nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: mini-me Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mini- + me, later popularised by the name of a character in the comedy spy film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪnimiː/ 1. A person who is a miniature, but otherwise identical, version of a particular person. Labels: humorous Example: Now Boris Yeltsin Has His Own 'Mini-Me'. Example: One motive for procreating is to 'reproduce yourself'—to create a 'mini-me'.
Word: Mitchell principle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From George J. Mitchell, US Senator. 1. Any of the six recommendations that arose from an investigation of decommissioning of weapons in Northern Ireland in 1996, urging all parties involved in the conflict to renounce violence and agree to disarmament before entering into all-party negotiations.
Word: mixy-matchy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mix and match + -y. 1. Made from a blend of harmonious styles. Labels: uncommon
Word: modelizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From model + -izer, based on womanizer. 1. A man who associates habitually with models. Example: Modelizers are obsessed not with women, but with models, who in most cities are safely confined to billboards and magazines, but in Manhattan actually run wild on the streets, turning the city into a virtual model country safari where men can pet the creatures in their natural habitat.
Word: mountainboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mountain + board. 1. A form of all-terrain skateboard derived from a snowboard.
Word: mountainboard Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mountain + board. 1. To practice mountainboarding.
Word: mountainboarding Part of Speech: noun 1. The sport of riding mountainboards down slopes. Labels: uncountable
Word: mountain boarding Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of mountainboarding. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: OLED Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈəʊlɛd/, /ˌəʊ ˌɛl ˌiː ˈdiː/ 1. Acronym of organic light-emitting diode. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: organic light-emitting diode Part of Speech: noun 1. A light-emitting diode constructed from a thin film of an organic compound.
Word: Padanian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Padania Middle English -n English -n English Padanian From Padania + -n. 1. Of or relating to Padania Labels: not-comparable 2. Supporting the independence of this region Labels: not-comparable
Word: Padanian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Padania Middle English -n English -n English Padanian From Padania + -n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Padania 2. A person who supports the independence of this region
Word: Padania Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Padania, from padano + -ia. By surface analysis, Padan + -ia. 1. A region in northern Italy, centered on the valley of the river Po.
Word: polygonate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English polygon Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English polygonate From polygon + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. polygonal Labels: not-comparable
Word: unmistakable 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 mistake 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 unmistakable From un- + mistake + -able. 1. Unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else. Example: Now, I still think that for this box of matches to have escaped the wear of time for immemorial years was a strange, and for me, a most fortunate thing. Yet oddly enough I found here a far more unlikely substance, and that was camphor. I found it in a sealed jar, that, by chance, I supposed had been really hermetically sealed. I fancied at first the stuff was paraffin wax, and smashed the jar accordingly. But the odor of camphor was unmistakable. Example: Whenever the locomotive was working hard there was unmistakable evidence of its higher power than its predecessors in the brilliant and explosive arcing between conductor shoes and the third rail; this was particularly vivid in Quarry Tunnel in the down direction, where the display equalled anything we have seen on the frostiest of nights in an electrified third-rail area.
Word: Popoloca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Nahuatl popoloca (“speak unintelligibly”). 1. Alternative form of Popoluca. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: Popoloca Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Nahuatl popoloca (“speak unintelligibly”). 1. Any of several different indigenous languages of Mexico, including languages of the Mixe-Zoquean family and the Oto-Manguean family.
Word: southpaws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of southpaw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zorbing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zorb + -ing. 1. A sport in which a participant is secured inside a zorb and rolled downhill. Labels: uncountable
Word: zorbing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From zorb + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of zorb Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cybersquatter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- English squat English -er English squatter English cybersquatter From cyber- + squatter. 1. One who participates in cybersquatting. Labels: Internet
Word: curricula Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of curriculum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: e-tailer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of e- + retailer. 1. A company that does business via electronic media, especially via the Internet.
Word: e-tailing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of e- + retailing. 1. The conducting of retail business via electronic media, especially via the Internet. Labels: uncountable
Word: e-ticket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From e- + ticket. 1. A virtual ticket, especially for a flight, that is issued electronically.
Word: e-ticketing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From e- + ticketing. 1. The generation, recording and issuing of e-tickets instead of conventional tickets Labels: uncountable
Word: extranet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net English extranet From extra- + net. Pronunciation: /ˈɛkstrəˌnɛt/ 1. A private computer network that uses Internet protocols and can be accessed by authorized individuals via the Internet.
