nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: chargee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From charge + -ee. 1. One who is charged; the person on whom a charge is levied, who is charged with a crime, who is charged to do something, etc. Example: June 18, charge to the Industrial Rehabilitiation Finance Board securing all sums which the chargees may be called upon to pay under or by reason of a guarantee; Example: The most important point in the prehearing thinking was that both the charger and the chargee were African Americans. 2. The holder or beneficiary of a charge or right in security (such as a debenture). Example: A chargee proposing to sell or grant a lease of an object under paragraph 1 otherwise than pursuant to a court order shall give reasonable prior notice in writing of the proposed sale or lease to interested persons. Example: A charge differs from a trust because the chargee's right to the chargor's right is defeasible upon the chargor paying what he owes. 3. One who is given charge of caring for another's animal or herd. Labels: Africa Example: But the chargee will be entitled to a proportionate abatement of the price of the animal if the carcass is later sold. Example: Among the Yorubas, the first breed belongs to the owner of the animal, the next to the chargee, the third to the owner, and so on.
Word: butcher's apron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The apron worn in a traditional butcher's shop often has blue and white stripes and may acquire red bloodstains in the course of the work, thus bearing a passing resemblance to the red, white, and blue design of the Union Jack. Metaphorically, the pejorative allusion is to the bloodshed blamed on British imperialism. 1. The Union Jack, as a symbol of oppressive British nationalism. Labels: Ireland, derogatory Example: Mr Eamonn McCann, of the Derry Labour Party, said he had no objection to people waving the Union Jack in the Diamond; he had no liking for it, as he considered it as being a butcher's apron in places like Aden and Kenya and elsewhere. Example: They went out to the car and drove for over an hour until the road came into Cookstown. ... On the front of one of the stores, an insurance agency, there was a British flag flying. Sean pointed to it. “What do they have the butcher’s apron out for?” he said.
Word: candidity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From candid + -ity. Pronunciation: /kænˈdɪdɪtɪ/ 1. candidness Labels: uncountable Example: One of our Sophomore specials who attends English regularly once a week, while correcting sentences in the rhetoric recitation the other day, changed the sentence, “I admire his amiableness and candidness,” to read “I admire his amiability and candidity.”
Word: on the Q.T. Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Slang for "on the quiet," attested from 1874. 1. Quietly; in a secretive manner; clandestinely. Labels: idiomatic Example: Will you be so kind as to impress him with the fact that this expedition is on the Q.T.? Not that I think he will say anythin'. Example: [R]ound up some of our friends on the q.t. Don't let Brill get a notion of what's in the air.
Word: on the qt Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Alternative form of on the Q.T.. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: on the QT Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Alternative form of on the Q.T.. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: on the q.t. Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Alternative form of on the Q.T.. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: q.t. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of qt. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: QT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of quarter time. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. A QT interval. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Initialism of queer theory. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: In contrast to structuralist frameworks which seek to filter the "essential" characteristics of a phenomenon from the messiness of lived experience, QT sees all identity as perpetually in contest and, consequently, variable […]. 4. Initialism of quality time. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, informal, initialism, uncountable Example: Okay, it doesn’t have to be that mushy-gushy, but Cancers appreciate it when you put some thought into their b-day gift. […] It could be picking out his favorite bottle of wine, buying him that book he mentioned wanting to read, or planning a romantic weekend getaway for the two of you. There’s nothing a Cancer wants more than some QT with his cutie!!! 5. Alternative form of qt (“quiet”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, slang, uncountable
Word: QT Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of QuickTime. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: QT Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of queer and trans. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Example: Furthermore, home insemination should be allowed […] The advantage is that home insemination is less costly and thus accessible for more QT people.
Word: QT Part of Speech: verb 1. To quantum tunnel (to move or travel from one point or direction to another in a very quick, rapid, or effortless manner.) Labels: idiomatic, informal, intransitive, rare, transitive
Word: Jyothis Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्योतिस् (jyotis, literally “light”). Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒoʊtɪs/, /ˈd͡ʒoːt̪ɪs/ 1. A male given name from Sanskrit.
Word: poison-pen letter Part of Speech: noun 1. A missive which is malicious, insulting, and/or defamatory toward a person, organization, or point of view, especially one which is unsigned. Labels: idiomatic Example: Miss Theresa Samuels . . . is accused by the Post Office authorities of sending scurrilous letters to young women whose engagements to marry had been publicly announced. . . . Those who received the poison pen letters were not willing to court the notoriety that would follow the prosecution of the case. Example: A retired academic was the author of a poison-pen letter campaign that brought 12 years of fear to a North Yorkshire village, a court was told yesterday. Dr James Forster . . . was alleged to have branded one villager a prostitute and sent the 13-year-old daughter of the parish clerk a copy of a pornographic magazine.
Word: poison pen letter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of poison-pen letter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: red huckleberry Part of Speech: noun 1. A deciduous shrub native to west coast of North America growing to 8-foot tall (Vaccinium parvifolium). 2. The edible red to blue-black berry of this plant.
Word: poison pens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poison pen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin amia. 1. The bowfin, Amia calva.
Word: sacrilicious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of sacrilegious + delicious, coined in a 1994 episode of the animated TV series The Simpsons (see quotation below). Pronunciation: /sækɹəˈlɪʃəs/ 1. producing pleasure through the violation of taboos Labels: humorous, slang Example: I know I shouldn't eat thee, Lord, but... mmmm, sacrilicious. Example: Not for the modest, at those times, the secluded bar area features several TVs showing porn while you eat and drink. Mmmm, sacrilicious.
Word: te-hee Part of Speech: noun 1. A titter, snicker
Word: te-hee Part of Speech: verb 1. To titter, snicker
Word: adhamant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Latin adhāmāns (“catching”, stem: adhāmant-), from adhāmō, from ad- + hāmus (“hook”) + -ō. 1. Clinging, as if by hooks. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: Because C was K
Word: albicant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin albicāns (“whitening, becoming white”, oblique stem: albicant-), present participle of albicō (“to be white”). Pronunciation: /ˈalbɪkənt/, [ˈalbɪkn̩t] 1. Growing or becoming white. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete, rare
Word: borning Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbɔːnɪŋ/ 1. In the process of being born. Labels: not-comparable Example: While yanking a borning calf from its mother's womb Moore suffered a bizarre and fatal accident: the cord arted abruptly, sending my owner in a sprawl backward until his head fetched up against a post and cracked open like a melon.
Word: spoonbread Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spoon + bread. Pronunciation: /ˈspuːnbɹɛd/ 1. Bread made from corn and eggs, of a soft consistency such that it is served with a spoon. Labels: Southern-US, countable, uncountable Example: Black folk ain't goin' to be free, they ain't goin' to have no spoonbread and sweet cider less'n they studies to love they own selves. 2. Corn pudding. Labels: Midwestern-US, countable, uncountable
Word: assimulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin assimulatus, past participle of assimulare, equivalent to assimilare. See assimilate. Pronunciation: /əˈsɪmjʊleɪt/ 1. To assimilate. Labels: obsolete Example: So that small and little vital Principle of the Fear of God doth gradually and yet suddenly assimulate the actions of our life flowing from another Principle Example: You will remember the exact analogy — that trees grow by attracting and assimulating to themselves the terrestrial atmosphere which is thrown from all the planets[…] 2. To feign; to counterfeit; to simulate. Labels: obsolete Example: assimulate the Assassination
Word: unitate Part of Speech: noun 1. The remainder after dividing a number by any digit. Labels: archaic
Word: unitate Part of Speech: verb 1. To obtain the unitate of. Labels: archaic, transitive
Word: attemperate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin attemperatus. Doublet of attemper. Pronunciation: /əˈtɛm.pə.ɹət/ 1. tempered; proportioned; properly adapted. Labels: archaic Example: Hope must be […] attemperate to the promise.
Word: attemperate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin attemperatus. Doublet of attemper. 1. To attemper. Labels: archaic
Word: attemperator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From attemperate + -or. 1. A device that regulates the temperature in a fluid system.
Word: redundent Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of redundant. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: kleptomaniacally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From kleptomaniacal + -ly. 1. as a kleptomaniac, in a kleptomaniacal manner
Word: augmentor Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of augmenter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: analyticities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of analyticity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autoresonance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + resonance. 1. self-sustained resonance Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bidoublets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bidoublet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coloron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From color + -on. 1. A massive gauge boson that is a color-octet resonance
Word: dequantization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + quantization. 1. The restoration of missing detail in a quantized image Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A quantum algorithm once thought to have quantum advantage has been efficiently replicated using classical algorithms with suitable data access Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: derotation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + rotation. 1. A rotation in the opposite direction. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The correction of a rotational deformity. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The lowering of an aircraft's nose gear to the runway following touchdown on the main gear during landing. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable
Word: derotators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of derotator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: derotator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + rotator. 1. Any optical, electronic or digital device that corrects for the rotation of an image or field of view as a telescope tracks
Word: diboson Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From di- + boson. 1. Any particle composed of two bosons
Word: annumerate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin annumeratus, perfect passive participle of annumerō (“I count out, reckon”). Pronunciation: /æˈn(j)uːməɹeɪt/ 1. To add on; to count in. Labels: obsolete Example: There are omissions of other kinds, which will deserve to be annumerated to these by being either total, or notorious, or upon the score of some other circumstance
Word: disclinated Part of Speech: adj 1. Modified by disclination
Word: fullerite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Fuller + -ite. 1. The solid form of a fullerene.
Word: ondulatory Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of undulatory. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: subshock Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + shock. 1. Describing a dosage of insulin that does not lead to acute hypoglycemia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: subshock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + shock. 1. A subsidiary shock
Word: superradiation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + radiation. 1. superradiance Labels: uncountable
Word: callgraph Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of call graph. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: callgraphs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of callgraph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: call graph Part of Speech: noun 1. A directed graph that represents relationships between called and calling subroutines in a computer program, used in code analysis.
Word: call graphs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of call graph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: guiltridden Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From guilt + -ridden. 1. Alternative spelling of guilt-ridden. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: primeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prime + -ness. 1. The quality or state of being first. Labels: uncountable 2. The quality or state of being prime, or excellent. Labels: uncountable 3. The quality of being prime, or a prime number. Labels: uncountable
Word: unsprayed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + sprayed. 1. Not having been sprayed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unintelligently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unintelligent + -ly or un- + intelligently. 1. In an unintelligent manner; stupidly. 2. Lacking in understanding; uncomprehendingly. Example: At first I stared across the London valley, unintelligently.
Word: fullerites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fullerite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dequantizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dequantization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thunderstormy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From thunderstorm + -y. 1. Characterised by thunderstorms. Example: It was a thunderstormy morning, eleven o'clock, with great dashes of rain pounding against the windows.
Word: photobooks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of photobook Labels: form-of, plural
Word: at a rate of knots Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Nautical; see knot. 1. Quickly; rapidly; fast. Labels: UK, informal
Word: i/o Part of Speech: adj 1. in/out, input/output (descriptive of data flow) Labels: not-comparable Example: i/o devices are pieces of hardware used to communicate with a computer.
Word: i/o Part of Speech: prep 1. Initialism of instead of. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Abu Zabi Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Abu Dhabi. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: in at the deep end Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Derived from the slope in a swimming pool, which is shallow at one side, for beginners, and has a deeper section designed for more experienced swimmers. 1. Placed in a complex situation (especially work-related) without adequate preparation or experience. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: succotashes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of succotash Labels: form-of, plural
Word: succorest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: succor + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of succor Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: succourest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: succour + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of succour Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: succoreth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: succor + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of succor Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: succoureth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: succour + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of succour Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: antiamnesty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + amnesty. 1. Opposing an amnesty. Example: The antiamnesty fringe will be pleased with itself, but it won’t be an America the rest of us will want to brag about.
Word: coachee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From coach + -ee. 1. One who is coached (receives training).
Word: coachee Part of Speech: noun 1. A coachman. Labels: dated, slang 2. An American style of carriage shaped like a coach but longer and open in front. Labels: historical Example: Thence I proceeded in a coachee to Trenton, distant thirty miles from Philadelphia. On the road we passed an ordinary looking farm-house, which was pointed out to me as the birth-place of Major General Jacob Brown, […] Example: […] [a] rear door, a feature not common in a coachee. Some historians have for many years regarded this vehicle as the only authentic Washington vehicle in existence, but […]
Word: coachees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coachee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dabbawallas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dabbawalla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dabbawala Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dabbawalla. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dabbawallah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dabbawalla. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dabbawalla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Marathi डबेवाला (ḍabevālā), Hindi डब्बावाला (ḍabbāvālā), literally "person with a box". 1. A deliveryperson in Mumbai, India who collects freshly cooked food in lunchboxes from workers' residences (mostly in the suburbs), delivers it to their respective workplaces, and returns the empty containers. Labels: India Example: “There is a service called FedEx that is similar to ours — but they don’t deliver lunch,” said one dabbawalla, Dhondu Kondaji Chowdhury.
Word: dabbawallahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dabbawallah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dabbawalas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dabbawala Labels: form-of, plural
Word: isolettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of isolette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beratement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From berate + -ment. 1. The act of berating. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: deliveryperson Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From delivery + person. 1. A deliveryman or deliverywoman.
Word: deliverypersons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deliveryperson Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deliverypeople Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deliveryperson Labels: form-of, plural
Word: furlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fur + -like. 1. Characteristic or resembling fur. Example: Near-synonyms: hairlike, piloid Example: Furlike fabrics include "Imitation Broadtail", "Imitation Beaver" and "Imitation Mink"
Word: trigonelline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Trigonella + -ine. 1. An alkaloid product of the metabolism of niacin, found in many plants including fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum). Labels: uncountable
Word: unscratchable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + scratchable. 1. Not scratchable; impossible to scratch. Labels: not-comparable Example: An amputee has a bizarre itch in his missing hand: unscratchable, it torments him.
Word: bigleague Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of big-league. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Roger Clemens pitched well on Monday for the Yankees’ Class AAA team, and could join the bigleague rotation next week.
Word: picrocrocine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of picrocrocin. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Crocine is responsible for color, picrocrocine produces the slightly bitter taste, and safranal gives off saffron’s distinctive aroma.
Word: sociopathological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin sociusder. English socio- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English pathological English sociopathological From socio- + pathological. 1. Of or pertaining to sociopathology.
Word: sociopathics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sociopathic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agentless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From agent + -less. 1. Without an agent. Labels: not-comparable Example: Maybe it’s not “American Idol,” but two agentless novelists have been plucked from obscurity and were anointed the winners yesterday of “First Chapters,” a writing contest sponsored by Simon & Schuster, the Borders Group and the social media site Gather.com . Example: Ansible is agentless and you do not need to install any kind of agents on the managed nodes.
Word: predistressed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + distressed. 1. Alternative spelling of pre-distressed. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Now the box-fresh, predistressed shoes are going on sale for $220 at Comme des Garçons stores next week.
Word: premeeting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + meeting. 1. Before a meeting. Labels: not-comparable Example: “Sonny Carson got more crack houses closed than the entire Police Department,” Mr. Barron said during the premeeting rally.
Word: reedbed Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of reed bed. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The water then flows into a second, lower, tub, also containing a reedbed, before flowing into a still-lower tub of floating water hyacinths and small fish.
Word: reedbeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reedbed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scornee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scorn + -ee. 1. One who is scorned. Labels: nonce-word, rare Example: On the premiere, the scornees are sent to a life coach, Debbie Ford, who runs an emotional boot camp in Palm Springs, Calif.
Word: scornees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scornee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sweetshrub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus Proto-Germanic *swōtuz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *swōtī Old English swēte Middle English swete English sweet English shrub English sweetshrub From sweet + shrub, named for the pleasant aroma of the entire plant. 1. A deciduous flowering plant of the genus Calycanthus with aromatic bark and flowers. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: To screen out the houses, Mr. Darke and Ms. Zoehrer have planted cedars and katsura trees, sweetshrub and shadbush, and turned their gaze inward, to the garden of their own making.
Word: sweetshrubs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sweetshrub Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ultracasual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + casual. 1. Extremely casual. Labels: informal Example: Others were ultracasual in Pocahontas-style moccasins — the new Uggs — and carried a requisite status bag.
Word: underproduced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From under- + produced. 1. Having had inadequate time or effort spent on its production. Example: An equally underproduced speech by a burned-out English Pac-Man who can’t be bothered to eat pellets is also winning, and comes in so modestly short you want to watch it a half-dozen times.
Word: train wrecks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of train wreck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: train wrecks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of train wreck Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cringemaking Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cringe + making. 1. Inducing cringing; embarrassing. Example: The couple’s attempt to consummate their marriage, predictably enough, ends in an embarrassing encounter that will snowball into a far more dire emotional exchange, all of which is depicted by Mr. McEwan in unsavory, voyeuristic terms that are as cringemaking as they are graphic.
Word: desmoteplase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From desmo- + -teplase (“tissue-type plasminogen activator”). 1. A chemical found in the saliva of vampire bats that catalyzes the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin, used as a thrombolytic. Labels: uncountable Example: The Danish drug group H. Lundbeck has a deal with Paion to market desmoteplase in countries outside the United States and Canada, where Forest has the rights.
Word: napalmlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From napalm + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of napalm. Example: Troubled by testimony showing support for Nazis, gang connections and plans for violence, a federal judge ordered a Liberty University student held without bond on a charge of possessing a napalmlike bomb that the authorities found the night before the Rev. Jerry Falwell ’s funeral.
Word: shoulderless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shoulder + -less. 1. Without shoulders. Labels: not-comparable Example: Surely these beautiful artists would have wanted what they wore to be reported. Mr. Hvorostovsky looked sexy in black leather pants and an open-collared black shirt. Ms. Netrebko first appeared in a simple, fetching black dress, then switched to a shoulderless cream and sequined gown for the second half.
Word: boulderless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From boulder + -less. 1. Without boulders. Labels: not-comparable
Word: timberwolves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of timberwolf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unpugnacious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + pugnacious. 1. Not pugnacious. Example: Arthur was elected to replace the unpugnacious Nora Lewin (Dianne Wiest ), a liberal law professor who was skittish about capital punishment and clashed with more aggressive prosecutors.
Word: antiextremist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + extremist. 1. Countering or opposing extremism. Example: On the other side, Mr. Husain says he has been approached by British government officials, asking whether he wants to join their antiextremist efforts, a move that would almost certainly cast him in parts of Britain’s diverse Muslim community as a government stooge.
Word: antiextremist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + extremist. 1. One who opposes extremism.
Word: noninterventionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + interventionist. 1. A proponent of non-intervention. Example: To noninterventionists the Iraq war provides sorrowful evidence of the dangers of exercising American power around the globe. Example: “From the end of the Bush years up through 2013 and ’14, there was a war weariness that was permeating even Republicans,” said David Boaz, author of a new book “The Libertarian Mind.” “However, the videos of ISIS beheading Americans and other people have certainly made it more difficult to stick to a noninterventionist argument.”
Word: noninterventionists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of noninterventionist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outsiderly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From outsider + -ly. 1. Like an outsider; not accepted.
Word: skeeball Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of skee ball. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Not a few — maybe most — hold its eating contests, roller coaster and skeeball in high regard.
Word: vociferator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vociferate + -or. 1. Someone who vociferates, or is clamorous.
Word: boundariless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From boundary + -less. 1. Alternative spelling of boundaryless. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: spratlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sprat + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a sprat.
Word: ACP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of acyl carrier protein. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: ACP function requires the modification of the protein by attachment of 4′-phosphopantetheine to a conserved serine residue. 2. Initialism of automatic Colt pistol, a class of handgun ammunition. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of advance care planning. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: walrii Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From walrus + -ii, in imitation of Latin nominative plural forms of nouns ending in ius. Compare fetii and penii. Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːlɹɪaɪ/ 1. Misconstructed plural form of walrus. Labels: form-of, misconstruction, nonstandard, plural, proscribed, rare Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:walrii.
Word: satanical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Satan + -ical. 1. Satanic.
Word: Bargoens Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Bargoens. 1. A Dutch cant historically spoken in Netherlands, most famously by criminals, until the early 20th century. Labels: historical Example: Lowee generally spoke Bargoens, the language of thieves—a mixture of Dutch, Cockney, Yiddish, and Papiamento.
Word: admirator Part of Speech: noun 1. An admirer; one who admires. Labels: archaic
Word: mishuga Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of meshugge. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: meshugah Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of meshugge. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: I'm telling you, Mala makes me meshugah! I want that maybe you could come now to queens to help me.
Word: meshugga Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of meshugge. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: testificator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin testificātor (“testifier”), from Latin testificor + -ātor. 1. A testifier. Labels: obsolete
Word: vaticinator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin 1. Someone who vaticinates; a prophet.
Word: aminobenzoic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English amino- Arabic لُبَان (lubān) Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas Sanskrit यव (yava)bor.? Proto-Austronesian *zawa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawader.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy) Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)bor. Catalan benjuíder. Middle French benjoinder. English benzoin Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English benzoic English aminobenzoic From amino- + benzoic. 1. Of or pertaining to aminobenzoic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: chargehand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From charge + hand. 1. A person who is in charge of a small group of workers; a lesser foreman. Labels: UK Example: The most surprising thing was to discover that each job had its little tricks, peculiarities that had been learned in the experience of years, and one of the really pleasing features was the unlimited patience and kindliness of the chargehands and fitters, who would go to great lengths to teach the budding engineer all they themselves knew.
Word: clarificatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin clārificāre, clārificātus (see clarify), on type of Latin adjectives in -ōrius: see -ory. 1. That serves to clarify.
Word: compurgation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin compurgātiōnem, from compurgāre (“to purify”). Pronunciation: /kɒmpɜːˈɡeɪʃən/, /kɒmpəˈɡeɪʃən/ 1. Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: Between the later middle ages and the early seventeenth century, compurgation appears to have become an increasingly onerous test to pass, perhaps reflecting tightening attitudes to sexual offenders.
Word: compurgator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin compurgator or Middle French compurgateur, from Latin compurgō (“to purify”). 1. Someone who vouches for another person's innocence, trustworthiness etc. Labels: historical Example: If a wise woman fell under suspicion from the authorities her neighbours might rally to her defence, providing compurgators in court, or drawing up certificates testifying to her innocence. 2. Someone who vouches for another person's innocence, trustworthiness etc. Labels: historical
Word: argumentator Part of Speech: noun 1. One who argues; a debator.
Word: peregrinator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin peregrīnātor. 1. One who peregrinates; one who travels about.
Word: precare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + care. 1. Synonym of forecare. Labels: uncountable
Word: precare Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + care. 1. Before medical or psychiatric care. Labels: not-comparable
Word: discreeter Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of discreet: more discreet Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: discreetest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of discreet: most discreet Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: downcurved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From down- + curved. 1. curved downwards
Word: elecampane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English elena campana, from a confusion of Latin enula campana and helenium. Pronunciation: /ˌɛlɪkamˈpeɪn/, /ˌɛləkæmˈpeɪn/ 1. A tall Eurasian herb, Inula helenium, whose roots have been used medicinally. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: emulsive Part of Speech: adj 1. That yields an emulsion (or a milk-like substance). 2. That readily forms or enters into an emulsion.
Word: racemare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From race + mare. 1. A female racehorse.
Word: nonwaveguide Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + waveguide. 1. Not having or pertaining to a waveguide. Labels: not-comparable
Word: elecampanes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elecampane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: enterotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From entero- + -tomy. 1. incision into the intestine
Word: enterotoxaemia Part of Speech: noun 1. blood poisoning by an enterotoxin Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: masterliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From masterly + -ness. 1. The quality of being masterly. Labels: uncountable
Word: hoverport Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hover + port. 1. A terminal for hovercraft.
Word: feminal Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈfɛmɪnəl/ 1. Of or pertaining to women, femininity or feminism
Word: hoverports Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hoverport Labels: form-of, plural
Word: femineity Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being feminine; femininity Labels: uncountable
Word: filmdom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From film + -dom. 1. The film (movie) industry; the people who work in that industry. Labels: uncountable Example: Because all filmdom was laughing itself to the bursting point, not at Chaplin's antics, not even at the sight of the real Chaplin appearing on the Hippodrome stage — […] Example: [I]n filmdom, the sempiternal question continues: Can a male and female actor be just ‘good friends’?
Word: altercator Part of Speech: noun 1. One who altercates.
Word: flexile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin flexil(em). 1. Flexible; capable of being repeatedly flexed without breaking. Example: Rooted in earth each cloven hoof descends, / And round and round her flexile neck she bends […].
Word: flexwing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flex + wing. 1. The delta wing, made of fabric, of a hang glider or microlight
Word: frontager Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From frontage + -er. 1. An owner of property that fronts onto a street or a waterway. Example: […] these frontagers were obliged to leave a washway of half-a-mile wide on the west side of the river, so as not to impede the drainage of the country; […]
Word: assenter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From assent + -er. 1. One who assents. 2. One of the eight voters who endorse the proposer and seconder's nomination of a candidate for election to the parliament of the United Kingdom. Labels: UK
Word: assentator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin assentātor, from assentari (“to assent constantly”). 1. An obsequious flatterer; a yes man. Labels: archaic
Word: frontagers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frontager Labels: form-of, plural
Word: auctioner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auction + -er. 1. Synonym of auctioneer.
Word: unshot Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + shot. 1. Not having been shot. Labels: not-comparable Example: an unshot target 2. Not discharged or fired off. Labels: not-comparable Example: weapons left unshot
Word: unshot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + shot. 1. To remove the shot from (a gun); to unload. Labels: transitive
Word: permanent marker Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of felt-tip pen used to create permanent water-resistant writing on a surface. Labels: countable 2. The permanent ink of such a marker. Labels: uncountable Example: I wrote my name on the DVD in permanent marker.
Word: bishopsweed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bishop + -s- + weed. 1. Alternative form of bishop's weed (“Ammi majus, a plant with white lace-like flowers”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: flexwings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flexwing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exhortator Part of Speech: noun 1. One who exhorts.
Word: quillow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of quilt + pillow. 1. A quilt with an attached pocket into which the whole blanket can be folded, thus making a pillow.
Word: quillows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quillow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: militarywise Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From military + -wise. 1. In the fashion of the military. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] a perfect Babel of voices accompanies the clatter of plates and knives and the tramp of the waiters as they march in, militarywise, in double file, with fresh dishes. 2. In military terms. Labels: not-comparable Example: It seemed to me we had a much better chance militarywise in perfecting our A-bomb weapons.
Word: contrarotation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From contra- + rotation. 1. Rotation in a contrary direction. Labels: uncountable 2. The use of a single piston or turboprop engine to drive two propellers in opposite rotation. Labels: uncountable
Word: Quiverfull Part of Speech: name Etymology: From quiver + full, in reference to the Old Testament: "As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them." 1. A conservative evangelical Christian movement that promotes procreation, rejects birth control, and regards children as a blessing from God.
Word: Quiverfull Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quiver + full, in reference to the Old Testament: "As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them." 1. A member of the Quiverfull religious movement.
Word: nonplacental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + placental. 1. Not placental. Labels: not-comparable
Word: annet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ende, enede, from Old English ened, æned (“drake, duck”), from Proto-West Germanic *anad (“duck”), from Proto-Germanic *anadz (“duck”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts (“duck”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Oante (“duck”), West Frisian ein (“duck”), Dutch eend (“duck”), German Low German Aant (“duck”), German Ente (“duck”), Norwegian and Swedish and (“duck, mallard”), Icelandic önd (“duck”), Latin anas (“duck, drake”), Lithuanian antis (“duck, mallard”), Russian у́тка (útka, “duck”), Sanskrit आति (ātí, “aquatic bird”). 1. A duck or drake. Labels: dialectal 2. The common eider (Somateria mollissima). Labels: Scotland, dialectal 3. A black-legged kittiwake. Labels: Cornwall, UK, West-Country, dialectal, obsolete 4. A silly fellow; gull. Labels: dialectal, figuratively
Word: articulacies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of articulacy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: contrarotating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From contra- + rotating. 1. Rotating in two directions by contrarotation. Labels: not-comparable Example: Contrarotating propellers are two propellers rotating in opposite directions about the same shaft axis and usually driven by the same engine. Do not confuse them with counterrotating propellers which are propellers rotating in opposite directions, but on different shaft axes.
Word: camos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of camo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: camos Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of camo Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: camoing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of camo Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: camoed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of camo Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: chenna Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of chhena. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: clanless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From clan + -less. Piecewise doublet of plantless. 1. Without a clan. Labels: not-comparable Example: It tells the story of Melinda Sordino, a clanless outcast who barely endures her freshman year at a suburban high school, and it features one of the best young narrative voices this side of Holden Caulfield.
Word: clankily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From clanky + -ly. 1. In a clanky manner.
Word: clanlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clanless + -ness. Piecewise doublet of plantlessness. 1. The state of being clanless. Labels: uncountable Example: To be disowned publicly is to be cut off from this, to be placed in a limbo of homelessness, clanlessness, to become nothing.
Word: cologned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cologne + -ed. 1. Perfumed with cologne. Example: As some of the early bohemian hangouts are being overwhelmed by a decidedly high-heeled and cologned crowd, and others give way to hotels and luxury rentals like the Ludlow, a 23-story brick-and-glass giant that looms over Katz’s Delicatessen, Mr. Misrahi finds himself vilified by some longtime Lower East Side watchers (even though the Ludlow, the most visible symbol of gentrification, is one of the few projects he had nothing to do with).
Word: divil Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of devil. Labels: Ireland, Scotland, alt-of, alternative Example: It is often said at sea that “the divil would make a good sailor, if he could only tie a bowline and look aloft.”
Word: festoonery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From festoon + -ery. 1. That which is festooned; hanging ornamentation. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Earlier that day, seeking festoonery, she tore the trim from a dress.
Word: gingered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ginger + -ed. 1. Spiced with ginger. Example: (There’s nothing like a state dinner to get my mouth watering — gingered pheasant consommé!)
Word: gingered Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From ginger + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of ginger Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: glamorizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From glamorize + -er. 1. One who glamorizes. Example: Maybe you had to have grown up in that nervous decade, as Mr. Weber did, to find Mr. Baker’s ostentatious laid-backness subversive, to imbue it with so much bad-boy allure. Mr. Weber, who is also a fashion photographer, is a glamorizer both by trade and by nature, and when something imprints itself as strongly on his fantasy life as the image of the young Chet Baker clearly did, he holds onto it tightly — cherishes it, embellishes it, uses it to transport himself back to his own hard-dreaming youth.
Word: glamorizers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glamorizer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heliboarding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heli- + boarding. 1. The extreme sport of snowboarding after jumping out of a helicopter. Labels: uncountable Example: DUBLIN, Ohio, June 2 — Will MacKenzie’s hobbies include heliboarding in Alaska and surfing in Hawaii.
Word: heli- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Clipping of helicopter. 1. helicopter Labels: morpheme
Word: klutzier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of klutzy: more klutzy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: klutziest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of klutzy: most klutzy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: multilocked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + locked. 1. Secured by more than one lock. Labels: not-comparable Example: Every morning, Mr. Mosconi, the city’s official musical conservationist, stands before pristine, multilocked glass cases and faces three violins by the Amatis (one of the first makers of the modern violin, from the mid-16th century), two by the Guarneris and four instruments — three violins and a cello — by Stradivari. Mr. Mosconi has no favorite: The very question is a mild affront.
Word: mumming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mum Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. present participle and gerund of mumm Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mumming Part of Speech: noun 1. A pantomime or dumb show. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The vassals or tenants collected in the hall for Christmas masking and mumming—the peasant gathering that May-day called out upon the green, drew together ranks whose distance, in our day, occasions forgetfulness on one side, and discontent on the other. Example: The court masque has its origin in medieval court mummings.
Word: mummed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mum Labels: form-of, participle, past 2. simple past and past participle of mumm Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nonjournalistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + journalistic. 1. Not journalistic. Labels: not-comparable Example: She doesn’t hold back on genuine (read nonjournalistic) gasps of “Oh my God” astonishment or delight.
Word: nosybody Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nosy + body. 1. A nosy person. Labels: informal Example: Which leaves one as a pretty lonely number for some here at Fuddruckers, who complain that they face ever more pressure  from relatives, nosybodies, and their own children  to produce siblings.
Word: nosybodies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nosybody Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outfinesse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + finesse. 1. To show more finesse than; to excel in grace, elegance, or skill. Labels: transitive Example: Having failed for years to outhandle and outfinesse the BMW, the competition has been trying to hammer it into submission.
Word: outfinesses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outfinesse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outfinessing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outfinesse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outfinessed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outfinesse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overresearched Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + researched. 1. Excessively researched. Example: Writing music bios is hard — even generous advances have a way of disappearing before the job is done right, with overresearched childhoods and rushed endgames common, especially if the writer has no academic salary to fall back on. Example: One senior manager was concerned that gender issues are being overresearched and yet the research findings do not benefit the Kenyan people.
Word: pictureless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From picture + -less. 1. Without a picture. Labels: not-comparable Example: The first pictureless postcard was produced in Austria in 1869, and by the end of the century picture cards had been introduced, setting off a rash of collecting.