nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: anticorrosives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anticorrosive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apexes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aunties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of auntie Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of aunty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aunties Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of auntie Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: authorizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of authorization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: withall Part of Speech: adv 1. Archaic spelling of withal. Labels: alt-of, archaic, not-comparable Example: [T]hey not onely damne [William] Tyndals tranſlacion [of the Bible], (wherein ther is good cauſe) but ouer that doe damne al other, and as though a ley manne wer no chritſen manne, wyll ſuffer no leye manne haue any at all. But whan they fynde any in his keping, they laye hereſye to hym therefore. And thereupon they burne vp the booke, and ſometime the good manne withall, […] Example: Thys boke we have devysed, / […] / In hope that no man shall / Be myscontent withall.
Word: audio-typists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of audio-typist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: roadstead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From road + stead. Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊdstɛd/, /ˈɹoʊdˌstɛd/ 1. A partly sheltered anchorage; a stretch of water near the shore where vessels may ride at anchor, but with less protection than a harbour. Example: The shores of Protection island form on its south side, which is about two miles long, a most excellent roadstead, and a channel into port Discovery, near 2 miles wide on either side […] Example: […] I found we were lying in a roadstead among many low and rocky islets, hovered about by an innumerable cloud of sea-fowl.
Word: austerities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of austerity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: authoresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of authoress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: couldna Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: Written form of a reduction of could not have. Pronunciation: /ˈkʊ(d)nə/ 1. Contraction of could + not + have. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, slang Example: You couldna said it better if you tried.
Word: airbeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of airbed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shouldna Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Written form of a reduction of should not have. Pronunciation: /ˈʃʊ(d)nə/ 1. Contraction of should + not + have. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Example: You shouldna done that.
Word: shouldna Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Written form of a reduction of shouldnae. Pronunciation: /ˈʃʊ(d)nə/ 1. Alternative form of shouldnae. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wouldna Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: Written form of a reduction of would not have. Pronunciation: /ˈwʊ(d)nə/ 1. Contraction of would + not + have. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Example: I wouldna done that if I were you.
Word: alphabetisers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alphabetiser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Guinness Part of Speech: name Etymology: An Anglicization of Irish Mac Aonghusa (literally “son of Angus”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪnɪs/ 1. A surname from Irish. Labels: countable 2. A brand of dark stout beer from Ireland, one of the most widely recognised brands of beer in the world, named for Arthur Guinness who first brewed it. Labels: uncountable 3. Guinness World Records.
Word: Guinness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An Anglicization of Irish Mac Aonghusa (literally “son of Angus”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪnɪs/ 1. A serving of the beverage. Example: Three Guinnesses please, barman. Example: I shoulda deaded it from genesis instead of hittin' the Guinnesses
Word: alamedas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alameda Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amontillados Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amontillado Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anastomoses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anastomosis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anastomoses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of anastomose Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: three-legged race Part of Speech: noun 1. A race in which a team of two players are joined together at opposite ankles, and must complete a short sprint before the other teams. Example: There's something for the whole family with events including cow pat throwing, sack races, three-legged races and more.
Word: animaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of animater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: egg and spoon race Part of Speech: noun 1. A race in which competitors must carry an egg on a small spoon and race to the finish line without dropping the egg. Labels: UK
Word: sleeping lions Part of Speech: noun 1. A children's game in which some participants lie on the floor and attempt to stay motionless, while others try to make them move without physically touching them. Labels: uncountable
Word: blurriest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of blurry: most blurry Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: blurrier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of blurry: more blurry Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: bossiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of bossy: most bossy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: bossier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of bossy: more bossy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: amirs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amir Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brisker Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of brisk: more brisk Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: briskest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of brisk: most brisk Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: bristliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of bristly: most bristly Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: I've got your nose Part of Speech: noun 1. A young children's game in which someone simulates stealing the victim's nose from their face and demonstrates this by showing their own thumb protruding between the index and middle fingers. Labels: uncountable
Word: bristlier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of bristly: more bristly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: bonniest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of bonny: most bonny Labels: form-of, superlative Example: The bonniest lass that ye meet neist, / Gie her a kiss an' a' that Example: “Good morrow to thee, jolly fellow,” quoth Robin, “thou seemest happy this merry morn.” ¶ “Ay, that am I,” quoth the jolly Butcher, “and why should I not be so? Am I not hale in wind and limb? Have I not the bonniest lass in all Nottinghamshire? And lastly, am I not to be married to her on Thursday next in sweet Locksley Town?”
