nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: proletarianisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proletarianism Labels: form-of, plural Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:proletarianisms.
Word: makee Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of makes. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: "Alas!" he shouted, for we were at a rapid, "my savee makee good chow. Example: "Say, Song, you see something makee you flaid this moling?" said Stella, imitating Song's pidgin English. 2. Pronunciation spelling of make. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: "You makee singsong ob de lilly buckra sailor!"
Word: jackstay search Part of Speech: noun 1. An underwater search conducted by divers who follow a guide rope, each time they reach an end of the rope moving that end in a set direction; the divers may start together or from opposite ends of the rope. Example: To some extent the grid search has superseded the jackstay search in open water, since the latter requires many more ropes to be laid on the seabed. For a detailed search of a small area, however, the jackstay search has much to commend it.
Word: dives in Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dive in Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: nom- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Representing νομ- (nom-), the stem of the Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos, “law”). Pronunciation: /nɒm/ 1. law, legislation Labels: morpheme
Word: diving in Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dive in Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dived in Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dive in Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unforch Part of Speech: adv 1. Clipping of unfortunately. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Example: I always wanted to rock the Catholic school uniform on a day-to-day basis because I loved the plaid skirts, the blazers, the ties, and the argyle socks (unforch, I ended up going the public school route). Example: 2022 June 16, Dasha Nekrasova, “Not in the Latin rite unfortch”, in Twitter.
Word: Maffias Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Maffia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drags on Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of drag on Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dragging on Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of drag on Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dragged on Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of drag on Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: siccer Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English siker (“secure, safe, stable, certain; securely, safely, certainly”), from Old English sicer. For more, see sicker. 1. Alternative spelling of sicker (“certain”). Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Alternative spelling of sicker (“secure”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: siccer Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English siker (“secure, safe, stable, certain; securely, safely, certainly”), from Old English sicer. For more, see sicker. 1. Alternative spelling of sicker (“certainly”). Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Alternative spelling of sicker (“securely”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: siccate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin siccātus, perfect passive participle of siccō (“to dry, drain”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To dry. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: sindon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sindōn (possibly by way of Old French syndone and sindone), from Ancient Greek σινδών (sindṓn), from Late Egyptian šndy(t), from earlier šnḏwt (“kilt”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪn.dən/ 1. A fine thin linen muslin or cambric cloth. Labels: countable, historical, obsolete, uncountable 2. A piece of such cloth, particularly Labels: countable, historical, obsolete, uncountable 3. A piece of such cloth, particularly Labels: countable, historical, obsolete, uncountable 4. A piece of such cloth, particularly Labels: countable, historical, obsolete, uncountable 5. A piece of such cloth, particularly Labels: countable, historical, obsolete, uncountable Example: There were found in it a Book, and a Letter; Both […] wrapped in Sindons of Linnen. 6. A piece of such cloth, particularly Labels: countable, historical, obsolete, uncountable
Word: ham hock Part of Speech: noun 1. The cut of meat at the joint between the leg and foot of a hog. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Cornmeal, gunpowder, ham hocks and guitar strings!
Word: macromania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macro- + -mania. 1. A mania characterized by the delusion that objects are larger than they really are; or that one's own body or body parts are much larger than they are. Labels: uncountable
Word: macromastia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macro- (“large”) + -mastia (“abnormality of the breast”), from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”) and μαστός (mastós, “breast”). 1. Abnormal enlargement of the breast. Labels: uncountable Example: Patients with macromastia often feel that their breasts are too large for their body frame. As a result, they might experience significant physical symptoms including back, neck, shoulder, and breast pain, especially when participating in physical activity.
Word: malapportioned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mal- + apportioned. 1. Of an electoral district, characterized by a disproportionate distribution of representatives to a legislative body.
Word: urceus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin urceus. 1. A ewer for holding water for washing.
Word: urcei Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of urceus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maray Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reguard Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of regard. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: reguard Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of regard. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: catscratch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cat + scratch. 1. Alternative form of cat scratch. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: catscratches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of catscratch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shies away Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shy away Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: shying away Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shy away Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shied away Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of shy away Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shies away from Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shy away from Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: shying away from Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shy away from Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shied away from Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of shy away from Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Valencian Community Part of Speech: name 1. An autonomous community of Spain located in the eastern part of the Iberian Peninsula. Area: 23,255 sq km (8,979 sq mi). Population (2009): 5,111,706. Historically, a kingdom also including the town of Caudete.
