nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: coherentist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin cohaereō Latin cohaerēnsder. Middle French coherentder. English coherent Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English coherentist From coherent + -ist. 1. One who supports coherentism in terms of truth or justification Example: So the foundationalist holds that both experiences and beliefs can justify beliefs, whereas the coherentist holds that only beliefs can justify beliefs.
Word: coeditor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- Latin ēdō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Medieval Latin ēditorder. English editor English coeditor From co- + editor. 1. One of two or more people serving together as editors of a work or project. Example: My coeditor on the project is Jim Brooks.
Word: cobwebbed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cobweb + -ed. 1. Covered with cobwebs Example: The paint in many rooms is peeling, and in some rooms (closed for repairs) the furniture is dusty and cobwebbed. 2. Old or outdated. Example: The clear winners in this cynical charade were the Clintonoid Democrats, who (as well as being hardened to switching and shifting between elitism and populism) could supply the most cobwebbed rules-monger on one hand—the aforementioned Senator Byrd—and the most sinuous arguments of the short-term general will on the other.
Word: coatless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kuttôbor. Latin cotta Old French cottebor. Middle English cote English coat Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English coatless From coat + -less. 1. Without a coat; not wearing a coat. Labels: not-comparable Example: He was coatless and his thumbs were hooked negligently in a leather belt, thereby negativing a tendency to balance himself on an inclined plane backwards. Example: But since the first family arrived here in March, coatless and stunned to find what appeared to be a cold desert of leafless trees, the city has become a beacon to other Gatumba survivors around the country.
Word: coatdress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kuttôbor. Latin cotta Old French cottebor. Middle English cote English coat English dress English coatdress From coat + dress. 1. A dress that resembles a coat, usually having a buttoning front Example: There was a striking black coatdress with square gold paillettes streaking down the sides, and a lovely black sleeveless dress with silvery panels.
Word: coeditors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coeditor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coatdresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coatdress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clubhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From club + head. 1. The head of a golf club: the part of the club that strikes the ball Example: He […] experimented with drivers that had various weights throughout the clubhead — all with the hope of finding more of the PGA Tour’s fairways and less of its trees.
Word: clubface Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From club + face. 1. The leading face of a golf club; the side of the clubhead that strikes the ball Example: Mark Sherwood, the caddie for Fredrik Jacobson, led for much of the contest after hitting an 8-iron a little low on the clubface.
Word: clubheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clubhead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clubfaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clubface Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clothbound Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cloth + bound. 1. Wrapped in cloth. Labels: not-comparable Example: a clothbound cheese 2. Bound with cloth, as opposed to other bindings such as paper or leather. Labels: not-comparable Example: They also published in clothbound, hardback volumes with full-color paintings mounted on the front.
Word: coachable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English coach 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 coachable From coach (verb) + -able. 1. Able to be coached or tutored effectively. Example: Near-synonyms: teachable, corrigible Example: “They have such an innocence and eagerness about them that it’s been really a pleasure for all of us to be around them and see how coachable and how good they are,” Donovan said. 2. That can be traversed by coach.
Word: clubmate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From club + -mate. 1. A person who is in the same club as another person. Example: The clubmates have swapped plenty of banter in the lead-up to the qualifier in Yokohama, which will go a long way to deciding which two teams earn automatic qualification from Group 1 for next year's World Cup finals.
Word: underrehearsed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English rehearsed English underrehearsed From under- + rehearsed. 1. Insufficiently rehearsed Example: When two or three of the women were supposed to be dancing in unison, arms and legs were often extended at different angles, making the dancers seem sloppy, underrehearsed.
Word: unspontaneous 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 spontaneous English unspontaneous From un- + spontaneous. 1. Not spontaneous; halting or rehearsed Example: Like Pullman's tomb, Beckett's dialogue is encased in its own concrete, in a stilted, unspontaneous delivery.
Word: underequipped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English equipped English underequipped From under- + equipped. 1. Lacking sufficient equipment Example: […] Live Bait Theater will offer an artistic haven to Chicago performance artists, who have traditionally presented their work in one- or two-night engagements in out-of-the-way, underequipped spaces.
Word: trackside Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English track Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English trackside From track + -side. 1. Located to the side of a track, especially a racetrack or set of railroad tracks. Labels: not-comparable Example: This halt is notable for its very pretty trackside garden, which has won prizes in the Western Region station gardens competition. Example: Many workers were killed as they squeezed into a trackside niche or the narrow space between tracks to get out of the way of an oncoming train […]
Word: trackside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English track Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English trackside From track + -side. 1. The area that borders a track. Example: Habitat: Growing in shaded places in forests, along pathways and tracksides or along rivers and streams; altitudinal range 1 400-3 250 m. Example: For another writer, the lack of harm or moral acceptability of painting trains or tracksides flows from the nature of the location itself as 'dead space'.
Word: superhot Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English hot English superhot From super- + hot. 1. Extremely hot. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable, often Example: The summer has been superhot for Hollywood, as the overall box office reached a record $4 billion, beating the 2004 record of $3.95 billion with one more weekend to go before summer is over.
Word: superhot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English hot English superhot From super- + hot. 1. A very hot chili pepper. Example: I buy a puree of ghost peppers from Dave's Gourmet, the makers of Dave's Insanity Sauce […] I blend it with cayenne and Vietnamese superhots to make a house hot sauce at Woodfire Grill. Example: By the end of the season, my pod count finalized at 781 pods, or approximately thirteen pounds of superhots.
Word: spaetzle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Spätzle, from Swabian Spätzle (compare Alemannic German Spätzli). Pronunciation: /ˈʃpɛtsəl/, /ˈʃpɛtslə/, /ˈspætsəl/, /ˈspeɪtsəl/ 1. A heavy egg noodle or dumpling used in the cuisine of southern Germany and Austria Example: The results resemble spaetzle with a lovely nutty flavor. Example: A backlash may have been inevitable. “There are more spätzle where those came from,” the Free Swabylon site warned, threatening that the entire neighborhood would “disappear under a spätzle layer of Swabian rage.”
Word: spaetzles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spaetzle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: softcover Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From soft + cover. 1. Having covers made of paper or thin cardboard; paperback. Labels: not-comparable Example: It gives more emphasis to the literary novels and short-story collections reviewed so often in our pages (and sometimes published only in softcover).
Word: softcover Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From soft + cover. 1. A book having such covers.
Word: scrappiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English scrappy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English scrappiness From scrappy + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being scrappy Labels: uncountable Example: Still, Mr. Pylypchuk has fashioned an intricate crazy quilt from little more than old socks and flannels, picking through the ruins of a troubled American city while paying tribute to the scrappiness of its residents. Example: The decisive moment was entirely in keeping with a game that was thrilling in its scrappiness, a mess of a goal to settle a mess of a game. In fairness, it began with the first bit of subtlety Tottenham had shown around the box from Richarlison, who had not until that moment seemed likely to offer the moment of inspiration.
Word: sarcoidosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sarcoid Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English sarcoidosis From sarcoid + -osis. 1. A multisystem disorder characterized by granulomas. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The report, published this month in Chest, a medical journal, showed that 13 firefighters or emergency service workers developed sarcoidosis in the first year after the attack, a rate five times higher than normal.
Word: salvias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of salvia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bunkerlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English bunker Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English bunkerlike From bunker + -like. 1. Resembling a military bunker. Example: It also said damage at the plant had only occurred in less critical areas, which had been built to less stringent standards than the reactors, which were housed in bunkerlike concrete buildings.
Word: buildingwide Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English building Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English buildingwide From building + -wide. 1. Extending throughout a building Labels: not-comparable Example: He said a block of unit owners were also hiring an engineer to make sure that buildingwide systems like heating, cooling and plumbing met the quality standards […].
Word: ecash Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of e-cash. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: bonkersness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bonkers Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English bonkersness From bonkers + -ness. 1. The quality or state of being bonkers Labels: UK, informal, uncountable Example: He's like the Michelle Gomez character in Green Wing (the one who used to stalk Julian Rhind-Tutt along the hospital corridors) - living proof that an unhealthy interest in filth and a bit of bonkersness is actually funnier than jokes.
Word: gastrodome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably gastro- + Astrodome. 1. A large, impressive restaurant Labels: slang Example: These range from places proposing simply to knock 50% off your bill, to Michelin-starred gastrodomes such as L'atelier de Joël Robuchon or Arbutus with lunches for about £20.
Word: cimbalon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cimbalom. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The work is scored for an unusual lineup of 15 instruments, including two violas, bass flute, two basset horns, contrabass clarinet, the cimbalon and banjo.
Word: gastrodomes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gastrodome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: complicitousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English complicitous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English complicitousness From complicitous + -ness. 1. Complicity. Labels: nonstandard, possibly, rare, uncountable Example: Despite the original promise of freedom and toleration, conspiracy or complicitousness are either sought out or thrust upon such people. Example: Instead, "the people" were invited to hate. . . . Life was a lie, complicitousness in self-enslavement.
Word: biosocial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sociālisbor. Middle French socialbor. English social English biosocial From bio- + social. 1. Of or pertaining to both biological and social features. Labels: not-comparable Example: Man’s so-called instinctual needs are actually shaped—and this may include inhibiting, fostering, or even creating “needs”—by the social games prevalent in his milieu. The view of a dual, biosocial determination of behavior has become incorporated into psychoanalytic theory through increasing emphasis on ego psychology and object relationships.
Word: braconid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Braconidae. 1. Any of the parasitic wasps of the family Braconidae. Example: Other studies have identified potential examples (7), and, because D. alloeum is just one member of a guild of parasitic braconids attacking R. pomonella, it is possible that sympatric host races of Diachasmimorpha mellea and Utetes canaliculatus wasps are also associated with R. pomonella. Example: 2015 Setember 26, Wasp uses virus to make GM butterfly, New Scientist, Issue 3040, page 14, There are now thousands of species of braconid wasp, each of which lays eggs in a specific butterfly or moth species and produces a unique bracovirus.
Word: bufotenine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French bufoténine, from Latin bufo (“toad”) + ten- (uncertain element) + -ine. 1. An alkaloid, found in the skins of some toads, related to serotonin. Labels: uncountable Example: In the late 1950s Howard Fabing, a medical doctor, obtained permission to inject bufotenine intravenously into a number of inmates at the Ohio State Penitentiary.
Word: carboxylmethyltransferase Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of carboxyl methyltransferase. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: carboxyl methyltransferase Part of Speech: noun 1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the methylation of a carboxyl group
Word: carboxymethylation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English carboxymethyl Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English carboxymethylation From carboxymethyl + -ation. 1. The introduction of a carboxymethyl group into a compound
Word: cardiomyocytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cardiomyocyte Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cardiomyocytic From cardiomyocyte + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to cardiomyocytes
Word: catecholaminergic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English catechol Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English -amine English catecholamine English -ergy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -ergic English catecholaminergic From catecholamine + -ergic. 1. That is activated by, or that secretes catecholamines. Labels: not-comparable
Word: chaetognaths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chaetognath Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chaetognath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “flowing hair”) + γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”). By surface analysis, chaeto- + -gnath (compare -gnathous). 1. Any of several marine worms of the phylum Chaetognatha.
Word: chelicerae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chelicera Labels: form-of, plural
Word: claudin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French clauder + -in. 1. Any of a family of proteins that control the flow of molecules through the epithelium
Word: clusteredness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English clustered Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English clusteredness From clustered + -ness. 1. The condition of being clustered Labels: uncountable
Word: coauthorship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English author Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English authorship English coauthorship From co- + authorship. 1. Joint authorship by two or more authors.
Word: alatae Part of Speech: noun 1. An insect that possesses wings.
Word: coevolving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of coevolve Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: coevolving Part of Speech: adj 1. Subject to coevolution
Word: bandish Part of Speech: verb 1. To tie something.
Word: bandish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi बंदिश (bandiś, “binding”) from Classical Persian بندش (bandiš, “binding”). 1. A composition in Hindustani classical music.
Word: colliculus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin colliculus, diminutive of collis (“hill”). 1. A small elevation. Example: Near-synonym: monticulus (geographical or anatomical)
Word: hypertax Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English tax English hypertax From hyper- + tax. 1. An extremely heavy tax. Example: In order to highlight the extremity of the New York hypertax, assume a Florida resident decedent dies with a $10 million estate consisting of Florida realty and tangible personal property of $1 million; […] Example: It could mainly make sure it doesn’t mess up the economy, nor workers’ future prospects, with hypertaxes, microregulation and a stasis-supporting bailout […]
Word: hyperphrenia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + -phrenia. 1. A state of mental overactivity such as occurs in flights of ideas or in a manic episode. Labels: uncountable
Word: hypertaxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypertax Labels: form-of, plural
Word: contralesional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From contra- + lesion + -al. 1. Describing the half of a patient's brain or body away from the site of a lesion, as for example with hemispatial neglect after a stroke. Labels: not-comparable
Word: spherosome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sphero- + -some. 1. A small plant organelle that stores fat
Word: splinter bar Part of Speech: noun 1. A crossbar in a coach, which supports the springs. 2. The bar to which the traces are attached; a roller bolt; a whiffletree.
Word: cotransfection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English transfection English cotransfection From co- + transfection. 1. The simultaneous transfection with two, unrelated nucleic acids, one of which carries a marker gene Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cryoturbation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)lbor. English cryo- English turbation English cryoturbation From cryo- + turbation. 1. Any of several forms of disturbances within soils and subsoils as a result of freeze–thaw processes in periglacial conditions. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: antidumping Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English dumping English antidumping From anti- + dumping. 1. Intended to combat or prevent dumping (the sale of goods below cost for anticompetitive purposes). Labels: not-comparable Example: Instead, it relied on antidumping actions to combat what it said were unfair Chinese trade practices.
Word: alataes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alatae Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spherosomes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spherosome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: splinter bars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of splinter bar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: locknotes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of locknote Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cryptomaria Part of Speech: noun 1. mare basalt deposits, buried under the regolith of the moon Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: cycloneuralian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Translingual Cycloneuralia + English -an. 1. Any of a group of protostomes of the clade Cycloneuralia
Word: cycloneuralians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cycloneuralian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decurved Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. simple past and past participle of decurve Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: decurved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English curved English decurved From de- + curved. 1. Curved downward.
Word: prescreened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of prescreen Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: prescreen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English screen English prescreen From pre- + screen. 1. To screen in advance for potential problems, especially as a preliminary screening before further screening. Labels: ambitransitive Example: We'll prescreen with a questionnaire, and for candidates who get past that stage, we'll screen further with an interview. Example: Opting out of prescreened offers of credit might also be useful when you apply for a mortgage.
Word: prescreen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English screen English prescreen From pre- + screen. 1. A prescreening.
Word: preteenagers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preteenager Labels: form-of, plural
Word: defensin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From defense + -in. 1. Any of a family of cysteine-rich proteins that are active against bacteria, fungi and viruses
Word: preteenager Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English teenager English preteenager From pre- + teenager. 1. A person of less than 13 years of age. Example: In the first season of the British reality TV show “Rock Star” (which was broadcast in America on VH1), Gene Simmons of Kiss tried to turn a bunch of boarding-school preteenagers into a rock band.
Word: deutocerebral Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌd(j)uːtoʊsəˈɹiːbɹəl/, /ˌd(j)uːtoʊˈsɛɹəbɹəl/ 1. Of or pertaining to the deutocerebrum
Word: renamings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of renaming Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deutocerebrum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deuto- + cerebrum. 1. The median lobes of the brain of an insect.
Word: rootstock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From root + stock. 1. A healthy and vigorous-rooted plant that is used in grafting, most commonly as a sound base to support a scion that bears desirable fruit in orchard culture. 2. The necessary basis for something to develop. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: We know more - vastly more - about how we are governed, and that knowledge is the rootstock of consent.
Word: dimethylglycine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- German Methylbor. English methyl English methyl- Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English glycine English dimethylglycine From di- + methyl- + glycine. 1. A derivative of glycine in which both hydrogen atoms of the amino group are replaced by methyl groups Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rivalrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English rival Middle English -re,-ri,-rie,-ry,-rye English -ry English rivalry Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English rivalrous From rivalry + -ous. Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪv(ə)lɹəs/, /ˈɹaɪvəlɹəs/, /ɹaɪvl̩ɹəs/ 1. Having a relationship of rivalry. Example: In “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead,” Mr. Lumet’s 45th film, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke play rivalrous brothers whose bungled robbery of their parents’ modest jewelry store in Westchester County begins a cycle of quasi-Greek family tragedy without a catharsis. Example: Western universalism was real, if rivalrous. 2. Which can be consumed by no more than one person at the same time. Example: Rivalrous goods are those which can be consumed by only one person at the same time – for example, a candy bar or a suit; […]
Word: prescreening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of prescreen Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: prescreening Part of Speech: noun 1. A screening for problems in advance.
Word: internuclear ophthalmoplegia Part of Speech: noun 1. A medical sign indicative of a particular cause of extraocular muscle weakness, in which the affected eye shows impairment of adduction. Labels: uncountable
Word: rootstocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rootstock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dimethylserotonin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dimethyl + serotonin. 1. bufotenine Labels: uncountable
Word: prescreens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of prescreen Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: prescreens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prescreen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dimethylsilyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dimethyl + silyl. 1. The univalent radical (CH₃)₂SiH- Labels: especially, in-compounds, uncountable
Word: boho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bohemian. Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊhəʊ/, /ˈboʊhoʊ/ 1. A bohemian. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable Example: After all, […] the last thing this country needs is a mannered bunch of Manhattan bohos who use textured harmonics and jingly guitars to create a carpetbagger's vision of the heartland. 2. A style of female fashion drawing on various bohemian and hippie influences, popular in the mid-2000s. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In pockets of downtown Manhattan and in cities as far-flung as Miami and Los Angeles, young women in the vanguard are setting aside their trapeze and baby-doll dresses — and as often as not, their drainpipe jeans — in favor of a breezier, more audaciously colorful interpretation of boho chic. Example: “Ooh, look at that Martina McBride boho peasant blouse. 40% off. I'm about to put you 100% on.”
Word: boho Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bohemian. Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊhəʊ/, /ˈboʊhoʊ/ 1. Bohemian. Labels: informal Example: Down in the cellar in the Boho zone / I went looking for some sweet inspiration, oh well / Just another hard time band / With Negro affectations Example: Enter Benedict Bridgerton, the boho son of the family at the centre of Netflix's much-loved series, handsomely striding into the masquerade ball.
Word: carpetbagging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of carpetbag Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: carpetbagged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of carpetbag Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: douncer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Alexander Dounce, + -er. 1. A homogenizer, consisting of a glass tube with a tight-fitting pestle, used to homogenize biological samples
Word: dueting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of duet Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ophthalmoparesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀφθᾰλμός (ophthălmós)der. English ophthalmo- English paresis English ophthalmoparesis From ophthalmo- + paresis. 1. A partial or complete paralysis of the extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ophthalmoplegia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ophthalmo- + -plegia. 1. A complete paralysis of the extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: maneuverings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maneuvering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mirrorlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English mirror Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English mirrorlike From mirror + -like. 1. Resembling a mirror; reflective Example: The blinding lights seen on Fifth and Madison Avenues are mirrorlike silver and gold daytime handbags from Louis Vuitton.
Word: milonga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish milonga, in turn from Brazilian Portuguese milonga (“chant”). Theories connect the word to the nineteenth century slave trade between South America and Africa. The ultimate source is unknown, but may relate to Kimbundu mulonga (“word”), or Kongo nlonga or Punu mulonga (“line, row”) in reference to dancers. 1. A form of music originating in Argentina, Uruguay, and Southern Brazil. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In “Gath & Chaves,” a section named after a department store, women pose as mannequins but come to life to dance a tango, a waltz, a milonga and, finally, a mystifying number called “Hound Dog.” 2. A dance which accompanies this music. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: multihued Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English hued English multihued From multi- + hued. 1. Having multiple hues; colorful Example: […] marchers — if you could call them that — pranced in grass skirts, leopard-skin warrior costumes and the multihued wings of butterflies.
Word: megayacht Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + yacht. 1. A very large luxury yacht. Example: A fitness center, a lounge and a swimming pool with cabanas will be built, but owners and their guests will also be granted access to all the resort’s amenities, which include […] a marina capable of accommodating megayachts. Example: “Demand for the megayachts above 130 to 140 meters has definitely increased in the last few years,” said Mark Duncan, group commercial director of yacht brokerage house, Yachting Partners International.
Word: milongas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of milonga Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multiscreen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English screen English multiscreen From multi- + screen. 1. Having multiple screens. Labels: not-comparable Example: That theater's a multiscreen movie complex now, but it used to house an in-the-round stage with fat, soft, fall-asleep seats and lots of garish red carpeting.
Word: multiscreen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English screen English multiscreen From multi- + screen. 1. A cinema with more than one screen. Example: Multiscreens can show blockbusters which have not yet attracted their full audience. Example: Conventional cinemas had now mostly been converted to 'multiscreens'; […]
Word: megayachts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megayacht Labels: form-of, plural
Word: curbsides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of curbside Labels: form-of, plural
Word: congressionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English congressional Middle English -ly English -ly English congressionally From congressional + -ly. 1. By a congress; often specifically by the United States Congress. Labels: not-comparable Example: But the 15-member Shadow Wolves unit, part of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is recruiting members to reach the congressionally authorized complement of 21. Example: The Bethesda Declaration, signed by 484 NIH staff, directly accused NIH director Jay Bhattacharya of “a failure of your legal duty to use congressionally appropriated funds for critical NIH research. Each day that the NIH continues to disrupt research, your ability to deliver on this duty narrows.”
Word: lores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dramaturgical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós) Ancient Greek δραματουργός (dramatourgós)lbor. French dramaturge Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Middle French -ie French -ie French dramaturgiebor. English dramaturgy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English dramaturgical From dramaturgy + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to dramaturgy Labels: not-comparable Example: Aeschylus is not concerned here with the mere machinery of dramaturgical device. Example: Lloyd's Prayer was developed at Robert Redford's Sundance Institute, where you'd expect it to have gotten a good dramaturgical going-over.
Word: dropoff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from drop off. 1. Alternative form of drop-off. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: […] Ms. Wallace will be charged with maintaining the program’s lead in the ratings […] while trying to staunch a dropoff in the program’s viewership.
Word: multitiered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + tier + -ed. 1. Having multiple tiers; (by extension) complex or ornate. Example: It is a miraculous, multitiered balancing act of Classical grace and Romantic ardor, musical taste and dazzling display, formal structure and impetuosity.
Word: multistrategy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English strategy English multistrategy From multi- + strategy. 1. Following or employing multiple strategies Labels: not-comparable Example: Amaranth, the $9 billion multistrategy fund that failed, had roots in a traditional investment strategy that then expanded aggressively into energy trading.
Word: handpainted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hand + painted. 1. Painted by hand, not mechanically Labels: not-comparable Example: Your vase is entirely handpainted and the two S’s on the bottom refer to the artist who did the work, Samuel Schellink (1876-1958).
Word: handclaps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of handclap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: handclap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hand + clap. Pronunciation: /ˈhæn(dˌ)klæp/ 1. A single clap of the hands. Example: The other good news: This new song recaptures the sunny feel of "Collapsing," complete with ethereal vocals, lush strings and, of course, plenty of handclaps.
Word: floodwalls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of floodwall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: floodwall Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flood + wall. 1. A man-made vertical barrier designed to temporarily contain the waters of a river or other waterway during a flood Example: The New Orleans levees and floodwalls were built to withstand a hypothetical storm […].
Word: outraised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outraise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nonself Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + self. 1. Any entity other than oneself. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual. 2. All agents and substances that are not the body's own. Labels: uncountable Example: In his classic monograph describing the clonal selection theory of the immune response, Burnet (1959) suggested that the immune system distinguishes between self (no antibody response) and nonself (antibody response). 3. Anatta. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nonself Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + self. 1. Of nonself origin.
Word: outraise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English raise English outraise From out- + raise. 1. To raise more of something than (someone else); often used specifically in reference to fundraising Labels: transitive Example: Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts also greatly outraised President Bush over the Internet in 2004.
Word: outraises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outraise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outraising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outraise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: needlelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Indo-European *(s)néh₁tlom Proto-Germanic *nēþlą Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-Germanic *nēþlō Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu Old English nǣdl Middle English nedle English needle Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English needlelike From needle + -like. 1. Resembling a needle in shape. Example: It has a needlelike tower rising above a 23-foot-8-inch-wide street front.
Word: overinflated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəɹɪnˈfleɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of overinflate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overinflated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəɹɪnˈfleɪtɪd/ 1. Inflated; exaggerated Example: As a callow sixth-former with an overinflated sense of my own poetic importance, I was in need of friendly advice and encouragement.
Word: overinflate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English inflate English overinflate From over- + inflate. 1. To inflate excessively; to provide too much inflation Example: The tires had been overinflated, leading to a blowout.
Word: overinflates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overinflate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overinflating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overinflate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: panko Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese パン粉 (panko). Pronunciation: /ˈpæŋ.kəʊ/, /ˈpæŋ.koʊ/, /ˈpɑŋ.koʊ/ 1. Coarse, dry breadcrumbs used in Japanese cuisine. Labels: uncountable Example: Japanese "Panko" bread crumbs upgrade the quality of shrimp and other frozen prepared foods with their exceptionally crisp, yet tender, bite. (Photo courtesy of National Sea Products.) Example: Sprinkle stuffed side evenly with panko.
Word: unacademic 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- Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -εια (-eia) Ancient Greek Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia) ▲ Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)der. Medieval Latin acadēmicusder. ▲ Latin acadēmicusbor. French académiqueder. English academic English unacademic From un- + academic. 1. Not academic. Example: Some unacademic enthusiastic upright soul called it a pear because it happened to remind him of a pear, though it is really a cactus-berry. Example: They have to cope with the unacademic behaviour of faculty and administration...
Word: baby daddies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baby daddy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nondance Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Vulgar Latin *dantiāreder. Anglo-Norman dauncerbor. Middle English dauncen English dance English nondance From non- + dance. 1. Unrelated to the world of dance Labels: not-comparable Example: Much has been made in recent interviews of Mr. Bourne’s intense interest in satisfying his audiences, particularly nondance audiences who, he feels, may need a way into scarily wordless dance-dramas.
Word: nondance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Vulgar Latin *dantiāreder. Anglo-Norman dauncerbor. Middle English dauncen English dance English nondance From non- + dance. 1. Something that is not exactly a dance Example: Angel 8 PM, a solo, began with a wonderfully funny nondance.
Word: newsmaking Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From news + making. 1. Making news; important or newsworthy Example: Bonds saved a newsmaking announcement for Pittsburgh.
Word: newsmaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From news + making. 1. The act or process of making news, of doing or saying something that is newsworthy Labels: uncountable Example: In a rare moment of newsmaking, Barry M. Meyer, the chairman of Warner Brothers, issued a sharp rebuke to the president of the Consumer Electronics Association, Gary Shapiro, who warned in January that antipiracy efforts could “smother” technological progress and said that “private conduct may be unauthorized, but that does not mean it is piracy.”
Word: pitchout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pitch + out. 1. A pitch that is intentionally thrown high and outside of the strike zone in order to prevent a stolen base Example: The only thing that had kept the bases from being loaded was that Zimmer (or someone, but let's give him the credit because it was a tough weekend for him) caught the Dodgers stealing with a pitchout on a hit-and-run.
Word: pitchouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pitchout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parklike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English park Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English parklike From park + -like. 1. Resembling a park Example: But it does mean that what began as the most quixotic of efforts — a plan to turn an abandoned railroad bridge into a parklike path across the Hudson — might actually be close to gaining critical mass, if not quite the critical mass its original visionary had in mind.
Word: overprescribe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Latin praescrībōbor. English prescribe English overprescribe From over- + prescribe. 1. To prescribe (a drug) more frequently than appropriate. Labels: transitive Example: The drug maker Purdue Pharma has agreed […] to settle complaints that it encouraged physicians to overprescribe its painkiller OxyContin.
Word: outpointed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outpoint Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outmanned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outman Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: evoked potential Part of Speech: noun 1. An electrical potential recorded from a human or animal following presentation of a stimulus, as distinct from spontaneous potentials as detected by electroencephalograms or electromyograms.