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzɒnəɹəbəl/ 1. Capable of being exonerated Labels: rare
Word: initial point Part of Speech: noun 1. In surveying, the point where the principal meridian crosses the baseline.
Word: dermatoglyphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Back-formation from dermatoglyphics. 1. Relating to the study and subject matter of dermatoglyphics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: world peace Part of Speech: noun 1. The ideology of universal global understanding and non-violence. Labels: uncountable
Word: NOAD Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of New Oxford American Dictionary. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NOAD Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of no other abnormality detected. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: mulched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mulch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: editting Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of editing. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: editted Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of edited. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: hearts and minds Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the idea that one needs to persuade people, that is, to win their hearts and change their minds. 1. People's private feelings and emotions, now especially those of a local population towards an invading or occupying military force. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: As experienced political officers, Sir William Macnaghten and Sir Alexander Burnes should have been aware of what was going on in Afghan hearts and minds, but relations between the two men had become badly strained. Example: apart from road patrols they worked with the infantry and SAS, patrolled rivers in canoes, and carried out 'hearts & minds' programmes in the villages.
Word: miscarrying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of miscarry Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: miscarrying Part of Speech: noun 1. Something that has gone astray or been made wrongly. Example: Where, from the trivial flux of Things, Rise unconceived miscarryings […] Example: But we do see imperfect things in nature, dwarfed, blasted trees and other apparent miscarryings. Yet they are as perfect as their environment allows them to be.
Word: miscarries Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of miscarry Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Arabians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Arabian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: furbished Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of furbish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: furbished Part of Speech: adj 1. Polished, burnished. 2. Reconditioned.
Word: furbishes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of furbish Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: furbishing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of furbish Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: furbishing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is furbished.
Word: anamnestic Part of Speech: adj 1. That aids memory; mnemonic 2. Of or pertaining to anamnesis
Word: echiuran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Echiura Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English echiuran From Echiura + -an. 1. Any annelid worm of the subclass Echiura, formerly considered to be its own phylum.
Word: effector Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From effect + -or. Pronunciation: /ɪˈfek.tə/, /ɪˈfɛk.tə/, /ɪˈfɛk.təɹ/, /əˈfek.tə/, /ɪˈfɛk.təɾ/ 1. Any muscle, organ etc. that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve. 2. The part of a nerve that carries a stimulus to a muscle etc. 3. Any small molecule that effects the function of an enzyme by binding to an allosteric site. 4. An actuator.
Word: morphologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English morphology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English morphologist From morphology + -ist. 1. A person who studies morphology.
Word: phoronid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any hermaphroditic wormlike marine animal of the phylum Phoronida.
Word: phylogenomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φύω (phúō) Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon)der. English phylo- English genome Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English genomic English phylogenomic From phylo- + genomic. 1. Of or pertaining to phylogenomics Labels: not-comparable
Word: phylogenomics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φύω (phúō) Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon)der. English phylo- English genomics English phylogenomics From phylo- + genomics. 1. The science that studies the relationship of the function of genes to their evolution. Labels: uncountable
Word: precatalytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English catalytic English precatalytic From pre- + catalytic. 1. Relating to the changes (in structure etc.) that happen to enzymes before their catalytic function becomes possible. Labels: not-comparable
Word: rechallenge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English challenge English rechallenge From re- + challenge. 1. To challenge again. 2. To challenge in return. 3. To try a therapeutic pharmaceutical drug, suspected allergen, or medical treatment on a patient a second or subsequent time, to see if the suspected effects of the treatment occur again. This is typically performed to confirm allergic or adverse reactions to allergens or medications, but may also be used to confirm beneficial treatments or to retry a probable beneficial treatment which did not appear to be effective previously.
Word: rechallenge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English challenge English rechallenge From re- + challenge. 1. A challenge made in return. 2. The event of rechallenging as above.
Word: ribonucleoprotein Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ribo- Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English nucleo- English protein English nucleoprotein English ribonucleoprotein From ribo- + nucleoprotein. 1. Any nucleoprotein that contains RNA.
