yuanxin112/wiktionary-morph huggingface dataset:
fisherfolk
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Topics: anthropology
human-sciences
sciences
Etymology: From fisher (“person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport”) + folk; compare fisherman.
Compound parts: fisher
folk
Inflected forms:
form: fisherfolks
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: People who fish for a living.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Sir Walter Scott used Auchmithie as the model for his 'Musselcrag' in The Antiquary. The artist William Lamond spent 40 summers in the village, and painted scenes of Auchmithie and its fisherfolk.
gloss: Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Recreational fishers.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Every year Grey Nomad migration sees the little Gulf town of Karumba stretched creaseless with sunbirds and fisherfolk.
Related words: fisher
fisheress
fisherman
fisherperson
fisherwoman
Translations:
seriate
Part of speech: verb
adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.
Proto-Italic *serō
Latin serō
Proto-Italic *-jēs
Latin -iēs
Latin seriēsbor.
English seri(es)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātuslbor.
English -ate
English seriate
From seri(es) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Inflected forms:
form: seriates
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: seriating
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: seriated
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: seriated
pos: verb
tags: past
form: more seriate
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most seriate
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: To arrange in serial order.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: Arranged in serial order.
pos: adj
Translations:
nation-building
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: political-science
social-sciences
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Unifying the people or peoples within a state so that it remains politically stable and viable in the long run.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: Although uniquely favored by relatively viable political institutions, India yet shares this uncertainty with a large number of countries for which independence is but a first step on the road to nation-building.
The state hierarchizes sexuality by defining homosexuality as an influence that corrupts minors. Such a discourse produces a notion of the correct sexual behavior that transcends into the political realm, reinforcing the heteronationalistic nature of the nation-building.
The mythologizing, carried out over many decades, granted Italian-Americans “a formative role in the nation-building narrative.”
Translations:
Wealden
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Of the Weald.
pos: adj
tags: UK
not-comparable
relational
Translations:
larin
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: hobbies
lifestyle
numismatics
Inflected forms:
form: larins
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: lari
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Any of a class of twisted or hook-shaped metal objects serving as coins in areas around the Arabian Sea.
pos: noun
tags: historical
Translations:
spencer
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From the family name Spencer. The jacket is probably named after George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758-1834).
Inflected forms:
form: spencers
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A short double-breasted men's overcoat worn in the 18th and 19th centuries.
pos: noun
tags: historical
gloss: A short, close-fitting jacket primarily worn by women and children in the early 19th century.
pos: noun
tags: historical
examples: In order to support and illustrate this assertion, I shall commence my remarks with the spencer, which has often been attacked by satyrical and cynical writers as an absurd and original dress.
To have seen Miss Squeers now, divested of the brown beaver, the green veil, and the blue curl-papers, and arrayed in all the virgin splendor of a white frock and spencer, with a white mulsin bonnet, and an imitative damask rose in full bloom on the inside thereof;
Some wear the tunic of lawn, and the spencer or Turkish robe of silk.
gloss: A (usually woollen) vest worn by women and girls for extra warmth.
pos: noun
tags: historical
examples: I am seized with an angry resentment against the conventions of twenty years ago, which wrapped up my comely adolescent body in woollen combinations, black cashmere stockings, “liberty” bodice, dark stockinette knickers, flannel petticoat and often, in addition, a long-sleeved, high-necked, knitted woollen “spencer”.
gloss: A large loose-fitted gaffsail on a square-rigger or barque, used from the nineteenth century onwards.
pos: noun
Translations:
audiobook
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewisder.
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *awizdjō
Latin audi(ō)
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
English audio-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.?
Proto-Germanic *bōks
Proto-West Germanic *bōk
Old English bōc
Middle English bok
English book
English audiobook
From audio- + book.
Inflected forms:
form: audiobooks
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: audio-book
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: audio book
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A recording, usually made available for sale, of a reading of the full text or of an abridgement of a book.
pos: noun
examples: Trump’s take on his relationship with Kim – and his admission that he didn’t have a broader strategy behind the threats he made about having a “much bigger” nuclear button – are part of a new audiobook that Woodward is releasing.
Matt Semrad is an avid reader and devours audiobooks from the library — about one a week. He also spends several hours each day walking his two black doodles, Sirius and Sonny.
Translations:
Brahmanical
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English Brahman
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 Brahmanical
From Brahman + -ical.
Inflected forms:
form: more Brahmanical
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most Brahmanical
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: Brahmaic
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: Brahmanic
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: Brahminic
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: Brahminical
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: brahmanical
pos: adj
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Of or pertaining to the Brahman
pos: adj
gloss: Of or pertaining to the Brahmins or their doctrines or worship.
pos: adj
examples: First, the milieu of north India at this period was dominated by the Brahmanical tradition, and it remained the only tradition to secure a lasting hegemonic grip on the country's socio-religious structure.
Translations:
misattribute
Part of speech: verb
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-?
Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der.
Proto-Germanic *missaz
Proto-Germanic *missa-
Proto-West Germanic *missa-
Old English mis-
Middle English mys-
English mis-
English attribute
English misattribute
From mis- + attribute.
Inflected forms:
form: misattributes
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: misattributing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: misattributed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: misattributed
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: To erroneously attribute; to falsely ascribe; used especially of authorship.
pos: verb
Translations:
peaking
Part of speech: noun
adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: peakings
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: more peaking
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most peaking
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: The act of something reaching a peak.
pos: noun
gloss: peaky; sickly; pining
pos: adj
Translations:
unadvisable
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English advisable
English unadvisable
From un- + advisable.
Inflected forms:
form: more unadvisable
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most unadvisable
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Inadvisable.
pos: adj
examples: No steps were taken to enforce it, as, from the financial embarrassment of the company and the uncompleted state of the line, litigation was unadvisable.
Will go back there to get it in a week or so, but may find the harvest unadvisable for reasons of security.
gloss: Unwilling to take advice.
pos: adj
tags: archaic
examples: Together with pride there will naturally arise an unadvisable and unconvincible spirit.
gloss: Imprudent.
pos: adj
tags: archaic
Translations:
sliming
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: slimings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The action of coating with slime, or an instance of doing this.
pos: noun
gloss: The action of besmirching or disparaging another.
pos: noun
tags: figuratively
Derived words: all-sliming
Translations:
quadricycle
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From quadri- + cycle; compare bicycle, tricycle.
Base: cycle
Affixes: quadri-
Inflected forms:
form: quadricycles
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A four-wheeled pedal cycle.
pos: noun
gloss: A four-wheeled motorcycle, often resembling a small car (microcar).
pos: noun
Derived words: quadricycle landing gear
Translations:
electroactive
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
Etymology: Etymology tree
French électro-bor.
Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor.
Latin ēlectrum
Latin electro-bor.
English electro-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti
Proto-Italic *agō
Latin agō
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
▲
Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl.
Latin āctīvusbor.
Old French actifbor.
Middle English actyf
English active
English electroactive
From electro- + active.
Inflected forms:
form: more electroactive
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most electroactive
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: describing any material (especially in a cell) that is electrically active or responsive
pos: adj
gloss: describing any polymer that changes shape in the presence of an electric field
pos: adj
Derived words: optoelectroactive
photoelectroactive
Translations:
electroanalytical
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
French électro-bor.
Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor.
Latin ēlectrum
Latin electro-bor.
English electro-
English analytical
English electroanalytical
From electro- + analytical.
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: of, pertaining to, or obtained using electroanalysis
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
Translations:
faradaic
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
Etymology: From Faraday + -ic, after Michael Faraday, English chemist and physicist.
Base: Faraday
Affixes: -ic
Inflected forms:
form: more faradaic
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most faradaic
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Of or pertaining to electricity, especially to electrical induction
pos: adj
Translations:
micropipette
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der.
English micro-
English pipette
English micropipette
From micro- + pipette.
Inflected forms:
form: micropipettes
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: micropipettes
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: micropipetting
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: micropipetted
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: micropipetted
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: A very small pipette.
pos: noun
gloss: To transfer or measure the volume of a liquid using a micropipette.
pos: verb
Translations:
nonconductive
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English non-
English conductive
English nonconductive
From non- + conductive.
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Not conductive (of heat, sound, electricity etc.)
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
Translations:
photolithographic
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os
Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos
Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos)
Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs)
Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der.
English photo-
English lithograph
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English lithographic
English photolithographic
From photo- + lithographic.
Inflected forms:
form: more photolithographic
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most photolithographic
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Of, pertaining to, or produced by photolithography
pos: adj
Translations:
potentiometric
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English potentiometry
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English potentiometric
From potentiometry + -ic.
Inflected forms:
form: more potentiometric
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most potentiometric
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Of or pertaining to potentiometry.
pos: adj
gloss: Measured using a potentiometer.
pos: adj
Derived words: chronopotentiometric
nonpotentiometric
potentiometrically
spectropotentiometric
Translations:
spectrometric
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: more spectrometric
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most spectrometric
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Of or pertaining to spectrometry
pos: adj
gloss: Measured using a spectrometer
pos: adj
Derived words: fluorospectrometric
photospectrometric
radiospectrometric
spectrometrically
Translations:
derivatized
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
Inflected forms:
form: more derivatized
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most derivatized
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: modified by the formation of a derivative
pos: adj
Translations:
electrophoretic
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
French électro-bor.
Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor.
Latin ēlectrum
Latin electro-bor.
English electro-
English -phoretic
English electrophoretic
From electro- + -phoretic.
Inflected forms:
form: more electrophoretic
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most electrophoretic
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Of, pertaining to, or produced by electrophoresis.
pos: adj
Translations:
electrospray
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
French électro-bor.
Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor.
Latin ēlectrum
Latin electro-bor.
English electro-
English spray
English electrospray
From electro- + spray.
Inflected forms:
form: electrosprays
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: electrosprays
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: electrospraying
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: electrosprayed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: electrosprayed
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: a method of ionizing delicate macromolecules for analysis in a mass spectrometer
pos: noun
gloss: To introduce samples into a mass spectrometer using such a device
pos: verb
Translations:
incomparability
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Latin incomparabilitas.
Inflected forms:
form: incomparabilities
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The condition of being incomparable
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: The extent to which something is incomparable
pos: noun
tags: countable
Translations:
interlaboratory
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Italic *n̥ter
Latin inter
Latin inter-bor.
English inter-
English laboratory
English interlaboratory
From inter- + laboratory.
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Involving cooperation between laboratories.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
Translations:
nebulized
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: more nebulized
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most nebulized
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Produced by nebulization; turned from liquid to a spray or mist.
pos: adj
examples: Antibiotic treatment of bacterial pneumonia sometimes requires nebulized colistin.
Translations:
nebulizer
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: medicine
sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
English nebulize
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English nebulizer
From nebulize + -er.
Inflected forms:
form: nebulizers
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: nebuliser
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A device used to convert liquid into a fine spray of aerosols, by means of oxygen, compressed air, or ultrasonic vibration.
pos: noun
gloss: A device used to administer a medicine into the lungs, by converting the medicine from liquid state into a fine spray of aerosols, to be inhaled through the nose or mouth.
pos: noun
examples: Because pentamidine is more effective in aerosolized form, a machine called a nebulizer is needed to turn the liquid pentamidine into tiny droplets which are then inhaled directly into the lungs. However, there are several different nebulizers on the market, and PWAs must know which is most effective.
“Obviously. It's just that experts recommend measuring your peak oxygen flow and having a portable nebulizer ready.”
Related words: micronebulizer
nebulize
nebulization
Translations:
lang: Catalan
word: nebulitzador
lang: Czech
word: nebulizátor
lang: Finnish
word: nebulisaattori
lang: Finnish
word: lääkesumutin
lang: French
word: nébuliseur
lang: French
word: nébulisateur
lang: Galician
word: nebulizador
lang: German
word: Zerstäuber
lang: Spanish
word: nebulizador
lang: Turkish
word: nebulizatör
slicked-back
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: more slicked-back
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most slicked-back
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Treated with a wet-look gel and combed straight back
pos: adj
examples: His slicked-back hair made the villain look cool.
Translations:
drinkware
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English drink
Proto-Germanic *warō
Proto-West Germanic *waru
Old English waru
Middle English ware
English -ware
English drinkware
From drink + -ware.
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Vessels from which people drink.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
Translations:
A-list
Part of speech: noun
adj
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: The noun is derived from A (“rank (normally the highest) on a scale that assigns letters”) + list. The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun.
Compound parts: A
list
Inflected forms:
form: A-lists
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: A list
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: A list
pos: adj
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: The first of a number of lists, especially lists arranged in order of importance or preference.
pos: noun
gloss: An informal list of people (especially in the entertainment industry, or professionally or socially prominent) who are the most admired or desirable, or likely to bring success.
pos: noun
examples: The film [Pretty Woman] grossed $464 million worldwide, ensconcing her [Julia Roberts] in the Hollywood A-list.
gloss: Of or relating, or belonging, to an A-list (noun sense 2).
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: By the 1980s, there was still huge appeal for what became known as 'shiny-floor' talent shows, especially during weekend primetime. In the US, Star Search ran for 12 years in its original run, from 1983 to 1995, and as searches went, it did genuinely uncover some A-list talent, including Destiny's Child, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Alanis Morrisette and LeAnn Rimes.
Before his [Rock Hudson's] Aids diagnosis, he had been so many other things: A-list hunk, suave romcom star and all-round Mr America.
gloss: Best of a group; first-class, pre-eminent, top.
pos: adj
tags: broadly
not-comparable
examples: DirectX 10 promises an almost obscene step up in the level of eye candy you can expect from an A-list game, which is the great news. The bad news is, you'll need a new videocard to get those gorgeous graphics.
Translations:
stickhandling
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
ice-hockey
lacrosse
lifestyle
skating
sports
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Skillful manipulation of the puck or ball with a player's stick, allowing the player to maintain control of the puck or ball.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
Translations:
hotdish
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: From hot + dish.
Compound parts: hot
dish
Inflected forms:
form: hotdishes
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A variety of baked casserole that typically contains a starch, a meat or other protein, and a canned and/or frozen vegetable, mixed with canned soup.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A main course or sidedish served hot during a meal.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A dish for serving hotdish.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Translations:
GISS
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: biology
birdwatching
natural-sciences
ornithology
Etymology: Variant of jizz as though originating from initialism of general impression size and shape (a popular folk etymology).
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: The general look of a bird.
pos: noun
Translations:
configurable
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English configure
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English configurable
From configure + -able.
Inflected forms:
form: more configurable
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most configurable
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
pos: adj
examples: CA's other offering, the Basic Desk, is configurable from a minimum single-terminal, dual-floppy disk system to a four-terminal version supporting multiple floppy and 10M-byte disks.
Configurable in sixty-four possible variations, the Honda Element is, hands-down, the jigsaw puzzle of transportation.
Translations:
breech-loading
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Topics: engineering
firearms
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
tools
war
weaponry
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Of a gun, such that ammunition is loaded at the rear of the bore.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
Translations:
muzzle-loading
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Describing a gun in which the ammunition is loaded at the front of the barrel.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
Translations:
know-all
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: know-alls
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: know-it-all
pos: noun
tags: alternative
US
Senses:
gloss: Someone who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject.
pos: noun
tags: Ireland
UK
Translations:
riboside
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
Inflected forms:
form: ribosides
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Any glycoside of ribose
pos: noun
Translations:
ultracentrifugation
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English ultra-
English centrifugation
English ultracentrifugation
From ultra- + centrifugation.
Inflected forms:
form: ultracentrifugations
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Centrifugation in an ultracentrifuge.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Translations:
A-lister
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English A-list
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English A-lister
From A-list + -er.
Inflected forms:
form: A-listers
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Someone on an A-list.
pos: noun
examples: Seeing A-listers in the aisles makes Frieze seem sexier than most fairs, placing added pressure on galleries to live up to the sponsorship provided by high-end fashion brands and luxury goods.
[Hasan] Piker had already shown off his “cozy-ass ’fit” (sweatpants with kitschy bald eagles, a custom pair of platform Crocs), and recounted his experience the previous night at the Streamer Awards, a red-carpet event honoring A-listers on Twitch—the popular live-streaming site where he is one of the biggest stars, and the only prominent leftist.
Translations:
B-list
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: B-lists
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: An informal list of people in any of several categories (but especially in the entertainment industry) who are admired, desirable or bankable, but not as much as the people on the A-list.
pos: noun
Translations:
Z-list
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From A-list, because the letter Z is the last one in the alphabet.
Inflected forms:
form: Z-lists
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A group of people who are the furthest from stardom, unlike the A-list.
pos: noun
Translations:
collectivity
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti
Proto-Italic *legō
Latin legō
Latin colligō
Latin collēctus
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Latin collēctīvusder.
Middle French collectifder.
English collective
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Latin -itāsder.
Old French -itebor.
