leukas/Wiktionary huggingface dataset:
biotransformation (noun): The changes (both chemical and physical) that occur to a substance (especially a drug) by the actions of enzymes within an organism
lowlife (noun): An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.
Synonyms: criminal and Thesaurus:jerk; low-life; low life
hyperalgesia (noun): An increased sensitivity to pain, which in one form is caused by damage to nociceptors in the body's soft tissues.
Antonyms: hypoalgesia
handstand (noun): A movement or position in which a person is upside down, supported by their arms with their hands on the ground.
frontcourt (noun): The half of the court where a team's offensive basket is located
Synonyms: front-court
frontcourt (noun): The center and forwards of a team
Synonyms: front-court
uneasily (adv): In an uneasy manner.
Synonyms: hesitantly; restlessly
coss (noun): A measure of distance, varying from one and a quarter to two and a half English miles.
Synonyms: koss
hemmer (noun): A device, attached to a sewing machine, that turns over the edge of a fabric before stitching it down.
paddlewheel (noun): A large wheel fitted with thick slats, turned by an engine and used to propel a boat.
desiccant (noun): A substance (such as calcium oxide or silica gel) that is used as a drying agent because of its high affinity for water.
takaful (noun): A cooperative system of reimbursement in case of loss; a sort of Islamic form of insurance.
asherah (noun): A wooden pole or tree set up to represent the goddess Asherah.
inferiorly (adv): In an inferior manner.
Synonyms: inferiorly; inferiourly
Antonyms: superiorly
Hypernyms: unequally
inferiorly (adv): In an inferior direction.
Synonyms: inferiorly; inferiourly
Antonyms: superiorly
Hypernyms: unequally
tonsillectomy (noun): The surgical removal of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils. Frequently accompanied by an adenoidectomy.
diplopia (noun): An ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images for a single object; double vision.
Synonyms: diplopy
lackadaisical (adj): Showing no interest, vigor, determination, or enthusiasm.
Synonyms: lack-a-daisical
Example: the lackadaisical look on his face
lackadaisical (adj): Lazy; slothful; indolent.
Synonyms: lack-a-daisical
micelle (noun): a colloidal aggregate, in a simple geometric form, of a specific number of amphipathic molecules which forms at a well-defined concentration, called the critical micelle concentration
Synonyms: micella; micell
relearn (verb): To learn (something) again.
Example: I had to relearn how to swim properly.
getup (noun): Clothes, costume or outfit, especially one that is ostentatious or otherwise unusual.
Synonyms: get-up; get up
getup (noun): A fight or altercation.
Synonyms: get-up; get up
getup (noun): Layout and production style, as of a magazine.
Synonyms: get-up; get up
raki (noun): A Turkish liqueur flavored with anise.
Synonyms: rakee
yellowcake (noun): A concentrated form of uranium ore containing a mixture of oxides.
Synonyms: yellow cake
clathrin (noun): A fibrous protein that forms a polyhedral coat on the surface of the coated pits and vesicles of cells during endocytosis.
birdhouse (noun): A small house for birds.
Synonyms: nest box; nesting box
Hypernyms: house
birdhouse (noun): An aviary.
Synonyms: nest box; nesting box
Hypernyms: house
perforce (adv): By constraint of circumstances; of necessity, inevitably, unavoidably; as a matter of course.
chromic (adj): of, relating to, or containing chromium, especially in oxidation state 3
disputable (adj): Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.
Synonyms: controvertible
rhombohedral (adj): Having three equal axes and oblique angles.
Synonyms: rhombohedric
aliquot (adj): Contained in the whole an integral number of times, a factor or divisor.
Antonyms: aliquant
butanol (noun): Any of four isomeric aliphatic alcohols, C₄H₉-OH butan-1-ol or n-butanol or butyl alcohol - CH₃(CH₂)₃-OH
butanol (noun): Any of four isomeric aliphatic alcohols, C₄H₉-OH butan-2-ol or sec-butanol - CH₃CH₂CH(CH₃)-OH
butanol (noun): Any of four isomeric aliphatic alcohols, C₄H₉-OH 2-methyl-propan-1-ol or iso-butanol - (CH₃)₂CHCH₂-OH
bushbuck (noun): Either of two species of antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus or Tragelaphus sylvaticus, considered by some sources to be the single species Tragelaphus scriptus) found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Synonyms: bosbok; imbabala; kéwel; boschbok; marsh buck
bushbuck (noun): Any relatives of the above that share the same habitat.
Synonyms: bosbok; imbabala; kéwel; boschbok; marsh buck
sanitization (noun): The process of editing a security-classified document in order to reduce its classification level.
Synonyms: sanitisation
frameline (noun): A line in the viewfinder indicating the boundary of the image that will be captured.
Synonyms: frame line
goulash (noun): A stew of beef or veal and vegetables, flavoured with paprika.
Synonyms: gulyas; goulasch; gulash; gulasch
goulash (noun): A style of play in which the cards are not thoroughly shuffled between consecutive deals, so as to make the suits less evenly distributed between the players.
Synonyms: gulyas; goulasch; gulash; gulasch
munja (noun): The Indian grass Tripidium bengalense.
Synonyms: moonjah; munj; moonja; moonj
phalange (noun): A phalanx ("one of the bones of the finger or toe").
shuttlecock (noun): A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.] A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games.
Synonyms: shittlecock
shuttlecock (noun): The game of badminton.
Synonyms: shittlecock
shuttlecock (verb): To move rapidly back and forth.
Synonyms: shittlecock
shuttlecock (verb): To send or toss back and forth; to bandy.
Synonyms: shittlecock
Example: to shuttlecock words
paresthesia (noun): A sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin, with no obvious cause.
Synonyms: paræsthesia; paraesthesia
ballyhoo (noun): Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools.
ballyhoo (noun): Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools. Hemiramphus brasiliensis
khachkar (noun): An Armenian carved memorial stone.
Synonyms: khachqar; khatchkar
topmast (noun): The highest mast in a fore-and-aft-rigged ship.
topmast (noun): The mast below the topgallant mast in a square-rigged ship.
chukar (noun): A bird of species of partridge native to central Asia (Alectoris chukar).
Synonyms: chuker; chikhor; chikor; chukore; chikore
sapphic (adj): Lesbian, relating to lesbianism, or (broadly) to women who are attracted (not necessarily exclusively) to women.
combinatory (adj): Of, relating to, or derived from a combination or combinations; combinative or combinatorial.
jali (noun): A stone screen, perforated or latticed, usually with a geometrical ornamental pattern, used in Indian and Islamic architecture.
Synonyms: jaali
firefall (noun): A summertime event held in Yosemite National Park from 1872 to 1968, in which burning hot embers were spilled from the top of Glacier Point to the valley below, giving the appearance of a glowing waterfall.
firefall (noun): The phenomenon whereby Horsetail Fall, a seasonal waterfall in Yosemite National Park, is illuminated by the sunset so that it glows orange-red.
graphophone (noun): An improvement on the phonograph, using a floating stylus to cut grooves into a wax-coated cardboard cylinder.
graphophone (noun): An optical device for showing (or photographing) an image when projected upon the atmosphere as a screen.
sinicization (noun): The act, action, or result of sinicizing.
Synonyms: Sinicising; sinifying; Sinicization; sinofication; Sinicizing
hayloft (noun): The upper storey of a barn used for storing hay.
Synonyms: hay-loft; hay loft
containerization (noun): The process of containerizing; the use of containers in shipping and transport, especially shipping containers.
Synonyms: containerisation
containerization (noun): Software virtualization at the level of the operating system.
Synonyms: containerisation
lipodystrophy (noun): A disorder characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue.
chronobiology (noun): The study of the effects of time on biological systems, especially the effects of periodicity
pasang (noun): An abstract strategy board game from Brunei, in which two players compete to to capture black and white tokens.
pue (verb): To make a low whistling sound; to chirp, as birds.
Synonyms: pew
misbehave (verb): To act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner.
Synonyms: go it; carry on
paver (noun): A flat stone used to pave a pathway, such as a walkway to one's home.
Example: red brick pavers
turntablism (noun): The art of using one or more turntables and mixers to create an original musical piece.
avaz (noun): An unmetered vocal section of a mode in Persian music.
Synonyms: awaz
bullwhip (noun): A whip made from plaited leather, often with a knotted end, for use with livestock.
Hypernyms: whip
cardioid (noun): An epicycloid with exactly one cusp; the plane curve with polar equation ρ=1+ cos ,θ - approximately heart-shaped
subquadrate (adj): Nearly or approximately square.
Example: subquadrate achenes
japa (verb): to emigrate from a country for better pay or working conditions.
Synonyms: jakpa; JP
japa (noun): the emigration of Nigerians, usually for economic opportunities.
Synonyms: jakpa; JP
theophylline (noun): A bitter crystalline compound present in small quantities in tea leaves, isomeric with theobromine; used as a drug in therapy for respiratory diseases.
diksha (noun): The giving of a mantra or initiation by the guru in Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
Synonyms: deeksha
grimace (verb): To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.
macromolecule (noun): A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins).
Synonyms: macromolecule
Hypernyms: molecule
hiya (intj): An informal greeting, hi, hello.
Synonyms: heya; hia; hi-ya; hiyah
Example: Hiya, love, how's you?
hiya (intj): A kiai, shouted as a limb is swung in attack.
Synonyms: hi-yah; haiya; hi-ya; hiyah
homestay (noun): A system whereby students, visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price.
Synonyms: home stay
homestay (noun): A house used primarily as the residence of the owner but with the business of accommodating paying guests.
Synonyms: home stay
micromanagement (noun): The direct management of a project, etc. to an excessive degree, with too much attention to detail and insufficient delegation.
Synonyms: micro-management
housewarming (noun): A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
Synonyms: house-warming; house warming
Antonyms: house cooling party
housewarming (noun): The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.
Synonyms: house-warming; house warming
Antonyms: house cooling party
Example: a housewarming gift
recessional (adj): Of or relating to recession or withdrawal, particularly at the end of a religious service or wedding.
steeplechaser (noun): A horse or human athlete who participates in steeplechase racing
optogenetics (noun): A science that combines optics and genetics, aiming at controlling cellular processes with light. The cells are made responsive to light using genetics and then activated using specific wavelengths.
geebung (noun): A plant of the genus Persoonia.
Synonyms: geebong
toolchain (noun): A set of tools for software development, often used in sequence so that the output of one tool comprises the input of the next.
Synonyms: tool chain; tool-chain
horrorcore (noun): A subgenre of hip-hop music with horror-themed lyrics and imagery.
pilchard (noun): Any of various small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae.
Synonyms: sardine
vacuuming (noun): Material sucked up by a vacuum cleaner.
Example: Put the vacuumings in the bin.
bulbar (adj): Relating to, or having the form of a bulb; used especially of the medulla oblongata.
Synonyms: bulbal; oblongatal; medullary
brahmacharya (noun): The first (student) ashrama in Hindu culture in which a person is dedicated to the quest for self-realization.
autogas (noun): Automotive gasoline suitable for use in piston-engined gasoline-powered aircraft.
Synonyms: mogas
autogas (noun): Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
Synonyms: liquefied petroleum gas; LPG
monatomic (adj): Of an element, consisting of a single atom in the molecule, for example, the noble gases. Note: Strictly speaking, a molecule has at least two atoms.
monocyte (noun): A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that differentiates into a macrophage.
Hypernyms: agranulocyte
protogynous (adj): Exhibiting protogyny.
Antonyms: protandrous
protogynous (adj): Whose female parts (stigma) becomes mature before the male ones (anthers).
Antonyms: protandrous
protogynous (adj): Whose female parts (archegonia) mature before the male parts (antheridia) release their spermatozoids.
Antonyms: protandrous
tempranillo (noun): A variety of black grape used to make red wines, native to Spain.
halogenation (noun): The reaction of a halogen with something, especially the replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a halogen one.
deinstitutionalization (noun): the process of abolishing a practice that has been considered a norm
deinstitutionalization (noun): the process of releasing a person from a facility where their freedom to leave has been restrained
deinstitutionalization (noun): the process of reducing a person's dependence on an institutional environment
pausa (noun): The hiatus between prosodic units, e.g. at the end of a sentence.
tiptoe (noun): The tip of the toe.
Synonyms: tippytoe; tip-toe; tippy-toe
tiptoe (adj): Standing elevated, on or as if on the tips of one's toes.
Synonyms: tippytoe; tip-toe; tippy-toe
tiptoe (adj): Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily, on or as if on the tips of one's toes.
Synonyms: tippytoe; tip-toe; tippy-toe
Example: with tiptoe step
tiptoe (verb): To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground.
Synonyms: tippytoe; tip-toe; tippy-toe
cholangiocarcinoma (noun): Cancer of the bile ducts (e.g., common bile duct, cholangioles).
Synonyms: bile duct cancer; cholangiocellular carcinoma
petrography (noun): The branch of petrology that deals with the scientific description and classification of rocks.
Synonyms: petrog; petrogr.
petrography (noun): The art of writing on stone.
Synonyms: petrog; petrogr.
goatskin (noun): The skin of a goat.
Hypernyms: leather; skin; hide
goatskin (noun): A liquid container (especially of wine or water) made from goat leather.
Hypernyms: leather; skin; hide
goatskin (noun): a bodhran drum.
Hypernyms: leather; skin; hide
applicator (noun): A tool or device used to apply a fluid or semi-fluid substance to a surface.
tolerably (adv): In a tolerable manner; to an extent that can be tolerated.
paraneoplastic (adj): associated with, but only indirectly related to, a tumor, as for example the endocrine or immunologic effects rather than the mass effect.
doze (verb): To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.
Synonyms: slumber; dose
doze (verb): To make dull; to stupefy.
Synonyms: slumber; dose
doze (noun): A light, short sleep or nap.
Synonyms: sleep; dose
Example: I felt much better after a short doze.
boob (noun): A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.
Synonyms: breasts
triflate (noun): Any salt or ester of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid
Synonyms: trifluoromethanesulfonate
wilga (noun): Geijera parviflora, a small tree or bush found in inland parts of eastern Australia, and grown elsewhere for its drought tolerance and its graceful willow-like weeping form.
Synonyms: sheepbush; dogwood
irredeemable (adj): Not redeemable; not able to be restored, recovered, revoked, or escaped.
Synonyms: unredeemable
irredeemable (adj): Not able to be cancelled by a payment or converted to another form of currency or financial instrument, especially one considered more secure or reliable.
Synonyms: unredeemable
fissionable (adj): Capable of undergoing nuclear fission; fissile.
Antonyms: nonfissionable
virga (noun): A type of note used in plainsong notation, having a tail and representing a single tone.
Synonyms: virgula
virga (noun): A streak of rain or snow that is dissipated in falling and does not reach the ground, commonly appearing descending from a cloud layer.
Synonyms: virgula
virga (noun): A unit of length: a rod, pole or perch (5½ yards); or a unit of area: a square rod, pole or perch.
Synonyms: virgula
waxwork (noun): A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person.
quinze (noun): An old French card game of Spanish origin, players attempting to make fifteen points.
chromosphere (noun): The faint pink extension of a star's atmospheric envelope between the corona and the photosphere
fouta (noun): A piece of thin patterned cotton or linen fabric used like a bathrobe in Mediterranean countries, originally Tunisia.
pentobarbital (noun): A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug (trademark Nembutal) formerly used to relieve insomnia.
Synonyms: pentobarbitone; equitensin; euthesate
cruck (noun): A sturdy timber with a curve or angle used for primary framing of a timber house, usually used in pairs.
pecker (noun): Someone who or something that pecks, striking or piercing in the manner of a bird's beak or bill Any tool used in a pecking fashion, particularly kinds of hoes or pickaxes.
Synonyms: T-box; courage; nose; T-block; pothead
pecker (noun): Someone who or something that pecks, striking or piercing in the manner of a bird's beak or bill Any machine or machine part moving in a pecking fashion A picker, a shuttle-driver: the device which moves backwards and forwards in the shuttle-box to drive the shuttle through the warp.
Synonyms: T-box; courage; nose; T-block; pothead
pecker (noun): Someone who or something that pecks, striking or piercing in the manner of a bird's beak or bill Any machine or machine part moving in a pecking fashion A kind of V-shaped telegraphic relay.
Synonyms: T-box; courage; nose; T-block; pothead
lineside (adj): Alongside a railway line.
Hypernyms: side
Example: lineside signalling
protoplasm (noun): The entire contents of a cell comprising the nucleus and the cytoplasm. It is a semi-fluid, transparent substance which is the living matter of plant and animal cells.
polyprotein (noun): Any protein (especially ones produced by viruses) that cleave to produce a number of polypeptides, some of which act as hormones
vincristine (noun): A cytotoxic compound C₄₆H₅₆N₄O₁₀ of the alkaloid class obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle and used especially in the form of its sulfate to treat acute leukemia and other cancers.
dragline (noun): A cable, cord, or rope used to drag an object; specifically, the line of a dragline excavator that drags the bucket.
ungovernable (adj): Unable to be managed or controlled.
Example: a man with an ungovernable temper
radiochemistry (noun): the use of radioisotopes to study the kinetics of chemical reactions
wunderkind (noun): A child prodigy; a phenom.
Synonyms: Wunderkind
wunderkind (noun): A highly talented or gifted individual, especially one who is successful at a young age.
Synonyms: Wunderkind
schlieren (noun): Regions of a fluid having different refractive index because of their different density.
probative (adj): Tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the truth of an allegation.
Antonyms: disprobative; prejudicial
gigawatt (noun): One thousand million (10⁹) watts, abbreviated as GW.
Synonyms: jigawatt; giga-watt
gopnik (noun): In Russia, Eastern Europe, former Soviet republics, and other Slavic countries, a member of a subculture of young people of lower-class low-income backgrounds, mostly millennials, who usually live in the Russian suburbs.
Synonyms: hoodlum; zef; gopota; chav; gop
Example: Coordinate term: gopnitsa
hypoallergenic (adj): Containing fewer allergens; minimally allergenic.
Synonyms: hypoallergic
hypoallergenic (adj): Relating to a hypoallergen.
Synonyms: hypoallergic
peplum (noun): A peplos, an Ancient Greek garment formed of a tubular piece of cloth folded back upon itself halfway down so that the top of the tube is worn around the waist, and the bottom covers the legs down to the ankles; the open top is then worn over the shoulders, and draped, in folds, down to the waist. Compare the Roman palla.
peplum (noun): A kind of women's outer garment in ancient Greece; a veil.
peplum (noun): A short overskirt cut in such a way that the sides form points. [from 20th century] A short overskirt cut in such a way that the sides form points.
peplum (noun): A genre of Italian films based on historical or biblical epics.
Synonyms: sword-and-sandal
peplum (noun): An individual film in this genre.
Synonyms: sword-and-sandal
gimcrack (adj): Showy but of poor quality; worthless.
Synonyms: jimcrack
gimcrack (noun): Something showy but worthless; a bauble or gimmick.
Synonyms: jimcrack
gimcrack (verb): To put together quickly and without much care; to bodge.
Synonyms: jimcrack
gimcrack (verb): To embellish with gimcracks.
Synonyms: jimcrack
pharmacognosy (noun): A branch of pharmacology that studies medical substances that are derived from natural sources, and their recognition.
lepas (noun): Any of the genus Lepas of pedunculated barnacles found attached to floating timber, bottoms of ships, etc.; a goose barnacle.
alkalosis (noun): An abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood.
Antonyms: acidosis
nonlocal (noun): One who is not a local; a stranger or foreigner.
Synonyms: alien; peregrine; outlander; foreigner
nonlocal (noun): An identifier that is not locally scoped.
Synonyms: alien; peregrine; outlander; foreigner
interlayer (noun): A layer of material sandwiched between others, especially a layer of plastic between the layers of laminated glass.
precognitive (adj): Pertaining to the ability to see or predict future events.
Synonyms: oracular; precognitive; augural; prognostic; prophetic
materialization (noun): The creation of a temporary table containing the results of a database query.
Synonyms: materialisation
orenda (noun): A mystical power thought by the Iroquois to pervade all things.
charivari (noun): The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.
Synonyms: shivaree; skimmity-ride; chivari; skimmity; skimmington
charivari (noun): Any loud, cacophonous noise or hubbub.
Synonyms: shivaree; skimmity-ride; chivari; skimmity; skimmington
cnidarian (noun): Any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria.
forint (noun): The basic unit of currency of Hungary; formerly subdivided into 100 fillér.
neurochemical (adj): Of or pertaining to neurochemistry, the study of the chemical basis of nerve and brain activity
neurochemical (noun): A chemical substance that is involved in neural activity, such as a neurotransmitter
flatware (noun): Eating utensils; cutlery, such as forks, knives and spoons.
unemotional (adj): Showing little or no feeling.
Synonyms: See: Thesaurus:alexithymic; dispassionate
Antonyms: passionate
Example: an unemotional person
unemotional (adj): Reasoned and objective, involving reason or intellect rather than feelings.
Synonyms: See: Thesaurus:alexithymic; dispassionate
Antonyms: passionate
rach (noun): a dog that hunts by scent
Synonyms: rache; ratch
tallboy (noun): A tall chest of drawers, or combination of chest on chest, or chest with a small wardrobe on top. Usually with low bracket feet but always resulting in a tall piece of furniture.
Synonyms: tall boy; tall-boy
tallboy (noun): A tall beer can, either 16 or 24 ounces (473 or 710ml).
Synonyms: tall boy; tall-boy
tallboy (noun): A kind of sail, a spanker.
Synonyms: tall boy; tall-boy
longan (noun): An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.
Synonyms: dragon's eye; lungan
longan (noun): The fruit from the longan tree.
Synonyms: dragon's eye; lungan
acquisitive (adj): Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring.
Example: He is an acquisitive person.
havildar (noun): An noncommissioned officer rank in parts of India, later a specific military rank of the British Indian Army and of the modern armies of India and Pakistan, equivalent to sergeant.
Synonyms: havildah; avaldar; havaldar
philanderer (noun): One who plays at courtship; a fickle lover; a flirt (usually applies only to men).
blacktail (noun): A fish: the ruffe or pope (Gymnocephalus cernua)
blacktail (noun): A black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus), of California and Oregon.
preternatural (adj): Beyond or not conforming to what is natural or according to the regular course of things; strange.
Synonyms: præternatural; praeternatural
preternatural (adj): Having an existence outside of the natural world.
Synonyms: præternatural; praeternatural
neotype (noun): A new specimen of a previously described species which, in order to maintain nomenclatural stability or solve doubtful or confusing identities, is designated to serve as the type specimen, possibly replacing a previous holotype or neotype
melam (noun): A condensation product of melamine, originally found in the residue of heating ammonium thiocyanate.
printout (noun): Something printed on paper, usually by a printer (machine).
Synonyms: print-out; hard copy; listing
xylitol (noun): A pentahydric alcohol, C₅H₁₂O₅, penta-hydroxy pentane; derived from xylose; used as a sweetener.
Synonyms: E967 when used as a sweetener
tribble (noun): A horizontal frame with wires stretched across it for drying paper.
Synonyms: treble
tribble (noun): A fictional alien creature in Star Trek, a fast-breeding, cooing ball of fur.
detoxify (verb): To remove foreign and harmful substances from something.
Synonyms: de-toxify; detoxicate
detoxify (verb): To make something that is harmful more benign.
Synonyms: de-toxify; detoxicate
hilum (noun): The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support.
Synonyms: porta; hilus
hilum (noun): The nucleus of a starch grain.
Synonyms: porta; hilus
hilum (noun): A depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ; a porta.
Synonyms: porta; hilus
lecky (noun): Electricity.
Synonyms: lekky; leccy
Example: The lecky’s gone off again.
retractor (noun): In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
retractor (noun): A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome.
switchgrass (noun): A tall North American perennial grass, Panicum virgatum, used as forage and to make hay.
tearjerker (noun): An emotionally charged film, novel, song, opera, television episode, etc., usually with one or more sad passages or ending, so termed because it suggests one is likely to cry during its performance.
Synonyms: tear jerker; tear-jerker
neuropsychologist (noun): A neurologist or psychologist whose speciality is neuropsychology
amnion (noun): The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
premenstrual (adj): Occurring in the time period during the menstrual cycle leading up to the beginning of menstruation.
premenstrual (adj): Relating to the time period in a girl's life prior to her first experience of menstruation; prepubescent.
disallowance (noun): A power a higher level authority has to disallow particular legislation of the lower level jurisdiction; such as a federal government disallowing state/provincial legislation, or the British monarch disallowing colonial legislation.
Example: Coordinate term: reservation
urbanity (noun): Behaviour that is polished, refined, courteous.
Antonyms: rurality
brigalow (noun): Any of various Australian acacia trees, especially Acacia harpophylla of New South Wales and Queensland.
Synonyms: briglow
acclimation (noun): The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate, surroundings, or situation; especially, acclimatization.
imbibe (verb): To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
Hypernyms: ingest
imbibe (verb): To take in; absorb.
Hypernyms: ingest
Example: to imbibe knowledge
imbibe (verb): To steep; to cause to absorb liquid.
Hypernyms: ingest
mofo (noun): Abbreviation of motherfucker.
Synonyms: mo-fo; mo' fo; mo fo
Example: Man, he's a big mofo.
mofo (adj): Abbreviation of motherfucking.
Synonyms: mo-fo; mo' fo; mo fo
Example: Man, he's got a big mofo truck.
mofo (adv): Abbreviation of motherfucking.
Synonyms: mo-fo; mo' fo; mo fo
preflight (adj): Serving to confirm that requests can be accepted, before sending an actual request.
Example: a CORS preflight request
leeroy (verb): To run headfirst into a situation without prior planning or consideration.
Synonyms: Leeroy
undulation (noun): A tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string.
reparative (adj): Tending to or intended to repair.
Example: reparative surgery
reparative (adj): Of, pertaining to, or being a reparation.
Example: reparative justice
vilify (verb): To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
disaccharide (noun): Any sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, consisting of two monosaccharides combined together.
Synonyms: disaccharide
Hypernyms: carbohydrate
veta (noun): A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of vega with respect to time, or equivalently the rate of change of theta with respect to changes in the volatility of the underlying asset.
Synonyms: DvegaDtime
Hypernyms: Greeks
alprazolam (noun): A drug (trademark Xanax) of the benzodiazepine group (8-chloro-1-methyl-6-phenyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepine), used in the treatment of anxiety.
Hypernyms: triazole; benzodiazepine; anxiolytic
sunbow (noun): A bow or arc of prismatic colors like a rainbow, caused by refraction through a spray of water from a cataract, waterfall, fountain, etc., rather than through droplets of rain.
dysarthria (noun): Difficulty in articulating words due to a disturbance in the form or function of the structures that modulate voice into speech; one of the first indicative symptoms of myasthenia gravis, brought about by an autoimmune response to acetylcholine receptors.
moronic (adj): Behaving in the manner of a moron; idiotic; stupid.
abar (verb): To bar, prohibit, or block.
Synonyms: abarre
tegu (noun): Any of the South American lizards of the families Teiidae and Gymnophthalmidae.
Synonyms: jacuaru; teju; salipenter
tegu (noun): Any of the South American lizards of the families Teiidae and Gymnophthalmidae. especially any of genus Tupinambis, which is sometimes kept as a pet.
Synonyms: jacuaru; teju; salipenter
superimpose (verb): To place an object over another object, usually in such a way that both will be visible.
polyphenol (noun): any of a large class of organic compounds, of plant origin, having more than one phenol group; they tend to be colourful and to have antioxidant properties
fusil (noun): A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.
fusil (noun): A light flintlock musket or firelock.
Synonyms: fusee
interdisciplinarity (noun): Any academic or scientific study that draws on the expertise of more than one discipline.
indri (noun): One of the largest living lemurs (Indri indri), native to Madagascar.
maidenhair (noun): A girl or woman's pubic hair.
Synonyms: maidenhair fern; maiden-hair
maidenhair (noun): Either of two species of genus Adiantum of fern with delicate, hair-like stalks, especially Adiantum capillus-veneris.
Synonyms: maidenhair fern; maiden-hair
maidenhair (noun): Either of two ericaceous plants, the creeping snowberry or the checkerberry.
Synonyms: maidenhair fern; maiden-hair
apropos (adj): Of an appropriate or pertinent nature.
Synonyms: incidentally; by the way; àpropos; à propos; incidental
apropos (adj): by the way, incidental
Synonyms: incidentally; by the way; àpropos; à propos; incidental
apropos (prep): Regarding or concerning.
Synonyms: àpropos; à propos; about; as for
Antonyms: malapropos
apropos (adv): By the way.
Synonyms: àpropos; à propos
apropos (adv): Timely; at a good time.
Synonyms: àpropos; à propos
apropos (adv): To the purpose; appropriately.
Synonyms: àpropos; à propos
entailment (noun): The act of entailing, the state of being entailed, or something that is entailed.
Synonyms: intailment
sinoatrial (adj): Relating to the venous sinus and the right atrium of the heart.
Synonyms: SA; sinoauricular
Example: sinoatrial block; sinoatrial node
evolutionism (noun): The advocacy of Darwinian evolution by natural selection (Darwinism).
petard (noun): A small, hat-shaped explosive device, used to breach a door or wall.
Synonyms: pettard
petard (noun): Anything potentially explosive, in a non-literal sense.
Synonyms: pettard
petard (verb): To attack or blow a hole in (something) with a petard.
Synonyms: pettard
icefish (noun): Any member of notothenioid family Channichthyidae; these Antarctic fishes are named for the lack of hemoglobin in their blood
icefish (noun): The noodlefish (family Salangidae in order Osmeriformes).
machan (noun): A kind of safety platform in a tree, used when hunting large animals or to escape a flood; found most commonly in Indian jungles.
Synonyms: machhan; muchan
tyramine (noun): A compound which occurs naturally in cheese and other foods and can cause dangerously high blood pressure in people taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor.
milah (noun): the first step in the bris, where the akroposthion is excised (later followed by periah, then posthetomy, then metzitza)
Example: Milah is ordained in the Bible
bronchiolitis (noun): Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children.
mescal (noun): A Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented juice of the agave.
Synonyms: mezcal; mexcal
mescal (noun): The peyote cactus.
Synonyms: mezcal; mexcal
bajada (noun): In the southwestern US, a slope, specifically part of a piedmont slope made of rocky detritus.
Synonyms: bahada
aune (noun): An old French cloth measure, varying around the country, but at Paris equivalent to 0.95 of an English ell.
molasse (noun): A shallow deposit of sandstone, shale and conglomerate in front of a rising mountain chain.
isekai (noun): A genre of Japanese fiction involving everyday people transported to alternate fantasy or virtual worlds.
noyan (noun): commander of tumens and mingghans, military units of 10,000 and 1,000 soldiers respectively
strapline (noun): A secondary heading or headline, especially one printed above another.
Synonyms: strap line
strapline (noun): A memorable slogan attached to a commercial brand.
Synonyms: strap line
chytrid (noun): Any fungus of the phylum Chytridiomycota.
deride (verb): To harshly mock; ridicule.
Synonyms: barrack; flite; poke borack; badger; fligger
Hypernyms: offend; abuse; mock; harass; despise
zinnia (noun): Any of several brightly coloured flowering plants, of the genus Zinnia, native to tropical America; old maid.
yadu (noun): A Burmese form of poetry consisting of up to three stanzas of five lines, with certain constraints on syllables and rhyme.
riverway (noun): The segment of a river or route on a river which is traversed by watercraft.
Synonyms: river-way; river way
brassiere (noun): Dated form of bra (“item of underwear”).
Synonyms: brassière
lude (verb): To get high on Quaalude.
Synonyms: lude
redbud (noun): Any of several small trees, of the genus Cercis, having purple-pink flowers that appear before the leaves; the Judas tree.
hydropneumatic (adj): Being, or pertaining to, a type of automotive suspension system based on a nitrogen springing medium.
towhee (noun): Any of several species of birds of the genera Pipilo and Melozone.
snooze (verb): To sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.
Synonyms: snooz
snooze (verb): To pause; to postpone for a short while.
Synonyms: snooz
snooze (noun): A brief period of sleep; a nap.
Synonyms: snooz
snooze (noun): The snooze button on an alarm clock.
Synonyms: snooz
snooze (noun): Something boring.
Synonyms: snooz
Example: The whole movie was a snooze.
phytochemical (noun): Any chemical or nutrient derived from a plant source; a phytonutrient.
radiographer (noun): Someone who works with radiography. This term seems to be more common in British English.
Synonyms: radiology nurse; radiographist
beatboxer (noun): A performer who imitates the sound of musical instruments, especially percussion, with his or her voice
homey (adj): Befitting a home; cozy, intimate.
Synonyms: homely
abscond (verb): To flee, often secretly; to steal away. To hide, conceal, or absent oneself clandestinely, with the intent to avoid legal process
abscond (verb): To flee, often secretly; to steal away. To abandon a hive.
parp (intj): Representing the sound of a car horn, a trumpet, or breaking wind.
niente (adv): totally silent, as a musical direction (abbreviated to n. or ∅ in sheet music)
frag (noun): A successful kill in a deathmatch game. A point or score (when considered collectively) gained by successfully killing opponents in a deathmatch game.
frag (verb): To deliberately kill (one's superior officer) with a fragmentation grenade.
abasi (noun): The monetary unit of Afghanistan during the 19th century, valued at 1/3 of a rupee.
posttranslational (adj): Of or pertaining to the period after a protein has been translated from mRNA.
Synonyms: post-translational
nephrite (noun): A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).
imbecile (noun): A person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five- to seven-year-old child.
imbecile (adj): Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; especially, mentally weak.
Example: hospitals for the imbecile and insane
stonefly (noun): Any of the freshwater aquatic insects in the order Plecoptera.
Synonyms: salmonfly
colonus (noun): A sharecropping tenant farmer of the late Roman Empire and Early Middle Ages.
preparer (noun): One who, or that which, prepares, fits, or makes ready.
spittle (noun): Spit, usually frothy and of a milky coloration.
nikka (noun): A bowdlerization of nigga used as a reclaimed sense of nigger.
Synonyms: nikkah
Example: What's crackin' my nikka?
hyperallergic (adj): very allergic
Antonyms: hypoallergic
hyperallergic (adj): very allergenic; hyperallergenic
Antonyms: hypoallergic
pyrophoric (adj): Spontaneously igniting in air, especially when in a finely divided state.
chaw (verb): To chew; grind with one's teeth; to masticate (food, or the cud).
rockery (noun): A section of a garden made from decorative rocks and alpine plants.
Synonyms: rock garden
rockery (noun): A natural area where many seals breed.
Synonyms: rock garden
fumarole (noun): An opening in the ground that emits steam and gases due to volcanic activity.
Example: Alternative form: fumerole
tropane (noun): A nitrogenous bicyclic heterocycle, mainly known for a group of alkaloids derived from it, including atropine and cocaine.
koinonia (noun): Communion by intimate participation, associated with the Christian church.
Synonyms: coenonia; koenonia
verbiage (noun): The manner in which something is expressed in words.
Example: bureaucratic verbiage
chargesheet (noun): A document of accusation prepared by law enforcement to be submitted to the court.
escheator (noun): A royal officer in medieval and early modern England, responsible for taking escheats from deceased subjects.
Synonyms: escheater
obfuscate (verb): To make dark; to overshadow.
Synonyms: darken; muddle; confuse; overshadow; eclipse
Antonyms: explain; simplify
obfuscate (verb): To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.
Synonyms: darken; muddle; confuse; overshadow; eclipse
Antonyms: explain; simplify
Example: obfuscate facts
obfuscate (verb): To alter code while preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent.
Synonyms: darken; muddle; confuse; overshadow; eclipse
Antonyms: explain; simplify
thuggish (adj): Characterized by thuggery; behaving in a violent or intimidating way; appearing to be violent or intimidating.
thuggish (adj): Resembling or characteristic of the assassins known as thugs or Thuggees (often capitalized in this sense).
waterpower (noun): The capacity to shoot water, as from a fire hose or squirt gun
turpitude (noun): Inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness.
pharmacovigilance (noun): The detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects of medicines.
Synonyms: drug safety; PhV; PV
hypnagogic (adj): That induces sleep; soporific, somniferous.
Synonyms: hypnogogic
Antonyms: hypnopompic
hypnagogic (adj): That accompanies falling asleep; especially, pertaining to the semi-conscious period immediately preceding sleep.
Synonyms: hypnogogic
Antonyms: hypnopompic
hexahydrate (noun): A hydrate whose solid contains six molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell
purslane (noun): Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants. the widely-grown edible plant common purslane or summer purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
Synonyms: pusley; common purslane; pussley; purslain; garden purslane
purslane (noun): Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants. moss-rose purslane, moss rose (Portulaca grandiflora)
Synonyms: pusley; common purslane; pussley; purslain; garden purslane
purslane (noun): Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants.
Synonyms: pusley; common purslane; pussley; purslain; garden purslane
laddu (noun): A ball-shaped sweet made with flour and sugar, popular in the Indian subcontinent.
Synonyms: laddoo; ludoo; ladoo; luddoo
onager (noun): The Asiatic wild ass or hemione (Equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to Asia; specifically, the Persian onager, Persian wild ass, or Persian zebra (Equus hemionus onager).
onager (noun): A military engine acting like a sling which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket powered by the torsion from a bundle of ropes or sinews operated by machinery; a torsion catapult.
crackpot (noun): Someone addicted to crack cocaine (i.e. a drug addict).
crackpot (adj): Eccentric or impractical.
Example: a crackpot idea
whirligig (noun): Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.
Synonyms: whirlgig; whirlygig
whirligig (noun): A device incorporating spinning, wind-driven propellers or pinwheels, used as whimsical outdoor decoration in a garden or on a porch.
Synonyms: whirlgig; whirlygig
whirligig (noun): A whirligig beetle.
Synonyms: whirlgig; whirlygig
autotomy (noun): The spontaneous removal of a limb, tail etc, especially by some invertebrates as a self-defense mechanism.
hydronium (noun): The hydrated hydrogen ion, H₃O⁺.
Synonyms: hydronium ion
Hypernyms: oxonium
leery (adj): Cautious, suspicious, wary, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns.
xanthorrhoea (noun): Any of the genus Xanthorrhoea of grass trees.
sextuple (noun): A team that wins 6 titles in the same year or season.
sextuple (adj): Being six times as great.
Synonyms: sextuplex
sextuple (adj): Having six beats to the bar.
Synonyms: sextuplex
sextuple (verb): To make, or to become, six times as much (or as many).
nightside (noun): The side of a planet or other body that faces away from the sun or star around which it orbits.
aulos (noun): Any of a class of ancient Greek musical instruments resembling pipes or flutes.
junket (noun): A type of cream cheese, originally made in a rush basket; later, a food made of sweetened curds.
junket (verb): To attend a junket; to feast.
Synonyms: gallivant; jaunt; banquet
junket (verb): To go on a junket; to travel.
Synonyms: gallivant; jaunt; banquet
junket (verb): To regale or entertain with a feast.
Synonyms: gallivant; jaunt; banquet
prospectively (adv): In a prospective manner.
Example: Coordinate term: retrospectively
demodulation (noun): The inverse of the effect of modulation, or applying a signal to a carrier.
proofread (verb): To check a written text for errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, and punctuation.
Synonyms: proof-read; copyedit; look over; proof
Hypernyms: examine
proofread (noun): Synonym of proofreading.
Synonyms: proof-read
kursaal (noun): A public hall or building for the use of visitors at health resorts or spas; a casino
Synonyms: Kursaal
heterozygote (noun): A diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci.
heterozygote (noun): A bacteriophage that has two different copies of its genetic material and so produces two types of offspring.
bloodstain (noun): A spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood.
bioactivity (noun): Biologic activity, such as biochemical or immunologic reactivity: the biologic effect (function or dysfunction, benefit or toxicity) of a substance.
falconet (noun): Any of various small, tropical Asian falcons of the genus Microhierax found in Southeast Asia.
falconet (noun): A light cannon developed in the late 15th century and decorated with an image of a falcon.
inosine (noun): Any nucleoside formed from hypoxanthine attached to a ribose
snaffle (noun): A broad-mouthed, loose-ringed bit (metal in a horse's mouth). It brings pressure to bear on the tongue and bars and corners of the mouth, and is often used as a training bit.
Synonyms: bradoon
snaffle (noun): Decorative wear that looks like a snaffle.
Synonyms: bradoon
snaffle (verb): To put a snaffle on, or control with a snaffle.
lanolin (noun): A greasy yellow substance chemically akin to wax that is secreted from wooly animals, with a variety of uses from rust prevention, lubrication and waterproofing to cosmetics and skin ointments.
Synonyms: laniol; wool wax; lanichol; E913 when used as a glazing agent; lanoline
hardrock (noun): A type of concrete that contains relatively small amounts of aggregate relative to the amount of cement.
blacken (verb): To cause to be or become black.
Synonyms: denigrate; tarnish; sully; dirty; black
blacken (verb): To become black.
Synonyms: denigrate; tarnish; sully; dirty; black
blacken (verb): To make dirty.
Synonyms: denigrate; tarnish; sully; dirty; black
kith (noun): Friends and acquaintances.
Synonyms: acquaintance; friend
kith (noun): An acquaintance or a friend.
Synonyms: acquaintance; friend
teatime (noun): The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal).
Synonyms: tea-time
activewear (noun): Casual clothing that is comfortable to wear when exercising or partaking in sport; sportswear.
stereoisomer (noun): one of a set of the isomers of a compound that exhibits stereoisomerism
nopal (noun): A prickly pear cactus from the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera; the edible pads (fleshy leaves) of the cactus, considered as food.
Synonyms: nopales; prickly pear
thermography (noun): Any of several techniques for the remote measurement of the temperature variations of a body, especially by creating images produced by infrared radiation.
Synonyms: thermal imaging
thermography (noun): Any process of writing involving the use of heat.
Synonyms: thermal imaging
catafalque (noun): A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate.
Synonyms: catafalco
emotionalism (noun): An emotional state of mind, a tendency to regard things in an emotional manner; emotional behaviour or characteristics.
troodontid (noun): Any member of the family †Troodontidae of small, bird-like theropod dinosaurs with large brains, large eyes, and a retractable claw on the second toe of each hind foot, similar to a farmer's sickle, used for slashing at prey.
qanun (noun): A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or 42 strings and two bridges.
Synonyms: canun; kanun; canon; qanoon; qanon
buttonhole (noun): A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one.
Synonyms: button hole; button-hole
buttonhole (noun): A flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration.
Synonyms: button hole; button-hole