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word: terms word_type: noun expansion: terms forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: plural of term senses_topics:
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word: terms word_type: verb expansion: terms forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of term senses_topics:
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word: false cognate word_type: noun expansion: false cognate (plural false cognates) forms: form: false cognates tags: plural wikipedia: false cognate etymology_text: senses_examples: text: False cognates are words in different languages that are similar in form and meaning but have differe...
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word: flexitarian word_type: noun expansion: flexitarian (plural flexitarians) forms: form: flexitarians tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Blend of flexible + vegetarian. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: One who is usually or primarily vegetarian, but not strictly so....
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word: flexitarian word_type: adj expansion: flexitarian (comparative more flexitarian, superlative most flexitarian) forms: form: more flexitarian tags: comparative form: most flexitarian tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: Blend of flexible + vegetarian. senses_examples: s...
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word: firewoman word_type: noun expansion: firewoman (plural firewomen) forms: form: firewomen tags: plural wikipedia: United States Forest Service etymology_text: From fire + -woman. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A female firefighter. A female fireman (person who hea...
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word: lachrymose word_type: adj expansion: lachrymose (comparative more lachrymose, superlative most lachrymose) forms: form: more lachrymose tags: comparative form: most lachrymose tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Latin lacrimōsus, from lacrima (“tear”) + -o...
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word: acierage word_type: noun expansion: acierage forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: French aciérage, from acier (“steel”). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: The process of electroplating a copper engraving with iron or steel. senses_topics:
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word: misdemeanor word_type: noun expansion: misdemeanor (plural misdemeanors) forms: form: misdemeanors tags: plural wikipedia: misdemeanor etymology_text: From mis- + demeanor. senses_examples: text: Coordinate term: felony text: Because of the mother's lack of affection and the judg...
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word: unidentified flying object word_type: noun expansion: unidentified flying object (plural unidentified flying objects) forms: form: unidentified flying objects tags: plural wikipedia: Edward J. Ruppelt etymology_text: The phrase is usually attributed to US Air Force officer Edward J. Ruppelt ...
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word: legless word_type: adj expansion: legless (comparative more legless, superlative most legless) forms: form: more legless tags: comparative form: most legless tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English legles, equivalent to leg + -less. senses_examples: te...
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word: glory word_type: noun expansion: glory (countable and uncountable, plural glories) forms: form: glories tags: plural wikipedia: glory etymology_text: From Middle English glory, glorie, from Old French glorie (“glory”), from Latin glōria (“glory, fame, renown, praise, ambition, boasting”). Do...
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word: glory word_type: verb expansion: glory (third-person singular simple present glories, present participle glorying, simple past and past participle gloried) forms: form: glories tags: present singular third-person form: glorying tags: participle present form: gloried...
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word: achromatopsia word_type: noun expansion: achromatopsia (countable and uncountable, plural achromatopsias) forms: form: achromatopsias tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From German Achromatopsie, from Ancient Greek ἀχρώματος (akhrṓmatos), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “color...
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word: statua word_type: noun expansion: statua (plural statuas or statuae) forms: form: statuas tags: plural form: statuae tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Latin statua. Doublet of statue. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A statue. senses_topics:
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word: honeymoon word_type: noun expansion: honeymoon (plural honeymoons) forms: form: honeymoons tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From earlier hony moone, originally denoting the period of time following a wedding, equivalent to honey + moon. The original reference was to affection waning ...
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word: honeymoon word_type: verb expansion: honeymoon (third-person singular simple present honeymoons, present participle honeymooning, simple past and past participle honeymooned) forms: form: honeymoons tags: present singular third-person form: honeymooning tags: participle p...
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word: exemplum word_type: noun expansion: exemplum (plural exempla) forms: form: exempla tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Latin exemplum (“example”). Doublet of example and sample. senses_examples: text: In the Middle Ages preachers had enlivened their sermons with exe...
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word: niggers word_type: noun expansion: niggers forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: plural of nigger senses_topics:
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word: claire word_type: noun expansion: claire (plural claires) forms: form: claires tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from French claire, the feminine form of clair (“clear”). senses_examples: text: In order to prepare the ground of the claire for the reception of oysters, i...
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word: Lingua Franca Nova word_type: name expansion: Lingua Franca Nova forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Coined by Dr. C. George Boeree, the inventor of the language. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A constructed language created by C. George Boeree based on French, Italian, Portugue...
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word: annul word_type: verb expansion: annul (third-person singular simple present annuls, present participle annulling, simple past and past participle annulled) forms: form: annuls tags: present singular third-person form: annulling tags: participle present form: annull...
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word: medallion word_type: noun expansion: medallion (plural medallions) forms: form: medallions tags: plural wikipedia: medallion etymology_text: Borrowed from French médaillon. senses_examples: text: pork medallion type: example senses_categories: senses_glosses: A large m...
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word: medallion word_type: verb expansion: medallion (third-person singular simple present medallions, present participle medallioning, simple past and past participle medallioned) forms: form: medallions tags: present singular third-person form: medallioning tags: participle p...
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word: acquisitor word_type: noun expansion: acquisitor (plural acquisitors) forms: form: acquisitors tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: One who acquires. senses_topics:
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word: marry word_type: verb expansion: marry (third-person singular simple present marries, present participle marrying, simple past and past participle married) forms: form: marries tags: present singular third-person form: marrying tags: participle present form: married...
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word: marry word_type: intj expansion: marry forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English Marie, referring to Mary, the Virgin Mary. Mid-14th century. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A term of asseveration: indeed!, in truth! senses_topics:
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word: acquirer word_type: noun expansion: acquirer (plural acquirers) forms: form: acquirers tags: plural wikipedia: acquirer etymology_text: From acquire + -er. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: One who acquires. A bank or financial institution that processes credit card...
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word: ostinato word_type: noun expansion: ostinato (plural ostinatos or ostinati) forms: form: ostinatos tags: plural form: ostinati tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Italian ostinato (“stubborn”). Doublet of obstinate. senses_examples: text: The piece moves in alluri...
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word: actualization word_type: noun expansion: actualization (countable and uncountable, plural actualizations) forms: form: actualizations tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From actualize + -ation. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: making actual or really existent sen...
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word: approach word_type: verb expansion: approach (third-person singular simple present approaches, present participle approaching, simple past and past participle approached) forms: form: approaches tags: present singular third-person form: approaching tags: participle presen...
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word: approach word_type: noun expansion: approach (plural approaches) forms: form: approaches tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English approche (“approach, arrival”), from approchen, aprochen (“to come or go near, approach; to adjoin, be close by; to enter (someone’s) presence...
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word: imprisonment word_type: noun expansion: imprisonment (countable and uncountable, plural imprisonments) forms: form: imprisonments tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Anglo-Norman emprisonement, from Old French emprisonnement. See imprison + -ment. senses_examples: senses_categorie...
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word: prude word_type: noun expansion: prude (plural prudes) forms: form: prudes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From French prude, from Old French prude, prode, feminine of prou, prod, prud (“good, excellent, brave”), from Latin prōde. Related to proud but unrelated to prudent. senses_ex...
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word: prude word_type: adj expansion: prude (comparative more prude, superlative most prude) forms: form: more prude tags: comparative form: most prude tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From French prude, from Old French prude, prode, feminine of prou, prod, prud (“good, ex...
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word: appoggiatura word_type: noun expansion: appoggiatura (plural appoggiaturas or appoggiature) forms: form: appoggiaturas tags: plural form: appoggiature tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Italian appoggiatura, derived from appoggiare (“to lean”). senses_examples...
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word: Bondi Beach word_type: name expansion: Bondi Beach forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. senses_topics:
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word: banca word_type: noun expansion: banca (plural bancas) forms: form: bancas tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Philippine Spanish banca, from Tagalog bangka. senses_examples: text: In towns on plains near the sea it is difficult to secure good water. The rivers are salt and w...
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word: Aeneas word_type: name expansion: Aeneas forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Latin Aenēās, from Ancient Greek Αἰνείας (Aineías). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A Trojan hero and the legendary ancestor of Romans. A male given name from Ancient Greek. senses_topics: hum...
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word: paha word_type: noun expansion: paha (plural pahas or paha) forms: form: pahas tags: plural form: paha tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: An elongated landform composed of only loess, or of till capped by loess. sense...
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word: whee word_type: intj expansion: whee forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: Up came the revs again, slam the door shut, kick the stick off the throttle and up through the gears, down the others side! Whee! Made it again! ref: 2000, Bob Foster, Birdum or Bust!, Henley Bea...
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word: whee word_type: verb expansion: whee (third-person singular simple present whees, present participle wheeing, simple past and past participle wheed) forms: form: whees tags: present singular third-person form: wheeing tags: participle present form: wheed tags: ...
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word: Bondi Junction word_type: name expansion: Bondi Junction forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. senses_topics:
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word: microcontroller word_type: noun expansion: microcontroller (plural microcontrollers) forms: form: microcontrollers tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From micro- + controller. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A microcomputer on a single chip, used to control some...
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word: hyp word_type: noun expansion: hyp (countable and uncountable, plural hyps) forms: form: hyps tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: Guess I've got a bad case of the hyps. ref: 1922, Francis Lynde, Pirates’ Hope, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, ...
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word: hyp word_type: verb expansion: hyp (third-person singular simple present hyps, present participle hypping, simple past and past participle hypped) forms: form: hyps tags: present singular third-person form: hypping tags: participle present form: hypped tags: p...
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word: nonferrous word_type: adj expansion: nonferrous (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From non- + ferrous. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Containing no iron. senses_topics:
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word: cheers word_type: verb expansion: cheers forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of cheer senses_topics:
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word: cheers word_type: verb expansion: cheers (third-person singular simple present cheerses, present participle cheersing, simple past and past participle cheersed) forms: form: cheerses tags: present singular third-person form: cheersing tags: participle present form: ...
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word: cheers word_type: noun expansion: cheers forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: plural of cheer senses_topics:
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word: cheers word_type: intj expansion: cheers forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A common toast used when drinking in company. goodbye, especially as a sign-off in an email or after writing a comment. thank you senses_topics:
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word: folksy word_type: adj expansion: folksy (comparative folksier or more folksy, superlative folksiest or most folksy) forms: form: folksier tags: comparative form: more folksy tags: comparative form: folksiest tags: superlative form: most folksy tags: superlativ...
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word: media democracy word_type: noun expansion: media democracy (countable and uncountable, plural media democracies) forms: form: media democracies tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A system of government in which the populace votes...
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word: yakuza word_type: noun expansion: yakuza (plural yakuza or yakuzas) forms: form: yakuza tags: plural form: yakuzas tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Japanese やくざ (yakuza). See there for more details. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A Japanese...
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word: mojibake word_type: noun expansion: mojibake (uncountable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Japanese 文字化け (mojibake), from 文字 (moji, “character”) + 化ける (bakeru, “to transform, take a different form”, generally in a negative way). senses_examples: text: Alas, you'll even see “text”...
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word: v-chip word_type: noun expansion: v-chip (plural v-chips) forms: form: v-chips tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Stands for violence chip, coined and devised by Tim Collings, promoted by the William Jefferson Clinton Administration. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses...
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word: censorware word_type: noun expansion: censorware (uncountable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From censor + -ware. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Software or hardware used to filter content on the Internet or block Internet access or restrict the running of applications or ...
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word: first declension word_type: noun expansion: first declension (plural first declensions) forms: form: first declensions tags: plural wikipedia: first declension etymology_text: senses_examples: text: Most first declension nouns are feminine, but a few like agricola and nauta are mascul...
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word: potsherd word_type: noun expansion: potsherd (plural potsherds) forms: form: potsherds tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English pot-sherd, pot-schord, pot scherd, pot scarth, from Middle English pot, pote, potte (“a container, pot, vessel; especially an earthenware vessel...
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word: Bondi word_type: name expansion: Bondi forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: "Bondi," originally "Boondi" is an Aboriginal word meaning "water breaking over rocks" or "noise of water breaking over rocks." senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australi...
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word: subversive word_type: adj expansion: subversive (comparative more subversive, superlative most subversive) forms: form: more subversive tags: comparative form: most subversive tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: See subvert and -ive. senses_examples: senses_categories:...
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word: subversive word_type: noun expansion: subversive (plural subversives) forms: form: subversives tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: See subvert and -ive. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A radical supporter of political or social revolution. One who subverts, a...
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word: tongs word_type: noun expansion: tongs pl (plural only) forms: wikipedia: tongs etymology_text: tong ("tool for manipulating things in a fire") + -s senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: An instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers...
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word: tongs word_type: noun expansion: tongs forms: wikipedia: tongs etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: plural of tong (“instrument”) senses_topics:
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word: tongs word_type: verb expansion: tongs forms: wikipedia: tongs etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of tong senses_topics:
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word: tongs word_type: noun expansion: tongs forms: wikipedia: tongs etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: plural of tong (“Chinese secret society”) senses_topics:
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word: adducer word_type: noun expansion: adducer (plural adducers) forms: form: adducers tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From adduce + -er. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: One who adduces. senses_topics:
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word: ad hominem word_type: noun expansion: ad hominem (plural ad hominems) forms: form: ad hominems tags: plural wikipedia: ad hominem etymology_text: Ellipsis of the Latin expression argumentum ad hominem (“argument at the person”). It can also mean attacking the messenger. senses_examples: se...
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word: ad hominem word_type: adj expansion: ad hominem (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: ad hominem etymology_text: Ellipsis of the Latin expression argumentum ad hominem (“argument at the person”). It can also mean attacking the messenger. senses_examples: text: Well that's an ad hominem argument. t...
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word: ad hominem word_type: adv expansion: ad hominem (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: ad hominem etymology_text: Ellipsis of the Latin expression argumentum ad hominem (“argument at the person”). It can also mean attacking the messenger. senses_examples: text: He tried to make his case by arguing ad...
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word: sprog word_type: noun expansion: sprog (countable and uncountable, plural sprogs) forms: form: sprogs tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: 1940s, originally service slang. Perhaps from obsolete sprag (“lively young man”), of unknown origin. senses_examples: text: To test this hypot...
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word: sprog word_type: verb expansion: sprog (third-person singular simple present sprogs, present participle sprogging, simple past and past participle sprogged) forms: form: sprogs tags: present singular third-person form: sprogging tags: participle present form: sprogg...
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word: inconvenience word_type: noun expansion: inconvenience (countable and uncountable, plural inconveniences) forms: form: inconveniences tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English inconvenience, from Old French inconvenience (“misfortune, calamity, impropriety”) (compare Frenc...
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word: inconvenience word_type: verb expansion: inconvenience (third-person singular simple present inconveniences, present participle inconveniencing, simple past and past participle inconvenienced) forms: form: inconveniences tags: present singular third-person form: inconveniencing t...
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word: prophet word_type: noun expansion: prophet (plural prophets, feminine prophetess) forms: form: prophets tags: plural form: prophetess tags: feminine wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English prophete, from Anglo-Norman prophete, from Latin prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφή...
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word: kale word_type: noun expansion: kale (usually uncountable, plural kales) forms: form: kales tags: plural wikipedia: kale etymology_text: From Northern Middle English cale, cal (Southern col), from Old English cāl, cāul, cāwel, from Latin caulis. Compare Icelandic kál (“cabbage”), German Kohl...
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word: colonize word_type: verb expansion: colonize (third-person singular simple present colonizes, present participle colonizing, simple past and past participle colonized) forms: form: colonizes tags: present singular third-person form: colonizing tags: participle present f...
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word: bypass word_type: noun expansion: bypass (plural bypasses) forms: form: bypasses tags: plural wikipedia: bypass etymology_text: From Middle English *bypassen, *bipassen (suggested by past participle by-past, bipast), equivalent to by- + pass. senses_examples: senses_categories: s...
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word: bypass word_type: verb expansion: bypass (third-person singular simple present bypasses, present participle bypassing, simple past and past participle bypassed) forms: form: bypasses tags: present singular third-person form: bypassing tags: participle present form: ...
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word: approximate word_type: adj expansion: approximate (comparative more approximate, superlative most approximate) forms: form: more approximate tags: comparative form: most approximate tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From Latin approximatus, past participle of approxim...
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word: approximate word_type: verb expansion: approximate (third-person singular simple present approximates, present participle approximating, simple past and past participle approximated) forms: form: approximates tags: present singular third-person form: approximating tags: parti...
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word: augmentative word_type: adj expansion: augmentative (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English augmentatif, from Middle French augmentatif, from Late Latin augmentāt-, stem of augmentāre. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: that which augments; augmentar...
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word: augmentative word_type: noun expansion: augmentative (plural augmentatives) forms: form: augmentatives tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English augmentatif, from Middle French augmentatif, from Late Latin augmentāt-, stem of augmentāre. senses_examples: senses_categories...
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word: demigod word_type: noun expansion: demigod (plural demigods, feminine demigoddess) forms: form: demigods tags: plural form: demigoddess tags: feminine wikipedia: List of demigods demigod etymology_text: From demi- + god. Calque of the Latin semideus (“half-god”), which is proba...
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word: WiFi word_type: noun expansion: WiFi (countable and uncountable, plural WiFis) forms: form: WiFis tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative spelling of Wi-Fi senses_topics:
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word: WiFi word_type: verb expansion: WiFi (third-person singular simple present WiFis, present participle WiFi-ing, simple past and past participle WiFied) forms: form: WiFis tags: present singular third-person form: WiFi-ing tags: participle present form: WiFied tags:...
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word: colony word_type: noun expansion: colony (plural colonies) forms: form: colonies tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Latin colōnia (“colony”), from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”), from earlier *quelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; ...
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word: Dutch treat word_type: noun expansion: Dutch treat (plural Dutch treats) forms: form: Dutch treats tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Dutch (“inferior, a poor substitute”) + treat. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: An occasion, such as a restaurant visit, in ...
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word: testata word_type: noun expansion: testata forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: plural of testatum senses_topics:
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word: bottom word_type: noun expansion: bottom (countable and uncountable, plural bottoms) forms: form: bottoms tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: PIE word *bʰudʰmḗn From Middle English botme, botom, from Old English botm, bodan (“bottom, foundation; ground, abyss”), from Proto-West Germani...
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word: bottom word_type: verb expansion: bottom (third-person singular simple present bottoms, present participle bottoming, simple past and past participle bottomed) forms: form: bottoms tags: present singular third-person form: bottoming tags: participle present form: bo...
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word: bottom word_type: adj expansion: bottom (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: PIE word *bʰudʰmḗn From Middle English botme, botom, from Old English botm, bodan (“bottom, foundation; ground, abyss”), from Proto-West Germanic *butm, from Proto-Germanic *butmaz, *budmaz, from Proto-Indo-Eur...
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word: corpse word_type: noun expansion: corpse (plural corpses) forms: form: corpses tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English, from earlier corse, from Old French cors, from Latin corpus (“body”). Displaced native English likam and English lich. The ⟨p⟩ was inserted due to the ...
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word: corpse word_type: verb expansion: corpse (third-person singular simple present corpses, present participle corpsing, simple past and past participle corpsed) forms: form: corpses tags: present singular third-person form: corpsing tags: participle present form: corps...
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word: actuarial word_type: adj expansion: actuarial (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From actuary + -al. senses_examples: text: The SOA and CAS jointly sponsor a Web site for those interested in pursuing an actuarial career. ref: 2006, The United States Department of Labor, Occ...
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word: perhaps word_type: adv expansion: perhaps (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English perhappes, perhappous, variant of earlier perhap (“perhaps, possibly”), equivalent to per + hap (“chance, coincidence”) + -s. senses_examples: text: Perhaps John will come over for di...
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word: perhaps word_type: noun expansion: perhaps (plural perhapses) forms: form: perhapses tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English perhappes, perhappous, variant of earlier perhap (“perhaps, possibly”), equivalent to per + hap (“chance, coincidence”) + -s. senses_examples: t...
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word: actrice word_type: noun expansion: actrice (plural actrices) forms: form: actrices tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From French actrice, from Latin actrīx. Doublet of actrix. senses_examples: text: These Actrices, perhaps in their first Scenes, found some applause amongst thems...
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word: innkeeper word_type: noun expansion: innkeeper (plural innkeepers) forms: form: innkeepers tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English inkeper; equivalent to inn + keeper. Compare Middle English inholder (“innkeeper”). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: ...
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word: acicular word_type: adj expansion: acicular (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Latin aciculāris. senses_examples: text: 1992, Oliver Sacks, Migraine, Berkeley: University of California Press, revised and expanded edition, Part 5, Chapter 17, p. 279, Sometimes these networks ...