nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: sexualizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sexualization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polysemously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From polysemous + -ly. 1. In a polysemous way.
Word: sexuation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French. 1. Sexuality, regarded as a logically coherent attribute of either gender rather than a fixed attribute of each. Labels: uncountable
Word: Huizhou Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 惠州 (Huìzhōu). 1. A prefecture-level city in southeastern Guangdong, China. Example: Whenever Ch'en Chiung-ming, still at large in the East River uplands, would move on Canton, Liu and Yang would requisition from Sun a sum of 10,000 silver yuan* for the defense of Canton, or C$100,000 to force Ch'en back up the East River to Huichou.
Word: Huizhou Part of Speech: name Etymology: c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 徽州 (Huīzhōu). 1. A region in modern-day Anhui, in southeastern China. Labels: historical Example: Xidi, a village in China’s Huizhou region of Anhui Province, dates back to the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Word: Huizhou Part of Speech: noun Etymology: c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 徽州 (Huīzhōu). 1. A group of varieties of Chinese spoken in and around the region of Huizhou. Labels: uncountable
Word: wall of text Part of Speech: noun 1. An intimidatingly large block of writing, particularly one with few or no paragraph breaks. Labels: Internet
Word: Nanning Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Mandarin for 南寧／南宁 (Nánníng). 1. A prefecture-level city, the capital of the Guangxi autonomous region, China. Example: Our Authors ſay there are no Elephants in China, which muſt be underſtood of the Provinces they knew, where, in truth, there are none. Father Martini writes, that they begin to be met with at Nanning, in the Province of Quangli, where the Inhabitants uſe them for War and for Carriage. Some there are alſo in the Province of Junnan ; nor is it a wonder that theſe Creatures, who ſo ſwarm in the Indies, and in Tungkin or Tonquin, ſhould ſtraggle hither. Example: The French were once so sure of getting a railway concession from their Langson branch into Lungchow that they built a big stone station—now the French consulate—and a stone slide not unlike the steeper levees along the Mississippi, down which French goods were to be slid into the boats that were to take them down the river to Nanning.
Word: cyberfantasy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + fantasy. 1. Fantasy facilitated by the Internet or cyberspace. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cyberfantasies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyberfantasy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cyberthriller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + thriller. 1. A thriller (suspenseful work) whose plot hinges on cyberspace. Example: A flurry of darker, less effective cyberthrillers in the 1990s might have landed too soon.
Word: cyberthrillers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyberthriller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ha'erbin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 哈爾濱 /哈尔滨 (Hā'ěrbīn). 1. Synonym of Harbin: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. Example: The most important inland water transport takes place along three great rivers, the Xi-jiang (West River) by Guangzhou (Canton); the Yangzi Jiang, which links Shanghai, Wuhan and Chongqing (Chungking); and the Songhua Jiang (Sungari) which passes through Ha’erbin (Harbin) in the north-east. Example: The Guomao Trading Town Company, contractor of the largest and centrally located shopping mall in Ha'erbin, had not paid a penny of taxes two years after its opening since 1992.
Word: Nanking Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Nanking court dialect Mandarin 南京, reinforced by Postal Romanization from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ]. Pronunciation: /nænˈkɪŋ/, /nɑnˈkɪŋ/ 1. Alternative form of Nanjing. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Wherefore he firſt placed his Court at Nanking nee to the bank of that great River of Kiang, which the Chineſſes,in reſpect of the hugh Mountains of water which it diſcharges into the Ocean, call the Son of the Sea : Example: In China the quantity of Ships is innumerable, as the Sand of the Sea : Thoſe which carry Corn only to Peking amounting to 9999 (*) large Ships, ſufficient to carry above thirty or forty thouſand weight : and their paſſage from Nanking to Peking, being ſeven or eight hundred (†) (Italian) Miles, mostly through Artificial Channels, takes up full ſix Months time. . . . (†)That our Author muſt here be underſtood to intend Italian Miles is beyond all question : For the extent of the whole Empire from the moſt remote part of it the Iſland of Hainan, to that part of it which borders on the Muſcovian Empire, doth not contain about 8 or 900 Leagues or Hours ; nor is the fartheſt part of Nanking, where the River falls into the Sea, above 250 French or common Dutch Miles ; which according to our Author's account make 7 or 800 (Italian) Miles, which word I have therefore ventured to inſert in a Parentheſis.
Word: exbibyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From exbi- + byte. Pronunciation: /ˈɛks.bɪˌbaɪt/ 1. Strictly, 2⁶⁰ (1024⁶, 1,152,921,504,606,846,976) bytes or 2¹⁰ (1024) pebibytes, as opposed to an exabyte.
Word: exbibytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exbibyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: police forces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of police force Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Yantai Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Chinese 煙臺 /烟台 (Yāntái, “smoke tower”), from a Ming-era signal tower on Mount Qi. 1. A coastal prefecture-level city in northeastern Shandong, China. Example: In September, the largest factory in Yantai, a coastal city in northeastern China, called on the local government with a problem — a shortage of 19,000 workers as the deadline on a big order approached. Example: It’s the time of early spring in Yantai, the central city on the Shandong Peninsula. The trees are quietly stretching new branches and sprouting fresh green buds, spreading out the turquoise of cyan on the piece of the land. 2. Zhifu, a former village in northeastern Shandong, China, which grew into modern Yantai. Labels: historical 3. A village in the township of Haidao, Xiapu County in the prefecture-level city of Ningde, Fujian, China.
Word: cyberpolice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + police. 1. A police force that patrols the Internet or cyberspace. Labels: Internet, uncountable Example: The cyberpolice on Prodigy had busted me. Evidently, you can call the authorities from a button on your computer and complain when profanity is being used. Example: The cyberpolice and their elite masters are living under the sign of virtual catastrophe (that is, anticipating the electronic disaster that could happen)...
Word: cybercult Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + cult. 1. A cult based on the Internet or in cyberspace. Example: The cybercult is a cult of the absolute speed of electromagnetic waves which convey information. Example: From the pharaohs of Egypt to the suicide cybercults of modern times...
Word: cybercults Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cybercult Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cyberphilosophy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + philosophy. 1. A subdiscipline of philosophy concerned with the philosophical effects and implications of computer technologies such as the Internet and virtual reality. Labels: uncountable
Word: river basin Part of Speech: noun 1. An extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a river or series of rivers.
Word: river basins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of river basin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: handleless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From handle + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈhæn.dl̩.ləs/ 1. Without a handle. Labels: not-comparable Example: The simple, handleless cups of phase 1 are more spreading, less convex-sided and have a smaller, higher base. There are deep and medium varieties.
Word: proove Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of prove. Labels: alt-of, obsolete 2. Misspelling of prove. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: The influence of the polymer on the application must be understood, established and continuously prooven! Example: … and he can proove it was done accidently he shall not pay, if it can be prooven, that he did it intentionally he shall pay the owner.
Word: prooves Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of proove Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: 1605?: William Bradshaw, English Puritanisme containeung the maine opinions of the rigidest of those called Puritanes in the realme of England, page unknown It is falſe, as was ſhewed before, that all the Scribes and Phariſees were ſuch; And will you ſee how ſoundly he prooves it by the place produced ?
Word: prooveth Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of proove Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: prooving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of proove Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: prooved Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of proove Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: proovest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: proove + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of proove Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: cybertheory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + theory. 1. Academic theory relating to the Internet or cyberspace. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cybertheories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cybertheory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cybertravel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + travel. 1. Travel through cyberspace. Labels: uncountable
Word: cybersexuality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + sexuality. 1. Sexuality as it relates to the Internet or cyberspace. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cybersexualities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cybersexuality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: practicians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of practician Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cyberhero Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + hero. 1. A hero in cyberspace.
Word: cyberheroes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyberhero Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cybersocial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cyber- + social. 1. Of or pertaining to cybersociety. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cyberjournalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- English journalism English cyberjournalism From cyber- + journalism. 1. A form of journalism in which news is published on the Internet or in cyberspace. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: immunotypes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of immunotype Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cybergame Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + game. 1. A game played on the Internet or in cyberspace.
Word: cybergames Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cybergame Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cybergaming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + gaming. 1. Cybergambling. Labels: uncountable 2. The playing of cybergames. Labels: uncountable
Word: jeff Part of Speech: verb Etymology: 1837. 1. To play or gamble with em quads, throwing them as dice. Labels: intransitive, slang
Word: jeff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1837. 1. A rope. Labels: slang 2. A white person; a white Southerner. Labels: dated, derogatory, slang
Word: slow burn Part of Speech: noun 1. Something that emerges or unfolds slowly or gradually. Labels: idiomatic Example: My own very personal journey into the deepest love of all – that of a parent for a child – was a slow burn. But it left me deeply connected to Milo in a way that I never imagined. Example: The ‘carbon bomb’ stored in the thawing Arctic permafrost may be released in a slow leak as global warming takes hold, rather than an eruption, according to new research. [see title] 2. Something that emerges or unfolds slowly or gradually. Labels: idiomatic Example: In the ninth inning of a game with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Johnny Temple, Cincinnati Redleg second baseman, let a hot grounder sizzle through his legs, looked up to see the Scoreboard flash "error" and began a slow burn. Example: Revson breathed deeply. “I shall try to conceal my slow burn, what the Victorians would call my mounting exasperation. I thought we had parted friends.” 3. Something that emerges or unfolds slowly or gradually. Labels: idiomatic Example: The second episode of tonight’s two part finale is the culmination of a storyline first introduced way back in the first season (episode ten, “Close Rick-counters of the Rick Kind”). That aired over seven years ago. Even shows that pay very close attention to serialization rarely manage that kind of slow burn. Example: You might politely describe this werewolf thriller set in the English countryside, in which the werewolf is kept off-camera, as a slow-burn. A devastating revelation awaits us at the end, but for the first two-ish-thirds of the movie we watch a man in a cottage […] looking alarmed and perturbed, possibly having a psychotic breakdown. 4. Something that emerges or unfolds slowly or gradually. Labels: idiomatic, slang Example: Another familiar trope, the slow burn, teases the reader as characters secretly pine for one another . . . for a long time. Example: Slow burns are torture. Why wait? I want my characters getting down and dirty ASAP, and there's nothing wrong with that. 5. Something that emerges or unfolds slowly or gradually. Labels: idiomatic Example: "Neon Gravestones" is a forlorn slow burn by Twenty One Pilots.
Word: slow burn Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of slow-burn. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: do a slow burn Part of Speech: verb 1. To experience a gradually increasing feeling of anger or frustration; to slowly burn. Labels: idiomatic Example: Booed for muffing an easy fly ball in a game with the Yankees, Outfielder Williams did a slow burn. By the time he made a game-saving catch, even the cheers sounded like jeers to Terrible-Tempered Ted. Example: “Not working ...” I said, growing testy. . . . I did a slow burn. I was way beyond my computer comfort level, and that was apparent to all.
Word: cyberrevolution Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + revolution. 1. A revolution based on the sharing of information through computers; a cyberspace revolution. Labels: uncountable
Word: Kabardino-Balkariya Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Kabardino-Balkaria: A republic and federal subject of Russia, located in the Northern Caucasus mountains. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jeffing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of jeff Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: jeffing Part of Speech: noun 1. A dice game played with em quads. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: cyberlingo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + lingo. 1. The lingo used on the Internet or in cyberspace. Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: nektobenthic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nekto- + benthic. 1. Of organisms: swimming near the bottom of a sea or lake. Labels: not-comparable
Word: neontological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neontology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to neontology Labels: not-comparable
Word: neuroglobin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neuro- + globin. 1. Any of a class of vertebrate globins involved in cellular oxygen homeostasis
Word: neuroglobins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neuroglobin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neurovirulent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neuro- + virulent. 1. Capable of causing disease to the nervous system
Word: neuroinvasive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neuro- + invasive. 1. Capable of infecting the nervous system
Word: nitrobenzyl Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of three isomeric univalent radicals derived from nitrobenzene Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: nitrosocysteine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nitroso + cysteine. 1. A nitroso derivative of cysteine, derived from the endothelium that acts as a vasorelaxant Labels: uncountable
Word: vasorelaxant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vaso- + relaxant. 1. That causes vasorelaxation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: vasorelaxant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vaso- + relaxant. 1. Any agent that causes vasorelaxation.
Word: vasorelaxation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vaso- + relaxation. 1. A reduction in vascular tension
Word: nonangiosperm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + angiosperm. 1. Any organism that is not an angiosperm
Word: noncactus Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + cactus. 1. Not of or pertaining to cactus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noncactus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + cactus. 1. A plant that is not a cactus. Example: Their definition is complicated further by a number of non-cacti that mimic the cactus
Word: noncardiomyocyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + cardiomyocyte. 1. Any myocyte that is not a cardiomyocyte.
Word: nonmyocyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + myocyte. 1. Any cell that is not a myocyte.
