nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Yugoslavness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yugoslav + -ness. 1. Quality of being Yugoslav. Labels: uncountable
Word: Zambianness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Zambian + -ness. 1. Quality of being Zambian. Labels: uncountable
Word: Zimbabweanness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Zimbabwean + -ness. 1. The quality of being Zimbabwean. Labels: uncountable Example: However, in the very worst times, the MDC was particularly successful in projecting its own version of Zimbabweanness.
Word: colitas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of colita Labels: form-of, plural
Word: surety bonds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of surety bond Labels: form-of, plural
Word: GIGN Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the French GIGN. 1. the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group of France (French: Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale) Labels: initialism
Word: R-R Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Rolls-Royce. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: R-R Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Rolls-Royce. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: copitas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of copita Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hemocathartic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hemo- + cathartic. 1. That serves to cleanse the blood. Labels: rare Example: Apart from the fact that a hemocathartic or detoxicating influence of bloodletting has never been fully demonstrated, the suddenness of the relief afforded in uremia stamps depletion as a mechanical or physical therapeutic agent. Example: As a blood treatment apparatus for the treatment of an HIV-infected disease, an external circulation apparatus composed in combination of a direct haemoperfusion column (capacity: about 335 ml) packed with cellulose acetate beads (220 g; diameter: 2 mm) and an adsorption-type haemocathartic apparatus (“ADAMONITOR MM6-P”, tradename; manufactured by Otsuka Denshi K.K.) was used [clinical Study on Use of Granulocyte-Removing Apparatus (G-1) for Chronic Rheumatism”, Ensho (Inflammation), 17(1), 57-80 (1997)].
Word: SSOs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of SSO Labels: form-of, plural
Word: PSOs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of PSO Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doraditos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doradito Labels: form-of, plural
Word: erythrocin Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of erythromycin. Labels: uncountable
Word: cuatros Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cuatro Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homeported Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of homeport Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: homeporting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of homeport Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: non-mimetic fiction Part of Speech: noun 1. Fiction not based on reality; fiction set in a fictional fantasy world that does not exist. Labels: uncountable Example: In the nineteenth century, the sustained metaphors of sf—non-mimetic fiction—were reconceived with the aid of science, the same science that Arthur Miller quails before today. Example: Instead of requiring to be persuaded that the heterocosmic construction is as perfect a simulacrum of the primary world as can reasonably be contrived, the readers of non-mimetic fiction require to be persuaded that world within a text is plausible and interesting in spite of its marked differences from the primary world: differences that might pertain, as a set, uniquely to the world within a particular text.
Word: pyrams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pyram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lirae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lira Labels: form-of, plural
Word: postmedian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + median. 1. posterior to the median Labels: not-comparable
Word: postdiscal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos)der. Latin discusbor. French disquebor. English disc English -al English discal English postdiscal From post- + discal. 1. Relating to an area of an insect's wing or elytron beyond the discal part Labels: not-comparable
Word: subdorsal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + dorsal. 1. Beneath the dorsal region Labels: not-comparable
Word: airstaff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From air + staff. 1. The staff of a radio station whose voices are broadcast. Labels: US Example: And, in general, programmers are counselling their colleagues to look beyond the usual suspects for funny additions to their airstaffs: local comedy clubs, theater groups, supermarkets, whatever! Example: He also credits the airstaff, which he proudly describes as among the best in the nation.
Word: airstaffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of airstaff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: triangularize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From triangular + -ize. 1. To make triangular. Labels: transitive Example: to triangularize a matrix 2. To make (a division, a military formation) into a triangular division. Labels: transitive
Word: triangularized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of triangularize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: triangularizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of triangularize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: triangularizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of triangularize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: xanthopurpurin Part of Speech: noun 1. purpuroxanthin Labels: uncountable
Word: cyclohexanediones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyclohexanedione Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aryloxyphenoxypropionates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aryloxyphenoxypropionate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tralkoxydim Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular cyclohexanedione herbicide. Labels: uncountable
Word: alloxydim Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular herbicide. Labels: uncountable
Word: fluazifop Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular herbicide. Labels: uncountable
Word: diclofop Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular herbicide. Labels: uncountable
Word: haloxyfop Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular herbicide. Labels: uncountable
Word: lineaged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lineage + -ed. 1. Having a (specified kind of) lineage. Labels: not-comparable Example: A peasant youth had won the heart / Of that high-lineaged maiden.
