yuanxin112/wiktionary-morph huggingface dataset:
sociobiology
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From socio- + biology, popularized by E. O. Wilson's Sociobiology: The New Synthesis (1975).
Base: biology
Affixes: socio-
Inflected forms:
form: sociobiologies
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour in both humans and animals.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
examples: Sociobiology forms a unifying theory of the social interactions in the human and in the animal world. Its principle unifying human and animal societies is the maximisation of genetic fitness by the individual.
Translations:
sceptical
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: By surface analysis, sceptic + -al.
Inflected forms:
form: more sceptical
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most sceptical
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Commonwealth standard spelling of skeptical.
pos: adj
examples: But regardless of what they made of phrenology, those who saw craniometry as a means of measuring the relative weight of intelligence and emotion in psychological makeup were generally sceptical as to whether, as Blumenbach and Camper believed, humanity had branched from one ancestral pair into varietal types as a result of colonising different continents.
And according to Hughes, HM Treasury is still sceptical about rail electrification. "It's not because they don't see electrification as a good thing, but I think when you look at it from the UK-wide perspective, if you have £x billion to spend on decarbonisation, you don't necessarily start with rail. Rail's not where you get the biggest bang for the buck in terms of decarbonisation."
Translations:
leeching
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: leechings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A medical treatment using leeches.
pos: noun
Translations:
bonehead
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: From bone + head.
Compound parts: bone
head
Inflected forms:
form: boneheads
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: bone head
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Someone who is thick-skulled, stupid, or stubborn.
pos: noun
tags: slang
examples: Near-synonyms: thickhead, numskull; see also Thesaurus:fool, Thesaurus:idiot
Musical Potterism, for example, is everywhere rampant. It bobs up in music criticisms and peeps forth in daily intercourse. "Give me good old Mozart," cries the classical Potterite, "and keep your modern kickshaws. Mozart is good enough for me!" Alas, we think Mozart is too good for this bonehead, who no doubt prefers a Broadway comic opera to The Marriage of Figaro.
gloss: A member of a neo-Nazi, white supremacist, and antisemitic offshoot of the skinhead subculture.
pos: noun
tags: slang
Derived words: boneheaded
Translations:
dimethyl
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwi-
Proto-Hellenic *dwi-
Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor.
Latin di-bor.
English di-
Proto-Indo-European *médʰu
Proto-Hellenic *métʰu
Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu)
Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
German -yl
German Methylbor.
English methyl
English dimethyl
From di- + methyl.
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Two methyl groups in a molecule.
pos: noun
tags: in-compounds
uncountable
examples: By analysing data from the James Webb Space Telescope, the researchers found evidence of dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide in the atmosphere of the planet known as K2-18b. The planet is 124 light-years away; one light-year is equivalent to nearly 6 trillion miles.
Translations:
tetramethyl
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres
Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores
Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor.
English tetra-
Proto-Indo-European *médʰu
Proto-Hellenic *métʰu
Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu)
Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
German -yl
German Methylbor.
English methyl
English tetramethyl
From tetra- + methyl.
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: (in combination) Four methyl groups in a molecule.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
Translations:
trimethyl
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tréyes
Proto-Indo-European *tri-
Proto-Italic *tri-
Latin tri-der.
English tri-
Proto-Indo-European *médʰu
Proto-Hellenic *métʰu
Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu)
Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
German -yl
German Methylbor.
English methyl
English trimethyl
From tri- + methyl.
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Three methyl groups in a molecule.
pos: noun
tags: in-compounds
uncountable
Translations:
unvanquished
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 vanquished
English unvanquished
From un- + vanquished.
Inflected forms:
form: more unvanquished
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most unvanquished
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Not vanquished; unbeaten or unconquered
pos: adj
Translations:
high-maintenance
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: According to the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, the figurative sense was popularized by the 1989 romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally....
Inflected forms:
form: more high-maintenance
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most high-maintenance
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Requiring a high degree of maintenance to ensure proper functioning, and without which it is likely to break down.
pos: adj
gloss: Requiring a lot of attention or reassurance; emotionally needy
pos: adj
tags: derogatory
figuratively
examples: He has this incredibly high-maintenance girlfriend; if he doesn't tell her that he loves her every five minutes, she tends to break down into hysterical depressive weepy fits.
There are two kinds of women: high maintenance and low maintenance.
Antonyms: low-maintenance
Related words: brittle
finicky
temperamental
Translations:
low-maintenance
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: According to the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, the figurative sense was popularized by the 1989 romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally....
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Retaining proper functionality over long periods of time with little or no maintenance.
pos: adj
gloss: Of a person: self-sufficient and not requiring much attention.
pos: adj
tags: figuratively
Antonyms: high-maintenance
Related words: resilient
robust
Translations:
torching
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: torchings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: An act of arson.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: His attempt to find the real arsonist leads him to wonder if one of his newly alcoholic parents could have committed the torchings.
gloss: A way of catching fish at night with torchlight and spear.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Related words: burn the water
Translations:
shampooing
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: shampooings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The act of cleaning something with shampoo.
pos: noun
examples: The foyer carpet needed regular shampooings.
1981-1982, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
In certain moments his hair looks like it could use a shampooing.
Translations:
thermite
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
Etymology: From German Thermit, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”) + -it; comparable to English therm- + -ite.
Base: thermo
Inflected forms:
form: thermites
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A mixture of a metal and a metal oxide capable of producing a thermite reaction, such as aluminium metal and ferric oxide; used in incendiary devices.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Translations:
endlessly
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English endelesly, from Old English endelēaslīċe; equivalent to endless + -ly.
Base: endless
Affixes: -ly
Inflected forms:
form: more endlessly
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most endlessly
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: In an endless manner; continuously without limit.
pos: adv
examples: The artists are forced endlessly to carve figures of elephants and leographs of chinthes.
Endlessly
 I'm counting down the days
 When you will come my way
 Endlessly
 I fall asleep to dream
 And you're here again it seems, endlessly
Even though Houston’s moment was already fading by the late 2000s, the city’s hip-hop culture proved to be endlessly portable and disseminatable.
Translations:
craftsmanship
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *krafjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *kraftuz
Proto-West Germanic *kraftu
Old English cræft
Middle English craft
English craft
English -s-
Proto-Indo-European *mon-
Proto-Germanic *mann-
Proto-West Germanic *mann
Old English mann
Middle English man
Middle English -man
English -man
English craftsman
Proto-Germanic *skapjaną
Proto-Germanic *-skapiz
Proto-West Germanic *-skapi
Old English -sċiepe
Middle English -schipe
English -ship
English craftsmanship
From craftsman + -ship.
Inflected forms:
form: craftsmanships
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: craftmanship
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: The quality of being a craftsman.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
gloss: An example of a craftsman's work.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
examples: The craftsmanship on the antique chair was exquisite.
A helm of extraordinary craftsmanship, wroght with amber and gold, rested on his head.
In Venice he eats fish and vegetables. In Paris he eats cakes, because he likes the craftsmanship of their creation. “But really, I have cheap taste. I like cheese and ice cream. The sluttier the better.”
Related words: craftspersonship
craftswomanship
Translations:
seeress
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English seer
Late Latin -issader.
Old French -essebor.
Middle English -esse
English -ess
English seeress
From seer + -ess.
Inflected forms:
form: seeresses
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A female seer, soothsayer or diviner
pos: noun
examples: Following the old pagan form she sits a moment upon him in token of surrender, like the Delphian seeress on Apollo’s tripod. After receiving the breath of his spirit, the sacrament of his love, she purifies herself with like formal solemnity. Thenceforth she is a living altar.
As the seeress stood irresolute the tall young secretary half rose and whispered something in her ear.
From the numinous fire of fehu Frigg and Freyja receive their gifts as seeresses.
Translations:
occupier
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English occupier, occupiour, from occupien + -er (equivalent to occupy + -er) or Middle French occupier, occupiour.
Base: occupy
Affixes: -er
Inflected forms:
form: occupiers
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: One who occupies, particularly with respect to a foreign government controlling the territory of another.
pos: noun
Translations:
impresario
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Latin in-
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Proto-Indo-European *gʰed-
Proto-Indo-European *-né-
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
Proto-Indo-European *gʰnédti
Proto-Italic *hendō
Proto-Italic *praiɣendō
Latin prehendere
Vulgar Latin *imprehendere
Italian imprenderedeverb.
Italian impresa
Italian -ario
Italian impresariobor.
English impresario
Borrowed from Italian impresario.
Inflected forms:
form: impresarios
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: impresari
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A manager or producer in the entertainment industry, especially music or theatre.
pos: noun
Translations:
collimator
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
Etymology: Etymology tree
English collimate
English -or
English collimator
From collimate + -or.
Inflected forms:
form: collimators
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: An optical device that generates a parallel beam of light. Often used to compensate for laser beam divergence.
pos: noun
gloss: A similar device that produces a parallel beam of particles such as neutrons.
pos: noun
gloss: A small telescope attached to a larger one, used to point it in the correct general direction.
pos: noun
Derived words: autocollimator
microcollimator
multileaf collimator
Translations:
mysteriously
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English misteriusly, equivalent to mysterious + -ly.
Base: mysterious
Affixes: -ly
Inflected forms:
form: more mysteriously
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most mysteriously
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: In a mysterious manner.
pos: adv
examples: Fore-shadows, call them rather fore-splendours, of that Truth, and Beginning of Truths, fell mysteriously over my soul.
'Are there any hares about here?' I asked. 'Well, there are some left to be sure,' answered the peasant; 'on the Sukkestad-moor there is an old jack-hare, which many a hound and sportsman have been after, but he is not so easily killed, it appears.' And the worthy peasant shook his head somewhat mysteriously.
I put my finger to the side of my nose and nodded mysteriously.
At that moment a long, scraggy individual in a checked suit poked his head into the bar, looked around portentously, whistled mysteriously to my informant, and jerked his thumb and head in the direction of the door.
The furious reaction in Germany after 200,000 protective masks destined for Berlin mysteriously went missing in Thailand and were allegedly redirected to the US is a case in point. There is no solid proof Trump approved the heist. But it’s the sort of thing he would do – or so people believe.
Translations:
bidder
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English bidder, biddere, equivalent to bid + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bidder, German Bitter.
Base: bid
Affixes: -er
Inflected forms:
form: bidders
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Someone who bids (all senses), but most commonly, one offers to pay a specified price at an auction.
pos: noun
examples: The highest bidder shall get the house.
But that is changing; in the coming months, Mr. Gollinger said, his company will hold an auction in a suburban New York community where lenders will help preapprove bidders for mortgages.
In 2004, the authority declared Abec a nonresponsible bidder after the company failed to submit accurate information.
In other words, the transaction is preferred because it is the best of bad choices. And at least one study has found that when management preannounces a deal it results in lower premiums presumably because it scares off other bidders.
gloss: One who commands or orders.
pos: noun
gloss: One who asks or invites.
pos: noun
tags: dated
rare
gloss: One who begs.
pos: noun
tags: archaic
Derived words: bybidder
by-bidder
nonbidder
rebidder
underbidder
Translations:
sultana
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: 1580s, Italian sultana (feminine of sultano). Displaced existing sultaness. Doublet of sultan and soldan.
Inflected forms:
form: sultanas
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A pale yellow raisin made from a seedless grape.
pos: noun
gloss: A wife or mistress of a sultan.
pos: noun
gloss: A female ruler of a sultanate.
pos: noun
gloss: A type of viol, a cither viol.
pos: noun
gloss: An old form of necklace.
pos: noun
Related words: odalisque
Derived words: sultana bird
sultanaship
Translations:
helmsman
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English helm
English -s-
Proto-Indo-European *mon-
Proto-Germanic *mann-
Proto-West Germanic *mann
Old English mann
Middle English man
English man
English helmsman
From helm + -s- + man.
Inflected forms:
form: helmsmen
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: helmesman
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: helme-man
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
Senses:
gloss: A member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering.
pos: noun
gloss: A leader.
pos: noun
tags: figuratively
Derived words: helmsmanship
Translations:
overarm
Part of speech: adj
adv
verb
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂érmos
Proto-Germanic *armaz
Proto-West Germanic *arm
Old English earm
Middle English arm
English arm
English overarm
From over- + arm.
Inflected forms:
form: overarms
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: overarming
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: overarmed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: overarmed
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: Throwing while having the hand above the elbow
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
gloss: Having the hand above the arm at the time of throwing
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
examples: In cricket, one must only bowl overarm.
gloss: To provide with more weaponry than necessary.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
Antonyms: underarm
Translations:
pottage
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English pottage, from Anglo-Norman and Old French potage, equivalent to pot + -age.
Base: pot
Affixes: -age
Inflected forms:
form: pottages
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A thick soup or stew, made by boiling vegetables, grains, and sometimes meat or fish, a staple food throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.
pos: noun
tags: archaic
countable
historical
uncountable
examples: And they have not in many places, neither pease ne beans ne none other pottages but the broth of the flesh.
He is a portly man, though he lives on pottage and mashes.
gloss: An oatmeal porridge.
pos: noun
tags: archaic
countable
uncountable
gloss: A dish made by stewing plantain, beans, or yam in a tomato- and pepper-based sauce.
pos: noun
tags: Nigeria
countable
uncountable
Related words: potage
Derived words: mess of pottage
pease pottage
plum pottage
pottinger
sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage
Translations:
giggly
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English giggle
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English giggly
From giggle + -y.
Inflected forms:
form: gigglier
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: giggliest
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Prone to giggling.
pos: adj
Translations:
scantling
Part of speech: noun
adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Alteration of scantillon + -ling, from Old French escantillon (“sample pattern”) (Modern French échantillon). Later senses also influenced by similarity with scant.
Affixes: -ling
Inflected forms:
form: scantlings
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: more scantling
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most scantling
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: The set size or dimension of a piece of timber, stone etc., or materials used to build ships or aircraft.
pos: noun
tags: countable
in-plural
uncountable
gloss: A small portion, a scant amount.
pos: noun
tags: archaic
countable
uncountable
examples: For one may have particular knowledge of the nature of one river, and experience of the qualitie of one fountaine, that in other things knowes no more than another man: who neverthelesse to publish this little scantling, will undertake to write all of the Physickes.
Such as exceed not this scantling, to be solace to the sovereign and harmless to the people.
A pretty scantling of his knowledge may taken by his deferring to be baptized so many years.
Reducing them to narrow scantlings.
gloss: A small, upright beam of timber used in construction, especially less than five inches square.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Timber in the form of small beams and pieces.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: Victor, with hammer and nails and scraps of scantling, was patching a corner of one of the galleries.
gloss: A rough draught; a crude sketch or outline.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
gloss: A frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
examples: These casks should be placed upon scantling or scaffolding , and not upon the ground in the cellar
gloss: Not plentiful; small; scanty.
pos: adj
examples: Heav'ns Glorie to atchieve, what scantling Span Hath the frail Pilgrimage of Man!
Related words: scantlings
Derived words: scantlinged
Translations:
phenotypic
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English phenotype
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English phenotypic
From phenotype + -ic.
Inflected forms:
form: phænotypic
pos: adj
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Of, or relating to a phenotype.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: Most advertisements feature people with perfectly symmetrical faces, as this is a sign of phenotypic quality – or good genes.
Translations:
deallocate
Part of speech: verb
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
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-
English allocate
English deallocate
From de- + allocate.
Inflected forms:
form: deallocates
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: deallocating
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: deallocated
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: deallocated
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: To remove from the set of resources put aside for (allocated to) a particular user or purpose.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Empty out your locker; it will be deallocated at the end of the day.
gloss: To return previously allocated memory.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Computer programs should deallocate memory they no longer need, releasing it back to the system.
Similarly, the program deallocates storage for automatic objects when the procedure returns to its caller.
Related words: deallocation
deallocator
Translations:
reallocate
Part of speech: verb
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
English allocate
English reallocate
From re- + allocate.
Inflected forms:
form: reallocates
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: reallocating
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: reallocated
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: reallocated
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: To allocate (a resource) to another person or purpose.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Near-synonym: redistribute
I want to reallocate some of my money from stocks to bonds. (I want to sell some of my stocks and use the proceeds to buy bonds to replace them.)
gloss: To allocate again.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Appending items one at a time is still a better deal than concatenation, which reallocates every time.
Related words: deallocation
reallocation
Derived words: reallocatable
reallocator
Translations:
emphasise
Part of speech: verb
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: emphasises
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: emphasising
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: emphasised
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: emphasised
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: UK standard spelling of emphasize.
pos: verb
examples: It has emphasised that the proposals do not involve any work on the railway itself, so train services would continue to run throughout.
Translations:
receptionist
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: lifestyle
religion
theology
Etymology: Recorded since 1901, derived from reception + -ist.
Base: reception
Affixes: -ist
Inflected forms:
form: receptionists
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office.
pos: noun
examples: "At the moment, I think I'm working for the Central Intelligence Corporation, the Mafia, and Mr. Lee's Greater Hong Kong."
 "I see," the receptionist, making a note.
gloss: A proponent of receptionism.
pos: noun
Related words: receipt
receive
receptacle
receptive
receptor
Translations:
complicit
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Most likely a back-formation from complicity, under the influence of words such as explicit, as though the suffix -ity were composed of -it (from Latin -itus) and -y.
Inflected forms:
form: more complicit
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most complicit
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.
pos: adj
examples: It [slavery] has set the seal of a complicit, guilty silence upon the most orthodox pulpits and the saintliest tongues, […]
"I confess," and the Englishman turned with a near complicit grin to Hamo, "I have certain vulgar tastes myself."
Khan's sale of nuclear secrets and a complicit Pakistani government have made the world a ticking time bomb.
I have been critical of the RDG in the past for merely being a cypher for government announcements, but the failure of its members to make a stand on this issue and not be complicit in the Government's subterfuge is a shocking indictment of their failure to protect the industry.
Translations:
countermeasure
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: government
military
politics
war
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Italic *-teros
Proto-Italic *komterosder.
Proto-Italic *komterād
Latin contrāder.
Old French contre-
Anglo-Norman countre-bor.
Middle English counter-
English counter-
English measure
English countermeasure
From counter- + measure.
Inflected forms:
form: countermeasures
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Any action taken to counteract or correct another.
pos: noun
examples: We fear that this will be the beginning of a negative development of measures and countermeasures, at the end of which there will be no winner
Adopting a computerlike countermeasure for a problem enabled by computer algorithms is admittedly an unnatural practice.
gloss: Any of the devices and techniques used to impair the operational effectiveness of an enemy.
pos: noun
tags: in-plural
Derived words: anticountermeasure
countercountermeasure
Translations:
suboptimal
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-der.
English sub-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi
Proto-Indo-European *-tm̥mos
?
Latin optimus
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
▲
Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
▲
Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English optimal
English suboptimal
From sub- + optimal.
Inflected forms:
form: sub-optimal
pos: adj
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Worse than optimal; of less than the highest standard or quality.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: Near-synonym: submaximal
A quickly produced suboptimal solution to a problem is often more useful than an optimal one that takes a long time to produce.
"The way the consultation has been handled is suboptimal," she continued.
Translations:
soldering
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: solderings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A method of joining two metallic surfaces by melting an alloy between them.
pos: noun
gloss: An instance of soldering.
pos: noun
gloss: A soldered joint.
pos: noun
Translations:
solid-state
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Topics: business
chemistry
electrical-engineering
electricity
electrochemistry
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
Inflected forms:
form: solid state
pos: adj
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Having or relating to the physical properties of solid materials, especially electromagnetic, thermodynamic or structural properties of crystalline solids.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
gloss: Of an electronic component, based upon semiconductors, as distinct from older technologies such as vacuum tubes.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
gloss: Of a battery, using all solid construction; not using a wet membrane, gel, paste, liquid, gas or air, as the electrolyte or electrodes.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
Derived words: solid-state battery
solid-state chemistry
solid-state device
solid-state drive
solid-state physics
Translations:
hopelessness
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *tōhopōnder.
Old English tōhopa
Old English hopa
Middle English hope
English hope
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English hopeless
Proto-Germanic *-in-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti
Proto-Germanic *-ōną
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English hopelessness
From hopeless + -ness.
Inflected forms:
form: hopelessnesses
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A lack of hope; despair.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Depression can induce an overwhelming sense of sadness and hopelessness.
The survey found increasing mental health challenges, experiences of violence, and suicidal thoughts and behavior among all teens. More than 40% of high school students said that feelings of sadness or hopelessness prevented them from engaging in their regular activities for at least two weeks of the year.
On the app I’d ultimately go with, I presented myself truthfully, as a Republican-curious woman tired of the Democrats’ hopelessness and constant pivoting during a highly charged election year.
Antonyms: hope
hopefulness
respair
Translations:
dosage
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From French dosage.
Inflected forms:
form: dosages
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The addition of a small measured amount of a substance to something, e.g. sugar to wine.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The measured amount so administered or added (the dose), combined with the frequency of administration and the time period for which it is taken.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Why did he give you only a single 500 mg dose? The correct dosage of this antibiotic is one 500 mg tablet twice a day for 10 days.
Related words: posology
Derived words: dosage compensation
macrodosage
megadosage
microdosage
overdosage
underdosage
Translations:
inoperative
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: law
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *n̥-
Latin in-bor.
Middle English in-
English in-
English operative
English inoperative
From in- + operative.
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Not working or functioning; either idle or broken.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: Let me see if I can dial this number right quick / "I am sorry, the government you have elected is inoperative / Click. Inoperative"
RSSB's report, released on September 23 2004, revealed that that the parking brakes on neither trolley had applied. It also revealed how the fixed piping carrying hydraulic pressure to the brake units on both had been severed and blanked off. This meant the parking brakes would not have been able to be released from the RRV. Washers to provide a clamping force to keep the parking brakes on were also missing, rendering them "completely inoperative".
gloss: No longer legally binding.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
Derived words: inoperativeness
Translations:
unoccupied
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English unoccupied; equivalent to un- + occupied.
Base: occupied
Affixes: un-
Inflected forms:
form: more unoccupied
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most unoccupied
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Not inhabited, especially by a tenant
pos: adj
examples: Construction of the world’s tallest unoccupied skyscraper may resume as early as next week, almost 10 years after work ground to a halt, according to Chinese state media.
gloss: Not being used; vacant or free
pos: adj
gloss: Not employed on a task; idle
pos: adj
gloss: Not occupied by foreign troops etc
pos: adj
Translations:
unbounded
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 bounded
English unbounded
From un- + bounded.
Inflected forms:
form: more unbounded
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most unbounded
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Having no boundaries or limits.
pos: adj
examples: The universe is finite but unbounded.
our everlasting, unbounded love
I still retain an unbounded admiration for G. J. Churchward and all his works, so wisely carried on by his successors.
Translations:
Catholicism
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Compare French catholicisme.
Inflected forms:
form: Catholicisms
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
examples: Catholicism is the second largest religious body after Sunni Muslims
Translations:
Maghrebi
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English Maghreb
English -i
English Maghrebi
From Maghreb + -i.
Inflected forms:
form: more Maghrebi
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most Maghrebi
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: Maghrebin
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: Moghrabi
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: Mograbi
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: Mughrabi
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: Mugrabi
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: Maghrebis
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: Maghrebin
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: Moghrabi
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: Mograbi
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: Mughrabi
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: Mugrabi
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Of or relating to the Maghreb or its people.
pos: adj
gloss: A native or inhabitant of the Maghreb.
pos: noun
Antonyms: sub-Saharan
Translations:
solvation
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
Inflected forms:
form: solvations
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: An association, or a reaction, of a solute with a solvent.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: It is found that the clouding process is closely related to the conformational equilibrium of the ethyleneoxide chains, and that this equilibrium depends on the properties of the free ethyleneoxide chain, the solvation of the chain, but also to a large extent on the effect that the ethyleneoxide chain has on the effective water-water interaction.
Translations:
somatostatin
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma) + statin.
Inflected forms:
form: somatostatins
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A cyclopeptide hormone, secreted by the pancreas, that inhibits the production of certain other hormones
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Translations:
vying
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: vyings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The act of one who vies; rivalry.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Translations:
sonobuoy
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: government
military
nautical
politics
transport
war
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os
Latin sonus
English sono-
English buoy
English sonobuoy
From sono- + buoy.
Inflected forms:
form: sonobuoys
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A buoy that sends a radio signal when it detects the sound of underwater objects (such as submarines).
pos: noun
Translations:
vulgarly
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English vulgar
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English vulgarly
From vulgar + -ly.
Inflected forms:
form: more vulgarly
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most vulgarly
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: In a vulgar manner; obscenely or unrefinedly.
pos: adv
examples: Rosemary peeled off Sloane Square, Hartnell, decorations-will-be-worn, fog primroses, crumpets by the fire, and let fly vulgarly at Vythilingam.
gloss: In the manner of the common people.
pos: adv
examples: The last, the knotted fucus, which has long slender stalks, leaves small, bulbs or vesicles in the middle of the stalks, vulgarly called eelwrack, is most esteemed by our kelp-makers.
Translations:
vulnerably
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English vulnerable
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English vulnerably
From vulnerable + -ly.
Inflected forms:
form: more vulnerably
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most vulnerably
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: In a vulnerable manner.
pos: adv
Translations:
peacebuilding
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English peace
English building
English peacebuilding
From peace + building.
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: The creation of peace or the conditions for peace.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: The reconstruction of physical and societal institutions after a conflict
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
Related words: peacebuilder
Translations:
Moldovan
Part of speech: noun
adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English Moldova
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Latin -nus
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -an
English Moldovan
From Moldova + -an.
Inflected forms:
form: Moldovans
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: Moldavian
pos: noun
tags: alternative
dated
historical
form: Moldovian
pos: noun
tags: alternative
uncommon
form: Moldavan
pos: noun
tags: alternative
uncommon
form: Moldavian
pos: adj
tags: alternative
dated
historical
form: Moldovian
pos: adj
tags: alternative
uncommon
form: Moldavan
pos: adj
tags: alternative
uncommon
Senses:
gloss: An inhabitant of the Republic of Moldova.
pos: noun
gloss: Relating to the country of Moldova.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
gloss: Relating to the Moldovan language.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
Translations:
unavailable
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: history
human-sciences
sciences
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 available
English unavailable
From un- + available.
Inflected forms:
form: more unavailable
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most unavailable
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: unavailables
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Unavailing; ineffective.
pos: adj
tags: obsolete
examples: To recriminate now, he said, would be as exasperating as unavailable.
gloss: Not available.
pos: adj
examples: This product is unavailable at the moment, but we hope to order more by next week.
A cold, reserved man, he was seen as emotionally unavailable.
They are also needed to cover for unavailable Hitachi Azumas that require modifications to their inter-car connectors.
gloss: A communist who operated underground and was therefore not available for a political leadership position.
pos: noun
tags: US
Derived words: bio-unavailable
unavailable energy
Translations:
vulgarian
Part of speech: noun
adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From vulgar + -ian. Compare Late Latin vulgārius, Latin vulgāris.
Base: vulgar
Affixes: -ian
Inflected forms:
form: vulgarians
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: more vulgarian
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most vulgarian
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: A vulgar individual, especially one who emphasizes or is oblivious to his or her vulgar qualities.
pos: noun
examples: He was by this time on the deck, but he had the art to be quite unapproachable; the friendliest vulgarian, three parts drunk, would have known better than take liberties...
But to have spent one's youth at college, in contact with the choice and rare and precious, and yet still to be a blind prig or vulgarian, unable to scent out human excellence or to divine it amid its accidents, to know it only when ticketed and labeled and forced on us by others, this indeed should be accounted the very calamity and shipwreck of a higher education.
She is a bitch in heat, a mindless grinning vulgarian, and a shrewd and desperate schemer all at once.
Leading the attack on the president's very citizenship is the professional vulgarian Donald Trump, who gets away with the kind of preposterous, race-based comments granted few black public figures.
gloss: Having the characteristics of a vulgarian, vulgar.
pos: adj
examples: Your vulgarian friend is downstairs, denting innocent people's fenders.
Translations:
viscerally
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English visceral
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English viscerally
From visceral + -ly.
Inflected forms:
form: more viscerally
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most viscerally
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Literally, in a manner that affects the viscera or gut.
pos: adv
examples: The soldier was wounded viscerally and was expected to die of gangrene.
gloss: In a visceral manner; in a way that affects one's inner core or produces overwhelming emotions.
pos: adv
examples: The shock of my friend's decapitation affected me viscerally, and I became paralyzed with dread.
Translations:
vinegary
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Old French vinaigrebor.
Middle English vynegre
English vinegar
English -y
English vinegary
From vinegar + -y.
Inflected forms:
form: more vinegary
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most vinegary
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Sour; like vinegar.
pos: adj
examples: When Martha reopened the bottle of wine from the previous week's party, a vinegary whiff indicated that drinking it was out of the question.
Cherry Jones as Nan Pierce (2023), 42:42 from the start, in Succession, season 4, episode 1: “I like my wine thin and vinegary.”
gloss: Acerbic, bitter, irritable.
pos: adj
tags: figuratively
examples: Then she remembered Jalil's disgusting behaviour of the previous evening and turned to give him vinegary words.
Edward's maiden aunt was a vinegary old soul with a sharp tongue and quick temper; she would not be receiving a wedding invitation.
A vinegary face has Mrs Miff, and a mortified bonnet, and eke a thirsty soul for sixpences and shillings.
gloss: Of a liquid, having turned partially or fully to vinegar.
pos: adj
Synonyms: acerbic
bitter
nasty
sour
vitriolic
Derived words: vinegariness
Translations:
virologist
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: biology
microbiology
natural-sciences
virology
Etymology: Etymology tree
English virology
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 virologist
From virology + -ist.
Inflected forms:
form: virologists
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A scientist or doctor who studies or specializes in viruses.
pos: noun
Translations:
vibraphonist
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English vibraphone
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 vibraphonist
From vibraphone + -ist.
Inflected forms:
form: vibraphonists
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Someone who plays the vibraphone.
pos: noun
examples: Since the 1960s, the keyboardist, vibraphonist and percussionist Mulatu Astatke has been a prime mover in Ethio-jazz: unmistakably Ethiopian music that also draws on American jazz, Afro-Caribbean music and more.
Translations:
vibratory
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: parapsychology
pseudoscience
Etymology: Etymology tree
English vibrate
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr
Proto-Italic *-tōr
Latin -tor
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -tōriusder.
Middle English -orie
English -ory
English vibratory
From vibrate + -ory.
Inflected forms:
form: more vibratory
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most vibratory
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Causing or exhibiting vibrations.
pos: adj
gloss: Of or relating to vibrations of a spiritual, etheric, or astral nature.
pos: adj
examples: The seven levels would, therefore, correspond to the various vibratory planes of the subtle bodies of the world.
Related words: vibrate
vibrating
vibration
Translations:
vice-presidency
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *weyk-der.
Latin viceder.
English vice-
English presidency
English vice-presidency
From vice- + presidency.
Inflected forms:
form: vice-presidencies
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: vice presidency
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: The office or role of vice-president.
pos: noun
examples: Richardson stressed that the war which had erupted in the Middle East the previous day made it doubly imperative to move me out of the vice-presidency.
gloss: The bureaucratic organization and governmental initiatives devolving directly from the vice-president.
pos: noun
gloss: The time during which one is vice-president; a vice-president's term of office.
pos: noun
Translations:
deuces
Part of speech: intj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: peace; goodbye (because of the associated gesture holding up two fingers)
pos: intj
tags: slang
examples: Nigga! You got until tonight to get your shit, deuces nigga!
Translations:
phimosis
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: medicine
sciences
Etymology: From Ancient Greek φίμωσις (phímōsis, “muzzling; contraction of the prepuce”), from φῑμόω (phīmóō, “to muzzle”) + -σις (-sis, nominal suffix).
Base: φῑμόω
Affixes: -σις
Inflected forms:
form: phimoses
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: ’Twill end in a phimosis, replied Dr. Slop.
Translations: