nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: ferroelasticity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum English ferro- Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin elasticusbor. French élastiquebor. English elastic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English elasticity English ferroelasticity From ferro- + elasticity. 1. A phenomenon, analogous to ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity, in which spontaneous strain arises within a material Labels: uncountable
Word: bet dollars to donuts Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of bet a dollar to a doughnut. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dollars to donuts Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: See bet a dollar to a doughnut. 1. I can tell you (used to assert the speakers confidence in the veracity of the statement). Labels: US, figuratively, informal Example: Dollars to donuts you'll like the price, too . . . only $132.50 Example: Dollars to donuts, your spouse or lover will take the cue, and begin the day this way too.
Word: derailleurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of derailleur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chichemec Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of Chichimec. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: jatropha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. Pronunciation: /ˈdʒatɹəfə/ 1. Any of several plants, of the genus Jatropha, native to the Northern Hemisphere; some have medicinal attributes and others are grown as a source of biodiesel.
Word: glossogenetic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the emergence of linguistic forms over time. Labels: not-comparable Example: In other words, the Subjacency Condition may be an innate 'fossil' of a glossogenetic adaptation to avoid long-distance dependencies. Example: Kirby explicitly sought to simulate language emergence in the absence of selection pressure to explore the power of glossogenetic adaptation alone.
Word: trithorax Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tri- + thorax. 1. A protein (or one of a larger group) whose function is to modify gene expression Labels: uncountable
Word: polycomb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + comb, in reference to the sex comb. 1. A protein (or one of a larger group) whose function is to modify gene expression via changes to chromatin Labels: uncountable
Word: ponce wheel Part of Speech: noun 1. A small metal wheel with evenly spaced points or spikes used for making a series of small holes in soft material such as fabric, leather, wood or paper, so as to leave an indelible but hardly visible mark.
Word: raksi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Nepali रक्सी (raksī). 1. A traditional distilled alcoholic beverage in Nepal and Tibet, usually homemade from kodo millet or rice. Labels: uncountable
Word: unsticking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unstick Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unsticking Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of removing something that was stuck Labels: uncountable
Word: unstick Part of Speech: verb 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 stick English unstick From un- + stick. 1. To free from the condition of being stuck. Labels: figuratively, sometimes, transitive Example: Add the rice and sauté until the first few grains begin to brown (about 3 minutes). Add peas, stock, and salt. Mix well and be sure to scrape the bottom of the pan to unstick any rice. 2. To become freed from a stuck condition. Labels: intransitive Example: Starting to panic, I stepped back and put my foot right through the door. Outside, Nelson laughed. The door unstuck. I hopped on one leg as it swung outward, carrying my boot. 3. To leave the ground during takeoff. Labels: intransitive
Word: unstuck Part of Speech: verb 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 stuck English unstuck From un- + stuck. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈstʌk/, /ʊnˈstʊk/ 1. simple past and past participle of unstick Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unstuck Part of Speech: verb 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 stuck English unstuck From un- + stuck. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈstʌk/, /ʊnˈstʊk/ 1. To unstick; to get something unstuck Labels: nonstandard, transitive Example: My car is stuck in the snow. How do I unstuck it?
Word: unpeeling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unpeel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unpeeling Part of Speech: adj 1. That does not peel off. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] Charlie had felt she was seeing life, tasting passion, recreating the glory of Simonetta Vespucci and a hundred others, models whose bodies were immortalised in eternal talent and unpeeling paint.
Word: unpeel Part of Speech: verb 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 peel English unpeel From un- + peel. 1. To remove the peel from something; to peel. Labels: transitive Example: She is having trouble unpeeling an orange. Example: Or he might be chatting amiably with a stroke victim or a potted plant. He might be unpeeling the invisible piece of fruit that occupied his attention hour after hour. He might be sleeping. 2. To unwind something. Labels: transitive
Word: unvaccinated 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 vaccinated English unvaccinated From un- + vaccinated. 1. Not vaccinated. Labels: not-comparable Example: Several counties and districts of Zhangjiakou city in northern China, which will host some of the Games, are urging residents to get vaccinated, saying it is a "necessary contribution" that they should make for the international event. As part of the city's vaccination campaign, more than 1,800 unvaccinated visitors were dissuaded from entering a park in the Xuanhua district earlier this month and guided to nearby inoculation sites, according to a social media post by the district-level authorities. Example: Which brings me to the difficult choice we face on coronavirus vaccinations. The conventional wisdom is that there is some argument, yet unmade and perhaps undiscovered, that will change the minds of the roughly 30 percent of American adults who haven’t gotten at least one dose. There probably isn’t. The unvaccinated often hold their views strongly, and many are making considered, cost-benefit calculations, given how they weigh the risks of the virus, and the information sources they trust to inform them of those risks.
