nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: spheroidal Part of Speech: adj 1. Like a spheroid; roughly spherical. Example: The buccal mass in milacids is spheroidal, and contains an oxygnathic jaw.
Word: spheroidal Part of Speech: noun 1. A spheroid
Word: data flow diagram Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of flow chart; a description of data and the manual and machine processing performed on the data as it moves and changes from one stage to the next. It also includes the locations where the data are placed in permanent storage (disk, tape, etc.)
Word: ER diagram Part of Speech: noun 1. An entity-relationship diagram; a specialized (usually dynamic) chart that illustrates the relationships between entities in a database, using a specific set of database-specific symbols.
Word: elementary school Part of Speech: noun 1. A children’s school, typically older than toddlers and younger than adolescents. In the U.S., elementary schools cover grades 1 through 5, and the ages of the children are usually 6-11 years. At a minimum, elementary schools will teach basic reading, writing, arithmetic, and history. Labels: Canada, US, countable, uncountable Example: On one offshore island Wuciou (also Wuqiu), the song of the only elementary school had these lyrics: We are the little friends of the frontier, good students of Wuciou elementary school. We are not afraid of stormy winds and frightening waves; bravely and [with] perseverance, we advance forward. Our school is erected on the lonely island of the ocean. We will study hard, and are not afraid of gongfei on the opposite shore. 2. A primary education school for grades 1-6 (a continuation of preschool). It is succeeded by junior high school. Labels: Philippines, countable, uncountable
Word: rainstorm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rain + storm. Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪnstɔːm/, /ˈɹeɪnstɔɹm/ 1. A storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall. Example: Philander went into the next room[…]and came back with a salt mackerel that dripped brine like a rainstorm. Then he put the coffee pot on the stove and rummaged out a loaf of dry bread and some hardtack. Example: To make matters worse, we pass through a torrential rainstorm, which makes window-gazing almost impossible, leaving me glad that the trip is less than 30 minutes duration.
Word: clock radio Part of Speech: noun 1. An alarm clock that includes a radio; a radio alarm clock.
Word: Scotchman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English Scocheman. By surface analysis, Scotch + -man. Pronunciation: /ˈskɒt͡ʃmən/ 1. A man from Scotland. Labels: obsolete Example: “Gie us a guid conceit o’ oorsel’s” was, I believe, a Scotchman’s prayer, and who will venture to deny that Heaven has lent a gracious ear to the petition? 2. A person from Scotland. Labels: obsolete 3. A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.
Word: Scotchman Part of Speech: name Etymology: Inherited from Middle English Scocheman. By surface analysis, Scotch + -man. Pronunciation: /ˈskɒt͡ʃmən/ 1. A surname.
Word: slimming Part of Speech: adj 1. Making a person seem or become slimmer. Example: She bought the jeans without trying them on because the salesperson said they were slimming. Example: He's trying to lose weight by drinking slimming tea.
Word: slimming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of slim Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: slimming Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of making or becoming slimmer. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We have become accustomed to Thatcherite slimmings of the system — massive ward closures punctuated from time to time by the royal opening of an Aids unit for ten patients, but here is something new.
Word: slave-driver Part of Speech: noun 1. An overseer of slaves at work; a person who puts slaves to work. Example: "That's the rifle I used against the Peruvian slave-drivers three years ago." 2. An employer or supervisor who demands excessive amounts of work from an employee. Labels: colloquial, excessive, figuratively, usually Example: He's such a slave-driver! I can't believe he wants us to come in on Saturday. 3. Anyone who requests an amount of work from others that is deemed unreasonable. Labels: broadly, colloquial, excessive, figuratively, humorous, often, sarcastic, usually Example: Mom, I need a break after doing homework! You're nothing but a slave-driver!
Word: slave-drivers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slave-driver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smokehouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From smoke + house. Pronunciation: /ˈsmoʊkˌhaʊs/ 1. A structure used to smoke food to preserve it and to add flavor. Example: Snakes hang thick from the cypress trees / Like sausage on a smokehouse wall. 2. A structure in which freshly harvested tobacco is cured or preserved by smoking.
Word: smokehouses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smokehouse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smidgeon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of smidgen. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: ['][T]he girl's a pill like Phyllis, who always does what Daddy tells her.' / 'No will of her own?' / 'Not a smidgeon.[']
Word: smidgeons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smidgeon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barkada Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tagalog barkada, from Philippine Spanish barcada (“gang of friends”), from Spanish barcada (“shipload”). 1. gang; clique; informal group of friends Labels: Philippines
Word: bulak Part of Speech: noun 1. An Indian nose ring usually worn by married women.
Word: daya Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dhye (“wet-nurse”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: megalopoleis Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /mɛ.ɡæˈlɒ.pɒ.lɛɪz/ 1. plural of megalopolis Labels: form-of, plural Example: Beautiful, thriving cities were now seen as soulless megalopoleis. Example: Megalopolis³ (pl. Megalopoleis) was labelled “obsolete” in major English-language dictionaries of less than half a century ago⁴.
Word: Aesculapius Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Aesculāpius. Pronunciation: /ˌiːskjʊˈleɪpɪəs/ 1. The god of medicine and healing. Greek counterpart: Asclepius. Labels: Roman
Word: cataclysmal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cataclysm Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English cataclysmal From cataclysm + -al. 1. As noisy or destructive as a cataclysm. Example: That they have been exterminated by exceptional cataclysmal changes of the earth's surface has not been proved. Example: Perhaps she’s so deaf that nothing short of a cataclysmal uproar will reach her auditory nerves.
Word: defensor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin dēfēnsor. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɛnsə(ɹ)/ 1. one who defends; a defender 2. a defender or advocate in court; a guardian or protector 3. the patron of a church; an officer having charge of the temporal affairs of a church
Word: catbird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cat + bird, because its cry is said to resemble that of a cat. Pronunciation: /ˈkatbɜːd/, /ˈkatbɝd/ 1. An American passerine bird of the genera Dumetella and Melanoptila. Example: The catbird’s note exactly resembles the voice of a kitten, that a stranger to it would instantly conclude that such an animal "had got bewildered in the branches". Example: I recall a catbird high in the water oak above, swinging like a rag amid the branches, jabbering and screeching [...]. 2. Any of four species of Australasian bowerbirds of the genera Ailuroedus and Scenopoeetes. Example: The cat bird had a forlorn cry, like a whimpering child or the animal it is named for. 3. A babbler-like bird from eastern Africa, Parophasma galinieri.
Word: crucifiction Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of crucifixion. Labels: alt-of, misspelling 2. A term used to indicate a denial of the historicity of a crucifixion or the Crucifixion of Jesus.
Word: aquastat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aqua- + -stat. 1. A device that automatically responds to changes in temperature of a liquid, typically water in a domestic hot water heating system, by activating a heating or cooling system to maintain the temperature of the liquid at a desired setting.
Word: Oxonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin Oxōnia (“Oxford”) + -an. Pronunciation: /ɒkˈsəʊ.nɪ.ən/, /ɑkˈsoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. Of or pertaining to Oxford or to the University of Oxford. Labels: not-comparable Example: He worked with the Oxonian scholar for some time in developing the thesis.
Word: Oxonian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin Oxōnia (“Oxford”) + -an. Pronunciation: /ɒkˈsəʊ.nɪ.ən/, /ɑkˈsoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Oxford. 2. A student or graduate of the University of Oxford.
Word: conwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti Proto-Germanic *kunnaną Proto-West Germanic *kunnan Old English cunnan Middle English connen English con Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English conwoman From con + -woman. 1. A female con artist.
Word: -poleis Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Ancient Greek πόλεις (póleis, “cities”), nominative plural form of πόλις (pólis, “city”). 1. plural of -polis Labels: form-of, morpheme, plural
Word: textfile Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of text file. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: intramarginal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English marginal English intramarginal From intra- + marginal. 1. existing or occurring within a margin Labels: not-comparable
Word: intracerebral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English cerebral English intracerebral From intra- + cerebral. 1. occurring or situated within the cerebrum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: intracompany Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English company English intracompany From intra- + company. 1. Occurring within a company, often especially as between its divisions or departments. Labels: not-comparable Example: In May, a proclamation was issued specifically targeting Chinese nationals and denying them F and J visas used to attend graduate and postgraduate programs in the US. Trump’s new action suspends the issuance of new visas H-1B visas for professional workers; H-2Bs for non-agricultural seasonal workers, J-1s for cultural exchanges and L-1s for intracompany transfers.
Word: intraday Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-? Proto-Germanic *dagaz Proto-West Germanic *dag Old English dæġ Middle English day English day English intraday From intra- + day. 1. occurring during a single day. Labels: not-comparable
Word: intrados Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French, from Latin intra (“within”) + French dos (“back”) (from Latin dostrum). 1. The inner curve of an arch or vault. Example: * Application of stitching bars to intrados (inner arch) though cracked voussoirs, grout and apply crack injection to seal.
Word: savepoint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From save + point. 1. A designated spot where the player can save their progress. Example: I died just before I reached the savepoint and had to repeat everything from my previous save. 2. A point during a transaction at which changes are committed, and to which the user can roll back if necessary.
Word: anodynia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an- + -odynia. 1. The absence of pain in a previously painful region. Labels: uncountable
Word: anodynia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ano- + -dynia. 1. Anal pain; anorectal pain. Labels: uncountable Example: Anodynia (anorectal pain) most frequently occurs together with other pain syndromes, like vulvodynia or phallodynia, but sometimes it may be isolated.
Word: fresh-water Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of freshwater. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: cross examination Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cross-examination. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: cross examinations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cross examination Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cross examine Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of cross-examine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: direct examination Part of Speech: noun 1. In a legal trial, the questioning of a witness by the attorney for the party who has called the witness to testify. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: direct examinations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of direct examination Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hostile witness Part of Speech: noun 1. A witness who intentionally gives unfavorable evidence against the party that called him or her as its witness.
Word: hostile witnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hostile witness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: playfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English playful 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 playfulness From playful + -ness. 1. The quality of being playful. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Jones’ sad eyes betray a pervasive pain his purposefully spare dialogue only hints at, while the perfectly cast Brolin conveys hints of playfulness and warmth while staying true to the craggy stoicism at the character’s core.
Word: Morison's pouch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: For James Rutherford Morison, British surgeon (1853–1939). 1. A recess in the peritoneum inferior to the liver, to the right of the kidney and extending inferiorly to the transverse mesocolon.
Word: capitano Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian capitano. Doublet of captain and chieftain. 1. A head man. 2. One of the four stock characters of commedia dell'arte, who typically appropriated the name "captain" for himself but was not one; he was often a blowhard and a swaggerer who could maintain his self-important claims only if none of the locals knew him.
Word: amensalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English amensal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English amensalism From amensal + -ism. 1. A form of biological or ecological interaction or relationship in which one species is harmed or impeded and the other is unaffected. Labels: uncountable Example: Trophic group amensalism in the form of the broadened mobile vs. sessile distinction also plays an important part in the Woodin (1976) general model of how adult-larval interactions structure soft-sediment communities at high density.
Word: extrados Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French extradossé (“outer curve”) from Latin extra (“outside”) + dos (“back”) (from Latin dorsum). 1. The outer or upper curve of an arch. Example: The two lower rows of tubes at each end pier were then drilled through to the extrados of the brickwork to act as weep holes and assist in the drainage from the backs of the arches.
Word: epimyth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Greek ἐπιμύθιον, neutral of ἐπιμύθιος, from ἐπί ‘upon’ + μῦθος ‘story, fable’. Pronunciation: /ˈɛpɪmɪθ/ 1. The moral of a story. Example: The epimyth, coming after the fable, the moral. Example: [I]t is the Odyssean episode with a Christian epimyth.
Word: CLAIT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of computer literacy and information technology. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: terminative case Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of declension that indicates at what point something ends. Example: The Turkic languages, Hungarian, and Estonian languages have a terminative case.
Word: terminative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English terminate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English terminative From terminate + -ive. Pronunciation: /ˈtɜːmɪnətɪv/, /ˈtɝmɪnətɪv/ 1. of, or relating to the termination of something 2. of, or relating to the terminative case
Word: terminative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English terminate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English terminative From terminate + -ive. Pronunciation: /ˈtɜːmɪnətɪv/, /ˈtɝmɪnətɪv/ 1. the terminative case 2. a word in the terminative case
Word: wet willies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wet willy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lullabies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lullaby Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lullabies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lullaby Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: arkose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French arkose. 1. An arenite sandstone consisting of at least 25% feldspar grains. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: moulder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partly from the following: * From Middle English molder, moldere (“maker of bread, baker”), from molden (“to knead or shape (bread); to make bread, bake; to mix (something) by kneading; to shape, mould; to pulverize (?)”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns, especially names of people engaged in professions or trades). Molden is derived from mold, molde (“model or pattern according to which a thing is made, mould”) + -en (suffix forming the infinitives of verbs); and mold, molde are borrowed from Old French molde, a variant of modle, molle (modern French moule), from Latin modulus (“small interval or measure; etc.”), diminutive of modus (“measure; manner, method”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”). * From mould (“to shape in or on a mould; to form into a particular shape”, verb) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns). Pronunciation: /ˈməʊldə/, /ˈmoʊldəɹ/ 1. A person who moulds dough into loaves for baking into bread. Labels: UK, archaic 2. A person who moulds or shapes material into objects, especially clay into bricks, pottery, etc. Labels: UK, broadly Example: It was, however, most interesting work, and the moulders themselves were a decent crowd, never tired of making jokes about themselves such as the hoary one that moulders did not live long, which however ran counter to the other one that no germs could live in a foundry—the atmosphere was too foul. 3. An instrument or machine used to mould or shape material into objects. Labels: UK, broadly 4. A person or thing that influences or shapes; an influencer, a shaper. Labels: UK, broadly, figuratively 5. A person who makes moulds for casting metal; a mouldmaker. Labels: UK
Word: moulder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably a variant of mould (“loose, friable soil”), influenced by moulder (“to decay or rot, or to crumble to pieces, etc.”) (etymology 1). Pronunciation: /ˈməʊldə/, /ˈmoʊldəɹ/ 1. Alternative spelling of mulder (“one or more crumbled pieces of food, especially oatcake; a crumb or crumbs”). Labels: Ireland, Orkney, Shetland, UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable 2. Synonym of mould (“loose, friable soil”); also, dust. Labels: UK, obsolete, uncountable Example: [B]y the ſenſe of our ayrie bodies we haue a more refined faculty of forſeeing, than men poſſibly can haue, that are chained to ſuch heauie earthlie moulder; […]
Word: moulder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably a variant of mould (“furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi”), influenced by moulder (“to decay or rot, or to crumble to pieces, etc.”) (etymology 1). Pronunciation: /ˈməʊldə/, /ˈmoʊldəɹ/ 1. Synonym of mould (“a natural substance in the form of a furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air”) Labels: UK, obsolete, rare, uncountable Example: [G]reat danger is to be apprehended to the health of the crews, and damage to the provisions and stores on board, from the damp state in which such ships must be in, for a long time after being taken out of the water. Houses, built with stone or mortar, saturated with salt-water, will continue damp for years; and, without almost constant fires, furniture, linen, silks, &c. &c. will be continually damaging, from moulder, rust, and mildew.
Word: aromatization Part of Speech: noun 1. The conversion of aliphatic components of petroleum into aromatic compounds as part of the refining process. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The enzymatic conversion of androgen hormones into estrogens by aromatase. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: arsenopyrite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃enyomder. Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam Old Median *zaranyam Old Median *kā Old Median *zaraniyakāder. Middle Persian *zarnīkbor. Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)der. Arabic الزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)bor. Byzantine Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)der. Latin arsenicumder. Middle French arsenicbor. Middle English arsenik English arsenic Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English arseno- Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs) Ancient Greek πῠρῑ́της (pŭrī́tēs)bor. Latin pȳritēsder. Old French pyriteder. English pyrite English arsenopyrite From arseno- + pyrite. 1. A silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mispickel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Mispickel. 1. The mineral arsenopyrite Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: munia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi मुनिया (muniyā). 1. Any of certain estrildid finches of the genera Lonchura (most instances) and Amandava (two species). Example: It is said, however, occasionally though rarely to eat insects, and Layard has related how an individual, kept in captivity, killed and swallowed small birds (Munias), its fellow-captives. Example: Munias are smaller than sparrows; they have pointed short tails, and live in flocks, building large communal nests shared by several breeding pairs.
Word: cephalochordate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From taxonomic name Cephalochordata, by surface analysis, cephalo- + chordate. 1. Any of the primitive fishlike creatures, of the subphylum Cephalochordata, including the lancelets, that lack a true spine but have a notochord which, in the case of cephalochordates, reaches into the head, contrary to the Urochordata
Word: cephalochordate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From taxonomic name Cephalochordata, by surface analysis, cephalo- + chordate. 1. Of or pertaining to these creatures. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fainaigue Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Uncertain; perhaps: * related to Old French fornoiier, fornier (“to deny”), from for- (prefix expressing error, exclusion, or inadequacy) + noiier, nier (“to deny”) (compare Late Latin forīsnegāre (“to renege, repudiate”), where the Frankish for- is rendered into Latin as forīs), from Latin negāre (“to deny; to refuse, say no; to reject, turn down (something)”), from nē (“no; not”) + aiō (“to affirm, say ‘yes’”)) (for the word ending, compare reneague (“to refuse to follow suit in a card game, renege; to deny, refuse; act of refusing to follow suit in a card game”) (Britain, dialectal)); or * from feign (“to pretend”) + ague (“intermittent fever; (obsolete) acute fever”), or French aigüe (“(medicine) acute”) (as in maladie aiguë (“acute illness”)), literally “to act sick”. Pronunciation: /fəˈneɪɡ/, /-ˈniːɡ/, /-ˈniɡ/ 1. To achieve or obtain (something) by complicated or deceitful methods; to finagle, to wangle. Labels: UK, dialectal, transitive Example: [Edmund] Richardson's contract lapsed in 1871, but five years later the almost incredible Jones Hamilton, who played with plantations, race tracks, railroads, and steamboats as a reckless boy plays with marbles, fainaigued a similar agreement. Example: The Swabian abbots were in this way fainaigued into choosing [Adam] Adami, but this arrangement still left him without the so-called Virilstimme or final vote. 2. To cheat or deceive (someone). Labels: UK, dialectal, transitive Example: He agreed with the boy for a month at £4 a-year, and he went away and feneaged that boy, and never took him nor paid him. Example: [H]e was doing a stitch of time in Ohio for embezzlement and for fainaiguing a good-hearted Jack under the alias Joseph […] 3. To evade work or shirk responsibility. Labels: UK, dialectal, intransitive 4. To fail to keep a promise; to renege. Labels: UK, dialectal, intransitive 5. To renege (“break one's commitment to follow suit when capable”). Labels: UK, dialectal, intransitive Example: When Mr. Simpson had spoken of the "Jack of Oaks" (meaning the Knave of Clubs), or had said "fainaiguing" (where others said "revoking"), we had pretended not to notice it, until at length we actually did not.
Word: Shepard tone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: For Roger Shepard, American scientist. 1. A superposition of sine waves, separated by an octave, whose relative amplitude may be varied to give the illusion of a rising or falling note.
Word: Shepard scale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: For Roger Shepard, American scientist. 1. A series of Shepard tones constructed to give the illusion of a continuously rising (or falling) series of notes.
Word: subbranch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English branch English subbranch From sub- + branch. 1. A branch that is itself an offshoot of a branch of something. Example: To capture this possibility, we measure the following variables for each subbranch: the proportion of sales... Example: The subbranch selected after this collision has no active messages.
Word: classis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin classis. Doublet of class. Pronunciation: /ˈklæsɪs/ 1. A class or order; sort; type; kind. Labels: obsolete Example: […]declared his own opinion of that classis of men. 2. An ecclesiastical body or judicatory in certain churches, such as the Dutch Reformed Church. It is intermediate between the consistory and the synod, and corresponds to the presbytery in the Presbyterian church. Example: At Utrecht and Breda there was strong pressure from the Dutch Reformed Church to exclude from employment British preachers who refused to take membership in the classis. 3. A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below divisio and above ordo.
Word: Guangdong Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 廣東 /广东 (Guǎngdōng). 廣／广 (guǎng) itself means "expanse", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in 226 CE. "Guangdong" and neighbouring Guangxi literally mean "Guang East" and "Guang West". Together, Guangdong and Guangxi are called the "Two Guangs" (兩廣／两广 (Liǎngguǎng) Liangguang). Doublet of Canton, which went through Portuguese. Pronunciation: /ˈɡwɑŋˈdʊŋ/, /ɡwæŋˈdʊŋ/ 1. A populous province of China, located on the southern coast. Capital: Guangzhou. Example: After the break-up of the 1924-1927 United Front, the Chinese Communist Party set up Soviets—liberated districts— in several parts of South China. One of the earliest liberated areas, organized in 1927-1928, was in the Hailufeng District of Guangdong Province. Example: If the United States revoked MFN status, tariffs would skyrocket on the goods such as textiles, shoes, and toys that are primarily produced by private enterprises. Coastal provinces, such as Guangdong near Hong Kong and Fukien near Taiwan, that have served as the beachhead for free-market economics would suffer the worst blow.
Word: loricae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lorica Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arenae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arena Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doraphobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek δορά (dorá, “skin, hide”) + -phobia. 1. The fear of touching the fur or skin of an animal. Labels: uncountable
Word: coxae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coxa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mop water Part of Speech: noun 1. The dirty water which is left over after one mops. Labels: uncountable 2. Any liquid which is reminiscent of such dirty water. Labels: figuratively, uncountable Example: I'm not drinking that mop water!
Word: mopwater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mop + water. 1. Alternative spelling of mop water. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Below in the narrow valley, a gray stream simmered, no more than a trickle of mopwater in summer. Example: The wary householder might also sprinkle salt around the house to keep away unwanted visitors, add a dollop of pepper and a little urine to the mopwater to prohibit the entry of evil spirits, ...
Word: ferulae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ferula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: habenae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of habena Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dumpster diver Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who practices dumpster diving. Labels: US, slang Example: “Trying not to be sexist,” Kurt said. “Are there female dumpster divers?”
Word: dumpster diving Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdʌmpstəˈdaɪvɪŋ/, /ˈdʌmpstɚˈdaɪvɪŋ/ 1. The act of recovering, for any purpose, discarded items that would otherwise be sent to a landfill. Labels: US, uncountable Example: Alan crawled to the back of the store, to Kurt’s den, sure that his friend would have been back there, worn out from a night’s dumpster diving.
Word: dumpster diving Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdʌmpstəˈdaɪvɪŋ/, /ˈdʌmpstɚˈdaɪvɪŋ/ 1. present participle of dumpster dive Labels: form-of, participle, present
Word: frogged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of frog Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: frogged Part of Speech: adj 1. Having ornamental stripes or workings of braid or lace, usually on the breast of a uniform coat. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fishlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English fishlike From fish + -like. 1. Having some characteristics of a fish. Example: fishlike scales Example: fishlike eyes
Word: dumpster dive Part of Speech: verb 1. To practice dumpster diving. Labels: intransitive, slang, transitive
Word: dumpster dive Part of Speech: noun 1. An act or expedition of dumpster diving. Labels: slang
Word: cryptomeria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. A Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
Word: ever smoker Part of Speech: noun 1. Nonstandard spelling of ever-smoker. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard
Word: ever-smoker Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who has ever (that is, at any time in their past) smoked tobacco (e.g., cigarettes, cigars, pipes). 2. More precisely, someone who has smoked more than 100 instances (e.g., cigarettes, cigars, pipe bowlfuls) in their lifetime.
Word: never smoker Part of Speech: noun 1. Nonstandard spelling of never-smoker. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard Example: 1937, The Journal of School Health, American School Health Association, page 144, By smoking twenty to thirty cigarettes a day for twenty-five years or more, a man ups his risk twenty-two times over that of a never smoker. Example: Line A represents an immediate and complete reversal of the effect of smoking, so that the quitter almost instantly assumes the rate of the never smoker.
Word: never-smoker Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who has never been a cigarette smoker or cigar smoker. 2. More precisely, someone who has smoked fewer than one hundred instances (e.g., cigarettes, cigars, pipe bowlfuls) in their lifetime.
Word: underpublished Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English published English underpublished From under- + published. 1. Having few publications on the subject. Example: "German Air-Dropped Weapons to 1945" addresses the underpublished area of aircraft armament by comprehensively covering the Luftwaffe's development of weapons […]
Word: handbell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English handbelle, hande belle, from Old English handbelle (“handbell”). By surface analysis, hand + bell. 1. A small bell designed to be rung by hand. Example: The bell sounded. It was a hand-bell, rung by a boy in the next class-room.
Word: PEG Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of polyethylene glycol. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of pneumoencephalography Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable 3. Initialism of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 4. Initialism of price/earnings to growth. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: PEG ratio 5. Initialism of public, educational, and government (access television). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of parsing expression grammar. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Example: This is a form of grammar called a Parsing Expression Grammar (PEG). PEGs use a different form of grammar which can handle most context-free situations and some context-sensitive ones. 7. Abbreviation of pyroelectric generator. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: polyethylene glycol Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of general formula [CH₂-CH₂-O]ₙ, used in detergents and as emulsifiers and plasticizers.
Word: globetrotter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From globe + trotter. Pronunciation: /ˈɡləʊbˌtɹɒtə(ɹ)/ 1. A person who travels often to faraway places. Example: Word-painting has become a science, and almost every corner of the globe has been described and traversed by that genus homo, the inevitable "globe-trotter". Example: Globe-trotters who expect entertainment as a right, have, even within my memory, blunted this open-heartedness, but, none the less, to-day if you belong to the Inner Circle and are neither a bear nor a black sheep all houses are open to you and our small world is very kind and helpful.
Word: pumpkins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pumpkin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: watchlists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of watchlist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: watchlists Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of watchlist Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hells Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hɛlz/ 1. plural of hell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hells Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /hɛlz/ 1. Synonym of hell. Labels: colloquial, sometimes, vulgar Example: We rarely did the sort of things you lot seem to get landed in. Hells, you’ve all had more ‘adventures’ than me! Example: They know you. Your reputation among the nomads is . . . hells, you’re fucking feared. And with good reason.
Word: abridgements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abridgement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minuscules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minuscule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Slovenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Slovene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catchup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See ketchup § Etymology. 1. Alternative form of ketchup. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: catchup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from catch up. 1. Alternative spelling of catch-up. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: cater-cornered Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of cater-corner. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: barters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of barter Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: interwikis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of interwiki Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interwikis Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of interwiki Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Slovaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Slovak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lefts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of left Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grandfathers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grandfather Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grandfathers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of grandfather Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: antlers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: recipes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of recipe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: computer languages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of computer language Labels: form-of, plural
Word: handsaws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of handsaw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gripes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gripe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gripes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gripe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: soaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soaks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of soak Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tundras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tundra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goiters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of goiter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: verbals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of verbal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: verbals Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of verbal Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: stevedores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stevedore. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stevedores Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stevedore Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: roughs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rough Labels: form-of, plural
Word: roughs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rough Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dictatorships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dictatorship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: withdrawals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of withdrawal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eidolons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eidolon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: genitors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of genitor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bicarbonates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bicarbonate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: voids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of void Labels: form-of, plural
Word: voids Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of void Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: petroleums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of petroleum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: accelerometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of accelerometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: almanacs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of almanac Labels: form-of, plural
Word: croissants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of croissant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catheterize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English catheter 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 catheterize From catheter + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈkæθətəɹaɪz/ 1. To insert a catheter into a cavity. Example: These patients are taught to catheterize themselves at regular intervals.
Word: messiahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of messiah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jibes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jibe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jibes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jibe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: scarecrows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scarecrow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scarecrows Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of scarecrow Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: calvariae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of calvaria Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zonae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zona Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perennials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perennial Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vanguards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vanguard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Maldivians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Maldivian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Icelanders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Icelander Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fonts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of font Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fonts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of font Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: haemorrhages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of haemorrhage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: haemorrhages Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of haemorrhage Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: arcs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arc Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arcs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of arc Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Croatians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Croatian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: recursive acronyms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of recursive acronym Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: timbres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of timbre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: locals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of local Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of homo Labels: form-of, plural 2. Nonstandard spelling of hommos. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard
Word: Sabbats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Sabbat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anacondas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anaconda Labels: form-of, plural
Word: portents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of portent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rescues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rescue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rescues Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rescue Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: recursions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of recursion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: locales Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of locale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tantrums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tantrum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meows Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of meow Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: chattels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chattel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ghostwriters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ghostwriter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Asturians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Asturian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: widths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of width Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anarchists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anarchist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tuning forks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tuning fork Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sigmoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sigmoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deluges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deluge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deluges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deluge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: toasts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toast Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toasts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of toast Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: chessboards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chessboard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microseconds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microsecond Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yoctoseconds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yoctosecond Labels: form-of, plural
Word: palimpsests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of palimpsest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: palimpsests Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of palimpsest Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gamers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gamer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adorations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adoration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Alsatians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Alsatian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doyens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doyen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pasts Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɑːsts/, /pæsts/ 1. plural of past Labels: form-of, plural
Word: odometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of odometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cachets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cachet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cachets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cachet Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: herbivores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of herbivore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ashtrays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ashtray Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ashtrays Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ashtray Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sanitations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sanitation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kneecappings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kneecapping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: auroras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aurora Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ironing boards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ironing board Labels: form-of, plural
Word: staplers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stapler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biomes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lateens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lateen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corsets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corset Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corsets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of corset Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: octaves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of octave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: presentations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of presentation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inferiors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inferior Labels: form-of, plural
Word: collaborations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of collaboration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spirituals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spiritual Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tomahawks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tomahawk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tomahawks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tomahawk Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: carcanets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carcanet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: avocets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of avocet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carlins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carlin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cues Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːz/ 1. plural of cue Labels: form-of, plural