nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: hop the twig Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Originally in reference to a bird eluding hunters by hopping branches. 1. Synonym of run away, (originally) especially from creditors. Labels: archaic, slang 2. Synonym of play truant, to avoid or run away from school. Labels: archaic, slang 3. Synonym of die. Labels: archaic, euphemistic
Word: potcheen Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of poteen. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: potcheens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of potcheen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pitch the nob Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of fast and loose (“fraudulent game”). Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: whipjack Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /wɪpˈdʒæk/ 1. A beggar who pretends to be a sailor. Labels: obsolete, slang
Word: whipjacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whipjack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: starvation wage Part of Speech: noun 1. A wage so low that it can barely support a person. Labels: figuratively
Word: snapps Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of schnapps. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: spunger Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of sponger. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Bell[inda]. Pray where got you your Learning then? / Heartfr[ee]. From other Peoples Expence. / Bell[inda]. That’s being a Spunger, Sir, which is ſcarce honeſt; if you’d buy ſome Experience with your own Mony, as ’twould be fairlyer got, ſo ’twould ſtick longer by you.
Word: spungers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spunger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: salvatellae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of salvatella Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schroffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of schroff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pigeon's milk Part of Speech: noun 1. An imaginary liquid that people may be sent to fetch as a prank. Labels: uncountable
Word: Biddell Part of Speech: name 1. An English surname.
Word: clowdy Part of Speech: adj 1. Early Modern form of cloudy Labels: Early, Modern, alt-of
Word: yerds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yerd Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yerds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of yerd Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: yerding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of yerd Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: yerded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of yerd Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rhinocerosses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rhinoceros Labels: form-of, plural, uncommon Example: Nine or ten Leagues from the Cape Eaſtward there is a Chain of Hills full of Lyons, Elephants, and Rhinoceroſſes of a prodigious bigneſs. Example: Of these caves the work before us contains several remarkable details, particularly of one at Kirkdale in Yorkshire, where the bones of hyænas, tigers, bears, wolves, foxes, weasels, elephants, rhinocerosses, hippopotamusses, horses, oxen, deer, hares, rabbits, rats, mice, ravens, pigeons, and other birds were found, indiscriminately dispersed in a sediment of loam, all bearing the trace of having been gnawed, with marks, corresponding to those of hyænas’ teeth, those parts of bones only being left, which hyænas are observed to spare, and the very excrement of these ferocious animals being detected among other remains, dispersed in the mud.
Word: apparatusses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apparatus Labels: form-of, plural Example: Had this Thing been known 50 Years ago, there had then been doubtleſs fifty of theſe Apparatuſſes to one we find now. Example: A classification based on the reunion of apparatusses engaged in the performance of one function, is identical with a classification founded on the reunion of apparatusses engaged in the performance of another function.
Word: mediomeniscotibial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From medio- + meniscotibial. 1. Medial and meniscotibial. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: An incision was made over the medial meniscus; a blunt dissection was then used to open the knee joint capsule and the mediomeniscotibial ligament (MMTL) was transected to destabilise the medial meniscus (Glasson et al. 2007). Example: In this model transection of the mediomeniscotibial ligament (MMTL) results in a slowly progressing joint pathology and pain phenotype
Word: Alcuin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Alcuinus, romanization of Old English Ealhwine. 1. Alcuin, a Northumbrian clergyman and scholar
Word: Stokesley Part of Speech: name 1. A small market town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ5208).
Word: boyang Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bowyang. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Roding Part of Speech: name Etymology: The river's name is from Old English *Hrōþa (a personal name). 1. A river in Essex and Greater London, England, which flows into Barking Creek before it reaches the Thames near Barking.
Word: RPK Part of Speech: name Etymology: Romanization of Russian РПК (RPK), which is an initialism of ручной пулемёт Калашникова (ručnoj pulemjót Kalašnikova, “Kalashnikov hand-held machine gun”). 1. A Soviet 7.62×39mm cartridge light machine gun
Word: pKas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pKa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Knights Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A former unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kentucky, United States. 3. An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Missouri, United States.
Word: lappeth Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lap. Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: absolute differential calculus Part of Speech: noun 1. Ricci calculus; the rules of index notation and manipulation for tensors and tensor fields, as developed by Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro. Labels: dated, historical, uncountable Example: 1926 [Blackie & Son], Marjorie Long (translator), Tullio Levi-Civita, The Absolute Differential Calculus (Calculus of Tensors), 1977, Dover https://books.google.com.au/books?id=8PzDAgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22absolute+differential+calculus%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi60s2Pq5DsAhX94zgGHf40DQ0Q6AEwAHoECAAQAg#v=onepage&q=%22absolute%20differential%20calculus%22&f=false. Example: 1931 [Blackie Company], A. J. McConnell, Applications of Tensor Analysis, 1957, Dover, page v, The absolute differential calculus came into prominence as the instrument best fitted for dealing with the general theory of relativity and it has also been found indispensable for the differential geometry of hyperspaces.
Word: vulnology Part of Speech: noun 1. The care and treatment of wounds. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Hunt mentioned vulnology as a putative specialty in wound care, not tissue viability per se, and dismissed the proposal as being too narrow.
Word: flounciness Part of Speech: noun 1. The state or quality of being flouncy Example: The ostrich can loosen the feathers to help dissipate body heat or draw them close to conserve it. That flounciness is also the quality that has caused human fashion to repeatedly fall in and out of love with ostrich feathers.
Word: Cherufe Part of Speech: name 1. A mythical man-eating creature in Mapuche mythology made of rock crystals and magma that cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Word: Greenhead Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in south-west Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY6665). 2. A hamlet in Kingsley parish and Cheadle parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9846). 3. A suburb of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8054). 4. A hamlet east of Selkirk, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4929).
Word: poinard Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of poniard. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Yevlakh Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Azerbaijani Yevlax. 1. A town in Azerbaijan.
Word: long-tailed blue Part of Speech: noun 1. A small, blue gossamer-winged with brown border butterfly with cryptic, dull under wing, Lampides boeticus, of the family Lycaenidae.
Word: Askern Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old Norse askr + Old English ærn (literally “building surrounded by ash trees”). 1. A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5613).
Word: Lapalissade Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of lapalissade. Labels: alt-of
Word: Lapalissades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Lapalissade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: DSE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of display screen equipment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: DSE Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Diploma of Secondary Education, the university admission test in Hong Kong. Labels: Hong-Kong, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: WRULD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of work-related upper limb disorder. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: WRULDs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of WRULD Labels: form-of, plural
Word: long-tailed blues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of long-tailed blue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hotchley Hill Part of Speech: name 1. A locality with a gypsum works in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5528).
Word: Alexandrines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Alexandrine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Talca Part of Speech: name 1. A city and commune, the capital of Talca province and Maule region, Chile. 2. A province in Maule region, Chile; in full, Talca Province. 3. A former department of Chile.
Word: Ensenada Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish ensenada. 1. A number of places, including 2. A number of places, including: Example: The 36 miles from Petrohué to Puerto Varas can be covered direct by motor coach, but a steamer on Lake Llanquihué [sic] provides an alternative from Ensenada, 11 miles from Petrohué.
Word: Thursby Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old Norse Þórr (“Thor”) + býr (“town, settlement”). 1. A village and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY3250). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A habitational surname from Old Norse. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: betasselled Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of betasseled. Labels: Commonwealth, alt-of, alternative
Word: Larmer Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: eastern Orphean warbler Part of Speech: noun 1. Sylvia crassirostris, an Old World warbler. Now sometimes Curruca crassirostris.
Word: western Orphean warbler Part of Speech: noun 1. Sylvia hortensis, an Old World warbler. Now sometimes Curruca hortensis.
Word: Leather Part of Speech: name Etymology: English surname, from the noun leather. 1. A surname.
Word: Yelland Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A village in Fremington parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4931).
Word: Fremington Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5132). 2. A hamlet in Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE0499).
Word: Bidder Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Prebble Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: d'Alembertian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Jean le Rond d'Alembert + -ian. 1. The d'Alembert operator. Example: Furthermore, we note that #92;partial#95;#92;mu#92;partial#92;mu#61;#92;eta#123;#92;mu#92;nu#125;#92;partial#95;#92;mu#92;partial#95;#92;nu#61;#58;Template#58;#92;partial²#125;#92;over#123;#92;partialt²-#92;nabla²#61;#92;square, which is known as the d'Alembertian, is invariant under Lorentz transformations.
Word: vorlage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Vorlage. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔː.lɑː.ɡə/, /ˈfɔɹˌlɑ.ɡə/ 1. A skiing position in which the skier leans forward while keeping their heels in contact with the skis. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is not enough to twist the body slightly in anticipation of planting the pole; the runner must be in a position of extreme vorlage before increasing the forward lean by reaching forward with the pole. 2. Alternative letter-case form of Vorlage. Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: The following are just a few of the reasons mistakes were made: (1) poor quality vorlages (i.e., manuscripts being copied from—some contained worm holes or became very dark from deterioration) […]
Word: Westcentrism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From West + -centrism. 1. The practice of viewing the world from a Western perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of Western culture. Labels: uncountable
Word: West-centrism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Westcentrism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Hak Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a Dutch surname, variant of Haack. * As a Czech surname Hák, from the noun hák (“hook”). * As a Cambodian surname, from Khmer ហាក់ (hak), itself of Chinese origin and from 和 (“peace”), compare He. * As an Islamic name mainly in India, borrowed from Bengali হক (hok). Compare Haq. * Also as a Chinese surname, from 郝 (hǎo), see Hao. 1. A surname.
Word: hellabyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hella- + byte. 1. 10²⁷ or 2⁹⁰ bytes. Labels: informal, nonstandard, rare Example: Now imagine constructing something like that for 100 arguments. Your routine would run into the millions of hellabytes. Example: > I have a few episodes on one of my hard drives...downloading some more / > now...[…]I've had this very intention ever since the news of Cannell's death reminded me of how much I loved TRF [The Rockford Files]. Picked up another hard drive with hellabyte capacity. ;^)
Word: hellabytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hellabyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preferre Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of prefer. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: […] let him go, And preſently preferre his ſuite to Cæſar. Example: And therefore doe they preferre the beloved, and verifie that the Gods likewiſe preferre the ſame:[…]
Word: preferres Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of preferre Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: studly caps Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From studly + caps. 1. Synonym of upper camel case. Labels: informal, uncountable 2. Synonym of alternating case. Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: Sarumyan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Armenian Սարումյան (Sarumyan). 1. A surname from Armenian.
Word: Sarumian Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Sarumyan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: alternating case Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From alternating + letter case. 1. Alternative form of alternating caps. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: The prose passage was on the left page of a booklet, in upper case, lower case, or alternating case. Example: College students read a passage presented in AlTeRnAtInG cAsE on a CRT while their eye movements were monitored.
Word: alternating caps Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From alternating + caps. 1. A form of capitalization where capital letters are placed throughout the word(s), formerly used in the script kiddie subculture and now to convey mockery through text messages or in online discussions. Labels: uncountable Example: I'm compelled to draw the line at aLtErNaTiNg CaPs. Example: Nowadays, there's the common practice of typing a word in all caps to indicate SCREAMING, the use of aLteRnAtInG cApS (often associated with SpongeBob memes) to convey mockery
Word: all-boys Part of Speech: adj 1. Providing instruction for male students only. Labels: not-comparable
Word: all-girls Part of Speech: adj 1. Providing instruction for female students only. Labels: not-comparable
Word: scrolljacking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of scroll + hijacking, perhaps also modelled on clickjacking. 1. Overriding the web browser's normal scrolling behavior. Labels: derogatory, uncountable
Word: image matting Part of Speech: noun 1. Extraction of an object in the foreground of an image from its background. Labels: uncountable
Word: desnow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + snow. 1. To remove the snow from (an image). Labels: transitive
Word: desnowing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of desnow Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: desnowing Part of Speech: noun 1. The removal of snow from an image or video. Labels: uncountable
Word: radioplays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of radioplay Labels: form-of, plural
Word: infantorium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From infant + -orium. Pronunciation: /ɪnfənˈtɔːɹi.əm/ 1. A room where premature infants are kept and displayed to the public. Labels: historical
Word: infantoriums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of infantorium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: infantoria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of infantorium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sinophobic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Sino- + -phobic. Pronunciation: /saɪnəˈfəʊbɪk/ 1. Relating to or characteristic of Sinophobia or Sinophobes.
Word: Silly Putty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Genericized from the trademark of Crayola. 1. A toy based on silicone polymers that have unusual physical properties.
Word: silly putty Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Silly Putty. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Silly Putties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Silly Putty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: silly putties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of silly putty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fever clinic Part of Speech: noun 1. A medical facility specially set up to diagnose people with fever in isolation.
Word: fever clinics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fever clinic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: West Wing Part of Speech: name 1. The part of the White House that houses the offices of the president of the United States.
Word: weak-bladdered Part of Speech: adj 1. suffering from a leaky or overactive bladder
Word: pown Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of pwn. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pawtener Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pautener. 1. A bag or pouch; purse, scrip. Labels: obsolete Example: This fonde frantyke fouconer, Wyth his polutyd pawtenar Example: He had a pautner with purſes manyfolde, And ſurely lined with ſiluer and with golde, Within his wallet were meates good and fine, Both ſtore and plentie had he of ale and wine, […]
Word: multimillionairess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From multimillionaire + -ess. 1. A female multimillionaire. Example: It is safe to say that there is not one of our multimillionaires who could not be a peer, or at least a baronet, if he were an Englishman; and it is really a great hardship, and enough to make a multimillionaire hate and despise his native land, that he can be nothing of the kind in America. In the case of our multimillionairesses it is not quite so bad, for they can easily buy titled husbands; but even if their brothers bought titled wives, they could not share their titles, and become dukes and lords as the multimillionairesses become duchesses and countesses. Example: Mr. Pfeiffer: When you were trying to show Mrs. Feuerring to be a wealthy woman, and how much money she has. You want Mr. Roosevelt to think she is a multimillionairess so that if he wanted to award $100,000, it wouldn’t be a penny out of her pocket.
Word: multimillionairesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of multimillionairess Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lyndhurst Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English lind (“lime tree”) + Old English hyrst (“hurst”). 1. A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU2908). 2. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2659) 3. A community in Leeds and the Thousand Islands township, Ontario, Canada. 4. A township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. 5. A city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. 6. A census-designated place in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. 7. An unincorporated community in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. 8. A number of places in Australia: 9. A number of places in Australia: 10. A number of places in Australia: 11. A number of places in Australia: 12. A number of places in Australia: 13. A rural locality in Ashburton district, Canterbury, New Zealand. 14. A surname.
Word: multibillionairess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From multibillionaire + -ess. 1. A female multibillionaire. Labels: no-plural, rare Example: An emigrant returned home from America and took revenge on his old rival. That was the first phase. Then the second: the emigrant turned into a woman, the multibillionairess, Claire Zachanassian. Example: Into this non-scene drops Clara Zachanassian, multi[-]billionairess and one-time Gullener, who offers to bestow £1 billion to be divided per capita — cue orgiastic gratefulness of the townsfolk — on the condition that Alfred Schill, the popular grocer and one-time lover of Clara, die for deeds done by him to her in the past: namely getting her pregnant , disowning the child in court by buying witnesses off with a bottle of whisky and so forcing her into the streets to work as a prostitute.
Word: fly-tipped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fly-tip Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: Fazakerley: It cost £76,000 for the specialist removal of 380 tonnes of fly-tipped rubbish that blocked a 100-yard access to the Merseyrail maintenance depot.
Word: got lucky Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of get lucky Labels: form-of, past
Word: McGonagall Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of McGonagle. 1. A surname.
Word: carbochemical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From carbo- + chemical. 1. Relating to carbochemistry Labels: not-comparable
Word: sinocentrism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Sinocentrism. Labels: alt-of, uncountable Example: Intellectual activity during the Edo period can be broadly classified into three categories: [...] (2) Japanese learning (kokugaku), which arose in mid-Tokugawa times as a reaction to the sinocentrism that then prevailed in scholarly circles; [...] Example: [page 81] While Berry is certainly correct in identifying "sinocentrism," which he would rather term "race-centrism," in post-1949 Chinese film, what he sees as "raceization" (or "sinification" as used elsewhere by Paul Clark) is, I would contend, a politically motivated and manipulated process of cultural production. [...] [page 95] To return to Chris Berry's theory of "race," one realizes that he has made an overstatement in treating recent Chinese films as a radical challenge not only to "sinocentrism" but perhaps also "the very assumption of a fundamental duality separating the Han Chinese and the foreign."
Word: Chiavari Part of Speech: name 1. A coastal comune in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, Liguria, Italy.
Word: Apure Part of Speech: name 1. A state of Venezuela.
Word: St Fort Part of Speech: name Etymology: Apparently named after a sandy ford, not a saint's name. 1. A rural locality south of Newport-on-Tay, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4125).
Word: Gilkes Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Yolland Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: have the drop on Part of Speech: verb 1. To possess an advantage over another person, by acting before that person. Labels: broadly, informal, transitive Example: They had the drop on us and I had the feeling normally associated with nakedness. But they did not seem keen to take the plunge. Example: It was evident that Buck, after coming so near without discovering any remaining signs of life in his intended victim, was totally unprepared for the swift action which had placed him at a disadvantage. Craig unquestionably had the drop on him.
Word: Rothery Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: left turning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of left turn Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: left turned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of left turn Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Batts Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Bates, from the given name Bartholomew. 1. A surname transferred from the given name.
Word: astream Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + stream. Pronunciation: /əˈstɹiːm/ 1. Streaming, flowing (of a liquid, object blown by wind, light, sound). Labels: not-comparable Example: The biker sped by, hair astream from under her helmet. Example: Glorious the northern lights astream; 2. Having something flowing from, down or along it; covered (with something flowing). Labels: not-comparable Example: Past the finish line, she doubled over panting, her hair astream with sweat. Example: There the swishing tailed cows stand with mouths all astream,
Word: astream Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From a- + stream. Pronunciation: /əˈstɹiːm/ 1. In, into, on, onto or along a stream (or other watercourse). Labels: not-comparable Example: I prefer to clean the fish I catch right away, while I’m astream. Example: And pushed the laden raft astream 2. In line with the stream. Labels: not-comparable Example: 1892, E. F. Qualtrough, The Sailor’s Handy Book, New York: Scribner, Section 3, p. 145, Icebergs should always be passed to one side to avoid the detached fragments, lying low in the water, which are often found astream of the berg in masses sufficiently great to stave in the bows of the strongest ship. Example: 1896, Claud Worth diary entry dated 24 September, 1896, in Yacht Cruising, J.D. Potter, 1910, cited in J.O. Coote (ed.), The Norton Book of the Sea, New York: Norton, 1989, p. 138, After she was once fairly astream of her drogue she shipped no more heavy water.
Word: doubthouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of doubt + house. Coined by American geoscientist Kenneth G. Miller in 1992. 1. An uncertain state of the global climate, neither greenhouse nor icehouse, ascribed by some paleoclimatologists to the late Eocene. Labels: uncountable
Word: Holy Island Part of Speech: name 1. An island, civil parish, and village thereon, off the coast of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1242). 2. An island off Arran in the Firth of Clyde, North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS0530). 3. An island off the west coast of Anglesey, Wales, the location of Holyhead (OS grid ref SH28). 4. An island off the coast of Massachusetts, United States, which is part of Essex County. 5. An island in Lake Charlevoix, Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States.
Word: autobenefactive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From auto- + benefactive. 1. Aspectually indicating that the agent of an action is its benefactor. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Mexican American Part of Speech: noun 1. An American of Mexican descent. 2. Any person of Latin American descent in the United States. Labels: US, nonstandard, proscribed Example: Near-synonyms: (offensive) wetback, (offensive) beaner, (offensive) illegal
Word: Mexican Americans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mexican American Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Baswich Part of Speech: name 1. A suburb of Stafford, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England, south-east of the town centre (OS grid ref SJ9422).
Word: cephalisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cephalisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Waterside Part of Speech: name 1. A suburb and ward in Chesham parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP9600). 2. A hamlet in Waverton parish, Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY2245). 3. A neighbourhood of Greenfield, Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SE0003) 4. A hamlet in Eccleshill parish, Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7123). 5. A suburb of Radstock, Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6753) 6. A suburb of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NK1147). 7. A village near Dalmellington, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4408). 8. A village near Fenwick, East Ayrshire council area (OS grid ref NS4843). 9. A village next to Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6773). 10. A suburban area in the city of Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. 11. A community next to Alma, New Brunswick, Canada.
Word: finger heart Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originates from South Korea in the 1990s. 1. A heart shape formed with the tips of the thumb and index finger (🫰).
Word: niggerfuck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nigger + fuck. 1. A contemptible black person. Labels: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur, vulgar Example: Used one hand to block the endless blows, tried to clamp the other around the niggerfuck's throat. Example: BIuetearscrieing: At least I HAVE a son. I didn't KILL him like YOU did, you sick niggerfuck
Word: Boyardee Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicization of Italian Boiardi, a phonetic respelling of the Italian pronunciation. Coined by Ettore Boiardi, when he anglicized and legally changed his name to Hector Boyardee, in the early 20th-century, and named his company and brand Boyardee and Chef Boy-Ar-Dee. 1. A surname from Italian. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Ellipsis of Chef Boyardee, a brand of prepackaged food, mostly canned read-to-reheat pasta products, now manufactured by ConAgra Foods. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: Boiardi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian Boiardi. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: Unos Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Uno Labels: form-of, plural
Word: go backwards Part of Speech: verb 1. To decline or deteriorate; to get worse. 2. To defecate; to visit the privy. Labels: obsolete, slang Example: [O]ne day he expressed his desire of going backwards with such natural imitation of his purpose, that every body in the room firmly believed he had actually overshot himself, and fortified their nostrils accordingly.
Word: anacladogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ana- + cladogenesis. 1. anagenetic speciation Labels: uncountable
Word: anakatabatic Part of Speech: adj 1. anabatic and katabatic Labels: not-comparable
Word: chionelasmatid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any barnacle of the family Chionelasmatidae
Word: copathologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā) Ancient Greek παθολογίᾱ (pathologíā) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek πᾰθολογῐκός (păthologĭkós)der. English pathologic English copathologic From co- + pathologic. 1. Relating to a copathology Labels: not-comparable
Word: glucosylcerebrosidase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From glucosyl- + cerebrosidase. 1. Any enzyme that removes the glucosyl part of a cerebroside
Word: holangiotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Having blood vessels present in all parts of the retina Labels: not-comparable
Word: counteropinion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + opinion. 1. An opinion that is different from or opposite to a previous opinion.
Word: hyperoptic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + optic. 1. Misconstruction of hyperopic. Labels: alt-of, misconstruction Example: There is medical evidence that Lincoln was indeed dying. […] The intermittent squint of the left eye suggests that he was hyperoptic. More, Lincoln was also in notoriously bad shape.
Word: hypodivergence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hypo- + divergence. 1. The condition of being hypodivergent.
Word: hypooxygenation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hypo- + oxygenation. 1. In insufficient level of oxygenation Labels: uncountable
Word: Dalmellington Part of Speech: name 1. A small market town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4805).
Word: impellence Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being impellent
Word: neritimorph Part of Speech: noun 1. Any gastropod mollusc of the subclass Neritimorpha
Word: normodivergence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From normo- + divergence. 1. The condition of being normodivergent
Word: posttherapeutical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + therapeutical. 1. Alternative form of posttherapeutic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Nyon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Nyon, from Latin Noviodunum. 1. A municipality and district (Nyon District) in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
Word: transgenerationality Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being transgenerational Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: diazoic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to the diazoic acids and their derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: diazoic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any organic compound of the form R-N=N-OH (where R is an aryl group)
Word: Eccleshill Part of Speech: name 1. A hamlet and civil parish (served by Eccleshill and Waterside Parish Council) in Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7024). 2. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1736).
Word: Montjoie-en-Couserans Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French Montjoie-en-Couserans. 1. A village and commune of Ariège department, France.
Word: Gajan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Gajan, itself from Occitan Gajan. 1. A village in Ariège department, France. 2. A village in Gard department, France. 3. A surname from Occitan.
Word: Contrazy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Contrazy. 1. A village in Ariège department, Occitania, France.
Word: Waverton Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4564). 2. A village and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY2247). 3. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Word: dusky shark Part of Speech: noun 1. A requiem shark of species Carcharhinus obscurus, found in tropical and warm-temperate continental seas worldwide.
Word: dusky sharks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dusky shark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dusky dolphin Part of Speech: noun 1. Aethalodelphis obscurus, a dolphin found in coastal waters in the Southern Hemisphere.
Word: dusky dolphins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dusky dolphin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forbidden rice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because, in ancient China, only the upper class could afford to eat it. 1. Synonym of black rice. Labels: uncountable
Word: line doubler Part of Speech: noun 1. A device or algorithm used to deinterlace video signals prior to display on a progressive scan display, typically by repeating scan lines so that the lines in a field match the lines of a frame.
Word: line doublers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of line doubler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unaggrandizing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + aggrandizing. 1. Not aggrandizing.
Word: unaggrandized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + aggrandized. 1. Not aggrandized.
Word: yamaka Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of yarmulke. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: yamakas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yamaka Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blinger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bling + -er. 1. A person who makes an ostentatious display of wealth or style. Labels: slang Example: High-tech “blingers” have talking bibles on CD-ROM. I call it “point and click” bling. Some folks I know have the Black heritage Bible with the kente cloth motif all over it. I call that Afrocentric bling. Example: Is the black phenomenon of bling a parodic subversion of wealth and power or the expression of an aspiration to join the unequal scramble for fame and material success, if only through magical symbolisation rather than actuality in the experience of most would-be blingers of distinction?
Word: blingers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blinger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cyberarsenal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + arsenal. 1. A collection of cyberweapons. Example: One thing everyone involved in this new form of warfare quickly realized was that secrecy was one of the most powerful weapons in your cyberarsenal. The more the other guy knows about how you operate, the less successful you will be.
Word: cyberarsenals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyberarsenal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: BTL Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of below the line. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: All this said, thanks for the tweets saying things like "Happy Christmas from BTL" – – we got quite a few of those, and that was really nice.
Word: zerosville Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zero + -s- + -ville. 1. Nothing; zilch; a place or situation where nothing is achieved. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: […] Have you had any time to work on your music?” Surely this topic would cover the ten minutes on the road. “Naw, it's been zerosville. I keep feeling like singing but all that comes out is Lawrence Welk […] Example: But today nothing: nix, zilch, sweet zip dangdoodley zerosville Idaho. Tennis players have elbows, house-maids have knees, writers just have blocks.
Word: kourabiethes Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kourabiedes. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: kourabiedes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Greek κουραμπιέδες (kourampiédes). 1. Almond biscuits or cookies popular in the Greek and Cypriot communities. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: suspension dots Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of ellipsis. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: suspension points Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of ellipsis. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: ripple carry Part of Speech: noun 1. The situation where a logic circuit uses multiple full adders to add n-bit numbers, with each full adder taking the output of the previous one as an input.
Word: ripple carries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ripple carry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Laplace expansion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Pierre-Simon Laplace. 1. An expression for the determinant |B| of an n × n matrix B that is a weighted sum of the determinants of n submatrices (or minors) of B, each of size (n − 1) × (n − 1).
Word: Laplace expansions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Laplace expansion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shoestringing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shoestring Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shoestringed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of shoestring Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: type colour Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of type color. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: type color Part of Speech: noun 1. A measure of how dense, bold or heavy the text appears on the page.
Word: corecruitment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From co- + recruitment. 1. The recruiting of two or more proteins at the same time. Labels: uncountable
Word: Elban Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɛlbən/ 1. Relating to Elba Labels: not-comparable
Word: Weblog Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of weblog. Labels: alt-of
Word: Unzent Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Unzent. 1. A village in Ariège department, Occitania, France.
Word: Unac Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Unac, from Occitan Unac. 1. A village in Ariège department, Occitania, France.
Word: Tourtouse Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Tourtouse. 1. A village in Ariège department, Occitania, France.
Word: makes a clean breast Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of make a clean breast Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: making a clean breast Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of make a clean breast Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: made a clean breast Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of make a clean breast Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bobstick Part of Speech: noun 1. A shilling. Labels: UK, obsolete, slang Example: Crump, having fortified himself with a bobstick of rum slim, moved cautiously among the crowds who bustled along Fleet Street.
Word: bobsticks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bobstick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beefheaded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From beef + headed. 1. Stupid; dull-witted. Example: Distract the beefheaded cop by actually getting in his face and just — grab it. He'd go flailing backwards once the pistol was mine, whooping into his shoulder microphone, while the other cops would stream forward with their guns drawn, […]
Word: La Tour-du-Crieu Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French La Tour-du-Crieu. 1. A village in Ariège department, Occitania, France.
Word: Teilhet Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Teilhet. 1. A village in Ariège department, Occitania, France.
Word: re-member Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + member. 1. To reconstitute or reassemble that which has been dismembered. Labels: uncommon Example: This metaphysical flesh is the wooden phallus with which Isis re-members Osiris, it is ... Example: Eventually Isis manages to recover all but one of the pieces (the phallus, of course, being the missing part, but she magically fashions a replacement for it) and to re-member Osiris, who then becomes god of the afterworld.
Word: re-members Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of re-member Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: re-membering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of re-member Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: re-membered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of re-member Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: towball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tow + ball. 1. A connector on a vehicle, like a tow bar but spherical, allowing for swivelling and articulation.
Word: towballs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of towball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: St. Hugh's bones Part of Speech: noun 1. A shoemaker's tools. Labels: obsolete, plural, plural-only, slang 2. Dice. Labels: obsolete, plural, plural-only, slang
Word: trust someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of trust someone as far as one could throw them. Example: […] you shall not lose one shilling per annum by me.” “I'll trust you as far as I can fling a bull by the tail. […] Example: “I believe Horsfield's in favour of the scheme. How far would you trust that man?” Vane inquired. “About as far as I could fling a bull by the tail. […]
Word: blue butter Part of Speech: noun 1. A mercurial ointment used to kill parasites. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: bog orange Part of Speech: noun 1. A potato. Labels: obsolete, slang
Word: bog oranges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bog orange Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Irish fruit Part of Speech: noun 1. A potato. Labels: obsolete, slang
Word: Irish fruits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Irish fruit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: civillest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of civil: most civil Labels: form-of, superlative Example: This is the true Monsieur [Gaston, Duke of Orléans], who ever stands stradling, and when he converses even with the civillest Ladies, faces them in the same posture, ordering and tossing his Pike, with his hands in his Cod-piece.
Word: blow a cloud Part of Speech: verb 1. To smoke a cigar or pipe. Labels: obsolete, slang Example: Jack Randall's Scrap-Book Let me blow a cloud, or a bender spend At the Pig and Tinder-Box nightly. Example: Tom Crib's Memorial to Congress A civiller Swell I'd never wish to blow a cloud with.
Word: civiler Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of civil: more civil Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: civiller Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of civil: more civil Labels: comparative, form-of Example: Tom Crib's Memorial to Congress A civiller Swell / I'd never wish to blow a cloud with.
Word: bamboo baksheesh Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of striking a person who comes begging for money. Labels: archaic, slang, uncountable Example: Run, oh splay-footed loafer, lest I pay you bamboo baksheesh.
Word: respake Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of respeak Labels: form-of, past
Word: respeaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From respeak + -er. 1. One who repeats the words of a televised person so that they can be electronically recognised and used to generate subtitles.
Word: respeakers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of respeaker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Shillibeer Part of Speech: name Etymology: (bus): Surname of the man who introduced the first London bus. 1. A surname.
Word: Shillibeer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: (bus): Surname of the man who introduced the first London bus. 1. A bus (passenger vehicle). Labels: obsolete 2. A kind of inferior hearse. Labels: obsolete
Word: bubbed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bub Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Ruthin Part of Speech: name 1. A town and community in and the county town of Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1258). 2. A hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9679).
Word: two-forty on a plank road Part of Speech: phrase 1. A very fast speed. Labels: Canada, US, obsolete, slang Example: The passion of young New York is for horses — fast horses — two-forty on a plank road. Example: […] some that remained, running to and fro, with white rags suspended on broom-handles, and an old darky had a bleached salt-sack tied to a limb of a tree, waving it at the rate of two-forty on a plank-road. 2. The quality of being "fast", i.e. immoral in one's habits. Labels: Canada, US, broadly, obsolete, slang Example: In Canada, where trotting is also a very favourite amusement, and whence came the famous trotting mare Flora Temple, a very “fast” young lady is generally spoken of as “two forty on a plank road.”
Word: buckle to Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From buckle + to. 1. Synonym of buckle down (“to apply oneself to study, or a task or work; to focus on or take a serious attitude towards something; to put forth the needed effort”). Labels: idiomatic, informal, intransitive Example: Then the sergeant let us out, and introducing us to a pile of wood and saws and axes, informed us that when this had been cut up into firewood we should get our breakfast. He sat at the door of his kitchen watching, and seeing there was nothing else for it we buckled to and soon had the job done; when we were admitted to the kitchen and given a really good meal.
Word: butcha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi बच्चा (baccā, “child”). 1. The young of any animal. Labels: India, historical 2. A child. Labels: India, broadly, historical, slang
Word: butchas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of butcha Labels: form-of, plural
Word: debarnacle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + barnacle. 1. To remove the barnacles from. Labels: transitive Example: to debarnacle a ship's hull Example: Barnacle-loaded ships bypass dry-docking by sailing into the freshwater lake, which debarnacles them automatically.
Word: debarnacled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of debarnacle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: debarnacles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of debarnacle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: debarnacling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of debarnacle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dechoke Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + choke. 1. Synonym of unchoke.
Word: dechokes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dechoke Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dechoking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dechoke Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dechoked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dechoke Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: circumbendibi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of circumbendibus Labels: form-of, plural