nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: residuary estate Part of Speech: noun 1. Any portion of the testator's estate that is not specifically devised to someone in the will, or any property that is part of such a specific devise that fails (for example, due to the death of the intended beneficiary preceding that of the testator).
Word: residuary estates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of residuary estate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arm wrestling Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɑːm ˌɹɛs.lɪŋ/, /ˈɑɹm ˌɹɛs.lɪŋ/ 1. A strength sport with two participants, in which each participant grips the other's hand and tries to pin the other's arm onto a surface. Labels: uncountable
Word: arm wrestling Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɑːm ˌɹɛs.lɪŋ/, /ˈɑɹm ˌɹɛs.lɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of arm wrestle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: residuary Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to a residue; residual; left over, when the main portion has been removed. Labels: not-comparable Example: Between residuary sobs she drank it like water, sitting up, Robert Loo on the bed's edge, his finger-tips on the base of the glass. 2. With respect to a will, relating to the portion of an estate which was not disposed of in the will, or for which the directions in the will could not be carried out. Labels: not-comparable
Word: residuary Part of Speech: noun 1. One who receives the residue of an estate.
Word: Suez Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic اَلسُّوَيْس (as-suways), from ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + سويس, of uncertain origin but sometimes connected to South Levantine Arabic forms of سُوس (sūs, “licorice”). A folk etymology sometimes relates it to a supposed Egyptian suan (“beginning”), but this appears to be a ghost word or misinterpretation as no such word exists. Pronunciation: /ˈsuː.ɛz/ 1. A city in northeastern Egypt. 2. Ellipsis of Suez Canal: the canal connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 3. A governorate of Egypt around the city and canal.
Word: so be it Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Attested since late Old English. 1. An indication of acceptance, especially of a situation which is not entirely favorable. Labels: idiomatic, subjunctive Example: Minister of State: Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Prime Minister, I beg to introduce a bill entitled an Act to amend the Interpretation Act. Clerk: Interpretation (Amendment) Bill. Speaker: Second reading what day? Minister of State: At the next available sitting. Speaker: So be it. Example: From storm to storm ! So be it, then. Born in throes, ’tis fit that man should live in pains and die in pangs! So be it, then! Here's stout stuff for woe to work on. So be it, then.
Word: Panama Canal Part of Speech: name 1. A canal in Panama, that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Word: Bohrer Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Bohrer. 1. A surname from German.
Word: antiseismic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + seismic. 1. Built to withstand the effects of earthquakes.
Word: for the heck of it Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Alternative form of for the hell of it. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: upanayana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit उपनयन (upanayana). Pronunciation: /uːpəˈnɑːjənə/ 1. An initiation ceremony undergone by Hindu boys over the age of seven belonging to the highest three castes, marking the start of their formal education. Labels: Hinduism Example: An Aryan boy had to undergo the upanayana that initiated him into the study of the Veda and the sacrificial procedure, or he would never be able to build a fully realized atman.
Word: cuisinier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French cuisinier. 1. A cook or chef, especially in French contexts. Labels: dated Example: The servants, though much amused at my appearance, pitied me, while the cuisinier, doing his best to soothe me, made clear the reason of the disturbance.
Word: spanky pants Part of Speech: noun 1. Very short shorts resembling underwear and worn under cheerleader uniforms etc. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: I carefully take off your Carter spanky pants, and I spread your thighs, revealing […]
Word: supertaxa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English taxa English supertaxa From super- + taxa. 1. plural of supertaxon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subtaxon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English taxon English subtaxon From sub- + taxon. 1. One of the elements within a taxon.
Word: subtaxa Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subtaxon (Elements within a taxon). Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Keene Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /kiːn/ 1. An English surname from Old English, a variant of Keen. 2. A surname from Irish, a variant of Keane. 3. A community in Otonabee-South Monaghan township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada. 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A number of places in the United States: 17. A number of places in the United States:
Word: keeneth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From keen + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of keen Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: springtail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spring + tail. 1. Any of various wingless hexapods, of the subclass Collembola, with spring-like legs. Example: Among the wonders of the natural world that few people have ever noticed: a semiaquatic springtail in motion. Example: Springtails, or collembolans, are strictly not insects because of technicalities to do with the position of their mouthparts, but they are the closest cousins of insects.
Word: tramp data Part of Speech: noun 1. Data which is passed via one function to another, and not otherwise used by the first. Labels: uncountable Example: Functions should use matching variable names for tramp data to improve readability.
Word: Connell Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Irish Ó Conaill (literally “descendant of Conall”), from Proto-Celtic *Kunowalos (literally “dog chief”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɑnəl/, /ˈkɒnəl/ 1. A surname from Irish and Scottish, variant of Connel. 2. A city in Franklin County, Washington, United States, originally Palouse Junction and renamed after Jacob Cornelius Connell.
Word: Rowley Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English components ruh (rough, overgrown) + leah (wood, clearing) Pronunciation: /ˈɹaʊli/, /ˈɹəʊli/, /ˈɹæuli/ 1. A habitational surname from Old English from the English place name. 2. A hamlet in Starland County, Alberta, Canada. 3. A hamlet in Healeyfield parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ0847). 4. A small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9732). 5. A hamlet in Worthen with Shelve parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3006). 6. A tiny city in Buchanan County, Iowa. 7. A town and census-designated place in Essex County, Massachusetts. 8. An unincorporated community in Tooele County, Utah.
Word: giant panda Part of Speech: noun 1. A rare, black and white mammal, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, in the ursid (bear) family.
Word: Ullmann Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German, meaning "man from Ulm". 1. A surname from German of Germanic origin.
Word: Bombay cat Part of Speech: noun 1. A domestic cat of a medium-sized shorthair breed, having a glossy black color and bright copper-golden eyes, developed in Kentucky during the 1950s.
Word: affrayer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *affrayere, affrayour, equivalent to affray + -er. 1. One involved in an affray.
Word: adhesional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin adhaesiōnemlbor. French adhésionder. English adhesion English -al English adhesional From adhesion + -al. 1. Relating to adhesion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: alimonies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alimony Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Snellen Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Snellen Part of Speech: noun 1. A Snellen chart.
Word: playright Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From play + right. Pronunciation: /ˈpleɪɹaɪt/ 1. The exclusive right to perform a dramatic work Labels: countable, dated, uncountable Example: Copyright in the specific sense is, however, of less importance to the dramatic author than playright or performing right[…]
Word: playright Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of playwright. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: stupent Part of Speech: adj 1. Struck with stupor; stunned; Labels: rare Example: He stood there flabbergasted, stupent, as she walked out the door. Example: Again and again, what shall we say of the Idle Aristocracy, the Owners of the Soil of England […] We will say mournfully, in the presence of Heaven and Earth, — that we stand speechless, stupent, and know not what to say!
Word: pornographers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pornographer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: common redstart Part of Speech: noun 1. A small passerine bird (Phoenicurus phoenicurus).
Word: administrational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From administration + -al. 1. Relating to administration. Labels: nonstandard, not-comparable Example: All the administrational costs are covered by the sign-up fee.
Word: amasser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amass + -er. 1. One who amasses. Example: [He] was a man of prodigious pride and vain-glory, which led him […] into no small errours, being a great Amasser of strange and incredible stories, led to relate them by his meer ambition of hunting after fame and the reputation of an universal Scholar. Example: 1821, William Hazlitt, Table-Talk, London: John Warren, Essay 11, “On Thought and Action,” p. 260, The amassers of fortunes seem divided into two opposite classes, lean, penurious-looking mortals, or jolly fellows who are determined to get possession of, because they want to enjoy the good things of the world.
Word: amassers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amasser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vato Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish vato, ultimately from chivato. Term is mostly used by people from northwest Mexico (Sinaloa, Sonora, Chihuahua, Baja California). 1. A Hispanic youth; a guy; a dude. Example: Say sergeant, my primo from Osten is over there. A real crazy vato, man. Example: Its 20-page portfolio of stills from the music-video director Mark Romanek functions as a virtual swipe book of contemporary style idioms: cowboys, aliens, vatos, Janet Jackson and Madonna.
Word: wetnurse Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wet nurse. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wetnurse Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of wet nurse. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hooped Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /huːpt/ 1. Containing hoops 2. beset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or impossible to overcome; screwed. Labels: Canada, Western, slang Example: Wayne Zandarco says he doesn't have a Plan B for a possible shutdown of bus service. "I'm hooped," he said.
Word: hooped Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /huːpt/ 1. simple past and past participle of hoop Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: staunchest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of staunch: most staunch Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: stauncher Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From staunch + -er. 1. comparative form of staunch: more staunch Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: stauncher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From staunch + -er. 1. One who or that which staunches.
Word: sunned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sun Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: slurred Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: slurred Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of slur Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: avowals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of avowal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disseminating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disseminate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: disseminates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disseminate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: economizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of economize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: economizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of economization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: astrograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From astro- + -graph. 1. A telescope designed and used for astronomical photography.
Word: bogged Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Past participle of bog. 1. simple past and past participle of bog Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bogged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Past participle of bog. 1. Stuck; unable to progress; having been bogged down.
Word: bogged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From an abbreviation of Bogdanoff + -ed, in reference to Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff. 1. Having the appearance of having had excessive plastic surgery. Labels: Internet, derogatory, usually Example: I plan to become a bogged old lady chasing the illusion of eternal youth, like Joan Rivers.
Word: morepork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The word is imitative of the bird's call. Pronunciation: /ˈmɔːpɔːk/, /ˈmɔɹˌpɔ(ə)ɹk/, /ˈmoːpoːk/ 1. The Tasmanian spotted owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae), a small brown owl indigenous to New Zealand and Tasmania. Labels: New-Zealand Example: [T]he eye of the Morepork or Greater Night Jarr,^([sic]) which I lately had the opportunity of examining, is wonderfully adapted for enabling it to see the insects in the dark, on which it feeds. Example: Although the living figure of our owl may be unknown to most persons, from the nature of its habits, yet few, perhaps very few, of the older settlers are unacquainted with the human-like cry of the More-pork. 2. Used as a mild term of abuse. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial, derogatory Example: It is interesting that the Opposition morepork is starting to chirp. [...] We have all heard about the "gang of four and a half"—the morepork brigade. 3. Used as a mild term of abuse. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial, derogatory Example: Where's that old morepoke? O, you're there, are you? Fetch the jack off o' your wagon—come! fly roun'! you're (very) slow for a young fellow.
Word: morepork Part of Speech: intj Etymology: The word is imitative of the bird's call. Pronunciation: /ˈmɔːpɔːk/, /ˈmɔɹˌpɔ(ə)ɹk/, /ˈmoːpoːk/ 1. The call of a morepork. Example: [T]he morepork, a species of caprimulgus, or goatsucker,^([sic]) keeps up all night the exact repetition of its own name, "Morepork! morepork!" It is a sound to me most expressive of a dreary loneliness and twilight distance that I ever heard. Example: As soon as the shades of evening close in over the Australian forest, the ear is startled by the cry of "morepoke," clearly and loudly repeated, and a bird as large as an owl flits by on noiseless wing, like the goat-sucker at home. This is the Morepoke, a species of large night-jar,^([sic]) all head and mouth, about the size of an owl.
Word: grimaced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of grimace Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: grimaced Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a grimace 2. distorted; crabby Labels: usually
Word: look back Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, back. Example: Don't look back in anger, I heard you say 2. To think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight). Example: Near-synonyms: recollect, recall, remember Example: When I look back at my summer holidays as a child, I smile. 3. To reconsider or regret. Labels: intransitive Example: You do what you have to do, and don't look back.
Word: look back Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of look-back. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mixed grill Part of Speech: noun 1. A meal consisting of a number of grilled meats. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: You can serve mixed grill mounded onto a drift of hummus, as you might spoon a thick ragù on top of polenta.
Word: charcuterie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French charcuterie. Pronunciation: /ʃɑːɹˈk(j)uːtəɹi/, /ʃɑːɹˌk(j)uːtəˈɹiː/, /ʃɑɹˈkutəɹi/, [ʃɑɹˈkuɾəɹi] 1. The practice of cooking and preparing ready-to-eat meat products, especially pork. Labels: uncountable 2. Cured meat that is ready to be eaten, especially pork. Labels: uncountable 3. A shop or part of a shop specialising in cured meat. Labels: countable Example: It was not until after the waiter came with the bill that Scott decided that we have the hotel make us a picnic lunch. I tried to argue him out of this as I was sure we could get a bottle of Mâcon in Mâcon and we could buy something to make sandwiches in a charcuterie. 4. Ellipsis of charcuterie board. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: baked potato Part of Speech: noun 1. A potato that has been baked for eating.
Word: dolly mixture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. 1. confectionery in the form of a variety of multicoloured soft candies and jelly sweets sold together as a mixture. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gobstopper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gob (“mouth”) + stopper. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒbˌstɒp.ə(ɹ)/ 1. A type of hard long-lasting candy, usually spherical in shape. Labels: Ireland, UK Example: “Everlasting Gobstoppers!”’ cried Mr. Wonka proudly. “They're completely new! I am inventing them for children who are given very little pocket money. You can put an Everlasting Gobstopper in your mouth and you can suck it and suck it and suck it and suck it and suck it and it will never get any smaller!” Example: Hence, gobstopper—something that stops the mouth. If you want to stop someone from prattling on, simply stuff a gobstopper in his or her mouth. The Everlasting Gobstopper, a jawbreaker that changes colors and flavors, was the brainchild of Roald Dahl in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 1964.
Word: rat arsed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of rat-arsed. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wine tosser Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who speaks at length about wine but possesses limited genuine knowledge or expertise about it. Labels: idiomatic, slang 2. A person who purchases wine, but does not drink it. Labels: idiomatic, slang
Word: bánh mì Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Vietnamese bánh mì. 1. Alternative spelling of banh mi. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: US Americans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of US American Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brancher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From branch (verb) + -er. 1. That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions. 2. That which branches, or jumps to another instruction location within a program. Example: None of the brancher instructions have any effect whatsoever on any flags; instead, they are the instructions which look at the flags. Example: This is pretty typical for a C-written brancher.
Word: brancher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From branch (noun) + -er. So called because of the bird still clinging to the branches while practising flying movements with the wings. 1. A young owl or other raptor that is just too young to fly. Example: “What, ho! sir knave,” exclaimed Roland, “is it thus you feed the eyasse with unwashed meat, as if you were gorging the foul brancher of a worthless hoodie-crow, by the mass?[…]”
Word: welfarism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English welfare Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English welfarism From welfare + -ism. 1. An axiology or ethical theory in which value is determined by the well-being (e.g., happiness) of people or other sentient beings. Labels: uncountable Example: More precisely, Kaplow and Shavell (2001) have shown that the Pareto principle does not hold when the planner departs from welfarism, i.e., when the [social welfare function] does not only include the agents’ utility. 2. The belief in or support for a welfare state. Labels: derogatory, rare, uncountable Example: So, I think we have way too much compromise, and we need to define what we believe in. We either believe in welfarism and socialism and big government, or we believe in liberty and limited government and in the Constitution.
Word: welfarist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English welfare 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 welfarist From welfare + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛlfɛːɹɪst/ 1. Someone who supports welfare, especially of animals. 2. A supporter of the politics or principles of the welfare state.
Word: welfarist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English welfare 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 welfarist From welfare + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛlfɛːɹɪst/ 1. Pertaining to support for the politics or principles of the welfare state. Example: The welfarist discourse of power which the absolute monarchy increasingly deployed [...] set popular expectations high.
Word: welfarists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of welfarist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aerobicizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of aerobicize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: aerobicizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of aerobicize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: estheticism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis-dʰh₁ Proto-Hellenic *awistʰomai Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek αἴσθησῐς (aísthēsĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós)bor. Latin aesthēticusder. German Ästhetikder. ▲ New Latin aesthēticusbor. French esthétiqueder. English aesthetic English esthetic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English estheticism From esthetic + -ism. 1. Alternative spelling of aestheticism. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: estheticisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of estheticism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aestheticisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aestheticism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autosuggestion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + suggestion. 1. The practice of suggesting thoughts to oneself, as in autohypnosis. Labels: uncountable 2. An instance of suggesting a thought to oneself. Labels: countable 3. An autosuggest feature. Labels: uncountable
Word: autosuggestions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autosuggestion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: auto-suggestion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + suggestion. 1. The practice of suggesting thoughts to oneself. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An instance of suggesting a thought to oneself. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: auto-suggestions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of auto-suggestion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cokes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cokes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of coke Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cokes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare coax. 1. A simpleton; a dupe Labels: obsolete Example: Because he is an ass, and may be akin to the Cokeses?
Word: elective share Part of Speech: noun 1. A proportion of a decedent's estate which the surviving spouse may claim, as a substitute for what they were left in the decedent's will.
Word: chickened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of chicken Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: elective shares Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elective share Labels: form-of, plural
Word: campers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of camper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pencilneck Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pencil-neck. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pencil-neck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pencil + neck, popularized by wrestler Freddie Blassie. 1. A person with a very thin neck. Labels: informal 2. An insubstantial person; a weakling. Labels: US, derogatory, idiomatic Example: That pencil-neck from systems isn't going to tell me what I can't do. Example: Mom said, “Sell it to the circus, what the heck.” / Dad said, “Nope, this one's a pencil neck / And if there's one thing lower than a side show freak / It's a grit eatin', scum suckin', pencil neck geek.”
Word: pencil-necks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pencil-neck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pencilnecks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pencilneck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pencil-necked Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a very thin neck. 2. Insubstantial; weak. Labels: US, derogatory, idiomatic Example: That pencil-necked geek isn't going to stop me. Example: Science fiction is more than inelegant prose for pencil-necked teenagers.
Word: screen out Part of Speech: verb 1. To use a screen, grate, sieve or similar means to separate large from small (objects or particles). Labels: transitive 2. To exclude selectively. Labels: figuratively, transitive
Word: screwing off Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of screw off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: ...where the keys of all the felons rooms, as well as the instruments for screwing off and on the irons of the prisoners, are kept.
Word: screw off Part of Speech: verb 1. To remove the lid of a jar or other container by unscrewing it. Example: Hold it in two hands and screw off the lid. Set the lid down. Inside are pickled onions. 2. To fail to do one's work; to goof off. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: When the boss wasn't around on the weekend they would sometimes screw off. Example: On account of the high rate of wages at Sydney, stevedores will not "screw off" now so willingly as they did formerly. 3. To leave; to bugger off. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: I finished the work early so I screwed off.
Word: screw off Part of Speech: intj 1. An expression of surprise or disbelief. Labels: idiomatic, possibly, vulgar Example: "We just won a new car!" "Screw off! You're joking, right?"
Word: Scythians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Scythian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inny Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of innie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Scythian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Scythia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Scythian From Scythia + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪði.ən/, /ˈsɪθi.ən/ 1. Of or relating to Scythia (a region of Central Eurasia in the classical era) or its inhabitants. Example: The Scythian collection is designed not just to echo a past civilization, recorded in the classical works of Herodotos and Pliny; it is also intended as a clarion call to the Russians to look to their jewelry heritage and their wealth of precious stones.
Word: Scythian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Scythia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Scythian From Scythia + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪði.ən/, /ˈsɪθi.ən/ 1. An inhabitant of Scythia. Example: 1685, John Norris, (translator), The Institution and Life of Cyrus the Great [Cyropaedia] by Xenophon Book I How far he surpassed them all may be felt if we remember that no Scythian, although the Scythians are reckoned by their myriads, has ever succeeded in dominating a foreign nation […]
Word: Scythian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Scythia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Scythian From Scythia + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪði.ən/, /ˈsɪθi.ən/ 1. The Eastern Iranian language of Scythians. 2. The Proto-Indo-European language. Labels: Indo-European-studies Example: Scythian was therefore not the same as modern Dutch, but the ancestral language of the Dutch as well as other neighbouring languages. Example: Though Boxhorn was working over a century before Sir William Jones, his ‘Scythian’ is not conceptually far off the later notion of Indo-European, and his choice of term ‘Scythian’ shows that Boxhorn was envisaging a cultural connection between the (northern) languages of the Near East and their Western European brethren, a perspicacious hypothesis that assumend some kind of ethnic drift between the two continents. 3. An epoch from 251 ± 0.2 to 245 ± 1.5 million years ago, a subdivision of the Early Triassic.
Word: secularized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of secularize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: solastalgia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Australian philosopher and researcher Glenn Albrecht in 2005 from Latin sōlācium (“solace, comfort”) + -algia (“pain”). Pronunciation: /ˌsɒləsˈtæld͡ʒə/ 1. A form of homesickness experienced when one has not moved, but one's environment has changed. Labels: uncountable Example: There are many people writing and talking about extinction now, and about solastalgia, the psychic or existential distress caused by environmental change. Artists, musicians, dancers, and screenwriters are wringing profound solastalgia from the recesses of our collective subconscious and spinning its trajectory out into the light where we can get a better sense of it. Example: Part of what I feel in this city is solastalgia, not so much for buildings as for the routines I established around those buildings: the walk to visit friends in the CBD, the stroll to the cinema.
Word: sexualities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sexuality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sexualized Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of sexualised Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sexualized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sexualize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: predal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin praeda (“prey”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɹiːdəl/ 1. Of or relating to prey; plundering; predatory. Example: Prœdal Commanders
Word: sexualize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. English sexual 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 sexualize From sexual + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛk.ʃu.əl.aɪz/ 1. To render sexual, or apply sex appeal to (a person, thing, or concept). Labels: transitive Example: Children’s beauty pageants sexualize childhood. Example: Your advertising doesn't need to sexualize goods and services to sell them to me, and in fact I might make a point of not buying your product if you pester me with sexualization. 2. To distinguish as belonging to separate sexes. Labels: transitive
Word: shadow-boxing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shadow-box Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shadow-box Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of shadowbox. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: shadow-box Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of shadowbox. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sexed up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sex up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shadings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shading Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Of Luo origin. 1. A chief of the Luo people.
Word: Chukchi Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Russian чу́кчи (čúkči), plural of чу́кча (čúkča), derived from Chukchi [script needed] (chauchu), meaning "rich in reindeer". Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃukt͡ʃiː/ 1. Relating to or coming from Chukotka. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Chukchi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian чу́кчи (čúkči), plural of чу́кча (čúkča), derived from Chukchi [script needed] (chauchu), meaning "rich in reindeer". Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃukt͡ʃiː/ 1. A person belonging to the Chukchi nation native to the Chukotka peninsula.
Word: Chukchi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian чу́кчи (čúkči), plural of чу́кча (čúkča), derived from Chukchi [script needed] (chauchu), meaning "rich in reindeer". Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃukt͡ʃiː/ 1. A Paleosiberian language spoken by Chukchi people in the easternmost extremity of Siberia, mainly in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Labels: uncountable
Word: eccyclema Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἐκκῠκλέω (ekkŭkléō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek ἐκκύκλημα (ekkúklēma)lbor. English eccyclema Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐκκύκλημα (ekkúklēma). 1. A wheeled device, used in ancient Greek plays, that could be rolled out to allow a tableau to be viewed.
Word: Munro Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic * (mountains): Named after Scottish mountaineer Sir Hugh Thomas Munro. 1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, variant of Monroe 2. A town in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
Word: Munro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic * (mountains): Named after Scottish mountaineer Sir Hugh Thomas Munro. 1. Any Scottish mountain having a height of more than 3,000 feet. Labels: UK
Word: cineaste Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cineast. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The TiVo-Amazon service offers cineastes thousands of movies to rent, compared with the scant mainstream-only offerings of cable’s pay-per-view services.
Word: squoyle Part of Speech: noun 1. A stick, loaded at one end with an iron weight, used by poachers Labels: obsolete
Word: Colosseum Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Late Latin, from Latin colossēus (“colossal”); a mediaeval term for the classical Latin Amphitheatrum Flavium; see also coliseum. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒ.ləˈsiː.əm/ 1. The largest stadium in the Roman empire, located near the center of Rome. Example: The Colosseum (known at the time as the Flavian Amphitheater) in Rome was the empire's greatest amphitheater. A marvel of Roman engineering, the Colosseum could hold up to 70,000 spectators. Example: The Colosseum’s elliptical shape is 617 feet long, 512 feet across, and 159 feet high.
Word: haircutting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hair + cutting. 1. The act or service of cutting hair.
Word: Chantilly/Tiffany Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Chantilly (cat breed) Labels: US
Word: contrafield Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrābor. English contra- English field English contrafield From contra- + field. 1. An electric field that produces an effect of deceleration on charges that pass through it
Word: reverse shot Part of Speech: noun 1. A shot in which one character is shown looking back at another, unseen character.
Word: backlit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From back + lit. Pronunciation: /ˈbækˌlɪt/ 1. simple past and past participle of backlight Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: backlit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From back + lit. Pronunciation: /ˈbækˌlɪt/ 1. Lit or illuminated from behind. Example: a backlit computer keyboard
Word: witchy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Old English wiċċe Proto-Germanic *wikkōną Proto-West Germanic *wikkōn Proto-West Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *wikkō Old English wiċċa Middle English wicche English witch English -y English witchy From witch + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪt͡ʃi/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of witches; witchlike. Example: The children are scared to go near the witchy old woman's house at night. Example: Bernadette was a small wiry girl with a lot of long witchy black hair, and on the first day of school she wore only one sock.
Word: witchier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of witchy: more witchy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: coproduction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin prōductiōder. Old French productionbor. Middle English produccioun English production English coproduction From co- + production. 1. A production in which two or more people, groups or companies work together.
Word: witchiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of witchy: most witchy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: coproducer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcōder. Middle English produce English produce 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 producer English coproducer From co- + producer. 1. Any of a group of producers who work together on a coproduction
Word: dialoguist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dialogue 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 dialoguist From dialogue + -ist. 1. A person who writes dialogue. 2. A scriptwriter skilled at writing dialogue.
Word: walkon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of walk-on. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nektonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English nekton Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English nektonic From nekton + -ic. 1. Swimming independently of currents. Labels: not-comparable
Word: photogenicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English photogenic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English photogenicity From photogenic + -ity. 1. The state of being photogenic Labels: uncountable
Word: New Age travellers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of New Age traveller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: new age traveller Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of New Age traveller. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: moving average Part of Speech: noun 1. A weighted average that is determined for a given data point based on its value and the past values.
Word: halaus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of halau Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hole punch Part of Speech: noun 1. A tool that is used to make holes in stationery for ease of filing.
Word: hole punch Part of Speech: verb 1. To punch holes using a hole punch. Labels: transitive 2. To create a NAT, WAN-to-LAN port forwarding on the router. Labels: transitive
Word: santims Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of santim Labels: form-of, plural
Word: performative utterance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by British philosopher J. L. Austin (1911–1960). 1. A sentence or other linguistic expression which, when expressed in an appropriate context, actually does or accomplishes something.
Word: shoulder pad Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of padding sometimes used in clothing to give the wearer the illusion of less sloping shoulders. 2. A piece of protective equipment used in American and Canadian football.
Word: niggerballs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of niggerball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diatryma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From taxonomic name †Diatryma, a former name for the genus, from Ancient Greek διατρήμα (diatrḗma, “canoe”). 1. A big-beaked prehistoric bird in the genus Gastornis, larger than the ostrich, believed to have become extinct 15- to 25-million years ago due to a vast climate change.
Word: DIYs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of DIY Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: DIYing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of DIY Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: 1997, Miranda Castro, Homeopathic Guide to Stress, St. Martin’s Press, →ISBN, page 231, Once you have strained any muscle – whether exercising or DIYing or giving birth – it is important to take immediate action. Example: Women were rarely shown actually DIYing, though, which suggests the product manufacturers behind the advertising saw women’s role as primarily designers and decision-makers.
Word: DIYed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of DIY Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: enchains Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of enchain Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: enchaining Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of enchain Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: enchained Part of Speech: adj 1. Linked together; forming a chain or interrelated sequence. Example: A hem or seam for sewed articles, consisting of a main layer of textile or similar material and a superimposed layer of material having a turned-under edge and secured to said main layer by two connected rows of locked or enchained stitches entering and emerging at different points on the same side of the work , one of said rows entering under said edge, and said edge lying between the extremities of said stitches. Example: In order to determine the number of regioerrors per polymer chain, the intensity of the integrals from regioerrors (both terminated and enchained) was compared to the average polymer molecular weight (Table 3.1). 2. Not free; bound by chains or as if by chains; in bondage. Example: Tell me, O ilustriaous deity, O sinless lord of all creatures, what are those words by which one becomes enchained and what those words by speaking which one may be freed from one's bonds. Example: There have been statues of enchained gods throughout Greece, and the statue of Hera of Samos was one of the most famous among them.
Word: enchained Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of enchain Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pinwheels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pinwheel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pinwheels Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pinwheel Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: circular saws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of circular saw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: remodeler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From remodel + -er. 1. A person who remodels or does remodeling.
Word: bullyrags Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bullyrag Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bullyragging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bullyrag Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bullyragged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bullyrag Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sing alongs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sing along Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sings along Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sing along Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: singing along Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sing along Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sang along Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of sing along Labels: form-of, past
Word: sung along Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of sing along Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hissie fits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hissie fit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: expurgates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of expurgate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: expurgating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of expurgate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lagomorph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Translingual Lagomorpha. 1. A member of the mammalian taxonomic order Lagomorpha: a hare, a rabbit, or a pika. 2. A fursona that is a hare or rabbit. Labels: slang
Word: yogis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yogi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yogis Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of yogi Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Drago Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Drago. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: yoginis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yogini Labels: form-of, plural
Word: remodeller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From remodel + -er. 1. A person who remodels or does remodelling.
Word: bangtail musters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bangtail muster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: remodelled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of remodel Labels: UK, form-of, participle, past
Word: tuchus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yiddish תּחת (tokhes, “buttocks”), in turn from Hebrew תַּחַת (tákhat, “buttocks”). Pronunciation: /ˈtʊxəs/, /-k-/, /ˈtɒxəs/ 1. The buttocks, rear end, butt. Labels: US, slang Example: he sat on the top of mountains and read Wordsworth and Lenin aloud to extravagantly beautiful shikseh waitresses with golden pigtails down to their tocheses (no one ever said arse in this gathering, it was always toches) who repaid him with free Glühwein and he wasn't prepared to tell me what else. Example: House: You had a hot flash. Those guys kicked your guys hard enough to do lasting damage. You didn’t even look when presented with two reasonably attractive tuchi — yeah! I said it! Reese: I was listening to my doctor. House: People generally listen with their ears, leaving their eyes free to wander. I’m guessing that your testosterone level is just below Bieber [scil. Justin Bieber].