leukas/Wiktionary huggingface dataset:
toehold (noun): A hold in which the aggressor bends back the opponent's foot.
Synonyms: toe hold; toe-hold
bathrobe (noun): A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully.
relator (noun): A private person at whose relation, or in whose behalf, the attorney-general allows an information in the nature of a quo warranto to be filed.
lehua (noun): The flower or wood of a Polynesian tree (Metrosideros collina); the tree itself.
gusle (noun): A single-stringed lute-like stringed instrument with a bowl-shaped body, held vertically in the lap and played a bow, originating among the Slavic peoples in the Balkans, especially in the Dinarides region.
Synonyms: gusla
Hypernyms: monochord; lyre; chordophone; stringed instrument
lawspeaker (noun): An official in Scandinavia whose duties included memorizing laws as well as presiding over, and reciting the laws at, regional Things or the Althing; the office of that person.
Synonyms: lawman
murra (noun): An ornamental stone for vases, etc. described by Pliny, most probably fluorspar; it was first brought to Rome by Pompey, 61 B.C.
Synonyms: murrha
reionization (noun): The process by which the plasma of electrons and protons is produced after the Big Bang, when stars and galaxies ionized neutral hydrogen, or the era in which this occurs.
musnad (noun): A collection of hadith arranged according to the Companion who transmitted them from Muhammad.
azeotrope (noun): A mixture of two or more substances whose liquid and gaseous forms have the same composition (at a certain pressure); the substances cannot be separated by normal distillation.
volcanologist (noun): One who is skilled in, professes or practices volcanology.
Synonyms: vulcanologist
deuteron (noun): the atomic nucleus of deuterium, consisting of a proton and a neutron
Synonyms: D+
Hypernyms: H+
bort (noun): Poor-quality diamond, used for industrial cutting or abrasion; a poorly crystallized diamond.
Synonyms: boort; boart
taupe (noun): A dark brownish-grey colour, the colour of moleskin.
Example: taupe:
scintilla (noun): A small or trace amount.
Example: a scintilla of hope
shoelace (noun): A lace used for fastening a shoe.
Synonyms: shoestring
coracle (noun): A small circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork and made watertight with hides or pitch, propelled and steered with a single paddle and light enough to be carried on a person's back.
photogravure (noun): An intaglio process for printing photographic reproductions in newspapers and books.
Synonyms: rotogravure
photogravure (noun): A print so made.
Synonyms: rotogravure
saucepan (noun): A deep cooking vessel with a handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces.
galangal (noun): Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.
Synonyms: galingale; galanga
sidewheeler (noun): A vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a pair of paddle wheels positioned one on each side
Synonyms: side-wheeler; side wheeler
gangrenous (adj): Indicative of or afflicted with gangrene.
Synonyms: septic; rotting; putrefactive; necrotic; infected
rubab (noun): A traditional lute-like musical instrument of Central Asia.
Synonyms: robab
bagman (noun): A person who collects, transports, or distributes illicit money, especially for the purpose of bribery, extortion, or the making of other improper payments.
Synonyms: bag man
bagman (noun): A staff assistant to a senior police officer (such as a Detective Sergeant for a Detective Inspector).
Synonyms: bag man
phreatomagmatic (adj): Pertaining to a volcanic eruption caused by magma coming into contact with water.
lewdness (noun): The quality, state or instance of being lewd; promiscuous.
pigtail (noun): A braided plait of hair; now especially, either of two braids or "tails" on the side of the head.
muffle (verb): To wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up.
muffle (verb): To wrap up or cover (a source of noise) in order to deaden the sound.
barrette (noun): A clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair.
Synonyms: hairslide; hairclip; hair clip; barette; hair-slide
barrette (noun): Synonym of katepimeron.
Synonyms: hairslide; hairclip; hair clip; barette; hair-slide
barrette (verb): To put (hair) into a barrette.
Synonyms: barette
millstream (noun): The water that runs through a millrace to power a mill.
Synonyms: mill-stream; mill stream
queasy (adj): Experiencing or causing nausea or uneasiness, often characterized by an unsettled stomach.
Synonyms: queazy
policymaker (noun): One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists.
Synonyms: policy maker
lourie (noun): Any of several species of the family Musophagidae.
Synonyms: turaco
bolter (noun): A person or thing that bolts, or runs suddenly.
Antonyms: trap
bolter (noun): A plant that grows larger and more rapidly than usual.
Antonyms: trap
bolter (noun): A machine or mechanism that automatically sifts milled flour.
Antonyms: trap
bolter (verb): To smear or become smeared with a grimy substance.
Antonyms: trap
bolter (verb): To sift or filter through a sieve or bolter.
Antonyms: trap
gobo (noun): A screen (often in disc form) placed between a light and an illuminated actor or object in order to diffuse the glare.
gobo (noun): A template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light.
gobo (noun): The taproot of young edible burdock plants (Arctium lappa), eaten as a root vegetable.
cimetidine (noun): A histamine H₂-receptor antagonist that inhibits the production of acid in the stomach, mainly used to treat heartburn and peptic ulcers, but notorious for causing male impotence. It is a histamine analog, a sulfur-containing derivative of imidazole.
calcitriol (noun): A physiologically active metabolic derivative C₂₇H₄₄O₃ of cholecalciferol (1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol) that is synthesized in the liver and kidney and stimulates the intestinal absorption of calcium.
interpellation (noun): The act of interpellating (questioning); the period in which government officials are questioned about and explain an act, a policy or a point raised during a debate.
prorogue (verb): To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session.
Synonyms: prolong; extend; postpone; protract; defer
prorogue (verb): To defer.
Synonyms: prolong; extend; postpone; protract; defer
prorogue (verb): To prolong or extend.
Synonyms: prolong; extend; postpone; protract; defer
unipotent (adj): Having the capacity to develop into only one type of cell or tissue.
kvass (noun): A fermented cereal-based low alcoholic beverage, often flavored with fruit, honey and herbs.
Synonyms: kvas; quas; quass
catsuit (noun): A tight-fitting one-piece women's garment, covering the legs, arms and torso.
comitative (adj): Of, or relating to the grammatical case that is used in some languages to indicate accompaniment.
sente (noun): A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Lesotho loti.
trimethoprim (noun): A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and respiratory and urinary infections (usually in conjunction with a sulphonamide).
turnus (noun): Papilio glaucus, the eastern tiger swallowtail, a butterfly of eastern North America.
trimix (noun): A mixture of helium, nitrogen, and oxygen used in deep diving as a breathing gas instead of air.
monopropellant (noun): Any propellant that consists of a single substance, or of a mixture of fuel and oxidant in the same container
Synonyms: monofuel; monoprop
Hypernyms: propellant
ethanolamine (noun): a hydroxy-amine, HO.CH₂.CH₂.NH₂, manufactured by the reaction of ethylene oxide with ammonia; it is found naturally in a combined form in cephalin, and has many industrial applications
mullein (noun): Any of a few hundred species of European and Asian plants, of the genus Verbascum, especially that majority that have yellow flowers. Some species have been introduced to other continents, where some are now seen as invasive pests. Some species, though far from all, have downy leaves, hence common names such as: "velvet plant".
Synonyms: velvet plant; cow's lungwort; feltwort; Aaron's rod; mullen
limey (adj): Of, or pertaining to, limes (the fruit).
Example: This drink is full of limey goodness.
limey (noun): An Englishman or other Briton, or a person of British descent; an English or British immigrant.
Synonyms: Limey
beefeater (noun): An African bird of the genus Buphagus, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc.
beefeater (noun): One who eats beef; a large, plump person; a well-fed servant.
enrage (verb): To become angry or wild. [:Template:SAFESUBST:–:Template:SAFESUBST: c.] To become angry or wild.
Synonyms: provoke; awrath; madden; get someone's Irish up; raise someone's shag
Antonyms: captivate; bewitch; soothe; assuage; beguile
Hypernyms: incite
enrage (verb): To fill with rage; to provoke to frenzy; to make furious.
Synonyms: provoke; awrath; madden; get someone's Irish up; raise someone's shag
Antonyms: captivate; bewitch; soothe; assuage; beguile
Hypernyms: incite
enrage (verb): To provoke to madness, to make insane.
Synonyms: provoke; awrath; madden; get someone's Irish up; raise someone's shag
Antonyms: captivate; bewitch; soothe; assuage; beguile
Hypernyms: incite
theist (noun): One who believes in the existence of a god or gods.
Antonyms: atheist
salver (noun): A tray used to display or serve food or other items (such as a visiting card).
incivility (noun): The state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy; rudeness in manner.
yippie (noun): A member of the Youth International Party, a group of politically active hippies.
pingo (noun): A conical mound of earth with an ice core caused by permafrost uplift, particularly if lasting more than a year.
pingo (noun): A flexible pole supported on one shoulder, with a load suspended from each end.
pingo (noun): A measure of weight equivalent to that which can be carried using a pingo, perhaps about 55 pounds (25 kilograms) (see the 2013 quotation).
colostomy (noun): An incision into the colon to allow for drainage; the opening produced in such incision.
Hypernyms: ostomy; stoma
inglenook (noun): A nook or corner beside an open fireplace; a chimney corner.
Synonyms: ingle nook; ingle-nook
imaret (noun): An Ottoman soup kitchen built between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries, often part of a larger complex or waqf.
neurofibrillary (adj): Of or pertaining to a neurofibril
Synonyms: neurofibrillar
antipersonnel (adj): Designed to kill soldiers.
Synonyms: anti-personnel; AP
wireframe (noun): A visual model of an electronic representation of a three-dimensional object
Synonyms: wire frame; wire-frame
wireframe (noun): A basic visual guide used to suggest the layout of fundamental elements in a web interface
Synonyms: wire frame; wire-frame
wireframe (verb): To generate a wireframe representation
Synonyms: wire frame; wire-frame
wireframe (verb): To prepare a wireframe for a website
Synonyms: wire frame; wire-frame
agogo (noun): An agogo bell, a bell used in Yoruba and Brazilian music and typically played in pairs
oligomer (noun): A compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred.
minigun (noun): A machine gun with several rotating barrels, capable of firing several thousand rounds per minute.
Synonyms: mini-gun
Hypernyms: machine gun; rotary gun; gun
minigun (noun): Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mini, gun.
Synonyms: mini-gun
backplate (noun): A plate harnessed to a diver's back, to which the gas cylinders are attached.
backplate (noun): A metal plate on the rear of a computer's casing, used to cover a port or slot.
ope (intj): an exclamation of surprise; oops
Example: Ope! Sorry about that.
ope (noun): Alley or narrow passage (an opening between houses, buildings, etc).
Example: Tonkin's Ope
chanterelle (noun): A widely distributed edible mushroom, Cantharellus cibarius, being yellow and trumpet-shaped; or any similar mushroom of the genera Cantharellus, Polyozellus or Gomphus, not all of which are edible.
Synonyms: girolle
chanterelle (noun): The highest string of the violin or similar instrument.
Synonyms: girolle
perlite (noun): An amorphous volcanic glass formed by the hydration of obsidian.
perlite (noun): The lightweight insulating material and aggregate resulting from expanding perlite glass by heat.
physis (noun): The epiphyseal plate, a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, found in children and adolescents.
midcontinent (adj): In or near the middle of a continent.
Synonyms: mid-continent
printshop (noun): A shop that sells prints.
Synonyms: copy shop; printseller's; printseller; print shop; print-shop
printshop (noun): A shop providing commercial copying and printing services.
Synonyms: copy shop; printseller's; printseller; print shop; print-shop
printshop (noun): Synonym of printing house, an institutional or commercial mass publisher.
Synonyms: copy shop; printseller's; printseller; print shop; print-shop
regrant (noun): A renewal of a grant.
Example: the regrant of a monopoly
skol (verb): To drink a toast; to drink deeply.
Synonyms: chug; scull; down
skol (verb): To drink the entire contents of a drinking vessel without pausing.
Synonyms: chug; scull; down
gooseneck (noun): Anything with a slender curved shape, resembling the neck of a goose, such as the shaft of some lamps.
gooseneck (noun): The swivel connection on a sailboat located near the bottom of the mast that the boom attaches to. When a sailboat performs a tack or a jibe the gooseneck swings the boom from one side of the boat to the other.
incomprehension (noun): Lack of comprehension or understanding; inability to understand.
Antonyms: comprehension
goatfish (noun): Any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Mullidae, having two barbels on the chin.
relais (noun): A narrow space between the foot of the rampart and the scarp of the ditch, serving to catch any earth that may crumble off or be washed down, and prevent its falling into the ditch.
mawkish (adj): Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment.
Synonyms: maukish
mawkish (adj): Feeling sick, queasy.
Synonyms: maukish
mawkish (adj): Sickening or insipid in taste or smell.
Synonyms: maukish
osmolality (noun): The molality of an ideal solution that would exert the same osmotic pressure as the solution being considered.
skidoo (verb): to depart, especially to depart quickly
Synonyms: skiddoo
skidoo (verb): a nonsense word, often an expression of disrespect
Synonyms: skiddoo
skidoo (noun): A light that flashes on and off to make it more eye-catching.
Synonyms: skiddoo
skidoo (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Skidoo (“snowmobile”)
doudou (noun): Synonym of dudou.
Synonyms: tou-tou
quasiregular (adj): That is semiregular with regular faces of precisely two types that alternate around each vertex.
quasiregular (adj): Such that 1 − r is a unit (has a multiplicative inverse).
lepidopterist (noun): Someone who studies lepidoptery; someone who studies butterflies and moths.
ramie (noun): A tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, Boehmeria nivea, cultivated for its fibrous stems.
Synonyms: Chinese silk; China grass; ramee
ramie (noun): The fibre extracted from this plant known especially for its ability to hold shape, reduce wrinkling, and introduce a silky lustre used to make textiles, fishing nets, upholstery, etc.
Synonyms: Chinese silk; China grass; ramee
echinacea (noun): Any of several plants, of genus Echinacea, having pinkish-purple flowers.
echinacea (noun): A herbal medicine extracted from the roots and seeds of such plants.
catadioptric (adj): Of or pertaining to optical systems that employ both refractive (dioptric) and reflective (catoptric) elements.
beezer (adj): Excellent, super.
Example: We had a beezer time at the party.
silverbird (noun): A bird of the species Empidornis semipartitus, native to eastern Africa.
stoically (adv): In a manner that endures pain and hardship without outwardly showing suffering or expressing complaint.
stoically (adv): In an unfeeling manner that inwardly is unaffected by pain or distress.
pome (noun): A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.
pome (noun): A ball of silver or other metal, filled with hot water and used by a Roman Catholic priest in cold weather to warm his hands during the service.
broomrape (noun): Any of various plants, of the genus Orobanche, that are parasitic on the roots of other plants.
Synonyms: broom rape; broom-rape
autogiro (noun): An aircraft in which lift is provided by unpowered rotating wings and thrust is provided by a conventional propeller.
Synonyms: autogyro
cittern (noun): A stringed instrument (chordophone), played with a plectrum (a pick), and most commonly possessing four wire strings and chromatic frets.
Synonyms: cithren; zittern; cithern; cither
plop (noun): A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.
Example: He heard the plops of rain on the roof.
antineutrino (noun): The antiparticle of the neutrino.
Hypernyms: antilepton
linezolid (noun): A synthetic antibiotic of the oxazolidinone class.
Hypernyms: morpholine; organofluoride; oxazolidone
atlatl (noun): A spearthrower consisting of a wooden stick with a thong or perpendicularly protruding hook on the rear end that grips a grove or socket on the butt of its accompanying spear (or dart), intended to steady the spear immediately prior to throwing, to increase its potential range when thrown, and to increase its force of penetration of the target.
nigrita (noun): Any member of genus Nigrita, certain estrildid finches.
mucositis (noun): Inflammation of a mucosa (mucous membrane), or of multiple mucosae; as: Inflammation of a mucosa (mucous membrane), or of multiple mucosae; as
mucositis (noun): Inflammation of a mucosa (mucous membrane), or of multiple mucosae; as: A complication of some cancer therapies in which the lining of the digestive system becomes inflamed. Often seen as sores in the mouth.
echeveria (noun): Any member of the speciose genus Echeveria of succulents, many species of which are popular as garden plants.
salubrious (adj): Promoting health or well-being; wholesome, especially relating to food or air.
haik (noun): A covering for the head and body worn by Arabs.
Synonyms: hayk; haick; haikh; haique
neurofeedback (noun): The presentation of realtime feedback on brainwave activity, as measured by sensors on the scalp, sometimes offered as a means of therapy.
plateosaurus (noun): Any herbivorous dinosaur of the family Plateosauridae.
biopsychosocial (adj): Relating to the idea that the mind and the body are inseparable entities.
smorgasbord (noun): A Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes; (by extension) any buffet with a wide selection of dishes.
Synonyms: smörgåsbord
smorgasbord (noun): An abundant and diverse collection of things.
Synonyms: smörgåsbord
satirise (verb): To make a satire of; to mock.
Synonyms: satirize
tzitzit (noun): The knotted fringes of the tallit.
Synonyms: tsitsith; zizit
longeron (noun): A thin strip of wood or metal, to which the skin of an aircraft is fastened.
hoolock (noun): A large gibbon, either of three primate species Hoolock hoolock, Hoolock leuconedys, or Hoolock tianxing from the family Hylobatidae.
Synonyms: hoolock gibbon; langur
unceasingly (adv): without ceasing (stopping); continuously
Synonyms: continuously; incessantly; nonstop; ceaselessly
humbler (noun): A physical restraint that clamps around the base of the scrotum and prevents straightening of the legs.
gradualism (noun): The belief that evolution proceeds at a steady pace, without the sudden development of new species or biological features from one generation to the next.
gradualism (noun): The belief that change ought to be brought about in small, discrete increments rather than in abrupt strokes such as revolutions or uprisings.
implausibility (noun): Lack of plausibility; the quality of being implausible.
titre (noun): The strength or concentration of a solution that has been determined by titration.
Synonyms: titer
flatline (noun): An unchanging state, as indicated in a graph of a variable over time.
Synonyms: flat line
flatline (noun): Asystole; the absence of heart contractions or brain waves. The disappearance of the rhythmic peaks displayed on a heart monitor.
Synonyms: flat line
flatline (noun): Asystole; the absence of heart contractions or brain waves. The disappearance of brain waves on an electroencephalogram.
Synonyms: flat line
overlander (noun): A drover who herds large groups of sheep or cattle over long distances.
hean (adj): Mean; abject; poor; humble; lowly.
Synonyms: hene
hean (verb): To treat with contumely; insult; humiliate; debase; lower.
Synonyms: hene
rrp (noun): Initialism of Recommended Retail Price price.
Synonyms: RRP; MSRP
sicca (noun): Ellipsis of sicca rupee.
Synonyms: sikkah
featherless (adj): Having no feathers.
Synonyms: apteric; unfeathered
keytar (noun): A relatively lightweight keyboard or synthesizer supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders, as a guitar is supported by a guitar strap.
sichel (noun): A fish, the ziege (Pelecus cultratus).
gobble (verb): To eat hastily or greedily; to scoff or scarf (often used with up)
Synonyms: scoff; hork; scarf
gobble (noun): A rapid straight putt so strongly played that, if the ball had not gone into the hole, it would have gone a long way past.
gobble (verb): Of a turkey, to make its characteristic vocalisation; also, used of certain other birds.
gobble (noun): The sound of a turkey; or, a similar vocalisation of another bird.
triethylamine (noun): The tertiary amine (CH₃-CH₂)₃N, having many industrial uses.
Synonyms: TEA
Hypernyms: ethylamine; tertiary amine
trochlear (adj): Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; related to, or connected with, a trochlea.
Synonyms: trochleary
trochlear (adj): Of or pertaining to the trochlear nerve.
Synonyms: trochleary
trochlear (noun): A trochlear muscle or nerve.
Synonyms: trochleary
ankylosaurus (noun): A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.
Synonyms: ankylosaur
headend (noun): A cable TV control centre, at which terrestrial and satellite signals are received, monitored and injected into the cable network.
tergum (noun): The upper or dorsal surface of an articulated animal such as an arthropod.
cyma (noun): A moulding of the cornice, wavelike in form, whose outline consists of a concave and a convex line; an ogee.
Synonyms: scima [18th century]; cima; syma [16th century]; sima
cyma (noun): A cyme.
Synonyms: scima [18th century]; cima; syma [16th century]; sima
lucre (noun): Money, riches, or wealth, especially when seen as having a corrupting effect or causing greed, or obtained in an underhanded manner.
Synonyms: mammon
spacy (adj): spacious; having much space
Synonyms: spacey
Example: This car is very spacy.
hyperkeratosis (noun): Excess keratin formation on the skin surface, as can be seen in a number of dermatologic conditions.
clubtail (noun): Any of a number of species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae.
clubtail (noun): Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Losaria, having a club-like extension to each hindwing.
penology (noun): Study of the processes devised and adopted for the punishment and prevention of crime.
Synonyms: pœnology; poenology
armyworm (noun): The larva of any of the genera Spodoptera and Mythimna of noctuid moths, which typically feed in large, destructive groups on food crops and grasses.
Synonyms: army worm; army-worm
jabber (verb): To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense.
jabber (noun): Rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance; gibberish.
jabber (noun): One who administers a hypodermic injection, especially of a COVID-19 vaccine.
pararescue (noun): A military career field whose practitioners parachute into enemy territory to provide emergency medical help and to rescue fellow soldiers.
bioprinting (noun): The construction of a biological structure by computer-aided, automatic, layer-by-layer deposition, transfer, and patterning of small amounts of biological material.
fieldbus (noun): A member of a family of industrial digital communication networks used for real-time distributed control.
remora (noun): Any of various elongate fish from the family Echeneidae, the dorsal fin of which is in the form of a suction disc that can take a firm hold against the skin of larger marine animals.
turritella (noun): Any sea snail of the genus Turritella (or allied genera) of spiral marine gastropods with an elongated, turreted shell.
virama (noun): A diacritic used in most writing systems of the Indian subcontinent to signify the lack of an inherent vowel.
Synonyms: killer; vowel killer; halant
virama (noun): A sign which serves the same purpose in any writing system.
Synonyms: killer; vowel killer; halant
froot (noun): A boot (storage compartment) located at the front rather than the rear of a car, especially an electric vehicle.
Synonyms: frunk
phosphatidylserine (noun): A phospholipid containing serine
Synonyms: cephalin
aesthetical (adj): Of or pertaining to aesthetics.
Synonyms: aesthetic; esthetical; æsthetical
Antonyms: inaesthetic
aesthetical (adj): Of or pertaining to beauty.
Synonyms: aesthetic; esthetical; æsthetical
Antonyms: inaesthetic
aesthetical (adj): Aesthetic.
Synonyms: aesthetic; esthetical; æsthetical
Antonyms: inaesthetic
malleolus (noun): The bony prominence with a shape likened to a hammerhead, especially each of those at the distal end of the fibula or tibia, on either side of the ankle joint.
attractant (noun): Anything that attracts, but especially a substance (such as a pheromone) that attracts insects or other animals
myogenic (adj): Originating in muscle tissue; specifically, pertaining to contractile activity that is produced by the muscles independent of any neural mechanism.
sabat (noun): A roofing structure with the street beneath it in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern architecture, serving to support buildings or to cool pedestrians by maximizing daytime shade and accelerating breezes.
blotter (noun): A piece of blotting paper in a pad as a piece of desk furniture.
blotter (noun): A register of the related events made in the form of the list of times and brief descriptions.
phyle (noun): A subdivision of the priestly caste in ancient Egypt, headed by a phylarch.
bluescreen (verb): To experience a stop error and shut down to prevent damage to system hardware.
siliciclastic (adj): Describing clastic rocks that bear quartz or similar silicate minerals
effete (adj): Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
Synonyms: effœte
effete (adj): Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.
Synonyms: effœte
effete (adj): Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.
Synonyms: effœte
guarana (noun): A tree, Paullinia cupana, native to Venezuela and northern Brazil.
guarana (noun): An edible paste prepared from the seeds of the tree, formed into round or oblong cakes.
wapato (noun): Broadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia), or its edible bulbous root.
Synonyms: duck potato; wapatoo; wappato
cryptid (noun): A creature known only from folklore or legend, the existence of which is not proven by scientific observation.
rimshot (noun): A percussive note in which the drumstick hits both the head and the rim of the drum.
Synonyms: rim shot
rimshot (noun): A percussive sting or flourish used to punctuate a joke in a cabaret or vaudeville act.
Synonyms: rim shot
orgone (noun): In the psychoanalytic theory of Wilhelm Reich, a form of sexual energy or life force distributed throughout the universe and available for collection, storage, and further use.
thalamocortical (adj): Relating to, or connecting the thalamus and the cerebral cortex.
mudder (noun): A participant in a multi-user dungeon.
Synonyms: MUDer; MUDder
squab (noun): A baby pigeon, dove, or chicken.
Synonyms: young rook; pigeon chick; rook chick; young pigeon; baby dove
squab (noun): The meat of such a baby bird used as food.
Synonyms: young rook; pigeon chick; rook chick; young pigeon; baby dove
squab (noun): A baby rook.
Synonyms: young rook; pigeon chick; rook chick; young pigeon; baby dove
squab (verb): To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke.
squab (verb): To stuff thickly and sew through, the stitches being concealed by buttons, etc.
endothelin (noun): Any of several polypeptides consisting of 21 amino acid residues that are produced in various cells and tissues, that play a role in regulating vasomotor activity, cell proliferation, and the production of hormones, and that have been implicated in the development of vascular disease.
hurtle (verb): To propel or throw (something) hard or violently; to fling, to hurl.
hurtle (verb): To cause (someone or something) to collide with or hit another person or thing; or (two people or things) to collide with or hit each other.
hurtle (noun): A sound of clashing or colliding; a clattering, a rattling.
hurtle (noun): Synonym of hurtleberry or whortleberry (“any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Vaccinium; a berry of one of these shrubs”)
sakoku (noun): The foreign policy of Japan between the 1630s and 1866, during which entry to and exit from Japan were severely restricted.
lanternshark (noun): Any dogfish shark of the genus Etmopterus, or more widely, the family Etmopteridae.
Synonyms: lantern shark
synchronizer (noun): One who or that which synchronizes. Part of a synchromesh manual transmission that allows the smooth engagement of gears.
synchronizer (noun): One who or that which synchronizes. A device that permits an automatic weapon to fire between the blades of a revolving propeller.
redouble (verb): To double, especially to double again; to increase considerably; to multiply; to intensify.
redouble (noun): An optional bid made by the side currently holding the highest bid for the contract, after the opposing side has doubled.
acanthamoeba (noun): Any amoeba of the genus Acanthamoeba, found chiefly in soil.
lolicon (noun): Attraction (often erotic) to young or young-looking female characters.
Synonyms: loli-con; rorikon; roricon; lolikon; lolicom
lolicon (noun): An individual who is attracted to young or young-looking female characters.
Synonyms: loli-con; rorikon; roricon; lolikon; lolicom
Example: Ken's a lolicon (pedophile).
lolicon (noun): Erotic or suggestive artwork depicting young or young-looking girls.
Synonyms: loli-con; rorikon; roricon; lolikon; lolicom
topiramate (noun): An anticonvulsant drug used in the treatment of epilepsy.
crossbody (noun): a move in which a wrestler jumps onto his opponent and lands horizontally across the opponent's torso, forcing them to the mat.
acrolein (noun): A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH₂=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.
Synonyms: acrylaldehyde; propenal
rimrock (noun): An outcrop of hard rock, often in the form of a cliff at the edge of a plateau, that forms the margin of a gravel deposit
genizah (noun): A depository where sacred Hebrew books or other sacred items that by Jewish law cannot be disposed of are kept before they can be properly buried in a cemetery.
Synonyms: geniza
planetesimal (noun): Any of many small, solid astronomical objects that orbit a star and form protoplanets through mutual gravitational attraction.
planetesimal (adj): Being or relating to one of these astronomical objects.
Example: a planetesimal body
medaka (noun): Oryzias latipes, a small Japanese ricefish, popular for use in aquariums.
Synonyms: Japanese rice fish; Japanese killifish
whau (noun): Entelea arborescens, a malvaceous tree endemic to New Zealand.
patricide (noun): A murderer of his/her own father.
Synonyms: father-slayer
otolith (noun): A small particle, comprised mainly of calcium carbonate, found in the inner ear of vertebrates, being part of the balance sense.
Synonyms: otolite
matcha (noun): A type of powdered green tea, traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies.
Synonyms: maccha
desaturase (noun): Any enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of single to double bonds, especially in the production of essential fatty acids.
mannish (adj): Resembling or characteristic of a grown man (as opposed to a boy); mature, adult.
plugboard (noun): An array of jacks or hubs into which patch cords can be inserted in order to complete electrical circuits.
softener (noun): One who, or that which, softens. A substance added to make something softer.
viscerally (adv): Literally, in a manner that affects the viscera or gut.
viscerally (adv): In a visceral manner; in a way that affects one's inner core or produces overwhelming emotions.
sachet (noun): A small scented cloth bag filled with fragrant material such as herbs or potpourri.
sachet (noun): A cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices added during cooking and then removed before serving.
paleoanthropologist (noun): A scientist who specializes in paleoanthropology.
Synonyms: palaeanthropologist; palaeoanthropologist
jabuti (noun): A Brazilian tortoise, especially a yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus).
watsonia (noun): Any of several species of flowering plants in genus Watsonia within the family Iridaceae, the bugle lily.
scrawny (adj): Thin, malnourished, and weak.
Synonyms: leptosome; rangy; scranny; undernourished; gangly
Antonyms: heavy; overweight; strapping; obese; large
Hypernyms: physique; weak; thin; cadaverous
aventure (noun): a mischance causing a person's death without felony, as by drowning, or falling into the fire
kriek (noun): A Belgian beer made by fermenting lambic with sour morello cherries.
kheer (noun): A sweet rice pudding from South Asia.
Synonyms: khir
sriracha (noun): A Thai-style hot sauce, typically made from sun-ripened chili peppers, vinegar, garlic, sugar and salt.
Synonyms: siracha
osmoregulation (noun): The homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content (concentration of electrolytes, pH, etc).
frain (verb): To ask, inquire.
Synonyms: frane; fraine; frayne; frayn; freyne
glyptodon (noun): A member of the genus Glyptodon of extinct giant armadillos.
vasoactive (adj): Active on vessel walls, that is, causing either constriction or dilation of a blood vessel, thus affecting hemodynamics (blood flow). Vasoactive substances may be endogenous (for example, endogenous angiotensin, vasopressin, or epinephrine) or exogenous (for example, pharmaceutical vasopressin or epinephrine).
falsework (noun): A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.
falsework (noun): Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.
intensional (adj): Of or pertaining to intension.
Antonyms: extensional
triangulate (verb): to pit two others against each other in order to achieve a desired outcome or to gain an advantage; to "play both ends against the middle"
pneumoconiosis (noun): A disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter.
carrageenan (noun): A food additive made from a purified extract of red seaweed, commonly used as a thickening agent.
Synonyms: stabiliser; E407 when used as a thickener; carrageenin; gelling agent and emulsifier
kurultai (noun): A political and military council of ancient Mongol and Turkic chiefs and khans.
inode (noun): A data structure representing an object such as a file or a directory in a Unix (or similar) file system.
Hypernyms: node
calas (noun): Dumplings made with a deep-fried batter of rice, yeast, sugar, eggs, and flour, part of Creole cuisine.
agritourism (noun): A form of tourism in which tourists stay in farms or agricultural villages, either to experience farm life, or as a base for exploring the countryside
uremic (adj): Of, relating to, or causing uremia.
Synonyms: uraemic
changa (noun): A smokable blend of dimethyltryptamine and an MAOI to extend the drug experience in duration and intensity.
beastmaster (noun): A role-playing video game character class that is able to control beasts or draw upon their aspects or powers.
diamorphine (noun): The BAN name for the drug heroin.
Synonyms: diacetylmorphine
serekh (noun): In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a rectangular enclosure consisting of a depiction of a palace façade and a top-down view of a royal courtyard containing the Horus name of a pharaoh, usually topped by a Horus falcon.
zail (noun): An administrative unit of two to forty villages during the British Raj in India.
gambo (noun): A low, flat cart, typically two-wheeled and with the sides consisting only of poles, used for carrying hay, corn, etc., over fields or uneven ground.
craniosynostosis (noun): A medical condition in which some or all of the sutures in the skull of an infant close too early, causing problems with normal brain and skull growth.
Synonyms: Kleeblattschädel; cloverleaf skull syndrome
aequalis (noun): The case conveying an equality with another noun, equivalent to “like” or “as” in English. This case is used in some languages like Inuktitut.
bateleur (noun): A species of eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, endemic to Africa and Arabia.
narine (adj): Relating to the nares; narial.
Example: the narine membrane
calomel (noun): mercurous chloride Hg₂Cl₂, formerly used as a laxative and disinfectant and to treat syphilis
transferability (noun): The ability of something to be transferred.
Synonyms: transferrability; transferribility
transferability (noun): The capacity of goods to be transported (linked to their value versus bulk).
Synonyms: transferrability; transferribility
transferability (noun): The invariance of properties associated with an atom (or fragment) present in a variety of molecules.
Synonyms: transferrability; transferribility
eigenfunction (noun): A function ϕ such that, for a given linear operator D, Dϕ=λϕ for some scalar λ (called an eigenvalue).
Synonyms: proper function; eigenstate
clickable (adj): That retains its shape after being cut by a blade or punched by a die.
clickable (adj): Causing some action to occur when clicked with a mouse or other pointing device.
hadda (contraction): had (used in conditional statements; compare had've)
Example: If I hadda known, I wouldn't've gone.
obsequious (adj): Excessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructions; fawning, subservient, servile.
obsequious (adj): Obedient; compliant with someone else's orders or wishes.
sprayer (noun): A device, machine or vehicle used for spraying, where sprayers are commonly used for projection of water, weed killers, crop performance materials, pest maintenance chemicals, as well as manufacturing and production line ingredients.
earphone (noun): A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.
carroccio (noun): A large four-wheeled wagon bearing the city signs around which the militia of the medieval communes gathered and fought, particularly in northern Italy.
speakerphone (noun): A telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker separate from those in the handset.
speakerphone (noun): A loudspeaker on a telephone that broadcasts the sound, to use handsfree.
pterostigma (noun): A cell in the outer wing of insects which is often thickened or coloured and so stands out from other cells
sutler (noun): A modern business that provides period uniforms and supplies to reenactors.
blowfly (noun): Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.
Synonyms: bottlefly; blow-fly; meat fly; blow fly
quadriplegia (noun): Paralysis from the neck down.
Synonyms: tetraplegia
quadriplegia (noun): Paralysis of all four limbs.
Synonyms: tetraplegia
baclofen (noun): A particular drug used to control spasms. It is a derivative of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). It is primarily used to treat spasticity and is in the early stages of use for the treatment of alcoholism.
railwayman (noun): A man who works on a railway.
Antonyms: non-railwayman
shuffleboard (noun): A game that involves sliding a puck or coin towards a target.
Synonyms: shove ha'penny; shovelboard; shoveboard; shovegroat; shufflepuck
shuffleboard (noun): The long, narrow board on which this game is played.
Synonyms: shove ha'penny; shovelboard; shoveboard; shovegroat; shufflepuck
felicitation (noun): The act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation.
ferd (noun): Effort, impetus, speed; a violent onset.
Synonyms: fard; faird
stickle (adj): high, as the water of a river; swollen; sweeping; rapid
stickle (verb): To raise objections; to argue stubbornly, especially over minor or trivial matters.
transnationalism (noun): The phenomenon, or the analytical view, that people's activities and cultures transcend national boundaries.
endosulfan (noun): a toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites
baradari (noun): A square building or pavilion with twelve doors designed to allow free flow of air.
baradari (noun): The existence of social strata that dictate political alliances among South Asian Muslims.
Synonyms: biraderi; biradari; bradree
aweigh (adj): Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; said of the anchor.
incenter (noun): The point formed at the intersection of the three angle bisectors of a triangle; also the centre of the incircle.
Synonyms: incentre
bailo (noun): title of the Venetian envoy to particularly the Sublime Porte
Synonyms: baylo; Bailo; Baylo
semikhah (noun): The ordination of a rabbi.
Synonyms: semicha; semikah; smicha
lockstep (noun): A step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of the man in front.
Synonyms: lock-step
lockstep (noun): Close connection, unison, rigid synchronization.
Synonyms: lock-step
lockstep (noun): An inflexible, rigid or stifling pattern.
Synonyms: lock-step
dunno (contraction): Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know.
Example: "Where'd he go?" / "Dunno."
sucralose (noun): A selectively chlorinated sucrose, used as an artificial sweetener.
orthosis (noun): A type of brace which either prevents or assists movement of a limb or the spine.
vitelline (adj): Of, pertaining to, or resembling the yolk of an egg.
vitelline (noun): A terminal branch of any of the main arteries connecting the aorta to the yolk sac.
inebriation (noun): The state or characteristic of drunkenness.
Example: in a state of inebriation
blowdown (noun): The removal of liquid and solid hydrocarbons from a refinery vessel by the use of pressure.
blowdown (noun): Cooling fluid discharged from a plant at the end of its cycle.
blowdown (noun): Uprooting, overtopping, or bole breakage of trees by the wind; windthrow and windsnap.
herpetofauna (noun): Reptiles and amphibians as a group, especially those of a particular region or time period.
gzip (verb): To compress using the gzip program.
Antonyms: gunzip
proscribe (verb): To forbid or prohibit.
Antonyms: prescribe
siderite (noun): a widespread brown mineral, FeCO₃, having the structure of calcite
Synonyms: sparry iron; spathic iron; chalybite
siderite (noun): an iron meteorite
Synonyms: sparry iron; spathic iron; chalybite
siderite (noun): An indigo-blue variety of quartz.
Synonyms: sparry iron; spathic iron; chalybite
empiric (noun): A member of a sect of ancient physicians who based their theories solely on experience.
Synonyms: empirick
empiric (noun): Someone who is guided by empiricism; an empiricist.
Synonyms: empirick
empiric (noun): Any unqualified or dishonest practitioner; a charlatan; a quack.
Synonyms: empirick
stodgy (adj): Having a thick, semi-solid consistency; glutinous; heavy on the stomach.
dumpy (noun): A short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens.
chastisement (noun): The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.
Synonyms: chastizement
argonaute (noun): Any of a group of proteins responsible for the gene silencing phenomenon known as RNA interference
socle (noun): A low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork.
Synonyms: zocco; zocle
socle (noun): A plain face or plinth at the foot of a wall.
Synonyms: zocco; zocle
socle (noun): The sum of the minimal normal submodules of a given R-module of a given ring R.
Synonyms: zocco; zocle
walkie (noun): An outing for a dog; the taking of a dog for a walk.
osteopath (noun): A non-physician healthcare practitioner who practices osteopathy by manipulating the skeleton and muscles. Not to be confused with Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) (also known as osteopathic physicians) who are full physicians like Doctors of Medicine (M.D.).
deixis (noun): The use of a word, such as a pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from the wider context; a word used in such a way.
doctype (noun): A directive that associates an SGML or XML document (such as a webpage) with a Document Type Definition, potentially affecting how it is parsed and rendered.
firecrest (noun): A very small passerine bird, Regulus ignicapilla, that breeds in Eurasia.
sny (verb): Abound, swarm, teem, be infested, with something.
Synonyms: snee; snye; snive; snie; snithe
sny (noun): Upward curving observed in the planks of a wooden ship or boat. An upward curve at the edge of a plank.
sny (noun): Upward curving observed in the planks of a wooden ship or boat. An upward curve in the lines of a wooden watercraft from amidships toward its bow and its stern.
orienteer (noun): Someone who takes part in the sport of orienteering.
Example: She is an expert orienteer.
orienteer (verb): to race across unfamiliar countryside using a map and compass
Example: She travels worldwide to orienteer.
fulsome (adj): Offensive to good taste, tactless, overzealous, excessive.
Synonyms: profuse; fullsome; gross; effusive; unctuous
fulsome (adj): Excessively flattering (connoting insincerity).
Synonyms: profuse; fullsome; gross; effusive; unctuous
fulsome (adj): Marked by fullness; abundant, copious.
Synonyms: profuse; fullsome; gross; effusive; unctuous
suss (noun): Alternative form of soss (“miry place”)
Synonyms: sus
suss (noun): Suspicious behaviour; the act of loitering with intent.
Synonyms: sus
suss (verb): To study or size up, to check out (examine).
Synonyms: sus
parclo (noun): A partial cloverleaf interchange.
Synonyms: parclo interchange; partial cloverleaf interchange
speedcar (noun): In Australia, a class of race car, below sprint car, of open-wheel closed-cockpit racing. One of the lowest levels of national competition.
Synonyms: midget car
Hypernyms: racecar
speedcar (noun): A car in the race car class.
Synonyms: midget car
Hypernyms: racecar
honeyed (adj): Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey.
Synonyms: honied
honeyed (adj): Dulcet or mellifluous.
Synonyms: honied
pictorialist (noun): One who subscribes to the theory of pictorialism regarding mental imagery.
salvinorin (noun): Any of several structurally-related compounds found in the Salvia divinorum plant, of which only salvinorin A is known to be active in humans.
cubital (adj): Of or pertaining to the cubitus and/or the areas of the wing next to it.
writhe (verb): To twist bodily; to contort one's self; to be distorted.
writhe (noun): The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot
dapsone (noun): A bacteriostatic antimicrobial agent 4-[(4-aminobenzene)sulfonyl]aniline (C₁₂H₁₂N₂O₂S) used in the treatment of leprosy and a chronic form of dermatitis.
preceramic (adj): Of a polymer: able to be converted into a ceramic by pyrolysis in an inert atmosphere.
kyphosis (noun): The normal convex curvature of the spine in the thoracic and sacral regions.
Synonyms: cyphosis
kyphosis (noun): An abnormal convex curvature of the spine in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine.
Synonyms: cyphosis
abscission (noun): A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly
needleman (noun): A man who works with a needle; a male embroiderer, sewer, etc.
khadir (noun): The recent alluvial bordering a large river.
Synonyms: khadar
Example: Coordinate term: bangar
ableism (noun): Discrimination against persons with disabilities or in favour of those without.
Synonyms: ablism; ablecentrism; ableism; able-bodyism; handicapism
Hypernyms: prejudice