nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: scaturiginous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin scaturigīnus, from scaturīgo (scatūr(iō) + -igō) + -īnus. 1. Having a copious supply of springs or sources of water; vernal. Labels: uncommon Example: For their own protection, the tribes on the Susquehannah formed a league, which was strengthened by daily accessions of straggling families, scattered, as chance or fancy dictated, along the brook-sides or under the edge of some forest glade of the umbrose, scaturginious land. Example: It would be an inconceivably macilent language which contained only words from one source, and which did not draw supplies from any scaturiginous country through which it passed.
Word: algaes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of algae Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cynologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cynology + -ist. 1. One who studies dogs. Example: Buffon's table is here reproduced as it was a sincere attempt towards laying a foundation upon which cynologists might work out the origin of breeds and their varieties and the analysis of dog groups.
Word: UBC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Uniform Building Code. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of University of British Columbia. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: “Iʼm going to UBC in the fall.” “Good for you. Thatʼs a good school.” 3. Initialism of United Brotherhood of Carpenters. Labels: Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Unified Braille Code Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, obsolete
Word: UBC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of unipolar brush cell. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: great green macaws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of great green macaw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: TPO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of thermoplastic olefin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of travelling post office. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 3. Initialism of tree preservation order. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 4. Initialism of thyroid peroxidase. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Acronym of treatment, payment, and (healthcare) operations. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable 6. Initialism of temporary protective order. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: ancestorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ancestor + -ial. 1. Ancestral. Labels: not-comparable
Word: -ial Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial Inherited from Middle English -ial, derived from Old French -ial, derived from Latin -ālis after radical in -ius, -ia, -ium. Equivalent to -i- + -al. Pronunciation: /-iː.əl/, /-i.əl/, /-iː.al/ 1. Alternative form of -al. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme, not-comparable Example: baron + -ial → baronial
Word: -ial Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial Inherited from Middle English -ial, derived from Old French -ial, derived from Latin -ālis after radical in -ius, -ia, -ium. Equivalent to -i- + -al. Pronunciation: /-iː.əl/, /-i.əl/, /-iː.al/ 1. Forms a noun from a verb ending in -y. Labels: morpheme
Word: cut-throat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cutthroat. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cut-throat Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of cutthroat. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: As from January 1, 1899, the former cut-throat rivalry between the South Eastern Railway (under Sir Edward Watkin) and the London, Chatham & Dover Railway (led by James Staats Forbes) was composed by a joint management and traffic sharing (S.E.R. 59 per cent. and L.C.D.R. 41 per cent.) under the South Eastern & Chatham Railway Companies Managing Committee, which was established by Act of August 1, 1899.
Word: tractrix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Formed after tractor, as if from a Latin *tractrīx (from trahō (“to pull”) + -trīx). 1. A curve that satisfies the following property: that segment of the tangent line that lies between the point of tangency and a fixed line has length independent of the point of tangency chosen.
Word: orthotetrahedron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ortho- + tetrahedron. 1. A tetrahedron with three pairs of faces at right angles to one another.
Word: orthotetrahedra Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orthotetrahedron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tractrices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tractrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: saturnal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin saturnalis, itself from the Roman god Saturnus + -alis '-al'. 1. Of or pertaining to the Ancient Roman god Saturn or to the corresponding planetary entity in astrology. Labels: Roman, not-comparable Example: This increased period extends in the trans-Saturnal sphere of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
Word: Saturnal Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of saturnal. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: bichons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bichon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: assassin bug Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From assassin + bug. 1. Any true bug from the subfamily Reduviinae of the family Reduviidae, all of which eat other insects. They can inflict a very painful bite, but don't cause disease. 2. Any true bug from any of the subfamilies of the Reduviidae, including those in the subfamily Triatominae, which suck blood and may transmit Chagas' disease to humans.
