nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: deertongue Part of Speech: noun 1. Dichanthelium clandestinum, a grass native to eastern North America. Labels: uncountable 2. Alternative form of deer's tongue (Trilisa odoratissima). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: water couch Part of Speech: noun 1. Paspalum distichum, a weedy perennial grass of wet areas. Labels: uncountable Example: Where at one time might be seen waving fields of rye-grass, cocksfoot, and clovers, are now growing the unsightly and undesirable tussocks, and the low-lying fields are covered in many cases with what is commonly called water-couch or swamp grass.
Word: phud Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From humorously mispronouncing PhD as an acronym. 1. A Doctor of Philosophy (a PhD degree). Labels: derogatory, slang, sometimes Example: The only reason for there being a second class of scientists is that the chances are good they'll spend their whole lives studying and never get a phud. Example: Gene has had a full career as most of us know: 32 years at the University of Wisconsin, where beside teaching medical entomology he's been major professor for 25 Phuds and 9 Masters. 2. A holder of a PhD degree, especially one in academia or seen as out of touch. Labels: derogatory, slang, sometimes Example: "He's a phud," Ash said, using the term of derision applied by Harvard Business School types for persons with advanced academic degrees. Example: The phuds, she said proudly, had written a book together, Ward M: The Behavioral Management Of Chronic Schizophrenia.
Word: heart-throbbing Part of Speech: adj 1. With the heart beating quickly from exertion or emotional reaction to a situation; causing the heart to beat so. Labels: not-comparable Example: [A]t first the slightest suggestion of approach drove us into the scullery in heart-throbbing retreat.
Word: Horsforth Part of Speech: name 1. A suburban town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2337).
Word: nuanceless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nuance + -less. 1. Without nuance. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nuisanceless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nuisance + -less. 1. Free from nuisance. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Bradley effect Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, an African-American who lost the 1982 California governor's race despite being ahead in voter polls going into the elections. 1. A theory concerning observed discrepancies between opinion polls and election outcomes, according to which some white voters who intend to vote for a white candidate may tell pollsters that they are undecided or likely to vote for a non-white candidate, for fear of being accused of racism. Labels: US
Word: Wilder effect Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named in reference to the 1989 race for Governor of Virginia between Democrat L. Douglas Wilder, an African-American, and Republican Marshall Coleman, who was white. 1. Synonym of Bradley effect (“theory about white voters and polling”). Labels: US
Word: pruan Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of prune (“dried plum”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: pruans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pruan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grip oneself with both hands Part of Speech: phrase 1. To ready oneself for action or bravery; to gird up one's loins. Labels: obsolete Example: But, as the saying goes, I gripped myself with both hands. It grew upon my mind, once I could face the facts, that, terrible as our position was, there was as yet no justification for absolute despair. Example: In every-day life he is inclined somewhat on the excitable side, but as an alderman he apparently grips himself with both hands, and settles down for the welfare of the town as a whole.
Word: principle of indifference Part of Speech: noun 1. A rule for assigning epistemic probabilities, according to which, in the absence of any relevant evidence, agents should distribute their credence (or 'degrees of belief') equally among all the possible outcomes.
Word: principle of insufficient reason Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of principle of indifference.
Word: cut someone slack Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of cut someone some slack. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tolypyrin Part of Speech: noun 1. A chemical compound used as an antipyretic, antineuralgic, and antirheumatic. Labels: uncountable
Word: tolypyrine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tolypyrin. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: tormen Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of tormina (“acute pain in the abdomen”). Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: tractellum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin [Term?]. 1. An anterior locomotive flagellum.
Word: tractella Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tractellum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: transforation Part of Speech: noun 1. perforation of the base of the fetal skull in craniotomy Labels: uncountable
Word: transischial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trans- + ischial. 1. Between the ischia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: transischiac Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trans- + ischiac. 1. Synonym of transischial. Labels: not-comparable
Word: trophoneurotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tropho- + neurotic. 1. Of or relating to trophoneurosis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: trophoneurosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tropho- + neurosis. 1. Synonym of trophesy. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable
Word: trophoneuroses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trophoneurosis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meat-chopper Part of Speech: noun 1. A large, heavy bladed knife for cutting raw meat. Example: I put out my hand and felt the meat-chopper hanging to the wall. In a flash I was after him.
