nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: fream Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably a variant of freak. 1. social outsider, misfit, loser, usually restricted to males Labels: US, slang Example: And it didn't matter much whether or not you owned a surfboard (though you probably did); unless you were a total fream (misfit), you went along with it to some extent. Example: “I don’t think so, Ingrid. This is your day and I’m a fream who ain’t cool for this bit.” / “Nonsense, you belong here as much as anybody!”
Word: gose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Gose, the name of the beer, from the name of the river Gose which flows through Goslar and from which its brewers took water to make it. Pronunciation: /ɡoʊzə/, /ɡoʊsə/ 1. A beer brewed since the 16th century, in Goslar and later Leipzig, with malted wheat, salt, and coriander. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I would happily drink beer with a Chicago-style dog. Pilsener, Kölsch or gose would be my choices, but your own favorite style will also make a great combination.
Word: forebell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fore- + bell. 1. The first of a series of bells.
Word: forebuy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fore- + buy. 1. To buy beforehand; accept or receive in advance. Labels: transitive Example: Blessed are they who with forethought rightly live; for they have forebought a fortunate rebirth. Example: 1979, Pasture and politics: economics, conflict, and ritual among Shahsevan nomads of northwestern Iran ... buyers visit the camps soon after the shearing in good time to ensure that their forebought wool does not get into other hands.
Word: foreannounce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fore- + announce. 1. To announce beforehand or in advance. Labels: transitive Example: 'Woe unto you; woe unto you,' and His own lips quivered and His own heart felt the woe, as He laid bare the sin and foreannounced the retribution.
Word: foreannouncement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fore- + announcement. Compare foreannounce. 1. An announcement made in advance; a notification or declaration beforehand.
Word: forebitten Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fore- + bitten; or as a past participle of forebite. 1. Bitten in front. Example: Dr. Barton has figured its rootstock, for a sample of the praemorse or forebitten root.
Word: forebite Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fore- + bite (verb). 1. To bite beforehand or in front. Labels: transitive Example: You may backbite him a little, but you will not forebite him at all.
Word: forebite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fore- + bite (noun). 1. A condition where the (front) teeth are set too far forward in the mouth. Example: After orthodontic widening of right half and repair of forebite (c, d). Example: […] forebite is almost an eight inch off and at this age not apt to improve.
Word: moned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mone Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: liths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lith Labels: form-of, plural
Word: broa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese broa, possibly of Germanic origin (a doublet of bread). 1. A type of cornbread made in Portugal, Galicia and Brazil with wheat, rye and yeast. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dreadworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dread + -worthy. 1. Worthy of being dreaded. Labels: rare
Word: assigs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of assig Labels: form-of, plural
Word: strongyloidiasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From strongyloid + -iasis. 1. infection by roundworms of the superfamily Strongyloidea Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In the AIDS era, the severe infestation of S. stercoralis, hyperinfection or disseminated strongyloidiasis, becomes an important superimposed infection [38]. Example: The global prevalence of strongyloidiasis is unclear and varies between 30 million and 100 million people infected [3].
Word: microtephra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + tephra. 1. Microscopic deposits of tephra. Labels: uncountable Example: This microtephra may be ejected into the upper atmosphere and travel for many thousands of miles […].
Word: Latin rite Part of Speech: noun 1. A liturgy of any Christian church, spoken in Latin.
Word: Latin rite Part of Speech: name 1. The customs of the Catholic church, in general. Example: In the case of children whose parents belong to different rites, if the father belongs to the Latin rite and the mother the Greek, the children must be baptized and educated in the Latin rite, for children must follow the rite of the father if he is Latin.
Word: Latin rites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Latin rite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chamming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cham Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: chammed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cham Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: udarniki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian уда́рники (udárniki). 1. plural of udarnik Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tell-alls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tell-all Labels: form-of, plural Example: The resulting shock wave through the hero community saw not only the inferno of more published tell-alls, but a tornado of resignations, divorces, self-exiles, and even suicides.
Word: gauje Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gadjo (“non-Roma”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gaujes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gauje Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bukhari Part of Speech: name 1. A language, sometimes considered a dialect of Persian or of Tajik (but with Semitic influences), spoken in Central Asia by Bukharian Jews.
Word: buzzstorm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From buzz + storm. 1. A spate of intense publicity or interest over something. Example: "Antimutant" pickets have protested at MTV's Times Square studio and at a tribute to President Clinton. It's all part of a buzzstorm for the X- Men movie, based on the bestselling Marvel comic and opening July 14. Example: Awards, accolades, reviews, press and endorsements—anything of significant value—can all help stir the buzzstorm.
Word: buzzstorms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of buzzstorm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: off at the races Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Alternative form of off to the races. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: away to the races Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Alternative form of off to the races. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: away at the races Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Alternative form of off to the races. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: -mantic Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Latin ‑manticus, from -mantīa + -icus. Compare Ancient Greek ‑μάντικος (‑mántikos). 1. Forms adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -mancy. Labels: morpheme
Word: thymoleptic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thymo- + -leptic. 1. Any drug that modifies a patient's mood, but especially an antidepressant medication
Word: thymoleptic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From thymo- + -leptic. 1. That modifies a patient's mood Labels: not-comparable Example: The thymoleptic drugs imipramine, desipramine, protriptyline, etc., are used to elevate depressive states.
Word: genderswap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gender + swap. 1. An instance of changing a fictional character's biological sex or gender identity from the canonical norm. Labels: slang Example: The problem is exactly the one you have stated: many people would not be comfortable with a sudden genderswap in the Doctor, when the possibility has not even been hinted at in the past. Example: But I liked the fact that they *were* friends and not lovers, as *the* most obvious thing to do with a genderswap of either Kirk or Spock is promptly pair them off together.
Word: genderswap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From gender + swap. 1. To change a fictional character's biological sex or gender identity from its canonical norm. Labels: slang Example: I am a completely unartistic person who has found myself in charge of a fanfic shared world project to genderswap Marvel mutants. Thus, Xavier and Magneto are women and always were; Storm and Rogue are men and always were; you get the idea. Example: In my series that genderswaps Kirk and Spock, "Jane Kirk's Enterprise", there is an implication that Jane Kirk was held back for her gender-- not *stopped*, not even running into major roadblocks, but she didn't rise as fast as James Kirk did under the same circumstances.
Word: genderswaps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of genderswap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: genderswaps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of genderswap Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: genderswapped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of genderswap Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: genderswapping Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gender + swapping. 1. The practice or act of assuming a different sex and/or gender identity than one's actual sex and/or gender identity, especially in a virtual setting. Labels: uncountable Example: Unlike the Chat rooms which are rampant with genderswapping (usually unconvincingly so) brief encounters, the MOO is both a world and a more or less stable community. Example: Genderswapping on the internet is not, of course, any solution. But Brooker might at least consider its existence, potential, and scope, rather than attributing gender where it is not possible so to do (Brooker 1999: 49).
Word: genderswapping Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From gender + swapping. 1. present participle and gerund of genderswap Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gender-swapping Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of genderswapping. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: About a month ago, when Lauryn was starting to feel a bit burned out on the heterosexual internet dating scene, she had started toying with the idea of pretending to be a man online. There was hardly anything new about gender-swapping on the interent, but having a cyber-penis was a revolutionary discovery to Lauryn. Example: This has been a single case study of one man's gender-bending experiences online but it demonstrates the potential for further research into the impact of gender-swapping experiences on identity and the offline self. It also questions previous conclusions in this area that gender-swapping does not impact significantly on the online self and that such experiences do not lead us to learn anything about gender (see e.g., Lewis 2004).
Word: Holohoax Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Holocaust + hoax. 1. The Holocaust, viewed as an event which is fabricated and did not happen. Labels: offensive
Word: tambur Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tambour (“type of drum”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lemel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lymail, from Anglo-Norman limaille, from Latin limare, a form of limo (“to file”); see further there. 1. metal filings Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hemione Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin hēmionus, from Ancient Greek ἡμῐ́ονος (hēmĭ́onos, “half ass, mule”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɛmiəʊn/ 1. Equus hemionus, the onager or kiang, a kind of wild ass of Tibet. Example: Its head is large, with ears smaller than those of the hemione, the shoulders thick, especially in the male, the limbs robust and stubbier than those of the hemiones and the asses. Example: They presumably belong to hemiones (hemiones were actually recorded from the same level at Rana Gundhai) and, in spite of some optimistic statements to the contrary, it is sometimes impossible to distinguish horses fom hemiones on isolated teeth alone.
Word: hemiones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hemione Labels: form-of, plural
Word: LNU Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of last name unknown. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: dashier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of dashy: more dashy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: Celticness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Celtic + -ness. 1. The quality or state of being Celtic. Labels: uncountable
Word: Sovietologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sovietology + -ist. 1. A person who engages in Sovietology. Example: Two articles in particular were utterly damning, both by Sovietologists who had known her personally.
Word: Sovietology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Soviet + -ology. 1. The field of study of the Soviet Union. Labels: uncountable
Word: agrarianise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of agrarianize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: agriculturalise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From agricultural + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of agriculturalize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: agriculturise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of agriculturize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: throw shade Part of Speech: verb 1. To subtly insult someone. Example: To begin with, I need to make it clear to those who don’t know that the throwing-shade, dissin’, “reading” style that carried Miss Camille to fame was a persona she assembled after years of ethnographically studying the mannerisms of vernacular black culture, especially black gay sub-culture, and most especially the culture of the black queen. Example: Wait, 1989 is actually really, really good. It feels genuine, and only slightly entitled, and mostly awesome. You like how it throws shade, but not too much shade. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, shade. Example: First we pick out an overhang which will throw shade most of this time, but at the same time will not cast too much shade during those hours which are not overheated. Example: A neighbor once asked me to remove a tree that threw shade onto his plot.
Word: enemy image Part of Speech: noun 1. A negative perception, usually of a person or group of people, used either consciously or unconsciously to justify or promote discrimination, punishment, or violence.
Word: albumenise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From albumen + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English spelling of albumenize.
Word: albuminise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From albumin + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English spelling of albuminize.
Word: volti subito Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Italian volti subito (literally “turn quickly”). 1. A direction to turn the page quickly.
Word: bypasser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bypass + -er. 1. One who or that which bypasses. 2. Alternative form of passer-by (“one who passes by”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: He hit her in the face and threw her to the pavement, then got in the car and drove away, leaving her on the pavement. Some bypassers found her and brought her to the emergency room.
Word: bypassers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bypasser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pinky finger Part of Speech: noun 1. The smallest finger on a hand. Labels: informal
Word: pinky fingers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pinky finger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soldos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soldo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: garmon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian гармо́нь (garmónʹ), cognate to English harmonica. 1. A kind of smaller Russian button accordion.
Word: garmons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garmon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: job-hopping Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of suddenly or frequently changing jobs, especially for financial or career advancement reasons. Labels: uncountable
Word: job-hopping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of job-hop Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: alief Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently formed to contrast with belief, as if it were B-lief and this were A-lief. 1. A primitive, subconscious belieflike attitude which may contradict one's conscious beliefs. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Abstract: I introduce and argue for the importance of a cognitive state that I call alief. An alief is, to a reasonable approximation, an innate or habitual propensity to respond to an apparent stimulus in a particular way. Example: Simulated risk can invoke an alief of danger in subjects using a virtual environment. Alief is a concept useful in virtual training that describes situations where the person experiencing a simulated scenario knows it is not real, but suspends disbelief (willingly or unwillingly).
Word: fiberglasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fiberglass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fibreglasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fibreglass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From baize + -ed. 1. Covered with baize. Labels: not-comparable Example: 183?, Charles Dickens, Sketches by Boz Crossing a quiet and shady courtyard, paved with stone, and frowned upon by old red brick houses, on the doors of which were painted the names of sundry learned civilians, we paused before a small green-baized, brass-headed-nailed door […]
Word: Turkological Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to the study of Turkey or the Turkish language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dubitates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dubitate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dubitating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dubitate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dubitated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dubitate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: barrel head Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of barrelhead. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: barrel-head Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of barrelhead. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cash on the barrelhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: On the American frontier, barrels were employed as desks or tables with which to conduct transactions. 1. Money in the form of paper currency or coins, paid immediately at the time and place of a transaction: cash only (no credit), and at the point of sale. Labels: US, idiomatic, uncountable Example: "[W]e're selling, to the highest bidder, and for cash on the barrel head. . . . Cash in hand, no checks accepted." Example: [I]n 1946 the U.S. exported $2,166 million worth of food. . . . Most of this ($1,354 million) was paid for, cash on the barrelhead. But $628 million was the U.S. contribution to UNRRA stocks, and $184 million went through Lend-Lease.
Word: headcanon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From head + canon. First attested in c. 2007. 1. Elements and interpretations of a fictional universe accepted by an individual or small group of fans, but not necessarily found within or supported by the official canon. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: In my own headcanon of Rocky IV, Ivan Drago is a Russian Mafia enforcer instead of a Red Army Captain. Example: Technically, the social context of Borogravia is such that the actual external difference between a trans man and a woman disguised as a man is practically indiscernible – the technology level means they’re indistinguishable by the bodily modification standard (although now that I think about it, there's no reason Igors couldn't perform sex changes, and that's going in my headcanon now), and there does not appear to be a space in the language for self-identification.
Word: headcanon Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From head + canon. First attested in c. 2007. 1. To interpret in the form of a headcanon. Labels: slang Example: I headcanon her as gay. Example: From headcanoning him, kicking his legs, and blushing at a compliment to wearing cat ears, Ghost’s menacing persona is being accepted as a cute little quirk to the girlies. In response, much of COD’s male fanbase is accusing this mostly-female demographic of babygirlifiers of sexualizing him.
Word: dulla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic دَوْلَة (dawla). 1. An inflatable sac in the throats of camels, displayed out of the mouth when in rut to assert dominance and attract females Example: The soft palate, also called a "dulla", can be extended. The rutting male protrudes the dulla from its mouth.
Word: action song Part of Speech: noun 1. A children's song that is accompanied by specific actions. Example: My little sister's favourite action song is "Miss Polly Had a Dolly." She learned it from her English grandma.
Word: science-fictiony Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From science fiction + -y. 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of science fiction. Labels: informal Example: She wishes science-fictiony things like videophones existed so Jaypee could see her smile when she says that Actually, she's moving into another area of creative work entirely. Publishing. Example: There was no other indication that the attack was under way—no cool science-fictiony laser sounds, no beam of light slicing through the sky, just a small blinking “L” indicator on their supercockpit displays.
Word: cash on the barrel head Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cash on the barrelhead. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: cash on the barrel-head Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cash on the barrelhead. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Hesychius Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Latin Hēsychïus, from the Ancient Greek Ἡσῠ́χῐος (Hēsŭ́khĭos). Pronunciation: /hɛˈsɪkɪəs/ 1. A Greek grammarian from the 5th century AD, known for compiling the richest lexicon of unusual and obscure Ancient Greek words.
Word: carater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From carat + -er. 1. (preceded by the number of carats) Something that is a given number of carats. Labels: informal Example: She asked about diamonds, and he showed her a very nice one-carater set in a silver ring.
Word: caraters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ugali Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Eastern Sudanicder. Swahili ugalibor. English ugali Borrowed from Swahili ugali, from an Eastern Sudanic language. 1. African cornmeal porridge Labels: uncountable Example: Still tall as the doorway, still fat from crocodile meat and ugali porridge.
Word: screwed, blued and tattooed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From screwed (“fornicated”) + blewed (“blown, experienced fellatio”) + tattooed. Describes the ideal experience of a sailor during a short shore leave. 1. Placed in a perplexing, very difficult situation, especially a situation in which one has been unjustly victimized. Labels: idiomatic, slang, vulgar Example: Bubba is already getting shafted—as he says himself, screwed, blued and tattooed. Example: The Canadians were hosed. They were screwed, blued and tattooed.
Word: screwed, glued and tattooed Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of screwed, blued and tattooed.
Word: screwed, glued, and tattooed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of screwed, blued and tattooed. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Nikon choir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Nikon (a brand of camera often used by professional photographers) + choir. The brand Nikon, which dates from 1946, is a blend of Japanese 日本光学 (Nippon Kōgaku, “Japan Optical”) (from 日本光学工業株式会社 (Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha, “Japan Optical Industries Corporation”)) and Ikon, a camera brand owned by Carl Zeiss AG. Piecewise doublet of Nikon chorus. Pronunciation: /ˈnɪkɒn kwaɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈnaɪkɒn kwaɪɚ/ 1. A large group of photographers simultaneously capturing images of a celebrity, producing numerous photographic flashes along with an accompanying din of clicking camera shutters. Labels: UK, idiomatic Example: And with television, radio, the "Nikon choir" of photographers and 10 daily newspapers in London, there's plenty to manipulate. The Chuck and Di show opened to smash reviews and, 10 years later, has evolved into a thriving industry. Example: [A]fter drinking vodka and cranberry juice at the Pangaea nightclub in the West End, he came out at to be confronted by the "Nikon choir" of paparazzi.
Word: Colón Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish. 1. A town in La Libertad department, El Salvador. 2. A province in Panama. 3. A city, the capital of Colón province, Panama.
Word: Mirza Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Persian میرزا (mirzâ), from earlier میرزاد (mirzâd), composed of میر (mir, “commander”) (from Arabic title أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”)) and the suffix ـزاد، ـزاده (-zâd, -zâde, “child of, son of”), from زادن (zâdan). Akin to Amir, amir, emir and admiral. 1. A title denoting the rank of a high nobleman or prince, signifying a male-line descent and relationship to the Imperial Families of Turkey, Persia and later South Asia, and was the title borne by members of the highest aristocracies in Tatar states, such as the khanates of Kazan and Astrakhan.
Word: Mirza Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Persian میرزا (mirzâ), from earlier میرزاد (mirzâd), composed of میر (mir, “commander”) (from Arabic title أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”)) and the suffix ـزاد، ـزاده (-zâd, -zâde, “child of, son of”), from زادن (zâdan). Akin to Amir, amir, emir and admiral. 1. A surname.
Word: Shahryar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian شَهْرْیَار (šahryār). 1. Name of the fictional Persian Sassanid King of kings who is told stories by his wife, Scheherazade, to delay her execution.
Word: motherfuckerhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From motherfucker + -hood. 1. The state or quality of being a motherfucker. Labels: slang, uncountable, vulgar Example: I went on to tell her instance after instance when she inspired motherfuckerhood in me. Example: In many ways, it's quite ironic that Roz Chast would be featured in an Interesting Motherfuckers column. After all, she is a mother of two, a boy and a girl. In fact, perhaps it would be more fitting to list Roz Chast's husband as an Interesting Motherfucker, at least that would be more literal, but as you can see from the definition provided at the top of the page, the phrase "Interesting Motherfucker" is really more a general description to be applied to someone who has the ability to cause others to take notice of their uniqueness and in that case, I think it's quite fair to file Roz Chast under the pedigree of Interesting Motherfuckerhood.
Word: big woop Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From whoopee, used sarcastically. Pronunciation: /bɪɡ wʊp/ 1. so what? Used dismissively to discount the importance of something or the magnitude of its effects. Labels: US, colloquial
Word: no big woop Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of big woop. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: propagos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of propago Labels: form-of, plural
Word: motherfuckerdom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From motherfucker + -dom. 1. The state or quality of being a motherfucker. Labels: slang, uncountable, vulgar Example: “Let me tell you, when I stopped pimpin’, I was real negative about quitting,” Rosebudd says. “I thought I was giving up being a motherfucker. Now to a hustler, being a motherfucker is what you strive for. So when someone says ‘Rosebudd’s a motherfucker,’ that’s the highest compliment you can get because they’ve run out of adjectives. I was depressed until I realized that I was not stopping being a motherfucker, I was stopping pimpin’. I just had to become a motherfucker in another arena.” The other arena in which Rosebudd, aka John Dickson, is aiming for motherfuckerdom is writing. Example: In a culture dependent upon oral traditions going back to the griots—tribal historians and genealogists—of Western Africa, the heroes of the toast were often the ultimate bad mammyjammers, the archetypes of motherfuckerdom.
Word: Nikon chorus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Piecewise doublet of Nikon choir. 1. Synonym of Nikon choir.
Word: phagget Part of Speech: noun 1. Faggot. Labels: humorous, nonstandard, offensive, vulgar
Word: AUSA Part of Speech: noun 1. initialism of assistant United States attorney Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: A.U.S.A. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of AUSA. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: D. A. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of DA. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: D. A. Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of DA. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: D.A. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of DA. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: D.A. Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of DA. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: DAs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of DA Labels: form-of, plural
Word: DA's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of DA Labels: form-of, plural
Word: A. D. A. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ADA. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: A. D. A. Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of ADA. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: A.D.A. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ADA. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: A.D.A. Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of ADA. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: EADA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of executive assistant district attorney. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: E.A.D.A. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of EADA. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: E. A. D. A. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of EADA. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dysthymias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dysthymia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: re-abuse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + abuse. 1. To abuse again.
Word: re-abuse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + abuse. 1. Abuse that is repeated or perpetrated again. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a re-abuse rate of six percent
Word: reabuse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + abuse. 1. Repeated abuse. Labels: uncountable Example: At this point, a judgment is made about the likelihood of reabuse or reneglect if the child is left at home. Example: Arrest, prosecution, and incarceration, nonetheless, did not prevent reabuse, and revictimizers were particularly prone to violating orders of protection (A. Klein et al., 2008).
Word: reabuse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + abuse. 1. To abuse again. Labels: transitive
Word: canche Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of canch. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: style guides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of style guide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: great-grandpa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From great- + grandpa. 1. A great-grandfather. Example: Yet, according to recent research, the alleged grumpiness of great-grandma and great-grandpa is more myth than reality.
Word: great-grandpas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of great-grandpa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: great-grandma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From great- + grandma. 1. A great-grandmother. Example: Yet, according to recent research, the alleged grumpiness of great-grandma and great-grandpa is more myth than reality.
Word: great-grandmas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of great-grandma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ale-stake Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of alestake. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: No one was permitted to brew ale so long as any church-ale lasted, nor so long as the keeper of the park had any to sell, nor at any time without licence of the lord or court ; nor to sell without a sign, or, during the fair, without an ale-stake hung out, nor to ask a higher price for ale than that fixed by the jury of assize, nor to lower the quality below what the ale-tasters approved, nor to sell at times of Divine service, nor after nine o'clock at night, nor to sell at all without entering into a bond for ₤10, with a surety of ₤5, to keep orderly houses. Example: If you ran a public drinking house, you were required to have an ale-stake to show that you were conducting a business where ale was being brewed for sale.
Word: spike addition Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /spʌɪk əˈdɪʃ(ə)n/ 1. A calibration technique for quantification that involves adding known amounts of a substance to an aliquot of an analyte. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] single spike addition experiment does not indicate the absence of systematic error […]
Word: speleotherapy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From speleo- + therapy. 1. The use of the microclimate of salt caves and mines for the treatment of asthma. Labels: uncountable Example: The beneficial effect of salt (speleotherapy) was reported by the Polish doctor F. Bochkowsky in 1843. Speleotherapy is based on the in-patient treatment in salt caves possessing a specific microclimate.
Word: crab-eating foxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crab-eating fox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apsar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Abkhaz аԥсар (apsar). 1. An unrecognized currency of Abkhazia.
Word: apsars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apsar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: naxar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Chechen нахар (naxar). 1. An unrecognised currency created by the Chechen separatists.
Word: porkalicious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pork + -licious. 1. Delicious or tantalising because of the pork it is made from or contains. Labels: informal Example: Cute though they may be, pigs must serve a function: mama pigs produce little pigs, and papa pigs produce, from their own chubby carcasses, sausages and hams and all the other porkalicious products that will feed a hungry nation. Example: One mere whiff of the air after stepping onto the third floor of The Standard New York made the theme of the evening’s festivities instantly obvious: bacon – and lots of it, the porkalicious smell seemingly pouring out of the hotel’s tiny High Line Room.
Word: Venerable Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈvɛnəɹəbl/, /ˈvɛnɹəbl/ 1. A form of address for an archdeacon in the Anglican Church. 2. The description in the Roman Catholic Church of someone in the first stages of canonisation. 3. The description of some saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Word: Venerable Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈvɛnəɹəbl/, /ˈvɛnɹəbl/ 1. A title indicating respect, prefixed to the names of Buddhist monks and nuns. Labels: Singapore
Word: firebrat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fire + brat, after their habit of collecting near furnaces. 1. A thysanuran insect, Thermobia domestica.
Word: firebrats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of firebrat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: protomullet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proto- + mullet. 1. A mulletlike hairstyle which is shorter than a full-fledged mullet or which preceded the popularization of the mullet in the 1980s. Example: Groups of glittery girls and boys with 1960s protomullets slid past homeless people too tired to beg for money. Example: Byron on the other hand, had a protomullet viz Farrah Fawcett Fangs.
Word: proto-mullet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of protomullet. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The 47-track Best Of Bowie DVD ($34.98, store.davidbowie.com) collects every single one of David Bowie's looks, from his finest dresses to tailored suits, skintight jumpers to clown costumes, proto-mullets to pompadours. Example: Rather than leading the world in glamour and style, the majority of continentals seem to have been left behind in an era when proto-mullets, moonwalk loafers and white socks were right up there with Pac Man and rollerblades.
Word: proto-mullets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proto-mullet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: protomullets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of protomullet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: necrohipposadism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From necro- + hippo- + sadism. 1. The act or practice of beating a dead horse, i.e. persisting beyond a reasonable point. Labels: humorous, uncountable Example: So on the whole, the posts the newbies see that don't have the filter are going to be divided between those ignoring the whole thing, and those committing necrohipposadism on someone else's behavior, real or imagined. Example: But seriously for a moment (and hopefully avoiding necrohipposadism here) the issue is whether we are to have hypothecated taxes or not.
Word: shinrinyoku Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 森(しん)林(りん)浴(よく) (shinrin'yoku). 1. A recreational trip to a forest intended to improve one's well-being.
Word: Minnehaha County Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dakota mníȟaȟa (“waterfall" or "rapids”) (mní (“water”) + ȟaȟa (“curling”)) + English county. 1. One of 66 counties in South Dakota, United States. County seat: Sioux Falls.
Word: necrohippoflagellation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From necro- + hippo- + flagellation. 1. The act or practice of beating a dead horse, i.e. persisting beyond a reasonable point. Labels: humorous, uncountable Example: This is probably necrohippoflagellation, but how can you be sure you're really thinking? :) Example: For now, though, and for here, I vote that instead of the current necrohippoflagellation, we, like, move on, put aside any grudges, and start talking about, like, Buffy.
Word: -lect Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From the terminal element of dialect, thus representing the Ancient Greek element -λεκτος (-lektos), ultimately from λέγω (légō, “I say or speak”). Pronunciation: /lɛkt/ 1. A (language) variety. Labels: morpheme
Word: hot favorites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hot favorite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sioux Falls Part of Speech: name 1. A city, the county seat of Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States.
Word: Minnehaha Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis (borrowed from Dakota mníȟaȟa (“waterfall" or "rapids”) (mní (“water”) + ȟaȟa (“curling”)) 1. A fictional Native American woman who features in the poem The Song of Hiawatha by Longfellow.
Word: knuckerhole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From knucker + hole. 1. In English folklore, a hole in the ground said to be the home of a knucker, a dragon-like creature. Example: There is a knuckerhole north of Lyminster where a nicor is said to have lived. As a matter of fact, the warrior who slew the knuckerhole dinosaur was honored with a tombstone that is still located in a church there dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene.
Word: knuckerholes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knuckerhole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knucker hole Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of knuckerhole. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: knucker holes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knucker hole (alternative spelling of knuckerholes). Labels: form-of, plural
Word: puffing the magic dragon Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of puff the magic dragon Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sepometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sepometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Moody County Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named for Gideon C. Moody. 1. One of 66 counties in South Dakota, United States. County seat: Flandreau.
Word: Flandreau Part of Speech: name 1. A city, the county seat of Moody County, South Dakota, United States.
Word: Flandreau Part of Speech: noun 1. A tribe of the Sioux people. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: black kite Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of kite, Milvus migrans, widely distributed throughout the Old World.
Word: black kites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of black kite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: herring gulls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of herring gull Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Karipúna Creole French Part of Speech: name 1. a French-based creole language spoken in northern Brazil
Word: Moody Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈmudi/ 1. A surname. 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A locality on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.
Word: accurise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of accurize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: accurising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of accurise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: accurised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of accurise Labels: UK, form-of, participle, past
Word: Brookings Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A city, the county seat of Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. 3. A city in Curry County, Oregon, United States.
Word: Brookings County Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named for Wilmot Wood Brookings. 1. One of 66 counties in South Dakota, United States. County seat: Brookings.
Word: androgynize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From androgyne + -ize. 1. To make androgynous. Labels: transitive 2. To become androgynous. Labels: transitive
Word: androgenise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From androgen + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of androgenize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: androgynise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of androgynize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: androgenised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of androgenise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: androgynises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of androgynise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: androgynised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of androgynise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: androgynising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of androgynise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: androgenized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of androgenize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: androgynized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of androgynize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: androgynizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of androgynize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: androgynizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of androgynize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: adrenalectomising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of adrenalectomise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: huggability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From huggable + -ity. 1. The quality or state of being huggable. Labels: uncountable Example: The hostess introduced herself as Joelle. She was in her thirties, with short, curly dark hair. She had the look of a mom, a combination of warmth, huggability, and an air of parental authority you didn't mess with. Example: Customers choose an animal (it's not just bears) without stuffing, take it to a station, where it is stuffed "to the right amount of huggability" and (crucial touch) a heart is placed inside.
Word: huggableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From huggable + -ness. 1. The quality or state of being huggable. Labels: uncountable Example: She looked as if she would be a plucky, tireless sportswoman; yet she had a wistful, tender huggableness that a girl ought not to lose, however well she plays tennis. Example: From Elvis's (I just wanna be your) teddy bear huggableness to Bowie's extraterrestrial transvestism, rock 'n' roll had always considered male androgyny to be axiomatic.
Word: embraceability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From embraceable + -ity. 1. The quality or state of being embraceable. Labels: uncountable Example: She brings an utterly loving embraceability to this somewhat chubby creature, a "Miss Four Eyes," with her glasses on a chain. Example: Here is the gist of that simple and foul thought: how can one reconcile the ethereal beauty of these women, their fragility and embraceability, their humour, sanity and sharp intelligence with their capacity to inflict pain – quite apart from their regular craziness contingent on their menstruation?
Word: shell-shocks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shell-shock Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: shell-shocking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shell-shock Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: adrenalectomises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of adrenalectomise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Ramesses Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ῥαμέσσης (Rhaméssēs), itself from Egyptian ra-ms-sw (rꜥ-ms-sw). 1. Name of several pharaohs of 19th and 20th dynasty of Ancient Egypt, 13th to 10th century BC.
Word: Ramasses Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Ramesses. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Rameses Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Ramesses. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: enc Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of enclosure (indicating that a letter is accompanied by further material). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: clash of the ash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the use of ash wood in the manufacture of hurleys. Chosen for the rhyme. 1. hurling (the sport) Labels: Ireland, idiomatic, informal, uncountable
Word: hields Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hield Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hields Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hield Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hielding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hield Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hielded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hield Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: anding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of and Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: anded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of and Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Gerber tube Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Niklaus Gerber. 1. a type of butyrometer (used to estimate the proportion of butterfat in milk)
Word: Inundation Part of Speech: name 1. One of the three seasons of Ancient Egypt.
Word: evil-eye Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Denominal verb of evil eye. 1. to cast an evil eye upon someone or something Labels: rare, transitive
Word: jumping mice Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jumping mouse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jumping mouse Part of Speech: noun 1. Any species of the taxonomic family Zapodidae of rodents, variously endemic to North America and China. Example: The jumping mouse is little larger than a house mouse and has a very long, scaly, untufted tail, one-third longer than the head and body.[…]In fact, various observers have found that jumping mice with injured or amputated tails tumble over and are as helpless as a ship without a rudder. Example: In some respects a jumping mouse resembles kangaroo rats and kangaroo mice in habits and appearance. A jumping mouse may readily be distinguished from these animals, however, by its lack of fur-lined cheek pouches and by its preference for, or nearness to, moist habitats instead of arid places.
Word: Sherrin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the brand name; invented by Thomas William Sherrin in 1880. 1. A football used in Australian rules. Labels: Australia Example: Give the Sherrin to the umpire.
Word: gnu goat Part of Speech: noun 1. Budorcas taxicolor
Word: cattle chamois Part of Speech: noun 1. Budorcas taxicolor
Word: bodyswaps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bodyswap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: muton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Contracted form of mutation + -on, coined by American molecular biologist Seymour Benzer in 1957 as "[t]he unit of mutation […] defined as the smallest element that, when altered, can give rise to a mutant form of the organism." 1. A unit of mutation forming part of a recon.
Word: Tartessians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tartessian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gallaecian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Gallaeci + -an. 1. Northwestern Hispano-Celtic, an extinct language of the Celtic family, spoken by the Gallaeci at the beginning of the first millennium CE in a north-western part of the Iberian Peninsula.
Word: Gallaecian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Gallaeci + -an. 1. One of the Gallaeci.
Word: Gallaecian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Gallaeci + -an. 1. Relating to Gallaecia or the Gallaeci.
Word: fiberglassing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fiberglass Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fiberglassed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fiberglass Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: touch-ups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of touch-up Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goosegogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of goosegog Labels: form-of, plural