nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: quadratic fields Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quadratic field Labels: form-of, plural
Word: edge sorting Part of Speech: noun 1. A gambling technique by which a player determines whether a face-down playing card is likely to be low or high, by observing and exploiting subtle unintentional differences on the backs of some types of card, after arranging for the croupier to cooperate by unwittingly sorting the cards into low and high. Labels: uncountable
Word: lesbian bed death Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by American sexologist and sociologist Pepper Schwartz in the book American Couples (1983). 1. A supposed phenomenon by which lesbian couples in committed relationships have less sex than any other type of couple, and generally experience less sexual intimacy the longer the relationship lasts. Labels: uncountable
Word: powerholder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From power + holder. 1. A person in a position of power.
Word: powerholders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of powerholder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: powerholding Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From power + holding. 1. Occupying a position of power. Labels: not-comparable
Word: taxicab number Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an anecdote of the mathematician G. H. Hardy, who went to visit Srinivasa Ramanujan in a taxicab number 1729. Hardy suggested that the number seemed unremarkable, whereupon Ramanujan identified it as having this mathematical property. 1. The nth taxicab number, typically denoted Ta(n) or Taxicab(n), is the smallest number that can be expressed as a sum of two positive algebraic cubes in n distinct ways.
Word: taxicab numbers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of taxicab number Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Prouhet-Tarry-Escott problem Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Eugène Prouhet, who studied it in the early 1850s, and Gaston Tarry and Escott, who studied it in the early 1910s. 1. The problem of finding two disjoint sets A and B of n integers each, such that ∑_(a∈A)aⁱ=∑_(b∈B)bⁱ for each integer i from 1 to a given k.
Word: Escott Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Old English surname corresponding to east + cot (“cottage”). 1. A surname.
Word: Westcott Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English west (“west”) + cot (“cottage; shelter”). 1. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cubefree Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cube + -free. 1. Not divisible by a nontrivial cube. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Westmacott Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Beal's conjecture Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Beal conjecture. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: diamond bracket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the diamond shape when two are placed together. 1. Synonym of angle bracket.
Word: diamond brackets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diamond bracket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interdiscursivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inter- + discursivity. 1. The quality of being interdiscursive. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: interdiscursivities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of interdiscursivity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interdiscursively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From interdiscursive + -ly. 1. In an interdiscursive manner.
Word: interdiscursive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + discursive. 1. Between discourses.
Word: discursivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From discursive + -ity. 1. The quality of being discursive. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: discursivities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of discursivity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: obeahed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of obeah Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: obeahing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of obeah Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: obovately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From obovate + -ly. 1. In an obovate manner.
Word: obnubilates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of obnubilate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: obnubilated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From obnubilate + -ed (suffix forming perfect participial adjectives). Pronunciation: /ɒbˈnjuːbɪleɪtɪd/ 1. Obscured; dimmed or hidden with or as if with a cloud. Labels: figuratively, literally, not-comparable Example: James…found his mind, perhaps, in that obnubilated state, which we generally experience when told any thing very much out of the common way, or of which we cannot well make the different facts tally. Example: Pipkin […] might possibly be acquainted with him, and so accost him by name; and it might turn out, if the undiscovered were but a bit of an egoist, he would indulge in some narration of “himself and times,” whereby his obnubilated patronymic might transpire to the fullest content.
Word: obnubilated Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Regularly conjugated forms of obnubilate (verb). Pronunciation: /ɒbˈnjuːbɪleɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of obnubilate Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:obnubilate.
Word: obnubilating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of obnubilate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: obnubilations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of obnubilation Labels: form-of, plural Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:obnubilations.
Word: obtrudings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of obtruding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: obtainability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From obtain + -ability. 1. The property of being obtainable. Labels: uncountable
Word: obsignated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of obsignate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: obsignates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of obsignate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: obsignating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of obsignate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: obumbrated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of obumbrate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: obumbrated Part of Speech: adj 1. Overshadowed. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: This retort […] lighted up the countenances of the aggressor's friends, which had begun to be a little obumbrated […].
Word: obumbrates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of obumbrate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: obumbrating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of obumbrate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: obviable Part of Speech: adj 1. Capable of being obviated.
Word: occupances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of occupance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: occupated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of occupate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: occupates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of occupate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: occupating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of occupate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ockerisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ockerism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: octostyles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of octostyle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: odzooks Part of Speech: intj 1. Obsolete form of gadzooks. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: oecologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oecology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecology blocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ecology block Labels: form-of, plural
Word: odourful Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of odorful. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: odorously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From odorous + -ly. 1. In an odorous manner.
Word: oenomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek οἶνος (oînos, “wine”) in conjunction with μαντεία (manteía, “divination”). By surface analysis, oeno- + -mancy. 1. divination by studying wine Labels: uncountable
Word: oestrins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oestrin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oestriols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oestriol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oestrones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oestrone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: estriols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of estriol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: estrins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of estrin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: offcasts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of offcast Labels: form-of, plural
Word: offcasts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of offcast Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: offcasting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of offcast Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: estradiols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of estradiol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oestradiols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oestradiol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: officiousnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of officiousness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: officiation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From officiate + -ion. 1. The act of officiating. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: officiations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of officiation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oghams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ogham Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Oghams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ogham Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ogrishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From ogrish + -ly. 1. In an ogrish manner.
Word: ohias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ohia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oinology Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of oenology. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: okeydokey Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of okey-dokey. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: “Ensign, the bridge is yours. Be gentle but attentive. Get her where she needs to be. Guide her home.” “Okeydokey. (chuckles) Uh, maintain course.” (all screaming) (alarm blaring)
Word: oligaemias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oligaemia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: olibanums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of olibanum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oleums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oleum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: omophagies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of omophagy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oncogenicities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oncogenicity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: onerousnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of onerousness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oogoniums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oogonium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oonts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oont Labels: form-of, plural
Word: operettist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From operetta + -ist. 1. The composer of an operetta.
Word: operettists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of operettist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: operably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From operable + -ly. 1. Such that it allows an operation to take place.
Word: ophthalmologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ophthalmology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orarians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orarian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orfs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: organicisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of organicism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: control point Part of Speech: noun 1. A marked waypoint used in orienteering and related sports. 2. Any of a series of points defining the shape of a curve, etc. 3. A designated location on the game map which competing players or teams attempt to capture.
Word: control points Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of control point Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orogenetic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to orogenesis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ornatenesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ornateness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: otiosely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From otiose + -ly. 1. In an otiose manner.
Word: ottrelites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ottrelite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outbreedings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outbreeding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outcount Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + count. 1. To surpass in counting; to count higher than. Labels: transitive Example: My daughter can outcount most of the children in her class.
Word: outcounted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outcount Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outcounts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outcount Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outcounting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outcount Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outdatedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From outdated + -ly. 1. In an outdated manner.
Word: outdatedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From outdated + -ness. 1. The quality of being outdated. Labels: uncountable
Word: outdebate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + debate. 1. To surpass in debating. Labels: transitive Example: So, Trump could pull a Sun-Tzu move, and point this out, then say he wants to give Biden a chance to get himself back above water, a chance to outdebate him.
Word: outdebates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outdebate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outdebating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outdebate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outdebated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outdebate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outgasses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outgas Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outgasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outgas Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outkills Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outkill Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outkilling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outkill Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outkilled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outkill Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outspanned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outspan Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outspanning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outspan Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outsourcings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outsourcing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outspelt Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outspell Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outspokennesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outspokenness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outstudy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + study. 1. To surpass in studying. Labels: transitive
Word: outstudied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outstudy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outstudying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outstudy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outstudies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outstudy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overchills Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overchill Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overdecorations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overdecoration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overexplicit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + explicit. 1. Excessively explicit.
Word: overeyed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overeye Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overeyes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overeye Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overgives Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overgive Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overgiven Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of overgive Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overgirds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overgird Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overgiving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overgive Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overgrazings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overgrazing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overhenting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overhent Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overhents Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overhent Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overinsistent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + insistent. 1. Excessively insistent.
Word: overlewd Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + lewd. 1. Excessively lewd.
Word: overmeek Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + meek. 1. Excessively meek.
Word: overmild Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + mild. 1. Excessively mild.
Word: overmodestly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From overmodest + -ly. 1. With excessive modesty.
Word: overopinionated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + opinionated. 1. Excessively opinionated.
Word: overplusses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overplus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overpoised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overpoise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overpoises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overpoise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overpoising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overpoise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overrash Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + rash. 1. Excessively rash.
Word: overintense Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + intense. 1. Excessively intense. Example: It is as much a crack as the one which is made in the glasa when an overintense charge breaks through the side of a Leyden jar. The only difference in the two cases is that the crack remains in the glass, but is immediately effaced in the fluid and movable substance of the air. Example: He had delighted in Adrian, adored him, admired him; and somehow he had managed always to preserve a semblance of a not overintense interest and affection; he remembered having to force himself to leave the house, when all he wanted to do was to stay and delight in his son, and he remembered the gaiety and excitement of coming home to him at night.
Word: overtalkative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + talkative. 1. Excessively talkative.
Word: overviolent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + violent. 1. Excessively violent.
Word: overvivid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + vivid. 1. Excessively vivid. Example: No one who knew them would have laid an overvivid imagination to the charge of the two worthy burghers who were gossiping thus in the main street of Marseilles; yet this man had strangely impressed them both, and the impression (for which there seemed to be no possible reason) was exactly the same in both cases. Example: A short time ago a Frenchman brought himself to the notice of scientific naturalists by undertaking an exploring tour of the Red Sea, from which he brought back a strange and curious collection of fish and shells, embracing several specimens entirely unknown. Continuing his researches on the coast of France, he assumed a diver’s costume to observe at the bottom of the sea the metamorphoses of certain mollusca impossible to cultivate in aquaria. He was struck with the wonderful beauty of submarine landscapes, and resolved to photograph what he could, since a simple description would savor too much of an overvivid imagination. At first he worked in shallow water with a water-tight apparatus, and the clearness of the water allowed him sufficient light to sensitize the plates.
Word: overwide Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + wide. 1. Excessively wide.
Word: oversimply Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From oversimple + -ly. 1. In a way that is too simple; without the necessary detail or complexity.
Word: oxalises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oxalis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oystriges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oystrige Labels: form-of, plural
Word: obeyable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From obey + -able. 1. Capable of being obeyed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: waftages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of waftage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: walds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wald Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wakefulnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wakefulness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: waribashi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 割り箸. 1. disposable chopsticks Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: warmnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of warmness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wartweeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wartweed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wassailer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wassail + -er. 1. One who wassails.
Word: wassailers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wassailer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wassermen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wasserman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wastefulnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wastefulness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: watchfulnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of watchfulness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wavelessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From waveless + -ly. 1. Without being disturbed by waves; tranquilly.
Word: waygooses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of waygoose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wayposts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of waypost Labels: form-of, plural
Word: weakliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From weakly + -ness. 1. The quality of being weakly. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: But it is certain that a weakliness of body may be induced in a child otherwise indisposed to disease or ailment.
Word: weevilled Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of weeviled. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: weisenheimers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of weisenheimer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: werwolves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of werwolf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: weskits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of weskit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whatsises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whatsis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wheelsmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wheelsman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sneeziness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sneezy + -ness. 1. The state of being sneezy. Labels: uncountable
Word: whimsicalnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whimsicalness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whipcordy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From whipcord + -y. 1. Resembling or characteristic of whipcord. Example: You remind me of a two-year-old, Dinny—one of those whipcordy chestnuts that kick up their heels in the paddock, get left at the post, and come in first after all.
