leukas/Wiktionary huggingface dataset:
hypercapnia (noun): The condition of abnormally elevated carbon dioxide in the blood.
Synonyms: hypercarbia
Antonyms: hypocapnia
lampshade (noun): A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions to avoid glare in the eyes.
lampshade (verb): To intentionally call attention to the improbable, incongruent, or clichéd nature of an element or situation featured in a work of fiction within the work itself.
lampshade (verb): To wear an oversize top with skintight thigh-high boots and no leggings.
ganger (noun): One who or that which walks or goes; a goer; a walker.
ganger (noun): One who oversees a gang of workmen.
Example: 'My dad was a railway ganger.'
reassortment (noun): The act or result of arranging in a new order or layout.
Synonyms: re-assortment
reassortment (noun): The mixing of genetic material of two competing viruses infecting the same cell.
Synonyms: re-assortment
jeer (verb): To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.
Synonyms: scoff; mock; flout; gibe; deride
jeer (verb): To mock; treat with mockery; to taunt.
Synonyms: scoff; mock; flout; gibe; deride
jeer (noun): An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship.
ule (noun): A Mexican and Central American tree (Castilla elastica), related to the breadfruit tree, whose milky juice contains caoutchouc.
misprision (noun): Criminal neglect or wrongful execution of duty, especially by a public official; (countable) a specific instance of this.
Synonyms: missprision
misprision (noun): In full misprision of felony or misprision of treason: originally, a less serious form of felony or treason; later, the crime of (intentionally) failing to give information about a felony or treason that one knows about; (countable) an instance of this.
Synonyms: missprision
misprision (noun): Misinterpretation or misunderstanding; (countable) an instance of this; a mistake.
Synonyms: missprision
misprision (noun): Despising or holding in contempt; disdain, scorn.
alveolus (noun): A small cavity or pit. Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries.
alveolus (noun): A small cavity or pit. The bony socket in which the root of a tooth resides.
alveolus (noun): A small cavity or pit. An acinus (saclike cavity) in a gland.
flyball (noun): A type of dog-race where dogs jump over hurdles to get to and return from a tennis-ball dispensing box.
torosaurus (noun): Any member of the genus †Torosaurus of herbivorous dinosaurs.
uncleanness (noun): The state of being unclean
Synonyms: uncleanliness
uncleanness (noun): The result or product of being unclean.
Synonyms: uncleanliness
megillah (noun): any of the Five Scrolls of the Hebrew Scriptures (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther)
Synonyms: megilla
suntan (noun): In humans, a brown or darkened coloration of the skin caused by exposure to ultraviolet light.
wretchedness (noun): A state of prolonged misfortune, privation, or anguish.
tersely (adv): In a brief, concise, or to the point manner.
Synonyms: concisely
Antonyms: verbosely
ylide (noun): Any organic compound in which two adjacent atoms are connected by both a covalent and an ionic bond; normally written X⁺–Y⁻
yem (noun): A Vietnamese form of underbodice; a dudou, its Chinese progenitor and equivalent.
Synonyms: tu-tou; dudou
Hypernyms: bib; bodice
coquettish (adj): Of or relating to a young, flirtatious girl.
Synonyms: flirtatious
coquettish (adj): Characteristic of a coquet.
Synonyms: flirtatious
caryatid (noun): A sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head.
arytenoid (adj): Relating to or being an arytenoid cartilage.
Synonyms: arytaenoid
arytenoid (adj): Relating to or being an arytenoid muscle.
Synonyms: arytaenoid
arytenoid (noun): Ellipsis of arytenoid cartilage..
Synonyms: arytaenoid
arytenoid (noun): Ellipsis of arytenoid muscle..
Synonyms: arytaenoid
upanayana (noun): An initiation ceremony undergone by Hindu boys over the age of seven belonging to the highest three castes, marking the start of their formal education.
anyon (noun): Any particle that obeys a continuum of quantum statistics, only two of which are the standard Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics.
irreproachable (adj): Free from blame, not open to reproach or criticism; blameless.
Synonyms: flawless
sheller (noun): One who, or that which, shells.
Example: a corn sheller
fluorocarbon (noun): Any derivative of a hydrocarbon in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine.
acclimatise (verb): Non-Oxford British English and New Zealand standard spelling of acclimatize.
klapa (noun): A traditional form of a cappella singing in Dalmatia, Croatia.
satiation (noun): The state of being satiated or sated, of being full, of being at maximum capacity.
Synonyms: satiatedness; satiety
gelati (noun): gelato, Italian style ice-cream; a serving of gelato, often in a cone.
generalizability (noun): The quality of being generalizable.
Synonyms: generalisability
kapala (noun): A cup made from a human skull and used in tantric rituals.
Synonyms: skullcup
sebastokrator (noun): A person holding a senior court title in the late Byzantine Empire and nearby states, generally restricted to members of the imperial family.
flavivirus (noun): Any arbovirus of the genus Flavivirus, many of which are transmitted by ticks or mosquitos
viewport (noun): A typically rectangular region representing the range or area currently visible (within a window, screen, etc.).
puffleg (noun): Any of numerous species of hummingbirds of the genera Eriocnemis and Haplophaedia, with large tufts of downy feathers on the legs.
Synonyms: puff-leg
pseudohistory (noun): False history.
Synonyms: pseudo-history
Hypernyms: pseudo-scholarship
pseudohistory (noun): Any work claiming to be a historical account without using established historiographical methods, especially one using personal speculation or questionable evidence without necessary care or concern for the truth.
Synonyms: pseudo-history
Hypernyms: pseudo-scholarship
tanbur (noun): In classical Turkish music, a long-necked, fretted, plucked lute, or various similar lutes of West and Central Asia.
Synonyms: tambur
radiocontrast (adj): Designating any medical contrast medium used to improve the visibility of internal bodily structures in X-ray imaging techniques such as computed tomography and radiography.
mangaka (noun): A professional manga or anime artist.
Hypernyms: cartoonist
multilateration (noun): The process of finding the position of a broadcast source by measuring its distance from other sources of known location
Synonyms: MLat
transhumant (adj): Of, pertaining to, or undergoing transhumance; migratory
levofloxacin (noun): A broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent (trademark Levaquin) that is the levorotatory isomer of ofloxacin.
Hypernyms: ofloxacin
marinera (noun): A dance from the coastal regions of Peru, using handkerchiefs as props in a stylized reenactment of a courtship.
polycomb (noun): A protein (or one of a larger group) whose function is to modify gene expression via changes to chromatin
baseload (noun): The minimum load on a power station over a standard period.
Synonyms: base load
loudmouth (noun): One who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
bodger (noun): A woodworker in the traditional style characterised by the use of hand tools, a pole lathe and use of green timber.
adamantane (noun): A polycyclic hydrocarbon, C₁₀H₁₆, having a cagelike structure similar to a portion of the diamond lattice; any of its derivatives
avidity (noun): Greediness; strong appetite.
Synonyms: eagerness; alacrity; liveliness; enthusiasm
avidity (noun): Eagerness; intenseness of desire.
Synonyms: eagerness; alacrity; liveliness; enthusiasm
Example: to eat with avidity
avidity (noun): The measure of the synergism of the strength of individual interactions between proteins.
Synonyms: eagerness; alacrity; liveliness; enthusiasm
polyolefin (noun): A polymer (such as polyethylene) made by the polymerization of an olefin
dast (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative of dare; dares.
Example: Nobody dast blame this man.
romanticize (verb): To interpret, view, or portray something in a romantic (unrealistic, idealized) manner.
Synonyms: romanticise
romanticize (verb): To think or act in a romantic manner.
Synonyms: romanticise
metoclopramide (noun): A procainamide derivative that is a dopamine D₂-receptor antagonist, given (usually as the hydrochloride) orally or by injection as an antiemetic and stimulant of gastrointestinal motility; 4-amino-5-chloro-N-(2-diethylaminoethyl)-2-methoxybenzamide, C₁₄H₂₂ClN₃O₂.
patency (noun): The degree of openness (of a tube, such as a blood vessel or catheter); the relative absence of blockage or obstruction. Measured in percent.
elocutionist (noun): Someone who practices or teaches elocution.
Example: Coordinate term: recitalist
zurna (noun): A double-reed outdoor wind instrument, usually accompanied by a davul (bass drum) in Anatolian folk music.
Synonyms: shawm; surla; surnay; zournas; sornai
decanoate (noun): Any salt or ester of decanoic acid
Synonyms: caprate
chusquea (noun): Any of the genus Chusquea of evergreen bamboos, mostly native to mountain sites in Central and South America.
Synonyms: pls
racialization (noun): The act or process of racializing, that is, of treating (a relationship, practice, person or group) in racial terms or of constituting (that person or group) as racial or as a race.
Synonyms: racialisation
scuzz (noun): A scuzzy person, an unpleasant or disgusting person.
Synonyms: jerk
scuzz (noun): A scuzzy thing, a disgusting substance, especially dirt or grime.
Synonyms: jerk
ijazah (noun): A license authorizing its holder to transmit a certain text or subject, especially Islamic religious knowledge.
Synonyms: ijaza
cinephile (noun): An enthusiast of films and the cinema; a cineast.
Synonyms: cineast; filmgoer; movieholic; cineaste; filmaholic
pederastic (adj): Relating to a man's erotic love for adolescent boys.
Synonyms: pæderastic; paederastic
pederastic (adj): In a manner which suggests pederasty.
Synonyms: pæderastic; paederastic
tathagata (noun): A term of address to a buddha.
Synonyms: tathāgata
kanamycin (noun): A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic from a Japanese soil streptomyces (Streptomyces kanamyceticus), used to treat severe bacterial infections and tuberculosis.
misfeasance (noun): An actual or alleged wrong that arises from an action; often, the wrongful use of legal authority.
sangria (noun): A cold drink, originating in Spain, consisting of red or white wine, brandy or sherry, fruit juice, sugar and soda water and garnished with orange and other fruit.
radiosonde (noun): A miniature radio carried aloft (e.g. by an uncrewed balloon, an airdrop from a crewed aircraft, or a sounding rocket) to automatically transmit measurements of the upper air such as the wind speed, pressure, temperature, and relative humidity to a receiving station on the ground.
archosauromorph (noun): Any lizard of the extinct infraclass †Archosauromorpha.
entreaty (noun): The act of entreating or beseeching; a strong petition; pressing solicitation; begging.
Synonyms: intreaty
gup (noun): Gossip or rumor; nonsensical or silly talk; blather.
gup (noun): An elected head of a gewog in Bhutan.
Synonyms: gap
micronucleus (noun): The smaller of the nuclei of a ciliate protozoan (that contains genetic material)
anatta (noun): The idea that there is no separate self or soul; egolessness. One of the three marks of existence.
Synonyms: egolessness
inertness (noun): Lack of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion
hexafluorophosphate (noun): The anion PF₆⁻ or any salt containing this anion
sphericity (noun): The quality of being spherical, being a sphere.
Synonyms: sphericalness; sphereness; roundness; orbicularity; sphericality
sphericity (noun): The ratio of the surface area of a given particle to the surface area of a sphere with the same volume.
Synonyms: sphericalness; sphereness; roundness; orbicularity; sphericality
underwire (noun): A semicircular wire placed in a bra to support the breasts.
battleline (noun): The area in which one concentrates one's resources on a struggle
Synonyms: battle-line
splanchnic (adj): Of, in, near or pertaining to the viscera or intestines.
hepatobiliary (adj): Of, pertaining to, or originating in the liver, bile ducts and gall bladder
saury (noun): A marine epipelagic fish of the family Scomberesocidae, with beaklike jaws and a row of small finlets behind the dorsal and anal fins.
froglet (noun): A newly emerged frog, either from the tadpole stage (usually aquatic), or directly from the egg.
therocephalian (noun): Any eutheriodont therapsid of the suborder Therocephalia
propolis (noun): An aromatic glue-like substance produced by honeybees from tree resin, waxes, and their own secretions, used in the construction of their hives.
Synonyms: bee glue; sour honey
enzalutamide (noun): A synthetic, non-steroidal pure antiandrogen developed for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
kickflip (noun): An ollie where the board is rotated 360 degrees along its axis.
antidiabetic (adj): Countering diabetes.
Synonyms: antidiabetes
dingbat (noun): A special ornamental typographical symbol, such as a bullet, an arrow, a pointing hand etc.
dingbat (noun): An architectural style of apartment building, where the second storey overhangs an area for parking cars.
endianness (noun): The property of being either big-endian or little-endian.
toplessness (noun): The state of being topless (not covering one's torso with garments).
arkose (noun): A sedimentary rock consisting of small fragments of feldspar and quartz similar to a coarse sand.
arabinose (noun): An aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin.
skitter (verb): To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry.
Synonyms: scurry; scamper; skite; skip
skitter (verb): To make a scratching or scuttling noise while, or as if, skittering.
Synonyms: scurry; scamper; skite; skip
skitter (verb): To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip, to skite.
Synonyms: scurry; scamper; skite; skip
skitter (verb): To suffer from a bout of diarrhea; to produce thin excrement.
skitter (noun): Often skitters: the condition of suffering from diarrhea; thin excrement.
rabbitbrush (noun): Any of various plants in the family Asteraceae, including most species of Chrysothamnus and some of Ericameria.
odontoglossum (noun): Any of very many orchids of the genus Odontoglossum.
swink (verb): To cause to toil or drudge; to tire or exhaust with labor.
polarimetric (adj): Of or pertaining to polarimetry, or measured using a polarimeter
formamide (noun): The amide of formic acid HCO-NH₂ or any N-substituted derivative; they are used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals
chlamys (noun): A short poncho-like cloak caught up on the shoulder, worn by hunters, soldiers, and horsemen in Ancient Greece.
antiporter (noun): A cell protein that acts within an antiport to transport different molecules or ions across the membrane in opposite directions
poof (intj): Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.
Synonyms: pouf
Example: Poof, he was gone.
poof (verb): To vanish or disappear.
Synonyms: pouf
Example: He poofed into thin air.
poof (noun): The product of flatulence, or the sound of breaking wind.
Synonyms: pouf
poof (noun): A gay man; especially one who is effeminate.
Synonyms: pouf
grif (noun): Alternative form of griffe (“person of mixed (black and white) race”)
diminuendo (noun): A dynamic mark directing that a passage is to be played gradually more softly
forkhead (noun): A sequence of amino acids that forms a motif, in FOX proteins, that binds to DNA.
forkhead (noun): The forked end of a rod in a knuckle joint or similar.
anticlimax (noun): A failed or reverse climax An unsatisfying resolution to a narrative, usually owing to a deus ex machina or similarly trivial resolution of the main conflict.
Synonyms: bathos; anti-climax
Antonyms: auxesis; cliffhanger; climax
anticlimax (noun): A failed or reverse climax An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.
Synonyms: bathos; anti-climax
Antonyms: auxesis; cliffhanger; climax
anticlimax (noun): A failed or reverse climax
Synonyms: bathos; anti-climax
Antonyms: auxesis; cliffhanger; climax
arval (noun): A funeral feast or wake at which bread and ale was served, traditional in Scotland, the North of England, and among the Norse.
Synonyms: arvall; arvel; averill; arvill; arvil
arval (noun): The ale served at such a wake, the drinking of which was a ritually significant act in Norse culture.
Synonyms: arvall; arvel; averill; arvill; arvil
arval (noun): The money given to hunters, at the death of a fox, in order to buy ale.
Synonyms: arvall; arvel; averill; arvill; arvil
illite (noun): A micaceous phyllosilicate clay mineral with aggregates of grey or white monoclinic crystals.
Synonyms: hydromica; hydromuscovite
furcal (adj): Forked.
Synonyms: forked; forken; furcate
hypercomplex (adj): Describing any of several types of higher-dimensional numbers having some characteristics of complex numbers.
silverline (noun): Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Spindasis, having silver coloured stripes on the underwings.
kadhi (noun): A curry made from chickpea flour and yoghurt which is served with pakoras.
Synonyms: karhi
entreat (verb): To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired; hence, to ask for earnestly.
entreat (verb): To beseech or supplicate (a person); to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to try to persuade.
ploughland (noun): land that has been or is meant to be ploughed
Synonyms: plough; plow; carucate; plowland
Hypernyms: land; carucate
ploughland (noun): Synonym of carucate
Synonyms: plough; plow; carucate; plowland
Hypernyms: land; carucate
delineator (noun): One who, or that which, delineates. A road safety marker that indicates where traffic should go.
delineator (noun): One who, or that which, delineates. One who makes line drawings.
delineator (noun): One who, or that which, delineates. One who depicts or describes a character.
syncytium (noun): A mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei; a multinucleate cell resulting from cell fusions of mononuclear cells (for example, the cells that make up animal skeletal muscle).
Synonyms: coenocyte; syncitium
quibble (noun): An argument or objection based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint.
quibble (noun): A pun.
Example: Is it a quibble, or play upon words?
quibble (verb): To complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner.
Synonyms: squabble
quibble (verb): To contest, especially some trivial issue in a petty manner.
Synonyms: squabble
Example: The customer quibbled the bill.
procaine (noun): A synthetic compound derived from benzoic acid, used as a local anesthetic, especially in dentistry.
bicameralism (noun): The practice of dividing legislative bodies into two chambers with complementary powers and limitations designed to provide checks and balances against one another.
bicameralism (noun): Ambiguous misnomer for Julian Jaynes's theory of bicamerality, probably never used by Jaynes, rarely used in academic literature based on his work, but often found informally (compare bicameral mind and bicameral mentality)
roboticist (noun): One who conceptualizes, designs, builds, programs, and experiments with robots.
Example: Johnson is an expert Roboticist.
totemism (noun): The belief that a person or group has a special mystical relationship to a totem
pollex (noun): The thumb; the first, or preaxial, digit of the forelimb, corresponding to the hallux in the hind limb. In birds, the pollex is the joint which bears the alula or bastard wing.
myofascial (adj): Of or relating to the layer of loose tissue (fascia) surrounding the muscle tissues.
Antonyms: nonmyofascial
prostacyclin (noun): A prostaglandin produced in the walls of blood vessels; it acts as a vasodilator and inhibits the aggregation of platelets
shuwa (noun): A dish from Oman consisting of lamb or goat slow-cooked for hours before being marinated.
softline (noun): A line of goods that are consumed after a single use, or have a limited lifespan: e.g. clothing, toiletries, stationery.
Example: Coordinate term: hardline
haematopoietic (adj): Of or pertaining to haematopoiesis.
Synonyms: haematopoetic; hæmatopöetic; hæmopoietic; hæmatopoetic; haemopoietic
basophilic (adj): Easily stained with basic dyes, such as haematoxylin.
dorsoventral (adj): Of, pertaining to, or situated at the back and front of something.
crinkle (verb): To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.
Example: The green wheat crinkles like a lake.
crinkle (noun): A wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness.
nerine (noun): Any of various plants, of the genus Nerine, that are poisonous to cattle.
microplastic (noun): Small particles of plastic (typically less than 5 mm) produced by the degradation of plastic products, found in high levels in the marine environment and increasingly throughout all environments and in food and drinks.
supernatant (adj): Lying or floating above a denser fluid, or above a solid sediment or precipitate (which has been separated by crystallisation, centrifugation etc.).
Antonyms: infranatant
supernatant (noun): The liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate; supernate
imposture (noun): The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition
quitter (noun): Matter flowing from a wound or sore; pus.
Synonyms: quittor; quitture
quitter (noun): Alternative spelling of quittor (“fistulous wound at the top of a horse's foot”)
Synonyms: quittor; quitture
quitter (noun): Scoria of tin.
Synonyms: quittor; quitture
quitter (verb): To suppurate; ooze with pus.
Synonyms: quittor; quitture
quitter (noun): One who quits, as: One who gives in.
Example: Don't be a quitter — hang in there!
quitter (noun): One who quits, as: One who succeeds in desisting from a vice, especially smoking, drinking, or drugging.
Example: Coordinate term: never-smoker
diethylamide (noun): The derivative of a compound formed by adding an amide group with two ethyl substituents, N(C₂H₅)₂.
evisceration (noun): A disemboweling; the removal of viscera.
Synonyms: exenteration
evisceration (noun): A vigorous verbal or physical assault.
Synonyms: exenteration
metabolome (noun): The complete set of metabolites found in a biological sample; especially that found in a person's body under normal conditions, and when suffering from a disease.
coelomic (adj): Of, or relating to a coelom.
Synonyms: celomic; cœlomic; coelomatic
daeva (noun): A supernatural entity of disagreeable nature.
Synonyms: deev; daiva; dev
bassy (adj): Describing the reproduction of sound that overemphasizes low-frequency sounds.
triticale (noun): A grain crop, a hybrid of wheat and rye, that gives a high yield.
middlebrow (noun): A person or thing that is neither highbrow nor lowbrow, but in between.
ambigram (noun): A calligraphic design that may be read as the same word or phrase (or sometimes different words or phrases) when oriented in two different ways, usually when reflected along a vertical or horizontal axis or when rotated through 180 degrees.
poseur (noun): One who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.
antiphospholipid (adj): Counteracting phospholipids; applied to Hughes syndrome
pyrrolidine (noun): Any of a class of heterocyclic amines having a saturated five-membered ring; especially the parent compound of this class, C₄H₉N.
silversword (noun): Any member of the genus Argyroxiphium of flowering plants native to Hawaii, with long, narrow leaves sometimes covered in silvery hairs.
ostracod (noun): Any of many small crustaceans, of the class Ostracoda, that resemble a shrimp enclosed in a bivalve shell.
Synonyms: ostracoid; seed shrimp; ostracode
blockship (noun): A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
claustrum (noun): A thin, irregular sheet of grey matter underneath the inner part of the neocortex on both sides of the brains of mammals; its exact function is not understood, but it is believed to facilitate coordination between senses
piercer (noun): An instrument that pierces or perforates, such as a stiletto or piercel.
praline (noun): A confection made from almonds and other nuts, caramelized sugar, and sometimes milk or cream.
saponification (noun): The hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of the acid.
saponification (noun): The reaction of a metallic alkali (base) with a fat or oil to form soap.
lissencephaly (noun): The condition of having a smooth appearance on the surface of the brain.
lissencephaly (noun): The condition of having a smooth appearance on the surface of the brain. An abnormality of brain development marked by the presence of a smooth cerebral cortex with few or no convolutions; frequently associated with severe developmental disability.
hyperextension (noun): The extension of a joint beyond its normal range; the condition of being hyperextended.
Synonyms: hyper
hyperextension (noun): An exercise performed by lying on the stomach, ideally inclined upwards as on a Roman chair to reach a higher range of motion, and raising and lowering the upper torso.
Synonyms: hyper
okina (noun): The Hawaiian apostrophe-like letter (ʻ ) used to indicate the glottal stop consonant.
Synonyms: ʻokina
sagacious (adj): Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness; mentally shrewd.
Synonyms: frood; astute; clairvoyant
razorbill (noun): A large black and white auk, Alca torda, native to the north Atlantic.
Synonyms: lesser auk
propene (noun): The organic chemical compound propylene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₃H₆.
Synonyms: propylene
sensually (adv): In a sensual manner; in a way that excites the senses; sexily.
muscularity (noun): The degree to which the muscles in a body part are developed.
Synonyms: muscledom
metempsychosis (noun): Transmigration of the soul, especially its reincarnation after death.
triiodothyronine (noun): The most powerful thyroid hormone, affecting almost every process in the body, including body temperature, growth, and heart rate.
subvention (noun): The act of relieving, as of a burden; support; aid; assistance; help.
microchannel (noun): A narrow cylinder of semiconductor that amplifies the flow of electrons
Example: microchannel heat sink
plantigrade (adj): Of an animal: walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.
plantigrade (noun): A plantigrade animal; an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.
macrobiotic (adj): Of a lifestyle incorporating a dietary regimen including locally grown, seasonal, natural foods, or of the diet itself.
exultation (noun): The act of exulting; great joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight
incentivise (verb): Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of incentivize.
Synonyms: incentivize
Antonyms: disincentivise
wacko (adj): Amusingly eccentric or irrational.
Synonyms: whacko
wacko (noun): An amusingly eccentric or irrational person.
Synonyms: whacko
birdlike (adj): Similar to a bird or an aspect of a bird; reminiscent of birds; avian.
Synonyms: bird-like
Example: a birdlike song; birdlike eyes
birdlike (adv): In the manner of a bird; as, to fly.
Synonyms: bird-like
lighty (adv): Alternative form of lightly; however, more often a misspelling of lightly.
verbosity (noun): The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision.
Synonyms: long-windedness; periphrasis; periphrase; wordiness; ambages
Antonyms: succinctness
Hypernyms: excess
amiably (adv): In an amiable manner; in a friendly or pleasant manner.
gondolier (noun): A boatperson who propels a gondola, especially in Venice.
Synonyms: gondoliere
deceitfully (adv): in a deceitful manner
Synonyms: deceiptfully
deceitfully (adv): with the intention to deceive
Synonyms: deceiptfully
straylight (noun): Light in an optical system, which was not intended in the design.
Synonyms: stray light
stereolithography (noun): A means of rapid prototyping in which a laser hardens successive layers of a photopolymer to create a part with a shape defined by a computer model.
Synonyms: SL; STL
ploughshare (noun): The cutting edge of a plow, typically a metal blade.
Synonyms: plowshare
tox (noun): Clipping of toxicity.
Example: GI tox ― gastrointestinal toxicity
tox (noun): Clipping of toxicology.
Example: His tox screen came back positive.
tox (adj): Affected by toxin; intoxicated; toxicological.
Example: crashing tox patient
flatfoot (noun): A condition in which the arch of the foot makes contact with the ground.
Synonyms: police officer
flatfoot (noun): (plural typically flatfoots) A policeman.
Synonyms: police officer
flatfoot (verb): To gulp an entire drink (bottle, glass, can, etc.) without pausing between swallows.
stripline (noun): A form of electromagnetic transmission medium that uses a flat strip of metal sandwiched between dielectrics
trouper (noun): A reliable, hard-working and unselfish performer; one who considers the troupe before themselves.
kakawin (noun): A long narrative poem composed in Old Javanese, with rhythms and meters derived from Sanskrit literature.
enumerator (noun): A person who, or a thing that enumerates; a counter or iterator.
blobby (adj): Similar in shape to blobs; amorphous and rounded in appearance; partially irregular in appearance like bubbles.
epiphysis (noun): A small upper piece of each half of an alveolus of a sea urchin.
verapamil (noun): A synthetic compound which acts as a calcium antagonist and is used to treat angina pectoris and cardiac arrhythmias.
backless (adj): having no back, said of things that typically have backs, such as chairs or dresses
Example: a backless surgical gown
toxoid (noun): A toxin that has had its toxic properties removed, but retains its ability to generate an immune response.
cribbing (noun): The members used to build a (structural) crib, usually of timbers or logs, but also of concrete, steel or even plastic; cribwork.
cribbing (noun): As a whole, the heavy structure built to support an existing structure from underneath, as with a mineshaft or when raising a building off its foundation, as for moving to another location,
cribbing (noun): The cribbing used to support anything from below or on a side, as with a retaining wall, or to prop up a piece of heavy machinery.
nebulizer (noun): A device used to convert liquid into a fine spray of aerosols, by means of oxygen, compressed air, or ultrasonic vibration.
Synonyms: nebuliser
nebulizer (noun): A device used to administer a medicine into the lungs, by converting the medicine from liquid state into a fine spray of aerosols, to be inhaled through the nose or mouth.
Synonyms: nebuliser
permadeath (noun): Permanent death, where the player cannot continue but is obliged to restart the game from the beginning.
permadeath (noun): Likewise, any situation where a player character or characters who die are lost permanently but do not trigger a game over, allowing the player to proceed without the character(s). Particularly applies if said deaths are avoidable (not forced by the plot) and occur only as a result of player blunder.
phagocyte (noun): A cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic cells; displays antigens from invading pathogens to cells of the lymphoid lineage.
phthalocyanine (noun): Any of a family of macrocyclic compounds having a structure similar to that of porphyrin; they are blue/green pigments that are used in plastics and enamels.
bayberry (noun): The fruit of the wax myrtle shrub; or the plant itself (Morella cerifera), with aromatic, leathery leaves and waxy berries.
Synonyms: wax myrtle; candleberry
bayberry (noun): The fruit of the wax myrtle shrub; or the plant itself (Morella cerifera), with aromatic, leathery leaves and waxy berries. Other species in the family Myricaceae, especially in genus Myrica; bay-rum tree, candleberry.
Synonyms: wax myrtle; candleberry
bayberry (noun): The fruit of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis).
Synonyms: wax myrtle; candleberry
auton (noun): A machine or robot, usually in the form of a living being, designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
bioclimatic (adj): Of or pertaining to the relationship between living things and climate.
Example: bioclimatic interactions
bioclimatic (adj): Focused on providing a comfortable microclimate.
Example: bioclimatic housing
harl (noun): A fibre, especially a fibre of hemp or flax, or an individual fibre of a feather.
harl (noun): A barb, or barbs, of a fine large feather, as of a peacock or ostrich, used in dressing artificial flies.
harl (verb): To surface a building using a slurry of pebbles or stone chips which is then cured using a lime render.
arborist (noun): A person in the practice of arboriculture; a tree surgeon
Synonyms: arboriculturist
catboat (noun): A sailing boat with a single sail, usually rigged on a gaff spar, used for fishing in New England and later adapted for racing and cruising. It has a single mast set near to the bow and a long boom which may extend over the stern.
Synonyms: Una boat
filarial (adj): Of or pertaining to the microscopic parasitic worms known as filaria, or an infestation thereof.
filarial (adj): Straight, as if in a line.
Example: the filarial flight of birds
oocyst (noun): A thick-walled spore in the lifecycle of some parasitic protozoans that develops into sporozoite.
anammox (noun): Abbreviation of anaerobic ammonium oxidation, a part of the nitrogen cycle
handi (noun): A deep, narrow-mouthed vessel used in north Indian, Pakistani and Bengali cooking.
sudd (noun): A floating mass of plant matter, such as reeds, which obstructs the passage of boats.
mingei (noun): A Japanese folk art movement focusing on inexpensive hand-made everyday items.
corncob (noun): The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.
Synonyms: corn-cob; corn cob
corncob (verb): To disintegrate by the blades becoming severed from the axis
Synonyms: corn-cob; corn cob
corncob (verb): To defeat (someone) who then refuses to admit defeat.
Synonyms: corn-cob; corn cob
Example: Do you enjoy being corncobbed?
anteciliary (adj): Situated before the ciliary band, that is, before the band in front of the marginal fringe of the wings.
grep (verb): To use a program such as grep to search in a file.
Example: You can't grep dead trees.
kafala (noun): A form of Islamic adoption in which the child is not regarded as a true child of the adoptive parents.
kafala (noun): A sponsorship system in the Middle East, used to monitor migrant labourers, mostly in the construction and domestic sectors.
thole (verb): To endure, to put up with, to tolerate.
Synonyms: brook; live with
thole (noun): A pin in the side of a boat which acts as a fulcrum for the oars.
Synonyms: thowl; tholepin; rowlock; oarlock; thowel
thole (noun): A pin, or handle, of the snath (shaft) of a scythe.
Synonyms: thowl; tholepin; rowlock; oarlock; thowel
thole (noun): A cupola, a dome, a rotunda; a tholus.
closeout (noun): A wave which breaks all at once, as opposed to breaking progressively along its length.
closeout (noun): A sale in which all merchandise is sold, at whatever reduced price is necessary; especially, such a sale for the purpose of either dispensing with a discontinued product line or preparing to close down the store.
galah (noun): A pink and grey species of cockatoo, Eolophus roseicapilla, native to Australia.
Synonyms: drongo
therian (noun): Any member of the taxonomic subclass Theria, the placental and marsupial mammals.
bushwhacker (noun): One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
Synonyms: bushwacker
bushwhacker (noun): A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
Synonyms: bushwacker
bushwhacker (noun): A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
Synonyms: bushwacker
aver (verb): To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.
Synonyms: swear
aver (verb): To justify or prove (an allegation or plea that one has made).
Synonyms: swear
aver (verb): To avouch, prove, or verify the existence or happening of (something), or to offer to do so.
Synonyms: swear
aver (noun): A beast of burden; chiefly a workhorse, but also a working ox or other animal.
warehouseman (noun): A person who manages, or works in, a warehouse.
Synonyms: storeman; warehouse clerk
warehouseman (noun): One who keeps a wholesale shop for woollen goods.
Synonyms: storeman; warehouse clerk
teetotalism (noun): Abstinence from the consumption of alcohol.
Synonyms: temperance
octosyllabic (adj): Containing eight syllables
Synonyms: octasyllabic
quietude (noun): tranquility
Synonyms: serenity; peace; tranquility
repartition (noun): The formatting of a hard drive, a database, etc. into different partitions.
repartition (verb): To format (a hard drive, a database, etc.) into different partitions.
ultraviolence (noun): Unnecessary, unprovoked (usually brutal) violence; violent acts simply for the thrill and entertainment of it.
Synonyms: ultra-violence
spammer (noun): A spring-loaded mechanical hammer specially adapted to be used in microgravity.
citronella (noun): A tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon nardus, that has citrus-scented leaves.
citronella (noun): An essential oil obtained from this plant, often used as an insect repellent.
concision (noun): Conciseness, brevity or terseness.
Synonyms: laconicism; succinctness
concision (noun): A form of media censorship where discussions are limited in topics on the basis of broadcast time allotments.
Synonyms: laconicism; succinctness
concision (noun): A cutting off; a division; a schism or faction.
Synonyms: laconicism; succinctness
raita (noun): A condiment made from seasoned yogurt used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia.
Synonyms: pachadi
raita (noun): A Hindu who does not support Hindutva, a liberal Hindu, especially (highly derogatory) as considered a traitor to India or race traitor towards Indians.
Synonyms: rayta; Jaichand
phenotypical (adj): Of or pertaining to a phenotype.
Synonyms: phenotypic; phænotypical
reversionary (adj): Pertaining to reversion, especially that of an estate.
Example: a reversionary interest or right
kikar (noun): A tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica, formerly Acacia arabica var nilotica.
Synonyms: babul; prickly acacia
brickfield (noun): A place where bricks are made; a brickyard.
Synonyms: brick-field; brick field
compendious (adj): containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
neuropsychiatrist (noun): A medical doctor specializing in neuropsychiatry; a medical doctor dealing with disorders that have both neurological and psychiatric features.
childbed (noun): The final stage of pregnancy; confinement.
Synonyms: child-bed; child bed
childbed (noun): The bed in which a baby is born.
Synonyms: child-bed; child bed
playdate (noun): The occasion of a child having a friend come over to play at their house, traditionally scheduled by both children's parents.
Synonyms: play date
playdate (noun): The occasion of a child having a friend come over to play at their house, traditionally scheduled by both children's parents. Any scheduled recreation, especially if not scheduled by those directly involved.
Synonyms: play date
playdate (noun): The date of a showing of a film.
Synonyms: play date
chalcogenide (noun): Any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more electropositive element.
zeugma (noun): The act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to more than one noun when its sense is appropriate to only one.
Hypernyms: brachylogy
zeugma (noun): Syllepsis.
Hypernyms: brachylogy
ratten (verb): To sabotage machinery or tools as part of an industrial dispute, particularly the tools of a workman who went against the union.
radiosity (noun): A three-dimensional rendering system that simulates all reflections from objects in the scene.
cytopathology (noun): The branch of pathology that deals with abnormalities of cells.
amice (noun): A hood, or cape with a hood, made of or lined with grey fur, formerly worn by the clergy.
Synonyms: almuce; aumuce; amess; amyss
turtleback (noun): Anything having the shape of a turtle's back (that is, its shell).
Synonyms: turtle-back
turtleback (noun): A convex deck at the bow or stern of a vessel, designed to shed seawater quickly.
Synonyms: turtle-back
turtleback (noun): An armor layout with an armored deck which slopes downwards towards the sides of the ship and connects to the lower edge of the main belt armor, designed to deflect shells striking the ship on trajectories close to horizontal.
Synonyms: turtle-back
dero (noun): A homeless person, a tramp; a social derelict, especially an alcoholic.
Synonyms: derro
minoxidil (noun): A compound used orally as a vasodilator to treat hypertension and topically to reverse baldness.
tute (noun): Abbreviation of institute.
Synonyms: tute
Example: How did you know I went to the tute?
glasswort (noun): Any plant of the salt-tolerant genus Salicornia (syn. Sarcocornia), once burned to produce the ash used to make soda glass.
Synonyms: marsh samphire
glasswort (noun): Other salt-tolerant plants, especially those used to produce such ash. Species of the Australian genus Tecticornia
Synonyms: marsh samphire
glasswort (noun): Other salt-tolerant plants, especially those used to produce such ash. Arthrocnemum subterminale (Parish's glasswort)
Synonyms: marsh samphire
accelerant (noun): Any substance that can bond or mix with, or disturb, another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a natural or artificial chemical process. In the context of fire protection, a substance that accelerates the development of a fire, especially some hydrocarbon-based fuel used to spread a fire caused by arson.
accelerant (noun): Any substance that can bond or mix with, or disturb, another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a natural or artificial chemical process. A substance used to catalyze the vulcanization of rubber.
dimethylamine (noun): The secondary amine (CH₃)₂NH, which has a number of industrial uses.
thalictrum (noun): Any plant of the genus Thalictrum; meadowrue.
mouthfeel (noun): The texture of food, drink, etc. as perceived by the mouth.
Synonyms: mouth feel
acupuncturist (noun): A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.
knifed (adj): Having been cut or stabbed with a knife.
Synonyms: knived
knifed (adj): Wearing or carrying (a specified type of) knife (utensil or tool).
Synonyms: knived
knifed (adj): Having a knife (blade-like part) of the specified type.
Synonyms: knived
knifed (verb): simple past and past participle of knife
Synonyms: knived
kavadi (noun): An arched wooden structure carried on the shoulders by Malaysian Hindus as a form of penance
abnegation (noun): A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
aeronomy (noun): A branch of science that deals with the upper atmosphere of the Earth and the other planets with reference to their chemical composition, physical properties, relative motion, and responses to radiation from space.
photorealist (adj): Of, pertaining to or exemplifying photorealism
Synonyms: photorealistic
echinococcosis (noun): A potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by the Echinococcus tapeworm.
elytron (noun): A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects.
quadricycle (noun): A four-wheeled motorcycle, often resembling a small car (microcar).
pandal (noun): a large temporary structure erected during various Hindu and Buddhist religious festivals
Synonyms: pandall; pendaul; pandaul
weedman (noun): Alternative form of weed man Male drug dealer; usually a cannabis dealer.
weedman (noun): Alternative form of weed man Man who works in the suppression of weeds (unwanted plants).
liniment (noun): A topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with friction, as for example to relieve symptoms of arthritis.
bibliotheque (noun): A collection of books or treatises.
Synonyms: bibliotheke
lunger (noun): A person afflicted with a disease of the lungs, especially one suffering from tuberculosis.
octreotide (noun): An octapeptide that mimics natural somatostatin pharmacologically, though it is a more potent inhibitor of growth hormone, glucagon and insulin than the natural hormone.
phosphatidylethanolamine (noun): Any of a class of phospholipid containing ethanolamine
Synonyms: cephalin
folkish (adj): Popular; referring to the culture of ordinary people.
Synonyms: traditional; folky; neo-völkisch
Antonyms: universalist; modern; futuristic
folkish (adj): In the style of folk music.
Synonyms: traditional; folky; neo-völkisch
Antonyms: universalist; modern; futuristic
folkish (adj): Practicing a form of Heathenry that is traditional.
Synonyms: traditional; folky; neo-völkisch
Antonyms: universalist; modern; futuristic
tristeza (noun): A damaging viral disease of citrus plants, caused by Closterovirus.
chunder (noun): Heavy, sticky snow that makes snowsports difficult.
Synonyms: vomit
chunder (verb): To throw up, to vomit, particularly from excessive alcohol consumption.
Synonyms: regurgitate
chunder (verb): Of a motor vehicle: to rumble loudly, to roar.
Synonyms: junder
Example: The truck chundered and rattled.
hellzapoppin (adj): hectic and chaotic; action-packed
Synonyms: hellzapoppin
nanomaterial (noun): Any material having a structure that has been designed at the nanoscale.
waterflow (noun): the flow of water, especially as part of a hydraulic system.
Synonyms: water flow
cherrywood (noun): A hardwood obtained from the cherry tree, valued for use in furniture and other woodworking applications.
Synonyms: cherry wood
baleful (adj): Portending evil; ominous.
Synonyms: balefull
baleful (adj): Miserable, wretched, distressed, suffering.
Synonyms: balefull
neap (adj): Designating a tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is the least difference between high tide and low tide.
neap (verb): To trap (a ship) in water too shallow to move, due to the smaller tidal range occurring in a period of neap tides.
regasification (noun): The process of converting liquefied natural gas (LNG) at −162 °C (−260 °F) temperature back to natural gas at atmospheric temperature. It consists in the evaporation of liquified natural gas after transport (by ship) to a distribution terminal
Synonyms: regassification
kumquat (noun): A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia (Citrus japonica, syn. Fortunella japonica).
Synonyms: cumquat; komquat
catastrophism (noun): The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.
catastrophism (noun): The doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge catastrophic events shape the earth's flora and fauna by causing major die-offs which make way for the emergence of new organisms.
calculable (adj): Able to be calculated; calculatable.
Antonyms: incalculable
mezuzah (noun): A piece of parchment inscribed with specific Hebrew verses from the Torah (Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21) and attached in a case to the doorpost of a house.
bluebottle (noun): Any of various blowflies of the genus Calliphora that have an iridescent metallic-blue body and make a loud buzzing noise when flying.
Hypernyms: bottlefly; blowfly
bluebottle (noun): A marine jellyfish of the genus Physalia, which includes Physalia physalis, the Portuguese man-of-war, and Physalia utriculus, the Pacific man-of-war; a man-of-war.
Hypernyms: bottlefly; blowfly
bluebottle (noun): A cornflower, a plant that grows in grain fields, Centaurea cyanus, with blue flowers resembling bottles.
Hypernyms: bottlefly; blowfly