nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: incitant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin incitans. 1. That which incites; an inciting agent or cause; a stimulant. Example: The leaves and seeds ought to be classed with the incitants, for they evidently are powerful and diffusible stimulants.
Word: cosegregation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From co- + segregation. 1. The transmission of two or more linked genes on a chromosome to the same daughter cell leading to the inheritance by the offspring of these genes together. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: vexe Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of vex. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: In that tyme Herode the kynge layed hondes on certayne of the congregaciõ to vexe them. Example: Thy dart, or sling, / Or strong bow-string, / That should vs wring, / And vnderbring, / Who every way, / Thee vexe and pay, / And beare the sway / By nigh
Word: rotons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paradons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paradon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orbitons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orbiton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: limons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of limon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: danseuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of danseuse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fusils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fusil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coran Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of currant. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: admirant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Anglo-Norman and Old French amirant etc. under influence of variants with ad-, Latin admirans (“admiring”), or Spanish almirante (“admiral”), from Medieval Latin amiralis, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”). Compare also Medieval Latin admirandus and Anglo-Norman admirand. 1. Obsolete form of admiral. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: journeyings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of journeying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conventionalities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conventionality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tusser Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tussar. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: tussers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tusser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dissimule Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English dissimulen, from Middle French dissimuler, from Latin dissimulō. Doublet of dissimulate, dissemble, and dissimilate. 1. Obsolete form of dissemble. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Howbeit, he bare it out a pretie while: notwithstanding that after he was come downe so farre as to Misenum, he pretermitted nothing of his ordinary and daily manner, no not so much as his feasting and other pleasures: partly upon an intemperate humour of his owne, and in part to dissimule and palliate his weaknesse. Example: As if to cure a Leprosie, a man should bathe himself with the warme blood of a murthered Child: So in the Church, some errors may be dissimuled with lesse inconvenience, then can be discover'd.
Word: non-derivable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + derivable. 1. Not derivable; uncapable of being derived. Labels: not-comparable Example: Here, then, is an example of an arithmetical statement that may be true, but may be non-derivable from the axioms of arithmetic.
Word: Lewi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Polish Lewi, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (Leví), of uncertain origin. Doublet of Levi. 1. A surname from Polish.
Word: focalise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of focalize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: focalises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of focalise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sacrifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sacrify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: MTSO Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /mɛtsəʊ/, /mɛtsoʊ/ 1. Acronym of Mobile Telephone Switching Office. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: maximality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From maximal + -ity. 1. The quality or state of being maximal. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: non-redundant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + redundant. 1. Not redundant; not superfluous. Labels: not-comparable
Word: public sector Part of Speech: noun Etymology: public + sector 1. Any government and all entities that are controlled or funded by it. Example: It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. […] It is the starving of the public sector which has been pivotal in America no longer being the land of opportunity – with a child's life prospects more dependent on the income and education of its parents than in other advanced countries. Example: Worth said: "We have distribution companies wanting to decarbonise. We have freight hauliers wanting to invest in electric locomotives. All we need to make that happen is the public sector's contribution. […]"
Word: public sector Part of Speech: adj Etymology: public + sector 1. Of or relating to a public sector. Labels: not-comparable
Word: non-redundancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + redundancy. 1. The quality or state of being non-redundant. Labels: uncountable
Word: blastomas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blastoma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blastomata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blastoma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piaffe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French. 1. A calm, composed, elevated trot in place.
Word: piaffe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French. 1. To strut pretentiously, to parade about. Labels: archaic, rare Example: Which loue you must know was ingendered in the sweet soile of Fraunce, where I piaffed like a bon companion, with a steele at my girdle, till the Friars (a canker of the curssed Covent) fell to drawing of naked knives, and kild indeed the good kind Henrie of Fraunce, the more was the pittie. 2. To trot a horse with a high, slow, step, lifting the feet but without moving forward significantly. Example: To piaffe in backing is rather too much to be expected in the hurry which [etc.]. 3. To ride a horse in this way. Example: Accordingly he piaffed away in high spirits and confidence to the head of Fergus's regiment, although understanding not a word of Gaelic, and very little English.
