nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: unjudging Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + judging. 1. present participle and gerund of unjudge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unjudgemental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + judgemental. 1. Alternative spelling of unjudgmental. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: unjudgmental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + judgmental. 1. Not judgmental.
Word: clompy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From clomp + -y. 1. That makes clomps or clomping sounds. Labels: informal Example: Pauline, nevertheless [...] did sing valiantly against the sound of a tinny school orchestra and clompy feet. 2. Of a heavy kind that might make clomping noises; stompy. Labels: informal
Word: nonperceptive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + perceptive. 1. unperceptive Labels: not-comparable
Word: unperceiving Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + perceiving. 1. Not perceiving; devoid of perception. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonperceiving Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + perceiving. 1. unperceiving Labels: not-comparable
Word: unperceivable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + perceivable. 1. Not perceivable; imperceptible. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unproposed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + proposed. 1. Not having been proposed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lightsabre Part of Speech: noun 1. British standard spelling of lightsaber.
Word: lightsabres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lightsabre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unbeloved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + beloved. 1. Not beloved; unloved. Labels: not-comparable
Word: authorly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From author + -ly. 1. In the manner of an author.
Word: intraocularly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From intraocular + -ly. 1. Inside or within the eye. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tonometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tono- + -metry. Pronunciation: /təˈnɒmətɹi/ 1. The measurement of tension or pressure. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tonometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tonometry + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to tonometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: balloonless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From balloon + -less. 1. Without a balloon or balloons. Labels: not-comparable
Word: authorlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From author + -like. 1. Like an author; authorly.
Word: autoscanning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + scanning. 1. automatic scanning Labels: uncountable
Word: scooterlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From scooter + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a scooter (propelled land vehicle).
Word: ontogenies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ontogeny Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonphylogenetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + phylogenetic. 1. Not phylogenetic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: warm-down Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Formed as an opposite for warm-up. 1. A set of exercises carried out after a fitness routine in order to return the body gradually to its normal state, analogous to the warm-up done before the routine.
Word: warmdowns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of warmdown Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jobseeking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From job + seeking. 1. A search for employment. Labels: uncountable
Word: jobseeking Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From job + seeking. 1. In search of employment. Labels: not-comparable Example: a jobseeking adult
Word: kikuyugrass Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Kikuyu grass. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: kikuyugrasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kikuyugrass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kikuyu grass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So named as it is native to the highland regions of East Africa where the Kikuyu people live. 1. A tropical grass, Pennisetum clandestinum, native to Kenya and now a common lawn grass and invasive species elsewhere. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Bo pulled the Pajero off the road and parked on a patch of scuffed kikuyu grass in front of a small weatherboard house.
Word: meterless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From meter + -less. 1. Without meter (musical or poetical measure); arhythmic. Labels: not-comparable 2. Without a meter (measuring device). Labels: not-comparable Example: a meterless taxicab
Word: poetryless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poetry + -less. 1. Without poetry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonpoetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + poetry. 1. Writing that is not poetry. Labels: uncountable
Word: gymlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gym + -like. 1. Resembling a gym (room or building for indoor sports).
Word: gylanies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gylany Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gymslip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gym + slip. 1. A sleeveless tunic with a pleated skirt, most commonly seen as part of a girl's school uniform. Example: I've seen this child in her gymslip and school blouse […] Example: She'd swapped the print dress for a plain white blouse and brown gymslip.
Word: gymslips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gymslip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonmotivating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + motivating. 1. unmotivating Labels: not-comparable
Word: unmotivating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + motivating. 1. Not motivating. Labels: not-comparable Example: an unmotivating teacher
Word: unmournable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + mournable. 1. Not mournable; not capable of being mourned.
Word: superdepartment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + department. 1. A large department comprising several smaller departments.
Word: superdepartments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superdepartment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unbashful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + bashful. 1. Not bashful.
Word: unbaroque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + baroque. 1. Not baroque.
Word: nonvocabulary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + vocabulary. 1. Not of or pertaining to vocabulary. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonstretch Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + stretch. 1. That does not stretch. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonshowy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + showy. 1. unshowy Labels: not-comparable
Word: workerlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From worker + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a worker (especially a worker bee).
Word: Kwa Part of Speech: name 1. A group of languages spoken in the Niger and Congo regions.
Word: Kwa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 柯 (Koa) or Teochew 柯 (gua1). 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tsoris Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tsuris. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: tsouris Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tsuris. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Too much tsouris, that's what's wrong with me. I have more tsouris than I can handle. Example: True enough, I was hardly cut from the same tsouris-burdened cloth as the antiheroic S. Levin, but certain correspondences made the novel warrant a close second read.
Word: tszoris Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tsuris. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: tzuris Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tsuris. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: tsores Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tsuris. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: vacuolization Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of vacuolation. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: vacuolizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vacuolization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vacuolations Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌvækjʊəˈleɪʃənz/ 1. plural of vacuolation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: IGCSE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of International General Certificate of Secondary Education; an internationally recognised qualification taken by secondary school students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; similar to the GCSE. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: absorbtance Part of Speech: noun 1. The ratio of the radiant flux absorbed by a body to that incident upon it Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: accustomization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From accustomize + -ation. 1. The act, or process of accustomizing to a new, or changed environment
Word: accustomize Part of Speech: verb 1. To accustom; to learn to adapt one's lifestyle to a new or changed environment. Labels: rare
Word: actinogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From actino- + -gram. 1. The record produced by an actinograph
Word: actinograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From actino- + -graph. 1. A recording actinometer.
Word: home fry Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of fried, sliced or diced potato, part of a basic potato dish often including tomatoes, onions or peppers. Labels: plural
Word: cottage fries Part of Speech: noun 1. A basic potato dish made by pan- or skillet-frying diced, chunked, wedged or sliced potatoes. Labels: plural, plural-normally
Word: longshorewoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From longshore + woman. 1. A woman employed to load and unload ships; a female longshoreman.
Word: röstis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rösti Labels: form-of, plural
Word: potato pancake Part of Speech: noun 1. A shallow-fried pancake of grated potato and egg, often flavored with grated onion.
Word: ventres Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ventre Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tecta Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tectum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: longshorewomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of longshorewoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disinheritances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disinheritance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sclerose Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from sclerosed (adjective), which was back-formed from sclerosis. Compare also diagnose (verb). Pronunciation: /skləˈɹəʊs/ 1. To harden. 2. To undergo sclerosis. Labels: intransitive
Word: actinon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Contraction of actinium emanation. 1. Radon-219 (21986Rn; symbol An), an isotope of radon Labels: dated 2. Synonym of radon. Labels: obsolete 3. An actinide Labels: dated
Word: actinons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of actinon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aeroballistics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aero- + ballistics, itself from ballista + -ics or by surface analysis, ballistic + -s. 1. The part of ballistics that deals with the interaction of high-speed projectiles with the atmosphere Labels: uncountable
Word: grommeted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From grommet + -ed. 1. Having grommets. Labels: not-comparable Example: The grommeted drop cloth didn't tear where it was tied down.
Word: bubblicious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bubble + -licious. 1. Relating to a speculative bubble. Labels: uncommon Example: Both San Francisco and New York saw steadier (and possibly less bubblicious) gains than the rest, he wrote. Example: Maybe she could figure out how to create a bubblicious economy like the one her husband presided over in the 1990s. 2. Bubbly and delicious. Labels: rare, slang Example: bubblicious champagne Example: Although their milieu is rock, it's the sanitised, bubblicious punk-pop variety as purveyed by faux-ballsy, pseudo-snarly US "chicks" ever since Joan Jett declared that She Loved Rock'n'roll and nobody believed her.
Word: noncirculating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + circulating. 1. Not circulating. Labels: not-comparable Example: The system, which integrates the catalogs for circulating and noncirculating materials and was designed to improve search functions, was introduced Monday morning.
Word: slipcovered Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a slipcover. Labels: not-comparable Example: In photos, it looked charming in what Ms. Foxley describes as a fashionably shabby, slipcovered sort of way.
Word: pinstriper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pinstripe + -er. 1. A person who paints pinstripes.
Word: pinstripers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pinstriper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: l.c. Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Sense “in the place cited” from Latin loco citato. 1. in the place cited
Word: l.c. Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Sense “in the place cited” from Latin loco citato. 1. Initialism of letter of credit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, letter 2. Initialism of lower case. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: airbornes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of airborne Labels: form-of, plural
Word: LCBO Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Liquor Control Board of Ontario. Labels: Canada, Ontario, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LCBO Part of Speech: noun 1. A liquor store operated by the Liquor Control Board of Ontario Labels: Canada, Ontario
Word: aeroduct Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aero- + duct. 1. A proposed form of ramjet that harnesses charged particles in the upper atmosphere
Word: aeroducts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aeroduct Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aeroembolism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aero- + embolism. 1. An embolism that results from the introduction, (or the formation under reduced pressure) of air bubbles in the blood.
Word: aeroembolisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aeroembolism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aeroemphysema Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aero- + emphysema. 1. A form of emphysema that results from rapid decompression Labels: uncountable
Word: aeropause Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aero- + pause. 1. The region of the atmosphere above which it is not possible for aircraft to fly
Word: aerophare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aero- + phare. 1. A radio beacon.
Word: aerophares Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aerophare Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hasted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈheɪstɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of haste Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hastes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of haste Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: aeropulse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aero- + pulse. 1. pulsejet
Word: aerosinusitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aero- + sinusitis. 1. sinusitis as the result of a rapid change in barometric pressure Labels: uncountable
Word: aerothermodynamic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aero- + thermodynamic. 1. Of or pertaining to aerothermodynamics Labels: not-comparable
Word: aerothermoelasticity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aero- + thermo- + elasticity. 1. The study of the effects of thermodynamic heating and loading on elastic materials or structures. Labels: uncountable
Word: afterburning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From after- + burning. 1. The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust. Labels: uncountable
Word: aftercooling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From after- + cooling. 1. The cooling of a gas subsequent to compression Labels: uncountable 2. The cooling of a nuclear reactor subsequent to it being shut down. Labels: uncountable
Word: afterheat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From after- + heat. 1. Residual heat, such as that obtained from a nuclear reactor during aftercooling, or in cooking after the heat is switched off. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Cooks can also avoid zooming through the zone of ideal doneness by removing the meat from the oven or pan before it's completely done, and relying on lingering afterheat to finish the cooking more gradually […]
Word: afterpart Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From after- + part. 1. A rear part
Word: airblast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From air + blast. 1. A sudden rush of air; often, such a blast in a confined space (such as a mine) right after a disturbance or explosion.
Word: airbreather Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From air + breather. 1. An airbreathing aircraft engine 2. An airbreathing animal
Word: airgap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From air + gap. 1. Alternative spelling of air gap. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: airpath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From air + path. 1. The path of a missile or aircraft through the air.
Word: atta boy Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of attaboy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: atta girl Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of attagirl. Labels: alt-of, alternative, colloquial, idiomatic
Word: airscoop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From air + scoop. 1. A cowl shaped and positioned to draw air into the engine of a moving vehicle or aircraft
Word: albedometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From albedo + -meter. 1. An instrument used to measure the albedo of a surface
Word: allobar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From allo- + bar. According to Alfred J. Henry, the meteorology sense was coined in Swedish by Nils Gustaf Ekholm. 1. Any form of an element having a different isotopic composition to that of the natural element, and thus a different atomic weight. 2. An area where the atmospheric pressure changes. Example: Highlighted in Alfred Henry's 1916 manual, Weather Forecasting in the United States, pressure-change charts have their own terminology, with allobar describing an area where the barometric pressure has changed by 0.1 inch or more in 12 hours[…]
Word: jokebook Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of joke book. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: loosen the apron strings Part of Speech: verb 1. To allow greater freedom (to someone); to relax control of (someone). Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: They see how serious it is not to "loosen the apron strings"; how unfortunate it may be to talk about a child in his presence; how we must take people where...
Word: cyberspying Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + spying. 1. cyberespionage Labels: uncountable
Word: Eger Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Heves County, Hungary.
Word: down the banks Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Probably of Irish origin. five conjectural etymologies * Notes & Queries, 3rd series, volume 1 (8 March 1862), page 189 posits a connection with "down the khud", supposedly used of a person falling down a precipice in the Himalayas. * Cassell's Dictionary of Slang (1998) suggests falling off the raised bank of a bog into muddy water. * Bernard Share (Slanguage, 1997) suggests a link to "The Banks of my own Lovely Lee", a Cork anthem nicknamed "De Banks". See also: * Laurence Urdang, Walter W. Hunsinger, Nancy LaRoche, Picturesque expressions: a thematic dictionary (1985, →ISBN, page 571 * The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (2006, →ISBN, volume 1 A–I, page 646 Pronunciation: /daʊn d̪ə bæŋks/ 1. A severe criticism, scolding, reprimand, or punishment. Labels: Ireland, dated, slang, uncountable Example: Independent woters ain't the chalk—and the K. Ns. has done it!— They've spiled the trade. Sam's done it—Amerikins has done it! Take 'em up for interfeerin' with other people's bisness. Give 'em down the banks; send em up ninety days; give em that,"—and he struck straight out at an imaginary head, with a force that sent him with a lurch across the sidewalk, up against the side of the buildings. Example: In a time in Ireland when politicians and public representatives and others are getting down the banks (if you’ll pardon the pun), a special word of gratitude goes to TD John Browne and Enniscorthy Town Councillor Keith Doyle for their support.
Word: down the banks Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Unknown. Probably of Irish origin. five conjectural etymologies * Notes & Queries, 3rd series, volume 1 (8 March 1862), page 189 posits a connection with "down the khud", supposedly used of a person falling down a precipice in the Himalayas. * Cassell's Dictionary of Slang (1998) suggests falling off the raised bank of a bog into muddy water. * Bernard Share (Slanguage, 1997) suggests a link to "The Banks of my own Lovely Lee", a Cork anthem nicknamed "De Banks". See also: * Laurence Urdang, Walter W. Hunsinger, Nancy LaRoche, Picturesque expressions: a thematic dictionary (1985, →ISBN, page 571 * The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (2006, →ISBN, volume 1 A–I, page 646 Pronunciation: /daʊn d̪ə bæŋks/ 1. In prison. Labels: New-York, obsolete, slang Example: Mr. Heberton Fitzjames was (and, if he has not gone 'down the banks,' is) a gentleman such as we frequently see at the watering-places; a leader of the select parties there congregated. […] I became acquainted with Fitzjames in my way of making new friends. I had professional engagements with him, and from the name of 'the plaintiff,' I concluded it grew out of a sporting debt. Ah, Heberton, in that you were nearly gone 'down the banks!' Example: A independent woter ain't the cheese any longer. […] The Stars is out in all kinds o' weather, and if they shines on a feller when he's got half a dozen glasses on board, the Watch-us', Squire Cole, and ten days down the banks, is the word!
Word: prezygotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + zygotic. 1. Preceding the zygotic period. Labels: not-comparable
Word: amplidyne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amplifier + -dyne. 1. A form of electromechanical amplifier in which an AC motor drives a DC generator
Word: nerve net Part of Speech: noun 1. The simplistic and uncentralized nervous system of cnidarians, ctenophores, echinoderms, and xenoturbellids.
Word: nerve nets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nerve net Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anacoustic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Hellenic *akóuhō Ancient Greek ἀκούω (akoúō) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)bor. Medieval Latin acousticusbor. English acoustic English anacoustic From an- + acoustic. 1. anechoic, soundless 2. Describing the upper reaches of the atmosphere, and of space, in which the concentration of molecules is too small to support the propagation of sound
Word: anoxaemia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an- (“lacking”) + oxy- (“oxygen”) + -aemia (“blood”). 1. Critical lack of oxygen in blood; severe hypoxaemia. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Anoxaemia [... is] a term introduced by Jourdanet to indicate the diminished quantity of oxygen contained in the blood of those living at high altitudes, where the tension of the oxygen in the surrounding air is considerably decreased.