Word: meat-choppers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meat-chopper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: split-ring Part of Speech: noun 1. A ring of metal wire looped almost twice about, as a keyring. Example: Something was moving to and fro there, very quietly; every now and then it tapped against the wall, or started on its movements with a faint metallic ringing, like the movement of keys on a split-ring. 2. Either of a pair of concentric metallic rings with slits on opposite sides, used in split-ring resonators.
Word: split-rings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of split-ring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: island of Reil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because first described by Johann Christian Reil. 1. The insula of the brain.
Word: islands of Reil Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of island of Reil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lyall's wren Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after an assistant lighthouse keeper, David Lyall, who brought the bird to the attention of science. 1. Traversia lyalli, a small flightless passerine bird once found throughout New Zealand, now extinct.
Word: Lyall's wrens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Lyall's wren Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Stephens Island wren Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Lyall's wren (“Traversia lyalli”). Example: Among the New Zealand birds that disappeared in the nineteenth century were the piopio, native quail and Stephens Island wren.
Word: Stephens Island wrens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Stephens Island wren Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Laysan rail Part of Speech: noun 1. An extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the Northwest Hawaiian island of Laysan (†Porzana palmeri).
Word: Laysan crake Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Laysan rail (“Porzana palmeri”).
Word: Laysan rails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Laysan rail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Laysan crakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Laysan crake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Egyptiot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Greek Αιγυπτιώτης (Aigyptiótis). By surface analysis, Egypt + -iot. 1. A member of the Greek community historically living in Egypt.
Word: Tanzalin method Part of Speech: name 1. A method to simplify integration by parts that precalculates the necessary derivatives and antiderivatives in a table.
Word: transinstitutionalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From trans- + institutionalize. 1. To transfer (a mentally ill person) from one institution to another, for example from hospital to jail. Labels: transitive
Word: transinstitutionalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of transinstitutionalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: transinstitutionalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of transinstitutionalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: transinstitutionalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of transinstitutionalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: uninstantiate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + instantiate. 1. To destroy or annul (an instance of something); to eliminate (a variable, object, etc.) that was created earlier. Labels: transitive
Word: uninstantiation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + instantiation. 1. The process of uninstantiating; destruction of an instance. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Absence of instantiation. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: uninstantiations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uninstantiation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uninstantiates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of uninstantiate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: uninstantiating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of uninstantiate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tremogram Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tremorgram. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tremograms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tremogram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tremorgram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tremor + -gram. 1. The record produced by a tremorgraph.
Word: tremorgrams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tremorgram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tremography Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tremorgraphy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: tremographic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of tremorgraphic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: tremorgraphy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tremor + -graphy. 1. The use of the tremorgraph. Labels: uncountable
Word: tremorgraphic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to tremorgraphy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: reinstantiations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reinstantiation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: turntableist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of turntablist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: turntableism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of turntablism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: turntableists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of turntableist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buffalo worm Part of Speech: noun 1. An edible larva of the beetle Alphitobius diaperinus.
Word: buffalo worms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of buffalo worm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cockworm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cock + worm. 1. A type of large marine worm, Arenicola cristata, used for fishing bait. Example: A light glass rod is best, and for bait the Bone seems to like, more than any thing, the Green or Cock worm. Example: After my second illness, being too old for “piggy-back rides”, I generally sat in 'Resting Nuke' on a seat naturally formed in a low branch of a cedar, watching relatives down in the bay with pitchforks furiously digging out long black slithery "cockworms" from the muddy sands of Sinky Bay.
Word: cockworms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cockworm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crouchingly Part of Speech: adv 1. In a crouching manner; while crouched down; in a crouch. Example: Far away I saw a gaunt cat slink crouchingly along a wall, but traces of men there were none.
Word: biolets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biolet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: CGTN Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of China Global Television Network; a global TV network composed of a group of satellite TV channels, owned by the government of the People's Republic of China; formerly CCTV International. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of China Global Television Network; a global TV network composed of a group of satellite TV channels, owned by the government of the People's Republic of China; formerly CCTV International.
Word: socially distant Part of Speech: adj 1. Maintaining a certain distance between at least two people to contain the spread of an infectious disease. Labels: neologism Example: Social distancing is the act of curtailing public interactions. What could be more socially distant than the automobile? Example: [headline] Should I Bankroll my New, Socially Distant Girlfriend?
Word: South Elmsall Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊθ ɛmsəl/ 1. A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4710).
Word: farm shop Part of Speech: noun 1. A shop selling produce directly from a farm.
Word: capbadge Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cap badge. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cap badge Part of Speech: noun 1. A badge appearing on a hat, as part of a uniform
Word: fork lightning Part of Speech: noun 1. Lightning that contains bolts that branch. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: It did not occur to him to be afraid of the vivid fork lightning or the loud thunder that reverberated down the valley.
Word: derebey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Turkish derebeyi, from dere (“creek”) + bey (“bey, lord”). 1. A feudal lord in the Ottoman Empire. Labels: historical Example: A separate institution in Rize from the derebeylik was the great Tuzcuoglu family which eventually was to precipitate the crushing of the derebeys as semi-autonomous local powers.
Word: fork lightnings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fork lightning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterfaçade Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of counterfacade. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: forked lightning Part of Speech: noun 1. Fork lightning. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: forked lightnings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of forked lightning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: farmfield Part of Speech: noun 1. A field used for farming purposes.
Word: mainlane Part of Speech: noun 1. A lane of a road used by traffic Labels: US
Word: mainspar Part of Speech: noun 1. The main spar of an aircraft
Word: evisa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of e-visa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gangleader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gang + leader. 1. A leader of a gang, especially a criminal gang.
Word: depillar Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + pillar. 1. to remove a pillar, or pillars, from a mine
Word: basestealer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From base + stealer. 1. A player who steals a base.
Word: firebeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of firebed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: castering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of caster Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: castered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of caster Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: midcards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of midcard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: midcarders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of midcarder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uppercards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uppercard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lowcards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lowcard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uppercarders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uppercarder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lowcarders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lowcarder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flagshipping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of flagship Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: flagshipped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of flagship Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: counterlungs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterlung Labels: form-of, plural
Word: motoryachts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of motoryacht Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flatwings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flatwing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bomblines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bombline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aswangs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aswang Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hibbertopterids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hibbertopterid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geckolets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geckolet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fireplans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fireplan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gangleaders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gangleader Labels: form-of, plural
Word: evisas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of evisa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mainspars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mainspar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mainlanes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mainlane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: farmfields Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of farmfield Labels: form-of, plural
Word: farm shops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of farm shop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: capbadges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of capbadge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cap badges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cap badge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterfaçades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterfaçade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: derebeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of derebey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: recaulkings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of recaulking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cursorjacking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cursor + hijacking; compare clickjacking. 1. The malicious practice of tricking a user into clicking a visual element they did not intend to click, by manipulating the cursor's apparent location. Labels: Internet, neologism, uncountable
Word: on familiar ground Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In a familiar situation
Word: Shyanne Part of Speech: name Etymology: Respelling of Cheyenne. 1. A female given name, variant of Cheyenne. Example: Margo (Elle Fanning), a brilliant student languishing at her hometown California college, falls into an affair with Mark (Michael Angarano), a married professor who leaves her pregnant. She turns to her mother, Shyanne (Michelle Pfeiffer), a former Hooters waitress who herself raised Margo alone.
Word: Curly Part of Speech: name 1. A nickname for a person with curly hair. 2. A nickname for a bald person. Labels: humorous 3. A male given name.
Word: great comet Part of Speech: noun 1. A period of cometary activity when the comet becomes exceptionally bright. Example: When the next great comet will appear no one can say. In the interim, however, there will be plenty of lesser objects to observe.
Word: just reward Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From just (adjective) + reward (noun). 1. A benefit received (tangible or figurative) as a result of morally, or acceptably correct actions. Example: On that day all questions will be answered, all mysteries solved. And Alfred will be there, right along you and me, to receive his just rewards, whether for eternal life or eternal death. 2. A punishment received (tangible or figurative) as a result of morally incorrect, or unacceptable actions.
Word: just rewards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of just reward Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gate box Part of Speech: noun 1. A signal box that controls a level crossing. Labels: UK Example: This 142-year-old tiny ex-LNWR SB [signal box, at Batley] is an amazing survivor, probably owing its longevity to its location alongside a level crossing. Indeed it started life as a gate box with the delightful name of Lady Ann's Crossing.
Word: canary seed Part of Speech: noun 1. The seed of canary grass, used to feed birds. Labels: uncountable
Word: gate boxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gate box Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Amara's law Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Roy Amara (1925–2007), American scientist. 1. An adage stating that people tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate its effect in the long run.
Word: rolling average Part of Speech: noun 1. A moving average. Example: … so that a 36-month rolling average utility consumption per unit per month under paragraph (c)(1) of this section can be determined. Example: (f) You must demonstrate continuous compliance on a 12-month rolling average basis determined at the end of every month (12 times per year) according to paragraphs (f)(l) and (2).
Word: Kildwick Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0146).
Word: Cononley Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD9947).
Word: Grassington Part of Speech: name 1. A small market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SE0064).
Word: DADA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Defense Against the Dark Arts. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: beauty rest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Modelled after beauty sleep. 1. Synonym of beauty sleep (extra sleep or a special nap) Labels: uncountable
Word: Horrocksford Part of Speech: name 1. A locality in Clitheroe parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7443).
Word: Umvoti Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Zulu. 1. A river in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 2. A municipality of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, named after the river.
Word: yuh-uh Part of Speech: intj 1. Synonym of uh-huh. Example: "Do I look like a weirdo?" “Well, yuh-uh.” Ok, it was a stupid question. Example: “Yuh-uh.” Limax agreed with a sniffle.
Word: Apperley Bridge Part of Speech: name 1. A suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1937).
Word: Langwathby Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5633).
Word: Lazonby Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5439).
Word: Armathwaite Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Hesket parish and Ainstable parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NT5046). 2. An unincorporated community in Fentress County, Tennessee, United States, named after the Cumbrian village.
Word: park and bark Part of Speech: phrase 1. Denoting a performer who speaks or sings while stationary, without moving or dancing. Labels: slang
Word: Ainstable Part of Speech: name 1. A small village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5346).
Word: Hesket Part of Speech: name 1. A civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district. 2. A locality in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia.
Word: Crossflatts Part of Speech: name 1. A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1040).
Word: Saint Apollinaire Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Saint-Apollinaire Literally, “Saint Apollinaris”, from the name of the saint, Apollinaire (“Saint Apollinaire de Ravenna”) (Saint Apollinaris of Ravenna), from Latin Apollinaris (“Apollinaris Ravennas”). 1. A municipality of Lotbiniere, Chaudiere-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada.
Word: shirtlifter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of shirt lifter. Labels: Ireland, UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: Saint-Apollinaire Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Saint Apollinaire. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kitul Part of Speech: noun 1. The toddy palm Caryota urens.
Word: waala Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wallah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: garden egg Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant or fruit of certain species of eggplant: Labels: Africa, West 2. A plant or fruit of certain species of eggplant: Labels: Africa, West 3. A plant or fruit of certain species of eggplant: Labels: Caribbean
Word: non-selection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + selection. 1. The act of not selecting someone (or something). Example: He was fuming over his non-selection for the team.
Word: vr̥ddhi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of vṛddhi. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Cribbins Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Cabbagetown Part of Speech: name Etymology: From cabbage + town. * (Toronto): From the 19th-century, when mid-century immigrants from Ireland and the Balkans started growing cabbages in their front yards. * (Atlanta): From the post-Reconstruction Era, when late-19th-century Appalachian newcomers of Scots-Irish descent moved in, and started growing cabbages in their front yards. 1. A neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, filled with semi-detached Victorian houses. Example: Jeevan lived in Cabbagetown, north and east of the theatre. 2. A neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, United States, rebuilt after the American Civil War. A National Register of Historic Places (NRHP-)listed district. 3. Alternative form of Cabbage Town. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Cabbage Town Part of Speech: name 1. A district of Waterloo Mills, Easttown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Synonym of Waterloo Mills Historic District. 2. Alternative form of Cabbagetown. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: NEOWISE Part of Speech: name Etymology: From being discovered in 2020 by the NEOWISE mission, a mission started in 2010 aboard the WISE space telescope (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer). From NEO (“near-Earth object”)+WISE. 1. A comet in Solar System. Visible to the naked eye in 2020. The first comet easily visible to the naked eye in the Northern Hemisphere in a quarter century.
Word: Sudbrook Part of Speech: name 1. A small village in Ancaster parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9744). 2. A village in Portskewett community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref ST5087).
Word: psoas minor Part of Speech: noun 1. The psoas muscle involved in the flexion of the trunk, specifically the lumbar vertebral column, located anterior to the psoas major.
Word: fetish-man Part of Speech: noun 1. A man who practises magic by using fetishes. Example: Sorcery is not the exclusive prerogative of the fetish-man, but is practised haphazardly by anyone who wishes to cast a spell upon another.
Word: fetish-men Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fetish-man Labels: form-of, plural
Word: weather-prophet Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who foretells the weather, especially without modern meteorological aids or knowledge. Example: They [...] are excellent weather-prophets; but they appear to think that they can add power to the natural phenomena by singing and performing ritual dances, and so on. 2. An animal whose behaviour is an indication of coming weather, especially change of season. Example: "Diodorus," he says, "distinctly states that the hawk, in Egypt, was venerated because it foretold the future." (Birds generally act as weather-prophets.)
Word: weather-prophets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of weather-prophet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 'splosion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of explosion. 1. Pronunciation spelling of explosion. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: Such crashes all of a sudden, and ’splosions that would frighten any man alive, let alone a woman; and what’s worse than all put together, I believe they murder all the hinnocent cats and dogs that ever they catches. Example: I tell you, Ruth, ’twas like a shot, a boombshell, within doubtin, / Whose ’splosion made the timbers fly, an set 'em all to poutin.
Word: splosion Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of 'splosion. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, pronunciation-spelling, uncountable Example: “I had this idea fum the fust,” explained Mr. Slappey. “That big splosion in the road back yonder wa’n’t nothin’ on’y a back fire. An’ when Albino gotten out us went—”
Word: debris basin Part of Speech: noun 1. A facility to catch debris flows, to trap vegetative and sedimentary debris, such as gravel, boulders, branches, trunks; but allow water to drain; to prevent destruction from debris inundation and surge front downstream.
Word: 'splosions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 'splosion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hanimals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hanimal Labels: form-of, plural Example: Oh, miss! if you only heard the poor hanimals ’owling, you’d pity them.
Word: mappemond Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of mappa mundi.
Word: mappemonds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mappemond Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mappa mundi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin mappa mundī (“map of the world”). Pronunciation: /ˌmæpəˈmʊndi/, /-aɪ/ 1. A medieval European map of the world. Example: Even the best maps and projections of our future are likely to prove little more accurate than a medieval mappa mundi.
Word: mappae mundi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mappa mundi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hinnocent Part of Speech: adj 1. Nonstandard form of innocent, representing a hypercorrection in h-dropping accents. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard Example: Such crashes all of a sudden, and 'splosions that would frighten any man alive, let alone a woman; and what's worse than all put together, I believe they murder all the hinnocent cats and dogs that ever they catches.
Word: Haweater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From haw + eater, from the prevalence of hawberries among the island's vegetation. 1. A non-indigenous person born on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. Labels: colloquial
Word: Haweaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Haweater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yassum Part of Speech: contraction 1. Alternative form of yessum. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, contraction, dated, dialectal Example: "I would like to sit down in your shade beside you," said the Tall Man. "Yassum," said the Little Bit of a Girl. […] "Why do you have the crutch?" asked the Tall Man presently. "Yassum, the crutch, the doctor he gave it to me, yassum," said the Little Bit of a Girl. Example: Q. If you would ask him to go to the store, for example, what would he say to that? A. He would say yassum. ¶ Q. Yes, ma'am? A. No, he wouldn't say that; he would say, yassum; and then I would think he is crazy.
Word: Mariupolitan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Mariupol + -itan. 1. Of or relating to the city of Mariupol.
Word: Mariupolitan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mariupol + -itan. 1. A native or inhabitant of Mariupol.
Word: Mariupolitans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mariupolitan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Carinthians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Carinthian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Novohispanic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to New Spain. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Scillitan Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to the ancient city of Scillium.
Word: Scillitan Part of Speech: noun 1. A native or inhabitant of Scillium.
Word: Scillitans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Scillitan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Messierian Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to Charles Messier (1730–1817), French astronomer. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Persepolitans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Persepolitan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Melian Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to the Greek island of Milos.
Word: Melian Part of Speech: noun 1. A native or inhabitant of Milos.
Word: Melians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Melian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: St Kildan Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to the Scottish archipelago of St Kilda.
Word: St Kildan Part of Speech: noun 1. A native or inhabitant of St Kilda.
Word: St Kildans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of St Kildan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ALCM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of air-launched cruise missile. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ALCMs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ALCM Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alibi copy Part of Speech: noun 1. A copy of a published story and the reporter's notes, which is kept archived in case of legal challenges, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: stenopeic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of stenopaeic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: alibi copies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alibi copy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aerospace plane Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of spaceplane.
Word: aerospace planes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aerospace plane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: korovai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From older Russian корова́й (korováj) (before 1956 reform) or Ukrainian корова́й (korováj). The modern Russian spelling is карава́й (karaváj). 1. A large, single-piece round or rectangular loaf of bread, elaborately decorated and served at a wedding
Word: chuck-full Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of chock full. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A great big bus chuck-full of people
Word: korovais Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of korovai Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Alaqagha Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Uyghur ئالاقاغا (alaqagha). 1. A town in Kuqa, Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China. Example: On 29 April 1996, a group of dozen armed men attacked the houses of Qavul Toqa, a member of the CPPCC National Committee and Deputy to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region People's Congress at Qunas village of Alaqagha Township in Kuqa County. Example: In a recent example that demonstrates both of these tendencies, Radio Free Asia reported on 20 May that in Alaqagha township near Aksu, authorities had violently suppressed a protest against the detention of women and schoolgirls for wearing the hijab or headscarves, killing up to four protestors. 2. A village in Alaqagha, Kuqa, Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China. Labels: historical
Word: shikishi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 色紙 (shikishi). 1. A small card or paper board for drawing sketches, writing poetry, autographs, etc. on, often having a square shape and gilded border.
Word: Pataki Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hungarian Pataki, from Patak. 1. A surname from Hungarian.
Word: Patak Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hungarian Patak. 1. A village in Nograd, Northern Hungary, Hungary.
Word: Ancaster Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9844). 2. A town in the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Word: Garcetti Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian Garcetti. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: abreneurin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of brain-derived neurotrophic factor. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: podger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: podge + -er 1. A tool in the form of a short commonly-tapered metal rod, principally used to align holes in two items, so that a bolt, rod or other item can be inserted through them; sometimes incorporating a spanner at the larger end, to tighten nuts onto bolts. Example: There comes a time, when you are burning off bolts, when it is the only thing that will do. It's a useful tool, the podger, but, like the mind map, you shouldn't mistake it for a universal screwdriver. Example: The podger is used for levering wedges and pins as required. 2. A hard blow. Labels: slang
Word: neoimperial Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of neoimperialist. Example: Without consideration of the colony character of Malaysia in terms of its consistent interculturation with imperial and neoimperial power, multiplicity can easily be mistheorised as representing Saidian Orientalism or expatriates—such theorisations can be drawn from superficial reinterpretations of Taiwan's Tenryuubito phenomenon in recent years and Japan's Datsu-A Ron statement during the Meiji period.
Word: neo-imperial Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of neoimperial. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: weelo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Imitative of its territorial call. 1. The bush stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius. Labels: Australia
Word: Neith Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Egyptian nt (n:t-R25). Pronunciation: /ˈniː.ɪθ/ 1. The primeval goddess of war and creator deity. Labels: Egyptian 2. A female given name from Egyptian. Labels: rare
Word: Moreton on Lugg Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5045).
Word: load bank Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of electrical test equipment used to simulate an electrical load, to test an electric power source without connecting it to its normal operating load. Example: Electric locomotives [...] Class 84: 84009 was taken on by the Derby RTC as a load bank locomotive in August 1978, [...]. It lasted in this role until December 1992 and was scrapped exactly three years later.
Word: Manar Part of Speech: name 1. A locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Word: load banks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of load bank Labels: form-of, plural
Word: set-down Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from set down. 1. Alternative form of setdown. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: set-downs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of set-down Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Horsford Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English hors (“horse”) + ford (“ford”). 1. A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1916). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Hawkesworth Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: pagoda-like Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pagoda + -like. 1. Alternative form of pagodalike. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The new, pagoda-like signalbox at Hackney Downs.
Word: hanson Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hansom. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The hanson-cab has a seat behind for the driver. Example: There are some hansons, no ’busses.
Word: waterboom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Afrikaans or English water + Afrikaans boom (“tree”) 1. Syzygium cordatum, a tree typically growing out of wet ground. Labels: South-Africa, archaic, uncountable Example: On nearing Bacchus Marsh the country becomes wooded, mostly with stunted swamp gums, which look very much like our waterboom, a valueless kind of tree.
Word: Penshurst Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5243). 2. A suburb in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 3. A town in the Shire of Moyne and the Shire of Southern Grampians, south western Victoria, Australia
Word: Narrabeen Part of Speech: name 1. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 2. A layer of sedimentary rocks formed in the Triassic, exposed near Narrabeen.
Word: Port Sudan Part of Speech: name 1. A city and port in eastern Sudan.
Word: Mat Salleh Part of Speech: noun 1. A white person. Labels: Malaysia Example: The Mat Sallehs must include the colonialists and now the genocidal Americans.
Word: Artemii Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ɑɹˈteɪmi/ 1. A male given name from Russian, equivalent to English Artemius. Labels: rare
Word: mid-point Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mid- + point. 1. Alternative form of midpoint. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The traction motors are connected in three parallel groups of two in series, and the mid-points of each pair of motors are connected together; the mid-point connection is used in conjunction with relays to form a device which is sensitive to wheelslip, thus leading to an improvement in adhesion. Example: Published on March 27 1963, and subsequently known as the 'Beeching report' after its infamous author, the document represents a mid-point in the evolution of Britain's railway network - from one ravaged by wartime neglect into the system we recognise today.
Word: mid-points Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mid-point Labels: form-of, plural
Word: over-illumination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + illumination. 1. Alternative spelling of overillumination. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Borough President Marcus M. Marks of the Borough of Manhattan, who observed the demonstration, is at present having a study made on the question of over-illumination and believes that with a lesser quantity of light, the driver of the motor car will have a better vision of the road than with over-illumination. Example: He had referred to the danger of over-illumination when speaking on an earlier paper in the Congress, and he felt sure that the greater use of spectacles on the other side of the Atlantic was in some measure due to the intense illumination in factories and offices, from which we in this country had been saved to some extent by the greater prevalence of older methods of lighting.
Word: dynamic braking Part of Speech: noun 1. Braking by the use of an electric traction motor as a generator when slowing a vehicle such as an electric or diesel-electric locomotive. Labels: uncountable Example: The traction motors serve as generators when dynamic braking is used, the generated output being dissipated in fan-cooled resistance banks mounted in a removable roof section. The degree of dynamic braking is under the control of the driver. Example: On the long, continuous downgrades of East Africa dynamic braking is of special value; the traction motors are used as generators and their energy output dissipated in force-ventilated banks of resistors. This facility enables a 700-ton trailing load, for example, to be brought down a 1 in 66 gradient at any selected speed between 14 and 25 m.p.h. without use of the air brakes.
Word: Jewitchery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Jew + witchery. 1. Jewish neopaganism Labels: uncountable
Word: set mine Part of Speech: verb 1. To enter a hand with a low pair in hopes of flopping a set, i.e. three of a kind. Example: It is most profitable to set mine when you and your opponents have deep stacks.
Word: setmine Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of set mine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: deep cuts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deep cut Labels: form-of, plural
Word: primacords Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of primacord Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Honkong Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Hong Kong. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete
Word: aborisha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yoruba abọ̀rìṣà. 1. A devotee of the orishas; a practitioner of Yoruba religion.
Word: conjurewoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From conjure + -woman. 1. A woman believed to have supernatural healing powers, especially in African-American culture.
Word: conjureman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From conjure + -man. 1. A man believed to have supernatural healing powers, especially in African-American culture.
Word: conjuremen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conjureman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conjurewomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conjurewoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: PPOs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of PPO Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gold size Part of Speech: noun 1. A size (or viscous wash) put down on a surface on which gold leaf is to be applied. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Whatsoever you would gild must be first drawn with a gold size. Example: Gold size […] is drying oil mixed with calcined red ochre.
Word: slushflows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slushflow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sunglade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sun + glade. 1. A glade in a forest with a lot of sunshine coming in. 2. An area of sunlight on a body of water. Example: […] sometimes, also, the rising or setting sun produces a sunglade, like a river of molten gold, or rather of pure fire, flowing across the ocean toward the earth […] Example: Moonglade and sunglade on ocean or lake have a haunting and suggestive beauty. The reflected lane of light supplies what the mind craves in a picture—a path that seems to lead to some place of unknown and longed-for happiness […] 3. A sunbeam.
Word: sunglades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sunglade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overcastness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From overcast + -ness. 1. The quality of the weather being overcast. Labels: uncountable
Word: overcompartmentalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrībor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. English compartment English -al English compartmental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English compartmentalize English overcompartmentalize From over- + compartmentalize. 1. To compartmentalize more than is suitable or necessary. Labels: transitive
Word: overcompartmentalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrībor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. English compartment English -al English compartmental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English compartmentalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English compartmentalization English overcompartmentalization From over- + compartmentalization. 1. excessive compartmentalization Labels: uncountable Example: In short, although day-to-day working patterns were altered by the new WSEG/IDA relationship, many of the problems that might have been created by overcompartmentalization at the staff level were alleviated or avoided by pragmatic adjustments. Example: Lowry and Carpenter (1985), commenting on the relationship of natural resources and regional planning, point out that by establishing jurisdictions roughly congruent to natural systems, regional planning and management can correct the imbalances and overcompartmentalization of prevailing sectoral interests and line ministries.
Word: overcompartmentalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overcompartmentalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overcompartmentalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overcompartmentalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overcompartmentalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overcompartmentalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Dervish state Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Somali Darawiish. 1. The Dhulbahante anti-colonial state established by the xarunta (haroun) that existed between 1895 C.E. and 1920 C.E. geographically corresponding with modern-day Khaatumo; the successor state to the treatyless Dhulbahante garadship founded in Dareema Caddo. Labels: historical
Word: Imahara Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese Imahara (Imahara), from いまはら, from 今原. 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: nounification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From noun + -ification. 1. nominalization. Labels: rare
Word: wax lyrical Part of Speech: verb 1. To speak very enthusiastically about something. Example: Axe-grinding columnists and politicians are therefore disingenuous when they wax lyrical about the quality of the meals served on the Continent by the International Wagons-Lits Company (and in France, though not in Italy, I personally have not found the quality outstanding for the high price demanded) [...].