nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Xinzhou Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 忻州 (Xīnzhōu). 1. A prefecture-level city of Shanxi, China. Example: Like many gay Chinese growing up at the turn of the millennium, Duan Shuai began his long, deliberate process of coming out online. After school, he would visit the newly opened internet cafe in his hometown, Xinzhou, a small city in Shanxi Province bounded by a veil of mountains.[…] When Duan opens up the app anywhere in the country, be it in Beijing’s bustling commercial district Sanlitun or back in Xinzhou, he’ll find an endless scroll of users: cosmopolitan yuppies dressed in drag, rural blue-collar workers with faceless profiles.
Word: Xinzhou Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 信州 (Xìnzhōu). 1. A district of Shangrao, Jiangxi, China. Example: The vague wording of the Xinzhou district government’s statement Saturday, which said workers had “decontaminated” the animal though there was no indication it had been infected with the coronavirus, helped fuel the outcry. The pet’s owner or owners could not be reached for comment. According to an account on the Twitter-like platform Weibo that first shared the video, the owners had been sent to hotel quarantine along with other residents of their neighborhood in the city of Shangrao, in Jiangxi Province.
Word: Xinzhou Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 新洲 (Xīnzhōu). 1. A district of Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Word: VHRs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of VHR Labels: form-of, plural
Word: salami slicing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the way a deli will slice salami or similar meat in small slices in order to fill a sandwich at lowest cost. Pronunciation: /səˈlɑːmi ˈslaɪsɪŋ/, /səˈlɑmi ˈslaɪsɪŋ/ 1. The achievement of a large change by incrementally asking for small concessions. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: Salami slicing is a way to make progress under conditions of low trust. The tactic works best if begun with issues of low importance to the opponents. Salami slicing may be useful early in a negotiation against opponents facing a deadline. Example: Of course, the danger of salami slicing is that opponents of change will use it against those who want meaningful reform. 2. The publication of multiple (usually very similar) papers based on a single piece of research. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: No research has investigated whether 'salami slicing' may also occur in publications presenting results from pooled analyses of clinical trials. Example: The intent of salami slicing usually is to increase the number of publications attributable to an author. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see salami, slice. Labels: uncountable
Word: salami slicing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the way a deli will slice salami or similar meat in small slices in order to fill a sandwich at lowest cost. Pronunciation: /səˈlɑːmi ˈslaɪsɪŋ/, /səˈlɑmi ˈslaɪsɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of salami slice (alternative form of salami-slicing) Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: saddle feather Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the long, slender feathers on the rear part of a rooster.
Word: theka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ठेका (ṭhekā, “support”) 1. A simple rhythmic phrase that is used by Hindustani classical percussionists to establish the tala of a composition. Labels: India
Word: balconic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From balcony + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈbælkənɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to balconies. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: A good architecture reflecting the traditions of the city, adequate parking space for vehicles, […] the mechanics of comfortable seating on optimum row spaces and seating norms, optimum floor rake for good visibility, locations of the hall, limitations of balconic projections, etc. Example: Cleopatra, finally escaped from her balconic encounter with Clausewitz, suddenly appeared in the doorway of the Media Room, quite a dish in her lime-green satin stretch gown, her glowing, deep bronze skin accentuated by the golden snake emblem jewellery she wore.
Word: bromelia Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of bromeliad. Example: The road from the harbour to Trinidad de Cuba is bordered by hedges of bromelias enclosing fields and plantations; and among the bromelias are seen many plants of Erythrìna Crísta gálli, and a small fan-palm[…] Example: Mexico is also the home of the beautiful flowering Echeveriæ, and of many bromelias, among which the Ananassa sativa is not the least important, and many liliaceous trees (Dasylirion and Yucca)[…]groups of many thousand palm trees are frequently to be seen; and among their stems, draped with bromelias, orchids, aroids, and other plants, the travellers like to select a place to pitch their tent, choosing by preference the Attalea spectabilis and Maximiliana princeps.
Word: headscissors Part of Speech: noun 1. A hold in which a wrestler wraps his or her legs around either side of the opponent's head, crossing them under the opponent's chin, and squeezing. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: While he was distracted, the Puma ran the length of the ring, leapt into the air and locked both legs around Diablo's neck, taking him down to the mat with a spectacular flying headscissors.
Word: alfiz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish alfiz, from Andalusian Arabic الحِيْز (alḥíz), from Arabic حَيِّز (ḥayyiz). 1. In Mozarabic architecture, moulding which encloses the outward side of an arch.
Word: floripondio Part of Speech: noun 1. The flowering plant Brugmansia arborea.
Word: diework Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From die + -work. 1. Ornamentation of a metal surface by impressions with a die. Labels: uncountable Example: The above two pieces are almost identical; the diework is the same and they were undoubtedly struck from different parts of the same die.
Word: pantagogue Part of Speech: noun 1. A medicine once believed capable of purging away all morbid humours. Labels: archaic
Word: pantagogues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pantagogue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wrenning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wren + -ing. 1. The old custom of stoning a wren to death on St Stephen's Day. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: phyllitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From phyllite + -ic. 1. Of or relating to phyllite.
Word: chilam Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chillum (“marijuana pipe”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chilams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chilam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: food artist Part of Speech: noun 1. A person employed to arrange food in an attractive presentation to be photographed for use on packaging etc. Example: Now instead of pictures of the product usually enhanced by food artists, the consumer can actually see what they are buying. The product speaks for itself as it is very appealing and appetizing.
Word: food artists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of food artist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: usefullest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of useful: most useful Labels: form-of, superlative Example: But, Socrates, I have heard Gorgias say that rhetoric is the greatest and usefullest of arts ; and I should not like to quarrel either with him or you.
Word: pamphletry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pamphlet + -ry. 1. Pamphlets generally. Labels: uncountable Example: Evers' six volumes of popular-magazine pamphletry constitute a sustained outburst of hate. Example: It was thus no accident, for example, that public discourse and pamphletry of the time from both sides of the independence conflict could appropriate single multivocal religious images for diametrically opposed ends.
Word: baron of beef Part of Speech: noun 1. A joint consisting of two sirloins left uncut at the backbone.
Word: barons of beef Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baron of beef Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hypogastrocele Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hypo- + gastro- + -cele. 1. A hernia through the walls of the lower belly. Example: I found an ovarian tumor of the left hypogastrium, resembling a large hypogastrocele.
Word: hypogastroceles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypogastrocele Labels: form-of, plural
Word: on the rob Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Engaged in theft. Labels: UK, slang Example: He tries to plug himself in the mains with his knob, And when he's fully recharged he goes out on the rob.
Word: cornubianite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cornubian + -ite. 1. A dark-blue laminated rock found in Cornwall with granite. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Thus Dr. Boase (1) proposed the terms cornubianite and proteolite for certain varieties of rock occurring near the junctions of the sedimentary rocks and the granite.
Word: cornubianites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cornubianite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cornubian Part of Speech: adj 1. Cornish or something of or relating to Cornwall. Labels: literary 2. Of or relating to Cornubia.
Word: securite Part of Speech: noun 1. A high explosive in the form of a yellowish powder. Labels: uncountable
Word: ramskin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ram + skin. 1. The skin of a ram.
Word: ramskin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably related to ramekin. 1. A cake made of dough mixed with grated cheese. Labels: archaic
Word: ramskins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ramskin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exceptiousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin excipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin exceptiōder. Old French excepcion Anglo-Norman excepciounbor. Middle English exception English exception Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English exceptious Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English exceptiousness From exceptious + -ness. 1. The quality of being exceptious. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: Bahuvrihi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of bahuvrihi. Labels: alt-of
Word: Roturua Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Rotorua. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Rotorua Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Māori Rotorua. 1. A city, the capital of Rotorua Lakes district, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua. Example: New Zealanders call Rotorua Roto Vegas but that's pushing it a bit - Roto Blackpool maybe. Example: Not everyone in Rotorua is happy with the name Rotovegas (sometimes Roto-Vegas). 2. A lake in Rotorua district, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand; in full, Lake Rotorua. 3. A district of the Bay of Plenty region, New Zealand; in full, Rotorua Lakes. Seat: Rotorua. 4. A lake in Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand; in full, Lake Rotorua.
Word: Teresita Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Teresita, from Teresa + -ita. 1. A female given name from Spanish. 2. An unincorporated community in Missouri, United States. 3. An unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States.
Word: Headington stone Part of Speech: noun 1. A limestone from the Headington Quarry area of Oxford, England, historically much used in building. Labels: uncountable
Word: dicasterial Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to a dicastery. Labels: not-comparable
Word: funspirational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of fun + inspirational. 1. Both fun and inspirational. Labels: informal
Word: platycephalous Part of Speech: adj 1. platycephalic Labels: not-comparable
Word: Mexican pewter Part of Speech: noun 1. An alloy of aluminium, copper, and silica. Labels: uncountable
Word: idiogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From idio- + -genesis. 1. Genesis from no evident cause. Labels: uncountable
Word: unmiffed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + miffed. 1. Not miffed. Labels: informal
Word: strub Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Origin obscure. Perhaps from Middle English strupen, a variant of strepen (“to strip, rob, plunder”), from Old English *strȳpan (attested in Old English bestrȳpan (“to strip, rob, spoil, bereave”), whence English bestrip). More at strip. 1. To rob, plunder; clear out completely; to strip. Labels: UK, ambitransitive, dialectal Example: "[…] I mind a year ago, when I found a gladdy's nest and strubbed it, he catched me blowing the eggs to put along with others for a necklace for Jonathan French's sister, and, if he could have done it, he'd have given me a proper hiding."
Word: strubbed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of strub Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: strubs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of strub Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: strubbing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of strub Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: heat apoplexy Part of Speech: noun 1. sunstroke Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: stutter edit Part of Speech: noun 1. An audio manipulation in which fragments of sound are repeated at rhythmic intervals, used for example in trance music.
Word: stutter edits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stutter edit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: French parsley Part of Speech: noun 1. garden chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium) Labels: uncountable Example: Called French parsley by Europeans, chervil is a symbol of new life for them, because of its resemblance to myrrh given to baby Jesus. Example: Is it any wonder that a synonym for chervil is French parsley? 2. curly parsley (Petroselinum crispum) Labels: uncountable 3. flat-leafed parsley, more commonly Italian parsley (Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum) Labels: uncommon, uncountable Example: […]the best to grow for flavour is the flat-leafed French variety. […] Curled parsley, which Ken abhors, is slightly hardier and is likely to crop longer before flowering than French parsley. Plants grow to 20cm high for curly and 30cm for French.
Word: coffinmaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From coffin + maker. 1. A manufacturer of coffins.
Word: coffinmakers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coffinmaker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fly belt Part of Speech: noun 1. A region where tsetse flies are to be found. Example: For centuries human activities within the fly belt were limited because of the dreaded trypanosome infections.
Word: fly belts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fly belt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperbatically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From hyperbatic + -ally. 1. In a hyperbatic manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: abstinencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abstinency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: CHIRLA Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles. Labels: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: “You can’t win California without reaching out to Latinos, so from the get-go there was an effort to connect with Latinos and Latino leaders to emphasize how important the recall was,” said Angelica Salas, the head of CHIRLA Action Fund, an immigrant rights organization that has been working against recalling Newsom. Example: There were dozens of other painfully practical questions when hundreds of people gathered last Tuesday night, at the end of Trump’s first full day of his second term, for a “know your rights” forum CHIRLA sponsored at the office of United Teachers Los Angeles, the LA teachers’ union.
Word: clarifyings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clarifying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foreparent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fore- + parent. 1. a forefather or foremother (used as a gender-neutral equivalent) Labels: uncommon Example: Our foreparents were born in Africa / And we are born in Jamaica / But every day some people a talk / Like they are born in Africa / [...] / And all my brothers who were born inna England / Your foreparents were born in Africa / And all my sisters who were born inna England / Your foreparents were born in Africa
Word: goldentail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From golden + tail. 1. Ellipsis of blue-throated goldentail. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 2. Ellipsis of goldentail moray. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: goldentail moray Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of moray eel found in the western Atlantic, Gymnothorax miliaris.
Word: conger moray Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of moray eel found in the western Atlantic, Gymnothorax miliaris.
Word: Festschrift Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of festschrift. Labels: alt-of Example: So many people of so many different kinds have been influenced by [Burrhus Frederic] Skinner's work and writings; who should be invited to contribute to a Festschrift volume? Example: At the present time a scholar of religion who lectures, reads papers and publishes will inevitably find his various products dispersed over a number of periodicals, Festschriften and other volumes, mostly published in different countries and often in different languages.
Word: sponditious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Popularised by the English comedian Lenny Henry with his Delbert Wilkins character. 1. great, excellent Labels: UK, rare, slang Example: All round, a totally sponditious game.
Word: paddleful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paddle + -ful. 1. The amount that can be held on, or displaced by, a paddle. Example: He flicked a paddleful of water at me.
Word: paddlefuls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paddleful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rebel flag Part of Speech: noun 1. The Confederate battle flag Labels: Southern-US Example: In fact, the rebel flag is so prolific in the revival some musicians intentionally avoid using it not because of racially charged meanings but to affirm their own uniqueness and individuality as southern rockers. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rebel, flag.
Word: Dixie flag Part of Speech: noun 1. The Confederate battle flag. Labels: Southern-US
Word: inerasably Part of Speech: adv 1. In an inerasable manner. Example: He is an inerasably talented man and a deserved living cinema icon.
Word: rawap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Uyghur راۋاپ (rawap). 1. a fretless plucked long-necked lute used in Uyghur traditional music
Word: rawaps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rawap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: similys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of simily Labels: form-of, plural
Word: allegorys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of allegory Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural
Word: traditionals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of traditional Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mantovanian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Mantovani + -an. 1. Relating to or characteristic of Annunzio Paolo Mantovani (1905–1980), Anglo-Italian conductor and composer of light orchestral music.
Word: turakoo Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of turaco. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: turakoos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of turakoo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: recreativeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From recreative + -ness. 1. The quality of being recreative. Labels: uncountable
Word: dipnoous Part of Speech: adj 1. Having both lungs and gills. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Clumber Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈklʌmbə/, /ˈklʌmbɚ/ 1. A Clumber spaniel.
Word: Clumbers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Clumber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: penthemim Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of penthemimeris.
Word: penthemims Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of penthemim Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ticketty-boo Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of tickety-boo. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Twilight of the Gods Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Götterdämmerung (“the twilight of the gods”); by erroneously translating Old Norse ragnarǫk (“fate of the gods”), misconstrued as ragnarøkkr (“the twilight of the gods”). 1. Ragnarok. Labels: Norse
Word: Freiburg method Part of Speech: name 1. The use of twilight sleep to alleviate pain during childbirth.
Word: neuroleptanalgesics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neuroleptanalgesic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: SCOPA Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Seed Crushers and Oil Processors Association. Labels: UK, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: nail to the counter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the old practice of nailing a counterfeit coin to a shop counter. 1. To expose publicly as false. Labels: transitive
Word: Cyrillicize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Cyrillic + -ize. 1. To convert into the Cyrillic alphabet. Labels: transitive
Word: Cyrillicizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of Cyrillicize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Cyrillicizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Cyrillicize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Cyrillicized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Cyrillicize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Cyrillicization Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Cyrillization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: oculauditory Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of oculoauditory. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: oculoauditory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From oculo- + auditory. 1. Relating to vision and hearing. Labels: not-comparable
Word: neurofeminist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neuro- + feminist. 1. Relating to a branch of feminism that critically examines neuroscientific research in terms of gender bias. Labels: not-comparable
Word: uglyism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ugly + -ism. 1. discrimination against ugly people Labels: uncountable
Word: Department of Redundancy Department Part of Speech: name Etymology: A deliberately redundant term due to the repetition of department. Pronunciation: /dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt əv ɹɪˈdʌnd(ə)nsi dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/, /dəˈpɑɹtmənt əv ɹɪˈdʌndən(t)si dəˈpɑɹtmənt/ 1. A fictitious department that is cited to draw attention to needless repetition or excessiveness. Labels: humorous Example: Most writers can make the most startling advances in their writing simply by working to eliminate their Department of Redundancy Department. Example: It is a redundancy of information processing as well as other efforts. Redundancy can take many forms. Most commonly, it is two or more people or organizations doing similar work for similar purposes and producing (it is hoped) similar (redundant) results. The Department of Redundancy Department exists because a great many people are doing a great many similar things with identical but separate data. If the use of data were controlled, these people and things would be known.
Word: DRD Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Department of Redundancy Department. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: laryngealized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From laryngeal + -ize + -ed. 1. Pronounced with or through constriction or other action of the larynx; creaky. Example: In these words, as in similar forms in related Chadic languages, laryngealized voicing is often audible in the adjacent vowels Example: It is well known that back vowels such as [ɑ] tend to be more laryngealized than front vowels such as [i] (local phenomenon).
Word: laryngealized Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From laryngeal + -ize + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of laryngealize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tongues-speaker Part of Speech: noun 1. One who speaks in tongues; one who exhibits glossolalia.
Word: tongues speaker Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tongues-speaker. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tribopolymerization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tribo- + polymerization. 1. The formation of tribopolymers by surface rubbing.
Word: Wenchowese Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Wenchow + -ese. 1. Dated form of Wenzhounese. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: bi-dyke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of bisexual + dyke. 1. A bisexual woman or nonbinary person who prefers female or fem partners to male or masc partners. Labels: vulgar Example: Leanne is a bi-dyke living with her dog and cats in Montreal, spending too much time on the computer and too much time at the drawing table illustrating children's books for fun and profit, instead of drawing cartoons for fun and deficit.
Word: bi-dykes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bi-dyke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: philogynous Part of Speech: adj 1. Fond of women.
Word: mess tin Part of Speech: noun 1. A portable container for cooking or serving food, originally for military use, and generally of a rounded rectangular form. Example: […] it was his army mess tin, he had carried it with him in all his travels, he certainly was attached to it. Alberto didn't stop roaming about the Camp until he identified the thief, who was much stronger than we were and brazenly carried around the beautiful and rare Italian mess tin. My friend hit on a plan: to offer Elias three bread rations, in installments, provided he would agree to recover the mess tin, by fair means or foul, from the hands of the thief, who was a Pole like himself.
Word: mess tins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mess tin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gaetuli Part of Speech: noun 1. An ancient Berber tribe inhabiting Gaetulia. Labels: historical, plural, plural-only
Word: trilogue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tri- + -logue. 1. Alternative form of trialogue (“informal tripartite legislative meeting”). Labels: European-Union, alt-of, alternative
Word: trilogues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trilogue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Site Q Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined by Peter Mathews, referring to Spanish ¿qué?. 1. A formerly unidentified archeological site of a Mayan city, identified in the late 1990s and early 2000s as La Corona.
Word: galactosylglyceride Part of Speech: noun 1. Any fatty acid ester of galactosylglycerol
Word: galactosylglycerol Part of Speech: noun 1. A galactoside of glycerol Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: glycophospholipoprotein Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From glyco- + phospholipoprotein. 1. Any lipoprotein of a glycophospholipid
Word: hydroxyisovaleric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hydroxy- + iso- + valeric. 1. Relating to hydroxyisovaleric acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: hydroxyisovaleric acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any hydroxy derivative of isovaleric acid (2-hydroxyisovaleric acid or 3-hydroxyisovaleric acid) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hydroxyisovaleryl Part of Speech: noun 1. Any hydroxy derivative of the isovaleryl radical
Word: isovalerylcarnitine Part of Speech: noun 1. An isovaleryl derivative of carnitine that is found in patients with isovaleric acidemia Labels: uncountable
Word: methylbutyrylcarnitine Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of isovalerylcarnitine. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: methylglutaconic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to methylglutaconic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: methylglutaconic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any methyl derivative of glutaconic acid, but especially 3-methylglutaconic acid Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: methylglutaric Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to methylglutaric acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: methylglutaric acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any methyl derivative of glutaric acid (2-methylglutaric acid or 3-methylglutaric acid) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ovovitelline Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to egg yolk Labels: not-comparable
Word: ovovitellin Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of casein found in egg yolk Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: phosphatidylglyceride Part of Speech: noun 1. Any phospholipid that is a glyceride of phosphatidylglycerol
Word: style it out Part of Speech: verb 1. To appear confident. Example: You’ve got to fake it until you make it. It’s an oldie but a goodie, because it's true. Many people worry about walking into a room full of strangers, but you have to style it out, appear confident. Everyone will fall for it, and suddenly the reality takes over and you are confident. 2. To pretend not to be embarrassed; to deny that an embarrassing thing ever happened. Labels: UK Example: Emergency: One trips while being taken up the aisle. Solution: Style it out. Turn that tumble into a dance move, and keep it up all the way to the altar.
Word: phosvette Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of polypeptides related to the phosvitins
Word: calfluxin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From calcium + flux + -in. 1. A gonadotropic neuropeptide that is involved in calcium influx in some snails Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: phenol oxidase Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of phenoloxidase. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: aminotoluene Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of toluidine.
Word: carbobutoxyethyltin Part of Speech: noun 1. The trivalent organotin radical CH₃(CH₂)₂O-CO-(CH₂)₂Sn typically present as a trihalide ...-SnX₃ Labels: uncountable
Word: chloroaniline Part of Speech: noun 1. Amy of three isomeric chloro derivatives of aniline (o-chloroaniline, m-chloroaniline, p-chloroaniline) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dialkyltin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any divalent dialkyl organotin radical R₂Sn<
Word: diarsonate Part of Speech: noun 1. Any compound that has two arsonate groups or anions
Word: besmooch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + smooch. 1. To give smooches to; smooch all over Labels: transitive Example: Anna continued to pace and talk frantically, “She’s going to hate us both for this and with good reason. Oh…..and I work side by side with her everyday^([sic])....Oh my gosh, Oh my gosh, Oh my gosh.......I gotta explain things to her. This was so wrong of me to besmooch you.”
Word: arsonate Part of Speech: noun 1. The oxyanion HAsO₃²⁻, derivatives, or any salt containing this ion
Word: besmooched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of besmooch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: besmooching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of besmooch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: besmooches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of besmooch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dibenzylnitrosamine Part of Speech: noun 1. The N, N'-dibenzyl derivative of nitrosamine Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dibenzyltin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any divalent dibenzyl organotin radical
Word: haggess Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of haggis. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: HAGGESS, haggas, or haggis, ſort d'appret fait avec des herbes, du larde caupé menu, des épices, des œufs, & du fromage, le tout mis enſemble & bouilli dans une panſe de brebis. Example: And thank kind heav'n, their country can afford / A tumid haggeſs to adorn their board.
Word: haggies Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of haggis. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The Haggies is that very diſh (if I may ſo call it) and a very good diſh it is. […] [W]henever inſtead of the paunch, refinement ſhall invent a veſſel, in which to ſerve up the Haggies, it will certainly reſemble in its model the original prototype, whether it be formed into a turrene or a ſilver vaſe, having the ſinged head as ornamented handles to the ſides.
Word: haggiss Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of haggis. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: I congratulate the Caledonians on the acquiſition of this new Saint, but wonder if the German crows were ſo civil to refrain from ſo ſavoury a Scotch haggiſs.
Word: Marangoni effects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Marangoni effect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: symphynote Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Possibly from Ancient Greek συμφύω (sumphúō, “grow together”) + -ote. 1. Soldered together at the hinge, like the valves of some unios. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ammunitioned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ammunition Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ammunitioning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ammunition Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: μGal Part of Speech: symbol 1. The acceleration of one millionth of a Gal; microgal.
Word: mGal Part of Speech: symbol 1. The acceleration of one thousandth of a Gal; milligal.
Word: vacuum pan Part of Speech: noun 1. A vessel for boiling saccharine juices in a partial vacuum in sugar-making.
Word: vacuum pans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vacuum pan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trippingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tripping + -ness. 1. A tripping quality; movement in a light, dancing manner. Labels: uncountable
Word: braceable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From brace + -able. 1. Able to be supported with a brace. Labels: not-comparable
Word: exploitage Part of Speech: noun 1. exploitation Labels: uncountable
Word: hirmos Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of irmos. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hirmoi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hirmos Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beard oil Part of Speech: noun 1. A cosmetic product used to moisturize the beard and the skin beneath it. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: beard oils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beard oil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperthetic Part of Speech: adj 1. Exhibiting hyperthesis, long-distance metathesis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: enantioasymmetric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From enantio- + asymmetric. 1. Describing a process in which only one of a pair of enantiomers takes part, or in which the reactivity of one enantiomer is greatly different to that of the other. Labels: not-comparable
Word: enantiosymmetric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From enantio- + symmetric. 1. Describing a process in which the reactivity of each of a pair of enantiomers is broadly similar. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stereoelective Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stereo- + elective. 1. Synonym of enantioasymmetric. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hydroxyaniline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydroxy- + aniline. 1. Synonym of aminophenol.
Word: isospecificity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iso- + specificity. 1. The condition of being isospecific Labels: uncountable
Word: hydroxyanilines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hydroxyaniline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: watershed moment Part of Speech: noun 1. A moment in time in which something changes irrevocably.
Word: watershed moments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of watershed moment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: discardment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From discard + -ment. 1. The act of discarding or throwing away. Labels: uncountable
Word: hallanshaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hallan + shaker. 1. A sturdy beggar. Labels: obsolete
Word: hallanshakers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hallanshaker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sexpletives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sexpletive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sexorcisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sexorcism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neat as a pin Part of Speech: adj 1. (simile) Very neat and tidy. Labels: UK, not-comparable
Word: lothe Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of loathe. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Like a big wife, at sight of lothed meat, Ready to travail; so I sigh and sweat, To hear this macaroon talk on in vain. Example: Thus saith the Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.
Word: itsy-bitsiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of itsy-bitsy: most itsy-bitsy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: itty-bittiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of itty-bitty: most itty-bitty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: Euroethnic Part of Speech: noun 1. A person of certain European ethnicities, typically including Eastern Europeans, Southern Europeans, and European Jews; often contrasted with other European ethnicities that historically were more likely to be considered white.
Word: intrawhite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From intra- + white. 1. Among white people. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Euroethnics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Euroethnic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antirestrictionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + restrictionist. 1. An opponent of placing restrictions on something.
Word: antirestrictionists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antirestrictionist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: evincement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From evince + -ment. 1. manifestation Labels: countable, uncountable Example: However, being under the influence of great excitement and a heated brain, the point is soon yielded, which is the first evincement of the undermining of all good feeling.
Word: evincements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of evincement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pereia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pereion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Huk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of Hukbalahap, from Tagalog Hukbalahap, an abbreviation of Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon (“People's Army Against the Japanese”). The initial word itself where the abbreviation comes from is from Tagalog hukbo (“army”), which itself is derived from Hokkien 服務 /服务 (ho̍k-bū, “service”). 1. A member of the Hukbalahap. Labels: Philippines, US, historical Example: But sooner or later, there will be decisions to make: I cannot go to your country for I am known as a Huk; you could not stay in mine if your sympathies for us are discovered. Example: Whether portrayed as masculine warriors, female seducers, or wayward mothers, Huk Amazons were regarded as extraordinary and unconventional Filipinas: communist guerrillas trained to fight as soldiers against the government and women who lived in the forests, fraternized with men, and had children outside marriage.
Word: muscatorium Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of flabellum (“fan used in religious ceremonies”).
Word: muscatoria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of muscatorium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arithmetical progression Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of arithmetic progression.
Word: arithmetical progressions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arithmetical progression Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phytophagan Part of Speech: noun 1. Any organism that eats plants.
Word: phytophagans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phytophagan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gamogenetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From gamogenetic + -ally. 1. By gamogenesis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: put in a good word Part of Speech: verb 1. To speak favourably of someone to someone else, in order to help them out. Example: Could you put in a good word for me with your boss? I've been looking for a job for the past two months.
Word: put in a word Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of put in a good word. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: But it is worth putting in a word for DeSantis, too. Depending on your betting exchange or turf accountant of choice, £10 on Trump to be the Republican candidate pays out little over £13.
Word: regressive assimilation Part of Speech: noun 1. An assimilation whereby a sound becomes more like the following sound. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: incorporealities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of incorporeality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lead the charge Part of Speech: verb 1. To be one of the first to do something and leading them to do it too. Example: Singapore led the charge in Southeast Asia's development, going from a low-income nation to an upper middle-income one.
Word: overassist Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + assist. 1. To assist to an excessive degree. Example: One of the drawbacks of this mode is that if high values are introduced and high percentage of assistance is used, the ventilator can overassist the patient and fail to recognize the end of patient breath.
Word: overassists Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overassist Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overassisting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overassist Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overassisted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overassist Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fabian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Fabian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: speaking with tongues Part of Speech: noun 1. speaking in tongues Labels: uncountable
Word: progressive assimilation Part of Speech: noun 1. An assimilation whereby a sound becomes more like the preceding sound. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: didodecyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From di- + dodecyl. 1. Two dodecyl groups in a molecule Labels: in-compounds, uncountable
Word: dilauryl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From di- + lauryl. 1. Two lauryl groups in a molecule Labels: in-compounds, uncountable
Word: progressive assimilations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of progressive assimilation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: isotactoid Part of Speech: adj 1. isotactic Labels: not-comparable
Word: regressive assimilations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of regressive assimilation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mercaptoacetate Part of Speech: noun 1. Any salt or ester of mercaptoacetic acid
Word: mercaptopropionate Part of Speech: noun 1. Any salt or ester of a mercaptpropionic acid
Word: stereodefect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-)der. English stereo- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin facio Latin dēficiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin dēfectusbor. English defect English stereodefect From stereo- + defect. 1. A heterotactic part of an otherwise isotactic polymer molecule Labels: physical
Word: stereodependence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stereo- + dependence. 1. stereochemical dependence
Word: stereoirregular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stereo- + irregular. 1. Having irregular stereochemistry Labels: not-comparable
Word: stereosequence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stereo- + sequence. 1. A sequence of the main chain of a polymer in which all sites of stereoisomerism have a defined configuration
Word: not here to fuck spiders Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used to indicate one has serious business to pursue and should not be wasting time. Labels: Australia, vulgar Example: The big double gates of the holding paddock were swung open. Cattle bellowed, whips cracked, voices shouted out. Pat rode up to Alex. 'Come on, boyo, come on, we're not here to fuck spiders.' Alex grinned at him and cracked his whip. Example: 'What are you doing here, Novik?' 'Well I'm not here to fuck spiders, Karylon. I'm here for you, of course.'
Word: sexpiration Part of Speech: noun 1. Only used in sexpiration date
Word: aeromete Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of aerometer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: alkylideneamino Part of Speech: noun 1. A univalent radical of the form R₂C=N- (where R is an alkyl group) Labels: in-compounds, uncountable
Word: alkylideneaminoxyl Part of Speech: noun 1. Any univalent radical of the form R₂C=N-O- (where R is an alkyl group)
Word: alkylideneaminyl Part of Speech: noun 1. Any univalent radical of the form R₂C=N- (where R is an alkyl group)
Word: amidium Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of amidium ion. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: aminiumyl Part of Speech: noun 1. Any radical cation of the form R₃N-⁺
Word: aminooxyl Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of aminoxyl. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: aminylium Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of nitrenium.
Word: antiprismo- Part of Speech: prefix 1. eight atoms bound into a rectangular antiprism Labels: morpheme
Word: nido- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Latin nidus (“nest”) + -o- 1. a nest-like structure Labels: morpheme 2. a nest-like structure Labels: morpheme
Word: hypho- Part of Speech: prefix 1. a relatively open boron structure Labels: morpheme
Word: klado- Part of Speech: prefix 1. a very open boron structure Labels: morpheme
Word: arenium Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of arenium ion. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: arenonium Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of arenonium ion. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: arsanylium Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of arsanylium ion. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: autophobicity Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being autophobic Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The formation of droplets at the boundary of a two-phase system Labels: countable, physical, uncountable
Word: benzenium Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of benzenium ion. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Beyer-Garratt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Beyer + Garratt, Beyer referring to the manufacturer Beyer Peacock & Co.. 1. Synonym of Garratt, a type of articulated steam locomotive.
Word: blue ice Part of Speech: noun 1. Ice that is blue in colour, formed by compressed snow on a glacier having its air bubbles squeezed out. Labels: uncountable Example: Antarctica is the best place in the world to find meteorites, and the search for Antarctic meteorites begins with the search for blue ice. Example: Tourists on a boat trip in Mount Cook National Park were subject to a rare treat yesterday, when a section of densely compressed blue ice at the base of an iceberg was briefly visible. 2. Human waste that has leaked from an aircraft, frozen at high altitude, and fallen to earth. Labels: uncountable Example: Cadamore believes the mess came from an airplane. In the airline industry, it's euphemistically known as blue ice. Most people have far less judicious names for it. Such waste apparently is caused by leaks in airplane lavatories. Example: A chunk of blue ice, apparently from the holding tank of an aircraft toilet, ripped a hole in an elderly couple's roof and destroyed a bed.
Word: Beyer-Garratts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Beyer-Garratt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ceramization Part of Speech: noun 1. conversion into a ceramic
Word: ceramer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of ceramic + polymer. 1. A crosslinked organic/inorganic polymer that has some properties of a ceramic. Labels: physical
Word: diazenyl Part of Speech: noun 1. Any univalent radical of the form R-N=N-
Word: diazooxide Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of diazocyclohexadienone.
Word: heterotacticity Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being heterotactic Labels: uncountable
Word: homodesmotic Part of Speech: adj 1. in which reactants and products contain equal numbers of carbon atoms in corresponding states of hybridization Labels: not-comparable
Word: homosequence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From homo- + sequence. 1. A sequence of identical repeating units (typically in a polymer chain)
Word: hypercoordination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + coordination. 1. The property of an atom (in a molecule) having a larger than normal coordination number (typically greater than 4) Labels: uncountable
Word: hypervalency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + valency. 1. A higher than normal valency (typically involving a transfer of the electrons from the central (hypervalent) atom to the nonbonding molecular orbitals which it forms with (usually more electronegative) ligands) Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: iminooxy Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of alkylideneaminoxyl. Labels: uncountable
Word: iminoxy Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of alkylideneaminoxyl. Labels: uncountable