leukas/Wiktionary huggingface dataset:
causality (noun): The agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its effect.
Synonyms: causation
causality (noun): The relationship between something that happens or exists and the thing that causes it; the cause and consequence relationship.
Synonyms: causation
steadfast (adj): Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.
Synonyms: stedfast
trailhead (noun): The beginning of a trail, often specifically a hiking trail.
Synonyms: trail head
trailhead (noun): The initial clue that leads to an alternate reality game.
Synonyms: trail head
retaliatory (adj): Relating to or part of a retaliation.
Synonyms: retributive; vengeful; punitive
doodle (noun): A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person.
Synonyms: penis; fool
doodle (noun): A small mindless sketch, etc.
Synonyms: penis; fool
doodle (noun): Any crossbreed of a poodle with a different breed of dog.
oviparous (adj): Egg-laying; depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy.
masterful (adj): Of or pertaining to the manner of a master of an art, technique, profession, or craft; masterly.
Synonyms: masterfull
masterful (adj): In the manner of a master; very skillful.
Synonyms: masterfull
masterful (adj): Having or showing the qualities of a master vis-a-vis a dependent or subordinate; authoritative; domineering.
Synonyms: masterfull
incur (verb): to bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.
Synonyms: encur
Example: Near-synonym: contract (debts, etc.)
incur (verb): to bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to. To render (somebody, or oneself) liable or subject to.
Synonyms: encur
Example: Near-synonyms: entail, invoke
mallard (noun): Anas platyrhynchos, a common and widespread dabbling duck, natively found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, whose male has a distinctive dark green head.
Synonyms: maudelard; mawdelard
inanimate (adj): Lacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object.
Synonyms: non-animate; insensate; insentient; motionless; immobile
Antonyms: antonym(s) of
inanimate (adj): Not being, and never having been alive, especially not like humans and animals.
Synonyms: non-animate; insensate; insentient; motionless; immobile
Antonyms: antonym(s) of
inanimate (adj): Not animate.
Synonyms: non-animate; insensate; insentient; motionless; immobile
Antonyms: antonym(s) of
moustache (noun): A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.
Synonyms: mustaches; moustaches; mustache
moustache (noun): A curly bracket, { or }.
Synonyms: mustaches; moustaches; mustache
roadshow (noun): A show that travels from place to place.
Synonyms: road show
roadshow (noun): The showing of a film in selected cinemas prior to its general release.
Synonyms: road show
roadshow (noun): A series of meetings across different cities in which executives from a company have the opportunity to talk with current or potential investors.
Synonyms: road show
roadshow (verb): To show in various places as part of a travelling excursion.
Synonyms: road show
nonconformist (noun): A member of a church separated from the Church of England; a Protestant dissenter.
Synonyms: heteroclite; individualist; free spirit; maverick; non-conformist
nonconformist (noun): Loosely, a Christian who does not conform to the doctrines of an established church.
Synonyms: heteroclite; individualist; free spirit; maverick; non-conformist
nonconformist (noun): Someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices.
Synonyms: heteroclite; individualist; free spirit; maverick; non-conformist
nonconformist (adj): Not conforming to established customs, etc.
Synonyms: non-conformist
reputable (adj): Having a good reputation; honourable.
Example: She was a reputable businesswoman.
unsupported (adj): For which support or help is not available.
Synonyms: nonsupported
unsupported (adj): Without confirmation from a credible source, without verifying support
Synonyms: nonsupported
rapture (noun): In some forms of fundamentalist Protestant eschatology, the event when Jesus returns and gathers the souls of living and deceased believers. (Usually "the rapture".)
rapture (noun): The act of kidnapping or abducting, especially the forceful carrying off of a woman.
rapture (verb): To take (someone) off the Earth and bring (them) to Heaven as part of the Rapture.
usability (noun): The state or condition of being usable.
Synonyms: useability
usability (noun): The degree to which an object, device, software application, etc. is easy to use with no specific training.
Synonyms: useability
tipu (noun): A South American tree, Tipuana tipu, which is grown as an ornamental in mild-winter climates.
pussy (noun): A cat.
Synonyms: kitty; coward; pansy; wuss; weenie
Hypernyms: genitals
pussy (noun): The female genitalia; the vulva and/or vagina.
Synonyms: kitty; coward; pansy; wuss; weenie
Hypernyms: genitals
pussy (noun): Anything soft and furry; a bloom form, or catkin, as on the pussy willow.
Synonyms: kitty; coward; pansy; wuss; weenie
Hypernyms: genitals
ghazal (noun): A poetic form mostly used for love poetry in Middle Eastern, South, and Central Asian poetry.
Synonyms: ghasel; ghazel; ghasal
paragon (noun): A person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model for others.
fatwa (noun): A legal opinion, decree or ruling issued by a mufti or other Islamic lawyer.
Synonyms: fatwah; futwah; fetwa; fetwah; futwa
fatwa (verb): To make somebody the subject of a fatwa, especially a ban or death sentence.
Synonyms: fatwah; futwah; fetwa; fetwah; futwa
headmistress (noun): A female school principal.
Synonyms: headteacher; principal
innermost (adj): Farthest inside or towards the center or middle.
Antonyms: outermost
tutu (noun): Any of certain members of genus Coriaria of shrubs and trees found in New Zealand, including Coriaria arborea and Coriaria pottsiana, used by the Maori to make a sweetener, but toxic when not properly prepared.
conciliation (noun): A form of alternative dispute resolution, similar to but less formal than mediation, in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party, who helps lower tensions, improve communications and explore possible solutions.
dialing (noun): The act by which a number is dialed.
Synonyms: dialling
dialing (noun): The science of measuring time by dials.
Synonyms: dialling
stakeholder (noun): A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.
stakeholder (noun): A person such as a trustee, escrow agent or garnishee, who holds money or assets under trust for another party in a contractual agreement or as part of a claim.
stakeholder (noun): A person or organisation with a legitimate interest in a given situation, action or enterprise.
blondie (noun): Nickname for a person with blond hair, particularly an attractive woman.
Synonyms: blondy
blondie (noun): A sweet, chewy, generally vanilla-flavoured and chocolate-free baked good: a blond-colored brownie.
Synonyms: blondy
macroscopic (adj): Visible to the unassisted eye.
Synonyms: naked-eye
Antonyms: microscopic
macroscopic (adj): Having an appreciable mass.
Synonyms: naked-eye
Antonyms: microscopic
refute (verb): To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
Synonyms: deny; reject; gainsay; debunk; repudiate
Antonyms: prove; accept; embrace; demonstrate
refute (verb): To deny the truth or correctness of (something).
Synonyms: deny; reject; gainsay; debunk; repudiate
Antonyms: prove; accept; embrace; demonstrate
axon (noun): A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.
Synonyms: axone
Hypernyms: nerve fibre; neuronal process; neurite
cashel (noun): In early Ireland, a ringfort or a circular stone structure used for defense.
rubus (noun): Any of the genus Rubus of flowering plants, including the raspberry and blackberry.
cumbersome (adj): Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious
Synonyms: cumbrous; lumpish; unwieldy
cumbersome (adj): Not easily managed or handled; awkward; clumsy.
Synonyms: cumbrous; lumpish; unwieldy
cumbersome (adj): Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.
Synonyms: cumbrous; lumpish; unwieldy
knockdown (adj): Reduced in price, originally to a price below which an article would not be sold by the auctioneer.
knockdown (adj): Capable of being taken apart for packing or removal.
Example: knockdown furniture
rondo (noun): A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.
rondo (noun): A small, disk-shaped piece of food, especially a single-serving dessert or small piece of candy.
rondo (noun): A dark-skinned grape, a hybrid of Vitis vinifera with Vitis amurensis and others.
dictatorial (adj): of or pertaining to a dictator
Synonyms: bossy and arrogant
dictatorial (adj): in the manner of a dictator, usually with callous disregard for others.
Synonyms: bossy and arrogant
pessimistic (adj): Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.
Antonyms: optimistic
Example: a pessimistic view of the future
pessimistic (adj): Pertaining to the worst-case scenario.
Antonyms: optimistic
Example: a pessimistic estimate
pessimistic (adj): Taking out exclusive locks on data to prevent conflicts with other processes that might modify it.
Antonyms: optimistic
noh (noun): A form of classical Japanese music drama.
Synonyms: nō; nou
incision (noun): A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation; the scar resulting from such a cut.
stormwater (noun): Water that is not absorbed into soil and rapidly flows downstream, increasing the level of waterways.
troubadour (noun): An itinerant composer and performer of songs in medieval Europe; a jongleur or travelling minstrel.
candida (noun): A yeast of the genus Candida, usually specifically Candida albicans
mutton (noun): The meat of a sheep, goat, urial, or other caprine.
watchtower (noun): An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc.
Synonyms: lookout tower; watch tower; watch-tower
gad (intj): An exclamation roughly equivalent to by God, goodness gracious, for goodness' sake.
gad (verb): To move from one location to another in an apparently random and frivolous manner.
gad (verb): To run with the tail in the air, bent over the back, usually in an attempt to escape the warble fly.
gad (noun): A greedy and/or stupid person.
Synonyms: gade; ged
Example: Get over here, ye good-for-nothing gadǃ
gad (noun): A goad, a sharp-pointed rod for driving cattle, horses, etc, or one with a whip or thong on the end for the same purpose.
melancholic (adj): Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
Synonyms: melancholick; melancholicke; melancholike
melancholic (adj): Pertaining to black bile (melancholy).
Synonyms: melancholick; melancholicke; melancholike
melancholic (adj): Pertaining to the melancholic temperament or its associated personality traits.
Synonyms: melancholick; melancholicke; melancholike
melancholic (noun): A person who is habitually melancholy.
Synonyms: melancholick; melancholicke; melancholike
geodesic (noun): A course allowing the parallel-transport of vectors along a course that causes tangent vectors to remain tangent vectors throughout that course (a straight curve, a line that is straight).
standstill (noun): Complete immobility; halt.
Synonyms: deadlock; idle; dead stand; grind; halt
Antonyms: motion; movement
mademoiselle (noun): Courtesy title for an unmarried woman in France or a French-speaking country.
Synonyms: mamzelle
mademoiselle (noun): A young woman or girl, especially one who is French or French-speaking.
Synonyms: mamzelle
mademoiselle (verb): To address as “mademoiselle”.
Synonyms: mamzelle
ventricle (noun): Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially: One of two lower chambers of the heart.
Example: Coordinate term: atrium
ventricle (noun): Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially: One of four fluid-filled cavities in the brain, that are continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord.
ventricle (noun): Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially: The stomach.
abstain (verb): Keep or withhold oneself.
Synonyms: forbear; deny oneself; withhold; refrain; relinquish
abstain (verb): Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
Synonyms: forbear; deny oneself; withhold; refrain; relinquish
abstain (verb): Fast (not eat for a period).
Synonyms: forbear; deny oneself; withhold; refrain; relinquish
coronet (noun): A small crown, such as is worn by a noble.
Synonyms: first NATO commissioned officer grade above OF-0 trainee officer; ensign; second lieutenant
coronet (noun): The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg.
Synonyms: first NATO commissioned officer grade above OF-0 trainee officer; ensign; second lieutenant
coronet (noun): The traditional lowest regular commissioned officer rank in the cavalry.
Synonyms: first NATO commissioned officer grade above OF-0 trainee officer; ensign; second lieutenant
injure (verb): To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
Synonyms: wound; hurt; mar; disfigure; impair
Antonyms: preserve; praise; benefit; help
Example: I injured my ankle playing tennis.
injure (verb): To damage or impair.
Synonyms: wound; hurt; mar; disfigure; impair
Antonyms: preserve; praise; benefit; help
injure (verb): To do injustice to.
Synonyms: wound; hurt; mar; disfigure; impair
Antonyms: preserve; praise; benefit; help
cleanliness (noun): The property of being cleanly, or habitually clean; good hygiene.
argon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.
Synonyms: E938 when used as a packaging gas
argon (noun): A single atom of this element.
Synonyms: E938 when used as a packaging gas
orca (noun): A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.
Synonyms: orc
gauss (noun): The unit of magnetic field strength in CGS systems of units, equal to 0.0001 tesla.
tout (noun): A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.
tout (verb): To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.
Synonyms: spruik; promote; pimp; pitch
tout (verb): To spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.).
Synonyms: spruik; promote; pimp; pitch
tout (verb): To give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings.
Synonyms: spruik; promote; pimp; pitch
xenon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology.
homeward (adv): Towards home.
Synonyms: homewards
Example: I am homeward bound.
ecotourism (noun): Responsible (sustainable) travel to natural areas supporting the fauna, flora, and local economy.
murex (noun): Any of the genus Murex of marine gastropods.
Hypernyms: muricine
homeostasis (noun): The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.
Synonyms: homoeostasis; homœostasis
homeostasis (noun): Such a dynamic equilibrium or balance.
Synonyms: homoeostasis; homœostasis
extinguish (verb): To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.
deepen (verb): To make deep or deeper
Synonyms: depthen
Example: They deepened the well by 200 feet.
deepen (verb): To make darker or more intense; to darken
Synonyms: depthen
deepen (verb): To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree
Synonyms: depthen
Example: News of her death deepened my sorrow.
truthful (adj): Honest, and always telling the truth.
Antonyms: untruthful
Example: someone's truthful nature
truthful (adj): Accurately depicting what is real.
Antonyms: untruthful
plexus (noun): A network of anastomosing or interwoven nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels.
Synonyms: rete
plexus (noun): An interwoven combination of parts or elements in a structure or system.
Synonyms: rete
plexus (noun): An interwoven combination of parts or elements in a structure or system. The system of equations required for the complete expression of the relations which exist between a set of quantities.
Synonyms: rete
backpack (noun): A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.
Synonyms: bookbag; back pack; knapsack; rucksack; packsack
backpack (noun): A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life-support equipment.
Synonyms: bookbag; back pack; knapsack; rucksack; packsack
backpack (verb): To hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
Synonyms: back pack
backpack (verb): To engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodation.
Synonyms: back pack
backpack (verb): To place or carry (an item or items) in a backpack.
Synonyms: back pack
giraffe (noun): A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, which make it the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.
Synonyms: bubble; African skyscraper; camelopard; bubble bath
giraffe (noun): A giraffe unicycle.
Synonyms: bubble; African skyscraper; camelopard; bubble bath
giraffe (noun): A laugh.
Synonyms: bubble; African skyscraper; camelopard; bubble bath
Example: Are you having a giraffe?!
adversity (noun): The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
Synonyms: nakba
Antonyms: fortuity
adversity (noun): An event that is adverse; calamity.
Synonyms: nakba
Antonyms: fortuity
lubrication (noun): The application of a substance (lubricant) between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce friction and minimize heating.
mindfulness (noun): Awareness.
Antonyms: unconsciousness; harriedness; worry; thoughtlessness; unattentiveness
Hypernyms: alertness; awareness; consciousness; attentiveness
mindfulness (noun): Inclination to be mindful or aware.
Antonyms: unconsciousness; harriedness; worry; thoughtlessness; unattentiveness
Hypernyms: alertness; awareness; consciousness; attentiveness
mindfulness (noun): Paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally.
Antonyms: unconsciousness; harriedness; worry; thoughtlessness; unattentiveness
Hypernyms: alertness; awareness; consciousness; attentiveness
railcar (noun): A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus.
Hypernyms: rolling stock
railcar (noun): A powered single railway vehicle designed for passenger transport, with a driver's cab in both ends; Not to be confused with motor coach/motorcar, which is a powered railway vehicle capable to haul a train.
Hypernyms: rolling stock
balsam (noun): A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
Synonyms: touch-me-not; jewelweed; balsum; balsem; impatiens
balsam (noun): A plant or tree yielding such substance.
Synonyms: touch-me-not; jewelweed; balsum; balsem; impatiens
balsam (noun): A soothing ointment.
Synonyms: touch-me-not; jewelweed; balsum; balsem; impatiens
balsam (verb): To treat or anoint with balsam.
Synonyms: balsome; balsum; balsem
polychrome (adj): Executed in the manner of polychromy
Example: polychrome printing
polychrome (noun): esculin (so called in allusion to its fluorescent solutions)
pacemaker (noun): One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.
Synonyms: peacemaker
pacemaker (noun): A set of nerves which stimulate the heart to beat.
Synonyms: peacemaker
pacemaker (noun): A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.
Synonyms: peacemaker
trouser (noun): A pair of trousers.
Example: And this is our linen trouser, sir.
trouser (verb): To take and keep (something, especially money, that is not one's own); to pocket.
prioritize (verb): To value, do, or choose something first, or before other things.
Synonyms: prioritise
Antonyms: marginalize
prioritize (verb): To arrange or list a group of things in order of priority or importance.
Synonyms: prioritise
Antonyms: marginalize
prioritize (verb): To rank something as having high priority.
Synonyms: prioritise
Antonyms: marginalize
juxtaposition (noun): The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter. An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together.
Synonyms: juxta-position
Hypernyms: position
juxtaposition (noun): The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter. An absence of operators in an expression.
Synonyms: juxta-position
Hypernyms: position
juxtaposition (noun): The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.
Synonyms: juxta-position
Hypernyms: position
juxtaposition (verb): To place in juxtaposition.
Synonyms: juxta-position
dyslexia (noun): A learning disability characterized by reading and writing difficulties.
Synonyms: word-blindness
Antonyms: hyperlexia
restroom (noun): A room containing a public toilet: a public lavatory.
Synonyms: rest room; bathroom
kindle (verb): To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
Synonyms: conflagrate; set aflame; set on fire; kindle; ignite
Antonyms: extinguish; douse; dampen; put out; quench
kindle (verb): To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc).
Synonyms: conflagrate; set aflame; set on fire; kindle; ignite
Antonyms: extinguish; douse; dampen; put out; quench
kindle (verb): To begin to grow or take hold.
Synonyms: conflagrate; set aflame; set on fire; kindle; ignite
Antonyms: extinguish; douse; dampen; put out; quench
kindle (noun): A group of kittens.
Hypernyms: clowder; glaring
Example: A kindle of kittens.
kindle (verb): To bring forth young; to give birth.
Synonyms: conflagrate; set aflame; set on fire; kindle; ignite
Antonyms: extinguish; put out; douse; quench
exaggeration (noun): The act of heaping or piling up.
Synonyms: hyperbole; overstatement
Antonyms: trivialization; understatement
exaggeration (noun): The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
Synonyms: hyperbole; overstatement
Antonyms: trivialization; understatement
exaggeration (noun): A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.
Synonyms: hyperbole; overstatement
Antonyms: trivialization; understatement
sluice (noun): An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.
sluice (noun): Hence, an opening or channel through which anything flows; a source of supply.
sluice (verb): To wash with, or in, a stream of water running through a sluice.
reap (verb): To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine
reap (verb): To obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense.
Example: to reap a benefit from exertions
reap (noun): A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut.
Synonyms: sheaf
implantation (noun): The way in which an organ, bone, muscle etc. becomes inserted into its set place.
nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
Synonyms: nēnē goose; Hawaiian goose; nēnē
regius (adj): Of or relating to a king; royal.
Example: regius professor, regius professorship
battlecruiser (noun): A fast warship with thicker armor and heavier guns than a typical cruiser, but with armor, armament, or both still inferior to that of a dreadnought battleship; designed to act as an advanced scout of the battle fleet and to destroy enemy cruisers.
Synonyms: battle-cruiser; battle cruiser
battlecruiser (noun): A warship of intermediate size and/or capability between a heavy cruiser and a (light) battleship.
Synonyms: battle-cruiser; battle cruiser
battlecruiser (noun): A boozer; a public house.
Synonyms: battle-cruiser; battle cruiser
dresser (noun): An item of kitchen furniture, like a cabinet with shelves, for storing crockery or utensils.
dresser (noun): An item of bedroom furniture, like a low chest of drawers (bureau), often with a mirror.
dresser (noun): One who dresses in a particular way.
Example: He's a very snappy dresser.
dresser (noun): A servant to royalty etc. who helps them with tasks such as dressing.
deterrence (noun): The act of deterring, or the state of being deterred.
Synonyms: intimidation; dissuasion
deterrence (noun): Action taken by states or alliances of nations against equally powerful alliances to prevent hostile action.
Synonyms: intimidation; dissuasion
deterrence (noun): The art of producing in one's enemy the fear of attacking.
Synonyms: intimidation; dissuasion
oriole (noun): Any of various colourful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae and the Old World orioles from the family Oriolidae.
lectureship (noun): A series of lectures, possibly by different lecturers, on a common theme.
watchman (noun): One set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.
complexion (noun): The combination of humours making up one's physiological "temperament", being either hot or cold, and moist or dry.
Synonyms: complection
complexion (noun): The quality, colour, or appearance of the skin on the face.
Synonyms: complection
Example: a rugged complexion
popper (noun): A short piece of twisted string tied to the end of a whip that creates the distinctive sound when the whip is thrown or cracked.
bucky (noun): Alternative form of Bucky (“a Potter-Bucky diaphragm”)
solitaire (noun): A game for one person, played on a board with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of the pieces by "jumping", as in draughts.
lysine (noun): An essential amino acid, C₆H₁₄N₂O₂.
accretion (noun): The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.
Antonyms: erosion; decay; attrition
accretion (noun): The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition.
Antonyms: erosion; decay; attrition
Example: an accretion of earth
accretion (noun): Something added externally to promote the external growth of an item.
Antonyms: erosion; decay; attrition
kama (noun): A sickle-like weapon, originally used as a tool for cutting weeds.
kama (noun): The act or process of wishing; longing, desire (with or without sexual connotations); one of the goals of life in Hindu tradition.
kabaddi (noun): A South Asian team sport in which players must hold their breath while making raids into the opposing team's half of the field.
postman (noun): someone who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.
Synonyms: postal carrier; mailperson; letter carrier; mail carrier; mailman
postman (noun): One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer, who have precedence in motions, so called from the place where he sits, the other of the two being the tubman.
Synonyms: postal carrier; mailperson; letter carrier; mail carrier; mailman
Example: Postman of the Court of Exchequer.
downside (noun): A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.
Antonyms: upside
downside (noun): A downward tendency, especially in the price of shares etc.
Antonyms: upside
downside (noun): The side of something that is at the bottom, or that is intended to face downward.
Antonyms: upside
tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
slander (noun): A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.
Synonyms: detraction; vilification; calumny; libel; aspersion
Antonyms: glorification
Hypernyms: statement
slander (verb): To utter a slanderous statement about; baselessly speak ill of.
Synonyms: defame; libel; slandre
Antonyms: glorify
comprehensively (adv): In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion.
Synonyms: exhaustively; completely; totally; thoroughly
ganja (noun): Marijuana, as used for smoking.
Synonyms: gunja; gunga; ganga; gunjah
ambulatory (adj): Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
Example: ambulatory exercise
ambulatory (adj): Able to walk about and not bedridden.
Example: an ambulatory patient
ambulatory (adj): Performed on or involving an outpatient.
Example: an ambulatory electrocardiogram
ambulatory (noun): The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.
silicate (noun): Any salt of silica or of one of the silicic acids; any mineral composed of silicates
urs (noun): The anniversary of the death of a Sufi saint, celebrated with music and ritual.
artiste (noun): Any person with artistic skill, such as a hairdresser or a cook.
plasmodium (noun): A mass of cytoplasm, containing many nuclei, created by the aggregation of amoeboid cells of slime molds during their vegetative phase.
stockbroker (noun): A person who buys and sells shares (stock) on a stock exchange on behalf of clients. May also provide investment advice and/or company information, depending on the level of service offered (or chosen by the client).
respondent (noun): A defendant, especially in a case instituted by a petition or in appellate and divorce proceedings.
melodramatic (adj): Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.
Synonyms: melo-dramatic
melodramatic (adj): Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental.
Synonyms: melo-dramatic
majlis (noun): A council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories.
Synonyms: mejlis; Majlis; Mejlis
majlis (noun): The parliament of Iran.
Synonyms: mejlis; Majlis; Mejlis
rectify (verb): To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right.
rectify (verb): To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.).
Example: to rectify the crisis
tableau (noun): A vivid graphic scene of a group of people arranged as in a painting or bas relief sculpture.
tableau (noun): Hence, an arrangement of actors in static positions on stage, having the effect of pointing up a particular moment in the drama, conventionally revealed by opening tableau curtains (known as "tabs").
lefty (noun): One who has left-wing political views.
Synonyms: leftie
pickle (noun): A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.
Synonyms: pickel
Example: A pickle goes well with a hamburger.
pickle (noun): Any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish.
Synonyms: pickel
pickle (noun): A sweet, vinegary pickled chutney popular in Britain.
Synonyms: pickel
pickle (verb): To preserve food (or sometimes other things) in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution.
Synonyms: pickel
Example: We pickled the remainder of the crop.
pickle (verb): To remove high-temperature scale and oxidation from metal with heated (often sulphuric) industrial acid.
Synonyms: pickel
pickle (noun): A small or indefinite quantity or amount (of something); a little, a bit, a few. Usually in partitive construction, frequently without "of"; a single grain or kernel of wheat, barley, oats, sand or dust.
natively (adv): Pertaining to the computer or architecture in question; without the use of emulation, etc.
fawn (noun): A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
Example: fawn:
fawn (verb): To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour (with on or upon).
fawn (verb): To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc.
hairdresser (noun): A person who cuts or styles hair as an occupation or profession.
Synonyms: hair dresser; hair-dresser
webpage (noun): Alternative spelling of web page
Synonyms: web page; web-page; WWW page; webpage; page
fluvial (adj): Of, pertaining to, inhabiting, or produced by the action of a river or stream.
Synonyms: riverine; fluviatile
condom (noun): A flexible sleeve made of latex or other impermeable material such as sheepskin, worn over an erect penis during sexual intercourse as a contraceptive or as a way to prevent the spread of STDs.
Synonyms: condum; prophylactic; jimmy hat; rubber; contraceptive
Example: buy a pack of condoms
swimsuit (noun): A garment worn for swimming.
Synonyms: togs; swim trunks; budgie smugglers; cossie; bathing costume
Hypernyms: clothing
swimsuit (noun): A tight-fitting one-piece garment worn by women and girls.
Synonyms: togs; swim trunks; budgie smugglers; cossie; bathing costume
Hypernyms: clothing
cheerleader (noun): A person, usually a young, attractive female, who encourages applause and cheers at a sports event, and wearing a specially-designed uniform in the official colors of the team he/she cheers for.
shaky (adj): Shaking or trembling.
Synonyms: tottering; wobbly; rickety; unsteady; unsafe
Example: a shaky spot in a marsh
shaky (adj): Nervous, anxious.
Synonyms: tottering; wobbly; rickety; unsteady; unsafe
shaky (adj): Full of shakes or cracks; cracked.
Synonyms: tottering; wobbly; rickety; unsteady; unsafe
Example: shaky timber
thorium (noun): A chemical element (symbol Th) with atomic number 90: a weakly radioactive, malleable, moderately hard silvery metal that tarnishes black when exposed to air.
Synonyms: thorinum
classicist (noun): A classical scholar, especially one who studies ancient Greek and Latin language and culture.
kutch (noun): A packet of vellum leaves in which gold is beaten into thin sheets.
falsetto (noun): The "false" (singing) voice in any human, usually airy and lacking a purity of vowels; created by using the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing. It is commonly confused with the head voice register.
darter (noun): One who darts, or who throws darts; that which darts.
darter (noun): Any member of the family Anhingidae, waterbirds with long necks.
Example: (US)
darter (noun): Any of various darting freshwater fish of the family Percidae, that are usually small and brightly coloured and are native to North America.
oo (noun): Any of four Hawaiian birds of the genus Moho, formerly classed with the honeyeaters and now believed to be extinct.
Synonyms: moho; hoohoo
tireless (adj): Indefatigable, untiring and not yielding to fatigue
Synonyms: inexhaustible; unwearying; unweariable; unflagging; indefatigable
Antonyms: wearying; weariable; defatigable; exhaustible
Hypernyms: persistent; active; energetic; obstinate
tireless (adj): Without a tire (wheel covering); tyreless.
Synonyms: inexhaustible; unwearying; unweariable; unflagging; indefatigable
Antonyms: wearying; weariable; defatigable; exhaustible
Hypernyms: persistent; active; energetic; obstinate
beware (verb): To use caution, pay attention to (used both with and without of).
salvo (noun): A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
salvo (noun): A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.
luv (verb): Deliberate misspelling of love.
Example: i luv you
delirium (noun): A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.
environmentalism (noun): A theory that views environment, rather than heredity or culture, as the important factor in the development of an individual or group.
environmentalism (noun): A political and social ideology that seeks to prevent the environment from degradation by human activity.
septum (noun): A wall separating two cavities; a partition. Ellipsis of nasal septum: the cartilaginous center wall of the nose separating the two nostrils.
Synonyms: saeptum; sæptum
septum (noun): A wall separating two cavities; a partition. Either of the two walls that separate the atria or ventricles of the heart into left and right chambers.
Synonyms: saeptum; sæptum
septum (noun): A wall separating two cavities; a partition. A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.
Synonyms: saeptum; sæptum
satsuma (noun): A seedless and easy-peeling cultivar of mandarin orange of Japanese origin; Citrus unshiu.
impunity (noun): Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc.
delusion (noun): The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.
delusion (noun): That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.
sextet (noun): A group of six singers or instrumentalists.
Synonyms: hexad
tugboat (noun): A small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels.
Synonyms: tug boat; tug-boat
Example: Coordinate term: towboat
stalling (noun): The act of a person or thing that stalls.
Example: repeated stallings of the car engine
unload (verb): To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).
Example: to unload a ship
unload (verb): To remove (the load or cargo) from a vehicle, etc.
Example: to unload bales of hay from a truck
koku (noun): A unit of measure in feudal Japan, the amount of rice needed to feed one person for a year.
koku (noun): cocurriculum; extracurriculum
Synonyms: koko
rheumatoid (adj): Involving or pertaining to rheumatism, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
infinitive (noun): The infinitive mood or mode (a grammatical mood).
Hypernyms: mode; mood; verbal; grammatical mood
infinitive (noun): A non-finite verb form considered neutral with respect to inflection; depending on language variously found used with auxiliary verbs, in subordinate clauses, or acting as a gerund, and often as the dictionary form.
Hypernyms: mode; mood; verbal; grammatical mood
infinitive (noun): A verbal noun formed from the infinitive of a verb.
Hypernyms: mode; mood; verbal; grammatical mood
loophole (noun): A slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a ranged weapon or letting in light. Also written loop hole.
loophole (noun): A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.
loophole (verb): To prepare a building for defense by preparing slits or holes through which to fire on attackers
loophole (verb): To exploit (a law, etc.) by means of loopholes.
clarissa (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Clarissa: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.
austral (adj): Of, relating to, or coming from the south.
Synonyms: southern; meridional
Antonyms: boreal; septentrional; northern
Example: an austral migrant
mambo (noun): A voodoo priestess (in Haiti)
Synonyms: manbo
mambo (noun): A Latin-American musical genre, adapted from rumba, originating from Cuba in the 1940s, or a dance or rhythm of this genre.
Synonyms: manbo
tracer (noun): A compound, element, or isotope used to track the progress or history of a natural process.
tracer (noun): A round of ammunition for a firearm that contains magnesium or another flammable substance arranged such that it will burn and produce a visible trail when fired in the dark.
wilt (verb): To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
wilt (verb): To cause to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a flower).
narcotic (noun): Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.
Synonyms: narcotick
narcotic (noun): Any type of numbing or soothing drug.
Synonyms: narcotick
narcotic (adj): Of, or relating to narcotics.
Synonyms: narcotick
narcotic (adj): Inducing sleep; causing narcosis.
Synonyms: narcotick
meiosis (noun): A figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is.
Synonyms: maiosis
meiosis (noun): Cell division of a diploid cell into four haploid cells, which develop to produce gametes.
Synonyms: maiosis
ellipse (noun): A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone.
Synonyms: oval
ellipse (verb): To remove from a phrase a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.
dewar (noun): A vacuum flask; a vessel which keeps its contents hotter or cooler than their environment without the need to modify the pressure, by interposing an evacuated region to provide thermal insulation between the contents and the environment.
Synonyms: Dewar vessel; Dewar flask; vacuum thermos bottle; vacuum thermos flask; vacuum flask
Hypernyms: thermos; thermos flask; thermos bulb; thermos bottle; thermos vessel
zaman (noun): Albizia saman, a large tropical tree in the pea family.
Synonyms: saman; rain tree; zamang; monkey pod
gul (noun): Any medallionlike design on a Central or West Asian rug.
Synonyms: gül; göl; gol
nap (verb): To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
nap (noun): The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile.
nap (verb): To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).
nap (noun): A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.
rife (adj): Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).
Synonyms: filled; widespread; pandemic; plentiful; ubiquitous
rife (adj): Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.
Synonyms: filled; widespread; pandemic; plentiful; ubiquitous
Example: Red deer are rife in these woodlands.
rife (adj): Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things).
Synonyms: filled; widespread; pandemic; plentiful; ubiquitous
catheter (noun): A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.
bowser (noun): A fuel metering/delivery pump at a filling station.
Synonyms: bowzer
bowser (noun): A road vehicle (often a trailer) for the transport of liquid fuel, particularly aviation fuel at an airfield.
Synonyms: bowzer
bowser (noun): A mobile water tank deployed to distribute fresh water in emergency situations where the normal system of piped distribution has broken down or is insufficient.
Synonyms: bowzer
Example: The water bowser needed filling.
seagull (noun): Any of several white, often dark backed birds of the family Laridae having long pointed wings and short legs.
Synonyms: sea-gull; gull; sea gull; mew
seagull (noun): The symbol ̼, which combines under a letter as a sort of accent.
Synonyms: sea-gull; gull; sea gull; mew
seagull (noun): A fan or member of Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club.
Synonyms: sea-gull; gull; sea gull; mew
seagull (verb): To run in the back line rather than concentrate on primary positional duties in open play.
Synonyms: sea-gull; sea gull
seagull (verb): To use a British Seagull outboard.
Synonyms: sea-gull; sea gull
seagull (verb): To work as a non-union casual stevedore.
Synonyms: sea-gull; sea gull
madrigal (noun): A song for a small number of unaccompanied voices; from 13th century Italy.
madrigal (noun): A polyphonic song for about six voices, from 16th century Italy.
madrigal (noun): A short poem, often pastoral, and suitable to be set to music.
trapper (noun): One who traps animals; one who makes a business of trapping animals, for their pelts, meat, etc.
trapper (noun): A (usually, child) worker who opens and shuts a door in a gallery or level of a mine, to manage ventilation and access.
trapper (noun): An ornamental covering for a horse. See trapping and caparison.
wayside (noun): The side of a road or path.
Example: Many wild flowers grew on the wayside.
wayside (adj): Situated near the side of a road or path.
Example: We stopped at a wayside pub.
cartman (noun): A person who transports goods or people by horse and cart; a carman.
copious (adj): Vast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.
copious (adj): Full of thought, information, or matter; exuberant in words, expression, or style.
intifada (noun): An insurrection; a usually violent attempt to take control of a government.
Synonyms: intifadah; intefadah; Intifada
intifada (noun): An uprising, resistant struggle or rebellious protest, especially the Palestinian uprisings against Israel.
Synonyms: intifadah; intefadah; Intifada
evert (verb): To turn inside out (like a pocket being emptied) or outwards.
understory (noun): A story of a building below the stories generally used for residence or work.
Synonyms: understorey
understory (noun): The (layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor.
Synonyms: understorey
gopher (noun): A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (true gophers).
Synonyms: gauffre
gopher (noun): A ground squirrel (Marmotinae spp.).
Synonyms: gauffre
gopher (noun): A gopher tortoise (Gopherus spp.).
Synonyms: gauffre
secrete (verb): To extract a substance from blood, sap, or similar to produce and emit waste for excretion or for the fulfilling of a physiological function.
crump (verb): (of one's health) to decline rapidly (but not as rapidly as crash).
Synonyms: circle the drain
crump (adj): Hard or crusty; dry baked
Example: a crump loaf
crump (adj): Crooked; bent.
Example: Crooked backs and crump shoulders.
prospector (noun): A person who explores or prospects an area in search of mineral deposits, such as gold.
sundial (noun): A device measuring the time of day by the position of a shadow cast by a pole or plate (gnomon) upon an engraved series of marks.
Synonyms: horologium; dial; horologe
multidimensional (adj): Having multiple dimensions (aspects).
Synonyms: pluridimensional
multidimensional (adj): Having multiple dimensions (aspects). Having more than two dimensions.
Synonyms: pluridimensional
multidimensional (adj): Crossing through or existing in multiple dimensions (spacial planes).
Synonyms: pluridimensional
cru (noun): A vineyard or group of vineyards in France, especially one having a high reputation.
earthenware (noun): An opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds.
Example: earthenware bowl
foresight (noun): The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
Synonyms: prescience; prophecy; clairvoyance; foreknowledge; divination
Antonyms: hindsight
foresight (noun): the front sight on a rifle or similar weapon
Synonyms: prescience; prophecy; clairvoyance; foreknowledge; divination
Antonyms: hindsight
foresight (noun): a bearing taken forwards towards a new object
Synonyms: prescience; prophecy; clairvoyance; foreknowledge; divination
Antonyms: hindsight
subordination (noun): The process of making or classing (something or somebody) as subordinate.
subordination (noun): The quality of being properly obedient to a superior (as a superior officer); this quality as a systemic principle of discipline within a hierarchical organization.
scrum (noun): A tightly packed group of reporters surrounding a person, usually a politician, asking for comments about an issue; an opportunity provided for a politician to be approached this way.
scrum (noun): In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way.
artemisia (noun): Any of many aromatic flowering plants of the genus Artemisia, including wormwood, sagebrush, and tarragon, often used as traditional medicine, oral contraceptive and flavouring.
monolith (noun): A large, single block of stone which is a natural feature; or a block of stone or other similar material used in architecture and sculpture, especially one carved into a monument in ancient times.
monolith (noun): Anything massive, uniform, and unmovable, especially a towering and impersonal cultural, political, or social organization or structure.