leukas/Wiktionary huggingface dataset:
piriformis (noun): A gluteal muscle which arises from the front of the sacrum and the ischium or sacrotuberous ligament, passes out of the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen, and inserts into the greater trochanter of the femur, serving in humans to rotate the thigh laterally.
Synonyms: pyriformis
coneflower (noun): Any of several similar flowering plants of tribe Heliantheae in order Asterales, in genera Dracopis, Echinacea, Rudbeckia, and Ratibida, that have a cone-shaped disk of florets.
coneflower (noun): Any of certain species of genus Isopogon, in order Proteales, principally of temperate Australia
hydromorphone (noun): A synthetic narcotic analgesic, (4,5 alpha-epoxy-3-hydroxy-17-methyl morphinan-6-one), similar to morphine and heroin. It is used for moderate to severe pain under the trade name Dilaudid.
Synonyms: dimorphone; dihydromorphinone
argali (noun): Ovis ammon, the largest wild sheep, which roams the highlands of Central Asia.
Synonyms: mountain sheep
clarithromycin (noun): A semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic C₃₈H₆₉NO₁₃ (trademarks Biaxin, Klaricid) used especially in the treatment of various mild to moderate bacterial infections.
Synonyms: 6-O-methylerythromycin
spinout (noun): A skid that results in a vehicle rotating such that its longitudinal axis is no longer aligned with its direction of linear motion.
Synonyms: spin-off
spinout (noun): The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.
Synonyms: spin-off
fetlock (noun): A joint of the horse's leg below the knee or hock and above the hoof.
Synonyms: fetterlock; fewterlock
fetlock (noun): The tuft of hair that grows at this joint.
Synonyms: fetterlock; fewterlock
sharrow (noun): A marking (often consisting of an image of a bicycle with two inverted V shapes either above or below it) on the surface of a paved road shared by both bicycles and other vehicles indicating a portion of the road that cyclists may use.
axisymmetric (adj): Exhibiting symmetry around an axis; exhibiting cylindrical symmetry.
Synonyms: axi-symmetric
whitelist (noun): A list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted.
Synonyms: allowlist
Antonyms: blacklist; denylist
whitelist (verb): To place on a whitelist; to mark or note a person or entity as trustworthy or acceptable.
jalebi (noun): A sweet popular in the Indian subcontinent, made by deep-frying a maida flour batter and soaking it in sugar syrup.
Synonyms: jilapi; jallebi; mushabak; jilabi; zulbia
septoria (noun): A fungus of the genus Septoria that causes numerous leaf spot diseases on crops.
milpa (noun): A small field, especially in Mexico or Central America, that is cleared from the jungle, cropped for a few seasons, and then abandoned for a fresh clearing.
propfan (noun): A modified turbofan jet engine with the propeller outside the engine duct of an aircraft.
Synonyms: UDF; unducted fan; UHB
Hypernyms: jet engine
aerospike (noun): A spike, protruding from the nose cone of a missile, designed to decrease supersonic drag.
duffer (noun): An incompetent, indolent, or clumsy person.
Synonyms: rustler; unskilled person
duffer (noun): A player having little skill, especially a golfer who duffs.
Synonyms: rustler; unskilled person
duffer (noun): A pedlar or hawker, especially one selling cheap or substandard goods.
Synonyms: rustler; unskilled person
persuasiveness (noun): The capability of a person or argument to convince or persuade someone to accept a desired way of thinking.
Synonyms: convincingness; cogency
narrowboat (noun): A barge used on the narrow canals of England.
Synonyms: narrow boat
cupbearer (noun): One who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served.
Synonyms: cup-bearer; cup bearer
negroid (adj): Pertaining to a racial classification of humanity including people indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa and their diaspora in other parts of the world.
Synonyms: Negroid
negroid (noun): A person with characteristics of Africans, particularly coiled hair and dark skin.
Synonyms: Negroid
coagulate (verb): To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.
Antonyms: melt; dissolve
coagulate (verb): To cause to congeal.
Antonyms: melt; dissolve
matka (noun): A kind of coarse silk from the Indian subcontinent, mainly produced from pierced (moth-damaged) cocoons.
axeman (noun): A man who wields an axe.
Synonyms: axman
axeman (noun): A musician who plays a guitar or saxophone.
Synonyms: axman
normativity (noun): The state of being normative.
Synonyms: normativeness
normativity (noun): The state of being a norm.
Synonyms: normativeness
seconde (noun): The second defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, with the hand held in a prone position and the tip of the sword below the level of the guard.
chancy (adj): Uncertain; risky; hazardous.
Synonyms: dicey; iffy
chancy (adj): Subject to chance; random.
Synonyms: dicey; iffy
chancy (adj): Lucky; bringing good luck.
Synonyms: dicey; iffy
nonvolatile (adj): Not volatile (in any sense).
Antonyms: volatile
palmette (noun): A motif in decorative art resembling the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree.
Synonyms: anthemion
hemostatic (adj): Of or pertaining to hemostasis
Synonyms: haemostatic
hemostatic (adj): That checks bleeding; styptic
Synonyms: haemostatic
hemostatic (noun): Any medicine that stops bleeding.
Synonyms: haemostatic
electroencephalogram (noun): A recording of electrical brain activity (brain waves) made by an electroencephalograph.
firelight (noun): The light of a fire, such as from a campfire or fireplace.
dholak (noun): A North Indian hand drum.
Synonyms: dholki; dholaki
pashmina (noun): Cashmere: the fine wool that grows under the hair of this goat.
skookum (adj): Big, strong, durable, reliable, trustworthy, doughty.
prude (noun): A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.