Word: nucleoprotein Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English nucleo- English protein English nucleoprotein From nucleo- + protein. 1. Any complex of a nucleic acid and a protein. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Since writing this report, we found that the intravenous injection of nucleoprotein, casein, and probably also other albuminous substances may produce small necroses of liver tissue in the guinea pig.
Word: bunny chows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bunny chow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: road agent Part of Speech: noun 1. A criminal who accosts travelers and robs them. Labels: US, archaic Example: The highway robber—road-agent, he is quaintly called—is still busy in these parts. 2. A travelling salesman. Labels: archaic
Word: road-agent Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of road agent. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: reprobated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reprobate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reprobating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reprobate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ratooning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ratoon Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ratooned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ratoon Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rouncies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rouncy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hdt. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Herodotus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Euroclydon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hellenistic Ancient Greek εὐροκλύδων (euroklúdōn), from εὖρος (eûros, “east wind”) + κλύδων (klúdōn, “wave”). Pronunciation: /jʊˈɹɒklɪdən/ 1. A stormy northeasterly wind mentioned in the Bible (Acts 27:14); any rough wind or storm. Example: It stood on a sharp bleak corner, where that tempestuous wind Euroclydon kept up a worse howling than ever it did about poor Paul's tossed craft. Euroclydon, nevertheless, is a mighty pleasant zephyr to any one in-doors, with his feet on the hob quietly toasting for bed.
Word: nuptial act Part of Speech: noun 1. Vaginal intercourse between a married couple.
Word: brainwashings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brainwashing (alternative spelling of brain-washings). Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brain-washings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brain-washing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: benefitted Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of benefited. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: smart-allecky Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of smart-alecky. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: aport Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From a- + port. 1. on the left side of the boat Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: glycosinolate Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a family of toxic nitrogen-containing sugar sulfates found in all brassicas and many related plants. In the presence of myrosinases, they produce the isothiocyanates responsible for the pungent bite in the flavor of these plants.
Word: FSF Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of female seeking female or femme seeking femme. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Near-synonym: F4F
Word: FSF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Free Software Foundation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Fótbóltssamband Føroya (Faroe Islands Football Association) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: glucosinolate Part of Speech: noun 1. Any glycosinolate in which the sugar component is glucose. Example: Glucosinolates are a group of plant thioglucosides found principally among members of the Cruciferae. Example: Intakes of indoles or their parental glucosinolates, may have beneficial health effects as well as toxicological effects.
Word: glucosinate Part of Speech: noun 1. glucosinolate
Word: goliardic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Goliard Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English goliardic From Goliard + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to Goliards, wandering medieval students who earned money by singing and reciting poetry. Labels: not-comparable Example: Minstrels and goliardic clerics - priests, monks and university students who dropped out, travelled all over Europe and composed loose or satirical works - had been and continued to be the creators of fabliaux and interludes. Example: Many poems in the collection known as Carmina Burana, are believed to be of goliardic origin. 2. Of or pertaining to a form of medieval lyric poetry that typically celebrated licentiousness and drinking. Labels: not-comparable Example: This basic structure was used as long as the medieval Latin lyric flourished; the goliardic poems of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries still retain it. Example: The concept of goliardic poetry rests on a series of stylistic traits and the identification of the corpus with the figure of the wandering goliard.
Word: gorgonize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English gorgon 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 gorgonize From gorgon + -ize. 1. To stupefy, paralyze or petrify. Labels: transitive
Word: goura Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From one or more of the languages of New Guinea. The oldest use in the scientific literature, as a French word, may be a plate caption "La Goura de la nouvelle Guinée" in Pierre Sonnerat's Voyage a la Nouvelle Guinée. The spelling Goüra also appears in the 19th century. 1. Any of several crested ground-dwelling pigeons, of the genus Goura, from New Guinea
Word: grampa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of grandpa. 1. grandfather Labels: informal
Word: flower head Part of Speech: noun 1. A compact cluster of florets having the appearance of a single flower (as in the daisy family).