Word: volutas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of voluta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disject Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin disicio. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈd͡ʒɛkt/ 1. To break apart; separate Labels: archaic, transitive
Word: transume Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin transūmō. 1. To change, convert Labels: archaic, transitive
Word: intervert Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin interverto. 1. To turn to another course or use. Labels: formal, transitive 2. To undergo interversion; to exchange places. Labels: formal, intransitive Example: And so little could Watt support, on certain days, on the one hand the pressure of Mrs. Gorman from above, and on the other the thrust of Mrs. Gorman from below, that no fewer than two, or three, or four, or five, or six, or seven, or eight, or nine, or ten, or eleven, or even twelve, or even thirteen, changes of position were found necessary, before the time came for Mrs. Gorman to take her leave. Which, allowing one minute for the interversion, gives an average session of fifteen seconds, and, on the moderate basis of one kiss, lasting one minute, every minute and a half, a total for the day of one kiss only, one double kiss, begun in the first session and consummated in the last, for during the interversions they could not kiss, they were so busy interverting.
Word: hebdomadary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin hebdomadārius, from hebdomas (“week”). 1. hebdomadal Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: hebdomadary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin hebdomadārius, from hebdomas (“week”). 1. A member of a chapter or convent whose week it is to officiate in the choir and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors.
Word: Dewali Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Diwali. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: amadou Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French amadou (“tinder, lure, bait”), from amadouer (“to allure, caress”), perhaps from Icelandic mata (“to feed”), which is akin to English meat. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.mə.duː/ 1. A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder. Labels: uncountable
Word: piazzalike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From piazza + -like. Piecewise doublet of plazalike. 1. Resembling a piazza.
Word: alternity Part of Speech: noun 1. alternation Labels: archaic 2. The concept that there exist alternate worlds or universes to the one in which we live.
Word: transumes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of transume Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: transuming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of transume Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: transumed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of transume Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: acrophonical Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to or having the property of acrophony. Labels: not-comparable
Word: again and again Part of Speech: adv 1. Repeatedly. Labels: not-comparable Example: The offending train ahead proved to be the 9.30 a.m. from Waterloo, which after Southampton checked us again and again until at last we passed it, headed by 4-6-0 No. 30850, Lord Nelson, standing shamefacedly in the loop at Pokesdown.
Word: night and day Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of day and night. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: night and day Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of day and night: Said of things that are very different, though possibly superficially alike. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: many a time and oft Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Repetition for emphasis. 1. Frequently. Labels: archaic, idiomatic, literary, not-comparable Example: Signor Antonio, many a time and oft In the Rialto you have rated me About my monies, and my usances: Example: And all that winter, when at night The wind blew from the mountain-peak, 'Twas worth your while, though in the dark, The church-yard path to seek: For many a time and oft were heard Cries coming from the mountain-head:
Word: lateward Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From late + -ward. 1. rather late Labels: obsolete
Word: hidation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hide + -ation. Pronunciation: /hɪˈdeɪʃən/ 1. Division (of a larger territory, such as a shire or hundred) into hides
Word: lay over Part of Speech: verb 1. To make an intermediary stop somewhere. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive
Word: lay over Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of lie over Labels: form-of, past
Word: not a minute too soon Part of Speech: adv 1. at the last possible moment; just in time Labels: idiomatic 2. after an undesirable delay; undesirably late Labels: idiomatic, sarcastic Example: She finally dumped her jerk boyfriend, and not a minute too soon
Word: straightforth Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From straight + forth. 1. directly Example: Straightforth a bench was drawn out from the wall and a meal set before the warriors of Geatland.
Word: youngun Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of young'un. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: “I just sits there the whole time while she bundles up the younguns and takes ʼem down the road.”
Word: youthhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English youthhede, youthede, from Old English ġeoguþhād (literally “youthhood”), equivalent to (and likely remodelled after) youth + -hood; compare youthhead. Cognate with Old Saxon jugudhēd (“youthhood”). Pronunciation: /ˈjuːθhʊd/, /ˈjuːθhəd/ 1. The state of being young, either in age or in spirit; youth. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: cock-stand Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɑkˌstænd/ 1. An erection. Labels: archaic, slang, vulgar Example: ‘Do you know what they do, in France? My lady wife told me. Well, not told me, but she wrote it down for me, in Latin. The man has a cock-stand, and she takes it in her mouth!’
Word: Eliana Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew אֱלִיעָנָה (Eli'ana). 1. A female given name from Hebrew
Word: youthhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A collateral form of youthhood; equivalent to youth + -head. Pronunciation: /ˈjuːθhɛd/ 1. Youth; youthhood. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: sempervirid Part of Speech: adj 1. sempervirent; evergreen Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: unhandseled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + handseled. 1. unused; untouched; pure Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Not out of those on whom systems of education have exhausted their culture comes the helpful giant to destroy the old or to build the new, but out of unhandseled savage nature, out of terrible Druids and berserkers, come at last Alfred and Shakespeare.
Word: marquisate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From marquis + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it), on the pattern of Middle French marquisat, Italian marchesato. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑː.kwɪ.sət/ 1. The territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness. 2. The state or rank of a marquis. Example: he has Mary Boleyn's word for it that the marquisate has bought Henry only the right to caress her sister's inner thigh.
Word: hidate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From hide (“unit of land”) + -ate (verb forming suffix). 1. To divide (a region, such as a shire or hundred) into hides. Labels: historical, transitive Example: In general, the newly-won districts were reckoned in carucates, while the older English territory was hidated. 2. To assess the geld of (a place, such as a manor or borough) in terms of hides. Labels: historical, transitive Example: […] the well-known habit of beneficially hidating land, that is of arbitrarily estimating the number of hides on which it should pay Danegeld without regard for the number of hides there. Example: Some of the king's manors were not hidated, and some were hidated but did not geld.
Word: auld lang syne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scots auld lang syne (“old long ago”, literally “old long since”), popularized by the poem “Auld Lang Syne” (1788) by Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns (1759–1796) based on an older song. Pronunciation: /ˌɔːld læŋ ˈsaɪn/, /-ˈzaɪn/, /ˌɔl(d)læŋ ˈsaɪn/, /ˌoʊl(d)-/, /ˌɑl(d)-/ 1. Days gone by; former times. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: Is thy ſweet Heart now grown ſo cold, / that loving Breaﬅ of thine; / That thou canﬅ never once reflect / on Old long ſyne. / [Chorus] On Old long ſyne my Jo, / on Old long ſyne, / That thou canﬅ never once reflect, / on Old long ſyne. Example: Should auld acquaintance be forgot / And never brought to mind? / Should auld acquaintance be forgot, / And auld lang syne! / [Chorus] For auld lang syne my jo, / For auld lang syne, / We'll tak a cup of o' kindness yet for auld lang syne.
Word: grandfather's clock Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of grandfather clock. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable 2. A form of patience in which cards are laid out in an arrangement resembling a clock face. Labels: uncountable
Word: nunly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nun + -ly. 1. Like a nun; nunlike. Example: She pushes towards the king, and for a second he sees him through her eyes: a blur of red-gold and flushed skin, a ready, priapic body, a hand like a ham that stretches out to take her by her nunly elbow.
Word: everness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ever + -ness. 1. perpetuity Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: indesinent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in- + desinent. 1. perpetual; eternal Labels: obsolete Example: The power exerted is indesinent; as indesinent as that of gravity. Surely this is a particular where truth stares us in the face
Word: grandfather's clocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grandfather's clock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: younguns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of youngun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: youthhoods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of youthhood Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lays over Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lay over Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: laying over Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lay over Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: laid over Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of lay over Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: marquisates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marquisate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cock-stands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cock-stand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alternities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alternity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nutbrown Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of nut-brown. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare Example: Gerty just took off her hat for a moment to settle her hair and a prettier, a daintier head of nutbrown tresses was never seen on a girl's shoulders
Word: higharched Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a high arch. Example: There was an innate refinement, a languid queenly hauteur about Gerty which was unmistakably evidenced in her delicate hands and higharched instep
Word: split one's sides Part of Speech: verb 1. To laugh hysterically. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: Madcap Ciss with her golliwog curls. You had to laugh at her sometimes. For instance when she asked you would you have some more Chinese tea and jaspberry ram and when she drew the jugs too and the men's faces on her nails with red ink make you split your sides[…] Example: And we sat and watched the women hide Laughed so much we split our sides Scattered horses that they would ride Mayhem in the high degree.
Word: bold as brass Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Popularly supposed to have originated in reference to Brass Crosby, Lord Mayor of London in the 1770s, who was bold enough to defy the British parliament. However, this origin theory is dismissed by some as bogus. 1. Very bold; very forward or impudent. Example: The twins were now playing in the most approved brotherly fashion till at last Master Jacky who was really as bold as brass there was no getting behind that deliberately kicked the ball as hard as ever he could down towards the seaweedy rocks. Example: Well, she schlumphed her Vera down the screech at a rate of knots, zhooshed up the riah, checked the slap in the mirror behind the bar, straightened up one ogle fake riah that had come adrift, and bold as brass orderlied over as fast as she could manage in those bats and, in her best lips, asked, if she could parker the omi a bevvy.
Word: watchchain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From watch + chain. 1. A securing chain affixed to a watch (a timepiece) to prevent its loss by the owner. Example: So over she went and when he saw her coming she could see him take his hand out of his pocket, getting nervous, and beginning to play with his watchchain, looking up at the church.
Word: gripeth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From gripe + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gripe Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hye Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of high. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: On th' other side in all mens open vew Duessa placed is, and on a tree Sans-foy his[*] shield is hangd with bloody hew: Both those[*] the lawrell girlonds to the victor dew. 45 VI A shrilling trompet sownded from on hye, And unto battaill bad them selves addresse: Their shining shieldes about their wrestes they tye, And burning blades about their heads do blesse, The instruments of wrath and heavinesse: 50 With greedy force each other doth assayle, And strike so fiercely, that they do impresse Deepe dinted furrowes in the battred mayle; The yron walles to ward their blowes are weak and fraile. Example: The beauty and glory of it is yn two streetes, whereof the hye street goes from est to west, having a righte goodely crosse in the middle of it, making a quadrivium, and goeth from north to south."
Word: hye Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of hie. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: NAVARRE. And now Navarre whilste that these broiles doe last, My opportunity may serve me fit, To steale from France, and hye me to my home.
Word: rubber trees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rubber tree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flyspecked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From flyspeck + -ed. 1. Covered with flyspecks.
Word: bioneer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of biological + pioneer or biological + engineer, possibly coined by Kenny Ausubel. 1. A biological pioneer, an inventer of environmental solutions and biotechnology; a crafter of creative solutions to environmental and sociocultural problems. Labels: neologism Example: A high environmental impact of an industry significantly reduces the likelihood of a firm to be classified as a bioneer or ecopreneur. 2. A biological engineer, an engineer of creatures, especially partially artificial/mechanical ones. Example: Beneath the coat, a metal frame of gears and levers and wheels: living bone, tendon, sinew holding it together. A bioneer’s wet dream.
Word: bioneer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of biological + pioneer or biological + engineer, possibly coined by Kenny Ausubel. 1. To pioneer biologically. Labels: neologism Example: The only thing you can truly say, and I think this is a very safe statement, is if you can't figure out how to bioneer, bioneer with a b, you're not going anywhere. 2. To engineer biologically. Example: Lost beneath her abundant flesh was a vestigial skeleton which floated disconnected and unmoving in a gelatinous sea. Her bioneered organs were swollen to immense proportions and hundreds of liters of blood pumped through her extensive circulatory system. Example: Devon scowled. "This is clever bioneering. A muttie that dies before it lives."
Word: broadwing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From broad + wing. 1. In falconry, a bird of prey of the eagle or buzzard type, having long wings and long flight feathers.
Word: higher consciousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In 19th century philosophy, used by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (died 1831, höheres Bewußtsein), Petr Yakovlevich Chaadayev (died 1856, высшее сознание; literally, "highest consciousness"). The New Age sense appears in ca. 1970 in the publications of Sri Aurobindo and others (The psychology of the unfoldment of higher consciousness (title), Swami Omkarananda, Divine Light Zentrum, 1970). 1. a supposed mode of cognition beyond human self-awareness Example: But that the self-consciousness may be the modification of a higher form of being, perhaps of a higher consciousness, and this again of a yet higher, and so on in an infinite regressus 2. the notion of historical progress in the evolution of the human mind 3. a concept of mystical transcendence of human consciousness, especially in Hinduism-inspired New Age philosophy, Yoga and psychedelic drugs subculture Labels: New-Age
Word: sweat of one's brow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A reference to Genesis 3:17 and 19 in the Bible (King James Version; spelling modernized): “And unto Adam he [God] said, because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, … In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground: …”, meaning that due to disobedience to God, humans would henceforth have to exert labour for their food, causing their brows or foreheads to perspire. Pronunciation: /ˈswɛt əv wɒnz ˈbɹaʊ/, /ˈswɛt əv wʌnz ˈbɹaʊ/ 1. The effort extended in (often manual) labour, and the value created thereby. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: So anyhow Terry brought the three pints Joe was standing and begob the sight nearly left my eyes when I saw him land out a quid. O, as true as I'm telling you. A goodlooking sovereign. / ― And there's more where that came from, says he. / ― Were you robbing the poorbox, Joe? say I? / ― Sweat of my brow, says Joe. 'Twas the prudent member gave me the wheeze. Example: Making matters worse, these courts developed a new theory to justify the protection of factual compilations. Known alternatively as "sweat of the brow" or "industrious collection," the underlying notion was that copyright was a reward for the hard work that went into compiling facts.
Word: smithwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From smith + work. 1. The work done by a smith (blacksmith); metal forgery. Labels: uncountable Example: Thereon embossed in excellent smithwork was seen the image of a queen of regal port, scion of the house of Brunswick, Victoria […]
Word: plain as a pikestaff Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The word "pikestaff" in this expression is a corruption of packstaff (“the staff used to carry a bundle over the shoulder”). 1. Synonym of plain as day. Labels: not-comparable Example: ―Don't you know he's dead? says Joe. / ―Paddy Dignam dead! says Alf. / ―Ay, says Joe. / ―Sure I'm after seeing him not five minutes ago, says Alf, as plain as a pikestaff. / ―Who's dead? says Bob Doran. / ―You saw his ghost then, says Joe, God between us and harm.
Word: pintglass Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pint glass. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare Example: Episode 12, The Cyclops --The memory of the dead, says the citizen taking up his pintglass and glaring at Bloom.
Word: deathbell Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of death bell. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: From the belfries far and near the funereal deathbell tolled unceasingly while all around the gloomy precincts rolled the ominous warning of a hundred muffled drums punctuated by the hollow booming of pieces of ordnance.
Word: death bell Part of Speech: noun 1. passing bell
Word: assumptio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin assūmptiō. Doublet of assumption. 1. The introduction of a proposition into a speech, especially an extraneous one. Labels: rhetoric, uncountable
Word: sheepdip Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sheep-dip. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Episode 12, The Cyclops So Joe starts telling the citizen about the foot and mouth disease and the cattle traders and taking action in the matter and the citizen sending them all to the rightabout and Bloom coming out with his sheepdip for the scab and a hoose drench for coughing calves and the guaranteed remedy for timber tongue.
Word: shaobing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mandarin 燒餅／烧饼 (shāobǐng). Pronunciation: /ˌʃaʊˈbɪŋ/ 1. A baked, layered flatbread, sometimes with sesame on top, in northern Chinese cuisine. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: byssi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of byssus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: edaphologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἔδαφος (édaphos, “ground”) + -logic. 1. of or pertaining to edaphology Labels: not-comparable
Word: edaphological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἔδαφος (édaphos, “ground”) + -logical. 1. of or pertaining to edaphology Labels: not-comparable
Word: chori Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin chorī, from Ancient Greek χοροί (khoroí). Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːɹaɪ/, /ˈkɔɹaɪ/ 1. plural of chorus Labels: form-of, plural, rare Example: Of their music we have equally amazing records, as it was heard in the dramatic chori and the compositions of their old Troubadours and Improvisatori—the Lyric Poets; Example: Other foreign terms have become so thoroughly Anglicised as to adopt English plurals, and it is sometimes difficult to decide whether the English or the original foreign form is the more correct. None but a pedant would speak of ‘the chori of an opera,’ ‘the croci in a garden,’ or ‘the dogmata of the church;’ […]
Word: choros Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of choro. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: It later softened to suggest a 1940s tea room orchestra in a Cuban-inspired movement and a lilting choros band in the closing Brazilian pastiche.
Word: fightable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fight + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪtəbəl/ 1. Able to be fought. Example: If the Pinkerton press were all, it would be fightable. 2. Capable in combat. Example: The challenge by Congress was to field an affordable, fightable tank on a compressed schedule within a specified design-to-unit-cost threshold.
Word: coagitate Part of Speech: verb 1. To move or stir together.
Word: coagitator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: co- + agitator 1. A joint agitator; one who agitates along with another.
Word: unicameralism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unicameral + -ism. 1. The principle and practice of having a legislative body consisting of a single chamber. Labels: uncountable
Word: charpies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of charpie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baselike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From base + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a base (in various senses). Example: Many medicines taste bitter because they contain alkaloid (baselike) compounds. Quinine, caffeine, and the antihistamines are familiar examples. Example: The baselike concealer goes on matte, so it helps shadow stay put.
Word: shoads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shoad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: laughathons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of laughathon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sheepdips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sheepdip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deathbells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deathbell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: postathon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From post + -athon. 1. A period in which many messages are posted (as to an Internet newsgroup or forum). Labels: Internet, slang Example: My first few days are always postathons because I'm catching up to all the old posts. If I was working at the capacity I was at before, I'd be up to about 150 by now, you know.
Word: postathons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of postathon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: postbags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of postbag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pelmatogram Part of Speech: noun 1. An imprint of the sole or plantar surface of a foot, such as may be made by pressing an inked foot onto paper or a greased foot in plaster of Paris. Labels: rare Example: In modern times, the only use I've heard for making a pelmatogram is for newborn babies, as a form of identification.
Word: cognominate Part of Speech: verb 1. To name. Labels: formal, transitive
Word: ringcraft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ring + -craft. 1. Tactical skill and positioning in the boxing ring. Labels: uncountable Example: Episode 12, The Cyclops Handicapped as he was by lack of poundage, Dublin's pet lamb made up for it by superlative skill in ringcraft. Example: They said that Hatton lacked authority in his jab and his ringcraft but they never cast a shadow over his fighting heart. 2. The skills necessary to compete in a dog show. Labels: uncountable Example: 2008, John O'Groat Journal november 5 2008, Going for gold at Caithness Canine Clubhttp://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5660/Going_for_gold_at_Caithness_Canine_Club.html The club gives what support it can when asked by local organisations, hosting dog events and fundraising events. Classes are held in obedience and agility on a weekly basis and ringcraft classes are held intermittently.
Word: jigtime Part of Speech: noun 1. A short period of time. Labels: dated, uncountable, usually Example: Episode 12, The Cyclops The Englishman, whose right eye was nearly closed, took his corner where he was liberally drenched with water and when the bell went came on gamey and brimful of pluck, confident of knocking out the fistic Eblanite in jigtime.
Word: downface Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From down + face. 1. To persist in an assertion in the face of opposition. Labels: archaic, rare, transitive Example: He will not admit anything, and downfaces everybody. If he can't out-argue them he bullies them, and then takes their silence for agreement with his views. Example: Didn't I tell you? As true as I'm drinking this porter if he was at his last gasp he'd try to downface you that dying was living. 2. To disparage; to cause to lose face. Labels: transitive Example: Shucks, I didn't want fer them furriners to downface me and, sartin sure, didn't want my kinspeople to be shamed afore them. Example: For a student to downface and humiliate the Premier in a televised debate, to speak to him as a rather high-handed superior might a junior, as Wuerkaixi did to Li Peng on May 19, was very brave, but also unwise and flatly contradictory to Chinese culture.
Word: downface Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From down + face. 1. A profile characterized by a downward sloping muzzle. Example: However, good breeding of dogs with "fill" below the eyes and "downface" together with development of the prick ear, slowly restored the breed to favor. Example: In my opinion, the prevalence of the downface (or bucket head, as described by Australian breeder- judge Anne Sorraghan) in the breed is a tremendous threat to correct Airedale type. 2. The face that is oriented downward. Example: Windows in the downface of the hexagon provide light and a view along with privacy and shade in the east-facing building.
Word: downface Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From down + face. 1. Having or on a downward oriented face. Example: The salient advantages of the downface method show that the pioneer features in block machines have been cleared away and that the device is able to mold cement into natural aspects and on structural and durable lines Example: The only downface double pressure block ma- chine made, is the DeArmon-McKinney Double Pressure Machine
Word: downface Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From down + face. 1. Further down the face. Example: Also Mr. Warren was working downface. After making his last bar secure he shifted the overhanging coal, keeping himself and others safe. Example: Sampling stations have been designated intake, maingate, 100 feet downface, and tailgate (fig. 4). 2. Facing downwards. Example: ABRAHAM (turning ISAAC over facedown): Therefore downface thou shall be laid, Then when I strike thou shall not see.
Word: Williamite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From William + -ite. 1. A follower of William III of England who deposed James II in the Glorious Revolution. Labels: historical Example: We fought for the royal Stuarts that reneged us against the Williamites and they betrayed us. 2. A member of the Hermits of Saint William, a religious order founded by disciples of William of Maleval. Labels: historical Example: Having weighed every thing very impartially, one ſhall find that the Order of theſe Auguſtinians was in the beginning formed of ſeveral Heremitical Congregations, which were ſpread in ſeveral places under different names, and eſpecially of the Williamites, and Zambonites. […] SOME do pretend that this William, Inſtitutor of the Williamites, was a Duke of Aquitain, Earl of Poitiers, and Diſciple of S. Bernard. Example: When, in 1256, Alexander IV founded the Hermits of St. Augustine many of the Williamites refused to enter the union and were permitted to exist as a separate body under the Benedictine Rule. 3. A member of the Order of Monte Vergine, a religious order founded by disciples of William of Montevergine. Labels: historical Example: The later history of the Williamites is similar to that of the Vallombrosans. They gave up the solitary life and adopted the Benedictine Rule, still retaining the white habit and cowl which distinguish them from the majority of Benedictines. Example: WILLIAM (Guliélmus, i), Ab. C. June 25. R. M. 12 Cent. Vercelli, near Naples, founder of Williamites or Hermits of Monte Vergine.
Word: Williamite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From William + -ite. 1. Of or relating to the reign of William III of England from 1689 to 1702. Labels: historical Example: For whether King James, or K. William prevails, all our ancient Privileges ſeem expiring; and we are threatened, on all ſides, with Military and Arbitrary Government, unleſs we make a Tender of the Crown upon the Terms of the Conſtitution, to the King we have hitherto Abdicated, and who cannot, in common Honeſty, and according to the genuine ſignification of the Word, be ſaid to have abdicated his Crown, till he refuſes it upon thoſe Terms; which if he ſhould, the Diſtinction of His and the Williamite Party would ſoon have an End, […] Example: For to whom ſhould I dedicate a Book of this kind, I mean ſuch a Williamite one, if I may be allowed to ſpeak ſtill in our late Dialect, if not to your Grace? 2. Of or relating to the reign of William III of England from 1689 to 1702. Labels: historical Example: In proportions and even in origin perhaps the nearest parallel is the bedstead which stood formerly in that great storehouse of Williamite furniture, Hampton Court, Herefordshire. Example: Because the presumably more elaborate gardens of the Governor’s Palace, laid out between 1711 and 1720, were in place when the plate was engraved, it is surprising how little is shown there and how detailed the gardens of the College are by comparison. The latter, which are very “Williamite,” parallel closely the gardens London had recently laid out at Hampton Court (Figs. I.iib, 4.43c). 3. Of or relating to the reign of William III of England from 1689 to 1702. Labels: historical, not-comparable Example: It seems to be a well-established fact that the Williamite glasses were not made and decorated primarily for Orange clubs, but for use in private houses on special days of Orange festivals—1st July, the day of the Boyne; 4th November, the King’s birthday and wedding day, etc. Example: No. 213 is a Williamite glass bearing the inscription—"the immortal memory;” others read, "to the glorious memory of king william”—words from the Orange toast which begins, “To the glorious, pious, and immortal memory of the great and good King William, who freed us from Pope and Popery, knavery and slavery, brass money and wooden shoes,” and concludes, after much inconsequent verbiage, with the hope that he who refuses the toast may be “damned, crammed, and rammed down the great gun of Athlone.”
Word: ching chong Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Onomatopoeic, originally representing characteristic syllables of Chinese, such as Mandarin's qing and chong, Cantonese's cing¹ and cong¹, Hokkien's chheng and chhong, etc., as heard by English-speakers, and reinforced by perceptions of other Asian languages, especially with existing surnames of Chinese origin, such as Ching/Cheng and Chong/Chung. Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɪŋ ˌtʃɒŋ/, /ˈtʃɪŋ ˌtʃɑŋ/ 1. Mimicking Chinese, Korean, Thai or other East or Southeast Asian speech. Labels: ethnic, offensive, slur Example: He came up with three or four kids behind him, chanting 'Ching chong! Ching chong! Don't even know how to talk! Don't even know how to fight!' Example: For example, comedian and talk-show host Adam Corolla and NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal have each previously made ching chong comments in reference to Asians and Asian Americans.
Word: ching chong Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Onomatopoeic, originally representing characteristic syllables of Chinese, such as Mandarin's qing and chong, Cantonese's cing¹ and cong¹, Hokkien's chheng and chhong, etc., as heard by English-speakers, and reinforced by perceptions of other Asian languages, especially with existing surnames of Chinese origin, such as Ching/Cheng and Chong/Chung. Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɪŋ ˌtʃɒŋ/, /ˈtʃɪŋ ˌtʃɑŋ/ 1. A Chinese or other Asian person. Labels: ethnic, offensive, slur Example: “Hey there, Ching Chong, bring the pistol.” In a moment Lee poked the gun butt-first through the door.
Word: Battenberger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Battenberger. Equivalent to Battenberg + -er. 1. A resident of inhabitant or Battenberg.
Word: headful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From head + -ful. 1. An amount of information, emotion, etc. present in the mind. Example: The headful of stories you gather over a lifetime lets you refold the time and space of your history into meaningful, tellable patterns.
Word: headful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From head + -ful. 1. That fills the head of a phage Labels: not-comparable
Word: headfuls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of headful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: headsful Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of headful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heartful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heart + -ful. 1. An amount of emotion considered to be present in the heart. Example: How many heartfuls of sorrow shall balance a bushel of wheat?
Word: heartful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English hartfull, herte full; equivalent to heart + -ful. 1. Sincere and compassionate. Example: They ſhall mourne foꝛ the with hertfull ſoꝛow, […] Example: Bentley is a heartful bee. His heart is filled with love.
Word: Battenberg Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Battenberg. The surname derives from the town in Hesse. 1. A surname from German, anglicized in 1917 as Mountbatten. Labels: countable 2. A small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, Hesse, Germany. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Incidentally, Anthony and I once visited the town of Battenberg, on a sort of pilgrimage. It's a pretty little spot in the Waldeck-Frankenberg state of Hesse, although no one is much interested in talking about cake there. 3. A town in Bad Dürkheim district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Battenberg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Battenberg. The surname derives from the town in Hesse. 1. Ellipsis of Battenberg cake. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: heartsful Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heartful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heartfuls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heartful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Williamites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Williamite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Battenbergers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Battenberger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: voicemailbox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of voicemail + mailbox. 1. An electronic mailbox that stores voicemail messages. Example: In addition to organizing a traditional paper mess, you should also avoid clutter in your email accounts and voicemailboxes. Example: To communicate with friends, Kim and I used a Palm Beach answering service at first, and then a voicemailbox.
Word: voicemailboxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of voicemailbox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conquassate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin conquassātus, perfect passive participle of conquassō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /kɒŋˈkwæseɪt/, /kɒŋˈkwɒseɪt/ 1. To shake; to agitate. Labels: obsolete, rare, transitive Example: vomits do violently conquassate the Lungs, and tear the Ulcer wider
Word: gloom-and-doomer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of doom-and-gloomer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gloom-and-doomers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gloom-and-doomer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Zyrians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Zyrian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: filmize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From film + -ize. 1. To adapt (a work) into a film. Labels: transitive 2. To reprocess (a video recording) so that it appears to have been shot on film. Labels: transitive
Word: filmizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of filmize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: filmizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of filmize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: filmized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of filmize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: filmization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From film + -ization. 1. A film adaptation of a work. Example: […] an epic filmization of early American history.
Word: filmizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of filmization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interracially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From interracial + -ly. 1. Between races. Example: Marrying interracially was not always socially acceptable.
Word: interraciality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From interracial + -ity. 1. The quality of being interracial. Labels: uncountable Example: The interraciality of my relationship is yet another factor of my children being accepted or rejected. Claiming and explaining two fathers is not easy; embracing and accounting for a Black and a white father is quite a feat.
Word: cribrate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin crībrātus, participial adjective from crībrō (“to sift”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Cribriform.
Word: intersocially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From intersocial + -ly. 1. Between societies. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unbridgable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + bridgable. 1. Alternative spelling of unbridgeable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: curatos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of curato Labels: form-of, plural
Word: redyeings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of redyeing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rewax Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + wax. 1. To wax again. Labels: transitive
Word: rewaxes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rewax Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rewaxing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rewax Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rewaxing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of waxing something again. Example: In the traditional workshops of Surakarta, where the best quality batik tulis textiles are still created, low-paid women and girls use melted wax to meticulously hand-draw patterns before subsequent dyeings and rewaxings, […]
Word: rewaxed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rewax Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: anti-Soviet Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + soviet. 1. Opposing the Soviet Union. Labels: historical
Word: Midlander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Midlands + -er. 1. A native or inhabitant of the English Midlands. Example: The Midlanders will hope the victory will kickstart a campaign that looked to have hit the buffers, but the sense of trepidation enveloping the Reebok Stadium heading into the new year underlines the seriousness of the predicament facing Owen Coyle's men.
Word: Midlander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Midland + -er. 1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Midland, Texas, USA.
Word: Midlanders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Midlander Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unAmericanized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + Americanized. 1. Not Americanized.
Word: unamiableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unamiable + -ness. 1. The quality of being unamiable. Labels: uncountable
Word: unamiability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + amiability, after unamiable. Piecewise doublet of inamiability, inamicability, inimicability, and unamicability. 1. The quality of being unamiable. Labels: uncountable
Word: Kip Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Kipling. 1. A diminutive of the male given name Kipling.
Word: branlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bran + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of bran.