nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: baby fever Part of Speech: noun 1. An urgent desire to have a baby or grandchild. Labels: derogatory, humorous, slang, uncountable Example: Then a man passed by with his child on his shoulders. This time last year I had baby fever so bad, it was ridiculous. Example: I was living in Baltimore, teaching art and sleeping with an artist when, out of nowhere, I was swept away in a tide of baby fever.
Word: military hotel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened from earlier Hindu military hotel, named so because they originally catered to Hindu non-vegetarians of the military. Piecewise doublet of military hospital. 1. A restaurant serving non-vegetarian food. Labels: India, South Example: 11 Gajendra Vilas Hindu Military Hotel, Alps Restaurant, Mount Road. Example: Mutton or chicken curries and various other non-vegetarian dishes are served in the Moslem restaurants and in those labelled in English "Military Hotel."
Word: military hotels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of military hotel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Woolfesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Woolf + -esque. 1. In the style of Virginia Woolf.
Word: banded archerfish Part of Speech: noun 1. An archerfish of species Toxotes jaculatrix, known for its ability to spit a jet of water to "shoot down" prey, found in coastal waters from India to the Philippines, Vanuatu, and Australia.
Word: poopsicle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of poop + popsicle, or poop + -sicle. 1. Frozen excrement. Labels: informal
Word: color blindnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of color blindness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: largescale archerfish Part of Speech: noun 1. An archerfish of species Toxotes chatareus, which is sooty in colour compared to the silveriness of most archerfish.
Word: menstruater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From menstruate + -er. 1. Alternative form of menstruator. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Rhythm is the least efficient of the contraceptive methods thus far discussed, because of the variability of the menses even in regular menstruaters, […] Example: The menstruater is defiled and defiling because, as she bleeds, she strays beyond the socialized towards the realm of death.
Word: emergency escape Part of Speech: noun 1. A fire escape.
Word: emergency stairs Part of Speech: noun 1. A fire escape. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: fire stairs Part of Speech: noun 1. A fire escape. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: emergency escapes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of emergency escape Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Magdalene laundry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Mary Magdalene, traditionally associated with prostitution and a patron saint of penitent sinners. 1. A religious facility in which prostitutes and unmarried mothers were kept, usually against their will, as a source of forced labour to launder clothes. Labels: Ireland, historical
Word: Magdalene asylum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Mary Magdalene, traditionally associated with prostitution and a patron saint of penitent sinners. 1. A religious prison for prostitutes and unmarried mothers, usually as a source of forced labour. Labels: historical
Word: Magdalene laundries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Magdalene laundry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Magdalene asylums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Magdalene asylum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: four thieves' vinegar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the story that thieves, by using it, were enabled to plunder, with impunity to health, in the great plague at London. Possibly originally a corruption of "Forthave's vinegar", Richard Forthave being the publisher of an early recipe. 1. Vinegar mixed with camphor and essential oils, formerly used as medicine. Labels: UK, archaic, uncountable
Word: Marseilles vinegar Part of Speech: noun 1. four thieves' vinegar Labels: uncountable
Word: Shariaphobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sharia + -phobia. 1. Fear or hatred of sharia law. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Our Human Rights Town Hall calls out Islamic supremacist groups in America to cease and desist their subversive activity under the guise of 'civil rights' or Shariaphobia. Example: Badawi also said there is wide misunderstanding and fear of the Sharia, which can be explained as “Shariaphobia,” a mindset of Islamophobia.
Word: monolinguist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mono- + linguist. 1. One who speaks only a single language.
Word: monolinguists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monolinguist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unilinguist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From uni- + linguist. 1. One who speaks only a single language.
Word: unilinguists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unilinguist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dubaization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dubai + -ization. 1. The process of urbanizing a city with futuristic, pioneering architecture. Labels: uncountable Example: This is not all good news: the cash and attention from these parts of the world are leading to the “Dubaization” of Mykonos, Paros and other Aegean islands, turning them from sleepy dots in the sea into glitzy hotspots where “lavish displays of wealth” are celebrated.
Word: Salang Part of Speech: name 1. A Bahnaric language of the Mon–Khmer branch of the Austroasiatic language family that is spoken in the southern Laos and Vietnam. The name is used more in Vietnam.
Word: Halang Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Salang (This name is used more in Laos.)
Word: Halang Part of Speech: name 1. A barangay of Lipa, Batangas, Philippines.
Word: octochamp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From octo- (“eight”) + champ (short form of champion). Pronunciation: /ˈɒktəʊˌt͡ʃamp/ 1. A winner of eight consecutive heats of the British television game show Countdown. Labels: UK, informal Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:octochamp.
Word: octo-champ Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of octochamp. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:octo-champ.
Word: octo-champs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of octo-champ Labels: form-of, plural Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:octo-champs.
Word: octochamps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of octochamp Labels: form-of, plural Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:octochamps.
Word: tickles the dragon's tail Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tickle the dragon's tail Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tickling the dragon's tail Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tickle the dragon's tail Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tickled the dragon's tail Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tickle the dragon's tail Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: teppo snapping shrimp Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of species Alpheus brevicristatus of snapping shrimp, distributed in East-Asian coastal waters.
Word: daltonians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of daltonian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hot takes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hot take Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zygophyllaceous Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to the family Zygophyllaceae of bean-capers, caltrops, and related plants. Labels: not-comparable
Word: menstruaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of menstruater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Low Franconian Part of Speech: name 1. A group of continental West Germanic varieties, most prominent of which is the Dutch language.
Word: overclose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English overclose, equivalent to over- + close (adjective). 1. In too great a proximity. Example: She knew he was being only sensible, pity rather, and she said she was sorry, and they didn't stand overclose after that, the weight of the rain was seeping through the branches and now a great low gust of wind swept up the park, driving the soft ground spray in their faces. 2. Having too great an emotional attachment. Example: As the child grows older mother and child have to separate, a complex process in which both child and parent need to find the right balance between love and intimacy, without becoming overclose, sexual or incestuous. 3. Lacking adequate ventilation; stuffy. Example: Cows are also more liable to congestion of the lungs and to tuberculosis than are other cattle. The former may be induced by being kept in overclose, hot, and badly ventilated houses, rendering them liable to chills when turned out; and there is no doubt tuberculosis is largely spread by the presence of infected animals in such houses.
Word: overclose Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English overclosen, equivalent to over- + close (verb). 1. To close prematurely or excessively. 2. To form a closed universe before it has attained its present age.
Word: interrogants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of interrogant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: isards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of isard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paloverdes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paloverde Labels: form-of, plural
Word: powderless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From powder + -less. 1. Without the use or presence of powder. Labels: not-comparable Example: powderless gloves Example: powderless ammunition
Word: spelch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English spelc, or spilc (“little rod by which things are kept straight or a splint for binding up broken bones”), ultimately from Old Norse spelkur (“splints”). 1. To splinter while being crosscut. Labels: intransitive Example: Spelching can be avoided by cutting in from the outside face where possible.
Word: catsicle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cat + -sicle. 1. A cold or frozen cat. Labels: humorous, informal Example: He slipped out the back door, and we did not see him for two full days. The temperature dropped dramatically, it was close to freezing those two nights. We figured, too bad, the little bugger had it made, with us, and now he'll be a catsicle or a catsplat in the road...So we gave up on him, and went to the Humane Society, and adopted a bouncing bruiser named Smokey. Example: 'The cat's gone,' my father said. 'Face it, that cat can hardly stay alive inside the house. She's not coming back. And if you hold the door open much longer, the rest of us will freeze to death too.' 'Poppy!' my stepmother shouted. 'She's frozen now,' I said helpfully. 'She's a catsicle.'
Word: catsicles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of catsicle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: -sicle Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From icicle or popsicle. 1. Combined with a noun to indicate something cold or frozen. Labels: informal, morpheme
Word: frogsicle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From frog + -sicle. 1. A cold or frozen frog. Labels: humorous, informal Example: When spring comes, the frogsicle defrosts and shivers back to life. Example: Some frogs can become frogsicles and still live! The North American wood frog can withstand brutal winters.
Word: frogsicles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frogsicle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pigsicle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pig + -sicle. 1. A cold or frozen pig. Labels: humorous, informal Example: Of course, I jokingly offered the girls our frozen pig. After wiping away the snow and rapping my knuckles on it to demonstrate that it was a solidly frozen pigsicle, the girls looked at each other in amazement and politely refused. Example: I was buried with only my snotty snout sticking out. I was frozen. I could become a pigsicle.
Word: pigsicles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pigsicle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: A-Life Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of A-life (artificial life) Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: a-life Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of A-life (artificial life) Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: ALife Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of A-life (artificial life) Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: aLife Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of A-life (artificial life) Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Alife Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of A-life (artificial life) Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: kidsicle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kid + -sicle. 1. A cold or frozen child. Labels: humorous, informal Example: And because Ilene also had one of those houses that are always cold, she'd automatically assumed that her fragile, delicate infant would turn into a kidsicle without all those layers. Example: When the deep freeze sets in and temperatures dip to the single digits (on a warm day), we can't be outside for me than two minutes without turning into kidsicles.
Word: kidsicles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kidsicle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Patella Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Patella. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: totsicle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tot + -sicle. 1. An embryo conceived through in vitro fertilization and cryopreserved for later use in an attempt to achieve pregnancy through embryo transfer. Labels: informal Example: I've got some "totsicles" left, so we'll be trying again, but I was so convinced that for the magic cycle, I was just going thru the motions...I didn't give up caffeine, but I kept on the vitamins...who knew? Example: We had discussed this and came to the conclusion that if we had to go to IVF, we were going to wait until we delivered then decide what to do w/the leftover 'totsicles'.
Word: embryo transfer Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of placing an embryo or embryos into the uterus of a female with the intent of establishing a pregnancy.
Word: sillyhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From silly + head. 1. silly person Labels: informal
Word: fishsicle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fish + -sicle. 1. A cold or frozen fish. Labels: humorous, informal Example: This would certainly be a perfect time to replace it [your aquarium's heater] — if something goes wrong you'll either have fishsicles or bouillabaisse. Example: Fish can swim in the icy waters without turning into fishsicles because many of them make chemicals that keep their blood from freezing.
Word: fishsicles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fishsicle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mansicle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From man + -sicle. 1. A cold or frozen man. Labels: humorous, informal Example: Or did he freeze into an Alaskan mansicle ice statute with dogsicles and snotsicles? Example: You want to camp in the snow and become a "mansicle," that's up to you, but the sane mind says, "Sleeping in snow under canvas, bad."
Word: mansicles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mansicle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whitecoat hypertension Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of white coat hypertension. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: chesticle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of chest + testicle. Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɛs.tɪ.kəl/ 1. A breast, (transgender slang) especially that of a trans man. Labels: humorous, slang 2. A roundly defined pectoral muscle. Labels: slang
Word: momzilla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mom + -zilla (suffix forming nouns suggesting a monster or a thing of extremely large size or great destructiveness, from the fictional monster Godzilla). Pronunciation: /mɒmˈzɪlə/, /mɑmˈzɪlə/, /mʌmˈzɪlə/ 1. A controlling or overinvolved mother. Labels: Canada, US, humorous, informal Example: "I've definitely got more boy energy going on right now," she [Sally Norvell] admits. "For one thing, I've got a four-year-old boy who I have to run around and play Godzilla with all day long." She chuckles. "I'm Momzilla." Example: I tried to breathe, but it was too late. Momzilla had emerged. I could feel her low rumbling growl as she straightened up that last nerve. [...] Momzilla heard the children in the background promising never to be clowns again if Mommy would just come back. Momzilla took a slow deep breath, and then another. As Momzilla returned to the cage that I keep her in, I noticed how cute my little clowns were.
Word: momzillas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of momzilla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Momzilla Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of momzilla. Labels: alt-of Example: "I've definitely got more boy energy going on right now," she [Sally Norvell] admits. "For one thing, I've got a four-year-old boy who I have to run around and play Godzilla with all day long." She chuckles. "I'm Momzilla." Example: I tried to breathe, but it was too late. Momzilla had emerged. I could feel her low rumbling growl as she straightened up that last nerve. [...] Momzilla heard the children in the background promising never to be clowns again if Mommy would just come back. Momzilla took a slow deep breath, and then another. As Momzilla returned to the cage that I keep her in, I noticed how cute my little clowns were.
Word: Momzillas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Momzilla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Shiadom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Shia + -dom. 1. The Shiite world. Labels: uncountable Example: It seems an unwisely conferred blessing really for the Kazvini is known throughout Persia as the biggest rogue in Shiadom. Example: In the middle of Shalmi, the working-class inner sanctum of Lahori Shiadom, I find myself swept along a tide of sweat, blood and tears at four in the morning.
Word: assholehood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From asshole + -hood. 1. The state or condition of being an asshole. Labels: Canada, US, derogatory, rare, slang, uncountable Example: These douchebags have reached a whole new level of assholehood.
Word: pop smoke Part of Speech: verb 1. To call for air extract with a smoke grenade. Labels: slang 2. To throw smoke grenades as a means of cover or escape during battle. Labels: slang 3. To leave a place. Labels: figuratively, slang
Word: shire-reeve Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of shire + reeve; calque of Old English scīrġerēfa (“shire-reeve; sheriff”). 1. A local official in Mediaeval England appointed by the King to oversee a shire. Labels: historical
Word: Barney-style Part of Speech: adj Etymology: After the main dinosaur character in Barney & Friends, an educational TV show aimed at small children. 1. Oversimplified. Labels: not-comparable, slang
Word: Barney-style Part of Speech: adv Etymology: After the main dinosaur character in Barney & Friends, an educational TV show aimed at small children. 1. In oversimplified language; often used with break down. Labels: not-comparable, slang
Word: U-Haul Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the company U-Haul, a stylization of "you haul". Pronunciation: /ˈjuːˌhɔːl/ 1. A rental vehicle, especially a moving truck.
Word: moving truck Part of Speech: noun 1. a removal van Labels: US
Word: islamophobics Part of Speech: noun 1. Islamophobes Labels: plural, plural-only Example: 2006, David Sewell, [R] Ungodly Pratchett fans Group: alt.fan.pratchett Mostly islamophobics (they're taking over our meat! waaaah! the end is near!). Example: 2011, notme, Re: Islamophobia is a mental illness Group: uk.legal, It does not follow that all islamophobics are schizophrenic or vice versa.
Word: potential mood Part of Speech: noun 1. The grammatical mood expressing possibility and potential.
Word: potential moods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of potential mood Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pub golf Part of Speech: noun 1. A drinking game in which drinkers visit a number of pubs (analogous to the holes of a golf course) and attempt to consume a drink at each in the fewest sips possible (analogous to the number of strokes taken to sink the ball). Labels: uncountable
Word: practicants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of practicant. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quintars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quintar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: africans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of african Labels: form-of, plural
Word: encastage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French encastage. 1. The placing of pottery in a saggar so that it can be dried by fire. Labels: uncountable
Word: relexifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of relexify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: relexifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of relexify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: relexified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of relexify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sextes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sexte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trapezium bone Part of Speech: noun 1. A bone of the carpus at the base of the first metacarpal, or thumb.
Word: greater multangular Part of Speech: noun 1. The trapezium bone
Word: coin die Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the (usually metal) stamps used in pairs during hammered coining to strike impressions of designs onto their obverse and reverse faces.
Word: lesser multangular Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of trapezoid bone.
Word: every now and again Part of Speech: adv 1. Synonym of now and again. Labels: not-comparable
Word: iced up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ice up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ices up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ice up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: icing up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ice up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: byhearts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of byheart Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fingertip search Part of Speech: noun 1. A fastidious forensic search of a crime scene, usually performed by investigators crawling along the ground. Labels: UK Example: Several media liaison officers placed particular emphasis on the use of photo opportunities of elements of the investigation to gain or revive press interest (fingertip searches, house-to-house visits, underwater searches and so on). Example: Police search teams led by Police Constable Franklin and Police Constable Sawyer conducted a thorough fingertip search of the common approach path of the area surrounding the body and of the area on either side of the approach path.
Word: multangulars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of multangular Labels: form-of, plural
Word: indocibleness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From indocible + -ness. 1. Quality of being indocible. Labels: uncountable
Word: reassumeth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: reassume + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reassume Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: matrix language Part of Speech: noun 1. The dominant language in code-switching, into which elements of a secondary language are embedded, as opposed to the embedded language. Example: Because, in that case, most of the text is in English, we can say that the matrix language (ML) of the message is English and that the embedded language (EL) is Spanish.
Word: unimbedded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + imbedded. 1. Alternative form of unembedded. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: imbedder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From imbed + -er. 1. Alternative form of embedder. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: imbedders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of imbedder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: imbeddings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of imbedding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: imbeddable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From imbed + -able. 1. Alternative form of embeddable. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: hypodiegetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hypo- + diegetic. 1. Pertaining to a secondary narrative embedded within the primary narrative (a story within a story). Example: In Jane Eyre this hypodiegetic level is only attained four times again, first in chapter fifteen, in which Rochester tells Jane about his mistress Celine Varens, second in chapter twenty-seven [...] Example: Gretta's story, by contrast, has all the force of an authentic performance, a spontaneous speech-act that recreates its own referential validity. As such, it is the most coherent and integrated hypodiegetic act of narration in Dubliners.
Word: metadiegetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From meta- + diegetic. Pronunciation: /ˌmɛt.ə.daɪ.ɪˈd͡ʒɛt.ɪk/ 1. Pertaining to a secondary narrative embedded within the primary narrative (a story within a story). Example: A particularly striking example appears in Hawthorne's next romance, The House of the Seven Gables, in which Chapter 13 consists entirely of a metadiegetic narrative entitled "Alice Pyncheon," composed and read by the diegetic character Holgrave. Example: The diegetic and metadiegetic aspects of the Joker's use of music also persist. Prince's "Trust" features diegetically in the festival parade as the Joker rides on his birthday-cake float, while the Straussian waltz reappears metadiegetically in the cue "Waltz," for the battle between Batman and the Joker's henchman as the Joker waltzes with a semiconscious Vicki in the background. This, and his comment, "shall we dance?" to Batman just before the cue starts again positions this as music that the Joker has control cover: it is more than simply heard in his head.
Word: model aircraft Part of Speech: noun 1. An aircraft made to a smaller scale, either as a static (non-flying) model, or built to fly with the aid of an engine or electric motor, and controlled by radio from the ground. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Word: cœnobium Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of cenobium. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: [T]his profeſſion of a ſingle life vvas propagated in Egypt by Antony, and in Syria by Hilarion; and ſpred ſo faſt, that ſoon after the time of Julian the Apoſtate a third part of Egyptians vvere got into the deſarts of Egypt. They lived firſt ſingly in cells, then aſſociated into cœnobia or convents; and at length came into tovvns, and filled the Churches vvith Biſhops, Presbyters and Deacons. Example: Some carts are entirely filled with representatives of the Church, but these are jolly, portly fellows, who pay loyally, and hasten to secure the most delicate fare for the table of their different cœnobiums.
Word: non-flying Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + flying. 1. Alternative form of nonflying. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: extemporanea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin extemporānea, neuter plural of extemporāneus (“extemporaneous”). Pronunciation: /ɛksˌtɛm.pɜːˈɹeɪn.i.ə/ 1. That which is extemporaneous; something effortless but transient or superficial. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, / A medley of extemporanea; Example: The things I write are only light extemporanea. I won't put politics on paper... it's a mania! So I refuse to use the pen in Pennsylvania!
Word: extemporania Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of extemporanea. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: But while matters touching on "patriotism" or judgment on grave issues still evoke earthy exchanges in Congress (read the record of the ABM discussions), not since the Douglas- Kerr debates of the last decade has there been such robust extemporania. Example: And in all of this medley of extemporania, Nixon could count on the faithful support of the minority leader of the House, Mr. Gerald Ford.
Word: homme fatal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Adapted borrowing from French homme fatal (literally “fatal man”), after femme fatale. 1. An ultimately seductive and dangerous man; a womanizer. Example: However, the danger of the homme fatal, as embodied in today's boyish male hustler, is that he will leave, disappearing to other loves, other lands. Example: Though mysterious, treacherous men are common characters in most Gothic works, some of the closest archetypes to the homme fatal can be found in the novels of Ann Radcliffe.
Word: BDE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of bond dissociation energy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, physical, uncountable 2. Initialism of big dick energy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: Swear to God I tried to be the big shot lawyer, that BDE meat eating, Johnny American Football, beer chugging, Sunday Christian he wanted. 3. Initialism of big dyke energy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of baruch dayan emet ("blessed is the true judge"; said when hearing about a death). Labels: Judaism, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: Ags. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Angus (region of Scotland). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: DPE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of deprotonation energy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DPE Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Department of Physical Education. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RSE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of ring strain energy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of relationships and sex education. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: RSE Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang
Word: three-fisted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From three + fisted. 1. Having three components or parts. Labels: not-comparable Example: Regimental Gift Set. The Deluxe Combination, a three-fisted gift in a handsome leather-like case with regimental colors and distinctive regimental medallion. After Shave Lotion, Deluxe Shower Soap, Cologne for Men. $9.50 2. Aggressive, energetic, enthusiastic, exuberant; two-fisted. Labels: not-comparable Example: [']I'm a real, slam-bang, honest-to-goodness, three-fisted humdinger. I'm a bona fide supraman.' 'Superman?' Clevinger cried. 'Superman?' 'Supraman,' Yossarian corrected. Example: Circus World, John Wayne, Claudia Cardinale, Rita Hayworth. The Duke is a three-fisted boss of a two-ring travelling Wild West show. '64. 3. In three-fisted drinker: able to consume large quantities of liquor without ill effects; heavy (drinker); compare two-fisted drinker. Labels: not-comparable Example: A Bajoran rushed past with an armful of phaser rifles, another with a box of hand phasers. God help me, thought O'Brien. I'm a lover, not a fighter! Husband, father, engineer, amateur magician, raconteur, and three-fisted drinker ... never a warrior! Example: Once a three-fisted drinker and smoker, Mr. [Clive] James, 75, was found to have leukemia in 2010, with the added complications on emphysema and kidney failure.
Word: file handle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From file + handle. Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪl hæn.dl/ 1. The descriptor used to access a file in a file system.
Word: filehandle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of file handle. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A filehandle is an internal name for an external file.
Word: filehandles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of filehandle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: file handles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of file handle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: losmen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Indonesian losmen. 1. An Indonesian hostel.
Word: circulenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of circulene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stadholderate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of stadtholderate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stadtholderate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stadtholder + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a state ruled by people of such office). 1. The office or position of a stadtholder. Labels: historical Example: On his deathbed he sent for his younger half-brother, Frederic Henry, the prince who would undoubtedly succeed him in the stadholderate of five provinces and the command of the army. 2. A state ruled by a stadtholder. Labels: historical
Word: stadtholderates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stadtholderate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: muddle along Part of Speech: verb 1. To live or work in an unorganized and unplanned way. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: Executives are content to muddle along as long as profits are satisfactory — Attention to operating matters is a child of adversity. Example: Indeed, they may muddle along a little better, armed with the view that the world is subject to their control.
Word: contemporanea expositio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin contemporanea expositio (“that which was said at the time”). Part of the expression contemporanea expositio est optima et fortissima, in lege ("contemporaneous explanation is best and strongest in law"). 1. Legal opinions set forth at the time a document was written. Labels: uncountable Example: We have the contemporanea expositio of Edward the Sixth, but what is the contemporanea expositio of Charles the Second ? Example: This is the contemporanea expositio which is to prove that the doctrine of the sacraments is not delivered fully in the Articles ; being in fact about a totally different question ! 2. The doctrine that the legal opinions of the time a document was written should be used to interpret laws in preference to more modern formulations. Labels: uncountable Example: The contemporanea expositio is a safe key to the meaning of deeds, and in Evelyn's Memoirs, written fourteen years after the complete establishment of the Charter House, we have a striking illustration of the original rule as he understood it […] Example: Not only do I think that they must be read in conjunction, but the usage which has followed the Union has, in my judgment, both interpreted them when so read, and has by contemporanea expositio confirmed the view that they ought to be so read.
Word: Princess Part of Speech: noun 1. The title of a princess. Example: Having been at the center of an international tragedy, the general public view is that the next generation—Princes William and Harry, and also Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice—have suffered enough and deserve every moment of happiness coming their way, and people are more than willing to help them celebrate their successes.
Word: Princess Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from English. Labels: Philippines, rare, regional Example: It was funny to me that my name, Princess Kasune Zulu, became such a big deal on this trip. I participated in a number of media interviews where journalists fixated on my name. "Are you a real princess?" they asked time and time again. Their published articles all too often said, "Princess is only her name, not a title."
Word: proprietariness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proprietary + -ness. 1. The quality of being proprietary. Labels: uncountable
Word: vote-winner Part of Speech: noun 1. A political action or strategy that would be popular with potential voters
Word: cappie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cap + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈkæpi/ 1. a small, usually wooden drinking vessel Labels: Scotland Example: 18??, James Napier, Folk Lore: Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland Within This Century After a time, he was surprised to see the hopper beginning to go, and, looking up, he saw a little manakin holding a little cappie in his hand and filling it at the hopper.
Word: cappie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Cappie. Labels: alt-of
Word: peregrin Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of peregrine. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Hinduist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindu + -ist. 1. A proponent of Hinduism.
Word: Hinduize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Hindu + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈhɪn.duː.aɪz/ 1. To convert to Hinduism. Labels: transitive
Word: Hinduizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of Hinduize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Hinduizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Hinduize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Hinduized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Hinduize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: LMBO Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Variant of LMAO (“laughing my ass off”). 1. Initialism of laughing my butt/bollocks/bum/balls off, used to indicate great amusement. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LMTO Part of Speech: intj 1. Initialism of laughing my tail off. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of laughing my tits off. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of laughing my testicles off. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: offshorization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From offshore + -ization. 1. The act of moving capital to offshore accounts, or relocating business to a foreign country with a more lenient tax regime. Labels: neologism, uncountable Example: On the domestic front, the existence of efficiency asymmetries—specifically, the existence of more efficient offshore intermediaries that only intermediate in dollars—induces dollarization through “offshorization” and by forcing domestic intermediaries to raise their peso margins so as to compensate for compressed dollar margins.
Word: Mair Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a Scottish surname, variant of Marr. * Also as a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic maor (“officer”). Compare Maver, Mayer. * As a German and Jewish surname, variant of Meyer. 1. A surname.
Word: Mair Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Mer (“member of Indian caste”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: […] all the different little lots with their own particular little heavens and their own one exclusive way of getting there, and their social frills and furbelows—Jats and Jains and Thugs and Mairs and Gonds and Bhills and Toms, Dicks and Harrys—suburban society is nothing to it, Wynn, nothing at all.
Word: Fair Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: varietize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From variety + -ize. 1. To vary; to add variety to. Labels: rare, transitive
Word: urinary tract infection Part of Speech: noun 1. An infection that affects part of the urinary tract. Example: The priest proceeds to pour bowl after bowl of ceremonial water on our scalps. My makeup, hair and contact lenses stream down my cheeks. My eyes burn. I wonder if I could get a urinary tract infection this way.
Word: urinary tract infections Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of urinary tract infection Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acute cystitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acute + cystitis. 1. A urinary tract infection.
Word: bladder infection Part of Speech: noun 1. A urinary tract infection.
Word: acute cystitides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acute cystitis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bladder infections Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bladder infection Labels: form-of, plural
Word: double points Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of double point Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fights back Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fight back Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fought back Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fight back Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fighting back Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fight back Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Santeríans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Santerían Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hinduists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hinduist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snotsicle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of snot + icicle, or snot + -sicle. 1. A solidly frozen trail of mucus from the nose. Labels: informal Example: I gathered the photo of Dan Withey's 40-yard Wasatch contrail, the vintage travel poster of a jaunty Brit taking trains to the Alps, and a 1979 magazine cover of a bearded dude dangling a two-inch frozen snotsicle, and stuffed them in a closet. Example: With our snotsicles and waxy cheeks, our breaths' plumes and hulking silhouettes, we may look like members of Scott's last expedition.
Word: snotsicles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snotsicle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Nusayrism Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the name of Ibn Nusayr, believed to have founded the group during the 9th century, + -ism. 1. A syncretic offshoot of Shi'ism, whose adherents self-identify as Alawites.
Word: analogizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of analogization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: four treasures of the study Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A translation of Chinese 文房四寶／文房四宝 (wénfángsìbǎo). 1. The brush, ink, paper and inkstone used in Chinese and other East Asian calligraphic traditions. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: wiltedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wilted + -ness. 1. Quality of being wilted. Labels: uncountable
Word: unherbed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + herbed. 1. Not herbed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unperturbable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + perturbable. 1. Not perturbable.
Word: unperturbably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unperturbable + -ly. 1. In an unperturbable manner.
Word: unperturbability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + perturbability. 1. The quality of being unperturbable. Labels: uncountable
Word: unperturbedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unperturbed + -ly. 1. In an unperturbed manner.
Word: unperturbedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unperturbed + -ness. 1. Quality of being unperturbed. Labels: uncountable
Word: undisturbedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From undisturbed + -ness. 1. Quality of being undisturbed. Labels: uncountable
Word: logogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From logo- + -gen. 1. A unit of word recognition, encapsulating a variety of properties about a given word, such as its appearance, sound, and meaning. Example: Hence if a “t” letter is identified in the input, the activation levels of all logogens that correspond to words containing a “t” will increase.
Word: logogens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of logogen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: logatome Part of Speech: noun 1. A short pseudoword, typically of a single syllable.
Word: logatomes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of logatome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: craftivist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of craft + activist. 1. One who takes part in craftivism.
Word: craftivists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of craftivist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: craftivism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of craft + activism. 1. A form of activism involving craft practices such as knitting. Labels: uncountable Example: So late last week the museum put out a call online seeking “pussyhat” donations — for a future exhibition and to create an archive of what the museum calls “the largest example of social activism through craft ("craftivism") in U.S. modern history.”
Word: yarnbombing Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of yarn bombing. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: yarnbombing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle of yarnbomb Labels: form-of, participle, present
Word: yarn bombing Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of graffiti or street art which involves colourful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn. Labels: uncountable Example: It is believed 'yarnbombing' originated in Texas, America, with knitters trying to find a creative way to use their leftover and unfinished projects, but it has since spread worldwide.
Word: yarn bombing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of yarn bomb Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Uhthoff's phenomenon Part of Speech: name Etymology: First described by Wilhelm Uhthoff in 1890. 1. The worsening of neurological symptoms in multiple sclerosis and similar conditions when the body becomes overheated.
Word: striped threadfin Part of Speech: noun 1. A threadfin of species Polydactylus plebeius, of the Indo-Pacific.
Word: Oghamist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ogham + -ist. 1. Someone who specialises in the academic study of Ogham inscriptions.
Word: Oghamists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Oghamist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oghamist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Oghamist. Labels: alt-of
Word: oghamists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oghamist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poopsicles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poopsicle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sasanqua Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 山茶花 (sazanka), pre-WWII spelling: sazankwa さざんくわ. 1. A camellia, Camellia sasanqua, native to China and Japan.
Word: old fogy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of old fogey. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hinges on Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hinge on Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hinged on Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hinge on Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: African traditional religion Part of Speech: noun 1. A religious belief system native to Africa. Labels: countable Example: Similarly, the so-called African traditional religions were created, with the collaboration of Christian-trained African theologians, through the authorized translation of Christian concepts and doctrines into indigenous African languages. Example: For the same reasons that many Nigerians troop to churches in recent times, many also seek spiritual intervention through African traditional religions. 2. A syncretic belief system, combining the common aspects of many African mythologies. Labels: uncountable Example: (3) African traditional religion', eroded though it is by the spread of Islam and of Christianity, is still alive and still has its own humanistic and spiritual principles, which have supported successive African generations for thousands of years. Example: There are strong arguments that African traditional religion is a religion in the same sense of Islam or Christianity, with a basic set of ideas (in a single creator deity, along with more minor deities, and ancestor spirits).
Word: room dividers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of room divider Labels: form-of, plural
Word: muddles along Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of muddle along Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: muddling along Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of muddle along Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: muddled along Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of muddle along Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dodies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dodie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: galus Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of galut. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Orpingtons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Orpington Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exudence Part of Speech: noun 1. Something exuded; an exudate.
Word: exudences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exudence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exudated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of exudate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: exudating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of exudate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: guaranís Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of guaraní Labels: form-of, plural
Word: saads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of saad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kalkoentjie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans kalkoentjie, diminutive of kalkoen. 1. Any of several African pipits of the genus Macronyx. 2. Any of several South African gladioli.
Word: kalkoentjies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kalkoentjie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cringeworthily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From cringeworthy + -ly. 1. In a cringeworthy manner; so as to make one cringe.
Word: bonsaiing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bonsai Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bonsaied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bonsai Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hewholes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hewhole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wallhicks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wallhick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sholties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sholtie Labels: form-of, plural