nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: unforgettably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unforgettable Middle English -ly English -ly English unforgettably From unforgettable + -ly. 1. In an unforgettable manner; very memorably.
Word: traffic-light Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of traffic light. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: traffic-lights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of traffic-light (alternative spelling of traffic lights). Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gassier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of gassy: more gassy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: gassiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of gassy: most gassy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: nothogenus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English notho- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genusbor. English genus English nothogenus From notho- + genus. 1. A genus denoting a hybrid or cross.
Word: tie-dye Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪˌdaɪ/ 1. To tie strings around (fabric or clothing) and then dye it, in such a manner that the tied parts do not get colored. Example: Sebastian adds that he’s been living in California, in a tent, where he met a lady who tie-dyes – “a cloth house is all you need if you’ve got love.”
Word: tie-dye Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪˌdaɪ/ 1. The use of this dyeing technique. Labels: uncountable 2. A shirt that has been tie-dyed. Labels: countable Example: I threw on jeans and a tie-dye and went to the concert.
Word: Meinung Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 美濃 (Měinóng) Wade–Giles romanization: Mei³-nung². 1. Alternative form of Meinong. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Although the epicenter was located in Kaohsiung’s Meinung Township, the city of Tainan was hit hardest, with at least 116 deaths and the collapse or severe damage of multiple buildings. Example: A magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Kaohsiung’s Jiasian District (甲仙) on March 4, 2010, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Pingtung County’s Wutai Township (霧台) on Feb. 26, 2012, and a magnitude 6.6 earthquake in Kaohsiung’s Meinung District (美濃) on Feb. 6, 2016, all happened in the same season, Hsu said.
Word: malt sugar Part of Speech: noun 1. maltose
Word: tunnel vision Part of Speech: noun 1. A restricted field of vision, especially as the result of looking through some type of object or a medical condition. Labels: uncountable Example: Some people experience tunnel vision during a panic attack. Example: It took some time for him to get used to the tunnel vision he experienced while looking through a periscope. 2. The tendency to focus one's attention on one specific idea or viewpoint, to the exclusion of everything else. Labels: figuratively, uncountable Example: After Mark fell victim to tunnel vision, nothing you could say to him would change his mind. Example: Having friends that are too much like yourself force you to have a tunnel vision. I believe tunnel vision is a form of blindness. Your span of thinking becomes too narrow, and you close yourself off of so many other great ways of thinking in life.
Word: TL/DNR Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of tl;dr. Labels: Internet, alt-of, alternative, slang
Word: psychosexual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. English sexual English psychosexual From psycho- + sexual. 1. Of or relating to the psychological aspect or aspects of sexuality. Labels: not-comparable Example: The X-Men films have made an explicit connection between the mutants’ powers and pubescent self-discovery, but perhaps it’s necessary to address the last few movies’ psychosexual subtext. Example: The film's psychosexual turmoil is heightened still further by the director's linkage of these two milieus: gays cruise in cop costumes, and off-duty cops cruise in S-M drag.
Word: uv Part of Speech: prep 1. Eye dialect spelling of of. Labels: Internet, Leet, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, sometimes Example: That gives them an advantage over their better-known peers, the Invisible Scratch Pickles: on the recent single "Invisbl Skratch Piklz vs. da Klamz uv Deth" the San Franciscans can spin heads with their superathletic scratching, but the side-length cut doesn't hold up as a piece of music. Example: On the scale of linguistic complexity, basic leet is about on a par with pig Latin, and with five minutes' practice just about anyone can crank out elegant prose such as: y c@N' p30p13 R3kO9nIZ3 eh 834UTy uv 1337???
Word: no skin off one's nose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: This saying has been attributed to originating in boxing as a minor blow taking no skin off. See: The American Heritage Dictionary Of Idioms, Second Edition Paperback – February 26, 2013 by Christine Ammer and Random House Dictionary of America's Popular Proverbs and Sayings: Second Edition Paperback – April 18, 2000 by Gregory Titelman. 1. No harm to one. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: You can be as critical of them as you like. It's no skin off my nose. Example: There was no skin off our nose; however the LAC [local area commander] had different ideas.
Word: lift up Part of Speech: verb 1. To elevate to a higher position. Labels: transitive Example: In short, all those whom the gentry had despised, those whom they had trodden into the dirt, people with no place in society, people with no right to speak, have now audaciously lifted up their heads. They have not only lifted up their heads but taken power into their hands. 2. To exalt the mood of someone. Labels: transitive Example: Ending the evening with an Abba song really lifted up the crowd. 3. To raise the volume of (one's voice). Labels: transitive Example: The congregation lifted up their voices in praise.
Word: wipe away Part of Speech: verb 1. To remove or erase with a wiping motion. Example: Let me wipe away your tears.
Word: sur- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Middle English sur-, from Old French sur-, sour-, sor-, soure-, a syncopic form of the Latin super. Doublet of super-, over-, and hyper-. Pronunciation: /sɚ/, /sʌ˞/ 1. A syncopic variant of super-. Labels: morpheme Example: surname, surreach, surrebutter, surreine, surreined, surrejoinder, surreply, surreverently, surroyal
Word: bring forth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Analytic form of the earlier forthbring. 1. To produce, bear as fruit. Example: Their orchard brings forth magnificent fruit. Example: Gon. […]Treaſon, fellony, / Sword, Pike, Knife, Gun, or neede of any Engine / Would I not haue : but Nature ſhould bring forth / Of it owne kinde, all foyzon, all abundance / To feed my innocent people. 2. To give birth. Example: Queen Anne Boleyn brought forth daughters but no male heir. Example: Knoweſt thou the time when the wild goates of the rocke bring forth? or canſt thou marke when the hindes doe calue? 3. To create, generate, bring into existence. Example: He has the ability to bring forth new ideas when they are needed. 4. To adduce, bring forward. Example: Against all expectations, the accused managed to bring forth convincing evidence of his innocence.
Word: by means of Part of Speech: prep 1. By using (an object or an approach). Example: "By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler." Example: Some stone was being loaded into standard gauge wagons by means of a portable conveyor belt.
Word: in order to Part of Speech: conj 1. before an infinitive: As a means of achieving the specified end; to. Example: In order to be fit, you've gotta train hard every day. Example: Here we were nearly 8 min. early, and was now a matter of spinning out time, as indeed we did—losing 3 min. from Penrith to Carlisle!—in order not to run into Carlisle more than 5 min. early.
Word: pan-pipes Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of panpipes. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: break off Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English breke of (“break off, terminate”), a dissimilated form of earlier Middle English ofbreken. By surface analysis, break + off. 1. To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping. Labels: transitive Example: She unwrapped the slab of chocolate and broke off a piece. Example: The bees came and found no one but the Woodman to sting, so they flew at him and broke off all their stings against the tin, without hurting the Woodman at all. 2. To become detached by breaking or snapping. Labels: intransitive Example: A chunk of rock broke off from the cliff face. 3. To discontinue abruptly. Labels: transitive Example: Both families want the lovers to break off any relationship they may have. Example: When the yacht had passed the man resumed the conversation that her appearance had broken off. 4. To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently. Labels: intransitive Example: Our school doesn't break off until July. Example: Then the conversation broke off, and there was little more talking, only a noise of men going backwards and forwards, and of putting down of kegs and the hollow gurgle of good liquor being poured from breakers into the casks. 5. To play the first shot in a frame of snooker, billiards or pool. Labels: ambitransitive Example: Ted's opening line, when Steve broke off for the deciding frame, was, 'Last night we put our clocks back one hour. These two stars turned theirs back to April.' 6. To give (someone) (something); to allow (someone) to take (something); to grant (someone) a share or portion of (something). Labels: slang, transitive Example: If you help, I'll break you off a piece of the proceeds.
Word: doorsill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From door + sill. 1. The horizontal piece of material at the threshold of a doorway; a doorstep. Example: Proud Margaret stept in o'er the door-sill.
Word: fruit loops Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Based on Froot Loops, a brand of breakfast cereal. 1. Crazy; deranged; fruity Labels: derogatory, slang Example: You must really be fruit loops to think for one second I would go traipsing through the woods looking for Bigfoot with you and your whackjob boyfriend.
Word: fruit loops Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Based on Froot Loops, a brand of breakfast cereal. 1. Any ring-shaped rainbow-colored cereal. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: fruit loops Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Based on Froot Loops, a brand of breakfast cereal. 1. plural of fruit loop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: home wrecker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From home + wrecker, suggesting the breakup of a household. 1. A person who gains the affections of someone already married or engaged, and thus causes the dissolution of the marriage or engagement. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic, slang Example: I, unfortunately, was the prey of a vicious, depraved B-girl. In addition, the proprietress is a Nazi. We barely escaped with our lives. Go investigate that gang and let us alone, you homewrecker. Example: Knots Landing surged even higher in the ratings once Donna Mills was added as the neighborhood home wrecker Abby.
Word: terga Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tergum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deterge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French déterger, from Latin dētergēre, from dē- + tergēre. 1. To clean (especially a wound) of undesirable material. Labels: transitive Example: Nature to attenuate, open, deterge, and dissolve; and Milk and Water, and Seeds, to cool, nourish, and balmify
Word: glucemia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of glycemia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: vicine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Vicia + -ine. Pronunciation: /ˈvɪsɪn/, /ˈvɪsiːn/ 1. An alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the vetch (Vicia sativa), as well as other species of Vicia. It is a white crystalline substance. Labels: uncountable
Word: vicine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *weyḱós Proto-Italic *weikos Latin vīcus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin vīcīnusbor. English vicine Borrowed from Latin vīcīnus. Pronunciation: /ˈvɪsɪn/, /ˈvɪsaɪn/ 1. Nearby; neighbouring; vicinal. Labels: obsolete Example: it's difficult to apprehend , but that these avennues should in a short time be stopped up by the pressure of other parts of the matter , through its natural gravity , or other alterations made in the Brain : And the opening of other vicine passages might quickly obliterate any tracks of these ; as the making of one hole in the yielding mud , defaces the print of another near it Example: If there may be allowed any general Way of calculating their Time, they happen from the Course of the Sun, as it respects the Æquinoctial only; for if these Æquinoxes prove rainy Seasons all over the World (as I am apt to think they are) whatever secret Cause operates with that Station of the Sun to produce them, will more effectually do it in those vicine Latitudes
Word: microenvironment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Middle French environnementbor. English environment English microenvironment From micro- + environment. 1. A very small area that has different characteristics than its surroundings; the milieu (set of conditions) within this area. Example: What was seen from the top down, as a large environment with many difficult trade-offs, is instead seen from the bottom up--as 10 million microenvironments, each to be regulated in its own right. It is this inversion of perspective that distinguishes microgovernment from other kinds of regulation, and that accounts for its often-bizarre behavior. 2. A very small area that has different characteristics than its surroundings; the milieu (set of conditions) within this area. 3. A very small area that has different characteristics than its surroundings; the milieu (set of conditions) within this area. Example: As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc.
Word: transgresses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of transgress Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: transgressing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of transgress Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: onto- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὄντος (óntos), from ὤν (ṓn), present participle of εἰμί (eimí, “I am”). 1. being Labels: morpheme
Word: run around Part of Speech: verb 1. To be very busy doing many different things. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: I don't want to run around all week getting everything ready for the holidays. 2. To go from place to place. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: “A very welcome, kind, useful present, that means to the parish. By the way, Hopkins, let this go no further. We don't want the tale running round that a rich person has arrived. Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing.[…]” 3. To move from one end of the consist to the other, so as to pull the train in the opposite direction. 4. To cheat; to be unfaithful to a romantic partner. Labels: slang 5. To change one's position on the court to hit a forehand rather than a backhand, or vice versa. Example: He'd gotten into tremendous shape so that he could run around his backhand and avoid hitting it altogether. He even tried a left-handed forehand. That was how desperate he was. 6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, around. Example: The children ran around in the playground.
Word: run around Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of runaround. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Natrum sulp. is my specific for inflammations of the matrix of the nails or " run arounds." Example: The sketch shows the arrangement of run arounds for bringing the loaded trips into the bottom and for returning the empties to the proper quarter of the mine. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, around. Example: We let the dog off the lead so it could have a run around.
Word: worker bee Part of Speech: noun 1. A sterile bee whose specialty is to support the hive, especially by collecting pollen. Example: Then, a worker bee has got six thousand eyes of each side of its head so it can see the flowers that it wants to get the pollen and the nectar from.
Word: lieutenant colonel Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /lɛfˈtɛ.nənt ˈkɜː.nəl/, /l(j)uː-/, /l(j)uˈtɛ.nənt ˈkɝ.nəl/ 1. An army officer in many countries, ranking below a colonel and above a major. Often the commander of a battalion or the executive officer of a regiment. 2. An English-language term used as a general categorization for military officer ranks that are the equivalent of lieutenant colonel, the relative rank level is found in most countries. 3. An officer in the United States Marine Corps or Royal Marines, of equivalent rank to their counterparts in the army. 4. An officer in the United States Air Force, Air Force Reserve, or Air National Guard, ranking below colonel and above major. Often the commander of a squadron or the executive officer of a wing.
Word: cowbane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cow + bane. Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊbeɪn/ 1. Any of several related poisonous plants of the genus Cicuta Labels: uncountable, usually 2. northern water hemlock (Cicuta virosa), type species of this genus. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: bumper car Part of Speech: noun 1. A small electric-powered vehicle encircled with a rubber bumper, used in an amusement ride. Example: I remember redwood trees, bumper cars and wolverines, the ocean's Trident submarines, lemons, limes and tangerines. I remember this...
Word: Canada goose Part of Speech: noun 1. A large goose, Branta canadensis.
Word: run around with Part of Speech: verb 1. To spend a lot of time with a person or group of people. Often implies disapproval on the part of the speaker. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: I'm not happy about the friends my son is running around with at the moment.
Word: run around after Part of Speech: verb 1. To spend a lot of time doing things for another person or group of people. Often used when that person could reasonably do the things for themselves. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: I have spent all morning running around after the kids.
Word: egal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English egal, from Old French egal, igal, from Latin aequālis. Doublet of equal and aequalis. Pronunciation: /ˈiːɡəl/ 1. Equal; impartial. Labels: obsolete Example: Whose souls do bear an egal yoke of love,
Word: semi-bluff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English bluff English semi-bluff From semi- + bluff. 1. A type of bluff where the bluffer believes that the bluff has some chance of immediate success and also that they have some chance of improving their hand to win at a showdown.
Word: semi-bluff Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English bluff English semi-bluff From semi- + bluff. 1. To attempt a semi-bluff
Word: stendo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian stendo. Pronunciation: /ˈstɛn.doʊ/ 1. a magazine that holds more cartridges than is standard, esp. that of a Glock handgun. Labels: slang Example: I just received the Thomas Machine and Design Mlok adapter rail for my Ruger PC. Shown here with a glorious stendo thanks to Freedom Week and Judge Benitez.
Word: stendo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Italian stendo. Pronunciation: /ˈstɛn.doʊ/ 1. extended, esp. the cartridge capacity of a magazine. Labels: slang Example: Have you tried out different aftermarket stendo mags or just oem glock? How she run?
Word: post oak bluff Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of bluff in no limit poker, where a player bets a small amount to suggest that they have a strong hand and would like to be called.
Word: staff sergeant Part of Speech: noun 1. A non-commissioned officer in the armed forces of several countries, ranking above a sergeant (or, in the US Air Force, above a senior airman). 2. A nymphalid butterfly, Athyma selenophora, of tropical and subtropical Asia.
Word: run off with Part of Speech: verb 1. To steal or abscond with. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: He ran off with my wallet. 2. To elope; to leave with (someone) with the intention of living with them or marrying them. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: The chief accountant has run off with his secretary!
Word: sour puss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sour (“bad-tempered”) + puss (“slang for "mouth"”). 1. Alternative spelling of sourpuss. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bindlestiff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bindle + stiff. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪnd(ə)lstɪf/ 1. A tramp (hobo) who carries a bedroll or a bundle of possessions. Labels: US Example: The hobo was a migrant worker, generally honest. The tramp would make a living stealing but there would be mutual respect between them. The bindlestiff on the otherhand was the lowest of the low for he would steal from the bindles of his fellow wanderers. Example: And before he knew it he was a bindlestiff himself.
Word: palm sugar Part of Speech: noun 1. Sugar made from the sap of various species of palm tree, family Arecaceae. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: subtend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin subtendere, from sub (“under”) + tendere (“to stretch, extend”), itself a semantic loan from Ancient Greek ὑποτείνω (hupoteínō, “to subtend”), from which hypotenuse also derives. See tend. Pronunciation: /sʌbˈtɛnd/ 1. To use an angle to delimit (mark off, enclose) part of a straight or curved line, for example an arc or the opposite side of a triangle. Labels: transitive Example: A 43° angle subtends an arc of about 0.75 meters on a circle with a radius of 1 meter. 2. To extend or stretch opposite something; to be part of a straight or curved line that is opposite to and delimits an angle. Labels: also, transitive Example: A hypotenuse subtends the right angle of a right triangle. Example: An arc measuring about 0.75 meters on a circle with a radius of 1 meter subtends an angle of about 43°. 3. To form the central angle of a circle underneath an arc. Labels: transitive Example: The points A and B on the circumference form the arc AB, which subtends the central angle θ. 4. To stand beneath or close to, as a bract at the base of a flower. Labels: transitive
Word: doublecross Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of double-cross. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: doublecross Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of double-cross. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: doublecrosses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doublecross Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doublecrosses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of doublecross Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: doublecrossed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of doublecross Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: doublecrossing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of doublecross Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: doublecrossing Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of double-crossing. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: […] the Republic must have lost a fortune in thefts and doublecrossings.
Word: get up to Part of Speech: verb 1. To do something, especially something that is forbidden or improper. Example: Recently he's been getting up to all sorts of mischief. Example: I haven't seen you for a while. What have you been getting up to?
Word: gigot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French gigot (“leg (of lamb)”), from gigue (“(colloquial) a long leg; haunch of some animals, especially venison”) + -ot (diminutive suffix). Gigue is derived from giguer (“to dance; to jump”), further etymology unknown. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪɡət/, /ʒi.ɡoʊ/ 1. A leg of lamb or mutton. Example: Then is the hoſtie ſlaine and flayde, and part on gridorne put, / The liuer and lights they comely ſéeth and euery little gut. / The gigots and the other fleſh in péeces they did ſpit, / Which roſt, tipling the pleaſaunt wine they downe to table ſit. Example: Guard, Treaſon, treaſon, treaſon. / Boatſ[wain]. Cut the ſlaevs to giggets. 2. Ellipsis of gigot sleeve (“a type of sleeve shaped like a leg of mutton”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Of these circumambulatory ells of crape, the young artificer contrived to fabricate a dress that was anything but unbecoming. The enormous crape gigots (for those were the days of gigots), which made part of her black treasure, hung from her delicate fair arms like transparent clouds upon the silvery brightness of the moon .... Example: A coat and trousers of light lilac cloth, the former with an immense black velvet collar and sleeves so full at the shoulder that they resembled gigots, the latter made tight, fearfully tight, to the knees, but bagging gradually to the insteps, where they fell over patent leather boots;[…]
Word: civil partnership Part of Speech: noun 1. A union similar to marriage which same-sex couples, and in some jurisdictions opposite-sex couples, may form, which affords rights and responsibilities similar or identical to those afforded by civil marriage. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hay wagon Part of Speech: noun 1. A wagon used to carry hay. 2. An open cart filled with hay used for tourist hay rides.
Word: hay ride Part of Speech: noun 1. A leisurely ride in an open cart filled with hay throughout a scenic area. 2. Any easy task. Labels: figuratively
Word: hear on the grapevine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See hear through the grapevine. 1. To hear as rumor; to learn through friends of friends, etc. Labels: informal, transitive Example: I heard on the office grapevine that you’re leaving us. Example: '[…] But most of me mad dad's crew took off to American from what I can make out' - he's talking too much, he has to stop - 'from what I hear on the family grapevine, that's where they went, New York, their loss as far as I'm concerned, don't know what they're missing, eh? […]'
Word: do a bunk Part of Speech: verb 1. To escape or flee, especially under incriminating circumstances. Labels: UK, idiomatic, slang
Word: done a bunk Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of do a bunk Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: "Where's Professor Snape?" shouted a girl from the Slytherin table. "He has, to use the common phrase, done a bunk," replied Professor McGonagall, and a great cheer erupted from the Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs, and Ravenclaws.
Word: Latinisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Latinise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English Latinisation From Latinise + -ation. 1. Non-Oxford British standard spelling of Latinization. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Latinizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Latinize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dildoes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɪl.dəʊz/ 1. plural of dildo Labels: form-of, plural Example: Thus our voluptuous passions acted one on the other, and we passed an exhausting night in every excess and refinement of venery, in which Miss Frankland’s dildoes, for she had two, of different sizes, played no small part in both our persons. 2. plural of dildoe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dildoes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdɪl.dəʊz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dildo Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dildos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dildo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abbreviatures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abbreviature Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ablactations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ablactation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abolishers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abolisher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: absorbents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absorbent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Untermensch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Untermensch. Pronunciation: /ˈʊn.təˌmɛnʃ/, /ˈʊn.təɹˌmɛnʃ/ 1. A subhuman, especially in Nazi racial hierarchy. Labels: derogatory, offensive Example: His orders are clear and concise – the Scots are viewed as untermenschen and are to be treated accordingly.
Word: yessing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of yes Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pulpits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pulpit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: duels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of duel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: duels Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of duel Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: birded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bird Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: aquamarines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aquamarine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: backbones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backbone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Untermenschen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Untermenschen. Pronunciation: /ˈʊntəˌmɛnʃən/ 1. plural of Untermensch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: replicas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of replica Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cadis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cadi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cadis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French cadis. 1. Alternative form of caddis (rough woolen cloth). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: At Quissac is a considerable manufacture of cadis; Sauve the same; St Hipolite, cadis, 75 looms; Bauzely ditto, 60 looms; Vigan, cloths and cadis, a very considerable manufacture;
Word: accordances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of accordance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: entertainers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of entertainer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dupes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /djuːps/ 1. plural of dupe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dupes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /djuːps/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dupe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: stiffing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of stiff Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bibs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɪbz/ 1. plural of bib Labels: form-of, plural 2. another name for overalls
Word: bibs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɪbz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bib Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: broadswords Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of broadsword Labels: form-of, plural
Word: throttles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of throttle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: throttles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of throttle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: locators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of locator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: binary operations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of binary operation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proms Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of prom Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ejectors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ejector Labels: form-of, plural
Word: launches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of launch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: launches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of launch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: manias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mania Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intersections Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intersection Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nineteenths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nineteenth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: archaeologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of archaeologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barbered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of barber Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: penumbras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of penumbra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tsars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tsar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metanoias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metanoia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wethering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wether Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: wethered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of wether Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: seismologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seismologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: destructions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of destruction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goalkeepers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of goalkeeper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: commodores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of commodore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: possibles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of possible Labels: form-of, plural 2. The essential personal equipment carried by an American frontiersman
Word: nanograms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nanogram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beagles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beagle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beagles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of beagle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sheaths Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ʃiːðz/ 1. plural of sheath Labels: form-of, plural
Word: onsets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of onset Labels: form-of, plural
Word: onsets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of onset Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: nubbins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nubbin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cloves Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kləʊvz/, /kloʊvz/, /kləʉvz/ 1. plural of clove Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acknowledgments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acknowledgment Labels: form-of, plural Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:acknowledgments.
Word: airfoils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of airfoil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arrogations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arrogation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *tréyes From Middle English trey, from Anglo-Norman trei or treis, from Old French treis (“three”). Doublet of three and tres. Pronunciation: /tɹeɪ/ 1. A playing card or die with the rank of three. Example: Before you begin the Game at Picket, you must throw out of the Pack the Deuces, Treys, Fours and Fives, and play with the rest of the Cards, which are in number thirty and six. Example: He had been a pretty good guy, straight as ace-deuce-trey-four-five, till he got on the force. 2. A score of three in cards, dice, or dominoes. 3. A three-pointer. Labels: Canada, US, informal, obsolete 4. A three penny coin; a thrippence. Labels: Australia, informal 5. The third bearer of the same personal name in a family, often denoted by suffixed Roman numeral III. Labels: informal 6. The third branch of a deer's antler.
Word: yurts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yurt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polarizability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English polarize Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English polarizability From polarize + -ability. 1. The relative tendency of a system of electric charges to become polarized in the presence of an external electric field. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: kunas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kuna Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gobshites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gobshite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blathers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blather Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: blathered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of blather Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: boyars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boyar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: earings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of earing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: evzones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of evzone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: levees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of levee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skeets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of skeet Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: skeeting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of skeet Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: skeeted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of skeet Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yawls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yawl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catheterizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of catheterization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inside straight draw Part of Speech: noun 1. A straight draw where a card is missing from the middle of the straight, therefore only one rank can complete the straight. Example: Hellmuth flopped an inside straight draw, and needed a five on the turn or river to complete the straight.
Word: congestions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of congestion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: defamations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of defamation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: empiricisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of empiricism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exaggerations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exaggeration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: experimentations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of experimentation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Fuegians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Fuegian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hybridizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hybridization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: louts Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /laʊts/ 1. plural of lout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: louts Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /laʊts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lout Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: louting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lout Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: louted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of lout Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: packers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of packer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: open ended straight draw Part of Speech: noun 1. Four cards to a straight where cards of two different ranks could complete a straight. (E.g. 4-5-6-7)
Word: potentials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of potential Labels: form-of, plural
Word: triumphing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of triumph Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: triumphing Part of Speech: noun 1. A display of triumph. Example: The Finn family could not restrain their triumphings at Killaloe, and I do not know that it would have been natural had they done so.
Word: undergirds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of undergird Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: undergirding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of undergird Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: garbage collectors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garbage collector Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adelopods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adelopod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: addressions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of addression Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thaws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thaw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thaws Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of thaw Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cedillas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cedilla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swivels Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈswɪvəlz/ 1. plural of swivel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swivels Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈswɪvəlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of swivel Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pedestals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pedestal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: langers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of langer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: langers Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of langered. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: multiple expansions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of multiple expansion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: warlords Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of warlord Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quetzals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quetzal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rabbis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rabbi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: balmoral Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Balmoral Castle, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 1. A Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume but no brim; a blue bonnet. 2. A heavy walking shoe. Example: A man who uses his balmorals to tread on your toes with much frequency and an unmistakeable emphasis may prove a fast friend in adversity, but meanwhile your adversity has not arrived and your toes are tender. 3. An Oxford shoe. Labels: US 4. A figured woollen petticoat.
Word: cadets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cadet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: renaissances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of renaissance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schlemiels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of schlemiel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wallflowers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wallflower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: allotropes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of allotrope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: political sciences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of political science Labels: form-of, plural
Word: up and down straight draw Part of Speech: noun 1. An open ended straight draw Labels: slang
Word: rollbacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rollback Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dungeons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dungeon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: simps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of simp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aerodromes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aerodrome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: satyrs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of satyr Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scrums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scrum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flits Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /flɪts/ 1. plural of flit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flits Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /flɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gusting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌstɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of gust Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: Conditions on Snowdon had been dry, but gusting winds had made walking difficult.
Word: gusted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌstɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of gust Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: furloughs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of furlough Labels: form-of, plural
Word: furloughs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of furlough Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: furloughing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of furlough Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: furloughed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of furlough Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: freebooters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of freebooter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rosters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rosters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of roster Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rostering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of roster Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rostering Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of forming a roster. Example: ...talking about the business of ferrying kids to school and other domestic rosterings of the kind.
Word: rostered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of roster Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rags to riches Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, a change from wearing ragged clothing (due to being impoverished) to obtaining a lot of money. 1. From poverty to exceptional wealth. Labels: attributive Example: […] and finally [Oprah Winfrey] declared herself not only “a believer in the American dream of rags to riches” but living proof of its veracity.
Word: boycotts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boycott Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boycotts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of boycott Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: boycotting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of boycott Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: boycotting Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of something being boycotted. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: boycotted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of boycott Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: secessions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of secession Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carrousels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carrousel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: camaraderies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of camaraderie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: expanses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of expanse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecliptics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ecliptic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wraths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wrath Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lunchboxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lunchbox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: recoils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of recoil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: recoils Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of recoil Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: armoires Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of armoire Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forerunners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of forerunner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grins Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡɹɪnz/ 1. plural of grin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grins Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡɹɪnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of grin Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: informers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of informer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: high card Part of Speech: noun 1. A hand which has no pairs and is not a straight or a flush, and is the lowest possible winning hand. 2. An honor card, specifically, a jack, queen, king or ace, that is crucial in determining the strength of a hand.
Word: kippers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kipper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buttfucking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of buttfuck Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: buttfucked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of buttfuck Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: infractions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of infraction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: impasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of impasse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fratricides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fratricide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: musical saws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of musical saw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shid Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural
Word: shids Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shid Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person