nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: fetterlocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fetterlock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: siderostatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From siderostat + -ic. 1. Of or relating to the siderostat. Labels: not-comparable
Word: at the instance of Part of Speech: prep 1. At the motion or solicitation of.
Word: walk the hospitals Part of Speech: verb 1. To study under clinical instruction at a general hospital or infirmary. Labels: historical
Word: train captain Part of Speech: noun 1. A person employed to travel on a driverless train and assist passengers in the event of an emergency.
Word: train captains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of train captain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: refeedings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of refeeding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: refeeding syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of metabolic disturbances that occur as a result of reinstitution of nutrition to patients who are starved or severely malnourished. Labels: uncountable
Word: selfitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From selfie + -itis. 1. An obsessive need to take selfies and post them on social media. Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: refeeder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From refeed + -er. 1. A mechanical component that feeds material back into a machine. Example: After passing through this first set of concave teeth, the straw drops down into a device for refeeding into the second set of teeth at the back of the cylinder. This refeeder is attached to the shaker and has much the same motion. The refeeder in turning the straw over shakes out the loose peas and throws the straw up into the second set of concave teeth, which removes any peas there may be left in the pods, and cuts the straw into convenient lengths for feeding […]
Word: refeeders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of refeeder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: derangedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deranged + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being deranged. Labels: uncountable
Word: derangedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From deranged + -ly. 1. In a deranged manner.
Word: apple cart Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of applecart. Example: In addition to the special menu, the restaurant also organised a schools' morning that involved children from one school pushing a laden apple cart from Freshers greengrocers, who provided a lot of the fruit, over Richmond Bridge to the restaurant. Example: People flocked to my squeaky red wagon apple cart. 2. Alternative form of applecart. Example: upset the apple cart Example: What makes this particular period so revolutionary is that people are now doing rather than simply watching all of this. They are taking hold of the apple cart and shaking the hell out of it.
Word: apple-cart Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of applecart. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Then some rude soldiers, also from another nation, pushed through the crowd to take a look for themselves, and with great violence tney ran against the apple-cart of the old woman standing there. Example: But unless one has lost one's senses one does not upset the apple-cart unless one can count on collecting some at least of the apples which roll to the ground.
Word: apple-carts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apple-cart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apple carts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apple cart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: desilverise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of desilverize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: desilverisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of desilverization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: desilverised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of desilverise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: desilverising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of desilverise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: desilverises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of desilverise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: desilverisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of desilverisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quackest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of quack: most quack. Labels: form-of, humorous, rare, superlative Example: [Y]ou have undertaken to rid all our newspapers and periodicals of untrue, unclean and dishonest advertisements. It seems to me that you have already gained your victory and henceforth have only to guard the fruits of it, for, recently I examined as many newspapers and magazines as I could lay hands on just to see if I could find in them those old, alluring advertisements, ranging from the quack doctor to the quacker promoter and the quackest oracle of fate. There was nothing doing—everything as clean as a hound's tooth and as wholesome as sunshine. Example: [T]he common man, who until then had suffered dumbly and indolently, might be forced to pay attention. Finding, perhaps, that there is no solution either in politics or in any existing religion, he may cling to the diagnosis of the last and quackest of his doctors: he may believe that art can save himself and the world.
Word: indemnitor Part of Speech: noun 1. One who indemnifies.
Word: indemnitors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indemnitor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: book knowledge Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of book learning. Labels: uncountable
Word: book-knowledge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From book + knowledge. 1. Alternative form of book knowledge. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: tree ocelot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its skill in climbing. 1. The margay.
Word: tree ocelots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tree ocelot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hitting the hay Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hit the hay Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: porphyroid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From porphyry + -oid. 1. A crystalline and schistose rock containing porphyritic crystals of feldspar. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: porphyroids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of porphyroid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyaloid membranes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hyaloid membrane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dog carts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dog cart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ground-ivies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ground-ivy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rag book Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Patented by the Dean's Rag Book Company in 1903. 1. A book with pages made from fabric, usually cotton, designed to be used by young children. Example: I question the longevity of most books issued in these days, but I am never in doubt about these rag books; they are immortal. Example: I have a warm and happy memory of my own well-washed and well-thumbed rag book with its picture of Spot the dog, a chicken, a spinning top and building blocks. Certainly a rag book should be washable and non-toxic.
