nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Yau Tong Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 油塘 (jau⁴ tong⁴). Pronunciation: /ˈjaʊ ˈtɔŋ/, /ˈjaʊ ˈtɒŋ/ 1. An area of Kwun Tong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Example: When angry construction workers seeking unpaid wages stormed a site office in Yau Tong in July 2002, their violent clash with the police set alarm bells ringing in the corridors of power. Example: “When people see my work, they can respond because they can really feel it,” she said on a recent evening in Yau Tong, an industrial area in eastern Kowloon. “They feel that they’ve been understood.”
Word: Kwai Chung Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 葵涌 (kwai⁴ cung¹). 1. An area of Kwai Tsing district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: Lying close to Kowloon and facing onto the western approaches to Hong Kong Harbour, Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung were the obvious geographical areas for initial expansion. Example: The department continued to plan and build fire stations and ambulance depots to cope with the city's growing development and service needs and to adhere to the Government's policy of providing the fastest response possible to emergencies. During the year, a new fire station in Kowloon Tong and two ambulance depots in Mong Kok and Kwai Chung were commissioned.
Word: Tsuen Wan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 荃灣 (cyun⁴ waan¹). 1. An area and town in Tsuen Wan district, New Territories, Hong Kong. 2. A district of Hong Kong. Example: With the exception of Tsuen Wan (荃灣), the suburban area close to the City, the market towns, and a scatter of small new suburban settlements along the railway and roads, the overwhelming majority of the population, even in the 1950s, were still from the same clans as in 1898. Example: Tsuen Wan was one of Hong Kong’s most densely populated districts during the 1960s, thanks to migrant workers from the mainland arriving in the area to provide labour for the textile industry. The migrants also invested in property which helped the area to prosper. 3. A rural committee in Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing districts, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Word: Tuen Mun Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 屯門 (tyun⁴ mun⁴). 1. A district of Hong Kong. 2. An area and town in Tuen Mun district, New Territories, Hong Kong Example: In accommodating sites at Tuen Mun (Castle Peak) for about 500,000 people as a part of the government’s new housing requirements, it immediately became apparent that the overall target population for the town as a whole was likely to approach over one million (similar to that of the earlier Tsuen Wan scheme). Example: Last weekend, thousands of protesters rallied in the Hong Kong neighborhood of Tuen Mun against a group of middle-aged mainland women who they accused of causing a disturbance in the local park with loud singing and provocative dancing. 3. A rural committee in Tuen Mun district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Word: Yuen Long Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 元朗 (jyun⁴ long⁵) or an earlier variant. 1. An area and town in Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: On Sunday in Yuen Long, a part of the city near the overland border with China, a pro-Beijing group of a few hundred men dressed in white shirts entered the subway station and pummeled people with sticks and bats, targeting anti-government protesters returning from the march as well as journalists. Example: More than 100 men, wearing white T-shirts and wielding sticks and clubs, stormed the station in Yuen Long, on Hong Kong’s northwestern outskirts, and assaulted people, including passengers on a subway car. 2. A district of Hong Kong. Example: Each district is divided in turn into rural township units, which usually include from ten to thirty villages. In Yuen Long District, these smaller administrative units are called hsiang. Example: The wetland park is situated on the northern tip of Tin Shui Wan^([sic – meaning Tin Shui Wai]) in the Yuen Long District near the Chinese border.
Word: drop the hammer Part of Speech: verb 1. To take action. Labels: informal Example: Naturally, the Frat Boy and the Toadmeister decided to hold a contest to see who could “drop the hammer” with Pippi first.
Word: Tin Shui Wai Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 天水圍 /天水围 (tin¹ seoi² wai⁴). 1. An area and town in Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: The sole commercial site is in the town of Tin Shui Wai, in the northwestern New Territories, where the government hopes to boost the economy. The suburban high-rise town has been dubbed the "City of Tears" in local media because of its high rate of social problems. Example: Tin Shui Wai, also known as the “City of Sorrows”, is an area which gathers new immigrants from mainland China, low-income individuals, unemployed families living on welfare, and families living and coping with high stress.