Word: nonproton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + proton. 1. Any particle that is not a proton
Word: nonsibling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + sibling. 1. Any individual that is not a sibling
Word: nontwin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + twin. 1. Any individual who is not a twin
Word: nonautomated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + automated. 1. Not automated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonbrittle Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + brittle. 1. Not brittle. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noncommunicating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + communicating. 1. Not communicating. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noncubic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + cubic. 1. Not cubic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pussy-cats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pussy-cat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nondenaturing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + denaturing. 1. Not denaturing. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondepleted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + depleted. 1. Not depleted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondividing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + dividing. 1. Not dividing. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonexpanded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + expanded. 1. Not expanded. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonhumanitarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + humanitarian. 1. Not humanitarian. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonlimiting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + limiting. 1. Not limiting. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonlytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + lytic. 1. Not lytic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonmicroporous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + microporous. 1. Not microporous. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonmineralized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + mineralized. 1. Not mineralized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonpermeabilized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + permeabilized. 1. Not permeabilized Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonpharmaceutical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + pharmaceutical. 1. Not pharmaceutical. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonphotochemical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + photochemical. 1. Not photochemical. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonprogressive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + progressive. 1. Not progressive. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonprogressive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + progressive. 1. One who is not a progressive.
Word: nonpyrolytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + pyrolytic. 1. Not pyrolytic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonremethylatable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + remethylatable. 1. Not remethylatable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: remethylatable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From re- + methylate + -able. 1. Able to be remethylated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonrepressed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + repressed. 1. Not repressed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonscanning Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + scanning. 1. Not scanning Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonshattering Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + shattering. 1. Not shattering. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonsilent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + silent. 1. Not silent. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonthreatened Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + threatened. 1. Not threatened. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonchemistry Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + chemistry. 1. Not involving chemistry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nontriviality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + triviality. 1. The condition of being nontrivial Labels: uncountable 2. Something notrivial Labels: countable
Word: noncardiomyocytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of noncardiomyocyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonmyocytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonmyocyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nucellar Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the nucellus
Word: nymphoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, nymph + -oid. Botanical senses from translingual Nymphoides. 1. Of or pertaining to a nymph. 2. Of or pertaining to plants of the genus Nymphoides.
Word: nymphoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, nymph + -oid. Botanical senses from translingual Nymphoides. 1. Any plant of the genus Nymphoides.
Word: oligodeoxyribonucleotides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oligodeoxyribonucleotide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oligodeoxyribonucleotide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any oligonucleotide composed of deoxyribose monomers.
Word: optogenetics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: (2006) Coined from optics and genetics by Karl Deisseroth and Mark J. Schnitzer in a review paper (K. Deisseroth, G. Feng, A. K. Majewska, G. Miesenböck, A. Ting, M. J. Schnitzer, Next-Generation Optical Technologies for Illuminating Genetically Targeted Brain Circuits, Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 26, no. 41 (October 2006), pp. 10380–6). 1. A science that combines optics and genetics, aiming at controlling cellular processes with light. The cells are made responsive to light using genetics and then activated using specific wavelengths. Labels: uncountable Example: It is the exquisite precision that can be achieved, without any destruction, that renders optogenetics such a powerful tool.
Word: organlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From organ + -like. 1. Having characteristics of an organ. 2. Resembling or characteristic of an organ (musical instrument).
Word: organotypic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From organo- + typic. 1. Describing tissue, removed from an organ, that continues to develop as it would in that organ Labels: not-comparable
Word: organotypic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From organo- + typic. 1. Such tissue
Word: ornithischian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the taxonomic name Ornithischia + -an. 1. Any of the order Ornithischia of typically herbivorous dinosaurs that have a pelvic structure similar to that of birds.
Word: ornithischians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ornithischian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orogens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orogen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See orogeny and -gen. 1. Rock deformed by orogeny; a belt of such rock(s).
Word: orthosubstitution Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ortho- + substitution. 1. Any substitution reaction that introduces an atom or group into the ortho- position Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: metasubstitution Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meta- + substitution. 1. Any substitution reaction that introduces an atom or group into the meta- position Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: parasubstitution Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From para- + substitution. 1. Any substitution reaction that introduces an atom or group into the para- position Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: orthovanadate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ortho- + vanadate. 1. The oxyanion of vanadium VO₄³⁻ or any salt containing this ion
Word: overfit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + fit. 1. To use a statistical model that has too many parameters relative to the size of the sample, leading to a good fit with the sample data but a poor fit with new data. Example: In all modeling techniques, and neural networks in particular, care must be taken not to overtrain or overfit the model. If possible, models should be interpreted in terms of their mechanistic meaning. Example: If your strategy is to always fit and use the global model, you will probably overfit the model (i.e., include unnecessary variables).
Word: oxolin Part of Speech: noun 1. The antiviral compound 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrotetraoxonaphthalene Labels: uncountable
Word: oxyarsenides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oxyarsenide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oxyarsenide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oxy- + arsenide. 1. An oxypnictide in which the pnictogen is arsenic.
Word: gnudi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian. 1. A kind of pasta similar to gnocchi, but made with ricotta instead of potatoes. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Ricotta gnudi (ravioli filling without the pasta) are perfumed with marjoram. Example: Gnudi means “nude” in Italian. Akin to a boiled dumpling, gnudis are skinless. Think ravioli without the pasta.
Word: dial indicator Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of indicators with a dial face rather than other methods of display or interpretation.
Word: conicality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From conical + -ity. 1. The condition of being conical. Labels: uncountable
Word: tailstock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tail + stock. 1. The part of a lathe that supports the object being worked along its rotatory axis.
Word: Borgesian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Borges + -ian. 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Jorge Luis Borges or his writings. Example: Stories now tend to be either Chekhovian or Borgesian; only rarely are they both. Example: The Borgesian revelation of understanding has not and will not — and, we submit, cannot — occur if machine learning programs like ChatGPT continue to dominate the field of A.I.
Word: kum ba yah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kumbaya. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pachyosteosclerosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pachy- + osteo- + sclerosis. 1. pachyostosis combined with thickening of the trabecular bone
Word: pachyostosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pachy- + ostosis. 1. A thickening of the bones of the ribs and vertebrae. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pakicetid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a group of extinct mammals of the family †Pakicetidae.
Word: pakicetids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pakicetid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paleoecologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paleo- + ecologist. 1. An ecologist whose speciality is paleoecology
Word: panitumumab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From -tum- (“tumor”) + -umab (“human monoclonal antibody”). 1. A human monoclonal antibody used in the treatment of some cancers. Labels: uncountable
Word: parallelizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From parallelize + -able. 1. Able to be made parallel. Labels: not-comparable 2. Whose tangent bundle is a trivial bundle. Labels: not-comparable
Word: paramomycin Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of paromomycin. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: pectolyase Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of enzymes that degrade pectin
Word: pentacoordinate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From penta- + coordinate. 1. Having a coordination number of five Labels: not-comparable
Word: perdeuteration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From per- + deuteration. 1. deuteration in which all (or all significant) hydrogen atoms are replaced with deuterium Labels: uncountable
Word: perimortem Part of Speech: adj 1. At, or near, the time of death. Labels: not-comparable
Word: perimortem Part of Speech: adv 1. At, or near, the time of death. Labels: not-comparable Example: Certainly, most fresh bone fractures with no healing occur perimortem; […] Example: The relevant type of infarct for correlation to cognitive function is chronic (months to years old) and not the acute or subacute infarcts that occur perimortem.
Word: perisylvian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From peri- + sylvian. Pronunciation: /pɛɹəˈsɪlvi.ən/ 1. Around the sylvian fissure in the cerebral cortex Labels: not-comparable
Word: peroxisomal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From peroxisome + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to the peroxisome Labels: not-comparable
Word: phenomics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phenome + -ics. 1. The stude of phenomes. Labels: uncountable
Word: phoneticism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phonetic + -ism. 1. The phonetic representation of sounds Labels: uncountable
Word: photoactivated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From photo- + activated. 1. activated by light Labels: not-comparable
Word: photodegraded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From photo- + degraded. 1. degraded by light
Word: photoreleased Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From photo- + released. 1. released by the action of light
Word: photocleavable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From photo- + cleavable. 1. cleavable by light
Word: photoreleasable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From photo- + releasable. 1. releasable by the action of light Labels: not-comparable
Word: photocoupling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo- + coupling. 1. coupling activated by light
Word: photolabile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From photo- + labile. 1. Labile or kinetically unstable in the presence of light; subject to photochemical or photophysical reactions.
Word: photopion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo- + pion. 1. A pion generated by the action of light
Word: photovoltage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo- + voltage. 1. A voltage produced by the photovoltaic effect
Word: phyllopod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phyllo- + -pod. 1. Any of several branchiopod crustaceans whose appendages resemble leaves
Word: picornaviruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of picornavirus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: picornavirus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The name "picornavirus" has a dual etymology. Firstly, the name derives from picorna- which is an acronym for "poliovirus, insensitivity to ether, coxsackievirus, orphan virus, rhinovirus, and ribonucleic acid". Secondly, the name derives from pico-, which designates a very small unit of measurement (equivalent to 10⁻¹²), combined with rna to describe this group of very small RNA viruses.; pico- + RNA + virus Pronunciation: /pɪˈkɔɹnəˌvaɪɹəs/ 1. Any of the family Picornaviridae of RNA viruses, many of which are pathogenic, causing diseases such as polio, foot-and-mouth disease, and many varieties of the common cold. Example: Historically, interest in virology developed because these tiny microbes caused significant human and veterinary disease. One picornavirus, foot-and-mouth disease virus, was the first animal disease virus discovered; it was identified by Friedrich Loeffler and Paul Frosch in 1898 as a filterable, infectious agent that caused the dreaded foot-and-mouth disease. The discovery of poliovirus as the etiologic agent of poliomyelitis was reported 11 years later by Karl Landsteiner and Edwin Popper...
Word: Elizabethan English Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /əˌlɪzəˈbiːθən ˈiːŋɡlɪʃ/ 1. The dialect of English spoken during the reign of Elizabeth I of England. Example: Blends, also known as portmanteau words, are not an original part of English. That is, none occur in Old or Middle English, nor even in Elizabethan English, with the earliest known example being the rare and now obsolete term tomaxe, a blend of tomahawk and axe.
Word: piezoresponse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From piezo- + response. 1. The change in dimension of a ferromagnetic material in the presence of an electric field; the piezoelectric effect
Word: pivanilide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any anilide of pivalic acid
Word: pivanilides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pivanilide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: platelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From plate + -like. 1. Having characteristics of a plate
Word: ploidize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From -ploid + -ize. 1. To multiply the numbers of chromosomes in a cell
Word: pneumonias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pneumonia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: podomeres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of podomere Labels: form-of, plural
Word: podomere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancient Greek πούς (poús)der. English podo- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der. Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)der. English -mere English podomere From podo- + -mere. 1. A segment of a limb of an arthropod
Word: quartzites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quartzite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dammit to hell Part of Speech: intj 1. Used to express anger or irritation. Labels: mildly, vulgar Example: As they lost altitude, the rain started sounding louder against the plane, and Sharla swore softly. “Dammit to hell! The rain's freezing.”
Word: Abdias Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ὀβδίας (Obdías), from Hebrew עוֹבַדְיָה (ʿovadyah). Pronunciation: /æbˈdi.əs/ 1. Obadiah (biblical prophet) Example: Unto whom I will give for leaders, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Oseas, Amos, and Micheas, Joel, Abdias, and Jonas, […]
Word: X chromosomes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of X chromosome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: latchkey kid Part of Speech: noun 1. A schoolchild who carries keys to their residence because there is usually no parent home when school finishes. Labels: informal Example: Forget about the American latchkey kids of my generation.
Word: latchkey kids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of latchkey kid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beat out Part of Speech: verb 1. To sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum. Example: The drummer beat out a steady slow march. Example: The seasons bring the flower again, ⁠And bring the firstling to the flock; ⁠And in the dusk of thee, the clock Beats out the little lives of men. 2. To extinguish. Example: He managed to beat the flames out with a blanket. 3. To defeat by a narrow margin. Labels: US Example: She beat out three other contenders to claim the prize. 4. To work out fully. 5. To make gold or silver leaf out of solid metal. 6. To bash a hole in. 7. To reach base after a bunt or groundball. Example: I then made another ſign that I wanted Drink. They found by my eating, that a ſmall Quantity would not ſuffice me, and being a moſt ingenious People, they flung up with great dexterity one of their largeſt Hogſheads, then rolled it towards my Hand, and beat out the top; I drank it off at a Draught, which I might well do, for it did not hold half a pint, and taſted like a ſmall Wine of Burgundy, but much more delicious. 8. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, out.
Word: marabi Part of Speech: noun 1. A lively music genre from South Africa, related to jazz, ragtime, and blues. Labels: uncountable 2. An associated form of dance. Labels: uncountable
Word: maraboutic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From marabout + -ic. 1. Of, or pertaining to, a marabout. Labels: not-comparable
Word: marabunta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the 1954 movie The Naked Jungle, perhaps directly from the other etymology, or from a parallel South American source, though this would apparently have been the first time it was applied to ants. 1. A kind of army ant said to devour every living thing in its path
Word: marabunta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps ultimately from Kimbundu marimbondo, plural of rimbondo (“Sceliphron spirifex, a bright yellow and black wasp”), possibly via Portuguese marimbondo. Compare Sranan Tongo marbonsu (“wasp of the genus Polistes”). 1. Any of several large wasps known for their painful stings: Labels: Guyana Example: GE Bodkin (1918), “Notes on some British Guiana Hymenoptera exclusive of the Formicidae”, in Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, volume 1917, Vol. 65: “The local name is marabunta. Destroying marabunta nests with a wad of dried palm leaves attached to a long pole soaked in kerosene and ignited is an interesting operation for an onlooker at a respectful distance” 2. Any of several large wasps known for their painful stings: Labels: Guyana Example: In and out he flies, bringing each time a tiny daub of mud, the building material of his choice. Before however, he has quite finished his dome or sealed it up he introduces a slender green worm, or more, to serve, it would seem, as larder for the children when they become conscious of their blissful existence and when they feel the pangs of hunger! This species of marabunta is often called the mason bee or fly, on account of its building powers or propensities. 3. Any of several large wasps known for their painful stings: Labels: Caribbean 4. Any of several large wasps known for their painful stings: Labels: Caribbean
Word: spider wasp Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the solitary wasps in the Pompilidae family, which feed on spiders; a pompilid.
Word: Maracaibo Part of Speech: name 1. A city in northwestern Venezuela.
Word: maracock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps borrowed from Powhatan. 1. The fruit of various American passionflowers, probably Passiflora incarnata and Passiflora lutea. Labels: historical Example: They plant also Maracocks a wild fruit like a lemmon, which also increase infinitely.
Word: work hardening Part of Speech: noun 1. The repeated plastic deformation of a material, causing a permanent distortion of its crystal structure, and an increase in its strength and hardness; the resultant hardness increase itself. (It can be either desirable or undesirable depending on the aims and circumstances in a metalworking task.) Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The toolpath strategies for milling inconel must account for the work hardening that the cutting tool induces.
Word: marantaceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: translingual Marantaceae + -ous. 1. Of or relating to the family Marantaceae of flowering plants. Labels: not-comparable, relational
Word: marbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From marble + -er. 1. Someone who works with marble. 2. An artist who creates marbled papers.
Word: marblers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marbler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marchand de vin sauce Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of marchand de vin. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Marcheshvan Part of Speech: name 1. Cheshvan Labels: Judaism
Word: Elul Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew אֱלוּל (elúl), from Akkadian 𒌗𒆥 (ⁱᵗⁱeluli, “month of harvest”). 1. The twelfth month of the civil year and the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Av and before Tishrei. Labels: Judaism Example: “Twenty-three years ago,” the rebbe says without hesitation. “On the twentieth of Elul. No one in this house has spoken to or seen him since then.”
Word: bodycheck Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of body check. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bodycheck Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of body check. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gliding plane Part of Speech: noun 1. A plane of molecular weakness that allows movement without fracture.
Word: gives a damn Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of give a damn Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: polychotomy Part of Speech: noun 1. polytomy 2. A division or separation into more than two groups or pieces; a distinction that results in such division.
Word: step flashing Part of Speech: noun 1. Individual pieces of sheet metal material used to flash walls, around chimneys, dormers and such projections along the slope of a roof. Individual pieces are overlapped and stepped up the vertical wall. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: stick clip Part of Speech: noun 1. a non-penetrating fastener that is adhered to the waterproofing surface; typically used to retain insulation, drainage panels, etc., against the waterproofing to prevent sliding and displacement.
Word: straw nail Part of Speech: noun 1. A long-shanked nail sometimes used for fastening over tile at hips and ridges.
Word: oil-canning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In reference to the technique used to operate an oil can, holding it between the index and middle fingers while applying pressure to the bottom to pump out oil. 1. A moderate deformation or buckling of sheet material, particularly common with flat sheet metal surfaces. Labels: uncountable 2. The movement of a perceived flat surface due to the application of an external force. Labels: uncountable
Word: polyphenism Part of Speech: noun 1. The development of multiple, discrete phenotypes from a single genotype by organisms living in different environmental conditions. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The focus of attention here is given to seasonal polyphenisms in adults which are closely linked to consistent switches in climate.
Word: polythymidine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + thymidine. 1. A sequence of multiple thymidine nucleosides found in the intron Labels: uncountable
Word: polyzwitterion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + zwitterion. 1. Any polymer in which the monomers are zwitterions
Word: polyzwitterionic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to a polyzwitterion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: postcopulatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + copulatory. 1. Occurring after copulation Labels: not-comparable
Word: postgelation Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + gelation. 1. Occurring after gelation Labels: not-comparable
Word: gelation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin gelātiō (“freezing”), from gelātus (“frozen”), past participle of gelō (“to freeze”). Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɪˈleɪʃən/ 1. The formation of a solid by cooling; freezing. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The formation of a gel, especially from a sol. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: postglacial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + glacial. 1. Occurring after glaciation Labels: not-comparable
Word: postrecruitment Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + recruitment. 1. Occurring after recruitment Labels: not-comparable
Word: postpubis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From post- + pubis. 1. The posterior part of the pubis
Word: precollapse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + collapse. 1. Occurring before collapse Labels: not-comparable
Word: precopulatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + copulatory. 1. Before copulation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: predentary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + dentary. 1. An extension to the dentary in the jawbone of some dinosaurs
Word: preferentiality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From preferential + -ity. 1. The condition of being preferential. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: preflower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + flower. 1. A growth in the internode of a plant that develops into a flower
Word: premaxilla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + maxilla. 1. Either of a pair of bones in front of the maxillary bones in the upper vertebrate jaw
Word: premaxillary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + maxillary. 1. Of or pertaining to the premaxillae Labels: not-comparable
Word: premaxillary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + maxillary. 1. A premaxilla.
Word: premounted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of premount Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: prenuclear Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + nuclear. 1. Occurring before the start of the nuclear age. Labels: not-comparable 2. Before the nucleus. Labels: not-comparable Example: prenuclear pitch
Word: preorbital Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + orbital. 1. Occurring before an orbit is established. Labels: not-comparable 2. Situated in front of the orbit. Labels: not-comparable
Word: preorbital Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + orbital. 1. A lacrimal gland located in front of a deer's eye
Word: prespill Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + spill. 1. Before the occurrence of a spill. Labels: not-comparable
Word: prestrained Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + strained. 1. strained in advance
Word: pretransport Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + transport. 1. Occurring before transportation.
Word: probosci Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proboscis Labels: form-of, nonstandard, plural
Word: antifaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antiface Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proglacial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pro- + glacial. 1. Situated in front, or outside the margins, of a glacier or ice sheet (and formed from its meltwaters). Labels: not-comparable
Word: low tides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of low tide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: full moons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of full moon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fish ladder Part of Speech: noun 1. A structure built on or around dams or locks to facilitate the migration of fish. Example: We came to the base of an abnormally long perpendicular fish ladder, stretching up, up into shadow so overwhelmingly deep it seemed as if a pit had been inverted over our heads.
Word: proboscises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proboscis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proboscides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proboscis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baileychlore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Bailey (last name of the mineralogist Sturges W. Bailey) + chlorite. 1. A yellow-green mineral of the chlorite group with the mineral formula (Zn,Fe,Al,Mg)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: several Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Anglo-Norman several, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpar (“separate”). By surface analysis, sever + -al. Not related to severe or seven. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛv.(ə.)ɹəl/, /ˈsev.(ə.)ɹəl/ 1. Separate, distinct; particular. Labels: obsolete Example: Here is the will, and under Caesar's seal. To every Roman citizen he gives, to every several man, seventy-five drachmas. Example: He had a religion apart: a God severall unto himselfe, whom his subjects might no waies adore. 2. A number of different; various. Example: […]for several virtues Have I lik'd several women; never any With so full soul but some defect in her Did quarrel with the noblest grace she ow'd, And put it to the foil[…]. Example: habits and faculties, several, and to be distinguished 3. Separable, capable of being treated separately.
Word: several Part of Speech: det Etymology: From Anglo-Norman several, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpar (“separate”). By surface analysis, sever + -al. Not related to severe or seven. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛv.(ə.)ɹəl/, /ˈsev.(ə.)ɹəl/ 1. Consisting of a number more than one (especially, more than two) but not very many. Example: The firm turns over several million a month. Example: Several cars were in the parking lot.
Word: several Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Anglo-Norman several, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpar (“separate”). By surface analysis, sever + -al. Not related to severe or seven. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛv.(ə.)ɹəl/, /ˈsev.(ə.)ɹəl/ 1. By itself; severally. Labels: not-comparable Example: Every kind of thing is laid up several in barns or storehouses.
Word: several Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Anglo-Norman several, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpar (“separate”). By surface analysis, sever + -al. Not related to severe or seven. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛv.(ə.)ɹəl/, /ˈsev.(ə.)ɹəl/ 1. An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land). Labels: obsolete 2. Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual. 3. An enclosed or separate place; enclosure. Labels: archaic 4. A woman's loose outer garment, capable of being worn as a shawl, or in other forms. Labels: archaic
Word: baileychlores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baileychlore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cylinder heads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cylinder head Labels: form-of, plural
Word: short wave Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From short (adjective) + wave (noun). Pronunciation: /ˈʃɔːt weɪv/, /ˈʃoɹt ˌweɪv/ 1. A wave in a gas or liquid with a relatively short wavelength. 2. Alternative form of shortwave. Labels: alt-of, alternative