nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: suprasegmental Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- English segment English -al English segmental English suprasegmental From supra- + segmental. Pronunciation: /ˌsuːp.ɹə.sɛɡˈmɛn.təl/ 1. An effect on speech, such as length, stress, tone, and phonation type, that extends over more than one segment of sounds.
Word: suprasegmental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- English segment English -al English segmental English suprasegmental From supra- + segmental. Pronunciation: /ˌsuːp.ɹə.sɛɡˈmɛn.təl/ 1. Of or relating to a suprasegmental. Labels: not-comparable Example: There are two kinds of phonemes in Chinese: segmental phonemes, which may be thought of as sequential sounds, and suprasegmental phonemes or tones, which in a sense are added to the syllable as a whole. 2. More than a segment. Labels: not-comparable
Word: suprasegmentals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of suprasegmental Labels: form-of, plural
Word: HE-double-toothpicks Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The word hell spelled out, referring to the fact that a lowercase L resembles a toothpick. 1. Hell. Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic, uncountable Example: Yet you try it out and the gimpy ones will scream H-E double toothpicks about Social Security in their golden years, which I want to tell them I need some security right now or I'm not going to have any golden years. Example: Rural Mormons like my friend do not use the "H word" lightly. They say "HE double toothpicks" rather than pronounce the word out loud.
Word: osculum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin ōs Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culum Latin ōsculumbor. English osculum Borrowed from Latin ōsculum (“little mouth”). 1. A small opening or orifice. Labels: obsolete 2. A small opening or orifice. Example: I left them in that condition, and at 7 o'clock examined them again, when I found them still quiescent; but one of the two large groups of oscula and the new one were entirely closed, while the other osculum at the largest end of the sponge had opened to the extent of about one-third of its diameter, and the membrane presented the appearance of a series of lines or corrugations radiating from the centre to the circumference. Example: Waste water was expelled through a single osculum at about 8.5 cm per second – more than eight thousand times as fast as it circulated in the chambers and 85 times as fast as it entered the sponge in the first place.
Word: mycotic aneurysm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Mildly confusingly, named for mushroom-shaped instances, not for fungal pathogens as the term seems to suggest etymonically; for more, see Wikipedia at mycotic aneurysm § History. 1. An aneurysm in which an infectious agent, usually bacteria, grows through the wall of a blood vessel. It leads to an irreversible dilatation of an artery due to destruction of the vessel wall by infection.
Word: mycotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From myco- + -tic. 1. Of or relating to a fungus. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or relating to mycosis. Labels: not-comparable Example: Micarelli et al. (2019) discuss it as a preliminary stage in their cataloguing of lytic lesions in a skeleton that they eventually ascribe to mycotic infection. 3. Infectious; especially, infectious and resembling a mushroom. Labels: not-comparable
Word: clostridium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Translingual Clostridium. 1. Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores
Word: discluding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disclude Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: damnedest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English damned 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 damnedest From damned + -est. 1. superlative form of damned: most damned; surprising, remarkable, amazing. Labels: form-of, superlative Example: "And the damnedest thing happened. I was dreaming, but in my dream I was dreaming. It was the damnedest thing, really."
Word: damnedest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English damned 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 damnedest From damned + -est. 1. One's best effort. Labels: uncountable Example: "Fancy was doing her damnedest to pull her own oar and the boys were tripping all over themselves to treat her like a lady."
Word: damnedest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English damned 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 damnedest From damned + -est. 1. second-person singular simple past indicative of damn Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular
Word: undemocratic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *déh₂mos Proto-Hellenic *dā́mos Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos) Ancient Greek δημο- (dēmo-) Proto-Indo-European *kret- Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā) Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐκός (dēmokrătĭkós)bor. Late Latin democraticuslbor. Middle French democratiquebor. ▲ Late Latin democraticusbor. English democratic English undemocratic From un- + democratic. 1. Not democratic. Example: The undemocratic reality of the capitalist workplace leaves its complex, multilayered impacts on all who collaborate there, part-time and full-time.
Word: undisguised Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + disguised. 1. Not disguised, plainly visible. Example: The Major-General has already been made aware of the fact, that a large number of ill-disposed persons have, for some days, been openly organizing, drilling, and equipping themselves, with the undisguised object of attacking her Majesty's troops, and, if possible, subverting the Government. Example: 1885, Edward Dutton Cook, Anderson, John Henry, article in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 1: Abbadie - Anne, The bal masqué was ‘a scene of undisguised indecency, drunkenness, and vice.’
Word: undiscriminating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + discriminating. 1. Not discriminating
Word: undigested Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + digested. 1. Not digested
Word: undetectable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English detect 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 detectable English undetectable From un- + detectable. 1. Unable to be detected; not detectable. Example: In these days of “rolled” gold, electro-plate, and undetectable pearls, it is curious that almost the only honest Ersatz material known to the goldsmith's art should be utterly forgotten. Example: A trial of scar may be justified in a woman with a previous cesarean section who is currently on HAART, has an undetectable virus and spontaneously goes into labor.
Word: undissolved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English dissolved English undissolved From un- + dissolved. 1. Not dissolved. Example: In an attempt to compare the amount of undissolved solids at two different sites in a lake, the following procedure was followed at each site.
Word: undomesticated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English domesticated English undomesticated From un- + domesticated. 1. Not domesticated
Word: undramatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek δρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)bor. Latin drāmaticuslbor. English dramatic English undramatic From un- + dramatic. 1. Not dramatic; lacking in dramatic action. Example: […] they supply the rest—all told in a long-winded, undramatic dialogue.
Word: undrinkable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + drinkable. 1. Not drinkable.
Word: undrinkable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + drinkable. 1. Anything not suitable for drinking. Example: […] but there was a peculiar aroma about that Oxo that no ox had ever provided, unless he were stalled in a chemist's shop, and it was not long before this ruse was discovered and another liquid thereby added to the undrinkables of life. Example: Popping down a cork coaster, the bartender delivered Alan's next drink and plucked the empties and undrinkables as the music changed.
Word: undrivable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English drivable English undrivable From un- + drivable. 1. Not drivable
Word: undried Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English dried English undried From un- + dried. 1. Not dried.
Word: undriven Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English driven English undriven From un- + driven. 1. Not driven.
Word: undropped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English dropped English undropped From un- + dropped. 1. Not dropped. Labels: not-comparable
Word: undropped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of undrop Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: undistilled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English distilled English undistilled From un- + distilled. 1. Not distilled.
Word: undissolvable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- English dissolve 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 dissolvable English undissolvable From un- + dissolvable. 1. Not dissolvable.
Word: undistinct Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + distinct. 1. Not distinct
Word: undistinctive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English distinctive English undistinctive From un- + distinctive. 1. Not distinctive
Word: undistracted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + distracted. 1. Not distracted Example: Ant. Say wherefore dost thou crave with such desire The clearness of an undistracted mind?
Word: undisturbing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English disturbing English undisturbing From un- + disturbing. 1. Not disturbing
Word: vespertine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English vespertyne, from Latin vespertīnus (“evening”). Pronunciation: /ˈvɛspɚtɪn/, /ˈvɛspɚtaɪn/ 1. Of or related to the evening; that occurs in the evening. Labels: not-comparable, poetic Example: 1837, William Evans Burton (editor), Philadelphia in the Dog Days: An Incoherency, Burton's Gentleman's Magazine and American Monthly Review, Volume 1: July—December, page 131, The peripatetics issue forth to indulge in the usual vespertine locomotion; and stroll gently down the aristocratic Chesnut and up the sedate and solid-seeming Mulberry, or vice versa. Example: Sovereign, majestic peace, joined to the spiritual isolation of the vespertine hour, rose up from those diaphanous, remote distances into the pure sky, where light little clouds, very much like bundles of cotton, scattered sparsely here and there, were tinged with gold. 2. That sets after the sun. Labels: not-comparable Example: But, owing to the vespertine configuration of Jupiter and Mars, as well as the masculine condition of the anterior parts of the triplicity, and the feminine condition of its latter parts, the said nations regard women with scorn and indifference. Example: Finally, he^([Ptolemy]) says that the vespertine or second stations of the planets, especially those posited in the I.C. [4th House], and in the case of Mercury and Venus, when they are vespertine in day charts but matutine in night charts, signify temperaments that are ingenious, capable of hard work, and able to discern arcane matters, such as are seen in the nativities of magicians, prestidigitators, dream interpreters, and so on. 3. That is principally active at dusk. Labels: not-comparable Example: In both forms of this interesting plant, the medium-sized spider-like flowers are closed from morning until late afternoon when they open to attract vespertine insects. Example: In research involving American black bears Ursus americanus, Bridges et al. (2004b) recorded activity patterns at bait sites in Virginia and found bear activity was generally vespertine but exhibited seasonal differences with bears becoming more nocturnal in the fall, possibly in response to hunting seasons and possible pursuit by bear-hounds. 4. Occurring in the evening. Labels: not-comparable Example: Similarly, the flowers of the sphingophilous taxa correspond to the characteristics and habits of western American hawkmoths in many ways: in ... vespertine and nocturnal nectar production 5. That opens or blooms in the evening. Labels: not-comparable Example: Herbaceous; leaves alternate, pinnatifid, asperate; flowers large, terminal and solitary, vespertine, (or expanding towards sun-set,) not deciduous or marcescent after closing, but re-opening at the usual time for several days in succession, when closed involute in a cone;[…]. Example: It^([Mentzelia ornata]) belongs to the vespertine section, or those in which the flowers fully expand only towards evening.
Word: undiverted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + diverted. 1. Not diverted
Word: undoable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English doable English undoable From un- + doable. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈduː.ə.bəl/ 1. Not doable; impossible to do.
Word: undoable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English doable English undoable From un- + doable. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈduː.ə.bəl/ 1. Something that cannot be done; an impossible or impractical task.
Word: undoable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English undo 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 undoable From undo + -able. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈduː.ə.bəl/ 1. Possible to undo; reversible. Example: Many new functions and commands are undoable and a maximum of 30 commands are undoable and redoable.
Word: undrawn Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. past participle of undraw Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: undrawn Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + drawn. 1. Not drawn (in various senses). Example: With my back to the main-mast, I parried the first blow with my undrawn weapon. The blade of the second was lifted to strike me, when his comrade perceived my defensive state, and struck it aside. Example: This communication between the tank and pump is controlled by a float valve in the tanks and a cock in the pipe, while a poppet valve prevents the undrawn liquor going into the waste tank.
Word: undrilled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English drilled English undrilled From un- + drilled. 1. Not drilled
Word: skirting board Part of Speech: noun 1. A panel, normally made of wood, between the floor and the interior wall of a structure, or placed in a position that is subject to repeated knocks. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK Example: But these little tunnels, emerging into the open at Finchley Road (reached in 1879) were the start of something big. By the early twentieth century it would be possible to think of them as two mouseholes in the skirting board of a wall separating two great ballrooms.
Word: undug Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English dug English undug From un- + dug. 1. Not dug Labels: not-comparable
Word: undusted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English dusted English undusted From un- + dusted. 1. Not dusted.
Word: undusted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of undust Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uneager Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Italic *akris Classical Latin ācer Late Latin ācrus Old French aigrebor. Middle English egre English eager English uneager From un- + eager. Pronunciation: /ʌˈniːɡə/ 1. Not eager. Example: She saw the young Corinthian Lycius / Charioting foremost in the envious race, / Like a young Jove with calm uneager face, / And fell into a swooning love of him. Example: His voice was unexcited, uneager.
Word: unearned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + earned. 1. Not earned. Labels: not-comparable
Word: uneatable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + eatable. 1. Not eatable; not fit for eating.
Word: unelected Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English elected English unelected From un- + elected. 1. Not elected. Example: “We need elections that we can trust, that we can believe in,” GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said Tuesday at a campaign event in Mason City, Iowa. “That means yes, unelected judges are not going to decide willy-nilly across the state who ends up on a ballot and who doesn’t.”
Word: unelected Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. simple past and past participle of unelect Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unelegant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + elegant. 1. Not elegant Example: It has two ẛmall quadrangles, the ẛtructure of which is ancient, and not very regular, but yet not unelegant. Example: Suyin had tardily, but accurately, realized that night life in this urbane company was bound to be more exciting than a cinema date with two sincere, but unelegant, factory workers.
Word: unefficacious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English efficacious English unefficacious From un- + efficacious. 1. Not efficacious.
Word: uneloquent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *telkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *tlokʷetorder. Proto-Italic *tlokʷōr Latin loquor Latin ēloquor Latin ēloquēnslbor. Old French eloquentbor. English eloquent English uneloquent From un- + eloquent. 1. Not eloquent
Word: unenjoyable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- English enjoy 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 enjoyable English unenjoyable From un- + enjoyable. 1. Not enjoyable.
Word: unenlightening Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + enlightening. 1. Not enlightening
Word: unenslaved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English enslaved English unenslaved From un- + enslaved. 1. Not enslaved. Labels: not-comparable Example: VVhen the ſtates of Europe learn to diſtinguiſh their true intereſts, vvhen they eſtabliſh a firm baſis of union among themſelves; then, and then only, can they hope to ſee their arms directed againſt the common enemies of mankind; to ſee their commerce uninterrupted, their people uninſlaved by the refuſe of the earth! Example: This hour, among the proudest, boldest, wisest, within the borders of Paganism, there lives not a man, unenslaved by the lowest delusion. The soothsayer, the interpreter of dreams, the sacrificer, the seller of the remnants and dust of the dead, the miserable pretender to magic; those are the true rulers of the haughty empire—those are the sceptre-bearers, […]
Word: unenslaved Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- substrateder.? Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-der.? Proto-Slavic *slov- Proto-Slavic *-ǫta Proto-Slavic *Slov-? Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-inъ Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ Proto-Slavic *slověninъder. Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)der. Byzantine Greek Σκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)bor. Late Latin Sclavus Medieval Latin sclavusbor. Old French esclavebor. Middle English sclave English slave English enslave English unenslave English -ed English unenslaved From unenslave + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of unenslave Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unblocked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English blocked English unblocked From un- + blocked. 1. Not blocked (in various senses). Labels: not-comparable Example: The difference between the two classifications has always been intended to cover unblocked and untrimmed hat bodies, such as panamas, bangkoks, and leghorns, and other hats which are woven by the natives in South American and oriental countries where they are produced.
Word: unblocked Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English un- English block English unblock English -ed English unblocked From unblock + -ed. 1. past participle of unblock Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unentered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English entered English unentered From un- + entered. 1. Not entered. Labels: not-comparable 2. For which no documentation has been filed at the port being entered. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unentreated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English entreated English unentreated From un- + entreated. 1. Not entreated
Word: unescorted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English escorted English unescorted From un- + escorted. 1. Not escorted; without an escort. Labels: not-comparable Example: All is well until Treorchy, where the platform is swamped by teenagers who have been attending an event. Around four dozen unescorted 12 to 16 year-olds swarm aboard and begin to run riot through the train. Their behaviour is appalling and the presence of CCTV no deterrent.
Word: unexcavated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English excavated English unexcavated From un- + excavated. 1. Not excavated.
Word: excavated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of excavate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unexciting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + exciting. 1. Not exciting. Example: Plain and unexciting, perhaps, but they are solid, well cooked, appetising and filling, and moreover cheap. Example: B. Wooster: Of all the places on this great planet of ours, West Neck, Long Island, has chosen to be the most unexciting. The last time anything remotely interesting happened here was in 1842, when a tree fell over. They still talk about it in the village.
Word: unexclusive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + exclusive. 1. Not exclusive
Word: unexhibited Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English exhibited English unexhibited From un- + exhibited. 1. Not exhibited.
Word: unexistent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English existent English unexistent From un- + existent. 1. Not existent Labels: not-comparable
Word: mutability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mutabilite, from Old French mutabilite, from Latin mutabilitas; equivalent to mutable + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌmjuːtəˈbɪlɪti/, /ˌmjutəˈbɪlɪti/, [ˌmjuɾəˈbɪləɾi] 1. The quality or state of being mutable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He did indeed account somewhat unfairly for this sudden change; for besides some hard and unjust surmises concerning female fickleness and mutability, he began to suspect that he owed this want of civility to his want of horses […] Example: There rise authors now and then, who seem proof against the mutability of language, because they have rooted themselves in the unchanging principles of human nature.
Word: exister Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English exist Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English exister From exist + -er. 1. One who exists. Example: We existers are never either ready to hand or present at hand, because our ontological constitution, Existenz, is utterly different from theirs […] Example: It is good that existers enjoy their pleasures. It is also good that pains are avoided.
Word: 2-6-6-6 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, an articulated locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and six trailing wheels on a trailing truck. This arrangement was used only on the C&O which called it the Allegheny and the Virginian, which named it the Blue Ridge.
Word: 2-6-6-4 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and four trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
Word: 2-6-6-0 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.
Word: biffy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain etymology, but perhaps an alteration of privy: p gaining voicing to become b, and v losing voicing to become f. Attested since 1935 (see first quotation). Pronunciation: /ˈbɪ.fi/ 1. A toilet. Labels: US, slang 2. An outhouse. Labels: US, slang Example: By a clever staggering of seats in each story, this model may be used either as a two-family biffie, or in place of the conventional set of two, without danger to either user. […] Constructed to withstand hard usage, this biffy is a three-holer on a nine-hole chassis and combines the utmost in sanitation […]
Word: pageantry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pageant + -ry. Pronunciation: /ˈpæd͡ʒəntɹi/ 1. A pageant; a colourful show or display, as in a pageant. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: pomp and pageantry Example: That you aptly will suppose / What pageantry, what feats, what shows, / What minstrelsy, and pretty din, / The regent made in Mytilene / To greet the king.
Word: pamphleteer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pamphlet Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English pamphleteer From pamphlet + -eer. Pronunciation: /ˌpæmfləˈtɪɹ/ 1. A writer, publisher, or distributer of pamphlets, a second-rate journalist. Example: The Commons are very slow in bringing in their Bill to limit the press, and the pamphleteers make good use of their time; for there come out three or four every day. Example: but Charles Reade, an artist, a scholar, a man with a true sense of beauty, raging and roaring over the abuses of contemporary life like a common pamphleteer or a sensational journalist, is really a sight for the angels to weep over.
Word: pamphleteer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English pamphlet Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English pamphleteer From pamphlet + -eer. Pronunciation: /ˌpæmfləˈtɪɹ/ 1. To publish and distribute pamphlets as a form of propaganda. Labels: intransitive
Word: parapsychology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English psychology English parapsychology From para- (“above, beyond; abnormal”) + psychology. Pronunciation: /ˌpɛɹəˌsaɪˈkɑlədʒi/ 1. The study of alleged paranormal phenomena; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pardoner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pardon + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈpɑɹdənə/ 1. One who pardons. 2. In medieval Catholicism, a person licensed to grant papal pardons or indulgences. Labels: historical Example: […] old men, cheated by their wives and daughters, pillaged by their sons, and imposed on by their domestics, a braggadocia captain, a knavish pardoner or quaestionary, a country bumpkin and a wanton city dame. Example: 1917, Catholic Encyclopedia, "Collections" http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04104b.htm These grants of Indulgence were often entrusted to preachers of note ("Pardoners") who carried them from town to town, collecting money and using their eloquence to recommend the good work in question and to enhance the spiritual privileges attached to it.
Word: shoe polishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shoe polish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polishes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of polish Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Hogtown Part of Speech: name 1. Toronto. Labels: Canada, informal 2. Chicago, Illinois. Labels: US, informal
Word: singularities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of singularity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preoccupations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preoccupation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: centeredness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English centered 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 centeredness From centered + -ness. 1. The state of being centered. Labels: uncountable 2. The state of being centered on the thing specified. Labels: in-compounds, uncountable Example: Third World feminist discussions of the history of women-centeredness and female bonding in Third World communities.
Word: offscreen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From off + screen. 1. Existing or happening outside the frame of the cinema or television screen Labels: not-comparable Example: In addition to racking up what looks like a substantial offscreen body count, the movie at one point offers an eight-second introduction for a sleazy used-car salesman character for the sole purpose of justifying Tripp and Creech laying waste to his inventory.
Word: offscreen Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From off + screen. 1. Outside the frame of the cinema or television screen Labels: not-comparable
Word: offscreen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From off + screen. 1. To kill a character offscreen. Example: Yeah, I also hate her. I hope she gets offscreened in the third act low-key.
Word: 4-6-6-2 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with four leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
Word: 4-6-6-4 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, an articulated locomotive with four leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and four trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
Word: 2-8-8-0 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.
Word: 2-6-8-0 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, a set of six driving wheels followed by another set of eight driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.
Word: 2-8-8-4 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and four trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
Word: 4-8-8-2 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with four leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
Word: 4-8-8-4 Part of Speech: noun 1. Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with four leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and four trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
Word: unappealingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unappealing Middle English -ly English -ly English unappealingly From unappealing + -ly. 1. In an unappealing manner.
Word: opined Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of opine Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unexamined Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English examined English unexamined From un- + examined. 1. That has not been examined Example: If, as Socrates said, "The unexamined life is not worth living," then we should also consider a corollary to this axiom about life in school: "The unexamined lesson is not worth learning!"
Word: classist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English class 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 classist From class + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈklæsɪst/ 1. Of or pertaining to classism. Example: Please and thank you were not in her vocabulary, and she would sometimes say things that were “Not racist,” Neff said, “but classist.” (“What are you bitches, broke?” Anna asked her and another hotel employee.)
Word: classist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English class 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 classist From class + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈklæsɪst/ 1. An advocate of classism.
Word: hysterosalpingography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hystero- Ancient Greek σᾰ́λπῐγξ (sắlpĭnx)bor. New Latin salpinx Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English salpingo- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English hysterosalpingography From hystero- + salpingo- + -graphy. 1. An X-ray test that uses contrast dye to examine the uterus and fallopian tubes, mainly to check their shape and whether the tubes are open, often as part of infertility evaluation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hysterosalpingogram Part of Speech: noun 1. An X-ray image taken during hysterosalpingography.
Word: hysteroscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hystero- + -scopy. 1. A medical procedure where a doctor uses a thin, lighted camera inserted through the vagina and cervix to look inside the uterus to diagnose or treat uterine problems.
Word: hysteroscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hystero- + -scope. 1. An instrument designed to allow visual examination of the uterus.
Word: unaccountably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unaccountable Middle English -ly English -ly English unaccountably From unaccountable + -ly. 1. Not able to be explained logically. Without being accountable, or reasonable. Example: After all that hard work, he unaccountably failed to take out the patent. Example: The jury was unaccountably slow to reach a verdict. He was clearly innocent.
Word: unacceptably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unacceptable Middle English -ly English -ly English unacceptably From unacceptable + -ly. 1. Not within the limits of what is generally considered to be acceptable. Example: The levels of lead in marine hull paints are still unacceptably high. Example: Your comments are unacceptably provocative.
Word: unaccredited Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English accredited English unaccredited From un- + accredited. 1. Not accredited; lacking accreditation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tribrach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *tréyes From the Latin tribrachys, from the Ancient Greek τρῐ́βρᾰχῠς (trĭ́brăkhŭs), from τρῐ- (trĭ-, “tri-”) + βρᾰχῠ́ς (brăkhŭ́s, “short”). Compare the French tribraque. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹaɪbɹæk/, /ˈtɹɪbɹæk/, /ˈtɹʌɪbɹak/, /ˈtɹɪbɹak/ 1. A metrical foot consisting of three short syllables. Example: For your foote tribracchus of all three short, ye haue very few trissillables. Example: We may vse a Spondee or Iambick and sometime a Tribrack or Dactile.
Word: tribrach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: English tri- + Ancient Greek βρᾰχῑ́ων (brăkhī́ōn, “arm”) Pronunciation: /ˈtɹaɪbɹæk/, /ˈtɹʌɪbɹak/ 1. A figure or object having three arms or branches. Example: An optical plummet, built into either the tribrach or alidade of total station instruments, permits accurate centering over a point. 2. A figure or object having three arms or branches. Example: In a recent examination of the registers of the Ryde Philosophical Society, Mr. Martin has found, as I have been informed through Mr. Westropp’s kindness, the entry, that the flint tribrach was presented to the collection by the late Dr. Martin in 1853, with other objects from Ventnor, and as having been obtained on the shore at that place. Example: A singular instrument chipped out of flint, like three celts conjoined…, so as to form a sort of tribrach.
Word: tentativeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tentative 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 tentativeness From tentative + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being tentative. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: There are also some delightful love scenes between Jean and Esther. Russ does an excellent job of capturing the blend of excitement, tentativeness and panic present in the culmination of something so lusted after and so feared.
Word: tenaciousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tenacious 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 tenaciousness From tenacious + -ness. Pronunciation: /təˈneɪʃəsnəs/ 1. The characteristic of being tenacious; tenacity. Labels: uncountable
Word: reviled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of revile Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: chemiosmosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English chemi- English osmosis English chemiosmosis From chemi- + osmosis. 1. Any chemical reaction that occurs through an intervening semipermeable membrane, especially through a membrane in a biological cell Labels: countable, physical, uncountable
Word: chemosmosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English osmosis English chemosmosis From chemo- + osmosis. 1. Alternative form of chemiosmosis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: means of transport Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of means of transportation. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mode of transport Part of Speech: noun 1. Any form of vehicle or system used to transport people or goods. Example: And you do have to ask: biplanes? Really? The choice of such an antiquated vehicle suggests that the film-makers had ticked off every other mode of transport in the course of the franchise's three-decade run, and so biplanes were pretty much all they had left.
Word: heelies Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English hele English heel Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English -ie English wheelie blend English heelies Blend of heel + wheelie. Heelys, the original, are a branded version. 1. Trainers with one or more wheels fitted to the heel, allowing the wearer to walk normally then skate by shifting the weight to the rear. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: edger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English edge Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English edger From edge + -er. 1. A tool that is used to trim the edges of a lawn. 2. A woodworking tool for straightening the edges of wood and cutting it into boards. 3. One who practises the sexual technique of edging.
Word: edgeways Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From edge + -ways. 1. With the edge facing in the direction of movement. Labels: not-comparable 2. With the edge uppermost. Labels: not-comparable
Word: edgeways Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From edge + -ways. 1. With the edge facing in the direction of movement. Labels: not-comparable Example: an edgeways motion 2. With the edge uppermost. Labels: not-comparable
Word: edgeways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of edgeway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: edgewise Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From edge + -wise. Compare English edgeling (“edgeways”) and edgelong. Pronunciation: /ˈɛdʒwaɪz/, /ˈɛd͡ʒwaɪz/ 1. Edgeways. Example: By placing the sword edgewise, the weaver keeps the countershed open, in order to shoot through the shuttle. 2. As if by an edge. Example: Once his boss got started, Jim just couldn’t get a word in edgewise.
Word: edgewise Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From edge + -wise. Compare English edgeling (“edgeways”) and edgelong. Pronunciation: /ˈɛdʒwaɪz/, /ˈɛd͡ʒwaɪz/ 1. Edgeways. Labels: not-comparable
Word: edgily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English edgy Middle English -ly English -ly English edgily From edgy + -ly. 1. In an edgy manner
Word: effervescently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English effervescent Middle English -ly English -ly English effervescently From effervescent + -ly. 1. In an effervescent manner
Word: effeminately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English effeminate Middle English -ly English -ly English effeminately From effeminate + -ly. 1. In an effeminate manner.
Word: efficaciously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English efficacious Middle English -ly English -ly English efficaciously From efficacious + -ly. 1. in an efficacious manner Example: […] if in this extatick State of Dreaming (during which the Astral Impulses are incomparably stronger than in common Dreams, or in the ordinary Course of Life) that prophetick Energy more efficaciously exerts itself […] Example: There could be no more perfect description of the divided will, when the higher wishes lack just that last acuteness, that touch of explosive intensity, of dynamogenic quality (to use the slang of the psychologists), that enables them to burst their shell, and make irruption efficaciously into life and quell the lower tendencies forever.