yuanxin112/wiktionary-morph huggingface dataset:
nitrocellulose
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Egyptian nṯrjder.
Semiticbor.
Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
English nitro-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der.
Latin cella
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ula
Latin cellulabor.
French cellule
French -ose
French cellulosebor.
English cellulose
English nitrocellulose
From nitro- + cellulose.
Inflected forms:
form: nitrocelluloses
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Translations:
collodion
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Medieval Latin collodium, from Ancient Greek κολλώδης (kollṓdēs, “sticky”).
Inflected forms:
form: collodions
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A syrupy solution of nitrocellulose (pyroxylin) in alcohol and ether that evaporates on a surface to form a clear elastic film; used in surgical dressings, photographic plates and lacquer paints.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The mysterious odour of collodion permeates these memories.
For all this, the worn collodion image gracing his memoirs shows a man of estimable appearance in a sober woolen suit and brocade waistcoat.
Translations:
surgical
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-
Proto-Indo-European *-ōr
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr
Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər
Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír)
Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom
Proto-Hellenic *wérgon
Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon)
Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós)
Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)
Ancient Greek χειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)bor.
Late Latin chīrurgicus
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Medieval Latin cirurgicālisder.
Middle French cirurgicalbor.
Middle English cirurgicalder.
English surgical
From Middle English cirurgical, borrowed from Middle French cirurgical, from Medieval Latin cirurgicālis, ultimately from Ancient Greek χειρουργία (kheirourgía), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Replaced Old English Old English læċe (“doctor, physician”). By surface analysis, surgery + -ical.
Inflected forms:
form: more surgical
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most surgical
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Of, relating to, used in, or resulting from surgery.
pos: adj
examples: Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.
gloss: Precise or very accurate.
pos: adj
tags: figuratively
examples: The building was destroyed with a surgical air-strike.
gloss: Excruciatingly or wearyingly drawn-out.
pos: adj
tags: figuratively
Derived words: anatomicosurgical
antisurgical
cardiosurgical
chemosurgical
cosmetic surgical
craniosurgical
cryosurgical
cybersurgical
dermasurgical
electrosurgical
extrasurgical
immunosurgical
intrasurgical
liposurgical
medicosurgical
microsurgical
nanosurgical
neurosurgical
nonsurgical
non-surgical
oncosurgical
otosurgical
perisurgical
phonosurgical
piezosurgical
polysurgical
postsurgical
pre-surgical
presurgical
proctosurgical
psychosurgical
radiosurgical
rhinosurgical
surgical abdomen
surgical glove
surgical gown
surgicalist
surgically
surgical mask
surgical procedure
surgical spirit
surgical stocking
surgical strike
surgical tape
surgical technologist
surgicenter
telesurgical
unsurgical
viscosurgical
Translations:
capoeira
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Brazilian Portuguese capoeira, of uncertain etymology.
Inflected forms:
form: capoeiras
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A martial art developed in Brazil, involving complex acrobatic maneuvers and flowing movements.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: A practitioner of this martial art.
pos: noun
tags: countable
Derived words: capoeirista
Translations:
dressing
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: cooking
food
lifestyle
medicine
sciences
Etymology: From Middle English dressing, dressinge, dressynge, equivalent to dress + -ing.
Base: dress
Affixes: -ing
Inflected forms:
form: dressings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination. The elder woman returned with dressings and a sponge, which she placed on a chair.
gloss: A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: I was even more excited to tailor it with a choice of dressings — blue cheese, ranch, French, Russian, Italian, creamy Italian.
gloss: Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The activity of getting dressed.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Considered thus, the performance is a translation into images of bodies on display, as is well demonstrated by Monsieur Jourdain's repeated dressings and undressings.
gloss: Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
examples: Women ought to repair the losses , time and years have made in their features, with dressings
gloss: The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Gum, starch, etc., used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: An ornamental finish, such as a moulding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Castigation; scolding; a dressing down.
pos: noun
tags: countable
dated
uncountable
examples: "I once saw what a dressing he gave a silly chattering fool, that answered his challenge some time before."
gloss: The process of extracting metals or other valuable components from minerals.
pos: noun
tags: countable
dated
uncountable
gloss: Manure that's applied to one's garden.
pos: noun
tags: Maine
countable
uncountable
Derived words: blue cheese dressing
boiled dressing
Catalina dressing
cross-dressing
dopamine dressing
dressing-bell
dressing-boy
dressing case
dressing code
dressing-down
dressing forceps
dressing gown
dressing-gown
dressing jacket
dressing mirror
dressing sack
dressing station
dressing stick
dressing table
dressing-up
field dressing
freedom dressing
French dressing
hairdressing
investment dressing
island dressing
Italian dressing
Louis dressing
ore dressing
pick dressing
power dressing
ranch dressing
Rhode Island dressing
Russian dressing
salad dressing
set dressing
stonedressing
Thousand Island dressing
wafu dressing
well dressing
window dressing
x-dressing
Translations:
lacquer
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Borrowed from French lacque (“a sort of sealing wax”), from Portuguese laca, lacca (“gum lac”), from Persian لاک (lâk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā). Doublet of lac.
Inflected forms:
form: lacquers
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: lacker
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: lacquers
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: lacquering
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: lacquered
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: lacquered
pos: verb
tags: past
form: lacker
pos: verb
tags: alternative
obsolete
Senses:
gloss: A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Had he deemed it "wisest, best," Mr. O'Donagough was not without the means of furnishing a splendid mansion in very showy style, and yet not leaving a single morsel of lacker, or or-molu, unpaid for.
It is a solvent for nitrocellulose and vinyl chloride-acetate resins and may function as an antiblush agent in lacquers.
Cellosolves are used as solvents for lacquers, for sealing cellophane wrapping, and in hydraulic-brake fluid.
In place of traditional methods in which materials such as gesso, yellow ocher, powdered earth, liquid glue, and Japan tallow were used to obtain a gloss, and transparent lacquer was rubbed into the wood to protect it, materials such as artificially produced varoids and lacquer came into widespread use.
gloss: To apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish.
pos: verb
Translations:
amaranthine
Part of speech: noun
adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Coined by Milton, originally meaning "unfading", as amaranth + -ine, from Ancient Greek ἀμάραντος (amárantos, “unfading”). Later used for color. First attested in the 1660s.
Base: amaranth
Affixes: -ine
Inflected forms:
form: amaranthines
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: amarantine
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: more amaranthine
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most amaranthine
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: amarantine
pos: adj
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A dark reddish-purple colour.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The giantesses lift arms like the trunks of sycamores, each finger tipped with an amaranthine talon.
gloss: The amaranth flower.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Ah! when the eternal morning dawns,
And amaranthines shall displace the thorns […]
gloss: Of a dark reddish purple colour.
pos: adj
gloss: Unfading, eternal, immortal, infinite.
pos: adj
examples: […] The angelick blast
Filled all the regions: from their blisful bowers
Of amarantine shade, fountain or spring,
By the waters of life, where’er they sat
In fellowships of joy, the sons of light
Hasted, resorting to the summons high
Ah! is Thy love indeed
A weed, albeit an amaranthine weed,
Suffering no flowers except its own to mount?
“Fuchsia,” said the Doctor, “come along this evening and I’ll give you a tonic which you must make her take every day. By all that’s amaranthine you really must. […]”
gloss: Relating to the mythical amaranth flower that never fades.
pos: adj
gloss: Relating to, or having the form of plants of the genus Amaranthus.
pos: adj
Translations:
nitrofurantoin
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
Etymology: Blend of nitrofuran + hydantoin.
Compound parts: nitrofuran
hydantoin
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: A synthetic nitrofuran drug, 1-(5-nitro-2-furfurylideneamino)hydantoin, that is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent used in the treatment on urinary tract infections such as cystitis.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
Translations:
nitrogenase
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
English nitrogen
Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
English diastase
English -ase
English nitrogenase
From nitrogen + -ase.
Inflected forms:
form: nitrogenases
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Any enzyme, especially in nitrogen-fixing bacteria, that catalyzes the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia.
pos: noun
Translations:
atmospheric
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English atmospher(e)
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English atmospheric
From atmospher(e) + -ic.
Inflected forms:
form: more atmospheric
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most atmospheric
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: atmosphaeric
pos: adj
tags: alternative
archaic
form: atmosphæric
pos: adj
tags: alternative
archaic
form: atmospherical
pos: adj
tags: alternative
dated
uncommon
Senses:
gloss: Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
pos: adj
examples: atmospheric phenomena
gloss: Translucent or hazy.
pos: adj
gloss: Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
pos: adj
examples: a dark atmospheric thriller
atmospheric concert
Related words: ambient
Derived words: atmospherical
atmospherically
atmospheric disturbance
atmospheric electricity
atmospheric engine
atmospheric escape
atmospheric hammer
atmosphericity
atmospheric line
atmosphericness
atmospheric oxygen
atmospheric perspective
atmospheric physics
atmospheric pressure
atmospheric railway
atmospheric refraction
atmospheric river
atmospherics
atmospheric tide
endoatmospheric
exoatmospheric
extraatmospheric
nonatmospheric
palaeoatmospheric
paleoatmospheric
preatmospheric
sferic
sferics
subatmospheric
superatmospheric
unatmospheric
whistling atmospherics
Translations:
nitrogenous
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English nitrogen
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?
Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos
Latin -ōsus
Old French -usbor.
Middle English -ous
English -ous
English nitrogenous
From nitrogen + -ous.
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: of, relating to, or containing nitrogen
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: The percentage of nutritive elements contained in the parsnip is very small; so small, indeed, that one pound of parsnips affords hardly one fifth of an ounce of nitrogenous or muscle-forming material.
Translations:
nitromethane
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Egyptian nṯrjder.
Semiticbor.
Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
English nitro-
English methane
English nitromethane
From nitro- + methane.
Inflected forms:
form: nitromethanes
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The simplest nitroparaffin, CH₃NO₂; a colourless oily liquid used in organic synthesis, and as a fuel for rockets, racing cars and model aircraft.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: After trial and error, they settled on nitromethane—a dry-cleaning solvent and sometime rocket fuel—as by far the most potent.
Translations:
nitrosamine
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
Etymology: From nitroso + amine.
Compound parts: nitroso
amine
Inflected forms:
form: nitrosamines
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A divalent functional group, >N.N=O.
pos: noun
gloss: Any of a class of carcinogenic organic compounds containing this group, prepared by the reaction of amines with nitrites.
pos: noun
Derived words: dibenzylnitrosamine
diethylnitrosamine
dimethylnitrosamine
Translations:
nitration
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
French nitratebor.
English nitrate
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English -ion
English nitration
From nitrate + -ion.
Inflected forms:
form: nitrations
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The reaction of something with nitric acid; especially such a reaction, in the presence of sulphuric acid, to introduce a nitro functional group into a compound.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Translations:
alphabetically
Part of speech: adv
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: manner
Etymology: Etymology tree
English alphabetical
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English alphabetically
From alphabetical + -ly.
Inflected forms:
form: more alphabetically
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: most alphabetically
pos: adv
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: In an alphabetical manner.
pos: adv
examples: In alphabetically written languages the conventions governing the graphemic system G are intimately connected with those governing the phonemic system P
gloss: Arranged in the order of the alphabet.
pos: adv
tags: sequence
Translations:
devotion
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: ecclesiastical
lifestyle
religion
Etymology: From Old French devocion, from Latin dēvōtiō, from dēvōtum + -tio, from the supine of dēvoveō (“vow, devote”); equivalent to devote + -ion.
Base: dēvōtum
Affixes: -tio
Inflected forms:
form: devotions
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
examples: deep devotion
blind devotion
show devotion
Her devotion to her family was clear in everything she did.
The teacher’s devotion to her students inspired many.
The book describes the knight’s devotion to his king.
gloss: Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
examples: He showed great devotion to his religious practices.
gloss: A prayer (often found in the plural).
pos: noun
tags: countable
usually
gloss: Religious offerings; alms.
pos: noun
tags: in-plural
obsolete
uncountable
usually
Derived words: devotional
devotionless
lip devotion
misdevotion
overdevotion
self-devotion
undevotion
Translations:
sorcerer
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: arts
fantasy
folklore
history
human-sciences
literature
media
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
publishing
sciences
Etymology: From Middle English sorcerere, from stem sorcer- (as in sorceresse and sorcery) + -ere, from Old French sorcer, sorcier, from Early Medieval Latin sortiārius, derived from Latin sortem (“fate, fortune”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”).
Inflected forms:
form: sorcerers
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: sorceror
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male.
pos: noun
examples: Pope Joan, who once occupied the throne of the Vatican, was reputed to be the blackest sorcerer of them all.
These, it was believed, would prevent the Arch-fiend from entering the charmed ring and wreaking vengeance upon the sorcerers.
“Thou flibbertigibbet,” cried Catwezle, who had been listening, “all is clear as springwater. This Rapkyn was a sorcerer!”
"Well, sorcerer?" growled the Norman. "Nay, not well," replied Catweazle shivering miserably, "I have the bone-ache."
gloss: A person whose skills or abilities appear almost magical.
pos: noun
tags: figuratively
examples: The goalscorer was Eberechi Eze, Palace’s sorcerer-in-chief, and it came in the 16th minute from an assist by Daniel Muñoz, who was irrepressible up and down the right.
Related words: ensorcell
ensorcel
sorceress
sorcery
Derived words: countersorcerer
open sourceror
sorcerer's stone
Translations:
justified
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Topics: media
publishing
typography
Inflected forms:
form: more justified
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most justified
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Having a justification.
pos: adj
examples: The act was fully justified.
gloss: Of text, arranged on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned, with the space between words adjusted as necessary. Also called fully justified to contrast with left-justified and right-justified.
pos: adj
Antonyms: unjustified
Derived words: forced justified
justifiedly
justifiedness
left-justified
right-justified
unjustified
Translations:
Rohingya
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Borrowed from Rohingya ruáingga, from Rohingya Rohang + ya (“the people of Rohing”). Rohang is the old kingdom name of Arakan in present-day Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).
Inflected forms:
form: Rohingyas
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: Rohingya
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A member of the people of Arakan, Myanmar, who speak this language.
pos: noun
Translations:
soda
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: card-games
games
Etymology: Etymology tree
Arabic سُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʔ)bor.
Italian sodabor.
English soda
From Italian soda. Sense 4 is an ellipsis of soda water.
Inflected forms:
form: sodas
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Sodium bicarbonate.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: Sodium carbonate.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: Sodium in chemical combination.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed.
 ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’
gloss: Any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink.
pos: noun
tags: Philippines
US
uncountable
examples: Should Americans on food assistance be able to use that money on soda? Starting in 2026, the answer in six states will be no. At least six others have proposed similar restrictions, and some states are also disallowing candy purchases.
gloss: A glass, bottle or can of this drink.
pos: noun
tags: US
countable
gloss: The first card in the dealing box in the game of faro, which is discarded to leave 51 cards in play.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Derived words: ammonia-soda process
baking soda
bicarbonate of soda
bicarb soda
bread soda
caustic soda
champagne soda
club soda
cooking soda
creaming soda
cream soda
dirty soda
doodh soda
soda to hock
hydrosulfite of soda
hydrosulphite of soda
hyposulfite of soda
hyposulphite of soda
ice-cream soda
ice cream soda
icecream soda
lemon soda
muriate of soda
nitrate of soda
oat soda
pyrosoda
sal soda
salt of soda
soda-acid
soda acid
soda alum
soda ash
soda biscuit
soda bread
soda cellulose
Soda City
soda counter
soda cracker
Soda Creek
soda fount
soda fountain
soda fountain chair
Sodagate
soda glass
sodaholic
sodaic
soda jerk
soda jerker
soda lake
sodaless
sodalicious
sodalike
soda-lime
soda-lime glass
sodalite
soda lye
soda machine
sodamide
soda niter
soda nitre
soda paper
soda pop
soda prairie
soda process
soda pulp
soda shop
soda siphon
Soda Springs
soda straw
soda syphon
soda trachyte
soda waste
soda water
sodic
sodium
sulfate of soda
sulphate of soda
sulfite of soda
sulphite of soda
washing soda
washing-soda
white soda
yellow prussiate of soda
Translations:
clothe
Part of speech: verb
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Middle English clothen, from Old English *clāþian (“to clothe”), from Proto-Germanic *klaiþōną (“to clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to adhere to, stick”). Cognate with Dutch kleden, German kleiden, Swedish kläda, after apocope klä. See also cloth, clad.
Inflected forms:
form: clothes
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: clothing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: clothed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: clothed
pos: verb
tags: past
form: clad
pos: verb
tags: archaic
participle
past
form: clad
pos: verb
tags: archaic
past
form: cloathe
pos: verb
tags: alternative
obsolete
Senses:
gloss: To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: to feed and clothe a family; to clothe oneself extravagantly
Go with me to clothe you as becomes you.
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
The naked every day he clad, / When he put on his clothes.
gloss: To cover or invest, as if with a garment.
pos: verb
tags: figuratively
examples: to clothe somebody with authority or power
language in which they can clothe their thoughts
His sides are clothed with waving wood.
words clothed in reason's garb
Synonyms: don
put on
accouter
address
apparel
array
attire
beclothe
clothe
garment
dress
enrobe
equip
invest
robe
slip on
vest
Antonyms: undress
Related words: clothed
get dressed
wear
Derived words: beclothe
enclothe
overclothe
reclothe
unclothe
underclothe
Translations:
ageless
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-
Proto-Indo-European *-u
Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu
Proto-Italic *aiwom
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Proto-Italic *-tāts
Proto-Italic *aiwotāts
Vulgar Latin aetātem
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Vulgar Latin -ātus
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Vulgar Latin -icus
Vulgar Latin -āticus
Vulgar Latin -āticum
Vulgar Latin *aetāticum
Old French eagebor.
Middle English age
English age
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 ageless
From age + -less.
Inflected forms:
form: more ageless
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most ageless
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Having existed for so great a period of time that its longevity cannot be expressed.
pos: adj
examples: The ageless pyramids stood prominently against the sunset.
gloss: Continuing infinitely or indefinitely.
pos: adj
examples: This memorial will show our ageless respect to those who died.
gloss: Always appearing youthful; never seeming to age.
pos: adj
examples: her ageless face
As United finally started to pose a threat, Darren Fletcher headed straight at City keeper Hart from Ryan Giggs' cross - and the seemingly ageless Old Trafford veteran was instrumental when they took the lead four minutes before the interval.
Derived words: agelessly
agelessness
ageless sleep
Translations:
electoral
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
English elector
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 electoral
From elector + -al.
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Relating to or composed of electors.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
gloss: Of, or relating to elections.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: Even in Austria, a largely uneventful democracy, the far right Freedom Party has achieved startling electoral success on the strength of its ability to play up people’s suspicions and anger that "everything is rigged" and that the system is weighted to discount the popular will.
Synonyms: electorial
Derived words: electoral base
electoral college
electoral district
electoral fraud
electoralism
electoralist
electorally
electoral observer
electoral register
electoral roll
electoral system
electoral tightening
electoral vote
nonelectoral
postelectoral
Translations:
sidekick
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: authorship
broadcasting
communications
film
journalism
literature
media
publishing
television
writing
Etymology: From side + kick, which in the late 19th and early 20th century was a slang term for the front side pocket of a pair of trousers, known as the pocket safest from theft. Thus, by analogy, a "side-kick" was a person's closest companion.
Base: side
Inflected forms:
form: sidekicks
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: An assistant to another person, especially to a superior or more important person.
pos: noun
tags: informal
examples: In the abstract, Stuhlbarg’s twinkly-eyed sidekick suggests Joe Pesci in Lethal Weapon 2 by way of late-period Robin Williams with an alien twist, but Stuhlbarg makes a character that easily could have come across as precious into a surprisingly palatable, even charming man.
If representation and recruitment is an objective, self-styled mavericks like Kelly and his Queensland sidekick George Christensen have some utility.
Elon Musk, Mr. Trump’s new sidekick, shared on his social media platform X an NBC News video of Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman, who suggested the Gaetz pick was a strategic move to upset Democrats.
gloss: In literature, theatre, etc., a good foil of the protagonist, a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character.
pos: noun
tags: figuratively
examples: So even though he had – no question – the best lines in Friends, he was never what he would have been in an earlier era: the sidekick.
Synonyms: acolyte
deuteragonist
pupil
wingman
Antonyms: mentor
Translations:
stat
Part of speech: adv
adj
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: hobbies
lifestyle
medicine
sciences
sports
Etymology: Etymology tree
Latin statimbor.
English stat
Borrowed from Latin statim (“immediately”).
Inflected forms:
form: stats
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: statting
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: statted
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: statted
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: Immediately; now.
pos: adv
tags: informal
not-comparable
gloss: Immediately.
pos: adv
tags: broadly
humorous
not-comparable
slang
examples: TBH, I’d get to shopping STAT because these hoodies will for sure sell like hotcakes once season 2 premieres on June 28. So make sure to snag one for yourself before they sell out and mark your calendar for the big day!
gloss: With no delay; at once.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: stat dose
gloss: To collect or interpret statistics related to (a match etc.).
pos: verb
tags: informal
transitive
examples: "I went back and statted that match," Shondell said. "Seventy percent of the points, we either finished them with a kill or making an error. So we were in control, it's just that we weren't in control the way we needed to be on a regular basis."
The most important part of the collection, however, is Howe’s folders of stats. […] All up, he reckons he’s statted over 10,000 Australian matches at all levels. It’s all been digitised now, of course, but to this day Howe maintains a hand-written record.
gloss: To assign statistics to (a monster etc. in a game).
pos: verb
tags: slang
transitive
examples: If you stat it, they will kill it.
Translations:
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 即刻
roman: jíkè
lang: Estonian
word: kohe
lang: Estonian
word: koheselt
lang: Estonian
word: kohemaid
lang: Estonian
word: jalamaid
lang: Estonian
word: nüüd
lang: Finnish
word: oitis
lang: Finnish
word: heti
lang: French
word: maintenant
lang: French
word: là
lang: French
word: tout de suite
lang: Italian
word: immediatamente
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: med en gang
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: nå
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: umiddelbart
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: øyeblikkelig
lang: Polish
word: już
lang: Polish
word: natychmiast
lang: Portuguese
word: já
lang: Russian
word: немедленно
roman: nemedlenno
lang: Spanish
word: inmediatamente
lang: Spanish
word: ya
lang: Turkish
word: hemen
lang: Turkish
word: derhal
antipope
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: Christianity
Etymology: From Middle French antipape (later assimilated to anti- + pope), from Medieval Latin antipāpa.
Base: pope
Affixes: anti-
Inflected forms:
form: antipopes
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: anti-pope
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A person who claims or claimed to be the pope, usually as the result of a disputed election or deposition, but is not considered by the Roman Catholic Church to be the real pope.
pos: noun
examples: Meanwhile support for the ‘puppet’ antipope Nicholas V, deprived of his protector and by now excommunicated along with his emperor, rapidly withered away.
Translations:
sidecar
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: compound
Topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
Etymology: From side + car.
Compound parts: side
car
Inflected forms:
form: sidecars
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A one-wheeled attachment to the side of a motorcycle to allow for a separate seat for a passenger or cargo space.
pos: noun
gloss: A cocktail made with cognac (or brandy), triple sec liqueur, and lemon juice.
pos: noun
examples: Faux 19th-century bartenders in sleeve garters and baroque facial hair ply their trade in pre-Prohibition bars. Women wearing cloche hats order sidecars at speakeasies.
gloss: A software component that runs in a separate process from the rest of the software, to provide isolation and encapsulation.
pos: noun
examples: Using generic sidecars for multiple microservices may introduce functionality overhead.
Derived words: sidecarcross
sidecar file
sidecarist
Translations:
phallocentric
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From phallo- + -centric.
Base: phallo
Inflected forms:
form: more phallocentric
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most phallocentric
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Focused on the phallus, especially as a symbol of male dominance; characterised by male attitudes, focused on men.
pos: adj
examples: His shame at what she might on the other hand perceive as his slimy phallocentric conduct toward her made it easier for him to avoid her, as well.
Translations:
phallus
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: human-sciences
medicine
psychoanalysis
psychology
sciences
Etymology: From Latin phallus (“membrum virile, phallus, or a figure thereof”) from Ancient Greek φαλλός (phallós).
Inflected forms:
form: phalli
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: phalluses
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: phallos
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A penis, especially when erect.
pos: noun
examples: The phallus had power to subdue the attacks of demons and the Evil Eye[.]
If the priests of Diana of Ephesus castrated themselves and offered their genitals on the altar, it was because the phallus was the symbol of the dying body.
gloss: A representation of an erect penis, especially symbolising fertility or potency.
pos: noun
examples: The initiated member gave a gift of a coin for the goddess, for which he received in turn a phallus and some salt.
gloss: The signifier of the desire of the Other, and the signifier of jouissance.
pos: noun
Related words: ithyphallic
lingam
Derived words: diphallia
diphallism
diphallus
ectophallus
endophallus
epiphallus
macrophallus
megalophallus
megaphallus
microphallus
neophallus
phallectomy
phallic
phallically
phallicism
phallin
phallobase
phallocentric
phallocentrism
phallocracy
phallocrat
phallocratic
phallogocentric
phallogocentrism
phalloidin
phalloidine
phallological
phallologist
phallologocentric
phallologocentrism
phallology
phallolysin
phallometric
phallometry
phalloplasty
phallostethid
phallotomy
phallotoxin
phallused
phalluslike
phallusy
primordial phallus
Translations:
nimble
Part of speech: adj
verb
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English nymyl, nemel, nemyll, nymell (“agile, quick, ready, able, capable”), merger of Old English nǣmel (“receptive, quick to grasp”) and Old English numol (“able to take, capable of holding”), both from niman (“to take”) + -el, -ol (associative suffix), corresponding to nim + -le. Compare German nehmen, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (niman), Old Norse nema (“to take”). More at nim.
Base: nim
Affixes: -le
Inflected forms:
form: nimbler
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: nimblest
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: nimbles
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: nimbling
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: nimbled
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: nimbled
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: Adept at taking or grasping.
pos: adj
examples: nimble fingers
gloss: Quick and light in movement or action.
pos: adj
examples: He was too nimble for the assailant and easily escaped his grasp.
[…] if the men should not agree what to play, but one would have a grave Pavane, another a nimbler Galliard, a third some frisking toy or Iigg, and then all of them should be wilful, none yield to his fellow, but every one scrape on his own tune as loud as he could: what a hideous hateful noise may you imagine would such a mess of Musick be?
Attempts to introduce versions of "market communism" — in China, Hungary or Yugoslavia — have shown how hard it is to make mainly state-owned economies as nimble as mainly private ones.
The quickest and nimblest were probably the oxycones, throwing themselves through the water like discuses.
gloss: Quickwitted and alert.
pos: adj
examples: He has a nimble mind and can improvise in any situation.
"It requires you to be flexible and nimble in your thinking and Huw has already demonstrated that," said Greenwood, [...]
gloss: To move nimbly.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: Their teeth are regularly and assiduously cleaned by shrimp that nimble in and out of the moray's mouth like ballet dancers in the jaws of a mechanical stage dragon.
Antonyms: sluggish
Derived words: nimbility
nimble-chops
nimble-fingered
nimbleness
nimblesome
nimblewill
nimble-witted
nimbly
overnimble
unnimble
Translations:
macerate
Part of speech: verb
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: First attested in 1534; borrowed from Latin mācerātus, perfect passive participle of mācerō (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from Proto-Indo-European *mag-, *mak- (“to knead”), whence make. Cognate with French macérer.
Inflected forms:
form: macerates
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: macerating
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: macerated
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: macerated
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: To soften (something) or separate it into pieces by soaking it in a heated or unheated liquid.
pos: verb
gloss: To reduce solids to small pieces (in a macerator).
pos: verb
gloss: To make lean; to cause to waste away.
pos: verb
tags: archaic
examples: Baal scuttles with ten tails
Between as many legs as he could carry—
Perhaps Thomas poking through the holes
And finding resolution beyond the scales
And incorporeal pain of the hammered Messiah,
gloss: To subdue the appetite by poor or scanty diet; to mortify.
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
gloss: To mortify the flesh in general.
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
examples: “My dear child, how are you employed?” I knew the voice of the Superior, and I replied, “My father, I was sleeping.” “And I was macerating myself at the foot of the altar for you, my child,—the scourge is red with my blood.” I returned no answer, for I felt the maceration was better merited by the betrayer than the betrayed.
Derived words: macerater
macerative
macerator
unmacerated
Translations:
atrophied
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: more atrophied
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most atrophied
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Characterized by atrophy.
pos: adj
Translations:
dosimeter
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: dosimeters
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: dosemeter
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A device used to measure a dose of ionizing radiation.
pos: noun
examples: Dosimeters normally take the form of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), photographic film, thermoluminescent devices (TLD) or electronic personal dosimeters (PDM).
Translations:
exceed
Part of speech: verb
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Middle English exceden, from Old French exceder, from Latin excēdō (“to go beyond”), from ex- (“out, forth”) with cēdō (“to go”); see cede and compare accede etc. Partly displaced native Old English ofersteppan, whence Modern English overstep.
Inflected forms:
form: exceeds
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: exceeding
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: exceeded
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: exceeded
pos: verb
tags: past
form: excede
pos: verb
tags: alternative
obsolete
Senses:
gloss: To be larger, greater than (something).
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.
gloss: To be better than (something).
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations.
gloss: To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Your password cannot exceed eight characters.
Name the time, but let it not / Exceed three days.
Becoming more aware of the progress that scientists have made on behavioral fronts can reduce the risk that other natural scientists will resort to mystical agential accounts when they exceed the limits of their own disciplinary training.
gloss: To predominate.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
gloss: To go too far; to be excessive.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
obsolete
examples: And to speak impartially, old Men, from whom we should expect the greatest example of Wisdom, do most exceed in this point of folly […].
Synonyms: top
outperform
surpass
overstep
bear away the bell
best
better
overtake
dwarf
eclipse
exceed
hold the cards
outclass
outdo
outmatch
overbear
outrival
outrun
outshadow
outshine
outstrip
outvie
overmatch
overshadow
pass
prevail
put to shame
run away with
transcend
trump
upstage
Antonyms: to fail
to be inferior
to fall short
to fall below
to subceed
come short
Related words: excess
excessive
excessively
Derived words: exceedable
exceedance
exceeder
exceeding
exceedingly
unexceeded
Translations:
ionizing
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: more ionizing
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most ionizing
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Capable of producing ions.
pos: adj
Translations:
decomposition
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
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 composition
English decomposition
From de- + composition.
Inflected forms:
form: decompositions
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Speech decomposition into a periodic and a non-periodic part is a subject of considerable importance with applications in speech synthesis, […]
gloss: The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom, or a compound) into constituent parts.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Related words: decompose
Derived words: autodecomposition
Białynicki-Birula decomposition
branch-decomposition
chemical decomposition
Dantzig-Wolfe decomposition
decompositional
decomposition potential
double decomposition
eigen decomposition
eigendecomposition
Heegaard decomposition
Hodge decomposition
matrix decomposition
nano-decomposition
nanodecomposition
nondecomposition
open book decomposition
photodecomposition
predecomposition
prime decomposition
QR decomposition
Schur decomposition
singular value decomposition
square root decomposition
tree decomposition
Translations:
high-energy
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
Inflected forms:
form: more high-energy
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most high-energy
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Having an energy greater than 100,000 electron volts.
pos: adj
gloss: Producing a large amount of energy when reacting.
pos: adj
gloss: Vigorous, energetic, or dynamic.
pos: adj
Related words: Hi-NRG
Translations:
timidity
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From timid + -ity, from Middle French timidité, from Latin timiditātem.
Base: timid
Affixes: -ity
Inflected forms:
form: timidities
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The state of being timid; shyness.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: […] instead of the joyous voices of his playfellows he hears the rough commands of an unindulgent master or a scolding mistress; — he is continually reproached for his awkwardness and timidity, and reminded of his pauper origin.
This willingness to act underscores the German leader’s view that there is much at stake – and that Western Europe’s largest country (both by population and economic power) needs to step up to the demands. Timidity is not an option.
Translations:
efficiency
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
Etymology: From Latin efficientia, equivalent to efficient + -cy.
Base: efficient
Affixes: -cy
Inflected forms:
form: efficiencies
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The extent to which a resource is used for the intended purpose.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: In a letter DeJoy sent to Congress on Thursday, he said DOGE teams will “assist us in identifying and achieving further efficiencies,” saying the Elon Musk-led agency will focus on improving the management of USPS retirement assets and the Workers’ Compensation Program, as well as addressing the agency’s legislative mandates and regulatory requirements.
gloss: The extent to which a resource is used for the intended purpose.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The efficiency of this loudspeaker is 40%.
gloss: The extent to which a resource is used for the intended purpose.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The efficiency of the planning department is deplorable.
Even at the busiest periods, an air of quiet orderliness pervades the hall, and the first impression gained by the traveller is one of efficiency, neatness and cleanliness.
The display and result must be placed in the context that was it was against a side that looked every bit their Fifa world ranking of 141 - but England completed the job with efficiency to record their biggest away win in 19 years.
gloss: The quality of producing an effect or effects.
pos: noun
tags: countable
dated
uncountable
examples: The manner of this divine efficiency being far above us.
gloss: A one-room apartment.
pos: noun
tags: US
countable
uncountable
examples: I have an efficiency available June through July.
fully-furnished efficiencies
Related words: effect
effective
effectiveness
effectivity
effector
effectual
effectuate
efficacious
efficacity
efficacy
efficient
efficiently
Derived words: coefficiency
cost efficiency
ecoefficiency
efficiency engineer
efficiency ratio
equiefficiency
high-efficiency
low-efficiency
nonefficiency
photoefficiency
superefficiency
Translations:
lang: Azerbaijani
word: səmərə
lang: Bulgarian
word: производителност
roman: proizvoditelnost
lang: Catalan
word: rendiment
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 效率
roman: xiàolǜ
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 效能
roman: xiàonéng
lang: Czech
word: účinnost
lang: Dutch
word: rendement
lang: Finnish
word: hyötysuhde
lang: French
word: rendement
lang: German
word: Effizienz
lang: German
word: Leistungsfähigkeit
lang: German
word: Wirksamkeit
lang: Hungarian
word: hatásfok
lang: Italian
word: efficienza
lang: Japanese
word: 効率性
lang: Japanese
word: 効率
lang: Latin
word: efficientia
lang: Malay
word: kecekapan
lang: Malay
word: keefisienan
lang: Malay
word: efisiensi
lang: Polish
word: sprawność
lang: Portuguese
word: eficiência
lang: Russian
word: эффекти́вность
roman: effektívnostʹ
lang: Swedish
word: verkningsgrad
lang: Tagalog
word: katalban
lang: Tagalog
word: katalaban
lang: Thai
word: ประสิทธิภาพ
roman: bprà-sìt-tí-pâap
lang: Turkish
word: verimlilik
lang: Uzbek
word: samaradorlik
ingenuity
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Latin ingenuitās.
Inflected forms:
form: ingenuities
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The ability to solve difficult problems in original, clever, and inventive ways; ingeniousness.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
examples: The pyramids demonstrate the ingenuity of the ancient Egyptians.
Poverty is the mother of ingenuity.
Ingenuity is one of the characteristics of a beaver.
Half the ingenuity lavished on news—by news we mean the topics of the day as connected with their own circle—half this ingenuity would set up a whole Society of Antiquaries, and immortalise at least a dozen of them.
The heavy freight traffic which shares the double line between Paddington and Wolverhampton with the passenger traffic has taxed the ingenuity of the timetable planners.
gloss: An ingenuous action or thought.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
examples: Virility is sustained, preserved, even recaptured, by man's ingenuities, by exotic foods and drinks, by rare herbal compounds, by fantastical manipulations, goetic periapts.
gloss: Ingenuousness; honesty, straightforwardness
pos: noun
tags: archaic
uncountable
usually
examples: And therefore I apply my selfe to ingenuitie, and ever to speake truth and what I think[…].
Related words: ingenious
ingenuous
industriousness
Derived words: disingenuity
hyperingenuity
ingenuitive
overingenuity
superingenuity
Yankee ingenuity
Translations:
stretched
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: more stretched
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most stretched
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
pos: adj
tags: no-gloss
Translations: