nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: countercolonial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From counter- + colonial. 1. Opposing colonialism.
Word: octomers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of octomer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semi-planned Part of Speech: adj 1. Partially planned. Labels: not-comparable
Word: oligomannuronate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oligo- + mannuronate. 1. An oligomer composed of mannuronate monomers
Word: oligotropical Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of oligotrophic. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: oncocalyxone Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a group of analgesic anthraquinones present in Auxemma oncocalyx
Word: organominerals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of organomineral Labels: form-of, plural
Word: osmoconformation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From osmo- + conformation. 1. The condition of being a osmoconformer Labels: uncountable
Word: osteochrondral Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of osteochondral. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: otomastoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From oto- + mastoid. 1. Relating to the ear and the mastoid process Labels: not-comparable
Word: outrotation Part of Speech: noun 1. An outward rotation (typically of a joint)
Word: outrotations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outrotation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: landuse Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of land use. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: pachimetry Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of pachymetry. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: paleospinothalmic Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of paleospinothalamic. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: paralogously Part of Speech: adv 1. In a paralogous manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: peiotropic Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of pleiotropic. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: perithresholds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perithreshold Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pheophytinase Part of Speech: noun 1. An enzyme that degrades chlorophyll to form pheophytin 2. pheophorbide hydrolase
Word: pheophytinases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pheophytinase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phosphocline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phospho- + -cline. 1. A layer in a body of water in which the phosphate concentration changes rapidly with depth 2. Misspelling of phosphocholine. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: phosphoclines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phosphocline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phosphodolichol Part of Speech: noun 1. dolichol phosphate Labels: uncountable
Word: phosphosensitive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From phospho- + sensitive. 1. sensitive to phosphate concentration
Word: phosphosensitivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phospho- + sensitivity. 1. sensitivity to phosphate concentration Labels: uncountable
Word: phylostratigraphy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phylo- + stratigraphy. 1. The stratigraphy of species and their genetic evolution Labels: uncountable
Word: piperitol Part of Speech: noun 1. The monoterpenoid 6-isopropyl-3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-ol or an isomer
Word: piperitols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piperitol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piperitone Part of Speech: noun 1. The monoterpenoid ketone 6-isopropyl-3-methyl-1-cyclohex-2-enone Labels: uncountable
Word: podocyst Part of Speech: noun 1. A cyst beneath the pedal discs of scyphozoan polyps
Word: podocysts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of podocyst Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Imagawa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 今川 (Imagawa). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: polychrometer Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of polychromator. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: polyisoprenol Part of Speech: noun 1. Any polyisoprenoid alcohol
Word: polyisoprenols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polyisoprenol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preclassified Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + classified. 1. classified prior to some other operation Labels: not-comparable
Word: predominent Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of predominant. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Kuwazuru Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 桑水流 (Kuwazuru). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: Terashita Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 寺下 (Terashita). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: preflexion Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + flexion. 1. Before the flexion stage of larval development Labels: not-comparable
Word: preingestive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + ingestive. 1. Prior to ingestion Labels: not-comparable
Word: premelanosomal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + melanosomal. 1. Prior to the development of a melanosome Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to premelanosomes Labels: not-comparable
Word: prestabilize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From pre- + stabilize. 1. To stabilize prior to some other operation
Word: prevelant Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of prevalent. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: profilometrical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of profilometric. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: purinyl Part of Speech: noun 1. A univalent radical derived from a purine Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: hru Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative letter-case form of HRU. Labels: Internet, alt-of
Word: red-tailed shrike Part of Speech: noun 1. Lanius phoenicuroides, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the isabelline shrike and the red-backed shrike.
Word: isabelline shrike Part of Speech: noun 1. Lanius isabellinus, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the red-tailed shrike and the red-backed shrike.
Word: isabelline shrikes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of isabelline shrike Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brown shrike Part of Speech: noun 1. Lanius cristatus, a bird in the shrike family (Lanius) that is found mainly in Asia. It is closely related to the red-backed shrike (L. collurio) and isabelline shrike (L. isabellinus).
Word: brown shrikes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brown shrike Labels: form-of, plural
Word: long-tailed shrike Part of Speech: noun 1. Lanius schach, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae), mainly found in Asia.
Word: uncollocated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + collocated. 1. Not collocated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: northern shrike Part of Speech: noun 1. Lanius borealis, a large songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae) native to North America and Siberia.
Word: lesser grey shrike Part of Speech: noun 1. Lanius minor, a member of the shrike family Laniidae.
Word: lesser grey shrikes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lesser grey shrike Labels: form-of, plural
Word: colitogens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of colitogen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: collagenoses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of collagenosis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: colobodontids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of colobodontid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: color codes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of color code Labels: form-of, plural
Word: color codes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of color code Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: color coding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of color code Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: color coded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of color code Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: color coded Part of Speech: adj 1. Anything marked with a color code as a means of sorting. Labels: not-comparable
Word: masked shrike Part of Speech: noun 1. Lanius nubicus, a large songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae).
Word: masked shrikes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of masked shrike Labels: form-of, plural
Word: colovesicles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of colovesicle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: colpoceles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of colpocele Labels: form-of, plural
Word: colpodids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of colpodid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: colpomicroscopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of colpomicroscope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: colpostats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of colpostat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: woodchat shrike Part of Speech: noun 1. Lanius senator, a species in the shrike family (Laniidae).
Word: woodchat shrikes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of woodchat shrike Labels: form-of, plural
Word: restrip Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + strip. 1. To strip again. Labels: transitive
Word: restrips Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of restrip Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: restripped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of restrip Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: restripping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of restrip Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: colorcasters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of colorcaster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quadrectomy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of quadrantectomy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mussuck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Urdu مشک (maśak) / Hindi मशक (maśak), from Persian مشک (mašk), from Middle Persian [script needed] (mšk' /⁠mašk⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎶𐏁𐎣𐎠 (m-š-k-a /⁠maškā⁠/), via Aramaic or another descendant of Proto-Semitic *mašk- (“skin”). Pronunciation: /ˈmʌsək/ 1. an inflated skin-bag for water, variously said to be made from goats, from cows or from dogs, often by bheesties. Labels: India, Pakistan, historical Example: In that form of sunstroke where the person is struck down suddenly by a hot sun, the patient should be removed into the shade, and the douche of cold water being allowed to fall in a stream on the head and body, from a pump (or, as in India, from the mussuck, or other similar contrivance should be freely resorted to, the object being two-fold: to reduce the temperature of the over-heated centres, and to rouse them into action. During the assault on the White House piquet in the last Burmese war, numbers of men were struck down by the direct action of the sun during the month of April. They were laid out perfectly unconscious, in their red coats and stocks (they wore them in those days, 1852), but were recovered by the cold douche freely applied by the mussuck over the head and body. Example: We had what was to us an extraordinary and fascinating experience in this trip of going down the Ravi River through strong rapids on mussucks, or inflated cowskins, and it was indeed a delightful river voyage of fifty miles through splendid hill scenery.
Word: mussucks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mussuck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cross term Part of Speech: noun 1. In a quadratic form, a term which is not a squared variable; i.e., a term with more than one variable.
Word: radioprobes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of radioprobe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: giant reeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of giant reed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Español Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Spanish español (“Spanish”). 1. Spanish (the language). Labels: rare
Word: Español Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Spanish español (“Spanish”). 1. Spanish, in the Spanish language. Labels: rare
Word: polynomial algebra Part of Speech: noun 1. A polynomial ring.
Word: turkeyman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From turkey + -man. 1. A man who farms turkeys. Example: The meeting, which was held in Atlantic City, N. J., on January 6 to 8, attracted nearly 3,500 turkeymen. Example: "Year-round production and new plant capacity favor the Southeast at the expense of other areas," says a turkeyman in the center of that burgeoning production area.
Word: turkeymen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of turkeyman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: genetic modifications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of genetic modification Labels: form-of, plural
Word: euryteles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eurytele Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snaughle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of snort + laugh + -le. Pronunciation: /ˈsnɑːfəl/, /ˈsnæfəl/ 1. To (repeatedly) snort while laughing; snort and laugh at the same time. Labels: informal, intransitive, neologism Example: “The attic.” She was looking at the menu board when she heard a snort beside her. “The attic?” It wasn't just a snort. It was a laugh and a snort. Nancy was snaughling at her. “Who in the world cleans an attic? That's like vacuuming a shed.” Example: Go ahead, make me laugh and snaughle!
Word: snaughling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of snaughle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: alcohol use disorder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From DSM-5. 1. Any of various conditions associated with drinking too much alcohol. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: drinking problem (informal), alcoholism
Word: refetch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + fetch. 1. To fetch again. Labels: transitive 2. To fetch again. Labels: transitive
Word: refetching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of refetch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: relavence Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of relevance. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: retroglenoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From retro- + glenoid. 1. Behind the glenoid Labels: not-comparable
Word: retrourethral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From retro- + urethral. 1. Behind the urethra Labels: not-comparable 2. Through the urethra in the reverse direction Labels: not-comparable
Word: rheobiont Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rheo- + -biont. 1. Any organism that lives in fast-flowing water
Word: rheobionts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rheobiont Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rhinacanthone Part of Speech: noun 1. The chromenone 3,3-dimethyl-2,4-dihydrobenzo[h]chromene-5,6-dione present in the roots of a Rhinacanthus Labels: uncountable
Word: rubrerythrins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rubrerythrin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: weak sauce Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of weaksauce. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Some California students provided us with a taste of slang words that are now catching on, although, thanks to MTV, you have already heard some of them. […] Good events or things are "dope." Bad events are "weak sauce." "Right on" is "that's sweet." "That's awesome" is "that's the bomb." Example: Blazing at a very healthy 30 frames per second with NO clipping, NO slowdown, and NO loss of graphic quality, this one made Eggo run to the nearest restroom after his ‘weak sauce’ stomach gave out.
Word: weak sauce Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of weaksauce. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: […] New England Asters. Not the pale domesticates of the perennial border, the weak sauce of lavender or sky blue, but full-on royal purple that would make a violet shrink. Example: Had a run-in on the bus with some weak sauces.
Word: sneckdown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of snow + neckdown, coined in 2014 by Aaron Naparstek on Twitter. 1. A natural neckdown (curb extension) caused by snowfall. Labels: neologism
Word: pre-crastination Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of precrastination. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: Lombard Street to a China orange Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * Lombard Street as a metonym for all the money in British banks. A China orange as something of trifling value. 1. very long odds (in favour or against an outcome) Labels: dated, figuratively, uncountable Example: As Jorrocks expressed it, in the event of such a catastrophe happening, “It was all Lombard Street to a China orange we’d lose the number of our mess and sarve as food for fishes!” Example: The odds, too, are against a drunkard's reformation; all Lombard Street to a China orange.
Word: I'll be a son of a bitch Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Attested from at least 1925. From older son of a bitch, from Middle English biche-sone (literally “bitch's son”). Compare I'll be damned, from the 18th century. 1. Expression of surprise or irritation. Labels: vulgar Example: “Well, I’ll be a son-of-a-bitch!” Monty laughed. “You mean you called a pat hand on aces up?”
Word: Toccopola Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Oaktockopullo (name of a Chickasaw village), from Chickasaw oktaak oppolo (“ruined prairie”). 1. A town in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States.
Word: salicoid Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to willow (of the genus Salix) Labels: not-comparable
Word: salivirus Part of Speech: noun 1. Any virus of the genus Salivirus
Word: saliviruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of salivirus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: secaline Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of secalin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: semaxanib Part of Speech: noun 1. The anticancer compound (3Z)-3-[(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylidene]-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one Labels: uncountable
Word: semidwarfism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From semi- + dwarfism. 1. Partial dwarfism Labels: uncountable
Word: serylation Part of Speech: noun 1. Reaction with a seryl group Labels: no-plural
Word: shotcreter Part of Speech: noun 1. A machine that lays shotcrete onto a surface
Word: shotcreters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shotcreter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shotcreting Part of Speech: noun 1. The application of shotcrete onto a surface. Labels: uncountable Example: The most significant part of the repair work was to seal the Thames Tunnel by 'shotcreting' it.
Word: solopathogen Part of Speech: noun 1. A solopathogenic organism
Word: solopathogens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of solopathogen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: solopathogenic Part of Speech: adj 1. pathogenic without the need for a mating partner Labels: not-comparable
Word: spanin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a particular class of cytoplasmic lysis proteins
Word: spanins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spanin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stoichometric Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of stoichiometric. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: stomatogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stomato- + -genesis. 1. The formation and development of stomata Labels: uncountable
Word: stomatogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stomato- + -genic. 1. Relating to stomatogenesis Labels: not-comparable
Word: styrylquinoline Part of Speech: noun 1. Any styryl derivative of a quinoline, but especially 2-styrylquinoline (2-(2-phenylethenyl)quinoline)
Word: styrylquinolines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of styrylquinoline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subatrium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + atrium. 1. A chamber that leads into an atrium
Word: Shayan Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name (of Persian origin)
Word: subcoerulear Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + coerulear. 1. Relating to a subcoeruleus Labels: not-comparable
Word: meandroid Part of Speech: adj 1. Having meandering valleys on the surface of a coral Labels: not-comparable
Word: supermunicipality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + municipality. 1. A grouping of municipalities
Word: supermunicipalities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supermunicipality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superstimulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + stimulation. 1. Excessive stimulation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: syncervical Part of Speech: noun 1. A fusion of the anterior cervical vertebrae in some tetrapods
Word: misleaderships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misleadership Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Shimen Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 石門 /石门 (Shímén). 1. A county of Changde, Hunan, China. 2. A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan. Example: Eight hikers, including foreign nationals, were stung by a hornet swarm in New Taipei's Shimen District while they were walking along the Qingshan Waterfall hiking path. 3. An urban village in Shimen district, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Word: tebuconazol Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tebuconazole. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: thermomicropolar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From thermo- + micropolar. 1. thermal and micropolar Labels: not-comparable
Word: thrombelastographic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of thromboelastographic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: topoclimates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of topoclimate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tractographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tractograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tractographs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tractograph Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tractographed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tractograph Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Hitler-y Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Hitler + -y. 1. Pertaining to or having qualities similar to Adolf Hitler. Labels: informal Example: I have not actually tried the beta yet. I hear it's quite pleasant and hardly "Hitler-y" at all.
Word: transendocytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trans- + endocytic. 1. Relating to transendocytosis Labels: not-comparable
Word: transflectance Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of transflection. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: transmissional Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to transmission Labels: not-comparable
Word: spotted nutcracker Part of Speech: noun 1. Nucifraga caryocatactes, a passerine bird slightly larger than the Eurasian jay.
Word: trematosauroid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any extinct amphibian of the superfamily †Trematosauroidea
Word: trematosauroids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trematosauroid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trematosaur Part of Speech: noun 1. Any extinct amphibian of the genus †Trematosaurus.
Word: trematosaurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trematosaur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trichotomization Part of Speech: noun 1. division into three parts
Word: trichotomizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trichotomization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tricyclooxyisohumulone Part of Speech: noun 1. An oxidised humulone produced during the storage of hops Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tricyclooxyisohumulones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tricyclooxyisohumulone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tympanism Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of tympanites. Labels: uncountable
Word: ultrasonographists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ultrasonographist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unendothelialized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + endothelialized. 1. Not endothelialized Labels: not-comparable
Word: utilitaristic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to utilitarianism Labels: not-comparable
Word: viscoadaptive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From visco- + adaptive. 1. viscoelastic and cohesive Labels: not-comparable
Word: greater short-toed lark Part of Speech: noun 1. Calandrella brachydactyla, a small passerine bird.
Word: eagersome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From eager + -some. 1. Characterised or marked by eagerness. Labels: rare Example: It loves to coquette with my eagersome eyes, […] Example: Even a knocked-about old palomer like me has seen enough o' men to ken when a one's too timid an' eagersome to stand by a lie.
Word: tiredsome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tired + -some. 1. Misspelling of tiresome. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: If too many stimulii are listed under one item the student will find the task difficult and tiredsome. Example: This makes the whole journey tiredsome, time consuming and above all risky especially using a boat across the large expanse of water. 2. Characterised or marked by tiredness. Labels: nonstandard Example: “I enjoy playin' dis Chinese,” Halmea said. She was afraid of snakes, walking so close to me that she stepped on my heels about every yard or so. “I gets tiredsome workin' all de time.”
Word: tightsome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tight + -some. 1. Characterised or marked by tightness. Example: In the subway, squeezed and tightsome, (This is not to be a rhyme Of the subway. That I'll write some Other time.) Example: I'll make the time in your tightsome schedule to stop and roll you 'round in these here leaves and give you some more learnin'.
Word: tightsome Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From tight + -some. 1. In a tightsome manner, tightly. Labels: nonstandard, regional Example: Most of him rags, and all of him lean, And the belt round his belly drawn tightsome in, He lifted his peaked old grizzled head, And these were the very same words he said […] Example: Ye same lassies, tightsome bent, Come, sing along with me.
Word: gripeworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gripe + -worthy. 1. Worthy of being griped about; deserving of criticism or complaint. Labels: rare Example: Up to now what is required to expunge our society of gripeworthy practices lies largely outside the individual's purview.
Word: clenchpoop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clench + poop. 1. An uncultured, ill-mannered person. Labels: derogatory, obsolete Example: […] for if a Gentleman haue in hym any humble behauour, then Roysters do cal suche one by the name of a Loute, a Clynchpope, or one that knoweth no facions […] Example: What a clenchpoope drudge is this: I can forbeare him no more.
Word: clinchpoop Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of clenchpoop. Labels: alt-of, alternative, derogatory, obsolete Example: There was an unctuous quality to his voice and a description of him which she had once heard the baron use went through her mind: "that pompous old clinchpoop." Example: "Oh, don't deny it!" Isabel cried dramatically. "There's a word for me in Old English! Clinchpoop!" "Clinchpoop?" "I am a clinchpoop! A clod and a boor and a—" "You're not a clinchpoop." "And do you know what the height of clinchpoopery is? It's when you realize the other guy's right but you won't say so because you're too bloody selfish!"
Word: clinchpoops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clinchpoop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clenchpoops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clenchpoop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: behorsed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From be- + horse + -ed. Compare Old English behorsian. 1. Provided with or mounted upon a horse. Example: Bespeared, behorsed, becannoned o'er […] Example: At mountain resorts it happens not infrequently that one beholds such a pair driving before them a numerous progeny all properly behorsed.
Word: stoichedon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στοιχηδόν (stoikhēdón, “in a row”), from στοῖχος (stoîkhos, “row”) + -ηδόν (-ēdón, adverbial suffix) . 1. Text written such that the letters are arranged as rows and columns within a grid arrangement. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hairy click beetle Part of Speech: noun 1. The click beetle Synaptus filiformis
Word: Dominion of Canada Part of Speech: name 1. Canada Labels: dated, formal Example: An Act respecting the establishment of Provinces in the Dominion of Canada. Example: In that year [1871] British Columbia decided to become part of the Dominion of Canada, on condition that a transcontinental railway should be completed without delay. 2. Canada from 1867 to the early Cold War.
Word: Kingdom of Italy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Italian Regno d'Italia. 1. A European state that existed from 476 to 493. Labels: historical 2. Synonym of Ostrogothic Kingdom. 3. Synonym of Kingdom of the Lombards. 4. A European state that existed from 800 to 1648. Labels: historical 5. A European state that existed from 1805 to 1814. Labels: historical 6. A European state that existed from 1861 to 1946. Labels: historical
Word: Dom. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Dominion. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: defencible Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of defensible. Labels: British, English, alt-of, alternative, obsolete
Word: public domainness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From public domain + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being in the public domain, free of copyright restrictions. Labels: informal, rare, uncountable Example: Any regime applied to the public domain should ensure such free use. Yet, the ‘public domainness’ does not guarantee as such a freedom to access to the resources it contains. Access to a public domain work will depend on many factors.
Word: reprohibit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + prohibit. 1. To prohibit (something) again. Labels: rare, transitive
Word: stars align Part of Speech: phrase 1. Events or circumstances combine fortuitously. Labels: idiomatic
Word: on the boil Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. simmering strongly and about to boil. 2. About to happen; imminent. Labels: colloquial 3. boiling. 4. continuing; active; in a state of activity or development. Labels: colloquial Example: trying to keep the deal on the boil 5. Going smoothly; working well. Labels: colloquial 6. Playing exceptionally well. Labels: colloquial 7. (Of a player taking a pass) running at full speed towards the opposition. Labels: colloquial
Word: off the boil Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. having just stopped boiling. 2. no longer continuing or active. Labels: colloquial Example: the deal has come off the boil 3. No longer going smoothly or working well. Labels: colloquial Example: The railway industry is fully aware of how important off-peak travel now is, especially as commuter and business travel went off the boil when the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated how easy it is to work from home. 4. No longer playing exceptionally well. Labels: colloquial
Word: on the burst Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. (Of a player taking a pass) running at full speed towards the opposition. Labels: colloquial
Word: tossing out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of toss out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tosses out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of toss out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tossed out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of toss out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Toyoda Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 豊田 (Toyoda). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: Sumitomo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 住友 (Sumitomo). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: Miyasawa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 宮沢 (Miyasawa). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: Osawa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 大沢 (Ōsawa). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: cyberbole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Steve Woolgar as blend of cyber + hyperbole in Technology, Cyberbole, Reality (Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2002). Pronunciation: /saɪˈbɜːbəli/, /saɪˈbɝbəli/ 1. Exaggerated claims about what the internet and information technology will accomplish. Labels: uncountable Example: The first step toward finding a way out of this place begins when we take a flamethrower to Newt Gingrich cum Alvin Toffler style laissez-faire futurism, which entrusts our collective fate to the tender mercies of the marketplace, or New Age cyberbole that would have us pin our hopes to a millennial blastoff. Example: Regardless of whether one is wired or not, it is impossible to avoid the hype or cyberbole surrounding the Internet.
Word: Oishi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 大石 (Ōishi). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: Omine Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 大嶺 (Ōmine). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: Nagamine Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 長嶺 (Nagamine). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: Nakamine Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 仲嶺 (Nakamine). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: Miyamura Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 宮村 (Miyamura). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: Saruwatari Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 猿渡 (Saruwatari). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: kickwriting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kick + writing. Coined by Jack Kerouac in a letter to Neal Cassady, describing Cassady's writing style. 1. A frenzied, first-person style of writing. Labels: uncountable Example: You must and will go on at all costs including comfort & health & kicks; but keep it kickwriting at all costs too, that is, write only what kicks you and keeps you overtime awake from sheer mad joy. Example: A rapid typist, Kerouac hit on the idea of typing nonstop to get the 'kickwriting' momentum he wanted.
Word: Nakasawa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 中沢 (Nakasawa). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: Nakakawa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 中川 (Nakakawa). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: Ōmura Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
Word: Omura Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 大村 (Ōmura). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: Nagasawa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 長沢 (Nagasawa). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: French safe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French + safe. Compare earlier French letter. Attested from the mid 19th century. 1. A condom. Labels: colloquial, euphemistic Example: The druggist examined the ets and the cuis in it, and felt sure he knew just what the doctor wanted — proceeded to fill the order, and a French safe was nicely folded up and put in a suitable box labelled “use as directed” and handed to the young lady Example: Ashes, ashes. A used French safe / is blown across the city sidewalk.
Word: geomaticist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geomatic + -ist. 1. A geomatics engineer; someone who gathers, stores, processes, and delivers geographic information. Labels: rare
Word: geomaticists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geomaticist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gamebreaking Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From game + breaking. 1. Who or which breaks a game, rendering it unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses. Labels: Internet Example: This essentially transfers one of the Performer's BP to another character. It's not as gamebreaking as some BP gaining exploits, but it's quick and easy to use and has many applications.
Word: Ferreiras Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Ferreira Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Conservapedian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Conservapedia + -an. 1. A person who contributes to the wiki Conservapedia, and shares the site's fundamentalist Christian conservative views. Labels: Internet
Word: Conservapedians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Conservapedian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wikipedic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Wikipedia + -ic. 1. Of or relating to Wikipedia. Labels: rare Example: Adam Grant, who has an encyclopedic—should I say Wikipedic?—knowledge of the field, pointed me to relevant research that I wasn't aware of. Example: Laurence Olivier playing Richard III, thought Holly, who had a Wikipedic knowledge of all sorts of weird stuff beyond the normal ken, that's who he reminds me of.
Word: Wikipedically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Wikipedic + -ally. 1. In a way that pertains to Wikipedia. Labels: rare Example: Wikipedically correct Example: But, he says, this person may be Wikipedically naïve. “They didn’t quite know what they were getting into — they got a lot of conflict-of-interest notes,” he said.
Word: eDNA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of environmental DNA. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: environmental DNA Part of Speech: noun 1. DNA shed into the environment, and detectable, used to observe species in regions, by sampling water, air, or dirt.
Word: aeromoniasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Aeromonas + -iasis 1. infection with bacteria of the genus Aeromonas. Labels: uncountable
Word: akrocentric Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of acrocentric. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: aldohexopyranose Part of Speech: noun 1. The pyranose form of an aldohexose
Word: aldohexopyranoses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aldohexopyranose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anamnestical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of anamnestic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: anophthalmy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of anophthalmia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: antidyslipidemia Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of antidyslipidemic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: areolomammillary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From areolo- + mammillary. 1. Relating to an areola and a nipple Labels: not-comparable
Word: autoproteinase Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of autoprotease. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: autoproteinases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autoproteinase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: azaparone Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of azaperone. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: oblongular Part of Speech: adj 1. Oblong and rectangular; rectangular but not square. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bentazone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bentazon. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: bioactivable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English activate Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English activable English bioactivable From bio- + activable. 1. biochemically activable Labels: not-comparable
Word: biocompartment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrībor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. English compartment English biocompartment From bio- + compartment. 1. A biological compartment
Word: biocompartments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biocompartment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biospin Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bio- + spin. 1. To spin (a fibre) biologically
Word: biospinning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of biospin Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: biospinning Part of Speech: noun 1. The spinning of a fibre biologically Labels: uncountable
Word: biospinnable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bio- + spinnable. 1. That can be biospun Labels: not-comparable
Word: biovortexer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + vortexer. BioVortexer is a trademarked name. 1. A small vortex mixer used for biological samples. Example: The mycelium was treated with a sterile micropestle or biovortexer (Roth, Karlsruhe, Germany) for about 1 to 2 min. Example: Adult mosquitoes of each group (C, UnPr, and Pr, before and after adult challenge) were homogenized with a biovortexer in 130 μl of PBS buffer. Each sample was centrifuged for 10 min at 10,000 rpm (4°C).
Word: buculovirus Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of baculovirus. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: bulbospongious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bulbo- + spongious. 1. bulbous and spongious Labels: not-comparable
Word: cold shock responses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cold shock response Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catabolomes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of catabolome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: causitive Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of causative. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: centrographic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to centrography Labels: not-comparable
Word: centrography Part of Speech: noun 1. The graphical representation of the "centre of gravity" of a population Labels: uncountable
Word: cholangiohepatoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cholangio- + hepatoma. 1. cancer of the bile duct and the liver Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: chonotropic Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of chronotropic. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: circumboreally Part of Speech: adv 1. In a circumboreal manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: cnidophore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cnido- + -phore. 1. A structure composed of cnidoblasts
Word: coimmunofluorescent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluorbor. English fluor Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English fluorite Middle Low German sparder. Old English spærstān Middle English sparston English sparstonebf. English spar blend English fluorspar Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin -escensder. English -escence English fluorescencebf. English fluoresce English -ent English fluorescent English immunofluorescent English coimmunofluorescent From co- + immunofluorescent. 1. immunofluorescent along with another Labels: not-comparable
Word: coranatine Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of coronatine. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: cryomill Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cryo- + mill. 1. To mill (grind) at low temperatures
Word: cryomilled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cryomill Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cryomilled Part of Speech: adj 1. milled (ground) at low temperatures Labels: not-comparable
Word: cyanohaemoglobin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cyanohemoglobin. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: cyanohemoglobin Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of hemoglobin bound with a cyanide ion that can no longer bind with oxygen
Word: defucosylation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + fucosylation. 1. Any reaction that removes a fucosyl group
Word: deoxyuridyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deoxy- + uridyl. 1. A univalent radical derived from the ribose part of deoxyuridine by loss of a hydroxyl group Labels: countable, especially, in-compounds, uncountable
Word: deparaffin Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of deparaffinize.
Word: diabetol Part of Speech: noun 1. The antidiabetic drug "metformin hydrochloride" Labels: uncountable
Word: Yucunicoco Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Yucunicoco, from a Mixtec language. 1. A community in Santiago Juxtlahuaca, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Word: dibenzopyrone Part of Speech: noun 1. Any compound formed by fusion of two benzene rings to a pyrone
Word: divergon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From diverge + -on. 1. A pair of divergently-transcribed operons that work together in the same biological system
Word: divergons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of divergon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: docosadienoate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From docosadiene + -o- + -ate. 1. Any salt or ester of docosadienoic acid Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: docosatrienoate Part of Speech: noun 1. Any salt or ester of docosatrienoic acid
Word: doranidazole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From [Term?] + -nidazole (“metronidazole derivative”). 1. The anticancer drug (2R,3S)-3-[(2-nitroimidazol-1-yl)methoxy]butane-1,2,4-triol. Labels: uncountable
Word: Oyama Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 小山 (Oyama), 尾山 (Oyama) or 大山 (Ōyama). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: dyszoochorous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dys- + zoochorous. 1. That deters zoochory Labels: not-comparable
Word: Yamagawa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 山川 (Yamagawa). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: Yamakuchi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 山口 (Yamakuchi). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: Tezuka Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 手塚 (Tezuka). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: Miyauchi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 宮内 (Miyauchi). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: Ouchi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 大内 (Ōuchi). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: Murakawa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 村川 (Murakawa). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: Balinesians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Balinesian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Buddha Jumps Over the Wall Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Chinese 佛跳牆 /佛跳墙 (fótiàoqiáng). 1. A variety of shark fin soup in Fujian cuisine. Labels: uncountable Example: Or the Fujianese soup that is so rich and sought after that it is poetically called "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall," meaning it is so good that a Buddhist monk would be compelled to break his vegetarian vows to sample it?
Word: tidality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tidal + -ity. 1. The quality of being tidal. Labels: uncountable
Word: eight-treasure Part of Speech: adj 1. Applied to various Chinese dishes with a number of luxurious ingredients. Labels: not-comparable Example: eight-treasure congee Example: eight-treasure duck
Word: eight-jewel Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of eight-treasure. Labels: not-comparable
Word: eight-precious Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of eight-treasure. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unrevering Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + revering. 1. Not revering. Labels: not-comparable
Word: reveredly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From revered + -ly. 1. In a revered manner.
Word: whip stitching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of whip stitch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: whip stitched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of whip stitch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: make neither head nor tail of Part of Speech: verb 1. To fail to make head or tail of; not to understand at all.
Word: eigensample Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eigen- + sample. 1. A set of samples with similar activity for an eigengene. Example: The expression level of every gene in an eigensample is given in matrix U, and the expression level of every eigengene in each sample is given in matrix Vᵀ. Example: To obtain the eigensamples which contain the characteristic structure of the gene expression data, matrix X is decomposed into W (the product of U and D) and VT by using SVD, where W is the collection of all the eigensamples [8, 15]
Word: embryokine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From embryo + -kine. 1. Any of various compounds that modulate embryonic development
Word: Moresco Part of Speech: adj 1. Moorish; Moresque Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: embryokines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of embryokine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endometrially Part of Speech: adv 1. In an endometrial manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: enzymuria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From enzyme + -uria. 1. The (normal of pathological) presence of enzymes in the urine Labels: uncountable
Word: night chair Part of Speech: noun 1. A nightstool.
Word: night chairs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of night chair Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nightpiece Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From night + piece. 1. A picture or literary description of a night-time scene. 2. A painting best viewed by artificial light.
Word: nightpieces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nightpiece Labels: form-of, plural