yuanxin112/wiktionary-morph huggingface dataset:
silkiness
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English silky
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 silkiness
From silky + -ness.
Inflected forms:
form: silkinesses
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The property of being silky.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
Translations:
sisterly
Part of speech: adj
adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *swé
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥
Proto-Indo-European *su-h₁ésh₂-ōr?
Proto-Indo-European *swé
Proto-Indo-European *-sōr
?
Proto-Indo-European *swésōrder.
Proto-Germanic *swestēr
Proto-West Germanic *swester
Old English sweostor
Middle English suster
English sister
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English sisterly
From sister + -ly (adjectival suffix).
Inflected forms:
form: more sisterly
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: sisterlier
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most sisterly
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: sisterliest
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: more sisterly
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most sisterly
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Of or characteristic of sisters.
pos: adj
examples: Poor Mary [Austin] will do her very best and sisterliest for you. A kinder soul is not in the Earth.
Burton designed both Middleton sisters' dresses in white, so that when Pippa picked up Kate's train in the abbey, the two of them were united, visually, in a display of sisterly togetherness.
gloss: In the manner of a sister, behaving as one would expect of a sister; as a sister, as sisters.
pos: adv
examples: "What honest man, who is not insane, would take lost women and thieves into his house to dwell with him sisterly and brotherly?"
Translations:
simpleness
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English symplenesse; equivalent to simple + -ness.
Base: simple
Affixes: -ness
Inflected forms:
form: simplenesses
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The property of being simple.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
Translations:
skateboarder
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English skateboard
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 skateboarder
From skateboard + -er.
Inflected forms:
form: skateboarders
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A person who rides a skateboard.
pos: noun
examples: The streets of Ukraine are scarred by war, but that isn’t stopping many young skateboarders from doing what they love to do. […] “It’s a way of feeling alive, even when everything around you is falling apart,” Vasilkan, a skateboarder from Odesa, told French photojournalist Robin Tutenges.
Translations:
sketchily
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English sketchy
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English sketchily
From sketchy + -ly.
Inflected forms:
form: more sketchily
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most sketchily
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: In a sketchy manner.
pos: adv
examples: But, bowing with sketchily joined hands, they smiled their way clumsily out, down to the darkness.
22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Gameshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/
The Hunger Games has its share of standalone payoffs, though some are too sketchily developed to have much of an impact, like Katniss’ motherly connection to Rue.
Translations:
sketcher
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English sketch
English -er
English sketcher
From sketch + -er.
Inflected forms:
form: sketchers
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: One who sketches.
pos: noun
Translations:
shattering
Part of speech: noun
adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: shatterings
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: more shattering
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most shattering
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: The act of something that shatters; the shattered material.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: It seems reasonable to conjecture that there is some property that is responsible for all the shatterings, because the operations that have produced the shatterings have all been similar (droppings of glass) […]
gloss: Very tiring; exhausting
pos: adj
Translations:
dessus
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Etymology tree
French dessusbor.
English dessus
Borrowed from French dessus.
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: The highest voice or part, often a violin or soprano vocal line.
pos: noun
Translations:
axisymmetric
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English axi-
English symmetric
English axisymmetric
From axi- + symmetric.
Inflected forms:
form: more axisymmetric
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most axisymmetric
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: axi-symmetric
pos: adj
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Exhibiting symmetry around an axis; exhibiting cylindrical symmetry; axially symmetric
pos: adj
examples: The 'Blandford-Znajek' (BZ) black hole magnetospheric power extraction process was one of the first (1977) analytic attempts to define a general relativistic theory for axisymmetric, stationary, ideal-MHD, BH magnetospheres.
Translations:
lenticular
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English lenticular, lenticuler, borrowed from Medieval Latin lenticulāris (“lentil-shaped”), from Latin lenticula, from lēns + -cula, ultimately from Latin lēns (“lentil”).
Base: lēns
Affixes: -culus
Inflected forms:
form: more lenticular
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most lenticular
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Of or pertaining to a lens.
pos: adj
gloss: Shaped like a biconvex lens.
pos: adj
examples: The sporophyte foot is also characteristic: it is very broad and more or less lenticular or disciform, as broad or broader than the calyptra stalk[…]
The [Royal Albert] bridge itself has approach viaducts on each side, before two 455ft lenticular trusses span the main part of the river, which is 80ft below.
gloss: Relating to a lenticular image.
pos: adj
examples: lenticular photography
But establishment on the fringes of everyday practice doesn't mean lenticular photography is a failure. On the contrary, the process manifests resounding cultural success through its longevity.
gloss: Covered in lenticels.
pos: adj
Related words: lens
lensoidal
lenticel
Derived words: bilenticular
capsulolenticular
circumlenticular
corneolenticular
extralenticular
hepatolenticular
iridolenticular
lenticular bracket
lenticular cloud
lenticular galaxy
lenticular image
lenticularly
lenticular nucleus
lenticular printing
nonlenticular
perilenticular
retrolenticular
semilenticular
sublenticular
thalamolenticular
Translations:
supraspinatus
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: supraspinati
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A small muscle at the top of the shoulder blade.
pos: noun
Translations:
coachwork
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: From coach + work.
Compound parts: coach
work
Inflected forms:
form: coachworks
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The body of a motor vehicle (as opposed to the chassis).
pos: noun
examples: Near-synonym: auto body
gloss: The repair of such a body.
pos: noun
examples: Near-synonym: auto body
Translations:
Rumsen
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: Rumsien
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: One of eight divisions of the Ohlone Native American people of northern California native to Monterey Bay Area.
pos: noun
tags: plural
plural-only
Synonyms: San Carlos
Carmel
Carmeleno
Translations:
Ohlone
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: Ohlones
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: Ohlone
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A member of an indigenous population native to the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas, California.
pos: noun
Translations:
weak-willed
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Originated 1880–85.
Inflected forms:
form: more weak-willed
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most weak-willed
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: easily swayed
pos: adj
gloss: irresolute, indecisive
pos: adj
Translations:
shutdown
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: hobbies
human-sciences
lifestyle
psychology
sciences
sports
Etymology: Etymology tree
English shut downdeverb.
English shutdown
Deverbal from shut down.
Inflected forms:
form: shutdowns
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: shut-down
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: You need to enter your password at startup, but it's not required at shutdown.
There is a plastic molly-guard covering the escalator's shutdown button to prevent little kids from pushing it and stopping the escalator.
In 1963, there was even more of a shutdown [at Christmas]. The Western and London Midland Regions ran no trains, with the rest of the network having the "barest of skeleton services". The Daily Herald called Beeching's cuts "the most scrooge-like... in railway history".
gloss: A statement, insult, etc. that prevents the opponent from replying further.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: When he insulted me, my reply was such a shutdown that he left the room.
gloss: An autistic response to stress or sensory overload, in which the individual freezes up and becomes silent, motionless, and unresponsive.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: I retreated into myself and allowed myself to be swallowed into a typically autistic shutdown.
I may even reach the point where I have an autistic shutdown, which means I'll be unable to communicate, interact or socialize.
Their [autistic girls'] distress could come out in all sorts of ways and result in meltdown or shutdown.
gloss: A defensive ploy that prevents the opposing players from attacking.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A big success; a hyped atmosphere.
pos: noun
tags: UK
countable
slang
uncountable
examples: Fashion week and it's shutdown / Went to the show, sitting in the front row / In a black tracksuit and it's shutdown
Antonyms: startup
Related words: shutoff
shutout
closedown
Derived words: government shutdown
Translations:
scampering
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: scamperings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A quick, light running motion.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Translations:
scampered
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Achieved by a scampering motion.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: Constantine pushed him through mid-off for a quickly scampered single.
The second ball was pushed to mid-off for a scampered single.
Translations:
derailing
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: derailings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The act by which something is derailed.
pos: noun
Translations:
arrivederci
Part of speech: intj
noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Italian arrivederci (“goodbye”), from a (“to”) with rivederci (“to see each other again”), from the infinitive rivedersi (“to see each other again, to meet again”), from ri- (“re-”) with the infinitive vedersi (“to see each other”), from vedere (“to see”) with the variable pronoun si (“oneself; one another”).
Inflected forms:
form: arrivedercis
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: farewell, goodbye, see you later (non-definitive farewell)
pos: intj
gloss: An Italian farewell by saying "arrivederci".
pos: noun
examples: We said our arrivedercis to the people in the town the night before, as we made our rounds to about eight or ten homes and said goodbye to about thirty or forty “cousins.”
Translations:
interdisciplinary
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 disciplinary
English interdisciplinary
From inter- + disciplinary.
Inflected forms:
form: more interdisciplinary
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most interdisciplinary
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Of or pertaining to multiple distinct academic disciplines or fields of study.
pos: adj
examples: Near-synonyms: crossdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, pluridisciplinary, transdisciplinary
This journal is interdisciplinary: it has articles on everything from biology to electrical engineering.
gloss: Of or pertaining to a linkage between multiple distinct academic disciplines or fields of study.
pos: adj
examples: The interdisciplinary co-operation at this university is very impressive.
This was a very generous way of describing the swarm of cables, kit-bashed thaumatic cores, Noogenic foci and para-technological inverters, all surrounded by an astoundingly complex cognitohazardous sigil and multiple ontological anchors. This, simultaneously, simplified the interdisciplinary effort that had swelled in a miniscule amount of time, and undercut the sheer conceptual impact this could leave in all of their respective fields.
Derived words: interdisciplinarily
interdisciplinarity
noninterdisciplinary
Translations:
joypad
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Topics: video-games
Etymology: From joy + pad, modelled on earlier joystick.
Compound parts: joy
pad
Inflected forms:
form: joypads
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A type of game controller held in the hands, where the digits (especially thumbs) are used to provide input.
pos: noun
examples: I heard it through Michael's window, I dropped the joypad on his floor.
If you enjoy playing arcade-style games on your PC, you may have found that they benefit immensely from a joypad.
Joypads, as they are used in the gaming idustry, have the great advantage that they are designed to be used without looking at them (relief buttons, hand ergonomics).
Translations:
swayback
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: From sway + back.
Compound parts: sway
back
Inflected forms:
form: swaybacks
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: An excessive sagging of the spine of a quadruped animal, especially a horse.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: An animal with such excessive sagging.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Derived words: swaybacked
Translations:
lang: Finnish
word: notkoselkä
lang: Italian
word: iperlordosi
lang: Spanish
word: hiperlordosis
lang: Swedish
word: svankrygg
sweatband
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: From sweat + band.
Compound parts: sweat
band
Inflected forms:
form: sweatbands
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A band of fabric, inside the crown of a hat, designed to absorb perspiration.
pos: noun
gloss: A band of fabric worn around the wrist or head during sports to absorb perspiration.
pos: noun
Derived words: sweatbanded
Translations:
sweatpants
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: From sweat + pants.
Compound parts: sweat
pants
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Informal cotton trousers, with an elasticated or drawstring waist, used for exercise etc.
pos: noun
tags: US
plural
plural-only
Translations:
sweepstake
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: From sweep + stake.
Compound parts: sweep
stake
Inflected forms:
form: sweepstakes
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: swoopstake
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants.
pos: noun
gloss: A prize draw.
pos: noun
tags: US
Derived words: sweepstaker
veepstakes
Translations:
sweetmeat
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English swete-mete, from Old English swete mete. By surface analysis, sweet + meat (“food”).
Inflected forms:
form: sweetmeats
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: sweatmeat
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
Senses:
gloss: A sweet delicacy; a confection.
pos: noun
examples: At the principal stations there are also separate Hindu and Mohemmedan refreshment rooms, and some mail trains have compartments reserved for Indian tea and sweetmeat vendors.
gloss: Sweetheart; darling.
pos: noun
tags: informal
examples: “Hey, sweetmeat, where you been?” Farrengalli hollered.
Translations:
sweet-talk
Part of speech: verb
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: sweet-talks
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: sweet-talking
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: sweet-talked
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: sweet-talked
pos: verb
tags: past
form: sweettalk
pos: verb
tags: alternative
form: sweet talk
pos: verb
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: To influence or urge by gentle caressing or flattering.
pos: verb
tags: idiomatic
informal
transitive
examples: His grin faded a little. "How'd you do it? Sweet-talk one of the guards into letting you in at the head of the line?"
“Oh, that he finagled. No fate involved. He saw you in the waiting area and sweet-talked the woman behind the counter to sit the two of you together.”
Translations:
swirly
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From swirl + -y.
Base: swirl
Affixes: -y
Inflected forms:
form: swirlier
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: swirliest
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Having swirls; swirling.
pos: adj
Translations:
switcher
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: broadcasting
business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
media
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
rail-transport
railways
television
transport
Etymology: Etymology tree
English switch
English -er
English switcher
From switch + -er.
Inflected forms:
form: switchers
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: One who or that which operates a switch.
pos: noun
examples: They all love frugality and conservation; they are manic savers of bits of string and switchers-off of lights.
gloss: One who or that which switches, that is, changes in some way.
pos: noun
examples: career switcher
Switch to Acme brand razors for a closer shave! For a limited time, we'll pay you to be a switcher!
As a career switcher, I diligently attended all the company presentations on campus, and quickly settled on sales and trading. My prior position was in hospital sales.
In short, the task switcher gives you a way to jump directly to another app, without a layover at the Home screen first.
gloss: A switchmode power supply.
pos: noun
gloss: A railway locomotive used for shunting (switching).
pos: noun
tags: US
gloss: The yardman who operates such an engine, or performs a similar role in a trucking depot.
pos: noun
tags: US
gloss: Synonym of vision mixer (“device for selecting between video sources”).
pos: noun
Derived words: code-switcher
road switcher
Translations:
techno-erotic
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Ancient Greek τεχνο- (tekhno-)der.
English techno-
Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)der.
Latin erōticuslbor.
French érotiqueder.
English erotic
English techno-erotic
From techno- + erotic.
Inflected forms:
form: technoerotic
pos: adj
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Regarding the association of computing technology with erotica.
pos: adj
tags: informal
not-comparable
examples: Similarly, no reader, no matter how literal-minded, could be innocent of the gendered erotic trope that figures the hero’s probing nature’s laminated secrets, glorying simultaneously in the layered complexity and in his own techno-erotic touch that never goes deeper.
Its raison d’être is the technoerotic celebration of a reality to be found on the far side of a computer screen and in the “neural nets” of a “liberated,” disembodied, computerized yet sensate consciousness.
I argue that the newer electronic technologies have inspired changes in techno-erotic imagery in some popular-culture texts but that other texts recycle techno-erotic conventions derived from Western society’s industrial past
Translations:
work-life
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Of or pertaining to the relationship between one's work life and personal life.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
Translations:
outbox
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: boxing
computing
engineering
government
hobbies
lifestyle
martial-arts
mathematics
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
sciences
sports
war
Etymology: Etymology tree
Old English ūt
Proto-Indo-European *úd
Proto-Germanic *ūt
Proto-Germanic *-ai
Proto-Germanic *ūtai
Proto-West Germanic *ūtē
Old English ūte
Middle English oute
English out
English box
English outbox
From out + box.
Inflected forms:
form: outboxes
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: outboxes
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: outboxing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: outboxed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: outboxed
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: A box holding papers to be transmitted to others, usually by mail.
pos: noun
examples: Rabin tossed the orders in his outbox, dipped the brush back in the small bottle, and continued to apply more solvent […]
gloss: An electronic folder serving the same purpose, for electronic mail.
pos: noun
gloss: To box better than.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
Related words: inbox
Translations:
inbox
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: compound
Topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
Etymology: From in + box.
Compound parts: in
box
Inflected forms:
form: inboxes
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: in-box
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: inboxes
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: inboxing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: inboxed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: inboxed
pos: verb
tags: past
form: in-box
pos: verb
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A container in which papers to be dealt with are put.
pos: noun
gloss: An electronic folder serving the same purpose, but for electronic files, especially email.
pos: noun
examples: Your goal with the remaining emails is to take care of them and remove them from your inbox as soon as possible.
gloss: The aggregate of items that demand one's attention or effort.
pos: noun
tags: figuratively
examples: The kids, my ex, my parents, the job, bills — my inbox is full.
gloss: To put (something) in someone's inbox.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: I just inboxed you the presentation.
gloss: To communicate with (a person) by writing to their electronic inbox.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: And now, social media has made it worse. From Facebook to Twitter, I get all kinds of invitations. Recently a sister inboxed me on Facebook and told me that she knew for a fact that I wanted her and she wanted me.
Synonyms: message
Related words: mailbox
agenda
to-do list
inbox zero
outbox
Translations:
peppery
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English pepper
English -y
English peppery
From pepper + -y.
Inflected forms:
form: pepperier
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: pepperiest
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Resembling or characteristic of pepper, especially in having a spicy taste.
pos: adj
gloss: Having a fiery temperament.
pos: adj
tags: figuratively
examples: a peppery old Army major
At the Stag and Antlers old Mrs. Crocket, than whom no old woman in the public line was ever more generous, more peppery, or more kind, kept two clean bedrooms, and could cook a leg of Dartmoor mutton and make an apple pie against any woman in Devonshire.
For I'm a peppery potentate, / Who's little inclined his claim to bate, / To fit the wit of a bit of a chit, / And that's the long and short of it!
"If Lord John Roxton would condescend----" "My dear George, don't be so peppery," said his wife, with her hand on the black mane that drooped over the microscope.
Derived words: pepperily
pepperiness
unpeppery
Translations:
midfield
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *me
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe
Proto-Indo-European *médʰi
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos
Proto-Germanic *midjaz
Proto-West Germanic *midi
Old English midd
Middle English mid
English mid
English mid-
English field
English midfield
From mid- + field.
Inflected forms:
form: midfields
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The portion of a team which typically plays centrally, between the attack (or forwards) and the defence (or backs).
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
examples: Ferguson, perhaps recalling how United had been comprehensively outfought in the 3-1 defeat at Liverpool last season, opted for a side with a more pragmatic look with Phil Jones moved into a midfield role.
England's win was built on industry and discipline, epitomised by the performances of Manchester City's Joleon Lescott in defence and Scott Parker in midfield.
gloss: The middle of the field of play.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
Related words: midfielder
Derived words: midfield anchor
Translations:
candlelight
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: From Middle English candel lyght, candyllyght, candyll-lyȝht, candel liȝt, candle lyȝt, candeliȝt, candel-liht, from Old English candel lēoht (“candlelight”), equivalent to candle + light.
Compound parts: candle
light
Inflected forms:
form: candlelights
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: candle light
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: candle-light
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: The light emitted by a candle.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
examples: I looked across the table into her shining eyes, which were golden in the candlelight, with my fingers round the stem of my own glass, ready for the toast.
Cradled in the arms of Night, the gleam of moon and candlelight bring images alive from days gone by.
Using survey data gathered from social media users who participated in the candlelight vigils, he explores the prevalence of social media use during the protests, how it differs in terms of individual-level demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, […]
gloss: The evening, when darkness falls and it is time to light candles.
pos: noun
tags: archaic
uncountable
usually
examples: Morning dress is that which is worn during business hours or at any time in any place, where semiformal dress is not required until candlelight or seven o'clock in the evening .
The attack finally ceased Monday morning, but "soon after candlelight, came on a most terrible bombardment and cannonade, on both sides, as if heaven and earth were engaged."
As Marie glances at the window, she sees that the day has gone; it is almost candlelight.
Related words: candlelit
Derived words: candlelight dinner
candlelight vigil
Translations:
bullshitter
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English bullshit
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 bullshitter
From bullshit + -er.
Inflected forms:
form: bullshitters
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Someone who lies or exaggerates a lot, especially in order to preserve or enhance their reputation.
pos: noun
tags: slang
vulgar
examples: Whereas the liar is at least mindful of the truth (if only to avoid it), the “bullshitter,” Professor Frankfurt wrote, is distinguished by his complete indifference to how things are.
Translations:
evangelically
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English evangelical
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English evangelically
From evangelical + -ly.
Inflected forms:
form: more evangelically
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most evangelically
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: In an evangelical manner.
pos: adv
gloss: Concerning evangelism.
pos: adv
Translations:
evasiveness
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English evasive
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 evasiveness
From evasive + -ness.
Inflected forms:
form: evasivenesses
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The quality of being evasive.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
Translations:
evenhanded
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: From even + handed. First attested in c. 1600.
Compound parts: even
handed
Inflected forms:
form: more evenhanded
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most evenhanded
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: even-handed
pos: adj
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Fair and impartial; unbiased; just.
pos: adj
examples: The questioners are not evenhanded in dealing with the candidates.
Translations:
evenhandedly
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English evenhanded
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English evenhandedly
From evenhanded + -ly.
Inflected forms:
form: more evenhandedly
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most evenhandedly
pos: adv
tags: superlative
form: even-handedly
pos: adv
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: In an evenhanded manner.
pos: adv
examples: Their study raises very few questions or concerns, in large part because they have so thoroughly presented their data and findings and evenhandedly assessed the evidence.
Translations:
evenness
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English evennesse, from Old English efennes, equivalent to even + -ness.
Base: even
Affixes: -ness
Inflected forms:
form: evennesses
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The quality of being even (flat or close in numbers).
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
Translations:
everlastingly
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English everlasting
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English everlastingly
From everlasting + -ly.
Inflected forms:
form: more everlastingly
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most everlastingly
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: In an everlasting manner; without end; forever.
pos: adv
examples: `Curse her, may she be everlastingly accursed.' The arms fell and the flame sank.
Their lives are dedicated to world conquest, but they also know that it is necessary that the war should continue everlastingly and without victory.
gloss: Perpetually; constantly.
pos: adv
examples: They talk about education, everlastingly, as if it were a cure-all instead of a process for making unfit nations unfitter […]
Translations:
evocatively
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English evocative
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English evocatively
From evocative + -ly.
Inflected forms:
form: more evocatively
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most evocatively
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: In an evocative manner.
pos: adv
examples: We have met twice this year and, during our first interview, Mata spoke evocatively when remembering how, having joined Real Oviedo aged 10 in 1998, he was given a previously unimaginable opportunity. Mata sat in a car park in 2003, when he was 14, and watched his father talking to a Real Madrid scout.
Translations:
evil-minded
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Having evil thoughts or intentions.
pos: adj
Translations:
self-sealing
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *swé?
Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *selbaz
Old English self
Old English self-
Middle English self-
English self-
English sealing
English self-sealing
From self- + sealing.
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Describing a device with seals that activate without special procedures.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: The engine had self-sealing gaskets to keep the grease in, just tighten the bolts.
gloss: Describing a container that is capable of automatically closing off leaks that form in it.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: Many pilots' lives were saved during World War II by salf-sealing gas tanks that kept their planes from becoming fireballs when riddled with bullets.
self-sealing tire
Translations:
self-rule
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *swé?
Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *selbaz
Old English self
Old English self-
Middle English self-
English self-
English rule
English self-rule
From self- + rule.
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Rule of a group of people by their own leaders as opposed to rule imposed by a foreign government or people.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: Britain resumed direct control of North Ireland after just nine weeks of self-rule.
Only two years ago a group of Uighur dissidents were discovered in Xinjiang, planning a province-wide uprising against Chinese rule. The slogan they were using was, "We want self-rule. We don't want to be dominated."
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned a security summit Friday that "Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow", as concerns grow that China could invade democratic, self-ruled Taiwan.
Translations:
sheepishly
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English sheepish
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English sheepishly
From sheepish + -ly.
Inflected forms:
form: more sheepishly
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most sheepishly
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: In a sheepish way; shyly; meekly; bashfully; self-consciously; with embarrassment.
pos: adv
examples: But Frank Fairbanks, a retired public administrator, had to sheepishly acknowledge that he had grass. “Unfortunately, like many of our central Phoenix neighbors, we have a green lawn which consumes more water than xeriscape,” he told the paper.
Renton’s big mistake is sheepishly to offer Sick Boy his stolen share 20 years on: £4,000 in a crumpled brown envelope. “What am I supposed to buy with that?” rages Sick Boy bitterly later. “A time machine?”
Translations:
shell-shocked
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: more shell-shocked
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most shell-shocked
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: shellshocked
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: shell shocked
pos: adj
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Stunned or mentally unbalanced by prolonged stress such as experienced in combat or under fire (shell-fire); suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
pos: adj
tags: dated
examples: Glenn Kilbourne had returned from France early that fall, shell-shocked and gassed, and otherwise incapacitated for service in the army—a wreck of his former sterling self.
gloss: Confused as a result of a traumatic experience.
pos: adj
tags: figuratively
examples: With inflationary pressures easing and economic concerns mounting, shell-shocked investors are seeking the protection of government securities.
I lay there, momentarily shell-shocked as, hungover and jet-lagged, I tried to remember what I was doing today. Something important.
A family from Knebworth has been left shell-shocked by the return of their beloved tortoise, more than eight months after she went missing.
Related words: battle fatigue
combat fatigue
PTSD
shell shock
Translations:
snoring
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: snorings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The action or sound of breathing during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: His snoring was so loud that it woke the neighbors.
Then he asked if anyone wanted to dispute this assertion (he brandishing his revolver the while) and was answered by peaceful snorings.
Translations:
shiftiness
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English shifty
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 shiftiness
From shifty + -ness.
Inflected forms:
form: shiftinesses
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The property of being shifty.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: Mr. Henderson's chief trouble seems to be that he cannot forget his old shiftiness of views and his pendulum-like swingings between Liberalism and Independent Labourism[…]
gloss: The result or product of being shifty.
pos: noun
tags: countable
rare
examples: I had the grace or humility sometimes to see myself as a mass of shiftinesses; a few dogmas might help to steady me.
Translations:
unguarded
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 guarded
English unguarded
From un- + guarded.
Inflected forms:
form: more unguarded
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most unguarded
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Having no guard or protection; vulnerable.
pos: adj
examples: The unguarded gatehouse was soon taken by the invading army.
gloss: Displaying a lack of caution or thought.
pos: adj
examples: I let out her secret in an unguarded moment.
Derived words: unguardedly
unguardedness
Translations:
sherbet
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Etymology tree
Arabic شَرِبَ (šariba)der.
Arabic شَرْبَة (šarba)bor.
Classical Persian شَرْبَت (šarbat)bor.
Ottoman Turkish شربت (şerbet)bor.
English sherbet
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شربت (şerbet), borrowed from Classical Persian شَرْبَت (šarbat), borrowed from Arabic شَرْبَة (šarba), from شَرِبَ (šariba).
Doublet of sorbet and sharbat, related to syrup.
Inflected forms:
form: sherbets
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: sherbert
pos: noun
tags: alternative
US
proscribed
sometimes
Senses:
gloss: A dessert of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product such as milk added; a sorbet with dairy ingredients.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: An effervescent powder made of bicarbonate of soda, sugar and flavourings, intended to be eaten alone or mixed with water to make a drink.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A traditional West and South Asian sweet drink prepared from fruits or flower petals.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Directly they were trotted off in their little pea-green and gilt carriage, guardian negress and all, I went into the shop, about which I had all this time been loafingly prowling, and called, clapping my hands, for some violet sherbet, […]
Tea is becoming a favourite drink in Turkey, not instead of coffee, but of the sherbet or cool drinks that are handed to guests; it comes generally from Russia, and although a trifle dear on account of the carriage, is extremely good, when properly made.
There were times we regretted
The summer palaces on slopes, the terraces,
And the silken girls bringing sherbet.
The beverages of the Turks were an interesting exception to their reputation for simple foods. While many writers mentioned the Turkish penchant for drinking “cleere water,” in light of the prohibitions against alcohol (although some writers, usually those who were more negatively inclined against the Turks, maintained that they were drunkards in secret), virtually all authors discussed the nonalcoholic drinks made by the Turks to replace alcohol, not only coffee, but also sweet refined drinks such as sherbet, a cold drink that usually included sugar, water, and a fruity or flowery flavoring. Sherbet was considered a delicacy, and it and other refined drinks were mentioned in detail by a number of travelers.
gloss: An alcoholic drink, especially beer.
pos: noun
tags: Australia
UK
countable
slang
uncountable
examples: All the dealers would steam into his cabin for a few sherbets after work, and to listen to his bollocks.
Derived words: sherbet dabs
sherbet fountain
sherbet straw
sherbety
Translations:
unspoiled
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 spoiled
English unspoiled
From un- + spoiled.
Inflected forms:
form: more unspoiled
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most unspoiled
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: unspoilt
pos: adj
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Not spoiled or touched; pure.
pos: adj
examples: Architecturally the stations of the Tonbridge-Hastings line are of great interest. Wadhurst, Robertsbridge and Stonegate are of simple Italinate^([sic]) style, unspoiled by that necessary evil of a platform awning.
Translations:
superbly
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English superb
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English superbly
From superb + -ly.
Inflected forms:
form: more superbly
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most superbly
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Excellently, done to the best possibly degree, admirably.
pos: adv
examples: Despite of the absence of Shaun Derry and Adel Taarabt because of illness and injury respectively, the home side began superbly. Helguson twice threatened early on with shots from the right-hand corner of the box before Anton Ferdinand spurned a great chance at the back post following the Icelandic striker's header back across goal.
gloss: Haughtily.
pos: adv
tags: dated
Translations:
excellently
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English excellent
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English excellently
From excellent + -ly.
Inflected forms:
form: more excellently
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most excellently
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: In a manner that demonstrates excellence; very well.
pos: adv
examples: Stephen Ward then had to time his tackle excellently to deny Tarmo Kink as the Wolves winger slid the ball out of play before the Estonian could attempt to beat Given.
Antonyms: awfully
badly
diabolically
direly
poorly
Translations:
boxercise
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: * Blend of boxing + exercise
Compound parts: boxing
exercise
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: A form of physical workout, combining boxing with aerobic exercise.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
Translations:
shadowboxing
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: From shadow + boxing.
Compound parts: shadow
boxing
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
Translations:
botty
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- ~ *dʰubʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-mḗn
Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn
Proto-Germanic *butmaz
Proto-West Germanic *botm
Old English botm
Middle English botme
English bott(om)
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English botty
From bott(om) + -y.
Inflected forms:
form: botties
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Bottom.
pos: noun
tags: UK
childish
slang
examples: There once was a soft luscious botty,
That was spanked very hard and a lotty.
Until one day,
In the month of May,
It was black and blue and looked grotty.
Translations:
militaire
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From French militaire. Doublet of military.
Inflected forms:
form: militaires
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A military man; a soldier.
pos: noun
examples: There hangs something majestic about a man who has borne his part in battles, especially if he is very quiet regarding it when you desire him to unbosom. I am continually lost at the absence of blowing and blowers among these old-young American militaires.
Translations:
gendarmerie
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis
Proto-Italic *gentis
Latin gentem
Old French gentder.
French gents
French gens
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Old French de
Middle French de
French d'
Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmosder.
Late Latin arma
Old French arme
Middle French arme
French armes
French gens d'armes
French gendarmesbf.
French gendarme
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -ārius
Old French -ier
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Old French -ie
Old French -erieder.
French -erie
French gendarmeriebor.
English gendarmerie
Borrowed from French gendarmerie.
Inflected forms:
form: gendarmeries
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: gendarmery
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A military body charged with police duties among the civilian population.
pos: noun
examples: We must defend it till the Gendarmerie turn out. Keep after me.
Translations:
supremely
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English supreme
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English supremely
From supreme + -ly.
Inflected forms:
form: more supremely
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most supremely
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: To the greatest, highest, or utmost degree.
pos: adv
examples: They were supremely confident at the beginning of the season.
The second half was a test United passed supremely. They began with an equaliser that again illustrated how ruthless their attacking play can be.
Translations:
shrugging
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: shruggings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The act of one who shrugs.
pos: noun
examples: And in our times, in Philadelphia, there have been specimens of violent shruggings of the shoulders, and brachial twitches, and prodigious wry faces, and thumpings on the pews.
My crucial mistake was shrugging instead of shaking my head.
Translations:
evolver
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English evolve
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 evolver
From evolve + -er.
Inflected forms:
form: evolvers
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Someone or something that evolves.
pos: noun
examples: This animal may be a fast runner, but it has been a dreadfully slow evolver.
Translations:
diethyl
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 *h₂eydʰ-der.
Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō
Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō)
▲
Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der.
Latin aethērbor.
German Äther
German Ether
Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
German -yl
German Ethylbor.
English ethyl
English diethyl
From di- + ethyl.
Inflected forms:
form: diethyls
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Two ethyl groups attached to the same molecule.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Translations: