nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: bunching Part of Speech: noun 1. An arrangement of items in a bunch. Labels: countable Example: The foreign ladies, in their simple, tasteful, fresh attire, innocent of the humpings and bunchings, the monstrosities and deformities of ultra-fashionable bad taste, beamed with cheerfulness, friendliness, and kindliness. 2. An occurrence of things in a bunch. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Why do we sometimes find three buses on the same route arriving together at a bus stop? What is the explanation of bunching? […] Meanwhile there are other buses following on the same route. The 600-yard interval between the second and third bus is decreased by every second's delay to the leaders, and before long the third bus has caught up. That is why buses sometimes arrive at the bus stop in bunches. 3. The illegitimate supplying of laboratory animals that are actually kidnapped pets or illegally trapped strays. Labels: uncountable
Word: bunched Part of Speech: adj 1. Formed in bunches. Labels: not-comparable Example: A Worth taffeta model in the approved bunched, draped, and long-in-places style has flutters of lace set in the skirt.
Word: bunched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bunch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: commissioned officers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of commissioned officer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: creationists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of creationist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: RSV Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Revised Standard Version. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RSV Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of respiratory syncytial virus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: While most children will get RSV by age 2, getting sick is never ideal and for young children, or those at high risk for severe RSV disease. 2. Initialism of research survey vessel. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: The spokesperson said other science climate science projects would be restored, with four extra scientists approved to travel south on the icebreaking research vessel RSV Nuyina.
Word: servicemen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of serviceman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sinuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sinus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slotted Part of Speech: adj 1. Having slots. Labels: not-comparable Example: Removing the cooked food from the oil with a slotted spatula lets it drain better. 2. Containing crevasses. Labels: not-comparable Example: We drove carefully across the slotted ice. 3. Wedged in a crevasse. Labels: not-comparable
Word: slotted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of slot Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bestower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bestow + -er. 1. One who bestows.
Word: provenanced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From provenance + -ed. 1. Having a provenance. Example: Most of the provenanced pottery vessels were found in San Diego county middens. Example: The auction house had a history of selling provenanced fine art.
Word: provenanced Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From provenance + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of provenance Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: elution Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the verb elute. Pronunciation: /əˈl(j)uːʃən/ 1. The process of removing materials that are absorbed with a solvent. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The quicker the alkali salts are removed during elution, the less chance will there be of forming insoluble lime salts, consequently the melassate which offers the greatest surface to the action of the alcohol will be best and quickest washed.
Word: position paper Part of Speech: noun 1. An essay or report which expresses a position, conclusion, or recommendation concerning a contested issue or undecided question and which usually contains arguments or reasons in support of this position. Example: He headed the China-watching Consulate General, and in 1963 drafted a position paper for President Kennedy that recommended rapprochement with China. Example: The first chapter is a position paper on explanation in the social sciences, a plea for "mechanisms" as opposed to law-like principles.
Word: torque off Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly an alteration of tick off. Metaphorical use of mechanical verbs (including torque, jack, and grind) with people and their emotions as the direct object is also seen elsewhere, as with for example torque up, grind one's gears, and jacked up. 1. To annoy, distress, or anger. Labels: US, idiomatic, transitive Example: It is hard to remember a talented player who so comprehensively bothered, annoyed, outraged and just plain torqued off the customers quite like Owens.
Word: torqued off Part of Speech: adj 1. Annoyed, upset, angry. Labels: US, idiomatic, slang Example: Also-rans such as Dale Jarrett, Kevin Harvick, and Kasey Kahne were torqued off after hanging close all year only to find themselves shut out of a shot at the title.
Word: torqued off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of torque off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sardines Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The game name refers to sardines tightly packed in a can. 1. plural of sardine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sardines Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The game name refers to sardines tightly packed in a can. 1. A children's game in which the players hide together, lying side by side. Labels: uncountable Example: As the 1857 to Manchester Piccadilly rolls in, I scan the windows and realise there are plenty of spare seats, so I hop aboard. The train is a '221'+'220' combo to allow for social distancing - a luxury on an XC train as normally you're playing sardines, so I make the most of it.
Word: sardines Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The game name refers to sardines tightly packed in a can. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sardine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: oughtness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ought 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 oughtness From ought + -ness. 1. In ethics, the quality which makes an action dutiful or morally obligatory. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Every attempt to derive oughtness from rightness must, as we have shown, either end in an illogical system or destroy the possibility of a separate science of Ethics at all. Example: Oughtness, may I suggest, consists in the power which a greater good has over a lesser good in compelling our choices. 2. The state or characteristic of something's being as it ought to be; rightness. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable 3. The obligatoriness of future actions or future states of affairs which are morally worthy of being produced through human effort. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable Example: I refuse to accept the idea that the "isness" of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal "oughtness" that forever confronts him.
Word: oibara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 追腹. 1. Seppuku of a retainer at the time of his master's death. Labels: uncountable Example: , Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure At the time of Lord Nabeshima Naohiro's death, Lord Mitsushige forbade Naohiro's retainers the practice of oibara.
Word: transcends Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of transcend Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: transcended Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of transcend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: floristry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English florist Middle English -re,-ri,-rie,-ry,-rye English -ry English floristry From florist + -ry. 1. The production, commerce and trade in flowers. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The art of flower arrangement. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. A florist's shop. Labels: countable, usually
Word: physio- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs) English physio- From Ancient Greek φῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs, “nature”). 1. nature Labels: morpheme 2. physical Labels: morpheme
Word: physi- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Form of physio- Labels: form-of, morpheme
Word: poikilohydric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poikilo- + -hydric. 1. Having no mechanism to prevent desiccation Labels: not-comparable
Word: campesino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish campesino (“farmer”). 1. An agricultural worker in Latin America.
Word: agricultor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English agricultor, from Latin agricultor. 1. agriculturist, farmer Labels: archaic
Word: agroindustry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Italic *agros Latin agerder. English agro- English industry English agroindustry From agro- + industry. 1. Agricultural activity viewed as an industrial sector of the economy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Meronym: Big Ag Example: Near-synonym: agribusiness
Word: noncontinuous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + continuous. 1. discontinuous; not continuing without interruption Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: wind storm Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of windstorm. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: atopic dermatitis Part of Speech: noun 1. An atopic, hereditary, and non-contagious skin disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the skin. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: falsificate Part of Speech: verb 1. To falsify or counterfeit. Labels: transitive
Word: ferie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ferie, from Old French ferie, from Latin feriae (“holidays”). See fair. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪəɹi/ 1. A holiday. Labels: obsolete
Word: matchpoint Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of match point. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: matchpoints Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of matchpoint Labels: form-of, plural
Word: match points Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of match point Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bow spring Part of Speech: noun 1. A spring in the shape of a bow.
Word: hand-spring Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of handspring. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: druids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of druid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: countably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English countable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English countably From countable + -ly. 1. In a countable manner; in a way that can be counted. Labels: not-comparable 2. In a way that can be put into one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers or any subset thereof. Labels: not-comparable
Word: carpels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carpel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: put down as Part of Speech: verb 1. To assume the particularity of someone's character based on very little information. Labels: idiomatic Example: I put him down as ignorant, but then discovered he is, in fact, a university professor!
Word: syllabaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of syllabary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Yunnan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 雲南 /云南 (Yúnnán). Pronunciation: /juː(n)ˈnɑːn/, /jʊ(n)ˈnɑːn/ 1. A province in southwestern China, bordering Myanmar (Burma), Laos and Vietnam. Capital: Kunming. Example: Beſide theſe in the Province of Yunnan, which is very large, lying towards the South, in the latitude of 24 degrees, there is a great Countrie inhabited by a particular people, who uſe another language and other cuſtomes. They have a little King called by the Chineſſes, Thu Quon, a Mandarine of earth, they pay tribute to the King of China, they uſe traffique, and live in peace. Example: On the South of this Province appears that of Junnang or Yunnan, divided into twelve Parts, whoſe chief Cities are, Yunnan the Capital of the whole Province ; Lingan ; Chinchian ; Cuivag ; Quanſi ; Juenkiam ; Chinyuen ; Xunnim ; Mumhoa ; Tali ; Chimtien ; Jummim : This Province is one of the richeſt, being ſtored with the beſt Metals, precious Stones, Musk and Silk ; and hath ſeventy five other Cities.
Word: put down for Part of Speech: verb 1. To record that someone has offered to help, or contribute something. Labels: idiomatic Example: Put me down for one of the drivers. Example: You can put my wife down for $10
Word: sister-in-laws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sister-in-law Labels: form-of, nonstandard, plural
Word: put down to Part of Speech: verb 1. To ascribe; to assume to be the cause of a situation. Labels: idiomatic Example: I put the high crime rate down to the high unemployment. Example: Collins' death can be put down to his devil-may-care attitude—his decision to journey through hostile territory in a large convoy, the inadequate choice of the members of the convoy, and the tactics he adopted in the ambush. For all the debate about ballistics and entry and exit wounds, and the use of powerful historical imaginations, it matters more that Collins was killed than how he was killed. Concentration on the events at Béal na mBláth has, moreover, often meant a failure to place them in the overall context of the war.
Word: spring beauty Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various species of flowering plant of the genus Claytonia, primarily native to the Americas and northeastern Asia. Example: On the lane below, more orangetips nectared on spring beauties and violets. 2. A small American butterfly, the early hairstreak (Erora laeta), which appears in spring. The hind wings of the male are brown, bordered with deep blue; those of the female are mostly blue. Labels: obsolete
Word: self-promotion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin prōmotiōder. Old French promocionbor. Middle English English promotion English self-promotion From self- + promotion. 1. The purposeful act of presenting oneself to others in a favorable way, often viewed by others negatively as forceful, exaggerated, or self-indulgent. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The resources channelled to those institutions which showed themselves most adept at formfilling, self-promotion and presentation were inadequate to sustain the quality they claimed.
Word: scans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scans Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of scan Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: spring-clean Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from spring-cleaning. 1. To carry out a spring cleaning of (a room, a house, etc). Labels: transitive Example: The Mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home. 2. To engage in spring cleaning. Labels: intransitive
Word: spring-heeled Part of Speech: adj 1. Having, or seeming to have, springs on one's heels, and so able to jump much higher than usual. Labels: not-comparable
Word: spring-like Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of springlike. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The garden was in the first blush of spring-like beauty, and she felt the silent influence of the flowers upon her spirits.
Word: spring-loaded Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a mechanical device, containing a spring that holds a component in a particular position. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: sprung Example: A spring-loaded reducing valve, controllable from the cab, admitted h.p. steam to both h.p. and l.p. cylinders whenever necessary, as, for example, on starting; [...].
Word: spring-loaded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of spring-load Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: retinopathy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From retino- + -pathy. Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛtɪnˈɑːpəθi/ 1. Non-inflammatory disease of the retina. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: ‘I have diabetic retinopathy, monsieur.’
Word: spring-release Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a mechanical device, containing a component that compresses or extends a spring while held in place and so springs free when released. Labels: not-comparable
Word: residues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of residue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: regionality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English regional Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English regionality From regional + -ity. 1. The property of being regional. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The party's regionality prevented it from winning a national election.
Word: navigates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of navigate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: navigated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of navigate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: spring water Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of springwater. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: spring-water Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of springwater. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: indentations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indentation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: butting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbʌtɪŋ/, [ˈbʌɾɪŋ] 1. present participle and gerund of butt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: butting Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbʌtɪŋ/, [ˈbʌɾɪŋ] 1. An abuttal; a boundary. Example: Without buttings or boundings on any side.
Word: butting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of but Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: butting Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of delivering a butt with the head. Example: […] when they grew up to adolescent muttonhood, it required all the prowess and interference of the papa sheep to prevent them from breaking each other's skulls by their constant tiltings and buttings.
Word: unordered 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 ordered English unordered From un- + ordered. 1. Not having been ordered. Labels: not-comparable Example: unordered goods 2. Not in any sorted order. Labels: not-comparable Example: an unordered list
Word: 'd better Part of Speech: verb 1. Contraction of had better. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, auxiliary, contraction, modal Example: You'd better slow down. The police are behind us. Example: But you'd better take your diamond ring, you'd better pawn it, babe.
Word: substitutions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of substitution Labels: form-of, plural
Word: registrations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of registration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: duodenal ulcer Part of Speech: noun 1. A peptic ulcer located in the duodenum.
Word: handbasket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hand + basket. 1. A basket with a handle. Example: To speake what I doe thinke of the youth, I can not bee induced to thinke, that hee hath had his bringing vp at any other trade, then in carryeng long Meg of Westminsters hand-basket, and in attending vppon some other of his auntes, at her appointment while shee liued. Example: […] she had always lost something out of a straw hand-basket, and was trying to find it, with all her might and main, among an immense quantity of English halfpence, which lay, like sands upon the seashore, at the bottom of it.
Word: basket hilt Part of Speech: noun 1. A style of sword hilt with a covering wrought like basketwork, to surround and protect the hand.
Word: respiratory system Part of Speech: noun 1. The system of organs serving for respiration.
Word: upspring Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English upspringen, from Old English uppspringan, ūpspringan, equivalent to up- + spring. Pronunciation: /ʌpˈspɹɪŋ/ 1. To spring up, rise up, originate, come into being. Labels: intransitive Example: In diamond light upspring the dazzling peaks Of Pyramids Example: Might not its waters upspring in this new land, whose discovery was the great marvel of the age, and which men looked upon as the unknown east of Asia?
Word: upspring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English upspring, upspringe, from Old English upspring (“origin, birth, rising up, springing up”), equivalent to up- + spring. Cognate with Old Saxon upspring (“well; source; spring”), Middle Low German upspringen (“to spring up; grow”). Pronunciation: /ˈʌpspɹɪŋ/ 1. A spring or leap into the air. 2. origin
Word: outspring Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Verb: from Middle English outspringen, equal to out- + spring. 1. To spring out. Labels: intransitive
Word: outspring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Verb: from Middle English outspringen, equal to out- + spring. 1. The outcome, result, or issue.
Word: gastric ulcer Part of Speech: noun 1. A peptic ulcer located in the stomach.
Word: esophageal ulcer Part of Speech: noun 1. A peptic ulcer located at esophagus.
Word: fergusonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Ferguson Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English fergusonite From Ferguson + -ite. 1. A mineral composed of oxides of various rare earth elements.
Word: springer spaniel Part of Speech: noun 1. A dog of either of two different breeds.
Word: spring up Part of Speech: verb 1. To appear suddenly. Labels: intransitive Example: A breeze had sprung up, pushing the ship back within range of the Spanish cannons. 2. To come rapidly into existence. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: In 1924 the Hashemite King Hussein was driven out of the Hedjaz by Ibn Saud, and a state of war sprang up between the new kingdoms of Saudi Arabia and Trans-Jordan. Example: In the 1890s and in the early years of the present century there was considerable building development in the area around Sanderstead, Warlingham and Oxted, where large villas were springing up. East Grinstead, Tunbridge Wells and Uckfield were growing fast, as was that loosely knit "subtopia"—neither town, village nor country—which is known collectively as Crowborough.
Word: you pays your money and you takes your choice Part of Speech: proverb 1. Each person can make his or her own decisions. Example: You can get there by bus, or train, or taxi. Whatever. You pays your money and you takes your choice. Example: Showman. On your right you will perceive a Prime Minister a Bolishing of hisself. And over your left is another Prime Minister a Bolishing of the Corn-Laws. / Master John Bull. But which is the Prime Minister? / Showman. Which ever you please, my little dear. You pays your money, and you takes your choice.
Word: incipients Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of incipient Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exhumers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exhumer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Napoleonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Napoleon Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Napoleonic From Napoleon + -ic. Pronunciation: /nəˌpoʊliˈɒnɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte. Labels: not-comparable Example: Napoleonic Wars Example: A half-burned cigar rolled between his mobile lips, he sat on the back of his neck, and yet he had an air Napoleonic; Nietzschean, it might better be said—although it is safe to assert that these moulders of American institutions knew little about that terrible philosopher who had raised his voice against the “slave morals of Christianity.” 2. Suffering from Napoleon complex. Labels: not-comparable 3. Having to do with the Napoleonic Wars. Labels: not-comparable
Word: factitive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin factitāre, from factus, perfect passive participle of facere + -itāre. Pronunciation: /ˈfæktɪtɪv/ 1. Taking a complement that expresses a result along with a direct object, or inherently implying a complement; or synonymous with causative. Labels: not-comparable 2. Factive. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: factive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English fact Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English factive From fact + -ive. 1. Licensing only those content clauses that represent claims that are (known or believed with certainty to be) true. Labels: not-comparable Example: Under this account, verbs like forget and remember are classified as factive (1) and verbs like think and believe as nonfactive (2). 2. Which does not know any falsities: which knows only truths. Labels: not-comparable
Word: factive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fact Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English factive From fact + -ive. 1. A factive verb.
Word: factive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin factīvus, from Latin facere (“to make”). 1. Making; creative. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: baby sitter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of babysitter. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare
Word: wottest Part of Speech: verb 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of wit, wot, wott, and wotte Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Example: Here, as Genevieve sat musing, in apparent slumber, on her situation of peril, and her hope of liberty, her sentinels, who had hitherto walked at a surly distance from her, now chanced to pass nearer; and she heard one of them say, “She sleeps, thou need'st not whisper; -I tell thee it must be done to-night.” “What must be done?” said his companion, “for hitherto thou hast spoken thy purpose darkly.”—“The queen must be removed this night,” said the other. “Here have been missives from the bishop, who, amid the thunders of the siege, found leisure to receive and answer the letters of King Philip, touching the matter of the queen's thraldom, and to send the order thou wottest of, and which must be suddenly obeyed.”
Word: wistest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English wist Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English wistest From wist + -est. 1. second-person singular simple past indicative of wit Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular
Word: LORD Part of Speech: name Etymology: See lord and Lord. 1. Typographical variant of Lord, particularly in English translations of the Bible. Example: O Lord our Lord [translating יְהוָ֤ה אֲדֹנֵ֗ינוּ (y'hvh 'adonéinu)], how meruelous is thy name in the whole earth! Becauſe thy magnificence is eleuated, aboue the heauens. Example: And the LORD God [translating יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֔ים (y'hvh 'elohím)] ſaid, It is not good that the man ſhould be alone: I will make him an helpe meet for him.
Word: neutron drip line Part of Speech: noun 1. The jagged line, on a chart showing the number of protons and neutrons of all known isotopes, beyond which neutron-rich nuclei are unstable and emit neutrons.
Word: neutron-rich Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a nucleus or isotope, having a large ratio of neutrons to protons.
Word: supersolid 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- Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s Proto-Italic *soliðos Latin solidusder. Old French solidebor. Middle English solide English solid English supersolid From super- + solid. 1. A superfluid material that has a spatially ordered structure similar to a crystal. 2. An analogue in a space of four or more dimensions of a solid in three dimensions.
Word: meristematic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the meristem Labels: not-comparable
Word: misfolded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misfold Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: misfolded Part of Speech: adj 1. folded into an incorrect tertiary structure
Word: all wool and a yard wide Part of Speech: phrase 1. Of high quality. Labels: dated Example: about 1900, O. Henry, The Missing Chord And that was the piano that Uncle Cal had selected; and standing by it was the good, fine, all-wool girl that never let him know it.
Word: all-outer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From all-out + -er. 1. An extremist or radical.
Word: all over oneself Part of Speech: phrase 1. Feeling self-satisfied. Example: Then the Frogs surrounded this Rabbit, an' they re-captured the skull, an' the Rabbits charged with ambition, an' the Frogs passed to the left, an' there was old Leapin' Frog himself, grinnin' all over himself with his club reached out a-puntin' the skull along like sixty-seven. Example: Anyway, the network tells me Ishaka is all over himself over his new baby, kissing and cuddling her and calling her every endearing name I didn't even know existed.
Word: ameling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of amel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: amusia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄμουσος (ámousos) Ancient Greek ἀμουσία (amousía)der. Late Latin amusiader. English amusia From Late Latin amusia, from Ancient Greek ἀμουσία (amousía, “without harmony”), from ἄμουσος (ámousos, “without song”). The Muses were the nine daughters of Zeus and the goddesses of arts and sciences. 1. The inability to comprehend or respond to music. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: amurca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin amurca. 1. The sediment in olive oil.
Word: hollow-eyed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hollow + eyed. 1. Having sunken, dark ringed eyes demonstrative of fear or lack of sleep. Example: His hollow-eyed visage showed he'd been tortured with fear.
Word: animalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English animal 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 animalist From animal + -ist. 1. One who believes in the dominance of man's animal nature in behavior. Example: The animalist’s claim that all persons must be animals, if true, will have to be a posteriori truth. Example: The hard question for the animalist is whether bodily continuity is necessary for the survival of the animal and, if so, what kind of bodily continuity. 2. A sensualist. Example: Whether spiritualist or animalist, Baudelaire's representations of sexuality establish contradictions and raise questions that both exemplify the author's dualistic thinking and reveal the unravelling of antithesis in his work. 3. A painter or sculptor whose primary subject is animals. Example: And in my opinion, the reason we have so few good animalists among modern artists is because the domestication of species and man's development have obscured their deeper visual significance for most of us. 4. A writer of animal stories. 5. An animal liberationist. 6. One who believes that microorganisms cause disease. Labels: rare
Word: coverture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English, borrowed from Old French coverture, from covrir (“to cover”) or from Late Latin coopertura. Doublet of couverture. 1. Concealing cover, disguise, veil; (also figurative). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A common law doctrine developed in England during the Middle Ages, whereby a woman's legal existence, upon marriage, was subsumed by that of her husband, particularly with regard to ownership of property and protection. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: Note that voting by widows did not raise some of the concerns that might have arisen from voting by wives subject to common-law coverture servitude to their husbands. 3. Alternative spelling of couverture. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable 4. Shelter, hiding place. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: URSULA. The pleasant'st angling is to see the fish Cut with her golden oars the silver stream, And greedily devour the treacherous bait: So angle we for Beatrice; who even now Is couched in the woodbine coverture.
Word: safe house Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of safehouse. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: safe houses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of safe house Labels: form-of, plural
Word: regimentation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English regiment 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 regimentation From regiment + -ation. 1. The act of regimenting. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: David hated the haircuts, the regimentation, the power plays and the "macho-male, heterosexual shop talk" of the military.
Word: reimbursable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English reimburse 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 reimbursable From reimburse + -able. 1. Eligible for repayment, particularly for money spent or expenses incurred; qualifying for reimbursement. Labels: not-comparable Example: Buying a souvenir during a business trip is not a reimbursable expense.
Word: reimbursable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English reimburse 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 reimbursable From reimburse + -able. 1. Something the expense for which can be reimbursed.
Word: remediable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English remediable, from Old French remedïable and Latin remediābilis. By surface analysis, remediate + -able, or perhaps remedy + ‑able. Pronunciation: /ɹəˈmidiəbəl/ 1. Capable of being remedied. Example: Then from his cavernous armpit drew and gave The singing leaves, not such as erst I knew, But strange, disjointed, where the unmeasured feet Staggered allwhither in pursuit of rhyme, And could not find it; assonance instead, Cases and verbs misplaced—remediable those — Broad-shouldered coarseness, fondly meant for wit.
Word: remediless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English remedylesse; equivalent to remedy + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛmədilɪs/ 1. Not having a remedy; not capable of being remedied. Labels: not-comparable Example: I driven am to great distresse, / And forced to forgoe th'attempt remedilesse. Example: As for the rest, this disease is not so easily discovered, except it be altogether extreame and remedilesse; forasmuch as reason marcheth ever crooked, halting and broken-hipt; and with falshood as with truth; and therefore it is very hard to discover her mistaking and disorder.
Word: renomination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English nomination English renomination From re- + nomination. 1. The act of renominating, of nominating again. Example: The renomination of the controversial candidate was not received well.
Word: renominations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of renomination Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reparations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reparation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: repatriation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Either a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin repatriātiō (“act of restoring someone to their homeland”) or from Italian repatriazione and remodelled after words in -ation. By surface analysis, repatriate + -ion. 1. The process of returning of a person to their country of origin or citizenship. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The process of returning artworks, museum exhibits, etc. to their country of origin. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The process of converting a foreign currency into the currency of one's own country. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: repatriations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of repatriation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reproducer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcōder. Middle English produce English produce English reproduce Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English reproducer From reproduce + -er. 1. One who reproduces something. Example: Local musicians were not just passive reproducers of the tradition. 2. In a phonograph, a device containing a sounding diaphragm and the needle or stylus that traverses the moving record, for reproducing the sound. 3. In a manograph, a device for reproducing the engine stroke on a reduced scale. 4. A series of steps which reproduce a bug or other condition of interest.
Word: reproducers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reproducer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reputability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English repute Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English reputability From repute + -ability. 1. The property of being reputable, a person's reputation. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: His reputability was in question, if he couldn't prove he was reliable then no one would hire him again.
Word: resubscribe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin subscrīberebor. Middle English subscriben English subscribe English resubscribe From re- + subscribe. 1. To subscribe again or renew a subscription. Labels: ambitransitive
Word: reprehensibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English reprehensible Middle English -ly English -ly English reprehensibly From reprehensible + -ly. 1. In a reprehensible manner.
Word: republication Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English publication English republication From re- + publication. 1. The act of publishing again. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His republication of the old story restarted a furor that had quieted with time. Example: Pressman said that Ingraham’s segment “sparked a torrent of republications and copycat false charges” and was amplified by Trump on Twitter. 2. A reprint or republished edition of a book, a will, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Germany's justice system has vowed that any republication or distribution of the original book without proper annotation is to remain illegal.
Word: republications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of republication Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reprehensibility Part of Speech: noun 1. The property of being reprehensible. Labels: uncountable Example: Humans also have an attitude toward fire ants as expertly expressed by Walter Tschinkel: “Most people hate fire ants without reservation, without reflection. Perhaps that is what the fire ant has to offer us—something we can all agree to hate, something about whose reprehensibility no argument can be made.”
Word: revilement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English revile Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English revilement From revile + -ment. 1. The act of reviling. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: revilements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of revilement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reposeful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From repose + -ful. 1. Providing repose, restful. Example: The reposeful, easy, affluent life to which her mother's marriage had introduced her was, in truth, the beginning of a great change in Elizabeth. 2. Having an appearance of repose, peaceful. Example: What a strange yet pleasant day that was. So brilliant and gay without, for all the world seemed abroad to welcome the first snow. So quiet and reposeful within, for everyone slept, spent with watching, and a Sabbath stillness reigned through the house […] Example: […] he showed in face that humane look of reposeful good nature which the Greek sculptor in some instances gave to his heroic strong man, Hercules.
Word: renouncement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French renoncement. By surface analysis, renounce + -ment. 1. The act of renouncing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His renouncement of his previous position, once it had proved unpopular, did not help his candidacy.
Word: renouncements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of renouncement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: regalement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From regale + -ment. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈɡeɪlmənt/ 1. The act of regaling. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: regalements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of regalement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reinsertion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English insertion English reinsertion From re- + insertion. 1. The act of inserting again. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reinsertions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reinsertion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: relive Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English live English relive From re- + live. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈlɪv/ 1. To experience (something) again; to live over again. Labels: transitive Example: I relive that horrible accident every night and wake screaming. Example: Replays in video games allow you to relive your greatest moments. 2. To bring back to life; to revive, resuscitate. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Had she not beene devoide of mortall slime, / Shee should not then have bene relyv'd againe [...]. 3. To come back to life. Labels: intransitive
Word: peacable Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of peaceable. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: beastiality Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of bestiality. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: dunk tank Part of Speech: noun 1. A large tank of water, over which a dunk seat is suspended, which seat can be made to tip or fall into the tank of water, thus dunking whoever is sitting on the seat. It is used as an attraction mainly used in funfairs. 2. Any open-topped tank used for dunking.
Word: Robertson screw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Canadian inventor P. L. Robertson (1879-1951). 1. A type of screw having a square recess in the head.
Word: Robertson screwdriver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Canadian inventor P. L. Robertson (1879-1951). 1. A type of screwdriver having a square tip, designed to drive a Robertson screw. Labels: Canada Example: The Robertson-head screw has a square hole in the head, made in three different sizes, and must be driven with a special Robertson screwdriver. Example: The Robertson screwdriver is among the tools found at hardware stores and building supply outlets across Canada.
Word: overtrain 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 train English overtrain From over- + train. 1. To train too much or too long. Labels: ambitransitive Example: Jim overtrained and found that he was exhausted by the time of the competition. Example: I think I've overtrained my leg muscles.
Word: unsuitably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unsuitable Middle English -ly English -ly English unsuitably From unsuitable + -ly. 1. In an unsuitable manner. Example: Dearly as he loved to talk, he could not enjoy nor shine in a conversation when he thought himself unsuitably dressed.
Word: untameable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- English tame 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 untameable From un- + tame + -able. 1. Incapable of being controlled, subdued, or tamed. Example: “My lord,” said Mary, “it seems to me that you fling on my unhappy and devoted head those evils, which, with far more justice, I may impute to your own turbulent, wild, and untameable dispositions.” Example: Of all the carnivorous animals of the Archipelago the only one found in the Moluccas is Viverra tangalunga, which inhabits both Batchian and Bouru, and probably come of the other islands. I am inclined to think that this also may have been introduced accidentally, for it is often made captive by the Malays, who procure civet from it, and it is an animal very restless and untameable, and therefore likely to escape.
Word: untamable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of untameable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: inner planet Part of Speech: noun 1. Any planet of the Solar System whose orbit is located between the asteroid belt and the sun, i.e., any of Mercury, Venus, Earth, or Mars.
Word: outer planet Part of Speech: noun 1. Any planet of the Solar System whose orbit is located beyond the asteroid belt, i.e., any of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune.
Word: repudiator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From repudiate + -or. 1. One who repudiates.
Word: repudiators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of repudiator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: resalable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From re- + sale + -able. 1. Capable of being resold. Labels: not-comparable
Word: refiner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From refine + -er. 1. One who, or that which, refines. Example: The average motorist will not see much, if any, difference in gasoline pump price but oil producers and Gulf Coast refiners expect profits to improve. Example: You can think of a search refiner as a filter. Your search for a broad topic might return hundreds of possible results. The refiner allows you to filter this information down based on the configured criteria.
Word: refiners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of refiner Labels: form-of, plural