nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: equiculture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin equus (“horse”) + cultura (“cultivation”); stem equus from Proto-Italic *ekwos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”). 1. The rearing and care of horses. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: I imagine a corresponding equiculture. The uppermost quarter of the population, always on horseback, uses up the nation's money to employ another quarter of the population to look after its horses. Example: It has been inconceivable that the Naylors could be “friends” with their farming neighbours, despite the fact that gentry and peasantry were linked in symbiosis by the turning of the seasons, by the economics of the mart, and, especially, equiculture.
Word: drowseth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: drowse + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of drowse Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unvigilance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + vigilance. 1. Lack of vigilance. Labels: uncountable
Word: unvibrant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + vibrant. 1. Not vibrant.
Word: snoopings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snooping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gorseland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gorse + land. 1. Land on which gorse grows. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gorselands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gorseland Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chorlton Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English ċeorl (“churl: freeman, peasant”) + -tūn (“-ton: enclosure, estate, town”). 1. Ellipsis of Chorlton-on-Medlock: an inner city area of Manchester, England; a former separate town and parish. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable 2. A village and former civil parish, now in Hough and Chorlton parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7250). Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, which includes the hamlet of Chorlton Lane (OS grid ref SJ4547). Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Chorlton Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English Ċēolfriþ (a male given name) + -tūn (“-ton: enclosure, estate, town”). 1. Ellipsis of Chorlton-cum-Hardy: a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8193). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable 2. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: broomland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From broom + -land. 1. Land on which broom grows. Labels: uncountable
Word: misabort Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + abort. 1. To spontaneously abort. Labels: rare Example: Between 6 and 9 per cent of our patients referred for diagnosis miscarry or misabort before villus sampling is carried out. Example: I just had an IUD removed, and the baby I was carrying with the IUD misaborted.
Word: misaborts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of misabort Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: misaborting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of misabort Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: misaborted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misabort Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: misabsorb Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + absorb. 1. To absorb wrongly. Example: Not surprisingly, some of the most influential of these interpreters—including Aiken, Van Wyck Brooks, Edmund Wilson, and Kenneth Burke—have operated outside the academy, for within that establishment Freud and his followers have frequently met the fate of other radical innovators: ignored or deplored by many, championed with narrow, even arrogant zeal by some, misabsorbed by nearly everyone after a while. Example: A good majority of personality issues comes from aberrant experiences that are misabsorbed in one's psyche, leading to a lack of self-awareness and to self-doubt.
Word: misabsorbs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of misabsorb Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: misabsorbing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of misabsorb Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: misabsorbed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misabsorb Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: misadorn Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + adorn. 1. To adorn badly; to embellish with unflattering adornments. Example: Let him not set many notes to any one syllable (notwithstanding that in former times it hath been a favourite fashion;) but let his music be such that the words may be clearly, and obviously understood, which will ever be the happy effect, when componsers do not stray from the modesty of nature, into the faulty pursuit of novel graces to misadorn her. Example: Often when riding on subway of trolley the writer amuses himself by making a mental list of the birds which misadorn the hats of the women passengers.
Word: misadorns Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of misadorn Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: misadorned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misadorn Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: misadorning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of misadorn Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: coelum empireum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin coelum empireum. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːləm ɛmˌpaɪɹiəm/, /ˈsiːləm ɛmˌpɪɹiəm/, /ˈsiːləm ɪmˌ-/ 1. The outermost part of the cosmos in the Ptolemaic system; Heaven. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: Around [the earth] circled the stars in primum mobile and above this the heaven, coelum empireum, where Christ sat at the right hand of God Example: After the death of the individual, the individual’s soul, if it is blessed, is taken to the celum empyreum to await the resurrection of the body.
Word: Shan-tung Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 山東 /山东 (Shāndōng), reinforced by Wade-Giles romanization: Shan¹-tung¹. 1. Alternative form of Shandong. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: After doubling the promontory of Shan-tung, which is the extreme point eaſt of the Chineſe coaſt, he proceeded firſt to Ten-choo-foo, one of the principal cities of the province: here a ſecond pilot was procured, with more confidence, but with as little knowledge as his predeceſſor. Example: When I heard that Shan-tung was to be turned over to the control of the Japanese Government, through drastic economic concessions, my first thought was: Could it be possible that Tai-shan and the vicinity of the Holy Mountain was included in that treaty. Imagine the indignation of the Japanese if their worshipped Fujiyama had been given by the Big Four to China for her part in the war!
Word: all-purpose flour Part of Speech: noun 1. Plain flour. Labels: US, uncountable, usually
Word: Fatshan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 佛山 (fat⁶ saan¹). 1. Synonym of Foshan: the Cantonese-derived name. Example: The places where I myself saw the Proclamations exhibited are as follows:- Fatshan, Sam-shui, Ching-yüan, Po Miao, Ying-tê, Shao-kow, Shao-chou Fu. Example: It is an uncommonly handsome and rather small restaurant on two levels with a priceless Coromandel screen painted in the 17th century by Fong Long Kan of Fatshan. It is reported to be one of a pair. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has one on display.
Word: all-purpose flours Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of all-purpose flour Labels: form-of, plural
Word: child-mind Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of childmind. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The idea of ceasing to exist could not possibly enter a child-mind: the butterflies and birds, the flowers, the foliage, the sweet summer itself, only play at dying;they seem to go, but they all come back again after the snow is gone. Example: The psychic Censorship working in the child-mind operates to prevent many of his thoughts and feelings from becoming manifest; in addition, the external taboos, which so early he has to recognize, lead him to realize that much of his inmost thought and impulse is not suitable to the standards of the adults around him.
Word: child-mind Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of childmind. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Although not specifically referring to grandparents, Peter Willmott points out that, in his study of North London in the 1980s, 75% of parents had relatives who would child-mind for them – a significant proportion of these were grandparents (Wilmott, 1988). Example: She winked at the Horned Ones, who did not seem to mind being left so precipitously to child-mind, and drew Azhure toward the encircling trees.
Word: child-minds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of child-mind Labels: form-of, plural
Word: child-minds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of child-mind Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: child-minding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of child-mind Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: child-minded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of child-mind Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: insect hotel Part of Speech: noun 1. A man-made structure created to provide shelter for insects. Example: The basic principle behind an insect hotel is to use different materials to create a variety of habitats for a wide range of insect species. Most hotels feature an assortment of holes that vary in diameter from 2 to 10mm (¹⁄₁₆–³⁄₈in), depending on the species the hotel is intended to attract.
Word: insect hotels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of insect hotel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clopfic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clop(ping) + fic. 1. Erotic fanfiction based on My Little Pony. Labels: uncountable Example: ‘Shipping’ (imagined romantic entanglements between characters) and ‘clop-fic’ (erotic narratives) are two common genres in the fan fiction of the Brony community. Example: For example, some members of the MLP: FiM fandom create fan works that sexualize the ponies, such as clopfic fanfiction and fanart.
Word: T'ang-shan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 唐山 (Tángshān), Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻang²-shan¹. 1. Alternative form of Tangshan. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Bronzes from the Yen state, which were stylistically heavily affected by the Chʻin art, were found in Tʻang-shan, Hopei Province, and are now displayed in the Peking Museum of History. Example: Here are the K’ai-lan coal mines, China’s second largest, and the three industrial centers— T’ang-shan, with its large cement factory; Ch’in-huang-tao, the coal export port and the site of the largest glass factory in China; and Tientsin, port as well as the chief cotton textile and flour-milling center for north China.
Word: Makorra Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Mako + Korra. 1. The ship of characters Mako and Korra from the animated television series The Legend of Korra. Labels: slang Example: Joining together in the living room we all enjoyed our morning breakfast with a side of Legend of Korra (um, team Makorra) while the presidents from each club had their President Council Meeting. Example: “Makorra” fans have waited to see their interactions develop throughout the first season.
Word: Ch'in Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 秦 (Qín), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻin². 1. A surname from Mandarin. Example: The Mongols invaded Szechuan in 1236, and Ch’in fled to the east, where he first became a vice-administrator (t’ung-p’an) in Ch’i-chou prefecture (now Ch’i-ch’un in Hupeh province) and then governor of Ho-chou (now Ho-hsien in Anhwei province). Example: Ch’in Li-chun, who had studied Japanese and now worked for a Japanese railway company in Shantung province, committed suicide. ‘The Japanese language I had studied in Japan for ten years,’ he wrote in his suicide note, ‘suddenly went out of my mind due to the stimulus on May 7; I was therefore not able to serve the company. I could not provide food and clothes for my family so I had to die.’ 2. Alternative form of Qin. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: There lived a young political genius, not more than thirty years of age, by the name of Ch’ui P’ing (he is better known to the Chinese as Ch’ui Yuan). Young Ch’ui hailed from a rich and influential family of nobles and before long he won the confidence of the then Ch’u emperor, Hwai Wang, and was appointed to a high administrative position. He made recommendations in lengthy memorials and advocated giving the citizens of Ch’u a new deal and a square one at that. The emperor had taken him in as his right hand man allowing him a free hand in the politico-military situation with a high-sounding title which would translates no less than Supreme Crown Adviser and Expert Consultant, and entrusted to him the important duties, on account of his diplomatic acumen, of an ambassador-at-large on a politically inspired tour of the various minor states, notably the Kingdom of Ch’i (the present Shantung province) in an attempt to negotiate some alliance of joint action in defending themselves against the expansionists schemes of the Kingdom of Ch’in, whose domain then was roughly the present Shensi province. He almost succeeded in his mission. Example: In this "Memorial," his last appeal to the emperor, Li Ssu described his long life of service to the state of Ch'in. He recalled the day when, as a young, unknown scholar, he had entered the service of the minister Lu Pu-wei. In those days, he wrote, "Ch'in 's territory did not exceed a thousand li and its soldiers did not number more than a hundred thousand."
Word: Liu-chou Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 柳州 (Liǔzhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Liu³-chou¹. 1. Alternative form of Liuzhou. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: He has also left a sacrificial ode to the manes of his fever-ridden young friend Liu Tsung-yüan, who had died at his post in Liu-chou in 819, with an offering "to the numen of my departed friend, Liu Tzu-hou." Example: While Liu Yü-hsi traveled southeastward overland, Liu Tsung-yüan journeyed southwestward through Yung-chou, his former place of exile, and Kuei-chou (modern Kweilin) to Liu-chou.
Word: Hsiang-t'an Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 湘潭 (Xiāngtán) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsiang¹-tʻan². 1. Alternative form of Xiangtan. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: There the missionaries learned that they were to stay for a longer period, and they were lodged in a shed surrounded by rice fields. This was different from what they had expected, because they had been told in Canton that Father Ts’ai had arranged for a place in Hsiang-t’an. They therefore wished to proceed to Hsiang-t’an, but since that was impossible under the circumstances, they asked Liu Shêng-tuan to be their messenger to Father Liu asking him to come to them. Example: In the city of Hsiang-t'an, before the Ch'ien-lung period (1736-1795), there were numerous mansions of gentry members who had been officeholders.
Word: P'ing-t'an Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 平潭 (Píngtán), Wade–Giles romanization: Pʻing²-tʻan². 1. Alternative form of Pingtan. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Chief town is Pingtan or P'ing-t'an (pop. 5,382), fishing port on W coast. The isl. shelters (W) Haitan Bay (or Futsing Bay), which provides a deep anchorage. Example: On 18 October, a US warship invaded China's territorial waters in the P'ing-t'an area of Fukien Province. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued stern warning No. 74.
Word: Ning-te Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 寧德 /宁德 (Níngdé) reinforced by Wade-Giles romanization: Ning²-tê². 1. Alternative form of Ningde. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: NOT far from Kyen-ning is Fu-ning chew ᵈ, a City of the ſecond Rank, remarkable for having Juriſdiction over two Cities of the third Order, viz. Fu-ngan hyen and Ning-te hyen. The Country where they are ſituated is of vaſt Extent, but over-run with Mountains; thoſe to the North of difficult Aſcent. Example: In Fukien there was a brisk circulation of the woods needed for building ships. Timber from the counties of Lo-yuan, Ning-te and Lien-chang^([sic – meaning Lien-chiang]) was made into rafts and sailed for North and South along the coasts.
Word: Chia-mu-ssu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 佳木斯 (Jiāmùsī), Wade–Giles romanization: Chia¹-mu⁴-ssŭ¹. 1. Alternative form of Jiamusi. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: In late 1932 the first group of so-called "armed immigrants" was sent from Tokyo to Chia-mu-ssu. They met considerable resistance from the local people, but with the army's help they kept their ground. Example: There is a collective farm on the southern bank of the Sungain River in Manchuria, some 40 li to the east of Chia-mu-ssu (Kiamusze). It is the No. 9 farm of the Huachuan Water Conservancy and Farming Corporation in Sungkiang Province. The other eight farms of the same corporation are not yet completely collectivized and therefore cannot be called collective farms.
Word: Mu-tan-chiang Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 牡丹江 (Mǔdānjiāng) Wade–Giles romanization: Mu³-tan¹-chiang¹. 1. Alternative form of Mudanjiang. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The principal rivers are the Yalu or Ai-chiang, the Tumen or Kaoli-chiang, the Sungari or Sung-hua-chiang, the Nonni, and the Hurka or Mu-tan-chiang. Example: The balanced planning of the ancient city on the Mu-tan-chiang corresponds on the whole to the layout of the capital of the T'ang Dynasty, Ch'ang-an. The same street plans are found in the ancient capitals of Japan, Nara and Kyoto, built on the Chinese model.
Word: Sha-shih Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 沙市 (Shāshì) Wade–Giles romanization: Sha¹-shih⁴. 1. Alternative form of Shashi. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: On November 17, the Consul having kindly offered me the use of his house-boat, I went down to Sha-shih, which is eighty miles from Ichang, and being with the current, the journey was made in one day. Example: It is not till the Yangtze reaches Sha-shih that its character completely changes. The first note of change is a great embankment, thirty feet high, which protects the region from inundation. Below Sha-shih the vast river becomes mixed up with a network of lakes and rivers, connected by canals, the area of the important Tungting Lake being over 2000 square miles.
Word: Chiang-ling Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 江陵 (Jiānglíng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chiang¹-ling². 1. Alternative form of Jiangling. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The archaeology of the Ch'u 楚 has no traditional status or boundary unlike such rigorously defined fields as the archaeology of the Shang, the Minoans, and even the Mayas. Scholars of early China are familiar with a State of Ch'u described in the Shih-chi 史記 (ch. 40) that emerged after a legendary ancestry during the reign of Ch'eng Wang 成王 of the Chou toward the end of the second millennium B. C. somewhere in central China. It grew in size and stature during the late Western Chou period, established a capital and power centre near Chiang-ling 江陵 on the Yangtze in modern Hupei in 689, expanded its rule to a vast area from the upper Huai-ho 淮河 to south of Lake Tung-t'ing 洞庭湖, and was finally subjugated by Ch'in 秦 in 223 B. C. Example: This style flourished especially in the southern Ch'u kingdom, from whose noble tombs at Ch'angsha in Hunan and Chiang-ling in Hupei come some of the finest representative pieces.
Word: I-ch'ang Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 宜昌 (Yíchāng) Wade–Giles romanization: I²-chʻang¹. 1. Alternative form of Yichang. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The Yang-tzŭ-chiang (揚子江) is about 3,300 miles long ; it is navigable for large steamers for 600 miles to Hankow (漢口) and for light-draught steamers 360 miles further to I-chʻang (宜昌). Above I-chʻang there are rapid which are difficult to pass. Example: River streamers soon connected Nanking with Hankow, four hundred miles beyond, and finally, small steamboats sailed triumphantly up stream to I-ch'ang. Beyond I-ch'ang were the fierce rapids of the upper Yang-tzŭ, where foreign enterprise gave way before simple Chinese ingenuity.
Word: Tang-yang Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 當陽 /当阳 (Dāngyáng) Wade–Giles romanization: Tang¹-yang². 1. Alternative form of Dangyang. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: For his success in recovering the city of Tang-yang, Hupeh, he was rewarded with the minor hereditary rank of Chʻing-chʻê tu-yü of the second class. Example: In one of two poems Tu Fu addressed to him, he suggests that they may meet at Tang-yang (Hupeh) on Wang Ts'an's famous tower.
Word: Ho-pi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 鶴壁 /鹤壁 (Hèbì), Wade–Giles romanization: Ho⁴-pi⁴. 1. Alternative form of Hebi. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: At Ho-pi (Hopi) in northern Honan two modern shafts were under construction in 1957-8; but the coal from Ho-pi is expected to be of rather poor quality and so will be mixed with rich coal from P'ing-ting-shan (Pingtingshan) in central Honan for coke making. Example: Especially notable among the large mines are . . . ; and the four mines at Ho-pi in Honan Province, which were among the first mines to adopt hydraulic coal mining.
Word: rurn Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of ruin. Labels: Southern-US, alt-of, dialectal, including, pronunciation-spelling, uncommon Example: "Now you put in one bay leaf, jist the one, mind, or ye'll rurn the whole damn bilin' of it!" —JUNIOR SAMPLES (Cooking twenty pounds of shrimp for a snack) Example: "Prob'ly 'bout rurned him." I don't say nothing, just stare at the ground. "Hell, would ye goddamn look at 'im? Turned 'isself inta a goddamn freak, all that goddamn metal in 'is face, all 'em tattoos 'bout eatin' 'im alahve."
Word: rurnt Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rurn Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rurned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rurn Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bread flour Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of strong flour. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: bread flours Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bread flour Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pyelic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, pyel- + -ic. 1. Relating to the renal pelvis Labels: not-comparable
Word: Chorlton Lane Part of Speech: name 1. A hamlet in Chorlton parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4547).
Word: tonic and gin Part of Speech: noun 1. gin and tonic Labels: countable, rare, uncountable Example: There's an old man sitting next to me Making love to his tonic and gin
Word: piezometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From piezo- + -metry. 1. The measuring of the compressibility of a liquid. Labels: uncountable
Word: piezoelectric oscillator Part of Speech: noun 1. An oscillator that employs a piezoelectric resonator (crystal)
Word: pifferaro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian pifferaro. 1. A musician who plays the piffero, a kind of oboe.
Word: Coupland Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old Norse kaupa (“to buy”) + land (“land”). 1. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A habitational surname from Old Norse. Labels: countable
Word: Warcop Part of Speech: name Etymology: The first element is of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse varða (“cairn”) or vǫrðr (“watch, guard”). The second element is from Old English copp (“hill”). 1. A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY7415).
Word: Challow Part of Speech: name 1. The site of a former railway station in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England, which served the villages of East Challow and West Challow (OS grid ref SU3590).
Word: bossocracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From boss + -ocracy. 1. An autocratic rule by bosses. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And, as Bell's wages are no higher than the other men's, and he certainly out-works any one of them, at any sort of job, his boss-ocracy cannot rightfully be offensive to their republicanism. Example: It may be 2003, but the bossocracy still reigns supreme. And it's no nano-problem. We are suffering from a pallid homogeneity of opinion. […] Smaller companies, led by opinionated entrepreneurs, often create some of the most thought-controlled bossocracies.
Word: fractuosity Part of Speech: noun 1. The state of being fractured; superficial fracture Labels: uncountable
Word: buffalo chip Part of Speech: noun 1. A dried piece of buffalo or bison dung, sometimes used as fuel. Labels: US
Word: orchard grass Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of orchardgrass. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Pilatism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Pilate + -ism. 1. A refusal to take responsibility for ones actions Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Joebama Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Joe + Obama, from the given name of Joe Biden and the surname of Barack Obama. 1. The political union of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, and Joe Biden, the 47th vice president of the United States, having served between 2009 and 2017. Labels: US, derogatory, informal, often Example: From your socialist perspective that's probably true. Keep rampant socialism in CanaDuh and don't vote for Joebama! Example: “This is a great way to support the hypothetical of Joe Biden for President in 2020 with his running mate — either Michelle Obama or Barack Obama. Joebama for President!” advises JuntoTees, an Indiana company which has offered this motto on assorted items since 2018.
Word: lawyer foyer Part of Speech: noun 1. A two-story foyer with a prominent staircase. Labels: derogatory Example: He could see similarly outsized rooms opening off the lawyer-foyer ... Example: One of those McMansions with the lawyer foyer and the cathedral- ceilinged great room could do real damage.
Word: action space Part of Speech: noun 1. The area within which a person moves, acts, and makes decisions about what they do. Example: Using 6-week travel diary data from Karlsruhe and Halle, Germany, this study examines the characteristics of individuals’ action space.
Word: pylorectomy Part of Speech: noun 1. Removal of part or all of the pylorus
Word: pimelosis Part of Speech: noun 1. An accumulation of fatty tissue Labels: uncountable
Word: pink tet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: tet is short for tetralogy. 1. A noncyanotic patient with tetralogy of Fallot due to a lack of significant obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract.
Word: blue tet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: tet is short for tetralogy. 1. A cyanotic patient with tetralogy of Fallot due to significant obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract.
Word: plugging away Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of plug away Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ruint Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ruin Labels: dialectal, form-of, participle, past Example: "... en no sooner is he do dat dan Miss Sally she up'n change her'n, en dar day had it. Mars John say de town gwine ter be tetotally ruint, en Miss Sally 'low dat ef it kin be ruint liker would a ruint it long time ago." Example: HORTON I reckon he's ruint Mary Jane! I dunno what else it could be! [Weeping] But Amos needn't throw her raisin' up to me! Whatever she's done I've got a clear conscience!
Word: Garthwaite Part of Speech: name Etymology: English habitational surname from a lost place in Northern England; the second element is probably from Old Norse þveit (“clearing, glade”). 1. A surname from Old Norse.
Word: RVOT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of right ventricular outflow tract. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LVOT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of left ventricular outflow tract. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Gotherington Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9629).
Word: bearded iris Part of Speech: noun 1. Any species or cultivar of the bearded rhizomatous irises of the section Iris subg. Iris sect. Iris, especially Iris × germanica.
Word: beardeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bearded Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Deeping St Nicholas Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2115).
Word: pyophthalmia Part of Speech: noun 1. An infection of pus in the eye Labels: uncountable
Word: Staniford Part of Speech: name Etymology: "Dweller by a stony ford", probably near Sheffield, where the surname is common. From Old English stāniġ (“stony”) + ford (“ford”). 1. A surname.
Word: irisology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iris + -ology. 1. The study or cultivation of irises. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: Aughton Park Part of Speech: name 1. A suburb of Ormskirk, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4006).
Word: Halton-with-Aughton Part of Speech: name 1. A civil parish in City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England.
Word: Smithy Bridge Part of Speech: name 1. A suburb of Littleborough, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9215).
Word: Mills Hill Part of Speech: name 1. A suburb in Oldham borough and Rochdale borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8905).
Word: dx's Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dx Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dx'ing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dx Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dx'd Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dx Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dx'ed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dx Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: siege mentality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From siege + mentality, from the experience of military defenses of real sieges. 1. A collective feeling of victimization and defensiveness, in which a group of people believe themselves to be constantly attacked, oppressed, or isolated in the face of the negative intentions of the rest of the world. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: paracriminal Part of Speech: adj 1. Associated with or profiting from crime without actually being illegal. Labels: not-comparable Example: The only exception is the paracriminal class already mentioned, the fences and other middlemen who enable thieves to be in society but not of it. Example: Different types of paracriminal activities increase with reduced law enforcement.
Word: otocinclus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name Otocinclus. First part from Ancient Greek ὠτο- (ōto-), stem of οὖς (oûs, “ear”). 1. Any of the species of small South American freshwater fish of the genus Otocinclus, popular in home aquariums.
Word: Tets Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of Tetley's, the brewery which formerly produced the beer, from Tetley + -'s (possessive suffix). 1. A bottle or serving of Tetley's beer. Labels: UK, informal Example: A good pint of Tetleys pulled through the auto vac system, which meant pulling three or four pints to create a single pint, was second to none. Outside Yorkshire, and going south, this system was used infrequently and, consequently, a pint of Tets served elsewhere would be very ordinary.
Word: Bromley-by-Bow Part of Speech: name 1. A suburb of London in borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3782).
Word: stay frosty Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Originally military slang, probably as a reference to keeping one's cool, but with extra emphasis because of the need to stay alert in dangerous situations. 1. To be alert and ready for action, without letting one's fear or other emotions get in the way. Labels: slang Example: 1986, 'Corporal Hicks', Aliens (movie): We're all in strung out shape, but stay frosty, and alert Example: Nothing bad will happen to you so long as you stay frosty. 2. To keep one's cool. Labels: slang Example: Chill out, stay frosty, be cool. Example: Then Ray started toward Shane, swinging the metal stick in a lose^([sic – meaning loose]) arc in front of him. "Yeah? Who's gonna stop me, dickwad?" "Come on, let's stay frosty here, Ray. Let's . . . let's — " 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, frosty. Example: Nonetheless, the fact of sanctions ensured that Tokyo-Pyongyang relations would stay frosty. Example: Soft drinks, tea, and lemonade round out the beverage menu, but those wanting beer can bring their own for a $3 convenience fee, which includes a bucket of ice to make sure your six-pack stays frosty.
Word: stays frosty Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stay frosty Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: staying frosty Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of stay frosty Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stayed frosty Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of stay frosty Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: OBOR Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of One Belt One Road, a 21st-century international development program of the Chinese government, now known as the Belt and Road Initiative. Chinese: 一带一路. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: BRI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Belt and Road Initiative, an international development project of the Chinese government. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, sometimes Example: In 2023, the first full year after China abandoned its “zero-covid” policy, the total value of BRI [Belt and Road Initiative] investments and construction contracts was $96.3bn, according to recently revised data […] This was still below pre-covid levels, but a big rebound from the pandemic era (up from $75bn in 2022). In 2024 and 2025, BRI engagement surged.
Word: overrange Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + range. 1. Input to an instrument beyond the range of values it is designed to handle. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The bellows-type meter can withstand overranges up to the safe working pressure of the housing in either direction without damage or the slightest shift in zero or calibration . Example: Where there is an overload or overrange condition, all display elements of the Fig. 1-12B meter (except the kQ and MQ indicators) flash repeatedly. 2. The amount by which an instrument can handle input outside the designated or expected range. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Though digital panel meters commonly offer 100 percent overrange, multi-range, multi-function meters almost never provide more than 40 percent overrange and, on the 1000-V range, most allow no overrange at all. Example: It has an overrange to 100,000 counts and uses a current-balancing technique.
Word: overrange Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + range. 1. To respond to input beyond the designated or expected range; to provide an overrange. Example: The unit is available with full scale, TTL compatible, frequency pulse output ranges of 2, 20, 200 and 1000 kHz and can overrange to 150%. Example: As the test light voltage touches terminal "C7", the module should switch, causing the ohmmeter to "overrange" if the meter is in the 1000-2000 ohms position. 2. To produce input beyond the range that an instrument is designed to measure or handle. Example: Where wide fluctuation of flow is encountered, it is better to keep the reading on the chart than to overrange the pen and estimate the flow. Example: In the measurement of water pressure, sudden surges can overrange instrumentation and easily damage it. 3. To range too far or too much. Example: Occasionally pressure springs are accidentally overranged. Some overranging can be corrected by recalibration, but many times the overranging will be to such an extent that it is impossible to do so. Example: In regard to the deployment of troops in the field; years ago the settlers practically ruined this whole valley by overgrazing. Now you can overrange, I guess, too, with the troops. 4. To range over. Example: Wherefore as cloud of Ben-more or hawk overranging the mountains, Wherefore in Badenoch drear, in lofty Lochaber, Lochiel , and Knoydart, Moydart, Morrer, Ardgower, and Ardnamurchan, Wandereth he, who should either with Adam be studying logic, Or by the lochside of Rannoch on Katie his rhetoric using; Example: If, on the other hand, the eye palpably overranges the breech, or fails to reach it when the head is naturally couched to the aim, the stock is, in the first place, manifestly too short, in the second, as much too long.
Word: overrange Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + range. 1. Beyond the expected or allowed range. Example: Accidental overvoltage or overrange protection is provided by fast recovery diodes and zener clamps. This facilitates measuring repetitive pulse waveforms where a portion of the signal is overrange. Example: When the input is overrange, the display flashes on and off.
Word: overranges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overrange Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overranges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overrange Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overranged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overrange Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: zombie theory Part of Speech: noun 1. A scientific theory that has been disproved, or for which attempts to prove it have failed, but which continues to be presented as a viable theory. Example: The best example of a zombie theory is the one-time giant of American sociological theory, structural functionalism. Example: Sometimes, even when the very author of the theory argues that it has reached its threshold, the zombie theory keeps stumbling around as more than a historical reference point.
Word: zombie theories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zombie theory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misbreed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + breed. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈbɹiːd/ 1. To breed with the wrong mate, resulting in inferior offspring. Example: Discord will occur even in Socrates ' city because the rulers, no matter how wise, will misbreed the guardians, producing inferior guardians, who bring discord with them. Example: Humans breed in ways quite similar to those of animals; and if humans misbreed, the results are misbreeds.
Word: misbreed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mis- + breed. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪsbɹiːd/ 1. The inferior offspring that results from misbreeding. Example: Humans breed in ways quite similar to those of animals; and if humans misbreed, the results are misbreeds. Example: Some breeders will go as far as to say that if a Jack Russell is not used for field work than it's not a Jack Russell, but a misbreed that looks like a Jack Russell.
Word: misbreeds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of misbreed Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: misbreeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misbreed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misbreeding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of misbreed Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: misbred Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misbreed Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cowboyitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cowboy + -itis. 1. A desire to lead the life of a cowboy, e.g. to own or work on a ranch or wear stereotypical trappings such as a cowboy hat, cowboy boots, etc. Labels: uncountable Example: “Cowboyitis” strikes down men and women of all ages, educational backgrounds, and professions. The stockbroker, insurance agent, and college professor are as likely to be victims as the truckdriver, construction worker, or cab driver. This social disease is epidemic both east and west of the Rocky Mountains and the telltale symptoms are are well known. The stricken soul comes home from a hard day at work and slips into his faded Levis (preferably a size or two too small) and shiny Tony Lama boots. With an oversized Stetson daringly tilted back on his head he settles into an overstuffed easy chair, lights up a Marlboro, flips open a tall can of Coors, and watches the Denver Broncos brutalize some hapless opponent on the television. Example: He owns a horse, a Morgan filly named Funquest Siri, and soon he'll own a ranch near Kansas City (he won't say where). Moreover, Brett has the chafed fanny and blistered memories of riding a real roundup back to his claim. It's not unreasonable to credit some of Brett's cowboyitis for his more relaxed personality since the baseball strike ended.
Word: pyrausta Part of Speech: noun 1. Any moth of the genus Pyrausta
Word: pyrheliograph Part of Speech: noun 1. A pyrheliometer that makes a recording
Word: pyromagnetism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pyro- + magnetism. 1. The variation of magnetic field with temperature; the condition of becoming magnetic when heated. Labels: uncountable
Word: vibe check Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈvaɪbˌt͡ʃɛk/ 1. An impromptu attempt to ascertain mood, opinions, or attributes. Labels: slang Example: The Honey BBQ wings tasted a little off. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I know they didn't pass the vibe check. Example: Usually we'll listen to a track. It just depends. Sometimes they have a funny premise or a certain vibe and we'll make something oriented towards that premise or vibe. If it passes the vibe check, we kick things off.
Word: vibe check Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈvaɪbˌt͡ʃɛk/ 1. To perform a vibe check on (somebody). Labels: slang, transitive Example: He was still recovering from the Blue Whale Comedy festival, during which he spent two days running between venues, setting up chairs, grabbing cash boxes for volunteers, performing sound checks, and vibe-checking national comedians he had booked. Example: “We've got to vibe-check leaders on the planet,” said one student in the group.
Word: semi-looper Part of Speech: noun 1. Any moth, having a caterpillar which arches part of its body into a loop in order to bring the back part of the body forward as it walks, of the family Erebidae, including those of species: 2. Any moth, having a caterpillar which arches part of its body into a loop in order to bring the back part of the body forward as it walks, of the family Erebidae, including those of species: 3. Any moth, having a caterpillar which arches part of its body into a loop in order to bring the back part of the body forward as it walks, of the family Erebidae, including those of species: 4. Any moth, having a caterpillar which arches part of its body into a loop in order to bring the back part of the body forward as it walks, of the family Erebidae, including those of species: 5. Any moth, having a caterpillar which arches part of its body into a loop in order to bring the back part of the body forward as it walks, of the family Erebidae, including those of species: 6. Any moth, having a caterpillar which arches part of its body into a loop in order to bring the back part of the body forward as it walks, of the family Erebidae, including those of species: 7. Any moth, having a caterpillar which arches part of its body into a loop in order to bring the back part of the body forward as it walks, of the family Erebidae, including those of species: 8. Any moth, having a caterpillar which arches part of its body into a loop in order to bring the back part of the body forward as it walks, of the family Erebidae, including those of species:
Word: semi-loopers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semi-looper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Fuffy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Faith + Buffy. 1. The ship of characters Faith and Buffy Summers from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Labels: slang Example: note(s): For FC, Piper, Elaine, B_A and everyone who asked for more Fuffy. :) Example: I personally wish Joss will give us a Fuffy ending to the series...Buffy realizing it's Faith she needs to be with. 2. Faith while inhabiting Buffy Summers' body during their bodyswap. Example: With regard to favorite scenes, I have to say I liked the scene where Riley and Fuffy (is that what you guys call Faith-in-Buffy's-body?) slept together. Example: Tara displayed some remarkable perceptiveness in "Who are You" realizing that Fuffy wasn't Buffy.
Word: clinketh Part of Speech: verb Etymology: clink + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of clink Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pukiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of puky: most puky Labels: form-of, superlative 2. superlative form of pukey: most pukey Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: pukier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of puky: more puky Labels: comparative, form-of 2. comparative form of pukey: more pukey Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: semidelirious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + delirious. 1. Somewhat or partly delirious.
Word: Ziam Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Zayn + Liam. 1. The real-person fiction ship of Zayn Malik and Liam Payne of the band One Direction. Labels: slang Example: Team Ziam and Team Larry all the way! Example: it feels like the one direction fandom is split in smaller fandoms like the larry fandom, the elounor fandom, the ziam fandom, etcetera
Word: Chair Part of Speech: name 1. Chairperson. Labels: often, with-definite-article Example: Please address all questions through the Chair.
Word: Chair Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Chuck + Blair. 1. The ship of characters Chuck Bass and Blair Waldorf of the Gossip Girl series. Labels: slang Example: His skill renders Becker's portrayal of Prince Grimaldi, a lover and future husband, futile in the wake of Chair (Chuck and Blair). Example: We can already tell which idyllic couples obsessive fans will fantasize about like Chair (Chuck and Blaire of "Gossip Girl") and Jim and Pam of "The Office."
Word: Dair Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Dan + Blair. Pronunciation: /dɛə/, /dɛ(ə)ɹ/ 1. The ship of characters Dan Humphrey and Blair Waldorf of the Gossip Girl series. Labels: slang Example: However, the possibility of "Dair," and the weird moves Ben keeps making with Damien are the only things that keep the series strong. Example: I ship Dair so hard (Ed: wikipedia 'Shipping fandom'); I hope they end the series with their wedding and a montage of all their best moments together.
Word: meharist Part of Speech: noun 1. A mehari rider, especially in a military unit.
Word: memification Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of memeification. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Pythiast Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who consulted the oracle at Delphi
Word: pythiambic Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing Pythian verse that has an iambic form. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pityriatic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to pityriasis Labels: not-comparable
Word: self-police Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From self- + police. 1. To police and monitor amongst themselves without resorting to an external organisation. Example: Because they will largely have to self-police this - train operators and the British Transport Police will not be able to enforce the use of face coverings, for example.
Word: self-policed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of self-police Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: self-policing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of self-police Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: self-polices Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of self-police Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: placentography Part of Speech: noun 1. radiological examination of the placenta
Word: Othin Part of Speech: name 1. Archaic form of Odin. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: planctophagous Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of planktophagous. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable