nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: protective custody Part of Speech: noun 1. Lawful confinement of a person or close supervision of his or her movements, on a voluntary or involuntary basis, by authorities in order to safeguard that person from attack or other dangers. Labels: uncountable Example: A so‐called star witness in the Brooklyn grand jury inquiry of alleged links between the police and gamblers sought unsuccessfully yesterday to free himself from protective custody. Example: The government has earmarked a paltry $1.2 million . . ., not enough to properly fund even the state-run counseling centers—the only institutions with the authority to put battered children into protective custody. 2. The custody that CPS sometimes takes of children when those children are being abused or neglected and no other corrective action is successful or feasible. Labels: uncountable
Word: recond Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin recondō (“to put back, to reestablish; to put away, to hide”), from re- (“again”) + condō (“to build, to form; to store; to conceal”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛkənd/, /ɹɪˈkɒnd/, /ɹəˈkɑnd/, /ɹiˈkɑnd/ 1. To put away; to set apart. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: St Ethelwold, King of the same Prouince and Martyr: who being wickedly slayne in the Ciuill warres among his owne subiects, and his body brought to the Church of Hexam... the same was with great solemnity & veneration honourably reconded in the said Church as beseemed so pretious a treasure. Example: A Ferment […] somewhere reconded out of the Road of the circulating Blood, and there gradually maturated.
Word: reconds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of recond Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reconding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of recond Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reconded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of recond Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: garring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gar Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: play hob with Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English Hob (a diminutive of Robin, from Old French [Term?], a diminutive of Robert) in its connection with Robin Goodfellow and (subsequently) the devil. Compare hobgoblin. 1. mess with, cause trouble for Labels: UK, dated, idiomatic Example: They say it's playing hob with the fellers in these here parts. Example: The revolutionists who are playing hob with our generation are really masters of the obsolete.
Word: lambrolizumab Part of Speech: noun 1. The drug pembrolizumab. Labels: uncountable
Word: pembrolizumab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From [Term?] + -li- (“immunomodulating”) + -zumab (“humanized monoclonal antibody”). 1. A drug that targets the programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) receptor, intended for use in treating metastatic melanoma. Labels: uncountable
Word: transglucosidase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trans- + glucoside + -ase. 1. A kind of enzyme capable of converting starch into oligosaccharides.
Word: transglucosidases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transglucosidase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dustwrapper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dust + wrapper. 1. dust jacket
Word: dustwrappers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dustwrapper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: durito Part of Speech: noun 1. A Mexican snack made of fried puffed wheat, often flavoured with chilli, lime, or hot sauce.
Word: wifty-wafty Part of Speech: adj 1. Silly, dippy, kooky. Example: When she introduced the subject of ghosts, then, there was nothing wifty-wafty about it, nothing of mix-and-match designer religiosity or shopworn tales featuring clanking chains on dark and stormy nights. Example: Ours was a nursing program based on a paradigm of holistic patient care. I clearly recall chafing at what I perceived as the wifty-wafty aspects of this concept, just as I chafed at the humanity electives I was required to take.
Word: any more for any more Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Originally used in the armed forces to ask whether anybody wanted further portions of food. 1. Does anybody have, or want, any more? Labels: idiomatic Example: We've come up with three ideas so far. Any more for any more?
Word: protection money Part of Speech: noun 1. Money paid, especially at regular intervals, to criminals or to corrupt officials who threaten to cause harm to the payer or to his or her business if the money is not paid. Labels: uncountable Example: Those in the Lowland line who lay near him, and desired to enjoy their lives and property in quiet, were contented to pay him a small composition, in name of protection money, and comforted themselves with the old proverb that it was better to "fleech the deil than fight him." Example: [T]he police had raised the tariff for sporting houses, and would collect seventy-five and a hundred a month protection money.
Word: satisficers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of satisficer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sherlock Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative letter-case form of Sherlock. Labels: alt-of
Word: Sherlocked Part of Speech: adj 1. Addicted to the television series Sherlock. Labels: slang Example: After last week's first episode we are all most definitely Sherlocked, and can't wait for tonight's take on the seminal sleuth's most infamous case, The Hound Of The Baskervilles. Example: Wit and technical wizardry aside, the new series should draw a large audience because Sherlocked fans everywhere want to know how their hero faked his own death.
Word: Sherlocked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Sherlock Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Sherlocking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Sherlock Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Sherlocks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of Sherlock Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Denmarke Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete spelling of Denmark. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: the Maieſtie of buried Denmarke
Word: maiestie Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of majesty. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: the Maieſtie of buried Denmarke
Word: somthing Part of Speech: pron 1. Obsolete spelling of something. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Is not this ſomthing more then phantaſie?
Word: eies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eie Labels: form-of, plural Example: Before my God I might not this belieue, Without the ſencible and true auouch Of mine owne eies.
Word: sencible Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of sensible. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Before my God I might not this belieue, Without the ſencible and true auouch Of mine owne eies.
Word: frownd Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of frowned. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: So frownd he once, when in an angry parle He ſmot the ſleaded pollax on the ice.
Word: martiall Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of martial. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The captaine he, which climbes for high advaunce, By piercing blade imbrude in enimies blood, In martiall ſhewes who formoſt leades the daunce, […] Example: Sir, if I were to yeeld a reaſon of my preſent preſumption for thus boldly offering vnto your worſhipful view this little hyſtoricall Abridgemẽt of Martiall exploits, by ſundrye moſt famous warriours and renowmed Capitaines long ſince atchieued: […]
Word: striktest Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of strictest. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: wereporcupine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From were- + porcupine. 1. A shapeshifter who can change between porcupine and human form. Labels: rare Example: 2008, Rich Burlew, The Order of the Stick, #522 (published in Order of the Stick: Don't Split the Party, →ISBN […] it's been unraveling like a wereporcupine's cheap holiday sweater ever since. Example: It's good that I wasn't a wereporcupine, or his mouth would be full of quills.
Word: Kashiwa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese かしわ (Kashiwa). 1. A female given name from Japanese.
Word: proud as Punch Part of Speech: adj 1. Very proud.
Word: moon snail Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the family Naticidae of predatory sea snails.
Word: OCT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of optical coherence tomography: an optical signal acquisition and processing method that captures high-resolution three-dimensional images from biological tissues. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: OCT Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of Oct (“October”). Labels: alt-of 2. Initialism of Oxford Classical Texts. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: BLDSC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of British Library Document Supply Centre. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: anterior pituitary Part of Speech: noun 1. adenohypophysis
Word: anterior pituitary gland Part of Speech: noun 1. adenohypophysis
Word: microdrile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + δρῖλος (drîlos, “worm”). 1. Any relatively small, generally aquatic, oligochaete, a member of a sometimes used size-based division of the class Oligochaeta. Example: Before the study was begun, the known oligochaete fauna of Tasmania consisted of six species of aquatic microdriles, twenty-three indigenous species of megascolecid earthworms, and introduced earthworms of the family Lumbricidae. Example: In microdriles the circular muscle is generally only weakly developed.
Word: microdriles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microdrile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nine while five Part of Speech: adv 1. Nine to five. Labels: Yorkshire, not-comparable Example: It's a steady enuff job: nine whol five, ther cud be a lot war when yo think on it
Word: guard ship Part of Speech: noun 1. A warship stationed at a port etc. to act as a guard. Example: He was pronounced guilty, and sentenced to confinement on board a guard ship, and in forty days to be sent with his family to England. Example: Vessels after having been visited by the guard ship in Monvik and taking route toward Reval, must, for the second time, pass the guard ship near island Wulf for delivery of permission of the previous mentioned guard ship and then continue their route, according to orders of this guard ship.
Word: Desdemona Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined based on Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-) + δαίμων (daímōn), hence "ill-fated, unfortunate". Pronunciation: /ˌdɛzdəˈmoʊnə/ 1. Othello's wife in Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, noted for being a victim of jealousy. Example: As I looked out of the corner of my eye at this savagely picturesque fellow, wondering where was his Desdemona, a dainty and remarkably pretty piece of femininity entered the car, advanced to our table and sat herself beside Othello. Example: On the first of these days' amusements ( I know not what year ) Frank took offence at some attentions paid his Desdemona, and walked away next morning to London in wrath. 2. An inner moon of the planet Uranus. 3. 666 Desdemona, a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1908.
Word: benchslap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of bench + bitch slap. 1. A judicial ruling or opinion that is harsh or humiliating towards a particular party, attorney, or lower court opinion. Labels: slang Example: 2012, Mark V. Holmes, United States Tax Court, Tigers Eye Trading, LLC v. Commissioner (dissenting), 138 T.C. No. 6, p. 211. Of all the routines in judicial gymnastics, few have a higher degree of difficulty than the reverse benchslap, and we're trying for a combination double with our Opinion today.
Word: benchslap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of bench + bitch slap. 1. To issue a judicial ruling or opinion that is harsh or humiliating towards a particular party, attorney, or lower court opinion. Labels: slang
Word: infraareolar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From infra- + areolar. 1. below the areola. Labels: not-comparable
Word: trades unions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trades union Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of trade union when referring to unions representing different trades. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multigeniture Part of Speech: noun 1. An equal division of property among the sons. Labels: uncountable Example: In the North, multigeniture helped motivate family labor, whereas the passive acceptance of the British inheritance system of primogeniture in the South rested on its promotion of large plantations that could capture economies of scale. Example: In the Middle and New England colonies (except in Rhode Island and New York), multigeniture was typically followed, with an equal division of property among the sons. Over time, primogeniture perpetuated and built comparatively larger estates.
Word: adenomyomatosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From adenomyoma + -osis. 1. The condition of having adenomyomas. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: slopier Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈsləʊpiəɹ/ 1. comparative form of slopy: more slopy Labels: comparative, form-of 2. comparative form of slopey: more slopey Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: slopiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of slopy: most slopy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: sadistic personality disorder Part of Speech: noun 1. A disorder characterized by cruel, aggressive, demeaning, and manipulative behavior towards others. Labels: historical
Word: sadistic personality disorders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sadistic personality disorder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Occupier Part of Speech: noun 1. A proponent or supporter of the Occupy Wall Street movement
Word: one throat to choke Part of Speech: noun 1. A single partner to hold accountable, such as in business or negotiations. Labels: no-plural
Word: choupique Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Louisiana French choupique, from Choctaw shupik (“bowfin, mudfish”). Pronunciation: /ʃuˈpik/ 1. The bowfin fish, Amia calva Labels: Louisiana Example: Them choupiques and ugly alligator gar done wanted to snap his damn hands off when he pulled them in the boat.
Word: puerilism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From puerile + -ism. 1. Childlike behavior by an adult, especially as indicating a mental disorder. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: With regard to hysteria; in dissociation there may be a secondary time disorder; for example a patient with puerilism said: "People all seem grown up and older. And my Mum, I'm sure I know her from a long time ago. I look at her, but I can't make it out." Example: [T]he Dutchman Johan Huizenga, who coined the term puerilism in the 1930s . . . defined it as permanent puberty.
Word: Mulam Part of Speech: name 1. A Kam-Sui language spoken in China.
Word: hights Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hight Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hights Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of heights. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, plural, plural-only 2. Obsolete form of heights. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, plural, plural-only
Word: highting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hight Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: GAAs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of GAA Labels: form-of, plural
Word: you're good Part of Speech: phrase 1. It's OK; it's not a big deal. Labels: Canada, US, colloquial
Word: mood lighting Part of Speech: noun 1. A dim level of illumination for romantic or similar effect. Labels: uncountable Example: The rose petals and mood lighting at the restaurant provide great atmosphere.
Word: mood light Part of Speech: noun 1. A lamp that provides mood lighting.
Word: anti-Muslimism Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice or attitude of opposing Islam or Muslims. Labels: uncountable Example: As we briefly examine below something of the internal dynamics of anti-Muslimism as an ideology, and a psychologically underpinned expressive vehicle for identity maintenance, the contextual factors that provide the grist for this defensive elated mill must be continuously borne in mind. Example: The rise of a new anti-Muslimism in Serbia draws, in the first instance, on the experience of World War II […]
Word: -parous Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Latin -parus, from Latin pariō (“produce, bring forth, give birth”). 1. parous; relating to parity (the number of times a woman has given birth). Labels: morpheme 2. Causing or producing (the thing indicated by the stem to which the suffix is attached). Labels: morpheme
Word: skiller Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of skill: more skill Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: epistellar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From epi- + stellar. 1. Of a gas giant: having a close orbit to its parent star Labels: not-comparable
Word: observerless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From observer + -less. 1. Without observers. Labels: not-comparable
Word: reaffiliate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + affiliate. 1. To affiliate again or anew.
Word: reaffiliation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + affiliation. 1. affiliation again or anew Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reaffiliating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reaffiliate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reaffiliates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reaffiliate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reaffiliations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reaffiliation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reaffiliated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reaffiliate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: free-spoken Part of Speech: adj 1. Characterized by direct and open expression of views, feelings, etc. Example: He was a very free-spoken man (the gentry of those days were much prouder than at present), and used to say to me in his haughty easy way, "Hang it, Mr. Barry, you have no more manners than a barber." Example: You can imagine what fairly free-spoken girls will ask when they come to the point of not caring what they say.
Word: ecribellate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin ecribellatus, ecribellata; see cribellate. Pronunciation: /iːkɹɪˈbɛlət/ 1. Not cribellate. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cribellate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin cribellatus or from cribellum + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Having a cribellum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: epistellar Jovian Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of hot Jupiter.
Word: labiomancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From labio- + -mancy. 1. Lipreading. Labels: uncountable Example: They are so proficient in labiomancy that they can follow a private conversation anywhere if they can see the speakers' faces. Example: Nay, so very well skilled was she in this art (which we may call Labiomancy) as 'tis generally believed (though I could get no personal testimony of it, some persons being dead, and otherers removed into Ireland, who sometimes lay with her), that in the night time when in bed, if she might lay but her hand on their lipps, so as to feel the motions of them, she could perfectly understand what her bedfellows said though it were never so dark.”
Word: messer-upper Part of Speech: noun 1. One who messes things up. Labels: informal
Word: mayonnaisy Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of mayonnaisey. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: motherfather Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mother + father, for its phonetic similarity to motherfucker. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌðəˌfɑːðə/, /ˈmʌðɚˌfɑðɚ/ 1. Euphemistic form of motherfucker. Labels: euphemistic, form-of, slang
Word: motherfathers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of motherfather Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Nez Perce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French nez percé (“pierced nose”). Pronunciation: /ˌnɛzˈpɜɹs/ 1. A Native American people who live in the Pacific Northwest region (Columbia River Plateau) of the United States. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Nez Perce Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French nez percé (“pierced nose”). Pronunciation: /ˌnɛzˈpɜɹs/ 1. Their Sahaptian language.
Word: flying school Part of Speech: noun 1. A specialized school that teaches future pilots how to fly an aircraft.
Word: air tickets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of air ticket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autovaccine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + vaccine. 1. autogenous vaccine
Word: autovaccines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autovaccine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hollos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hollo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hollos Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hollo Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: TV program Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of television program. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: TV programs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of TV program Labels: form-of, plural
Word: school-leaver Part of Speech: noun 1. A high-school student who has recently graduated. Example: And he has the following message for the latest generation of young school leavers. [...] "When you work on the railway you really do join a family, and everyone really looks after each other. I thoroughly recommend it."
Word: school-leavers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of school-leaver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ergonomy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ergonomics. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: ranger file Part of Speech: noun 1. Single file with a short distance between the soldiers. Labels: uncountable
Word: Argiope Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Αργιόπη (Argiópē). 1. Any one of several figures of Greek mythology. Labels: Greek 2. Any one of several figures of Greek mythology. Labels: Greek Example: In classical Greek mythology, Argiope was a NYMPH of Mount Parnassos in Phokis, central Greece. By the bard Philammon, she gave birth to an even greater musician, her son Thamyris. 3. Any one of several figures of Greek mythology. Labels: Greek 4. Any one of several figures of Greek mythology. Labels: Greek
Word: beigels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beigel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frigolabile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From frigo- + labile. Pronunciation: /fɹɪɡəˈleɪbaɪl/ 1. susceptible to cold temperatures Example: frigolabile proteins, fungi, or plants
Word: day-old Part of Speech: noun 1. Any animal that is one day old. 2. A perishable product that is a day old, and may be sold more cheaply as a result. Example: The older woman waddled over and squeezed into a booth opposite the counter while the young one stood and ordered a big box of day-olds and two quarts of hot chocolate. Example: Instead of trying to make her crowds quit throwing things, Audra had simply distributed items it would be okay for them to throw: day-old corn tortillas. A big bag of day-olds cost only a couple of bucks […]
Word: day-olds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of day-old Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dorayaki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 銅鑼焼(どらや)き (dorayaki). 1. A Japanese confection consisting of two sponge cake patties baked to resemble gongs, sandwiching a filling of sweet azuki bean paste. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Right now, in this bag I’m holding, there are three red bean dorayaki, three cream dorayaki, three red bean yōkan, three mung bean yōkan, three red bean dango, and three red bean mochi. […] Six dorayaki is five for forty sen plus one more for ten sen, which is fifty.
Word: wagashi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 和菓子 (wagashi, “traditional Japanese confection”). 1. Traditional Japanese confectionery in various forms, often served with tea. Example: Red bean paste (azuki), refined sugar, mochi rice cakes, and flour are often used as the main ingredients for wagashi. Wagashi are relatively small, low calorie, and made from plant-based materials: dairy produce, including milk, butter, and cream are rarely used for wagashi.
Word: caulie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cauli (“cauliflower”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: caulies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caulie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minirhizotrons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minirhizotron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minirhizotron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mini- + rhizotron. 1. A small form of rhizotron based on transparent tubes.
Word: Pyrrhonical Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to Pyrrhonism.
Word: predeliberate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From pre- + deliberate. 1. To deliberate in advance.
Word: predeliberating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of predeliberate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: predeliberates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of predeliberate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: predeliberated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of predeliberate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: preferendum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin praeferendum, modelled on German. 1. That which is preferred.
Word: preferendum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of preference + referendum. 1. A referendum offering a choice of several options.
Word: preferenda Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preferendum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preferendums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preferendum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prebaby Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + baby. 1. Before the birth of a baby. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sandwich cookie Part of Speech: noun 1. A snack consisting of two cookies with a filling between them.
Word: cookie sandwich Part of Speech: noun 1. A snack consisting of two cookies with a filling between them.
Word: cookie sandwiches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cookie sandwich Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sandwich cookies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sandwich cookie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tohono O'odham Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of Native Americans who reside primarily in the Sonoran Desert of southeastern Arizona and northwestern Mexico. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: assal horizontology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined on the TV show The Simpsons in 1995, as a quasi-medical term. See ass, -al, horizontal, -ology. 1. The act of sitting around doing nothing for long periods of time. Labels: humorous, rare, uncountable Example: Dr. Nick Riviera: "I recommend a slow, steady gorging process, combined with assal horizontology." Example: Just as Yohann is restored to his proper state of Assal Horizontology, an audible cricking noise - his knuckles and neck - rings around the hall.
Word: postmentum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From post- + mentum. 1. The basal part of the labium in insects.
Word: gnathochilarium Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌneɪ.θəʊˌkaɪˈlɛəɹi.əm/, /ˌnæ.-/, /ˌneɪ.θoʊˌkaɪˈlɛɹi.əm/ 1. A lower lip to the buccal cavity in certain insects.
Word: gnathochilaria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gnathochilarium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coxosternite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From coxo- + sternite. 1. A basal plate making up the maxillae in some insects or the first pair of legs of Chilopoda, formed from the fused coxae of each leg plus the ventral body plate, the sternite.
Word: coxosternites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coxosternite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maxillula Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of the first pair of maxillae in crustaceans.
Word: maxillulae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maxillula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: telopodites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of telopodite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carbophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From carbo- + -phobia. 1. Intense or obsessive avoidance of carbohydrates. Labels: uncountable
Word: carbophobe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From carbo- + -phobe. 1. One who fears or obsessively avoids eating carbohydrates.
Word: carbophobes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carbophobe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carbophobic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From carbo- + -phobic. 1. lacking an affinity for carbon atoms in a molecule 2. Lacking an affinity for carbohydrates Example: the heterogeneity of the filler surface (presence of carbophilic and carbophobic sections) Example: This approach uses a second carbophobic metal.
Word: triopoly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tri- + -opoly by analogy with monopoly and duopoly. Pronunciation: /tɹaɪˈɒpəli/ 1. A market situation in which three companies dominantly provide a particular product or service.
Word: triopolies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of triopoly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quadropoly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quadro- + -poly by analogy with monopoly and duopoly. Pronunciation: /kwɒˈdɹɒpəli/ 1. A market situation in which four companies exclusively provide a particular product or service.
Word: quadropolies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quadropoly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quintopoly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quint- + -opoly by analogy with monopoly and duopoly. Pronunciation: /kwɪnˈtɒpəli/ 1. A market situation in which five companies exclusively provide a particular product or service.
Word: quintopolies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quintopoly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soapflake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From soap + flake. 1. Soap in the form of dried flakes, formerly used for washing clothes. Labels: plural Example: A tablespoon of glycerine makes it glossy, or half a cup of soapflakes makes it lumpy. Example: Government policies seemed to be no easier to sell than soapflakes: indeed advertising budgets have been considerably greater.
Word: soapflakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soapflake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fortune hunter Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who eagerly seeks wealth without working to earn it, especially in an adventurous way or in an unsavory or unscrupulous way such as through marriage. Example: “You are very charming, sir, so charming, in fact, that you made me forget for a time that you are a fortune hunter. You slipped up only once just now, but that was enough. You don’t want me or my help, only my money.” Example: 101-year-old Rose (Gloria Stuart) returns to the scene of waterlogged hubris, where fortune hunter Lovett (Bill Paxton) is diving for diamonds.
Word: anarcho-communist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἄναρχος (ánarkhos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰρχῐ́ᾱ (ănărkhĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English anarcho- Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moy-ni-s Proto-Italic *kommoinis Old Latin comoinis Latin commūnis Old French comun French commun 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 -istabor. French -iste French communiste English communist English anarcho-communist From anarcho- + communist. 1. Of, supporting, relating to, or advocating anarcho-communism. Labels: not-comparable
Word: anarcho-communist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἄναρχος (ánarkhos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰρχῐ́ᾱ (ănărkhĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English anarcho- Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moy-ni-s Proto-Italic *kommoinis Old Latin comoinis Latin commūnis Old French comun French commun 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 -istabor. French -iste French communiste English communist English anarcho-communist From anarcho- + communist. 1. A person who advocates anarcho-communism. Example: During the 1960s, anarcho-communists led the search for radical solutions to the historically novel problems facing young people. Above all, many people now wanted a say in the decisions which affected them.
Word: fortune-hunter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fortune hunter. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "There is no character more contemptible than a man that is a fortune-hunter, and I can see no reason why fortune-hunting women should not be contemptible too." Example: [H]e did not know of what use money could be to a woman, except to make her a prey to a fortune-hunter.
Word: chhatri Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi छतरी (chatrī, “umbrella, canopy”). 1. An elevated dome-shaped pavilion in Indian architecture. Labels: India Example: They were close to the promontory of the tombs, and had looked straight into the chhatri of the Rajah's father through an opening in the trees.
Word: chhatris Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chhatri Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baradari Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi बारादरी (bārādrī) and Urdu بارہ دری (bārɘdɘrī), from बारह (bārah) and بارہ (bārā, bārah, “twelve”) + दर (dar) and دَر (dar, “door”). 1. A boxy building with twelve doors designed for free flow of air and excellent acoustics; similar buildings and pavilions with similar sets of openings. Labels: South-Asia 2. A palanquin with twelve openings, including entryways and windows; similar palanquins with similar sets of openings. Labels: South-Asia, historical Example: Bárádari is a kind of open palkí, and is so called from having twelve doors or openings.
Word: baradari Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Persian برادری (barâdari, “brotherhood”), from برادر (barâdar, “brother”) + ـی (-i, “-y, -hood”), q.v. 1. A system of social strata that dictate political alliances among South Asian Muslims. Labels: South-Asia, countable, uncountable
Word: price discrimination Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of charging different prices to different categories of consumers. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: price discriminations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of price discrimination Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baradaris Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baradari Labels: form-of, plural
Word: free-speaking Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of free-spoken.
Word: price discriminate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from price discrimination. 1. To charge different prices to different categories of consumers.
Word: price discriminates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of price discriminate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: price discriminating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of price discriminate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: price discriminated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of price discriminate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: duopsonies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of duopsony Labels: form-of, plural
Word: duopsonist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From duopsony + -ist. 1. Either of the two parties forming a duopsony.
Word: duopsonists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of duopsonist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: body fossil Part of Speech: noun 1. A fossil containing part of an organism's body, as opposed to a trace fossil.
Word: bizarre magic Part of Speech: noun 1. A genre of magic performance that uses storytelling and wordplay, with less emphasis on sleight of hand. Labels: uncountable
Word: Kwyjibo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Taken from a gibberish word (supposedly meaning "A big, dumb, balding North American ape with no chin and a short temper") used in the 1990 episode "Bart the Genius" of the TV show The Simpsons. 1. An iron oxide-copper-gold deposit in Grenville, Quebec.
Word: ASDIC Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Former codename during development, from ASD (Anti-Submarine Division). Sometimes erroneously explained as "Allied Submarine Detection Investigation Committee". Pronunciation: /ˈæzdɪk/ 1. Sonar. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: fortune seeker Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of fortune hunter.
Word: fortune-seeker Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of fortune hunter.
Word: dyspraxias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dyspraxia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fright wig Part of Speech: noun 1. A wig, usually worn for humorous or novelty effect, having voluminous, frizzy, long hair, suggesting the hair "standing on end" of a person who is extremely frightened or who has experienced a powerful electric shock. Example: There's an awfulness about the voice of a blood-maddened club-swingin' mob; it lifts your scalp like a fright wig, particularly if you are the clubee. Example: Mr. Pinchot, wearing a long-haired fright wig, plays a guileless nut named Bobby McGee who has been struck by lightning and turned into a psychic.
Word: fright-wig Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fright wig. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: unrefractory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + refractory. 1. Not refractory.
Word: frogurt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of frozen + yogurt. 1. Clipping of frozen yogurt. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable Example: If you insist on counting calories try the frogurt (frozen yogurt). Example: We walked up the Pacific Coast Highway to the frogurt stand for lunch and had homemade peach frogurt with granola, coconut, and strawberry syrup on top
Word: rooker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rook + -er. 1. A person who rooks (cheats or swindles).
Word: rookers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rooker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Judæophobe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Judæo- + -phobe. 1. Obsolete spelling of Judaeophobe. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Judæophobes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Judæophobe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jooz Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Joo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spidey sense Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Spidey sense. Labels: alt-of Example: Abby, let me ask you this: Is your spidey sense sure Alison was killed by a man? Your other clues were that 'he' was short, wore oversized clothing, and had dark hair. What if Alison was killed by a butch-looking female? Example: But the sports media elite, eating free press box sushi while the rest of us are paying $9.00 for a hot dog, could never understand what set our collective spidey senses tingling.
Word: free and clear Part of Speech: adj 1. In a condition of lawful outright ownership, without restrictions or encumbrances. Labels: not-comparable Example: [T]hey cannot at once name a dozen in the town who own their farms free and clear. Example: I have been trying to get a free and clear title to the land for a client of mine. 2. Possessing such lawful outright ownership. Labels: not-comparable Example: I made the last payment on the house today. . . . We’re free and clear. Example: Though standard in real estate transactions, the concept of title insurance, which guarantees that a seller is the free and clear owner, has been resisted by the art world.
Word: spidey senses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spidey sense Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fragmentize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fragment + -ize. 1. To break, cut, or otherwise separate (something) into fragments. Labels: transitive Example: [I]t was against fragmentizing the human soul that he was prepared to protest with the whole force of his life. Example: In experimental surgery, a cool laser produces shock waves that fragmentize part of the cornea. 2. To fall into or become separated into fragments. Labels: intransitive Example: [T]he sport has been subject to varying levels of interest. During low points the chronicle fragmentizes as the continuity of enthusiasm becomes disrupted.
Word: fragmentise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of fragmentize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fragmentization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fragment + -ization. 1. fragmentation; the breaking of something into fragments Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: blood sports Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blood sport Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whopstraw Part of Speech: noun 1. A rustic, a clod-hopper. Example: Charles had not been employed at Darracott Place above six months, but he was not such a whopstraw as to make the least noise in the performance of his duties when his lordship was out of humour. 2. A thresher, one who separates the grain from the chaff by beating with a flail. Example: Parker Clare became a flail-thresher, a whopstraw
Word: life buoy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From life + buoy. 1. A buoyant object (most commonly torus-shaped) that is used as a life-saving device by keeping a person afloat. Labels: UK Example: A spherical life buoy having an air chamber formed therein, an entrance opening communicating with the interior of said life buoy, air inlet and exhaust pipes extending exteriorly therof, a perforated housing for each of said pipes, a dome secured to teh periphery of said life buoy and covering said housings, said dome being perforated, and means for supporting said life buoy upon the deck of a vessel. Example: At least four approved ring life buoys shall be placed on each manned platform. 2. Something that rescues one from difficulties. Labels: UK, figuratively Example: Fearing that he might become permanently sewn into the Air France uniform he put on every morning, Manuel regarded Mario's faith in him as a life buoy. Example: Above all, the Marshall Plan was a life buoy for the then sinking French economy.
Word: goes missing Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of go missing Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: going missing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of go missing Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: went missing Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of go missing Labels: form-of, past
Word: gone missing Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of go missing Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bionic ear Part of Speech: noun 1. A cochlear implant.
Word: bionic ears Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bionic ear Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Knies Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: mulligan car Part of Speech: noun 1. a cantina wagon located on a wagon or railcar at a lumber camp Labels: US, obsolete, slang
Word: mulligan cars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mulligan car Labels: form-of, plural
Word: indemn Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French indemne and indempne, from Latin indemnis (“unhurt”), from in- (“not”) + damnum (“hurt, damage; wrong”). Compare damn and condemn. Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.dɛm/ 1. Without loss or injury. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: 1526, R. Wingfield, letter to Cardinal Wolsey (Galba B.xiv) f. 3v The sayde kynge hath bownde hymsylff to save themperour indempne agaynste the kynges highnes of alle thingis.
Word: Beaconite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From beacon + -ite. 1. A supporter of English Quaker Isaac Crewdson and his book A Beacon to the Society of Friends, which claimed that too much emphasis was placed by Quakers on the Inner Light at the expense of Biblical authority. Labels: historical
Word: Beaconites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Beaconite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hendo's Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening, + -o. 1. Henderson's Relish, a spicy and fruity condiment. Labels: UK, informal, uncountable
Word: polypile Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From poly + pile. 1. To stack (items) so as to polymorph them into different items in a single turn.
Word: polypiling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of polypile Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: polypiles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of polypile Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: polypiled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of polypile Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pedions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pedion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disphenoidal Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the form of a disphenoid. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hextetrahedral Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the form of a hextetrahedron. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tristetrahedral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tris- + tetrahedral. 1. Having the form of a tristetrahedron. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hexoctahedral Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the form of a hexoctahedron. Labels: not-comparable
Word: trisoctahedral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tris- + octahedral. 1. Having the form of a trisoctahedron. Labels: not-comparable
Word: caliches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caliche Labels: form-of, plural
Word: postbehavioral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + behavioral. 1. After the decline of behavioralism. Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to postbehavioralism. Labels: not-comparable
Word: neobehavioralism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neo- + behavioralism. 1. postbehavioralism Labels: uncountable
Word: postbehavioralism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From post- + behavioralism. 1. A reaction against the dominance of behavioralist methods in the study of politics, claiming that behavioralist research was biased towards the status quo and social preservation rather than social change. Labels: uncountable
Word: diploidal Part of Speech: adj 1. diploid Labels: not-comparable
Word: tetartoidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tetartoid + -al. 1. Having the form of a tetartoid. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tetartoid Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /tɛtaɹtɔɪd/ 1. A crystal of a certain symmetry class with 12 congruent irregular pentagonal faces.
Word: tetartoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tetartoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baby monitors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baby monitor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ductway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From duct + way. 1. A duct. 2. The space in which ducts are located. Example: The bridge also carries a ductway accommodating power ducts, telephone ducts, and inspection walks.
Word: Mahā Bhārata Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Mahabharata. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Bravais lattice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Auguste Bravais (1811–1863), a French crystallographer. 1. An infinite array of discrete points generated by a set of discrete translation operations mathbf R=n_1 mathbf a₁+n_2 mathbf a₂+n_3 mathbf a₃, where nᵢ are any integers and aᵢ are known as the primitive vectors which lie in different directions and span the lattice.
Word: winchline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From winch + line. 1. The line of a winch.
Word: winchlines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of winchline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unodious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + odious. 1. Not odious.
Word: Poroshenko Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Пороше́нко (Porošénko). 1. A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Порошенко (Porošenko).
Word: mansplanations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mansplanation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sodion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of sodium + ion. 1. A sodium ion. Labels: archaic
Word: sodions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sodion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: potassion Part of Speech: noun 1. A potassium ion. Labels: archaic
Word: icecrete Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ice + -crete. 1. A concretion of water ice as the cementing substance, and an aggregate. Labels: uncountable Example: Icecrete . A good overhead protection in winter is icecrete . Icecrete is a dense , frozen mixture of sand and water , or sand with gravel , ( or broken stone ) and water , which is many times stronger than normal ice .