nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: heirhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heir + -hood. 1. The state or condition of being an heir; heirship Labels: uncountable Example: The sons she gives Trame's boy will do him as proud as he and his brothers have done their own father, sons who will also be my grandsons and grandheirs. Her husband will find her a greater prize than simply a means to heirhood. Example: Does this reflect a scribal scruple to have the element of universal heirhood incorporated, or is this a piety of Sara herself?
Word: deliverings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of delivering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tomorning Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From to- + morning; compare today, tonight. 1. In the morning. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: Samskrit Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of Sanskrit. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: perihermion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From peri- + hermeo- + -ion. 1. Periapsis around Mercury. Example: The MMO will be in an elliptic orbit around Mercury with the perihermion of 600 km and the aphermion of 11624 km.
Word: Tumxuk Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Uyghur تۇمشۇق (tumshuq). Pronunciation: /ˈtʌm.ʃʊk/ 1. A sub-prefectural city of the Xinjiang autonomous region, China. Example: The stated mission of the Bingtuan is to increase the Han population of Xinjiang: recruiting Han migrants, supported by subsidies from Beijing, is ‘the will of the state.'⁶ For example, a Bingtuan advertisement circulated on the ubiquitous Chinese social media app Weixin/WeChat in the first half of 2020 called for able-bodied people aged 18-35 with household registration in China proper and ‘good political quality’ (zhengzhi suzhi hao) to move to a new settlement built by the Third Division 50ᵗʰ Regiment 18 km from the southern city of Tumshug (Tumxuk, Tumushuke), between Kashgar and Aksu. Example: Frontier Services Group said in January that it had reached an agreement with officials and an industrial park in Tumxuk, a city in western Xinjiang, to build a training facility there....Tumxuk lies between Kashgar and Aksu, larger settlements that have been a focus of the Chinese government’s drive to stifle antigovernment sentiment....But Tumxuk has also been drawn into the regionwide drive to transform Uighur society through indoctrination camps....Tumxuk has more than 160,000 inhabitants, nearly two-thirds of them Uighur, according to official population estimates, and government reports and records show that the city has built at least one camp, as well as other specialized schools, to “deradicalize” minority residents....In 2017, a unit of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in Tumxuk issued a tender notice inviting bids for building work on a “legal education and training center” — a phrase sometimes used for the indoctrination camps. 2. A town in Onsu, Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China. Example: But I hadn’t come to stay: my goal was two ancient Buddhist sites built into cliffs near a town called Tumxuk....It seemed easy enough to get there; there was only one town named Tumxuk on the map, located north of Aksu.
Word: Tumushuke Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 圖木舒克 /图木舒克 (Túmùshūkè). 1. Synonym of Tumxuk: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. Example: The Chinese appropriation of "other" types of architecture results from all kinds of negotiation. Professor Ning Qiang recently showed me photographs of the city hotel of Tumushuke (Tumxuk), a town just east of Kashgar in China's westernmost, Islamic province, built in an eighteenth-century northern European style found anywhere.... Example: In some of the videos, Han migrants say that any single person below the age of 35 who moves to the sub-prefecture-level cities of Aral (in Chinese, Ala'er) in Aksu (Akesu) prefecture or Tumshuk (Tumushuke) in Kashgar (Kashi) prefecture will be provided with a house and a job, while a family of three will receive a two-bedroom home, free utilities for a year, and 40 mu (6.5 acres) of land, tax-free.
Word: simal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Nepali सिमल (simal). 1. A tree, Bombax ceiba, native to much of tropical and temperate Asia and Australasia. Example: In April 2017, an Asian Woollyneck nest was found at a height of 31m in the bole of a 36m tall Simal Bombax ceiba tree located by the Khakabesi River in Argha[.]
Word: Wujiaqu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 五家渠 (Wǔjiāqú). Pronunciation: /wuːd͡ʒiɑːˈt͡ʃuː/ 1. A county-level city in northern Xinjiang autonomous region, China. Example: On the farms in Altai, Ili, Tahcheng, Burtala, Shihotzu and Wuchiachu in Northern Sinkiang, members of the farms have been studying and applying the "three constantly read articles" in a living way. Example: Most bingtuan prisons have a small number of former civilian bingtuan members who have been convicted of crimes. There are also contingents of regular native Xinjiang prisoners, including some who were transferred to the prisons of the First Division after 1985. Yang Zhenhua, p. 416. We believe that the Sixth Division in Wujiaqu also has Xinjiang prisoners.
Word: distilment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * distil + -ment Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɪl.mənt/ 1. The process of distillation. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The extract produced by distillation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And in the porches of mine ears did pour the leperous distilment Example: I did not call him fool, and vex my friend, / But quietly allowed experiment, / Encouraged him to dust his drink, and now / Grate lignum vitæ now bruise so-called grains / Of Paradise, and now, for perfume, pour / Distilment rare, the rose of Jericho, / Holy-thorn, passion-flower, and what know I? / Till beverage obtained the fancied smack.
Word: distilments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of distilment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wheal-worm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of wheal + worm, after the pustule or wheal resulting from a bite. 1. Any of various insects or arachnids the bites of which produce raised sores. Labels: archaic Example: It may be ſome will think it impoſſible for theſe Wheal-worms to breed between the eyes; but we ſee it is ſo, and we finde it was done ſo formerly 2. A harvest mite, Trombicula sp. Labels: archaic Example: wheal-worm, n 1. The itch-mite acarus scabiei 2. The acarine Leptus autumnalis, or some similar harvest-bug: so named from the wheals or pimples left by its bite. See cut under harvest-mite. 3. A mite of species Acarus autumnalis, synonym of Neotrombicula autumnalis Labels: obsolete Example: ACARUS AUTUMNALIS. Harvest-bug. Mower's Mite. Wheal-worm. Rouget. The acarus autumnalis is scarcely larger than the acarus scabiei
Word: whealworm Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of wheal-worm. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: metagovernance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meta- + governance. 1. The methods and art to exercise some control over devolved and decentralized decision-making organizations. Labels: uncountable
Word: elastication Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From elasticate + -ion. 1. A process or act of elasticating. Example: The shadows of the trees stretch in gradual elastications towards evening as if imploring water for their thirsts.
Word: elastications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elastication Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whambulance Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of wambulance. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wahmbulance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of wah + ambulance. 1. Alternative form of wambulance. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: unarticulable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + articulable. 1. inarticulable Labels: not-comparable
Word: Esperantize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Calque of Esperanto esperantigi, equivalent to Esperanto + -ize. 1. To adapt (typically a proper noun) to the phonology, alphabet and grammar of Esperanto. Labels: Canada, US 2. To translate into Esperanto. Labels: Canada, US 3. To propagandize Esperanto language and values among a certain group. Labels: Canada, US Example: Yours for the Esperantizing of New England!
Word: tomomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”) + -mania. 1. A morbid addiction to performing or undergoing surgery. Labels: uncountable Example: And we must not leave out tomomania, that delightful complex, usually acquired by ladies who just love to be operated on by surgeons. Example: Dentists who eschew all the onerous tasks of dentistry and will do nothing except extract teeth and make dentures sometimes are guilty of tomomania.
Word: Ashwatthama Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sanskrit अश्वत्थामन् (aśvatthāman). 1. A hero in Mahabharata; son of Drona. Labels: Hinduism
Word: fire-power Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated spelling of firepower. Labels: uncountable
Word: world's tiniest violin Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of world's smallest violin.
Word: stampomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stamp + -o- + -mania. 1. A passion for collecting postage stamps. Labels: uncountable Example: A few years ago grey-haired people as well as little children were seized with the stampomania, and then our most secret drawers, our most private papers, our most loving letters of bygone years were ransacked by our best friends […] Example: Briefly, this story tells of the adventures of a commercial traveler afflicted with "stampomania." This amiable and garrulous gentleman falls in with a druggist somewhere in the states and at each recurring trip manages to entangle himself and the weak knight of the pestle in the enchanting and entrancing mysteries of philately […]
Word: scribbleomania Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of scribblemania. Labels: uncountable
Word: scribblemania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scribble + -mania. 1. A compulsion for writing. Labels: uncountable Example: Gradually his scribblemania developed in real earnest. It could be said that the pen became his second hobby horse. In those days it was not unusual to write family magazines.
Word: rinkomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rink + -o- + -mania. 1. A passion for roller skating on indoor rinks. Labels: uncountable
Word: islomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From isle + -o- + -mania. 1. A fascination with islands. Labels: uncountable
Word: politicomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From politico- + -mania. 1. A fascination with politics. Labels: uncountable
Word: phytomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phyto- + -mania. 1. A fascination with plants. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: photomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo- + -mania. 1. A fascination with photography. Labels: uncountable
Word: phagomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phago- + -mania. 1. A compulsion to eat. Labels: uncountable
Word: pathomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From patho- + -mania. 1. moral insanity; psychopathy Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: Graecomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Graeco- + -mania. 1. A passion for Greece and its people and culture. Labels: uncountable
Word: onychotillomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux, “nail”) (compare onycho-) + τίλλω (tíllō, “to pluck”) + -mania. 1. A compulsion for picking and tearing at one's fingernails or toenails. Labels: uncountable
Word: ferret-legging Part of Speech: noun 1. The activity of keeping a live ferret in one's trousers for as long as possible. Labels: uncountable
Word: oligomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oligo- + -mania. 1. A form of insanity which, although potentially affecting all the mental faculties and operations, apparently involves only a part as the emotions, the intellect, or the will. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: Italomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italo- + -mania. 1. A passion for Italy and its people and culture. Labels: uncountable
Word: idolomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From idol + -o- + -mania. 1. A devotion to idols. Labels: uncountable
Word: visnes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of visne Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hysteromania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hystero- + -mania. 1. nymphomania Labels: archaic, uncountable 2. A condition involving both hysteria and mania. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: But in certain respects it was something more, and in others something less than hysteromania; or either hysteria or mania; or any combination thereof.
Word: hysteromaniac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hystero- + -maniac. 1. nymphomaniac Labels: archaic
Word: hysteromaniacs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hysteromaniac Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hysteromaniacal Part of Speech: adj 1. nymphomaniac Labels: archaic
Word: hypermania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + mania. 1. An extreme form of mania. Labels: uncountable
Word: coord Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of coordinate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: When it comes to summer holiday fashion inspo, one need look no further than Dua Lipa's Instagram. From effortlessly cool coords to countless stylish bikinis, the 'Levitating' artist always delivers top-notch outfits.
Word: coords Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coord Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hylomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hylo- + -mania. 1. An obsession with matter or philosophical materialism. Labels: uncountable
Word: RAM-like Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From RAM + -like. 1. Resembling RAM (random access memory).
Word: gynaecomania Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gynecomania. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: eulogomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eulogy + -o- + -mania. 1. A passion for eulogy. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: kalaw Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax). Labels: Philippines
Word: empleomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish empleomanía. Pronunciation: /ˌɛmpliːoʊˈmeɪniə/ 1. The desire to obtain a government job. Labels: uncountable Example: "Do ut des" is the motto of Spanish public life; empleomania is rife to a degree unknown elsewhere; and empleomania is the chief instrument of political corruption.
Word: polymania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + -mania. 1. total insanity, as contrasted with monomania Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: ecdemomania Part of Speech: noun 1. A compulsion to go outside or to travel. Labels: uncountable
Word: supercommuter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + commuter. 1. Someone who has a very long commute, often to a different metropolitan area than the one they reside in.
Word: choreomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From choreo- + -mania. 1. Synonym of tarantism (“dance mania; dance epidemic”). Labels: uncountable Example: In full view of the public, this is the apogee of the choreomania that tormented Strasbourg for a midsummer month in 1518. Also known as the “dancing plague”, it was the most fatal and best documented of the more than ten such contagions which had broken out along the Rhine and Moselle rivers since 1374.
Word: supercommuters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supercommuter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sourcers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sourcer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preretired Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + retired. 1. Not yet having retired from employment. Labels: not-comparable
Word: preretiree Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + retiree. 1. A person who has not yet retired from employment. Example: Together, we are well on our way to achieving our goal of helping retirees and preretirees understand the strategic value of shifting their investment focus to an income-first approach.
Word: preretirees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preretiree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cledonism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek κληδών (klēdṓn, “an omen”) + -ism. 1. Divination through the interpretation of words (written or spoken) encountered by chance. Labels: uncountable Example: And indeed cledonism, or the putting of a prophetic sense on words spoken with another reference (John xi. 50 sq.) can never have been the business of a class of men (Jud. ix. 37, Jer. xxvii. 9, Micah v. 12), or been so marked a type of divination that Isaiah could speak of it as characteristically Philistine, and that Isa. lvii. 3 could found on it a name of opprobrium. Example: We shall find Cledonism stereotyped and converted into palpable lots in the most perfected of the lottery methods, that which uses written speech, phrases designated by chance and applied to a given interrogation.
Word: cacodemonia Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of cacodemonomania. Labels: uncountable
Word: pseudomanic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pseudo- + manic. 1. Resembling mania. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pseudomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pseudo- + -mania. 1. compulsive lying Labels: uncountable 2. A condition that resembles, but is not in fact, mania. Labels: uncountable
Word: pintmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pintman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: de-Islamises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of de-Islamise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: de-Islamising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of de-Islamise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: de-Islamised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of de-Islamise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: de-Islamize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + Islamize. 1. To deprive of its Islamic character, or remove the Islamic aspect of. Labels: transitive 2. To become un-Islamic. Labels: intransitive
Word: de-Islamizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of de-Islamise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: de-Islamized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of de-Islamize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: de-Islamizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of de-Islamize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: de-Islamization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + Islamization. 1. The act or process of de-Islamizing. Labels: uncountable
Word: de-Islamisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of de-Islamization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: de-Islamification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + Islamification. 1. Synonym of de-Islamization. Labels: uncountable
Word: de-energize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + energize. 1. To remove the energy from (a circuit or a system). Labels: transitive
Word: de-energizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of de-energize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: de-energizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of de-energize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: de-energized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of de-energize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deenergise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + energise. 1. Alternative form of de-energize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: deenergises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deenergise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deenergising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deenergise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: deenergised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of deenergise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Mous Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Mou Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Esperantise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Esperanto + -ise. 1. UK standard spelling of Esperantize.
Word: committeeing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From committee + -ing. 1. Discussing in a committee. Labels: uncountable Example: I argue that no amount of curriculum tinkering and academic committeeing will cause us to rise from these doldrums and to the environmental occasion. Example: There is no gene for committeeing. Committee procedure is a meme which gets handed down the generations.
Word: déjà vues Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of déjà vu Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: SIC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of second-in-command. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of School Improvement Council. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: U.S.S. Part of Speech: name 1. An abbreviation that is put before ships, United States Ship
Word: Mimiko Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Japanese.
Word: booster clubs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of booster club Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Miu Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Japanese.
Word: Yuiko Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese ゆいこ (Yuiko). 1. A female given name from Japanese.
Word: Moeko Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Japanese.
Word: Misako Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese みさこ (Misako). 1. A female given name from Japanese.
Word: career fairs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of career fair Labels: form-of, plural
Word: career expos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of career expo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Belly of the Whale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Joseph Campbell in 1949. Probably an allusion to the book of Jonah in the Bible, in which Jonah was swallowed by a great fish. 1. A story element which represents the final separation from a hero's known world and self.
Word: belly of the whale Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Belly of the Whale. Labels: alt-of
Word: Tsuguko Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese つぐこ (Tsuguko). 1. A female given name from Japanese.
Word: Toshiko Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Japanese.
Word: Toshiyo Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Japanese.
Word: negative Nancies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of negative Nancy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Reep Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Reep, an occupational surname for a ropemaker, from reep (“rope”). Compare Roper, Reeb. Also an English metonymic occupational surname for a porter or a basket maker, from Middle English hrip (“basket”), from Old Norse hrip, from Proto-Germanic *hrepaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend”). Also as an English surname, from the verb reap. Compare Ripper. 1. A surname.
Word: Teacher Appreciation Week Part of Speech: name 1. A special week in many schools, especially in the United States, which is dedicated to the appreciation of teachers, especially by the students of the schools, usually celebrated in early May.
Word: National Teacher Appreciation Week Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Teacher Appreciation Week.
Word: EOC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of end-of-course test. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of emergency operations center. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: “At this time EOC (Emergency Operations Center) has shut down. Crowds [have] subsided and it’s just being monitored,” D’Agostino said. 3. Initialism of expression of concern. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: EOCs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of EOC Labels: form-of, plural
Word: school-wide Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of schoolwide. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: openning Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of opening. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: openning Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of opening. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Yadava Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit यादव (yādava). 1. An ancient Indian people who believed themselves to be descended from Yadu. Labels: Hinduism, plural, plural-only
Word: church giggles Part of Speech: noun 1. Uncontrollable laughter or giggling that occurs inappropriately in an inappropriate place and time, as when in church. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: But I couldn't help myself Something struck me as awfully funny that day—the hushed reverence, my starched white dress, I cannot say for sure. My church giggles grew louder and louder, and the more I tried to tame them, the worse they got, until the Church of England must have had doubts about my prospects for salvation. Example: My Jews lost control of their church giggles and started busting out laughing to the point of losing oxygen. I'm glad they weren't wearing a skirt like I was because I didn't want to witness any pee trickles that were happening.
Word: Shalya Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sanskrit शल्य (śalya, “dart, javelin, lance, spear, iron-headed weapon, arrow”). 1. The brother of Madri (mother of Nakula and Sahadeva), as well as the ruler of the Madra kingdom in the Mahabharata. Labels: Hinduism
Word: pl0x Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /plɔks/ 1. please Labels: Internet, Leet, not-comparable Example: Phr33 st00f pl0x?
Word: toothpastey Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of toothpasty. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Colgate Part of Speech: name Etymology: The toothpaste brand was named after the company founder, William Colgate. The surname derives from the place name, which is probably from Old English col (“coal”) and ġeat (“gate”). The Philippine sense is a genericized trademark from the toothpaste brand, Colgate. Compare Cebuano kulgit. 1. A village and civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ2332). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Poirot's lips moved. Inspector Colgate leaned forward. Poirot was murmuring, "It's so difficult to know which pieces are part of the fur rug and which are the cat's tail." 3. A particular brand of toothpaste. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The base of her electric toothbrush fell onto its side as she yanked a little too hard and squirted on a blob of Colgate. As the bristles met her front teeth, she savored the mint flavor on her tongue like peppermint candy.
Word: Colgate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The toothpaste brand was named after the company founder, William Colgate. The surname derives from the place name, which is probably from Old English col (“coal”) and ġeat (“gate”). The Philippine sense is a genericized trademark from the toothpaste brand, Colgate. Compare Cebuano kulgit. 1. toothpaste Labels: Philippines, slang, uncountable
Word: gaffings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gaffing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sewerings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sewering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Reddings Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: lobing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lobe + -ing. 1. A rounded projection; a lobe. Example: The decoration found on the stems are perpendicular ribbings, ordinary rounded mouldings, and perpendicular lobings. Example: Nevertheless there are curious points to be investigated in the earlier stages of development, such as the vascular supply and the chalazal lobings.
Word: lobings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lobing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: huttings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hutting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: daggings Part of Speech: noun 1. dags; dangling locks of sheep wool matted with dung Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: spallings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spalling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: speldring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scots speld (“to spread out”); compare German spalten (“to split”). 1. A split dried haddock or other small fish. Labels: Scotland
Word: speldrings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of speldring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tasseling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tassel + -ing. 1. A decorative fringe of tassels.
Word: tasseling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From tassel + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of tassel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tassellings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tasselling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tasselings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tasseling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: twaddlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of twaddling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: claptrappery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From claptrap + -ery. 1. claptrap; nonsense Labels: uncountable
Word: twanglings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of twangling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hallings Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: consuetudinarily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From consuetudinary + -ly. 1. In a manner that pertains to consuetude; customarily; traditionally. Labels: Scotland Example: So that the mode consuetudinarily now adopted for assessing poor's rates for the real poor, is borrowed from that part of the Scots acts which relates solely to the provision to be made for sending idle vagrants, able to work, to those correction-houses where they were to have been compelled to labour. Example: If a practice which conformed with those three requirements had been conducted consuetudinarily, the court was authorised to infer from this practice the common conviction of the people.
Word: teamings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teaming Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ARI Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Arizona. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of Alcohol-related incident. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: cieling Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of ceiling. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: This moral kind of painting for the stage has been often compared to the painting for cupolas and cielings, where the colours are over-charged, and every part is drawn excessively large, and beyond nature.
Word: cielings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cieling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: MGU-K Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of motor generator unit, kinetic (“KERS, the kinetic energy recovery system; a motor generator unit which harvests kinetic energy through engine braking”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: morphoscopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From morphoscopy + -ic. 1. Of or relating to morphoscopy Labels: not-comparable
Word: morphoscopical Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to morphoscopy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: morphoscopically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From morphoscopic + -ally. 1. In terms of, or by means of, morphoscopy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: morphoscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From morpho- + -scopy. 1. The scientific examination of the shape of small particles or objects. Labels: uncountable
Word: MGU-H Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of motor generator unit, heat (“an energy recovery system; a motor generator unit which harvests thermal energy from the exhaust via the turbocharger”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: morita Part of Speech: noun 1. A reddish-brown variety of chipotle.
Word: moritas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of morita Labels: form-of, plural
Word: morrhuate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From morrhuic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any salt or ester of morrhuic acid.
Word: morrhuates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of morrhuate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: MGU Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of motor generator unit (“a power deployment, and energy recovery system; a system that may harvest kinetic energy from various sources, and provide kinetic energy / rotational energy (shaft power)”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: TPMS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of tire pressure monitoring system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Morita therapy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Introduced by Shoma Morita (1874-1938), Japanese psychiatrist and philosopher. 1. An ecologically-based form of therapy involving four stages: isolation and rest, light occupational therapy, heavy occupational therapy, and complicated activity. Labels: uncountable
Word: MIN Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Mississippi: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of Minneapolis: a city in Minnesota, United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Morita-equivalent Part of Speech: adj 1. Exhibiting Morita equivalence. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Morita equivalence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Japanese mathematician Kiiti Morita, who defined equivalence and a similar notion of duality in 1958. 1. A certain relationship defined between algebraic rings that preserves many ring-theoretic properties. Labels: uncountable
Word: motorcross Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An alteration of motocross or its etymon French motocross, after motor. 1. Alternative form of motocross. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: monoplanist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From monoplane + -ist. 1. The pilot of a monoplane.
Word: monoplanists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monoplanist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monopolarly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From monopolar + -ly. 1. In a monopolar fashion. Labels: not-comparable Example: Slow wave phase reversals between two zygomatic leads used monopolarly are often seen as such artifacts. Example: Cortical evoked responses are commonly recorded monopolarly by placing a single electrode wire, ball, or wick on the surface of the cortex and measuring against a distant indifferent such as an alligator clip on the cut skin edge.
Word: monopolarity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mono- + polarity. 1. The quality of being monopolar. Labels: uncountable
Word: monotonally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From monotonal + -ly. 1. In a monotonal fashion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: moon moth Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various moths of the subfamily Saturniinae.
Word: moon moths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moon moth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moranhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From moran + -hood. 1. The state or period of being a moran. Labels: Africa, East, uncountable
Word: mosaic virus Part of Speech: noun 1. Any plant virus that causes the leaves to have a speckled appearance.
Word: mosaic viruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mosaic virus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ozoned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ozone Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ozoning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ozone Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: anomalad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anomaly + -ad. Compare ecad and variad. 1. A primary malformation together with its subsequently derived structural changes.
Word: anomalads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anomalad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: craniostenotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to craniostenosis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: craniostenosis Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of craniosynostosis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: craniosynostotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cranio- + synostotic. 1. Relating to craniosynostosis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: wheelslip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel Proto-West Germanic *slippjander. Old Saxon *slippiander. Middle Low German slippender.? Middle English slippen English slip English wheelslip From wheel + slip. 1. A problem in starting or running a locomotive or train, where excess power supplied to the driven wheels causes them to turn against the rail, especially when the rails are slippery, without moving the train forward. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonym: wheelspin Example: The traction motors are connected in three parallel groups of two in series, and the mid-points of each pair of motors are connected together; the mid-point connection is used in conjunction with relays to form a device which is sensitive to wheelslip, thus leading to an improvement in adhesion.
Word: antitouristic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + touristic. 1. Opposed to what is touristic. Example: The more ethical, more authentic, slower, antitouristic, unusual way of travelling that Terzani advocates brings him into contact with a humanity that he had almost lost, with the individual travellees^([sic]) whom he encounters on his journey.
Word: Anglophobic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Anglo- + -phobic. 1. Having an aversion to England or the English.
Word: Americophilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Americo- + -philic. 1. Fond of the United States. Labels: rare
Word: snotties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snotty Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of snottie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hair jelly Part of Speech: noun 1. The lion's mane jellyfish.
Word: hair jellies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hair jelly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lion's mane Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of lion's mane jellyfish. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lion, mane.
Word: taboo deformation Part of Speech: noun 1. A modification of a word or phrase by way of euphemism to avoid a taboo (as in the case of a minced oath or due to the belief that mentioning a dangerous creature's name may cause that creature to appear). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: taboo deformations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of taboo deformation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: village sign language Part of Speech: noun 1. A local indigenous sign language in an area with a high incidence of congenital deafness. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: village sign languages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of village sign language Labels: form-of, plural
Word: evil geniuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of evil genius Labels: form-of, plural
Word: evil genii Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of evil genius Labels: form-of, plural
Word: virgin territories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of virgin territory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cooperative principle Part of Speech: name 1. The idea that listeners and speakers need to cooperate in order to communicate effectively. 2. A theory of how listeners and speakers cooperate to communicate with language. Example: Our talk exchanges do not normally consist of a succession of disconnected remarks, and would not be rational if they did. They are characteristically, to some degree at least, cooperative efforts [...] One might label this the Cooperative Principle.
Word: unobstreperous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + obstreperous. 1. Not obstreperous.
Word: Morita Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 森田 (Morita). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: chilpotle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chipotle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chilpotles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chilpotle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unlights Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unlight Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: WebRTC Part of Speech: name 1. An open source technology that enables real-time communication (RTC) such as data, voice or video, directly from a Web browser.
Word: sticky wickets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sticky wicket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: home child Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who was sent as a child from the United Kingdom to one of its colonies, under a migration scheme founded in 1869. Labels: historical Example: […] orphanages sent tens of thousands of children to start new lives in the overseas dominions, particularly Australia and Canada. Some 100,000 children were sent to Canada alone, and about a quarter of all Canadians have a home child on their family tree.
Word: home children Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of home child Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Space Coast Part of Speech: name 1. A region in the US state of Florida around Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Example: Here on what Floridians call the Space Coast, where Route A1A changes into Astronaut Boulevard, a new spirit of hope has landed at the Moon Hut, home of the moonburger.
Word: Meyerland Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Meyer + -land, after the surname of the family who acquired the land in sections from about 1885. 1. A 6,000-acre (9 sq mi) community in southwest Houston, Texas, United States.
Word: Fireland Part of Speech: name Etymology: From fire + -land, calque of Spanish Tierra del Fuego (literally “Land of Fire”). 1. Synonym of Tierra del Fuego. Labels: rare
Word: Hao Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Hao, from Tuamotuan. 1. An atoll in Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia.
Word: Hao Part of Speech: name Etymology: From atonal romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 鎬 /镐 (Hào). 1. A former capital of China under the Zhou Dynasty, now within Xi'an, Shaanxi. Labels: historical Example: Finally King Wen 文 moved to Feng 沣 and King Wu 武 moved to Hao 镐 (west and east respectively of the Feng 沣 River in Chang'an 长安 Xian).
Word: Hao Part of Speech: name Etymology: From atonal romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 郝 (Hǎo). 1. A surname from Mandarin. Example: Former Premier Hao Pei-tsun (郝柏村), who was the most powerful man in Taiwan's military during the rule of the late President Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國), yesterday revealed that Taiwan had long ago acquired the ability to produce nuclear weapons, without actually having launched any test explosions. "Following the success of [Taiwan's] nuclear program, President Chiang openly declared that Taiwan had become a nuclear-capable country, but that it would not bring the research results into production," Hao said, speaking to reporters at a book launch for his two-volume work published under the title of Eight-year's diary as the Chief of the General Staff.
Word: Hao Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Manipuri ꯍꯥꯎ (hāʼu). 1. Alternative form of Haobam, a surname from Manipuri. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Alternative form of Haobijam, a surname from Manipuri. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Harp Island Part of Speech: name Etymology: A calque of French Île de la Harpe, named by Louis Antoine de Bougainville for its shape's supposed resemblance to a harp. 1. Synonym of Hao, an atoll in Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. Labels: historical
Word: plough one's own furrow Part of Speech: verb 1. To go one's own way; to proceed independently, without regard to other people. Example: Distinctiveness and individuality are not the same as individualism, in which the determination to plough one's own furrow regardless can be a threat to unity.
Word: metasyntaxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metasyntax Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Texas-sized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Texas is the second-largest state of the United States by both area and population. 1. Very large for its type. Labels: excessive, informal, not-comparable Example: Her parents had sent a Texas-sized belt and buckle for a Texas-sized man, Brian. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Texas, sized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antidictator Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + dictator. 1. Opposing political dictatorship.
Word: antidictatorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + dictatorial. 1. Opposing political dictatorship.
Word: Fokker Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Dutch Fokker * (aeroplanes): From the company name, Fokker, after its founder, Anthony Fokker. 1. A surname from Dutch
Word: Fokker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch Fokker * (aeroplanes): From the company name, Fokker, after its founder, Anthony Fokker. 1. Any of a class of aeroplanes produced by the Fokker company, used by Germany in World War I.
Word: Fokkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Fokker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: newcomb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Sophie Newcomb College, where it was invented. Pronunciation: /ˈn(j)uːkəm/ 1. A sport that is a variation of volleyball, but in which one may catch the ball. Labels: uncountable
Word: catchball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From catch + ball. 1. newcomb Labels: uncountable
Word: genetic disorder Part of Speech: noun 1. Any medical condition that is directly caused by an abnormality in the genes. Example: A female and two males, all young, all fertile, two afflicted with the genetic disorder.
Word: plannism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of planism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: planned economies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of planned economy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: planism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plan + -ism. 1. Support for the idea of a planned economy. Labels: uncountable
Word: planomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plan + -o- + -mania. 1. enthusiastic planism Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: planist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plan + -ist. 1. A supporter of planism.
Word: planists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of planist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boggo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bog + -o, from bog-standard. 1. bog-standard; ordinary; unexceptional Labels: UK, not-comparable, slang Example: What's more, it's deeply treaded and should last nearly as long as a boggo P-Zero.
Word: removal van Part of Speech: noun 1. An enclosed vehicle which is used for moving furniture and other belongings when moving house. Labels: UK
Word: enterostasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From entero- + stasis. 1. Intestinal stasis; the stoppage of the food in its passage through the intestine. Labels: uncountable
Word: removal vans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of removal van Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gastrostaxis Part of Speech: noun 1. A slow haemorrhage from the stomach, not explained by ulceration or erosion. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: enterostaxis Part of Speech: noun 1. A slow haemorrhage through the intestinal mucous membrane. Labels: obsolete, rare, uncountable
Word: epiploitis Part of Speech: noun 1. Inflammation of the omentum; omental peritonitis. Labels: uncountable
Word: Marcusian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Marcusean. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Marcusian Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Marcusean. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Marcusian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Marcus + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Greil Marcus (born 1945), American author, music journalist and cultural critic.
Word: erythropsia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From erythro- + -opsia. 1. An abnormality of vision causing objects to appear red. Labels: uncountable
Word: double salts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of double salt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tutton's salt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the chemist A. E. H. Tutton. 1. Any of a family of double salts with the chemical formula M₂M'(SO₄)₂(H₂O)₆ (sulfates) or M₂M'(SeO₄)₂(H₂O)₆ (selenates).
Word: Tutton's salts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tutton's salt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gauchoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gaucho Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Alaskas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Alaska (baked Alaska). Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alaskas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alaska (“baked Alaska”) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chronic myeloid leukemia Part of Speech: noun 1. a cancerous proliferation of mature granulocytes (neutrophils, eosinophils and basophils) and their precursors in blood and bone marrow associated with the Philadelphia chromosome. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mud slide Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of mudslide which is more properly a mudflow. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: work platform Part of Speech: noun 1. An elevated or elevating platform, usually portable, used for carrying out work in normally unreachable locations.
Word: island platform Part of Speech: noun 1. A railway platform which has tracks on both sides. Example: From Blackwater there is a more or less level run through gently rolling farmlands and downs to Merstone, with its island platform and passing loop. Example: In the new layout, it is proposed to provide three island platforms with six platform faces varying from 1,075 to 1,290 ft. in length and including bays.
Word: drainage system Part of Speech: noun 1. pattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin