leukas/Wiktionary huggingface dataset:
earworm (noun): Short for corn earworm (“larva of the moths Helicoverpa zea (syn. Heliothis zea) and Helicoverpa armigera, which are agricultural pests”).
Synonyms: ear-worm; ear worm
earworm (noun): An earwig (“insect of the order Dermaptera”).
Synonyms: ear-worm; ear worm
innuendos (noun): plural of innuendo
Synonyms: innuendoes
stylization (noun): The process or result of designing or presenting in accordance with a style. Adoption of a style.
stylization (noun): Simplified representation; reduction to a pattern or conventional form; abstraction; decorative generalization.
commonweal (noun): The common good; public wellbeing or prosperity
Synonyms: common weal
cutback (noun): Maneuver where the surfer turns and surfs back towards where the wave is breaking.
cutback (noun): Solvent-thinned bitumen used in cold process roofing adhesives, cements and coatings.
sinology (noun): The study of the history, language and culture of China; Chinese studies.
Synonyms: Sinology
sinology (noun): The study of the internal politics of the high members of the government of the People's Republic of China.
Synonyms: Sinology
raver (noun): A person who attends rave parties, or who belongs to that subculture.
backronym (noun): A word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it, sometimes as a folk etymology, sometimes as a contrived acronym to name a new organization, proposal, or other entity.
Synonyms: bacronym
backronym (verb): To create a backronym.
Synonyms: bacronym
spoonbill (noun): Any of various large, long-legged wading birds in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.
spoonbill (noun): A species of fish, Polyodon spathula, native to the Mississippi/Ohio/Missouri river basin, or extinct close relatives.
worthen (verb): To give worth to; value; make or become worth or worthy; appraise.
voxel (noun): The three-dimensional analogue of a pixel; a volume element representing some numerical quantity, such as the colour, of a point in three-dimensional space, used in the visualisation and analysis of three-dimensional (especially scientific and medical) data.
photic (adj): Of, related to, or irradiated by light; especially describing that part of the near-surface ocean is which photosynthesis is possible.
stakeout (noun): The act of watching a location and/or people, generally covertly.
clink (noun): Stress cracks produced in metal ingots as they cool after being cast.
clink (verb): To make a clinking sound; to make a sound of metal on metal or glass on glass; to strike materials such as metal or glass against one another.
anthologist (noun): a person who anthologizes
Synonyms: anthologiser; anthologizer; anthologer
lymphedema (noun): The swelling of tissue due to retention of fluid in the lymph vessels.
Synonyms: lymphœdema; lymphoedema
ringlet (noun): A lock, tress.
Example: Her hair was in ringlets.
ringlet (noun): Any of various butterflies with small rings on the wings, in the tribe Satyrini of the family Nymphalidae, such as Aphantopus hyperantus.
lunate (noun): A small stone artifact, probably an arrowhead, with a blunt straight edge and a sharpened, crescent-shaped back, especially characteristic of the Mesolithic Period
deorbit (verb): Of an orbiting object, such as a satellite, to leave orbit.
sporangium (noun): A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism.
Synonyms: sporange; capsule
sakaki (noun): An evergreen tree, Cleyera japonica, native to East Asia.
galvanize (verb): To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means.
Synonyms: galvanise
galvanize (verb): To coat with rust-resistant zinc.
Synonyms: galvanise
Example: to galvanize steel
galvanize (verb): To shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock.
Synonyms: galvanise
cholla (noun): Any of several species of cactus in the genus Cylindropuntia, having very spiny, cylindrical stem segments.
prophesy (verb): To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet.
Synonyms: prophecy
prophesy (verb): To predict, to foretell (with or without divine inspiration).
Synonyms: prophecy
prophesy (verb): To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.
Synonyms: prophecy
bluestem (noun): Any of various grasses having bluish stems, including little bluestem and big bluestem.
tenpin (noun): Any of the bottle-shaped targets used in tenpin bowling.
Synonyms: ten-pin
sideburns (noun): Facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin.
blad (noun): A portfolio; a blotting-book or blotting-pad.
Synonyms: blaud
blad (noun): A single sheet for use in a display book, illustrating a particular product available from a wholesaler.
Synonyms: blaud
flavorful (adj): Full of flavor.
Synonyms: flavorous; flavorsome; flavourful
mandrel (noun): A round object used as an aid for shaping a material, e.g. shaping or enlarging a ring, or bending or enlarging a pipe without creasing or kinking it.
Synonyms: spindle; arbor
mandrel (noun): A tool or component of a tool that guides, grips or clamps something, such as a workpiece to be machined, a machining tool or a part while it is moved.
Synonyms: spindle; arbor
grue (noun): A shiver, a shudder.
Example: A Grue of Ice
grue (noun): Any byproduct of a gruesome event, such as gore, viscera, entrails, blood and guts.
grue (adj): Of an object, green when first observed before a specified time or blue when first observed after that time.
grue (adj): A single color inclusive of both green and blue as different shades, used in translations from languages such as old Welsh and Chinese that lacked a distinction between green and blue.
tradable (adj): Capable of being traded.
Synonyms: tradeable
Example: Oil is a tradable commodity.
tradable (noun): An asset which can be traded.
Synonyms: tradeable
Example: What is the price of the tradable?
pinnace (noun): A light boat, traditionally propelled by sails, but sometimes a rowboat. Pinnaces are usually messenger boats, carrying messages among the larger ships of a fleet.
prudently (adv): In a prudent manner.
Antonyms: imprudently
physicalism (noun): A philosophical position holding that everything which exists is no more extensive than its physical properties; that is, that there are no kinds of things other than physical things, which all are of logically procedural nature, based on fundamental laws at their deepest level of causality.
Synonyms: materialism; philosophical materialism
Antonyms: idealism
Hypernyms: monism; realism
rya (noun): A Scandinavian knotted-pile woollen rug, used as bed-cover and tapestry.
kasha (noun): A porridge made from boiled buckwheat groats, or sometimes from other cereal groats.
kasha (noun): A yokai that steals the corpses of those who have died as a result of accumulating evil deeds.
nonresident (adj): not resident; not residing in the place in question
Synonyms: non-resident
nonresident (noun): one who is not a resident; an alien; a foreigner
Synonyms: outsider; outlander; non-resident; peregrine; foreigner
nonresident (noun): A person living in a country who is no legal permanent resident.
Synonyms: outsider; outlander; non-resident; peregrine; foreigner
coset (noun): The set that results from applying a group's binary operation with a given fixed element of the group on each element of a given subgroup.
trifoliate (adj): Having or comprising three leaves, or (loosely) trifoliolate (with three leaflets) or having leaves with three parts, as the clover plant.
transhumanism (noun): A philosophy favouring the use of science and technology, especially neurotechnology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology, to overcome human limitations and improve the human condition.
Synonyms: H+; h+; H-plus
snot (noun): Mucus, especially mucus from the nose.
Synonyms: booger
snot (verb): To sniff or snivel; to produce snot, to have a runny nose.
perioperative (adj): Relating to the period around an operation, including immediate preoperative preparation and postoperative recovery.
mimesis (noun): The representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art.
ferryboat (noun): A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule
Synonyms: ferry-boat; ferry boat
snorkelling (verb): present participle and gerund of snorkel
Synonyms: snorkeling
kye (noun): Cocoa (the drink).
Synonyms: ky; ki
frameshift (verb): To use a starting point for translating a series of nucleotides that is off by an amount not divisible by three, resulting in an entirely distinct set of codons.
undergarment (noun): Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear.
Synonyms: Jesus jammies
undergarment (noun): Temple garments worn by the followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Synonyms: Jesus jammies
adware (noun): A software application that includes advertisements, which are displayed while the software is running. Developers use adware as a source of income and to keep the costs of the software down (usually making it free). Some adware programs can include spyware.
passacaglia (noun): A form of historical Spanish or Italian dance characterised by a serious nature, triple metre, and use of a ground bass.
Synonyms: passacaille; passecaille
passacaglia (noun): Any piece of classical music with similar characteristics.
Synonyms: passacaille; passecaille
wristband (noun): A strip of material worn around the wrist, e.g. to absorb perspiration, especially in sports.
wristband (noun): A decorative band or bracelet that encircles the wearer's wrist.
initiatory (adj): inceptive, initial, inaugural or introductory
Example: some initiatory treatises in the law
djembe (noun): A large, rope-tuned, skin-covered drum played with the bare hands, used in West African and some fusion music.
Synonyms: jembe; dyinbe; jimbe; djembé; jenbe
gurnard (noun): Any of various marine fish of the family Triglidae that have a large armored head and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom.
Synonyms: sea robin; gurnet
gurnard (noun): Other fish with appearance like that of members of family Triglidae, such as certain of those in families Dactylopteridae, Peristediidae, and Scorpaenidae.
Synonyms: sea robin; gurnet
serval (noun): A medium-sized African wild cat, Leptailurus serval, formerly Felis serval.
mange (noun): A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).
Example: Coordinate term: (in humans) scabies
rhema (noun): A spiritual communication or inspiration from God to an individual, as opposed to the universal Logos.
demagogue (noun): A political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.
Synonyms: demagog
demagogue (verb): To speak or act in the manner of a demagogue; to speak about (an issue) in the manner of a demagogue.
Synonyms: demagog
bizen (noun): Something monstrous or portentous; a shocking sight; sorry spectacle; disgraceful thing.
Synonyms: byzen; byzont
Example: […] and a bizen like this.
bizen (noun): Something serving as a warning or an example to be avoided.
Synonyms: byzen; byzont
mouthwash (noun): A liquid used to clean one's mouth.
Synonyms: mouth wash
umber (noun): A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
Synonyms: umbre
Example: umber:
umber (adj): Of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.
Synonyms: umbre
umber (verb): To give a reddish-brown colour to.
Synonyms: umbre
doxology (noun): An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.
doggedly (adv): In a way that is stubbornly persistent.
Example: Unemployment hovered doggedly near 10%.
anoxia (noun): A condition in which a body tissue or an environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia.
pictogram (noun): A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration.
Synonyms: pictogramme; hieroglyph; pictograph
villanelle (noun): A type of poem, consisting of five tercets and one quatrain, with only two rhymes.
borrelia (noun): Any of various helically coiled spirochetes, of the genus Borrelia, some of which cause relapsing fever
merci (noun): An extra card or set of cards that is allowed to play at the end of various card games.
ionize (verb): To dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species; to be thus dissociated.
Synonyms: ionise
dextrose (noun): The naturally occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule.
Synonyms: D-Glucose; dextroglucose; D-glucose
Antonyms: L-glucose; L-Glucose
Hypernyms: glucose; hexose; aldohexose; monosaccharide
bodyweight (adj): Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
Synonyms: body weight
rifampicin (noun): A reddish-brown semisynthetic antibiotic C₄₃H₅₈N₄O₁₂ obtained from the bacterium Amycolaptosis mediterranei, used chiefly to treat tuberculosis, leprosy, and asymptomatic carriers of meningococci.
Synonyms: rifampin
acinetobacter (noun): Any bacterium of the genus Acinetobacter.
solander (noun): A box, in the form of a book, used for keeping botanical specimens etc; drop-spine or clamshell box
Synonyms: Solander
sphenoid (adj): Of or relating to the sphenoid bone which forms the base of the cranium, behind the eye and below the front part of the brain. It has two pairs of broad lateral ‘wings’ and a number of other projections, and contains two air-filled sinuses.
sphenoid (noun): A wedge-shaped crystal bounded by four equal isosceles triangles; the hemihedral form of a square pyramid.
headfirst (adv): With the head in front; headlong.
Synonyms: headforemost; headlong
headfirst (adv): Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; hastily.
Synonyms: headforemost; headlong
aftertaste (noun): A taste of something that persists when it is no longer present.
Synonyms: after-taste; after taste
aftertaste (noun): The persistence of the taste of something no longer present.
Synonyms: after-taste; after taste
hummus (noun): A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze.
Synonyms: houmus; humus; hommos; hommus; hoummos
chorea (noun): Any of the various diseases of the nervous system characterized by involuntary muscular movements of the face and extremities; St. Vitus's dance.
eld (noun): One's age, age in years, period of life.
Synonyms: ild; elth; yeeld; eild; eeld
eld (noun): Old age, senility; an old person.
Synonyms: ild; elth; yeeld; eild; eeld
eld (noun): Time; an age, an indefinitely long period of time.
Synonyms: ild; elth; yeeld; eild; eeld
eld (adj): Old.
Synonyms: aged; ild; venerable; old; elth
eld (verb): To age, become or grow old.
Synonyms: abide; tarry; ild; elden; mature
eld (verb): To delay; linger.
Synonyms: abide; tarry; ild; elden; mature
eld (verb): To make old, age.
Synonyms: abide; tarry; ild; elden; mature
saltpetre (noun): Potassium nitrate.
Synonyms: sodium nitrate; saltpeter; soda niter; caliche; niter
saltpetre (noun): Sodium nitrate.
Synonyms: sodium nitrate; saltpeter; soda niter; caliche; niter
saltpetre (verb): To treat with saltpetre.
Synonyms: saltpeter
disfavour (noun): Lack of favour; displeasure.
Synonyms: maltreatment; disfavor
Antonyms: favour
disfavour (noun): An unkindness; a disobliging act.
Synonyms: maltreatment; disfavor
Antonyms: favour
disfavour (noun): A state of being out of favour.
Synonyms: maltreatment; disfavor
Antonyms: favour
disfavour (verb): To show lack of favour or antipathy towards.
Synonyms: discriminate; disfavor; maltreat
Antonyms: favour
applet (noun): A small program module that runs under the control of a larger application, typically a web browser.
circulator (noun): A person or thing that causes something to circulate
Example: Who is the circulator of this rumor?
circulator (noun): A passive electronic component with three or more ports, in which the ports can be accessed in such a way that when a signal is fed into any port it is transferred to the next port only
lineament (noun): A distinctive feature that characterizes something, especially the parts of the face of an individual.
donk (verb): To mess around, to play
Example: We can donk all day, boys!
donk (verb): To provide a second person with a lift on a bicycle (formerly, on a horse), seating the passenger either in front (on the handlebar) or behind (sharing the seat); to travel as a passenger in such manner.
Synonyms: double-dink; dink; double-donkey; double-bank; donkey
donk (verb): To make a donk bet.
Synonyms: double-dink; dink; double-donkey; double-bank; donkey
stymie (noun): A situation where an opponent's ball is directly in the way of one's own ball and the hole, on the putting green (abolished 1952).
Synonyms: stymy; stimie; stimy
stymie (noun): An obstacle or obstruction.
Synonyms: stymy; stimie; stimy
stymie (verb): To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck.
Synonyms: stymy; stimie; stimy
stymie (verb): To bring into the position of, or impede by, a stymie.
Synonyms: stymy; stimie; stimy
traineeship (noun): The condition of, or the time served by, a trainee; training.
gastrulation (noun): The stage of embryo development at which a gastrula is formed from the blastula by the inward migration of cells.
remediate (verb): To correct or improve (a deficiency or problem).
Synonyms: remedy; rectify
remediate (adj): Intended to correct or improve deficient skills in some subject.
Synonyms: remedial
pericope (noun): A section of text forming a coherent thought, suitable for use in a speech.
Synonyms: reading
pericope (noun): A passage of Scripture to be read in public worship or a book containing such passages.
Synonyms: reading
edification (noun): The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually
Synonyms: ædification
leptospirosis (noun): An acute, infectious, febrile disease of both humans and animals, caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira.
Synonyms: 7-day fever; rat catcher's yellows; nanukayami fever; canicola fever; canefield fever
dampness (noun): Moderate humidity; moisture; moistness; the state or quality of being damp.
poy (noun): A long pole, normally with a hook, used to push barges upstream.
garcinia (noun): A tropical tree of the genus Garcinia, including the mangosteen and the gamboge tree.
chatelaine (noun): The mistress of a castle or large household.
Synonyms: châtelaine
chatelaine (noun): A chain or clasp worn at the waist by women with handkerchief, keys, etc., attached, supposed to resemble the chain of keys once worn by medieval chatelaines.
Synonyms: châtelaine
Example: Coordinate term: equipage
chatelaine (noun): A similar thing in miniature attached to a watchchain.
Synonyms: châtelaine
dilapidation (noun): The state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined.
Synonyms: delapidation
dilapidation (noun): The act of dilapidating, damaging a building or structure through neglect or intentionally.
Synonyms: delapidation
dilapidation (noun): Ecclesiastical waste: impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or intentionally.
Synonyms: delapidation
longline (adj): longer than usual; especially reaching to the hips
Synonyms: long-line
longline (noun): gear consisting of a long and thick mainline, with baited hooks attached at intervals by means of branch lines called snoods (or gangions)
Synonyms: long-line
longline (verb): To fish with a line of this kind.
Synonyms: long-line
constrict (verb): To coil around (prey) in order to asphyxiate it. (of a snake)
chiptune (noun): A piece of computer music in which the sounds are generated and mixed in realtime, common before the advent of mass storage for prerecorded sound.
chiptune (noun): A style of music that samples or emulates the audio capabilities of older sound chips, but ignores certain hardware or software limitations inherent to them.
muzak (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Muzak (“easy listening music, especially if regarded as uninteresting; something regarded as droning on and often boring, or soothing but undemanding”)
loti (noun): The basic monetary unit of the currency of the Kingdom of Lesotho, introduced in 1980 to replace the South African rand as legal tender.
loti (noun): A coin or banknote betokening a value in (ma)loti.
leotard (noun): A one-piece skintight garment with or without sleeves and without legs (often worn by gymnasts, acrobats, wrestlers, female swimmers, etc.)
oyer (noun): A hearing in a civil case which is based on the content of a document, in which the plaintiff is required to produce the document.
ratatouille (noun): A traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish consisting primarily of tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant.
toman (noun): A division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army.
Synonyms: touman; tomin; tumen; myriarchy; tomaun
toman (noun): A Persian money of account or gold coin issued until 1927, notionally worth 10,000 dinars.
Synonyms: touman; tomin; tumen; myriarchy; tomaun
toman (noun): An Iranian coin or value of 10 rials.
Synonyms: touman; tomin; tumen; myriarchy; tomaun
elderberry (noun): The small, edible, purplish-black fruit of this plant, used in cooking and to flavour drinks etc.
transpire (verb): To give off (vapour, waste matter etc.); to exhale (an odour etc.).
jiminy (intj): An expression of mild surprise or annoyance.
Synonyms: jeminy; geeminy; gemony; geminy; jimminy
hydroponic (adj): Of a plant; pertaining to or grown using hydroponics, a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions in water, without soil.
pentose (noun): A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.
Synonyms: pentaose
academe (noun): The garden in Athens where the academics met.
Synonyms: Academe
academe (noun): An academy; a place of learning.
Synonyms: Academe
academe (noun): The scholarly life, environment, or community.
Synonyms: Academe
vicariously (adv): In a vicarious manner; indirectly; as, by, or through a substitute; by proxy.
orexin (noun): Either of two neuropeptide hormones found in vertebrates; the hypocretins.
anticlimactic (adj): Lacking climax, disappointing or ironically insignificant following of impressive foreshadowing.
eyelash (noun): One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids.
Synonyms: eye-lash; eye lash
maximalist (adj): Preferring redundancy; tending to do or provide more rather than less.
Synonyms: Maximalist
Antonyms: minimalist
maximalist (adj): Aggressive, expansive.
Synonyms: Maximalist
Antonyms: minimalist
maximalist (adj): Relating to religious or Biblical maximalism.
Synonyms: Maximalist
Antonyms: minimalist
maximalist (noun): A person with maximalist beliefs or tendencies; someone who prefers redundancy or excess, especially in the arts.
Synonyms: Maximalist
Antonyms: minimalist
maximalist (noun): A supporter of an aggressive or expansive foreign policy.
Synonyms: Maximalist
Antonyms: minimalist
maximalist (noun): A proponent of Biblical maximalism, one who affirms the historicity of central Biblical narratives.
Synonyms: Maximalist
Antonyms: minimalist
bottler (noun): A person, company, or thing who bottles, especially in bulk.
Synonyms: choker
bottler (noun): A truck used for transporting bottled goods in crates.
Synonyms: choker
bottler (noun): A person who or group that fails to meet expectations, especially one prone to such failure.
Synonyms: choker
chanteuse (noun): A female singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
Synonyms: chantress
loathe (verb): To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).
Synonyms: loath
Example: I loathe scrubbing toilets.
loathe (verb): To induce or inspire disgust (in a person)
Synonyms: loath
ampicillin (noun): A semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₄S that is effective against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and is used to treat infections of the urinary, respiratory, and intestinal tracts.
tollgate (noun): A barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid
filariasis (noun): Any disease common in tropical and subtropical countries resulting from infestation of the lymphatic system with nematode worms of the superfamily Filarioidea, transmitted by mosquitoes: characterised by inflammation.
Hypernyms: helminthiasis
helichrysum (noun): Any of the genus Helichrysum of plants related to the sunflower.
dirham (noun): A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
Synonyms: dirhm; dirhem; Dirham
dirham (noun): Alternative form of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight.
Synonyms: dirhm; dirhem; Dirham
privation (noun): The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
privation (noun): The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.
privation (noun): The act of depriving someone of such basic necessities; deprivation.
vermouth (noun): A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.
surreptitious (adj): Stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert (especially movements).
Synonyms: covert
skullcap (noun): A small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck.
Synonyms: skull-cap; kippah; skull cap
skullcap (noun): A yarmulke-like hat worn as an element of ghetto fashion.
Synonyms: skull-cap; kippah; skull cap
skullcap (noun): The calvaria, the top part of the skull, covering the cranial cavity containing the brain.
Synonyms: skull-cap; kippah; skull cap
phenethylamine (noun): An aromatically substituted aliphatic amine, C₆H₅C₂H₄NH₂, which is a neurotransmitter in the brain; it has pharmacological properties similar to amphetamine.
Synonyms: phenylethylamine
phenethylamine (noun): Any of a group of compounds derived from that amine.
Synonyms: phenylethylamine
gaura (noun): Any flowering plant of the Oenothera sect. Gaura (formerly the genus Gaura in the family Onagraceae, including many beeblossoms.
wayback (noun): An area in the body of a car behind the rear seat, such as the back of a station wagon, storage well in a VW bug, etc.
shikhara (noun): A spire or pyramid-shaped tower forming part of a Hindu temple.
Synonyms: sikhara; sikhra
upcountry (adj): Living or situated remote from the seacoast
Example: an upcountry residence
upcountry (adv): Towards the interior of the country and away from the seacoast.
synchromesh (noun): A system of synchronized transmission found in modern gearboxes to make gear changing easier and smoother.
multimillionaire (noun): A person whose net worth is multiple million dollars, pounds, euros or some other currency.
Synonyms: multi-millionaire
piste (noun): A downhill trail.
Example: They were skiing on the piste.
checkup (noun): A routine visit to the doctor, dentist, or the like.
Synonyms: check-up
Example: The appointment was just for a checkup.
checkup (noun): A routine inspection.
Synonyms: check-up
Example: I took my car in for an annual checkup.
vivace (adj): Played, or to be played, at a brisk, lively tempo.
shapeshift (verb): To change one's shape or form (into another) through often magical means, normally applied only to living beings.
shapeshift (verb): To undergo a noticeable change (in character for example), to metamorphosize.
redfish (noun): Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh: Any of genus Sebastes, or edible red rockfishs.
redfish (noun): Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh: Any of genus Sebastes, or edible red rockfishs. especially Sebastes norvegicus, found in North American waters, also called rosefish or ocean perch.
redfish (noun): Any of several species fish with red skin or flesh: A large red edible fish, Sciaenops ocellatus, also called channel bass or red drum.
postern (noun): A back gate, back door, side entrance, or other gateway distinct from the main entrance.
postern (noun): By extension, a separate or hidden way in or out of a place, situation etc.
postern (noun): A subterranean passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks.
apollonian (adj): Clear, harmonious, and restrained.
Antonyms: dionysian
shrug (noun): A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge.
Example: He dismissed my comment with a shrug.
shrug (noun): A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.
shrug (verb): To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.
loblolly (noun): Gruel.
Synonyms: loplolly; lob lolly; lob-lollie; lob-lolly; loblollie
loblolly (noun): A thick stew; lobscouse or similar.
Synonyms: loplolly; lob lolly; lob-lollie; lob-lolly; loblollie
loblolly (noun): A mudhole.
Synonyms: loplolly; lob lolly; lob-lollie; lob-lolly; loblollie
loblolly (verb): To behave in a loutish manner.
Synonyms: loplolly; lob lolly; lob-lollie; lob-lolly; loblollie
avgas (noun): Gasoline fuel for piston-engined aircraft.
Synonyms: av-gas
supergravity (noun): A field theory combining supersymmetry and general relativity.
Synonyms: SUGRA
reeducation (noun): the act of educating again or anew so as to rehabilitate or adapt to new situations.
triforce (noun): A shape composed of three equilateral triangles arranged in such a manner that a fourth triangle of identical size, but pointing the opposite direction, could fit between them.
triforce (verb): To post three Unicode triangles (▲) arranged in this configuration, especially on 4chan, where doing this correctly was a sign of experience used to weed out newbies.
shigella (noun): A bacterium in the genus Shigella, some kinds of which may cause a form of dysentery called shigellosis.
gunsight (noun): An optical instrument which establishes an optical line or axis for the purpose of aiming a weapon.
humongous (adj): Of an extremely large size.
Synonyms: enormous; gigantic; humungous; ginormous; immense
narcosis (noun): Unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance.
electioneering (noun): Campaigning for elective office on behalf of oneself or another candidate.
prinia (noun): Any of the birds in the genus Prinia, found between Africa and Asia.
adenylate (noun): The dissociated anion present in adenylic acid; adenosine monophosphate.
varicella (noun): Any of various other eruptive diseases, such as swinepox, hives, and varioloid.
narc (noun): A police officer or federal agent assigned to or engaging in illegal narcotics control.
Synonyms: narco
narc (verb): To suffer from impaired judgment due to nitrogen narcosis (for example, while scuba diving).
oilseed (noun): The seed of any of several plants which are used commercially as a source of vegetable oil.
taffeta (noun): A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.
Synonyms: taffaty; taffety; taffata
matanza (noun): A place where animals are slaughtered, for their hides, meat, tallow, etc, particularly in a Latin American context; a slaughterhouse.
matanza (noun): A slaughter, as of cattle or pigs (for their hides, meat, etc), of tuna, or of people; the act of butchering or slaughtering.
retell (verb): To tell again, often differently, what one has read or heard; to paraphrase.
babble (verb): To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds
rockfill (noun): A dam's embankment of compacted free-draining granular earth, often containing rocks, with an impervious zone.
windage (noun): Drag on the crankshaft caused by oil splashing out of the sump when rotating at high speeds.
parliamentarism (noun): The system of government in which the executive branch is legitimised by parliament.
necrophilia (noun): A pathological attraction to dead bodies, especially sexual attraction or intercourse.
Synonyms: necrophilism; necrophily
Antonyms: necrophobia
necrophilia (noun): Pathological fascination with death.
Synonyms: necrophilism; necrophily
Antonyms: necrophobia
methacrylate (noun): Any salt or ester of methacrylic acid, especially an ester used in the manufacture of resins and plastics.
methacrylate (noun): A resin manufactured from methacrylic acid or a methacrylate.
jass (noun): A trick-taking card game popular in Switzerland and neighboring areas of Germany and Austria.
demure (adj): Quiet, modest, reserved, sober, or serious.
Example: She is a demure young lady.
demure (adj): Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity.
minette (noun): A mineral deposit consisting of iron ore of sedimentary origin, found in the south of Luxembourg and in Lorraine.
lactase (noun): A β-galactosidase enzyme that is involved in the hydrolysis of the disaccharide lactose into constituent galactose and glucose monomers.
Synonyms: lactase-phlorizin hydrolase
derogation (noun): The act of derogating; the temporary or partial nullification of a law.
taraxacum (noun): The dried root of the dandelion once used as a tonic.
goodie (noun): A good character in a story, often a hero.
Antonyms: baddie
crutcher (noun): A vessel in which the ingredients of soap are stirred with a crutch (form of prop).
pericarp (noun): The outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or ovary.
mornay (adj): Served with a white sauce containing cheese.
Example: eggs mornay
downcast (adj): Of the eyes, a facial expression, etc.: looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.
downcast (noun): Synonym of downthrow (“a depression of the strata on one side of a fault; also, the degree of downward displacement in such a fault”)
Example: a downcast dyke
downcast (noun): An act of looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty; hence (uncountable, archaic), dejection, melancholy.
downcast (noun): An act, or the situation, of being cast or thrown to the ground.
downcast (noun): A defeat, an overthrow; also, an act of destruction or ruin.
downcast (verb): To turn (the eyes) downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.
downcast (verb): To cast or throw (something) downwards; also, to drop or lower (something).
quarrelling (verb): present participle and gerund of quarrel
Synonyms: quarreling
pendent (adj): Either hanging in some sense, or constructed of multiple elements such as the voussoirs of an arch or the pendentives of a dome, none of which can stand on its own, but which in combination are stable.
conflate (verb): To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
conflate (verb): To deliberately draw a false equivalence or association, typically in a tacit or implicit manner as propaganda and/or an intentional distortion or misrepresentation of the subject matter.
conflate (noun): A conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.
inhumation (noun): The act of burial.
Synonyms: burial; entombment; interment
Antonyms: exhumation; disinterment
inhumation (noun): The act of burying vessels in warm earth in order to expose their contents to a steady moderate heat; the state of being thus exposed.
Synonyms: burial; entombment; interment
Antonyms: exhumation; disinterment
inhumation (noun): arenation
Synonyms: burial; entombment; interment
Antonyms: exhumation; disinterment
allodial (adj): Pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal obligations; held without acknowledgement of any superior; allodial title.
lipopolysaccharide (noun): Any of a large class of lipids conjugated with polysaccharides
preprocessor (noun): program that processes its input data to produce output that is used as input to another program
luciferase (noun): Any one of a group of enzymes that produce bioluminescence by oxidizing luciferin.
hundredweight (noun): A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (about 45.4 kg).
Synonyms: imperial hundredweight; cental; short hundredweight; centenary; quintal
hundredweight (noun): A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (eight stone or about 50.8 kg).
Synonyms: imperial hundredweight; cental; short hundredweight; centenary; quintal
hundredweight (noun): A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
Synonyms: imperial hundredweight; cental; short hundredweight; centenary; quintal
lascar (noun): A sailor from India or Southeast Asia, especially as serving on a European ship.
Synonyms: laskar; Lascar; lashkar
lascar (noun): A tent-pitcher; also a type of artilleryman.
Synonyms: laskar; Lascar; lashkar
lascar (noun): Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genera Pantoporia and Lasippa.
Synonyms: laskar; Lascar; lashkar
mouser (noun): A cat that catches mice, kept specifically for the purpose. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.] A cat that catches mice, kept specifically for the purpose.
leucadendron (noun): Any of the genus Leucadendron of evergreen shrubs or trees.
axion (noun): A hypothetical subatomic particle postulated to resolve certain symmetry problems concerning the strong nuclear force.
implore (verb): To beg or plead for (something) earnestly or urgently; to beseech.
Synonyms: emplore
implore (verb): To beg or plead that (someone) earnestly or urgently do something; to beseech, to entreat.
Synonyms: emplore
implore (verb): Often followed by for (a thing) or of (a person): to express an earnest or urgent plea.
Synonyms: emplore
implore (noun): An act of begging or pleading earnestly or urgently; an entreaty, an imploration or imploring, a plea.
eukaryote (noun): Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.
Synonyms: eukaryote; eucaryote; eukaryot; eucaryot
Hypernyms: organism
kobold (noun): An ambivalent, sometimes vindictive, spirit that is capable of materialising as an object or human, often a child; a sprite.
Synonyms: cobold; goblin
kobold (noun): A mischievous elf or goblin, or one connected (and helpful) to a family or household.
Synonyms: cobold; goblin
kobold (noun): One of a diminutive and usually malevolent race of beings, often with a reptilian or dog-like appearance.
Synonyms: cobold; goblin
shortcake (noun): A sweet cake or biscuit (crumbly leavened bread) typically made with flour, sugar, salt, butter, milk or cream, and sometimes eggs, and leavened with baking powder or baking soda.
shortcake (noun): A dessert made with such a cake, typically having layers of cream and fruit.
greenhorn (noun): An inexperienced person; a novice, beginner or newcomer.
leonine (adj): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion; lionlike. Of a facies (“a person's facial features”): resembling those of a lion as a result of some disease, especially a form of leprosy which causes leontiasis (“a medical condition characterized by an overgrowth of the cranial and facial bones”); also, of leprosy: causing a lionlike facies.
Example: leonine facies
leonine (adj): Of or pertaining to one of the popes named Leo; specifically (in Leonine City), to Pope Leo IV (790–855) who ordered the building of a wall around Vatican Hill to protect what is now Vatican City.
Synonyms: Leonine
leonine (adj): Being or relating to a kind of medieval Latin verse, generally alternative hexameter and pentameter, with rhyming at the middle and end of a line (that is, internal rhyme); also (by extension), of or relating to modern verse having internal rhyme.
Synonyms: Leonine
Example: leonine rhyme
leonine (noun): Chiefly in the plural: synonym of Leonine verse (“a kind of medieval Latin verse, generally alternative hexameter and pentameter, with rhyming at the middle and end of a line (that is, internal rhyme)”)
leonine (noun): A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and used in England as a debased form of the sterling silver penny; it was outlawed under Edward I (reigned 1272–1307).
Synonyms: Leonine; lionine
physio (noun): Clipping of physiology.
Example: I have my physio lab at 8:00am.
inbuilt (adj): Existing as an essential constituent; built-in; inherent; integral.
Synonyms: in-built
sammie (noun): A sandwich.
Synonyms: sambo; sammo; sanger; sango; sarnie
dhole (noun): An Asian wild dog, Cuon alpinus.
Synonyms: red dog; Indian wild dog; Asian wild dog; ajag; whistling dog
riposte (noun): A thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
Synonyms: ripost
riposte (noun): A counter-attack in any combat or any sport.
Synonyms: ripost
riposte (noun): A quick and usually witty response to a taunt.
Synonyms: ripost
riposte (verb): To attempt to hit an opponent after parrying an attack.
Synonyms: ripost
riposte (verb): To respond quickly; particularly if the response is humorous.
Synonyms: ripost
kame (noun): A round hill or short ridge of sand or gravel deposited by a melting glacier.
folksinger (noun): A person who sings folk songs.
Synonyms: folk singer
tsuga (noun): Any tree of genus Tsuga of conifers in the family Pinaceae, of which there are eight, nine, or ten species (depending on the authority), with four species occurring in North America and four to six in eastern Asia.
theodolite (noun): A surveying instrument, consisting of a small mounted telescope, used to measure horizontal and vertical angles.
silyl (noun): Any similar radical in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by organic groups
undercoat (noun): A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur
undercoat (noun): A coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat; a coloured primer.
comforter (noun): A padded cover for a bed, duvet, continental quilt.
nepheline (noun): A feldspathoid mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, nepheline is a plagioclase feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, nepheline weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock.
Synonyms: nephelite
roundtrip (verb): To export (a file, data, etc.) and eventually import it again without loss of fidelity.
codimension (noun): The difference between the dimension of a space and the dimension of a given subspace of the first one.
codimension (noun): A scope that indicates another variable of the same name and type is assigned to the local memory of each image.
flowerpecker (noun): Any member of the family Dicaeidae of passerine birds, many of which feed on nectar.
Synonyms: flower-pecker
multiphase (adj): That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
Example: Coordinate term: uniphase
bocce (noun): A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court
Synonyms: boccie; bocci
bocce (noun): One of the eight balls that the player throws in a game of bocce.
Synonyms: boccie; bocci
ringworm (noun): A contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterised by ring-shaped discoloured patches, covered by vesicles or scales.
Synonyms: dermatophytosis; tinea
sophy (noun): wisdom, knowledge, learning
Synonyms: sophie [15th–16th centuries]
sophy (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Sophy (“archaic form of Safawi”).
sophy (noun): Any one of the various fields of study whose names end in -sophy.
hindmargin (noun): The hindmost edge, especially when it differs in some property from the rest of the body part.
practicum (noun): A college course designed to give a student supervised practical knowledge of a subject previously studied theoretically.
Synonyms: field; work placement
practicum (noun): A science exam in which students are questioned about specimens or other objects placed in front of them.
Synonyms: field; work placement
demy (noun): A printing paper size, 17½ inches by 22½ inches.
demy (noun): One holding a demyship, a kind of scholarship for Magdalen College, Oxford.
connote (verb): To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.
Synonyms: predicate; imply; entail
connote (verb): To possess an inseparable related condition; to imply as a logical consequence.
Synonyms: predicate; imply; entail
Example: Poverty connotes hunger.
connote (verb): To express without overt reference; to imply.
Synonyms: predicate; imply; entail
tobacconist (noun): A person who sells tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, snuff and sundry items.
thither (adv): To that place.
Synonyms: away there; there; over there; yonder
Antonyms: thence
thither (adv): To that point, end, or result.
Synonyms: away there; there; over there; yonder
Antonyms: thence
Example: The argument tended thither.
thither (adj): The farther, the other and more distant.
Synonyms: farther
croaker (noun): A vocal pessimist, grumbler, or doomsayer.
goldcrest (noun): A very small passerine bird, Regulus regulus, that breeds in Eurasia.
coppersmith (noun): A person who forges things out of copper.
Synonyms: redsmith
Hypernyms: smith; metalsmith
coppersmith (noun): A South Asian barbet, Psilopogon haemacephala, with crimson forehead and throat, best known for its metronomic call that has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer.
Synonyms: redsmith
Hypernyms: smith; metalsmith
familiarization (noun): The act, process or result of familiarizing.
Synonyms: fam; familiarisation
sizzle (verb): To be exciting or dazzling.
Example: The song sizzled with energy.
sizzle (noun): Zing, zip, or pizazz; excitement.
Example: Her performance had a lot of sizzle.
roadmaster (noun): One who is in charge of a railroad track.
Synonyms: trackmaster
sallow (adj): Yellowish. Of a sickly pale colour.
Synonyms: salley
sallow (adj): Yellowish. Of a tan colour, associated with people from southern Europe or East Asia.
Synonyms: salley
sallow (adj): Having skin (especially on the face) of a sickly pale colour.
Synonyms: salley
sallow (verb): To cause (someone or something) to become sallow.
Synonyms: salley
sallow (noun): A European willow, Salix caprea, that has broad leaves, large catkins and tough wood.
Synonyms: salley; goat willow
sallow (noun): A willow twig or branch.
Synonyms: salley; goat willow
markland (noun): An old Scots unit of measure equal to eight ouncelands.
Synonyms: merkland
ocellus (noun): A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells.
ocellus (noun): An eyelike marking in the form of a spot or ring of colour, as on the wing of a butterfly or the tail of a peacock.
galvanometer (noun): A device used to indicate the presence and direction of a small electric current, especially used to detect a null or balanced condition in a bridge circuit.
patronize (verb): To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.
Synonyms: patronise
patronize (verb): To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.
Synonyms: patronise
patronize (verb): To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.
Synonyms: patronise
mitta (noun): An old English measure of volume, perhaps equal to two bushels.
Synonyms: mett
naos (noun): The inner part of an ancient Greek temple, containing a statue of the temple's deity and surrounded by a colonnaded portico; (by extension) the Roman cella, which it later gave rise to.
oversimplification (noun): An explanation that excludes important information for the sake of brevity, or of making the explanation or presentation easy to understand.
federalization (noun): The unification of states to form a federal union.
Synonyms: federalisation
federalization (noun): The assumption of control or authority by a federal government.
Synonyms: federalisation
carhouse (noun): A garage attached to a house.
Synonyms: car shed; car house
carhouse (noun): A storage depot for streetcars.
Synonyms: car shed; car house
protactinium (noun): A chemical element (symbol Pa) with atomic number 91: a dense, silvery-gray actinide metal.
Synonyms: protoactinium
oolite (noun): A rock consisting of spherical grains within a mineral cortex accreted around a nucleus, often of quartz grains.
Synonyms: oolith; egg-stone; ooid
oolite (noun): An ooid or oolith.
Synonyms: oolith; egg-stone; ooid
exhume (verb): To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
Synonyms: dig up; unearth; unbury; disinter
Antonyms: inhume; inter; bury
exhume (verb): To uncover; to bring to light.
Synonyms: dig up; unearth; unbury; disinter
Antonyms: inhume; inter; bury
falcate (adj): Shaped like a sickle.
Synonyms: falciform; falcular; falcation; drepaniform