leukas/Wiktionary huggingface dataset:
softswitch (noun): A central device in a telephone network that connects phone lines using software in a computer.
reticule (noun): A reticle; a grid in the eyepiece of an instrument.
reticule (noun): A small women's bag made of a woven net-like material.
hepatopancreas (noun): An organ of the digestive tract of arthropods and fish, which provides the functions which in mammals are provided separately by the liver and pancreas.
Synonyms: digestive gland; tomalley
leatherjacket (noun): Any of several brightly coloured tropical fishes, of the family Balistidae, including the filefish and the triggerfish; leatherfish
leatherjacket (noun): Any of several Atlantic fishes, of the genus Oligoplites, that have a leathery skin; leatherjack
chank (noun): The large spiral shell of several species of sea conch, much used in making bangles, especially Turbinella pyrum.
Synonyms: chanquo; chonk; chunk
condescend (verb): To come down from one's superior position; to deign (to do something).
Synonyms: descend; patronize; deign; belittle; put on airs
condescend (verb): To treat (someone) as though inferior; to be patronizing (toward someone); to talk down (to someone).
Synonyms: descend; patronize; deign; belittle; put on airs
condescend (verb): To treat (someone) as though inferior; to be patronizing toward (someone); to talk down to (someone).
Synonyms: descend; patronize; deign; belittle; put on airs
pleonastic (adj): Of, or relating to pleonasm.
Synonyms: perissological; pleonastical
pleonastic (adj): Redundant.
Synonyms: perissological; pleonastical
pleonastic (adj): Characterised by the use of redundant words or an excessive number of words.
Synonyms: perissological; pleonastical
unitard (noun): A skin-tight garment covering the torso and the legs, sometimes the arms and feet.
hempen (adj): Related to hempen ropes, i.e., to hanging as capital punishment.
nimbleness (noun): The quality of being nimble.
Antonyms: sluggishness
farsightedness (noun): The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia.
Synonyms: hyperopia; longsightedness (1,2); far-sightedness
Antonyms: shortsightedness (1,2); myopia
farsightedness (noun): The quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future.
Synonyms: hyperopia; longsightedness (1,2); far-sightedness
Antonyms: shortsightedness (1,2); myopia
inflaton (noun): A proposed particle that would have been responsible for inflation in the very early universe.
sociohistorical (adj): Of or pertaining to social and historical factors.
Synonyms: socio-historical
deprave (verb): To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile
paraffinic (adj): Of or pertaining to paraffin, or to the alkanes
cutin (noun): A waxy polymer of hydroxy acids that is the main constituent of plant cuticle.
laryngospasm (noun): An uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx
Synonyms: laryngismus
encumber (verb): To load down something with a burden.
Synonyms: incumber
Antonyms: disencumber; unload; unencumber
encumber (verb): To restrict or block something with a hindrance or impediment.
Synonyms: incumber
Antonyms: disencumber; unload; unencumber
encumber (verb): To burden with a legal claim or other obligation.
Synonyms: incumber
Antonyms: disencumber; unload; unencumber
saltine (noun): A thin, crisp, salted, customarily white-colored cracker; a soda cracker; a soda biscuit.
isorhythmic (adj): In ancient prosody, equal in the number of times for thesis and arsis, as a dactyl and anapest.
doot (noun): Beep (electronically-produced tone).
Synonyms: dood
palki (noun): A litter or palanquin.
Synonyms: palkee
synsacrum (noun): The bone in birds composed of the sacrum and some lumbar or caudal vertebrae fused together.
remise (verb): To surrender all interest in a property by executing a deed, to quitclaim.
remise (noun): A hired livery carriage of a kind superior to an ordinary fiacre; so called because kept in a remise.
stean (noun): A wall of brick, stone, or cement, used as a lining, as of a well, cistern, etc.; a steening.
stean (verb): To pelt with stones; throw stones at; stone.
Synonyms: steen; steyn
stean (verb): To fit with stones; mend, line, pave, etc. with stones.
Synonyms: steen; steyn
Example: to stean a well
butyllithium (noun): Any of three isomeric organolithium reagents used in chemical synthesis.
dolostone (noun): A sedimentary carbonate rock that contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite.
rudeboy (noun): A male juvenile delinquent, originally in Jamaica in the 1960s.
Synonyms: rude boy
rudeboy (noun): A male enthusiast of ska music.
Synonyms: rude boy
hyperthymesia (noun): A rare condition in which an individual possesses a superior autobiographical memory and is able to recall the vast majority of personal events and experiences in life.
crwth (noun): An archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, though once played widely in Europe, and characterized by a vaulted back and enough space for the player to stop each of the six strings on the fingerboard. Played variously by plucking or bowing.
Synonyms: chrotta; cruth; crouth; crowd; rote
junshi (noun): In medieval Japan, the practice of vassals committing seppuku (ritual suicide) upon the death of their lord.
screenlife (noun): A subgenre or format of film in which the majority of the action is presented via diegetic digital interfaces (such as video calls or instant messages).
dialectician (noun): Someone skilled in dialectics: someone able to arrive at logical conclusions through reasoned argument.
Synonyms: dialectisiane; dialecticiane; dialectitian
Hypernyms: reasoner; debater; Communist; logician; Marxist
dialectician (noun): Someone skilled in dialectical idealism: someone able to arrive at historical conclusions through consideration of contradictions.
Synonyms: dialectisiane; dialecticiane; dialectitian
Hypernyms: reasoner; debater; Communist; logician; Marxist
dialectician (noun): Someone skilled in dialectical materialism: someone able to arrive at socio-political conclusions through consideration of class differences.
Synonyms: dialectisiane; dialecticiane; dialectitian
Hypernyms: reasoner; debater; Communist; logician; Marxist
dialectician (noun): Someone knowledgeable about dialects.
Synonyms: dialectologist; dialecticiane; dialectisiane; dialectitian
Hypernyms: linguist
estramustine (noun): A synthetic steroidal estrogen whose phosphate is used to counter prostate cancer.
heteroscedasticity (noun): The property of a series of random variables of not every variable having the same finite variance
Synonyms: heteroskedasticity
Antonyms: homoscedasticity
osteochondrosis (noun): A family of orthopedic diseases of the joint that occur in children and in rapidly growing animals, characterized by interruption of the blood supply of a bone, necrosis, and regrowth.
tramontane (adj): Residing in or coming from the far side of a mountain range, especially from north of the Alps.
Synonyms: transmontane
tramontane (adj): A classical name for the north wind.
Synonyms: transmontane
orthocentric (adj): Of or relating to a set of four points in the plane, one of which is the orthocenter of the triangle formed by the other three.
saltarello (noun): A lively medieval Italian dance with a leaping step.
Synonyms: saltarella
saltarello (noun): The music for such a dance.
Synonyms: saltarella
monkish (adj): Pertaining to, or resembling, a monk or monasticism.
monostatic (adj): Describing a radar system in which the transmitter and receiver are collocated.
irresolvable (adj): Impossible to resolve; insoluble.
Antonyms: resolvable
irresolvable (adj): Impossible to separate into its component parts.
Antonyms: resolvable
tasbih (noun): A form of dhikr that involves the repetitive utterances of short sentences in glorification of Allah in Islam by saying "Subḥānallāh" (glorified is Allah).
midsole (noun): The layer of a shoe in between the outsole and insole, typically there for shock absorption.
flagellant (noun): a person who whips themselves or others either as part of a religious penance or for sexual gratification.
millipore (noun): Any of several filters, made from cellulose acetate membranes, capable of removing very small particles.
banderole (noun): A little banner, flag, or streamer.
Synonyms: bannerole; bandrol; bannerol; bannerall
banderole (noun): A flat band with an inscription, common in Renaissance buildings.
Synonyms: bannerole; bandrol; bannerol; bannerall
cohosh (noun): A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), the rough rootstock of which is used in medicine.
Synonyms: fairy candle; black cohosh; Cimicifuga racemosa; squaw root; papoose root
cohosh (noun): A smooth herb, Actaea racemosa, marketed for medicinal use.
Synonyms: fairy candle; black cohosh; Cimicifuga racemosa; squaw root; papoose root
olingo (noun): A small procyonid resembling the kinkajou, native to the rainforests of Central and South America.
sclerenchyma (noun): A mechanical ground tissue, impermeable to water, which consists of cells having narrow lumen and thick, mineralized walls of lignin; present in stems, vascular bundles (of monocots), seed coverings, and vein and tips of leaves.
sclerenchyma (noun): The hard calcareous deposit in the tissues of the stony corals (Anthozoa).
orangey (adj): Somewhat orange in colour.
Synonyms: orangelike; orangish; orangy
orangey (adj): Resembling, or flavoured with, oranges (the fruit).
Synonyms: orangelike; orangish; orangy
actionism (noun): An excessive emphasis on action, activity, or change in lieu of continuity, stability, and permanence.
prochiral (adj): having two constitutionally identical ligands (atoms or groups), replacement of either one by a different ligand making the molecule chiral
supercab (noun): A front compartment on a truck that includes an extra seat behind the driver's seat.
orogenesis (noun): The process of mountain formation by deformation of the Earth's crust.
Synonyms: orogeny
dolphinfish (noun): A large food and game fish of the Coryphaenidae family which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.
Synonyms: mahi-mahi
resuscitator (noun): A device, usually consisting of a face mask and tank, used to restore normal breathing to a person by forcing oxygen or an oxygen-rich mixture of gases into his or her lungs.
endpin (noun): The spike of a cello or double bass that makes contact with the floor and supports the weight of the instrument.
sprog (noun): A child.
Synonyms: crotch fruit; crotch goblin; jizz; bairn; ankle-biter
sprog (noun): A new recruit.
Synonyms: crotch fruit; crotch goblin; jizz; bairn; ankle-biter
sprog (noun): Semen.
Synonyms: crotch fruit; crotch goblin; jizz; bairn; ankle-biter
lipoamide (noun): The compound 6,8-dithiooctanoic amide.
janggi (noun): A board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in Korea.
Synonyms: changgi; Korean chess
dockage (noun): The act of docking.
Synonyms: wharfage
dockage (noun): A charge levied for docking.
Synonyms: wharfage
seclude (verb): To shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw (oneself) from society or into solitude.
laibon (noun): A shamanistic seer and healer among the Maasai people.
webtop (noun): Integration of desktop office-productivity applications with Web-based information and application delivery.
darkey (noun): A person with dark skin.
Synonyms: darkie; darky
dandiya (noun): A stick, representing a sword, used in the dandiya raas dance.
beguile (verb): To deceive or delude (using guile).
Synonyms: begyle [from the Middle English period through the 16th century]
beguile (verb): To charm, delight or captivate.
Synonyms: begyle [from the Middle English period through the 16th century]
beguile (verb): To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion.
Synonyms: begyle [from the Middle English period through the 16th century]
Example: We beguiled the hours away
gossypol (noun): Any of a class of toxic polyphenols found in the seeds of the cotton plant.
caparison (noun): The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant.
zemi (noun): Any of various local deities, human or animal and represented by small idols, once worshipped by the Caribbean peoples of the Taino culture.
Synonyms: zeme; cemi
gaymer (noun): A homosexual gamer.
Example: You're a gaymer aintcha? :)
microplasma (noun): A gas discharge of small dimensions ranging from micrometers to millimeters, used in various medical and industrial applications.
peapod (noun): A small rowboat traditionally used for fishing and lobstering in Maine.
seriatim (adv): One after another, in order; taking one topic or subject at a time in an order; sequentially.
Synonyms: step by step; sequentially; in order
crossbite (noun): An occlusal irregularity where a tooth (or teeth) has a more buccal or lingual position than its corresponding antagonist tooth in the upper or lower arcade.
sundowning (noun): A state of agitation, confusion, or delirium, especially in patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease, which begins daily at nightfall and which is alleviated by daylight.
Synonyms: nocturnal delirium; sundowner syndrome
phantosmia (noun): A form of parosmia involving olfactory hallucinations in which the perceived smell is triggered apparently without cause rather than by another smell.
almandine (noun): A type of garnet having a deep red color, inclining to purple, with the chemical formula Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃.
grao (noun): A traditional short Portuguese unit of length, equivalent to about 4.6 mm.
Synonyms: Portuguese grain; grain
grao (noun): A traditional short Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg.
Synonyms: Portuguese grain; grain
niltava (noun): Any of the birds in the genus Niltava, found in the China, Southeast Asia and South Asia.
proximo (adv): Of next month.
Synonyms: prox.
Example: on the 3rd proximo
ballistite (noun): A smokeless propellant made from nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine without a solvent, developed in the 1880s and still used, e.g., for artillery rockets like Grad.
vinclozolin (noun): A fungicide used in vineyards, known to be an endocrine disruptor.
xalam (noun): A traditional lutelike string instrument of West Africa.
Synonyms: khalam
nonassociative (adj): Whose multiplication operation is not assumed to be associative for all elements.
workingman (noun): A man who works in exchange for payment, especially a labourer who does manual labour.
Hypernyms: worker
accretive (adj): Relating to accretion; increasing, or adding to, by growth.
greyness (noun): The state or quality of being grey.
Synonyms: grayness
actinobacillus (noun): Any bacterium of the genus Actinobacillus.
benzamide (noun): The amide of benzoic acid or any of its derivatives; several of its derivatives are pharmaceuticals
perimenopause (noun): The physiological stage that women approaching menopause go through when, due to hormonal changes, they progress from their usual pattern of menstruation through a phase of atypical menstruation, and finally cease menstruating. Perimenopause ends when a woman has not menstruated for a year.
Synonyms: climacteric
perimetry (noun): The measurement of a perimeter.
Synonyms: campimetry
perimetry (noun): The systematic measurement of light sensitivity in the visual field by the detection of the presence of test targets on a defined background.
Synonyms: campimetry
sylvite (noun): An evaporite, consisting of potassium chloride KCl, also found in fumaroles.
trifluoroacetate (noun): Any salt or ester of trifluoroacetic acid
bioclastic (adj): Describing a sedimentary rock that is composed of the remains of small organisms
bioclastic (adj): Describing a form of erosion or formation caused by the action of living organisms
chromatolysis (noun): The dissolution of the Nissl bodies in the cell body of a neuron.
burgoo (noun): A dish which originated among seafarers during the days of sail: a sort of porridge seasoned with sugar, salt and butter.
Synonyms: burgout
burgoo (noun): A spicy stew, typically made with a combination of meats and vegetables, and often served with cornbread or corn muffins.
Synonyms: burgout
neophobia (noun): The fear or hatred of novelty, new things, innovation, or unfamiliar places or situations.
groundcherry (noun): Any of various plants in the genus Physalis and their fruits
Synonyms: ground-cherry; ground cherry
groundcherry (noun): Prunus fruticosa
Synonyms: ground-cherry; ground cherry
ergosphere (noun): A region outside the event horizon of a rotating black hole in which space and time are distorted by shear forces.
entropion (noun): An inversion (turning inward) of the margin of the eyelid
Synonyms: entropium
paragonimiasis (noun): A food-borne parasitic infection caused by the lung fluke, most commonly Paragonimus westermani, in humans usually spread by ingestion of raw or undercooked freshwater crabs or crayfishes.
nicety (noun): Delicacy of character or feeling usually from excessive refinement; fastidiousness
disassortative (adj): Describing a graph (or network) in which nodes of low degree are more likely to connect with nodes of a high degree
yokan (noun): A thick jellied dessert made of red bean paste, agar, and sugar, usually sold in block form and eaten in slices.
Synonyms: youkan
rumspringa (noun): A period of adolescence for some members of the Amish that begins around the age of 14–16 and ends when a youth chooses baptism within the Amish church or instead leaves the community.
claque (noun): A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.
claque (noun): A group of people who pre-arrange among themselves to express strong support for an idea, so as to give the false impression of a wider consensus.
hypocolius (noun): The grey hypocolius, the sole member of the family Hypocoliidae.
rheometer (noun): A device used to measure the flow properties of fluids with variable viscosity.
alkin (adj): Of all or every kind; all kinds or sorts of; intermingled and various.
Synonyms: allkyn; alkine; allkin; alkyn; allkins
cyberware (noun): hardware (or software) implanted in the body that interfaces with the brain or central nervous system
associationist (noun): One who explains the higher functions and relations of the soul by the association of ideas.
associationist (noun): a mushrik; one who ascribes partners to Allah (God) or believes in the Trinity.
ethnoscience (noun): The scientific study of different cultures' systems of knowledge, such as their folk classifications.
tchagra (noun): Any of the birds in the genus Tchagra, found in the dry forests and savannahs of the Afrotropics.
thrombocytosis (noun): The condition of having an abnormally high number of thrombocytes (platelets) in the bloodstream; can give a predisposition to thrombosis
hemozoin (noun): A disposal product formed from the digestion of blood by certain parasites.
amisulpride (noun): A selective dopamine antagonist that is used as an antipsychotic drug.
phosphoserine (noun): An ester of serine and phosphoric acid, found in many proteins as the result of posttranslational modifications.
kasundi (noun): A kind of Bengali pickle relish made with dried slices of green mango preserved in mustard and salt.
gluey (adj): Viscous and adhesive, as glue.
Synonyms: gummy; tacky; sticky
stylize (verb): To represent (someone or something) in a particular style.
Synonyms: stylise
stylize (verb): To represent (someone or something) abstractly in a conventional manner, commonly fancifully symbolic, to identify a particular item, by omitting most of the detail that is not unique to the item in question.
Synonyms: stylise
rubberneck (noun): Someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring.
rubberneck (verb): To watch by craning the neck (as though it were made of rubber), especially if the observer and observed are in motion relative to each other.
rubberneck (verb): To cause (someone) to watch in fascinated horror, as if rubbernecking to see a roadside accident.
deutzia (noun): Any of a group of cultivated shrubs, of the genus Deutzia, having white or pink flowers
phonk (noun): A style of music derived from hip-hop and trap music and directly inspired by 1990s Memphis rap.
phosphorene (noun): A semiconductor allotropic form of phosphorus in the form of two-dimensional layers, with a quasi-flat hexagonal honeycomb structure of derivative of black phosphorus
otokonoko (noun): A male who has extremely feminine appearance and mannerisms; femboy.
Synonyms: trap
otokonoko (noun): A male-to-female cross-dresser.
Synonyms: trap
astroblastoma (noun): A rare glial tumor derived from the astroblast.
miracidium (noun): A free-living motile form of a trematode, covered with cilia, which settles in a mollusc intermediate host to become a sporocyst
meretricious (adj): Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
Synonyms: trashy; tawdry; tacky; tatty; cheap
meretricious (adj): Involving unlawful sexual connection or lack of consent by at least one party (said of a romantic relationship).
Synonyms: trashy; tawdry; tacky; tatty; cheap
meretricious (adj): Of, or relating to prostitutes or prostitution.
Synonyms: trashy; tawdry; tacky; tatty; cheap
dambuster (noun): The type of bomb dropped by this kind of aircraft.
Example: dambuster bombs
electrophorus (noun): An early apparatus, consisting of a rubber disk and a metal plate, for generating static electricity.
stuffer (noun): One who, or that which, stuffs.
Example: a cushion-stuffer
stuffer (noun): Something which is stuffed into an enclosure, especially an advertising circular included with other mail.
pergolide (noun): An ergot derivative which is a dopamine agonist used chiefly in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Hypernyms: ergoline
madrina (noun): An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules.
charlatanism (noun): The state of being a charlatan
Synonyms: charlatanry; quackery
charlatanism (noun): An act of a charlatan
Synonyms: charlatanry; quackery
anonymizer (noun): A software tool that attempts to make a user's Internet activity untraceable by acting as a proxy.
Synonyms: anonymiser
dexedrine (noun): A brand name for dextroamphetamine.
Synonyms: Dexedrine
corticobasal (adj): Relating to the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia
virtualize (verb): To simulate (or make virtual) some effect or condition on a computer.
Synonyms: virtualise
virtualize (verb): To make or conform to a virtual reality.
Synonyms: virtualise
unicameralism (noun): The principle and practice of having a legislative body consisting of a single chamber.
sextic (noun): An algebraic equation or function of the sixth degree, e.g. a polynomial of degree 6; a curve surface etc. describing such an equation or function, especially a quantic of the sixth degree.
afterbay (noun): a stream, conduit, pond or reservoir, of a hydroelectric power plant at the outlet of the turbines.
resurge (verb): To rise again; to go through a period of renewed vigor or vitality.
pralidoxime (noun): An oxime used in conjunction with atropine to combat poisoning by organophosphates or acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (nerve agents).
microprogram (noun): a set of microinstructions in a CPU, used to implement machine instructions
introjection (noun): The process whereby the ideas of another are unconsciously incorporated into one's own psyche.
decimator (noun): One who decimates A devastator or destroyer.
Synonyms: destroyer; tithe proctor
decimator (noun): One who decimates A collector or receiver of tithes.
Synonyms: destroyer; tithe proctor
tienda (noun): In Cuba, Mexico, etc., a booth, stall, or shop where merchandise is sold.
gork (noun): A terminal patient whose brain is nonfunctional and the rest of whose body can be kept functioning only by the extensive use of mechanical devices and nutrient solutions.
gork (noun): A stuporous or imbecilic patient; a patient who has lost brain function.
overfed (adj): Excessively fed; given too much to eat; having had too much to eat.
stylohyoid (adj): Of or relating to the styloid process of the temporal bone and to the hyoid bone.
biopark (noun): Any place where biological organisms are exhibited to the public, such as a zoo, botanical garden, or aquarium.
celeriac (noun): A form of celery, Apium graveolens, having an aromatic taproot eaten as a vegetable.
terseness (noun): The characteristic of being terse.
Synonyms: laconicism; succinctness; conciseness
onium (noun): any cation derived by the addition of a proton to the hydride of any element of the nitrogen, chalcogen or halogen families
baroreceptor (noun): A nerve ending that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure
Synonyms: pressoreceptor; baroceptor
paroccipital (adj): Situated near or beside the occipital condyle or the occipital bone; paramastoid; applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals.
prepublication (noun): A preliminary version of a publication, produced in advance of the final version.
dirtiness (noun): The state or quality of being dirty.
Synonyms: filthiness
terbang (noun): A Malay tambourine used in Islamic devotional music in Southeast Asia.
trudgen (noun): A swimming stroke in which the left and right hands are alternately raised out of the water, brought forward and drawn back through the water. A scissor kick is performed on every second stroke.
shiralee (noun): Burden; load. A type of swag that when rolled up resembles a leg of mutton, carried over the shoulder, usually with another load on the chest to balance it.
Synonyms: matilda
footgolf (noun): A variant of golf in which players attempt to kick a football (“soccer ball”) into a depressed cup set into the turf.
Synonyms: foot-golf; foot golf
neurofibromin (noun): Any of a group of proteins associated with neurofibromatosis
zav (noun): A state of ritual impurity arising from abnormal seminal discharge by the male.
contagiousness (noun): The state or condition of being contagious.
Synonyms: contagiosity
biscuitroot (noun): Any of a number of North American plants in the genus Lomatium with edible, starchy roots.
everglade (noun): A tract of marshland, especially one containing clumps of sawgrass and hammocks of vegetation
habous (noun): An equivalent of mortmain in Islamic law
Synonyms: hubus
fure (verb): To lead.
Synonyms: fuir; fuyr; fur; fwir; four
fure (verb): To carry, bear, convey, transport.
Synonyms: fuir; fuyr; fur; fwir; four
pelycosaur (noun): Any of a group of basal or primitive Late Paleozoic synapsid amniotes, part of a polyphyletic grade, formerly regarded as order Pelycosauria.
uniramous (adj): Composed of only one branch.
Synonyms: uniramose
ectropion (noun): A condition of loose eyelids, characterized by the turning outward of the lower eyelid.
ectropion (noun): A condition of the cervix, characterized by the cells of the endocervix being present in the location of the ectocervix.
tarantism (noun): An extreme urge to dance, popularly thought to have been caused by the bite of a tarantula (Lycosa tarantula) and prevalent in southern Italy in the 15th through 17th centuries.
indometacin (noun): A compound with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic properties, used chiefly to treat rheumatoid arthritis and gout.
Synonyms: indomethacin
Hypernyms: tocolytic; indole
teleomorphic (adj): Of a fungus: in a sexually reproducing mode.
Antonyms: anamorphic
microtransit (noun): Privately-operated services providing an alternative to public transport, somewhat more tailored to the individual passenger (but not to the extent of a private taxicab); for example, passengers might be expected to join the vehicle at certain computer-generated pick-up points based on desired routes.
semiperfect (adj): Of a ring over which every finitely generated left module has a projective cover.
semiperfect (adj): Of an integer equal to the sum of all or some of its proper divisors.
laic (noun): A layperson, as opposed to a member of the clergy.
Synonyms: laick
laic (adj): Lay, relating to laypersons, as opposed to clerical.
Synonyms: laick
canst (verb): second-person singular simple present indicative of can
Synonyms: can'st
Example: Canst thou show me the way?
superspreader (noun): A person infected with a pathogen who is responsible for spreading it to many other people.
Synonyms: super spreader; super-spreader
superspreader (noun): An event or place which leads to the spread of an infectious disease to many people.
Synonyms: super spreader; super-spreader
superspreader (noun): A person or thing responsible for the widespread distribution of something regarded as dangerous or undesirable (for example, misinformation).
Synonyms: super spreader; super-spreader
hyperpolarize (verb): To increase the polarity of something, especially the polarity across a biological membrane
Antonyms: hypopolarize
preglacial (adj): Before an ice age (usually referring to the Pliocene)
crossvein (noun): A vein in an insect's wing that connects others transversely.
shaddock (noun): Synonym of pomelo, in all its senses including (inexact) grapefruit.
Synonyms: shaddoc; chaddock; chadock; shattuck; shadock
worra (contraction): Contraction of what I.
Example: Know worra mean?
worra (contraction): Contraction of what a.
Example: Worra daft idea that was!
cheekpiece (noun): A piece of armour, or the bridle of a horse, that protects the cheek.
gorp (noun): A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.
Synonyms: scroggin; trail mix; GORP
floodland (noun): A low-lying area, especially on either side of a river, which regularly floods.
diverticulosis (noun): The condition of having diverticula, or small pouches, formed along the mucosa of the colon.
synthon (noun): In retrosynthetic analysis, a structural unit within a molecule which is related to a possible synthetic operation
carbodiimide (noun): the compound HN=C=NH, or any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives
semitendinosus (noun): A fusiform muscle (one of the hamstrings) in the back of the thigh.
excarnation (noun): The burial practice of removing (or causing to be removed) the flesh and organs of the dead, leaving only the bones, especially the practice of laying out corpses for vultures to strip bare.
ponyfish (noun): Any of many fish of the family Leiognathidae; the slipmouths
Synonyms: slipmouth; slimy
asplenia (noun): Absence of normal function of the spleen, from any cause: Anatomical absence of the spleen (after splenectomy or congenitally).
asplenia (noun): Absence of normal function of the spleen, from any cause: Physiological absence of splenic function; either substantial or total splenic dysfunction; splenic nonfunction.
sundress (noun): A typically sleeveless dress, usually a minidress, made of light, loose-fitting material for spring and summer wear.
heterostracan (noun): Any of the subclass Heterostraci of extinct jawless vertebrates that lived primarily in marine and estuary environments.
flucloxacillin (noun): A narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class, used to treat infections caused by susceptible gram-positive bacteria.
Synonyms: floxacillin
petrify (verb): To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
bigtime (adj): Of major significance or importance.
Synonyms: big-time
Antonyms: small-time
dehydrohalogenation (noun): Any reaction in which the elements of a hydrogen halide are removed from a molecule.
geomungo (noun): A zither of ancient Korean origin, with frets and movable bridges, played by plucking with a stick.
Synonyms: hyon'gum; komungo
imparipinnate (adj): pinnate with a single leaflet at the apex
Synonyms: odd-pinnate
Antonyms: even-pinnate; abruptly-pinnate; paripinnate
trollius (noun): Any of the genus Trollius of mostly herbaceous perennial plants in the family Ranunculaceae.
snowcap (noun): A small hummingbird, Microchera albocoronata, which is a resident breeder in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama.
electrolocation (noun): the ability of an animal to detect an object by its distortion of the animal's electric field, as in the electric fishes such as the electric eel.
electrolocation (noun): the ability of a robot to locate an object by detecting changes in its electric field.
aspartyl (noun): The univalent radical obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from the carboxylic acid group of aspartic acid
canthaxanthin (noun): A xanthophyll pigment found in many plants and animals.
Synonyms: E161g when used as a food colouring
colugo (noun): An arboreal gliding mammal of the family Cynocephalidae native to Southeast Asia.
Synonyms: flying lemur
slurp (verb): To eat or drink noisily.
Synonyms: slorp
slurp (verb): To make a loud sucking noise.
Synonyms: slorp
Example: The mud slurped under our shoes.
slurp (noun): A loud sucking noise, especially one made in eating or drinking.
Synonyms: slorp
slurp (noun): A mouthful of liquid sucked up.
Synonyms: slorp
Example: I took another slurp of my soup.
underbanked (adj): Having inadequate access to financial services or formal banking facilities.
Example: Coordinate term: unbanked
premutation (noun): A nucleotide sequence variation that is not enough to be classed as a mutation (for example, does not affect protein expression enough to produce clinical symptoms) but nonetheless represents an unusual variant that is predisposed to still greater variation in future cell divisions (that is, predisposed to leading to a mutation).
flatscreen (adj): Being flat square, having the image display surface of a display screen being flat.
flatscreen (adj): Being vertically flat, having an image display surface of a CRT display screen that is vertically flat, but horizontally round.
flatscreen (noun): A screen or device of this kind.
Synonyms: flatpanel
Antonyms: roundscreen
dereference (verb): To access the value or object located in a memory location addressed by a pointer or another value interpreted as such; to access a value being referenced by something else.
dereference (verb): To operate on the file or directory pointed to by a symbolic link, rather than on the link itself.
acetylate (verb): To react with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; to introduce one or more acetyl groups into a substance
bordism (noun): The property of two closed manifolds whose disjoint union is the boundary of a compact manifold
Synonyms: cobordism
chigger (noun): A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
Synonyms: harvest mite
chigger (noun): A harvest mite (Trombiculidae spp.), a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching.
Synonyms: harvest mite
chigger (noun): An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American.
Synonyms: chigga
sortation (noun): The automated sorting of things, especially the use of barcodes to sort and route items.
fumonisin (noun): Any of a class of neurotoxic, pneumotoxic and hepatotoxic mycotoxins derived from fungi of the genus Fusarium.
hyperbaton (noun): An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
hyperbaton (noun): Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.
seamark (noun): Any elevated object on land which serves as a guide to mariners, such as a hill or steeple.
Synonyms: sea mark
seamark (noun): A beacon, buoy, etc. placed in the sea to aid navigation.
Synonyms: sea mark
cruet (noun): A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as salt, pepper, oil, or vinegar, for use at a dining table.
Synonyms: crewet
cruet (noun): A small vessel used to hold wine or water for the Eucharist.
Synonyms: crewet
jebena (noun): A kind of coffee pot used in Ethiopia, Eritrea and eastern Sudan.
sugarfree (adj): Free of sugar; sugarless.
Synonyms: unsugared; sugarless; sugar-free
alpenglow (noun): A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.
kacapi (noun): A box zither with an open bottom, played by plucking, originating in traditional Sundanese music, especially tembang sunda and pantun sunda.
Synonyms: kecapi
cantoris (adj): Of the side of the chancel, apse, altar or choir on which the cantor's (later precentor's) stall is placed (the left hand side to a person facing the altar);
Synonyms: Can.
cantoris (noun): The lower of two choral voice parts sung when a part splits into two; traditionally sung by members of the choir on the cantoris side.
Synonyms: Can.
Antonyms: decani
cantoris (noun): That half of the choir singing cantoris parts, collectively.
Synonyms: Can.
Antonyms: decani
dealmaker (noun): One who makes or brokers business or political transactions
Synonyms: deal-maker
skeletonizer (noun): Any of various moths whose larva eats the parenchyma of leaves, leaving only the skeleton (the veins) behind.
tetraiodide (noun): any iodide containing four iodine atoms in each molecule
calutron (noun): A form of mass spectrometer used to separate the isotopes of uranium.
headnote (noun): A note at the head of a page, chapter, dictionary entry, or other document element.
Synonyms: head note; head-note
headnote (noun): A summary of the relevant aspects of a legal case, usually found at the beginning of a case report.
Synonyms: head note; head-note
menaquinone (noun): A pale yellow crystalline naphthoquinone C₄₁H₅₆O₂ that is obtained especially from putrefied fish meal and produced by bacteria in the large intestine and essential for the blood-clotting process. It is much more unsaturated than vitamin K₁ and slightly less active biologically, and is an isoprenoid derivative of menadione.
Synonyms: vitamin K2
piragua (noun): A Puerto Rican frozen dessert, shaped like a pyramid, made of shaved ice and covered with fruit-flavored syrup.
rhodochrosite (noun): A crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate MnCO₃.
Synonyms: red manganese; dialogite
apian (adj): Relating to bees.
Synonyms: beely; beelike
foretop (noun): The lock of hair which grows on top of the forehead; the corresponding part of a wig.
foretop (noun): In the phrase, to take time (or occasion or opportunity) by the foretop, meaning "to boldly seize an opportunity".
belligerently (adv): In a belligerent manner; with aggressive hostility.
pseudotumor (noun): An enlarged portion of tissue that resembles a tumor
Synonyms: pseudotumour
actigraphy (noun): The use of the actigraph to record the movements of a sleeping subject, and analyze the subject's sleep patterns.
favus (noun): A tile or flagstone cut into a hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern.
benzol (noun): An impure benzene (mixed with toluene etc), used in the arts as a solvent, and for various other purposes.
Synonyms: benzole
hiper (noun): A wrestler who uses the hipe technique.
Synonyms: hyper
irruptive (noun): An organism that is suddenly more prevalent in a region, due to irruption.
bedload (noun): The (large particles of) sediment carried along the bottom of a river or stream, rather than in the current.
Synonyms: bed load
daybook (noun): A daily chronicle; a diary.
Synonyms: journal; blotter; diary; day book; book of original entry
daybook (noun): An accounting journal.
Synonyms: journal; blotter; diary; day book; book of original entry
daybook (noun): A logbook.
Synonyms: journal; blotter; diary; day book; book of original entry
dook (noun): A strong, untwilled linen or cotton.
Synonyms: doock
astrophotographer (noun): A person, especially an astronomer, who takes photographs of the stars
scurf (noun): The flakes of skin that fall off as a result of a skin disease.
spindizzy (noun): An engine-powered miniature racing car running on a circular track, tethered by cables to a central pole, popular in the 1940s.
spindizzy (noun): An engine-powered miniature racing car running on a circular track, tethered by cables to a central pole, popular in the 1940s. A collector or enthusiast of such miniature cars.
spindizzy (noun): An anti-gravity propulsion system capable of faster-than-light travel, powered by the hypothetical Blackett effect.
renovationist (noun): One who believes in the improvement of society by the spiritual renovation of the individual.
wickiup (noun): A domed hut, similar to a wigwam, used by some semi-nomadic Native American tribes, particularly in the southwestern and western United States.
Synonyms: wikiup; wakiup
divvy (noun): A dividend; a share or portion.
Synonyms: divvie; divy
divvy (verb): To divide into portions.
Synonyms: divvie; divy
divvy (noun): A foolish person.
Synonyms: divvie
Example: Put it down and stop being a divvy!
buzzkill (noun): Something that or someone who spoils an otherwise enjoyable event.
Synonyms: killjoy; dampener; spoilsport; party-pooper; wet blanket
buzzkill (noun): A person who attends a social event and occupies his or her time with unsociable activities.
Synonyms: killjoy; dampener; spoilsport; party-pooper; wet blanket
nucellus (noun): The tissue which surrounds and protects the embryo and lies inside of the integuments.
conspicuousness (noun): Openness or exposure to the view; a state of being clearly visible.
Synonyms: conspicuity; conspicuosity
Antonyms: inconspicuousness
conspicuousness (noun): The property of being clearly discernible by the mind; obviousness.
Synonyms: conspicuity; conspicuosity
Antonyms: inconspicuousness
conspicuousness (noun): Eminence; celebrity; renown.
Synonyms: conspicuity; conspicuosity
Antonyms: inconspicuousness
glycosphingolipid (noun): a lipid that contains at least one monosaccharide unit and either a sphingoid or a ceramide
bilinga (noun): The African tropical hardwood of the tree Nauclea diderrichii.
Synonyms: opepe
pinocytosis (noun): A form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated in vesicles for digestion.
ibrutinib (noun): A targeted covalent inhibitor of Bruton's tyrosine kinase and hence used in treating B cell malignancies.
Synonyms: Imbruvica; PCI-32765
beaut (noun): Something or someone that is physically attractive.
Synonyms: beautiful person
Example: That new car of yours is a real beaut.
beaut (noun): Something that is a remarkable example of its type.
Synonyms: beautiful person
beaut (adj): Beautiful, splendid.
Example: Yes, it was beaut.
disinter (verb): To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity into view.
superabsorbent (adj): Having the ability to absorb a great amount of fluid relative to its own mass
linsang (noun): Any of the members of two catlike Asian animal species classified in the mammalian family Prionodontidae.
linsang (noun): Any of the members of two superficially catlike African animal species classified in the mammalian family Viverridae.
farnesyltransferase (noun): One of the three enzymes in the prenyltransferase group, believed to play an important role in development of progeria and various cancers.
jackstay (noun): A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.
jackstay (noun): A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a load during transfer of personnel or materiel along the cable.
jackstay (noun): A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness can be clipped to restrain falling in rough conditions and to prevent falling overboard.
triffid (noun): A fictional plant, able to move around and kill people with a poisonous stinger
triffid (noun): Any of the anemones of the genus Aiptasia with poisonous tentacles, which are a pest in aquaria.
triffid (noun): Any large, fast-growing and hard-to-remove weed, such as the flowering shrub Chromolaena odorata.
unfreedom (noun): The condition of being unfree.
Synonyms: illiberty; slavery; restriction
Antonyms: freedom
unfreedom (noun): A particular limitation of one's freedom.
Synonyms: illiberty; slavery; restriction
Antonyms: freedom
callet (noun): A disc-shaped piece of chocolate, the size of a chocolate chip, designed for melting when cooking.
contravariance (noun): The reversal of the order of data types acted upon by an operator.
Example: Coordinate term: covariance
contravariance (noun): Of vectors, the property of scaling inversely with a change of basis, as opposed to covariance.
pollera (noun): A Central American fiesta costume usually heavily embroidered and very full in the skirt.
avanzada (noun): A genre originated from the fusion of Paraguayan polka and guarania with elements of bossa nova and MPB.
crokinole (noun): A game, popular in Canada, in which wooden discs are flicked towards the centre of a circular board.
eutectoid (adj): Describing the phase-change reaction of an alloy in which, on cooling, a single solid phase transforms into two other solid phases.
eutectoid (noun): An alloy of a composition that undergoes the eutectoid transformation.
calk (noun): A spike on the sole of a boot to prevent slipping, particularly used in logging
calk (verb): To make an indentation in the edge of a metal plate, as along a seam in a steam boiler or an iron ship, to force the edge of the upper plate hard against the lower and so fill the crevice.
calk (verb): Alternative form of caulk (“to take a short sleep, nap”)
calk (verb): To copy (a drawing) by rubbing the back of it with red or black chalk, and then passing a blunt stylus or needle over the lines, so as to leave a tracing on the paper or other thing against which it is laid or held.
Synonyms: calque
larboard (noun): The left side of a ship, looking from the stern forward to the bow; port side.
Example: It means to turn to larboard.
matriline (noun): A line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are mothers.
mergesort (noun): A divide and conquer sorting algorithm that operates by dividing the items to be sorted into many small lists and gradually merging them together.
Synonyms: merge-sort
mergesort (verb): To sort with such an algorithm.
Synonyms: merge-sort
abecedarian (noun): Someone who is learning the alphabet.
Synonyms: abecedary
abecedarian (noun): An elementary student, a novice; one in the early steps of learning.
Synonyms: abecedary
abecedarian (noun): Someone engaged in teaching the alphabet; an elementary teacher; one that teaches the methods and principles of learning.
Synonyms: abecedary
abecedarian (adj): Pertaining to someone learning the alphabet or basic studies; elementary; rudimentary.
Synonyms: abecedary
abecedarian (adj): Pertaining to the alphabet, or several alphabets.
Synonyms: abecedary
abecedarian (adj): Arranged in an alphabetical manner.
Synonyms: abecedary
alectoria (noun): A magical stone said to be found in the gizzard of cocks.
subgenual (adj): Describing an area of the cerebral cortex of the brain (Brodmann area 25)
cyanine (noun): Any of a family of synthetic polymethine blue dyes used in photography etc.
fub (verb): To put off by trickery; to cheat.
Synonyms: fob
cherrystone (noun): A hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) that is larger than a countneck, littleneck or topneck but smaller than a quahog.
venire (noun): A group of persons summoned by a writ of venire facias to appear in court for jury selection.
epazote (noun): A pungent herb used in Latin-American cooking and tea making, and in folk medicine; Dysphania ambrosioides.
Synonyms: Jerusalem oak; herba sancti Mariae; drug wormseed; Jesuit's tea; payqu
chago (noun): The Andean root vegetable mauka (Mirabilis expansa).
circinate (adj): Used of leaves or similar parts that are coiled on themselves from the apex toward their base.
circinate (adj): Round or ring-shaped, particularly with distinct margins forming some sort of motive; annular.
angu (noun): A popular Brazilian mash made with fubá (milled corn or rice), salt, and often garlic fried in olive oil.
picrite (noun): A variety of high-magnesium olivine basalt.
Synonyms: picrobasalt
ecosan (noun): ecological sanitation (reuse of excreta for agriculture)
Synonyms: eco-san; EcoSan
eyestalk (noun): A motile stalk having an eye at the tip.
Synonyms: ommatophore
costard (noun): The tree on which large cooking apples grow.
Synonyms: coster
crissum (noun): The area of feathers on a bird that surround its cloaca.
exenatide (noun): Synthetic polypeptide exendin-4 that mimics the hormone incretin and is used for the treatment of diabetes.
preadolescence (noun): The period between childhood and adolescence, between the ages of about 9 and 11 for girls, and 10 and 12 for boys.
mentalization (noun): The ability to understand mental states that underlies the overt behaviour of oneself or others.
galactitol (noun): The sugar alcohol (2R,3S,4R,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol
maskun (noun): A congenital form of color blindness found in parts of Micronesia.