leukas/Wiktionary huggingface dataset:
kugel (noun): A traditional Jewish dish consisting of baked pudding of rice, pasta, or potatoes with vegetables or raisins and spices.
kugel (noun): Overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish woman.
Example: Coordinate term: (South Africa) bagel
rusalka (noun): A female water spirit that leads handsome men to their deaths underwater.
Hypernyms: siren
whizzer (noun): A device used in milling to dry wheat, etc. by rapid spinning.
transfection (noun): The introduction of foreign genetic material (such as DNA or RNA) into a eukaryotic cell.
vibratory (adj): Of or relating to vibrations of a spiritual, etheric, or astral nature.
boilerplate (noun): A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.
boilerplate (noun): The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882).
boilerplate (noun): A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements.
boilerplate (adj): Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures.
boilerplate (verb): To store standard text so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse.
crimp (noun): A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.
crimp (noun): Hair that is shaped so it bends back and forth in many short kinks.
crimp (verb): To press into small ridges or folds, to pleat, to corrugate.
crimp (verb): To fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened.
Example: He crimped the wire in place.
crimp (noun): An agent who procures seamen, soldiers, etc., especially by decoying, entrapping, impressing, or seducing them.
crimp (noun): One who infringes sub-section 1 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1854, applied to a person other than the owner, master, etc., who engages seamen without a license from the Board of Trade.
crimp (noun): A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced.
crimp (verb): To impress (seamen or soldiers); to entrap, to decoy.
impactor (noun): Any of several machines or devices in which a part impacts on another, or on a material.
impactor (noun): An object which impacts another.
Example: Chicxulub impactor
soapbox (noun): A crate for packing soap.
Synonyms: soap box; soap-box
soapbox (noun): Any physical or media platform which gives prominence to the person on it and the views they espouse.
Synonyms: soap box; soap-box
soapbox (noun): A talk about one's pet topic (or the topic itself), especially when only tangentially relevant to an ongoing discussion.
Synonyms: soap box; soap-box
soapbox (verb): To give a speech from (or as if from) a soapbox.
Synonyms: soap box; soap-box
tachyon (noun): A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.
Synonyms: tachyonic particle
tachyon (noun): A flaw in a physical theory that predicts the existence of tachyons or similar paradoxical results. Compare with ghost.
Synonyms: tachyonic particle
paroxysmal (adj): Of, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by paroxysms.
actus (noun): A former Roman unit of length, equal to 120 Roman feet (about 35.5 m)
actus (noun): A former Roman unit of area, equivalent to a square with sides of 1 actus (about 0.125 ha)
qanat (noun): An underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley
Synonyms: karez; foggara; qanāt; kanat
deferential (adj): Based on deference; based on the doctrine, ideology, or wishes of others rather than one's own conclusions.
ardor (noun): Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
Synonyms: zeal; passion; ardour; elan; intensity
Antonyms: apathy
ardor (noun): Spirit; enthusiasm; passion.
Synonyms: zeal; passion; ardour; elan; intensity
Antonyms: apathy
ardor (noun): Intense heat.
Synonyms: zeal; passion; ardour; elan; intensity
Antonyms: apathy
caw (verb): To make the harsh cry of a crow, rook, or raven.
caw (intj): A rendering of the vocalisation of a crow or other corvid.
intellectualism (noun): The use or development of the intellect.
Synonyms: rationalism
intellectualism (noun): The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason.
Synonyms: rationalism
intellectualism (noun): The use of mental attributes as a criterion or value.
Synonyms: rationalism
timelike (adj): Of a four-vector in representing a point in spacetime, having a positive or negative four-vector norm for the metric signature (+, -, -, -) and (-, +, +, +) respectively.
Synonyms: time-like
timelike (adj): (of the interval between two events in spacetime) Having overlapping light cones, so that information can pass from one to the other, and one can be envisaged as a cause of the other.
Synonyms: time-like
coder (noun): A device that generates a code, often as a series of pulses.
Synonyms: programmer
timeshift (verb): To retransmit the programmes of a TV channel at a different time of day.
skaldic (adj): Of or relating to the skalds (Norse poets).
Synonyms: scaldic
Example: skaldic poetry
santal (noun): A colourless crystalline substance, isomeric with piperonal, but having weak acid properties. It is extracted from sandalwood.
tenable (adj): capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded
Antonyms: intenable; untenable
tenable (adj): Capable of being defended against assault or attack; defensible
Antonyms: intenable; untenable
tenable (adj): Fit for habitation, similar, or related use.
Antonyms: intenable; untenable
spillage (noun): The process or action of spilling.
Synonyms: spilth
bankroll (noun): A roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a wallet.
paleoenvironment (noun): The past environment of an area during a given period of its history.
ahu (noun): The goitered gazelle, Gazella subgutturosa.
ahu (noun): On Rapa Nui, a stone platform on which moai (statues) were erected.
contractility (noun): The condition of being able to contract or shrink (used especially of muscles).
accredit (verb): To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
accredit (verb): To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.
streaky (adj): Used to describe a shot where the ball deflects off the edge of the bat, but is not caught by the slips or wicket-keeper and instead results in runs for the batsman.
streaky (adj): Having alternating periods of good and bad performances; inconsistent.
Example: Jones has always been a streaky hitter
chenier (noun): An area of scrub oak growing in an accumulation of alluvial soil in a stream, creek, bayou, marsh or river.
Synonyms: cheniere
chenier (noun): A beach ridge consisting of sand or crushed shells raised above mudflats forming part of a strand plain.
Synonyms: cheniere
stringybark (noun): Any of a number of Australian eucalyptus trees with fibrous bark, or the wood or bark of such trees.
pansexual (adj): Sexually attracted to people regardless of gender.
Synonyms: pan-sexual
pansexual (adj): Sexually attracted to everyone.
Synonyms: pan-sexual
pansexual (adj): Welcoming people of all sexual orientations.
Synonyms: pan-sexual
ferritin (noun): Any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits.
Synonyms: ferratin
rakhi (noun): An ornamental cotton wristband tied by a girl or woman on to the wrist of her brother, or of one who takes on the responsibilities of a brother, particularly during the Raksha Bandhan festival.
morra (noun): A game in which two (or more) players each suddenly display a hand showing zero to five fingers and call out what they think will be the sum of all fingers shown.
inflect (verb): To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing.
Synonyms: inbend
inflect (verb): To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
Synonyms: inbend
myoglobin (noun): A small globular protein, containing a heme group, that carries oxygen to muscles.
kerby (noun): A children's ball game played in the street, the aim being to throw the ball against the opposite kerb and catch it on the rebound.
Synonyms: kerbsy
neuroplasticity (noun): The state or quality of being neuroplastic, of having a brain that adapts to experience.
broadsword (noun): A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt.
Synonyms: broad sword
broadsword (noun): A person armed with such a sword.
Synonyms: broad sword
broadsword (verb): To attack or kill with a broadsword.
Synonyms: broad sword
cartwheel (noun): A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.
cartwheel (verb): To flip end over end: normally said of a crashing vehicle or aircraft.
tranquilizer (noun): That which tranquillizes or soothes.
Synonyms: tranquillizer; tranquiliser; tranquilliser; trank; tranq
tranquilizer (noun): A drug used to reduce anxiety or tension.
Synonyms: tranquillizer; tranquiliser; tranquilliser; trank; tranq
tranquilizer (noun): A drug used to reduce anxiety or tension. A gun that fires sedative darts
Synonyms: tranquillizer; tranquiliser; tranquilliser; trank; tranq
bombast (noun): Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing, padding.
bombast (noun): High-sounding words; language above the dignity of the occasion; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking.
bombast (verb): To use high-sounding words; to speak or write in a pompous or ostentatious manner.
bombast (adj): Big without meaning, or high-sounding; bombastic, inflated; magniloquent.
phantasmagoria (noun): A popular 18th- and 19th-century form of theatre entertainment whereby ghostly apparitions are formed.
Synonyms: phantasmagory; fantasmagoria
phantasmagoria (noun): A series of events involving rapid changes in light intensity and colour.
Synonyms: phantasmagory; fantasmagoria
phantasmagoria (noun): A dreamlike state where real and imagined elements are blurred together.
Synonyms: phantasmagory; fantasmagoria
chambermaid (noun): A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.
Synonyms: chamber-maid; chamber maid
hokey (adj): Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality.
Synonyms: hokie; hoky; hoaky
hokey (adj): Corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental.
Synonyms: hokie; hoky; hoaky
levada (noun): An irrigation channel or aqueduct specific to the Portuguese Atlantic region of Madeira.
vivacity (noun): The quality or state of being vivacious.
Synonyms: vivaciousness; liveliness
workweek (noun): The range of days of the week that are normally worked
Synonyms: jobweek; working week
verisimilitude (noun): The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality.
disassemble (verb): To convert machine code to a human-readable, mnemonic form.
sappy (adj): Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy)
Synonyms: sapful; sweet
sappy (adj): Having (a particularly large amount of) sap.
Synonyms: sapful; sweet
sappy (adj): Musty; tainted; rancid.
Synonyms: sapy
Example: sappie or unsavourie flesh
bodyshell (noun): The main body of a motor car, that rests on the chassis and into which is fitted the engine, mechanical and electrical systems, seats etc.
Synonyms: body shell
bodyshell (noun): The metal body of a rail vehicle, minus seats, doors and other fittings.
Synonyms: body shell
territoriality (noun): A pattern of human behaviour characterised by defence of a particular territory or area of interest.
gainful (adj): Contrary.
Synonyms: lucriferous; paying; profitable; advantageous; lucrative
Antonyms: unprofitable; nonpaying; gainless; disadvantageous; unlucrative
gainful (adj): Disposed to taking advantage of.
Synonyms: lucriferous; paying; profitable; advantageous; lucrative
Antonyms: unprofitable; nonpaying; gainless; disadvantageous; unlucrative
gainful (adj): Troublesome; fractious; hard to handle.
Synonyms: lucriferous; paying; profitable; advantageous; lucrative
Antonyms: unprofitable; nonpaying; gainless; disadvantageous; unlucrative
gainful (adj): Providing gain; profitable.
Synonyms: lucriferous; paying; profitable; advantageous; lucrative
Antonyms: unprofitable; nonpaying; gainless; disadvantageous; unlucrative
spindly (adj): Characteristic of a spindle; slender and of weak appearance.
Example: She has spindly legs.
jobber (noun): One who works by the job (i.e. paid per individual piece of work) and/or recruits other people for such work.
jobber (noun): An actor temporarily employed for a specific role, often in a touring company.
Example: Jobbers are used as needed.
voyeuristic (adj): Of, relating to, or derived from voyeurism or a voyeur.
petiolate (adj): petiolated (connected to a stem by means of a petiole)
poppet (noun): A young woman or girl.
Example: Come 'ere, poppet!
ovule (noun): The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.
gelato (noun): An Italian variant of ice cream made from milk and sugar, combined with other flavourings. The ingredients are supercooled while stirring to break up ice crystals as they form.
Synonyms: gelati
supraorbital (adj): Located immediately above the eye sockets, where in humans the eyebrows are located.
parsimonious (adj): Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal to excess.
parsimonious (adj): Using a minimal number of assumptions, steps, or conjectures.
cordially (adv): In a cordial, warm, friendly or heartfelt manner.
Example: Ever most cordially yours,
historiographic (adj): Relating to the study and practice of historical scholarship.
Synonyms: historiographical
iterate (verb): to perform or repeat an action on each item in a set
Synonyms: reiterate
iterate (verb): to perform or repeat an action on the results of each such prior action
Synonyms: reiterate
iterate (verb): To utter or do a second time or many times; to repeat.
Synonyms: reiterate
Example: to iterate advice
metrication (noun): Conversion to the use of the metric system; metrification.
Synonyms: metrification; metric conversion
pneumococcal (adj): Of, pertaining to or caused by a pneumococcus bacterium
Synonyms: pneumococcic
overreach (verb): To reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree. To defeat or override a person's interest in property; (British, specifically) of a holder of the legal title of real property: by mortgaging or selling the legal title to a third party, to cause another person's equitable right in the property to be dissolved and to be replaced by an equitable right in the money received from the third party.
overreach (noun): An act of extending or reaching over, especially if too far or too much; overextension.
overreach (noun): Of a horse: an act of striking the heel of a forefoot with the toe of a hindfoot; an injury caused by this action.
garbhagriha (noun): The innermost sanctum of a temple, where the murti of the primary deity is found.
photocopy (noun): A copy made using a photocopier.
Synonyms: xerox copy; photostat; copy; xerox
granulomatous (adj): Of, pertaining to, or characterised by granulomata
aad (noun): Initialism of alloxazine adenine dinucleotide.
scutum (noun): An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavily armed infantry of the Roman army.
Synonyms: scuta
scutum (noun): A shield-like protection, such as the scutum protecting the back of a hard tick (cf. alloscutum, conscutum)
Synonyms: scuta
disfranchisement (noun): The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
wader (noun): One who wades.
Synonyms: shorebird; wading bird
wader (noun): A waterproof boot that comes up to the hip, used by fishermen, etc.
Synonyms: shorebird; wading bird
wader (noun): A long-legged bird associated with wetland or coastal environments.
Synonyms: shorebird; wading bird
letterhead (noun): A portion of text at the top of a letter, identifying the sender and often giving their address etc., used for formal correspondence.
weariness (noun): Exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness.
Synonyms: fatigue; defatigation
weariness (noun): A lack of interest or excitement.
Synonyms: fatigue; defatigation
nymphaeum (noun): An ancient Greek or Roman shrine consecrated to water nymphs, often with a fountain.
agreeableness (noun): The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.
agreeableness (noun): The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency.
blooper (noun): A filmed or videotaped outtake that has recorded an amusing accident and/or mistake.
onomatopoeic (adj): Of or relating to onomatopoeia.
Synonyms: onomatopœic; onomatopoetic
onomatopoeic (adj): Having the property of onomatopoeia.
Synonyms: onomatopœic; onomatopoetic
subdomain (noun): A domain or sphere that is part of a larger domain or sphere.
Synonyms: unqualified hostname
subdomain (noun): A domain name that has been prefaced with additional parts separated with periods.
Synonyms: unqualified hostname
subdomain (noun): An additional part prefaced to a domain name.
Synonyms: unqualified hostname
oligotrophic (adj): being poor in nutrients and minerals and therefore not having an excessive growth of algae and thus a no diminished oxygen content to other organisms.
deservedly (adv): In a way or to a degree that is deserved or merited.
pseudoephedrine (noun): A sympathomimetic alkaloid commonly used as a decongestant; a chemical compound, an isomer of ephedrine, with the formula C₁₀H₁₅NO.
isoleucine (noun): An essential amino acid, C₆H₁₃NO₂, isomeric with leucine, found in most animal proteins.
Synonyms: Ile
aimag (noun): A kind of administrative subdivision in Mongolia, Russia, and the Inner Mongolia region of China.
Synonyms: aimak
haniwa (noun): A terracotta clay figure made for ritual use and buried with the dead in ancient Japan.
barriada (noun): A shanty town or slum in any of several Peruvian cities
bulrush (noun): A plant referred to in the story of Moses as growing along the banks of the Nile, which is believed to be the papyrus (Cyperus papyrus).
Synonyms: bullrush
bulrush (noun): Any of various tall, narrow-leaved plants growing near water, especially cattail or reedmace, in the genus Typha.
Synonyms: bullrush
bulrush (noun): Sedges in the genera Bolboschoenus or Schoenoplectus (formerly considered Scirpus), having clusters of spikelets.
Synonyms: bullrush
repercussion (noun): A consequence or ensuing result of some action.
Synonyms: aftereffect; consequence
repercussion (noun): The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation.
Synonyms: aftereffect; consequence
Example: the repercussion of sound
repercussion (noun): Rapid reiteration of the same sound.
Synonyms: aftereffect; consequence
breather (noun): Something or someone that breathes.
Synonyms: moratorium; hiatus; recess; pause
breather (noun): A heavy breather.
Synonyms: moratorium; hiatus; recess; pause
breather (noun): A short break; a rest or respite.
Synonyms: moratorium; hiatus; recess; pause
katamari (noun): Something which rolls up other objects, growing increasingly large.
Synonyms: snowball; snowball effect
backscatter (noun): The deflection of particles and/or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of travel.
Synonyms: back-scatter; back scatter
backscatter (noun): The particles and/or radiation deflected in this manner.
Synonyms: back-scatter; back scatter
backscatter (noun): A portion of the energy of electromagnetic radiation such as a laser or radio waves that is scattered back in the direction of the source of radiation by an obscurant.
Synonyms: back-scatter; back scatter
backscatter (verb): To scatter particles and/or radiation back to the direction from which they come.
Synonyms: back-scatter; back scatter
garrigue (noun): A type of low scrubland found on limestone soils in southern France and other parts of the Mediterranean Basin.
Synonyms: garigue
siglum (noun): A letter or other symbol that stands for a name or word; specifically, one used in a modern literary work to refer to an early version of a text.
escolar (noun): Lepidocybium flavobrunneum, one of the snake mackerels.
Synonyms: white tuna; laxative of the sea; waloo; butterfish; ex-lax fish
escolar (noun): Any fish of species Ruvettus pretiosus, oilfish.
Synonyms: white tuna; laxative of the sea; waloo; butterfish; ex-lax fish
escolar (noun): Any of several other perciform fish of the family Gempylidae (snake mackerels).
Synonyms: white tuna; laxative of the sea; waloo; butterfish; ex-lax fish
trebuchet (noun): A medieval siege engine consisting of a large pivoting arm heavily weighted on one end.
Synonyms: trepeget
trebuchet (noun): A torture device for dunking suspected witches by means of a chair attached to the end of a long pole.
Synonyms: trepeget
trebuchet (verb): To shoot with a trebuchet.
Synonyms: trepeget
catalpa (noun): Any tree of the genus Catalpa, in the family Bignoniaceae. The two North American species, the southern catalpa, Catalpa bignonioides, and the northern catalpa, Catalpa speciosa — along with the yellow catalpa, Catalpa ovata, from China — are often planted as ornamentals because of their showy flowers and decorative bean pods, though others regard the bean pods as a nuisance.
vav (noun): The sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ו.
Synonyms: waw; vau
groupie (noun): A fan, especially a young female fan of a male singer or rock group; a person who seeks intimacy (most often physical, sometimes emotional) with a celebrity, usually a rock 'n' roll artist or band member.
Synonyms: snuff queen; band aid; band moll; starfucker; band rat
groupie (noun): Any dedicated fan of something.
Synonyms: snuff queen; band aid; band moll; starfucker; band rat
groupie (noun): A group photo including the photographer; a group self-portrait.
Synonyms: ussie
brushless (adj): Not using brushes, of a motor that does not use physical contacts for the commutator.
brushless (adj): Not requiring the use of a brush.
Example: a brushless shaving cream
bathymetric (adj): Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
deflate (verb): To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre.
Antonyms: inflate
deflate (verb): To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink
Antonyms: inflate
deflate (verb): To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.
Antonyms: inflate
shakeup (noun): A vigorous reorganization, especially of the personnel or procedures of an organization.
Synonyms: shake-up
raconteur (noun): A storyteller, especially a person noted for telling stories with skill and wit.
gotcha (contraction): Pronunciation spelling of got you.
Synonyms: gottcha; gotchu; gotchya
Example: I gotcha now, ya little twerp.
gotcha (intj): I got you covered, I got your back (said by a speaker who has an advantage or responsibility over someone).
Synonyms: gottcha; gotchu; gotchya
Example: Gotcha! Go on in...
gotcha (intj): I caught you (as when successfully bringing someone to reckoning or effecting some form of retribution).
Synonyms: gottcha; gotchu; gotchya
gotcha (intj): I got you by surprise (indicating a successful trick or prank).
Synonyms: gottcha; gotchu; gotchya
gotcha (noun): A potential problem or source of trouble.
Synonyms: gottcha; gotchu; gotchya
gotcha (noun): A potential problem or source of trouble. A feature of a system or a program that works in the way it is documented but is counter-intuitive and almost invites mistake or non-function.
Synonyms: gottcha; gotchu; gotchya
gotcha (noun): An instance of publicly tricking someone or exposing them to ridicule, especially by means of an elaborate deception.
Synonyms: gottcha; gotchu; gotchya
Example: gotcha question
jacquard (noun): Fabric resembling a jacquard, but woven by a different process.
plex (noun): A building, such as a duplex or triplex, with a number of apartments (typically two to four) that all open directly to the outside.
plex (noun): A designated portion of a disk, usually set up to mirror some of the contents.
scorch (noun): A discolouration caused by heat.
Synonyms: singe
scorch (noun): Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi.
Synonyms: singe
scorch (verb): To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy
hogeschool (noun): A Dutch polytechnic or college; a higher education institution of lower rank than a university.
tumbleweed (noun): Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots once dry, forming a light, rolling mass which is driven by the wind from place to place; as Russian thistle, wild indigo, witch grass, Amaranthus albus, etc.
Synonyms: tumble weed
tumbleweed (noun): Describing unwanted silence and inactivity. Often used of a situation when one makes a statement that is ignored or ill-received by one's audience, as the resultant silence is likened to that of a desolate desert with rolling tumbleweeds.
Synonyms: tumble weed
tumbleweed (noun): A tan colour, like that of a tumbleweed.
Synonyms: tumble weed
Example: tumbleweed:
recirculation (noun): The act or process of recirculating.
Synonyms: recirc
niqab (noun): A veil which covers the face, worn by some Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijab.
Synonyms: niqāb; niqaab; nikab
bleep (noun): Something named by an explicit noun in the original, unedited version of the containing sentence.
Example: What the bleep are you doing?
bleep (noun): A broad genre of electronic music with goth and industrial influences, as opposed to traditional gothic rock.
bleep (verb): To edit out inappropriate spoken language in a broadcast by replacing offending words with bleeps.
deuterocanonical (adj): Being of the second canon of the Old Testament of the Bible, and not accepted by some Christians. Part of the Apocrypha.
deuterocanonical (adj): Of, within, or according to a decidedly lesser canon of installments in a franchise.
preteen (adj): Of, relating to, or designed for, or being children between the ages of approximately 10 and 12.
Synonyms: pre-teen
preteen (noun): A child between approximately 10 and 12 years of age, at the onset of adolescence.
Synonyms: tweenie; preteen; preteenager; tweenager; prepubescent
Hypernyms: child
chaise (noun): An open, horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, usually with one horse and two wheels.
Synonyms: shay
trepidation (noun): An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear.
trepidation (noun): A libration of the starry sphere in the Ptolemaic system; a motion ascribed to the firmament, to account for certain small changes in the position of the ecliptic and of the stars.
inkwell (noun): A container for ink, designed and usually positioned so that a person may conveniently dip a pen into it whenever a refill is needed.
Synonyms: ink-well; ink well
motherless (adj): Without mother (mucilaginous substance in fermenting liquid).
Hypernyms: parentless
demain (noun): A demesne, especially the ancient demesne claimed by William the Conqueror.
pounce (noun): A type of fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, sprinkled over wet ink to dry the ink after writing or on rough paper to smooth the writing surface.
pounce (noun): Charcoal dust, or some other coloured powder for making patterns through perforated designs, used by embroiderers, lacemakers, etc.
pounce (verb): To sprinkle or rub with pounce powder.
Example: to pounce paper, or a pattern
pounce (noun): A punch or stamp.
Example: a pounce to print money with
pounce (verb): To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something.
Synonyms: jump; strike; leap; bounce; attack
pounce (verb): To attack suddenly by leaping.
Synonyms: jump; strike; leap; bounce; attack
pounce (verb): To eagerly seize an opportunity.
Synonyms: jump; strike; leap; bounce; attack
enantioselective (adj): that catalyzes the reaction of only one of a pair of enantiomers
hawkish (adj): Supportive of warlike foreign policy; bellicose; inclined toward military action.
horsecar (noun): A streetcar or tram drawn by a horse.
Synonyms: horse car
horsecar (noun): A freight car designed for transporting horses.
Synonyms: horse car
hieratic (adj): Of or pertaining to priests, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.
hieratic (adj): Of or pertaining to the cursive writing system that developed alongside the hieroglyphic system as its ordinary handwritten counterpart.
hieratic (adj): Extremely stylized, restrained or formal; adhering to fixed types or methods; severe in emotional import.
hieratic (noun): A writing system used in pharaonic Egypt that was developed alongside the hieroglyphic system, primarily written in ink with a reed brush on papyrus, allowing scribes to write quickly without resorting to the time consuming hieroglyphs.
stationer (noun): A person or business that sells stationery.
Synonyms: papyropolist
prodding (noun): The act of giving a prod.
Example: perfunctory proddings and pokings
microeconomic (adj): Of, or relating to, a microeconomy or microeconomics.
associativity (noun): The property of an operator which determines how it is grouped with operators of the same precedence in the absence of parentheses.
doina (noun): A kind of Romanian folk song, often of lament, which has also been adopted into klezmer (Ashkenazi Jewish) music.
Synonyms: doyna; doyne
proinflammatory (adj): Producing or promoting inflammation.
Synonyms: pro-inflammatory
licentious (adj): Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.
Synonyms: licentuous
licentious (adj): Disregarding accepted rules.
Synonyms: licentuous
boh (intj): An exclamation used to startle or frighten.
Synonyms: boo; bo
cryopreservation (noun): the preservation of biological tissue at cryogenic temperatures, typically at -80°C (dry ice temperature) or -196°C (the boiling point of liquid nitrogen).
spearfish (noun): Any of the genus Tetrapturus of marlins, a type of fish with the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike bill.
spearfish (verb): To try to catch a fish using a spear or spear gun.
diffusivity (noun): a coefficient of diffusion; especially the amount of heat that passes through a given area in unit time
anthropic (adj): Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity's existence.
Synonyms: humanish; anthropic; humanlike; human
Hypernyms: organismal; mammalian; organismic; zoological; vertebrate
predaceous (adj): Surviving by preying on other animals.
Synonyms: predacious
pamphleteer (noun): A writer, publisher, or distributer of pamphlets, a second-rate journalist.
seah (noun): A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about 7.7 L or 7 quarts.
fansite (noun): A website aimed at fans of something, such as a singer or football team.
Antonyms: hatesite
roleplay (verb): To act out a scenario or fantasy with another person or other people.
Synonyms: rôleplay; role-play
roleplay (verb): To act as a character as part of a fantasy, especially with a group.
Synonyms: rôleplay; role-play
Example: He likes to roleplay a vampire.
roleplay (noun): The act or practice of roleplaying; an instance of roleplaying.
Synonyms: rôleplay; role-play; RP
roleplay (noun): The practice of roleplaying.
Synonyms: rôleplay; role-play; RP
chicory (noun): Either of two plants of the Asteraceae family. The common chicory (Cichorium intybus), the source of Belgian endive, radicchio, and sugarloaf.
Synonyms: chickory; chiccory
chicory (noun): Either of two plants of the Asteraceae family. The endive (Cichorium endivia), the source of escarole and frisée.
Synonyms: chickory; chiccory
chicory (noun): Either of two plants of the Asteraceae family.
Synonyms: chickory; chiccory
reductionism (noun): An approach to studying complex systems or ideas by reducing them to a set of simpler components.
reductionism (noun): A philosophical position which holds that a complex system is nothing but the sum of its parts, and that an account of it can be reduced to accounts of individual constituents. In a reductionist framework, the phenomena that can be explained completely in terms of relations between other more fundamental phenomena, are called "epiphenomena".
spathe (noun): A large bract that envelops or subtends a whole inflorescence, typically a spadix.
playthrough (noun): The act, or a recording, of playing a game from start to finish.
Synonyms: walkthrough; run; play-through
playthrough (noun): The cumulative monetary amount that must be wagered before an account may be withdrawn, typically stated as a multiple of the initial deposit.
Synonyms: walkthrough; run; play-through
foreclose (verb): To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.
foreclose (verb): To cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises.
boner (noun): An erect penis.
Synonyms: deboner; erect penis
boner (noun): An erect penis. An often perverse sense of enjoyment from or predilection towards something.
Synonyms: deboner; erect penis
boner (noun): One who or that which removes bones.
Synonyms: deboner; erect penis
chelation (noun): The formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt.
chelation (noun): The use of this process to remove metal ions from solution, especially to counter poisoning by heavy metals.
elation (noun): A collineation that fixes all points on a line (called its axis) and all lines though a point on the axis (called its center).
buggery (noun): Any sexual act deemed against nature, such as homosexuality, bestiality or necrophilia.
buggery (noun): A broken or damaged condition.
Example: It's gone to buggery.
buggery (adv): Used after an inverted subject pronoun and auxiliary verb or copula to emphatically negate the verb.
Example: Did he help? Did he buggery!
sepulchral (adj): Suggestive of a grave or of death; gloomy; solemn.
gleam (noun): An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived.
gleam (noun): A bright, but intermittent or short-lived, appearance of something.
gleam (verb): Chiefly in conjunction with an adverb: to cause (light) to shine.
gleam (verb): To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner; to glisten, to glitter.
gleam (verb): Of a hawk or other bird of prey: to disgorge filth from its crop or gorge.
arnis (noun): Traditional Philippine stickfighting, a martial art.
Synonyms: eskrima; kali
arnis (noun): A stick made of rattan, bahi, yantok, yakal or kamagong, used in Philippine stickfighting.
Synonyms: eskrima; kali
leat (noun): An artificial watercourse, canal, or aqueduct, but especially a millrace.
Synonyms: leet
branchial (adj): Of, pertaining to, or resembling gills; of or pertaining to the embryonic branchial arches and clefts from which the gills arise.
nibs (noun): a jack turned up by the dealer. (see also nob)
Example: Two for his nibs.
doldrums (noun): Usually preceded by the: a state of apathy or lack of interest; a situation where one feels boredom, ennui, or tedium; a state of listlessness or malaise.
doldrums (noun): Usually preceded by the: the state of a sailing ship when it is impeded by calms or light, baffling winds, and is unable to make progress.
doldrums (noun): Usually preceded by the: a part of the ocean near the equator where calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds are common.
colonizer (noun): One who colonizes: One who makes a group or place into a colony; one who establishes a colonial relationship.
colonizer (noun): One who colonizes: One who establishes or joins a colony; a colonist.
corm (noun): A short, vertical, swollen, underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought.
dicey (adj): Fraught with danger.
Synonyms: iffy; dicy; chancy
dicey (adj): Of uncertain, risky outcome.
Synonyms: iffy; dicy; chancy
dicey (adj): Of doubtful or uncertain efficacy, provenance, etc.; dodgy.
Synonyms: iffy; dicy; chancy
decurrent (adj): Pertaining to plant parts that extend downward, most often applied to leaf blades that partly wrap or have wings around the stem or petiole and extend down along the stem.
decurrent (adj): Pertaining to lamellae (the gills of a mushroom) that are broadly attached and extend down the stipe of the mushroom.
renin (noun): A circulating enzyme released by mammalian kidneys that converts angiotensinogen to angiotensin I. Due to its activity which ultimately leads to the formation of angiotensin II and aldosterone, this hormone plays a role in maintaining blood pressure.
Synonyms: angiotensinogenase
clumsiness (noun): A lack of coordination or elegance; the condition or quality of being clumsy.
dietitian (noun): A person who studies or practices dietetics.
Synonyms: dietician
pasty (adj): pale, lacking colour, having a pallor
Synonyms: pastie
Example: He is pasty-faced.
pasty (noun): A small item of clothing that conceals little more than the nipple of a woman's breast, primarily worn by female exotic dancers.
Synonyms: pastie
pasty (noun): A type of seasoned meat and vegetable hand pie, usually of a semicircular shape.
Synonyms: pastie
wryly (adv): In a wry or sarcastic manner; ironically.
Synonyms: wrily
fortissimo (noun): The dynamic sign indicating that the piece should be played fortissimo. Abbreviation: ff.
intermarry (verb): To marry a member of another group, social stratum, or religion.
accentuation (noun): Pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.
congener (noun): A plant or animal of the same taxonomic genus as another.
Synonyms: cogener
congener (noun): A person or thing similar in behavior or nature to another.
Synonyms: cogener
congener (noun): Any of a group of structurally related compounds.
Synonyms: cogener
verdigris (noun): A blue-green patina or rust that forms on copper-containing metals.
verdigris (noun): The colour of this patina or material.
Example: verdigris:
melik (noun): A member of hereditary nobility in certain Armenian principalities, especially in Artsakh
obliquity (noun): The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation.
Synonyms: obliqueness
obliquity (noun): Mental or moral deviation or perversity; immorality.
Synonyms: obliqueness
keelback (noun): Any of various colubrid snakes of the subfamily Natricinae, whose dorsal scales exhibit strong keeling.
weirdo (noun): A strange, odd, eccentric person.
Synonyms: strange person; mad person
weirdo (noun): An insane, possibly dangerous person.
Synonyms: strange person; mad person
karri (noun): The tree Eucalyptus diversicolor, native to south-western Western Australia.
rorty (adj): Boisterous, rowdy, saucy, dissipated, or risqué.
Synonyms: raughty
rhotic (adj): That allows the phoneme /ɹ/ even when not followed by a vowel, as in bar (/bɑːɹ/) and bard or barred (/bɑːɹd/); (of an English speaker) who speaks with such an accent.
Antonyms: non-rhotic
rhotic (adj): Having a sound quality associated with the letter R; having the sound of any of certain IPA symbols, including /ɹ/, /ɻ/, /ɚ/, /ɝ/ and /r/.
Antonyms: non-rhotic
rhotic (noun): A rhotic consonant or rhotic vowel (R-coloured vowel).
dasher (noun): That which dashes or agitates.
Example: the dasher of a churn
disillusion (noun): The act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief.
Synonyms: disillusionment
disillusion (noun): The state of having been or process of becoming freed of false belief.
Synonyms: disillusionment
chromaticism (noun): the act or action of chromaticizing: the use of chromatic notes or tones (contrasted with diatonicism)
agglutination (noun): The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.
agglutination (noun): Combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning. See agglutinative.
agglutination (noun): The clumping together of red blood cells or bacteria, usually in response to a particular antibody.
interbreed (verb): To breed or reproduce within a heterogenous community, the products of which produce hybrids.
bote (noun): Atonement, compensation, amends, satisfaction; as, manbote, a compensation for a man slain.
Synonyms: estovers; bot
bote (noun): A privilege or allowance of necessaries, especially in feudal times.
Synonyms: estovers; bot
bote (noun): A right to take wood from property not one's own.
Synonyms: estovers; bot
ratti (noun): A traditional Indian unit of measure for mass, approximately 0.1215 grams.
Synonyms: ruttee; rattee; rati
ascomycete (noun): Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.
Synonyms: sac fungus
ferny (adj): Resembling or characteristic of a fern, in appearance, smell, etc.
ferny (adj): Covered in or filled with ferns; flanked or surrounded by ferns.
unequally (adv): Not equally, unevenly, sometimes unfairly.
Synonyms: unevenly; nonequally; inequivalently; unequally
Antonyms: equally
stickler (noun): A referee or adjudicator at a fight, wrestling match, duel, etc. who ensures fair play.
stickler (noun): Someone who insistently advocates for something, especially for strict observance of a formal rule.
bawn (noun): A defensive wall built around a tower house. It was once used to protect livestock during an attack.
meringue (noun): A mixture consisting of beaten egg whites and sugar which is added to the tops of pies then browned.
meringue (noun): A shell made of this mixture which serves as the receptacle for fruit, ice cream or sherbet.
emancipate (verb): To set free from the power of another; to liberate; as: To set free, as a minor from a parent
Synonyms: liberate; manumit
emancipate (verb): To set free from the power of another; to liberate; as: To set free from slavery or bondage; to give freedom to; to manumit
Synonyms: liberate; manumit
Example: to emancipate a slave
emancipate (verb): To free from any controlling influence, especially from anything which exerts undue or evil influence
Synonyms: liberate; manumit
Example: to emancipate the human conscience
fishy (adj): Of, from, or similar to fish.
Synonyms: fishie
Example: What is that fishy odor?
fishy (adj): Of a drag queen: appearing very feminine and resembling a cisgender woman.
Synonyms: fishie
nightcap (noun): A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread.
Synonyms: night-cap; night cap
nightcap (noun): A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic.
Synonyms: night-cap; night cap
nightcap (noun): Something that a person reads or listens to before bed.
Synonyms: night-cap; night cap
nightcap (verb): To drink an alcoholic beverage shortly before retiring to bed.
Synonyms: night-cap; night cap
squabble (verb): To participate in a minor fight or argument; to quarrel.
Synonyms: argue; quibble; row; tiff; quarrel
squabble (verb): To disarrange, so that the letters or lines stand awry and require readjustment.
Synonyms: argue; quibble; row; tiff; quarrel
Example: to squabble type
jato (noun): An auxiliary jet engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff of an aircraft
jato (noun): A RATO unit or RATO takeoff - a rocket assisted take-off
zookeeper (noun): A person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals.
Synonyms: zoo-keeper
neisseria (noun): Any of several Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Neisseria.
emissivity (noun): The energy-emitting propensity of a surface, usually measured at a specific wavelength.
baller (noun): A kitchenware utensil for cutting ball-shaped pieces of foods.
Synonyms: balla
Example: fruit baller
baller (noun): A person employed to divide molten metal into separate balls before it is hammered out.
Synonyms: balla
baller (noun): One who plays basketball (US) or association football (UK); a basketballer or footballer.
Synonyms: balla
baller (adj): Very cool, especially due to extravagance.
Synonyms: balla
sleepover (noun): The act of spending the night as a guest in another's house, especially when the participants are children.
kudzu (noun): An Asian vine (several species in the genus Pueraria, but mostly Pueraria montans var. lobata, syn. Pueraria lobata in the US), grown as a root starch, and which is a notorious invasive weed in the United States.
Synonyms: kuzu
kudzu (noun): A starch extracted from the root that is used in traditional East Asian medicine and cuisine.
Synonyms: kuzu
centenarian (noun): One who or that which is at least 100 years old.
Synonyms: hundred-year-old; centenary; supercentenarian
centenarian (adj): Aged 100 years or more; extremely old.
Synonyms: hundred-year-old; centenary
centenarian (adj): Of or relating to centenarians or a centenary celebration.
Synonyms: hundred-year-old; centenary
rebuff (verb): To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.
postalveolar (adj): Articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
Synonyms: post-alveolar
postalveolar (noun): Any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge, such as English sh in the word shoe.
Synonyms: post-alveolar
conodont (noun): Any of several extinct fish-like chordates having cone-like teeth.
parmesan (noun): A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma.
Synonyms: Parmesan
parmesan (noun): A similar cheese produced elsewhere.
Synonyms: Parmesan
countship (noun): A territory (principality, province, etc.) ruled and administered by a count.
baza (noun): Any of three species of small, crested hawks in the genus Aviceda.
Synonyms: crested hawk; cuckoo-hawk
moderato (noun): A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at a moderate tempo.
ninjutsu (noun): A Japanese martial art that is a collection of techniques originally practiced for Japanese espionage purposes, and includes methods of gathering information, nondetection, avoidance, and misdirection techniques. Used by ninja (忍者).
Synonyms: ninjitsu; ninpo
brewpub (noun): A public house with a brewery (usually a microbrewery) attached.
exasperation (noun): The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
exasperation (noun): Increase of violence or malignity; aggravation; exacerbation.
coquina (noun): Any of several small marine clams, of the species Donax variabilis, common in United States coastal waters.
coquina (noun): A soft form of limestone made of fragments of shells, sometimes used as a building or road paving material.
multiyear (adj): Having a duration of multiple years.
Synonyms: perennial; yearslong; multi-year
overprint (noun): The addition of new text on a previously printed stamp, usually to add a surcharge or change the face value.
nop (noun): A no-op; a CPU instruction that does nothing.
Synonyms: NOP; no-op
nop (verb): To replace machine code with nop instructions when modifying software.
Synonyms: NOP
dogmatism (noun): The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion.
visualise (verb): To envisage; to form a mental picture of.
Synonyms: visualize
quandary (noun): A state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement.
drogue (noun): A floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving.
Synonyms: drogue parachute; drag parachute; drag chute; drogue chute
drogue (noun): A type of bag pulled behind a boat to stop it from broaching to.
Synonyms: drogue parachute; drag parachute; drag chute; drogue chute
drogue (noun): A conical parachute used as a brake for some kinds of aircraft, or as a means of extracting and deploying a larger parachute, or to slow a rapidly-moving vehicle to a speed where it can safely deploy a larger parachute.
Synonyms: drogue parachute; drag parachute; drag chute; drogue chute
drogue (verb): To harpoon or spear (a whale) with a weapon that has a drogue attached.
drogue (verb): To act as a drogue, slowing down and stabilizing a drifting object.
categorise (verb): Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of categorize.
Antonyms: decategorise
humbucker (noun): A pickup, on an electric guitar, that has a pair of coils of reverse polarity connected in series in order to "buck" (in the sense of "resist" or "overcome") the "hum" (unwanted noise).
Synonyms: humbucking pickup