nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: technical climbing Part of Speech: noun 1. Climbing involving a rope and some means of protection, as opposed to scrambling or glacier travel Labels: uncountable
Word: tickles pink Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tickle pink Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tickling pink Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tickle pink Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Honnold Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of German Honold. 1. A surname from German.
Word: monorace Part of Speech: noun 1. A species as a whole without hyponymous groupings.
Word: free-solo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of free solo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: free-solo Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of free solo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: disease of despair Part of Speech: noun 1. A behavior-related medical condition among those who experience despair, caused by the feeling that their long-term social or economic outlook is bleak.
Word: death of despair Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Popularized by the economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton in the context of their analysis of US capitalism. 1. Death resulting from a disease of despair. Example: The economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton have called suicides as well as drug and alcohol-related deaths “deaths of despair.” Much of the conversation around deaths of despair has centered on middle-aged white Americans without college degrees, who have been dying in greater numbers. But the rising suicide rate in nearly all populations in the U.S. suggests that this is a public health problem facing the entire country, regardless of demographics. Example: Income equality often features in popular discussion of deaths of despair and American ill health more generally.
Word: megadata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + data. 1. Extremely large collections of electronically-stored data. Labels: uncountable Example: Experience with "megadata," large collections of remote objects presented to users, suggests that users typically view large collections of icons, but open only a few of them for detailed inspection. Example: An entity may also be selected by traversing a tree of increasingly specific names, which solves the "megadata" problem of searching one large dataset instead of many small sets [Sims 1994]. 2. Large collections of personal data that are gathered and maintained by companies for commercial exploitation. Labels: uncountable Example: The multiple agencies (state, non-state and hybrid) engaged in surveillance and the various processes, forms and purposes of surveillance that is brought together through information sharing networks or other means (from the sale of access to databases through to secret court orders demanding technology companies transfer megadata to state agencies) to create more intensive and comprehensive surveillance capacities. Example: Examples of megadata-systems are Facebook, eBay, Twitter etc. Such systems raise questions regarding privacy, legality, and ethics, but, at the same time, have already been able to readily provide clinicians with important medical (although uncensored) information, like Google has.
Word: mega-data Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of megadata. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Anyone who finds Data Warehouse Project Management has found for themselves a veritable gold mine, a wealth of wisdom and experience from some real pros who have been there and done that ”from the early days of stored programming devices and transaction automation to the latter days of mega-data devices and knowledge manipulation. Example: Measurement of the statistical reproducibility between biological experiment replicates is vital first step of the entire series of bioinformatics analysis for mining meaningful biological discovery from mega-data.
Word: arm in crook Part of Speech: adv 1. With arms linked together. Labels: UK, dated, dialectal, not-comparable Example: 1849, Anne Beale, Traits and Stories of the Welsh Peasantry, London: George Routledge, No. 5, p. 104, We were determined not to let go of one another this time, so we went on, arm in crook again; Example: ‘The proper way is for the bridesmaids to walk together,’ suggested Fancy. ‘What? ’Twas always young man and young woman, arm in crook, in my time!’ said Geoffrey, astounded.
Word: bluestreak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blue + streak. 1. Any of various species of damselfly of the genus Lestoidea (not to be confused with superfamily Lestoidea), endemic to Australia.
Word: sea-duty Part of Speech: noun 1. Duty at sea undertaken by personnel in the armed forces or other uniformed services of the United States. Labels: uncountable
Word: bluestreaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bluestreak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: light-duty Part of Speech: adj 1. Designed to withstand relatively moderate use, load, or stress. Labels: not-comparable 2. Less physically or mentally demanding than the usual kind. Labels: not-comparable Example: Women should not be penalized or forced out of the workplace simply because they become pregnant. UPS, in fact, has come around to that position. It now offers light-duty accommodations to pregnant women who need them.
Word: shore duty Part of Speech: noun 1. naval service at land bases Labels: uncountable
Word: succession duty Part of Speech: noun 1. a tax imposed on every succession to property, according to its value and the relation of the person who succeeds to the previous owner. Labels: uncountable
Word: shutwing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shut + wing. 1. Any of various species of dragonfly of the genus Cordulephya, endemic to eastern Australia.
Word: shutwings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shutwing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: governessship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From governess + -ship. 1. Rare spelling of governess-ship. Labels: alt-of, rare, uncountable
Word: pericardiodesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pericardium + -o- + -desis. 1. A procedure involving the fusion of the layers of the pericardium after the injection of a sclerosant, used in the treatment of recurrent pericardial effusions.
Word: Llanita Part of Speech: noun 1. A female Gibraltarian Labels: informal
Word: Honnolds Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Honnold Labels: form-of, plural
Word: non-fungible token Part of Speech: noun 1. A cryptocurrency token that records ownership of something. Example: How do you know if you need a fungible or non-fungible token for your use case?
Word: non-fungible tokens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of non-fungible token Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Nagatas Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Nagata Labels: form-of, plural
Word: McBurnies Part of Speech: name 1. plural of McBurnie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: galactosylic Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a galactosyl group Labels: not-comparable
Word: agalactosylic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + galactosylic. 1. Not galactosylic Labels: not-comparable
Word: evidence-based Part of Speech: adj 1. Based only on actual evidence, rather than tradition, etc. Labels: not-comparable Example: In the last decade, the health care field has been under the spell of evidence-based medicine—a social movement aimed to strengthen the scientific base of health care and determine the effectiveness of clinical interventions. Example: He told the GWPF Australia needed “evidence-based policy rather than policy-based evidence” and took aim at a 2013 study that showed that 97% of scientists agree humans are driving climate change, “as if scientific truth is determined by votes rather than facts”.
Word: hypermotor Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor English hypermotor From hyper- + motor. 1. Synonym of hyperkinetic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: isoviscosity Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From iso- + viscosity. 1. Alternative form of isoviscous. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: peronosporalean Part of Speech: noun 1. Any water mold of the order Peronosporales
Word: peronosporaleans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peronosporalean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pseudofungus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pseudo- + fungus. 1. Any chromist of the phylum Pseudofungi
Word: pseudofungi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pseudofungus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: saprolegnian Part of Speech: noun 1. Any member of the genus Saprolegnia of water molds.
Word: saprolegnians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of saprolegnian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: telecoupling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tele- + coupling. 1. remote socioeconomic or environmental interaction Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: teleradiogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tele- + radiogram. 1. An image produced by teleradiography
Word: urfly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ur- + fly. 1. Any of various species of dragonfly of the genus Archaeophya, endemic to Australia.
Word: urflies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of urfly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mistfly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mist + fly. 1. Any of various species of dragonfly of the genus Pseudocordulia, endemic to tropical northeastern Australia.
Word: mistflies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mistfly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: streamcruiser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stream + cruiser. 1. A species of dragonfly, Hesperocordulia berthoudi, endemic to southwest Western Australia.
Word: streamcruisers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of streamcruiser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Megia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Megia. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: McDaris Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Dubhruis. 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Word: McDarises Part of Speech: name 1. plural of McDaris Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Megias Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Megia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mosquitohawk Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of mosquito hawk. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mosquitohawks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mosquitohawk. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swiftwing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From swift + wing. 1. Any of various species of dragonfly of the genus Lathrocordulia, endemic to Australia.
Word: swiftwings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swiftwing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lanterman Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of German Lantermann. 1. A surname from German.
Word: rainforest mystic Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of dragonfly, Austrophya mystica, endemic to northeastern Australia.
Word: rainforest mystics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rainforest mystic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kasinger Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Kasinger. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Kasingers Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Kasinger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lantermans Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Lanterman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fault-finding Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of faultfinding. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable 2. The investigation and location of faults in machinery and equipment. Labels: uncountable Example: Many of the faults reported in all categories should have been cleared by systematic fault-finding. Once a system of fault-finding has been laid down, staff must be made familiar with it and must follow the correct sequence of diagnosis step by step in the way set out in a fault-finding chart.
Word: fault-finding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fault-find Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Khare Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit खरे (khare). Pronunciation: /kɑˈɹeɪ/, /kəˈɹeɪ/ 1. A surname from Sanskrit.
Word: Piechowski Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Polish Piechowski. 1. A surname from Polish.
Word: Piechowskis Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Piechowski Labels: form-of, plural
Word: API donut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From API + donut; from American Petroleum Institute, and its shape. Pronunciation: /ˌeɪpiːaɪ ˈdəʊnʌt/, /ˌeɪpiaɪ ˈdoʊ(ˌ)nʌt/ 1. An information table found on cans of motor oil, conforming to U.S. standards, which indicates the weight (viscosity) and type of oil. The central circle provides the oil viscosity rating (ie. 10W50), while the upper annulus section provides the oil type (ie. SP). Labels: US
Word: Khares Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Khare Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Payment Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of French Paiement. This surname is mostly found in Canada. 1. A surname from French.
Word: Rapalo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Rapalo. This surname is mostly found in Honduras. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Rapalos Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Rapalo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Payments Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Payment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Minamis Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Minami Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Polivka Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Czech Polívka. 1. A surname from Czech.
Word: Norrod Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Norwood. Possibly an altered spelling of German Naurod or Nauroth. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Norrods Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Norrod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Polivkas Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Polivka Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Niznik Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Polish Niżnik. 1. A surname from Polish.
Word: Milas Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Greek Μήλας (Mílas). 1. A surname from Greek.
Word: Milases Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Milas Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Nizniks Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Niznik Labels: form-of, plural
Word: McInnis Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacAonghais. 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Word: Clemmons Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Clemons. 1. A surname.
Word: Clemmonses Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Clemmons Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Thibodeaus Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Thibodeau Labels: form-of, plural
Word: McInnises Part of Speech: name 1. plural of McInnis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: McCulloughs Part of Speech: name 1. plural of McCullough Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Strath Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Strathclyde. 1. University of Strathclyde, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
Word: gabbadost Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Corruption of Sicilian/Italian capatosta, meaning "stubborn", "with a thick skull", used in Italian-American English. 1. hard-headed, stubborn Labels: not-comparable Example: My mother refuses to learn email. She's a little gabbadost.
Word: Whitemoor Part of Speech: name 1. The location of a prison and the remains of a railway marshalling yard in March parish, Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England; White Moor is an area of fenland to the west (OS grid ref TL4199). 2. A village in St Stephen-in-Brannel parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9757). 3. A suburb of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5442). 4. A hamlet in Biddulph parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England; alternative spelling Whitemore (OS grid ref SJ8860). 5. A suburb of Kenilworth, Warwick district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2972).
Word: Pencourt Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Penrose + Courtiour. 1. Barrie Penrose and Roger Courtiour collectively. Labels: UK
Word: Italian English Part of Speech: noun 1. A dialect of blended Italian dialects and English, spoken primarily in the USA. 2. English as spoken in mainland Italy or as a second language by Italians.
Word: speaks up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of speak up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: speaking up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of speak up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: spoke up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of speak up Labels: form-of, past
Word: spoken up Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of speak up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: St Stephen-in-Brannel Part of Speech: name 1. A civil parish in mid Cornwall, England.
Word: St Stephen Part of Speech: name 1. A village in St Stephen-in-Brannel parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9453). 2. A civil parish in City of St Albans district, Hertfordshire, England, not to be confused with the suburb of St Stephens nearby.
Word: keyboard army Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of people paid to defend the interests of their employer on social media platforms.
Word: 50 cent army Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A calque of Chinese 五毛黨 /五毛党 (wǔmáodǎng), lit. "the 5 dime party", in reference to allegations that the Chinese government employs online shills paid 1/2 yuan RMB per online post at the time they first came to public attention. 1. Alleged Internet users who are paid by the authorities of the People's Republic of China to spread propaganda and disinformation on their behalf. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:50 cent army. 2. Anyone seen as supportive of China or the Communist Party of China, regardless of payment or compensation. Labels: derogatory
Word: menshevism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Menshevism. Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: The subdivisions of socialism (populism, menshevism, bolshevism) are of course very well known: there is an enormous and valuable literature, both in the Soviet Union and the West. Example: While unknown men of the masses inside Russia were leading strike waves, peasant insurrections, mutinies in the armed forces, in closest cooperation between adherents of menshevism, bolshevism and the Social Revolutionary Party, the leaders in exile continued their battle of factions.
Word: mushballs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mushball Etymology 2 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subcompany Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + company. 1. A company forming part of a larger company. Example: With large credits borrowed in the name of Charlottenhütte he managed to gain control over the Rhein-Elbe Union, another large steel firm which in 1926 consolidated with one of its subcompanies, the old and respected Gelsenkirchen Mining Company, and assumed the latter’s name.
Word: Thoresby Part of Speech: name 1. A locality in Perlethorpe cum Budby parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6471). 2. An abandoned medieval village in Carperby-cum-Thoresby parish, Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England, within the land on the farm presently known as High Thoresby (OS grid ref SE0390).
Word: Perlethorpe cum Budby Part of Speech: name 1. A civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England.
Word: Perlethorpe Part of Speech: name 1. A small village in Perlethorpe cum Budby parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6471).
Word: Budby Part of Speech: name 1. A hamlet in Perlethorpe cum Budby parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6170).
Word: on the wrong foot Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In a state of misunderstanding or inadvertent poor relationship with someone. Labels: especially Example: My relationship with my neighbours started off on the wrong foot, but we're very close now. 2. In a disadvantaged situation, or following a mistaken course of action. Example: In this legal battle we were on the wrong foot from the start.
Word: Bilsthorpe Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6460).
Word: evolution of the gaps Part of Speech: name Etymology: By analogy to God of the gaps. 1. Evolution, when used as an explanation for anything that is yet unexplained by science. Labels: rare Example: Well, this is 'evolution-of-the-gaps.' Some scientists merely insert evolution when they don't understand something. “Look —we may not understand everything about these biological systems, but we do know some things.” Example: It is therefore clear how an evolution-of-the-gaps could be just as metaphysically motivated for an incautious atheist as a God-of-the-gaps could be for an incautious theist.
Word: Laffont Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Laffont. 1. A surname from French.
Word: Clipstone Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5963). 2. A hamlet in Eggington parish, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9426).
Word: overpolice Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + police. 1. To police too much, as by patrolling a neighborhood excessively or meting out a punishment incommensurate to the severity of a crime. Labels: transitive Example: First, many veterans of protest marches believe that the police overpolice these events. Second, why are the police still willing to protect a St. Patrick's Day Parade if security concerns and costs are suddenly so important? Example: Black people in America fit that description of being overpoliced and oversentenced.
Word: love language Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Popularized in The Five Love Languages (1992) by Gary Chapman. Pronunciation: /ˈləv ˌlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/ 1. A medium through which one shows appreciation of or affection for another, such as complimenting, giving gifts, or spending time together. Example: Messed up grammar will mess up the hearts of folks who experience this love language. Show you care by intentionally misspeeling taxts to yuour sweeety. Example: Her husband’s love language was kind words and positive affirmations.
Word: Wi-Fis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Wi-Fi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wi-Fis Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of Wi-Fi Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Wi-Fied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Wi-Fi Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Wi-Fi-ing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Wi-Fi Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: wified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of wifi Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wifi-ing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wifi Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: WiFis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of WiFi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: WiFis Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of WiFi Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: WiFi-ing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of WiFi Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: WiFied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of WiFi Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: de Villiers Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French de Villiers. 1. A surname from French
Word: du Plessis Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French du Plessis. 1. A surname from French
Word: petaling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of petal Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Malherbe Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Malherbe. 1. A surname from French.
Word: Yaleman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yale + -man. 1. A man who attends or graduated from Yale University Example: “The average Yaleman, Class of '24,” Time magazine reported last year after reading something in the New York Sun, a newspaper published in those days, “makes $25,111 a year.” Example: My graduate dean, himself a Yaleman, accepted without hesitation the primacy of the other boy's claim and the priority of his announcement.
Word: Yalemen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Yaleman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slumpstone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally a brand name 1. Large concrete blocks with a rough-hewn texture that imitates field stone, or a single such block. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Slumpstone is used for the chimney and a pair of steel rods should be bridged across the top to support the front row of slumpstones. Example: However, with adobe brick, slumpstone, or rubble walls, heavier framing will give a better appearance for the roof structure.
Word: slumpstones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slumpstone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Eggington Part of Speech: name Etymology: Recorded as Ekendon in the XII and XIII centuries, the placename derives from Old English ǣċen (“oaken”) + dūn (“hill”). 1. A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9525). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: infinity transmitter Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of harmonica bug. Example: If we have our harmonica with a single note at any remote activation place, we can trigger the infinity transmitter on. Example: Different models of infinity transmitter operate in slightly different ways, although a single unit will often offer the user the choice of one of several options and he can pre-set it accordingly.
Word: infinity transmitters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of infinity transmitter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: PBRs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of PBR Labels: form-of, plural
Word: halfexpect Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From half- + expect. 1. Alternative form of half-expect. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: When he held Judah's arm or touched his shoulder he felt the knob of bone and halfexpected the creak of an old door when Judah stepped or reached.
Word: harmonica bug Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From harmonica for the tone that activates or deactivates the device, and bug (an electronic eavesdropping device). 1. An electronic eavesdropping device (bug) that attaches to a landline telephone and is activated or deactivated by a specific tone. When activated, it prevents the telephone from ringing but activates its microphone to transmit to another telephone at a remote location. Example: The most interesting device for tapping a telephone, though, is still the old reliable “harmonica bug,” which was invented in the early sixties by an electronics wizard from Lower Manhattan, Emanuel Mittleman. Example: Whoever invented the harmonica bug realized that it's nearly impossible to find a bug that isn't operating, so he devised one that can be turned on and off by remote control.
Word: harmonica bugs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of harmonica bug Labels: form-of, plural
Word: halfopen Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of half-open. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Judah's door was halfopen and Nick pushed it with his foot.
Word: gubbish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of garbage + rubbish, coined by Philip K. Dick in his 1964 novel Martian Time-Slip. 1. Anything worthless or incomprehensible; junk. Labels: uncountable Example: But by the time the novel is over we are left with the perception that the autistic boy is living in a kind of precog vision of a future decaying into “gubbish,” into a dead simulacrum from which all animating spirit has been leached ( a key Dickian concept ), as real or more so in some sense than the consensus reality of the other characters. Example: All that kipple, gubbish, garble and abomination which Alice James Raccoona Tiptree Sheldon, Jr., showed for what it is when she appeared, smiling a little uncertainly, from her postbox in McLean, Virginia.
Word: look over one's shoulder Part of Speech: verb 1. To check obsessively out of excessive caution or fear of a perceived danger. Labels: idiomatic Example: This is a cutthroat industry. You have to constantly look over your shoulder. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, over, shoulder. Example: Once I visited the Kings Cross office on an extremely foggy day and about 3.45 I was looking over the shoulder of the Section Controller for the Kings Cross-Finsbury Park stretch. Example: Nick walked over and touched the brass knob, looked over his shoulder as if Judah may be watching from the doorway.
Word: nexusses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nexus Labels: form-of, plural Example: They may be looked upon as forms, ideas, or archetypes; or they may be looked upon as bonds of union, or nexus (nexusses), by which the attributes are held together. Example: Progress already made in understanding the nature and extent of iconic intention in Palaeolithic art -- i.e. the relative absence of fictive spatial/temporal nexusses of significant extent and hence of most narrativity in the usual sense; the relationship between figuration and its material substrate, etc. -- offers pointers for work in this direction.
Word: Laubscher Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Laubscher. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Spinkhill Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Eckington parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4578).
Word: plasmise Part of Speech: verb 1. To turn (an object or material) into plasma (the state of matter). Labels: transitive Example: The intense gamma and X-rays from the fission reaction start to plasmise the air of the developing fireball.
Word: coronasceptics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coronasceptic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bed-closet Part of Speech: noun 1. a closet opening off a bedroom Labels: Scotland 2. a small bedroom Labels: Scotland
Word: Clerk of the Closet Part of Speech: noun 1. an ecclesiastic privately attending upon a monarch, a royal confessor. Labels: obsolete
Word: closet-chapel Part of Speech: noun 1. a closet used for private devotion; a private or small chapel.
Word: closet of the heart Part of Speech: noun 1. the pericardium, which encloses the heart. Labels: obsolete 2. a chamber within the heart Labels: obsolete
Word: closet-keeper Part of Speech: noun 1. a person charged with keeping or maintaining the contents (esp. valuable items) of a closet. Labels: historical
Word: closet-picture Part of Speech: noun 1. a picture of a type suitable to be kept in a private chamber or cabinet Labels: obsolete
Word: eco-thriller Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ecothriller. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Guiyu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 貴嶼 /贵屿 (Guìyǔ). Pronunciation: /ɡweɪˈjuː/ 1. A town in Chaoyang district, Shantou, Guangdong, China. Example: In Guiyu Township, Chaoyang County, Guangdong, the average yield for potato is 9.75 t/ha and for winter sweetpotato yield is about 17.25 t/ha. Example: Following up news articles and e-mails from mainland China, BAN was directed to an e-waste processing area known as Guiyu on the Longdong River near the city of Shantou in the northeast [of] Guangdong Province, four hours by car from Hong Kong. In the course of three intensive days in and around Guiyu's four villages, the small investigative team witnessed firsthand what passes for recycling of e-waste in Asia.
Word: quarter circle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quarter + circle. 1. A quarter of a circle. The shape formed from an arc that is a quarter of the circumference of a circle.
Word: sea-piece Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of seapiece. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Moyano Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Moyano. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Boeding Part of Speech: name Etymology: Probably a habitational surname, from German Böding. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Boedings Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Boeding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Moyanos Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Moyano Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Belling Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Belling. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Bagg Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Bagge. 1. A surname.
Word: Baggs Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States.
Word: Baggs Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Bagg Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bellings Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Belling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Arcement Part of Speech: name Etymology: Of French origin. 1. A surname from French.
Word: Arcements Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Arcement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Barnases Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Barnas Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Weatherington Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Witherington. 1. A surname.
Word: Winning Part of Speech: name Etymology: Scottish altered form of Finan. 1. A surname.
Word: Winnings Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Winning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Weatheringtons Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Weatherington Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Valasek Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Czech (Valášek) and Slovak (Valašek) surname, a derivative of Valach. 1. A surname from Czech.
Word: Vadala Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Vadalà. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: Vadalas Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Vadala Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Valaseks Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Valasek Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Welshans Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ultimately of Irish origin. 1. A surname from Irish.
Word: Warmuth Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Warmuth. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Warmuths Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Warmuth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Welshanses Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Welshans Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tugwells Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Tugwell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sammises Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Sammis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: McBurney Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Biorna. 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Word: Grajales Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Grajales. This surname is mostly found in Colombia. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Grajaleses Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Grajales Labels: form-of, plural
Word: McBurneys Part of Speech: name 1. plural of McBurney Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bensham Part of Speech: name 1. An inner suburb of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2462).
Word: sweet talker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of sweet + talker Pronunciation: /ˈswiːt ˈtɔːkə(ɹ)/ 1. Someone who uses insincere flattery; a flatterer. Example: Although she knew he would break her heart, she couldn't resist the sweet talker with his southern charm.
Word: sweet talkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sweet talker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gilbey Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Gilby. 1. A surname.
Word: let lie Part of Speech: verb 1. To leave a problematic situation untouched; to fail to react to prevent further harm. Labels: transitive
Word: Futcher Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: funbag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fun + bag; US 1965. 1. A woman's breast. Labels: in-plural, slang Example: "Just look at them funbags," Balen said, ogling Eirene's breasts. Leering, the four men closed around her. Example: Bags under the eyes in the morning means you've had funbags knocking your face all night, doesn't it? Eh?
Word: vaccinally Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vaccinal + -ly. 1. In a vaccinal manner; by means of vaccination Labels: not-comparable
Word: zootechnically Part of Speech: adv 1. In a zootechnical manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: Changlo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Mandarin for 長樂／长乐 (Chánglè). 1. Alternative form of Changle. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Ch’en Wei, the notorious bandit leader, used to capture people for ransom and massacre them in the Foochow-Fuching-Changlo border, causing great disturbance to the local community.[...]During the peasants’ revolt at Changlo, he stealthily returned from Shanghai to take command of his old bands and indulge in plundering.[...]On May 27, 1932, a junk, No. 84, was commandeered by the Commander of Navy at Pagoda Anchorage and sailed to Changlo for the transportation of Ch’en Wei’s troops to Pagoda Anchorage on the declaration that he should go with his troops to Amoy, together with Lin Ching’s troops to suppress communists. Example: MORE than forty years ago in the city of Changlo, Fukien Province, China, there lived a man and wife with a large family of children only one of whom was a son.
Word: Peasmarsh Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Rother district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ8823). 2. A hamlet in Donyatt parish, Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3312). 3. A village in Shalford parish, Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9946).
Word: McBrides Part of Speech: name 1. plural of McBride Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Donyatt Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3313).
Word: take someone's arm Part of Speech: verb 1. To take hold of someone by their arm; to link arms with someone. Labels: idiomatic Example: “Will you take my arm, sir?” he said; “there is a heavy shower coming on: had you not better go in?” Example: He took her arm to guide her through the Saturday evening crowds.
Word: ginmill Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gin mill. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cleaner-upper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clean up + -er. Compare Australian slang cleaner-upperer. 1. A person responsible for cleaning or tidying up. Labels: informal Example: I want to know how you became a cleaner-upper! A custodian of man's material junk! Example: If we were to consider the role of a parent who is totally responsible during the day for children of varying ages, with no assistance, the job description would read in part: Diaper changer, bottle feeder, bottle washer, rocker, laundress, clothes putter-upper, ironer, dishwasher, meal-planner and cook, grocery shopper, hugger, plaground mate, track star, safety oordinator, sympathizer, story reader, clown, nurse, checker player, artist, tutor, rule maker, disciplinarian, supporter and encourager, teacher, activities chairman, religious educator, car pooler, cheerleader at games, cookie maker, party planner, seamstress, clothes shopper, librarian, transportation director to the doctor, school, soccer, museum, or park, mess cleaner-upper, mediator, friend supervisor, bathroom supervisor, bath supervisor, toothbrush director, medicine giver, manners chairman and reminder, schedule maker, TV critic, pet feeder, taker of pets to vet, judge, arbitrator, role model, gardener, and toilet trainer.
Word: Wellow Part of Speech: name 1. A civil parish and two villages, East Wellow and West Wellow, in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England. 2. A village in Shalfleet parish, Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3888). 3. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6766). 4. A village and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7358).
Word: what's-its-name Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of whatsitsname. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Three T's Part of Speech: name 1. Tibet, the Tiananmen Incident, and Taiwan; three topics which are highly monitored by the Chinese government.
Word: one-arm bandit Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of one-armed bandit. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: suncolored Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sun + colored. 1. Having a dazingly bright, yellow-orange color. Labels: not-comparable Example: When his head nodded, the fire blazed in the blackness of his dreams and sent suncolored streaks racing back and forth between his mind and soul.
Word: on the right foot Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In a strong or advantageous position, or following a successful course of action. Example: This season, the team needs to be on the right foot from the outset.
Word: pokering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of poker Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pokered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of poker Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Shalfleet Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ4189).
Word: grugru nut Part of Speech: noun 1. The edible kernel from the fruit of the grugru palm, Acrocomia aculeata Labels: Caribbean
Word: grugru nuts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grugru nut Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poker up Part of Speech: verb 1. To become expressionless; to put on a poker face. Example: When his mama had ventured in the most amiable way to remark on her occasional free and easy ways, he had pokered up at once and declared that it was her very lack of pretension which he found most engaging. Example: Wicked as the devil one minute, and then pokering up like a Methodist minister the next.
Word: pokers up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of poker up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pokering up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of poker up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pokered up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of poker up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: falls apart Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fall apart Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: falling apart Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fall apart Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fallen apart Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of fall apart Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Chilcompton Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6451).
Word: Rudkin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the surname Rudd + -kin (“diminutive suffix”). 1. A surname.
Word: masoncraft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mason + -craft. 1. The skills of a mason; expertise in building with stone, brick, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The decay of masoncraft in the country generally is one of the things the lover of architecture most mourns, and this decay makes the preservation of the older work a matter of real national concern. Example: Thus the second category of practica, which included carpentry and masoncraft, mirrored the theoretical science of mathematics. 2. Masonry; the work or output of a mason. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Masoncraft, Freeman well shows, may, combined with writings, be a powerful factor in historic evidence; for the mind of a nation, at successive eras of its existence, is inscribed in its architecture. Example: These two places of the same name are singular in possessing large churches of a masoncraft which seems peculiar to the Carpass, as far as Cyprus is concerned, a masoncraft evidently imitated from the buildings of the Latin Crusaders established in Syria during the XIIth century.
Word: masoncrafts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of masoncraft Labels: form-of, plural
Word: megabad Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mega- + bad. 1. Extremely bad. Labels: not-comparable Example: In a piece of megabad faith, the author responds that equating administering France at home and France overseas refuses to acknowledge the "interpsychological problems of colonialism." Example: “Megabad, rilly,” delighted Isaiah crooned.
Word: small arm Part of Speech: noun 1. A firearm designed to be carried and fired by a single person, and often held in the hand. Example: […] about break of day, we heard from the Town a small Arm discharged, and after that a Drum beating a travailler. Example: If any Man shall offer to run away, or keep any Secret from the Company, he shall be marroon’d, with one Bottle of Powder, one Bottle of Water, one small Arm, and Shot.
Word: fishtail palm Part of Speech: noun 1. Any palm in the genus Caryota; their leaflets are reminiscent of the tail-fins of a fish.
Word: Marshfield Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7873). 2. A village and community in the City of Newport, Wales (OS grid ref ST2682). 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States:
Word: fishtail palms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fishtail palm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interlibrary loan Part of Speech: noun 1. A loan of an item (such as a book, article, or sound recording) between two library systems or similar institutions. Example: Only one university in the country had the book they needed but they were able to get it sent to their local library via interlibrary loan. Example: The Summon discovery service, as implemented at Penn State, prioritizes retrieval of online and locally owned material; therefore, it was not unexpected to observe a reduction in interlibrary loan borrowing requests by undergraduates.
Word: interlibrary loans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of interlibrary loan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Modis Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Greek Μόδης (Módis). 1. A surname from Greek.
Word: Modis Part of Speech: name Etymology: Pluralization 1. plural of Modi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parlor palm Part of Speech: noun 1. A small palm tree often grown indoors, Chamaedorea elegans Labels: US
Word: parlour palm Part of Speech: noun 1. UK standard spelling of parlor palm.
Word: parlour palms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parlour palm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parlor palms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parlor palm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unregulatedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unregulated + -ly. 1. In an unregulated manner; demonstrating a lack of regulation. Example: Nearly one-fourth indicated, on the other hand, that it was no longer necessary to burn the woods periodically; certainly not unregulatedly. Example: What one might call the hierarchy of the meal moves in the same direction , namely the fact that people no longer reach indiscriminately and unregulatedly into the dish but are instead constrained to follow a definite order in which each person serves themselves.
Word: measures the drapes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of measure the drapes Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: orohypopharynxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orohypopharynx Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orohypopharynges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orohypopharynx Labels: form-of, plural
Word: keishi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 警視. 1. A Japanese police superintendent.
Word: vaccine diplomacy Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of COVID-19 vaccines to gain diplomatic advantage in international affairs. Labels: neologism, uncountable
Word: touchfree Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From touch + -free. 1. Free of touching. Labels: not-comparable
Word: goes ham Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of go ham Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: went ham Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of go ham Labels: form-of, past
Word: going ham Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of go ham Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gone ham Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of go ham Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: oratoric Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of oratorical. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Tongalese Part of Speech: adj 1. Of Tonga; Tongan.
Word: Hollebon Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: deroach Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + roach (“noun”). 1. To rid of roaches. Labels: transitive