leukas/Wiktionary huggingface dataset:
hitchhike (verb): To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination.
Synonyms: thumb a lift; hitch; hitch a ride; thumb a ride; hitch-hike
hitchhike (verb): To be carried along with something else.
Synonyms: thumb a lift; hitch; hitch a ride; thumb a ride; hitch-hike
hitchhike (noun): A journey made by hitchhiking.
Synonyms: hitch-hike
hitchhike (noun): Alternative form of hitchhiker (“advertisement at the end of a programme”)
Synonyms: hitch-hike
languish (verb): To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
languish (verb): To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness.
Example: He languished without his girlfriend.
languish (verb): To live in miserable or disheartening conditions.
Example: He languished in prison for years.
friable (adj): Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
Synonyms: crumbly
friable (adj): Loose and large-grained in consistency.
Synonyms: crumbly
friable (adj): Likely to crumble and become airborne, thus becoming a health risk
Synonyms: crumbly
wendigo (noun): A malevolent and violent cannibal spirit found in Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, and Cree mythology, which is said to inhabit the body of a living person and possess him or her to commit murder.
Synonyms: windigo; witigo; weendigo; wiindigoo; windago
wendigo (noun): Synonym of splake (“kind of hybrid fish”)
Synonyms: windigo; witigo; weendigo; wiindigoo; windago
ouroboros (noun): A serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous cycle of life and death.
Synonyms: uroboros
ouroboros (noun): Anything of a circular or recursive nature.
Synonyms: uroboros
benzoyl (noun): A univalent radical formally derived from benzoic acid, C₆H₅CO-, by removal of the hydroxyl group
Synonyms: benzoil; benzule
beeline (noun): A very direct or quick path or trip.
Synonyms: bee-line
beeline (noun): A dynamite fuse made with a small quantity of dynamite powder along its length, so that the spark travels quickly and at a specific known rate.
Synonyms: bee-line
beeline (verb): To travel in a straight line, ignoring established paths of travel.
Synonyms: bee-line
impalement (noun): The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.
Synonyms: empalement
impalement (noun): The joining of two coats of arms on one shield.
Synonyms: empalement
impalement (noun): A space fenced in, such as by palings, possibly in the form of an enclosure or cup.
Synonyms: empalement
talisay (noun): A tree of species Terminalia catappa, Indian almond or tropical almond.
wokou (noun): Pirates of a mixture of ethnicities who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th to 16th centuries.
thylakoid (noun): a folded membrane within plant chloroplasts from which grana are made, used in photosynthesis
torchbearer (noun): The leader of a campaign, or one who gives inspiration to others.
eugenicist (noun): A believer in, advocate of, or specialist regarding the principles of eugenics.
concordant (adj): Agreeing or harmonious; consistent (with).
Synonyms: concordaunt
Antonyms: discordant; nonconcordant
concordant (adj): Intruding parallel to the bedding.
Synonyms: concordaunt
Antonyms: discordant; nonconcordant
concordant (adj): Preserving the sign.
Synonyms: concordaunt
Antonyms: discordant; nonconcordant
vocalize (verb): To express with the voice, to utter.
Synonyms: outspeak; vocalise
vocalize (verb): To produce noises or calls from the throat.
Synonyms: outspeak; vocalise
vocalize (verb): To sing without using words.
Synonyms: outspeak; vocalise
trigram (noun): Any of the eight combinations of three complete or broken lines forming half of a hexagram in Chinese system of divination I Ching.
asphodel (noun): Any of the flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flower of these plants.
asphodel (noun): The flower said to carpet Hades, and a favorite food of the dead.
enterococcus (noun): Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus, that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract and have great resistance to antibiotics
suburbicarian (adj): Describing any of the six dioceses surrounding Rome, which are always headed by Cardinals of the highest rank.
offertory (noun): A prayer said or sung as an anthem while offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar during the Roman Catholic Mass or the Anglican Communion service.
offertory (noun): The part of the Eucharist service when offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar and when any collection is taken; also, the money or other things collected.
offertory (noun): A linen or silken cloth anciently used in various ceremonies connected with the administration of the Eucharist.
cutch (noun): a preservative, made from catechu gum boiled in water, used to prolong the life of a sail or net
pocketbook (noun): A purse or handbag.
Synonyms: pocket book; pocket-book
pocketbook (noun): A wallet for paper money.
Synonyms: pocket book; pocket-book
pocketbook (noun): One's personal budget or financial capacity; the amount one can afford.
Synonyms: pocket book; pocket-book
cardholder (noun): A case for holding cards, as credit cards, bankcards, or business cards.
cess (noun): The area along either side of a railroad track which is kept at a lower level than the sleeper bottom, in order to provide drainage.
cess (noun): A piece of peat, or a turf, particularly when dried for use as fuel.
dehydrogenation (noun): Any reaction or process in which hydrogen is removed from a substance, especially the production of unsaturated organic compounds from saturated ones.
byword (noun): A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
byword (noun): A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group.
byword (noun): Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits.
sangar (noun): A stone breastwork; a fortified niche or look-out post.
Synonyms: sungha; sungah; sungar; sanger; sangah
pentito (noun): A criminal who cooperates with police or government authorities and testifies against or provides harmful information on fellow criminals; a turncoat or informant, usually a former Mafioso.
spleenwort (noun): Any of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.
Synonyms: asplenium
cantaloupe (noun): A melon of species Cucumis melo subsp. melo with sweet orange flesh, with numerous cultivars in several cultivar groups. Smooth-skinned, also known as true cantaloupe, found in the Middle East and also grown in Europe.
Synonyms: canteloupe; cantaloup
cantaloupe (noun): A melon of species Cucumis melo subsp. melo with sweet orange flesh, with numerous cultivars in several cultivar groups. Having a rough skin resembling netting; also known as muskmelon or rockmelon.
Synonyms: canteloupe; cantaloup
cantaloupe (noun): An orange colour, like that of cantaloupe flesh.
Synonyms: canteloupe; cantaloup
Example: cantaloupe:
madhhab (noun): A school of thought in Islamic jurisprudence.
Synonyms: maḏhab; maẕhab; maz'hab; mathhab; madhab
waylaid (verb): simple past and past participle of waylay
Synonyms: waylayed
shojo (noun): A style of anime and manga intended for young women.
Synonyms: shoujo
shojo (adj): Being in the style of shōjo manga or anime.
Synonyms: shoujo
shojo (noun): A creature in Japanese folklore, often depicted as a sea spirit with red hair and a fondness for alcohol.
nursemaid (noun): A woman or girl employed to care for children.
Synonyms: nanny; nurserymaid
goodly (adj): Good; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely; graceful; pleasant; desirable.
goodly (adj): Quite large; considerable; sufficient; adequate; more than enough.
Example: a goodly sum of money
loureiro (noun): A grape variety cultivated in Spain and Portugal, used in the production of white wine.
Synonyms: Loureiro
loureiro (noun): A variety of white wine made from this grape.
Synonyms: Loureiro
yok (noun): A non-Jew; a Gentile.
Synonyms: Yok
gunplay (noun): A sexual practice involving the use of a (usually unloaded) firearm for physical and mental stimulation.
femtosecond (noun): An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻¹⁵ seconds. Symbol: fs
flustered (adj): Confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion.
leguminous (adj): Of the Leguminosae family of peas, beans etc.
Synonyms: leguminose
leguminous (adj): Resembling a legume.
Synonyms: leguminose
dihydrate (noun): A hydrate whose solid contains two molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell
premotor (adj): Describing the interval between the arrival of a stimulus and the first changes in a muscle.
intactness (noun): The condition of being intact.
Synonyms: unbrokenness; intactness
Antonyms: brokenness
Hypernyms: entirety; continuity; wholeness
couscous (noun): A pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina.
Synonyms: cuscus; kuskus
superstring (noun): a hypothetical object consisting of a very small one-dimensional string that vibrates in ten (or more) dimensions
aflatoxin (noun): Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.
Hypernyms: mycotoxin
anglerfish (noun): Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.
Hypernyms: fish
satori (noun): A sudden inexpressible feeling of inner understanding or enlightenment.
Synonyms: sat
satori (noun): A Drosophila mutant that displays homosexual behavior in males.
Synonyms: sat
hemiplegia (noun): Total or partial inability to move one side of the body.
Synonyms: hemiplegy
dioxygenase (noun): Any of several enzymes that catalyze dioxygenation reactions
coelacanth (noun): Either of two species of deep-water fish, Latimeria chalumnae of the Indian Ocean and Latimeria menadoensis of Indonesia.
Synonyms: cœlacanth
coelacanth (noun): Any lobe-finned fish in the order Coelacanthiformes, thought until 1938 to have been extinct for 70 million years.
Synonyms: cœlacanth
parkinsonism (noun): A neurological syndrome characterized by tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability; a condition with the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, regardless of its cause.
Synonyms: Parkinson's syndrome; Parkinsonism
wurst (noun): A German- or Austrian-style sausage.
Synonyms: würst
macrocyclic (adj): Of an organic compound: having a closed ring of more than about twelve atoms.
macrocyclic (adj): Pertaining to a rust fungus whose life cycle includes all five spore stages: pycniospore (spermatium), aeciospore, urediniospore, teliospore, and basidiospore.
walia (noun): The ibex Capra walie
Synonyms: Walia goat; walia ibex; Walia ibex
kongsi (noun): A benevolent organization of popular origin found among overseas Chinese communities for individuals with the same surname.
visualizer (noun): A video accompanying a song, usually simpler than a typical music video, intended to be a visual representation of the song.
institutionalize (verb): to commit a person to confinement in an institution
Synonyms: institutionalise
salvor (noun): One who salvages; especially, one who voluntarily assists in saving a distressed ship or its goods at sea.
sabella (noun): A seaworm of the genus Sabella, around 25 cm long, which lives in tubes that it builds itself.
refiner (noun): Agent noun of refine; one who, or that which, refines.
gid (noun): A disease caused by coenurosis of the brain, most commonly found in sheep and canids.
junglefowl (noun): Any of four semiflightless, gallinaceous game birds of the genus Gallus, native to southeast Asia, including the red junglefowl or domestic chicken.
Synonyms: jungle fowl
technic (noun): The method of performance in any art; technique.
Synonyms: technique
technic (noun): Technical terms or objects; things pertaining to the practice of an art or science.
Synonyms: technique
technic (noun): The doctrine of arts in general; those branches of learning that relate to the arts.
Synonyms: technique
dispositional (adj): Of, pertaining to, or arising from disposition (in any sense)
Example: dispositional optimism
falafel (noun): A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans and other ingredients, often served in a pita.
Synonyms: felafel; falafil
falafel (noun): A pita with falafel balls as a filling.
Synonyms: felafel; falafil
falafel (noun): A single falafel ball.
Synonyms: felafel; falafil
spearmint (noun): A herb of the mint family (Mentha spicata), commonly used in herb tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.
assignee (noun): One who is appointed to act or speak in place of another; an agent.
thatching (noun): Bundles of hay or straw used to make a roof.
Synonyms: thatch
thatching (noun): The act or art of covering with thatch.
Synonyms: thatch
largesse (noun): The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time; generosity, liberality.
Synonyms: largess
largesse (noun): Often preceded by do, give, or make: the generous or liberal giving of gifts or money, especially by someone of high standing on a special occasion; also, excessive or wasteful giving.
Synonyms: largess
largesse (noun): Money, etc., given in this way.
Synonyms: largess
limba (noun): A large African tree, Terminalia superba, whose hard wood is used for furniture, table tennis paddles and musical instruments.
Synonyms: afara
sanitizer (noun): agent noun of sanitize; one who sanitizes; a product that provides a sanitized result.
Synonyms: sanitiser
Example: hand sanitizer
sanitizer (noun): A program to detect errors in code, usually integrated into a compiler.
Synonyms: sanitiser
Example: Coordinate term: linter
situs (noun): The position, especially the usual, normal position, of a body part or part of a plant.
cyclocross (noun): A form of bicycle racing consisting of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles and requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike whilst navigating the obstruction and remount in one motion.
Synonyms: CX; cross; cyclo-X; cyclo-cross
serv (noun): Abbreviation of service.
Synonyms: svc; serv.
serv (noun): Abbreviation of serving.
Synonyms: svc; serv.
Example: serv. size: 1 bottle
serv (noun): Abbreviation of server.
Synonyms: svc; serv.
mifepristone (noun): A steroid medication that inhibits the action of progesterone, typically given orally in combination with misoprostol in early pregnancy to induce abortion.
dangdut (noun): A genre of Indonesian music that combines elements of Arab and Malay folk music.
troppo (adj): Crazy, mad, strangely behaving; especially as attributed to hot weather.
Synonyms: doolally tap; bonkers; doolally
tortious (adj): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of torts.
Synonyms: wrongful
palla (noun): A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in Ancient Rome and fastened with brooches.
sculler (noun): One who sculls; an athlete who participates in sculling races.
Synonyms: scull; rower
sculler (noun): A boat rowed by one person with two sculls, or short oars.
Synonyms: scull; rower
prester (noun): A meteor or exhalation formerly supposed to be thrown from the clouds with such violence that by collision it is set on fire.
prester (noun): One of the veins of the neck when swollen with anger or other excitement.
naturalize (verb): To grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen.
Synonyms: naturalise
Antonyms: denaturalize; other; supernaturalize; exile; expatriate
naturalize (verb): To acclimatize an animal or plant.
Synonyms: naturalise
Antonyms: denaturalize; other; supernaturalize; exile; expatriate
naturalize (verb): To make natural
Synonyms: naturalise
Antonyms: denaturalize; other; supernaturalize; exile; expatriate
Example: Custom naturalizes labour or study.
antiprism (noun): A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.
quicksort (noun): A sorting algorithm that operates by recursively partitioning the items to be sorted into two sets.
salvageable (adj): Capable of being salvaged, saved or repaired. Worth rescuing and keeping rather discarding or replacing.
Synonyms: salvagable
merganser (noun): Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.
Synonyms: goosander; Mergus merganser
kaffir (noun): In Islamic contexts, a non-Muslim.
Synonyms: Caffer; Kaffre; kaffer; kaphir; Kaffir
kaffir (noun): A member of the Nguni people of southern Africa, especially a Xhosa.
Synonyms: Caffer; Kaffre; kaffer; kaphir; Kaffir
kaffir (noun): A black person.
Synonyms: Caffer; Kaffre; kaffer; kaphir; Kaffir
scatological (adj): Relating to the research area of scatology, the particulate study of biological excrement, feces or dung.
ornithopod (noun): A type of bipedal, herbivorous, bird-hipped dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, found on all seven continents.
timbales (noun): A pair of tunable single-headed, metal-shelled cylindrical drums, used in Latin American music
inheritable (adj): Capable of taking by inheritance, or of receiving by descent; capable of succeeding to, as an heir.
biaxial (adj): Having two axes of rotation and two planes of symmetry (e.g. having the shape of a spheroid)
biaxial (adj): Along two axes; e.g. in engineering, a shear or compression text of a material along two axes
poser (noun): Someone who, or something which, poses; a person who sets their body in a fixed position, such as for photography or painting.
finiteness (noun): The state or quality of being finite.
Synonyms: limitedness; finity; finitude
Antonyms: infiniteness; infinity
tarsometatarsus (noun): The large bone in the leg of a bird, or some bird-like dinosaurs, connected to the foot, homologous to the mammalian tarsus and metatarsus.
mesosoma (noun): The middle part of the body, or tagma, of arthropods whose body is composed of three parts (the other two being the prosoma and the metasoma), bearing the legs and (in winged insects) the wings.
francolin (noun): Any of various terrestrial partridges of several genera in family Phasianidae, principally in tribe Gallini.
taraf (noun): A division of land in India, usually a (small) subdivision of a pargana.
Synonyms: taruf; terf; teruf; tarruf; tarf
vandyke (noun): An edge with ornamental triangular points.
Synonyms: Van Dyke; Van Dyck; Vandyck; Vandyke
vandyke (noun): A style of facial hair which has both a mustache and goatee but with all cheek hair shaven, popular in Europe in the 17th century.
Synonyms: Van Dyke; Van Dyck; Vandyck; Vandyke
vandyke (noun): A style of dress or collar similar to those in Anthony van Dyck's portrait paintings; a small round cape, the border ornamented with points and indentations.
Synonyms: Van Dyke; Van Dyck; Vandyck; Vandyke
vandyke (verb): To fit or furnish with a vandyke; to form with points or scallops like a vandyke.
Synonyms: Van Dyke; Van Dyck; Vandyck; Vandyke
mineshaft (noun): A vertical hole through the strata to reach the mineral which is being mined.
Synonyms: mine shaft
mangle (verb): To change, mutilate, or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging, etc.
mangle (verb): To modify (an identifier from source code) so as to produce a unique identifier for internal use by the compiler, etc.
mangle (noun): A hand-operated device with rollers, for wringing laundry.
mangle (noun): The mangle attached to wringer washing machines, often called the wringer.
destabilising (verb): present participle and gerund of destabilise
Synonyms: destabilizing
baston (noun): An officer bearing a painted staff, who formerly was in attendance upon the king's court to take into custody persons committed by the court.
palus (noun): A small plain (compared to mare) on the surface of a planet or satellite.
foretell (verb): To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.
Synonyms: foretel; foresay; forespeak
foretell (verb): To tell (a person) of the future.
Synonyms: foretel; foresay; forespeak
hogback (noun): A sharp steep-sided ridge formed by the erosion of tilting strata,
hogback (noun): A Viking grave marker taking the form of a recumbent monument, generally with a curved (hogbacked) ridge and outwardly curved sides.
everclear (noun): Any home-brewed grain alcohol, especially one with a dangerously high (chemically unstable) concentration of pure alcohol.
Synonyms: jet fuel
dbh (noun): Initialism of diameter at breast height, a standard method of expressing the diameter of the trunk or bole of a standing tree. The diameter is measured at the height of an adult's breast.
Synonyms: DBH
brachiopod (noun): Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food
Synonyms: lampshell
pileus (noun): The cap of a mushroom.
Example: Meronym: hymenium
haleem (noun): A stew-like dish traditionally consisting of wheat, mutton, spices, and other ingredients, popular in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent.
Synonyms: daleem; halim
asexuality (noun): The state or quality of being asexual, that is: The state of experiencing little or no sexual attraction.
Synonyms: anaphrodisia
Antonyms: allosexuality
asexuality (noun): The state or quality of being asexual, that is: The state of not having a sex or sexual organs.
Synonyms: anaphrodisia
Antonyms: allosexuality
asexuality (noun): The state or quality of being asexual, that is: The quality (of a species or organism) of reproducing asexually.
Synonyms: anaphrodisia
Antonyms: allosexuality
clearness (noun): The state of being free from obscurities or opacity; distinctness of light, colour etc.
grifter (noun): A con artist; someone who pulls confidence games; a swindler, scammer, huckster, hustler, and/or charlatan.
grifter (noun): A manipulator or otherwise generally corrupt person who "games" a system, group of people, or other entity for selfish gains; especially of a political "sell-out" perceived as lacking integrity.
maktab (noun): A traditional Islamic elementary school, primarily teaching literacy and the Qur'an.
corundum (noun): An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al₂O₃, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive.
geis (noun): Synonym of geas (“a mystical injunction: a prohibition, or obligation/compulsion”)
ashcan (noun): A container for ashes, used in times past for accumulating ashes generated from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere.
ashcan (adj): Describing a comic book originally published solely to retain ownership of a trademark, not intended for general release; later used for promotional comic books intended for limited release to the public.
ock (noun): A man of Middle Eastern descent that runs a deli or bodega, typically in New York.
widebody (noun): An airliner capable of seating seven or more passengers in a single row of economy seating, with two aisles or more.
Synonyms: wide-body
widebody (noun): A player with a wide or heavyset body.
Synonyms: wide-body
widebody (noun): A tennis racket having a thick (although not necessarily wide) frame, increasing the racket's stiffness.
Synonyms: wide-body
stagnate (verb): To cease motion, activity, or progress: To cease to flow or run.
stagnate (verb): To cease motion, activity, or progress: To be or become foul from standing.
Example: Air stagnates in a closed room.
stagnate (verb): To cease motion, activity, or progress: To cease to develop, advance, or change; to become idle.
paraboloid (noun): A surface having a parabolic cross section parallel to an axis, and circular or elliptical cross section perpendicular to the axis; especially the surface of revolution of a parabola.
Hypernyms: quadric; quadric surface
vaishya (noun): Alternative spelling of Vaishya
Synonyms: vaiśya
dynein (noun): Any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze ATP and thus provide motive power for motile structures such as microtubules.
cementum (noun): A bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement.
Synonyms: cæmentum
reincarnate (verb): To be, or cause to be, reborn, especially in a different body or as a different species.
aplastic (adj): Relating to the inability of the body to create new cells, such that tissue cannot grow or regenerate.
moly (noun): A magic herb or plant used by Odysseus to overcome Circe.
moly (noun): Any plant associated with the mythological moly, especially the European allium, Allium moly.
kittiwake (noun): Either of two small gulls in the genus Rissa of the family Laridae that nest in colonies on sea cliffs and spend the winter on the open ocean.
Synonyms: kittywake
basmati (noun): A variety of long-grain rice, notable for its fragrance.
Synonyms: basmati rice
dihydrotestosterone (noun): An androgenic metabolite of testosterone; used to treat certain breast cancers.
piculet (noun): A small woodpecker of the genus Picumnus and other genera in subfamily Picumninae.
impiety (noun): The state of being impious.
Synonyms: ungodliness; disrespect; disregard
impiety (noun): An impious act.
Synonyms: ungodliness; disrespect; disregard
impiety (noun): The lack of respect for a god or something sacred.
Synonyms: ungodliness; disrespect; disregard
dogan (noun): A Roman Catholic, especially one of Irish origin.
Synonyms: Dogan
ditzy (adj): Silly or scatterbrained, usually of a young woman.
Synonyms: ditsy
dullness (noun): The quality of being slow of understanding things; stupidity.
Synonyms: dulness
dullness (noun): The quality of being uninteresting; boring; humorless or irksome.
Synonyms: dulness
rajbari (noun): a mansion or palace built as a residence for a Hindu rajah, typically in India or Bangladesh.
plaice (noun): Several similar marine flatfish of the righteye flounder family Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectes platessa (European plaice), commonly found in the North Sea and Irish Sea, with smooth brown skin and red or orange spots.
plaice (noun): Several similar marine flatfish of the righteye flounder family Pleuronectidae: Hippoglossoides platessoides (American plaice), of the North American Atlantic.
plaice (noun): Several similar marine flatfish of the righteye flounder family Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus (Alaska plaice), of the eastern North Pacific.
potentiometer (noun): A user-adjustable three-terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider.
Synonyms: potentiometre
potentiometer (noun): An instrument that measures a voltage by opposing it with a precise fraction of a known voltage, and without drawing current from the unknown source.
Synonyms: potentiometre
neurofibromatosis (noun): A genetic disorder characterized by the presence of multiple neurofibromas under the skin.
benzaldehyde (noun): A chemical compound (C₆H₅CHO) consisting of a benzene ring with an aldehyde substituent.
benzaldehyde (noun): Any of various derivatives of benzaldehyde.
Example: benzaldehydes with polar substituents
capitulum (noun): A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
Synonyms: capitellum
capitulum (noun): The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome.
Synonyms: capitellum
capitulum (noun): A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
Synonyms: capitellum
indifferently (adv): In an indifferent manner. Tolerably; passably.
indifferently (adv): In an indifferent manner. Without distinction; impartially, objectively.
indifferently (adv): In an indifferent manner. Without great care; without sufficient attention or thought.
summery (adj): Relating to the summer.
Synonyms: summerlike; summer; estival; summerish; summerly
Example: She wore a light summery dress.
summery (adj): Of weather, typical of summer.
Synonyms: summerlike; summer; estival; summerish; summerly
pawpaw (noun): Any of several types of trees having edible fruit: Asimina, a genus of trees and shrubs native to eastern North America, especially common pawpaw (Asimina triloba).
Synonyms: paw-paw
pawpaw (noun): Any of several types of trees having edible fruit: Papaya (Carica papaya), a widely cultivated tropical fruit tree.
Synonyms: paw-paw
pawpaw (noun): Any of several types of trees having edible fruit: Mountain pawpaw (Vasconcellea pubescens), a fruit tree native to South America.
Synonyms: paw-paw
pawpaw (noun): Grandfather.
Synonyms: peepaw; pepaw; papaw; pappaw
binny (noun): Niger barb (Labeobarbus bynni or Barbus bynni), a species of yellowfish found in the Nile.
cordy (adj): Of, or like, cord; having cords or cord-like parts.
silverfish (noun): Certain insects A small wingless insect of species Lepisma saccharinum, with silvery scales; a type of bristletail.
Synonyms: fishmoth
silverfish (noun): Certain insects Other similar insects in the order Zygentoma, including: Ctenolepisma lineata (four-lined silverfish).
Synonyms: fishmoth
silverfish (noun): Certain insects Other similar insects in the order Zygentoma, including: Ctenolepisma longicaudata (grey silverfish).
Synonyms: fishmoth
beading (noun): A decorative, ornamental molding often used to conceal a joint.
beading (noun): The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors.
Example: the beading of a brand of whisky
blackcurrant (noun): A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
Synonyms: black-currant; black currant; black
blackcurrant (noun): The berry borne by this shrub.
Synonyms: black-currant; black currant; black
cappa (noun): The thick wall on the proximal side of the corpus of a pollen grain.
espagnole (noun): A strong basic sauce consisting of a dark brown roux that is slowly reduced while further ingredients are added, traditionally including veal stock.
aldolase (noun): An enzyme, present in some tissue, that catalyses the conversion of phosphates of fructose to those of glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone
paratriathlon (noun): A variant of the triathlon for athletes with a range of physical disabilities.
synchronic (adj): Relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history.
facemask (noun): A covering used to protect or disguise the face. A full-face diving mask.
Synonyms: face mask
facemask (noun): A covering used to protect or disguise the face. A surgical mask.
Synonyms: face mask
facemask (noun): A covering used to protect or disguise the face. A mask made of common textiles worn over the mouth and nose, such as a bandana, handkerchief, or scarf.
Synonyms: face mask
biennium (noun): A period of two years, particularly for purposes involving intercalation or fiscal calculations.
metonym (noun): A word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object; a word used in metonymy.
Synonyms: synonym
metonym (noun): A concept, idea, or word used to represent, typify, or stand in for a broader set of ideas.
Synonyms: synonym
snide (adj): Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way.
Example: Don't make snide remarks to me.
snide (adj): Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible.
snide (noun): An underhanded, tricky person given to sharp practice; a sharper; a cheat.
conformably (adv): With or in conformity; suitably; agreeably.
Synonyms: consistently; compliantly; accordantly; conformably; accordingly
Antonyms: unconformably
shelduck (noun): Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.
sweeten (verb): To make sweet to the taste.
Antonyms: sour
Example: to sweeten tea
sweeten (verb): To make (more) pleasant or to the mind or feelings.
Antonyms: sour
Example: to sweeten life
sweeten (verb): To make mild or kind; to soften.
Antonyms: sour
Example: to sweeten the temper
rend (verb): To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst
Example: Powder rends a rock in blasting.
rend (verb): To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force; to amputate.
rend (verb): To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split.
masochistic (adj): Deriving (especially sexual) pleasure from abuse, being punished, or dominated.
upshot (noun): The final result, or outcome of something.
Synonyms: bottom line; the long and short; digest; upside; conclusion
upshot (noun): A concise summary.
Synonyms: bottom line; the long and short; digest; upside; conclusion
upshot (noun): A positive aspect or consequence, often either unexpected or in contrast to other negative aspects.
Synonyms: bottom line; the long and short; digest; upside; conclusion
weighbridge (noun): a platform, flush with the roadway, having a mechanism for weighing vehicles, wagons, livestock, etc.
procreate (verb): To beget or conceive (offspring).
Synonyms: breed; beget; procreate
Hypernyms: proliferate; copulate
procreate (verb): To originate, create or produce something.
Synonyms: breed; beget; procreate
Hypernyms: proliferate; copulate
procreate (verb): To reproduce.
Synonyms: breed; beget; procreate
Hypernyms: proliferate; copulate
drachma (noun): The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.
Synonyms: drachme; drachm; drakhma; drakhme
drachma (noun): A coin worth one drachma.
Synonyms: drachme; drachm; drakhma; drakhme
drachma (noun): An Ancient Greek weight of about 66.5 grains, or 4.3 grams.
Synonyms: drachme; drachm; drakhma; drakhme
volitional (adj): Of or relating to the volition or will.
Synonyms: deliberate; intentional; voluntary
volitional (adj): Done by conscious, personal choice; not based on external principles; not accidental.
Synonyms: deliberate; intentional; voluntary
volitional (adj): Expressing intention, hortation, supposition, or inclusive invitation.
Synonyms: deliberate; intentional; voluntary
volitional (noun): A form of a word inflected for the volitional mood; a volitional form.
nibble (noun): Small snacks such as crisps/potato chips or nuts, often eaten to accompany drinks.
nibble (verb): To eat with small, quick bites.
Synonyms: piddle
Example: The rabbit nibbled the lettuce.
nibble (noun): A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four bits.
Synonyms: nybble
ogress (noun): A roundel sable.
Synonyms: gunstone; pellet
hypochondriac (adj): Related to, or affected by hypochondria
Synonyms: hypochondriack
hypochondriac (adj): Related to, or located in the hypochondrium.
Synonyms: hypochondriack
hypochondriac (noun): A person affected with hypochondria.
Synonyms: hypochondriack
amoeboid (adj): Resembling or characteristic of an amoeba, particularly in having amoeboid movement.
Synonyms: ameboid; amœboid
amoeboid (noun): A single-celled organism that moves or feeds by amoeboid movement.
Synonyms: ameboid; amœboid
longe (verb): To work (a horse) in a circle at the end of a long line or rope.
Synonyms: lunge
longe (noun): A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a longe line, approximately 20-30 feet long, attached to the bridle, longeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and used to control the animal while longeing.
Synonyms: lunge
longe (noun): plural of longa
Synonyms: longas; lunge; longæ
dromaeosaurid (noun): A bird-like theropod dinosaur of the family Dromaeosauridae.
Synonyms: dromæosaurid
blacktop (noun): Asphalt concrete or similar bituminous black paving material used for the surface of roads (e.g., tarmacadam, tarmac).
Synonyms: black top; black-top
Hypernyms: schoolyard
blacktop (noun): A road so paved.
Synonyms: black top; black-top
Hypernyms: schoolyard
blacktop (noun): A paved area on a schoolground reserved for recess activities, often doubling as a parking lot.
Synonyms: black top; black-top
Hypernyms: schoolyard
blacktop (verb): To pave with blacktop.
Synonyms: black top; black-top
totara (noun): Podocarpus totara, a podocarp tree endemic to New Zealand.
rame (noun): A remark or complaint repeated incessantly.
Synonyms: raim; rane
rame (verb): To complain or cry incessantly.
Synonyms: raim; rane
rame (verb): To talk nonsensically.
Synonyms: raim; rane
rocketeer (noun): Somebody who designs, launches, operates, or travels in a rocket.
Synonyms: rocketman
sargassum (noun): Any of many brown algae of the genus Sargassum; gulfweed
personify (verb): To create a representation of (an abstract quality) in the form of a character or persona.
loosestrife (noun): Any of certain flowering plants of the genera Lythrum and Lysimachia, which are not closely related.
elastomeric (noun): An elastomeric item, especially an elastomeric ligature used in orthodontics.
presa (noun): A symbol, such as ※ or :S:, used to indicate where a voice is to begin singing in a canon or round.
ostmark (noun): The currency unit of the former German Democratic Republic (aka GDR, DDR, East Germany) until 1990, abbreviated DDM.
turntablist (noun): A DJ who uses a combination of turntables as a musical instrument.
platten (verb): To flatten and make into sheets or plates.
Example: to platten cylinder glass
selflessly (adv): In a selfless manner; done in a way that disregards concerns for the self and places other first.
refundable (adj): Able to be refunded in case of customer dissatisfaction, loss, breakage etc.
Antonyms: nonrefundable; non-refundable
landcare (noun): A community scheme for taking care of agricultural land, preventing soil degradation, etc.
slashdot (verb): To render a website slow or unusable via the unusually large number of page requests that result from a link on a very popular web site.
Synonyms: fark
fabulously (adv): In a fabulous manner.
Example: That girl is fabulously beautiful.
miscible (adj): Able to be mixed together in all proportions.
Antonyms: immiscible
fraktur (noun): A style of black letter type, used especially in German speaking countries from the 16th century until World War II.
Synonyms: fractur; Fraktur; Fractur
fraktur (noun): A Pennsylvania German document style, incorporating watercolour illustration and fraktur lettering.
Synonyms: fractur; Fraktur; Fractur
geochronology (noun): Any one of the methods by which the age of different samples of rock can be determined.
ashtanga (noun): The classical system of yoga described in the Yoga Sutras by Patanjali.
Synonyms: asthanga; astanga
ashtanga (noun): Any of several styles of yoga, including ashtanga vinyasa yoga.
Synonyms: asthanga; astanga
swingle (noun): An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them; a scutch.
swingle (noun): The swinging part of a flail, especially that which is used on the grain in threshing; the swipple.
swingle (verb): To beat or flog, especially for extracting the fibres from flax stalks; to scutch.
flysch (noun): A series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.
kurrajong (noun): Any of a number of species of tree or shrub in the genus Brachychiton.
Synonyms: currijong; curryjong; currajong; koorajong
kurrajong (noun): A peanut tree, Sterculia quadrifida, native to eastern coastal Australia; a red- or orange-fruited kurrajong.
Synonyms: currijong; curryjong; currajong; koorajong
trow (noun): Any of several flat-bottomed sailing boats used for fishing or for carrying bulk goods.
trousseau (noun): The clothes and linen, etc., that a bride collects or that is given to her for her wedding and married life, especially a traditional or formal set of these.
bantustan (noun): Any of ten former territories defined as homelands for black South Africans under apartheid policy
Synonyms: Bantustan
bantustan (noun): A political entity reminiscent of the old apartheid-era territories of the same name.
Synonyms: Bantustan
sunstone (noun): A translucent form of feldspar having flakes of hematite, used as an ornamental stone.
Synonyms: heliolite
candlewick (noun): The wick of a candle.
Synonyms: candle-wick
candlewick (noun): The thread used to make the wicks of candles.
Synonyms: candle-wick
candlewick (noun): A soft cotton yarn that gives a tufted pattern to embroidery.
Synonyms: candle-wick
blackbutt (noun): Any of several Australian eucalyptus trees with a dark fibrous bark towards the base of the trunk, especially Eucalyptus pilularis, but also Eucalyptus zopherophloia and Eucalyptus todtiana.
feedforward (noun): An anticipatory response to expected changes in the environment of a system
Synonyms: feed forward; feed-forward
feedforward (verb): To respond in advance
Synonyms: feed forward; feed-forward; anticipate; proact
menhaden (noun): Any of several species of fish in the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium, used for fish meal, fish oil, fertilizer, and bait.
Synonyms: menhadden; manhaden
becquerel (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq
freewheel (noun): a device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft when the driven shaft rotates faster than the driveshaft.
freewheel (verb): To ride a bicycle without pedalling, e.g. downhill.
freewheel (verb): To operate a motor vehicle which is coasting without power, e.g. downhill.
cogito (noun): The argument "cogito, ergo sum" ("I think therefore I am") from the philosophy of René Descartes; the mental act of thinking this thought; a conscious being which performs this mental act.
detest (verb): To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
Example: I detest snakes.
cattail (noun): Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places.
Synonyms: reedmace; bulrush
cattail (noun): A cat-o'-nine-tails.
Synonyms: reedmace; bulrush
archabbey (noun): An abbey which is the seat of an archabbot (high monastic rank within an order or congregation)
fluting (noun): A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.
bestowal (noun): The act of bestowing.
Synonyms: giving; bestowment; accordance; presentation; presentment
Antonyms: receiving; taking
Hypernyms: transference
foreplay (noun): In human sexual behavior, the acts at the beginning of a sexual encounter that serve to build up sexual arousal.
Synonyms: foresex; contrectation
antinomian (noun): One who embraces, encourages, or practices antinomianism.
pannier (noun): A large basket or bag fastened, usually in pairs, to the back of a bicycle or pack animal, or carried in pairs over the shoulders.
Example: Coordinate term: saddlebag
pannier (noun): One of a pair of hoops used to expand the volume of a woman's skirt to either side.
Example: Holonyms: hoop skirt, side hood
blacktip (noun): Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Elphinstonia, having black tips to the upper forewings.
dehydratase (noun): Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of the elements of water from a compound, often leaving a double bond.
Synonyms: dehydrase
botanica (noun): A shop that deals in herbs and charms used especially by followers of santería.
fontanelle (noun): A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.
Synonyms: soft spot; fontanel
fontanelle (noun): A structural component of some woodwind instruments, such as recorders and shawms, resembling a barrel with holes bored into it, designed to protect the keywork and to allow the sound to project.
Synonyms: soft spot; fontanel
rhabdomyolysis (noun): The rapid disintegration of striated muscle tissue accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine.
orbifold (noun): A topological space in which every small enough neighborhood is homeomorphic to a quotient of real space by the action of a finite group.
buttonquail (noun): Any of several species of small terrestrial birds, principally in the genus Turnix of the family Turnicidae.
Synonyms: button-quail
yuppie (noun): A young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.
Synonyms: YUP; yup; yumpie; yuppy; bobo
discoid (noun): A disk-shaped dental excavator designed to remove the carious dentin of a decayed tooth
organon (noun): The name given by Aristotle's followers to his six works on logic.
sailfin (noun): Any organism having such a fin, such as a mollie (Poecilia latipinna) or a lizard of the genus Hydrosaurus.
abaca (noun): Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.
Synonyms: abáca; abaka; abacá; abaká
abaca (noun): The fiber of this plant, used in rope, fibers, and cloth.
Synonyms: abáca; abaka; abacá; abaká
arrogantly (adv): In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.
Synonyms: self-importantly; like someone owns the place
mortician (noun): An undertaker or funeral director; especially, one who is also the embalmer or cremator.
cystine (noun): A nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of cysteine; it contains two cysteine residues linked by a disulfide bond.
Synonyms: E921 when used as an improving agent
guqin (noun): A plucked zither-like stringed instrument (chordophone), traditionally featuring seven unfretted strings, originating in ancient China.
Synonyms: gu qin; gu qing; gu-qin; GuQin
lithe (adj): Capable of being easily bent; flexible.
Example: the elephant’s lithe trunk.
lithe (verb): To make soft or mild; soften; alleviate; mitigate; lessen; smooth; palliate.
lithe (verb): to thicken (gravy, etc.)
Example: lithe 'to thicken soups, sauces, etc.'
muskellunge (noun): A large freshwater gamefish of the pike family, native to the lakes and rivers of eastern and middle western North America; Esox masquinongy.
Synonyms: musky; milliganong; muscallonge; maskinonge; muskie
dichloromethane (noun): The partially halogenated hydrocarbon CH₂Cl₂ widely used as a solvent
Synonyms: DCM; methylene dichloride; methylene chloride; R-30
Hypernyms: chemical compound; organic compound; halomethane; chlorocarbon; chlorohydrocarbon
terebra (noun): The boring ovipositor of a hymenopterous insect.
inky (adj): Of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark.
Synonyms: sable; dusky; inkish; black; dark
Antonyms: bright; whitened; clear
inky (adj): Spattered or stained with ink.
Synonyms: sable; dusky; inkish; black; dark
Antonyms: bright; whitened; clear
inky (adj): Dark-skinned; black.
Synonyms: sable; dusky; inkish; black; dark
Antonyms: bright; whitened; clear
microfiche (noun): A sheet of microfilm, six by four inches, holding several hundred reduced images of document pages, read using a microfiche reader or microfilm reader.
sheriffdom (noun): The regions in which a sheriff has authority.
Synonyms: sheriffalty; shrievalty
sheriffdom (noun): The office, or period of office, of a sheriff.
Synonyms: sheriffalty; shrievalty
dodecahedral (adj): Having twelve plane surfaces.
Synonyms: duodecahedral
descriptively (adv): In a descriptive manner.
Example: He snapped his fingers descriptively.
shapeless (adj): without a clearly defined or identifiable shape
Synonyms: amorphous; formless
lungi (noun): A garment worn around the waist, especially by men, in Southern India, Bangladesh, Burma, and Pakistan.
Synonyms: lungyi; sarong; loonghi; longyi; longi
pron (noun): Deliberate misspelling of porn, initially to bypass internet filters.
Synonyms: pr0n
vaseline (noun): Petroleum jelly.
Synonyms: E905b when used as a food additive
Example: Hearts of putty, hearts of vaseline...
vaseline (noun): Any particular kind of petroleum jelly or of any similar lubricant.
Synonyms: E905b when used as a food additive
vaseline (noun): Short for Vaseline glass. or the colouring used in making it.
Synonyms: E905b when used as a food additive
stalactite (noun): A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or another mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that hangs from the roof of a cave.
Example: Coordinate term: stalagmite
cingulum (noun): A collection of white matter fibers projecting from the cingulate gyrus to the entorhinal cortex in the brain, allowing for communication between components of the limbic system.
shuck (noun): The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
Synonyms: shock
shuck (verb): To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.).
Synonyms: shock
Example: Shall we shuck walnuts?
specifier (noun): A component of a phrase that is non-recursive and not found as a sister of the head of the phrase, but rather as a daughter of the maximal projection of the phrase.
sapwood (noun): The wood just under the bark of a stem or branch; it differs from the heartwood in color and in physiologic activity (flow of sap).
Synonyms: sap-wood; alburnum
Antonyms: heartwood
polygamist (noun): One who practices polygamy, or maintains that it is lawful.
Hypernyms: wedder