nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: weblogger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English worldwide Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English World Wide Web English Web Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Old Norse liggjader.? Middle English logge English log Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English logbook English log English weblog English -er English weblogger From weblog + -er. 1. One who maintains a weblog. Labels: Internet, dated
Word: webloggers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of weblogger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Labourites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Labourite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homosexualists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of homosexualist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: asteroid belts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of asteroid belt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bittercress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bitter + cress. 1. Barbarea vulgaris (garden yellowrocket), a biennial herb native to Europe. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any plant of the Cardamine genus, especially Cardamine bulbosa and Cardamine hirsuta. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bittercresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bittercress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microprogramme Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of microprogram. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: microprogrammes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microprogramme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microprogrammer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + programmer. 1. A programmer who develops microprograms.
Word: microprogrammers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microprogrammer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: veg*ns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of veg*n Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brazen bull Part of Speech: noun 1. An ancient torture device, supposed to have been devised by Perillos of Athens, consisting of a hollow bull fashioned from brass in which victims were imprisoned and burned to death.
Word: brazen bulls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brazen bull Labels: form-of, plural
Word: popstress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English popster Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English popstress From popster + -ess. 1. A female popster. Labels: informal
Word: popstresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of popstress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pop star Part of Speech: noun 1. A very successful pop musician.
Word: pop stars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pop star Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pop musician Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who composes, plays, or sings pop music.
Word: pop musicians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pop musician Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pop tarts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pop tart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sticking plasters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sticking plaster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: elastoplasted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Elastoplast + -ed. 1. Covered with Elastoplast. Labels: not-comparable Example: He is dressed in an old sweater, corduroy trousers, sandles and elastoplasted spectacles. A row of fairy lights hangs round his neck. Example: Fr. Malachy moved his elastoplasted glasses down his nose with a cowshit covered hand and turned to the two men.
Word: Elastoplast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the trademarked name of one brand of sticking plasters, presumably from elasto- (“elastic”) + plast(er). 1. A sticking plaster (adhesive bandage) or medical dressing; a band-aid. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable Example: Tension on the skin edges is prevented by the use of several one-half inch strips of elastoplast applied directly across the wound at right angle to the suture line. Example: Laden, as we were, with baskets, boots, crooked walking sticks, gloves and Elastoplasts, we were off blackberry picking.
Word: filker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From filk + -er. 1. One who creates or performs filk music.
Word: filkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of filker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thoro Part of Speech: adj 1. Nonstandard spelling of thorough. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard Example: … the Roller Coaster is to get a thoro overhauling. Example: Meanwhile, he said he has ordered a thoro government audit of all major oil company records
Word: tube steaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tube steak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: squawkier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of squawky: more squawky Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: squawkiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of squawky: most squawky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: beauty queen Part of Speech: noun 1. The female winner of a beauty contest. Labels: idiomatic Example: [A]s a moose-hunting former beauty queen, [Sarah] Palin is a kooky character – precisely the sort of person a producer would home in on at the auditions like a dog sniffing meat. Example: Having been a former high school cheerleader and beauty queen, Birdee is remembered by everyone and pitied for her embarrassment on "ambush" television.
Word: beauty queens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beauty queen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: race queen Part of Speech: noun 1. A glamorous model accompanying the pit crew in Japanese motor racing. Labels: idiomatic, slang Example: […] crowds ogle the red-clad "Coca-Cola race queens" at an eight-hour motorcycle endurance race in Japan. Example: […] cafes and shops exist in Tokyo and throughout Japan, where customers can be serviced by school girls, policewomen, race queens, or "bunny girls".
Word: race queens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of race queen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lauje Part of Speech: noun 1. A tribe of Sulawesi. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Lauje Part of Speech: name 1. The Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by this tribe.
Word: spookmaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spook + master. 1. A spymaster. Labels: slang Example: […] the jocular antics of a Hollywood-trained Ronald Reagan during photo ops were let down by the duller visuals provided by a former CIA spookmaster. Example: The original series, which premiered in 1934 and didn't switch the lights back on until 1939, was the brainchild of a near-forgotten spookmaster […]
Word: spookmasters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spookmaster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buffleheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bufflehead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: openbill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From open + bill. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊpn̩.bɪl/ 1. Either of two species of bird in the genus Anastomus of the stork family Ciconiidae, with a distinctive gap between the mandibles of the closed bill.
Word: splenium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin splēnium (“plaster, patch”), from Ancient Greek σπληνῐ́ον (splēnĭ́on, “pad or compress of linen”). Pronunciation: /ˈspliː.ni.əm/ 1. The thick posterior part of the corpus callosum of the brain.
Word: jabiru Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a Tupian term such as Old Tupi îabyru, said to mean either "swollen neck" or "one that spits". Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒæbɪ.ɹuː/ 1. A species of bird Jabiru mycteria in the monotypic genus Jabiru, of the stork family Ciconiidae, endemic to the Americas. 2. The black-necked stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus. Labels: Australia Example: He's a jabiru - the only Australian stork.
Word: jabirus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jabiru Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aiguisé Part of Speech: adj 1. Urdé (pointed). Labels: not-comparable
Word: chinoises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chinois Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pochards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pochard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plywoods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plywood Labels: form-of, plural
Word: erythema migrans Part of Speech: noun 1. The rash often seen in the early stage of Lyme disease. Labels: uncountable 2. Geographic tongue. Labels: uncountable
Word: supersecret Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English secret English supersecret From super- + secret. 1. Extremely secret or secretive Example: The changes come a year after a Sundance film, “This Film Is Not Yet Rated,” excoriated the rating system as a supersecret star chamber.
Word: supersecret Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English secret English supersecret From super- + secret. 1. A piece of highly secret information. Example: While this author has argued that most of those "supersecrets" fell into American hands, or, worse, that the most radical and exotic of these supersecrets remained in Nazi hands after the war, Agoston's book is signally important in that it was the first public recounting of the Kammler Group and the first disclosure that much more was going on inside of Nazi Germany besides the development of jet aircraft and rockets.
Word: superagency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Medieval Latin agēntiabor. English agency English superagency From super- + agency. 1. An agency with unusually far-reaching powers Example: […] a plan to create a Brussels superagency that could intervene in domestic markets lacks natural consumer appeal and faces formidable industry opposition. 2. A cabinet-level agency within the executive branch, composed of several departments. Labels: California Example: The state health agency in California is called State Department of Health Services and is a component of a superagency, the California Health and Welfare Agency.
Word: maile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *maile Hawaiian mailebor. English maile Borrowed from Hawaiian maile. 1. A flowering Hawaiian vine (Alyxia stellata), of the genus Alyxia, used to make lei. Labels: uncountable Example: All about the tents were ferns, while the fragrant maile trailed from every tree and bush […]
Word: maile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of mail. 1. Obsolete form of mail (“chainmail”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: superbike Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Latin bisder. French bi- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusder. Middle French French cycle French bicyclebor. English bicycleclip. English bike English superbike From super- + bike. 1. A super sport bike with a large engine, usually between 800 and 1200 cc Example: "Do you stay at the front of the second class, or step up and show what you can do on a superbike?"
Word: superwelterweight Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English welterweight English superwelterweight From super- + welterweight. 1. Pertaining to a weight class between 67.7 and 69.9 kilograms, at the boundary between middleweight and welterweight Labels: not-comparable Example: Floyd Mayweather Jr. had just defeated Oscar De La Hoya in their superwelterweight title bout in a split decision Saturday night when a controversy threatened to delay, if not upend, his victory.
Word: superagencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superagency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superbikes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superbike Labels: form-of, plural
Word: suitelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English suite Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English suitelike From suite + -like. 1. Resembling a suite Example: The music of both the symphonic “Florentine Tragedy” and the more suitelike “Dwarf,” whose dances evoke the Spanish court, dramatically mirrors onstage emotions.
Word: subarachnoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English arachnoid English subarachnoid From sub- + arachnoid. Pronunciation: /ˌsʌb.əˈɹæk.nɔɪd/ 1. Located or occurring below the arachnoid mater, often specifically between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater. Labels: not-comparable, relational Example: After an internal examination he found that "the cause of death was craniocerebral injury with subarachnoid hemorrhage […]."
