nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: ambilævous Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of ambilevous Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare Example: Ambilævous, Having left hands only; that is, clumsy. Example: …ambilævous; hence, uncommonly awkward.
Word: abyssal fish Part of Speech: noun 1. Any fish that lives below a depth of 2000 meters.
Word: alarm substance Part of Speech: noun 1. A chemical emitted from the skin of a fish after an injury that warns nearby fish of danger.
Word: chocolatine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French chocolatine, from chocolat (“chocolate”). 1. pain au chocolat
Word: brainstormings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brainstorming Labels: form-of, plural
Word: one country, two systems Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Coined by Chinese politician and paramount leader from 1978 to 1989 Deng Xiaoping in 1982 as part of the Red China proposal to reunify Taiwan. Calque of Chinese 一國兩制 /一国两制 (yī guó liǎng zhì). 1. The mainland Chinese policy for the reunification of China as one country, with areas like Hong Kong, Macau and (unilaterally and prospectively) Taiwan with separate economic and political systems. Example: The principle of “one country, two systems” was first proposed by Deng Xiaoping in the early 1980s as way to reconcile the communist mainland with historically Chinese territories—Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau—that had capitalist economies.
Word: INBD Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of inboard. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 2. Abbreviation of inbound. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: INBD Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of it's no big deal. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: visually impaired Part of Speech: adj 1. Partly or wholly blind. Labels: not-comparable Example: A pilot study conducted in 2023 by the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the Erlangen University Hospital in Germany involved 104 patients and concluded that clinical breast examinations by MTEs who were visually impaired were as accurate in identifying potentially cancerous tumors as doctors trained in this procedure.
Word: deafblind Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dvandva compound of deaf + blind. 1. Unable to see and hear. Labels: not-comparable
Word: housetrain Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From house + train. Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊsˌtɹeɪn/ 1. To teach (a domestic pet) to urinate and defecate outside or in a designated location in the home. Labels: transitive
Word: remailers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of remailer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drive-off Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of stealing fuel from a self-service filling station by driving off without paying after filling the fuel tank; the act of bilking. 2. The act of leaving a filling station with the fuel pump hose nozzle still inserted into the fill spout of the fuel tank. 3. A contest or comparison of cars or drivers. 4. A place where one can conveniently pull off the road.
Word: okara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 御(お)殻(から) (okara). Pronunciation: /əʊˈkɑːɹə/ 1. A food made from soybean pulp; a by-product of soy milk production. Labels: uncountable Example: Okara adds texture to soups, stews, casseroles, savory pancakes and baked goods, or it can be made into beanburgers. Example: Okara is the residue or soy pulp that remains after the production of soymilk and tofu. Although typically considered a waste product in the U.S., okara has been shown to have many promising attributes.
Word: bouncing Betty Part of Speech: noun 1. A land mine which is propelled a meter or two into the air before exploding to increase the amount of damage inflicted on surrounding troops. Labels: informal
Word: coughs up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cough up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: coughing up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cough up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: coughed up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cough up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shampoing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shampo Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: poyo Part of Speech: noun 1. palm wine Labels: Africa, West, uncountable
Word: birthday cards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of birthday card Labels: form-of, plural
Word: price list Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From price + list. Compare West Frisian priislist (“pricelist”), Dutch prijslijst (“pricelist”), German Preisliste (“pricelist”), Danish prisliste (“pricelist”), Swedish prislista (“pricelist”), Norwegian prisliste (“pricelist”). 1. A list of items for sale with their prices.
Word: political correctnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of political correctness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: branchial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin branchialis, from Latin branchiae. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹæŋ.ki.əl/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling gills; of or pertaining to the embryonic branchial arches and clefts from which the gills arise. Labels: not-comparable
Word: branchial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin branchialis, from Latin branchiae. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹæŋ.ki.əl/ 1. A branchial arch.
Word: borlotti Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of borlotti bean. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: pomper Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly an alteration of pamper (“To feed luxuriously.”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɒmpə/, /ˈpɑmpɚ/ 1. To pamper; To feed luxuriously. Labels: obsolete
Word: rocky road Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several forms of candy containing lumps of chocolate, marshmallows and nuts. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A variety of chocolate ice cream with marshmallows and almonds. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Who needs a pint of rocky road when you can head to the kitchen and work out your heartache with a whisk and a bottle of wine? 3. A rough time, course etc. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: It's been a rocky road for Caledonian Sleeper, but one that shows signs of recovery, albeit slow.