Word: antapex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ant- + apex. 1. The point opposite the solar apex
Word: solar apex Part of Speech: noun 1. The point to which the Sun appears to be moving with respect to the local stars
Word: antidetonation Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + detonation. 1. That suppresses detonation Labels: not-comparable
Word: antitorque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + torque. 1. Describing the rotor on the tail of a helicopter that prevents the helicopter from spinning in a direction opposite to that of the main rotor blades Labels: not-comparable
Word: three-wheeler Part of Speech: noun 1. A car, cycle or motorbike having three wheels. 2. A car, cycle or motorbike having three wheels. Example: The tendency of three-wheelers to roll over subdued their popularity. 3. An autorickshaw, tuk-tuk or trishaw having three wheels.
Word: loosen the purse strings Part of Speech: verb 1. To increase spending or allow increased spending; to relax control of spending. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: He thought the effect of this language from the Prime Minister had been to loosen the purse-strings of the Treasury. Example: Proponents of the counterterrorism agenda might respond by being less inclined to loosen the purse strings than they would have been if offered a convincing...
Word: tighten the purse strings Part of Speech: verb 1. To decrease spending or disallow increased spending; to increase control of spending. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: ...would have the opposite effect entirely, and would tighten the purse-strings of capitalists and the employers of... Example: It's hard for upper management to tighten the purse strings on a project that promises to save money, boost productivity and enable employees to respond better and faster to changing competitive situations.
Word: hold the purse strings Part of Speech: verb 1. To be in control of spending; to have financial power and responsibility. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: The other branch was more immediately the representatives of the people, and it was a maxim that the people ought to hold the Purse-strings. Example: The power structure of the family is being shared by wives and husbands, mothers and fathers. Both hold the purse strings.
Word: screw-off Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who often fails to do his or her work; someone known to goof off. Labels: Canada, US, slang Example: You know, when a guy is a screw-off you got to discipline him. Example: I've always considered that a polite way of telling a parent that her child is a screw-off, a goofball of major talent.
Word: screw-off Part of Speech: adj 1. Able to be removed by unscrewing. Labels: not-comparable Example: These were easy wines for everyday life, with screw-off caps so that you could pour two glasses and then close up the bottle for the next day.
Word: screw-offs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of screw-off Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apneumatosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- + pneumat- + -osis. 1. atelectasis Labels: uncountable
Word: apocynthion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From apo- + Cynthian + -ion. Pronunciation: /æpəʊˈsɪnθɪən/ 1. The point in an orbit around the Moon that is most distant from that body. Labels: no-plural
Word: ablutophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ablutio + -philia. 1. A paraphilia involving sexual excitement from baths or showers. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: apofocus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From apo- + focus. 1. apocenter, apobaryon
Word: lymphadenoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms, from lymph- + adeno + -oma = lymph- + adenoma. Pronunciation: /lɪmfædəˈnoʊmə/ 1. A benign tumor (neoplasm) of lymphatic tissue. 2. Any hyperplastic or neoplastic mass of lymphatic tissue. Labels: archaic 3. Any hyperplastic or neoplastic mass of lymphatic tissue. Labels: archaic
Word: appulse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin appulsus. Pronunciation: /ˈæp.əls/, /əˈpʌls/ 1. An energetic movement towards or against something; a push, a strike. Example: The remainder, […] thus retreats, that is, by the continual appulſe of the Sap, is in part carried off into the Cortical Body back again, the Sap vvhereof it novv tinctures into good Aliment: […] Example: [T]he vivacity of these trains of ideas, passing in the imagination, is greatly increased by […] their not being disturbed or dissevered either by the appluses of external bodies, as in surprize; or by our voluntary exertions in comparing them with our previous knowledge of things, as in reasoning upon them. 2. A close approach of two heavenly bodies; a conjunction or occultation.
Word: areographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From areo- + -graphic. 1. Of or pertaining to areography Labels: not-comparable
Word: areographer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From areography + -er. 1. An astronomer whose speciality is areography
Word: astroballistics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From astro- + ballistics, itself from ballista + -ics or by surface analysis, ballistic + -s. 1. The ballistics of high-velocity projectiles, especially of meteors etc Labels: uncountable
Word: astrocompass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From astro- + compass. 1. A form of compass in which the direction is evaluated by sighting stars of a known position.
Word: astrodome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From astro- + dome. 1. A transparent dome in the fuselage of an aircraft or spacecraft through which navigational observations may be made
Word: astrogation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See astrogate. 1. Astronavigation (navigation through space). Labels: uncountable Example: If astrogation were that simple any sophomore could pilot a rocket ship […]
Word: astrographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From astrography + -ic. 1. astrometric Labels: not-comparable Example: Shepard: The problem is the damn bureaucrats. They won't get me the latest astrographic data. You can't save the galaxy with star charts from 2183, right? Marab: 2183? Why don't they just give you a slide rule and ask you to eyeball it?
Word: astrotracker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From astro- + tracker. 1. star tracker
Word: austausch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Austausch (“exchange”). 1. Only used in austausch coefficient
Word: austausch coefficient Part of Speech: noun 1. A coefficient of turbulent flow in eddies.
Word: autobarotropic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From auto- + barotropic. 1. Of or pertaining to autobarotropy
Word: autobarotropy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + barotropy. 1. The state of a fluid in which pressure and density surfaces coincide, as a result of a combination of barotropy and piezotropy Labels: uncountable
Word: barotropy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From baro- + -tropy. 1. The state of a fluid in which density is directly proportional to pressure Labels: uncountable
Word: piezotropy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From piezo- + -tropy. 1. The state of a fluid in which there is a thermodynamic relationship between pressure and density Labels: uncountable
Word: autoconvection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + convection. 1. spontaneous convection in a fluid layer Labels: uncountable
Word: autoconvective Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From auto- + convective. 1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting autoconvection
Word: autoigniting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From auto- + igniting. 1. That undergoes autoignition. Labels: not-comparable
Word: autoigniting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From auto- + igniting. 1. present participle and gerund of autoignite Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: autokinetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From auto- + kinetic. 1. Moving by itself or automatically (especially of a fixed object, illusorily, when stared at); relating to autokinesis. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of. Labels: historical, not-comparable
Word: autosynchronous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From auto- + synchronous. 1. Describing a motor whose speed is automatically synchronized by the motion of another. Labels: not-comparable
Word: azran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of azimuth + range. 1. A position, often in polar coordinates, of an object located by radar
Word: backout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from back out. 1. A reversal or undoing of tasks previously done (often in reverse order). 2. A reversed countdown (i.e. ascending numbers) in response to problems leading up to a launch.
Word: bakeout Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of heating a material in a vacuum in order to drive off volatile components Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ballute Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of balloon + chute. Pronunciation: /bəˈluːt/ 1. A parachute that incorporates a toroidal balloon.
Word: baralyme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From barium and lime. 1. A granular mixture of barium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide, used to absorb carbon dioxide in closed environments (such as spacecraft) Labels: uncountable
Word: cyberespionage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + espionage. 1. Espionage carried out by means of the Internet or in cyberspace. Labels: uncountable Example: Major cyberpowers have engaged in cyberespionage on each other, and committed acts of disruption of information operations or degrading of stored information.
Word: cyberspy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + spy. 1. One who carries out cyberespionage.
Word: cyberspies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyberspy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonpolicy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + policy. 1. A rule or convention that is not formal policy.
Word: nonpolicy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + policy. 1. Not of or pertaining to policy. Labels: not-comparable Example: a nonpolicy issue
Word: nonpolicies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonpolicy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonsufficient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + sufficient. 1. insufficient Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonsugary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old French çucrebor. Middle English sugre English sugar Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sugary English nonsugary From non- + sugary. 1. Not sugary. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonpersonally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From non- + personally. 1. Not personally. Labels: not-comparable Example: nonpersonally identifying information Example: a nonpersonally guaranteed loan
Word: nondrama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor. Late Latin drāmabor. English drama English nondrama From non- + drama. 1. Works that are not dramas. Labels: uncountable
Word: nondrama Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor. Late Latin drāmabor. English drama English nondrama From non- + drama. 1. Not of or pertaining to dramatic works. Labels: not-comparable Example: The channel boosted its nondrama broadcasting by commissioning more cookery shows.
Word: nonmelodramatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + melodramatic. 1. Not melodramatic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: liverlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From liver + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a liver (the organ) or its meat.
Word: nonconsumerist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consume 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 consumer 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 consumerist English nonconsumerist From non- + consumerist. 1. Not consumerist. Labels: not-comparable Example: They dreamed of a nonconsumerist, postcapitalist society.
Word: azodye Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of azo dye. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: azodyes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of azodye Labels: form-of, plural
Word: delayable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From delay + -able. 1. Capable of being delayed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unpostponable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + postponable. 1. Not postponable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: undelayable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + delayable. 1. Not delayable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antiroll Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + roll. 1. antisway Labels: not-comparable
Word: antisway Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + sway. 1. Designed to stabilize the left and right suspension systems of a road vehicle so as reduce roll or sway when turning corners. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dandruffy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dandruff + -y. 1. Like dandruff; scurfy. 2. Suffering from dandruff; marked by the presence of dandruff. Example: A man in shabby dinner clothes and sleeked-down dandruffy hair came forward, already disapproving. Example: The place was dark and musty, and the same sullen guard lazed about in his dandruffy blazer.
Word: gullibleness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gullible + -ness. 1. gullibility Labels: uncountable
Word: virality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From viral + -ity. 1. The state or condition of being viral: tendency to spread by word of mouth or memetic action. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The point is virality—content so outlandish that people can’t help but talk about it. Example: Behind each seemingly off-the-cuff post (“DUDE LMAO THIS IS A GAS STATION😭😭😭”) were careful choices about how to compose the shot for maximum virality.
Word: vendeuse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French vendeuse (“saleswoman”). 1. A saleswoman in a fashionable clothing store.
Word: vendeuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vendeuse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: loverly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lover + -ly. 1. Characteristic of lovers. Example: Oftentimes Angelo would spend an hour with them in the lowly parlor of the quiet, whitewashed house. It had been his custom to do so often while the mother was at home; and even after distractions came upon his mind, and wrestled with him as an armed man, he did not forget these pastoral, or rather brotherly, or, perhaps still more to the point, these loverly visits.
Word: loverly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Possibly from My Fair Lady. 1. Pronunciation spelling of lovely. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling
Word: luvverly Part of Speech: adj 1. Pronunciation spelling of lovely. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling
Word: lurvely Part of Speech: adj 1. Pronunciation spelling of lovely. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling
Word: sirohydrochlorin Part of Speech: noun 1. A porphyrin derivative related to heme Labels: uncountable
Word: sirrahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sirrah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tentorium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Early 19th century: from Latin tentorium, literally ‘tent’. 1. The framework of internal supports (a false endoskeleton) within an arthropod head, formed by ingrowths of the exoskeleton called apophyses. Example: In the female of Culex the tentoria arise in front of the border of the occipital foramen and ascend at an angle of twenty-five degrees with the floor of the head. 2. The tentorium cerebelli, an extension of the dura mater that separates the cerebellum from the inferior portion of the occipital lobes. Example: Four dogs with intact tentoriums survived 6 weeks and 8 with sectioned tentoriums survived the same period of time.
Word: tentoria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tentorium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noncomprehending Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + comprehending. 1. uncomprehending Labels: not-comparable Example: The stratagem of resorting to stealthiness in a non-comprehending, hostile environment is surely not peculiar to the homosexual sensibility, but it is an aspect of that sensibility. Example: He marries Priscilla; but her noncomprehending adoration adds to his suffering and self-deprecation rather than alleviating it […]
Word: successless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From success + -less. 1. Without success; unsuccessful. Labels: archaic Example: “Belfield fired first, and missed; the Baronet was not so successless.” Example: How successless that expedient has been in regard to curing me of my passion for her, you know too well.
Word: thuggee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani ठगी (ṭhagī) / ٹھگی (ṭhagī). Pronunciation: /θʌˈɡiː/, /ʈʰʌ.ɡiː/, /ʈʰɑ.ɡiː/ 1. A thug (a member of band of assassins in India). Labels: countable, historical 2. The murder and robbery of groups of travellers in India. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: ‘In India, where everything began, this kind of human activity, obscene in itself, was undertaken on behalf of a goddess, called, I think, Kali; the murder was an act of so-called thugee, I was told.’
Word: Thuggees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Thuggee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antiflooding Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + flooding. 1. antiflood Labels: not-comparable
Word: antiflood Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + flood. 1. Preventing or countering flooding. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stairwise Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stair + -wise. 1. In the manner of a set of stairs; rising in discrete steps. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stairwise Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From stair + -wise. 1. In the manner of a set of stairs; rising in discrete steps. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unextinguishable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + extinguishable. 1. Obsolete form of inextinguishable. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: nondistinguishable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + distinguishable. 1. indistinguishable Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonthoroughbred Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + thoroughbred. 1. Not thoroughbred. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondistinguishing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + distinguishing. 1. That does not distinguish. Labels: not-comparable Example: a nondistinguishing characteristic
Word: grieflike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From grief + -like. 1. Resembling grief. Example: Grieflike responses may lead to a variety of behavioral patterns to which the team must be alert. Supportive strategies can then be developed...
Word: Godsakes Part of Speech: noun 1. God's sakes (used only in the oath for Godsakes; see for God's sake). Labels: uncountable
Word: miscoloration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mis- + coloration. 1. Incorrect coloration. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: miscodings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of miscoding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonornamental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + ornamental. 1. Not ornamental. Labels: not-comparable
Word: chromotherapeutic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From chromo- + therapeutic. 1. Of or pertaining to chromotherapy.
Word: chromotherapist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chromo- + therapist. 1. A practitioner of chromotherapy.
Word: chromotherapists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chromotherapist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: balneotherapist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From balneo- + therapist. 1. A practitioner of balneotherapy.
Word: balneotherapists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of balneotherapist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: balneotherapeutic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From balneo- + therapeutic. 1. Of or pertaining to balneotherapy.
Word: balneotherapy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin balneum (“bath”) + therapy. 1. The treatment of disease by bathing. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: balneotherapies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of balneotherapy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barber surgeon Part of Speech: noun 1. A medical practitioner of medieval Europe, generally charged with looking after soldiers during or after a battle. Labels: historical
Word: miscolouration Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of miscoloration. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: sportsbook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sports + book. 1. A place where a gambler can bet on various sports competitions; the company that runs it; the website that is its online presence. (Most such companies offer online betting, subject to geofencing by state.) Labels: US Example: There’s a common marketing slogan in sports betting: “Sweat the game, not the payout.” In other words, when dealing with legitimate sportsbooks and not some shady neighborhood bookie, gamblers shouldn’t have to worry about getting stiffed. Yet bettors say gaming operators aren’t always living up to that promise, and some industry officials agree. Bookmakers sometimes use a clause in their fine print as an “insurance plan,” as one top regulator put it, to get out of paying big winners — and multiple industry observers say the practice is increasing.
Word: sportsbooks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sportsbook Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonfussy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + fussy. 1. Not fussy. Labels: not-comparable Example: Through the baby years, we may consider we are doing very well to produce a relaxed, nonfussy eater.
Word: frontloader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From front + loader. 1. front-end loader Example: The tractor was rigged with a frontloader.
Word: frontloaders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frontloader Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonvacationing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + vacationing. 1. Not taking a vacation. Labels: not-comparable Example: They were using the ancient practice of having nonvacationing employees carry the load for fellow workers...
Word: front loader Part of Speech: noun 1. An automatic washing machine in which the laundry is placed and retrieved through a (normally transparent) door in the front 2. A front-end loader
Word: popeless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pope + -less. 1. Without a pope. Labels: not-comparable Example: a popeless religion
Word: cheerleaderlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cheerleader + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a cheerleader. Labels: rare Example: cheerleaderlike enthusiasm
Word: cowboylike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cowboy + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a cowboy.
Word: cowboyish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cowboy + -ish. 1. cowboylike Labels: informal
Word: leafbearing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From leaf + bearing. 1. That bears leaves. Labels: not-comparable