nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: phylloxera Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the original, superseded genus name translingual Phylloxera, from Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) + ξηρός (xērós, “dry”). Pronunciation: /fɪˈlɒksəɹə/, /fɪˈlɑːk.sɚ/ 1. An insect, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae of the family Phylloxeridae (not the genus Phylloxera), that is very destructive to grape vines; also, the diseased condition of a vine caused by this insect. Example: thirty-five years later the coming of phylloxera to France launched the Algerian wine industry, and by the mid-twentieth century it had grown to be one of the Mediterranean's biggest producers.
Word: oidium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin ōidium, equivalent to Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”) + -idium. 1. A fragile spore produced by some fungi. Example: • Oidia are hyaline, small and thin-walled unicellular sections or fragments of the mycelium. • Oidia may be uni- or binucleate as whether they are produced by the breaking up of the primary or secondary mycelium. Example: However, in some forms mainly some Hymenomycetes it occurs by the formation of oidia. The oidia are of two main types. 2. The fungus Erysiphe necator (= Uncinula necator), which produces powdery mildew in grapes.
Word: save up Part of Speech: verb 1. To accumulate money, especially for a specific, planned expenditure. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: I'm saving up my tips for a new guitar. Example: She knows she must save up for college.
Word: conchas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of concha Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boka Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of buka (“kangaroo-skin cloak”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fermentate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin fermentātus, past participle of fermentō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Alternatively, back-formation from fermentation. Pronunciation: /ˈfɜː(ɹ)mənteɪt/ 1. To cause to ferment Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: fermentate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Either from ferment + -ate (forms nouns with perfect meaning, as if: "fermentated") or a back-formation from fermentation, on the basis of the same suffix. Compare kryptonate. Pronunciation: /ˈfɜː(ɹ)mənteɪt/ 1. A product made by fermentation
Word: dacryohemorrhea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dacryo- + hemorrhea. Pronunciation: /ˌdækɹɪəʊhɛməˈɹɪə/ 1. The discharge of tears mixed with blood; a hemorrhagic discharge from the lacrimal sac. Labels: uncountable 2. Bloody tears; bleeding from the tear ducts while crying; crying blood. Labels: uncountable
Word: bamboo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Dravidian *wē Proto-Dravidian *mpu Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu)bor. ▲ Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu)bor. Malay bambubor. Portuguese bambubor. Dutch bamboebor. English bamboo Borrowed from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu), variant form of ಬೇವು (bēvu). Cognate with Malayalam വേപ്പ് (vēppŭ), Telugu వేప (vēpa), from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu (“neem”). Pronunciation: /bæmˈbu/, /ˈbæːm.buː/, /ˈbambu/ 1. Any of the fast-growing grasses of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterized by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: However, the late Hsia and the Shang were considerably warmer, possibly comparable to Hang-chou today, an area where bamboo proliferates. 2. Wood of the bamboo plant as a material for building, furniture, etc. Labels: uncountable 3. A stick, rod, pole, or cane of bamboo, especially one used as a vessel for liquids, or as a tool for corporal punishment. Labels: countable Example: It was evident that Europeans seldom came here, for numbers of women skeltered away as I walked through the village and one girl about ten or twelve years old, who had just brought a bamboo full of water from the river, threw it down with a cry of horror and alarm the moment she caught sight of me, turned around and jumped into the stream. 4. A didgeridoo. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable 5. A member of the British military or British East India Company who spent so much time in Indonesia, India, or Malaysia that they never returned home. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable
Word: bamboo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Dravidian *wē Proto-Dravidian *mpu Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu)bor. ▲ Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu)bor. Malay bambubor. Portuguese bambubor. Dutch bamboebor. English bamboo Borrowed from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu), variant form of ಬೇವು (bēvu). Cognate with Malayalam വേപ്പ് (vēppŭ), Telugu వేప (vēpa), from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu (“neem”). Pronunciation: /bæmˈbu/, /ˈbæːm.buː/, /ˈbambu/ 1. Made of the wood of the bamboo. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bamboo Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Dravidian *wē Proto-Dravidian *mpu Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu)bor. ▲ Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu)bor. Malay bambubor. Portuguese bambubor. Dutch bamboebor. English bamboo Borrowed from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu), variant form of ಬೇವು (bēvu). Cognate with Malayalam വേപ്പ് (vēppŭ), Telugu వేప (vēpa), from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu (“neem”). Pronunciation: /bæmˈbu/, /ˈbæːm.buː/, /ˈbambu/ 1. To flog with a bamboo cane. Labels: transitive Example: […] the beadle is punished by fine, and sometimes bambooed, if robberies are too frequent within his jurisdiction, or if he fails to secure the person of any malefactor particularly wanted by his superior officers. 2. To paint (furniture, etc.) to give it the appearance of bamboo. Labels: transitive Example: The craze for bambooing furniture and accessories was one of many popular paint techniques in the 18th century and early Victorian era. 3. To penetrate sexually. Labels: India, slang Example: If you're just a girl from Lucknow, with no fluid cash, you'll be just one more among thousands going from producer to producer by auto-rickshaw, and every photographer who agrees to take a picture for your portfolio will want to introduce you to his bed upstairs in the loft. And what you'll get out of all this in the end is a lot of bambooing and maybe a dance or two in his videos. Example: One scene of attachment and intimacy shows Vijay careening into their shared apartment dead drunk and insulting a praying Ajay for his devotion to the household god, Hanuman […], saying that instead of being rescued Ajay will be "bamboo-ed," a popular slang for anal penetration.
Word: jardins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jardin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barn burner Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of barnburner. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pommes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pomme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: haematidrosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek αἵμᾰτ- (haímăt-, “blood”) + ἵδρωσις (hídrōsis, “sweating”). Pronunciation: /hiːmətaɪˈdɹəʊsɪs/ 1. A very rare disorder in which the patient sweats blood and/or blood pigments, usually resulting from extreme physical and/or mental stress. 2. Bloody sweat; sweating blood.
Word: better late than never Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Perhaps a calque of Latin potius sero quam numquam from the 4th book of Ab Urbe condita (History of Rome) by Titus Livius, around 27 BC. 1. It is better to do something late, than to never do it at all. Example: [after seeing the ghost of the Titanic arrive in New York Harbor] Well, better late than never.
Word: communicable scale Part of Speech: noun 1. A model of designation for comparing an activity through oral descriptions. 2. A tool used to describe a situation and or event in numerical or graphical data.
Word: consonance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English consonance, from Middle French consonance, from Latin cōnsonantia. Doublet of consonancy. By surface analysis, con- + son- + -ance. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑn.sə.nəns/, /ˈkɒn.sə.nəns/ 1. A form of rhyme having the same consonants but different vowels. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Harmony; agreement; absence of discordance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Like a musical string, the optic nerve responds to the waves with which it is in consonance, while it refuses to be excited by others of almost infinitely greater energy, whose period of recurrence are not in unison with its own.
Word: hemianesthesia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English anesthesia English hemianesthesia From hemi- + anesthesia. 1. The inability to feel sensations from touch on one side of the body. Labels: uncountable
Word: ingenui Part of Speech: noun 1. In civil law, a class of freemen who were born free. They were distinguished from the class known as liberti or libertini who, born slaves, had afterwards legally obtained their freedom. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Tribulation Part of Speech: name Etymology: Proprialization from tribulation. 1. (A period of) persecution before the Second Coming, lasting seven years, which Christians will experience worldwide which will purify and strengthen them.
Word: greenlight Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From green light. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹiːnlaɪt/ 1. To approve; to permit to proceed. Labels: idiomatic, informal, transitive Example: Labour's Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds hit back at Sunak and said that his failure to greenlight major projects such as Northern Powerhouse Rail showed that government claims of levelling up the country were "not supported by the evidence". Example: The United Kingdom (UK) is reportedly waiting for US approval before greenlighting Ukrainian forces to use UK-provided Storm Shadow missiles for long-range strikes against military targets in Russia. 2. To approve or requisition the harming or death of; to put a hit out on. Labels: idiomatic, slang, transitive
Word: musclebrain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From muscle + brain. 1. A person who actively participates in physical sports, possibly highly skilled in sports, but does not do well in academic activities, like math and science. Labels: US 2. A large, strong, but inept, bumbling, buffoonish or unintelligent man. Labels: US, derogatory, slang
Word: NRFB Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of never removed from box. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: green lights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of green light Labels: form-of, plural
Word: green lights Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of green light Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: grow op Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First use appears c. 1998. A clipping of grow operation. 1. Synonym of grow operation. Labels: Canada Example: Police sweep massive grow op: ‘Sophisticated organized crime’ behind pot: Police
Word: syllabogram Part of Speech: noun 1. A symbol that represents a syllable. Example: There are over 83 syllabograms in the Maya script.
Word: papal infallibility Part of Speech: noun 1. The concept that the Pope, under certain circumstance (when making a statement on faith or morals, etc.) is protected by the Holy Spirit from being able to make a mistake. Labels: uncountable Example: Before examining specific interpretations of papal infallibility, we will first give a general introduction to the doctrine. This chapter begins with an overview of the pontificate of Pius IX and the historical setting of Vatican I. This overview is ...
Word: patrilateral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From patri- + lateral. Pronunciation: /ˌpætɹɪˈlæt(ə)ɹəl/ 1. From kin 'on the father's side' (related to the father). Example: Jim's blond hair is one of his patrilateral traits.
Word: nutty as a fruitcake Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First use appears c. 1911 or 1912. See cite below. 1. Behaving in an eccentric, foolish, or kooky manner; very nutty. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable Example: ... and assuming that the defendant's Aunt Jane, in Wilkes-Barre, was as nutty as a fruitcake, and his grandfather, in Oskaloosa, had to wear cotton in his ears ... Example: 2003, William Safire / NY Times News Service, "Fruitcake: A word that gets the US Congress to call the cops", Taipei Times, 10 Aug, p. 9, Eugene O'Neill, in his 1914 play, The Movie Man, coined a memorable simile: "We sure are as nutty as a fruitcake or we wouldn't be here."
Word: slant bar Part of Speech: noun 1. A forward slash or virgule.
Word: slashes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slash Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slashes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of slash Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: green-light Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of greenlight. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: BFD Part of Speech: intj 1. Initialism of big fucking deal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, especially, humorous, initialism, vulgar Example: “As Biden would say, it’s a B.F.D.,” said Adam Riess, an astronomer at Johns Hopkins University and the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore.
Word: go by the board Part of Speech: verb 1. To fall or to go overboard; to be cast over the side of a ship. Labels: idiomatic 2. To be superseded, rejected, or obliterated; to pass by with little consequence; to amount to nothing. Labels: idiomatic Example: How many cups of tea I drank, because Dora made it, I don’t know. But, I perfectly remember that I sat swilling tea until my whole nervous system, if I had had any in those days, must have gone by the board.
Word: Num Lock Part of Speech: noun 1. A key on a standard extended keyboard which, when pressed, toggles the keys of the numeric keypad between cursor control functions and numeric digits.
Word: naked as a jay Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of naked as a jaybird. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Final Judgment Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of judgement day.
Word: genet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English genet, ionet, from Anglo-Norman genette, Middle French genette, jenette et al., of uncertain origin. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪt/ 1. Any of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous mammals, of the genus Genetta, most of which have a spotted coat and a long, ringed tail. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The fur of this mammal, or any skin dressed in imitation of it. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: genet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined in the 20th century from gene + -et. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪt/ 1. A group of genetically identical individuals (plants, fungi, bacteria etc.) that have grown in a given location, all originating from asexual reproduction of a single ancestor; a group of ramets.
Word: genet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See jennet. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪt/ 1. A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet. Example: Because we come to do you service and you think we are ruffians, you’ll have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse. You’ll have your nephews neigh to you. You’ll have coursers for cousins and gennets for germans.
Word: Replogle tube Part of Speech: noun 1. A multi-lumen orogastric tube that functions as a sump tube with one lumen providing suction and the other providing irrigation or venting. It is safer than conventional suction because it reduces the risk of adherence to the gastric lining and subsequent damage.
Word: second coming Part of Speech: noun 1. The prophesied return of Jesus Christ. Example: When the time of Christ's second coming is at hand, there will be but a very little faith in the world. And the Lord knows that there be many, who are now as high as Lucifer, that at that day, for want of faith, will be thrown down to the sides of the pit; even in the very belly of hell. Example: When Malone next looked round he was gone. "He is one of these Second-coming fanatics," he whispered to Enid. There are a lot of them—Christadelphians, Russellites, Bible Students and what-not.
Word: scintillae Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /skinˈtilːai/, /skinˈtilːɛː/, /sɪnˈtɪlaɪ/ 1. plural of scintilla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apicomplexan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Apicomplexa + -n. 1. Describing protists of the phylum Apicomplexa. Labels: not-comparable
Word: apicomplexan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Apicomplexa + -n. 1. Any protist of the phylum Apicomplexa.
Word: predicts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of predict Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Mekka Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Mecca. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: clinching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of clinch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: clinching Part of Speech: adj 1. That settles something (such as an argument) definitely and conclusively. Example: ‘Yes,’ said Dick, with such a clinching period at the end that it seemed he was never going to add another word. Example: There were no dreams, No phantoms in her future any more: One clinching revelation of what was One by-flash of irrevocable chance, Had acridly but honestly foretold The mystical fulfilment of a life That might have once … But that was all gone by
Word: clinching Part of Speech: noun 1. A clinch; a passionate embrace. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Though there are no kissings and clinchings, […] 2. A making certain or finalizing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Only six weeks into the season, the top-ranked Bulldogs were undefeated at 60, but more important to Louisiana Tech was one of the earliest clinchings of a conference title in the annals of college football. 3. The distortion of computer tape by wrinkling. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: This “clinching” can distort the tape by causing a series of creases or folds in the surface and may produce read errors. Example: Computer magnetic tape is designed primarily for its storage capacity, speed, and capacity to be repeatedly erased and written over. […] Bad binder can cause holes in the oxide, loose particles, or clinching of tape.
Word: positrons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of positron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: positronium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From positr(on) + -onium. Pronunciation: /ˌpɒzɪˈtɹɒniəm/, /ˌpɒzɪˈtɹoʊniəm/ 1. An exotic atom (specifically, an onium) consisting of a positron (antielectron) and an electron, as a particle–anti-particle bound pair with no nucleus.
Word: furball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fur + ball. 1. Synonym of hairball; a ball of fur, especially one coughed up by a cat. 2. A particularly furry person or animal. Labels: humorous, informal Example: Near-synonyms: fuzzball, fluffball 3. A large, disorganized battle involving many different aircraft (especially fighters) or warships. Labels: slang Example: […]But, as with the furball that had broken out around San Francisco, things escalated once again, as Teruzuki rolled better on her perception check, ambushing Sterett and blowing enough holes in her to force the U.S. destroyer to withdraw.
Word: heartbreaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heartbreak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ha'pennies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ha'penny Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rosier Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, ros(y) + -ier, or, by surface analysis, rosy + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊzi.ə(ɹ)/ 1. comparative form of rosy: more rosy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: rosier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French rosier. Doublet of rosary. Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊzjə(ɹ)/, /ˈɹəʊʒə(ɹ)/ 1. Synonym of rosebush. Labels: archaic Example: on the top ſtood five trees: the firſt was an olive tree, on which hanged a ſhield of the armes of the church of Rome; the ſecond was a pyne aple tree, with the arms of the emperor; the third was a roſyer, with the armes of England; the fourth a braunche of lylies, bearing the armes of France; and the fifth a pomegranet tree, bearing the armes of Spayn Example: Ne other tire ſhe on her head did weare, But crowned with a garland of ſweete roſiere.
Word: rosiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of rosy: most rosy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: homier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of homey: more homey Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: wiseasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wiseass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wise-ass Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wiseass. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wise-asses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wise-ass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smartie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of smarty. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hold with the hare and run with the hounds Part of Speech: verb 1. To oppose an action or behavior and yet engage in the same action or behavior; to be a hypocrite. Labels: dated, idiomatic Example: Well, if you ask me, Pastor Hawkins is trying to hold with the hare and run with the hounds by opposing casino gambling when his church operates a bingo game every Thursday night. Example: […] Laddes that canne holde with the Hare and hunt with the Hounde, and (as the Scripture termeth them) time-seruers and menpleasers. 2. To remain neutral by attempting to placate two factions or both sides of a controversy. Labels: dated, idiomatic Example: Julianna needs to be careful if she keeps holding with the hare and running with the hounds; she might wind up making enemies of both labor and management. Example: Eleventhly, There is yet another profeſſor ; and he is for God and for Baal too, he can be any thing, for any company : he can throw ſtones with both hands, […] he'll hold with the hair, and run with the hound, he carries fire in one hand, and water i'th t'other^([sic – meaning in th'other]) ; […]
Word: dispalatalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dis- + palatalize + -ation. 1. The process of becoming not palatal. Labels: uncountable
Word: oblanceolate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ob- + lanceolate. 1. Of a reversed lanceolate shape: attached to the stem by the pointed end, with the other end rounded.
Word: baraminologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English baraminology 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 baraminologist From baraminology + -ist. 1. One who practices baraminology.
Word: national epic Part of Speech: noun 1. An epic poem or similar work which seeks or is believed to capture and express the essence or spirit of a particular nation.
Word: transacted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of transact Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hustled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hustle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sawm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic صَوْم (ṣawm, “fasting; abstaining from food, drink, and sex”), probably borrowed from Classical Syriac ܨܘܡܐ (ṣawmāʾ). 1. Fasting, abstention, abstinence; the third of the five pillars of Islam. Labels: uncountable
Word: rippled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ripple Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: buckled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of buckle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: thrashed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of thrash Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overstatements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overstatement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: botnets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of botnet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ablets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ablet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abomas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aboma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: absolutisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absolutism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hampers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hamper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hampers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hamper Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fourteenths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fourteenth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: elks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɛlks/ 1. plural of elk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mikados Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mikado Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vocatives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vocative Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orchids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orchid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: masquerades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of masquerade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: masquerades Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of masquerade Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: masqueraded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of masquerade Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: handicaps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of handicap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: handicaps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of handicap Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mutts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mutt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: congregations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of congregation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emulates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of emulate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: emulating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of emulate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: emulated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of emulate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: freights Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fɹeɪts/ 1. plural of freight Labels: form-of, plural
Word: freights Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fɹeɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of freight Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: freighting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfɹeɪtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of freight Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nettling Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: nettling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of nettle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nettling Part of Speech: noun 1. A process, resembling splicing, by which two ropes are joined so as to form one rope. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The process of tying together the ends of yarns in pairs, to prevent tangling. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The process of stinging somebody with nettles. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Their greater male strength will be both tested and attested to in their ability to undergo the initiation nettlings, beatings, and burnings administered to them by the older initiators […]
Word: gourmets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gourmet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orients Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of orient Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: orients Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orient Labels: form-of, plural Example: orients and occidents Example: occidents and orients
Word: demurs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of demur Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: demurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of demur Labels: form-of, plural Example: After many demurs—turnip-fields and covies, the ash coppice and pheasants, put into the balance against "Raphaels, Correggios, and stuff"—it was finally agreed they should travel for the next season,...
Word: hanaps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hanap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hances Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hance Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hancing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hance Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hanced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hance Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: daystars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of daystar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: CDs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌsiːˈdiːz/ 1. plural of CD Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Peruvians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Peruvian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orthodontists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orthodontist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whithers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whither Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whithers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of whither Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: whithering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of whither Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: whithered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of whither Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: iceballs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of iceball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hairnets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hairnet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: luffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of luff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: luffs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of luff Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: luffing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of luff Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: luffed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of luff Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: acephals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acephal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acephalans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acephalan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acephalocysts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acephalocyst Labels: form-of, plural
Word: armistices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of armistice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polymaths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polymath Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fortieths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fortieth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fiftieths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fiftieth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ninetieths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ninetieth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: millionths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of millionth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paradises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paradise Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ghanaians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ghanaian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caliphs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caliph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fatwas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fatwa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mushrooming Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of gathering mushrooms. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I'll lock up and go watercressing. Or mushrooming. Or some damn thing. 2. Rapid or explosive growth. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The formation of a mushroom-like shape. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mushrooming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mushroom Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: The enormous growth of the railway during that period ran in parallel with mushrooming housing developments along the lines.
Word: promos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of promo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: radiologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of radiologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fazes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of faze Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fazing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of faze Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: plovers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plover Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decennials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of decennial Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decennials Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of decennalia, the festivals and religious rituals held in the 10th year of a Roman emperor's reign. Labels: historical, plural, plural-normally
Word: tarsands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tarsand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semesters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semester Labels: form-of, plural
Word: opposites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of opposite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: retrosexuals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of retrosexual Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marauds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of maraud Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: marauded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of maraud Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hangars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hangar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hangars Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hangar Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: purrs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of purr Labels: form-of, plural
Word: purrs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of purr Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: purred Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɜːd/, /pɜɹd/, /pʌɹd/, /pøːd/, /peːd/ 1. simple past and past participle of purr Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: allotments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of allotment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smorgasbords Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smorgasbord Labels: form-of, plural
Word: infanticides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of infanticide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tensions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tension Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tensions Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tension Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: This turnbuckle tensions the cable so it is taut.
Word: pistes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piste Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phishers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phisher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lunates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lunate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: picograms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of picogram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hexachords Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hexachord Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misdemeanors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misdemeanor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dikes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See dike. 1. plural of dike Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dikes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Likely a blend of diagonal + cut, with influence from dyke and dike. 1. Alternative spelling of dykes (“diagonal cutting pliers”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:dykes.
Word: ios Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of io Labels: form-of, plural
Word: universists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of universist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vocations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vocation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trinks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trink Labels: form-of, plural
Word: turncoats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of turncoat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bandanas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bandana Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pagans Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪɡənz/ 1. plural of pagan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: despots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of despot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acidulated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of acidulate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: halvers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of halver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hadjis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hadji Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hajjis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hajji. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mortmains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mortmain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: infracohorts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of infracohort Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eigenfunctions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eigenfunction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: priors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prior Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alamos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alamo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bourns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bourn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: daunts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of daunt Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dows Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /daʊz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dow Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dows Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /daʊz/ 1. plural of dow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dowing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of dow Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dowed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /daʊd/ 1. simple past and past participle of dow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: drams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drams Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dram Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: elates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of elate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fawners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fawner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gaugers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gauger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kulaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kulak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mulcts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mulct Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mulcts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mulct Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: phonons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phonon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pollers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: recks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reck Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: recking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reck Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: recked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reck Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ricks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ricks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rick Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ricking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rick Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ricked Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: ricked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rick Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: spaders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spader Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tentered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tenter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: toroids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toroid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: braises Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɹeɪzɪz/ 1. plural of braise Labels: form-of, plural
Word: braises Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɹeɪzɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of braise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dissimilations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dissimilation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frighting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fright Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: frighting Part of Speech: noun 1. An instance of frightening; a fright; Example: and ever as great afflictions as most of our Brethren and sufferers for his Name, both in mockings, scoffings, scornings, reproaches, stripes, contradictions, perils at Land, and perils at Sea, fiery tryals, cruel threatenings, grief of heart, sorrow of soul, heats and colds, fastings and watchings, fears within, and frightings without, terrible temptations and persecutions, and dreadful imprisonments and buffetings of Satan; yet in all these our tryals the Lord was very gracious unto us, and not absent himself from us, neither suffered his faithfulness to fail us, but did bear us up, and keep us from fainting in the midst of our extremity; Example: And now not once evoked, lies Effort dead Before the frightings of a shadowed dread?
Word: inseminations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of insemination Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pearled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pearl Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pearled Part of Speech: adj 1. Adorned with pearls. Labels: not-comparable 2. Resembling pearls; pearly. Labels: not-comparable Example: Scatters the pearled dew from off the grass, In tremulous ecstasy to greet the sun, Who soon in gilded panoply will pass Forth from yon orange-curtained pavilion Hung in the burning east, see, the red rim O'ertops the expectant hills! it is the God! [...] 3. Having a border trimmed with narrow lace. Labels: not-comparable
Word: resents Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of resent Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: marls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marl (species of bandicoot). Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marls Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of marl Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: marling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of marl Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: marling Part of Speech: noun 1. An application of marl to the soil, to aid agriculture.
Word: marled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a contracted form of marble + -ed. 1. Mottled, streaked, multicoloured. Labels: Scotland Example: The Standing Stones reared up above the two, marled and streaked with snow they were, and a wind came blowing fit to freeze the chilblains on a brass monkey as they stood and glowered one at the other.
Word: marled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From marl + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of marl Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: honoring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of honor Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pelotons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peloton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bacchanalians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bacchanalian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pensioning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pension Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pensioned Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: pensioned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pension Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: farragos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of farrago Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carpals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carpal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metacarpals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metacarpal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fascicules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fascicule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hojillions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hojillion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metallers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metaller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pygmalions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pygmalion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: transients Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transient Labels: form-of, plural
Word: magnitudes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of magnitude Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mistrusts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mistrust Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mistrusts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mistrust Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mistrusting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mistrust Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mistrusting Part of Speech: noun 1. mistrust Example: We are not to expect such striking revelations as those received of whom we have read, but we may at least learn from them to distrust our own mistrustings.
Word: mistrusted Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: mistrusted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mistrust Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Filipinos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Filipino Labels: form-of, plural
Word: johnsons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of johnson Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aggies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aggie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: masculisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of masculism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: claymores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of claymore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pommies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pommy Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of pommie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: submissives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of submissive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bombers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bomber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shanks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shank Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shanks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shank Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: shanking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shank Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shanking Part of Speech: noun 1. A stabbing with a shank (improvised weapon). Labels: slang Example: There are some shankings and cuttings that happen during a year, but most are inconsequential to the administration or the public.
Word: shanked Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ʃæŋkt/, [ʃeɪŋkt] 1. simple past and past participle of shank Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shanked Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ʃæŋkt/, [ʃeɪŋkt] 1. Having a shank. Labels: not-comparable Example: 'It is the top of a pearl boot button undoubtedly, I should say,' pronounced the sergeant. 'One of those metal-shanked things that they wire into the boot nowadays. […]' 2. Affected with disease of the shank or footstalk Labels: not-comparable Example: Your Muscat Grapes are both shanked and scalded ; the latter can be easily remedied, but the former is more difficult.
Word: regoliths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of regolith Labels: form-of, plural
Word: routines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of routine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snubs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snub Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snubs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of snub Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: snubbing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of snub Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: snubbing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which someone is snubbed; a rebuke. Example: After many skirmishes and snubbings, the ambitious pair were considered effectually quenched and went about with forlorn faces, which were rather belied by explosions of laughter when the two got together.
Word: world wars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of world war Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ideologues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ideologue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heliochromes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heliochrome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heliodors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heliodor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heliolites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heliolite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heliopores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heliopore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heliothids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heliothid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crackles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crackle Labels: form-of, plural 2. rales Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: crackles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of crackle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cannulas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cannula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: morrows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of morrow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: granges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grange Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mordents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mordent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: harridans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of harridan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: atomizers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of atomizer Labels: form-of, plural