leukas/Wiktionary huggingface dataset:
ringwoodite (noun): A cubic form of olivine produced under very high pressure, (Mg, Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄.
carbazole (noun): A tricyclic aromatic organic compound containing two benzene rings fused to a pyrrole ring.
namghar (noun): A prayer hall in Assam for communal worship.
Synonyms: naamghar
mercurous (adj): Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
Synonyms: hydrargyrous; mercuric
mercurous (adj): Of a compound, containing mercury with an oxidation number of 1.
Synonyms: hydrargyrous; mercuric
newsdesk (noun): The department of a newspaper or broadcasting organization responsible for the collecting of news from journalists and others, and for distributing it to editors.
Synonyms: news desk
microphotography (noun): The field of study of creating microphotographs, of photographing very small items or areas.
mononymous (adj): Having or being known by a single-word name.
Synonyms: mononymic; uninymic
Antonyms: polynymous
pulpitum (noun): A massive, often decorative screen of stone or timber that divides the choir from the nave and ambulatory in medieval cathedrals and monastic churches.
clonk (noun): A stick-like tool used to strike the surface of the water and produce a sound that causes nearby fish to attack the bait.
oospore (noun): A fertilized female zygote, having thick chitinous walls, that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi
malambo (noun): A yellowish aromatic bark, used in medicine and perfumery, said to be from the South American shrub Croton malambo.
immunoproteasome (noun): A proteasome assembled using alternative β form subunits in response to pro-inflammatory signals
colposcopy (noun): the examination of the tissues of the vagina and cervix using a colposcope
flushwork (noun): A decorative combination of flint and ashlar on a wall, typically of a church
swai (noun): A shark catfish of species Pangasianodon hypophthalmus.
Synonyms: tra; iridescent shark
anorgasmia (noun): Failure to achieve orgasm.
Hypernyms: anaphrodisia
undergoer (noun): The most patient-like argument of a clause, e.g. 'the boat' in "The torpedo sank the boat" and "The boat sank".
Antonyms: actor
rictus (noun): Any open-mouthed expression.
Example: His face was a rictus of sheer delight.
monopile (noun): A foundation consisting of a single, generally large-diameter, structural element that supports the entire load of a large above-surface structure.
zhuz (noun): Any of the three main territorial and tribal divisions in the Kipchak Plain area that cover much of the contemporary Kazakhstan, and represent the main tribal division within the ethnic group of the Kazakhs.
frizette (noun): A fringe of hair or curls around a woman's forehead.
Synonyms: frisette
frizette (noun): A pad of frizzed hair or silk formerly worn by women under the hair to stuff it out.
Synonyms: frisette
burette (noun): A glass tube with fine gradations and a stopcock at the bottom, used in laboratory procedures for accurate fluid dispensing and titration.
Synonyms: buret
prosobranch (noun): A gastropod with gills in front of the heart, formerly thought to belong to a single group.
valonia (noun): Any of species Quercus macrolepis, now subspecies Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis or Quercus aegilops of European evergreen oak trees
Synonyms: vallonea; valonia oak; vallonea oak; valonea; velani oak
valonia (noun): A dried acorn cups of this tree, which are used to make a black dye, used in tanning.
Synonyms: vallonea; valonia oak; vallonea oak; valonea; velani oak
findability (noun): The quality of a particular object being locatable.
Synonyms: discoverability
findability (noun): The quality of a whole system being navigable.
Synonyms: discoverability
jharokha (noun): A type of enclosed overhanging balcony in Indian architecture.
Synonyms: jharoka
yanakuna (noun): An individual in the Inca Empire who left the ayllu system and worked full-time at a variety of tasks for the Inca, their queen, or the religious establishment.
proglottid (noun): Any of the segments of a tapeworm; they contain both male and female reproductive organs
reedgrass (noun): Any of the grasses in the genus Calamagrostis.
Synonyms: reed grass
nomogram (noun): A diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented by a straight line or curve for each variable; the value of the third variable corresponding to particular values of the first two is obtained by drawing a straight line through the points on the first two curves that represent particular values of the first two variables and noting the point at which the line intersects the third line or curve.
Synonyms: abaque; abac; alignment chart; alignment diagram; nomograph
mukbang (noun): An online video broadcast in which a person eats while interacting with their audience.
Synonyms: meokbang; social eating
datasphere (noun): A notional place in which digital data is located; (sometimes referring to) the Internet as a whole.
majoritarianism (noun): A form of democracy in which decisions are made by a simple majority of some organized group.
Antonyms: countermajoritarianism
phagocytose (verb): To phagocytize; to ingest by phagocytosis.
pathname (noun): The full name of a computer file, including the names of any directories or subdirectories in the path needed to access it.
blocklist (noun): A list of websites or other material to be blocked.
Synonyms: blacklist; denylist
Antonyms: whitelist; allowlist
blocklist (noun): A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned.
Synonyms: blacklist; denylist
Antonyms: whitelist; allowlist
blocklist (verb): To place on a blocklist; to mark a person or entity as one to be blocked
merveilleux (noun): Contemporary names for an extravagantly dressed French fop or ‘fine lady’ of the period of the Directory (1795–1799), who affected a revival of the classical costume of Ancient Greece.
Synonyms: Merveilleux
pederast (noun): A man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.
Synonyms: paederast; pæderast
suxamethonium (noun): Synonym of suxamethonium chloride.
Synonyms: succinylcholine
slake (verb): To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
Example: The lime slakes.
spinebill (noun): Either of the Australian birds of the genus Acanthorhynchus, types of honeyeaters.
nectarivorous (adj): That feeds on nectar.
Synonyms: nectivorous
varenicline (noun): A drug taken orally in the form of its tartrate C₁₃H₁₃N₃·C₄H₆O₆ as an aid to stop smoking. It binds to nicotinic cell receptors to block the activity of nicotine while also acting as an agonist to reduce nicotine cravings and withdrawal symptoms. It is marketed under the trademark Chantix.
triplication (noun): The action or result of triplicating.
Synonyms: triplication
Antonyms: trisection
Hypernyms: multiplication
begrudge (verb): To grudge about or over; be envious or covetous.
hypnotise (verb): To induce a state of hypnosis in.
Synonyms: mesmerise; hypnotize
yueqin (noun): A small short-necked Chinese lute-like stringed instrument (chordophone) with a round, hollow wooden body and four strings in pairs in its traditional form, now more often with three or four unpaired strings.
Synonyms: moon lute; yue qin; moon zither; moon guitar; gekkin
minish (verb): To lessen or cause to seem to be less.
Synonyms: decrease; diminish; reduce; lessen
linenfold (noun): A form of decorative carving in wood panelling that imitates folded linen.
ballgown (noun): A formal gown to be worn by women to balls and similar social events.
Synonyms: ball gown
ballgown (verb): To roleplay romance as part of a roleplaying game.
Synonyms: ball gown
Example: She'll take any excuse to ballgown!
demodulate (verb): To reverse modulate, undo the effects of modulation.
Antonyms: modulate
vulgo (noun): The masses.
Synonyms: great unwashed; hoi polloi
rainshadow (noun): An area which is unusually dry due to nearby geographic features including mountain ranges.
clutchless (adj): Without a clutch (vehicle component), or without the use of the clutch. E.g., clutchless manual transmission.
mujra (noun): A form of exotic dance in India, traditionally performed by courtesans under the Mughal Empire as well as in modern forms.
dimethyltryptamine (noun): An N-methylated indoleamine derivative, a serotonergic hallucinogen found in several plants, especially Prestonia amazonica (Apocynaceae), and in mammalian brain, blood, and urine.
lithification (noun): The compaction and cementation of sediment into rock.
Synonyms: lithifaction
vengefully (adv): In a vengeful manner; vindictively, or done in vengeance.
betaherpesvirus (noun): Any of the subfamily Betaherpesvirinae of DNA viruses.
tonewheel (noun): A mechanical apparatus, used principally in Hammond organs, that converts the spinning movement of an electric motor into electronic musical notes.
spectroradiometer (noun): A device that measures the spectral power distributions of illuminants, used to evaluate and categorize lighting or to calibrate display technology.
trunklid (noun): The lid of the trunk of a car.
Synonyms: decklid
dextrocardia (noun): A congenital abnormality in which the heart is transposed to the right side of the chest
xylanase (noun): Any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of xylan
spelter (noun): Zinc alloyed with another metal (especially copper), used as a solder.
cryosleep (noun): A deep sleep during which the body is stored at very cold temperature, to preserve it; cryogenic sleep.
Synonyms: coldsleep
foldback (noun): The use of rear-facing heavy-duty loudspeakers on stage during live music performances, to improve sound for the audience or to allow performers to hear and monitor themselves.
flexus (noun): In infolding of enamel that separates lophs on an upper tooth.
howay (intj): A general cry of encouragement.
Synonyms: haway; ha'way; ho'way; come along!; come on!
Example: Howay the lads
ontogenesis (noun): The generation and development of an individual organism from fertilization to adulthood.
Synonyms: ontogeny
problematize (verb): To make something into a problem.
Synonyms: problematise
problematize (verb): To consider something as if it were a problem.
Synonyms: problematise
problematize (verb): To propose problems.
Synonyms: problematise
Example: Act II, Scene vi Hear him problematize.
replisome (noun): A matrix of enzymes that is the site of DNA replication in the nucleus of a cell.
guaco (noun): Any of various vine-like climbing plants of Central and South America and the West Indies, including Mikania and Aristolochia species, reputed to have curative powers.
Synonyms: guao; vejuco; bejuco; huaco
notepaper (noun): Relatively small writing paper used for writing notes or letters; often provided with matching envelopes.
Synonyms: note-paper
lancetfish (noun): A voracious deep-sea fish in the genus Alepisaurus, having long, lancet-like teeth.
tajwid (noun): The rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an.
Synonyms: tajweed
champaca (noun): champac; Magnolia champaca; a large evergreen tree in the Magnoliaceae family.
noncancerous (adj): That is not cancerous; benign
Synonyms: non-cancerous
Antonyms: cancerous
chaulmoogra (noun): A tree found in Southeast Asia, Hydnocarpus wightiana, which yields an oil that was formerly used as a treatment for leprosy.
Synonyms: chaulmugra
haemophiliac (noun): A person with haemophilia.
Synonyms: hemophiliac
youse (det): Alternative form of yous
Example: Have youse gentlemen finished talking?
raclette (noun): A dish, of Swiss origin, similar to a fondue, consisting of melted cheese traditionally served on boiled potatoes and accompanied with pickles.
kastom (noun): In Melanesia, the assertion of traditional values and cultural practices in a modern context.
murage (noun): A tax paid for building or repairing the walls of a fortified town.
intercommunion (noun): The participation, together, in Holy Communion of people from different denominations
intercommunion (noun): In Roman Catholicism, the theological principle which governs whether it is permissible for a Roman Catholic to partake of the Eucharist in a non-Catholic service, and vice versa
lungwort (noun): Any of various European plants, of the genus Pulmonaria (family Boraginaceae), that were once used to treat respiratory disorders.
lungwort (noun): Any of several other, not closely related plants, used to treat respiratory disorders Hieracium murorum (in family Asteraceae, French lungwort or golden lungwort)
lungwort (noun): Any of several other, not closely related plants, used to treat respiratory disorders Helleborus niger (family Ranunculaceae, black lungwort)
turbary (noun): A piece of peatland from which turf may be cut for fuel.
Hypernyms: profit à prendre
turbary (noun): Material extracted from a turbary.
Hypernyms: profit à prendre
turbary (noun): The right to cut turf from a turbary on a common or in some cases, another person's land.
Hypernyms: profit à prendre
whiggism (noun): Principles, philosophy, methods of the Whigs.
Synonyms: Whiggism; Whigism
exocarp (noun): The outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits; the skin or epicarp
pleiad (noun): A group of illustrious or talented people, especially one with seven members.
drily (adv): Of speech, in a dry manner; with dry humour.
Synonyms: dryly
carfree (adj): Without cars; reserved for pedestrians and cyclists
Synonyms: car-free
alethe (noun): Any of the birds in the genus Alethe or Chamaetylas, found in the subtropical and tropical forests of Africa.
retrench (verb): To cut down or reduce. To terminate the employment of a worker to reduce the size of a workforce; to make redundant.
washstand (noun): A table containing a basin and a pitcher of water for washing.
Synonyms: washhand-stand
washstand (noun): In a stable or garage, a place in the floor prepared so that carriages or automobiles may be washed there and the water run off.
Synonyms: washhand-stand
mayapple (noun): A fruit-bearing flowering plant with poisonous roots, native to eastern North America, taxonomic name Podophyllum peltatum.
Synonyms: hog apple; raccoon-berry; May apple
mayapple (noun): The fruit of the plant Podophyllum peltatum.
Synonyms: hog apple; raccoon-berry; May apple
zygomaticus (noun): One of several small subcutaneous facial muscles arising from or in relation with the zygomatic bone.
pseudoaneurysm (noun): A so-called "false aneurysm", a hematoma that forms as the result of a leaking hole in an artery.
tarpaper (noun): A heavy paper, coated with tar, used to waterproof walls and roofs.
Synonyms: tar paper
camptothecin (noun): An alkaloid, derived from the tree Camptotheca acuminata, that inhibits DNA topomerase and is used as an anticancer drug
khud (noun): A steep cleft in a hillside; a ravine.
Synonyms: khadd; khudd; khad
supermajor (adj): An interval larger in size than a major interval but smaller than the next largest minor interval.
maneaba (noun): A meeting house in Kiribati and other South Pacific island naitons
circovirus (noun): Any of several viruses, of the genus Circovirus, that mostly affects birds or pigs
monoaminergic (adj): That transmit impulses by employing the monoamine neurotransmitters catecholamine or indolamine
eikonal (adj): Describing the properties of a class of partial differential equation encountered in descriptions of wave propagation.
commercium (noun): A traditional academic feast, known and held at universities in most Central and Northern European countries.
secobarbital (noun): A barbiturate C₁₂H₁₈N₂O₃ that is used chiefly in the form of its bitter hygroscopic sodium salt as a hypnotic and sedative.
gennaker (noun): A sail having characteristics of a genoa and a spinnaker.
Synonyms: asymmetrical spinnaker
sarcopterygian (noun): Any lobe-finned fish of the class Sarcopterygii, including the lungfish and coelacanths.
Synonyms: lobefin
excurrent (adj): Of a vein or costa, extending beyond the tip or the margin of a leaf.
anusvara (noun): A diacritic used in Indic scripts as a nasal consonant.
Synonyms: anusvāra
stemware (noun): Drinking glasses that have a stem, such as wine glasses or champagne flutes.
modiste (noun): A person who makes or sells fashionable women's clothing, especially dresses or hats.
pinger (noun): A device that emits a short, high-pitched sound burst, such as in sonar or other echo location systems.
pinger (noun): A device that periodically emits a signal that can be monitored to permit movement tracking.
postpunk (adj): Of or pertaining to the period following the punk period
Synonyms: post-punk
Example: postpunk industrial music
postpunk (noun): A rock music genre that followed punk rock and was more artistic and experimental, laying the foundations for alternative rock.
Synonyms: post-punk
postpunk (noun): A performer or aficionado of postpunk music.
Synonyms: post-punk
prayerfully (adv): In a prayerful manner; with prayer and reverence.
phototropic (adj): Having a tendency to move in response to light. An animal or microbe that is positively phototropic will move toward light. One that is negatively phototropic will move away from light.
tragacanth (noun): A polysaccharide gum, extracted from several species of leguminous plants of the genus Astragalus, formerly used medicinally and now as a food additive. Also more fully gum tragacanth.
Synonyms: stabiliser and emulsifier; E413 when used as a thickener
isoline (noun): Any of several types of line on a map, chart or graph that link points having the same value of a parameter.
panshin (noun): Alternative form of pancheon (“an earthenware dish for milk”)
chaptalization (noun): the addition of sugar to grape juice in the fermentation of wine. Usually done if the grapes are thought to lack enough natural sugars for the desired alcohol content.
Synonyms: chaptalisation
marshrutka (noun): A share taxi in the CIS countries, the Baltic states, and Bulgaria. The role of the modern marshrutka is similar to that of the minibus in other countries, except that some implementations of marshrutka allow passengers to stand.
pachyostosis (noun): A thickening of the bones of the ribs and vertebrae.
thyroglossal (adj): Of or pertaining to the thyroglossal duct
Example: a thyroglossal carcinoma
macroseismic (adj): Describing any relatively large seismic event (capable of causing damage)
capot (noun): A winning of all the tricks in the game of piquet, counting for forty points.
psychotomimetic (adj): That induces a temporary state of altered perception and symptoms similar to those of psychosis (such as hallucinations).
psychotomimetic (noun): Any psychotomimetic drug, such as LSD.
plancha (noun): A type of flat-top grill used for cooking, composed of a thick plate of metal above the heating element to provide thermal mass and eliminate hot spots.
kaoliang (noun): A sorghum-based variety of baijiu.
Synonyms: gaoliang; koaliang; kowliang
Hypernyms: baijiu
kaoliang (noun): Any of various Chinese varieties of sorghum.
Synonyms: gaoliang; koaliang; kowliang
Hypernyms: baijiu
oligoclonal (adj): Relating to an oligoclone, or to just a few clones
loganberry (noun): A hybrid berry, produced by crossing a raspberry with a blackberry, considered a species Rubus loganobaccus, a variety Rubus ursinus var. loganobaccus, or a nothospecies Rubus × loganobaccus.
cartomancy (noun): Fortune-telling using cards, as in tarot and Lenormand.
coesite (noun): A high-pressure polymorph of silica found in extreme conditions such as the impact craters of meteorites, with the chemical composition of silicon dioxide, SiO₂.
polyspermy (noun): The penetration of an ovum by more than one sperm.
ultrametric (adj): Describing a metric whose triangle inequality has the stronger form d(x,z)< max d(x,y),d(y,z).
Hypernyms: metric
ultrametric (adj): Describing a phylogeny in which every tip is the same distance from the root.
Hypernyms: metric
ultrametric (noun): A metric whose triangle inequality has the stronger form d(x,z)< max d(x,y),d(y,z).
autocratically (adv): In an autocratic manner.
Synonyms: unilaterally; haughtily; dictatorially; high-handedly; willfully
slipware (noun): A type of pottery identified by its primary decorating process where slip is placed onto the dry surface by dipping, painting or splashing.
oncom (noun): A traditional staple food of West Javan (Sundanese) cuisine in Indonesia, similar to tempeh, and usually made from the by-products from the production of other foods.
Synonyms: onchom
phytologist (noun): Someone skilled in phytology; a writer on plants; a botanist.
exoskeletal (adj): Having rotor blades extending inwards from the inner surface of a rotating drum, rather than outwards from a central shaft.
actinomycosis (noun): An infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine, sometimes transmitted to man, characterized by the formation of painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract, caused by Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae, and Propionibacterium propionicum.
Synonyms: holdfast; lumpy-jaw; wooden tongue
lichenoid (adj): Resembling lichen
Example: a lichenoid eruption on the skin
placket (noun): A slit or other opening in an item of clothing, to allow access to pockets or fastenings
shelterbelt (noun): A row of trees that acts as a windbreak
Synonyms: shelter belt
acculturate (verb): To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more dominant culture.
acculturate (verb): To cause (a person) to acquire the culture of society, starting at birth.
interposer (noun): An electrical interface between one connection or socket and another, used to spread a connection to a wider pitch or to reroute it.
postabdomen (noun): The part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax.
Synonyms: terminalia; hypopygium; abdomen
postabdomen (noun): The terminal segments of the abdomen of an insect, modified for reproduction.
Synonyms: terminalia; hypopygium; abdomen
intertrigo (noun): Chafing or dermatitis occurring between two folds of skin.
piddock (noun): Any of the bivalve molluscs of the genus Pholas or family Pholadidae, which burrow into soft rocks.
Synonyms: angelwing; angel's wing
sacrarium (noun): In Ancient Rome, a place where sacred objects were kept, either in a temple (the adytum) or in a house (holding the penates)
sacrarium (noun): The area surrounding the altar of a Christian church; the sanctuary or piscina. Sometimes specifically a drain directly to the earth, perhaps including reference to a basin, for washing vessels from consecration.
hardshell (adj): Having a tough outer shell.
Synonyms: hard-shell
Example: a hardshell guitar case
hardshell (adj): Rigid or uncompromising in principles, especially in religion or politics.
Synonyms: hard-shell
somatotropin (noun): Synonym of growth hormone
Synonyms: somatotropine; somatotrophin
unoriginality (noun): The property of lacking originality, repetitiveness, triteness, banality.
paralinguistic (adj): Of or pertaining to, or communicated through, paralanguage; of or pertaining to paralinguistics.
absoluteness (noun): The fact of being finished or perfected; completeness.
Synonyms: unconditionality; certainty; unlimitedness
Antonyms: limitedness; conditionality; relativity
absoluteness (noun): The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope.
Synonyms: unconditionality; certainty; unlimitedness
Antonyms: limitedness; conditionality; relativity
absoluteness (noun): Absolute authority, unlimited power; absolutism, despotism.
Synonyms: unconditionality; certainty; unlimitedness
Antonyms: limitedness; conditionality; relativity
reproducer (noun): In a phonograph, a device containing a sounding diaphragm and the needle or stylus that traverses the moving record, for reproducing the sound.
reproducer (noun): In a manograph, a device for reproducing the engine stroke on a reduced scale.
dermatophytosis (noun): A fungal infection of the skin caused by a dermatophyte, ringworm.
zwitterion (noun): A molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries both a positive and a negative charge.
Synonyms: dipolar ion; inner salt
maraka (noun): In Hindu astrology, a planet that causes death at the end of a person's lifespan.
microbat (noun): Any of the small bats in the suborder Microchiroptera.
morbillivirus (noun): Any of the genus Morbillivirus of viruses.
decet (noun): A group of ten musicians; a piece of music written for such a group
Synonyms: dectet
obviation (noun): The act of obviating; deterrence or prevention.
Synonyms: deterrence; prevention
domra (noun): A round-bodied lute of East Slavic origin with either three or four strings.
amenorrhoea (noun): Absence of menstrual discharge.
Synonyms: amenorrhea; amenorrhœa; nonmenstruation
choirgirl (noun): A girl who sings in a choir.
Example: Coordinate term: choirboy
sepiolite (noun): A hydrated magnesium silicate, clay mineral used for carving into decorative articles and smoking pipes.
glycopyrronium (noun): The cation 3-[2-cyclopentyl(hydroxy)phenylacetoxy]-1,1-dimethylpyrrolidinium typically available as the drug glycopyrronium bromide
feudalist (adj): Advocating or practising feudalism, or in which feudalism is practised.
plastination (noun): A technique for preserving bodies or body parts by replacing the water and fat with certain plastics.
micrograph (noun): An image such as a photograph that presents the microscopic at a macroscopic scale; an image produced with a microscope
pindan (noun): The vegetation community and red soil associated with the south-western Kimberley region of Western Australia.
pentamidine (noun): A synthetic antibiotic drug used chiefly in the form of its salt C₂₃H₃₆N₄O₁₀S₂ especially to treat protozoal infections (such as leishmaniasis) and to prevent pneumocystis pneumonia.
phyllode (noun): A flattened petiole or leaf rachis that resembles and functions as a leaf, and may or may not be combined with an actual lamina.
tritonal (noun): A mixture of 80% TNT and 20% aluminium powder, used in several types of ordnance.
akebia (noun): Any plant of the genus Akebia, especially the invasive plant Akebia quinata.
saggy (adj): Baggy or loose-fitting.
Synonyms: loose-fitting; loose
saggy (adj): That sinks or droops from wear or its own weight.
Synonyms: loose-fitting; loose
Example: saggy boobs
mohinga (noun): A Burmese soup made with rice noodles and fish.
Example: Now we are friends. Eat your mohinga.
diphosphatase (noun): Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of the diphosphate of a specific nucleotide or other biochemical compound
crownshaft (noun): A leafbase which forms on some palms above the trunk and below the crown and above the trunk.
hempcrete (noun): A mixture of hemp shives and lime (possibly including sand, pozzolans, or cement) used as a material for construction and insulation.
finalizer (noun): A function that runs when an object is garbage collected, similar to a destructor.
Synonyms: finaliser
micropaleontology (noun): The branch of paleontology dealing with the fossilized microscopic organic remains (microfossils) of the geologic past; including their structure, biology, relationships and distribution.
Synonyms: micropalaeontology; micropalæontology
clausilium (noun): A calcareous "door" in the shells of door snails (of the family Clausiliidae
cercaria (noun): The parasitic larva of trematodes that infect the final host generally.
shanzhai (noun): Imitation and trademark infringing brands and goods, particularly electronics made in China.
stacte (noun): One of the sweet spices used by the ancient Jews in preparing incense; possibly an oil or other form of myrrh or cinnamon, or a kind of storax.
lanternfly (noun): Any of various insects in the family Fulgoridae, especially in the genera Fulgora and Pyrops, with brilliant coloration.
precrime (noun): The act that is close to, or is a precursor of a crime.
Synonyms: pre-crime
precrime (noun): The tendency in criminal justice systems to focus on crimes not yet committed.
Synonyms: pre-crime
slumlord (noun): A person who makes money by renting housing that is kept in poor condition.
Example: Coordinate term: slumlady
embroil (verb): To bring (something) into a state of confusion or uproar; to complicate, to confuse, to jumble.
embroil (verb): To cause (someone) to be drawn into or involved in a difficult situation or state of contention.
embroil (noun): A state of confusion or uproar; a commotion, a disturbance; also, a quarrel.
sphygmomanometer (noun): A device used to measure blood pressure.
Synonyms: blood pressure gauge; blood pressure meter; blood-pressure meter; blood-pressure cuff; sphygmomanometre
collinearity (noun): The condition of being collinear.
Synonyms: colinearity
collinearity (noun): The extent to which something is collinear.
Synonyms: colinearity
collinearity (noun): The relationship between the linear sequence of codons in DNA and that of amino acids in the protein so coded
Synonyms: colinearity
illegalism (noun): Illegal activity, especially seen as systemic or as part of a general philosophy or ideology.
acaulescent (adj): Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground.
Synonyms: acaulous; acauline
joviality (noun): The state of being jovial; jollity or conviviality.
hacky (adj): Like a hack; amateurish.
Synonyms: hackish
hacky (adj): Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds.
Synonyms: hackish
hacky (adj): Hackneyed (lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite)
noumenal (adj): Of or pertaining to the noumenon or the realm of things as they are in themselves.
equestrienne (noun): A female equestrian.
Hypernyms: equestrian
dutchie (noun): A fast food pastry, being a square doughnut with raisins and glaze.
olmesartan (noun): An angiotensin-receptor antagonist used to treat hypertension.
pial (noun): A raised platform on which people sit, usually under the veranda, or on either side of the door of a house.
Synonyms: pyal
nilradical (noun): The set of nilpotent elements of an algebraic structure such as an ideal
maerl (noun): Two or three species of calcareous algae in the Corallinaceae family, that grow on the seabed.
bullocky (noun): A person (usually a man) who drives a cart pulled by a team of bullocks.
gyrification (noun): The formation of gyri (folds) on the surface of the cerebral cortex
bahut (noun): A portable coffer or chest with a rounded lid covered in leather, garnished with nails, once used for the transport of clothes or other personal luggage. It was the original portmanteau.
bahut (noun): A dwarf-wall of plain masonry, carrying the roof of a cathedral or church and masked or hidden behind the balustrade.
totalizator (noun): A computer-like machine, at a racecourse, that registers bets and distributes the total amount bet among those who win.
Synonyms: totalisator; tote board; tote
monocentric (adj): Having a single centromere
Antonyms: pluricentric
monocentric (adj): (of a language) Having only one formally standardized version
Antonyms: pluricentric
bichrome (adj): Having two colours
Synonyms: duocolor; dichromatic; two-tone; bicoloured; bicolour
microformat (noun): A simple data format that can be embedded in a webpage.
Synonyms: μF
stoor (verb): To rise up in clouds, as smoke, dust, etc.
Synonyms: stour
stoor (noun): Stir; bustle; agitation; contention.
Synonyms: stour
thingy (noun): A thing (used to refer to something vaguely or when one cannot recall or does not wish to mention its name).
Synonyms: whatsaname; whaddayacallit; thingummajig; whachamacallit; foo
thingy (noun): A penis.
Synonyms: whatsaname; whaddayacallit; thingummajig; whachamacallit; foo
Example: He pulled out his thingy. It was huge.
thingy (adj): Resembling or characteristic of a thing; tangible.
Synonyms: thingee; thingie
thingy (pron): A person whose name one cannot recall.
Synonyms: thingee; thingie
Example: He reminds me of thingy from that film.
mulgara (noun): A marsupial carnivore of the genus Dasycercus, closely related to the Tasmanian devil and the quolls.
epimer (noun): Any diastereoisomer that has the opposite configuration at only one of the stereogenic centres.
protopresbyter (noun): An archpriest or, in the Russian Orthodox tradition, a non-monastic priest ranking higher yet than an archpriest.
malonyl (noun): The divalent radical CH₂(COO-)₂ derived from malonic acid
handpass (noun): A pass made by holding the ball in one hand, and hitting it with the other hand.
stache (noun): Moustache, mustache.
Synonyms: stash; stache; tache
zizania (noun): Any of several aquatic North American grasses, of the genus Zizania, grown for their edible grain; wild rice.
malignity (noun): The quality of being malign or malignant; badness, evilness, monstrosity, depravity, maliciousness.
kiruv (noun): religious outreach work by Orthodox Jews
Synonyms: keruv
aloneness (noun): The state of being alone; solitude, isolation.
Synonyms: solitude
Antonyms: togetherness
windthrow (noun): The uprooting and/or overthrowing of a tree caused by the wind
Synonyms: withthrow
windthrow (noun): Trees uprooted as above.
Synonyms: withthrow
vermiculation (noun): A pattern of irregular wavy lines resembling worms or their casts or tracks, found on the plumage of birds, used to decorate artworks and buildings, etc.
scanno (noun): A typographical error introduced by optical character recognition (OCR) software, which may mistake a letter or set of letters for a letter or set of letters of similar shape, as *tum for turn, or *Dosition for Position.
Synonyms: scano
gillion (num): A thousand million, proposed as an alternative to the (now little used) British milliard and the (ambiguous, in the UK) US billion.
postcondition (noun): A condition that must be met immediately after execution of some piece of code.
zaniness (noun): The state or condition of being zany.
Synonyms: craziness
configurator (noun): A small software application intended to assist in the configuration of a particular part of the system.
martagon (noun): The Turk's cap lily (Lilium martagon). [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.] The Turk's cap lily (Lilium martagon).
lingcod (noun): Ophiodon elongatus, a fish of the greenlings, of the family Hexagrammidae, native to the west coast of North America.
mystax (noun): A line or group of prominent bristles on the lower face of certain Diptera (insects)
crepitus (noun): Grating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under the skin and joints.
Synonyms: crepitation
gantang (noun): An imperial gallon.
Synonyms: ganton; gantong; gantan
nonflammable (adj): Not combustible.
Synonyms: uninflammable; noninflammable; non-flammable; unflammable
nonflammable (adj): Not easily set on fire.
Synonyms: uninflammable; noninflammable; non-flammable; unflammable
nonflammable (noun): Any nonflammable substance.
Synonyms: non-flammable
gadzooks (intj): An expression of surprise, shock etc.
Synonyms: odsooks; odzookens; adzooks; odzookers; odzooks
sightseer (noun): One who goes sightseeing; one who goes around to look at sights or see things of interest; a tourist.
unarguably (adv): not subject to question or doubt
Synonyms: indisputably; undoubtedly; firmly; unquestionably; verifiably
uredo (noun): A summer stage in the life history of certain rusts (Uredinales), regarded at one time as a distinct genus, and preceding the teleutospore, or winter stage.
namkeen (noun): Any savoury snack eaten between meals.
Synonyms: namkin
imprimis (adv): In the first place (used to introduce a list of items or considerations).
goliardic (adj): Of or pertaining to Goliards, wandering medieval students who earned money by singing and reciting poetry.
Synonyms: Goliardic
goliardic (adj): Of or pertaining to a form of medieval lyric poetry that typically celebrated licentiousness and drinking.
Synonyms: Goliardic
atonic (noun): A sound with lack of tone or vocality.
Example: Coordinate term: subtonic
knowest (verb): second-person singular simple present indicative of know
Synonyms: know'st
lookback (noun): A kind of exotic option whose payoff depends on the optimal (maximum or minimum) underlying asset's price occurring over the life of the option.
anicca (noun): Impermanence, the doctrine claiming that all of conditioned existence, without exception, is transient. One of the three marks of existence.
Synonyms: anitya
proskynesis (noun): The act of bowing down before a lord or ruler, especially in ancient Persia.
Synonyms: proscynesis
proskynesis (noun): The level of veneration properly given to God's creations rather than to God himself.
Synonyms: proscynesis
alemtuzumab (noun): A monoclonal antibody used in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and T-cell lymphoma, targeting CD52.
fluxional (adj): Pertaining to, or having the nature of, fluxion or fluxions; variable; inconstant.
fluxional (adj): That undergoes rapid intramolecular rearrangements, component atoms being interchanged among equivalent structures.
hinokitiol (noun): A natural monoterpenoid found in the wood of trees in the family Cupressaceae.
infeasibility (noun): The state of being infeasible or impractical.
Example: Coordinate term: impossibility
anophthalmia (noun): The congenital absence of one or both eyes
Synonyms: anophthalmos
vitellogenin (noun): An egg-yolk precursor protein expressed in the females of nearly all oviparous species.
clipless (adj): Having a cleat at the sole which can be easily clipped on or off.
croquis (noun): A quick and sketchy drawing, often of a live model. Croquis drawings are usually made in a few minutes, after which the model changes pose and another croquis is drawn.
brodifacoum (noun): A highly lethal anticoagulant poison used as a rodenticide.
cryovolcanism (noun): The activity, and associated phenomena, of a cryovolcano – a volcano that ejects volatile materials rather than magma.
Hypernyms: volcanism
bombora (noun): A shallow isolated piece of reef located a distance offshore.
Synonyms: bomb; bomboora
fumigate (verb): To disinfect, purify, or rid of vermin with the fumes of certain chemicals.
athame (noun): A ceremonial pointed knife or dagger, used especially in Wicca and other neopagan traditions and typically having a black handle with magical symbols on it.
Synonyms: athamé
quillon (noun): The guard of a sword or other bladed weapon designed to protect the hand from harm.
Synonyms: quillion
quillon (noun): Either of the two arms of such a guard.
Synonyms: quillion
unendurable (adj): Not to be endured; intolerable.
Synonyms: unindurable
prevertebral (adj): Situated immediately in front of, or on the ventral side, of the vertebral column; prespinal.
rebuy (noun): A type of poker tournament that allows players to purchase more chips during the course of the tournament.
allergist (noun): A doctor who specializes in the treatment of allergies.
Synonyms: allergologist
hanafuda (noun): Japanese playing cards, having 12 suits each representing a month and consisting of four cards
antedate (verb): To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
antedate (verb): To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date.
antedate (noun): Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.
denominationalism (noun): The division of one religion into separate groups, sects, schools of thought or denominations.
trivet (noun): A stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire.
Synonyms: trevet
trivet (noun): A stand, sometimes with short, stumpy feet, used to support hot dishes and protect a table; a coaster.
Synonyms: trevet
trivet (noun): A weaver's knife used to cut out the wire that was used to form a pile.
Synonyms: trevet
paopao (noun): A traditional single-outrigger canoe of Tuvalu.
caladium (noun): Any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar of Caladium bicolor.
jewelweed (noun): Impatiens, especially Impatiens capensis and Impatiens pallida.
Synonyms: jewel-weed
mentionable (adj): Important or worthy of note.
Synonyms: noteworthy; nontaboo; eminent; notable
mentionable (adj): Suitable to be openly talked about, or mentioned; not taboo.
Synonyms: noteworthy; nontaboo; eminent; notable
disentanglement (noun): Removal of, or extrication from twists, tangles, complications or confusion.
minnesinger (noun): A peripatetic musician in Germany in the 12th to the 14th centuries, often performing songs of courtly love.
labyrinthodont (adj): Having teeth with a labyrinthine (maze-like) internal structure
Synonyms: labyrinthodon
labyrinthodont (noun): Any extinct amphibian of the subclass Labyrinthodontia.
Synonyms: labyrinthodon
innovatory (adj): Producing new ideas or products
Synonyms: inventive; revolutionary; innovative
lamprophyre (noun): An uncommon, small-volume ultrapotassic igneous rock primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions.
gashapon (noun): Alternative form of gacha (“a small toy sold in a plastic capsule; a vending machine selling such toys”).
rockhole (noun): A natural watering hole in the rock; a gnamma.
Synonyms: rock hole
anaplasmosis (noun): A disease of ruminants and sometimes humans caused by infection with Anaplasma bacteria, normally transmitted by hard ticks.
Synonyms: gallsickness
malagueta (noun): Synonym of grains of paradise, the seeds or seed capsules of the West African Aframomum melegueta; the plant itself.
Synonyms: malaghetta; malaguetta; mallaguetta; manegete; malegutta
malagueta (noun): The seeds or seed capsules of a Caribbean variety of Capsicum frutescens; the plant itself, now extensively grown in Brazil, Portugal, and Mozambique.
Synonyms: malaghetta; malaguetta; mallaguetta; manegete; malegutta
wittingly (adv): in a witting manner, intentionally, on purpose
Antonyms: unwittingly
artemether (noun): An antimalarial derived from artemisinin, and used to treat multiply drug-resistant strains of falciparum malaria.
miserliness (noun): The property of being miserly.
Synonyms: peniaphobia
supplejack (noun): Any of various North American vines that have supple stems.
Synonyms: supple jack; supple-jack; kareau; kareao
supplejack (noun): A cane made from such a plant used as a walking stick or as a whip.
Synonyms: supple jack; supple-jack; kareau; kareao
supplejack (noun): A child's toy in the form of a man with jointed limbs controlled by a string; a jumping jack.
Synonyms: supple jack; supple-jack; kareau; kareao
screenland (noun): The industry of films and filmmaking.
Synonyms: movieland; filmland
screenland (noun): Cyberspace, as accessed through a computer screen.
Synonyms: movieland; filmland
umbilic (adj): Of, pertaining to, or having a navel or umbilicus
tumescent (adj): Swollen or distended with fluid, as of erectile tissue.
Synonyms: tumid; turgid; turgescent
tumescent (adj): Inflated or overblown.
Synonyms: tumid; turgid; turgescent
trabeculectomy (noun): A surgical procedure used in the treatment of glaucoma to relieve intraocular pressure by removing part of the eye's trabecular meshwork and adjacent structures.
dewater (verb): To remove water from.
Synonyms: unwater § Synonyms
purpuric (adj): Pertaining to or affected with purpura (skin discoloration from blood inside it).
Synonyms: purpurous; purpural
purpuric (adj): Purple or purplish (of spots which appear on the skin; regardless of their cause); Synonym of purpureal.
Synonyms: purpurous; purpural
purpuric (adj): purple in colour; derived from or forming a substance which is purple; especially: purple in colour; derived from or forming a substance which is purple; especially
Synonyms: purpurous; purpural
tarama (noun): salted cured cod roe, used in making taramosalata
fishmarket (noun): A market where fish is sold.
Synonyms: fish market; fish-market
trisphosphate (noun): Any compound having three phosphate groups, but especially such a sugar derivative
Synonyms: triphosphate
catecholaminergic (adj): That is activated by, or that secretes catecholamines.
desensitisation (noun): The act or process of desensitising, of dulling or reducing sensation.
Synonyms: desensitization
kaiseki (noun): A style of Japanese cuisine involving a series of small, intricate dishes; a tasting menu
baneberry (noun): A flowering plant of the genus Actaea (syn. Cimicifuga).
johnnycake (noun): A dense, baked or fried flatbread made of cornmeal.
Synonyms: ashcake; johnny cake; mushbread; Shawneecake; journeycake
slub (noun): A small thickened portion or knot found on linen yarn, caused by defects.
paleoecological (adj): Of or pertaining to paleoecology
Synonyms: palaeoecological
horrify (verb): To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.
Synonyms: frighten
funicle (noun): The stalk or stem of an ovule or seed.
Example: The elaiosome emerges from the funicle.
funicle (noun): Intermediate segments of the antenna of chalcid wasps adjoining the pedicel basally and the clava distally.
pneumonectomy (noun): The surgical removal of all or part of a lung.
Synonyms: pneumectomy; pneumotomy
prurigo (noun): A papular disease of the skin, with intense itching as the main symptom.
Synonyms: pruritus
biovar (noun): A strain of microorganisms that is physiologically and/or biochemically differentiable from others
placentophagy (noun): Consumption of one's own placenta immediately after childbirth.
placentophagy (noun): The consumption of a placenta, of any species, as part of a meal.
oyamel (noun): Abies religiosa, the sacred fir, an evergreen coniferous tree of South America with needle-like leaves.
bluehead (noun): The blunt-headed wrasse or blue-headed wrasse, a fish of the species Thalassoma amblycephalum or Thalassoma bifasciatum.
bromelain (noun): Either of two proteolytic enzymes, found in pineapples, that are used as meat tenderizers
ratoon (noun): A shoot sprouting from the root of a cropped plant, especially sugar cane.
Synonyms: rattoon
ratoon (verb): To cut a plant, especially sugar cane, so that it will produce ratoons.
Synonyms: rattoon
merchantable (adj): Fit for the market, i.e. suitable for selling for an ordinary price. Sometimes, this is a technical designation for a particular kind or class.
Antonyms: unmerchantable
apeirogon (noun): A type of generalised polygon with a countably infinite number of sides and vertices; (in the regular case) the limit case of an n-sided regular polygon as n increases to infinity and the edge length is fixed; typically imagined as a straight line partitioned into equal segments by an infinite number of equally-spaced points. A type of generalised polygon with a countably infinite number of sides and vertices;
apeirogon (noun): A type of generalised polygon with a countably infinite number of sides and vertices; (in the regular case) the limit case of an n-sided regular polygon as n increases to infinity and the edge length is fixed; typically imagined as a straight line partitioned into equal segments by an infinite number of equally-spaced points. the limit case of an n-sided regular polygon as n increases to infinity and the edge length is fixed; typically imagined as a straight line partitioned into equal segments by an infinite number of equally-spaced points.
fludrocortisone (noun): A potent mineralocorticoid drug that is derived from hydrocortisone, possesses some glucocorticoid activity, and is administered in the form of its acetate C₂₃H₃₁FO₆ to treat adrenocortical insufficiency.
tazia (noun): A representation of the tombs of Hasan and Hussain (the grandsons of Muhammad), carried in processions for various Islamic festivities.
Synonyms: tazeea
tazia (noun): A type of play commemorating the martyrdom of Hasan and Hussain.
Synonyms: tazeea
folksonomy (noun): The spontaneous cooperation of a group of people to organize information into categories; the practice and method of collaboratively creating and managing tags to annotate and categorize content.
gloop (noun): Any gooey, viscous substance.
Synonyms: slime; slop; goo; glop; goop
gloop (verb): To flow like goo or goop, to move in a slushy way.
anglesite (noun): A crystalline mineral form of lead sulfate, PbSO₄, formed by the weathering of galena.
silcrete (noun): An indurated duricrust formed when silica is dissolved and resolidifies as a cement.
hasbara (noun): Public relations efforts or propaganda to defend abroad the point of view and policies of the State of Israel.
distich (noun): A couplet, a two-line stanza making complete sense.
Example: Coordinate term: monostich
shoofly (noun): A child's rocker having a seat supported between two boards cut and painted to resemble animals.
Synonyms: shoefly
shoofly (noun): A device for throwing the track temporarily to one side for carrying out repairs, etc.
Synonyms: shoefly
shoofly (noun): A police officer assigned to keep tabs on other members of the police.
Synonyms: shoefly
liraglutide (noun): A antidiabetic drug C₁₇₂H₂₆₅N₄₃O₅₁ (trademark Victoza) that is an analog of glucagon-like peptide 1 administered by injection in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity.