nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: goldie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gold + -ie. 1. Something which is golden in color. Example: You'd expect the rainbows and possibly the browns, but not the blues and the goldies, which can look truly spectacular. Example: The coupons were called greenies, brownies, and goldies. A bicycle could be gotten for 500 goldies. Neither Ray nor I ever acquired a bicycle. But I accumulated a cigar box full of greenies, brownies and a few goldies. 2. Something which is golden in color. Labels: UK Example: Young "baldies" look just like "goldies" and are often shot by mistake. Example: […] the golden eagle is the champion predator. And the most handsome, according to ornithologists, who affectionately call their subjects "goldies". 3. Something which is golden in color. Labels: UK Example: “Each time the golden plover moved, its dunlin attendant followed, but when the goldie flew off to land on a wooden post, it triggered a bizarre cameo. Example: Both grey and golden had the folk name "whistling plover" in Britain, but you know from the habitat that Burns must have had the goldie in mind in his line, The deep-toned plover gray, wild whistling on the hill 4. Something which is golden in color. Example: I have tried Inga seed for canaries and goldfinches for three or four months, and can speak well of it. My birds, goldies especially, are very fond of it; these will pick it out and leave the canary seed, which they scarcely touch now. Example: Mr. Peter Scott, Lauder, related that Goldfinches were common in Lauderdale about forty-five years ago, and that their nests were sometimes found about that time in the grounds of Thirlestane Castle. The rocky deans near the sea-coast at Lamberton are also said to have been frequented by "Goldies" in former times, and they were likewise found about Fairneyside. 5. Something which is golden in color. Labels: informal Example: Outdoor ponds provide the perfect environment for goldies and Koi. 6. Something which is golden in color. Labels: informal Example: Incredibly, the reactions of the dogs differed between the instances. […] "It's the pursed lips that do it for me," said another comment: "My goldie used to do the same."
Word: Lady Amherst's pheasant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after one Lady Amherst who introduced the species to Bedfordshire from China. 1. A colourful pheasant, of species Chrysolophus amherstiae, indigenous to China but also found in Bedfordshire. Labels: UK
Word: red-leg Part of Speech: noun 1. The red-legged partridge. Labels: UK
Word: red-legged partridge Part of Speech: noun 1. Any partridge of species Alectoris rufa. Labels: UK
Word: ring-necked parakeet Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of parakeet, Psittacula krameri, prevalent in Asia and famous for escaping domestication and establishing wild populations in Britain. Example: The bright-green ring-necked parakeet, originally hailing from India and Africa, has established itself in European cities thanks to the caged-bird trade for much of the 20th century.
Word: rose-ringed parakeet Part of Speech: noun 1. The ring-necked parakeet (Psittacula krameri).
Word: on acid Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: From on + acid, referring to the intoxicating substance. 1. Exaggerated, bizarre or unpredictable. Labels: idiomatic, informal 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, acid.
Word: St James's Part of Speech: name 1. St James's Park in London. Labels: UK 2. The area of Central London on the north side of the above park (OS grid ref TQ2980, postcode SW1). Labels: UK
Word: heronshaw Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of heronsew. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hanshaw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By corruption. 1. A heronsew. Labels: UK, archaic
Word: barny Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of barney (“argument or fight”). Labels: Australia, UK, alt-of, alternative, slang Example: So he said she should have said, and we had a bit of a barny, like.
Word: barny Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From barn + -y. 1. Barn-like. Example: Everyone was breathing hard, and there was a barny smell in the room.
Word: rood goose Part of Speech: noun 1. The barnacle goose.
Word: rood geese Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rood goose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: green cormorant Part of Speech: noun 1. The shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis). Labels: Ireland
Word: tufty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tuft + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’ forming adjectives). Pronunciation: /ˈtʌfti/ 1. Having the form of or resembling a tuft (“a bunch of grass, hair, etc., held together at the base”). Example: There was a bed of nothing but mignonette and another of nothing but pansies—borders of double and single daisies and all kinds of little tufty plants she had never seen before. Example: Here he stood for a moment looking up and down the narrow road and the heavy snowflakes covered his shoulders and his tufty, ill-kempt hair. 2. Covered in or having many tufts. Example: Witneſs, thou best Anâna, thou the pride / Of vegetable life, beyond whate’er / The poets imaged in the golden age: / Quick let me strip thee of thy tufty coat, / Spread thy ambroſial ſtores, and feaſt with Jove! Example: In and out of the tufts they went, with their eyes dilating; wishing to be out of harm, if conscience were but satisfied. And of this tufty flaggy ground, pocked with bogs and boglets, one especial nature is that it will not hold impressions. 3. Covered in or having many tufts. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: The Sylvans that about the neighbouring vvoods did dvvell, / Both in the tufty Frith and in the moſſy Fell, / Forſook their gloomy Bovvres, and vvandred farre abroad, / Expeld their quiet fears, and place of their abode, […] 4. Growing in tufts. Example: If you haue ſeene at foot of ſome braue hill, / Tvvo Springs ariſe, and delicately trill, / In gentle chidings through an humble dale, / (VVhere tufty Daizies nod at euery gale) […]
Word: tufty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tuft(ed duck) + -y (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈtʌfti/ 1. The tufted duck (Aythya fuligula). Labels: UK, informal Example: Buoyant. That's a tufty. Well, tufted duck, to be formal, but the name always sounds more like tufty duck, and there is something inspiringly matey about a tufty: we are on nickname terms with the bird at first glance.
Word: tufty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Origin unknown. Pronunciation: /ˈtʌfti/ 1. Of a cow: seeking a bull to mate with. Labels: obsolete
Word: tufted duck Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of species Aythya fuligula of diving ducks of northern Eurasia.
Word: Black Isle Part of Speech: name 1. The large peninsula directly north of Inverness in Highland council area, Scotland.
Word: sawbill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From saw + bill. 1. The red-breasted merganser. Labels: UK
Word: white-tailed sea eagle Part of Speech: noun 1. the white-tailed eagle. Labels: UK
Word: black game Part of Speech: noun 1. The black grouse. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, Wales
Word: French partridge Part of Speech: noun 1. A red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa). Labels: UK
Word: English partridge Part of Speech: noun 1. the grey partridge Labels: UK
Word: water hen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From water + hen. 1. The moorhen. Labels: UK
Word: Norfolk plover Part of Speech: noun 1. the stone-curlew. Labels: East-Anglia
Word: goggle-eyed plover Part of Speech: noun 1. the stone-curlew. Labels: East-Anglia
Word: pie-wipe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of piewipe. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pee-wee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably reduplication of wee (“small”). 1. Alternative spelling of peewee. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pee-wee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably onomatopoeia from the birds' songs. 1. The lapwing.
Word: pee-wee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably onomatopoeia from the birds' songs. 1. An American version of the children's game gilli-danda.
Word: chewit Part of Speech: noun 1. the lapwing. Labels: UK
Word: toppyup Part of Speech: noun 1. The lapwing.
Word: Scottish Borders Part of Speech: name 1. The areas of Scotland and England adjacent to the border between the two countries. Labels: UK 2. A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996; it was named Borders Region prior to that.
Word: curlew sandpiper Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of sandpiper, (Calidris ferruginea)
Word: purple sandpiper Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of sandpiper, Calidris maritima. Example: Importunate with his own kind, garrulous with others…So might one describe the purple sandpiper and so men describe me…
Word: blackwit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of black-tailed + godwit. 1. the black-tailed godwit. Labels: Yorkshire
Word: barwit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. 1. The bar-tailed godwit.
Word: eses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ese Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whaup Part of Speech: noun 1. The curlew, Numenius arquata. Labels: Scotland Example: It looks eerie at bright midday, when the sun is shining and whaups are crying among the seaweeds; but think what it was on that awesome night, with the Powers of Darkness brooding over it like a cloud! Example: A whaup flapped up with its liquid, rising cry and he found himself wheeling round in a dizziness of blue as he tried to follow its flight.
Word: spotshank Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spot + shank. 1. The spotted redshank. Labels: UK, informal
Word: spotted redshank Part of Speech: noun 1. Tringa erythropus, a species of wader.
Word: spot-red Part of Speech: noun 1. The spotted redshank. Labels: UK, slang
Word: scourie Part of Speech: noun 1. A young gull. Labels: Scotland
Word: land gull Part of Speech: noun 1. the great black-backed gull (Larus marinus). Labels: Norfolk
Word: kitt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. 1. the kittiwake. Labels: UK
Word: Sandwich tern Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sandwich in Kent, England, the type locality. 1. A species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis.
Word: sea swallow Part of Speech: noun 1. The common tern (Sterna hirundo). Labels: UK Example: There was a light breeze off the land; it was scarcely strong enough to lift the heavy fog which lay over the skerries and the naked cliffs, from which the scared sea-gulls flew and hovered around us with their hoarse cry; the sea-swallows uttered their ringing "Tree, tree," and the oyster-catchers their mocking "Click, click!" which has caused so many an unsuccessful sportsman to smile. 2. The storm petrel. 3. A mollusc of genus Glaucus.
Word: rosy tern Part of Speech: noun 1. the roseate tern. Labels: Yorkshire
Word: roseate tern Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of tern, Sterna dougallii. Labels: UK
Word: sea parrot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sea + parrot. 1. A puffin (Fratercula spp.). Labels: Northern, Scotland 2. A parrotfish, especially a wrasse. 3. An auk.
Word: flying rat Part of Speech: noun 1. a rock pigeon, or a seagull, living in an urban environment, especially one regarded as pesky, loud or a scavenger. Labels: derogatory
Word: ringed dove Part of Speech: noun 1. the woodpigeon, Columba palumbus. Labels: UK 2. the collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto. Labels: UK
Word: quist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English quiste, quyste, quyshte, variants of Middle English couschot, cowschote, cowscott, from Old English cūsċeote (“wood pigeon, ringdove”). Doublet of cushat. 1. The wood pigeon, Columba palumbus. Labels: Midlands, UK Example: It got me thinking about other names we used to call things when we were younger that for some reason as I got older we stopped doing.¶ For example the common woody was a quist, and the sparrow that we so used to love hunting on the summer hedgerows, once the wheat had been cut, were "spugs or spuggies"
Word: stoggy Part of Speech: noun 1. the woodpigeon. Labels: Northumbria
Word: Billy Wix Part of Speech: name 1. The barn owl, Tyto alba. Labels: East-Anglia, UK, dialectal
Word: Willy Wix Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Billy Wix. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: white owl Part of Speech: noun 1. the barn owl, Tyto alba. Labels: UK
Word: brown owl Part of Speech: noun 1. the tawny owl, Strix aluco. Labels: UK
Word: kingy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kingfisher + -y (“diminutive suffix”). 1. the kingfisher, Alcedo atthis. Labels: UK, slang
Word: kingy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From king + -y (“diminutive suffix”). 1. A term of address for a king. Labels: colloquial, rare Example: “What's the scare here, kingy," I asked. “What gives?” "You can tell him, sire,” Wanda said. "He's good magic.” Example: Escargoon: You're the court official. How dare you accuse His Royal Highness?! Want me to check them in for a two week stay in the dungeon, sweet kingy?
Word: Cathars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Cathar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cathari Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Cathar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: switch-hitters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of switch-hitter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: robotizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of robotize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: robotizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of robotize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: robotized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of robotize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: robotized Part of Speech: adj 1. Like or having characteristics of a robot; automated. Example: 1973, Buryl Payne, Getting There without Drugs, quoted in 2013, Martin Halliwell, Therapeutic Revolutions: Medicine, Psychiatry, and American Culture, 1945-1970, page 262, […] and this subtle and pervasive philosophy of squeezing everything into rational schemes has actually made people more thinglike, more robotized and dehumanized. Example: 1991, Op-ed editor, The Awful Truth, Popular Photography, Jan-Nov 1991, page 8, The newer Canon lens may have been produced with updated, more automated, more robotized techniques.
Word: amorphizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amorphization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: concentricities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of concentricity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: concordancies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of concordancy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coreholes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corehole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cornhusks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cornhusk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paparazzis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paparazzi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rules lawyers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rules lawyer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rules lawyers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rules lawyer Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: batted for both sides Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bat for both sides Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bats for both sides Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bat for both sides Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: batting for both sides Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bat for both sides Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: venturi scrubber Part of Speech: noun 1. A device that uses the venturi effect to separate particles or droplets from a gas stream, used widely to reduce air pollution.
Word: core hole Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of corehole. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: core holes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of core hole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tennismen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tennisman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acroatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀκροατικός (akroatikós, “of or proper to hearing”), from ἀκροᾶσθαι (akroâsthai, “to hear”). Pronunciation: /ˌækɹəʊˈætɪk/ 1. acroamatic. Example: The poet Thomas Gray said that reading Aristotle was like eating dried hay. This is something of an exaggeration, but his writing can be hard work. It is generally agreed that these “esoteric” (or “acroatic”) works are actually lecture notes, the working documents that he used on a daily basis for his teaching.
Word: pennying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of penny Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pennying Part of Speech: noun 1. The activity of pennying in general, as part of a meal or drinking game, whereby dropping a penny in a person's drink means that they must finish it (or some such variation thereof); commonly associated with crewdates at Oxford and swaps at Cambridge. Labels: uncountable Example: The game, in which participants must ‘save the queen' by downing their drink if a penny is dropped into it, is already banned in most dining halls. However, the revelation that permitting pennying is now a criminal offence may mean that even stricter policies will now be enforced. 2. An act of pennying, as part of a meal or drinking game. Labels: countable, uncommon
Word: pennied Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From penny + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of penny Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pennied Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From penny + -ed. 1. Having a penny, or some amount of money. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] we have no hesitancy in believing that the "unpennied sweep" frequently became a pennied sweep after the gentle Elia had passed by.
Word: thetes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek θῆτες (thêtes), plural of θής (thḗs, “hired laborer”). 1. The lowest social class of citizens in ancient Athens. Labels: historical, plural, plural-only
Word: Sabbathless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Sabbath + -less. 1. Having no Sabbath. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Sabbathly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Sabbath + -ly. 1. Every Sabbath. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Sabbathly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Sabbath + -ly. 1. Occurring every Sabbath. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sabbatic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of sabbatical. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: sabbatic Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sabbatical. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sabbatical year Part of Speech: noun 1. A year of rest for the land observed every seven years in ancient Judea, which included allowing the fields to lie without tilling, sowing, or reaping from one autumn to the next in accordance with a Levitical commandment. 2. A leave, often with full or half pay granted (as every seventh year) to one holding an administrative or professional position for rest, travel, or research.
Word: private-sector Part of Speech: adj Etymology: private + sector 1. Of or pertaining to the private sector. Labels: not-comparable
Word: acroatics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: acroatic (use as noun) + -s, plural suffix. Pronunciation: /ˌækɹəʊˈætɪks/ 1. acroamatics. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: macroanalysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macro- + analysis. 1. large-scale analysis Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We will now develop a model and example for a hospital to illustrate the use of this macroanalysis. 2. analysis (qualitative or quantitative) in which the size of the sample is of the order of grams. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. the analysis of the highest levels of social activity e.g. social stratification. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. the analysis of the highest levels of social activity e.g. social stratification. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: in the light of Part of Speech: prep 1. In the illumination from (a source of light). Example: In the light of the Sun Example: 2007, Lawrence A. Hoffman (editor), My People′s Prayer Book: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries, Volume 1: The Sh′ma and Its Blessings, page 51, The angels lived endlessly in the light of God′s chariot, praising God by saying “Holy, Holy, Holy,” just as Isaiah had seen. 2. Based on conclusions derived from (a source of knowledge, evidence or inspiration). Labels: Canada, UK, figuratively Example: In the light of faith I gain wisdom in the wisdom of the Word your Son; in the light of faith I am strong, constant, persevering; in the light of faith I have hope: It does not let me faint along the way. Example: 2005, Simon Blackburn, “hermeneutic circle," entry in The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy, page 165, Similarly, we may hold that the past can only be understood in the light of the present, and the present only understood in the light of the past.
Word: in the thick of Part of Speech: prep 1. In the middle of (something difficult). Labels: idiomatic Example: In the thick of the railway controversies of his day, Francis naturally had his prejudices. It seems that he cordially disliked the aristocracy in general. Example: His stories about Huey, Eleanor and Jack, and other bigwigs of various worlds, reveal a life lived in the thick of legend.
Word: stormtide Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of storm tide. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, rare, uncountable
Word: granates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of granate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lateef Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic لَطِيف (laṭīf, “gentle, kind”). 1. A male given name from Arabic. 2. A surname from Arabic.
Word: raspador Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of reco-reco (“musical instrument”).
Word: raspadores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of raspador Labels: form-of, plural
Word: triboulet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French triboulet, an eponym from the jester Triboulet (1479 – 1536) of kings Louis XII and Francis I of France. 1. A jester dressed entirely in red. 2. A tapered steel mandrel used by a jeweler to make jewelry.
Word: in bed with Part of Speech: prep 1. Sharing one's bed with. Example: People also ask me what was it like being in bed with Sean Connery. I said, ‘Fine.’ 2. Engaging in a close mutually beneficial relationship, especially secretly and illicitly. Labels: figuratively Example: He's not for the company; he's in bed with the investment bankers. Example: On the central issue in foreign affairs—the Iraq war—these ministers have been in bed with the Tories from the outset.
Word: in business Part of Speech: adj 1. Engaged in business activity 2. Ready to proceed in a desired activity. Labels: idiomatic Example: I finally got the vents back from the chrome shop. / Now you're in business!
Word: in question Part of Speech: adj 1. Under consideration, under discussion. Example: The man in question just walked in. Example: The topic in question is not something that can be easily addressed due to its sensitivity. 2. In doubt, under dispute. Example: The whole project is now in question. Example: The evidence has been called in question.
Word: Veles Part of Speech: name Etymology: Likely of Proto-Indo-European origin but the exact root is difficult to pinpoint. Suggestions have included *h₂welh₁- (“wool”) and *welg- (“damp, humid”). Also compare Lithuanian vẽlės (“ghostly figures of the deceased”), archaic form of modern velnias (“demon, devil”). More at Veles. 1. The pagan Slavic god of the fertile earth, livestock, waters, and the underworld, often portrayed as a chimera.
Word: Veles Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Macedonian Велес (Veles) 1. A city in central North Macedonia. 2. HD 75898 b, an exoplanet approximately 2.71 times the mass of Jupiter in the Stribor system, ~255 ly from Earth.
Word: Štip Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Macedonian Штип (Štip). 1. A city in eastern North Macedonia.
Word: Gostivar Part of Speech: name 1. A city in the upper Polog region, in northwest North Macedonia.
Word: Strumica Part of Speech: name 1. A city in southeastern North Macedonia.
Word: Kičevo Part of Speech: name 1. A city in western North Macedonia.
Word: Kavadarci Part of Speech: name 1. A city in southeastern North Macedonia.
Word: Kočani Part of Speech: name 1. A city in eastern North Macedonia.
Word: roughspun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rough + spun. 1. A garment made from roughly spun yarn or made from a coarse material. Labels: rare
Word: roughspun Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rough + spun. 1. Woven from a coarsely spun yarn, (usually also from a coarse material). 2. Unpolished, rough and ready, uncultured, unsophisticated. Labels: figuratively
Word: opéra bouffe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of opera bouffe. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: overseas territory Part of Speech: noun 1. A country or other territory that is politically controlled by another that is located far away. 2. A more specific status legally defined under a constitution for one or more of the above territories.
Word: macrochiria Part of Speech: noun 1. Abnormal largeness of the hands. Labels: uncountable
Word: baselining Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of baseline Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: macrocrystalline Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From macro- + crystalline. 1. Having crystals that are visible without the use of magnification
Word: scanline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scan + line. 1. Alternative spelling of scan line. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: scanlines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scanline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buzuki Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bouzouki. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: macrogenitosomia Part of Speech: noun 1. Exaggerated physical and sexual development in a young person Labels: uncountable
Word: scan line Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the horizontal lines that compose a raster scanning pattern, as on a television or computer display. 2. A single row of pixels in a raster graphics image.
Word: macromelia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macro- + -melia. 1. The condition of having unusually large limbs. Labels: uncountable
Word: savings account Part of Speech: noun 1. A deposit account designed primarily to accumulate funds over time while offering interest income and relatively high liquidity, and subject to regulatory restrictions on withdrawals and minimum balances.
Word: macroplasia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macro- + -plasia. 1. Excessive development of part of the body Labels: uncountable
Word: macropodia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macro- + -pod + -ia. 1. Excessive development of the feet. Labels: uncountable
Word: cuff on the ear Part of Speech: noun 1. A box on the ear; a painful smack on the side of the head.
Word: macroprogramming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macro- + programming. 1. The creation of macros and macroinstructions, and the writing of programs using them. Labels: uncountable
Word: macroprosopia Part of Speech: noun 1. Excessive development in the structure of the face in proportion to the cranium Labels: uncountable
Word: macroseism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macro- + seism. 1. A severe earthquake Labels: uncommon
Word: macrosmatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From macr- + osmatic. Pronunciation: /ˌmæk.ɹɒzˈmæ.tɪk/ 1. Having a good sense of smell.
Word: macrostomia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macro- + stoma + -ia. 1. The condition of having an abnormally large mouth Labels: uncountable
Word: macrotia Part of Speech: noun 1. Abnormal development of the auricle of the ear Labels: uncountable
Word: pudicitia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pudīcitia. 1. The Ancient Roman concept of sexual virtue, involving modesty and loyalty to one's partner. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: parenthese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from parentheses. Pronunciation: /pəˈɹɛnθəsiː/ 1. Alternative form of parenthesis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard
Word: bottom fermentation Part of Speech: noun 1. A slow alcoholic fermentation process carried out at low temperatures during which the yeast sinks to the bottom of the liquid. Used in brewing lager-type beers. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Carlton was mainly equipped to produce top-fermentation bulk beer, the old fashioned English ale. But the public taste had changed. On 27 April the brewers reported to the board that the public taste now was largely for bottom-fermentation beer or lager. Example: Bottom fermentation goes on at distinctly lower temperatures, 43 to 50 ° F/ 6– 10 ° C, takes six to ten days, and produces a milder flavor. Bottom fermentation is the standard technique in the United States.
Word: ex-gay Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ex- + gay. 1. Of or pertaining to the movement that considers homosexuality a disease and claims it can be cured by conversion therapy. Labels: not-comparable Example: Ex-gay ministries began as redoubts for men and women trying to reconcile their faith and sexuality. Example: Instead of fire-and-brimstone denunciations from the pulpit, the ex-gay movement allowed the Christian right to couch its condemnation of homosexuality in a way that seemed compassionate.
Word: ex-gay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ex- + gay. 1. A person who considers themselves or is considered by others to be no longer homosexual, usually due to conversion therapy. Labels: especially, in-plural
Word: doorwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From door + -woman. 1. The female equivalent of a doorman.
Word: doorwomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doorwoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Weihe Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Weihe. 1. A surname from German.
Word: houselike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From house + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a house. 2. Similar to house music; housey.
Word: uncomputerized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + computerized. 1. Not computerized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: uncomputerised Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of uncomputerized. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: wambles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wamble Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wambles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wamble Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: wambling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wamble Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: wambling Part of Speech: noun 1. A churning of the stomach accompanied by nausea. Labels: dialectal Example: ‘My lord, I woke up this morning about four o'clock. I had such a wambling in my belly ...’
Word: wambled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of wamble Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: power pack Part of Speech: noun 1. A portable power supply.
Word: mispelt Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of misspelt. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: An extension of sesquipedalian using a modified form of hippopotamus and Latin monstrum, with the extensions almost certainly chosen with the intention of making the new construct autological. Pronunciation: /ˌhɪpəˌpɒtəˌmɒnstɹəˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdeɪlɪən/ 1. Of or pertaining to extremely long words. Example: To indulge in hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian tergiversation is not to show your erudition: rather, it is to be superficial. Example: And when it comes to language, short, simple words often have more impact and power than multisyllabic, hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian ones.
Word: multisyllabically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From multisyllabic + -ally. 1. In a multisyllabic way.
Word: paintress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English peyntrys, from Old French peintresse; equivalent to painter + -ess. 1. A female painter. Labels: archaic Example: Oosterwyck (Maria Van), a celebrated Dutch paintress of flowers and fruit, born at Nootdrop, a small town near Delft, in 1630. Example: Bennings, Liévene, a celebrated Flemish paintress, daughter of Simon Benichius, or Bennings, a miniature painter of Bruges, who instructed her in the art.
Word: paintresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paintress Labels: form-of, plural Example: The Making of Wedgewood (film, 1958) British Pathe She is the head of the Wedgewood School of Freehand Paintresses.
Word: unchurchly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + churchly. 1. Not churchly; unbefitting a church; impious, heretical, etc.
Word: bairnly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bairn + -ly. 1. Bairnlike; childish. Labels: Scotland, rare Example: Woman thour't but a bairnlie playke, / Wi' nought but beauty's blossom; / But, thour't a flow'r of heavenly pow'r, / Wi' pity in thy bosom: Example: Andrew examined the wounded part, and declared it was just a flea bite. "It's a wee red," said he, "and before half an hour's bye ye'll ne'er fin't. Man, Charlie, it's bairnly to make sic a wark for a bit tig on the haffet […]"
Word: unseemingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unseeming + -ly. 1. In an unseeming manner.
Word: seemlier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of seemly: more seemly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: unseemliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of unseemly: most unseemly Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: unseemlier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of unseemly: more unseemly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: ex-gays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ex-gay Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diminishings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diminishing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Saadian Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a dynasty of sharifs of Arab descent who ruled Morocco between 1550 and 1688. Labels: historical
Word: unlatinized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + Latinized. 1. Not Latinized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: disorderedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From disordered + -ly. 1. In a disordered way; haphazardly, chaotically.
Word: untransportable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + transportable. 1. Not transportable; that cannot be transported. Labels: not-comparable Example: But Truth is such a flyaway, such a slyboots, so untransportable and unbarrelable a commodity, that it is as bad to catch as light.
Word: lorryload Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lorry + load. 1. As much as a lorry can hold; a truckload. Labels: UK
Word: lorryloads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lorryload Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lorryful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lorry + -ful. 1. As much as a lorry can hold.
Word: lorryfuls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lorryful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Saanen Part of Speech: noun 1. An animal of a breed of light-colored short-haired dairy goats.
Word: Saanen Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Bern canton, Switzerland.
Word: trucklike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From truck + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a truck (vehicle).
Word: Saar Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /zɑː/, /sɑː/ 1. A male given name from Hebrew סַעַר. 2. A river in France and Germany. 3. Saarland, a state of Germany. 4. A person from Saarland.
Word: Saarlander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Saarland + -er. 1. A native or inhabitant of Saarland, Germany.
Word: Sabadell Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Catalan Sabadell, of uncertain Latin origin. Pronunciation: /ˌsabəˈdɛl/, /ˌsɑbəˈdɛl/ 1. A city in Catalonia, Spain.
Word: sabadine Part of Speech: noun 1. A crystalline alkaloid which is found in sabadilla seeds Labels: uncountable
Word: Sabbatine Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈsæbəˌtaɪn/ 1. Of or relating to an indulgence granted to the Carmelite order in 1322 which promised liberation from purgatory on the Saturday after death. 2. Relating to the Sabbath.
Word: bull sessions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bull session Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sabbatism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sabbatismus, from Ancient Greek. 1. Strict observance of the Sabbath. Labels: Judaism, uncountable
Word: pro hac vice Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin pro hac vice (“for this turn”). 1. Permitted for a specific case or action. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pro hac vice Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Latin pro hac vice (“for this turn”). 1. For a specific case or action. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pro hoc vice Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of pro hac vice. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, not-comparable
Word: pro hoc vice Part of Speech: adv 1. Misspelling of pro hac vice. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, not-comparable
Word: Sabbatist Part of Speech: noun 1. One who exhibits Sabbatism; a strict observer of the Sabbath. Labels: Judaism
Word: sabbatization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sabbatize + -ation. 1. The act of sabbatizing. Labels: uncountable
Word: sabbatize Part of Speech: verb 1. To sanctify, keep or observe the Sabbath. Labels: intransitive 2. To keep or observe as the Sabbath. Labels: transitive
Word: sabbaton Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sabaton. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sabbeka Part of Speech: noun 1. The trigon. Labels: no-plural
Word: put one's affairs in order Part of Speech: verb 1. To prepare for the end of, or a radical change in, one's life. Labels: idiomatic Example: What did the test say, Doc? —I think it's time for you to be putting your affairs in order. Example: The judge gave him ten days to put his affairs in order before beginning his sentence.
Word: get one's affairs in order Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of put one's affairs in order.
Word: selectionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From selectional + -ly. 1. In a selectional way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: saz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French saz, from Persian ساز (sâz). 1. The baglama.
Word: sazes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of saz Labels: form-of, plural
Word: profert Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin profert (“he makes known”), third-person singular present indicative of profero (“to make public, to make known, to cite”). 1. The production or display of recorded evidence in court. Example: Baron Parke, after laying down that in general a party is not required to make profert of an instrument to the possession of which he is not entitled,[…]
Word: indult Part of Speech: noun 1. A permission or privilege granted by the church authority that excepts an individual from what is otherwise a norm of church law, such as a release from monastic vows. Example: That’s why, for instance, most American Catholics now receive communion in the hand (permission for which was originally granted as an “indult,” an exception), […]
Word: indults Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indult Labels: form-of, plural
Word: megasiemens Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + siemens. 1. One million siemens.
Word: exobiological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From exo- + biological. 1. Of or pertaining to exobiology; alien. Labels: not-comparable
Word: exobiologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From exobiological + -ly. 1. In terms of exobiology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sorostitute Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of sorority + prostitute. 1. A sexually promiscuous member of a sorority (a social group for female students). Labels: US, derogatory, slang Example: The last one was a satirical documentary about sorostitute joggers around town called "Joggin'." Example: ...you sorostitute . . . you Douche in the larval stage, you cum dumpster for Saint Rays and Phi Gams only— discriminating anorexic bitch, aren't you...
Word: sorostitutes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sorostitute Labels: form-of, plural
Word: civil wrong Part of Speech: noun 1. A wrongful act by one person against another for which the other person may recover damages in a lawsuit; this includes tort, breach of contract, breach of trust, and breach of fiduciary duty.
Word: civil wrongs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of civil wrong Labels: form-of, plural
Word: contrastiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From contrastive + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being contrastive. Labels: uncountable
Word: funnel weaver Part of Speech: noun 1. Any spider of the family Agelenidae.
Word: gnosiologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From gnosiological + -ly. 1. In terms of gnosiology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: campership Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Presumably from camper + -ship, after scholarship. 1. Money given as a charitable act to pay for a child's attendance at a summer camp. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: diva-ish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From diva + -ish. 1. Pertaining to the manner expected of a diva. Labels: informal Example: The singer refused to perform when her diva-ish demands were not met.
Word: camperships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of campership Labels: form-of, plural
Word: divaish Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of diva-ish. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: summer camp Part of Speech: noun 1. An institution devoted to housing and entertaining children for the summer.
Word: summer camp Part of Speech: verb 1. To attend summer camp. Labels: informal, rare
Word: summer camps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of summer camp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: summer camps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of summer camp Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cat lady Part of Speech: noun 1. A woman, often elderly, who devotes her time and attention to one or usually many domestic cats. Labels: derogatory, informal, sometimes Example: Beacon Hill’s notorious cat lady was in the spotlight again yesterday after an angry confrontation with cops who say they found at least two dead felines in her freezer following a brief standoff at her Plymouth home. Example: The most common is a female character. Single of course, lamenting that she can never own a cat because once you have one you won't be far away from being the cat lady of the neighborhood.
Word: kickline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kick + line. 1. A line of dancers who perform a kicking dance such as the cancan. Example: An appropriately campy rendition of Irving Berlin's "Sisters," complete with kick line, brought down the house.
Word: kicklines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kickline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: morbific Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French morbifique, or its source, post-classical morbificus, from Latin morbus (“sickness”). Pronunciation: /mɔːˈbɪf.ɪk/, /mɔɹˈbɪf.ɪk/ 1. That causes disease; sickening, pathogenic. Example: He accepted that the body was a machine, mathematically understandable, but disease was the effort by nature or the soul to expel morbific matter, and physiology was the science of that struggle. 2. Pertaining to or caused by disease; diseased.
Word: morbifically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From morbific + -ally. 1. In a morbific way.
Word: ethnonymic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ethnonym + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to an ethnonym (or ethnonyms). Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondiabetes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + diabetes. 1. A lack of diabetes. Labels: uncountable Example: If you have normal insulins with a normal oral glucose tolerance identifying nondiabetes, does it mean that you were never diabetic...
Word: monkishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From monkish + -ly. 1. In a monkish way.
Word: pianistics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From piano + -istics. Also by surface analysis, pianist + -ics or by surface analysis, pianistic + -s. 1. The art or technique of playing the piano. Labels: uncountable
Word: monkishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From monkish + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being monkish. Labels: uncountable
Word: phht Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of pht. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: They don't know anything, and they're always sad, and weep! And faint for no reason, Over nothings ! Phht ! phht ! phht ! Example: Phht! he expires under the anaesthetic. What could be easier?
Word: puddle-jumper Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of puddle jumper. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: puddle jumpers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of puddle jumper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lawngrass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lawn + grass. 1. Any grass suitable for planting a lawn. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lawngrasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lawngrass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buffalograss Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of buffalo grass. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: buffalograsses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of buffalograss Labels: form-of, plural
Word: undrunken Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + drunken. 1. Undrunk; that has not been drunk. Labels: archaic, poetic Example: Leave no drop undrunken of thy delight. 2. Not drunken; sober, unintoxicated. Example: It was all very good-humoured and traditional, relatively tasteful and undrunken, with less rowdy vulgarity than you often find at such an event in Britain.
Word: carpetgrass Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of carpet grass. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: carpetgrasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carpetgrass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carpet grass Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various grasses of the genus Axonopus, of tropical and subtropical American, some of which are rhizomatous; now widespread throughout the tropics worldwide. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: broadleaves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of broadleaf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: centipedegrass Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of centipede grass. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: centipede grass Part of Speech: noun 1. Eremochloa ophiuroides, a coarse thick lawngrass with short upright stems, native to southern China and later introduced to the United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: paspalum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Paspalum (genus name), from Koine Greek πάσπαλος (páspalos, “type of millet”). Pronunciation: /ˈpaspələm/ 1. Any member of the genus Paspalum of tall perennial grasses, the bahiagrasses or Dallis grasses. Example: We returned to the crossing, passing slowly through the high rusty stands of dock weeds and the fleshy beds of dense paspalum. Example: The paspalum blades they had walked over were mostly intact, green leaves with near-invisible lines of teeny tiny veins running the length of them, delivering food and water, same as veins did for a person.
Word: paspalums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paspalum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rhizomatously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From rhizomatous + -ly. 1. In a rhizomatous way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: zoysiagrass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zoysia + grass. 1. A zoysia. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: zoysiagrasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zoysiagrass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biomasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biomass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biosorption Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of bioabsorption. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: playfellowship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From playfellow + -ship. 1. The state or duration of being playfellows; camaraderie between children. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: playleader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From play + leader. 1. One whose occupation is to encourage children to play together and to suggest games.
Word: playleaders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of playleader Labels: form-of, plural
Word: playbus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From play + bus. 1. A bus that provides mobile entertainment and education facilities for young children.
Word: playbuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of playbus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hook turn Part of Speech: noun 1. A turn made by a vehicle across all lanes of traffic, sometimes used to improve the flow of through traffic or to keep the middle of the road free for trams etc.
Word: coagulable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From coagulate + -able. 1. That can be coagulated.
Word: uncoagulated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + coagulated. 1. Not coagulated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unejaculated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + ejaculated. 1. Not ejaculated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Hackintoshes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hackintosh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Comecon Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, a multinational economic organization that existed in the Eastern Bloc from 1949 to 1991. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical