nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: response time Part of Speech: noun 1. The period of time between the application of a stimulus and the associated response from a cell or tissue. Example: Professor G. Fano (Florence), after accurately determining the "latent period," or "response time," following faradic stimulation of a given motor area 2. The time taken for a person (or human-controlled system) to respond to a request. Example: the average response time on a call was 3.1 minutes 3. The time taken for the display of an instrument to move to a new value following a step change. 4. The period of time between a request for a service and the associated response; typically the request is caused by a user at a terminal hitting the return key, and the response is displayed on a screen.
Word: cheap-arse Tuesday Part of Speech: noun 1. The day of the week (Tuesday) when establishments such as cinemas, restaurants, etc, offer some of their goods and services at discounted prices. Labels: Australia, idiomatic, slang
Word: crack train Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crack (“best, first-rate”). 1. Fastest express train between two stops. Labels: US, dated, dialectal Example: 1988 Lawrence Davis, Pullman porter in the 1940s, quoted on Different Trains, by Steve Reich. The crack train from New York.
Word: springless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spring + -less. 1. Without a spring or springs (bouncing motion, engineering component, etc). Labels: not-comparable Example: […] Nos. 6166 and 6168 were fitted with Caprotti valves in 1929, and 6167 with a new springless type in 1938; […] Example: All the movements of the man and the woman were slow and steady; their springless feet padded flatly; their backs and shoulders were straight. 2. Without the season of spring. Labels: not-comparable Example: a springless year
Word: Western Africa Part of Speech: name 1. West Africa: A geographic region comprising the western portion of Africa, spanning sixteen countries.
Word: crack trains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crack train Labels: form-of, plural
Word: express trains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of express train Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Minorcans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Minorcan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Messines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Messine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Messines Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.
Word: messins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of messin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Romaines Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Romaine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Romaines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Romaine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: varsovienne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French, literally "from Warsaw". 1. A polka-like Polish dance. 2. A piece of music for such a dance, or having its slow triple time characteristic strong accent beginning every second measure.
Word: varsoviennes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of varsovienne Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Warsovian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Varsovian. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Warsovian Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Varsovian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sales assistants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sales assistant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: driver reviver Part of Speech: noun 1. a temporary roadside rest stop, often sponsored by local businesses, used to allow drivers a rest on long road trips in order to improve road safety. Labels: Australia Example: The implication was that the driver reviver was a conspiracy designed to marginalise Catholics and that the organisers could expect a final reckoning. Indeed, there was a final reckoning. By the end of the Easter break, volunteers had made 18,000 cups of tea and coffee, all offered as a gesture of friendship to strangers, but evidently the work of Satan. Example: The Wilcannia CTC^([Community Technology Centre]) planned to establish a small local museum in the same building and a driver reviver centre to encourage passing tourists into the building.
Word: driver revivers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of driver reviver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stratifier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stratify + -er. 1. Something that stratifies; the agent or cause of stratification.
Word: stellifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stellify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: wah-wahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wah-wah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wah-wahs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wah-wah Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: spath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin, shortening of the genus name Spathiphyllum, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “blade”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”). Pronunciation: /spæθ/ 1. Any plant of the genus Spathiphyllum of peace lilies. Labels: informal Example: Besides the aforementioned field study, in vitro uptake of triclosan, hydrocinnamic acid, tonalide, ibuprofen, naproxen and clofibric acid by lettuce (Lactuca sativa L) and spath (Spathiphyllum spp.) was investigated by the same research group [139] in order to evaluate the reuse of treated wastewater for irrigation of agricultural crops.
Word: spath Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /spæθ/ 1. Archaic form of spathe. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: sorgho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French sorgho. Doublet of sorghum and sorgo. 1. sorghum Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: It is by manuring the land, with the dung of their cattle, that the Negroes raise pretty good crops of sorgho.
Word: serpentes Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of serpents, plural of serpent. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: sanctuarise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of sanctuarize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: crup Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɹʌp/ 1. Alternative form of croup (the rump of a horse) Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The part immediately above the tail (i.e., the haunches) is the crup, and about 4 to 5 inches above the crup the butt is separated from the hide.
Word: crup Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compare Old High German grop, German grob (“coarse”). Pronunciation: /kɹʌp/ 1. Short; brittle (both literally and figuratively). Example: You'll have a nice walk, as the snow is very crup. Example: Why now so angry, trow ye? What's the matter, That our Sir James is grown so crup and tatter?
Word: salifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of salify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: response times Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of response time Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diazoethane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From diazo + ethane. 1. The diazo compound CH₃-CH=N⁺=N⁻ Labels: uncountable Example: Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Diazomethane reacts rapidly with Smith’s diene to produce pyrazoline (R = H) by exclusive reaction at the cyclobutene π-bond); diazoethane and 2-diazopropane produce analogous products
Word: diazopropane Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of two isomeric diazo compounds, CH₃-CH₂-CH=N⁺=N⁻ and (CH₃)₂-C=N⁺=N⁻ Labels: uncountable Example: Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Diazomethane reacts rapidly with Smith’s diene to produce pyrazoline (R = H) by exclusive reaction at the cyclobutene π-bond); diazoethane and 2-diazopropane produce analogous products
Word: build-up Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from build up. 1. Alternative form of buildup. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Steve Gohouri was guilty of losing possession deep inside his own half, allowing Davies to find Ngog for Bolton's second, before Antolin Alcaraz was dispossessed in the build-up to their third. Example: Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."
Word: build-ups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of build-up Labels: form-of, plural
Word: winnow the wheat from the chaff Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of separate the wheat from the chaff.
Word: oppilate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The adjective is inherited from Middle English oppilat(e), the verb directly borrowed from Latin oppīlātus, perfect passive participle of oppīlō, see see -ate (verb-forming suffix), -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. To block, to stop up, to obstruct. Labels: obsolete
Word: oppilate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The adjective is inherited from Middle English oppilat(e), the verb directly borrowed from Latin oppīlātus, perfect passive participle of oppīlō, see see -ate (verb-forming suffix), -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Blocked, obstructed. Labels: obsolete
Word: slenter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of shlenter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: oppilates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of oppilate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: oppilating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of oppilate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: oppilated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of oppilate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stolle Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of stole (“garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck, each end hanging over the chest”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: sudder Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Arabic صَدْر (ṣadr, “chief, commander”). 1. supreme; chief Labels: India, historical, not-comparable Example: the Sudder Courts Example: 1862, Bombay (Presidency). Sadr Faujdārī ʻAdālat, Cases Disposed of by the Sudder Foujdaree Adawlut of Bombay (see title)
Word: suist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin suus (“belonging to himself or oneself”) + -ist. 1. A selfish person Labels: obsolete Example: […] rather than alter his pace, or path (that Conscience or Reason boundeth him in) he will bee poor, undone; any thing but the Ratio formalis, essentiall of a Suist, or selfe-polititian, that is changeable.
Word: teel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi तिल (til, “sesame”). Pronunciation: /tiːl/ 1. sesame Labels: uncountable Example: teel oil
Word: book-keeper Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bookkeeper. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: book-keepers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of book-keeper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: CPU time Part of Speech: noun 1. The length of time that a central processing unit takes to process instructions for a particular program or task. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: absolute space Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæb.səˌlut speɪs/, /ˌæb.səˈljut speɪs/ 1. The Newtonian concept of an unchanging and unchangeable reference system of spatial (and temporal) coordinates that is the same for all observers Labels: uncountable
Word: antiforeigner Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + foreigner. 1. Opposed to foreigners. Example: There are some minor extremist movements that are antiforeigner.
Word: verdun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the French town of Verdun. 1. A 16th-century form of rapier. Labels: historical
Word: nonfleet Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + fleet. 1. Not of or pertaining to a fleet of vehicles. Labels: not-comparable Example: nonfleet automobile insurance
Word: transcreate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From trans- + create or Back-formation from transcreation. (Etymology 1). 1. To transfer the creative elements of a work into another culture or language. Example: At a guess, this is a later and more successful development from the earlier attempts to transcreate abstract Indian imagery into English Example: "We need someone to trans-create, rather than translate our advertising for the Hispanic market, especially in Dade," said Sandy Tapper, NCNB advertising
Word: transcreates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of transcreate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: transcreating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of transcreate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nonallergen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + allergen. 1. Any substance that is not an allergen.
Word: nonbald Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + bald. 1. Not bald. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonallergens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonallergen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: transcreated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of transcreate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: competitionless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From competition + -less. 1. Without competition. Labels: not-comparable
Word: competitionlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From competition + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of competition; apparently competitive. Example: a competitionlike immune response
Word: J'ouvert Part of Speech: name Etymology: French jour ouvert, "open day". 1. A large street party held during Carnival in the eastern Caribbean region.
Word: metacircular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From meta- + circular. 1. Exhibiting metacircularity.
Word: gougère Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French gougère. 1. In French cuisine, a savoury choux pastry made with cheese, usually Gruyère.
Word: gougères Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gougère Labels: form-of, plural
Word: transcreation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of translation + creation. 1. An adaptation of a creative work into another language or culture. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 2025: "Fifteen New Hymns Available to Use in Church and at Home": Creating a global hymnbook requires an extensive process called transcreation. Transcreation teams include professional linguists, poets, musicians and talented Church members. Decker said there is more to the process than simply translating words from one language to another.
Word: transcreation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From transcreate + -ion, trans- + creation or from French transcreation. 1. A type of creation by a deity or primal force.
Word: transcreations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transcreation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Maryknollers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Maryknoller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Zumba Part of Speech: name Etymology: From trademark Zumba created by the Colombian Beto Pérez. He wanted to call it "rumba", but this name was already taken for the Cuban musical genre and could create confusion. So he and his partner began to try initial letters until they liked "sumba", but Beto Pérez decided to write it with "z" because he liked the fictional character Zorro when he was a child. Pronunciation: /ˈzum.bə/ 1. A fitness program that combines Latin and international music with dance.
Word: nonautomation Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + automation. 1. Not of or pertaining to automation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonspiked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + spiked. 1. Not spiked. Labels: not-comparable
Word: geoastrophysical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From geo- + astrophysical. 1. Of or pertaining to geoastrophysics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: geoarchaeological Part of Speech: adj 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- Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía) Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā) English archaeology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English archaeological English geoarchaeological From geo- + archaeological. 1. Of or pertaining to geoarchaeology Labels: not-comparable
Word: housewifey Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From housewife + -y. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a housewife. Labels: informal Example: It's Laura's idea to put a housewifey kind of woman in the Primm ads.
Word: nosebleeder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nose + bleeder. 1. One who experiences nosebleeds. Labels: rare
Word: nosebleeders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nosebleeder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hippopotamuslike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hippopotamus + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a hippopotamus.
Word: wene Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of ween. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Now if ye felt your belly in ſuche caſe, that ye muſt be fayne al daye to tende it with warme clothes, oꝛ els ye were not able to abide the payne, would ye recken your belly ſicke oꝛ whole? I wene ye would recken your belly not in good quart.
Word: nonhabitual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + habitual. 1. Not habitual. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonaspectual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + aspectual. 1. Not aspectual. Labels: not-comparable
Word: proform Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pro-form. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: proforms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proform Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knifegrinder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From knife + grinder. 1. One whose trade is the sharpening of knives on a grindstone.
Word: knifegrinders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knifegrinder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gourmandism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gourmand + -ism. 1. A passion for and deep interest in good food. Labels: uncountable Example: When gourmandism turns into gluttony, voracity, or perversion, it loses its name, its attributes, and all of its meaning, and becomes fit subject for the moralist who can preach upon it or the doctor who can cure it with his prescriptions. 2. Gluttony. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonglottal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + glottal. 1. Not glottal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: triphthongize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From triphthong + -ize. 1. To convert to a triphthong. Labels: rare, transitive
Word: triphthongizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of triphthongize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: triphthongizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of triphthongize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: triphthongized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of triphthongize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nondiphthongal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + diphthongal. 1. Not diphthongal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: centerings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of centering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noncentered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + centered. 1. Not centered. Labels: not-comparable
Word: devoice Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōcem Anglo-Norman voizbor. Middle English voys English voice English devoice From de- + voice. Pronunciation: /ˌdiːˈvɔɪs/ 1. To pronounce a sound with little or no vibration of the vocal cords, especially a sound that is normally pronounced with such vibration (i.e. a voiced sound). Labels: transitive Example: Lastly, as shown in the consonant table above, h- causes any following consonant to be devoiced[.] 2. To remove the voice flag from a user on IRC, preventing them from sending messages to the channel. Labels: Internet, transitive
Word: devoicing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of devoice Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: devoicing Part of Speech: noun 1. The process by which a sound is devoiced. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: final obstruent devoicing
Word: devoices Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of devoice Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: devoiced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of devoice Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nonconstricted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + constricted. 1. Not constricted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonorderly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + orderly. 1. Not orderly. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonuvular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + uvular. 1. Not uvular. Labels: not-comparable
Word: schnorkel Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of snorkel. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: schnorkel Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of snorkel. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: schnorkels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of schnorkel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonvoiced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + voiced. 1. Not voiced. Labels: not-comparable Example: a nonvoiced consonant
Word: cubiform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cube + -iform. 1. Having the shape of a cube
Word: nonbilabial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + bilabial. Pronunciation: /ˌnɑn.baɪˈleɪ.bi.əl/, /ˌnɒn.baɪˈleɪ.bi.əl/ 1. Not bilabial. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonlabial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + labial. 1. Not labial. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonlabial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + labial. 1. Any sound that is not a labial.
Word: nonlabials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonlabial Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonlower Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + lower. 1. Not lower. Labels: not-comparable Example: Nonlower extremity injuries range from saddle burns to nerve compression to lumbar muscle spasm.
Word: nonupper Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + upper. 1. Not upper. Labels: not-comparable
Word: socioregional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From socio- + regional. 1. Of or pertaining to the regional divisions of society.
Word: nonraised Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + raised. 1. Not raised. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonpolysyllabic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + polysyllabic. 1. Not polysyllabic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonprosodic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *-ti ? Proto-Indo-European *próti, *préti Ancient Greek πρός (prós) Proto-Hellenic *awéidō Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Proto-Hellenic *awoidā́ Ancient Greek ᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ) Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)bor. Latin prosōdiabor. Middle French prosodieder. English prosody Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic ▲ Classical Latin prosōdia ▲ English -ic ▲ Latin prosōdiabor. French prosodie ▲ Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French prosodiqueder.? New Latin prosōdicusder.? English prosodic English nonprosodic From non- + prosodic. 1. Not prosodic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: geolinguistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From geo- + linguistic. 1. Of or pertaining to geolinguistics.
Word: nonsociolinguistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + sociolinguistic. 1. Not sociolinguistic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonperceived Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + perceived. 1. unperceived Labels: not-comparable
Word: phonesthesia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phon- + -esthesia. 1. Alternative spelling of phonaesthesia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: yeurgh Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of eurgh. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sproingy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sproing + -y. 1. Inclined to sproing; springy. Labels: informal Example: What I do mind is when people try to make me do things I don't want to do. Such as move when I don't feel like moving. Or not quit gymnastics when my body just isn't very sproingy.
Word: zowee Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of zowie. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: ‘Zoweee!’ Monte had never heard anybody but Jerry say that.
Word: unjocular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + jocular. 1. Not jocular; without good humour. Labels: rare
Word: trode Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tread Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past Example: wilds […] no human had ever trode before. (III, ix) Example: His broad clear brow in sunlight glowed. / On burnish'd hooves his war-horse trode.
Word: trode Part of Speech: noun 1. Tread; footing. Labels: obsolete Example: Fruitfull of all thinges fitt for living foode , But wholy waste and void of peoples trode
Word: trode Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of electrode. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Example: Routine now: trodes, jack, and flip.
Word: phonaesthetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From phon- + aesthetic. Pronunciation: /ˌfəʊnɪsˈθɛtɪk/ 1. Exhibiting phonaesthesia (correspondence between sound and meaning of a word). Example: Phonaesthetic motivation, as we said, arises either from crude imitation or from sound association, which can be regarded respectively as (1) onomatopoeic; and (2) symbolic. 2. Euphonious. 3. Of or relating to phonaesthetics (aesthetics of phonology). Example: Indeed, if there is anything at all to phonaesthetics, there must be some nonarbitariness to phonetic structure -- at least to people who have some phonaesthetic perceptions (as people on this list have admitted they have), if not to everyone. Example: In addition to the history of cultural stereotyping, which certainly plays a role, it’s the comparison of entire sound systems that produces a phonaesthetic character in the mind of the listener: the sounds present, the way they’re combined, the intonational phrasing, and the rate of speech—plus a number of sociological factors.
Word: phonesthetic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of phonaesthetic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nonidiosyncratic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + idiosyncratic. 1. Not idiosyncratic. Labels: not-comparable Example: The machine embodied rationality, a machine was predictable, controllable, nonidiosyncratic, easy to routinize and systemize.
Word: unidiosyncratic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + idiosyncratic. 1. Not idiosyncratic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: peasized Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of pea-sized. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: friezeless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From frieze + -less. 1. Without a frieze. Labels: not-comparable
Word: jargonless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From jargon + -less. 1. Without jargon. Labels: not-comparable Example: El Gaddal, a fan of Stephen King novels who has a big, easy laugh, spoke to each patient in a jargonless conversation that effortlessly seemed to translate bizarre-sounding concepts like risk ratios into plain English.
Word: nonterminological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + terminological. 1. Not terminological. Labels: not-comparable
Word: graphologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of graphology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonplosive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + plosive. 1. Not plosive. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noncursive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + cursive. 1. Not cursive. Labels: not-comparable
Word: whoreshit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From whore + shit. 1. A despicable person. Labels: derogatory, slang, vulgar Example: "Whoreshit, you shouldn't have hired her in the first place. Know who she is? She's Ulrich's sister-in-law." Example: Maybe she was paid, as that piece of whoreshit Cookie stated. I know it was possible, but it didn't matter how she came, as long as she came for me.
Word: shower heads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shower head Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noncuticular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + cuticular. 1. Not cuticular. Labels: not-comparable
Word: shope Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of shape Labels: form-of, obsolete, past Example: Then the LORde God ſhope man / even of the moulde of the erth and brethed into his face the breth of lyfe.
Word: Dalek voice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After the Daleks on the British science-fiction programme Doctor Who, where they spoke with an electronically modulated voice. 1. A harsh, throaty, staccato, monotone voice. Example: Burk replied in his husky Dalek voice without looking at the King but also without any trepidation: 'I was christened Herbert Burk.' Example: And it was something just to have it to look forward to, to think about instead of thinking about the Dalek voice. I have your notebook.
Word: Dalek voices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Dalek voice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ultracapacitor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ultra- + capacitor. 1. A supercapacitor.
Word: ultracapacitors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ultracapacitor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superbattery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + battery. 1. A means of electrical power consisting of batteries and supercapacitors.
Word: superbatteries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superbattery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: do one's best Part of Speech: verb 1. To do as best one can. Example: The engine was a diesel, No. D207, with a crew obviously out to do their best. Example: This is a sad time for all people. We have suffered a loss that cannot be weighed. For me, it is a deep personal tragedy. I know that the world shares the sorrow that Mrs. Kennedy and her family bear. I will do my best. That is all I can do. I ask for your help — and God's.
Word: speedwalk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From speed + walk; in the sense of a moving walkway, originally a trademark. 1. A moving walkway.
Word: speedwalk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From speed + walk; in the sense of a moving walkway, originally a trademark. 1. To take part in the sport of speedwalking. 2. To walk quickly.
Word: speedwalks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of speedwalk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: speedwalks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of speedwalk Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: freerunning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From free + running. 1. Alternative spelling of free running. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Parkour – often referred to as freerunning – entails creatively moving through an urban environment: flipping, jumping and vaulting across various obstacles.
Word: twattock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps influenced by twat and wazzock. 1. A contemptible person. Labels: UK, slang Example: I find it chuffin' alarming because your dinner is s'posed to end up there, not start out there, y'daft twattock! Now bend over.
Word: twattocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of twattock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unmentored Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + mentored. 1. Not mentored. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mentorless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mentor + -less. 1. Without a mentor. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mentionless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mention + -less. 1. Without a mention; unmentioned. Labels: not-comparable
Word: concent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin concentus, from concinō (“to sing together”). 1. harmony Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable
Word: concentus Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kənˈsɛntəs/ 1. A style of church music that emphasizes harmony. Labels: uncountable
Word: consentless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From consent + -less. 1. Without consent. Labels: not-comparable
Word: conceitless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From conceit + -less. 1. Stupid; thoughtless; dull. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Think’st thou I am so shallow, so conceitless, To be seduced by thy flattery, That hast deceived so many with thy vows? Example: 1614, William Browne, The Shepheards Pipe, London: George Norton, The First Eglogue, He thus departeth as God would harmlesse; And forth of auenture his way is went, But whitherward he draw, he conceitlesse Was, he nat knew to what place he was bent.
Word: conceptacle Part of Speech: noun 1. A cavity or receptacle, especially in the body. Labels: obsolete 2. A cavity in some marine algae that contains the reproductive organs. 3. A pericarp of one valve; a follicle.
Word: conceptualistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō ▲ Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq. Latin concipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin conceptus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin conceptuālisbor. English conceptual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English conceptualist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English conceptualistic From conceptualist + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to conceptualism.
Word: toastings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toasting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dismemberer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dismember + -er. 1. One who, or that which, dismembers.
Word: dismemberers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dismemberer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dismemberings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dismembering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kuban Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Куба́нь (Kubánʹ). Pronunciation: /kuːˈbɑːn/ 1. A river in Russia in the North Caucasus. It flows through the Karachay-Cherkessia, Stavropol Krai Krasnodar Krai, and Adygea. Example: ...ex-Imperial officers who came to the Don and the Kuban to take arms against Lenins regime... Example: "In the 1860s, the lands beyond the Kuban were settled by Black Sea and Line Cossacks from areas populated earlier..." 2. a geographic region of Southern Russia surrounding the Kuban River, on the Black Sea between the Don Steppe, Volga delta and the Caucasus. Labels: broadly Example: 1954, United American Ukrainian Organizations Committee of New York "In the south, the Red Army abandoned Krasnodar and all of the Kuban. Nazi forces plunged south into the Caucasian highlands and east to Stalingrad." 3. Krasnodar Krai Example: "In 1995, the administration of the Krasnodar Territory, again popularly called the Kuban, adopted the flag of the Kuban Cossacks, with the addition of the territorial coat of arms."
Word: Kuban Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Kubáň or Polish Kuban. 1. A surname.
Word: CPU times Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of CPU time Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lolol Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mapudungun. 1. A city in Chile.
Word: vice-captains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vice-captain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: absent-minded professor Part of Speech: noun 1. A stereotypical fictional character whose focus on academic matters leads them to ignore or forget their surroundings. Example: An absent-minded professor, in going out of the gateway of his college, ran against a cow. In the confusion of the moment, he raised his hat, and exclaimed: " I beg your pardon, Madam." Soon after, he stumbled against a lady in the street. In sudden recollection of his former mishap, he called out: "Is that you again, you brute?" Example: Although the absent-minded professor has appeared frequently in American humor it is safe to assert that the dire extremity of the learned man in the tragedy of A Defective Memory could hardly have been reached outside of Germany. 2. A person who tends to be oblivious to reality. Labels: broadly Example: Snapshot: Jimmy, a third-grader, is an absent-minded professor before his time. He forgets everything, from his lunch box in the morning, to his raincoat Example: Judith: I call Jim "The Ditz" when he is the absent-minded professor.
Word: mighty oaks from little acorns grow Part of Speech: proverb 1. Something great can come from a modest beginning. Example: Don't give up on the project - mighty oaks from little acorns grow!
Word: great oaks from little acorns grow Part of Speech: proverb 1. Alternative form of mighty oaks from little acorns grow. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tourmate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tour + -mate. 1. A person with whom one goes on a tour. Example: Pushing her sonic palate even further, "Darkside Of Dallas" features live instrumentation and vocals by rowdy Aussie punks and former tourmates Ground Components.
Word: tour mate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tourmate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: songline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From song + line. Pronunciation: /ˈsɒŋlaɪn/ 1. A path across the land (or sometimes the sky) marking the route followed by an Aboriginal ancestor made during the Dreaming; often recorded in traditional songs, stories, dance and painting; a dreaming track.
Word: Dreaming Part of Speech: name 1. The time of the shaping of the physical and spiritual world by the ancestors; the events or beliefs connected to these times. Example: The men in this moving mirage of battered vehicles felt they had well and truly followed the Dreaming.
Word: dreaming track Part of Speech: noun 1. A path across the land (or sometimes the sky) marking the route followed by an Aboriginal ancestor made during the Dreaming; often recorded in traditional songs, stories, dance and painting. Example: The spiritual Dreaming track of the ceremony in which they were all involved, moved along the most isolated back roads, across the landscape, through almost every desert in the continent.
Word: watch pocket Part of Speech: noun 1. A small pocket in the waistband of men's trousers or in other garments for carrying a pocket watch.
Word: capitulescence Part of Speech: noun 1. A compound inflorescence made of capitula instead of individual flowers.
Word: dienofuge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From diene + -o- + -fuge. 1. Any organic compound formed when a diene moiety is removed from a molecule Example: Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich However, it is again apparent that cyclopentadiene is a reluctant dienofuge since rearrangement of the strained bicyclo[2.1.0]pentane moiety occurs preferentially.
Word: heptacyclic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hepta- + cyclic. 1. Formed of seven rings Labels: not-comparable Example: Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Reaction of quadricyclane with Smith’s diene produces the hexacyclic structure 8, while controlled Mitsudo cycloaddition of DMAD onto 8 can be used to form the heptacyclic system 9.
Word: cosh pocket Part of Speech: noun 1. A hidden pocket in a man's suit for carrying and concealing a cosh.
Word: ill-doing Part of Speech: noun 1. A wicked act or behavior, especially a crime.
Word: quadrella Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of quadri- + quinella. 1. A bet where the bettor must pick the winners of four nominated races at the same track. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand Example: 2003 March 22, Craig Sherborne, Footy′s Man of Passion, The Herald Sun, republished in 2003, Garrie Hutchinson (editor), The Best Australian Sports Writing 2003, page 79, Demetriou is an inveterate punter with a miraculous instinct for picking big quadrellas. Example: 2009, H. G. Nelson (Greig Pickhaver), Sprays: A Collection of Verbal Touch-Ups, unnumbered page, Imagine jagging a couple of nice trifectas or the quadrella and squaring the Christmas credit-card bill, with a little extra left for a three-week holiday at Victor Harbor. Magic!
Word: absidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Under the influence of French absidal. 1. Alternative form of apsidal. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, rare
Word: Kufic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Arabic كُوفِيّ (kūfiyy) + -ic. 1. Original form of Arabic script. Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to the Iraqi city of Kufah. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Kufic Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic كُوفِيّ (kūfiyy) + -ic. 1. Original form of Arabic script, consisting of a modified form of Old South Arabian and old Nabataean scripts.
Word: Cumaean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Cumaeus + -an. By surface analysis, Cum(ae) + -aean. Pronunciation: /kjuːˈmiː.ən/ 1. Of, from or relating to Cumae
Word: Cumaean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Cumaeus + -an. By surface analysis, Cum(ae) + -aean. Pronunciation: /kjuːˈmiː.ən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Cumae
Word: 'ammiyya Part of Speech: name Etymology: See Ammiyya. 1. Alternative spelling of Ammiyya. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wanderest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: wander + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of wander Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: fairy snuff Part of Speech: intj Etymology: A humorous alteration due to the homeophony of fair enough and fairy snuff. Pronunciation: /ˌfɛəɹɪˈsnʌf/ 1. Fair enough. Example: An impeccable Cockney rhyme, though it may offend purists of speech, is burnt cinders ‘windows’; whilst fairy snuff ‘fair enough’ is certainly a true rhyme despite its extra s.
Word: cuprammonium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cupr- + ammonium. 1. Synonym of cuproammonium. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cupremia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cupr- + -emia. 1. The presence of copper (Cu) in the blood, and (usually, especially) the degree (that is, its concentration). Labels: especially, in-compounds, uncountable
Word: curarine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From curare + -ine. 1. The alkaloid responsible for the poisonous effects of curare. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: homoiophony Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of homeophony. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: homeophony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From homeo- + -phony; equivalent to the Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios, “similar”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”). Pronunciation: /ˌhɒmiˈɒfəni/ 1. Phonic similarity; the quality of being similar-sounding. Labels: uncountable Example: It may be styled euphonic, because it seems to affect words solely for the sake of euphony, or, rather, homœophony, and on the mere ground of contiguity in location, although very remotely related in all other respects; so much so, that, in this way, great violence is sometimes done to the true grammatical construction. Example: In such expressions as my father and myself, my brother and myself, we are misled by homœophony: but the old song begining^([sic]) “My father, my mother, and I,” may teach us what is the idiomatic, and also the correct usage.
Word: cutireaction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cuticula (“cuticle, skin”) + reaction. 1. Any inflammation or other skin reaction to an irritant.
Word: cumulostrati Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cumulostratus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snackbar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snack + bar. 1. A temporary banner informing the user of some action which happened or is about to happen, less interactive than a standard window and more interactive than a toast overlay Example: Users can now look forward to seeing a snackbar open up each time a download completes. Example: Chrome Dev. on Google's own Android platform received a new update where users would be able to see a snackbar when downloads complete. 2. Alternative form of snack bar. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: On February 1, 1964, while the Council and the Clerks were thus engaged, inter alia, in negotiating wage rates for the unrepresented snackbar employees on a multiemployer basis, the Joint Board, on behalf of affiliated unions representing culinary workers in the Los Angeles area, entered into an exclusive bargaining contract with Boy's covering all snackbar workers of Boy's in four stores in Los Angeles County. Example: There is a dining room with southwestern dishes on the menu, a beauty and barber shop, newsstand, coffeeshop, gift shop, snackbar, and coin laundry.
Word: birth plan Part of Speech: noun 1. A protocol, agreed between mother, midwives and doctors, listing options such as birth companion, position at birth, pain relief etc. Example: Per my birth plan, I don't want an episiotomy; I prefer to tear naturally. No matter how much I may beg or scream, do not offer me an epidural.
Word: overbode Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of overbide Labels: form-of, past
Word: concessible Part of Speech: adj 1. That can be conceded
Word: concessionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From concession + -ist. 1. A person who advocates concession
Word: concessor Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kənˈsɛs.ɚ/, /kənˈsɛs.ə/ 1. A person who concedes.
Word: conchifer Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɒŋkɪfə(ɹ)/ 1. Any mollusc of the subphylum Conchifera.
Word: conchiferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek κόγχος (kónkhos, “shell”) + -i- + -ferous. Pronunciation: /kɒŋˈkɪfəɹəs/ 1. Having a shell (used especially of bivalve molluscs) 2. Containing shells
Word: conchifragous Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kɒŋˈkɪfɹəɡəs/ 1. Describing creatures that break into shells in order to feed.
Word: conchy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.t͡ʃi/, /ˈkɑn.t͡ʃi/ 1. A conscientious objector. Labels: slang Example: ‘'arf o' them snivellin' conshies back 'ome 'd fight like rats if they was cornered.’ Example: Some of the conchies were sent to the front as stretcher bearers.
Word: deathlily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From deathly + -ly. 1. In a deathly manner.
Word: concert halls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of concert hall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: furry muff Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Humorous alteration due to the homeophony of fair enough and furry muff. 1. Fair enough. Labels: humorous, slang
Word: cameraworks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of camerawork Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stinkiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stinky + -ness. Compare Middle English stinkingnes (“offensive odour”). 1. The state or condition of being stinky. Labels: uncountable
Word: raxed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rax Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: space rocket Part of Speech: noun 1. A rocket vehicle capable of reaching space (typically from the ground).
Word: twattiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of twatty: most twatty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: twattier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of twatty: more twatty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: nonindentured Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + indentured. 1. Not indentured. Labels: not-comparable
Word: shutterless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shutter + -less. 1. Without a shutter. Labels: not-comparable
Word: water fight Part of Speech: noun 1. An activity, usually involving children, where the participants use water balloons, guns and pistols to get each other wet.
Word: water fights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of water fight Labels: form-of, plural
Word: splitproof Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From split + -proof. 1. Resistant to splitting.
Word: nonautomatically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From nonautomatic + -ally. 1. Done in a nonautomatic manner or fashion.