nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: preamp Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English amp English preamp From pre- + amp. 1. preamplify
Word: bday Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbiːdeɪ/ 1. Abbreviation of birthday. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of Example: Happy bday! Example: I think last time we spoke we both kind of said some really nasty things that neither of us meant, like… you broke up with me… on my b-day.
Word: bdays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bday Labels: form-of, plural
Word: voyd Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of void. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: voyd Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of void. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: voyd Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of void. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: tyrannie Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of tyranny. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: dignitie Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of dignity. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: destroi Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of destroy. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: high-sticked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of high-stick Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fire off Part of Speech: verb 1. To perform (a task) rapidly, often unexpectedly. Labels: transitive Example: No sooner had I replied to his first question, than he fired off another one. Example: When I had read the article, I immediately fired off a letter to the editor. 2. To discharge from a firearm. Labels: transitive Example: The nervous soldier fired off a few more rounds into the darkness.
Word: rifer Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of rife: more rife Labels: comparative, form-of Example: For many years he was stationed on down-town beats, where crime was rifer, and where a less resolute officer would have been a certain failure.
Word: rifest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of rife: most rife Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: ionise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion English -ise English ionise From ion + -ise. 1. ionize Labels: Australia, British, English, New-Zealand, Oxford
Word: ionises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ionise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ionised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ionise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: individualises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of individualise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: individualising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of individualise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fire blanket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: fire + blanket 1. A large piece of fireproof or fire resistant material, used exclusively to cover and extinguish a small fire.
Word: individualised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of individualise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: individualisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of individualization. Labels: UK, alt-of, countable, nonstandard, uncountable
Word: industrialise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From industrial + -ise. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdʌstɹɪəlaɪz/ 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of industrialize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: industrialises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of industrialise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: industrialising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of industrialise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: beer snake Part of Speech: noun 1. A long, flexible construction of stacked, empty plastic beer cups, made by the crowd at long sporting fixtures (especially cricket matches) Labels: UK
Word: fire iron Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a set of metal tools kept beside the fireplace, used to keep the fire burning as required. The set usually consists of fire tongs, a poker, a spade, and a brush for the ashes. 2. One of a set of tools kept on a steam locomotive for a similar purpose. Example: No. 21C9 was in need of a boiler washout and though she was carefully and assiduously fired and use made of the fire-irons during the run, it was not possible to maintain steam, which often fell as low as 210 lb. Example: The superstructure of the tender is modified by the removal of the side raves, and compartments for the fire-irons are formed on each side of the coal bunker.
Word: fire irons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fire iron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aeromodelling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der. English aero- English modelling English aeromodelling From aero- + modelling. 1. The building and flying of model aircraft Labels: uncountable
Word: tectonically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tectonic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English tectonically From tectonic + -ally. 1. In a tectonic way or manner. 2. In a fundamental way. 3. Involving tectonic plates.
Word: heavy industry Part of Speech: noun 1. Industrial processes that are very complex or involve large and heavy equipment, facilities, or end products. Labels: uncountable
Word: missold Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of missell Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: Rohit was missold his endowment mortgage. Example: Annuities are being routinely missold to unsuspecting clients.
Word: film industry Part of Speech: noun 1. The technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking.
Word: unthaws Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unthaw Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unthawing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unthaw Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unthawing Part of Speech: adj 1. That does not thaw; eternally frozen. Labels: not-comparable Example: So early, in truth, that in the days when tropical nature was to be found, where now lie eternal unthawing snows, one could cross almost by dry land from Norway via Iceland and Greenland, to the lands that at present surround Hudson's Bay. Example: What fairer home than Earth's eternal hill Paved with unthawing snow, lit with the sun's Unwinking lamp, […]
Word: unthawed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English thawed English unthawed From un- + thawed. 1. Which has not been thawed: still frozen. Example: For a time we struggled on, most intent upon evading the morasses; and staring at every patch of unthawed ice as on a treasure trove, until we reached a rocky knoll, on which we turned and looked downwards, from the bleak uninteresting moor to the dingy, featureless shores. Example: The sun burns your face as you smoke the after-breakfast pipe, but it leaves the snow unthawed.
