nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Latchford Part of Speech: name Etymology: From latch + ford. 1. A town in Ontario, Canada. 2. A suburb of Warrington, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6187).
Word: Amherstburg Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Ontario, Canada.
Word: Camrose Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Camrose County, Alberta, Canada. 2. A village in Wales.
Word: Ryley Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Riley. 1. A habitational surname from Old English. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: rare 3. A village in Alberta, Canada, which is the headquarters of Beaver County.
Word: Longview Part of Speech: name Etymology: From long + view. 1. A village in Alberta, Canada. 2. A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada. 3. An area of Huyton, Knowsley borough, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4492). 4. A village in Champaign County, Illinois. 5. A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. 6. An unincorporated community in McDonald County, Missouri. 7. A city, the county seat of Gregg County, also partly in Harrison County, Texas. 8. A city in Cowlitz County, Washington. 9. An unincorporated community in Benton County, Washington. 10. An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
Word: qingtuan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 青團／青团 (qīngtuán) via Hanyu Pinyin. Pronunciation: /tʃɪŋ.twɑn/, /-tu.ɑn/ 1. A sweet rice-flour ball, usually filled with red bean paste, traditionally consumed on Tomb Sweeping Day in China. Example: [...] qingtuan, which are green sticky rice balls, are eaten. Example: [...] qingtuan, which are sweet green rice dumplings made from glutinous rice colored with vegetable juices […]
Word: Pure Brightness Festival Part of Speech: name Etymology: A calque of Chinese 清明節 /清明节 (Qīngmíngjié), from 清明 (Qīngmíng, “Pure & Bright”), one of the 24 solar terms of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. Doublet of Qingming Festival. 1. Synonym of Tomb Sweeping Day.
Word: Minecrafter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Minecraft + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪnkɹɑːftə/, /ˈmaɪnˌkɹæftɚ/ 1. A person who plays the game Minecraft. Example: If the game is on easy mode, the zombies will just pound on the doors and create a really nice scare and, as any Minecrafter knows, they won’t even spawn on peaceful mode. Example: Furthermore, you can sync with other Minecrafters on a local area network in order to invite and play with friends in your own little world.
Word: Minecrafters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Minecrafter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fooligan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of fool + hooligan. 1. A foolish or naive troublemaker. Labels: slang Example: Indeed, it is being erroneously taken for granted that this Suffrage foolery is a kind of game between the police and the fooligans. Example: CHANDLER: She's not my wife, she's not my wife you fool! You german fooligan! I went to high school I know what your country did to France!
Word: fooligans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fooligan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subjectable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From subject + -able. 1. Capable of being subjected (to something). Labels: not-comparable Example: The meddling young officer was striding toward him. “What are you doing here?” Dennison demanded. His own appearance in the corridor at this hour might have been subjectable to inquiry.
Word: religiofascist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From religio- + fascist. 1. A hardline religious conservative. Labels: attributive, derogatory, slang, sometimes Example: i.e. Trying to allow the state to subsidize one particular religion, get that religion's crap put into public schools sponsored by the state, and subject captive unbelievers to their crap. I've listened to their radio program on my local religiofascist AM hate radio station. Example: Rational, thoughtful debate about any such changes to our Constitution is preferable to the irrational animus and hysteria that is currently cultivated by the political opportunists and antigay religiofascists.
Word: religiofascists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of religiofascist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: religio-fascist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of religiofascist. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The Christian or Muslim religio-fascist, for example, envisions a world in which individualism has faded, degeneracy has been ruthlessly eliminated, discipline is absolute, and the state is the embodiment of the one Truth. Example: "My dad taught me never to be a good Indian. That's what they want – good Indians. Lobotomized in their religio-fascist schools."
Word: religio-fascists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of religio-fascist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grabbings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹæbɪŋz/ 1. plural of grabbing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tryings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: divings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diving Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clingings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clinging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wreckings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wrecking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lackings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lacking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: empyreans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of empyrean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slightings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slighting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shirkings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shirking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sappings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sapping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: confoundings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of confounding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tetherings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tethering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doctorings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doctoring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: purchasings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of purchasing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lollings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lolling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aimings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.mɪŋz/ 1. plural of aiming Labels: form-of, plural
Word: torpedoings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of torpedoing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smitings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smiting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smilings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smiling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: floatings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of floating Labels: form-of, plural
Word: imzadis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of imzadi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drivellings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drivelling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drivelings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of driveling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ropings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: saggings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sagging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bulgings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bulging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unarousable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + arousable. 1. That cannot be aroused.
Word: rousings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rousing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disposably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From disposable + -ly. 1. So as to be disposable. Example: The brief segments trying to generate thriller-type suspense are disposably perfunctory.
Word: stridings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of striding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cleavings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cleaving Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Spenserianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spenserian + -ism. 1. writing in a Spenserian style Labels: uncountable
Word: kilofoot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kilo- + foot. 1. A unit of measure for length, equal to one thousand feet.
Word: kilofeet Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kilofoot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lungings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lunging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gushings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌʃɪŋz/ 1. plural of gushing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gushingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gushing + -ness. 1. The quality of being gushing or effusive. Labels: uncountable Example: There is, in most Frenchwomen, a gushingness, an unrestrained outpouring of inner self […]
Word: monkless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From monk + -less. 1. Without monks. Labels: not-comparable Example: A certain monkless monastery on the side of the mountain receives travellers within its shady courts, and allows them to feed, rest, and amuse themselves according to their own pleasure.
Word: ravagings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ravaging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mistakings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mistaking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nublets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nublet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: telescopings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of telescoping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: peerings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: starcrafts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of starcraft Labels: form-of, plural
Word: squirtings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of squirting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cross bottony Part of Speech: noun 1. A cross having each arm terminating in three rounded lobes, forming a sort of trefoil.
Word: crosses bottony Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cross bottony Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manslaying Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From man + slaying. 1. The deliberate killing of a human being; murder. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: manslayings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of manslaying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trudgings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trudging Labels: form-of, plural
Word: magnetostratigraphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From magneto- + stratigraphic. 1. Relating to magnetostratigraphy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ARGB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of alpha, red, green, blue: a system used to represent digital colors with various levels of translucency. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of addressable, red, green, blue: a protocol standard for LED strips, in which each individual LED can be controlled. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: forklift truck Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of forklift.
Word: executive produce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from executive producer. 1. To act as executive producer on. Labels: transitive Example: Off camera, he also frequently gets involved in bringing to the screen projects around this great passion of his, telling the story of his nation, such as the punishing HBO World War Two series Band of Brothers, which he executive produced.
Word: executive produces Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of executive produce Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: executive producing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of executive produce Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: executive produced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of executive produce Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: New Zealand scaup Part of Speech: noun 1. A duck of the Anatinae subfamily endemic to New Zealand; Aythya novaeseelandiae.
Word: black teal Part of Speech: noun 1. the New Zealand scaup
Word: brown teal Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the dabbling duck subfamily endemic to New Zealand; Anas chlorotis.
Word: New Zealand teal Part of Speech: noun 1. the brown teal
Word: grey teal Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of dabbling duck, Anas gracilis, found in open wetlands in Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and Indonesia.
Word: gray teal Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of grey teal. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: supersimplification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + simplification. 1. The process of making something excessively simple. Labels: uncountable
Word: Banff Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic Banbh, possibly banbh (“piglet”) or bean (“woman”) + naomh (“holy”). Pronunciation: /ˈbænf/ 1. A town in Alberta, Canada. 2. A town in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, and the former county town of Banffshire.
Word: Leduc Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ləˈduk/ 1. A surname from French. 2. A city in Leduc County, Alberta, Canada.
Word: grey teals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grey teal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brown teals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brown teal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: black teals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of black teal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Olds Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A town in Alberta, Canada. 3. A city in Iowa.
Word: Olds Part of Speech: name 1. Oldsmobile, a brand of car by GM. Labels: informal
Word: Olds Part of Speech: noun 1. A car of this make: an Oldsmobile. Labels: informal Example: Y.T. detaches from the Acura she's been hitched to for the last half mile, swings it over to Jason's fat Olds.
Word: Olds Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Old Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Oyen Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Alberta, Canada.
Word: Oyens Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Iowa.
Word: polygonised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of polygonise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: polygonising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of polygonise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: polygonises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of polygonise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: New Norway Part of Speech: name 1. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
Word: Nisku Part of Speech: name 1. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
Word: Hays Part of Speech: name Etymology: Spelling variant of Hayes, which has multiple origins. Pronunciation: /heɪz/ 1. A surname. 2. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada. 3. A city, the county seat of Ellis County, Kansas. 4. A census-designated place in Montana. 5. A census-designated place in North Carolina. 6. A city in Hays County, Texas. 7. A male given name.
Word: Komi-Permyak Part of Speech: name 1. A Permic language in the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family, smaller of the two main regional varieties (ISO 639-3 language code: koi) of the pluricentrical Komi language, the other variety being Komi-Zyrian. It's the standard language of Komi people in Komi-Permyak Okrug.
Word: Komi-Zyrian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Komi-Zyr + -ian. 1. A Uralic language, the more common of the two main regional varieties of the pluricentric Komi language, the other variety being Komi-Permyak. It's the standard language of Komi people in Komi Republic and, along with Russian, an official language in the republic.
Word: out of central casting Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: From Central Casting, an American company that specializes in casting extras, body doubles, and stand-ins. 1. Conforming to the stereotypical image of a particular type of person or group. Labels: idiomatic Example: "Do I or do I not have the quintessential in-laws? I swear they're right out of central casting. A blowhard brother-in-law, bratty kids, and a sourpuss mother-in-law wide as a billboard. […] Example: Frank Grandin was straight out of central casting, the pompous, self-important, narrow-minded, big businessman, from his full head of suspiciously jet-black hair right down to the oversized gold watch on his wrist.
Word: from central casting Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Synonym of out of central casting. Labels: idiomatic Example: He was not the pompous university president from central casting, always pontificating; he was more like a charming professor who walked around his campus wearing the navy blue cap of his beloved Boston Red Sox and who just happened to be university president. Example: Luckily for Giacomo, he had Marzia, an Italian grandmother straight from central casting.
Word: Abee Part of Speech: name Etymology: Reduced form of McAbee. 1. A surname from Irish. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An enstatite chondrite meteorite found in the aforementioned hamlet. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Port Dickson Part of Speech: name 1. A town and district in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Word: Ensign Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A hamlet in Vulcan County, Alberta, Canada. 3. A minor city in Gray County, Kansas, United States, named after founder G. L. Ensign. 4. A township in Delta County, Michigan, United States. 5. The official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Labels: Mormonism
Word: Bridgettine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Bridget of Sweden, a Swedish mystic and saint of 14th century, founder of the Bridgettine nuns and monks and one of the six patron saints of Europe. 1. A member of the Order of the Most Holy Savior, an Augustinian monastic order of nuns, religious sisters and monks founded by Saint Bridget of Sweden a.k.a. Saint Birgitta in 1344, and approved by Pope Urban V in 1370.
Word: Bridgettine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Named after Bridget of Sweden, a Swedish mystic and saint of 14th century, founder of the Bridgettine nuns and monks and one of the six patron saints of Europe. 1. Of or pertaining to this order, its teachings or its members. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ur-cool Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ur- + cool. 1. Extremely cool. Labels: slang Example: Helen, who is sitting just in front of her, stops playing, and turns to her. "Petra, I think we should cool it here." "But that is what I do," says Petra. "This is supposed to be cool. Ur-cool." Example: The pavements were turned into tree-lined, fountained boulevards; which boulevards are enlivened by jazz bands and lasers, lined by new cafes and bars, ur-cool by any standards; […]
Word: unadd Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + add. 1. To remove something after it has been added. Example: i ve added him to /friends and will tell him about this thread next time we are both on. then unadd him from /friends and forget about it. Example: Adding fertilizer to a terrarium is a lot like adding salt to a recipe: Once you've added too much, you can't unadd it, and you've likely ruined the recipe!
Word: GSD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of German shepherd dog. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Gender and Sexual Diversity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of getting shit done. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: GSDs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of GSD Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sana'a Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Sanaa. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Five people were killed and six injured in the overnight offensive that the Houthis said on Friday had targeted 73 sites in the capital Sana’a, around the port city of Hodeidah and three other regions.
Word: unadded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + added. 1. Not yet added together. Labels: not-comparable Example: These statistics were simple columns of unadded figures, which took more than six months of all the time I could command to collate. Example: She stared at the unadded column and the unpaid bills, then slowly closed the book.
Word: unadded Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + added. 1. simple past and past participle of unadd Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Deloraine Part of Speech: name 1. A community, formerly a town, in Deloraine-Winchester municipality, Manitoba, Canada, named after a remote place in the Scottish Borders. 2. A town in Meander Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.
Word: Erickson Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Eriksen or Swedish Eriksson, equivalent to Erick + -son. Pronunciation: /ˈɛɹɪksən/ 1. A surname from Nordic Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Jill Erickson and her partner have embraced the label ever since it was first coined on the television show, "The OC," in the mid-2000s. To Erickson, who is Episcopalian, and her Jewish partner, Chrismukkah represents their efforts to incorporate their respective traditions into the holiday season. 2. A surname from Nordic Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A surname from Nordic Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A surname from Nordic Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Riverton Part of Speech: name Etymology: From river or River + -ton. 1. A small town in South Australia. 2. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia. 3. A small coastal town in Southland, South Island, New Zealand. 4. An urban unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada. 5. A rural unincorporated community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada. 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A number of places in the United States: 17. A number of places in the United States: 18. A number of places in the United States: 19. A number of places in the United States: 20. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Flin Flon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin, the lead character in the novel The Sunless City by J. E. Preston Muddock. 1. A city in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canada, mostly in Manitoba.
Word: Estevan Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Saskatchewan.
Word: Humboldt Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Humboldt. 1. A surname from German. 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A city in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Word: abey Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from abeyance. 1. To hold in abeyance; to suspend. Labels: transitive
Word: Warman Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. An unincorporated community in Peace Township, Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States. 3. A city in the Rural Municipality of Corman Park, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Word: Weyburn Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Word: fallacy of composition Part of Speech: noun 1. A presumption that if something is true of part(s) of a whole, then it is true of the whole itself. Example: A theorist who moves from the putative fact that every shot in a given nonfiction film represents a personal point-of-view to the conclusion that every nonfiction film is a personal vision commits the fallacy of composition. Example: There is a small segment of the psychology literature that effectively commits a fallacy of composition, reasoning that if we can explain individual behavior, then this carries over immediately to the group.
Word: Hubbards Part of Speech: name 1. A rural community of Nova Scotia, Canada.
Word: scholarch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek σχολάρχης (skholárkhēs, “head of a school”). 1. The head of a school of philosophy in Ancient Greece
Word: synchrotronic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From synchrotron + -ic. 1. Relating to or produced by a synchrotron. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Duff Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, from dubh (“dark”). Pronunciation: /dʌf/ 1. A surname. Labels: countable 2. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A male given name. Labels: countable 7. A BR class 47, a class of British diesel locomotive. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable
Word: Leoville Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Leo + -ville. 1. An unincorporated community in Kansas. 2. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Word: Spinozian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Spinoza + -ian. 1. Relating to, or characteristic of Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza
Word: Vonda Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name. 2. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Word: Roxbury Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English hrōc (“rook”), in the genitive singular case hrōces + byriġ, from burg (“fortified place”). 1. A community in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Knutsford Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Knut's + ford. Pronunciation: /ˈnʌtsfəd/ 1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7578). 2. A rural community in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. 3. A neighbourhood of the city of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.
Word: Kamloops Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Shuswap tk'əmlúps (“meeting of the rivers”). A derivation from French Camp des Loups (“Camp of Wolves”) is probably a folk etymology. Pronunciation: /ˈkæmlups/ 1. A city, the seat of the Regional District of Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, Canada, located at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River. 2. Ellipsis of Kamloops Lake: a lake in British Columbia, Canada, located at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: special pleading Part of Speech: noun 1. Arguing that a particular case is an exception to a generally accepted rule, without justification and without a relevant basis. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Lt. Gilbert deserves a full and fair hearing just like everyone else, no matter how the chips fall, no special pleading, and no playing the gender card.
Word: argumentum ad baculum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin argūmentum ad baculum (literally “argument to the cudgel”). 1. The use or threat of force to coerce acceptance of an argument. Labels: rhetoric
Word: Joliette Part of Speech: name 1. An unincorporated community in North Dakota. 2. A city in Quebec, Canada.
Word: lipoblast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lipo- + -blast. 1. An adipocyte precursor.
Word: granulation tissue Part of Speech: noun 1. New connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process.
Word: play the gender card Part of Speech: verb 1. To assert that sexism is involved in a situation, especially in order to exploit sexist or antisexist attitudes. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic, often Example: Oh, I don't wanna play the gender card card right now. You wanna play a card? Let's play the "let's not die" card. Example: What worries me is that she is accused of "playing the gender card" when citing the old boys’ club, while he is seen as unifying by citing civil rights confrontations.
Word: foo-foo band Part of Speech: noun 1. An impromptu musical band on late 19th-century sailing vessels, made up of members of the ship's crew. Example: We sighted the Jennie Harkness, obviously American, at daylight right ahead in the S.E. trades; at noon we were alongside her, and our Foo-Foo band played "Yankee-Doodle" as we passed her.
Word: N-terminus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From N- + terminus. 1. The end of a polypeptide chain that consists of an amino acid with a free amino group.
Word: C-terminus Part of Speech: noun 1. The end of a polypeptide chain that consists of an amino acid with a free carboxyl group.
Word: amnioblast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amnio- + -blast. 1. Any of the cells of the amniotic membrane.
Word: septennium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin septennium, from septennis (“7-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns). Pronunciation: /sɛpˈtɛniəm/, /sɛpˈtɛnɪəm/ 1. A period of seven years. Example: It might be sufficient to answer, that, of the septennium required for the arts degree in the old system the greater portion is now spent at school.
Word: emission nebula Part of Speech: noun 1. A nebula composed of ionized gases which produce visible light (as distinct from a reflection nebula, which reflects the light produced by neighboring stars). Example: The Orion nebula is an emission nebula—it glows with its own light. Example: Kitt Peak National Observatory, in Arizona, 56 miles southwest of Tucson, offers a rare opportunity to spend an entire night looking through powerful telescopes at galaxies, planetary emission nebulae and star clusters.
Word: West Banker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From West Bank + -er. 1. An inhabitant of the West Bank. Example: And West Bankers with permits would be hurrying to Jerusalem to be ready for the morning’s protest, which meant that even those who’d normally take the shorter route to Bethlehem via Jerusalem, having the Israeli or foreign passports or Jerusalem IDs or temporary permits that afforded them that privilege, would probably take the West Bank way through Wadi an-Nar to skip the traffic.
Word: Baluch Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bəˈluːtʃ/ 1. Alternative form of Baloch. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Baloch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Baluchi بلۏچ (baloc), from Classical Persian بَلوچ (balōč), with further etymology unclear and disputed. 1. A member of an Iranian people who primarily speak the Balochi language and inhabit Balochistan and other nearby areas.
Word: Baloch Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Baluchi بلۏچ (baloc), from Classical Persian بَلوچ (balōč), with further etymology unclear and disputed. 1. A surname.
Word: cryokinetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cryo- + kinetic. 1. Relating to cryokinetics. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of cryokinesis. Labels: not-comparable Example: Habraum checked the stats coming in from HL-4 and then was pleasantly surprised to see that Tyris, as the proprietor of this forcefield, had a personal sub-zero cover of minus 120°C. Another feature of Tyris' cryokinetic talents that the Cerc had no clue about. Example: Elsa was born, for some reason, with cryokinetic powers. She can literally set off a winter wonderland with her hands, […]
Word: cryokinetic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cryo- + kinetic. 1. One with the power of cryokinesis. Example: Iceman is a Cryokinetic, meaning he can absorb and displace thermal energy from the air and objects around him. By freezing water particles, he can materialize solid objects out of thin air. Example: Cryokinetics are especially helpful around avalanches and icebergs. They are also immune to frostbite.
Word: cryokinetics Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of physiotherapy combining cold therapy and exercise. Labels: uncountable
Word: cryokinetics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cryokinetic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kemmerer Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Kammerer. 1. A surname from German. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ingenius Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of ingenious. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Warrenton Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Warren + -ton. 1. A town in the Northern Cape, South Africa; named for British army officer Charles Warren. 2. A locale in the United States. 3. A locale in the United States. 4. A locale in the United States. 5. A locale in the United States. 6. A locale in the United States. 7. A locale in the United States. 8. A locale in the United States. 9. A locale in the United States. 10. A locale in the United States.
Word: Woolford Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Wool + ford. 1. A surname. 2. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada. 3. An unincorporated community in Maryland, United States.
Word: Yerington Part of Speech: name 1. An uncommon surname. 2. A city, the county seat of Lyon County, Nevada, United States. Named after Henry M. Yerington.
Word: Fernley Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English fearn (“fern”) + lēah (“wood clearing”). 1. A ghost town in Nevada County, California, United States. 2. A city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States.
Word: Winnemucca Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Northern Paiute, meaning "the giver of spiritual gifts". Pronunciation: /ˌwɪnəˈmʌkə/ 1. A city, the county seat of Humboldt County, Nevada, United States.
Word: Elko Part of Speech: name 1. A city, the county seat of Elko County, Nevada, United States.
Word: Carlin Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. Labels: countable Example: Carlin also got arrested at one of comedian Lenny Bruce’s obscenity busts. By the late 1960s, Carlin changed his image from button-downed to T-shirt and jeans. 2. A small city in Elko County, Nevada, United States, named after William Carlin. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: work day Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of workday. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Lovelock Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. An unincorporated community in Butte County, California, United States. 3. A city, the county seat of Pershing County, Nevada, United States.
Word: Great Falls Part of Speech: name 1. A number of waterfalls in North America. 2. A city, the county seat of Cascade County, Montana, United States. 3. A town in Chester County, South Carolina, United States. 4. A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
Word: West Bankers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of West Banker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mahrams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mahram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: body blow Part of Speech: noun 1. A severely injurious or damaging physical strike or impact. Example: The fight is not all one-sided. Lion is taking a savage beating as the two flagships trade body blows almost independent of the furious carronade going on behind them. Example: There are numerous near misses and various secondary-battery shells flying and setting small fires and causing shrapnel damage to both ships... but these are somewhat irrelevant compared to the body blows that they're dishing out to each other at the moment. 2. A severely injurious or damaging physical strike or impact. Example: He led at Berks's head, as he came rushing in, and missed him, receiving a severe body blow in return. 3. A serious setback; a traumatizing event which prevents or hinders continuation of an activity. Labels: broadly, idiomatic Example: "I can hardly exaggerate the body blow to the Service such a decision would give. Nobody will believe in it again." Example: The polio vaccination program took a body blow last spring when the disease developed in children injected with vaccine from the Cutter Laboratories of Berkeley, Calif.
Word: body-blow Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of body blow. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: integrities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of integrity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Miramichi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology uncertain. The toponym may derive from Mi'kmaq Miꞌgmaꞌgi (“land of the Micmacs”). Pronunciation: /ˌmɪ.rə.mɪˈʃiː/ 1. A city in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Word: Kuroki Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 黒木(くろき) (Kuroki). The hamlet is named for general Kuroki Tamemoto, and was founded during the Russo-Japanese war. 1. A surname from Japanese. 2. A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Word: Mikado Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese 御門 (mikado). 1. A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada. 2. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Alcona County, Michigan, United States.
Word: Mikado Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 御門 (mikado). 1. Alternative letter-case form of mikado (“emperor of Japan”). Labels: alt-of 2. The steam locomotive 2-8-2 wheel arrangement. Example: From Mombasa the train is worked by a Mikado, built in 1927 by Robert Stephenson, Darlington, originally intended for shunting, but now used on most passenger trains between Mombasa and Nairobi, where the rails are 80 lb. to the yard, laid in 40 ft. lengths.
Word: truckdrivers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of truckdriver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Yorkton Part of Speech: name Etymology: From York + -ton. 1. A city in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Word: factly Part of Speech: adv 1. In a manner or tone that accords with a fact-based assertion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: reappraiser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From reappraise + -er. 1. One who reappraises.
Word: reappraisers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reappraiser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coldwater Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cold + water. 1. Located in or near cold ocean waters. Labels: not-comparable Example: coldwater prawns 2. Characterized by the presence or use of cold water. Labels: not-comparable Example: coldwater flat
Word: unpureed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + pureed. 1. Not pureed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: gubernia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of guberniya. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Soviet Russian troops entered Kharkiv on 7 (20) December 1917; on 12 December they also attacked from the north across Chernihiv gubernia. By mid-February 1918, the gubernii of Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Poltava and Katerynoslav were under complete Bolshevik control; […] Example: In the gubernii, governors served as the highest administrative authority and together with their executive organs supervised the work of provincial-level departments.
Word: gubernia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin gubernia. 1. plural of gubernium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gubernias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gubernia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gubernya Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of guberniya. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gubernyas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gubernya Labels: form-of, plural
Word: guberniya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian губе́рния (gubérnija). 1. A major administrative subdivision of the Russian Empire; a governorate or province. Labels: historical Example: Milyukov’s density figure for the southeastern portion of Peter’s realm, referred to in his text as “the Kazan’ and Astrakhan’ gubernii” of that time, appears to be erroneous. It corresponds to the enumerated number of males in these two old gubernii, but the Nizhegorod Guberniya had been formed from parts of these gubernii during Peter’s reign and its area is definitely included in this region by Milyukov. Example: In the 1896–1900 period fertility and mortality were still moderately high, although significantly lower than in the Russian gubernii, in Kovno Guberniya, which occupied much of present-day Lithuania.
Word: guberniyas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of guberniya Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plunderphonic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌplʌndəɹˈfɒnɪk/ 1. Relating to plunderphonics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: plunderphonics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Canadian composer John Oswald in 1985, as plunder + -phonics, in the essay Plunderphonics, or Audio Piracy as a Compositional Prerogative. 1. A form of musical composition based on the unauthorized use of existing audio recordings. Labels: uncountable Example: Such a practice (which is autosonic, by the way) could be viewed as a “mega-editing” process; but I would like to draw a distinction between plunderphonics and edited versions, because the former clearly aim to denature the hypotext.
Word: bromoacetylalprenololmenthane Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular beta-adrenergic agonist. Labels: uncountable
Word: blue-tongued skinks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blue-tongued skink Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Edmundston Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *audaz Proto-Germanic *mundō Proto-Germanic *Audamunduz Proto-West Germanic *Audamundu Old English Ēadmundder. English Edmund English -s- English -ton English Edmundston Derived from Edmund (a personal name) + -s- + -ton. The city in New Brunswick is named after politician and diplomat Edmund Walker Head (1805 - 1868). Pronunciation: /ˈɛd.mənds.tən/ 1. A town in Maryland, United States. 2. A city in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Word: note of admiration Part of Speech: noun 1. An exclamation mark. Labels: obsolete Example: The squire, perhaps, did not understand this good advice, as it was delivered in obscure hints, shrugs, and notes of admiration […] Example: A note of admiration is placed after an interjection, and such words as express wonder, as Alas! O times! O manners!
Word: notes of admiration Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of note of admiration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gulp up Part of Speech: verb 1. To vomit. Labels: archaic, intransitive Example: At the present time, October 15th, the patient gulps up, with little or no apparent effort, what resembles almost pure dark defibrinated blood 2. To consume. Labels: transitive Example: The fire gulped up the kitchen cabinets and gobbled up the dazzling living room furniture. Example: She jumped out of her bed, caught the thief red-handed by her throat, and beat her hard until the thief threw up the rest of the milk she had gulped up.
Word: Flagstaff Part of Speech: name Etymology: From flag + staff, see flagstaff. Pronunciation: /ˈflæɡstæf/, /ˈflæɡstɑːf/ 1. A city, the county seat of Coconino County, Arizona, United States. Example: The renaissance of downtown Flagstaff brought new life to its old brick buildings in the form of hip new places to eat, drink and sleep. 2. A town in Victoria, Australia.
Word: Nogales Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish nogal (“walnut”). 1. A city, the county seat of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. 2. A municipality of Sonora, Mexico, across the border from Nogales, Arizona.
Word: shad frog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because it usually appears at the time when the shad begin to run in the rivers. 1. An American spotted frog (Lithobates pipiens and Lithobates sphenocephalus).
Word: shad frogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shad frog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: elephantiacs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elephantiac Labels: form-of, plural
Word: assumptively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From assumptive + -ly. 1. In an assumptive manner.
Word: Eagar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Edgar. 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A town in Apache County, Arizona, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Eagarville Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Eagar + -ville. 1. A village in Macoupin County, Illinois.
Word: bacteriochlorin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bacterio- + chlorin. 1. A form of chlorin, of bacterial origin, that has two pyrrole groups in the main ring
Word: squawroots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of squawroot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cancer root Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various low plants, mostly parasitic on roots, including: 2. Any of various low plants, mostly parasitic on roots, including: 3. Any of various low plants, mostly parasitic on roots, including:
Word: unvisceral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + visceral. 1. Not visceral.
Word: vesper sparrow Part of Speech: noun 1. Pooecetes gramineus, a medium-sized American sparrow.
Word: Avondale Part of Speech: name Etymology: The town in Newfoundland is named after Avondale in County Wicklow, Ireland. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪv.ən.deɪl/ 1. A city in Arizona. 2. A census-designated place in Colorado. 3. An unincorporated community in Bibb County, Georgia. 4. A census-designated place in Louisiana. 5. An unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland. 6. A city in Missouri. 7. An unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio. 8. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 9. A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. 10. One of two communities in Nova Scotia, Canada. 11. A borough of Pennsylvania. 12. An unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia.
Word: peculiars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peculiar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bologna flask Part of Speech: noun 1. Bologna bottle
Word: Bologna phial Part of Speech: noun 1. Bologna bottle
Word: Bologna vial Part of Speech: noun 1. Bologna bottle
Word: Bologna bottle Part of Speech: noun 1. A glass bottle that has had its outside cooled slowly and its inside cooled rapidly. It has great external strength but is liable to shatter from a mere scratch on the inside.
Word: purser's name Part of Speech: noun 1. assumed name Labels: slang
Word: Ostrea Lake Part of Speech: name 1. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Word: tally on Part of Speech: verb 1. To man a rope for hauling, the men standing in a line or tail Labels: archaic Example: “Now then — to the main topsail now! Tally on to that gantline. Don't stand about there!” 2. To dovetail together.
Word: Bologna bottles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bologna bottle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: retrencher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From retrench + -er. 1. One who retrenches.
Word: retrenchers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of retrencher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reserialize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + serialize. 1. To serialize again.
Word: reserializing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reserialize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reserializes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reserialize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reserialized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reserialize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reserialization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + serialization. 1. The act or process of reserializing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reserializations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reserialization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: death notes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of death note Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marketman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From market + -man. 1. A man who sells goods in a market.
Word: marketmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marketman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: omnibus box Part of Speech: noun 1. A large box in a theatre, usually level with the stage and having access to it. Labels: UK, dated Example: You and he yawn together out of the same omnibus-box every night; you fancy yourselves men of pleasure; you fancy yourselves men of fashion; you fancy yourselves men of taste
Word: straighten one's face Part of Speech: verb 1. To cease laughing or smiling, etc., and compose one's features.
Word: feigned issue Part of Speech: noun 1. An issue produced in a pretended action between two parties for the purpose of trying before a jury a question of fact which it becomes necessary to settle in the progress of a cause.
Word: Malabar nut Part of Speech: noun 1. The seed of an acanthaceous shrub, Justicia adhatoda from the Indian Peninsula and Southeast Asia, sometimes used medicinally.
Word: sailor's housewife Part of Speech: noun 1. A ditty bag. (for sewing)
Word: Burnsville Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Burns + -ville. 1. A city in Dakota County, Minnesota. 2. A town in Mississippi. 3. A town, the county seat of Yancey County, North Carolina. 4. A town in West Virginia.
Word: halaszle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hungarian halászlé (“fisherman's soup”). 1. A hot, spicy paprika-based river-fish soup which originates from Hungary. Labels: uncountable Example: I had my first halaszle in a restaurant garden just a stone's throw from the River Tisza. Example: The first two Hungarian paprika recipes did not appear in print until 1829, in Istvan Czifrai's cookbook. They were paprikas chicken and halaszle, the fish soup of Szeged, the center of capsicum culture in Hungary then and now.
Word: birchy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From birch + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɜːtʃi/ 1. Resembling or characteristic of birch. Example: Water to him is fit for nothing but making punch and a birchy beverage they call tea.