nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: cooktop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cook + top. 1. An assembly of burners (that is, eyes or rings) for cooking. Labels: Canada, US 2. An assembly of burners (that is, eyes or rings) for cooking. Labels: Canada, US Example: Holonyms: cookstove, stove, range Example: These include such precautions as swimming only in the company of a responsible adult who knows about your condition and how to manage a seizure; getting your doctor to assess whether or not you should drive; having showers rather than baths, and leaving the bathroom door unlocked; using guards for open fires, radiators and cooktops.
Word: cooktops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cooktop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: newie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From new + -ie. 1. Something newly released, such as a song or film. Labels: informal Example: French software house Ubisoft's newie has finally arrived in Angleterre. It's set in a medieval world of swords and sorcery. Example: There's always the staple tunes in our set but it's fun to also play a few newies," Cheney said.
Word: punchings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpʌnt͡ʃɪŋz/ 1. plural of punching Labels: form-of, plural
Word: newies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of newie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paceman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pace + man. 1. A fast bowler; one who specialises in bowling fast. Labels: Australia, India Example: The flair for bright batting went against them as they fell easy prey to the Aussie pacemen. Example: In the series he bowled 222.5 overs, a considerable number considering Test teams in 1948 could call upon a new ball every 55 overs and Australia had pacemen to burn in Lindwall, Miller, Johnston and Toshack.
Word: pacemen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paceman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: revegetation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English vegetation English revegetation From re- + vegetation. 1. The act or process of revegetating Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Mr Denis William O'MEARA Dalkeith WA 6009 For service to the environment through native plant propagation and revegetation programs, to the mining industry, and to the community of the Pilbara region.
Word: rainproofing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rainproof Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rainproofs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rainproof Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rainproofed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rainproof Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: snowproof Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz Proto-West Germanic *snaiw Old English snāw Middle English snow English snow English -proof English snowproof From snow + -proof. 1. Resistant to snow. Example: ...that he looked quite like a gentleman bound on a shooting expedition, and that his friends had every reason to think he would now be snowproof. Example: Care should be taken to make windows rain- and snowproof, and to allow opening for ventilation without letting in rain during ordinary storms.
Word: snowproof Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz Proto-West Germanic *snaiw Old English snāw Middle English snow English snow English -proof English snowproof From snow + -proof. 1. To make resistant to snow. Labels: transitive
Word: live on top of one another Part of Speech: verb 1. To live in very crowded conditions. Labels: colloquial Example: It was impossible to find a moment of privacy in a flat where we were living on top of one another all the time.
Word: brushbar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brush + bar. 1. A rotating bar with brushlike bristles, used in certain cleaning appliances. Example: It's all pretty simple. If you want to get hairs out of a carpet, you need a whirling brushbar of death. No amount of suck will do it. Example: A string had caught in the brushbar and shut down the belt drive. This was quickly fixed and we hosed up the rest of the filth.
Word: lonco Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mapudungun logko, longko via Spanish lonco. 1. A Mapuche tribal leader.
Word: hospitaler Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hospitaller. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: misadvised Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English advised English misadvised From mis- + advised. 1. simple past and past participle of misadvise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: misadvised Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English advised English misadvised From mis- + advised. 1. Showing poor judgement, ill-advised, injudicious. Labels: obsolete Example: Therefore to make complaynt Of such mysadvysed Parsons and dysgysed, Thys boke we have devysed, […]
Word: misadvises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of misadvise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: misadvising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of misadvise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fall prey Part of Speech: verb 1. To be affected, or overcome by, a bad situation; used with to. Example: Many children at our school have fallen prey to the 'flu bug. Example: Inexperienced teachers sometimes fall prey to fears that they do not know enough.
Word: duetting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of duet Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: As well as duetting with him on Campbell's new album, Barnes also sang at his recent wedding.
Word: duetting Part of Speech: noun 1. The singing or playing of a duet.