Word: unthawed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- English thaw English unthaw English -ed English unthawed From unthaw + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of unthaw Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: soft rock Part of Speech: noun 1. A comparatively unaggressive, melodic rock music genre in which the arrangement and lyrics are emphasized more than the beat; a reaction against hard rock. Labels: uncountable Example: CSN&Y didn't shy away from politics, but many artists who followed in their footsteps used the new soft rock synthesis to warble inoffensive pop to a nation tired of controversy. […] Subsequently, many artists rode the soft rock formula all the way to the bank—or at least their labels did.
Word: crosssection Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cross section. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare Example: Typically, damage initiates at the smaller crosssection end of the truncated cone. Example: If a circuit is 200 rails in length, and the final crosssection is 100 mils into the circuit, one could rough grind approximately 80 mils to the final...
Word: mis-sell Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English sell English mis-sell From mis- + sell. 1. To sell misleadingly, fraudulently, or in violation of laws or regulations. Labels: UK Example: The firm is defending itself against fresh allegations of mis-selling pensions.
Word: outstay one's welcome Part of Speech: verb 1. To stay as a guest longer than the host expected. 2. To become an unwelcome person because of embarrassing or antisocial behaviour. Labels: broadly Example: “Do you often go looking for mice in other people's rooms?” “I wouldn't say often. Just when the spirit moves me, don't you know?” “I see. Well...” When people say “Well” to you like that, it usually means that they think you are outstaying your welcome and that the time has come to call it a day. She felt, I could see, that Woosters were not required in her son's sleeping apartment [...]
Word: Southern Altai Part of Speech: name 1. A Turkic language spoken in the Altai Republic, Russia on the border of Mongolia and the People's Republic of China. There is no mutual intelligibility with Northern Altai.
Word: pandora Part of Speech: noun 1. Any fish of the genus Pagellus.
Word: dispositio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dispositio. Doublet of disposition. 1. One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the organization of arguments. Labels: uncountable
Word: preposterousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English preposterous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English preposterousness From preposterous + -ness. 1. The quality of being preposterous. Labels: uncountable Example: Vern shook her head at the preposterousness of it.
Word: assward Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English ass Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English assward From ass + -ward. 1. Ass first; backward. Labels: Canada, US, informal
Word: asswards Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From ass + -wards. 1. Ass first; backwards. Labels: Canada, US, slang
Word: mauvaise honte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French mauvaise honte. 1. Shyness, especially when affected; false modesty. Labels: uncountable Example: In that capacity she sat with becoming easiness of mien (for she was as void of the mauvaise honte as any dutchess in the land) [and] bowed very graciously to the compliments of the gentlemen […]. Example: The practice, from whatever it may arise, is very embarrassing to the mauvaise honte of an Englishman: this may easily be surmounted, when it is perceived that the first visit is always considered as a polite attention.
Word: gwarri Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of guarri. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: guarri Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Khwe gwarri (which also derived Zulu umgwali). Pronunciation: /ˈɡwɑɹi/ 1. A shrub or tree, Euclea divinorum; its fruit can be fermented to produce vinegar. Labels: South-Africa
Word: formononetin Part of Speech: noun 1. An isoflavone and phytoestrogen found in plants such as clover and cohosh, converted to equol, an estrogen, in the digestive system. Labels: uncountable
Word: cohune Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish cohune, perhaps from Miskito ókhún. 1. A palm tree of species Attalea cohune, native to South America, that produces large nuts.
Word: cohunes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cohune Labels: form-of, plural
Word: special effects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of special effect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: serpentinizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of serpentinization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: remissible Part of Speech: adj 1. Capable of being remitted or forgiven. Labels: not-comparable
Word: irremissible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English irremyssible, from Old French irremissible, from Late Latin irremissibilis, from in- + remissus + -ibilis. Pronunciation: /ɪɹɪˈmɪsɪbəl/ 1. Not remissible.
Word: irremissibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English irremissible Middle English -ly English -ly English irremissibly From irremissible + -ly. 1. In an irremissible manner; unpardonably.
Word: remissibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English remissible Middle English -ly English -ly English remissibly From remissible + -ly. 1. In a remissible manner; pardonably.
Word: remissibility Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality or state of being remissible. Labels: uncountable
Word: irremissibility Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality or state of being irremissible. Labels: uncountable
Word: irremissibleness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English irremissible Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English irremissibleness From irremissible + -ness. 1. The quality of being irremissible. Labels: uncountable
Word: remissibleness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English remissible Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English remissibleness From remissible + -ness. 1. The quality of being remissible. Labels: uncountable
Word: modificatory Part of Speech: adj 1. Tending or serving to modify. Labels: not-comparable
Word: statutorily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English statutory Middle English -ly English -ly English statutorily From statutory + -ly. 1. In a statutory manner; according to statute; lawfully.
Word: intercut Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English cut English intercut From inter- + cut. 1. To intersect. Labels: transitive 2. To alternate between scenes from one sequence and scenes from another film sequence, often with the sequences to be perceived as simultaneous. Example: The film's plot revolves around Robert Adams […] whose older lover […] is in prison. He knows that he cannot send the love letters he wants to, so he writes and keeps them in a journal. Most of the film features voice-overs of his writing intercut with the memories of their life together.
Word: intercut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English cut English intercut From inter- + cut. 1. An alternating sequence of this kind. Example: Smith's execution of the gangster who busted his car is the closest to some of the violence of Hill's early films, including a Peckinpahesque use of intercut slow-motion to track the gangster's harness-aided trip down the stairs to the dusty street.
Word: busway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bus + way. 1. A right of way, roadway, or lane for the exclusive use of buses, possibly only during peak traffic hours. Example: St Ives: The guided busway on the old railway alignment to Cambridge has just passed its tenth anniversary. Railfuture has noted its down-at-heel physical appearance, with dirty concrete beams, damaged sound barriers, and unmanaged vegetation.
Word: foresightedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English foresighted Middle English -ly English -ly English foresightedly From foresighted + -ly. 1. With foresight; in a foresighted manner. Example: Larry Flynt […] foresightedly parlayed $1,500 in savings into a chain of go-go bars in Ohio called the Hustler Clubs.
Word: secondary colour Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of three colours derived from mixing two primary colours. Labels: UK Example: Orange (red + yellow), Green (yellow + blue), and Violet/Purple (blue + red) are secondary colours.
Word: self-acceptance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin accipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin acceptārelbor. Old French accepterder. Middle French acceptancebor. ▲ Old French accepterder.? Middle English accepten English accept Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English acceptance English self-acceptance From self- + acceptance. 1. The acceptance of self in spite of weaknesses or deficiencies. Labels: uncountable
Word: self acceptance Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of self-acceptance. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: self image Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of self-image. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Almaty Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration from Kazakh Алматы (Almaty), which is an adjective form of алма (alma, “apple”). Pronunciation: /ælˈmɑːtə/, /ɑːlˈmɑːtə/, /ˈælmətə/, /ˈɑːlmətə/, /-ti/ 1. The largest city in and former (until 1998) capital of Kazakhstan, formerly known as Alma-Ata. Example: Unlike Uzbekistan, which unsuccessfully pursued the 2000 summer Games, the Almaty bid was crafted by wily veterans of the process. 2. A region of Kazakhstan. Capital: Qonayev.
Word: affranchi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French affranchi. Pronunciation: /əˈfɹɒ̃ʃi/ 1. A freed (manumitted) black person in one of France's colonies, especially Haiti. Labels: historical Example: The affranchis were identifiably mulatto and, as such, considered themselves superior to the mass of black slaves. They attempted to emulate whites and developed an ideology of race hatred […] Example: The 1724 code's other statements on manumission aimed at preventing the growth of an affranchi population unable to support itself by insisting that owners continue to support those affranchis who were disabled or ill. Upon emancipation, both codes noirs declared that affranchis were to be granted "the same rights, privileges and immunities enjoyed by persons born free"; […]
Word: sphygmometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sphygmo- (“pulse”) + -meter. 1. A sphygmomanometer
Word: Alma-Ata Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Алма́-Ата́ (Almá-Atá). 1. A former name of Almaty, previous capital of Kazakhstan. Labels: historical Example: Not until October, 1939, did Eurasia, through the medium of the newly formed Sino-Soviet Aviation Company, open a new service. It ran from Chungking to Ha-mi, whence, through the cooperation of Sinkiang authorities and the Soviet People's Aviation Company, it was continued via Tihwa, I-ning, and Alma-Ata (the latter over the border, in Soviet Kazakhstan) to Moscow. The trip from Chungking across Sinkiang to Alma-Ata totals about 2,584 miles and has become extremely important in United Nations mail and transport services. Example: Not far inside the USSR, to the south of the Ili on the Turkestan-Siberian Railway, sits Alma-Ata, the capital of the Kazakh SSR. Founded by the Russians a century ago, it contains over 456,000 inhabitants, mainly Russian. From its position, the city is able to command the western approach to the upper Ili.
Word: rendezvoused Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rendezvous Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: POD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of print on demand. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of proof of delivery. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of plain old data. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of point of divergence. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of place of death. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Vickers et al. found that at entry to the study, that is, when it was thought that cure was no longer possible, 98 (68%) of 164 families recorded a preference for home as POD.
Word: landholdings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of landholding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vanity press Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vanity + press, so called because such a press may be used by otherwise unpublishable authors who want to see their work in print. Pronunciation: /ˌvænɪti ˈpɹɛs/, /ˌvænəti ˈpɹɛs/, [-ɾi-] 1. A book publisher that lets the author pay the expenses of publishing up front, leaving the risk of financial failure with the author. Labels: derogatory Example: In 1956, having had her book turned down by commercial presses who were unwilling to publish a work on lesbian literature, Foster spent $2000, her year's salary, to print the book through a vanity press, Vantage. Example: The self-published book is the joke of the literary world: whether one goes to a printer and has the books made up with one's own imprint, or goes to an "author-subsidized" publisher known in the trade as a "vanity press," doesn't matter: It's easy to tell a real book from the pretenders. […] It's harder to tell with software. A lot of software is published by small startups. Some of these would certainly qualify as vanity press jobs in the book trade, others wouldn't. But there's a far higher number of successes among small software publishers than there are in the usual vanity press book.
Word: self-publishing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English publishing English self-publishing From self- + publishing. 1. The publishing of books and other media by the authors or creators of those works, rather than by established, third-party publishers. Labels: uncountable
Word: self-publishing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English publishing English self-publishing From self- + publishing. 1. present participle and gerund of self-publish Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: electronic publishing Part of Speech: noun 1. The digital publication of ebooks and electronic articles, and the development of digital libraries and catalogues, regardless whether the distribution is through computer network or on CD and DVD. Labels: uncountable
Word: fire tongs Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English fyretonges. 1. Tongs used for gripping and moving burning coals and logs in a fire. Part of a set of fire irons. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: cargador Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish cargador. 1. A porter in Mexico or another Spanish-speaking country. Labels: historical
Word: curling tongs Part of Speech: noun 1. Tongs, usually electrically heated, used for curling or waving the hair. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: archigrapheme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From archi- + grapheme, by analogy with archiphoneme, which represents several phonemes. 1. A grapheme which ambiguously represents any of several graphemes. For example, a single rasm unit.
Word: Grissel Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages; a medieval variant of Griselda, rare today. Example: For patience she will prove a second Grissel.
Word: Grizel Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages; a medieval variant of Griselda, rare today.
Word: Jimi Part of Speech: name 1. A rare spelling variant of Jimmy, diminutive of the male given name James. Example: LEGAL COACH: Jimi Hendrix, Mr. President - the first name is spelled Jimi, not Jimmy, as you've written it here. TRICKY: Well, let's correct it, then, because that is just the sort of error, inadvertently made, that tends to be totally misconstrued by the press. Now I never claimed to know how to spell the names of every colored person in this country, but I will tell you this much: where someone's name is concerned, colored or not, he has the constitutional right to have it spelled correctly
Word: DIGOS Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian DIGOS (“Divisione Investigazioni Generali e Operazioni Speciali”). 1. The General Investigations and Special Operations Division. Example: Italy’s General Investigations and Special Operations Division (DIGOS) has identified 150 participants, all men, of whom nine are known right-wing militants with previous fascism-related criminal charges against them, according a spokesperson for the agency.
Word: dillo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of 'dillo. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It was a big ass dillo alright with a little tiny pin head. Too bad I didn't have a tape measure with me because I was sure that dillo was no ordinary dillo, it was a giant dillo, and I didn't think they existed outside South America. Don Candy said, “I ... Example: When a dillo finds a potential meal, it digs rapidly and prevents dirt from getting in its air passage by holding its breath up to six minutes. Coyotes and dogs are the primary natural predators of armadillos in the United States. When threatened ...
Word: Senja Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Senjam surname of Meitei origin Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tow bar Part of Speech: noun 1. A bar, or ball, usually at the rear of a vehicle, where a trailer, or caravan or other similar item can be attached and towed.
Word: tow bars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tow bar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: towbar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tow bar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: police chief Part of Speech: noun 1. The head or leader of a police department or constabulary of a local government.
Word: Alto Adige Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Italian Alto Adige. 1. South Tyrol: A predominantly German-speaking autonomous province of the Trentino-Alto Adige region in north-east Italy; until 1919 part of Austria, since 1972 under a special autonomy statute.
Word: dasy- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús, “hairy”). 1. hairy, shaggy, dense, used in compound words Labels: morpheme
Word: Miska Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Czech Miška. 1. A surname from Czech.
Word: Miska Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مسكة. 1. A Palestinian village depopulated in 1948 during the Nakba.
Word: squaddie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr Latin quattuor ▲ Latin quadrus Latin quadrōbf.? Latin quadrus Vulgar Latin *exquadrō Italian squadraredeverb. Italian squadra French escouadebor. English squad English -ie English squaddie From squad + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈskwɒd.i/ 1. A private in the army. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang Example: He'll turn out to be a squaddie— a Muslim squaddie. Exactly the kind of victim they're looking for. Example: Hard men from the high flats and off-dutie squaddies threw back their pints shoulder to shoulder in its spartan public bar.
Word: squaddies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of squaddie Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of squaddy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: squaddy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr Latin quattuor ▲ Latin quadrus Latin quadrōbf.? Latin quadrus Vulgar Latin *exquadrō Italian squadraredeverb. Italian squadra French escouadebor. English squad English -y English squaddy From squad + -y. 1. Alternative spelling of squaddie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: squaddy Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of squabby (“short and thick”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: assimilationists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of assimilationist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: assimilationist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English assimilation Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English assimilationist From assimilation + -ist. 1. An advocate of the policy or practice of the assimilation of immigrant or other minority cultures into a mainstream culture. Example: Spanish-language education is not favored by assimilationist parents of Latino children in the US. Example: To the assimilationists, American Jews have not merely acculturated — they have assimilated.
Word: assimilationist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English assimilation Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English assimilationist From assimilation + -ist. 1. Of or pertaining to assimilationism; promoting or advocating assimilationism. Example: I wonder: if it had not been for GCN, would I now be the one who settles for the semi-closeted, factionalized world that Bay Windows and its ilk define as Shangri-la? Perhaps. What is certain, however, is that you have never jettisoned concern fror anybody for the sake of popularity and (gulp) assimilationist marketability. Example: Shortly after Chiang Kaishek came to power, however, the GMD^([Guomindang]) once again withdrew its support for self-determination and pursued a more assimilationist strategy.
Word: crocodilian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crocodile + -ian; compare translingual Crocodilia. Pronunciation: /ˌkɹɒkəˈdɪliən/ 1. Any reptile of the order Crocodilia; a crocodile, alligator, caiman or gavial. Example: 1989, Walter P. Coombs, Jr., Modern analogs for dinosaur nesting and parental behavior, James Orville Farlow (editor), Paleobiology of the Dinosaurs, Issue 238, page 47, Mound-nesting crocodilians and megapodes appear to be indifferent to nest-site parameters, but susceptibility of crocodilian mound nests to predation or drowning may be altered by site selection. Example: Superb predators, the crocodilians are reptiles, and the only survivors of the archosaurs that included dinosaurs.
Word: crocodilian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From crocodile + -ian; compare translingual Crocodilia. Pronunciation: /ˌkɹɒkəˈdɪliən/ 1. of, pertaining to, or resembling crocodiles Labels: not-comparable
Word: cross someone's path Part of Speech: verb 1. To meet someone by chance. Labels: idiomatic Example: None of the sportsmen who have crossed my path have made as great an impact on me as Ian. Example: Ewan McGregor is back as the lead character, Renton, perhaps best remembered for his visit in the first film to the “Worst Toilet in Scotland.” Robert Carlyle appears as Begbie, who starts brawls with almost anyone who crosses his path; Ewen Bremner returns as the dimwitted Spud, who, in the first movie, has a memorable job interview while high on speed; and Jonny Lee Miller is back as Sick Boy, now known as Simon. 2. To oppose someone's plans. Labels: idiomatic Example: Woe to the maid whose lover Shall cross his path to-day!
Word: emplacements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of emplacement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scanter Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of scant: more scant Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: zookeepers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zookeeper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shockwaves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shockwave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sorcerize Part of Speech: verb 1. To transform or alter through sorcery. Labels: transitive
Word: à outrance Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French à outrance. Compare to the outrance. 1. To the greatest extent, to the utmost. Labels: not-comparable Example: Here a crucial political decision was taken by unanimous vote: the armed revolt under preparation would not be one single blow aimed at drawing concessions from France, but an "unlimited revolution" à outrance to continue until full independence was achieved. Example: However, apart from Windham and Fitzwilliam (and also the King, whose views hardly counted any more), no one in Government had any relish left for an ideological war à outrance.
Word: sorcerizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sorcerize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sorcerizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sorcerize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sorcerized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sorcerize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sorcerise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of sorcerize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sorcerises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sorcerise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sorcerising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sorcerise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sorcerised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sorcerise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cryospheric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cryosphere Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cryospheric From cryosphere + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to the cryosphere. Example: This book attempts to deal integratively with all elements of the cryosphere in the context of a changing global environment. Not only is that global environment changing with respect to climate, but the accelerating pressures on the environment from anthropogenic activity are complicating our understanding of cryospheric change.
Word: soritical Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a sorites.
Word: unsightlier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of unsightly: more unsightly Labels: comparative, dated, form-of, obsolete
Word: sororally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sororal Middle English -ly English -ly English sororally From sororal + -ly. 1. In a sororal manner; sisterly.
Word: unsightliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of unsightly: most unsightly Labels: dated, form-of, obsolete, superlative
Word: sororicidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ Proto-Indo-European *su-h₁ésh₂-ōr? Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *-sōr ? Proto-Indo-European *swésōr Proto-Italic *swezōr Latin soror Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der. Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīda Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin -cīdium Latin sorōricīdiumbor. English sororicide English -al English sororicidal From sororicide + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to sororicide, the killing of one's sister. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sorrowfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English sorwefulnesse; by surface analysis, sorrowful + ness. 1. The quality or state of sorrow; sadness. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: type foundry Part of Speech: noun 1. A company that designs and/or distributes typefaces.
Word: sortations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sortation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sortieing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sortie Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sortied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sortie Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hairdos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hairdo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: half-sisters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of half-sister Labels: form-of, plural
Word: handbrakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of handbrake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hardbacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hardback Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heftier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of hefty: more hefty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: heftiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of hefty: most hefty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: helter-skelters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of helter-skelter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: magnetizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of magnetize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: modistes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of modiste Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Euamerion Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Εὐαμερίων (Euameríōn), from εὐ- (eu-) + ἁμἐρα (hamera) + -ίων (-íōn). 1. Alternative name for Telesphoros Labels: Greek, alt-of, alternative, name
Word: ectopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, using New Latin combining forms: by surface analysis, ec- + -topy; compare ectopia. 1. Abnormal position of an organ or other body part. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: eutopia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eu- + Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos, “place”) + -ia. Pronunciation: /juːˈtəʊ.pi.ə/, /juˈtoʊ.pi.ə/ 1. The condition of being properly placed, as opposed to ectopia. Labels: uncountable
Word: crux gammata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin. Pronunciation: /kɹʌks ɡæmˈmɑːtə/ 1. The tetra-gammadion. Labels: Latin, phrase Example: Below is seen the crux gammata, surmounted by a dove which symbolizes the Holy Spirit, and standing on a hill whence flow the four rivers of the Gospels, from whose waters stags and sheep come to drink.
Word: cruces gammatae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crux gammata Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eutopic Part of Speech: adj 1. (of an organ or other body part) Exhibiting eutopia; being in the correct place; having a normal position.
Word: Amalfi Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Salerno, Campania, Italy.
Word: wedding gown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English weddynggown. 1. A wedding dress.
Word: warfighter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From war + fighter. 1. A servicemember of an armed force; (often specifically) one who sees combat. Labels: US, especially Example: Near-synonyms: servicemember, warrior (each sometimes synonymous) Example: Training excellence inevitably returns to the leader— the warfighter. The warfighter is a special breed of soldier. From squad leader to corps commander, the warfighter knows how to fight on the battlefield.
Word: warfighters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of warfighter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: echinus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin echīnus (“hedgehog; sea urchin”), from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos). 1. A sea urchin. Example: 'It is a sea-urchin - a common echinus. Nature repeats itself in many forms regardless of the size. This echinus is a model, a prototype, of the world.' 2. The rounded moulding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar elastic curve. 3. The quarter-round moulding (ovolo) of the Roman Doric style. 4. The egg-and-anchor or egg-and-dart moulding, because often identified with the Roman Doric capital.
Word: anons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fill music Part of Speech: noun 1. Music broadcast as an interlude between formally scheduled programming, or to fill in during an unscheduled interruption, in order to forestall listener abandonment of the station. Labels: uncountable
Word: stock exchanges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stock exchange Labels: form-of, plural
Word: past simple Part of Speech: noun 1. simple past Labels: past
Word: Dobermanns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Dobermann Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coneys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coney Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dassies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dassie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exonarthexes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exonarthex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hand press Part of Speech: noun 1. A press operated by hand, especially a printing press. Example: More powerful versions of the traditional hand-presses were introduced during the first decades of the nineteenth century, but they did not materially alter the rate of production of the printed sheet.
Word: angaria Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æŋˈɡɛəɹi.ə/, /æŋˈɡɛɹi.ə/ 1. Alternative form of angary. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: angariate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin angariātus, perfect passive participle of angariō (“to compel”). 1. To compel or force (someone). Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Howſoeuer, if parting with a peece of money be ſuch a Preſſure to the husband for the Wines wilfulnes, what a miſerable Preſſing Crueltie was that to burne a woman great with Childe, which opening the wombe in the torments , and comming foorth, was Angariated as throwen backe into the fire, to bee conſumed with the Mother? Example: Wherefore I could not but with Iacobs Angel giue them leaue to prevaile, & yeeld ſo farre unto their earneſt requeſt, that being angariated to goe but one mile, I was notwithstanding content to goe with them more then twaine , preaching(before my departure thence)divers ſermons vnto them.
Word: subitem Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Latin itemlbor. Middle English item English item English subitem From sub- + item. 1. An item that is subordinated to another item.
Word: coprolitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English coprolite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English coprolitic From coprolite + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to coprolites. Example: Pemberton, S. George and Robert W. Frey 1991. "William Buckland and his Coprolitic vision". Ichnos, 1: 317–325. http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~nmiller0/dung.html
Word: antidoping Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English dope English -ing English doping English antidoping From anti- + doping. 1. Proscribing or combating doping. Labels: not-comparable Example: The league recently announced tough new antidoping measures. Example: That has left the Olympic and antidoping movements unsettled as the Summer Games prepare to open on Friday in Paris and raised new questions about the reach of U.S. law enforcement powers abroad.
Word: knock around Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From knock + around. 1. Synonym of knock about. Labels: informal Example: I like to knock around the garden on Saturdays. Example: I used to knock around with John when we were younger.
Word: hang about Part of Speech: verb 1. To linger, loiter, or stay. Labels: informal Example: If you hang about after the show, you can meet the cast. Example: The stranger kept hanging about just inside the inn door, peering round the corner like a cat waiting for a mouse. 2. Especially in the form to hang about with (someone): to spend time or be friends with. Labels: informal Example: My daughter likes to hang about with older kids after school.
Word: hang about Part of Speech: intj 1. wait a minute; hold on Labels: UK, colloquial
Word: gradable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English grade Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English gradable From grade + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹeɪdəbəl/ 1. Able to form degrees or grades Labels: not-comparable 2. Able to occur in varying degrees; able to be inflected or modified to express degrees of meaning. Labels: not-comparable Example: Hot and cold are gradable antonyms. 3. steep, but still able to be climbed by a motor vehicle Labels: not-comparable
Word: gradable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English grade Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English gradable From grade + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹeɪdəbəl/ 1. A word that can be inflected to specify the degree or grade of something.
Word: dast Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Variant of darst, from Middle English darst, from Old English dearst. Pronunciation: /dæst/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dare; dares. Labels: Northern-US, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: Nobody dast blame this man. Example: Damon Runyon, The Lily of St. Pierre So I only go to Good Time Charley's to talk with him, and to sing in quartet with him. […] But just before five o'clock it is okay, as only the hostesses are there, and of course none of them dast to join in our singing, or Good Time Charley will run them plumb out of the joint. 2. dare (infinitive). Labels: Northern-US Example: They don't dast.
Word: then-and-now Part of Speech: adj 1. before-and-after Labels: not-comparable
Word: polyarch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning”). Pronunciation: /ˌpɑlˈjɑɹk/, /ˌpɒlˈjɑːk/ 1. A state of many rulers, many leaders. Labels: rare 2. A root that has many xylem bundles.
Word: compression fracture Part of Speech: noun 1. Any fracture of a bone (most often a load-bearing bone such as a vertebra) caused by compression
Word: potter about Part of Speech: verb 1. To potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner. Labels: UK Example: I like to relax pottering about the house doing this and that at the weekends. Example: So after "pottering about" and "daudling" a little, we moved up State Street, still attended by the same honorary retinue.
Word: potter around Part of Speech: verb 1. To potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner. Labels: UK Example: I like to relax pottering around the house doing this and that at the weekends.
Word: goldeye Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gold + eye, from the fish's characteristic iris. 1. A North American freshwater fish of the mooneye family, Hiodon alosoides, usually eaten smoked.
Word: Winnipeg goldeye Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally named after Lake Winnipeg, but now associated with the city. 1. Synonym of goldeye.