Synonyms: celibacist; puritan; goody-goody; prig; erotophobe
aphoristic (adj): Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, epigrams, or maxims; gnomic.
extrude (verb): To form or shape (a metal, plastic etc.) by forcing it through a die or an opening.
radiotelegraphy (noun): The process and techniques of sending telegrams using radio waves rather than wires.
makhzen (noun): The governing institution in Morocco and in pre-1957 Tunisia, centered on the monarch and also including certain military personnel, landowners, civil servants, etc.
Synonyms: maghzen; makhzan
aminoglycoside (noun): Any N-glycoside of an amine, in some cases functioning as an antibiotic
mantlet (noun): A short sleeveless cloak or cape.
Synonyms: mantelet
mantlet (noun): A portable screen or other covering, especially as used to protect the approach of soldiers engaged in a siege.
Synonyms: mantelet
mesotrophic (adj): providing intermediate (right) level of nutrients and minerals, nor eutrophic (too high), nor oligotrophic (too low level).
ethylenediamine (noun): The diamine NH₂-CH₂-CH₂-NH₂ that is used in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of polymers
sofar (noun): A system for determining the position of vessels lost at sea by means of explosive sounds.
Synonyms: SOFAR
overarm (adj): Throwing while having the hand above the elbow
Antonyms: underarm
overarm (adv): Having the hand above the arm at the time of throwing
Example: In cricket, one must only bowl overarm.
overarm (verb): To provide with more weaponry than necessary.
Antonyms: underarm
veliger (noun): The planktonic larva of many kinds of marine and freshwater gastropod molluscs, as well as most bivalve molluscs.
betaine (noun): A sweet, crystalline compound (not an alkaloid), trimethylammoniumacetate, found in sugar beet and similar plants, sometimes used to treat muscular degeneracy; the zwitterion (CH₃)₃N⁺CH₂COO⁻
betaine (noun): Any similar compound, based on sulfur or phosphorus etc, having an onium ion with no hydrogen atom adjacent to the anionic atom.
tectum (noun): The dorsal portion of the midbrain of vertebrates; in mammals, containing the superior colliculus and inferior colliculus
auklet (noun): Any of several small seabirds in the genera Aethia, Cerorhinca and Ptychoramphus of the auk family Alcidae.
druzhina (noun): A retinue in the service of a chieftain in mediaeval Slavic Europe.
taur (noun): An anthropomorphic character, often a furry, with a human-like upper body and four-legged lower body, similar to a centaur.
lethally (adv): In a lethal manner, in manner which is or will be fatal.
preindustrial (adj): Of or relating to the period before the Industrial Revolution and the global industrialisation that followed.
Synonyms: pre-industrial
preindustrial (adj): Not yet industrialized.
Synonyms: pre-industrial
Example: a preindustrial nation
stigmatize (verb): To characterize as disgraceful or ignominious; to mark with a stigma or stigmata.
Synonyms: stigmatise
logjam (noun): An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.
logjam (noun): A clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress.
invagination (noun): The process where an anatomical part invaginates upon itself or into another structure.
invagination (noun): One of the methods by which the various germinal layers of the ovum are differentiated.
catchfly (noun): Any of several plants, mostly in tribe Sileneae, that have sticky leaves on which flies become stuck; especially, the silenes or campions.
durak (noun): A traditional Russian card game in which players attempt to shed all of their cards.
thankless (adj): ungrateful or unappreciative
Antonyms: thankful
tearaway (noun): An impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead.
Synonyms: tearabout
firebomb (verb): To attack with a firebomb.
Example: The rioters firebombed the parked car.
halid (noun): Any spider in the now obsolete family Halidae, which since 2006 is considered part of the family Pisauridae.
minicab (noun): A small car used as a taxi (rather than a traditional black cab).
phenylketonuria (noun): A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.
Synonyms: PKU
pulmonic (adj): Of a speech sound: produced by pushing air from or into the lungs.
carbonylation (noun): Any reaction that introduces a carbonyl group into a compound, especially by reaction with carbon monoxide
cognatic (adj): Of or relating to a mode of descent calculated from an ancestor or ancestress through any combination of male and female links, or a system of bilateral kinship where relations are traced through both father and mother.
acetylacetonate (noun): Any salt of the enol form of acetylacetone.
elvan (adj): Of or relating to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall.
Example: an elvan course
elvan (adj): Elven, elfin, pertaining to elves.
Synonyms: list in elven
deoxyribonucleic (adj): Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives.
Synonyms: desoxyribonucleic
limonene (noun): A monoterpene hydrocarbon 1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-cyclohexene found in the essential oils of oranges, lemons and similar fruit, and mainly responsible for their fragrance
polytetrafluoroethylene (noun): A tough synthetic resin used to make seals and bearings and to create a nonstick coating on cooking utensils.
syphilitic (adj): Of, relating to, or infected with syphilis.
Synonyms: luetic
syphilitic (noun): A person with syphilis.
Synonyms: luetic
monetarism (noun): The doctrine that economic systems are controlled by variations in the supply of money.
monetarism (noun): The political doctrine that a nation's economy can be controlled by regulating the money supply.
pushover (noun): Someone who is easily swayed or influenced to change their mind or comply.
Synonyms: nose of wax; milksop; wuss; little girl; nestle-cock
pushover (noun): Someone who is easy to push around and to take advantage of; someone who lets themselves be picked on or bullied without defending or standing up for themselves.
Synonyms: nose of wax; milksop; wuss; little girl; nestle-cock
pushover (noun): Something that is easy to do or accomplish; an easy task.
Synonyms: nose of wax; milksop; wuss; little girl; nestle-cock
pentode (noun): A thermionic valve similar to a tetrode with the addition of a third grid, the suppressor grid to reduce the secondary emission effect; was/is used in high quality audio and radio products.
Hypernyms: vacuum tube
inclusionary (adj): Marked by inclusiveness
Synonyms: inclusive
Antonyms: exclusionary
satem (adj): Of or relating to a Proto-Indo-European language group that produced sibilants from a series of palatovelar stops.
Synonyms: Satem
paleface (noun): A white person; a person of European descent.
Synonyms: pale face; Paleface
kagome (noun): An arrangement of laths composed of interlaced triangles such that each point where two laths cross has four neighboring points. Although called a lattice, it is more closely related to the trihexagonal tiling than to a mathematical lattice.
prothesis (noun): The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Greek (via Latin) sphaera (“sphere”) (without prothesis the word would have become *sfera).
Synonyms: prosthesis
Antonyms: aphesis
prothesis (noun): The preparation and preliminary oblation of the Eucharistic bread and wine in the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches.
Synonyms: proskomide
jackaroo (noun): A white man living outside of a white settlement.
Synonyms: jackeroo
jackaroo (noun): A trainee station manager or owner, working as a stockman or farm hand; formerly, a young man of independent means working at a station in a supernumerary capacity to gain experience.
Synonyms: jackeroo
jackaroo (verb): To work as a jackaroo.
Synonyms: jackeroo
Example: Bill has gone jackarooing out west.
dialer (noun): A person or device that dials, as using a telephone.
Synonyms: dialler
antiemetic (adj): That combats nausea and vomiting
Synonyms: antemetic; anti-emetic
Antonyms: emetic
antiemetic (noun): A drug that combats nausea and vomiting
Synonyms: antemetic; anti-emetic
Antonyms: emetic
dogtrot (noun): A breezeway, open passageway, or open hallway between two sections of a house.
dogtrot (noun): A type of house with an open breezeway or hallway between two sections of a house.
dogtrot (adj): The design or form of house with an open breezeway or hallway between two sections of a house
gliadin (noun): A minor protein (along with gluten and glutelin) in wheat; it may cause a toxic reaction in some people.
Example: Coordinate term: glutenin
impi (noun): A group of Zulu (or other Bantu) warriors; a detachment of armed men.
defenestration (noun): The act of removing the Microsoft Windows operating system from a computer in order to install an alternative one.
juazeiro (noun): A small shrub, Ziziphus joazeiro, of the buckthorn family, native to Brazil.
qat (noun): Alternative form of khat, a psychoactive stimulant obtained from the plant Catha edulis.
lifeway (noun): One's path through life; a lifestyle or behaviour, now especially when seen as traditional.
newspeak (noun): Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials.
inula (noun): Any of several plants of the genus Inula, such as elecampane.
rabbitfish (noun): Any fish in the family Siganidae, native to shallow Indo-Pacific coastal waters and introduced to the eastern Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
rabbitfish (noun): Any fish in the family Chimaeridae, cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes.
parrotbill (noun): Any of a group of warbler-like birds of uncertain taxonomy, now often placed in family Paradoxornithidae, native to East and Southeast Asia, generally small and long-tailed, which inhabit reed beds and similar habitats and feed mainly on seeds.
Synonyms: crow-tit
occlude (verb): To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).
whoo (intj): An expression of delight and excitement.
Synonyms: yippee; tuwhit tuwhoo; yay; wahoo; whoopee
whoo (intj): The wailing cry of a ghost.
Synonyms: yippee; tuwhit tuwhoo; yay; wahoo; whoopee
whoo (intj): The cry of an owl
Synonyms: yippee; tuwhit tuwhoo; yay; wahoo; whoopee
whoo (verb): To make a whoo sound, of delight, whistling, or of an owl etc.
impudence (noun): The quality of being impudent, not showing due respect.
Synonyms: outdaciousness; bronze; brashness; audacity; impertinence
impudence (noun): Impudent language, conduct or behavior.
Synonyms: outdaciousness; bronze; brashness; audacity; impertinence
quadrillion (num): A thousand trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,000⁴): 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 10¹⁵.
Synonyms: 1024; 1015
quadrillion (num): A million trillion (logic: 1,000,000⁴): 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 10²⁴.
Synonyms: 1024; 1015
quadrillion (noun): Any very large number, exceeding normal description.
Synonyms: billion; robillion; squidillion; googillion; fantillion
sycophantic (adj): Obsequious, flattering, toadying. In other words, excessively eager to please.
Synonyms: sycophantic; schmoozy; asslicky; ingratiating; obsequious
Antonyms: bossy; obstinate; arrogant; cheeky; proud
Hypernyms: servile; flattering; effusive
roofer (noun): A daredevil who performs stunts on tops of skyscrapers.
rabab (noun): An Arabian stringed instrument, played by plucking or with a bow.
Synonyms: rebab
qiyas (noun): The use of analogy as precedent in Shari'a jurisprudence.
shawm (noun): A mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.
Synonyms: zurna
gunt (noun): The bulging between the waist and the genital areas in an obese person.
crasher (noun): One who attends an event without an invitation.
Example: Wedding Crashers (2005 movie)
paideia (noun): An Athenian system of education designed to give students a broad cultural background focusing on integration into the public life of the city-state with subject matter including gymnastics, grammar, rhetoric, music, mathematics, geography, natural history, and philosophy
Synonyms: humanitas
paideia (noun): The epitome of physical and intellectual achievement to which an Ancient Greek citizen could aspire; societal and cultural perfection.
Synonyms: humanitas
paideia (noun): An early model of Christian higher learning having theology as its chief subject.
Synonyms: humanitas
portamento (noun): A smooth, gliding transition from one note to another; used especially with stringed instruments, and sometimes on brass.
lugubrious (adj): Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
cacciatore (adj): Prepared in an Italian style with wine, mushrooms, spices and tomatoes.
Synonyms: cacciatora
cacciatore (noun): A meal prepared in this style.
Synonyms: cacciatora
firewater (noun): High-proof alcohol, especially whiskey (especially in the context of its sale to or consumption by Native Americans).
chametz (noun): Food products made from leavened grain flour, which may not be consumed on Passover in Judaism.
Synonyms: hamets; chometz; hametz; chamets
sleeplessness (noun): Lack of sleep; the property of being sleepless; the inability to sleep, insomnia.
Synonyms: insomnolence
stoss (adj): Facing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid. Used to describe one side of roche moutonnée.
Antonyms: lee
stoss (adj): Facing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid. Used to describe one side of a subaerial dune or subaqueous ripple in sediment.
Antonyms: lee
cockspur (noun): A blade for tying to the foot of a gamecock.
Synonyms: cock's-spur
cockspur (noun): Grass of species (Echinochloa crus-galli).
Synonyms: cock's-spur
cockspur (noun): A hawthorn of species (Crataegus crus-galli).
Synonyms: cock's-spur
enduringly (adv): In an enduring manner or fashion; so as to endure or last.
Synonyms: at length; protractedly; abidingly; lastingly
coleslaw (noun): A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).
Synonyms: cole slaw; slaw
allemande (noun): A popular instrumental dance form in Baroque music, and a standard element of a suite, generally the first or second movement.
Synonyms: almain; alman; allemanda
towline (noun): A line or rope used for towing a vehicle.
Synonyms: towrope
lightwood (noun): Any wood used to light a fire; kindlings; especially, very resinous pine wood.
lightwood (noun): Any of various trees with pale-coloured wood, especially the Australian tree Acacia melanoxylon.
precariousness (noun): A state of being uncertain or unstable.
Synonyms: precarity
urtext (noun): A primitive, seminal, or prototypical example of an artistic genre or the basis of an ideological movement.
Synonyms: original; ur-text; manuscript; Ur-text
urtext (noun): The original version of a piece of music or text, as created by the composer or writer.
Synonyms: original; ur-text; manuscript; Ur-text
footway (noun): A passage reserved only for pedestrians.
Synonyms: sidewalk; footpath; platform; pavement
topline (noun): The upper curvature of a horse's or dog's withers, back, and loin.
futurology (noun): The scientific forecasting of future trends in science, technology or society
Synonyms: future studies
telluric (adj): Containing tellurium in a lower valency than in tellurous compounds.
upend (verb): To tip or turn over.
Example: upend the box and empty the contents
violone (noun): An early stringed instrument similar to a double bass.
Synonyms: double bass viol
demurrer (noun): A motion by a party to an action, for the immediate or summary judgment of the court on the question, whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defense, and hence whether the party resting is bound to answer or proceed further.
supernormal (adj): Beyond what is normal; exceeding the average or the point of reference.
Example: Near-synonym: above average
mystification (noun): The act of mystifying or the condition of being mystified.
Synonyms: bewilderment; bafflement; obfuscation
mystification (noun): A mystifying thing.
Synonyms: bewilderment; bafflement; obfuscation
barakah (noun): The spiritual power or wisdom that resides in holy places and people, especially in a Sufi.
sanctimonious (adj): Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.
cavatina (noun): An operatic song in slow tempo, either complete in itself or (e.g., in Bellini and Verdi) followed by a faster, more resolute section: hence
cavatina (noun): A rather slow, song-like instrumental movement; the title, for example, of a movement in Beethoven's string quartet in B flat, op. 130 (1826) and of a once-famous piece (originally for violin and piano) by Raff, and of the slow movement of Rubra's string quartet No. 2.
ridgeback (noun): Any of three breeds of dog with a distinctive ridge of hair that runs against the grain of the rest of the coat along the spine: the Rhodesian Ridgeback, the Phu Quoc Ridgeback and the Thai Ridgeback.
recliner (noun): A chair hinged so that the back can be reclined for comfort.
trib (verb): To sexually stimulate one's vulva against another person's; to scissor.
thot (adv): Alternative form of though.
Example: Thoᵗ he wes wicht he wes not wyss.
thot (noun): Nonstandard form of thought.
Example: Perceauing me in thot perplex'd.
thot (verb): Nonstandard form of thought, simple past and past participle of think
thot (noun): A slut, a woman who is sexually promiscuous.
Synonyms: thotty; promiscuous woman
santoor (noun): An Indian string instrument, a trapezoidal hammered dulcimer with seventy strings, believed to be derived from the Persian santur.
Example: A musician plucked at his santoor.
kopje (noun): A small hill or mound, especially on the African veld.
Synonyms: koppie
sapan (noun): Wood of a timber tree of species Biancaea sappan (syn. Caesalpinia sappan) that also produces a red dye.
Synonyms: sapan wood; sappan; sappon; brezel wood; sapanwood
folium (noun): A leaf.
Example: 278.0 common walnut-tree folium
nauseous (adj): Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting.
Synonyms: nauseating
nauseous (adj): Inclined to nausea; sickly, squeamish.
Synonyms: nauseating
nauseous (adj): Afflicted with nausea; sick.
Synonyms: nauseating
chaturanga (noun): An ancient Indian game, its rules not fully known, presumed to be the ancestor of chess and similar games.
neuroendocrinology (noun): The study of the interactions between the nervous system and the endocrine system.
mozo (noun): A title of respect for a young man (usually unmarried) with or without a name used.
sunga (noun): A narrow, rectangular men's swimsuit to cover the genitals and posterior, popular in Brazil.
bby (noun): Alternative form of baby (term of endearment)
Example: Omg bby girl u r so hawt
kuduro (noun): An energetic, danceable style of music originating in Angola, combining local styles like semba with influences from Caribbean music, especially zouk and soca.
Synonyms: kuduru
kratom (noun): A tree, Mitragyna speciosa, endemic to Southeast Asia.
kratom (noun): The dried leaves of this tree, used in traditional medicine or recreationally for their stimulant and analgesic effects.
schizotypal (adj): Pertaining to or displaying mild signs of schizophrenia; pertaining to or having schizotypy
Synonyms: schizotypic
procurer (noun): A person who procures or obtains things, especially one who procures customers for prostitutes.
Synonyms: pander; panderer; pimp
beaucoup (det): Much, many, a lot of.
Synonyms: boocoo; buku; boku; bookoo
Example: You know that cost beaucoup bucks!
beaucoup (noun): An abundance.
Synonyms: boocoo; buku; boku; bookoo
beaucoup (adv): In abundance.
Synonyms: boocoo; buku; boku; bookoo
backlist (noun): A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
backlist (verb): To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
shortgrass (noun): The set of short, tough grasses that thrive in arid plains; often specifically the native grasses of the North American Great Plains.
anthropocentrism (noun): A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of everything, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.
scagliola (noun): Plasterwork imitating marble, granite, etc.
Synonyms: scaliola
triclinium (noun): A couch for reclining at mealtimes, extending round three sides of a table, and usually in three parts.
sackcloth (noun): A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks.
azolla (noun): mosquito fern (any of several species of small floating aquatic ferns in the genus Azolla)
forsythia (noun): Any of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated for their yellow flowers, which bloom in early spring.
megaproject (noun): A very large public investment project, especially one costing more than one billion US dollars.
plainness (noun): The condition of being plain (in all senses)
Synonyms: normality; normalness; normaldom; normalcy
plainness (noun): The product or result of being plain
Synonyms: normality; normalness; normaldom; normalcy
eutherian (adj): Belonging or pertaining to the group Eutheria, comprising the mammals more closely related to animals like humans and rodents than to marsupials.
palewise (adv): Divided by perpendicular vertical lines like pales.
Synonyms: paleways
palewise (adv): In the direction of or positioned like a pale: vertically.
Synonyms: paleways
cornelian (noun): Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Deudorix.
scaleless (adj): Lacking anything to give a sense of scale; not having a reference for size.
sabertooth (noun): Any animal with saber-like teeth, such as the saber-toothed cat or saber-toothed tiger
interrex (noun): An official in Ancient Rome who acted as single head of state during the interregnum between two consulates.
interrex (noun): An equivalent regent from the death of a Polish king till the election and enthronement of his successor.
fitout (noun): The furnishing of a ship or similar space.
Synonyms: fit-out
kingbird (noun): A group of large insectivorous passerine birds of the genus Tyrannus.
balun (noun): An electronic device for connecting a balanced transmission line to an unbalanced one.
braggart (noun): Someone who constantly brags or boasts.
Synonyms: pseud; cacafuego; blower; bully; braggadocian
Hypernyms: person
deltopectoral (adj): Of or pertaining to both the deltoid muscle and the pectoralis major.
doorknob (noun): A circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of the door.
Synonyms: door-knob; door knob
doorknob (noun): A stupid person.
Synonyms: door-knob; door knob
frustum (noun): A cone or pyramid whose tip has been truncated by a plane parallel to its base.
frustum (noun): A portion of a sphere, or in general any solid, delimited by two parallel planes.
hander (noun): Something having, using, or requiring, a certain hand, or number of hands
filefish (noun): Any fish of the family Monacanthidae, with very slender bodies.
Synonyms: foolfish
computus (noun): The calculation of the date of Easter in the Christian calendar.
Synonyms: compotus; conpotus
computus (noun): A book of tables for calculating dates of astronomical events and moveable feasts.
Synonyms: compotus; conpotus
admonishment (noun): The act of admonishing; a reprimand or rebuke.
idli (noun): A South Asian cake made from rice and lentils, whose ground mixture is fermented and steamed in a mold.
disgorgement (noun): The act of disgorging (giving something up by legal compulsion).
unpardonable (adj): impossible to pardon; impossible to excuse or justify
Synonyms: unforgivable; unremittable; indefensible; unjustifiable; inexcusable
Antonyms: pardonable
squeamish (adj): Easily shocked, sickened or frightened; tending to be nauseated or nervous; oversensitive.
Synonyms: swaimish; squemish; squeamous; squeimish; sweamish
squeamish (adj): Averse or reluctant.
Synonyms: swaimish; squemish; squeamous; squeimish; sweamish
abbrev (noun): Alternative spelling of abbrev.
Synonyms: abbr.; abbr
hydroformylation (noun): The reaction of an olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form an aldehyde.
santalum (noun): Any of the genus Santalum of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers.
whippoorwill (noun): A nocturnal insectivorous bird of North America (Antrostomus vociferus, syn. Caprimulgus vociferus), a type of nightjar, named after its characteristic call.
Synonyms: whip-o-will; whippowill; whip-poor-will
whippoorwill (noun): The distinctive call of the above bird.
Synonyms: whip-o-will; whippowill; whip-poor-will
sealskin (noun): A type of fabric made from the skin of seals.
Synonyms: seal-skin
sealskin (noun): Any fabric manufactured to resemble sealskin.
Synonyms: seal-skin
sealskin (noun): An item of clothing made from sealskin (whether real or imitation).
Synonyms: seal-skin
glomus (noun): A fold of the mesothelium arising near the base of the mesentery in the pronephron, and containing a ball of blood vessels.
glomus (noun): A highly organized vessel that connects an artery and a vein (bypassing capillaries) in an extremity such as a finger, toe, or ear or in another organ that is not part of the body's core. The glomus regulates the flow of blood, controlling temperature in order to conserve heat in the organ and, indirectly, controls the blood pressure and other functions of the circulatory system.
hellhound (noun): A demonic dog of hell, typically of unnatural size, strength or speed, with black fur, glowing eyes, and ghostly or phantom characteristics.
Synonyms: hell-hound; hell hound
hellhound (noun): An evil or otherwise unpleasant person.
Synonyms: hell-hound; hell hound
gigot (noun): A leg of lamb or mutton.
Synonyms: gigget; jigot; jigget; giggot; jiggot
gigot (noun): Short for gigot sleeve (“a type of sleeve shaped like a leg of mutton”).
Synonyms: gigget; jigot; jigget; giggot; jiggot
bhaji (noun): Any of various Indian dishes of fried vegetables.
Example: onion bhaji
concolorous (adj): Colored the same throughout.
Synonyms: concolourous
concolorous (noun): Photedes extrema, a species of moth.
Synonyms: concolourous
metamodel (noun): A model of the modelling process itself.
Synonyms: meta model; meta-model
metamodel (noun): A pragmatic communications model in neuro-linguistic programming.
Synonyms: meta model; meta-model
scrapper (noun): A person who disposes of scraps, such as one who collects scrap metal to sell to a scrap dealer.
ujamaa (noun): A socialist ideology of cooperation and collective advancement that formed the basis of socioeconomic policies in Tanzania in the 1960s.
ujamaa (noun): A village built according to this ideology, with central homes and school surrounded by communal farmland.
carboplatin (noun): An organic derivative of platinum that is used in chemotherapy.
Hypernyms: platin
calendula (noun): Any plant of the genus Calendula, with yellow or orange flowers, often called marigolds.
amlodipine (noun): A long-acting calcium channel blocker used as an anti-hypertensive and in the treatment of angina
tokenism (noun): A policy of formally complying with efforts to achieve a goal by making small, token gestures; especially to hire a minimal number of ethnically diverse or disadvantaged people.
pucelle (noun): A girl, a maiden; a virgin (often with reference to Joan of Arc).
lingzhi (noun): A medicinal mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine, Ganoderma lucidum and other closely related mushroom of the genus Ganoderma.
pitohui (noun): A bird of the genus Pitohui in the family Oriolidae (formerly in Pachycephalidae), endemic to New Guinea, some of which have powerful batrachotoxins in skin and feathers.
pitohui (noun): One of several poisonous birds of similar appearance, now taxonomically separated from Pitohui proper.
calathus (noun): A vase-shaped basket made from reeds or twigs, used in Ancient Greece.
doura (noun): A kind of sorghum.
Synonyms: durra; dourah
directrix (noun): A line used to define a curve or surface; especially a line, the distance from which a point on a conic has a constant ratio to that from the focus.
khutbah (noun): A talk or sermon delivered in mosques before the Friday prayer, or at other special occasions.
Synonyms: khotbeh; khutbeh; khutba; khotbah
Example: Save your khutbah for another time.
gigantomachy (noun): The battle of the Giants (offspring of Gaia, according to Hesiod conceived from the spilt blood of Uranus) against the Olympian gods.
Synonyms: Gigantomachy
gigantomachy (noun): Any battle envisaged as being waged by giants against gods or against an established universal order.
Synonyms: Gigantomachy
repugnance (noun): Contradiction, inconsistency, incompatibility, incongruity; an instance of such.
linaria (noun): Any plant of the genus Linaria (as the toadflax)
parasitise (verb): To live on or in a host organism as a parasite.
Synonyms: parasitize
pleiotropy (noun): The influence of a single gene on multiple phenotypic traits; pleiotropism.
pleiotropy (noun): The existence of drug effects other than the one for which the drug was designed; usually implies additional beneficial effects.
rajadhiraja (noun): A prestigious royal ruler in South and Southeast Asia.
Synonyms: Rajadhiraja
instantiate (verb): To represent (a concept, theme, or principle) by an instance.
Synonyms: instanciate; embody; channel; exemplify; realize
instantiate (verb): To create an object (an instance) of a specific class.
Synonyms: instanciate; embody; channel; exemplify; realize
toenail (noun): The thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a toe.
Synonyms: footnail
Example: toenail clippings
toenail (verb): To fasten two pieces of lumber together by applying nails or screws into both boards at an angle.
mushin (noun): A mental state free from anger, fear, etc., into which expert martial artists are said to enter during combat.
erogenous (adj): Causing sexual arousal; erotogenic.
Example: give him an erogenous massage
phototypesetting (noun): A printing process that generated columns of type on a scroll of photographic paper, using a phototypesetter
Synonyms: photocomposition
monoblock (noun): Alternative spelling of monobloc, a forging or casting made in a single piece.
otology (noun): The branch of medicine that deals with the ear, its structure, function and pathology.
inelegant (adj): Not elegant; not exhibiting neatness, refinement, or precision.
Synonyms: unchic; unelegant; unfashionable; démodé; haphazard
obsess (verb): To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
Example: Some people are obsessed with sports.
obsess (verb): To think or talk obsessively about.
Example: Stop obsessing over it, will you!
vend (noun): The letter Ꝩ/ꝩ, used in Old Norse, related to the rune wynn (ᚹ, whence also Latin-script Ƿ/ƿ) but with the bowl open at the top, like a y.
nasturtium (noun): The popular name of any of the plants in the Tropaeolum genus of flowering plants native to south and central America.
Synonyms: nasturtion; nasturtian
nasturtium (noun): A plant in this genus, garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus).
Synonyms: nasturtion; nasturtian
nasturtium (noun): Any of the plants in the genus Nasturtium that includes watercress.
Synonyms: nasturtion; nasturtian
phonolite (noun): a light-coloured rock of volcanic origin composed mostly of alkali feldspars
Synonyms: clinkstone
fourball (noun): A match between two teams of two golfers, each playing his or her own ball throughout the round rather than alternating shots, and each hole won by the team whose individual golfer has the lowest score.
consolidator (noun): a business which buys air travel tickets in bulk, then sells them at discounted prices.
cardia (noun): The area of the stomach which directly receives contents from the esophagus.
redband (noun): One of several subspecies of rainbow trout (O. m. gairdneri, O. m. newberrii, O. m. stonei).
redband (adj): Of trout having the larger spots and crimson stripe associated with the redband subspecies.
muka (noun): Prepared fibre of harakeke, used in traditional Maori weaving.
disproportion (noun): The state of being out of proportion; an abnormal or improper ratio; an imbalance.
disproportion (noun): Lack of suitableness, adequacy, or due proportion to an end or use; unsuitableness.
disproportion (verb): To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness; to violate symmetry in; to mismatch.
infraclass (noun): A zoological classification sometimes inserted below subclass and above subterclass (rarely used) and superorder.
epimorphism (noun): A morphism p such that for any other pair of morphisms f and g, if f∘p=g∘p, then f = g.
Synonyms: epi
mitrailleuse (noun): A breech-loading machine gun consisting of a number of barrels fitted together, so arranged that the barrels can be fired simultaneously, or successively, and rapidly.
eglantine (noun): A Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.
phasmid (noun): Any insect of the order Phasmida: a leaf insect or walking stick (stick insect).
phasmid (noun): Either of the two caudal chemoreceptors in some nematodes.
skulduggery (noun): A devious device or trick.
Synonyms: sculduggery; skullduggery; scullduggery
skulduggery (noun): Dishonest, underhanded, or unscrupulous activities or behaviour.
Synonyms: sculduggery; skullduggery; scullduggery
dynorphin (noun): Any of a class of opioid peptides that arise from the precursor protein prodynorphin
tephrosia (noun): Any of the genus Tephrosia of leguminous shrubby plants and herbs.
monopulse (adj): Being a radar system that compares the received signal from a single radar pulse against itself in order to compare the signal as seen in multiple directions, polarizations, etc.
waybill (noun): A document that lists the final destination (and other details) of each part of a cargo.
Synonyms: way bill
waybill (verb): To provide (cargo) with a waybill document.
Synonyms: way bill
chrysotile (noun): A fibrous silicate mineral with the chemical formula Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄; a form of serpentine asbestos.
hypersexuality (noun): Excessive desire for sexual activity, especially when considered high enough to be clinically significant.
practicability (noun): The state of being practicable; feasibility
Antonyms: impracticability
pavon (noun): A small triangular flag, especially one attached to a knight's lance; a pennon.
quango (noun): An organization that, although financed by a government, acts independently of it.
Synonyms: QUANGO
pretentiousness (noun): The quality of being pretentious.
Synonyms: pretentiosity
hostname (noun): The unique name by which any device attached to a computer network is known.
Synonyms: domain name; nodename
hostname (noun): A computer or other network device's Internet domain name; a fully qualified hostname.
Synonyms: domain name; nodename
hostname (noun): The portion of a computer's Internet domain name that comes before the first period; an unqualified hostname.
Synonyms: domain name; nodename
contrive (verb): To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise
Synonyms: cast about; becast
contrive (verb): To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.
Synonyms: cast about; becast
contrive (verb): To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.
Synonyms: cast about; becast
histiocytosis (noun): An excess of histiocytes, associated with various rare diseases.
tump (verb): To form a mass of earth or a hillock around.
Example: to tump teasel
tump (verb): to bump, knock (usually used with "over", possibly a combination of "tip" and "dump")
Example: Don't tump that bucket over!
tump (verb): To draw or drag, as a deer or other animal after it has been killed.
tragopan (noun): Any of several species of Asian pheasant of the genus Tragopan.
Synonyms: horned pheasant
advisability (noun): The quality of being advisable or prudent.
Antonyms: inadvisability
advisability (noun): An instance of advisability; a consideration in determining overall advisability.
Antonyms: inadvisability
squirm (verb): To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment.
Example: MARIGOLD: Should I tell them I know?
archivolt (noun): An ornamental molding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch.
mutex (noun): An object in a program that serves as a lock, used to negotiate mutual exclusion among threads.
trant (verb): To traffic in an itinerant manner; to peddle.
Synonyms: traunt
sensi (noun): Clipping of sensimilla.
Synonyms: sensy; sensie
armigerous (adj): Entitled to bear a coat of arms.
Synonyms: armigeral
subaqueous (adj): Existing below the water surface.
Synonyms: submerged; sub-aqueous; underwater; subaqueous; subaquæous
Antonyms: above-water
Example: subaqueous deposits
subaqueous (adj): Designed for underwater use.
Synonyms: submerged; sub-aqueous; underwater; subaqueous; subaquæous
Antonyms: above-water
Example: a subaqueous helmet
subaqueous (adj): Weak and filtered
Synonyms: submerged; sub-aqueous; underwater; subaqueous; subaquæous
Antonyms: above-water
Example: subaqueous light
uraeus (noun): A representation of the sacred asp, symbolising supreme power in ancient Egypt.
Synonyms: uræus; ouræus
herdbook (noun): A book containing the list and pedigrees of one or more herds of cattle.
soldan (noun): The ruler of a major Muslim state in the Middle Ages, especially the Sultan of Egypt.
glowworm (noun): The larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families Phengodidae or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.
Synonyms: glow-worm
glowworm (noun): A carnivorous gnat larva in the keroplatid genus Arachnocampa that spins threads to capture insects attracted by its glow.
Synonyms: glow-worm
worthlessness (noun): The quality of lacking worth, of being valueless, useless or devoid of benefit.
paisano (noun): Among Italian Americans and Americans of Italian descent: a fellow Italian or Italian-American; a fellow ethnic Italian.
Synonyms: paisan
paisano (noun): A native, especially a native of California of mixed Spanish and American Indian ancestry.
Synonyms: paisan
anhedral (adj): Lacking sharp, recognisable crystal faces.
Antonyms: euhedral
anhedral (noun): the downward slope of an aircraft’s wing
Antonyms: dihedral
depressor (noun): Anything that depresses: Any of several muscles whose contraction pulls down a part of the body.
depressor (noun): Anything that depresses: A nerve or nerve fiber that decreases the activity or the tone of the organ or the part it innervates, such as lowering the blood pressure.
depressor (noun): Anything that depresses: An instrument used to push something out of the way during an examination.
inexpressible (adj): Unable to be expressed; not able to be put into words.
Synonyms: unexpressible; unexpressable; inexpressable
Antonyms: expressible
wicking (noun): The material of which wicks are made, especially a loosely braided or twisted cord or tape of cotton.
racemase (noun): Any enzyme that catalyzes the stereochemical inversion of the configuration about an asymmetric carbon atom in a substrate having only one center of asymmetry.
notate (verb): To create notation (e.g. music or mathematics); to record/put down in the form of notation
asterion (noun): The point on the side of the skull corresponding to the posterior end of the parietomastoid suture.
psychobiology (noun): The branch of psychology that interprets psychological phenomena in terms of adaptation to biological, environmental, etc. factors.
leukodystrophy (noun): Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
Synonyms: leucodystrophy
shirky (adj): Disposed to shirk; tending to avoid work, obligations, etc.
hypoventilation (noun): Respiratory depression, occurring when ventilation is inadequate to perform the necessary gas exchange, which may be caused by certain medical conditions, by holding one's breath, or by drug overdose.
Antonyms: hyperventilation
sliotar (noun): A hard ball, similar in size to a baseball, used in hurling.
Synonyms: sliothar
bleomycin (noun): Any of a family of antineoplastic drug obtained from Streptomyces verticillus.
coleus (noun): Any of certain plants in the mint family, many used as ornamentals for their colorful, variegated leaves, sometime included in genus Plectranthus (spurflowers), sometimes in their own genus Coleus,
coleus (noun): Any of certain plants in the mint family, many used as ornamentals for their colorful, variegated leaves, sometime included in genus Plectranthus (spurflowers), sometimes in their own genus Coleus, especially, Plectranthus scutellarioides, also known as Coleus scutellarioides and Coleus blumei.
gote (noun): A drain; sluice; ditch or gutter.
Synonyms: gout
organochlorine (noun): Any of very many chlorine substituted organic compounds, many of which are solvents or insecticides etc.
Synonyms: organochloride; chlorocarbon
ferial (adj): Pertaining to an ordinary weekday, rather than a festival or fast.
laughably (adv): In a manner that can be laughed at, humorous, in a laughable manner.
latecomer (noun): One who has arrived comparatively recently.
Antonyms: earlycomer
latecomer (noun): One who arrived late.
Antonyms: earlycomer
economize (verb): To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).
Synonyms: œconomize; œconomise; economise
economize (verb): To use frugally.
Synonyms: œconomize; œconomise; economise
eicosapentaenoic (adj): Of or pertaining to eicosapentaenoic acid or its derivatives
whitewall (adj): Describing a hair cut with a closely cropped back and sides and the hair on the top of the head left longer.
whitewall (noun): A hair cut with a closely cropped back and sides and the hair on the top of the head left longer.
whitewall (noun): The spotted flycatcher.
Example: White wall (Northants).
twosome (adj): Being or constituting a pair; two.
Synonyms: twissel; twofold
twosome (adj): Twofold; double.
Synonyms: twissel; twofold
twosome (adj): Performed by two individuals.
Synonyms: twissel; twofold
Example: a twosome dance
twosome (noun): A group of two; a pair; a couple; a group of two distinct individuals or components.
Synonyms: duo; pair; duet
twosome (noun): A dance for two people.
Synonyms: duo; pair; duet
ceftriaxone (noun): A synthetic cephalosporin antibiotic.
Synonyms: ceftriazone
bulgur (noun): Wheat grains that have been steamed, dried, and crushed; a staple of Middle Eastern cooking.
Synonyms: bulgoor; bulgar; bulghoor; burghul; bourghul