nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: ISKCON Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: schönite Part of Speech: noun 1. A double sulfate of potassium and magnesium K₂Mg(SO₄)₂.6H₂O Labels: uncountable
Word: atomic wedgies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of atomic wedgie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vertical markets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vertical market Labels: form-of, plural
Word: horizontal markets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of horizontal market Labels: form-of, plural
Word: A-60 Part of Speech: noun 1. The strike version of the Saab 105 twin-engine training aircraft. Example: […] and the Saab A-60, the strike version of the Saab 105.
Word: smirting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of smirt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sobol Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsoʊˌboʊl/, /ˈsoʊˌbɑl/ 1. Alternative form of sobole. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Rhizomes are of two kinds, slender and fleshy. The slender rhizome, or sobol (Fig. 16), is popularly called the creeping stem of the plant. Example: Stems [...] erect or somewhat decumbent at base, rising from an elongate, rhizome-like, root-bearing organ, representing a sobol of the previous season.
Word: kleptography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From klepto- + -graphy. 1. The study of stealing information securely and subliminally. Labels: uncountable
Word: kleptographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From kleptography + -ic. 1. Relating to kleptography Labels: not-comparable
Word: kleptographically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From kleptographic + -ally. 1. In a kleptographic manner Labels: not-comparable 2. With regard to kleptography Labels: not-comparable
Word: A-68 Part of Speech: noun 1. A protein from patients with Alzheimer's Example: If...the A-68 protein proves essential to the development of the disease and not merely another by-product.
Word: togeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of togey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: root hairs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of root hair Labels: form-of, plural
Word: A-106 Part of Speech: noun 1. The Agusta A.106 prototype helicopter, which never made it into pre-production.
Word: A-106s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of A-106 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parochial vicars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parochial vicar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zymins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zymin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jailhouse lawyers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jailhouse lawyer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: big ol' Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of big old. Labels: Southern-US, alt-of, alternative, idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: hyperpermeabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hyperpermeability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperpermeable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + permeable. 1. Having higher than normal permeability.
Word: pan-broils Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pan-broil Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pan-broiling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pan-broil Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pan-broiled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pan-broil Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sulphurises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sulphurise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sulphurising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sulphurise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sulphurised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sulphurise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Pictland Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Pict + -land. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪkt.land/, /ˈpɪkt.lənd/, /ˈpɪkt.lænd/ 1. The northeastern part of Scotland, formerly inhabited by the Picts. Labels: Scottish Example: He, through the wealth wherein he did abound, / This daughter thought in wedlocke to have bound / Unto the Prince of Picteland […]. Example: Either the long-dead wheelwright didn't think of that – or else early Pictland had gravelled roads.
Word: Lombard house Part of Speech: noun 1. A place providing loans, a bank or pawnshop. Labels: dated
Word: Lombard houses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Lombard house Labels: form-of, plural
Word: good ole boys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of good ole boy Alternative form of good old boys. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geniospasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From genio- + spasm. 1. A movement disorder of the mentalis muscle. Labels: uncountable
Word: good old boy networks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of good old boy network Labels: form-of, plural
Word: genio- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Derived from Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion, “chin”). 1. chin Labels: morpheme
Word: Broccoli Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Broccoli. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: gon- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek γόνος (gónos, “genitals”). 1. sexual reproduction, especially male Labels: morpheme
Word: gon- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu, “knee”). 1. knee Labels: morpheme
Word: parting gift Part of Speech: noun 1. A gift given to someone who is leaving; a leaving present. 2. An offering given, usually as a consolation prize, to a person who is not the ultimate winner of a contest. Often used in a game show for contestants who are not the grand prize winner. Example: Like a game show contestant with a parting gift. I could not believe my eyes. - Blues Traveler, Runaround 3. A final attack or insult by a departing enemy. Example: In the air, some aircraft are using their loads of small 100-pound bombs and their gun armament to try and disrupt or detonate torpedoes launched by Japanese destroyers and cruisers as parting gifts, with some degree of success.
Word: damaskeen Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of damascene. Labels: alt-of, archaic, uncountable
Word: damaskeen Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic form of damascene. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: damaskeened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of damaskeen Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: damaskeening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of damaskeen Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: damaskeening Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of damascening. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: damaskeens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of damaskeen Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: damascenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of damascene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: damascenes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of damascene Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: damascening Part of Speech: noun 1. Damascene trimmings or ornamentation.
Word: damascening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of damascene Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: damaskened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of damasken Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: damaskening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of damasken Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: airprox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From air(craft) + prox(imity). Pronunciation: /ˈɛəpɹɒks/, /ˈɛəɹpɹɑks/ 1. A near miss between aircraft.
Word: airproxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of airprox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: linkspan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From link + span. 1. A kind of drawbridge used mainly to move vehicles on and off a ro-ro vessel or ferry.
Word: linkspans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of linkspan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semiwater Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + water. 1. Of or relating to a mixture of water gas and producer gas made by passing a mixture of air and steam through heated coke. Labels: not-comparable
Word: scuzzbag Part of Speech: noun 1. scumbag; scuzzball; scuzzbucket Labels: slang
Word: scuzzbags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scuzzbag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shortarse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From short + arse. 1. A short person; someone of small stature. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: shortarses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shortarse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unhandselled Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of unhandseled. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: burfish Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of burrfish Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: burfishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of burfish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: calciums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of calcium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hanging offences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hanging offence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hanging offenses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hanging offense Labels: form-of, plural
Word: essoign Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of essoin. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: [W]ith Rejoinders and Replies, / Long Bills, and Anſvvers, ſtuft vvith Lies, / Demurr, Imparlance, and Eſſoign, / The Parties ne'er could Iſſue join: / For Sixteen Years the Cauſe vvas ſpun, / And then ſtood vvhere it firſt begun.
Word: essoign Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of essoin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: essoigns Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of essoign Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: essoigning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of essoign Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: essoigned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of essoign Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: test patterns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of test pattern Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lion's shares Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lion's share Labels: form-of, plural
Word: presentees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of presentee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unozonized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + ozonized. 1. Not ozonized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bridge and tunnel Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of bridge-and-tunnel. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: "On the weekends, we get all the bridge and tunnel people who try to get in," he said. Elizabeth Fondaras, a pillar of the city’s conservative social scene, who has just told Steve Rubell she had never tried to get into Studio 54 for fear of being rejected, asked who the bridge and tunnel people were. "Those people from Queens and Staten Island and those places," he said. Example: I had said to the team, "We can't go to New Jersey. What would they call us, the Bridge and Tunnels?"
Word: contemporizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of contemporize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: contemporized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of contemporize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: contemporizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of contemporize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bridge-and-tunnel Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority and the fact that road travel to Manhattan Island requires passage over a bridge or through a tunnel. 1. Of people who travel to Manhattan via bridge or tunnel from surrounding communities. Labels: New-York-City, derogatory, not-comparable, slang Example: "Tonight we get the Bridge-and-Tunnel People." He said this like, "Tonight the Nazis attack." "The Bridge-and-Tunnel People?" "They come from Jersey and Long Island to get drunk and have a good time." Example: And much to the consternation of their city cousins, many of whom view them with the same disdain they reserve in the other three seasons for the bridge-and-tunnel people who dare to cross the Hudson and East Rivers for a bit of Manhattan glamour, they seem to be taking over.
Word: deskspace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From desk + space. 1. space on the surface of a desk Labels: uncountable Example: Yet no matter how many features you add, the LaserPrinter E's unique stackable design takes up practically no more deskspace. Example: Disorganised deskspace is a major cause of being ineffective.
Word: jump the line Part of Speech: verb 1. To skip to the head of a queue without waiting for one's turn. Labels: US
Word: Bergmann's rule Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Carl Bergmann, 19th-century German biologist. 1. The ecogeographic principle that, within a broadly distributed taxonomic clade, populations and species of larger size are found in colder environments, and species of smaller size are found in warmer regions.
Word: little old Part of Speech: adj 1. Emphatically, affectionately, or humorously little; ordinary or harmless (especially when trying to downplay the importance of something). Labels: Southern-US, US, idiomatic, informal, not-comparable Example: Well aren't you just a little old sweetheart? Example: A: I love your dress! B: What, this little old thing? 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see little, old. Labels: not-comparable Example: This joke is getting a little old.
Word: little ol' Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of little old. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Christine Roberts Presley: Elvis was the best little ol' thing. He was so polite.
Word: little ole Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of little old. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Well, you nice people, I'm going to let you in on a secret and show you why this kitchen knife is the best little ole product you can get.
Word: li'l' old Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of little old. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: li'l' ol' Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of little old. Labels: alt-of, alternative, informal, not-comparable Example: [Pogo:] I'm takin' care of this li'l' ol' backward child.
Word: li'l' ole Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of little old. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: li'l old Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of little old. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: li'l ol' Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of little old. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: li'l ole Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of little old. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: lil old Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of little old. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: lil ol' Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of little old. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: lil ole Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of little old. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: A-109 Part of Speech: noun 1. The Agusta A109 twin-engine utility helicopter.
Word: A-109s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of A-109 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overhydrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + hydrate. 1. To hydrate too much. Labels: ambitransitive
Word: overhydrates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overhydrate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overhydrating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overhydrate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overhydrated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overhydrate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: underhydrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From under- + hydrate. 1. To hydrate too little.
Word: underhydrating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of underhydrate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: underhydrated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of underhydrate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: a/a Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of antiaircraft. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: a/a Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of antiaircraft. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: a/A Part of Speech: symbol 1. Arterial to alveolar oxygen ratio.(used for diagnosing hypoxemia)
Word: what do you mean Part of Speech: phrase 1. A request for clarification of an anterior statement or question. 2. An expression of surprise, annoyance, or disagreement to an anterior statement. Example: What do you mean, it was all my fault? Example: What do you frigging mean by waking me up at this time of night?
Word: Broccolis Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Broccoli Labels: form-of, plural
Word: A/A Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of agnostics/atheists. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: aa & a Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of armor, armament, and ammunition. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: AA&A Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of armor, armament, and ammunition. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: taking turns Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of take turns Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: turn-taking Part of Speech: noun 1. Taking turns; alternating. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An instance of the one participant taking control of some interaction, usually two-party, such as a conversation, from another. Labels: countable
Word: turn-takings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of turn-taking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: AAAAM Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of American Academy of anti-aging medicine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AAAANZ Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies of New Zealand. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AAAB Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of American Association of Architectural Bibliographers. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AAAC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of American Association for the Advancement of Criminology. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Antiaircraft Australian Army Aviation Corps. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AAACE Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of American Association of Agricultural College Editors. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AAA-CPA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AAAD Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of American Athletic Association for the Deaf. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Association of Automotive Aftermarket Distributors. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AAAE Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of American Association of Airport Executives. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Australian Association of Adult Education. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AAAEE Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /eɪ eɪ eɪ iː ˈiː/ 1. Initialism of American Afro-Asian Educational Exchange. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: A.A. Ag. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Associate of Arts in Agriculture. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: AAAH Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of American Association for the Advancement of the Humanities. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AAAI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Affiliated Advertising Agencies International. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of American Academy of Allergy and Immunology. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AAAID Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AAAIMH Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of American Association for the Abolition of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AAAIP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Advanced Army Aircraft Instrumentation Program. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AAAIS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Antiaircraft Artillery Information Service. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Antiaircraft Artillery Intelligence Service. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AAAIWA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, now part of the UAW. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Word: AAALAC Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈeɪlæk/ 1. Acronym of American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: bangstry Part of Speech: noun 1. violence Labels: uncountable Example: "How much money did you get back?" "Not a centime, especially now that he's met with bangstry."
Word: triduans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of triduan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Starfish site Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Wartime code name derived from the initials SF for special fire. 1. Any of the decoy cities built in the British countryside and set on fire during nearby bombing raids to divert German bombers away from their intended targets. Labels: UK, historical
Word: pad saw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pad + saw. 1. A type of narrow-bladed saw used especially for cutting curves.
Word: quyent Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of quaint. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: cross-breedings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cross-breeding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: easy chairs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of easy chair Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hot chisels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hot chisel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: some old Part of Speech: det 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see some, old. 2. Some, some unspecified or yet-undetermined one (especially for emphasis). Labels: US, idiomatic, informal Example: Don't worry, I'll find some old way to do it. Example: But I don't want you to promise anything – you're a decent old sort, and you'd be sure to make it up to me some old way or other.
Word: some ol' Part of Speech: det 1. Alternative form of some old. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: some ole Part of Speech: det 1. Alternative form of some old. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: any ol' Part of Speech: det 1. Alternative form of any old. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: any ole Part of Speech: det 1. Alternative form of any old. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: I don't do the things that you do I don't go the places that you go I don't say the bad things that you say But I love you any way, Dara I love you any ole way, Dara I love you any way, Dara
Word: camisadoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of camisado Labels: form-of, plural
Word: camisade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French camisade (“a night attack”). 1. Alternative form of camisado. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: camisades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of camisade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perclose Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of parclose (“partition, or enclosed place”). Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Alternative form of parclose (“type of heraldic emblem”). Labels: alt-of, alternative 3. Conclusion; end. Labels: obsolete Example: it seemeth by the perclose of the same verse, that vagabond is therein understood
Word: percloses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perclose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: busky Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbʌski/ 1. Alternative form of bosky. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Above yon busky hill.
Word: strong water Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Latin aqua fortis, named for their ability to dissolve metals. 1. Synonym of aqua fortis: Labels: archaic 2. Synonym of aqua fortis: Labels: archaic Example: Now, if there be six Coppers, the first two are thinnest and biggest, in which the juyce is first boiled; but not by a very strong fire, for that will make the Scum to rise, by casting in Temper, as they call it: the first of which that ariseth is little worth; but afterwards, what is scum'd off, they make a very good drink of, called Locus-Ale, much used by the servants; or else they convey it into a Copper-Still (as they do all their other setlings and dregs of Sugar) to be distill'd, and make a sort of Strong-Water they call Rum, or Rum-bullion, stronger then Spirit of Wine, and not very pleasant, until a man is used to it. This strong liquor is ordinarily drank amongst the Planters, as well alone, as made into Punch. Example: Strong-Waters are apt to give me the Head-ache—I hope, Madam, you will excuse me.
Word: strong-waters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strong-water Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of went Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decrew Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French decreu, past participle of decreistre (“to decrease”). Compare accrue. 1. To decrease, wane. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: But toward th'end Sir Arthegall renewed / His strength still more, but she still more decrewed.
Word: decrewed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of decrew Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: parcellings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parcelling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chinese wax Part of Speech: noun 1. A gelatinous crystalline substance obtained from the wax secreted by the insects C. ceriferus and E. pela, used in the manufacture of candles, polishes, etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: adviceful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From advice + -ful. 1. Attentive; watchful. Labels: obsolete Example: Britomart with sharpe avizefull eye / Beheld the lovely face of Artegall […]. 2. Providing advice; informative, insightful.
Word: articulary Part of Speech: noun 1. The articular bone; a bone in the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes. Labels: archaic
Word: articulary Part of Speech: adj 1. articular; relating to the joints Labels: not-comparable
Word: semeiography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, semeio- + graphy. 1. Alternative form of semiography. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: hesperidia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hesperidium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semeiologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From semeiological + -ly. 1. Alternative form of semiologically. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: semiologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From semiological + -ly. 1. In terms of semiology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tousing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of touse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: toused Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of touse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: untousled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + tousled. 1. Not tousled.
Word: honeyberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From honey + berry. 1. Edible fruit of the mamoncillo (Melicoccus bijugatus), a soapberry whose tastes resembles a mix of lychee and lime. 2. Edible fruit of the blue-berried honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea). 3. Edible, sweet, dark purple fruit of the deciduous European nettle tree (Celtis australis).
Word: honeyberries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of honeyberry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tetrodon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variation of translingual Tetraodon. 1. Any of numerous species of plectognath fishes belonging to Tetraodon and allied genera.
Word: tetrodons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tetrodon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leucocythaemia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of leucocythemia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: leucocythaemias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leucocythaemia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cheap John Part of Speech: noun 1. A cheapjack.
Word: cheap Johns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cheap John Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonamnesic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + amnesic. 1. Not amnesic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonamnesic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + amnesic. 1. One who is not amnesic.
Word: nonamnesics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonamnesic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: husbandwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From husband + -woman. 1. A female husbandman. Example: Along with her daily chores the husbandwoman salted, pickled, preserved, and manufactured enough beer and cider to see the family safely through the winter.
Word: husbandwomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of husbandwoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: purle Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of pearl. Labels: alt-of, obsolete 2. Obsolete form of purl. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: purles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of purle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coco peat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cocopeat. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: merls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of merl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: undefused Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + defused. 1. Not defused. Labels: not-comparable
Word: defusable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From defuse + -able. 1. Capable of being defused. Labels: not-comparable
Word: passadoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of passado Labels: form-of, plural
Word: folie de grandeur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French folie des grandeurs, with the construct re-analyzed as singular. 1. delusion of grandeur
Word: little person Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈlɪtəlˌpɜːsən/ 1. A person with dwarfism, or short stature resulting from a medical condition. Labels: euphemistic Example: Here, the amount of personal space that is acknowledged for a little person is similar to that of a child. 2. A small magical humanoid creature, such as an elf, leprechaun, or fairy. Example: The little people then disappeared, and went each about their work or their pleasure. Example: His nurse had told him all about changelings, and how the little people would always try to steal a beautiful human child out of its cradle and put in its stead one of their own ailing, puking brats[…] 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see little, person. Example: I used to be a little person inside my Mommy's tummy. Now I'm all big! Example: Shepard: I don't have time for this, Conrad. I'm not here to be a role model. / Conrad Verner: Oh, I see how it is. Commander Shepard doesn't have time for the little people! / Conrad Verner: Far be it for me to get in your way! You go be a hero.
Word: little people Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of little person Labels: form-of, plural 2. Commoners; ordinary people. Labels: figuratively
Word: little people Part of Speech: noun 1. The Vietnamese, particularly in the Vietnam War. Labels: dated, plural, plural-only, slang
Word: rusty-spotted cat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rusty + spotted + cat. 1. Prionailurus rubiginosus, one of the smallest members of the cat family, native to India and Sri Lanka.
Word: rusty-spotted cats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rusty-spotted cat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spane Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English spanen, probably from Middle Dutch spanen, spenen or Middle Low German spānen, spēnen, spōnen (“to wean”), ultimately from the merger of Proto-West Germanic *spanōn and *spannjan, from Proto-Germanic *spanōną and *spanjaną (“to wean”), from Proto-Germanic *spanō, *spenô (“teat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pstḗn (“breast; teat”). Cognate with Dutch spenen (“to wean”), German spänen (“to wean”), Old French espanir (“to wean”) (from Germanic). Pronunciation: /speɪn/ 1. To wean; to spean. Labels: UK, dialectal, obsolete Example: to spane a child Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:spane.
Word: spaned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of spane Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: spanes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of spane Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: spaning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of spane Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: speans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: speans Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of spean Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: speaned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of spean Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: speaning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of spean Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: diabetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From diabetic + -ally. 1. In terms of, or by means of, diabetes. Labels: not-comparable Example: diabetically prone rats Example: diabetically blind people
Word: jungle cat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jungle + cat. 1. A medium-sized cat, of species Felis chaus, native to Asia. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see jungle, cat.
Word: jungle cats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jungle cat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mishigas Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of mishegoss. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: out at the heels Part of Speech: adj 1. Wearing stockings that are worn out. Labels: not-comparable 2. Shabby, or in a poor plight. Labels: broadly, not-comparable
Word: out at heels Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of out at the heels. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: ten-percenter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ten-percent + -er. So called because the agent takes a commission from the entertainer's fee. 1. An entertainment agent. Labels: informal
Word: ten-percenters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ten-percenter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unclick Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + click. 1. To unselect (an item) by clicking. Labels: transitive 2. To undo or release a mechanism that clicks into place. Labels: transitive Example: to unclick a seatbelt
Word: unclicking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unclick Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unclicks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unclick Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: anatoxins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anatoxin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anatoxic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to anatoxins. Labels: not-comparable
Word: drypainting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dry + painting. 1. Sandpainting. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: drypaintings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drypainting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sandpainting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sand + painting. 1. The art of shaping crushed, colored sands, minerals, and pigments on a flat surface to make a temporary or permanent picture. Labels: uncountable 2. A picture of this kind. Labels: countable
Word: sandpaintings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sandpainting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crazings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɹeɪzɪŋz/ 1. plural of crazing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: powerpoints Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of powerpoint Labels: form-of, plural
Word: puppet valve Part of Speech: noun 1. A simple type of valve, consisting of one or more circular plates held down by a spring.
Word: parking violations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parking violation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: puppet valves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of puppet valve Labels: form-of, plural
Word: double-parking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of double-park Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: double-parking Part of Speech: noun 1. The (usually illegal) act of parking beside a car that is already parked at the side of the street, thus obstructing both the flow of traffic and the egress of the blocked vehicle. Labels: uncountable Example: In addition, the many fine restaurants of the area bring on a high incidence of double-parking. Example: Many years ago when I was young – many years ago – double-parking was a traffic offence.
Word: double-parks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of double-park Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Community languages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Community language Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ooyah Part of Speech: intj 1. ouch; oof Labels: Scotland Example: 'Yeeks! Ooyah!' yelled Willard in agony. Example: All I know is that we're moving off down the drive, I'm trying to concentrate on where we're going, but I've got one eye on the mirror, where I can see the old man squirming around on the back seat, when suddenly he shouts "OOYAH!" and starts thrashing about like a fish on a hook!
Word: Ivatan Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a Filipino ethnolinguistic group predominant in the Batanes Islands of the Philippines. Example: Their fruits are valued, but they are seasonal, and the Ivatan are not dependent on the fruits of these.
Word: Ivatan Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to these people.
Word: Ivatan Part of Speech: name 1. The Austronesian language of these people.
Word: Ivatans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ivatan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wankie Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Hwange. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Business was fair, and good during public holidays, when visitors from as far as Salisbury, Fort Victoria, Mount Darwin and Wankie would be tempted to buy a little extra to take home with them.
Word: Hwange Part of Speech: name 1. A town and district in Zimbabwe.
Word: rebuyer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rebuy + -er. 1. One who rebuys.
Word: rebuyers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rebuyer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moral low ground Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Modelled on moral high ground. Pronunciation: /ˌmɔɹəl ˈloʊ ɡɹaʊnd/ 1. A position or point of view which is unethical or less reputable, in comparison to others which are under consideration. Labels: idiomatic
Word: patté Part of Speech: adj Etymology: French patté, from patte (“paw, foot”). Compare English patten. 1. Narrow at the inner end, and very broad at the other end, or having its arms of that shape Labels: not-comparable
Word: pattée Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of patté. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: age compression Part of Speech: noun 1. The marketing to young children of items for older children and adults. Labels: uncountable Example: The children, tweens, teens, and the college market represent enormous potential for marketers, and the trend of age compression will have great impact on such selected industries as toys, apparel, cosmetics, shoes, and jewelry. Example: A news item (Chittenden, 2007) reported that Tesco and WH Smith were forced by protest to remove a pole dancing kit (an eight foot long pole, thongs, frilly garters and DVD) from the Toys and Games section of their web site. Apparently this is an example of a marketing phenomenon called ‘kids getting older younger’ or ‘age compression’.
Word: bastard umbrella thorn Part of Speech: noun 1. Acacia luederitzii, a tree of Namibia.
Word: book of hours Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the books' usual division of prayers according to the canonical hours. 1. An illuminated Catholic devotional book, popular in the Middle Ages. Labels: historical 2. Synonym of horologion, the equivalent of the breviary in Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism.
Word: books of hours Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of book of hours Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dromes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dependancies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dependancy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dependancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dependant + -cy or dependance + -y or depend + -ancy. 1. Archaic form of dependency. Labels: alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable Example: One thing we may learn from Spain as she is, namely, the management of colonies. "Sweet are the uses of adversity;" and the "precious jewel" in this case is to be found in Spanish dependancies.
Word: singler Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English singler, from Old French sangler, seingler, sengler (“single, individual”) and a shortened form of Middle English singuler. 1. Singular. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Nomore then it lyeth in the libertye of the liuelye tre wel planted to ceaſſe frome bringing forth hir frutes in hir time / except God altereth this his natural ordinaunce bi ſome ſingler gifte. Example: In doing whereof there neither wanted polycie in him ſelf, nor yet ſingler manhode in his men.
Word: singler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From single + -er. 1. One who singles (thins out) plants. Example: Where the young turnip plants are very thin in the rows they may easily and readily be singled by the hoe alone; but, where turnips are very thick in the rows, it is desirable, if not actually necessary, that singlers should be employed. Example: Their backs were to him, and their heads close to the ground, and of course out of sight, so that they looked like a lot of immense bee-skeps, covered with coarse bags,[…]‘Goodness! gracious! father! what sort of creatures are those!’ ‘Singlers, my boy, Singlers,’ was the reply.[…]‘They are the working people, you know,’ says the father, ‘and they’re always grumbling; they want more money, better houses, shorter hours, and all sorts of things that poor people have no right to think of.’ ‘What shocking creatures!’ replied the son,[…].
Word: Nilay Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit निलय (nilaya, “house, abode, residence”). 1. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Word: weather decks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of weather deck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toluenesulfonic acids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toluenesulfonic acid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: incontinencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of incontinency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: incontinences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of incontinence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chirre Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compare German girren (“to coo”) and Spanish chirriar (“to chirp”). 1. Obsolete spelling of chirr Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: chirres Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chirre Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outfittings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outfitting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pluginization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plugin + -ization. 1. The act or process of designing a system so that it can be extended with plug-ins. Labels: uncountable
Word: cofusion Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of co-fusion. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: gittim Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of get Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vendor locator Part of Speech: noun 1. A unique alphanumeric reference given by a computer reservations system to each sector of a travel booking.
Word: Duluth Part of Speech: name Etymology: After French soldier and explorer Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut. Pronunciation: /dəˈluːθ/ 1. A number of places in the United States: Example: It can be difficult to pin down the charm of Duluth in one easy phrase. It’s a small port city with an even smaller-town feel, nestled in the northern woods of the state, two and a half hours north of Minneapolis-St. Paul. 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Perioecian Part of Speech: noun 1. A perioecus.
Word: Perioecians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Perioecian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metacontext Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meta- + context. 1. An overarching context; a context within which other contexts can be used.
Word: metacontexts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metacontext Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metacontextual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From meta- + contextual. 1. Of or relating to metacontext.
Word: grand old man Part of Speech: noun 1. A male leading light; a man who is the most senior exponent of a particular field. Example: Cervantes's Quixote made him the grand old man of belles-lettres. Example: Lope K. Santos, the "grand old man" of Tagalog letters, had long ago deplored the mechanical goodyism of the reading material […]
Word: grand old men Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grand old man Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pianoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piano Labels: archaic, form-of, plural
Word: payolas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of payola Labels: form-of, plural
Word: waitstate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of wait state. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: waitstates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of waitstate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: down and dirty Part of Speech: adj 1. Thoroughly involved; hands-on. Labels: informal Example: You also need to remember that it's rare to find someone in a C-suite or on a board who knows how to get down and dirty with IT, who knows the difference between a firewall and a fire exit.
Word: shot stopper Part of Speech: noun 1. A goalkeeper. More specifically refers to the ability to make saves, as opposed to other areas of goalkeeping like distribution and coming off the line. Labels: colloquial
Word: shot stoppers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shot stopper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shot-stopper Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of shot stopper. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: shot-stoppers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shot-stopper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: entrancer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From entrance + -er. 1. One who entrances. Example: Jove the binder of reluctant powers, the coercer and entrancer of free spirits under the fetters of shape and mass and passive mobility[…]
Word: entrancers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of entrancer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Grantism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Grant + -ism, after US President Ulysses S. Grant. First used by Senator Charles Sumner in a speech in 1872. 1. corruption and cronyism in government Labels: US, derogatory, uncountable
Word: fishbelly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fish + belly. 1. The belly of a fish. 2. An early kind of cast iron rail for railways, predating the bullhead rail. Example: Original stone Stockton & Darlington Railway sleepers, thought to be 195 years old, have been installed as close as possible to the route's original starting point. They carry replica fishbelly rails, and the project [...] was part of an initiative by the Brusselton Incline Group to mark the start of the five-year countdown to the S&D bicentenary celebrations in 2025.
Word: fishbellies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fishbelly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pin cushion Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pincushion. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: [...] and, finally, came a platoon of footmen, bearing a large green coffer full of mirrors, sponges, clothes brushes with red velvet handles, pin cushions of crimson satin, combs, nightcaps—everything that could be thought of for her comfort. Example: Unaware of what she was doing, Skyla gripped Ladek's arm. For someone who bit her nails, they were remarkably sharp, and within seconds he felt like a pin cushion.
Word: pin cushion Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of pincushion. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: [page 42] Flaps, however, ‘pin cushion’ and develop a convex form as they contract. For this reason, flaps are best used to resurface convex surfaces. A skin graft is best for planar or concave recipient sites. [...] [page 282] As the flap contracts, it pin cushions. This trapdoor effect can contribute to a convex shape.
Word: ceroes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cero Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quasiessential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quasi- + essential. 1. Almost essential. Labels: not-comparable Example: Silicon is a quasiessential element for most living organisms.
Word: parasitic gap Part of Speech: noun 1. A construction wherein the dropping of an argument is dependent on a covarying argument having been fronted in a local context, as in "Which book did she review without reading?".
Word: untensed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + tensed. 1. Not tensed. Labels: not-comparable Example: The relevant point, though, is that there is a clear distinction between untensed and tensed clauses as far as the parasitic gap phenomenon is concerned[…]