Word: Sheung Shui Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 上水 (soeng⁶ seoi²). 1. An area and town in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: Fan Ling has produced no holder of senior official titles. It makes a remote claim to official status from the achievement of an ancestor in the Song dynasty, whose portrait decorates one of the matsheds set up at the ta-tsiu.³¹ However, in the nineteenth century, it was included among the five great clans of the Sheung Shui area and was accepted into the New Alliance of the Po Tak temple at Sheung Shui market, membership of which implied gentry status. Example: Although a slowing economy and campaigns against extravagant consumption by government officials have hurt most luxury shopping hubs in Hong Kong, business has been booming in the New Territories. This is especially true along the East Rail Line, which links China with Hong Kong and runs through Sheung Shui and the towns of Fanling, Tai Po and Sha Tin, all of which offer walking access to large malls.[…] One major initiative, the Northeast New Territories New Development Areas, involves building more than 60,000 apartments for about 175,000 people by 2022 and merging the towns of Sheung Shui and Fanling into a town of 500,000. It is projected to cost $15.5 billion. 2. A rural committee in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Word: Fanling Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 粉嶺 /粉岭 (fan² leng⁵). 1. An area and town in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: Although a slowing economy and campaigns against extravagant consumption by government officials have hurt most luxury shopping hubs in Hong Kong, business has been booming in the New Territories. This is especially true along the East Rail Line, which links China with Hong Kong and runs through Sheung Shui and the towns of Fanling, Tai Po and Sha Tin, all of which offer walking access to large malls.[…] One major initiative, the Northeast New Territories New Development Areas, involves building more than 60,000 apartments for about 175,000 people by 2022 and merging the towns of Sheung Shui and Fanling into a town of 500,000. It is projected to cost $15.5 billion. Example: Fanling in the New Territories was once a rural outpost, but it has quickly developed into an area with a mix of high rises and low-density developments. 2. A rural committee in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Word: Tai Po Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 大埔 (daai⁶ bou³). 1. An area and town in Tai Po district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: Although there is very little information in either their written or oral records about how Ho Chung was settled, it is interesting that the immigrant Wai-Pun was discriminated against in Tai Po, a market town dominated by Cantonese, and that his son moved to Cheung Shue Tan, a large Hakka village, two kilometers southeast of Tai Po. Example: On Friday, police found body parts in an apartment near Tai Po, in Hong Kong’s outlying New Territories. 2. A district of Hong Kong. Example: It was after dark on a Tuesday evening in December 2017 when the vans pulled onto Island House Lane, a placid side street of residential complexes and community garden plots in the suburban Tai Po district.[…] The pangolin’s value has increased with its rarity — the shipment seized in Tai Po had a street value of around $300,000. Example: A 19-year-old was left seriously wounded after being attacked near the “Lennon Wall” pro-democracy message board in Tai Po on Saturday afternoon.[…] Police said the case was classified as wounding, and was under investigation by the District Investigation Team of Tai Po District. 3. A rural committee in Tai Po district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Word: Sha Tin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 沙田 (saa¹ tin⁴). 1. An area and town in Sha Tin district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: The demonstration in the Sha Tin area of the New Territories, a region of Hong Kong not far from the border with mainland China, came one day after clashes broke out between police officers and protesters in a Hong Kong border town. Example: Hundreds of protesters gathered at New Town Plaza, a multistory shopping mall in the Sha Tin district. 2. A district of Hong Kong. Example: The decline of the DP’s success rate was attributable to a number of factors, including (1) the shift of some DP incumbents to competition in other geographical constituencies, (2) the mutual distrust between some DP candidates and the local residents, and (3) the strong performance of the opponents of the DP candidates, especially the DAB candidates.³ Examples showing the failure of DP incumbents changing their constituencies included Ng Wing-fai in Yau Tsim Mong district and Ho Suk-ping in the Shatin district.⁴ 3. A rural committee in Sha Tin district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Word: Sai Kung Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 西貢 /西贡 (sai¹ gung³). 1. A town in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: In Hong Kong, Dickson Fu left work early to watch the eclipse from a seaside promenade in the Sai Kung neighborhood. 2. An area of Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: A number of villages have been given a new lease of life. In the former Hakka village of Sheung Yiu in Sai Kung, the biggest house has been turned into a museum. Originally from mainland China, many Hakkas moved to Hong Kong in the 17th century, where they established fishing and farming villages, mostly in the New Territories. Example: Eight village houses and some temporary structures in Kai Hang Tun village in Sai Kung lost stable water supply on November 14, and the problem remained unresolved as of Wednesday, the Post learned. 3. A peninsula in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: Reaching Taiwan would mean traversing Chinese territorial waters that surround Hong Kong. Hours after they embarked from the verdant Sai Kung Peninsula on the morning of Aug. 23, their speedboat was seized by China's Guangdong coast guard bureau about 50 miles southeast of their departure point. 4. A district of Hong Kong. Example: On Monday, many commenters on social media blamed the whale’s death on sightseers who had flocked to the area over the past two weeks after the whale was discovered in waters off Sai Kung, a district known for its hiking trails and beaches. 5. A rural committee in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Word: EFSA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of European Food Safety Authority. Labels: EU, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Tseung Kwan O Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 將軍澳 (zoeng¹ gwan¹ ou³). 1. An area and town in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: Separately, a recently completed consultancy study has recommended the provision of 22 ha of land in the southeastern part of Hong Kong at Tseung Kwan O for deep waterfront industries, high value-added chemical processing, and manufacturing of bulk chemical storage facilities. Example: Next Media said two entryways to its headquarters in Hong Kong’s Tseung Kwan O neighborhood were hit with firebombs around 1 a.m. Monday. At about the same time, a masked man got out of a car outside Mr. Lai’s home in the Ho Man Tin neighborhood and threw a firebomb at the sidewalk outside the gate. Two cars suspected of being those used in the attacks were later found burning in nearby areas of Kowloon. 2. A bay in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: 9. Port Shelter. Good anchorage for any size of ships. Chiefly useful as being deep close to shore, and divided from Tseung Kwan O by a small neck of land ¼ miles wide.
