nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: misken Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English *miskennen (suggested by miskenninge (“mistake, misinterpretation”)), from Old English *miscennan (suggested by miscennung (“a mistake or variation in pleading before a court, or a fine exacted for this mistake”)), equivalent to mis- + ken. Cognate with Scots misken (“to not know, misken”), Dutch miskennen (“to fail to recognise, ignore”), German mißkennen (“to misunderstand”), Swedish misskänna (“to misunderstand”). Pronunciation: /mɪsˈkɛn/ 1. To mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive. Labels: UK, dialectal, transitive 2. To fail to know; be ignorant or unaware of; appear to be ignorant of. Labels: UK, dialectal, transitive 3. To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of. Labels: UK, dialectal, transitive 4. To esteem oneself incorrectly; have a false or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's position. Labels: UK, dialectal, reflexive 5. To fail to recognise or identify. Labels: UK, dialectal, transitive 6. To refuse to acknowledge; disown; repudiate; pass over; ignore; disregard; neglect; overlook; disavow; disclaim; disown; deny. Labels: UK, dialectal, transitive 7. To fail to mention. Labels: UK, dialectal, transitive
Word: traps case Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trap set, an old term for a drum kit. 1. A piece of luggage used by percussionists to transport stands and miscellaneous items.
Word: leafstorm Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of leaf-storm. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Through the leafstorm I ran toward her. She had fallen on the path, and a shower of small branches and stones came cascading down upon her. Example: A croquet peg and a baseball bat and a small lawnchair had become involved, while the lawnmower stood there, freshly primed and impatient. Father produced a pipe, and kicked up a little leafstorm as he puffed, [...]
Word: demerara Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Demerara. Labels: alt-of, uncountable
Word: miskenning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English miskenninge, from Old English miscennung (“a mistake or variation in pleading before a court, a fine exacted for such a mistake”), equivalent to misken + -ing or mis- + kenning. Cognate with Dutch miskenning (“misunderstanding, mistreatment”). 1. A wrong citation. Example: So that by about 1300, Dublin (b) or Waterford spoke with authority thus : "... it may be a cause of miskenning if perchance it happens that a man sues at the bar and the other party answers him, [...] Example: And that they be not made to suffer on account of miskenning in their suits, that is, if they have not pleaded exactly right.
Word: miskenning Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English miskenninge, from Old English miscennung (“a mistake or variation in pleading before a court, a fine exacted for such a mistake”), equivalent to misken + -ing or mis- + kenning. Cognate with Dutch miskenning (“misunderstanding, mistreatment”). 1. present participle and gerund of misken Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: miskeep Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + keep. 1. To keep ill or wrongly. Labels: transitive
Word: open marriage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From open + marriage. 1. A marital relationship in which both partners mutually agree that each is free to have sexual relationships with other people as they choose. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "Most people have been married more than once, and adultery is universally tolerated. Open marriage would simply legitimize what we already live." Example: "Marriage is only possible for me if it's an open marriage".
Word: foreken Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fore- + ken. 1. To perceive, ken, or realise ahead of time; foreknow; preconceive. Labels: transitive Example: This before all elevates humankind above the beasts: we alone foreken our mortality. We alone know we must die.
Word: foreken Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fore- + ken. 1. Readiness for or anticipation of a perception; foreknowledge; preconception. Labels: uncountable Example: But Mr. Marcy, with that foreken which distinguishes statesmen from politicians, saw the coming time when the Pacific Coast population would emerge out of its transient humors, when it would feel the settled purposes of permanent [...]
Word: outken Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + ken. 1. To surpass or exceed in knowledge. Labels: nonce-word, transitive Example: Though feeble, they outken the ken Of able scientific men; So one might say "It doesn't pay To be too doggone healthy.
Word: open marriages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of open marriage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: miskeeps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of miskeep Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pull faces Part of Speech: verb 1. To make abnormal facial expressions, especially for amusement or to ridicule another person. Labels: idiomatic Example: So that they would be especially tired, David had spent an hour entertaining them in their cots earlier in the evening. He had drawn pictures for them with crayons and pulled faces, hummed tunes and danced stupidly around the room until it was time for the goodnight visit.
Word: collision course Part of Speech: noun 1. A course or path between two or more objects which, if continued at the current rate, will result in a collision. Example: The two boats were on a collision course, so they both veered starboard. Example: Now that everyone’s on the same continent, more or less, and everyone’s on collision courses, an episode can more naturally flow back and forth.