Word: japannery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From japan + -ery. 1. A place where japanning is carried out.
Word: japanneries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of japannery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phisicke Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of physic. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Harke yee Lords, you ſee I haue giuen her Phiſicke, / And you muſt needs beſtovv her Funerall, […]
Word: phisickes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phisicke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blooperball Part of Speech: noun 1. 16-inch softball: a variant of the game of softball, played with a larger, softer ball and no gloves or mitts. Labels: US, uncountable
Word: stuccoist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stucco + -ist. 1. One who applies stucco.
Word: stuccoists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stuccoist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supraspinally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From supraspinal + -ly. 1. Above the spine. Labels: not-comparable
Word: radioastronomer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From radio- + astronomer. 1. One who carries out radio astronomy.
Word: radioastronomers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of radioastronomer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uncometary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + cometary. 1. Unlike a comet. Labels: rare Example: The failure to see the comet previous to its sudden apparition near the Andromeda Nebula, its uncometary appearance, its peculiar freaks, and final utter disappearance from the heavens […] Example: The neon lines were fairly intense and are quite uncometary. It has been suggested to me that the cyanogen might have been generated during the fall of the meteorites by a reaction between atmospheric nitrogen and cohenite or carbon.
Word: pyramidwise Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pyramid + -wise. 1. In the form of a pyramid. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pyramidwise Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From pyramid + -wise. 1. In the form of a pyramid. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unmonetary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + monetary. 1. not pertaining to money; without reference to money Labels: rare Example: The other kind of having leads to mutual giving, to creating life, to riches of a nature quite unmonetary.
Word: poetastery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poetaster + -y. 1. Inferior poetry. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: As Poetry is totally distinct from Poetastery, so is Criticism not to be confounded with Criticastricism. Example: We rarely sentimentalized consciously, and still more seldom openly, about the present state of Venice as contrasted with her past glory. I am glad to say that we despised the conventional poetastery about her.
Word: poetasteries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poetastery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zoophysiologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zoo- + physiologist. 1. One who studies zoophysiology.
Word: zoophysiological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From zoo- + physiological. 1. Relating to zoophysiology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: zoophysiologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zoophysiologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: narcotised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of narcotise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: narcotised Part of Speech: adj 1. Drowsy or insensible from narcotics. Example: But her self-reproach became actualised by the dream voice of Max as he guided her through the asanas, forcing her to take them slowly, and at each stage to pin-point the nothingness-quotient of her mind, half narcotised now by the drug.
Word: non-mimetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + mimetic. 1. Alternative form of nonmimetic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: criminalistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From criminal + -istic. Pronunciation: /ˌkɹɪm.ɪ.nəˈlɪs.tɪk/ 1. Tending to criminal behavior.
Word: fire grate Part of Speech: noun 1. A grate used to hold the fuel in domestic fireplaces and in many forms of heaters and furnaces.
Word: video cassette Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of videocassette. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: firegrate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fire + grate. 1. Alternative form of fire grate. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The firegrate has an area of 28.5 sq. ft. Example: The MR and GNR both delivered hundreds of thousands of tons of coal destined for London's domestic and commercial firegrates into their depots at St Pancras and King's Cross.
Word: fire-grate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fire grate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: low fantasy Part of Speech: noun 1. A subgenre of fantasy fiction set in the primary or real world as opposed to a secondary or fantasy world. Labels: uncountable Example: Fantasy fiction has been categorized and described in different ways. One classification divides fantasy into two major types: low fantasy, which takes place in the primary world (our world); high fantasy, which takes place in alternative worlds. 2. A subgenre of fantasy fiction that focuses on more grounded and realistic fantasy with more focus on the daily lives and practical goals of the characters. Labels: uncountable 3. A work in this subgenre. Labels: countable
Word: low fantasy Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a poor fantasy life, such as not having imaginary companions nor playing pretend games. Example: Jerome Singer (1973) divided a group of children aged six to nine years into high-fantasy and low-fantasy groups on the basis of their frequency of playing pretend games as contrasted with other kinds of play
Word: high fantasies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of high fantasy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: low fantasies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of low fantasy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Saeed Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Said. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sayeed Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant spelling of Sayyid or Said. 1. A surname from Arabic.
Word: Sayeed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant spelling of Sayyid or Said. 1. Alternative form of Sayyid. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sayid Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Sayyid. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sayid Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Sayyid. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sayyad Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Sayyid. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sayyad Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Sayyid. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Syed Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Sayyid. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Syed Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Sayyid. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Saïd Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Said. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: unmeetings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unmeeting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Susanowo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 須佐之男(すさのを) (Susanowo) as spelled according to the historical kana orthography. 1. Alternative spelling of Susanoo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: long-tailed macaque Part of Speech: noun 1. A primate of the species Macaca fascicularis, native to Southeast Asia.
Word: lipoaspirates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lipoaspirate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: channel catfish Part of Speech: noun 1. A fish of the species Ictalurus punctatus, native to eastern North America.
Word: upstays Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of upstay Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: upstaying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of upstay Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: upstayed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of upstay Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Tolkiendili Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tolkiendil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: one man's trash is another man's treasure Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: One early use is in Hector Urquhart's Popular Tales of the West Highlands (1860s) where he wrote "one man's rubbish may be another's treasure".http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/60429/ddg#60472 1. What is useless to one person is valuable to another.
Word: gingerliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gingerly + -ness. 1. A gingerly state, attitude, or behavior. Labels: uncountable
Word: eyes on the prize Part of Speech: noun 1. Concentration on one's goal; mindfulness of the desired outcome. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: [Abbas's] tenure would be taken as an opportunity by various Young Turks to cement their own claims. Men such as Gaza security chieftain Mohammed Dahlan and his former West Bank counterpart Jibril Rajoub may have their eyes on the prize. Example: We like to think of ourselves as walking face forward into the future, eyes on the prize.
Word: aloe vera Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin aloē vēra (“true aloe”). Pronunciation: /əˌləʊ.i ˈvɛ.ɹə/, /əˌləʊ.i ˈvɪə.ɹə/, /ˌæ.ləʊ ˈvɛ.ɹə/, /ˌæ.ləʊ ˈvɪə.ɹə/, /ˈæ.loʊ ˈvɛ.ɹə/ 1. A plant of the species Aloe vera, grown as an ornamental, thought to have medicinal value; an extract, often a gel, made from the plant. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Some other trees like the cactus and aloe veras, have other means of protection or feel no need for it and they grow much faster and easier that way. Example: Another excellent cleanser and toner is aloe gel or fresh aloe vera cactus pulp. Cut off 1 inch of aloe vera rib, slit open and rub yellowish pulp directly on the skin.
Word: black-throated loons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of black-throated loon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: secondary world Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by J. R. R. Tolkien in his 1947 essay "On Fairy-Stories". 1. An internally consistent, fictional, fantasy world or setting that is different from the real "primary world". Example: What really happens is that the story-maker proves a successful 'sub-creator'. He makes a Secondary World which your mind can enter. Inside it, what he relates is 'true': it accords with the laws of that world. You therefore believe it, while you are, as it were, inside. The moment disbelief arises, the spell is broken; the magic, or rather art, has failed. You are then out in the Primary World again, looking at the little abortive Secondary World from outside. Example: From beginning to end of the fiction we are in the secondary world.
Word: primary world Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by J. R. R. Tolkien in his 1947 essay "On Fairy-Stories". 1. The real world of the reader or viewer, as opposed to the imaginary "secondary world" of a work of fiction. Example: What really happens is that the story-maker proves a successful 'sub-creator'. He makes a Secondary World which your mind can enter. Inside it, what he relates is 'true': it accords with the laws of that world. You therefore believe it, while you are, as it were, inside. The moment disbelief arises, the spell is broken; the magic, or rather art, has failed. You are then out in the Primary World again, looking at the little abortive Secondary World from outside. Example: Now, this secondary world can be made to stand entirely on its own, so that there is no primary world in the fiction and the only reference points to the real world are those the reader brings with him or forges for himself. This is generally the case with what is commonly called "high" fantasy, such as J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
Word: secondary worlds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of secondary world Labels: form-of, plural
Word: primary worlds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of primary world Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anaphylactic shocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anaphylactic shock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baroque pop Part of Speech: noun 1. A subgenre of pop music that incorporates elements of classical music. Labels: uncountable
Word: shiny cowbird Part of Speech: noun 1. A passerine bird (Molothrus bonariensis) of the Icteridae family.
Word: shiny cowbirds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shiny cowbird Labels: form-of, plural
Word: machinegunner Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of machine-gunner. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: semi-weeklies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semi-weekly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sideart Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From side + art. 1. artwork on the side of an arcade game cabinet. Labels: uncountable
Word: upperside Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of upper side. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: timeshifted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of timeshift Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: blocksize Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From block + size. 1. The size of a block of data (in a file or a transmission)
Word: occupiable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From occupy + -able. 1. Capable of being occupied 2. Suitable for occupancy
Word: electrohydraulically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From electrohydraulic + -ally. 1. In an electrohydraulic manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: overmantle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + mantle. 1. The region above a mantlepiece.
Word: cinematographed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cinematograph Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: aristolene Part of Speech: noun 1. A bicyclic sesquiterpene (7R,7aR,7bS)-1,1,7,7a-tetramethyl-2,3,5,6,7,7b-hexahydro-1aH-cyclopropa[a]naphthalene Labels: uncountable
Word: orthoplex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined in 1991 by John Horton Conway and Neil Sloane. Blend of orthant + complex, since it has one facet for each orthant. 1. A convex polytope analogous to an octahedron (3 dimensions) or 16-cell (4 dimensions). Example: We made use of another way of considering the 120 cells, starting with the eight at the vertices of an orthoplex, that is, in the cells of a hypercube. Example: It is remarkable that the four-dimensional orthoplex is the same polytope as the four-dimensional hemicube.
Word: orthoplexes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orthoplex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: battery acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Acid used as electrolyte in a battery, usually sulphuric acid. Labels: countable, literally, uncountable 2. Coffee. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable
Word: stone-wall Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of stone wall. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chinovnik Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian чиновник (činovnik). 1. A minor functionary or mere bureaucrat in the Russian government. 2. A bureaucrat in the Tsarist Russian government. Labels: historical Example: Ivan Antonych was probably the only one of the Russian chinovniks in Byeltsy who spoke with the Jewish representatives in a humane way and did not show any favoritism toward the Russian element.
Word: Tsarist Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of tsarist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: enurement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From enure + -ment. 1. use, practice, action, execution Labels: obsolete, uncountable 2. One's right to have or control an asset. Labels: uncountable Example: Att'y Gen'l Black, in his opinion, holds that the United States having subsequently acquired the Indian right, the title would enure to the state under the grant made to it, and therefore the treaty stipulation could only apply to such lands as would not pass by enurement, and which the United States might lawfully and consistently with its former grant sell and dispose of, as the even numbered sections. Example: If it is forgoing interest, or if it has the chance of paying someone a guaranteed amount even through ^([sic]) they have not earned it, it is all a form of giving up a part of income that could be enurement.
Word: what are you waiting for Part of Speech: phrase 1. What is the delay? Why are you not acting or proceeding? Labels: rhetoric
Word: Wusong Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 吳淞 /吴淞 (Wúsōng). 1. A subdistrict of Baoshan District in Shanghai, China. 2. A former name of the Suzhou Creek in Shanghai. Labels: historical 3. A former name of the Wenzaobang in Shanghai. Labels: historical 4. A port city on the lower Huangpu River near its confluence with the Yangtze, since merged with Shanghai. Labels: historical Example: Brown's last official discussions took place yesterday at a base of the East China fleet at Wusong, where Shanghai's Huangpu River meets the mighty Yangtze River near the East China Sea. Example: If you sail a dozen miles to Wusong where the Huangpu converges with the Yangtze, you will see another side of Shanghai: a major port clogged with sleek steamers, rusty freighters, warships, barges and sailing junks.
Word: Woosung Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 吳淞 /吴淞 (Wúsōng). 1. Alternative spelling of Wusong. Labels: alt-of, alternative, historical, obsolete Example: Shanghai is situated on this river, about twelve miles above Woosung; and the river is navigable for steam-boats forty-seven miles higher up—to the point where it issues from the small lake on the south of the canal. Chapoo, the town taken by the British immediately before the attack upon Woosung, is on the north side of the gulf of Che-kiang, about midway between its north cape and its innermost recess. Shanghai is the great emporium of the trade of this district with the tea-provinces on the South, with the province of Shantung and the coast of the Mantchoo Tartars on the North. Example: THE C. M. S. Kwangtah, which arrived here last Friday from Hongkong reports: Left Hongkong at 7 p.m. on the 15th instant. Anchored in Amoy Harbour for shelter 13 hours. Anchored again at Matsu Island for 10 hours and arrived at Woosung on the 18th instant.
Word: how the mighty have fallen Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: The phrase originates in the Old Testament, 2 Samuel 1:19. The earliest version in English is found in the Great Bible, (1539): Oh howe are the myghtie ouerthrowen. The modern word fallen version is found in the King James Version, (1611) and is an expression of David's lament over Saul and Jonathan: The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! 1. Used to imply the decline of a once-great person or entity.
Word: Firestone layaway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, a manufacturer of rubber products, in reference to rubber check. 1. The practice of issuing a check on insufficient funds. Labels: US, slang Example: Detective LaRue showed me his gratitude by paying me off on the Firestone layaway.
Word: shelf fungus Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of bracket fungus.
Word: shelf fungi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shelf fungus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Faroe Islander Part of Speech: noun 1. an inhabitant of the Faroe Islands (Faroes)
Word: Faeroe Islander Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Faroe Islander. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: outrovert Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Modelled on introvert, replacing in with its opposite, out. 1. Extrovert. Labels: nonstandard, not-comparable, rare Example: This also conforms to the theory that outrovert people are not having better share of success. Example: He is experiencing the switch between an outrovert and introvert attention/focus.
Word: apocrisarius Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌæpəkɹɪˈsɛəɹi.əs/, /ˌæpəkɹəˈsɛɹi.əs/ 1. A high-ranking ecclesiastical deputy or other official
Word: clarissa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa; see there for more. Doublet of Clarisse, Clare, and Clarist. 1. Alternative letter-case form of Clarissa: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare. Labels: alt-of Example: […] all these obscene references of a sexual nature punctuate the ritualistic prodigality of the Northeast and its winter cycle, and if in the main popular qualification of the character of the clarissa nun called Maria Ermelinda Correia, the composer of the sweet in the mouth of the people, as an expression of her overblown greediness.
Word: autoschediasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek αὐτοσχεδίασμα (autoskhedíasma), from αὐτοσχεδόν (autoskhedón, “hand-to-hand, on the spot”). 1. Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
Word: united we stand, divided we fall Part of Speech: proverb 1. People are more successful as a group than as individuals.
Word: break the cycle Part of Speech: verb 1. To act so as to end a repeating pattern of harmful or otherwise negative behavior. Labels: idiomatic
Word: slow one's roll Part of Speech: verb 1. To calm down. Labels: informal
Word: keep one's pants on Part of Speech: verb 1. To stay calm. Labels: idiomatic, imperative, slang Example: All right, okay! Keep your pants on, I'm coming!
Word: leapin' lizards Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Popularised by the comic strip Little Orphan Annie. 1. Used to express shock or dismay.
Word: tear glands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tear gland Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slows down Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of slow down Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: slowing down Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of slow down Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: slowed down Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of slow down Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: concordaunces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of concordaunce Labels: form-of, plural
Word: PoA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Prisoner of Azkaban. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: cowcod Part of Speech: noun 1. A fish of species Sebastes levis, found off the coasts of California and northern Mexico. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: jacopever Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of certain species of marine fish in the genus Sebastes. Labels: South-Africa
Word: autonomics Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of self-correcting software systems that automatically detect and fix certain types of error without intervention by a software engineer. Labels: uncountable
Word: Chinese mile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By analogy with the similar Roman mile and English mile, although the li was somewhat shorter. 1. A li, a traditional Chinese unit of distance equal to 1500 Chinese feet or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).
Word: Chinese miles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Chinese mile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zhangs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zhang Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anba Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of amba (“type of mango pickle”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: chih Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an irregular romanization of Mandarin 尺 (chǐ). 1. Alternative form of chi. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete, uncountable, usually
Word: chihs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chih Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ch'ih Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mandarin 尺 (chǐ), Wade–Giles romanization: chʻih³. 1. Alternative form of chi. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete, uncountable, usually
Word: ch'ihs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ch'ih Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zu-infinitive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German zu + infinitive. 1. A German infinitive form created by adding or infixing the particle zu and used in subordinate clauses. Example: abgeben → abzugeben Example: vorbereiten → vorzubereiten
Word: poshtel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of posh + hostel. 1. An upscale or luxury hostel. Labels: informal Example: Was it some sort of marketing ploy to drive the declining tourist revenues? More importantly, did it live up to the hype? I strolled around this poshtel in search of answers. Example: The boutique Safestay hostel, a so-called “poshtel”, is to be floated on AIM by way of a demerger from Safeland, the property company that formed the business three years ago in a joint venture with Moorfield Group.
Word: Chinese foot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its rough resemblance to the English foot. 1. A chi, a traditional Chinese unit of distance based on the human forearm, now standardized variously as (Mainland China) ¹/₃ or (Taiwan) ¹⁰/₃₃ of a meter.
Word: Chinese feet Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Chinese foot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jiboias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jiboia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Yale romanization of the Cantonese 尺 (cek³). Doublet of chi. 1. A Hong Kong foot.
Word: viscerotonics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of viscerotonic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: viscero- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Combining form of Latin viscera. 1. viscera Labels: morpheme
Word: flavor text Part of Speech: noun 1. Text printed on a card or within the rulebook of a tabletop game or a menu in a video game which does not affect the game's mechanics, but gives background information on characters, places, etc. to enhance the game's atmosphere. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In the old days of Magic the Gathering, the flavor text was almost all serious, sometimes even with quotes from Shakespeare or Edgar Allen Poe thrown in. Example: One reason why cards are now much more popular, and dice less, in tabletop games is that cards can include colorful, varied, interesting illustrations and brief “flavor text.”
Word: Eudist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of Saint Jean Eudes, + -ist. 1. A member of the Congregation of Jesus and Mary
Word: cheks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chek Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Japanese foot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its rough similarity to the English foot measurement. 1. A shaku, a traditional Japanese unit of distance based on the human forearm, now standardized as ¹⁰⁄₃₃ of a meter.
Word: Japanese feet Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Japanese foot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: electrosensible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From electro- + sensible. 1. Synonym of electrosensitive. Example: A large spectrum of techniques was tested by the manufacturers: scanners using photodiodes and CCD line sensors, software or hardware modems, printers using thermic, photosensible, electrosensible and electrochimic papers. Example: The best least square fit was found for a second log-normal distribution superposed at the sensitive end, again indicating the existence of a very sensitive subgroup among the general population and leading to the estimation that this very electrosensible subgroup could have the size of approximately 2% of the general population [Leitgeb, 1998]
Word: electrosensibles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of electrosensible Labels: form-of, plural
Word: glitten Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of glove + mitten. Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɪtn̩/ 1. A cross between a glove and a mitten, often in the form of a fingerless glove with an attached mitten-like flap that can be used to cover the fingers. Example: These glittens are perfect for winter walks with a spunky dog. They keep you warm and, hopefully, give you the control you need to let her know who's in charge. Example: Glittens / Is that a word? It probably is. A combination of both gloves and mittens, glittens claim to have the best of both worlds. But is it possible to find a cute pair? We took to the streets. And by that, we mean we emailed our friends that were known mitten/glove/glitten enthusiasts (it's cold out there!) […]
Word: glitten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English glitenen, from Old English glitnian, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *glitinōną, from a root cognate with Old Norse glitra + Proto-Germanic *-inōną. Ultimately from *ǵʰel- (“to shine, shimmer, glow”). Related to Old English glisnian (“to glisten”), Old English glīdan (“to glide”). Largely displaced by glitter. Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɪtn̩/ 1. to glisten, to reflect, to shimmer. Labels: archaic Example: At one of the river landings I passed, there was something white glittening in the moonlight. Example: Oh, yes, there were a hundredfold more beggars and swaggerers among the docks than upon the granite mount, but there was too much diversion to heed the tricks of sharpers in the crush of the myriad craft and the throngs of sailors on duty on the merchantmen, the hordes of poor panting human toilers loading and unloading the trading vessels locked in the basins, and the care-free troops of seamen off duty, with full pockets and light hearts, whose gold was soon to vanish in the seduction of the glittening casinos and their black-eyed sweethearts.
Word: glittens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glitten Labels: form-of, plural
Word: glittens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of glitten Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tickle someone's pickle Part of Speech: verb 1. To amuse or astonish someone. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: Well, tickle my pickle and call me Uncle. Example: If you have any hilarious dating stories, though, please do share them with me on social media, they always tickle my pickle! 2. To stimulate someone's penis sexually. Labels: idiomatic, slang, transitive Example: Cole slowly put his face into the man's clothes, his own sweat plastering his hair over his brow, a few pubic hairs brushing against his nose. "That's the way, fairy, tickle my pickle." Example: Come on Daisy, don't hold out on me. If you won't tickle my pickle, someone has to.
Word: oh me oh my Part of Speech: intj 1. an expression of amazement
Word: here today, gone tomorrow Part of Speech: phrase 1. Things are fleeting; something that is ubiquitous or popular at one point is soon forgotten.
Word: no guts, no glory Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Suggesting the bloody conditions of warfare. 1. Success will not be achieved without courage, hard work, and struggle. Example: Near-synonyms: no pain, no gain; nothing ventured, nothing gained
Word: Three Stooges Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From The Three Stooges (1922-1970), a comedy troupe whose stage act and short films featured three quarrelsome and absurd characters of low intelligence, given to insults and violent slapstick, who often stood in contrast with or were manipulated by characters of a higher social class. 1. A group of three stupid people. Labels: idiomatic
Word: sugar and spice Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Perhaps from sugar and spice and everything nice in the nursery rhyme What Are Little Boys Made Of?. 1. Pleasant, delightful. Labels: not-comparable Example: “Hazel is a little firecracker,” she said. “She is sugar and spice. She’s incredibly, incredibly sweet and loving and sticks to you like glue, but is feisty with strangers and apparently found some way to survive out there for quite a few days, so she’s hardier than I would have thought she was. I’m very impressed.”
Word: sugar and spice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps from sugar and spice and everything nice in the nursery rhyme What Are Little Boys Made Of?. 1. A mixture of flavors. Labels: uncountable Example: Place one layer of apples in the pan making as nice and even layer as possible. You would probably use about 1 apple for each layer depending on how big they are. Once you’ve put down a layer, sprinkle on the sugar and spice mixture — just enough to coat the apples; not too thick. Example: We even took our coats off during lunch — that’s how warm it was — the better to dig into our lobster roll and the restaurant’s signature fries. These chubby fries are dusted with sugar and spice and are totally irresistible. If you get only one order, you’ll be fighting for every last wedge. Or feeding each other fries, since this is a romance story. 2. Two things that are fundamentally different from each other. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable
Word: Last Messenger Part of Speech: name 1. an epithet of Muhammad
Word: pronunciation spelling Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən ˈspɛlɪŋ/ 1. A spelling intended to represent a pronunciation, which may or may not be the standard spelling of the word. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A word of almost phonetic composition is one in which the pronunciation spelling uses exactly the same letters in the precise order of the correct spelling of the word, but one of the vowels used to represent a particular sound may be interchanged with some different vowel letter and still not change the pronunciation of the word. Example: Over time the new spelling may become as acceptable as the original spelling, as is the case with the pronunciation spelling bosun for boatswain.
Word: put on a clinic Part of Speech: verb 1. To perform excellently; to put on a show of brilliance. Labels: idiomatic
Word: face control Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian фейсконтро́ль (fejskontrólʹ), from English face + control, a pseudo-Anglicism. 1. The policy, in upscale nightclubs, of restricting entry based on a bouncer's snap judgment of the suitability of a person's looks, money, style or attitude. Labels: Russia, uncountable
Word: langdebeefs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of langdebeef Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ostranenie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Russian остранение (ostranenije) 1. Defamiliarisation. Labels: uncountable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:ostranenie.
Word: western roe deer Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of small deer (Capreolus capreolus) native to Europe and Asia Minor.
Word: footnoter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From footnote + -er. 1. One who writes footnotes.
Word: Kekulean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Kekulé + -an. 1. Of or relating to August Kekulé (1829–1896), German organic chemist, the principal founder of the theory of chemical structure.
Word: footnoters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of footnoter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: daniq Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic دَانِق (dāniq). 1. A traditional Islamic silver coin weighing one sixth as much as a dinar.
Word: daniqs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of daniq Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frostquake Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of frost quake. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: frostquakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frostquake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: niqaabs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of niqaab Labels: form-of, plural
Word: niqāb Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of niqab. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: niqābs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of niqāb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hijaab Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hijab. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hijaabs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hijaab Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hijāb Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hijab. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hijābs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hijāb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misattunement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mis- + attunement. 1. Bad or wrong attunement. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: misattunements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misattunement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bourkha Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of burqa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bourkhas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bourkha Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bourqa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of burqa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bourqas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bourqa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: burkha Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of burqa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: burkhas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of burkha Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misattune Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + attune. 1. To attune badly or wrongly.
Word: misattuned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misattune Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: misattunes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of misattune Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: misattuning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of misattune Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: aracial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + racial. 1. Without race or race distinctions. Labels: not-comparable
Word: brick toast Part of Speech: noun 1. A Taiwanese sweet butter bread shaped in a block and often served with ice cream. Labels: uncountable 2. Synonym of honey toast (“Japanese dessert”). Labels: uncountable
Word: cat cafés Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cat café Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cat cafe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cat café. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cat cafes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cat cafe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maid cafe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of maid café. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: maid cafes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maid cafe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: butler café Part of Speech: noun 1. A novelty restaurant, originating in and found predominantly in Japan, in which guests are served by male waiters in butler costumes, who treat them as masters or mistresses in a private home rather than as restaurant patrons.
Word: butler cafés Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of butler café Labels: form-of, plural
Word: postmultiplication Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From post- + multiplication. 1. The process of postmultiplying. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: postmultiplications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of postmultiplication Labels: form-of, plural
Word: butler cafe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of butler café. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: butler cafes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of butler cafe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fail at life Part of Speech: verb 1. To be or become trapped in poverty, or in a situation where one is not doing anything productive with one's life; to become a loser. Labels: Internet 2. To do anything disappointing; to fail significantly. Labels: Internet, idiomatic
Word: fails at life Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fail at life Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: failing at life Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fail at life Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: failed at life Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fail at life Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Mankiw Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Ма́нків (Mánkiv). Pronunciation: /ˈmæn.kjuː/ 1. A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Манків (Mankiv).
Word: market failure Part of Speech: noun 1. A situation in which the allocation of goods and services by a free market is not efficient. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: From a policy perspective, market failure should be a matter of concern when market performance significantly deviates from the appropriate efficiency benchmark. Example: "Climate change is a result of the greatest market failure the world has seen. The evidence on the seriousness of the risks from inaction or delayed action is now overwhelming. We risk damages on a scale larger than the two world wars of the last century. The problem is global and the response must be a collaboration on a global scale."
Word: common chaffinch Part of Speech: noun 1. A bird of the species Fringilla coelebs, principally native to Europe.
Word: CPCTC Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent, a theorem regarding congruent triangles, stating that if two or more triangles are proven congruent by any method, then all of their corresponding angles and sides are congruent as well. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CPCFC Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of corresponding parts of congruent forms are congruent. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: I am not Part of Speech: intj 1. Indicates absence of solidarity or a support of a shared conviction with the person or object upon which a perceived injustice is being inflicted, usually in opposition to the majority of society. Example: I am not Charlie Hebdo!
Word: American perch Part of Speech: noun 1. A fish of the species Perca flavescens, native to eastern and central North America.
Word: amorphophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amorpho- (“formless”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. Any plant with flowers of an irregular or anomalous shape.
Word: amorphophytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amorphophyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Marianist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Marian + -ist. 1. A member of the Society of Mary, a congregation of Roman Catholic brothers and priests who look to the Virgin Mary as a model of faith and spirituality. Example: And Catholic Marianists, for their part, have looked for ultimate authority instead in the miraculous realm of mystical visions and end-time prophecy. Mainly because of their passionate commitment to anti-abortion activism, Catholic conservatives have thus far wielded a far greater public presence than either separatists or Marianists.
Word: monogrammist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From monogram + -ist. 1. A person who uses a monogram instead of a signature
Word: anaerophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an- (“not”) + aerophyte, from aero- (“air”) + -phyte (“plant”). Pronunciation: /əˈneɪəɹəʊfaɪt/ 1. Any plant that does not require a direct supply of air
Word: anaerophytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anaerophyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mds Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of merchandise and related forms of that word (merchandising, merchandised, merchandiser, etc.) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: axophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”) + -phyte (“plant”). Pronunciation: /ˈæksəfaɪt/ 1. Any plant with an axis or stem
Word: axophytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of axophyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ceratophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cerato- (“horn”) + -phyte (“plant”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɛɹətəʊfaɪt/ 1. a type of coral polyp, the internal axis of which has the appearance of wood or horn.
Word: ceratophytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ceratophyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: craspedophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek κράσπεδον (kráspedon, “edge, border”) + -phyte (“plant”) 1. choanoflagellate