nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: twilight zone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Because such a zone (in the literal sense of the term) is twilit; see twilight § Etymology. 1. A moving line that divides the daylit side and the dark night side of a planetary body. 2. A region or context located in between others and therefore not subject to their norms. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: As to this right, therefore, the people have expressly created a twilight zone, in which neither nation nor state can act. Example: They were interesting because they represented a sort of twilight zone separating the "old days" from modern times. 3. A deteriorating area surrounding a central business district. Example: Geographically speaking, the twilight zone encompasses those areas that lie between the central business district and the first ring of suburban shopping centers, many of which are comparatively obsolete. 4. Synonym of mesopelagic zone (“the part of the ocean where there is very minimal light, located below the photic epipelagic zone but above the aphotic bathypelagic zone.”).
Word: twilight zone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Because such a zone (in the literal sense of the term) is twilit; see twilight § Etymology. 1. To put or place into an indeterminate position; to be in an ambiguous, undetermined, or improper context. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive, transitive Example: Sometimes I think she's really a gym teacher twilight-zoned into the corridors of government. I'm always surprised to see that it's a gold, clipless Cross pen she's carrying and not a gym whistle. 2. To cause to daydream or zone out; to cause to lose attention to one's surroundings. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: "I've been distant and into myself all night," I said. "The kids say I get twilight zoned."
Word: twilight zone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the anthology television series The Twilight Zone, first aired in 1959, whose name was inspired by the astrophysical sense. 1. A region in which surreal, supernatural, or fantastic events occur. Labels: figuratively Example: Oh, I can't talk right now, Duke. I'm in the twilight zone. Example: Ground controllers were uncertain for some agonizing hours what had happened to the spacecraft [...] "We have entered the twilight zone," dead-panned one jaded engineer.
Word: twilight zone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the anthology television series The Twilight Zone, first aired in 1959, whose name was inspired by the astrophysical sense. 1. To experience or perceive something bizarre or fantastic. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: Then a gnome like white haired lady, bent like a human question mark, lurched toward me and asked if I was the mailman. [...] I was Twilight Zoning. 2. To behave or occur in a confusing or unexpected manner. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: The service is likely from a bad twilight zone episode. [...] I did get what I required but I had to ask lots of questions as the communication was Twilight Zoning often.
Word: twilight zones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of twilight zone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: twilight zones Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of twilight zone Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: a man is known by the company he keeps Part of Speech: proverb 1. People are similar in character to their friends.
Word: eucryptite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eu- + crypto- + -ite, suggesting well hidden, from its presence among albite. 1. A lithium-bearing aluminium silicate mineral.
Word: eucryptites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eucryptite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: botallackite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Botallack mine, Cornwall, and -ite. 1. A green monoclinic copper mineral, polymorphous with atacamite, paratacamite, and clinoatacamite.
Word: botallackites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of botallackite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quetenite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Queténa Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English quetenite From Queténa (“a place name in Chile”) + -ite. 1. botryogen Labels: uncountable
Word: botryogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek βότρυς (bótrus, “cluster of grapes”) + -gen. By surface analysis, botry- + -o- + -gen. 1. A hydrous magnesium sulfate mineral. Labels: uncountable
Word: pussification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pussy + -ification. Pronunciation: /pʊsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ 1. The act or process of pussifying. Labels: slang, uncountable, vulgar Example: Maybe more than anywhere, the pussification of the west is seen in our insanely sensitive society where even our humor is under a microscope.
Word: bikini bottom Part of Speech: noun 1. The bottom half of a bikini. Example: Sandy had to clean sand out of her bikini bottom after Patrick accidentally kicked the ground next to where she was seated. Example: The poster depicts model Gail Kelly as a snorkeler clad only in a bikini bottom with her back to the camera.
Word: blue flashes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blue flash Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bikini bottoms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bikini bottom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: timber wolves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of timber wolf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: walking cane Part of Speech: noun 1. A cane, a walking stick usually about hip high and often with a handle or formed handgrip on its upper end, made of a suitable material affording strength and rigidity or flexibility. Sometimes carried mainly as a fashion accessory or occasionally as a defensive weapon.
Word: debatably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English debatable Middle English -ly English -ly English debatably From debatable + -ly. Pronunciation: /dɪˈbeɪtəbli/ 1. In a way subject to challenge or worthy of debate.
Word: question marks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of question mark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exclamation marks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exclamation mark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interrobangs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of interrobang Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interrobangs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of interrobang Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: worth one's weight in salt Part of Speech: adj 1. worth one's salt.
Word: archiloquies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of archiloquy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tumorigenicities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tumorigenicity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crospovidone Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular substance used as a binder in many pharmaceutical tablets. Labels: uncountable
Word: hypromellose Part of Speech: noun 1. Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, a semisynthetic, inert, viscoelastic polymer used as a food additive, an excipient in oral medicaments, and an ophthalmic lubricant. Labels: uncountable
Word: run afoul Part of Speech: verb 1. To become entangled or in conflict with. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: At last we hove in sight of the Pacific, and run afoul one of those villainous head winds which you know often set into the west end of the Straits. Example: Propellers can run afoul in heavy seaweed, and ships are said to be afoul when they collide.
Word: receed Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of recede. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: CDAD Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Initialism of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea, Clostridium difficile-associated disease. 1. A particular intestinal and colonic disease caused by the bacterium Clostridium difficile. Labels: uncountable
Word: tizanidine Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular drug used as a muscle relaxant. Labels: uncountable Example: And most neurologists are in the habit of prescribing antispasticity drugs like tizanidine and baclofen, which are oral and inexpensive, but which cause drowsiness and weaken every muscle in the body, not just the target ones.
Word: afloqualone Part of Speech: noun 1. A quinazolinone sedative and muscle relaxant. Labels: uncountable
Word: atracurium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From atra- (of unknown origin) + -curium (“curare-like substance”). Pronunciation: /ˌæ.tɹəˈkjʊɹ.i.əm/ 1. A muscle relaxant administered intravenously in the form of its besylate C₆₅H₈₂N₂O₁₈S₂ especially in conjunction with general anesthesia to facilitate insertion of an endotracheal tube or to relax skeletal muscles during surgery or mechanical ventilation. It counteracts the action of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine at neuromuscular junctions by binding to the same receptors it acts upon. Labels: uncountable
Word: baclofen Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bæˈkloʊ.fɪn/ 1. A particular drug used to control spasms. It is a derivative of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). It is primarily used to treat spasticity and is in the early stages of use for the treatment of alcoholism. Labels: uncountable Example: And most neurologists are in the habit of prescribing antispasticity drugs like tizanidine and baclofen, which are oral and inexpensive, but which cause drowsiness and weaken every muscle in the body, not just the target ones.
Word: carisoprodol Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular skeletal muscle relaxant. Labels: uncountable
Word: chlormezanone Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular drug used to reduce anxiety and relax muscles. Labels: uncountable
Word: chlorphenesin Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular muscle relaxant. Labels: uncountable
Word: chlorzoxazone Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular muscle relaxant. Labels: uncountable
Word: cyclobenzaprine Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular antidepressant generally prescribed as an analgesic and muscle relaxant. Labels: uncountable
Word: dantrolene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from (hy)dan(toin) + (ni)tro- + (methy)l(id)ene. Pronunciation: /ˈdæn.tɹəˌliːn/ 1. A postsynaptic muscle relaxant that lessens excitation–contraction coupling in muscle cells. Labels: uncountable
Word: decamethonium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca- French méthylène English meth(ylene) New Latin ammōniumbor. English ammonium English onium English -onium English decamethonium From deca- + meth(ylene) + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”). Pronunciation: /ˌdɛk.ə.məˈθoʊ.ni.əm/ 1. Synonym of decamethonium bromide. Labels: uncountable
Word: emylcamate Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular drug used to reduce anxiety and relax muscles. Labels: uncountable
Word: eperisone Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular muscle relaxant used against spasms. Labels: uncountable
Word: febarbamate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English -barb- English carbamic English -ate English (c)arbamate English febarbamate From -barb- (“barbituric acid derivative”) + (c)arbamate. 1. A particular muscle relaxant. Labels: uncountable
Word: flavoxate Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular antimuscarinic used to control bladder spasms. Labels: uncountable
Word: antimuscarinics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antimuscarinic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prehypertension Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin tēnsiōder. Middle French tensionbor. English tension English hypertension English prehypertension From pre- + hypertension. 1. A blood pressure higher than normal but not high enough to be considered hypertension. Labels: uncountable
Word: prehypertensive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English hypertensive English prehypertensive From pre- + hypertensive. 1. Having prehypertension (fairly high blood pressure).
