nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: jatra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ultimately from Sanskrit यात्रा (yātrā), cf. Bengali যাত্রা (jatra). 1. An annual village festival in Maharashtra, India. Labels: countable 2. A form of Bengali theater. Labels: uncountable
Word: Al Ain Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic العَيْن (al-ʕayn), literally "the spring". 1. A city in the United Arab Emirates.
Word: UAQ Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Umm al-Quwain. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Umm al-Quwain Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic أُمّ ٱلقَيْوَيْن (ʔumm l-qaywayn). 1. An emirate of the United Arab Emirates. 2. The capital city of Umm al-Quwain emirate, United Arab Emirates.
Word: racialisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From racial + -isation. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of racialization. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: racialisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of racialisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deracialize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + racialize. 1. To treat in nonracial terms; to remove the racialization of. Example: Clearly it would be absurd to suggest its elimination in those societies in which rights are apportioned directly or indirectly on a racial basis. One could not deracialize South African society, for example, without it ceasing to be South African […] Example: Given this legacy, any power with a democratic state project in post-colonial Africa confronted a dual task: first, simultaneously to deracialize civil power and deethnicize customary power; and then, […]
Word: deracialise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + racialise. 1. Alternative spelling of deracialize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: deracializes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deracialize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deracializing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deracialize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: deracialized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of deracialize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abamurus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin abamūrus. 1. A retaining wall; a wall erected to strengthen another wall. Labels: rare
Word: flockmeal Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English flockmel, from Old English flocmǣlum (“in flocks”); equivalent to flock + -meal. 1. In a flock; in flocks; in a herd. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: And some Lords, Knights, and Gentlemen either for favour of the Queen, or for fear of themselves, assembled in sundry companies, and went flockmeal in harness: […] Example: Where to, the countrie franklins flock-meale swarme, / And Jhon and Jone com marching arme in arme.
Word: linches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of linch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ghusl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic غُسْل (ḡusl). Pronunciation: /ˈɡusl̩/, /ˈɡʊsl̩/ 1. A full-body wash taken by Muslims to restore the body to a state of purity. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cammocky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cammock + -y. 1. Having an unpleasant taste or smell because it came from a cow that ate cammock. Labels: Southern-England, UK, dialectal, not-comparable Example: Folklore English farmers certainly disliked restharrow for another reason. Although it was eaten with relish by the cows, it used to taint the taste of the milk, butter and cheese, and ‘cammocky’ butter was a nuisance in counties where restharrow is common. Example: Cammocky butter was a nuisance in Sussex, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight. In the north children dug up the root and chewed it.
Word: no bones about it Part of Speech: adv 1. Without any doubt. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable, slang
Word: if I had a nickel for every time Part of Speech: phrase 1. Implies that the situation has happened frequently to the speaker. Example: If I had a nickel for every time I’ve been fired, I'd be rich.
Word: if you can't do the time, don't do the crime Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: From do time (“to serve a prison sentence”). 1. One should not carry out an action if one is unwilling to handle the consequences.
Word: pteroma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek πτέρωμα (ptérōma), from πτερόν (pterón). 1. A walkway, in a Greek or Roman temple, between the cella and surrounding colonnade.
Word: pteroma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek πτέρωμα (ptérōma), from πτερόν (pterón). 1. A covert of the secondary flight feathers of a bird.
Word: pteromata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pteroma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pterome Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pteroma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Great American Songbook Part of Speech: name 1. The most important and most influential American popular songs of the 20th century, considered as a collection
Word: nanoaggregate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nano- + aggregate. 1. An aggregate or cluster of nanoparticles
Word: nanoart Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nano- + art. 1. art made from assemblies of nanoparticles, or by manipulation of matter at the atomic / molecular level Labels: uncountable
Word: unisexualize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From unisexual + -ize. 1. To make unisex. Labels: rare, transitive
Word: ghusls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ghusl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nanogeoscience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nano- + geoscience. 1. The study of geological nanoparticles. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: overfat Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + fat. 1. Having too much fat as a proportion of body mass. Example: Similarly, when compared to a person who is very fat, but who has less muscle and a smaller bone structure, the athlete may be of similar weight, but one will be overweight and the other overfat. Example: It seems that people with an ancestral history of enduring famines develop a tendency to store more body fat, becoming overfat even when they aren’t overweight.
Word: Bidoons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bidoon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bidoon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic بِدُون (bidūn, “without”) (i.e. without nationality). 1. A member of an ethnic group in parts of the Middle East, regarded by local governments as stateless people or illegal immigrants.
Word: Bedoon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Bidoon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Bedoons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bedoon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonregistration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + registration. 1. Absence of registration; failure to register. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonextradition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + extradition. 1. Lack of extradition. Labels: uncountable Example: the principle of nonextradition of nationals
Word: nonball Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + ball. 1. Not having possession of the ball. Labels: not-comparable Example: Forcing in or out and nonball side help are the first two situations when team defense is necessary. Example: The other major challenge with tryouts is to learn to focus on the nonball side of a court during competitive drills.
Word: nonsurprise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + surprise. 1. That which is not a surprise.
Word: nonsurprises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonsurprise Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonveg Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + veg. Pronunciation: /ˈnɒnˌvɛd͡ʒ/ 1. Not vegetarian. Labels: India, not-comparable Example: “You like nonveg?” he probed, extending the coffee cup to her. “I'm a born nonveg.” Example: Most restaurants use the terms veg and non-veg to denote whether they serve meat or not so if you can't manage without your meat then look out for a non-veg sign. 2. Inappropriate, adult; not suitable for children. Labels: India, informal, not-comparable Example: non-veg joke Example: “Dirty joke? As in toilet joke or non-veg joke?” he asked. “Obviously non-veg” she clarified.
Word: nonhumanness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nonhuman + -ness. 1. Quality of not being human. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonhumane Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + humane. 1. Not humane, inhumane. Labels: nonstandard, not-comparable
Word: noncommission Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + commission. 1. Not based on commission. Labels: not-comparable Example: noncommission sales
Word: noncommission Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + commission. 1. A situation where an act is not committed. Labels: uncountable Example: noncommission of a violent act
Word: noncommitting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + committing. 1. Not making a commitment. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonseriousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + seriousness. 1. The quality of not being serious. Labels: uncountable
Word: nondescription Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + description. 1. Absence of description; failure to describe something. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nondescriptions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nondescription Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonconflictual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + conflictual. 1. Not conflictual. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonfraternity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + fraternity. 1. Any group that is not a fraternity. Example: Care is necessary in answering these questions, for it would be very easy to turn the answers to the disadvantage of fraternities by showing that they have advantages which the nonfraternities cannot enjoy.
Word: nonfraternities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonfraternity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonelites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonelite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonmorality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + morality. 1. Absence of morality. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonbargainable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + bargainable. 1. Not bargainable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonbar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + bar. 1. A location that is not a bar (drinking establishment). Example: Since Stonewall and second-wave feminism, nonbar space for lesbians within the public sphere has dramatically increased. Example: Although this variable was not met by most of the establishments, enough other variables (and subjective observations) were met to confidently classify these establishments as bars rather than nonbars.
Word: nonbars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonbar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noncommittedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From noncommitted + -ly. 1. Without making a commitment; noncommittally. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonjob Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + job. 1. A position that is ostensibly a job but does not involve useful or meaningful work. Example: Sure, reengineering is supposed to be about improving efficiency and workflows. But it also works pretty well to get rid of nonperformers. Just park them in nonjobs, and periodically sweep the nonjobs out with a reengineering study. Example: Nonjobs are particularly common in the health industry and are well described by Drucker as those positions in which the title is “assistant to.” An individual's performance should be observable by the total organization […]
Word: nonjob Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + job. 1. Not relating to a person's job. Labels: not-comparable Example: the effect of disability on nonjob activities
Word: nonjobs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonjob Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonthing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + thing. 1. That which is not a thing.
Word: nonthings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonthing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonpattern Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + pattern. Piecewise doublet of nonpatron. 1. Absence of pattern. Example: As opposed to the more strict requirements of non-repetition in nonpattern words such as those in (1), the term isogram can be construed more widely to capture the notion of any word in which each letter of the alphabet occurs exactly the same number of times (cf. Borgmann 1974).
