nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: shit hot Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪt ˌhɒt/, /ˈʃɪt ˌhɑt/ 1. Brilliant or exceptional, especially as a measure of attractiveness. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable, slang Example: that was a shit hot goal he scored Example: And there's no doubt that when she puts her mind to it, she's shit-hot.
Word: SDL Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Simple Declarative Language. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Schema Definition Language. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of sexual division of labour. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of same day lay. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: WSGI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Web Server Gateway Interface. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: yuppie flu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Like yuppie food stamp, the term originally connoted (and may still connote) contempt by working-class people for others who are perceived as rich, undeserving, and soft. Thus, yuppies are people who can afford (have the luxury) to consider chronic fatigue syndrome a "real" medical problem, whereas working-class people just have to suck it up and tough it out when they feel tired. Compare also rich man's disease (only rich people can afford to get gout). Multiple biases are implicit: affluence is undeserved, CFS is fake and people who have it are whiners, and so on. 1. Chronic fatigue syndrome. Labels: derogatory, slang, uncountable
Word: nonproprioceptive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + proprioceptive. 1. Not proprioceptive. Labels: not-comparable
Word: proprioceptions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proprioception Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Biafra Part of Speech: name Etymology: After the Bight of Biafra. Pronunciation: /biˈɑfɹə/ 1. A short-lived secessionist state that declared independence from Nigeria in the late 1960s. Labels: historical 2. A region of West Africa. Labels: historical 3. The region of Nigeria that includes the territory of the former Republic of Biafra.
Word: bialgebraic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bi- + algebraic. 1. Of or pertaining to bialgebra. Labels: not-comparable
Word: potline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pot + line. 1. An interconnected row of electrolytic reduction pots used in the smelting of aluminium.
Word: potlines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of potline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: topline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From top + line. 1. The upper curvature of a horse's or dog's withers, back, and loin. Example: When viewing the horse in profile, attention must be paid to the curvature and proportions of the topline. 2. Top billing. Labels: attributive, often Example: In recent weeks Cosby has, perhaps more than any other topline entertainer of the moment, been both at the pinnacle and at the crossroads. 3. The first line, the topmost-ranking line; the most important thing. Labels: attributive, often Example: Near-synonyms: (in attributive uses) TLDR, BLUF, bottom-line, bottom line Example: topline takeaways 4. The edge that runs along the top of the opening of a shoe. 5. The vocal parts of a piece of music (particularly pop).
Word: topline Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From top + line. 1. To bill (a performer) as the primary entertainer in a production. Labels: transitive Example: A popular series of musical shorts he made for Mack Sennett's company in 1930 added to his success as a radio vocalist, and had made him a star by the end of 1931, when Paramount toplined him in The Big Broadcast […] 2. To be billed as the primary entertainer in (a production). Labels: ambitransitive Example: [Whitney] Houston's success in music led her to topline the features "Waiting to Exhale," "The Preacher's Wife" and the telefilm "Cinderella." Example: Although occasionally he toplined in a “B” picture, he found his greatest achievements were as a character actor. 3. (music) To compose and/or sing the vocal part of a song (particularly pop). Labels: transitive
Word: toplined Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of topline Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: toplining Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of topline Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: toplines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of topline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toplines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of topline Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tidiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tidier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonassociation Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + association. 1. Not of or pertaining to an association. Labels: not-comparable Example: nonassociation shops
Word: nonassociation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + association. 1. Lack of association; the quality of not being associated. Labels: uncountable
Word: earpad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ear + pad. 1. A cushioned pad enclosing the speaker part of a headphone for purposes of hygiene and comfort.
Word: earpads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of earpad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: RESTful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From REST + -ful, punningly on restful. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛs(t)fʊl/, /ˈɹɛs(t)f(ə)l/ 1. Using REST (representational state transfer). Labels: not-comparable Example: The RESTafarians — or REST zealots — are probably right that a RESTful approach is best for retrieving information, but it is obviously inappropriate whenever the remote procedure call has side effects. Example: In this chapter, we'll build a RESTful web service on top of the MoviesService and OrdersService applications.
Word: restenotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to restenosis Labels: not-comparable
Word: restframes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of restframe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: restest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: rest + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of rest Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: penlite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pen + lite. 1. Dated form of penlight. Labels: alt-of, dated 2. A battery or cell of size AA, size AAA, or size N. Labels: dated Example: Slim Universal model at center for about $17 runs on four AA penlites.
Word: writeback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From write + back. 1. An operation in which data previously read into a cache is written back to permanent storage.
Word: writebacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of writeback Labels: form-of, plural
Word: penlites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of penlite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: penwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pen + woman. 1. A female writer.
Word: penwomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of penwoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: obliviates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of obliviate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: obliviating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of obliviate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: obliviated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of obliviate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ostrichism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ostrich + -ism. The ostrich is often erroneously believed to bury its head in the sand to hide from predators. Pronunciation: /ˈɒstɹɪtʃɪz(ə)m/, /-dʒɪ-/, /ˈɑstɹit͡ʃˌɪzəm/ 1. The act of hiding, often unsuccessfully, by ducking one's head out of view. Labels: uncountable Example: After a short delay, during which several aristocratic carriages rolled by—at which periods the Marquess adopted the celebrated system of ostrichism, and hid his head—the omnibus rattled on towards town. Example: In a second, we all three fell back on the roof of the coach, hiding our faces with our hands, and committing that gross act of ostrichism of fancying, because we could not see that we escaped observation. 2. A policy of burying one's head in the sand, that is, ignoring the reality of a situation. Labels: derogatory, uncountable Example: [Torpey] had, upon the principles of ostrichism, sewn up a valuable diamond in the waistband of his trousers, which he fondly intended for his fond and loving wife; and accomplice in his crimes; […] Example: First let us have no ostrichism in our preparations against an invasion of this island. There are still some who scorn the idea. Can [Adolf] Hitler succeed where Napoleon failed? No, they say, the Channel is impregnable. We would do better to prepare for the worst.
Word: edaphologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From edaphology + -ist. 1. A scientist involved in edaphology.
Word: edaphologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of edaphologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hydrologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hydrology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oasification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oasis + -ification. 1. The process of restoring water, soil, and plant life to an environment that has been degraded by soil erosion. Labels: uncountable
Word: outgate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From out + gate. 1. An outlet; a passage outward.
Word: outgates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outgate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outgeneraling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outgeneral Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outgeneraled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outgeneral Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ostracon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον (óstrakon). Pronunciation: /ˈɒstɹəˌkɒn/, /ˈɑstɹəˌkɑn/ 1. A piece of pottery or stone, usually broken off from a vase or other earthenware vessel, especially one used to cast a vote during the Ancient Greek process of ostracism. Example: The process in this condemnation was thus : the people being assembled, every man took a tile called ostrakon and carried it to a certain part of the market place, surrounded by wooden rails for that purpose, in which were ten gates for the ten tribes to enter distinctly : in this place the tiles were deposited by each person, and numbered in gross by the archons. Example: Also on view are ostraca, pottery fragments on which Athenians inscribed the names of persons they felt too powerful for the good of the city and deserving of ostracism, or 10 years’ exile, a procedure formalized by Cleisthenes.
Word: ostrakon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ostracon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ostraca Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ostracon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ostraka Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ostrakon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pará rubber tree Part of Speech: noun 1. Hevea brasiliensis, the rubber tree.
Word: Pannonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Pannonia + -an. Pronunciation: /pəˈnəʊ.ni.ən/, /pəˈnoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. Of or pertaining to Pannonia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Pannonian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Pannonia + -an. Pronunciation: /pəˈnəʊ.ni.ən/, /pəˈnoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Pannonia.
Word: Pannonian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Pannonia + -an. Pronunciation: /pəˈnəʊ.ni.ən/, /pəˈnoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. An extinct Romance language formerly spoken in Pannonia. 2. An age from 11.608 ± 0.005 to 7.246 ± 0.005 million years ago, a subdivision of the Miocene.
Word: Pannonians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Pannonian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zoomings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zooming Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pentakisphosphates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pentakisphosphate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pe̍h-ōe-jī Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Transliteration of Hokkien 白話字 /白话字 (“vernacular writing”). Pronunciation: /peɪweɪˈd͡ʒiː/ 1. A Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien, created and introduced by Presbyterian Christian missionaries in the 19th century. Labels: uncountable
Word: protocollary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Medieval Latin prōtocollārius. 1. Of or pertaining to protocol. Labels: not-comparable
Word: protocolled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of protocol Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: protocolling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of protocol Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pteroylmonoglutamic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. folic acid Labels: uncountable
Word: Marnie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Possibly a contraction of Marina or a diminutive of Marian. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑɹni/ 1. A female given name from Latin or Hebrew. Example: "Marnie?" she said slowly, reading the name on the cover. "But how did you know? Marian was always called Marnie-"
Word: foreshortenings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of foreshortening Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multipayer Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + payer. 1. Involving payment by more than one party. Labels: not-comparable Example: Single-payer systems tend to rely heavily on general tax revenues, whereas multipayer systems generally employ payroll-tax financing.
Word: Madonnawise Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Madonna + -wise. 1. In the manner of the Virgin Mary. Labels: not-comparable Example: Her dark chestnut hair, parted Madonnawise on her pale and thoughtful brow, fell in rich clusters down an ivory neck... Example: She simply sat smiling her smile of bliss, nursing her husband's feet Madonnawise on her lap.
Word: roepiahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roepiah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Maronites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Maronite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neway Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Phonetic letter sounds for N and E. 1. Abbreviation of anyway. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: conversion disorder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From conversion + disorder. 1. A condition where the patient displays neurological symptoms such as numbness, blindness, paralysis, or fits, but without any neurological explanation, usually traced back to a psychological trigger. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pulled pork Part of Speech: noun 1. Pork barbecued for a long time at a low heat, making it tender enough to be pulled apart. Labels: uncountable
Word: pumproom Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pump room. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pumprooms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pumproom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: what languages do you speak Part of Speech: phrase 1. What are the languages which you can understand and which you can speak or write in?
Word: rimrocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rimrock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ringback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from ring back. 1. The sound transmitted back to a caller to indicate that the telephone they are calling is ringing. Labels: uncountable 2. A telephone feature allowing a person to receive an automatic call back when a busy line becomes free. Labels: uncountable Example: 'But you've been engaged an awfully long time: I had to use ringback in the end and that's expensive, but this is important so never mind.'
Word: bariton Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of baryton. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: silverskin onion Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of small white onion (Allium ampeloprasum var. sectivum), often pickled.
Word: Swedenborgian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Swedenborg + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Emanuel Swedenborg (born Emanuel Swedberg in 1688), Swedish scientist, philosopher, Christian mystic and theologian.
Word: Swedenborgian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Swedenborg + -ian. 1. A religious follower of Emanuel Swedenborg. Example: As Kirkpatrick worked, Otto Hahn - an intensely patriotic German lawyer and amateur petrologist turned Swedenborgian who believed life originated in outer space - was spending long hours staring down his microscope at what he took to be the fossilised remnants of algae.
Word: tail wagging the dog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First used in the 1858 play Our American Cousin. The shortened form wag the dog, with a political sense, was popularized by the film Wag the Dog (1997). For the verb phrase, see the tail wags the dog. 1. A minor or secondary part of something which is controlling or dominating the whole or the main part. Labels: idiomatic
Word: Baghdadian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Baghdad + -ian. 1. Of, from or relating to the city of Baghdad, Iraq. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Baghdadian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Baghdad + -ian. 1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Baghdad, Iraq.
Word: babywise Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of baby-wise. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: unapparelled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + apparelled. 1. naked, unclothed Labels: not-comparable Example: He departs; and the lady, uttering loud cries of woe, leaps after him, unapparelled as she is, out of the window, which was twenty feet from the ground, and pursues him by the traces of his blood.
Word: unappareled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + appareled. 1. Alternative form of unapparelled. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: unsweet Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English unswete, from Old English unswēte (“unsweet; bitter; sour”), from Proto-West Germanic *unswōtī, from Proto-Germanic *unswōtuz (“unsweet”), equivalent to un- + sweet. Cognate with West Frisian ûnswiet (“unsweet”), Dutch onzoet (“unsweet”), German Low German unsööt (“unsweet”), German unsüß (“unsweet”), Swedish osöt (“unsweet”), Icelandic ósætur (“unsweet”). 1. Not sweet. Example: That each, who seems a separate whole, ⁠Should move his rounds, and fusing all ⁠The skirts of self again, should fall Remerging in the general Soul, Is faith as vague as all unsweet: […] Example: Again I sank in that repose unsweet, Again a clashing noise my slumber rent; […]
Word: volary Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of volery. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: volaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of volary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: visa run Part of Speech: noun 1. A brief trip across a visited country's border in order to "restart the clock" on one's visa upon returning, where it would otherwise have expired. Example: […] there are even travel agents who specialise in arranging visa runs […]
Word: Barclaycard Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)kliːˌkɑː(ɹ)d/ 1. A global Visa credit card issued by Barclays plc. Example: Barclaycards were discussed and the meeting felt that they were a very useful means of securing payment on Garden Centres […] Example: 'You mean they may have left their Barclaycards behind?' 'You never know, sir.'
Word: X-bar theory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: X signifies an arbitrary lexical category; certain structures are represented by this letter and an overbar. 1. A theory that posits a common syntactic structure for different lexical categories. Each phrase (XP) is the projection of a head (X) and may optionally include a specifier (sister of X-bar, daughter of XP), adjuncts (sister and daughter of X-bar) and complements (sister of X, daughter of X-bar). Labels: uncountable
Word: nectareous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin nectareus (“of nectar; sweet”), from Ancient Greek νεκτάρεος (nektáreos, “sweet as nectar, fragrant”), from νέκταρ (néktar, “nectar”). Pronunciation: /nɛkˈtɛəɹi.əs/, /nɛkˈtɛɹi.əs/ 1. Pertaining to nectar; nectarous. Labels: not-comparable Example: [O]n the board diſplay'd / The ready meal before Ulyſſes lay'd. / (VVith flour imbrovvn'd) next mingled vvine yet nevv, / And luſcious as the Bee's nectareous devv: […]
Word: nectarous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nectar + -ous. 1. Pertaining to or resembling nectar; sweet. Example: Sylphs! if at noon the Fritillary droops, / With drops nectarous hang her nodding cups […]. Example: Then did you, chivalrous Terence, hand forth, as to the manner born, that nectarous beverage.
Word: peristeronic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek περιστερά (peristerá, “pigeon, dove”) + English -ic. -on- possibly inserted to differentiate from chemical peristeric. Pronunciation: /pɚˌɪs.tɚˈɒn.ɪk/, /pɚˌɪs.tɚˈɔn.ɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to pigeons. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: columbid (in attributive use), columbine, columboid
Word: prodigal sons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prodigal son Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pierre Trudeau salute Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Trudeau salute. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Pierre Trudeau Salute Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Trudeau salute. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Trudeau Salute Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Trudeau salute. Labels: alt-of
Word: dangherous Part of Speech: adj 1. Pronunciation spelling of dangerous. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: fellow-feeling Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fellow feeling. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: reverse pickpocket Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From reverse + pickpocket. 1. Alternative form of reverse-pickpocket. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: reverse pickpocket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From reverse + pickpocket. 1. One who reverse-pickpockets, that is, who puts something in people's pockets without their knowledge. Example: Rashid gave his sister a staunch, comforting hug and deftly slipped, like a reverse pickpocket, several bills of money into the un-protesting pocket of her gown.
Word: reverse-pickpocket Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From reverse + pickpocket. 1. To slip something into someone's pocket or pocketbook, without their knowledge, sometimes as a gesture of generosity. Labels: transitive Example: But when no one's watching he will slip hundreds inside palms and pocketbooks of poor people—reverse-pickpocket them—or bolt out of a car to help someone old hobble across the street.
Word: reverse pickpockets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reverse pickpocket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reverse pickpockets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reverse pickpocket Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reverse-pickpockets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reverse-pickpocket Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reverse-pickpocketing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reverse-pickpocket Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reverse-pickpocketed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reverse-pickpocket Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reverse pickpocketing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reverse pickpocket Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reverse pickpocketed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reverse pickpocket Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: larf Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /lɑːf/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of laugh. Labels: Cockney, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: The neighbours described me as "a sorrowful lookin' delicate creetur', that couldn't larf to save her life"—[…]
Word: larf Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /lɑːf/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of laugh. Labels: Cockney, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: phenomimes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phenomime Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phonations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phonation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: I live in Melbourne Part of Speech: phrase 1. Explains that the person lives in Melbourne (example city).
Word: standfirst Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stand + first. Pronunciation: /ˈstandfəːst/ 1. Explanatory text under the main heading of a news article, smaller than the heading but still larger than the main text. Labels: UK Example: The standfirst talked of “Jubilation as article 50 is finally served”.
Word: cum shot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cumshot. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: slap on the hand Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of slap on the wrist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: taintedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tainted + -ness. 1. The quality of being tainted. Labels: uncountable
Word: pseudo-medicine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pseudo- + medicine. 19th-century coinage (1820s or 1830s). 1. Any system of treatment of physical ailments, or substances prescribed for such treatment, purported to be medical or supported by critical medical science but which cannot be shown to be effective Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: middle passage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: middle + passage 1. A middle way, especially between two extremes; an intermediate path in space or time. Labels: obsolete 2. Specifically, the middle part of the sea voyage by which slaves were transported from Africa to America. Labels: capitalized, historical, often Example: The city once laid claim to the largest fleet of slave ships in the history of the trade as its merchants overtook Bristol and London in dominating the Middle Passage. Example: Some slaves refused to eat during the Middle Passage voyage as an act of self-determination and control.
Word: bordon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bourdon (“pilgrim's staff”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: moralistic therapeutic deism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 2005 neologism (coined by Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist Denton in Soul searching: the religious and spiritual lives of American teenagers, Oxford University Press, 2005). 1. A diffuse notion of theism and morality, which need not be tied to any particular religious creed, found to be common among early 21st century American teenagers. Labels: uncountable Example: 'Moralistic Therapeutic Deism' indicates the young people's view is that religion is 'good for you' in so far as it provides people with a moral framework (Sara Savage, Sylvia Collins-Mayo, Making sense of Generation Y: the world view of 15- to 25-year-olds, 2006, p. 50)
Word: JSR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Jump to Subroutine: (an assembler command). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Java Specification Request. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Joint Spectral Radius. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: middle way Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From middle + way. Compare Dutch middelweg, German Mittelweg; compare also Latin via media. 1. The middle of three paths. 2. An intermediate course (of action, policy etc) between two extremes; a compromise. Example: Obama's choice, according to McChrystal, a former special forces commander, boils down to this: Escalate or evacuate, get on or get out; there is no middle way that does not invite calamity on a grand scale. 3. The teaching of the Buddha of neither living in great excess nor in great asceticism. 4. The midpoint of a person's life; middle age.
Word: divewear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dive + -wear. 1. Items of clothing appropriate for diving. Labels: uncountable Example: Protective divewear and the weight belt also contribute to the diver's comfort and ability.
Word: tzigany Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tzigane. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tziganies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tzigany Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tzolkins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tzolkin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cockroachy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cockroach + -y. 1. Infested with cockroaches. Labels: informal Example: Look at me, another accessory, come two thousand miles on a garlicky, cockroachy banana steamer all the way from South America to connive at the sacrifice... Example: By morning, the place seemed familiar in a cockroachy sort of way. Bibianna lent me a clean T-shirt to wear with my red miniskirt. 2. Resembling or characteristic of cockroaches. Labels: informal Example: Species singularis, to be called on account of its Cockroachy smell. Example: This variety has a very strong cockroachy odour, similar to Pachycondyla soror.
Word: watchstanding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From watch + standing. 1. Standing on watch on a ship. Labels: uncountable
Word: chandelles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chandelle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chandelles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chandelle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tiggy Part of Speech: noun 1. The children′s game tag. Labels: Australia, uncountable Example: The teacher tried to encourage him to join in, and would tell Jamie to go and play 'tiggy' with the others. Example: Everyone raced to catch squid hiding under floating leaves or wood, or tried to catch seahorses as well as playing tiggy in the water.
Word: chasey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chase + -y. 1. tag (the children's game). Labels: Australia, uncountable Example: At recess we would play chasey or kick a ball. Example: Kids just want: a place to play chasey, some teachers who know their name and a few mates they can laugh and swap lunches with.
Word: bridon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bridoon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: singing voice Part of Speech: noun 1. A person's voice when singing. Example: The singing voice is probably the most versatile of all musical instruments.
Word: gourdes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gourde Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dalasis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dalasi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wiluite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ? + -ite 1. A dark green, brownish, or black blocky silicate mineral. Labels: uncountable
Word: hoglegs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hogleg Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fichtelite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for type locality Fichtelgebirge (contracted) (in Germany)) + -ite. 1. A rare white monoclinic organic mineral, 7-isopropyl-1,4a-dimethyl-dodecahydro-1H-phenanthrene, found in fossilized wood from Bavaria. Labels: uncountable
Word: margaritasite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Margaritas (“uranium deposit in Mexico”) + -ite. 1. A yellow monoclinic caesium-bearing mineral in the carnotite group. Labels: uncountable
Word: lockpicker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lock + picker. 1. A person or device that lockpicks or picks locks.
Word: lockpickers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lockpicker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: readahead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From read + ahead. 1. The operation of reading data from a storage medium in advance so that it is immediately available when requested. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: holla backs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of holla back Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dead drop Part of Speech: noun 1. A location used to secretly transfer items between two people, without requiring them to meet. 2. The act of leaving an item in such a location for another person to collect.
Word: dead drop Part of Speech: verb 1. To leave at a dead drop for someone else to retrieve. Example: Need to dead drop a note to a friend at school ? Example: He was concerned for her, wondering why she would dead drop items at their special spot. As he reached the tree he saw the spot they slept, the west side of the tree near a large root. Nestled under the root he found a manila envelope.
Word: live drop Part of Speech: noun 1. A location where two people meet to exchange items or information. 2. An offline data transfer protocol to share information between two devices.
Word: pavement artist Part of Speech: noun 1. An artist who draws pictures on the pavement, often hoping to receive donations from passers-by. 2. A specialist in outdoor surveillance as a pedestrian.
Word: pocket litter Part of Speech: noun 1. Items in a spy's pocket (such as ticket stubs and coins) to make their cover seem more authentic. Labels: uncountable
Word: wheel artist Part of Speech: noun 1. A specialist in outdoor surveillance in a vehicle.
Word: inuendo Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of innuendo. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: There were sneers, and scoffs, and inuendoes of some; prophecies of failure in a hundred ways; forecastings of non-completion, forecastings of swift dissolution and crashing ruin[…] Example: But, gentlemen, editors, and scientists, you must hurry up if you expect to kill Spiritualism with sneers, jibes, jokes, contemptuosities, scowls, inuendoes, or anything on that line, for you’ll find it a full Summer’s work.
Word: Carnivore Part of Speech: name 1. a computer system designed by the FBI to monitor e-mail and electronic communications
Word: eyes-only Part of Speech: adj 1. Meant to be read only, and not discussed, by the named recipient; classified. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ears-only Part of Speech: adj 1. Too secret to be put in writing; only to be transmitted orally. Labels: not-comparable
Word: non-official cover Part of Speech: noun 1. The assumption of a covert role in an organization which does not have ties to the government of the operative in question.
Word: official cover Part of Speech: noun 1. A cover which is a position at a governmental agency (e.g. posing as a member of the diplomatic service).
Word: intelligence asset Part of Speech: noun 1. Any resource by means of which intelligence is gathered.
Word: arthrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “a joint”) + -ous. 1. Of, pertaining to, or being the use of a term together with a grammatical article. Labels: not-comparable Example: We have concluded that Paul does not distinguish between the arthrous and anarthrous use of nomos. 2. Specifically, of a term or phrase, used with or headed by a grammatical article. Labels: not-comparable Example: One thing to understand is that Biblical Greek grammarians have simply found the phrase “predicate position” a convenient label to describe the word structure of demonstrative + arthrous noun (with article) or arthrous noun + demonstrative
Word: burn notice Part of Speech: noun 1. An announcement of dismissal of an agent or source which an intelligence agency considers to have become unreliable.
Word: Echelon Part of Speech: name 1. An international SIGINT network to monitor and gather intelligence from satellite trunk communications.
Word: BJJ Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: Saffy Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Saffron. 2. A diminutive of the female given name Sapphire.
Word: saframycins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of saframycin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: siphuncles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of siphuncle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sniffings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sniffing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underfurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of underfur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Roaring Meg Part of Speech: noun 1. A large cannon; specifically, the large 15th cannon at Edinburgh Castle (more usually called ‘Mons Meg’), or the cannon used to defend Londonderry during the siege of 1688-9. Labels: historical 2. Any large or impressive thing. Labels: archaic, figuratively Example: Musica est mentis medicina mæstæ, a roaring-meg against melancholy, to rear and revive the languishing soul […] 3. A kind of spinning top. Labels: obsolete
Word: Roaring Megs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Roaring Meg Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underfurred Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From underfur + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈʌndə(ɹ)fɜː(ɹ)d/ 1. Having a layer of underfur.
Word: spooler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spool + -er. 1. A device or person that winds thread onto a spool. Example: She again started to work for Respondent in November 1974 as a spooler and was thereafter laid off in January 1975. She commenced working again for Respondent in February 1975 as an oiler in the weave room on the first shift […] Example: In a method for guiding a thread onto an empty reel after a first reel in a continuously operating spooler has become full, utilizing a moving finger on the spooler in cooperation with a gripper rotating with the empty reel […] 2. A program or process that spools (places data in a queue to be accessed later). Example: The print spooler sends each page to the printer when it is ready for it.
Word: spoolers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spooler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: data-bound Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From data + bound. 1. Synchronised with a data source by means of data binding. Labels: not-comparable
Word: goatgrass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From goat + grass. 1. Any of various wheatlike grasses of the genus Aegilops. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: goatgrasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of goatgrass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goatfishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of goatfish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hote Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of hot. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: […] and is the onlie laſt remedie for all debilities which haue long vexed the body through a hote diſtemper of the Lever, ſuch as a hote Gutte; it allayeth all Inflamations inward & outward.
Word: agèd Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of aged. Labels: alt-of, alternative, poetic
Word: burdon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin burdonem. 1. A pilgrim's staff.
Word: burdon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bourdon (“pilgrim's staff”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: upon a stound Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. in a moment Labels: obsolete
Word: stoundmeal Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English stoundmele, stoundemele, from Old English stundmǣlum (“at times”), from stund (“stound, space of time”) + mǣlum, dative plural of mǣl (“a time”), equivalent to stound + -meal. More at stound, meal. 1. At times; at intervals Labels: not-comparable, obsolete 2. Moment by moment, or from moment to moment. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: stoundmeal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English stoundmele, stoundemele, from Old English stundmǣlum (“at times”), from stund (“stound, space of time”) + mǣlum, dative plural of mǣl (“a time”), equivalent to stound + -meal. More at stound, meal. 1. Occurring at times or intervals. Labels: obsolete
Word: perchers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of percher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: -meal Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Middle English -mele, from Old English -mǣlum (“at times”), from Proto-Germanic *mēlamiz, instrumental case of Proto-Germanic *mēlą (“measure; time”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian -moal, Dutch -maal, German Low German -maal, German -mal. More at meal. Pronunciation: /miːl/ 1. Used to denote a fixed number, measure, or amount at a time. Labels: idiomatic, morpheme, rare Example: wordmeal (“one word at a time, word by word”)
Word: -meal Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Middle English mele, from Old English melu (“meal, flour”), from Proto-Germanic *melwą (“meal, flour”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, mill”). More at meal. Pronunciation: /miːl/ 1. Denotes a powder made of ground cereal. Labels: morpheme
Word: picon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French picon, named after inventor Gaétan Picon (1809–1882). 1. A caramel-coloured flavoured bitters made from oranges, gentian, and quinquina, traditionally accompanying beer in the east and north of France. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: respirologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From respirology + -ist. 1. Synonym of pulmonologist.
Word: Syktyvkar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Komi-Zyrian Сыктыв (Syktyv) Proto-Permic *kar Komi-Zyrian кар (kar) Komi-Zyrian Сыктывкар (Syktyvkar)bor. Russian Сыктывка́р (Syktyvkár)bor. English Syktyvkar Borrowed from Russian Сыктывкар (Syktyvkar), from Komi-Zyrian Сыктывкар (Syktyvkar). 1. The capital city of the Komi Republic, Russia.
Word: do not enter Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used on various signs to indicate that an area should not be entered, e.g. a military installation, or a hotel room. 2. Used on a road sign to indicate a one-way street that cannot be entered from the direction one is facing when seeing the sign.
Word: Gleek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Glee and geek Pronunciation: /ɡliːk/ 1. A fan of the television show Glee. Labels: slang Example: I'm more of a Gleek myself.
Word: brickle Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English brikel, brekil, brukel (“easily broken or shattered”), from Old English *bryċel, *brucol (as in hūsbryċel (“burglarious”, literally “house-breaking”), scipbrucol (“destructive to shipping, causing shipwreck”, literally “ship-breaking”), equivalent to break + -le. See also breakle. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪkəl/ 1. Alternative form of breakle. Labels: Appalachia, alt-of, alternative, archaic, dialectal Example: brickle clay
Word: brickle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the Bricklin, a failed automobile. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪkəl/ 1. To fail spectacularly. Labels: Canada, dialectal Example: How to Brickle: The New Brunswick Funny Book (1977, →ISBN
Word: mystery play Part of Speech: noun 1. A medieval dramatic performance depicting events from Christian scriptures, especially events from the life of Jesus Christ. 2. A similar play depicting events from the life of other gods or goddesses. Example: His [Osiris'] sufferings, his death and his resurrection were enacted year by year in a great mystery-play at Abydos. Example: We also entered into the mystery plays of Demeter and Persephone, of Psyche and Eros, of Isis and Osiris[.]
Word: blood relations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blood relation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: respirologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of respirologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spring onions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spring onion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spring tides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spring tide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spring lines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spring line Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Carrier Part of Speech: name 1. A Northern Athabaskan language spoken in Canada. Sometimes considered to be three separate languages: Southern Carrier, Northern Carrier and Central Carrier. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A small town in Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States; from the surname. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Carrier Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of English Carrier.
Word: unidimensionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unidimensional + -ly. 1. In one dimension. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bidimensionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From bidimensional + -ly. 1. In two dimensions. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tridimensionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From tridimensional + -ly. 1. In three dimensions. Labels: not-comparable
Word: preherpetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + herpetic. 1. Prior to the onset of herpes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: viceless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vice + -less. 1. Without vice. Labels: not-comparable Example: He lived a viceless life.
Word: -pter Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”). 1. wing Labels: morpheme
Word: laffers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of laffer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: respiratory tracts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of respiratory tract Labels: form-of, plural
Word: regexes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of regex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sleep apnoea Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sleep apnea. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: After the accident, a sleep study identified that the GBRf driver had previously undiagnosed severe Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.
Word: dry drunks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dry drunk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coon cats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coon cat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: briki Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ibrik. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Part of Speech: name 1. The former official name of Afghanistan, from 2001 through 2021.
Word: rhachitis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of rachitis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: multimediocrity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of multimedia + mediocrity, used in the early 1990s. 1. Poor-quality multimedia material. Labels: rare, slang, uncountable, usually
Word: repunits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of repunit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biflagellates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biflagellate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperacuity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + acuity. 1. sensory performance finer than the receptor grain Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Acuity and hyperacuity are now used as the terms applied to the limits, respectively, of resolution and localization.
Word: wankle Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English wankel, from Old English wancol, from Proto-West Germanic *wankul. Pronunciation: /ˈwæŋkəl/ 1. Weak; unstable; unreliable; not to be depended on. Labels: Northern-England, UK, dialectal
Word: close shaves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of close shave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thresher shark Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the species of sharks in the genus Alopias, three of which are extant. Example: When I was 12 years old, my father got me a boat and I went fishing off of Cape Cod. I hooked a scup and as I was reeling it in, I hooked a 4.5 foot baby thresher shark who proceeded to eat my boat. Example: I went diving […] and saw manta rays and thresher sharks, the sharks are like sickles, like polished steel, they look almost man-made except for their worried little faces, and they move like – like they’re not moving, the water is undisturbed by them.
Word: passion pit Part of Speech: noun 1. A drive-in theatre or other unlit or dimly-lit secluded public or private location, with particular reference to it as a place of intimacy. Labels: slang Example: The men who worked in it called it the Passion Pit in wry remembrance of other dark rooms they had known and used for more intimate and more enjoyable purposes... Example: We gotta hide up some-place and let them lose us. Tell you what. There's a passion pit just where this comes out onto 95. Drive-in movie. 2. Any place where sexual activity commonly occurs. Labels: slang Example: As relationships mature, the bedroom gets de-coupled from its former role as a passion pit and instead becomes a place to zonk out, watch TV or work. Example: Downstairs, it's The Nightclub - a large room with a funky semi-circular glowing blue bar, big comfy wall banquettes, a secluded circular passion pit in one corner, and a medium-size dance floor.
Word: F2L Part of Speech: noun 1. First two layers Labels: uncountable
Word: senton Part of Speech: noun 1. A variation of a splash in which a wrestler jumps, sometimes from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle, and lands back first on an opponent lying below. Example: Being an idiot, I just now realized that the highspot of choice for the cool chubby worker is the Senton (or Cannonball as Ouilette refers to it). Example: I guess at Smackdown one of the Hardy Boys pulls off a Senton Splash off the Big Show's shoulders.
Word: Mogor Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of Moghul. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Mogors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mogor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: laceratingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From lacerating + -ly. 1. In a manner that lacerates. Example: It occurred to me that if only I could hold up a mirror, we might glimpse in it a vision of ourselves - unexpected, ridiculous, sad, and quite laceratingly amusing.
Word: strippy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From strip + -y. 1. Sewn in vertical columns separated by bars of colour. Labels: not-comparable
Word: strippy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From strip + -y. 1. A quilt sewn in vertical columns separated by bars of colour.
Word: strippies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strippy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unstriped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + striped. 1. Not striped. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stripdown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from strip down. 1. The disassembly of a mechanical system into its separate components. Example: Before commencing the engine stripdown itself, ensure that you have the correct workshop manual for your particular machine.
Word: stripdowns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stripdown Labels: form-of, plural
Word: myrmecodomatium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From myrmeco- + domatium. 1. A domatium specifically adapted to the accommodation of ants.
Word: myrmecodomatia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of myrmecodomatium Labels: form-of, plural