Word: rag books Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rag book Labels: form-of, plural
Word: remonstratory Part of Speech: adj 1. remonstrative
Word: nickeling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of nickel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nickeling Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of nickelling. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: novuss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latvian, from Latin novus, because of its young age compared with other games. Doublet of new and nuevo. 1. a game closely related to carom, and pocket billiards. Labels: uncountable
Word: koroona Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Low German krōneder. Estonian kroonbor. English koroona From Estonian kroon (“crown”). Doublet of crown and corona. 1. Synonym of novuss. Labels: uncountable
Word: Torfaen Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /tɔː(ɹ)ˈvaɪn/, /tɔː(ɹ)ˈvæn/ 1. A county borough in south Wales, previously in Gwent, and historically in Monmouthshire.
Word: county borough Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From county + borough. They were introduced by the Local Government Act of 1888, originally requiring 50,000 inhabitants. 1. A borough (or town), in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, whose government is independent of its local county council.
Word: county council Part of Speech: noun 1. The administrative body of a county.
Word: all sixes and nines Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In a state of confusion. Labels: idiomatic Example: Dear Kori, I'm all sixes and nines ... whatever that means. Fragments of me are loosely hanging together. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see all, sixes, and, nines. Example: Do you see anything funny about the tail number? It is all sixes and nines!
Word: akialoa Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several extinct Hawaiian honeycreepers of the genus Akialoa.
Word: agrimetric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From agri- + -metric. 1. Relating to agrimetrics. Labels: not-comparable Example: Under Ambassador's direction and in light new aid concepts, team will undertake such exploration and will review US assistance to Thailand, including specifically such items as […] (e) community development, including agrimetric centers in border areas, particularly Northeast. Example: Data and technology have a central role to play in increasing the productivity and competitiveness of British farming. Last October, I launched the first of our agri-tech centres of excellence, the agrimetric centre at Rothamsted. They will develop new software models to improve our ability to understand and utilise the huge volume of data that exist.
Word: agrimetrics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From agri- + metrics. 1. The measurement of fields or agricultural data. Labels: uncountable Example: We're South Africa's science councils Agricultural Research Council— Made up of 13 institutes covering topics from agrimetrics and plant biotechnology, to research on crops, soil and pests. Example: For the third straight year Hybrid Turkeys leads in both independent strain studies and agrimetrics summaries.
Word: condensed matter physicist Part of Speech: noun 1. person specializing in condensed matter physics
Word: sun kink Part of Speech: noun 1. A buckle in railroad track caused by extremely hot weather, which could cause a train to derail. Labels: US
Word: sun kinks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sun kink Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Arbayistan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle Persian [Term?], from the Aramaic variant of the name of the Arabs, which, along with various other ethnic groups, constituted the population of the province. Compare Classical Syriac ܒܝܬ ܥܪܒܝܐ (Bêṯ ʿArəḇāyē) and Old Armenian Արուաստան (Aruastan). 1. an eastern Sassanian border province in Late Antiquity, corresponding to the Upper Mesopotamia excluding Osrhoene, bordering Adiabene in the east, Armenia in the north and Asuristan in the south Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: Asuristan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle Persian ʾswlstʾn' / 𐭠𐭮𐭥𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭭 (ʾsʿʿstn /⁠Asōrestān⁠/), from the Aramaic name of the Assyrians. 1. an important Sassanian province in Late Antiquity, corresponding to the Mesopotamia region Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: literature search Part of Speech: noun 1. A systematic search through published literature in order to produce a literature review.
Word: outdeploy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + deploy. 1. To deploy more weaponry than an opponent or enemy
Word: mancake Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of beefcake. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable 2. A large (man-sized) pancake Labels: countable, informal, uncountable
Word: gledge Part of Speech: verb 1. To squint; to look cunningly. Labels: intransitive
Word: gledge Part of Speech: noun 1. A knowing look.
Word: gledges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gledge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gledges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gledge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gledged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of gledge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gledging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gledge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nickelling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of nickel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nickelling Part of Speech: noun 1. The metallic fouling of a gun's bore with fragments of bullet casing. Labels: uncountable Example: Further trials were carried out to establish their accuracy life and whether they developed any tendency to nickelling under Service conditions.
Word: Hercules club Part of Speech: noun 1. A stick of great size and weight.
Word: Hercules clubs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hercules club Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Yamakawa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 山川 (Yamakawa). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: vworp Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Imitative of the sound made by the TARDIS in Doctor Who (originally produced by sound technician Brian Hodgson by electronically modifying a recording of a key scraping along a piano string). Pronunciation: /vwɔɹp/, /vwɔːp/ 1. Representing the sound made by teleporting or dematerialising/rematerialising. Labels: onomatopoeic Example: With a vworp of displaced air, a Double of Bob appeared. Every detail was perfect save the eyes for some reason unknown. Instead of their clear blue, they were the deep green usually associated with impending violence. Nobody was looking so nobody noticed however. Example: A cyclic wheezing, groaning noise began as Vin approach the back wall. The vworp vworp noise was synchronized with a flashing blue light on top, as the gigantic three-dimensional holographic wall displayed a London 1950 police call box. Vin snatched the door open, stepping inside.
Word: ICSI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: PGD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of prolonged grief disorder. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: Unakas Part of Speech: name Etymology: Plural of Unaka, from Cherokee ᎤᏁᎬ (unegv, “white”). Doublet of Unicoi. Pronunciation: /juˈneɪkəz/ 1. A mountain range in the southern Appalachians, on the border between Tennessee and North Carolina; since 1932 defined as the northern segment (north of the Little Tennessee River) of a range the southern segment of which is known as the Unicois (historically the two names sometimes interchangeably designated the whole range).
Word: Unakas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Plural of Unaka, from Cherokee ᎤᏁᎬ (unegv, “white”). Doublet of Unicoi. Pronunciation: /juˈneɪkəz/ 1. plural of Unaka Labels: form-of, plural Example: When the band ran out of tobacco, Tah-cung-tees-kee proposed they replenish their supply by killing a few Unakas.
Word: hypercathexis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + cathexis. Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪ.pɚ.kəˈθɛk.sɪs/ 1. An excessive concentration of mental energy on an object or person. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Eastern Herzegovinian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From eastern + Herzegovinian. 1. A Shtokavian subdialect that is the basis for all modern literary Serbo-Croatian standards: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, and Montenegrin.
Word: Eastern Herzegovinian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From eastern + Herzegovinian. 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Eastern Herzegovina and its inhabitants Labels: not-comparable
Word: amphixenosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amphi- + xeno- + -osis. 1. A zoonosis that can be passed from humans to other species as well as being passed from another species to a human. Example: Several of the agents on the list are the result of human beings' sharing parasites with other species (i.e., amphixenosis) because the parasite is not that finicky about its final host. Schistosoma japonicum is a fairly straightforward case of amphixenosis; the schistosome would be just as happy in a cow or in a cat, so is Trypenosoma cruzi. Example: The preparation and maintenance/control of the desired animals and the control of the propagation of amphixenoses derived from the animals are issues specific to these products.
Word: amphixenoses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amphixenosis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pitsch Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from German.
Word: buffalypso Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of buffalo + calypso. 1. A variety of water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), developed in 1949 by Trinidad veterinarian Stephen Bennett for meat and haulage. Example: If we were able to substantially increase the size of Trinidad and Tobago's buffalypso herd, we would have an extremely valuable export commodity. Example: These techniques would also promote the exploitation of unique material, such as the buffalypso of Trinidad and Tobago and blackbelly sheep of Barbados.
Word: like painting the Forth Bridge Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: The bridge across the Firth of Forth was in a continuous state of being painted (until finished in 2011, 122 years after its completion): (owing to its large size) as soon as one end was reached, it was time to begin all over again. 1. Never-ending; said of a task which will never be completed due to the perpetual cycle of having to recommence as soon as one has reached the end, or of efforts that are in vain because of this. Labels: UK Example: Where only an overview has been given, I hope that the book will provide a useful springboard and the appropriate legal advice is sought. The revision has been rather like painting the Forth Bridge and whilst every effort has been made to bring the law as up to date as possible, events often overtake one and a keen eye should be kept on the construction journals and newspapers. Example: Weeding can feel like painting the Forth Bridge—by the time you finish, it’s time to start again.
Word: Buffalypso Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of buffalypso. Labels: alt-of Example: The development of the Buffalypso is due mainly to the work of Dr S. P. Bennet, while he was working at a local sugar company. Example: When Scott and Alice first moved into Pastora seven years ago, having grown up in areas where grotesque sprawling houses covered most of the land, they were excited by all the green fields with the Buffalypso, the old cocoa estates, and even the fires in the hills around the Vale at night.
Word: cryoprocess Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cryo-process. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: This is the freeze-dry method, where the creature is frozen immediately upon killing or death and left frozen for a long period of time, during which time it is completely desiccated by the cryoprocess. If this method is used, it may be necessary to relax the specimen or specimens overnight unless the specimens were pinned and legs arranged for the cryoprocess, which all depends upon the space available in the freezer. Example: The course of the cryoprocess in the temporal-bone specimens was studied partly by measuring the course of the temperature in the lateral semicircular canal and in the facial canal by thermocouples, partly by measuring the heat flow and total amount of heat exchanged.
Word: cryoprocess Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of cryo-process. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Work on several yeasts has shown preservation of cell surface structures by cryoprocessing that had not been possible with conventional procedures (Baba and Osumi 1987; Käppeli et al. 1984; Walther et al. 1984; Tokunaga et al. 1986). Example: A third porition was fixed in 0.25% gluteraldehyde, cryoprocessed, sliced, and stained with antisera to progesterone previously adsorbed with steroid extracted placental powder.
Word: cryo-process Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cryo- + process. 1. The process or use of cryogenic freezing. Example: Sperm cells, even among taxonomically-related species, differ amazingly in response to cryoprotectant, cooling, freezing and the many osmotic stresses associated with the entire cryo-process. Example: Tomato slices have an extremely high water content and sell as a premium product. The cryo-process has been utilized in this case because it has provided good texture, taste, and color in the thawed product.
Word: cryo-process Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cryo- + process. 1. To subject to cryogenic freezing. Example: . Tissues were cryo-processed because membranous structures in the oocyst appear to hinder routine fixation and embedment. Example: In a further test, a clay-rich water wetted sandstone sample was cryo-processed as described above.
Word: greatnes Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of greatness. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: But in deede, the ſecret cauſe that brought Ageſilaus to conſent vnto this practiſe, was the greatnes of his dette which he ought, of the which he hoped to be diſcharged by chaunging of the ſtate and common wealth.
Word: cryoprocesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cryoprocess Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cryoprocesses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cryoprocess Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cryoprocessing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cryoprocess Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cryoprocessing Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cryo-processing. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Since cryoprocessing usually involves fairly large quantities of materials for short periods of time, insulation is not as critical as it would be for aerospace applications. Example: It is believed that in some cases cryoprocessing will prove to be cost effective.
Word: cryo-processing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cryo-process Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cryo-processing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of processing by cryogenic freezing. Example: During Sept/Oct. hearings in Saint John, the National Energy Board also learned of Tenneco's conviction that the special tankers carrying 25 Gg of Algerian LNG could best unload at Tiner Point in Bay of Fundy rather than at Sears Island, Me, Lauzon, Que, and Canso, N.S. Dome Pete's track record gives support to the belief that Saint John could become a major centre for petrochemicals and cryo-processing. Example: In the course of autoradiographic processing, the number of silver grains scored over the same surface of the predentine was smaller after cryo-processing than after aldehyde fixation .
Word: cryo-processes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cryo-process Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cryo-processes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cryo-process Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cryo-processed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cryo-process Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cryo-processed Part of Speech: adj 1. Having been subjected to cryo-processing. Example: Unlike control and cryo-processed grafts, which showed moderate local inflammation and swift resolution of the transplants with phagocytes, high power-lased samples provoked long-terrn purulent reaction around the graft without appreciable phagocytic scavenging of the debris by phagocytic cells. Example: However, the shape of axons and the composition of the microtubular and neuronal fiber network differ in comparison to cryo-processed specimens.
Word: cryoprocessed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cryoprocess Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cryoprocessed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of cryo-processed. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Indeed, the internal and external architecture of cryoprocessed ameloblasts in transmission electron microscope preparations does not differ significantly from that of the conventionally prepared tissues (Nanci, Kogaya and Kawaguchi, manuscript in preparation). Example: Neither conventional mitochondria nor a Golgi apparatus were observed in cryoprocessed sporozoites.
Word: cryo process Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cryo-process. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Although charcoal absorbers are mostly designed and used for adsorption not of water, but other substances, water is a residual constituent in charcoal and an alien component permeated in cryo process from outside. Example: The cryo process relies on partial oxidation of the structure walls, combined with a reduced chemical reactivity due to lower temperatures.
Word: cryo process Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of cryo-process. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The cells are preselected in the light microscope prior to cryo processing. Example: After cryo processing, the refractive lenticle was freeze dried, which made for easier shipping and lessened the importance of time if the lenticle should be transported elsewhere.
Word: cryo processes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cryo process Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cryo processes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cryo process Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cryo processing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cryo process Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cryo processing Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cryo-processing. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Cryo processing increases abrasive wear with one permanent treatment. Example: Cryo processing refines and stabilizes the crystal lattice structure and distributes carbon particles throughout the material resulting in a stronger and hence more durable material.
Word: Changtai Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Postal Map romanization of Mandarin 長泰／长泰 (Chángtài). Pronunciation: /(ˈ)t͡ʃæŋˈtaɪ/, /t͡ʃɑŋ-/ 1. A district of Zhangzhou, Fujian, China, formerly a county. Example: Even in Tegal, where the temple still retains its original name, some other deities—Xuantian shangdi, Shennong, and Qingyuan zhenjun (a deity worshipped by the people from Changtai district, Fujian province), etc.—have been introduced. Example: Just north of Zhangzhou city, in Changtai county, a branch of the Anti-Opium Society was established in 1907. Under its leadership, opium dens were shut down, and opium shops were licensed or closed. The only available account of the suppression campaign in Changtai expresses serious misgivings about the effectiveness of the society, however, claiming that what appeared to be progress was simply the transformation of an open trade in opium into an underground commerce.
Word: cryo processed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cryo process Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cryo processed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of cryo-processed. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: However, it is believed that the corrosion localization along the boundaries could be high in cryo processed samples due to high residual dislocation density and a large volume fraction of interfaces in the matrix. Example: Wound plug formation from a cryo processed sample of Caulerpa prolifera exhibiting presence of little else than a stray membrane.
Word: make a noise in the world Part of Speech: verb 1. To attract great notoriety. Labels: idiomatic, informal
Word: Schlott Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Schlott. 1. A surname from German.
Word: rectahedron Part of Speech: noun 1. A six-sided polyhedron whose faces are all rectangular (like a brick, shoe box or matchbox)
Word: rectahedral Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the form of a rectahedron Labels: not-comparable
Word: couch lock Part of Speech: noun 1. A state of extreme lethargy induced by marijuana. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: figgle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fig (“to move briskly; go to and fro”, a variant of fike) + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare also Middle English fikelen (“to wag the head or tail; fawn”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɪɡəl/ 1. To fidget about; wriggle Labels: Northern-England, intransitive 2. To potter about seeking a living Labels: Northern-England, intransitive
Word: megathread Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + thread. 1. An extremely long discussion thread. Labels: Internet
Word: megathreads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megathread Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aleurodophagous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Possibly from taxonomic name Aleyrodidae + -o- + -phagous 1. That eats whitefly (of the family Aleyrodidae) Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: This review surveys the literature dealing with food relationships of coccidophagous, aleurodophagous and psyllophagous coccinellids. Example: Saharaoui & Gourreau (1994) list six different diets for lady beetles, which can be aphidophagous, coccidophagous, mycophagous, aleurodophagous, acarophagous and phytophagous.
Word: algivore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From algae + -vore. 1. An organism that consumes algae. Example: The fewest algivores occurred in April 1983, only months after a devastating flood. But after that, numbers of algivores went up dramatically in summer 1983 and were relatively high in winter 1994, spring 1995, and again in summer 2012.
Word: first cousin thrice removed Part of Speech: noun 1. great-grandchild of someone’s first cousin 2. cousin of someone’s great-grandparent 3. great-grandcousin
Word: first cousins thrice removed Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of first cousin thrice removed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thrice removed Part of Speech: adj 1. Separated by three generations of descent Labels: not-comparable
Word: Vertigoverse Part of Speech: name Etymology: From vertigo + -verse, after Vertigo, a DC Comics imprint created in 1993. 1. The fictional universe of Vertigo, the DC Comics imprint. Labels: slang Example: Mordru is just being reintroduced in the LSH reboot. Universo and Time Trapper have not been reintorduced^([sic]) yet so they're unlikely. Phantom Stranger and Destiny maybe be trapped in the Vertigoverse which may make them unavailable. Dr. Fate isn't around any more. Brainwave and Ultra-Humanite are JSA villains so DC will deny they ever existed. Shazam will probably wind up being an Ally if he's used. Same with the Chief.
Word: 52verse Part of Speech: name Etymology: From 52 + -verse, after 52, a DC Comics limited series released in 2006. The "52" refers to fifty-two fictional parallel universes in the multiverse. 1. The fictional universe of DC Comics after the conclusion of Infinite Crisis, as shown in the 52 comic book series. Labels: slang Example: A second question, once again, haven't read the new stuff, but I saw a reference somewhere to The Authority moving to a "Low Energy Earth" with no heroes... could this be part of the 52verse... a possible Earth-Prime?
Word: tmema Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek τμῆμα (tmêma). 1. A segment or section. Labels: rare Example: The benefit of which I now make such honourable mention is this: that as the books of the New Testament had been divided into those sections (tmemata) which we call chapters, he himself divided, or rather subdivided, these sections into those tmematia, or smaller sections, called, by an appellation more approved by others than by him, versicles; for he preferred calling them by the Greek name Tmematia, or its Latin Sectiunculæ. 2. A cell ruptured in setting free a moss-gemma. Example: In the cultures of November and January the tmemata described by Correns were found on the primary protonema after about 2 months. Example: A tmema cell, formed in the ageing chloronema of moss protonema, represents a means of propagation. It leads to the disruption of filaments into fragments.
Word: algophagous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From algo- + -phagous. 1. That eats algae Labels: not-comparable
Word: kleptopredation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From klepto- + predation. 1. A feeding strategy where a predator hunts other predators who have recently fed on prey, thus eating both the prey animal and the prey's own undigested prey/food. The predator chooses prey who have fed recently, and ignores those who have not fed recently. Labels: uncountable
Word: alizaric Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to, or derived from alizarin Labels: not-comparable
Word: boastworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From boast + -worthy. 1. Worthy of boasting; deserving of being recognised with pride
Word: clan endogamy Part of Speech: noun 1. marriage with others of the same clan Labels: uncountable
Word: Newton's laser sword Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Newton's flaming laser sword. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: All good principles should have sexy names, so I shall call this one Newton’s Laser Sword on the grounds that it is much sharper and more dangerous than Occam’s Razor.
Word: Disneyverse Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Disney + -verse. 1. The fictional universe of Disney films, TV series, comics, video games, etc. Labels: slang
Word: game overs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of game over Labels: form-of, plural
Word: game overs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of game over Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Jonagold Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Jonathan + Golden Delicious. Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɒnəˌɡoʊld/ 1. An apple cultivar, a cross between Golden Delicious and Jonathan.
Word: Kemite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Kemet + -ite; perhaps in analogy with Semite. 1. Synonym of Ancient Egyptian (an inhabitant of Ancient Egypt)
Word: Jonagolds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Jonagold Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proggier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of proggy: more proggy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: proggiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of proggy: most proggy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: Elsagate Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Elsa + -gate, after the protagonist of Disney's 2013 animated film Frozen whose likeness often appears in the videos. 1. The controversy surrounding supposedly child-friendly videos posted on the Internet that contain themes inappropriate for children, such as violence and sexual situations. Labels: Internet, neologism Example: Just a few months after the Pizzagate debacle, Elsagate was formed with a very similar playbook: a group of amateur sleuths using open-source intelligence to fight a hazily defined evil threatening helpless children. Example: Videos that are in the Elsagate category are not hard to identify. Typically, they feature Spiderman^([sic]) and Elsa together and are extremely low-budget videos without much structure or plot.
Word: tribrac Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of tribrach. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: tribracs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tribrac Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interdictively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From interdictive + -ly. 1. In an interdictive manner.
Word: antefixal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From antefix + -al. 1. Relating to an antefix. Labels: not-comparable
Word: chyluric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From chyluria + -ic. 1. Having or relating to chyluria. Labels: not-comparable
Word: somital Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From somite + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to a somite. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tarbush Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tarboosh. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A man in the window, probably in his sixties, wearing a tarbush and a velvet waistcoat, sat alone before a neglected backgammon table.
Word: tarbushes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tarbush Labels: form-of, plural
Word: curanderismo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish curanderismo. 1. Traditional Central American folk medicine, as practised by curanderos. Labels: uncountable
Word: Freid Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. Example: According to Jared Freid, a 39-year-old comedian and co-host of the dating podcast "U Up?," this is known as hoodfishing, a coinage — though not his own — referring to people claiming to be from the city they are dating in but really are living somewhere else entirely.
Word: dioscoraceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Dioscoreaceae + -ous 1. Of or relating to the family Dioscoreaceae. Labels: not-comparable
Word: garrans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garran Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Smyrniote Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Smyrniot. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Smyrniote Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Smyrniot. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Smyrniotes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Smyrniote Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sunk fence Part of Speech: noun 1. A ditch or watercourse.
Word: sunk fences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sunk fence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caravance Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of calavance. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: caravances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caravance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: garavance Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of calavance. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: galavance Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of calavance. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: garavances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garavance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: galavances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of galavance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coup de grace Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of coup de grâce. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: busts up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bust up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: busting up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bust up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: busted up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bust up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: good values Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of good value Labels: form-of, plural
Word: comm link Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of commlink. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Gillian reached for the comm link, but the carrier wave cut off before she could say another word.
Word: comm links Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of comm link Labels: form-of, plural
Word: partied out Part of Speech: adj 1. exhausted from partying Labels: slang
Word: ferryboating Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ferryboat + -ing. 1. Travel by ferryboat. Labels: uncountable
Word: horologiographer Part of Speech: noun 1. A clockmaker.
Word: horologiographers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of horologiographer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rouster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From roust + -er. Compare rouser. 1. A roustabout.
Word: rousters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rouster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tmemata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tmema Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nightwards Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From night + -wards. Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪtwɚdz/, /ˈnaɪtwədz/ 1. Toward night. Labels: not-comparable Example: The world is swinging nightwards; ’tis October, And twilight’s on the heights; The Bluffs, like silent sentries gray and sober, Stand lonely in the fading evening lights. Example: Even the call, which grew stronger the further nightwards she walked, and the press of earthwarmth it brought with it, even that was a compromise she wasn’t entirely comfortable with. And yet she couldn’t fight it. She couldn’t shut it out like she could the urge to reach, so she knew she’d have to learn to accept it. Perhaps in time she’d even be able to draw strength from it again. She took a small drink from her water-skin, which was still half full, thanks to careful rationing.
Word: untouchedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From untouched + -ly. 1. Without having been touched. Example: And it must certainly be a man whose heart were dead in him who could watch untouchedly one special secret ritual of chickaree's.
Word: multicharge Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + charge. 1. Involving, or capable of holding, more than one charge. Labels: not-comparable Example: a multicharge gun
Word: novercaphobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin noverca + -phobia. 1. Fear or dislike of one's stepmother. Labels: uncountable Example: . Or maybe you have novercaphobia—that is, fear of your mother-in-law. Example: I can understand Novercaphobia though. ;) What the evil stepmom.. Look at Cinderella..?
Word: go one better Part of Speech: verb 1. To take a bet and add another to it. 2. To outdo somebody; to do something that surpasses what came before. Example: Arsenal, who have finished second for the past three seasons, added Spain international Martin Zubimendi to their midfield for £60m this summer as they look to go one better and win the title.
Word: Griseldas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Griselda Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scheltopusik Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sheltopusik. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: scheltopusiks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scheltopusik Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sheltopusik Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian желтопузик (želtopuzik), literally "yellow-bellied". 1. Pseudopus apodus, a large glass lizard found from southern Europe to Central Asia.
Word: sheltopusiks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sheltopusik Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rhizopodal Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the rhizopods. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bagel girls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bagel girl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bagdadian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Baghdadian. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Bagdadian Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Baghdadian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Bagdadis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bagdadi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bagdadians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bagdadian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misdreaded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misdread Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reincrudation Part of Speech: noun 1. recrudescence Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: misdreads Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of misdread Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: misdreading Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of misdread Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: coregonine Part of Speech: noun 1. Any fish of the genus Coregonus.
Word: coregonines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coregonine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manniferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From manna + -i- + -ferous. 1. Yielding manna. Labels: not-comparable
Word: supraciliaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supraciliary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: photosculptural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From photo- + sculptural. 1. Relating to photosculpture. Labels: not-comparable
Word: photosculptor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo- + sculptor. 1. One who carries out photosculpture.
Word: photosculptors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of photosculptor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: surmaster Part of Speech: noun 1. A teacher in a school ranking immediately below the headmaster. Labels: dated
Word: surmasters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of surmaster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: surmisably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From surmisable + -ly. 1. Such that it can be surmised. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ditetragonal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From di- + tetragonal. 1. twice tetragonal Labels: not-comparable
Word: shrinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shrine + -al. 1. Relating to a shrine. Labels: not-comparable Example: It is certain that, besides her ancient shrinal dedication without the city, St. Sativola had a later or revived veneration accorded to her within the cathedral itself, naturally ambitious of preserving and appropriating her local glory. Example: By analyzing the Roman Catholic shrinal renewal that has occurred throughout Chennai, especially at San Thome Cathedral Basilica the tomb site of St. Thomas the Apostle, this project will endeavor to answer the following sets of questions regarding the last decade or so of Catholic renewal and the revival of saint cults in Chennai […]
Word: ricinium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ricinium. 1. A mantle worn, mainly by women, in Ancient Rome. Labels: historical Example: The ricinium seems originally to have been a garment of general use, a woman's garment analogous to the man's toga.
Word: ricinia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ricinium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phaenogam Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of phenogam. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: phaenogams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phaenogam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: physiurgic Part of Speech: adj 1. Produced by natural causes, without human intervention. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: their natural, or say physiurgic, state
Word: retree Part of Speech: noun 1. broken or imperfect paper Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: allophylic Part of Speech: adj 1. Belonging or relating to another tribe Labels: not-comparable
Word: allophyle Part of Speech: noun 1. An Allophylic person.
Word: allosomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From allosome + -ic. 1. Relating to an allosome Labels: not-comparable
Word: Philippinist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Philippine + -ist. 1. A linguist who studies Philippine languages.
Word: allothermal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From allo- + thermal. 1. Having an external heat source Labels: not-comparable
Word: Almodovarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Almodovar + -ian. 1. Alternative form of Almodóvarian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sub-prefecture Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of subprefecture. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sub-prefectures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sub-prefecture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Fukien Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Postal Romanization of the Nanjing court dialect Mandarin 福建 (Fújiàn), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ]. Doublet of Hokkien. Compare Spanish Fokien, Portuguese Foquiem. Pronunciation: /ˈfuːˈkjɛn/, /ˈfuk.jɛn/, /ˈfuʔ.kjɛn/, /fʊk̚ˈkiːn/, /fuːk̚ˈkiːn/ 1. Alternative form of Fujian. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dated Example: On April 27, 12 fishermen from a trawler of the Hsinhuatai Co. in Keelung City, Taiwan Province, that had sunk near the island of Tungyin because of an engine breakdown were rescued by fishermen of the Haifeng Brigade of the Huangchi People's Commune in Lienchiang County, Fukien Province. Example: In the following year, over 30,000 people of T'ung-shan were evacuated. But during the rebellion of the three feudatories, when Cheng Ching again had a foothold on the mainland, the people of Fukien returned to their homes along the coast. 2. The Hokkien language. Labels: Hong-Kong, Philippines Example: I thought it was faster than what they taught in school, but I've forgotten how to speak Fukien. Example: Linguistically, the mainlanders speak Mandarin Chinese, the Fulow speak Fukien/Southern dialects, and the Hakka speak their own dialects. 3. any Sinitic variety spoken in the Fujian province of China, particularly Hokkien or Foochow varieties. Labels: Hong-Kong Example: Other than Cantonese and Putonghua, the three most common Chinese dialects spoken by the Hong Kong population were Hakka, Fukien and Chiu Chau. Example: Hakka, Chiu Chow, and Fukien were the most spoken OCDs, according to the by-census.
Word: Fukien Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Postal Romanization of the Nanjing court dialect Mandarin 福建 (Fújiàn), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ]. Doublet of Hokkien. Compare Spanish Fokien, Portuguese Foquiem. Pronunciation: /ˈfuːˈkjɛn/, /ˈfuk.jɛn/, /ˈfuʔ.kjɛn/, /fʊk̚ˈkiːn/, /fuːk̚ˈkiːn/ 1. A (member of a) group of Han Chinese people whose traditional ancestral homes are in southern Fujian, South China, especially those that ancestrally spoke the Hokkien language. Labels: Philippines Example: The Fukiens are to-day the most numerous of the Chinese race in Johore, Kelantan and the Straits Settlements. Taking British Malaya as a whole, there are 39 Chinese in every hundred of the population, while the percentage of Malays is 37.5 ... Example: The differences between South Chinese clans have been jealously kept, particularly among the Fukiens who, in Malaya, are called Hokkien if from the Kiulung Valley near Amoy, Teochiu if from the Han Valley behind Chaochow and Swatow, ...