Word: subarachnoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English arachnoid English subarachnoid From sub- + arachnoid. Pronunciation: /ˌsʌb.əˈɹæk.nɔɪd/ 1. Ellipsis of subarachnoid space. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: successional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English succession Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English successional From succession + -al. 1. Of, related to or caused by succession Labels: not-comparable Example: Surviving plant communities can be compared to their ancestors, and the differences between them reveal the changes wrought by climate, by pollution, by natural successional processes.
Word: successional Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English succession Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English successional From succession + -al. 1. Such an organism
Word: speechwriting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From speech + writing. 1. The craft or activity of writing speeches, usually for delivery by someone else Labels: uncountable Example: Her mother […] directs communications, publications and speechwriting.
Word: speakership Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *spregʰ-? Proto-Indo-European *spreg-? Proto-Germanic *sprekaną Proto-West Germanic *sprekan Old English sprecan Old English specan Middle English speken Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English spekere, speker English speaker Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English speakership From speaker + -ship. 1. The position or tenure of the speaker of a legislative body. Example: Under the political bargain struck among Iraq’s religious and ethnic groups, the Sunni Arabs hold three leadership positions: one vice presidential slot, one deputy prime minister slot and the speakership. Example: Washington loves a death watch, which is what McCarthy’s speakership provided from its first wee hours.
Word: speakerships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of speakership Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crib deaths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crib death Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soilless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English soil Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English soilless From soil + -less. 1. Lacking home soil; dispossessed Labels: not-comparable Example: If they live in squalor, in filth, in crime, with hope and joy gone, a homeless, soilless army of human prey. 2. Not using or containing soil Labels: not-comparable Example: One popular recipe for a homemade version is two parts soilless mix like Pro-Mix and one part each vermiculite and perlite.
Word: sniffable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English sniff Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English sniffable From sniff + -able. 1. Able to be sniffed, or able to be taken by sniffing Example: A compound in women's armpit extract could potentially open the door to sniffable contraceptives.
Word: skylit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sky + lit. 1. Receiving all or most light from the sky Labels: not-comparable Example: And many must applaud the design of airport terminals, also of such buildings as the one that houses the Milwaukee Repertory, according to the skylit, bared-girder doming of pre-20th-century French train stations. 2. Furnished with one or more skylights. Labels: not-comparable
Word: skimmy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From skim + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈskɪmi/ 1. Tending or seeming to skim; loose Example: You could see a similarity to the style of Rick Owens in the oversize sweaters and to the skimmy dresses of John Galliano .
Word: sleepaway Part of Speech: adj Etymology: sleep + away 1. Of a camp or event in which participants sleep away from home. Labels: attributive, not-comparable Example: This annual event, presented by Resources for Children With Special Needs, offers information on 70 day and sleepaway options in the Northeast.
Word: sleepaway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: sleep + away 1. A camp or event in which participants sleep away from home.
Word: shotmaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shot + making. 1. The skill of making accurate shots Labels: uncountable Example: A combination of skills — from shotmaking to mental toughness — is required to win a Grand Slam event like the French Open, which begins tomorrow.
Word: shortgrass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From short + grass. 1. The set of short, tough grasses that thrive in arid plains; often specifically the native grasses of the North American Great Plains. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The original centers of abundance of upland sandpipers were the shortgrass and mixed-grass prairies of the Great Plains.
Word: semisecret Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English secret English semisecret From semi- + secret. 1. Subject to a moderate degree of secrecy; partially but not entirely secret Labels: not-comparable Example: The highway also passes by Area 51, a semisecret government test facility where the stealth bomber was developed.
Word: semidry Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English dry English semidry From semi- + dry. 1. Somewhat dry. Labels: not-comparable Example: This grape can produce dry or semidry wines, with some spice and floral aromas. 2. Somewhat dry. Labels: not-comparable Example: Able to thrive in hot, semidry places, it feeds more than 500 million people in 98 countries, primarily in the developing world.
Word: seatless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English seat Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English seatless From seat + -less. 1. Lacking a seat. Labels: not-comparable Example: August 17, 1890, George Bernard Shaw, letter to William Archer We were much disheartened when we arrived and found ourselves in the middle of a lamenting, seatless, lodgingless horde of English and American trippers […] Example: My companions rose one by one and emptied their nocturnal accumulations of urine into the seatless toilet.
Word: overcorrected Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overcorrect Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overcorrect Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English correct English overcorrect From over- + correct. 1. To correct too sharply or too much Example: […] Ms. Goodman, who was driving, overcorrected after passing a slow-moving vehicle.
Word: overcorrecting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overcorrect Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overcorrects Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overcorrect Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: phonily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English phony Middle English -ly English -ly English phonily From phony + -ly. 1. In a phony way, or to a phony extent Example: Or in the 70s without its being a case in point that our need for nostalgia had, after the coming and going of scads of phonily rustic eateries, really reached absurd proportions.
Word: nonreferential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + referential. 1. Not referential. Labels: not-comparable Example: In an ironic turn, the stubbornly nonreferential Lang was a dominant reference at the fall shows[…]. 2. Synonym of non-referring. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonpremium Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + premium. 1. Not premium Labels: not-comparable Example: For $6.99 a month, the other would enable listeners to choose 50 of the nonpremium channels, with each additional channel costing 25 cents.
Word: nonpermanent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *m̥néh₁yeti Proto-Italic *m(V)nēō Latin maneō Latin permaneōlbor. Middle French permanentbor. English permanent English nonpermanent From non- + permanent. 1. Not permanent Labels: not-comparable Example: […] lengthy negotiations continued through Friday on a series of amendments from three of the Security Council’s nonpermanent members, South Africa, Indonesia and Qatar.
Word: nonrich Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + rich. 1. Not rich; not wealthy. Labels: not-comparable Example: Since 1990, the world’s nonrich nations have increased their reserves[…].
Word: nonpainting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + painting. 1. Not painting; other than painting Labels: not-comparable Example: The nonpainting trends of those years have been relentlessly celebrated and valorized by museums, art historians and biennials.
Word: nonparty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + party. 1. Not a party (social gathering), or not related to parties or partying. Labels: not-comparable Example: Subsequent albums of nonparty songs and metal-like ballads have not been nearly as successful, but 20-something truth-seekers are not made for stasis. 2. Not a party (involved person or entity), or unrelated to a party. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonparty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + party. 1. One who is not a party. Example: Juries may not, however, use punitive damages to punish a defendant directly for harms that the defendant visited on nonparties.
Word: nonoriginal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + original. 1. Not original Labels: not-comparable Example: And the bassist Mike Watt — the only nonoriginal member, replacing the deceased Dave Alexander — followed Iggy’s physical cues with half-crazed concentration, like a fisherman refusing to let go of a dangerous catch.
Word: nonoperatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + operatic. 1. Not operatic Labels: not-comparable Example: Mr. Caines takes a romantic approach in his exploration of Mozart’s nonoperatic vocal music that features canons, nocturnes, canzonettas and lieder.
Word: nonmaterial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + material. 1. Not material; apart from matter Labels: not-comparable Example: All wish to achieve nothing less than "the union of the material and the nonmaterial worlds," as Don Seiden describes it.
Word: Bell's palsy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Scottish surgeon Charles Bell (1774–1842), who first described the connection of the facial nerve to the condition. 1. A paralysis of cranial nerve VII (the facial nerve) resulting in inability to control facial muscles on the affected side. Labels: uncountable Example: A Bell's palsy is a facial paralysis that affects one side of the face only, generally caused by a viral infection.
Word: nonforcing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + forcing. 1. Not forcing Labels: not-comparable Example: Zia settled for a quiet, nonforcing (because he was a passed hand) two-diamond response.
Word: nonmarried Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + married. 1. Not married. Labels: not-comparable Example: “Citified college-women are more likely to be nonmarried and childless, compared with their suburban sisters, so they can and do devote themselves to their careers,” said Andrew Hacker[…]
Word: nonmarried Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + married. 1. A person who is not married.
Word: nonestablishment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, non- + establishment, or, by surface analysis, non- + establish + -ment. 1. Absence of establishment; absence of established status. Labels: attributive, often, uncountable Example: And Washington also admitted to the inner circles, says developer Robert Wislow, many nonestablishment, previously excluded businesspeople.
Word: nonemergencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonemergency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nondomestic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + domestic. 1. Not domestic: foreign. Labels: not-comparable Example: By contrast, flows into nondomestic funds were $84 billion, about 5.6 percent of assets.
Word: nondomestic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + domestic. 1. One who is not a domestic.
Word: nonconfidential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + confidential. 1. Not confidential Labels: not-comparable Example: The case was unusual, she said, because it involved unpublished material (the exact circumstances of the interviews) from nonconfidential sources (the parents).
Word: nonconceptual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō ▲ Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq. Latin concipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin conceptus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin conceptuālisbor. English conceptual English nonconceptual From non- + conceptual. 1. Not of a conceptual nature Labels: not-comparable Example: This does not rule out the possibility that these capacities are ultimately nonconceptual, but it nevertheless provides strong reasons for supposing that they are not.
Word: noncall Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + call. 1. A failure to make a call, such as by a referee Example: Whether their identities are part of the legacy of this Final Four will depend on their ability to avoid making that one memorable call — or noncall.
Word: nonbaseball Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + baseball. 1. Other than or unrelated to baseball. Labels: not-comparable Example: In another era, it would have made for hours of nonbaseball chatter by Rizzuto.
Word: noncalls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of noncall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonballet Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + ballet. 1. Not ballet Labels: not-comparable Example: I applaud the eclectic taste with which Fall for Dance placed this, the most familiar, close-to-cliché number, amid four other nonballet items on its second program[…].
Word: nicotianas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nicotiana Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nicotiana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Nicotiāna, from (Jean) Nicot (French ambassador to Portugal, who sent seeds back to France in 1561) + -iāna (adjective forming suffix) (feminine of -iānus). 1. Any ornamental plant of the genus Nicotiana Example: But strong-stemmed bushy plants like salvias, coneflowers, cosmos, marigolds, nicotianas and zinnias should be cut back only to the next strong branch or pair of branches.
Word: nicotiana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Irregularly formed from nicoti(ne) + -ana. 1. Literature dealing with tobacco-smoking.
Word: nonaggressive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Latin aggressuslbor. English aggress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English aggressive English nonaggressive From non- + aggressive. 1. Not aggressive Labels: not-comparable Example: Lee Silverman, the owner of the store, wants the staff to be honest and nonaggressive.
Word: nominalistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōminālisder. Middle English nominalle English nominal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English nominalist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English nominalistic From nominalist + -ic. 1. Having a nominalist character Example: The debate over whether or not there are sets, or numbers, or other abstracta, shouldn’t be pursued by trying to work out whether talk of such things is paraphrasable away into a nominalistic language[…].
Word: heart block Part of Speech: noun 1. A disease in the electrical system of the heart, opposed to coronary artery disease, which is disease of the blood vessels of the heart.
Word: retaliations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of retaliation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: revampings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of revamping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reshufflings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reshuffling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: revisionary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English vision English revision Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English revisionary From revision + -ary. 1. Having the character of a revision. Example: Near-synonym: corrective Example: I conclude that there is good reason to suspect that adverbialist paraphrases are in fact conservative rather than revisionary.
Word: revisable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English revise Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English revisable From revise + -able. 1. Able to be revised Example: if one believes it possible that logic will turn out to be empirically revisable, one surely must believe it possible that logic will be empirically revised[…]
Word: premerger Part of Speech: adj 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 merger English premerger From pre- + merger. 1. Occurring or existing before a merger Labels: not-comparable Example: “People hired from the outside were killed in a hurry,” he said of the premerger company.
Word: prefectural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From prefecture + -al. 1. Of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture. Labels: not-comparable Example: But Mr. Fukuda appeared to have enough support to win a majority of the 528 votes in the election, with 387 party lawmakers each holding one vote, and prefectural chapters holding 141 votes.
Word: prefectural Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prefecture + -al. 1. A tournament in which participants from all over the prefecture compete. Labels: plural-normally
Word: predinner Part of Speech: adj 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 dinner English predinner From pre- + dinner. 1. Occurring before or in preparation for dinner Labels: not-comparable Example: This makes a perfectly fine predinner cocktail, but it hardly constitutes a balanced meal.
Word: precompetition Part of Speech: adj 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 competition English precompetition From pre- + competition. 1. Occurring before or in anticipation of a competition. Labels: not-comparable Example: “A lot of athletes experience precompetition anxieties in the first place,” Rosenfeld said.
Word: pranky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From prank + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹæŋki/ 1. Having the character of a prank. Example: Each bride-to-be fires pranky missiles at the other’s marriage preparations.
Word: protofeminist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English feminist English protofeminist From proto- + feminist. 1. Preceding but anticipating or laying the groundwork for feminism. Labels: not-comparable Example: As Shamas depicts her, Earhart is basically a one-note, protofeminist heroine who pursues adventure "for the fun of it."
Word: protofeminist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English feminist English protofeminist From proto- + feminist. 1. A person who preceded but anticipated or laid the groundwork for feminism.
Word: preventively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English preventive Middle English -ly English -ly English preventively From preventive + -ly. 1. In a preventive way Labels: not-comparable Example: On Iran, Biden said Washington will strive to act preventively and avoid having to choose between the risks of war and the dangers of inaction.
Word: prescribers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prescriber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prescriber Part of Speech: noun 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- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin praescrībōbor. English prescribe English -er English prescriber From prescribe + -er. 1. A person who prescribes medication (usually a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner). Example: […] the law made New Hampshire the first state to try to block pharmaceutical companies’ hard-sell pitches by restricting access to data that identifies doctors and other prescribers. 2. One who directs or orders, as for example one who makes prescriptive demands on others' use of language. Example: Alongside Webster's dictionary stood a slew of rabid reformers and prescribers of correct English.
Word: preretirement Part of Speech: adj 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 retirement English preretirement From pre- + retirement. 1. Occurring or existing before retirement, or in preparation for retirement. Labels: not-comparable Example: The crux of the economists’ arguments was that financial services companies were overestimating the percentage of preretirement income needed to live well when no longer working.
Word: preplayoff Part of Speech: adj 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 playoff English preplayoff From pre- + playoff. 1. Occurring before or in anticipation of a playoff Labels: not-comparable Example: The Summer Games bled over from summer to fall this year, and to complete the transition we'll offer a little preplayoff analysis on the upcoming autumn classic, the World Series.
Word: chunters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chunter Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: correfocs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of correfoc Labels: form-of, plural
Word: correfoc Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Catalan correfoc (literally “run [through] fire”). 1. Any of several forms of parade-like celebrations in Catalonia involving pyrotechnics in the middle of a crowd. Example: The correfoc (‘fire run’) is a frenzy of pyromania. Groups of horned devils dance through the streets, brandishing tridents that spout fireworks and generally flouting every safety rule in the book.
Word: essikert Part of Speech: noun 1. A refuse collection vehicle. Labels: Shetland
Word: gameshow Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of game show. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pond hockey Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of ice hockey played outdoors on the surface of a frozen lake or pond, or other body of water. Labels: uncountable Example: Pond hockey? That's where George Sullivan, Bob Gainey, Steve Larmer, Wayne Gretzky say they learned the game.
Word: light-headed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From light (“lacking weight or mental gravity”, adjective) + headed (“having a head”, adjective). 1. Dizzy or feeling faint, usually as a result of a drop in blood pressure to the brain; delirious. 2. Thoughtless; volatile; frivolous. Labels: figuratively
Word: lightheadedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From light-headed (adjective) (any sense) + -ness (suffix forming nouns). 1. The state or quality of being light-headed; dizziness or faintness; flightiness; wandering; delirium. Labels: uncountable Example: The lightheadedness passed once I lay down. Example: The effects caused by inhaling nitrous oxide gas, such as lightheadedness and euphoria, can be felt within seconds.
Word: hamerkop Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hammerkop. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mascaraed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mascara + -ed. 1. Wearing mascara. Labels: not-comparable Example: Baz, a mascaraed gay man who agitates on behalf of the libido.
Word: maximalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From maximal + -ism, by analogy with minimalism. 1. The opposite of minimalism: a tendency toward excess. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: With its romantic harmonies out of Berlioz, the 4½-hour “Einstein” score marked a passage out of Minimalism into a new genre that John Rockwell dubbed “Maximalism.” Example: The design trend known as maximalism has arrived in the workplace. 2. An ideology favoring radical or aggressive action to achieve expansive goals; the stance of maximalists. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: In other words, in contrast to supporters of Gahal and other advocates of territorial maximalism, they judged peace with their neighbors to be more important than Jewish sovereignty over as much of the Land of Israel as possible. Example: Maximalism, that is, a predisposition to seek unconditional victory, is one of these. Politico-military movements are almost always revolutionary in the sense that they propose to use violence to change the existing regime.
Word: healthcentre Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of health centre. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: health centre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of health + centre. 1. A clinic staffed by a group of general practitioners and nurses.
Word: quizshow Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of quiz show. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: quiz show Part of Speech: noun 1. A game show in the form of a quiz.
Word: -e- Part of Speech: interfix Etymology: Borrowed from Latin -e-. 1. A linking vowel inserted between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. Labels: morpheme
Word: -e- Part of Speech: infix Etymology: The final vowel of hamster, as the initial vowel would be a homonym of -a- from rat. 1. a monoclonal antibody derived from a hamster source Labels: morpheme
Word: rejoneador Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish rejoneador (“lancer”). 1. A mounted bullfighter whose task is to provoke the bull
Word: troilism Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɔɪlɪz(ə)m/ 1. The practice of two people having sex while a third person watches (and may or may not take part). Labels: uncountable Example: Troilism is primarily a male problem, but one case of a woman who watched her husband have intercourse with a young girl has been reported in the literature (Smith, 1976). Example: These various strands are frequently interwoven in Banville's many glimpses, glancing hints, and full scenes of troilism. 2. The practice of three people having sex, i.e. having threesomes. Labels: uncountable Example: Now if it's true, as I believe, that every woman has a bit of a lesbian streak, or at least curiosity, then it follows that the ideal way to satisfy it is with troilism — making love with two girls and a man. I've tried it myself and I know. Example: The woman wants to censor us, Hill. If she had her way, all we'd show would be Andy bloody Pandy, and she'd stop him climbing into that basket with Looby Lou - let alone Teddy - lest some child be corrupted by the whiff of puppet troilism. And bestiality, I suppose - or would it be bestiality with a teddy bear... rather than a real bear?
Word: protofilament Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-der. Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom Latin fīlum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin fīlō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Medieval Latin fīlāmentumbor. English filament English protofilament From proto- + filament. 1. A filament of polymerized tubulin in a cell, which becomes part of a microtubule Example: The MreB crystal contained a straight, single-stranded protofilament[…].
Word: psychopharmacological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Ancient Greek φάρμᾰκον (phármăkon)der. English pharmaco- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English pharmacology English psychopharmacology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English psychopharmacological From psychopharmacology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to psychopharmacology, the interactions between pharmaceuticals and the brain Labels: not-comparable Example: Three of the crack-related homicides were attributed to the psychopharmacological consequences of ingesting crack (increased violence, excitability, and irrationality), and eight homicides were attributed to the economic compulsion to engage in crime in order to subsidize drug use. Example: As a compromise in an age of psychopharmacological doubt, this seems about right.
Word: pyrotechnical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English technical English pyrotechnical From pyro- + technical. 1. Of or pertaining to pyrotechnics 2. Resembling fireworks Example: […] Desmond Richardson, whose smooth integration of pyrotechnical razzle-dazzle and sure acting might well have pleased Mr. Butler.
Word: quarterpipe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of quarter-pipe. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: On his fourth run, Robinson pulled a no-handed back flip over the ramp’s 70-foot gap and launched a flair 18 feet above the 27-foot quarterpipe.
Word: protofilaments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of protofilament Labels: form-of, plural