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23200	word: Abbasid word_type: noun expansion: Abbasid (plural Abbasids) forms: form: Abbasids tags: plural wikipedia: Abbasid etymology_text: From Medieval Latin Abbasidae, from Abbas + -idae. Compare Seleucid etc. Equivalent to Abbas + -id. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A mem...
23201	word: Abbasid word_type: adj expansion: Abbasid (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Medieval Latin Abbasidae, from Abbas + -idae. Compare Seleucid etc. Equivalent to Abbas + -id. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Of or relating to the Abbasid caliphs. senses_topics:...
23202	word: bathe word_type: verb expansion: bathe (third-person singular simple present bathes, present participle bathing, simple past and past participle bathed) forms: form: bathes tags: present singular third-person form: bathing tags: participle present form: bathed tag...
23203	word: bathe word_type: noun expansion: bathe (plural bathes) forms: form: bathes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English bathen, from Old English baþian (“to bathe, wash”), from Proto-West Germanic baþōn, from Proto-Germanic baþōną (“to bathe”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰe...
23204	word: rapparee word_type: noun expansion: rapparee (plural rapparees) forms: form: rapparees tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: from Irish rapaire, variant of ropaire (“cutpurse”). senses_examples: text: And then he would relate stories of banshees, and robberies, and ghosts, and hair-...
23205	word: Romansh word_type: name expansion: Romansh forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative form of Romansch senses_topics:
23206	word: lab word_type: noun expansion: lab (plural labs) forms: form: labs tags: plural wikipedia: lab etymology_text: senses_examples: text: I was working in the lab late one night When my eyes beheld an eerie sight For my monster, from his slab, began to rise And suddenly, to my surprise He...
23207	word: lab word_type: noun expansion: lab (plural labs) forms: form: labs tags: plural wikipedia: lab etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A Labrador retriever. senses_topics:
23208	word: labyrinthine word_type: adj expansion: labyrinthine (comparative more labyrinthine, superlative most labyrinthine) forms: form: more labyrinthine tags: comparative form: most labyrinthine tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From labyrinth + -ine. senses_examples: text...
23209	word: yob word_type: noun expansion: yob (plural yobs) forms: form: yobs tags: plural wikipedia: yob etymology_text: Backslang for boy. The second sense was likely influenced by hobnob and/or yokel. senses_examples: text: And you bet that each gal, not to mention each yob, ref: 1897, A...
23210	word: nab word_type: verb expansion: nab (third-person singular simple present nabs, present participle nabbing, simple past and past participle nabbed) forms: form: nabs tags: present singular third-person form: nabbing tags: participle present form: nabbed tags: p...
23211	word: nab word_type: noun expansion: nab (plural nabs) forms: form: nabs tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Compare knap, knop, knob. senses_examples: text: At Clayton point and other nabs to the south of Scarborough. ref: 1828, George Young, A Geological Survey of the Yorkshire ...
23212	word: septemfluous word_type: adj expansion: septemfluous (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Latin septemfluus. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Flowing in seven streams. senses_topics:
23213	word: transmogrify word_type: verb expansion: transmogrify (third-person singular simple present transmogrifies, present participle transmogrifying, simple past and past participle transmogrified) forms: form: transmogrifies tags: present singular third-person form: transmogrifying tag...
23214	word: tongue-twister word_type: noun expansion: tongue-twister (plural tongue-twisters) forms: form: tongue-twisters tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: The present name being a translation, "in brief," of the original tongue-twister, meaning "the river of the ro...
23215	word: scelerat word_type: noun expansion: scelerat (plural scelerats) forms: form: scelerats tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from French scélérat, from Latin scelerātus, past participle of scelerāre (“to pollute, defile”), from scelus (“crime”). senses_examples: senses_categorie...
23216	word: visage word_type: noun expansion: visage (plural visages) forms: form: visages tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English visage, from Anglo-Norman visage, from Vulgar Latin *vīsāticum, derived from Latin vīsus (“appearance, sight”), derived from vidēre (“to see”). Compare ...
23217	word: fab word_type: adj expansion: fab (comparative fabber, superlative fabbest) forms: form: fabber tags: comparative form: fabbest tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From fabulous, by shortening. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: fabulous (great or s...
23218	word: fab word_type: noun expansion: fab (plural fabs) forms: form: fabs tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From fabricate and its derived terms, by shortening. senses_examples: text: The chip fab will double its production next year. type: example senses_categories: senses_glos...
23219	word: fab word_type: verb expansion: fab (third-person singular simple present fabs, present participle fabbing, simple past and past participle fabbed) forms: form: fabs tags: present singular third-person form: fabbing tags: participle present form: fabbed tags: p...
23220	word: theomachy word_type: noun expansion: theomachy (countable and uncountable, plural theomachies) forms: form: theomachies tags: plural wikipedia: theomachy etymology_text: From Ancient Greek θεομαχία (theomakhía, “battle of the gods”), from θεός (theós, “god”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle”). Equival...
23221	word: Belarussian word_type: adj expansion: Belarussian (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative form of Belarusian senses_topics:
23222	word: Belarussian word_type: noun expansion: Belarussian (plural Belarussians) forms: form: Belarussians tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative form of Belarusian senses_topics:
23223	word: Belarussian word_type: name expansion: Belarussian forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative form of Belarusian senses_topics:
23224	word: tribade word_type: noun expansion: tribade (plural tribades) forms: form: tribades tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle French tribade, and its source, Latin tribad-, from Koine Greek τριβάς (tribás), from Ancient Greek τρίβω (tríbō, “to rub”). senses_examples: text: Go...
23225	word: indubitably word_type: adv expansion: indubitably (comparative more indubitably, superlative most indubitably) forms: form: more indubitably tags: comparative form: most indubitably tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From indubitable + -ly. senses_examples: text: ...
23226	word: renegade word_type: noun expansion: renegade (plural renegades) forms: form: renegades tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, perfect participle of renegō (“I deny”). See also renege. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_gloss...
23227	word: renegade word_type: verb expansion: renegade (third-person singular simple present renegades, present participle renegading, simple past and past participle renegaded) forms: form: renegades tags: present singular third-person form: renegading tags: participle present f...
23228	word: renegade word_type: adj expansion: renegade (comparative more renegade, superlative most renegade) forms: form: more renegade tags: comparative form: most renegade tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, perfect particip...
23229	word: philosophe word_type: noun expansion: philosophe (plural philosophes) forms: form: philosophes tags: plural wikipedia: philosophe etymology_text: Borrowed from French philosophe (“philosopher”). senses_examples: text: Dynes, good superannuated philosophe that he is, is as anti-clerica...
23230	word: roomy word_type: adj expansion: roomy (comparative roomier, superlative roomiest) forms: form: roomier tags: comparative form: roomiest tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From room + -y. senses_examples: text: Our new apartment is roomy enough to accommodate all ...
23231	word: roomy word_type: noun expansion: roomy (plural roomies) forms: form: roomies tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From room + -y. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative spelling of roomie senses_topics:
23232	word: sockdolager word_type: noun expansion: sockdolager (plural sockdolagers) forms: form: sockdolagers tags: plural wikipedia: John Russell Bartlett Michael Quinion etymology_text: Unknown, 1827 US, presumably fanciful variant of sock (“to hit”); compare contemporary fanciful American coinages...
23233	word: origami word_type: noun expansion: origami (countable and uncountable, plural origamis) forms: form: origamis tags: plural wikipedia: origami etymology_text: Borrowed from Japanese 折(お)り紙(がみ) (origami), from 折(お)り (ori, “to fold”) + 紙(かみ) (kami, “paper”). senses_examples: text: The pr...
23234	word: origami word_type: verb expansion: origami (third-person singular simple present origamis, present participle origamiing, simple past and past participle origamied) forms: form: origamis tags: present singular third-person form: origamiing tags: participle present form:...
23235	word: solder word_type: noun expansion: solder (countable and uncountable, plural solders) forms: form: solders tags: plural wikipedia: solder etymology_text: From Middle English souder, soudere, soudur (noun), from Old French soldure, soudeure (noun), from Old French souder, solder (“to solder”, ...
23236	word: solder word_type: verb expansion: solder (third-person singular simple present solders, present participle soldering, simple past and past participle soldered) forms: form: solders tags: present singular third-person form: soldering tags: participle present form: so...
23237	word: spadassin word_type: noun expansion: spadassin (plural spadassins) forms: form: spadassins tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From French spadassin, itself from Italian spadaccino (“swordsman”). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: a fighter, duelist. senses_topics:
23238	word: blend word_type: noun expansion: blend (plural blends) forms: form: blends tags: plural wikipedia: Blend_word etymology_text: From Middle English blenden, either from Old English blandan, blondan, ġeblandan, ġeblendan or from Old Norse blanda (“to blend, mix”) (which was originally a strong ...
23239	word: blend word_type: verb expansion: blend (third-person singular simple present blends, present participle blending, simple past and past participle blended or (poetic) blent) forms: form: blends tags: present singular third-person form: blending tags: participle present f...
23240	word: incursion word_type: noun expansion: incursion (plural incursions) forms: form: incursions tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English, borrowed from Old French, from Latin incursiō, incursiōnem. senses_examples: text: Fascinating though the journey is to the traveller...
23241	word: tatterdemalion word_type: adj expansion: tatterdemalion (comparative more tatterdemalion, superlative most tatterdemalion) forms: form: more tatterdemalion tags: comparative form: most tatterdemalion tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: First attested circa 1608. An earl...
23242	word: tatterdemalion word_type: noun expansion: tatterdemalion (plural tatterdemalions) forms: form: tatterdemalions tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: First attested circa 1608. An early spelling was tatter-de-mallion, rhymed with Italian. The first part of the word is tatter; the origin of...
23243	word: dine word_type: verb expansion: dine (third-person singular simple present dines, present participle dining, simple past and past participle dined) forms: form: dines tags: present singular third-person form: dining tags: participle present form: dined tags: p...
23244	word: dine word_type: noun expansion: dine (uncountable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English dynen, from Old French disner (“to dine, eat the main meal of the day”), from Vulgar Latin disiūnāre (“to eat breakfast”), from disieiūnāre (“to break the fast”), from Late Latin, from dis- + iēi...
23245	word: salamandroid word_type: adj expansion: salamandroid (comparative more salamandroid, superlative most salamandroid) forms: form: more salamandroid tags: comparative form: most salamandroid tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From salamander + -oid. senses_examples: sens...
23246	word: salamandroid word_type: noun expansion: salamandroid (plural salamandroids) forms: form: salamandroids tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From salamander + -oid. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Any salamander of the suborder Salamandroidea. senses_topics:
23247	word: fajita word_type: noun expansion: fajita (plural fajitas) forms: form: fajitas tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From American Spanish fajita, diminutive of faja (“strip, band”). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A Tex-Mex dish of strips of spicy marinated meat a...
23248	word: tenor word_type: noun expansion: tenor (countable and uncountable, plural tenors) forms: form: tenors tags: plural wikipedia: Tenor (disambiguation) etymology_text: From Middle English tenour, from Anglo-Norman tenour, from Old French tenor (“substance, contents, meaning, sense; tenor part i...
23249	word: tenor word_type: adj expansion: tenor (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: Tenor (disambiguation) etymology_text: From Middle English tenour, from Anglo-Norman tenour, from Old French tenor (“substance, contents, meaning, sense; tenor part in music”), from Latin tenor (“course, continuance; holder”), fro...
23250	word: spawn word_type: verb expansion: spawn (third-person singular simple present spawns, present participle spawning, simple past and past participle spawned) forms: form: spawns tags: present singular third-person form: spawning tags: participle present form: spawned ...
23251	word: spawn word_type: noun expansion: spawn (countable and uncountable, plural spawn or spawns) forms: form: spawn tags: plural form: spawns tags: plural wikipedia: spawn etymology_text: From Middle English spawne, from the verb (see above). senses_examples: text: This dreadfu...
23252	word: chiaroscuro word_type: noun expansion: chiaroscuro (countable and uncountable, plural chiaroscuros or chiaroscuri) forms: form: chiaroscuros tags: plural form: chiaroscuri tags: plural wikipedia: chiaroscuro etymology_text: Mid-17th century, borrowed from Italian chiaroscuro, fro...
23253	word: chiaroscuro word_type: adj expansion: chiaroscuro (comparative more chiaroscuro, superlative most chiaroscuro) forms: form: more chiaroscuro tags: comparative form: most chiaroscuro tags: superlative wikipedia: chiaroscuro etymology_text: Mid-17th century, borrowed from Italian c...
23254	word: cretin word_type: noun expansion: cretin (plural cretins) forms: form: cretins tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From French crétin (“cretin, idiot”), likely from crestin, an Alpine dialectal form of chrétien, from Latin christiānus in the lost sense of “anyone in Christendom”, often ...
23255	word: limousine word_type: noun expansion: limousine (plural limousines) forms: form: limousines tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from French limousine, from region Limousin, originally an adjective referring to the city Limoges, from Latin Lemovices (adjective Lemovicīnus), name ...
23256	word: grieve word_type: verb expansion: grieve (third-person singular simple present grieves, present participle grieving, simple past and past participle grieved) forms: form: grieves tags: present singular third-person form: grieving tags: participle present form: griev...
23257	word: grieve word_type: noun expansion: grieve (plural grieves) forms: form: grieves tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English greve, greyve, grave, grafe, from Old Norse greifi, from Middle Low German grēve, grâve, related to Old English grœfa, groefa, variants of Old English ġ...
23258	word: faux word_type: adj expansion: faux (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Unadapted borrowing from French faux. Doublet of false. senses_examples: text: He modernizes the faux-archaic “withouten wind, withouten tide” to the more pointed and concrete “without a breeze, without a tide...
23259	word: ellen word_type: noun expansion: ellen (uncountable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English elne, ellen, from Old English ellen (“zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention”), from Proto-West Germanic alljan, from Proto-Germanic aljaną (“zeal, power, c...
23260	word: managerial word_type: adj expansion: managerial (comparative more managerial, superlative most managerial) forms: form: more managerial tags: comparative form: most managerial tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From manager + -ial. senses_examples: text: I left t...
23261	word: pronounce word_type: verb expansion: pronounce (third-person singular simple present pronounces, present participle pronouncing, simple past and past participle pronounced) forms: form: pronounces tags: present singular third-person form: pronouncing tags: participle pres...
23262	word: smoko word_type: noun expansion: smoko (plural smokos) forms: form: smokos tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From smoke + -o. senses_examples: text: We saw the innards of a submarine, and afterwards, at smoke-oh, I entertained the men with my story of the bagman's battle with Jo...
23263	word: perform word_type: verb expansion: perform (third-person singular simple present performs, present participle performing, simple past and past participle performed) forms: form: performs tags: present singular third-person form: performing tags: participle present form:...
23264	word: decimate word_type: verb expansion: decimate (third-person singular simple present decimates, present participle decimating, simple past and past participle decimated) forms: form: decimates tags: present singular third-person form: decimating tags: participle present f...
23265	word: decimate word_type: noun expansion: decimate (plural decimates) forms: form: decimates tags: plural wikipedia: decimation (Roman army) etymology_text: Borrowed from Latin decimāre (“to take or offer a tenth part”), from decimus (“tenth”). As a noun, via Latin decimatus (“tithing area; tithin...
23266	word: manufacture word_type: noun expansion: manufacture (plural manufactures) forms: form: manufactures tags: plural wikipedia: manufacture etymology_text: From Middle French manufacture, from Old French, from Medieval Latin manūfactūra (“a making by hand”), from manūfactus, a compound of manū fa...
23267	word: manufacture word_type: verb expansion: manufacture (third-person singular simple present manufactures, present participle manufacturing, simple past and past participle manufactured) forms: form: manufactures tags: present singular third-person form: manufacturing tags: parti...
23268	word: Abdullah word_type: name expansion: Abdullah forms: wikipedia: Abdullah etymology_text: Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه (ʕabdu llāh, “servant of God”, from عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant”) + اللّٰه (allāh, “God”)). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A male given name from Arabic. A s...
23269	word: figment word_type: noun expansion: figment (plural figments) forms: form: figments tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Late Latin figmentum (“anything made, a fiction”), from fingō (“make, form, feign”); see fiction, feign. senses_examples: text: He had not seen sarcomeres: t...
23270	word: wedding word_type: verb expansion: wedding forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English wedding, weddynge, from Old English weddung (“betrothal, espousal”), equivalent to wed + -ing. Cognate with Middle Dutch weddinghe. senses_examples: text: Accordingly the Prince, accepting her larges...
23271	word: wedding word_type: noun expansion: wedding (plural weddings) forms: form: weddings tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English wedding, weddynge, from Old English weddung (“betrothal, espousal”), equivalent to wed + -ing. Cognate with Middle Dutch weddinghe. senses_examples:...
23272	word: wedding word_type: verb expansion: wedding (third-person singular simple present weddings, present participle weddinging, simple past and past participle weddinged) forms: form: weddings tags: present singular third-person form: weddinging tags: participle present form:...
23273	word: unalike word_type: adj expansion: unalike (comparative more unalike, superlative most unalike) forms: form: more unalike tags: comparative form: most unalike tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From un- + alike. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: of...
23274	word: raise word_type: verb expansion: raise (third-person singular simple present raises, present participle raising, simple past and past participle raised) forms: form: raises tags: present singular third-person form: raising tags: participle present form: raised tag...
23275	word: raise word_type: noun expansion: raise (plural raises) forms: form: raises tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English reysen, raisen, reisen, from Old Norse reisa (“to raise”), from Proto-Germanic raisijaną, raizijaną (“to raise”), causative form of Proto-Germanic *rīsaną...
23276	word: raise word_type: noun expansion: raise (plural raises) forms: form: raises tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Old Norse hreysi; the spelling came about under the influence of the folk etymology that derived it from the verb. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_gl...
23277	word: fundraiser word_type: noun expansion: fundraiser (plural fundraisers) forms: form: fundraisers tags: plural wikipedia: fundraising etymology_text: From fund + raiser. senses_examples: text: This year’s fundraiser will be a walkathon. type: example text: But the most politic...
23278	word: albino word_type: adj expansion: albino (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Portuguese albino and Spanish albino. * Portuguese albino is from Medieval Latin albinus, from Latin albus * Spanish albino is diminutive of albo, from Latin albus (“white”). senses_examples: sens...
23279	word: albino word_type: noun expansion: albino (plural albinos or albinoes) forms: form: albinos tags: plural form: albinoes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Portuguese albino and Spanish albino. * Portuguese albino is from Medieval Latin albinus, from Latin albus...
23280	word: confluence word_type: noun expansion: confluence (plural confluences) forms: form: confluences tags: plural wikipedia: confluence (disambiguation) etymology_text: From late Middle English confluence, from Late Latin cōnfluentia (“a flowing together, conflux”), from cōnfluēns (present partici...
23281	word: greenshirt word_type: noun expansion: greenshirt (plural greenshirts) forms: form: greenshirts tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Bahuvrihi compound of green + shirt. Compare Brownshirt in Nazi sense. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A member of Canada's Social...
23282	word: Blueshirt word_type: noun expansion: Blueshirt (plural Blueshirts) forms: form: Blueshirts tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From blue + shirt. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A member of an Irish fascist organization led by Eoin O'Duffy. Any person a...
23283	word: saxum word_type: noun expansion: saxum (plural saxa) forms: form: saxa tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: a boulder, in geographic names on asteroids senses_topics: astronomy natural-sciences
23284	word: sojourn word_type: noun expansion: sojourn (plural sojourns) forms: form: sojourns tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English sojourne (noun) and sojournen (verb), from Old French sojor, sojorner (modern séjour, séjourner), from (assumed) Vulgar Latin *subdiurnāre, from Lat...
23285	word: sojourn word_type: verb expansion: sojourn (third-person singular simple present sojourns, present participle sojourning, simple past and past participle sojourned) forms: form: sojourns tags: present singular third-person form: sojourning tags: participle present form:...
23286	word: fix word_type: verb expansion: fix (third-person singular simple present fixes, present participle fixing, simple past and past participle fixt or fixed) forms: form: fixes tags: present singular third-person form: fixing tags: participle present form: fixt tags: ...
23287	word: fix word_type: noun expansion: fix (plural fixes) forms: form: fixes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English fixen, borrowed from Old French *fixer (attested only as ficher, fichier; > English fitch), from fixe (“fastened; fixed”), from Latin fīxus (“immovable; steady; s...
23288	word: levin word_type: noun expansion: levin (countable and uncountable, plural levins) forms: form: levins tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English levene. Spellings in Middle English and Early Modern English include leven, levin, levyn, leiven, and leyven. The earlier etymolo...
23289	word: kea word_type: noun expansion: kea (plural keas or kea) forms: form: keas tags: plural form: kea tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Maori kea. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Nestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand. senses_topics:
23290	word: crop word_type: noun expansion: crop (plural crops) forms: form: crops tags: plural wikipedia: crop (disambiguation) etymology_text: From Middle English crop, croppe, from Old English crop, cropp, croppa (“the head or top of a plant, a sprout or herb, a bunch or cluster of flowers, an ear of...
23291	word: crop word_type: verb expansion: crop (third-person singular simple present crops, present participle cropping, simple past and past participle cropped) forms: form: crops tags: present singular third-person form: cropping tags: participle present form: cropped tag...
23292	word: birch word_type: noun expansion: birch (countable and uncountable, plural birches) forms: form: birches tags: plural wikipedia: birch etymology_text: PIE word bʰerHǵós From Middle English birche, birk, from Old English birċe, bierċe, from Proto-West Germanic birkijā, from Proto-Germanic *...
23293	word: birch word_type: verb expansion: birch (third-person singular simple present birches, present participle birching, simple past and past participle birched) forms: form: birches tags: present singular third-person form: birching tags: participle present form: birched...
23294	word: Sapphic word_type: adj expansion: Sapphic (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Sappho (Ancient Greek Σαπφώ (Sapphṓ)) + -ic, whence Latin Sapphicus. Sense related to sexuality alludes to Sappho's poetry discussing love between women (see also lesbian). senses_examples: senses_categorie...
23295	word: Sapphic word_type: noun expansion: Sapphic (plural Sapphics) forms: form: Sapphics tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Sappho (Ancient Greek Σαπφώ (Sapphṓ)) + -ic, whence Latin Sapphicus. Sense related to sexuality alludes to Sappho's poetry discussing love between women (see also lesbi...
23296	word: once-removed word_type: adj expansion: once-removed (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative spelling of once removed senses_topics:
23297	word: clochard word_type: noun expansion: clochard (plural clochards) forms: form: clochards tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from French clochard. senses_examples: text: He nearly fell over the Pont Neuf, enjoyed the conversation and esteem of several hairy clochards, and w...
23298	word: once removed word_type: adj expansion: once removed (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: Phil and Andre are first cousins once removed. type: example senses_categories: senses_glosses: One generation apart. senses_topics:
23299	word: blazar word_type: noun expansion: blazar (plural blazars) forms: form: blazars tags: plural wikipedia: BL Lac object blazar etymology_text: Blend of B + L + Lac + quasar. Coined by astronomer Edward Spiegel in 1978 from BL Lac object and quasar, punning blazing from its optical presentatio...

23200

word: Abbasid word_type: noun expansion: Abbasid (plural Abbasids) forms: form: Abbasids tags: plural wikipedia: Abbasid etymology_text: From Medieval Latin Abbasidae, from Abbas + -idae. Compare Seleucid etc. Equivalent to Abbas + -id. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A mem...

23201

word: Abbasid word_type: adj expansion: Abbasid (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Medieval Latin Abbasidae, from Abbas + -idae. Compare Seleucid etc. Equivalent to Abbas + -id. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Of or relating to the Abbasid caliphs. senses_topics:...

23202

word: bathe word_type: verb expansion: bathe (third-person singular simple present bathes, present participle bathing, simple past and past participle bathed) forms: form: bathes tags: present singular third-person form: bathing tags: participle present form: bathed tag...

23203

word: bathe word_type: noun expansion: bathe (plural bathes) forms: form: bathes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English bathen, from Old English baþian (“to bathe, wash”), from Proto-West Germanic *baþōn, from Proto-Germanic *baþōną (“to bathe”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰe...

23204

word: rapparee word_type: noun expansion: rapparee (plural rapparees) forms: form: rapparees tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: from Irish rapaire, variant of ropaire (“cutpurse”). senses_examples: text: And then he would relate stories of banshees, and robberies, and ghosts, and hair-...

23205

word: Romansh word_type: name expansion: Romansh forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative form of Romansch senses_topics:

23206

word: lab word_type: noun expansion: lab (plural labs) forms: form: labs tags: plural wikipedia: lab etymology_text: senses_examples: text: I was working in the lab late one night When my eyes beheld an eerie sight For my monster, from his slab, began to rise And suddenly, to my surprise He...

23207

word: lab word_type: noun expansion: lab (plural labs) forms: form: labs tags: plural wikipedia: lab etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A Labrador retriever. senses_topics:

23208

word: labyrinthine word_type: adj expansion: labyrinthine (comparative more labyrinthine, superlative most labyrinthine) forms: form: more labyrinthine tags: comparative form: most labyrinthine tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From labyrinth + -ine. senses_examples: text...

23209

word: yob word_type: noun expansion: yob (plural yobs) forms: form: yobs tags: plural wikipedia: yob etymology_text: Backslang for boy. The second sense was likely influenced by hobnob and/or yokel. senses_examples: text: And you bet that each gal, not to mention each yob, ref: 1897, A...

23210

word: nab word_type: verb expansion: nab (third-person singular simple present nabs, present participle nabbing, simple past and past participle nabbed) forms: form: nabs tags: present singular third-person form: nabbing tags: participle present form: nabbed tags: p...

23211

word: nab word_type: noun expansion: nab (plural nabs) forms: form: nabs tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Compare knap, knop, knob. senses_examples: text: At Clayton point and other nabs to the south of Scarborough. ref: 1828, George Young, A Geological Survey of the Yorkshire ...

23212

word: septemfluous word_type: adj expansion: septemfluous (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Latin septemfluus. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Flowing in seven streams. senses_topics:

23213

word: transmogrify word_type: verb expansion: transmogrify (third-person singular simple present transmogrifies, present participle transmogrifying, simple past and past participle transmogrified) forms: form: transmogrifies tags: present singular third-person form: transmogrifying tag...

23214

word: tongue-twister word_type: noun expansion: tongue-twister (plural tongue-twisters) forms: form: tongue-twisters tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: The present name being a translation, "in brief," of the original tongue-twister, meaning "the river of the ro...

23215

word: scelerat word_type: noun expansion: scelerat (plural scelerats) forms: form: scelerats tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from French scélérat, from Latin scelerātus, past participle of scelerāre (“to pollute, defile”), from scelus (“crime”). senses_examples: senses_categorie...

23216

word: visage word_type: noun expansion: visage (plural visages) forms: form: visages tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English visage, from Anglo-Norman visage, from Vulgar Latin *vīsāticum, derived from Latin vīsus (“appearance, sight”), derived from vidēre (“to see”). Compare ...

23217

word: fab word_type: adj expansion: fab (comparative fabber, superlative fabbest) forms: form: fabber tags: comparative form: fabbest tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From fabulous, by shortening. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: fabulous (great or s...

23218

word: fab word_type: noun expansion: fab (plural fabs) forms: form: fabs tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From fabricate and its derived terms, by shortening. senses_examples: text: The chip fab will double its production next year. type: example senses_categories: senses_glos...

23219

word: fab word_type: verb expansion: fab (third-person singular simple present fabs, present participle fabbing, simple past and past participle fabbed) forms: form: fabs tags: present singular third-person form: fabbing tags: participle present form: fabbed tags: p...

23220

word: theomachy word_type: noun expansion: theomachy (countable and uncountable, plural theomachies) forms: form: theomachies tags: plural wikipedia: theomachy etymology_text: From Ancient Greek θεομαχία (theomakhía, “battle of the gods”), from θεός (theós, “god”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle”). Equival...

23221

word: Belarussian word_type: adj expansion: Belarussian (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative form of Belarusian senses_topics:

23222

word: Belarussian word_type: noun expansion: Belarussian (plural Belarussians) forms: form: Belarussians tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative form of Belarusian senses_topics:

23223

word: Belarussian word_type: name expansion: Belarussian forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative form of Belarusian senses_topics:

23224

word: tribade word_type: noun expansion: tribade (plural tribades) forms: form: tribades tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle French tribade, and its source, Latin tribad-, from Koine Greek τριβάς (tribás), from Ancient Greek τρίβω (tríbō, “to rub”). senses_examples: text: Go...

23225

word: indubitably word_type: adv expansion: indubitably (comparative more indubitably, superlative most indubitably) forms: form: more indubitably tags: comparative form: most indubitably tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From indubitable + -ly. senses_examples: text: ...

23226

word: renegade word_type: noun expansion: renegade (plural renegades) forms: form: renegades tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, perfect participle of renegō (“I deny”). See also renege. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_gloss...

23227

word: renegade word_type: verb expansion: renegade (third-person singular simple present renegades, present participle renegading, simple past and past participle renegaded) forms: form: renegades tags: present singular third-person form: renegading tags: participle present f...

23228

word: renegade word_type: adj expansion: renegade (comparative more renegade, superlative most renegade) forms: form: more renegade tags: comparative form: most renegade tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, perfect particip...

23229

word: philosophe word_type: noun expansion: philosophe (plural philosophes) forms: form: philosophes tags: plural wikipedia: philosophe etymology_text: Borrowed from French philosophe (“philosopher”). senses_examples: text: Dynes, good superannuated philosophe that he is, is as anti-clerica...

23230

word: roomy word_type: adj expansion: roomy (comparative roomier, superlative roomiest) forms: form: roomier tags: comparative form: roomiest tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From room + -y. senses_examples: text: Our new apartment is roomy enough to accommodate all ...

23231

word: roomy word_type: noun expansion: roomy (plural roomies) forms: form: roomies tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From room + -y. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative spelling of roomie senses_topics:

23232

word: sockdolager word_type: noun expansion: sockdolager (plural sockdolagers) forms: form: sockdolagers tags: plural wikipedia: John Russell Bartlett Michael Quinion etymology_text: Unknown, 1827 US, presumably fanciful variant of sock (“to hit”); compare contemporary fanciful American coinages...

23233

word: origami word_type: noun expansion: origami (countable and uncountable, plural origamis) forms: form: origamis tags: plural wikipedia: origami etymology_text: Borrowed from Japanese 折(お)り紙(がみ) (origami), from 折(お)り (ori, “to fold”) + 紙(かみ) (kami, “paper”). senses_examples: text: The pr...

23234

word: origami word_type: verb expansion: origami (third-person singular simple present origamis, present participle origamiing, simple past and past participle origamied) forms: form: origamis tags: present singular third-person form: origamiing tags: participle present form:...

23235

word: solder word_type: noun expansion: solder (countable and uncountable, plural solders) forms: form: solders tags: plural wikipedia: solder etymology_text: From Middle English souder, soudere, soudur (noun), from Old French soldure, soudeure (noun), from Old French souder, solder (“to solder”, ...

23236

word: solder word_type: verb expansion: solder (third-person singular simple present solders, present participle soldering, simple past and past participle soldered) forms: form: solders tags: present singular third-person form: soldering tags: participle present form: so...

23237

word: spadassin word_type: noun expansion: spadassin (plural spadassins) forms: form: spadassins tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From French spadassin, itself from Italian spadaccino (“swordsman”). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: a fighter, duelist. senses_topics:

23238

word: blend word_type: noun expansion: blend (plural blends) forms: form: blends tags: plural wikipedia: Blend_word etymology_text: From Middle English blenden, either from Old English blandan, blondan, ġeblandan, ġeblendan or from Old Norse blanda (“to blend, mix”) (which was originally a strong ...

23239

word: blend word_type: verb expansion: blend (third-person singular simple present blends, present participle blending, simple past and past participle blended or (poetic) blent) forms: form: blends tags: present singular third-person form: blending tags: participle present f...

23240

word: incursion word_type: noun expansion: incursion (plural incursions) forms: form: incursions tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English, borrowed from Old French, from Latin incursiō, incursiōnem. senses_examples: text: Fascinating though the journey is to the traveller...

23241

word: tatterdemalion word_type: adj expansion: tatterdemalion (comparative more tatterdemalion, superlative most tatterdemalion) forms: form: more tatterdemalion tags: comparative form: most tatterdemalion tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: First attested circa 1608. An earl...

23242

word: tatterdemalion word_type: noun expansion: tatterdemalion (plural tatterdemalions) forms: form: tatterdemalions tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: First attested circa 1608. An early spelling was tatter-de-mallion, rhymed with Italian. The first part of the word is tatter; the origin of...

23243

word: dine word_type: verb expansion: dine (third-person singular simple present dines, present participle dining, simple past and past participle dined) forms: form: dines tags: present singular third-person form: dining tags: participle present form: dined tags: p...

23244

word: dine word_type: noun expansion: dine (uncountable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English dynen, from Old French disner (“to dine, eat the main meal of the day”), from Vulgar Latin *disiūnāre (“to eat breakfast”), from *disieiūnāre (“to break the fast”), from Late Latin, from dis- + iēi...

23245

word: salamandroid word_type: adj expansion: salamandroid (comparative more salamandroid, superlative most salamandroid) forms: form: more salamandroid tags: comparative form: most salamandroid tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From salamander + -oid. senses_examples: sens...

23246

word: salamandroid word_type: noun expansion: salamandroid (plural salamandroids) forms: form: salamandroids tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From salamander + -oid. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Any salamander of the suborder Salamandroidea. senses_topics:

23247

word: fajita word_type: noun expansion: fajita (plural fajitas) forms: form: fajitas tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From American Spanish fajita, diminutive of faja (“strip, band”). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A Tex-Mex dish of strips of spicy marinated meat a...

23248

word: tenor word_type: noun expansion: tenor (countable and uncountable, plural tenors) forms: form: tenors tags: plural wikipedia: Tenor (disambiguation) etymology_text: From Middle English tenour, from Anglo-Norman tenour, from Old French tenor (“substance, contents, meaning, sense; tenor part i...

23249

word: tenor word_type: adj expansion: tenor (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: Tenor (disambiguation) etymology_text: From Middle English tenour, from Anglo-Norman tenour, from Old French tenor (“substance, contents, meaning, sense; tenor part in music”), from Latin tenor (“course, continuance; holder”), fro...

23250

word: spawn word_type: verb expansion: spawn (third-person singular simple present spawns, present participle spawning, simple past and past participle spawned) forms: form: spawns tags: present singular third-person form: spawning tags: participle present form: spawned ...

23251

word: spawn word_type: noun expansion: spawn (countable and uncountable, plural spawn or spawns) forms: form: spawn tags: plural form: spawns tags: plural wikipedia: spawn etymology_text: From Middle English spawne, from the verb (see above). senses_examples: text: This dreadfu...

23252

word: chiaroscuro word_type: noun expansion: chiaroscuro (countable and uncountable, plural chiaroscuros or chiaroscuri) forms: form: chiaroscuros tags: plural form: chiaroscuri tags: plural wikipedia: chiaroscuro etymology_text: Mid-17th century, borrowed from Italian chiaroscuro, fro...

23253

word: chiaroscuro word_type: adj expansion: chiaroscuro (comparative more chiaroscuro, superlative most chiaroscuro) forms: form: more chiaroscuro tags: comparative form: most chiaroscuro tags: superlative wikipedia: chiaroscuro etymology_text: Mid-17th century, borrowed from Italian c...

23254

word: cretin word_type: noun expansion: cretin (plural cretins) forms: form: cretins tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From French crétin (“cretin, idiot”), likely from crestin, an Alpine dialectal form of chrétien, from Latin christiānus in the lost sense of “anyone in Christendom”, often ...

23255

word: limousine word_type: noun expansion: limousine (plural limousines) forms: form: limousines tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from French limousine, from region Limousin, originally an adjective referring to the city Limoges, from Latin Lemovices (adjective Lemovicīnus), name ...

23256

word: grieve word_type: verb expansion: grieve (third-person singular simple present grieves, present participle grieving, simple past and past participle grieved) forms: form: grieves tags: present singular third-person form: grieving tags: participle present form: griev...

23257

word: grieve word_type: noun expansion: grieve (plural grieves) forms: form: grieves tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English greve, greyve, grave, grafe, from Old Norse greifi, from Middle Low German grēve, grâve, related to Old English grœfa, groefa, variants of Old English ġ...

23258

word: faux word_type: adj expansion: faux (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Unadapted borrowing from French faux. Doublet of false. senses_examples: text: He modernizes the faux-archaic “withouten wind, withouten tide” to the more pointed and concrete “without a breeze, without a tide...

23259

word: ellen word_type: noun expansion: ellen (uncountable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English elne, ellen, from Old English ellen (“zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention”), from Proto-West Germanic *alljan, from Proto-Germanic *aljaną (“zeal, power, c...

23260

word: managerial word_type: adj expansion: managerial (comparative more managerial, superlative most managerial) forms: form: more managerial tags: comparative form: most managerial tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From manager + -ial. senses_examples: text: I left t...

23261

word: pronounce word_type: verb expansion: pronounce (third-person singular simple present pronounces, present participle pronouncing, simple past and past participle pronounced) forms: form: pronounces tags: present singular third-person form: pronouncing tags: participle pres...

23262

word: smoko word_type: noun expansion: smoko (plural smokos) forms: form: smokos tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From smoke + -o. senses_examples: text: We saw the innards of a submarine, and afterwards, at smoke-oh, I entertained the men with my story of the bagman's battle with Jo...

23263

word: perform word_type: verb expansion: perform (third-person singular simple present performs, present participle performing, simple past and past participle performed) forms: form: performs tags: present singular third-person form: performing tags: participle present form:...

23264

word: decimate word_type: verb expansion: decimate (third-person singular simple present decimates, present participle decimating, simple past and past participle decimated) forms: form: decimates tags: present singular third-person form: decimating tags: participle present f...

23265

word: decimate word_type: noun expansion: decimate (plural decimates) forms: form: decimates tags: plural wikipedia: decimation (Roman army) etymology_text: Borrowed from Latin decimāre (“to take or offer a tenth part”), from decimus (“tenth”). As a noun, via Latin decimatus (“tithing area; tithin...

23266

word: manufacture word_type: noun expansion: manufacture (plural manufactures) forms: form: manufactures tags: plural wikipedia: manufacture etymology_text: From Middle French manufacture, from Old French, from Medieval Latin manūfactūra (“a making by hand”), from manūfactus, a compound of manū fa...

23267

word: manufacture word_type: verb expansion: manufacture (third-person singular simple present manufactures, present participle manufacturing, simple past and past participle manufactured) forms: form: manufactures tags: present singular third-person form: manufacturing tags: parti...

23268

word: Abdullah word_type: name expansion: Abdullah forms: wikipedia: Abdullah etymology_text: Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه (ʕabdu llāh, “servant of God”, from عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant”) + اللّٰه (allāh, “God”)). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A male given name from Arabic. A s...

23269

word: figment word_type: noun expansion: figment (plural figments) forms: form: figments tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Late Latin figmentum (“anything made, a fiction”), from fingō (“make, form, feign”); see fiction, feign. senses_examples: text: He had not seen sarcomeres: t...

23270

word: wedding word_type: verb expansion: wedding forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English wedding, weddynge, from Old English weddung (“betrothal, espousal”), equivalent to wed + -ing. Cognate with Middle Dutch weddinghe. senses_examples: text: Accordingly the Prince, accepting her larges...

23271

word: wedding word_type: noun expansion: wedding (plural weddings) forms: form: weddings tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English wedding, weddynge, from Old English weddung (“betrothal, espousal”), equivalent to wed + -ing. Cognate with Middle Dutch weddinghe. senses_examples:...

23272

word: wedding word_type: verb expansion: wedding (third-person singular simple present weddings, present participle weddinging, simple past and past participle weddinged) forms: form: weddings tags: present singular third-person form: weddinging tags: participle present form:...

23273

word: unalike word_type: adj expansion: unalike (comparative more unalike, superlative most unalike) forms: form: more unalike tags: comparative form: most unalike tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From un- + alike. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: of...

23274

word: raise word_type: verb expansion: raise (third-person singular simple present raises, present participle raising, simple past and past participle raised) forms: form: raises tags: present singular third-person form: raising tags: participle present form: raised tag...

23275

word: raise word_type: noun expansion: raise (plural raises) forms: form: raises tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English reysen, raisen, reisen, from Old Norse reisa (“to raise”), from Proto-Germanic *raisijaną, *raizijaną (“to raise”), causative form of Proto-Germanic *rīsaną...

23276

word: raise word_type: noun expansion: raise (plural raises) forms: form: raises tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Old Norse hreysi; the spelling came about under the influence of the folk etymology that derived it from the verb. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_gl...

23277

word: fundraiser word_type: noun expansion: fundraiser (plural fundraisers) forms: form: fundraisers tags: plural wikipedia: fundraising etymology_text: From fund + raiser. senses_examples: text: This year’s fundraiser will be a walkathon. type: example text: But the most politic...

23278

word: albino word_type: adj expansion: albino (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Portuguese albino and Spanish albino. * Portuguese albino is from Medieval Latin albinus, from Latin albus * Spanish albino is diminutive of albo, from Latin albus (“white”). senses_examples: sens...

23279

word: albino word_type: noun expansion: albino (plural albinos or albinoes) forms: form: albinos tags: plural form: albinoes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Portuguese albino and Spanish albino. * Portuguese albino is from Medieval Latin albinus, from Latin albus...

23280

word: confluence word_type: noun expansion: confluence (plural confluences) forms: form: confluences tags: plural wikipedia: confluence (disambiguation) etymology_text: From late Middle English confluence, from Late Latin cōnfluentia (“a flowing together, conflux”), from cōnfluēns (present partici...

23281

word: greenshirt word_type: noun expansion: greenshirt (plural greenshirts) forms: form: greenshirts tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Bahuvrihi compound of green + shirt. Compare Brownshirt in Nazi sense. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A member of Canada's Social...

23282

word: Blueshirt word_type: noun expansion: Blueshirt (plural Blueshirts) forms: form: Blueshirts tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From blue + shirt. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A member of an Irish fascist organization led by Eoin O'Duffy. Any person a...

23283

word: saxum word_type: noun expansion: saxum (plural saxa) forms: form: saxa tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: a boulder, in geographic names on asteroids senses_topics: astronomy natural-sciences

23284

word: sojourn word_type: noun expansion: sojourn (plural sojourns) forms: form: sojourns tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English sojourne (noun) and sojournen (verb), from Old French sojor, sojorner (modern séjour, séjourner), from (assumed) Vulgar Latin *subdiurnāre, from Lat...

23285

word: sojourn word_type: verb expansion: sojourn (third-person singular simple present sojourns, present participle sojourning, simple past and past participle sojourned) forms: form: sojourns tags: present singular third-person form: sojourning tags: participle present form:...

23286

word: fix word_type: verb expansion: fix (third-person singular simple present fixes, present participle fixing, simple past and past participle fixt or fixed) forms: form: fixes tags: present singular third-person form: fixing tags: participle present form: fixt tags: ...

23287

word: fix word_type: noun expansion: fix (plural fixes) forms: form: fixes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English fixen, borrowed from Old French *fixer (attested only as ficher, fichier; > English fitch), from fixe (“fastened; fixed”), from Latin fīxus (“immovable; steady; s...

23288

word: levin word_type: noun expansion: levin (countable and uncountable, plural levins) forms: form: levins tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English levene. Spellings in Middle English and Early Modern English include leven, levin, levyn, leiven, and leyven. The earlier etymolo...

23289

word: kea word_type: noun expansion: kea (plural keas or kea) forms: form: keas tags: plural form: kea tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Maori kea. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Nestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand. senses_topics:

23290

word: crop word_type: noun expansion: crop (plural crops) forms: form: crops tags: plural wikipedia: crop (disambiguation) etymology_text: From Middle English crop, croppe, from Old English crop, cropp, croppa (“the head or top of a plant, a sprout or herb, a bunch or cluster of flowers, an ear of...

23291

word: crop word_type: verb expansion: crop (third-person singular simple present crops, present participle cropping, simple past and past participle cropped) forms: form: crops tags: present singular third-person form: cropping tags: participle present form: cropped tag...

23292

word: birch word_type: noun expansion: birch (countable and uncountable, plural birches) forms: form: birches tags: plural wikipedia: birch etymology_text: PIE word *bʰerHǵós From Middle English birche, birk, from Old English birċe, bierċe, from Proto-West Germanic *birkijā, from Proto-Germanic *...

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word: birch word_type: verb expansion: birch (third-person singular simple present birches, present participle birching, simple past and past participle birched) forms: form: birches tags: present singular third-person form: birching tags: participle present form: birched...

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word: Sapphic word_type: adj expansion: Sapphic (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Sappho (Ancient Greek Σαπφώ (Sapphṓ)) + -ic, whence Latin Sapphicus. Sense related to sexuality alludes to Sappho's poetry discussing love between women (see also lesbian). senses_examples: senses_categorie...

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word: Sapphic word_type: noun expansion: Sapphic (plural Sapphics) forms: form: Sapphics tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Sappho (Ancient Greek Σαπφώ (Sapphṓ)) + -ic, whence Latin Sapphicus. Sense related to sexuality alludes to Sappho's poetry discussing love between women (see also lesbi...

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word: once-removed word_type: adj expansion: once-removed (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative spelling of once removed senses_topics:

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word: clochard word_type: noun expansion: clochard (plural clochards) forms: form: clochards tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from French clochard. senses_examples: text: He nearly fell over the Pont Neuf, enjoyed the conversation and esteem of several hairy clochards, and w...

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word: once removed word_type: adj expansion: once removed (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: Phil and Andre are first cousins once removed. type: example senses_categories: senses_glosses: One generation apart. senses_topics:

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word: blazar word_type: noun expansion: blazar (plural blazars) forms: form: blazars tags: plural wikipedia: BL Lac object blazar etymology_text: Blend of B + L + Lac + quasar. Coined by astronomer Edward Spiegel in 1978 from BL Lac object and quasar, punning blazing from its optical presentatio...