leukas/Wiktionary huggingface dataset:
suave (adj): Charming, confident and elegant.
Example: a man with a suave demeanor
satyagraha (noun): The policy of nonviolent resistance as used by Mahatma Gandhi during the struggle for Indian independence.
cicada (noun): Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.
Synonyms: jarfly; cicad; cicala
cicada (noun): Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. The periodical cicada.
Synonyms: jarfly; cicad; cicala
shipman (noun): A seaman or sailor; a mariner.
Synonyms: ship-man
shipman (noun): The master of a ship; shiplord.
Synonyms: ship-man
shipman (noun): A labourer on a ship.
Synonyms: ship-man
inadmissible (adj): Not admissible, especially that cannot be admitted as evidence at a trial.
Synonyms: unadmissible; unadmittable
Antonyms: admissible
inadmissible (noun): A person who is not to be admitted (to a country, a group, etc).
pipa (noun): A pear-shaped plucked lute from China.
Synonyms: p'i-p'a
acetylene (noun): Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.
Synonyms: ethyne
acetylene (noun): Ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH. It is a colourless, odourless, extremely flammable, explosive gas, formerly used as an illuminating gas, but now used in welding and metallurgy.
Synonyms: ethyne
acetylene (noun): A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight.
Synonyms: ethyne
dally (verb): To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
dally (noun): Several wraps of rope around the saddle horn, used to stop animals in roping.
dally (verb): To wind the lasso rope (ie throw-rope) around the saddle horn (the saddle horn is attached to the pommel of a western style saddle) after the roping of an animal
eggplant (noun): The plant Solanum melongena.
Synonyms: brinjal; baigan; aubergine; baingan; melongene
eggplant (noun): The edible fruit of the Solanum melongena: an aubergine.
Synonyms: brinjal; baigan; aubergine; baingan; melongene
eggplant (noun): A dark purple color, like that of the skin of this fruit.
Synonyms: brinjal; baigan; aubergine; baingan; melongene
Example: eggplant:
protectionism (noun): A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.
impressionistic (adj): Based on subjective reactions or feelings; not systematically researched or arrived at.
impressionistic (adj): Based on impression rather than reason or fact; based on trying to impress somebody rather than trying for accuracy.
quadrennial (noun): A four-year period, a quadrennium.
Synonyms: quadriennial
hotelier (noun): Someone who runs a hotel.
Synonyms: hôtelier
Example: Coordinate term: (rare) hôtelière
scat (noun): A land-tax paid in the Shetland Islands.
Synonyms: scatt; skatt
scat (noun): Animal excrement; droppings, dung.
Synonyms: heroin; feces; storm; skatt; shit
scat (noun): Heroin.
Synonyms: heroin; feces; storm; skatt; shit
scat (noun): Whiskey.
Synonyms: heroin; feces; storm; skatt; shit
scat (verb): To sing an improvised melodic solo using nonsense syllables, often onomatopoeic or imitative of musical instruments.
scat (verb): To leave quickly.
Example: One last word, then I have to scat.
concha (noun): Any shell-shaped structure: The deepest indentation of the cartilage of the human ear, attaching to the mastoid bone and leading to its central opening.
langue (noun): Language as a system rather than language in use, including the formal rules, structures, and limitations of language.
Antonyms: parole
marsupial (noun): Any member of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia, including those where the female has a pouch in which it rears its young through early infancy, such as kangaroos, koalas, wombats and opossums, as well as the pouchless shrew opossums.
Synonyms: marsupiate; marsupial; marsupian
Hypernyms: metatherian; mammal
marsupial (adj): Of or relating to a marsupium.
Example: the marsupial bones
malkin (noun): A (stereotypical name for a) lower-class or uncultured woman; a kitchenmaid; a slattern.
Synonyms: maukin; maulkin
malkin (noun): A mop, especially one used to clean a baker's oven.
Synonyms: maukin; maulkin
malkin (noun): A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon.
Synonyms: maukin; maulkin
megatron (noun): A disc-seal tube, used in lighthouses or submersibles.
conceptualization (noun): The process of forming a conceptual form of a phenomenon; the act of conceptualizing
Synonyms: conceptualisation
conceptualization (noun): The concept so formed; something conceptualized
Synonyms: conceptualisation
strangulation (noun): The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid.
haye (noun): A shark (scaleless cartilaginous fish).
Synonyms: hay-fish; hayen; hay [both 17th century]; shark
ew (intj): Expression of disgust or nausea.
Synonyms: ehw; euw; ieuw; eww
Example: Ew! There’s a fly in my soup.
obstetric (adj): Of or relating to obstetrics (the care of women during and after pregnancy).
Synonyms: obstetrick
Example: obstetric clinic
bluesy (adj): Characteristic of, or similar to, the blues (a genre of music).
reconsideration (noun): the act of reconsidering or something reconsidered
Synonyms: consideration
justly (adv): With a just or fair use of language; with good reason, properly.
trigonometry (noun): The branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between the sides and angles of (in particular) right-angled triangles, as represented by the trigonometric functions, and with calculations based on said relationships.
Synonyms: trig
histidine (noun): An essential amino acid C₆H₉N₃O₂ found in most animal proteins; essential for tissue growth and repair.
Synonyms: histidin
counterproductive (adj): More of a hindrance than a help.
Antonyms: productive
histamine (noun): An amine, C₅H₉N₃, formed by decarboxylation of histidine, that causes dilatation of capillaries, contraction of smooth muscle, and stimulation of gastric acid secretion; it is released during allergic reactions.
Synonyms: histamin
maltin (noun): The fermentative principle of malt; malt diastase.
Synonyms: maltine
maltin (noun): Any of various medicinal preparations made from, or containing, malt.
Synonyms: maltine
grebe (noun): Any of several waterbirds in the cosmopolitan family Podicipedidae. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes.
Synonyms: dabchick
suburbia (noun): The suburbs as a whole and all that characterizes or pertains to them; (sometimes derogatory) the suburbs as encapsulated or represented by the typical characteristics or qualities of the people living there, especially complacency, conformity, conservativeness, dullness, etc.
crystallographic (adj): Of or pertaining to crystallography
Antonyms: noncrystallographic
nightshade (noun): Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.
nightshade (noun): Any plant of the wider Solanaceae family, including the nightshades as well as tomato, potato, eggplant, and deadly nightshade.
nightshade (noun): Belladonna or deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna.
sequencer (noun): Any device that activates or deactivates the components of a machine or system according to a preplanned sequence (as in a washing machine, or central heating system).
sequencer (noun): A device or system that orders and/or modifies digitally stored music and sound for playback.
Example: a MIDI sequencer
sequencer (noun): A device for determining the sequence of monomers in a polymer, especially amino acids in protein, or bases in DNA; A sequenator.
clonal (adj): Related to the descendants through cell division of a single identifiable cell, either in vitro or in vivo
nutter (noun): A person who gathers nuts.
Synonyms: loony; odd duck; nut; kook; nutcase
nutter (noun): An eccentric, insane, crazy or reckless person.
Synonyms: loony; odd duck; nut; kook; nutcase
enthronement (noun): The act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned.
lain (verb): past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
Example: He had lain there for many hours.
lain (verb): To conceal, keep quiet about.
Synonyms: len; lean
escapist (adj): Intended for or tending toward escape; especially, used to avoid, deny, or forget about reality, as through fantasy.
ethnomusicology (noun): The study of music and culture; the study of music as it relates to its cultural context.
pretrial (adj): Pertaining to a preliminary trial.
Synonyms: pre-trial
pretrial (noun): A preliminary trial held in advance of a court trial.
Synonyms: pre-trial
surreptitiously (adv): In a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly.
affluence (noun): An abundant flow or supply.
Synonyms: richdom
Antonyms: indigence
affluence (noun): An abundance of wealth.
Synonyms: richdom
Antonyms: indigence
Example: His affluence was surpassed by no man.
affluence (noun): A moderate level of wealth.
Synonyms: richdom
Antonyms: indigence
brim (noun): An edge or border (originally specifically of the sea or a body of water).
brim (verb): To be full to overflowing.
Synonyms: teem
Example: The room brimmed with people.
brim (verb): To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top.
Synonyms: teem
reflux (noun): A technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period.
brin (noun): One of the radiating sticks of a fan. The outermost are larger and longer, and are called panaches.
brin (noun): A single silkworm thread extruded from the gland, before it has formed a bave.
nott (adj): Of an animal: having no horns; polled.
Synonyms: not
tonto (noun): Synonym of idiot: someone who is foolish or stupid.
Example: Even us tontos figured that one out.
tonto (adj): Synonym of crazy.
Example: Oi, bruv. He's gone full tonto.
selfie (noun): A photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using a timer, tripod etc.) with a small camera or mobile phone.
Hypernyms: self-portrait
Example: take a selfie
handbag (noun): A small bag carried in the hand, used either when travelling or to carry tools for a specific job.
handbag (noun): A small bag used chiefly by women for carrying various small personal items, sometimes considered as a fashion accessory.
handbag (verb): To attack verbally or subject to criticism (typically used of a woman).
fandango (noun): A form of lively flamenco music and dance that has many regional variations (e.g. fandango de Huelva), some of which have their own names (e.g. malagueña, granadina).
Example: Coordinate term: bolero
fandango (noun): An unknown entity or contraption.
Example: What’s that fandango you’re using?
dawg (noun): Pronunciation spelling of dog.
Example: That dawg won't hunt.
dawg (noun): Dude, bud, pal, used to address a close male friend.
Example: Sup, dawg.
injective (adj): Of, relating to, or being an injection: such that each element of the image (or range) is associated with at most one element of the preimage (or domain); inverse-deterministic
injective (adj): (algebra, module theory, of a (left) module M over a ring R) Loosely, having a certain generalizing property, abstracted from the study of ℚ as a ℤ-module. Formally, such that any short exact sequence of (left) R-modules beginning with M splits, or any of several equivalent statements: See Injective module. Loosely, having a certain generalizing property, abstracted from the study of ℚ as a ℤ-module. Formally, such that any short exact sequence of (left) R-modules beginning with M splits, or any of several equivalent statements: See Injective module.
injective (adj): Loosely, having a property analogous to that which characterizes projective modules (see above). Formally, such that, given a monomorphism f:X→Y in C, for every morphism g:X→Q there exists a morphism h:Y→Q such that h∘f=g; see Injective object.
semigroup (noun): Any set for which there is a binary operation that is closed and associative.
Hypernyms: magma
tortrix (noun): A tortrix moth, any member of the family Tortricidae
Synonyms: tortricid; leafroller
clostridium (noun): Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores
acrobat (noun): An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.
acrobat (verb): To move like an acrobat (with agility, balance, long leaps, etc.).
shinty (noun): A game derived from hurling, and resembling hockey, played in Scotland.
shinty (noun): The stick used to strike the ball in this game, similar to a hockey stick.
diadem (noun): An ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty.
Synonyms: diademe
diadem (noun): Regal power; sovereignty; empire—considered as symbolized by the crown.
Synonyms: diademe
diadem (verb): To adorn with a diadem; to crown.
Synonyms: diademe
lessee (noun): An individual or a corporation who has the right of use of something of value, gained through a lease agreement with the real owner of the property.
Synonyms: renter; tenant; leasee
Antonyms: landlord; lessor
lessee (noun): The entity to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease.
Synonyms: renter; tenant; leasee
Antonyms: landlord; lessor
lessee (noun): Someone who is allowed to use a house, building, land etc. for a period of time in return for payment to the owner.
Synonyms: renter; tenant; leasee
Antonyms: landlord; lessor
turbidity (noun): The measure of transparency of a fluid (units of measurement include Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU)).
foreland (noun): In plate tectonics, the zone adjacent to a mountain chain where material eroded from it is deposited.
prong (noun): A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine.
Example: a pitchfork with four prongs
prong (noun): A branch; a fork.
Example: the two prongs of a river
prong (verb): To pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prong.
falsification (noun): The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not.
microcomputer (noun): A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.
Synonyms: PC; micro; personal computer
flipper (noun): In marine mammals such as whales (or other aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide flat, limb adapted for swimming.
flipper (noun): A wide, flat, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming.
flipper (noun): A flat lever in a pinball machine, triggered by the player to strike the ball and keep it in play.
flipper (verb): To lift one or both flippers out of the water and slap the surface of the water.
ruckman (noun): A ruck; a player who contests rucks.
Example: Coordinate term: ruckwoman
corset (noun): A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
Synonyms: bodice and underbodice; stays
corset (noun): A tight-fitting gown or basque worn by both men and women during the Middle Ages.
Synonyms: bodice and underbodice; stays
corset (noun): A regulation that limited the growth of British banks' interest-bearing deposits.
Synonyms: bodice and underbodice; stays
delphine (adj): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of dolphins.
Synonyms: dolphinlike
seepage (noun): The process by which something, especially a liquid, leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping. (Also used figuratively: the process of diffusing.)
seepage (noun): Water that has seeped or oozed through a porous soil.
zika (noun): The disease caused by the Zika virus.
Synonyms: Zika
elucidate (verb): To make (something) lucid (“bright, luminous; also, clear, transparent”).
elucidate (verb): To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on.
solvable (adj): Capable of being solved.
Synonyms: solvible
Example: a solvable problem
solvable (adj): Capable of being dissolved or liquefied.
Synonyms: solvible
solvable (adj): Able to pay one's debts.
Synonyms: solvible
unseat (verb): To dislodge or remove (someone) from a seat, especially on horseback.
Synonyms: deseat
unseat (verb): To remove (someone) from an office or position, especially a political one; to dethrone.
Synonyms: deseat
unseat (verb): To cause (something) to be removed or replaced in its role; to displace, to overturn.
Synonyms: deseat
bricklayer (noun): A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.
ginn (verb): Nonstandard form of given.
Example: You ginn it us hot--you did.
olden (adj): From or relating to a previous era.
Synonyms: auld; past; old; eldern; bygone
Example: olden days, olden times
olden (adj): Old; ancient.
Synonyms: auld; past; old; eldern; bygone
olden (verb): To grow old; age; assume an older appearance or character; become affected by age.
Synonyms: mature; to age; elden
Antonyms: youngen
downtime (noun): The amount of time lost due to forces beyond one's control, such as the breakdown of machinery or a computer crash.
Synonyms: down-time; down time
downtime (noun): A period of time when work or other activity is less intense or stops.
Synonyms: down-time; down time
downtime (noun): A period of time set aside for relaxation and rest; leisure time, free time.
Synonyms: down-time; down time
frescoed (adj): Painted with frescos ("an artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster").
consignment (noun): The sale of one's own goods (clothing, furniture, etc.) through a third-party vendor, in exchange for a portion of the sale price, and with the consigner retaining ownership of the goods until they are sold or abandoned.
ulna (noun): The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate.
ethnonym (noun): The name of an ethnic group, nation, nationality, tribe, tribal alliance, clan, or other ethnic community.
seidel (noun): A large beer mug or tankard, especially one with a lid.
geodesy (noun): The discipline which deals with the measurement and representation of Earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, Earth tides, and crustal motion) in three-dimensional, time-varying space
Synonyms: land surveying; geodæsy; surveying
bogey (noun): A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
Synonyms: bogie; bogy
bogey (noun): A bugbear: any terrifying thing.
Synonyms: bogie; bogy
bogey (verb): To make a bogey.
Synonyms: bogie; bogy
bogey (noun): A bog-standard (representative) specimen taken from the center of production.
Synonyms: bogie; bogy
bogey (verb): To swim; to bathe.
Synonyms: bogie; bogy
bogey (noun): A swim or bathe; a bath.
Synonyms: bogie; bogy
psychopathology (noun): The study of the origin, development, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders.
blakey (noun): A metal stud or plate fixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear.
wicketkeeper (noun): A player who stands behind the batsman’s wicket ready to catch the ball, or to stump the batsman.
Synonyms: wicket-keeper; wickie; keeper
tur (noun): Either of two species of wild goat native to Caucasus, West Caucasian tur Capra caucasica or East Caucasian tur Capra cylindricornis.
lassie (noun): A young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart.
osteoarthritis (noun): A form of arthritis, affecting mainly older people, caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints, leading to pain and stiffness.
Synonyms: degenerative arthritis
combustible (adj): Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.
Antonyms: incombustible
coauthor (noun): An author who collaborates with another to write something.
Synonyms: co-author
coauthor (verb): To write something in collaboration with another author.
Synonyms: co-author
deftly (adv): In a deft manner; quickly and neatly in action.
Synonyms: skillfully
Antonyms: unskillfully
mahone (noun): A large Turkish warship. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.] A large Turkish warship.
Synonyms: mahume
kuru (noun): A chronic, progressive, fatal central nervous system disease found mainly among the Fore and neighboring peoples of New Guinea, caused by a prion that probably resembles the scrapie agent of sheep, transmissible to nonhuman primates, and believed to be transmitted by ritual cannibalism.
psilocybin (noun): A hallucinogenic alkaloid, C₁₂H₁₅N₂O·H₂PO₃, present in several species of Central American mushroom and producing effects similar to LSD. The prodrug of psilocin.
interventional (adj): Incorporating, or characterized by, intervention
Example: We conducted an interventional study.
strobe (noun): A stroboscopic lamp: a device used to produce regular flashes of light.
strobe (noun): An electronic signal in hardware indicating that a value is ready to be read.
Example: a memory strobe; a data strobe
nefarious (adj): Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.
khagan (noun): A khan of khans, a ruler of a khaganate; (the holder of) an imperial rank used among certain Turkic and Mongolian peoples, equal in status to an emperor.
Synonyms: khaqan; kagan; kaghan
onsen (noun): A Japanese-style resort hotel at a natural hot spring, offering on-site bathing.
vestal (adj): Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth.
vestal (noun): A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar; a vestal virgin.
sidewinder (noun): A North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts.
goalball (noun): A ball game, designed for the blind, in which teams of three players attempt to throw a ball with bells embedded in it into the opposing goal.
santorum (noun): A frothy mixture of lubricant and fecal matter as an occasional byproduct of anal sex.
santorum (noun): Shit: rubbish, worthless matter, nonsense, bull.
Example: a lying sack of santorum.
porno (adj): Pornographic.
Synonyms: porn
Example: That's a porno film.
proximate (adj): Close or closest; adjacent.
Synonyms: nigh; imminent; pending; impending; near
Antonyms: ultimate; far; distant
proximate (adj): Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation.
Synonyms: nigh; imminent; pending; impending; near
Antonyms: ultimate; far; distant
proximate (adj): About to take place; impending.
Synonyms: nigh; imminent; pending; impending; near
Antonyms: ultimate; far; distant
proximate (noun): A grammatical marker that distinguishes a relatively salient referent in a given context from a relatively non-salient (obviative) one.
insurmountable (adj): Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable
germinal (adj): Pertaining, similar, or belonging to a germ.
Synonyms: vernal; seminal
germinal (adj): Relating to a plant ovary.
Synonyms: vernal; seminal
slipway (noun): A sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched.
frontispiece (noun): An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.
tutti (adv): All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.
swirl (verb): To twist or whirl, as an eddy.
Example: I swirled my brush around in the paint.
swirl (noun): The upward rushing of a fish through the water to take the bait.
lifelike (adj): Like a living being, resembling life, giving an accurate representation
Example: a lifelike portrait
fac (noun): A factotum letter, or a similar kind of ornamentally bordered letter formerly used at the start of a chapter or section of a book.
polypropylene (noun): A thermoplastic resin made by the polymerization of propylene, and used for films, fibres, or moulding materials. Also known as polypropene.
Synonyms: PP; polypropene
wipeout (noun): The act of colliding or crashing.
Synonyms: wipe-out; wipe out
wipeout (noun): Total destruction or elimination.
Synonyms: wipe-out; wipe out
wipeout (noun): The act of falling off one's surfboard.
Synonyms: wipe-out; wipe out
Example: Ha ha! Did you see that wipeout?
solenoid (noun): A coil of wire that acts as a magnet when an electric current flows through it.
solenoid (noun): An electromechanical device consisting of such a coil containing a metal core, the movement of which is controlled by the current.
solenoid (noun): An electromechanical switch controlled by a solenoid; solenoid switch, relay.
oleh (noun): A Jew who has recently made aliyah to Israel; an immigrant to Israel.
cutie (noun): A clementine: a small, waxy-peeled orange hybrid cultivar that is easy to peel by hand.
cutie (noun): Any small mandarin orange variety such as a tangerine or a satsuma.
sharpshooter (noun): A person trained to shoot precisely with a rifle; a marksman.
sharpshooter (noun): A submission hold characterized by one wrestler twisting the other's legs upwards while sitting on their back.
abiotic (adj): Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of inorganic matter.
abiotic (adj): Tending to inhibit or destroy life; antibiotic; incompatible with life.
payday (noun): The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.
Synonyms: pay day
necessitate (verb): To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about.
tolerable (adj): Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.
Synonyms: tollerable
Antonyms: intolerable
tolerable (adj): Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so.
Synonyms: tollerable
Antonyms: intolerable
tolerable (adj): Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.
Synonyms: tollerable
Antonyms: intolerable
tolerable (adv): tolerably; passably; moderately.
Synonyms: tollerable
pho (noun): A Vietnamese soup with a beef base, typically served with rice noodles and optionally beef or chicken.
Synonyms: phở
pho (intj): Expressing dismissive contempt.
Synonyms: pfaugh; foh; pshaw; feh; pish
bagpipe (verb): To lay (the mizzen) aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging.
lightship (noun): A vessel riding at anchor and displaying a light for the guidance of sailors, in a position where a fixed lighthouse structure would be impracticable.
Synonyms: lightvessel; lightboat; light-ship
postsynaptic (adj): In a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft by the presynaptic neuron.
sprain (verb): To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation
Example: to sprain one's ankle
sprain (noun): The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining
Synonyms: wramp
Example: a bad sprain of the wrist
hypertext (noun): Digital text in which the reader may navigate related information through embedded hyperlinks.
Synonyms: non-linear text
smoothness (noun): The condition of being smooth; the degree or measure of said condition.
Antonyms: roughness; jerkiness
smoothness (noun): The highest order of derivative (the differentiability class) over a given domain.
Antonyms: roughness; jerkiness
smoothness (noun): The quantity measured by the modulus of smoothness.
Antonyms: roughness; jerkiness
fixer (noun): A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.
fixer (noun): A person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper means.
velvety (adj): Like velvet; soft, smooth, soothing.
Synonyms: velvetty
anisotropic (adj): Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
photoshoot (noun): A session in which a photographer takes a number of photographs of a person or group of people.
Synonyms: photo shoot
foursome (noun): A group of four, a quartet or a game (such as golf) played by four players, especially by two teams of two.
Synonyms: fourgie; tetrad; quaternion; quartet
foursome (noun): A sex act between four people.
Synonyms: fourgie; tetrad; quaternion; quartet
fullness (noun): Being full; completeness.
Synonyms: entirety; fulness; whole; fulnesse
fullness (noun): The degree to which a space is full.
Synonyms: entirety; fulness; whole; fulnesse
fullness (noun): The degree to which fate has become known.
Synonyms: entirety; fulness; whole; fulnesse
reinsurance (noun): Insurance purchased by insurance companies that spreads the risk associated with selling insurance around so the danger of one large monetary loss is minimized.
faience (noun): A type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic, used domestically for tableware and in architecture as a decorative material.
Synonyms: fayence; faïence
faience (noun): Beads or small ornaments made from frit, from the eastern Mediterranean of the Bronze and Iron Ages.
Synonyms: fayence; faïence
forestall (verb): To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
forestall (verb): To purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price.
forestall (noun): An ambush; plot; an interception; waylaying; rescue.
Synonyms: forestal; foresteal; forsteal
forestall (noun): Something situated or placed in front.
Synonyms: forestal; foresteal; forsteal
rit (noun): A scratch, a score or a groove.
Synonyms: ret; ritt
rit (verb): To tear, rip, rend.
Synonyms: ret; ritt
embarrass (verb): to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.
Synonyms: abash; discomfit; disconcert; shame; humiliate
embarrass (verb): To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
Synonyms: abash; discomfit; disconcert; shame; humiliate
embarrass (verb): To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.
Synonyms: abash; discomfit; disconcert; shame; humiliate
indecency (noun): Lack of decency; the property or degree of being indecent
indecency (noun): Something showing lack of decency; something (such as a word) that is indecent.
awardee (noun): The recipient of an award or special honor.
Synonyms: honoree
dentate (adj): Having teeth or toothlike projections; serrated, toothed.
Synonyms: notched
psychopath (noun): A person with a personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, cunning, manipulating, glibness, exploiting, heedlessness, arrogance, delusions of grandeur, carelessness, low self-control, disregard for morality, lack of acceptance of responsibility, callousness, and lack of empathy and remorse. Such an individual may be especially prone to violent and criminal offenses.
Synonyms: sociopath
psychopath (noun): A person with no moral conscience.
Synonyms: sociopath
psychopath (noun): A person who perpetrates especially gruesome or bizarre violent acts.
Synonyms: sociopath
pandanus (noun): Any of various palm-like plants in the genus Pandanus.
Synonyms: pandan; screw palm; screw pine
babysitter (noun): A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
Synonyms: baby sitter; baby-sitter
babysitter (noun): An individual who has to watch or attend to anything or anyone unnecessarily closely; a coddler or handholder.
Synonyms: baby sitter; baby-sitter
ligature (noun): A cord or similar thing used to tie something; especially the thread used in surgery to close a vessel or duct.
angler (noun): A person who fishes with a hook and line.
Synonyms: fisher; anglerfish; nuthook; frogfish; hooker
angler (noun): An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.
Synonyms: fisher; anglerfish; nuthook; frogfish; hooker
angler (noun): Someone who tries to work an angle; a person who schemes or has an ulterior motive.
Synonyms: fisher; anglerfish; nuthook; frogfish; hooker
audacity (noun): Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
audacity (noun): Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.
tollway (noun): A toll road or toll highway, where a fee is charged in order to travel on it; a turnpike.
melanin (noun): Any of a group of naturally occurring dark pigments, especially the pigment found in skin, hair, fur, and feathers.
serif (noun): A short line added to the end of a stroke in traditional typefaces, such as Times New Roman.
betel (noun): Either of two plants often used in combination: an evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper
betel (noun): Either of two plants often used in combination: the seed of the betel palm, Areca catechu: the betel nut
betel (noun): Either of two plants often used in combination: Either of two plants often used in combination
airmail (noun): The system of conveying mail using aircraft.
Synonyms: air mail
Example: send a letter by airmail
airmail (verb): To (unintentionally) throw the ball well over a fielder's head where that fielder is unable to make a play on the ball.
Synonyms: air mail
rube (noun): A person of rural heritage; a yokel.
Synonyms: Reub
rube (noun): An uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person.
Synonyms: Reub
envious (adj): Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging
Synonyms: overcautious
envious (adj): Excessively careful; cautious.
Synonyms: overcautious
envious (adj): Malignant; mischievous; spiteful.
Synonyms: overcautious
bruin (noun): A folk name for a bear, especially the brown bear, Ursus arctos.
satara (noun): A kind of ribbed, hotpressed and lustred woolen cloth.
smoothbore (adj): Having a bore with a smooth interior, i.e. one that has not been rifled.
Synonyms: unrifled
Antonyms: rifled
smoothbore (noun): A cannon, gun or other firearm that has an unrifled barrel.
immaterial (adj): Of no importance; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant.
immaterial (noun): A thing which is abstract or intangible; (uncountable) chiefly preceded by the: things which are abstract or intangible considered collectively.
rind (noun): A hard, tough outer layer, particularly on food such as fruit, cheese, etc
rind (noun): The gall, the crust, the insolence; often as "the immortal rind"
rind (noun): An iron support fitting used on the upper millstone of a grist mill.
Synonyms: rynd; rine
inadvertent (adj): Not intentional; not on purpose; not conscious.
Synonyms: accidental; unintentional; unintended; absent-minded; distracted
inadvertent (adj): Inattentive.
Synonyms: accidental; unintentional; unintended; absent-minded; distracted
marla (noun): A rufous hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes hirsutus), a small desert marsupial of Australia.
Synonyms: mala; maala
anoxic (adj): Suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen.
Antonyms: oxic
midden (noun): An accumulation, deposit, or soil derived from occupation debris, rubbish, or other by-products of human activity, such as bone, shell, ash, or decayed organic materials; or a pile or mound of such materials, often prehistoric.
adore (verb): To love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection.
mobilise (verb): To make something mobile.
Synonyms: mobilize
Antonyms: fix; stabilise; demobilise
mobilise (verb): To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.
Synonyms: mobilize
Antonyms: fix; stabilise; demobilise
mobilise (verb): To become made ready for war.
Synonyms: mobilize
Antonyms: fix; stabilise; demobilise
wanton (adj): Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.
Synonyms: unruly; extravagant; callous; inhumane; frolicsome
Antonyms: repressible; under control; orderly; constrained; restrained
wanton (adj): Playful, sportive; merry or carefree.
Synonyms: unruly; extravagant; callous; inhumane; frolicsome
Antonyms: repressible; under control; orderly; constrained; restrained
wanton (adj): Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.
Synonyms: unruly; extravagant; callous; inhumane; frolicsome
Antonyms: repressible; under control; orderly; constrained; restrained
wanton (verb): To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
Synonyms: harlotize
wanton (verb): To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (most often with away).
Synonyms: harlotize
wanton (verb): To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.
Synonyms: harlotize
bumpy (adj): Rough; jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregularmovements.
Example: a bumpy ride
bumpy (adj): Covered with or full of bumps.
Example: Coordinate term: lumpy
bonito (noun): Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda that are related to and resemble the tuna.
bonito (noun): A large tropical fish of species Katsuwonus pelamis (skipjack tuna), allied to the tunny.
bonito (noun): The medregal (Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies.
bein (adj): Wealthy; well-to-do.
Synonyms: bien; bene; been
Example: a bein farmer
bein (adj): Well provided; comfortable; cosy.
Synonyms: bien; bene; been
bein (adv): Comfortably.
Synonyms: bien; bene; been
bein (verb): To render or make comfortable.
Synonyms: bien; bene; been
lingual (adj): Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.
Synonyms: tonguely
lingual (adj): Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue. Articulated with the tongue.
Synonyms: tonguely
declination (noun): At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.
Example: Coordinate term: right ascension
pterosaur (noun): Any of several flying reptiles, of the extinct order †Pterosauria, including the pterodactyls.
Synonyms: pterosaurus
wyandotte (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Wyandotte (breed of poultry).
copula (noun): A word, usually a verb, used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (usually a subject complement or an adverbial), that unites or associates the subject with the predicate.
Synonyms: copular verb; copular; linking verb
copula (noun): A function that represents the association between two or more variables, independent of the individual marginal distributions of the variables.
Synonyms: copular verb; copular; linking verb
copula (noun): A device that connects two or more keyboards of an organ.
Synonyms: copular verb; copular; linking verb
heinous (adj): Totally reprehensible.
Synonyms: horrible; odious; hainous; abominable
Antonyms: unheinous
espy (verb): To find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.
Synonyms: espie
espy (verb): To see (someone or something) without foreplanning or unexpectedly.
Synonyms: espie
espy (verb): To observe (someone or something) as a spy; also, to examine or observe (someone or something) carefully; or to look out or watch for.
Synonyms: espie
espy (noun): An act of finding out or observing by spying or looking; an espial or espying.
espy (noun): The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means; espionage.
stockholder (noun): a company that maintains a stock of certain products.
Synonyms: shareholder; stockist
armbar (noun): A joint lock where the elbow is hyperextended in order to cause pain or injury.
quasar (noun): An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and (putatively) the most distant objects in the universe.
Synonyms: blue stellar object; QSR; quasistellar object; BSO; quasi-stellar object
desirability (noun): The state of being desirable.
Antonyms: undesirability
unease (noun): Trouble; misery; a feeling of disquiet or concern.
Synonyms: uneasiness; disease; dis-ease
errand (noun): A journey undertaken to accomplish some task. A mission or quest.
Synonyms: arrand
errand (noun): A journey undertaken to accomplish some task. A mundane mission of no great consequence, concerning household or business affairs (dropping items by, doing paperwork, going to a friend's house, etc.)
Synonyms: arrand
Example: I'm going to town on some errands.
unrelenting (adj): Not relenting; not yielding in strength, severity, or determination.
Synonyms: relentless
unrelenting (adj): Having no pity; not being or becoming lenient, mild, gentle, or merciful
Synonyms: relentless
camphor (noun): A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy.
dak (noun): A post system by means of transport relays of horses stationed at intervals along a route or network, carrying mail and passengers.
Synonyms: dawk
dak (verb): To suddenly pull down someone's pants as a prank; to pants.
Synonyms: dack
peculiarity (noun): The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity.
peculiarity (noun): That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity.
fathom (noun): A man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres). Later used to measure the depth of water, but now generally replaced by the metre outside American usage.
Synonyms: toise; stade; orguia; brace; estadio
fathom (noun): A measure of distance to shore: the nearest point to shore at which the water depth is the value quoted.
Synonyms: toise; stade; orguia; brace; estadio
fathom (noun): An unspecified depth.
Synonyms: toise; stade; orguia; brace; estadio
fathom (verb): To measure the depth of (water); to take a sounding of; to sound.
fathom (verb): To encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; specifically, to measure the circumference or (rare) length of something.
fathom (verb): Often followed by out: to deeply understand (someone or something); to get to the bottom of.
Example: Coordinate term: grok
sarma (noun): A dumpling of minced meat and other ingredients wrapped in a leaf (grape or cabbage); the Turkish equivalent of dolma.
sarma (noun): A strong, cold wind that blows down the valley of the Sarma river (which acts as a natural wind tunnel), reaching hurricane strength (uprooting trees) by the time it blows across the western shore and into Lake Baikal.
kink (verb): To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing.
Synonyms: chink
kink (noun): A convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying.
Synonyms: chink
kink (noun): A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc.
Synonyms: k/nk; k*nk; k1nk; k!nk
Antonyms: normophilia
kink (noun): A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system.
Synonyms: k/nk; k*nk; k1nk; k!nk
Antonyms: normophilia
kink (noun): An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice.
Synonyms: k/nk; k*nk; k1nk; k!nk
Antonyms: normophilia
kink (verb): To form a kink or twist.
Synonyms: k/nk; k*nk; k1nk; k!nk
kink (verb): To be formed into a kink or twist.
Synonyms: k/nk; k*nk; k1nk; k!nk
rasul (noun): A prophet or messenger in Islam; Muhammad, as a special messenger of God.
nimbus (noun): A circle of light; a halo.
Synonyms: halo
hematology (noun): The scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs.
Synonyms: haematology; hæmatology
Hypernyms: study; specialty
hematology (noun): The medical specialty dealing with the health and diseases of blood and blood-producing organs.
Synonyms: haematology; hæmatology
Hypernyms: study; specialty
hypertrophy (noun): An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.
Antonyms: atrophy; hypotrophy
hypertrophy (noun): Increase in muscle size through increased size of individual muscle cells; a result of weightlifting, and other exercise. It differs from muscle hyperplasia, which is the formation of new muscle cells.
Antonyms: atrophy; hypotrophy
glorification (noun): The act of glorifying or the state of being glorified.
Antonyms: vilification
glorification (noun): Specifically, the ascension (of Christ or humans) to the glory of heaven.
Antonyms: vilification
glorification (noun): The worshiping of a deity; extolment or laudation.
Antonyms: vilification
steakhouse (noun): A restaurant that specializes in good cuts of meat, particularly steak.
Synonyms: steak house
porgy (noun): Any of several fish of the family Sparidae; the seabream.
porgy (noun): Any of several fish of the family Sparidae; the seabream. In particular, the scup (paugie, Stenotomus chrysops).
orifice (noun): A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening.
redhead (noun): A person with red hair.
Synonyms: ginger knob; Pippi Longstocking; Bluey; coppertop; ranga
redhead (noun): A North American duck (Aythya americana) highly esteemed as a game bird.
Synonyms: ginger knob; Pippi Longstocking; Bluey; coppertop; ranga
redhead (noun): A kind of milkweed (Asclepia curassavica), with red flowers, formerly used in medicine.
Synonyms: ginger knob; Pippi Longstocking; Bluey; coppertop; ranga
rhesus (noun): A macaque monkey native to southern and southeastern Asia; Macaca mulatta.
Synonyms: bhunder; rhesus macaque; rhesus monkey
rhesus (noun): Alternative form of Rhesus.
Synonyms: bhunder; rhesus macaque; rhesus monkey
functionary (noun): A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is not required.
krill (noun): any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca.
plaintext (adj): Consisting only of plain text.
Synonyms: ASCII; cleartext; decoded; unencrypted
Antonyms: encrypted; encoded; binary
cull (verb): To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner.
cull (noun): An individual animal selected to be killed, or item of produce to be discarded.
bilinear (adj): Of or pertaining to a Möbius transformation (type of conformal map representable as the ratio of two linear functions).
Example: bilinear isotropic hardening
monotheistic (adj): Believing in a single god, deity, spirit, etc., especially for an organized religion, faith, or creed.
Antonyms: polytheistic; atheistic
switchboard (noun): A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
enchantment (noun): The act of enchanting or the feeling of being enchanted.
Synonyms: inchantment
enchantment (noun): Something that enchants; a magical spell.
Synonyms: inchantment
paycheck (noun): Money received on payday as payment for work performed.
Synonyms: paycheque; pay check; pay cheque
Example: Coordinate term: payslip
deployable (noun): Something, such as a software package or a military resource, that may be deployed.
niobium (noun): A chemical element (symbol Nb) with an atomic number of 41: a light grey, crystalline, ductile transition metal used in superconducting materials.
Synonyms: columbium; dianium
niobium (noun): A single atom of this element.
Synonyms: columbium; dianium
proteasome (noun): A complex protein, found in bacterial, archeal and eukaryotic cells, that breaks down other proteins via proteolysis.
Synonyms: proteosome
agama (noun): Any of the various small, long-tailed lizards of the subfamily Agaminae of family Agamidae, especially in genera Acanthocercus, Agama, Dendragama, Laudakia, Phrynocephalus, Trapelus and Xenagama.
watermark (noun): A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light.
watermark (noun): A logo superimposed on a digital image, a television broadcast, etc.
watermark (noun): A value stored in a datafile to ensure its integrity, so that if the file's contents are changed then the watermark will no longer match the contents.
coterminous (adj): Meeting end to end or at the ends.
Synonyms: conterminous
coterminous (adj): Having matching boundaries; or, adjoining and sharing a boundary.
Synonyms: conterminous
coterminous (adj): Having the same scope, range of meaning, or extent in time.
Synonyms: conterminous
haka (noun): A group dance of New Zealand's Maori people featuring rhythmic chanting, vigorous facial and arm movements, and foot stamping. Traditionally a war dance, today it is also performed to welcome guests, as a mark of respect at occasions such as commemorations and funerals, as a challenge to opposing teams at sports events, and for artistic purposes.
glycolysis (noun): The cellular degradation of the simple sugar glucose to yield pyruvic acid, and ATP as an energy source