Word: groundstroke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ground + stroke. 1. A forehand or backhand shot that is executed after the ball has bounced once on the court. Example: But each time Dementieva underlined why she holds such a lofty world standing by answering the challenge with those unerring groundstrokes, particularly the forehand, to hit back after dropping her serve. Example: In a desperately tight opening set, the pace and accuracy of the Serbian's groundstrokes began to draw errors from the usually faultless Nadal and earned him the first break point of the day at 5-4.
Word: duetted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of duet Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dueted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of duet Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fluoros Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fluoro Labels: form-of, plural
Word: groundstrokes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of groundstroke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fightback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fight + back, as a deverbal from fight back. 1. A campaign of resistance; a counterattack. Example: The gay movement is in retreat as evidenced in the rise of anti-gay attacks and and ^([sic]) the success of anti-gay legislation. One only needs to read the Gay Community News to realize the severity of the anti-gay offensive. The fightback to this anti-gay offensive has been weak and disoriented. The number of gay organizations, thus the number of organized gays are shrinking, not growing. Example: Stosur gave hope of a fightback when she smashed through Dementieva's serve in the first game of the second set.
Word: galloper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gallop + -er. 1. One who gallops. Example: a. 1898, Rudyard Kipling, "The Drums of the Fore and Aft" The lancers chafing in the right gorge had thrice dispatched their only subaltern as galloper to report on the progress of affairs. 2. An aide-de-camp. Example: Lieutenant Coghill had been told to act as galloper to Colonel Glyn on the unfortunate reconnaissance made from Isandlwana Camp, on January 22, 1879 3. A racehorse. Example: The Hussler's trainer, Ross McDonald, is confident Australia's champion galloper will win the clashes, despite Weekend Hussler never having competed over 1000m before. 4. A carousel or roundabout (especially in the plural) 5. A carriage on which very small guns were formerly mounted, the gun resting on the shafts, without a limber. 6. The Chinamanfish, a type of snapper Labels: Australia
Word: gallopers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of galloper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: het up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Irregular form of heat up. The adjective was originally a metaphorical use of the past participle het up (“heated up”), perhaps as a reference to agitation caused by fever or the churn of boiling water, but has since lexicalised as a fossil in standard English. 1. simple past and past participle of heat up Labels: dialectal, form-of, participle, past
Word: het up Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Irregular form of heat up. The adjective was originally a metaphorical use of the past participle het up (“heated up”), perhaps as a reference to agitation caused by fever or the churn of boiling water, but has since lexicalised as a fossil in standard English. 1. Excited, agitated or frantic. Labels: colloquial Example: Try to keep your cool and not get het up. Example: "I reckon," he said, directing his remarks toward no one in particular, "that we've all been rather hasty in this matter, being het up as we were with the strain of what we been through an' so it seems to me, […]
Word: het up Part of Speech: verb 1. dialectal form of heat up Labels: dialectal, form-of
Word: horseracing Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of horse racing. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Mr Bryan Bernard MARTIN Blackburn Vic 3130 For service to the thoroughbred horseracing industry, particularly as a broadcaster and administrator, and to the community through charitable organisations.
Word: leadlight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lead + light. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛdlaɪt/ 1. A decorative window made of small sections of glass supported in lead divider bars, or cames. Example: Luckily, because all windows had been taped, the home's leadlight windows survived the move intact.
Word: leadlights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leadlight Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sarking Part of Speech: noun 1. Wood, felt, or other material placed under the shingles of a roof or behind the outer leaf of a wall in order to provide support or insulation; the practice of furnishing a structure with such material; an installation of such material. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, Scotland, uncountable, usually Example: Much housing work lies within this area, and to avoid high maintenance costs the Department is building many houses with plaster exteriors upon diagonal sarkings. Example: 1997, Ann Ross, Jonathan Hetreed, Architect′s Pocket Book, 2011, 4th Edition, Elsevier, UK, page 248, Sarkings are weatherproof membranes laid over rafters and below battens to draught-proof and weatherproof the roof against driving rain or powder snow that may penetrate the tiles or slates. Traditional sarkings of reinforced bitumen felt have been largely superseded by lighter, breathable sarkings that can be laid to form an effectively draught-proof roof but still allow free dispersal of water vapour to avoid roof space condensation; such mterials generally avoid the need for eaves, ridge and roof slope ventilators. Where they are laid directly over insulation between rafters, or over a permeable sarking board, tiling battens are raised clear of the sarking by 25 x 50 counter battens nailed down to the tops of the rafters.
Word: hardman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hard + man. 1. A man who is particularly tough or muscular Labels: slang Example: He's just a wannabe hardman. Example: He had the reputation of a wannabe hardman, riding his cousin's coattails. 2. A rugby player Labels: Australia Example: FORMER Melbourne Storm hardman Michael Crocker will consider retirement if he is denied a work permit by the British government.
Word: restump Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English stump English restump From re- + stump. 1. To renew the stumps supporting a house Labels: Australia Example: A house in Moorabbin listed for sale with Better House Removers would cost its buyer "about $75,000-$90,000" to move, including the house, restumping, rejoining, new roof, sarking and metal batons, and council permits, Mr Bernardo estimated.
Word: restumping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of restump Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fadeaways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fadeaway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: railyard Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of rail yard. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: But the ambitious project requires Related to spend about $2 billion to erect platforms, columns and foundations over a working railyard before it can build the first tower.
Word: railyards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of railyard Labels: form-of, plural Example: Related agreed to pay $1 billion over 99 years for the right to build 5.5 million square feet of commercial space, 5,500 apartments and a park over the West Side railyards.
Word: snouty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From snout + -y. 1. Marked by a prominent snout. Example: Dr. Kays is applying the tracking system to explore the dynamic ménage à trois among the island’s population of ocelots; the ruddy, snouty rodents called agoutis; and the island’s towering and thickly buttressed Dipteryx trees. 2. Shaped like a snout, especially a pig's.
Word: snoutier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of snouty: more snouty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: snoutiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of snouty: most snouty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: capuchins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of capuchin Labels: form-of, plural Example: Yet somehow the capuchins manage to either outwit or outrun the forest’s legions of parasites.
Word: gators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Multicultural London English Part of Speech: name 1. An English sociolect peculiar to modern-day London, being a mixture of Cockney, Jamaican, West African, and Indian accents and dialects.
Word: MLE Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Multicultural London English. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: ante''' 2009: Ignacio Ramos, A. Jesús Moya Guijarro, and José Ignacio Albentosa Hernández [eds.], New Trends in English Teacher Education, page 209 (Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha; →ISBN In terms of its characteristics, MLE is anchored to a large extent in Jamaican Creole, throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s a competitor to Cockney. But Kerswill et al report that it has now encompassed and synthesized elements of everything from Cockney and African English to Hindi, Bangladeshi languages and Arabic. For this reasons it is sometimes called, erroneously, “Hinglish” or “Jafaican”. Example: A new study from the University of Essex, which analysed the speech patterns of 200 participants. About 26% spoke EE, half spoke SSBE and the rest spoke MLE. […] Adele and Jay Blades speak EE; SSBE is Ellie Goulding and Prince Harry; MLE means talking like Stormzy or the Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka. 2. Initialism of Major League Eating. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: MLE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of multi-layer ejecta. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of maximum likelihood estimation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: twin-cam Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of twincam. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The Espada was a sporty 1.6 litre twin-cam car with 14-inch alloy wheels, sports seats, power steering (with the SR and GSR three-spoke steering wheel), white faced gauges (also employed on the high-performance Lancers), and a rear spoiler. Example: Light and elegant, with a body style that echoed the far more pricey racing Bugattis, the Salmsons were powered by a beautiful and advanced twin-cam engine and put up remarkable performances at Le Mans and Brooklands where, in 1927, the works' supercharged car could lap at more than 100mph.
Word: connectitude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin cōnectō Latin connectō English connect Latin -tūdō Middle French -itudebor. English -itude English connectitude From connect + -itude. 1. The state of being connected; a measure of the connectedness of something. Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: probities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of probity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: passes the buck Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pass the buck Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: passed the buck Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pass the buck Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: winecup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wine + cup. 1. A vessel from which wine is drunk. 2. The consumption of alcohol; drinking; alcohol as a drink. Labels: figuratively Example: These are the proudest trophies, the most splendid fruits of the victories of the wine-cup. Example: He's coming, too, and we both want to mingle our weeps over the wine-cup[.] 3. A poppy mallow (Callirhoe digitata).
Word: N-benzyl-N-isopropylpivalamide Part of Speech: noun 1. Chemical name for tebutam.
Word: winecups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of winecup Labels: form-of, plural
Word: half-inches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of half-inch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: half-inching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of half-inch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: half-inched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of half-inch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tolbot Part of Speech: noun 1. A measure of capacity, possibly a bushel. Labels: dialectal, obsolete
Word: hathe Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of hath (third-person singular simple present indicative form of have) Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic
Word: aristas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arista Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yanquis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yanqui Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foot-draggings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of foot-dragging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: footdragging Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of foot-dragging. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A Beijing diplomat complained China is "fed up with the footdragging" of Burma's strongman, General Than Shwe, and his inner circle, one of the cables, released by WikiLeaks, reported.
Word: footdraggings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of footdragging; alternative spelling of foot-draggings. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baby-care Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of babycare. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: draggings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɹæɡɪŋz/ 1. plural of dragging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ass-lickers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ass-licker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arse-licker Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ass-licker. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: arse-lickers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arse-licker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kicked arse Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of kick arse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: kicks arse Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of kick arse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: kicking arse Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of kick arse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tritones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tritone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interjectional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From interjection + -al. 1. Being or pertaining to an interjection. Example: Near-synonym: expletive Example: "Ouch!" is an interjectional utterance.
Word: interjectionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English interjectional Middle English -ly English -ly English interjectionally From interjectional + -ly. 1. In an interjectional way; having the form of an interjection. Example: Though derived from a verb phrase, "kickass" can be used interjectionally.
Word: nigger lover Part of Speech: noun 1. A white person considered excessively fond towards, protective of, or considerate to blacks. Labels: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur Example: At once he said, ‘If you're not careful, Matty dear, you'll become a proper little nigger-lover.’ Example: If I am speaking about racial equality, it is because ‘kikes are nigger-lovers’. 2. An abolitionist as considered to be a race traitor. Labels: derogatory, ethnic, historical, offensive, slur 3. A non-black person who is romantically involved with or married to someone who is black. Labels: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur 4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nigger, lover.
Word: knick-knacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knick-knack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nigger lovers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nigger lover Labels: form-of, plural
Word: passion play Part of Speech: noun 1. A play depicting the Passion of Christ. 2. Any analogous religious story of the suffering, death, and resurrection of other gods or goddesses, or of the martyrdom of holy people, such as the Muslim tazia. Example: The mysteries of Osiris were celebrated as a passion play, the subject being the sufferings, passion, death and resurrection of Osiris. 3. An overly dramatic depiction or enaction of something, especially when not usually dramatic.
Word: passion plays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of passion play Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Negroes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Negro Labels: form-of, plural
Word: belles-lettristic Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to belles-lettres; having, or describing, a primarily aesthetic literary bent. Example: Reggio's works will always command respect on account of their belles-lettristic value. Example: We had been only vaguely aware, I think, how much less belles-lettristic than his French contemporary was the seventeenth-century Englishman...
Word: populariser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From popularise + -er. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of popularizer. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: When a female friend of mine questioned Robert Wright, the author of The Moral Animal and one of the prime popularisers of this position, about some of his unshakable convictions in the male-female contrariety, he opened his eyes wide, stared at her, and said, manfully, "You dont know what its like."
Word: popularizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *poplos Old Latin populus Latin populus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin populārislbor. Old French populairebor. ▲ Latin populārisbor. Middle English populer English popular Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English popularize 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 popularizer From popularize + -er. 1. One who popularizes something. Example: But the real popularizer of -gate was William Safire, Nixon’s former speechwriter.
Word: popularisers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of populariser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: popularizers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of popularizer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: culture vulture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From culture + vulture. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌlt͡ʃə ˌvʌlt͡ʃə/, /ˈkʌlt͡ʃəɹ ˌvʌlt͡ʃəɹ/ 1. A person with a rapacious, sometimes inauthentic, interest in the arts. Labels: humorous, informal Example: […] —unless of course "culture" is thought to be something decoratively added when all else has been accomplished, the fairy on the Christmas tree: an approach which opens wide the way for culture-vultures and peddlars of arty gentility, upon whom "culture" sits (to misuse an image of T. S. Eliot's) like a silk hat upon a Bradford millionaire. Example: Around 59th and Lexington, where Dry Dock Savings Bank is located, pickings are lush for the purple-pantsuited culture vulture. 2. Someone who engages in cultural appropriation; a cultural appropriator. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: However, a different indigenous researcher sees the use of restorative justice circles by nonindigenous people as being more of culture vultures and taking culture applicable to them and ignoring a brutal history of abuse, oppression, and genocide. Example: Similarly, plug-in culture participates in a long history of cultural appropriation related to the construction of the male neoliberal subject. Think about Diplo, EDM producer-DJ and oft-accused "culture vulture," whose modus operandi involves applying Western, Eurocentric, and Americanized EDM styles to samples from global dance music communities.
Word: culture vultures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of culture vulture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nimbies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nimby Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecobabble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) Latin oeco- French éco- English eco- English babble English ecobabble From eco- + babble. 1. Vacuous speech about environmental concerns. Labels: derogatory, informal, uncountable
Word: microprinted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + printed. 1. Rendered in microprint; printed at a very small size. Labels: not-comparable
Word: melismas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of melisma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: melismata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of melisma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: postmatch Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English match English postmatch From post- + match. 1. Occurring after a match. Labels: not-comparable Example: In the postmatch ceremony, Federer choked up after receiving the runner-up plate from one of his idols, Rod Laver, and was unable to get more than a few sentences into his speech before he began to cry in earnest.
Word: microprinting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + printing. 1. Microprint. Labels: uncountable Example: Legitimate Indian passports feature a line in microprinting that reads "Indian Passport Control" across the photo page. 2. The generation of microprint. Labels: uncountable Example: Microprinting of hydrophobic gold surfaces with carboxy terminated thiols generates hydrophilic domains.
Word: sesamoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sesamoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maxillofacial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin māxillader. English maxillo- Latin faciēs Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin faciālisbor. English facial English maxillofacial From maxillo- + facial. 1. Of or relating to the jaw and face. Labels: not-comparable Example: Women represent up to 90 percent of patients who seek treatment, Dr. Leonard B. Kaban, chief of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, said in an interview. Example: It wasn't long after arriving in Boulongne that Valadier convinced the general staff at the hospital to allow him to establish a temporary jaw unit in nearby Wimereux to handle the large number of maxillofacial injuries arriving from the front.
Word: spangly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spangle + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈspæŋɡ(ə)li/ 1. Decorated with spangles; sparkly. Example: “DWTS” is many things: bright, in-your-face, spangly.
Word: spanglier Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈspæŋɡliɚ/ 1. comparative form of spangly: more spangly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: spangliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of spangly: most spangly Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: tipoff Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tip-off. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Around 8:30 p.m., a young man went to the front of the dining room and knelt to propose marriage to a server. The awkward, staged moment was a tipoff for many guests.
Word: rewatch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Old English wæċċan Middle English wacchen English watch English rewatch From re- + watch. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈwɒtʃ/ 1. To watch again. Example: Meanwhile “Emeralds” itself — danced with the elegiac adagio finale that Balanchine added in 1976 and that Ms. Paul never danced — deepened with rewatching.
Word: rewatch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Old English wæċċan Middle English wacchen English watch English rewatch From re- + watch. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːwɒtʃ/ 1. The act of watching something again. Example: It's not the best film I've ever seen, but it probably deserves a rewatch.
Word: tipoffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tipoff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chlorapatites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chlorapatite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brugnatellites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brugnatellite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mackayites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mackayite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uneccentric 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- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἔκκεντρος (ékkentros)der. Medieval Latin eccentricusder. Middle French excentriquebor. English eccentric English uneccentric From un- + eccentric. 1. Not eccentric.
Word: immunochemistries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of immunochemistry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: immunochemical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin chēmicus English -al English chemical English immunochemical From immuno- + chemical. Pronunciation: /ˌɪˌmjuːnoʊˈkɛmɪkəl/, /ˌɪˌmjuːnəʊˈkɛmɪkəl/ 1. Pertaining to immunochemistry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: immunochemical Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin chēmicus English -al English chemical English immunochemical From immuno- + chemical. Pronunciation: /ˌɪˌmjuːnoʊˈkɛmɪkəl/, /ˌɪˌmjuːnəʊˈkɛmɪkəl/ 1. Any immunoactive chemical compound.
Word: immunochemically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin chēmicus English -al English chemical English immunochemical 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 immunochemically From immunochemical + -ly. 1. In an immunochemical way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: intertribal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English tribal English intertribal From inter- + tribal. 1. Between tribes. Labels: not-comparable Example: I think in reality he was a Woolna spy, for his appearance on the scene generally foreboded some inter-tribal excitement and disturbance.
Word: intertribally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English intertribal Middle English -ly English -ly English intertribally From intertribal + -ly. 1. Between tribes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: plaintiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English plaintive 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 plaintiveness From plaintive + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being plaintive. Labels: uncountable
Word: unmenacing 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 menacing English unmenacing From un- + menacing. 1. Not menacing.
Word: undersave Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *sl̥h₂-wós Proto-Italic *salawos Latin salvus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin salvō Latin salvāre Old French sauverbor. Middle English saven English save English undersave From under- + save. 1. To save too little money. Labels: intransitive
Word: undersaves Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of undersave Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: undersaved Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of undersave Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: undersaving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of undersave Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: studly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English stud Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English studly From stud + -ly. 1. Like a stud; being or relating to a sexually attractive male. Labels: informal
Word: studlier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of studly: more studly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: studliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of studly: most studly Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: unbugged 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 bugged English unbugged From un- + bugged. 1. Not bugged; without covert surveillance equipment. Labels: not-comparable Example: Is it perhaps appropriate to take them into account when comparing two closely related investigatory devices — such as the use of bugged and unbugged secret agents?
Word: ungritted 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 gritted English ungritted From un- + gritted. 1. Not gritted. Labels: not-comparable Example: In winter, take care on ungritted roads. Example: I seethed through gritted teeth at the daily noon meetings in Nash's office, and when they came ungritted, Nash fanned the flames...
Word: undebuggable 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 debuggable English undebuggable From un- + debuggable. 1. That cannot be debugged.
Word: undebugged 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 debugged English undebugged From un- + debugged. 1. That has not been debugged. Labels: not-comparable
Word: milligrade Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlleder. French milli- English milli- English grade English milligrade From milli- + grade. 1. Based on a division into 1000 degrees. Labels: not-comparable Example: A new and ingenious thermometric scale has been constructed by Mr. John Williams, by dividing the interval between the freezing and boiling points of mercury into 1000 degrees. The freezing point of water would thus be 100°, and its boiling point 350°, and five milligrade degrees would be equal to two degrees C. Example: In the Heat department we cannot allow ourselves to linger at the fine collection of thermometric and other instruments. Among them is a milligrade thermometer, in which the interval between the freezing and boiling points of water is divided into one thousand degrees; it obviates the use of fractions.
Word: special team Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of football players with special assignments for plays other than standard offensive and defensive plays, such as those involving kicking. 2. A group of ice hockey players most often used during power plays consisting of more defensive players than usual on the team that was penalized in hopes of killing the penalty, or more offensive players than usual on the team with the advantage in players to increase the chance of scoring a goal.
Word: particle accelerators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of particle accelerator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: atom smashers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of atom smasher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: contradictories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of contradictory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: touchscreen Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of touch screen. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: touch-screen Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of touch screen. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: touchscreens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of touchscreen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: touch-screens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of touch-screen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: resiling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of resile Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Gormenghastian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Gormenghast Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Gormenghastian From Gormenghast + -ian. 1. Resembling or pertaining to Gormenghast, an enormous sprawling Gothic castle mired in inexplicable traditions, introduced in a series of novels by Mervyn Peake (1911-1968). Example: The setting, a Gormenghastian castle, is rich with expectancy, and so is quite a lot of the language […] Example: The rules and rites that have come down through time are followed with Gormenghastian rigour, even though the reasons for some bits have long been forgotten […]
Word: discommodate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin discommodatus, past participle of discommodare, from dis- + commodare (“to make fit, help”). 1. To render unfit or unsuitable; to fail to treat well. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: blue-eyed boys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blue-eyed boy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: girlify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English girl Latin -i- Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English girlify From girl + -ify. 1. To make girly. Labels: transitive Example: She made George set in the playhouse with her, and he would do it, no matter how much Pa teased him and called him girlified and threatened to make him wear dresses. Example: Men, who still run the patriarchy, are loving it; women are self-objectifying, girlifying themselves in their makeup, clothing, hair, and even their discourse – girl talk.
Word: girlifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of girlify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: girlifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of girlify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: girlified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of girlify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: speculative philosophies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of speculative philosophy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: net call signs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of net call sign Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hashing out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hash out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hashed out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hash out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hashes out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hash out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: in laymen's terms Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Alternative form of in layman's terms. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nonjava Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + Java. 1. That is not Java or does not conform to the standards and expectations of Java. Labels: not-comparable Example: Additional items found on the CD include calling nonjava libraries from Java, and using the security API and developing JavaBeans components. Example: Since writeUTF uses a variant of UTF-8 that's subtly incompatible with most nonjava software...
Word: speculative fictions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of speculative fiction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: royal progresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of royal progress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: confuddled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of confused + befuddled. 1. simple past and past participle of confuddle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: confuddled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of confused + befuddled. 1. In a state of extreme confusion, especially when unable to solve a frustrating problem. Labels: informal Example: This silly chemistry problem makes me so confuddled!
Word: live one Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly an allusion to hooking a particularly lively fish on a fishing line. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪv wʌn/ 1. Someone who is easily fooled, victimized, or ridiculed. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: There's green as in greenhorn, meaning inexperienced and gullible. Those with a pitch to sell are going to spot a live one—in this case government with dollars practically falling out of its pockets—coming from miles away. 2. Someone who is eccentric, nonconformist, or otherwise peculiar. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: They've got a live one in the crowd, he's scary, he looks dangerous, demon possessed, he doesn't know who he is, he speaks in strange voices. Example: We've got a live one. Kim Howells burst on to the scene last week with his first foray into university politics as higher education minister. The man best known for labelling the Turner Prize "conceptual bullshit" was not sounding very on-message. In a departure from his prepared speech on the launch of an NUS information campaign for would-be students, Howells started, well, rambling. 3. A person, thing, or situation which is particularly interesting, noteworthy, or urgent. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: "We got a live one here," he said as he speeds up in pursuit of a car.
Word: live ones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of live one Labels: form-of, plural
Word: discludes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disclude Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: discluded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of disclude Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: triacetates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of triacetate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tetraacetate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English acetate English tetraacetate From tetra- + acetate. 1. Any conjugate base, salt, or ester having four acetate groups.
Word: tetraacetates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tetraacetate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: make a virtue of necessity Part of Speech: verb 1. To make the best of a difficult situation; to recast or portray an action or situation in which one has no alternatives as an action or situation which was deliberately chosen on its merits. Labels: idiomatic Example: Indeed, because you are a banish'd man, Therefore, above the rest, we parley to you: Are you content to be our general? To make a virtue of necessity And live, as we do, in this wilderness? Example: Nietzsche, as I gather, regarded the slave-morality as having been invented and imposed on the world by slaves making a virtue of necessity and a religion of their servitude.