nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: dukkah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic دُقَّة (duqqa, “powder, fine dust”). 1. An Egyptian dry mixture of chopped nuts, seeds and Middle Eastern spices, usually eaten by dipping bread into olive oil and then into the mixture. Labels: uncountable Example: A somewhat nuttier, less spice-driven dukkah blend is made by Juliet Mae Fine Spices & Herbs in San Francisco, $7 for 1.5 ounces from julietmae.com .
Word: parathas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paratha Labels: form-of, plural
Word: obiters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of obiter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: illos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of illo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pheno- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. ▲ Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phéno- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. French -yle French phénylebor. English phenyl Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English pheno- # From Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to bring to light, make appear; to come to light, appear”). Compare -phan in such words as tryptophan. # From phenyl + -o-. Pronunciation: /ˈfiː.nəʊ/, /ˈfɛn.əʊ/, /ˈfiː.noʊ/, /ˈfɛn.oʊ/, /ˈfiː.nə/ 1. Showing. Labels: morpheme Example: phenotype 2. Derived from benzene or containing phenyl. Labels: morpheme Example: phenol, phenobarbital
Word: greebo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of grebo. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: greebos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of greebo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: downgradings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of downgrading Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moonspeak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From moon + -speak; probably derived from the anime Turn A Gundam (1999–2000) where the inhabitants of the Moon, known as the Moonrace, have their own language, called Moonspeak by fans. 1. Any foreign language deemed confusing by the speaker, especially Japanese or another East Asian language. Labels: derogatory, humorous, slang, uncountable
Word: keycap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From key + cap. 1. The part of a key (on a keyboard) that is pressed by the user, as opposed to any electromechanical unit underneath. Example: A two-station robotic assembly system for inserting keycaps into keyboard arrays has been designed and constructed. Example: If necessary, remove the keycaps to clean the switches underneath.
Word: keycaps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of keycap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minimill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- English mill English minimill From mini- + mill. 1. A small mill, especially a steel mill using electric-arc furnaces only for steelmaking. Example: Nucor, which makes steel from recycled metal at its minimill operations across the United States, said the deal would broaden its geographic reach and give it opportunities to grow.
Word: minimills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minimill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: variation selector Part of Speech: noun 1. A metacharacter in Unicode that selects one of a set of semantically equivalent glyphs.
Word: spoon bowl Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of spoon-bowl. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. the bowl (or head) of a spoon 3. A match between the last placed and second last placed team in an Australian sports league, derived from the fact that the team that finishes last is informally awarded the "wooden spoon" Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, idiomatic
Word: spoonbowl Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of spoon-bowl. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: spoon bowls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spoon bowl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spoonbowls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spoonbowl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: variation selectors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of variation selector Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spoon-bowl Part of Speech: noun 1. A food container, including a spoon, designed for use by astronauts.
Word: spoon-bowls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spoon-bowl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: targetability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English target Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English targetability From target + -ability. 1. The potential to be aimed at or customised for a specific market. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Digital signs, Ms. Senese said, offer “immense creativity, flexibility and targetability for different demographics, which was really never an option for out-of-home advertising.”
Word: targetabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of targetability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fernery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fern Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English fernery From fern + -ery. 1. A specialized garden for the cultivation and display of ferns. Example: My aunt especially loved the smaller fern houses, the ferneries. 2. An area naturally abundant in ferns. Example: Only the memory of the waterfall, with its amazing fernery, like a hanging garden above the rocks of the gorge, was preserved in Mrs. Gould's water-color sketch; she had made it hastily one day from a cleared patch in the bushes, sitting in the shade of a roof of straw erected for her on three rough poles under Don Pépé's direction.
Word: ferneries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fernery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seminally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Latin sēminālis Old French seminalbor. Middle English seminal English seminal Middle English -ly English -ly English seminally From seminal + -ly. 1. In a seminal way. Example: Klosty makes acknowledgment of Cunningham's seemingly permanent controversial status by including a piece by Lincoln Kirstein in which that seminally important figure in American dance denies the validity of Cunningham's esthetic. Example: Paul could be arguing, as later Christians did, that Adam sinned and incurred death as a punishment, passing both sin and death on to his descendants, either as some sort of genetic inheritance or contagious disease, in the case of sin, or as a punishment in the case of death. Behind this lies the idea that his descendants were seminally in Adam, and were therefore as guilty as he was. The notion of guilt for which we have no responsibility is strange, and few hold it today, but conceivably Paul did see sin as an infection which Adam let loose on the world.
Word: wiggier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of wiggy: more wiggy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: resprout Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English sprout English resprout From re- + sprout. 1. To sprout again. Example: "These have good root stock; they can be cropped once a year and resprout," he said.
Word: resprouts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of resprout Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: resprouting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of resprout Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: resprouting Part of Speech: noun 1. An instance of something sprouting again.
Word: resprouted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of resprout Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cultishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cultish 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 cultishness From cultish + -ness. 1. The property of being cultish. Labels: uncountable
Word: instinctually Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English instinctual Middle English -ly English -ly English instinctually From instinctual + -ly. 1. In an instinctual way.
Word: thuddingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English thudding Middle English -ly English -ly English thuddingly From thudding + -ly. 1. In a thudding way; making a thudding sound. 2. In a dull, predictable manner. Labels: figuratively Example: In retrospect, 'Wild Horses' is a thuddingly boring song when not being done by the Stones.
Word: aquaculturist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aquabor. Middle English aqua English aqua- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English aquaculture 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 aquaculturist From aquaculture + -ist. 1. A person involved in aquaculture.
Word: aquaculturists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aquaculturist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clogger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clog (verb) + -er. 1. One who, or that which, clogs. Example: With its barred windows and fading paper signs announcing the various forms of its artery cloggers du jour, it couldn't by any stretch be called inviting. Example: Hmm, I guess Murray hadn't warned him that Nicki was a toilet clogger. Some kids just were, I guess? 2. A physically aggressive player. Labels: slang Example: The sport has always been tough, of course; but [Fifa] became concerned that the pre-eminent teams were those that employed particularly physical players, whose specialty was intimidation. This had commercial implications, though they were never spelled out: if the finesse players were succumbing to the “cloggers” as they were known (“clog” meaning to impede or hamper), then the shape of the sport would change fundamentally, skill being replaced by a more robust style of play in which only the strong would survive. Example: […] I was normally not able to – unless I fouled him – and I usually did. I think from that time Archie reckoned I was a bit of a clogger and I didn't have Dad's or Archie's skills.
Word: clogger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English clog 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 clogger From clog (noun) + -er. 1. A maker of the shoes called clogs. 2. A clog dance performer.
Word: cloggers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clogger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: svelter Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of svelte: more svelte Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: grotesqueries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grotesquery Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of grotesquerie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: initialese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English initial Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English initialese From initial + -ese. 1. Language that is rendered confusing by many initialisms. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: Let me assure you, sir, that I will, in the interests of APANUA, continue the ceaseless fight against senseless acronymity, initialese, indecipherable abbreviation.
Word: megaband Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *bandiz Old English bend Middle English band English band English megaband From mega- + band. 1. A particularly successful band. Labels: informal
Word: megabands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megaband Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nationaliser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nationalise + -er. 1. Alternative spelling of nationalizer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nationalizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nationalize + -er. 1. One who, or that which, nationalizes.
Word: nationalisers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nationaliser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nationalizers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nationalizer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blisses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bliss Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goopily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English goopy Middle English -ly English -ly English goopily From goopy + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈɡuːpɪli/ 1. In a goopy way. Example: When he tried to extract the liver, which should have been firm and meaty, it deliquesced into a bloody sludge, sliding goopily through his fingers.
Word: monochromatically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English monochromatic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English monochromatically From monochromatic + -ally. 1. In a monochromatic way. Labels: not-comparable Example: Kennedy's characters are monochromatically tidy, without doubt or depth, pursuing only comfort in their already comfortable lives.
Word: dichromatically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English dichromatic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English dichromatically From dichromatic + -ally. 1. In a dichromatic way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: trichromatically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English trichromatic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English trichromatically From trichromatic + -ally. 1. In a trichromatic way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: squirter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From squirt + -er. 1. One who, or that which, squirts. Example: When a surface is not easily accessible or is not flat, a water squirter is sometimes used. 2. A woman who can ejaculate. Labels: slang, vulgar 3. A person, presumed to be hostile, who absconds upon the approach of (Western) soldiers. Labels: slang Example: Who made the decision to send an IRF after a group of squirters? Example: It was Charlie's job to head off the squirters to the north. He signaled his Afghans to follow and led them down the side of the hill.
Word: squirters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of squirter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: speedbump Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of speed bump. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: soberingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sobering Middle English -ly English -ly English soberingly From sobering + -ly. 1. In a sobering way.
Word: speedbumps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of speedbump Labels: form-of, plural
Word: steepling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of steeple Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tuck shops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tuck shop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tuckshop Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tuck shop. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tuckshops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tuckshop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: accusatorily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *kaussā Old Latin caussa Latin causa Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin accūsō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin accūsātor Latin -ius Latin accūsātōriusder. Middle French accusatoriebor. ▲ Latin accūsātōriusbor. Middle English accusatorie English accusatory Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English accusatorily From accusatory + -ly. 1. In an accusatory way.
Word: planetwide Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English planet Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English planetwide From planet + -wide. 1. Throughout a planet; covering a whole planet. Labels: not-comparable Example: He saw in his imagination all the planetwide city surrounding, and the five other worlds of the solar system[.]
Word: planetwide Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English planet Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English planetwide From planet + -wide. 1. Throughout a planet. Labels: not-comparable
Word: subleasing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sublease Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: subleased Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sublease Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: subtextual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English textual English subtextual From sub- + textual. 1. Pertaining to subtext. Labels: not-comparable
Word: subtextually Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English subtextual Middle English -ly English -ly English subtextually From subtextual + -ly. 1. In a subtextual way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: documentarist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *dokejō Proto-Italic *dokeō Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin documentumbor. French document Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. French -aire French documentairebor. English documentary 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 documentarist From documentary + -ist. 1. A maker of documentaries.
Word: documentarists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of documentarist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: operationalise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From operational + -ise. 1. Alternative spelling of operationalize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: operationalises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of operationalise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: operationalising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of operationalise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: operationalised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of operationalise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unfalteringly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English un- English falter English -ing English faltering English unfaltering Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English unfalteringly From unfaltering + -ly. 1. In an unfaltering way; without faltering. Example: Have none chanted for thee a chant of fullest welcome? / Then I chant it for thee, I glorify thee above all, / I bring thee a song that when thou must indeed come, come unfalteringly. Example: 'It is rather odd about the book,' volunteered the curator, pointing to a worn volume of pocket size. It was lying a little apart, and apparently the gesture was for Carrados's eyes to follow—and strangely enough they did seem to follow, for he picked up the book unfalteringly.
Word: wirebird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wire + bird. Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪə.bɜːd/ 1. The St Helena plover, Charadrius sanctaehelenae, endemic to Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean, and the national bird of the island.
Word: wirebirds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wirebird Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kicks off Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of kick off Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: kicking off Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of kick off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: kicked off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of kick off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: colonializations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of colonialization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: borganisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of borganism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: typhoon fifths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of typhoon fifth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gripesites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gripesite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hard freezes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hard freeze Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barn finds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barn find Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vascular stromata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vascular stroma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plains-wanderer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plains + wanderer. Pronunciation: /ˈpleɪnz ˌwɒndəɹɜ/ 1. Pedionomus torquatus, a small quail-like bird in the monotypic family Pedionomidae, endemic to south-eastern Australia.
