leukas/Wiktionary huggingface dataset:
neurulation (noun): The process by which the beginnings of the vertebrate nervous system is formed in embryos.
brugmansia (noun): A flowering plant of the genus Brugmansia, native to subtropical regions of South America.
Synonyms: angel's trumpet
butterball (noun): A round lump of a coagulated fat used in cooking such as butter or margarine.
butterball (noun): A small North American duck, the bufflehead, Bucephala albeola.
medicate (verb): To have a medicinal or healing effect on a person, body part, or ailment; to act on.
hypomethylation (noun): a decrease in the epigenetic methylation of cytosine and adenosine residues in DNA
Antonyms: hypermethylation
hardstone (noun): precious stone or semi-precious stone used to make intaglio, mosaics etc.
coua (noun): A terrestrial bird of the genus Coua, in the cuckoo family.
comfrey (noun): Any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus Symphytum, often specifically Symphytum officinale.
Synonyms: comphrey; cumfrey
spritsail (noun): A form of three- or four-sided fore-and-aft sail and its rig, supporting the leech of the sail by means of a sprit.
Synonyms: sprit-sail
thuggee (noun): A thug (member of band of assassins in India).
Synonyms: thuggi; thugi; thagi
thuggee (noun): The murder and robbery of groups of travellers in India.
Synonyms: thuggi; thugi; thagi
soum (verb): Alternative form of sowm (“determine the proportion of sheep or cattle for pasture”)
bradyrhizobium (noun): Any bacterium of the genus Bradyrhizobium
heterosis (noun): The tendency of cross-breeding to produce an animal or plant with a greater hardiness than its parents; hybrid vigour.
silique (noun): A long dry fruit (seed capsule), length more than twice the width, typical to cruciferous plants and consisting of two fused carpels that separate when ripe.
Synonyms: siliqua
homoserine (noun): The amino acid 2-amino-4-hydroxybutanoic acid that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of methionine, threonine and isoleucine
lapstone (noun): A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers used to beat leather.
baidya (noun): Alternative form of vaidya (“practitioner of ayurvedic medicine”)
hyperprolactinemia (noun): The condition of having abnormally high levels of prolactin in the blood.
Synonyms: hyperprolactinaemia
semisynthetic (noun): Any compound that is synthesized by chemically modifying a natural material.
endian (adj): Preceded by a qualifying word: of a computer: storing multibyte numbers with the most significant byte at a particular memory address; for example, at the smallest address (big-endian) or the largest address (little-endian).
Example: endian-neutral code
metonymic (adj): Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object.
bastardy (noun): The condition of being illegitimate, of being born to an unmarried woman and man or as the fruit of adultery.
nonprofessional (noun): One who is not a professional; an amateur.
Synonyms: non-professional
xenotransplantation (noun): The transplantation of biological or organic matter from a given species into a different one, especially when this matter has been altered (such as by genetic engineering)
psychotronic (adj): Of or relating to a genre of low-budget films featuring fantastic horror or science fiction themes
neddy (noun): Alternative form of netty: an outhouse; a lavatory; a toilet.
romcom (noun): Clipping of romantic comedy.
Synonyms: romedy; rom com; rom-com
heliophysics (noun): The physics of the Sun and its interactions with objects within the heliosphere
greasepaint (noun): A mixture of grease and colouring matter used as theatrical makeup
omnichannel (adj): Integrating all physical (offline) and digital contact channels to provide a unified customer experience.
microsite (noun): A self-contained page or group of pages meant to supplement a larger website.
pareidolia (noun): The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in music.
slipshod (adj): Done poorly or too quickly; slapdash.
Synonyms: slip-shod
slipshod (adj): Wearing slippers or similarly open shoes.
Synonyms: slip-shod
qurbani (noun): The sacrifice of a livestock animal during Eid al-Adha.
obviative (noun): A grammatical marker that distinguishes a relatively non-salient referent in a given context from a relatively salient (proximate) one.
Synonyms: obviate
obviative (adj): Relating to such a referent or grammatical marker.
Synonyms: obviate
hypothermic (adj): Affected by hypothermia; having an abnormally low body temperature.
defrost (verb): To remove frost from.
Example: I have just defrosted the fridge.
cheesesteak (noun): A Philadelphia snack food consisting of chopped steak and melted cheese in a bread roll.
Synonyms: Philadelphia cheesesteak; Philly cheesesteak
fraulein (noun): A young German woman.
Synonyms: Fraulein; Fraeulein; Fräulein; fräulein; fraeulein
metavolcanic (adj): Being or relating to a type of metamorphic rock originally produced by a volcano, either as lava or tephra, then buried and subjected to high pressures and temperatures, causing it to recrystallize.
totter (verb): To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.
Synonyms: toddle; stagger; sway; reel; teeter
totter (verb): To be on the brink of collapse.
Synonyms: toddle; stagger; sway; reel; teeter
totter (verb): To collect junk or scrap.
Synonyms: toddle; stagger; sway; reel; teeter
conium (noun): Any of the species in the genus Conium of poisonous perennial herbaceous flowering plants.
Synonyms: poison hemlock
paleta (noun): An ice lolly. An ice lolly made from fresh fruit. These natural paletas may be sold along with commercial sugared ones.
acidophilus (noun): Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
howel (noun): A tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering their work, especially the inside of casks.
quinidine (noun): A compound obtained from cinchona bark and used to treat irregularities of heart rhythm. It is an isomer of quinine.
isobutane (noun): A hydrocarbon, a particular isomer of C₄H₁₀ found in natural gas.
Synonyms: trimethylmethane; 2-methylpropane; methylpropane
thresholding (noun): The process of creating a black-and-white image out of a grayscale image by setting exactly those pixels to white whose value is above a given threshold, and setting the other pixels to black.
viscoelasticity (noun): The property of a material that is both viscous and elastic.
hakama (noun): A type of traditional Japanese clothing, resembling very wide pleated trousers.
buildable (adj): That can be built.
Synonyms: constructible
Antonyms: unbuildable
buildable (adj): Suitable for building on.
Synonyms: constructible
Antonyms: unbuildable
eurythmy (noun): The harmony of features and proportion in architecture.
Synonyms: eurhythmy
eurythmy (noun): Graceful body movements to the rhythm of spoken words and music.
Synonyms: eurhythmy
eurythmy (noun): Healthy, normal beating of the pulse; eurhythmia.
Synonyms: eurhythmy
javelina (noun): The peccary, especially the collared peccary.
Synonyms: javeli; jabalina
houseboy (noun): A young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times.
Synonyms: house boy; house-boy; houseboi
houseboy (noun): A non-white adult male domestic servant.
Synonyms: house boy; house-boy; houseboi
stratotype (noun): A stratigraphic section used to establish a reference point on a geologic time scale.
bedwetting (noun): A type of urinary incontinence involving involuntary urination while in bed during sleep.
Synonyms: sleepwetting; enuresis; nocturesis; bed-wetting
bedwetting (adj): Characterized by cowardly attitudes; wishy-washy.
Synonyms: bed-wetting
homothetic (adj): for a geometric figure that is the image of another figure under an homothety.
homothetic (adj): of a function of two or more variables in which the ratio of the partial derivatives depends only on the ratio of the variables, not their value
homothetic (adj): in which the ratio of goods demanded depends only on the ratio of their prices
decolonize (verb): To release from the status of colony; to allow a colony to become independent.
decolonize (verb): To reverse the colonization of, i.e. to grant back autonomy to a group.
heliacal (adj): Of or relating to the Sun, especially rising and setting with the sun.
heliacal (adj): Of or relating to the rising of a star when it first becomes visible just before sunrise in the eastern sky, having previously been made invisible by sunlight, or the analogous situation of its setting just after sunset.
fluellen (noun): Any plant of the genus Kickxia, having purple and yellow flowers.
Synonyms: cancerwort; fluellin
hext (adj): Highest.
Example: When bale is hext, boot is next.
namus (noun): A concept of virtue and honor within a family, typically relating to chastity of female family members.
Synonyms: Namus
namus (noun): A cromlech, a stone circle, a lithic burial structure in the Sinai connected to various superstitions.
Synonyms: Namus
inlier (noun): An area of older rocks surrounded by younger rocks, typically formed by erosion of part of the younger rock.
cuarta (noun): A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, a quarter-ferrado equivalent to about 3–4.5 L depending on the substance measured.
cuarta (noun): Synonym of palmo, quarter-vara, a traditional Spanish unit of length
niter (noun): A mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making gunpowder.
Synonyms: nitre
eponymy (noun): The semantic relation of eponyms; the quality of being eponymous.
firehole (noun): An opening fitted with a door, giving access to the firebox of a steam locomotive, through which coal can be shovelled and the fire tended.
areole (noun): Bump on a cactus out of which grow clusters of spines.
diprotodon (noun): Any individual of the extinct marsupial genus Diprotodon, similar to a wombat in appearance but the size of a small elephant.
kizomba (noun): A genre of Angolan popular music derived from the traditional semba dance.
microelectrode (noun): A very small, fine electrode, most often used to study the electrical behaviour of biological cells or tissues.
connexin (noun): Any of a class of transmembrane proteins that assemble to form gap junctions in vertebrates.
keiki (noun): young plant in orchids that develops on the shoot in place of flower after flowering
machaca (noun): A dish of meat baked, simmered and then dried, originating from north Mexico.
Synonyms: machacado
machaca (noun): A type of planthopper from Central and South America, taxonomic name Fulgora laternaria
preheater (noun): An engineering device that preheats a material prior to some other process.
hanok (noun): A type of traditional Korean house first designed and built in the 14th century during the Joseon Dynasty.
tribunician (adj): Pertaining to a Roman tribune.
Synonyms: tribunitian; tribunicial
refound (verb): To found or cast anew.
Example: Antient bells refounded
peepshow (noun): An exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass.
Synonyms: peep show
peepshow (noun): A titillating or pornographic display viewed through a small slot, generally equipped with a timer to automatically close the slot when payment has expired.
Synonyms: peep show
describable (adj): Capable of being described.
Synonyms: sayable; verbalizable; enunciable; pronounceable; utterable
Antonyms: indescribable
nabs (noun): A single-serving package of crackers, usually filled with peanut butter. Snack crackers.
ordinate (noun): The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
Hypernyms: axis; coordinate
ordinate (noun): The vertical line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the ordinate (sense above) is shown.
Hypernyms: axis; coordinate
ordinate (adj): arranged regularly in rows; orderly; disposed or arranged in an orderly or regular fashion.
hyperkinetic (adj): Of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.
joga (noun): Alternative form of yoga (tree, Elaeocarpus joga)
pushdown (adj): Describing a stack in which items are removed in a LIFO manner from the end at which they were added.
bibimbap (noun): A Korean dish of white rice topped with vegetables, beef, a whole egg, and gochujang (chili pepper paste).
Synonyms: bibimbab; bibimbop; bibimpap
displease (verb): To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.
Synonyms: misplease
Antonyms: please
Example: The boy's rudeness displeased me.
displease (verb): To give displeasure or offense.
Synonyms: misplease
Antonyms: please
displease (verb): To fail to satisfy; to miss of.
Synonyms: misplease
Antonyms: please
servitor (noun): An undergraduate who performed menial duties in exchange for financial support from his college, particularly at Oxford University.
brachycephalic (adj): Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right); having a broad skull with a cephalic index over 80.
Synonyms: brachykephalic
brachycephalic (noun): A brachycephalic person or creature; someone with a short, broad skull, typically indicated by a cephalic index over 80.
Synonyms: brachykephalic
receival (noun): A grain receival centre, a place where harvested wheat, oats, barley, etc are received for storage and later bulk shipping.
seroprevalence (noun): The rate of seropositivity in a population; the proportion of a population whose blood serum tests positive for a given pathogen, especially HIV.
impermissibly (adv): In a way or to an extent that is not permissible.
configurational (adj): Of a language: having a relatively fixed style of grammar where the subject of a sentence is outside the finite verb phrase but the object is inside it.
wirra (intj): Exclamation of dismay.
Synonyms: whirra
wordlist (noun): A written collection of all words derived from a particular source, or sharing some other characteristic.
Synonyms: word-list; word list
wordlist (noun): The section of a style guide that lists particular words and terms, arranged alphabetically, to show for each one the preferred orthographic styling (e.g., hyphenation, spelling variant), as well as any usage prescription to be enforced about its usage.
Synonyms: word-list; word list
cribellate (adj): Having a cribellum.
Antonyms: ecribellate
selkie (noun): A seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skin.
Synonyms: silkie
terabyte (noun): One trillion (10¹², or 1,000,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000 gigabytes.
Synonyms: TB
coronis (noun): A device, curved stroke, or flourish formed with a pen, coming at the end of a book or chapter; a colophon. For example: ⸎, ۞.
coronis (noun): A character similar to an apostrophe or the smooth breathing written atop or next to a non–word-initial vowel retained from the second word which formed a contraction resulting from crasis; see the usage note.
fanservice (noun): Elements added to a television program or similar entertainment that appeal to avid fans but are of little interest to outsiders.
Synonyms: fan service
fanservice (noun): The inclusion in a work of fiction of material, especially of a racy or sexual nature, which may or may not have relevance to the storyline and is designed merely to excite the viewer.
Synonyms: fan service
fanservice (noun): Special interactions from idols to their fans.
Synonyms: fan service
covetousness (noun): Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
dalesman (noun): A person from the Yorkshire Dales, or sometimes a person from Lakeland.
crofter (noun): One who has the tenure of a croft, usually also the occupant and user.
calathea (noun): Any of the genus Calathea of plants belonging to the family Marantaceae.
uncia (noun): The Roman ounce, 1/12 of a Roman pound.
uncia (noun): A bronze coin minted by the Roman Republic, 1/12 of an as.
demethylase (noun): Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of a methyl group from a compound
markka (noun): A (Finnish) mark, the currency used in Finland before the introduction of the euro, consisting of 100 penni. Abbreviation FIM.
emollient (noun): Something which softens or lubricates the skin; moisturizer.
emollient (noun): Anything soothing the mind, or that makes something more acceptable.
acral (adj): Of or pertaining to peripheral body parts, such as toes and fingers.
hield (verb): To bend; incline; tilt (as a water-vessel or ship); heel.
Synonyms: held; hild; heald; heeld; helde
hield (verb): To pour out; pour.
Synonyms: held; hild; heald; heeld; helde
hield (verb): To throw; cast; put.
Synonyms: held; hild; heald; heeld; helde
hield (noun): An inclination; a cant.
Synonyms: held; hild; heald; heeld; helde
hield (noun): An incline; slope.
Synonyms: held; hild; heald; heeld; helde
hield (noun): A decline; decrease; wane.
Synonyms: held; hild; heald; heeld; helde
pathognomonic (adj): specifically characteristic or indicative of a particular disease or condition.
Antonyms: nonspecific; assident
binnacle (noun): The wooden housing for a ship's compass, with its corrector magnets and illuminating arrangements. The log and other equipment for measuring the ship's speed are also stowed there.
kinnara (noun): A celestial lover and musician, half-human and either half-horse or half-bird.
valsartan (noun): An antihypertensive drug C₂₄H₂₉N₅O₃ that is taken orally and blocks the action of angiotensin II. It is marketed under the trademark Diovan and when used in combination with amlodipine, under the trademark Exforge.
operationalize (verb): To define (a concept) in such a way that it can be practically measured.
Synonyms: operationalise
toupee (noun): A wig of false hair worn to cover a bald spot, especially as worn by a man.
Synonyms: toupet; toupe; toupée
toupee (noun): A small tuft; a curl or artificial lock of hair.
Synonyms: toupet; toupe; toupée
toupee (noun): A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig, worn by both sexes.
Synonyms: toupet; toupe; toupée
ipil (noun): A Philippine and Pacific island tree (Intsia bijuga) yielding a valuable brown dye and having a very hard and durable dark wood.
Synonyms: ifil
solicitous (adj): Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil.
solicitous (adj): Showing care, concern, or attention, in any of several ways; thus: In a conscientious way, often with kindness.
Example: solicitous about a person's health
solicitous (adj): Showing care, concern, or attention, in any of several ways; thus: In an eager way.
bircher (name): Misspelling of Bircher, especially when in combination with muesli
orthotic (adj): Of Greek typography: having an upright form, distinct from the cursive and chancery types.
orthotic (noun): An orthopedic appliance designed to support, straighten or improve the functioning of a body part; an orthosis.
weiqi (noun): An ancient Chinese board game, today also popular in Japan and Korea, played with 181 black stones and 180 white ones, typically on a board of 19 × 19 squares.
Synonyms: Weiqi
infinitude (noun): The state or quality of being infinite or having no limit.
Example: Euclid proved the infinitude of primes.
extremophile (noun): An organism that lives under extreme conditions of temperature, salinity etc; commercially important as a source of enzymes that operate under similar conditions.
microfabrication (noun): The technology used to fabricate components on a micrometer-sized scale; especially such components built on silicon wafers
photochromic (adj): Relating to the part of a molecule responsible for its photochromism
heeb (noun): A Jew.
Synonyms: Hebe; Heeb; hebe
unresectable (adj): Of a tumor: unable to be removed through surgery because of the size and/or complexity, or because removal would risk life-threatening damage to vital organs.
octroi (noun): A privilege granted by the sovereign authority, such as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a concession.
octroi (noun): A tax levied in money or kind at the gate of a French city on articles brought within the walls.
frizzle (verb): To fry something until crisp and curled.
Synonyms: frizle; frizil; frizel; frisle
frizzle (verb): To scorch.
Synonyms: frizle; frizil; frizel; frisle
frizzle (verb): To fry noisily, sizzle.
Synonyms: frizle; frizil; frizel; frisle
Example: The bacon frizzled in the pan.
frizzle (noun): A curl; a lock of hair crisped.
Synonyms: frizle; frizil; frizel; frisle
candlepower (noun): A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
sharpnose (noun): An Atlantic sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae)
endoskeleton (noun): The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is composed of bone and cartilage.
skell (noun): a homeless person, especially one who sleeps in the New York subway.
Synonyms: skel
skell (noun): A male suspicious person or crime suspect, especially a street person such as a drug dealer, pimp or panhandler.
Synonyms: skel
skell (verb): To fall off or fall over.
Example: She went skelling over on the ice.
flesher (noun): A person who removes the flesh from the skin during the making of leather.
flesher (noun): A tool used to remove the flesh from the skin during the making of leather.
deindividuation (noun): The situation where antinormative behaviour is released in groups in which individuals are not seen or paid attention to as individuals; immersion in a group to the point at which the individual ceases to be seen as such.
pizzazz (noun): Flair, vitality, or zest; energy; vigor.
Synonyms: pazzazz; bizazz; pizazz; pzazz; bizzazz
chrismation (noun): The sacrament of applying chrism to complete baptism in the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.
chrismation (noun): In general, the act of applying chrism, or consecrated oil.
ketupat (noun): An Asian dumpling made from rice wrapped in a woven palm-leaf pouch and boiled.
stickman (noun): A simple drawing of a man with lines to represent limbs and torso.
Synonyms: stick man
stickman (noun): A dealer in gambling who gathers the dice with a stick.
Synonyms: stick man
stickman (noun): A player in a game played with a stick (such as hockey or lacrosse).
Synonyms: stick man
spliff (noun): A cannabis cigarette.
Synonyms: splif; spiff; spleef
Example: smoke a spliff
spliff (verb): To smoke a spliff.
Synonyms: splif; spiff; spleef
ultranationalism (noun): Extreme nationalism, the belief in the superiority of one's nation and of the paramount importance of advancing it.
overpayment (noun): Payment exceeding the amount actually due.
Antonyms: arrears; backlog; arrear; be behind with something
overbite (noun): A malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones.
overbite (verb): To use excessive acid in an etching process, so that the result is too deep.
aggrandizement (noun): The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
Synonyms: aggrandization; aggrandisement
decklid (noun): An auto body panel that is the cover over the trunk (boot) of a motor vehicle.
Synonyms: trunklid
sycophant (noun): One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.
Synonyms: clawback; groveler; brown noser; groveller; people pleaser
Antonyms: ruler; boss; malapert
Hypernyms: person
sycophant (noun): One who seeks to gain through the powerful and influential.
Synonyms: clawback; groveler; brown noser; groveller; people pleaser
Antonyms: ruler; boss; malapert
Hypernyms: person
sycophant (noun): An informer; a talebearer.
Synonyms: clawback; groveler; brown noser; groveller; people pleaser
Antonyms: ruler; boss; malapert
Hypernyms: person
sycophant (verb): To play the sycophant toward; to flatter obsequiously.
reflexology (noun): The study and interpretation of behavior in terms of simple and complex reflexes.
Synonyms: zone therapy
reflexology (noun): A form of complementary medicine involving the stimulation of points on the feet, hands, or ears, in the belief that it will have a beneficial effect on some other parts of the body or to improve general health.
Synonyms: zone therapy
undervalue (verb): To underestimate, or assign too low a value to.
Synonyms: underween; underrate
undervalue (verb): To have too little regard for.
Synonyms: underween; underrate
lactam (noun): Any of a class of cyclic amides that are the nitrogen analogs of lactones, formed by heating amino acids; the tautomeric enol forms are known as lactims.
svara (noun): A concept in Indian music, comparable to a note or tone.
Synonyms: swara
alkenyl (noun): Any univalent radical derived from an alkene
Synonyms: enyl
sqft (noun): Abbreviation of square feet.
Synonyms: sq ft; sq. ft.
angiogram (noun): An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium.
Synonyms: angiogramme; angiograph
mauka (noun): The flowering Andean root vegetable Mirabilis expansa, which was important to the Incas and which survives in cold, windy places several thousand meters above sea level.
Synonyms: chago
mauka (noun): One of the edible tuberous roots this plant produces.
Synonyms: chago
kasra (noun): In Arabic script, the vowel point for "i", appearing as a small diagonal line placed below a letter ( ـِ ) and designating a short i /i/. If the Arabic letter ي (yāʔ) immediately follows, it indicates a long ī /iː/.
Synonyms: kasrah
kasra (noun): In a fully vocalised Persian ـِ represents the vowel /e/ and is only used in front of ـی to represent a diphthong, so unmarked دی is /di/ but دِی with the diacritic is /dej/. This usage is different from Arabic.
Synonyms: kasrah
craniotomy (noun): The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, prior to a treatment. The bone flap is replaced at the end of the operation.
supraoccipital (adj): Situated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput.
supraoccipital (noun): A bone on the dorsal side of the great foramen of the skull, usually forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but distinct in the young.
tegmentum (noun): The ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from the tectum by the cerebral aqueduct and the periaqueductal grey
tegmentum (noun): Containing the following nuclei: red nucleus, substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area
prescriber (noun): A person who prescribes medication (usually a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner).
prescriber (noun): One who directs or orders, as for example one who makes prescriptive demands on others' use of language.
stringcourse (noun): A thin projecting course of brickwork or stone that runs horizontally around a building, typically to emphasize the junction between floors.
Synonyms: string course
geoscientist (noun): A scholar or researcher in geoscience, an inclusive term for the earth sciences.
Synonyms: earth scientist
redway (noun): A kind of path for use by cyclists and pedestrians in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, generally surfaced with red tarmac.
saimiri (noun): Any member of Saimiri, a taxonomic genus of South American arboreal monkeys comprising the squirrel monkeys.
argumentum (noun): Used in numerous Latin phrases (and occasionally alone) in the sense of “appeal” or “argument”.
animatic (noun): An animated storyboard used as a rough preview of a film or advertisement.
condottiere (noun): A mercenary military leader from 14th-century Italy and later in other parts of Europe.
Synonyms: mercenary
getcha (contraction): Contraction of get you.
Synonyms: gotchya; gitcha; getchya; getcho; gotcha
Example: Look out, or Daddy's gonna getcha!
getcha (contraction): Understand; comprehend.
Synonyms: gotchya; gitcha; getchya; getcho; gotcha
Example: Yeah, I getcha, smarty pants.
getcha (contraction): Contraction of get your.
Synonyms: gotchya; gitcha; getchya; getcho; gotcha
Example: Getcha butt over here!
amomum (noun): Any of several spices of genus Amomum, family Zingiberaceae, including cardamom.
seisin (noun): An entitlement to a freehold estate with a right to immediate possession; dates from feudal times but is still used in technical discussions of real property law today.
Synonyms: seizin
aniconism (noun): A prohibition against artists depicting religious figures such as divinities, prophets, or anything that can be worshiped.
aniconism (noun): More broadly, a prohibition against all forms of visual artwork and photography.
incommensurable (adj): having a ratio that is not expressible as a fraction of two integers.
incommensurable (adj): Not able to be measured by the same standards as another term in the context.
incommensurable (noun): An incommensurable value or quantity; an irrational number.
blackstrap (noun): The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
exercisable (adj): Capable of being exercised.
Example: an exercisable legal power
veratrum (noun): Any of various poisonous herbs of the genus Veratrum
Synonyms: corn lily; false hellebore
pantaloon (noun): Trousers reminiscent of the tight-fitting leggings traditionally worn by a pantaloon.
jazzman (noun): A male member of a jazz band.
Synonyms: jazzster; jazzbo; jazzist; jazzperson; jitterbug
whelp (noun): A young offspring of a canid (ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.
tetela (noun): A triangular-folded masa pocket, filled with ingredients, eaten in the states of Guerrero, Oaxaca and Puebla, similar to corn tortillas, sope and huarache, but with different fillings.
henbane (noun): A poisonous plant, Hyoscyamus niger, used sometimes as a drug that causes at least hallucinations, dilated pupils, restlessness, and flushed skin.
Synonyms: hyoscyamus
henbane (noun): Any other plant of the genus Hyoscyamus.
Synonyms: hyoscyamus
minocycline (noun): A semisynthetic tetracycline derivative used (as the hydrochloride C₂₃H₂₇N₃O₇·HCl) as a broad-spectrum antibiotic and anti-inflammatory agent to treat bacterial and other infections.
hogfish (noun): Lachnolaimus maximus, an edible species of wrasse, found in the Caribbean.
hogfish (noun): The pigfish or sailor's choice, Orthopristis chrysoptera, or other species in genus Orthospristis.
memristor (noun): A passive electrical element in which the electrical resistance is proportional to the integral of the electrical current between the terminals.
escitalopram (noun): A drug that functions as an SSRI and is administered orally in the form of its oxalate C₂₀H₂₁FN₂O·C₂H₂O₄ to treat depression and anxiety.
vainglory (noun): Boastful, unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities.
hoser (noun): One who operates a hose, e.g. a fire hose or a garden hose.
hoser (noun): One that hoses, i.e. hurts (someone) badly.
hoser (noun): A person (especially a farmer) who siphons gasoline out of a vehicle or piece of equipment.
dyspraxia (noun): A genetic neurological disorder where a person has motor skills severely below average due to their brain's inability to consistently send messages accurately to the body for the planning of motor movements.
carbidopa (noun): A drug C₁₀H₁₄N₂O₄·H₂O that inhibits decarboxylation of ʟ-dopa in tissues outside the brain and that is administered with ʟ-dopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease to increase the amount of ʟ-dopa available for transport to the brain.
flubber (noun): A rubbery polymer formed by cross-linking of polyvinyl alcohol with a boron compound, used as a plaything or to demonstrate physical properties.
flubber (noun): One who flubs; a goof, a person who makes errors while speaking.
felucca (noun): A traditional wooden shallow-draught sailing boat used in the Mediterranean and along the Nile in Egypt, its rig consisting of one or two lateen sails.
sulfatase (noun): Any of several enzymes, in animals and bacteria, which catalyze the hydrolysis of organic sulfates
Synonyms: sulphatase
landguard (noun): A division of customs stationed along the coast in an attempt to prevent smuggling.
kneebar (noun): A joint lock where the knee is hyperextended in order to cause pain and/or injury.
kneebar (noun): A climbing technique in which the climber uses a knee for leverage or support.
radiolarian (noun): Any of many marine amoeboid protozoa, of subclass Radiolaria, having filamentous pseudopodia; they have intricate silica skeletons.
haor (noun): A marshy wetland ecosystem in the northeastern part of Bangladesh, physically a bowl- or saucer-shaped depression that looks like inland seas during the monsoon floods.
seborrheic (adj): Of, pertaining to or affected by seborrhea.
Synonyms: seborrhoeic; seborrhoic
physa (noun): Any of several species of freshwater snails, included in the subfamily Physidae.
tertian (adj): Characterised by paroxysms recurring every other day (that is, every third day by inclusive reckoning).
Synonyms: tercian
tertian (adj): Pertaining to the mean-tone temperament, in which major thirds are perfectly in tune.
Synonyms: tercian
tertian (noun): The puncheon, an old wine cask, whose volume was one-third of a tun's.
Synonyms: tercian
apachita (noun): A stone cairn in the Andes.
Synonyms: apacheta
fruitfulness (noun): The state or quality of being fruitful; exuberant abundance.
wharfage (noun): A dock, quay, or pier.
Synonyms: dockage
wharfage (noun): Wharfs collectively.
Synonyms: dockage
wharfage (noun): A fee charged for using a wharf.
Synonyms: dockage
antidemocratic (adj): Opposed to the tenets of democracy.
Synonyms: anti-democratic
oroya (noun): A hanging basket attached to a cable, anciently used in South America to cross ravines.
clasper (noun): Any of several appendages, in insects, crustacea and fish, that are used to clasp the female during copulation.
fucose (noun): The aldohexose (3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol present in several glycans and mucopolysaccharides
pomerium (noun): The ritually established and sacred formal boundary of the territory of a Roman city; the territory thus bound.
Synonyms: pomoerium; pomarium; pomœrium
outport (noun): A port city or harbor which is secondary to a main port; it may be a distant one or a nearby auxiliary one.
outport (noun): Any city, town, or village having a port, other than the main port of St. John's.
schtick (noun): Ellipsis of schlockey schtick.
Synonyms: schlockey schtick
geotextile (noun): Any strong, permeable fabric used in earthworks for any of a number of purposes, including separation of soil layers, filtering, reinforcing, erosion protection and protection of drainage pipes from clogging.
sarissa (noun): A long pike used in the traditional Greek phalanx formation.
Synonyms: sarisa
kalon (noun): Ideal perfect beauty in the physical and moral sense, especially as perceived by Greek philosophers.
hoki (noun): The blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae), a merluccid hake.
serac (noun): Often sérac: a hard, cone-shaped, pale green, strongly flavoured cheese from Switzerland made from skimmed cowmilk and blue fenugreek (Trigonella caerulea); Schabziger, Sapsago. It is usually eaten grated, mixed with butter, or in a fondue.
Synonyms: sérac
serac (noun): A sharp tower of ice formed by intersecting crevasses of a glacier.
Synonyms: sérac
dioptric (adj): Acting as a medium for sight; making use of refraction (of lenses, etc.).
dysthymia (noun): A tendency to be depressed, without hope.
Synonyms: depression; dejectedness; gloom; despondence; lypemania
Antonyms: euthymia; euphoria
dysthymia (noun): A form of clinical depression, characterized by low-grade depression which lasts at least two years.
Synonyms: depression; dejectedness; gloom; despondence; lypemania
Antonyms: euthymia; euphoria
uropatagium (noun): The portion of patagium found between the hind limbs and connecting to the tail.
mudfish (noun): Any of many fish that frequent muddy water or burrow in mud, including: All species of Neochanna
mudfish (noun): Any of many fish that frequent muddy water or burrow in mud, including: Clarias spp., including Clarias anguillaris, Clarias gariepinus, Clarias agboyiensis, Clarias leviceps
mudfish (noun): Any of many fish that frequent muddy water or burrow in mud, including: Channa striata (striped snakehead)
desnuda (noun): A topless female street performer covered in body paint who poses for photographs in exchange for tips in the pedestrian plaza of New York City's Times Square.
breakcore (noun): A style of electronic music characterised by a high tempo, complex and intricate breakbeats, and a wide palette of samples from various sources, especially the "Amen break".
bulldoze (verb): To push someone over by heading straight over them. Often used in conjunction with "over".
overtop (verb): To place too many toppings on.
Example: to overtop a pizza
overtop (noun): A garment designed to be worn over the top portion of other clothes, such as an overshirt, vest, or overtunic.
cruciferous (adj): Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.
slushy (noun): Alternative form of slushie (“flavoured frozen drink made with ice crystals”)
memex (noun): A proposed computer system, implemented with electromechanical controls and microfilm equipment, that would permit a researcher to follow and annotate topics of interest, analogous to later hypertext technologies.
wiv (prep): Pronunciation spelling of with.
Synonyms: wif; wid
achromatopsia (noun): Full or partial color blindness; the inability to distinguish colors due to the absence of cone cells in the eyes.
Synonyms: achromatopsy
liftgate (noun): A hydraulic or electric platform that installs onto the rear of a vehicle and which may be raised or lowered in the loading/unloading of heavy cargo
liftgate (noun): A closure at the rear of a vehicle, or rear door, that can be raised to access the back of a vehicle
conformer (noun): Any of a set of stereoisomers characterized by a conformation that corresponds to a distinct potential energy minimum.
conformer (noun): A particular folded state or conformation of a protein, especially an abnormal conformation of a prion
microaerophilic (adj): Of or relating to a microaerophile or to microaerophily.
emberizid (noun): Any member of the taxonomic family Emberizidae of passerine birds.
epicure (noun): A person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.
Synonyms: gourmand
aftertouch (noun): Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
aftertouch (noun): A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
aftertouch (noun): A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
externship (noun): An experiential learning opportunity, usually offered by a school, similar to an internship, but generally shorter in duration.
adventurism (noun): The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
sunshade (noun): Something to keep the sun off, or create shade from the sun; a parasol or awning.
crummy (noun): A small van, bus, or railway car used to transport loggers or other resource workers to and from the worksite.
kinfolk (noun): Relatives, relations.
Synonyms: relatives; family; relations; kinsfolk
Example: Three 6 Mafia, them my kinfolk.
hierophant (noun): An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
stationarity (noun): The condition of a series in which the value at all points is the same; the stationary value itself
doosra (noun): A type of ball, bowled by an off-spin bowler, that, unlike a normal off break, spins from leg to off for a right-handed batsman; the off-spinner's version of the googly.
irinotecan (noun): A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
Synonyms: irinotecan HCl; irinotecan hydrochloride
polysomnography (noun): A multiparameter recording of brain waves used in the study of sleep
organoid (noun): A mass of cells, either artificially grown in vitro to simulate an organ or an abnormal mass that resembles an organ in structural appearance or qualities, such as a tumour.
granzyme (noun): Any of a series of serine proteases that are released by cytoplasmic granules within natural killer cells
moonstruck (adj): Crazy or insane when affected by the phases of the Moon.
Synonyms: moonstricken
moonstruck (adj): Showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature.
Synonyms: moonstricken
moonstruck (adj): Made sick, or (like fishes) unsuitable for food, by the supposed influence of the Moon.
Synonyms: moonstricken
lepra (noun): Any layer of algae, lichens, or other substance producing a leprosylike appearance on the surfaces of plants.
maleness (noun): The characteristic, state or condition of being male.
Synonyms: masculinity; masculineness
bosun (noun): Alternative form of boatswain (“warrant or petty officer on board a naval ship”)
Synonyms: bo'sun; bo's'n; bos'n
confit (noun): Any of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation.
wryneck (noun): Either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging.
Synonyms: mackerel bird
wryneck (noun): A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the muscles; torticollis.
Synonyms: mackerel bird
hoarder (noun): One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores, especially one who does so to excess.
Synonyms: pack rat
Antonyms: declutterer
magatama (noun): A curved bead from the Jōmon period in Japan, made from a variety of different gemstones.
walkaway (noun): An easy victory; a walkover.
Synonyms: walk-away
arsenopyrite (noun): A silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS.
Synonyms: AsPy; mispickel; FeAsS
tepal (noun): Any component of the perianth (outermost whorls of flower parts, not involved in reproduction), especially when the components are not distinguished into sepals and petals.
kwashiorkor (noun): A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.
yellowthroat (noun): Any of a mostly yellow-colored group of New World warblers in the genus Geothlypis
metabarcoding (noun): A method of DNA barcoding that uses universal PCR primers to identify DNA from a mixture of organisms
homoplasy (noun): A correspondence between the parts or organs of different species acquired as the result of parallel evolution or convergence.
Antonyms: homology
khim (noun): a stringed musical instrument from South East Asia, played with bamboo sticks.
ergativity (noun): The property of a grammar's (or, by extension, a language's) being ergative; the attribute of possessing a grammatical pattern such that the object of a transitive verb is treated the same way as the subject of an intransitive one, while the subject of the transitive verb is treated differently.
joblessness (noun): the state of being jobless or unemployed
Synonyms: unemployment
joblessness (noun): the phenomenon or level of unemployment in an economy
Synonyms: unemployment
lucidly (adv): In a clear and easily understood way, in a lucid manner.
planchet (noun): A flat disk of metal used as a blank for stamping a coin.
innominate (adj): Having no name, nameless, unnamed; anonymous.
Synonyms: unnamed § Synonyms
scoparius (noun): The dried tops of the plant Cytisus scoparius, formerly used in medicine.
antinuclear (adj): Opposed to the production or use of nuclear weapons, or opposed to the generation of electricity from nuclear power.
Synonyms: anti-nuclear
antinuclear (adj): Serving as protection from nuclear devices
Synonyms: anti-nuclear
antinuclear (adj): Against the nucleus of a biological cell.
Synonyms: anti-nuclear
foppish (adj): Like a fop, a man overly concerned with his appearance; vain and showy.
Synonyms: dandyish; dandiacal; Jemmy-Jessamy; beauish; dandy
Hypernyms: trendy; stylish; chic; fashionable; dapper
cimex (noun): Any member of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug.
mgt (noun): Abbreviation of management.
Synonyms: mgmt; mgt.
crowberry (noun): Empetrum; a small genus of dwarf evergreen shrubs that bear edible fruit.
crowberry (noun): Empetrum; a small genus of dwarf evergreen shrubs that bear edible fruit. Empetrum nigrum; a species of crowberry.
pennon (noun): A thin, often triangular flag or streamer, especially as hung from the end of a lance or spear.
pennon (noun): A wing (appendage of an animal's body enabling it to fly); any of the outermost primary feathers on a wing.
blasphemer (noun): One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.
quantitation (noun): The result of a process of quantitating.
Synonyms: quantification
diapsid (noun): Any of very many reptiles, of the subclass Diapsida, that have a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye
Hypernyms: romeriid
asthenia (noun): Weakness; loss of strength.
Synonyms: astheny
woss (contraction): Pronunciation spelling of what is.
Example: 'Woss he want now?' I says.
pomade (noun): A greasy or waxy substance that is used to style hair, making it look slick and shiny.
Synonyms: pomate; pomatum
pomade (noun): Synonym of ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair.
Synonyms: pomate; pomatum
pomade (noun): Synonym of cider, a soft or hard drink made from apples.
Synonyms: pomate; pomatum
pomade (verb): To apply pomade to style hair.
Synonyms: pomate; pomatum
pomade (verb): Synonym of anoint, to apply ointment.
Synonyms: pomate; pomatum
quillwort (noun): Any of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Isoetaceae, that resemble rushes and produce spores.
chequer (noun): The edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis.
mathy (adj): Synonym of mathsy (“of or relating to mathematics”).
Synonyms: math-y
moquette (noun): A kind of fabric with a thick pile used for carpeting or to upholster seating, etc.
spork (noun): An eating utensil shaped like a spoon, the bowl of which is divided into tines like those of a fork, and so has the function of both implements; some sporks have a serrated edge so they can also function as a knife.
thioether (noun): Any analogue of an ether, or general formula RSR', in which the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur; an organic sulfide.
postbus (noun): A mail delivery vehicle that also serves as a bus for passengers, typically in areas with limited public transport.
brusquely (adv): In a brusque manner; abruptly; rudely.
hubcap (noun): A decorative and protective disk that covers the hub of a motor car wheel.
Synonyms: wheel cover; hub cap; wheel trim
cail (verb): To throw, pelt; to throw weakly.
Synonyms: cale; kail; kale
cail (verb): To tilt up or turn over in order to discharge a load.
Synonyms: cale; kail; kale
cail (verb): To move awkwardly or uncertainly; to gambol, kick out one's heels like a colt.
Synonyms: cale; kail; kale
lifeworld (noun): The world "as lived" prior to reflective representation or analysis.
Synonyms: Lebenswelt
sneap (verb): To bite, nip, or pinch (someone or something).
Synonyms: snipe; sneep
sneap (verb): To check or abruptly reprove (someone); to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand.
Synonyms: snipe; sneep
sneap (verb): To offend (someone); to put (someone's) nose out of joint.
Synonyms: snipe; sneep
steersman (noun): One who steers a ship or other vessel; the helmsman.
Synonyms: helmsman; sternsman
gastrectomy (noun): Removal or partial removal of the stomach
Synonyms: gasterectomy
teem (verb): To be prolific; to abound; to be rife.
Example: Fish teem in this pond.
teem (verb): To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.
teem (verb): To pour, as steel, from a melting pot; to fill, as a mould, with molten metal.
ankylosis (noun): The growing together of bones to form a single unit.
Synonyms: anchylosis; ancylosis
ankylosis (noun): The stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion.
Synonyms: anchylosis; ancylosis
ankylosis (noun): An onset of stiffness or inflexibility.
Synonyms: anchylosis; ancylosis
purgation (noun): The process or act of purging, such as by the use of a purgative.
Synonyms: purification; expiation
purgation (noun): The process or act of cleansing from sin or guilt.
Synonyms: purification; expiation
purgation (noun): Exoneration or the act undertaken to achieve exoneration.
Synonyms: purification; expiation
squill (noun): A European bulbous liliaceous plant, of the genus Scilla, used in medicine for its acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties
Synonyms: squilla