Word: connate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1641; borrowed from Latin connātus, perfect active participle of connāscor (“to be born together (with)”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from con- + nāscor. Doublet of cognate. Pronunciation: /kəˈneɪt/, /kɒˈneɪt/, /ˈkɒneɪt/, /kɑˈneɪt/, /ˈkɑneɪt/ 1. Of the same or a similar nature; proceeding from the same stock or root. 2. Inborn. 3. United with other organs of the same kind (for example sepals connate with sepals, petals connate with petals, or stamens with stamens). 4. Trapped within a rock at the time of its formation (especially of water or petroleum).
Word: carnose Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈkɑː(ɹ)nəʊz/, /ˈkɑː(ɹ)nəʊs/ 1. Carnous, fleshy. Example: The Muſcle whereby he [the hedgehog] is enabled to draw himſelf thus together, and gather up his whole Body like a Ball, the Pariſian Academiſts deſcribe to be a diſtinct Carnoſe Muſcle, extended from the Oſſa innominata to the Ear and Noſe, running along the Back-bone, without being faſtned thereto. 2. of a fleshy consistency; applied to succulent leaves, stems, etc.
Word: myristic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μύρον (múron) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) Ancient Greek μυρίζω (murízō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Byzantine Greek μυριστικός (muristikós)der. Late Latin myristicusder. Italian miristicoder. English myristic From Italian miristico, from Late Latin myristicus (“fragrant”); the form Myristica first used by Linnaeus as a genus name for the nutmeg tree. From Ancient Greek μυριστικός (muristikós, “fragrant”), from Ancient Greek μυρίζω (murízō, “to anoint”), from μύρον (múron, “unguent, perfume”). Compare myronic. Pronunciation: /mɪˈɹɪstɪk/, /maɪˈɹɪstɪk/ 1. Pertaining to nutmeg. Labels: rare
Word: idli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tamil இட்லி (iṭli), Kannada ಇಡ್ಲಿ (iḍli). 1. A South Asian cake made from a mixture of ground rice and lentils fermented and steamed in a mold. Example: “My aunty will probably send you a million idlis, too, once I tell her you ate all of mine.”
Word: Otherworld Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From otherworld. 1. The other realms of existence beyond the world of mankind, especially the realms of the dead or the fairy folk. Example: In these dreams the spirits of the Otherworld materialized in the shape of animals and spoke to them. Example: It is a time when folk remember their Ancestors in the Otherworlds and when the veil between the worlds is so thin that, with a little magic, you could pass through it.
Word: depucelate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French dépuceler. 1. To take (someone's) virginity. Labels: literary, rare
Word: pucelage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French pucelage, from pucelle. Pronunciation: /ˈpjuːsəlɑːʒ/, /ˈpjuːsəlɪdʒ/ 1. Virginity. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable
Word: saw wood Part of Speech: verb 1. To snore loudly. Labels: idiomatic Example: Monsignor Charles Kekumano, 78, was snoring loudly in his bed. Every so often, he would stop sawing wood—and break into the delightfully mischievous grin that made him so famous. Example: "You keep all of Mouse Lodge awake sawing wood every night. You're a fine one to complain about someone else snoring."
Word: Bisset Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Bissett. 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Christmas is coming Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used as a reminder or warning regarding an impending deadline. Labels: figuratively
Word: pwnage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pwn Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English pwnage From pwn + -age. 1. Ownage; the act of pwning. Labels: Internet, Leet, uncountable, usually Example: "OMDFDG LOOK AT THIS PWNAGE SCORE!!" Example: "The very high level of access required to call the function (PROCESS_VM_WRITE) is not suitable for an inter-process communication channel, since it basically gives the writer full pwnage over the process being written to."
Word: omohyoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowing from New Latin ōmohȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”) + Latin hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to omo- (“shoulder”) + hyoid. Doublet of omohyoideus. Pronunciation: /əʊ.məʊˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/, /ˌoʊ.moʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/ 1. Of or relating to the shoulder and the hyoid bone. Labels: not-comparable, relational 2. Of or relating to the omohyoid muscle. Labels: not-comparable, relational
Word: omohyoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowing from New Latin ōmohȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”) + Latin hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to omo- (“shoulder”) + hyoid. Doublet of omohyoideus. Pronunciation: /əʊ.məʊˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/, /ˌoʊ.moʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/ 1. Ellipsis of omohyoid muscle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: phytogeography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φύω (phúō) Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos) Ancient Greek γεωγρᾰ́φος (geōgrắphos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) ▲ Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) ▲ Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (-grăphĭ́ā) Ancient Greek γεωγρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (geōgrăphĭ́ā)bor. Latin geōgraphia Middle French géographie English geography English phytogeography From phyto- + geography. 1. The science that studies the geographical distribution of plants; geobotany Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rainbow bridge Part of Speech: name 1. The road between the realm of the gods and the realm of men in Heathenry which appears in the form of a rainbow; Bifrost. Labels: Germanic Example: 1993 The Rites of Odin, Ed Fitch, Llewellyn, →ISBN, page 273. O High Ones of the Rainbow Bridge, Thou hast heard that which is my need And my desire. Example: 1998 Heartland, Volume 1, Issue 3 (Heathen Journal), I Believe, Joanne Fletcher - Holloway. With nature I give and feel her pain, / In Freyja's arms I'm at peace again, / And in all I've heard, / And in all I've read, / My life is anew, like the eagle that flew, / Across the Rainbow Bridge, / Myself to myself, I give to you. 2. A metaphorical bridge crossed at death, usually in reference to pets. Labels: euphemistic Example: Two of my three dogs have crossed the rainbow bridge. Example: I'm so sorry your little Typo is gone. Surely she knew how much she was loved and she will wait for you at the Rainbow Bridge.
Word: phytogeographical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φύω (phúō) Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- English geographical English phytogeographical From phyto- + geographical. 1. Of or pertaining to phytogeography.
Word: YHJBT Part of Speech: phrase 1. Synonym of YHBT: you have just been trolled. Labels: Internet
Word: crenic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek κρήνη (krḗnē, “spring”) + -ic + acid. 1. Any of a group of poorly characterized acids found in humus
Word: Redbeard Part of Speech: name Etymology: Kenning of red + beard. 1. The god Thor. Labels: Norse Example: Redbeard! Example: The radiant goddess, wise in womans wisdom, foresaw a future as secure as the oak pillars of redbeards hall, and knew true hearts gladness as the sacred vows were made.
Word: hutia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Taíno *hutiyabor. Spanish jutíabor. English hutia Borrowed from Spanish jutía. 1. Any of the medium-sized rodents of the subfamily Capromyinae, which inhabit the Caribbean islands.
Word: Kioto Part of Speech: name 1. Rare spelling of Kyoto. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: duramen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dweh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *dweh₂rós Proto-Italic *dūros Latin dūrus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin dūrō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin dūrāmenbor. English duramen Borrowed from Latin dūrāmen. Pronunciation: /djʊˈreɪmɛn/ 1. heartwood Labels: uncountable
Word: Glock Part of Speech: name Etymology: The handgun is named after Austrian engineer Gaston Glock (1929–2023). 1. A surname from German.
Word: Glock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The handgun is named after Austrian engineer Gaston Glock (1929–2023). 1. A handgun made by the Glock company. Example: Grab ya Glocks when you see Tupac, call the cops when you see Tupac Example: Feel these hot rocks, fellas, put you in a dry spot, fellas / In a pine box with nine shots from my Glock, fellas
Word: well said Part of Speech: intj 1. A comment expressing approval; an accolade; "that was spoken well" (clearly or eloquently.)
Word: kamut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Taken from kamut, a transcription found in E. A. Wallis Budge's dictionary (where it was translated as "wheat") of Egyptian kꜣmwtt (“ear of barley”), in hieroglyphic form: k-A-m-w-t:t-M2:Z2- 1. A commercial cultivar of Khorasan wheat. Labels: uncountable Example: If you hear the name Kamut get excited. It's wheat. Yes, there are thousands of wheats, all members of the triticum family, but Kamut is different. It's 4,000 years old.
Word: dispossesses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dispossess Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dispossessing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dispossess Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dispossession Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English possession English dispossession From dis- + possession. Pronunciation: /dɪspəˈzɛʃn̩/ 1. The act of dispossessing someone of something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: At times, the assimilationist paradigm has facilitated the physical dispossession of Native lands and the suppression or eradication of Native institutions, culture, and identity by the political branches of the federal government. 2. The casting out of an evil spirit that has possessed someone; exorcism. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There had been a series of such dispossessions since the beginning of Elizabeth's reign involving many clergy, particularly those of vehement Protestant sympathies.
Word: dispossessions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dispossession Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decimals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of decimal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decimals Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of decimal Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dowagers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dowager Labels: form-of, plural
Word: delimiter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English delimit 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 delimiter From delimit + -er. Pronunciation: /dɪˈlɪmɪtə(ɹ)/ 1. That which delimits, that separates. Example: A comma-delimited file has commas as the delimiter, separating each field of the file. 2. A unique character or series of characters that indicates the beginning or end of a specific statement, string or function body set.
Word: delimiters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of delimiter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dredgers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dredger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phylloxanthin Part of Speech: noun 1. xanthophyll. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 2. A yellow pigment obtained by degradation of chlorophyll. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: phylloxanthins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phylloxanthin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aett Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse ætt. 1. A division of the runic alphabet containing eight runes. Labels: sometimes Example: 1984 Fortune -Telling By Runes, David & Julia Line, The Aquarian Press, →ISBN page 15. Known as aettir, these basic divisions were sometimes named after Norse deities: Freya's eight, Hagal's eight and Tiu's eight. Example: 1993 The Elements of The Runes, Bernard King, Element, →ISBN, page 110. When we examined runic divination, we related, in passing, the phases of the moon to the three ættir of the Common Germanic Futhark.
Word: supe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of super. Pronunciation: /sup/ 1. Clipping of supernumerary (“an extra or walk-on”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, dated, slang Example: John Wilkes would go south to Richmond, to join Ford's stock company at the old Marshall Theatre for the 1858–59 season. More work as a supe awaited “J. B. Wilkes,” but his wages this time would be better than in Philadelphia: $440 for the season, the same as his older brother earned in a week. 2. Abbreviation of superintendent. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, informal 3. Abbreviation of supervisor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, informal 4. Clipping of supervision. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping 5. Clipping of superhero. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: COL Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Colima: a state of Mexico. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of Colorado: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: COL Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of cost of living. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of centre of lift Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: nanny goat Part of Speech: noun 1. A female goat. Labels: childish Example: Poor old Robinson Crusoe! / Poor old Robinson Crusoe! / They made him a coat / Of an old nanny goat, / I wonder how they could do so! Example: And later, at an opportune moment, when Franny was pretending to sample a cup of chicken broth, Mrs. Glass had climbed up on the window seats with the agility of a mountain nanny goat and stripped all three of the sash windows of their heavy damask curtains.
Word: narrow mindedness Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of narrow-mindedness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: mindedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mind 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 minded Proto-Germanic *-in- ▲ 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 mindedness From minded + -ness. 1. The state of being minded in a particular way (as in narrow-mindedness, absent-mindedness). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bind-rune Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bind + rune. 1. Alternative spelling of bind rune. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: two or more runes as a single character, called a bind-rune. Example: Bind-rune. A combination of two or more Runes superimposed on one another to make a single shape or pattern.
Word: fenks Part of Speech: noun 1. The refuse whale blubber, used as a manure, and in the manufacture of Prussian blue. Labels: uncountable
Word: nebulosity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin nebulōsitās. 1. The characteristic of being nebulous; cloudiness (measured in octas). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: With higher powers the field does not appear to be sufficiently large to allow of each streak of nebulosity being compared with the surrounding parts where the nebulosity is not quite so bright. Example: If one conceives by analogy all the stars formed in this manner, one can imagine their anterior state of nebulosity itself preceded by other stars in which the nebulous matter was more and more diffuse, the nucleus being less and less luminous and dense.
Word: resorber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From resorb + -er. 1. A device for resorption.