nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: beats up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of beat up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: beating up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of beat up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: believes in Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of believe in Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: believing in Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of believe in Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: believed in Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of believe in Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bucks for Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of buck for Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bucking for Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of buck for Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bucked for Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of buck for Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: buggers off Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bugger off Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: buggering off Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bugger off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: buggered off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bugger off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: buoys up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of buoy up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: buoying up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of buoy up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: buoyed up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of buoy up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: burns down Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of burn down Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: burning down Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of burn down Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: burned out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of burn out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: burned out Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of burnt out. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Charles is burned out -- stomach cramping on receiving his new assignment, popping Dexedrine like breath mints as he acknowledges “he’d slipped to some secluded corner of the extremes, some far reach of utter imbalance.” Example: Your heart races when you come upon a long red light and all you see is burned out buildings and church and bar-b-que hovels.
Word: burnt down Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of burn down Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: buttons up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of button up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: buttoning up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of button up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: buttoned up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of button up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: buttoned up Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of buttoned-up. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: You and the flyboys have everything buttoned up, and I feel like grabbing some air and taking a stroll.
Word: butts in Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of butt in Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: butting in Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of butt in Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: butted in Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of butt in Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bosses around Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of boss around Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bossing around Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of boss around Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bossed around Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of boss around Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bosses about Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of boss about Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bossing about Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of boss about Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bossed about Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of boss about Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: butters up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of butter up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: buttering up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of butter up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: buttered up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of butter up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bigs up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of big up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bigging up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of big up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bigged up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of big up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: big upped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of big up Labels: form-of, participle, past, rare
Word: breaks down Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of break down Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: breaking down Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of break down Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: broke down Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of break down Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: brokedown Part of Speech: adj 1. Broken; not working properly. Labels: Canada, US, informal Example: But it's got a brokedown drive. It can only hobble along. They can't try to get but so far! What's the nearest sol-type star?
Word: brush offs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brush off Labels: form-of, plural Example: I got a lot of brush offs. It was a part of the job.
Word: dishes out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dish out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dishing out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dish out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dished out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dish out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: does up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of do up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: doing up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of do up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: did up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of do up Labels: form-of, past
Word: done up Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of do up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: done up Part of Speech: adj 1. Worn-out, exhausted. Labels: colloquial, obsolete Example: "You'd better lie down for a bit. I expect you're about done up." -- "There's nowhere for me to lie down, sir," he answered, and there was in his voice a humbleness which was very distressing. -- "Don't you know anyone in the house who'll give you a shakedown? -- "No, sir." Example: "By ginger, I'm glad you came along, Mudgy; I give you my word I couldn't have walked another half-mile. I'm done up, absolutely." 2. Ruined by excess, especially gambling. Labels: US, colloquial, obsolete Example: Near-synonyms: effete, dissipated
Word: does in Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of do in Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: doing in Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of do in Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: did in Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of do in Labels: form-of, past
Word: done in Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of do in Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dishes up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dish up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dishing up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dish up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dished up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dish up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: asks for the moon Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ask for the moon Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: asking for the moon Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ask for the moon Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: asked for the moon Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ask for the moon Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bill of material Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bill of materials. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: herile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin erīlis, herīlis. 1. Of or pertaining to a master. Labels: rare Example: We know the slave by his servile character and the master by his herile character.
Word: poop decks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poop deck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: midriffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of midriff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baggalas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baggala Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boatswain's pipes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boatswain's pipe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boatswain's chairs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boatswain's chair Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bower anchors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bower anchor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boatswain-birds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boatswain-bird Labels: form-of, plural
Word: broadseams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of broadseam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bilge pumps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bilge pump Labels: form-of, plural
Word: digresses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of digress Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: digressing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of digress Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: boxes the compass Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of box the compass Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: boxing the compass Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of box the compass Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: boxed the compass Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of box the compass Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: in on Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Extracted from let in on. 1. Being or made privy to, a participant in, involved in, included in, or informed of (usually something private or secret, especially a plan or plot). Labels: idiomatic Example: She was in on the surprise from the beginning. Example: He didn't hold the gun, but he got in on the robbery after he overheard some of us talking.
Word: pandiculate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin pandiculātus, perfect active participle of pandiculor (“stretch oneself”). Pronunciation: /pænˈdɪk.jə.leɪt/ 1. To fully stretch the torso and upper limbs, typically accompanied by yawning. Labels: ambitransitive
Word: fuckity Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English fuckity From fuck + -ity. 1. Nonce variation of the word fuck. Labels: colloquial, vulgar Example: Look for fuck's sake. Jesus Christ all fuckity, is that no a sight? Example: How could this be happening? How could I have been so wrong? Fuckity-fuck, I think to myself. Fuckity- fuckity-fuck.
Word: fuckity Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English fuckity From fuck + -ity. 1. Synonym of fucking. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable, vulgar
Word: dynamic scale Part of Speech: noun 1. A device, often part of a conveyor belt system, that weighs a product while it is in motion.
Word: gold plated Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of gold-plated. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: gold plated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of gold plate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: check weigher Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of dynamic scale that weighs products as they come off a production line 2. A person employed by the miners to check the weight of the mined material and thus ensure the proper wages were paid. Labels: historical
Word: silver rule Part of Speech: noun 1. The principle that one should not treat other people in the manner in which one would not want to be treated by them. Example: Confucius (551-479 BC) squarely faces the issue and gives us the first specific statement of the rule in its negative form, sometimes referred to as the "Silver Rule."
Word: thalloid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From thallo- + -oid. 1. Of or pertaining to a thallus. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of a plant, alga, or fungus lacking complex organization, especially lacking distinct stems, roots, or leaves. Labels: not-comparable
Word: thalli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thallus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: co-founder Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cofounder. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: monochasium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin monochasium, from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”) + χάσις (khásis, “chasm, separation”). 1. A type of cyme on which each single axis bears one flower.
Word: cyme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ] Borrowed from French cime, cyme (“top, summit”), from Vulgar Latin *cima, from Latin cȳma (“young sprout of a cabbage”, “spring shoots of cabbage”), from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “anything swollen, such as a wave or billow”; “fetus”, “embryo”, “sprout of a plant”), from κύω (kúō, “to conceive”, “to become pregnant”; in the aorist “to impregnate”). For considerably more information, see cyma, which is an etymological doublet. Compare also Frankish *kīmō (“sprout”), from Proto-Germanic *kīmô, whence German Keim (“sprout”). Pronunciation: /saɪm/ 1. A “head” (of unexpanded leaves, etc.); an opening bud. Labels: obsolete, rare 2. A flattish or convex flower cluster, of the centrifugal or determinate type, on which each axis terminates with a flower which blooms before the flowers below it. Example: The inflorescence is some form of cyme, and the flowers are usually regular. Example: The plant bears small groups of two or three yellowish coloured flowers on an axillary cyme. 3. A cyma.
Word: cyme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An error for cynne, probably resulting from the overlapping of the two ens in handwriting. 1. Misspelling of senna. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: mistreater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mistreat + -er. 1. A person who mistreats. Example: She's a mean mistreater, and she don't mean me no good.
Word: radula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin rādula (“scraper”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹæd͡ʒ.ʊ.lə/ 1. The rasping tongue of snails and all other mollusks except bivalves. Example: The radula end containing the first 5–10 rows of teeth showed evidence of wear from rasping over rock surfaces during feeding and was removed using dissection. Example: What Kruta found in the ammonoid fossils was an unfoldable radula covered with delicate, comblike teeth.
Word: Giganto Part of Speech: name 1. A giant monster, such as a hypothetical late descendant of Gigantopithecus. Example: they are attempting to flesh out this conjectural confrontation between Homo erectus and Giganto, as the creature is affectionately known Example: describe their search for fossils in Vietnam and their belief that Giganto (as they call it) cohabited with early man.
Word: forumite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English forum Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English forumite From forum + -ite. 1. One who frequents an Internet forum. Labels: Internet Example: In 2002, the 138 registered members were from a variety of geographical locations, age groups, and backgrounds. There were forumites from the USA, Canada, the UK, Italy, Turkey, Austria, Germany, and Australia. The ages ranged from late teens and college students to pensioners in their sixties. Example: In such a competitive environment, attracting forumites (contributors) and maintaining their numbers are essential for the existence and survival of a forum.
Word: labiaplasty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English labia Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós)der. English -plasty English labiaplasty From labia + -plasty. 1. The moulding or shaping of the labia minora and/or labia majora. Example: Many doctors performing labiaplasties were never taught vulvar anatomy—leaving some patients scarred and unable to feel sexual pleasure. Example: Labiaplasty—surgery for reshaping or resizing the inner labia—is the fastest growing type of plastic surgery in the world: in 2016, 45 per cent more labiaplasty procedures were carried out than in 2015, […]
Word: coolhunter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cool + hunter. 1. Alternative form of cool hunter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: giganto Part of Speech: adj 1. giant; gigantic. Labels: neologism Example: it’s hard to order a small chicken salad at a fast-food restaurant if everyone else is getting the Giganto Cheeseburger Deal with a bushel of fries and a gallon of soda. Example: It was a huge giganto embarrassment.
Word: staminode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin stāminōdium, from Latin stāmen (“warp, thread”) + Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”). 1. An abortive stamen, or any organ modified from an abortive stamen; a staminodium
Word: interproject Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English project English interproject From inter- + project. 1. Between projects; of or relating to an intersection of multiple projects. Labels: not-comparable
Word: consequentialist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English consequential Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English consequentialist From consequential + -ist. 1. A person who adheres to the philosophy of consequentialism.
Word: consequentialist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English consequential Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English consequentialist From consequential + -ist. 1. Of or relating to consequentialism or its adherents.
Word: consequentialists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of consequentialist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: constitutionalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English constitutional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English constitutionalism From constitutional + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənəˌlɪzəm/, /ˌkɑnstɪˈtuʃənəˌlɪzəm/ 1. A constitutional system of governance. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Adherence to constitutional principles. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Philosophical belief in government under a written constitution. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: constitutionalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English constitutional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English constitutionalist From constitutional + -ist. 1. A person who adheres to the philosophy of constitutionalism. Example: It was now getting late, and Mr. Morland summoned them to depart; for he was a constitutionalist in the best sense of the word. It was his own constitution to which he attended. 2. A person who is expert in constitutional law.
Word: constitutionalist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English constitutional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English constitutionalist From constitutional + -ist. 1. Of or relating to constitutionalism or its adherents.
Word: constitutionalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of constitutionalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Rus' Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Rus. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Rus' Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Rus. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: provenances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of provenance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: provenances Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of provenance Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Beijinger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Beijing + -er. Pronunciation: /beɪˈdʒɪŋə(ɹ)/ 1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Beijing, capital of China.
Word: googlable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English google English Google Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English googlable From Google + -able. 1. Alternative spelling of googleable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: memorat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin memorātus, past participle of memorāre (“to bring to remembrance, mention, recount”), from memor (“remembering”); see memory. 1. Alternative spelling of memorate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: monstres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monstre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cantico Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an south Eastern Algonquian language. Compare a Lenape gen'tke'n ("to sing, dance, etc.") as well as Powhatan kantokan (“dance”) and kantikanti (“dance and sing”). 1. A sacred ceremony of the Algonquin tribe that involved dancing in a circle, at which colonists were not welcome. Example: We lodged in the woods that night, and heard the shouting of the Indians at a cantico, which they were said to hold that evening in a town hard by. Example: The other is their canticoes as they call them which is performed by round dances, sometimes words, then songs, then shouts being in the middle that begin and direct the chorus this they perform with equal fervency but great appearance of joy. 2. A dance festival in which colonial Americans and natives both participated. Example: The cash-book tells us of the expense of himself and family going to fairs, and Indian canticoes, probably gotten up to amuse the Proprietary. Example: The record says that handsome dinners were provided, and the health of King George, the proprietaries, the governor, etc., were drank in high good humor, and at a certain time, at one of these sociable canticoes, the subject of the walk was introduced, and the several deeds and writings shown and explained by way of appeal to the high authority of the Six Nations, against the conduct of their cousins the Delawares, etc. 3. An uproar; activity that is full of high spirits and violent action. Labels: broadly Example: It was almost like father and son meeting to adjust a little misunderstanding arising from the latter's canticoes. Example: But even the halt, the blind et al. would cut up canticoes and Smash gas fixtures unless they were properly chaperoned.