Word: shopping malls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shopping mall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: silent alarms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of silent alarm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shopping baskets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shopping basket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shopping bots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shopping bot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sex slaves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sex slave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: private candidate Part of Speech: noun 1. One who enters an examination without being enrolled as a student at the educational establishment where it is given. Labels: UK
Word: private candidates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of private candidate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: safe havens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of safe haven Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sailorwomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sailorwoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blue book exam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the color of the book cover, chosen by Butler University in Indianapolis to match its school colors. 1. A type of test that normally includes one or more essays or short-answer questions, used at many postsecondary schools. Labels: US
Word: blue book exams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blue book exam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: past paper Part of Speech: noun 1. An examination paper from a previous year. Example: Use the past papers to practise when revising.
Word: past papers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of past paper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: surrealists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of surrealist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neotribalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English tribal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English tribalism English neotribalism From neo- + tribalism. 1. The sociological concept that humans have evolved to live in a tribal society and thus will naturally form social networks constituting new "tribes". Labels: uncountable
Word: bad boys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bad boy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subteens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subteen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dario Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Dario and Spanish Darío. 1. A surname. 2. A male given name.
Word: scatterplot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scatter + plot. 1. Alternative spelling of scatter plot. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: scatterplot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From scatter + plot. 1. To plot using a scatter plot
Word: scatter plot Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of display using Cartesian coordinates to display values for two variables for a set of data.
Word: swains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dissertate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1766; borrowed from Latin dissertātus, perfect passive participle of dissertō (“to argue, discuss”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), frequentative of disserō. Doublet of dissert. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪsəteɪt/, /ˈdɪsɚteɪt/ 1. To make a dissertation; to discourse. Example: In fact, if a miracle ever sat up and slapped him in the face over his small beer and muffin he'd […] dissertate in Latin on the experiential impossibility of its existence.
Word: dissertate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from dissertation. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪsəteɪt/, /ˈdɪsɚteɪt/ 1. To write one's dissertation. Example: Mark stayed up until 2 a.m. dissertating last night.
Word: penem Part of Speech: noun 1. 2,3-didehydropenam
Word: work over Part of Speech: verb 1. To improve a prototype, or first draft. Labels: transitive Example: The estimated figures are not bad, but somebody will have to work them over. 2. To physically attack in order to cause injury. Labels: idiomatic, slang, transitive Example: He'll talk, once we work him over. 3. To subject (a person) to a severe scolding, interrogation, beating, etc. Labels: idiomatic, slang, transitive Example: The desk sergeant worked him over pretty good and finally turned him over to the detective squad.
Word: back-burner Part of Speech: adj 1. Having low urgency; not currently important. Labels: idiomatic
Word: back-burner Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of backburner. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Cops closed them all with a code: NHI. The unsolved crimes had been back-burnered until a reporter revealed that the letters stamped on the police files were shorthand for No Human Involved.
Word: leukorrhea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + ῥοία (rhoía, “flow, flux”). By surface analysis, leuko- + -rrhea. 1. Thick, whitish vaginal discharge. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Vincenzo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Vincenzo. 1. A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Vincent.
Word: quatuor Part of Speech: noun 1. A quartet.
Word: bitch slaps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bitch slap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bitch slaps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bitch slap Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: disuniate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English Uniate English disuniate From dis- + Uniate. Pronunciation: /dɪs.juˈniˌeɪt/ 1. of or pertaining to disuniates. Labels: not-comparable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:disuniate.
Word: disuniate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English Uniate English disuniate From dis- + Uniate. Pronunciation: /dɪs.juˈniˌeɪt/ 1. an adherent of the Eastern Orthodox Church, in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, who did not assent to the 1596 Union of Brest-Litovsk. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:disuniate.
Word: quartettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quartette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fingerer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English finger Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English fingerer From finger + -er. 1. One who fingers, especially in the sense of sexual stimulation. Example: In fact, the rose appears to be the focus of interest for not only the fingerer but for the fingered, since the bouquet's holder is modestly casting her eyes upon it rather than upon her partner. Example: Diedra smiled back like a first-time daughter fingerer, wiping her hand on the towel
Word: fingerers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fingerer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lingerers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lingerer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: portrayer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English portraer, portrayer, portreyour, purtrayour, purtreoure, purtreyour, from Middle French portraieor, pourtraiour; equivalent to portray + -er. 1. Agent noun of portray; one who portrays. Labels: agent, form-of
Word: portrayers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of portrayer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: otherness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂énteros Proto-Germanic *anþeraz Proto-West Germanic *anþar Old English ōþer Middle English other English other Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English otherness From other + -ness. 1. The quality of being different or distinct. Labels: uncountable Example: As Floya Anthias argues in her chapter, there is a need to fight against all those constructions of difference and identity that exclude and devalorise, and against all those social practices that construct identities and differences in naturalised, collectivised and binary ways and in terms of hierarchical otherness, unequal resource allocation and modes of inferiorisation (see also Anthias 1998a). 2. The result or product of being different or distinct. Labels: countable
Word: hear the grass grow Part of Speech: verb 1. To have an extremely sensitive sense of hearing. Labels: idiomatic Example: 1855, Thomas Bulfinch, Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable, ch. 31 "Northern Mythology", Heimdall is the watchman of the gods. . . . So acute is his ear that no sound escapes him, for he can even hear the grass grow and the wool on a sheep's back. 2. To hear very well due to being in an exceptionally quiet environment. Labels: idiomatic Example: A suburban arena that was so sepulchral you could hear the grass grow. 3. To be very aware or discerning; to pay attention to every small detail. Labels: idiomatic Example: He was quick to appreciate Blankenhorn's engaging personality and intelligent use of his skills. Chief among these was a remarkable ability to keep track of developments—to ‘hear the grass grow’.
Word: analyzeable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of analyzable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wallower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wallow + -er. 1. Agent noun of wallow; one who wallows. Labels: agent, form-of 2. A lantern wheel; a trundle. Labels: dated Example: At each end of the water-wheel is a vertical shaft with wallowers[…]
Word: wallowers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wallower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fuselages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fuselage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cholon Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese Chợ Lớn. 1. the Chinatown of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2. Cholon (a ward in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Word: ack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of acknowledged. Pronunciation: /æk/ 1. The letter A as used in signalling and other types of communications. Labels: historical Example: They had to begin at the beginning: learning the Morse code, flag-wagging, a succession of acks, and practice on the buzzer. 2. acknowledgment signal
Word: ack Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of acknowledged. Pronunciation: /æk/ 1. Alternative form of ACK. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ack Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Clipping of acknowledged. Pronunciation: /æk/ 1. acknowledged
Word: ack Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Imitative. Etymology 2, interjection sense 2 is first attested in the latter part of September, 2021 on /qa/ - Question & Answer, from which it appears to have originated. Pronunciation: /æ(ː)k/, /æ(ː)x/ 1. Expressing distaste, alarm, or trepidation. 2. Mocking a transgender person by imitating the sound of choking during a suicide by hanging, evoking the notion that transgender people frequently commit suicide. Labels: offensive Example: ACK! Example: >...ACK!
Word: ack Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Imitative. Etymology 2, interjection sense 2 is first attested in the latter part of September, 2021 on /qa/ - Question & Answer, from which it appears to have originated. Pronunciation: /æ(ː)k/, /æ(ː)x/ 1. To commit suicide. Labels: offensive, reflexive Example: Ack yourself.
Word: emma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Emma. Pronunciation: /ˈɛmə/ 1. M in RAF phonetic alphabet Labels: UK, World-War-I, dated
Word: FAO Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Food and Agriculture Organization. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: “International sunflower oil prices rebounded by more than 15% month-on-month, primarily underpinned by renewed uncertainties surrounding the exportable supplies out of the Black Sea region,” the FAO said in a statement.
Word: FAO Part of Speech: prep 1. Alternative letter-case form of fao (“for the attention of”). Labels: alt-of
Word: signalese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English signal Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English signalese From signal + -ese. 1. Words and abbreviations used by radio operators and other signalmen to clarify the letters being sent and received, such as the RAF phonetic alphabet. Labels: uncountable Example: The signalese for 'S/L' I could decipher, but the NMI defeated me, until I learned that it referred to the fact, an oddity to Americans, that I had 'No Middle Initial'. Example: The signal "dit-dah-dit- dit-dit" which, in signalese meant "wait", was heard a lot while we attempted to decipher what it was the operator on the other end
Word: othernesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of otherness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: donnish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From don (professor) + -ish. 1. Characteristic of a university don. Labels: UK Example: The proctor was a gentlemanly, straight-forward looking man of about thirty, not at all donnish, and his address answered to his appearance. Example: The truth is, unless a man can get the prestige and income of a Don and write donnish books, it’s hardly worth while for him to make a Greek and Latin machine of himself and be able to spin you out pages of the Greek dramatists at any verse you’ll give him as a cue. 2. Bookish, theoretical and pedantic, as opposed to practical. Example: The new engineer had a donnish air, and found it difficult to communicate with the workers in the factory.
Word: malpaís Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of malpais. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: genderless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English gender Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English genderless From gender + -less (“without, lacking”). Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ.ləs/, /ˈd͡ʒɛn.də.ləs/ 1. Without a gender. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: neuter 2. Without a gender. Labels: not-comparable Example: A genderless noun includes both the masculine and feminine forms. 3. Without a gender. Labels: not-comparable Example: Should retailers promote genderless shopping?... Through its Agender concept store, Selfridges is selling clothing, accessories and beauty supplies that, it says, "transcend notions of 'his' and 'hers'." 4. Without a gender. Labels: dated, not-comparable
Word: genuflexion Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of genuflection. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: dejunk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English junk English dejunk From de- + junk. 1. To remove junk from; declutter. Labels: informal, transitive
Word: cleft grafting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: cleft + grafting 1. a method of grafting in which the scion is placed in a cleft or slit in the stock or stump made by sawing off a branch, usually in such a manner that its bark evenly joins that of the stock. Labels: uncountable
Word: globin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin globus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Globinbor. English globin Borrowed from German Globin, from Latin globus. Pronunciation: /ˈɡləʊ.bɪn/, /ˈɡloʊ.bɪn/, /ˈɡləʉ.bɪn/ 1. Any globular protein that incorporates a globin fold. 2. One of several polypeptides that are the protein components of haemoglobin or myoglobin. Example: Injuries and conditions that cause an acid pH environment cause the globin (protein) molecule to separate from the ferrihemate (iron-containing) component of the myoglobin molecule. Example: Globin switches in yolk sac–like primitive and fetal-like definitive red blood cells produced from human embryonic stem cells [title of article]
Word: crème de cassis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French crème de cassis. 1. A blood red, sweet, blackcurrant-flavored liqueur, which is an ingredient of kir, an apéritif. Labels: uncountable
Word: hematophagy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hemato- + -phagy. Pronunciation: /ˌhiː.məˈtɒf.ə.dʒɪ/, /ˌhiː.məˈtɒf.ə.ɡɪ/, /ˌhi.məˈtɑf.ə.d͡ʒi/ 1. The practice, of some animals, of feeding on blood. Labels: uncountable Example: Most Lower brachyceran taxa also have nectarivorous or related fluid diets..., although a few basal clades have shifted to predominantly hematophagy; particularly the Spaniidae, Anthericidae, Xylophagidae, and certain lineages within the Tabanidae.
Word: crown grafting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: crown + grafting 1. A method of grafting in which the alburnum and inner bark are separated, and between them is inserted the lower end of the scion cut slantwise. Labels: uncountable
Word: ploughman's Part of Speech: noun 1. A ploughman's lunch. Labels: UK, informal Example: I ordered a ploughman's, and Rich had the scampi and chips.
Word: side grafting Part of Speech: noun 1. A mode of grafting in which the scion, cut quite across very obliquely, so as to give it the form of a slender wedge, is thrust down inside of the bark of the stock or stem into which it is inserted, the cut side of the scion being next the wood of the stock.
Word: splice grafting Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of grafting by cutting the ends of the scion and stock completely across and obliquely, in such a manner that the sections are of the same shape, then lapping the ends so that the one cut surface exactly fits the other, and securing them by tying or otherwise. Labels: uncountable
Word: femdom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-éh₂ Proto-Italic *θēmanā Proto-Italic *fēmanā Latin fēmina Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin fēmella Old French femelebor. Middle English femele Middle English female English femaleclip. ▲ Latin fēmina Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin fēminīnusder. Old French femininbor. Middle English femynyne English feminineclip. English fem- Middle French dominantbor. English dominantclip. English -dom English femdom From fem- + -dom (“domination”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɛmˌdɒm/, /ˈfɛmˌdɑm/ 1. Female domination; a sexual practice in which women dominate men or other people. Labels: uncountable 2. A female dominator in sadomasochistic sexual practices. Labels: countable Example: I'm acutely aware that I'm on my knees in front of a gorgeous femdom. Example: She wished she had some fuck-me stiletto thigh-high boots on to give her more of a Domme appearance, but she had seen plenty of femdoms at the club wearing comfortable walking shoes.
Word: femdom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fem- + -dom (“group”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɛm.dəm/ 1. Females considered as a group; womankind. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: whip grafting Part of Speech: noun 1. A process similar to splice grafting, except that a cleft or slit is made in the end of both scion and stock, in the direction of the grain and in the middle of the sloping surface, forming a kind of tongue, so that when put together, the tongue of each is inserted in the slit of the other. Labels: uncountable
Word: grafting scissors Part of Speech: noun Etymology: grafting + scissors 1. a surgeon's scissors, used in rhinoplastic operations, etc. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: grievingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English grieving Middle English -ly English -ly English grievingly From grieving + -ly. 1. In a grieving manner.
Word: grafting tool Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grafting + tool. 1. Any tool used in grafting.
Word: grafting tool Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From graft (Etymology 2), graff (“canal”). 1. A very strong curved spade used in digging canals.
Word: domme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of dom with the pseudo-French feminine inflection. Pronunciation: /dɒm/, /dɑm/, /dɔm/ 1. A female dominant in a sadomasochistic relationship. Example: No amount of fetish wear or powerful looking garments can make a domme out of a woman who hasn't worked on her power and grace within. Example: Something dommes know is that fear can be controlled — and even used to your advantage.
Word: grafting wax Part of Speech: noun Etymology: grafting + wax 1. a composition of rosin, beeswax, tallow, etc., used in binding up the wounds of newly grafted trees. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: arthroplasties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arthroplasty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: huer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hue + -er. 1. Someone who cries out or gives an alarm, especially (Cornwall, historical, fishing) A balker or conder; one who watches shoals of fish so that they can be caught. Example: For no sooner was Billy let out of the stocks than off he went to Lawyer Mennear, who was a young man then just set up in practice, and as keen for a job as a huer for pilchards
Word: halliard Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of halyard. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Figure 5 shows a sheaveless masthead with simply a hole through the mast to take the main halliard.
Word: congruities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of congruity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jollities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jollity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hedge sparrow Part of Speech: noun 1. Former name for the bird Prunella modularis, the dunnock.
Word: divinatory Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪˈvɪnətɹi/ 1. Pertaining to divination. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unphotogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English photogenic English unphotogenic From un- + photogenic. 1. Not photogenic.
Word: renal corpuscle Part of Speech: noun 1. the blood-filtering structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and a Bowman's capsule.
Word: under the knife Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: A reference to the situation of a patient lying on an operating table while a surgeon stands over them and operates using a surgical cutting tool (typically a scalpel). Pronunciation: /ˌʌndə ðə ˈnaɪf/, /ˌʌndəɹ ðə ˈnaɪf/ 1. Chiefly preceded by a form of go: undergoing a surgical procedure; into surgery. Labels: informal Example: Rumor that De Gaulle [i.e., Charles de Gaulle] was under the knife sped through Paris and the world the next morning. The staff at the Elysee Palace, De Gaulle's official residence, refused for hours either to confirm or deny the story; […] Finally, at 7:15 p.m., a bulletin signed by three doctors said that De Gaulle had been operated on that morning for "a disease of the prostate"— […] Example: "I don't want to go under the knife again. I had 10 surgeries as a player and many more since," [Lenny] Dykstra said, speaking as though he still had his trademark wad of tobacco in his mouth.
Word: Malpighian corpuscle Part of Speech: noun 1. renal corpuscle 2. a mass of lymphoid tissue surrounding an arteriole of the spleen
Word: kidney corpuscle Part of Speech: noun 1. renal corpuscle
Word: gas turbine Part of Speech: noun 1. An internal combustion engine consisting of a compressor, a combustion chamber, and a turbine, where the turbine mechanically powers the compressor.
Word: lay up Part of Speech: verb 1. To store; to put by. Labels: transitive Example: We must lay up enough stores to get us through the winter. Example: I employed myself in making, as well as I could, a great many baskets, both to carry earth or to carry or lay up anything, as I had occasion; and though I did not finish them very handsomely, yet I made them sufficiently serviceable for my purpose[…] 2. To disable or incapacitate; to confine to bed. Labels: transitive Example: He was laid up for six weeks with pneumonia. 3. To recuperate or rest; to remain in a place. Labels: intransitive Example: He laid up until recovering from his illness. Example: She's been laid up in Reno for weeks. 4. To take out of active service. Labels: transitive Example: The battleship is presently laid up in Portsmouth Harbour. 5. To go out of active service. Labels: intransitive Example: The cruise ship lays up in November for the winter. Example: The Cinderella of the present trio is the Freshwater, which is laid up in the winter months, when one or other of her ugly sisters is sufficient to cope with the service. 6. To make a layup with (a basketball) Labels: transitive Example: He takes the pass, he drives, he lays it up and in. 7. To deliberately leave the ball further than necessary from the hole, so as to secure an easier succeeding shot. Labels: intransitive Example: Rather than try to reach the green, he chose to lay up. 8. To have sex; to have a sexual relationship. Labels: US, slang
Word: lay about Part of Speech: verb 1. To strike blows in all directions. Example: [...] At beating quarters up, or forage, / Behaved herself with matchless courage; / And laid about in fight more busily / Than th' Amazonian Dame Penthesile. Example: Alone he could have sprung into the midst of that close-packed mob, and, laying about him after the fashion of Numa, the lion, have struck the Arabs with such consternation that escape would have been easy. 2. To set about, with infinitive or gerund. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lay, about.
Word: lay into Part of Speech: verb 1. To beat up or launch an attack against; to strike forcefully. Labels: colloquial Example: A very spirited affair it looked with its red body and yellow wheels, bouncing about on its high C springs [...] with its four horses going full stretch and two postilions in knee-cords and top-boots laying into the horses in a lather of dust and excitement. Example: The U.S. ships did the nautical version of someone stuck in a pub when the chairs and glass starts flying, who just looked around, shrugged their shoulders, and immediately lays into the nearest combatant. 2. To berate; to scold. Labels: colloquial, figuratively Example: Indeed, after laying into Volodymyr Zelensky, the embattled president of an embattled Ukraine, in the Oval Office last year, Mr. Trump noted with satisfaction that “this is going to be great television.” 3. To start eating voraciously. Labels: colloquial Example: I'm gonna lay into that ice cream later tonight.
Word: waddler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From waddle + -er. 1. One who waddles.
Word: press the flesh Part of Speech: verb 1. To shake hands and socialize, especially in a political gathering. Labels: idiomatic Example: Bill Clinton was in full campaign form Tuesday. Hours behind schedule, he stopped to press the flesh with everyone in sight. Example: I’ve followed candidates campaigning in the past, been to countless political-party and interest-group functions, and seen plenty of politicians press the flesh while I stand on the side with my notepad or sit at a rickety table with my laptop.
Word: lacet Part of Speech: noun 1. A small lace. Labels: archaic Example: […] the crimson velvet sleeve […] shows the shirt beneath, and is brought together by red lacets.
Word: bumtrap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bum (“bumbailiff”) + trap. 1. A bailiff. Labels: obsolete, rare, slang Example: The noble bumtrap, blind and deaf to every circumstance of distress, greatly rises above all the motives to humanity, and into the hands of the gaoler resolves to deliver his miserable prey.
Word: thof Part of Speech: conj 1. Though. Labels: dialectal
Word: ehm Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /əm/, /em/ 1. um, er expressing hesitation Example: […]ehm but if you’re happy then that’s what it comes up to at the end of the day if you’re happy doing what you are. ehm (..) if you’re not then it’s up to you to change it ehm I don’t think there’s a – (.) an age thing it’s ehm a personal one. Example: 01 C: ehm hiya / 02 S: hi how can I help / 03 C: ((laughing)) ehm well I’ve just been informed I can’t get on (.) my plane[…]
Word: greecious Part of Speech: adj 1. Pronunciation spelling of gracious. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling Example: Mistress Lucking, that foire were in our greecious Queen's service, zo 'twould be treason to speak ill o't... Example: "Gudeness greecious!" ejaculated the mate again, blinking bewilderedly, like an owl unexpectedly exposed to daylight; but Captain Billings did not waste time in any further explanations or unnecessary words.
Word: brontosauri Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brontosaurus Labels: form-of, plural Example: The tribulations of a celluloid cutie are minor items when two brontosauri begin to muss up a whole forest in mortal combat. Example: The problem now is not “Why have we found no small brontosauri?” but “What happened to the big ones?”[…]
Word: urbicidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin urb(s) (“city”) + English -icidal (literally, “city-killing”). Pronunciation: /ɜːbɪˈsaɪdəl/ 1. Pertaining to or having the nature of urbicide, that being the deliberate “killing” of a city by the razing of distinctive physical manifestations of its urban identity, stifling of the social activity therein, and its general destruction as an edifice of civilisation. Labels: not-comparable Example: Hence the ‘urbicidal’ aspect of the war, destruction of the cities as places of mixing and of centuries-old civilisation, places of openness and of tolerance, destruction of bridges as witnesses of historical exchange and physical bonds between groups presently at war and which the warring élites try to present as historicaly,^([sic]) traditionally enemies. Example: The urbicidal acts included the attempted “murder” of the city virtually and symbolically; its physical destruction by random bombing, shelling, grenading, and the like; its strangling through denial of food, water, and energy; its terrorizing through sniper fire from surrounding hills and bombing of public places;… 2. Inimical to the vitality of a city. Labels: not-comparable Example: The urbicidal effect of the staggering local property tax rates is aggravated by the large amount of property that, for one reason or another, is tax exempt… Example: The method of this urbicidal ignorance is described step by step.
Word: GWAP Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of game with a purpose. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: The first and perhaps best known GWAP is the ESP game, which cloaks the task of labeling images under the guise of a game.
Word: game with a purpose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Luis von Ahn in 2008, see citations. 1. A computer game that serves some purpose for the people setting up the game by harnessing human abilities in an entertaining setting.
Word: skull caps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skull cap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perpendicular recording Part of Speech: noun 1. A technique of creating magnetic data storage using vertical as opposed to longitudinal magnetization. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: longitudinal recording Part of Speech: noun 1. A technique of creating magnetic data storage using horizontal as opposed to vertical magnetization of a hard disk drive.
Word: split antigen Part of Speech: noun 1. In the testing of cell surface antigens, an antigen that has a more refined or specific cell surface reaction relative to a broad antigen.(Example: HLA-B51 and HLA-B52 are split antigens of HLA-B5)
Word: broad antigen Part of Speech: noun 1. In the testing of cell surface antigens, a serological specificity that is poor or broad relative to other specificities and can be defined as 2 or more split antigens.(Example: HLA-B51 and HLA-B52 are split antigens of the HLA-B5 broad antigen)
Word: Rosen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Jewish, German, Swedish, and English surname, all related to the noun rose and the name Rose. Compare Rosén, Roseen, Rosene. 1. A surname. Example: “The 14th Amendment was designed to overturn this decision and define citizenship once and for all, and it was based on birthright,” Rosen says.
Word: jam tart Part of Speech: noun 1. An open tartlet filled with jam 2. Heart Labels: rare, slang
Word: tartlet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tartelet, from Old French tartelette; equivalent to tart + -let. Pronunciation: /ˈtɑːt.lət/, /ˈtɑɹt.lət/ 1. A small tart (pastry). Example: Place the cream in a piping bag with a fairly large star pipe attached, fill each tartlet with a twirl of cream and top with a strawberry. 2. A promiscuous young woman. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: The only excitement I had was watching a tartlet in a teeny-weeny bikini that barely contained her truly mammoth assets light a cigarette and suck on it with puckered, painted, Lolita lips. Example: "She's a whore. A tartlet. Junia, he bought her for a hundred and fifty guineas, and then had the nerve to ask me to marry him!"
Word: conscient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin consciens, conscientis, present participle. 1. conscious; aware Labels: obsolete Example: As we see in Augustus Cæsar, (who was rather diverse from his uncle, than inferior in virtue,) how when he died, he desired his friends about him to give him a plaudite, as if he were conscient to himself that he had played his part well upon the stage. Example: In a word, the embryology and the taxinomy of the animal kinds, enlightened by the doctrine of transformism, show to us the slow acquisition of conscient life in the animal kingdom.
Word: finlets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of finlet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cabezons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cabezon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bowfins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bowfin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bullheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bullhead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: braizes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of braize Labels: form-of, plural
Word: breams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bream Labels: form-of, plural
Word: callops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of callop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yellowbellies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yellowbelly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flatfishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flatfish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clownfishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clownfish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ciscos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cisco Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gapers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gaper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: capelins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of capelin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pomi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Initialism of the phrase "physically out, mentally in". 1. A person who has been disfellowshipped from the Jehovah's Witnesses, but who still believes in the religion and would like to be reinstated in the congregation. Labels: informal
Word: pomis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pomi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: webtop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Web + desktop. 1. Integration of desktop office-productivity applications with Web-based information and application delivery. Example: Web services are on the rise, favoring the "webtop" over the desktop in much new development.
Word: woolgatherer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From woolgather + -er. 1. One who engages in woolgathering.
Word: woolgather Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from woolgathering. Pronunciation: /ˈwʊl(ˌ)ɡæðəɹ/ 1. To daydream. Example: I had bad times after that—crying at night and woolgathering by day. For two terms I slackened and had bad reports.
Word: wool-gather Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from wool-gathering. 1. To daydream.
Word: witch ball Part of Speech: noun 1. A hollow sphere of plain or stained glass hung in windows in 18th-century England to ward off evil spirits, witches' spells or ill fortune. Example: The dozen or so couples were walking and jiving to their tables and the crimson light was turned off under the glass dance-floor. Instead, pencil-thin lights in the roof came on and hit coloured glass witchballs, larger than footballs, that hung at intervals round the wall. They were of different hues, golden, blue, green, violet, red. Example: To prevent the possibility of over-looking, it was only necessary to direct the glance elsewhere. This intention lay behind the coloured glass "witch-balls" hung in cottage windows; the garlands of flowers or bright berried branches nailed above the stable and cowshed doors or placed around the necks of cattle. [...] All were in the nature of red herrings to attract this important first glance.
Word: witchball Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of witch ball. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: turbo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From turbine, from Latin turbo (“spinning top”). 1. Turbine-related. Labels: morpheme 2. Accelerated, more robust, souped-up. Labels: morpheme
Word: malpaises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of malpais Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grinner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English grennare; equivalent to grin + -er. 1. Agent noun of grin; one who grins. Labels: agent, form-of
Word: grinners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grinner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: full-court press Part of Speech: noun 1. A coordinated maneuver, involving all team members, to block or interfere with the opposing team's attempt to advance the ball down the playing court, so as to force a turnover or backcourt violation. 2. A thorough, collaborative effort to overcome or constrain another person or group, especially a rival or opponent. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: The White House has been engaged in a full court press to prevent other Republican senators from voting for any one of these amendments.
Word: full court press Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of full-court press. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: huntswoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hunt English -s- Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English womman English woman English huntswoman From hunt + -s- + woman. 1. A female huntsman.
Word: hydraulicon Part of Speech: noun 1. An ancient musical instrument, the water organ.
Word: hydriad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδριάς (νύμφη) (hudriás (númphē), “(nymph) of the water”). 1. A water nymph.
Word: hydrocast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast English hydrocast From hydro- + cast. 1. A form of scientific water measurement in which several connected bottles are lowered into the water to collect samples.
Word: hydrogenator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydrogenate + -or. 1. A device that hydrogenates.
Word: piss-weak Part of Speech: adj 1. Extremely weak. Labels: not-comparable, slang, vulgar Example: This lager is piss-weak. Example: He felt exposed. Sprung by his own carefully hidden deficiencies. Weak. No. He thought he was piss-weak.
Word: hydromania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydro- + -mania. 1. A morbid craving for water. Labels: uncountable 2. An intense attraction to water. Labels: uncountable Example: Here, then, are two very different expressions of hydromania, sea-bathing and endurance swimming – the one associated with the pursuit of health, the other with athletic accomplishment; […] 3. A morbid attraction to suicide by drowning. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: hydromedusa Part of Speech: noun 1. The South American snake-necked turtle (Hydromedusa tectifera).
Word: hydrophobous Part of Speech: adj 1. hydrophobic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: citeable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of citable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: switching on Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of switch on Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: push-up bra Part of Speech: noun 1. A brassiere designed to elevate one's breasts and enhance one's cleavage.
Word: acid rock Part of Speech: noun 1. A rock music genre originating from the late 1960s, heavily inspired by drug-induced experiences. Labels: uncountable
Word: Hungryalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The word was derived from Geoffrey Chaucer's line "In The Sowre Hungry Tyme". 1. An experimental movement in arts and literature in West Bengal, India, during the period 1961-1965, claiming that India was in the grip of sarvagrass, meaning that its culture fed on all the morsels available to it from all over the world. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: elephantfishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elephantfish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cohos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coho Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coalfishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coalfish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coelacanths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coelacanth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brotulas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brotula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cunner Part of Speech: noun 1. A marine European fish (Symphodus melops). 2. A related American conner (Tautogolabrus adspersus).
Word: cunners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cunner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: daces Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪsɪz/ 1. plural of dace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cyclostomes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyclostome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jawless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English jaw Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English jawless From jaw + -less. 1. Lacking a jaw. Labels: not-comparable Example: Jawless fishes, such as lampreys, often have large and sharp teeth.
Word: barbels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barbel Labels: form-of, plural