Middle English -ite
English -ity
English collectivity
From collective + -ity.
Inflected forms:
form: collectivities
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The condition of being collective.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: Collectivity was treated as an end in itself: We were here, as ruangrupa exhorted us, to “Make friends, not art!”
gloss: A body of people considered as a whole.
pos: noun
tags: countable
Derived words: territorial collectivity
Translations:
overreaching
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English overreach
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Proto-Germanic *-ndz
Proto-West Germanic *-andī
Old English -ende
Middle English -ynge
English -ing
English overreaching
From overreach + -ing.
Inflected forms:
form: more overreaching
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most overreaching
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: overreachings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: That overreaches (all senses).
pos: adj
gloss: The act or process of overreach (e.g. reaching beyond or extending past acceptable limits).
pos: noun
gloss: Deception.
pos: noun
examples: You cannot mention trade or business, for instance, but they will relate the frauds and overreachings by which such an one has acquired the wealth which he now possesses.
Any work of art/propaganda is surely permitted to lie. But Stone's overreachings in JFK are head-banging. How did he get this thing past the Script Dept.?
Translations:
vocoder
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: Blend of voice + coder.
Compound parts: voice
coder
Inflected forms:
form: vocoders
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: vocoders
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: vocodering
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: vocodered
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: vocodered
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: Any of several electronic or digital devices or systems for the analysis or synthesis of speech.
pos: noun
gloss: To analyze or synthesize (speech) by means of such a device.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
Translations:
corvina
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: corvinas
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Any of various fish, including Cilus gilberti, Larimichthys polyactis, and members of the genera Cynoscion and Isopisthus.
pos: noun
gloss: A red Italian grape variety, used in wines from Valpolicella and the wider region around the city of Verona.
pos: noun
Translations:
macha
Part of speech: noun
adj
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Transliteration of Tamil மச்சான் (maccāṉ)
Inflected forms:
form: machas
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: more macha
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most macha
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: best friend
pos: noun
tags: informal
slang
gloss: macho
pos: adj
examples: You know, I wonder how class affects the butch/fem aspects of our relationship, because I know there's this macha thing where you want to provide for me in some way.
Translations:
underspend
Part of speech: verb
noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
English spend
English underspend
From under- + spend.
Inflected forms:
form: underspends
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: underspending
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: underspent
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: underspent
pos: verb
tags: past
form: underspends
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: To spend too little of the funds appropriated or allocated.
pos: verb
gloss: An amount by which an allocated amount is not expended.
pos: noun
examples: Any underspends will revert to the general fund at the end of the year.
He also maintained that the final audited underspend was £322m, including additional estimates.
Translations:
empty-netter
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: hobbies
ice-hockey
lifestyle
skating
sports
Inflected forms:
form: empty-netters
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: empty netter
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: An empty-net goal.
pos: noun
Translations:
kababayan
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: kababayans
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A compatriot; a fellow Filipino.
pos: noun
tags: Philippines
examples: The biggest and, I would say, most important of these businesses is the local branch of "Seafood City," a chain of Pinoy supermarkets, where all the kababayans go to get home-style patis, toyo, suka, […]
Translations:
stellated
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Topics: geometry
mathematics
sciences
Etymology: Latin stellatus (“starry”).
Inflected forms:
form: more stellated
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most stellated
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: star-shaped; stellate
pos: adj
gloss: Of a polyhedron, having its edges or planes extended to form a new shape.
pos: adj
Translations:
sabin
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Wallace Clement Sabine (1868-1919), US physicist.
Inflected forms:
form: sabins
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A unit of measurement that measures a material's absorbance of sound. A material that is 1 square meter in size that can absorb 100% of sound has a value of one metric sabin.
pos: noun
examples: Sabine gave his name to the sabin, the standard unit that is ‘equal to the sound absorption of a square foot of a perfectly absorbing surface such as an open window’.
Translations:
bandari
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Persian بندری (bandari).
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: A kind of rhythmic dance music originating from the Iranian side of the Persian Gulf.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
Translations:
multimodality
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: mathematics
sciences
Etymology: From multimodal + -ity. By surface analysis, multi- + modality.
Base: multimodal
Affixes: -ity
Inflected forms:
form: multimodalities
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The quality of being multimodal; employing multiple modes.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The presence of multiple modes or maxima in a statistical distribution.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Related words: transmodality
Translations:
polyrhythmic
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.
English poly-
Proto-Indo-European *ser-?
Proto-Indo-European *srew-
Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s
Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós
Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)bor.
Latin rhythmusder.
English rhythm
English polyrhythm
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English polyrhythmic
From polyrhythm + -ic.
Inflected forms:
form: more polyrhythmic
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most polyrhythmic
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Having multiple, simultaneous rhythms.
pos: adj
Translations:
polymyalgia
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: medicine
sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.
English poly-
English myalgia
English polymyalgia
From poly- + myalgia.
Inflected forms:
form: polymyalgias
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: pain in several muscles
pos: noun
Translations:
implementer
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English implement
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English implementer
From implement + -er.
Inflected forms:
form: implementers
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: implementor
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A person who implements something.
pos: noun
Translations:
vitalistic
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English vital
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
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English -istic
English vitalistic
From vital + -istic.
Inflected forms:
form: more vitalistic
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most vitalistic
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Of or pertaining to vitalism
pos: adj
Translations:
subsidised
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: more subsidised
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most subsidised
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: that receives subsidy.
pos: adj
examples: The food is subsidised, so it's much cheaper than elsewhere.
Translations:
viewable
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English view
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English viewable
From view + -able.
Inflected forms:
form: more viewable
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most viewable
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Able to be viewed.
pos: adj
gloss: Able to be seen; visible.
pos: adj
gloss: Able to be rendered correctly by a particular browser.
pos: adj
tags: Internet
Translations:
basilar
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
Etymology: Borrowing from New Latin basilāris, irregularly from basis (“a pedestal, foot, base”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); or from French basilaire, from base (“base, basis”) + -aire (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix), in the pattern of cimbalaire (“cymbal-shaped”).
Base: basis
Affixes: -āris
Inflected forms:
form: basilary
pos: adj
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Of, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or an organ of Corti.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
relational
gloss: Lower, inferior, base.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: […] that which he has in common with the lion, the cow and the horse—namely, the basilar instincts and appetites that in the animal creation constitute the whole.
Synonyms: basal
Derived words: basilar artery
basilar crest
basilar groove
basilar index
basilar lamina
basilar membrane
basilar meningitis
bibasilar
cervicobasilar
parietobasilar
petrobasilar
pharyngobasilar
suprabasilar
tribasilar
ventrobasilar
vertebrobasilar
vomerobasilar
Translations:
untestable
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English testable
English untestable
From un- + testable.
Inflected forms:
form: more untestable
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most untestable
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: That cannot be tested; unverifiable
pos: adj
Antonyms: testable
Translations:
unillustrated
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English illustrated
English unillustrated
From un- + illustrated.
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Not illustrated.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
Translations:
undrafted
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English drafted
English undrafted
From un- + drafted.
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Not drafted.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
gloss: Not contracted to play for a particular sports team.
pos: adj
tags: US
not-comparable
Translations:
uncompetitive
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English competitive
English uncompetitive
From un- + competitive.
Inflected forms:
form: more uncompetitive
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most uncompetitive
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: That does not involve competition; not competitive
pos: adj
Translations:
nervous-Nellie
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: nervous-nellie
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: Nervous-Nellie
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: nervous-nelly
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: nervous-Nelly
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: Nervous-Nelly
pos: adj
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Characterized by worry or anxiety; having a weak, insecure personality.
pos: adj
tags: informal
not-comparable
examples: 1993, David Ansen, "Goodbye, Mr. Gibson (film review of The Man Without a Face)," Newsweek,, 30 Aug,
Woody Allen plays his most frazzled variation on the Woody we know best: a nervous-Nellie urban neurotic kvetching his way through life as a means of avoiding it.
Translations:
unapologetically
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English unapologetic
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
▲
Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
▲
Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
Middle English -ly
Middle English -ally
English -ally
English unapologetically
From unapologetic + -ally.
Inflected forms:
form: more unapologetically
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most unapologetically
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: In an unapologetic manner; in a manner that withholds or refuses to offer an accompanying apology for having said or done something that causes actual or potential harm, especially when being apologetic would be appropriate.
pos: adv
examples: It [Derby] is an unapologetically modern station.
The other option – typified by the unapologetically noncharismatic leaders of Britain and Germany, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor Friedrich Merz – has been to persuade the electorate they’ll work hard to deliver sustainable policy results on issues like immigration, and above all, economic growth, in a way that tub-thumping populists simply cannot.
Translations:
uhlan
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From French uhlan, from German Uhlan, from Polish ułan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان (oğlan).
Inflected forms:
form: uhlans
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: ulan
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian or German, Austrian, and Russian armies.
pos: noun
tags: historical
Translations:
tuberosity
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Latin tuba
Latin tubusder.
Middle French tubeder.
English tube
English -er
English tuber
English -osity
English tuberosity
From tuber + -osity.
Inflected forms:
form: tuberosities
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The condition of being tuberous
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: A rounded protuberance, at the end of a bone, to which a muscle or tendon is attached.
pos: noun
tags: countable
examples: The basitemporal platform is flat in posterior view because the mamillar tuberosities are very weakly developed.
The superior aspect of the supramarginal gyrus lies underneath the euryon, which corresponds to the most prominent point of the parietal tuberosity or bossa […]
Derived words: deltoid tuberosity
facial tuberosity
ischial tuberosity
olecranon tuberosity
radial tuberosity
tibial tuberosity
tuberoplasty
Translations:
transactivation
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-t
Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t
Proto-Indo-European *-ónts
Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts
Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts
Proto-Italic *trāns
Proto-Italic *trāns-
Latin trans-bor.
English trans-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti
Proto-Italic *agō
Latin agō
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
▲
Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl.
Latin āctīvusbor.
Old French actifbor.
Middle English actyf
English active
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
▲
English active
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātuslbor.
English -ate
English activate
▲
English -ation
English -ion
English activation
English transactivation
From trans- + activation.
Inflected forms:
form: transactivations
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The activation of something by another entity that has a spatial relationship with it
pos: noun
gloss: The activation of a gene by the presence of another at a different locus, especially following infection by a virus
pos: noun
Related words: transactivator
Translations:
trackage
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English track
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātus
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icus
Latin -āticus
Latin -āticum
Old French -agebor.
Middle English -age
English -age
English trackage
From track + -age.
Inflected forms:
form: trackages
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: railway tracks collectively
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The right of a railway company to use the tracks belonging to another; the charge levied for this right
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The act of tracking, or towing, as a boat; towage.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Derived words: trackage rights
Translations:
townsite
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: From town + site.
Compound parts: town
site
Inflected forms:
form: townsites
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: In former British colonies, a tract of land authorized to be developed as a town and then surveyed and marked out with streets.
pos: noun
Translations:
pearl-ash
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: A gray-white powder, having chemical properties of quicklime, made by heating mollusk shells to a temperature sufficient to calcine the material.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
Translations:
reupholstering
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Since the 19th century as a gerund. By surface analysis, re- + upholster + -ing. More at upholstering § Etymology.
Inflected forms:
form: reupholsterings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The act or process, or an instance, of upholstering again (that is, redoing some upholstery), usually to restore a chair or automotive seat that is worn out.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: These are strongly built and will survive any number of reupholsterings.
After several reupholsterings, the wood may no longer function to hold the upholstery in place and must be reinforced.
Translations:
mishearing
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: mishearings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The act of hearing something incorrectly.
pos: noun
examples: The title lyric ["Bei Mir Bistu Shein"], the only part of the original Yiddish preserved by Cahn, was a mondegreen waiting to happen—“My Mere Bits of Shame” and “My Beer, Mr. Shane” were among the earliest recorded mishearings—but the language barrier didn't […]
Hence, rather than being the result of mishearing and assimilation, the application of Hobson-Jobson to the Muharram was intentionally disparaging.
Translations:
paramountcy
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English paramount
English -cy
English paramountcy
From paramount + -cy.
Inflected forms:
form: paramountcies
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The condition or fact of being paramount; precedence, supremacy; (countable) an instance of this.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: [W]e saw this permanence to be true of the general paramountcy of the higher insight, even though in the ebbs of emotional excitement meaner motives might temporarily prevail and backsliding might occur.
Both, they claim, were British spies, sent into Central Asia as part of a grand design for paramountcy there at the expense of Russia, whose influence they aimed to destroy.
Portuguese Church authorities often made things more difficult for non-Portuguese European missionaries by insisting on the paramountcy of their own culture and ecclesiastical jurisdiction […]
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