nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Mayberry Machiavelli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by John J. DiIulio, Jr., who ran President George W. Bush's Faith-based Initiative. See Machiavelli. Mayberry was the name of a small rural town in The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D., US TV shows that ran from 1960 to 1971. 1. A person who furthers a cause by "reducing every issue to its simplest, black-and-white terms for public consumption", i.e., denying nuance by presenting stark but fallacious alternatives. Labels: derogatory Example: That Mayberry Machiavelli thinks that anybody who didn't support the Iraq war is a Saddam Hussein supporter.
Word: ollam Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ollamh. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: unrandomized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + randomized. 1. Not randomized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unshuffled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + shuffled. 1. Not shuffled. Labels: not-comparable
Word: RtoL Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of RTL (right to left) Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: RtoL: Bill, Sam and Phil.
Word: shift one's tides Part of Speech: verb 1. To record the variations of the tide and the positions of the sun and moon using a nautical almanac and sextant to determine the location and phase of the moon and to calculate the relative effect of the tides on the navigation of the ship. Labels: dated
Word: wrongful birth Part of Speech: noun 1. A lawsuit filing, claiming that a doctor failed to advise the parents that a child might have the prospect of birth defects. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: skankiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From skanky + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being skanky. Labels: uncountable
Word: paramilitarily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From paramilitary + -ly. 1. In a paramilitary manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Majorana particle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Ettore Majorana (1906–1938?), Italian theoretical physicist. 1. A fermion that is its own antiparticle and thus capable of self-annihilation.
Word: signless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sign + -less. 1. Without a sign or signs. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dilatinos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dilatino Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antidyon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + dyon. 1. The antiparticle of the dyon.
Word: antidyons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antidyon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: listserve Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From LISTSERV (a trademark), the first electronic mailing list software application, launched in 1986. 1. An electronic mailing list using the medium of email. Labels: Internet Example: This listserve actually is instrumental in providing me with some background and insights into topics of conversation — so it helps me to meet our students... Example: What steps can an organization take to minimize liability for third-party communications in a listserve or other interactive forum?
Word: listserves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of listserve Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cooches Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkuːt͡ʃɪz/ 1. plural of cooch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: circle-strafe Part of Speech: verb 1. To move around a target in circular fashion while facing it, in order to avoid counterattacks while attacking at close range. Labels: intransitive
Word: Kopfes Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Kopf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: keyset Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From key + set. 1. An input device whose few keys can be pressed in many combinations, often simultaneously, to enter different commands or characters. 2. A set of keys (unique identifiers) used to distinguish the rows of data being traversed by a cursor. 3. A collection of keys on a typewriter or keyboard. Labels: rare Example: This typewriter has a numeric keyset to the right of the standard alphanumeric keyset.
Word: keysets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of keyset Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unchristianly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unchristian + -ly. 1. In an unchristian way.
Word: unchristianly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + Christianly. 1. Unchristian. Example: [I]f he perſiſt to be otherwiſe opinion’d, let him well adviſe, left thinking to gripe faſt the Goſpel, he be found in ſtead with the canon law in his fiſt: boiſtrous edicts tyrannizing the bleſſed ordinance of mariage into the quality of a moſt unnatural and unchriſtianly yoke, […]
Word: thiomersal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thio- + -mer- (“mercury-containing drug”) + -sal (“salicylic acid derivative”). 1. A compound, chemical formula C₉H₉HgNaO₂S, used as an antiseptic and antifungal agent, especially in vaccines. Labels: uncountable
Word: gunwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gun + -woman, by analogy with gunman. 1. A female gunman.
Word: gunwomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gunwoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gunperson Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gun + person. 1. A gunman or gunwoman. Labels: gender-neutral, nonstandard Example: But seeing him with Lillian, and then finding out that she was the gunperson who'd tried to kill Gordie Junior at Palm Gardens... Example: [Reporter:] If we could clarify, do authorities believe the first two victims found were killed by the same gunperson? Do you know the gunperson's relationship to the school at all?
Word: gunpersons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gunperson Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterfort Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French contrefort. 1. A buttress built against a wall. Example: This involved new track drainage, strengthening of embankments and cuttings and the provision of counterforts. Example: The soil above the base of a reinforced concrete cantilever or counterfort wall is included as part of the weight of the wall in stability calculations. 2. A spur of a mountain range. Example: With its counterforts projecting some 300 miles, [the Pamir] forms the western headland of all the plateaux and mountain systems skirting the Chinese Empire; it completely separates the two halves of Asia, and forms an almost impassable barrier to migration and warlike incursions. Example: This angle is buttressed from the interior by an enormous counterfort of lower mountain country, extending several hundred miles to the eastward, forming the main part of the highlands of Bolivia, and separating the tributaries of the Amazon
Word: counterforts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterfort Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterproject Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + project. 1. A project proposed in opposition to another.
Word: counterprojects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterproject Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From counter + -less. 1. Without a counter (surface for transacting business in a shop, etc.). Labels: not-comparable 2. Without a variable used to keep count. Labels: not-comparable Example: a counterless loop
Word: sexsational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of sex + sensational. 1. Very sexy or sexual; characterised by brash, overt sexuality. Labels: slang Example: Sexsational exotic colour-packed catalogue featuring devastating cleavage bras... Example: It was the small-ads page of the only mucky paper that Northern Ireland produced, a paper with sexsational stories about mythical locals...
Word: counterremark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + remark. 1. A remark made in opposition to another.
Word: counterremarks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterremark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pisspants Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From piss + pants; see piss one's pants. 1. An objectionable or cowardly person. Labels: derogatory, rare, slang, vulgar Example: "Christ" — he yawned — "Christ, what the hell is everybody getting so pisspants scared and nervous for? Vince Eames is what? A crook? So?... Example: "You take the part of this pisspants priest against your comrades?" "I do, Caballo!" The old corporal lurched at him with a speed that took him off guard.
Word: Ontos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Seemingly from Ancient Greek ὄντως (óntōs) (no original sources available) 1. A light, armored anti-tank vehicle of a particular kind.
Word: onionless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From onion + -less. 1. Without onions. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Baianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Baian + -ism, after the Roman Catholic theologian Michael Baius (1513-1589). 1. A school of thought, the immediate historical predecessor of Jansenism, that claimed thorough Augustinianism over the scholasticism which held sway over most Catholic theologians at the time. Labels: uncountable
Word: Cartesianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cartesian + -ism. 1. The philosophical doctrines of René Descartes. Labels: uncountable
Word: cognitivism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cognitive + -ism. 1. The view that ethical sentences express propositions and are therefore capable of being true or false. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The view that a work of art is valuable if it contributes to knowledge. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The view that mental function can be understood as the internal manipulation of symbols according to a set of rules. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: incompatibilism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From in- + compatibilism or incompatible + -ism. 1. The doctrine that free will and determinism are incompatible, that one necessarily precludes the other. Labels: uncountable Example: Because pretty much the same thing goes on in us when we have become the sort of person who would pull a trigger, or run into a building to save a child, or steal an extra cookie, or advocate hard incompatibilism in a book destined to be read only by two people who will hate it.
Word: incompatibilist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in- + compatibilist or incompatible + -ist. 1. Of, pertaining to or supporting incompatibilism.
Word: incompatibilist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From in- + compatibilist or incompatible + -ist. 1. A proponent of incompatibilism. Example: An incompatibilist need not be a libertarian but the incompatibilist is committed to saying that there are possible worlds where creatures more or less like us have free will.
Word: incompatibilists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of incompatibilist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: enuretic Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to, or afflicted by, enuresis; tending to wet the bed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: enuretic Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who has enuresis.
Word: Comtism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From (Auguste) Comte + -ism. 1. The positivistic philosophy of Auguste Comte (1798–1857), according to which metaphysics and theology should be replaced by a hierarchy of sciences from mathematics at the base to sociology at the top. Labels: uncountable
Word: enureses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of enuresis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cosmotheism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cosmo- + theism. 1. Pantheism. Labels: uncountable
Word: cosmotheist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cosmo- + theist. 1. A proponent of cosmotheism.
Word: cosmotheists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cosmotheist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dialetheism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Graham Priest and Richard Routley, from di- + Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia, “truth”), in 1981. Pronunciation: /ˌdaɪ.əˈlɛθ.i.ɪz.əm/ 1. The theory that statements can be both true and false at the same time and in the same sense. The opposite of the law of noncontradiction. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: [It] is important to point out that endorsing dialetheism is not the same as rejecting logic or rational argumentation.
Word: eternalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eternal + -ism. 1. The view that time resembles space and thus past and future events are in some sense coexistent. Labels: uncountable 2. The view that matter is uncreated and has existed, and will exist, eternally. Labels: uncountable Example: [The earth’s] history stretched indefinitely or even infinitely into past and future and involved no unique and unexplained events such as the Flood; indeed, earth history was “without vestige of a beginning, without prospect of an end.” […] Most significantly, the virtual eternalism of such theories was extended, often explicitly, to the history of mankind[…]. Mankind could thus be claimed as uncreated and therefore not subject to any of the traditional moral and social constraints. Example: The first of these is eternalism, which holds that matter, energy, and intelligence—the components of the universe—are uncreated, indestructible, eternal, and forever fixed.
Word: eudaimonism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of eudaemonism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: untinned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + tinned. 1. Not coated with tin. Labels: not-comparable 2. Not packaged in a tin; uncanned. Labels: not-comparable Example: fresh, untinned foods
Word: untinned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of untin Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: experientialism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From experiential + -ism. 1. The theory that experience is the source of knowledge. Labels: uncountable
Word: experientialist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From experiential + -ist. 1. A proponent of experientialism.
Word: experientialists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of experientialist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unfinalized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + finalized. 1. Not finalized; incomplete. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unfinalised Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + finalised. 1. Alternative spelling of unfinalized. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Freudianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Freudian + -ism. 1. Freudian beliefs and practices, particularly the mechanism of psychological repression, the centrality of sexual desire to the development of the persona, and the efficacy of the "talking cure" or psychoanalytic technique. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: ONTOS Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Ontos. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: inductionism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From induction + -ism. 1. The use of induction in scientific reasoning. Labels: uncountable
Word: innatism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From innate + -ism. 1. The view that the mind is born with certain ideas or knowledge, as opposed to the idea of the "blank slate" or tabula rasa. Labels: uncountable
Word: DYSWIDT Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Possibly from a catchphrase of British comedians Lee and Herring. 1. Initialism of do you see what I did there?: (used ironically to draw attention to wordplay, etc.) Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, informal, initialism
Word: necessitous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From necessity + -ous, after Middle French nécessiteux. Pronunciation: /nəˈsɛ.sə.təs/ 1. Needy, indigent, destitute, poor. Labels: archaic Example: [W]ith what Face could Wretches who had ravaged and made so many Neceſſitous, look up for Relief; they had to that Moment lived in Defiance of the Power that now alone they muſt truſt for their Preſervation, […] Example: Thus I have laid before you some arguments, plain indeed, but I hope not nugatory, to enforce a cheerful and generous attention to institutions formed for the instruction and relief of necessitous children 2. Lacking; required. Example: Ministers come down I can promise them plenty of entertainment by deputations waiting on them and reminding them of the fact that we are a live people and are anxious to have a portion of the necessitous things conferred on the district. Example: “Transcriptional regulators of the diphtheria toxin repressor (DtxR) family control the expression of genes involved in the uptake of iron and manganese, which is not only necessitous nutrients but also was suggested to be essential for intracellular redox cycling of microorganisms. 3. Necessary; unavoidable. Example: 6thly, That there shall be prayers twice a day at due times to be appointed by the schoolmaster (holidays and sickness, or any other needful and necessitous cause to be shewn to the contrary) and to be said by him in the school house adjoining the alms-houses; at which prayers, I ordain, that all the almswomen of the said almshouse be duly and daily there present (except they be hindered by reason of sickness, or some other tolerable cause to be admitted) of whom the schoolmaster was to examine into the same, wherein I desire him to be very careful to observe. Example: Those are the necessitous things you must do to make the farm a going concern and make it attractive to the farmer to buy it.
Word: dockominium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of dock + condominium. 1. A boat slip sold like a condominium, so that the owner has exclusive use of the slip and shared use of common areas of the marina.
Word: dockominiums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dockominium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecoartists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ecoartist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: megabid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + bid. 1. A very large bid offered in order to acquire a company. Labels: informal
Word: megabids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megabid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: megaterror Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + terror. 1. Large-scale terrorism. Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: megaplan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + plan. 1. A large-scale plan, especially one relating to construction. Labels: informal
Word: megaplans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megaplan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: CMG Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, a British honour. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of control moment(um) gyro(scope), an attitude control mechanism. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
Word: cover stories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cover story Labels: form-of, plural
Word: archontate Part of Speech: noun 1. The office or position of an archon
Word: Renier Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Renier. 1. A surname from French.
Word: tub of lard Part of Speech: noun 1. A fat person. Labels: UK, derogatory, slang
Word: illegalise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From illegal + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of illegalize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: illegalises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of illegalise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: illegalising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of illegalise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: xanthocarpous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From xantho- + -carpous. 1. Having yellow fruits. Labels: not-comparable
Word: xenelasia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek ξενηλᾰσῐ́ᾱ (xenēlăsĭ́ā, “expulsion of foreigners”); see further at xenelasy. Pronunciation: /zɛniː.ləˈsiː.ə/, /zɛni.ləˈsi.ə/ 1. Synonym of xenelasy (“the practice of expelling foreigners in Doric Crete and Lacedaemonia”). Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: xeraphim Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese xarafin, from Arabic اَشْرَاف (ašrāf), plural form of شَرِيف (šarīf, “highborn”). 1. An old monetary unit of Portuguese India from the 16th to 19th centuries, equal to 300 reis. Labels: historical
Word: xeraphims Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xeraphim Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shereef Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf). Doublet of sharif and Sharif. 1. A member of an Arab princely family descended from Muhammad through his son-in-law Ali and daughter Fatima, the "Grand Shereef" being the governor of Mecca. Labels: historical
Word: shereefs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shereef Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xerif Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of shereef. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Obsolete form of sharif. Labels: alt-of, obsolete 3. Obsolete form of ashrafi. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: xerifs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xerif Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xeriff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic شَرِيفِيّ (šarīfiyy). 1. Obsolete form of ashrafi. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The Turkish Sultani, or Egyptian Xeriff, being a Gold Coin, with which the Barbary and Venetian Chequeens and Marienberg Ducat, very near agree to 53 1/2 Grains.
Word: xeriff Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of sharif. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The emperors or kings of Morocco are the successors of those sovereigns of that country who are called xeriffs, and whose powers resembled that of the caliphate of the Saracens. Example: Don Emanuel de Castro now ventured in council to address his sovereign, informing him that their Moorish ally had grossly exaggerated his ability and the inclinations of the Africans, as they appeared mostly unanimous in defence of the present Xeriff's authority.
Word: xeriffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xeriff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: keratomalacia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kerato- + malacia. 1. An eye disorder that leads to a dry cornea, often caused by a deficiency of vitamin A. Labels: uncountable
Word: xerophthalmy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of xerophthalmia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: xylindein Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /zaɪˈlɪndiːn/, /zaɪˈlɪndi.ɪn/ 1. A quinone pigment, a dimeric naphthoquinone derivative, responsible for the characteristic bluish-green stain of wood infected by the Chlorociboria aeruginascens mushroom. Labels: uncountable
Word: xenoglossies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xenoglossy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xenolithic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From xenolith + -ic. 1. Being or pertaining to a xenolith. Labels: not-comparable
Word: xerostoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xero- + Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma). 1. The condition of having a dry mouth. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: xylotomist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xylotomy + -ist. 1. A person involved in xylotomy.
Word: xylotomists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xylotomist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xanthopterin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xantho- + pterin. 1. A yellow crystalline solid that occurs mainly in the wings of butterflies and in the urine of mammals, converted by microorganisms into folic acid. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: xanthopterins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xanthopterin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xenons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xenon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xenodiagnostic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō) Ancient Greek δῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs) ▲ 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 -τῐκός (-tĭkós) ▲ Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tisder. Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis) ▲ Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek γνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós) Ancient Greek δῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós)bor. English diagnostic English xenodiagnostic From xeno- + diagnostic. 1. Of or pertaining to xenodiagnosis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: duckspeak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From duck + speak, coined by George Orwell in 1949 as part of the Newspeak in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. 1. Thoughtless or formulaic speech. Labels: uncountable Example: Because his utterances detour through his brain - rather than, as in duckspeak, coming straight from the well-programmed larynx - he has Socratic doubts... Example: I think you might just have had the courage to realize things I didn't know were there. That's really duckspeak, isn't it. I only thought I was happy.
Word: birimbao Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of berimbau. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare
Word: Japlish Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Japanese + English. 1. A confused blend of Japanese and English; Engrish. Labels: informal
Word: borsch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian борщ (boršč) and Ukrainian борщ (boršč). Pronunciation: /bɔːʃ/, /bɔɹʃ/ 1. Alternative spelling of borscht. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: The name is pronounced chy to rhyme with try and the soup is similar to some of the borschs but more cabbagy. Example: In it [The Best of Rus»ian Cooking] you’ll find the hearty fare long associated with Rus­sian meals — the pirogs and piroshki, stroganoff, tvorojniki (cottage cheese cakes), Kotleti (meatballs), borschs, sturgeon steaks, tortes, blinis, pilafs, stuffed cabbage leaves, cabbage soups, the zakooska tidbits eaten before dinner, etc.
Word: microlinguistics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + linguistics. 1. A branch of linguistics that concerns itself with the study of language systems in the abstract, without regard to the meaning of expressions. Labels: uncountable
Word: phonotactics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phono- (“sound”) + tactics (“organization, arranging”). Pronunciation: /ˈfəʊnə(ʊ)ˌtaktɪks/, /ˈfoʊnəˌtæktɪks/, /ˈfoʊnoʊˌtæktɪks/ 1. A branch of phonology that deals with the restrictions a language applies to combinations of phonemes. Labels: uncountable
Word: phonotactic Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to phonotactics. Labels: not-comparable Example: So, we all have intuitions about possible and impossible stress patterns in sentences. Moreover, we all have strong phonotactic intuitions – i.e. intuitions about what are possible and impossible sound sequences among native words in English. For instance, we'd probably all agree that blick is a possible, but non-occurring English word, whereas *bnick by contrast is not a possible native English word[.] Example: The term missy appears to be a Chinese Pidgin English term from English miss + the Cantonese phonotactic suffix -ee/-y[.] 2. Pertaining to phonotaxis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: modifier key Part of Speech: noun 1. A key (on a computer keyboard) that may be pressed simultaneously with certain other keys to activate predefined functions. Example: Ctrl, Alt, and Shift are the modifier keys on a typical modern keyboard.
Word: keycode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From key + code. 1. A code that represents a keypress. 2. A code that serves to unlock something, such as an electronic door or a car stereo (as an antitheft measure).
Word: keycodes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of keycode Labels: form-of, plural
Word: undeciphered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + deciphered. 1. Not deciphered. Labels: not-comparable
Word: undeciphered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of undecipher Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unenciphered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + enciphered. 1. Not enciphered. Labels: not-comparable
Word: docufantasy 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 *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς (phắntăsĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía)bor. Latin phantasia Old French fantasiebor. Middle English fantasie English fantasy blend English docufantasy Blend of documentary + fantasy. 1. A fictional programme presented as a documentary. Labels: rare
Word: docufantasies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of docufantasy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cascadura Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the former genus name. 1. Any of the armoured freshwater catfish of the genus Hoplosternum (syn. Cascadura).
Word: cascaduras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cascadura Labels: form-of, plural
Word: readathon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of read + marathon; compare telethon, walkathon, etc. 1. An event during which people read books in order to raise money for charity.
Word: readathons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of readathon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swimathon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From swim + -athon. 1. An event during which people swim in order to raise money for charity.
Word: swimathons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swimathon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: singletrack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From single + track. 1. A narrow mountain biking trail that is approximately the width of the bicycle. Example: But there's a type of track that is the ultimate in the sensory cycling experience. It's called “singletrack” and only the most experienced need apply. Even then, tackling a one-lane mountain-bike trail is a daunting deed. Example: For one trail, Romero Canyon sure can dish up a multicourse meal of riding conditions. A portion of steep fire road climbing, followed by some sweet, smooth singletrack, a side order of rock-garden challenges and, if you've got the stomach for it, a tree-canopied descent that will challenge even the best rider's technical skills.
Word: singletrack Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From single + track. 1. Alternative form of single-track (“having only one track”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: nightless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From night + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈnʌɪtləs/ 1. Without night. Labels: not-comparable
Word: holeshot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hole + shot. 1. The position of being the first rider to pass the first turn of the course.
Word: holeshots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of holeshot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uncrushed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + crushed. 1. Not crushed. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] portions of the food, instead of being crushed, are crowded down into the cavity, and escape uncrushed and unsalivated into the stomach; and the more teeth you lose the more pains should you take to chew with what remains.
Word: uncrushed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + crushed. 1. simple past and past participle of uncrush Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: radiesthesia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From radio- + -esthesia. 1. The supposed paranormal ability to detect a radiation-like aura within the human body. Labels: uncountable
Word: radiaesthesia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From radio- + -aesthesia. 1. Alternative spelling of radiesthesia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: salmoniform Part of Speech: noun 1. Any fish of the order Salmoniformes
Word: millimilligrams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of millimilligram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: millimilligram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From millimilli- + gram / milli- + milligram. 1. 0.000001 grams, as a unit of mass. Labels: nonstandard, rare
Word: uncrushable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + crushable. 1. Not crushable; that cannot be crushed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: spoonmeat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spoon + meat. 1. Food to be eaten from a spoon, such as a soup or pap. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 2. Patronizingly simplistic material; pablum. Labels: broadly, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: spoonmeats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spoonmeat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tehsildar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Urdu تحصیل دار (taḥṣīl dār), from Persian تحصیلدار, from Arabic تَحْصِيل (taḥṣīl), and Persian دار (dâr). 1. An administrative officer in Pakistan and India who gathers taxes from a tehsil. Example: The next day Victor took an architect with him and got the tehsildar to join them.
Word: tehsildars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tehsildar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tehsil Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tahsil. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tehsils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tehsil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tankbuster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tank + buster. 1. A military aircraft suited to the destruction of tanks. Labels: colloquial
Word: tankbusters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tankbuster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Thoreauvian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Thoreau + -v- + -ian. 1. Synonym of Thoreauesque.
Word: throwster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English throwesters pl; equivalent to throw + -ster. 1. One who twists or spins silk to prepare it for weaving. Labels: obsolete 2. A gambler; one who throws dice in gambling. Labels: obsolete
Word: throwsters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of throwster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: silkman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From silk + man. 1. A male dealer in silk. Labels: obsolete
Word: silkmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of silkman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: silkwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From silk + woman. 1. A female dealer in silk.
Word: silkwomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of silkwoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: walk and chew gum at the same time Part of Speech: verb 1. To do two normally trivial tasks at the same time; to exhibit basic competence or task-management skills. Labels: idiomatic, informal
Word: strip mine Part of Speech: noun 1. A mine where the material above the ore is removed (stripped) to expose it for removal and use.
Word: strip mine Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of strip-mine. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Estimates of coal which can be strip mined should not be interpreted to mean that this coal can only be strip mined. Strip mining began as a process of recovering coal which was located quite near the surface of the earth or at the "outcrop" on a hillside. But now it is common to strip mine coal which is buried beneath 80 to 150 feet or more of rock, quite enough rock to support the roof of an underground mine. Example: Because of its low sulfur content, Western coal is generally preferred over Eastern coal for environmental reasons. As a result, Western coal is being strip mined at unprecedented rates.
Word: pielike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pie + -like. 1. Resembling a pie.
Word: shōgun Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of shogun. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Two shōguns in particular, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358–1408) and Yoshimasa (1436–1490), have left their villas, almost all that remain of their retirement temple complexes. Example: People were in a panic, and the two shōgun were grief-stricken and deeply afraid.
Word: unctuosity Part of Speech: noun 1. The state or characteristic of being unctuous. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Then followed the thunder of the captains and the shouting, and so we came on to the banquet, from whence there puffed out such an incense of unctuosity into the nostrils of our Gods of Church and State, that Lucullus or Apicius might have sniffed it in their Hades of heathenism. Example: [I]n place of the bland and genial affability of genuine cordiality and good will we have the smooth and oily unctuosity of its inferior counterfeit.
Word: measure of location Part of Speech: noun 1. A single number used to characterize a batch, sample, or distribution or the position of an element of it.
Word: onychorrhexis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From onycho- + -rrhexis. 1. fingernail and toenail brittleness and breakage, such as may be due to excessive strong soap and water exposure, nail polish remover, hypothyroidism, anemia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy. Labels: uncountable
Word: in one sitting Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In a single session; finishing a task in the same period when one sets out to do so. Example: The bookworm devoured her book in one sitting.