Word: leptin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin”) + -in Pronunciation: /ˈlɛptɪn/ 1. A protein hormone produced in adipose tissue; it plays a role in regulating appetite and metabolism. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: If we could control leptin, then presumably we could help people to control their weight. Example: That is because sleep affects two appetite-controlling hormones, leptin and ghrelin.
Word: Lollywood Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Lahore + Hollywood, possibly originally formed as Urdu لالیوڈ (lālīvuḍ). Pronunciation: /ˈlɒ.li.wʊd/, /ˈlɑ.li.wʊd/ 1. The cinema industry of Pakistan based in Lahore. Labels: informal Example: During the 1990s, Lollywood further suffered because of the easily available and more resourceful Indian movies, which were now being watched on the cable networks.
Word: Macarena Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Spanish female given name Macarena, which is the title of a well-known song from 1993 by Spanish duo Los del Río. Pronunciation: /ˌmækəˈɹeɪnə/, /ˌmɑkəˈɹeɪnə/, /ˌmakəˈɹenə/ 1. A particular line dance with a set of simple arm movements and exaggerated hip motion performed to a fast Latin rhythm. Example: Oh yeah, they were doing the Macarena up and down Saint Peter’s back in twelve ninety-two. Example: For the unacquainted, Mr. Trump’s gyrations are a far cry from the complexities of the moonwalk, the Macarena or the Electric Slide.
Word: bombsight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bomb + sight. 1. A device which allows bombs to be accurately dropped from moving aircraft so as to hit a desired target.
Word: militician Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of military + politician. 1. An outwardly democratic politician who gained, and retains power with the help of a military establishment
Word: mobe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mobile, shortened to its first syllable. 1. A mobile phone. Labels: UK, informal
Word: excoriated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of excoriate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: M-theory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of membrane theory. 1. A generalized theory of eleven-dimensional supergravity that attempts to unify the five superstring theories Labels: uncountable
Word: supergravity 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 gravity English supergravity From super- + gravity. 1. A field theory combining supersymmetry and general relativity. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: supersymmetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + symmetry. In the modern physics sense, coined by Pakistani physicist Abdus Salam and American physicist John Strathdee in 1974 as super-symmetry, in a paper in Physics Letters B as a simplification of super-gauge symmetry used by Julius Wess and Bruno Zumino. 1. A theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces and which proposes a physical symmetry between bosons and fermions. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: We suggest therefore that the expression "super-symmetry" might be more appropriate for the global concept and reserve the word "gauge" for local symmetries. Example: Supersymmetry is the concept that known particles – such as electrons, quarks and photons – have a heavier and as-yet-undetected "superpartner".
Word: eleven-dimensional Part of Speech: adj 1. Possessing eleven geometric dimensions. Labels: not-comparable
Word: superstring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + string. In physics sense: Back-formation from superstring theory, which is a shorthand for supersymmetric string theory. 1. a hypothetical object consisting of a very small one-dimensional string that vibrates in ten (or more) dimensions 2. The string (sequence of text characters) that contains a substring. Example: Given the superstring "cathode", we can extract the substrings "cat", "hod", and "ode".
Word: mullered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From muller (“to destroy; to beat or thrash; to utterly defeat or outplay”) + -ed (suffix forming past tense and past participle forms of regular verbs). Muller is probably derived from Angloromani mul-, the preterite stem of mer- (“to die”) (compare mullered, mullo (“dead”, adjective); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to die; to disappear”)) + English -er (suffix forming frequentative verbs). Pronunciation: /ˈmʊləd/, /ˈmʌl-/, /ˈmʊləɹd/ 1. Badly damaged or completely destroyed; ruined, trashed, wrecked. Labels: UK, slang Example: My car isn’t driveable at the moment: the clutch is totally mullered. Example: The police couldn't really do what they had to do so a lot of Chelsea fans will remember that day because they got mullered and that is what counted. 2. Drunk, inebriated. Labels: UK, slang Example: Every Friday night we would go out and get completely mullered. Example: The other side of Rich, which helped balance him out, was that he loved going out and getting absolutely mullered, where he would totally lose the plot – Which I presume was a form of escapism from his carefully planned daily life. 3. Of a sportsperson, a team, etc.: utterly defeated or outplayed; destroyed, thrashed, trounced. Labels: UK, often, slang Example: The papers were saying we were going to get mullered in the scrum. That's when the confidence started to grow. If they believe that, then that's good for us. Example: Looks like we're going to have a majority of around thirty, forty seats. I really can't wait to see [Jeremy] Paxman grilling the Tory top brass to explain their defeat. […] I better phone home and make sure that gets recorded. Mullered, they were, the Tory cunts. Absolutely mullered! Especially in London.
Word: mullered Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From muller (“to destroy; to beat or thrash; to utterly defeat or outplay”) + -ed (suffix forming past tense and past participle forms of regular verbs). Muller is probably derived from Angloromani mul-, the preterite stem of mer- (“to die”) (compare mullered, mullo (“dead”, adjective); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to die; to disappear”)) + English -er (suffix forming frequentative verbs). Pronunciation: /ˈmʊləd/, /ˈmʌl-/, /ˈmʊləɹd/ 1. simple past and past participle of muller Labels: UK, form-of, participle, past, slang
Word: mullered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A variant of mouldered, from moulder (“to decay, rot”) + -ed (suffix forming past tense and past participle forms of regular verbs). Moulder is derived from mould (“loose friable soil; rotting earth regarded as the substance of the human body”) + -er (suffix forming frequentative verbs), probably influenced by mould (“furry growth of fungi”); and mould is from Middle English mold, molde (“loose friable soil, dirt, earth; earth as the substance out of which God made man, and to which the human body decays into after death”), from Old English molde (“earth, soil”), from Proto-Germanic *muldō (“dirt, soil; furry growth of fungi, mould”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to crush, grind”). Pronunciation: /ˈmʊləd/, /ˈmʌl-/, /ˈmʊləɹd/ 1. Synonym of mouldered (“turned to dust; crumbled, decayed, rotted”). Labels: Scotland, UK, obsolete, slang Example: I have often thought in my melancholy days, these years bygone, that if it might be supposed, that the souls of our worthies were come from heaven, and the dust of their mullered bodies from their graves, and reunite again, […]
Word: OFEX Part of Speech: name Etymology: From off-exchange. 1. A facility used for trading in stocks that are not quoted on any London stock exchange Labels: UK
Word: Ofex Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of OFEX. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: phen-fen Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fen-phen. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: fen-phen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of fenfluramine + phentermine, from the initial syllables of the two drugs. Pronunciation: /fɛnfɛn/ 1. A combination of the drugs fenfluramine and phentermine, formerly prescribed for weight loss. Labels: dated, uncountable Example: It is hard to recall the last time a drug so excited the general public. Fen-phen in the 1990s, maybe? Viagra or Botox in the 2000s? Each had amazing hype cycles but none as explosive as Ozempic.
Word: picture messaging Part of Speech: noun 1. The transmission of picture messages between mobile phones Labels: uncountable
Word: picture message Part of Speech: noun 1. An image used to convey an idea or concept. 2. An image that is transmitted electronically as a form of interpersonal communication, especially between mobile phones.
Word: urethral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From urethra + -al. By surface analysis, urethr- + -al. Pronunciation: /jʊəˈɹiːθɹəl/, /jʊˈɹiθɹəl/ 1. Pertaining to the urethra. Labels: not-comparable
Word: crooners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crooner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dudettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dudette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aspirins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aspirin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dust bin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dustbin. Labels: Ireland, UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: dustbins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dustbin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dust bins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dustbins Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecstasies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ecstasy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scags Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of scag Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: calceus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin calceus, substantive use of calx (“heel”) + -eus (“-y: forming adjectives”). Pronunciation: /kælˈseɪəs/ 1. A kind of low leather Roman boot or hightop shoe. Example: In its earliest form the calceus was a low-cut model of the Greek endromis, a snug-fitting ankle-high boot, the front finished in a tongue to facilitate drawing on the shoe. Example: In comparison with the soccus and the solea, the calceus was a more formal footwear. We do not not usually find it in scenes of private life... We never find it with banquets, where the soccus and the solea prevail. It was probably only put on when leaving the house or, in the case of men, when receiving guests in a formal manner.
Word: hemps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hemp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: enclaves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of enclave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: junkies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of junkie Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of junky Labels: form-of, plural
Word: obelisks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of obelisk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: webcam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Web + cam, shortened from camera. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛbˌkæm/ 1. A video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a computer network, originally the World Wide Web. Example: And while the Webcams focused on street scenes and other public gathering spots do seem to occupy an uncertain status as a new medium, they perhaps raise an ethical question: Is this the cinéma vérité of cyberspace or is it private surveillance? Example: As Covid-19 lockdowns took effect around the world, millions turned to remote working and organising virtual hangouts with friends. Overnight, webcams went from mundane computer accessories to gold dust.
Word: webcam Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Web + cam, shortened from camera. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛbˌkæm/ 1. To take part in a video communication using a webcam. Labels: intransitive Example: I got on his computer and wrote the note. I swear there was nothing on his screen like he was webcamming with her but she must have been recording. 2. To film and broadcast with a webcam. Labels: transitive Example: We should webcam it.
Word: webcasting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of webcast Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: webcasting Part of Speech: noun 1. Broadcasting over the World Wide Web, especially by using a webcam. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Spreading information over the Internet using push technology. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: clodpole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clod + pole (“head”). 1. A stupid person; blockhead. Labels: derogatory Example: […]this letter, being so excellently ignorant, will breed no terror in the youth: he will find it comes from a clodpole. Example: ‘Show the dullest clodpole,’ says my invaluable German friend, ‘show the haughtiest feather-head, that a soul higher than himself is here; were his knees stiffened into brass, he must down and worship.’
Word: dopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dopes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dope Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: oracles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oracle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oracles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of oracle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: webliography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Web + bibliography. 1. A list of electronic documents or websites that relate to a particular subject, especially one used in a scholarly work. Example: Currently, there is no standard and specific format for developing a webliography. Some existing webliographies simply include a number of Web links that appear as “patchworks.” Example: (The O.E.D. might have gone overboard by including a couple of iffy web-words: webliography, for a Web-based bibliography, and webmeister, a silly alternative to webmaster.)
Word: doping Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dope + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈdoʊpɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of dope Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: doping Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dope + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈdoʊpɪŋ/ 1. The use of drugs to improve athletic performance. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The addition of small quantities of an element (a dopant) to a semiconductor to change its characteristics. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The applying of dope to a substrate such as airplane fabric, or the coating thus produced. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: grassing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹæsiŋ/ 1. An area of grassland available as pasture for cattle. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable 2. The exposing of linen in fields to air and light for bleaching purposes. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] four weeks' exposure on grass, two immersions in bleaching liquor with various supplementary boilings and grassings. 3. The covering of land with grass. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: grassing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹæsiŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of grass Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: weblogging Part of Speech: noun 1. The design and editing of a weblog; blogging Labels: uncountable
Word: doped Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dəʊpt/, /doʊpt/ 1. Drugged. Example: He was so doped after the surgery that it took him 2 hours to remember his name. 2. Describing a semiconductor that has had small amounts of elements added to create charge carriers. Example: The silicon was doped with boron to make a p-type semiconductor. 3. Covered with dope, a glue- or paint-like pore filler. Example: The doped fabric covering the Hindenburg was very flammable.
Word: doped Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dəʊpt/, /doʊpt/ 1. simple past and past participle of dope Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: grassed Part of Speech: adj 1. Covered with grass; having a surface on which grass is growing. Labels: not-comparable Example: a grassed open space Example: They came out together on the grassed slope of the headland, with Cora walking her usual pace behind Bradly, following his broad back with unconscious docility.
Word: grassed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of grass Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: blogging Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈblɑ.ɡiŋ/ 1. The design and editing of a blog; weblogging. Labels: uncountable
Word: blogging Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈblɑ.ɡiŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of blog Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ottomans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ottoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: weeded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of weed Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nastygram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nasty + -gram. Possibly a playful variation of candygram. Pronunciation: /ˈnæstiˌɡɹæm/ 1. A written communication containing unpleasant material, especially one that criticizes, insults, or intimidates the recipient. Labels: informal Example: Ordinary people might find a "nasty gram" in the mail, a notice from a lender who has not received payment from a borrower. Example: "Okay, before we over-react... Ennesby, are you one hundred percent sure that General Xinchub was responsible for that bomb?" "A hundred percent? No. But I am sure that he got my nasty-gram."
Word: penicillins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of penicillin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apple green Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of apple-green. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: orbits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orbit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orbits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of orbit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: orbiting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of orbit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: orbiting Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or practice of ceasing communication with another person, but continuing to follow them or interact with them on social media. Labels: Internet, neologism, slang, uncountable
Word: orbited Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of orbit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outposts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outpost Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lunches Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈlʌnt͡ʃɪz/ 1. plural of lunch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lunches Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈlʌnt͡ʃɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lunch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: coaches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coach Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coaches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of coach Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: roaches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roach Labels: form-of, plural
Word: roaches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of roach Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: webcams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of webcam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: webcams Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of webcam Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: judgeship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English judge Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English judgeship From judge + -ship. 1. The office or status of a judge. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Jolijo has helped review and select appointments to Jidada’s pivotal ministries, governorships, judgeships, top army ranks, and such positions as critical to the Seat of Power.
Word: judicatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin iūdicātōrius. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒuːˈdɪkətəɹi/, /d͡ʒuːˈdɪkətɹi/, /ˌd͡ʒuːdɪˈkeɪtəɹi/, /d͡ʒuˈdɪkəˌtɔɹi/, /ˈd͡ʒuːdɪkəˌtɔɹi/ 1. Pertaining to judgement, or to passing a sentence. Example: judicatory tribunals Example: power to reject in an authoritative or judicatory way 2. By which a judgement can be made; decisive, critical. Example: To judge of the apparances that we receive of subjects, we had need have a judicatorie instrument: to verifie this instrument we should have demonstration; and to approve demonstration, an instrument; thus are we ever turning round.
Word: judicatory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin iūdicātōrius. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒuːˈdɪkətəɹi/, /d͡ʒuːˈdɪkətɹi/, /ˌd͡ʒuːdɪˈkeɪtəɹi/, /d͡ʒuˈdɪkəˌtɔɹi/, /ˈd͡ʒuːdɪkəˌtɔɹi/ 1. A court or tribunal. Example: Holonym: judiciary 2. The administration of justice by judges and courts; judicial process. Example: However, when They had ſaid all they could againſt Him, and he all for himſself that need to be ſaid, and no ſuch Crime appearing as the Lords, as the Supreme Court of Judicatory, would take upon them to judge him to be worthy of death, they reſorted to their Legislative Power […]
Word: jugful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jug + -ful. 1. As much as a jug will hold.
Word: juggler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English jogeler, jogelour, iogular, partly continuing Old English ġeogolere (“juggler; magician; wizard”) and partly from Anglo-Norman jogelour, jugelur, Old French jongleur (“juggler”), equivalent to juggle + -er. Doublet of jongleur. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒʌɡl̩ə(ɹ)/ 1. Agent noun of juggle; one who either literally juggles objects, or figuratively juggles tasks. Labels: agent, form-of Example: Baraka was part trickster and part provocateur, a brilliant juggler of genres, ideas, and identities, whose career spanned nearly six decades. Example: 2016, Jule Scherer, “Going out for the first time as a mum,” stuff.co.nz, 15 March, 2016, Since the babies were born I’ve turned into a 24/7 milking machine, a bilingual nursery-rhyme jukebox, a prolific laundress, a bum-wiping wizard, a baby juggler and two-armed synchronised cuddler. 2. A person who practices juggling (trick of throwing and catching balls or similar). Example: Coming forward and seating himself on the ground in his white dress and tightened turban, the chief of the Indian Jugglers begins with tossing up two brass balls, which is what any of us could do, and concludes with keeping up four at the same time, which is what none of us could do to save our lives, nor if we were to take our whole lives to do it in. Example: The waiters, commanded by Jules, moved softly across the thick Oriental rugs, balancing their trays with the dexterity of jugglers, and receiving and executing orders with that air of profound importance of which only really first-class waiters have the secret. 3. A person who performs tricks using sleight of hand, a conjurer, prestidigitator. Labels: obsolete Example: They ſay this tovvne is full of coſenage: / As nimble Iuglers that deceiue the eie: / Darke vvorking Sorcerers that change the minde: / Soule-killing VVitches, that deforme the bodie: […] Example: […] Along with them / They brought one Pinch, a hungry lean-faced villain, / A mere anatomy, a mountebank, / A threadbare juggler and a fortune-teller, / A needy, hollow-eyed, sharp-looking wretch, / A dead-looking man: this pernicious slave, / Forsooth, took on him as a conjurer […] 4. A magician or wizard. Labels: dated Example: So far we may follow the 'clerk,' but he subsequently shows himself to be a juggler, and not a worker by regular natural science. Example: The contents of the Sūtra is a legend of a juggler Bhadra. Bhadra, due to his magical tricks, intended to deceive the Buddha and invited him to a magic feast which was charmed into being on a refuse dump.
Word: juggler Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of jugular. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: The defensive system they were playing hampered them from going for the juggler. Example: [They] declare that Kashmir is their juggler vein.
Word: jugglery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French juglerie, jouglerie, from jouglere (“juggler”). 1. Witchcraft, sorcery; magical trickery, legerdemain. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: Omens were expounded, dreams were interpreted, and other tricks of jugglery perhaps resorted to, by which the pretended adepts of the period deceived and fascinated their deluded followers. Example: [T]he vessel swarmed with the most hideous apparitions. […] But Huldbrand was indignant at such unsightly jugglery [translating Gaukeleien]. 2. Trickery or deception in general, or an instance of such. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable Example: What they call the Great War is over […] and yet what do we see around us? Nothing but strife and juggleries and hatred and contempt and discord wherever you look.
Word: juiced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From juice + -d. 1. That has had the juice extracted. 2. Drunk. Labels: slang 3. Excited. Labels: slang Example: The whole school is juiced about tonight's game. 4. On steroids. 5. Synonym of loaded; pertaining to a situation where there is a runner at each of the three bases.
Word: juiced Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From juice + -d. 1. simple past and past participle of juice Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: vitamin V Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the initial of the name brand Viagra. 1. The drug sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: junketeer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English junket Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English junketeer From junket + -eer. 1. A junketer. Example: Junketeer jokes and junketeer chuckles all around the table.
Word: junketeer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English junket Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English junketeer From junket + -eer. 1. To take part in a junket or banquet etc. Labels: intransitive
Word: junketer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From junket + -er. 1. Someone taking part in a junket or banquet etc; a partygoer.
Word: jurisdictional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin iūrisdictiōbor. English jurisdiction English -al English jurisdictional From jurisdiction + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to jurisdiction.
Word: juristic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Calque of obsolete Dutch juristisch. 1. legal, juridical, pertaining to the law and jurisprudence Labels: South-Africa, not-comparable
Word: juristics Part of Speech: noun 1. The theory of law, or its study. Labels: uncountable
Word: enthalpy of vaporization Part of Speech: noun 1. The amount of energy required to change 1 gram of liquid to gas at its boiling point. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Lord's Prayer Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌlɔrdz ˈprɛɚ/, /ˌlɔːdz ˈprɛə/ 1. The prayer which, according to the New Testament of the Bible, Jesus Christ taught his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount. Example: He sat down in the middle of the floor, took his chalk out and marked a large ring around him, and round about this he wrote the Lord's Prayer, and then he did not feel afraid even if Old Nick himself should come.
Word: numberless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nem- Proto-Italic *nomezos Latin numerus Anglo-Norman noumbrebor. Middle English nombre English number Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English numberless From number + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈnʌmbələs/, /ˈnʌmbɚləs/ 1. Without number; having too many to count. Labels: not-comparable Example: The stars are as numberless as the grains of sand on a beach. Example: The lunch […] consisted […] of […] lobster mayonnaise, cold game sausages, an immense veal and ham pie farced with eggs, truffles, and numberless delicious flavours; besides kickshaws, creams and sweetmeats.
Word: Phryne Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Φρύνη (Phrúnē), from φρύνη (phrúnē, “toad”), a nickname often given to prostitutes of the time. 1. An Ancient Greek courtesan of the 4th century BC, reputedly the model for Praxiteles' Aphrodite of Cnidus and famously tried for the capital charge of impiety, during which trial she allegedly bared her breasts before the judges. Labels: historical Example: The suffrages were recently divided between Mademoiselle Lange and Madame Tallien — the Helen and Phryne of the nation. Example: But in the first of these instances, an impediment may be supposed to be insurmountable, which Dryden has only surmounted by the substitution of matchless beauties of his own! He wins his cause, like Phryne pleading before the Areopagus.
Word: hooks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hʊks/ 1. plural of hook Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hooks Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hʊks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hook Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: calmer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From calm (verb) + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːmə/, /ˈkɑmɚ/ 1. A person or thing that calms. Example: Christ was the calmer of a storm on the Sea of Galilee.
Word: calmer Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English calm Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English calmer From calm (adjective) + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːmə/, /ˈkɑmɚ/ 1. comparative form of calm: more calm Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: cutchery Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cutcherry (administration office) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cutchery Part of Speech: noun 1. A spice: kitchery. 2. An Indian dish of rice boiled with split pulse, onions, eggs, butter, and condiments 3. Alternative spelling of kedgeree (dish of fish, rice and eggs) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hostesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hostess Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hoaxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hoax Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hoaxes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hoax Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hoaxing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hoax Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hoaxing Part of Speech: noun 1. The perpetration of a hoax. Example: What Gundling thought to himself, amid these pranks and hoaxings, we do not know. The poor soul was not born a fool; though he had become one, by college-learning, vanity, strong-drink, and the world's perversity and his own.
Word: alkenone Part of Speech: noun 1. Any unsaturated aliphatic ketone 2. Any long-chain di-, tri- and tetra- unsaturated methyl and ethyl ketones that are synthesized by a limited number of haptophyte microalgae; the degree of unsaturation is a function of the water temperature
Word: microalga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- (“small”) + alga. 1. Any of many microscopic photosynthetic protists, often living as single cells and floating as plankton.
Word: macroalga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- Latin algalbor. English alga English macroalga From macro- + alga. 1. Large algae, often living attached in dense beds, such as kelp.
Word: haptophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Haptophyta. By surface analysis, hapto- (“binding”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. A kind of unicellular marine phytoplankton, typically covered in tiny scales or plates composed of carbohydrates and calcium deposits
Word: haptonema Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hapto- + -nema. 1. In haptophytes, a peg-like organelle attached near the flagella and unique to the group. May function in attachment, feeding, or avoidance responses.
Word: cytopathologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cyto- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology 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 pathologist English cytopathologist From cyto- + pathologist. 1. A scientist whose speciality is cytopathology.
Word: alabado Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish alabado. 1. A Mexican Catholic devotional hymn.
Word: cytopathology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology English cytopathology From cyto- + pathology. 1. The branch of pathology that deals with abnormalities of cells, independently of the tissue architecture from which they came, as for example in aspiration biopsy such as fine-needle aspiration. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Holonym: cytohistopathology Example: Immune serum could block the cytopathology; a heatlabile factor was required.
Word: aliene Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Variant of alien (“to alienate”). 1. To alienate; to transfer (a title or property). Labels: archaic, transitive Example: to aliene an estate
Word: dopeheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dopehead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: druggies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of druggie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cephalosporins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cephalosporin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alumbrado Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Early Medieval Latin allūmināre Spanish alumbrar Spanish -ado Spanish alumbradobor. English alumbrado Borrowed from Spanish alumbrado (“illuminated”). 1. A practitioner of a mystical form of Christianity in Spain during the 15th and 16th centuries. Labels: historical
Word: smacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smacks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of smack Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: smacking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of smack Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: smacking Part of Speech: noun 1. A series of smacks; the act by which somebody is smacked. Example: children who received regular smackings
Word: smacking Part of Speech: adj 1. That resounds with a loud smack or series of smacks. Labels: not-comparable Example: Ashiepattle said it was something like a whistle, and it was really no bid at all for it, but for her sake he wouldn't mind selling it to her, if she would give him three hundred dollars and a smacking kiss for each dollar in the bargain.
Word: cubical Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːbɪkəl/, /ˈkjubɪkəl/, /ˈkjʉːbɪkəl/, /ˈkjʉːbəkəl/ 1. Of or pertaining to a cube; cubic.
Word: amaine Part of Speech: adv 1. Obsolete spelling of amain. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Example: So likewiſe turnde the Prince vpon the Knight, / And layd at him amaine with all his will and might. Example: [T]he Queene o'th Skie [ i.e., Juno], / Whoſe watry Arch, and meſſenger, am I. / Bids thee leaue theſe, & with her ſoueraigne grace, / Here on this graſſe-plot, in this very place / To come, and ſport: here [i.e., her] Peacocks flye amaine: / Approach, rich Ceres, her to entertaine.
Word: smacked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of smack Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cubist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See Cubist. 1. Alternative letter-case form of Cubist. Labels: alt-of Example: They sat on cubist sofas in full evening dress and allowed us to hand them thimbles of cherry brandy and to talk to them about their poetry. Example: On the paper was traced the crude design of a human hand in red. “It looks like a hand,” he remarked. “But, if you say so, I’m quite prepared to admit that it’s a cubist picture of Sunset at the North Pole.”
Word: cubist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See Cubist. 1. Alternative letter-case form of Cubist. Labels: alt-of
Word: cubist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cube 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 cubist From cube + -ist. 1. A player of Rubik's cube; a cuber. Example: […] as far as I know there is no standard word describing the art of playing with the cube. Cubing? Cubistics? Rubikonomia? or perhaps Rubikomania? Can the science (or art) of doing it be called “cubology”, as suggested by Scientific American? Some enthusiasts borrow “cubism” and call themselves “cubists”, all very reminiscent of the 1920s three dimensional, modern art phase. Example: Being a new reader of this group and a novice cubist, I'm not familiar with either of these notations. Would someone please fill me in? Thanks in advance for the help.
Word: Cubist Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːbɪst/, /ˈkjubəst/ 1. An artist who works in the style of cubism. Example: To the world at large, relativity seemed to pull the rug out from under perceived reality. And for many advanced thinkers of the 1920s, from Dadaists to Cubists to Freudians, that was a fitting credo, reflecting what science historian David Cassidy calls "the incomprehensiveness of the contemporary scene--the fall of monarchies, the upheaval of the social order, indeed, all the turbulence of the 20th century."
Word: Cubist Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːbɪst/, /ˈkjubəst/ 1. Of, or pertaining to cubism. Labels: not-comparable Example: Her most notable feature is her eyes, which are distinctly uneven—the left one is a good quarter-inch higher than the right. Despite this Cubist touch, Shannen's face is particularly inexpressive.
Word: fluoroquinolones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fluoroquinolone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cullender Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of colander. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cytoplasmic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cytoplasm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cytoplasmic From cytoplasm + -ic. Pronunciation: /saɪtə(ʊ)ˈplazmɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to cytoplasm. Labels: not-comparable Example: The fourth type of hybrid, the kind being developed in British universities, is called cytoplasmic. It is created by transferring the nuclei of human cells, such as skin cells, into animal eggs from which almost all the genetic information has been removed.
Word: antineoplastics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antineoplastic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cystic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French cystique, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪstɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to a cyst. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to the gall bladder or the urinary bladder. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cynically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English cynical Middle English -ly English -ly English cynically From cynical + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪn.ɪk.(ə.)li/ 1. in a cynical manner. Example: It was not only the brilliant phalanx of virtuous dowagers, generals and academicians with whom he was most intimately associated that Swann so cynically compelled to serve him as panders. Example: And overseeing them all, like a raddled old good-ish fairy, is Bill Nighy, playing a superannuated rocker hoping to get a Christmas number one with his cynically repackaged version of Love Is All Around.
Word: quinolones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quinolone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amparo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish amparardeverb. Spanish amparobor. English amparo Borrowed from Spanish amparo. 1. In some Hispanic jurisdictions (such as Mexico) a writ or an appeal demanding or seeking the protection of constitutional rights similar to a habeas corpus acting as a remedy for the violation of a person's constitutional rights thereby invalidating any laws preventing said person from exercising them.
Word: ampute Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French amputer (“to amputate”) or its etymon Latin amputāre, amputō. Doublet of amputate, which was borrowed through the past participle amputātus. 1. To amputate (a limb). Labels: archaic, rare, transitive Example: Besides the loss already mentioned, the 49th had three officers and four men wounded. Some of our officers were wounded severely, Lieutenant Lane having had his arm amputed upon the field.
Word: amputes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ampute Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person