Word: faecal Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of fecal. Labels: Commonwealth, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: filmstar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of film star. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: film star Part of Speech: noun 1. A movie star. Labels: UK
Word: first time Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fɜːst taɪm/, /fɜɹst taɪm/ 1. An individual's first instance of sexual intercourse. Labels: euphemistic Example: Do you remember your first time? 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see first, time. Example: I'm flying to Castile next week. It'll be the first time I’ve been there. Example: Just a minute or so before we left — it must have been about 1:30 p.m. — Assistant Press Secretary Malcolm Kilduff came into the room and addressed me as "Mr. President." This was the first time anyone had called me that and I must have looked startled; I certainly felt strange.
Word: first time Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fɜːst taɪm/, /fɜɹst taɪm/ 1. To try for the first time. Labels: transitive Example: I'm first timing this game. Example: Looking forward to first time this champion in my ranked games.
Word: movie star Part of Speech: noun 1. A leading actor in a movie, especially one perceived as a celebrity.
Word: moviemaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English movie Proto-West Germanic *mak Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *makōn? Old English macian Middle English maken Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English maker English maker English moviemaker From movie + maker. 1. A person who makes movies as a profession; a cinematographer. Example: Part of why Mr. Dick’s work appeals so much to moviemakers is his pulpish sensibility. Example: The outrage that greeted The Silence—howls of bishops, scissorings of censors, even feces-smeared toilet paper sent to the director—denoted public horror at a morally serious moviemaker surrendering (it seemed) […]
Word: injectable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English inject 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 injectable From inject + -able. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛktəbəl/ 1. Capable of being (or designed to be) injected. Labels: not-comparable
Word: injectable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English inject 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 injectable From inject + -able. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛktəbəl/ 1. A liquid, such as a medicine or a Botox solution, which is injected using a needle and syringe. Example: Complex high-cost drug therapy, such as injectables and infusions, are close to a $70 billion sector.
Word: microchannel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + channel. 1. A television channel targeted at a small but specific audience 2. A narrow cylinder of semiconductor that amplifies the flow of electrons Example: microchannel heat sink
Word: Iida Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 飯田 (Īda). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: tramp stamp Part of Speech: noun 1. A tattoo on a woman's lower back, stereotypically said to label her as promiscuous. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: That's a text book definition of low-rent hoochie mama if I ever saw it. Guarantee you she's got her tramp stamp across her hips. Example: 2006 May 31, “SyVyN11” (author), “Re: Rihanna's tiny Oz tattoo”, alt.gossip.celebrities and alt.showbiz.gossip, Usenet I was hoping for a tramp stamp! 2. A hickey on a woman. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: run someone ragged Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From run + ragged (“exhausted, tired, run down”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌn ˌsʌmwʌn ˈɹæɡɪd/, /ˈɹʌn ˌsʌmwʌn ˈɹæɡəd/ 1. To exhaust; to demand excessive effort or work from somebody. Labels: idiomatic Example: They’ve been running him ragged trying to keep up with the demand for new features. Example: A little man by modern-day goon-basketball standards, the five-foot ten-inch speedster [Ralph Beard] handles bigger opponents by running them ragged.
Word: moviemakers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moviemaker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unpeels Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unpeel Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: misjudges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of misjudge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rex-pats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rex-pat (repeat expatriates) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underfeeds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of underfeed Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: underuses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of underuse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dusty miller Part of Speech: noun 1. A formulaic phrase for a miller, related to the dust generated in the milling process. Labels: idiomatic Example: Hey, the dusty miller, / And his dusty coat! / He will win a shilling, / Ere he spend a groat. / Dusty was the coat, / Dusty was the colour; / Dusty was the kiss, / That I gat frae the miller. Example: The stereotypical image of the "dusty miller", as depicted in popular legend and some traditional literature, is a barrier, and milling is seen by younger people as low-status. There is an urgent need to change this perception through measures such as changing the designation to something like "grain and feed processing technician" and improving training provision and prospects." 2. Any of several species of plants with leaves of a dusty appearance: Centaurea cineraria, Jacobaea maritima, Artemisia stelleriana, Spyridium parvifolium, and Silene coronaria, syn. Lychnis coronaria.
Word: underusing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of underuse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hydrogen bombs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hydrogen bomb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hypermarkets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypermarket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperspheres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypersphere Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hyperon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hypogea Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypogeum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hydrons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hydron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unbolt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + bolt. 1. To unlock by undoing the bolts of. Labels: transitive Example: Then, sweet my lord, I’ll call mine uncle down; He shall unbolt the gates. Example: Diesel engines roar, trailer trucks rumble over the streets and an air wrench screams as a worker at the tire repair shop on the corner unbolts a wheel from a sanitation truck.
Word: hydroscopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hydroscope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sordino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Italian sordo Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Italian -ino Italian sordinobor. English sordino Borrowed from Italian sordino. 1. Synonym of sordine.
Word: unbolts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unbolt Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unbolting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unbolt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unbolted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unbolt Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unbolted Part of Speech: adj 1. Not fastened with a bolt. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] it seems not more reasonable to leave the right of printing unrestrained, because writers may afterwards be censured, than it would be to sleep with doors unbolted, because by our laws we can hang a thief. 2. Not sifted. Labels: not-comparable Example: unbolted flour Example: [The slave] toils that another may reap the fruit; he is industrious that another may live in idleness; he eats unbolted meal that another may eat the bread of fine flour; he labors in chains at home, under a burning sun and biting lash, that another may ride in ease and splendor abroad […] 3. Coarse, uncultured, vulgar. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable, obsolete Example: My lord, if you’ll give me leave, I will tread this unbolted villain into mortar and daub the walls of a jakes with him.
Word: polarities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polarity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hysterologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hysterology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hysteroscopies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hysteroscopy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hiatuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hiatus Labels: form-of, plural Example: That many pretended cognoscenti in music are totally ignorant of such natural principles, I am convinced; for I have heard a lady play gracefully a lesson of Clementi's, who knew nothing about it, but how a man, of an investigating mind, can see the black keys of a harpsichord, and observe the two hiatuses in the rows of every octave, and not ask himself why, is to me unaccountable. Example: Hiatuses or gaps in the Elohim document form an argument against its existence, in the hands of critics like Keil; but the instances of them are fewer than he supposes.
Word: acidities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acidity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rounded vowel Part of Speech: noun 1. A vowel that is pronounced with the lips drawn together and forming a circular opening.
Word: hot tubs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hot tub Labels: form-of, plural
Word: horror movies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of horror movie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: houses of cards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of house of cards Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hoyas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hoya Labels: form-of, plural
Word: houseguests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of houseguest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: housemaids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of housemaid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: housemaids Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of housemaid Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: housemaiding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of housemaid Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: housemaided Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of housemaid Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hot Jupiters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hot Jupiter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hotpresses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hotpress Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hotpressing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hotpress Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rounded vowels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rounded vowel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chinas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of china Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sequels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sequel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prequels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prequel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sordine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian sordina. 1. A mute for musical instruments.
Word: searingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English searing Middle English -ly English -ly English searingly From searing + -ly. 1. In a burning, blistering, hot manner. 2. Harshly; mercilessly. Labels: figuratively Example: a searingly honest appraisal of her career prospects Example: Their deaths were sobering not merely because of the searingly unbearable wrench of losing those two wonderful people, but because it left me exposed as rudderless.
Word: con sordini Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Italian con sordini. 1. With the mutes.
Word: resew Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English sew English resew From re- + sew. 1. Alternative spelling of re-sew. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: senza sordini Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Italian senza sordini. 1. Without the mutes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: casette Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated spelling of cassette.
Word: healthy participant effect Part of Speech: name 1. A skewing of data in randomized medical studies that occurs when healthy participants are less likely to drop out of the study than sicker patients.
Word: Muay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Thai มวย (muay, “boxing”). 1. The sport of Muay Thai. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: ”Muay” is also one of the subjects taught in the temples.
Word: inspissation Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of thickening. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The process by which something is inspissated. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tahri Part of Speech: noun 1. A spiced yellow rice dish in Awadhi cuisine. Labels: uncountable
Word: Unitarian Universalist Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to believers of Unitarian Universalism. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Unitarian Universalist Part of Speech: noun 1. A follower of Unitarian Universalism.
Word: abietes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌæbɪˈeɪtiːz/ 1. plural of abies Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sinophobia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Sinophobia. Labels: alt-of
Word: whiskey tango foxtrot Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From the NATO phonetic alphabet names for the letters W, T, and F. 1. What the fuck; an expression of shock. Labels: euphemistic
Word: confirmatory Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kənˈfɜː.mə.tə.ɹi/, /kənˈfɜː.mə.tɹi/, /kənˈfɝ.məˌtoɹ.i/, /kənˈføː.mə.tə.ɹi/, /kənˈføː.mə.tɹi/ 1. Serving to confirm something. Example: I replied, as I usually did whenever I had a chance, that nobody had ever loved anybody else as I loved Dora. Traddles came to my assistance with a confirmatory murmur. Example: "Do you come to me, Master-at-arms, with so foggy a tale? As to Budd, cite me an act or spoken word of his confirmatory of what you in general charge against him. […]"
Word: congé Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French congé, from Latin commeātus (“a leave; permission for a leave”). As an architectural term, a French calque of ἀποφυγή (apophugḗ, “a leave, an escape; an architectural feature”). 1. Alternative form of congee: a leavetaking, a farewell, in various senses; a bow, a curtsey, or similar gestures whether or not used for taking leave. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic Example: He took off his hat with much ceremony, made a low congé, and was just walking off, when Mick, my cousin, came up, whose ear had likewise been caught by the scream. 2. Synonym of apophyge or cavetto, supports at the top or bottom of pillars, particularly rings or ferrils in the extremities of wooden pillars, added to provide support and prevent splintering, their imitation in stone, or a molding in the form of a quarter round.
Word: congé Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French congé, from Latin commeātus (“a leave; permission for a leave”). As an architectural term, a French calque of ἀποφυγή (apophugḗ, “a leave, an escape; an architectural feature”). 1. Alternative form of congee: to take leave, to bid farewell, in various senses; to bow, curtsey, etc. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic
Word: saraphan Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of sarafan. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: fetoscopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fetoscope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foetoscopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of foetoscope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: austringer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ostreger, ostringer, borrowed from Old French ostruchier, austruchier. 1. A keeper of goshawks. Labels: obsolete Example: Ye shall vnderstonde that thay be calde Ostregeris that kepe Goshawkys or Tercellis, and tho that kepe Sperhawkys and muskettys ben called Speruiteris, and keperis of all other hawkys ben callidde Faukeneris. 2. A falconer who uses accipiters for hunting. Example: Just as in modern shooting you must never offer criticism to the man in command, so in hawking it was important that no outside advice should be allowed to disturb the judgment of the austringer.
Word: after-dinner speech Part of Speech: noun 1. A public address event that is traditionally spoken after a dinner, and meant to take an important topic and make greater sense of it through the use of humor that is relevant to the idea presented.
Word: varvel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French vervelle (“falcon's leg fetter”), from Vulgar Latin derivation of Latin vertibulum (“joint”). 1. A metal ring bearing the owner's name or coat of arms, attached to a hawk's jesses. Used for identifying birds. Example: 1894 — James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, s.v. Falcon. To the jesses, it is said, are attached the varvels, sometimes written vervels, or rings.
Word: varvels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of varvel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clonotype Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clono- + -type. 1. A herbarium specimen made from plants vegetatively propagated from (and thus clones of) the same plant from which a type specimen was made 2. The phenotype of a clone of a cell
Word: clonotype Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From clono- + -type. 1. To classify such phenotypes
Word: cost avoidance Part of Speech: noun 1. An expense one has avoided incurring. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ressaldar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindustani contraction रिसालदार (risāldār) / رسالدار (risāldār), from रिसालादार (risālādār) / رسالہ دار (risāla-dār), from Persian رسالهدار (resâle-dâr), from Arabic رِسَالَة (risāla) + Persian agent suffix دار (dâr). 1. The native captain of an Indian cavalry regiment. Example: Then up and spoke Mohammed Khan, the son of the Ressaldar: "If ye know the track of the morning-mist, ye know where his pickets are. […]
Word: remint Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Latin mentabor. Proto-West Germanic *mintā Old English minte Middle English mynte English mint English remint From re- + mint. 1. To mint (create money) again or repeatedly. Labels: transitive
Word: Bel and the Dragon Part of Speech: name 1. A deuterocanonical, apocryphal book of the Bible.
Word: remiped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: French rémipède from Latin rēmi (“oar”) + ped(em) (“foot”). 1. Having oar-like feet.
Word: remiped Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French rémipède from Latin rēmi (“oar”) + ped(em) (“foot”). 1. Any small arthropod (usually crustacean or aquatic) with oar-shaped feet.
Word: deuterocanonical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From deutero- + canonical. 1. Being of the second canon of the Old Testament of the Bible, and not accepted by some Christians. Part of the Apocrypha. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of, within, or according to a decidedly lesser canon of installments in a franchise. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Bel & Dr. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Bel and the Dragon. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: campylobacteriosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English campylobacterium Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English campylobacteriosis From campylobacterium + -osis. 1. An infection by the bacteria campylobacter. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: metropoli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metropolis Labels: form-of, plural Example: The three metropoli of Japan represented by beautiful women. On the left, the Plum of Naniwa for Osaka; in the center, the Moon of Musashi for Edo; and on the right, the Cherry of Kokono for Kyoto. Example: […]; the great difficulties and high costs involved in introducing reliable sample studies of Jews, particularly because of their heavy concentration in the three metropoli — New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, which together account for about 40 percent of the total Jewish population in the United States.
Word: oceanic trench Part of Speech: noun 1. A hemispheric-scale long but narrow topographic depression of the seabed.
Word: arista Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin arista. Doublet of arête. Pronunciation: /əˈɹɪstə/ 1. One of the fibrils found on grains or fishes. Example: A very distinct species. Habit of Brachystephium scapigerum D. C.: but that ought to have no aristae to the achenium: here the awns are very stout in proportion to the size of the capitulum. 2. A bristle on the third segment of a fly's antenna. Example: The eyes of the male are separated by a distance equal to one-fourth of the diameter of the head, in the female by one-third. The frontal stripe is black, the cheeks and margins of the orbits silvery-white. The antennæ are black, the arista feathered on the upper side only.
Word: banalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of banalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: banalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of banalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: banalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of banalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: automatizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of automatize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: automatizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of automatize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: automatized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of automatize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deadly sins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deadly sin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blak Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Coined by visual artist Destiny Deacon in 1991 as an alteration of black. 1. Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander). Labels: Australia Example: blak identity Example: Every now and then a troll calls me white. It’s a violent colonial tactic: call me white if I identify as blak, call me blak if I wanted to identify as white. […] I am not quite white, not quite blak enough. I wish I was blakker on the outside; as blak on the outside as I feel on the inside.
Word: blak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by visual artist Destiny Deacon in 1991 as an alteration of black. 1. An Indigenous Australian. Labels: Australia, offensive, often Example: Coordinate term: wadjela (a White person, Australian of European descent) Example: The right-wing media, and even some of the more centrist media, draws an artificial line between the bush and the city, the urban blaks and the people from the bush. The division is often coded to skin colour, urban is shorthand for ‘not black enough’ and bush is shorthand for ‘real Aboriginal’.
Word: immeadiately Part of Speech: adv 1. Misspelling of immediately. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: fight a losing battle Part of Speech: verb 1. To continue to wage war when it is clear that one is not going to win. Labels: literally 2. To attempt a task or other endeavor in which there is no chance that it will succeed. Labels: figuratively, idiomatic Example: The bus was oppressively warm and the air-conditioning was fighting a losing battle with the heat.
Word: pujas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of puja Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pandal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil பந்தல் (pantal) / பந்தர் (pantar). Pronunciation: /ˈpændəl/ 1. a large temporary structure erected during various Hindu and Buddhist religious festivals Labels: India, Myanmar, South-Asia
Word: crabstick Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of crab stick. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Mexica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish mexica, from Classical Nahuatl mēxihcah, absolutive plural form of mēxihcatl (“Mexica, Aztec”). Pronunciation: /məˈʃikə/ 1. A member of an indigenous people of the Americas
Word: Mexica Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Spanish mexica, from Classical Nahuatl mēxihcah, absolutive plural form of mēxihcatl (“Mexica, Aztec”). Pronunciation: /məˈʃikə/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Mexica.
Word: spare the rod and spoil the child Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Commonly claimed to have come from the King James Version of the Bible, Book of Proverbs, 13:24: “He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.” Due to the associated “spoil" concept which is not in the Bible, it more likely came from a 17th-century poem by Samuel Butler called Hudibras. In the poem, a love affair is likened to a child, and spanking is mockingly commended as a way to make the love grow stronger. The actual verse reads: : What medicine else can cure the fits Of lovers when they lose their wits? Love is a boy by poets styled Then spare the rod and spoil the child. 1. If one does not discipline a child, they will never learn obedience and good manners.
Word: good manners Part of Speech: noun 1. The treatment of other people with courtesy and politeness, and showing correct public behaviour. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: In most countries, it is considered good manners to offer your seat to an elderly person on crowded public transport.
Word: bad manners Part of Speech: noun 1. The treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way, or incorrect behaviour in public. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: In some cultures, it is considered to be bad manners to talk with your mouth full. Example: We walked out into the sunlight and rode from the church to Rose Hills Memorial Park. My mother was buried in the family plot, alongside my father, my brothers Arthur and Harold, her mother and father, and her sister Elizabeth, who died of cancer. Only one reporter had the bad manners to stick a microphone in my face and ask how I felt. I just walked past him.
Word: glottogenetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From glotto- + genetic. Pronunciation: /ˌɡlɑt.oʊ.d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/, /ˌɡlɒt.əʊ.dʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to the origin of speech. Labels: not-comparable Example: The two layers of speech are also called — if one looks at speech from a glottogenetic point of view — 'impositions'. Example: Even though evolutionary continuity implies the existence of an interface between the archaeolinguistic and glottogenetic stages, this interface has to be very differently structured from the ones between the other stages.
Word: s' Part of Speech: contraction 1. Clitic form of it's. Labels: clitic, colloquial, contraction, form-of Example: He touched her shoulder and she lifted herself on her elbows, head tipped up to peer at him, the eyes black-shadowed emptiness. “S’you,” she gasped. “Killed . . . guard[…]” Example: “Who’d yer reckon’ll skipper, Loll?” “I dunno. S’hard to say—”
Word: s' Part of Speech: intj 1. Clitic form of so. Labels: clitic, colloquial, form-of Example: William chewed and swallowed. “S’what about the Council?” “What about them?” “Aren’t they going to do anything?” Example: “S’what about the baby?” he asked, thrusting his chin out. / So he did remember. Scott was beginning to wonder. “A little girl,” he said. He added bluntly, “She lived only a few minutes.”
Word: s' Part of Speech: conj 1. Clitic form of so. Labels: clitic, colloquial, form-of Example: Down there you also had a lot of / Intermarriage and half-breeding / S’you don’t know who’s who Example: “[…] Ben Corvet give me all money I want or I talk!” “Talk?” “S’you know it! I ain’t goin’ . . . .” He choked and fell back.
Word: s' Part of Speech: verb 1. Clitic form of is. Labels: clitic, colloquial, form-of Example: “Hallo! Jupe—s’this you?” he exclaimed—“shew! crying? shew! what’s e’matter, Jupe?” Example: Shirley] […] S’that him there? She points at the paper. Tracey] Naw, that’s Dwane . . .
Word: s' Part of Speech: verb 1. Clitic form of see; used in s'you later. Labels: clitic, colloquial, form-of, rare
Word: s' Part of Speech: det 1. Clitic form of this. Labels: clitic, colloquial, form-of, rare Example: I erd on the radio s'mornin Britain as the safest beef in the worl' Example: >> clever lot us cornish! > >aye. surprised i was first to get it. it was already 45mins old by the >time i read it. must be the sun frying brains s'morning...
Word: Baagandji Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈbaːɡəndʒiː/ 1. A Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal suffixing language spoken on the Darling River.
Word: judiciaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of judiciary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bullen Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Rindfleisch Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Rindfleisch. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Hühner Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from German.
Word: obtention Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of obtaining. Labels: rare, uncountable, usually
Word: marmelade Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of marmalade. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: figurante Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French figurante. 1. A female figurant, especially a ballet dancer. Labels: dated Example: Gradually the hedges and fields give way before long rows of houses; and a few single domiciles, with plats of turf cut into patterns, and bunches of daisies dusty and dry as if just dropped from the wreath of a figurante, are what the orientals call so pleasant and rural, so convenient for stages and Sunday.
Word: figurate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English figure Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English figurate From figure + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Forming a figure. Labels: not-comparable Example: 1880, Alex. Napier, translator, A Handbook of Physical Diagnosis, translation of, 1877, Paul Guttmann, [unknown title], third German edition; New York: William Wood & Company, page 296, Normal urine is perfectly clear, containing neither crystalline nor any other organic figurate element, except possibly now and then traces of mucus. Example: Because large figurate lesions (cyclic, annular, or serpiginous) may exist[…] 2. Florid. Labels: not-comparable
Word: figurate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English figure Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English figurate From figure + -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To shape; to give a figure.
Word: bass viol Part of Speech: noun 1. A fretted, bowed, stringed musical instrument from the viola da gamba family. It occupies the bass range and is the lowest instrument in the family. Similar to (but smaller than) a cello. Example: My piano teacher also plays the bass viol.
Word: eyewear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der. Proto-Germanic *augô Proto-West Germanic *augā Old English ēage Middle English eye English eye Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English eyewear From eye + -wear. 1. A vision aid or similar device worn over the eyes, such as eyeglasses, contact lenses, or protective goggles. Labels: uncountable Example: American manufacturers are now describing spectacles as "eyewear". Example: Use of safety eyewear by Jones saved his sight when he was holding a chisel, another employe lifted up a hammer to hit the chisel and accidentally struck Jones in the nose and safety glasses.
Word: Ho Chi Minh Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /həʊ tʃiː mɪn/ 1. Alternative form of Ho Chi Minh City. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Rembrandtesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Rembrandt French -esquebor. English -esque English Rembrandtesque From Rembrandt + -esque. 1. Resembling the effects and/or techniques of the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn (1609-69), especially in chiaroscuro. Example: He turned upon the cool shadows within, and amidst spots and blurs of colour regarded the giant child amidst that Rembrandtesque gloom […] Example: A closer look might suggest classical influences: a Rembrandtesque play of light here, a Whistler-like arrangement of softly textural planes there, […]
Word: remould Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English mould English remould From re- + mould. 1. To mould or shape again. Labels: UK 2. To reshape or redesign. Labels: UK Example: He could not change that which has remoulded itself to resist change.
Word: remanet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin remanet (“it remains, it is left”). 1. A bill that has been postponed or deferred to another session. Labels: UK
Word: drunk dial Part of Speech: verb 1. To make a telephone call in an inebriated state against better judgement, typically to a close or former friend. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: My ex keeps harassing me, drunk dialing every other night.
Word: Gymnopaedia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek γυμνοπαιδίαι (gumnopaidíai), a plural form whose singular is from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”) + παιδεία (paideía, “youth”). 1. An annual celebration in ancient Sparta, during which naked young men displayed their athletic and martial skills through dancing.
Word: left-handed compliment Part of Speech: noun 1. A complimentary remark which is ambiguous or ineptly worded, so that it may be interpreted as having an unflattering or dismissive sense. Labels: idiomatic Example: "We have sat through the whole of dinner and not once mentioned politics." "You made us forget them," Tallente murmured. "A left-handed compliment," Jane laughed. Example: In a somewhat left-handed compliment, UN Secretary-General U Thant described Russia's new bosses as "competent and unpretentious."
