nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: mamo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hawaiian mamo. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪməʊ/ 1. Either of two extinct species of Hawaiian honeycreepers of the genus Drepanis. Example: In 1907, when a well-known collector named Alanson Bryan realised that he had shot the last three specimens of black mamos, a species of forest bird that had only been discovered the previous decade, he noted that the news filled him with ‘joy’. Example: The plaintive whistle of the Hawai‘i mamo, a shy bird then found only on Hawai‘i Island, was heard only rarely by the mid-1880s, as cattle ranching and plantations altered the forest canopies where this nectar-loving finch once thrived.
Word: mamas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mama. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mamas Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mama. Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: manes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin manes (“spirits of the dead”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːneɪz/ 1. The souls or spirits of dead ancestors, conceived as deities or the subjects of reverence, or of other deceased relatives. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: this was the Ustrina or place of burning their bodies, or some sacrificing place unto the Manes Example: Still may the manès of thy children rise To chase calm slumber from thy wearied eyes; Still may their voices on the haunted air In fearful whispers tell thee to despair,
Word: manes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /meɪnz/ 1. plural of mane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mancha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish mancha (“stain”). 1. A high-quality grade of Spanish saffron. Labels: uncountable
Word: manches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of manche Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mandara Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mandarah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mandaras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mandara Labels: form-of, plural
Word: margines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of margo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marinas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marina Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marinaras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marinara Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marre Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of mar. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: For commonlie, many scholemasters, some, as I haue seen, moe, as I haue heard tell, be of so crooked a nature, as, when they meete with a hard witted scholer, they rather breake him, than bowe him, rather marre him, then mend him.
Word: marres Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of marre Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: matas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mata Labels: form-of, plural
Word: matriculas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of matricula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: matricula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Italic *mātēr Latin māter Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *-trih₂ Proto-Italic *-trīks Latin -ix Latin mātrīx Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin matriculabor. English matricula Borrowed from Latin matricula (“register”). 1. A register of students who are enrolled. Labels: obsolete Example: It shall be the office of the Registrar, to keep the matricula, or register, in which the names of all persons who shall be admitted members of the University shall be inrolled; to attend the Convocation as secretary, and to keep registers, in which all degrees conferred, and other proceeding of the Convocation, shall be entered. Example: The Bachelor in Arts shall be entitled to this Degree after his name shall have been seven years at least on the matricula, and he shall have paid his Library and other fees. 2. A document indicating that a student has passed a course of study. Labels: obsolete Example: To graduate, if in arts, the student must, for a bachelor's degree, have obtained two matriculas, that is, he must have attended lectures two years, and must, at the public examination, have been twice approved; and to be master of arts, he must have gained three matriculas. 3. An identification card issued by the Mexican consulate. Example: Safeguards are not in place to prevent multiple issuance of matriculas to the same individual; in fact, the INS has already reported finding multiple cards in different names issued to the same person. Example: I happen to agree completely with Mr. Gallegly that really the only people, or certainly the largest number of people, who could possibly benefit by the use of the matricula in the United States are those people living here illegally. Otherwise, you have identification that this government offers to you when you come in.
Word: mello Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of mellophone. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: mermen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of merman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: waterlily Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of water lily. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Even the beloved paintings of the slowly evolving garden and lily ponds at his home in Giverny might have started out as rudimentary pencil and crayon studies, as a comparison of a blackish green, purple and blue painting of waterlilies, on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with a black crayon study from the sketchbooks suggests.
Word: waterproofing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of waterproof Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: waterproofing Part of Speech: noun 1. The treatment of something to make it waterproof. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A waterproof material. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: One hundred thirty-one small, highly permeable masonry wall specimens built of concrete blocks or of bricks were treated with cement-water paints or with other waterproofings.
Word: meted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mete Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: metas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: water-repellent Part of Speech: adj 1. That does not absorb water or that prevents the absorption of water. Example: Near-synonym: water-resistant
Word: water-repellent Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of water repellent. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: water-resistant Part of Speech: adj 1. That slows the penetration of water (but is not necessarily fully watertight). Example: Near-synonyms: waterproof, water-repellent
Word: waterside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English water-syde, water side, equivalent to water + -side. 1. The land bordering a body of water.
Word: waterside Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English water-syde, water side, equivalent to water + -side. 1. Of, pertaining to, or situated on a waterside. Labels: not-comparable Example: Nearer the coast, the land becomes markedly more marshy, with long, winding channels striking inland from the sea, making access to some of the waterside villages rather difficult.
Word: mimes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mime Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mimes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mime Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 蓑 (mino). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪnəʊ/, /ˈmiːnəʊ/, /ˈmɪnoʊ/ 1. A traditional Japanese raincoat made from straw. Labels: historical
Word: mino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Presumably originally a hypercorrection of myna under the assumption that it had been subjected to the reduction of unstressed final /əʊ///oʊ/ common in nonstandard English varieties (compare fella, winda; in thorough and (-)borough such reduction is standard as these words are often unstressed). Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪnəʊ/, /ˈmaɪnoʊ/ 1. Archaic form of myna (“type of bird”). Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: He is a native of East India and its adjacent islands, but the high estimation in which the Mino is held amongst the natives, and the ready sale which promising specimens realise (the equivalent of £2 being often paid in India) render it difficult to obtain a really good bird in England except at an extravagant price.
Word: minas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mina - myna (bird) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: miro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori miro. 1. A large conifer of New Zealand, Pectinopitys ferruginea (syn. Prumnopitys ferruginea), with narrow leaves and reddish fruit; the wood of this tree. Labels: New-Zealand Example: “The only thing I don't bloody know is where you'd find a miro tree round here.” 2. A portia tree (Thespesia populnea), of dark, durable, attractive wood.
Word: stimulator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey-? Latin stimulus Latin stimulō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin stimulātorbor. English stimulator Borrowed from Latin stimulātor. 1. A person, device or substance that stimulates.
Word: water-skier Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of waterskier. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: waterskier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From water + skier. 1. a person who water-skis
Word: mondes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monde Labels: form-of, plural
Word: montes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɒntiz/ 1. plural of mons Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of monte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Maasai il-múrràn (“warriors”). 1. An unmarried Maasai or Samburu warrior. Labels: Africa, East
Word: moran Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of moron, sometimes intentional. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: motivo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian motivo. Doublet of motif and motive. 1. A motif. Example: By the repetition, transposition, inversion, and combination of different motivos, the extended series of sounds is formed[…]
Word: mutes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mute Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mutes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mute Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: muten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mute + -en. 1. To make or become mute or muted. Labels: ambitransitive, rare Example: The passage of auditory cues was also prevented by cutting off the wings of the males, i.e. by “mutening” the males. Example: The silent, twin-fanged fury of its king On mutened men, who have no voice to sing.
Word: muten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French mutiner. 1. To mutiny. Labels: obsolete, rare
Word: mutase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mutate + -ase? 1. An isomerase that catalyzes the shifting of a functional group from one position to another within the same molecule
Word: mutases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mutase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of grenade. Pronunciation: /neɪ̯d/, /næɪ̯d/, /ned/, /neːɖ/ 1. A grenade. Labels: slang
Word: nade Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of grenade. Pronunciation: /neɪ̯d/, /næɪ̯d/, /ned/, /neːɖ/ 1. To use a grenade. Labels: intransitive, slang
Word: nades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nades Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of nade Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: narras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of narra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: narra Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the pantropical genus Pterocarpus of trees in the family Fabaceae, but especially Pterocarpus indicus. Example: The narra grows in Luzon, Mindanao, Panay and Samar.
Word: nomina Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nomen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: novelas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of novela Labels: form-of, plural
Word: novela Part of Speech: noun 1. A Latin American soap opera.
Word: guerrilla television Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Proposed in 1971 by former Time Life correspondent Michael Shamberg. 1. The use of television to spread countercultural propaganda. Labels: uncountable
Word: obsequie Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of obsequy. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: anthelminthic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ant- Ancient Greek ἕλμῐνς (hélmĭns)der. English helminth Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anthelminthic From ant- + helminth + -ic. 1. Alternative form of anthelmintic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: anthelminthic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ant- Ancient Greek ἕλμῐνς (hélmĭns)der. English helminth Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anthelminthic From ant- + helminth + -ic. 1. Alternative form of anthelmintic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: operad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A portmanteau of "operation" and "monad". 1. A set of operations, each one having a fixed finite number of arguments and one output, which can be composed with others.
Word: opere Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɑːpəri/, /ˈoʊpəreɪ/, /ˈɔːpere/ 1. plural of opera Labels: form-of, plural
Word: opines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of opine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: origines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of origo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orlo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish orlo. 1. A Spanish wind instrument, possibly a crumhorn. Labels: archaic
Word: orle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French (also modern) orle, from orler (“to hem”), or from Vulgar Latin *orula, a diminutive of Latin ora (“edge”), probably from os, oris (“mouth”). Pronunciation: /ɔːl/ 1. A bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge. Example: 1819, In his hand he bore that singular “abacus”, or staff of office, with which Templars are usually represented, having at the upper end a round plate, on which was engraved the cross of the Order, inscribed within a circle or orle, as heralds term it. — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe 2. The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest; a torse. 3. A fillet under the ovolo of a capital.
Word: orles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orné Part of Speech: adj Etymology: French past participle of orner. Doublet of ornate. 1. ornamental
Word: Võro Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Võro Võro. Pronunciation: /ˈvɜːɹəʊ/, /ˈvɔːɹəʊ/ 1. A language belonging to the Finnic branch of the Uralic languages, and sometimes considered a dialect of Estonian.
Word: Võro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Võro Võro. Pronunciation: /ˈvɜːɹəʊ/, /ˈvɔːɹəʊ/ 1. A native or inhabitant of historical Võrumaa, a region in southeastern Estonia.
Word: wire fu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of wire + kung fu. Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪə(ɹ)ˈfuː/ 1. A style of Hong Kong action cinema that combines traditional kung fu with wirework techniques. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: Dirty Harry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Dirty Harry, a fictional police detective who (in the film) tells his partner that he is called Dirty Harry because he gets all the dirty jobs. 1. A police officer who is reckless, disregards practices and policies, or who practices vigilantism or uses excessive force. Labels: figuratively
Word: oses Part of Speech: noun 1. The various sugars ending in -ose, such as sucrose, lactose, glucose, and fructose. Labels: colloquial, plural, plural-only 2. plural of osar Labels: form-of, plural, plural-only
Word: ostenta Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ostent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ovulo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ovolo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ovula Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ovulum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ovules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ovule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oxides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oxide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overpowered Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From overpower + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of overpower Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overpowered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From overpower + -ed. 1. Subdued by superior force. Example: Rippling back abashed before the ominous silences / Like the swift turns and starts of an overpowered fencer / Who sees before him Horror / Behind him darkness, / Shadow. Example: It is true that during two world wars the belligerents violated many rules of warfare which had been generally accepted in some earlier periods of history, but the fundamental purpose remained unchanged—to impose the victor’s will on an overpowered enemy.
Word: overpowered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + powered. 1. Overly powerful. Example: The engine seemed overpowered for such a small car. Example: Players complained that some of the characters in the game were overpowered and hard to defeat.
Word: radiad Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From radio- + -ad. 1. Toward the radius. Labels: not-comparable
Word: rajas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of raja Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rajas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit रजस् (rajas). Doublet of Erebus. 1. One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are active, excitable, or passionate. Labels: uncountable
Word: rapo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rape + -o. 1. A rapist. Labels: slang Example: Chomos and rapos, as prisoners referred to child molesters and rapists, were often accorded a prison justice far swifter and more violent […] Example: […] politicians, characters, and prison toughs are considered upper middle class, square johns the middle class, and prison queens, rapos, and punks the lower class (Silverman, 2001).
Word: rasgueado Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌrɑsɡeɪˈɑdoʊ/ 1. A rhythmical strumming technique commonly associated with flamenco guitar music. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:rasgueo.
Word: rasgueo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Andalusian Spanish rasgueo, regional form of rasgueado, from the verb rasguear (“strum”). Attested in English from the 20th century (see quotations below). 1. A strumming technique associated with flamenco guitar playing; rasgueado. Labels: uncountable Example: The prominent rhythm is ♩♫♩, with the first note receiving stress through an agogic or dynamic accent, by being arpeggiated rapidly, or with an upward movement of the rasgueo. Example: There’s no denying that flamenco guitar with its machine-gun speed picking riffs and dizzying helicopter-like ‘rasgueo’ hand strums is physically punishing. 2. A passage within a song featuring guitar played with the technique. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: On a larger structural level, there are semi-independent musical units or blocks, which, when placed within a compás and assembled, create a piece. These components include rasgueos (here I refer to the structural unit, which is comprised of the technique mentioned above), falsetas, llamadas (Eng. call), cierres and remates.
Word: heterochromia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hetero- + -chromia. 1. An anatomical condition in which multiple pigmentations or colorings occur in the eyes, skin or hair. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rasure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rasure, from Anglo-Norman rasure, Middle French rasure, from Latin rāsūra (“scraping, shaving”), from the participle stem of rādō (“to scrape, shave”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪʒə/ 1. Scraping the surface of a parchment etc. in order to erase something from the document; erasure, more generally. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable 2. Obliteration, destruction. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable 3. Shaving the head, or an instance of this; a tonsure. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: rasures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rasure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ratee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rate + -ee. 1. One who receives a rating. Example: Or, to put it bluntly: users could assign a star rating and feedback to anyone they knew, positive or negative, and the ratee could do very little about it.
Word: ratees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ratee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rateen Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ratteen. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: rayas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of raya Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vetivert Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of vetiver (commonly the oil sense) Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: no longer with us Part of Speech: adj 1. Dead; deceased. Labels: euphemistic, not-comparable 2. No longer employed at a company, of someone who resigned or was terminated. Labels: euphemistic, not-comparable
Word: rebase Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English base English rebase From re- + base. 1. To replace the base of a denture. 2. To modify core data from which other data is derived in such a way that the final meaning is unchanged. 3. To change the base address of. Labels: transitive Example: When a DLL must be loaded at an address different from its preferred address (because the preferred address is unavailable), the kernel must rebase the DLL, which consists of updating (fixing up) all addresses in the DLL so that they refer to its new location in memory. 4. To integrate changes by appending them to another commit or branch, rather than pulling or merging in changes from a branch.
Word: rebases Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rebase Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rebato Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rabato. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Why do they crown themselves with gold and silver, use coronets and tires of several fashions, deck themselves with pendants, bracelets, ear-rings, chains, girdles, rings, pins, spangles, embroideries, shadows, rebatoes, […]
Word: rebates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rebate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rebates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rebate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: whore bath Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of whore's bath. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: recicle Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of recycle. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: recites Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of recite Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reclamas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reclama Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reclame Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of reclaim. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: reclines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of recline Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: attention whores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of attention whore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: attention whores Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of attention whore Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: recrease Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English crease English recrease From re- + crease. 1. To crease again. Labels: transitive
Word: recreases Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of recrease Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: redefines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of redefine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: saxifragous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin saxifragus (“stone-breaking”), from saxum (“stone”) + frangere (“to break”). 1. Dissolving bladder stones. Labels: obsolete Example: 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica or Enquries into very many received tenets and commonly presumed truths it came to be ordered that the Goat should be fed with saxifragous herbes, and such as are conceived of power to breake the stone. Example: 1677, William Hughes, The man of sin: or a discourse of popery I have six or seven Instances more, ... which will make such a Saxifragous Dose, that no scruple can stand before it. 2. Growing in rocky crevices. Labels: rare
Word: reexamines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reexamine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: refines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of refine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reformado Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish reformar, from Latin refōrmāre. 1. A monk of a reformed order. Example: This was one of Celestin the pope's caveats for his new reformadoes 2. A disgraced officer who is deprived of command, but retains rank and sometimes pay. Example: Turn all the Reformado's out of the Line: Withdraw all their Guards from the Houses
Word: refugia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of refugium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: regale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French régaler (“to entertain, feast”), from Old French regale, rigale, from gale (“merriment”), probably of Germanic origin (see Old French galer). Influenced by Old French se rigoler (“amuse oneself, rejoice”), of unknown origin. Compare Middle High German begalen (“to charm; enchant”), English gale (“to sing; charm”). Compare also English gala. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈɡeɪl/, /ɹəˈɡeɪl/, /ɹɪˈɡæɪl/, /ɹəˈɡæɪl/ 1. A feast, a meal. Labels: rare Example: And now a maiden […] ſupplied them, next, / With a reſplendent table, which the chaſte / Directreſs of the ſtores furniſh'd with bread / And dainties, remnants of the laſt regale. Example: The noise from the servants' hall was rendered more acutely painful by her headach; for her aunt, partly with a view of annoying her niece, whom she disliked—as we always dislike those we have used ill—had left orders for a general regale. 2. a choice article of food or drink. Labels: archaic 3. refreshment. Labels: archaic
Word: regale Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French régaler (“to entertain, feast”), from Old French regale, rigale, from gale (“merriment”), probably of Germanic origin (see Old French galer). Influenced by Old French se rigoler (“amuse oneself, rejoice”), of unknown origin. Compare Middle High German begalen (“to charm; enchant”), English gale (“to sing; charm”). Compare also English gala. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈɡeɪl/, /ɹəˈɡeɪl/, /ɹɪˈɡæɪl/, /ɹəˈɡæɪl/ 1. To please or entertain (someone), especially with stories, tales or jokes. Labels: transitive Example: Please, regale us with your best tales! Example: You’ve Got Mail is certainly the basic model for the plot, which finds corporate candy shill Joel ([Paul] Rudd) and indie-sweetshop owner Molly ([Amy] Poehler) regaling their dinner companions with the very long, digressive story of how they met and fell in love. 2. To provide hospitality for (someone); to supply with abundant food and drink. Labels: transitive 3. To feast (on, with something). Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: she hardly lets a Week pass without making the Lady Abbess and her Nuns a Visit, to regale with a Cup of burnt Brandy. 4. To entertain with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: to regale the taste/the eye/the ear
Word: regales Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of regale Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: registre Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of register. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: registre Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of register. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: registres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of registre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: registres Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of registre Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: monkshood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From monk + -s- + hood. 1. Any of various poisonous plants, of the genus Aconitum, with blue or white flowers in the shape of a hood. Labels: countable Example: In the shady retreat under the hill grew clusters of luxuriant ferns; the wild French willow stood proudly with its lofty crest of red and gorgeous flowers between the pebbles, but the sedate monk's hood lifted its head still higher and looked gloomily and wickedly down on it, while it nodded and kept time to the cuckoo's song, as if it were counting how many days it had to live. 2. The dried leaves or flowers of these plants formerly used as a source of medicinal alkaloids. Labels: uncountable
Word: regula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin rēgula (“rule”). Doublet of rail, regal, rigol, and rule. 1. A book of rules for a religious establishment. 2. One of the bands under a Doric triglyph or between the canals of the triglyphs.
Word: relata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of relatum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: relevé Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the French relevé (“lifted”). 1. A position in which the dancer rises to the ball of the feet from demi plié to balance on one or both feet. Can be done on demi-pointe, or full pointe
Word: échappés Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of échappé Labels: form-of, plural
Word: remate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English mate English remate From re- + mate. 1. To mate again, usually with another partner
Word: remates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of remate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: remede Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of remeid. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: remede Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of remeid. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: remedes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of remede Labels: form-of, plural
Word: remedes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of remede Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rente Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French rente. 1. In France, interest payable by government on indebtedness; the bonds, shares, stocks, etc. that represent government indebtedness. 2. Obsolete spelling of rent. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: rentes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rente Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reportee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From report + -ee. 1. One who, or that which, is reported
Word: reportees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reportee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reposado Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish reposado. 1. A tequila that has been aged in oak barrels for between two months and one year. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reposes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of repose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mucoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, muc(o)- + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈmjuːkɔɪd/ 1. Having the qualities of mucus; resembling mucus. Labels: not-comparable Example: The virgin is released from the mucoid swamp by a water-nymph from under “the glassy cool, translucent wave,” an Apollonian realm of purity, clarity, and vision. 2. Pertaining to, containing, or being mucus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mucoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From muco- + -oid, after German Mucoïd. Pronunciation: /ˈmjuːkɔɪd/ 1. Any of a class of mucin-like substances yielding on decomposition a reducing carbohydrate together with some form of proteinaceous matter.
