nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Soay Part of Speech: noun 1. A primitive breed of domestic sheep descended from feral sheep on the island of Soay, Scotland. Example: 1961 August 3, Peter Jewell, The wild sheep of St Kilda, New Scientist, No. 246, page 268, These apparently wild Soay sheep have bred on the island for centuries, virtually untended by Man. They are a relic of primitive domestic sheep, little improved from their wild progenitors. Example: We first discuss a multiyear study on Soay sheep (Ovis aries) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) that has successfully yielded a sophisticated understanding of population regulation (Clutton-Brock et al., 1997).
Word: wine thief Part of Speech: noun 1. A pipette used to remove small amounts of wine from a cask in order to taste or test it
Word: allocher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From allo- + chereme, by analogy with allophone. Pronunciation: /ˈæləˌkɛə/, /ˈæləˌkɛɚ/, /ˈæloʊ-/ 1. In a sign language, any of two or more alternative hand signs for a chereme.
Word: wintled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of wintle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: anguinea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin anguinea, from anguin- + -eus, from an earlier form of anguis. 1. A cubic curve of the form xy² + ey = ax³ + bx² + cx + d
Word: antiphilosophy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + philosophy. 1. An antitheoretical metaphilosophy critical of a priori justification aiming to dissolve misconceptions that traditional philosophy makes.
Word: antiphilosopher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + philosopher. 1. A philosopher who practices antiphilosophy.
Word: consent decrees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of consent decree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tell fortunes Part of Speech: verb 1. To tell someone's destiny or future, usually by magic. Labels: idiomatic
Word: new religious movement Part of Speech: noun 1. (abbreviated NRM) Any religious community or spiritual group of modern origins, having a peripheral place within a state's dominant religious culture. Example: TM, Erhard Seminars Training (est), and the Rajneesh Foundation are currently the most visible NRMs offering a release service to clients in Western Europe, but a large number of smaller groups are also in operation. Example: To illustrate rather than to define: among the better-known NRMs are the Brahma Kumaris, the Church of Scientology, the Divine Light Mission (now known as Elan Vital), est (erhard Seminar Training, now known as the Landmark Forum), the Family (originally known as the Children of God), ISKCON (the Hare Krishna), Rajneeshism (now know as Osho International), Sahaja Yoga, the Soka Gakkai, Trandscendental Mediations, the Unification Church (known as the Moonies) and the Way International. One might also include Neo-Paganism, Occultism, Wicca (or witchcraft) and several movements that are within mainstream traditions, such as part of the House Church (Restoration) movement from within Protestant traditions, and Folkolare, the Neo-Catechumenates, Communione e Liberazione and perhaps even Opus Dei from within the Roman Catholic traditions.
Word: new religious movements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of new religious movement Labels: form-of, plural Example: TM, Erhard Seminars Training (est), and the Rajneesh Foundation are currently the most visible NRMs offering a release service to clients in Western Europe, but a large number of smaller groups are also in operation. Example: To illustrate rather than to define: among the better-known NRMs are the Brahma Kumaris, the Church of Scientology, the Divine Light Mission (now known as Elan Vital), est (erhard Seminar Training, now known as the Landmark Forum), the Family (originally known as the Children of God), ISKCON (the Hare Krishna), Rajneeshism (now know as Osho International), Sahaja Yoga, the Soka Gakkai, Trandscendental Mediations, the Unification Church (known as the Moonies) and the Way International. One might also include Neo-Paganism, Occultism, Wicca (or witchcraft) and several movements that are within mainstream traditions, such as part of the House Church (Restoration) movement from within Protestant traditions, and Folkolare, the Neo-Catechumenates, Communione e Liberazione and perhaps even Opus Dei from within the Roman Catholic traditions.
Word: witless wonder Part of Speech: noun 1. An extremely stupid person. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: runesmith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *rūnābor.? Proto-Germanic *rūnō Proto-Germanic *rūnǭ Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo) Old Norse rúnbor. English rune Proto-Germanic *smiþaz Proto-West Germanic *smiþ Old English smiþ Middle English smyth English smith English runesmith From rune + smith. 1. One who carves runes.
Word: runesmiths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of runesmith Labels: form-of, plural
Word: consciencelessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From conscienceless + -ly. 1. in a conscienceless manner
Word: dumb as dirt Part of Speech: adj 1. Extremely stupid. Labels: not-comparable, slang
Word: semideponent Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of semi-deponent. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: semideponent Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of semi-deponent. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: open sandwiches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of open sandwich Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foot juggling Part of Speech: noun 1. A circus act consisting of juggling objects with ones feet, but especially whilst lying on one's back with the legs raised more or less vertically. Labels: uncountable
Word: in conclusion Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. As a conclusion; to finish.
Word: arsonphobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arson + -phobia. 1. Synonym of pyrophobia. Labels: uncountable
Word: asynergia Part of Speech: noun 1. A lack of muscular coordination Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pulling power Part of Speech: noun 1. A person's ability to attract other people sexually. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pulling, power. (capacity to exert power in a physical pull) Labels: uncountable
Word: ground squirrels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ground squirrel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: audiopathy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From audio- + -pathy. 1. Any disease that affects the auditory system. Labels: uncountable
Word: arrha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin arrha (“deposit, pledge”). 1. Money or some other valuable item given to evidence a contract; a pledge or earnest. Labels: historical
Word: skeining Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From skein + -ing. 1. The winding of thread on a rotating reel in a reciprocating manner so as to form a skein of uniform thickness. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: skeining Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From skein + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of skein Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: onlies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of only Labels: form-of, plural
Word: couteau de chasse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French couteau de chasse. 1. hunting knife Labels: obsolete Example: I fortunately recollected my couteau de chasse, which was by my side; with this instrument I severed the lion's head at one blow […]
Word: Menominees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Menominee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geosequester Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From geo- + sequester. 1. to cause carbon to be buried and stored, on geological time-scales, in the deep crust or lithosphere Example: The logistics company will geosequester carbon dioxide to offset its carbon footprint.
Word: geosequestered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of geosequester Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: geosequestering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of geosequester Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: geosequesters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of geosequester Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Jespersenian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Jespersen + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Otto Jespersen (1860–1943), Danish linguist who specialized in the grammar of the English language.
Word: postpositionals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of postpositional Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smearcase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In Pennsylvanian usage, borrowed from Pennsylvania German Schmierkaes. (In Texas, presumably from the cognate equivalent in Texas German.) Compare schmear, from Yiddish. 1. Cottage cheese. Labels: Dutch, English, Pennsylvania, Texas, US, especially, uncountable Example: GERMAN CLUB SANDWICH: Thin slices of pumpernickel, rye, and white bread are used for this sandwich. Rub half a pound of smearcase until smooth, add three tablespoonfuls of thick cream and two of melted butter; season with pepper and salt. Spread some of this cheese mixture on a buttered slice of pumpernickel bread, followed by a slice of rye covered with cheese, covered with a slice of buttered white bread. Garnish with slice of pickle.
Word: biosequestration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + sequestration; also, by surface analysis, biosequester + -ation. 1. The gathering and storing of some substance within living tissue such that it is sequestered from the environment (for some duration, which may vary). Labels: uncountable 2. The gathering and storing of some substance within living tissue such that it is sequestered from the environment (for some duration, which may vary). Labels: especially, uncountable Example: Increased plant growth resulted in greater biosequestration than predicted.
Word: netpicking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of net + nitpicking. 1. nitpicking on the Internet, usually regarding minor mistakes in a film, television series, etc. Labels: Internet, dated, slang, uncountable Example: Such debates about details occur all the time in any fan forum; on the Internet this bloodsport is called 'netpicking'.
Word: balustrading Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From balustrade + -ing. 1. work including one or more balustrades Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: balustradings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of balustrading Labels: form-of, plural
Word: statting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of stat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: statted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of stat Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: trialability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trial + -ability. 1. The quality or degree of being trialable. Labels: uncountable Example: The extent to which an innovation can be used on a limited basis prior to making a full-blown commitment is referred to as trialability. In general, new brands that lend themselves to trialability are adopted at a more rapid rate.
Word: trialable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trial + -able. 1. Capable of being tested or verified by means of a trial. Labels: not-comparable
Word: qari Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic قَارِئ (qāriʔ, “reader”). 1. One who recites the Qur'an according to the tajwid, or proper rules of recitation.
Word: qaris Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of qari Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Eskimo ice cream Part of Speech: noun 1. Akutaq. Labels: uncountable
Word: cryosequestration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cryo- + sequestration. 1. Natural sequestration of carbon at low temperature Labels: uncountable Example: Cryosequestration in permafrost has helped limit the amount of carbon emitted to the atmosphere from soil.
Word: subaqua Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + aqua. 1. underwater Labels: not-comparable
Word: cryosequester Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cryo- + sequester. 1. to reduce or prevent biological or chemical degradation of carbon compounds with low temperature Example: We could cryosequester the carbon in our garbage by throwing it in a glacial crevasse.
Word: appendeth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: append + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of append Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: suspendeth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: suspend + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of suspend Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hypertopology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + topology. Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)təˈpɒləd͡ʒi/ 1. The topology of hyperspace. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hypertopologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypertopology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: large-group awareness training Part of Speech: noun 1. Activities usually offered by groups linked with the human potential movement which claim to increase self-awareness and bring about desirable transformations in the personal lives of individuals. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Some of the other procedures used in certain of the large group awareness training (LGAT) programs and their offshoots contain processes to humiliate people (they resemble fraternity hazing events). Example: est and Large-Group Awareness Seminars: Arising out of the human potential movement in the 1960s were a number of workshops, seminars and training programs. The most famous human potential program was erhard seminars training known as est. est was an intensive 60-hour workshop designed to alter a person's life view. There are a number of est clones including Life Spring, Actualizations and Forum, which is a successor to est. All of these workshops have several features in common. Participants are verbally attacked. The idea is to break down emotional defenses in order to allow new beliefs and attitudes to take over. There is a significant cathartic element in that emotional release is generated by the est techniques.
Word: hypertopological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + topological. 1. Relating to hypertopology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: LGAT Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of large-group awareness training. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: LGATs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of LGAT Labels: form-of, plural
Word: large-group awareness trainings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of large-group awareness training Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poiseth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: poise + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of poise Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: counterpoiseth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: counterpoise + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of counterpoise Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: quickselect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quick + select. 1. A sorting algorithm related to quicksort, but with limited recursion. Labels: uncountable
Word: granny flat Part of Speech: noun 1. A dwelling detached from a primary residence, traditionally designated for a member of an extended family to live in. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, informal Example: Near-synonyms: granny annexe, granny room, in-law unit, mother-in-law apartment, secondary suite, casita, garden apartment, ADU (“accessory dwelling unit”) Example: Hundreds of people have built houses, granny flats, apartments and log cabins without planning permission across Ireland in the last 15 years.
Word: personal capital Part of Speech: noun 1. Financial resources or other wealth belonging to a particular person, especially when used for investment purposes. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Having two unsold houses on the market for a long time "has eaten a lot of our personal capital," Alexander said. Example: He could spend shareholders’ capital acquiring massive stretches of land, then only put up his own personal capital to invest in the wells drilled into the best parts of those plays. 2. Good reputation, credibility, or influence. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable, usually Example: [T]hey believe that other radical propositions which the President is urging proceed from a very narrow demand, in fact, one not much larger than the desire of men like La Follette and Cummins to make personal capital out of their own radicalism. Example: I have always thought . . . that the real reason he retired from public life, though he was obviously the heir of Wilson and for long the first Democrat in the land, was that he could not bear the thought of making personal capital out of his career in the war.
Word: large group awareness training Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of large-group awareness training. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: large group awareness trainings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of large group awareness training Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zaide Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of zayde. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Grandpa came over to Rosie when he saw she was feeling better. " Sweetheart, I'm sorry I scared you. See, it's me, Grandpa. I'll always be your Zaide. Forever." And he touched his hand to Rosie's. Example: ...zaide (grandpa) had a large metal can full of multicolored candies.
Word: climax community Part of Speech: noun 1. A community (group of interdependent organisms interacting with one another) which, through the process of ecological succession (the development of vegetation in an area over time), has reached a steady state.
Word: climax communities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of climax community Labels: form-of, plural
Word: self religion Part of Speech: noun 1. A religious self-improvement group. Example: Werner Erhard, a former used-car salesman, founded his Erhard Seminar Training system (EST) in 1971. He drew upon many sources in the development of his philosophy including Zen Buddhism, Dale Carnegie's Positive Thinking, L. Ron Hubbard's Scientology and Jose Silva's Silva Mind Control. Erhard's seminars were at first 60-hour courses over two weeks designed to give insights into the meaning of life; his philosophy has been described as 'the most important of the self religions' that developed in the 1970s and 1980s. Example: Rupert (1992) discusses a range of cases where religious or philosophical ideas have been used to underpin business training seminars, including both movements which fall under the 'New Age' umbrella and the so-called 'self religions' such as the human potential movement, est, or Scientology.
Word: self religions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of self religion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: self-religion Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of self religion. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: self-religions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of self-religion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wild service tree Part of Speech: noun 1. A tree with edible fruit, Sorbus torminalis, native to central and southern Europe and neighboring parts of Asia and Africa.
Word: chequer tree Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the fruit, chequers. Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɛkə ˌtɹiː/ 1. A tree with edible fruit, Sorbus torminalis, native to central and southern Europe and neighboring parts of Asia and Africa.
Word: tiger nut Part of Speech: noun 1. The edible tuber of chufa (Cyperus esculentus). Labels: especially, in-plural Example: Consequently, once established in some African regions, the tiger nut has become a weed that is difficult to eradicate. The fibrous “nuts” may be eaten raw out of hand, but they are usually roasted or cooked and added to soups.
Word: banjar Part of Speech: noun 1. A Balinese village council made up of married men.
Word: Joshua trees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Joshua tree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tiranë Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /tɪˈɹɑː.nə/ 1. Alternative spelling of Tirana. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: barocyclonometer Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of aneroid barometer that has accompanying diagrams and directions that help predict storms
Word: graphitise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of graphitize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: graphitisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of graphitization. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: herbivorously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From herbivorous + -ly. 1. In a herbivorous manner.
Word: prerhotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English rhotacismbf. English rhotic English prerhotic From pre- + rhotic. 1. Occurring before the letter ⟨r⟩ or before any one of the sounds that letter tends to represent (e.g., [r], [ɽ], [ɹ], [ɻ], [ʀ], [ʁ], etc.). Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: While /ɛ/ and /ɪ/ lost their distinctiveness in pre-rhotic, tautosyllabic positions, the basic distinction back ~ front was maintained in forms such as the following: fern [fɛɹn], General IrE [fərn]; turn [tʌɹn], General IrE [tərn]. Example: 1993 Summer, Ralph H. Emerson, “The Distribution of Eighteenth-Century Prerhotic O-Phonemes in Walker’s Critical Pronouncing Dictionary” in American Speech LXVIII, № 2, pages 115–138
Word: pre-rhotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of prerhotic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: unsparingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unsparing + -ness. 1. The state of being unsparing. Labels: uncountable
Word: biogeodynamics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English dynamics English geodynamics English biogeodynamics From bio- + geodynamics. 1. The (study of the) interplay of biological and geological systems Labels: uncountable
Word: reef line Part of Speech: noun 1. A small rope used to reef square sails by being passed spirally round the yard and through the holes of the reef.
Word: pedaheh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A mondegreen of Ukrainian пироги (pyrohy). The “d” in spelling is probably due to intervocalic flapping. 1. A type of Ukrainian dumpling, similar to Polish pierogi. Traditionally called pyrohy or varenyky. Labels: Canada, US
Word: bromopnea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”) (see bromo-) + -pnea. Coined by William J. Lederer in 1907. 1. The condition of having bad breath. Labels: dated, uncountable Example: There is no excuse for anybody[…]to have a bad odor from the mouth[…]The worst and most obstinate case of bromopnea can be cured if the causes are diligently sought for and properly treated.
Word: sock in Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the windsock used at airports. 1. To cause a temporary disruption of the operations of, usually an airport. Labels: transitive Example: Fog socked in O'Hare almost until noon. Example: I remembered the airfield as being on the southeast side of the bay , and the fog was quickly socking in that area.
Word: hoohaa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hoo-ha. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: nosegrinded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of nosegrind Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nosegrinding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of nosegrind Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: come back from the dead Part of Speech: verb 1. To be revived after dying; to be resurrected. 2. To return after being presumed dead. 3. To experience a resurgence after one's productive years are assumed to have ended. Labels: idiomatic
Word: cosmochronology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cosmo- + chronology. 1. The science of determining timescales for astrophysical objects and events. Labels: uncountable
Word: cosmochronological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cosmo- + chronological. 1. Relating to cosmochronology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nucleofugalities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nucleofugality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nucleopolyhedroviral Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to nucleopolyhedroviruses. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Portuguesely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Portuguese + -ly. 1. In a Portuguese manner.
Word: popskull Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pop + skull. 1. cheap inferior whisky, sometimes illegally distilled Labels: slang, uncountable Example: But they wouldn’t ha’ been no doubt about it if I hadn’t drunk so much pop-skull that my hand ’us shaky!
Word: Eagletonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Eagleton + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌiːɡəlˈtəʊ.ni.ən/, /ˌiɡəlˈtoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. Of or relating to Terry Eagleton (born 1943), English literary critic and philosopher.
Word: Kirbyan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Kirby + -an. 1. Of or relating to William Kirby (entomologist) (1759–1850), English entomologist.
Word: Stephensian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Stephens + -ian. 1. Of or relating to James Francis Stephens (1792–1852), English entomologist and naturalist.
Word: untabled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + tabled. 1. Not tabled. Labels: not-comparable
Word: uncomplex Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + complex. 1. Not complex; synonym of simple. Example: To force you into the straighter, broader courses of the uncomplex would be as cruel as to upset a bowl with gold-fish in it and leave them gasping on the tablecloth.
Word: uncomplexity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + complexity. 1. Lack of complexity; simplicity. Labels: uncountable
Word: solderability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From solder + -ability. 1. The quality or degree of being solderable. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: solderabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of solderability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chomskyanism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Chomskyan + -ism. 1. Chomskyan beliefs and theories generally Labels: uncountable
Word: Buscemi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian Buscemi, from Sicilian Buscema, from Old Sicilian Buxema, from Arabic قَلْعَةْ أَبُو شَامَة (qalʕat ʔabū šāma), meaning “Castle of the man with the mole”. Pronunciation: /buːˈsɛmi/ 1. Buscemi (a small town in the province of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy). 2. a surname, especially of Sicilian ancestry
Word: Wincest Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Win(chester) + -cest. Possibly influenced by wincest. 1. The incestuous homoerotic relationship of the fictional brothers Dean and Sam Winchester from the television series Supernatural. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: Wincest stories often take their transgressive cues from the text itself; often when Sam and Dean are seducing each other in Wincest stories, the more reluctant of the two is convinced to engage in the relationship when the other reiterates that they are already outsiders in society, already isolated from the “normality” of their world—why should the prohibition of incest stand in their way when they have already broken so many other laws? Example: Instead, she suggests, the romanticized, paratextual Wincest slash fiction offers Sam and Dean a redemptive happiness that they are perpetually denied by the show's writers both in a diegetic sense (via Chuck Shurley, the show's writer/prophet who publishes novels based on the boys' adventures) and in a non-diegetic sense (via Eric Kripke, Sera Gamble, and the show's returning writers).
Word: kindhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kind + -hood. 1. The quality of being of a kind or sort. Labels: uncountable Example: Foucault recognizes that different forms of categorization are based on different forms of kindhood. Example: Biological taxa and chemical elements have been the twin paradigms of natural kinds, and it has often been assumed that the kindhood of biological taxa must be just like the kindhood of chemical elements.
Word: substancehood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From substance + -hood. 1. The quality of being a substance. Labels: uncountable
Word: Waycest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Way + -cest. Pronunciation: /ˈweɪˌsɛst/ 1. The incestuous pairing of the brothers Gerard Way and Mikey Way, of American rock band My Chemical Romance, in certain homoerotic fan fiction. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: walking fish Part of Speech: noun 1. Any fish that is able to travel over land for extended periods of time
Word: walking fishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of walking fish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dot-com boom Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of dot-com bubble. Example: “We are on the edge of an AI surge that will make the dotcom boom look like spring break,” says Boris Feldman, co-head of Freshfield's global tech practice, who advises multiple “magnificent seven” tech companies.
Word: information technology bubble Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of dot-com bubble.
Word: Internet bubble Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of dot-com bubble.
Word: associateth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: associate + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of associate Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: forbeareth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: forbear + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of forbear Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: disassociator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From disassociate + -or. 1. One who or that which disassociates.
Word: disassociators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disassociator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bows and arrows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bow and arrow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Snarry Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Snape + Harry. 1. The ship of characters Harry Potter and Severus Snape of the Harry Potter series. Labels: slang Example: Best Excuse for a Wandering Mind: SNARRY!, Jason Isaacs, Alan Rickman Example: "Snarry is part of a subgenre of fan fiction called Slash," she says. "Snarry depicts romantic relationships between Harry Potter and Severus Snape, together - Snarry. […]
Word: thingummabob Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of thingamabob. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: salsatheque Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of salsa + discotheque. 1. A discotheque that only plays salsa music. Example: Accustomed to more arduous tasks, the Montubios dance without the wild display seen in the salsatheques, with their heads held high, some without shoes. Example: 'Spanish was one of my languages at university, so I spent time in Ecuador. And they don't have discotheques, they have salsatheques, so I learned salsa from a little lady who was about the size of Ronnie Corbett - if Dirty Dancing comes calling, I'll be there.'
Word: salsatheques Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of salsatheque Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bio-break Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + break. 1. A collective visit to a bathroom or restroom or stop to relieve oneself, especially during an established time or break in a group event. Labels: euphemistic, informal Example: We stopped once for a bio-break at a road side gas station. Most of us (including a few women) used the bushes because it took too long to get in the bathrooms. Example: "You are either going to stop for a gas break, meal break or a bio break. At these facilities you can do all three."
Word: bio break Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bio-break. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: biobreak Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bio-break. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Destiel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Dean + Castiel. 1. The ship of characters Castiel and Dean Winchester from the television series Supernatural. Labels: slang Example: His overt revulsion is caused by the Wincest fan fiction — the Sam-slash-Dean pairing that also alarms Dean in the epigraph of this paper — and to a Dean-slash-Castiel (or Destiel) kink meme in which Castiel has a crab claw for a hand. Example: All of our "feels" are on the line again as they continue to be with anything that involves Johnlock (thanks a lot, Moffat), Merthur and Destiel.
Word: Græco-Latin Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic spelling of Greco-Latin. Labels: alt-of, archaic, not-comparable
Word: H/Hr Part of Speech: name 1. The ship of characters Harry Potter and Hermione Granger of the Harry Potter series. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: This news group certainly seemed to filled with a lot of R/Hr people. As I am a H/Hr person and I believe that Hermione and Harry have this subtle thing that's being^([sic]) built up since the very beginning, I will elaborate on my personal beliefs. Example: I can't help but suspect it's either some sort of passive-aggressive moralistic reaction or thinly disguised sour grapes on the part of die-hard H/Hr shippers.
Word: Oviedans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Oviedan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pampathy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Formed as pam- (“all”) + -pathy (“feeling”) after sympathy, empathy, etc. Pronunciation: /ˈpampəθi/, /ˈpæmpəθɪ/ 1. The supposed faculty that causes its possessors to yearn to commune with the “All” of existence. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: It is a “pampathy” or all-feeling which produces in every individual a deep-felt longing to be at one with the whole universe of which each is a part.
Word: panpathy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpanpəθi/, /ˈpænpəθɪ/ 1. Alternative spelling of pampathy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: broha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown, most likely a blend of bro and aloha, perhaps in association with brah or brotha. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹoʊˈhɑ/, [ˈbɹoʊ̯ˈhɑ] 1. Dude, bro. (Used to address another male, stereotypically used by surfers.) Labels: no-plural, slang
Word: Ailan Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Elon.
Word: zion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew ז. 1. zayin, Hebrew letter ז.
Word: apneumone Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æpn(j)uːˈməʊni/ 1. Any substance produced by nonliving material that benefits a recipient species but is detrimental to a different species associated with the nonliving material.
Word: lytyll Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of little, small. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: lytyll Part of Speech: adv 1. Obsolete form of little, not much. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: lytyll Part of Speech: det 1. Obsolete form of little, not much. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: lytyll Part of Speech: pron 1. Obsolete form of little, not much. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: lytyll Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of little, a small amount, a small person, a small thing. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: boomerang effect Part of Speech: noun 1. A strong opposing response caused by attempts to restrict a person's freedom or change their attitudes.
Word: Epione Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Ēpionē, from Ancient Greek Ἠπιόνη (Ēpiónē), from Ancient Greek ἤπῐος (ḗpĭos). 1. Ancient Greek goddess of soothing of pain. Labels: Greek
Word: Musubi-no-Kami Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese 結びの神 (Musubi no Kami). 1. The Japanese god of matchmaking, love and marriage.
Word: Tenjin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese 天神 (Tenjin), from 天 (then, “Heaven”) + 神 (zyin, “deity”, “god”). 1. A Japanese god of the heavens; also the Shinto kami of scholarship. Labels: Japanese 2. A Japanese term for deva.
Word: Raijin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese 雷神 (Raijin), from Middle Chinese 雷 (lwoj, “thunder”) + 神 (zyin, “deity”, “spirit”). 1. The Japanese god of lightning, thunder and storms, along with Fūjin and Susanoo. Labels: Japanese
Word: Fūjin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese 風神 (ふうじん Fūjin), from Middle Chinese 風 (MC pjuwng, “wind”) + 神 (zyin, “deity”, “spirit”). 1. The Japanese god of winds and storms, along with Raijin and Susanoo. Labels: Japanese
Word: Kajin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 火神 (かじん, Kajin, literally “fire god”). 1. Kagutsuchi, the Japanese god of fire. Labels: Japanese 2. Japanese translation for Agni.
Word: Suijin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese 水神 (Suijin). 1. A Japanese god of water; another name for Ryūjin. Labels: Japanese
Word: Dojin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 土神 (Dojin). 1. A Japanese god of earth, land or soil. Labels: Japanese
Word: gag reflexes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gag reflex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: puppyship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From puppy + -ship. 1. Informal title applied to a puppy. Labels: humorous Example: The puppy, a wee thing, rotund as a butter ball, wandered into the police station several days ago. His puppyship made himself at home immediately. Example: About this time his master folds up his paper, tells his puppyship, "No, he can't come," and is gone to the office, wherever that is.
Word: ship war Part of Speech: noun 1. An intense and sometimes hostile disagreement between shippers of rival ships in a fandom. Labels: slang Example: Oh, no, not another ship war between members of Team Edward and Team Jacob. Example: They seemed fascinated by my and Meg's absorption in the Harry Potter culture, so we told them stories of the ship wars […]
Word: ship wars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ship war Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Team Jacob Part of Speech: name 1. The faction of Twilight fandom which prefers Bella Swan in a romantic relationship with Jacob Black. Labels: slang Example: Of course, there are those two camps I mentioned earlier in this chapter: Team Edward and Team Jacob. Over time, Team Jacob has grown to the point where a lot of fans prefer Jacob to Edward. Example: However, Team Jacob members on the Anglophone boards were even more emphatic in their dismissal of Edward, and several posters argued that his behavior was abusive.
Word: Team Edward Part of Speech: name 1. The faction of Twilight fandom which prefers Bella Swan in a romantic relationship with Edward Cullen. Labels: slang Example: However, the continued conflict between Team Jacob and Team Edward shows that the series is sufficiently open to allow for the shipping of both Bella/Edward and Bella/Jacob. Example: To Team Edward, the canon pairing with the stoic, troubled, immortal 17-year-old is unquestionable.
Word: kink meme Part of Speech: noun 1. An online space in which requests for fan fiction (generally involving a specific kink) are posted and fulfilled anonymously. Labels: slang Example: Kink memes are generally hosted on the blogging platforms Dreamwidth or LiveJournal, which have comment structures that allow for specific requests to be put up and responded to in a linked manner. Example: Noticeably, most of these kinkmeme prompts revolve around Sherlock and John's sexual/romantic relationship in one form or another.
Word: kink memes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kink meme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crackfic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crack + fic. 1. Alternative form of crack fic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: I have to disagree with you here, however; the content of the episode in question is the sort of thing I'd expect to find in a crackfic - written because it's too insane an idea to just be left alone, enjoyable in its own way but not remotely on the level of something actually *intended* to be good - and it isn't improved significantly IMO by having been animated. Example: Some crackfic scenarios include characters transforming into animals, swapping bodies, swapping gender, swapping consciousnesses with inanimate objects, becoming inanimate objects, de-aging rapidly (from twenty-six to six in the space of seconds), and traveling through time (to name just a small handful).
Word: crackfics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crackfic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Nova Gorica Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Slovene Nôva Goríca (“New Gorizia”). 1. A town in Slovenia that lies next to Gorizia in Italy.
Word: chanslash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese ちゃん (chan), a familiar suffix commonly affixed to the names of children, and slash. 1. Slash fan fiction involving minor characters. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: Are you going to leave chanslash and shotakon for another discussion? Example: Hm, from where I originally heard, it struck a Harry Potter list-owner first. Her entire account was deleted. Some say it's because one of the groups she owned was an HP chanslash one.
Word: sandwichable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sandwich + -able. 1. Capable of being used to make a sandwich. Labels: informal Example: Arrange them on a large or platter along with sliced pickles and tomatoes, luncheon meats, lettuce and other "sandwichable" items. Example: In my personal opinion, the kind of bagels we're used to in this area are not very sandwichable.
Word: yuppity Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Alteration of yup. Pronunciation: [ˈjʌpɨɾi] 1. Yes. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable Example: >and she's got it to work properly now, Yuppity! =) Example: >The rule you quote here would match any From: line that had something >after From: and outside the angle brackets. According to the Turnpike >Help File - which you really ought to read if you intend to embark upon >this sort of exercise: Yuppity!
Word: yuppity Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Possibly a blend of yuppie and uppity. Pronunciation: [ˈjʌpɨɾi] 1. Posh, snooty. Labels: informal Example: The Bodeguita del Medio takes its name from Ernest Hemingway's favorite bar in downtown Havana, and in honor of the Cuban connection it has a cigar-smoking "divan" at the back of the house. The earth may not move for him any more, but Hemingway is all over this yuppity little California Avenue joint — along with Bill Clinton. Example: “Yeah, that yuppity one up the street is where all the FBI guys go, but they wouldn't be caught dead in this place. […]
Word: yeppity Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From yep + -ity. Pronunciation: [ˈjɛpɨɾi] 1. Yes. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable Example: Bingo, I thought. Hoho haha, yep yeppity yes. Example: Yeppity, sir. You're exactly the kind of lucky guy who does OK by this plan.
Word: cellular telephones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cellular telephone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: measuring rod Part of Speech: noun 1. A graduated staff, typically having alternate black and white sections, used (along with a theodolite) in surveying
Word: sugar thermometer Part of Speech: noun 1. A thermometer used to measure the temperature of heated sugar syrup during the preparation of caramel and similar products.
Word: carbozoo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a trade name. 1. An anthrax vaccine containing saponin as an adjuvant. Labels: uncountable
Word: addle-brained Part of Speech: adj 1. Muddled in thought or mind; foolish; stupid. Example: She could tell him about Rusty, about the rush wedding, but then she'd have to admit what an addle-brained twit she'd been, running off without a thought or a prayer to marry a man for no reason other than that he'd asked her to. Example: “You know,” Collier said, “this is exactly the sort of fuzzy, addle-brained thinking that gives birth to conspiracy theories. […]
Word: Foxification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Fox + -ification. 1. The process of mass media, particularly television news, adopting the format, practices, and perceived political leanings of Fox News. Labels: uncountable Example: The real cost of media consolidation and Foxification in our time is not, as many of my supporters believe, censorship, although that sometimes happens (witness the removal of the popular band the Dixie Chicks from 250 Cumulus-owned radio stations after the lead singer criticized President Bush over Iraq). Example: The “Foxification” of America's mass media was evident in the war's coverage. Most print and electronic stories described operations instead of analyzing the war's broader international context and consequences.
Word: pygophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pygo- + -phile. Pronunciation: /ˈpaɪɡəfaɪl/ 1. A person with an intense desire and/or sexual preference for the human buttocks. Example: […] Pompeian wall-painting and a terracotta from Hadra display the heroine half-naked, as does a mosaic from Praeneste, whose back view is a pygophile's delight; […] Example: "And so is this," nuzzling down her buxom body and lustily gnawing these sleek, melonous swells. "Such a pygophile y'are."
Word: pygophiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pygophile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lesbophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lesbo- + -phile. 1. A person (typically not a lesbian) with a fondness for lesbians or erotic contact between women. Labels: rare Example: In a recent interview with Playboy, Chris Rock clinched our attention, though we've been spying since his appearances on Saturday Night Live and in lesbophile Kevin (Chasing Amy) Smith's Dogma. Example: Sean laughed, "It's bizarre, all those holograms of celebrities." "And you can pair them up however you want so long as it's not a man and a lady." Pulling his shirt off, Sean said, "Very most lewdest for lesbophiles."
Word: lesbophiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lesbophile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lesbophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lesbo- + -philia. 1. A fetishistic fascination (typically in non-lesbians) with lesbians and erotic contact between women. Labels: uncountable Example: It is his lesbophilia that sets Proust's narrator apart from the author, that marks the novel as a novel rather than a perverse exercise in selective autobiography. Example: More broadly, we might ask to what extent French literature, with its twin associations of high culture and lesbophilia, came to be an oblique but acceptable signifier for lesbianism in the popular imagination of the twentieth century.
Word: pygophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pygo- + -philia. Pronunciation: /ˌpaɪɡəˈfiː.li.ə/ 1. A paraphilia involving sexual attraction to buttocks. Labels: uncountable Example: Pygophilia may be, in Mr Melville's phrase, 'an infantile condition', but it is by several months less infantile than the curious obsession with breasts that plays so dominant a role in modern machismo. Example: Pygophilia is sexual excitement caused by seeing, touching, or fondling a woman's derrière.
Word: fag marriage Part of Speech: noun 1. Same-sex marriage. Labels: countable, derogatory, offensive, slang, uncountable, vulgar Example: “There is the push for fag marriage in this country,” she said. “You’re a freak if you’re not fornicating by the time you’re 14.” Example: He also suggested a “final solution to the problem of fag marriage” that involved replacing rice/birdseed with bullets/hand grenades at gay weddings (this book may not have gotten the details there quite right).
Word: nee'n't Part of Speech: contraction Pronunciation: /niːnt/ 1. Contraction of need + not. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
Word: big name Part of Speech: noun 1. A widely-known reputation, especially one that is favorable. Labels: idiomatic Example: Solly had carried on the old business, and was making a big name for himself. Example: He made a big name in the war. And since he's been in the ranger service he's done wonders. 2. A prominent individual, especially one who is favorably regarded. Labels: idiomatic Example: All the big Hollywood names were present. Example: "You don't want me, you want a big name. They're all set to hang you over there. . . . It's a job for the biggest and best criminal lawyer in town."