Word: drop backs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drop back Labels: form-of, plural
Word: -ne Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Clipping of acne. Pronunciation: /ni/ 1. Designating acne located on a particular part of the body. Labels: informal, morpheme Example: back + -ne → bacne/backne Example: boob + -ne → boobne
Word: drop-back Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by a player in the backfield of dropping back from the line of scrimmage after the hike of the ball. Example: With his ankle injury his drop-back is not pretty.
Word: drop-backs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drop-back Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dropback Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of drop-back. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: eyeshade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eye + shade. 1. A type of headgear for shielding the eyes from glaring light, usually consisting of a visor and a headband, more popular among indoor workers in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries than today. Labels: countable Example: He felt secure and encouraged, had visions of a BEM and made the first payment on a Morris Minor. He also bought a green eye-shade which he had long coveted and which helped him to impose his personality on the picture desk. 2. A cosmetic product which may be applied to the upper eyelid and to the area near the eye to change skin coloration. Labels: uncountable Example: 2007, "Makeup Techniques", www.cosmeticsskincare.org, retrieved 15 Oct 2007, There are many colors of eyeshade to choose from and many different brands that will help your eyes look brilliant.
Word: Titanids Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. plural of Titanid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cant. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Canticles. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of Canticle of Canticles. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of Cantonese. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Canticle of Canticles Part of Speech: name Etymology: A calque of Latin Canticum Canticorum (“Song of Songs”). 1. Synonym of Song of Songs, a canonical book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.
Word: Song of Songs Part of Speech: name Etymology: A calque of Latin Canticum Canticorum (“Song of Songs”), variant of earlier Canticle of Canticles. 1. The twenty-second book of the Christian Old Testament and the seventeenth book of the Hebrew Bible.
Word: in effigy Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. With a symbol, usually an effigy, substituted for a real person or thing. Labels: idiomatic Example: to burn in effigy Example: The politician was hanged in effigy by the crowd.
Word: clivia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any plant of the genus Clivia, native to southern Africa.
Word: silyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sil- + -yl. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪlɪl/ 1. The radical SiH₃ derived from silane 2. Any similar radical in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by organic groups
Word: silyls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of silyl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Thurston Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈθɜːs.tən/, /ˈθɝs.tən/ 1. A surname derived from the Old Norse given name Þorsteinn, brought to England by Vikings. 2. A male given name from the Germanic languages, occasional transferred use of the surname. 3. A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9165). 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Torquil Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Torcall, from Old Norse Þorkell, from older Þorketill, from Þórr (“Thor”) + ketill (“(sacrificial) cauldron”). 1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic. Labels: Scotland, regional
Word: fuggo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fugly + -o (“diminutive suffix”). 1. An ugly person. Labels: rare, slang, vulgar
Word: Chalchese Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Chalcese. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Tue Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Tuesday. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Tue Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicisation of Old English Tiw from analogy with English Tuesday. 1. Alternative form of Tiu (the god Tyr). Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare Example: One feels that here the old pagan gods have come into their own again, the ones we acknowledge every day of the week without thinking — Tue, Woden, Thor and Freia; and certainly nature herself has reclaimed what was once a site cleared of vegetation. Example: I remember this all took place on a Tuesday; the day of the great god 'Tue'. Honestly, that's who it's named after. If you don't believe me, go look it up. I have no idea what it was that Tue did exactly, but I'd say he or she was pretty lucky […]
Word: Tue Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Kankanaey Tue. Pronunciation: /ˈtuə(h)/ 1. A barangay of Tadian, Mountain Province, Philippines.
Word: Toril Part of Speech: name 1. A district of Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines. Example: Meronyms: Alambre, Atan-Awe, Bangkas Heights, Baracatan, Bato, Bayabas, Binugao, Camansi, Catigan, Crossing Bayabas, Daliao, Daliaon Plantation, Eden, Kilate, Lizada, Lubogan, Marapangi, Mulig, Sibulan, Sirawan, Tagluno, Tagurano, Tibuloy, Toril Poblacion, Tungkalan — barangays of Toril
Word: yakalo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of yak + buffalo. Pronunciation: /ˈjækəloʊ/ 1. A hybrid cross of a yak (Bos grunniens) and an American bison (Bison bison). Example: “Yakalos” breed true to type, are sturdy and able to forage for themselves, he said. Example: The meat of yakalos is said to be almost identical with beef aside from being finer-grained.