Word: plains-wanderers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plains-wanderer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plains wanderer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of plains-wanderer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: painted snipe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: painted + snipe Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪntɛd.snaɪp/ 1. Any of three species of snipe-like birds in the family Rostratulidae, found in wetlands and characterised by reversed sexual dimorphism (female larger than male).
Word: painted snipes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of painted snipe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: painted-snipe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of painted snipe. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: seedsnipe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From seed + snipe. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːd.snaɪp/ 1. Any of four species of herbivorous wading birds in the family Thinocoridae, endemic to South America.
Word: seedsnipes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seedsnipe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lionisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lionise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English lionisation From lionise + -ation. 1. Alternative spelling of lionization. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Example: The liberal newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza has also made clear its disapproval of the film's lionisation of the Bielski brothers.
Word: tilefish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tile + fish. 1. Any of the mostly small, perciform marine fish in the family Malacanthidae; an important food fish. Example: The federal Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency advise women and children to avoid king mackerel, shark, swordfish and tilefish, and limit their consumption of some tuna.
Word: antigenocide Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + genocide. 1. Acting against or opposing genocide. Labels: not-comparable Example: John Prendergast, a former Clinton administration official and antigenocide activist who has worked in Chad and Sudan for 20 years, said Sudan had been trying to overthrow Mr. Déby because of his support for Darfur rebel groups and his willingness to allow a European peacekeeping force to deploy in Chad to protect Darfur refugees living on the country’s eastern border with Sudan.
Word: Vizsla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hungarian vizsla, itself probably a borrowing from a Slavic language; compare Serbo-Croatian vižao/вижао, Czech vyžle, Polish wyżeł, wyga (“old dog”), Russian выжла (vyžla). Pronunciation: /ˈviːʃlə/, /ˈviːʒlə/ 1. A dog breed originating in Hungary. Example: A bird dog, according to David Smith of the National Bird Dog Museum, can include such breeds as the English pointer and setter, the American Brittany, the German short-haired pointer and the vizsla.
Word: PIO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of pilot-induced oscillation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of programmed input/output. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of public information officer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of person of Indian origin. Labels: India, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, person, uncountable
Word: supranormal 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- Latin norma Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōrmālisder. English normal English supranormal From supra- + normal. Pronunciation: /ˌsuːpɹəˈnɔːməl/ 1. Exceeding what is normal; exceptional.
Word: shamateurism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English shamateur Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English shamateurism From shamateur + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈʃamət(j)əɹɪzm/ 1. The fact or practice of being a shamateur; making money out of sports despite professing to be an amateur. Labels: uncountable
Word: shamateur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sham + amateur. Pronunciation: /ˈʃamət(j)ə/ 1. A sportsman or athlete who is officially an amateur but who makes money from playing, or who otherwise behaves as a professional.
Word: shamateurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shamateur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gris, from Old Norse gríss (“male pig; pigling”). Compare Old Dutch gristo, gristio (“boar, wild boar”). Pronunciation: /ɡɹʌɪs/ 1. A pig, especially a young pig, or its meat; sometimes specifically, a breed of pig or boar native to north Britain, now extinct. Labels: Scotland Example: This fine Smooth bawson cub, the young grice of a gray Example: Further, there was of meats wheat bread, main-bread and ginge-bread with fleshes, beef, mutton, lamb, veal, venison, goose, grice, capon, coney, cran, swan, partridge, plover, duck, drake, brissel-cock and pawnies, black-cock and muir-fowl, cappercaillies;
Word: grice Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown. Possibly from Richard Grice, the first champion trainspotterhttp://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rdU1xtIWJz0C&q=grice+trainspotter&dq=grice+trainspotter&hl=en&sa=X&ei=afhsT5ChFe-R0QWF8K3HBg&redir_esc=y. Alternatively perhaps a humorous representation of an upper-class pronunciation of grouser (“grouse-shooter”)https://web.archive.org/web/20120313071637/http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gricer. In either case the derivation could be direct or a back-formation from gricer. Pronunciation: /ɡɹʌɪs/ 1. to act as a trainspotter; to partake in the activity or hobby of trainspotting. Labels: UK, slang Example: Many people joined the railways because the 'carrot' of a staff pass was a considerable attraction, whether for family travel or to grice at extremely low cost. Example: We can also roganise photo charters, large group footplate courses and gricing holidays [...]
Word: grice Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡɹʌɪs/ 1. A step or stair. Labels: obsolete Example: he stood under the grices
Word: compatibles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of compatible Labels: form-of, plural
Word: matanzas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of matanza Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bug juice Part of Speech: noun 1. An artificially fruit-flavored beverage, made from a powdered concentrate and water, that is often served at American residential camps; Kool-Aid or a generic equivalent. Labels: US, uncountable 2. Insect repellent. Labels: US, slang, uncountable 3. Moonshine (an illicitly distilled alcoholic beverage). Labels: US, slang, uncountable
Word: daylight overdrafts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of daylight overdraft Labels: form-of, plural
Word: promyelinating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pro- + myelinating. 1. That fosters promyelination. Labels: not-comparable
Word: promyelination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pro- + myelination. 1. The process that switches on myelination. Labels: uncountable
Word: pronephric Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the pronephros
Word: pronephros Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pro- + nephros. 1. A primitive kidney in the lamprey and similar animals, and in other vertebrate embryos
Word: pronotal Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the pronotum. Example: The anterior pronotal angles are produced forward, the metaventrite is very short and the hind wings are absent.
Word: propylammonium Part of Speech: noun 1. The cation formed by protonation of propylamine; any of its derivatives
Word: despachos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of despacho. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chamas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chama Labels: form-of, plural
Word: comandantes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of comandante Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preferred stock Part of Speech: noun 1. Stock with a dividend, usually fixed, that is paid out of profits before any dividend can be paid on common stock and that has priority to common stock in liquidation.
Word: proteinopathies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proteinopathy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: puttable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English put 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 puttable From put + -able. 1. Having the right to be sold at a predetermined price. Labels: not-comparable 2. Able to be put or placed somewhere. Labels: not-comparable Example: quoted in 2024, Evelyn Underhill, Carol Poston, The Making of a Mystic: New and Selected Letters of Evelyn Underhill Syl's description of the various sensations of the first few days of matrimony are very instructive also amusing but scarcely puttable on paper […]
Word: puttable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English put 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 puttable From put + -able. 1. A puttable bond.
Word: proteinopathy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English protein Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English -pathy English proteinopathy From protein + -o- + -pathy. 1. Any disease (especially a neurodegenerative disease) caused by a malformed protein. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: putable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of puttable. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: putable Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of puttable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: proteinurea Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of proteinuria. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, uncountable
Word: proteotoxicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English proteo- Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English toxicity English proteotoxicity From proteo- + toxicity. 1. Any impairment of cell function caused by misfolding of a protein. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: prothrombotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pro- + thrombotic. 1. Describing any agent or condition that leads to thrombosis
Word: protobacterial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriabor. English bacteria English -al English bacterial English protobacterial From proto- + bacterial. 1. Of or pertaining to a protobacterium Labels: not-comparable
Word: protochlorophyllide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proto- + chlorophyll + -ide. 1. Any of several fluorescent pigments that are converted to chlorophyll by photoconversion.
Word: protomeric Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a form of tautomerism in which the isomers differ only in the position of a hydrogen atom (proton). Labels: not-comparable
Word: prototrophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English prototroph Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English prototrophic From prototroph + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a prototroph or to prototrophy. Example: The first two, fast-growing species, were found to be more prototrophic than the last two, slowly growing species. Example: Intrastrain fusions resulted in fully prototrophic progeny that were very similar in appearance and growth rate to the original prototrophic parental strain (Stasz et al., 1988a, 1989).
