micaebe/wikitionary_processed · Datasets at Hugging Face

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23300	word: characteristically word_type: adv expansion: characteristically (comparative more characteristically, superlative most characteristically) forms: form: more characteristically tags: comparative form: most characteristically tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From chara...
23301	word: dissimilar word_type: adj expansion: dissimilar (comparative more dissimilar, superlative most dissimilar) forms: form: more dissimilar tags: comparative form: most dissimilar tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From dis- + similar. senses_examples: senses_categories: ...
23302	word: dissimilar word_type: noun expansion: dissimilar (plural dissimilars) forms: form: dissimilars tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From dis- + similar. senses_examples: text: Whether or not the primary function of a good metaphor is the appreciation of the similarity of dissimilar...
23303	word: reed word_type: noun expansion: reed (countable and uncountable, plural reeds) forms: form: reeds tags: plural wikipedia: Noctes Atticae reed etymology_text: From Middle English red, reed, from Old English hrēod, from Proto-West Germanic *hreud, of uncertain origin. Akin to Saterland Frisi...
23304	word: reed word_type: verb expansion: reed (third-person singular simple present reeds, present participle reeding, simple past and past participle reeded) forms: form: reeds tags: present singular third-person form: reeding tags: participle present form: reeded tags: ...
23305	word: reed word_type: verb expansion: reed forms: wikipedia: reed etymology_text: See ree. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: simple past and past participle of ree senses_topics:
23306	word: reed word_type: noun expansion: reed (plural reeds) forms: form: reeds tags: plural wikipedia: reed etymology_text: From Middle English rede (“abomasum”), from Old English rēada, from Proto-West Germanic *raudō. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: The fourth stomach of a ...
23307	word: beater word_type: noun expansion: beater (plural beaters) forms: form: beaters tags: plural wikipedia: beater etymology_text: From Middle English beter, betere, bettere, from Old English bēatere (“a beater; boxer, fighter; champion”), equivalent to beat + -er. Related to beetle (“a type of m...
23308	word: beater word_type: noun expansion: beater (plural beaters) forms: form: beaters tags: plural wikipedia: beater etymology_text: By shortening from wifebeater. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A sleeveless undershirt. senses_topics:
23309	word: cleistogamy word_type: noun expansion: cleistogamy (uncountable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Ancient Greek κλειστός (kleistós, “closed”) + -gamy. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud. senses_to...
23310	word: wyvern word_type: noun expansion: wyvern (plural wyverns) forms: form: wyverns tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Alteration of Middle English wyver (“viper”), borrowed from Old Northern French wivre, from Latin vīpera (“viper; snake, serpent”). Doublet of weever and viper. senses_exam...
23311	word: letteral word_type: adj expansion: letteral (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: James Cooke Brown etymology_text: From letter + -al. The Lojban sense was coined by James Cooke Brown by analogy with numeral. senses_examples: text: [A certain effect is achieved] by a letter, by “old man R”, as the ...
23312	word: letteral word_type: noun expansion: letteral (plural letterals) forms: form: letterals tags: plural wikipedia: James Cooke Brown etymology_text: From letter + -al. The Lojban sense was coined by James Cooke Brown by analogy with numeral. senses_examples: text: In order to avoid the cha...
23313	word: good day word_type: phrase expansion: good day forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: Good day, gentlemen. type: example text: Perhaps another time. Good day. type: example text: This is an invitation-only party! Now, good day! ref: 2012, Mike Cer...
23314	word: sour word_type: adj expansion: sour (comparative sourer, superlative sourest) forms: form: sourer tags: comparative form: sourest tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English sour, from Old English sūr (“sour”), from Proto-West Germanic *sūr, from Proto-Germa...
23315	word: sour word_type: noun expansion: sour (countable and uncountable, plural sours) forms: form: sours tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English sour, from Old English sūr (“sour”), from Proto-West Germanic sūr, from Proto-Germanic sūraz (“sour”), from Proto-Indo-European *sú...
23316	word: sour word_type: verb expansion: sour (third-person singular simple present sours, present participle souring, simple past and past participle soured) forms: form: sours tags: present singular third-person form: souring tags: participle present form: soured tags: ...
23317	word: profession word_type: noun expansion: profession (plural professions) forms: form: professions tags: plural wikipedia: profession etymology_text: From Middle English professioun, from Anglo-Norman professioun, Old French profession (“declaration of faith, religious vows, occupation”), from L...
23318	word: fold word_type: verb expansion: fold (third-person singular simple present folds, present participle folding, simple past folded, past participle folded or (obsolete) folden) forms: form: folds tags: present singular third-person form: folding tags: participle present f...
23319	word: fold word_type: noun expansion: fold (plural folds) forms: form: folds tags: plural wikipedia: fold etymology_text: The verb is from Middle English folden, from Old English fealdan, from Proto-Germanic falþaną (“to fold”), from Proto-Indo-European pel- (“to fold”). The noun is from Middle ...
23320	word: fold word_type: noun expansion: fold (plural folds) forms: form: folds tags: plural wikipedia: fold etymology_text: The noun is from Middle English fold, fald, from Old English fald, falæd, falod (“fold, stall, stable, cattle-pen”), from Proto-Germanic *faludaz (“enclosure”). Akin to Scots f...
23321	word: fold word_type: verb expansion: fold (third-person singular simple present folds, present participle folding, simple past and past participle folded) forms: form: folds tags: present singular third-person form: folding tags: participle present form: folded tags: ...
23322	word: fold word_type: noun expansion: fold (uncountable) forms: wikipedia: fold etymology_text: From Middle English folde, from Old English folde (“earth, land, country, district, region, territory, ground, soil, clay”), from Proto-Germanic fuldǭ, fuldō (“earth, ground; field; the world”). Cognate with Old...
23323	word: rach word_type: noun expansion: rach (plural raches) forms: form: raches tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English rache, racche, rachche, from Old English ræċċ. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: a dog that hunts by scent senses_topics:
23324	word: unco word_type: adj expansion: unco (comparative more unco, superlative most unco) forms: form: more unco tags: comparative form: most unco tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From Scots unco, shortening of uncouth. senses_examples: text: It was noted by them that...
23325	word: unco word_type: adv expansion: unco (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Scots unco, shortening of uncouth. senses_examples: text: ‘Ye should tear up this carpet, Robbie,’ Uncle Peter called back over his shoulder. ‘It's most unco wearisome when a body′s leg-weary.’ ref: ...
23326	word: unco word_type: adj expansion: unco (comparative more unco, superlative most unco) forms: form: more unco tags: comparative form: most unco tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From uncoordinated. senses_examples: text: ‘Aren′t he the most unco kid you ever come ac...
23327	word: swine word_type: noun expansion: swine (plural swine or swines) forms: form: swine tags: plural form: swines tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English swyn, swin, from Old English swīn, from Proto-West Germanic swīn, from Proto-Germanic swīną, from an adjecti...
23328	word: swine word_type: noun expansion: swine forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English swyn, swin, from Old English swīn, from Proto-West Germanic swīn, from Proto-Germanic swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *suH- (“pig”). By surface analysis, sow + -en. Cognates Related to ...
23329	word: bere word_type: noun expansion: bere (uncountable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English bere, from Old English bere (“barley”), from Proto-West Germanic barī, from Proto-Germanic baraz (“barley”). Compare Welsh bara (“bread”), Latin far (“emmer”), Serbo-Croatian бра̏шно/brȁšno (“flo...
23330	word: bere word_type: noun expansion: bere (plural beres) forms: form: beres tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: See bear (“pillowcase”) senses_examples: text: Woven and embroidered coverlets in imitation of tapestry appear as 'a tapestry covering which lieth on my bed' [...] 'a pillow ...
23331	word: aah word_type: intj expansion: aah forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: Aah! That's amazing! type: example text: 'Aaah!' they sigh, as the silvery Space Shuttle races heavenwards on top of a towering pillar of flame. ref: 1985, Joan Morrison, chapter 5, in ...
23332	word: aah word_type: noun expansion: aah (plural aahs) forms: form: aahs tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Expression of amazement, surprise, enthusiasm, or fear. Expression of joy and/or pleasure. The exclamation aah. senses_...
23333	word: aah word_type: verb expansion: aah (third-person singular simple present aahs, present participle aahing, simple past and past participle aahed) forms: form: aahs tags: present singular third-person form: aahing tags: participle present form: aahed tags: parti...
23334	word: obliterate word_type: verb expansion: obliterate (third-person singular simple present obliterates, present participle obliterating, simple past and past participle obliterated) forms: form: obliterates tags: present singular third-person form: obliterating tags: participle ...
23335	word: obliterate word_type: adj expansion: obliterate (comparative more obliterate, superlative most obliterate) forms: form: more obliterate tags: comparative form: most obliterate tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: PIE word *h₁epi Learned borrowing from Latin obliterātus,...
23336	word: retrograde word_type: adj expansion: retrograde (comparative more retrograde, superlative most retrograde) forms: form: more retrograde tags: comparative form: most retrograde tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: The adjective is derived from Middle English retrograd, re...
23337	word: retrograde word_type: adv expansion: retrograde (comparative more retrograde, superlative most retrograde) forms: form: more retrograde tags: comparative form: most retrograde tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: The adjective is derived from Middle English retrograd, re...
23338	word: retrograde word_type: noun expansion: retrograde (plural retrogrades) forms: form: retrogrades tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: The adjective is derived from Middle English retrograd, retrograde (“of a planet: appearing to move in a direction opposite to the order of the zodiac signs...
23339	word: retrograde word_type: verb expansion: retrograde (third-person singular simple present retrogrades, present participle retrograding, simple past and past participle retrograded) forms: form: retrogrades tags: present singular third-person form: retrograding tags: participle ...
23340	word: keeper word_type: noun expansion: keeper (plural keepers) forms: form: keepers tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English kepere, equivalent to keep + -er. senses_examples: text: Finders keepers; losers weepers. type: example text: I was not altogether sur...
23341	word: super word_type: adj expansion: super (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From super- (prefix), from Middle English super-, from Latin super-, from super (“above”). Doublet of over and hyper. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Of excellent quality, superfine. be...
23342	word: super word_type: adv expansion: super (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From super- (prefix), from Middle English super-, from Latin super-, from super (“above”). Doublet of over and hyper. senses_examples: text: The party was super awesome. type: example text: The j...
23343	word: super word_type: noun expansion: super (plural supers) forms: form: supers tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Abbreviation by shortening. senses_examples: text: Jane looked forward to collecting a large super payout when she retired. type: example text: The performanc...
23344	word: super word_type: verb expansion: super (third-person singular simple present supers, present participle supering, simple past and past participle supered) forms: form: supers tags: present singular third-person form: supering tags: participle present form: supered ...
23345	word: coenure word_type: noun expansion: coenure (plural coenures) forms: form: coenures tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: the larva of Taenia coenurus, the canine tap...
23346	word: bane word_type: noun expansion: bane (countable and uncountable, plural banes) forms: form: banes tags: plural wikipedia: bane etymology_text: From Middle English bane, from Old English bana, from Proto-West Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô (compare Old High German bano (“death”), I...
23347	word: bane word_type: verb expansion: bane (third-person singular simple present banes, present participle baning, simple past and past participle baned) forms: form: banes tags: present singular third-person form: baning tags: participle present form: baned tags: p...
23348	word: bane word_type: noun expansion: bane (plural banes) forms: form: banes tags: plural wikipedia: bane etymology_text: From Middle English ban (northern dialect), from Old English bān. senses_examples: text: The fire will burn thee to the bare bane. ref: 1686, "Lyke-Wake Dirge" as p...
23349	word: abra word_type: noun expansion: abra (plural abras) forms: form: abras tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Spanish abra. Doublet of haven. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: a narrow mountain or mesa pass senses_topics:
23350	word: abra word_type: noun expansion: abra (plural abras) forms: form: abras tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Emirati Gulf Arabic عَبْرَة (ʕabra). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: a wooden boat used as a ferry in Dubai senses_topics:
23351	word: memorize word_type: verb expansion: memorize (third-person singular simple present memorizes, present participle memorizing, simple past and past participle memorized) forms: form: memorizes tags: present singular third-person form: memorizing tags: participle present f...
23352	word: rancor word_type: noun expansion: rancor (countable and uncountable, plural rancors) forms: form: rancors tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: First attested in the 13th century as Middle English rancour, from Old French rancor, from Latin rancor (“rancidity, grudge, rancor”), from rance...
23353	word: Brownshirt word_type: noun expansion: Brownshirt (plural Brownshirts) forms: form: Brownshirts tags: plural wikipedia: Sturmabteilung etymology_text: Calque of German Braunhemd, the nickname for a member of the Sturmabteilung, in reference to their brown uniforms. Equivalent to brown + shirt...
23354	word: deus ex machina word_type: noun expansion: deus ex machina (plural dei ex machina or dei ex machinis or deus ex machinas) forms: form: dei ex machina tags: plural form: dei ex machinis tags: plural form: deus ex machinas tags: plural wikipedia: deus ex machina etymology...
23355	word: koppa word_type: noun expansion: koppa (plural koppas) forms: form: koppas tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Ancient Greek κόππα (kóppa). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: The 18th Ancient Greek letter in early versions of the Greek alphabet, Ϙ (lowercas...
23356	word: nonillion word_type: num expansion: nonillion (plural nonillions) forms: form: nonillions tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From non- (“nine”) + -illion. senses_examples: text: As we have seen that one nought goes to each potency, for the thirtieth potency we will have for the d...
23357	word: nonillion word_type: noun expansion: nonillion (plural nonillions) forms: form: nonillions tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From non- (“nine”) + -illion. senses_examples: text: Who are a million, a trillion, a nonillion young men? All are standing. I am standing. We are wedged ...
23358	word: chaser word_type: noun expansion: chaser (plural chasers) forms: form: chasers tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Inherited from Middle English chaser, chacer, chasour, borrowed from Old French chaceür, chaceor, from chacier (“to chase, hunt”); later senses from or influenced by chase ...
23359	word: chaser word_type: noun expansion: chaser (plural chasers) forms: form: chasers tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From chase (“groove; decorate metal”) + -er. senses_examples: text: "Mr B., heraldic chaser, says there are several processes in making heraldy plates, sketching, eng...
23360	word: Beelzebub word_type: name expansion: Beelzebub forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: First attested as Old English Belzebub, from Latin Beelzebūb, the Vulgate's form of Ancient Greek Βεελζεβούλ (Beelzeboúl), from Hebrew בעל זבוב (ba‘al-z'vúv, “fly-lord”), mentioned in 2 Kings chapter 1 as “the god of Ekro...
23361	word: fruit bat word_type: noun expansion: fruit bat (plural fruit bats) forms: form: fruit bats tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Any of several tropical fruit-eating bats of the family Pteropodidae; a megabat. senses_topics:
23362	word: disingenuous word_type: adj expansion: disingenuous (comparative more disingenuous, superlative most disingenuous) forms: form: more disingenuous tags: comparative form: most disingenuous tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From dis- + ingenuous. senses_examples: tex...
23363	word: gibber word_type: noun expansion: gibber (countable and uncountable, plural gibbers) forms: form: gibbers tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Uncertain; usually regarded as a back-formation from gibberish (see gibberish for more). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: ...
23364	word: gibber word_type: verb expansion: gibber (third-person singular simple present gibbers, present participle gibbering, simple past and past participle gibbered) forms: form: gibbers tags: present singular third-person form: gibbering tags: participle present form: gi...
23365	word: gibber word_type: noun expansion: gibber (plural gibbers) forms: form: gibbers tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Dharug giba. senses_examples: text: “Well, all I can say is that if yer don't take yer dial outer the road I'll bloomin' well take an' bounce a gibber off yer c...
23366	word: gibber word_type: noun expansion: gibber (plural gibbers) forms: form: gibbers tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From gib + -er. senses_examples: text: 1831-1850, William Youatt, On the Structure and the Diseases of the Horse A hasty and passionate breaker will often make a real...
23367	word: prognosis word_type: noun expansion: prognosis (plural prognoses) forms: form: prognoses tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Learned borrowing from Late Latin prognōsis (“forecast, prediction; forecast of the course and outcome of a disease”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek πρόγνωσι...
23368	word: refute word_type: verb expansion: refute (third-person singular simple present refutes, present participle refuting, simple past and past participle refuted) forms: form: refutes tags: present singular third-person form: refuting tags: participle present form: refut...
23369	word: analog-to-digital converter word_type: noun expansion: analog-to-digital converter (plural analog-to-digital converters) forms: form: analog-to-digital converters tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: Coordinate term: digital-to-analog converter senses_catego...
23370	word: selective word_type: adj expansion: selective (comparative more selective, superlative most selective) forms: form: more selective tags: comparative form: most selective tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: The selective algorithm excludes t...
23371	word: he'll word_type: contraction expansion: he’ll forms: form: he’ll tags: canonical wikipedia: etymology_text: Contraction of he (wi)ll and he shall senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Contraction of he will. Contraction of he shall. senses_topics:
23372	word: dad word_type: noun expansion: dad (plural dads) forms: form: dads tags: plural wikipedia: dad etymology_text: From Early Modern English dadd, dadde (circa 1500), undoubtedly older, from unrecorded Middle English dadde, of uncertain ultimate origin. Perhaps of Celtic origin, compare Welsh...
23373	word: dad word_type: noun expansion: dad (plural dads) forms: form: dads tags: plural wikipedia: dad etymology_text: From dade (“to strike heavily”), dade (“a heavy blow or thud”). Probably onomatopoeic. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A lump or piece. A blow; act of st...
23374	word: dad word_type: verb expansion: dad (third-person singular simple present dads, present participle dadding, simple past and past participle dadded) forms: form: dads tags: present singular third-person form: dadding tags: participle present form: dadded tags: p...
23375	word: dad word_type: noun expansion: dad (plural dads) forms: form: dads tags: plural wikipedia: dad etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative form of daad (“Arabic letter ض”) senses_topics:
23376	word: badge word_type: noun expansion: badge (plural badges) forms: form: badges tags: plural wikipedia: Badge (disambiguation) etymology_text: From Middle English badge, bagge, bage, bagy, from Anglo-Norman bage or Medieval Latin bagea, bagia (“sign, emblem”), of uncertain origin. Possibly derive...
23377	word: badge word_type: verb expansion: badge (third-person singular simple present badges, present participle badging, simple past and past participle badged) forms: form: badges tags: present singular third-person form: badging tags: participle present form: badged tag...
23378	word: ord word_type: noun expansion: ord forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Abbreviation of order. Abbreviation of ordinance. senses_topics: law
23379	word: ord word_type: noun expansion: ord (plural ords) forms: form: ords tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English ord (“point, point of a weapon, beginning”), from Old English ord (“point, spear-point, spear, source, beginning, front, vanguard”), from Proto-West Germanic *oʀd, ...
23380	word: vampire bat word_type: noun expansion: vampire bat (plural vampire bats) forms: form: vampire bats tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: I noticed a peculiarity which distinguished these bats from any others with which I had come in contact (and on the Rio Ne...
23381	word: vice word_type: noun expansion: vice (plural vices) forms: form: vices tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English vice, from Old French vice, from Latin vitium (“fault or blemish”). Displaced native Old English unþēaw. senses_examples: text: Pride is ...
23382	word: vice word_type: noun expansion: vice (plural vices) forms: form: vices tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: See vise. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative spelling of vise (“mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping”) A tool for drawing lead into...
23383	word: vice word_type: verb expansion: vice (third-person singular simple present vices, present participle vicing, simple past and past participle viced) forms: form: vices tags: present singular third-person form: vicing tags: participle present form: viced tags: p...
23384	word: vice word_type: adj expansion: vice (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Latin vice (“in place of”), ablative form of vicis. Compare French fois (“time”) and Spanish vez (“time, turn”). senses_examples: text: vice president type: example text: vice admiral type: ...
23385	word: vice word_type: prep expansion: vice forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Latin vice (“in place of”), ablative form of vicis. Compare French fois (“time”) and Spanish vez (“time, turn”). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Instead of; in place of; versus. senses_topics:
23386	word: vice word_type: noun expansion: vice (plural vices) forms: form: vices tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Latin vice (“in place of”), ablative form of vicis. Compare French fois (“time”) and Spanish vez (“time, turn”). senses_examples: text: c. 1850s-1870s, Edward Minister a...
23387	word: fleece word_type: noun expansion: fleece (countable and uncountable, plural fleeces) forms: form: fleeces tags: plural wikipedia: fleece etymology_text: From Middle English flees, flese, flus, fleos, from Old English flēos, flīes, flȳs, from Proto-West Germanic *fleus. senses_examples: tex...
23388	word: fleece word_type: verb expansion: fleece (third-person singular simple present fleeces, present participle fleecing, simple past and past participle fleeced) forms: form: fleeces tags: present singular third-person form: fleecing tags: participle present form: fleec...
23389	word: Michaelmas word_type: name expansion: Michaelmas (plural Michaelmases) forms: form: Michaelmases tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English Michelmasse, Myghelmesse; equivalent to Michael + -mas. senses_examples: text: To make Capons […] [S]ome for this Purpoſe make i...
23390	word: shinjitai word_type: noun expansion: shinjitai (plural shinjitai) forms: form: shinjitai tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Transliteration from Japanese 新(しん)字(じ)体(たい) (shinjitai). senses_examples: text: Coordinate term: kyūjitai text: However, when a traditional “correct”...
23391	word: pebble word_type: noun expansion: pebble (countable and uncountable, plural pebbles) forms: form: pebbles tags: plural wikipedia: en:pebble etymology_text: From Middle English pibel (also in pibleston), from Old English papolstān (“pebble-stone”), from Old English papol, pyppel, *pæbbel of...
23392	word: pebble word_type: verb expansion: pebble (third-person singular simple present pebbles, present participle pebbling, simple past and past participle pebbled) forms: form: pebbles tags: present singular third-person form: pebbling tags: participle present form: pebbl...
23393	word: machination word_type: noun expansion: machination (countable and uncountable, plural machinations) forms: form: machinations tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from French machination, or directly borrowed from Latin māchinātiōnem, from māchinor (“devise, invent”) c. 1150–147...
23394	word: famulus word_type: noun expansion: famulus (plural famuli) forms: form: famuli tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Latin famulus (“servant”). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A close attendant or assistant, especially of a magician or occult scholar. senses_t...
23395	word: cumulative word_type: adj expansion: cumulative (comparative more cumulative, superlative most cumulative) forms: form: more cumulative tags: comparative form: most cumulative tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From cumulate + -ive. Compare also French cumulatif, Itali...
23396	word: shoehorn word_type: noun expansion: shoehorn (plural shoehorns) forms: form: shoehorns tags: plural wikipedia: shoehorn etymology_text: From shoe + horn. senses_examples: text: I was about sixty feet ahead of this film in many spots, which speaks rather poorly for it. And I resented t...
23397	word: shoehorn word_type: verb expansion: shoehorn (third-person singular simple present shoehorns, present participle shoehorning, simple past and past participle shoehorned) forms: form: shoehorns tags: present singular third-person form: shoehorning tags: participle present ...
23398	word: ego word_type: noun expansion: ego (countable and uncountable, plural egos) forms: form: egos tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Latin ego (“I”). Chosen by Freud’s translator as a translation of his use of German Ich as a noun for this concept from the pronoun ich (“I”). Doublet o...
23399	word: dirge word_type: noun expansion: dirge (plural dirges) forms: form: dirges tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English dirige, from Latin dirige (“steer, direct”), from the beginning of the first antiphon in matins for the dead, Dirige, Domine, deus meus, in conspectu tuo vi...

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word: characteristically word_type: adv expansion: characteristically (comparative more characteristically, superlative most characteristically) forms: form: more characteristically tags: comparative form: most characteristically tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From chara...

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word: dissimilar word_type: adj expansion: dissimilar (comparative more dissimilar, superlative most dissimilar) forms: form: more dissimilar tags: comparative form: most dissimilar tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From dis- + similar. senses_examples: senses_categories: ...

23302

word: dissimilar word_type: noun expansion: dissimilar (plural dissimilars) forms: form: dissimilars tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From dis- + similar. senses_examples: text: Whether or not the primary function of a good metaphor is the appreciation of the similarity of dissimilar...

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word: reed word_type: noun expansion: reed (countable and uncountable, plural reeds) forms: form: reeds tags: plural wikipedia: Noctes Atticae reed etymology_text: From Middle English red, reed, from Old English hrēod, from Proto-West Germanic *hreud, of uncertain origin. Akin to Saterland Frisi...

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word: reed word_type: verb expansion: reed (third-person singular simple present reeds, present participle reeding, simple past and past participle reeded) forms: form: reeds tags: present singular third-person form: reeding tags: participle present form: reeded tags: ...

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word: reed word_type: verb expansion: reed forms: wikipedia: reed etymology_text: See ree. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: simple past and past participle of ree senses_topics:

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word: reed word_type: noun expansion: reed (plural reeds) forms: form: reeds tags: plural wikipedia: reed etymology_text: From Middle English rede (“abomasum”), from Old English rēada, from Proto-West Germanic *raudō. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: The fourth stomach of a ...

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word: beater word_type: noun expansion: beater (plural beaters) forms: form: beaters tags: plural wikipedia: beater etymology_text: From Middle English beter, betere, bettere, from Old English bēatere (“a beater; boxer, fighter; champion”), equivalent to beat + -er. Related to beetle (“a type of m...

23308

word: beater word_type: noun expansion: beater (plural beaters) forms: form: beaters tags: plural wikipedia: beater etymology_text: By shortening from wifebeater. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A sleeveless undershirt. senses_topics:

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word: cleistogamy word_type: noun expansion: cleistogamy (uncountable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Ancient Greek κλειστός (kleistós, “closed”) + -gamy. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud. senses_to...

23310

word: wyvern word_type: noun expansion: wyvern (plural wyverns) forms: form: wyverns tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Alteration of Middle English wyver (“viper”), borrowed from Old Northern French wivre, from Latin vīpera (“viper; snake, serpent”). Doublet of weever and viper. senses_exam...

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word: letteral word_type: adj expansion: letteral (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: James Cooke Brown etymology_text: From letter + -al. The Lojban sense was coined by James Cooke Brown by analogy with numeral. senses_examples: text: [A certain effect is achieved] by a letter, by “old man R”, as the ...

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word: letteral word_type: noun expansion: letteral (plural letterals) forms: form: letterals tags: plural wikipedia: James Cooke Brown etymology_text: From letter + -al. The Lojban sense was coined by James Cooke Brown by analogy with numeral. senses_examples: text: In order to avoid the cha...

23313

word: good day word_type: phrase expansion: good day forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: Good day, gentlemen. type: example text: Perhaps another time. Good day. type: example text: This is an invitation-only party! Now, good day! ref: 2012, Mike Cer...

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word: sour word_type: adj expansion: sour (comparative sourer, superlative sourest) forms: form: sourer tags: comparative form: sourest tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English sour, from Old English sūr (“sour”), from Proto-West Germanic *sūr, from Proto-Germa...

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word: sour word_type: noun expansion: sour (countable and uncountable, plural sours) forms: form: sours tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English sour, from Old English sūr (“sour”), from Proto-West Germanic *sūr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz (“sour”), from Proto-Indo-European *sú...

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word: sour word_type: verb expansion: sour (third-person singular simple present sours, present participle souring, simple past and past participle soured) forms: form: sours tags: present singular third-person form: souring tags: participle present form: soured tags: ...

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word: profession word_type: noun expansion: profession (plural professions) forms: form: professions tags: plural wikipedia: profession etymology_text: From Middle English professioun, from Anglo-Norman professioun, Old French profession (“declaration of faith, religious vows, occupation”), from L...

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word: fold word_type: verb expansion: fold (third-person singular simple present folds, present participle folding, simple past folded, past participle folded or (obsolete) folden) forms: form: folds tags: present singular third-person form: folding tags: participle present f...

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word: fold word_type: noun expansion: fold (plural folds) forms: form: folds tags: plural wikipedia: fold etymology_text: The verb is from Middle English folden, from Old English fealdan, from Proto-Germanic *falþaną (“to fold”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to fold”). The noun is from Middle ...

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word: fold word_type: noun expansion: fold (plural folds) forms: form: folds tags: plural wikipedia: fold etymology_text: The noun is from Middle English fold, fald, from Old English fald, falæd, falod (“fold, stall, stable, cattle-pen”), from Proto-Germanic *faludaz (“enclosure”). Akin to Scots f...

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word: fold word_type: verb expansion: fold (third-person singular simple present folds, present participle folding, simple past and past participle folded) forms: form: folds tags: present singular third-person form: folding tags: participle present form: folded tags: ...

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word: fold word_type: noun expansion: fold (uncountable) forms: wikipedia: fold etymology_text: From Middle English folde, from Old English folde (“earth, land, country, district, region, territory, ground, soil, clay”), from Proto-Germanic *fuldǭ, *fuldō (“earth, ground; field; the world”). Cognate with Old...

23323

word: rach word_type: noun expansion: rach (plural raches) forms: form: raches tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English rache, racche, rachche, from Old English ræċċ. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: a dog that hunts by scent senses_topics:

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word: unco word_type: adj expansion: unco (comparative more unco, superlative most unco) forms: form: more unco tags: comparative form: most unco tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From Scots unco, shortening of uncouth. senses_examples: text: It was noted by them that...

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word: unco word_type: adv expansion: unco (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Scots unco, shortening of uncouth. senses_examples: text: ‘Ye should tear up this carpet, Robbie,’ Uncle Peter called back over his shoulder. ‘It's most unco wearisome when a body′s leg-weary.’ ref: ...

23326

word: unco word_type: adj expansion: unco (comparative more unco, superlative most unco) forms: form: more unco tags: comparative form: most unco tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From uncoordinated. senses_examples: text: ‘Aren′t he the most unco kid you ever come ac...

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word: swine word_type: noun expansion: swine (plural swine or swines) forms: form: swine tags: plural form: swines tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English swyn, swin, from Old English swīn, from Proto-West Germanic *swīn, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjecti...

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word: swine word_type: noun expansion: swine forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English swyn, swin, from Old English swīn, from Proto-West Germanic *swīn, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *suH- (“pig”). By surface analysis, sow + -en. Cognates Related to ...

23329

word: bere word_type: noun expansion: bere (uncountable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English bere, from Old English bere (“barley”), from Proto-West Germanic *barī, from Proto-Germanic *baraz (“barley”). Compare Welsh bara (“bread”), Latin far (“emmer”), Serbo-Croatian бра̏шно/brȁšno (“flo...

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word: bere word_type: noun expansion: bere (plural beres) forms: form: beres tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: See bear (“pillowcase”) senses_examples: text: Woven and embroidered coverlets in imitation of tapestry appear as 'a tapestry covering which lieth on my bed' [...] 'a pillow ...

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word: aah word_type: intj expansion: aah forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: Aah! That's amazing! type: example text: 'Aaah!' they sigh, as the silvery Space Shuttle races heavenwards on top of a towering pillar of flame. ref: 1985, Joan Morrison, chapter 5, in ...

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word: aah word_type: noun expansion: aah (plural aahs) forms: form: aahs tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Expression of amazement, surprise, enthusiasm, or fear. Expression of joy and/or pleasure. The exclamation aah. senses_...

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word: aah word_type: verb expansion: aah (third-person singular simple present aahs, present participle aahing, simple past and past participle aahed) forms: form: aahs tags: present singular third-person form: aahing tags: participle present form: aahed tags: parti...

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word: obliterate word_type: verb expansion: obliterate (third-person singular simple present obliterates, present participle obliterating, simple past and past participle obliterated) forms: form: obliterates tags: present singular third-person form: obliterating tags: participle ...

23335

word: obliterate word_type: adj expansion: obliterate (comparative more obliterate, superlative most obliterate) forms: form: more obliterate tags: comparative form: most obliterate tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: PIE word *h₁epi Learned borrowing from Latin obliterātus,...

23336

word: retrograde word_type: adj expansion: retrograde (comparative more retrograde, superlative most retrograde) forms: form: more retrograde tags: comparative form: most retrograde tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: The adjective is derived from Middle English retrograd, re...

23337

word: retrograde word_type: adv expansion: retrograde (comparative more retrograde, superlative most retrograde) forms: form: more retrograde tags: comparative form: most retrograde tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: The adjective is derived from Middle English retrograd, re...

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word: retrograde word_type: noun expansion: retrograde (plural retrogrades) forms: form: retrogrades tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: The adjective is derived from Middle English retrograd, retrograde (“of a planet: appearing to move in a direction opposite to the order of the zodiac signs...

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word: retrograde word_type: verb expansion: retrograde (third-person singular simple present retrogrades, present participle retrograding, simple past and past participle retrograded) forms: form: retrogrades tags: present singular third-person form: retrograding tags: participle ...

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word: keeper word_type: noun expansion: keeper (plural keepers) forms: form: keepers tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English kepere, equivalent to keep + -er. senses_examples: text: Finders keepers; losers weepers. type: example text: I was not altogether sur...

23341

word: super word_type: adj expansion: super (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From super- (prefix), from Middle English super-, from Latin super-, from super (“above”). Doublet of over and hyper. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Of excellent quality, superfine. be...

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word: super word_type: adv expansion: super (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From super- (prefix), from Middle English super-, from Latin super-, from super (“above”). Doublet of over and hyper. senses_examples: text: The party was super awesome. type: example text: The j...

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word: super word_type: noun expansion: super (plural supers) forms: form: supers tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Abbreviation by shortening. senses_examples: text: Jane looked forward to collecting a large super payout when she retired. type: example text: The performanc...

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word: super word_type: verb expansion: super (third-person singular simple present supers, present participle supering, simple past and past participle supered) forms: form: supers tags: present singular third-person form: supering tags: participle present form: supered ...

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word: coenure word_type: noun expansion: coenure (plural coenures) forms: form: coenures tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: the larva of Taenia coenurus, the canine tap...

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word: bane word_type: noun expansion: bane (countable and uncountable, plural banes) forms: form: banes tags: plural wikipedia: bane etymology_text: From Middle English bane, from Old English bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banō, from Proto-Germanic *banô (compare Old High German bano (“death”), I...

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word: bane word_type: verb expansion: bane (third-person singular simple present banes, present participle baning, simple past and past participle baned) forms: form: banes tags: present singular third-person form: baning tags: participle present form: baned tags: p...

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word: bane word_type: noun expansion: bane (plural banes) forms: form: banes tags: plural wikipedia: bane etymology_text: From Middle English ban (northern dialect), from Old English bān. senses_examples: text: The fire will burn thee to the bare bane. ref: 1686, "Lyke-Wake Dirge" as p...

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word: abra word_type: noun expansion: abra (plural abras) forms: form: abras tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Spanish abra. Doublet of haven. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: a narrow mountain or mesa pass senses_topics:

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word: abra word_type: noun expansion: abra (plural abras) forms: form: abras tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Emirati Gulf Arabic عَبْرَة (ʕabra). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: a wooden boat used as a ferry in Dubai senses_topics:

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word: memorize word_type: verb expansion: memorize (third-person singular simple present memorizes, present participle memorizing, simple past and past participle memorized) forms: form: memorizes tags: present singular third-person form: memorizing tags: participle present f...

23352

word: rancor word_type: noun expansion: rancor (countable and uncountable, plural rancors) forms: form: rancors tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: First attested in the 13th century as Middle English rancour, from Old French rancor, from Latin rancor (“rancidity, grudge, rancor”), from rance...

23353

word: Brownshirt word_type: noun expansion: Brownshirt (plural Brownshirts) forms: form: Brownshirts tags: plural wikipedia: Sturmabteilung etymology_text: Calque of German Braunhemd, the nickname for a member of the Sturmabteilung, in reference to their brown uniforms. Equivalent to brown + shirt...

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word: deus ex machina word_type: noun expansion: deus ex machina (plural dei ex machina or dei ex machinis or deus ex machinas) forms: form: dei ex machina tags: plural form: dei ex machinis tags: plural form: deus ex machinas tags: plural wikipedia: deus ex machina etymology...

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word: koppa word_type: noun expansion: koppa (plural koppas) forms: form: koppas tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Ancient Greek κόππα (kóppa). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: The 18th Ancient Greek letter in early versions of the Greek alphabet, Ϙ (lowercas...

23356

word: nonillion word_type: num expansion: nonillion (plural nonillions) forms: form: nonillions tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From non- (“nine”) + -illion. senses_examples: text: As we have seen that one nought goes to each potency, for the thirtieth potency we will have for the d...

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word: nonillion word_type: noun expansion: nonillion (plural nonillions) forms: form: nonillions tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From non- (“nine”) + -illion. senses_examples: text: Who are a million, a trillion, a nonillion young men? All are standing. I am standing. We are wedged ...

23358

word: chaser word_type: noun expansion: chaser (plural chasers) forms: form: chasers tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Inherited from Middle English chaser, chacer, chasour, borrowed from Old French chaceür, chaceor, from chacier (“to chase, hunt”); later senses from or influenced by chase ...

23359

word: chaser word_type: noun expansion: chaser (plural chasers) forms: form: chasers tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From chase (“groove; decorate metal”) + -er. senses_examples: text: "Mr B., heraldic chaser, says there are several processes in making heraldy plates, sketching, eng...

23360

word: Beelzebub word_type: name expansion: Beelzebub forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: First attested as Old English Belzebub, from Latin Beelzebūb, the Vulgate's form of Ancient Greek Βεελζεβούλ (Beelzeboúl), from Hebrew בעל זבוב (ba‘al-z'vúv, “fly-lord”), mentioned in 2 Kings chapter 1 as “the god of Ekro...

23361

word: fruit bat word_type: noun expansion: fruit bat (plural fruit bats) forms: form: fruit bats tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Any of several tropical fruit-eating bats of the family Pteropodidae; a megabat. senses_topics:

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word: disingenuous word_type: adj expansion: disingenuous (comparative more disingenuous, superlative most disingenuous) forms: form: more disingenuous tags: comparative form: most disingenuous tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From dis- + ingenuous. senses_examples: tex...

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word: gibber word_type: noun expansion: gibber (countable and uncountable, plural gibbers) forms: form: gibbers tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Uncertain; usually regarded as a back-formation from gibberish (see gibberish for more). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: ...

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word: gibber word_type: verb expansion: gibber (third-person singular simple present gibbers, present participle gibbering, simple past and past participle gibbered) forms: form: gibbers tags: present singular third-person form: gibbering tags: participle present form: gi...

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word: gibber word_type: noun expansion: gibber (plural gibbers) forms: form: gibbers tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Dharug giba. senses_examples: text: “Well, all I can say is that if yer don't take yer dial outer the road I'll bloomin' well take an' bounce a gibber off yer c...

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word: gibber word_type: noun expansion: gibber (plural gibbers) forms: form: gibbers tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From gib + -er. senses_examples: text: 1831-1850, William Youatt, On the Structure and the Diseases of the Horse A hasty and passionate breaker will often make a real...

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word: prognosis word_type: noun expansion: prognosis (plural prognoses) forms: form: prognoses tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Learned borrowing from Late Latin prognōsis (“forecast, prediction; forecast of the course and outcome of a disease”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek πρόγνωσι...

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word: refute word_type: verb expansion: refute (third-person singular simple present refutes, present participle refuting, simple past and past participle refuted) forms: form: refutes tags: present singular third-person form: refuting tags: participle present form: refut...

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word: analog-to-digital converter word_type: noun expansion: analog-to-digital converter (plural analog-to-digital converters) forms: form: analog-to-digital converters tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: Coordinate term: digital-to-analog converter senses_catego...

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word: selective word_type: adj expansion: selective (comparative more selective, superlative most selective) forms: form: more selective tags: comparative form: most selective tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: The selective algorithm excludes t...

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word: he'll word_type: contraction expansion: he’ll forms: form: he’ll tags: canonical wikipedia: etymology_text: Contraction of he (wi)ll and he shall senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Contraction of he will. Contraction of he shall. senses_topics:

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word: dad word_type: noun expansion: dad (plural dads) forms: form: dads tags: plural wikipedia: dad etymology_text: From Early Modern English dadd, dadde (circa 1500), undoubtedly older, from unrecorded Middle English *dadde, of uncertain ultimate origin. * Perhaps of Celtic origin, compare Welsh...

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word: dad word_type: noun expansion: dad (plural dads) forms: form: dads tags: plural wikipedia: dad etymology_text: From dade (“to strike heavily”), dade (“a heavy blow or thud”). Probably onomatopoeic. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A lump or piece. A blow; act of st...

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word: dad word_type: verb expansion: dad (third-person singular simple present dads, present participle dadding, simple past and past participle dadded) forms: form: dads tags: present singular third-person form: dadding tags: participle present form: dadded tags: p...

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word: dad word_type: noun expansion: dad (plural dads) forms: form: dads tags: plural wikipedia: dad etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative form of daad (“Arabic letter ض”) senses_topics:

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word: badge word_type: noun expansion: badge (plural badges) forms: form: badges tags: plural wikipedia: Badge (disambiguation) etymology_text: From Middle English badge, bagge, bage, bagy, from Anglo-Norman bage or Medieval Latin bagea, bagia (“sign, emblem”), of uncertain origin. Possibly derive...

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word: badge word_type: verb expansion: badge (third-person singular simple present badges, present participle badging, simple past and past participle badged) forms: form: badges tags: present singular third-person form: badging tags: participle present form: badged tag...

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word: ord word_type: noun expansion: ord forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Abbreviation of order. Abbreviation of ordinance. senses_topics: law

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word: ord word_type: noun expansion: ord (plural ords) forms: form: ords tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English ord (“point, point of a weapon, beginning”), from Old English ord (“point, spear-point, spear, source, beginning, front, vanguard”), from Proto-West Germanic *oʀd, ...

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word: vampire bat word_type: noun expansion: vampire bat (plural vampire bats) forms: form: vampire bats tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: I noticed a peculiarity which distinguished these bats from any others with which I had come in contact (and on the Rio Ne...

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word: vice word_type: noun expansion: vice (plural vices) forms: form: vices tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English vice, from Old French vice, from Latin vitium (“fault or blemish”). Displaced native Old English unþēaw. senses_examples: text: Pride is ...

23382

word: vice word_type: noun expansion: vice (plural vices) forms: form: vices tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: See vise. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative spelling of vise (“mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping”) A tool for drawing lead into...

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word: vice word_type: verb expansion: vice (third-person singular simple present vices, present participle vicing, simple past and past participle viced) forms: form: vices tags: present singular third-person form: vicing tags: participle present form: viced tags: p...

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word: vice word_type: adj expansion: vice (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Latin vice (“in place of”), ablative form of vicis. Compare French fois (“time”) and Spanish vez (“time, turn”). senses_examples: text: vice president type: example text: vice admiral type: ...

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word: vice word_type: prep expansion: vice forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Latin vice (“in place of”), ablative form of vicis. Compare French fois (“time”) and Spanish vez (“time, turn”). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Instead of; in place of; versus. senses_topics:

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word: vice word_type: noun expansion: vice (plural vices) forms: form: vices tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Latin vice (“in place of”), ablative form of vicis. Compare French fois (“time”) and Spanish vez (“time, turn”). senses_examples: text: c. 1850s-1870s, Edward Minister a...

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word: fleece word_type: noun expansion: fleece (countable and uncountable, plural fleeces) forms: form: fleeces tags: plural wikipedia: fleece etymology_text: From Middle English flees, flese, flus, fleos, from Old English flēos, flīes, flȳs, from Proto-West Germanic *fleus. senses_examples: tex...

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word: fleece word_type: verb expansion: fleece (third-person singular simple present fleeces, present participle fleecing, simple past and past participle fleeced) forms: form: fleeces tags: present singular third-person form: fleecing tags: participle present form: fleec...

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word: Michaelmas word_type: name expansion: Michaelmas (plural Michaelmases) forms: form: Michaelmases tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English Michelmasse, Myghelmesse; equivalent to Michael + -mas. senses_examples: text: To make Capons […] [S]ome for this Purpoſe make i...

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word: shinjitai word_type: noun expansion: shinjitai (plural shinjitai) forms: form: shinjitai tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Transliteration from Japanese 新(しん)字(じ)体(たい) (shinjitai). senses_examples: text: Coordinate term: kyūjitai text: However, when a traditional “correct”...

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word: pebble word_type: noun expansion: pebble (countable and uncountable, plural pebbles) forms: form: pebbles tags: plural wikipedia: en:pebble etymology_text: From Middle English pibel (also in pibleston), from Old English papolstān (“pebble-stone”), from Old English *papol, *pyppel, *pæbbel of...

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word: pebble word_type: verb expansion: pebble (third-person singular simple present pebbles, present participle pebbling, simple past and past participle pebbled) forms: form: pebbles tags: present singular third-person form: pebbling tags: participle present form: pebbl...

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word: machination word_type: noun expansion: machination (countable and uncountable, plural machinations) forms: form: machinations tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from French machination, or directly borrowed from Latin māchinātiōnem, from māchinor (“devise, invent”) c. 1150–147...

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word: famulus word_type: noun expansion: famulus (plural famuli) forms: form: famuli tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Latin famulus (“servant”). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A close attendant or assistant, especially of a magician or occult scholar. senses_t...

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word: cumulative word_type: adj expansion: cumulative (comparative more cumulative, superlative most cumulative) forms: form: more cumulative tags: comparative form: most cumulative tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From cumulate + -ive. Compare also French cumulatif, Itali...

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word: shoehorn word_type: noun expansion: shoehorn (plural shoehorns) forms: form: shoehorns tags: plural wikipedia: shoehorn etymology_text: From shoe + horn. senses_examples: text: I was about sixty feet ahead of this film in many spots, which speaks rather poorly for it. And I resented t...

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word: shoehorn word_type: verb expansion: shoehorn (third-person singular simple present shoehorns, present participle shoehorning, simple past and past participle shoehorned) forms: form: shoehorns tags: present singular third-person form: shoehorning tags: participle present ...

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word: ego word_type: noun expansion: ego (countable and uncountable, plural egos) forms: form: egos tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Latin ego (“I”). Chosen by Freud’s translator as a translation of his use of German Ich as a noun for this concept from the pronoun ich (“I”). Doublet o...

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word: dirge word_type: noun expansion: dirge (plural dirges) forms: form: dirges tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English dirige, from Latin dirige (“steer, direct”), from the beginning of the first antiphon in matins for the dead, Dirige, Domine, deus meus, in conspectu tuo vi...