Word: whipstalled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of whipstall Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: whipstalling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of whipstall Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: whizzbang Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of whizbang. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: whizzbangs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whizzbang Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wholesomenesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wholesomeness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microangiographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + angiographic. 1. Relating to microangiography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: wienerwursts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wienerwurst Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wickerworks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wickerwork Labels: form-of, plural
Word: willemites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of willemite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: willpowers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of willpower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: windflaws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of windflaw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: winchman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From winch + -man. 1. A man who operates a winch.
Word: winchmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of winchman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: windlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From windless + -ly. 1. Without any wind. Labels: not-comparable
Word: winoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wino Labels: form-of, plural
Word: winsomenesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of winsomeness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microangiographically Part of Speech: adv 1. By means of microangiography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: witherites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of witherite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: womanishnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of womanishness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wootzes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wootz Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wulfenites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wulfenite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wurtzites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wurtzite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trevigintillion Part of Speech: num Etymology: From tre- + vigintillion. 1. 10⁷². Labels: US, rare 2. 10¹³⁸. Labels: rare
Word: televisionless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From television + -less. 1. Lacking a television, or television technology in general.
Word: soceity Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of society. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: hyperdescent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + descent. 1. The practice of classifying a child of mixed race ancestry into the more socially dominant of the parents' races. Labels: uncountable Example: In contrast, American Indians have generally been identified by hyperdescent, a principle that stipulates some minimum amount of ancestry as a necessary condition for qualification.
Word: hypodescent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hypo- + descent. 1. The practice of classifying a child of mixed race ancestry into the less socially dominant of the parents' races. Labels: uncountable
Word: underwit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From under- + wit. 1. An underwitted person; a nitwit. Example: c. 1699-1736, Jonathan Swift, Of the Education of Ladies That in the mean time, her household affairs, and the care of her children, will be wholly laid aside; her toilet will be crowded with all the under-wits, where the conversation will pass in criticising on the last play or poem that comes out […] Example: "Well," said the captain, "then we must come Yankee over them, and I've notions enough here to baffle a nation of such underwits."
Word: vah Part of Speech: intj 1. Used to express distaste, disgust or outrage. Labels: obsolete Example: And ſaying: Vah, thou that deſtroyeſt the Temple of God and in three days doſs rebuild it; ſave thy own ſelf: if thou be the Son of God, come down from the Croſs.
Word: Loess Plateau Part of Speech: name Etymology: From loess + plateau. 1. A plateau that covers an area of some 640,000 km² in the upper and middle reaches of China's Yellow River. Labels: uncountable Example: The Loess Plateau China’s Loess Plateau is the most widely distributed loess area on earth. This loess is a deep deposit of paleosol, and the plateau is most systematically and completely developed for crops (Zhu Xianmo, 1986). Example: First excavated in A.D. 1963 at Lantian (near Xi’an) on the warm temperate Loess Plateau, the Lantian people lived about 800,000 to 600,000 years before the present.
Word: haphephobic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From haphephobia + -ic. 1. Suffering from haphephobia.
Word: Clutha Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the old name of the River Clyde in Scotland. 1. A river in Otago, New Zealand, the second-longest in the country, which flows into the Pacific Ocean and which was probably named by Scottish settlers. 2. A territorial authority in south Otago, New Zealand, which includes the former Clutha county; in full, Clutha District.
Word: vairone Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several fish of the genus Telestes native to Europe.
Word: step-mother Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of stepmother. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kaputski Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree German kaputtbor. English kaput English -ski English kaputski From kaput (“broken”) + -ski (faux-Polish suffix). 1. broken, broken down Labels: informal Example: But because you are so with-it, the recording capabilities of the old Sound control panel are now kaputski under M&S. To record sound with a PCI Power Mac, you have to launch the new SimpleSound DA instead.
Word: kaputsky Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of kaputski. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Jefferies called over to them, “The truck's kaputsky.” “Is the truck your primary transportation?” “It is,” the Mennonite said. “Is the horse your nephew's primary transportation?” Service asked the other man. “Yes,” the Amish man said.
Word: pelmata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pelma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trunky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trunk (“suitcase”) + -y. 1. homesick; said of Mormon missionaries Labels: Mormonism, informal Example: This is normal, but don’t let your enthusiasm carry over too much into your letters. Your missionary needs to remain focused on serving the Lord and the people he or she has come to love. We knew a missionary who stopped reading his mother’s letters during the last few weeks of his mission because, as he said, “She is so trunky!” Example: My trainer was going home. He was tired and trunky and wanted to be with his family.
Word: Stewart Island Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after William W. Stewart, first officer of a sealing ship. Pronunciation: /ˈstjuːət ˈaɪlənd/ 1. An island included in Southland, the southernmost of the larger islands of New Zealand, separated from the south of the South Island by Foveaux Strait.
Word: non-fatal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + fatal. 1. Alternative spelling of nonfatal. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: ruin pub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Hungarian romkocsma. 1. A bar, selling alcoholic beverages, inhabiting an old building left in a ramshackle condition; a popular style of pub in Budapest. Example: Each ruin pub is unique, but they all share certain similarities. The main ingredient is usually an abandoned building, preferably with a vacant lot nearby to hold picnic tables and a few beer taps. Example: “Let's go to Corvinteto,” she said, mentioning the ruin pub in the old abandoned department store near her apartment. “I need a drink.”
Word: ruin pubs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ruin pub Labels: form-of, plural
Word: have one's tail up Part of Speech: verb 1. To be confident, spirited. Example: This is incredible stuff from Paraguay now. They have their tails up and are imposing wave after wave of attacks on the Argentina goal.
Word: force someone's back to the wall Part of Speech: verb 1. To put someone under a lot of pressure; to put someone in a very difficult situation. Example: You are forcing our backs to the wall, Mr. President. The time is not far off when, living for God’s reign on earth, we shall have to stand against you. Example: He didn’t want to do it this way, but she’d forced his back to the wall.
Word: jaun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Bengali and Hindi. Pronunciation: /dʒɔn/, /dʒɔːn/ 1. Synonym of litter, particularly those of the upper middle class in 18th-, 19th-, and early 20th-century Kolkata. Labels: India, historical Example: Who did not know that office Jaun of pale Pomona green, With its drab and yellow lining, and picked out black between, Which down the Esplanade did go at the ninth hour of the day […] Example: A large number of accidents are also caused by office jauns which as a class are driven too fast and by inexperienced men. It has been suggested that these jauns should be registered and numbered and their drivers licensed.
Word: a little matter Part of Speech: adv 1. Somewhat; slightly; a little. Labels: obsolete
Word: a matter Part of Speech: adv 1. Somewhat; slightly; a little. Labels: obsolete
Word: some little matter Part of Speech: adv 1. Somewhat; slightly; a little. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: some small matter Part of Speech: adv 1. Somewhat; slightly; a little. Labels: obsolete
Word: mother church Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an association of spiritual comfort and hierarchy with familial relationships, probably originally as a calque of similar expressions in other languages, especially 2nd-century Latin mater ecclesia (“mother church”) and 12th-century Old French mere eglise (“mother church”). 1. The Church regarded as nourishing and protecting its members. Example: Catholics regard Mary as Mother of the Church but an all-male hierarchy as the Mother Church. 2. A church with oversight over another or others, now especially a cathedral or metropolitan church. Example: Mothering Sunday arose from the custom of visiting mother churches at Mid-Lent, rather than the usual parish church. 3. The original church of a denomination, regarded as having birthed the others. Example: The mother church of Christian Scientists is in Boston, Massachusetts. 4. The original denomination or community of believers from which other denominations and communities of believers sprang. Example: The Church of England is the mother church of Anglicans around the world. Example: Not Rome, but Ierusalem should be the Mother Church.
Word: transspecies Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trans- + species. 1. Interspecies. Labels: not-comparable 2. Identifying as a species different from the species one was born as. Labels: not-comparable 3. Having transitioned from one species to another (currently hypothetical). Labels: not-comparable 4. Of a behavior observed in multiple species. Labels: not-comparable
Word: transclass Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trans- + class. 1. Across multiple social classes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: catch a dick Part of Speech: verb 1. To be the recipient of penetrative sexual intercourse. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: I'm probably like 160 pounds right now, and I can catch a dick whenever I want. Example: "Funny old world where I can't even catch a dick yet Milo Yiannopoulos can get married without even growing out those ghastly frosted tips," one person tweeted.
Word: Chaz Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Chas.; Originally an abbreviation of Charles. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃæz/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Charles. 2. A diminutive of the female given name Charlotte.
Word: gasoline station Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gas station. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: financialized Part of Speech: adj 1. Made into a financial issue; governed by or dependent on financial institutions. Example: Large multinationals have become financialized, that is, they are regularly active in financial markets and draw financial profits. Example: Nothing came of this last-ditch overture and Lehman went under in the fall of 2008, very nearly taking the financialised infrastructure of global capitalism with it.
Word: Hippocratic faces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hippocratic face Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hippocrates' sleeves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hippocrates' sleeve Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bohemian olives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bohemian olive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: QBism Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkjuː.bɪz.əm/ 1. Acronym of quantum Bayesianism. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Word: Local Fluff Part of Speech: name Etymology: From local + fluff from the relative "fluffiness" of the local interstellar medium resulting in a low density cloud of matter in relation to the surrounding space. 1. A relatively dense region of interstellar space (containing our Solar System) that formed where the Local Bubble met another bubble, the Loop I Bubble
Word: Local Volume Part of Speech: name Etymology: From local + volume from being the volume of space in which we exist (that which is local to us). 1. the volume of space around the Milky Way Galaxy out to a distance of approximately 10 megaparsecs or 35 million lightyears away or out to a cosmological redshift recessional radial velocity of 550km/s or z<0.002
Word: alt texts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alt text Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biconsonantal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bi- + consonantal. 1. Composed of two consonants Labels: not-comparable
Word: biconsonantal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bi- + consonantal. 1. A word or root (in particular in an Afroasiatic language) which consists of two consonants.
Word: Breslavian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Breslau + -v- + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Breslau. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Breslavian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Breslau + -v- + -ian. 1. A native or inhabitant of Breslau. Labels: rare Example: The prima donna of this temple of 'Thalia Canina' was a charming poodle, called Madame Batavia, and the darling of the Breslavians, […] Example: Passed by and ignored on a daily basis by the Breslavians hurrying about to work or relaxation, its spectacular implosion has made of it an element that cannot be overlooked.
Word: Breslavians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Breslavian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: do you have a girlfriend Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used to ask whether the interlocutor has a girlfriend.
Word: what is his name Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used to ask the name of a man. 2. Used to ask the name of a male animal.
Word: what is her name Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used to ask the name of a woman. 2. Used to ask the name of a female animal.
Word: I'm worried Part of Speech: phrase 1. Indicates that the speaker is worried.
Word: phub Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of phone + snub, coined by Adrian Mills at the McCann advertising agency in a brainstorming session in collaboration with the Macquarie Dictionary and a group of selected wordsmiths; subsequently widely promoted by the McCann agency. Pronunciation: /fʌb/ 1. To ignore the conversation around oneself by focusing on one's smartphone. Labels: neologism, transitive Example: Phubbing has been theorized to provoke conflict in romantic relationships because the partner being phubbed feels unimportant and deprioritized compared to the digital content delivered through their partner's mobile phone. Example: Individuals who were phubbed during a conversation, felt less valued, less close, and less important to the individual who phubbed them.
Word: phub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of phone + snub, coined by Adrian Mills at the McCann advertising agency in a brainstorming session in collaboration with the Macquarie Dictionary and a group of selected wordsmiths; subsequently widely promoted by the McCann agency. Pronunciation: /fʌb/ 1. An instance of phubbing. Example: Researchers have found that phubs damage relationships and increase dissatisfaction and depression. About 25% of couples have fought over phubs (Goldberg, 2018).
Word: phubs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of phub Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: phubs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phub Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phubbing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See phub. 1. present participle and gerund of phub Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: phubbing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See phub. 1. The act of ignoring a conversation going on around oneself to focus on one's mobile phone. Example: Phubbing, which is the term for snubbing someone you're face to face with by looking at or using your phone, is a big source of conflict. Example: Current studies suggest that contextual factors indeed play a role in the extent to which phubbing is harmful. With respect to situation formality, for example, people report being more tolerant of their partner's phubbing behavior in casual settings, such as at home in front of the TV, than in formal settings, such as restaurants, […]
Word: phubbed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of phub Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: phubber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phub + -er. Pronunciation: /fʌbə(ɹ)/ 1. One who phubs. Example: You could try talking to the phubbers, but it’s almost never worth spending social capital in the workplace on these kinds of issues.
Word: phubbers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phubber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smart phone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of smartphone. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: smart phones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smart phone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: newes Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of news. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, plural, singular Example: Theſe newes (my Lords) may cheere our drooping ſpirits: ’Tis said, the ſtout Pariſians do reuolt, And turne againe vnto the warlike French. Example: This ſtrange vnwelcome and vnhappie newes, Of theſe vnnaturall Rebels and vniuſt, That threaten wracke vnto this wretched Land, Aye me affrights my womans mazed minde, Burdens my heart, and interrupts my ſleepe, […]
Word: rank-and-filer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rank and file + -er. 1. A member of the rank and file. Example: My mother was an active rank-and-filer in the International Ladies Garment Workers Union in New York. She would go to the Union meetings, and she'd come back with this little song book called "The Little Red Song Book."
Word: burgerlicious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From burger + -licious. 1. Delicious in a way that involves burgers. Labels: informal Example: It is packed with families dining under the live oaks at wooden picnic tables on food that is simply burgerlicious and better for dad's soul than nightly chicken. Example: The Saloon Burger is a “burgerlicious nine napkin 1/2 pound monster,” a pretty accurate description.
Word: rockadelic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rock + -adelic. 1. Having the coolness or style of rock music or rock stars. Labels: slang Example: In November 1977, he released Born Late, another rock masterpiece, complete with the rockadelic “Hey Deanie.” Example: The ground floor contained a bar/pub with posters advertising heavy metal and rockadelic nights.
Word: Aberdeen hooks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Aberdeen hook Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ju Part of Speech: name Etymology: From various romanizations of various Chinese characters. As a prefecture, from Chinese 矩州 (Jǔzhōu, “Carpenter's-Square Prefecture”). Pronunciation: /d͡ʒuː/ 1. A surname from Chinese. 2. A former prefecture of imperial China centered on Juzhou in what is now Guizhou Province. Labels: historical 3. A county of Rizhao, Shandong, China. Example: Among the various Neolithic inscriptions found on pottery vessels and other artifacts that contain astronomical information, the most significant ones are probably those found on ceremonial pottery vessels of the Dàwénkǒu culture (c. -4300 to -1900) unearthed in 1959 at Língyánghé 陵陽河 in Jǔ 莒 county in the Shāndōng 山東 province as illustrated in Figure 46.²¹²
Word: Ju Part of Speech: name 1. Clipping of JUPAS. Labels: Hong-Kong, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang
Word: Zhu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 朱 (Zhū). Pronunciation: /d͡ʒuː/, /zuː/ 1. A surname from Chinese.
Word: BBCesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From BBC + -esque. 1. Resembling or characteristic of the BBC. Example: We are by no means obliged to surrender to some BBCesque cliché and think harshly of everyone among the privileged characters while we praise all those at the mercy of their spoiled whims. Example: Thanks to cable, PBS now has to compete with Disney, A&E, and the Discovery Channel for BBCesque programming.
Word: Carolingian crosses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Carolingian cross Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soccermania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From soccer + -mania. 1. Intense enthusiasm for soccer. Labels: uncountable Example: Apart from soccermania, few issues fire up Italians more than the debate over the quality of their television system, affectionately dubbed "II Far West" due to its chaotic and chameleonic airwaves. Example: Their adaptation to austere monastic life includes an unexpected wrinkle — their introduction to World Cup Soccer! Even in this isolated, ethereal locale, soccermania is rampant.
Word: tweetaholic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tweet (“an entry posted on Twitter”) + -aholic. 1. A heavy user of the Twitter microblogging service; a person addicted to tweeting. Labels: slang Example: You're coming up with 140-character zingers, and the song is still four minutes long ... I realized about a year ago that I couldn't have a complete though anymore. And I was a tweetaholic. Example: I know, not everyone is a tweetaholic like me, and not everyone can devote a good chunk of their day to Twitter.
Word: tweetaholics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tweetaholic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: here's looking at you Part of Speech: phrase 1. A toast made to a friend or acquaintance when drinking an alcoholic beverage. Example: "Here's looking at you," said Yates, strolling into the barn, taking a telescopic metal cup from his pocket, and clinking it into receptive shape by a jerk of the hand. He offered the now elongated cup to Hiram, who declined any such modern improvement. "Help yourself in that thing. The jug's good enough for me." Example: "I drink out of the bottle—not your style. Mayn't I offer you—?" "No, no, no, thank you." "Just as you say. Here's looking at you then."
Word: mookish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mook (“a disagreeable or incompetent person”) + -ish. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a mook; foolish; bumbling. Example: He drops the phrase my vision a lot, although he hasn't quite defined it beyond wanting to be huge. But despite this and his more than slightly mookish image, Durst is extremely down-home friendly (he was raised in the deep South) and obsessed with pleasing his fans, even if it means playing the clown. Example: The small hovels and junkyards outside Basra look like a Star Wars set: I'm waiting for a bunch of mookish little guys to attack us with sticks, but instead we find two guys pushing handcarts loaded with rolls of heavy power cable along the side of the highway.
Word: televisionish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From television + -ish. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of television or a television show. Example: His straightforward, somewhat televisionish script benefits from the clean, classical directorial style of Czech-born, British-bred Karel Reisz ("The French Lieutenant's Woman"). Example: A shop that wasn't here before, an old Chinaman in a shop of oriental oddities—this is too televisionish to be true!
Word: Graecicize Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of Grecize (to translate into Greek or render in a Greek form). Labels: rare, transitive Example: In this period it enlarged its vocabulary to deal with new tools, institutions and ideas introduced by Hellenistic Greek and Latin, the latter through the medium of Graecicized Latin words, and words created in Greek for Roman institutions and concepts. Example: 2001, John Douglas Turner, Sethian Gnosticism and the Platonic Tradition, Les Presses de l'Université Laval, Québec; Éditions Peeters, Louvain – Paris. The largely non-Semitic and non-Christian, Graecicizing form of the names of the beings named are not part of the standard repertoire of names invoked in the traditional baptismal context, which suggests that they originated elsewhere.
Word: moviemania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From movie + -mania. 1. Enthusiasm for or obsession with movies. Labels: uncountable Example: They both agree that they were literally forced into all this by the moviemania and supersalesmanship of young Sam Goldwyn — which is the way Goldwyn remembers it too. Example: If one walked into New York's largest department stores toward the end of 1929 one could find abundant evidence of the penetration of Hollywood fashions, as well as a virulent form of moviemania.