Word: oilspot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of oil spot. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The introduction of a high metallic oxide may produce lustrous specks known as an oilspot glaze. This 14 inch high bottle, fired to cone 10 in an electric kiln, has oilspots on a chartreuse glaze. Example: A project starts in one district, or a group of contiguous districts or communes, and expands into contiguous locales, forming either an ever-expanding circle (oilspot) or a continuous path (vector). […] There are many advantages to concentrating all rural development activities in one oilspot or vector.
Word: oilspots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oilspot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Un Long Part of Speech: name Etymology: From an earlier romanisation Ün Long. 1. Alternative form of Yuen Long. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The Puntis speak the dialect commonly known as Cantonese. Their population amounts to 64,140, and is contained in 161 villages. They chiefly inhabit the valleys , especially those drained by the Sham Chun and Ün Long rivers. Example: a length of the main road between Castle Peak and Un Long was tar-painted for a distance of two miles[…] Taipo Market and Un Long were surfaced, kerbed and channelled in front of new houses.
Word: Puntis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Punti Labels: form-of, plural Example: The Puntis speak the dialect commonly known as Cantonese. Their population amounts to 64,140, and is contained in 161 villages. They chiefly inhabit the valleys , especially those drained by the Sham Chun and Ün Long rivers.
Word: just gone Part of Speech: adv 1. A small time after Labels: not-comparable Example: Now it's time for the news at just gone half past eight.
Word: A Kung Ngam Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 阿公岩 (aa³ gung¹ ngaam⁴). 1. An area and village in Shau Kei Wan, Eastern district, Hong Kong. Example: From late November through the end of the year, gongs, drums, and firecrackers sounded continuously, from the Tam Kung Temple at A Kung Ngam in the north to the Man Mo Temple on Hollywood Road and the Goddess of Mercy Temple on Mount Taiping Street in the west, from the Temple of Mazu at Stanley in the south to Dawang Temple on Wan Chai Road in the east. Example: At the A Kung Ngam village in Shau Kei Wan, residents on Wednesday told the Post about the pain they felt over losing the woman, 58, who had lived in the area all her life.
Word: Pak Sha Wan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 白沙灣 /白沙湾. 1. Name of various bays in Hong Kong: Example: Two men drowned in separate incidents while engaging in water sports in Hong Kong’s Sai Kung on Sunday. In the first incident, a 67-year-old man was part of a group of 28 people who took a boat trip from Pak Sha Wan. He was reported missing while swimming around the boat at a spot 250 metres (820 feet) off Tai Long Sai Wan and was later found unconscious on a nearby rocky beach. 2. Name of various bays in Hong Kong: Example: There was a 6-inch coastal battery at Pak Sha Wan, a 6-inch howitzer battery at Sai Wan and a 3-inch AA battery at Sai Wan Hill. 3. Name of various bays in Hong Kong:
Word: Mount Nicholson Part of Speech: name Etymology: Perhaps named after Lieutenant W.C.A. Nicholson. 1. A peak in Wan Chai district, Hong Kong. Example: Meanwhile the Grenadiers, preparatory to the dawn attack, had been ordered to occupy a forward position astride Mount Nicholson. Example: One spring morning in May 1968, the wealthy residents of Jardine's Lookout in their palatial villas and Government Servants in their comfortable quarters on Mount Nicholson woke up to discover, to their astonishment, that they were now living in Wanchai.
Word: Mount Cameron Part of Speech: name Etymology: Perhaps named after William Gordon Cameron. 1. A peak in Wan Chai district, Hong Kong. Example: Widely distributed on Hong Kong Island and in the Territories. Mount Cameron, the hills above the Tai-tam reservoirs, Mount Violet and Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island are particularly favoured localities. Example: The Japanese bombed centers of resistance on Mount Davis (1), at Aberdeen (2) and on Mount Cameron (3). Severe fighting was reported in the vicinity of the race course (4).
Word: Mount Gough Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough. 1. A peak in Central and Western district, Hong Kong. Example: 2. Polygata arillata, Hamilt.–Wight et Arn. Prod. vol. i. p.39. Very rare. A shrub on Mount Gough, and another on Mount Victoria (since destroyed by the Chinese), were all that had been seen. Example: I was instructed to deliver the 6-inch How shells and cartridges to the gun positions at Mount Austin and Mount Gough. I arrived at Aberdeen headquarters, where the lorries with loading parties and guards were waiting.
Word: Marbs Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Marbella + -s (hypocoristic suffix). 1. Marbella Labels: informal
Word: Mount Kellett Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Henry Kellett. 1. A peak in Central and Western district, Hong Kong. Example: An addition or alternative from the Peak Tram building is the 2½ mile run around Mount Kellett. Example: After quickly loading, I arranged with Capt Otway that I take the lorries loaded with 3.7-inch and 4.5-inch shell to Mount Kellett and Sanatorium gun positions and that he move the last three lorries loaded with 6-inch How ammunition to a rendezvous point, near the vicinity of the Government Dairy Farm situated at Pokfulam, where I was to return and collect the lorries to deliver the ammunition to the gun positions at Mount Austin and Mount Gough.
Word: open, sesame Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of open sesame. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: As we come to the gate (the guy driving says, “Open, sesame”—really!), it swings open to reveal a 20-foot-high wall-of-water fountain and a broad avenue lined with palm trees. Example: He said a boisterous “Open, sesame” and the door swung wide.
Word: QRDR Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of quinolone resistance-determining region. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: porkpie hats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of porkpie hat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Government Hill Part of Speech: name 1. A hill in Central, Central and Western district, Hong Kong. Example: The western part of the island is likewise divided from the centre by two ravines, both running from the same eminence - the one to the south terminating in a small undulating piece of country, on which the village of Pok-foo-lum is situated; other to the north, where it spreads out and forms Government Hill and the small flat beneath. Example: The buildings, erected around 1843, housed the first government offices on the 'Government Hill', between Lower Albert Road, seen on the right, and Battery Path below. 2. The Former Central Government Offices of the Government of Hong Kong. Labels: metonymically Example: Following the relocation of Central Government Offices from Government Hill in Central, the 1,000-square-metre site became the focal point of protests against the national education curriculum and the government’s denial of a free-to-air licence to broadcaster HKTV. Example: The west wing of “Government Hill” was proposed to be demolished to give way to high-rise office buildings.The protesters thought that no matter how dull it was, the “Government Hill” had witnessed a piece of Hong Kong history after the war and should be preserved totally.
Word: brickearth Part of Speech: noun 1. A wind-blown dust deposited under extremely cold, dry, periglacial or postglacial conditions.
Word: having a moment Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of have a moment Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: return back Part of Speech: verb 1. To return (something). Labels: nonstandard, transitive Example: Please complete this form and return back to me by next Monday.
Word: Victoria Peak Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Queen Victoria. 1. A mountain in Central and Western district, Hong Kong. Example: Widely distributed on Hong Kong Island and in the Territories. Mount Cameron, the hills above the Tai-tam reservoirs, Mount Violet and Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island are particularly favoured localities. Example: For non-hikers, this tram, in operation since 1888, takes passengers from the bottom of Hong Kong Island’s Central neighborhood up 1,312 feet on Victoria Peak, the island’s highest mountain.
Word: Opua Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Māori. 1. A coastal settlement in the Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand.
Word: Bay of Islands Part of Speech: name 1. A bay in Far North District, on the east coast of Northland, New Zealand, which as the name suggests, contains some islands. 2. A bay on the west coast of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Word: capreolines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of capreoline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: explaning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of explane Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: explaned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of explane Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: takigyo Part of Speech: noun 1. A Japanese practice of meditate under a cold waterfall. Labels: uncountable
Word: slitmouth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From slit + mouth. 1. A terrestrial snail of the eastern US, of genus Stenotrema.
