nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: 8x8x8 Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of 8 wheel steering with 8 drive wheels on 8 wheels (“an eight-wheeled vehicle with eight-wheel drive and eight-wheeled steering, each wheel has powered drive, and each axle is steerable”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: 8x8x8s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 8x8x8 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: micing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪ.kɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of mic Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: She was micing up for the interview.
Word: stupidass Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stupid + -ass. 1. very stupid Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: stupidass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stupid + -ass. 1. A person lacking intelligence. Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: Mathathias Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Mattathias. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Mathathias.
Word: Matthathias Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Mattathias. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Matthathias.
Word: mukhabarat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Mukhabarat. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Leading Jordanian exponents of the Salafi-jihadi world view, such as Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi, are now behind bars or silent, fearing arrest by the powerful mukhabarat secret police.
Word: explosive belt Part of Speech: noun 1. A belt packed with explosives and armed with a detonator, worn by a suicide bomber. Example: The threat the most radical of them pose is evidently far greater at home than abroad: in one characteristically slick and chilling Isis video – entitled “a message to the Jordanian tyrant” – a smiling, long-haired young man in black pats the explosive belt round his waist as he burns his passport and his fellow fighters praise the memory of Zarqawi, who was killed in Iraq in 2006.
Word: suicide vest Part of Speech: noun 1. A vest packed with explosives and armed with a detonator, worn by suicide bombers.
Word: suicide belt Part of Speech: noun 1. A belt packed with explosives and armed with a detonator, worn by suicide bombers.
Word: spreadly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From spread (adjective) + -ly. 1. In a spread out or widespread manner; widely. Example: Flower white, or slightly tinged with straw-colour, edged with crimson, spreadly open very much when full blown. Example: Moreover they are spreadly diffused and, in comparison with mainframes, they allow an easy direct access to system resources.
Word: angel-lore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From angel + lore. 1. The knowledge, doctrine, study, or history of angels. Labels: uncountable Example: We may readily believe this when we learn that every single thing on earth, animate or inanimate, from man through all of creation, birds and beasts, trees and brooks, even to the last blade of grass, owns its angelic representative above. This is the heart of the angel-lore. Example: [...] the origin and meaning of the name Sam and only one person knew, meaning it was not common knowledge—I asked a cohort of people who actually knew something about angel lore if they had ever heard of an angel named Sophia.
Word: Iraqibacter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Iraqi + -bacter. From Blend of Iraqi + translingual Acinetobacter due to the instances of infection of US military service personnel serving in Iraq by this bacteria. 1. Synonym of Acinetobacter baumannii. Labels: US, slang, uncountable
Word: kratocracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos, “strength, might”) + -cracy. 1. A government established by the forceful or cunning seizure of power and maintained by strength. Example: […] as the cover for plutocracy is replaced by timocracy and by the one-man kratocracy which we call dictatorship. Example: To many outside observers, Turkey is a unique country that seems perpetually balancing on a steep precipice between kratocracy and democracy, between Islam and capitalism, or even more melodramatically, between East and West.
Word: angelly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English aungelly, angely, angelich, from Old English ænġellīċ, enġellīċ, enġlelīċ (“resembling an angel; angelic”), from Proto-West Germanic *angilalīk, equivalent to angel + -ly. Compare angely. 1. Of, relating to, or resembling an angel; angellike; angelic. Labels: informal Example: Poor Grandy reached up too high and young for a floaty Eddie-hit lob, almost as high as to the angelly place, up he went, up and up and then down (him being no longer a young man but a creaky old one). Example: She provides the angelly voice, yes, but you bring plenty to the table, too. After all, there are undoubtedly lots of females out there who sing as well as your wife.
Word: give ground Part of Speech: verb 1. To retreat. Example: Those male moose at the southeast arm didn't frighten very much when we docked to fly-fish one day. One was so scared of us he just walked toward us and snorted. We gave ground. 2. To yield an advantage. Labels: figuratively
Word: farmly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From farm + -ly. 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a farm; farmlike. Labels: nonstandard Example: Mary & John McDormant, country gentlemen residing in farmly surroundings of gt beauty near Piute Falls, Chicago. When I arrive up there I observe chicken & duck-rooster swimming in ponds amidst Nature doing so very prettily everywheres. Example: Lastly, I'd like to take my case to the American people on what we call farmly values — family values — [laughter] — not in a contentious sense.
Word: anaclitically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From anaclitic + -ally. 1. In an anaclitic manner.
Word: suspicional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From suspicion + -al. 1. Relating to suspicion. Labels: not-comparable Example: These states alternated with fits of emotional mobility and suspicional tenderness.
Word: pseudocommunity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pseudo- + community. 1. A group of people who appear to be a community but between whom there is no genuine commonality or depth of interaction.
Word: pseudocommunities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pseudocommunity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: somaticize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From somatic + -ize. 1. To make somatic; to convert (psychological issues) into bodily symptoms. Labels: transitive
Word: somaticized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of somaticize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: somaticizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of somaticize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: somaticizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of somaticize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: kratocracies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kratocracy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: syntagmic Part of Speech: adj 1. syntagmatic
Word: sarissae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sarissa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sarisa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sarissa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sarisae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sarisa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sarisas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sarisa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kikayon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew קִיקָיוֹן (kikayón). 1. A plant mentioned in the Book of Jonah, where it provides shade; possibly a gourd or a castor bean/castor oil plant.
Word: kikayons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kikayon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soundingboards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soundingboard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: startracker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From star + tracker. 1. An optical device that measures the positions of stars using photocells or a camera.
Word: startrackers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of startracker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: syntagmatite Part of Speech: noun 1. A basaltic variety of hornblende. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: syntagmatites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of syntagmatite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dehighlight Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + highlight. 1. To remove a selection highlight from. Labels: transitive
Word: unhighlight Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + highlight. 1. To remove a selection highlight from. Labels: transitive
Word: dehighlighted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dehighlight Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dehighlights Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dehighlight Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dehighlighting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dehighlight Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unhighlights Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unhighlight Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unhighlighting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unhighlight Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unhighlighted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unhighlight Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unhighlighted Part of Speech: adj 1. Not highlighted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: rubber-hose cryptanalysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Referring to the use of a rubber hose as a weapon to beat somebody with. 1. The extraction of cryptographic secrets by coercion or torture. Labels: euphemistic, uncountable Example: We have shown that GNUnet is vulnerable to rubber-hose cryptanalysis, but we additionally have presented an efficient content filter for GNUnet. If content filtering is legally enforced, censoring GNUnet is possible at a very large scale. Example: Catherine scooted out of the way, giving Terry access to the keyboard. With a labored sigh, Terry began searching the encrypted text. “I could try a ciphertext-only attack,” he mumbled to no one in particular. “Then again,” he glared at the attacker and continued, “I could always try rubber-hose cryptanalysis.” He thought for a moment. “I don't need a total break; I'm only interested in information deduction. Let me check the swap file.”
Word: heat rash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1885-90. Pronunciation: /ˈhit ˌɹæʃ/ 1. Any of various heat-related rashes, including some forms of miliaria and vasculitis. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: stone broke Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stone (“absolutely, completely”) + broke, probably under the influence of earlier expressions such as hard up. 1. Synonym of broke: without any money. Labels: not-comparable, slang Example: Stone-broke P... völlig zu Grunde gerichtet. Example: Naples wasn't exactly short of nobility... Some were stone broke.
Word: stone-broke Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of stone broke. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stony-broke Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of stony broke. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: shagless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shag + -less. 1. Without sexual intercourse. Labels: UK, not-comparable, slang Example: Consequently, as I didn't much fancy shagging someone's granny or risking getting arrested by hitting on a schoolgirl ― indisputably gorgeous though some of them were ― I had gone shagless for the past few months. Example: If you get some chain letter that's threatening to leave you shagless or luckless for the rest of your life, delete it.
Word: femcirc Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. 1. Abbreviation of female circumcision. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, informal, rare, uncountable Example: We've banned femcirc. As a matter of fact, you can't even make a prick to female genitalia without getting arrested under this law.
Word: Eurofizz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Euro- + fizz. 1. Overly fizzy and bland-tasting European lager. Labels: derogatory, informal, uncountable Example: Well, at a time when every other real ale was either copper, dark copper, very dark brown or almost black, the appearance of this bright, bubbly blonde that wasn't the 'real beer' drinker's hated enemy, lager (also known as Euro-fizz), Exmoor Gold was a revelation.
Word: bicycle roundabout Part of Speech: noun 1. A roundabout specifically for cyclists.
Word: Gameren Part of Speech: name 1. A village in the Dutch province of Gelderland.
Word: multiparadigmatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + paradigmatic. 1. Using or conforming to more than one paradigm. Labels: not-comparable
Word: artifactualize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From artifactual + -ize. 1. To convert into an artifact. Labels: transitive Example: In Evelina, memory produces matriarchal resemblance; other Gothic novels artifactualize it in portraits. A father in The Orphan of the Rhine wears the miniature portrait of his dead wife, turning to it as confessional and icon […]
Word: artifactualized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of artifactualize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: artifactualizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of artifactualize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: artifactualizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of artifactualize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: artifactualization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From artifactual + -ization. 1. Act or process of artifactualizing. Labels: uncountable
Word: archaise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of archaize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: archaised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of archaise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: archaises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of archaise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: archaising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of archaise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unemploy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + employ. 1. To cause someone to become unemployed. Labels: transitive Example: In addition, new technologies are adopted which are less labour-using, thus unemploying workers. Over the postwar years, factors of this sort have contributed to a gradual upward drift in unemployment rates, even during expansions. Example: It is, however, a reality that some developers are concerned that code generators and the like will "unemploy" them.
Word: pen-pushers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pen-pusher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heliotactic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to heliotaxis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cyberknife Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + knife, from a trademark. 1. A robotic arm that performs radiosurgery (surgery using ionizing radiation), typically to remove a tumour, or to treat certain other medical conditions. Example: As an alternative to standard frame-based radiosurgical instruments, the cyberknife uses noninvasive, image-guided localization and a robotic delivery system. This technological combination enables the cyberknife to overcome the limitations ...
Word: cyberknives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyberknife Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doctiloquent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Coined from Latin doctī + loquēns, from genitive of doceō (“to teach”) + present participle of loquor (“to speak”). Compare eloquent. Pronunciation: /dɑkˈtɪ.lə.kwɛnt/ 1. Speaking learnedly. Labels: rare Example: Written in a spirit of conservation, Aestheticism and the Canadian Modernists is doctiloquent in a manner no longer quite fashionable. Example: It is a magisterial, doctiloquent guidebook, written with a care to ensure that readers never lose sight of its thesis or drift too far out of soundings.
Word: adult beverage Part of Speech: noun 1. An alcoholic beverage.
Word: trombenik Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yiddish or Polish. 1. A lazy person or ne'er-do-well. 2. A boastful loudmouth.
Word: trombeniks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trombenik Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trombenick Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of trombenik. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: McCarthyists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of McCarthyist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: savorsome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From savor + -some. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪvɚsəm/, /ˈseɪvəsəm/ 1. Characterised or marked by savor or savoriness; savorous; full of savor, flavor; tasty, flavorful, flavorsome. Example: […] for, if you follow this method, you may eat, eat of savorsome dishes - in a word, you may dine - and eating you will grow thin. Example: We found the venison savoursome in spite of the story.
Word: gravesome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From grave + -some. 1. Very serious; full of weight, meaning; grievous. Labels: dated
Word: rapturesome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rapture + -some. 1. Full of rapture, rapturous
Word: thewsome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From thew + -some. 1. Thewy; muscly; musclebound.
Word: knowsome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From know + -some. 1. Characterised by knowing; full of knowledge; knowledgeable Example: "She's a knowsome girl," he said that night as he lay beside his wife.
Word: powersome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From power + -some. 1. Characterised or marked by power; powerful. Labels: dialectal Example: "Uch ay," said MacErchar, "they be's powersome brutes— powersome brutes, in troth, and plaguy cunning.. Example: So he moseyed over by the tracks to light up and loiter in the darker shadows of the water tower as a million years went by and then at last he spied the headlamp of a powersome Baldwin 4-6-2 puffing, thirsty, up from the southwest.
Word: fretsome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fret + -some. Pronunciation: /ˈfrɛtsəm/ 1. Characterised or marked by fretting or fretfulness; fidgety, restless. Example: Durm unfolded his hands, spread them wide. 'To what purpose? Nix, Her Majesty and I are doing all that can be done. He finds other visitors fretsome.' Gar glared. 'You're saying he'd find me fretsome? I am his son, Durm.'
Word: wieldsome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wield + -some. 1. Characterised or marked by wieldiness; easily wielded or managed. Labels: archaic Example: […] Cesar […] commaunded that the Galleyes wherof the facion was more straunge to the sauage Britons, and the mouing more redy and wieldsome, should be remoued a lyttell from the shyps of Burthen […] Example: The wieldsome agencies are, again, two-fold. Those that are authorative and of the government, mandatory; the others in part or altogether voluntary are more directory than mandatory.
Word: bear oneself Part of Speech: verb 1. To behave and conduct oneself in a particular manner. Labels: idiomatic Example: 1940, Winston Churchill, 18 June 1940, in the British Parliament Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves, that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, This was their finest hour.
Word: Seshat Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Ancient Egyptian sšꜣ "scribe" + feminine determinative t; sšꜣ.t "female scribe". 1. The Egyptian goddess of writing and wisdom, often depicted as a scribe or recordkeeper. Labels: Egyptian Example: Seshat represents the organizational capacity of keeping records—knowledge, information, etc. Seshat is depicted carrying the reed pen and palette, and records deeds in eternity/space, i.e. memory. As such, Seshat is referred to as: The Enumerator, Lady of Writing(s), Scribe, Head of the House of the Divine Books (Archives), Lady of Builders... Example: The link between the measurement of space and measurement of time is also clear from early periods in the activities of the goddess Seshat, the goddess associated with the foundation ceremony, during which the orientation of buildings was established.
Word: comes down Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of come down Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: came down Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of come down Labels: form-of, past
Word: winds down Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wind down Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: winding down Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wind down Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: wound down Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of wind down Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Sokar Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Egyptian zkr. 1. An Ancient Egyptian hawk god of the Memphite necropolis. Labels: Egyptian
Word: beefing up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of beef up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: witzchoura Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *wĺ̥kʷos Borrowed from French witzchoura (obsolete), vitchoura (“witzchoura”), from Polish wilczura (“(archaic) wolfskin”), from wilczy (“wolf-like, lupine”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”)) + -ura (suffix forming feminine nouns). Pronunciation: /vɪtˈʃʊəɹə/, /vɪtˈʃʊɚɹə/ 1. A woman's fur-lined cloak, mantle, or pelisse with large sleeves, worn during the early 19th century. Labels: historical Example: THE GREATEST NOVELTY IN DRESS FOR THE PRESENT PERIOD, is the ENGLISH WITZCHOURA, being the most indispensible^([sic]) appendage to Dress that can be conceived. It protects the wearer from the inclemencies of the weather—prevents dress from being deranged—and forms a most elegant and useful exterior covering for Evening Parties, the Theatre, Walking, or Riding. Its make is perfectly unique. A Chapeau Bras is attached to the Witzchoura, made in a very novel manner. Example: "I'll just wrap myself up, and be ready in an instant; that old yellow witzchoura," pointing to one that lay on a chair close by Mrs. Brayforth, "is all I shall put on," she was going to add; but that old lady screamed aloud, "'Old yellow witch houra!' call me an old witch indeed![…]"
Word: witzchouras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of witzchoura Labels: form-of, plural
Word: witz-choura Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of witzchoura. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Meanwhile, from Russia French women adopted "witz-chouras," or fur-lined (usually wolf) coats.
Word: witz-chouras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of witz-choura Labels: form-of, plural
Word: memrize Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of memorize, representing dialectal English. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: I learned how to say recitations and memrize 'em without the paper. Example: "I ain't memrized it all yet, but I know how it starts off.
Word: clownly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From clown + -ly. 1. Of, relating to, or befitting a clown; clownish; clownlike. Example: The ethnographic circumstances of North American clownly behavior need not be repeated here.
Word: bicycle bridge Part of Speech: noun 1. A bridge specifically for cyclists.
Word: unemploys Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unemploy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unemploying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unemploy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pithoviruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pithovirus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intellectually challenged Part of Speech: adj 1. Of low intelligence; stupid. Labels: euphemistic
Word: hangman's jig Part of Speech: noun 1. The struggling motions of a person being executed by hanging.
Word: representative governments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of representative government Labels: form-of, plural
Word: milk sugar Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of lactose.
Word: batcapes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of batcape Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alarm substances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alarm substance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sie Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: damyankee Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of damn Yankee. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: damyankees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of damyankee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Easter Egger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Easter egg + -er, likening the blue shells to the colourful wrapping of chocolate Easter eggs. 1. Any chicken that possesses the gene for laying blue eggs without fully meeting any official breed description. Labels: US
Word: storyman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From story + -man. 1. One who writes the storyline for an animated cartoon. Example: An expert storyman in his own right, Disney made a significant contribution to the cartoon.
Word: storymen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of storyman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Saturdaying Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Saturday + -ing. 1. Labour performed by citizens in their spare time under a Communist regime. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: Hospitals, railways, factories, or any other concerns working for the public good, notify this bureau that they need the sort of work a "Saturdaying" provides.
Word: Saturdaying Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Saturday + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of Saturday Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Sandringham time Part of Speech: name 1. The idiosyncratic alterations made by King Edward VII to the timekeeping at the royal estate of Sandringham, to provide more daylight for hunting in the winter. The time corresponds to UTC+0:30, and was used from 1901 to 1936. Labels: historical
Word: Selection Sunday Part of Speech: noun 1. The Sunday in March on which the teams that participate in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament are selected. Labels: US 2. The Sunday in December on which the college teams that participate in major bowl games are announced. Labels: US
Word: Scout Sunday Part of Speech: noun 1. Sunday 8 February (or the closest Sunday that precedes 8 February), chosen to mark the founding of the Scouts in the United States. Labels: US
Word: spilliken Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of spilikin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: spillikens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spilliken Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Suicide Sunday Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because of the stress and anxiety associated with waiting for examination results. 1. The Sunday immediately after the end of the summer term (known as Easter Term), at which point all students have finished exams but most of the results have not been published. Labels: UK, informal
Word: summer snowflake Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of species Leucojum aestivum of a bulbous plants belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family.
Word: spring snowflake Part of Speech: noun 1. Leucojum vernum, a bulbous plant belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family.
Word: leucojum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any member of either of the species of the genus Leucojum, from the amaryllid family: 2. Any member of either of the species of the genus Leucojum, from the amaryllid family:
Word: leucojums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leucojum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: telelens Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tele- + lens. 1. telephoto lens
Word: telelenses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of telelens Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tuesday Group Part of Speech: name 1. A group of foreign diplomats based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, representing the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, the European Union, and Japan. 2. An informal caucus of approximately 50 moderate Republican members of the House of Representatives in the 114th Congress (2015-2017). Labels: US
Word: timesink Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of time sink. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: timesinks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of timesink Labels: form-of, plural
Word: umbrella school Part of Speech: noun 1. An alternative school that oversees the homeschooling of children to ensure that it fulfils government educational requirements.
Word: umbrella schools Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of umbrella school Labels: form-of, plural
Word: winterhardy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From winter + hardy. 1. Of a plant, hardy enough to survive cold weather.
Word: wintercress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From winter + cress. 1. Any of the genus Barbarea of small herbaceous biennial or perennial flowering plants with dark green, deeply lobed leaves and yellow flowers with four petals. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: wintercresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wintercress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Witch of November Part of Speech: name 1. The strong winds that frequently blow across the Great Lakes in autumn, caused by intense low atmospheric pressure.
Word: Winterfest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From winter + -fest. 1. Any of various winter festivals. Labels: US
Word: Winterfests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Winterfest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wintrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From winter + -ous. 1. wintry Labels: obsolete
Word: when two Sundays meet Part of Speech: adv 1. never Labels: idiomatic
Word: when two Sundays come together Part of Speech: adv 1. never Labels: idiomatic
Word: Whitlock Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Whytlok, Whitelok, Witloc, Wictlok, Wyhtlok, Witlok, Whytlak, Whitlak; partly from Old English witlāc, wihtlāc (personal name) and partly from Middle English whyt (“white”) + lok (“lock, hair”). Pronunciation: /ˈwɪtlɒk/, /ˈʍɪtlɒk/ 1. A surname. Example: The term “black fatigue” has recently taken the internet by storm, and Jason Whitlock of “Fearless” saw it coming from a decade away. 2. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Tennessee, United States.
Word: bowl game Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bowl + game. Sense 2 (“postseason college football competition”) is derived from the Rose Bowl Game, played in the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California, which is named for the bowl-shaped Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A. 1. A Native American game of chance involving the throwing of colored nuts from a bowl, comparable to dice. Labels: historical 2. A postseason college football competition. Labels: US
Word: bowl games Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bowl game Labels: form-of, plural
Word: radiation impedance Part of Speech: noun 1. The impedance of any vibrating solid or fluid that radiates sound in the surrounding medium. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sarcosinate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sarcosine + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any salt or ester of sarcosine.
Word: syntopically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From syntopical + -ly. 1. In a syntopical manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tephrocorrelation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tephro- + correlation. 1. The identification of tephra layers at different locations that originated from the same eruption Labels: uncountable
Word: A/N Part of Speech: noun 1. author's note; a note appended to a work of fan fiction by its author, typically containing acknowledgments, background information, or content warnings. Labels: slang
Word: sarcosinates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sarcosinate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carbohydrazide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any N,N'-diamino derivative of urea Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: thiocarbohydrazide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any N,N'-diamino derivative of thiourea Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: MSTs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of MST Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: thiocarbohydrazides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thiocarbohydrazide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: topotypic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From topotype + -ic. 1. Relating to, or derived from a topotype Labels: not-comparable
Word: virtual season Part of Speech: noun 1. An unofficial season of episodes (or scripts for episodes) produced collaboratively by fans of a television series. Labels: slang
Word: virtual seasons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of virtual season Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ultracryotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ultra- + cryotomy. 1. The use of an ultramicrotome in the preparation of very thin, frozen samples of biological tissue Labels: uncountable
Word: cryotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cryo- + -tomy. 1. The use of a cryotome in the preparation of thin, frozen samples of biological tissue. Labels: uncountable
Word: anticombat Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + combat. 1. Opposed to combat.
Word: vicariants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vicariant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: woodcreepers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of woodcreeper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Xapuri Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Xapuri. 1. A river in Acre, Brazil 2. A municipality of Acre, Brazil
Word: antihypothetical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + hypothetical. 1. Opposing the use of hypotheses. Example: According to Janet, the antihypothetical attitude characteristic of the post-Newtonian period had begun to change in recent years (1883: 474). He differed sharply from Cousin on this issue, defending hypotheses as necessary to direct experimentation in the natural sciences (1883: 468).
Word: sugee cake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The first element is cognate with English suji, ultimately from Hindi सूजी / Urdu سوجی (sūjī). 1. A soft cake made with semolina flour and a high concentration of egg yolks, part of Eurasian, Malay, and Chinese cuisine. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dendrocolaptine Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to the bird subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of woodcreepers. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Mondler Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Monica + Chandler. 1. The romantic pairing of Monica Geller and Chandler Bing from the American sitcom Friends. Labels: slang Example: Although we had yet another Chandler & Monica story, it nicely explored the hurdles faced by the couple, rather than being a Mondler story where Chandler's personality changes to match Monica's. Example: I'll grant you the "Mondler" stuff since their marriage has been mostly a disappointment, but the closet storyline shows promise in reversing the trend.
Word: Janto Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Jack + Ianto. 1. The romantic pairing of the characters Jack Harkness and Ianto Jones from the television series Torchwood. Labels: slang Example: At end of the 3 min 50 sec clip, as his rage cools, Hitler says: "Maybe if Jack and Ianto have lots of man-on-man action next season I might still watch it… at least I’ll have my 'Janto' fix." Example: ‘Janto’ fans will be delighted to finally see them on a date, complete with hand-holding and one good kiss.
Word: transdialectal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trans- + dialectal. 1. Across dialects. Labels: not-comparable
Word: neks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nek Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterhypothesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + hypothesis. 1. A contrasting hypothesis put forward as a response to another hypothesis.
Word: counterhypotheses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterhypothesis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whumpage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From whump + -age. 1. Alternative form of whompage. Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang, uncountable
Word: ARGs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ARG Labels: form-of, plural
Word: TWT Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation. Pronunciation: /twɪt/ 1. Initialism of travelling-wave tube. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: TWT Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for "time? what time?". Probably modelled on earlier PWP. 1. A piece of fan fiction not set in any particular time period. Labels: slang
Word: griz Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of grizz (“grizzly bear”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, informal
Word: beturtlenecked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From be- + turtlenecked. 1. Wearing a turtleneck. Labels: not-comparable Example: Last week, Thomas had sent a professional photographer to my apartment: Randall Knapp, a solemn, beturtlenecked fellow […] Example: Personally, I like to imagine him, beturtlenecked and in jeans—perhaps with fuzzy bunny slippers replacing his usual sneakers—giving a keynote presentation to his friends and family, updating them on the status of Steve over the last quarter, and explaining to them all the new features that come with turning 54 ("And then your knees just give out—boom.")
Word: Ephraimites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ephraimite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Columbused Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Columbus Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: public transportation Part of Speech: noun 1. Public transport. Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: public transportations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of public transportation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cranequins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cranequin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heliotaxis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From helio- + taxis. 1. Phototaxis related to the sun. Labels: uncountable 2. Phototaxis related to the sun. Labels: uncountable Example: Pronounced negative heliotaxis, evidently depending on some photodermatic sense, was apparent when the ants were exposed to the sun...
Word: well-used Part of Speech: adj 1. Used a great deal; having seen a lot of use. Labels: attributive Example: For the Skegness line a key issue is summer Saturday capacity. In recent years two HSTs have been deployed on the route in addition to strengthened DMU formations, and these services are very well-used. Example: Peter, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, of Imber, dressed all in black as usual, sits at the head of the table. A crumpled and well-used orange vest hangs over the back of his chair.
Word: grasswidowhood Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of grass widowhood. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: higher than a kite Part of Speech: adj 1. Very much under the influence of drugs. Labels: comparative-only, idiomatic, slang Example: After several years of experience as the locums doctor in various E.R.s located in big cities across the country, Matt had learned how to handle addicts flying higher than a kite, as dangerous as a violent criminal.
Word: Ibizans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ibizan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: post office box Part of Speech: noun 1. A uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office that may be hired as collection point for mail. Example: “Rich people use post office boxes to shield themselves from unwanted correspondence. It’s like a garbage can for mail.” 2. A test instrument once used by telephone engineers.
Word: laser copier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of laser printer + photocopier. 1. A type of photocopier that uses the principles of a laser printer in its output stage.
Word: taans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of taan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kanchuki Part of Speech: noun 1. A tight women's garment worn around the upper body in India. Example: On seeing the golden deer, Sītā requests Rāma to obtain it for her as she desires to make a kanchuki out of its skin. Example: She had a lush body, her breasts were full and firm, held tightly by a kanchuki that exposed her shoulders and arms.
Word: namaaz Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of namaz. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: telescope house Part of Speech: noun 1. A house with multiple extensions connected serially, decreasing in size. Example: 1940, Maryland Writers' Project, Maryland, a Guide to the Old Line State (Federal Works Agency, 1940) http://books.google.com/books?id=e487MlEWyOUC&lpg=PA124&vq=telescope&dq=%22telescope%20house%22&pg=PA125#q=%22telescope%20house%22&f=false The need for space to house an increasing family, or an increasing prosperity, also resulted in a type of building Marylanders call a ‘telescope house.’ Example: 1978, James A. Michener, Chesapeake, Chapter "Refuge" As they passed beneath Peace Cliff he observed Mr. Steed looking with some interest at the telescope house, then quickly looking away, but he attached no significance to the incident.
Word: exprest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: express + -t 1. simple past and past participle of express Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past
Word: actinistian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Actinistia + -an 1. Relating to coelacanths (and related fish) of the class Actinistia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: actinistian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Actinistia + -an 1. Any of those fish
Word: apahack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From APA (“amateur press association”) + hack (“pejorative; untalented writer”). 1. A fan who is a writer and creator of apazines for one or more amateur press associations; especially a prolific one. Labels: slang Example: Having discovered fandom at AUSSIECON I, I have been publishing WEBERWOMAN'S WREVENGE since 1980. I am an enthusiastic apahack and book reviewer, an organiser of conventions until I learned better, have been editor of ANZAPA for two years, and am suspected of a prurient interest in other people's personal relationships. Example: Yup, that's why I have a basement full of Gestetners (a 260, a 360, a 420, and a 1525), a couple of ancient Rex-Rotary M4s and two e-stencillers. And a hectograph. I have been a fanzine editor and apahack, but it's been a while since last I pubbed my ish.
Word: apahack Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From APA (“amateur press association”) + hack (“pejorative; untalented writer”). 1. To write and create apazines for one or more amateur press associations. Labels: slang Example: Personally, I think writing is writing and her writing on the net counts. I don't think "net.notariety" is any different than apahacking or conrunning, in terms of fannish activity. Whether anyone deserves to be GoH because of any particular activity is up to the concoms of Greater Fandom. Example: Why would one want to avoid making friends wherever one was? As it happens, I met my husband through Fidonet, and several of my best friends through Fidonet or through ddials (an old fashioned kind of chat system). I've even made friends through apahacking.
Word: apahacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apahack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apahacks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of apahack Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: apahacking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of apahack Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: apahacked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of apahack Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: concom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of convention + committee. 1. The group of volunteers who organise and run a convention. Labels: slang Example: I would tend to look askance at the fan who's focussed all their activities into one area of fandom, whether it's fanzines, masquerade costuming, or conrunning. On the other hand, often the fan who's mostly known as, say, a fanzine fan, has in fact quietly helped out in a variety of other areas. So a concom has to look twice, ask around, and gather information judiciously. Example: Personally, I think writing is writing and her writing on the net counts. I don't think "net.notariety" is any different than apahacking or conrunning, in terms of fannish activity. Whether anyone deserves to be GoH because of any particular activity is up to the concoms of Greater Fandom.
Word: concoms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of concom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gladiating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gladiate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gladiated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of gladiate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Ligottian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ligotti + -an. 1. Of or relating to Thomas Ligotti (born 1953), American horror author and reclusive literary cult figure.
Word: Dragonballer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Dragon Ball + -er 1. A fan of the manga and anime franchise Dragon Ball. Labels: slang Example: Hello, Dragonballers, This issue of JUMP has a pretty good picture of Goku on cover, with Goku in profile in gold. Here goes the summary : […] Example: The Moonies and the Dragonballers aren't minorities; they're as large or larger than any other group of animeniacs you're going to find.
Word: Dragonballers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Dragonballer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trimorphemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tri- + morphemic. 1. Consisting of three morphemes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: subphonemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + phonemic. 1. At a more specific level than that of phonemes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: superwicked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + wicked. 1. Of or relating to a class of wicked problems that are particularly intractable because of limited time, lack of central authority, irrational discounting of the future, and the fact that those seeking to solve the problem are also causing it. Labels: not-comparable Example: Global warming is a superwicked problem.
Word: wicked problem Part of Speech: noun 1. A problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements that are often difficult to recognize.
Word: wicked problems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wicked problem Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Joliet Part of Speech: name Etymology: The city in Illinois was probably named after 17th-century explorer Louis Jolliet. 1. A place in the United States: 2. A place in the United States: 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States: 6. A file system specification that extends ISO 9660 to relax restrictions on filenames.
Word: multiextent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + extent. 1. Consisting of more than one extent. Labels: not-comparable Example: For a multiextent file, all extents on one physical device must use the same logical unit number; the definition of the extents must be in consecutive, ascending order.
Word: Roaring Twenties Part of Speech: name 1. The 1920s, referring to the rapid economic expansion and modernization of the period. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The economic boom and the “speculative orgy” that pervaded the Roaring Twenties faded abruptly during late October 1929 with the stock market crash (sometimes called the “Great Crash”) that precipitated the rise of The Great Depression.
Word: Dirty Thirties Part of Speech: name 1. The 1930s, especially in reference to the Dust Bowl of the Midwestern United States. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: golden anniversary Part of Speech: noun 1. The 50th anniversary of some event, particularly a wedding. Example: The party from Königgratz was accompanied by an old married pair, who celebrated their golden anniversary of fifty years' happy marriage on the same occasion.
Word: silver anniversary Part of Speech: noun 1. The 25th anniversary of some event, particularly a wedding.
Word: in unison Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Moving, acting, or uttering in speech all at the same time. Example: Men often work in unison to accomplish political or religious reforms. Example: “Naturally, this game can take some time but we've got plenty of that. Are you ready!" We shouted in unison, "Yes!"
Word: pseudofeminine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pseudo- + feminine. 1. feminine or apparently feminine in certain aspects, but not truly feminine Example: Peter was not a "drag queen" as such, but ever since moving north from Hollywood had adopted several of their witty, pseudofeminine ways of speech […] Example: As a result, nouns of this kind are likely to be interpreted and treated as feminine. Thus, Mifsud calls them pseudo-feminine collective Semitic nouns.
Word: pseudomasculine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pseudo- + masculine. 1. masculine or apparently masculine in certain aspects, but not truly masculine
Word: gun worm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its worm-like shape. 1. A corkscrew-like device used to remove unspent charges from the barrel of a musket. Labels: historical