Word: add-in Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From add + in. Pronunciation: /ˈædˌɪn/ 1. A plug-in.
Word: email bankruptcy Part of Speech: noun 1. A decision to close an e-mail account, wipe it clean, or ignore all the incoming messages, possibly sending automatic replies to the senders that a bankruptcy has been declared, due to an overwhelming receipt of messages. Labels: Internet, countable, uncountable
Word: shakycam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shaky + cam. 1. A style of filming using a handheld camera, giving an on-screen effect of shakiness. Labels: uncountable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:shakycam.
Word: compaginate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1648; borrowed from Late Latin compaginātus, perfect passive participle of compaginō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /kəmˈpæd͡ʒɪneɪt/ 1. To unite or hold together. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: [O]ur fraternall charities ſeeme to be the ſide-pieces vvhich combine and compaginate the vvhole frame; ſo that theſe three concurrencies do compleat the meanes of our ſoules re-aſcent to her Creator: […]
Word: nasse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably borrowed from Latin nassa, or back-formed from New Latin Nassula 1. Synonym of cyrtos. Labels: rare
Word: bill of exchange Part of Speech: noun 1. A document demanding payment from another party, especially used in international trade.
Word: barnstar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From barn + star. In the wiki sense a reference to the communal practice of barnraising, introduced on the MeatballWiki in the early 2000s and adopted by Wikipedia in 2003. 1. A decorative painted object or image, often in the shape of a five-pointed star but occasionally in a circular wagon-wheel style, used to adorn a barn. 2. A lucky charm resembling a star plate, similar to a horseshoe 3. An image posted on a wiki user's personal page by another user, as an informal award or form of recognition. Example: There are many different Wikipedia barnstars that connote different things. Example: Other Wikipedia editors responded to Mr. [Richard] Knipel’s courageous act by awarding him several “Barnstars,” the site’s official tokens of appreciation. “You’ve got some guts man!” wrote a user who awarded him a Barnstar of Diligence. Mr. Knipel did not respond to a request for comment.
Word: barn star Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of barnstar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: coelution Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English elution English coelution From co- + elution. 1. Chromatographic coelution occurs when two or more compounds cannot be chromatographically separated because their retention times are less different than the method resolution. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: coelute Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English elute English coelute From co- + elute. 1. Of two or more chemical compounds: to elute from a chromatographic column together.
Word: Golden Horseshoe Part of Speech: name Etymology: Reportedly coined by Westinghouse President Herbert H. Rogge, in a speech to the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce on 12 Jan. 1954. 1. The U-shaped area of the Canadian province of Ontario which extends along the northwestern, western, and southwestern shoreline of Lake Ontario from metropolitan Toronto to the Niagara River, comprising one of Canada's most populated and economically productive regions. Labels: Canada, informal Example: The big success story in Canada this year is the tale of the 120-mile rim of rolling land that hugs the western shore of Lake Ontario from Oshawa to Niagara Falls. One out of every seven Canadians now lives there. . . . They proudly call the area "the Golden Horseshoe." Example: Half of those new immigrants came to Ontario. . . . Once here, most of them settled in the Golden Horseshoe area, now home to 8.1 million people, or one-quarter of all Canadians.
Word: ghost ship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ghost + ship 1. An abandoned ship, or (science fiction, by extension) spaceship, that is haunted and possibly adrift. Example: When Hayes turned to Jephson's contribution, he found that it commenced with a description of the famous ghost ship, the Marie Celeste, being towed into Gibraltar harbor. 2. Synonym of shadow ship.
Word: ghost ships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ghost ship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maelström Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of maelstrom. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: contristate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1616; borrowed from Latin contrīstātus, perfect passive participle of contrīstō (“to sadden”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of contrist. 1. To make sorrowful; to sadden or grieve. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Somewhat they [Harmonical sounds and Discordant Sounds] do contristate , but very little Example: They are contristated to repentance.
