nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: fliffus Part of Speech: noun 1. Any double somersault with some amount of twisting. Example: His trampoline routine was changed somewhat too. Besides adding a full out fliffus which is a double somersault with a twist on the second somersault, he […] Example: Therefore if you... a) get your head stuck in the ceiling doing a “fliffus” on your trampoline […]
Word: miscomment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mis- + comment. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈkɒmɛnt/, /mɪsˈkɒmənt/ 1. A comment that is untrue. Example: MORE mischief has been done to the cause of truth by mistranslations of, and consequent miscomments on the holy scripture, than is at first thought imagined or perceived. Example: Did reversible error occur as a result of prosecutorial miscomment during closing argument?
Word: miscomment Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + comment. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈkɒmɛnt/, /mɪsˈkɒmənt/ 1. To comment in error. Example: Nicon answered : “All these writings are no better than old-wives' stories; for there are adduced here spurious canons, most vilely misunderstood and misinterpreted or miscommented upon. Example: In view of this and also of the fact that the real state of affairs is often deliberately misrepresented and miscommented on in various quarters, we take the liberty to outline conditions in the Polish oil industry, and subsequently to draw the notions which in our estimation ought to be the leading aim of the Polish industry's policy.
Word: miscomments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of miscomment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: miscomments Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of miscomment Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: miscommenting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of miscomment Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: miscommented Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of miscomment Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: miscompensate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + compensate. 1. To err when attempting to adapt to a condition. Example: A background spectrum (without any sample in the infrared beam) must be obtained in order to subtract atmospheric effects on the spectrum, but sometimes, because of momentary local changes in the atmosphere, the instrument miscompensates. Example: The nervous system, once so adept at compensation, begins to miscompensate, exacerbating the overall dysfunction of the system. 2. To provide the wrong amount of payment as compensation. Example: The author criticizes this method of damage calculation and provides examples of how it can "miscompensate" plaintiff for economic loss, leading to an inefficient deterrent effect and excessive social costs. Example: Other parties can but guess at their negotiating partner's reliance costs, so they are likely to miscompensate .
Word: miscompensates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of miscompensate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: miscompensating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of miscompensate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: miscompensated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of miscompensate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: problem gambling Part of Speech: noun 1. An urge to gamble continuously despite negative consequences or a desire to quit.
Word: superhero landing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Deadpool (2016 film). 1. An action pose where someone is supported by three limbs — specifically: kneeling with one leg, while only the other foot and one hand are also touching the ground — typically seen when a superhero lands after flying or falling. Example: Superhero landing. She's gonna do a superhero landing. Wait for it. [...] Whoo! Superhero landing! You know, that's really hard on your knees. Example: Then — boom! — Spidey sticks the classic superhero landing.
Word: Iu Mien Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the Iu Mien people, a Southeast Asian subset of the Yao people, a minority group originally from China.
Word: Iu Mien Part of Speech: name 1. The language of the Iu Mien people.
Word: Iu Miens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Iu Mien Labels: form-of, plural
Word: redemptionista Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From redemption + -ista. Piecewise doublet of redemptionist. 1. A fan who wanted Spike to be redeemed. Example: In the first place, it is not true that redemptionistas want redemption for Spike to be easy or quick. Example: If I see next season true sorrow and compassion from him in regards to his past actions, the redemptionistas will have a convert that they probably don't want.
Word: Ch'ang-an Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 長安 /长安 (Cháng'ān), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻang²-an¹. 1. Alternative form of Chang'an. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: 52. Chang Kʽien said to the Emperor, on his return from his mission to Bactria, [月氐]:—"Ta-üen is distant from Han, [? the capital Chʽang-an], about 10,000 li: their habits there are settled: they till the ground, and cultivate rice and wheat : they have grape-wine, and many excellent horses. Example: This rather leisurely journey, consuming almost six months, should be contrasted with Liu Tsung-yüan's trip into exile in 815- it took him a little more than three months to reach Liu-chou in Lingnan from Ch’ang-an.
Word: plum rain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See plum rains. Pronunciation: /plʌm ˈɹeɪn/ 1. Synonym of plum rains (“the East Asian rainy season from early summer to midsummer in the fourth and fifth lunar months (early June to early or mid-July); also, the rain which falls during this season”). Example: The heroes of those thousand years? / Alas! like running water, gone; / Yet still the fever-blast one hears, / And still the plum-rain patters on. Example: Besides, the general rainfall caused by the occasional visitation of cyclones and typhoons a long spell of wet weather prevails from the second decade of June to the first decade of July. This rainy season is commonly known as "Bai-u" or "Plum-rain", as it occurs when the plums are getting ripe. This "Plum-rain" season begins earlier in the lower latitude and progresses to the higher latitude.
Word: Schumanns Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Schumann Labels: form-of, plural
Word: evilista Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From evil + -ista. Piecewise doublet of evilist. 1. A fan who wanted Spike to remain evil and unredeemed. Example: OTOH, James differs from most evilistas in that he seems to think that despite all of this, Spike can consistently do good and can be with Buffy. Example: Redemptionists hope this will be the crisis that forces him to change, evilistas are shrugging it off as typical Spike behavior, and even perhaps showing him in a better light than they thought as he is remorseful.
Word: Lincolnite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Lincoln + -ite. 1. A supporter of Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), his policies, or Northern interests during the American Civil War. Labels: US, historical 2. A member or alumnus of Lincoln College, Oxford. Labels: informal 3. A resident of the English city Lincoln. 4. A resident of Lincolnshire. Labels: broadly 5. A resident of the Nebraskan city Lincoln.
Word: Lincolnites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Lincolnite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lincolnite Part of Speech: noun 1. Heulandite. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lincolnites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lincolnite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lo-ning Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 洛寧 /洛宁 (Luòníng), Wade–Giles romanization: Lo⁴-ning². 1. Alternative form of Luoning. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The most recently recognized, and perhaps the earliest phase of the Yang-shao culture in the Chung-yüan region, is a complex of artifacts first known from the Li-chia-ts'un site of Hsi-hsiang in Shensi, on the southern side of the Tsinling Mountains on the upper Hanshui River, and since identified in a series of sites north of Tsin-ling in the Weishui Valley even the Huangho Valley in Honan, including the lower strata at Pei-shou-ling in Pao-chi and Yüan-chün-miao in Hua Hsien, and the sites at Lao-kuan-t'ai in Hua Hsien and on the banks of River Lo near Lo-ning, western Honan. Example: He also spent time lecturing in neighbouring counties, such as the free school in Lo-ning 洛寧, Honan, later known as the Lo-hsi shu-yüan 洛西書院 or ' Academy West of the [River] Lo.'
Word: Nan-ch'ang Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 南昌 (Nánchāng), Wade–Giles romanization: Nan²-chʻang¹. 1. Alternative form of Nanchang. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: He spoke of the great demand for books. Had sold as many as fifty Bibles in one day. Has sold Bibles to nearly all the officials in the Nan-ch'ang prefecture and has several orders in hand for books of good binding. Example: The small group around Ch’en Tu-hsiu that had remained at headquarters hastily sent an emissary—Chang Kuo-t’ao—to Nanch’ang. Though Chang set out immediately, he did not reach Nanch’ang until July 31, the day before the rising.
Word: I-pin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 宜賓 /宜宾 (Yíbīn) Wade–Giles romanization: I²-pin¹. 1. Alternative form of Yibin. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A plant being built in I-pin will produce 6,000 tons of 666 powder annually. Example: In the early 1960s, following the collapse of Mao's Great Leap Forward, Liu and Chang, as party officials in the city of I-pin (120 miles south of Szechwan's capital, Chengtu), vigorously prosecuted those cadres under their jurisdiction who had shown less than wholehearted devotion to that campaign.
Word: Spikeophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spike + -o- + -phile. 1. A fan of the character Spike from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Example: (The rabid Spikeophiles are expecially fond of it, as they use it to demonstrate that he's not a soulless demon like the rest of vampirekind.) Example: If you mean that Spikeophiles are wrong to love this fictional character, well, that's just silly.
Word: Tzu-kuei Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 秭歸 /秭归 (Zǐguī) Wade–Giles romanization: Tzŭ³-kuei¹. 1. Alternative form of Zigui. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The second major movement followed the north bank of the Yang-tzu, emerged from the Yang-tzu Gorge Mountains in the vicinity of present-day Tzu-kuei District upriver from Yi-ch'ang. Example: Tzu-kuei county, located in the depth of Hsi-ling gorge on the Yangtze River, selected Ta-chin-p'ing, 1,840 meters above sea level on Hsien-nu-feng, to build a television differential transfer station, relaying with good results the television signals, images, and sound of Wu-han, I-ch'ang, and Ching-chou in Hupeh and Ch'ang-te in Hunan.
Word: Senner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sen(tinel) + -er. 1. A fan of the television series The Sentinel. Labels: rare, slang Example: A lot of Senners went to the Con (and had a blast!) are busily reporting in on the events to their mailing list sibs. Example: Two Senners have personally verified that filming has begun, having stumbled upon (okay, hunted down) a location shoot on Sept 9.
Word: Frum Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish פֿרום (frum, “religious, pious, observant”) * As a German surname, spelling variant of Fromm. 1. A surname from Yiddish.
Word: Frum Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Yiddish אברם (afrom), from Hebrew אברם from אברהם. Doublet of Abram. 1. A surname from Yiddish [in turn originating as a patronymic], having a father Afrom (“Abraham, Abram”)
Word: Pei-kan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 北竿 (Běigān), Wade–Giles romanization: Pei³-kan¹. 1. Alternative form of Beigan (island) Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Ma-tsu hai-hsai (strait), situated between Ma-tsu shan and Pei-kan-tang tao, north-eastward, has a navigable width of nearly one mile between the reefs on either side. Example: The defense ministry in Taipeh, Nationalist capital of Formosa Island, said a fleet of 40 to 50 junks tried to put the landing force ashore on Pei Kan Tang in the Matsu Islands off the estuary of the Min River.
Word: Senfic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sen(tinal) + fic. 1. A fanfic based on the television series The Sentinel. Labels: countable, slang Example: This is very brave of you to post your first Senfic here. I enjoyed it a lot. Example: I've attempted to send you feedback on your Senfic, but my e-mails always end up bounced back at me. 2. Such fan fiction collectively. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: Can someone point me at more Senfic (gen, slash or adult, I don't care) that deals with shamanism as a central part of the plot? Example: I'm getting too old for this...well, too old to stay up all night for anything other than reading Senfic
Word: ten-hut Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Abbreviated form of attention; compare hut § Etymology 2. Pronunciation: /tɛnˈhʌt/ 1. Used to bring a marching band or group of soldiers to attention. Labels: US Example: When the officer appeared, the sergeant brought the soldiers to attention by shouting, "Squad, ten-hut!"
Word: sensawunda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deliberate misspelling or eye dialect rendition of sense of wonder. 1. Wonder or excitement invoked by the grandeur and vision of science fiction. Labels: dated, slang, uncountable Example: How does a non-science fiction writer write science fiction? We had a taste with John Hersey's WHITE LOTUS and MY PETITION FOR MORE SPACE and discovered that future visions could be presented with such reality and simplicity that our sensawunda could be thrown away and we could discover, instead, deep and beautiful characters. Example: […] in order to be able to make the pilgrimage to Mecca, the Sultan of Alpha Centauri engineers a breath-taking re-siting of the entire solar system — sensawunda indeed!
Word: almondmilk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From almond + milk. 1. Alternative spelling of almond milk. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: Lacey Green Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8200). 2. A suburban area in Wilmslow, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8482). 3. A small neighbourhood in Old Coulsdon, borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3157).
Word: Rinkeby Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Swedish Rinkeby. 1. A suburb of Stockholm, Sweden.
Word: hexadecagonal Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the form of a hexadecagon Labels: not-comparable
Word: heptadecagonal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From heptadecagon + -al. 1. Having the form of a heptadecagon Labels: not-comparable
Word: icosagonal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From icosagon + -al. 1. Having the form of a icosagon Labels: not-comparable
Word: tetracontakaihexagon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tetra- + -conta- + -kai- + di- + -gon. 1. A polygon with forty six sides and forty six angles. Example: For example, a 46-sided polygon could be called a tetracontakaihexagon, or a combination of “tetracontagon” “kai” (often used in combining names) “hexagon.”
Word: triacontakaitetragon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tria- + -conta- + -kai- + tetra- + -gon. 1. A polygon with thirty four sides and thirty four angles. Example: For instance a 34-sided polygon is called a triacontakaitetragon, and a 52-sided polygon is called a pentacontakaidigon.
Word: triacontatetragon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tria- + -conta- + tetra- + -gon. 1. A polygon with thirty four sides and thirty four angles.
Word: Rinkeby Swedish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Rinkeby + Swedish. Calque of Swedish rinkebysvenska. 1. A variety of the Swedish language used by immigrants in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, especially in the suburb of Rinkeby. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. All immigrant created varieties of Swedish used by immigrants to Sweden. Labels: broadly, uncountable, usually
Word: Old Coulsdon Part of Speech: name 1. A village near Coulsdon, borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3157).
Word: Great Shefford Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3875).
Word: Auramazda Part of Speech: name 1. Ahura Mazda Example: Though the king was thus above all human law, he felt himself bound to recognize the higher or divine law of Auramazda.
Word: East Garston Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3676).
Word: Welford Part of Speech: name Etymology: From either Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) or welig (“willow”) + ford (“ford”). 1. A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4073). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire council area, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP6480). Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Eastbury Part of Speech: name Etymology: From east + -bury. 1. A village in Lambourn parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3477). 2. A suburban area in Batchworth parish, Three Rivers district, Hertfordshire, England, adjacent to Northwood, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ0992).
Word: pentic Part of Speech: adj 1. Five-fold, or five-membered Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or relating to the fifth degree, such as a pentic polynomial Labels: not-comparable
Word: scante Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish esconde. Pronunciation: /skɑnteɪ/ 1. The drug methamphetamine hydrochloride, crystal meth. Labels: Canada, US, slang, uncountable
Word: Stockcross Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Speen parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4368).
Word: Bagnor Part of Speech: name 1. A hamlet in Speen parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4569).
Word: confessing Sam Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who falsely confesses to a crime. Labels: Canada, US, slang Example: The first potentially believable confessing Sam, Daniel Voorhees, arrived at police headquarters on the same day as the second note from The Avenger. During an interview with LAPD Consulting Psychiatrist Dr. Paul De River, Voorhess ^([sic]) claimed that he "couldn't stand [keeping such a dark secret] any longer." The police knew that Voorhees was not The Avenger […]
Word: confessing Sams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of confessing Sam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lambley Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English lamb + lēah (“clearing”). 1. A village in Coanwood parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY6758). 2. A village and civil parish in Gedling borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6245).
Word: opinions are like assholes Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Shortened from "Opinions are like assholes; everybody has one"; "Opinions are like assholes; everybody has one and they usually stink"; "Opinions are like assholes: everybody's got one, and everybody thinks theirs smells nicer than everyone else's"; or some variant of the three. Pronunciation: /əˈpɪnjənz ɑːɹ laɪ̯k ˈæsˌhoʊlz/ 1. Everyone has opinions, and most people's opinions are of exceedingly poor quality. Labels: Canada, US, derogatory, idiomatic, usually, vulgar Example: “Opinions are like assholes,” Tipsy began again. “That would be correct,” Few confirmed acidly. “It's an understatement, too.” “Some people have more than one asshole?” Tipsy asked naively. “Okay. Okay.” Quentin placed both his hands ... Example: Opinions are like assholes and that's all I see. Ya you're so picture perfect. How's it feel to be perfect. Ya you're perfect. Picture perfect to me. What you got comes in a small pill. Pretty sure I've had my fill.
Word: bakra Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of buckra. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bakra Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of buckra. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Coanwood Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in south-west Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY6859).
Word: Collyweston Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SK9902).
Word: Oakleigh Park Part of Speech: name 1. A suburban area in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2694).
Word: Stroudley Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: extrageneric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From extra- + generic. 1. Outside of a genus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ultra-fast Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + fast. 1. Alternative form of ultrafast. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Less important lines of plain double track carrying a mixture of passenger and freight traffic cannot be given ultra-fast expresses, and where alternative routes exist, as for example between London and the West Riding, the specially high-speed trains must be restricted to one of them only.
Word: farm upstate Part of Speech: noun 1. The place an animal (or by extension, person, concept, etc) notionally goes when they are dead; used as a euphemism for a state of literal or figurative death or oblivion. Labels: US, euphemistic Example: What do parents tell their kids when they have to put their pet dog down? “We had to send li'l Fido to a farm upstate, honey....” Maybe that's where I'm going. The farm upstate. “We had to send li'l Spencer to the farm upstate, honey. Example: The convenience of online shopping is "irresistible," John Oliver said on Sunday's Last Week Tonight. "It's frankly no wonder that e-commerce is gradually chipping away at brick-and-mortar retail sales, and it can seem like the retail jobs are shifting, too," with warehouse jobs apparently "absorbing America's lost retail employees." And that "initially sounds kind of nice," Oliver said. "It's like hearing that there's actually a farm upstate where Borders, Circuit City, and Tower Records employees can run around and be free."
Word: Ucayali Part of Speech: name 1. A river in Peru, a major source of the Amazon. 2. A region in Peru. 3. A province in Loreto region, Peru.
Word: slower-moving Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of slow-moving: more slow-moving Labels: comparative, form-of Example: It will also enable slower-moving freight trains to be recessed in the new down goods loop to await, if necessary, a suitable margin before proceeding to Stafford or Stoke and so reduce confliction with other main-line trains.
Word: slowest-moving Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of slow-moving: most slow-moving Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: flesh tunnel Part of Speech: noun 1. A piercing in the earlobe which has been deliberately stretched to achieve a larger gauge. Labels: informal Example: Potential employers didn’t seem to like the 4cm “flesh tunnel” holes he had in each ear as much as he did. […] The record holder for the largest flesh tunnels, at more than 10cm in diameter (big enough to put a fist through), is a Hawaiian man, Kala Kaiwi. 2. A short, hollow, cylindrical piece of jewellery worn in such a piercing. Labels: informal
Word: flesh tunnels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flesh tunnel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nobber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * (fool, idiot): Likely a variant of nobhead. * (fellatio): See knob (“penis”). 1. A blow on the head. Labels: slang Example: She put her hand mechanically to the back of her head. "Ay, ay," said he, seeing the blood, “it was a nobber. I'll doctor it though: here; Sam, some water; let's see what harm's done." He was just going to wash the head of Madge , when his attention was called off by the exclamations of the ... Example: Spring went in, and planted a nobber that sent Carter down like a log. 2. A fool, idiot. Labels: UK, derogatory, slang Example: Jock, I hate to have to tell you this, mate, but you slaughtered a perfectly healthy hound. A whippet is like a miniature greyhound and they're used for dog racing on the track or chasing hares and rabbits in fields. They are meant to be lean, you nobber! Example: Mum, if a bloke is intimidated by me because I happen to have the good fortune to have a job, then he is probably a complete nobber anyway.' 'Don't talk that way, Bryony, it's so coarse and unladylike! 3. A security guard. Labels: UK, slang Example: “I'm sure they'd pass her a note from you, as long as it's got a Yard seal and has been sprayed for nits. Not like you're a nobber, right?” Doyle shook his head. Example: Was he a nobber?' 'He's not a nobber,' said DuTroy from the corner. 'He might be a nobber,' I said. 'I don't know him well enough.' 'What's he like with the mask off?' I paused. For a long time. Gertie was my best friend in the entire world. 4. An act of fellatio. Labels: slang Example: Puttering. At some point you're going to end up on the green. Even if you have to yell, “Hey look, everybody, the pro's getting a nobber from the beverage babe over there in the woods,” and throw the ball on the green while everyone turns his or her head. 5. An assistant in certain trades. Example: As soon as he has sufficient coal picked loose to make it inconvenient he shovels it into the end of the chute; here it is taken charge of by a boy (called a nobber), who works it down the chute. Example: The work was commonly done by a mining team consisting of an experienced miner and an assistant, usually a young boy, known as a nobber.
Word: little-used Part of Speech: adj 1. Not used much, or as much as another or others; lightly used. Example: In addition, over 350 little-used stations were closed, and reductions were made in unprofitable train services. Example: Mr. Hoyle, who does not believe many multiple-unit diesel services on secondary routes will resist for ever the road transport challenge, would forgo passenger traffic altogether on a little-used route in order to improve the quality of the freight working and reduce its costs by equating the average speed of all trains on the line concerned.
Word: Áncash Part of Speech: name 1. A department of Peru.
Word: Apurímac Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Apurímac. Pronunciation: /ˌɑ.puˈɹi.mɑk/ 1. A region of Peru.
Word: Ayacucho Part of Speech: name 1. A city and region of Peru.
Word: Huancavelica Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Huancavelica. 1. A region of Peru. 2. A province of Huancavelica, Peru. 3. A city in Peru, capital of the department of the same name
Word: Huánuco Part of Speech: name 1. A city, region, and province of Peru.
Word: Lambayeque Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Lambayeque. 1. A city, county, province, and department of Peru.
Word: La Libertad Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish La Libertad. 1. A city and canton in Santa Elena province, Ecuador. 2. A department of El Salvador. 3. A region in north-west Peru.
Word: Madre de Dios Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Madre de Dios (literally “Mother of God”). 1. A department and region in south-east Peru; in full, the Department of Madre de Dios. 2. A river in Bolivia and Peru, a tributary of the Madeira River; in full, the Madre de Dios River.
Word: Piura Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Piura. 1. A city, region, and province of Peru.
Word: Tacna Part of Speech: name 1. A former commune of Chile. Labels: historical 2. A former province of Chile. Labels: historical 3. A former department of Chile. Labels: historical
Word: Tumbes Part of Speech: name 1. A department, province, and city in Peru.
Word: Junín Part of Speech: name 1. A city, district, province, and region in Peru.
Word: Moquegua Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Moquegua. 1. A city, department, and district of Peru.
Word: Arkle Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: miscompile Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + compile. 1. To compile (put together) incorrectly. Example: Sufficient data is turned into the Agency but as this data is reviewed and forwarded to area and Central information systems, it seems to get miscompiled through this bureaucratic process. Example: We found that there were many complaints by the agents and the voters of miscompiled rolls. 2. To compile (generate executable from source code) incorrectly. Example: The replacement code would miscompile the login command so that it would accept either the intended encrypted password or a particular known password. Example: Figure 3.2 shows a simple modification to the compiler that will deliberately miscompile source whenever a particular pattern is matched. If this were not deliberate, it would be called a compiler "bug." Since it is deliberate, it should be called a "Trojan horse".
Word: miscompiles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of miscompile Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: miscompiling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of miscompile Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: miscompiled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of miscompile Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: miscompliment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mis- + compliment. 1. An insult. Example: I hope I have not paid the hon. and learned Member for East Bristol (Sir S. Cripps) any miscompliment, but Ramsay Muir and Cole can produce good reports, well-written and well-documented. Example: Thus a catastrophe to the nose in the physical sense is extremely regrettable. But it is not so easy to understand why a miscompliment to it should bring up the beast in a man. Yet the fact is there, sticking out as clearly as one's nose.
Word: miscompliments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of miscompliment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: NG+ Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of new game plus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: shooting seat Part of Speech: noun 1. A small country house or residence used temporarily while shooting; a shooting box. Labels: rare Example: Lord Elmwood, accompanied by Rushbrook, went to a small shooting seat, about twenty miles distant from Elmwood Castle, for a week's particular sport. 2. A walking stick that unfolds into a simple seat, originally used by shooters; a shooting stick.
Word: Huai-nan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 淮南 (Huáinán), Wade–Giles romanization: Huai²-nan². 1. Alternative form of Huainan. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Every aspect of the salt trade required official sanction and the issue of permits. As an illustration, let us consider the marketing of a consignment of salt from the Huai-nan salines to an up-river port such as Hankow or Ta-t'ung. The yard merchant (ch'ang-shang) at the salines had to report his output of salt daily to the salt receiver (ch'ang-kuan), and could carry salt for sale to Shih-erh-wei only on the requisition of the Huai-nan general office (Huai-nan tsung-chü) at Yangchow, transmitted through the salt receiver; when he received this, the had to apply back to Yangchow for a transport permit (ch'ung-yen chih-chao) and to his local branch office (fen-ssu) for a cargo certificate (ts'ang-tan). Example: Marco Polo was right to be impressed by Huai-nan and Liang-che. By a mixture of favourable market opportunities, government support and considerably technical ingenuity at least, they recovered a lead for chien over shai in China which was not lost until the nineteenth century.
Word: Shih-yen Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 十堰 (Shíyàn), Wade-Giles romanization: Shih²-yen⁴. 1. Alternative form of Shiyan. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: 29. The industrial installations vary from a simple facility of 278 square meters (3,000 square feet) of floorspace with two or three large fabrication building to an elaborate complex of more than 741,450 square meters (8.0 million square feet) of floorspace with more than 100 fabrication, assembly, and shop-type buildings. The largest of these is Shih-yen-chen Unidentified Industrial Complex [redacted] which covers approximately 45 square nm and contains more than 140 large fabrication, assembly, and shop-type buildings (Figure 12).
Word: non-stops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of non-stop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Li-chiang Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 麗江 /丽江 (Lìjiāng) Wade–Giles romanization: Li⁴-chiang¹. 1. Alternative form of Lijiang. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: I did not meet a single Chinese between Chê-to and Li-chiang in Yunnan¹- a journey that occupied about a month- and the Chinese language was entirely unknown. Example: In speaking of the important center of Li-chiang, Wang said the Han-Chinese of Yun-nan as well as of other parts of China were quite ignorant in some of their basic assumptions about this region. Some people, he said, think that Li-chiang is a wilderness of the wild barbarians or place it in the same category as Tibet.
Word: hendecagram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hendeca- + -gram. 1. A star polygon that has eleven vertices
Word: Seacombe Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English sǣ (“sea”) + cumb (“narrow valley, combe”). Pronunciation: /ˈsiː.kəm/ 1. A neighbourhood and Mersey ferry terminal in Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3290). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A locality in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Alston Moor Part of Speech: name 1. A moor and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district.
Word: St Combs Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a church dedicated to Saint Colm or Columba. 1. A coastal village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NK0563).
Word: Messonnier Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: McAllan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of McAllen. 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Word: Cairnbulg Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic càrn builg (“gap cairn”). 1. A coastal village next to Inverallochy, Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NK0365).
Word: bivariantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From bivariant + -ly. 1. In a bivariant manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antifaggot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + faggot. 1. Someone who is against homosexuals. Labels: offensive, vulgar
Word: antifaggot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Blend of antifascist + faggot. 1. An antifascist. Labels: derogatory, neologism, offensive, vulgar
Word: anti-faggot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of antifaggot. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: coälitions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coälition Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reëmploys Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reëmploy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reëmploying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reëmploy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reëmployed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reëmploy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: giftability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gift + -ability. 1. Suitability for giving as a gift. Labels: uncountable
Word: chlordene Part of Speech: noun 1. An intermediate in the production of chlordane and heptachlor. Labels: uncountable
Word: coal rank Part of Speech: noun 1. The measure or degree of the progressive coalification (organic metamorphism) of a coal, often expressed in terms of vitrinite reflectance. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: yawker bird Part of Speech: noun 1. The northern flicker, Colaptes auratus Example: No bird in America has so many local names as the Flicker. Some of these are Highholder, Wake-up, Walk-up, Pigeon, Woodpecker, and Yawker-bird Example: Being a common bird he has a number of names such as high-hole, yellow hammer, golden-winged woodpecker, wakeup, yawker bird, and others.
Word: Rapallo Part of Speech: name 1. A coastal municipality in the metropolitan city of Genoa, Liguria, Italy.
Word: Lartington Part of Speech: name 1. A small village and civil parish in County Durham, England; historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref NZ0117).
Word: Stainmore Part of Speech: name 1. A civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district.
Word: Yamba Part of Speech: name 1. A Grassfields language of the northwest region of southern Cameroon, with a small number of speakers in Eastern Nigeria. 2. A town in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia
Word: mackerelly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mackerel + -y. 1. Resembling or characteristic of mackerel. Example: a mackerelly taste
Word: coal ranks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coal rank Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coronoia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of corona + paranoia. 1. Unfounded fear surrounding the outbreak of COVID-19, which may include fear of the spread of the virus or fear of governmental conspiracies in the reaction to the virus. Labels: uncountable Example: Writing this piece, just when I thought I needed to forge a new word ‘Coronoia’, to suitably denote the exponential spread of irrational fears of this novel virus, I found that it has recently been suggested to the Collins dictionary, and is under consideration. Example: Leaving home felt risky at first, our senses haunted by coronoia, the daily infodemic, the doughnut dreams. (Hang on - where's my mask?) Since often we'd forget that sacred cloth, suffering a brain fade on the doormat, enforcing a respirouette.
Word: pyropen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pyro- + pen. 1. A stylus used in pyrography.
Word: silicotuberculotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From silicotuberculosis + -otic. 1. Of or pertaining to silicotuberculosis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Blanchets Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Blanchet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Temple Sowerby Part of Speech: name Etymology: As in other place names, "Temple" stems from the Knights Templar. Recorded as Sourebi 1179, from Old Norse, and Templessoureby in 1292. 1. A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6127).
Word: raptatory Part of Speech: adj 1. Used for seizing prey Labels: not-comparable
Word: Lauriers Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Laurier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ravenstonedale Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7204).
Word: Zalgo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Said to have been coined in 2004 by Dave “Shmorky” Kelly as the name of a mysterious malevolent entity appearing in webcomics and creepypasta. 1. In full Zalgo text: text that appears corrupted or creepy due to the deliberate overuse of diacritics. Labels: Internet, uncountable Example: See also: heavy metal umlaut Example: > I've been wondering lately why more isn't done with Unicode-art. / > / the closest thing I can think to that is zalgo, which is more stupidity than art.
Word: Zalgo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Said to have been coined in 2004 by Dave “Shmorky” Kelly as the name of a mysterious malevolent entity appearing in webcomics and creepypasta. 1. A notional entity said to be "released" due to unpredictable program behaviour resulting from an API's inconsistent use of synchronous versus asynchronous operations. Labels: humorous Example: Anyway. My personal opinion is that people are making a bigger deal about it than it needs to be. Just be aware that there could maybe potentially be an issue in your app if you release Zalgo, but don't spend the hours going through and wrapping everything in nextTick just to say you are Zalgo-free even if Zalgo being released has ever doomed you. Example: This works wonderfully, until you hit an exception in one of your zalgo-promise functions.
Word: languoring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of languor Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: languored Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of languor Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Ludgate Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Blackface Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From black + face. Pronunciation: /ˈblækˌfeɪs/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of blackface. Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: There is no excuse for donning Blackface.
Word: Blackfaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Blackface Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sweeping away Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sweep away Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: TIFU Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From r/TIFU, a community on Reddit where users post about embarrassing incidents from their lives. 1. Initialism of today I fucked up. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, vulgar
Word: YSK Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of you should know. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: yu toy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of yu choy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: unmeticulousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unmeticulous + -ness. 1. The quality of being unmeticulous. Labels: uncountable
Word: unmeticulously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unmeticulous + -ly. 1. In an unmeticulous manner.
Word: GFS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Global Forecast System. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: GFS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Global File System. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Google File System. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: misdubbed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misdub Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: misdubbed Part of Speech: adj 1. Dubbed incorrectly. Labels: not-comparable
Word: BWER Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of bounded weak echo region. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: BWERs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of BWER Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Richardson number Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for Lewis Fry Richardson 1. A dimensionless number expressing the ratio of buoyancy to flow shear in a fluid flow.
Word: kupukupu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hawaiian kupukupu. 1. A fern of speciesNephrolepis exaltata. Labels: Hawaii, uncountable
Word: single-manning Part of Speech: noun 1. Operation by only one person. Labels: uncountable Example: There appeared to be no restrictions on single-manning of locomotives in Belgium, but multiple-unit control of two locomotives by one driver has not been adopted; when double-heading is required a driver is put in charge of each locomotive.
Word: double-heading Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of two locomotives at the front, or head, of a train. Labels: uncountable Example: Mr. S. T. Yaxley recalls that the Garratts were first placed in service on the Toton-Brent and Toton-Wellingborough coal trains and empties back, eliminating much of the double-heading which prior to their introduction was so prevalent in Midland freight train operation. Example: There appeared to be no restrictions on single-manning of locomotives in Belgium, but multiple-unit control of two locomotives by one driver has not been adopted; when double-heading is required a driver is put in charge of each locomotive.
Word: double-heading Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of double-head Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Gueizhou Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Guizhou. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncommon Example: The army now wheeled westward into Gueizhou, aiming for a new destination—Zhang Guotao's soviet base in northern Sichuan. . . . The Red Army rested at Zunyu (Tsunyi) in Gueizhou from January 6 to 18, 1935, during which time an enlarged meeting of the Politburo was held. Example: The small shell of Zugmayerella americana, n. sp. is most similar to Z. yueliangpingica Ching and Feng, 1977 from the Upper Triassic of Gueizhou, China, from which it differs in size.
Word: CPD Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Chicago Police Department. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: “Defendant Officers violated numerous laws and CPD policies during their encounter with Dexter. The initial stop was unlawful and pretextual. Defendant Officers had no reasonable suspicion that Dexter violated any law, and they falsely stated otherwise in official CPD reports,” the suit states. 2. Initialism of Central Propaganda Department, a CCP division responsible for spreading CCP ideology. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The CPD decides what books, movies, music, TV shows, and other information the Chinese people can access. It is known to actively spread misinformation and revise history, so the Communist Party and its leadership are always cast in the most favorable light.
Word: CPD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of critical point drying. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Specimens come out exactly like CPD-prepared specimens, ready for SEM or for general mounting for the collection. 2. Initialism of continuing professional development. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Abbreviation of circumplanetary disk. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable 4. Initialism of cephalopelvic disproportion. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: Oystermouth Part of Speech: name Etymology: A corruption of Welsh Ystumllwynarth. See oyster, mouth. Pronunciation: /ˈɔɪstəˌmaʊθ/, /ˈɔɪstɚˌmaʊθ/ 1. A coastal suburb in Mumbles community, in the city and county of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS6188).
Word: ranst Part of Speech: verb 1. second-person singular simple past indicative of run Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular
Word: red jade Part of Speech: noun 1. A red-coloured quartz mineral gemstone, red agate; it is not a normal jade mineral, being neither nephrite nor jadeite. 2. A gem or some other artifice composed of such material.
Word: new jade Part of Speech: noun 1. A coloured quartz mineral gemstone, serpentine; it is not a normal jade mineral, being neither nephrite nor jadeite. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A gem or some other artifact composed of such material. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: imperial jade Part of Speech: noun 1. An emerald green jadeite mineral gemstone. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A gem or some other product composed of such material. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: soft jade Part of Speech: noun 1. A nephrite mineral gemstone. 2. A gem made of such material.
Word: hard jade Part of Speech: noun 1. A jadeite mineral gemstone. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A gem made of such material. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: weedwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From weed + woman. 1. A traditional herbal medicine worker. Labels: Caribbean Example: The African women in St. Croix who still use herbs and plant leaves to cure many diseases are called "Weedwomen". Example: This kalaloo could also be referred to as a botanical garden or weed[-]woman's wonder. Its commonest ingredients were once the bane of the sugar cane grower, and flourished in his fields especially after the May and June rains.
Word: weedwomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of weedwoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wind-bell Part of Speech: noun 1. A bell, typically hung outdoors or in a window or door frame, that sounds when blown by the wind. Example: The wind-bells jangled musically in the window as the curtain dropped against them.
Word: wind-bells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wind-bell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Rishon LeZion Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן. 1. A city in central Israel.
Word: atebrin Part of Speech: noun 1. A preparation of the drug quinacrine, formerly used as an antimalarial. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: "I've been gutzing atebrin all day[.]"