nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Tai Hang Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 大坑 (daai⁶ haang¹). 1. An area of Wan Chai district, Hong Kong. Example: For a long time, Hong Kong’s frenetic night life scene has centered on fancy hotel bars and glitzy clubs swarmed with corporate bankers. Tai Hang — a quickly gentrifying area southeast of the city’s shiny Causeway Bay district — is now offering more laid-back options. Example: In the hustle and bustle of Causeway Bay it’s hard to imagine that a small and quiet neighbourhood such as Tai Hang exists just minutes away.
Word: femby Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of femme + enby, possibly influenced by femboy. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛm.bi/, [ˈfɛɱbi] 1. A feminine non-binary person.
Word: femby Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of femboy. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛm.bi/, [ˈfɛɱbi] 1. Filter-avoidance spelling of femboy. Labels: Internet
Word: Barnsdale Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Old English personal name Beorn + -s- + dæl (“valley, dale”). 1. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable
Word: status quo warrior Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who zealously promotes or defends socially static or regressive policies; the antithesis of social justice warrior. Labels: derogatory, neologism Example: The SJW approach seems to have inspired a reaction from an equally impassioned group, the so-called “Status Quo Warriors” or SQWs [...] Example: Scratch a critic of social justice warriors and a status quo warrior bleeds.
Word: Kallam Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two possible origins: * A variant of Kelham, an English habitational surname from a place in Nottinghamshire. * Borrowed from Telugu కళ్ళం (kaḷḷaṁ), a surname that is predominantly found in Andhra Pradesh. 1. A surname.
Word: Loadholt Part of Speech: name Etymology: Possibly an altered form of Swiss German Leuthold. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Loadholts Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Loadholt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kallams Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Kallam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: North Point Part of Speech: name 1. An area of Eastern district, Hong Kong. Example: Colonel Shoji's 230 Regiment was soon in considerable confusion among several concrete pill-boxes half a mile to the west at North Point. Example: The British positions at Mount Butler, Mount Parker, Braemar Hill and the urban area of North Point were all under heavy assault.
Word: Lezotte Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Lizotte. 1. A surname from French.
Word: Tsat Tsz Mui Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 七姊妹 (literally “Seven Sisters”). 1. An area of Eastern district, Hong Kong. Example: PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on MONDAY, the 5th day of September, 1904, at 3 P.M., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND, at Tsat Tsz Mui, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years. Example: In reply to Mr. Alabaster, a Chinese village elder said he had investigated the history of the Ngai family. They had lived in the village of Tsat Tsz Mui ever since Hong Kong became a British colony.
Word: Lezottes Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Lezotte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Llerenases Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Llerenas Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Levenhagen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Levenhagen. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Lerro Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Lerro. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: Lerros Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Lerro Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Levenhagens Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Levenhagen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Braemar Hill Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after British Royal Navy officer Gordon Bremer. 1. An area of Eastern district, Hong Kong. Example: MEANWHILE ON THE internet, people are swapping examples of the worst examples of parking in Hong Kong. Here’s a picture this columnist took the other day in Braemar Hill. The motorist has managed to park not exactly in the middle of the road, but pretty close. 2. A hill in Eastern district, Hong Kong. Example: The British positions at Mount Butler, Mount Parker, Braemar Hill and the urban area of North Point were all under heavy assault. Example: There are a few criss-crossed trails, and not all have signs, but head for Braemar Hill.[…] Now on the trail, you’ll have to push your way through some branches and maybe some spiderwebs, but only a couple of minutes away is a large outcrop of rocks, which you can clamber up and see Hong Kong from a magnificent angle.
Word: Manzoor Part of Speech: name Etymology: Alternative form of Mansour. 1. A surname.
Word: Manzoors Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Manzoor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lyssys Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Lyssy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: West Horsley Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0753)).
Word: surprise lily Part of Speech: noun 1. Lycoris squamigera, a pink-flowered plant native to China and Korea.
Word: resurrection lily Part of Speech: noun 1. Lycoris squamigera (surprise lily). 2. Kaempferia galanga (cutcherry).
Word: Hiciano Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Hiciano; this surname is predominantly found in the Dominican Republic. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Heyliger Part of Speech: name Etymology: Americanized form of German Heiliger. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Heyligers Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Heyliger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hicianos Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Hiciano Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Harcum Part of Speech: name Etymology: Altered form of the English habitational surname Harcombe. 1. A surname.
Word: Harcums Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Harcum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hamars Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Hamar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shadow snake Part of Speech: noun 1. A South American snake of the genus Synophis.
Word: McCorquodale Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Thorcadaill (“son of Thorcadall”), a personal name composed of the Old Norse elements Þórr + ketill (“kettle”). 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn from Old Norse].
Word: deepo Part of Speech: noun 1. Eye dialect spelling of depot. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: "This is the nucleus, the nucleus," said the Colonel, unrolling his map. "Here is the deepo, the church, the City Hall and so on." Example: You'll find it so in every place. Sometimes it's water, sometimes it's a car track, and sometimes a deepo, but it's always there, though more'n likely there ain't no real line exceptin' the one what's drawn in folks' fool heads.
Word: deepos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deepo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Harcombe Part of Speech: name Etymology: Habitational surname from two minor places in Devon, from Old English hara (“hare”) + cumb (“valley”). 1. A surname from Old English.
Word: Harcombes Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Harcombe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: McCorquodales Part of Speech: name 1. plural of McCorquodale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Fortress Hill Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after a nearby fortress. 1. An area of Eastern district, Hong Kong. Example: Around 50 construction workers occupied a road in Fortress Hill on Thursday in a protest over unpaid wages. Example: At one point on Saturday, scuffling broke out in the Fortress Hill neighborhood of Hong Kong Island near the site of a vandalized Lennon Wall.[…] New clashes between civilians erupted Sunday night in Fortress Hill and nearby North Point.
Word: Golesworthy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Galsworthy. 1. A surname.
Word: Heiligers Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Heiliger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Golesworthys Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Golesworthy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Barnsdales Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Barnsdale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Quarry Bay Part of Speech: name 1. An area of Eastern district, Hong Kong. Example: Western companies are also increasingly turning to more affordable locations such as Quarry Bay, at a time when Chinese companies are boosting their presence in the prime Central district, according to Tom Gaffney, a managing director at real estate services firm CBRE. Example: It was all the more shocking for its time and location: a sunny afternoon in Quarry Bay, a neighborhood in the northeast of Hong Kong Island.
Word: Sai Wan Ho Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 西灣河 /西湾河 (sai¹ waan¹ ho⁴⁻²). Pronunciation: /saɪ wɑːn hoʊ/ 1. An area of Eastern district, Hong Kong. Example: From Central take the MTR to Sai Wan Ho and change to Bus 14; get off at Tai Tam Road after passing the dam of Tai [Tam] Tuk Reservoir. Example: The video shows a police officer in a white shirt and neon vest pulling his gun on a group of protesters surrounding him at an intersection in the Sai Wan Ho neighborhood.
Word: Shau Kei Wan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 筲箕灣 /筲箕湾 (saau¹ gei¹ waan¹). 1. An area of Eastern district, Hong Kong. Example: Lee Lan can see the lights from as far away as her home at Shau Kei Wan, and she never ceases to marvel at them. Example: To reach Rennie’s Mill on her first visit there, Sister Annie boarded one of the green double-deck trams which run along the Hong Kong Island waterfront, and rode to the fishing village of Shau Kei Wan, near the eastern entrance of Hong Kong Harbor.
Word: Aldrich Bay Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Colonel Edward Aldrich. 1. A neighbourhood of Shau Kei Wan, Eastern district, Hong Kong. Example: In Aldrich Street’s translation story, English and Cantonese are creatively intertwined. Situated in Aldrich Bay, the area is named after Colonel Edward Aldrich, who was responsible for formulating the British defence plan and was known for his remarkable effectiveness in rectifying military discipline. When the bay was named after him in 1845, “Aldrich” was converted to 「愛秩序」(ngoi3 dit6 zeoi6) in Chinese, which means “loving discipline” and its Cantonese transliteration. 2. A bay of Hong Kong Island in Shau Kei Wan, Eastern district, Hong Kong, now reclaimed. Example: Tenders for the 75,950 sq ft site in the Aldrich Bay reclamation area will close at noon on Friday.
Word: swirler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From swirl + -er. 1. One that swirls.
Word: swirlers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swirler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chai Wan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 柴灣 /柴湾 (caai⁴ waan¹). 1. An area of Eastern district, Hong Kong. Example: The grassroots scene is also expanding rapidly. While soaring rents have pushed many galleries to the Chai Wan and Aberdeen districts, you can see the burgeoning local scene on Hollywood Road in Central and in the trendy "PoHo" area in nearby Sheung Wan, where independent galleries are cropping up. Example: “Score,” Mr. McNamara’s first work since “Meem” was honored at Performa 13 in New York, will not be shown at the convention center where the fair is being held or at a conventional gallery or studio. Instead, Mr. McNamara will work with local and New York dancers in a parking garage in Chai Wan, an industrial area on the city’s eastern edge. Chai Wan is where artists, photographers and designers have turned warehouses into studios and, although it is against zoning regulations, into loft homes as well. Katie de Tilly, an organizer of the events in Chai Wan, said neighborhood was so undeveloped that the parking garage would be cleared out for Mr. McNamara.
Word: Siu Sai Wan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 小西灣 /小西湾 (siu² sai¹ waan¹). 1. A residential area of Eastern district, Hong Kong. Example: In the Chai Wan district, at the far eastern end of Hong Kong island, Lee was immersed not in the weighty issues of democracy and civil liberties, but the more mundane matters of everyday life here -- the need for a new bus stop and whether residents of the Siu Sai Wan housing estate could get an overhead walkway to avoid having to dash across a dangerous highway. Example: Jump on minibus 624A, or into a taxi, for the short hop to Island Resort in Siu Sai Wan.
Word: cut of their jibs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cut of one's jib Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cuts of their jibs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cut of one's jib Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sandway Part of Speech: name 1. A hamlet in Lenham parish, Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8851).
Word: coronation sauce Part of Speech: noun 1. The creamy mayonnaise-based sauce with herbs and spices that is used to make coronation chicken. Labels: uncountable
Word: raspberry ketone Part of Speech: noun 1. 4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)butan-2-one, a natural phenolic compound found in a variety of fruits, including raspberries, cranberries, and blackberries, and used for perfumery and flavouring. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: raspberry ketones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of raspberry ketone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecosyntheses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ecosynthesis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecosynthetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From eco- + synthetic. 1. Relating to ecosynthesis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ecostratigraphic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to ecostratigraphy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ecostratigraphically Part of Speech: adv 1. By means of, or in terms of, ecostratigraphy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ecospiritually Part of Speech: adv 1. In an ecospiritual manner.
Word: ecospirituality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wóyḱos Proto-Hellenic *wóikos Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) Latin oeco- French éco- English eco- Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin spīritālis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Late Latin spīrituālitāsder. Middle French spiritualitéder. English spirituality English ecospirituality From eco- + spirituality. 1. The quality of being ecospiritual. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ecospiritualities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ecospirituality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Umbric Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Umbricus (“Umbrian”). By surface analysis, Umbria + -ic. 1. A subfamily of the Osco-Umbrian languages encompassing Umbrian, Volscian, and possibly also Marsian.
Word: double rainbow Part of Speech: noun 1. A rainbow that appears to be doubled because of a visible secondary rainbow (caused by a double reflection of sunlight inside the water droplets) at a greater angle than the primary rainbow.
Word: Avatard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Avatar + -tard. 1. A fan of the Avatar: The Last Airbender multimedia franchise. Labels: slang Example: This Friday not only has the long-awaited Avatar episode/movie "Secret of the Fire Nation," but also the broadcast premiere of "Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo." Considering TT:TiT will re-air Saturday, people that are both Avatards and Titards won't have to make the Tough Decision. Either way, looks to be a Good Friday! Example: And for the Avatards out there, some possible spoilers from the panel: […] (boy and girl on the left re-enacting script of Mai and Zuko's first kiss explored only in the Avatar comics, but with the boy=Mai and girl=Zuko just for fun) 2. A fan of the Avatar media franchise. Labels: slang Example: That young man who won’t stop talking about the new movie “Avatar” and is trying to learn the language of the Na’vi people so he can tell his girlfriend, if he ever gets one, that he loves her in this imaginary tongue? He’s just an . . . Avatard. Example: Move over Twihards, here come the Avatards
Word: Avatards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Avatard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bishop's Lynn Part of Speech: name 1. Former name of King's Lynn (until 1537).
Word: Sherlock Holmesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Sherlock Holmes + -esque. 1. Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Example: […] the interpreter, with Sherlock-Holmesque astuteness, paired this fact with that of the Frenchmen’s presence in the town […] Example: Half the population of the Silver Belt will turn Sherlock Holmesque. There are already fourteen different theories as to how the villains bored the hole in the wall, and there are dozens on the wing.
Word: Littleover Part of Speech: name Etymology: Recorded as Parva Ufre in 1086 (DB), latinized from Old English lȳtel (“little”) + ōfer (“ridge”). 1. A western suburb of the City of Derby, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3234).
Word: charstring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipped compound of character string. By surface analysis, char + string. 1. A character string.
Word: charstrings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of charstring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wulai Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 烏來 (Wūlái). 1. A district of New Taipei City, northern Taiwan. Example: Larva has been found breeding in rock holes on stream beds at Neishuangchi, A2; in rock holes near the water-fall at Wulai, E32; and in rock holes on stream bed at Nuannuan, B7. Example: Fushan Village is almost due south of Wulai along a tributary of the Nanshih River. It is surrounded by mountains of a spur of the Syueshan Mountain Range.
Word: core update Part of Speech: noun 1. A significant change to Google's search algorithms and systems. Example: For example, in June 2018 a core update rolled out video carousels in search results, giving the likes of YouTube immediate spikes in their rankings.
Word: core updates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of core update Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slothen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From sloth + -en. Pronunciation: /ˈsləʊθən/, /ˈslɔθən/ 1. To make or be slothful. Labels: ambitransitive, rare Example: I have asked several old Suffolkers the meaning of this expression as used of Suffolk Fairs, and am told that a "Dardee" is a "man that slothens about," i.e., a thriftless vagrant. Example: I was a laggard this morning, did not rise until 8 o'clock then was slothened for some hours - had some company but got my book and read for several hours.
Word: slothen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sloth + -en (adjective). Pronunciation: /ˈsləʊθən/, /ˈslɔθən/ 1. Characterised by sloth; lazy. Labels: rare Example: For how slight and worthless may we justly deem this slothen and counterfeit Glory, wherewith poor, beggarly Art, with so much Cost and Labour, […] Example: Whether leisure takes on “kamikaze" or “slothen” proportions for the individual may not seem to be the rightful concern of helping professionals.
Word: Dr. Watsonish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Dr. Watson + -ish. 1. Resembling or characteristic of the character Dr. Watson from the Sherlock Holmes stories. Example: “How on earth could you tell it was his?” asked a Dr. Watsonish-kind of clerk with as much awe as if he were addressing Sherlock Holmes himself. Example: To a cottage by the sea come a famous English detective and his very Dr. Watson[-]ish friend.
Word: Dr. Watson-ish Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Dr. Watsonish. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A British Secret Service agent, with his courageous wife and Dr. Watson-ish chum, are the outstanding figures of Mr. Neville Brand’s story, “The Winning Trick” (Lane). Example: Robert Montgomery as a European prince turned detective was inevitably the most gentlemanly of all sleuths; with Louis Hayward and, in a Dr. Watson-ish role, Frank Morgan.
Word: Dr Watsonish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Dr Watson + -ish. 1. Alternative form of Dr. Watsonish. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Charles Holdgate was a Dr Watsonish Col. Pickering, and Winifred Brough a perfect piece of gentility as Mrs Higgins. Example: Richard Davis drew a similar analogy in Films and Filming’s issue of July 1967, Walters’s “Dr Watsonish assistant” reminding him “irresistibly of Peter Cushing’s Sherlock Holmes in Hound of the Baskervilles.”
Word: Holmesiana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Holmes + -iana. 1. Memorabilia or writings related to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Rights to further discussion of the March additions to published Holmesiana are now released to Vincent Starrett, who plays a considerable role in all three books. Example: Here, the veteran scholar of Holmesiana gives us an imaginative account of Watson’s early life—before the meeting with Holmes.
Word: PvZ Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Plants vs. Zombies. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: BTD Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Bloons Tower Defense. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Boston Transportation Department. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Business Technical Division. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: BTD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of bilateral trade database. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of blood-transmitted disease. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of bortezomib, thalidomide and dexamethasone. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: BTD Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of bored to death. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable 2. Initialism of better than dirt. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable 3. Initialism of born to drink. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable 4. Initialism of born to drive. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: BTD Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Initialism of before the dawn. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: BTD Part of Speech: verb 1. Initialism of beg to differ. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: silk press Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of straightening hair using heat.
Word: Flower Hill Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈflaʊə hɪl/ 1. Any of several towns in North America: 2. Any of several towns in North America: 3. Any of several towns in North America:
Word: Pok Fu Lam Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 薄扶林 (bok⁶⁻³ fu⁴⁻⁶ lam⁴). 1. A village in Southern district, Hong Kong. Example: Battersea Power Station is among a host of world monuments that have been placed on a list of threatened heritage. It is one of 67 cultural sites in 41 countries deemed to be at risk from the forces of nature and social, political and economic change. They range from Venice to the little-known village of Pok Fu Lam in Hong Kong, and include sites dating from prehistory to the twentieth century. Example: When social worker Benjamin Sin Chiu-hang was posted to the Caritas office in Pok Fu Lam Village, he knew he had arrived somewhere special. “The people living there were somehow different from the people elsewhere in Hong Kong,” he says. “It’s a horizontal community, very vernacular and organic.” 2. An area of Southern district, Hong Kong. Example: Hong Kong Cyberport Management, landlord of the government-backed flagship hi-tech facility in Pok Fu Lam, will invest HK$100 million ($12.9 million) in the next three years to make the Cyperport an Asia-Pacific information and communications technology hub, said Chairman Paul Chow. Example: When they bought a penthouse in Pok Fu Lam, a leafy neighborhood on the western edge of Hong Kong island, Will Toye and Nicole Schoeni wanted to make the most of their roof, which they use frequently for entertaining.
Word: adamantite Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of adamantium. Labels: uncountable
Word: Ap Lei Chau Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 鴨脷洲 /鸭脷洲 (aap³ lei⁶ zau¹). 1. An island of Southern district, Hong Kong. 2. An area of Southern district, Hong Kong. Example: The deal broke the previous record of a government land sale set in February when a residential site in Ap Lei Chau on southern part of Hong Kong was sold to two mainland Chinese developers for HK$16.9 billion. Example: On Thursday night, five people were wounded when a corrosive liquid was thrown from a tower block at pro-democracy protesters who had gathered in the southern district of Ap Lei Chau.
Word: programmable matter Part of Speech: noun 1. Matter which can change its physics properties in a programmable way. Labels: uncountable
Word: Shouson Hill Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Hong Kong businessman Shouson Chow. 1. An area of Southern district, Hong Kong. Example: On the western sector, General Maltby tried to free the Japanese grip on Shouson Hill and Repulse Bay by sending the Punjabis to advance from Aberdeen to clear the road. Example: The Chinese believe feng shui, pronounced fung shway, can help blunt the ill effects to health and wealth brought on, for example, by the inauspicious jut of an adjacent building or hill. It’s why the doors on Jardine House, headquarters of the colony’s flagship commercial firm, are slightly askew. It’s why property prices in the Shouson Hill area are lower than the ritzy neighborhoods next door. It’s why one McDonald’s used to have a fish tank by the door. Aquariums and mirrors make good ghostbusters.
Word: closed species Part of Speech: noun 1. A fictional species whose creator does not permit unauthorized new members. Labels: slang
Word: Wong Chuk Hang Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 黃竹坑 /黄竹坑 (wong⁴ zuk¹ haang¹). 1. An area of Southern district, Hong Kong. Example: Mr Blair-Kerr went on to say that the place where the offence occurred was just off Brick Hill, or Wong Chuk Hang, near Aberdeen. The complainant, Chan For-tai, would give evidence that he, his wife, mother and two brothers, set off in their fishing junk about 2 a.m., on January 5 to fish. They sailed south from Aberdeen, then eastwards towards Wong Chuk Hang, and were heading for an island further south, Po Toi. Off Wong Chuk Hang, the junk was stopped by a small sampan, containing four occupants. The Crown's case was that two of them were the accused in the dock. Example: All police inspectors and constables on first appointment attend basic training courses lasting about 27 weeks at the Police Training School at Wong Chuk Hang, Aberdeen.
Word: heterogenite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heterogenous + -ite. 1. CoOOH, a cobalt oxide mineral.
Word: bitrotten Part of Speech: adj 1. Affected by bit rot.
Word: Repulse Bay Part of Speech: name Etymology: Uncertain. There is no evidence known for stories of pirates being repulsed or of a ship called the "HMS Repulse" being stationed there. 1. An area of Southern district, Hong Kong. Example: The judge disagreed with the argument that living at his residence in Repulse Bay meant Cheung did not feel sorry for his actions, saying that it could have been his wife who had insisted on living there. Example: Real estate agents worry that in the future, developers might get more conservative in land bidding — not just in Kai Tak but in other areas, too, because of the government’s lack of commitment to earlier plans. Some now advise potential buyers to look at locations less accessible via public transportation, such as the Peak and Repulse Bay. 2. A bay of Hong Kong Island in Repulse Bay, Southern district, Hong Kong. Example: The more popular beaches, such as Repulse Bay, are busy day and night throughout summer.[…] Repulse Bay has changing rooms, showers, toilets, swimming rafts, swimming safety-zone markers, and playgrounds. Example: A large window was blown out of an office building in the Tseung Kwan O district, footage from broadcaster TVB showed. Photos posted on Facebook showed water levels at Repulse Bay beach surging several metres higher than normal level, partially submerging its landmark Tin Hau temple. 3. The former name of Naujaat, a hamlet in Nunavut, Canada.
Word: Deep Water Bay Part of Speech: name Etymology: Possibly a calque of Cantonese 深水灣 /深水湾 (sam¹ seoi² waan¹, literally “Deep Water Bay”). 1. An area of Southern district, Hong Kong. Example: Most of those properties are in the city's most exclusive areas, on Victoria Peak or the neighborhoods on the south side of Hong Kong Island, like Deep Water Bay. In those secluded areas, leafy lanes give way to gardens, pools and high-end houses. Luxury apartments in the same locations shared similar price leaps. Example: I write in response to the letter, “Is Hong Kong up to the bureaucratic challenge of improving Deep Water Bay?” (August 28), regarding the problems with the Deep Water Bay area. I will focus on the public beach, ancillary facilities and traffic issues.[…] I often wonder why the access to the beach in Deep Water Bay for the general public is so difficult. If people get there by public transport, bus stops seem to be few and far between. The area that could have accommodated at least one bus lay-by is used as a car parking space. 2. A bay of Hong Kong Island in Deep Water Bay, Southern district, Hong Kong. Example: At Deep Water Bay the action starts at dawn every morning, all year long, when members of the Polar Bear Club go for a dip. Example: Hang Lung agreed in September to buy the property situated on a hill in the south of Hong Kong Island overlooking Deep Water Bay currently used as consulate staff accommodation. It plans to redevelop the site as luxurious detached homes, targeted for completion by 2024.
Word: Shek O Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 石澳 (sek⁶ ou³). 1. A village in Southern district, Hong Kong. Example: The bus drops you at the small bus station in Shek O village. Walk down the road to the roundabout and the beach is ahead of you, behind the car park. Example: Located at the end of a peninsula and only accessible via a narrow, sharply winding road, the little beachside village of Shek O is worlds away from the towers of Central. 2. An area of Southern district, Hong Kong. Example: Shek O, not far from Big Wave Bay, is almost Mediterranean in aspect. A wide beach with shops and restaurants nearby, it has refreshment kiosks, barbecue pits, lifeguards, swimming rafts, playgrounds, changing rooms, showers, and toilets. Example: If feeling a little tender in the morning and not up for a big climb, you can get a double decker bus to Stanley or opt for the flat walk, which snakes around the hills rather than going up and down. Dragon's Back hike in Shek O is another great alternative and better for those travelling with children.
Word: Siniticize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Sinitic + -ize. 1. Alternative form of Sinicize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sinify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Sino- + -ify. 1. Alternative letter-case form of sinify. Labels: alt-of
Word: Pohela Boishakh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Bengali পহেলা বৈশাখ (pohela bōiśakh). 1. The first day of the Bengali calendar; the Bengali new year.
Word: interstellar ramjet Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Bussard ramjet
Word: interstellar ramjets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of interstellar ramjet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: TIRF Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of trans-inclusive radical feminist. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: I would love to know more TIRFs, but the ones I follow have almost all ended up being TERfs undercover! Example: The term TERF exists to distinguish RFs who are TE from those who aren't TE. There are certainly TIRFs as well as TERFs.
Word: synthetic element Part of Speech: noun 1. A chemical element that does not occur naturally (on Earth) and must be synthesized (manufactured).
Word: artificial element Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of synthetic element
Word: artificial elements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of artificial element Labels: form-of, plural
Word: synthetic elements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of synthetic element Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cape D'Aguilar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after George Charles d'Aguilar, first Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong. 1. A cape in Shek O, Southern district, Hong Kong. Example: Just 10 kilometres in a straight line from Admiralty, Cape D’Aguilar is unforgettable. The southeastern tip of Hong Kong Island, it is one of the territory’s loveliest coastal settings. Example: “Miss Willy was a female orca whale who performed at Ocean Park and died in 1997,” says Williams, referring to a Hong Kong theme park. “Fake stories that her skeleton is the one at Cape D’Aguilar have been circulating for long enough. It’s time to set the record straight.”
Word: Tai Tam Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 大潭 (daai⁶ taam⁴). 1. An area of Southern district, Hong Kong. Example: In 1899 yet another reservoir had to be built, this one at Wong Nei Chong Gap. It was followed in 1904 by an additional reservoir at Tai Tam. Example: Local historians have launched a search for the family of a British sailor who fought to defend Hong Kong from the Japanese during the second world war, after his Royal Navy ID tag was found on a mountainside in Tai Tam. 2. A bay of Hong Kong Island in Tai Tam, Southern district, Hong Kong.
Word: continent of stability Part of Speech: noun 1. A hypothetical group of (presumably superheavy, likely beyond oganesson) chemical elements and isotopes that would be relatively long-lived, if not stable. Like an island of stability but larger.
Word: Big Wave Bay Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Cantonese 大浪灣 /大浪湾 (daai⁶ long⁶ waan¹). Doublet of Tai Long Wan. 1. A village in Shek O, Southern district, Hong Kong. Example: The red flag flies often at Big Wave Bay (on the south side of Hong Kong Island) because of the rough surf.[…] Big Wave Bay, Hong Kong's most accessible surfing beach, lives up to its name and is frequently closed for swimming as a result.[…] Shek O, not far from Big Wave Bay, is almost Mediterranean in aspect. Example: The most popular section of the 31-mile Hong Kong Trail, Dragon’s Back is in Shek O Country Park, located on the eastern side of Hong Kong Island. Its seven miles includes the undulating ridge — the dragon’s back — between Shek O Peak and Wan Cham Shan. The ridge overlooks the South China Sea and the hike ends at the quaint enclave of Tai Long Wan, “Big Wave Bay,” which is popular with both surfers and swimmers. 2. A bay of Hong Kong Island in Shek O, Southern district, Hong Kong. Example: Three women were rescued at Hong Kong’s Big Wave Bay on Sunday after one sustained injuries when she fell into the sea while exploring the rocky coast, while her two companions were left stranded on a cliff edge.
Word: continents of stability Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of continent of stability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: connectopathy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From connect + -o- + -pathy. 1. An atypical presentation or functioning of neural connections within the human brain. Example: Any initial abnormality in connectivity might also lead to abnormal activity patterns, which could cause further development of abnormal connectivity. Connectopathy would accompany schizophrenia, but it would be difficult to say which is cause and which is effect. Example: Recent data have suggested that the atypical visual perception observed in ASD is caused by altered connectivity within parallel visual pathways and attention networks, thereby contributing to the impaired social communication observed in ASD. Therefore, we conclude that the underlying pathophysiological mechanism of ASD constitutes a “connectopathy.”
Word: worm-star Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From worm + star. From being a star-shape-like collection of worms. 1. A collection of nematode worms stuck together at their tails, caused by a bacterial infection by Verde1 that causes their tails to become sticky. The condition has a fatality rate of 80% for the worms.
Word: quarter window Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of quarter glass.
Word: minicolumnopathy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From minicolumn + -o- + -pathy. 1. An atypical presentation of minicolumns within the human brain. Example: Brain size is therefore not a confound to the reported minicolumnopathy of autistic patients. Example: The initial results suggesting a minicolumnopathy in autism have been reproduced in two independent samples.
Word: biocolonialism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + colonialism. 1. Exploitation or misappropriation of the biological resources (particularly plants and fungi) of indigenous peoples. Example: In my opinion, many of the problems with the safety of our food supplies are directly related to biocolonialism. Food produced by anonymous sources in other countries under less than acceptable conditions is no way to ensure our good health. Example: Its major sponsors consist of some of the largest and most environmentally destructive companies in the world – including Citigroup, Exxon Mobil Foundation, and McDonalds^([sic]) – and it has been accused of being a corporate front designed to greenwash its sponsors' images and act as ‘the friendly face of biocolonialism.’
Word: NGU Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of nongonococcal urethritis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: NGU Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of North Greenville University. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Nagoya Gakuin University. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of New Giza University. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of National Guard of Ukraine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: biocolonialist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bio- + colonialism. 1. Engaging in, characteristic of, or related to biocolonialism. Example: Hence, Indigenism is concerned both with challenging this biocolonialist agenda that has dire portents for a ‘new age eugenics’, and also with ecological alternatives that seek to live in reciprocity with the land. Example: But perhaps the most noteworthy distinction is not between population genomics projects, but between recent projects that emphasize finding specific-population genomes and the earlier “biocolonialist” projects such as the HGDP.
Word: altar carpet Part of Speech: noun 1. A carpet covering the sanctuary and steps of the high altar.
Word: morale-booster Part of Speech: noun 1. something morale-boosting Example: Co-owner Boehly decided it was time for the personal touch after Saturday's home loss to Brighton, although reportedly telling Chelsea's players their season had been "embarrassing" was not quite the morale-booster he maybe hoped for.
Word: morale-boosters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of morale-booster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: executive box Part of Speech: noun 1. A box at a theater or stadium reserved for the use of executives of a company. Example: Boehly, through it all, stared out blankly from his executive box, Chelsea's season a complete washout and his hopes for a bounce from the return of Frank Lampard as interim manager have been more of a flatline as Real made it four defeats from four since the former midfielder took over from sacked Graham Potter.
Word: Plutonist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of plutonist. Labels: alt-of
Word: Plutonists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Plutonist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Plutonism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of plutonism. Labels: alt-of, uncountable
Word: Mount Parker Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Sir William Parker, Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy). 1. A peak in Eastern district, Hong Kong. Example: The topographical examination of the island having exhausted the Southern districts, now passed along the northern slop from the valley above Causeway Bay as far as Mount Parker without any satisfactory results, and was finally brought to a close in the Tytam Valley, where the nearest approximation to the required conditions was found. Example: Church members climb up to “Jacob's Ladder” on Mount Parker at Hong Kong's Quarry Bay to pray for peace and harmony in the city.
Word: Fort Gay Part of Speech: name Etymology: A log fort was built here in 1789, who Gay was is unknown. Chartered as Cassville in 1875, and officially renamed Fort Gay in 1932. 1. A town in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, adjacent to Louisa, Kentucky. Example: Twenty-six-year-old Josh Moore was banned because officials said he'd broken Xbox's code of conduct by saying he lives in Fort Gay, West Virginia - a name branded offensive by the company.
Word: Sherlock Holmesiana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sherlock Holmes + -iana. 1. Memorabilia or writings related to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Side by side with the revival of “Sherlock Holmesiana” (if we may be pardoned such a fabrication) comes another story from the industrious pen of Mr. Guy Boothby, dealing with his wondrous figure Doctor Nikola. Example: I hear that Conan Doyle “fans” are frantic to add the Frank fake to their Sherlock Holmesiana.
Word: Sherlock Holmes-iana Part of Speech: noun 1. Uncommon form of Sherlock Holmesiana. Labels: form-of, plural, plural-only, uncommon Example: Sherlock Holmes-iana. All Exc. Doyle Example: “There I was, beating this great girl in a barstool game of trivia, until she came up with her Sherlock Holmes-iana,” New Yorker [Nicholas] Meyer said yesterday during a visit to San Francisco. “There she had me stumped. It bugged me. I went home and started reading everything I could about Holmes, never dreaming there was such an enormous bibliography.[…]”
Word: Campbellsburg Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Campbell + -s- + -burg. 1. A town in Brown Township, Washington County, Indiana, United States, named after Robert Campbell. 2. A minor city in Henry County, Kentucky, United States, named after a local family.
Word: Seuss Part of Speech: name 1. A surname
Word: Suess Part of Speech: name 1. A surname
Word: Suss Part of Speech: name 1. A surname
Word: Happy Valley Part of Speech: name 1. A residential area of Wan Chai district, Hong Kong. Example: Like much in Hong Kong, Sybil's apartment mingles a certain glamour -- old Chinese furniture and Asian textiles -- with a cold-water-only galley kitchen shared with ants and a plump gecko. Besides mastering its intricacies, I had to shop and do laundry and other errands in Happy Valley, which is where Hong Kong began to insinuate itself into my affections. Happy Valley is, as Sybil puts it, ex-pat- friendly, and has been since the 1840's, when the British carved out a racetrack in the swampy north-central part of Hong Kong Island. Example: Happy Valley, nestled in the hills of Hong Kong island, is a tightly populated, up-market residential area next to the Causeway Bay shopping district. There has been a horse-racing track there since just after British colonial rule began in the mid-1800s. 2. A barangay of Tambulig, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. 3. Synonym of Kashmir Valley Example: Though a night of more wakeful and anxious thought had never been passed in the Happy Valley, yet, when she rose in the morning and her Ladies came round her, to assist in the adjustment of the bridal ornaments, they thought they had never seen her look half so beautiful. Example: It is however to the northernmost portion of this immense mountain range that I wish more particularly to draw the attention of my readers; for here, beyond the rugged ridges that skirt the Punjab, whose snow-clad peaks are discernible by the traveller long before his arrival at their base, lies the country we are about to visit—the far-famed Vale of Kashmir, the ‘Happy Valley,’ the scene of the poet Moore’s inimitable Lalla Rookh. 4. A town in the Rural City of Swan Hill, north western Victoria, Australia
Word: Granet Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Wong Nai Chung Gap Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 黃泥涌 + gap. 1. A hill pass in Eastern district, Hong Kong. Example: Things had not been going well, to put it mildly. The Japanese had captured Wong Nai Chung Gap, were in command of Jardine’s Lookout and held virtually all the rest of Hong Kong Island to the east. Example: Adam had slammed down the telephone receiver and immediately given the order to abandon their position. Brigade Headquarters was at the Wong Nei Chung Gap, and the gap stood on high ground in the virtual centre of the island. If it fell into the hands of the Japanese, then they would have achieved a terrible tactical advantage.
Word: Shau Ki Wan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 筲箕灣 /筲箕湾 (saau¹ gei¹ waan¹). 1. Alternative form of Shau Kei Wan. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Although it is now in so many ways urbanized, Shau Ki Wan still keeps much of the air of a small fishing village. It gives me the feeling of arriving at a pleasant out-of-the-world place, a little fishing port nestling, like so many in other countries, at the foot of sheltering hills. Example: From Shau Ki Wan, take Bus 9 to the roundabout; walk about 20 minutes along the road, which is usually lined with cars on weekends.[…] Take the MTR from Central to Shau Ki Wan (there is a bus from Central to Shau Ki Wan, but it takes between one and two hours), then Bus 9 to the end of the line.
Word: Sau Ki Wan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 筲箕灣 /筲箕湾 (saau¹ gei¹ waan¹). 1. Alternative form of Shau Kei Wan. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Along the waterfront hung a pall of smoke from the burning oil tanks and paint factory, and the great heat from the fire at Sau Ki Wan rubber works threatened to disorganize the nearby defences. Example: After Colonel Tanaka's 229 Regiment had landed at Sau Ki Wan and infiltrated through the Rajputs, it had come up against C Company of the Royal Rifles commanded by Major W A Bishop. The enemy greatly outnumbered the Canadians.
Word: Sau Kei Wan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 筲箕灣 /筲箕湾 (saau¹ gei¹ waan¹). 1. Alternative form of Shau Kei Wan. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare Example: As mentioned, the 1st Middlesex occupied beach pill boxes extending along the west, south and eastern littoral from beneath Mount Davis in the West to Sau Kei Wan [Shau Kei Wan] Hill in the northeast. The Hong Kong Volunteers, mostly assigned to man weapons ranging from artillery to machine guns, together with various auxiliary units, supported these units. Example: The HK Tramways is one of the oldest public transportation systems still in operation. Inaugurated in 1904, 16 years after the Peak Tram started its service in 1888, it has provided the public with the cheapest way to travel across Hong Kong Island from Kennedy Town to Sau Kei Wan, with a branch serving the Happy Valley Racecourse.
Word: tonal noise Part of Speech: noun 1. Noise that is a pure tone so that it is concentrated in a narrow frequency band Labels: uncountable
Word: triology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By alteration (influence of trio). 1. A trilogy. Example: Among the remaining pieces of Æschylus, we have what is highly deserving of our attention, a complete triology. The antiquarian account of triologies is this, that in the more early times the poet did not contend for the prize with a single piece, but with three, which however were not always connected together by their contents, and that a fourth satirical drama was also attached to them. Example: Anthony Burgess’s Enderby triology is now a tetralogy, with a new volume “Composed to placate kind readers of The Clockwork Testament, or Enderby’s End, who objected to my casually killing my hero.”
Word: triologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of triology Labels: form-of, plural