Word: aliferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axis Latin *axla Latin ala English -i- English -ferous English -iferous English aliferous From Latin ala (“wing”) + English -iferous. Pronunciation: /əˈlɪfəɹəs/ 1. Having wings; winged
Word: proventriculus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin proventriculus (19th century), from pro- + ventriculus. 1. The part of the avian stomach, between the crop and the gizzard, that secretes digestive enzymes. Example: In fulmars, the proventriculus is very baggy, and has thick wrinkled walls lined with glands that excrete the waxy oil which courting birds pass to one another in small amounts, perhaps as a way of scent-marking their mate. 2. A similar part of the digestive system in insects and myriapods.
Word: proximodistal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe Proto-Indo-European *prokʷism̥mos Latin proximus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English proximo- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Latin stō Latin distō Latin distānsder. Old French distantbor. Middle English distaunt English distant English -al English distal English proximodistal From proximo- + distal. 1. Running from the center of the body out towards the distal ends of appendages. Labels: not-comparable 2. Running from the center of a local structure out towards the distal ends of that structure. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pseudobranchial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pseudo- + branchial or pseudobranchia + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to the pseudobranchia
Word: pseudocoloured Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pseudocolour + -ed. 1. coloured using pseudocolours; rendered in false colours
Word: pseudogapped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pseudogap + -ed. 1. Having a pseudogap
Word: pseudokinase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English kinase English pseudokinase From pseudo- + kinase. 1. A protein containing a catalytically inactive kinase domain.
Word: yelek Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jelick. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pseudopotential Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English potential English pseudopotential From pseudo- + potential. 1. A simplified approximation of the effective potential of electrons in a complex system such as a crystal lattice
Word: pseudopregnant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English pregnant English pseudopregnant From pseudo- + pregnant. 1. Of, pertaining to, or undergoing pseudopregnancy.
Word: pseudopregnancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English pregnancy English pseudopregnancy From pseudo- + pregnancy. 1. Synonym of pseudocyesis. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Synonym of pseudocyesis. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pseudosubstrate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English substrate English pseudosubstrate From pseudo- + substrate. 1. Any substance that mimics the substrate of an enzyme and thus inhibits its activity
Word: pseudotyped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English typed English pseudotyped From pseudo- + typed. 1. Describing a chimeric virus formed with an alphaviral envelope and a retroviral capsid
Word: psychogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From psycho- + -genesis. 1. The origin and development of psychological processes such as personality and behaviour Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The development of a physical disorder from a psychological factor Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ptyctodont Part of Speech: noun 1. Any placoderm of the order Ptyctodontida
Word: ptyctodontid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any placoderm of the order Ptyctodontida.
Word: ptyctodontids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ptyctodontid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ptyctodonts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ptyctodont Labels: form-of, plural
Word: punctuational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English punctuation Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English punctuational From punctuation + -al. 1. Pertaining to punctuation. 2. Pertaining to punctuationism; taking place very rapidly, especially within a single generation or in a series of rapid steps. Example: So how could such a critical thing as language evolve in humans, and was its evolution gradual or punctuational?
Word: pupillometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pupil Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek μετρῐκός (metrĭkós)bor. Latin metrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin metricusder. French -métriquebor. English -metric English pupillometric From pupil + -o- + -metric. 1. Of or pertaining to a pupillometer or to pupillometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pupillometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pupil Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -meter English pupillometer From pupil + -o- + -meter. 1. A device used to measure the diameter of the pupil of the eye.
Word: pycnogonids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pycnogonid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pycnogonid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any sea spider of the class Pycnogonida.
Word: pyrin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pyro- + -in. 1. A protein that regulates the body's inflammatory response to trauma. Labels: uncountable
Word: pyroglutamic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English glutamic English pyroglutamic From pyro- + glutamic. 1. Of or pertaining to pyroglutamic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: pyroglutamic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pyro- + glutamic acid. 1. A lactam form of the amino acid glutamic acid.
Word: pyrolysates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pyrolysate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pyrolysate Part of Speech: noun 1. Any product of pyrolysis
Word: grapplings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grappling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Penza Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Пе́нза (Pénza). 1. An oblast of Russia. 2. A city, the administrative center of Penza Oblast, Russia.
Word: Penza Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Penza. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: gumline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gum + line. 1. The line along the top of the gums, where they meet the surface of the teeth Example: Leaving plaque along the gumline leaves gums swollen and inflamed and apt to bleed.
Word: gunbattle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gun + battle. 1. A gunfight; a battle involving gunfire Example: Up to 12 gunmen attacked the team's convoy near the Gaddafi Stadium with rockets, hand grenades and automatic weapons, triggering a 25-minute gunbattle with security forces, said Lahore police chief chief Habib-ur Rehman.
Word: gunbattles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gunbattle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flavanols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flavanol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gribenes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish גריבענעס (gribenes), from Middle High German griebe (“piece of fat, crackling”). Compare modern German Griebe. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɪbənəs/ 1. A snack food in Eastern European Jewish cuisine, combining cracklings of chicken or goose skin with fried onions. Labels: uncountable Example: Oy, it was such a shanda. I should never buy gribenes from a mohel. It's so chewy. Example: But the only gribenes I ate growing up came from my grandmother’s South Beach kitchen.
Word: Tyumen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Тюме́нь (Tjuménʹ). 1. A city, the administrative center of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. 2. An oblast of Russia.
Word: gamelanlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English gamelan Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English gamelanlike From gamelan + -like. 1. Resembling a gamelan or the sound of gamelan music Example: Anther track, Clouds Collapse, is the albums brief textural diversion; it pings a gamelanlike melody amid feedback and distortion.
Word: governmentwide Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English government Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English governmentwide From government + -wide. 1. Extending throughout a government. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] it is unclear whether the beatings of potential political opponents are a governmentwide strategy or a narrower effort by Mr. Mugabe’s backers to shore up his remaining power.
Word: froggish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From frog + -ish. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a frog (amphibian). Example: The fairy queen of the freak-folk movement, Ms. Newsom uses a harp and her froggish little voice to spin elaborate, beguiling fantasies. 2. Inclined to fight. Example: Fuck with me now, bitch; let's see you freestyle! Talk is cheap, motherfucker, if you really feelin' froggish, leap. 3. Aggressive. Example: Well if you feel froggish And you wanna hop my gal Please don't be no fool 'Cause I took you for my pal. 4. Resembling or characteristic of a French person. Labels: offensive, slang 5. Resembling or characteristic of the French language. Labels: offensive, slang
Word: flavanol Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈflæ.vəˌnɒl/ 1. Any of a class of flavonoids that use the 2-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-ol molecular skeleton
Word: freeskiing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From free + skiing. 1. A form of relatively extreme skiing, often occurring away from traditional marked courses Labels: uncountable Example: The same is true in freeskiing, in which skiers pull tricks on some of the same terrain as snowboarders.
Word: freeskiing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From free + skiing. 1. present participle and gerund of freeski Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fashiony Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English fashion Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English fashiony From fashion + -y. 1. Characteristic of the fashion industry. Labels: informal Example: The store has its own music label — compilations of fashiony dance bands, French-Arabic tunes and other obscurities.
Word: falsecarded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of falsecard Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: expressivist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English expressive 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 expressivist From expressive + -ist. 1. Pertaining to or advocating expressivism, the doctrine that the primary function of moral sentences and sensation sentences (like "I am in pain") is to express an evaluative attitude, rather than stating a fact Labels: not-comparable Example: Since cognitivism is already a commitment of SEN, I see no harm in assuming it so long as we keep in mind that one possible lesson of MTE is that the content of moral predicates is [primarily] non-cognitive or expressivist.
Word: expressivist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English expressive 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 expressivist From expressive + -ist. 1. An advocate of expressivism