Word: nonpatterns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonpattern Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonpractice Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + practice. 1. Not being or relating to practice (in various senses). Labels: not-comparable Example: Test subjects struggled with the task after a nonpractice period. Example: I'm looking for a nonpractice position in the field of medicine.
Word: nonpractice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + practice. 1. The act of not doing or practising something. Labels: uncountable Example: the nonpractice of sin
Word: nonaccent Part of Speech: noun 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 *keh₂n-der. Proto-Italic *kanō Latin canō Latin accinō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus ▲ Ancient Greek προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)calq. Medieval Latin accentusbor. Middle French accentbor. Anglo-Norman accentbor. Middle English accent English accent English nonaccent From non- + accent. 1. An unaccented beat or syllable, as in music or poetry. 2. A spoken accent that is neutral and undistinctive. Labels: derogatory
Word: nonaccents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonaccent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonwife Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + wife. 1. One who is not a wife; a woman who stands in a relationship to somebody other than that of a wife. Example: Pascal's estate was contentiously split between his ex-wife and his nonwife, with artistic decisions ultimately empowered to a banker.
Word: nonwives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonwife Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonsubstance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + substance. 1. That which is not a substance.
Word: nonsubstances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonsubstance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonunivocity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + univocity. 1. Lack of univocity. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonfaith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + faith. 1. Absence of religious faith. Labels: uncountable 2. Any system of belief that is not a religious faith. Labels: countable
Word: nonfaiths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonfaith Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cachexic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to cachexia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondialogue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + dialogue. 1. language other than dialogue Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nondialogues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nondialogue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonservice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + service. 1. A business process or entity that is not a service.
Word: nonservices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonservice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonactivational 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 *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation ▲ English active Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English activate ▲ English -ation English -ion English activation English -al English activational English nonactivational From non- + activational. 1. Not activational. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Phemy Part of Speech: name 1. Short form of the female given name Euphemia.
Word: nonrebreather Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + rebreather. 1. A mask used in medical emergencies to deliver oxygen from a reservoir to the patient.
Word: nonrebreathers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonrebreather Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nanoionics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nano- + ionics. 1. The study and application of ion transport in nanoscale solid-state devices Labels: uncountable
Word: nonverbals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonverbal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: non-verbals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of non-verbal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nondualist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + dualist. 1. One who rejects dualism.
Word: nondualists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nondualist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonstock Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + stock. 1. Not issuing capital stock. Labels: not-comparable Example: a nonstock corporation
Word: nonreasoned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + reasoned. 1. Not reasoned. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonreasoning Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + reasoning. 1. That does not reason. Labels: not-comparable
Word: riding association Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From riding + association. 1. A local wing of a federal, provincial, or (in Yukon) territorial political party, consisting of the members of the party living in one riding, legally recognized by the relevant electoral authority, and conducting local partisan actions such as nominating the party's candidate for elections. Labels: Canada
Word: nonplan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + plan. 1. Not part of a development plan. Labels: India, not-comparable, usually Example: nonplan expenditure such as defence spending
Word: nanomechatronics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nano- + mechatronics. 1. The application of nanomechanics and nanoelectronics Labels: uncountable
Word: nonsound Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + sound. 1. That which is not sound (something audible). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Consider other types of accompaniment: blinking lights, fans and streamers, a parade of candles. Design your nonsound accompaniment and your relation to it (instigator, victim, partner, background). Improvise. Example: She listened harder as the sound separated itself from the nonsound, and as her sleep separated from waking.
Word: nonsounds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonsound Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonsupersonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + supersonic. 1. Not supersonic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Blossom Part of Speech: name Etymology: From blossom. 1. A hamlet in New York. 2. A city in Texas. 3. A female given name. Labels: rare Example: The resulting craze is probably attributable to a Waialua Elementary guidance teacher, Blossom Galbiso, who introduced the game into O'ahu schoolyards in 1992.
Word: nonmanifest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + manifest. 1. Not manifest. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonclone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + clone. 1. An organism that is not a clone.
Word: nonclones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonclone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonbaby Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + baby. 1. Not being or relating to a baby. Labels: not-comparable Example: Despite having accurately judged babies' ignorance of the nonbaby items, many 4-year-olds believed that the baby would be able to identify all of the objects […]
Word: noncompany Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + company. 1. Not of or relating to a company (business enterprise). Labels: not-comparable Example: The employer recognizes that it is important and desirable to use its own equipment and drivers to the greatest extent possible before using subhaulers and/or noncompany trucks. Example: The Japanese will tend less to sponsor seminars with noncompany personnel than will their counterpart U.S. and European firms.
Word: subhauler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + hauler. 1. A person or organisation that leases vehicles to a carrier.
Word: subhaulers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subhauler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nontreaty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + treaty. 1. Not of or relating to a treaty. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonday Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + day. 1. Not taking place in the day. Labels: not-comparable Example: a person who works nonday shifts
Word: nondaytime Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + daytime. 1. Not taking place in the daytime. Labels: not-comparable Example: a person who works nondaytime shifts
Word: nanopathology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) 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 -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology English nanopathology From nano- + pathology. 1. The pathology of nanoparticles Labels: uncountable
Word: nonchoice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + choice. 1. An action or situation that is not a choice. Example: The “choices” that children may seem to make when left alone with a roomful of toys can be realized as nonchoices in light of how much gender scripting they have, at remarkably early ages, already absorbed. Example: To make matters even more daunting, you're responsible not only for your choices, but also for your nonchoices. This is because every choice you make represents, at the same time, the death of hundreds of other possibilities.
Word: nonchoices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonchoice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonprobability Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + probability. 1. Of or relating to a form of sampling in which the population is sampled not randomly but according to deliberate criteria. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hash slingers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hash slinger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hair rig Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally made from natural hair. 1. A piece of tackle allowing the bait to be linked to the hook by a thread rather than directly mounted on the hook.
Word: hookset Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hook + set. 1. A sharp motion made with a fishing rod in order to "set" the hook firmly into the mouth of the fish that has taken the bait.
Word: hooksets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hookset Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swimbait Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From swim + bait. 1. A kind of fishing lure that imitates a swimming fish.
Word: swimbaits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swimbait Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crankbait Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crank + bait. 1. A kind of fishing lure.
Word: crankbaits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crankbait Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spinnerbait Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spinner + bait. 1. A kind of fishing lure with spinning blades that create varying degrees of flash and vibration mimicking the movement of a fish.
Word: spinnerbaits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spinnerbait Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spoonplug Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spoon + plug. 1. A kind of fishing lure.
Word: spoonplugs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spoonplug Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Platt Deutsch Part of Speech: name 1. Archaic spelling of Plattdeutsch (“Low German”). Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: Platt-deutsch Part of Speech: name 1. Archaic spelling of Plattdeutsch (“Low German”). Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: flossings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flossing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Texas rig Part of Speech: noun 1. A fishing rig involving a bullet-shaped weight threaded onto the fishing line, followed by an optional bead and then the hook.
Word: Texas rigs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Texas rig Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Carolina rig Part of Speech: noun 1. A fishing rig resembling the Texas rig, but with the weight fixed above the hook, instead of sliding down to it.
Word: Carolina rigs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Carolina rig Labels: form-of, plural
Word: worm charming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Humorous variation on snake charming. 1. The process of attracting earthworms from the ground, either to collect fishing bait or as a competition. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonaffair Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + affair. 1. A relationship that is not an affair.
Word: nonaffairs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonaffair Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonencounter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + encounter. 1. Failure to encounter something or somebody. Example: Here, Cornish difference, particularly in the far west, is represented as originating in the insular, primitive and unworldly, and paradoxically reinforced through nonencounters with Islam. Example: Now came a series of nonencounters with his supposed boss. Nuruddin kept arranging meetings; Saladin kept making excuses not to be there: his father was sick, he himself was feeling under the weather—it was always something.
Word: nonencounters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonencounter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonculture Part of Speech: noun 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 *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English nonculture From non- + culture. 1. Absence of culture. Labels: uncountable 2. A group or community that is not a culture. Labels: countable
Word: nonculture 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 *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English nonculture From non- + culture. 1. Not involving a bacterial culture. Labels: not-comparable Example: nonculture tests for chlamydial infection
Word: noncultures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonculture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: every good boy deserves favour Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of every good boy deserves fudge. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nondifference Part of Speech: noun 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 *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin differō Latin differēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin differentiader. Old French differencebor. Middle English difference English difference English nondifference From non- + difference. 1. Absence of difference. Labels: uncountable 2. That which is not a difference; a similarity or likeness. Labels: countable Example: This allows for inducing quantitative differences (or nondifferences) between two populations from differences (or nondifferences) between their samples.
Word: nonvalue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + value. 1. That which is not a value (in various senses). Example: Other systems have techniques to make it easier to treat nonvalues as 0 or another value; generally speaking, some automatic conversion to 0 is provided. Microsoft's MDX automatically treats NULL as zero in most cases […] Example: He needs to identify the crucial indispensable values to his life and distinguish them from lesser values and nonvalues.
Word: nonvalues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonvalue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noncop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + cop. 1. One who is not a police officer. Labels: informal Example: An old adage among police officers is that there are only two types of people—cops and noncops. Example: I heard that hitchhiking was illegal, so I made sure to only stick out my thumb to noncops.
Word: noncops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of noncop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: batholite Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of batholith. Labels: obsolete
Word: batholites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of batholite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonthinker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + thinker. 1. One who is not a thinker.
Word: nonthinkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonthinker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonjudgment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + judgment. 1. That which is not a judgment. Labels: countable 2. The quality of not being judgmental. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonjudgments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonjudgment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonjudgement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + judgement. 1. Alternative form of nonjudgment. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: nonjudgements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonjudgement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scheme of studies Part of Speech: noun 1. A timetabled academic curriculum. Labels: South-Asia
Word: nonreason Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + reason. 1. Absence of reason. Labels: uncountable 2. Something that is not a (convincing or valid) reason. Labels: countable
Word: nonexperience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + experience. 1. Lack of experience. Labels: uncountable 2. Something that is not an experience. Labels: countable
Word: nonreasons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonreason Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonexperiences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonexperience Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonnie Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of nonny. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nonrealization Part of Speech: noun 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 *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin reālisder. Old French reel French real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izārebor. Old French -iser French -iser French réaliser Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation French réalisation English realization English nonrealization From non- + realization. 1. Failure to realize something. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonsleeper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + sleeper. 1. One who does not sleep. Example: Unfortunately, Senora Palomino, as in most similar cases, has never been available for actual scientific testing. There was, however, one case where laboratory testing of a nonsleeper occurred.
Word: nonsleepers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonsleeper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonplush Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of nonplus. Labels: alt-of, dated, no-plural, pronunciation-spelling
Word: nonplushed Part of Speech: adj 1. Pronunciation spelling of nonplussed. Labels: alt-of, dated, pronunciation-spelling
Word: IDBI Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of I don't believe it. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Industrial Development Bank of India. Labels: India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: 3rdly Part of Speech: adv 1. Abbreviation of thirdly. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: 2ndly Part of Speech: adv 1. Abbreviation of secondly. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: 1stly Part of Speech: adv 1. Abbreviation of firstly. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: riding associations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of riding association Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deracialised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of deracialise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deracialises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deracialise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deracialising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deracialise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unisexualized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unisexualize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unisexualizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unisexualize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lemon plait Part of Speech: noun 1. Lemon-flavoured sugar confection (candy, sweets, similar to barley sugar) in a plaited form. Labels: uncountable Example: I sucked "lemon plait" and I read and would not have changed places with an angel. Example: […] she sold lemon platt^([sic]).
Word: Maxwellisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Maxwell + -isation (suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing something). Sense 1 is named after the Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) who first formulated what is now called the Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution, a probability distribution originally used for describing particle speeds in idealized gases, in 1860. Sense 2 is named after the British media proprietor and fraudster Robert Maxwell (1923–1991) who brought a court case in respect of a 1969 British government report that was critical of his conduct. The Court of Appeal of England and Wales held that he should have been shown the draft final conclusions of the inquiry so that he could respond to them. Pronunciation: /ˌmækswɛlɪˈzeɪʃn̩/, /ˌmækswɛləˈzeɪʃən/ 1. The property of exhibiting a Maxwellian distribution (or Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution), especially as regards the speed of a particle. Labels: uncountable Example: Maxwellisation of high-energy electrons 2. A process whereby a person criticized in an official inquiry is given an opportunity to read and respond to the criticisms before the report of the inquiry is published. Labels: UK, uncountable
Word: Maxwellization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Maxwell + -ization. 1. Alternative spelling of Maxwellisation. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: pickleback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pickle + back (“mild drink, chaser”). Coined 2006 by Reggie Cunningham of The Bushwick Country Club bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 1. A shot of whiskey with a shot of pickle brine as the chaser. Example: Reggie poured me a pickleback, which he described as the house specialty: a shot of Old Crow bourbon and an accompanying shot of brine from a jar of McClure’s spicy dills. 2. The shot of pickle brine itself as a chaser. Example: There are drink deals to match, like the Recession Special, which nets you a PBR tall boy, a shot of whiskey. and a shot of spicy pickleback for a modest $6.
Word: Koonsian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Koons + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Jeff Koons (born 1955), American artist known for his reproductions of banal objects.
Word: UTR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of unique taxpayer reference. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of untranslated region. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ringwormed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ringworm + -ed. 1. Infected with ringworm. Labels: not-comparable
Word: door knocker Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of doorknocker. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. A style of beard with a pronounced circular shape.
Word: hemidecortication Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hemi- + decortication. 1. Surgical removal of the cerebral cortex of one hemisphere of the brain. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hemidecortications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hemidecortication Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hemidecorticate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hemi- + decorticate. 1. Lacking the cerebral cortex of one hemisphere of the brain. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hemicortectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hemi- + cortectomy. 1. hemidecortication
Word: hemicortectomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hemicortectomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cortectomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cortectomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sorbians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Sorbian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: welfare trap Part of Speech: noun 1. A situation where the welfare system discourages people who receive government public assistance payments from entering low-paid work because such work does not produce a significant income increase. Labels: US Example: Mr. Hayakawa said there was "a class of able-bodied persons who would rather collect public assistance than take jobs". . . . Cutting off food stamp benefits to these people, he said, would remove a disincentive to work, "close off one of the doors into the welfare trap."
Word: Spanish moss Part of Speech: noun 1. A gray epiphyte that hangs down from trees, Tillandsia usneoides, native to the southeastern US and throughout humid tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The train sped on down through Florida, through the forests and swamps, stark and bewitched with Spanish moss, and through the mile upon mile of citrus groves.
Word: doohicky Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of doohickey. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: doohickies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doohicky; alternative form of doohickeys Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proto-science fiction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proto- + science fiction. 1. Any of various early literature that contained elements that would develop into science fiction Labels: uncountable
Word: romanticizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin Rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin rōmānicus Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz Old French romauntder. English romant ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English romantic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English romanticize Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English romanticizer From romanticize + -er. 1. One who romanticizes. Example: […] dismissed as a Victorian romanticizer who put deer on every hillside and left no loch unwaded by Highland cattle […]
Word: romanticizers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of romanticizer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pellagric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pellagra + -ic. 1. Related to, or suffering from, pellagra. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pellagrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pellagra + -ous. 1. Related to, or suffering from, pellagra. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semicomplete Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + complete. 1. Alternative form of semi-complete. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Tishri Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew תשרי (tishrí), תִּשְׁרִי (tishrí). 1. Alternative form of Tishrei. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: germ cells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of germ cell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reafs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reaf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Iranophone Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Irano- + -phone. 1. Iranian-speaking.
Word: Iranophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Irano- + -phone. 1. A speaker of an Iranian language.
Word: picotitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From picotite + -ic. 1. Relating to the mineral picotite. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lherzolitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lherzolite + -ic. 1. Relating to the mineral lherzolite. Labels: not-comparable
Word: buttcheeks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of buttcheek Labels: form-of, plural
Word: text messaged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of text message Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: non-reflexive Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of nonreflexive. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: In grammar, some verbs can be both reflexive and non-reflexive.
