nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: carretelas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carretela Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gorzów Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Polish Gorzów. 1. Short for Gorzów Wielkopolski (“a city in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland”) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. A village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.
Word: cascade method Part of Speech: name 1. A method of attaining successively lower temperatures by using the cooling effect of the expansion of one gas in condensing another less easily liquefiable, and so on.
Word: cascarons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cascaron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Woz Part of Speech: name 1. A nickname from the given name Warren. Example: Norton snapped his fingers. Monday's Warren's birthday. That's what I'll do. We'll get a couple of sheilas and I'll shout Woz out for dinner.
Word: Woz Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Wozniak. 1. Nickname for a person with the surname Wozniak. Labels: informal 2. Nickname for a person with the surname Wozniak. Labels: informal Example: In 1973, Woz was working for Hewlett-Packard. His dial-a-joke service got more than 2,000 calls a day.
Word: catacrotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to, or characterized by, that form of pulse tracing, or sphygmogram, in which the descending portion of the curve is marked by secondary elevations due to two or more expansions of the artery in the same beat. Labels: not-comparable
Word: -wick Part of Speech: suffix 1. Alternative form of -wich. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: catacrotism Part of Speech: noun 1. Quality of being catacrotic. Labels: uncountable
Word: catadicrotism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cata- + dicrotism. 1. The quality of being catadicrotic. Labels: uncountable
Word: catatricrotism Part of Speech: noun 1. Quality of being catatricrotic. Labels: uncountable
Word: catch title Part of Speech: noun 1. A short expressive title used for abbreviated book lists, etc.
Word: catch titles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of catch title Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caulomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From caulome + -ic. 1. Relating to a caulome. Labels: not-comparable
Word: caulome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From caulo- + -ome. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːləʊ̯m/ 1. A stem structure or stem axis of a plant, viewed as a whole.
Word: caulomes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caulome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cement steel Part of Speech: noun 1. steel produced by cementation; blister steel Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cepaceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin cēpa + -aceous. 1. Resembling or characteristic of an onion.
Word: cerevises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cerevis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cerotype Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cero- + -type. 1. A printing process of engraving on a surface of wax spread on a steel plate, for electrotyping. 2. A print made by this process.
Word: cerotypes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cerotype Labels: form-of, plural
Word: change key Part of Speech: noun 1. A key adapted to open only one of a set of locks; distinguished from a master key.
Word: change keys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of change key Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chautauqua system Part of Speech: name 1. The system of home study established in connection with the summer schools assembled at Chautauqua, New York, by the Methodist Episcopal bishop John Heyl Vincent. Labels: historical
Word: chemigraphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From chemigraphy + -ic. 1. Relating to chemigraphy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: chemigraphy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chemi- + -graphy. 1. Any mechanical engraving process depending upon chemical action; specifically, a process of zinc etching not employing photography. Labels: uncountable
Word: chemiotaxis Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of chemotaxis. Labels: alt-of, dated, uncountable
Word: chemiotactic Part of Speech: adj 1. Dated form of chemotactic. Labels: alt-of, dated, not-comparable
Word: chemotactically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From chemotactic + -ally. 1. By chemotaxis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: chemiotactically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From chemiotactic + -ally. 1. Dated form of chemotactically. Labels: alt-of, dated, not-comparable
Word: chemotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From chemosis + -ic or chemo- + -otic. 1. Relating to chemosis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: swimmer's ear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: It may be caused by swimming in polluted water. 1. Otitis externa. Labels: uncountable
Word: otitis externa Part of Speech: noun 1. An inflammation of the outer ear and ear canal, resulting in earache. Labels: uncountable
Word: underchlorinated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From under- + chlorinated. 1. Containing too little chlorine. Example: Swimmer's ear is commonly seen as a result of underchlorinated swimming pools and macerated skin of the auditory canal.
Word: antipseudomonal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + pseudomonal. 1. Countering pseudomonad bacteria Labels: not-comparable Example: antipseudomonal antibiotic ear drops
Word: antipseudomonal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + pseudomonal. 1. Such a medication
Word: interstation Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + station. 1. Between stations. Labels: not-comparable
Word: intrastation Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From intra- + station. 1. Within a single station. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Qosqo Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Cuzco (“city in Peru”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Wari Part of Speech: noun 1. A civilization that flourished in the south-central Andes and coastal area of modern-day Peru, from about AD 500 to 1000. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Killke Part of Speech: noun 1. A culture that occupied the South American region around Cuzco, Peru from 900 to 1200 AD, prior to the arrival of the Incas in the 13th century. Labels: historical, plural, plural-only
Word: sidesticks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sidestick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doormouse Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of dormouse. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: sidestick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From side + stick. 1. A control joystick located beside the seat of the pilot. Example: The FDR showed that the captain immediately applied back pressure on his sidestick to arrest the pitch-down movement. The aircraft’s flight control system did not initially respond to the captain’s sidestick input, but after about 2 seconds the aircraft responded normally and the captain commenced recovery to the assigned altitude. During this 2-second period the aircraft descended about 150 ft. Overall, the aircraft descended 690 ft over 23 seconds before returning to FL370. 2. A sloped or beveled piece of wood or metal placed against the side of a page that is being typeset, and locked in place by quoins. Labels: historical Example: The sidesticks should be of the full length of the page, and abut against the headsticks on the outside of the form . Example: Neither the sidestick nor the footstick should project beyond the other, as it will prevent the quoins from passing, and in unlocking will give a great deal of trouble.
Word: JHVH Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of YHWH. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: IHVH Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of YHWH. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: induced current Part of Speech: noun 1. An electric current due to variation in the magnetic field surrounding its conductor. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: induced currents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of induced current Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inductance coil Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of choking coil.
Word: inductance coils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inductance coil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: individualisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of individualism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Foucault currents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Foucault current Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Encenia Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Encaenia. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: necrotomic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to necrotomy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: necrotomist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From necrotomy + -ist. 1. One who performs necrotomy.
Word: necrotomists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of necrotomist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Neo-Kantianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neo- + Kantianism. 1. A revived philosophy along the lines of that laid down by Immanuel Kant in the 18th century, or more specifically by Schopenhauer's criticism of the Kantian philosophy in his work The World as Will and Representation (1818), as well as by other post-Kantian philosophers. It has some more specific reference in later German philosophy. Labels: uncountable
Word: Neo-Kantian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neo- + Kantian. 1. A follower of Neo-Kantianism
Word: Neo-Kantian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neo- + Kantian. 1. Alternative form of neo-Kantian. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Neo-Kantians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Neo-Kantian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Neufchâtel Part of Speech: name Etymology: French, from the region Neufchâtel-en-Bray in Normandy. The placename is originally inspired by the Celtic/Gaulish name Novientum (“new establishment”), reflecting its beginnings as a primitive Gaulish settlement in ancient Normandy. In the 12th century, Henry I Beauclerc, Duke of Normandy, constructed a castle there, initially named Chastel-Nof which evolved into Neufcastel by the 13th century. Over time, the pronunciation shifted, muting the [f] in neuf, resulting in the modern Neufchâtel, a change influenced by educational standardization similar to other toponyms like Neuchâtel. Compare English Newcastle. Pronunciation: /ˈnɜː(f).ʃə.tɛl/, /ˈnʌ(f).ʃɑ.tɛl/ 1. A soft, slightly crumbly, mould-ripened cheese made in the French region of Normandy. Example: They gave us some such eggs, cream like a custard, and a Neufchâtel cheese; some brown, but such sweet bread;—we never enjoyed a meal so much.
Word: neo-Hegelian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neo- + Hegelian. 1. Relating to the philosophy of neo-Hegelianism.
Word: neo-Hegelian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neo- + Hegelian. 1. A follower of neo-Hegelianism.
Word: neo-Hegelians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neo-Hegelian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Nobert's lines Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After F. A. Nobert, German manufacturer. 1. Fine lines ruled on glass in a series of groups of different closeness of line, and used to test the power of a microscope. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Norfolk spaniel Part of Speech: noun 1. A field spaniel of a breed similar to the Clumber spaniel, but shorter in body and of a liver-and-white or black-and-white colour.
Word: Norfolk spaniels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Norfolk spaniel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Nobili's rings Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Leopoldo Nobili, the Italian physicist who first described them in 1826. 1. Coloured rings formed upon a metal plate by the electrolytic disposition of copper, lead peroxide, etc. They may be produced by touching with a pointed zinc rod a silver plate on which is a solution of copper sulphate. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Nauheim treatment Part of Speech: noun 1. A therapeutic treatment administered, especially for chronic diseases of the circulatory system, at the city of Bad Nauheim in Germany, consisting of baths in the natural mineral waters of that region, which are charged with carbonic acid, and a graduated course of rest, physical exercise, massage, etc. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable
Word: neogrammatical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neo- + grammatical. 1. Relating to the theory of the Neogrammarians. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Natal boil Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Aleppo boil. Example: Indeed, nothing frightened me so much as what I heard when I first arrived about Natal sores and Natal boils. Everybody told me that ever so slight a cut or abrasion went on slowly festering […]
Word: Natal boils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Natal boil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: niellos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of niello Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Nigritic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Negritic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: neocritical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neo- + critical. 1. Relating to neocriticism. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Renouvierian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French Renouvier + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Charles Bernard Renouvier (1815–1903), French philosopher.
Word: valval Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From valve + -al. 1. valvular Labels: not-comparable
Word: valvar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From valve + -ar. 1. Valvular. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having a valve or valves. Labels: not-comparable 3. Meeting without overlapping. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bread of affliction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A calque from Deuteronomy. 1. Matzo. Labels: Judaism, uncountable
Word: sherardize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Sherard + -ize. 1. To coat metal (usually iron or steel) surfaces with zinc by exposing them to the vapour of zinc instead of, as in ordinary galvanizing, to molten zinc. Labels: transitive
Word: sherardizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sherardize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sherardizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sherardize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sherardized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sherardize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sherardization Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of sherardizing. Labels: uncountable
Word: veldt sore Part of Speech: noun 1. An infectious sore, usually on the hands or feet, that is a symptom of cutaneous diphtheria.
Word: veldt sores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of veldt sore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: desert sore Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of veldt sore.
Word: desert sores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of desert sore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: veld sore Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of veldt sore. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: veld sores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of veld sore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hydraulicking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydraulic + -ing + [Term?] (suffix forming gerunds). Pronunciation: /hʌɪˈdɹɒlɪkɪŋ/, /haɪˈdɹɔːlɪkɪŋ/ 1. hydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment) Labels: uncountable
Word: hydraulicking Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From hydraulic + -ing + [Term?] (suffix forming present participles). Pronunciation: /hʌɪˈdɹɒlɪkɪŋ/, /haɪˈdɹɔːlɪkɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of hydraulic Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hydraulicked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hydraulic Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hydraulic mining Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of mining that uses pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment. Labels: uncountable
Word: vestibuling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of vestibule Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: vestigials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vestigial Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vinegar fly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because it may breed in imperfectly sealed preserves and in pickles. 1. Any fly of the family Drosophilidae 2. Any fly of the family Drosophilidae
Word: vinegar flies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vinegar fly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whip scorpion Part of Speech: noun 1. Any arachnids in the order Thelyphonida, which resemble scorpions (though not true scorpions) and have a whip-like tail.
Word: whip scorpions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whip scorpion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vitascope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin vita (“life”) + -scope. 1. An early machine for exhibiting animated pictures. Labels: historical
Word: vitascopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vitascope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fantan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fan-tan. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: fan-tan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 番攤 /番摊 (faan¹ taan¹, literally “repeated divisions”). 1. A Chinese gambling game in which coins or other small objects are placed upon a table, usually under a cup, and the players bet as to what remainder will be left when the sum of the counters is divided by four. Labels: uncountable Example: He came in an said Pack, we were booked for Macau. When we got there, I played fantan in the Lisboa and he crossed over into Zhongshan. 2. A card game in which the cards are played in sequences upon the table, and the winner is the first player to have no cards left. Labels: uncountable
Word: fantad Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fantod. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fantads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fantad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: faradize Part of Speech: verb 1. To subject to faradization. Labels: transitive
Word: faradizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of faradization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: faradized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of faradize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: faradizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From faradize + -er. 1. A device that performs faradization.
Word: faradizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of faradize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: faradizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of faradize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: faradizers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of faradizer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: file closer Part of Speech: noun 1. An officer posted at the rear of a line, or on the flank of a column, of soldiers, to rectify mistakes and ensure steadiness and promptness in the ranks.
Word: semiradial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + radial. 1. Half radial. Labels: not-comparable 2. Resembling a radial engine, but with cylinders on only one side of the crankshaft. Labels: not-comparable
Word: radioscopical Part of Speech: adj 1. radioscopic Labels: not-comparable
Word: radioscopically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Latin radiusder. English radio- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -scopic English radioscopic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English radioscopically From radioscopic + -ally. 1. By means of radioscopy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hapaxanth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἅπαξ (hápax, “once”) + -anth (“flower”). The term was first used by Alexander Braun. 1. A plant of a kind that flowers only once in its lifetime and then dies.
Word: hapaxanths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hapaxanth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hapaxanthic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hapaxanth + -ic. 1. Being or relating to a hapaxanth. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hapaxanthous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hapaxanth + -ous. 1. Being or relating to a hapaxanth. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ratskeller Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rathskeller. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ratskellers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ratskeller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Niepce's process Part of Speech: name Etymology: Invented by J. N. Niepce, a French chemist, in 1829. 1. A photographic process based on the action of light in rendering a thin layer of bitumen, with which the plate is coated, insoluble. Labels: historical
Word: singkek Part of Speech: noun 1. A laborer who has recently arrived from China. Labels: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, slang
Word: Michurinism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Michurin + -ism. 1. The hybridization theories of Russian horticulturist Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin, as adapted to the pseudoscientific movement called Lysenkoism. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: underload switch Part of Speech: noun 1. A switch that opens a circuit when the current falls below a certain predetermined value, used to protect certain types of motor from running at excessive speed upon decrease of load.
Word: underload switches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of underload switch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uprighted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of upright Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uprighting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of upright Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hidrotics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hidrotic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hip lock Part of Speech: noun 1. A lock in which a close grip is obtained and a fall attempted by a heave over the hip.
Word: Debye sphere Part of Speech: noun 1. A volume whose radius is the Debye length, in which there is a sphere of influence, and outside of which charges are electrically screened.
Word: Debye spheres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Debye sphere Labels: form-of, plural
Word: DLVO theory Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the initials of Derjaguin and Landau, Verwey and Overbeek. 1. A theory that explains the aggregation of aqueous dispersions quantitatively and describes the force between charged surfaces interacting through a liquid medium.
Word: Bjerrum length Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Danish chemist Niels Bjerrum (1879–1958). 1. The separation at which the electrostatic interaction between two elementary charges is comparable in magnitude to the thermal energy scale.
Word: Bjerrum lengths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bjerrum length Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Holsteins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Holstein Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Holsteins Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Holstein Labels: form-of, plural
Word: countersubversion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + subversion. 1. Opposition to subversive activities. Labels: uncountable
Word: countersubversive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From counter- + subversive. 1. Opposing subversive activities. Labels: not-comparable
Word: countersubversive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + subversive. 1. One who opposes subversive activities. Example: As countersubversives saw it, queer artists worked hand in hand (literally, it seemed) with political subversives while their decadent art undermined America's cultural offensive. These suspicions went public in 1953 […]
Word: countersubversives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of countersubversive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonsubversive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + subversive. 1. Not subversive. Labels: not-comparable
Word: humpbacked salmon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of humpback salmon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: humpbacked salmons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of humpbacked salmon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hump it Part of Speech: verb 1. To depart in a hurry; to flee. Labels: slang Example: C. L. Money Having collected a sufficient quantity, we humped it out of the bush. Example: McClure's Magazine A half dozen other negroes, some limping and all scared, were humping it across a meadow.
Word: antisubversives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antisubversive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unsubverted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + subverted. 1. Not subverted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unsubvertible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + subvertible. 1. That cannot be subverted.
Word: Turkman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish تركمان (Türkmân), from Persian ترکمان (torkamân). Doublet of Turcoman and Turkmen. As singular of Turkmen, influenced by the English man, plural men. Pronunciation: /ˈtɝkmən/, /ˈtɜːkmən/ 1. Synonym of Turkmen. Example: Turkmans used to live beside other tribes in Central Asia, groups such as Kalmyks, Quirqiz, Uzbeks, Tatars and Mongols. Through three large-scale immigrations, which have taken place since the tenth century, Turkmans came to the Iranian plateau from Central Asia, where Buddhist, Manavist, Animist, Totemist, Shamanist, Mazdak and Zoroastrian beliefs were common (Azami Rad 2003, 15).
Word: Hyksos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ὑκσώς (Huksṓs), Ὑξώς (Huxṓs), from Egyptian ḥqꜣ-ḫꜣst (“foreign ruler, Hyksos”), from ḥqꜣ (“ruler”) + ḫꜣst (“foreign land”). 1. A mixed group of Asiatic people from Western Asia who took over the eastern Nile Delta, ending the Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt and initiating the Second Intermediate Period. Labels: historical, plural, plural-only Example: But in the New Kingdom, after the invasion of the Hyksos in their horse-drawn chariots, the horse became a more powerful image.
Word: Hycsos Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Hyksos. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: Neo-Hebraic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neo- + Hebraic. 1. Of or relating to modern Hebrew, or Hebrew of later date than the Biblical. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Neo-Hebraic Part of Speech: name Etymology: From neo- + Hebraic. 1. The modern Hebrew language.
Word: tablework Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From table + work. 1. Collaborative decision-making, with participants sitting around a table for discussion. Labels: uncountable 2. A form of physical therapy that takes place with the patient lying in a semisupine position, typically on a table. Labels: uncountable 3. Typesetting of tabular matter. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: tapued Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tapu Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tapuing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tapu Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tachygrapher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tachygraphy + -er. 1. One who writes in tachygraphy or shorthand, especially in ancient times. Labels: historical Example: As a rule Julian dictated to secretaries, and so fast that Libanius says the "tachygraphers" were unable to keep pace with him, but certain postscripts are marked "with his own hand."
Word: tachygraphers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tachygrapher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tachygraph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tachy- + -graph. 1. An example of tachygraphy or shorthand, especially an ancient manuscript.
Word: tachygraphs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tachygraph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tachymetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tachy- + -metry. 1. The science or use of the tachymeter. Labels: uncountable
Word: tachymetric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tachy- + -metric. 1. Relating to tachymetry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: teniafuges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teniafuge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: taeniafuge Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of taenifuge. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: taeniafuges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of taeniafuge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tagal Part of Speech: noun 1. Tagalog (people) 2. Manila hemp Labels: uncountable
Word: Tagal Part of Speech: name 1. Tagalog (language).
Word: Tagals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tagal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tag day Part of Speech: noun 1. A fundraising day on which contributions to charity or funds are solicited on the street, or as donations to a charitable event, and tags given to contributors to wear as evidence of their contributions. Labels: Canada, US Example: "And Annie's wearing out eighty dollars' worth of tyres to collect seventy-five dollars for the British Red Cross- -this is their tag day, you know." Example: "Disband, indeed!" she whispered sibilantly. "We'll have a tag day and a rummage sale and I'll get up a dicker party and some theatricals. Disband, indeed!"
Word: tag days Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tag day Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tallism Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tallis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tallithot Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tallith Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Talmudism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Talmud + -ism. 1. The teachings of the Talmud, or adherence to them. Labels: uncountable 2. Rabbinic Judaism (used by some to imply that post-Christian Judaism is an aberration from pre-Christian Judaism) Labels: derogatory, uncountable
Word: tambourine dove Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the sound it makes. 1. A dove of species Turtur tympanistria, found in parts of Africa.
Word: tambourine doves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tambourine dove Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tamworth Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. Pronunciation: /ˈtæmwəɹθ/ 1. A town in Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK2203). 2. A local government district with borough status of Staffordshire with its headquarters in the town. 3. A city and administrative centre of Tamworth Regional Council in New South Wales, Australia. 4. A local government area in northern New South Wales; in full, Tamworth Regional Council. 5. A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. 6. A hamlet in Cumberland County, Virginia, United States. 7. A community in Stone Mills, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
Word: Tamworth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. Pronunciation: /ˈtæmwəɹθ/ 1. One of a long-established English breed of large pigs. They are red, often spotted with black, with a long snout and erect or forward-pointed ears, and are valued for bacon production.
Word: Tamworths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tamworth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: taotai Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of daotai. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: The result has been that in response to a petition from the people of Chingpu, forwarded by the Shanghai Taotai, in whose jurisdiction the district lies, Viceroy Chou Fu, of Nanking, has informed the Waiwupu as to how matters are, with the request that, as Chingpu is not a Treaty port, nor a dependency of Shanghai district, the Waiwupu should communicate with the British and American Ministers in Peking and ask them to stop all further encroachments into Chingpu district.
Word: taotais Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of taotai Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tappoon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish tampón (“plug, stopper”). 1. A piece of wood or sheet metal fitted into a ditch to dam up the water so as to overflow and irrigate a field. Labels: US
Word: tappoons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tappoon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Taurid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Taurus + -id. 1. Any of a group of annual meteors associated with the comet Encke, and whose radiant point is in the constellation Taurus.
Word: Taurids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Taurid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tautaug Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tautog. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tautaugs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tautaug Labels: form-of, plural
Word: taupie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Related to words in various Scandinavian languages meaning "fool". For example, Norwegian tåp, Danish taabe, and Swahili tåpig. 1. A foolish or thoughtless young person, especially a lazy or slovenly woman. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland Example: "Peter! Peer man, aw doot he hisna sol't 's beets wi' 's transack amo' the lasses. But an' he war goodman o' 'Newtoon,' 's Dawvid ca's 't, an' Mary Howie needin' to gae awa' to the frem't, she maybe winna be sae saucy, aiven though an inhaudin, unedicat taupie chiel in a kwintra chop sud be garrin 'er troo that he 's wuntin' 'er—Fat sorra wud he wunt 'er for but to get 's han's o' the siller that Gushet 's len'it 'im, or I 'm sair mista'en?"
Word: taupies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of taupie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gaberlunyie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gaberlunzie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gaberlunyies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gaberlunyie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Taylor-White process Part of Speech: name Etymology: Invented around 1899 by Frederick W. Taylor and Maunsel B. White. 1. A process for toughening self-hardening steel by heating and cooling it to various temperatures in molten lead, oil, and air.
Word: Tarpeian Rock Part of Speech: name Etymology: Partial calque of Latin saxum Tarpēium, named after the Roman traitress Tarpeia. 1. A steep cliff of the southern summit of the Capitoline Hill, used as an execution site in Ancient Rome.
Word: Gemonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin gemoniae (“of laments”) (from gemō) + -an, referring to the scalae gemoniae ("stairway of laments") where the bodies of executed people were exposed. Pronunciation: /ɡɪˈməʊ.ni.ən/, /d͡ʒɪˈ-/, /ɡəˈmoʊ.ni.ən/, /d͡ʒəˈ-/ 1. Of or relating to the Gemonian Stairs, a flight of steps used as a place of execution in Ancient Rome. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Teeswater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tees + water, after the river in northern England. 1. One of a breed of cattle formerly bred in England, but supposed to have originated in Holland and to have been the principal stock from which the shorthorns were derived. 2. One of an old English breed of sheep, allied to the Leicester.
Word: Teeswaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Teeswater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Leicesters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Leicester Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counteractant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counteract + -ant. 1. Anything that serves to counteract something else.
Word: counteractants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counteractant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: telautographically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From telautographic + -ally. 1. By means of telautography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: telautogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tele- + auto- + -gram. 1. A message transmitted and recorded by telautograph.
Word: telautograms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of telautogram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: telegonous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From telegony + -ous. 1. Relating to telegony. Labels: not-comparable
Word: counteractivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + activity. 1. counteraction; action that opposes or goes against something Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: counteractivities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counteractivity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: actionality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From actional + -ity. 1. The quality of being actional. Labels: uncountable
Word: telegraph poles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of telegraph pole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: telelectric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tele- + electric. 1. Relating to transmission by means of electricity. Labels: dated, not-comparable
Word: Roycrofter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Roycroft + -er. 1. A member of the Roycroft reformist community of craftworkers and artists, founded in 1895 in the United States.
Word: Roycrofters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Roycrofter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reformistic Part of Speech: adj 1. reformist; advocating reform
Word: telemotor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tele- + motor. 1. A hydraulic device by which the movement of the wheel on the bridge operates the steering gear at the stern.
Word: telemotors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of telemotor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: telescope bag Part of Speech: noun 1. An adjustable travelling bag consisting of two cases, the larger slipping over the other.
Word: telescope bags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of telescope bag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: teleseme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tele- + Ancient Greek σῆμᾰ (sêmă, “sign”). 1. A system of apparatus for electric signals providing for automatic transmission of a number of predetermined signals or calls, as in connection with hotel annunciators. Labels: dated
Word: telesemes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teleseme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: e-librarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From e- + librarian or e-library + -an. 1. One who operates an e-library. Example: There's nothing wrong with specializing, for example, as an e-librarian or in a specific subject area such as science and technology, but make sure that you also develop more generic and transferable skills […]
Word: e-librarians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of e-librarian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: HYIPs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of HYIP Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tenositis Part of Speech: noun 1. inflammation of a tendon Labels: uncountable
Word: blind test Part of Speech: noun 1. A method for testing human response, in which the testee is given little or no specific information about the object under test; used e.g. for testing medicines and food products.
Word: Tenon's capsule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Jacques-René Tenon (1724–1816), a French surgeon and pathologist. 1. The fascia bulbi.
Word: fascia bulbi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin 1. A thin membrane that envelops the eyeball from the optic nerve to the limbus, separating it from the orbital fat and forming a socket in which it moves.
Word: Tesla coils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tesla coil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bakewell Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Old English personal name Badeca + wella (“spring, stream”). 1. A market town and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2168). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A suburb of the City of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia, named after E. H. Bakewell. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Bakewell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Old English personal name Badeca + wella (“spring, stream”). 1. Ellipsis of Bakewell tart. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Example: Elsie reached for a slice of Bakewell and spoke through it.
Word: Bakewells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bakewell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vanillaism Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of vanillism. Labels: alt-of, archaic, uncountable
Word: thrombins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thrombin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tikor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi तीखुर (tīkhur), likely from Sanskrit त्रि (tri) + क्षुर (kṣura). 1. A starch or arrowroot made from the tubers of an East Indian zinziberaceous plant related to turmeric, (Curcuma angustifolia). Labels: archaic, uncountable 2. The plant itself. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: collect-'em-up Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Modelled on earlier shoot-'em-up and beat-'em-up. 1. A video game based around collecting items. Example: Mix together a shoot-’em-up, a collect-’em-up and a maze game, add sundry reaction tests to taste and you’ve got a tasty game indeed. Example: It's a scrolling, platform, arcade collect-'em-up adventure which shows off the SNES well, and not one you'll complete on the first couple of attempts!
Word: collect-'em-ups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of collect-'em-up Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beat-'em-up Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of beat 'em up. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tirled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of tirl Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tirling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of tirl Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tipstock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tip + stock? 1. The detachable or movable fore part of a gunstock, lying beneath the barrel or barrels, and forming a hold for the left hand.
Word: tipstocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tipstock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thumbpiece Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thumb + piece. 1. Part of an object to accommodate a person's thumb, such as on the ornamental handle of a tankard.
Word: thumbpieces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thumbpiece Labels: form-of, plural
Word: titivation Part of Speech: noun 1. Act of titivating. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: titivations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of titivation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: titup Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tittup. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: titup Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of tittup. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: titupped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of titup Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: titupping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of titup Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: titups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of titup Labels: form-of, plural
Word: titups Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of titup Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: toccatina Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian toccatina, itself toccata + -ina. 1. A short or simple toccata.
Word: toccatella Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian toccatella, itself toccata + -ella. 1. A short or simple toccata.
Word: toccatinas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toccatina Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toccatellas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toccatella Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tolstoian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Tolstoyan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Tolstoian Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Tolstoyan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Tolstoians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tolstoian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: topek Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tupik. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: topeks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of topek Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toponymal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From toponym + -al. 1. toponymic Labels: not-comparable
Word: toponymical Part of Speech: adj 1. toponymic Labels: not-comparable Example: In situations where speakers shifted from a language prior to its attestation, the toponymical evidence potentially contains valuable traces of the preexisting linguistic landscape.
Word: breakfasty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From breakfast + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɛkfəsti/ 1. Resembling or characteristic of breakfast. Example: Bacon and eggs are rather a breakfasty dinner, […] Example: I think I have time to grab something of a breakfasty nature before we have to leave. Hungry?
Word: torpedoist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From torpedo + -ist. 1. One skilled in the theory or use of naval torpedoes. 2. One who favours the use of torpedoes.
Word: torpedoists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of torpedoist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toxalbumins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toxalbumin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trachomatous Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to a trachoma. Labels: not-comparable
Word: trackages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trackage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trihybrid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tri- + hybrid. 1. A hybrid whose parents differ by three pairs of contrasting Mendelian characters.
Word: trihybrids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trihybrid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: undersent Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of undersend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: undersends Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of undersend Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: undersending Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of undersend Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: aspermatism Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of aspermia. Labels: uncountable
Word: aspontaneity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- + spontaneity. 1. The absence of an immediate and spontaneous reaction to a stimulus Labels: uncountable
Word: glass cannon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the fact that they are powerful (similar to a cannon) yet are easily breakable (similar to glass). 1. A character or unit with strong offensive power but weak defensive capabilities. Example: Deep elves die easier than most other races - glass cannons to an extreme extent. Example: A min-maxer might create a "glass cannon" character—one with lots of awesome offenses but next to no defense.
Word: glass cannons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glass cannon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hemigynous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-) + γυνή (gunḗ) + -ous. 1. Having characteristics of both male and female of the species but the sexual organs for one gender only. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Since the above was written, I find that the hemigynous insects require a more careful examination than I had found leisure to bestow on them, […] Example: Hemigynous Specimen of Acronycta leporina.
Word: fastpack Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of fast + backpack. 1. To run while carrying a backpack on a multi-day trail. Example: In 1987, with fellow runner Will Uher, John fastpacked the 211-mile John Muir Trail in the Sierra Nevada in 8 1/2 days, carrying a 30-pound pack. 2. To to backpacking with the goal of maximising the distance traveled every day. Example: It was slowing her down in adventure races, and it was complicating her plans to fastpack a bunch of trails in New Zealand.
Word: fastpacks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fastpack Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fastpacked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fastpack Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fastpacking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fastpack Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fastpacking Part of Speech: noun 1. Running while carrying a backpack. Labels: uncountable Example: Long popular in Europe, various forms of endurance sports are finding their niche on this side of the Atlantic as well. In addition to trail running, there is ultra running, wilderness running, mountain running and orienteering. Yet another offshoot gathering steam is fastpacking — running multiple days on the trail while carrying a pack with food and tent. Example: The bad news: fastpacking. The good news: cougars view swiftly fleeing humans as food. But seriously, fastpacking is the backcountry equivalent of a 9-day, 18-nation tour of Europe. 2. Backpacking with the goal of maximising the distance covered each day. Labels: uncountable Example: The opposite of slackpacking is fastpacking, or powerhiking, which maximizes daily mileage by walking for long hours with only a few short stops.
Word: slackpack Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of slack + backpack. 1. To hike on a multi-day trail without carrying a backpack. Typically, this is accomplished by having another person transport the backpack using a vehicle. Example: Some hikers choose to slackpack when they want credit for hiking the miles but do not want to carry full packs over difficult terrain. Example: Early on in my hike I ran into Sloop hiking south on the Trail. He was slackpacking. When we made eye contact, he looked down and very softly said, "You caught me."
Word: slackpacks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of slackpack Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: slackpacked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of slackpack Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: slackpacking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of slackpack Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present