nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: fox wedge Part of Speech: noun 1. A wedge for expanding the split end of a bolt, cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece, to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent withdrawal. The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and the piece is driven down upon it.
Word: fox wedges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fox wedge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: road metal Part of Speech: noun 1. Hard dark stone crushed into small pieces used in surfacing roads, for ballast in railway tracks, etc.; gravel; blue metal. Labels: uncountable
Word: cross file Part of Speech: noun 1. A double convex file, used in dressing out the arms or crosses of fine wheels.
Word: cross axle Part of Speech: noun 1. A shaft, windlass, or roller, worked by levers at opposite ends, as in the copperplate printing press. 2. A driving axle with cranks set at an angle of 90° with each other.
Word: rock butter Part of Speech: noun 1. Native alum mixed with clay and iron oxide, usually in soft masses of a yellowish-white colour, occurring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous slate. Labels: uncountable
Word: rock cork Part of Speech: noun 1. A variety of asbestos whose fibres are loosely interlaced, giving it a cork-like texture. Labels: uncountable
Word: amosites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amosite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rock ruby Part of Speech: noun 1. A fine reddish variety of garnet. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rock soap Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of clay with a smooth, greasy feel. Labels: uncountable
Word: Cape petrel Part of Speech: noun 1. Daption capense, a common seabird of the Southern Ocean from the family Procellariidae.
Word: silver grain Part of Speech: noun 1. The lines or narrow plates of cellular tissue which pass from the pith to the bark of an exogenous stem; the medullary rays. In the wood of the oak they are much larger than in that of the beech, maple, pine, cherry, etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: blackberry lily Part of Speech: noun 1. Iris domestica, an ornamental plant (not a true lily).
Word: lily iron Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of harpoon with a detachable head of peculiar shape, used in catching swordfish.
Word: whistling buoy Part of Speech: noun 1. A buoy fitted with a whistle that is blown by the action of the waves.
Word: out of frame Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Not in correct order or condition; irregular; disarranged. Labels: dated, idiomatic Example: nor the devil himself , could hurt them, nor make them to go out of frame 2. Not shown in a photographic frame, although present elsewhere in the scene that the frame depicts. Example: To keep his identity mysterious, the boss only speaks from out of frame.
Word: out of season Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Not in a proper season or time; untimely; inopportune. Labels: idiomatic
Word: lost motion Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of lash (“play within a mechanism”). Labels: uncountable
Word: bristlehead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bristle + head. 1. Pityriasis gymnocephala, a passerine bird endemic to Borneo, having short barbless feathers on the crown. 2. A head of a brush, containing a series of bristles.
Word: bristleheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bristlehead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fishcam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fish + cam. 1. A webcam used to capture and publish images of fish. Example: We now have radio and TV broadcasts over the Web, fishcams, satellite weather maps, pictures of naked women, bulletin boards, database interfaces, Web search programs, and who knows what else? Example: […] D. J. Riebesell […] chronicles his fishkeeping on the web and is an early adoptee of fishtank webcams. He has not one but two fishcams, one for a community tank and one for a tank of C. frontosa.
Word: fishcams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fishcam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geometric square Part of Speech: noun 1. A portable instrument in the form of a square frame for ascertaining distances and heights by measuring angles.
Word: chopped and screwed Part of Speech: noun 1. A technique of remixing hip-hop music by reducing the tempo and then modifying the track by skipping beats, record scratching, etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: unrelinquishable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + relinquishable. 1. That cannot be relinquished. Labels: not-comparable
Word: relinquishable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From relinquish + -able. 1. That can be relinquished. Labels: not-comparable
Word: brass hats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brass hat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outlandishnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outlandishness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unbizarre Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + bizarre. 1. Not bizarre. Example: But again, one of the most bizarre things about the Theater of All Possibilities' cosmic drama was how unbizarre it was, and how much, in its own fantastical way, it reflected other American dramas of its time.
Word: turn one's hand to Part of Speech: verb 1. To adapt or apply oneself to; to engage in; to undertake. Example: Having failed as a musician, I turned my hand to pottery instead.
Word: P-Celtic Part of Speech: name 1. Any Celtic languages (such as Brythonic or Gaulish) which show /p/ as a reflex of Proto-Indo-European *kʷ.
Word: islandic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From island + -ic. 1. Pertaining to an island or group of islands. Labels: rare Example: Near-synonym: insular Example: What if the death of Britannia heightened awareness of the non-political culture that spans the entire archipelago – the islandic world?
Word: mainpage Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of main page. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Internet users can access the mainpage of our correlator at: http://www.iof.optics.kth.se/rolph%2520project/correl0.html. Example: You can choose from eight main topics available on the mainpage. […] We have designed the mainpage for streamlining. Our Java Applet on the mainpage offers basic sitemap. […] The mainpage contains a link called “email MSMS with Questions and Comments” that enables users to send messages directly to MSMS staff.
Word: Bieberite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Bieber + -ite. 1. A fan of Canadian singer Justin Bieber. Example: Few male fans were on hand Tuesday night, which according to Bieberites is purely due to envy. Example: It's a movie created solely for the legions of teen and younger Bieberites (or whatever they call themselves), and a chance for them to see their icon in all the glory of three-dimensions.
Word: Osos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Oso Labels: form-of, plural
Word: UGC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of user-generated content. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: UGC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Uppsala General Catalogue. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: rediculous Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of ridiculous. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic, misspelling, pronunciation-spelling Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:rediculous.
Word: uniform distribution Part of Speech: noun 1. A symmetric probability distribution wherein every outcome is equally likely to occur at any point in the distribution. 2. The presence of a roughly equal distance between specimens of a particular species within their normal species range.
Word: clumped distribution Part of Speech: noun 1. The tendency of specimens of a particular species to appear in discrete groups at different places within their species range.
Word: Hangchow Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 杭州 (Hángzhōu). 1. Alternative form of Hangzhou. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: On February 16, 1927, Chiang met the northern forces in open battle before Hangchow, and inflicted a smashing defeat. The middle-Yangtse war-lord fled north. Example: In addition, he was banished to Lung-chʻang in modern Kuei-chou, which was then inhabited by the barbarian Miao tribes, to become an insignificant executive in a dispatch station, whose duty it was to provide horses for rapid transportation. He started the journey in the spring of 1507 and arrived a year later, stopping over on the way to visit his father. Liu's agents pursued him and he escaped assassination only by throwing his clothing away by the Chʻien-tʻang River near Hangchow, thus suggesting suicide. Some accounts, to make the event more dramatic, have him escape by sea from Hangchow to Fukien and thence to Kuei-chou. More reliable chronicles, however, have recorded his trip overland from Hangchow to Kuei-chou. In Kuei-chou he taught the Miao aboriginals to build houses and live in them.
Word: Hang-chou Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 杭州 (Hángzhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Hang²-chou¹. 1. Alternative form of Hangzhou. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: They are said to have been invented by the people of Hang-chou, the capital of Chekiang ; but it is quite possible that the hint may have first reached China from the west. Example: Ju is an imperial ware of the Sung Dynasty, that takes its name from the district in Honan where it was first developed; the kiln site has not yet been firmly identified. The ware is generally believed to have been made for the Northern Sung court only from A.D. 1107 to 1127, the latter date coinciding with the enforced withdrawal of the court to Hang-chou in the south, as the result of the Chin Tartar invasion from the north.
Word: Hang-chau Part of Speech: name Etymology: From an irregular romanization of Mandarin Chinese 杭州 (Hángzhōu, literally “capital of Hang”). 1. Alternative form of Hangzhou. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Example: The pictures that have been introduced were taken from a superb edition of a History of Buddha, republished recently at Hang-châu in Cheh-kiang, and profusely illustrated in the best style of Chinese art. Example: From amongst the native Christians two or three men were found as helpers for the recently arrived party, who hoped to make their way inland at once, in the direction of Hang-chau.
Word: harris Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * (rhyming slang): Ellipsis of harris tweed (“weed, marijuana”); from Harris tweed. Pronunciation: /ˈhæɹɪs/ 1. A dried preparation of the flowering tops or other parts of the cannabis plant used as a psychotropic drug. Labels: UK, slang, uncountable Example: I'd rather stay in with some harris than go to the pub after work tonight.
Word: Pilumnus Part of Speech: name 1. A minor Roman god guarding the good health and growth of children.
Word: red ensign Part of Speech: noun 1. The flag flown by a British merchant ship. Example: Both Worthing and Brighton sail under the red ensign and are excellent testimonials to their British builders, William Denny & Brothers, from whose yard so many notable cross-channel and shallow-draught vessels have come. 2. Such a flag bearing the coat of arms of Canada, formerly used as a semi-official national flag of Canada. Labels: Canada, historical
Word: astrakhaned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From astrakhan + -ed. 1. Wearing astrakhan. Labels: not-comparable
Word: megilloth Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megillah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: megillot Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megillah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Overman Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈoʊvɚmən/ 1. A surname. Example: Honourable Members will perceive that it is stated, on the authority of Mr. Overman, vice-chairman of the Ampthill board, that the wages of the labourers in his neighbourhood had been raised since the law came into operation.
Word: counterstock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + stock. 1. counterfoil Labels: dated
Word: counterstocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterstock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Grobanites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Grobanite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Glamberts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Glambert Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Durannies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Durannie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wholigans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Wholigan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Phans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Phan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Smilers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Smiler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: you'll get yours Part of Speech: phrase 1. You will get what you deserve, or what is coming to you. Said confrontationally as a prediction implying eventual vindication of the speaker and eventual comeuppance for the hearer; also sometimes used as a threat.
Word: flannelmouths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flannelmouth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crackerbread Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cracker + bread. 1. A kind of flat, crunchy cracker made with rye.
Word: crackerbreads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crackerbread Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Freudianness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Freudian + -ness. 1. The quality of being Freudian. Labels: uncountable
Word: leadable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lead + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈlidəbl̩/ 1. Capable of being led.
Word: unleadable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + leadable. 1. Incapable of being led.
Word: Ghu Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ɡuː/, /ɡʰuː/ 1. A mock deity of early science fiction fandom; a fannish ghod. Labels: dated, humorous, slang Example: Neofans and old ones too/Shout the praise of the Great Ghod Ghu, Example: "Great Ghu!" said Dorothy. "Why, this must be the True Fandom that I've read about! Where everyone is a fan, even the animals and machines and all!"
Word: giftset Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gift + set. 1. A set of products packaged together for individual sale as a gift. Example: This is a beautifully laid out website offering just about every fragrance, with bath and body products to match, and a small range of cosmetics and skincare, plus jewellery and fragrance giftsets (excellent for presents). Example: Inside Kayla found a giftset from Bath and Body Works and an envelope. She opened it and found a gift certificate to a day spa. Kayla squealed in delight.
Word: gift set Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of giftset. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: giftsets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of giftset Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sweetgum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sweet + gum. 1. Alternative form of sweet gum. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sweetgum tree Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sweet gum tree. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: memory holes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of memory hole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: atwitch Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + twitch. Pronunciation: /əˈtwɪt͡ʃ/ 1. twitching Labels: not-comparable Example: My fingers were all atwitch.
Word: twitch game Part of Speech: noun 1. A video game requiring fast reactions. Labels: informal Example: ‘They’re Twitch Games,’ he grinned, ‘arcade games. An adventure game is one where you use your mind; if you can type, you can play an adventure. If you require anything other than that, you’ve got a twitch game — an arcade game — where your skill of movement is more important than your thinking. […] Example: The Internet is a bad bet for online versions of twitch games because the Internet can be about as split-second and consistent as your average presidential candidate.
Word: twitch games Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of twitch game Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pepper jelly Part of Speech: noun 1. A condiment made with peppers, vinegar, sugar, salt and fruit pectin. Labels: uncountable
Word: Creole cream cheese Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of farmer cheese, traditional in the New Orleans area. Labels: uncountable
Word: eggs Sardou Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Victorien Sardou. 1. A Louisiana Creole dish made with poached eggs, artichoke bottoms, creamed spinach and hollandaise sauce. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Takic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Proto-Takic *taka (“person”), from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *taka (“person”). 1. Of or relating to the branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family containing the Cupan and the Serran languages, if they are considered to belong to such a branch. Labels: not-comparable
Word: manic pixie dream girl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by American film and music critic Nathan Rabin (born 1976) in a 2007 review of Elizabethtown (2005) to describe the character Claire Colburn played by Kirsten Dunst: see the quotation. Pronunciation: /ˈmænɪk ˌpɪksi ˈdɹiːm ɡɜːl/, /ˈmænɪk ˌpɪksi ˈdɹim ˌɡɝl/ 1. A stock female character, typically characterized as a bubbly, quirky free spirit, whose main purpose within a narrative is to teach a young male protagonist to embrace the mysteries and adventures of life. Labels: derogatory, sometimes Example: Then again, [Susan] Sarandon's character is the very embodiment of gritty neo-realism compared to Kirsten Dunst's stewardess/love interest. Dunst embodies a character type I like to call The Manic Pixie Dream Girl (see Natalie Portman in Garden State for another prime example). The Manic Pixie Dream Girl exists solely in the fevered imaginations of sensitive writer-directors to teach broodingly soulful young men to embrace life and its infinite mysteries and adventures. Example: [page 218] For me, the Manic Pixie Dream Girl was the story that fit. Of course, I didn't think of it in those terms; all I saw was that in the books and series I loved – mainly science fiction, comics and offbeat literature, not the mainstream films that would later make the MPDG trope famous – [...] [page 219] Most of the classic Manic Pixie Dream Girls claim to be ironic re-imaginings of a character trope that they fail to actually interrogate in any way.
Word: manic pixie dream girls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of manic pixie dream girl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: youthsploitation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From youth + -sploitation (from exploitation film). 1. A genre of exploitation films starring young actors. Labels: uncountable
Word: Buffista Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Buffy + -ista. 1. A fan of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Labels: slang Example: > Well, to *you* I yield precedence, but the rest of these whippersnappers > ought to bow to my half-century. And I've been a Buffista from Day One. Example: Of course if they entice the 'Buffy crowd', there'll be a lot of Buffistas reading Jinx High for the first time and complaining about it ripping off the Buffy episode "The Witch" (my first usenet post about Buffy was to abml about a certain rather obvious plot resemplance^([sic]) there).
Word: dissensuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dissensus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shinais Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shinai Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Buffyite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Buffy + -ite. 1. A fan of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Labels: slang Example: 46 and proud to be a Buffyite. One of the best shows on the tube. Example: Buffyites [felt] the show had slipped this year, falling into a very administration-like (and un-Buffy-like) us vs. them moral schema.
Word: Buffyites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Buffyite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Buffistas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Buffista Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Angelite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Angel + -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪnd͡ʒəlaɪt/ 1. A fan of the television series Angel. Labels: slang Example: Dear Buffyites and Angelites: Happy 3rd Millennium and 21st Century! Example: Probably as a result of the majority of diehard Angelites having already seen it on Sky and/or bought the video sets.
Word: Angelites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Angelite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Yuecheng Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 越城 (Yuèchéng, literally “Yue City”). 1. A downtown district in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China, corresponding to the former Yue and imperial Chinese city of Kuaiji.
Word: Buffyholic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔil- Biblical Hebrew אֵל (el) Biblical Hebrew נִשְׁבַּע (nishbá) Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (ʾĕlîšeḇaʿ)bor. Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet)der. Middle English Elizabeth English Elizabeth English Buffy Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -holic English Buffyholic From Buffy + -holic. 1. A fan of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Labels: slang Example: Anyway, I was thinking that some of us Buffyholics could meet there and perhaps organize a Denver "goober" for Buffy's season premiere. Example: Cordesman was introduced to Buffy by Buffyholics in his family, watched an episode or two, perceived analogies between the show and America's approach to threats of biological warfare, and developed Buffy into compounds that expressed his views on security.
Word: vampireyness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vampirey + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being vampirey. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: If I remember correctly, the episode $teve's talking about also featured Nick getting caught on camera by a TV news crew, and he was unable to hypnotise her to make her forget because she had physical evidence of his vampireyness. Example: For reasons that defy explanation, they're PUNS. Monstrous puns. Puns so eye-rollingly BAD, they're an abomination to the vampire's refined senses. This affront to their immortal good taste leaves them writhing in agony—exposing all manner of vampireyness.
Word: Buffyholics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Buffyholic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dieselisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From diesel + -isation. 1. Alternative form of dieselization. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Camden motive power depot has been much criticised for its emission of smoke in a residential neighbourhood and its complete dieselisation is rapidly taking place. Example: It is understood that the WR is planning the completion of dieselisation on the Welsh side of the Severn Tunnel by the end of the year. [...] There are also reports that the WR is aiming at complete dieselisation of its operations by the end of 1965, although to achieve this it seems possible that transfers of diesel orders from other Regions will be necessary.
Word: dieselisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dieselisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Buffaholic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔil- Biblical Hebrew אֵל (el) Biblical Hebrew נִשְׁבַּע (nishbá) Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (ʾĕlîšeḇaʿ)bor. Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet)der. Middle English Elizabeth English Elizabeth English Buffy Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -oholic English -aholic English Buffaholic From Buffy + -aholic. 1. A fan of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Labels: slang Example: For all you UK Buffaholics out there, there's an SMG interview in this week's (month's?) TV Hits magazine. Example: I'm am^([sic]) always online late Tuesday....gotta see what the Buffaholics thought about the new ep. I love Feb sweeps <G>.
Word: Buffaholics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Buffaholic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Buffian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Buffy + -ian. 1. A fan of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Labels: slang Example: Sorry to have missed meeting the Canberra Buffians. Example: In all this time it still hasn't occurred to you that Buffians couldn't possibly give less of a shit about ratings?
Word: Buffians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Buffian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Whedonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Whedon + -ite. 1. A fan of screenwriter and director Joss Whedon and his work, which includes the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly. Labels: slang Example: In this way, on the one hand, Whedonites can better appreciate Joss's corpus by examining how certain themes have continued and evolved post–Buffy the Vampire Slayer; […] Example: Unfortunately, this pop-culture reference was cancelled before most students even got their hands on the last edition of this textbook, and chances are that only the geekiest of Whedonites know anything about it, […]
Word: Whedonites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Whedonite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dueser Part of Speech: noun 1. A fan of the television series Due South. Labels: slang Example: It's a whole weekend designed for us to get together with fellow Duesers and celebrate our favorite show. Example: The bulk of Duesers on alt.tv.due-south are Americans and ask lots of questions about Canada, and express a genuine interest and warmth towards us and our country.
Word: Duesers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Dueser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Truebie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From true + -bie. 1. A fan of the television series True Blood. Labels: slang Example: Modern Aussie Western Red Hill, starring True Bloods Ryan Kwanten, was well received by audiences at the Palace Centro on Friday night – but not as well received as Kwanten himself who was mobbed by hordes of 'Truebies''. Example: Either way, there's no denying a Truebie's thirst, and here's three cocktails to celebrate the premiere.
Word: Truebies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Truebie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: in two Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Into two parts. Example: They carry a branch half a day, meaning to do great things with it, and then they snap it in two. Example: [I]f you can cleave it in two with one stroke of your sword, I will give you my daughter to wife. 2. Performed further back than "in one", but still not fully upstage.
Word: hard row to hoe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of long row to hoe. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Chekiang Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Postal Romanization of Nanking court dialect Mandarin 浙江 (Zhèjiāng), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ], with the word itself from a former name of the Qiantang River. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɛˈkjæŋ/, /d͡ʒəˈd͡ʒjɑŋ/ 1. Alternative form of Zhejiang. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: After this, they divided their Army into two parts; the one they ſent to conquer the Mediterranean Provinces of Kiangſi, Huquang, & Quangtung, which are all of a marvellous extent; the other like a ſwift Torrent, over-run all, till they came to the very Walls of the renowned and vaſt City of Hangcheu, which is the head City of the Province of Chekiang. Example: Among the Iſlands which are Tributary to this Kingdom, is alſo accounted the Iſland Formoſa, which the Chineſes call Lieukieu, and ſituated over againſt the Province of Foken ; as alſo the Iſland of Cheuxan, over againſt the Province of Chekiang, a very famous place for Trading.
Word: Che-chiang Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 浙江 (Zhè Jiāng, literally “crooked river”): Chê⁴-chiang¹; from a former name of the Qiantang River. 1. Alternative form of Zhejiang. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Example: Again, the great majority of Chinese residents on the French and English settlements are Che-chiang and Keang-si refugees who have not paid their proper taxes, and who have fled there since the great collection of the allied troops, and who carry on their business solely by their protection ; and as unless the troops are maintained the people cannot continue to enjoy security, as they are innumerable, I have proposed to divide them into three classes, the first paying five dollars, the second one dollar, the third half a dollar per head, children and women being exempted, and one collection being final. Example: The earliest form of celadon, the Yüeh ware, was produced in the southeast coastal provinces of Che-chiang and Fu-chien around the time of Christ. This is a high-fired feldspathic ware with brownish-green glazes which range from gray through olive-green to brown. A number of kiln sites have been found — Chiu-yen and Te-ch'ing in Che-chiang, and Nan-tai in Fu-chien.
Word: Che-keang Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a romanization of Mandarin 浙江 (Zhè Jiāng, literally “crooked river”), from a former name of the Qiantang River. 1. Alternative form of Zhejiang. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Example: Ning-po, which is situated a short distance westward of Chusan, is the principal emporium of Che-keang province. Example: Mr. Barrow, who observed the management of the trees and silkworms in Che-keang, confirms the usual Chinese accounts by saying that " the houses in which the worms are reared are placed generally in the centre of each plantation, in order that they may be removed as far as possible from every kind of noise; experience having taught them that a sudden shout, or the bark of a dog, is destructive of the young worms. A whole brood has sometimes perished by a thunder storm."
Word: creolist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Portuguese crioulobor. Spanish criollo French créolebor. English Creole English creole 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 creolist From creole + -ist. 1. A linguist who studies creole languages.
Word: creolists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of creolist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: show and tells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of show and tell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: songier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of songy: more songy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: Random Number God Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formed from the initialism RNG. 1. The pseudorandom number generator used by a roguelike game's engine. Labels: humorous Example: 1998, Chris Kern, Rules (was Re: Angband Rule Number One!), rec.games.roguelike.angband, Usenet Rule #1 of Angband is this: NEVER forget that you are a but a pathetic slave to the entity that is the Random Number God. The RNG will laugh in your face and taunt you in many ways. No matter how you may try to evade it or con it, it knows your deepest desires. You cannot hide from the RNG's mind what you are attempting to scum for. It can see your character sheet and find out what resists you are missing. It knows many insidious ways to inflict harm upon your psyche and drive you to emotional turmoil. The RNG is a marionette, and you are the slavering puppet. You will cry in relief when he gives you an artifact and then wail in despair while the RNG laughs at your pitiful failures. You CANNOT escape the horror. Example: 1999, Brandon Pitman, Re: [Z] Death by act of Random Number God, rec.games.roguelike.angband, Usenet
Word: article of death Part of Speech: noun 1. The moment of death. Labels: dated, idiomatic Example: And the mortal labouring of the pulse has a remarkable quickness; the heart trembling towards the article of death, and almost confounding its systole and diastole. Example: What can it materially signify in the article of death, how the corporeal or mental powers are tried and distressed, if the soul is safe, the blest reversion of immortality secure?
Word: in articulo mortis Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin in articulō mortis (literally “in the article of death”), from in (“during; at”, preposition governing the ablative) + articulō, ablative singular form of articulus (“a joint; figuratively: a point in time, a moment”) + mortis, genitive singular of mors (“death”). Pronunciation: /ˌɪnɑːˌtɪkjʊləʊˈmɔːtɪs/ 1. At the moment of death. (In law, especially canon, or church, law, this expression can mean that someone has been given special permission by a competent authority to enter an organization or to receive some sort of exemption or permission at some point not long before they die, such as receiving diaconal or presbyteral ordination or entering religious profession.) Labels: not-comparable Example: My attention, for the last three years, had been repeatedly drawn to the subject of Mesmerism; and, about nine months ago, it occurred to me, quite suddenly, that in the series of experiments made hitherto, there had been a very remarkable and most unaccountable omission: — no person had as yet been mesmerized in articulo mortis.
Word: price tagger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From price tag + -er. 1. A member of a loosely affiliated group of vigilante Jewish extremists and Zionist settlers who engage in revenge and terrorist attacks on Palestinians. Example: 2011, Persio, Settlers' mosque-burning campaign expands into Isr ael Group: it.politica.internazionale The “price-taggers” have vowed to avenge any move by Israeli authorities to uproot settlement outposts built in the occupied West Bank without Israeli permission, and have set fire to mosques and vandalised both Israeli and Palestinian property Example: 2012, Mighty Wannabe, US campaign to end Israeli occupation and colonial/apartheid policy against Palestinians Group: rec.martial-arts […] farms and churches belonging to black Americans, similarly, the right-wing Jewish organisation known as the 'price taggers' is now burning mosques, farms and homes of Palestinians to pressure them to leave […]
Word: stertorious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stertor + -ious. 1. Stertorous. Labels: obsolete Example: By this time his pulse was imperceptible and his breathing was stertorious, and at intervals of half a minute.
Word: Chesterfieldian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Chesterfield + -ian. 1. Someone who acts in a sophisticated, aristocratic manner, reminiscent of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield. Example: For example, in the chapter on “The Imperial Family," by Baron Sannomiya, this consummate Chesterfieldian, who acts as the court chamberlain, tells us what went on—outside of the imperial family.
Word: Chesterfieldian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Chesterfield + -ian. 1. In the style of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, marked by brilliance, wit, and elegance in writing, and aristocratic assurance in life Example: What most evidently prevailed, absit invidia, and what betrayed her into all the Chesterfieldian indecorums of laughter, was his addressing her in Irish. Example: Lady Anne was very angry, both at herself and the Count; nevertheless, his perfect simplicity and sincerity, and the nonchalance with which he spoke, amused her as much as it vexed her; and, as poor Georgiana, after various efforts to subdue her risibility, was constrained to laugh outright, the features of Lady Anne admitted the Chesterfieldian smile, and she exclaimed, "Really, Count, you are the drollest man in the world, and say the oddest things in the world."
Word: IOF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Israel Occupation Forces. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, derogatory, initialism Example: PCHR, monitoring with utmost concern the developments of this offensive, calls upon the international community, particularly the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and United Nations, to immediately intervene to force IOF to stop this offensive and lift the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip.
Word: absit invidia Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From Latin. As found, for example, in Livy, Ab Urbe Condita Book IX, Chapter 19, line 15. 1. Literally, "may envy be lacking (from my words)". Example: 1656 (N.S.), George Davenport, The Letters of George Davenport, 1651-1677 2011 publication I long as old Eli did (verbo absit invidia) to hear what is become of the ark; but fear I shall not hear what I desire, and my answer shall be with the daughter in law translata est gloria Dei de—. Comment: "Translata est gloria Dei de ..." is a slight paraphrase from 1 Samuel 4:22. Example: What most evidently prevailed, absit invidia, and what betrayed her into all the Chesterfieldian indecorums of laughter, was his addressing her in Irish.
Word: unmarriageably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unmarriageable + -ly. 1. To an unmarriageable degree.
Word: ignesious Part of Speech: adj 1. igneous Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: letter column Part of Speech: noun 1. A section of a periodical in which the letters of readers are published. Example: A prozine without a letter column is a fakezine, and no trufan will buy one. Example: Gernsback's second response to his readership was to establish a letter column, called 'Discussions', which became a regular feature from the January 1927 issue.
Word: out of gear Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. With gears not engaged; idle. Example: The work went on, until the noon-bell rang. More clattering upon the pavements. The looms, and wheels, and Hands all out of gear for an hour. 2. Out of control; in disarray.
Word: lettercol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of letter column. 1. A section of a periodical in which the letters of readers are published. Labels: slang Example: LETTERCOL - A letter column. One of the favorite haunts of the actifans. Example: The lettercol is nearly incomprehensible, filled with references to some obscure in-group word, "prime".
Word: shochikubai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 松竹梅 (shōchikubai, literally “pine, bamboo, plum”, from the favorable symbolism of these three plants). 1. A combination of pine, bamboo, and plum blossoms, especially associated with the New Year in Japan.
Word: letterhack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From letter + hack. 1. A fan who is a prolific writer of letters to periodicals. Labels: dated, slang Example: Nowadays a letter-hack says things simply, which is, after all, the best way. Take any good story. You don't find long, stilted sentences with long-winded descriptions (which was one reason I put ‘The Dimension of Chance’ last). So listen and learn, letter-hacks. Example: LETTERHACK - An actifan who specializes in writing letters for zines. One of the simplest and yet the most effective phases of fanac. Give the letterhack a ream of paper, stamps, and one or two other letterhacks for him to argue with, and he will keep happy and tractable for months.
Word: letterhack Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From letter + hack. 1. To write letters to periodicals very frequently. Labels: dated, slang Example: It was in those letter columns that I was first exposed to the concept of fandom. Letterhacking was in high bloom in 1951; the letter columns were filled with chatty letters from all sorts of people, the names of whom I soon came to recognize.
Word: mvmt Part of Speech: noun 1. Contraction of movement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
Word: mvt Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of movement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: letterhacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of letterhack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: letterhacks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of letterhack Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: letterhacking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of letterhack Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: letterhacked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of letterhack Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: lettercols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lettercol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: letter columns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of letter column Labels: form-of, plural
Word: salt works Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of saltworks. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Major Grey's chutney Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Reputedly created by a 19th-century British Army officer of the same name, but this is probably apocryphal. 1. A chutney made with mango, raisins, vinegar, lime juice, onion, and spices. Labels: uncountable
Word: Silhillian Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to Solihull, England.
Word: Silhillian Part of Speech: noun 1. A native or inhabitant of Solihull, England.
Word: Silhillians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Silhillian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: huli-huli chicken Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hawaiian huli (“turn”), as the dish is turned on a grill 1. A Hawaiian dish of grilled chicken basted with a sweet sauce. Labels: uncountable
Word: dissettlements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dissettlement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microsound Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + sound. 1. A very short sound. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: microsounds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microsound Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chubby chaser Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who is specifically sexually attracted to overweight or obese people. Labels: informal Example: Systematic surveys have confirmed that obese women generally prefer thin men and take the same disdainful attitude toward fat as most people do. In their eyes, as in those of most people, the chubby chaser is a menace, not a mensch: a real man doesn't love fat. Example: I ran into a lot of bog-standard chubby chasers (known also as “fat admirers”) at the goth club—straight men who are quietly queered by their attraction to fat women, and who seek out subcultural spaces where no one judges their proclivities.
Word: chubby chasers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chubby chaser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leaf valve Part of Speech: noun 1. A valve which moves on a hinge.
Word: sheep's-bit Part of Speech: noun 1. A European herb (Jasione montana) Labels: uncountable
Word: red maples Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of red maple Labels: form-of, plural
Word: web app Part of Speech: noun 1. A web application.
Word: acid reflux Part of Speech: noun 1. Reflux of stomach acid into the esophagus. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Further, in cases of hiatus hernia acid reflux was found both with and without esophagitis. 2. Heartburn, especially recurring or chronic heartburn. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Heartburn and acid reflux are the next commonest symptoms.
Word: dead-on Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of dead on. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: enteronephric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From entero- + nephric. 1. Having nephridia that empty into the digestive tract. Labels: not-comparable
Word: megascolecine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Megascolex + -ine 1. Belonging or related to the Megascolecidae family of earthworms. Labels: not-comparable
Word: megascolecine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Megascolex + -ine 1. A member of the family Megascolecidae.
Word: acanthodriline Part of Speech: adj Etymology: taxonomic name Acanthodrilus + -ine 1. Belonging or related to the earthworm subfamily Acanthodrilinae. Labels: not-comparable
Word: acanthodriline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: taxonomic name Acanthodrilus + -ine 1. A member of the subfamily Acanthodrilinae.
Word: -iz- Part of Speech: infix Etymology: From a style of cant used by African Americans in the 1970s and popularized by rapper Snoop Dogg. See -izzle for more. 1. An intensifier. Labels: morpheme, slang Example: shit + -iz- → shiznit Example: house + -iz- → hizouse
Word: hizouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From house + -iz-. Pronunciation: /hɪzaʊs/ 1. House. Labels: slang Example: Word is bond in the hizouse y'all / I'm in the motherfuckin hizouse y'all Example: Fuck a record I'm a catch his at the hizouse / And stuff a 3 quarter inch dick up in his mizouth
Word: scumshit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scum + shit. 1. Term of abuse. Labels: derogatory, vulgar Example: “You want your goddam rotten stinking fucking money, you worthless scumshit?” Higgins stood up and dropped a large bag of quarters on Ray's crotch. Two hundred bucks in quarters. Example: Just then, a loud crash came echoing from the kitchen—like a large ceramic bowl smashing against stone—accompanied by a seething feline shriek: “Get the fuck out of here, you little wart, pervert, scumshit, fuckface.”
Word: scumshits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scumshit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: auxtether Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. 1. An auxiliary tether, especially on an electric sail.
Word: electric sail Part of Speech: noun 1. An electric field, in the form of a sail, used as a form of spacecraft propulsion
Word: bispectrality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bispectral + -ity. 1. The condition of being bispectral Labels: uncountable
Word: craniometrics Part of Speech: noun 1. The science of craniometry Labels: uncountable
Word: diphenylalanine Part of Speech: noun 1. A synthetic amino acid, 2-amino-3,3-diphenyl-propionic acid Labels: uncountable
Word: endocranially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From endocranial + -ly. 1. In an endocranial manner or direction
Word: frameproof Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From frame + -proof. 1. Describing a specific type of code that cannot be exploited by a user claiming to have been framed by others. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Qiantang Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 錢塘 /钱塘 (Qiántáng), named for the dyke constructed on the river by Qian Liu, ruler of Wuyue, one of the Ten Kingdoms that succeeded the Tang dynasty. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃiˌænˈtæŋ/ 1. A river in China, flowing north and east through Zhejiang into Hangzhou Bay. Example: In the Province of Chekiang, near the chief City of Hangcheu, runs a River, which in regard of its courſe, is called ſometimes Che, at other times Cientang, and in ſome places Cingan. Example: The Choushan Archipelago of Chekiang, visited by both the cold and warm currents, is rich in fishes of cold- and warm-water origin which come in search of the nutritious food washed down by the Yangtse and Chientang waters. Choushan is now China’s biggest fishing ground. 2. A former name of Hangzhou, China. Labels: historical
Word: Xifu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin Chinese 西府 (Xīfǔ, "Western Government"). 1. A former name of Hangzhou, during the time when it served as the capital of the 10th-century Wuyue kingdom. Labels: historical
Word: Lin'an Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin Chinese 臨安 (Lín'ān, "Approaching Peace"). Pronunciation: /ˈlɪnˌɑn/, /-æn/ 1. A former name of Hangzhou, from the time when it served as the capital of the Song dynasty. Labels: historical 2. A district of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Word: nail houses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nail house Labels: form-of, plural
Word: session beer Part of Speech: noun 1. A beer that is relatively light and easy to drink.
Word: session beers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of session beer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: epimoric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Ancient Greek ἐπιμόρῐος (epimórĭos, “containing a whole + a fraction with 1 for its numerator (1+¹⁄ₓ)”, “superparticular”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”, “over”, “above”) + μόριον (mórion, “a fraction with 1 for its numerator”) + -ιος (-ios, suffix forming adjectives); for the ending, see the English -ic. Pronunciation: /ɛpɪˈmɒɹɪk/ 1. superparticular Labels: not-comparable
Word: micromammal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + mammal. 1. Any very small mammal (such as a shrew or mouse)
Word: micromammals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of micromammal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nanoball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nano- + ball. 1. A nanosize ball
Word: nanoballs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nanoball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nanolattice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nano- + lattice. 1. A lattice having nanosize elements
Word: nanolattices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nanolattice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonrepeating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + repeating. 1. That does not repeat. Labels: not-comparable Example: Pendragon, a leading mathematician, devised a mathematical formula that could be used to draw nonrepeating patterns. 2. Describing the representation of a number having the property that no sequence of digits is repeated ad infinitum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: obelic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From obelus + -ic. 1. Relating to an obelus or typographical dagger Labels: not-comparable
Word: oligoacenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oligoacene Labels: form-of, plural