leukas/Wiktionary huggingface dataset:
canvass (noun): A seeking or solicitation, or determination, of support or favourable votes in a forthcoming election or poll.
Synonyms: canvas
canvass (noun): A scrutiny of the votes cast in an election to reject irregular votes; also, a tally, audit, and certification of votes.
Synonyms: canvas
palimpsest (noun): A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written.
Synonyms: codex rescriptus
palimpsest (noun): Monumental brasses that have been reused by engraving of the blank back side.
Synonyms: codex rescriptus
palimpsest (noun): Circular features believed to be lunar craters that have been obliterated by later volcanic activity.
Synonyms: codex rescriptus
palimpsest (verb): To scrape clean, as in parchment, for reuse.
palimpsest (verb): On paper: to reuse, often by erasure or change of pen direction or color. Especially fueled by Earth Day.
reappraisal (noun): A second look at or reassessment of the value of something; a new appraisal.
fickle (adj): Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.
tita (noun): a young adult woman exhibiting the stereotypical characteristics of a Filipina aunt
saltbush (noun): Any of the genus Atriplex of plants, especially Atriplex hortensis or Atriplex patula, found in dry habitats, that have edible leaves resembling spinach, including many desert and seashore plants and halophytes.
saltbush (noun): Sarcobatus vermiculatus (black greasewood, greasewood, seepwood)
superstock (noun): A kind of premier stock car with a strong roll cage and usually a modified V8 engine.
considerate (adj): Consciously thoughtful and observant (often of other people and their rights, needs, feelings and comfort).
Antonyms: inconsiderate
considerate (adj): Characterised by careful and conscious thought.
Antonyms: inconsiderate
milkshake (noun): A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring.
Synonyms: thickshake; frappe; cabinet
milkshake (noun): A thin beverage, similar to the above, but with no ice cream or significantly less of it.
Synonyms: thickshake; frappe; cabinet
milkshake (noun): A beverage consisting of fruit juice, water, and some milk, as served in Southeast Asia.
Synonyms: thickshake; frappe; cabinet
milkshake (verb): To administer an alkaline supplement to (a horse) to improve its racing performance.
dox (noun): Documents, especially information sought by hackers about an individual (address, credit card numbers, etc.).
Synonyms: doxx
dox (verb): Alternative form of doxx (“publish the personal information of (an individual) without their consent”)
Synonyms: doxx
newsgroup (noun): A repository on a computer network where people can post messages, usually about a single subject.
Synonyms: Usegroup; newsfroup; froup
nock (noun): The notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.
nock (verb): To fit an arrow against the bowstring of a bow or crossbow. (See also notch (verb).)
nock (verb): To cut a nock in (usually in an arrow's base or the tips of a bow).
doppelganger (noun): A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts such a person.
Synonyms: doppelgänger
doppelganger (noun): An evil twin.
Synonyms: doppelgänger
doppelganger (noun): A remarkably similar double.
Synonyms: doppelgänger
cockade (noun): A rosette or knot of ribbon worn in a hat, especially as an office or party badge.
Synonyms: cocarde
cockade (noun): An emblem of concentric circles of different colours, identifying the country to which an aircraft belongs.
Synonyms: cocarde
spinor (noun): An element of the fundamental representation of a Clifford algebra that transforms to its negative when the space is rotated through a complete turn from 0° to 360°.
divo (noun): A male diva; a man with the traits characteristic of a typical diva.
kyu (noun): A grade or rank in various Japanese activities such as martial arts, flower arranging, and the game of go.
abductor (noun): One who abducts; a kidnapper.
Antonyms: abductee
abductor (noun): A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body
Antonyms: abductee; adductor
cubicle (noun): A small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.
Synonyms: stall
cubicle (noun): A small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing.
Synonyms: stall
cubicle (noun): A small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use.
Synonyms: stall
overshadow (verb): To obscure something by casting a shadow.
Synonyms: outshadow; dwarf; outshine; outdo; surpass
overshadow (verb): To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.
Synonyms: outshadow; dwarf; outshine; outdo; surpass
overshadow (verb): To shelter or protect.
Synonyms: outshadow; dwarf; outshine; outdo; surpass
afterthought (noun): A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
contralateral (adj): On the opposite side of the body.
Antonyms: ipsilateral
lue (verb): To sift using a sieve, particularly in mining tin or silver.
Synonyms: lew
jailbreak (noun): A modification to the firmware of an electronic device (typically a mobile phone or tablet) to allow the installation and use of software not officially supported by the device's manufacturer.
Synonyms: jail break
jailbreak (noun): A prompt to a large language model which frees it from its ethical restrictions.
Synonyms: jail break
jailbreak (verb): To modify the firmware of an electronic device, especially a mobile phone, in order to remove restrictions that prevent it from running unofficial software.
interviewee (noun): Someone being interviewed, i.e. the person answering the questions.
leaden (adj): Pertaining to or resembling lead; grey, heavy, sluggish.
leaden (adj): Dull; darkened with overcast.
Example: the sky was leaden and thick
minicomputer (noun): A computer smaller than a mainframe, but larger than a microcomputer.
Synonyms: mini; midrange computer; pedestal computer; deskside computer
gena (noun): The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.
gena (noun): The part of the head to which the jaws of an insect are attached.
gena (noun): The part of the head below the compound eyes of Diptera, or an analagous part of the head of larvae without compound eyes.
mackinaw (noun): A blanket made of wool, formerly distributed to the Amerindians by the U.S. government.
olefin (noun): Any of a class of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons such as ethylene; an alkene with only one carbon-carbon double bond.
Synonyms: olefine
persevere (verb): To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement.
Synonyms: hold the line; keep up; bear up; persevere; continue
Antonyms: cease; surrender; desist; quit; stop
persevere (verb): To stay constant; to continue in a certain state; to remain.
Synonyms: hold the line; keep up; bear up; persevere; continue
Antonyms: cease; surrender; desist; quit; stop
chowder (noun): A thick, creamy soup or stew.
Example: fish chowder
chowder (noun): A stew, particularly fish or seafood, not necessarily thickened.
fillet (noun): A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for decoration.
Synonyms: filet
Antonyms: round
fillet (noun): A thin strip of any material, in various technical uses.
Synonyms: filet
Antonyms: round
fillet (noun): A heavy bead of waterproofing compound or sealant material generally installed at the point where vertical and horizontal surfaces meet.
Synonyms: filet
Antonyms: round
fillet (verb): To slice, bone or make into fillets.
Synonyms: debone; bone
fillet (verb): To apply, create, or specify a rounded or filled corner to.
Synonyms: debone; bone
phospholipid (noun): Any lipid, such as lecithin or cephalin, consisting of a diglyceride combined with a phosphate group and a simple organic molecule such as choline or ethanolamine; they are important constituents of biological membranes.
hoss (noun): Pronunciation spelling of horse.
Synonyms: dude; brother; bub; comrade; guy
Example: That ole black hoss let out a whinny.
hoss (noun): A big, strong and respected or dependable person, usually a man; one who is large like a horse.
Synonyms: dude; brother; bub; comrade; guy
hoss (noun): Term of address for a man.
Synonyms: dude; brother; bub; comrade; guy
Example: What's up, hoss?
soliloquy (noun): The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.
Hypernyms: locution; oration
Example: Coordinate term: aside
soliloquy (noun): A speech or written discourse in this form.
Hypernyms: locution; oration
soliloquy (verb): To issue a soliloquy.
Synonyms: soliloquize
eosinophilic (adj): Of, pertaining to an eosinophil or to eosinophilia.
lotion (noun): A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
Synonyms: lavatory
Example: sun-tan lotion
lotion (noun): A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification.
Synonyms: lavatory
killifish (noun): Any of a number of tiny fish in the Cyprinodontiformes order of ray-finned fish.
jitter (noun): A state of nervousness.
Example: That creepy movie gave me the jitters.
jitter (verb): To position data points randomly to avoid visual overlap.
Synonyms: fidget
jitter (noun): A program or routine that performs jitting; a just-in-time compiler.
humbug (noun): A fraud or sham; (uncountable) hypocrisy.
humbug (verb): To play a trick on someone, to cheat, to swindle, to deceive.
corker (noun): One who puts corks into bottles.
Synonyms: cauker; caulker
corker (noun): A person or thing that is exceptional or remarkable.
Synonyms: cauker; caulker
discalced (adj): Pertaining to a religious order that historically forswore the wearing of shoes.
discalced (adj): Shoeless; without shoes on; barefoot, or wearing sandals rather than shoes.
mulga (noun): Any of a number of small acacia trees, especially Acacia aneura, forming dense scrub in dry inland areas of Australia.
crutch (noun): A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.
crutch (noun): Something that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthful dependency; a prop
crutch (noun): A crotch; the area of body where the legs fork from the trunk.
acquit (verb): To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
Synonyms: exculpate; absolve; disculpate; vindicate; pardon
Antonyms: charge; condemn; convict; impeach; blame
Hypernyms: release; free; excuse; exempt
acquit (verb): To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.
Synonyms: exculpate; absolve; disculpate; vindicate; pardon
Antonyms: charge; condemn; convict; impeach; blame
Hypernyms: release; free; excuse; exempt
acquit (verb): Followed by of (and formerly by from): to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge.
Synonyms: exculpate; absolve; disculpate; vindicate; pardon
Antonyms: charge; condemn; convict; impeach; blame
Hypernyms: release; free; excuse; exempt
provocateur (noun): An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts.
understatement (noun): A figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is, either through phrasing or lack of emphasis, often for ironic effect.
Example: A master of understatement
understatement (noun): An instance of such phrasing or lack of emphasis.
Example: Now that's an understatement.
matura (noun): A final exam that young adults (aged 18 or 19) take at the end of their secondary education in certain European countries.
photoplay (noun): A novel adapted from a movie and illustrated with photographic stills taken from the film. Usage largely confined to the silent era of Hollywood.
antithetical (adj): Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.
reefer (noun): A reefer jacket; a close-fitting jacket or short coat of thick cloth.
oppress (verb): Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush.
stigmatization (noun): The process or act of stigmatizing.
Example: the stigmatization of ethnic minorities
stigmatization (noun): The production of stigmata upon the body.
Example: the stigmatization of Saint Francis
cycad (noun): Any plant of the division Cycadophyta, having a stout and woody trunk with a crown of large, hard and stiff, evergreen leaves.
transdermal (adj): Through the unbroken skin (as for example with measurements of blood glucose level with an optical glucometer using photometry or of oxygen saturation via pulse oximetry).
Synonyms: transcutaneous
secondment (noun): The process or state of being seconded, the temporary transfer of a person from their normal duty to another assignment.
biofeedback (noun): A technique consisting of measuring a person's quantifiable bodily functions, such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, then conveying the information to the person in real-time.
nosy (adj): Prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle.
Synonyms: kibitzing; meddlesome; interfering; nosey
nosy (adj): Having a large or elongated nose.
Synonyms: kibitzing; meddlesome; interfering; nosey
nosy (noun): A look at something to satisfy one's curiosity.
Synonyms: nosey
nosy (noun): A nose.
Synonyms: nosey
Example: Alternative form: nosie
nosy (verb): To pry into something.
Synonyms: nosey
Example: My brother always nosies into my diary.
oleander (noun): Nerium oleander, a notoriously poisonous shrub in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, but nonetheless widely grown as an ornamental, having leathery lance-shaped leaves and deep rose-colored or white flowers.
evidential (noun): A syntactic element (affix, clitic, or particle) that indicates evidentiality.
suzerain (noun): A dominant nation or state that has control over the international affairs of a subservient state which otherwise has domestic autonomy.
suzerain (noun): A feudal landowner to whom vassals were forced to pledge allegiance.
dah (noun): A long knife or sword with a round cross-section grip, a long, gently curving blade with a single edge, and no guard.
Synonyms: dow; dha; dao
autocorrelation (noun): The cross-correlation of a signal with itself: the correlation between values of a signal in successive time periods.
hypertrophic (adj): Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypertrophy.
pejoratively (adv): In a pejorative manner. Insultingly, disparagingly; so as to belittle another or harm their reputation.
omnivore (noun): An animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore).
rocksteady (noun): A genre of Jamaican music somewhat slower than ska.
Synonyms: rock steady
kairos (noun): A time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial action; the opportune and decisive moment.
Synonyms: kairós
Example: Coordinate term: chronos
weblog (noun): A website in the form of an ongoing journal.
Synonyms: Weblog
curbside (noun): A location next to the curb
Synonyms: kerbside
laxative (adj): Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.
laxative (noun): Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.
sudoku (noun): A type of pencil puzzle played on a square grid, requiring each of the columns, each of the rows, and each of the subregions (called "boxes" or "regions") to contain the lowest whole numbers up to the dimension of the puzzle, usually 1 to 9, once each. The subregions are rectangular or square except in variants.
Synonyms: su doku; Number Place
sleight (noun): An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
ippon (noun): The highest score in judo, awarded for a throw that places the opponent on their back with impetus or for holding the opponent on their back for a number of seconds.
postorbital (adj): Behind the orbit of the eye.
Synonyms: post-orbital
postorbital (noun): A postorbital bone or scale.
Synonyms: post-orbital
yoni (noun): The vulva or vagina, or a symbol of them, especially as an object of veneration within certain types of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other cultures.
botnet (noun): A collection of compromised computers that is gradually built up and then unleashed as a DDOS attack or used to send very large quantities of spam.
treasonous (adj): Like or in the way of treason.
Synonyms: traitorous
unenthusiastic (adj): Without enthusiasm; unexcited.
Synonyms: uninterested; lackadaisical; listless; languid
Antonyms: enthusiastic
hijra (noun): A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.
Synonyms: hijada; hejra; hijara; hijrah
hijra (noun): A (typically biologically male or intersex, but sometimes biologically female) member of a somewhat feminine third gender found in India and Pakistan.
Synonyms: hijada; hejra; hijara; hijrah
hijra (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Hijra
Synonyms: hijrah
hijra (noun): Any similar flight or emigration to a better place.
Synonyms: hijrah
hijra (noun): Emigration from a non-Muslim country to a Muslim one.
Synonyms: hijrah
lightspeed (noun): The speed of light (in vacuum unless another medium is specified).
Synonyms: light speed
serendipity (noun): A combination of events which have come together by chance to make a surprisingly good or wonderful outcome.
serendipity (noun): An unsought, unintended, and/or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery and/or learning experience that happens by accident.
serendipity (noun): The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
doorbell (noun): A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer inside the building.
doorbell (verb): To ring many doorbells in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.
doorbell (verb): To ring many doorbells of (target people or an area) in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.
unfunny (adj): Not funny, especially when attempting to be.
Example: an unfunny joke
houlihan (noun): A kind of lasso throw.
Synonyms: hoolihan; hooley-ann
stepwise (adj): One (small) step or stage at a time; gradual; piecemeal
stepwise (adv): One step or stage at a time; step by step
Synonyms: step by step; sequentially; incrementally; in order
tripe (noun): The lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food.
Example: Coordinate term: chitterlings
tripe (noun): The entrails; (by extension, humorous or derogatory) the belly.
tripe (noun): Something foolish or valueless, especially written works and popular entertainment (movies, television).
glucagon (noun): A peptide hormone, produced by the pancreas, that opposes the action of insulin by stimulating the production of sugar
entrenchment (noun): The process of entrenching or something which entrenches
Synonyms: intrenchment
entrenchment (noun): A fortification constructed of trenches
Synonyms: intrenchment
fugazi (noun): A person or thing that is fake; a fake, a fraud.
Synonyms: fugazy
Example: Ain't no facadin', ain't no fugazi
precentor (noun): The person who leads songs or prayers in a cathedral, church, monastery, or synagogue and generally facilitates worship.
Synonyms: precentour; præcentor
domesticity (noun): Life at home; homelife.
Synonyms: materialism; family; comfort
Antonyms: society; business; worldliness
domesticity (noun): Domestic chores; housework.
Synonyms: materialism; family; comfort
Antonyms: society; business; worldliness
domesticity (noun): Affection for the home and its material comforts.
Synonyms: materialism; family; comfort
Antonyms: society; business; worldliness
wanderlust (noun): A strong impulse or longing to travel.
Synonyms: Wanderlust
wanderlust (noun): An impulse to cheat or seek out other romantic or sexual partners; a straying heart.
Synonyms: Wanderlust
foment (verb): To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
foment (verb): To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge.
counterfactual (noun): A claim, hypothesis, or other belief that is contrary to the facts.
counterfactual (noun): A hypothetical state of the world, used to assess the impact of an action.
mesoscale (adj): Roughly 2-200 kilometers in extent; between microscale and synoptic
toboggan (noun): A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.
Synonyms: sled; carriole; cariole; tobogin; toboggin
toboggan (noun): A similar sled of wood, pulled by dogs, possibly with steel runners, made to transport cargo.
Synonyms: sled; carriole; cariole; tobogin; toboggin
toboggan (noun): Something which, once it starts going (figuratively) downhill, is unstoppable until it reaches the bottom.
Synonyms: sled; carriole; cariole; tobogin; toboggin
toboggan (verb): To slide down a hill on a toboggan or other object.
Synonyms: tobogin; toboggin
toboggan (verb): To go downhill unstoppably until one reaches the bottom.
Synonyms: tobogin; toboggin
toboggan (verb): To fly sharply downward so as to build up speed to facilitate in-flight refueling of a faster aircraft.
Synonyms: tobogin; toboggin
askari (noun): A member of a local African military or police unit, usually one serving in a European colonial force.
potentilla (noun): Any of many shrubs and herbs of the genus Potentilla; the cinquefoils.
harpe (noun): A type of curved weapon or implement, variously described as a sickle, a pruning hook, or a curved sword like a scimitar. In later depictions it became a combination of a straight sword on one side and a curved blade on the other.
mimetic (adj): Exhibiting mimesis.
Synonyms: mimetick
Antonyms: phonomimetic; nonmimetic
mimetic (adj): Imitative.
Synonyms: mimetick
Antonyms: phonomimetic; nonmimetic
mimetic (noun): A type of mnemonic in the form of a picture.
Synonyms: mimetick
mimetic (noun): A substance with similar pharmacological effects as another substance or as a lifestyle intervention such as diet or exercise.
Synonyms: mimetick
Example: caloric restriction mimetic
hypnotist (noun): A person who uses hypnotism to induce hypnosis in someone, either for entertainment or therapy.
Synonyms: hypnotizer
crawfish (noun): Any of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish.
Synonyms: crayfish; crawldad; yabby; crawlfish; mudbug
crawfish (noun): Any of various marine crustaceans, rock lobster; especially Jasus lalandii, the Cape crawfish.
Synonyms: crayfish; crawldad; yabby; crawlfish; mudbug
crawfish (noun): A slur against Anglo-Canadians used in some corners of Quebec (including the Gaspé).
Synonyms: crayfish; crawldad; yabby; crawlfish; mudbug
wer (noun): A fine for slaying a man; wergeld.
Synonyms: were
pekan (noun): A fisher cat or fisher (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti)
homeomorphic (adj): Having a homeomorphism
Synonyms: homoeomorphic; homœomorphic
microeconomics (noun): The field of economics that deals with small-scale economic activities such as those of an individual or company.
dudgeon (noun): A feeling of anger or resentment, especially haughty indignation.
dudgeon (noun): A kind of wood used especially in the handles of knives; the root of the box tree.
heaviness (noun): The state of being heavy; weight, weightiness, force of impact or gravity.
bestiality (noun): Bestial nature, savagery, inhumanity, like (or akin to) an animal's.
aorist (noun): A verb paradigm found in certain languages, usually an unmarked form or one that expresses the perfective or aorist aspect.
aorist (adj): Of or pertaining to a verb in the aorist aspect.
Example: the aorist stem of a verb
anticonvulsant (noun): An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.
Synonyms: anticonvulsant
Hypernyms: pharmaceutical
miler (noun): An athlete or a horse who specializes in running races of one mile, or a specified number of miles.
privatdozent (noun): In some European countries, an academic who holds all formal qualifications (doctorate and habilitation) to become a tenured university professor.
unga (noun): Sarotherodon linnellii, a cichlid endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo in western Cameroon.
transpennine (adj): Across the Pennines
Synonyms: transPennine
decipherment (noun): The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.
dioxin (noun): The unsaturated six-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms, two oxygen atoms, and two double bonds (molecular formula C₄H₄O₂); 1,2-dioxin and 1,4-dioxin.
dioxin (noun): The parent compound dibenzo-1,4-dioxin or dibenzo-p-dioxin (molecular formula C₁₂H₈O₂), in which two benzene rings are connected through two oxygen atoms; dibenzodioxin, oxanthrene.
dioxin (noun): Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides.
jataka (noun): Any of a large number of Indian tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha.
Synonyms: Jataka
obliging (adj): Happy and ready to do favours for others.
Synonyms: accommodating; willing
kori (noun): The monetary unit of Kutch prior to 1947, divided into 24 dokdas.
coolie (noun): An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers.
Synonyms: quli; koelie; cooly; coolee; kuli
coolie (noun): An Indian or a person of Indian descent.
Synonyms: quli; koelie; cooly; coolee; kuli
Example: Even a coolie would have been better.
bearcat (noun): Any member of diverse species of the order Carnivora: A binturong (Arctictis binturong, in the family Viverridae).
Synonyms: Palawan bearcat; Asian bearcat
bearcat (noun): Any member of diverse species of the order Carnivora: A giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, in the family Ursidae).
Synonyms: Palawan bearcat; Asian bearcat
bearcat (noun): Any member of diverse species of the order Carnivora: A red panda (Ailurus fulgens, in the family Ailuridae).
Synonyms: Palawan bearcat; Asian bearcat
scoria (noun): The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.
scoria (noun): Rough masses of rock formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcano's crater.
infomercial (noun): A program-length television commercial, typically between thirty minutes and one hour long, that advertises a product or service by presenting supposedly impartial information about it.
Synonyms: informercial
muscarinic (adj): Of or pertaining to muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, usually with regard to agonism or antagonism (blocking) of receptor activity.
muscarinic (adj): (Original (etymonic) sense but not the usual sense) Of or pertaining to muscarine. Of or pertaining to muscarine.
muscarinic (noun): A muscarinic drug: one that modulates (enhances or blocks) the activity of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors.
digitize (verb): To represent something (such as an image or sound) as a structured sequence of binary digits.
Synonyms: digitilize; digitise
digitize (verb): To quantize a continuous or analog value; to convert it into a discrete value.
Synonyms: digitilize; digitise
digitize (verb): To finger.
Synonyms: digitilize; digitise
Example: to digitize a pen
infobox (noun): A consistently-formatted table which is present in articles with a common subject.
hallucinatory (adj): Partaking of, or tending to produce, hallucination.
Example: hallucinatory drug
daimyo (noun): A lord during the Japanese feudal period.
Synonyms: daimio
gynaecologist (noun): (Canadian spelling, also common) A physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system.
Synonyms: gynecologist; gynie
desensitization (noun): The act or process of desensitizing, of dulling or reducing sensation.
Synonyms: desensitisation
gametophyte (noun): A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote.
pushback (noun): The act of repelling an enemy, etc.
Synonyms: push back; push-back
pushback (noun): A procedure in which an aircraft is pushed backwards away from the gate by some external force, usually a special tractor.
Synonyms: push back; push-back
pushback (noun): A reversal or reduction.
Synonyms: push back; push-back
tercentenary (adj): of or relative to such an anniversary, or to a span of 300 years
hijacker (noun): Someone who hijacks.
Example: the hijacker of an aeroplane
aurochs (noun): An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.
Synonyms: ure; aurox; auroch; urus
aurochs (noun): The European bison (Bison bonasus, or Europæus).
Synonyms: ure; aurox; auroch; urus
transphobic (adj): Exhibiting transphobia.
Synonyms: transantagonistic; antitransgender; antitrans; transmisic
boatswain (noun): The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
Synonyms: bo's'n; boson; bo'sun; bosun; bos'n
boatswain (noun): The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
Synonyms: bo's'n; boson; bo'sun; bosun; bos'n
boatswain (noun): A kind of gull, the jaeger.
Synonyms: bo's'n; boson; bo'sun; bosun; bos'n
unparished (adj): Not designated as a parish (“an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church”).
unparished (adj): Of an area: not in a civil parish (“an administrative subdivision of a borough or local government district”), or not having a parish council or town council.
tempestuous (adj): Of, or resembling, a tempest; stormy, tumultuous.
hierarchically (adv): Pertaining to a transitive relation between objects by which they may be ordered into a hierarchy.
enamoured (adj): UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada spelling of enamored
Synonyms: head over heels; twitterpated
biosafety (noun): protection from potential harm from biological agents, such as infectious microbes or modified genes.
highlife (noun): A genre of music that originated in Ghana in the early 20th century, blending elements of traditional Akan music with Western instruments and ideas.
aridity (noun): A long-term lack of rainfall or moisture.
Synonyms: aridness
feathery (noun): Someone who roleplays or describes themselves as being a bird or bird-like animal character with human characteristics.
tapeworm (noun): Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infest the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.
Synonyms: cestode
tapeworm (noun): Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infest the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle. A broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum.
Synonyms: cestode
gnosis (noun): An immanent form of knowledge or transcendent insight, such as sought by the Gnostics.
heterodimer (noun): A dimer, especially a biologically active one, derived from two or more different monomers
gamepad (noun): A type of game controller held in both hands and controlled with the thumbs.
Synonyms: joypad
Hypernyms: pad
trucial (adj): Of or pertaining to a truce; specifically, to the truce obtaining between Britain and various Arab sheikdoms of the Oman peninsula.
pluton (noun): A body of igneous rock formed beneath the surface of the earth by consolidation of magma
absolve (verb): To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.).
Synonyms: exculpate; release; vindicate; pardon; acquit
absolve (verb): To resolve; to explain; to solve.
Synonyms: exculpate; release; vindicate; pardon; acquit
absolve (verb): To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt.
Synonyms: exculpate; release; vindicate; pardon; acquit
tonsure (verb): To shave the crown of the head as a sign of humility and religious vocation.
tonsure (noun): The hairstyle and characteristic bald patch resulting from being tonsured.
selly (adj): Rare; wonderful; admirable
Synonyms: sillie; unbelievable; silly; scarce; impressive
selly (adv): Wonderfully, wondrously.
Synonyms: sillie; silly
selly (noun): A marvel; wonder; something wonderful or rare
Synonyms: sillie; silly
homologue (noun): Something homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound, chromosome, gene, or cultural element. A phoneme, morpheme, or word shared by two languages or dialects, via cognation or naturalization.
Synonyms: homologon; homolog
homologue (noun): Something homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound, chromosome, gene, or cultural element. One of a group of similar DNA sequences that share a common ancestry, or the peptides or proteins that they encode; the counterpart gene or protein in another taxon evolved from a common ancestor (molecularly it may be either identical or similar).
Synonyms: homologon; homolog
homologue (noun): Something homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound, chromosome, gene, or cultural element. A member of a homologous series.
Synonyms: homologon; homolog
ambassadorship (noun): The post or office of ambassador.
Synonyms: embassadorship
polygonum (noun): Any of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae, embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.
gummy (adj): Resembling gum (the substance).
Synonyms: gluey; tacky; sticky; gooey
gummy (adj): Covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.
Synonyms: gluey; tacky; sticky; gooey
gummy (adj): Thick; fat.
Synonyms: gluey; tacky; sticky; gooey
yajna (noun): A ritual of sacrifice to the Devas.
Synonyms: yagna; yadnya; yagnya; yagya; yajña
upwind (adv): in the direction from which the wind is blowing
Antonyms: downwind
mpox (noun): Synonym of monkeypox (“a viral disease”)
Synonyms: MPox; MPOX; Mpox
arithmetical (adj): Of or pertaining to arithmetic, particularly the functions of arithmetic (noun; stress on the second syllable).
Synonyms: arithmetic
formalist (noun): An overly formal person, especially one who adheres to current forms; a stickler
harbourfront (noun): The area that fronts on a harbor
Synonyms: harborfront
newstalk (noun): A television or radio programme in which host conversation with guests or audience members is mixed with news programming.
ultramarathon (noun): A running race over a distance longer than 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yard), the length of a standard marathon.
frontiersman (noun): A person who lives on the borders of a country, or in a wild and undeveloped area on the fringes of civilization.
jawbone (noun): The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
Synonyms: submaxilla; maxilla; lower jaw; inferior maxillary bone; dentary bone
jawbone (noun): Any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw.
Synonyms: submaxilla; maxilla; lower jaw; inferior maxillary bone; dentary bone
jawbone (noun): A shaken musical instrument (an idiophone) made from the jawbone of an animal and shaken such that the teeth vibrate in their sockets to produce sound.
Synonyms: submaxilla; maxilla; lower jaw; inferior maxillary bone; dentary bone
jawbone (verb): To talk persistently in an attempt to persuade somebody to cooperate.
Synonyms: jaw-bone; chawe bone; jaw bone; chaw-bone
mammography (noun): X-ray examination of the breasts for diagnosing and locating abnormalities, especially tumours.
winterbourne (noun): A stream that only flows in winter or after wet weather, particularly in an area rich in limestone.
sida (noun): any of the flowering plants of the genus Sida in the mallow family
hird (noun): In Norwegian history, an informal retinue of personal armed companions, hirdmen or housecarls.
conceptualize (verb): To interpret a phenomenon by forming a concept.
Synonyms: conceptualise
conceptualize (verb): To conceive the idea for something.
Synonyms: conceptualise
halachic (adj): Of or pertaining to Halacha (Jewish law).
Synonyms: halakhic
halachic (adj): In accordance with Halacha.
Synonyms: halakhic
immaturity (noun): Youth; the condition of being immature or not fully grown
Antonyms: maturity
ungainly (adj): Clumsy; lacking grace.
Synonyms: ungainlie
ungainly (adj): Difficult to move or to manage; unwieldy.
Synonyms: ungainlie
ungainly (adj): Unsuitable; unprofitable.
Synonyms: ungainlie
ungainly (adv): In an ungainly or unbecoming manner; improperly; undeservedly, unduly; unsuitably.
foreskin (noun): The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the head of the penis in humans and some other animals.
Synonyms: toque; prepuce; hood; gobbler; penile sheath
foreskin (noun): Ellipsis of clitoral foreskin.
Synonyms: toque; prepuce; hood; gobbler; penile sheath
watchlist (noun): A list of people or things that are to receive special attention or monitoring.
Synonyms: watch list
mell (verb): To say (something); to speak, to tell.
Synonyms: mele
galium (noun): Any of the genus Galium of annual and perennial herbaceous plants, including the bedstraws.
neurodevelopmental (adj): Of or pertaining to the development of neurological pathways in the brain.
vociferous (adj): Making or characterized by a noisy outcry; clamorous.
Synonyms: voiceful; noisy
vociferous (adj): Vocally and forcefully opinionated.
Synonyms: voiceful; noisy
fretboard (noun): A fret or plate put over the neck of musical instruments or its fingerboard, to create a different sound of notes.
relegate (verb): Exile, banish, remove, or send away. Exile or banish to a particular place.
Synonyms: religate [17th century]
relegate (verb): Exile, banish, remove, or send away. Remove (oneself) to a distance from something or somewhere.
Synonyms: religate [17th century]
relegate (verb): Exile, banish, remove, or send away. Banish from proximity to Rome for a set time; compare relegate.
Synonyms: religate [17th century]
relegate (noun): A person who has been banished from proximity to Rome for a set time, but without losing his civil rights.
Synonyms: relagate [16th century]
relegate (adj): Relegated; exiled.
Synonyms: religait; relegat [15th century]
tumi (noun): A ceremonial axe used by some Incan and pre-Incan cultures of South America.
unibody (noun): An automobile construction technique in which the body is integrated into a single unit with the chassis rather than having a separate body-on-frame.
unibody (noun): A shell that is the principal source of structural strength of an object; also, its design and construction.
stowaway (noun): A person who hides on board a ship, train, etc. so as to get a free passage.
Synonyms: stow-away
autumnal (adj): Of or relating to autumn.
Synonyms: fallish
Hypernyms: seasonal
autumnal (adj): Past the middle of life; in the third stage.
Synonyms: fallish
Hypernyms: seasonal
anadromous (adj): That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.
Antonyms: catadromous
anadromous (adj): Of a fern: in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.
Antonyms: catadromous
overworld (noun): An overarching map or region connecting various disparate towns, dungeons, or stages, usually represented on it by icons.
marron (noun): Cherax tenuimanus, a species of freshwater crayfish from Western Australia.
Synonyms: hairy marron; Margaret River marron
coasting (noun): The act of disengaging the gears of a moving vehicle and rolling along without the use of engine power.
fie (intj): Sometimes followed by on or upon: used to express distaste, disgust, or outrage.
Synonyms: fy; fye
lovesick (adj): Behaving oddly, or as though in distress, due to being overcome by feelings of love.
trifle (noun): An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
Synonyms: fig; bagatelle; dicky; niff-naff; trifle
Hypernyms: object; artifact
trifle (noun): Anything that is of little importance or worth.
Synonyms: fig; bagatelle; dicky; niff-naff; trifle
Hypernyms: object; artifact
trifle (noun): Anything that is of little importance or worth. An insignificant amount of money.
Synonyms: fig; bagatelle; dicky; niff-naff; trifle
Hypernyms: object; artifact
trifle (verb): To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.
Synonyms: fiddle; fritter; wanton
trifle (verb): To act, speak, or otherwise behave with jest.
Synonyms: fiddle; fritter; wanton
trifle (verb): To inconsequentially toy with something.
Synonyms: fiddle; fritter; wanton
reveille (noun): The sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers.
archenemy (noun): A principal enemy.
Synonyms: archfoe; arch enemy; arch-enemy
archenemy (noun): A supreme and most powerful enemy.
Synonyms: archfoe; arch enemy; arch-enemy
pada (noun): The basic metric unit of Vedic poetry, consisting of one line of verse in Sanskrit, typically as part of a four-line stanza.
tsarevich (noun): A son of a tsar, a prince in Russia or Bulgaria.
Synonyms: tsarevitch; tzarevitch; czarowitch; czarevitch; tzarevich
tsarevich (noun): The firstborn son of a tsar
Synonyms: tsarevitch; tzarevitch; czarowitch; czarevitch; tzarevich
tsarevich (noun): The tsesarevich (crown prince of the Russia Empire)
Synonyms: tsarevitch; tzarevitch; czarowitch; czarevitch; tzarevich
trig (noun): A stone, block of wood, or anything else, placed under a wheel or barrel to prevent motion; a scotch; a skid.
trig (verb): To stop (a wheel, barrel, etc.) by placing something under it; to scotch; to skid.
domine (noun): A West Indian fish (Epinnula magistralis), of the family Trichiuridae.
softwood (noun): The wood from any gymnosperm, without regard to how soft this wood is.
pliable (adj): Soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded.
Synonyms: lithy
pliable (adj): Easily persuaded; yielding to influence.
Synonyms: lithy
curvy (adj): Having curves.
Synonyms: wavy; zaftig; tortuous; curvey; sinuous
curvy (adj): Buxom or curvaceous.
Synonyms: wavy; zaftig; tortuous; curvey; sinuous
Example: I love this woman and her curvy body.
curvy (adj): Overweight.
Synonyms: wavy; zaftig; tortuous; curvey; sinuous
evaluative (adj): Relating to the assignment of value to a person, thing, or event.
mikveh (noun): A ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed.
Synonyms: mikva; mikvah; mikve; miqweh; mikweh
ineptitude (noun): The quality of being inept.
Synonyms: ineptness; schmuckiness
ineptitude (noun): An instance of being inept.
Synonyms: ineptness; schmuckiness
palanquin (noun): A covered type of litter for a stretched-out passenger, carried on four poles on the shoulders of four or more bearers, as formerly used (also by colonials) in eastern Asia.
Synonyms: palankin; palankine; palankeen
menthol (noun): A cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes.
sika (noun): Cervus nippon, a deer found in the forests of East Asia
Synonyms: Sika
telomerase (noun): An enzyme in eukaryotic cells that adds a specific sequence of DNA to the telomeres of chromosomes after they divide; gives the chromosomes stability over time.
pollute (verb): To make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor.
corduroy (noun): A pattern on snow resulting from the use of a snow groomer to pack snow and improve skiing, snowboarding and snowmobile trail conditions. Corduroy is widely regarded as a good surface on which to ski or ride.
corduroy (adj): Of a road, path, etc., paved with split or round logs laid crosswise side by side.
corduroy (verb): To make (a road) by laying down split logs or tree-trunks over a marsh, swamp etc.
eusocial (adj): Of or pertaining to certain social animals' societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals whose genetic endowment they share
pleurisy (noun): Inflammation of lung pleura.
Synonyms: pleuritis
licorice (noun): The plant Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American Licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.
Synonyms: liquorice
licorice (noun): A type of candy made from that plant's dried root or its extract.
Synonyms: liquorice
licorice (noun): A black colour, named after the licorice.
Synonyms: liquorice
Example: licorice:
nah (intj): here! (when giving something).
Example: Nah, take this. ― Here, take this.
caudillo (noun): A military dictator, especially one ruling in Spain, Portugal or Latin America.
chirp (noun): A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.
chirp (noun): A pulse of signal whose frequency sweeps through a band of frequencies for the duration of the pulse.
chirp (verb): To make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets.
chirp (verb): To modify (a pulse of signal) so that it sweeps through a band of frequencies throughout its duration.
fluorite (noun): A widely occurring mineral (calcium fluoride), of various colours, used as a flux in steelmaking, and in the manufacture of glass, enamels and hydrofluoric acid.
Synonyms: fluor; calcium fluoride; fluorspar; Derbyshire spar
marra (noun): A friend, pal, buddy, mate.
Synonyms: marrow
Example: Cheers marra!
sayonara (intj): Goodbye, adieu.
Example: Sonic: Sayonara! Shadow the Hedgehog!
sayonara (noun): An utterance of sayonara, the wishing of farewell to someone.
misericordia (noun): A misericord, a thin-bladed dagger, used in the Middle Ages to give the death wound or mercy stroke to a fallen adversary.
misericordia (noun): An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a member of a religious order.
shapeshifter (noun): A person or creature capable of changing their appearance or form at will.
Synonyms: shape-shifter
shapeshifter (noun): A person who is inconsistent and elusive.
Synonyms: shape-shifter
blueline (noun): A reproduction of the material submitted for printing, computer-generated or printed from film, provided to the customer for approval before the material is printed.
irredentism (noun): A nationalistic doctrine advocating the annexation of foreign lands with historic or ethnic links.
investigational (adj): of, or relating to an unapproved drug or chemical entity being studied.
cycloaddition (noun): An addition reaction that leads to the formation of a cyclic product.
papilla (noun): A nipple-like protuberance on a part or organ of the body. A vascular process of connective tissue extending into and nourishing the root of a hair, feather, or developing tooth.
papilla (noun): A nipple-like protuberance on a part or organ of the body. Any of the vascular protuberances of the dermal layer of the skin extending into the epidermal layer and often containing tactile corpuscles.
papilla (noun): A nipple-like protuberance on a part or organ of the body. Any of the small protuberances on the upper surface of the tongue often containing taste buds.
synchronicity (noun): The state of being synchronous or simultaneous.
Synonyms: simultaneousness; synchronization; synchroneity
Antonyms: asynchronicity; desynchronicity
synchronicity (noun): Coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related; supposedly the result of "universal forces".
Synonyms: simultaneousness; synchronization; synchroneity
Antonyms: asynchronicity; desynchronicity
riddim (noun): An instrumental version of a song in Jamaican or Caribbean music, usually with a drum pattern and a prominent bassline.
sob (verb): To say (something) while sobbing.
Example: "He doesn't love me!" she sobbed.
orp (verb): To be in ill health; to be sickly and shrivelled.
opencast (adj): Of or pertaining to strip mining, in which material is removed from a surface that has been exposed
Synonyms: open-cast
damask (noun): An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.
Example: True damasks are pure silk.
damask (noun): Linen so woven that a pattern is produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of colour.
damask (noun): A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same way as the linen damask; made for furniture covering and hangings.
damask (adj): Of a grayish-pink color, like that of the damask rose.
gnc (adj): Initialism of gender-nonconforming.
Example: Alternative form: GNC
hygroscopic (adj): Readily taking up and retaining water, especially from the atmosphere.
Antonyms: anhygroscopic
demonym (noun): A name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place, usually derived from the name of the place.
Synonyms: gentilic
demonym (noun): A pseudonym formed of an adjective.
Synonyms: gentilic
disallow (verb): to overrule a colonial legislation by the sovereign-in-privy council
disquiet (adj): Deprived of quiet; impatient, restless, uneasy.