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18500 | word:
afore
word_type:
conj
expansion:
afore
forms:
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Middle English afore, aforn, from Old English onforan or ætforan; equivalent to a- + fore.
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
In advance of the time when; before.
senses_topics:
|
18501 | word:
keepsake
word_type:
noun
expansion:
keepsake (plural keepsakes)
forms:
form:
keepsakes
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From keep + sake.
senses_examples:
text:
She gave him a lock of hair as a keepsake of their time together.
type:
example
senses_categories:
senses_gl... |
18502 | word:
opposite
word_type:
adj
expansion:
opposite (not comparable)
forms:
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Old French oposite, from Latin oppositus, perfect passive participle of oppōnō (“I oppose”). Compare oppose.
senses_examples:
text:
She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road.
type:
... |
18503 | word:
opposite
word_type:
noun
expansion:
opposite (plural opposites)
forms:
form:
opposites
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Old French oposite, from Latin oppositus, perfect passive participle of oppōnō (“I oppose”). Compare oppose.
senses_examples:
text:
She is the opposite ... |
18504 | word:
opposite
word_type:
adv
expansion:
opposite (not comparable)
forms:
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Old French oposite, from Latin oppositus, perfect passive participle of oppōnō (“I oppose”). Compare oppose.
senses_examples:
text:
I was on my seat and she stood opposite.
type:
example
t... |
18505 | word:
opposite
word_type:
prep
expansion:
opposite
forms:
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Old French oposite, from Latin oppositus, perfect passive participle of oppōnō (“I oppose”). Compare oppose.
senses_examples:
text:
He lives opposite the pub.
type:
example
text:
He played opposite Ma... |
18506 | word:
agitated
word_type:
verb
expansion:
agitated
forms:
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
simple past and past participle of agitate
senses_topics:
|
18507 | word:
agitated
word_type:
adj
expansion:
agitated (comparative more agitated, superlative most agitated)
forms:
form:
more agitated
tags:
comparative
form:
most agitated
tags:
superlative
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
senses_examples:
text:
By quarter to six all this had me so awa... |
18508 | word:
monasticism
word_type:
noun
expansion:
monasticism (countable and uncountable, plural monasticisms)
forms:
form:
monasticisms
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From monastic (“relating to monks”) + -ism.
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
The practice of renouncin... |
18509 | word:
airs
word_type:
noun
expansion:
airs
forms:
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
plural of air
An affected manner intended to impress others.
senses_topics:
|
18510 | word:
airs
word_type:
verb
expansion:
airs
forms:
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
third-person singular simple present indicative of air
senses_topics:
|
18511 | word:
admit
word_type:
verb
expansion:
admit (third-person singular simple present admits, present participle admitting, simple past and past participle admitted)
forms:
form:
admits
tags:
present
singular
third-person
form:
admitting
tags:
participle
present
form:
admitt... |
18512 | word:
adapt
word_type:
verb
expansion:
adapt (third-person singular simple present adapts, present participle adapting, simple past and past participle adapted)
forms:
form:
adapts
tags:
present
singular
third-person
form:
adapting
tags:
participle
present
form:
adapted
... |
18513 | word:
adapt
word_type:
adj
expansion:
adapt (comparative more adapt, superlative most adapt)
forms:
form:
more adapt
tags:
comparative
form:
most adapt
tags:
superlative
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Middle French adapter, from Latin adaptāre (“to fit to”), from ad- (“to”) + aptāre ... |
18514 | word:
apiarist
word_type:
noun
expansion:
apiarist (plural apiarists)
forms:
form:
apiarists
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From apiary + -ist.
senses_examples:
text:
Some late and very curious experiments, however, of M. Huber, one of the most celebrated apiarists in Europe, have ... |
18515 | word:
snare
word_type:
noun
expansion:
snare (plural snares)
forms:
form:
snares
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
snare
snare drum
etymology_text:
From Middle English snare, from Old English snearu, sneare (“a string; cord”), from Proto-Germanic *snarhǭ (“a sling; loop; noose”). Cognate with Old Norse sn... |
18516 | word:
snare
word_type:
verb
expansion:
snare (third-person singular simple present snares, present participle snaring, simple past and past participle snared)
forms:
form:
snares
tags:
present
singular
third-person
form:
snaring
tags:
participle
present
form:
snared
tag... |
18517 | word:
neve
word_type:
noun
expansion:
neve (plural neves)
forms:
form:
neves
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Middle English neve, neave, from Old English nefa (“nephew, grandson”), from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô (“nephew”), from Proto-Indo-European *népōts.... |
18518 | word:
silly goose
word_type:
noun
expansion:
silly goose (plural silly geese)
forms:
form:
silly geese
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
A silly person; a simpleton.
senses_topics:
|
18519 | word:
agonize
word_type:
verb
expansion:
agonize (third-person singular simple present agonizes, present participle agonizing, simple past and past participle agonized)
forms:
form:
agonizes
tags:
present
singular
third-person
form:
agonizing
tags:
participle
present
form:
... |
18520 | word:
acetones
word_type:
noun
expansion:
acetones
forms:
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
plural of acetone
senses_topics:
|
18521 | word:
tapioca
word_type:
noun
expansion:
tapioca (countable and uncountable, plural tapiocas)
forms:
form:
tapiocas
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
Borrowed from Portuguese tapioca, from Old Tupi tapi'oka.
senses_examples:
text:
Fish eyes and glue we used to call the half-cooked, la... |
18522 | word:
reluctant
word_type:
adj
expansion:
reluctant (comparative more reluctant, superlative most reluctant)
forms:
form:
more reluctant
tags:
comparative
form:
most reluctant
tags:
superlative
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
Learned borrowing from Latin reluctāns, present participle of re... |
18523 | word:
empty
word_type:
adj
expansion:
empty (comparative emptier, superlative emptiest)
forms:
form:
emptier
tags:
comparative
form:
emptiest
tags:
superlative
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Middle English emty, amty, from Old English ǣmtiġ, ǣmettiġ (“vacant, empty, free, idle, unmar... |
18524 | word:
empty
word_type:
verb
expansion:
empty (third-person singular simple present empties, present participle emptying, simple past and past participle emptied)
forms:
form:
empties
tags:
present
singular
third-person
form:
emptying
tags:
participle
present
form:
emptied... |
18525 | word:
empty
word_type:
noun
expansion:
empty (plural empties)
forms:
form:
empties
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Middle English emty, amty, from Old English ǣmtiġ, ǣmettiġ (“vacant, empty, free, idle, unmarried”, literally “without must or obligation, leisurely”), from Proto-German... |
18526 | word:
afraid
word_type:
adj
expansion:
afraid (comparative more afraid, superlative most afraid)
forms:
form:
more afraid
tags:
comparative
form:
most afraid
tags:
superlative
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Middle English affrayed, affraied, past participle of afraien (“to affray”), ... |
18527 | word:
Holy Spirit
word_type:
name
expansion:
the Holy Spirit
forms:
form:
the Holy Spirit
tags:
canonical
wikipedia:
Holy Spirit
etymology_text:
From Late Middle English Holy Speryte, holy spiriet, holy spyryt, an alteration of earlier Middle English Holygost, Haliȝ Gast, holy goost (see Holy Ghos... |
18528 | word:
Holy Spirit
word_type:
name
expansion:
Holy Spirit
forms:
wikipedia:
Holy Spirit
etymology_text:
A calque of Arabic رُوح الْقُدُس (rūḥ al-qudus, “Spirit of Holiness”), a calque of the Ancient Greek and Hebrew senses above.
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
The spirit of God, esp... |
18529 | word:
op
word_type:
noun
expansion:
op (plural ops)
forms:
form:
ops
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
senses_examples:
text:
My mother's going in for her knee op today.
type:
example
text:
Even given the same direction, two camera ops will see and shoot somewhat differ... |
18530 | word:
op
word_type:
verb
expansion:
op (third-person singular simple present ops, present participle opping, simple past and past participle opped)
forms:
form:
ops
tags:
present
singular
third-person
form:
opping
tags:
participle
present
form:
opped
tags:
participl... |
18531 | word:
op
word_type:
noun
expansion:
op (plural ops)
forms:
form:
ops
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
Alternative letter-case form of OP.
senses_topics:
|
18532 | word:
op
word_type:
adj
expansion:
op (comparative more op, superlative most op)
forms:
form:
more op
tags:
comparative
form:
most op
tags:
superlative
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
Alternative letter-case form of OP.
senses_topics... |
18533 | word:
op
word_type:
noun
expansion:
op (plural ops)
forms:
form:
ops
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
Alternative form of opp (“opponent; opposition”).
senses_topics:
|
18534 | word:
op
word_type:
verb
expansion:
op (third-person singular simple present ops, present participle opping, simple past and past participle opped)
forms:
form:
ops
tags:
present
singular
third-person
form:
opping
tags:
participle
present
form:
opped
tags:
participl... |
18535 | word:
airy
word_type:
adj
expansion:
airy (comparative airier, superlative airiest)
forms:
form:
airier
tags:
comparative
form:
airiest
tags:
superlative
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From air + -y.
senses_examples:
text:
an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies
text:
an a... |
18536 | word:
Aaron
word_type:
name
expansion:
Aaron (plural Aarons)
forms:
form:
Aarons
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
Aaron (given name)
Aron (name)
etymology_text:
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or ... |
18537 | word:
Aaron
word_type:
noun
expansion:
Aaron (plural Aarons)
forms:
form:
Aarons
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
Aaron (given name)
Aron (name)
etymology_text:
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or ... |
18538 | word:
instant coffee
word_type:
noun
expansion:
instant coffee (usually uncountable, plural instant coffees)
forms:
form:
instant coffees
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
A beverage in the form of a powder, granules, or concentrated ... |
18539 | word:
overalls
word_type:
noun
expansion:
overalls pl (plural only)
forms:
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
A loose-fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them.
Loose-fitting pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in ... |
18540 | word:
overalls
word_type:
noun
expansion:
overalls
forms:
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
plural of overall
senses_topics:
|
18541 | word:
wild-goose chase
word_type:
noun
expansion:
wild-goose chase (plural wild-goose chases)
forms:
form:
wild-goose chases
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
Early recorded use refers to a type of 16th century horse race where everyone had to try to follow the erratic course of the lead ho... |
18542 | word:
advent
word_type:
noun
expansion:
advent (plural advents)
forms:
form:
advents
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
Borrowed from Latin adventus (“arrival, approach”).
senses_examples:
text:
At the period just preceding the advent of Bartleby, I had two persons as copyists in my em... |
18543 | word:
advent
word_type:
verb
expansion:
advent (third-person singular simple present advents, present participle adventing, simple past and past participle advented)
forms:
form:
advents
tags:
present
singular
third-person
form:
adventing
tags:
participle
present
form:
ad... |
18544 | word:
administration
word_type:
noun
expansion:
administration (usually uncountable, plural administrations)
forms:
form:
administrations
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
administration
etymology_text:
From Middle English administracioun, from Old French administration, from Latin administratio, from admin... |
18545 | word:
fils
word_type:
adj
expansion:
fils (not comparable)
forms:
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From French fils (“son”).
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
Used after a proper name that is common to a father and his son to indicate that the son is being referred to rather than the father.... |
18546 | word:
fils
word_type:
noun
expansion:
fils (plural fils)
forms:
form:
fils
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From French fils (“son”).
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
The son referred to in the manner of the adjective above.
senses_topics:
|
18547 | word:
fils
word_type:
noun
expansion:
fils (plural fulus)
forms:
form:
fulus
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Arabic فلس. Doublet of fool.
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
Subdivision of currency used in many Arab countries.
senses_topics:
hobbies
lifestyle
... |
18548 | word:
vandal
word_type:
noun
expansion:
vandal (plural vandals)
forms:
form:
vandals
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
1660s, “willful destroyer of what is beautiful or venerable”, from Vandal, referring to a member of an ancient Germanic people, the Vandals, who are associated with sensele... |
18549 | word:
overbearing
word_type:
verb
expansion:
overbearing
forms:
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From overbear (“to bear down (on)”) + -ing.
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
present participle and gerund of overbear
senses_topics:
|
18550 | word:
overbearing
word_type:
adj
expansion:
overbearing (comparative more overbearing, superlative most overbearing)
forms:
form:
more overbearing
tags:
comparative
form:
most overbearing
tags:
superlative
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From overbear (“to bear down (on)”) + -ing.
senses_e... |
18551 | word:
som
word_type:
noun
expansion:
som (plural soms)
forms:
form:
soms
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
Kyrgyzstani som
Som (currency)
Uzbekistani sum
etymology_text:
From Kyrgyz сом (som) and Uzbek сўм (soʻm) (Cyrillic) / soʻm (Roman), both of which come from the Turkic root *som ("pure [gold]").
se... |
18552 | word:
som
word_type:
pron
expansion:
som
forms:
wikipedia:
Kyrgyzstani som
Som (currency)
Uzbekistani sum
etymology_text:
senses_examples:
text:
U cared to try som of my snax
ref:
(Can we date this quote?), Kimberly Kubus (K.Okkerstrøm), Airport Manager
type:
quotation
senses_categorie... |
18553 | word:
som
word_type:
det
expansion:
som
forms:
wikipedia:
Kyrgyzstani som
Som (currency)
Uzbekistani sum
etymology_text:
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
Obsolete spelling of some.
senses_topics:
|
18554 | word:
neighbour
word_type:
noun
expansion:
neighbour (plural neighbours)
forms:
form:
neighbours
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Middle English neyghebour, neighebor, neighbour, neihebur, from Old English nēahġebūr (“neighbour”), from Proto-Germanic *nēhwagabūrô (“neighbour”, literal... |
18555 | word:
neighbour
word_type:
verb
expansion:
neighbour (third-person singular simple present neighbours, present participle neighbouring, simple past and past participle neighboured)
forms:
form:
neighbours
tags:
present
singular
third-person
form:
neighbouring
tags:
participle
p... |
18556 | word:
guile
word_type:
noun
expansion:
guile (countable and uncountable, plural guiles)
forms:
form:
guiles
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Middle English gile, from Anglo-Norman gile, from Old French guile (“deception”), from Frankish *wigila (“ruse”), from Proto-Germanic *wīlą, fro... |
18557 | word:
guile
word_type:
verb
expansion:
guile (third-person singular simple present guiles, present participle guiling, simple past and past participle guiled)
forms:
form:
guiles
tags:
present
singular
third-person
form:
guiling
tags:
participle
present
form:
guiled
tag... |
18558 | word:
guile
word_type:
noun
expansion:
guile
forms:
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
Variant forms.
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
Obsolete form of gold.
Alternative form of gyle
senses_topics:
|
18559 | word:
hasten
word_type:
verb
expansion:
hasten (third-person singular simple present hastens, present participle hastening, simple past and past participle hastened)
forms:
form:
hastens
tags:
present
singular
third-person
form:
hastening
tags:
participle
present
form:
ha... |
18560 | word:
ticket
word_type:
noun
expansion:
ticket (plural tickets)
forms:
form:
tickets
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Middle English ticket, from Middle French etiquet m, estiquet m, and etiquette f, estiquette f (“a bill, note, label, ticket”), from Old French estechier, estichier, e... |
18561 | word:
ticket
word_type:
verb
expansion:
ticket (third-person singular simple present tickets, present participle ticketing, simple past and past participle ticketed)
forms:
form:
tickets
tags:
present
singular
third-person
form:
ticketing
tags:
participle
present
form:
ti... |
18562 | word:
materialism
word_type:
noun
expansion:
materialism (countable and uncountable, plural materialisms)
forms:
form:
materialisms
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
Borrowed from French matérialisme. By surface analysis, material + -ism.
senses_examples:
text:
We accept that a third ... |
18563 | word:
vermin
word_type:
noun
expansion:
vermin (countable and uncountable, plural vermin or vermins)
forms:
form:
vermin
tags:
plural
form:
vermins
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
Vermin (disambiguation)
vermin
etymology_text:
From Middle English vermyn, vermyne, from Old French vermine, fro... |
18564 | word:
allude
word_type:
verb
expansion:
allude (third-person singular simple present alludes, present participle alluding, simple past and past participle alluded)
forms:
form:
alludes
tags:
present
singular
third-person
form:
alluding
tags:
participle
present
form:
allud... |
18565 | word:
dyad
word_type:
noun
expansion:
dyad (plural dyads)
forms:
form:
dyads
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Ancient Greek δυάς (duás), δυάδ- (duád-) from δύο (dúo, “two”), from Proto-Indo-European *duwó, *duwéh₃ (*dwóh₁). The mathematics sense was coined by American scientist Josiah... |
18566 | word:
vellum
word_type:
noun
expansion:
vellum (countable and uncountable, plural vellums)
forms:
form:
vellums
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
vellum
etymology_text:
From Old French velin (French vélin), from Latin vitulinus (“of a calf”), as if derived from Old French veel (“veal”).
senses_examples:
t... |
18567 | word:
tripod
word_type:
noun
expansion:
tripod (plural tripods)
forms:
form:
tripods
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
PIE word
*tréyes
Borrowed from Latin tripūs, tripodis, from Ancient Greek τρίπους (trípous); equivalent to tri- + -pod. Doublet of tripus and teapoy.
senses_examples:
te... |
18568 | word:
tripod
word_type:
verb
expansion:
tripod (third-person singular simple present tripods, present participle tripoding, simple past and past participle tripoded)
forms:
form:
tripods
tags:
present
singular
third-person
form:
tripoding
tags:
participle
present
form:
tr... |
18569 | word:
kid
word_type:
noun
expansion:
kid (countable and uncountable, plural kids)
forms:
form:
kids
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Middle English kide, from Old Norse kið (“young goat”), from Proto-Germanic *kidją, *kittīną (“goatling, kid”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʰaydn... |
18570 | word:
kid
word_type:
verb
expansion:
kid (third-person singular simple present kids, present participle kidding, simple past and past participle kidded)
forms:
form:
kids
tags:
present
singular
third-person
form:
kidding
tags:
participle
present
form:
kidded
tags:
p... |
18571 | word:
kid
word_type:
noun
expansion:
kid (plural kids)
forms:
form:
kids
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
Compare Welsh cidysen.
senses_examples:
text:
Now, for as much as this Fowle is a great deſtruction vnto the young Spawne or Frie of Fiſh, it ſhall bee good for the preſeruation ... |
18572 | word:
ocean
word_type:
noun
expansion:
ocean (countable and uncountable, plural oceans)
forms:
form:
oceans
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Middle English *ocean, occean, occian, occyan, from Old French occean (later reborrowed or reinforced by Middle French ocean), from Latin Ōceanu... |
18573 | word:
aggravate
word_type:
verb
expansion:
aggravate (third-person singular simple present aggravates, present participle aggravating, simple past and past participle aggravated)
forms:
form:
aggravates
tags:
present
singular
third-person
form:
aggravating
tags:
participle
pres... |
18574 | word:
Yucatán
word_type:
name
expansion:
Yucatán
forms:
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
Borrowed from Spanish Yucatán. Several etymologies for this name have been proposed:
* Perhaps the most well-known is where it is said to derive from Tabasco Chontal Yokot'an, being either tectetan, meaning “I do not understa... |
18575 | word:
desert
word_type:
noun
expansion:
desert (plural deserts)
forms:
form:
deserts
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
desert (disambiguation)
etymology_text:
From Middle English desert, deseert, from Old French deserte, from deservir (“to deserve”), from Vulgar Latin dēserviō (“to gain or merit by giving s... |
18576 | word:
desert
word_type:
noun
expansion:
desert (countable and uncountable, plural deserts)
forms:
form:
deserts
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
desert (disambiguation)
etymology_text:
From Middle English desert (“wilderness”), from Old French desert, from Latin dēsertum, past participle of dēserō (“to aba... |
18577 | word:
desert
word_type:
adj
expansion:
desert (not comparable)
forms:
wikipedia:
desert (disambiguation)
etymology_text:
From Middle English desert (“wilderness”), from Old French desert, from Latin dēsertum, past participle of dēserō (“to abandon”). Generally displaced native Old English wēsten.
senses_exam... |
18578 | word:
desert
word_type:
verb
expansion:
desert (third-person singular simple present deserts, present participle deserting, simple past and past participle deserted)
forms:
form:
deserts
tags:
present
singular
third-person
form:
deserting
tags:
participle
present
form:
de... |
18579 | word:
desert
word_type:
noun
expansion:
desert (countable and uncountable, plural deserts)
forms:
form:
deserts
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
desert (disambiguation)
etymology_text:
senses_examples:
text:
Francis, besides being an excellent Cook, knowing how to provide genteel Dinners, and giving... |
18580 | word:
scale
word_type:
noun
expansion:
scale (plural scales)
forms:
form:
scales
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Middle English scale, from Latin scāla, usually in plural scālae (“a flight of steps, stairs, staircase, ladder”), for *skand-slā, from scandō (“I climb”); see scan, ascen... |
18581 | word:
scale
word_type:
verb
expansion:
scale (third-person singular simple present scales, present participle scaling, simple past and past participle scaled)
forms:
form:
scales
tags:
present
singular
third-person
form:
scaling
tags:
participle
present
form:
scaled
tag... |
18582 | word:
scale
word_type:
noun
expansion:
scale (countable and uncountable, plural scales)
forms:
form:
scales
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Middle English scale, from Old French escale, from Frankish and/or Old High German skala, from Proto-Germanic *skalō. Cognate with Old English s... |
18583 | word:
scale
word_type:
verb
expansion:
scale (third-person singular simple present scales, present participle scaling, simple past and past participle scaled)
forms:
form:
scales
tags:
present
singular
third-person
form:
scaling
tags:
participle
present
form:
scaled
tag... |
18584 | word:
scale
word_type:
noun
expansion:
scale (plural scales)
forms:
form:
scales
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Middle English scale, from Old Norse skál (“bowl”) from Proto-Germanic *skēlō. Compare Danish skål (“bowl, cup”), Dutch schaal, German Schale, Old High German scāla, Old E... |
18585 | word:
luxurious
word_type:
adj
expansion:
luxurious (comparative more luxurious, superlative most luxurious)
forms:
form:
more luxurious
tags:
comparative
form:
most luxurious
tags:
superlative
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Middle English luxurious, from Old French luxurios (modern ... |
18586 | word:
minivet
word_type:
noun
expansion:
minivet (plural minivets)
forms:
form:
minivets
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
1862. Unknown
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
Any of about 13 species of passerine birds in the genus Pericrocotus of the cuckooshrike family of... |
18587 | word:
almoner
word_type:
noun
expansion:
almoner (plural almoners)
forms:
form:
almoners
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Old English aumener, aulmener, from Old French almosnier, from almosne (“alms”), from Latin eleemosyna. See alms, Almosen.
senses_examples:
text:
the almone... |
18588 | word:
alienist
word_type:
noun
expansion:
alienist (plural alienists)
forms:
form:
alienists
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
Borrowed from French aliéniste, from aliéné (“insane”).
senses_examples:
text:
A trial for poisoning means an exhaustive study not only of analytic chemistry,... |
18589 | word:
SSBM
word_type:
name
expansion:
SSBM
forms:
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
Initialism of Super Smash Bros. Melee.
senses_topics:
video-games |
18590 | word:
fine-structure constant
word_type:
noun
expansion:
fine-structure constant (uncountable)
forms:
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
The fundamental physical value α, presumed to be constant, that characterizes the strength of the electromagnetic force. E... |
18591 | word:
agonizing
word_type:
adj
expansion:
agonizing (comparative more agonizing, superlative most agonizing)
forms:
form:
more agonizing
tags:
comparative
form:
most agonizing
tags:
superlative
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
senses_examples:
text:
It was an agonizing twenty-minute ... |
18592 | word:
agonizing
word_type:
verb
expansion:
agonizing
forms:
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
senses_examples:
senses_categories:
senses_glosses:
present participle and gerund of agonize
senses_topics:
|
18593 | word:
agonizing
word_type:
noun
expansion:
agonizing (plural agonizings)
forms:
form:
agonizings
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
senses_examples:
text:
I never breathed a word of my doubts and mental agonizings to my mother; I spoke to her only of my bodily sufferings; yet she knew... |
18594 | word:
-est
word_type:
suffix
expansion:
-est
forms:
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Middle English -est, from Old English -st, -est, from Proto-Germanic *-istaz, *-ōstaz, related to comparative -er. Cognate of Afrikaans -ste, Dutch -st, German -(e)st, Danish -(e)st, Swedish -(a)st.
senses_examples:
text:
... |
18595 | word:
-est
word_type:
suffix
expansion:
-est
forms:
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Middle English -est, -st, from Old English -est, -ast, -st, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *-zi, from Proto-Indo-European *-si. The -t was by transfer from inverted order where thou followed the verb, which also occurred in ... |
18596 | word:
nunnery
word_type:
noun
expansion:
nunnery (plural nunneries)
forms:
form:
nunneries
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Middle English nonnery, nonnerie, equivalent to nun + -ery.
senses_examples:
text:
[To] some one Gentleman generally acquainted, they giue... free priuil... |
18597 | word:
afterwards
word_type:
adv
expansion:
afterwards (not comparable)
forms:
wikipedia:
etymology_text:
From Middle English [Term?], from Old English æfteweard (“behind”) + -s (“(adverbial genitive)”). By surface analysis, after + -wards.
senses_examples:
text:
Another Karadeniz cross led to Cudicini... |
18598 | word:
sphinx
word_type:
noun
expansion:
sphinx (plural sphinxes or sphinges)
forms:
form:
sphinxes
tags:
plural
form:
sphinges
tags:
plural
wikipedia:
sphinx
etymology_text:
From Middle English Spynx, from Latin Sphinx, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx), perhaps either from σφίγγω (sph... |
18599 | word:
sphinx
word_type:
verb
expansion:
sphinx (third-person singular simple present sphinxes, present participle sphinxing, simple past and past participle sphinxed)
forms:
form:
sphinxes
tags:
present
singular
third-person
form:
sphinxing
tags:
participle
present
form:
... |
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