nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: crudeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-der. Proto-Italic [Term?] Latin crūdusbor. Middle English crude English crude Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English crudeness From crude + -ness. 1. The state of being crude Labels: uncountable 2. A crude act or characteristic. Labels: countable Example: We will never eliminate the crudenesses, the anti-intellectual rules, the mucker pose in higher education, until we give the universities back to faculty and students.
Word: cruelness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English cruelnesse; equivalent to cruel + -ness. 1. The state of being cruel; cruelty. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: ‘Sea! You listening to me at this moment I am speaking to you? You are full of cruelness, you are like women, you sea! Have you finished with me yet or what?’
Word: crumbliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English crumbly Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English crumbliness From crumbly + -ness. 1. The state of being crumbly Labels: uncountable
Word: crumminess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English crummy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English crumminess From crummy + -ness. 1. The state of being crummy. Labels: uncountable
Word: kissing cousin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kissing + cousin. Pronunciation: /ˌkɪsɪŋ ˈkʌzn̩/, /ˌkɪsɪŋ ˈkʌz(ə)n/, /-ˈkʌzɪn/ 1. A relatively distant relative, or a friend, who is familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss. 2. A thing which is related or similar to another thing. Labels: figuratively Example: [A]fter the initial public brouhaha, wildlife administrators will suddenly decide that the classification of the Aleutian Canada goose as an endangered species was a gross mistake all along. Either the bird will be downgraded to "threatened" status—which means it can be hunted—or it will be declared a nonspecies, as has already happened to all its taxonomic kissing cousins. Example: Silicon is a “kissing cousin” of carbon. Notice it immediately below carbon in the Periodic Table. The arrangement of silicon’s outer electrons resembles those of carbon. For this reason, silicon and carbon are chemically similar.
Word: crunchiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English crunchy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English crunchiness From crunchy + -ness. 1. The state of being crunchy. Labels: uncountable
Word: crustiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English crusty Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English crustiness From crusty + -ness. 1. The state of being crusty Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: cumbersomeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cumbersome Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English cumbersomeness From cumbersome + -ness. 1. The state of being cumbersome Labels: uncountable
Word: curiousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English curious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English curiousness From curious + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈkjʊəɹi.əsnəs/ 1. Curiosity; inquisitiveness. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The state of being curious; exactness of workmanship; ingenuity of contrivance. Labels: dated, uncountable, usually 3. Care; carefulness; pains. Labels: obsolete, uncountable, usually Example: [M]y father's care / With curiousness and cost, did train me up / In all those liberal qualities that commend / A gentleman: […] 4. The product or result of being curious. Labels: countable, usually
Word: cursoriness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cursory Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English cursoriness From cursory + -ness. 1. The state of being cursory Labels: uncountable
Word: curliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English curly Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English curliness From curly + -ness. 1. The state of being curly Labels: uncountable
Word: loper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lope (“to leap, to run”) + -er. 1. One who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper. Example: Wolves are very intelligent animals, and they are lopers and they are survivors. 2. A swivel placed at one end of the ropewalk, with the whirl being at the opposite end.
Word: loper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From American Spanish lobo (“wolf”) (/ˈloβo/), reinterpreted as or conflated with loper (“one who lopes”); compare the alternative forms which reflect other re-interpretations and conflations. 1. A wolf, especially a grey or timber wolf. Labels: Southwestern, US, dialectal Example: When I was still some distance above the ford, about a dozen prairie wolves and one loper* wolf ran up from the water. They told me that there were no Indians near here or they would not be here; and they were not here long, either. [...] the big loper left on a slow gallop [...] Loper, corruption of Sp. lobo, wolf. Example: Besides the cattle company paid a bounty for each coyote, loper wolf, panther, bobcat or bear. We had to buy our own six-shooter but the company furnished ammunition free. So it can be seen why most cowboys were pretty good shots.
Word: curvaceousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English curvaceous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English curvaceousness From curvaceous + -ness. 1. The state or characteristic of being curvaceous. Labels: uncountable Example: On this base are "Various Serpents" made out of metal, the triumph of the coiling process. Their projection is masculine, but their sway and curvaceousness are feminine.
Word: riboswitch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ribo- + switch. 1. A segment within the leading end of a messenger RNA transcript that is able to gauge the cell's need for the protein encoded by the rest of the message, then to rearrange its shape to control whether that protein is manufactured Example: 2006 Volker A Erdmann et.al. For example, a riboswitch responsible for sensing flavin mononucleotide (FMN) levels is present in the 5' leader of riboflavin mrna
Word: imprimantur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin imprimantur (“let them be printed”), third-person plural present subjunctive passive form of imprimere (“to print”). Pronunciation: /ɪm.pɹɪˈmæn.tʊə/, /ɪm.pɹɪˈmæn.tʊɹ/ 1. plural of imprimatur Labels: form-of, plural, rare Example: Then thus we sum up our affairs: That, notwithstanding former airs, The most I seriously would hope, Is, just to read the words, A Pope, Writ, without sneer, or shew of banter, Beneath your friendly Imprimantur. Example: …among other pleasing circumstances, let our constant correspondent the indefatigable Mr. Ring, derive an unmixed gratification from learning that his writings, together with those of the Society in which he incessantly labours, receive the imprimantur of the Physician General at Madras.
Word: firefox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque from Mandarin 火狐 (huǒhú, literally “fire fox”). Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪəfɒks/, /ˈfaɪɚfɑks/ 1. Red panda
Word: firefox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Finnish tulikettu or Finnish tulirepo. Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪəfɒks/, /ˈfaɪɚfɑks/ 1. A mythical creature in Finnish folklore, a fox with fiery or radiant fur, the reflection of which produces the northern lights.
Word: bufadienolide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of toxic steroids present in some plants and secreted by some toads through the skin as a defense; sometimes present as a glycoside.
Word: indistinguishability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From in- + distinguishability or indistinguishable + -ity. 1. The state of being indistinguishable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Supposing, for example, that in carrjing our eye along a log of wood, and a piece of stone^ we find the troublof moving the eye (which, though small, is perceptible) to be neither greater nor less in the one case than in the other, these two efforts will e then be indistinguishable to us ; and if we find many cases of such indistinguishability, we shall want a word to express the idea ; we shall call it equality. Example: At times Air Force and CAS efforts blended to the point of indistinguishability.
Word: gastrula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Gastrula, coined by Ernst Haeckel in his 1872 work "Biology of Calcareous Sponges". From gastr- (from Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “stomach”) + Latin -ula. Pronunciation: /ˈɡæstɹələ/ 1. A stage in the development of embryos of most animals consisting of a three-layered sac of ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm.
Word: amphioxus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí, “both”) + Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp, keen”). 1. The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
Word: tabinet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tabby. 1. A material made from wool and silk, used for curtains or clothes Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His mother had worked for him as a birthday present a waistcoat of purple tabinet, with little foxes' heads upon it, lined with brown satin and having round mulberry buttons.
Word: kilodalton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kilo- + dalton. 1. An atomic mass unit equal to 1,000 daltons; usually used to describe the molecular weight of large molecules such as proteins.
Word: heptameric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English heptamer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English heptameric From heptamer + -ic. 1. of or pertaining to a heptamer Labels: not-comparable
Word: heptamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hepta- + -mer. 1. An oligomer having seven subunits.
Word: pierglass Part of Speech: noun 1. A tall narrow mirror, usually set between two windows, above a pier table Example: Her photograph stood before the pierglass. Example: The candleflame and the image of the candleflame caught in the pierglass twisted and righted when he entered the hall and again when he shut the door.
Word: pier glass Part of Speech: noun 1. A tall narrow mirror, usually set between two windows, above a pier table. Example: To add to her misfortunes, Mr. Marechal occupied the small vista hitherto allowed to terminate in her profile, with an attitude. Sitting opposite a pier-glass has its disadvantages; however, when things come to the worst, they mend. Example: She rose to set her hair to rights in the pier glass while Drexel went on, though talking in a lower key, as if what he had to say might interest only Blanford.
Word: pier table Part of Speech: noun 1. A small table, usually set against the wall between two windows. Example: There is no telling the love of a Tahitian for a sailor’s trunk. […] When obtained, no pier-table just placed in a drawing-room, is regarded with half the delight. Example: Curious implements you found in that room. A grape-scissors though never known grapes in the house. A quirl for scraping butter. Longish spoon with holes in it that was called a mote-skimmer: used for straining the strangers off your tea. All laid out on the pier-table, its cloth so starched it might stand on its own.
Word: man-o'-war Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of man-of-war. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: man-o'-war suit Part of Speech: noun 1. A suit, especially worn in the 19th century, with long trousers and wide-brimmed straw sailor hat. Example: She held an open book on her knees and was pointing out something in it to Constantine who, dressed in a man-o'-war suit, lay at her feet.
Word: lancers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lancer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lancers Part of Speech: noun 1. A traditional dance for eight or sixteen couples, originating from a 19th century quadrille. 2. The music for a lancers.
Word: piano keys Part of Speech: noun 1. The large white striped section at the ends of a runway, used as a landing aiming point and as a distance indicator. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang
Word: case-sensitivity Part of Speech: noun 1. The characteristic of being case sensitive; having different reactions to typed letters based on whether the letters are uppercase or lowercase.
Word: tetramer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der. Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English tetramer From tetra- + -mer. 1. An oligomer having four subunits. Example: Diaminomaleonitrile (DAMN), a stable tetramer of HCN, has long been renowned as a precursor for the formation of nucleobases.
Word: pentamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From penta- + -mer. 1. An oligomer having five subunits.
Word: hexamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hexa- + -mer. 1. An oligomer having six subunits. 2. A subunit of a viral capsid.
Word: octamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From octa- + -mer. 1. An oligomer having eight subunits.
Word: nonamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nona- + -mer. 1. An oligomer having nine subunits.
Word: decamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der. Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English decamer From deca- + -mer. 1. An oligomer having ten subunits. Example: In a recent paper on homopyrimidine decamers containing aeg-monomers and thymine monomers with a sulfomethyl substituent at the γ-position, similar triplexes has also been described [43 ].
Word: undecamer Part of Speech: noun 1. An oligomer having eleven subunits.
Word: dodecamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dodeca- + -mer. 1. An oligomer having twelve subunits.
Word: tridecamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trideca- + -mer. 1. An oligomer having thirteen subunits.
Word: tetradecamer Part of Speech: noun 1. An oligomer having fourteen subunits.
Word: pentadecamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pentadeca- + -mer. 1. An oligomer having fifteen subunits.
Word: hexadecamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hexadeca- + -mer. 1. An oligomer having sixteen subunits.
Word: heptadecamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heptadeca- + -mer. 1. An oligomer having seventeen subunits.
Word: octadecamer Part of Speech: noun 1. An oligomer having eighteen subunits.
Word: nonadecamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nona- Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca- English nonadeca- English mer English nonadecamer From nonadeca- + mer. 1. An oligomer having nineteen subunits.
Word: eicosamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eicosa- + -mer. 1. An oligomer having twenty subunits.
Word: mardi gras Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of Mardi Gras. Labels: alt-of
Word: Haag Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a German and Dutch surname, from the noun Hecke (“hedge”). * Also as a Dutch surname, shortened from Van den Haag, a name derived from the Hague. * As a south German and Alemannic German surname (and Swedish adoption of it), from the personal name Hago, from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *haggju (“hedge”) and thus related to the first sense. 1. A surname.
Word: monomeric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der. Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English monomer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English monomeric From monomer + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a monomer. Labels: not-comparable 2. Describing a protein that has a single polypeptide chain. Labels: not-comparable 3. Describing a hereditary characteristic controlled by a gene at a single locus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Mardi Gras Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French mardi gras (literally “fat Tuesday”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːdi ɡɹɑː/, /ˈmɑɹdi ɡɹɑ/, /ˈmɑɹdi ɡɹɔ/ 1. The day when traditionally all fat and meat in the house were finished up, before Christians were banned from eating them during Lent, which commenced the following day on Ash Wednesday. Example: Mardi-gras was ushered in with various ceremonies, offering a strange mixture of devotion and profaneness. Example: Dancing, fiddling, and feasting at Christmas and on Mardi-gras, before Lent, and feasting at or after Easter, are among their amusements or indulgences. 2. The last day of a carnival, traditionally the celebration immediately before the start of Lent when joy would be out of place for Christians. Example: 1823, Thomas Tryatall, The Parisian Carnival, read in The New Monthly Magazine, and Literary Journal, Oliver Everett, p. 90, "Masks!" exclaimed I; "why, it isn't carnival time, is it?" "To be sure 'tis," replied he, "dis is Mardi gras, de gayest of de gay days. Noting but pleasure, and fun, and hosh-posh." Example: 1825, Thomas Colley Grattan, The Vouée au Blanc read in High-Ways and By-Ways, or, Tales of the Roadside: Picked Up in the French Provinces by a Walking Gentleman: Second Series: Volume III, Henry Colburn, p. 80, Every body knows what an important epoch Mardi Gras forms in the annual enjoyments of the French. It is the last day of the carnival gaieties, and that which precedes the gloominess of Lent. 3. A carnival. Example: Mardi Gras has been in operation here for the past two weeks, and on Monday last the Trudor sports should have commenced. Example: SYDNEY GAY & LESBIAN MARDI GRAS Not just a famously spectacular parade and an all-night dance party in Oxford Street, this is a month-long festival in February that also features theatre, art, photography and music in a celebration of gay and lesbian life.
Word: trimeric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English trimer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English trimeric From trimer + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a trimer Labels: not-comparable
Word: tetrameric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der. Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English tetramer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English tetrameric From tetramer + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a tetramer. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pentameric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pentamer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pentameric From pentamer + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a pentamer Labels: not-comparable
Word: hexameric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hexamer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hexameric From hexamer + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a hexamer. Labels: not-comparable
Word: octameric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English octamer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English octameric From octamer + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to an octamer. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonameric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English nonamer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English nonameric From nonamer + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a nonamer Labels: not-comparable
Word: decameric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der. Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English decamer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English decameric From decamer + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a decamer
Word: undecameric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English undecamer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English undecameric From undecamer + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to an undecamer. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dodecameric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dodecamer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dodecameric From dodecamer + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a dodecamer. Labels: not-comparable
Word: A+ Part of Speech: noun 1. An academic grade issued by certain educational institutions. Slightly better than an A. 2. The highest possible rating. Labels: slang Example: I give this novel an A+. 3. Single A advanced league.
Word: A+ Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of A-plus (“excellent, outstanding”). Labels: slang Example: This is a girl who got tickets to a cool thing because her dad is a celeb, and frankly, it's what we love to see. That's A-plus dadding right there. Use your fame to indulge your daughter's hobbies or why even be famous? [see title] Example: Featuring a foldover design and made with water-repellent fabric, this bb has all the perks you'd expect from an A+ travel crossbody—a secure front pocket!
Word: A+ Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Atheism Plus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: tridecameric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English tridecamer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English tridecameric From tridecamer + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a tridecamer. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tetradecameric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English tetradecamer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English tetradecameric From tetradecamer + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a tetradecamer. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pentadecameric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pentadecamer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pentadecameric From pentadecamer + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a pentadecamer Labels: not-comparable
Word: hexadecameric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hexadecamer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hexadecameric From hexadecamer + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a hexadecamer
Word: heptadecameric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English heptadecamer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English heptadecameric From heptadecamer + -ic. 1. of or pertaining to a heptadecamer
Word: octadecameric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English octadecamer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English octadecameric From octadecamer + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to an octadecamer. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonadecameric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English nonadecamer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English nonadecameric From nonadecamer + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a nonadecamer. Labels: not-comparable
Word: B+ Part of Speech: noun 1. An academic grade awarded by some institutions. Slightly better than a B and slightly worse than an A−. 2. A position in ballet where the dancer's working leg is pointed behind them in a bent fourth position; an unstretched tendu en arrière
Word: eicosameric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English eicosamer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English eicosameric From eicosamer + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to an eicosamer. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sottish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English sot Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English sottish From sot + -ish. 1. alcoholic, drinking heavily 2. drunk 3. foolish, stupid, senseless Example: For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. Example: Gabriel strove to restrain himself from breaking out into brutal language about the sottish Malins and his pound.
Word: B− Part of Speech: noun 1. An academic grade awarded by some institutions. Slightly better than a C+, slightly worse than a B.
Word: C+ Part of Speech: noun 1. An academic grade issued by certain institutions. Slightly better than a C and slightly worse than a B−.
Word: semicircles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semicircle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semicircles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of semicircle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sidenotes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sidenote Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schoolgirls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of schoolgirl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schoolgirls Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of schoolgirl Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: quintets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quintet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paupers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pauper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paupers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pauper Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hyperrelativism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English relativism English hyperrelativism From hyper- + relativism. Pronunciation: /haɪ.pɚˈɹɛ.lə.tɪvˌɪ.zm/ 1. Excessive relativism; absolute denial of objective truth Labels: uncountable
Word: hyperabsolutism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English absolutism English hyperabsolutism From hyper- + absolutism. Pronunciation: /haɪ.pɚ.æb.sɒˈluːt.ɪ.zm/ 1. Excessive absolutism; inflexible disregard of contextual variables. Labels: uncountable
Word: philanthropists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of philanthropist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: philocrats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of philocrat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phosphorescents Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌfɑːsfəˈɹɛsənts/ 1. plural of phosphorescent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: comatic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to coma (the distortion of a lens). Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to the coma of a comet. Labels: not-comparable 3. Comatose, unconscious. Labels: not-comparable Example: Mr. K.'s subject was only in a half-comatic state. Mr. K. suggested to him then, in loud tones, that when the clock on the wall struck ten, he would fall into a deep sleep. Example: […] comatic state level, and a lower level D, the death state level. If Y(t) plunges below C, it needs a serious medical attention and a comatic state may evolve. Further, such a treatment may not be very effective in the long run[…]
Word: phosphorescences Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌfɒs.fəˈɹɛs.ənsɪz/, /ˌfɑs.fəˈɹɛs.ənsɪz/ 1. plural of phosphorescence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pie charts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pie chart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pictograms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pictogram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: planograms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of planogram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: potlucks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of potluck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: potlucks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of potluck Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Egyptian Arabic Part of Speech: name 1. The dialect of Modern Arabic spoken in Egypt, considered as a dialect continuum.
Word: Plains Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /pleɪnz/ 1. The Great Plains region of North America. Labels: US, with-definite-article 2. The lowland regions of India from which colonial administrators and their families relocated to higher-elevation hill stations with cooler climates during the summer months. Labels: British, India, with-definite-article Example: It was an honest letter, written by an honest man, then stewing in the Plains on two hundred rupees a month (for he allowed his wife eight hundred and fifty), and in a silk banian and cotton trousers. 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A village in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7966).
Word: specific heat capacity Part of Speech: noun 1. The heat capacity per unit mass. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: plotters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plotter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plinths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plinth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: patron saints Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of patron saint Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perianths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perianth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: periodicals Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɪɹiˈɑdɪkl̩s/ 1. plural of periodical Labels: form-of, plural
Word: right-angled Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a right angle. Labels: not-comparable
Word: geobag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- Old Norse baggibor.? Old French baguebor.? Middle English bagge English bag English geobag From geo- + bag. 1. A large sandbag used for geocontainment.
Word: D+ Part of Speech: noun 1. An academic grade given by certain institutions. Slightly better than a D and slightly worse than a C-. Example: D+ was my final grade in honors algebra 2, so I passed.
Word: D+ Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Disney+. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: C− Part of Speech: noun 1. An academic grade given by certain institutions. Slightly better than a D+ and slightly worse than a C.
Word: D− Part of Speech: noun 1. An academic grade given by certain institutions. Slightly better than an E+ and slightly worse than a D. D minuses are sometimes the lowest passing grades.
Word: F+ Part of Speech: noun 1. An academic grade given by certain institutions. Slightly better than an F and slightly worse than an E−.
Word: F- Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of F minus. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: garg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑɹɡ/, /ˈɡɑːɡ/ 1. A gargoyle. Labels: informal
Word: major-league Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of major league. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Acronym of cracker-ass cracker. Emerged on African-American internet forums in the early 2000s. Originally spelled in uppercase (see CAC), with the lowercase form becoming more popular in the 2010s. The reduplication "cracker-ass cracker" was popularised by stand-up comedian Chris Rock in his 1999 television special Bigger & Blacker. Pronunciation: /kæk/ 1. A white (Caucasian) person. Labels: derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur
Word: physicists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of physicist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polkas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polka Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polkas Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of polka Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pediophobia Part of Speech: noun 1. A fear of dolls. Labels: uncountable Example: Traditionally, a traumatic experience or some kind of negative experience with the phobic object is what triggers specific phobias like pediophobia.
Word: geotropism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geo- (“earth”) + -tropism, due to growth towards or away from the earth. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒiˈɒt.ɹəˌpɪz.əm/, /d͡ʒiˈɑt.ɹəˌpɪz.əm/ 1. The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hydrotropism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydro- + -tropism. 1. The movement of a plant (or other organism) in response to water, either towards or away from water. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: the end Part of Speech: phrase Pronunciation: /ðiː ɛnd/, /ði ɛnd/ 1. Used traditionally at the end of a story or film. Example: Lastly, she pictured to herself how this same little sister of hers would, in the after-time, be herself a grown woman; […] remembering her own child-life, and the happy summer days. the end. 2. Used to indicate the termination of something. Example: I have no idea where this conversation is going. Shall we head it off the page and say this is The End.
Word: galette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French galette. Pronunciation: /ɡəˈlɛt/ 1. A type of flat, round cake from France. Example: NATIONAL FRENCH CAKE OR GALETTE. Dearest Eloise,— There is one little and perhaps insignificant French cake, which I feel certain would soon become a favourite in the cottage, more particularly amongst its juvenile inhabitants. It is the famed galette, the melodramatic food of the gamins, galopins, mechanics, and semi-artists of France. Example: Young Turnip Galette with Cardamom. A galette can be any manner of flat, round cake or tart. In this case, it is an exquisite arrangement of buttery-thin turnip slices, glazed and sealed together in an overlapping pattern like the surface of a fine apple tart. 2. Clipping of Breton galette (“a crêpe or pancake made with buckwheat flour, and often with a savoury filling, originally from Upper Brittany in France”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Example: We skipped dessert and walked down through the raindrops to a bake-shop to sample the flat Breton galette, made of sugar, eggs, butter, and flour […] Example: GALETTES BRETONNES AU SARRASIN. BRETON BUCKWHEAT GALETTES. The filling for a paper-thin Breton galette is always simple. The most popular, called a complet, includes ham and egg and often a spoonful of fresh cheese. You can ask for the egg to be brouillé, briskly scrambled on the hot galette, or miroir, left untouched to bake on top. When the galette is pleated, the golden egg yolk peeps out of the crisp brown folds.
Word: crêperie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of creperie. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It was shortly after my forty-fifth that I stopped in Hampstead to buy, on a whim, a mushroom crêpe from a crêperie stall. Example: One of the strongest popularizing forces was Hungarian expatriate Leslie Fono who, with his wife, Paulette, opened one of the first crêperies in San Francisco, the Magic Pan, in 1965.
Word: cider house Part of Speech: noun 1. A public house that sells a selection of draught ciders (such as scrumpies) rather than beer. Labels: West
Word: bijouterie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French bijouterie. 1. Small articles of jewellery, trinkets, etc. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Is not Howel and James's shop filled with all that human art can invent, or human taste display—bijouterie touched with present sentiment, or radiant with future triumph? Example: The finer kinds of perfumery, prettily cut-glass bottles, and all sorts of bijouterie for the toilet or drawing-room table, good plaister casts, and in fact every thing ornamental, as far as the pecuniary means can afford, should be taken.
Word: twinkled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of twinkle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cobaltate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cobalt + -ate. 1. Any of several crystalline materials, containing a triangular lattice of CoO₂ˣ⁻ anions, that are electrical conductors and have unusual magnetic and thermoelectric properties.
Word: thermoelectric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric English thermoelectric From thermo- + electric. 1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity Example: The obtained low and anisotropic thermal conductivity, and feasibility of synthesis, in addition to other reports on high electron mobility, make arsenene a promising material for a variety of applications, including thermal management and thermoelectric devices..
Word: thermoelectricity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English electricity English thermoelectricity From thermo- + electricity. 1. The direct conversion of heat into electricity Labels: uncountable
Word: striatum Part of Speech: noun 1. The caudate nucleus and the lentiform nucleus considered as a single structure. Example: Those nonaddicts who picked a winning card had increased blood flow to the striatum, but the gambling addicts who picked the right card had much less of it (their reward system was less active).
Word: prickle cell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prickle + cell. 1. Synonym of spinous cell; a polyhedral cell in the epidermis having many spines that form intercellular bridges.
Word: intercellular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English cellular English intercellular From inter- + cellular. 1. Located between, or connecting, cells Labels: not-comparable
Word: London weighting Part of Speech: noun 1. An allowance paid to staff of a national organization working in London to help offset the additional expense of living in the capital. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable
Word: chieftainship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chieftain + -ship. Piecewise doublet of captainship. 1. The state of being a chieftain Labels: uncountable Example: 1852 Commission to Inquire into the Past and Present State of the Kafirs Shortly after the death of his father, Chaka obtained the chieftainship of the Zulu nation, through the influence of his patron. Example: First as Locomotive Superintendent of the Great Northern Railway, and then as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the L.N.E.R., his chieftainship bridges not merely 28 years of great events in the railway world, but has also witnessed a complete transition from the old operating methods, when engines were nursed and groomed like racehorses, to the stringent economic conditions of today. 2. The area ruled by a chieftain Labels: countable Example: They exist in chieftainships, each head of which has his own local jurisdiction, civil and criminal.
Word: childbearing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English childberyng, childbering, chyldberynge, child berynge. By surface analysis, child + bearing. 1. The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: From the Swedish returns (1776-1855) it appears that 100 childbearings produced 101.62 children, viz., 2.82 stillborn, 98.80 quickborn; consequently 100 quickborn children imply 101.21 childbearings.
Word: childbearing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English childberyng, childbering, chyldberynge, child berynge. By surface analysis, child + bearing. 1. Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth. Labels: not-comparable Example: Women in the latter stages of childbearing should not be permitted to attend the toll of the manufactories. Example: In these cases, fish intake rates specific to females of childbearing age are most appropriate when assessing exposures to developmental toxicants. 2. Of a woman's hips, attractively wide. Labels: figuratively, informal, not-comparable Example: Hips that in the old country would be considered good childbearing hips, but in this country are too wide.
Word: childcare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From child + care. 1. The act, practice, or occupation of supervising and taking care of young children. Labels: uncountable Example: Today most childcare centres are woefully understaffed with poorly paid and underqualified personnel. Child care workers in both the USA and UK are in the lowest tenth of all wage earners. 2. A place where young children are supervised while away from their parents or guardians. Labels: countable
Word: truthiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From truthy + -ness. Modern sense coined by American comedian and writer Stephen Colbert in October 17, 2005 on his show The Colbert Report. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹuːθinəs/ 1. Truthfulness. Labels: archaic, rare, uncountable Example: Truly may it be said, that her valuable qualities have been sanctified ; whilst her play of character has not been lost, but has been rendered more interesting than before. Every one who knows her is aware of her truthiness, and appreciates her kindness ; […] 2. Superficial or asserted truthfulness, without recourse to evidence. Labels: US, colloquial, uncountable Example: 'Cause you're looking at a straight-shooter, America. I tell it like it is. I calls 'em like I sees 'em. I will speak to you in plain simple English. And that brings us to tonight's word: truthiness. Example: Even in the halls of Congress, economic arguments against immigration are losing their aura of truthiness, so pro-enforcement types are focusing on national security. 3. The property of being truthy, i.e. evaluating to true in a Boolean context. Labels: uncountable Example: Usually, when you are receiving a Boolean value, you are most interested in checking its truthiness rather than its type.
Word: chiller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English chill 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 chiller From chill + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪləː/, [ˈt͡ʃʰɪləː], /ˈt͡ʃɪlɚ/, [ˈt͡ʃʰɪlɚ] ~ [ˈt͡ʃʰɪlɹ̩] 1. Something that chills 2. Something that chills 3. Something that chills 4. A frightening dramatic work, such as a book or film
Word: chiller Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English chill 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 chiller From chill + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪləː/, [ˈt͡ʃʰɪləː], /ˈt͡ʃɪlɚ/, [ˈt͡ʃʰɪlɚ] ~ [ˈt͡ʃʰɪlɹ̩] 1. comparative form of chill: more chill Labels: comparative, form-of Example: With the setting of the sun a strong breeze, every blast of which was chiller and chiller, had begun to blow, rustling with a low continuous hum . . .
Word: electrostatic painting Part of Speech: noun 1. A technique for painting metal structures that have many holes or cavities; paint is sprayed through a grid of wires that forms one electrode onto the structure to be painted which forms the other electrode, and to which the paint particles are attracted. Labels: uncountable
Word: kines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: comae Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊmi/ 1. plural of coma (“cometary nuclear dust cloud”) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inspirit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English inspiriten, equivalent to in- + spirit. 1. To strengthen or hearten; give impetus or vigour. Example: Ah! must wee live, and see so sudden dead The Life that late our lives inspirited? Example: And nothing could be better imagin’d than the reason, why the wounded Princes left their Tents; they were impatient to behold the Battel, anxious for its Success, and desirous to inspirit the Soldiers by their Presence. 2. To fill or imbue with spirit. Example: […] the Assurance we have of the Existence of Beings above our Sense, and of Thee, (the great Exemplar of thy Works) comes from Thee, the All-True, and Perfect, who hast thus communicated thy-self more immediately to us, so as in some manner to inhabit within our Souls; Thou who art Original Soul, diffusive, vital in all, inspiriting the Whole. Example: Human beings, even fully mature adults, are neither detached rationalities nor mere collections of responses to environmental stimuli. They are inspirited, thinking bodies, and it is their bodies that launch the development of selves through a multitude of complex encounters.
Word: inspiriting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of inspirit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present