nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: love nest Part of Speech: noun 1. A residence, especially a condominium or cabin, where a couple (particularly a newly cohabiting or married couple) can enjoy each other's company. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: You two may enter the real estate process assuming that finding a little love nest is simply a matter of spotting a dream pad, placing an offer, and picking out curtains. 2. A place suitable for or used for having sexual intercourse. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: She even purchased a Mexican-style house to live in which she described as her "Los Angeles love nest". 3. The vagina. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: She [Anka Radakovich] has given us her personal tips on oral sex—“whatever you do, keep your tongue moving ... occasionally some women like a finger or two inserted into the love nest”. Example: He […] jerked my legs apart and, while the unconscious old kraut's juice seeped from my love nest, buried his face in the moist crevice, sucking, licking and lapping with the energy of ten men.
Word: minibooms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of miniboom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: millielectronvolt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlleder. French milli- English milli- English electronvolt English millielectronvolt From milli- + electronvolt. 1. A unit of energy equal to one thousandth of an electronvolt, symbol meV
Word: miniplug Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- English plug English miniplug From mini- + plug. 1. The small connector used to connect portable audio devices to an output device such as a speaker or headset Example: Fortunately, the iPhone has a standard miniplug headphone jack; unfortunately, its plastic molding prevents most headphone plugs from seating properly.
Word: ministership Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English minister Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English ministership From minister + -ship. 1. The position held by a minister Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: plunderable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English plunder Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English plunderable From plunder + -able. 1. which can be plundered, robbed 2. which is worth plundering, promising a rich prize
Word: mineralogic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mineralogy + -ic. 1. Synonym of mineralogical. Labels: not-comparable
Word: miniplugs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of miniplug Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mischaracterization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) Ancient Greek χᾰρακτηρίζω (khăraktērízō)der. Medieval Latin charactērizōder. English characterize English mischaracterize 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 mischaracterization From mischaracterize + -ation. Pronunciation: /mɪsˌkæɹəktəɹ(a)ɪˈzeɪʃən/ 1. The act of characterizing something in an inaccurate or misleading way. Example: Near-synonyms: misportrayal, misrepresentation Example: In a statement last month, Mr. Spitzer said, “No amount of distortion, scare tactics and mischaracterization will change the underlying fact that New York’s health care system is broken.”
Word: mirtron Part of Speech: noun 1. A short, hairpin intron
Word: misguess Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English guess English misguess From mis- + guess. 1. To guess incorrectly Example: Sanborn had not come this far to misguess now.
Word: mirtrons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mirtron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mischaracterizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mischaracterization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misannotations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misannotation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minitour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *tórh₁nos Proto-Hellenic *tórnos Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor. Latin tornus 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 tornō Old French torner Old French tourder. English tour English minitour From mini- + tour. 1. A short, often informal, tour Example: He turned professional the next year and bounced around the minitour circuit before earning his PGA Tour card at qualifying school in 2004 and 2005.
Word: misannotation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English annotation English misannotation From mis- + annotation. 1. A faulty annotation
Word: misguessing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of misguess Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: misguessed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misguess Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: misguesses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of misguess Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: railfan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rail + fan. 1. A railway enthusiast. Labels: US Example: A previewing railfan pointed out a mistake in the animation showing articulation. Example: From my own experience, I cannot say how one becomes a railfan […]
Word: railfans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of railfan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: miscleavage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English cleavage English miscleavage From mis- + cleavage. 1. Faulty cleavage (of a protein etc)
Word: miscoded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English coded English miscoded From mis- + coded. 1. wrongly coded Labels: not-comparable
Word: miscoding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of miscode Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: miscoding Part of Speech: noun 1. Faulty coding
Word: creamcups Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cream + cups, from its white and yellow flowers. 1. Platystemon californicus, an ornamental flowering plant in the Papaveraceae family, found growing wild throughout the American southwest and especially on the Pacific Coast. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: misincorporated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English incorporated English misincorporated From mis- + incorporated. 1. wrongly incorporated
Word: misincorporation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English incorporation English misincorporation From mis- + incorporation. 1. Faulty incorporation Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: misregulated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misregulate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: misregulated Part of Speech: adj 1. Wrongly regulated
Word: minitours Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minitour Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misimpression Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōder. Old French impressionder. English impression English misimpression From mis- + impression. 1. An inaccurate or misleading impression Example: Will is an intelligent person, and if he is under such a grievous misimpression, then I obviously did not do a good job of communicating the Subcommittee's work to the membership. Example: Often the misimpression a reporter gives is trivial.
Word: misimpressions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misimpression Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monthslong Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From months + -long. 1. Lasting for multiple months. Labels: not-comparable Example: A former United States Senator, John B. Breaux, ended his monthslong flirtation with the Louisiana governor’s race Friday evening, declaring that he would be not be a candidate in the election this fall.
Word: modafinil Part of Speech: noun 1. A stimulant often used in the treatment of various sleep disorders, having the chemical formula C₁₅H₁₅NO₂S Labels: uncountable Example: Certain drugs such as modafinil, used to treat narcolepsy, have been shown to improve cognition and are becoming increasingly popular with students revising for exams. Example: In 2003, modafinil was approved by the United States Department of the Air Force as a ‘Go Pill’ for management of fatigue in certain aircrews.
Word: monumentality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English monumental Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English monumentality From monumental + -ity. 1. The quality or state of being monumental. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Unifying compositional elements […] lend a W.P.A.-era monumentality.
Word: moonlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From moon + -like. Compare Middle English mone-lich, Old English mōnelīċ (“lunar”). 1. Resembling the Moon, or a moon Example: Think of the moonlike images that Lindy Roy designed for the entrance to the Gallery Met at the Metropolitan Opera House[…].
Word: moonshiners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moonshiner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mizuna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 水菜. 1. One of several tangy green vegetables used in Japanese cuisine, usually Brassica rapa var. nipposinica Labels: uncountable, usually Example: His cold sesame chicken seasoned with chili is finely shredded and served in carefully wrought clusters around a salad of mizuna.
Word: mountainscape Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mountain English landscapebf. English -scape English mountainscape From mountain + -scape. Pronunciation: /ˈmaʊntənˌskeɪp/ 1. A view of mountains, or a depiction of such a view Example: The two forms are joined by the imposing public lobby, its glass facade slanting back dramatically from the street to evoke a glistening mountainscape.
Word: mountainscapes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mountainscape Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multiflora Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the New Latin multiflora (species epithet, literally “having many flowers”). 1. The hardy rose Rosa multiflora Example: The woods were completely overgrown with multiflora.
Word: multiflora Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the New Latin multiflora (species epithet, literally “having many flowers”). 1. Having many flowers.
Word: multibrand Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English brand English multibrand From multi- + brand. 1. Involving multiple brands Labels: not-comparable Example: Ms. Hoffman, of the Sloan Center, said the multibrand retailing approach of Sephora is still viable, because […] Sephora has invested heavily in its own brand.
Word: multicore Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English core English multicore From multi- + core. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌltɪ(ˌ)kɔː/, /ˌmʌltiˈkɔɹ/, /-(ˌ)taɪ-/ 1. Having two or more cores Labels: not-comparable 2. Combining two or more independent cores into a single package composed of a single integrated circuit Labels: not-comparable Example: After several consecutive quarters of losing market share, Intel in recent quarters has released a host of new multicore processors, including its first quad-core chip[…].
Word: multigrain Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English grain English multigrain From multi- + grain. 1. Containing multiple types of grain, usually in processed form Labels: not-comparable Example: In fact, Quaker research found that “about 30 percent of consumers are looking for a different texture, a different variety, than oatmeal can deliver,” he added. Quaker’s new multigrain cereal delivers that, he said.
Word: multimerization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English multimerize 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 multimerization From multimerize + -ation. 1. The formation of multimers Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Dishevelled phosphorylation, subcellular localization and multimerization regulate its role in early embryogenesis .
Word: multipage Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English page English multipage From multi- + page. 1. Including or containing multiple pages Labels: not-comparable Example: Advertisers that bought multipage spreads were permitted to post additional content[…].
Word: multipoint Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English point English multipoint From multi- + point. 1. Involving the scoring of multiple points, especially by a particular player. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] the rookie Patrick O’Sullivan had a goal and two assists for his first career multipoint game in the Los Angeles Kings’ 5-3 victory at Anaheim. 2. Of or relating to more than one point. Labels: not-comparable Example: Higher-end entry doors come with multipoint locking systems that secure two or more sides of the door to the frame. 3. Connecting multiple service points. Labels: not-comparable
Word: multipoint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English point English multipoint From multi- + point. 1. A collection of points treated as a single object.
Word: pleuntic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, or pertaining to, the pleural cavity
Word: hoopsters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hoopster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hommage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French hommage. Pronunciation: /oʊˈmɑːʒ/, /ɒˈmɑːʒ/ 1. A homage, especially something in an artwork which has been done in respectful imitation of another artist. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There's a clip from his Pickup on South Street in Scorsese's The King of Comedy, and extended hommages to other Fuller films in Godard's Breathless and Spielberg's Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.) Example: It is certainly true that Pound wanted to pay hommage to Guido.
Word: hennaed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From henna + -ed. 1. Dyed with henna. Example: Her deeply hennaed hair, almost black at the roots, straggled loosely down both sides of her long face. Example: Lambert's hair is sometimes red, sometimes not, but nowadays it is hennaed and often pinned back with a mother-of-pearl comb.
Word: hennaed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From henna + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of henna Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hoopster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hoop Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English hoopster From hoop + -ster. 1. A basketball player. Labels: informal Example: […] for the new generation of hoopsters, hair is back.
Word: henley Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the town of Henley(-on-Thames) in England, where the rowers wore shirts of this type. 1. A type of knit shirt with a front placket but no collar. Example: I found a long-sleeve henley in a long-john weave of cool, beautifully soft viscose for $125. Example: A few years in, he had refined his appearance and ironed out the edges. He’d traded in T-shirts and cargo shorts for fitted Henleys and jeans.
Word: grinded Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹaɪndɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of grind Labels: form-of, nonstandard, participle, past Example: Make a color composed of brown red, and a little flat, or Venetian lake, previously grinded with gum adragant. Example: I just grinded it out and played hard, and these fans loved that. 2. simple past and past participle of grind Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: I grinded for experience before I took on the boss.
Word: groundball Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ground ball. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Philadelphia first baseman Ryan Howard left in the ninth inning after he appeared to injure his left leg diving for a groundball.
Word: gymgoers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gymgoer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gymgoer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gym + goer. 1. A person who attends a gym for exercise Example: SOME gymgoers are tortoises.
Word: genuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of genus Labels: form-of, nonstandard, plural Example: The creators of the griffin — half eagle, half lion — were early paleontologists who didn’t quite have their genuses straight and put the fossilized bones in the wrong place.
Word: hangarlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hangar Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English hangarlike From hangar + -like. 1. Resembling an aircraft hangar. Example: I WAS waiting in the checkout line of the hangarlike Kohl’s store at Caesar’s Bay Bazaar in Brooklyn, my arms full of clothes, when a white-haired lady sidled up to me.
Word: hairstyling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hair + styling. 1. The act or process of styling hair. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: At Fekkai, for example, the solid oak communal hairstyling stations are designed to encourage clients to talk to one another […].
Word: fudgy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English fudge Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English fudgy From fudge + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈfʌdʒi/ 1. Resembling fudge, as in flavor or texture. Example: FOR cooks of a lemon-loving persuasion, a puckery citrus curd is the culinary analogue of a chocolate fanatic’s fudgy ganache. Example: She twice let the Baby’s ears get fudgy with wax. 2. Fuzzy, imprecise. Labels: figuratively Example: The hundred years after Euler represented a period in which functions not satisfying his "official" constraints were frequently smuggled into mathematics through fudgy considerations involving infinite series expansions and the like. 3. Irritable. Labels: archaic 4. Awkward. Labels: archaic
Word: henleys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of henley Labels: form-of, plural
Word: commandingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English commanding Middle English -ly English -ly English commandingly From commanding + -ly. 1. In a commanding fashion. Labels: not-comparable Example: And yet, somehow, did Ahab—in his own proper self, as daily, hourly, and every instant, commandingly revealed to his subordinates,—Ahab seemed an independent lord […] Example: She could see it all so clearly, so commandingly, when she looked: it was when she took her brush in hand that the whole thing changed.
Word: collagelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English collage Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English collagelike From collage + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a collage; presenting a jumble of different types of content Example: The sharp young company brings energy and wit to both the collagelike text, composed of odd tales of dispossession, and Michael Friedman’s eclectic cavalcade of pastiche songs.
Word: cochair Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- ▲ Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair English cochair From co- + chair. 1. Someone who serves as the chair of a meeting or organization together with one or more other chairs. Example: "On the referendum, people are asked to vote yes or no," says Hoyt, who is cochair of the Coalition for Lower Electric Rates[…].
Word: cochair Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- ▲ Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair English cochair From co- + chair. 1. To chair (a meeting) jointly. Labels: transitive
Word: chamberlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English chamber Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English chamberlike From chamber + -like. 1. Resembling chamber music. Example: “Fantasy” (Palmetto) is Mr. Mays’s other recent effort, and on it he presents chamberlike originals and canonical reinterpretations (again including Debussy, Bach and Scriabin).
Word: compacity Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several technical measures of compactness, especially, in a granular medium (e.g. sand), the volume fraction that is filled. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cochairs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cochair Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caregiving Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From care + giving. Pronunciation: /ˈkeəɡɪvɪŋ/ 1. The provision of care such as assistance with activities of daily living (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, transportation, household administration), usually by someone who is not a health care professional, especially by a family member as unpaid labor. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The provision of health care services as a paid occupation. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Holonym: health care Example: The crux of nontechnical medical caregiving — action with compassion — is based on an old adage: Listen to the patient; he is telling you his diagnosis.
Word: caricatural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English caricature Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English caricatural From caricature + -al. 1. Having the character of a caricature. Example: […] a Cuban feature-length animated film (by Juan Padron) that makes fun of horror and gangster movies in a bawdy and caricatural style.
Word: casitas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of casita Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conditionalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English conditionalize 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 conditionalization From conditionalize + -ation. 1. An updating of one's belief state based on new information Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Such agents […] always update their opinions via conditionalization, and they never suffer information loss.
Word: conductorless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English conductor Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English conductorless From conductor + -less. 1. Lacking a conductor Labels: not-comparable Example: The Concertante di Chicago, our town's conductorless chamber orchestra, will be sharing Purcell, Britten, Haydn, and Handel works this afternoon in their fall concert.
Word: creaturely Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-der. Latin creō Late Latin creātūralbor. Old French creaturebor. Middle English creature English creature Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English creaturely From creature + -ly. 1. Characteristic of or suitable to a creature, often specifically a non-human animal. Example: Bracketed by two roiling group passages, smaller dances slink by, marked by much creaturely creeping and carnivorous eroticism. Example: Crammed like a biblical ark with creaturely wonders, “The Birds of America” conveys a sense of summation, although its chronicle of American bird life is far from complete.
Word: connectives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of connective Labels: form-of, plural
Word: contextualist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English contextual 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 contextualist From contextual + -ist. 1. Of, pertaining to, or supporting contextualism Labels: not-comparable
Word: contextualist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English contextual 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 contextualist From contextual + -ist. 1. A proponent of contextualism, or the importance of context. Example: He is more of a contextualist, believing that “letters are fluid, that they change with time and circumstance — the entire word is more important than a single letter, and its form can fluctuate.” Example: Secondly, some contextualists have previously stated that by constantly trying to draw links between the Medieval thought and contemporary philosophy, historiographers evoke apologetism rather than develop the field in its own right. 2. One who believes that scalar implicatures arise from contextual inference, not from a default association with a word. Example: A contextualist believes that the phrase "some eels are fish" is primarily interpreted as "some, and perhaps all, eels are fish", and the pragmatic interpretation "some, but not all, eels are fish" only appears when demanded by the context.
Word: contextualists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of contextualist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: florals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of floral Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fictionalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fictionalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: externalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of externalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fictionalist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fictiōder. Old French ficcionbor. Middle English ficcioun English fiction English -al English fictional 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 fictionalist From fictional + -ist. 1. Of, pertaining to, or supporting fictionalism Labels: not-comparable
Word: fictionalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fictiōder. Old French ficcionbor. Middle English ficcioun English fiction English -al English fictional 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 fictionalist From fictional + -ist. 1. One who subscribes to fictionalism, the belief that certain concepts are simply convenient logical fictions Example: Rather than being aimed at those who deny the existence of mathematical objects, the argument’s target is those who deny the objectivity of mathematics—in Putnam’s opinion, intuitionists and fictionalists.
Word: explanatorily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English explanatory Middle English -ly English -ly English explanatorily From explanatory + -ly. 1. With regard to explanation, or explanatory power. Labels: not-comparable Example: If they were, we would have a theory just as explanatorily bankrupt as disjunctivism. Example: In saying that a reality is metaphysically ultimate, we say that its existence is explanatorily the most basic fact, that it is deepest, most fundamental in the nature of things; […]
Word: experientially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English experiential Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English experientially From experiential + -ly. 1. In terms of experience Labels: not-comparable Example: And while cellphones are at least experientially related to the land line, and e-mail feels tangentially related to the fax, texting is simultaneously a throwback to the telegraph and a harbinger of a new age.
Word: frontality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English frontal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English frontality From frontal + -ity. 1. The quality or state of being frontal. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Whereas the accentuated linearism, the angular stylization of the folds, the rhythmical course of the outlining and the solemn frontality conjoined with an air of regality in the pose seem to recall the formal repertory of the Corbolinus Master and his group […] Example: Bold scale is the norm, as is a generally exuberant frontality.
Word: evaluable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English evaluate 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 evaluable From evaluate + -able. 1. Able to be evaluated in a certain way Example: […] so too can we regard all of the sentences that Jill utters as evaluable with respect to the same context.
Word: ethnomusicologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ethnomusicology 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 ethnomusicologist From ethnomusicology + -ist. 1. A researcher in the field of ethnomusicology. Example: “I believe somebody has to die,” said Juan Dies, an ethnomusicologist who is based in Chicago and is working with the center on the project.
Word: ethnomusicologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ethnomusicologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: downings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊnɪŋz/ 1. plural of downing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: divestitures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of divestiture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drifty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English drift Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English drifty From drift + -y. 1. Tending or seeming to drift. Example: The first time I heard them struggling with their electric instruments and singing in cracked falsettos, I imagined a line of fishing boats puttering off into the fogbound sea of a cold New England morn. "Ah, Shrimp Boat," I exclaimed, "what a fine name for sounds so churning and drifty!" 2. Abounding with driving snow or drift. Labels: dialectal
Word: dressingroom Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dressing room. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "I sent a message back to the dressingroom actually just to get their thoughts on it, it was just after their bowling powerplay (in the 15th over).
Word: goodput Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of good + throughput. 1. Application-level throughput, i.e. the number of useful bits per unit of time forwarded by a network from source to destination, excluding protocol overhead such as retransmissions. Labels: uncountable
Word: driftier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of drifty: more drifty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: driftiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of drifty: most drifty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: crossbreeding Part of Speech: noun 1. The process or the result of crossbreeding. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: crossbreeding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of crossbreed Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: customizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From customize + -er. 1. A person or business that provides customization services Example: Father Juliano declared bankruptcy after building only the prototype, but the car was restored a few years ago by a customizer in England.
Word: nonclassified Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + classified. 1. Not classified or not subject to classification. Labels: not-comparable
Word: counterdemonstrator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English demonstrator English counterdemonstrator From counter- + demonstrator. 1. Someone who demonstrates in opposition to another demonstration that is happening nearby at the same time Example: I don't condone the crude and racist slogans that spontaneous counterdemonstrators yelled at the pro-Palestinian protestors.
Word: customizers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of customizer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterdemonstrators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterdemonstrator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uncategorised Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of uncategorized. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: uncategorised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of uncategorise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uncategorisable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of uncategorizable. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: uncategorizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + categorizable. 1. Impossible to categorize. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unclassifiably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unclassifiable Middle English -ly English -ly English unclassifiably From unclassifiable + -ly. 1. In an unclassifiable way.
Word: desertlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English desert Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English desertlike From desert + -like. 1. Resembling a desert Example: […] they provide views of hothouse Venus, desertlike Mars and two decidedly otherworldly moons of Jupiter: Io and Europa.
Word: multispecies Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English species English multispecies From multi- + species. 1. Comprising or involving more than one species. Labels: not-comparable Example: “Okay. Maybe you shouldn't tell anyone you admire the last species that attempted to commit galaxy-wide multi-species genocide.”
Word: parapegma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin parapegma, from Ancient Greek παράπηγμα (parápēgma, “something fixed on or hung up”) . Pronunciation: /pæɹəˈpɛɡmə/ 1. A device for keeping track of cyclical events, particularly of stars, weather, seasons, and so on. Example: At its most basic, the word parapegma (plural:parapegmata) describes any instrument that tracked cyclical phenomena by the use of a moveable peg or pegs.
Word: digitalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From digitalize + -ation or digital + -ization. Pronunciation: /ˌdɪdʒɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ 1. Synonym of digitization. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Well before the mid-1970s, when digitalization ended the tone-based system, Joybubbles had stopped stealing calls.
Word: determinately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English determinate Middle English -ly English -ly English determinately From determinate + -ly. 1. In a way that is determinate Example: If ‘aardvark lover’ has that syntactic structure, then it determinately means “lover of aardvarks.
Word: deconstructionist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English deconstruction 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 deconstructionist From deconstruction + -ist. Pronunciation: /diːkənˈstɹʌkʃənɪst/, /diːkənˈstɹʊkʃənɪst/ 1. Characteristic of, related to, or supporting deconstructionism Example: “[…] He says it's going to be a deconstructionist reading of the play. That doesn't worry me, of course, because I've done deconstruction; but Mummy and Daddy may not like it.” Example: Another way of circumventing — or, at least, limiting — this deconstructionist chitchat is by a de-neutered effort of will or an impeccable professional background outside the political arena altogether.
Word: deconstructionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English deconstruction 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 deconstructionist From deconstruction + -ist. Pronunciation: /diːkənˈstɹʌkʃənɪst/, /diːkənˈstɹʊkʃənɪst/ 1. A proponent of deconstructionism
Word: deconstructionists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deconstructionist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: danciness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dancy 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 danciness From dancy + -ness. 1. The quality of being dancy, suitable to or filled with dance. Labels: uncountable Example: These and other writers also consciously strive for jazz's full-bodied swingingness, its danciness, its range of allusion, its trickbag of quicksilver improvisational impulses. Example: The sheer danciness of most Balanchine ballets gives audiences a basically exhilarating time.
Word: doomy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English doom Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English doomy From doom + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈduːmi/ 1. Filled with doom and gloom: depressing or pessimistic Example: Their big hit at the time was "Death Valley '69," a typical droney, doomy replay of the Manson murders that was about as illuminating as your average TV mini series. Example: Those children playing didn't look like doomy little criminals, once you knew their names.
Word: moloch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew מולך (molokh, “Ammonite god, worshipped by Canaanites and Phoenicians, who demanded child-sacrifice. Mentioned in Leviticus and Deuteronomy”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɒlɒk/ 1. Any of species Moloch horridus of Australian lizards, sole species of the genus Moloch.
Word: enoki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A shortening of enokitake, from Japanese 榎茸 (enokitake). Compare enoki mushroom, which is an partial calque of the Japanese. 1. An enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes). Example: Enokis have a delicate flavor and crunchy texture.
Word: monoalkoxide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English alkoxide English monoalkoxide From mono- + alkoxide. 1. Any compound having a single alkoxide group. Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: caricaturas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caricatura Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carmagnoles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carmagnole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monoautochronic Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing the simultaneous production of a single egg by each of a pair of oviducts
Word: enokis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of enoki Labels: form-of, plural
Word: datebook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From date + book. Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪtˌbʊk/ 1. A book in which appointments are kept, each listed beside the day when it occurs. Example: Mr. Peimer fills his datebook with invitations from seemingly endless mailing and e-mail lists, faxes, phone calls and by being the friend of a friend.
Word: monodispersive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English dispersive English monodispersive From mono- + dispersive. 1. monodisperse
Word: datebooks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of datebook Labels: form-of, plural
Word: retromer Part of Speech: noun 1. A complex of proteins, first identified in yeast, which plays an important role in recycling transmembrane receptors from endosomes to the trans-Golgi network. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: monopolar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der. Proto-Indo-European *kʷól-os Proto-Hellenic *pólos Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos)der. Latin polus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Late Latin polārislbor. English polar English monopolar From mono- + polar. 1. Having a single pole Labels: not-comparable 2. Using a single electrode Labels: not-comparable
Word: carrioles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carriole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ache for Part of Speech: verb 1. To desire or want something, or someone, very much. Example: He ached for her as he'd never ached for any woman.
Word: monoubiquitination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English ubiquitination English monoubiquitination From mono- + ubiquitination. 1. The addition of a single ubiquitin moiety to a protein substrate.
Word: monoubiquitylated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English ubiquitylated English monoubiquitylated From mono- + ubiquitylated. 1. monoubiquitinated Labels: not-comparable
Word: monoubiquitylation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English ubiquitylation English monoubiquitylation From mono- + ubiquitylation. 1. monoubiquitination
Word: disquotation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English quotation English disquotation From dis- + quotation. 1. The reversal of the process of quotation; turning a quoted utterance into an actual statement Labels: uncountable Example: The universalist claims that ‘The Taj Mahal exists’ is true, so if she is right about what is true then ‘The Taj Mahal exists’ is true. By disquotation, then, the Taj Mahal exists.
Word: endosurgery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- Latin chīrūrgiader. Old French surgie Old French surgeriebor. Middle English surgerie English surgery English endosurgery From endo- + surgery. 1. The field of minimally invasive internal surgery, such as endoscopies Labels: uncountable Example: The continued struggle with stent sales was offset by double-digit growth compared with the year-ago quarter in other business areas, including the company’s three endosurgery businesses[…].
Word: morphogenetical Part of Speech: adj 1. morphogenetic Labels: not-comparable
Word: morphometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der. English morpho- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μετρῐκός (metrĭkós)bor. ▲ Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. Latin metrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin metricusder. French -métriquebor. English -metric English morphometric From morpho- + -metric. 1. Of or pertaining to morphometrics. Labels: not-comparable