Word: bonnier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of bonny: more bonny Labels: comparative, form-of Example: Ex-driver John McLeish of Perth, to whom I am greatly indebted for much information concerning the earlier workings of the "Dunlastair Is" and the men involved, maintains that there were never "two bonnier engines in Britain".
Word: brasher Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of brash: more brash Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: brashest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of brash: most brash Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: myrrhe Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of myrrh. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable, usually
Word: bubbliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of bubbly: most bubbly Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: trees of heaven Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tree of heaven Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bubblier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of bubbly: more bubbly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: Brownian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Brown Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Brownian From Brown + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹaʊni.ən/ 1. Of or relating to botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858), who investigated the movement of pollen suspended in water. 2. Of or relating to botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858), who investigated the movement of pollen suspended in water. 3. Of or relating to Capability Brown (Lancelot Brown, 1716?–1783), English landscape architect.
Word: bulkier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of bulky: more bulky Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: bulkiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of bulk: most bulk Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: burliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of burly: most burly Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: burlier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of burly: more burly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: bushier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of bushy: more bushy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: bushiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of bush: most bush Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: bustiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of busty: most busty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: balkiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of balky: most balky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: balkier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of balky: more balky Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: balmiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of balmy: most balmy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: balmier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of balmy: more balmy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: barmiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of barmy: most barmy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: barmier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of barmy: more barmy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: surfable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English suffe? English suff? English surf Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English surfable From surf + -able. 1. Able to be surfed
Word: body-surfing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of body-surf Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: body-surf Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of bodysurf. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: body surf Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of bodysurf. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bodysurf Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From body + surf. 1. To ride waves or surf without equipment, such as a surfboard. Example: The key to bodysurfing a good wave is timing. 2. To ride waves either without equipment or with a handboard. Example: Australians had been surfing lying down on 4-5 foot wooden surfboards before then and bodysurfing with wooden handboards — some had even heard about stand-up surfing in Hawaii and seen a couple of local surfers standing up — but stand-up surfing was still more of a rumour than a reality for most Aussie beach-goers. Example: A talented surfer and strong swimmer, and a fellow member of the Bronte Surf Club, he specialised in body surfing with a hand board.
Word: brown eyes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brown eye Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hesper Part of Speech: name 1. Hesperus, the evening star Example: Anna likened you to Phosphor, the morning star, and herself to Hesper, the mortal star of evening, and when I told her those twin stars were one and the same, and not a star at all but the planet Venus […]
Word: -dar Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Probably from rebracketing of gaydar, itself a blend of gay + radar. Alternatively radar might have been rebracketed directly as ray + -dar, but this appears less likely because rays are, if anything, that by means of which a radar detects things. Pronunciation: /-dɑː/, /-dɑɹ/, /-dɐː/, /-daɹ/, /-ɖɑː(ɾ)/ 1. Forming nouns denoting a putative ability to detect a thing. Labels: humorous, morpheme, usually
Word: battier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of batty: more batty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: battiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of batty: most batty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: baulkiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of baulky: most baulky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: baulkier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of baulky: more baulky Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: bawdiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of bawdy: most bawdy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: chloroformer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chloroform + -er. 1. One who uses chloroform.
Word: bawdier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of bawdy: more bawdy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: beachier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of beachy: more beachy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: beachiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of beachy: most beachy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: beadiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of beady: most beady Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: beadier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of beady: more beady Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: beakiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of beaky: most beaky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: who'd've Part of Speech: contraction Pronunciation: /hudə(v)/ 1. Contraction of who + would + have. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, informal
Word: beakier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of beaky: more beaky Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: beastlier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of beastly: more beastly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: beastliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of beastly: most beastly Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: beechier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of beechy: more beechy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: beechiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of beechy: most beechy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: beefiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of beefy: most beefy. Labels: form-of, superlative Example: "Are you ready for #FatBearWeek, where Katmai’s beefiest bruins flaunt their fluffvying for glory as if they're the wobbliest, blue-ribbon-winning Jell-O mold at a Midwest state fair?" the NPS wrote on Instagram at the start of the competition.
Word: beefier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of beefy: more beefy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: name dropping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of name drop Alternative spelling of name-dropping. Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: name dropping Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of name-dropping. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: beeriest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of beery: most beery Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: law of averages Part of Speech: noun 1. The statistical tendency toward a fixed proportion in the results when an experiment is repeated a large number of times. Example: Near-synonym: law of large numbers (not always differentiated) Example: ... as they will not have sufficient distribution of risk to permit the law of averages to play its part and a severe total loss may ... 2. An imaginary or perceived "law" of probabilities which is wrongly used to predict results in the short-term. Labels: informal Example: This coin has landed on heads ten times, so by the law of averages it must land on tails next time. Example: In the nature of things a good many somebodies are always in hospital, and the law of averages had picked on me to be one of them a week or so before. It might just as easily have been the week before that - in which case I'd not be writing now: I'd not be here at all. 3. A real or purported law from centuries past regarding the distribution of recompense after a loss at sea due to an act of God, said by some (but not others) to explain why the word average evolved a sense having to do with means, medians, modes, etc.
Word: beerier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of beery: more beery Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: bilgiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of bilgy: most bilgy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: bilgier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of bilgy: more bilgy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: billowier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of billowy: more billowy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: billowiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of billowy: most billowy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: tensioning Part of Speech: noun 1. The setting of the tension of something. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tensioning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tension Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bitchier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of bitchy: more bitchy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: attitude-y Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English attitude Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English attitude-y From attitude + -y. 1. Alternative spelling of attitudy Labels: alt-of, alternative, informal
Word: bitchiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of bitchy: most bitchy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: tensioned Part of Speech: adj 1. In tension; strained or pulled on. Example: Most of the overhead system is of the weight-tensioned type, constant tension being automatically applied by balance weights. Example: It is in the nature of the assertion of distinctions of identity that they force others to realize they are in a place that is not so universal, that their straight being is at best a tensioned coil likely to snap back any time soon.
Word: tensioned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tension Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: attitudey Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From attitude + -y. 1. Alternative spelling of attitudy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tensional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin tēnsiōder. Middle French tensionbor. English tension English -al English tensional From tension + -al. 1. Relating to tension. Labels: not-comparable Example: The tensional force was so great the cable snapped.
Word: bittiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of bitty: most bitty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: bittier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of bitty: more bitty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: thaumaturgical Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to thaumaturgy; magical.
Word: blandest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of bland: most bland Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: theocrats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of theocrat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blessedest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of blessed: most blessed Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: common nightingale Part of Speech: noun 1. The nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos.
Word: blesseder Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of blessed: more blessed Labels: comparative, form-of Example: “There never was a dearer or a blesseder young lady than is my young lady, Sir,” said Susan, […]
Word: blithest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of blithe: most blithe Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: blockiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of blocky: most blocky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: jetons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jeton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blockier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of blocky: more blocky Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: bloodthirstier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of bloodthirsty: more bloodthirsty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: bloodthirstiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of bloodthirsty: most bloodthirsty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: stupidité Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French stupidité. 1. Synonym of stupidity. Labels: nonstandard, rare
Word: alternative universe Part of Speech: noun 1. A hypothetical world situated in a different dimension of space and time than the real world consisting of the universe known and experienced by human beings. Example: In particular, it has been argued that if any of six (or perhaps a few more) numbers did not have rather particular values, then life as we know it would not be possible; atoms would not exist, or no grativationally bound structures would form in the Universe, or some other calamity would occur that would appear to make the alternative universe a very dull and lifeless place. How, then, did we get so lucky as to be here? 2. An imaginary realm, often a variant form of the real world or of the fictional universe usually depicted in a work, depicting a different way events could have unfolded or the universe could have functioned. Example: This mirroring was marked out by the way in which the Federation of Planets, a voluntary association of different worlds, never existed in the alternative universe; instead we find ourselves confronting a vicious militaristic Terran empire.
Word: Peter Pan syndrome Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /piːtə pan ˈsɪndɹəʊm/ 1. The supposed psychological phenomenon of immaturity among some men, who, like the fictional character, remain childish or childlike and fail to assume appropriate adult social roles and responsibilities. Labels: idiomatic Example: The husband himself (called "he" to emphasize his role as Typical Male) comes across as a rather dense, naughty adolescent boy. He is clearly suffering from a terminal case of the Peter Pan syndrome.
Word: thrush nightingale Part of Speech: noun 1. A small passerine bird of species Luscinia luscinia, related to the common nightingale.
Word: slug line Part of Speech: noun 1. A line of abbreviated text at the beginning of each scene in a screenplay that describes the location and time of day. 2. A queue for "casual carpoolers" (slugs) commuting in the Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia metropolitan area.
Word: epentheses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of epenthesis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plz Part of Speech: adv 1. Abbreviation of please. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable, slang
Word: plz Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of plaza. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: symposion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek συμπόσιον (sumpósion). 1. A drinking together; a symposium. Labels: historical Example: Captain Waverley,—my young and esteemed friend, Mr Falconer of Balmawhapple, has craved of my age and experience, as of one not wholly unskilled in the dependencies and punctilios of the duello or monomachia, to be his interlocutor in expressing to you the regret with which he calls to remembrance certain passages of our symposion last night, which could not but be highly displeasing to you, as serving for the time under this present existing government. Example: The imagery is that of marriage, the iconographic theme was borrowed from the banquet, but these divine couples are not participating in a symposion.
Word: law of large numbers Part of Speech: name 1. The statistical tendency toward a fixed ratio in the results when an experiment is repeated a large number of times. Example: Near-synonym: law of averages (not always differentiated)
Word: cohyponym Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English hyponym English cohyponym From co- + hyponym. 1. Synonym of coordinate term. Example: Seventy-two subjects attempted to recall the object nouns of seven once-exposed sentences given as retrieval cues the subject noun of each sentence and four other words related to the subject noun. The related cues were a remote superordinate, a close superordinate, a remote cohyponym, and a close cohyponym of the subject noun. Four predictions about differences in effectiveness of these cues, derived from the Katz and Fodor and the Quillian theories of semantics, were confirmed. There was one case about which the theories made different predictions. Consistent with Quillian's theory, but contrary to the Katz and Fodor theory, significantly more words were recalled when the cue was a close rather than a remote superordinate.
Word: under-served Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of underserved. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: This includes extending rail services into under-served areas such as the North Midlands and North West of Ireland, and enhancing cross-border connectivity between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Word: lilypad Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of lily pad. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: You've reached all sorts of conclusions by jumping around like a frog from lilypad to lilypad. Example: Dad's head popped up right underneath a lilypad.
Word: under-resourced Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of underresourced. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: oaktag Part of Speech: noun 1. A flexible material akin to thick paper. Labels: uncountable 2. A rectangular sheet of this material. Labels: countable
Word: oak-tag Part of Speech: noun 1. A flexible material akin to thick paper. Labels: uncountable 2. A rectangular sheet of this material. Labels: countable 3. Poster board. Labels: uncountable
Word: oak tag Part of Speech: noun 1. A flexible material akin to thick paper. Labels: uncountable 2. A rectangular sheet of this material. Labels: countable
Word: FAN Part of Speech: name 1. The station code of Fanling in Hong Kong.
Word: FAN Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of file area network. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of free amino nitrogen, amino acids available for yeast metabolism. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: horse's mouth Part of Speech: noun 1. An authentic source; someone who directly experienced or witnessed something. Labels: idiomatic Example: I thought it would be quicker to hear it from the horse's mouth.
Word: horses' mouths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of horse's mouth Labels: form-of, plural Example: The students had the chance to hear the stories straight from the horses' mouths in the field interviews.
Word: vasa deferentia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vas deferens Labels: form-of, plural
Word: native son Part of Speech: noun 1. A man born in a specified place. Example: Illinois is expected to support its native son in the presidential primary. Example: […]he is banished into the vast and wailing outer darkness whenever we speak of the “purity” of our women, of the “sanctity” of our homes, of “American” ideals. What is more, he knows it. He is indeed the “native son”: he is the “nigger.”
Word: knowhow Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of know-how. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: grant-back Part of Speech: noun 1. In U.S. patent law, a license under which a party grants another the right to use a patent under the condition that the licensee agrees to grant the licensor a license with respect to any improvements to that patent made by the licensee.
Word: f-hole Part of Speech: noun 1. A sound hole, shaped like a lowercase f, through the top surface of a string instrument.
Word: grant-forward Part of Speech: noun 1. In U.S. patent law, a provision accompanying the license of a patent under which a party agrees not only to grant a licensee the right to use a patent, but also to grant the licensee a license to any improvements made on the existing patent.
Word: but for Part of Speech: prep 1. Except, except for; save for; not counting; were it not for; had it not been for. Example: I’d’ve attended but for the fact that the train was late. Example: I once did lend my body for his wealth, Which, but for him that had your husband's ring, Had quite miscarried: […] 2. despite; in spite of
Word: but for Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to a test of causation whereby an agent or action is considered to have caused an event (and therefore to be responsible and/or liable for said event) if, had said agent or action not existed, the event would not have taken place. Labels: not-comparable Example: This relevance can in many cases, as here, be tested by the sine qua non or ‘but for’ rule. Example: When the expert constructs the "but for" world, he or she must construct it by taking into account how the plaintiff could have adjusted or did adjust to the changed circumstances.
Word: declaration of war Part of Speech: noun 1. A formal announcement by a country or other body with military capability that it is in a state of war with another such entity. Example: Make no mistake, the sway of the railways' mandate in the middle of the 19th century was, in some quarters, a declaration of war on the old. Example: Although the Take Care Clause grants the president significant authority to enforce the laws, the duty to take care does not include a power to forbid the execution of the laws. Consequently, the president does not have the authority to disregard Congress’s declaration of war against Country X. On the contrary, the president has an obligation to faithfully execute the declaration of war, even against their own beliefs and wishes.
Word: androgynies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of androgyny Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amirate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English amir Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātusder. English -ate English amirate From amir + -ate. 1. Alternative spelling of emirate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ancillaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ancillary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amirates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amirate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anesthetizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of anesthetize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: anesthetizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of anesthetize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: allotropies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of allotropy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aluminas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alumina Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ignatius Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Ignātius, variant of gens name Egnātius, altered to resemble ignis (“fire”), establishing a folk etymology meaning akin to “Fiery One”. Of uncertain origin, perhaps originally borrowed from Etruscan. It might be related to Ancient Greek ἴγνης (ígnēs, “indigene”), ἴγνητος (ígnētos), from *ἔν-γνη-τες (*én-gnē-tes), formed from έν (én) + Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to give birth, produce”), also seen in γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to come into being”). Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃəs/ 1. A male given name from Latin; of mostly Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox usage in English. 2. A male given name from Latin; of mostly Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox usage in English.
Word: posterboards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of posterboard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: NOMAS Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈnoʊ.mæs/ 1. Acronym of National Organization for Men Against Sexism. Labels: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: Peripatetic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin peripatēticus, from Ancient Greek περίπατος (perípatos, “strolling, covered walk, conversation while walking”), from περιπατέω (peripatéō, “to walk around”), from περί (perí, “around”) + πατέω (patéō, “to walk”). Aristotle’s school was sometimes called the περιπατητικοί (peripatētikoí) "those who are prone to walking" or οἱ ἐκ τοῦ περιπάτου (hoi ek toû peripátou, “those from the walk”) in reference either to his supposed habit of teaching while traversing the περίπατοι (perípatoi, “walkways”) of the Lyceum or simply to the walkways themselves with which the school became associated. 1. A disciple of Aristotle. Labels: historical Example: And though it be True indeed, that some Aristotelians have occasionally written against the Chymical Doctrine he Oppugnes, yet since they have done it according to their Principles, And since our Carneades must as well oppose their Hypothesis as that of the Spagyrist, he was fain to fight his Adverfaries with their own Weapons, Those of the Peripatetick being Improper, if not hurtfull for a Person of his Tenents ; besides that those Aristotelians, (at Least, those he met with,) that have written against the Chymists, seem to have had so little Experimental Knowledge in Chymical Matters, that by their frequent Mistakes and unskilfull way of Oppugning, they have too often expos'd Themselves to the Derision of their Adversaries, for writing so Confidently against what they appear so little to understand.
Word: Peripatetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin peripatēticus, from Ancient Greek περίπατος (perípatos, “strolling, covered walk, conversation while walking”), from περιπατέω (peripatéō, “to walk around”), from περί (perí, “around”) + πατέω (patéō, “to walk”). Aristotle’s school was sometimes called the περιπατητικοί (peripatētikoí) "those who are prone to walking" or οἱ ἐκ τοῦ περιπάτου (hoi ek toû peripátou, “those from the walk”) in reference either to his supposed habit of teaching while traversing the περίπατοι (perípatoi, “walkways”) of the Lyceum or simply to the walkways themselves with which the school became associated. 1. Of or pertaining to the philosophy or methods of Aristotle, or to his followers. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dropping point Part of Speech: noun 1. The temperature at which a grease passes from a semi-solid to a liquid state under specific test conditions.
Word: trucial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From truce + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to a truce; specifically, to the truce obtaining between Britain and various Arab sheikdoms of the Oman peninsula. Labels: not-comparable Example: Without staking an explicitly colonial claim to Iraq, Sir Henry asserted […] in essence, the integration of Mesopotamia into Britain's trucial system in the Persian Gulf.
Word: Jell-O shot Part of Speech: noun 1. A confection of Jell-O (jelly) made with an admixture of alcohol in place of approximately one third to one half of the usual amount of water, mixed in a shot glass and consumed as a shot.
Word: anatto Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of annatto (“dye”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: daled Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɑl.əd/ 1. Alternative form of dalet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: scrupleless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English scruple Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English scrupleless From scruple + -less. 1. Without scruples; uninhibited by conscience or moral concerns. Example: Your Grace's swordsmen have had ill luck of late; and it is hard, since you always choose the best hands, and such scrupleless knaves too. Example: Almost he longed to be a scrupleless Oriental and carry her off across his saddle bow.
Word: wencher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wench + -er. 1. One who chases women (or men) in a lecherous manner. Labels: uncommon Example: The Knights Templars were notable wenchers, for whose convenience and use the stewes on yᵉ Bankside (over against the Temples) were erected and constituted.
Word: succuba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin succuba, from succubō (“to lie under”). 1. A female demon or fiend; a succubus. Example: a. 1610, The Mirror for Magistrates Though seeming in shape a woman natural / Was a fiend of the kind that succubae some call. Example: In other stories of the midrashim, Adam, in penance for his fall, abstains from sexuality for 130 years, but he is not able to control his nocturnal emissions; in his dream state female spirits, the succubae, come and have intercourse with him, and with Adam's seed they give birth to demons.
Word: Norwalk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: (For noun) Named after Norwalk, Ohio, where an outbreak of gastroenteritis in 1968 led to the isolation of the virus. Pronunciation: /ˈnɔː.wɔːk/, /ˈnɔ(ː)ɹ.wɔːk/ 1. Designating a calicivirus affecting humans, characterized by severe vomiting and diarrhea. Labels: uncountable
Word: Norwalk Part of Speech: name Etymology: (For noun) Named after Norwalk, Ohio, where an outbreak of gastroenteritis in 1968 led to the isolation of the virus. Pronunciation: /ˈnɔː.wɔːk/, /ˈnɔ(ː)ɹ.wɔːk/ 1. A number of places in the United States: 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States:
Word: hose clamp Part of Speech: noun 1. A device used to attach and seal a hose onto a fitting.
Word: infirmation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin infirmātiō. 1. disconfirmation Labels: uncountable
Word: Airi Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Japanese.
Word: bloomiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of bloomy: most bloomy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: bloomier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of bloomy: more bloomy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: Keene's cement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Richard Wynn Keene, who first patented it in 1838. 1. A kind of plaster which sets white, made from gypsum with alum. Labels: uncountable Example: Dry, powdered mineral colors can be added to Keene's cement, which is occasionally used sculpturally as a casting material.
Word: airworthiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of airworthy: most airworthy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: airworthier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of airworthy: more airworthy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: shoegazing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shoe + gazing, because of the tendency of such performers to look down rather than at the crowd and the heavy use of effect pedals. Pronunciation: /ˈʃuːˌɡeɪ.zɪŋ/, /ˈʃuˌɡeɪ.zɪŋ/ 1. A subgenre of alternative rock music popularised in early 1990s, characterised by a dreamlike sound making much use of effect pedals, and by a detached or introverted performance style. Labels: UK, uncountable Example: "[…]Anyway, correct me if I'm wrong here, Danny, but wasn't it you who told me that true shoegazing began and ended with Slowdive's 12-inch debut: the imaginatively titled, 'Slowdive'?” “You're taking me out of context here, dude. What I meant was that it was the epoch of the genre. The other bands still made a valid contribution, they just didn't define the moment." Example: Johansson and Sitek started out in more faithful lo-fi style before filtering the songs through an indie-rock sensibility that's equal parts postpunk-gothic, 4AD dreampop, shoegazing drone, and TV on the Radio epicness.
Word: shoegazing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From shoe + gazing, because of the tendency of such performers to look down rather than at the crowd and the heavy use of effect pedals. Pronunciation: /ˈʃuːˌɡeɪ.zɪŋ/, /ˈʃuˌɡeɪ.zɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of shoegaze Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bendiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of bendy: most bendy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: disconfirmation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English confirmation English disconfirmation From dis- + confirmation. 1. Introduction of evidence which conclusively establishes that a belief or hypothesis is not true or which diminishes the acceptability of a belief or hypothesis. Labels: uncountable Example: Once we move our search to the region of the mind, we find that access to the facts becomes much more difficult; as a result, disconfirmation is largely out of reach and metaphor begins to flourish. 2. A particular fact, observation, or other item of evidence which shows or tends to show that a belief or hypothesis is not true. Labels: countable Example: One can reduce the disconfirmations of economic generalizations by specifying a margin of error.
Word: bendier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of bendy: more bendy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: blotchiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of blotchy: most blotchy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: blotchier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of blotchy: more blotchy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: blowsiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of blowsy: most blowsy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: blowsier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of blowsy: more blowsy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: blottiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of blotty: most blotty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: blottier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of blotty: more blotty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: blousier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of blousy: more blousy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: Heathrow Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after the hamlet of Heath Row, which was obliterated for construction of the airport. From Middle English heth (“heath”) + rew (“row”). Pronunciation: /ˈhiːθɹoʊ/, /ˌhiːθˈɹoʊ/ 1. An international airport in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London.
Word: blousiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of blousy: most blousy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: Gatwick Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English gāt (“goat”) + -wick. 1. An airport in Crawley borough, West Sussex, England, approximately halfway between London and Brighton (OS grid ref TQ2841). 2. A hamlet in Westbury-on-Severn parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7313). 3. A hamlet in Shackleford parish, Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9145).
Word: blowzier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of blowzy: more blowzy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: blowziest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of blowzy: most blowzy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: booziest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of boozy: most boozy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: boozier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of boozy: more boozy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: bluffest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of bluff: most bluff Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: blowier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of blowy: more blowy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: blowiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of blowy: most blowy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: botchier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of botchy: more botchy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: botchiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of botchy: most botchy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: boxiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of boxy: most boxy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: boxier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of boxy: more boxy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: braggest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of brag: most brag Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: braggier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of braggy: more braggy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: braggiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of braggy: most braggy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: brambliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of brambly: most brambly Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: bramblier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of brambly: more brambly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: duellist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of duelist. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: branchier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of branchy: more branchy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: demonise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From demon + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of demonize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: branchiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of branchy: most branchy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: atomise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of atomize. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: sugar cube Part of Speech: noun 1. Piece of sugar in the shape of a cube (or approximate cube), often used for coffee or tea. Example: The new building was dubbed 'the sugar cube', owing to the white tiles which were supposed to adorn the exterior of the cube-shaped structure.
Word: anacrusic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English anacrusis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anacrusic From anacrusis + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to anacrusis
Word: contumaciousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English contumacious 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 contumaciousness From contumacious + -ness. 1. The property of being contumacious. Labels: uncountable
Word: bestoweth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bestow + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bestow Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tesseracts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tesseract Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fareth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fare + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fare Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: farest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English fare Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English farest From fare + -est. 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of fare Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: crueltie Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of cruelty. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: tetrahedrons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tetrahedron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: theodolites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of theodolite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hereinbefore Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From herein + before. 1. Synonym of hereinabove (“above, in this document”). Labels: formal, not-comparable Example: And again your honor and gentlemen of the jury, be it known unto you that, for this hereinbefore-spoken-of slanderer and counselor for aforesaid plaintiff to place himself upon ground fenced in by lies, villany, deceit, treachery; […] Example: When the ship-jumpers were apprehended, as hereinbefore mentioned, much to the surprise of this Grand Jury, it was discovered that a few days after their arrest they were permitted to furnish nominal bonds […]
Word: thermodynamicist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic English thermodynamic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English thermodynamicist From thermodynamic + -ist. 1. A person who studies thermodynamics. Example: They are typified by those thermodynamicists who for decades have drawn ever closer to the temperature of absolute zero, when atoms cease all motion. Example: In my favorite Meta A.I. ad, a woman tells her boyfriend that she’s excited to have him meet her parents — before impishly mentioning that her father is a thermodynamicist at NASA. The befuddled boyfriend rushes home, phone in hand. “Hey Meta,” he asks. “What the heck is a thermodynamicist?”
Word: thermodynamicists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thermodynamicist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thespians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thespian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: threshed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of thresh Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: throwbacks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈθɹəʊ.bæks/, /ˈθɹoʊ.bæks/ 1. plural of throwback Labels: form-of, plural