Word: Cathi Part of Speech: name 1. A 20th century spelling variant of Cathy, diminutive of the female given name Catherine.
Word: Cathie Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Cathy (“diminutive of the female given name Catherine”) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: speculatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin speculātōrius (“of or pertaining to spies or scouts”). 1. Intended or adapted for viewing or looking out. Labels: archaic Example: speculatory mount Example: speculatory out-posts to the Akeman-street 2. Exercising speculation or guesswork; speculative. Example: speculatory divination Example: speculatory narrantive 3. speculative (involving risk) Example: speculatory buying Example: speculatory transactions
Word: costellate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin costellātus, from costella (“small rib”) + -ātus, from costa (“rib”) + -ella (forms diminutives), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Finely ribbed or costate.
Word: consternate Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.stəɹ.neɪt/, /ˈkɑn-/, /-stə-/ 1. To cause consternation in; to dismay. Labels: transitive
Word: cold steel Part of Speech: noun 1. A sword, bayonet or similar weapon made of steel. Labels: archaic, historical, uncountable Example: Give them the cold steel, boys! Example: In your native homeland a stranger you will be by the law of the rifle and the law of cold steel
Word: Amey Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant spelling of Amy, from Old French or Latin. 1. A female given name from Latin, an old spelling variant of Amy, no longer current. Example: By their dresses, their names, and the airs of quality they give themselves, I am rendered ridiculous among all my acquaintance. My wife, who is a very plain good woman, and whose name is Amey, has been new-christened, and is called Amelia; and my little daughter, a child of a year old, is no longer Polly, but Maria.
Word: Cathryn Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, of rare usage, variant of Catherine.
Word: Catheryn Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, a rare nonstandard spelling variant of Catherine.
Word: Katheryn Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, a rare nonstandard spelling variant of Catherine.
Word: Amory Part of Speech: name Etymology: Medieval personal name from Proto-Germanic *amal- (“vigor, bravery”) + *rīks (“ruler”). For the first element, compare *ammōną (“to bother, irritate”). 1. A surname originating as a patronymic. 2. A male given name from the Germanic languages, today often transferred back from the surname. Example: Amory Blaine inherited from his mother every trait, except the stray inexpressible few, that made him worth while.
Word: irresistibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Italic *sistō Latin sistō Latin resisto Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin irresistibilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin irresistibilitāsder. English irresistibility Derived from Latin irresistibilitās. By surface analysis, irresistible + -ity. 1. The quality of being irresistible. Labels: uncountable Example: They came a little before five. I had, as usual, to sit next to Miss Twist, and to bear, as well as I could, many jokes, hints, insinuations, &c, as well as many plain advances, on the part of the young lady, not at all in the way of love and regard, but of affectation and vanity, as though presuming upon the irresistibility of her three hundred thousand charms. Example: The best writers of that denomination allow, that some Divine influences may be finally resisted; and that every kind of sanctifying influence may be/ and is, in fact, opposed by the depraved nature of man: but they assert, that there is a special operation on the mind, which, if afforded, will always ultimately become effectual, and prevail over every contrary principle. In the absolute irresistibility of grace, therefore, they do not believe at all; and although they sometimes employ improperly the term 'irresistible,' their explanations show, that they mean by it no more than that which will not be finally overcome.
Word: protected sex Part of Speech: noun 1. Safe sex. Labels: uncountable
Word: dibstones Part of Speech: noun 1. A child's game, similar to jacks. Labels: dated, obsolete
Word: dibstones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dibstone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dibstone Part of Speech: noun 1. A pebble used in a child's game called dibstones. Labels: dated, obsolete
Word: cépage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French cépage. 1. A variety of grape. Example: There is a fascinating Californian grape, the zinfandel, said to have come from Hungary, but apparently a cépage now unknown there.
Word: acknowelege Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of acknowledge. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: […]that beste hathe cause to acknowelege thankfulnes[…] Example: Howeuer that shall happen, J doe acknowelege my self much bound to you[…]
Word: librarial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English library Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English librarial From library + -al. Pronunciation: /laɪˈbɹɛəɹi.əl/, /laɪˈbɹɛɹi.əl/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a library, librarianship or librarians. Labels: rare Example: Those wire-framed glasses made Babel look like a librarian, but his silence is not librarial. Example: a nonprofit association or corporation, whose aims and objectives are religious, educational, librarial, or community service in nature
Word: crepitus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin crepō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin crepitusbor. English crepitus Borrowed from Latin crepitus. 1. Grating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under the skin and joints. Labels: uncountable
Word: et. al Part of Speech: phrase 1. Misspelling of et al.. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: church keys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of church key Labels: form-of, plural
Word: churchkeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of churchkey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: churchkey Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of church key. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Hellenists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hellenist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: butterflyfish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From butterfly + fish, from their bright colours. 1. Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
Word: discus fish Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of three cichlid fish species from the genus Symphysodon, popular as aquarium fishes.
Word: warranting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of warrant Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: warranting Part of Speech: noun 1. A guarantee. Example: A tradesman disdains to lie, abhors to oppress; yet hath uttered so many commodities by dissimulations, concealments, false warrantings, cunning frauds, as make up an oppression equal to Jeconiah's.
Word: occured Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of occurred. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: Seven people have died and seven were injured on Thursday after a car drove into a crowd in Central China, local media reported.[…] The incident occured^([sic – meaning occurred]) in Zaoyang City in Hubei Province.
Word: warriorlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English warrior Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English warriorlike From warrior + -like. 1. like a warrior
Word: undernet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From under- + net, perhaps modelled on underworld. 1. The criminal underworld in cyberspace.
Word: Usonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Sense 1, Usona + -ian, or Usonia + -an. : Senses 2–4, Usonia + -an. Pronunciation: /juːˈsəʊ.ni.ən/, /juˈsoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. Of or relating to the United States of America. Labels: not-comparable Example: This much was already evident in the opinions expressed by Usonian politicians and ideologues following the end of the War of 1898. Example: It is hoped that every reader will have a sufficient share of the general sense of humor to enjoy, and not to take offense at, such bits of Usonian and Canadian lingo. 2. Of Frank Lloyd Wright's vision for a utopian United States. Labels: not-comparable Example: The great Usonian Life, the universal life of our own true democracy. Example: only in freedom can we build the Usonian city. His [Wright's] plans are coming to life. 3. Of or relating to a style of construction introduced by Frank Lloyd Wright. Labels: not-comparable Example: Their residential design is strongly influenced by Prairie and Usonian architecture. Example: His ability to design buildings to fit their locations was one of his great talents, and his Usonian houses, despite the highly systematized construction methods used, were always attuned to the particulars of each building location. The composition of the exterior walls and the structural system was repeated from house to house […] yet each Usonian was distinct. 4. Pertaining to Usonia, New York, or similar Wrightian communities. Labels: not-comparable Example: Okemos, Michigan, was to be the site of Wright's first Usonian community. Example: As the median age of Usonian children grew, […]
Word: Usonian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Sense 1, Usona + -ian, or Usonia + -an. : Senses 2–4, Usonia + -an. Pronunciation: /juːˈsəʊ.ni.ən/, /juˈsoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. An inhabitant or citizen of the United States of America. Example: As a Usonian of Celtic-Franco/Gallego Mexican-Quaker-Catholic-German-Blackfoot-Rock&Roll descent, I feel at home. 2. An inhabitant of the Wrightian community of Usonia, New York. Example: "Those were the best of the arguments," one Usonian remembered. 3. A house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in his Usonian style. Example: Rosenbaum does an admirable job of characterizing the philosophy behind the Usonian and its particular place in time. Example: His ability to design buildings to fit their locations was one of his great talents, and his Usonian houses, despite the highly systematized construction methods used, were always attuned to the particulars of each building location. The composition of the exterior walls and the structural system was repeated from house to house […] yet each Usonian was distinct.
Word: whiteflies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whitefly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wrapped up Part of Speech: adj 1. Involved with; distracted by. Example: I found my new master more wrapped up than ever in Seraphina; his Seraphina equally wrapped up in my master, and Don Cæsar just as much wrapped up as either in the contemplation of the happy couple. Example: Maybe during football season I'm more wrapped up with what Erik's doing. 2. Entangled in. Example: In our secular society, the use and understanding of the mask, outside of entertainment, has become wrapped up in superstition, which one could argue is what happens to a society when it ditches its religious beliefs, beliefs central to that society.
Word: wrapped up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of wrap up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Wyandots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Wyandot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: weaverbirds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of weaverbird Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kellogg Part of Speech: name Etymology: Originally a nickname for a butcher, from kill hog. 1. An English surname transferred from the nickname. Example: In the young United States, one of the loudest anti-masturbation voices was John Harvey Kellogg, a physician and devout Seventh-Day Adventist in Battle Creek, Michigan. […] While Kellogg worked as the superintendent at Michigan’s Battle Creek Sanitarium, he hit upon a few different healthy eating ideas.
Word: Kellogg Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized from Irish Ó Ceallaigh. Doublet of Kelly and Callahan. 1. A surname from Irish.
Word: Kellogg Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Idaho. 2. A city and town in Iowa. 3. A city and town in Minnesota. 4. Ellipsis of Kellogg College, Oxford. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
Word: kitesurfs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of kitesurf Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: kitesurfed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of kitesurf Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: knocking down Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of knock down Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: knocks down Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of knock down Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: knocked down Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of knock down Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: backstopping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of backstop Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: backstopped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of backstop Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: black box warning Part of Speech: noun 1. A warning, surrounded by a black border, affixed to a prescription drug to indicate that it may cause serious or life-threatening effects. Labels: US
Word: gave in Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of give in Labels: form-of, past
Word: ley lines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ley line Labels: form-of, plural
Word: groundworks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of groundwork Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scorpioid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek σκορπιοειδής (skorpioeidḗs, “scorpionlike”), from σκορπίος (skorpíos, “scorpion”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”). 1. Of, pertaining to, or appearing like a scorpion. 2. Resembling a scorpion's tail; circinate. Example: a scorpioid cyme
Word: scorpioid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek σκορπιοειδής (skorpioeidḗs, “scorpionlike”), from σκορπίος (skorpíos, “scorpion”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”). 1. A scorpion-like creature. Example: M. Corda justly considers these two fossil scorpioids of Bohemia (the only two of which any account has been yet published) to be among the most remarkable discoveries of modern times. Example: Inflorescence a raceme of dichasial or scorpioid cymes, at times condensed into a dichasium of scorpioids or a simple scorpioid cyme.
Word: forever and a day Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Possibly a folk-etymological alteration of forever and ay. 1. For a very long or seemingly endless time. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: I'll love you forever and a day. Example: If this be not that you looke for, I haue no more to ſay, / But bid Bianca farewell for euer and a day.
Word: Uyghurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Uyghur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preves Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of preve Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: previse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin praevisus, the past participle of praevideō. 1. To foresee. Example: try to divine the inevitable fortunes of your friends, and of the leaders and rulers of nations; endeavour to previse and forewarn; and study proleptics. 2. To forewarn.
Word: previses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of previse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: frontiersmanship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English frontiersman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English frontiersmanship From frontiersman + -ship. 1. The craft or skill of being a frontiersman, of succeeding in settling a frontier. Labels: uncountable
Word: summonable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English summon Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English summonable From summon + -able. 1. Able to be summoned. Labels: not-comparable
Word: summonable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English summon Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English summonable From summon + -able. 1. A creature that may be summoned into existence.
Word: pulseless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pulse Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English pulseless From pulse + -less. 1. Having no pulse. Labels: not-comparable Example: The blind man passed into the room, sniffed the air, and laid a gentle hand on the pulseless heart.
Word: àpropos Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of apropos. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Here was a chance of complimenting her daughter; but I was too stupid to find anything àpropos to say, and only knew how to insist upon my cousin’s merits and charms.
Word: textboxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of textbox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sniggery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From snigger + -y. 1. Prone to sniggering.