Word: Maithili Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Maithili मैथिली (maithilī). Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪtɪli/ 1. An Indo-Aryan language spoken in Nepal and northern India. 2. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Word: cable-stayed bridge Part of Speech: noun 1. A bridge where the deck is supported by cables (wire ropes) attached directly to pillars.
Word: cable-stayed bridges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cable-stayed bridge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: give one's daughter away Part of Speech: verb 1. To give one's daughter's hand in marriage. Labels: traditional
Word: creäte Part of Speech: verb 1. Dated spelling of create.
Word: creätes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of creäte Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: creäting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of creäte Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: creäted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of creäte Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: microparsec Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + parsec. 1. A unit of distance equal to one millionth of a parsec
Word: sungrazer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sun + grazer. 1. A sungrazing comet Example: At least one sungrazer has been observed by a spacecraft to actually be destroyed as it rammed the photosphere. Example: But Comet Howard-Koomen-Michels (Solwind-1) is apparently the only sungrazer that produced a detectable effect on the appearance of the Sun's corona (Michels et.al., 1982; Sheeley et.al., 1982).
Word: sungrazers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sungrazer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reversibles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reversible Labels: form-of, plural
Word: palmitos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of palmito Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paragoges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paragoge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parentelas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parentela Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pasodobles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pasodoble Labels: form-of, plural
Word: percales Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of percale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yankees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yankee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piña coladas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piña colada Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tyrannosaurus rexes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tyrannosaurus rex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snitch bitch Part of Speech: noun 1. A snitch; one who informs the authorities about another person. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: snitch bitches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snitch bitch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tyrannosaurus Rex Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Tyrannosaurus rex. Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: tyrannosaurus rex Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Tyrannosaurus rex. Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: Tyrannosaurus Rexes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tyrannosaurus Rex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tyrannosaurus rexes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tyrannosaurus rex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buckraker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of buck + muckraker. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌkˌɹeɪkəɹ/ 1. A well-connected journalist who uses his or her connections to earn a large sum of money from endeavors outside of ordinary work. Labels: informal
Word: BOG Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of boots on the ground. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Iranophones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Iranophone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pundonores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pundonor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unisexualizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unisexualize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Dubai-esque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Dubai + -esque. 1. Reminiscent of the Emirati city of Dubai. Labels: rare
Word: backs to the wall Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of back to the wall. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only Example: Chelsea had set out like a team that was reluctant to blur the lines between adventure and leaving themselves open to the counterattack and, by the end, it was a full-on backs-to-the-walls operation.
Word: hungry like the wolf Part of Speech: adj 1. ravenously hungry Labels: not-comparable
Word: semi-complete Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + complete. 1. Partially complete. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: semicompleted, half-finished, half-done 2. of or pertaining to a graph in which, for any two vertices u, v in the graph, there is another vertex w which is adjacent to both u and v (i.e. u,w,v is a path in that graph). Labels: not-comparable
Word: surf's up Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Originally used in surfing to say there are good waves for surfing and one should get ready to ride them. This likely resulted in the later idiomatic use: to get ready for something. 1. A phrase used in surfing when a nearby wave is passing. 2. It's time (to do something). Labels: idiomatic Example: Yo, Harold! Surf's up! Those cars aren't going to wash themselves!
Word: tangare Part of Speech: noun 1. The Ecuadorian tree Carapa megistocarpa.
Word: Yeshivish Part of Speech: name Etymology: Either a blend of yeshiva + English, or yeshiva + -ish. 1. A sociolect of English, incorporating Yiddish, Hebrew, and other languages, spoken by many Orthodox Jews and associated with the culture of yeshiva.
Word: buckrakers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of buckraker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tridiminished Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tri- + diminished. 1. Having had three cupolae removed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unflood Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + flood. 1. To clear the liquid from a flooded area. Labels: ambitransitive Example: […] Beatrice is now really letting the salt water flow freely, although her best effort is in Woodlawn two days later when it looks as if we will have to send for a siphon to unflood the premises. Example: And still I was diddling with the engine, fifteen, twenty, thirty, sixty pulls of the starting cord, fiddling with the choke, halfway, full choke, close choke, and flooding it, and waiting for it to unflood.
Word: unflooding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unflood Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unfloods Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unflood Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person