nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: offscours Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of offscour Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: orb spider Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of orbweaver.
Word: orb spiders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orb spider Labels: form-of, plural
Word: osmotactic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to osmotaxis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: perspectivic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From perspective + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to perspective. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Barston Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP2078).
Word: happy to see someone Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Coined by Mae West, date of origin unclear. 1. Visibly aroused and having a strong erection. Labels: colloquial Example: The cell phone in my best friend's kangaroo pocket created the illusion that he was happy to see Jasmine. Example: Just beyond the clear shower door he stood, visibly happy to see her.
Word: Gebrekidan Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. Example: Hiwot Gebrekidan, b. 1995
Word: Meganisi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Greek Μεγανήσι (Meganísi, literally “big island”). 1. A Greek island and municipality to the southeast of the island of Lefkada.
Word: MacKillop Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic MacFhilib. 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Word: war footings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of war footing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wartime footings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wartime footing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Alpine ibex Part of Speech: noun 1. A steinbock (Capra ibex).
Word: Alpine ibexes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Alpine ibex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aetherophone Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of theremin.
Word: aetherophones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aetherophone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agrotown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From agro- + town. 1. Synonym of agrocity.
Word: agrotowns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agrotown Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ah shucks Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of aw shucks. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: PDCO Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Planetary Defense Coordination Office. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: air-breathing Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of airbreathing. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: airmark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From air + mark, modelled on landmark. 1. A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for aerial navigation.
Word: airmark Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From air + mark, modelled on landmark. 1. To mark airport names or identifiers so that they can be seen from the sky, to aid pilots in navigation.
Word: airmarks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of airmark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: airmarks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of airmark Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: airmarking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of airmark Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: airmarked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of airmark Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Ajivika Part of Speech: name 1. A heterodox school of Indian philosophy, believed to have been founded in the 5th century BCE by Makkhali Gosāla; a major rival of Vedic religion, early Buddhism, and Jainism.
Word: Ajivika Part of Speech: noun 1. A supporter of this philosophy.
Word: Ajivikism Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ajivika + -ism. 1. Synonym of Ajivika.
Word: Ajivikas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ajivika Labels: form-of, plural
Word: burnt in Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of burn in Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: burns in Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of burn in Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: burning in Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of burn in Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: burned in Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of burn in Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: undecodeable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of undecodable. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: sportsfinder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of sports + viewfinder. 1. A kind of camera viewfinder made from wire rectangles, including a smaller one nearer the eye and a larger one further away, with no optics. The smaller rectangle was centered in the larger, which would then give an indication of what would be included in the photograph. Labels: historical
Word: sportsfinders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sportsfinder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Albada finder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the inventor, Dutch optical engineer Lieuwe van Albada. 1. Synonym of sportsfinder.
Word: Albada finders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Albada finder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: all-expense Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of all-expenses-paid. Labels: not-comparable Example: an all-expense tour around Europe
Word: Amazonism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Amazon + -ism. 1. Domination of society by women; an extreme matriarchal system. Labels: uncountable Example: In reaction against Amazonism, the next era of human society sees the development of a new form of marriage under male hegemony.
Word: antemask Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of antimasque. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: antemasks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antemask Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anthracitization Part of Speech: noun 1. Conversion into anthracite. Labels: uncountable
Word: arachnidology Part of Speech: noun 1. The scientific study of arachnids. Labels: uncountable
Word: astomatal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + stomatal. 1. Lacking a stoma. Labels: not-comparable
Word: barley twist Part of Speech: noun 1. A twisted stick of barley sugar.
Word: barley twists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barley twist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bathvillite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Bathville + -ite. 1. An amorphous, opaque, very friable material found in cavities in the torbanite of Bathville, Lothian, Scotland. Labels: uncountable
Word: bazookaman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bazooka + -man. 1. A soldier armed with a bazooka.
Word: bazookamen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bazookaman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: belittered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of belitter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: belitters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of belitter Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: belittering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of belitter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: polyfluoralkyl Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of polyfluoroalkyl. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bellyache bushes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bellyache bush Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trumpet animalcule Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of stentor (“type of protozoan”).
Word: perfluoralkyl Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of perfluoroalkyl. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: trumpet animalcules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trumpet animalcule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fluoralkyl Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fluoroalkyl. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bibliocentric Part of Speech: adj 1. Based around the Bible. Example: a bibliocentric approach to psychotherapy
Word: bidialectalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bidialectal + -ist. 1. A proponent of bidialectalism.
Word: bidialectalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bidialectalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Russian novel effect Part of Speech: name Etymology: Some Russian literary works, such as Tolstoy's War and Peace, are known for their length and number of characters with names unfamiliar to English readers. 1. The difficulty experienced by English readers in distinguishing multiple people or characters with non-English names, leading to confusion. Labels: rare Example: Foreign names were simplified by the author to mitigate the Russian novel effect. Example: Throughout this book, I have used first names for major figures rather than full names, in order to avoid the "Russian novel effect," where English readers suffer the confusion of multiple unfamiliar names. Thus, for instance, I have used Ali instead of Ali ibn Abu Talib, Aisha instead of Aisha bint Abu Bakr, Omar instead of Omar ibn al-Khattab, and so on.
Word: blackguardery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blackguard + -ery. 1. Alternative form of blackguardry. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: bluestoning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bluestone Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bluestoned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bluestone Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: socrealism Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipped compound of socialist realism. Labels: uncountable
Word: socrealist Part of Speech: adj 1. Clipped compound of socialist realist. Labels: not-comparable
Word: socrealist Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipped compound of socialist realist.
Word: socrealists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of socrealist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: socialist realist Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to socialist realism. Labels: not-comparable
Word: socialist realist Part of Speech: noun 1. A proponent of socialist realism, or an artist working in that style.
Word: socialist realists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of socialist realist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bobbejaan spanner Part of Speech: noun 1. A monkey wrench. Labels: South-Africa
Word: bobbejaan spanners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bobbejaan spanner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bossy-boots Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bossyboots. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: osage-orange Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Osage orange. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: osage-oranges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of osage-orange Labels: form-of, plural
Word: savealls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of saveall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bo'dark Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bodark. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bo'darks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bo'dark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dilation and extraction Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of intact dilation and extraction. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: intact dilation and evacuation Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of intact dilation and extraction. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: intrauterine cranial decompression Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of intact dilation and extraction. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Proto-Mongolic Part of Speech: name 1. The hypothetical ancestor language of the modern Mongolic languages.
Word: self-unloader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From self- + unloader. 1. Synonym of self-discharger.
Word: self-discharger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From self- + discharger. 1. A ship that is able to discharge its cargo using its own gear, often by means of an excavator fitted on a traverse running over the vessel's entire hatch, and able to move sideways.
Word: self-dischargers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of self-discharger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dilation and extractions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dilation and extraction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intact dilation and evacuations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intact dilation and evacuation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intrauterine cranial decompressions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intrauterine cranial decompression Labels: form-of, plural
Word: self-described Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From self- + described. 1. Described by oneself; in one's own words. Labels: not-comparable Example: A self-described "serial entrepreneur", he left school at 16 to start a cleaning company. Example: He sometimes appears in content with self-described members of the “Intellectual Dark Web.”
Word: self-appoint Part of Speech: verb 1. To appoint by oneself or at one's own initiative. Labels: transitive
Word: self-appoints Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of self-appoint Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: self-appointing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle of self-appoint Labels: form-of, participle, present
Word: diagnosogenic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a condition: brought on by being diagnosed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: autarchism Part of Speech: noun 1. A political philosophy that promotes the principles of individualism and the moral ideology of individual liberty and self-reliance. Labels: uncountable
Word: semantogenic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a condition: brought on by being described or given a label. Labels: not-comparable
Word: self-tying Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of self-lacing. Labels: not-comparable
Word: power laces Part of Speech: noun 1. Shoelaces that tighten automatically when the wearer puts the shoe on. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: zombie S&L Part of Speech: noun 1. A savings and loan association characterized by negative economic capital and negative net worth.
Word: zombie S&Ls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zombie S&L Labels: form-of, plural
Word: de-zombification Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dezombification. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: sescuple Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of sesquialterate. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: setter-up Part of Speech: noun 1. One who sets something up.
Word: setters-up Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of setter-up Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sex-influenced Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a trait or phenotype: affected by whether it appears in a male or a female body. Labels: not-comparable Example: Baldness in humans is a sex-influenced trait.
Word: sheetage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sheet + -age. 1. A quantity of sheets of paper. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: That is the advantage of using the light paper. We get more sheetage.
Word: sheetages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sheetage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shepherdy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shepherd + -y. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a shepherd. Labels: informal Example: […] a shepherdy monk type of chap […] Example: […] a shepherdy mutt named Spuddy, whose ribs pushed against his whitish-blond coat.
Word: Amm Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: shieldmaid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shield + maid. 1. Synonym of shieldmaiden.
Word: shieldmaids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shieldmaid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Silverblu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From silver + blue. 1. A color variety of mink having bluish-gray fur fiber and guard hairs that are sometimes white-tipped, giving a silvery blue tone.
Word: Silverblus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Silverblu Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sparce Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of sparse. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: zombie thought experiment Part of Speech: noun 1. A philosophical theory which states that consciousness cannot be reduced to merely physical things.
Word: strontianiferous Part of Speech: adj 1. Yielding strontium.
Word: zombie hypothesis Part of Speech: noun 1. A philosophical hypothesis which suggests that a person has no ability to know whether another person is conscious.
Word: dial-a-joke Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of telephone service where people can call to listen to prerecorded jokes Labels: historical, uncountable Example: Two decades ago, Stephen Gary Wozniak owned the first dial-a-joke service in the San Francisco Bay area.
Word: dial-a-jokes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dial-a-joke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zombie software Part of Speech: noun 1. A program or application which has been maintained beyond its expiration date or end-of-life status. Labels: uncountable
Word: zombie program Part of Speech: noun 1. Any computer program that has been revived or reinstalled by an operating system and is very difficult to uninstall. Labels: uncommon 2. Synonym of zombie software.
Word: zombie programs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zombie program Labels: form-of, plural
Word: teshuba Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of teshuva. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: teshubah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of teshuva. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Palam Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Hindustani پَالَم / पालम (pālam). 1. A neighbourhood of South West Delhi district, Delhi, India. 2. A neighbourhood of South West Delhi district, Delhi, India. Example: Air India suffered the loss of a DC-3 on the Delhi-Bombay night mail run on May 9. The aircraft crashed approximately 20 miles south of Palam Airport, Delhi. The crew of four and all 14 passengers were killed. 3. A town and tehsil in Parbhani district, Maharashtra, India.
Word: tetrazotizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tetrazotize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tetrazotizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tetrazotize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tetrazotization Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of tetrazotizing. Labels: uncountable
Word: fravashi Part of Speech: noun 1. The Zoroastrian concept of a personal spirit of an individual, whether dead, living, or not yet born. It is the home of the urvan or soul, which is sent into the material world to fight the battle of good versus evil and returns upon death.
Word: fravashis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fravashi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: urvan Part of Speech: noun 1. The soul.
Word: urvans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of urvan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cost- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative form of costo- (before a vowel) Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: fragmentalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fragmental + -ize. 1. Synonym of fragmentize. Labels: transitive
Word: fragmentalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fragmentalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fragmentalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fragmentalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fragmentalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fragmentalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fragmentalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fragmentalize + -ation. 1. Synonym of fragmentation. Labels: uncountable
Word: fractionings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fractioning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frailejons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frailejon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cut throat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cutthroat. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: cut throat Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of cutthroat. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cut throats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cut throat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: photomechanics Part of Speech: noun 1. photomechanical printing Labels: uncountable
Word: assholed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From asshole + -ed. 1. Extremely drunk. Labels: Canada, US, not-comparable, slang, uncommon, vulgar 2. Sexually penetrated anally. Labels: Canada, US, not-comparable, slang, uncommon, vulgar 3. Rear-ended by another vehicle on the road. Labels: Canada, US, not-comparable, slang, uncommon, vulgar
Word: Cassays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Cassay Labels: form-of, plural
Word: physiol. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of physiology. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: physiosociological Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to physiology and sociology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pierre perdue Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pierre perdu. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: pilotship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pilot + -ship. 1. The role or status of a pilot.
Word: self-appointment Part of Speech: noun 1. An appointment or appointing made by oneself or by one's own initiative. Labels: uncommon
Word: counter shaft Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of countershaft. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The drive from the engine is taken through a fluid flywheel and universally jointed shaft to the counter-shaft and thence to a five-speed preselective type epicyclic gearbox by another shaft.
Word: chicken under a brick Part of Speech: noun 1. A dish of roast chicken prepared with a brick placed on top to flatten the chicken and enhance browning. Labels: uncountable
Word: brick chicken Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of chicken under a brick. Labels: uncountable
Word: chicken brick Part of Speech: noun 1. A pottery container that is filled with meat and closed with a lid to cook the meat in its own moisture.
Word: chicken bricks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chicken brick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counter shafts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counter shaft. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sceneness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scene + -ness. 1. The state or condition of belonging to a subcultural scene. Labels: uncountable Example: Kahn-Harris sees construction and structure as interacting dimensions: I identify sceneness as a fundamental form of such an interaction. By sceneness I mean the feeling of social and emotional proximity that weaves a scene, giving its members the sense of “being in it together”. Example: Locality, Translocalism, Sceneness. This book examines the various modes of articulation of underground music and sound practices in the Hong Kong and East Asian contexts while seeking to avoid the pitfalls of cultural essentialism.
Word: hold it in Part of Speech: verb 1. To withhold release of one's emotions, often for fear of some negative consequence, or out of guilt or denial. 2. To wait for a more opportune time to urinate or defecate, despite present physical urgency.
Word: fashioncore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fashion + -core. 1. A fashionable aesthetic associated with the scene subculture, involving eyeliner, tight jeans, collared shirts, straightened hair, and white belts. Labels: uncountable
Word: scene queen Part of Speech: noun 1. A girl or woman who is deeply involved in a subcultural scene. Labels: informal 2. A girl or woman who embraces the scene aesthetic, known for its colorful, playful, and rebellious sense of fashion. Labels: broadly
Word: scene queens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scene queen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sadie Hawkins Day Part of Speech: name Etymology: After a character in the comic strip Li'l Abner. 1. A day on which women romantically pursue men instead of the traditional other way around, held informally in the United States on various dates but usually in November.
Word: sunquats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sunquat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: isogyres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of isogyre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: isogyre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iso- + gyre. 1. Dark bands appearing in a conoscopic interference pattern.
Word: long-time listener, first-time caller Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who contacts the host of a radio program, or (by extension) the owner of a website etc., for the first time, having listened or followed for a significant period. Labels: idiomatic Example: Q: I'm a "long time listener, first time caller," and a big fan of your site and your approach to data-driven marketing. Example: Parcells was set in his ways and not interested in changing for an owner who until now was just a fan, who could have been “Robert from Brookline, long-time listener, first-time caller.”
Word: Wien's displacement law Part of Speech: name Etymology: Discovered by German physicist Wilhelm Wien. 1. A law stating that the blackbody radiation curve for different temperatures will peak at different wavelengths that are inversely proportional to the temperature.
Word: melatopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of melatope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: melatope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by A. Johannsen on page 420 in A Manual of Petrographic Methods McGraw-Hill 1918 1. An eye shape of concentric coloured optical fringes seen on a conoscopic interference pattern surrounding an optical axis. For biaxial minerals there are a pair of circles, like eyes.
Word: euconodonts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of euconodont Labels: form-of, plural
Word: euconodont Part of Speech: noun 1. Any member of the extinct Euconodonta group of conodonts.
Word: semigration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: semi- + emigration. 1. The movement of a person or persons within the same country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence. Labels: South-Africa, uncountable Example: Semigration – where South Africans move between provinces - has overtaken emigration as a key driver for house sales in SA's largest metros, according to property data compiled by FNB. Example: Semigration to The Western Cape has become a South African trend and the reasons are all accumulating with a big momentum shift starting during Covid.
Word: Sameera Part of Speech: name Etymology: A direct Transliteration of Sanskrit समीर (samīra). 1. A male given name from Sanskrit, sometimes shortened to Sameer
Word: Sameera Part of Speech: name Etymology: A Transliteration of Arabic سَمِيرَة (samīra). 1. A female given name from Arabic
Word: under the bootheel of Part of Speech: phrase 1. Subjugated by (an oppressive force). Example: Serfdom was formally abolished in 1861 as part of the Great Reforms under Alexander II. But the peasantry, the preponderant class in czarist Russia, still lived under the boot heel of patriarchal semi-feudalism.
Word: trichonodelliform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: from Trichondella + -form 1. Bilaterally symmetrical with lateral processes on each side of the cusps, and with a posterior process. Applied to conodont elements. Labels: not-comparable
Word: good coin Part of Speech: noun 1. Something genuine or trustworthy. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: A much more thorough examination of this period is essential, and no glib answers should be accepted as good coin.
Word: Forschungsstipendium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *forskungu Old High German forskunga Middle High German vorschunge German Forschung German -s- Proto-Indo-European *steyp-der. Proto-Italic *stips Latin stips Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)péndeti Proto-Italic *pendō Latin pendō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin *stipipendium Latin stīpendiumbor. German Stipendium German Forschungsstipendiumbor. English Forschungsstipendium Borrowed from German Forschungsstipendium. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔɹʃʊŋz.ʃtɪˌpɛndɪʊm/ 1. Any of a certain kind of scholarship or fellowship granted by some German academic Stiftungen to fund or subsidize a specified project of academic research; a research scholarship. Example: Applicants should furnish proof of independent teaching experience at university level or research work (of at least two years if interested in a ‘Forschungsstipendium’ and at least five years if interested in a ‘Dozentenstipendium’). Example: Only in recent times, due to the enlightened attitude of Dr. Paul Raabe, Director of the Herzog August Bibliothek, and the generosity of the Forschungsstipendia have foreign scholars been able to investigate the treasures of that library in a measure commensurate with the complications of the materials.
Word: distensile Part of Speech: adj 1. Causing distension. Example: To the distensile enema of simple tepid water, no valid objection can be urged. 2. Able to distend; distensible.
Word: quarter-tone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of quarter tone. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: neoprioniodiform Part of Speech: adj 1. Characterised by a main terminal cusp, an underside with deep grooves, a variable number of subsidiary cusps which may or may not be fused together. Applied to conodonts or shark teeth. Labels: not-comparable
Word: rastrate Part of Speech: adj 1. rake-like or with parallel serrations. Labels: not-comparable
Word: vag-lewd Part of Speech: noun 1. Vagrancy and lewdness; loitering for the purpose of publicly soliciting sex. Labels: historical, informal, uncountable Example: Plead guilty—that was the standard advice from police and lawyers to defendants who were arrested on "vag-lewd" charges, even though the vice police enticed the advances, or even participated fully in the sex that resulted.
Word: Mexican@ Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Gender-neutral form of Mexicano 1. A Mexican. Example: Lesbian and gay Mexican@s organized to make "gay" rights one of the many demands voiced by a huge and courageous student protest in Mexico City.
Word: MTO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of make to order, an on-demand production approach. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: MTO Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of made to order, produced in response to a specific order for the product. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: rookying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rookie Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rookied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rookie Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: NRBCs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of NRBC Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nRBC Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of NRBC. Labels: alt-of
Word: nRBCs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nRBC Labels: form-of, plural
Word: MCH Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of mean corpuscular hemoglobin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: panellised Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of panelized. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: fullscreens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fullscreen Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fullscreening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle of fullscreen Labels: form-of, participle, present
Word: fullscreened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fullscreen Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: maingain Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of maintain + gain. 1. To increase muscle mass while maintaining one's current body fat percentage.
Word: maingains Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of maingain Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: maingained Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of maingain Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: recomps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of recomp Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reduction set Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of drop set.
Word: reduction sets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reduction set Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dropset Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drop + set. 1. Alternative form of drop set. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Dropsets work because in any given set, you’re only recruiting a certain amount of muscle fibers. Example: A big advantage of dropsets over other set-expanding techniques is the fact that they can be done alone.
Word: dropset Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From drop + set. 1. To exercise with a drop set. Labels: transitive Example: By starting out the dips with maximal load and decreasing it over time, Johnson is dropsetting the movement, enabling himself to continue churning out reps with decent form, and thus get the absolute most bang for his buck in the workout. Example: The weighted bench dip can easily be dropsetted by quickly removing the 45lb plate(s) and continuing with bodyweight repetitions to overload the triceps.
Word: dropsets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dropset Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dropsets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dropset Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dropsetting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dropset Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dropsetted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dropset Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Crackgate Part of Speech: name Etymology: From crack (cocaine) + -gate. 1. A 2013 scandal involving reports of then-mayor of Toronto Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine. Example: A mayor who insists he is not a crack addict — and there's no indication of habitual use, nor much likelihood that drug traces could be obtained from hair samples, given the buzz cut that Ford suddenly adopted a few weeks ago, after Crackgate exploded in the media. Example: First came the crack-cocaine-smoking video, which was leaked in 2013 and promptly transformed Ford into an international late-night-TV staple. His links with the Toronto demimonde were exposed in a series of increasingly crazed media reports, and if he was considered to be unsuitable before the election, there was no political terminology to describe his standing post-Crackgate.
Word: nanofortnight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nano- + fortnight. 1. A period of time equal to one billionth of a fortnight, or exactly 1.2096 milliseconds. Labels: humorous Example: Holonyms: millifortnight < fortnight
Word: nanofortnights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nanofortnight Labels: form-of, plural
Word: millifortnight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From milli- + fortnight. 1. A period of time equal to one thousandth of a fortnight, which is exactly 1209.6 seconds, or about 20 minutes. Labels: humorous Example: Holonym: fortnight Example: Meronym: nanofortnight
Word: millifortnights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of millifortnight Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carambole billiards Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of carom billiards. Labels: uncountable
Word: armed struggles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of armed struggle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: studies abroad Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of study abroad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tegmark Part of Speech: name 1. A surname
Word: Kyivian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Kyiv + -ian. 1. Alternative form of Kyivan. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Kyivian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Kyiv + -ian. 1. Alternative form of Kyivan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Kyivians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Kyivian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Manpo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 만포(滿浦) (Manpo). 1. A municipal city in Chagang Province, North Korea. Example: We finally reached Choesin-dong, a suburb of Manpo and on the Yalu River border between Korea and Manchuria, that day. Example: Under the warm loving care they performed such exploits as finishing the 250 kilometre long railway construction in the Hyesan-Manpho section in a little more than five years by digging tunnels through high and steep mountains and building railway bridges across swift river currents and deep valleys. Comrade Kim Chong-il saw to it that many tunnels and railway bridges were named “youth” and “speed campaign youth” and the railway section between Hyesan and Manpho was called the youth line so that the proud feats of the young builders could be conveyed to the posterity.
Word: disgorgeable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From disgorge + -able. 1. Able to be disgorged (surrendered or given up). Labels: not-comparable Example: There is no suggestion that the defendant has necessarily acted wrongfully, nor that he should be compensated for the total amount of his loss. Rather we are looking at a judicial solution to problems where loss must be distributed, and no disgorgeable benefit is being conferred. Example: The mere fact the third party is allowed to prove that point, and so reduce or eliminate the disgorgeable profit, is generous enough.
Word: xnipek Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of xnipec. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: cook-house Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cookhouse. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: She knew life was going to be wonderful here—wonderful and interesting, what with out-door cook-houses and cream-girdled dairies and pond paths and sun-dials, and Lost Diamonds, and Disappointed Houses and men who didn’t believe in any God—not even Ellen Greene’s God.
Word: take its rise Part of Speech: verb 1. To originate Labels: dated, idiomatic Example: “I’m glad I’m only half Murray,” she said to herself. Aloud—“Father told me it was a Murray tradition not to carry spite past the grave.” “So ’tis now—but it took its rise from this very thing. His family were so horrified at it, you see. It made considerable of a scandal. Some folks twisted it round to mean that old Hugh didn’t believe in the resurrection, and there was talk of the session taking it up, but after a while the talk died away.”
Word: cook-houses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cook-house Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sea-legs Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sea legs. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only Example: Mary Murray had nearly died of sea-sickness coming out—never seemed to get her sea-legs—so the captain, being sorry for her, told her she could go ashore with the men and feel solid ground under her for an hour or so.
Word: Yoel Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Joel.
Word: at the tail Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. lagging; behind; at the back or rear Example: Miss Brownell was very fond of ridiculing her pupils. All the girls in the class giggled except one who had not been there in the morning and was consequently at the tail.
Word: BarCamp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bar + camp, created as an alternative to Foo Camp. 1. A form of user-generated conference (or unconference) originally focused on technology and the web. Example: The event was the second iteration of Washington's version of BarCamp, a technology workshop meant to demonstrate new business ideas and promote discussion of the top tech issues: social media, open source and how to actually make money, to name a few. Example: BarCamps are held throughout the world as workshop-style events open to anyone who wants to participate and is willing to share content and information on the BarCamp wiki site. The earliest BarCamps focused on web applications through open-sourced technologies and open data formats.
Word: thumb-over Part of Speech: adj 1. Of guitar playing technique, extending the thumb over the top of the neck to fret the lowest string and the fingers to fret the other strings from beneath the neck. Labels: not-comparable
Word: barcamp Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of BarCamp. Labels: alt-of
Word: BarCamps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of BarCamp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: O'Farrell Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A neighbourhood of San Diego, California, United States. 3. An unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas, United States.
Word: barcamps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barcamp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: NYSP Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of New York State Police. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: bossypants Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bossy pants. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: speract Part of Speech: noun 1. A decapeptide from the outer jelly of the Strongylocentrotus purpuratus sea urchin egg that binds with sperm. Labels: uncountable
Word: come knocking Part of Speech: verb 1. To arrive unanticipated and uninvited. Labels: idiomatic Example: So I put up bar and shutter When the wind goes howling by. For I know when it comes knocking That some evil thing is nigh. Example: So, putting all these thoughts together, what do we do when temptation comes knocking?
Word: hexathione Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hexa- + thione. 1. A chemical compound with six thione (=S) groups.
Word: debt enforcement Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of debt collection. Labels: uncountable Example: Since the cost of living crisis began, more than 2 million people have been contacted by a bailiff, while the big debt-enforcement companies are reporting record profits.
Word: flux capacitors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flux capacitor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: solo poly Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of solo polyamory. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable
Word: solo poly Part of Speech: adj 1. Clipping of solo polyamorous. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
Word: enforcement agent Part of Speech: noun 1. A bailiff. Labels: UK Example: The enforcement agents in Spice’s case are from a large corporation called CDER. A number of days after I write, a company director responds, pointing out that the necessary regulations have been observed. Looking over the letters, the debt-advice charity StepChange confirms they are right. Yet the regulations are almost nonexistent, making such minimal demands of bailiffs such as not knocking on your door in the middle of the night – or not entering a house if there’s only a child present.
Word: enforcement agents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of enforcement agent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: investment firm Part of Speech: noun 1. investment company
Word: investment firms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of investment firm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: same-sexuality Part of Speech: noun 1. Sexuality or sexual activity between people of the same sex; homosexuality. Labels: uncountable Example: Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans mass political movements have overturned many oppressive laws against same-sexuality and cross-dressing.
Word: avouchinge Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of avouching. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: But sithe you graunte, you doo not nowe mistake him, and yet charge him with avouchinge that, whiche he holdeth for Heresie:
Word: bed urinal Part of Speech: noun 1. A sealable plastic bottle into which a patient urinates when using a bathroom is inconvenient or impossible; often but not always with a long neck reminiscent of a duck.
Word: bed urinals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bed urinal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chagual Part of Speech: noun 1. The puya bromeliad.
Word: Downside Part of Speech: name Etymology: From down (a hill) + side. 1. A number of places in England: 2. A number of places in England: 3. A number of places in England: 4. A number of places in England: 5. A number of places in England: 6. A number of places in England: 7. A rural community of the City of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
Word: scientific materialisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scientific materialism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: new materialism Part of Speech: noun 1. An interdisciplinary approach to theory and research that aims to recognize and explore the power of matter.
Word: as nervous as a witch Part of Speech: adj 1. Very nervous or restless. Labels: Northeastern, US, especially, not-comparable Example: The nerves often get clogged up, or choked up, both inside and outside: they get clogged up by humours settling on them, [...] and you become as nervous as a witch. Then again, the nervous fluid. what used to be called the animal spirits, or the marrow of the nerve, get thick and clogged; and all obstruction in it must be forced out. Example: […] "a pinch always makes me start up as nervous as a witch, and I never could talk sense during an electric storm. I feel nervous now just to think of it."
Word: bucket of syrup Part of Speech: noun 1. A sticky, difficult situation. Labels: idiomatic, informal
Word: witchmonger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From witch + monger. 1. One who has dealings with witches. Labels: uncommon Example: [see title] Example: [...] to suggest that they may be interpolations by ‘some fond papist or witchmonger.’ And, on the principle of ‘set a witchmonger to catch a witchmonger’, he cited the French Calvinist demonologist, Lambert Daneau, as a denier of that which ‘S. Augustine and Apuleus doe credibly wryte,’ namely ‘that Sorcerers can chaunge men into other formes[…]’
Word: witchmongers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of witchmonger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: direct-to-home Part of Speech: adj 1. Referring to the distribution or broadcasting of programming or services by satellite directly to the subscriber’s home. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Hobson's Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of Hobson's choice (“the voice”). Labels: Cockney, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang Example: He then grabbed 'old of the knife, raised it above 'is loaf, and was just about to kill his currant with it, when 'e suddenly heard the Hobson's of an angel from heaven saying, Abraham! Abraham!'
Word: parental home Part of Speech: noun 1. A home that a child or young adult shares with a parent, guardian, or a person acting in such a capacity. 2. A school or institution designed for problematic children.
Word: parental homes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parental home Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ashkephardi Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of Ashkenazi + Sephardi. 1. Being both Ashkenazi and Sephardi simultaneously. Labels: Judaism, rare Example: […] if we Westerners were to try to adopt the Sephardi pronunciation, the result would probably be a pronunciation which was neither Ashkenazi nor Sephardi but, as some wit had suggested, “Ashkephardi”. Example: Some families are giving up making haroset — a combined ‘Ashkephardi’ sort with both apples and dates is sold in jars in Israeli supermarkets.
Word: Ashkephardi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Ashkenazi + Sephardi. 1. Someone who is both Ashkenazi and Sephardi. Labels: Judaism, rare Example: Most of those who considered themselves Sephardim, the old-timers, were actually not of Iberian stock, but were of Ashkenazic background, descendants of earlier Ashkenazic settlers who had accepted the Sephardic worship style as the American style. The Ashkephardim, as they may be called, were middle-class Jews with an ethos of their own; they looked down on the newcomers. Example: She always jokingly called me her “little Ashkephardi.”
Word: sherm head Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sherm-head. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: shermhead Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sherm-head. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sherm heads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sherm head Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shermheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shermhead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mutton Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: transphilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trans- + -philic. 1. Exhibiting transphilia. Labels: derogatory, rare 2. Having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties. Example: ... transphilic acids, which is consistent with the observation that the fulvic acids had a higher SUVA than the transphilic acids. By contrast, transphilic acids contained a higher proportion of sugars and amino sugars[…] Example: The transphilic acid (TPHA) fraction ("transphilic" meaning fraction of intermediate polarity isolated from the XAD-4 resin) was found to incorporate […]
Word: gangbangings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gangbanging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shabbas Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of Shabbas. Labels: alt-of
Word: ziploc Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Ziploc. Labels: alt-of
Word: nanocentury Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nano- (“1 billionth”) + century (“100 years”). 1. A unit of time equal to one billionth of a century or approximately 3.156 seconds. Labels: humorous
Word: nanocenturies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nanocentury Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Scaramuccis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Scaramucci Labels: form-of, plural
Word: common decency Part of Speech: noun 1. A basic level of politeness and courtesy that is expected of all people. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: That man didn't have a shred of common decency. Example: His behavior in office confirmed the common view, barely disputed even by his allies, that he is a shallow narcissist, blind or indifferent to common decencies, with poor impulse control and a vindictive streak. His futile attempt to litigate away electoral defeat may appall you, but it probably doesn't surprise you.