Word: piaffes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piaffe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piaffes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of piaffe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sweet-and-sour sauce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Chinese 甜酸醬 /甜酸酱 (tiánsuānjiàng, literally “sweet sour sauce”). 1. A sticky sauce used in Chinese cuisine that tastes both sugary and tart. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: finikin Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle Dutch fijnkens (“exactly; precisely”), from fijn (“fine”). 1. Excessively dainty or fastidious. Labels: dated Example: Have a great regard for the cleanliness of your hands, but do not be finikin about it. Example: The bearded creatures are quite as eager for praise, quite as finikin over their toilettes, quite as proud of their personal advantages, quite as conscious of their powers of fascination, as any coquette in the world.
Word: finikin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle Dutch fijnkens (“exactly; precisely”), from fijn (“fine”). 1. Alternative form of finnikin Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tortillé Part of Speech: adj 1. Nowed; twisted; wreathed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: all fingers and thumbs Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a person, clumsy or awkward. Labels: UK, idiomatic, informal, not-comparable Example: He tried to tie his shoelace but was all fingers and thumbs due to his nervousness.
Word: thumb-sketch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thumb + sketch. 1. A crude representation, as if drawn with the thumb
Word: beaten track Part of Speech: noun 1. A well-populated area or well-trodden path; any busy area. Labels: figuratively, singular, singular-only Example: on the beaten track Example: The isolated cottage was well off the beaten track.
Word: Swadesh lists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Swadesh list Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lose track Part of Speech: verb 1. To forget one's train of thought or temporarily misplace an item or its place in a sequence. Labels: idiomatic Example: With all that had happened, she had lost track of the time.
Word: track-mounted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From track + mounted. 1. Mounted on tracks; said, for example, of a tank, crane, or other self-propelled heavy vehicle. Labels: not-comparable Example: Due to the boggy conditions, they used a track-mounted excavator.
Word: oscillons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oscillon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sweet-and-sour sauces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sweet-and-sour sauce Labels: form-of, plural
Word: loses track Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lose track Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: losing track Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lose track Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lost track Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of lose track Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Church Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A specific church (Christian religious denomination), such as the Church of England or the Catholic Church. Example: Priest: Look, matey, this is a church, not a dealing room. I am not interested in your creepy theories about enterprise and initiative. This place is founded on ideas a bit more permanent than the Dow Jones Index... The Church will be here long after your little brat has grown up, ripped a few people off and died unloved in his Spanish retirement villa. Mother: Portuguese, actually, and there's no need to be so beastly. Priest: Well, I'm sorry, but people like you really piss me off. Example: John was a convert to the Church who left his home in England and traveled to the Salt Lake Valley as part of a handcart company. 3. Christianity conceptualized as a single church, irrespective of its various denominations; Christendom. Example: the Son in Heaven and the Church on Earth 4. A village in Hyndburn borough, near Accrington, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7429). 5. An unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.
Word: metrons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hydrations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hydration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pompions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pompion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unintimidating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + intimidating. 1. Not intimidating; not making one fearful. Example: I was impressed with how unintimidating Barnard's weight-loss plan is. Example: Robertson, born and raised in Alabama, is unassuming and generally unintimidating.
Word: rivalise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From rival + -ise. 1. Alternative form of rivalize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rivalises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rivalise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: manipulated variable Part of Speech: noun 1. The variable in a scientific experiment that is changed.
Word: half marathons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of half marathon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Otomi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Classical Nahuatl otomitl Classical Nahuatl otomihbor. Spanish otomíbor. English Otomi Borrowed from Spanish otomí, from Classical Nahuatl otomih, plural of otomitl. Pronunciation: /ˌoʊtəˈmiː/ 1. A person belonging to the indigenous Otomi ethnic group of central Mexico. Example: the eſpies of Tlaxcallan ſayde, that none had fought with them but certayne outlawes and knaues called Otomies, who lyued as vagaboundes without a Lorde or other ruler Example: Thoſe in New Spaine, which they call Ottomies, were of this ſort, beeing commonly poore Indians, inhabiting a rough and barren Land, and yet they are in good numbers, and liue together with ſome order, and ſuch as doe know them, find them no leſſe apt and capeable of matters of Chriſtian Religion, then others which are held to be more rich and better gouerned.
Word: Otomi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Classical Nahuatl otomitl Classical Nahuatl otomihbor. Spanish otomíbor. English Otomi Borrowed from Spanish otomí, from Classical Nahuatl otomih, plural of otomitl. Pronunciation: /ˌoʊtəˈmiː/ 1. An Oto-Manguean language and one of the indigenous languages of Mexico, spoken by around 240,000 indigenous Otomi people in the central altiplano region of Mexico.
Word: OLE Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /oˈlɛj/ 1. Initialism of Object Linking and Embedding. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Overhead line equipment. Labels: UK, uncountable Example: The problem started with damage to overhead line equipment (OLE - the railway's electrification system), which halted a Great Western Railway service.
Word: pensionary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pension + -ary. 1. one who receives a pension; a pensioner 2. A leading functionary and legal adviser of the principal town corporations in the Netherlands. Labels: historical
Word: pensionary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pension + -ary. 1. maintained by a pension; receiving a pension Labels: not-comparable Example: pensionary spies 2. pertaining to a pension Labels: not-comparable Example: a pensionary provision for maintenance
Word: pensionaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pensionary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: -cardia Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ (kărdĭ́ā, “heart”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming abstract nouns), equivalent to cardia + -ia. 1. Forms nouns relating to a heart condition. Labels: morpheme
Word: gâches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gâche Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reprehender Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From reprehend + -er. 1. One who reprehends.
Word: prostheticists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prostheticist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prostheticist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prosthetic + -ist. By surface analysis, prosth- + -etic + -ist. 1. Alternative form of prosthetist. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Retinoblastoma surgery almost always results in a case for the prostheticist to create a substitute for the destroyed orbital contents […] Example: Her neighbour in the darkest of the upstairs rooms is a dental prostheticist […]
Word: -pode Part of Speech: suffix 1. Alternative form of -pod. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme 2. Alternative form of -podium. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: prosthetist Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who makes or fits prosthetic devices. Example: She's a licensed prosthetist, meaning, she fits prosthetic limbs to people after an amputation.
Word: prosthetists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prosthetist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: datafile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From data + file. 1. A computer file that stores data for use by an application or system.
Word: circulant Part of Speech: adj 1. Involving circulation. Labels: not-comparable Example: a circulant graph; a circulant matrix
Word: circulant Part of Speech: noun 1. A circulant matrix.
Word: poontangs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poontang Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zorkmid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the computer game Zork (1980). 1. A fictional unit of currency used in various computer games. Example: Yes, the zorkmid is still the official medium of exchange, and this realm supposedly was founded by a relative of Dimwit Flathead III […] Example: Nethack (www.nethack.org), which is not IF but does use the zorkmid as its currency, has a one zorkmid coin. It is simply described as "a gold piece".
Word: narratologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of narratology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tempuras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tempura Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multiplot Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + plot. 1. Of or pertaining to multiple plots (allotments of land). Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to multiple plots (dramatical structures). Labels: not-comparable
Word: glowplug Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of glow plug. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: glowplugs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glowplug Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scrollback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scroll + back. 1. The part of a scrolling display that precedes the current line or section. Labels: uncountable Example: The program can hold as many as 5000 lines of a session in a scrollback buffer. Example: New communications documents are set for a scrollback area of unlimited size […]
Word: zorkmids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zorkmid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unplotted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + plotted. 1. Not plotted. Labels: not-comparable 2. Not given a plot or storyline. Labels: not-comparable 3. Not divided into plots. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unplotted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unplot Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unacidified Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + acidified. 1. Not acidified. Labels: not-comparable
Word: thrillseeking Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From thrill + seeking. 1. Searching for thrilling situations, like a thrill-seeker.
Word: thrillseekers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thrillseeker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antidrinking Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + drinking. 1. Opposed to the drinking of alcohol. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antialcohol 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- Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English antialcohol From anti- + alcohol. 1. Opposed to the drinking of alcohol. 2. Counteracting the effect of alcohol.
Word: cosmicism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cosmic + -ism. 1. The literary philosophy developed by the American writer H. P. Lovecraft, stating that there is no recognizable divine presence, such as God, in the universe, and that humans are particularly insignificant in the larger scheme of intergalactic existence. Labels: uncountable 2. The scientific study of the cosmos. Labels: uncountable
Word: dark art Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of black art. Example: In New York, I learned the dark arts of politics, and spent a lot of time doing that.
Word: dark arts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dark art Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mosk Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of mosque. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: Should the English hoist their flag here, a new factory must be erected; the most eligible situation for which would be where the mosk now stands, or the mosk itself might be converted into one, and another rebuilt elsewhere; but to this the sultan has insuperable objections. In an English fort, to think to have a mosk open to the ingress of a large body of Malays at all times is wholly incompatible with a certain reserve and security required from it. Example: Then I left the mosk and began to promenade the quarters and the streets ...
Word: gullable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gull + -able. 1. Archaic spelling of gullible. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: anadromy Part of Speech: noun 1. The migration of fish, from salt water to fresh water, as adults Labels: uncountable Example: That's the advantage of anadromy (a sea-run life history): The ocean years allow fast growth.
Word: warningly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From warning + -ly. 1. In a warning manner; in such a way as to warn. Example: […] Moby Dick moved on, still withholding from sight the full terrors of his submerged trunk, entirely hiding the wrenched hideousness of his jaw. But soon the fore part of him slowly rose from the water; for an instant his whole marbleized body formed a high arch […] and warningly waving his bannered flukes in the air, the grand god revealed himself, sounded, and went out of sight. Example: The woman put her finger to her lips, warningly.
Word: goudron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French goudron (“tar”). Pronunciation: /ɡuːˈdɹɒn/ 1. Tar, especially boiled tar. Example: The manner of laying down the asphalt is as follows : -A fire is first lighted under the boiler, then the goudron is put in. Example: About 50 kilos of goudron from Romany oil were carefully cracked at about 400 °C., partly with steam an partly without. In the latter case, dark paraffin wax was obtained from the higher fractions, […]
Word: Arkadia Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Arcadia (“region of Ancient Greece”) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fetus in fetu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin fētus in fētū. 1. A fetus growing inside the body of another fetus, either from an unsuccessful twin pregnancy, or as a tumorlike growth.
Word: post-apocalyptic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English apocalyptic English post-apocalyptic From post- + apocalyptic. 1. Occurring after an apocalypse or catastrophic event. Example: Many of us feel the imminence of breakdown so acutely that we cope by entertaining ourselves with various versions of life in a post-apocalyptic bunker, streaming Apple’s Silo or Hulu’s Paradise. 2. Of or pertaining to a fiction genre dealing with the collapse of society. Example: Stephen King is an author of post-apocalyptic fiction.
Word: queazy Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of queasy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: phone numbers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phone number Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quadrillionths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quadrillionth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: galea aponeurotica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin galea aponeurōtica (“aponeurotic helmet”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡæl.i.ə ˌæp.ə.n(j)ʊˈɹɑt.ɪk.ə/ 1. Alternative form of epicranial aponeurosis. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: shuka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Swahili shuka. 1. A sash (decorative length of cloth) worn in parts of Africa. Example: I don't know when the change to un-greased shukas took place, but images of Maasai in the 50s show some wearing loose, ungreased shukas—maybe earlier than that. Even now, some are greased and others not. “Cotton” shukas were worn up until the mid‐90s when the manufacturers switched to a woolly textured synthetic—probably acrylic.
Word: cowriters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cowriter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: refluent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin refluens, present active participle of refluō (“to flow back”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛflu.ənt/ 1. Flowing back. Labels: literary Example: […] let them cast it [my soul] downe Where refluent Oceanus doth crowne His curled head; Example: When the muscles of the heart cease to act, the refluent blood again distends or elongates them;
Word: transpirant Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: obole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French obole. Doublet of obolus, obol, and pul. 1. An obsolete French coin. Labels: historical Example: If a small ship arrives at Billingsgate it will give one obole as thelony [custom]
Word: Lahey Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant spelling of Leahy. 1. A surname from Irish.
Word: outrant Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + rant. 1. To surpass in ranting. Labels: transitive
Word: basant Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bezant. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: basions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of basion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tricheries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trichery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minuteslong Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From minutes + -long. 1. Lasting minutes. Labels: not-comparable Example: The crowd gave him a rousing, minuteslong, standing ovation.
Word: wellborn Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From well + born. 1. Of aristocratic or high-ranking birth Labels: not-comparable Example: Of Scotch descent and wellborn, Thomas Scott had, as a boy, been a page at the French Court[… Example: Morris said Chicago's transit system responds primarily to the needs of "the rich and the wellborn."
Word: unskillfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unskillful + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being unskillful, of lacking skill Labels: uncountable Example: Grammar is perhaps the most comprehensive of all studies; but it is chiefly owing to the unskillfulness of instructors, and to the errors and defects of the systems in use, that it is commonly regarded as the most dry and difficult. 5. " Example: Thirteen years later, a variety of causes, some of which will be unfolded in the course of this narrative, had contributed to irritate the impatience of the nation, while the unskillfulness of the existing minister had disarmed the royal authority.
Word: comprehensivization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From comprehensive + -ization. Pronunciation: /kɒmpɹɪhɛnsɪvaɪˈzeɪʃən/ 1. The act of comprehensivizing. Labels: uncountable
Word: tergiversant Part of Speech: adj 1. That tergiversates.
Word: ex-stepfather Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ex- + stepfather. 1. A previous husband of one's mother during one's lifetime, other than one's father, typically following the divorce or death of the father.
Word: ex-stepmother Part of Speech: noun 1. A previous wife of one's father during one's lifetime, other than one's mother, typically following the divorce or death of the mother.
Word: ex-stepparent Part of Speech: noun 1. An ex-stepfather or ex-stepmother.
Word: terras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of terra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Messine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French messin. By surface analysis, Metz + -ine. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛsaɪn/ 1. Of or relating to the city of Metz Example: the Messine Republic
Word: Messine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French messin. By surface analysis, Metz + -ine. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛsaɪn/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Metz Example: But the Messines were undaunted and thirsted for revenge.
Word: ex-stepdad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ex- + stepdad. 1. An ex-stepfather, implying affection. Labels: informal
Word: ex-stepmom Part of Speech: noun 1. An ex-stepmother, implying affection. Labels: informal
Word: ex-stepmothers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ex-stepmother Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ex-stepfathers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ex-stepfather Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ex-stepparents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ex-stepparent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: praying mantises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of praying mantis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: praying mantes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of praying mantis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: falchioned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From falchion + -ed, from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːlʃənd/ 1. Armed with a falchion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: falchioned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From falchion + -ed, from the verb. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːlʃənd/ 1. Slain by a falchion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: falchioned Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From falchion + -ed, from the verb. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːlʃənd/ 1. simple past of falchion Labels: form-of, past Example: […] O sorrow the sail and woe the rudder that were set for Mairie Quail; his suns the huns, his dartars the tartars, are plenty here today; who repulsed from his burst the bombolts of Ostenton and falchioned each flash downsaduck in the deep; […]
Word: stepsis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From step- + sis; clipping of stepsister. 1. A stepsister. Labels: endearing, informal
Word: stepbro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From step- + bro. 1. A stepbrother. Labels: endearing, informal
Word: untenty Part of Speech: adj 1. Inattentive; clumsy; incautious. Labels: Scotland Example: "The cursed Highland salvages!" muttered the captain, half aloud; "what is to become of me, if Gustavus, the namesake of the invincible Lion of the Protestant League, should be lamed among their untenty hands?" Example: I have told you already I would never be so untenty as to commit myself.
Word: chicaner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare French chicaneur. 1. One who uses chicanery. Example: distinguish the two most different things I know in the world , a logical chicaner from a man of reason
Word: cheki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish چكی (cheki). 1. A Turkish unit of weight equal to 200 kg (441 lbs.). 2. A former Turkish unit of weight equal to 180 okas. Labels: historical 3. A former Turkish unit of weight equal to 100 dirhems (variously 0.15–0.35 kg). Labels: historical Example: At Constantinople, the cantaro, or quintal, contains 44 okes, or 100 rottoli; and the cantaro weighs about 123¾ lbs. avoirdupois, the oke 2lbs. 13 oz., and the rottolo 19⁴⁄₅ oz., and the chequee 11¼ oz. avoirdupois. Example: Dram (49·5 grains), 100=chequi, 4=oka (2·8286 ℔); dram (49·5 grains), 180=rotl, 100=kintal or kantar (127·29 ℔).
Word: accable Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French accabler (“to overwhelm”). 1. To overwhelm; to encumber. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: accables Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of accable Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Grenadines Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɛ.nə.diːnz/, /ˈɡɹɛ.nə.dinz/ 1. A group of islands of Caribbean, divided between Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; in full, Grenadine Islands. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. A group of islands of Caribbean, divided between Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; in full, Grenadine Islands. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: anosmics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anosmic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: calli- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”). 1. beautiful Labels: morpheme
Word: wolt Part of Speech: verb 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of woll Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: ansae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ansa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anteriorities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anteriority Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antheses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anthesis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anthracnoses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anthracnose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anthroparchies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anthroparchy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kwanga Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of Congolese pap made from manioc Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: antibioses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antibiosis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: edgepath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From edge + path. 1. A path comprising edges laid end to end.
Word: edgepaths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of edgepath Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Heracleitus Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Heraclitus. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cuers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cuer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maistres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maistre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: insinuant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin insinuans, present participle: compare French insinuant. 1. Insinuating; insinuative. Labels: obsolete
Word: thrusted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of thrust Labels: form-of, participle, past, rare
Word: swanskin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From swan + skin. 1. The skin of a swan with the down or feathers on. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A type of brushed flannel cotton twill fabric. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: soupe du jour Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of soup du jour. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: grith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English grith, griþ, from Late Old English griþ, from Old Norse grið (“domicile, home”), in the plural with a meaning "truce, peace; sanctuary, asylum". The English word is attested from the early 11th century, and after the end of the Anglo-Saxon period assumed a meaning of peace in general, especially by association with frith. The word became obsolete by the 16th century, or during the 17th century in Scottish English, but was revived in the context of historical novels in the 19th century. The verb griþian (“to make peace”) appears in the Laws of Æthelred (Þæt hi Godes cirican æȝhwar ȝeorne griðian and friðian) and in Middle English is attested occasionally during the 13th century. Pronunciation: /ɡɹɪθ/ 1. Guaranteed security, sanctuary, safe conduct. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 2. Security, peace or protection guaranteed in particular instances in Old English law. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable 3. A place of protection, a sanctuary. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable
Word: reference points Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reference point Labels: form-of, plural
Word: octalogy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Formed in imitation of trilogy, with prefix octa-. 1. A set of eight works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as eight individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games. Labels: rare Example: 1886 http://books.google.com/books?id=_GgAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA548&dq=%22octalogy%22#v=onepage&q=%22octalogy%22&f=false The Shakespearean octalogy which begins with Richard II. and ends with Richard III. Example: The Harry Potter films by Warner Bros. are an octalogy.
Word: houser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English housere, equivalent to house + -er. 1. One who, or that which, houses. Example: Federal aid for foster care - in effect a houser of last resort for children from troubled families - may also be legitimately described as an entitlement. Example: They thought they had busted a moonshiner or a houser of illegal aliens, but what was really below their feet was beyond their wildest imaginations! 2. A house music track. Labels: informal Example: "The Disco" is a sweet and summery horn-fueled gem, while "Sweet Music" is a gospel-infused peak houser that we'd love to hear alongside Bohannon's disco stomper "Let's Start The Dance."
Word: flare-ups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flare-up Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flamy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English flawmy; equivalent to flame + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈfleɪmi/ 1. Flaming, blazing. Labels: uncommon 2. Flamelike, flame-colored. Labels: uncommon 3. Composed of flame. Labels: uncommon
Word: flamier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of flamy: more flamy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: flamiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of flamy: most flamy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: levain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French levain. 1. A starter dough for sourdough bread.
Word: CMA Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Census Metropolitan Area. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, countable 2. Initialism of certified management accountant. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 3. Abbreviation of China Meteorological Administration. Labels: China, abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable 4. Initialism of computer-marked assignment (that uses scan sheets). Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 5. Abbreviation of chloromethylandrostenediol. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 6. Abbreviation of calcium magnesium acetate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable 7. Abbreviation of comma, used in communication systems without punctuation marks (e.g., telegrams). Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: ... WILFORD J. WILLY CMA SR GRADE LIEUTENANT AND JOSEPH P. KENNEDY SR GRADE LIEUTENANT CMA BOTH USNR CMA WERE KILLED PD COMMANDER SMITH ... 8. Initialism of congestion management agency. Labels: California, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: CMA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Consumer and Markets Authority. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Country Music Association Awards. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Competition and Markets Authority. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Indeed, the more common complaint is that the regulator is too willing to accept an acquirer’s proposed remedies to competition concerns. Microsoft tried the remedy route with Activision but the CMA, unusually, wasn’t convinced. Tough.
Word: shiftwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shift + work. 1. Scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours. Labels: uncountable 2. A mode of employment in which sets of workers are rotated to maintain a continuous 24/7 operation, usually, with a system of three eight-hour shifts: first shift, second shift, and third shift. Labels: uncountable
Word: scootering Part of Speech: noun 1. The activity of riding a scooter, often specifically a kick scooter. Labels: uncountable Example: She now counts many of those people among her friends and considers herself a scooter girl--someone for whom scootering is the primary interest, as opposed to a mod or a skinhead, for whom the scooter is just one component of a complex subculture. " Example: Bicycling, skateboarding and scootering can provide health benefits in numerous ways.
Word: scootering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of scooter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: scootered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of scooter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ilka Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ilk + a. 1. Each or every Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, archaic, not-comparable Example: But the bobby kens me fine--I've bailed John oot twice, for a guinea ilka time, and they recognize steady customers there like anywheres else! "
Word: indigo buntings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indigo bunting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: non-strict Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + strict. 1. Not strict. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of an inequality, such that it includes the possibility of equality. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonstrict Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of non-strict. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: pontage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pons, pontis (“a bridge”): compare French pontage. 1. A duty or tax paid for repairing bridges. Labels: UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: They pay no Toll for Goods which they have in Right of the Church , and were formerly by the common Law discharg'd from Pontage and Murage
Word: camei Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkæm.iː.i/ 1. plural of cameo Labels: form-of, plural Example: "But what does it mean?" demanded the bewildered canon. "Here are my family heirlooms—a few decent pearls, my grandfather's collection of camei and other trifles—but who—?"
Word: cicatrises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cicatrise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: trobador Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of troubadour Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Most of the chazzanim, from the tenth down to the fourteenth centuries, were like the "bards," the Arabic "singers" (Shuar), the French Trobadors, and the German Minnesinger, poet-musicians.
Word: nonstretchable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + stretchable. 1. Not stretchable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tunnelly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tunnel + -y. 1. Resembling or characterized by tunnels. Example: This will be written under difficulties which you know — shaky trains, tunnelly ways, crowded carriages... Example: The snores of Mr. Malloy's tenants in the pipes have a deep tunnelly quality.
Word: cyberjunkie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + junkie. 1. A person who is addicted to computers or the Internet. Labels: informal
Word: cyberjunkies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyberjunkie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mutch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle Dutch mutse, from amutse, from Late Latin almucia (“almuce”). Doublet of almuce. Pronunciation: /mʌt͡ʃ/ 1. A nightcap (hat worn to bed). Labels: Scotland, archaic 2. A linen or muslin hat, especially one of a type once commonly worn by elderly women and young children. Example: But of all the congregation, none enjoyed the singing more than the dear old women who sat in the front seats near the pulpit, their quiet old faces looking so sweet and pure under their snow-white “mutches.” Example: And […] off to the asylum they hurled the daftie, he went with a nurse's mutch on his head and he put his head out of the back of the waggon and said Cockadoodledoo! to some school bairns […]
Word: Mutti Part of Speech: name Etymology: (surname): Of several origins: * Borrowed from Italian Mutti, perhaps a variant of the surname Muti. * Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੁੱਤੀ (muttī), a typical surname of the Kamboh community. * Borrowed from Bemba Mutti, Muti, from given names, from the Bemba people 1. A surname. 2. A surname. 3. A surname.
Word: dulcor Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dulcour. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Take Sugrede Coriandre ſeedes 3 qv. of an ovvnce, deſcidede liqveriſh ℥ [?]. Calmus, redd Roſes, ana a q. of an ounce, Cĩnamone 3 qv. of an ounce, Ginger, cloves, Mace, Nuttmegges, ana a q. of an oũce, all vvhich being contunded together, & as much Suger mixede thervvith, as ther is of the other poulder, or accordinge as vve deſire the dulcor therof, vve muſt in the morning faſting, or one hovver before ſuppervſe heerof. Example: Honie in thankſgiuing, ſweetning the minde with the dulcor of diuine benefites:[…]
Word: intrinsicness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From intrinsic + -ness. 1. The quality or state of being intrinsic. Labels: uncountable
Word: extrinsicness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From extrinsic + -ness. 1. The quality or state of being extrinsic. Labels: uncountable
Word: chaingun Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of chain gun. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chainguns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chaingun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grillions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grillion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: statu quo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin statū quō (“(in) the state in which”), from statū, ablative singular of status (“state”), + quō (“in which”), ablative singular of quī (“which”). Likely taken from the earlier in statu quo used in English (see, e.g., the 1857 quotation). 1. Rare form of status quo. Labels: form-of, rare Example: The system supported by the French Cabinet was to leave everything in statu quo in the Levant, neither disturbing the Russians in their influence at Constantinople, nor Ibrahim in his Syrian conquests. […]—after the treaties of Adrianople, Unkiar-Skelessi, and Kutaya, and the dismemberment of the half of the empire by Mehemet Ali and yourselves, who protect him,—after all this, to speak of the statu quo, is, allow me to say, as ridiculous as to speak of the existence of Polish nationality. What! are you about to arm for the statu quo of the Turkish empire, which is essential, you say, to the security of Europe, when that statu quo is the dismemberment, the annihilation, the agony, of the empire which you pretend to support? Example: On Jan. 19, Packard telegraphed to USG. “I have this a m Sent Gen Augur information of the capture during last night by the nichols party of the State library and arrest of officers guarding Same Gen Nichols is also appointing officers who are taking possession of the offices in the parishes which seems to be in violation of your orders to have the Statu quo preserved” Telegram received (at 3:50 p.m.), DNA, RG 60, Letters from the President. / On Jan. 21, Pitkin wrote to USG. “I have respectfully to call your attention to a new and serious project of the Nicholls party to interrupt the statu quo in Louisiana, despite the telegram of the Secretary of War on the 16th inst. conveying to Gen. Augur the wish of the President to maintain the present status until the La. Congressional committees shall have reported.[…]”
Word: picote Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of picot. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: picotes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of picote Labels: form-of, plural
Word: picotas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of picota Labels: form-of, plural
Word: picota Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese picota. 1. A machine for raising water consisting of a long lever or yard, pivotted on an upright post, weighted on the short arm and bearing a line and bucket on the long arm.
Word: cryptonym Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crypto- (“hidden, secret”) + -onym (“name”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪp.təˌnɪm/ 1. A secret name, a code name. Example: The spy was known only by his cryptonym, 'Shadow'.
Word: cryptonyms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cryptonym Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fulminators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fulminator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: code names Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of code name Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sautillé Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French sautillé 1. A bow stroke played rapidly in the middle of the bow, one stroke per note, so that the bow bounces very slightly off the string.
Word: fulminator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fulminate + -or. 1. One who fulminates, or criticizes intensely. Example: Most fulminators dial once. Example: Instead of helping to educate his constituents or move the debate ahead, he provided more red meat for fulminators, erroneously insisting that the rival House health care bill features “a government program that determines if you’re going to pull the plug on grandma.”
Word: batteau Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bateau. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The remainder of the men were employed in unbarreling our Pork and stringing it on poles for convenience of carriage, and carrying our Batteaux from the river to the pond.
Word: parametricity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From parametric + -ity. 1. The quality or state of being parametric: parametric nature (of a design or concept), whether through parameterization applied retroactively or as an inherently native property.
Word: Augæan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Comparable to Europæan and Herculæan. 1. Obsolete spelling of Augean. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Obedient to your well urged petition, I have gone into the Herculæan task of clearing — not the Augæan stables, but what is worse, — my baskets of papers.
Word: idiopathies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of idiopathy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prosterna Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prosternum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mouches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mouch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Herculæan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Comparable with Augæan or Europæan. 1. Archaic spelling of Herculean. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: In the mouth and small eyes may be seen the unspeakable studies of a long life, to which the painter has drawn attention by the inscription upon the gilt edges of a book bound in red, and elegantly decorated, on which Erasmus is leaning, and which runs thus : — ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΙ ΠΟΝΟΙ Erasmi Rodero. ie the Herculæan labours of Erasmus of Rotterdam. Example: The Sibylla Persica, supposed to be the oldest of the sisterhood, holds the book close to her eyes, as if from dimness of sight, which fact, contradicted as it is by a frame of obviously Herculæan strength, gives a mysterious intentness to the action.