Word: prehypertensive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English hypertensive English prehypertensive From pre- + hypertensive. 1. A person with fairly high blood pressure
Word: ischiatic nerve Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular nerve that runs down the leg from the back.
Word: ischiatic nerves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ischiatic nerve Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sciatic nerves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sciatic nerve Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geranyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English geranium English -ol English geraniol Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English geranyl From geraniol + -yl. 1. A univalent radical derived from geraniol.
Word: geraniol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geranium + -ol. 1. A monoterpenoid alcohol found in the essential oils of rose, palmarosa and citronella Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: geranylgeranyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geranyl + geranyl. 1. A univalent diterpenoid radical consisting of two geranyl residues end-to-end
Word: glacioeustatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From glacio- + eustatic. 1. of or pertaining to glacioeustasy Labels: not-comparable
Word: glacioeustasy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From glacio- + eustasy. 1. a change in sea level due to the uptake or release of water from glaciers and polar ice Labels: uncountable Example: Subtidal, carbonate and carbonate-clastic symmetric cycles are interpreted to form when the long-term, tectonically driven eustasy prevails over glacioeustasy. Example: Our data suggest that a large part of the regression associated with the deposition of the SS is not primarily controlled by glacioeustasy.
Word: guanidinium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English guanidine Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English guanidinium From guanidine + -ium. 1. The cation derived from guanidine.
Word: teacher's pets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teacher's pet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: teachers' pets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teacher's pet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Promised Land Part of Speech: name 1. The area historically known as Judea, which was promised to the Israelites by God according to oral tradition recorded in the Book of Genesis. Labels: Judaism Example: At last, after years of patient waiting, he stood like Moses on the mountain, looking down into the Promised Land. 2. The United States of America. Labels: Mormonism 3. Heaven or the afterlife. Labels: idiomatic, lowercase, sometimes Example: "Be good, my boy, and God will make you great." Then she said she was cold, and . . . murmured: "I'll away, I'll away to the Promised Land—to the Promised Land. […] It is cold—so cold—God keep my boy!" Example: On Sunday night, April 29, 1900 Engineman John Luther Jones, called "Casey", […] took his farewell journey to the promised land. 4. A locality in Kentish council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
Word: Promised Land Part of Speech: noun 1. Any place to which one eagerly seeks to go and which one expects to greatly improve one's situation. Labels: idiomatic, lowercase, sometimes Example: The country, too, which had been the promised land of my boyhood, did not, like most promised lands, disappoint me. Example: When Frances had developed her plan, she intimated, in some closing sentences, her hopes for the future. […] [A]nd what was to hinder us from going to live in England? England was still her Promised Land.
Word: hot-headedness Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hotheadedness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: rule-book Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of rulebook. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rule book Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of rulebook. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The not-for-profit organisation, whose primary purpose is to improve health and safety, publishes the railway Rule Book, along with standards for infrastructure, rolling stock and other aspects.
Word: rule-books Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rule-book Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rule books Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rule book Labels: form-of, plural
Word: China's Sorrow Part of Speech: name Etymology: So-called because of the devastating consequences when the Yellow River floods. Loess, or fine sand, blown into China, gathers on the bottom and causes the water level to rise. 1. Nickname for the Yellow River: a river in China. Labels: colloquial
Word: sing from the same hymn sheet Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of sing from the same hymnbook. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It will be difficult to unpick much of what happened in privatisation, particularly asset ownership and freight, but GBR promises that everyone will still be singing from the same hymn sheet.
Word: singing from the same hymnbook Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sing from the same hymnbook Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pub crawls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pub crawl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: push-bikes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of push-bike Labels: form-of, plural
Word: push-bikes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of push-bike Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: nondocumentary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English non- French documentairebor. English documentary English nondocumentary From non- + documentary. 1. Not a documentary, or not documentary in nature Labels: not-comparable Example: The director James Cameron on the set of "Avatar," a 3-D space adventure and his first nondocumentary film since "Titanic."
Word: nondocumentary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English non- French documentairebor. English documentary English nondocumentary From non- + documentary. 1. A film or programme that is not a documentary.
Word: minicar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Latin carrus Anglo-Norman carrebor. Middle English carre English car English minicar From mini- + car. 1. A very small car; specifically, a car that is smaller than a subcompact Example: The company also said it would add two more models to its Chevrolet lineup -- a minicar and a seven-passenger crossover -- in 2011.
Word: minicars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minicar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: logorrheic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English logorrhea Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English logorrheic From logorrhea + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting logorrhea, the excessive flow of words Example: It was a long, logorrheic tale. Example: The content of this logorrheic delirium is mainly made up of recent events.
Word: tragic heroes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tragic hero Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grotesquerie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French grotesquerie, from grotesque (“farcical, grotesque”) + -erie (“-ery”), from Italian grottesco, from grotta (“cave, grotto”) + -esco (“-esque, -ish”). Equivalent to grotesque + -erie. Pronunciation: /ɡɹoʊˈtɛskəɹi/, /ɡɹəʊˈtɛskəɹi/ 1. An instance of grotesqueness, a grotesque thing. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Grotesque things collectively. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Grotesqueness, the quality of being grotesque or macabre. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She wakened in sharp panic, bewildered by the grotesquerie of some half-remembered dream in contrast with the harshness of inclement fact, drowsily realizing that since she had fallen asleep it had come on to rain smartly out of a shrouded sky. Example: The tone is brittle and morbid, emphasizing the eerie grotesquerie of Albert Giraud's poems. 4. A genre of horror literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Fritz Leiber. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fetally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English fetal Middle English -ly English -ly English fetally From fetal + -ly. 1. In a fetal fashion; in the manner of a fetus Example: A strange game at the table involves oranges and kitchen implements flying as one or two bored housemates read or slide fetally under the table. 2. In the fetal position
Word: exhilaratingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English exhilarating Middle English -ly English -ly English exhilaratingly From exhilarating + -ly. 1. In a way that exhilarates Example: Naharin's work, "Blush" is set to a bewildering range of music (Chopin and Radiohead enter the mix) and features a highly physical movement style that buckles torsos and lashes limbs in exhilaratingly illogical fashion.
Word: conferencegoers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conferencegoer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cashectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cash Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English cashectomy From cash + -ectomy. 1. The removal of all of a person's money, usually by voluntary means. Labels: humorous, slang Example: We've every facility here for dealing with people who are rich. We can deal with a blocked purse, we can drain private accounts and in the worst cases we can perform a total cashectomy, which is total removal of all moneys from the patient. Example: Their first obligation is to sell you — to perform a cashectomy.
Word: conferencegoer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From conference + goer. 1. A person who is attending a conference Example: Our restaurant offers discounts to conferencegoers. Example: Some conference-goers said the workshops and plenary sessions offered this year did not adequately reflect an inclusive lesbian and gay health agenda.
Word: cashectomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cashectomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beatboxer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From beatbox + -er. 1. A performer who imitates the sound of musical instruments, especially percussion, with his or her voice
Word: beatboxers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beatboxer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wools Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wool Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unrepeated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English repeated English unrepeated From un- + repeated. 1. Not having been repeated Labels: not-comparable Example: This accomplishment had been unrepeated, until now. Example: Sentimentality is the last thing that comes to mind in Schoenberg's "Pierrot Lunaire," a 1912 piece seemingly without precedent, and an unrepeated stylistic cul de sac.
Word: seamlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English seamless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English seamlessness From seamless + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being seamless. Labels: uncountable Example: All spaces are perfectly homogeneous, and fall together in a perfectly seamless identity. For this reason Kant calls space a pure intuition. We have, then, in the one space a concept which shows no traces of the piecemeal process by which it has been achieved. The seamlessness of the intuition is due to the absolutely homogeneous nature of the content. There may be a thousand spaces of a thousand different worlds, including the worlds of madness and dreams ; but to conception all these spaces are homogeneous and melt into one. Example: Nothing stands alone. No event is isolated. The web of being is in a universal seamlessness, so that nothing ever “just happens,” whether the length of a meadow mouse’s tail or the curve in the eye of a cottontail rabbit. The nests of waterfowl and game birds, mostly on the ground, are subject to a great deal of pillaging. In being fitted to survival, these birds have been bred for fecundity. The sea birds that bring up their families on lonely and remote oceanside crags are scarcely attacked by enemies at all. They can afford small families.
Word: snakebitten Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From snake + bitten. 1. Alternative form of snakebit. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative Example: And that is when the Chargers, snakebitten for so long in the playoffs, began their inexorable slide. Example: Since then, his campaign sometimes seemed snake-bitten as it dodged hecklers and a drumbeat of presumptuous questions about life after No. 10 Downing Street.
Word: unrattled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English rattled English unrattled From un- + rattled. 1. Not rattled; steady Labels: not-comparable Example: She was unrattled, despite the chaos all around.
Word: unfinanced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English financed English unfinanced From un- + financed. 1. Not financed; having no available financing. Labels: not-comparable Example: We still have substantial unfinanced obligations.
Word: underfinanced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English financed English underfinanced From under- + financed. 1. Lacking sufficient financing Example: G.M.'s plan may be underfinanced to the tune of $23 billion.
Word: spontaneities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spontaneity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overfriendliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From overfriendly + -ness or over- + friendliness. 1. The quality of being too friendly Labels: uncountable Example: And I think part of it may have been a reaction to perceived overfriendliness of Clinton with the Hollywood crowd, and polls showing that people don't like celebrities.
Word: tombak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Persian تنبک (tonbak). Doublet of dumbek. 1. A type of goblet drum used heavily in Persian music. Example: MOHAMMAD REZA SHAJARIAN (Thursday) Renowned in his native Iran, the vocalist Mohammad Reza Shajarian has been performing since the 1960s, and is now widely considered one of the finest classical Persian singers in the world. Mr. Shajarian’s son, Homayoun Shajarian, will provide additional vocals and tombak (goblet drum), while Ensemble Ava, a four-piece, will contribute additional instrumentation on the ancient Persian instruments barbat (short-necked lute), tar (long-necked lute), kamancheh (spike fiddle) and daf (frame drum).
Word: tombak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch, from Malay tembaga (“copper”), from Sanskrit ताम्र (tāmra). Entered Dutch usage during colonial period. Doublet of tumbaga. 1. A brass alloy also known as red-bronze, usually containing 82-99% copper and the rest usually zinc. Labels: uncountable
Word: santur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian سَنْتُور (santūr), of uncertain origin; sometimes suggested to be from Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον (psaltḗrion, “psaltery”). 1. A type of hammered dulcimer played in Persian music
Word: remixers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of remixer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: remixer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English mix English remix 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 remixer From remix + -er. 1. A person or thing that carries out remixing Example: It's little wonder Late of the Pier has become a favorite of remixers -- there's so much sound to choose from, and so little to be faithful to.
Word: postbop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English bop English postbop From post- + bop. 1. A form of small-group jazz music that emerged in the early 1960s, under the influence of artists such as Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock Labels: uncountable Example: The drummer Dafnis Prieto, leading a superbly calibrated sextet, chopped up the pulse of his native Cuba with clever feints while borrowing from postbop harmony.
Word: break dancing Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of breakdancing. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: break dancing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of break dance Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: postracial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s-der. Proto-Germanic *rēsōder. Proto-West Germanic *rās Old English rǣs ▲ Proto-Germanic *rēsō Old Norse rásbor. Middle English race English race Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English racial English postracial From post- + racial. 1. No longer bound by racial divisions. Labels: not-comparable Example: The country is entering a postracial era. Example: (Tracy Morgan was more irreverent: while accepting the Golden Globe on behalf of “30 Rock,” he announced he was now the face of postracial America.)
Word: line dancing Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of dance in which the dancers are in a line and performing the same steps together. Labels: uncountable
Word: salinate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English saline Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English salinate From saline + -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To add salt to. Example: The chemist salinated her solution.
Word: singing from the same hymn sheet Part of Speech: verb 1. Present participle and gerund of sing from the same hymn sheet. Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: errhines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of errhine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: philistines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of philistine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emotionable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin ēmoveō Vulgar Latin *exmovēre Old French esmovoir Middle French esmouvoir Middle French emotionbor. English emotion Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English emotionable From emotion + -able. 1. Particularly expressive of or affected by emotion. Labels: rare Example: His was the genuine Celtic temperament—poetic, excitable, emotionable, unreasoning. Example: Delicat and subtle are the dealings of nature whereby the emotionable sense secretly is touch'd to awareness
Word: international airports Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of international airport Labels: form-of, plural
Word: epeeist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English epee Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English epeeist From epee + -ist. 1. Somebody who fences with an epee.
Word: tablemates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tablemate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tablemate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From table + -mate. 1. Someone with whom one shares a table. Example: If you are on a ship that has two traditional dinner seatings, arrive at your table on time. Your tablemates will appreciate it and so will the waiters.
Word: andro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Meitei. 1. A Meitei traditional type of alcoholic beverage or drink, originated from Andro village, Manipur, India.
Word: andro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. 1. Androstenedione. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: Even more tardy, baseball ultimately banned andro.
Word: andro Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Shortening. 1. Androgynous. Example: "I like the young, andro look, but I've dated across the board—butches, femmes, trannies—and that really bothers Clara. All her girlfriends in the past have been pretty much straight." Kim offers a rueful little laugh.
Word: disprefer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English prefer English disprefer From dis- + prefer. 1. To favor or prefer (something) less than the alternatives. Labels: transitive
Word: microgripper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + gripper. 1. A microscopic device used to grasp and manipulate microscale objects safely
Word: microtools Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microtool Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microgrippers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microgripper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microtool Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + tool. 1. A tool of microscopic size, such as is used in medical or technical applications Example: Most microtools for use in medical applications are operated by tethers of some kind.
Word: neorealists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neorealist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: backstreets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backstreet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noncancelable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + cancelable. 1. Not able to be canceled Labels: not-comparable Example: He cited several reasons, including that a reservation was "absolutely noncancelable."
Word: nonstudio Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + studio. 1. Not affiliated with a movie studio. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] a studio executive asked ruefully, referring to the celebration of nonstudio cinema held just before the Oscars in a tent on a beach in Santa Monica. 2. Not of or pertaining to an art studio. Labels: not-comparable Example: All the recent nonstudio additions to art curricula only obscure the problem.
Word: nonsubscribers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonsubscriber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: floaty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From float (noun or verb) + -y (suffix meaning ‘inclined to’ forming adjectives). Compare Middle English floti, floty (“of a place: well supplied with water”). Pronunciation: /ˈfləʊti/, /ˈfloʊti/, [-ɾi] 1. Tending to float on a liquid or to rise in air or a gas; buoyant. Example: [S]ome fevv buttes of beare being flotie they got, vvhich though it had lien ſix moneths vnder vvater vvas very good, […] Example: The Oxonians, too, though, judging by avoirdupois, they were big enough for the floatiest outrigger, preferred the old friend in which they had won the 'Varsity in 1878 and 'suffered' last year. 2. Tending to float on a liquid or to rise in air or a gas; buoyant. Labels: archaic Example: I then told my Lord of Eſſex that mine vvas a floaty ſhip and vvell appointed for that ſervice; […] Example: The extream length of a Ship makes her unapt to ſtay, eſpecially if ſhe be floatie and vvant ſharpneſſe of vvay forvvard. 3. Of music: light and relaxing. Labels: figuratively Example: All the floaty music in the world could not disguise my grunts [during a massage] as I clenched my teeth and curled my toes to fight the pain. Example: Notice that this chord seems to be floating up in the air. If you strum Dsus2 instead of D, you can make your chord seem more haunting or drifting. […] This chord [Dsus4] has an even floatier feel than Dsus2 and is out of tune for other chords. 4. Of an object: light and flimsy or soft; specifically, of a dress: lightweight, so as to rise away from the body when the wearer is moving. Labels: figuratively Example: O here is a Bed / Shrinkproofer than that, / A floatier, boatier / Bed than that! Example: But deep down she had a passion for kitchen comforts— […] for a perfectly piped butter icing on top of the highest, lightest, floatiest lemon cupcake. 5. Of a person: feeling calm, dreamy, happy, etc., as if floating in the air. Labels: figuratively Example: [A]s you stand on the steps of the Castle Green in this strange place, you feel quite floaty. This you are told is the scene of the Merthyr riots; and you feel still floatier as you body forth before your eyes a picture like the following— […] Example: Surprise! Surprise! When the lights flick on in a darkened room and grinning friends spring from behind the sofa, joy jumps up like a jack-in-the-box. We feel bubblier than any vintage champagne, floatier than a bunch of balloons. 6. Of speech or writing: overly complicated or elaborate; flowery, grandiloquent. Labels: figuratively Example: [William Butler] Yeats divests himself of his floatier fin-de-siècle rhetoric to discover a hard plain speech both properly twentieth century and pre-nineteenth century.
Word: floaty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From float (noun) + -y (suffix forming diminutive nouns). Pronunciation: /ˈfləʊti/, /ˈfloʊti/, [-ɾi] 1. A particle of food, etc., found floating in liquid. Labels: informal Example: Why don't you stop slathering millions of things on your face, and lather up with my gentle Swan? It's the loveliest, pure, mild floatie—why, it'll get you clean as a baby! Example: I have always loved the way he just walks up and feels free to drink out my glass or bottle of water. I admit, when he was a baby I tried to give him his own sippy cup and avoid the little ‘floaties’ that little ones leave in your drink. But if there was no sippy cup available, I fished out the floaties and drank it anyway. 2. A lilo (inflatable air mattress) or similar object that floats on water and can be lain or sat on. Labels: US, informal Example: I am going to begin with a confession that seems to me to be startling less for its content than for the sheer number of similar stories that I have heard related among so many of my successful women friends. Prevalent as it is, it always surfaces abruptly, bobbing awkwardly as a lone yellow floatie in the public pool of our conversations. Example: My best friend just may be the Florida champ of floatie racing. Or she at least has the Cape Canaveral title. She pushed the flamingo floatie to the opposite end of the pool in record time. I come in a distant second, as usual. This, after my best efforts to use my ginormous floatie to bump her off course, splashing us both. 3. Synonym of armband (“one of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim”). Labels: US, in-plural, informal Example: As an escaped megalodon swims close to a busy beach, we see humanity at its most chompable: chubby kids in floaties, doofuses on pontoons, some dork in a tight Speedo rolling around in one of those big inflatable Zorb balls. But alas, the movie is a gore-free PG-13, and though CGI has long since replaced animatronics as the monster movie's weapon of choice, one thing hasn’t changed: giant killer fish still look like they’re made of rubber.
Word: oaty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English oat Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English oaty From oat + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈoʊti/ 1. Containing oats. 2. Resembling oats.
Word: nonsubscriber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + subscriber. 1. Someone who is not a subscriber to a service Example: The pay cable network HBO will broadcast the event and provide a free signal so that nonsubscribers can also watch, said Linda Douglass, the chief spokeswoman for the inaugural committee.
Word: floaties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of floaty Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of floatie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: floatier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of floaty: more floaty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: floatiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of floaty: most floaty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: overdetection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + detection or overdetect + -ion. 1. Detection at levels greater than are actually the case Labels: uncountable Example: "In prostate cancer, there's a lot of talk about overdetection and overtreatment," said Dr. David C. Miller[…]
Word: scoundreldom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English scoundrel Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English scoundreldom From scoundrel + -dom. 1. All scoundrels or scoundrel-like activities, considered as a group Labels: uncountable Example: The authorities say that he admitted to stealing as much as $50 billion, which, if true, would place him at the top of financial scoundreldom.
Word: roughnecking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of roughneck Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: roughnecked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of roughneck Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unslick Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English slick English unslick From un- + slick. 1. Not slick; not polished or fancy. Example: And here in the penthouse offices of Senator Entertainment, Bret Easton Ellis, another symbol of those super-slick times, is sprawled in a soft chair, wearing decidedly unslick running shoes and sweats.
Word: underdetection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Latin dētēctiōder. Latin dētēctiōnembor. English detection English underdetection From under- + detection. 1. Detection at excessively low levels, or at levels lower than are actually the case Labels: uncountable Example: "But this study says that in these very disadvantaged men, there is underdetection and undertreatment, that the cancers are not being found early enough."
Word: ultrasmall Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + small. 1. Extremely or exceedingly small. Labels: not-comparable Example: In the hip science of ultrasmall nanotechnology, fantastical future possibilities like rampaging nanorobots capture the most attention, but the first fruits of the field have been more mundane: tiny bits of mostly ordinary stuff that just sit there. Example: Magnetic resonance force microscopy employs an ultrasmall cantilever arm as a platform for specimens that are then moved in and out of proximity to a tiny magnet.
Word: anticorporate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + corporate. 1. Opposed to, or taking a negative view of, corporations and their activities Example: And there's a lot of anticorporate fervor, anti-pharmaceutical company fervor. Example: For the Grateful Dead lyricist John Perry Barlow, cyberlibertarian and a founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, freewheeling file-sharing and community-building seemed like an anticorporate be-in.
Word: antivaccine Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of anti-vaccine. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: A new book defending vaccines, written by a doctor infuriated at the claim that they cause autism, is galvanizing a backlash against the antivaccine movement in the United States.
Word: biocompatible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English compatible English biocompatible From bio- + compatible. 1. Compatible with biological tissue. Labels: not-comparable Example: The researchers say that there are many hurdles to overcome in using such a device inside the body, but that the work represents "a step toward the development of biocompatible, minimally invasive, autonomous microtools."
Word: clawlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English claw Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English clawlike From claw + -like. 1. Resembling a claw. Example: The tool, a clawlike gripper less than a millimeter in diameter, could grab cells from tissue for a biopsy, for example.
Word: cleanings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkliːnɪŋz/ 1. plural of cleaning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: companywide Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English company Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English companywide From company + -wide. 1. Extending throughout a company Labels: not-comparable Example: "We have begun to implement a companywide reorganization, which includes significant staff reductions, not renewing many consultants' contracts and the continuation of other cost-reduction initiatives, that will ensure we remain competitive and profitable in 2009," Christie's said in a statement on Monday[…]
Word: ante litteram Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: From Latin ante (“before”) + litteram, accusative singular of littera (“letter, writing”). 1. Before the term existed; before the term was coined. Example: In the fifteenth century, he espoused ecology ante litteram. He endorsed ecology before the term "ecology" existed. Example: What could have been a moral victory or arguably a feminist struggle ante litteram remains a farcical squabble between a nagging wife and a ridiculous old man.