leukas/Wiktionary huggingface dataset:
dermatophyte (noun): Any parasitic fungus (mycosis) that infects the skin (tinea, ringworm, jock itch, athlete's foot). Trichophyton species
vaquita (noun): A small and critically endangered porpoise, Phocoena sinus, endemic to the northern part of the Gulf of California, Mexico.
Synonyms: Gulf of California harbor porpoise; cochito; vaquita marina; Gulf of California porpoise; gulf porpoise
tetraodon (noun): Any pufferfish of the genus Tetraodon.
annihilationism (noun): The Christian doctrine that sinners are permanently destroyed rather than being confined to Hell.
annihilationism (noun): Advocacy of, or a policy of, annihilating a certain (racial, religious, etc) group; eliminationism.
gramicidin (noun): A heterogeneous combination of six antibiotic peptides; the individual peptides themselves
geomembrane (noun): An impermeable membrane used to line ponds, canals etc.
indietronica (noun): A musical genre combining elements of indie, electronica, rock, and pop music.
Example: Coordinate term: indie rock
cheatline (noun): In civil aviation, a decorative horizontal band of color applied to both sides of an aircraft's fuselage of as part of its livery.
thunbergia (noun): Any member of the genus Thunbergia of flowering plants.
counterpropaganda (noun): Propaganda disseminated as a response and opposition to other propaganda.
showest (verb): second-person singular simple present indicative of show
Synonyms: shewest
metabisulfite (noun): The oxyanion of sulfur S₂O₅²⁻ or any salt containing this ion
Synonyms: metabisulphite
orgue (noun): Any of a number of long, thick pieces of timber, pointed and shod with iron, and suspended, each by a separate rope, over a gateway, to be let down in case of attack.
orgue (noun): A piece of ordnance, consisting of a number of musket barrels arranged so that a match or train may connect with all their touchholes, and a discharge be secured almost or quite simultaneously.
pardoner (noun): In medieval Catholicism, a person licensed to grant papal pardons or indulgences.
velomobile (noun): A human-powered vehicle, typically a recumbent tricycle with an outer fairing for aerodynamic advantage and/or protection from weather and collisions.
arame (noun): A seaweed, Eisenia bicyclis, used in Japanese cuisine.
gefitinib (noun): A drug, used in the treatment of certain types of cancer, that acts in a similar way to erlotinib by selectively targeting the mutant proteins in malignant cells.
erythromelalgia (noun): A rare neurovascular peripheral pain disorder in which blood vessels, usually in the lower extremities or hands, are episodically blocked, then become hyperemic and inflamed.
Synonyms: Mitchell's disease; red neuralgia; acromelalgia; erythermalgia
fishcake (noun): A mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato and seasoning made into a patty and shallow fried.
Synonyms: fish-cake; fish cake
alidade (noun): A sighting device used for measuring angles.
Synonyms: turning board; diopter; alidad; alhidad; alhidade
graser (noun): A device for the coherent amplification or generation of electromagnetic radiation in the gamma ray wavelength by the use of excitation energy in resonant atomic or molecular systems.
Synonyms: gaser
graser (noun): The beam of coherent gamma rays produced by such a device.
Synonyms: gaser
mesonet (noun): An integrated network of automated weather-monitoring stations designed to observe mesoscale meteorological phenomena
pixilation (noun): A stop-motion technique where live actors are used as a frame-by-frame subject in an animated film, by repeatedly posing while one or more frame is taken and changing pose slightly before the next frame or frames.
hallan (noun): The passage or space between the outer and inner door of a cottage; the partition between the passage and the room.
calprotectin (noun): A calcium-binding protein that also functions as a cell growth inhibitory factor; its measurement in faeces is a test for inflammatory bowel disease.
cyclodextrin (noun): Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.
demosponge (noun): A sponge of the class Demospongiae, having skeletons made of spongin fibres.
eunoia (noun): Goodwill towards an audience, either perceived or real; the perception that the speaker has the audience's interest at heart.
Synonyms: eunœa
eunoia (noun): A state of normal adult mental health.
Synonyms: eunœa
caryopsis (noun): A type of fruit in which the fruit skin is stuck to the seed coat; especially the grain of a cereal.
axonometric (adj): Describing a projection in which the horizontal and vertical axes are to the same scale, but the third axis is reduced to allow for perspective
nirmatrelvir (noun): An antiviral drug developed to treat COVID-19, the second to obtain regulatory approval in the Western World, from the FDA in the United States of America.
Synonyms: Pfizermectin; 6-dimethyl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-2-carboxamide; paxlovid; -N-[(1S)-1-cyano-2-[(3S)-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl]ethyl]-3-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[(2,2,2-trifluoroacetyl)amino]butanoyl]-6; Paxlovid
Hypernyms: 3C-like protease inhibitor; inhibitor; 3CL protease inhibitor; C23H32F3N5O4; protease inhibitor
pehlivan (noun): A Turkish wrestler in the sport of yağlı güreş (Turkish oil wrestling).
scalawag (noun): A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard.
Synonyms: scallawag; scallywag; scalliwag; skalawag
scalawag (noun): A badly-behaved person, especially a child; a mischief-maker; a rascal.
Synonyms: scallawag; scallywag; scalliwag; skalawag
scalawag (noun): A scrawny cow.
Synonyms: scallawag; scallywag; scalliwag; skalawag
diffractometer (noun): A device that uses diffraction (especially X-ray diffraction) to investigate the structure of matter.
acidify (verb): To make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.
Antonyms: basify; alkalify
acidify (verb): To neutralize alkalis.
Antonyms: basify; alkalify
Example: to acidify sugar
acidify (verb): To sour; to embitter.
Antonyms: basify; alkalify
axiomatically (adv): By the use of axioms; in the form of an axiom.
Synonyms: self-evidently
cubitus (noun): One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the media and the postcubitus; the vein running along the dorsal edge of the discal cell.
Synonyms: Cu
cubitus (noun): The elbow, or the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.
Synonyms: Cu
herrenvolk (noun): A master race, especially with reference to Nazi ideology.
Synonyms: Herrenvolk
electronicore (noun): A fusion genre of metalcore music with elements of various electronic music genres, often including trance, electronica, and dubstep.
undershoot (verb): To shoot not far enough or not well enough.
Antonyms: overshoot
undershoot (verb): To not go far enough when trying to reach a goal.
Antonyms: overshoot
undershoot (noun): The situation where a neuron's membrane potential falls below the normal resting potential.
rootedness (noun): The state or quality of being rooted
Antonyms: uprootedness; rootlessness
papilledema (noun): A swelling of the optic disc caused by intracranial pressure.
cyanidation (noun): The extraction of gold or silver from their ores using the cyanide process
bhakt (noun): Someone who practises bhakti; a person who is devoted to God; a devotee; a worshipper; a religious disciple.
Synonyms: Sanatani; bhakta; kattar; sanghi; malaun
Antonyms: Macaulay's children; sickular; congi; librandu
bhakt (noun): A devout Hindu.
Synonyms: Sanatani; bhakta; kattar; sanghi; malaun
Antonyms: Macaulay's children; sickular; congi; librandu
bhakt (noun): An ardent right-wing Hindu nationalist netizen.
Synonyms: Sanatani; bhakta; kattar; sanghi; malaun
Antonyms: Macaulay's children; sickular; congi; librandu
plunderphonics (noun): A form of musical composition based on the unauthorized use of existing audio recordings.
somoni (noun): The official currency of Tajikistan, equal to 100 dirams.
outcaste (noun): An outcast from the caste system.
Synonyms: Dalit
outcaste (noun): In caste-based societies, such as Indian or medieval Japan, an individual or group of people who do not belong to any officially-recognized caste.
Synonyms: Dalit
archaeologic (adj): Pertaining to archaeology.
Synonyms: archæologic; archeologic
bioplastic (noun): Any form of synthetic polymer, similar to normal plastic, made from renewable biomass sources such as plant sugars, starches, or oils, rather than from petroleum.
Example: Coordinate term: biopolymer
angor (noun): Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the upper part of the belly, often with palpitation and oppression.
moony (noun): The act of mooning, flashing the buttocks.
Example: She was doing a moony.
clotrimazole (noun): An antifungal medication used to treat humans and animals, C₂₂H₁₇ClN₂.
diapir (noun): An intrusion of a ductile rock into an overburden.
corncrake (noun): A bird of the rail family, Crex crex, that breeds in meadows and arable farmland across Europe and western Asia, migrating to Africa in winter.
Synonyms: corn crake; corn-crake; landrail
turul (name): A mythological bird of prey, mostly depicted as a falcon, in Hungarian and Turkic tradition.
atemporal (adj): Unaffected by time; timeless; permanent or unchanging.
Synonyms: timeless; eternal
Example: The greatest music is atemporal.
sambadrome (noun): In Brazil, a building or place where samba schools parade during the period of Carnival.
bacteriochlorophyll (noun): A photosynthetic pigment occurring in various phototrophic bacteria, related to the chlorophylls.
spikerush (noun): The aquatic sedge Eleocharis palustris.
Synonyms: spike-rush; spike rush
insupportable (adj): That cannot be tolerated or endured.
Synonyms: unbearable; untenable; intolerable; indefensible; insufferable
insupportable (adj): That cannot be supported; that cannot be demonstrated or proved. (of a statement, claim, argument, etc.)
Synonyms: unbearable; untenable; intolerable; indefensible; insufferable
tyrosinemia (noun): A metabolic disorder characterized by the presence of excess tyrosine in the blood.
countercyclical (adj): Dampening the cyclical fluctuations due to the business cycle in an economy.
Antonyms: procyclical
countercyclical (adj): Moving in the direction opposite to that of the overall state of an economy.
Antonyms: procyclical
hydrocracking (noun): the production of high-octane petroleum fuel and kerosene by hydrogenating large or complex hydrocarbons and then cracking them.
avadhuta (noun): In some Indian religions, a kind of mystic or guru who has gone beyond common worldly concerns and acts without consideration for social etiquette.
jazzist (noun): A jazz musician.
Synonyms: jazzman; jazzster; jazzbo; jazzperson; jazzer
deferoxamine (noun): A siderophore, produced by the actinobacterium Streptomyces pilosus, that is used as a chelating agent used to remove excess iron from the body
hyoscyamine (noun): A poisonous alkaloid present in henbane that is the stereoisomer of atropine, with similar properties to hyoscine, and used medicinally to treat abdominal pain and similar conditions.
superscription (noun): Something written (or engraved) on the surface, outside, or above something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, etc.
superscription (noun): An editorial addition at the beginning, often indicating the authorship of a piece.
antidiscrimination (adj): Opposing or disallowing discrimination
Synonyms: antidiscriminatory; antidiscriminative; anti-discrimination
breastshot (adj): Vertically mounted, and rotated by falling water striking buckets near the center of the wheel's edge, or just above it.
agglutinate (adj): United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.
agglutinate (adj): Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning
Example: an agglutinate language
agglutinate (verb): To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
monoester (noun): An ester of a polyhydric alcohol or a polycarboxylic acid containing only a single ester group.
paroxysm (noun): A random or sudden outburst (of activity).
Synonyms: fit
paroxysm (noun): An explosive event during a volcanic eruption.
Synonyms: fit
paroxysm (noun): A sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit.
Synonyms: fit
organza (noun): A thin, stiff, sheer fabric that is made from silk or a synthetic yarn, which resembles organdy, and is used in dressmaking.
middot (noun): Synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩.
Synonyms: mid-dot
eliminatory (adj): Of or relating to the system through which elimination of digestive waste occurs; excretory.
hemorrhoidal (adj): Of or relating to hemorrhoids.
Synonyms: haemorrhoidal
karatas (noun): Bromelia karatas, a West Indian plant of the pineapple family.
ethambutol (noun): A synthetic bacteriostatic antimycobacterial drug C₁₀H₂₄N₂O₂ that is a derivative of ethylenediamine, used in the form of its hydrochloride and in combination with other drugs to treat tuberculosis.
supportable (adj): Capable of being supported, upheld, maintained, or defended.
Antonyms: unbearable; intolerable; unabideable; insupportable
supportable (adj): Capable of being borne, endured, or tolerated; endurable.
Antonyms: unbearable; intolerable; unabideable; insupportable
flunk (verb): Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
Example: He flunked math, again.
flehmen (verb): Alternative form of flehm
Synonyms: Flehman; flehm; flehman; Flehmen
flehmen (noun): Flaring of the lip in mammals, associated with intensive smelling; flehming.
Synonyms: Flehman; flehm; flehman; Flehmen
protoplasmic (adj): Of or relating to protoplasm.
Synonyms: protoplasmal; protoplasmatic
kretek (noun): A cigarette containing clove as well as tobacco, originating from Indonesia.
thujone (noun): Either of two isomers of a bicyclic monoterpenoid ketone found in several aromatic plants.
cristobalite (noun): A mineral of volcanic rocks that solidified at a high temperature. Cristobalite is chemically identical to quartz, with the chemical formula SiO₂, but has a different crystal structure. Crystals are always microscopic, and usually form small rounded masses.
disembowel (verb): To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate.
disembowel (verb): To take or draw from the body, as the web of a spider.
superstrate (noun): The sudden increase in the electrical conductivity of some metals as their temperature falls to near absolute zero.
superstrate (noun): The covering on the sunny side of a photovoltaic (PV) module, providing protection for the PV materials from impact and environmental degradation while allowing maximum transmission of the appropriate wavelengths of the solar spectrum.
ochratoxin (noun): Any of a class of mycotoxins, having an isocoumarin structure, produced by some fungi of the genus Aspergillus and others
whew (intj): An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.
Synonyms: phew; wow
Example: Whew! That box weighs a ton!
whew (intj): An expression of amazement or surprise.
Synonyms: phew; wow
inroad (noun): An advance into enemy territory, an attempted invasion; an encroachment, an incursion.
inroad (noun): Often followed by in, into, or on: initial progress made toward accomplishing a goal or solving a problem.
duroy (noun): A kind of coarse woolen cloth used in 17th century England.
tumbaga (noun): A gold-copper alloy used by the pre-Columbian cultures of Central America to make religious objects.
electroreception (noun): The biological ability to perceive electrical impulses, used for electrolocation and electrocommunication and particularly common among aquatic creatures (since salt water is a more efficient conductor than air).
Synonyms: electroception
etomidate (noun): A short-acting intravenous anaesthetic, ethyl 3-[(1R)-1-phenylethyl]imidazole-4-carboxylate.
antthrush (noun): Any of the tropical birds in the family Formicariidae, found in Central and South America.
ehrlichiosis (noun): A tick-borne disease caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Ehrlichia.
Synonyms: heartwater
speargun (noun): A tube-shaped gun that fires a barbed spear, almost always for underwater use.
bandola (noun): A plucked pear-shaped stringed instrument with a small body, originating in Colombia and Venezuela.
gargle (verb): to clean one's mouth by holding water or some other liquid in the back of the mouth and blowing air out from the lungs
gargle (verb): to clean a specific part of the body by gargling (almost always throat or mouth)
gargle (noun): A liquid used for gargling.
Synonyms: mouthwash
gargle (noun): The sound or act of gargling.
Synonyms: mouthwash
gargle (noun): Lager or other alcoholic drink.
Synonyms: mouthwash
multispecialty (adj): Exhibiting or possessing multiple specialties (especially medical specialties)
pasma (noun): A "folk illness" in Filipino culture, believed to be brought on by exposure to cold or to water.
scoby (noun): Alternative letter-case form of SCOBY (“symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast”)
bedhead (noun): The condition of having unkempt hair, generally as a result of having just woken up from sleep.
Synonyms: bed head
bedhead (noun): A vertical panel or board at the end of a bed where the pillow is placed.
Synonyms: bed head; head of the bed; bed's head
bedhead (noun): The end of a bed where the pillow is placed, the head of the bed.
Synonyms: bed head; head of the bed; bed's head
molybdopterin (noun): Any of a class of cofactors to several enzymes containing a pyranopterin coordinated to molybdenum
stoneground (adj): Of flour: ground with millstones rather than steel rollers
Synonyms: stone-ground; stone ground
aioli (noun): A type of sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil.
Synonyms: aïoli
invar (noun): An alloy of iron containing 35.5% nickel, and having a very low coefficient of expansion.
mortadella (noun): A smooth-textured Italian pork sausage with lumps of fat, flavoured with spices; eaten cold.
Synonyms: bologna; baloney; boloney; Bologna sausage
koken (noun): A black-clad person who enters the stage to rearrange the set, unremarked by the actors
ictal (adj): Of or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack such as a seizure, stroke or headache.
Example: The patient was in an ictal state.
liquidus (noun): A line, in a phase diagram, above which a given substance is a stable liquid and below which solid and liquid are in equilibrium.
apolar (adj): Orthogonal under the polar pairing between the symmetric algebra of a vector space and its dual.
dihydropyridine (noun): A molecule based upon pyridine, the parent of a class of molecules that have been semi-saturated with two substituents replacing one double bond.
spiffy (adj): Dapper; fine or neat, especially in style of clothing or other appearance.
Synonyms: spiffing; spivvy; snazzy
dokkaebi (noun): A creature in Korean mythology, also known as "Korean goblin"
Synonyms: tokkaebi
rollup (noun): A kind of food made by wrapping ingredients in another food, e.g. fajitas.
Synonyms: roll up; roll-up
Example: She ate a chicken rollup and a salad.
rollup (noun): A kind of flat, pectin-based, fruit-flavored snack rolled into a tube.
Synonyms: roll up; roll-up
rollup (noun): A self-made cigarette of tobacco and rolling paper.
Synonyms: roll up; roll-up
tumtum (noun): One whose gender can not be determined by a physical examination; a person lacking external genitalia; an androgynous person; sometimes a hermaphrodite.
tumtum (noun): A toombah, a type of small drum used in the traditional music of Antigua and Barbuda.
tumtum (noun): Alternative form of tum-tum (“tummy, stomach; abdomen”)
granthi (noun): The person who reads the sacred scripture at a Sikh religious ceremony.
Synonyms: grunthi; granthee; grunthee
saccharide (noun): The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CₙH₂ₙOₙ. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides exist in either a ring or short chain conformation, and typically contain five or six carbon atoms.
archepiscopal (adj): Of or pertaining to an archbishop or an archbishopric.
Synonyms: archiepiscopal; diocesan
graupel (noun): A precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake.
papyrologist (noun): A student of or expert in papyrology, the study of papyrus and ancient writings on papyrus.
Synonyms: papyrographer
windbreaker (noun): A thin outer coat designed to resist wind chill and light rain.
Synonyms: windcheater
urna (noun): A spiral or circular dot placed on the forehead of Buddhist images as an auspicious mark.
urna (noun): A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 40 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 13 L although differing slightly over time.
Synonyms: urn; half-amphora
nakharar (noun): A hereditary title of the highest order given to houses of the ancient and medieval Armenian nobility.
Synonyms: naxarar
gabion (noun): A cylindrical basket or cage of wicker which was filled with earth or stones and used in fortifications and other engineering work (a precursor to the sandbag).
gabion (noun): A woven wire mesh unit, sometimes rectangular, made from a continuous mesh panel and filled with stones sometimes coated with polyvinyl chloride.
gabion (noun): A porous metal cylinder filled with stones and used in a variety of civil engineering contexts, especially in the construction of retaining walls, the reinforcing of steep slopes, or in the prevention of erosion in river banks.
stablecoin (noun): A cryptocurrency with price stability by design, often pegged to a stable asset such as the US dollar.
euhedral (adj): Having sharp, recognisable crystal faces.
Antonyms: anhedral
chromoly (noun): A kind of steel alloy containing some chromium and molybdenum.
grisette (noun): A (chiefly French) girl or young married woman of the lower class; especially, a young working-class woman of perceived easy morals.
Example: Alternative form: grizette
grisette (noun): The grisette amanita (Amanita vaginata), an edible mushroom in the amanita family.
grisette (noun): A variety of low-alcohol beer that is light in body, with a noticeable tartness similar to other farmhouse ales.
ceruloplasmin (noun): A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
Synonyms: ferroxidase; caeruloplasmin
stabilator (noun): A one-piece horizontal tailplane, used especially on high-speed aircraft.
otocinclus (noun): Any of the species of small South American freshwater fish of the genus Otocinclus, popular in home aquariums.
Synonyms: oto
krummholz (noun): Dense low matted bushes at the tree-line.
Synonyms: elfinwood; elfin wood
breezer (noun): A (pre-mixed) alcoholic drink containing rum and a fruit flavor like orange.
breezer (noun): A school of fish that swim near the surface of the water, causing ripples that look similar to those caused by a light breeze on still water.
breezer (noun): A vertical pipe attached to a septic system's distribution pipe that rises above the ground to provide ventilation.
sarcotesta (noun): A fleshy seed coat, as in the pomegranate.
isochron (noun): A line on a chart linking rock of the same age (as determined from isotope ratios).
isochron (noun): A collection of points (such as a manifold), each point representing a set of initial conditions for a given dynamical system, such that every set results in the same long-term behaviour of the system.
picoplankton (noun): The plankton composed of cells between 0.2 and 2 micrometers.
grosgrain (noun): A close-woven fabric (usually made from silk or rayon) having narrow horizontal ribs.
goatse (name): A certain image of a man displaying his unnaturally dilated anus.
degu (noun): Any species of the genus Octodon, especially Octodon degus, a small, caviomorph rodent native to Chile.
Synonyms: trumpet-tailed rat; brush-tailed rat
thermometric (adj): Of or pertaining to the measurement of temperature
Synonyms: thermometrical
thermometric (adj): Of, pertaining to, or employing a thermometer.
Synonyms: thermometrical
micrococcal (adj): Of, pertaining to, or caused by a micrococcus.
inharmonicity (noun): The quality or state of being not or less than totally harmonious
Antonyms: harmony; harmonicity
inharmonicity (noun): The degree to which the frequencies of overtones (known as partial tones or harmonics) depart from whole multiples of the fundamental frequency.
Antonyms: harmony; harmonicity
ractopamine (noun): A drug used as a feed additive to promote leanness in pigs raised for their meat.
synapsin (noun): Any of a family of proteins implicated in the regulation of neurotransmitter release at synapses
bioaccumulative (adj): That tends to accumulate in an organism when the organism's ability to remove it is insufficient.
Synonyms: bio-accumulative
neuroimmune (adj): Describing those components of the nervous system that modulate the immune response
hypogeal (adj): Existing or growing underground
Synonyms: hypogean; hypogeous
hypogeal (adj): Remaining under the surface of the ground after being germinated
Synonyms: hypogean; hypogeous
precipitator (noun): One who or that which precipitates (causes something to happen or urges it on with vehemence or rashness).
colorfulness (noun): The perceived intensity of a specific color.
Synonyms: colourfulness
exophthalmos (noun): An abnormal protrusion of the eyeball from its socket.
Synonyms: exophthalmus; exophthalmia
collotype (noun): A dichromate-based photographic process formerly used for large-volume mechanical printing
mucociliary (adj): Of or pertaining to the action of cilia in transporting mucus.
darty (adj): Tending to dart; tending to make quick and sudden moves, especially to the side.
Example: His eyes were red but a lot less darty.
darty (adj): Of a car: having a sharp turning radius and tight steering that is responsive to slight turns of the wheel.
darty (adj): Pronunciation spelling of dirty.
Example: Yeah, well, you're a darty old fart.
tristate (adj): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a region in the United States where three state borders come to a single point.
tristate (noun): The area in some regions of the United States where three state borders come to a single point.
snaky (adj): Resembling or relating to snakes; snakelike.
Synonyms: serpentine; snakey
snaky (adj): Windy; winding; twisty; sinuous, wavy.
Synonyms: serpentine; snakey
snaky (adj): sly; cunning; deceitful.
Synonyms: serpentine; snakey
dandyism (noun): The manners and dress of a dandy.
Synonyms: foppishness
athwart (adv): From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.
athwart (adv): Across the path of something, so as to impede progress.
Example: a fleet standing athwart our course
athwart (adv): Against the anticipated or appropriate course of something; improperly, perversely, wrongly.
athwart (prep): From one side to the other side of; across.
Example: The stars moved slowly athwart the sky.
athwart (prep): Across the course or path of, so as to meet; hence (figuratively), to the attention of.
schistose (adj): Of or relating to schist.
Synonyms: schistous
schistose (adj): Having the character of schist.
Synonyms: schistous
piopio (noun): Either of two extinct passerine songbirds of New Zealand comprising the genus Turnagra: the North Island piopio (Turnagra tanagra) and South Island piopio (Turnagra capensis).
mitophagy (noun): The removal of damaged mitochondria from a cell prior to cell death
slamball (noun): A variety of basketball in which trampolines are positioned in front of each net.
praemunire (noun): The offence in English law of bringing suit in or obeying a foreign (especially papal) court or authority, thus challenging the supremacy of the Crown. The offence was created by the Statute of Praemunire 1393 (16 Richard II, chapter 5), and abolished by the Criminal Law Act 1967 (chapter 58).
praemunire (noun): The writ charging a person with this offence, the writ of praemunire facias.
praemunire (noun): Any of a number of criminal offences incurring similar penalties to the original offence of praemunire.
praemunire (verb): To charge with the offence of praemunire; to subject to the penalties of praemunire.
Synonyms: præmunire; premunire
lampblack (noun): An amorphous form of carbon made from incompletely burned organic matter; used to make pigments and inks.
Synonyms: lamp-black
lampblack (verb): To blacken (something) using this form of carbon.
Synonyms: lamp-black
gabardine (noun): A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side.
Synonyms: garbardine; gaberdine
gabardine (noun): A similar fabric, made from cotton.
Synonyms: garbardine; gaberdine
gabardine (noun): A long cloak.
Synonyms: garbardine; gaberdine
informalism (noun): An art movement based on abstract and gestural tendencies rather than definite form.
conceptus (noun): The fetus or embryo, including all the surrounding tissues protecting and nourishing it during pregnancy.
triconsonantal (noun): A word or root (in particular in an Afroasiatic language) which consists of three consonants.
flavanone (noun): Any of a class of flavonoid ketones, many of which occur in nature as glycosides
vacationland (noun): An area that is often the site of vacations, or well suited for vacations.
blowhard (noun): A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
Synonyms: boaster; bloviator; windbag; loudmouth; blusterer
blackboy (noun): An Aboriginal boy or servant.
Synonyms: black boy; yakka; grass tree; balga; grasstree
blackboy (noun): Any plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea, native to Australia.
Synonyms: black boy; yakka; grass tree; balga; grasstree
superciliary (adj): Of or pertaining to the supercilium or eyebrow.
superciliary (noun): A distinct streak of colour above the eyes, as in some birds.
nollie (noun): A variation of the ollie where the rider uses the front foot to pop the nose down and the back foot to scrape backwards to achieve lift off of the ground.
exculpate (verb): To clear of or to free from guilt; exonerate.
Synonyms: absolve; disculpate; pardon; acquit; exonerate
Antonyms: condemn; inculpate; indict; blame; incriminate
headsman (noun): A chief person; a head man
Synonyms: beheader; decapitator
headsman (noun): An executioner whose method of dispatching the condemned is decapitation.
Synonyms: beheader; decapitator
headsman (noun): A labourer in a colliery who transports the coal from the workings to the horseway, and who is oftentimes assisted by a younger worker called a foal.
Synonyms: beheader; decapitator
satnav (noun): A civilian GPS receiver (“Navstar receiver”).
Synonyms: sat nav
monoisotopic (adj): Containing (or considered to contain) only a single isotope of each element present
bialgebra (noun): A particular form of vector space that is a compatible form of two algebras.
bipole (noun): An electrical power transmission line having two direct-current conductors in opposite polarity.
phosphotyrosine (noun): A phosphorylated derivative of tyrosine that is active in signal transduction and regulation of enzymatic activity
subadditivity (noun): The state of being subadditive.
Antonyms: superadditivity
subadditivity (noun): The statement that a function is subadditive.
Antonyms: superadditivity
ebonite (noun): The relatively hard product of vulcanizing natural rubber with sulfur; vulcanite.
spawner (noun): A female fish, often specifically a salmon, which is physiologically ready to spawn
miliary (adj): Having small lesions that are the shape and size of millet seeds.
Example: a miliary eruption
miliary (adj): Small and numerous.
Example: the miliary tubercles of Echini
sandpile (noun): Any of several models in which a series of connected nodes interact with their neighbours according to fixed rules.
aerotrain (noun): A train that is supported on a cushion of air, in the manner of a hovercraft.
periderm (noun): The outer layer of plant tissue comprising the phellem, phellogen and the phelloderm.
periderm (noun): The perisarc; the hard outer layer of hydroids and other marine animals.
mleccha (noun): A person of foreign extraction in ancient India; a foreign barbarian.
Synonyms: mlechchha
septenarius (noun): A verse having seven metrical feet.
Synonyms: heptapody
hamamelis (noun): Any of the flowering plant genus Hamamelis, the witch hazels.
pearlfish (noun): Any of various slender marine fish of the family Carapidae, resembling eels.
lecturership (noun): The rank or position of lecturer.
Synonyms: lectureship
pseudotensor (noun): A quantity that transforms like a tensor under a proper rotation but gains an additional change of sign under an improper rotation.
arcsine (noun): Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the sine function. Symbol: arcsin, sin⁻¹
Synonyms: inverse sine; antisine
sumu (noun): Alternative form of sum (“Mongolian administrative division”), sometimes used in relation to Inner Mongolia.
rideable (adj): Fit to be ridden.
Synonyms: ridable
Antonyms: unrideable
rideable (adj): Fit to be traveled on bicycle, horseback, etc.
Synonyms: ridable
Antonyms: unrideable
rideable (noun): Any small vehicle, such as an electric scooter, designed to be used by a single person.
Synonyms: ridable
agnihotra (noun): A Vedic yajña (ritual or sacrifice) mentioned in the Atharvaveda and performed in orthodox Hindu communities.
polyfluoroalkyl (noun): Any polyfluoro derivative of an alkyl group
Synonyms: polyfluoralkyl; PFA
Hypernyms: fluoroalkyl
radioimmunoassay (noun): A procedure that uses the binding of a radioactively labeled substance to an antibody in order to analyze minute amounts of biological compounds.
impolitic (adj): Not in accordance with good policy.
Synonyms: impolitick
hypolimnion (noun): The perpetually cold layer of water that lies beneath the thermocline of a thermally stratified lake.
footboard (noun): A board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet, such as that found in a carriage.
crankset (noun): The component of a bicycle drivetrain that converts the reciprocating motion of the rider's legs into rotational motion used to drive the chain, which in turn drives the rear wheel.
Example: Holonym: drivetrain
mesna (noun): An organosulfur compound used in cancer chemotherapy involving cyclophosphamide and ifosfamide as an adjuvant.
radicle (noun): The rudimentary shoot of a plant which supports the cotyledons in the seed, and from which the root is developed downward; the root of the embryo.
quinary (adj): Of fifth rank or order.
Synonyms: quintary; pentimal; quintal
quinary (adj): Consisting of five things; arranged in fives.
Synonyms: quintary; pentimal; quintal
quinary (adj): To the base of five; represented by the numerals 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Synonyms: quintary; pentimal; quintal
quinary (noun): Any of 72 rays associated with the Sun, six for each of the 12 houses of the Zodiac.
cavum (noun): A recess or hollow. The lower part of the concha of the ear adjoining the origin of the helix.
ineptness (noun): The quality or degree of being inept.
Synonyms: ineptitude; unsuitability; awkwardness; incompetence; unfitness
omental (adj): Of or pertaining to an omentum or the omenta.
Example: omental artery
phenolphthalein (noun): A white or yellowish-white crystalline compound C₂₀H₁₄O₄ used in medicine as a laxative and in analysis as an indicator because its solution is brilliant red in alkalies and is decolorized by acids.
yogh (noun): A letter of the Middle English alphabet (capital Ȝ, small ȝ), in form derived from the Old English shape of the letter g, and used to represent various palatal and velar sounds.
Synonyms: ȝ; yok; ȝogh; ȝok
bodle (noun): A former Scottish copper coin of less value than a bawbee, worth about one-sixth of an English penny.
Synonyms: boddle
cyanidin (noun): An anthocyanidin pigment, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) chromenylium-3,5,7-triol, found in many red berries.
Synonyms: cyanidine
unfeminine (adj): Not feminine; not characteristic of, typical of, or appropriate for a woman.
voussoir (noun): One of a series of wedge-shaped bricks or stones forming an arch or vault.
yichud (noun): The prohibition in Jewish religious law against seclusion in a private area of a man and a woman who are not married to each other, so as to prevent adultery or promiscuity.
yichud (noun): The state of being secluded in a private area with someone of the opposite sex.
kisra (noun): A thin fermented bread made in Sudan.
Synonyms: kissra
plagiarize (verb): To use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing, speech, ideas, or other intellectual or creative work, especially in an academic context; to commit plagiarism.
Synonyms: plagiarise
transcytosis (noun): The process whereby macromolecules are transported across the interior of a cell via vesicles.
lazzo (noun): A stock comedic routine or physical action, traditionally associated with commedia dell'arte.
blepharospasm (noun): A physiological condition characterized by recurring involuntary twitches or closing of the eyelids.
draugr (noun): An undead creature from Norse mythology, an animated corpse that inhabits its grave, often guarding buried treasure.
Synonyms: draug
cathouse (noun): Any small house, structure or fold used to house a cat.
Synonyms: cat-house; cat house
alstroemeria (noun): Any member of the genus Alstroemeria of South American flowering plants, the Peruvian lilies.
consociationalism (noun): Political consociation; government through guaranteed group representation.
Synonyms: consociationism
carpometacarpus (noun): The fusion of digits (carpals and metacarpals) that forms the wing in birds.
scarious (adj): thin, dry, membranous, and not green
Synonyms: scariose; scruffy; scaly; squamous; scabby
scarious (adj): thin, dry, membranous
Synonyms: scariose; scruffy; scaly; squamous; scabby
scarious (adj): scaly, scurfy
Synonyms: scariose; scruffy; scaly; squamous; scabby
bleck (noun): Any black fluid substance, as in blacking for leather, or black grease.
bleck (intj): Alternative form of blech
Synonyms: pfaugh; pshaw; feh; pish; bah
cyanocobalamin (noun): A synthetic form of vitamin B₁₂ (cobalamin).
multifactor (adj): Involving more than one distinct authentication mechanism, such as both a password and facial recognition.
starthistle (noun): Any of the genus Centaurea of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants.
Synonyms: star-thistle; star thistle
chromatophore (noun): A pigment-bearing cell or structure found in certain fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals
pyrokinetic (adj): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of pyrokinesis.
batanga (noun): A cocktail consisting of tequila, coke and lime juice, traditionally mixed with a knife. Usually also prapaired with ice cubes and spearmint
superbug (noun): A strain of bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics (e.g., MDR, XDR).
Synonyms: silverleaf whitefly
superbug (noun): Any pathogen resistant to many, even all, of the biocides or other agents used to treat similar pathogens.
Synonyms: silverleaf whitefly
superbug (noun): An invasive insect, Bemisia tabaci, that is a major pest of vegetable crops, both directly and as a virus vector.
Synonyms: silverleaf whitefly
lysophosphatidic (adj): Describing a phosphatidic acid in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
prox (noun): The ticket or list of candidates at elections, presented to the people for their votes.
chack (verb): To toss up the head frequently, as a horse to avoid the restraint of the bridle.
chack (verb): To not broadcast a medal-winning or otherwise memorable or crucial figure skating performance. This only occurs in a live broadcast because the network has to decide which programs to show and which to cut in the interest of time. If a skater is low in the rankings and several big names are set to skate later, that performance may be cut.
celly (noun): One’s room of incarceration, jailcell.
Synonyms: cellie
celly (noun): Diminutive of celebration; A goal celebration.
Synonyms: cellie
serdyuk (noun): a Cossack soldier who serves as a mercenary for the hetman under the Zaporizhian Army.
Synonyms: serdiuk; Serdiuk
lyddite (noun): An explosive consisting of a mixture of picric acid and guncotton.
Synonyms: melinite
counterplay (noun): A subversive style of gameplay in which a player attempts to overturn the usual rules and conventions of the game.
sempervivum (noun): Any of the genus Sempervivum of succulent plants, the houseleeks or liveforevers.
colorway (noun): Any of the schemes of two or more colors in which a design is available. It is often used to describe variegated or ombre (shades of one color) print yarns, fabric, or thread. It can also be applied to apparel, to wallpaper and other interior design motifs, and to specifications for printed materials such as magazines or newspapers.
Synonyms: colourway; theme; color scheme
salicin (noun): A glucoside derivative of salicylic acid; the active principle of willow bark, once used medicinally.
doney (noun): girl, sweetheart, darling, young woman, woman
Synonyms: doney gal
comminution (noun): The breaking or grinding up of a material to form smaller particles.
Synonyms: pulverization; crushing
comminution (noun): The fracture of a bone site in multiple pieces (technically, at least three); crumbling.
Synonyms: pulverization; crushing
interrobang (noun): The nonstandard punctuation mark ‽ (a combination of ? and !), which may be used at the end of a sentence to express excitement or disbelief, or to indicate that it is a rhetorical question.
Synonyms: interabang
taiaha (noun): A traditional Māori wooden staff weapon, used for short, sharp strikes or stabbing thrusts, usually decorated on one end.
packman (noun): Someone who travels with a pack, especially a travelling salesman.
Synonyms: peddler; pedlar
multivector (noun): A geometric Clifford number (=adding some 0-vector (=scalar) and an oriented rotation (=bivector) or even a volume (=trivector) to a unidirectional 1-vector).
tsessebe (noun): A large African antelope, Damaliscus lunatus (formerly Alcelaphus lunata), similar to the hartebeest, but having its horns regularly curved.
Synonyms: sassaby; sassabye
taotie (noun): A motif depicting a gluttonous ogre, commonly found on Chinese ritual bronze vessels from the Shang and Zhou Dynasty.
Synonyms: tao-tieh
keyline (noun): A contour line connecting all points in valley at the same elevation as the keypoint, used in planning efficient water usage.
keyline (noun): A boundary line that separates color and monochromatic areas or differently colored areas of print.
interoception (noun): Any of the senses that detect conditions within the body.
Antonyms: exteroception
gomoku (noun): An abstract strategy board game, played with pieces from the game go (black and white stones) on a go board with 19×19 intersections, or as a paper-and-pencil game. The winner is the first player to achieve an unbroken sequence of five of their pieces in a row, a column or a diagonal.
ptychography (noun): A technique that aims to solve the diffraction-pattern phase problem by interfering adjacent Bragg reflections coherently and thereby determining their relative phase.
perennialism (noun): A normative educational philosophy according to which one should teach the things that are of everlasting relevance to all people everywhere, and that the emphasis should be on principles, not facts.
colonialization (noun): Bringing into subjection or subjugation, and implies the subjugation or pacification of a people, and taking of a pre-populated land.
unwrap (verb): To remove word wrap from.
Example: Use the SHIFT key to unwrap text.
gamin (noun): A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also (more generally), a cheeky, street-smart boy.
Hypernyms: guttersnipe; imp; street child; rascal
wuss (noun): A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.
Synonyms: milksop; coward; pansy; wimp; weakling
trismus (noun): The inability to open the mouth normally, typically as a result of disease.
Synonyms: lockjaw
puggy (adj): Resembling or characteristic of a pug dog.
Synonyms: tenacious; adhesive; claggy
Example: a puggy nose
puggy (adj): sticky, claylike
Synonyms: tenacious; adhesive; claggy
regioselective (adj): Of a chemical reaction in which the production of one structural isomer is favoured over all others
Synonyms: regiospecific
pestilent (adj): Highly injurious or destructive to life: deadly.
Synonyms: pestiferous
pestilent (adj): Harmful to morals or public order.
Synonyms: pestiferous
boucherie (noun): A social event at which people gather to butcher and make food from an animal, especially a pig.
boucherie (noun): A butchershop, especially one in a French-speaking area, and especially one which specializes in pork.
baozi (noun): A Chinese steamed stuffed bun.
Synonyms: pau; pao; bao
greenheart (noun): A type of tree (Chlorocardium rodiei) native to Guyana.
greenheart (noun): A type of shrub (Colubrina arborescens) native to Florida and the Caribbean.
unbiblical (adj): Not biblical; contrary to biblical teachings.
Example: Cremation is unquranic and unbiblical.
auriferous (adj): Containing or producing gold; gold-bearing.
Hypernyms: metalliferous
shigellosis (noun): A form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria
preternaturally (adv): In a preternatural manner; beyond what could possibly be natural.
Synonyms: supernaturally; extraordinarily
fibrillary (adj): Of or pertaining to fibrils, or nanoscale fibers
Example: a fibrillary structure
pessary (noun): A medical device similar to the outer ring of a contraceptive diaphragm, most commonly used to support a displaced uterus; also called therapeutic pessary.
Synonyms: cervical cap; diaphragm
pessary (noun): A diaphragm or cervical cap.
Synonyms: cervical cap; diaphragm
pessary (noun): A vaginal suppository.
Synonyms: cervical cap; diaphragm
orientate (verb): To determine one's position relative to the surroundings; to orient (oneself).
Synonyms: orient
orientate (verb): To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves.
Synonyms: orient
bofa (intj): An interjection of "both of my balls" or "both of deez nuts".
Synonyms: bopha
pedicure (noun): A cosmetic treatment for the feet and toenails.
Example: go for a pedicure
inukshuk (noun): A structure of piled stones, designed to resemble a humanoid figure and traditionally constructed by the Inuit.
Synonyms: inuksuk
cannoli (noun): A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert.
Synonyms: cannolu; cannolo
Example: Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
dynamin (noun): A hydrolase responsible for endocytosis in eukaryotic cells
nonbenzodiazepine (noun): A drug that is not a benzodiazepine: specifically, an imidazopyridine, pyrazolopyrimidine or cyclopyrrolone, which have similar effects.
monogenism (noun): The theory that humankind has a common origin, or constitutes a single species.
labdanum (noun): A sticky brown resin obtained from species of rockrose, used mainly in perfume.
complementarian (noun): Someone who believes that men and women are equal in status but can have different and complementary roles, especially in marriage.
Antonyms: egalitarian
buckboard (noun): A simple, distinctively American four-wheeled horse-drawn wagon designed for personal transport as well as for transporting animal fodder and domestic goods, often with a spring-mounted seat for the driver.
followership (noun): Adherence to a leader.
Synonyms: follower-ship
semiautonomous (adj): Partially, but not fully, autonomous.
Synonyms: semi-autonomous
positioner (noun): That which positions. Any mechanical device used to position something. The part of a control valve used to control the opening or closing of the actuator based on electric, or pneumatic signals.
dromaeosaur (noun): Any bird-like theropod dinosaur of the family Dromaeosauridae.
Synonyms: dromæosaur; dromaeosaurid
Hypernyms: animal
plastoquinone (noun): a quinone, related to the carotenoids, involved in the electron transport process of photosynthesis
cynocephalus (noun): A creature with the head of a dog or jackal and human body.
comprador (noun): A native of a colonised country who acts as the agent of the coloniser.
dishonourably (adv): Alternative spelling of dishonorably
Synonyms: dishonorably
laydown (adj): Of (usually nuclear) bomb delivery: designed to land the bomb on the ground and wait for some time before detonation.
bluestreak (noun): Any of various species of damselfly of the genus Lestoidea (not to be confused with superfamily Lestoidea), endemic to Australia.
situationism (noun): A school of thought which holds that personality is more influenced by external factors than by internal traits or motivations.