Word: tofi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tophi. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: floccose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin floccosus. 1. Covered or growing in wooly tufts
Word: archduchy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French archiduché, from Middle French, itself from archi- (“arch-”) < Latin archi- + duché (“duchy, dukedom”) < Latin dux (“leader, commander, duke”). 1. The territory (principality) of an archduke. Example: According to the provisions of the "renewed land order," which was finally issued in 1627 for Bohemia, and in the following year for Moravia, the two countries became hereditary Habsburg territories like the Austrian archduchies.
Word: concolorous Part of Speech: adj 1. Colored the same throughout. Labels: not-comparable 2. of the same color Labels: not-comparable
Word: concolorous Part of Speech: noun 1. Photedes extrema, a species of moth.
Word: Cyrene Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Cȳrēnē, from Ancient Greek Κυρήνη (Kurḗnē), of uncertain origin. Classical sources considered the Thessalian demigod the etymon for the Libyan city. Modern scholars variously derive the name from the Libyan spring Κύρα (Kúra) or, noting the myth attested before the spring or city, consider an existing Proto-Berber name to have been conflated with the Thessalian myths by early Greek colonists. Pronunciation: /saɪˈɹiːni/ 1. A Thessalian princess and huntress demigod, companion of Artemis, lover of Apollo, and mother of Aristaeus and Idmon. Labels: Greek 2. A former city near Shahhat, Libya. Labels: historical
Word: cleruchia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cleruchy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cleruchy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek κληρουχία (klēroukhía), from κληροῦχος (klēroûkhos, “cleruch”); see cleruch. 1. A form of Athenian colony in the time of Ancient Greece, under which the settlers or cleruchs retained their citizenship, and were assigned plots, or kleroi, of agricultural land, while the community remained a political dependency of Athens. Labels: historical
Word: pietas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pieta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: discoed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of disco Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hemistich Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French hémistiche, from Latin hēmistichium, from Ancient Greek ἡμιστίχιον (hēmistíkhion), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”) + στίχος (stíkhos, “verse”). 1. An approximate half-line of verse, separated from another by a caesura, often for dramatic effect. Example: […] I would first agree with [Earl] Wasserman that the last line ["[shapes] Which walk upon the sea, and chaunt melodiously"] alludes to Jesus walking on water, the point of the allusion being the kerygmatic expression of a form of transcendence, which is more or less specified by the way the other hemistych of this remarkably balanced thirteener – "and chaunt melodiously" – recalls how it is on the breath of enamored air and song that all the vigorously launched members and voices of this scene are sustaining their courses. 2. An unfinished line of verse.
Word: Herodotean Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to Herodotus (the ancient Greek historian) 2. In the style of Herodotus.
Word: mases Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mase Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: microgravitational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From microgravitation + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to microgravitation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: interworking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inter- + working. 1. Interoperability. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But so far as train services themselves are concerned, there is very little interworking between the former G. & S.W.R. and Caledonian lines.
Word: pensiones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pensione Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plowboy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plow + boy. 1. Alternative spelling of ploughboy. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: repique Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French [Term?]. 1. In piquet, a bonus of 60 points awarded to a player who scores 30 points during the declaration phase, prior to the opponent scoring anything.
Word: repique Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French [Term?]. 1. To score a repique against. Labels: transitive Example: "By Jove!" exclaimed Crediton, "that's the first time I've ever known Aurelius repiqued."
Word: repique Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of repinique (“Brazilian drum”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: repiques Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of repique Labels: form-of, plural
Word: repiques Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of repique Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: plower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plow + -er. 1. One who plows; one who works land with a plow. Example: Only plowers can expect to become harvesters. Example: We have referred to the Bull many times, both in his astronomical aspect as pioneer of the Spring-Sun, and in his more direct rôle as plougher of the fields[.]
Word: bakufu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 幕府 (bakufu). 1. A shogunate; the office and administration of a shogun.
Word: romanzas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of romanza Labels: form-of, plural
Word: medimno Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of medimnos. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: medimnus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek μέδιμνος (médimnos). 1. A unit of dry capacity, in Ancient Greece, equal to about 52-58 litres, according to region and era. Labels: historical Example: Every month, on the first day, and again on the seventh of the first decade, each king receives a beast without blemish at the public cost, which he offers up to Apollo; likewise a medimnus of meal, and of wine a Laconian quart.
Word: Azaria Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name.
Word: bag of wind Part of Speech: noun 1. A windbag; a tiresomely talkative person. Labels: informal
Word: shar-pei Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 沙皮 (saa¹ pei⁴, “sandpapery skin”). 1. A dog of a distinctive breed with deep wrinkles, especially when young, a blue-black tongue, and a rough short coat.
Word: forestal Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fɔː(ɹ)ˈstɔːl/ 1. Obsolete spelling of forestall. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: forestal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From forest + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈfɒɹɪstəl/, /ˈfɔɚɹəstəl/ 1. Relating to forestry (cultivating forests for harvest). Labels: not-comparable, uncommon
Word: metreta Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of metrete. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: metrete Part of Speech: noun 1. A unit of liquid measure, in Ancient Greece, equal to about 40 litres
Word: modalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From modal + -ism. 1. The nontrinitarian doctrine that God, who is one person, has three modes of divine revelation (the Father, Son, and Spirit), contrary to the orthodox belief that the three persons are all fully God. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: modalist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From modal + -ist. 1. Of or pertaining to modalism. Labels: not-comparable
Word: modalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From modal + -ist. 1. A believer in modalism. Example: Modalists, those who look on Father, Son as mere names of modes of being[…]
Word: barber pole Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of sign indicating a barber's shop, most traditionally a pole with a helix of red and white stripes, in the US including blue, sometimes moving. 2. A striped indicator whose movement quickly attracts the eye.
Word: Mozabite Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a Berber ethnic group living in the M'zab region of the Sahara
Word: maunches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maunch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maunches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of maunch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: maunching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of maunch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: maunched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of maunch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: barber poles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barber pole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sluttier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of slutty: more slutty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: barber's pole Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of barber pole. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: barber's poles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barber's pole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ortive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin ortivus. 1. Of or relating to the time or act of rising; eastern. Labels: archaic Example: the ortive amplitude of a planet
Word: 109s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 109 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 2x4s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 2x4 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 8x8s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 8x8 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: AAAAs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of AAAA Labels: form-of, plural
Word: AAMs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of AAM Labels: form-of, plural
Word: suck hind tit Part of Speech: verb 1. To feed from an inferior source of food. Labels: idiomatic 2. To be the youngest or most neglected child. Labels: idiomatic 3. To be last in line. Labels: idiomatic
Word: hind tit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hind + tit. 1. An inferior source of food or other resources. Labels: idiomatic
Word: noones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of noone (noon) Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural
Word: runnily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From runny + -ly. 1. In a runny manner.
Word: factualness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From factual + -ness. 1. Factuality. Labels: uncountable
Word: kodak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Genericized trademark of Kodak. Pronunciation: /ˌkəʊ̯ˈdæk/, [ˌkʰəʊ̯ˈdæk], /ˌkoʊ̯ˈdæk/, [ˌkoʊ̯ˈdæk], /ˌkɔʊ̯ˈdæk/ 1. A camera: a device for taking still photographs. Labels: dated Example: To diagnose / Our modest pose / The Kodaks do their best Example: Charmian and Martin brought up the rear, armed with kodaks. We dived under the avocado trees […] and came on a spot that satisfied Martin's photographic eye. 2. A still photograph. Labels: dated Example: There were photographs everywhere: photographs framed and unframed; photographs large and photographs small, the fresh and the faded; tintypes, kodaks, “full lengths,” “cabinets,” groups—every type of photograph; […] Example: You may consult the kodaks taken at my arrest if you are curious, Archivist.
Word: kodak Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Genericized trademark of Kodak. Pronunciation: /ˌkəʊ̯ˈdæk/, [ˌkʰəʊ̯ˈdæk], /ˌkoʊ̯ˈdæk/, [ˌkoʊ̯ˈdæk], /ˌkɔʊ̯ˈdæk/ 1. To photograph. Labels: dated, transitive Example: A knot of obviously American tourists were kodaking his lodge-gates. 2. To describe or characterise briefly and vividly. Labels: dated, transitive
Word: kodaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kodak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forespin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fore- + spin. 1. Topspin. Labels: uncountable
Word: foreward Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fore + -ward. 1. An advance group; the vanguard. Labels: obsolete Example: My foreward shall be drawn out all in length, Consisting equally of horse and foot.
Word: foreward Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of forward. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: foreward Part of Speech: adv 1. Misspelling of forward. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: aartis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aarti Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Fing Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of effing. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Fing Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of effing. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable