nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Skarù·ręʔ Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Tuscarora Skarù·ręʔ. Pronunciation: /skɑˈrʊ.rɪ/ 1. Synonym of Tuscarora (language). Example: The introduction and use of Skarù·ręʔ words in the game and thesis are an act of linguistic resurgence toward the precise retention of Skarù·ręʔ language and worldview.
Word: platyan Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: CITs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of CIT Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beard kits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beard kit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: voguiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of voguey: most voguey Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: forkier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of forky: more forky Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: forkiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of forky: most forky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: Maoian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Mao + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Mao Zedong, a Chinese communist revolutionary. Labels: not-comparable
Word: overpunctuating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overpunctuate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overpunctuated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overpunctuate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overpunctuates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overpunctuate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: EDVA Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Initialism of Eastern District of Virginia Labels: US 2. Initialism of Eastern District of Virginia Labels: US
Word: blakker Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of blak: more blak Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: blakkest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of blak: most blak Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: blakkness Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of blakness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: If I was blakker I would suffer hate for the colour of my skin; that alone, blakkness, darkness would be enough, I would suffer discrimination for being dark, even the word darkness has, in English, a negative connotation.
Word: K-Hell Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of KL + hell. 1. Kuala Lumpur, capital city of Malaysia. Labels: Malaysia, derogatory, humorous, slang Example: Obscurial is a death gang from the sewers of K-hell (Read: Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia in 2019.
Word: wadjelas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wadjela Labels: form-of, plural
Word: K-food Part of Speech: noun Etymology: K- + food 1. Abbreviation of Korean food Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of Korean food Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Snowy Monaro Part of Speech: name Etymology: 'Snowy' apparently refers to the Snowy Mountains; Monaro is a region. 1. A local government area (Snowy Monaro Regional Council) in south-east New South Wales, Australia, located between the Australian Capital Territory and the border of Victoria.
Word: K-culture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: K- + culture 1. Abbreviation of Korean culture Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: Iuliia Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Yulia. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The indictment alleges that the couples used fake or stolen identities, including the names “Iuliia Zhadko” and “Viktoria Kauichko,” to submit at least 35 fraudulent applications for loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. Example: As Shauna Coxsey and Iuliia Kaplina threw their bodies up a 15-metre vertical wall as fast as they possibly could, the difference between them was immediately clear.
Word: Serhii Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Serhiy. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: From different cities, Oleksandr Shevtsov and Serhii Khrapko would walk 75 miles and meet somewhere in the middle in honor of their comrades wounded in Russia’s war against their homeland. Example: For months, Serhii Hnezdilov, a Ukrainian soldier, pushed for troops exhausted by years of war with Russia to be replaced with fresh conscripts.
Word: Monaro Part of Speech: name 1. A region in south-east New South Wales, Australia.
Word: tarenna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Tarenna, see there for further etymology. 1. Any flowering plant of the genus Tarenna.
Word: Delsie Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name.
Word: Liversidge Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: kachau Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of kacau (“to disturb; to bother (someone)”). Labels: Singlish, alt-of, alternative
Word: W'pedia Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Wikipedia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, informal Example: See w'pedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrobus with an artist's impression, but even better, the real thing: […] Example: Per W'pedia he attended a private school in his native Michigan.
Word: shazbat Part of Speech: intj Etymology: A catchphrase from the 1970s sitcom Mork & Mindy. Pronunciation: /ˈʃæzbɒt/ 1. Expressing anger, annoyance or frustration. Labels: US, colloquial, rare Example: Shazbat! We have to pay TAXES after we're NUKED?! Example: Parker covered his mouth, then swallowed. “Oh shazbat. I just threw up a little,” he mumbled.
Word: Giocondo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Giocondo. 1. A character in Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando furioso.
Word: 'pedia Part of Speech: name 1. Clipping of Wikipedia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: "Wired", unlike the 'pedia, is run for profit and has a group of managers dedicated to that idea. The 'pedia has a group of managers dedicated to the idea that experts are unneeded and that truth can be reached through populism. The Open Source movement has glommed onto the 'pedia as well and donates cash to them whenever the 'pedia runs short. Example: While randomly searching Wikipedia and its sister projects, I noticed that, while Wikipedia itself has a moderate amount of information on Commodore computers, expansions, drives and such, its side-sites such as Wikibooks contain little that would be helpful to people new to the C= universe. The links on the 'pedia itself are numerous, however, most of them refer to sites that are game-related, which doesn't quite do the systems justice.
Word: 'Pedia Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of 'pedia (“Wikipedia”). Labels: alt-of Example: OK, the magic words are "Ex post facto law", and the 'Pedia says <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_post_facto_law>: […] Example: For what it's worth, the 'Pedia of a Million Lies agrees with you: according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteogenesis_Imperfecta, several of the flavours of OI listed have "loose joints" listed as one of the symptoms.
Word: Thoms Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: coral swirl Part of Speech: noun 1. A tree, Wrightia antidysenterica
Word: ROD Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of run-out date (“date on which one completes one's national service”). Labels: Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: renew one's vows Part of Speech: verb 1. Of a married person or couple, to undergo a ceremony, usually several years after their wedding, to reaffirm their commitment to their marriage.
Word: crazy enough to work Part of Speech: adj 1. Acknowledging that an idea, plan, or strategy seems foolish, implausible, or risky, yet might succeed precisely because of its unconventional or unexpected nature. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic, not-comparable Example: I admit that it is a crazy idea, but it happens to be just crazy enough to work in my case, and it might work for you. Example: Yes, it's crazy, but it's crazy enough to work.
Word: Wackopedia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of wacko + Wikipedia. 1. Wikipedia. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: > http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wackopedia! Example: What a source, 'Wackopedia'
Word: for a time Part of Speech: adv 1. For a relatively short period of time (in the past). Labels: not-comparable Example: My experience with Vorticella led me for a time into the false supposition that this sort of fungous disfiguration, which makes Self disagreeably larger, was most common to the female sex; […]
Word: Little Strickland Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish (without a council) in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5619).
Word: Whackopedia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of whacko + Wikipedia. 1. Alternative spelling of Wackopedia (“Wikipedia”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: > For more info on Rudolf, see; > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germar_Rudolf […] I've attempted to clean that whackopedia page up several times, but finally gave up. Whatever. Read the book [link] or be a freakin' moron. The choice is yours. Example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikini_wax
Word: Kedar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit केदार (kedāra). 1. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Word: Tsek'ene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Sekani Tsek'ene. 1. Synonym of Sekani (people). Example: Located in Fort Ware, B.C., the Kwadacha Nation is an off-the-grid remote community more than 570 kilometres north of Prince George. Home of the Tsek’ene people, the community has an estimated population of 380, and approximately 80 homes. Due to its remote location, the community has traditionally relied on costly diesel generators to provide electricity, and propane for heat.
Word: Tsek'ene Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Sekani Tsek'ene. 1. Synonym of Sekani (language). Example: The Kwadacha are one of three Tsek’ene-speaking nations, who collectively refer to themselves as the Tsek’ene Dene. Their presence in the northern Rocky Mountain Trench dates back millennia, to the earliest known inhabitants in the province. The other Tsek’ene Nations — the Tsay Keh Dene and Mcleod Lake First Nation lived to the south on the Finlay — a river that once forked and wound together like a cluster of noodles. But to think of the Tsek’ene Dene (Tsek’ene for people) as three separate nations, before the dam came, would be wrong. Example: Kwadacha, which means “white water” in the Tsek’ene language, is located approximately 570 kilometres north of Prince George. The community is only accessible by a 424-kilometre logging road or, where weather permits, light planes that touch down at the small Fort Ware Airport. The Nation has approximately 610 members with 350 residing at Fort Ware.
Word: Chuck Cunningham syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Name after Charles “Chuck” Cunningham, a minor character in the 1970s sitcom Happy Days who disappeared without explanation in season three and was never mentioned again. 1. The unexplained disappearance or removal of a fictional character from the plot. Labels: especially, uncountable Example: The modern novel, unlike the TV series, serialised novel or ongoing movie franchise does not need to carry the burden of unwanted plot threads. There should be no Chuck Cunningham Syndrome in your novel. Example: His clumsy departure gave rise to “Chuck Cunningham Syndrome”, where characters change appearance, relocate or disappear altogether to leave viewers scratching their heads.
Word: Wickedpedia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of wicked + Wikipedia. 1. Wikipedia. Labels: derogatory Example: Since you like Wickedpedia, I looked up the word "theory" for you. Some highlights: "The word theory has a number [of] distinct meanings depending on the context." Example: So now, he hoped, here was a chance to bring mankind back into the book-loving fold. He gloated. There was still no electronics in the pioneers worlds, was there? Where was your internet? Hah! Where was Google? Where was your mother's old Kindle? Your iPad 25? Where was Wickedpedia? (Very primly, he always called it that, just to show his disdain; very few people noticed.)
Word: Plenderleith Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: NDFI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of non-depository financial institution Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NDFIs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of NDFI Labels: form-of, plural
Word: millcake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mill + cake. 1. The solid residue left from the extraction of linseed oil from flax seeds; used as feed for cattle. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: millcakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of millcake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wikipedophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Wikiped(ia) + -o- + -phile. 1. One who loves Wikipedia. Labels: offensive, rare Example: Let's face it, there simply isn't time for the Wikipedophiles to edit every single amendment to some 500,000 entries. Tee fucking hee. Example: The word [gnosticism] has often been applied to Sufis by people writing about them in English. It's not some recent innovation by Wikipedophiles who wouldn't know a book if one was shoved sideways up their bum. Sufism has no distinction between different kinds of god.
Word: Wikipedophiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Wikipedophile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Iggies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Iggy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: data lakehouses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of data lakehouse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: organellar DNAs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of organellar DNA Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bristle brush Part of Speech: noun 1. A brush with stiff hairs or fibers attached to a handle, used for tasks like painting, cleaning, or grooming.
Word: full-choke Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of full choke Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: full chokes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of full choke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: full-chokes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of full-choke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: live ammunitions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of live ammunition Labels: form-of, plural
Word: STEN Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Sten Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: STEn Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Sten Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: slicker brush Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of grooming tool with fine, angled wire pins that are densely packed together, used to remove tangles, mats, and loose hair from a pet's coat.
Word: broad brush Part of Speech: noun 1. A style or approach that deals with something in very general, sweeping terms, without attention to fine details or subtle nuances. Labels: idiomatic, uncommon, uncountable, usually
Word: broad brushes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of broad brush Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slicker brushes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slicker brush Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mai-Tini Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Mai Tai + martini. 1. A combination mai tai martini cocktail.
Word: blank bullet Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of blank cartridge
Word: Mai-Tinis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mai-Tini Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wikipedo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Wikiped(ia) + -o. 1. Wikipedia. Labels: colloquial, rare Example: It's mentioned (uncited) in Wikipedo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Electron-Positron_Collider#Results Example: Wikipedo says Brown was only a junior opposition MP in 1986, so it seems a bit unfair to blame him.
Word: Wikipedo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Wikiped(ia) + -o. 1. A Wikipedian. Labels: colloquial, rare Example: Oh, Wikipedos and/or others please note-all are copyright free. So go crazy with the Cheez-Whiz(ew) or whatever. Example: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksy […] Oh thanks wikipedo dude. Makes me laugh for all the wrong reasons.
Word: Wikipedo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Wikipedia + pedo. 1. A Wikipedian. Labels: derogatory, rare Example: > References to the scientific literature, please. about Jews in Israël^([sic]) or in Russia ? To^([sic]) old to Google, Wikipedo ? Example: 99% of it bad- even the Daily Mail were neutral about it. I fully expected headlines such as "Wikipedos".
Word: Wikipedos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Wikipedo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wikipedo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Wikipedo. Labels: alt-of Example: Wikipedia is a source of unverified opinion and heresay for a topic at hand, better bets for the history of the AVL tree would be the CLRS (CS341 textbook) and the Sedgewick book, since at least those are researched, and are based on fact not the random opinions of wikipedos at one time. Example: While the rules for winning the game are a tightly-kept secret, it is believed that the winner is treated to a night of ass sex with Wikipedia creator/overlord, the wikipedo Jimbo Wales (lube not included).
Word: wikipedos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wikipedo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grass seed Part of Speech: noun 1. Seed(s) harvested from grass that can be sown to create areas of grass. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The top soil, which was removed before the main excavations, is being redressed on the new slopes to a depth of 4 in. and sown with grass seed.
Word: blank bullets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blank bullet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yardarita Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of yard + margarita. 1. A margarita that fills a very tall tapering glass (approximately 1 yard). Example: “I need four gutter beers, one Yaradarita, five mudslides--” “[slurring] Gimme a shot of that barrel-aged paint thinner.” “Needs another month for the turpentine to absorb the flavor of the plastic.” “Gimme!” [Oscar grunts] [drunk yells] “Not in here, buddy. You take it outside.” “Hey, that hurts.” “[chuckles] Maybe you're wrong about him.”
Word: yardaritas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yardarita Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Clarke's gazelles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Clarke's gazelle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cartridge case Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of cartridge box
Word: cartridge cases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cartridge case Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grass seeds Part of Speech: noun 1. Plural of grass seed. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diaperman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From diaper + -man (“someone (possibly implied male) who is employed or holds a position in an area”). 1. A man who delivers clean cloth diapers and takes soiled ones for washing as part of a diaper service. Labels: Canada, US, archaic, dated Example: The diapermen seem to be having the last word—doctor's prescriptions now include diaper service. Example: Competition already is so keen that the great diaper derby already lists one big casualty. Borden Co., which introduced its White Lamb brand five years ago, has since withdrawn it. Meanwhile, Morris Bonoff and other old-time diapermen are not going down without waging a fight. The Diaper Service Industry Association is ready with its own campaign.
Word: Shitbucks Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of shit + Starbucks. 1. Starbucks. Labels: derogatory, rare, vulgar Example: I told a story a while ago about a guy who I stood next to in line at Shitbucks. He was a regular and[]there was a new barista (a girl about 18 years old who prolly never drank a cup of anything better than Maxwell House), who was heard to say "Expresso." Example: If you were in downtown Portland then some of it could have been because people down there are sick and tired of being hit up for change by losers that they treat anybody without a suit and tie like they were some teenager bumming change for a Latte at Shitbucks.
Word: shoe shine brush Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of shoeshine brush Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: shoeshine brush Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of shoe brush
Word: Mileven Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Mike + Eleven. 1. The ship of characters Mike Wheeler and Eleven from the television series Stranger Things. Labels: slang
Word: top soil Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of topsoil. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: The top soil, which was removed before the main excavations, is being redressed on the new slopes to a depth of 4 in. and sown with grass seed.
Word: wah wah Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of wah-wah Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: diapermen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diaperman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shoeshine brushes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shoeshine brush Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shoe shine brushes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shoe shine brush Labels: form-of, plural
Word: packet-switched Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to packet switching. Labels: not-comparable
Word: top soils Part of Speech: noun 1. Plural of top soil. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: costimation Part of Speech: noun 1. A cost estimation. Labels: informal 2. Synonym of cost estimate
Word: bicyclops Part of Speech: noun 1. A two-eyed cyclops.
Word: two-eyed Part of Speech: adj 1. Having two eyes. Labels: not-comparable 2. Adapted for the use of both eyes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tricyclops Part of Speech: noun 1. A three-eyed cyclops. Labels: rare
Word: costimations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of costimation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: costimate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cost + estimate. 1. A cost estimate. Labels: informal, uncountable, usually
Word: costimate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of cost + estimate. 1. To carry out a cost estimate. Labels: rare, transitive
Word: costimates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of costimate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: costimates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of costimate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: AITC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of allyl isothiocyanate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: 3DR Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of 3D Realms. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: “Unfortunately for Interceptor—and any others who have relied upon 3DR’s personal assurances in lieu of federal registrations and the like—the 3DR Declaration makes it clear: 3DR no longer owns the unrestricted rights to Duke Nukem IP,and 3DR has no right or ability to make any agreements in violation of Gearbox’s exclusive rights. […] By attempting to license the unlicensable, assign the unassignable, and effectively re-sell the exclusive rights that Gearbox already purchased in 2010, 3DR breached the terms of its Asset Purchase Agreement with Gearbox, as well as Gearbox’s exclusive, federally-protected intellectual property rights.
Word: enough to choke a snake Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of enough to choke a horse Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Harry the Mexican belting the cows with a length of rope thick enough to choke a snake and consigning them in Spanish with a "son-of-a-beech" thrown in every now and then; Example: The butterflies, with beetle-lady acting as choir director, pretended to pay no attention; but a two hundred dollar scarf might be dropped accidentally, or a diamond ring large enough to choke a snake might be twisted into plain view as a butterfly leaned forward, chin on delicately curved twist.
Word: Tillicoultry Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9197). 2. A village in Central Province, Sri Lanka.
Word: MCAS Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Abbreviation of Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System; a high-school-leaving student assessment system Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: MCAS Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Acronym of mast cell activation syndrome Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of Marine Corps Air Station Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: post-anthropocentrism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From post- + anthropocentrism 1. A doctrine that calls for recognition on the value of nonhuman entities. Labels: uncountable
Word: post-anthropocentric Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to post-anthropocentrism. Labels: not-comparable
Word: PIFS Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Abbreviation of post-infection/infectious fatigue syndrome Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: thanatopolitics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thanato- + politics. 1. Politics characterised by decisions on who lives and who dies. Labels: uncountable
Word: no-self Part of Speech: noun 1. anatta Labels: uncountable
Word: wet food Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wet + food. As opposed to dry food. 1. A type of pet food containing a large amount of water, usually made from meat. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: doctorcraft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From doctor + -craft. 1. The skills and expertise of a doctor; medicine. Labels: uncountable Example: There have been kingcraft and lawyercraft, doctorcraft, and many other crafts beside, each virulent in proportion to the completeness of the mystery and of the monopoly. Example: So it was with respect to the Poison Bill, which is now a dead letter, merely because it was found that doctorcraft, being the principal meddlers with poisons, they could not be interfered with.
Word: gooncave Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of goon cave Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lawyercraft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lawyer + -craft. 1. The knowledge, training, or work of a lawyer; the exercise of lawyerly functions. Labels: uncountable Example: It is among the artifices employed by lawyercraft to reconcile the public mind to the sale of indulgences, elsewhere spoken of. Example: […] that hereditary humbug, and class usurpation shall give place to popular sovereignty; that the laws shall be few and simple and lawyercraft abolished.
Word: dying in the arse Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of die in the arse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: died in the arse Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of die in the arse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: teachercraft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From teacher + -craft. 1. The knowledge, training, or skilled work of a teacher. Labels: uncountable Example: The experience of discussion during the foundation period also helps to give them a good start toward their training in adult teachercraft. Example: The study focuses on three main concepts and their interrelations: teachercraft, action research, and narrativity. In the interspace between teachercraft and action research, the work illustrates teachers' work as a reflective practice.
Word: sociotonetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From socio- + tonetic, modelled after sociophonetic. 1. Relating to the sociophonetic variation of lexical tones. Example: Therefore, the overall results of the acoustic sociotonetic analysis in the current study concur with Sui folk understanding, and they also concur with studies of lexical variables and diphthong variables (Stanford, 2007, 2008), which find that immigrant Sui women maintain their original clanlects very accurately. Example: The study aims to make a contribution to the acoustic sociotonetic study of lexical tones of S. Pa-O, an under-studied language of the Sino-Tibetan family.
Word: sociotonetics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From socio- + tonetics, modelled after sociophonetics. 1. The sociophonetics of lexical tones. Labels: uncountable Example: In addition to the specific results of this Sui dialect contact investigation, this study has modeled acoustic sociotonetics, providing methodology for future research. Example: Located at the intersection of sociotonetics and research of multilingualism, this paper explores a critically understudied phenomenon, multilingual variation in prosody involving two contacting African tonal languages, Mano, or Manon [iso 639-3:mev] and Kpelle, or Guerzé [iso 639-3:gkp], based on both manual annotation and automatic f₀ extraction from semi-spontaneous data.
Word: Wackypedia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of wacky + Wikipedia. 1. Wikipedia. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: First thing, I'd change it to "Wackypedia" Example: | Examples of this sort, There it is.. the subject of the paragaph. Some idiot writing in Wackypedia thinks the PoR is some crap about laws of physics being the same in all inertial frames.
Word: Wackipedia Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Wackypedia (“Wikipedia”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Wackipedia has pretty much been discredited in the USA and around the world. Anyone can edit it at any time for any purpose. It is only incidental that things put on the encyclopedia are true. Kind of like the spouting of the opposition party. Example: You should try to actually think about the things you quote, ESPECIALLY wackipedia, which you probably know is a glorified anonymous bulletin board. You should not "quote" it at all.
Word: Whackypedia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of whacky + Wikipedia. 1. Alternative spelling of Wackypedia (“Wikipedia”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain […] I've never considered Whackypedia as an accurate source for things like that.. :-) Example: Those specific rules, and more to the point the enforcement of and legal wrangling over them, seems to be more-or-less unique to the US - see whackypedia for more detail.
Word: Wackpedia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of wack + Wikipedia. 1. Wikipedia. Labels: derogatory, rare, slang Example: The cybercriminals who belong to the SPP/AUK Criminal Stalking Rings are the public face of a much larger major organized crime syndicate which has tenticles^([sic]) all over usenet^([sic]) newsgroups, as well as the WWW go daddy, Wackpedia, etc. Example: 6. The libelous exploits of the self-styled "anarcho-communist" minor Natalinasmpf tutored and teleguided by the Wikipedia Science Police
Word: Wankipedia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of wanky + Wikipedia. 1. Wikipedia. Labels: derogatory, slang, vulgar Example: If the information were not on a Mahadreck level, I would not post satire there. As it is, as long as I see certain posters quoting their own work here, Wankipedia is fair game for the Creedmoor Chronicler. Example: The Wankipedia article states, "Hahnemann also advocated various lifestyle improvements to his patients, including exercise, diet, and cleanliness."
Word: Wankypedia Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Wankipedia (“Wikipedia”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Look, Wakefield has chosen to put his faith in Wankypedia. There's no arguing with him. I believe that it was Wankypedia that convinced him that Ivan Noble was a bona fide celebrity last year, so you'd best just give in and allow him that Al Lewis was 95. Or 145, or whatever it is that someone typed in to Wankypedia this week. Example: Not that Wankypedia is an authoritative source, but it's a start: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasons
Word: Wonkypedia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of wonky + Wikipedia. 1. Wikipedia. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: > Well, so says the Wikipedia (and we know how reliable that is). Good call. Anything I see in Wonkypedia I always verify elsewhere. Example: According to wonkypedia^([sic]) it's an urban myth, and was really said by an inexperienced leftpondian sent over to cover a by-election in some godforsaken northern hole in the eighties.
Word: Wonkipedia Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Wonkypedia (“Wikipedia”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: > > "It's a hundredweight" > > "A hundred of what?" > > A hundred pounds. Yes, that's 112. Or it could also be 120. Or even > 144. Or 108 according to Wonkipedia. Example: Now, in Mustardland it says that Jazzer was born in 1984, and according to the wonkipedia,^([sic]) Dallas ran from 1978 to 1991.
Word: NAR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of nonallergic rhinitis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: dehellenisation Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of removal or disappearance of Greek attributes. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dehellenization Part of Speech: noun 1. American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of dehellenisation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: anti-freezes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anti-freeze Labels: form-of, plural
Word: basidiate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From basidi(um) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Being or containing a basidium. Labels: not-comparable
Word: aplatonics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aplatonic. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ballances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ballance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ballances Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ballance Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ballanced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ballance Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ballancing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ballance Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gathering place Part of Speech: noun 1. A place where people are able to congregate.
Word: bathochromy Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality of being bathochromic. Labels: uncountable
Word: biggah Part of Speech: adj 1. Pronunciation spelling of bigger Labels: alt-of, colloquial, pronunciation-spelling
Word: biggah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bigha. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: biggahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biggah. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bleachyard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bleach + yard. 1. A place for bleaching linen. Labels: historical
Word: bleachyards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bleachyard. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: comment section Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From comment + section. 1. The section of a website or social media where users can post comments. Labels: Internet
Word: blisterweed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: blister + weed, as it may cause blistering in livestock. 1. Any of various plants of the genus Thamnosma. Labels: uncountable
Word: desertrue Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of desert rue. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: desert rue Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various plants of the genus Thamnosma. Labels: uncountable
Word: blindling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: blind + -ling 1. A blind person. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: He is but a puppy, once my pretty little man, now blear-eyed, or rather a blindling; having never had any mental vision, he has now lost his bodily sight; a silly coxcomb, fancying himself a beauty; […]
Word: blossomtime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blossom + time. 1. The season when plants blossom. Labels: uncountable
Word: bogledom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bogle + -dom. 1. The realm or sphere of bogles (frightful beings). Labels: uncountable
Word: Tomotley Part of Speech: name 1. A prehistoric and historic Native American site along the lower Little Tennessee River in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States.
Word: Tamatli Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Tomotley. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: thanatopolitical Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to thanatopolitics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: biosemiotician Part of Speech: noun 1. One who studies biosemiotics.
Word: biosemioticians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biosemiotician Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boonfellow Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of boon companion.
Word: boonfellows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boonfellow. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bookways Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of book-ways. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: cross-server Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cross- + server. 1. Extending across servers. Labels: not-comparable
Word: boppist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bop + -ist. 1. Synonym of bopper (“musician in the bop genre”).
Word: boppists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boppist. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cross-departmental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cross- + departmental. 1. Across multiple departments. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cross-departmentally Part of Speech: adv 1. Occurring across multiple departments. Labels: not-comparable
Word: foregleaming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of foregleam Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: foregleamed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of foregleam Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: boother Part of Speech: noun Etymology: booth + -er 1. A performer who operates from a booth. Example: They parade in their theatrical attire, dance quadrilles and hornpipes, fight with broadswords, and make speeches on the external platform of their booth. Histrionic art is seen to little advantage under these conditions, although it should be said that many notable players have commenced the study of their profession among the "boothers."
Word: boothers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boother. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: staffulty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of staff + faculty. 1. Alternative form of staffaculty Labels: alt-of, alternative, informal, plural, plural-only
Word: want must be one's master Part of Speech: phrase 1. One’s desire will not be satisfied; one must continue to want. Labels: UK, dated Example: JUDY, (within) Well! what do you want, Mr. Punch? PUNCH. Come up stairs: I want you. JUDY. Then want must be your master. I'm busy. Example: The market was brighter than you would think anything could be. There were stalls for everything you could possibly want—and for a great many things that if you wanted here and now, want would be your master.
Word: Borussian Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to Borussia (Prussia).
Word: Borussian Part of Speech: noun 1. A native or inhabitant of Borussia (Prussia).
Word: Borussians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Borussian. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Simonstone Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7734). 2. A hamlet in High Abbotside parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SD8791).
Word: Sorbonnist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Sorbonist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Bourout Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a certain Moghul group. Labels: historical, obsolete
Word: Bourouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bourout. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bradenhead Part of Speech: noun 1. In oil well drilling, a metal head screwed into the top of the casing, having the inner pipe projecting up through it, packed with rubber or similar, and used to confine gases.
Word: bradenheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bradenhead. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: braeman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: brae + -man 1. A person who lives on a brae. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland Example: Now, truly, for every line that the petty feuds and predatory thievings of the borderers receive, the deeds of the braemen deserve a volume. They never fought for plunder, or engaged in small squabbles about cows, sheep, and swine.
Word: braemen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of braeman. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bradyspermatism Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of delayed ejaculation. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: This man really has bradyspermatism rather than stricture. The seat of trouble is in the base of the brain, not local. I cured one bad case, who paid a courtesan $20.00 for ten hours' trial and failed.
Word: cod-piece Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of codpiece. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: duetie Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of duty. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: brambrack Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of barmbrack. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: brambracks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brambrack. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boat-man Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of boatman. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: branchicolous Part of Speech: adj 1. Living as a parasite on the gills of fish. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dueties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of duetie. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sorbonnists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Sorbonnist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pluffiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pluffy + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being pluffy. Labels: uncountable
Word: ferry-man Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ferryman. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Brainwood Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Brahmanda Part of Speech: noun 1. A world egg involved in the creation of the universe. Labels: Hinduism
Word: Brahmandas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Brahmanda. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Plume Part of Speech: name 1. A surname
Word: brainward Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From brain + -ward. 1. Toward the brain. Labels: not-comparable
Word: brainward Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From brain + -ward. 1. Toward the brain. Labels: not-comparable
Word: breadearning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bread + earning. 1. Synonym of breadwinning. Labels: uncountable
Word: breadearner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bread + earner. 1. Synonym of breadwinner.
Word: breadearners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of breadearner. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biliaries Part of Speech: noun 1. A stomachache. Labels: archaic, plural, plural-only Example: Mistresses free of Arts, / Bachelors help with hearts, / And well-planned dinner-cartes / As their auxiliaries,— / Such water privilege / In this dead level age, / Might each blue devil edge / Out of one's biliaries! Example: […] the prudent housekeeper […] tells how her mistress has lain abed since dinner, and is sick of the biliaries.
Word: omnicomprehensiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From omni- + comprehensiveness. Pronunciation: /ˌɒmniˌkɒm.pɹɪˈhɛn.sɪvnəs/, /ˌɑmniˌkɑm.pɹəˈhɛn.sɪvnɪs/ 1. The state of being omnicomprehensive; thoroughgoing comprehension. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Such extraordinary characteristics could not but catch the attention of Cusanus. He glimpsed the possibility of using it to his purpose. Truly in it there is a certain exclusiveness, or transcendence, along with an omnicomprehensiveness, which seemed to provide the best conditions for constructing another “name” of God: He is Non Aliud with respect to the being of every thing. Example: By virtue of the prioity of form and the omnicomprehensiveness of the human intellective form, we must conclude that the world is in the spirit and in man and not vice versa.
Word: overexcess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + excess. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈɛksɛs/, /ˌoʊvɚˈɪkˈsɛs/ 1. A particularly excessive quantity, amount or number; a vast excess of something; the state of being overexcessive. Example: The best results are seen among the well-to-do, who can afford to give themselves up wholly to the treatment during the few weeks of its application; but they must have sufficient intelligence never to overtax their hearts at any time by overexcesses or overindulgence in any way. Example: With a commendable desire to avoid all overexcess in decoration, and especially to get away from the usual "gingerbread" typical of the ordinary theater, the Orpheum has gone in for a plainness in its embellishment that is at the same time most gratifying and most restful. Instead of gaudy coloring, there is a harmony of subdued tints. Instead of flashiness, there is a subdued effect of richness and elegance. The atmosphere is not theatric but homelike, cosy and comfortable. Rich, not gaudy, is the idea of the whole scheme, and its success is manifest to one who compares the general effect with that seen in most playhouses.
Word: overexcessive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + excessive. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəɪkˈsɛsɪv/ 1. Particularly excessive; far too much in amount or quantity. Labels: rare Example: This program helps meet a deep-seated rural need. A rural survey reveals among the chief causes of the exodus of its young people: (a) Anti-social conditions, (b) Overexcessive hours. Example: Are honest lawyers so rare in Central Illinois in Lincoln’s time? No; what all attestators are really trying to state is, that Lincoln is abnormally honest; his honesty is so overexcessive that he legally “Jeans over backward.”
Word: SPFS Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Russian СПФС (SPFS), acronym of Систе́ма переда́чи фина́нсовых сообще́ний (Sistéma peredáči finánsovyx soobščénij). 1. System for Transfer of Financial Messages, Russia's alternative solution to SWIFT. Labels: Russia, initialism
Word: besognio Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bezonian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: besognios Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of besognio. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overvicious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + vicious. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ̯və/, [ˈəʊ̯.vəˈvɪʃəs], /ˈoʊ̯vəɹ/, [ˈoʊ.vɚˈvɪʃəs], /ˈəʉvə/ 1. Overly vicious. Labels: rare Example: I turned around. Two Irkrmrian soldiers were standing behind me. They were oversided, overmuscled and overvicious. Their mothers must have suffered terrible pain during their birth. They had no guns, but they did not need any. Booth looked as if nature had drilled them to kill. That meant that the Irkrmrians had left guards behind. And that meant that the statue was just a statue. And that meant trouble for me. Example: Vicious tackles — the ones which you hear all over the stadium, and which make the back teeth of the spectators in the top row rattle—are the most fun. Two years ago Art Franks, the Navy quarterback, hit Columbia’s Sid Luckman so hard you could almost hear Luckman’s bones crunch. Everyone thought it overvicious except Luckman. Like the rest of us, Luckman knows that football is a hard-hitting game.
Word: brainache Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brain + ache. 1. A headache, especially one apparently resulting from thinking hard or being puzzled. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: brainaches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brainache. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overexcesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overexcess Labels: form-of, plural
Word: formost Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of foremost. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: Bourbonesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Bourbon + -esque. Piecewise doublet of Bourbonish. 1. Reminiscent of the Bourbon dynasty of Europe.
Word: Bourbonize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Bourbon + -ize 1. To bring under the power or influence of the Bourbon dynasty of Europe. Labels: transitive Example: Secondly, it was the object of the French Government, as far as possible, to "Bourbonize" the French army, and this was to be done most effectually by leading it to victory under the command of a Duke of the family […]
Word: Bourbonizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of Bourbonize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Bourbonized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Bourbonize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Bourbonizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Bourbonize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Boweryish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Bowery + -ish 1. Swaggering; flashy. Labels: US, dated
Word: infernall Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of infernal. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: downefall Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of downfall. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: break-ax Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of break-axe. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: obliviot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of oblivious + idiot. Pronunciation: /əˈblɪviˌət/ 1. A person who is completely unaware of their surroundings or actions; an oblivious idiot. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: Doesn’t necessarily make you an obliviot just because you refuse to add to the vibe. Example: But he greatly upset my friend in a way that he couldn’t articulate, and it pisses me off that this obliviot is standing on top of us.
Word: breakerman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From breaker + -man. 1. The operator of a breaker (machine for breaking rocks or coal).
Word: breakermen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of breakerman. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bitulithic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of bitumen + lithic; originally a brand name. The material was patented in 1900. 1. A paving material consisting of stone aggregate with an asphalt binder. Labels: uncountable
Word: bacillian Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to a bacillus. Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: obliviots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of obliviot Labels: form-of, plural