nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: fiddled with Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fiddle with Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pomegranatelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pomegranate + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a pomegranate.
Word: multicivilizational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + civilizational. 1. Of or pertaining to more than one civilization. Example: Global politics was becoming not just “multipolar” but “multicivilizational,” he argued, with competing powers modernizing along different cultural lines, not simply converging with the liberal West.
Word: health foods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of health food Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sympathetic hyperactivity Part of Speech: noun 1. Hyperactivity of the sympathetic nervous system Labels: uncountable
Word: sho nuff Part of Speech: adv 1. Pronunciation spelling of sure enough. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling
Word: uncareful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + careful. 1. Not careful; careless, incautious. Example: Once he'd spotted one operative, others came clear to him: in trees, behind logs, even staring out in one uncareful moment from the cottage itself.
Word: hit the deck Part of Speech: verb 1. To drop to a lying or other low position, especially quickly. Labels: informal
Word: azulejos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of azulejo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: top gun Part of Speech: noun 1. An expert gunner or gunman. 2. Someone most highly rated. Labels: broadly Example: Woke her up around one / She didn't hesitate to call Ice Cube the top gun
Word: top guns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of top gun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hemocoels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hemocoel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tee-ball Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of T-ball. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: kujang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Indonesian kujang, derived from Sundanese kujang. 1. A sword-like weapon that originates from the Sundanese region in West Java, Indonesia.
Word: catalysize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: After the Ancient Greek καταλυσίζω (katalusízō); compare catalyse, analysize, paralysize. Pronunciation: /kəˈtælɪsaɪz/ 1. Tob accelerate (a process) by catalysis. Labels: also, figuratively, transitive Example: It is vitally necessary to change the leadership and to reorganize, revitalize and catalysize the agencies enjoined or engaged for the work performance. Example: The hemoglobin of the blood carries oxygen but does not directly catalysize oxidation.
Word: catapeltic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *ḱóm The adjective is a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰπελτῐκός (kătăpeltĭkós, “of or for a catapult”) + English -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives from nouns). Κᾰτᾰπελτῐκός (Kătăpeltĭkós) is derived from κᾰτᾰπέλτης (kătăpéltēs) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives from nouns); while κᾰτᾰπέλτης (kătăpéltēs) is a literary form of κᾰτᾰπᾰ́λτης (kătăpắltēs, “catapult; torture instrument”), from κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-, prefix meaning ‘against’) + πάλλω (pállō, “to poise or sway a missile before it is thrown; to brandish a weapon; (passive) to swing or dash oneself”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to beat; to drive; to push”)) + -της (-tēs, suffix forming masculine agent nouns). The noun is derived from the adjective. Pronunciation: /ˌkætəˈpɛltɪk/ 1. Pertaining to a catapult or catapults. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: [T]he superior discipline and skill of the Romans were fully compensated by the strength of position and the catapeltic engines of the Macedonians. Example: [Dionysius, governor of the Cassandrian garrison of Munychia] held out valiantly for two days; but at length the superior forces of the enemy, and the mischief done by their catapeltic engines, drove the defenders from the walls, when Demetrius [of Phalerum] entered the fortress, Dionysius was taken, and his garrison laid down their arms: […]
Word: catapeltic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *ḱóm The adjective is a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰπελτῐκός (kătăpeltĭkós, “of or for a catapult”) + English -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives from nouns). Κᾰτᾰπελτῐκός (Kătăpeltĭkós) is derived from κᾰτᾰπέλτης (kătăpéltēs) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives from nouns); while κᾰτᾰπέλτης (kătăpéltēs) is a literary form of κᾰτᾰπᾰ́λτης (kătăpắltēs, “catapult; torture instrument”), from κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-, prefix meaning ‘against’) + πάλλω (pállō, “to poise or sway a missile before it is thrown; to brandish a weapon; (passive) to swing or dash oneself”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to beat; to drive; to push”)) + -της (-tēs, suffix forming masculine agent nouns). The noun is derived from the adjective. Pronunciation: /ˌkætəˈpɛltɪk/ 1. A catapult. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: That artillery which afterward so much promoted the victories of the Roman armies, machinery for shooting darts and stones of size far beyond the strength of man's arm to throw, (Diodorus [Siculus] calls it the catapeltic) was now either invented, or first perfected, so as to be valuable for practice.
Word: afrotherian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Afrotheria, from Afro- + Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”), + -n. 1. Belonging or pertaining to the superorder Afrotheria, which includes the elephants, aardvarks, golden moles, tenrecs, etc. Example: Although the monophyly of Afrotheria is well supported by recent molecular studies, the interrelationships within afrotherian mammals remain unclarified. Example: Just as molecular evidence from living mammals would predict, the African fossil record documents the presence of several afrotherian groups by early or middle Eocene time.
Word: afrotherian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrotheria, from Afro- + Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”), + -n. 1. A placental that belongs to the superorder Afrotheria, such as an elephant, aardvark, golden mole, tenrec, etc. Example: As their name implies, afrotherians putatively represent a radiation of placentals rooted in the African continent and nearby island of Madagascar. Example: Alternatively, the afrotherians may have originated in Europe, and an elephant-shrew like creature crossed into Africa and gave rise to the great diversity of afrotherians—from elephants to golden moles—that inhabit the continent today.
Word: afrotherians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of afrotherian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: masterplans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of masterplan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buzzily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From buzzy + -ly. 1. In a buzzy manner.
Word: buzziness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From buzzy + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being buzzy. Labels: uncountable
Word: boomeranglike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From boomerang + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a boomerang.
Word: liquoricey Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From liquorice + -y. 1. Resembling or characteristic of liquorice. Labels: informal
Word: aniseedy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aniseed + -y. 1. Resembling or characteristic of aniseed. Labels: informal Example: Boldly she drained her glass, too, in one gulp. For a second or so, nothing happened but a curious aniseedy taste as the liquor slipped over her palate, but then, suddenly, it was as if an incendiary bomb had burst in her throat and sent white fire racing down every channel of her body. 2. Flavoured or treated with aniseed. Labels: informal Example: This recipe uses Metaxa, the softly caramelly Greek brandy, together with its compatriot, aniseedy ouzo, for a thoroughly Mediterranean experience. Example: Raki is an aniseedy liquor, usually taken with meze.
Word: afrothere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrotheria, from Afro- + Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”). 1. An afrotherian. Example: Golden moles and tenrecs seem to be related to each other, and most modern authorities place them within the afrotheres. Example: In the absence of a comprehensive fossil record for stem members of crown Afrotheria, most high-level phylogenetic analyses have been based primarily on the morphology of extant afrotheres[…].
Word: weta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori wētā. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛtə/, /ˈweːtʌː/, /ˈwedə/ 1. Any of about 70 insect species in the families Anostostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae, endemic to New Zealand, resembling katydids or crickets. Labels: New-Zealand Example: We came to know by heart […] her excitement on her first day at school at seeing a weta crawling on brother Willy's knee (‘Oooh, look on Willy's knee!’) […]. Example: It also carried […] the forebears of wētā insects and the worm-caterpillar peripatus.
Word: wetas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of weta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: afrotheres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of afrothere Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blame game Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bleɪm ɡeɪm/ 1. A situation in which people attempt to blame others rather than trying to resolve a problem. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: She was, in addition, always extremely careful to share with the friends in her Support System her belief that it would be whiny and pathetic to play what she derisively called the "Blame Game" and blame her constant and indescribable adult pain on their parents' traumatic divorce or their cynical use of her. Example: The UK and France are “engaging in a blame game” over people making perilous Channel crossings in small boats, Labour has said, rather than sitting down together to try to work out a way to prevent more deaths.
Word: bushveldt Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bushveld. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: velds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of veld Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unflogged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + flogged. 1. Not having been flogged (beaten). Labels: not-comparable Example: O thou all-pervading essence of Tom Arnold's birch and the Rugby Coaching-room! (unde derivatur "coaching-room" deponent sayeth not; but oh! most unflogged and non-Rugbyen reader! it signifieth neither more nor less than the flogging shop) […]
Word: blame games Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blame game Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bushrangers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bushranger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bushwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bush + woman. 1. A woman who lives or has lived in the Australian outback. Labels: Australia
Word: bushwomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bushwoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bushwoman Part of Speech: noun 1. A female Bushman.
Word: Bushwomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bushwoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bushwacks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bushwack Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bushwacking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bushwack Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bushwacked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bushwack Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bushmeats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bushmeat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minaretlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra)bor. Ottoman Turkish منارهbor. French minaretbor. English minaret Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English minaretlike From minaret + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a minaret.
Word: barrellike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From barrel + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a barrel.
Word: barrowlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From barrow + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a barrow (hand-propelled vehicle). 2. Resembling or characteristic of a barrow (mound of earth or stones).
Word: whistlelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From whistle + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a whistle (shrill high-pitched sound). 2. Resembling or characteristic of a whistle (musical instrument).
Word: epilations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of epilation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fronter Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of front: more front Labels: comparative, form-of Example: In the word start, the Maori English vowel is somewhat fronter, despite our general observation that BATH/START is backer than in Pakeha New Zealand English. Example: Similarly, diphthong shift of /au/ (the MOUTH vowel) involves a first element fronter than [A] or closer (higher) than [a], for example [kευ] cow; diphthong shift of /ei/ (the FACE vowel) has a first element more open (lower) than [e], as in [plɛɪs] place (cf. RP [pleɪs]); diphthong shift of /ou/ (the GOAT vowel) involves a first element fronter and/or more open (lower) than [o], for example /kɐʊt/ coat (cf. RP [kɵʊt]).
Word: fronter Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who or thing that fronts. Example: 1947 October 11, The Billboard, Gov′t Checks Ork Disk $$$, page 20, In the case of musicker′s salaries, the IR Department asks a recording band fronter to show if a fixed salary is guarantted to sideman, irrespective of the hours worked; […] . Example: Another point I'd like to bring up is the use of fronters. These are people who prospect for you.
Word: backest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: back + -est 1. superlative form of back: most back Labels: form-of, superlative Example: He set up two anchor points for his system using articulatory criteria: cardinal vowel 1 was the highest, frontest vowel that one could make without the sound becoming a consonant, and cardinal vowel 5 was the lowest, backest vowel one could produce without pulling the tongue back into the pharynx.
Word: backest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: back + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of back Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: frontest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of front: most front Labels: form-of, superlative Example: He set up two anchor points for his system using articulatory criteria: cardinal vowel 1 was the highest, frontest vowel that one could make without the sound becoming a consonant, and cardinal vowel 5 was the lowest, backest vowel one could produce without pulling the tongue back into the pharynx.
Word: on-the-fly Part of Speech: adj 1. Performed on the fly. Labels: not-comparable Example: an on-the-fly decompression algorithm
Word: retraites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of retraite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perioral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From peri- + oral. 1. Surrounding the mouth. Labels: not-comparable
Word: vice squad Part of Speech: noun 1. A police section specialized in vice crimes. Example: The film is about a big city police vice squad, and the action opens with Gould and Blake posing as "fairies" in order to raid and 'bustup' a gay bar.
Word: Vienna sausage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A calque of German Wienerwurst (“Viennese sausage”); compare the borrowed form wienerwurst. 1. A kind of smoked link sausage. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Spicy but delicate Vienna sausages are eaten with various dishes such as sauerkraut or as a snack by themselves, with or without relish. Example: For Sunday night supper simmer a can or two of Vienna sausage (those of midget cocktail size) in a spicy barbecue sauce for a quarter of an hour.
Word: NBN Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of National Broadband Network. Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: fincas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of finca Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oofy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From oof + -y. Oof is a clipping of ooftish, from Yiddish אויפֿן טיש (oyfn tish, “on the table”) in the phrase געלט אויפֿן טיש (gelt oyfn tish, “money on the table”). Pronunciation: /ˈuːfi/, /ˈufi/ 1. Having lots of money rich, wealthy. Labels: UK, dated, slang Example: How lucky for me she never can have heard of the glorious Tinman, or my oofy maiden-aunt; wouldn't she have jumped at me, if she had? Example: Money isn't everything in this world. Youth and love and pluck are the main things. Hang it, what if you do get into debt occasionally? You've got a pretty oofy father-in-law.
Word: nonsyncretic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + syncretic. 1. Not syncretic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonchallenging Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + challenging. 1. Not challenging. Labels: not-comparable Example: In the home environment, nonchallenging activities such as watching television or taking short walks may be a good way to start.
Word: overexuberantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From overexuberant + -ly. 1. In an overexuberant manner.
Word: overexuberant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + exuberant. 1. Excessively exuberant.
Word: perimenopausal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Hellenic *méns Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn) French méno- Ancient Greek παύω (paúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis)der. Latin pausabor. French -pause French ménopause English menopause English -al English menopausal English perimenopausal From peri- + menopausal. 1. Of, pertaining to, or experiencing perimenopause. Labels: not-comparable
Word: museumgoing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From museum + going. 1. Visiting a museum or museums, especially habitually or regularly. Labels: not-comparable Example: the museumgoing public
Word: museumgoing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From museum + going. 1. Visiting a museum or museums. Labels: uncountable Example: During the eighties, a number of major museums, including the Modern, had expanded, hoping to cash in on a boom in museumgoing.
Word: nonrotated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + rotated. 1. unrotated Labels: not-comparable
Word: unrotated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + rotated. 1. Not rotated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unrotated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unrotate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: poles apart Part of Speech: adj 1. Totally opposite. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill. Example: As regards distance there is little to choose between them and until the recent diversions there was a marked similarity in their train services; but the resemblance ends there and in character the two lines are poles apart.
Word: shotgun marriage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shotgun + marriage; compare shotgun wedding. 1. A marriage beginning with (or resulting from) a shotgun wedding. Labels: countable Example: It is essential for us to win back the rights of teenagers to prevent the state from using […] the denial of reproductive control to channel young women into shotgun marriages, into unwanted familial responsibilities and into dead end streets. Example: Others explained that a forced marriage was likely to end in an early divorce, so that the child would suffer more in a shotgun marriage than if born out of wedlock. 2. A shotgun wedding itself. Labels: countable 3. Such marriages, or such weddings, taken collectively. Labels: uncountable 4. Used figuratively. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: shotgun marriages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shotgun marriage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: change hand Part of Speech: verb 1. To turn a horse around; especially, when exercising in a circle, to cross the center and resume circling in the other direction. Labels: archaic
Word: at the hand of Part of Speech: prep 1. Alternative form of at the hands of. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: […]Alaeddin ate and drank and was cheered and after he had rested and had recovered spirits he cried, "Ah, O my mother, I have a sore grievance against thee for leaving me to that accursed wight who strave to compass my destruction and designed to take my life. Know that I beheld Death with mine own eyes at the hand of this damned wretch, whom thou didst certify to be my uncle;[…]
Word: drag on Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌdɹæɡ‿ˈɒn/ 1. To last too long. Labels: idiomatic Example: Debate on the Kellogg Mar renunciation treaty dragged on in the senate today with no immediate prospect of final action. Example: Don't let it get you down / When you think that / You can′t get around / Don't let the day drag on / You've got to move to / The happy sound
Word: parabasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek παράβασις (parábasis). 1. The part of an Ancient Greek comedy in which the actors leave the stage and the chorus addresses the audience directly. Labels: historical
Word: any old thing Part of Speech: pron 1. anything at all Labels: idiomatic Example: Any old thing will do.
Word: thermophoresis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thermo- + -phoresis. 1. The movement of molecules in a temperature gradient Labels: uncountable
Word: put one's ass on the line Part of Speech: verb 1. To take a big risk. Labels: idiomatic, vulgar Example: I put my ass on the line to get you here, and all I expect is a little cooperation! Example: They thought everyone was afraid. Only they would risk their lives. Once people saw that we put our asses on the line, everything changed...
Word: know every trick in the book Part of Speech: verb 1. To know all there is to be known about a certain discipline. Labels: idiomatic
Word: live off Part of Speech: verb 1. To depend on financially. Labels: idiomatic, transitive 2. To survive by consuming only a certain thing or things. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: When I was a student, I lived off baked potatoes. Example: I live off nothing in this world / Except the thick grey air that chains itself / Swirls all around and engrains itself
Word: Vienna sausages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Vienna sausage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vice squads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vice squad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: GHG Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of greenhouse gas. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: It is generally accepted that emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) produced by human activities are gradually warming our planet. GHGs emitted into the airspace of any one state are eventually dispersed throughout the world.
Word: oofless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From oof + -less. 1. Short of money; poor. Labels: UK, slang
Word: frontness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From front + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹʌnt.nɪs/ 1. Quality of being a front vowel. Labels: uncountable Example: The most important aspects of vowel quality are tongue height, frontness/backness and lip rounding.
Word: backness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈbæk.nɪs/ 1. Quality of being a back vowel. Labels: uncountable Example: The most important aspects of vowel quality are tongue height, frontness/backness and lip rounding. 2. A quality of vowels, indicating the horizontal position of the tongue relative to the back of the mouth (front, near-front, central, near-back, or back). Labels: uncountable
Word: zorrillos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zorrillo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Monds Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Irish surname of unclear origin. 1. A surname from Irish.
Word: bull-fighting Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bullfighting. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: paraffinate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From paraffin + -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To paraffin.
Word: whelming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of whelm Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: whelming Part of Speech: noun 1. Something that covers or submerges. Example: But as the last whelmings intermixingly poured themselves over the sunken head of the Indian at the mainmast, leaving a few inches of the erect spar yet visible, together with long streaming yards of the flag, […]
Word: geolocational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From geolocation + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to geolocation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: zodiac signs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zodiac sign Labels: form-of, plural
Word: let know Part of Speech: verb 1. To inform (someone) (of something). Labels: ditransitive Example: I sent an email to let John know what we found. Example: Let me know when you are arriving.
Word: viatorial privilege Part of Speech: noun 1. The exemption of a witness from court duty until summoned and compensated for their expense. Labels: uncountable
Word: parallactic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin parallacticus, from Ancient Greek παραλλακτικός (parallaktikós). 1. Of or pertaining to parallax Labels: not-comparable
Word: paravane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From para- + vane. 1. A device, stabilized with vanes, towed alongside a vessel such that the cable attaching it cuts the moorings of submerged mines. 2. A towed underwater object with hydrofoils, of diverse uses. Example: 'We have a paravane on board the yacht,' continued Mr. Big as if he were a surgeon describing a delicate operation to a body of students, 'which we use for trawling for shark and other big fish.'
Word: paramnesia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From para- + amnesia. 1. An inability to distinguish between real memories and dreams or fantasies Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An inability to remember the meaning of common words Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: vindicatorily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From vindicatory + -ly. 1. In a vindicatory manner; in vindication of someone or something. Labels: rare Example: She spoke not angrily, but haughtily — not vindictively, but vindicatorily." Example: ...He has been shamefully wronged since his death." Thus vindicatorily of his friend spoke the just and kind Geoffrey Crayon a day or two since; and we are glad to record it while the dark wing of the poet's renown is uppermost.
Word: arithmatically Part of Speech: adv 1. Misspelling of arithmetically. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: acquiescingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From acquiescing + -ly. 1. in an acquiescing manner
Word: fall over oneself Part of Speech: verb 1. To be unusually enthusiastic. Example: Catholic families in the town were falling over themselves in their anxiety to invite the young Franciscans to come and sit in their parlors and be made much of, with cookies and soft drinks. Example: As long as we don't fall over ourselves to congratulate our adolescent every time she wipes her feet on the mat, a well-placed and consistent "thank you," a compliment, or a sign of appreciation can go a long way.
Word: falls over oneself Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fall over oneself Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: falling over oneself Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fall over oneself Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fell over oneself Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of fall over oneself Labels: form-of, past
Word: fallen over oneself Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of fall over oneself Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: lampern Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English laumproun, adopted from Old French lampreon, diminutive of lampreie (“lamprey”). Pronunciation: /ˈlæmpəɹn/ 1. European river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis). Example: […]if thou woldest an eel or a laumprun holde with streite hondis, how myche strengerli thou thristis, so myche the sunnere it shal sliden awey. Example: LAmprayes or Lampurnes bee partly of the nature of Eeles[…].
Word: blimpish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From blimp + -ish. 1. Blimp-like in appearance or size. Example: The eccentric southpaw was in fine fettle, yielding only five singles and striking out 12 of the Dodger sluggers, much to the anguish of your slightly blimpish Uncle Wilbert Robinson. 2. Pompously reactionary, like Colonel Blimp. Labels: capitalized, often Example: A young Home Guard officer decides to show his Blimpish superiors that the younger generation is fed up with playing old-fashioned war games.
Word: lamperns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lampern Labels: form-of, plural
Word: codependents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of codependent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: co-dependents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of co-dependent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: codependencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of codependency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: magnetoconductivities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of magnetoconductivity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: I must say Part of Speech: adv 1. A term of asseveration. Labels: not-comparable Example: “I must say, I was very happy when I met Mr. Coningsby again at Cambridge,” said Lady Wallinger. “It gave me much greater pleasure than seeing any of the colleges.”
Word: honourless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From honour + -less. 1. Without honour; dishonourable or dishonoured. Labels: not-comparable
Word: honorless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From honor + -less. 1. Alternative spelling of honourless. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: neurosurgically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós) Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek χειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)bor. Late Latin chīrurgicus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin cirurgicālisder. Middle French cirurgicalbor. Middle English cirurgicalder. English surgical English neurosurgical Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English neurosurgically From neurosurgical + -ly. 1. In a neurosurgical manner; with regard to, or by means of, neurosurgery. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stabwound Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stab + wound. 1. A wound caused by stabbing.
Word: stabwounds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stabwound Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seisins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seisin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: casuistries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of casuistry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonincestuous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + incestuous. 1. Not incestuous. Labels: not-comparable
Word: chi-square tests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chi-square test Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonmedullary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + medullary. 1. Not medullary. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondecorated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + decorated. 1. undecorated Labels: not-comparable
Word: cocycles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cocycle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flourily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From floury + -ly. Piecewise doublet of flowerily. Pronunciation: /ˈflaʊɹɪ.li/ 1. In a floury manner. Example: There was about a stone of potatoes in the centre of the table, bursting flourily through their skins, the steam rising from them.
Word: flouriness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From floury + -ness. Piecewise doublet of floweriness. 1. The state or condition of being floury. Labels: uncountable
Word: cocycle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From co- + cycle. 1. A cochain that is in the kernel of a coboundary map.
Word: flounderlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From flounder + -like. 1. Resembling a flounder.
Word: flouncily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From flouncy + -ly. 1. In a flouncy manner.
Word: shippons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shippon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flounderingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From floundering + -ly. 1. In a floundering manner; with awkward struggles.
Word: cobordant Part of Speech: adj 1. Such that their disjoint union bounds a manifold. Labels: not-comparable
Word: coorganizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From co- + organizer. 1. One who, with another person or persons, organizes something.
Word: coorganizers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coorganizer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oligogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From oligo- + -genic. 1. Determined by a small number of genes Labels: not-comparable
Word: unrotted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + rotted. 1. Not having rotted. Labels: not-comparable Example: unrotted straw
Word: ductilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ductility Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knowledgelessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From knowledgeless + -ness. 1. A lack of knowledge. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: noneven Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + even. 1. Odd, not even. Labels: not-comparable, rare 2. Uneven (not smooth, level, or uniform) Labels: not-comparable, rare 3. Of a digraph, having no cycles of even weight Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonodd Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + odd. 1. Even, not odd. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: studtite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Studt + -ite. From Franz Edward Studt, English prospector and geologist. 1. A secondary uranium mineral containing peroxide formed by the alpha-radiolysis of water during formation; it occurs as white yellow needlelike crystals often in acicular sprays. Labels: uncountable
Word: agentively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From agentive + -ly. 1. In an agentive manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: agentivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From agentive + -ity. 1. The state or condition of being agentive. Labels: uncountable
Word: overdominance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + dominance. 1. The case in which a heterozygote has a higher fitness or more extreme phenotype than either homozygote. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Excessive dominance. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: xeroxer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xerox + -er. 1. A xerox machine, or generically a term for a photocopier Example: "I am sorry, but I would get rid of any xeroxer like this in our offices." "It is possible to read nevertheless," answered the First Lieutenant, embarrassed. 2. One who xeroxes; a person who does photocopying. Example: It's also why I'm really delighted to have a wonderful helper like Dan, who's not only an accomplished xeroxer and stamp licker […]
Word: xeroxers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xeroxer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aisling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Irish aisling. Pronunciation: /ˈæʃlɪŋ/ 1. A kind of Irish poem, developed during the late 17th and 18th centuries, in which Ireland appears to the poet in a vision in the form of a woman, lamenting the state of the Irish people and predicting the revival of their fortunes.
Word: xeroxable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From xerox + -able. 1. photocopiable Labels: not-comparable Example: He has patents pending on the invention of non-Xeroxable paper and novel film materials. Example: Each photograph should include the animal identification, date, and some means of assessing measurements (e.g., a xeroxable scale on the identification label).
Word: photocopiable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From photocopy + -able. 1. Capable of being photocopied. Labels: not-comparable
Word: finifs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of finif Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quarterages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quarterage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quarterpounder Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of quarter-pounder. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: quarterpounders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quarterpounder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: birettaed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of biretta'd. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: birefringently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From birefringent + -ly. 1. In a birefringent manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: speedrunner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From speedrun + -er. 1. A player who performs speedruns. Example: Baldur’s Gate 3, which has a reputation for being one of the longer RPGs out there, is no exception. And one speedrunner in particular has been smashing records left, right, and center. Example: “Kinda sad to see no females on this list. There are many female speedrunners who are amazing,” said Twitter user Edobean. “Hope that if he does another speedrunning charity event, he invites some female speedrunners.”
Word: speedrunners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of speedrunner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonstudying Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + studying. 1. Not studying; not a student. Labels: not-comparable
Word: loggable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From log + -able. 1. Suitable for logging. Labels: not-comparable, usually 2. Capable of being recorded in a log. Labels: not-comparable
Word: electrophotographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Ancient Greek -γραφικός (-graphikós)der. Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -graphic ▲ English photo- ▲ Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English photograph ▲ English -ic English photographic English electrophotographic From electro- + photographic. 1. of or pertaining to electrophotography Labels: not-comparable
Word: electrophotographically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Ancient Greek -γραφικός (-graphikós)der. Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -graphic ▲ English photo- ▲ Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English photograph ▲ English -ic English photographic English electrophotographic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English electrophotographically From electrophotographic + -ally. 1. By means of electrophotography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonmedically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From nonmedical + -ly. 1. In a nonmedical manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: diogenitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From diogenite + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to diogenite. Labels: not-comparable
Word: posnjakite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A particular mineral containing copper, sulphur, hydrogen, and oxygen. Labels: uncountable
Word: recurringly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From recurring + -ly. 1. In a recurring manner; recurrently.
Word: bromochlorodifluoromethane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bromo + chlorodifluoromethane Pronunciation: /ˌbroʊ.moʊˌklɔːr.oʊ.daɪˌflʊr.oʊˈmɛθ.eɪn/ 1. A chemical gas mainly used in fire extinguishers to stop fires by interrupting the combustion reaction. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonrecurrence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + recurrence. 1. Absence of recurrence; not happening more than once. Labels: uncountable
Word: xanthoconite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xantho- + conite. 1. A mineral containing silver, arsenic, and sulphur. Labels: uncountable Example: Proustite, always 10 to 20 times more abundant than xanthoconite, formed clusters attached to the lining of the bomb. Xanthoconite occurred in single unattached crystals which were concentrated in the upper part of the solids left in the bomb […]
Word: xanthoderms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xanthoderm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yesman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From yes + man. 1. Alternative spelling of yes man. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: yesmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yesman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: predawns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of predawn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: advancingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From advancing + -ly. 1. In an advancing manner. Example: The graceful and animated figure with a Sword in one hand and a Victor’s Crown in the other, and mounted advancingly on the ramparts, explicitly shew the mode in which the place was taken by storm. Example: in [old horses] the disease is advancingly destructive
Word: nonmathematically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From nonmathematical + -ly. 1. In a nonmathematical manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: undulatingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From undulating + -ly. 1. In an undulating manner.
Word: boastingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From boasting + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊstɪŋli/ 1. Boastfully. Example: I doe not thinke that any Spartane Citizen did boastingly glorifie himselfe for his valor, because it was a popular vertue in that Nation […].
Word: retweet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + tweet. 1. To repost or forward another user's message on the microblogging social networking website Twitter. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: Because your messages will be relevant to them, they are much more likely to retweet your messages and recommend that other people follow you on Twitter. Example: And the web—particularly social media—provides countless opportunities for intertextuality, chances to recontextualize, retweet, repost, riposte.
Word: retweet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + tweet. 1. A message reposted or forwarded in this way. Example: You know it's an iPhone or iPad app, but those new to you, who came via a retweet or Twitter search, may not know which platform your app supports. Example: According to Stewart's analysis, current case law makes it unlikely a retweeter would be held liable for a defamatory retweet […]
Word: retweeted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of retweet Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: retweeting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of retweet Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: retweeting Part of Speech: noun 1. A second or subsequent tweet
Word: retweets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of retweet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: retweets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of retweet Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: edisonades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of edisonade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bullroarer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bull + roarer. 1. A ritual musical instrument and means of communicating over extended distances, consisting of a slat of wood tied to the end of a thong or string, with which the slat is whirled so as to cause an intermittent roaring noise. Example: So far he was on the track of elementary Science. And so he made "bull-roarers" to imitate the sound of wind and the blessed rain-bringing thunder, or clashed great bronze cymbals together with the same object. Example: The men and boys practiced not only the technique of twirling the bullroarer, but also the mock attack staged upon the person twirling it.
Word: bullroarers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bullroarer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Republic of Albania Part of Speech: name 1. Official name of Albania: a country in Southeastern Europe.
Word: damosels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of damosel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: affirmingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English affirmandlye, equivalent to affirming + -ly. 1. in an affirming manner
Word: electron carrier Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several classes of molecules that act as both an acceptor and donator of electrons and function in an energy-producing system such as photosynthesis.
Word: Nuyoricans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Nuyorican Labels: form-of, plural
Word: internationalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From international + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being international. Labels: uncountable
Word: internationality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From international + -ity. 1. internationalness Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A people sharing a common origin, culture, or language, but not excluded to any nation-state. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In other words, the future does not belong to an internationality — to people who all speak Esperanto, all live the same life, but the very opposite is true.
Word: limitingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From limiting + -ly. 1. In a limiting manner.
Word: lispingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From lisping + -ly. 1. In a lisping manner.
Word: limpingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From limping + -ly. 1. In a limping manner; with a limp.
Word: Lispers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Lisper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonadministrator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + administrator. 1. One who is not an administrator. 2. A user who is not an administrator and therefore has limited privileges on the system.
Word: nonadministrators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonadministrator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonministerial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + ministerial. 1. Not ministerial. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonserials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonserial Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lisplike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Lisp + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of the programming language Lisp.
Word: unforgettability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + forgettability. 1. unforgettableness Labels: uncountable
Word: unforgettableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unforgettable + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being unforgettable; outstanding memorableness. Labels: uncountable
Word: memorableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From memorable + -ness. 1. memorability Labels: uncountable
Word: nonfractional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + fractional. 1. Not fractional. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondiffuse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + diffuse. 1. Not diffuse. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondiffused Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + diffused. 1. Not diffused. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondiffusing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + diffusing. 1. Not diffusing; that does not diffuse. Labels: not-comparable 2. not broken down so that its elements are placed in it in addition to being included in the regular categorization Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondiffusive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + diffusive. 1. Not diffusive. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonpictorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + pictorial. 1. Not pictorial. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonhieroglyphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + hieroglyphic. 1. Not hieroglyphic. Labels: not-comparable