leukas/Wiktionary huggingface dataset:
informatic (adj): Of or pertaining to informatics and information science, the processing of information.
sericeous (adj): Of or relating to silk; consisting of silk; silky.
Synonyms: sericious
sericeous (adj): Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface.
Synonyms: sericious
Example: a sericeous leaf
sericeous (adj): Having a silky lustre, usually due to fine, close hairs.
Synonyms: sericious
tympanostomy (noun): Synonym of myringotomy, incision in the eardrum (tympanic membrane).
pyocyanin (noun): A greenish-blue pigment, produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, that is an antibiotic and antifungal agent
tramel (noun): A net over a river to catch fish.
Synonyms: tramell
tramel (noun): An instrument or device, sometimes of leather, more usually of rope, fitted to a horse's legs to regulate his motions and force him to amble.
Synonyms: tramell
shobe (noun): the youngest sister
Synonyms: siobe; shob; shobs
shobe (noun): a younger sister; little sister
Synonyms: siobe; shob; shobs
shobe (noun): a young female junior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community)
Synonyms: siobe; shob; shobs
greaseball (noun): A person of Italian descent especially, but also used pejoratively to refer to people of Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, other Mediterranean, or Latin American descent.
Example: (Italian)
colorize (verb): To add color to.
Synonyms: colourise; color in; color; colourize
Antonyms: discolor
Example: The woman colorized her hair.
colorize (verb): To convert black and white media to color by digital post production (as is often done in digital photography and in video special effects).
Synonyms: colourise; color in; color; colourize
Antonyms: discolor
moonseed (noun): A twining plant of the genera Menispermum or Cocculus, in the family Menispermaceae.
fimbriation (noun): The use of a thin stripe of a contrasting tincture (colour) around a charge, ordinary or stripe in order to make it stand out from the background.
cermet (noun): A composite material composed of ceramic and metal materials, used in such applications as industrial saws and turbine blades.
sharktopus (noun): Synonym of lusca; a shark-headed creature with tentacles; a Bahamian folkloric sea monster recast in U.S. pop culture pulp fiction
niclosamide (noun): A teniacide that is especially effective against cestodes that infect humans, also used as a piscicide.
ptaquiloside (noun): A carcinogenic terpenoid glycoside, found in bracken, that is poisonous to cattle.
gebang (noun): Corypha utan, a palm tree native to Asia and Oceania.
turangawaewae (noun): In Māori culture: the place where one belongs or has a right to live; one's own land; also, the sense of freedom, identity, and spiritual connection associated with this place.
shtiebel (noun): A small, informal synagogue or shul.
Synonyms: shtibel
tmrw (adv): Abbreviation of tomorrow.
Example: I’ll talk abt this tmrw @ 12:15ET.
exemestane (noun): An antineoplastic drug C₂₀H₂₄O₂ (trademark Aromasin) that is taken orally in the treatment of advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women. It is a steroidal aromatase inhibitor that suppresses the synthesis of estrogen, a hormone that acts as a growth factor for breast cancer cells.
bowsman (noun): A sailor who works in the bow of a vessel.
Synonyms: bowman
geison (noun): The part of the entablature that projects outward from the top of the frieze, frieze course, or architrave.
possibilism (noun): The theory that the geographical environment sets certain constraints, but culture is otherwise determined by social conditions.
possibilism (noun): An approach that pragmatically focuses on achievable goals rather than impossible ideals.
gianduja (noun): A Piedmontese preparation of chocolate containing about 50 percent hazelnut and almond paste.
Synonyms: gianduia
alumroot (noun): Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Heuchera, native to North America.
alumroot (noun): Flowering plants of genus Geranium, also called wild geraniums or cranesbills.
computationalism (noun): The view that the human mind and/or brain is an information-processing system and that thinking is a form of computing.
transtheoretical (adj): Relating to a model of behavior change that assesses an individual's readiness to act on a new healthier behavior and provides strategies or processes to guide the individual through the stages of change.
prolixity (noun): Long-windedness, an excess of words.
Synonyms: verbosity
sizhu (noun): A style of traditional Chinese instrumental music from the Jiangnan region of China.
carmagnole (noun): A popular Red Republican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution.
carmagnole (noun): A short jacket, fashionable during the French Revolution, with short skirts, a broad collar and lapels, and several rows of buttons.
apicoplast (noun): A relict, non-photosynthetic plastid found in most of the Apicomplexa, proposed to have evolved via secondary endosymbiosis and surrounded by four membranes within the outermost part of the endomembrane system
tenten (noun): A diacritic (゛) used with Japanese kana to mark a consonant as voiced.
Synonyms: ten-ten; ten ten
propanoic (adj): Of or pertaining to propanoic acid or its derivatives; propionic
finfoot (noun): Three species in three monospecific genera of aquatic bird in the family Heliornithidae.
Synonyms: fin-foot
panicgrass (noun): Any of several of the species of grass in the genus Panicum.
Synonyms: panic grass
myal (adj): Relating to muscle.
Example: the myal side of the myoneural junction
kobresia (noun): Any member of the genus Kobresia of plants in the sedge family.
makee (verb): Pronunciation spelling of makes.
Example: My son makee for pliest."
disafforestation (noun): The change in the legal status of an area from forest to that of normal land, entailing the loss of forest laws.
clamdigger (noun): Someone who digs for clams.
Synonyms: clammer
clamdigger (noun): A posthole digger (a type of hand tool).
Synonyms: clammer
konini (noun): The New Zealand shrub Fuchsia excorticata; the berry of this plant
mesohyl (noun): The gelatinous matrix within a sponge, filling the space between the external pinacoderm and the internal choanoderm.
oshidashi (noun): a kimarite in which the attacker pushes his opponent out of the ring, maintaining hand contact at all times
pitis (noun): A monetary unit of Brunei (minted until 1868) and Palembang. Coins were typically tin. Coins with central holes were called "pitis teboh". Unholed coins were called "pitis bountou".
transaldolase (noun): An enzyme of the pentose phosphate pathway that catalyzes the chemical reaction sedoheptulose 7-phosphate + glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate ⇌ erythrose 4-phosphate + fructose 6-phosphate.
maprotiline (noun): A tetracyclic antidepressant with properties similar to those of tricyclic amitriptyline, usually administered orally as the hydrochloride; 3-(9,10-dihydro-9,10-ethanoanthracen-9-yl)propyl(methyl)amine, C₂₀H₂₃N.
aecidium (noun): The cupulate fruiting body borne upon the mycelium of certain fungi commonly parasitic upon specimens of the Compositae, Lamiaceae, Leguminosae, and Ranunculaceae families
Synonyms: æcidium
aecidium (noun): A member of the form genus Aecidium.
Synonyms: æcidium
trysail (noun): A small, strong triangular sail sometimes set in place of the mainsail in heavy weather.
metaobject (noun): Any entity that manipulates, creates, describes, or implements others
Synonyms: meta-object
polaski (noun): A fire fighting hand tool consisting of ax or adz head on a wooden handle, used to dig a fireline.
myristicin (noun): 3-methoxy-4,5-methylenedioxyallylbenzene, a natural organic compound found in the essential oil of nutmeg and to a lesser extent in other spices; it can be used as an insecticide and acaricide and has hallucinogenic properties at high doses
nitenpyram (noun): An insecticide used to kill external parasites of livestock and pets.
iguanian (noun): Any of the suborder Iguania of iguanas, chameleons, agamids, and "New World lizards".
iguanian (adj): Of or pertaining to the lizard infraorder Iguania.
dysfibrinogenemia (noun): Any of a group of autosomal-dominant disorders of qualitatively abnormal fibrinogens.
Synonyms: dysfibrinogenaemia
ulluco (noun): Ullucus tuberosus, a vegetable of South America with edible roots and leaves.
Synonyms: ulluku; melluco
decemvir (noun): Any of two groups of 10 men selected in 451 and 450 B.C. to wield complete power over Rome and establish the laws of the Twelve Tables.
Synonyms: Decemvir; decimvir
decemvir (noun): Any member of a decemvirate, a council or ruling body of 10 people, as the Venetian Council of Ten.
Synonyms: Decemvir; decimvir
epagoge (noun): The adducing of particular examples so as to lead to a universal conclusion; the argument by induction.
grimdark (adj): Having a gloomy, dystopian atmosphere.
Antonyms: hopepunk; noblebright
grimdark (noun): The literary genre of speculative fiction that is dystopian, amoral, or violent.
adapalene (noun): A retinoid C₂₈H₂₈O₃ applied topically to the skin in the treatment of acne vulgaris. It is marketed under the trademark Differin and when used in combination with benzoyl peroxide, under the trademark Epiduo.
overthink (verb): To think or analyze too much.
Antonyms: underthink
overthink (verb): To think too highly (of); overestimate
Antonyms: underthink
neuroenhancement (noun): Any of several techniques or systems intended to enhance the ability to think either by use of prosthetics or by use of electrical or chemical stimulation.
sorediate (adj): Pertaining to or characterized by the presence of many soredia.
Example: a sorediate lichen
sophrology (noun): A technique consisting of a set of physical and mental exercises for reducing stress and promoting well-being.
gyrobicupola (noun): A bicupola in which the bases have the opposite orientation.
sasaeng (noun): An extremely obsessive K-pop fan whose fixation on an idol is unhealthy and intrusive.
Hypernyms: stan
subcontrabass (adj): Having a pitch below contrabass.
Example: a subcontrabass saxophone
indefatigably (adv): In an extremely persistent and untiring manner; in an indefatigable manner
tubulointerstitial (adj): Of or pertaining to the interstitium and tubules of the kidney
karuka (noun): A kind of pandanus, Pandanus julianettii (and possibly also Pandanus brosimos), grown in New Guinea for its edible nuts.
kamoi (noun): The upper rail on which a Japanese room divider runs.
Example: Coordinate term: shikii
thone (adj): damp; moist; wet; soft from dampness.
Synonyms: thooan; thwooan; thoan
thone (contraction): Contraction of the one.
Synonyms: th'one
gaohu (noun): A two-stringed vertical fiddle-like chordophone (stringed instrument) used as a leading instrument in Cantonese music.
patissier (noun): pastry chef
Synonyms: pâtissier
Example: Coordinate term: pâtissière
womanliness (noun): The condition of being a woman; femininity.
Antonyms: manliness
chateaus (noun): plural of chateau
Synonyms: châteaux; châteaus; chateaux
melilot (noun): A fragrant plant of the genus Melilotus, often having small yellow or white flowers.
Synonyms: sweet clover
mascon (noun): A region within a solid astronomical body that is of higher density than the surrounding material.
shengnan (noun): A man who has for an extended amount of time been unable to find a romantic, interpersonal or physically intimate relationship.
triclopyr (noun): A systemic foliar pyridine herbicide, used to control broadleaf weeds while leaving grasses and conifers unaffected.
oxlip (noun): A plant of species Primula elatior, similar to cowslip but with larger, pale yellow flowers.
Synonyms: oxslip; oxelip
dhoon (noun): Any of the flat valleys lying parallel to the base of the Himalayas, and between the rise of that mountain mass and the low tertiary ranges known as the sub-Himalayan or Sivalik Hills, or rather between the interior and exterior of these ranges.
Synonyms: dun
handysize (adj): Of a class of freight ships which have a small cargo capacity. Divided into size dependent sub-category descriptions including handy, handymax, supramax.
nimetazepam (noun): A benzodiazepine drug with hypnotic, anxiolytic, sedative, and skeletal muscle relaxant properties, generally used to treat insomnia.
haad (verb): To hold.
Example: Haad yeor gob, ye lippy yap!
eulachon (noun): Synonym of candlefish
Synonyms: oolican; ulicon; eulachan; oolakan; oulachan
monke (noun): A primitive way of living, humorously viewed as ideal.
Example: Return to monke.
superacid (noun): any medium having a very high acidity; typically a solution of a strong Lewis acid in a Brønsted acid.
notator (noun): A software program that writes musical notation based on the computer representation of music, or the sound.
dorab (noun): The dorab wolf-herring (Chirocentrus dorab).
househusband (noun): A man who tends to his home as a housekeeper or homemaker; the male equivalent of a housewife.
Synonyms: house husband; house-husband
Hypernyms: henhussy; homebody; cot-quean; housespouse; homemaker
guijo (name): Shorea guiso, a species of dipterocarp native to parts of Southeast Asia.
incontrovertibly (adv): In an incontrovertible manner; in a manner not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed.
Synonyms: undeniably; unquestionably; irrefutably; indisputably
codger (noun): An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man.
Synonyms: coger
rangle (noun): Stones or gravel eaten by birds of prey to improve digestion; gastroliths [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.] Stones or gravel eaten by birds of prey to improve digestion; gastroliths
fraudulence (noun): The condition of being fraudulent; deceitfulness.
Synonyms: fraudulency
khaddar (noun): A coarse homespun cotton cloth from India.
Synonyms: khadi
citable (adj): Capable of being, or appropriate to be, cited.
Synonyms: citeable
Antonyms: uncitable
gueuze (noun): A Belgian beer made by blending young and old lambics and bottling them for a second fermentation.
luridly (adv): In a lurid manner, in a way that contains gauche details or is intended to shock or horrify.
overdispersion (noun): The presence of greater dispersion in a data set than would be expected according to the statistical model in use.
zestful (adj): Full of zest. Of food, or an aroma or flavour: pleasantly piquant, pungent, or spicy; zesty.
zestful (adj): Full of zest. Having a spirited love of life; ebullient, zesty.
mediascape (noun): The metaphorical landscape of trends, tastes, etc. promoted by the media.
housebroken (adj): trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
Synonyms: house-broken
Example: Hey. At least I'm housebroken.
adulterate (adj): Corrupted or made impure by being mixed with something else; adulterated.
adulterate (adj): Tending to commit adultery; relating to or being the product of adultery; adulterous.
adulterate (verb): To make less valuable or spoil (something) by adding impurities or other substances.
muroid (noun): Any rodent of the superfamily Muroidea; the hypernymy of the words in their strict/narrow senses is muroid (superfamily Muroidea) > murid (family Muridae) > murine (subfamily Murinae), although in broad use the taxon-specific distinctions below superfamily are often ignored.
resuspension (noun): The renewed suspension of a precipitated sediment, such as stirring up settled mud at the bottom of a body of water.
grilse (noun): A young salmon after its first return from the sea.
Synonyms: grilt
larvicide (noun): Any pesticide that attacks the larval stage of an insect
Synonyms: larvacide
committer (noun): A person who is authorized to make changes to source code or other material in a repository.
refutable (adj): Able to be refuted, or shown to be false.
Antonyms: irrefutable
sidequest (noun): A quest given to the player that has no direct bearing on the main story/campaign of the game.
Synonyms: side quest
mischievousness (noun): The characteristic of being mischievous; the tendency to make mischief.
oatgrass (noun): Any of various grasses resembling oats: Arrhenatherum species
Synonyms: oat grass
oatgrass (noun): Any of various grasses resembling oats: Avenula species
Synonyms: oat grass
oatgrass (noun): Any of various grasses resembling oats: Danthonia californica, California oatgrass
Synonyms: oat grass
upcharge (verb): To overcharge (charge someone with an inflated number or degree of legal charges).
endcap (verb): To modify a reactive end of a polymer, typically by adding a trimethylsilyl group to a hydroxyl.
endcap (noun): A logo or visual sequence immediately following a programme, identifying the broadcaster or production company.
Example: Coordinate term: frontcap
bookmarklet (noun): A small piece of JavaScript code stored as a URL within a bookmark.
Synonyms: favelet
rasagiline (noun): An inhibitor of monoamine oxidase used as a monotherapy in early Parkinson's disease or as an adjunct therapy in more advanced cases.
lianhuanhua (noun): A type of small picture book popular in China during the 20th century
scything (noun): The act of using a scythe.
Example: frequent scythings
effluvium (noun): A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one.
diadromous (adj): that travels between salt water and fresh water as part of its life cycle
prejudge (verb): To form a judgment of (something) in advance.
Synonyms: foredeem
eluvium (noun): Residual deposits of soil, dust and rock particles produced by the action of the wind
halfcourt (noun): The middle of the court, at and near the center line
Synonyms: midcourt
halfcourt (noun): A basketball court that is half the size of a normal court
Synonyms: midcourt
halfcourt (noun): A shot taken from the middle of the court
Synonyms: midcourt
importunate (adj): Given to importunate demands, greedily or thoughtlessly demanding.
troglofauna (noun): Small cave-dwelling animals that have adapted to their dark surroundings.
hemopoietic (adj): Of or pertaining to hemopoiesis.
Synonyms: haemopoietic; hæmopoietic
shivery (adj): Given to shivering; tending to shiver.
Example: The cold night made me all shivery.
woylie (noun): A species of bettong, Bettongia penicillata.
Synonyms: brush-tailed bettong
zooarchaeological (adj): of or pertaining to zooarchaeology
Synonyms: zooarcheological
bendlet (noun): A diminutive of the bend, of the same shape, but only half the width of the bend.
letterlike (adj): Resembling or characteristic of a letter of the alphabet.
Antonyms: unletterlike
letterlike (adj): Resembling or characteristic of a letter (written communication).
Antonyms: unletterlike
propylthiouracil (noun): A thioamide drug, used to treat hyperthyroidism by decreasing the amount of thyroid hormone produced by the thyroid gland, which is associated with a risk of agranulocytosis.
clayes (noun): wattles or hurdles made with stakes interwoven with osiers, to cover lodgments
enteroendocrine (adj): Of or pertaining to the intestinal production of endocrine hormones.
semimembranosus (noun): A muscle in the back of the thigh; the most medial of the three hamstring muscles (meaning it is more to the inner of the thighs, not between the two others in one leg, which is the semitendinosus).
thyrohyoid (adj): Of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid arch.
jawfish (noun): Any of many marine fish, of the family Opistognathidae, that have large mouths.
riskless (adj): Free of risk; safe.
Antonyms: risky; unsafe
onanism (noun): Ejaculating outside the vagina during intercourse; (the performing of) coitus interruptus.
troland (noun): A unit (symbol Td) of conventional retinal illuminance, intended as a means of correcting photometric measurements of luminance values impinging on the human eye by scaling them by the effective pupil size.
hocket (noun): In medieval music, a rhythmic linear technique using the alternation of notes, pitches, or chords. A single melody is shared between two (or occasionally more) voices such that alternately one voice sounds while the other rests.
affirmance (noun): The act of affirming, affirmation
Synonyms: affirmaunce
affirmance (noun): A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency
Synonyms: affirmaunce
diapirism (noun): The formation of diapirs; in particular, the situation where overlying sediments force lower sediments upward through the layers above.
scherzando (noun): A piece of music to be played in a playful or sportive manner.
mealie (noun): An ear or kernel of maize; in plural as mass noun: maize, corn.
pointclass (noun): A collection of sets of points (ordinarily understood to be elements of some perfect Polish space), characterized by some sort of definability property.
foraminiferan (noun): An organism of the phylum Foraminifera; a foraminifer.
Synonyms: foram; foraminifer
spooler (noun): A program or process that spools (places data in a queue to be accessed later)
therizinosaurid (noun): Any dinosaur in the family Therizinosauridae.
livebearer (noun): A live-bearing aquarium fish, one that retains the eggs inside the body and gives birth to live, free-swimming young.
afterguard (noun): The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of a ship, to attend the after-sails.
afterguard (noun): The members of a yacht's crew who attend to the aft sails
protocarnivorous (adj): Capable of trapping and killing insects or other animals but lacking the ability to digest or absorb nutrients from its prey.
holmgang (noun): In Norse and Icelandic culture, a duel to the death.
rine (noun): A watercourse or ditch.
Synonyms: rone; rune; rhine
megajoule (noun): An SI unit of energy equal to 10⁶ joules. Symbol: MJ
Synonyms: mega-joule
improvable (adj): Capable of being used to advantage; profitable.
Synonyms: improveable
waterport (noun): A port connected to a body of water; a seaport or riverport.
chyron (noun): A set of graphics or words at the bottom of a television screen, sometimes unrelated to the current viewing content.
leade (noun): That portion of a firearm's barrel immediately in front of the chamber where the bullet travels prior to contacting the rifling.
myotome (noun): In vertebrate embryonic development, a group of tissues formed from any particular one of the somites that develop into the body wall muscle. .
Synonyms: myocomma
myotome (noun): In neurology, a group of muscles innervated from a particular spinal segment; the division of innervation reflects the embryology of the various somites.
Synonyms: myocomma
myotome (noun): A surgical instrument for performing myotomy.
Synonyms: myocomma
bianzhong (noun): A set of bronze bells played to provide melody, of ancient Chinese origin.
cryptex (noun): A puzzle box solved with a passcode.
Example: 50 I Made A Cryptex Portable Vault
cyberlaw (noun): Law as it relates to the Internet and computing offences, covering such issues as intellectual property and the blurring of international boundaries.
Hypernyms: IT law
aerohydrodynamic (adj): Acting by the force of air and water.
Example: an aerohydrodynamic wheel
horsetooth (noun): A type of maize with kernels shaped like a horse's tooth, especially dent maize or a subtype.
hanjie (noun): A puzzle in which cells of a grid must be filled or left blank, according to sets of numbers given at the side of the grid, to reveal a hidden picture.
Synonyms: nonogram; picross; gridlers
galleass (noun): A type of rowable vessel of the 16th and 17th centuries, similar to a galley but larger, and normally equipped with sails.
Synonyms: galeas; galliass
varactor (noun): A solid-state diode whose capacitance varies with the applied voltage.
Synonyms: varicap; varactor diode; tuning diode
orbitrap (noun): A mass analyzer consisting of an outer barrel-like electrode and a coaxial inner spindle-like electrode that traps ions in an orbital motion around the spindle. The image current from the trapped ions is detected and converted to a mass spectrum using the Fourier transform of the frequency signal.
gradiometer (noun): Any of several instruments used to measure the gradient of a physical property (such as magnetic field).
hotplate (noun): A semiportable stove.
Synonyms: boiling plate; cooking plate; hot plate; hot-plate
hotplate (noun): The element of a stove.
Synonyms: boiling plate; cooking plate; hot plate; hot-plate
hotplate (noun): A low-powered heating device for keeping food warm.
Synonyms: boiling plate; cooking plate; hot plate; hot-plate
tipstaff (noun): A ceremonial staff, with a metal tip, carried by a constable or bailiff etc as a sign of office
chordotonal (adj): Describing the stretch receptors in arthropods that detect the position of body segments or appendages
trochoidal (adj): Of, pertaining to, or shaped like a trochoid.
nitrene (noun): Any organic compound, the univalent nitrogen equivalent of a carbene, having general formula RN: Any organic compound, the univalent nitrogen equivalent of a carbene, having general formula RN
Synonyms: imidogen; azene; aminediyl; aminylene
chavrusa (noun): A pair, typically yeshiva students, who study Talmud and other topics in Judaism together; by extension, any working pair
Synonyms: chavruta; havrusa; havruta
chavrusa (noun): The system of studying in this manner.
Synonyms: chavruta; havrusa; havruta
bitts (noun): A frame composed of two strong oak timbers (bitt-heads) fixed vertically in the fore part of a ship, bolted to the deck beams to which are secured the cables when the ship rides to anchor
slanguage (noun): A particular vernacular or vocabulary of slang; the jargon or lingo of a particular group.
bolection (noun): A moulding that covers a joint, especially between joints between surfaces on different levels.
biodistribution (noun): The distribution (static and dynamic) of compounds within a biological system or within an organism
wrock (noun): A genre of music produced by fans of the Harry Potter series, characterized by costumed performances and humorous lyrics about characters, settings, and plot elements from the series.
Synonyms: wizard rock
demoparty (noun): A party organised by and for the demoscene, typically involving socializing, computer programming, and competitions.
emodin (noun): A purgative resin, 6-methyl-1,3,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone, obtained from some rhubarbs and other plants.
Hypernyms: trioxymethylanthraquinone
episcleritis (noun): A benign, self-limiting inflammatory disease affecting part of the eye called the episclera.
zigeuner (noun): A Gypsy.
Synonyms: Zigeuner
hiddenness (noun): The state, property or quality of being hidden.
Synonyms: invisibility; latency
Antonyms: visibility
hiddenness (noun): The result or product of being hidden.
Synonyms: invisibility; latency
Antonyms: visibility
chronaxie (noun): The minimum time over which an electric current must be applied in order to stimulate a muscle fiber or nerve cell.
incombustible (adj): Not capable of catching fire and burning; not flammable.
Antonyms: inflammable; flammable; combustible
bezique (noun): A trick-taking card game for two players.
Synonyms: besique
bezique (noun): The act of taking certain cards in this game: the queen of spades and jack of diamonds, or (if either of those suits is trumps) the queen of clubs and jack of hearts.
Synonyms: besique
lative (noun): A case of verbs, found in the Uralic and Northern Caucasian languages, used to indicate motion to a location; in the Northern Caucasian languages, the lative also takes up functions of the dative case.
downspout (noun): A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system.
Synonyms: drainpipe; downpipe; waterspout; leader
boardercross (noun): Synonym of snowboard cross
Synonyms: boarder-cross; boarder-X; boarder cross; boarder X
kinetograph (noun): A machine for projecting chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture, sometimes with an accompanying soundtrack.
lipofuscinosis (noun): Any of a family of neurodegenerative disorders resulting from excessive accumulation of lipofuscin in the body's tissues.
chordoma (noun): A slow-growing, malignant tumor arising from remnants of the notochord.
eohippus (noun): An extinct early Eocene mammal, Hyracotherium leporinum, ancestral to the modern horse.
artivism (noun): The practice of promoting a political agenda through acts considered to be art, such as the defacing of advertisements.
toolpath (noun): The path through space that the tip of a cutting tool follows on its way to producing the desired geometry of the workpiece.
Synonyms: tool path
muumuu (noun): A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches).
Synonyms: muu-muu; moo-moo; moomoo
defragment (verb): To run a process that collects fragments of files and sorts them into contiguous sections on one or more hard disks or hard disk partitions, thus speeding up file management.
Synonyms: defrag
naio (noun): Myoporum sandwicense, a flowering plant in the figwort family.
interframe (noun): A video frame which is compressed to express only the change from a reference frame.
gink (noun): A guy, a fellow, especially (derogatory) a foolish, unworldly, or socially inept man; a goof.
Synonyms: dork; person; fool; friend; man
pommy (noun): A pom; a person of British descent, a Briton; an Englishman.
Synonyms: pommie; limey
cardioverter (noun): A machine that performs cardioversion (specifically, electrocardioversion), in either hospital equipment form or implantable form.
lungworm (noun): Any of the diverse species of nematode worms that are parasitic to mammalian lungs, principally found in the superfamilies Metastrongylidae and Trichostrongyloidea in order Strongylida.
matroneum (noun): A gallery on the interior of a building, originally intended to accommodate women.
Synonyms: matronaeum
hexamethylenetetramine (noun): A crystalline compound C₆H₁₂N₄ used especially as an accelerator in vulcanizing rubber.
Synonyms: hexamine; hexamethylenamin; E239; hexamethylene tetramine; urotropin
galactokinase (noun): An enzyme that facilitates the phosphorylation of α-D-galactose to galactose 1-phosphate at the expense of one molecule of ATP.
perissodactyl (noun): Any ungulate mammal with an odd number of toes and belonging to the Perissodactyla, including the horses, zebra, and rhinoceros.
dabchick (noun): A small grebe, little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).
cessationism (noun): The concept, amongst most Christians, that the works of the Holy Spirit (speaking in tongues, prophecy, healing, and miracles) ceased at some point in history.
Antonyms: continuationism
valvuloplasty (noun): Plastic surgery to repair a valve, such as a heart valve or venous valve.
Synonyms: valvoplasty
petrichor (noun): The distinctive scent, caused by geosmin, which accompanies the first rain after a long, warm, dry spell.
caciocavallo (noun): An Italian cheese, similar to provolone, originally from Sicily and the South.
androstenone (noun): A steroid, specifically 5α-androst-16-en-4-one, found in human sweat; reported to be a pheromone.
abusua (noun): A matrilineal exogamous clan among the Ashanti.
noneconomic (adj): Not of an economic nature.
Synonyms: non-economic
Example: noneconomic damages
apostatic (adj): negative frequency-dependent; depending on being rare.
Synonyms: apostatical
Example: apostatic selection
poobah (noun): A person who holds multiple offices or positions of power at the same time.
Synonyms: poo bah; Poo-Bah; Pooh-Bah; poo-bah; pooh-bah
poobah (noun): A leader or other important person.
Synonyms: poo bah; Poo-Bah; Pooh-Bah; poo-bah; pooh-bah
poobah (noun): A pompous, self-important person.
Synonyms: poo bah; Poo-Bah; Pooh-Bah; poo-bah; pooh-bah
deafferentation (noun): The state of having an incomplete afferent connection with the central nervous system.
melarsoprol (noun): An organic arsenic compound, C₁₂H₁₅AsN₆OS₂, administered intravenously to treat late-stage African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness).
purlieu (noun): The ground on the edges of a forest, especially when partly subject to the same forest laws concerning game hunting etc.
purlieu (noun): The outskirts of any place; an adjacent district; the environs or neighborhood.
tachycardias (noun): plural of tachycardia, which can refer to types of tachycardia, cases of tachycardia, or episodes of tachycardia.
plethysmograph (noun): An instrument for measuring changes in volume within an organ or whole body (usually via fluctuations in the amount of fluid it contains).
pochoir (noun): A technique in visual art consisting of applying various stencils (perforated templates).
labneh (noun): Yogurt that has been strained to filter or remove the whey and thus has a consistency between that of yoghurt and cheese.
Synonyms: lebeneh; strained yoghurt; labna; lebenah; lebni
Hypernyms: other sweetener: normal yogurt; regular yogurt; yogurt; natural yogurt; plain yogurt
interfix (noun): A morph inserted between two morphemes in the process of word formation, such as the empty morphs English -i- and -o-.
lahpet (noun): A dish, popular in Burma, consisting of pickled or fermented tea leaves (encountered in the West especially as tea leaf salad).
Synonyms: lehpet; laphet; lephet
oligoclase (noun): A plagioclase feldspar, the second member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series. Primarily found as small crystals in impure marble. Oligoclase contains a small amount of calcium substituting for some of the sodium in its formula. Oligoclase with reddish-golden inclusions found in Norway and Canada is called sunstone.
exteriorly (adv): from the exterior, from outside
Antonyms: interiorly
exteriorly (adv): on the exterior, outside
Antonyms: interiorly
multihoming (noun): A technique to increase the reliability of a network connection by means of additional, alternative network interfaces or IP addresses.
infitah (noun): Egypt's policy, after the 1973 war, of encouraging the private sector and stimulating foreign investment.
affluenza (noun): A feeling of dissatisfaction, anxiety, etc., caused by the dogged and ongoing pursuit of more goods and possessions.
macroglossia (noun): Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue; an excessively large tongue.
nonmusical (adj): Not musical; unrelated to music
Synonyms: non-musical
nonmusical (noun): A production that is not a musical.
Synonyms: non-musical
sakkos (noun): A richly decorated vestment worn by Orthodox bishops, instead of a priest's phelonion (chasuble in western church).
Synonyms: saccos
goldthread (noun): Any of the genus Coptis of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Asia and North America.
kangkong (noun): Water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica), grown for food in parts of Southeast Asia.
polytrauma (noun): The condition of a person who has been subjected to multiple traumatic injuries.
Synonyms: multitrauma; multiple trauma
counterfacade (noun): An inner wall of a church's facade.
Synonyms: counter-façade
milliradian (noun): An SI unit of plane angular measure equal to one thousandth of a radian
atter (noun): Poison, venom, especially of a venomous animal.
Synonyms: etter; attir
atter (noun): Pus, corrupt or morbid matter from a sore or wound.
Synonyms: etter; attir
atter (noun): Epithelium produced on the tongue.
Synonyms: etter; attir
atter (verb): To venom; sting.
Synonyms: etter; attir
atter (verb): To discharge, as a sore; clot; curdle; cake.
Synonyms: etter; attir
nritta (noun): The rhythmic element of Indian classical dance.
Synonyms: nritya
huchen (noun): Hucho hucho, a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family (Salmonidae) of order Salmoniformes.
synergist (noun): A chemical compound that increases the chemical activity of another compound when used with it.
tritheism (noun): A belief in three gods, especially the nontrinitarian doctrine that God the Son, God the Father, and the Holy Spirit are separate gods which is condemned as heresy by most Christian denominations.
dealy (noun): An object, especially a gadget, whose name the speaker currently cannot recall.
Synonyms: whatsit; deal; thingy; thingamabob
microchimerism (noun): The presence of a small number of cells in an organism that are genetically different from those of the organism itself; typically transmitted between a mother and fetus
mintmaster (noun): Synonym of moneyer, the superintendant of a mint, particularly (historical) one responsible for coinage.
Synonyms: mind-master; mint master
mintmaster (noun): Synonym of master of the mint, the national superintendant of all mints.
Synonyms: mind-master; mint master
mintmaster (noun): Synonym of neologist, a person who coins new words or expressions.
Synonyms: mind-master; mint master
spermicidal (adj): Having the ability to kill sperm.
Synonyms: spermaticidal
peridiole (noun): A lens shaped capsule of spores that grows in cups of some kinds of fungi.
azacitidine (noun): A cytidine analogue used in the treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome.
naphthoquinone (noun): Either of two isomers of polycyclic aromatic ketones derived from naphthalene.
exocyst (noun): a eukaryotic protein complex with functions related to vesicle trafficking, leading to a role in exocytosis
shotty (noun): A gauzeless pipe for smoking cannabis, more like a Vietnamese Duc Lau than a bong.
shotty (adj): Small, inflamed; the name refers to the resemblance of shotty lymph nodes to buckshot pellets.
fylfot (noun): A swastika, especially one with the arms bent in an anticlockwise direction.
parahydrogen (noun): The form of the hydrogen molecule (H₂) in which the two nuclei have antiparallel spin; about 25% of hydrogen at room temperature.
Antonyms: orthohydrogen
pirfenidone (noun): An experimental drug for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
biobrick (noun): A length of DNA sequence used, with others, to build synthetic biological circuits
Synonyms: BioBrick
misguide (verb): To guide poorly or incorrectly; to lead astray or into error.
cnoidal (adj): Describes a travelling wave whose amplitude is constricted; e.g. a wave in shallow water.
khoomei (noun): A style of throat singing, often accompanied by the horsehead fiddle, from Mongolia and eastern Siberia.
Synonyms: Xöömij; Hoomi; Khoomei; khöömei; hoomei
hacksilver (noun): Silver objects that have been cut up or otherwise defaced and circulated as currency, especially in archaeological contexts.
Synonyms: hacksilber
eggbeater (noun): A kitchen utensil that uses rotating blades to beat eggs.
Synonyms: egg beater; rotary beater
eggbeater (noun): A (wire) whisk.
Synonyms: egg beater; rotary beater
eggbeater (noun): A swimming stroke involving alternating kicks.
Synonyms: egg beater; rotary beater
odontoblast (noun): A cell on the outer surface of dental pulp that produces tooth dentin.
atazanavir (noun): An antiretroviral drug of the protease inhibitor class that is administered orally in the form of its sulfate C₃₈H₅₂N₆O₇·H₂SO₄ in conjunction with other antiretroviral agents to treat HIV infected patients.
connectivism (noun): A theory of learning that focuses on the modern digital age and emphasizes the role of social and cultural context in how and where learning occurs.
tripundra (noun): A tilak consisting of three horizontal lines on the forehead, usually with a dot made from sacred ash.
concertation (noun): A form of dialogue and co-decision, implying the mutual exchange of information, open discussion and knowledge sharing, and the signature of operational agreements between public administrations and/or with representatives of the private sector.
drachm (noun): A small unit of weight, variously: One sixteenth (1⁄16) of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ).
Synonyms: drachme; dram
drachm (noun): A small unit of weight, variously: One eighth (1⁄8) of an ounce apothecary (3.89 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ).
Synonyms: drachme; dram
drachm (noun): A small unit of weight, variously: Alternative form of dirhem: a small former Turkish weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g).
Synonyms: drachme; dram
unstan (verb): To stop acting as a stan (for); to cease to be an obsessive fan (of).
heliodon (noun): A mechanical device, used in architecture, for demonstrating the sun's motion relative to a building.
dinoseb (noun): A herbicide of the dinitrophenol family, 2-sec-butyl-4,6-dinitrophenol.
norbornadiene (noun): The unsaturated, bicyclic hydrocarbon bicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene that is used in the synthesis of complex polycyclic hydrocarbons.
marabunta (noun): A kind of army ant said to devour every living thing in its path
marabunta (noun): Any of several large wasps known for their painful stings: Polistes infuscatus
marabunta (noun): Any of several large wasps known for their painful stings: a mud dauber or a mason wasp
marabunta (noun): Any of several large wasps known for their painful stings: Synoeca surinama
brainteaser (noun): A difficult problem or puzzle.
Synonyms: brain-teaser; brain teaser
disabuse (verb): To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (someone).
Synonyms: undeceive
biarmosuchian (noun): Any therapsid of the suborder Biarmosuchia.
grandioso (noun): A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a grand and noble style
torchlit (adj): Lit by one or more torches.
Example: a torchlit procession
submicroscopic (adj): Smaller than microscopic; too small to be seen even with a microscope
worrier (noun): A person who worries a great deal, especially unnecessarily.
Synonyms: bundle of nerves; neurotic; wiener; tightass; bag of nerves
Hypernyms: coward
worrier (noun): A person who causes worry in others.
Synonyms: bundle of nerves; neurotic; wiener; tightass; bag of nerves
Hypernyms: coward
worrier (noun): An animal that seizes or shakes another by the throat.
Synonyms: bundle of nerves; neurotic; wiener; tightass; bag of nerves
Hypernyms: coward
luxuriance (noun): The property of being luxuriant.
Synonyms: luxuriantness; luxuriancy
tawaf (noun): The ritual of circumambulating the Kaaba seven times as part of the hajj in Mecca.
belowground (adj): beneath the surface of the ground; underground
Synonyms: below ground
platelayer (noun): A railway employee who inspects and maintains the permanent way of a railway installation.
Synonyms: surfaceman; trackman
oleaster (noun): A plant in the family Elaeagnaceae,
Synonyms: silverberry; Russian olive
oleaster (noun): A plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus,
Synonyms: silverberry; Russian olive
oleaster (noun): A plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the type species Elaeagnus angustifolia.
Synonyms: silverberry; Russian olive
overcomplete (adj): Describing a frame (in linear algebra) having a set of functions more than a basis
interosseus (noun): Any of various muscles located between bones.
Example: the dorsal interossei of the hand
poleaxe (noun): An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle.
Synonyms: pollaxe; pole-axe; pollax; poleax; polax
Hypernyms: polearm
poleaxe (noun): A long-handled battle axe, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike.
Synonyms: pollaxe; pole-axe; pollax; poleax; polax
Hypernyms: polearm
poleaxe (verb): To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe.
Synonyms: pollaxe; pole-axe; pollax; poleax; polax
poleaxe (verb): To astonish; to shock or surprise utterly.
Synonyms: pollaxe; pole-axe; pollax; poleax; polax
poleaxe (verb): To stymie, thwart, cripple, paralyze.
Synonyms: pollaxe; pole-axe; pollax; poleax; polax
skirling (noun): A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl.
verderer (noun): An official in charge of a royal forest; in modern times, still extant in the New Forest and the Forest of Dean
Synonyms: verderor
depower (verb): To reduce the power of; to strip power from.
Synonyms: power off; power down; de-energize
Antonyms: power on; fire up; power up
exoribonuclease (noun): A ribonuclease that catalyzes the exonucleolytic cleavage of nucleotides from a ribonucleotide chain.
slowpitch (noun): A variety of softball, in which the ball may not be pitched fast.
Synonyms: slow-pitch; slo-pitch
archly (adv): In the form of an arch.
Example: My eyebrows recently plucked archly.
courtliness (noun): The quality of being courtly; refinement of manners.
Antonyms: uncourtliness
upshift (noun): A shift to a higher level, such as of frequency, growth, economic level, etc.
upshift (verb): To shift to a higher level, such as of frequency, growth rate, economic level, etc.
Antonyms: downshift
triethylaluminium (noun): A volatile organometallic compound (Al₂(C₂H₅)₆ or Al₂Et₆) used in various chemical processes and as an ignitor for jet and rocket engines.
Synonyms: triethyl-aluminum; TEAL; triethyl aluminium; triethyl-aluminium; TEAl
rifamycin (noun): Any of a group of antibiotics, a subclass of the ansamycins, which are synthesized either naturally by the bacterium Amycolatopsis mediterranei or artificially.
muscardine (noun): A fungal disease, caused by Beauveria bassiana and other species, that affects silkworms, their bodies becoming white and covered with spores.
supergrid (noun): A wide-area transmission network that makes it possible to trade high volumes of electricity across great distances.
staurolite (noun): a dark brown nesosilicate mineral that has crystals that cross and intergrow
bejuco (noun): Any climbing woody vine of the tropics with the habit of a liana; in the Philippines, especially any of various species of Calamus, the cane or rattan palm.
achromat (noun): A lens that imparts little color; a lens that is achromatic.
Synonyms: achromate
achromat (noun): A person whose color blindness prevents them from seeing any color whatsoever.
Synonyms: achromate
complacently (adv): In a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled.
spondylolysis (noun): A defect or stress fracture of the pars interarticularis of the vertebral arch
ventresca (noun): Flesh from the belly of a tuna, which is prepared in oil and served as food.
hypochromic (adj): Describing a decrease in the intensity of a spectral band due to a change in the molecular environment
Antonyms: hyperchromic
hypochromic (adj): Having a lower than normal amount of hemoglobin in the red blood cells
Antonyms: hyperchromic
dendrologist (noun): an expert or student of dendrology; someone knowledgeable about trees
tubenose (noun): Any of the Procellariiformes, an order of seabirds including albatrosses, petrels, and shearwaters.
tubenose (noun): A small, thin fish of Japanese and Korean coastal waters, Aulichthys japonicus
stuffiness (noun): The state or quality of being angry and obstinate.
Synonyms: frowst
stuffiness (noun): The state or quality of being poorly-ventilated and close.
Synonyms: frowst
stuffiness (noun): The result or product of being stuffy.
Synonyms: frowst
purveyance (noun): The act of purveying.
Synonyms: pourveyance
purveyance (noun): The prerogative of the Crown to static separation of duty with goods and services for royal use.
Synonyms: pourveyance
embolectomy (noun): Surgical removal of an embolus to relieve an embolism.
oviraptorosaurian (noun): Any maniraptoran dinosaur of the clade Oviraptorosauria
Synonyms: oviraptosaurian
pixmap (noun): A grid of pixels; a bitmap, especially one having more than one bit (binary digit) assigned to each pixel, allowing for multiple shades or colors.
pavee (noun): A traveller, a member of Ireland's nomadic ethnic minority.
Synonyms: tinker; itinerant
freeroll (verb): To be in a position where one is guaranteed a tie, but one can also win.
ingestible (adj): Capable of being ingested.
Synonyms: ingestible
hyperesthesia (noun): Unusual or pathological sensitivity of the skin or of a particular sense.
Synonyms: hyperaesthesia; hyperæsthesia
gluepot (noun): A pot for holding glue.
Synonyms: glue-pot
gluepot (noun): A muddy playing field.
Synonyms: glue-pot
athel (noun): A chief or lord.
Synonyms: ethel; athil; aethel; athill; æthel
athel (noun): A kind of tamarisk native to northern Africa and the Middle East, Tamarix aphylla, planted widely elsewhere as a shade tree and a windbreak due to its tolerance of heat and of alkaline soils, but tending to become invasive outside of its native range.
Synonyms: ethel; athil; aethel; athill; æthel
sacralization (noun): The endowment of something with sacred qualities; making sacred.
Antonyms: desanctification; desacralization
sacralization (noun): A developmental abnormality in which the first sacral vertebra becomes fused with the fifth lumbar veterbra.
Antonyms: desanctification; desacralization
wingbeat (noun): A single stroke made in flight by the wings of an animal that flies by beating its wings.
ceras (noun): A dorsal or lateral outgrowth on the body of nudibranchs.
heresiarch (noun): The founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy.
Synonyms: hæresiarch; haeresiarch
metanephros (noun): The most posterior of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in many vertebrates.