Word: coffee machine Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of coffeemaker (kitchen coffee-brewing apparatus) 2. A vending machine that dispenses coffee.
Word: color in Part of Speech: verb 1. To add colors to a black-and-white drawing, using colored drawing equipment. Labels: transitive
Word: colour in Part of Speech: verb 1. To colourise; to add colours to a black-and-white drawing, using coloured drawing equipment.
Word: colouring book Part of Speech: noun 1. UK standard spelling of coloring book.
Word: come up to Part of Speech: verb 1. To approach. Labels: transitive Example: We're coming up to the end of the night, so please finish your glasses. Example: The motorman had reduced speed to little more than walking pace as we approached the signal, and had the brakes released as we came up to it. 2. To meet expectations. Labels: transitive Example: The outcome didn't come up to our hopes for the project. 3. To reach a certain height. Labels: transitive Example: You have to come up to this line to ride this rollercoaster.
Word: come from Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English comen from. 1. To have as one's origin, birthplace or nationality. Labels: transitive Example: Most tourists in Mallorca come from England. My girlfriend comes from Sweden. Example: Thou comest from the realm without a name, […] 2. To be derived from. Labels: transitive Example: Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work. 3. To derive one's opinion or argument from; to take as a conceptual starting point. Labels: transitive Example: Even though I have a more progressive philosophy, I can understand where he's coming from. There was a time in my life when it was hard for me to adapt to change, myself.
Word: come apart Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, apart. 2. To break, separate. Labels: intransitive Example: The jigsaw puzzle will come apart if you try to pick it up. Example: My old clothes are all coming apart. 3. To have an emotional breakdown; to become emotionally dysfunctional; to have an intense emotional reaction. Labels: intransitive
Word: come forward Part of Speech: verb 1. To offer help or information, especially about a crime. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: I’m coming forward to publicly share my own story in the hope that I can encourage others to do the same and help tear down the wall of silence that perpetuates further abuse. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, forward.
Word: Crown Estate Part of Speech: name 1. A UK public body that manages a portfolio of property owned by the monarch in right of Crown.
Word: Nebr. Part of Speech: name 1. Nebraska, a state of the United States of America. Labels: dated Example: We rode all that evening and night in freezing temperature until we arrived in Omaha, Nebr. where the weather was not so cold. Example: ALBERT W. JEFFERIS, Republican, of Omaha, Nebr., was born December 7, 1868, on a farm in Chester County, Pa.
Word: combination lock Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of lock opened by a sequence of numbers or symbols.
Word: Columbian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Columbia + -n. 1. Of or pertaining to Christopher Columbus, an explorer who introduced greatly widened contacts between Eurasia and the Americas, or his life or time. Labels: not-comparable Example: Columbian contact [the events, from 1492 to 1504, that ended the precolumbian era] Example: This tradition of a colorblind slavery was carried on for a while at the beginning of the Columbian era when white slaves were introduced into the Americas. 2. Of or from any of the places called Columbia. Labels: dated, not-comparable, poetic 3. Of or from any of the places called Columbia. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, not-comparable
Word: Columbian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Columbia + -n. 1. An inhabitant of any place called Columbia. Labels: countable, dated, poetic, uncountable 2. An inhabitant of any place called Columbia. Labels: alt-of, countable, misspelling, uncountable 3. A stamp from the Columbian Issue stamps. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A size of type between English and great primer, standardized as 16-point. Labels: US, dated, uncountable
Word: come away Part of Speech: verb 1. To become separated from something. Labels: intransitive Example: The cakes have started to come away from the pan. 2. To distance oneself (from). Labels: intransitive Example: He goes to the park to come away from the hustle and bustle of the city. 3. To leave a place or cease an activity with a particular mood, knowledge, or provision supplied. Labels: intransitive Example: Students who read this text should come away with a clear idea of many of the tasks they will be expected to perform as paralegals.
Word: come before Part of Speech: verb 1. To appear publicly in front of someone superior. Labels: transitive Example: He was summoned to come before the king. 2. to be of greater importance (than) Labels: transitive Example: Looking out for your family should come before making money. 3. to be judged, decided or discussed by authority. Labels: transitive Example: Jones' behavior will come before the board of directors. 4. To precede. Labels: transitive Example: F comes before G in the alphabet.
Word: come between Part of Speech: verb 1. To affect negatively or cause discord between (someone) and another person. Labels: transitive Example: Our love is so strong that nothing can come between us. Example: I still had strong feelings for him, but didn't tell her because I didn't want to come between him and his happy family.
Word: come down on Part of Speech: verb 1. To punish or criticize (someone). Labels: transitive Example: The company came down on him very hard after he was found skipping work. 2. To attack or harass (someone). Labels: slang, transitive 3. To pressure (someone or something); to strictly enforce something on (someone or something). Labels: transitive 4. To cause melancholy in (someone). Labels: transitive
Word: come for Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, for. Example: Dr. Chakwas: Shepard? You... you came for us. Shepard: No one gets left behind. 2. To search for someone with the intent to apprehend or cause harm. Labels: transitive Example: You should hide. The police are coming for you. 3. To target someone for competition or attack. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: You and your whole company had better watch out, because we're coming for you.
Word: community chest Part of Speech: noun 1. A philanthropic fund financed privately, for helping various local welfare agencies or charitable organisations.
Word: communalise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From communal + -ise. 1. Alternative form of communalize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: come out in Part of Speech: verb 1. to be afflicted by (a visible disruption of the body) Labels: transitive Example: He's come out in spots.
Word: come in for Part of Speech: verb 1. To be subjected to. Labels: transitive Example: If you go into the forest, you'll come in for a nasty surprise. Example: The director came in for a lot of criticism about the way she handled the disaster.
Word: commy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of commie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cod-liver oil Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cod liver oil. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: comfortably off Part of Speech: adj 1. Reasonably wealthy; well off. Labels: idiomatic Example: From the time he was twenty-three he had all the leisure that a man could want, and as much money as he needed. A bachelor don in Trinity in the 1900's was comfortably off.
Word: compacter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From compact (verb) + -er. Pronunciation: /kɑmˈpæktɚ/, /kɒmˈpæktə/ 1. Something that compacts things (e.g. trash). 2. One who makes a compact or agreement.
Word: compacter Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From compact (adjective) + -er. Pronunciation: /kɑmˈpæktɚ/, /kɒmˈpæktə/ 1. comparative form of compact: more compact Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: compacters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of compacter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Commonwealth Day Part of Speech: name 1. A multi-faith holiday celebrated on the second Monday of March, to celebrate the Commonwealth of Nations (“British Commonwealth”) (former British Empire).
Word: compactest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of compact: most compact Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: cursedest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English cursedest, equivalent to cursed + -est. 1. superlative form of cursed: most cursed Labels: form-of, superlative Example: So he left all his property, legal and straight, To "the cursedest rascal in all of the State."
Word: copsed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of copse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cricking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of crick Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cricked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of crick Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: correcter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From correct (verb) + -er. 1. corrector Labels: obsolete
Word: correcter Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From correct (adjective) + -er. 1. comparative form of correct: more correct Labels: comparative, form-of, nonstandard
Word: correctest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: correct + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of correct Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: correctest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: correct + -est 1. superlative form of correct: most correct Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: Corrine Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Variant of Corinne.
Word: cranker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crank (verb) + -er. 1. One who operates a crank. Example: Be careful now, for auto crankers sometimes get broken arms. You take a firm grip on the crank, pull the choke wire and whirl the crank like the very devil.
Word: cranker Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From crank (adjective) + -er. 1. comparative form of crank: more crank Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: crankest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of crank: most crank Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: Cosby Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Old English personal name *Cossa + Old Norse býr (“farm; settlement”). 1. A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5495). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A village in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A census-designated place in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A habitational surname. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Crusoe Part of Speech: name Etymology: Perhaps from French Crusiaux, a topographic surname from a diminutive of creux (“hollow”), or alternatively a variant of Croiseau, a habitational surname. 1. A surname from French, famously held by Example: Robinson Crusoe, the main character in the novel of the same name by Daniel Defoe. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
Word: Crosby Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old Norse kross (“cross”) + býr (“settlement”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɒz.bi/, /ˈkɹɑz.bi/ 1. A locale in England: 2. A locale in England: 3. A locale in England: 4. A locale in England: 5. A village on the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3279). 6. A northern English and Scottish habitational surname from Old Norse. 7. A surname from Irish, a variant of Crosbie. 8. A male given name transferred from the surname. 9. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa; named for mine operator J. H. Crosby. 10. A locale in the United States: 11. A locale in the United States: 12. A locale in the United States: 13. A locale in the United States: 14. A locale in the United States: 15. A locale in the United States: 16. A locale in the United States: 17. A locale in the United States:
Word: Creighton Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Crichton. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹeɪtən/, /-n̩/ 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A male given name. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Cullen Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic cuilinn. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌlən/ 1. A village and former royal burgh in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ5167). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A village in north-west County Cork, Ireland. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A village in western County Tipperary, Ireland. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A former hamlet in Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35, Saskatchewan, Canada. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A locality in the Shire of Gannawarra, northern Victoria, Australia Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Cormack Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Old Irish given name Cormac. The town in Newfoundland is named after explorer and entrepreneur William Epps Cormack (1796 - 1868). Pronunciation: /ˈkɔɹ.mæk/ 1. A surname from Irish. 2. A male given name from Irish. 3. A town on the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Word: Costner Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Crockett Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. Example: Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas spoke out against the order on Thursday, saying in an X post, “First Trump removes any reference of diversity from the present — now he’s trying to remove it from our history. Let me be PERFECTLY clear— you cannot erase our past and you cannot stop us from fulfilling our future.” 2. A male given name. 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Copperfield Part of Speech: name Etymology: From copper + field. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒ.pəˌfiːld/, /ˈkɑ.pɚˌfiːld/ 1. A surname.
Word: Connery Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Conroy. 1. A surname from Irish.
Word: conciser Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of concise: more concise Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: concisest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of concise: most concise Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: Coolidge Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Collidge. Pronunciation: /ˈkulɪd͡ʒ/ 1. A surname. 2. A place in the United States: 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States: 6. A place in the United States:
Word: Crayola Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Crayola Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined by Alice (Stead) Binney, the wife of the founder of the company. From French craie (“chalk”) + oleaginous; cf. -ola. 1. A brand of art supplies from the Crayola company, especially crayons. Example: Rosemary and sage, blueberry and raspberry, fountain grass, blue sweetgrass, sunshine-colored roses, blue-and-white columbines, scarlet poppies, butterfly bush and “Sunset” echinacea—the color scheme of my garden is “Crayola.”
Word: chilleth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: chill + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chill Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cheerfuller Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of cheerful: more cheerful Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: cheerfullest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of cheerful: most cheerful Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: charminger Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of charming: more charming Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: charmingest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of charming: most charming Labels: form-of, superlative Example: […]but at Sèvres and other places for shaping of courtly clay, the charmingest things were done,[…]
Word: Cavendish Part of Speech: name Etymology: * (English village): "Cāfna's enclosure", from Old English personal name *Cāfna + edisċ (“pasture”); recorded as Kauanadisc in 1086 (DB). * (in Vermont): Likely named after William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire. * (banana): Named after William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire. Pronunciation: /ˈkævəndɪʃ/ 1. A surname transferred from the place name. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Their captain's a swine, an evil bastard. Name of Cavendish. 2. A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL8046). Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A number of places in Canada: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in Canada: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in Canada: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in Canada: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. An unincorporated community in Clearwater County, Idaho, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A town and census-designated place therein, in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A township in the Shire of Southern Grampians, Victoria, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Cavendish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * (English village): "Cāfna's enclosure", from Old English personal name *Cāfna + edisċ (“pasture”); recorded as Kauanadisc in 1086 (DB). * (in Vermont): Likely named after William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire. * (banana): Named after William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire. Pronunciation: /ˈkævəndɪʃ/ 1. The most commonly sold banana; one of the triploid (AAA) cultivars of Musa acuminata. Labels: countable Example: Crucially, almost the entirety of exported bananas are Cavendishes. 2. Alternative form of cavendish (“type of tobacco”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Catt Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: capabler Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of capable: more capable Labels: comparative, form-of, nonstandard
Word: capablest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of capable: most capable Labels: form-of, nonstandard, superlative
Word: Cancun Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Cancún. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Callaghan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Callahan 1. A surname from Irish. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. 3. A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. 4. A neighbourhood in south-west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 5. A census-designated place in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States. 6. A ranching community in Webb County, Texas, United States.
Word: Cadiz Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Cádiz, from Arabic قَادِس (qādis), from Latin Gādēs, from Ancient Greek Γάδειρα (Gádeira), from Phoenician 𐤂𐤃𐤓 (gdr /⁠gādēr, gādīr⁠/). Pronunciation: /kəˈdɪz/, /ˈkɑːdɪz/, /ˈkeɪ.diːz/ 1. Places in the Philippines: 2. Places in the Philippines: Example: Meronyms: Andres Bonifacio, Banquerohan, Barangay 1 Pob., Barangay 2 Pob., Barangay 3 Pob., Barangay 4 Pob., Barangay 5 Pob., Barangay 6 Pob., Burgos, Cabahug, Cadiz Viejo, Caduha-an, Celestino Villacin, Daga, Jerusalem, Luna, Mabini, Magsaysay, Sicaba, Tiglawigan, Tinampa-an, V. F. Gustilo — barangays of Cadiz 3. Places in the Philippines: 4. Places in Spain: 5. Places in Spain: 6. Places in the United States: 7. Places in the United States: 8. Places in the United States: Example: “Cadiz isn't going to become the garbage dump capital of the world,” said Patrick Erbacher, a grocer who is vice president of the Cadiz Jaycees.
Word: autonomous communities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autonomous community Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Segovian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Segovia + -an. 1. Of, from or relating to the city of Segovia or surrounding province, Castile and León, Spain.
Word: Segovian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Segovia + -an. 1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Segovia or surrounding province, Castile and León, Spain.
Word: Segovians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Segovian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: throw together Part of Speech: verb 1. To assemble rapidly, without precision. Labels: transitive Example: Let's throw together a simple spreadsheet to track our expenses. Example: He managed to throw together a makeshift shelter using branches and leaves.
Word: throw on Part of Speech: verb 1. To hastily put on (clothes). Labels: transitive Example: He threw on a T-shirt and raced outside. 2. To activate, to turn on (a device etc.). Labels: transitive Example: Could you please throw on the lights? 3. To start playing; to put on (a film, song etc.). Labels: transitive Example: I threw on a movie to pass the time. Example: If you need something to keep you motivated, this is a good song to throw on. The chorus repeats "Chambea, jala," which means to keep hustling. 4. To send or add desperately. Labels: transitive Example: City, who lost Kevin De Bruyne to injury midway through the second half, threw on Sergio Aguero for his final appearance but there was no fairytale ending for the club's greatest goalscorer as Chelsea closed out the win.
Word: throw over Part of Speech: verb 1. To discard or give up (a plan or project, etc.). Labels: transitive Example: I failed to strike anything of any benefit at all, and I became entirely disgusted and threw the whole thing over. 2. To break off relations with (a friend, romantic partner etc.). Labels: transitive Example: The girl he was engaged to at Clapton Hill tried to get it out of him, and threw him over partly because he refused, and partly because, as she said, he fairly gave her the "'ump." Example: Look here Vita—throw over your man, and we'll go to Hampton Court and dine on the river together and walk in the garden in the moonlight[…]
Word: Ossetians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ossetian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tie clip Part of Speech: noun 1. A clip used to fasten the front and back parts of a tie.
Word: cellaring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cellar Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cellared Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cellar Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cellared Part of Speech: adj 1. Provided with a cellar. Labels: not-comparable Example: a cellared building
Word: tightfitting Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of tight-fitting. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: times table Part of Speech: noun 1. Multiplication table. Labels: colloquial Example: Patrick: Zadak is class president. He's also the fastest at times tables. Joel Zadak: Four times five: twenty.
Word: floodproofs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of floodproof Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: floodproofed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of floodproof Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: floodproofing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of floodproof Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gibberishlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gibberish + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of gibberish; apparently nonsensical. Example: It also features, on one track, the first English lyrics by the lead singer, Jon Thor Birgisson, who usually sings in Icelandic (or occasionally Hopelandic, a gibberishlike invented tongue).
Word: tinwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tin + work. 1. Products manufactured using tin (the metal). Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The most obvious part on a tractor is the tinwork – the nose cone, bonnet and wings: they are out there for all to see. If these parts look shabby, the rest of the tractor will look just like any other tractor, but get the tinwork right and your tractor will impress, and stand head and shoulders above everybody else's in the line-up.
Word: antimacassared Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From antimacassar + -ed. 1. Having an antimacassar. Labels: not-comparable Example: The tournament, the nation’s bid to join the global sporting big time, has been a passing disaster for the city’s cultural institutions, which for ages have supported the local economy and given Vienna its glorious, albeit somewhat undeservedly, antimacassared reputation.
Word: Tiruchchirappalli Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Tiruchirappalli. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Tirthankara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Transliteration of Sanskrit तीर्थंकर (tīrthaṃkara, “ford-maker”), from तीर्थम् (tīrtham, “ford”) + कर (kara, “maker”), where "ford" refers to the crossing across the material world. 1. A person who achieves enlightenment through asceticism and who then becomes a role-model teacher for those seeking spiritual guidance. Labels: Jainism
Word: bridesman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bride + -s- + man, by alteration of earlier brideman; compare bridesmaid. 1. A male friend or companion of the bridegroom, having various ceremonial duties at a wedding. Example: It was customary, in those days, for the bride's-man and maiden, and a few select friends, to visit the newly married couple after they had retired to rest […]. Example: According to him, on the following Thursday, the bridesmen, numbering “six, eight, even ten or more,” rode on horseback with four wagons to get the bride. 2. A male bridesmaid; a man who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the wedding party. Example: She might be renting a tux, however, as she is willing to have a bridesman.
Word: bridesmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bridesman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: titman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of tit (“chickadee, one of various small animals”) + man (“human male”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɪt.mən/ 1. The runt of a litter. 2. A short person. Labels: US, regional
Word: tinworks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tinwork Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tinworks Part of Speech: noun 1. A factory where tin products are manufactured.
Word: nonpoverty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + poverty. 1. Not pertaining to or afflicted by poverty. Labels: not-comparable Example: In fact, the number of students testing above the cutoff in high-poverty districts increased by 121 percent this year, twice the increase in nonpoverty districts.
Word: nonpowdery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + powdery. 1. Not powdery. Labels: not-comparable
Word: titubation Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of stumbling, rocking, or rolling; a reeling. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: overboots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overboot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: titubations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of titubation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antiprogress Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + progress. 1. Opposing progress.
Word: Tivoli Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian Tivoli, from Latin Tībur. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪ.və.lɪ/, /ˈtɪ.və.li/ 1. An ancient city in the province of Rome, Lazio, Italy. 2. An eastern suburb of Cork, County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref W 7072). 3. A town in Grenada.
Word: Tivoli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian Tivoli, from Latin Tībur. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪ.və.lɪ/, /ˈtɪ.və.li/ 1. A game resembling bagatelle, played on a special oblong board or table with a curved upper end, a set of numbered compartments at the lower end, side alleys, and the surface studded with pins and sometimes furnished with numbered depressions or cups. Labels: uncountable
Word: bandhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From band + -hood. 1. The state of being a musical band. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: Since officially declaring bandhood around the turn of the millennium, the Bad Plus has convincingly modeled a closed society. Example: Traditionalists turned rockers turned rocking traditionalists, Los Lobos have forged strong family ties that have succored them for more than two decades of bandhood.
Word: cashlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cash + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of cash. Example: “They wanted to reduce their inventory, so they decided to gear up their sales campaign using cashlike arguments deliberately.”
Word: toad-strangler Part of Speech: noun 1. A very heavy downpour of rain. Labels: US, dialectal Example: "I mean, hit's a toad-strangler of a rain," he proffered. "I mean!" she agreed. "Reckon your daddy'll keer, me a-follerin' this-a-way?" "Reckon he mought." Example: It's not what I'd call a sprinkle, and it's not a chip washer or a gully washer — it's a real regular toad-strangler, and I've seen 'em like this in Arkansas when it turns all the roads into black gumbo.
Word: toeside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From toe + side. 1. the side of the board nearest the toe. Example: toeside turn
Word: heelside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heel + side. 1. the side of the board nearest the heel. Example: heelside turn
Word: Tom and Jerry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Introduced to publicize the 1821 stage play Tom and Jerry, or Life in London. 1. A cocktail composed of eggnog, brandy, rum and an egg.
Word: golflike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From golf + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of the game of golf. Example: To portray court pastimes, there are backgammon boards, musical instruments and works of art: a hand scroll depicting women playing a golflike game and a hanging scroll with demonstrations of equestrian skills.
Word: tomcod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly from French tacaud, probably influenced by tom (“male animal”) and cod. 1. Any of species Microgadus tomcod, of edible cod found in the Atlantic. 2. Any of species Microgadus proximus, found in the Pacific. 3. Any of species Menticirrhus saxatilis (syn. Menticirrhus nebulosus) of kingfishes 4. Any of species Sebastodes paucispinis of jacks.
Word: lacquerwares Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lacquerware Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maternalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From maternal + -ist. 1. A supporter of maternalism. Example: Self-conscious maternalists like Eleanor Roosevelt and Frances Perkins ensured that New Deal programs were biased in favor of traditional two-parent families.
Word: maternalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maternalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tomcods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tomcod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toilet tissue Part of Speech: noun 1. Toilet paper. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: miragelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mirage + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a mirage. Example: Sometimes Mr. Eliasson’s falls are almost miragelike, especially after dark, when unobtrusive lighting makes them shimmer white against the muffled cityscape.
Word: townlets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of townlet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: propellerlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From propeller + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a propeller. Example: It does not spin, but it has four hinged, motorized walls that open and close like giant butterfly wings, imparting a slight illusion of propellerlike rotation.
Word: stigmatalike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stigmata + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of stigmata. Example: The cluster of scurrying ants — like that stream from the stigmatalike wound in another hand in the film — recur throughout the exhibition, migrating across faces, gathering in corners, exploring bodily orifices.
Word: nonstigmatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + stigmatic. 1. Not stigmatic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: thread snake Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the fossorial snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
Word: unclassically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unclassical + -ly. 1. In an unclassical manner. Example: It looks great there, clean but organic — fecund, tumid, enwrapping — and unclassically classical.
Word: unclassical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + classical. 1. Not classical.
Word: unclassifiability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unclassifiable + -ity. 1. The state or condition of being unclassifiable. Labels: uncountable
Word: extraarticular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From extra- + articular. 1. Situated outside of a joint. Labels: not-comparable
Word: finish with Part of Speech: verb 1. To put aside, break all relations with, or reject finally. Labels: idiomatic Example: After finding out he'd been cheating, I had to finish with him. 2. To complete; to end the use of. Labels: idiomatic Example: After finishing with his homework, he was allowed to use his game machine. Example: After finishing with his game machine, he put it away and went to sleep.
Word: die off Part of Speech: verb 1. To suffer a series of deaths; to die one by one; to progressively become extinct. (If a group of plants, animals, or people dies off, the entire group dies over a period of time.) 2. To become defunct or nonexistent. Example: The student guitar club died off after a few years. 3. Of music, noise, etc., to reduce in volume until no longer audible.
Word: dine out Part of Speech: verb 1. To have dinner away from one's house, usually at a restaurant. Labels: intransitive
Word: dip out Part of Speech: verb 1. To leave a place without informing anyone. Labels: informal 2. To miss out on seeing a bird, especially one that is rare or difficult to observe. Example: That was how I dipped out on a Tree Pipit! Which, of course, balanced up the stringy Hawfinch, so fair enough.
Word: fat quarter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The piece is made by folding a metre-square piece of fabric into quarters and cutting along the folds; it is fat in comparison with a quarter of a metre off the roll, which would be a long thin piece only 25 centimetres wide. 1. A square piece of fabric measuring 50 centimetres along each side.
Word: fat quarters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fat quarter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disagree with Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause (a person or animal) to feel sick; to cause nausea, vomiting or diarrhea when consumed. Labels: transitive Example: The sausage I bought at the market is disagreeing with me. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: disagree with.
Word: biodatas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biodata Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hand round Part of Speech: verb 1. To pass something to everyone in a group. Labels: transitive Example: The waiters were handing round champagne to the guests.
Word: mamaguy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Spanish mamar gallo (“to suckle a rooster”). (?). 1. To dupe or deceive, especially by means of flattery. Labels: Trinidad-and-Tobago, transitive
Word: mamaguyed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mamaguy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mamaguying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mamaguy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mamaguys Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mamaguy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mimiviruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mimivirus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dob in Part of Speech: verb 1. To betray (someone) by informing on them. Labels: slang, transitive Example: I can't believe you dobbed her in. Example: 1998, Supreme Court of Victoria, Council of Law Reporting in Victoria, Victorian Reports, Volume 4, page 372, The deceased “dobbed” him in about drugs to police on two occasions. This resulted in police seizing some of his drugs. She “dobbed” him in because he would not give her amphetamines. He may have told people that she “dobbed” him in. 2. To contribute (something). Labels: Australia, slang, transitive Example: We all dobbed in for a gift when he retired. Example: He′d never take payment in cash for tracking, but when they dobbed in for presentations such as the fridge he accepted them shyly, abashedly,[…]. 3. To nominate a person, often in their absence, for an unpleasant task. Labels: Australia, slang Example: I arrived just after the meeting had started and found myself dobbed in to take the minutes. Example: 1977, University of British Columbia, Canadian Literature, Issues 74-77, page 108, Writing reviews reminds me of the time I got dobbed in to be the judge at the Poochera sheep dog trials. It′s easy they said, sinking beers in the shade of the lean-to, just watch the dog.
Word: dole out Part of Speech: verb 1. To distribute in apportioned amounts. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: The McCains, by contrast, dole out such homespun wisdom as "in Arizona, the only way to get around the state is by small private plane" and understand that in this crazy modern world where the typical family owns eleven homes and spends hundreds of thousands of dollars per year on household staff, you can't possibly expect transportation alternatives to gain popularity. Example: Only then did we learn that he doled out billions in secret, last-minute bonuses to his staff last month, just before Bank of America took over and just before the government ponied up a second bailout to cover Merrill’s unexpected $15 billion fourth-quarter loss.
Word: doss about Part of Speech: verb 1. To be idle, to shirk one's work or duty. Labels: informal, intransitive
Word: doss around Part of Speech: verb 1. To be idle, to shirk one's work or duty. Labels: intransitive, slang
Word: double over Part of Speech: verb 1. To bend over deeply at the waist. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: Near-synonyms: double up, buckle over Example: doubled over in pain 2. To fold in half. Labels: transitive, usually Example: He doubled over the sheet of paper and wrote something on the back.
Word: draw down Part of Speech: verb 1. To lower (curtains, a portcullis, etc.). Labels: transitive 2. To reduce (e.g. by withdrawal). Labels: transitive Example: If there is confidence that the current strategy is working, then that should enable the United States to steadily draw down its forces starting in July, based on conditions on the ground,[…] 3. To reduce (e.g. by withdrawal). Labels: transitive Example: DRAWDOWN OF EQUIPMENT IN STORAGE Mr. ADDABBO. General, in the event of sudden need for drawdown would you draw down from your modern equipments or would you draw down from equipment that is in storage, the older equipment? 4. To acquire or pull in, as funding. Labels: transitive Example: We need to draw down 10 million dollars.
Word: draw even Part of Speech: verb 1. To attain the same level as a competitor. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive, often
Word: drift apart Part of Speech: verb 1. To lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: We used to be good friends but we drifted apart over the years. Example: To think of what we've been, and not to kiss again, seems like pretending it isn't ending, two friends drifting apart, two friends but one broken heart
Word: Pamplonan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Pamplona + -an. 1. Of, from or relating to the city of Pamplona, Navarre, Spain.
Word: Pamplonan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Pamplona + -an. 1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Pamplona, Navarre, Spain.
Word: drone on Part of Speech: verb 1. To talk in a boring manner for a long time. Labels: intransitive Example: Near-synonym: go on (sometimes synonymous)
Word: drop away Part of Speech: verb 1. To become less or fewer. Labels: intransitive Example: Eustace gaped at him in amazement. When his urbanity dropped away from him, as now, he had an innocence of expression which was almost infantile. It was as if the world had never touched him at all.
Word: drop round Part of Speech: verb 1. To visit somewhere for a short period. Labels: intransitive
Word: ease off Part of Speech: verb 1. to reduce pressure; to become less serious Labels: ambitransitive Example: You should ease off him a while, or he might get upset. Example: If you take this medicine, the pain should ease off after a few hours.
Word: edge up Part of Speech: verb 1. To approach or move toward a target little by little, or furtively. Labels: intransitive Example: The charity fund edged up toward its goal as more and more people donated. Example: It was almost too dark to see, but I edged up to the light-switch and turned it on.
Word: fall about the place Part of Speech: verb 1. To laugh uncontrollably. Labels: informal, intransitive
Word: fart about Part of Speech: verb 1. To waste time, or to fool about. Labels: slang
Word: I don't care Part of Speech: phrase 1. Indicates that the speaker has no interest or emotional investment in the topic at hand. 2. Indicates agreement or polite acceptance. Labels: Southern-US
Word: Bondiana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Bond + -iana. 1. items relating to the fictional spy James Bond. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The scales fall from your eyes pretty quickly but the allure of Bond and Bondiana is potent while it lasts. Example: When a character in a 1966 farce called Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title says to another, "You've been watchin' too many of those James Bond movies," it's probable that he is referring as much to a general climate of Bondiana as much as to the handful of actual Bond films then in release.
Word: slippingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From slipping + -ly. 1. With a slipping motion.
Word: Bond Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English occupational surname, from the noun bond, bondman, reinforced by Old Norse bóndi (“peasant, farmer”). Also as a variant of Band. * As a Swedish surname, variant of Bonde. * As a Ukrainian surname, shortened from Bondarenko. * As a Dutch surname, variant of Bont, from bont (“speckled, motley”), compare Bonte. 1. A surname originating as an occupation. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A unisex given name from Old Norse. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An unincorporated community in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Stone County, Mississippi, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. An unincorporated community in Hickman County, Tennessee, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: methandienone Part of Speech: noun 1. methandrostenolone Labels: uncountable Example: This time, the entire team tested positive for the steroid methandienone, the federation said.