nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: ectogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ecto- (“outside-”) + -genesis. The modern biological sense was coined by British biologist J. B. S. Haldane in 1923 in the lecture that formed his 1924 book Daedalus; or, Science and the Future. 1. The development of an organism in an artificial environment outside the body in which it naturally grows. Labels: uncountable Example: If reproductive technology could offer some form of ectogenesis, would feminists regard it as a liberating reproductive option? Example: Complete ectogenesis is already excluded. Partial ectogenesis is the continued development of an already generated human being in an artificial womb after transfer from a maternal womb.
Word: open adoption Part of Speech: noun 1. An adoption in which the biological mother/biological parents and the adoptive family know each other's identities, and choose to remain in contact after the adoption process is finalized. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: open adoptions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of open adoption Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hay is for horses Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From hay being homophonous with hey. 1. Said as a retort to someone saying hey (any sense of the interjection), used to indicate that the speaker disapproves of the usage of the word "hey", perhaps due to a dislike of informal speech. Labels: sarcastic Example: Neverout. Hay, Madam, did you call me? / Miſs. Hay; why, Hay is for Horſes. Example: He called again: "Hey, Con?" "Hay is for horses, Homeboy," I shot back, and he laughed.
Word: aphobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- (“without”) + phobia. 1. Fearlessness or lack of fear. Labels: uncountable Example: Similar ones occurring daily in a large metropolis like ours, where aphobia for operations walks extant and can be easily acquired. Example: Put the body into a state of aphobia, fearlessness, the Spartans believe, and the mind will follow.
Word: aphobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: a- + (from asexual or aromantic) + -phobia 1. Fear, dislike, or hatred of asexual and/or aromantic people. Labels: neologism, uncountable Example: Where aphobia goes wrong is that it assumes that some ace people 'pass' as straight, and therefore experience no discrimination. Example: This should've been the moment I shucked off the last fetter of my internalised aphobia and claimed my asexuality as my own.
Word: milk sibling Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who is not one's biological sibling but was nursed by the same woman as oneself. Example: But knowingly to marry someone who is a milk sibling is, as Sidi told me gravely, to go against Islam.
Word: milk siblings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of milk sibling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: absolutistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From absolutistic + -ally. Pronunciation: /ˈæb.səˌluˌtɪs.tɪk.l̩i/, /ˈæb.səˌluˌtɪs.tɪk.li/ 1. In an absolutist manner.
Word: milk-sibling Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of milk sibling. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: He died cut down on board ship, on the north side of Agangnionjoq, seawards of Lipukasiq, during harvest in Maros, on the third night of the month, cut down by his milk-sibling.
Word: milk-siblings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of milk-sibling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: milk brother Part of Speech: noun 1. A male milk sibling. Example: Garin had been with them as well that day; he was Arianne's milk brother, and they had been inseparable since before they learned to walk.
Word: milk brothers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of milk brother Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Taphthartharath Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew תפתרתרת. 1. Mercury's spirit, executing the malevolent influences of the planet. Example: 2080 Taphthartharath The spirit of Mercury תפתרתרת Example: Somewhere in the universe on some subtle invisible plane, is an intelligence named Taphthartharath, for example, who is as real a being in his own way as one's own tailor is in his, […]
Word: milk-brother Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of milk brother. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Also, as milk-brother of the future ruler, the son of a wetnurse would be well placed to bask one day in his milk-brother's power.
Word: milk-brothers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of milk-brother Labels: form-of, plural
Word: milk sister Part of Speech: noun 1. A female milk sibling. Example: In this shop, I always used to play hide-and-seek with Marie, my wet nurse's daughter, who in fact is my milk sister, […]
Word: milk sisters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of milk sister Labels: form-of, plural
Word: absolvitory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From absolvitor + -y. Pronunciation: /æbˈzɑl.vəˌtɔɹ.i/, /æbˈsɑl.vəˌtɔɹ.i/ 1. Of or pertaining to a dismissal or an acquittal.
Word: milk-sister Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of milk sister. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "Let the little princess be a milk-sister to my son."
Word: milk-sisters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of milk-sister Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gasteropods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gasteropod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tout ensemble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French tout ensemble, literally "all together". 1. The overall appearance or impression, especially of a work of art. Example: The singularity of his appearance, the beams which darted from his eyes, the brightness of his Wit, and the whole tout ensemble of his person had subdued the hearts of so many of the young Ladies […]. Example: On this peninsula stood a dwelling-house. […] [I]ts tout ensemble struck me with the keenest sense of combined novelty and propriety—in a word, of poetry.
Word: horologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From horological + -ly. 1. Synonym of chronometrically, in a horological way or by means of a horologium.
Word: sleepy dust Part of Speech: noun 1. Rheum crusted around the eyes from sleep. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: Ellen looked at her, at her face, now serious, with traces of sleepy dust still in the corners of her eyes.
Word: sleepy-dust Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sleepy dust. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: The two boys didn't interest me much — the older one, Simon, was so dozy he always had sleepy-dust in the corner of his eyes, […]
Word: roadish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From road + -ish. 1. Of or characteristic of a road or roadways; associated with being on the road or with road travel. Example: It was of a whitey-brown hue, with great horn buttons and vast pockets. It was thoroughly roadish — it smelt of the road — its appearance was of the road. Example: Formerly it was considered proper when motoring to look just as formidably "roadish" as possible, and as a result As Soon as He Desires to Leave the Car, the Motorist May Take Off These Detachable Gauntlets.
Word: spratmo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown 1. News, gossip. Labels: dated, uncountable Example: As early as February 1943, the "spratmo"' around Tuskegee was that the 99th was to be sent to the North African theater. There had been other rumors. Example: Segregated and unwieldy as the group might be, it was now well established, aggressive, and successful. Morale continued high. Squadron clubs operated in full swing, with drinks, music, and "spratmo" (gossip).
Word: subject of labor Part of Speech: noun 1. Everything to which human labor is applied. Labels: Marxism, uncountable
Word: breast implant Part of Speech: noun 1. A medical prosthesis used to augment, reconstruct, or create the physical form of breasts (the organs on the front of the [typically female] chest).
Word: absorbent cotton Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æbˈsɔɹ.bn̩t ˈkɑ.tn̩/, /æbˈzɔɹ.bn̩t ˈkɑ.tn̩/, /əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩t ˈkɑ.tn̩/, /əbˈzɔɹ.bn̩t ˈkɑ.tn̩/ 1. Cotton which has had its fatty matter removed to become capable of absorbing liquids; cotton wool. Labels: uncountable
Word: absorbent paper Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æbˈsoɹ.bn̩t ˈpeɪ.pɚ/, /æbˈzoɹ.bn̩t ˈpeɪ.pɚ/, /əbˈsoɹ.bn̩t ˈpeɪ.pɚ/, /əbˈzoɹ.bn̩t ˈpeɪ.pɚ/ 1. A soft paper especially made for the absorbing of liquids. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: absorbent papers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absorbent paper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: absorberman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From absorber + -man. Pronunciation: /æbˈsɔɹ.bɚ.mæn/, /æbˈzɔɹ.bɚ.mæn/, /əbˈsɔɹ.bɚ.mæn/, /əbˈzɔɹ.bɚ.mæn/ 1. Someone who controls an absorber.
Word: absorbermen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absorberman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fervourous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fervour + -ous. 1. Rare spelling of fervorous. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: fervorous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fervor + -ous. 1. With fervour; fervent.
Word: favorize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Medieval Latin favorizare. 1. To favor especially or unduly.
Word: trial by fire Part of Speech: noun 1. A test in which a person is exposed to flames in order to assess their truthfulness, commitment, courage etc. Example: “[I]t seems to me Fra Francesco is the greater hero, for he offers to enter the fire for the truth, though he is sure the fire will burn him.” . . . “It is true, Messer Segretario,” said the shopkeeper, with subdued impatience. “But will you favour us by interpreting the Latin?” “Assuredly,” said Tito. “It does but express the conclusions or doctrines which the Frate specially teaches, and which the trial by fire is to prove true or false.” Example: And he pointed with his little assegai, the assegai handled with the royal wood, to where the fire glowed reddest—ay, he pointed and laughed. Then, my father, I grew cold indeed—yes, I grew cold who soon should be hot, for I saw the purpose of Chaka. He would put me to the trial by fire. 2. A situation in which a soldier or other combatant faces the discharge of opposing weapons, as a test of their fortitude. Example: French troops, submitting to a trial by fire, drew toward the German forts, capturing and holding some machine-gun nests. Example: Pork Chop Hill. Director Lewis Milestone . . . has produced a nerve-shattering study of how the American infantryman met his trial by fire in Korea. 3. Any ordeal which tests one's strength, endurance or resolve. Labels: broadly, idiomatic Example: But take it all in all, the overland trail was a trial by fire. One gets a notion of its deadliness from the fact that over five thousand people died of cholera alone. Example: Now, residents' legendary 100+-hour workweek may be on its way out. . . . Some doctors insist the long hours are a necessary trial by fire that produces highly skilled, virtually unflappable physicians.
Word: drop shots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drop shot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: horse cock Part of Speech: noun 1. The penis of a horse or a similar equid. Labels: countable, literally, vulgar 2. A very large penis. Labels: countable, figuratively, slang, vulgar Example: Well, if anybody had a big cock it was Bill Woodruff. It was a veritable horse cock. 3. Sausage such as baloney or salami. Labels: slang, uncountable, vulgar Example: […] Those who served on the Mediterranean convoys may remember that we had to carry food for the round trip, and the last 1000-2000 miles were a steady diet of baloney. We felt "horse cock" was good enough for prisoners too, especially those who ordered "Fire!" on our ships. 4. Nonsense, that which is illogical and lacks any meaning, reason, or value. Labels: slang, uncountable, vulgar Example: Don said it was all horse cock except they didn't want to lead off with a book of short stories no matter whether good or not.
Word: kasuari Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of cassowary. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: ESM Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of emotional sadomasochism Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable, usually
Word: sub-rectangular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + rectangular. 1. Having an overall rectangular shape, but with rounded edges. Example: The domestic architecture within settlements conformed to no particular plan, and could consist of free-standing circular to subrectangular houses with one or two rooms...
Word: European Stability Mechanism Part of Speech: name 1. A proposed international organisation that would provide financial assistance to members of the Eurozone in financial difficulty. Labels: European-Union
Word: favourise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From favour + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of favorize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: favourize Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of favorize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: masterings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mastering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: audio mastering Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of audio post-production, where the recorded audio is prepared and transferred from a source containing the final mix to a data-storage device called the "master". Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: audio masterings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of audio mastering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bus mastering Part of Speech: noun 1. A feature supported by many bus architectures that enables a device connected to the bus to initiate transactions. Labels: uncountable
Word: horse dick Part of Speech: noun 1. A very large penis. Labels: slang, vulgar 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see horse, dick.
Word: tentwallah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tent + wallah. 1. A person who sells or hires out tents, mostly for weddings and parties. Labels: India
Word: MCRI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Murdoch Children's Research Institute. Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: IPMA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of International Project Management Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Scrum Part of Speech: name 1. An iterative and incremental agile software development method for managing software projects and product or application development.
Word: VSAM Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Virtual Storage Access Method. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ISAM Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Indexed Sequential Access Method. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Web spider Part of Speech: noun 1. A software program that gathers specific information in an automated and orderly way from the World Wide Web. Labels: Internet Example: More precisely, the typical workflow of a vulnerability scanners consists of the following steps: – First, a web spider crawls the site to find valid injection points
Word: Web spiders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Web spider Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Web crawler Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Web spider. Labels: Internet
Word: Web crawlers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Web crawler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Web robot Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Web spider. Labels: Internet
Word: Web scutter Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Web spider. Labels: Internet
Word: Web scutters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Web scutter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Web robots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Web robot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: friend of a friend Part of Speech: noun 1. An acquaintance known vaguely through a mutual friend; someone that one does not know well.
Word: JSP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Jakarta/JavaServer Pages, a collection of Java web technologies. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: While it's simple to access a Web service directly on a JSP page, doing so has the following problems: […]
Word: JSP Part of Speech: noun 1. An individual web page implemented with JSP. Example: Like servlets, JSPs (the software entities) generate HTML pages with dynamic content. 2. Initialism of jacketed soft point. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: belaugh Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English belahhen, beliȝen, from Old English behlehhan, behliehhan (“to deride, exult over”), equivalent to be- + laugh. Cognate with German belachen (“to laugh at”). 1. To laugh about; laugh over; laugh at. Labels: transitive Example: One step out of, one step into, our homes, our hearts, and accepted truth falls before the laughter and questing of positively revolting women belaughing our way through the wilderness of women's wildness, through the curiosity of Sarasvati, into the answers we need, the answers we know, the daughter-right of our births.
Word: wanderstars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wanderstar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hypoconulids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypoconulid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ECSS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of European Cooperation for Space Standardization. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: emitter-coupled logic Part of Speech: noun 1. A logic family that achieves high speed by using an overdriven BJT differential amplifier with single-ended input. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: RUP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Rational Unified Process. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: acid-base indicators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acid-base indicator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brown hyenas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brown hyena Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overcomings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overcoming Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subefficient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + efficient. 1. Not efficient, inefficient Labels: not-comparable
Word: check up Part of Speech: verb 1. To verify through brief investigation or revisit for assurance that there are no problems. Example: I dropped by to check up on my friend. Example: Before when he just gave her money and checked up on her his visits where few and far between unless she called and asked for something, which she didn't like doing too much. 2. To verify something's accuracy. Example: He's checking up the figures. Example: The impression of her familiarity was misty and dreamlike. He might have dreamed he thought of such a girl as she. But no! His sober, cool-headed sense checked him up sharply. 3. To seem correct or plausible; to comport with known facts; to check out (with other facts). Example: The numbers she provided check up with my own data.
Word: absorptiometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō Latin absorbeō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin absorptiōder. English absorption Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μετρῐκός (metrĭkós)bor. ▲ Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. Latin metrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin metricusder. French -métriquebor. English -metric English absorptiometric From absorption + -metric. First attested in the early 20ᵗʰ century. Pronunciation: /æbˌsɔɹp.ʃi.oʊˈmɛ.tɹɪk/, /əbˌsɔɹp.ʃi.oʊˈmɛ.tɹɪk/, /əbˌsɔɹp.ti.oʊˈmɛ.tɹɪk/, /æbˌzɔɹp.ʃi.oʊˈmɛ.tɹɪk/, /əbˌzɔɹp.ʃi.oʊˈmɛ.tɹɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption.
Word: absorption cell Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ sɜl/, /æbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ sɜl/, /əbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ sɜl/, /əbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ sɜl/ 1. A container, that allows light to pass through, used to store and study liquids and their optical absorption rate.
Word: absorption cells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absorption cell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: absorption coefficients Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absorption coefficient Labels: form-of, plural
Word: absorption dynamometer Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˌdaɪ.nəˈmɑm.ɪ.tɚ/, /æbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˌdaɪ.nəˈmɑm.ɪ.tɚ/, /əbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˌdaɪ.nəˈmɑm.ɪ.tɚ/, /əbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˌdaɪ.nəˈmɑm.ɪ.tɚ/ 1. An instrument used to measure force, by measuring the energy absorbed via friction or electrical resistance.
Word: absorption dynamometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absorption dynamometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: absorption edge Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ɜd͡ʒ/, /æbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ ɜd͡ʒ/, /əbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ ɜd͡ʒ/, /əbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ɜd͡ʒ/ 1. The boundary of a dark band in an x-ray spectrum.
Word: absorption edges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absorption edge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: absorption factor Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˈfæk.tɚ/, /æbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˈfæk.tɚ/, /əbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˈfæk.tɚ/, /əbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˈfæk.tɚ/ 1. The measurement of a specific substance's ability to absorb radiant energy; absorptivity.
Word: absorption factors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absorption factor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: absorption hygrometer Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ haɪˈɡɹɑm.ɪ.tɚ/, /æbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ haɪˈɡɹɑm.ɪ.tɚ/, /əbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ haɪˈɡɹɑm.ɪ.tɚ/, /əbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ haɪˈɡɹɑm.ɪ.tɚ/ 1. An instrument using organic material to measure the atmospheric moisture level.
Word: absorption hygrometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absorption hygrometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: absorption pipette Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩/, /æbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩/, /əbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩/, /əbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩/, /paɪˈpɜt/ 1. A glass apparatus used in the absorption of gases.
Word: absorption pipettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absorption pipette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: absorption system Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˈsɪs.tm̩/, /æbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˈsɪs.tm̩/, /əbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˈsɪs.tm̩/, /əbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˈsɪs.tm̩/ 1. Synonym of absorption refrigerator.
Word: absorption systems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absorption system Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jettage Part of Speech: noun 1. Certain charges levied upon incoming vessels at a port. Labels: UK, uncountable
Word: absque impetitione vasti Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From New Latin. Pronunciation: /ˈæbs.kwi ˌɪm.pəˌtɪ.ʃiˈoʊ.ni ˈvæsˌti/ 1. Without impeachment of waste, i.e. without accountability for waste, without legal liability for waste.
Word: abstinence syndrome Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæb.stə.nn̩s ˈsɪn.dɹoʊm/, /ˈæb.stə.nn̩ts ˈsɪn.dɹoʊm/ 1. The physical symptoms of an addict who is withdrawing; withdrawal.
Word: abstinence syndromes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abstinence syndrome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abstinence theory Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæb.stə.nn̩s/, /ˈæb.stə.nn̩ts/, /ˈθi.ə.ɹi/, /ˈθɪ.ə.ɹi/, /ˈθɪ.ɹi/ 1. A theory that abstinence in business will bring beneficial interest. Labels: uncountable
Word: axin Part of Speech: noun 1. A fatty and varnish-like substance produced in Mexico by an insect, Llaveia axin, used in the arts and locally in medicine, being regarded as a good vulnerary and resolvent. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: skinny-dippers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skinny-dipper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sun bears Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sun bear Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homœoplastic Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of homeoplastic. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Example: A third product, more or less resembling the latter in its fibrous constituents, but exhibiting the presence of cells, doubtful in character, sometimes perhaps due merely to inflammatory action, while it excites suspicion as to its tendency, cannot be altogether removed from the homœoplastic group, and, as before said, is provisionally termed ‘transitional.’
Word: homoeoplastic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of homeoplastic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: homeoplastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios)bor. English homeo- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic English homeoplastic From homeo- + plastic. 1. Resembling the tissue from or in which the thing to which the term is applied is formed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: homœopathism Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of homeopathism. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Example: At other times, by gently acting upon the local disease (perhaps yet recent), by a kind of improper, superficial homœopathism, he would thus drive away from its site that local symptom, set up by nature on the skin for the relief of the inner more dangerous evil; but he thereby increased the latter, and induced the vital powers to institute a more serious metaschematism towards other and more vital parts.
Word: homœothermal Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of homoiothermal. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Example: 4. The temperature curve of diurnal birds is essentially similar to that of man and other homœothermal mammals, except that the maxima occur earlier in the after noon and the minima earlier in the morning.
Word: buck's party Part of Speech: noun 1. A party held for a man who is about to be married. Labels: Australia Example: Like the time he went to a buck's party and didn't come home all night. Example: Danny Ottley was getting married on the following Saturday night and the town's men were attending a buck's party.
Word: homœosis Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete typography of homoeosis. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Example: In the last part of his paper Przibram calls attention to the characteristic, striking tendency to homœosis in certain genera of Crustacea and insects.
Word: homoeosis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of homeosis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, rhetoric, uncountable
Word: homoiosis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of homeosis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: truth serum Part of Speech: noun 1. A psychoactive medication, especially one administered by injection, which supposedly renders a person cooperative and disposed to respond honestly to questions. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable Example: There is a difference of opinion among criminologists as the relative merits of the truth serum test over the lie detector test. The former relies upon producing a state of near unconsciousness in the subject by injection of controlled dosages of sodium amytal. Example: "The British run torture centers in Cyprus where they beat their prisoners, inject them with truth serums, extract their teeth and fingernails," cried Athens' Voice of the Fatherland radio.
Word: truth drug Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of truth serum.
Word: buck's night Part of Speech: noun 1. A party held for a man who is about to be married. Labels: Australia Example: The bride's mother fanned her perspiring face with a serviette and the best man, who had been drinking solidly since the buck's night, threw up noisily behind a clump of lantana in the backyard. Example: Fort Arnott, it was a big week. He was soon to be married and a buck's night was held in his honour.
Word: crapitalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of crap + capitalism. 1. Corrupt or inauthentic capitalism. Labels: derogatory, uncountable, vulgar Example: Handouts to Solyndra and special deals for Goldman Sachs and GM are not capitalism. That’s “crapitalism.” 2. Capitalism viewed as an inherently flawed or unjust system. Labels: derogatory, uncountable, vulgar Example: All you have to do is look around and see that the solution is here; there are better ways to handle the resources of the globe, there are better ways to do things than "crapitalism." Example: Whereas the barren, soulless toxic-waste dumps of contemporary crapitalism propelled him into the grasp of fame and fortune (not to mention those free big-legged piggyback rides), spreading his anti-wholesome influence far and wide.
Word: turf out Part of Speech: verb 1. To remove or eject from a place. Labels: informal, transitive, usually Example: I'm feeling a bit pipped this morning—got turfed out of bed at seven o'clock and all that. Example: Mr. Gergen was supposed to give the White House a communications strategy. He did apply a few Band-Aids before longtime Clinton aides turfed him out of the inner circle.
Word: twelvepenny nail Part of Speech: noun 1. A relatively large nail, three and one-quarter inches (8.25 centimeters) in length. Labels: dated
Word: twelve penny nail Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of twelvepenny nail. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: twelve-penny nail Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of twelvepenny nail. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: probly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Clipping of probably by haplology. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒbli/, /ˈprɑbli/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of probably. Labels: alt-of, colloquial, pronunciation-spelling, slang Example: I should probly keep my eyes on the road. Example: La Bruyere, a late celebrated writer among them, makes use of many new terms, which are not to be found in any of the common dictionaries before his time. But the English tongue is not arrived to such a degree of perfection, as to make us apprehend any thoughts of its decay; and if it were once refined to a certain standard, perhaps there might be ways found out to fix it for ever, or at least till we were invaded and made a conquest by some other state; and even then our best writings might probly be preserved with care, and grow into esteem, and the authors have a chance for immortality.
Word: pentiment Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of pentimento. Example: The existence of several pentiments in the British Museum drawing, for example in the left foot of Christ, the right hand of John the Baptist, etc., not to mention the obvious general stylistic resemblance to the work of Andrea del Sarto, proclaim it as an […]. Example: And one of the things that immediately appears is this thumb, a first position of the thumb. It's called a “pentiment”, it's an artist's first idea, the thumb was subsequently moved to a different position. And you don't usually find that in a copy, but it's not proof that it's definitely the original.
Word: in the abstract Part of Speech: phrase 1. With reference to theoretical, not practical, considerations.
Word: abstract music Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æbˈstɹækt ˈmjuː.zɪk/, /ˈæbˌstɹækt ˈmjuː.zɪk/, /æbˈstɹækt ˈmju.zɪk/, /ˈæbˌstɹækt ˈmju.zɪk/ 1. Music created with a focus on structure as opposed to title, text, or program; absolute music. Labels: uncountable
Word: abstract universal Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æbˈstɹækt ˌjuː.nɪˈvɝ.sl̩/, /ˈæbˌstɹækt ˌjuː.nɪˈvɝ.sl̩/, /æbˈstɹækt ˌju.nəˈvɝ.sl̩/, /ˈæbˌstɹækt ˌju.nəˈvɝ.sl̩/ 1. A universal proposition in logic.
Word: abstract universals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abstract universal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yermulke Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of yarmulke. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bless someone's heart Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: A conventional shortening of a wish May God bless (your/her/his/etc) heart. 1. Used to express gratitude. (Compare bless you, God bless you.) 2. Used to express affection. Example: Bless his innocent heart, he looks too sweet for anything in his little short dresses, with his dear feet sticking out. 3. Used to soften criticism or express pity. (Compare the British usage of bless (expression of endearment or belittlement).) Labels: Southern-US, especially Example: My dog can't fit in her puppy bed anymore, but she still tries, bless her heart. Example: They're having a hard time getting used to the food down here. They don't like grits — bless their hearts, they don't even like sweet tea. 4. Used sarcastically to express contempt. Labels: Southern-US, especially
Word: rondelay Part of Speech: noun 1. roundelay Labels: rare
Word: recapitulative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From recapitulate + -ive. 1. Pertaining to, or characterized by recapitulation.
Word: sybaritical Part of Speech: adj 1. sybaritic Example: "A fair, fat, spruce monk;" as he saith: methinks, he should rather have hoped to match him in their Sybaritical Cloisters, where they abound with meat, and drink, and ease, than in our laborious Clergy.
Word: Koschei Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian Коще́й (Koščéj), related to кость (kostʹ, “bone”). 1. An archetypal male antagonist, described mainly as abducting the hero's wife, and sometimes represented as a skeleton.
Word: deplorables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deplorable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: enterobacteriologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron)der. New Latin entero-bor. English entero- Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactērium Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bacterio- 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)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English -logist English bacteriologist English enterobacteriologist From entero- + bacteriologist. 1. An expert on enterobacteria.
Word: bariatrician Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bariatric + -ian. Pronunciation: /bɛɹi.əˈtɹɪʃən/, /bæɹi.əˈtɹɪʃən/ 1. A specialist in bariatrics.
Word: rich Internet application Part of Speech: noun 1. A Web application that has many of the characteristics of desktop application software, like domain logic. 2. An applet or Web Start application.
Word: rich Internet applications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rich Internet application Labels: form-of, plural
Word: JavaFX Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Java + FX. 1. A software platform for creating and delivering rich Internet applications that can run across a wide variety of connected devices.
Word: road races Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of road race Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Winter Olympian Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who competes in the Winter Olympics
Word: perinatologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From perinatology + -ist. 1. An obstetrician specializing in the care of the mother and fetus at higher than normal risk for complications.
Word: QR codes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of QR code Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sixteenpenny nail Part of Speech: noun 1. A relatively large nail, three and one-half inches (9 centimeters) in length. Labels: dated
Word: sixteen penny nail Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sixteenpenny nail. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sixteen-penny nail Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sixteenpenny nail. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: perinatologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perinatologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cyclosportive Part of Speech: noun 1. An organised, mass-participation cycling event, often held annually.
Word: cyclosportives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyclosportive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cane rats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cane rat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: truel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of tri- + duel. 1. A duel fought between three people. Example: To effect a yet more complex and challenging truel, we can void the simplification that each player knows his order of firing ab initio. 2. A conflict between three contending groups or ideas. Labels: neologism
Word: Lower Mainland Part of Speech: name 1. A region in southwest British Columbia, Canada, including Vancouver and its outlying municipalities. Example: The only other swingspans in the Lower Mainland straddle the Pitt River, the Fraser River at Annacis Island, and the middle arm of the Fraser River in Richmond. Example: The economy of the Lower Mainland, like other urban areas in Canada, is service-driven and the IT sector has done well.
Word: Queen Charlotte Islands Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named by George Dixon, who surveyed the archipelago in 1787, after one of his ships, the Queen Charlotte, which itself was named in honour of Queen Charlotte, wife of George III of the United Kingdom. 1. Haida Gwaii. Labels: historical
Word: compound bows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of compound bow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flatbow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: flat + bow 1. a bow with non-recurved, flat, relatively wide limbs that are approximately rectangular in cross-section.
Word: dysgraphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dysgraphia + -ic. 1. Of or relating to dysgraphia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dysgraphic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dysgraphia + -ic. 1. A person who has dysgraphia.
Word: flatbows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flatbow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: composite bow Part of Speech: noun 1. A bow made from horn, wood, and sinew laminated together.
Word: Australian crawl Part of Speech: noun 1. The front crawl swimming stroke. Example: Everybody crowded around very excitedly and talked about the Australian crawl, a stroke I cannot do because there is something wrong with my flutter kick.
Word: Haida Gwaii Part of Speech: name Etymology: Modern coinage used by the Haida people since the 1970s, from the Haida language, meaning "Islands of the People." The archipelago, which had previously been known as the Queen Charlotte Islands (being first identified on maps with this name in 1790), was officially renamed Haida Gwaii by the British Columbia government on June 3, 2010. 1. An archipelago off the northwest coast of British Columbia, Canada.
Word: Hecate Strait Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named by English explorer George Henry Richards after his surveying vessel, HMS Hecate, in 1861 or 1862. 1. A strait that runs between Haida Gwaii and mainland British Columbia.
Word: round trips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of round trip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Strait of Georgia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named the "Gulphe of Georgia" in honour of George III by English explorer George Vancouver in 1792. This was changed to "Strait of Georgia" in 1865, a more accurate description of the feature. 1. A strait that runs between Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia, Canada. Example: A cruise liner bound for Alaska was passing through the Strait of Georgia, all lit up like a birthday cake, covered with candles.
Word: Georgia Strait Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Strait of Georgia. Labels: informal
Word: Strait of Juan de Fuca Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named by English explorer Charles William Barkley in 1787, in honour of Juan de Fuca, a Greek explorer who probably sailed the strait in 1592. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹeɪt əv ˌ(h)wɑːn də ˈfuːkə/ 1. A strait in the United States and Canada, that runs between the southern end of Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula. Labels: US
Word: Juan de Fuca Strait Part of Speech: name 1. the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Labels: Canada
Word: Olympic Peninsula Part of Speech: name 1. A large peninsula on the coast of Washington, United States.
Word: about page Part of Speech: noun 1. a type of web page commonly seen on websites, containing general information about the person or organization that is responsible for the website in question, usually a description of the site's history and mission or purpose.
Word: aftersale Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From after- + sale. 1. After the sale of a product. Labels: not-comparable Example: Aftersale services are services, such as repairs, offered to a customer after the customer's purchase of a product.
Word: nail-file Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of nail file. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: eccentric hypertrophy Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of hypertrophy where the walls and chamber of a hollow organ undergo growth in which the overall size and volume are increased. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: redeco Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening of redecorate. 1. A toy which is cast from the same mould as a previously-released toy but is given a different paint scheme or paint application scheme to make it a limited edition variant of the old toy, or to make it a new toy (new character).
Word: turkey shoot Part of Speech: noun 1. A hunt or hunting competition, using rifles or shotguns, in which wild turkeys are the prey; a marksmanship contest in which a turkey is the prize. Labels: US Example: Behind his barricade of barrels, Sam heard and shivered like a gun-shy collie at a turkey shoot. Example: [H]e had seen a thirteen-year-old boy named Jim Clanton win a turkey shoot against the best marksmen of the hill country. 2. A situation in which numerous weapons are discharged against prey, opponents, or victims who have little ability to protect or defend themselves. Labels: broadly, idiomatic Example: In the Battle of the Marianas, which pilots called "the turkey shoot," they downed 360 Japanese planes in a single day, the record bag of the war. Example: Almost everyone argued that it would be inhumane for Americans to engage in a turkey shoot against fleeing Iraqi soldiers. 3. An unequal competitive situation in which one party easily defeats the other(s). Labels: broadly, idiomatic Example: The University of Delaware Blue Hens had themselves a turkey shoot here Saturday at Delaware Stadium as they humbled Boston University, 41-13, before 10,350. Example: Their exit from the tournament, without a set between them yesterday, at least demonstrated that the women's game is not quite the turkey shoot it might have seemed.
Word: turkey-shoot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of turkey shoot. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ranchos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rancho Labels: form-of, plural
Word: setæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seta Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural Example: Branches erect, three or four feet high, pale green, covered all over with small, weak, nearly equal setæ, except at the extremities, which are unarmed, like the very numerous, slender branchlets.
Word: tauonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tauon + -ic. Pronunciation: /taʊˈɑnɪk/ 1. Pertaining to, or composed of, tauons. Labels: not-comparable
Word: kuiperoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Kuiper belt + asteroid, a name suggested by Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto. Pronunciation: /ˈkaɪpəɹɔɪd/ 1. A Kuiper belt object, such as Pluto Example: I'm fascinated by the relatively small "ice balls" in the very outer part of the solar system. I have often wondered what bodies lay out there fainter than 17th magnitude, the limit of the plates I took at Lowell Observatory. May I suggest we call this new class of objects "Kuiperoids"? Example: As of mid-1995, more than 20 objects, dubbed Kuiperoids, had been discovered within the Kuiper belt. The first one (other than Pluto) was spotted in 1992.
Word: retranscription Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + transcription. 1. A second or subsequent transcription. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: kuiperoidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From kuiperoid + -al. 1. Pertaining to Kuiper belt objects Labels: not-comparable Example: The simulated kuiperoidal dust, in addition to asteroidal and cometary dust, might represent a third possible source of the zodiacal light in the Solar system.
Word: JPBM Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Joint Policy Board for Mathematics. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: exceptional case-marking Part of Speech: noun 1. A phenomenon where the subject of an embedded infinitival verb seems to appear in the superordinate clause, and, if a pronoun, is unexpectedly marked with objective case morphology. Labels: uncountable
Word: Septemberly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From September + -ly. 1. Characteristic of the month of September. Labels: rare Example: Benumbed by the sun's Septemberly cool deceit, A bee drags its wings through the towering grass; Revived once more by a merciful breath, Westward it hastily flies. Example: She was, in appearance, a fine woman, with the rosy, Septemberly beauty which is now generally described by means of three adjectives.
Word: Octoberly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From October + -ly. 1. Characteristic of the month of October. Labels: rare Example: The month is as Octoberly as a Persian rug But no weaver can describe it. Example: September — the Balance poises the equinox; Scorpion gives an Octoberly nip; November's centaur Archer bends His bow, and lets an arrow slip.
Word: indefinite adjectives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indefinite adjective Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Decemberly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From December + -ly. 1. Characteristic of the month of December. Labels: rare Example: Because the air was so Decemberly, cousin and cousin decided to go out to Oliva Forest and, if it wasn't too much for Tulla, to walk as far as the Schwedenschanze. Example: Lady Dimchurch brought only her own keen appetite, and I remember that the ayre being Decemberly and the summer goosemist laying on the sidelands, she hadde a little snoutband drawn about her face to huddle her from the cold.
Word: shitwit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shit + wit; perhaps alluding to nitwit. 1. A very stupid person. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, offensive, vulgar
Word: shitwits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shitwit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: breathly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From breath + -ly. 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a breath or breathing. Example: [...] shouting at the sleeping ants who burrowed within the dead wood funguses of painful memories that were crystalline keys found within the caverns within rocks, carved by strong winds of breathly force made from the pursed lips of treebark.
Word: prairie nigger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prairie, the chief habitat of Native American peoples of the Great Plains, and nigger. 1. A Native American person, especially one from the nations native to Great Plains, such as the Apache, Sioux, Pawnee and Crow. Labels: derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur Example: As I turn away with my purchase, I hear him mutter something and I stop. I thought I heard it, but I wasn't sure I heard it. Prairie nigger. Example: "I know he's a damned Kiowa, mister, and that's all I have to know about that prairie nigger."
Word: prairie niggers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prairie nigger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: retraverse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + traverse. 1. To traverse again. Labels: transitive
Word: retraverses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of retraverse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: timber nigger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From timber, presumably a reference to the stereotypical forest habitat of the Ojibwe people, and nigger. Arose in Wisconsin in the late 1980s during a public outcry and protest from outdoor enthusiasts over the Ojibwe exercising the right to spearfish in nonreservation lakes granted to them by treaties. 1. A Native American person, especially one of Ojibwe descent. Labels: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur Example: Unfortunately, many people suffer from the Hollywood distortions of Indian history. While the Chippewa never waged hostility toward the United States, the feeling appears to be that they should conduct themselves as a vanquished people. Should the Chippewa fail to act vanquished and join in the mainstream of American society, they are regarded as un-American renegades deserving the epithet of "timber nigger." Example: Or like his neighbor Morriseau, who probably got a government subsidy because he was a timber nigger.
Word: meetingitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meeting + -itis. 1. An excessive propensity to hold unnecessary meetings. Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: timber niggers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of timber nigger Labels: form-of, plural