nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Foxe Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: ornative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ornō (“to equip, adorn”). Pronunciation: /ˈɔː(ɹ)nətɪv/ 1. A noun case that means "endowed with" or "supplied with". Example: The languages are ordered according to increasing number of sentences in which a comitative-like construction represents the ornative.
Word: ornative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin ornō (“to equip, adorn”). Pronunciation: /ˈɔː(ɹ)nətɪv/ 1. Belonging or relating to such a case. Labels: not-comparable
Word: snubfin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snub + fin. 1. A dolphin, Orcaella heinsohni, that lives in northern Australian waters
Word: pacta sunt servanda Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Latin plural of pactum (“pact”) + sunt servanda (“must be kept”), after pacta et promissa semperne servanda sint (“whether agreements and promises should always be kept”) in Cicero, De Oficiis 3.92. 1. Agreements must be kept. Example: In the law of treaties, the most important manifestation of the principle of good faith is undoubtedly the rule of pacta sunt servanda. Example: Painstakingly negotiated agreements governed many aspects of international relations; the doctrine of pacta sunt servanda dictated that those agreements be obeyed.
Word: loogy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of loogie. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: When Shawn spat a loogy across cracked concrete he looked satisfied to have reached the grass.
Word: batracian Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of batrachian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nuchal cord Part of Speech: noun 1. A condition in which the umbilical cord becomes wrapped around the fetus's neck.
Word: nuchal cords Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nuchal cord Labels: form-of, plural
Word: operating table Part of Speech: noun 1. A table on which a patient lies during a surgical operation.
Word: operating room table Part of Speech: noun 1. An operating table.
Word: operating tables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of operating table Labels: form-of, plural
Word: operating room tables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of operating room table Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nuchal scan Part of Speech: noun 1. An ultrasound performed to help determine the chances that the foetus may develop chromosomal conditions such as Down syndrome.
Word: nuchal scans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nuchal scan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nuchal translucency scan Part of Speech: noun 1. A nuchal scan.
Word: NT scan Part of Speech: noun 1. A nuchal scan.
Word: nuchal translucency scans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nuchal translucency scan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: NT scans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of NT scan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kinesiotherapy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kinesio- + therapy. 1. The therapeutic application of kinesiology. Labels: uncountable
Word: silver ceiling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: silver (suggesting the gray hair characteristic of advanced age) + ceiling (suggesting a barrier to upward advancement); modeled on glass ceiling, the first of such figurative ceiling terms. 1. An informal (and often unacknowledged) barrier to promotion or advancement, in employment and elsewhere, for middle-aged and elderly people. Example: Although society won't change its negative impressions about aging overnight, we are beginning to see real cracks in the "silver ceiling," the point at which age becomes a serious obstacle to employment. Example: He notes that the consumption of hair-colouring and hair-loss products, along with moisturisers, pedicures, facials and even cosmetic surgery by middle-aged men has increased over recent decades in order to avoid the 'silver ceiling'.
Word: time thief Part of Speech: noun 1. Something or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: Genie is also an invaluable asset when gabbing on the telephone which can really be a time thief since it's so easy to lose track of time when lost in deep conversation with another. Example: In fact, anything we do just to kill time—even essentially healthy activities like reading, chatting on the phone, or completing a sudoku puzzle—becomes a time thief.
Word: time burglar Part of Speech: noun 1. Something or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: Hey, TV can be a great source of learning, information, and keeping your kids occupied, but if your priorities are shifting and you want to grow out of your current life and into a new one, it's a time burglar […] Example: Being a social climber was more of a time burglar than having a ghost twin sister.
Word: time bandit Part of Speech: noun 1. Something or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: The telephone can be as much of a time bandit as the drop-in visitor. Example: Perfectionism is a time bandit that can rob you of extra time, lead you away from your priorities, and create emotional stress.
Word: time bandits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of time bandit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: time burglars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of time burglar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: time thieves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of time thief Labels: form-of, plural
Word: time porn Part of Speech: noun 1. Media, especially television shows, which depict people enjoying unrealistic amounts of free time. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: The characters of "Seinfeld" wallow obscenely in unscheduled time, as did the characters on "Cheers," probably the mother of all time-porn shows. Example: Why the immense popularity of TV shows like Cheers, Seinfeld, and Mad About You? Because the characters never seem to do anything but hang out. They lure us through "time porn," the tease of a life with enough time and leisure for the friendships that we all covet and know we need but don't seem to make a priority.
Word: hemocytoblast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, hemo- + cytoblast, or, by surface analysis, hemocyte + -o- + -blast. 1. A hematopoietic stem cell. Example: Near-synonyms: haematoblast, hemoblast (often synonymous in the past, but outdated)
Word: hemocytoblasts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hemocytoblast Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monopoiesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mono- + -poiesis. 1. The production of monocytes. Labels: uncountable
Word: sleep camel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps an analogy of a person's storing sleep to a camel's storing water. 1. A person who habitually does with little to no sleep during the week and then makes up by sleeping a lot during the weekend. Labels: idiomatic, slang Example: No wonder, then, that so many take their laptops to the beach or that 'sleep camels', as they call them in Silicon Valley, those who sleep only at weekends, are becoming more common. Example: Silicon Valley has bred 'sleep camels', who store up sleep at the weekends then work long hours all week.
Word: desk potato Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From desk + potato, by analogy with couch potato. 1. A person who spends a lot of time sitting at a desk. Labels: informal Example: My receptionist job had turned me into a desk potato, so I began walking Pete every night in the fall of 1979 to provide the exercise my body was craving. Example: I knew the job of writing the book would turn me into a desk potato.
Word: desk potatoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of desk potato Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orthocephaly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ortho- + -cephaly. 1. The condition of being orthocephalic Labels: uncountable
Word: campaignspeak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From campaign + -speak. 1. The jargon used by politicians, lobbyists, and commentators, especially during a political campaign. Labels: uncountable Example: "That's why I need you so badly, Zoë. You know how to translate the harsh realities of foreign policy into relatively intelligible campaignspeak." Zoë laughed. "Intelligible campaignspeak is an oxymoron." Example: The media and the public do in fact relish catching politicians' lies, but these are the small lies — lies about money, sex, drug use and other peccadillos, and the ritual doubletalk of campaignspeak.
Word: electionspeak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From election + -speak. 1. The jargon or rhetoric of politicians, lobbyists, and commentators during an election campaign. Labels: uncountable Example: Bolstered claims of mustering a simple majority are an integral part of electionspeak. Example: Such mindless, meaningless electionspeak brought to mind the words of Orwell: […]
Word: militaryspeak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From military + -speak. 1. The jargon of the military. Labels: uncountable Example: The military had been reticent over casualty figures (defined in militaryspeak as 'collateral damage') during the slaughters of new militarist adventures in Grenada and Panama. Example: They were terrorists, for sure—Tangos in militaryspeak.
Word: tocandira Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tocandira. 1. bullet ant
Word: diffability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin differō Latin differēnsder. Old French differentbor. Middle English different English different English ability blend English diffability Blend of different + ability, as a play on disability intended to remove the term's negative connotations. 1. A psychological condition, such as Asperger's syndrome, viewed as a natural neurological variation rather than a disability or disorder. Labels: uncommon Example: However, accepting my diffability as part of the package I come in, makes my life much easier to deal with. I'm not suggesting that we use Asperger's Syndrome as an excuse for not doing things, just that we aim at being 'inclusive' towards ourselves, as well as towards others. Example: It is not so much a disability as a diff'''ability. People with AS are often brilliant in some respects, but they may display different social and emotional responses than what is considered the norm.
Word: cell yell Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of speaking loudly or yelling into a cell phone or mobile. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: Many people raise their voices when using their cell phones because the small devices offer little aural feedback. “Cell yell” results, much to the annoyance of anyone nearby. Example: And I'll have a headache in a few minutes because Mickey, who has a big mouth to begin with, always breaks out in a bad case of cell yell when he's on a phone.
Word: get one's ass into gear Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of get one's ass in gear. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dot-coma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of dot-com + coma. 1. The collapse of a dot-com or of the dot-com bubble. Labels: slang Example: The lackluster debuts were part of an overall dot-coma that hit the Internet sector in trading yesterday. Amazon.com, RealNetworks, Go2Net, InfoSpace.com and many other of the area's Internet stocks each dropped a few dollars by the close of trading. Example: Clearly, eSpeed's connection to Cantor is a unique insurance policy, assuring it won't end up in a dot-coma.
Word: dot-commiserate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of dot-com + commiserate. 1. To seek solace with other people left jobless by the dot-com bubble collapse. Labels: historical, slang Example: An Internet marketing firm called Thehiredguns.com sponsors pink-slip parties where casualties can get together and "dot-commiserate." Example: Failure became a buzz word when the dotcom bubble burst in the late Nineties. Many paper millionaires instantly became part of the "90 per cent club" (people who had lost 90 per cent of their wealth, or more). The casualties got together and "dot-commiserated".
Word: hoffice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of home + office. 1. A home office. Example: The spread of hoffices is really representative of a deeper change which the work-at-home movement is producing. Example: In designing her hoffices, Vassa makes sure there is adequate lighting, always on dimmers.
Word: hoffices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hoffice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dot-carnage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of dot-com + carnage. 1. The results of the dot-com bubble collapse, which included the closure of many Internet-based businesses, and significant financial losses for others. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: The dot-carnage extends even to Internet companies still in business. Example: Given the dot-carnage of the past few years, it's only natural that runs like those, when connected to companies associated with the Net, would leave investors pondering the dreaded B word: bubble.
Word: permayouth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From perma- + youth. 1. The state of having a perpetually youthful appearance. Labels: uncountable Example: With people living longer and treatments improving, anti-ageing medicine is now a lucrative business. But as the quest for 'permayouth' spreads beyond Hollywood, doctors warn that it could become an unhealthy obsession Example: I knew there was a downside to having the injections; the permanently surprised eyebrows, the scarily impassive face, but I thought that was the result of too many top-ups; Hollywood's addiction to permayouth.
Word: fume date Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fume + date, from the phrase run on fumes. 1. The date on which a company (especially a startup) runs out of money or is expected to run out of money. Labels: informal Example: Acknowledging that risk and discussing the window of foresight that will be available before problems become serious and even honestly discussing the "fume date" is often all the reassurance a prospective employee needs. Example: Was it a success? The WebTaggers guys say they will not know until the wire transfer date, Aug. 15, when WebTaggers anticipates that funds from investors will have traded hands. After that? Jan. 1, 2001, the "fume date," which no one really wants to think about -- the point at which, if no venture capital is coming in, the partners must admit defeat.
Word: hiss-and-tell Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of hiss + kiss and tell. 1. Disclosing private information in a hostile manner. Labels: idiomatic, informal, not-comparable Example: But Miller's tale is as notable for what it isn't as for what it is. It is not a hiss-and-tell attempt to settle scores and mold history like Donald Regan's For the Record, a spin-doctored account of his time as President Reagan's chief of staff. Example: What is clear from this hiss-and-tell diary is that Hoddle feels immune to any downward glances, any disapproving charge from his bosses at the FA.
Word: cowardry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From coward + -ry. 1. Cowardice. Labels: uncommon, uncountable
Word: pit boss Part of Speech: noun 1. A direct overseer of laborers in a mining operation. Labels: dated Example: It is, among other things, sufficiently stated in the declaration that appellant is owner and operator of a coal mine, and has in its employ a pit boss, to whom it has given authority to direct and control the labors of those employed in its mine. Example: How long could a man expect to stand on the steps of a company building, with a super and a pit-boss at his back, and organise a union of mine-workers? 2. A supervisor who oversees the dealers and activity at the gaming tables in a casino, and who typically has the authority to expel unruly gamblers from the premises. Example: Las Vegas: The pit boss sees all on the casino floor as a trained trouble spotter amid this high-roller’s paradise. Example: One woman at a baccarat table […] shouted and mumbled something about wanting her money back, or at least the opportunity to win it back. A pit boss standing behind the dealer joked: “I don’t have any money! I’m unemployed!” and a few moments later, a security guard escorted the woman off the floor. 3. The supervisor of the maintenance pit crew of a driver. Example: In that same race, the first use of two-way radio-to-pits communication was logged. Al Stevens, who operated a radio dispatch service in Maryland, kept in contact with his pit boss, Cotton Bennett, throughout the race.
Word: pit-boss Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pit boss. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: warspeak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From war + -speak. 1. The jargon of war and military operations. Labels: uncountable Example: In an interesting passage the author discusses what he considers the kind of "Warspeak that glorified and sanitized the actions of the U.S.-led allied forces (the use of words like eliminate, neutralize, loyal, brave, cautious, etc.) […] Example: My personal favorite that emerged from the fog of warspeak was gorilla snot (2001), a gluelike substance that is spread over sand to prevent a dust cloud from forming whenever a helicopter takes off or lands.
Word: Floridization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Florida + -ization (suffix denoting the act, process, or result of doing something). Sense 2 (“phenomenon of the percentage of seniors in a specific region progressively increasing as the population ages”) refers to the sizable number of retirees who settle in the US state. Pronunciation: /ˌflɒɹɪdaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌflɔɹɪdaɪˈzeɪʃən/, /ˌflɔɹədəˈzeɪʃən/ 1. The process of coming to resemble the US state of Florida in some respect. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, uncountable Example: And some were annoyed just because they respected Cuban culture and resented its increasing Floridization. Example: [T]he bland refusal of public accountability which has allowed unparalleled extravagance in the provision of space, furniture, fittings and accoutrements for the Parliament while leaving schools ill-equipped and underprovided; and it does not record the results of the ‘Floridisation’ policy [...] 2. The phenomenon of the percentage of seniors in a specific region progressively increasing as the population ages. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, uncountable Example: The investment banker Pete Peterson calls this "the Floridization of America." The decline in births, right after the peak years, has had an impact on every business that targets young adults. Example: Although the percentage and the sheer volume of elders and people with disabilities living in the United States in the 21st century is increasing, their distribution will vary across the country; the Floridization of the country will happen in pockets.
Word: mushroom millionaire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Referring to the rapid growth of mushrooms. 1. A person who has suddenly become rich.
Word: jalaps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jalap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: douchelord Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From douche + -lord. 1. An objectionable person. Labels: humorous, slang, vulgar Example: “Okay,” I say. “I get it. I'm king douchelord and you trust me but you don't. You don't know me well enough to know how deep the douchery goes.”
Word: superobese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + obese. 1. Very obese, sometimes defined as having BMI ≥ 50kg/m2.
Word: Earth return vehicle Part of Speech: noun 1. a spacecraft designed to survive reentry and landing, returning from space back to planet Earth
Word: Earth return vehicles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Earth return vehicle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: well-upholstered Part of Speech: adj 1. Fat. Labels: euphemistic
Word: weather bomb Part of Speech: noun 1. A large storm that evolves with little warning, usually as a result of a sudden drop in barometric pressure.
Word: Eye of Sauron Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the eponymous entity from The Lord of the Rings, which had the ability to see every spot of the world and wanted to prevent the protagonists from fulfilling their quest. 1. A powerful source of unwanted scrutiny.
Word: explosive cyclogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From explosive (“from being the explosive (rapid) generation of an extratropical cyclonic storm”) + cyclogenesis. 1. A decline in the barometric pressure of twenty-four millibars over a twenty-four hour period at or north of sixty-degrees latitude. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1985, SJ Colucci. Journal of the atmospheric sciences, Volume 42, number 24, page 2701, Explosive cyclogenesis and large-scale circulation changes: Implications for atmospheric blocking Example: 1986, Frederick Sanders, Monthly Weather Review, Volume 114, page 1781, Explosive Cyclogenesis in the West-Central North Atlantic Ocean, 1981–84. Part I: Composite Structure and Mean Behavior.
Word: weather bombs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of weather bomb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: explosive cyclogeneses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of explosive cyclogenesis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: LDSD Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (a reentry vehicle designed to test techniques for atmospheric entry on Mars). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: osmophoric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From osmophore + -ic. 1. Imparting a characteristic odour to any compound Labels: not-comparable
Word: HSPA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of High Speed Packet Access, amalgamation of two mobile telephony protocols that extends and improves the performance of existing 3G networks by using the WCDMA protocols. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: osmotrophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From osmotrophy + -ic. 1. Relating to osmotrophy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: LTEs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of LTE Labels: form-of, plural
Word: WCDMA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, an air interface standard found in 3G mobile telecommunications networks. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: pentest Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pen test. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pentest Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of pen test. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pentester Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for penetration tester. 1. Someone who performs a pentest (a penetration test) Example: This book is suitable for the following readers: ... Web security pentesters who need to communicate secure coding techniques to developers they are working with
Word: somon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian сомон (somon), from Buryat сомон (somon), from Mongolian ᠰᠤᠮᠤ (sumu). Ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *sumun (“arrow”). 1. Alternative form of sum (“Mongolian administrative division”), particularly in relation to Buryatia, Russia. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Next day we drove through hilly pasture, in which we observed two large flocks of cranes, to Kharkorin, once the imperial city of Ogodei Khan, now a somon centre and state farm lying in a great plain encircled by mountains.
Word: hospodarate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hospodar + -ate (rank or office). 1. The title of a hospodar. 2. The region controlled by a hospodar.
Word: oxalemia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oxalic + -emia. 1. The presence of oxalate in the blood Labels: uncountable
Word: Ossianesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ossian + -esque. 1. Characteristic of Ossian
Word: oxidimetric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From oxidimetry + -ic. 1. Relating to oxidimetry Labels: not-comparable
Word: oxytonize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From oxytone + -ize. 1. To make a word oxytone by dropping the main stress on the final syllable
Word: ostealgia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From osteo- + -algia. 1. Pain coming from one's bone(s). Labels: uncountable
Word: otohematoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oto- + hematoma. 1. A hematoma of the external ear
Word: promenade concert Part of Speech: noun 1. A concert at which the audience remains standing (originally promenading)
Word: transperson Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of trans person. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: As a group of men, the "Sisters" trivialize a group of women (nuns). Likewise, by the particular form of their "drag" they trivialize those transpersons (transsexuals and transvestites) who cross-dress out of a genuine need of their self-identity.
Word: trans people Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trans person Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trans persons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trans person Labels: form-of, plural
Word: de son tort Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French de + son + tort, literally "of his [own] wrong". 1. Without authority or right (to do something). Labels: not-comparable, postpositional
Word: executor de son tort Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who, without legal authority, assumes control of a deceased person's property as if they were executor.
Word: trustee de son tort Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who is not a regularly appointed trustee but interferes with the trust as if they were.
Word: drossing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dross Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: drossed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dross Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: petit bourgeois Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /pəˌti bʊəɹˈʒwa/, /ˌpɛti ˈbʊəɹʒwɑ/ 1. Of or relating to the petite bourgeoisie class.
Word: petit bourgeois Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pəˌti bʊəɹˈʒwa/, /ˌpɛti ˈbʊəɹʒwɑ/ 1. A member of the petite bourgeoisie class.
Word: Songhai Empire Part of Speech: name 1. A Songhai state that dominated the western Sahel in the 15th and 16th centuries. Labels: historical
Word: whiggas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whigga. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wiggaz Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wigga Labels: form-of, nonstandard, plural
Word: whiggaz Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whigga Labels: form-of, nonstandard, plural
Word: usun Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈʌsən/ 1. Alternative form of ussun (“someone on the same side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective)”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: optotypic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From optotype + -ic. 1. Relating to an optotype Labels: not-comparable
Word: pimple dick Part of Speech: noun 1. A term of abuse. Labels: derogatory, slang, vulgar
Word: pimpledick Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pimple dick. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pimple-dick Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pimple dick. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Portugoose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Misrepresentation of Portuguese as following the same pattern as goose → geese. 1. A Portuguese person. Labels: derogatory, ethnic, informal, nonstandard, offensive, slur Example: A handy man, that assistant, Wynn. He was a half-bred 'Portugoose,' as they say in Bombay, with the name of Vasque d'Almeydo, and I understood that he'd had some training.
Word: protoliberal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From proto- + liberal. 1. Similar to liberalism, but before its establishment. Labels: not-comparable
Word: protoliberal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proto- + liberal. 1. A person who had liberal beliefs before there was a liberal establishment.
Word: argol-bargol Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of argle-bargle. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: argol-bargol Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of argle-bargle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: some1 Part of Speech: pron 1. Abbreviation of someone. Labels: Internet, Leet, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: peebrain Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of peabrain. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: built like a shit brickhouse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By humorous spoonerism of built like a brick shithouse. 1. Synonym of built like a brick shithouse. Labels: not-comparable Example: Paul was only a little fella, though game as a hungry lion, and knew he wouldn't have much chance against his rival, who he had heard was an ex-boxer and built like a shit brickhouse. Example: Hamish looked up as the door opened and Tank Milligan walked in, looking like a shit brickhouse wearing a suit. 'Dom said this guy was a big palooka, didn't he?
Word: demokkkracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of democracy + KKK. 1. A false democracy controlled by racist white people. Labels: derogatory, informal, no-plural, rare
Word: clichély Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From cliché + -ly. 1. In a cliché fashion or manner. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: The Mona Lisa is a visual wonder —and even though we can recognize the techniques of its creation, what makes the work so captivating are the questions it causes us to ask ourselves, and for that it remains as clichély enigmatic as the shape of her mouth.
Word: clichédly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From clichéd + -ly. 1. In a clichéd fashion or manner. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: estacode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From establishment code, referring to legal regulations. 1. travel allowance; money paid to an official to cover travel expenses
Word: estacodes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of estacode Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tetrapodean Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the tetrapods (Tetrapoda). Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: Structurally L. rohita exhibited both tetrapodean and teleostean type of hypothalamo-hypophysial vasculature.
Word: take across Part of Speech: verb 1. To go, to proceed. Labels: dated Example: Having checked the enemy's advance on my retreating column, I then took across the field to join the head of my command, when a squad of the enemy's cavalry concealed in the woods fired, wounding me through the leg. 2. To take (something) with oneself to a new place or situation; to transfer. Example: She took her furniture across to her new apartment. Example: All of our old records will be taken across when we move to the new database system.
Word: manzanillo Part of Speech: noun 1. A variety of Spanish olive. Example: The Manzanillo, or "little apple," olive had larger fruit and ripened earlier than the Mission, and produced both excellent oil and good table fruits.
Word: manzanillos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of manzanillo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: show who's boss Part of Speech: verb 1. To demonstrate oneself to be dominant; to show that one has the upper hand. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: When children are young, spanking is a familiar device to show who's boss. Example: Israeli soldiers . . . impose the curfews as collective punishment or as a means to head off violent protest, or simply to show who's boss. 2. To demonstrate that one is dominant over or superior to someone; to establish that one has control of some device or intractable object. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: "Bimeby I show yoh who's boss. I make yoh cry for Ramon be good to yoh!" Example: A typewriter once put me in such evil temper that I threw it out a second-floor window. . . . Replacing it cost $100 or so—a small price to pay for the pleasure of showing a machine who's boss.
Word: show who's the boss Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of show who's boss. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: teach someone who's the boss Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of show who's boss.
Word: teach who's boss Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of show who's boss. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: teach who's the boss Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of teach someone who's the boss. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: octroy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English octroy, from Middle French octroyer, from Old French otroiier, from Latin auctōrizō. Doublet of authorize. 1. To grant (a privilege etc, by a government etc). Example: This is only, as usual, making an individual the scapegoat of an epoch! It is given to no man to octroy the liberty of peoples. Example: Meanwhile, however, preparations were already being made by the imperial court to impose the octroyed constitution (composed by the Interior Minister, Count Franz Stadion) on March 4, 1849, and to dissolve the Parliament on March 7.
Word: conjunctive mode Part of Speech: noun 1. The subjunctive mood.
Word: subjunctive mode Part of Speech: noun 1. The subjunctive mood.
Word: subjunctive modes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subjunctive mode Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conjunctive modes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conjunctive mode Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heavenly bamboo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A calque of Chinese 天竹 (tiānzhú, “sky bamboo, heavenly bamboo”). 1. An Asian ornamental shrub in the family Berberidaceae, with foliage and unbranched stems that somewhat resembles one of the smaller bamboos, Nandina domestica. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: heavenly bamboos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heavenly bamboo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: purchasing agents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of purchasing agent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Heyde Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Heyde. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Nazorean Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of Nazarene. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Nazorean Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Nazarene.
Word: Nazorean Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Nazarene.
Word: ostentative Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of ostentatious.
Word: Berglands Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Bergland Labels: form-of, plural
Word: NPAPI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface, a cross-platform plugin architecture used by some Web browsers. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Flints Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Flint Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Frosts Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Frost Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hahns Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Hahn. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Halligen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hallig Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hangs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hang Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Heyden Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Heyden. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Holme Part of Speech: name 1. Any of various villages in England. 2. Any of various villages in England. 3. Any of various villages in England. 4. Any of various villages in England. 5. A river in West Yorkshire, England, which flows into the River Colne at Huddersfield.
Word: Kreisels Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Kreisel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Linnens Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Linnen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mohns Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Mohn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mulls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mull Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bunde Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a north/Low German surname, from Middle Low German bunde (“peasant, farmer”), see Bond. * As a German surname, from the archaic Beunte (“enclosed piece of land”), a derivative of biwenden (“to weave, bend”), equivalent to be- + wenden. * Also as a north/Low German surname, from the place Bünde in Westphalia. Borrowed from German Bunde or Bünde. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Salmen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Perhaps a variant of Salmon or borrowed from German Salmen. 1. A surname.
Word: Sangs Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Sang Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Schopfes Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Schopf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Stocks Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Zipfels Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Zipfel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: isolation play Part of Speech: noun 1. A goal attempt that does not result from a direct pass. Example: Sure, there is room to be critical. He's holding on to the ball too much. He's settling for isolation plays too often.
Word: bufferdom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From buffer + -dom. 1. The state of being an ‘old buffer’, or a conservative, somewhat foolish old man. Labels: UK, uncountable Example: Sometime in the late autumn of 1977, I went to a book party that was held in the Rosebery Room of the House of Lords. Why I went I can’t think – the volume was some piece of unreadable bufferdom extruded by Lord Butler […]. Example: Her predecessors, Stephen Tumim and David Ramsbotham, pillars of establishment bufferdom with impeccable social consciences, had enraged the Home Secretaries to whom they reported.
Word: Butskellism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Butler + Gaitskell + -ism, after Rab Butler, the Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer 1951–55, and his Labour predecessor Hugh Gaitskell 1950–51. 1. A centrist economic policy obtaining in post-war Britain, upheld by both Conservative and Labour Chancellors. Labels: UK, historical, uncountable Example: The next few weeks will show whether the Opposition will seize this chance of golden silence; or whether, in a Brown fury, it is going to throw the opportunity for constructive Butskellism away. Example: And then there was a sort of sensation at the door and in came Margaret Thatcher. Rab’s shell crackled and contracted a little, as he tried to look flattered by the attention of his new leader: she whose whole purpose it was to cram Butskellism as harshly as possible into the WPB of history.
Word: WPB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of wastepaper basket. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: And then there was a sort of sensation at the door and in came Margaret Thatcher. Rab’s shell crackled and contracted a little, as he tried to look flattered by the attention of his new leader: she whose whole purpose it was to cram Butskellism as harshly as possible into the WPB of history.
Word: WPB Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of War Production Board. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism 2. Initialism of Workers Party of Britain. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: madamhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From madam + -hood. 1. The fact or state of being a woman of high rank or respect. Labels: uncountable Example: It is, however, to be observed, that the office of Hofdame confers in Germany the same title of Madame, and that every one of the charming “ Misses” who surround our Queen would in Germany be invested with the dignity of Madamhood. 2. The fact or state of being a madam in charge of a brothel. Labels: uncountable Example: However derivative, a woman's status translated into real differences in daily working conditions, personal control over income, and possibilities for negotiating an advantageous exit from prostitution into concubinage or madamhood. Example: Alice Kerr-Sutherland, a no-nonsense governess who in the early years of the century had abandoned her errant but legitimate little charges to pursue the high road of madamhood. Her flagellation brothel in St James’s was a place of resort for the gentry and nobility […].
Word: Goeldi's monkeys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Goeldi's monkey Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kinsey Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English personal name Cynesige, from cyne- (“royal”) + siġe (“victory”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɪnzi/ 1. A surname.
Word: Kinsey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old English personal name Cynesige, from cyne- (“royal”) + siġe (“victory”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɪnzi/ 1. A measure in the Kinsey scale. Labels: uncountable
Word: MAMILs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of MAMIL Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sportaholic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sport + -aholic. 1. A sportsaholic. Example: I have spent much of my life a recovering sportaholic. If it bounced, rolled, slid, or flew, I chased it. Or watched it.
Word: sportaholics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sportaholic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: filmaholic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pel-der. Proto-Germanic *felma- Proto-Germanic *filmīn- Old English filmen Middle English filme English film Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -oholic English -aholic English filmaholic From film + -aholic. 1. A film enthusiast. Labels: informal Example: My father had been a dialogue-quoting filmaholic—an occupational hazard that drove my mother, and audiences, nuts.
Word: filmaholics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of filmaholic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: graste Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of grace Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past
Word: movieholic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From movie + -holic. 1. A movie enthusiast. Example: Kim really was a movieholic. She had seen everything. To me, that is usually a sign of someone who's for real. It made her very attuned to classical story references and structure.
Word: movieholics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of movieholic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cingulumotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cingulum + -otomy. 1. Synonym of cingulotomy.
Word: cranchid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any glass squid of the family Cranchiidae.
Word: glass squid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any transparent squid of the family Cranchiidae
Word: exogenically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From exogenic + -ally. 1. In an exogenic manner Labels: not-comparable 2. With regard to exogeny Labels: not-comparable
Word: finities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of finity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: macroconsumer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macro- + consumer. 1. A relatively large heterotrophic consumer
Word: microconsumer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + consumer. 1. A microscopic heterotrophic consumer (typically bacteria or fungi)
Word: mesoconsumer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meso- + consumer. 1. A mid-sized heterotrophic consumer
Word: mesoconsumers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mesoconsumer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: midcingulate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mid- + cingulate. 1. In or near the middle of the cingulum Labels: not-comparable
Word: paleolongitude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paleo- + longitude. 1. The former longitude of a particular geologic formation at a time in the geologic past, often specifically the time of formation
Word: paleolongitudinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From paleo- + longitudinal. 1. Relating to paleolongitude. Labels: not-comparable
Word: paleopole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paleo- + pole. 1. The current position that the north pole or south pole would have had in the geologic past. Example: The most serious problem involves the large age uncertainties associated with most Precambrian paleopoles.
Word: paleopoles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paleopole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paleosecular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From paleo- + secular. 1. Relating to long-term non-periodic irregularities, especially in magnetic field, in the geologic past Labels: not-comparable
Word: postdictive Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to postdiction Labels: not-comparable
Word: postdictively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From postdictive + -ly. 1. By the use of postdiction Labels: not-comparable
Word: sandflat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sand + flat. 1. An extended, flat area of sand, typically near a shore, with little or no vegetation.
Word: sandflats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sandflat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sociometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From socio- + -meter. 1. A theoretical gauge of interpersonal relationships, typically realised as self-esteem. 2. A wearable sensor device to measure face-to-face interactions of people. Example: Capable of sensing subtle movements as well as other unconscious and nonconscious signals, the sociometer creates, in effect, a feedback loop between consciousness and other levels of neuronal responses.
Word: bluntnose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blunt + nose. 1. An animal with a blunt nose. Example: These crested Bluntnoses we found upon all the islands. The slightly crested Bluntnose we found only on Albemarle and Indefatigable. Example: The Bluntnoses (lizards) were more shy than we had expected.
Word: tailbeat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tail + beat. 1. The rhythmic beating of an animal's tail.
Word: tempoparietal Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of temporoparietal. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, not-comparable
Word: TVaholic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From TV + -aholic. 1. One who is addicted to watching television. Labels: informal, rare Example: I spent so much time at home. I found myself becoming a TVaholic. I loved reruns and old movies. I fantasized a lot about being rich, beautiful, and of course, married.
Word: thermoregulating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of thermoregulate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: thermoregulating Part of Speech: adj 1. That thermoregulates Labels: not-comparable
Word: TVaholics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of TVaholic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unfished Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + fished. 1. Not fished. Labels: not-comparable Example: an unfished lake
Word: Jezerite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Jeezerite. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Jeezerite Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a clan descended from the biblical figure of Jezer (Abiezer): an Abiezrite.
Word: Iezrite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Jeezerite. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Jezerites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Jezerite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Iezrites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Iezrite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Abiezrite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Abiezer + -ite. 1. A member of a clan descended from the biblical Abiezer.
Word: Abiezrites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Abiezrite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jeezerites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Jeezerite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meteorological bomb Part of Speech: noun 1. A weather bomb.
Word: meteorological bombs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meteorological bomb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eszett Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Eszett, from the names of the letters S and Z which make up its blackletter form. 1. The name of the Latin script letter ẞ/ß. Example: In fits of concealed despair that went unnoticed even by those close enough to touch, Julien cursed the language of umlauts, eszetts, and gerunds. Example: In German, the ß character is called eszett. It’s used in “Straße,” the word for street, and in the expletive “Scheiße.” It’s often transliterated as “ss,” and strangely enough, it’s never had an official uppercase counterpart.
Word: eszetts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eszett Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Nazoreans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Nazorean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vaccinogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vaccine + -o- + -genic. 1. That produces vaccine for use in vaccination Labels: not-comparable
Word: bluntnoses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bluntnose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trainsets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trainset Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orthokeratosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ortho- + keratosis. 1. Hyperkeratosis without parakeratosis. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonholomorphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + holomorphic. 1. Not holomorphic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Ramanujan prime Part of Speech: noun 1. A prime number that satisfies a result proven by Srinivasa Ramanujan relating to the prime-counting function.
Word: Ramanujan primes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ramanujan prime Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Carmichael number Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Robert Daniel Carmichael (1879–1967), American mathematician. 1. A composite number n that satisfies the modular arithmetic congruence relation bⁿ⁻¹≡1(mod n) for all integers 1<b<n that are relatively prime to n.
Word: Carmichael numbers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Carmichael number Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Heegner number Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Kurt Heegner, German mathematician. 1. A squarefree positive integer d such that the imaginary quadratic field Q(√(−d)) has class number 1; equivalently, such that its ring of integers has unique factorization.
Word: Heegner numbers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Heegner number Labels: form-of, plural