leukas/Wiktionary huggingface dataset:
grok (verb): To understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without having to think intellectually.
Example: Troponym: subitize
grok (verb): To fully and completely understand something in all of its details and intricacies.
Example: I finally grok Perl.
binner (noun): One who attempts to earn money from what can be recovered from trash bins, as coin-deposit bottles and cans.
Synonyms: dumpster diver
unconscionability (noun): The principle that one party to a contract might be entitled to a remedy if the other party has behaved in an unconscionable manner.
citrulline (noun): An amino acid, first isolated from watermelons, that is an intermediate in the urea cycle.
polearm (noun): A close-quarter combat weapon with the main fighting part of the weapon placed on the end of a long shaft, typically of wood.
Synonyms: pole arm; bill
electroactive (adj): describing any material (especially in a cell) that is electrically active or responsive
overdosage (noun): Excessive dosage; taking too much of a pharmaceutical drug.
Synonyms: overdose
durophagous (adj): Of or relating to durophagy or an organism that practices it.
asystole (noun): Absence of systole; failure of the heart to contract.
Synonyms: cardiac arrest; cardiopulmonary arrest; flatline
pigweed (noun): Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder Amaranthus species
pigweed (noun): Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder Chenopodium album, white goosefoot
pigweed (noun): Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder Portulaca bicolor, of Australia
phototropism (noun): The movement of a plant towards or away from light.
Synonyms: phototrophism
Antonyms: scototropism; skototropism
dodecyl (noun): the aliphatic univalent radical C₁₂H₂₅-; lauryl
ambitus (noun): The exterior edge or border of a thing, such as a leaf or shell.
recreative (adj): Being, or pertaining to, recreation.
Synonyms: recreational; rec
recreative (adj): Creating anew.
Synonyms: recreational; rec
Example: recreative power
tanoak (noun): Notholithocarpus densiflorus, an evergreen tree of the beech family, native to the western United States, whose seeds resemble the acorns of an oak.
longspur (noun): A specific type of bird, of the genus Calcarius; it has a long claw on the hind toe of each foot.
legwork (noun): Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.
Synonyms: leg work; leg-work
legwork (noun): Skillful or vigorous use of the legs, as in dance or sports.
Synonyms: leg work; leg-work
jemadar (noun): A former rank in the British Indian Army, the lowest rank for a viceroy's commissioned officer.
Synonyms: jummahdar; jemutdar; jemidar; jemautdar; jamadar
athetosis (noun): A series of involuntary writhing movements of the limbs, typically bilateral and symmetric and predominantly affecting the distal parts of the limbs.
interpleader (noun): Motion for a third party to enter into a lawsuit in process because a matter is being adjudicated in which they have an interest.
interpleader (noun): Process by which a third party asks a court to determine which of two rival claims is to be honored by the third party.
xerostomia (noun): Abnormal dryness of the mouth.
Synonyms: cottonmouth; asialism; dry mouth
ascospore (noun): A sexually produced spore from the ascus of an Ascomycetes fungus
radiolaria (noun): The members of the taxonomic subclass Radiolaria; radiolarians.
retiarius (noun): A type of gladiator who uses a casting net (a rete or iaculum) as a weapon.
feedpoint (noun): The location on an antenna where radio frequency electrical power is applied.
Synonyms: feed point
glabrescent (adj): Becoming glabrous, hairless, or smooth; glabrate.
contradanza (noun): A popular Cuban dance music genre of the 19th century, or a work composed in this genre.
morphosis (noun): The way in which an organism (or an organ) changes form during development.
bomblet (noun): A small or subsidiary bomb, such as one of those released by a cluster bomb.
erythritol (noun): A tetrahydric sugar alcohol (2R,3S)-butane-1,2,3,4-tetraol that occurs in some fruit; it is used as a sugar substitute
dipeptidase (noun): Any of a class of enzymes that hydrolyze dipeptides in the small intestine.
amoebiasis (noun): Disease associated with the presence of amoebas.
Synonyms: amebiasis; amœbiasis; amoebosis
amoebiasis (noun): Any of various such diseases; most especially: Any of various such diseases; most especially
Synonyms: amebiasis; amœbiasis; amoebosis
amoebiasis (noun): Any of various such diseases; most especially: An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.
Synonyms: amebiasis; amœbiasis; amoebosis
swashplate (noun): A revolving circular plate, set obliquely on its shaft, and acting as a cam to give a reciprocating motion to a rod in a direction parallel to the shaft.
Synonyms: swash plate
swashplate (noun): A device that translates input from a helicopter's controls into motion of the main rotor blades.
Synonyms: swash plate
allophony (noun): Variation in the phonetic realizations of a phoneme; the state of a phoneme having multiple allophones.
pocho (noun): A culturally assimilated Mexican-American.
Example: Coordinate term: Chicano
indisposition (noun): A state of not being disposed to do something; disinclination; unwillingness.
unitless (adj): Having no units of measurement; such as a ratio or percentage of two numbers which have the same units.
horologist (noun): A person skilled in horology, particularly a person who makes or repairs timekeeping devices.
Synonyms: horologer
daylily (noun): Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Hemerocallis, that have fleshy roots, grasslike leaves and colourful flowers that bloom for just one day.
Synonyms: day lily
clavulanic (adj): Of or pertaining to clavulanic acid or its derivatives.
mastocytosis (noun): A disorder caused by an overabundance of mastocytes in the body.
nonsexual (adj): Asexual; lacking sexual reproductive capabilities; neuter.
Synonyms: unsexual; non-sexual
nonsexual (adj): Not involving sexuality or sexual arousal; platonic
Synonyms: unsexual; non-sexual
mucoid (adj): Pertaining to or resembling mucus; mucous.
Synonyms: myxoid; mucous
mucoid (noun): Any of a class of mucin-like substances yielding on decomposition a reducing carbohydrate together with some form of proteinaceous matter.
tronc (noun): A monetary pool, in which tips are collected and later shared out between all staff, e.g. in a restaurant.
supercilious (adj): Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
speedskater (noun): An athlete who specializes in speedskating
Example: I was a speedskater.
righty (noun): A right-handed person.
Synonyms: rightie
Antonyms: lefty
righty (noun): A right-wing person.
Synonyms: rightie
Antonyms: lefty
righty (intj): Right; used to indicate agreement or change of topic.
Synonyms: rightie
patis (noun): A fish sauce, a byproduct of making bagoong, used as an ingredient or condiment in the Philippines.
phalanger (noun): An arboreal marsupial of the family Phalangeridae, native to Australia.
nanometre (noun): An SI subunit of length equal to 10⁻⁹ metres. Symbol: nm
Synonyms: nanometer
cytochalasin (noun): Any of several related fungal metabolites that have an effect on cytokinesis while not affecting karyokinesis
zadruga (noun): A social unit of rural community among the South Slavs, associated with family links and set customs.
neuk (noun): A corner; a nook. A fairy fiddler frae the neuk, [nook] - "Robert Burns", by William Allan Neilson (1917)
neuk (noun): A bend (e.g. in a coast) …the fleet, after exploring the harbours, had doubled the East Neuk, passed safely through St Andrews Bay, and entered the Firth of Tay. --Chronicles of Strathearn (1896) - Rev. John Hunter.
birdwatch (verb): To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
donative (noun): A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or patron, without either presentation or institution by the ordinary, or induction by his orders.
limu (noun): Any of various kinds of edible algae, which form an important part of the traditional Hawaiian diet.
autoxidation (noun): A spontaneous oxidation reaction that results in the slow, flameless combustion of a material.
Synonyms: autooxidation
meticulousness (noun): The state or characteristic of being meticulous.
Synonyms: meticulosity; scrupulousness; painstakingness
bulak (noun): An Indian nose ring usually worn by married women.
Synonyms: bulaki
probabilism (noun): The doctrine that, in the absence of certainty, probability is the best criterion.
probabilism (noun): The casuistic doctrine that, in difficult matters of conscience, one may safely follow a doctrine that is probable, e.g. approved by a recognized Doctor of the Church, even if the opposite opinion is more probable.
Example: Coordinate term: probabiliorism
overreact (verb): To react too much or too intensely.
Example: overreact to bad news
apomorphic (adj): Distinguishing an organism or taxon from others that share the same ancestor
apomorphic (adj): Distinguished by such characteristics
Example: The genus is highly apomorphic.
pamphleteering (noun): The printing and distribution of pamphlets, especially as propaganda.
Synonyms: leafleteering
candiru (noun): A small parasitic catfish, Vandellia cirrhosa, native to the Amazon river, rumored to swim up male urethras.
Synonyms: canero; cañero; candirú; toothpick fish; vampire fish
baldpate (noun): A bald-headed person.
Synonyms: zuisin; American wigeon; Anas americana; bald person; chrome dome
Example: Come hither, goodman baldpate.
baldpate (noun): A bald head.
Synonyms: zuisin; American wigeon; Anas americana; bald person; chrome dome
baldpate (noun): A bird, the American wigeon (Anas americana).
Synonyms: zuisin; American wigeon; Anas americana; bald person; chrome dome
catlike (adj): resembling a cat; feline
Synonyms: catty; covert; sneaky; agile; slinky
catlike (adj): nimble, quick, graceful
Synonyms: catty; covert; sneaky; agile; slinky
catlike (adj): slow, deliberate, quiet and stealthy
Synonyms: catty; covert; sneaky; agile; slinky
stemma (noun): In the study of stemmatics, a diagram showing the relationship of a text to its manuscripts
gangplank (noun): A board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside.
Synonyms: gang plank; gang-plank
antiaromatic (adj): Describing a cyclic compound having an even number of alternating single and double bonds, e.g. cyclobutadiene.
ergotamine (noun): An alkaloid, extracted from ergot, that causes constriction of blood vessels and has been used to treat migraine; it is related to lysergic acid.
rosuvastatin (noun): A statin (trademark Crestor) that is administered orally in the form of its calcium salt (C₂₂H₂₇FN₃O₆S)₂Ca especially to treat hypercholesterolemia.
enzootic (noun): a disease which is consistently prevalent in a population of non-human animals in a limited region, season or climate.
enzootic (adj): Like or having to do with an enzootic
Antonyms: epizootic
enzootic (adj): Of a disease, prevalent in a given population or area
Antonyms: epizootic
imide (noun): a form of amide in which the nitrogen atom is attached to two carbonyl groups - R₁CONHCOR₂
ecophysiology (noun): The study of the relationships between, and adaptation of, the physiology of an organism and its environment
Hypernyms: physiology
belonger (noun): One who has close ties to a specific overseas territory, normally by ancestry, and is therefore granted certain rights.
frequentative (adj): Serving to express repetition of an action.
Synonyms: freq.
frequentative (noun): Any of a subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a repeated action, no longer productive in English, but found in e.g. Finnish, Latin, Russian, and Turkish.
Synonyms: iterative; freq.
stegodon (noun): Any member of the extinct genus Stegodon, related to modern elephants; a stegodont.
claudin (noun): Any of a family of proteins that control the flow of molecules through the epithelium
phototransduction (noun): The process whereby the various bodies in the retina convert light into electrical signals
hydroxyethyl (noun): The univalent radical HO-CH₂-CH₂- derived from ethylene glycol
mouthbrooding (noun): Oral incubation; the care given by some animals, especially fishes, to their offspring by holding them in the mouth for extended periods of time.
technorati (noun): Those who are skilled at using, or knowledgeable about, technology.
conehead (noun): A foam rubber rounded cone hat to be worn atop the head as a costume to appear to have a conical bald skull.
Synonyms: proturan
conehead (noun): An insect of the katydid subfamily Conocephalinae.
Synonyms: proturan
lutung (noun): Any of a group of Old World monkeys, making up the genus Trachypithecus, with a rather slim build and a long tail
Synonyms: lutong; lotong
unparliamentary (adj): unsuitable to be used in parliament
Example: unparliamentary language
gyrate (verb): To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado.
graticule (noun): The network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system such as the one used for the Earth.
qubba (noun): A tomb structure in the Arab world, particularly an Islamic domed shrine.
sestet (noun): A piece of music composed for six voices or six instruments; a sextet or sestuor.
sestet (noun): The last six lines of a sonnet, forming two stanzas of three lines each.
kludge (noun): An improvised device, typically crudely constructed to test the validity of a principle before doing a finished design.
Synonyms: kluge; cludge; workaround
kludge (noun): Any construction or practice, typically crude yet effective, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently.
Synonyms: kluge; cludge; workaround
kludge (noun): An amalgamated mass of unrelated parts.
Synonyms: kluge; cludge; workaround
kludge (verb): To build or use a kludge.
Synonyms: MacGyver; kludge; kluge; cobble together; jury-rig
Antonyms: plan; engineer
Hypernyms: repair; improvise; build
surra (noun): A disease of vertebrate animals caused by protozoan trypanosomes, involving fever, weakness, and lethargy.
shoreward (adj): In the direction of the shoreline, relatively speaking.
Synonyms: landward
Antonyms: lakeward; seaward
shoreward (adj): Facing the shore.
Synonyms: landward
Antonyms: lakeward; seaward
fonio (noun): Digitaria exilis, a cereal cultivated in western Africa; white fonio
Synonyms: acha
Hypernyms: cereal; grain
fonio (noun): Digitaria iburua, a cereal cultivated in western Africa, black fonio
Synonyms: acha
Hypernyms: cereal; grain
ribbit (intj): Used to anonymously and disrespectfully break silence, as in educational or ceremonial settings.
anabolism (noun): The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.
decompensation (noun): The inability of a diseased or weakened organic system or organ to compensate for its deficiency, resulting in functional deterioration.
decompensation (noun): The deterioration of cognitive or emotional functionality in a person who is distressed or who suffers from a psychological disorder.
pyramidion (noun): The small pyramid which crowns or completes an obelisk or pyramid.
haematologist (noun): A scientist, usually a medical doctor, who specializes in haematology.
Synonyms: hematologist
wetware (noun): The human brain or mind, often specifically as a computing element. Adapted as a biological parallel to hardware and software. Common in the cyberspace genre of science fiction.
wetware (noun): The underlying generative code for an organism, as found in the genetic material, in the biochemistry of the cells, or in the architecture of the body’s tissues.
hydrophilicity (noun): A measure of the extent to which something is hydrophilic.
frangula (noun): The bark of Rhamnus frangula used as a laxative or cathartic
sulfonylurea (noun): Any of a class of antidiabetic drugs that act by increasing insulin release from the beta cells in the pancreas; some are also used as herbicides.
Synonyms: sulphonylurea
Hypernyms: secretagogue
sokha (noun): Russian ard (a type of wooden plough with high, horizontal draft-poles and usually two metal-tipped ploughshares, originating in Northern Russia in medieval times and widely used in Russia and nearby countries until the early 20th century)
mehari (noun): A type of fast-running dromedary camel, which can be used for racing or transport.
bailment (noun): The handing over of control over, or possession of, personal property by one person, the bailor, to another, the bailee, for a specific purpose upon which the parties have agreed.
Hypernyms: contract
dextrin (noun): Any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives.
Synonyms: dextrine; E1400 when used as a food additive
tzaraath (noun): Any of various disfigurements of a person's skin, hair, clothing, or home understood as a kind of impurity requiring special rituals of atonement.
Synonyms: tsara'at; zaraath
alkyd (noun): A synthetic resin derived from a reaction between alcohol and certain acids, used as a base for many laminates, paints and coatings.
keypunch (noun): A mechanical device whose keys are pressed, individually or in combination, to punch holes in punched cards or paper tape that correspond to particular characters.
fluticasone (noun): A synthetic corticosteroid whose furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories.
aeroshell (noun): An aerodynamic shell that protects a spacecraft during travel from lift-off through the atmosphere from aerodynamic forces
ericoid (adj): Of or pertaining to plants of the genus Erica. Of plant leaves, small, often leathery, usually needle-like or scale-like, non-deciduous, and generally adapted to poor soils and arid conditions, such as in fynbos and maquis.
ericoid (adj): Of or pertaining to plants of the genus Erica. Of plant habit, having ericoid leaves, slender, scrubby and woody, like many Erica species.
punctilious (adj): Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
precarity (noun): A condition of existence without predictability or security, affecting material or psychological welfare.
blit (noun): A logical operation in which a block of data is rapidly moved or copied in memory, most commonly used to animate two-dimensional graphics.
glycyrrhiza (noun): Any legume (such as liquorice) of the genus Glycyrrhiza.
bullnose (noun): A bacterial disease of suckling or weanling pigs, characterized by sores in the mouth or upon the lips.
likeability (noun): The property that makes a person likeable, that allows them to be liked.
Synonyms: likability
battel (noun): Archaic spelling of battle.
Synonyms: battle; batail
battel (noun): A single combat.
Synonyms: battle; batail
Example: trial by battel; wager of battel
battel (verb): To stand indebted in the college-books for provisions and drink from the buttery.
battel (noun): A small allowance of food collegers receive from their dames (matrons) in addition to their college allowance
dustman (noun): A person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.
Synonyms: garbage collector; refuse collector; bin man; sanitation engineer; garbo
waymark (noun): A sign or symbol marked in a prominent position in an off-road location to show the track of a footpath or route; fingerpost; guidepost; milestone.
dharna (noun): A fast undertaken at the door of an offender, especially a debtor.
Synonyms: dhurna
pretax (verb): To tax before the action being taxed occurs.
Synonyms: pre-tax
prothoracic (adj): Of or pertaining to the prothorax.
Example: prothoracic gland
accost (verb): To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
aerophone (noun): Any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes, and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding considerably to the sound.
aerophone (noun): An instrument for greatly intensifying speech, consisting of a phonograph diaphragm arranged so that its action opens and closes valves, producing synchronous air blasts sufficient to operate a larger diaphragm with greater amplitude of vibration.
downshift (noun): A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
downshift (verb): To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
downshift (verb): To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
proclitic (noun): A clitic that joins with the following word phonetically, graphically, or both.
echinococcus (noun): A parasite of humans and of many domestic and wild animals, the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, that forms compound cysts or tumours (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs.
neutralism (noun): The neutral theory of molecular evolution, holding that, at the molecular level, most evolutionary changes and variation within and between species are caused not by natural selection but by genetic drift of mutant alleles that are neutral.
falseness (noun): The characteristic of being false.
Synonyms: fabrication; falsity; fiction; falsehood; untruth
equimolar (adj): Containing the same number of moles (of two or more compounds)
choriocarcinoma (noun): A malignant, trophoblastic cancer, usually of the placenta.
cornball (noun): A ball of popped corn stuck together with soft candy from molasses or sugar.
cornball (noun): Something or someone excessively corny.
Example: That movie was a real cornball.
insectarium (noun): A type of live insect zoo, or a museum or exhibit of live insects and similar arthropods.
kamishibai (noun): A traditional Japanese form of storytelling using picture scrolls, revived in the twentieth century by travelling showmen.
saggar (noun): A ceramic container used inside a fuel-fired kiln to protect pots from the flame.
Synonyms: sagger
saggar (noun): Fireclay used to make ceramic casings.
Synonyms: sagger
decodable (adj): Of a code, having a non-singular extension; being a lossless encoding.
ratte (noun): A kind of small potato with a nutty flavour and smooth, buttery texture.
Synonyms: Ratte
digitigrade (adj): Of an animal: walking on the toes, putting the weight of the body mainly on the ball of the foot, with the back of the foot, or heel, raised.
digitigrade (adj): Of feet or a manner of walking: of, resembling, or pertaining to that of a digitigrade animal.
digitigrade (adj): Belonging to the Digitigrada of the taxonomic order Carnivora.
digitigrade (noun): A digitigrade animal; an animal that walks on its toes, such as a cat or a dog.
inwardness (noun): The internal or true state; the essential nature.
Example: the inwardness of conduct
backpressure (noun): Pressure that is opposed to the flow of a fluid.
Synonyms: back pressure
backpressure (noun): The buildup of unprocessed data due to a bottleneck.
Synonyms: back pressure
aerator (noun): A device which mixes air with a substance, particularly soil or a liquid.
Example: faucet aerator
aerator (noun): A device used for charging mineral waters with gas and in making soda water.
cailleach (noun): An old woman.
Synonyms: cailliach; caillach
gorefest (noun): An event, situation, film, novel, etc., that is characterised by a copious amount of gore.
irritatingly (adv): In an irritating way; in a manner causing irritation, or that irritates.
benzalkonium (noun): Any of a class of quaternary ammonium cations containing a benzyl, two methyl and another, longer alkyl group
beardy (noun): A bearded person or animal: A bearded person; used to identify members of a group or class who can be identified by the wearing of beards.
Synonyms: beardie
beardy (noun): A bearded person or animal: A bearded reedling.
Synonyms: beardie
beardy (noun): A bearded person or animal: A bearded dragon.
Synonyms: beardie
altostratus (noun): A principal medium-level cloud type in the form of a gray or bluish (never white) sheet or layer of striated, fibrous, or uniform appearance.
Synonyms: As
counterproposal (noun): A proposal made as an alternative to another, earlier proposal.
Synonyms: counter-proposal; counterproposition
paleographer (noun): a person skilled in paleography
Synonyms: palæographer; palaeographer
anamorphosis (noun): A distorted image of an object that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror.
stepfamily (noun): Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents.
Synonyms: step family
stepfamily (noun): The family of one's stepfather or stepmother; those immediate family members not related by blood.
Synonyms: step family
courante (noun): An old French dance from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre.
courante (noun): The second movement of a baroque suite (following the allemande, and before the sarabande)
pareve (adj): Of food: that has no meat or milk in any form as an ingredient.
Synonyms: parev; parve
pareve (adj): Neutral, bland, inoffensive.
Synonyms: parev; parve
aeroponic (adj): Of, pertaining to, or grown using aeroponics
Synonyms: airponic
triumphalist (adj): Proud of one's belief or culture, and having a feeling of superiority.
stibnite (noun): A grey mineral, Sb₂S₃, that is the main ore of antimony; used in ancient times as the cosmetic kohl.
Synonyms: antimonite
majestie (noun): Archaic form of majesty.
Synonyms: maᵗⁱᵉ
troilite (noun): A non-magnetic variety of the ferrous sulfide mineral pyrrhotite that occurs in most meteorites
ostracization (noun): A state of being ostracized.
Synonyms: ostracism; shunning; ostracisation; silent treatment
ostracization (noun): The process or practice of ostracizing.
Synonyms: ostracism; shunning; ostracisation; silent treatment
amah (noun): A woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a wet nurse.
Synonyms: ama
amah (noun): A female domestic helper; a maid.
Synonyms: ama
toucher (noun): A toucha; one who tries to get something out of others for nothing in return.
psyllium (noun): Any of several plants of Plantago subg. Psyllium.
psyllium (noun): The seed husk of such plants, especially as a commercial dietary supplement used for mucilage and as a mild laxative.
wut (intj): What, both in its standard meaning as an interjection, but especially as a response to an outrageous or unexpected statement. This frase became increasingly popular in the early 2000s due to internet culture.
pseudopod (noun): A temporary projection of the cytoplasm of certain cells, such as phagocytes, or of certain unicellular organisms, such as amoebas, that serves in locomotion.
Synonyms: pseudopodium
pseudopod (noun): A projection acting as a foot in certain insect larvae.
Synonyms: pseudopodium
pseudopod (noun): An extension or projection from something.
Synonyms: pseudopodium
mortarboard (noun): A rectangular board, with a handle, on which mortar or plaster is carried: a hawk.
Synonyms: hawk; cap
mortarboard (noun): An academic cap that has a flat square top with a tassel.
Synonyms: hawk; cap
bagad (noun): A Breton band composed of bagpipes, bombards, and drums.
psychometry (noun): The paranormal ability to discover information about an object's past, and especially about its past owners, merely by handling it.
Synonyms: psychometrics
psychometry (noun): The use of psychological tests to measure intelligence, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits.
Synonyms: psychometrics
conk (noun): The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.
Synonyms: konk
conk (noun): A hairstyle involving the chemical straightening and styling of kinky hair.
monkfish (noun): Any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.
ruddle (noun): A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep.
Synonyms: reddle; raddle
ruddle (noun): Ruddiness; red coloration.
Synonyms: reddle; raddle
ruddle (verb): To mark something with red ochre.
Synonyms: reddle; raddle
ruddle (verb): To raddle or twist.
Synonyms: reddle; raddle
thunderstone (noun): A stone or fossil thought to be, or be caused by, a thunderbolt striking the earth.
shopworn (adj): Having been used, as a sample item in a retail store.
Example: The handbag looks nice, but shopworn.
laughingstock (noun): Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
Synonyms: idiot; laughing stock; jerk; jesting-stock; dead horse
Hypernyms: person
piff (intj): An exclamation of annoyance or contempt; pish; pshaw.
piff (noun): Piffle; nonsense; rubbish.
Example: "You're talking piff."
dwarfish (adj): Like a dwarf; being especially small or stunted.
Synonyms: dwarvish
dwarfish (adj): Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarves.
Synonyms: dwarvish
hormesis (noun): A phenomenon in which an environmental agent or stressor produces a stimulatory or beneficial effect at low doses and an inhibitory or harmful effect at higher doses, corresponding to a biphasic dose-response relationship.
spriggan (noun): In Cornish folklore, a malicious spirit in the form of a wizened old man.
sitagliptin (noun): A hypoglycemic drug taken orally in the form of its phosphate C₁₆H₁₅F₆N₅O·H₃PO₄·H₂O in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It acts by inhibiting the degradation of incretins, which results in increased secretion of insulin by the pancreas. It is marketed under the trademark Januvia and when used in combination with metformin, under the trademark Janumet.
myoma (noun): A tumor composed of muscle tissue, usually benign and commonly occurring in the uterus and the esophagus.
tetration (noun): The arithmetic operator consisting of repeated exponentiation, by analogy with exponentiation being repeated multiplication and multiplication being repeated addition, ᵇa denoting a to the power of a to the power of ... to the power of a, in which a appears b times. Notation: ᵇa, a↑↑b or a→b→2
Synonyms: superexponentiation; exponential map; hyper4; power tower; hyperpower
porticoed (adj): That includes a portico; furnished with a portico or porticoes.
sylphy (adj): sylphlike
Example: So swift, so sylphy held the chace.
weldability (noun): The ability of a metal or other material to be welded under specified conditions
lythe (noun): A fish, the European pollock.
Synonyms: laith; leet
leafbird (noun): A small passerine bird of the genus Chloropsis, native to India and southeast Asia.
dogate (noun): The office or dignity of a doge.
Synonyms: dogeate
altruist (noun): A person showing altruism.
Synonyms: philanthropist
Antonyms: egoist
redraft (noun): A new bill of exchange which the holder of a protested bill draws on the drawer or endorsers, for the amount of the bill, with costs and charges.
nevirapine (noun): An antiretroviral drug C₁₅H₁₄N₄O structurally related to the benzodiazepines that inhibits reverse transcriptase and is administered orally in combination with at least one other antiretroviral to treat HIV-1 infection.
gumboot (noun): A type of boot made of rubber.
Synonyms: Wellington boot; gum boot
gumboot (noun): A style of popular music traditionally associated with gold miners.
Synonyms: Wellington boot; gum boot
gumboot (noun): Generic black tea.
Synonyms: Wellington boot; gum boot
pinnatisect (adj): Having lobes with incisions that extend almost, or up to midrib.
slowcore (noun): A subgenre of indie and alternative rock music, characterized by downbeat melodies, slower tempos and minimalist arrangements.
Example: Near-synonym: sadcore
hoodwink (verb): To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold.
hoodwink (verb): To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
hoodwink (noun): An act of hiding from sight, or something that cloaks or hides another thing from view.
dystocia (noun): A slow or difficult labour or delivery.
Antonyms: eutocia
dystocia (noun): 2006, Richard Aghababian, Essentials of Emergency Medicine, page 480: Dystocia is defined as difficult delivery. Pelvic dystocia is due to aberrations of the pelvic architecture and its relationship to the presenting fetal part.[…]Fetal dystocia may be due to excessive fetal size from gestational diabetes or congenital anomalies. 2006, Richard Aghababian, Essentials of Emergency Medicine, page 480
Antonyms: eutocia
dystocia (noun): 2006, Richard Aghababian, Essentials of Emergency Medicine, page 480: Dystocia is defined as difficult delivery. Pelvic dystocia is due to aberrations of the pelvic architecture and its relationship to the presenting fetal part.[…]Fetal dystocia may be due to excessive fetal size from gestational diabetes or congenital anomalies. Dystocia is defined as difficult delivery. Pelvic dystocia is due to aberrations of the pelvic architecture and its relationship to the presenting fetal part.[…]Fetal dystocia may be due to excessive fetal size from gestational diabetes or congenital anomalies.
Antonyms: eutocia
miry (adj): Resembling or characteristic of a mire; swampy, boggy.
Synonyms: mucky; sloughy; marshy; boggy; swampy
bugloss (noun): Any of several plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae.
Synonyms: oxtongue
sike (noun): A gutter or ditch; a small stream that frequently dries up in the summer.
Synonyms: syke
sike (det): such
Synonyms: syke
Example: She macks sike warke.
mudrock (noun): Any of various fine-grained siliciclastic sedimentary rocks.
handscroll (noun): A traditional Asian scroll that unfolds horizontally so that the reader can view one section at a time while holding it in the hands.
Synonyms: hand scroll
monocyclic (adj): Having a single ring of atoms in the molecule; such as benzene or cyclopropane.
technoscience (noun): The long-standing global human activity of technology combined with the scientific method that occurred primarily in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries.
counteroffer (noun): An offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer.
Synonyms: counter-offer
counteroffer (verb): To offer as a counteroffer.
Synonyms: counter-offer
ricercar (noun): An instrumental musical composition, fugal in style but in a more serious character and with longer notes.
Synonyms: ricercare
floaty (adj): Tending to float on a liquid or to rise in air or a gas; buoyant.
floaty (adj): Tending to float on a liquid or to rise in air or a gas; buoyant. Of a ship: having a shallow draft (“the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull”), and thus drawing less (that is, floating higher in) water.
floaty (noun): A particle of food, etc., found floating in liquid.
Synonyms: floatie
floaty (noun): A lilo (“inflatable air mattress”) or similar object that floats on water and can be lain or sat on.
Synonyms: floatie
floaty (noun): Chiefly in the plural: synonym of armband (“one of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim”)
Synonyms: floatie
tonos (noun): The Modern Greek stress-marking diacritic: ⟨ ΄ ⟩, written atop a vowel in a given word’s stressed syllable.
translationally (adv): By means of, or in terms of, translation (in all senses).
silvereye (noun): A very small passerine bird, Zosterops lateralis, native to Australia, New Zealand, and nearby Pacific islands, having a ring of silvery feathers around the eye.
Synonyms: tauhou; waxeye; zosteropid; blightbird; white-eye
silvereye (noun): Any of several birds of the genus Zosterops having a ring of white feathers around the eyes.
Synonyms: tauhou; waxeye; zosteropid; blightbird; white-eye
travois (noun): A frame, often consisting of two poles tied together at one end to form a V-shaped structure with the vertex attached to a dog, horse, etc., or held by a person and the other ends touching the ground, which was used by indigenous peoples (notably the Plains Aboriginals of North America) to drag loads over land.
Synonyms: travoy; travoise; travail
travois (noun): A similar piece of equipment used to transport something by dragging; especially a stretcher dragged by a horse, mule, etc., used to transport an ill or injured person.
Synonyms: travoy; travoise; travail
travois (noun): A sled dragged by a horse or ox to transport logs, with one end of each log on the sled and the other end touching the ground.
Synonyms: travoy; travoise; travail
noncommunicable (adj): That cannot be passed on to others; not infectious.
Synonyms: non-communicable
coinfection (noun): Simultaneous infection by two pathogens (a pair of copathogens), any combination of viruses and/or bacteria; often one infection is a secondary bacterial infection that gets its opportunity from the effects of the (viral or bacterial) first one.
sorrowfully (adv): In a sorrowful manner; with sorrow and regret.
microanalysis (noun): the analysis of individual or community social activity e.g. family relationships.
hemipteran (adj): Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipterous
ectoplasmic (adj): Relating to, or having the properties or appearance of, ectoplasm.
tobiano (noun): A pinto horse with a spotted colour pattern consisting of white-haired, pink-skinned patches on a base coat colour.
yop (noun): A person employed under the Youth Opportunities Programme in Britain in the 1980s.
jamdani (noun): A fabric of fine cotton muslin of Bengali origin, with coloured stripes and patterns.
Synonyms: jamdanee; jamdanny
beavertail (noun): Any object like a beaver's tail, oval or tear-drop in plan, usually broad and flat; usually beaver-tail.
Synonyms: beaver-tail; beaver tail
beavertail (noun): A fried-dough pastry of such shape; usually beaver tail or Beaver Tail.
Synonyms: beaver-tail; beaver tail
Example: Coordinate term: elephant ear
beavertail (noun): A species of prickly pear cactus, Opuntia basilaris.
Synonyms: beaver-tail; beaver tail
anteros (noun): The counterlove or affectionate response a philerast gives to the love of an erastes.
Synonyms: anterôs; anterōs
viroid (noun): A short section of RNA but without the protein coat typical of viruses, that are plant pathogens
Synonyms: Viroidales
viroid (noun): Any of certain defective viruses, such as hepatitis D, a human pathogen.
Synonyms: Viroidales
escargot (noun): A dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails.
escargot (noun): A snail (often Helix pomatia) used in preparation of that dish.
quiff (noun): A hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward, often associated with the styles of the 1950s.
hautbois (noun): Any of the (now obsolete) predecessors of the oboe or cor anglais.
subadditive (adj): Such that the image of a sum is at most the sum of the images of the summands.
Antonyms: superadditive
machicolation (noun): An opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, of a fortified building from which missiles can be shot or heated items dropped upon assailants attacking the base of the walls.
yh (particle): Abbreviation of yeah.
Example: Yh, I see.
oxeye (noun): Several daisy-like flowers in various genera, Heliopsis spp.
Synonyms: ox-eye
oxeye (noun): Several daisy-like flowers in various genera, Heteranthemis viscidehirta
Synonyms: ox-eye
oxeye (noun): Several daisy-like flowers in various genera, Telekia speciosa
Synonyms: ox-eye
polarimeter (noun): An instrument used to measure the rotation of the plane of polarized light as it passes through a sample of an optically active compound; cf. colmascope.
Synonyms: polariscope
lipogenesis (noun): The biochemical production of fat, especially the conversion of carbohydrate into fat so that it may be stored as a long-term source of energy when food is scarce
keylock (noun): An armlock where the implementer isolates the opponent's arm and torques the shoulder in order to cause pain or injury.
keylock (noun): A physical lock on the case of a computer, preventing use of the keyboard until unlocked.
paleopathology (noun): The study of ancient diseases.
Synonyms: palaeopathology
paleopathology (noun): Any ancient disease itself.
Synonyms: palaeopathology
outcross (noun): The introduction of unrelated breeding stock to an existing population, especially one which is inbred or homogeneous.
Synonyms: out-cross
Antonyms: incross
outcross (noun): A plant or animal produced by such methods.
Synonyms: out-cross
Antonyms: incross
outcross (verb): to crossbreed different strains of a plant or animal.
Synonyms: out-cross
Antonyms: inbreed; incross
whomsoever (pron): Whatever person or persons (as object of a verb or preposition): emphasised or elaborated form of whomever.
Synonyms: whomsoëver
penhold (noun): A form of grip in table tennis similar to that typically used when holding a pen.
eliminative (adj): Of, pertaining to, or producing elimination
Example: The eliminative power of the storm.
propitiatory (adj): Intended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory.
kiddushin (noun): An engagement (promise to marry) between a man and a woman, made by themselves or by relatives.
coequal (adj): Equal to each other in size, rank or position.
Synonyms: coæqual; co-equal
coequal (noun): An equal person or thing.
Synonyms: coæqual; co-equal
dote (verb): To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.
Synonyms: doat
dote (verb): To act in a foolish manner; to be senile.
Synonyms: doat
dote (noun): A darling, a cutie.
Synonyms: doat; mimmerkin; dobby; dotard
dote (noun): An imbecile; a dotard.
Synonyms: doat; mimmerkin; dobby; dotard
Example: How did his death-bed make him a doate!
pleochroism (noun): The optical phenomenon in some coloured, transparent crystals (such as tourmaline and opal) in which the colour changes when viewed from different directions.
milkwood (noun): Any of a number of trees with milky sap: Sideroxylon inermis, the white milkwood
Synonyms: moepel
milkwood (noun): Any of a number of trees with milky sap: Mimusops zeyheri, the Transvaal red milkwood.
Synonyms: moepel
milkwood (noun): Any of a number of trees with milky sap: Alstonia scholaris (scholar tree, milky pine), and other species in the genus Alstonia.
Synonyms: moepel
isoquinoline (noun): An isomer of quinoline, many of whose derivatives occur as alkaloids and are synthesized for use as dyes, pharmaceuticals etc.
obstructionism (noun): A deliberate policy of obstructing something, especially a political process or body.
mechanician (noun): One skilled in building, using, or repairing machines, or who makes machines or tools.
mollin (noun): A soft soap of potassium hydroxide and coconut oil, used as a basis for ointments.
tiggy (noun): The children′s game tag.
Synonyms: tag; it; chasey
manorialism (noun): A political, economic and social system in medieval and early modern Europe; originally a form of serfdom but later a looser system in which land was administered via the local manor.
nonacademic (adj): Not academic; not related to academia.
Synonyms: non-academic
nonacademic (noun): One who is not an academic.
Synonyms: non-academic
waterkeeper (noun): A person responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of a body of water.
pentahydrate (noun): A hydrate whose solid contains five molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.
lambkin (noun): A young lamb, a very young sheep.
Example: A lambkin's snowy fleece
arcminute (noun): A unit of angle; 1/60 of a degree.
Synonyms: minute of angle
clonally (adv): By means of cellular or molecular cloning; in a clonal way.
donator (noun): Donor, one who donates.
Synonyms: donor; donater; donatour
rondalla (noun): An ensemble of stringed instruments played with the plectrum or pick, originating in medieval Spain.
abetment (noun): The act of abetting or assisting in a crime, wrongdoing etc.
aquaporin (noun): Any of a class of proteins that form water-permeable pores in the membrane of biological cells.
mushaira (noun): A poetic symposium in North India and Pakistan at which poets gather to perform their works, traditionally ghazals.
loligo (noun): A member of the Loligo genus of cephalopods; a squid.
trapiche (noun): A mill made of wooden rollers used to extract juice from fruit, originally olives, or from sugar cane.
monologist (noun): A person who performs a monologue or monologues.
Synonyms: monologuist
chyme (noun): The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.
Synonyms: chymus
bluebunch (noun): A bunchgrass of the species Pseudoroegneria spicata
crotchet (noun): A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
crotchet (noun): A hook-shaped instrument, especially as used in obstetric surgery.
crotchet (verb): Archaic form of crochet (knit by looping)
chiasmus (noun): An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.
Synonyms: chiasm
greenling (noun): Any of various food fishes, of the family Hexagrammidae, of the northern Pacific
micrometeorite (noun): an extraterrestrial particle, less than a millimeter in size, that has survived entry into the atmosphere without melting
irrationalism (noun): A philosophical movement formed as a cultural reaction against positivism in the early 20th century.
jueteng (noun): An illegal numbers game lottery, using a tambiolo/tambola/tómbola container that is spun or a receptacle, sometimes shaped like a bottle or small-necked phial, that is shaken with the winning number from 1 to 37 on a ball or raffle ticket paper drawn after all bets are submitted
Synonyms: huweteng; hueteng
hundi (noun): hawala (informal system of money transfer from India and the Middle East)
Synonyms: hundee
hundi (noun): a collection box used in Indian temples to collect cash offerings from devotees
Synonyms: hundee
pokeweed (noun): A poisonous North American plant, Phytolacca americana, with reddish stems, broad leaves, clusters of white flowers, and dark purple berries.
Synonyms: American pokeweed; pokeberry; pocan; skokeberry; pigeonweed
hydatid (noun): A cyst due to infection by larvae of some species of the tapeworm Echinococcus.
spikenard (noun): A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas.
spikenard (noun): The plant Nardostachys jatamansi (syn. Nardostachys grandiflora).
spikenard (noun): Lavandula stoechas, another species used in antiquity to produce an aromatic oil.
tgt (adv): Abbreviation of together.
Example: why do they look good tgt idk
jook (verb): To dodge; to move quickly to avoid something or to hide; to dart away.
jook (noun): Alternative form of juke (“roadside cafe or bar, esp. with dancing”).
chive (noun): A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.
Synonyms: cive; chithe
chive (noun): The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
Synonyms: cive; chithe
chive (noun): The style and stigma of a flower, especially saffron.
Synonyms: cive; chithe
chive (noun): A piece cut off; sliver.
Synonyms: chire; chithe
chive (noun): The filament which supports the anther of a flower; stamen.
Synonyms: chire; chithe
chive (noun): A knife.
Synonyms: chife; chieve; chiv
chive (noun): A file.
Synonyms: chife; chieve; chiv
chive (noun): A saw.
Synonyms: chife; chieve; chiv
chive (verb): To stab.
Synonyms: chife; chieve; chiv
chive (verb): To cut.
Synonyms: chife; chieve; chiv
apicomplexan (adj): Describing protists of the phylum Apicomplexa.
apicomplexan (noun): Any protist of the phylum Apicomplexa.
baryton (noun): A viol-like stringed instrument (chordophone) mainly played with a bow but with a set of plucked strings as well, originating in European music prior to the 1800s.
Synonyms: barydon; viola paradon; paradon; bariton; viola di bordone
redenomination (noun): The recalibration of the face value of a currency, most frequently by multiplying that value by a power of 10, sometimes followed by the demonetization of any cash issued with the original face value.
defterdar (noun): An official in charge of the finances of the Ottoman Empire.
Synonyms: dufterdar
chalcid (noun): Any of many small wasps of the superfamily Chalcidoidea, most of which are parasitoids of other insects.
brr (intj): Used to express being cold, to show shivering.
Synonyms: br; brrr
brr (intj): An expression of disgust or aversion, as if shuddering.
Synonyms: br; brrr
wheellock (noun): An early type of firearm, using a spring-driven wheel against a flint to make sparks in the firing pan.
tetrachloroethylene (noun): A chlorocarbon with the formula C₂Cl₄, often used in dry cleaning
Synonyms: perc; perchloroethylene; tetrachloroethene
mutator (noun): That which causes mutation or change.
Synonyms: setter
Antonyms: accessor
intension (noun): Any property or quality connoted by a word, phrase or other symbol, contrasted with actual instances in the real world to which the term applies.