nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: National Bureau of Investigation Part of Speech: name 1. The national investigative authority / national police organization (which investigates serious and high-profile crimes) in certain nations, specifically: 2. The national investigative authority / national police organization (which investigates serious and high-profile crimes) in certain nations, specifically:
Word: Cantos Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Cantos. Usually a Filipino surname, but also a Spanish surname, prevalent in Ecuador and parts of Spain. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: bell curve god Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bell curve + God. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛl kɜːv ˌɡɒd/, /ˈbɛl kɚv ˌɡɑd/ 1. A notional deity having power over the bell curve grading system in which grades are adjusted to fit a normal distribution. Labels: Singapore, humorous Example: He who prays to the Bell Curve God, will be granted the luck to pass the exams! Example: Some students in a local university who are sitting for their final examinations have reportedly resorted to and set up shrines to pray to a so-called 'Bell Curve God' for help.
Word: HRE Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of hardness on Rockwell scale E. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: HRE Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Holy Roman Empire. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: TASs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of TAS Labels: form-of, plural
Word: TAS's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of TAS Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Korbut flips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Korbut flip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: migdols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of migdol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: migdals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of migdal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rhapontics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rhapontic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Aguda Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Amaro (“descendant of Afro-Brazilian slaves”).
Word: sicklify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From sickly + -fy. 1. To make sickly or sickish Labels: dated, nonstandard, rare, transitive Example: […] and sent forth as supposed good books, only to serve as trash, instead of bread, for Sunday-school children, and to sicklify and sentimentalize good girls; while they are the derision of all the stronger minded.
Word: disenvowels Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disenvowel (alternative form of disemvowels) Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: disenvowelling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disenvowel (alternative form of disemvowelling). Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: disenvoweling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disenvowel (alternative form of disemvoweling). Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: disenvowelled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of disenvowel (alternative form of disemvowelled). Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: disenvoweled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of disenvowel (alternative form of disemvoweled). Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: underjoyed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From under- + joyed. Compare overjoyed. 1. Having a feeling of unpleasantness, dissatisfaction, or disappointment; less than happy
Word: Endaya Part of Speech: name Etymology: Filipino and Spanish toponymic surname from Basque Hendaia (“Hendaye; town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France”), usually transcribed as Hendaya. 1. A surname from Basque.
Word: joysomeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From joysome + -ness. 1. The state, quality, or condition of being joysome Labels: uncountable
Word: Hendaye Part of Speech: name 1. A town and commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, on the border with Spain.
Word: lokun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hokkien 老君 (ló-kun), from Malay dukun (“shaman or medicine man”). Doublet of dukun. Pronunciation: /ləʊˈkʊn/ 1. doctor; physician Labels: Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial, informal Example: What they say about the doctors, generalist and the specialist: […] The specialist(aka tua lokun) knows more and more about less and less until eventually he knows everything about nothing. Example: Anything more than SGD$30, they would complain: “Wah, this lo kun (doctor) jing qwee (very expensive)!”
Word: vadais Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vadai Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blocking bet Part of Speech: noun 1. A small bet intended to discourage other players from placing larger bets.
Word: blocking bets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blocking bet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anti-suffragism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + suffragism. 1. Alternative form of antisuffragism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Ellensburg Part of Speech: name 1. A city, the county seat of Kittitas County, Washington, United States.
Word: reverse import Part of Speech: noun 1. A product of a multinational corporation which is produced abroad, and then imported to the country where the company's head office is located.
Word: reverse imports Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reverse import Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Connecticutter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Connecticuter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Connecticutters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Connecticutter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uncommodious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + commodious. 1. Not commodious.
Word: unaccommodative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Latin commodusnom. Latin commodum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin commodō Latin accommodō Latin accommodātusbor. English accommodate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English accommodative English unaccommodative From un- + accommodative. 1. Not accommodative.
Word: siam diu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Siam (“historical name of Thailand”) and Cantonese 吊 (diu3, “to hang”), referring to the flower garlands. Pronunciation: /ˌsjɑm(˨)ˈt˭juː(˨˦)/ 1. A Thai-themed nightclub or disco at which people dance to music and pay a hostess to talk to or drink with them by buying her a flower garland. Labels: Singapore Example: So first time when i met her, i spend 180 hanging flowers and buying shots for her. / Everyday^([sic]) i just feel like seeing her, / So went to that particular siam tiu just to see her. / Flowers, shots to impress her, / But she refused to have further relationship other than customer and siam bu. Example: Siam Bu exclusively refers to girls working in Siam Tiu, not referring to all Thai girls.
Word: coprimacy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From co- + primacy. 1. joint primacy Labels: uncountable Example: a coprimacy of nature and art
Word: neofunctionalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neo- + functional + -ism. 1. A theory of regional integration that downplays globalization and reintroduces territory into its governance, inspired by the integration processes between countries in Europe. Labels: uncountable
Word: intergovernmentalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From intergovernmental + -ist. 1. A proponent of intergovernmentalism.
Word: intergovernmentalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intergovernmentalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intergovernmentalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From intergovernmental + -ism or inter- + governmentalism. 1. An approach to political integration that regards states, and national governments in particular, as the primary actors in the integration process. Labels: uncountable Example: There is a slew of treaties, organizations and agencies that form the scaffolding of the emerging global governance structure regulating and superintending everything from nuclear weapons to the fishing of halibut, and all of them embody electionless intergovernmentalism.
Word: point-to-point Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From point (“individual element in a larger whole; specific location or place; topic of discussion or debate”) + to + point. Pronunciation: /ˌpɔɪnt(t)əˈpɔɪnt/ 1. Travelling directly from a starting point to an ending point, or from one point to another in a series of points without passing through any intermediate points. Labels: not-comparable 2. Travelling directly from a starting point to an ending point, or from one point to another in a series of points without passing through any intermediate points. Labels: not-comparable 3. Travelling directly from a starting point to an ending point, or from one point to another in a series of points without passing through any intermediate points. Labels: not-comparable Example: In the interests of evening out the demand on locomotive power throughout the run, some adjustment of point-to-point timings might be worth while, especially an easing of the timing from Darlington to York. 4. Having every aspect or point of something matching up with corresponding aspects or points of something else. Labels: not-comparable Example: a point-to-point rebuttal of the argument
Word: point-to-point Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From point (“individual element in a larger whole; specific location or place; topic of discussion or debate”) + to + point. Pronunciation: /ˌpɔɪnt(t)əˈpɔɪnt/ 1. A kind of horse race involving a direct cross-country course with obstacles for hunting horses and amateur riders. Labels: also, attributive
Word: point-to-points Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of point-to-point Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ungratefuls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ungrateful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tweenpreneurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tweenpreneur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meatwagon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of meat wagon. Example: The kettle boiled on an iron hook stuck in the ground, two rough-looking men were negotiating a horse-trade with a farmer, and a woman was telling the butcher's fortune behind his meatwagon. Example: The obliging young husband returned with the cheering intelligence that the broilers would be forthcoming as soon as the meatwagon horse returned from his supper. Seemingly, however, the butcher's hungry steed lingered long over his evening meal, for it was almost ten before he paused at the Maitlands' unpretentious gate. 2. Alternative form of meat wagon. Example: 'Meatwagon is here,' Warren said as the ambulance pulled up with only one headlight and a smashed grill. Example: He gets the walk-ins, I drive the meatwagon and fetch home the ones like you. 3. Alternative form of meat wagon. Example: Unmarked vehicles usually meant federal intervention. And if it didn't belong in federal interdiction, then it might be a Mafia meatwagon, which was a far worse circumstance. Example: Get them off the door and into a meatwagon. They're almost certainly involved. 4. Alternative form of meat wagon. Example: We trundled the old boy down the aisle, through the massive doors out into the brilliant August sunlight and into the meatwagon for the trip to the cemetery. Example: The coroner came and went. We watched them load the gruesome body bag into the meatwagon.
Word: meat-wagon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of meat wagon. Example: They are not even meat-wagons. They are open trucks, specially fitted up with a roof and sides and seats and windows and lamps. Example: Forty years later a similar appeal led to the establishment of a Harlem public market on a site previously "indifferently supplied" by "meat-wagons" that visited on an occasional basis. 2. Alternative form of meat wagon. Example: “Flag your diapers over here to the Vocapex studio and bring along a meat-wagon. I'll be waiting for you on Stage Three. Yolande Adaire just got herself opened like a book.” 3. Alternative form of meat wagon. Example: Sergeant Spola eased himself up from the back seat of his police meat-wagon. Example: In the stifling atmosphere of the meat-wagon, Bill attempted conversation with the taciturn guard. 'This will be my third visit to Sing Sing. ' 4. Alternative form of meat wagon. Example: The professor took pity on him. “Of course, of course. I have no further use for the remains. Inspector?” “Nah, get him out of here.” The meat-wagon boys got busy, and Benedetti went on. Example: The blood had faded, and the meat-wagons had hauled away the entrails and the amputations, and the souvenir-hunters had long since picked over and pocketed the buttons, the buckles, the odds and ends of battle, but the black guns were still here and their spare rounds still neatly stacked near the limbers, ....
Word: foraminiferology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From foraminifer + -ology. 1. The study of the Foraminifera, especially in paleontology. Labels: uncountable
Word: foraminiferological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From foraminiferology + -ical. 1. Relating to foraminiferology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: foraminiferologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From foraminiferology + -ist. 1. A scientist, especially a paleontologist, who studies the Foraminifera. Example: For the next 60 years, industrial exploration and development played a major role in maintaining a large presence of foraminiferologists in California.
Word: dudn't Part of Speech: contraction 1. Pronunciation spelling of didn't. Labels: alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling Example: "There ya's for ivver wrong, Abraham," said Job ; "dudn't Gideon Cuyp bury awe feeve er 'em? dudn't he strip 'em? dudn't he strip th' co-at o'er feeve er th' bodies? ..." Example: Na, na, lassie, ah dudn't meaan teh ang-er theh!" said Robin soothingly, as he threw his arm round her, and comforted her. 2. Pronunciation spelling of doesn't. Labels: alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling Example: I said, “But what about all the sixteen years since Olene and Gus have been married? Olene's worked like a field hand, besides havin' one baby after another? Dudn't that count for anything?” “No, miss, it dudn't.” Example: Love dudn't work. That's what my mother told me: "Love dudn't work!”
Word: portsweep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From port + sweep. 1. A portscan that connects to numerous host computers in search of a specific open port rather than scanning a single computer for any open port.
Word: portsweeps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of portsweep Labels: form-of, plural
Word: make mincemeat of Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of make mincemeat out of. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The company motto, as appearing on all letters and fliers during most of their existence, is 'We make mincemeat of flimsy reality'. Example: With all she had seen, and been through, she could make mincemeat of that little scumbag.
Word: aviator sunglasses Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally developed in 1936 by Bausch & Lomb for pilots to protect their eyes while flying. 1. A style of sunglasses with dark, often reflective lenses and very thin metal frames. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: And while his signature starched collar and fingerless gloves are yet to make an appearance, his looks are already topped off with another of his soon-to-be trademarks: a pair of dark aviator sunglasses.
Word: nonpupillary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + pupillary. 1. Not pupillary. Labels: not-comparable
Word: moonbatty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From moonbat + -y. 1. Crazy or wacky, especially in one's left-wing ideas. Labels: derogatory, informal Example: Holy cow! You ARE drinking the kool-aid! Please...step...away...from...the...moonbatty...websites...like...DU...and...Kos!!! Example: Organic farming, like all things moonbatty, flatters the moral vanity of liberals. Also like all things moonbatty, it is pernicious - even according to liberal values
Word: perestroikas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perestroika Labels: form-of, plural
Word: T-Charge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for toxicity charge. 1. A surcharge from 2017 to 2019 on top of the normal congestion charge for motor vehicles in London, England, and applicable only to older vehicles that generate more pollution. Labels: UK Example: The world's toughest emission standard, the £10 Toxicity Charge (T-Charge) to help tackle London's lethal air pollution and get older more polluting cars off the roads has today (Monday 23rd October 2017) been introduced by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. Example: Like the current ULEZ emissions standards, the T-Charge targeted car, van, lorry, coach and bus drivers in vehicles deemed to produce higher levels of exhaust emissions, but the standards were much less stringent, meaning that fewer drivers had to pay.
Word: sum totals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sum total Labels: form-of, plural
Word: complain queen Part of Speech: noun 1. A woman who is constantly dissatisfied and always grumbles or reports faults of others to authorities or the media, with or without ill intentions. Labels: Singapore, colloquial Example: Complain – Mcdonald’s new Flurry Flavour – Chendol (TOO SWEET AHHH!) I know Chendol should be sweet and all – but this is just way too much. I did not manage to finish the whole cup as much as I wanted to (not cheap, leh!)… McFlurry actually has a great potential – but I just feel it can be better if the sweetness can be reduce...Posted by SG Complain Queen’s rants at 10:00. Example: Pasir Ris woman files six complaints in eight years against neighbours. On March 9, she called the police, claiming that several children from the flat above had placed dead bees outside her unit. In the last eight years, ... had filed six complaints at the Community Mediation Centre (CMC), so much so that those neighbours have dubbed her as the “complain queen” of Pasir Ris, reported Lianhe Wanbao.
Word: pasturings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pasturing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: complain queens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of complain queen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flèched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of flèche Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: flèching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of flèche Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fleching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fleche Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fleched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fleche Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gongylidium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek γογγυλίδιον (gongulídion). 1. A hyphal swelling of fungus which is cultivated by certain ants.
Word: gongylidia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gongylidium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: binnable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bin + -able. 1. Suitable for storage in a bin. Labels: not-comparable
Word: staphyla Part of Speech: noun 1. A cluster of gongylidia. Example: Moller gives the first detailed description of the staphylae (“Kohlrabi bodies”) growing in the garden and in artificial culture.
Word: Thai disco Part of Speech: noun 1. A Thai-themed nightclub with Thai hostesses. Labels: Singapore Example: When I was 1st introduce to a Thai Club, I thought the whole idea of giving a Garland to a girl as tips was silly. Why do I want to pay $30 for a flower Garland just for the girl? Later I know it's because the girls get to trade it in for cash value. Depending on the venue, some takes a cut as much as 50% - even 70% of it. Example: He was banned from a Thai disco club after a spat with the club's manager.
Word: staphylae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of staphyla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Thai discos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Thai disco Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gao lak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Teochew 侯栗 (gao⁶ lag⁸, “chestnut”). Pronunciation: /kɑʊ̯ ˈlʌk/ 1. Roasted chestnuts. Labels: Singapore, colloquial, uncountable Example: The economy now had a wide range of jobs, and society here welcomed a broad spectrum of ideas."........ get ready to sell gao lak/chestnuts for a living, maybe that's what he means.... :P Example: I saw in the papers that there was this graduate frying "gao luk".
Word: ice shoves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ice shove Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Perico Part of Speech: name 1. An island of El Salvador.
Word: scandalizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From scandalize + -able. Pronunciation: /ˌskændəˈlaɪzəbəl/ 1. Able to be scandalized.
Word: apiolic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. An organic compound with chemical formula C₁₀H₁₀O₆. Labels: uncountable
Word: say word one Part of Speech: verb 1. To say a single word; to speak at all.
Word: vindictive protectiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by researchers Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt. 1. A tendency to protect people from perceived injury (such as criticism) by responding with hostility to whoever is held responsible for causing said injury. Labels: derogatory, uncountable Example: Ready for another term? Try vindictive protectiveness. In essence, in the name of emotional wellbeing, students can eliminate anything they do not want to think about, read about, or be challenged about. And penalize those who would expose them to it. How? In the name of "offense". Example: “Vindictive protectiveness,” they write, “prepares [students] poorly for professional life, which often demands intellectual engagement with people and ideas one might find uncongenial or wrong. […]
Word: unvindictive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + vindictive. 1. Not vindictive.
Word: dysgranular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dys- + granular. 1. Exhibiting a poorly defined or incipient granular layer.
Word: deathmaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From death + making. 1. The process of causing individuals to die, as by withdrawing health care, carrying out abortions, etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: Diamond-Blackfan anemia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The condition was first noted by Hugh W. Josephs in 1936, but is named for the pediatricians Louis K. Diamond and Kenneth Blackfan, who described it in 1938. 1. A congenital erythroid aplasia that usually presents in infancy. Labels: uncountable
Word: Townsend deprivation index Part of Speech: name Etymology: First described by sociologist Peter Townsend in 1988. 1. A measure of material deprivation within a population, based on four variables: unemployment, non-car ownership, non-home ownership, and household overcrowding.
Word: paper general Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪpə ˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹəl/, /ˈpeɪpɚ ˈdʒɛnəɹəl/ 1. A person who, upon completion of a government scholarship to study in a university, is promoted to a high rank in the military despite the lack of combat experience. Labels: Singapore, derogatory Example: To distract undue public scrutiny of the paper general, SAF officers – regular and otherwise -- were instructed to use their military rank before their names. Example: now, the cheebye-kia paper general (parasite-puppet) is parroting the old mother-f. so, is the mother-fugging paper general smart?
Word: how do you like that Part of Speech: phrase 1. Said in surprise or disappointment. Example: Well, how do you like that? He cancelled on us again!
Word: internet brigade Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɪntənɛt bɹɪˈɡeɪd/, /ˈɪn(t)əɹˌnɛt bɹɪˈɡeɪd/ 1. A coordinated group of Internet trolls and propagandists, especially those supporting the governing People's Action Party (PAP). Labels: Singlish, derogatory Example: Anyway, I wouldn't be surprised if you're just another one of the PAP internet brigade. Example: This so-called “PAP Internet Brigade” was also accused of creating multiple monikers in various internet forums such as the once-popular Sammyboy Alfresco Coffeeshop forum and disrupting threads critical of the PAP by engaging in flame wars, personal attacks, defamatory statements, and impersonations.
Word: build-to-order Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to a public housing system whereby flats are built according to demand. Labels: Singapore, not-comparable Example: 2007, Jose Hong, The Straits Times (Singapore), Smart showers to be fitted in 10,000 BTO flats from next year, 10 Oct (online). The installation of smart shower systems in 10,000 new Build-To-Order (BTO) Housing Board flats will begin early next year, national water agency PUB said yesterday. Example: Firstly, at that time MBT said that it was built because they based on projection of demands and not based on the build-to-order process. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: build-to-order.; custom built Labels: not-comparable
Word: stick one's dick in crazy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From crazy as in a crazy person and dick (slang for penis). 1. To have sex with an individual deemed insane. Labels: idiomatic, transitive, vulgar
Word: double-marking Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a language: such that the grammatical marks showing relations between the constituents of a phrase tend to be placed on both the heads (or nuclei) of the phrase in question, and on the modifiers or dependents. Labels: not-comparable
Word: beta orbiter Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who accommodates or mingles with others in the hope of eventually getting sex. Labels: derogatory, neologism, slang Example: ... who, despite his money, spends most of his time as beta orbiter to a woman named Daisy whom he met in Army training. Gatsby spends his money on lavish parties he doesn't attend at a house he bought across from Daisy's ...
Word: Moslemin Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Moslem Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural
Word: mukim Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Malay mukim, from Arabic مُقِيم (muqīm, “resident”). 1. A level of administrative division used in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, and Singapore.
Word: non-inscrit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French non (“not”) inscrit (“registered”). 1. An independent politician. Labels: Ireland, especially Example: A non inscrit can produce amendments but he cannot be a rapporteur. Example: Lastly, a pair of moves that are invisible in Table 17-4 involves one non-inscrit who affiliated with the Gaullist group only to return to the ranks of the non-inscrits one week later. 2. A member of a party which is not part of a European political group. Example: Finally there is the group of the 'Non Inscrits', which traditionally has been dominated by extreme-right members. Example: What she meant, of course, was that she was fed up with being a 'non inscrit' member and would like to be accepted into our group.
Word: tsepinite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Anatoliy Ivanovich Tsepin (Анатолия Ивановича Цепина; b. 1946) + -ite. 1. Any of a group of related minerals in the vuoriyarvite group Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any of a group of related minerals in the vuoriyarvite group Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any of a group of related minerals in the vuoriyarvite group Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any of a group of related minerals in the vuoriyarvite group Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: soy boy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the idea that men who prefer soy to dairy and meat are weak and feminine, and that the naturally occurring phytoestrogen in soy feminizes men; see Soybean § Phytochemicals on WikipediaWikipedia for more. 1. An effeminate or unmasculine man. Labels: Internet, derogatory
Word: race detractor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From race + detractor. 1. One who considers human races, or socially current typologies of human races, social constructs without sound foundations in biology. Example: 2002, Francisco Valdes & Jerome McCristal Culp & Angela P. Harris, "Battles Waged, Won, and Lost: Critical Race Theory at the Turn of the Millennium" (introduction), in Francisco Valdes & Jerome McCristal Culp & Angela P. Harris (eds.), Crossroads, Directions and A New Critical Race Theory, Temple University Press, →ISBN, page 5. Rather than become distracted or disheartened by the attacks of critical race detractors, this book shows that generations of scholars and activists have kept busy advancing CRT's original agenda and extending its antisubordination reach and insights. Example: When race is restricted to the biological viewpoint, two opposite positions are encountered: (1) race detractors, who believe race is a pure social concept and has no biological reality and (2) race realists (Malik, 2012), who believe race has some biological reality, is not only a mere vision of the mind, and could be a usual proxy for biomedical studies. 2. One who believes black people are racially inferior in intellectual ability. Labels: historical Example: That is the pet formula of pseudo-scientific race detractors. The Negro has sufficiently proved — and this number of Survey Graphic is only further proof — that, given opportunities, he can rise to any heights. Example: Race detractors argued that no amount of effort or change of circumstance could enhance the intellectual capacity of blacks.
Word: race detractors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of race detractor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shūmai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 焼売 (shūmai). 1. Alternative form of shumai. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It serves good rāmen and a range of shūmai meat dumplings for ¥300 an order. Example: Shūmai are made of seasoned meats, usually pork, but even shrimp and beef are used, encased in a thin wheat wrapping and steamed rather than fried.
Word: vadai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil வடை (vaṭai). Compare cognates Hindi वड़ा (vaṛā) and Malayalam വട (vaṭa). Pronunciation: /ˈvɑːdaɪ/ 1. A type of fritter made from lentils or gram flour.
Word: mai tu liao Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Hokkien 莫躇了 (mài thû liáu, “don't hesitate”). Pronunciation: [ˈmaɪ˦˨ tʰuː˨˦ ˈljaʊ˦˨] 1. Do not hesitate; take action immediately. Labels: Singapore, colloquial, imperative Example: So "mai tu liao"! Come and write news stories about Singapore once more, we promise not to gazette your publication and limit your circulation too often! Example: What’s amazing right from the start of this mail is that, we don’t have to provide any account no, or mailing address and the money or cheque will reach you eventually. Quick before I take all the money. So send to as many as you can! Mai tu liao!
Word: over against Part of Speech: prep 1. In comparison to. Example: Now, brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, “Do not go beyond what is written.” Then you will not take pride in one man over against another. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see over, against. Example: Then he took his place over against the wall.
Word: litty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From little + -y. 1. Little. Example: “I think long time,” replied the Chinaman. “See plenty litty mat lice; too muchy plenty litty mat lice; sixty ton, litty mat lice. I think all-e-time: perhaps plenty opium plenty litty mat lice.” Example: Missee Klitty got Jelly on litty string.
Word: litty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From little + -y. 1. A little bit. Example: Keep Joss-house a litty on the larbourd-bow. Steady as you go. Example: I will send you some sweet cakes and a few light cakes and a litty buter, and a few apples and a pair of socks, and your litty girls wants to send you a sweet potato but I dont no if I can get them in my sack.
Word: litty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lit + -y. 1. Lively and nimble. Labels: West-Country Example: ...and her pink vrock, and her pink zun-bonnet, and her pink bows all over her, and her pink parasol, and her pink this, and her pink that, skipped up beside her, so litty as a linnet. Example: The zilver-weed upon the green, Out where my sons an' daughters played, Had never time to bloom between The litty steps obwoy an' maid. 2. Excellent, extremely fun. Labels: slang
Word: deviateth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: deviate + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deviate Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ennog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of entry. 1. An alley situated between terraced houses. Labels: dated Example: If bored of the shootie's in the ennog, we'd go down the backie and have a shootie ther^([sic]) using garage doors which faced each other as the goals. Example: The ennog ! Played footy in ours many times and climbed over many walls to recover the ball to the annoyance of neighbours !
Word: ennogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ennog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: negatism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From negate + -ism. 1. negativism Labels: US
Word: budgetings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of budgeting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: najaasah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic نَجَاسَة (najāsa). 1. ritual impurity Labels: uncountable
Word: litty-bitty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From little bit + -y. 1. Very small. Example: It was just to take care of these “litty-bitty” things that would make those existing funds available Example: I'll tell you a litty-bitty short one 'bout an old Irishman.
Word: litty bitty Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of litty-bitty. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: She wants you to put one of your turds in that litty bitty box! Example: Then a litty bitty word or two spoken softly would.
Word: analogue clock Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of analog clock. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sobek Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Egyptian s-b-k:I3 (sbk). Doublet of Suchus. Pronunciation: /ˈsoʊbɪk/, /ˈsoʊbək/ 1. An ancient Egyptian deity associated with the crocodile. Labels: Egyptian
Word: Sobek Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Polish Sobek. 1. A surname from Polish.
Word: Singaporean English Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Singapore English.
Word: semivirgin Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + virgin. 1. Almost pristine or untouched. Labels: not-comparable Example: Portland is doing something unprecedented here, extending tracks into virgin or semivirgin land. It's much as New York extended the subway and elevated train lines into Queens and Brooklyn in the early part of this century. Example: The calm-looking River Jong and the semi-virgin forests surrounding the school were next to be explored. 2. Almost a pure virgin; having had a sexual experience but not actual sexual intercourse. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable
Word: Chinese traditional medicine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of traditional Chinese medicine. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: mao shan wang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Malay musang (“civet cat”), via Mandarin 貓山王 /猫山王 (māo shān wáng). Pronunciation: /ˈmaʊ˦ ˈʃan˦ ˈwaŋ˨˦/ 1. A premium variety of durian, characterized by its bright yellow flesh, bittersweet taste and creamy texture. Labels: Malaysia, Singapore Example: To make sure a seller isn't passing off a lesser durian as a Mao Shan Wang, look for prominent seams radiating from the base of the durian. Example: Prized for its bright yellow, bittersweet flesh, Mao Shan Wang was a best-selling durian this year.
Word: delay no more Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Deliberate Hobson-Jobson of Cantonese 屌你老母 (diu² nei⁵ lou⁵ mou⁵⁻², “fuck your mother”). Pronunciation: /tiː²² lei̯⁵⁵ nou̯⁵⁵ mɔː⁵⁵/ 1. Fuck you; fuck your mother. Labels: Hong-Kong Example: Delay no more sea tiger! Sea tiger eat shit la! Example: Delay No More to All who Against the Korea Team!!
Word: cohesive device Part of Speech: noun 1. A word, expression or method in a text or utterance that connects related ideas and messages.
Word: cohesive devices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cohesive device Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foalish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From foal + -ish. 1. Of, resembling or related to foals. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: 1994 May, Candace Van Scriver, "Sorry, Mares" (response), Vegetarian Times, issue 201, page 8. Nor are these mares spending their days grazing beneath shady trees and their evenings in warm, dry box stalls as they await their blessed events and muse about foalish names.
Word: rabids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rabid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pornocracy Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of pornocracy. Labels: alt-of, historical Example: Monsters of impurity, avaricious wretches, poisoners, have occupied the papal see. A learned bishop (Maret of the General Council) expresses himself with holy indignation in reference to the frightful enormities of the tenth century. This epoch deserves to be designated under the title of the Pornocracy; that is to say, the governmentof prostitutes, for Theodora, Marozia, and other ladies of rank at that time, placed on the pontifical throne their paramours and their sons, who were no better than themselves.
Word: does the needful Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of do the needful Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: doing the needful Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of do the needful Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: did the needful Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of do the needful Labels: form-of, past
Word: meldonium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From [Term?] + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”). 1. A drug used to treat ischemia, sometimes illicitly used by athletes to enhance performance. Labels: uncountable
Word: Bechwanaland Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Bechuanaland. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: xysta Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xyston Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of xystum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: LMTVs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of LMTV Labels: form-of, plural
Word: permasingle Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From perma- + single. 1. Consistently unsuccessful at courtship; protractedly single. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] I think he's right because all the nice guys I know are permasingle." Permasingle? Is that like permafrost? "That's what I call anyone who hasn't had a steady girlfriend or boyfriend for years." Example: Of course, I hid my depression extremely well – my unhappiness with my body and my perma-single status only ever came out in public as a self-deprecating joke, and I was good enough at those that people usually laughed instead of frowning […]
Word: love the sinner, hate the sin Part of Speech: proverb 1. One should not treat people badly because of their faults, but one should not go so far as to accept or approve the faults themselves.
Word: hate the sin but love the sinner Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of love the sinner, hate the sin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: appropriatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From appropriative + -ly. 1. In an appropriative manner.
Word: measure out Part of Speech: verb 1. To measure an amount or quantity or size that is needed or wanted, to mark the dimensions of something. 2. To fight, beat, punch or hit (someone). Labels: US, dated, slang
Word: exposes oneself Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of expose oneself Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: exposed oneself Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of expose oneself Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: exposing oneself Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of expose oneself Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: metamystic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- Ancient Greek μῡ́ω (mū́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek μῠέω (mŭéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek μῠ́στης (mŭ́stēs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek μῠστῐκός (mŭstĭkós)der. Latin mysticus Old French mistiqueder. English mystic English metamystic From meta- + mystic. Pronunciation: /ˌmɛtəˈmɪstɪk/ 1. Based on mystical beliefs.
Word: love the sinner but hate the sin Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of love the sinner, hate the sin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: motorboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor Proto-Germanic *burdą Proto-West Germanic *bord Old English bord Middle English bord English board English motorboard From motor + board. 1. The mount that holds the motor on a record player. Example: In order to align this receiver for I.F. the four wood screws holding the motorboard to the cabinet will have to be removed. Example: Home-made rubber washers act as shock absorbers and prevent vibrations of the motor from being transmitted to the motorboard and so reaching the pickup. 2. A circuit board that controls one or more motors. Example: Each Motorboard is able to control six motors and to read in their sensory information. Example: For instance, employees were using computers powered by motorboard batteries and stocking shelves in the same way as they had done for the past 15 years. 3. A motorized surfboard or scooter. Example: Inventor Gilpin risks new suit to show off his new motorboard. Example: The Motorboard's throttle may be operated from a sitting, prone or standing position and will shut off when the operator leaves the board. 4. An outboard motor. Example: If you think of an outboard motorboard as a lever, the propeller is the thrust point and the transom is the fulcrum. Example: A pump unit for a motorboard having a screw disposed in the water when the motorboat is in the water, the screw constituting a propeller for moving the boat along in the water and constituting an impeller when the pump unit claimed hereinbelow is applied thereto, the motorboat also having a structure mountin the screw, the axis of rotation of the screw determing a longitudinal direction extending fore and aft...
Word: ancience Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of ancientness. Labels: uncountable
Word: litation Part of Speech: noun 1. sacrifice Labels: no-plural, obsolete, rare Example: And his words do clearly not describe a return to their original paganism, without the name and semblance of Christianity, and a “perspicuous litation to the gods of the Gentiles."
Word: win liao lor Part of Speech: intj Etymology: win + liao (perfective aspect and change of state marker) + lor (final particle used to express resignation), from Hokkien 了 (liâu) and Cantonese 囉 /啰 (lo¹) respectively. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪn ljaʊ˨˩ ˌlɔː˦/, [ˈwɪn˦ ljaʊ˨˩ ˌlɔː˦] 1. Grudging admission of defeat in an argument. Labels: Singlish Example: Wah this type of response, win liao lor, typical singaporean hehe. Example: Win liao lor… Continue also cannot… Stop also cannot… How?
Word: syneisaktism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek συνείσακτος (suneísaktos, “(adjective) introduced together; (noun) participant in syneisaktism”), from συνεισάγω (suneiságō, “to bring in together”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + εἰσάγω (eiságō, “to bring in, introduce”). 1. The practice, from early Christian until mediaeval times, of a man and woman living together in a non-legalised relationship while observing vows of chastity. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: Elizabeth Clark argues cogently that syneisaktism provided a couple with a rare opportunity for friendship between the sexes.[…]John Chrysostom, for example, who wrote two treatises against syneisaktism, was also a powerful advocate for female virginity, which he occasionally presented as a means of escaping Eve's curse of subordination. Example: John Chrysostom (d. 407) wrote two treatises on the practice of syneisaktism - spiritual marriage between male and female ascetics - which was popular and widespread after the second century. Some assert that it represented the solution to a practical problem; since few convents were available until the fifth century, syneisaktism gave female ascetics a place to live without going off into the desert.
Word: crime rate Part of Speech: noun 1. A measure of incidences of crime in a given area, especially in comparison to its population.
Word: crime rates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crime rate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trait d'union Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French trait d'union 1. A (non-physical) connection or link between two things or concepts.
Word: hairdresser's Part of Speech: noun 1. A hairdresser’s shop. Labels: UK Example: C’mon, Fangmei Wu, you know that I know what’s going on, what kind of services are being provided behind the closed doors of hairdressers’, beauty salons, and massage parlors.
Word: sanjuanito Part of Speech: noun 1. A style of music and dance from Ecuador. Labels: uncountable 2. A musical piece in this style. Labels: countable 3. A dance performed in this style. Labels: countable
Word: soliped Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɒlɪpɛd/ 1. Alternative form of solipede. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: montuvio Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of montubio. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: holmgang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old Norse hólmganga; cognate with Icelandic hólmganga, Swedish holmgång. 1. In Norse and Icelandic culture, a duel to the death. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A man could no longer be challenged for his lands or his women-folk, since the only result of holmgang which the law would allow, apart from wounds or death, was a claim for the payment of the agreed stakes. Example: The influence of Christianity may have hastened the end of holmgang in Iceland, but long before the conversion of the country enlightened public opinion had come to see the absurdity of single combat as a method of settling disputes.
Word: post-doc Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From post- + doc. 1. Alternative form of postdoc. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Tertullianist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tertullian + -ist. 1. An adherent of the teachings of early Christian theologian Tertullian (Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus; c.155-c.240 CE). Labels: historical Example: 2007, William Tabbernee, Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, Koninklijke Brill (Brill), page 268, Even Augustine's contact with the Tertullianists appears to have been slight. Could Augustine's assessment of the Tertullianists, therefore, have been inaccurate? Example: Christian learning must accordingly be Tertullianist learning. Tertullianist as well as Clementine — Clementine as well as Tertullianist.
Word: equal temperament Part of Speech: noun 1. A tuning system in which every interval (as a ratio of frequencies) is some exactly positive integral power of some smallest, other than the unison, base interval. In particular Labels: uncountable 2. A tuning system in which every interval (as a ratio of frequencies) is some exactly positive integral power of some smallest, other than the unison, base interval. In particular: Labels: uncountable
Word: Tertullianists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tertullianist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: park connector Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɑːk kɔːnektə/, /ˈpɑɹk kəˌnɛktɚ/ 1. A passage or walkway that links green spaces such as parks and nature reserves. Labels: Singapore-English Example: Park connectors are linear open spaces proposed by the National Parks Board (NParks) to link major parks, nature reserves, natural open spaces and other places of interest in Singapore. Example: To optimise land use, park connectors are built along road and drainage reserves which are generally narrow strips of land.