Word: pillsnail Part of Speech: noun 1. A terrestrial snail of the eastern US, genus Euchemotrema.
Word: liptooth Part of Speech: noun 1. A North American terrestrial snail of the genus Daedalochila or Linisa.
Word: bristly mouse Part of Speech: noun 1. A small, spiny-furred rodent of South America, genus Neacomys.
Word: bristly mice Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bristly mouse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ARMD Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of age-related macular degeneration. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: heartthrobby Part of Speech: adj 1. Being or resembling a heartthrob (attractive male celebrity).
Word: Lavandera Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Lavandera. 1. A surname from Spanish
Word: biguanidines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biguanidine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bijus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biju Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bikini tops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bikini top Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bill discounters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bill discounter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: billanders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of billander Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bill-discounters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bill-discounter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jarred Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew], variant of Jared.
Word: star base Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From star + base, denoting a starshaped basal structure. 1. A base for furniture, where multiple arms radiate out from a central post that supports the furniture.
Word: star base Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From star + base, denoting a base (such as a military base or a base camp) among the stars. 1. Alternative form of starbase. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: repeate Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of repeat. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: To redreſſe which default (the poore in all places beeing in penurie) I haue vndertaken to be their Solicitour, vnto all manner of perſons, which ought in equitie either to ſupply them, or to prouide that ſuch as make default (being well able) may bee compelled thereunto by further authoritie front the Almightie, if this gentle motion in the words precedent will not preuaile, which heere I will repeate and explane vnto them, (by Gods aſſiſtance) Example: King by your leaue, for in your kingſhippe I muſt leaue you, and repeate how from white to redde you camelionized.
Word: repeates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of repeate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Far North Part of Speech: name 1. A territorial authority of Northland, New Zealand, the northernmost in the country; in full, Far North District. 2. A region of South Australia, extending across the entire width of the state for approximately the northernmost 750 kilometres (470 miles).
Word: limboes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of limbo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Almightie Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete spelling of Almighty. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: […] I therefore for my Part, and the Name of all the other Brethren and true Chriſtians, who will be participant with me, take God to Record of the Dealing of that provincial Aſſemblie, and this Aſſemblie General; proteſting alſo before the Almightie, his holy Angels, and Saints here convened, that I have no Aſſurance in God’s Word to my Conſcience, to aſſent, allow or approve this his Abſolviture: And therefore until the Time I perceive his Converſion to be true and effectual, I cannot but hold him as one juſtly delivered to Satan, notwithſtanding of the ſaid Abſolvitur. Example: even th’Almightie selfe she did maligne, / Because to man so mercifull he was, / And unto all his creatures so benigne, / Sith she her selfe was of his grace indigne […]
Word: prevailes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of prevaile Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: 3V Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of threevee. Labels: alt-of, alternative, no-plural Example: I turned on the 3V and got the tailend of the news, slumped down in the tub and listened with half an ear, too lazy to change channels.
Word: earthgirl Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Earthgirl. Labels: alt-of Example: Lucy and Nicole began the story and it involved two lovely earthgirls and a handsome earthman named Blake, […]
Word: earthgirls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of earthgirl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: earthie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Earthie. Labels: alt-of Example: On Earth nobody listens to marsies. On Mars, nobody listens to earthies. Makes you wonder what we're doing fighting on the same side, don't it?
Word: earthies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of earthie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: renarrative Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːˈnæ.ɹə.tɪv/ 1. Inferential; pertaining to the inferential mood. Labels: not-comparable
Word: renarrative Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːˈnæ.ɹə.tɪv/ 1. The inferential mood. Labels: often, with-definite-article
Word: fanarchist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of fan + anarchist. 1. A fan who rejects organized fandom, often as being motivated by anarchist thought. Labels: slang Example: During the 1950s Dave was active in the Fanarchist crowd—those largely New York fans who avoided both fannish and mundane politics on the grounds that fanning should be fun.
Word: fanarchists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fanarchist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fanarchistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fanarchist (“a fan who rejects organized fandom, often as being motivated by anarchist thought”) + -ic. 1. Characteristic of a fanarchist; rejecting organized fandom. Labels: slang Example: I am particularly struck with your underlying attitude that all these projects must be sponsored by the NFFF or some similar organization in order to be successful. Now I realise that my own personal fanarchistic attitude may perhaps be coloring my views, but I honestly cannot see the utility of the NFFF in such a connection.
Word: fankind Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fan + -kind, possible punning on mankind. 1. Fans collectively. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: As most of you are, I'm sure, award, Harry [Broertjes] and his LEGION OUTPOST are well known throughout fankind.
Word: filksinging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of filk + singing. 1. The act of singing filk songs ("songs about or inspired by science fiction, fantasy, horror, science, etc."). Labels: slang, uncountable Example: A closer examination of one specific evening of filksinging (the Friday night session of Philcon 1989) will allow a more concrete discussion of how a conception of cultural inclusion and social integration has been structured into the filking process.
Word: Nawalapitiya Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Kandy district, Central Province, Sri Lanka.
Word: fantascience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek φανταστικός (phantastikós)bor. Late Latin phantasticusbor. Middle French fantastiquebor. English fantastic Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin scientialbor. Old French sciencebor. Middle English science English science blend ▲ Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantázō) ▲ Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς (phắntăsĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía)bor. Latin phantasia Old French fantasiebor. Middle English fantasie English fantasy ▲ English science blend English fantascience Blend of fantastic + science or fantasy + science. 1. A genre of fiction which combines scientific and fantastic elements. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: Silent Running is a myth anchored in materialism and realism, despite its fantascience trappings.
Word: discuss about Part of Speech: verb 1. To discuss (something). Labels: nonstandard, transitive
Word: Badulla Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sinhalese බදුල්ල (badulla). 1. A city and district, the capital of Uva Province, Sri Lanka.
Word: gyrocab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gyro- + cab under the influence of autogyro etc. 1. Synonym of aircab, a flying taxi, particularly a helicab or autogyro taxi. Example: They were not there waiting for her, after all. She came upon them getting out of a gyrocab just as she emerged from the tubes a on to street level. The gyrocabbie, wide-eyed, gazed after his fares for a moment, then hovered upward and away.
Word: Bellovian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Bellow + -ian. 1. Of, resembling, or characteristic of, American writer Saul Bellow (1915–2005). Example: The obvious dangers inherent in the Nietzchean^([sic]) view of the superman in love with his fate we are by now well aware of; but let us take stock of the danger implicit in the Bellovian view, which is the debasement of the ideal of good-will into the blind alley of a mindless acquiescence. Example: Augie’s complaint is diagnosed as moha, opposition of the finite, a curious complaint which is the beginning of Augie and of all the other Bellovian protagonists.
Word: gyrocabs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gyrocab Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wandsworth Common Part of Speech: name 1. A suburb and urban greenspace in the borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2773).
Word: pay scale Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of payscale. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pay scales Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pay scale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Isaianic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Isaian + -ic. 1. Synonym of Isaian (“of or relating to the Biblical Isaiah”). Labels: rare
Word: magisteriology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From magisterium + -ology. 1. Theology of the magisterium, i.e. the teaching authority of the church. More precisely the study of how to interpret the teachings of the church. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: These studies have not pointed out these errors and inadequacies in order to discredit the hierarchical magisterium but rather to make possible a realistic magisteriology that will properly reflect the true nature of the teaching and witnessing of the Church. Example: It is also a necessary corrective today for the absolute tutiorism [rigorism] implicit in much of the oracular magisteriology which still abides at every level of the church.
Word: Methuselaic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Methuselah + -ic, patterned after Mosaic. 1. Synonym of Methuselan.
Word: Methuselan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Methuselah + -an. 1. Pertaining to Methuselah or something associated with him (such as very long-lived stars).
Word: whuffie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author Cory Doctorow in the novel Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (2003). Popularized by Tara Hunt in the non-fiction book The Whuffie Factor (2009). Pronunciation: /ˈwʌfi/, /ˈʍʌfi/ 1. A type of social capital or reputation, especially within an online community. Labels: Internet, neologism, uncountable Example: On the photo-sharing site Flickr, for example, your whuffie might go up with the number of photos you post, the tags you place on photos, the helpful comments you make about other people's photos, the number of useful galleries you create, and so on.
Word: Buffalo Trace Part of Speech: name 1. A cluster of tracks of compressed dirt left by migrating American bison in Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois, later used by settlers. Example: The most prominent overland path through the area was the Buffalo Trace, a cluster of trails running from the prairies of Illinois to salt licks in northern and central Kentucky. Example: These paths, called the Buffalo Trace, used by Native Americans and became premier travel route for early settlers and military.
Word: plus minus Part of Speech: noun 1. A sports statistic measuring a player's impact, equal to the difference between their team's total scoring versus their opponent's when the player is in the game. 2. A sports statistic calculated as the number of goals scored in all league matches minus the number of goals conceded.
Word: QNA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Qatar News Agency. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: QNA Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Q and A. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fidget-bottom Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who is constantly fidgeting Labels: colloquial
Word: foot-strut split Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfʊt ˈstrʌt ˌsplɪt/, /ˈfʊt ˈstrʊt ˌsplɪt/ 1. a phonemic split affecting most modern varieties of English (with the exception of most accents of Northern England and the English Midlands, along with some accents of North Wales and Ireland) in which the phoneme /ʊ/, which occurs in both foot and strut in accents without the split, is separated into two phonemes: /ʌ/ in words like strut and cut and /ʊ/ in words like foot and put.
Word: protopresbyter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Greek πρωτοπρεσβύτερος (protopresvýteros). By surface analysis, proto- (“first”) + presbyter. 1. An archpriest or, in the Russian Orthodox tradition, a non-monastic priest ranking higher yet than an archpriest.
Word: protopresbyters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of protopresbyter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: island of automation Part of Speech: noun 1. A stand-alone automation system
Word: Japan clover Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Japanese clover. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Japanese clover Part of Speech: noun 1. annual lespedeza, common lespedeza, Japanese bush-clover, Japanese lespedeza, striate lespedeza (Kummerowia striata, syn. Lespedeza striata)
Word: Japanese millet Part of Speech: noun 1. Japanese barnyard millet, white millet (Echinochloa esculenta) Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Indian barnyard millet, Siberian millet, white panicum (Echinochloa frumentacea) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Jedda Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Jeddah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Jiddah Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Jeddah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: job lock Part of Speech: noun 1. The inability of an employee to freely leave a job because doing so will result in the loss of employee benefits.
Word: job club Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of people who help each other to find employment
Word: jibsheet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jib + sheet. 1. The sheet (rope) used to control the jib (sail). Example: Release the line by pulling down and unfurl the jib by pulling on the two jibsheets.
Word: jibsheets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jibsheet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ink-jet printer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of inkjet printer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ink-cap Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of inkcap. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ink-jet printers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ink-jet printer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ink-caps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ink-cap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inside lane Part of Speech: noun 1. The slow lane. 2. The lane closest to the inside of the track.
Word: inside lanes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inside lane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: imperial moth Part of Speech: noun 1. A moth, Eacles imperialis
Word: imperial moths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of imperial moth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: indigo bird Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of indigobird. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: indigo birds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indigo bird Labels: form-of, plural
Word: industry-wide Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of industrywide. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: howe'er Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of however. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: howl down Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of shout down.
Word: human error Part of Speech: noun 1. a mistake made by a human, as opposed to a machine, or natural occurrences Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The report blames the explasion on human error.
Word: hung-over Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of hungover. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: identification card Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of identity card.
Word: identification cards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of identification card Labels: form-of, plural
Word: house-hunt Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of searching for a house to purchase or rent. Example: Laura uses her money to keep her doors tightly shut and her privacy intact. Of course, this is never completely possible. When challenged about her relationship with Jane by a real estate agent during their house-hunt in the suburbs, Laura says that the two of them are sisters. Jane gets angry at Laura for lying.
Word: house-hunt Part of Speech: verb 1. To search for a house to purchase or rent. Labels: intransitive Example: He was in London at the end of August house hunting[.]
Word: hospitality box Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of executive box.
Word: horse nettle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of horsenettle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: horse nettles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of horse nettle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hemp nettle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hemp-nettle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fetish bean Part of Speech: noun 1. The sausage tree.
Word: try'na Part of Speech: contraction 1. Alternative form of tryna. Labels: alt-of, alternative, contraction
Word: metacrap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meta- + crap. The "metadata" sense was coined by Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author Cory Doctorow in 2001. 1. Metatheory, metanalysis, and other meta disciplines. Labels: derogatory, uncountable Example: In art, as in language, “cutting out the metacrap” means to get at the “core” meaning beneath the “superficial form” of a work; what it seems to be is different from what it means. Example: Clearly the layers of pretense and self-awareness and metacrap are thick. 2. Low-quality or unreliable metadata. Labels: Internet, derogatory, uncountable Example: People who refer to the metacrap argument are generally advocating “letting the software sort it out” instead of asking people to explicitly tag everything before making any contribution. Example: More formally we can say that the metadata is fragile or inconsistent. More forcefully this has been described as 'metacrap'.
Word: Aegaean Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Aegean. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Aegaean Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Aegean. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Aegaean Sea Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Aegean Sea. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Ægæan Sea Part of Speech: name 1. Archaic spelling of Aegean Sea. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: High West Part of Speech: name 1. A peak in Central and Western district, Hong Kong. Example: Helicina Hungerfordiana, von Mildff. Found at High West (Hongkong) by Dr. Hungerford, Dr. von Müllendorff, and the writer; at Tung-chow (near Macao) by Dr. Hungerford and self. Example: On the 22nd of January a single bird was seen to pass low over Mount Kellett. Over the western slopes it was attacked and mobbed by four Kites as it crossed their nesting ground, and the five birds wheeled round one another for two or three minutes; the Eagle occasionally giving a series of seven or eight yelps, while the Kites were screaming with rage. The pursuit was abandoned as the Eagle passed over High West.
Word: flag-selling Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of raising money by a registered charity on a flag day. Labels: Hong-Kong
Word: Schneier's law Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined by Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author Cory Doctorow in a 2004 speech with reference to a 1998 quote from security expert Bruce Schneier. 1. An informal law holding that anyone can create a security system they cannot personally break. Example: This is especially true if you want to design security systems and not just implement them. Remember Schneier’s Law: “Any person can invent a security system so clever that she or he can’t think of how to break it.” Example: RSA was one of the few fundamental encryption protocols that had not succumbed to Schneier's law in more than thirty years.
Word: Schneier's Law Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of Schneier's law. Labels: alt-of
Word: flag bag Part of Speech: noun 1. A bag for collecting donations on flag day. Labels: Hong-Kong
Word: Aegean Islands Part of Speech: name 1. A group of islands in the Aegean Sea. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: LazyWeb Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of lazyweb. Labels: alt-of Example: Some might want a little widget for their weblog that does something cool. Talk about it online for a bit—through the magical power of the LazyWeb—and they may well get it. Example: There was another point of danah’s I wanted to respond to, but yesterday’s post had gotten quite long enough, and in any case, I had a slightly different take in mind for this, including a LazyWeb request at the end, relating to this image:[…] It's damn slow, and should in any case be either a bookmarklet (O LazyWeb, hear my plea…) […]
Word: Graveson Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A commune in Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Word: ha, ha Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of ha ha. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Ha, ha, come you here, this fellow in the ſellerige, / Here conſent to ſweare. Example: 'Ha, ha, Patie lad!' quo Bessie Elliot, a free-spoken Liddesdale hempy, 'there's a wife com'd for ye the night, Patie lad.'
Word: fold mountain Part of Speech: noun 1. A mountain created when two tectonic plates collide into each other.
Word: bra inserts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bra insert Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of eate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: eateing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of eate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: enbians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of enbian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fembies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of femby Labels: form-of, plural
Word: speakes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of speake Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: speakeing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of speake Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sayeing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of saye Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Ma'an Part of Speech: name 1. A city and governorate south-west of Amman, Jordan. 2. A town in Hama governorate, Syria.
Word: receaving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of receave Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: receaved Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of receave Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: vexeing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of vexe Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rosted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rost Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: lernean Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the family (Lernaeidae) of parasitic crustaceans found attached to fishes and other marine animals. Example: Crustacea.—Embryos are often dissimilar from the adult form. The most conspicuous of these is the larva (Zoe) of the Decapoda, and the active zoeform young of Cirripedia (barnacles) and Lernæacea (lerneans).
Word: lerneans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lernean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Conan Doylean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Conan Doyle + -an. 1. Resembling or characteristic of British writer and physician Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930), who created the character Sherlock Holmes. Example: Connie, at great length and with great patience, explained the difference between Conan Doylean and Shakespearian heroes. Example: For a while I smoked away making rings in the air and then attempted a Conan Doylean approach. Necessarily a poor imitator of Sherlock Holmes, I said, ‘If I’m not mistaken, you’re not only rich but rolling in affluence. You make even your shortest trips in a car—you’re not used to going around on foot. You travel by air instead of boarding a train and when passing a night outside home, your place is a five-star hotel, not a railway retiring room. Right?’
Word: blogiversary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of blog + anniversary. 1. The anniversary of one's first blog post. Example: Blog soon begat a whole new generation of techno-neologisms in the blogosphere, where bloggers compile blogrolls, celebrate blogiversaries and suffer from blogorrhea. Example: When it comes around again, write a post celebrating your blogiversary..
Word: blogiversaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blogiversary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 'gator Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gator. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It was bad enough for white people, but when one of your own color could be so different it put you on a wonder. It was like seeing your sister turn into a ’gator. Example: On the opposite bank was a fresh ’gator wallow. The mud had been packed smooth where they turned and rolled their hard bodies. Penny dropped to his haunches behind a buttonwood bush.
Word: 'gators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 'gator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Copythorne Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3014).
Word: Bonifaz Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Spanish.