Word: kissing bug Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kissing + bug: they often feed on the lips of human victims. 1. Any of a number of haematophagous bugs belonging to the subfamily Triatominae that feed on the blood of vertebrates, including humans, and which are known for spreading Chagas' disease.
Word: chokeslam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From choke + slam. 1. A wrestling move in which someone is picked up by their neck and driven into the mat.
Word: chokeslam Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From choke + slam. 1. To perform this move on (an opponent). Labels: transitive
Word: sodoku Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 鼠毒. 1. A bacterial zoonotic disease, a form of rat-bite fever caused by the bacterium Spirillum minus. Labels: uncountable
Word: Cádiz Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Cadiz: 2. Alternative spelling of Cadiz:
Word: Blagoveshchensk Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Russian Благове́щенск (Blagovéščensk), from Благове́щение (Blagovéščenije, “Annunciation”), named after the Church of Annunciation. Pronunciation: /ˌblɑɡəˈvɛʃt͡ʃɛnsk/ 1. A city, the administrative center of Amur Oblast in Siberia, Russia, on the border with China. Example: Foreign trade goes not to Aigun, but to the Chinese town of Taheiho, which is situated about 30 miles distant from Aigun and is directly opposite the Siberian city of Blagovestchensk, on the other side of the Amur River. Example: The Heilungkiang River which the Russians call the Amur is rather narrower than I had expected it to be, and the old Chinese town of Hailanpao, now the Russian one of Blagoveshchensk, is dominated by a television tower.
Word: pozzolan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian pozzolana. 1. Any material which, when combined with calcium hydroxide, exhibits cementitious properties; often used as an extender with Portland cements. Example: Both are what are called pozzolans, reactive materials that help make the concrete stronger. Example: The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Gilliland & Moran 1949; Moran & Gilliand 1950) developed a mortar bar expansion test using Pyrex glass as a “standard reactive aggregate” to evaluate the efficacy of pozzolans for controlling ASR. For example, in the specification for the Davis Dam in Arizona the requirement for the pozzolan, among other properties, was to affect a reduction of at least 75% in the 14-day expansion of mortar bars produced with high-alkali cement plus 20% pozzolan plus Pyrex glass when stored over water at 100°F (38ºC).
Word: pozzolans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pozzolan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phleboliths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phlebolith Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phlebotomize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From phlebotomy + -ize. 1. To perform a phlebotomy on (a vein): to open (a vein) to withdraw or let blood. Labels: transitive 2. To perform a phlebotomy on (a person): to open a vein of (a person) to withdraw or let blood. Labels: transitive 3. To perform a phlebotomy; to open a vein to withdraw or let blood. Labels: intransitive
Word: intercensal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + censal. 1. Between censuses. Labels: not-comparable
Word: translationese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translation + -ese. 1. Language exhibiting awkwardness or ungrammaticality of translation, such as due to overly literal translation of idioms or syntax. Labels: uncountable Example: Note on the Sources and Translations / Some of the works translated here are poetic in form. Hesiod, the hymnists, Lucretius, Vergil, and Horace, for example, all wrote in meter. I have not attempted to render these works metrically in English, and to capture all the irony, double-entendres, and wordplay of these texts was simply not possible, though I have striven to communicate some of their poetic qualities. In any event, at every turn I have studiously avoided translationese, while still trying to convey accurately what a given author actually wrote and meant. I hope I have succeeded, and also captured something of each writer's personality and charm.
Word: lyonnaise Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French lyonnaise (“in the manner of Lyon”). Pronunciation: /ˌliː.əˈneɪz/, /ˌlaɪ.əˈneɪz/ 1. Cooked with onions, especially caramelized onions. Labels: not-comparable Example: For dinner, we had beef with potatoes lyonnaise. 2. Prepared in a style typical to Lyon. Labels: not-comparable Example: The essential ingredients of salad lyonnaise are bacon, croutons and poached egg.
Word: Afro-Eurasia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Afro- + Eurasia. Pronunciation: /ˈæf.ɹoʊ.jʊɹˈeɪ.ʒə/ 1. A supercontinent that comprises Africa and Eurasia.
Word: fourth dimension Part of Speech: noun 1. The fourth coordinate indicating a position along the fourth axis. 2. The dimension of time.
Word: drink alert Part of Speech: noun 1. A warning that information to follow may cause the reader to laugh unexpectedly and, if drinking, cause drink to exit the nose. Labels: Internet, dated Example: My SIL sent this to me and it took me 10 minutes to stop laughing! Drink alert ... put your soda, coffee, wine glass, or whatever you're drinking down first. Example: A while back I heard a perfect description of the idiots who troll around in newsgroups. They are called Seagulls. They fly in, make a lot of noise, shit all over everything and then fly off.
Word: Dongguan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 東莞／东莞 (Dōngguǎn). Pronunciation: /ˈdʊŋˈɡwɑn/ 1. A prefecture-level city of Guangdong, in southeastern China. Example: In Tungkuan County, the Houchieh Brigade under Houchieh Commune, with the assistance of the Mao Tsetung Thought propaganda team, made[…] Example: Dongguan was different. It rose by no one’s decree; it simply grew. While Shenzhen aspired to advanced technology and innovation, Dongguan took what it could get, which meant low-tech factories from Hong Kong and Taiwan that made clothing, toys, and shoes.
Word: quae erant demonstranda Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin quae erant dēmonstranda (“which were to be proved”). 1. plural of quod erat demonstrandum Labels: form-of, plural Example: Therefore it is established that the join CD will be equal, or less, or greater than this AB, according as the angles at the same CD are right, or obtuse, or acute. Quae erant demonstranda. Example: The proving of a geometrical theorem is, of course, an exercise in logical thinking, but the pupil needs to be made conscious of this, and also conscious of the fact that the same processes of thought are applicable in quite other fields and will lead to equally satisfactory results (quae erant demonstranda) there too.
Word: closed door Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Metaphor of an isolated room, behind doors that are closed. 1. Not open to participation by non-members or the public. Labels: not-comparable Example: The leaders held a closed door meeting to decide on a future course of action in the case. Example: […] a former Republican lawmaker who left the Legislature earlier this year after she clashed with party leaders over a series of proposed transgender bills and closed-door meetings, she said, devolved into yelling and name-calling.
Word: rosquilla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish rosquilla. 1. A type of traditional Spanish doughnut. Example: Before returning to Managua, I ate lunch at doña Queta’s and then bought a large bag of rosquillas from doña Octavia, both on the recommendation of doña Tula. Example: This study aimed to understand the way in which the chains of production and commercialization of rosquillas work.
Word: rosquillas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rosquilla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inambu Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ynambu. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pudu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From South American Spanish pudú, from Mapudungun pudu (“small deer”). Pronunciation: /ˈpuːduː/, /puːˈduː/ 1. A very small South American deer of the genus Pudu (in some classifications divided to Pudu and Pudella), native to the Andes. Example: Whereas the southern pudu is more uniformly dark chestnut-brown, the northern form is light but has a very dark (aggressive) face in both sexes. Example: In the undergrowth, native pudú deer scutter, lower than knee-height and wary of visitors; even shyer are the tall, elegant huemul deer, threatened almost to extinction and now only to be found high up the mountainsides.
Word: pudú Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pudu. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: gardenless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From garden + -less. 1. Without a garden. Labels: not-comparable Example: I was disgusted the other day, in a prosperous district of the West Riding, where public-spirited men have erected libraries and institutes for the factory hands, to find that even new cottages are still, as a rule, gardenless or with only a tiny patch. Example: Predictably, however, developers made a travesty of Cerdà's plans and a concrete orchard of gardenless, fortress-like, six- or seven-storey blocks grew up instead.
Word: glucide Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of glycose. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. saccharin Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hyperacute Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + acute. 1. Very acute. 2. Tall-amplitude and asymmetrically peaked, often as an early finding in ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Word: monose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mono- + -ose. 1. monosaccharide
Word: Norwegian Nynorsk Part of Speech: name 1. Nynorsk
Word: Norwegian Bokmål Part of Speech: name 1. Bokmål
Word: bicycle kicks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bicycle kick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bicycle kicks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bicycle kick Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: set pieces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of set piece Labels: form-of, plural
Word: free kicks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of free kick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ooecia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ooecium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aureolae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aureola Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aureolas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aureola Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kiwano Part of Speech: noun 1. A horned melon.
Word: autoecious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From auto- + -oecious. Pronunciation: /ɔːˈtiːʃəs/ 1. Of a fungus, most often a rust: completing its life cycle on one host. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Pindaric flights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Pindaric flight Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pskov Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian Псков (Pskov). 1. An oblast in northwestern Russia. 2. A city, the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, Russia.
Word: sociohistory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From socio- + history. 1. The social aspect or aspects of a historic event or era. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His doctoral dissertation on the Cold War presents a controversial sociohistory of 1950s America.
Word: Foshan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 佛山 (Fóshān). 1. A large prefecture-level city of Guangdong, in southeast China. Example: At Foshan, about four leagues above Canton, Père Bouvet speaks of a Milanese Jesuit as presiding over a church, with a flock of 10,000 persons : at this day there is probably not one single individual at that same place. Example: Foshan is a town in the neighbourhood of Canton, and happened to be the scene of Colonel Chesney's ill usage.
Word: pubalgia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: pub- + -algia. 1. osteitis pubis, groin pain Labels: uncountable
Word: semiacetal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From semi- + acetal. 1. Hemiacetal.
Word: semiketal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From semi- + ketal. 1. hemiketal
Word: vicuñas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vicuña Labels: form-of, plural
Word: negative side waterproofing Part of Speech: noun 1. An application wherein the waterproofing system and source of hydrostatic pressure are on opposite sides of the structure. Labels: uncountable
Word: manteltree Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mantel + tree. 1. a mantel
Word: mantid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin Mantidae. Pronunciation: /ˈmæntɪd/ 1. mantis (insect) 2. A mantis in the family Mantidae.
Word: praying mantid Part of Speech: noun 1. praying mantis (insect)
Word: Mantinean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Mantinea + -an. 1. Of, from, or relating to, Mantinea. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Mantinean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mantinea + -an. 1. Someone from Mantinea.
Word: Mantineans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mantinean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: EPDM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of ethylene propylene diene monomer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: mantis crab Part of Speech: noun 1. squilla (shrimp)
Word: mantispid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any insect in the family Mantispidae.
Word: mantissae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mantissa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: April-fool Part of Speech: verb 1. To prank on April Fool's Day. Labels: transitive
Word: April fooler Part of Speech: noun 1. A prankster on April Fool's Day.
Word: fooler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fool + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈfuːlə(ɹ)/ 1. Someone or something who fools.
Word: EIP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of ethylene interpolymer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ethylene interpolymer Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of thermoplastic compounds generally based on PVC polymers.
Word: make a fool of Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause (someone) to seem foolish. Labels: transitive
Word: ASHRAE Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: primaveras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of primavera Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maker-outer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From make out + -er. 1. kisser, someone who makes out Labels: rare, slang
Word: puller-outer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pull out + -er. 1. someone who pulls out, or pulls out something. Labels: informal Example: My qualifications as a ragweed puller-outer once rated A+.
Word: cutter-offer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cut off + -er. 1. Someone who cuts off something. Labels: informal, rare
Word: ECH Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of epichlorohydrin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: ECH Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Enhanced Combat Helmet. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: newsiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From newsy + -ness. 1. The quality or state of being newsy. Labels: uncountable Example: Grim though the economic spur may be, some scientists see a slim silver lining in the sudden newsiness of laughably large numbers.
Word: reflood Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + flood. 1. To flood again.
Word: Hypalon Part of Speech: name 1. chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSPE).
Word: ICBO Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of International Conference of Building Officials. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: protected membrane roof Part of Speech: noun 1. an insulated and ballasted roofing assembly in which the insulation and ballast are applied on top of the membrane (sometimes referred to as an "inverted roof assembly").
Word: PMR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of protected membrane roof. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of perpendicular recording. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: PMR Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Penilaian Menengah Rendah. Labels: Malaysia, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Word: pre-packaged bankruptcy Part of Speech: noun 1. A filing for bankruptcy by submitting to the court a virtually complete plan designed to avoid a protracted court-guided period of reorganization and debt restructuring. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: involuted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of involute Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: involuted Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of involute. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: involuting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of involute Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: anionotropies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anionotropy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonfriable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + friable. 1. Not easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonfriable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + friable. 1. A material that, when dry, cannot be crumbled, pulverized or reduced to powder by hand pressure.
Word: recopyright Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + copyright. 1. To copyright again; to obtain a new or extended term of copyright protection for.
Word: autapomorphies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autapomorphy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonfriables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonfriable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: recopyrighting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of recopyright Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: recopyrighted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of recopyright Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: beats off Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of beat off Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: beating off Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of beat off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: beaten off Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of beat off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: study halls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of study hall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jack offs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jack off Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jacks off Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jack off Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: jacked off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jack off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tosses off Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of toss off Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tossing off Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of toss off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tossed off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of toss off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wanks off Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wank off Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: wanking off Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wank off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: wanked off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of wank off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: jills off Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jill off Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: jilling off Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of jill off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: jilled off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jill off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: drag king Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drag (“men's clothing worn by women”) + king, by analogy with drag queen. First use appears c. 1954 in the newspaper National City News (California). 1. A person, usually female, who dresses up in men's clothing, typically in an exaggerated fashion and for public performance. Labels: colloquial Example: Part of an ongoing ethnography of an imperial sovereign court I am undertaking, this chapter explores the world of the lesbian drag king and the gendered performance she undertakes in this realm.
Word: drag kings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drag king Labels: form-of, plural
Word: FtM Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of FTM (“female-to-male (transgender)”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: MtF Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of MTF (“male-to-female (transgender)”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: MtF Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of MTF (“male-to-female (transgender person)”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: MtF Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of more to follow. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: gender dysphorias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gender dysphoria Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fractal antenna Part of Speech: noun 1. An antenna that uses a fractal, self-similar design in order to increase the range of frequencies which it can receive.
Word: fractal antennas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fractal antenna Labels: form-of, plural
Word: garblement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From garble + -ment. 1. Garbling. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But when the priest returns and launches into his next lecture, I think from his garblement that he understands no more than I
Word: epididymides Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɛpidɪdɪˈmiːdiːz/ 1. plural of epididymis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: garblements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garblement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bamfoozles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bamfoozle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bamfoozling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bamfoozle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bamfoozled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bamfoozle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: botflies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of botfly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bronzy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bronze + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɒnzi/, /ˈbɹɑnzi/ 1. Resembling or suggestive of a bronze color. Example: Her bronzy tan spoke of hours spent in the sun. Example: I also obtained here a specimen of the rare green jungle-fowl (Gallus furcatus), whose back and neck are beautifully scaled with bronzy feathers, and whose smooth-edged oval comb is of a violet purple colour, changing to green at the base.
Word: cartelizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cartelize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cartelizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cartelize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: efferent duct Part of Speech: noun Etymology: efferent + duct 1. A structure connecting the rete testis with the initial section of the epididymis.
Word: cartelized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cartelize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: efferent ducts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of efferent duct Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cartelization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cartel + -ization. 1. The act of cartelizing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cartelizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cartelization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caudices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caudex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cogging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cog Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cogging Part of Speech: noun 1. gerund of cog, the tendency of some electric motors to snap preferentially to certain positions when not energized Labels: form-of, gerund
Word: cogged Part of Speech: adj 1. containing cogs Labels: not-comparable
Word: cogged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cog Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: coleopterans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coleopteran Labels: form-of, plural
Word: confraternities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of confraternity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: couscouses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of couscous Labels: form-of, plural
Word: creosotes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of creosote Labels: form-of, plural
Word: creosotes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of creosote Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cryoprotects Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cryoprotect Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cryoprotecting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cryoprotect Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: widebodies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of widebody Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wigmakers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wigmaker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: werefoxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of werefox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: weatherpeople Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of weatherperson Labels: form-of, plural
Word: weatherpersons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of weatherperson Labels: form-of, plural
Word: warrioresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of warrioress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vitrectomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vitrectomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unitizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unitize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unitizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unitize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unitized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unitize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unlawfulnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unlawfulness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unseams Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unseam Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unseaming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unseam Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unseamed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unseam Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unseamed Part of Speech: adj 1. Not seamed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unpauses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unpause Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unpausing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + pausing. 1. That does not pause; ceaseless, pauseless. Labels: not-comparable Example: It is now time for the opposition to the Annexation of Texas to cease, all further agitation of the waters of bitterness and strife, at least in connexion with this question,–even though it may perhaps be required of us as a necessary condition of the freedom of our institutions, that we must live on for ever in a state of unpausing struggle and excitement upon some subject of party division or other.
Word: unpausing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + pausing. 1. present participle and gerund of unpause Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: I'm rubber, you're glue Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: An anapodoton from a longer phrase, "I'm rubber, you're glue; whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you". 1. Countering an attack on one's character. Labels: childish Example: “You’re nothing but a — a cheat,” Florence said. “I’m rubber, you’re glue, everything you say sticks right back to you,” John said calmly, complete master with all the answers. Example: Few anticommunist accusations are more trite than that Marxism is a religion, the Manifesto a religious tract and Marx himself[…] a ‘religious eschatologist’. At a banal level, to many of the accusers can be said in retort: I am rubber, you are glue.
Word: unpaused Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unpause Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cloneable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From clone + -able. 1. Able to be cloned. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ORNL Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: tea cozy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tea cosy. Labels: Canada, US, alt-of, alternative
Word: open time Part of Speech: noun 1. The period of time after an adhesive has been applied and allowed to dry, during which an effective bond can be achieved by joining the two surfaces.
Word: open valley Part of Speech: noun 1. a method of valley construction in which the steep-slope roofing on both sides are trimmed along each side of the valley, exposing the metal valley flashing.
Word: miter joints Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of miter joint Labels: form-of, plural
Word: transaction utilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transaction utility Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proselyter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proselyte + -er. 1. A person who proselytes; a proselytizer.
Word: proselytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From proselyte + -ic. 1. Pertaining to proselytism.
Word: backstitches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backstitch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: backstitches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of backstitch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: chervils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chervil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: childbeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of childbed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: luchi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Bengali লুচি (luci). 1. A kind of Indian deep-fried flatbread made from maida flour. Labels: uncountable Example: My favorite childhood bread was not roti, though; it was luchi—deep fried and puffy, warm and fresh, and simply amazing when rolled up with sugar.
Word: suco Part of Speech: noun 1. A village in East Timor.
Word: liminality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From liminal + -ity. 1. The fact of being on the border of, or in between, two states. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Slowly, the term reveals itself as an expression of fundamental tensions and deep structural antinomies: between the sacred and the profane, purity and impurity, morality and immorality, cleanliness and dirt. In conjoining such primal opposites into a single category, white trash names a kind of disturbing liminality: a monstrous, transgressive identity of mutually violating boundary terms, a dangerous threshold state of being neither one nor the other. 2. The state or quality of ambiguity which exists in the middle stage of certain events or rituals (such as a rite of passage or a society-wide revolution), during which the participating individual or group no longer holds its pre-ritual status but has not yet attained the status it will hold when the ritual has been completed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The second way Novalis seeks to repotentize his thought is by striving to evoke feelings conducive to liminality.
Word: strobilation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English strobile Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English strobilate ▲ English -ation English -ion English strobilation From strobile + -ation, or from strobilate + -ion. 1. A form of asexual reproduction by division into body segments, as in tapeworms and jellyfish. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "Strobilation is like: All right, the male jellyfish releases his sperm into the water and the female jellyfish, her eggs catch them, right? So, when they fuse, it turns into a little polyp. The polyp hooks on to a rock, and the temperature and different types of food make the polyp grow faster. So that’s what we try to do, make them strobilate faster."
Word: clancies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clancy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: comovements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of comovement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: compliances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of compliance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: constating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of constate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lulzy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lulz + -y. 1. Engendering lulz; comical, amusing, especially in terms of schadenfreude. Labels: Internet
Word: Usenetter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Usenet + -er. 1. A user of Usenet. Example: For example, if a user wants to create a new group he could first consult the active list and its comments to find a relevent^([sic]) group. Of course, a more experienced UseNetter would only wish to peruse subsets such as "net.all" or "fa.all".
Word: Usenetters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Usenetter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overloadable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From overload + -able. 1. That can be overloaded. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lulzier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of lulzy: more lulzy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: lulziest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of lulzy: most lulzy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: scorelessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From scoreless + -ly. 1. In a scoreless way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: scornless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From scorn + -less. 1. Without scorn.
Word: unchallengingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unchallenging + -ly. 1. In an unchallenging way; without challenge or difficulty.
Word: unchallengedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unchallenged + -ly. 1. In an unchallenged way.
Word: glitterier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of glittery: more glittery Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: glitteriest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of glittery: most glittery Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: interlingually Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From interlingual + -ly. 1. In an interlingual way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: CP/M Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation of Control Program/Monitor, later explained as Control Program for Microcomputers. 1. An early 8-bit operating system. Labels: historical Example: The CP/M system includes a powerful editor, an assembler, and a debugger. The user may purchase from Digital Research or the CP/M user's group such additional support utilities as a macro-assembler, symbolic debugger, […]
Word: sociohistories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sociohistory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: CP/Mer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From CP/M + -er. 1. A user of CP/M. Example: The best advice to Apple CP/Mers is, "Enjoy — but don't try to change too much." Example: Could you do me, and perhaps other CP/Mers, a favor and supply a few contact points for the First Osborne Group.
Word: CP/Mers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of CP/Mer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interchangeabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of interchangeability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: twatting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of twat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: twatting Part of Speech: adj 1. damned; blasted; contemptible Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, not-comparable, slang, vulgar Example: When are they going to fix that twatting coffee machine?
Word: twatty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From twat + -y. 1. Like a twat; foolish, objectionable. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, vulgar
Word: interrogatability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From interrogate + -ability. 1. The state or condition of being interrogable. Labels: uncountable
Word: askability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ask + -ability. 1. The state or condition of being askable. Labels: uncountable
Word: askable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ask + -able. 1. Capable of being stated as a question. Labels: not-comparable Example: an askable question 2. Capable of being consulted for an answer. Labels: not-comparable Example: an askable person
Word: interrogable Part of Speech: adj 1. That can be interrogated; that can respond to a query. Labels: not-comparable
Word: interrogability Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪnˌtɛɹəɡəˈbɪlɪti/ 1. Interrogatability. Labels: uncountable
Word: interrogatable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From interrogate + -able. 1. Interrogable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Arabianness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabian + -ness. 1. The quality of being Arabian. Labels: uncountable
Word: turquoisy Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of turquoisey. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: In honor of us navy folks, the room was swathed in a turquoisy blue that Verity had designated the caste color of Homo sapiens.
Word: turquoisey Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From turquoise + -y. 1. Somewhat turquoise.
Word: supertree Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + tree. 1. A tree that contains another tree.
Word: supertrees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supertree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: somniferously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From somniferous + -ly. 1. In a somniferous way. Example: While, leaders of the wheat, a row / Of Poppies, gaudily declaiming, / Like Counsellor O'Bric and Co., / Stand forth, somniferously flaming! Example: Shortly afterwards the effects of exertion and the glass combined operated so somniferously on the upper works of Scroggy, that he laid down his head and went to sleep.
Word: Blytonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Blyton + -ian. Pronunciation: /blaɪˈtəʊ.ni.ən/, /blaɪˈtoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. Of or pertaining to Enid Blyton (1897–1968), British children's writer, or her works.
Word: Blytonesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Blyton + -esque. Piecewise doublet of Blytonish. 1. In the style of Enid Blyton (1897–1968), British children's writer, whose works are characterised by harmless mysteries investigated by wholesome children.
Word: imbition Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of imbibing or drinking. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The drinker was urged to confine his imbitions to wine and beer. But this policy was condemned as undemocratic […] 2. The taking up of fluid from the environment. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: imbitions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of imbition Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goddesslike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From goddess + -like. 1. Like a goddess.
Word: gungier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of gungy: more gungy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: gungiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of gungy: most gungy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: gunkier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of gunky: more gunky Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: gunkiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of gunky: most gunky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: punkier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of punky: more punky Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: punkiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of punky: most punky Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: bathythermograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bathy- + thermograph or bathy- + thermo- + -graph. 1. A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure. Example: The bathythermograph, an instrument we use to measure the temperature of the sea water, went out of commission.
Word: bathythermographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bathythermograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moorable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From moor + -able. 1. That can be moored. Labels: not-comparable
Word: anchorlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anchor + -like. 1. Resembling an anchor.
Word: unanchorable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + anchorable. 1. Not anchorable; that cannot be anchored. Labels: not-comparable
Word: morris dancer Part of Speech: noun 1. One who morris dances.
Word: morris dancers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of morris dancer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unminted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + minted. 1. Not minted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mintable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mint + -able. 1. That can be minted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: queenlier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of queenly: more queenly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: queenliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of queenly: most queenly Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: fruit machines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fruit machine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonabstract Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + abstract. 1. Not abstract. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonclass Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + class. 1. Not a class, or not belonging to a class. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonclass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + class. 1. Something other than a class.
Word: noninterface Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + interface. 1. Not an interface, or not belonging or relating to one. Labels: not-comparable
Word: interfacially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From interfacial + -ly. 1. In an interfacial way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: squidlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From squid + -like. 1. Resembling a squid.
Word: typelessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From typeless + -ness. 1. The state or condition of being typeless; lack of fixed data types. Labels: uncountable
Word: astronavigator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From astro- + navigator. 1. One who performs astronavigation; an astronaut or space pilot.
Word: astronavigators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of astronavigator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: repletes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of replete Labels: form-of, plural
Word: repletes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of replete Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Jiangmen Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 江門 /江门 (Jiāngmén, literally “River Gate”), after its location at the mouth of the Xi or West River. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɑŋ.mɛn/ 1. A prefecture-level city of Guangdong, China. Example: Recently, the largest high voltage electric power transmission line has been installed from Maoming to Chiangmen.[…]It is through this high voltage power line that the Maoming Thermoelectric Power Plant supplies the Pearl River Delta with a continuous flow of strong electric current. At the terminal of the line, Chiangmen City, a 220,000 volt transformer unit has been built to lower the voltage of this strong current for local users. Example: In the Internet age, in which the Chinese public is becoming increasingly vocal about their rights and mobilizing on social networks, popular protests like the demonstrations in the city of Jiangmen against the processing plant suggest a wider backlash against nuclear power.[…] The uranium processing project in Jiangmen, near Hong Kong, was supposed to supply fuel to existing and future power plants in Guangdong, a major Chinese industrial powerhouse and a center of nuclear energy expansion.