nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: ætiological Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of etiological. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: palæographical Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of paleographical. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: thisclose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A presentation of the phrase "this close" that intentionally omits the space between the words to demonstrate the degree of closeness. 1. This close; extremely close. Labels: informal, nonstandard, not-comparable Example: JUDY GARLAND was thisclose to signing an exclusive TV contract with NBC, but the deal fell through. Example: Sources indicate that Danzig is thisclose to signing a new label deal.
Word: æonian Part of Speech: adj 1. Dated spelling of aeonian.
Word: Hanyu Pinyin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 漢語拼音／汉语拼音 (Hànyǔ Pīnyīn). 1. A system of romanization for Mandarin Chinese. Usually called Pinyin. Example: Mr. Jenner has also provided the Note on Pronunciation at p. 196, for Chinese names which are romanized in this volume according to the Hanyu Pinyin system. Example: I follow McKhann in using Naxi pinyin to transliterate sainii and paq but retain regular Hanyu pinyin for dongba instead of using Naxi pinyin dobbaq since this is the most familiar form.
Word: personal fiduciary Part of Speech: noun 1. A person or firm serving as a trustee or trust protector, executor or personal representative, or discretionary or non-discretionary investment agent managing or impacting the management of assets for or on behalf of individuals and families, and the trusts, estates, private foundations and other entities they establish or control.
Word: jamborette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jamboree + -ette. 1. A small or short jamboree
Word: jamborettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jamborette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subdoxastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + doxastic. 1. Of or pertaining to what underlies the formation of beliefs or opinions. Labels: not-comparable Example: And to the extent we understand what an empirical justification is, we can contrast it with a non-empirical justification or a justification that is constituted by the operations of reason (or subdoxastic reasoning processes) upon previously-acquired concepts. Example: But this does not square well with Reynolds' explanation of the way we arrive at our justified beliefs in terms of sub-skills that involve rule-governed subdoxastic processes and states whose contents are, by definition, not phenomenologically salient.
Word: Kimiya Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Persian.
Word: live with Part of Speech: verb 1. To share an abode as an unmarried partner in a sexual relationship. Labels: idiomatic, transitive 2. To regard as adequate or manageable although not entirely satisfactory; to accept; to tolerate. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: France's final terms for an Indochina settlement would be terms which the United States can live with. Example: Israelis don't like the rioting and Molotov cocktails, but they can live with it. 3. To have a disability or chronic illness. Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic, transitive
Word: Lone Star State Part of Speech: name 1. Official nickname for Texas: a state of the United States. Example: Like other parts of the great Lone Star State, this section of Texas was a world in itself. Example: The Lone Star State now gets an estimated 12 percent of its electricity from lignite, and that figure is expected to double by 1985.
Word: Kingo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From king + -o. 1. A member of the King's Liverpool Regiment, later the King's Regiment. Labels: UK, slang
Word: Lone-Star State Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Lone Star State. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Lonestar State Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Lone Star State. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: on account Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. As something to be reckoned up as part of final payments; on credit. Example: And, could you—you don't mind a bit on account to go on with, do you? I'm not exactly what you'd call up and in just at the moment."
Word: on account Part of Speech: conj 1. On account of the fact that; because. Labels: colloquial Example: Take your three days off, Mr. Barlow, only don't expect to be paid for them on account you're thinking up some fancy ideas. Example: ‘Well, we come on this pisswater river, running high on account there'd been rains.’
Word: Keigo Part of Speech: noun 1. honorific language used when addressing superiors. Labels: Japanese, uncountable
Word: nurnie Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of greeble (“piece of visual detail”).
Word: subjectivization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From subjective + -ization. 1. The act or process of subjectivizing; the process of change by which words develop a subjective in place of or alongside an objective sense. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The process of making something subjective rather than objective. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: subjectivizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subjectivization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subjectivistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From subjectivistic + -ally. 1. In a subjectivistic manner.
Word: objectivistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From objectivistic + -ally. 1. In an objectivistic manner.
Word: cultural Marxism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Trent Schroyer's The Critique of Domination: The Origins and Development of Critical Theory (1973). In the more recent (US) politics sense mirroring the older cultural Bolshevism used in Nazi Germany. 1. Marxist analysis applied to culture and cultural phenomena. Labels: Marxism, uncountable Example: Both cultural Marxism and symbolic anthropology can, in retrospect, be seen to be part of a general movement towards the 'linguistic turn' within the humanities, with its focus upon the semiotic dimensions of human culture (the subject of the next chapter). Example: Nothing illustrates Orwell's ambivalence towards cultural Marxism more powerfully than his writings on literature. 2. A form of Marxism perceived as subsumed by capitalism and thus as unauthentic by its critics (usually other Marxists). Labels: Marxism, uncountable 3. Umbrella term for the idea, in right-wing conspiracy theories, of a Marxism that controls modern progressive politics, mass media, and academia, typically with the purported goal of deconstructing Western civilization. Labels: uncountable Example: She said: “We are engaging in many battles right now. As Conservatives we are engaged in a battle against cultural Marxism, where banning things is becoming de rigueur, where freedom of speech is becoming a taboo, where our universities – quintessential institutions of liberalism – are being shrouded in censorship and a culture of no-platforming.” Example: A Conservative MP has claimed the UK’s low birthrate is the most pressing policy issue of the generation and is caused in part by “cultural Marxism” stripping young people of any hope, at the start of a populist-tinged conference in London. 4. A political catchphrase or dog whistle used by right-wing supporters to stigmatize civil rights, institutional diversity and inclusion initiatives, and social justice movements by falsely associating them with totalitarian communism. Labels: uncountable
Word: biographettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biographette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecraseur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French écraseur (“crusher”). 1. A surgical instrument intended to replace the knife in many operations, the parts operated on being severed by the crushing effect produced by the gradual tightening of a chain to avoid haemorrhage.
Word: ecraseurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ecraseur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: écraseur Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ecraseur. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: écraseurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of écraseur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emetophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From emeto- + -phile. 1. One who is sexually aroused by vomit.
Word: emetophiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of emetophile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emetophobic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From emetophobia + -ic or emeto- + -phobic. Pronunciation: /ɪˌmɛt.əˈfəʊ.bɪk/ 1. Pertaining to, or afflicted with, emetophobia, a morbid fear of vomiting. Example: I love to read; it was of my saving graces when I went through emetophobic episodes. Example: I’m emetophobic. I’m afraid of throw-up.
Word: amperometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ampere + -o- + -meter. 1. Synonym of ammeter. Labels: rare
Word: amperometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amperometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amphidisc Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amphi- + disc. 1. A small siliceous spicule having a denticulate wheel at each end, found in freshwater sponges.
Word: amphidiscs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amphidisc Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amphopeptone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ampho- + peptone. 1. A product of gastric digestion, a mixture of hemipeptone and antipeptone. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: amphopeptones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amphopeptone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ampyx Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄμπυξ (ámpux). 1. A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair in Ancient Greece. Labels: no-plural
Word: arachnitis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of arachnoiditis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: loxoscelism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From taxonomic name Loxosceles (“taxonomic name for a genus of recluse spiders”) + -ism. 1. A necrotic condition caused by the bite of a recluse spider (genus Loxosceles). Labels: uncountable Example: 1978, H. Schenone, G. Suarez, Chapter II: Venoms of Scytotidae, Genus Loxosceles, Sergio Bettini (editor), Arthropod Venoms, Springer, 2012 softcover reprint, page 266, Regardless of the clinical form of loxoscelism, but according to the extension and deepness of the lesions in 89.6 % of the cases they may heal in a very complete and convenient form, within 1 – 3 weeks. Example: 2004, Hernán F. Gómez, Harry S. Wasserman, Chapter 249: Recluse Spider and Other Necrotizing Arachnids, Richard C. Dart (editor), Medical Toxicology, 3rd edition, Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins), page 1600, In a subset of bite victims, serious manifestations of systemic loxoscelism develop. The major life-threatening effects of loxoscelism include hemolysis, DIC, and sepsis. Patients with systemic loxoscelism are admitted to an intensive care unit environment and should receive serial laboratory tests, including a complete blood count, platelet count, and urine hemoglobin or myoglobin.
Word: loxodromes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of loxodrome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Arabical Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic form of Arabic. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: Aracanese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Aracan + -ese. 1. Of or pertaining to Aracan (or Arakan) in British Burma, corresponding to the modern Rakhine State. Labels: historical
Word: Aracanese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Aracan + -ese. 1. The people native to Aracan in British Burma. Labels: historical, plural, plural-only
Word: Arakanese Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Rakhine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Arakanese Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Rakhine. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: postexilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + exilic. 1. After an exile, especially the Jewish exile to Babylon around 600 BC. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Aramaism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Aramaismus, from Aramaeus + -ismus. Compare Greek αραμαϊσμός (aramaïsmós) (Katharevousa ἀραμαϊσμός (aramaïsmós)). By surface analysis, Arama- + -ism. Compare Hebraism. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.ɹəˌmeɪ.ɪzəm/, /ˈæɹ.əˌmeɪ.ɪzəm/, /ˌæɹ.əˈmeɪ.ɪzəm/ 1. An idiom from the Aramaic language. Labels: rhetoric
Word: Aramaisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Aramaism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arbitratrix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin arbītrātrīx. By surface analysis, arbitrator + -trix. 1. A female arbitrator. Labels: archaic
Word: arbitratrices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arbitratrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arbalist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of arbalest. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: arbalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arbalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: archaical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀρχαϊκός (arkhaïkós) + Latin -ālis. By surface analysis, archaic + -al. 1. Archaic. Labels: archaic
Word: cageless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cage + -less. 1. Without a cage. Labels: not-comparable Example: cageless roller bearings in automobile manufacture Example: Not sure where animals like this can go: caged lemur, leopard, pacing at the bar: the humanary flow that waves, framing its discretionary flight to where the cageless captives nightly sight the dreamsters’ dreams of bestial delight or plunge to a wickedness below which bestiality itself must never go.
Word: draperylike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From drapery + -like. 1. Resembling drapery.
Word: archeress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From archer + -ess. Pronunciation: /ˈɑːtʃəɹɪs/ 1. A female archer. Example: […] looking very much as they must have looked when Queen Elizabeth deigned to show her skill as an archeress, to the detriment of the dappled deer in the wide park beyond. Example: Catharine was a tolerable archeress with the long-bow, and the hut was now seldom without game of one kind or other.
Word: archeresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of archeress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exequaturs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exequatur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: architectress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From architector + -ess. Pronunciation: /ˈɑɹkɪˌtɛktɹəs/, /ˈɑːkɪˌtɛktɹəs/ 1. A female architect. Labels: archaic
Word: architectresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of architectress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ardassine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ardass + -ine. 1. A kind of fine Persian silk. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: Her cymar was of ardassine, / Fire red from throat to hem — Helen Hay Whitney.
Word: arcwelded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of arcweld Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: arcwelding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of arcweld Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: arcwelds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of arcweld Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: crinet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from Middle French crin (“hair”) + -et. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪn.ɪt/, /ˈkɹɪn.ət/, /kɹɪˈnɛt/ 1. Each of the small hair-like feathers growing around a hawk's cere. Labels: obsolete Example: She has a blue beak, but the seer thereof, and legs, are yellow; the crinets or little feathers under the eye are very black; […] 2. A set of metal armour plating worn around a horse's neck. Labels: historical Example: His charger wore a blanket of enameled crimson scales and gilded crinet and chamfron, while Lord Tywin himself sported a thick ermine cloak.
Word: crinets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crinet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arenaviral Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to arenaviruses.
Word: argentites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of argentite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Aristophanic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Latin Aristophanicus. 1. Aristophanean Example: In sculpture and in the drama, in Aristophanic farce and in hieratic rituals, in pictorial art and in the stream of literature, the phallus is transcendent.
Word: third slips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of third slip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: second slips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of second slip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fourth slips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fourth slip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: first slips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of first slip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aromatizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aromatization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arrhythmy Part of Speech: noun 1. Lack of rhythm. Labels: uncountable
Word: smartarse Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of smart arse. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: smartarses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smartarse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wayn Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of wain. Labels: alt-of, obsolete 2. Obsolete form of vein. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: wayn Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of vain. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: arthritical Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic form of arthritic. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: artificialize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From artificial + -ize. 1. To render artificial. Labels: transitive
Word: artificializes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of artificialize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: artificializing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of artificialize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: artificialized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of artificialize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hewest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: hew + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of hew Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: unhued Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + hued. 1. Not given a hue; uncolored. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Norsewoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Norse + -woman. 1. A female mediaeval Scandinavian or Viking. Example: Gunhild had taken great pleasure in pointing out that, after today, she, too, would sit there, since Norsewomen ate apart from the men.
Word: fifth slips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fifth slip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Norsewomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Norsewoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ashine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + shine. Pronunciation: /əˈʃaɪn/ 1. Shining; radiant; bright Labels: not-comparable Example: Her face was ashine with joy.
Word: silver sulfide Part of Speech: noun 1. a binary compound of silver and sulfur, Ag₂S Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Africanise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From African + -ise. 1. Alternative form of Africanize. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: Africanisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From African + -isation or Africanise + -ation. 1. UK spelling of Africanization. Labels: uncountable
Word: Africanised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Africanise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Africanises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of Africanise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Africanising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Africanise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Hippolyte Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Hippolyta. Labels: Greek, alt-of, alternative
Word: phrenzied Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic form of frenzied. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: phrantic Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic form of frantic. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: phleam Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of fleam. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: phantasize Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic spelling of fantasize. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: cophers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of copher Labels: form-of, plural Example: Againe we haue hay in the barne, horſes in the ſtable, oxen in the ſtall, ſheepe in the pen, hogges in the ſtie, come in the garner, cheeſe in the loft, milke in the dairy, creame in the pot, butter in the dim, ale in the tub, and Aqua vitæ in the bottle, beefe in the brine, brawne in the ſowce, and bacon in the roofe, hearbs in the garden, and water at our doores, whole cloths to our backes, and ſome money in our cophers, and hauing all this, if we ſerue God withall, what in Gods name can we deſire to haue more ?
Word: copher Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of coffer. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: phantasist Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of fantasist. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: phantasizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phantasize + -er. 1. Rare spelling of fantasizer. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: badders Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Jocular diminutive with the Oxford "-er". 1. The sport of badminton. Labels: UK, informal, uncountable
Word: hyperæsthetic Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of hyperesthetic. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: comœdic Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic form of comedic. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: She was used to say that she would never re‐marry, because she desired to devote herself to her step‐daughter, but, as gossip had it at Tunbridge, she was soon to be deprived of this subterfuge ; for Miss Allonby had reached her twentieth year, and was nowadays rarely seen in public save in the company of Mr. Erwyn, who, it was generally conceded, stood high in the girl’s favor and was desirous of rounding off his career as a leader of fashion with the approved comœdic dénouement of marriage with a young heiress.
Word: screen motion capture Part of Speech: noun 1. The digital recording, by software, of a moving image displayed upon a screen in order to allow manipulation and playback. Labels: uncountable
Word: kyanise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of kyanize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: labrish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Jamaican Creole labrish. Pronunciation: /ˈlæ.bɹɪʃ/ 1. Talkative, gossipy. Labels: Jamaica, dialectal
Word: labrish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Jamaican Creole labrish. Pronunciation: /ˈlæ.bɹɪʃ/ 1. Gossip, rumor, chatty speaking. Labels: Jamaica, dialectal, uncountable Example: Jeanne Powell will tell stories using labrish a traditional Jamaican form of chitchat.
Word: labrish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Jamaican Creole labrish. Pronunciation: /ˈlæ.bɹɪʃ/ 1. To gossip or talk excessively. Labels: Jamaica, dialectal Example: Out there are legions of women who don't own computers or want one. . . . What they do is labrish endlessly on their cellphones and vote.
Word: ladies room Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of ladies' room. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: lallapalooza Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lollapalooza. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lalapalooza Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lollapalooza. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lallapaloosa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lollapalooza. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lolapalooza Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lollapalooza. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lolapaloosa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lollapalooza. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ætiologist Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of etiologist. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: While the embryologist and palæontologist study and describe the facts of Ontogeny and Phylogeny, the ætiologist seeks to reach a rational explanation of each of these processes.
Word: lap dancer Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who performs a lap dance, especially one who is employed to do so in a strip club. Example: "I'm making more than a brain surgeon right now," boasts one entrepreneurial "lap dancer." Example: The video shows a lap dancer burying the head of a 49ers' staffer in her bosom.
Word: lap-dancer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lap dancer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: diætetics Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of dietetics. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: another country heard from Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of another county heard from. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Paula greets her, “Ah, another country heard from. Please enter our most humble domain. Here, sit down. “ Example: Affronted, Mutt flounced back to the fireplace, pawed the quilt into a pile, and lay down with her back pointedly to Kate. "great," Kate said, "another country heard from."
Word: Figaro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After the character in The Barber of Seville. 1. A cunning, dexterous person. 2. A barber.
Word: propenseness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From propense + -ness. 1. Alternative spelling of propensenesse. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: search boxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of search box Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polysomnogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + somno- + -gram. 1. A record of a person's sleep activity obtained using polysomnography.
Word: Zvezda Part of Speech: name 1. village in Targovishte Province, Bulgaria
Word: polysomnograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + somno- + -graph. 1. polysomnogram Example: Researchers had 700 children spend a night in a sleep lab where they were evaluated using a polysomnograph, an instrument that measures sleep quality and breathing function.
Word: polysomnographer Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who makes polysomnographs using polysomnography
Word: polysomnographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From polysomnography + -ic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or made using polysomnography Labels: not-comparable
Word: polygamic Part of Speech: adj 1. polygamous Labels: not-comparable
Word: polygamical Part of Speech: adj 1. polygamous Labels: not-comparable
Word: polygamious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From polygamy + -ous. 1. Obsolete form of polygamous. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: polygamically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From polygamic + -ally. 1. In a polygamic manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: Pino Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Haute-Corse, France. 2. A surname.
Word: polyocracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + -o- + -cracy. 1. The section of the left-wing political establishment typically educated at polytechnics (or similar new universities). Labels: UK
Word: polyodic Part of Speech: adj 1. polyphonic Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: Kato Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular group of Native American people in the United States. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Kato Part of Speech: name 1. The language of that people.
Word: Kato Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 加藤 (Katō). 1. A surname from Japanese. Example: Fresh handmade mochi is harder to find, but Tomoko Kato cooks a batch three times a week at Patisserie Tomoko in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Word: polyodont Part of Speech: adj 1. Having many teeth; multidentate Labels: not-comparable
Word: polyodont Part of Speech: noun 1. Any such creature. 2. Any paddlefish of the family Polyodontidae.
Word: polyodontia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + odonto- + -ia. 1. The presence of many teeth. Labels: uncountable
Word: swinging bunts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swinging bunt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: squeeze plays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of squeeze play Labels: form-of, plural
Word: switch-hits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of switch-hit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Uma Part of Speech: name Etymology: Sense 1 is from Sanskrit उमा (umā). 1. One of the names of Hindu goddess Parvati. Labels: Hinduism 2. A female given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India. 3. Alternative form of Umwa, Banaba, Kiribati (possibly older spelling). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Uma Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the name of the Umamusume: Pretty Derby franchise, from Japanese 馬 (uma, “a horse”) + 娘 (musume, “a girl”). 1. Clipping of Umamusume. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: Uma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of the Umamusume: Pretty Derby franchise, from Japanese 馬 (uma, “a horse”) + 娘 (musume, “a girl”). 1. Any of the horse girl characters from Umamusume. Labels: endearing, slang Example: Agnes Tachyon is my favorite Uma.
Word: Sas Part of Speech: name 1. A Central and Eastern European coat of arms.
Word: AMU Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of atomic mass unit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of astronaut maneuvering unit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Acute Medical Unit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AMU Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Aligarh Muslim University. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: Conté Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the surname of its inventor, French painter and army officer Nicolas-Jacques Conté (1755–1805), who created it in 1795. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnteɪ/, /ˈkɑnteɪ/ 1. A drawing medium, usually square in cross-section, composed of compressed powdered charcoal or graphite mixed with a clay or wax base. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Conté is an artificial chalk, of which there are various kinds. The square Conté, Number 1, is hard; Number 2, is soft; Number 3, is very soft. […] Dutch Chalk is a new kind, in some respects equal to the best Contés, and sold at a moderate price. Example: A woman and a girl seated on chairs in a park. Conté crayon.
Word: Tusayan Part of Speech: name 1. An ancient Puebloan archaeological site located within the Grand Canyon national park. 2. A modern town in Coconino County, Arizona.
Word: Zajac Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a Slavic language, e.g. Polish Zając, from zając (“hare”), or Slovak, Sorbian, and Serbo-Croatian zajac ("hare"). 1. A surname.
Word: Boca Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish boca. 1. A former settlement in Nevada County, California, United States. 2. Ellipsis of Boca Raton: a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: But there’s also a burgeoning food scene in downtown Palm Beach that’s drawing Floridians from Jupiter to Boca.
Word: Mouton Part of Speech: name 1. commune in Charente, France
Word: Tenda Part of Speech: name 1. town in southeastern France and formerly part of Italy.
Word: PAPI Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpæpi/ 1. Abbreviation of Performance Application Programming Interface. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. Acronym of precision approach path indicator. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable
Word: Yarlung Zangbo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Tibetan ཡར་ཀླུངས་གཙང་པོ (yar klungs gtsang po). 1. The upper stream of the Brahmaputra River located in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Example: The Western traveler is usually permitted only in Lhasa, Gyangze and Xigaze, which form a slender, 200-mile-long triangle across the valley of the Yarlung Zangbo (whose water dives into Bangladesh and, as the Brahmaputra, flows into the Bay of Bengal) and its longest tributary, the Lhasa River. Example: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited Tibet's capital Lhasa, the Yarlung Zangbo (Brahmaputra) river and the cities of Nyingchi and Shannan between Jul. 25-27, official news agency Xinhua reported.
Word: Æneas Part of Speech: name 1. Archaic form of Aeneas. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: Acheron and Phlegeton, which a subterraneous fire causes to boil, are the billows of that hell which was visited by Æneas. Example: WHEN, according to the counsel of the gods, Troy was conquered by the Greeks, the noble Æneas, with a number of Trojans, fled from the burning city.
Word: ætiologically Part of Speech: adv 1. Obsolete form of etiologically. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: Gida Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name. 2. A female given name.
Word: Satomi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese さとみ (Satomi). 1. A female given name from Japanese.
Word: Satoru Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Japanese.
Word: lap pool Part of Speech: noun 1. A swimming pool in the shape of a rectangle with narrow width and extended length, designed for swimming back and forth along the length in order to practice laps. Example: If you like working out, you'll appreciate its 15000-square-foot fitness center and two-lane lap pool.
Word: lap-pool Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lap pool. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: C`num` Part of Speech: name Etymology: Inspired by the sharp symbol in musical notation. Also chosen because this symbol resembles four connected + symbols; see the etymology for C++. 1. An object-oriented programming language, resembling Java in some respects, developed by Microsoft Corporation as part of their .NET Framework initiative. Example: VBers may find the syntax of C# a bit unpalatable.
Word: lace into Part of Speech: verb 1. To vigorously attack, either physically or verbally. Labels: informal, transitive Example: Then he laced into the Kennedy Administration, saying that the New Frontier has produced "1,026 days of wasted spending, wishful thinking, unwarranted intervention, wistful theories and waning confidence." Example: A bulldozer does its dirty work Tuesday lacing into the first of several Beach Street buildings that will be rendered rubble. 2. To consume with gusto. Labels: informal, transitive Example: Now, that doesn't mean we should all lace into the fries and gravy. Example: [G]uests laced into the feast, the star of which was communal dishes of braised pigs’ feet.
Word: misdoom Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + doom. Compare misdeem. 1. To misjudge. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: social safety net Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of governmental programs, entitlements, or benefits providing citizens and residents with a minimum level of financial protection, food, access to public infrastructure, or medical services. Example: CBS News used emotion-charged tales to make the case that some of the nation's truly needy are falling through the social safety net. Example: We can have a social safety net that protects our retired citizens from poverty and makes sure they can afford adequate health care.
Word: landed immigrant Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who is not a citizen of Canada but who has been legally admitted to Canada as a permanent resident. Labels: Canada, dated Example: The immigration department said today that Ivor Hughes, 35-year-old wartime Royal Navy deserter, has been granted permission to live in Canada as a landed immigrant. Example: Canada granted landed-immigrant status to 222876 persons last year, the highest total since 1957.
Word: red bandfish Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of bandfish found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean from Senegal to Norway, Cepola macrophthalma (syn. Cepola rubescens).
Word: Shion Part of Speech: name Etymology: * (given name): Transliteration of Japanese しおん. 1. A surname. 2. A female given name from Japanese. Example: Shion Takeuchi, b. 1988
Word: nervines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nervine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boominess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From boomy + -ness. 1. The property of being boomy. Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: cephal- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative form of cephalo-, used before a vowel. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: nauseæ Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nausea Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fertilely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From fertile + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈfɝːtə(l).li/ 1. In a fertile manner.
Word: œstruate Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of oestruate. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: In animals, the periodicities of œstruation are little known, particularly in the wild state, but it is asserted that the larger animals do not œstruate sufficiently often to render it posble that in their case the duration of gestation can be a multiple of an œstrual period.
Word: oestruate Part of Speech: verb 1. To be in heat (state of sexual receptivity).
Word: oestruates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of oestruate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: œstruates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of œstruate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: man is a wolf to man Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Calque of Latin homō hominī lupus est. 1. Humans are often cruel, predatory, and inhumane towards each other.
Word: Hetz Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Hetz. 1. A surname from German.
Word: radar image Part of Speech: noun 1. An image produced using a radar. Example: The Magellan probe produced a vast number of radar images of Venus.
Word: radar images Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of radar image Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prædicament Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of predicament. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: She began hostilities by accusing her son of the same solicitations, which she had made herself, and which he had rejected; that being almost the only step which remains for an abandoned woman to take, who has placed herself in such a desperate prædicament.
Word: Cæsarea Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete spelling of Caesarea. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: prædicate Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of predicate. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: By help of such probable reasoning we are enabled to make syllogisms out of propositions with the sign “most” or “many,” instead of “all” or “some;” and we can take into account the force of such words as “probably,” without (as in strict Logic) thrusting them into the subject or prædicate.
Word: prædicate Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic spelling of predicate. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: prædicated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of prædicate Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: Upon no other principle can length be prædicated of broad measure.
Word: whizz-bang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the noise made. 1. A small calibre shell from World War I. Labels: UK, historical, slang Example: Some other new chaps started blazing away, too. Fritz retaliated with machine-guns and whizz-bangs. No casualties.
Word: whiz-bang Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of whizz-bang. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: whiz-bangs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whiz-bang Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prædicates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prædicate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prædicates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of prædicate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: whizz-bangs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whizz-bang Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Maxim gun Part of Speech: name Etymology: After the inventor, Sir Hiram Maxim (1840-1916). 1. A British machine gun of various calibres used by the British army from 1889 until World War II. 2. A machine gun which derives after some manner from the patented gun mechanism of Sir Hiram Maxim 3. A machine gun Labels: informal, obsolete
Word: Shigeru Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Japanese.
Word: limousine liberal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First appeared c. 1969. Coined by Mario Procaccino in reference to New York mayor John Lindsay. 1. A wealthy person, liberal in politics but insulated from any adverse consequences of the policies they support. Labels: US, derogatory Example: As soon as the word comes out of your mouth […] your own servant is going to size you up as one of those limousine liberals, or whatever epithet they use, who are busy pouring white soul all over the black movement, and would you do as much for the white lower class, for the domestics of the East Side, for example, fat chance, sahib.
Word: Shinobu Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese しのぶ (Shinobu). Pronunciation: /ʃiːˈnəʊ.buː/, /ʃiˈnoʊ.bu/ 1. A unisex given name from Japanese.
Word: hop to it Part of Speech: verb 1. To hurry up; to get moving. Labels: informal Example: You'd best hop to it if you want to arrive on time.
Word: l'istesso tempo Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From Italian l'istesso tempo (“the same tempo”). 1. Indicates that the following movement should be played at the same tempo as the last, often employed when switching from simple to compound metres or vice versa, to clarify that the tempo stays the same in reference to the beats felt, not the time signature.
Word: craphouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crap + house. 1. An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory. Labels: mildly, slang, vulgar
Word: dickass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dick + ass. 1. A contemptible person. Labels: Canada, US, vulgar Example: What kind of a dickass line is this: "Jeez, I, like, slopped coffee over my blouse"? 2. An ass (donkey), a jackass, especially a male ass. Labels: Durham, obsolete Example: It [the Picktree brag] came also like a galloway, but more often like a coach horse, and went trotting along the “lonin, afore folks, settin up a great nicker and a whinney every now and then;" and it came frequently like a “dickass,” and it always stopped at the pond [...]
Word: focusable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From focus + -able. 1. Capable of being focused. Labels: not-comparable 2. Able to receive the input focus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sgd. Part of Speech: verb 1. Abbreviation of signed. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: (at the bottom of a transcribed letter) - Sgd. John Smith
Word: polysperm Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + sperm. 1. polyspermous Labels: not-comparable
Word: polysperm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + sperm. 1. A tree whose fruit contains many seeds.
Word: polyspermous Part of Speech: adj 1. Containing many seeds Labels: not-comparable
Word: polyspermal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + sperm + -al. 1. polyspermous Labels: not-comparable
Word: polyspermatous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + spermat- + -ous. 1. polyspermous Labels: not-comparable
Word: polyspermic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to polyspermy Labels: not-comparable
Word: polyspermia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + -spermia. 1. polyspermy Labels: uncountable 2. An abnormally profuse production of semen Labels: uncountable
Word: polyommatous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From poly- + Ancient Greek ὄμμα (ómma, “eye”) + -ous. 1. Having many eyes or eye-like organs. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polygeneous Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of polygenous. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: polygenesic Part of Speech: adj 1. polygenetic Labels: not-comparable
Word: laryngorrhœa Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of laryngorrhea. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: laryngorrhoea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From laryngo- + -rrhoea. 1. An excessive secretion from a larynx; abnormal mucous discharge of a larynx. Labels: uncountable
Word: Achæmenes Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete form of Achaemenes. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: As Son of Ormuzd we find the name Dshemshid : apparently the same as he whom the Greeks call Achæmenes, whose descendants are called Pishdadians — a race to which Cyrus was reported to belong.
Word: hedon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from hedonism, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”). Doublet of Edoni. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛdɒn/, /ˈhiːdən/ 1. A unit of pleasure used to theoretically weigh people's happiness. Example: Supposedly, utilitarians are able to add and subtract hedons (units of pleasure) and dolors (units of pain) without any signs of cognitive or affective distress[…]
Word: æquations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of æquation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: north-seeking pole Part of Speech: noun 1. The positive pole of a magnetic dipole, which is attracted towards geographic north.
Word: south-seeking pole Part of Speech: noun 1. The negative pole of a magnetic dipole, which seeks geographic south.
Word: bedoubt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + doubt. 1. To dread; respect; renown. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Above all men he was there moste bedoute.
Word: Vismin Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of VisMin (“Visayas and Mindanao region of the Philippines”) Labels: alt-of
Word: Vismin Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of visible minority. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: one-uped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of one-up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: elbow chair Part of Speech: noun 1. A chair with long armrests for the elbows. Example: she was forc'd to go through the whole Operation of a Flux in an old Elbow-Chair which was plac'd just under the Jack, in the Kitchin. Example: […] Miss Vernon, seating herself majestically in a huge elbow-chair in the library, like a judge about to hear a cause of importance, signed to me to take a chair opposite to her, […]
Word: teiids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teiid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cumballs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cumball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tee lines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tee line Labels: form-of, plural
Word: task-forces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of task-force Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pred- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From prednisone, prednisolone. Pronunciation: /pɹɛd/ 1. Used to form names of prednisone and prednisolone derivatives. Labels: morpheme
Word: tactical call signs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tactical call sign Labels: form-of, plural
Word: takeout doubles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of takeout double Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sacrifice bunts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sacrifice bunt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sac bunt Part of Speech: noun 1. A sacrifice bunt. Labels: colloquial
Word: sac bunts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sac bunt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: school classes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of school class Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eduction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin eductio. Equivalent to educe + -ion. Pronunciation: /ɪˈdʌkʃən/ 1. The act of educing, of deducing: deduction. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The result of educing; something which has been educed; inference, deduction. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A process by which the Earth's crust spreads sideways and exposes deep-seated rocks. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Masaru Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese Masaru (Masaru), from まさる, from various (優/勝/将/將/賢/真申). 1. A male given name from Japanese.
Word: bedark Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bederken, equivalent to be- + dark. 1. To darken. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: month to date Part of Speech: noun 1. The period from the beginning of a calendar month to the end of a reporting period.
Word: bedeen Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English bedene, bidene, of uncertain origin. Believed to be a formation of bid-, alteration (perhaps through conflation with Middle English mid (“with”) or with) of bi (“by”) + ene (“once”), from Old English ǣne (“once, at once”), related to Old English ān (“one”), equivalent to be- + one. 1. As a single unit or body; together. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: all bedeen 2. In order; one after another; in single file. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete 3. Immediately; forthwith; quickly; straightway; anon; soon; early on; by and by. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: Shinpei Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese しんぺい (Shinpei). 1. A male given name from Japanese.
Word: boarding schools Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boarding school Labels: form-of, plural
Word: northern firmoss Part of Speech: noun 1. A firmoss of species Huperzia selago of temperate and boreal environments in the Northern Hemisphere. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: perinæal Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete typography of perinaeal. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: fir clubmoss Part of Speech: noun 1. northern firmoss, Huperzia selago. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fir clubmosses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fir clubmoss Labels: form-of, plural
Word: northern firmosses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of northern firmoss Labels: form-of, plural
Word: firmosses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of firmoss Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sena Part of Speech: name 1. A language spoken in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.
Word: lake quillwort Part of Speech: noun 1. A boreal quillwort, Isoetes lacustris, native on both sides of the northern Atlantic Ocean.
Word: lake quillworts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lake quillwort Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Merlin's grass Part of Speech: noun 1. lake quillwort, Isoetes lacustris Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Isoetes tegetiformans Labels: countable, uncountable