Word: reprimes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reprime Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reprime Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English prime English reprime From re- + prime. 1. To prime again.
Word: mucoidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der. Proto-Italic *moukos Latin mūcuslbor. English mucus English -oid Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English mucoidal From mucus + -oid + -al. 1. mucoid (of or pertaining to mucus) Labels: not-comparable
Word: saprogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sapro- + -genic. 1. Causing or resulting from putrefaction.
Word: pepino Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɛˈpiːnəʊ/ 1. Synonym of pepino melon.
Word: gluteal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gluteus + -al. 1. Relating to the buttocks. Labels: not-comparable Example: These [boys being groomed as prostitutes] are sold by their parents (sometimes stolen from them), about the age of 4, and educated, while they are also subjected to a special physical training, which includes massage of the gluteal regions to favor development, dilatation of the anus, and epilation (which is not, however, practised by Chinese women).
Word: gluteal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gluteus + -al. 1. Any of the muscles of the buttocks, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus
Word: prenominate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English nominate English prenominate From pre- + nominate. 1. to name or mention ahead of time
Word: prenominate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin praenominatus, past participle of praenominare (“to give the prenomen to, to prenominate”). 1. aforementioned Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Having ever seen in the prenominate crimes
Word: audio tour Part of Speech: noun 1. A tour where the information is given to the visitor through a collection of prerecorded speeches on a device that they carry around with them.
Word: baccate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin baccātus (“set or adorned with berries or pearls”), from bacca (“berry; pearl”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Pulpy throughout, like a berry; said of fruits. Labels: not-comparable Example: 1848, Samuel Frederick Gray, Gray's Supplement to the Pharmacopoeia […] pericarp drupaceous, or baccate, 1—4 nuts (pyrena), which are sometimes enclosed in an utricular membrane […] 2. Looking like a berry. Labels: not-comparable 3. Producing berries. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bliss ninny Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who is unrealistically optimistic, or a Pollyanna, and who might seem to prefer to retreat from difficult situations by professing seemingly irrelevant platitudes, rather than engaging meaningfully with the difficulty at hand. Labels: derogatory, slang 2. A student who may seem to be intoxicated with spiritual teachings, but is ungrounded or untrained. Labels: slang Example: If you don't extend the circuitry, chances are you are going to be blown out, or even become a "bliss ninny." It's very easy to fall into bliss; we are only a fraction of a psychic centimeter away from it all the time.
Word: bum steer Part of Speech: noun 1. Bad advice or information, regardless of intention. Labels: idiomatic Example: He never, so far as I knew, gave me a bum steer.
Word: chew the scenery Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Its earliest reference is listed in the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang as being used by Mary Hallock Foote in Coeur D'Alene in 1894.http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20001024 1. To display excessive emotion or to act in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant. Labels: idiomatic Example: Near-synonym: camp it up Example: The way the six stars chew the scenery is nothing compared to their abuse of one another.
Word: close of business Part of Speech: noun 1. The end of a business day. Labels: uncountable Example: We need it settled by close of business in London tomorrow.
Word: combination product Part of Speech: noun 1. A product composed of two or more regulated components, i.e., drug/device, biologic/device, drug/biologic, or drug/device/biologic, that are physically, chemically, or otherwise combined as a single entity. Labels: US 2. A drug, device, or biological product packaged separately that is intended for use only with another approved individually specified drug, where both are required to achieve the intended use, indication, or effect. Labels: US 3. Two or more separate products packaged together in a single package or as a unit.
Word: damnum absque injuria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin damnum absque injuria (“loss without injury”). 1. When one person causes damage or loss to another for which the latter has no remedy. (For example, opening a burger stand near someone else's may cause them to lose customers, but they will have no legal recourse.) Labels: uncountable
Word: diddle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dialectal duddle (“to trick”) (16th century), and diddle, duddle (“to totter”) (17th century), perhaps dissimilated from dialectal didder, dither (“to shake, tremble”), from Middle English dideren (“to shake, quiver, tremble”) and Middle English bididren (“to seduce, deceive”), from Old English bedidrian, bedyderian (“to trick, deceive”). Compare also Saterland Frisian diedelje (“to play or sing without a melody”), Dutch bedodden, bedotten (“to trick, fool, diddle”), German Low German Diedeldentjes (“pranks, pranking”). Possibly influenced or reinforced by the name (which itself was probably chosen as an allusion to duddle) of the swindling character Jeremy Diddler in Kenney's Raising the Wind (1803). Meanings "to have sex with" and "to molest" are from the 19th century; "to masturbate" is from the 1950s. Compare dildo. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪdəl/, [ˈdɪdɫ̩] 1. In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed. Labels: countable 2. The penis. Labels: childish, countable, slang Example: Paul was the first one to unzip his pants, take out his diddle, and make himself ready to pee on the wire. 3. Gin (the drink). Labels: slang, uncountable Example: […] a long, wooden porch good for listening to coyotes and owls, with a glass of diddle at hand.
Word: diddle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dialectal duddle (“to trick”) (16th century), and diddle, duddle (“to totter”) (17th century), perhaps dissimilated from dialectal didder, dither (“to shake, tremble”), from Middle English dideren (“to shake, quiver, tremble”) and Middle English bididren (“to seduce, deceive”), from Old English bedidrian, bedyderian (“to trick, deceive”). Compare also Saterland Frisian diedelje (“to play or sing without a melody”), Dutch bedodden, bedotten (“to trick, fool, diddle”), German Low German Diedeldentjes (“pranks, pranking”). Possibly influenced or reinforced by the name (which itself was probably chosen as an allusion to duddle) of the swindling character Jeremy Diddler in Kenney's Raising the Wind (1803). Meanings "to have sex with" and "to molest" are from the 19th century; "to masturbate" is from the 1950s. Compare dildo. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪdəl/, [ˈdɪdɫ̩] 1. To cheat; to swindle. Labels: slang, transitive Example: 'No one ever got rich being honest,' the father said. 'Customers are there to be diddled.' 2. To molest. Labels: slang, transitive 3. To masturbate. Labels: slang, transitive 4. To waste time. Labels: transitive 5. To totter, like a child learning to walk; to daddle. Labels: intransitive Example: And, when his forward strength began to bloom, / To see him diddle up and down the Room! 6. To manipulate a value at the level of individual bits (binary digits). Labels: slang, transitive
Word: diddle Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From dialectal duddle (“to trick”) (16th century), and diddle, duddle (“to totter”) (17th century), perhaps dissimilated from dialectal didder, dither (“to shake, tremble”), from Middle English dideren (“to shake, quiver, tremble”) and Middle English bididren (“to seduce, deceive”), from Old English bedidrian, bedyderian (“to trick, deceive”). Compare also Saterland Frisian diedelje (“to play or sing without a melody”), Dutch bedodden, bedotten (“to trick, fool, diddle”), German Low German Diedeldentjes (“pranks, pranking”). Possibly influenced or reinforced by the name (which itself was probably chosen as an allusion to duddle) of the swindling character Jeremy Diddler in Kenney's Raising the Wind (1803). Meanings "to have sex with" and "to molest" are from the 19th century; "to masturbate" is from the 1950s. Compare dildo. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪdəl/, [ˈdɪdɫ̩] 1. A meaningless word used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm. Example: What's that tune that goes "diddle di-dum, diddle di-dum, diddle di-dum-dum"?
Word: disection Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of dissection. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: dreckley Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From the West Country pronunciation of directly. 1. later Labels: West-Country 2. directly; now; shortly. Labels: West-Country
Word: reputes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of repute Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reputes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of repute Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecolect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) + English -lect (“[language] variety”). 1. A language variety unique to a household.
Word: exoterrene Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)der. English exo- English terrene English exoterrene From exo- + terrene. 1. Outside Earth. Labels: not-comparable 2. Pertaining to a terrestrial planet with a living biosphere, other than Earth. Labels: not-comparable 3. Anything beyond Earth. Labels: not-comparable
Word: FBSM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of full-body sensual massage. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: first city Part of Speech: noun 1. A country's most important city, usually the capital.
Word: first loser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The quotation “second place is the first loser” is believed to have been introduced by Enzo Ferrari, popularized by American stock car driver Dale Earnhardt, and repeated frequently by many other drivers since. 1. Second place. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable, usually
Word: gravy train Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Said to be originally US railroad slang, referring to an easy, short haul that paid well. The word gravy by itself was used prior to any attestable use of gravy train to characterize cushy situations. Note also phrases with hog train as a possible source of analogy. 1. An occupation or situation that generates considerable income or benefits while requiring little effort and carrying little risk. Labels: idiomatic Example: Johnston claims that Reuben Nelson and another tall negro were in New Haven the night of the escape and that they broke into the lockup. Johnson further states that the next day Nelson laughingly told him that the New Haven lockup was ‘a gravy train’. Example: Of course these foreigners want to come to America. […] To them America is the land of the free ride; and they want to climb aboard the gravy train, even though that means abandoning their friends and neighbors, the ashes of their fathers and the temples of their gods, to a struggle to which they themselves are no longer equal.
Word: Guffmanesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the name of the producer in the 1995 mockumentary Waiting for Guffman, + -esque. 1. amateurish or mawkish, but believed worthy of critical praise by its participants Labels: derogatory, mildly
Word: gut factor Part of Speech: noun 1. The emotional dimension of decision-making. A person's subjective (often almost visceral) feelings about what is right or wrong, good or bad. Labels: idiomatic
Word: infantophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English infant Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)der. English -philia English infantophilia From infant + -o- + -philia. 1. The primary sexual attraction of adults to infants and toddlers (defined by various studies as 0–4 years old). Labels: uncountable
Word: intralesional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English lesion Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English lesional English intralesional From intra- + lesional. 1. Having to do with the area inside a lesion. Labels: not-comparable Example: An injection which is administered directly into a cancerous area is an intralesional injection.
Word: keypal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From key + pal, in reference to the computer keyboard. 1. The email equivalent of a penpal; someone with whom to exchange email for the simple joy of communicating. Labels: dated Example: The most common type of person-to-person contact is through keypal exchanges. (The modern version of penpals.) Many organizations exist to help teachers to find suitable keypal connections for their students.
Word: lylas Part of Speech: verb 1. Acronym of love you like a sister. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, slang Example: "I've got to go, but I'll talk to you later!" / "Ok! Lylas!"
Word: meism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English me 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 meism From me + -ism. 1. Egotism; a focus on, or obsession with, oneself. Labels: colloquial, uncountable, usually Example: They teach that everyone is a separate entity, and you should look out for number one, creating a selfish meism society. Example: The new hippies, most of them, were just people who didn't buy into the rampant meism we were fed as children and teenagers.
Word: mental masturbation Part of Speech: noun 1. Engaging in intellectually stimulating conversation with little or no practical purpose. Labels: colloquial, figuratively, uncountable 2. Thought processes that only serve to satisfy oneself. Labels: colloquial, figuratively, uncountable
Word: merismus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek μερισμός (merismós, “a dividing”), derived from the Ancient Greek verb μερίζω (merízō, “to divide into parts”). Pronunciation: /məˈɹɪzməs/ 1. A metonymic term to describe a type of synecdoche in which two parts of a thing, perhaps contrasting or complementary parts, are made to stand for the whole. Labels: rhetoric
Word: NSFM Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A variation of NSFW (not suitable for work). 1. Initialism of not suitable for minors. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: periclinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From peri- + -clinal. 1. Parallel to the surface of an organ. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of a type of cell division in a layer of cells that occurs parallel to an adjacent layer of cells. Labels: not-comparable
Word: prettification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prettif(y) + -ication. 1. The act of making someone or something pretty. Labels: colloquial, countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: beautification
Word: Prueher Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: look through rose-tinted glasses Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of wear rose-colored glasses. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: SASAE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of stamped and self-addressed envelope. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism