nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: antideadlock Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + deadlock. 1. Preventing deadlock. Labels: not-comparable Example: By the way, this antideadlock behavior of the synchronized keyword is not necessarily a good thing. When a thread encounters a runtime exception while it is holding a lock, there's the possibility—indeed, the expectation—that it will leave the data it was manipulating in an inconsistent state. Example: The judge gave them antideadlock instructions, reminding them of the reasonable doubt standard that the State must satisfy and encouraging them to try to arrive at a verdict.
Word: vervein Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of vervain. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: We may add a table, a seat, perhaps two stools. A poor dwelling and very bare; but then it is furnished with a living soul! The fire cheers her, the blessed box-twigs guard her bed, accompanied now and again by a pretty bunch of vervein.
Word: Xasonga Part of Speech: name 1. The Kassonke language. Labels: rare
Word: Xassonke Part of Speech: name 1. The Kassonke language.
Word: Xasonke Part of Speech: name 1. The Kassonke language.
Word: racing crabs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of racing crab Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overcomplicator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From overcomplicate + -or. 1. One who overcomplicates.
Word: overcomplicators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overcomplicator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: complicators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of complicator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unannihilated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + annihilated. 1. Not annihilated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unnihilistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + nihilistic. 1. Not nihilistic. Labels: rare
Word: sub-admiral Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + admiral. 1. A naval rank, in some systems, that is the lowest rank of admiral.
Word: sub-admirals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sub-admiral Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coproporphyrinogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From copro- + porphyrinogen. 1. Any of a class of tetrapyrroles that are associated with some forms of porphyria
Word: coproporphyrinogens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coproporphyrinogen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fashioning needle Part of Speech: noun 1. A needle in a knitting machine that is used for widening or narrowing the work and thus shaping it. Labels: archaic
Word: droit of admiralty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French droit (“a right”) 1. Any of certain customary rights or perquisites relating to enemy ships and property found at sea, including flotsam, jetsam, lagan, deodand, etc. Labels: UK
Word: droits of admiralty Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of droit of admiralty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cotransport Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From co- + transport. 1. The simultaneous transport of two substances (across a biological membrane). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cotransport Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From co- + transport. 1. To transport two substances simultaneously (across a biological membrane).
Word: maiden grass Part of Speech: noun 1. Miscanthus sinensis, an Asian herbaceous perennial grass with purplish flowers. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: unthematic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + thematic. 1. Not thematic.
Word: unthematical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + thematical. 1. Not thematical.
Word: unabstracted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + abstracted. 1. Not abstracted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dart sac Part of Speech: noun 1. A sac connected with the reproductive organs of certain land snails, containing a love dart.
Word: Khomeinian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Khomeini + -an. 1. Of or relating to Ruhollah Khomeini (1902–1989), Iranian religious leader and politician.
Word: Twelvers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Twelver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slippery elm Part of Speech: noun 1. A North American elm tree of species Ulmus rubra, with a mucilaginous and slightly aromatic inner bark. Example: Mid-March 2021, at a bowling alley, I watch balls thunder down lanes and wonder if I’ve had a bowel movement since Presidents’ Day. I try: Miralax, Restoralax, magnesium citrate (liquid and powder), […] licorice root, slippery elm, beans, […]. 2. A malvaceous shrub from the Pacific coast of Northern America (Fremontodendron californicum)
Word: slippery elms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slippery elm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: canadianos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of canadiano Labels: form-of, plural
Word: erecting shop Part of Speech: noun 1. A place where large machines, predominantly trains and their parts but also cranes, are assembled, adjusted, or repaired. Labels: dated Example: Erecting-shop work was always hard and slogging, so that at the end of a 9¾ hour day there were not many who felt inclined for much more physical activity. Example: The erecting shop has pit accommodation for 39 locomotives, [...] [p162] Eastleigh Locomotive Works: Layout and function of shops [...] Erecting Shop: Stripping and erection of locomotives and frame repairs.
Word: senile gangrene Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of gangrene occurring particularly in old people, and usually caused by insufficient blood supply due to degeneration of the walls of the smaller arteries. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: catingas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of catinga Labels: form-of, plural
Word: berdachism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From berdache + -ism. 1. The state or practice of being transgender or third gender in a Native American society. Labels: offensive, uncountable Example: English settlers, in turn, solidly repressed berdachism in North America, although a score of nineteenth-century texts reveal a lack of sexual assimilation.
Word: transgenderisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transgenderism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cutias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cutia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ferrado Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Galician ferrado, from Medieval Latin modius ferrātus (“reinforced modius”), from Latin ferrātus (“ironed”), from ferrum (“iron”) + -ātus (“-ate”). 1. A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 12–18 L depending on the substance measured. Labels: historical 2. A trapezoidal measuring cup once used for measuring ferrados of grain. Labels: historical 3. A traditional Galician unit of mass equal to the amount held by a ferrado, varying from about 12–20 kg depending on the substance measured. Labels: historical 4. A traditional Galician unit of land area reckoned as the amount needed to sow a ferrado of seed, varying from 64–725 m² in different parts of Galicia. Labels: historical
Word: indelibleness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From indelible + -ness. 1. Quality of being indelible. Labels: uncountable
Word: microcosmographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + cosmographic. 1. Relating to microcosmography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cabinless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cabin + -less. 1. Without a cabin. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unexploredness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unexplored + -ness. 1. Quality of being unexplored. Labels: uncountable
Word: startin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of starting. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: wonderin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of wondering. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: cookin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of cooking. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: hearin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of hearing. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: hearin' Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of hearing. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: breakin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of breaking. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: headin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of heading. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: cuttin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of cutting. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: listenin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of listening. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: pullin' Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpʊlɪn/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of pulling. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: misbutton Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + button. 1. To button wrongly. Labels: transitive Example: I misbuttoned my shirt.
Word: misbuttons Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of misbutton Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: misbuttoned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misbutton Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: misbuttoning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of misbutton Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stickin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of sticking. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: happenin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of happening. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: happenin' Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of happening. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: plannin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of planning. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: semiauto Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of semi-auto. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: semiauto Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of semi-auto. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: semiautos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semiauto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: throwin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of throwing. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: wastin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of wasting. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: worryin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of worrying. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: stealin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of stealing. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: shakin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of shaking. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: diggin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of digging. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: jumpin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of jumping. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: stoppin' Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈstɑpɪn/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of stopping. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: hittin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of hitting. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: yellin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of yelling. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: buildin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of building. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: beggin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of begging. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: overaged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English overaged, equivalent to over- + aged. 1. aged too much Example: an overaged wine
Word: overaged Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English overaged, equivalent to over- + aged. 1. simple past and past participle of overage Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: snowclad Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From snow + clad. 1. Covered in snow. Labels: not-comparable, poetic Example: The most popular reason for visiting the national forests is to get out and see pretty country — the trees and lakes, the mountains and valleys, the cliffs and canyons, the meadows and snowclad peaks.
Word: untampered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + tampered. 1. Not tampered with. Labels: not-comparable Example: On their grim features, now The plain unvisored index of the soul, The true untampered witness of the heart, No smile of hope, no look of vanity Beseeching for applause, was seen ;
Word: backway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + way. 1. A back alley. Example: Gliding along the silent streets, and holding his course where they were darkest and most gloomy, the man who had left the widow's house crossed London Bridge, and arriving in the City, plunged into the backways, lanes, and courts […]
Word: backways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: backgrounding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of background Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: backgrounding Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is backgrounded, in any sense. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: For example, in backgroundings, the causal connective does not introduce causes, motives, or norms, but rather, whatever items of information enable the recipient to "understand better" the speaker's claim. 2. An intermediate stage in cattle production, between weaning and placement in a feedlot, during which the calf's weight and immunity are significantly increased by feeding with forage and grains. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: ooohing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of oooh Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ooohed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of oooh Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cookpot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cook + pot. 1. A cooking pot.
Word: cookpots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cookpot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coalminer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, coal + miner, or, by surface analysis, coal mine + -er. 1. One who mines for coal; especially, a worker who does not own the mine. Example: Near-synonyms: coalworker, collier
Word: coalminers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coalminer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sharpwitted Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of sharp-witted. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dadblamed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of dad-blamed. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Instamatic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Trade name of the 1960s, from insta- + automatic. 1. A kind of inexpensive point-and-shoot camera. Example: I wanna be Instamatic / I wanna be a frozen pea / I wanna be dehydrated / In a consumer society
Word: Instamatics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Instamatic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hellraising Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hell + raising. 1. Wild, wanton behavior. Labels: uncountable Example: Repartee between a mean mom and a bunch of girls getting ready to go out for a night of hellraising.
Word: hellraising Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hell + raising. 1. Engaging in wild, wanton behavior. Labels: not-comparable
Word: clothyard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cloth + yard. 1. An old unit of measure for cloth, 36 or 37 inches. Labels: historical
Word: clothyards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clothyard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decamper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From decamp + -er. 1. One who decamps.
Word: decampers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of decamper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: roadbuilding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From road + building. 1. The construction of roads. Labels: uncountable Example: The default position of virtually transport minister has been to respond to increased demand for travel by arguing the case for more roadbuilding. The current government is no exception.
Word: untarmacked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + tarmacked. 1. Not tarmacked. Labels: not-comparable
Word: washee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wash + -ee. 1. One who is washed. Example: You are not the washer but the washee. Example: The expression, "washed out," became extremely common, and not necessarily in any sense disparaging to the "washee."
Word: washees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of washee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: roadmaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From road + making. 1. The construction of roads. Labels: uncountable
Word: roadbuilder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From road + builder. 1. One who builds roads.
Word: roadbuilders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roadbuilder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superconscious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + conscious. 1. Above or beyond the conscious. Labels: not-comparable Example: The only approach to the superconscious, to the unreal, is through the real, the ultranatural, that is to say through nature and its normal, unforced, creative life.
Word: superconscious Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + conscious. 1. That part of mind that is beyond the conscious. Labels: uncountable Example: You have to go to those who are at home in the unconscious and the superconscious, the artists and prophets; through myth and symbol in art, science fiction, or religion, they will describe the present by speaking about the future.
Word: sawblade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From saw + blade. 1. The blade of a saw. Example: From inside the mill there came a whizzing, whirring, and clashing sound, and now and then a bright saw-blade flashed in the air, as if in combat with the spirits of the night, to cut the stumps and uneven ends off the logs.
Word: sawblades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sawblade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shakenly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From shaken + -ly. 1. In a shaken or nervous manner.
Word: ohmygod Part of Speech: intj 1. Eye dialect spelling of oh my God. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: “Ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod! I can’t believe I’m going on a date with Chance Kain!”
Word: overtight Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + tight. 1. Excessively tight.
Word: overtighten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + tighten. 1. To tighten too much. Labels: transitive
Word: overtightens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overtighten Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overtightening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overtighten Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overtightened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overtighten Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wagoneer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wagon + -eer. 1. One who drives a wagon.
Word: waggoneer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From waggon + -eer. 1. Dated spelling of wagoneer. Labels: UK
Word: waggoneers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of waggoneer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wagoneers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wagoneer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: waggonage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From waggon + -age. 1. Dated spelling of wagonage. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: beerhall Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of beer hall. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: beerhalls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beerhall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drawered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From drawer + -ed. 1. Having (a specified kind or number of) drawers. Labels: not-comparable Example: Atop this many-drawered enormity was an additional set of drawers attached to a mirror.
Word: smackdab Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of smack-dab. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: reticences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reticence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reticences Part of Speech: noun 1. Things that have been left out of a piece of writing, etc. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: It required the blandishments and even the threats of the magistrate, to induce him to repeat his story; and then it came so involved and disfigured by innumerable reticenses and circumlocutions; he made such a sad jumble of it that no doubt remained in the magistrate's mind, and but little in the boy's own partisans', that the whole tale was an illgot-up fabrication, [...] Example: [T]he endeavour to cloak the gubernatorial derelictions of duty, [...] is defeated as much by the revelations of the publication under review, as by its reticenses.
Word: reticences Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reticence Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gladiolas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gladiola Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emptyheaded Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of empty-headed. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lookie Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of lookee. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: opportunity costs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of opportunity cost Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 'murica Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of 'Murica. Labels: alt-of
Word: assholio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From asshole, with a pseudo-Spanish ending. 1. asshole Labels: humorous, often
Word: assholios Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of assholio Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bisemous Part of Speech: adj 1. Having two meanings or interpretations. Labels: not-comparable
Word: encaptivate Part of Speech: verb 1. To captivate. Labels: transitive
Word: encaptivates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of encaptivate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: encaptivating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of encaptivate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: encaptivated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of encaptivate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gammanym Part of Speech: noun 1. Tetracycline. Labels: uncommon, uncountable
Word: Angleton Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Angle + -ton. 1. A surname. 2. A city, the county seat of Brazoria County, Texas, United States.
Word: xeroxcopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xerox + copy. 1. Alternative spelling of xerox copy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare
Word: xeroxcopies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xeroxcopy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: New Denmark Part of Speech: name 1. A rural community of Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada. 2. A town in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States.
Word: potato skins Part of Speech: noun 1. A snack food or appetizer made of slices of half-spherical pieces of potatoes with the skin left on one side and a quarter-inch or so of the inside of the potato on the other, covered with various toppings. Labels: plural, plural-normally
Word: potato skin Part of Speech: noun 1. One of a dish of potato skins.
Word: doss-houses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doss-house Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Weaverville Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Weaver + -ville. 1. A ghost town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. Also known as Weaver. 2. A census-designated place, the county seat of Trinity County, California, United States. 3. A town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.
Word: doggie doors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doggie door Labels: form-of, plural
Word: CLA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Contributor License Agreement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CLA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of conjugated linoleic acid. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: astral body Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæstɹəl ˈbɑːɾi/ 1. A ghost-like replica of one's physical body which supposedly inhabits or is somehow associated with the physical body, conceived as a subtle body composed of some sort of ethereal material or as being non-physical and capable of sometimes separating from the physical body to travel to other places or to other realms of existence. Example: "I suppose I am not talking to you at all. You are in Thibet with Shere Ali. This is your astral body, and if I were near enough, I could poke my fingers right through you, as you sit there, telling me you are an Edinburgh doctor, forsooth." "Quite right, Mr. Griggs. At the present moment my body is quietly asleep in a lamastery in Thibet, and this is my astral shape. Example: "I kept the Jewel within my great safe, whence none could extract it; not even Queen Tera herself with her astral body."
Word: subtle body Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Translation of सूक्ष्म शरीर (sūkṣma-śarīra) or सूक्ष्म देह (sūkṣma-deha). 1. The second of three (or more) bodies that make up the fully embodied human in various Hindu philosophies. Labels: Hinduism 2. The embodiment of the soul or mind; part of the bodymind of the human being in syncretic, esoteric philosophy. 3. Those parts of the septenary, the 'seven principles of man' which constitute each human being, contrasted with the gross body, the physical human body.
Word: subtile body Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of subtle body. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: missed call Part of Speech: noun 1. A telephone call which the responder does not answer. 2. A telephone call that is deliberately terminated by the caller before being answered by its intended recipient in order to communicate a pre-agreed message.
Word: missed call Part of Speech: verb 1. To deliberately terminate a call before the recipient answers in order to communicate a pre-agreed message. Example: Missed-call me when you get to the meeting point!
Word: trestled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trestle + -ed. 1. containing trestles Labels: not-comparable
Word: knifer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From knife + -er. 1. Someone who sells knives. 2. Someone who stabs another with a knife.
Word: knifers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knifer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: horsethief Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From horse + thief. 1. Alternative spelling of horse thief. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sarape Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of serape. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: goldpiece Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of gold piece. Labels: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, proscribed Example: He coveted the goldpiece, and thought that it would be easy to steal it. Example: For he slid the goldpiece deftly into the box, without touching it.
Word: holovision Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From holo- + vision after television. 1. holographic television Labels: uncountable Example: They'll be materializing before them in the special reception chambers, transmitted by way of the wires and beams, and reproduced by the three-dimensional holovision system in all their natural solidity. Example: But pass up the sci-fi stuff for now, like for instance the holovision technology that's put TV and radio in museums.
Word: fireirons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fireiron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: henyard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hen + yard. 1. A yard or similar area where hens run free.
Word: mouthe Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of mouth. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: mouthe Part of Speech: verb 1. Rare form of mouth. Labels: form-of, rare
Word: nightschool Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of night school. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: followe Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of follow. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: blizzardy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From blizzard + -y. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a blizzard. Example: He decided to take the C downtown and fumbled through a blizzardy wind to Central Park West.
Word: tapedeck Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tape deck. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: canyoned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From canyon + -ed. 1. Containing canyons.
Word: canyoned Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From canyon + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of canyon Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uncanyoned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + canyoned. 1. Void of canyons, without canyons
Word: missed called Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of missed call Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: goldpieces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of goldpiece Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deoxynucleic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From deoxy + nucleic. 1. Synonym of deoxyribonucleic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Danelagh Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Danelaw. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: desynapsis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + synapsis. 1. The separation of homologous chromosomes in the diplotene period of meiotic prophase
Word: Neo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Recent coinage from the prefix neo- (“new”). Popularized by a character in the science-fiction film The Matrix (1999), where it is explained as an anagram of "(the) One". 1. A male given name originating as a coinage.
Word: Neo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 梁 (Niû, Niô͘), or Teochew 梁 (nion⁵ / niên⁵). Doublet of Niu. 1. A surname.
Word: Neo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after the Neo Users Group in 2004. 1. An optimized German keyboard layout supporting nearly all Latin-based alphabets.
Word: Neo Part of Speech: name 1. An international auxiliary language created by Arturo Alfandari in 1961, combining features of Esperanto, Ido, Novial, and Volapük. Labels: uncountable
Word: desmotubule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From desmo- + tubule. 1. A tube of appressed endoplasmic reticulum that runs between two adjacent plant cells
Word: deoxyribonucleotidic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From deoxyribonucleotide + -ic. 1. Relating to a deoxyribonucleotide Labels: not-comparable
Word: diacytosis Part of Speech: noun 1. The discharge of an empty pinocytotic vesicle from a cell Labels: uncountable
Word: pinocytotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to pinocytosis Labels: not-comparable
Word: kinetid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any structure, in a eukaryotic cell, that is used for locomotion
Word: work days Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of work day Labels: form-of, plural
Word: naïve realism Part of Speech: noun 1. The theory that perception supplies direct awareness of the external world Labels: uncountable
Word: short end of the stick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Attested since the 1500s, suggested by one theory to be a minced oath of shit end of the stick, as an 1840s cite uses crappy, but this theory is unlikely. Possibly also derived from a previous literal meaning, as wrong end of the stick is even older, though the precise literal meaning is unclear. 1. A situation, opportunity, or outcome which is less favorable than situations, opportunities, or outcomes experienced by or available to others. Labels: idiomatic Example: Near-synonyms: shitty stick; shortest straw; raw deal Example: Soviet emphasis on high-yield weapons might give them a megaton surplus. . . . We might then be on the short end of the stick.
Word: short end Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of short end of the stick. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pathologizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pathologization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dysbindin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for dystrobrevin-binding, + -in. 1. dystrobrevin-binding protein in muscle cells Labels: uncountable
Word: Pacific gull Part of Speech: noun 1. A gull, Larus pacificus, native to Australasia and the Antarctic region.
Word: kelp gull Part of Speech: noun 1. A black-backed gull found on coasts of much of the Southern Hemisphere (Larus dominicanus).
Word: bum deal Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of raw deal. Labels: Canada, US, slang
Word: rum deal Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of raw deal.
Word: pee shy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: pee (“urine”) + shy 1. Paruretic; having shy bladder syndrome. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pee-shy Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of pee shy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: red-billed gull Part of Speech: noun 1. A gull native to New Zealand, its surrounding islands and subantarctic islands; the Chroicocephalus scopulinus.
Word: silver gull Part of Speech: noun 1. A gull found in the coastal areas of Australia and its surrounding islands; Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae.
Word: Franklin's gull Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after English explorer John Franklin. 1. A migratory gull that breeds in the Northern Hemisphere and winters in the Southern Hemisphere; Leucophaeus pipixcan.
Word: cat's claw Part of Speech: noun 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cat, claw. 2. Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat. 3. Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat. 4. Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat. 5. Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat. 6. Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat. 7. Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat. 8. Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat. 9. Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat. 10. Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat. 11. Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat. 12. Any of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat. 13. Caesalpinia crista (cadoque)
Word: bayag-kambing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tagalog bayag-kambing. 1. A prickly shrub of species Caesalpinia crista (syn. Guilandina crista) in the Fabaceae family, with loosely spreading or climbing branches and bipinnate, prickly leaves. Labels: uncountable
Word: European herring gull Part of Speech: noun 1. A common, large seagull, Larus argentatus, having a white and gray body and a yellow bill with a red spot and found in the coastal areas of Europe.
Word: demosophy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From demo- + -sophy. 1. the wisdom of the people; collective wisdom Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Elaboration of demosophy as a special doctrine assumes a new sociology of knowledge. Example: The central concept of Kohn is “demosophy,” a sort of sociology, which is not only observing, but creative and rejuvenating.
Word: the good die young Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Variant of the Latin Quem di diligunt adulescens moritur ("whom the gods love dies young"), from Plautus's Bacchides, apparently adapted from a line in Dis Exapaton (The Double Deceiver) by Menander. 1. Well-regarded people who are morally upright, kind, and beneficent tend to die at a younger age than do most people. Example: "You'll live," put in Mr. Pedagog, with a chuckle. "The good die young." Example: [I]t is the men and women with vices who have ruled the world. The good die young because there is no useful work for them to do.
Word: only the good die young Part of Speech: proverb 1. Alternative form of the good die young. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mixed drinks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mixed drink Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vodka tonics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vodka tonic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: well-regarded Part of Speech: adj 1. Admired, highly thought of, approved of. Example: James Forstner was a well-regarded juvenile probation officer in San Francisco. He was, that is, until last fall when he began sporting a beard. Example: "He has to be one of the most well-regarded individuals among senior Government officials and corporations worldwide. He can get a meeting with anyone he wants."
Word: fizzy water Part of Speech: noun 1. Carbonated water. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any carbonated, usually sweet, non-alcoholic drink: a fizzy drink. Labels: Australia, colloquial, countable, uncountable
Word: uring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ure Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: queen of the May Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of May Queen. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: May queen Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of May Queen. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dolipore Part of Speech: noun 1. The central pore in the septum of a basidiomycete mycelium
Word: missed-call Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of missed call. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dorsobronchium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dorso- + bronchium. 1. Any of many smaller tubes that branch off from the mesobronchia.
Word: masked man fallacy Part of Speech: noun 1. A fallacy of inferring that since one knows (or does not know) something by one description, one must know (or not know) it by another, as in "I know who my father is. I do not know who the masked man is. Therefore, my father is not the masked man." Example: That is to say, one cannot infer from one's subjective state of certainty and uncertainty about two propositions, to the objective connection or lack of connection between them; but it is just such an inference that Descartes seems to be making about himself and his body, and which gives his argument its embarrassing resemblance to the masked man fallacy. Example: Consider the Masked Man fallacy, which shows that I can know something under one description but not under another.
Word: dorsobronchi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dorsobronchus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: argumentum ad crumenam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin 1. The logical fallacy of concluding that a proposition is correct because the person advancing it is rich. Labels: rhetoric Example: That it be known and distinguished by the name and title of the Argumentum Fistulatorium, and no other;—and that it rank here∣after with the Argumentum Baculinum, and the Argumentum ad Crumenam, and for ever hereafter be treated of in the same chapter. Example: The argumentum ad crumenam, however, is understood wherever there are pockets to appeal to, and even where there are none.
Word: Worthington's law Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a 1997 comedy sketch on Mr. Show with Bob and David. 1. "More money = better than". One who has more money is of greater value than one who has less. Labels: humorous Example: Did you know that according to Worthington's Law, the opera singer who called himself the "Great" Caruso was nowhere near as great as Sammy Hagar, the Red Rocker? Example: You need to take into account Worthington's Law -- People who make more money than you are *better* than you, and are therefore above reproach.
Word: Red River Part of Speech: name Etymology: From their appearance, usually owing to the color of the silt in their waters. 1. Various rivers around the world
Word: Red River Part of Speech: name 1. A river in northern Vietnam and Yunnan, southern China. Example: They have also identified the fault in the earth's crust along which this motion took place. It is a belt of severely altered rocks more than 600 miles long, from Tibet to the Gulf of Tonkin. The Red River, which flows from China across Vietnam into the gulf, follows this zone. Example: Thanks to the Red River, the principal watercourse that disgorges into the gulf, the coastal region has long enjoyed a navigable connection to the foothills of the gulf's mountainous hinterland (modern Laos, northern Vietnam, and Yunnan) and to the peoples of the region and the valuable local products that historically flowed downriver from them to the sea.
Word: unspeculating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + speculating. 1. Not speculating. Example: Those unspeculating, window-like eyes turned themselves full on me crouched there in the yellow sofa.
Word: chivito Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Rioplatense Spanish chivito, diminutive of chivo (“goat”). Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪˈvitoʊ/ 1. A Uruguayan sandwich made with filet mignon, mozzarella, tomatoes, mayonnaise, olives, eggs, etc. Example: Todo me daba hambre, los chivitos especiales, el chajá de postre.
Word: chivitos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chivito Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Menckenese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mencken + -ese. 1. The flamboyant writing style associated with Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (1880–1956), influential American writer and critic. Labels: uncountable
Word: Yuan River Part of Speech: name Etymology: Partial calque of Mandarin 沅江. 1. A river in Hunan, China. Example: It is said at Hankau that boats can travel up stream 4000 li by three different routes—the Yangtse Chiang, the Yuan river in Hu Nan, and the Han river. Example: Now that the Japanese menace has been removed, at least temporarily, refugee farmers and artisans are drifting back to their homes in Hunan, south of the Yuan River. On the long hard trek from Taoyuan our party of military attaches and correspondents met them on hard lumpy paths, crossing winter paddy fields.
Word: Yuan River Part of Speech: name Etymology: Partial calque of Mandarin 元江 (Yuán Jiāng). 1. The Chinese stretch of the Red River, prior to its crossing the Vietnamese border Example: Wildlife protection officials told a press briefing the elephants safely crossed a bridge over the Yuan River, returning south towards a nature reserve administered by the city of Puer.
Word: Yuanjiang Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 沅江 (Yuánjiāng, “Yuan River”). 1. A county-level city of Yiyang, Hunan, China, along the Yuan River. Example: AN advanced fishing village in learning from the Tachai Brigade, the Kuanchushan Production Brigade of Wantzuhu Commune in Yuanchiang County lies on Tungting Lake in central China's Hunan Province. Example: In the eyes of many Chinese, the boy was a heartless criminal who deserved to be punished. But in China, where the minimum age of criminal responsibility is 14, he could not be held legally responsible. The boy was released by the authorities in the town of Yuanjiang, in Hunan Province, with no conditions. 2. Synonym of Yuan River. Example: The famous General Chuang Ch'iao was sent by Wei Wang up the Yuan Chiang in Hu-nan with an army.
Word: Yuanjiang Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 元江 (Yuán Jiāng, literally “First River”). 1. Synonym of Red River.
Word: photochemotherapeutic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From photo- + chemotherapeutic. 1. Of or pertaining to photochemotherapy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sesquimustard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sesqui- + mustard. 1. One of the sulfur mustards: 1,2-bis(2-chloroethylthio)ethane. Labels: uncountable
Word: Purgitsville Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after William Purgit, an early settler, + -ville. 1. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
Word: Carlylian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Carlyle + -ian. 1. Alternative form of Carlylean. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Carlylese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Carlyle + -ese. 1. A style of writing characteristic of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish essayist and historian. Labels: uncountable
Word: hypermetaphorical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + metaphorical. 1. Highly metaphorical. Example: What a result, should this piebald, entangled, hypermetaphorical style of writing, not to say of thinking, become general among our literary men! as it might so easily do. Example: For writing not only comes out of the zoo but (to be hypermetaphorical) goes back in again.
Word: Mallarméan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Mallarmé + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌmalɑːˈmeɪən/ 1. Of or relating to Stéphane Mallarmé (1842–1898), French poet and critic.
Word: Menckenism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mencken + -ism. 1. An inflammatory and satirical remark of, or characteristic of, Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (1880–1956), influential American writer and critic. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Menckenisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Menckenism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unsportingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unsporting + -ness. 1. The quality of being unsporting. Labels: uncountable
Word: semiconvergents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semiconvergent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semiconvergent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From semi- + convergent. 1. A kind of fraction. If (h_n-1)/(k_n-1), (h_n)/(k_n) are successive convergents, then any fraction of the form (h_n-1+ah_n)/(k_n-1+ak_n), where a is a nonnegative integer and the numerators and denominators are between the n and n+1 terms inclusive, is a semiconvergent. Example: The semiconvergents to the continued fraction expansion of a real number include all the rational approximations which are better than any approximation with a smaller denominator.
Word: semiconvergent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + convergent. 1. For which the limit lim _(k→∞) bold Tᵏ exists. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semiconvertible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + convertible. 1. Having a retractable textile roof. Labels: not-comparable
Word: semiconvertible Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From semi- + convertible. 1. A vehicle with a retractable textile roof.
Word: semiconvertibles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semiconvertible Labels: form-of, plural
Word: septennia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of septennium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interconnectednesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of interconnectedness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: correctionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From correctional + -ly. 1. In terms of or by means of (penal) correction. Labels: not-comparable
Word: interconnectional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From interconnection + -al. 1. Relating to interconnection. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Griesses Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Griess Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Russian bath Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌɹʌʃən ˈbæθ/, /ˌɹʌʃən ˈbɑːθ/ 1. A banya.
Word: Russian baths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Russian bath Labels: form-of, plural
Word: float board Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the boards fixed radially to the rim of an undershot water wheel or a steamer's paddle wheel; a vane.
Word: float boards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of float board Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pitch into Part of Speech: verb 1. To attack; to assault; to abuse. Labels: slang
Word: accoucheurship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From accoucheur + -ship. 1. The role or position of accoucheur. Labels: uncountable
Word: appropriate adult Part of Speech: noun 1. An adult, such as a parent, guardian, or social worker, whose role is to safeguard the interests of young or handicapped people detained by the police, and who must be present at such interviews. Labels: UK
Word: appropriate adults Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of appropriate adult Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Rada Part of Speech: name Etymology: After the personal name (Rada Dany) of a prominent local family. 1. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
Word: Rada Part of Speech: name Etymology: Feminine form of dialectal Bulgarian and Ukrainian рад (rad, “glad, thankful”), from Proto-Slavic *radъ. 1. A transliteration of the Bulgarian or Ukrainian female given name Ра́да (Ráda)
Word: Rada Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently a local form of Arada (now Allada), a city in ancient Dahomey. 1. In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa of Dahomeyan origin, chiefly associated with warmth and benevolence. Labels: uncountable Example: The majority of the deities are Dahomean and the rites of these are called Rada, from the town Allada. Example: In Haiti, the Rada have come to represent the emotional stability and warmth of Africa, the hearth of the nation.
Word: Rada Part of Speech: name Etymology: Alternative forms. 1. Alternative letter-case form of rada. Labels: alt-of
Word: friar birds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of friar bird Labels: form-of, plural
Word: friar's balsam Part of Speech: noun 1. An alcoholic solution of benzoin, styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes, used as an inhalant and to treat damaged skin. Labels: uncountable
Word: overaccessorize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + accessorize. 1. To adorn oneself with too many accessories. Labels: intransitive Example: Don't overaccessorize: go for a subtle look instead.
Word: overaccessorized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overaccessorize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overaccessorizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overaccessorize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overaccessorizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overaccessorize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: adverbal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From adverb + -al. 1. Rare form of adverbial. Labels: form-of, not-comparable, rare
Word: ferrados Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ferrado Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blue acara Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of species Andinoacara pulcher of blue-grey freshwater cichlids found in Central and South America.
Word: zebra acara Part of Speech: noun 1. Nannacara adoketa, a Brazilian cichlid.
Word: acetuous Part of Speech: adj 1. acetic Labels: archaic, not-comparable