nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: cayak Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of kayak. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: cayaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cayak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: celempung Part of Speech: noun 1. A plucked string instrument used in Javanese gamelan music.
Word: celempungs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of celempung Labels: form-of, plural
Word: celluloselike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cellulose + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of cellulose.
Word: per fess Part of Speech: adv 1. (Partitioned) horizontally; (especially) partitioned horizontally into two halves (formally party per fess). Labels: not-comparable Example: per fess gules and argent; tierced per fess
Word: per chevron Part of Speech: adv 1. (Partitioned) along the bent line(s) of a chevron, (especially) into two areas (formally party per chevron). Labels: not-comparable Example: per chevron gules and argent; tierced per chevron; an escutcheon tierced per pale and per chevron
Word: pall reversed Part of Speech: noun 1. An ordinary that looks like an upside-down 'Y' (⅄). Example: The Chinese running-hand form of the number six is 1, and this scarcely bears comparison with the mark in question, which looks almost exactly like an inverted pall or Y, each of whose three branches is formed of four circlets or dots, making twelve altogether. Example: It may be embroidered or edged with lace and a cross worked on its centre to distinguish it from the Mass corporal; or an inverted pall of the right size might conveniently be used if preferred.
Word: pall inverted Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of pall reversed.
Word: reversed pall Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of pall reversed.
Word: brizziite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Brizzi + -ite, after Giancarlo Brizzi. 1. A mineral containing sodium, antimony and oxygen that is found in Europe. Labels: uncountable
Word: calciosamarskite Part of Speech: noun 1. A mineral containing calcium, uranium iron, niobium, tantalum, titanium and oxygen that is found in the United States, Europe and Australia Labels: uncountable
Word: carboirite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Carboire + -ite, after the locality it was found in. 1. A mineral containing iron, aluminum, oxygen and hydrogen that is found in southern France. Labels: uncountable
Word: charmarite Part of Speech: noun 1. A mineral containing magnesium, aluminum, oxygen, hydrogen and carbon that near Montreal. Labels: uncountable
Word: chlorellestadite Part of Speech: noun 1. A hexagonal sulfate chloride mineral with the chemical formula Ca₁₀(SiO₄)₃(SO₄)₃Cl₂, found in Europe and Cuba. Labels: uncountable
Word: deloneite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Delone + -ite, after Boris Nikolaevich Delone. 1. A mineral found in Russia. Labels: uncountable
Word: calciolangbeinite Part of Speech: noun 1. A mineral found in Russia, containing potassium, calcium and sulfate. Labels: uncountable
Word: eulytine Part of Speech: noun 1. A mineral containing bismuth, silicon and oxygen. Labels: uncountable
Word: hydroxylellestadite Part of Speech: noun 1. A mineral containing calcium, silicon, oxygen, sulfur and hydrogen Labels: uncountable
Word: calcioancylite Part of Speech: noun 1. ancylite containing calcium. Labels: uncountable
Word: keythongs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of keythong Labels: form-of, plural
Word: keythong Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unclear. From Middle English keythong: attested in one medieval document describing Edward IV’s French Expedition of 1475, which records that the badge of John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond, featured a "peyr [pair] keythongs". Later writers including Colin Cole (The Coat of Arms 98, 1976) argued this denoted "male griffins" and that these were definitely separate monsters from "griffins" in the medieval period (although both the animals termed male griffins and those termed griffins are depicted with penises in medieval art), while Roger Barnes argues it referred to the two interlinked thongs of an Ormond knot. 1. A mythical beast resembling a griffin with no wings, often classified as a male griffin. Example: The Earl of Ormonde,—a pair of keythongs. (?) * […] * The word is certainly so written, and I have never seen it elsewhere. The figure resembles the Male Griffin, which has no wings, but rays or spikes of gold proceeding from several parts of his body, and sometimes with two long strait horns.—Vide Parker’s Glossary, under Griffin. Example: Ormond. Earl of Ormond. Temp. Edward. IV. A pair of keythongs.
Word: calciobiotite Part of Speech: noun 1. biotite containing calcium. Labels: uncountable
Word: calciocarnotite Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of tyuyamunite. Labels: uncountable
Word: calciomotite Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of tyuyamunite. Labels: uncountable
Word: calciocatapleiite Part of Speech: noun 1. catapleiite containing calcium Labels: uncountable
Word: Eugenean Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Eugenian. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Eugenean Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Eugenian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: icl Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of I can't lie. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Christmas really fell off icl, like I used to be gassed for it back in primary school days as well
Word: hemipneustic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”) and πνευστικός (pneustikós). 1. in tracheal systems, having at least one functional pair of spiracles fewer than than the ten open pairs in holopneustic tracheal systems; hemipneustic systems occur for example, in the larvae of some Lepidoptera. Labels: not-comparable Example: 1977 O.W. Richards & R.G. Davies Imms' general textbook of entomology pub. Methuen Hemipneustic Respiratory Systems... are prevalent among insect larvae and are derived from the holopneustic type through one or more pairs of spiracles becoming non-functional.
Word: LOR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of letter of recommendation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, letter 2. Abbreviation of local Orthodox rabbi. Labels: Judaism, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: When I repeated this idea to my LOR, he mentioned that he saw it in "Da'as Torah", written by R' Yerucham Levovitz, the mashgiach of Mir.
Word: peripneustic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From περι- (peri-, “peri”) and πνευστικός (pneustikós). 1. Of one of the categories of hemipneustic tracheal systems, in which the spiracles are in incomplete rows along each side of the body, as in the holopneustic arrangement, but with slightly fewer pairs of spiracles. Labels: not-comparable Example: 1977 O.W. Richards & R.G. Davies Imms' general textbook of entomology pub. Methuen Peripneustic... spiracles in a row along each side of the body. In typical examples the prothoracic and abdominal spiracles are open, that of the metathorax being closed. This condition is found in the terrestrial larvae of the orders Neuroptera, Mecoptera, Lepidoptera, of many Hymenoptera Symphyta, and of many Coleoptera...
Word: lamdan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew למדן (lamdan), partially via Yiddish למדן (lamdn). 1. One who is learned in Jewish law. Example: I'm not such a lamdan that I can learn halacha from the Gemara.
Word: plane joint Part of Speech: noun 1. A synovial joint that allows only gliding movement.
Word: arcjet Part of Speech: noun 1. A rocket engine that uses an electric arc for propulsion.
Word: mazapilite Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of arseniosiderite. Labels: uncountable
Word: LKFS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of loudness, K-weighted, relative to full scale. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: For years, going back to the golden age of broadcast television and into the pay-cable era, audio engineers had to deliver sound levels within an industry-standard LKFS, or their work would get kicked back to them.
Word: advance the ball Part of Speech: verb 1. To move the ball closer to the goal. Example: Osweiler finished the game 22 for 41 for a measly 131 yards. He was sacked just once but spent the evening throwing short, ineffective passes that did little to advance the ball. 2. To make progress towards some shared or ultimate goal. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: Mr. Horn said he could not be happier these days. "Comfort and trust and stuff like that are important concepts in a work environment," he said. "To the extent there are politics involved in any company it doesn't further advance the ball, the work of the studio. I have maintained that all these people who have left are talented and made valuable contributions. But at some point it's got to be about the team." Example: And so what we need to do is to deal with this issue comprehensively. We have a broken and lawless system in the United States of America. And the piecemeal approach that majority leader Frist has taken along with the Republican leadership of the Congress isn't going to advance the ball.
Word: advances the ball Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of advance the ball Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: advancing the ball Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of advance the ball Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: advanced the ball Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of advance the ball Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: kinyan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew קִנְיָן. 1. A legal agreement. Labels: Judaism Example: An abstract kinyan has absolutely no validity in halacha. A kinyan has to stipulate how much, what and where. Thus, the Lieberman clause requiring the couple to "accept the authority of the Conservative bet din" is meaningless in halacha and invalid.
Word: Ma On Shan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 馬鞍山 (maa⁵ on¹ saan¹). 1. An area and town in Sha Tin district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: The poster below, on a wall in the Ma On Shan district in northeastern Hong Kong, seems to liken front line protesters to the protagonists of a battle scene in a Renaissance oil painting. Example: A High Court jury of four men and three women heard on Thursday that Tang Lung-fai, 56, admitted causing the death of Fok Sin-yee, 38, during a scuffle at their home in Mui Tsz Lam village, Ma On Shan, on or about April 14, 2022. 2. A peak in Sha Tin district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: The next morning we looked over to where we had been the day before: on Ma On Shan’s buttress-like spurs and its 702-metre summit. The saddle between the two highest points, for which Ma On Shan (Horse Saddle Mountain) is named, stood out. 3. A village of Sha Tin Rural Committee, Sha Tin district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Word: Hang Hau Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 坑口 (haang¹ hau²). 1. An area of Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: The journey to Hang Hau took much longer than Paul had expected, and the longer he spent on the metro, the clearer it became to him what he had let himself in for, Hang Hau, of all places. Example: “It’s very touching,” said Alice Lo, a 24-year-old web designer who lives with her mother in the Hang Hau neighborhood. 2. A village of Hang Hau Rural Committee, Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong. 3. A rural committee in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Word: Sai Kung North Part of Speech: name Etymology: Partial calque of Cantonese 西貢北 /西贡北 (“Sai Kung North”). 1. An area of Tai Po district, New Territories, Hong Kong, occupying the northern part of Sai Kung Peninsula. Example: UNREALISTIC OUTLINE STATUTORY ZONING in Sai Kung North was causing frustration and resentment. Example: In the Sai Kung North area, four nearby islands are associated with an old legend about a noted courtier of the early Ming period who fell foul of his imperial master. 2. A rural committee in Tai Po district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: When I arrived in the District Office at Tai Po, Rural Committees had recently been set up for Sha Tin and Sai Kung North. Example: They blamed the rigid land zoning policy, which restricts infrastructure development, for forcing many remote villages to become deserted. Sai Kung North rural committee chairman Li Yiu-ban said: “It’s a waste of our scarce land resources.”
Word: that girl Part of Speech: noun 1. A notional girl representing an aesthetic promoting healthy eating, self-care, organized routines, and productivity. Example: Who is 'that girl'? 'That girl' isn't just healthy, she's professionally successful and looks her best at every moment. She wakes up every morning at 5.30am so she can seize the day and her nails are always uniform, manicured and eternally chip-free. Example: There's a lot that's been done and said about "that girl." Thousands have even attempted the self-care coup for a day to test whether it's all just internet hype or if there's actually any merit to its claims that following a carefully curated routine can lead to real results. In keeping with this spirit of the internet, I decided to transform into "that girl" for a week.
Word: Sha Tau Kok Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 沙頭角 /沙头角 (saa¹ tau⁴ gok³). 1. A town in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: Eight British soldiers inadvertently drove across the Chinese frontier yesterday, were held for several hours and released early today, a Government spokesman said. The incident occurred at the village of Sha Tau Kok, which straddles the border between Hong Kong's mainland New Territories and China. Example: Sha Tau Kok was out on a limb, a tiny village half in China, half in the New Territories, with Mirs Bay to the south and a range of hills stiff with Jap troops immediately to the north. 2. A rural committee in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Word: Ta Kwu Ling Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 打鼓嶺 /打鼓岭 (daa² gu² leng⁵). 1. An area of North district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: The incident took place at the village of Ta Kwu Ling, and was not reported until late tonight. Example: In Ta Kwu Ling, the residents no longer let their children play in the stream that runs through their village, let alone drink from it. 2. A rural committee in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Word: Shap Pat Heung Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 十八鄉 /十八乡 (sap⁶ baat³ hoeng¹). 1. An area of Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: One important cause of such conflicts was disputes over land rent — between, for example, an alliance composed largely of major landlords and an alliance mainly of tenants. For example, according to a tablet dated 1777 in the Shap Pat Heung village alliance temple, a dispute arose between landowners in the Kam Tin village alliance, a wealthy stronghold of the powerful Teng lineage, and their tenants in the Shap Pat Heung village alliance, composed of several mixed-surname villages, over the size of the grain measure to be used in collecting rent. Example: Chan Wai-ming, a villager in the Shap Pat Heung district, told Reuters he was forced off a plot now held by Henderson Land. 2. A rural committee in Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: The decision means he would eventually have to surrender his chairmanship of the Shap Pat Heung rural committee, which ensures him a seat at the governing body of the influential rural organisation Heung Yee Kuk, a government-recognised advisory group representing New Territories villagers.
Word: Kam Tin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 錦田 /锦田 (gam² tin⁴). 1. An area of Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: One important cause of such conflicts was disputes over land rent — between, for example, an alliance composed largely of major landlords and an alliance mainly of tenants. For example, according to a tablet dated 1777 in the Shap Pat Heung village alliance temple, a dispute arose between landowners in the Kam Tin village alliance, a wealthy stronghold of the powerful Teng lineage, and their tenants in the Shap Pat Heung village alliance, composed of several mixed-surname villages, over the size of the grain measure to be used in collecting rent. Example: Henderson Land Development, the city’s third-biggest private landowner, said on Friday that it was considering offering 100,000 square feet of farmland in Kam Tin, New Territories, to the government for seven years to build temporary housing to accommodate 10,000 residents. 2. A rural committee in Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Word: San Tin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 新田 (san¹ tin⁴). 1. An area of Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: Accustomed as we are to working in small, “bounded” rural communities, anthropologists are often disconcerted by the amorphous and heterogeneous populations of large cities. How are the boundaries of the urban sample to be determined, and how should the fieldworker proceed with his study? As Anthony Leeds has pointed out (1968:31), we often try to solve this problem by concentrating on slums, squatter settlements, or ethnic minorities, on the assumption that they are analogous to the small rural villages we know, and that they can be investigated in similar fashion. Watson, for example, found that even in London he carried the image of the rural village with him from San Tin, the village in the Hong Kong New Territories he had studied. Example: A labour shortage and construction problems were blamed for the delayed debut of the mall in San Tin in the New Territories, import and export sector lawmaker Wong Ting-kwong said on Monday. 2. A rural committee in Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Word: Pat Heung Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 八鄉 /八乡 (baat³ hoeng¹). 1. An area of Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: Mr. Aitken assisting at Mass at a church in Pat Heung, in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Mr. Aitken said he had immersed himself in the city’s Roman Catholic community as a way of feeding a spiritual hunger. Example: They were then driven to a hillside near Tai Wo Tsuen village in the New Territories’ Pat Heung area, where they were pushed into a shipping container that had been turned into an office and used to store construction materials. 2. A rural committee in Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Word: Ping Shan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 屏山 (ping⁴ saan¹). 1. An area of Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: Three particularly interesting study libraries in the New Territories date from the 19th century. Of these, the Kun Ting study library at Ping Shan near Yuen Long is the best of its type in Hong Kong. Example: At this year's festival celebration earlier this month, William Tang Tat-chi, a 50-year-old fashion designer, seemed at home -- and he was. The Tang Ancestral Hall, a 700-year-old structure that is now one of Hong Kong's oldest historical monuments, belongs to his family, the Tang clan of Ping Shan. It was built by Tang Fung-shun, a fifth-generation member of the Ping Shan family; Mr. Tang is a 26th-generation descendant. 2. A rural committee in Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: The road fences were removed six years ago to give trucks access to a one-acre car park, located near Fung Chi Village in Yuen Long. The majority of the land on which the car park operates is managed by Ping Shan Rural Committee Vice-chairman Tang Tat-sin. Example: The former Tat Tak School in Ping Shan was founded in 1931 as one of the New Territories’ first educational institutions, and the site has been the source of some of Hong Kong’s oldest ghost stories.
Word: Ha Tsuen Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 廈村 /厦村. 1. An area of Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: These landlords lived in Ha Tsuen but had extensive interests in shops, businesses, and factories outside their home village. The landlord-merchants described here rank well below the national elite of Qing or Republican times. Example: “We understand that we need to scale down our operation in these industrial buildings, but these buildings are not even ready in time,” said Mat Ching Chi-wai, director of a 100,000 sq ft (9,290 square metres) logistics company at Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long. 2. A rural committee in Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: The elected village representatives constitute the Ha Tsuen Rural Committee and they elect their own committee and chair-man. Example: Last week Kam’s truck was in Ha Tsuen, a remote village in northwest Hong Kong, close to the border with China.
Word: soft grunge Part of Speech: noun 1. An aesthetic style influenced by grunge and other 1990s clothing styles, and associated with pop punk, emo, and alternative rock music. Labels: uncountable Example: The aesthetics and subgenres of taste in that era spanned beyond the world of indie music and soft grunge. Soft grunge is currently the most popular in the 2020s. The aesthetic was a 'softer' version of grunge brought together with aspects of earlier emo aesthetics and the then modern silhouette of high-waist skinny jeans or pleated skirts and crop tops or T-shirts, with the biggest influences being the mid to late '90s (think slip dresses, oversized flannel shirts, chokers and ripped jeans). Example: In short, I was trying to be the perfect 2014 Tumblr girl, emulating our collective soft-grunge idols like Effy Stonem from Skins and Aria Montgomery from Pretty Little Liars.
Word: Cheung Chau Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 長洲 /长洲 (coeng⁴ zau¹). 1. An island of Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: One morning, I took the ferry to Cheung Chau, a speck of land southwest of Hong Kong Island. There it was even easier to forget that just six miles away, barricades were being set up in anticipation of a major protest in Mong Kok. Example: Hong Kong’s iconic bun festival attracted tens of thousands of visitors to Cheung Chau on Wednesday, a public holiday marking Buddha’s Birthday. 2. A market town of Cheung Chau Rural Committee, Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong. 3. A rural committee in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Word: Tai O Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 大澳 (daai⁶ ou³). 1. A fishing town in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: A short ride down the hill by bus is the fishing village of Tai O, once the source of most of the colony's salt, now surrounded by abandoned salt pans through which white herons carefully pick their way. With its houses on stilts over the numerous narrow creeks running through the town, Tai O seems untouched by Hong Kong's frenzied commercialism. Example: The Tian Tan Buddha is on Lantau Island, west of the airport — nearly as far as Tai O. 2. A rural committee in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Word: Mui Wo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 梅窩 /梅窝 (mui⁴ wo¹). 1. A town in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: At the top of the fourth ridge the whole of Silvermine Bay (Mui Wo) opened up with its arc of white sand and wooden sampans bobbing near the shore. Example: However, the Mongol armies continued to fight their way southwards and towards the end of 1276 the imperial entourage was forced to travel by boat to Guangdong to seek refuge and make a new base. The following year Di Zheng established his travelling court at Mui Wo (Silvermine Bay) on Lantau, moving two months later to Guan-fu Chang in the area of the present Kowloon City. 2. A rural committee in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Word: furniture poverty Part of Speech: noun 1. The state of being unable to afford basic items of furniture. Labels: neologism, uncountable Example: People affected by furniture poverty often get caught in a cycle; they're up against a wide range of barriers to securing stable income. Compared to rent, utilities, and food, furniture just isn't a priority. But the cost of going without it is great, too: it can lead to insecurity, social exclusion and isolation. Furniture poverty is more than a state of financial hardship – there's an emotional and physical toll that comes along with it. Example: There are no official figures for the number of people living in furniture poverty, but research done before the pandemic by the charity Turn2us suggested 4.8 million were without at least one essential household appliance such as a cooker or a fridge, and the problem is getting worse.
Word: Tung Chung Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 東涌 (dung¹ cung¹). 1. An area and town in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: Tung Chung Station is the terminus of the Tung Chung Line and was conceived as an integral part of the Tung Chung New Town. Example: Mainland Chinese tourists visited Tung Chung in large numbers on Sunday via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, sparking complaints from residents. Shops and restaurants in Tung Chung, the area closest to the bridge’s pier, were filled with tourists, as residents raised concerns about overcrowding. According to government figures, 102,919 people entered or left Hong Kong via the bridge on Sunday. 2. A rural committee in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Word: Lantao Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Lantau. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: South Lantao Part of Speech: name 1. A rural committee in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: "There are 2,500 villagers in the South Lantao villages, and it is estimated that at the peak period of work on the reservoir project there will be 2,000 persons employed on the scheme. Example: 'After waiting for the government for the past several years, we've decided to take charge and help the area ourselves by organising more events to highlight the beauty of Mui Wo,' Wong says. Wan Tung-yat, who heads the South Lantao Rural Committee, says: 'We've got to do this ourselves.'
Word: Peng Chau Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 坪洲 (ping⁴ zau¹). 1. An island of Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: Far from the madding crowd of Hong Kong, though only 45 minutes away by ferry, is the island of Peng Chau, where you won't find peace and quiet either. But this weather-beaten little island (Peng Chau seems to get particularly pummeled by the later summer typhoons) offers an unhampered look at traditional Chinese sea-village life. Example: After leaving Kowloon, my first stop was tiny Peng Chau Island, where I had arranged to catch a boat for the crossing to Lantau. 2. A market town of Peng Chau Rural Committee, Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong. 3. A rural committee in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Word: liminal space Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From liminal (“of or pertaining to an entrance or threshold”) + space, due to originally focusing on "in-between" spaces such as hallways and stairwells. 1. A depiction of an empty or abandoned place, often made to appear unsettling, surreal, or nostalgic. Example: In fact, the most uncanny contemporary liminal spaces combine the familiarity of, say, a New York City tourist magnet with an unnatural emptiness. Then again, a liminal space can be somewhere you could imagine dreaming about or seeing on TV. It can be tinged with tragedy or just inexplicably sad in its ordinariness. Liminal spaces can be both comforting and discomforting, nostalgic and unsettling, intimate and unnatural. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see liminal, space. Example: Michael Kinnan's sendup of "Titanic" explores the liminal space between tribute and affectionate satire.
Word: liminal spaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of liminal space Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conversational journaling Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of maintaining a personal journal through interactive dialogue, often facilitated by artificial intelligence or digital platforms. It involves a back-and-forth exchange resembling a conversation. Labels: uncountable
Word: conversational journal Part of Speech: noun 1. A journal or diary, usually in digital form, that incorporates elements of interactive dialogue, often facilitated by artificial intelligence or digital platforms, allowing for a back and forth exchange resembling a conversation.
Word: Backrooms Part of Speech: name Etymology: From backrooms. Coined by an anonymous poster on the 4chan /x/ board on May 12th, 2019 (see quotation below). Pronunciation: /ˈbækˌɹuːms/, /ˈbækˌɹʊms/, /ˈbækˌɹums/, /ˌbækˈɹums/ 1. An online urban legend or creepypasta of a seemingly endless maze of empty hallways, often described as being inhabited by monsters or having multiple levels or floors. Labels: Internet Example: If you're not careful and you noclip out of reality in the wrong areas, you'll end up in the Backrooms, where it's nothing but the stink of old moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, the endless background noise of fluorescent lights at maximum hum-buzz, and approximately six hundred million square miles of randomly segmented empty rooms to be trapped in ¶ God save you if you hear something wandering around nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you Example: Threads are filled with talk of new levels that could sit above, below or beside the Backrooms, including pitch black tunnels and an abandoned hotel.
Word: averah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew עֲבֵרָה ('averah). 1. A sin. Labels: Judaism Example: It's an averah to tell a lie, even if it would benefit us.
Word: Devereau Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Devereaux. 1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
Word: Deverau Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Devereaux. 1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
Word: JO1 Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of jail officer, grade one (“prison guard”) The lowest grade of jail officers, the entry level jail officer. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of journalist, petty officer, first class A journalist of the U.S. Navy holding the rating of first class petty officer, the highest class of regular petty officer. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of junior officer, 1, junior officer, grade one, junior officer, first class, or etc.. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: deep-laid Part of Speech: adj 1. secret and carefully planned. Labels: usually Example: Captain Cuttle, in the exercise of that surprising talent for deep-laid and unfathomable scheming, with which (as is not unusual in men of transparent simplicity) he sincerely believed himself to be endowed by nature, […] Example: 'Then why did you make every preparation—turn the Republics into armed camps—prepare deep-laid plans for the invasion of our Colonies?'
Word: witchcrafty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From witchcraft + -y. 1. Relating to or resembling witchcraft. Labels: informal
Word: possul Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish פּסול (posl), from Hebrew פָּסוּל (pasúl). Pronunciation: /ˈpɒsl̩/ 1. Invalid for ceremonial or official purposes. Labels: Judaism, not-comparable Example: You should not use your best friends as witnesses as they may be considered prejudiced and may possibly be considered posul as witnesses. Example: Perhaps you should avoid this Chabad house--by your standards their sefer torah is probably possul, since it's only been checked and fixed by a chalav stam drinker. 2. Not permitted for consumption Labels: Jewish, not-comparable
Word: Stoke D'Abernon Part of Speech: name Etymology: Manorial affix from the de Abernun family (Sir Roger D'Abernoun, according to Wikipedia). 1. A small village in Elmbridge borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1258).
Word: dice roll Part of Speech: noun 1. Something unpredictable or unexpected. Labels: idiomatic Example: But Tsurigasaki Beach is no Teahupo’o in Tahiti – one of the world’s best breaks and the completely offshore venue for the 2024 Paris Olympics – and the decision to eschew recent advances in wave technology in favour of the ocean is something of a dice roll by the organisers. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dice, roll.
Word: K'gari Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Gabi [Term?]. 1. Fraser Island. Example: On Wednesday, hundreds of traditional owners gathered in the ancient forests of K’gari as rain drenched the sand, washing away the island’s colonial title.
Word: Bonaparteans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bonapartean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gateway community Part of Speech: noun 1. A city or town adjacent to a tourist attraction.
Word: common daisy Part of Speech: noun 1. A flowering plant, Bellis perennis, especially as distinguished from similar plants in the family Asteraceae.
Word: greenhushing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of greenwashing + hushing. Coined by American brand strategist Jerry Stifelman in a blog for the consulting agency TreeHugger published the 2nd of March 2008. 1. A tendency of a company’s marketing to be quiet about its sustainability efforts so as to avoid attention from the political extremes, whether greener-than-thou anti-greenwashing crusaders or browner-than-thou anti-wokeness crusaders. Labels: uncountable Example: So-called greenhushing, where corporations downplay their climate efforts, has spread in the US and Europe as ESG strategies fall out of fashion. Some companies are talking less about environmental and social goals in an effort to avoid accusations of greenwashing, while also dodging political attacks against climate and ESG goals, studies have found. “The problem with greenhushing or transition-hushing is that it doesn’t help the financial system mobilize capital,” Oi-Yee Choo, the exchange’s chief executive officer, told the Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit in Singapore on Tuesday.
Word: pursse Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of purse. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: He beareth Argent, a purſſe gules, double taſſeled d'Azure. This may be taken for a good token in armes, as of lyberalitie, whẽ the ſame is not ſhutte.
Word: unabsorbability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unabsorbabl(e) + -ity. 1. The state or condition of being unabsorbable. Labels: uncountable
Word: unactivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unactiv(e) + -ity. 1. The state or condition of being unactive; inactivity. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: unaffectability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unaffectabl(e) + -ity. 1. The state or condition of being unaffectable. Labels: uncountable
Word: unamity Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of unanimity. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: unanimosity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni- Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos Proto-Italic *anamos Latin animus Latin ūnanimusder. English unanimous Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English unanimosity From unanimo(u)s + -ity. 1. Synonym of unanimity. Labels: nonstandard, uncountable
Word: unanimousity Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of unanimosity. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: uncapacity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + capacity. 1. A lack of capacity or ability; incapacity. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: […] tho' theſe ſeem'd to be very unfit Inſtruments for compaſſing of that great Deſign for which they were then employ'd, becauſe of their Inability and Uncapacity in performing the Work ſo very great and important; […]
Word: storm center Part of Speech: noun 1. A central place of great activity and importance. Labels: figuratively Example: The storm center of lawlessness in every American State is the State Capitol. It is there that the worst crimes are committed; it is there that lawbreaking attains to the estate and dignity of a learned profession; it is there that contempt for the laws is engendered, fostered, and spread broadcast.
Word: twoddle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of twaddle. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: synrhabdosome Part of Speech: noun 1. A cluster of rhabdosomes in a graptolite colony.
Word: stochastic parrot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by American linguist Emily M. Bender in 2021 as a reminder of the limitations of language models, see quotations. 1. A language model that uses artificial intelligence to generate seemingly coherent or contextually relevant text but does not truly understand the meaning of the language it is processing Labels: derogatory Example: […] an LM is a system for haphazardly stitching together sequences of linguistic forms it has observed in its vast training data, according to probabilistic information about how they combine, but without any reference to meaning: a stochastic parrot. Example: i am a stochastic parrot, and so r u
Word: stochastic parrots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stochastic parrot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monoquaternary Part of Speech: adj 1. Having one quaternary ammonium group. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pseudoquaternary Part of Speech: adj 1. Resembling a quaternary ammonium ion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pseudo-quaternary Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of pseudoquaternary. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: biquaternary Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of bisquaternary. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: plane joints Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plane joint Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chest bands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chest band Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chestnut-backed chickadees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chestnut-backed chickadee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chetes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chete Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chicory coffees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chicory coffee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chihuahuans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Chihuahuan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: child diddlers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of child diddler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: child minders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of child minder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chillagites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chillagite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chillrooms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chillroom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chiltes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chilte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chiltepines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chiltepine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chimanines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chimanine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chimesmasters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chimesmaster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: China bugs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of China bug Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chimney-glasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chimney-glass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chimney sweepers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chimney sweeper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chinchayotes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chinchayote Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonmucoadhesive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der. Proto-Italic *moukos Latin mūcus New Latinder. English muco- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin adhaesivusbor. French adhésifder. English adhesive English mucoadhesive English nonmucoadhesive From non- + mucoadhesive. 1. Not mucoadhesive. Labels: not-comparable
Word: non-mucoadhesive Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of nonmucoadhesive. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: non-institution Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of noninstitution. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: non-institutional Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of noninstitutional. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: non-institutionally Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of noninstitutionally. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: non-institutionalized Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of noninstitutionalized. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: non-institutionalised Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of noninstitutionalized. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: agrowaste Part of Speech: noun 1. agricultural waste.
Word: agro-waste Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of agrowaste. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: elixirist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From elixir + -ist. 1. Someone who makes or advocates using elixirs for the curing of ills. Example: There was the school of simplicity, socialism, and universal love, the head of which was a Quixotic Diogenes called Mêh-tsz or Meccius (fifth century b.c.); the school of denominationalists, or pedantic adherents to the letter of absolutely defined principles; the legists, or partisans of a system of repression and punishment (on the Plehve-Pobyedonóschtschoff basis); the astrologists, or believers in occult influences; the medicals or elixirists; the sensualists; and many others, recalling to our minds the various divisions of Greek philosophy at the same period. Example: In Tang dynasty alchemist elixir really flourished. Unfortunately the art did not stand real testing. Three of the Emperors who took the elixir died of poison. Taoist elixirists were blamed and executed, and the art suffered a fatal blow. Evidently a new approach to the development of an elixir was in order.
Word: elixirists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elixirist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mine roller Part of Speech: noun 1. A device mounted in front of an armoured vehicle to clear its track of explosive threats otherwise activated when passing by means of placing pressure on them.
Word: mine rollers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mine roller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mine plow Part of Speech: noun 1. A device mounted in front of an armoured vehicle to clear its track of explosive threats otherwise activated when passing by means of digging them up and removing them.
Word: mine plows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mine plow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mine flail Part of Speech: noun 1. A device mounted in front of an armoured vehicle to clear its track of explosive threats otherwise activated when passing by means of striking them with a chain.
Word: mine flails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mine flail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mineplow Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of mine plow. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mineplows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mineplow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mine plough Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of mine plow. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mine ploughs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mine plough Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mineplough Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of mine plow. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mineploughs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mineplough Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mineroller Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of mine roller. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: minerollers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mineroller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: teaches grandma how to suck eggs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of teach grandma how to suck eggs Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: teaching grandma how to suck eggs Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of teach grandma how to suck eggs Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: taught grandma how to suck eggs Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of teach grandma how to suck eggs Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: chinchilla wattles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chinchilla wattle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chinchillons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chinchillon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chinchonas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chinchona Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chinconas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chincona Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chindees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chindee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chineles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chinele Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chinkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chinker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chinovelas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Chinovela Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chinpieces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chinpiece Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chionophobes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chionophobe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chipres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chipre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chirimias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chirimia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chirocracies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chirocracy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chiropterites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chiropterite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chirothesias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chirothesia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chiselmouths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chiselmouth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chit funds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chit fund Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chithis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chithi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chitthis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chitthi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chittis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chitti Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chitinoligosaccharides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chitinoligosaccharide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chitmunks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chitmunk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trademark dilution Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of an image, sign, expression, etc. sufficiently close to one that is trademarked that it causes confusion ("blurs") about or brings disrepute ("tarnishes") to the trademarked item.
Word: trademark infringement Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of copyright infringement. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stand sentry Part of Speech: verb 1. To keep watch.
Word: Lamma Island Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Lamma + island. 1. An island of Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: All of those confirmed dead and most of those injured are thought to have been on board a boat owned by the Hong Kong Electric company when it collided with the ferry near Lamma Island. Example: Lamma Island is a residential island two miles off the coast of Hong Kong Island.
Word: Lamma Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 南丫 (naam⁴ aa¹). 1. Synonym of Lamma Island.
Word: North Lamma Part of Speech: name 1. A rural committee in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: Two new clinics were nearing completion at the end of thee year under review : one at Tai Po, which was financed by thee Jockey Club; and one at Yung Shue Wan, on Lamma Island, thee greater part of the cost of which has been met by the North Lamma Rural Committee, with contributions from the Jockey Club and the General Chinese Charity Fund. Example: 19.10.70 Lamma Cheung Chau Lantau Places visited and persons met (i) Meet South Lamma Rural Committee at Sok Kwu Wan. (ii) Tour of Sok Kwu Wan area . (iii) Meet North Lamma Rural Committee at Yung Shu Wan.
Word: South Lamma Part of Speech: name 1. A rural committee in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong. Example: A reinforced concrete pier together with an approach causeway will soon be built at Sok Kwu Won on South Lamma island. Example: 19.10.70 Lamma Cheung Chau Lantau Places visited and persons met (i) Meet South Lamma Rural Committee at Sok Kwu Wan. (ii) Tour of Sok Kwu Wan area . (iii) Meet North Lamma Rural Committee at Yung Shu Wan.