nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: peh-tsai Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of petsai. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: marginalized out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of marginalize out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dog-bear Part of Speech: noun 1. An extinct doglike species of bear found in Europe, Asia and North America during the Miocene epoch; a hemicyonine. Example: The dog-bears (hemicyonines) looked like bulky, short-tailed dogs, but were in fact related to bears, and if this is not confusing enough, there was also a group of bear-dogs (amphycyonids).
Word: dog-bears Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dog-bear Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tan house Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tanhouse. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tan houses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tan house Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tankdozer Part of Speech: noun 1. A tank (military vehicle) fitted with a blade at the front to act as a bulldozer.
Word: tankdozers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tankdozer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hogwartsy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Hogwarts + -y. 1. Resembling or characteristic of Hogwarts. Example: the train line from Perth to Inverness goes past a string of lochs and a couple of forest parks: Tay and Glencoe. there is a castle in this area - Blair Castle, but it's not very Hogwartsy. Example: Zoe led me up an endless Hogwartsy staircase by the light of her many-candled candlestick, passing glass cases full of china dolls with scratchy faces and toys from the olden days and butterflies pinned to boards, all covered in cobwebs.
Word: fancy stitches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fancy stitch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tapestry moth Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of carpet moth.
Word: tapestry moths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tapestry moth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gempylotoxism Part of Speech: noun 1. poisoning caused by eating gempylid fish Labels: uncountable
Word: gempylotoxic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to gempylotoxism. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tapioca fish Part of Speech: noun 1. The escolar or oilfish.
Word: Tarquinian Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (died 495 BC), the legendary seventh and final king of Rome, famed for being proud. 2. Of or relating to the city of Tarquinia in Italy.
Word: Tarquinian Part of Speech: noun 1. A native or inhabitant of Tarquinia.
Word: Tarquinians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tarquinian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lobster claw Part of Speech: noun 1. Any tropical flowering plant of the genus Heliconia. 2. A kakabeak, any member of the two species of genus Clianthus. 3. Ectrodactyly marked by one or more missing or underdeveloped middle digits with cleaving of the hand or foot into two segments and syndactyly of the remaining digits.
Word: saka siri Part of Speech: noun 1. Achira, Indian shot, purple arrowroot; an edible canna (Canna indica). Labels: uncountable Example: A literature search was conducted regarding cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), potato (Solanum tuberosum), plantain (Musa paradisiaca), arracacha (Arracacia xanthorriza), yam (Dioscorea sp.), and saka siri (Canna edulis). Example: They had the most extensive flower garden in the entire town, putting any flowershop to shame, because Nuraeni grew even the achiote, together with the saka siri, both of which required a great deal of moisture in the soil. The coastal morning glory was left to creep up a bamboo pole that leaned against the kapok tree.
Word: Hogwarts-esque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Hogwarts + -esque. 1. Resembling or characteristic of Hogwarts. Example: > Hermione Youlanda Ruby Clinton-Baddeley played Ellen, the Banks' Maid. / Interesting... Though if there were any British actress that our Hermio-ninny was named after, I would like it to be Hermione Gingold (Who once *did* play a Hogwarts-esque witch). Example: The castle will masquerade as the same location played by Toronto’s Casa Loma — Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, a Hogwarts-esque academy where telepathic Prof. Charles Xavier (Stewart) teaches mutants-in-training to control their superpowers.
Word: Hogwartsesque Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Hogwarts-esque. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The first X-Men movie already showed a Hogwartsesque Xavier school, and I'm pretty sure that preceded any involvement by Morrison in the comics. Example: Snobbery and sex are long-term inhabitants at Tatham’s – the arcane, Hogwartsesque institution based on Winchester College where Gale went to school.
Word: Cutino Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Cutino. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: Modestino Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Modestino. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: majestrix Part of Speech: noun 1. A title granted to a female ruler.
Word: pseudomnesia Part of Speech: noun 1. A false memory Labels: uncountable
Word: perusement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From peruse + -ment. 1. perusal Labels: uncountable
Word: poophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from Ancient Greek πόα (póa, “grass”) + φυτόν (phutón, “plant”). By surface analysis, poa + -phyte. Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊ.əˌfaɪt/ 1. A plant that grows best in grass-covered meadows. Example: Passing through the heliophilous poads and poophytes, we arrived at a forewold abounding in driodads and sciophytes, the cyriodoche of the latter being somewhat interfered with by pyrium and ecballium; further on, hylads, hylodads, and hylophytes diversified the scene.
Word: outspy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + spy. 1. To surpass in spying. Labels: transitive Example: Comrade Zelenko, as a spy, you are worthless! That girl could outspy you any day.
Word: outspied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outspy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outspies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outspy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outspying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outspy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: eoan Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of Eoan. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable Example: I believe, nay, I assert with confidence and deliberation, having clearly in mind all other bedroom woes—such as hard mattress, flock pillows, scant covering, intrusive dawn, eoan bird-songs, disappointed or fatiguing love, companions lapped and chrysalised in robbed blankets and close-gripped sheets, and yet turning and ever turning still—I say with deliberation, that this is the shrewdest stroke of fortune, the harshest bedroom chance, a light only extinguishable by the door. Example: But we can note how wonderfully Pirip has woven the eoan light to recreate the images of life's grey, last sickly days […]
Word: pinaforing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pinafore Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: petticoat punishment Part of Speech: noun 1. The supposed traditional punishment (mainly encountered in BDSM fantasy scenarios) of dressing a boy in girls' clothing to shame him. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: petticoat discipline Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of petticoat punishment. Labels: uncountable
Word: petticoat punishments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of petticoat punishment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Brandywine Part of Speech: name Etymology: Not known with certainty; so named since the 17th century; several long-held hypotheses exist, including a story of casks of brandywine that were spilled in the river's mouth in the colonial era, a fancied resemblance of the turbid water's color to that of brandywine, and an early Euro-American settler whose surname was similar to brandewijn or brandywine. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹændiwaɪn/ 1. A river or place in the United States: 2. A river or place in the United States: 3. A river or place in the United States: 4. A river or place in the United States: 5. A river or place in the United States: 6. A river or place in the United States:
Word: Brandywine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown; the plant variety has been traced back far into the 19th century by seed savers, but the origin of its name is lost; speculations include the possibility that the fruit's color was likened to that of brandywine, or that the variety was bred in the Brandywine Valley. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹændiwaɪn/ 1. An heirloom cultivar of tomato with large potato-leaved foliage and large pink fruit.
Word: Brandywines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Brandywine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Fordell Part of Speech: name 1. A small village east of Crossgates and north of Fordell Castle, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1588). 2. A rural settlement south-east of Wanganui, Manawatū-Whanganui region, New Zealand.
Word: religiotheological Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to religion and theology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sea-green incorruptible Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In reference to Carlyle's description of Robespierre, who reportedly tended to wear sea-green clothing. 1. A person who is unswervingly dedicated to a cause.
Word: sea-green incorruptibles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea-green incorruptible Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Knysna boxwood Part of Speech: noun 1. The wood of Gonioma kamassi. Labels: uncountable
Word: Cape boxwood Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Knysna boxwood. Labels: uncountable
Word: koaliang Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kaoliang. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: koaliangs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of koaliang Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kaolin clotting times Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kaolin clotting time Labels: form-of, plural
Word: like the bottom of a birdcage Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Very foul-tasting; said of a person's mouth after heavy drinking etc. Example: At ten to one, Sid slouched in with an overflowing briefcase in one hand and a basketball under his arm, complaining of a hangover. 'Mouth like the bottom of a birdcage.' Example: Does the bottom of your mouth taste like the bottom of a birdcage? Did you make a fool of yourself last night? Or don't you remember?
Word: Mary Poppins-esque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Mary Poppins + -esque. 1. Resembling or characteristic of the Mary Poppins book series and its adaptations or their eponymous protagonist, a magical English nanny. Example: Despite the well-realised first act, in which the Mary Poppins-esque world of the picture-perfect Edwardian nursery is lovingly evoked, Dexter can’t solve the eternal problem of the derailing of Barrie’s script once the action transfers to Neverland. Example: Since 1981, Bailitz, whom many may know from his “Mary Poppins”-esque top hat and tails get-up at home shows and festivals, has, despite the whimsical marketing play, been taking chimney sweeping and safety very seriously.
Word: Mary Poppinsesque Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Mary Poppins-esque. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: New shows on the schedule will be a Pat Paulsen potpourri of comedy on Friday nights; a Mary Poppinsesque situation comedy called The Nanny and the Professor on Wednesdays, […] Example: They’re not worth $4, but Andrews, launching the film with a Mary Poppinsesque “Polly-Wolly-Doodle” production number, is lovable, level-headed and downright cute, especially when tranquilized for the Great Unveiling.
Word: knobbed whelk Part of Speech: noun 1. Busycon carica, a large predatory sea snail.
Word: knobbed whelks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knobbed whelk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thinstripe hermit Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of thinstripe hermit crab. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: thinstripe hermits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thinstripe hermit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thinstripe hermit crab Part of Speech: noun 1. The hermit crab Clibanarius vittatus.
Word: thinstripe hermit crabs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thinstripe hermit crab Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ku Kluxism Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Ku Klux Klanism. Labels: uncountable
Word: Caradon Part of Speech: name 1. A former local government district in eastern Cornwall, England, named after Caradon Hill, which was formed in 1974 and abolished in 2009.
Word: klydonographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of klydonograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: klydonographic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to the klydonograph. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Ku Kluxery Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Ku Klux Klanism. Labels: uncountable
Word: K-meson Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of kaon.
Word: K-mesons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of K-meson Labels: form-of, plural
Word: V particle Part of Speech: noun 1. Any heavy, unstable subatomic particle that decays into a pair of particles, thereby producing a characteristic letter V in a bubble chamber or other detector. Labels: particle
Word: V particles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of V particle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kennedy Town Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Arthur Kennedy, the 7th Governor of British Hong Kong. 1. An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong. Example: The Tung Fat Building has a prized waterfront position in Kennedy Town, the westernmost neighborhood on the crowded north shore of Hong Kong Island. Example: The first time I visited Kennedy Town, at the northwestern end of Hong Kong Island, the sea still ran up to the Praya and there were stone-pillared arcades in Belcher's Street. 2. A former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom. Labels: historical
Word: kitchen bouquet Part of Speech: noun 1. A sauce for browning and seasoning, primarily composed of caramel with vegetable flavorings. Labels: uncountable Example: Piping gel, clear—can be used as a lightweight food glue or thickener for sauces. You can add kitchen bouquet to color it and patch holes and tears in meats.
Word: wet beriberi Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of beriberi characterized by cardiac failure. Labels: uncountable
Word: dry beriberi Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of beriberi characterized by neuromuscular symptoms. Labels: uncountable
Word: Superman-esque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Superman + -esque. 1. Resembling or characteristic of Superman. Example: Wagner stands at a height (more like an altitude) of 6’4" with a Superman-esque stature. Example: What Arrington did was use a Superman-esque flying leap to soar over and between the left guard and center and stop Illini running back Elmer Hickman for no gain on fourth-and-inches at the Penn State 31-yard line.
Word: Supermanesque Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Superman-esque. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Reeve, at times seeming to revert to Supermanesque mannerisms, is credible as the wayward priest, yet not allowed, through the screenplay (by Abraham Polonsky and Wendell Mayes, from a Jack Alain Leger novel), to reveal motivations. Example: “Howard” the comic was a book for comic readers, especially those who’d gotten tired of the Supermanesque exploits of costumed, pontificating superheros.^([sic])
Word: Kipp generator Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Kipp's apparatus.
Word: Kipp generators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Kipp generator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kitambilla Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ketembilla. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kitambillas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kitambilla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ceylon gooseberry Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of ketembilla.
Word: Ceylon gooseberries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ceylon gooseberry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lamellion Part of Speech: name 1. A hamlet south-west of Liskeard in Liskeard parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX2463).
Word: Pilbrow Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: plasticosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic ▲ Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English plasticosis From plastic + -osis. 1. Fibrosis caused by the ingestion of plastic. Labels: uncountable
Word: Frankfurt kitchen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: It was designed in 1926 for a project based in Frankfurt, Germany. 1. A compact domestic kitchen designed for the efficient completion of culinary tasks; the forerunner to the fitted kitchen. Labels: historical
Word: Frankfurt kitchens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Frankfurt kitchen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agriplastic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Italic *agros Latin agerder. English agri- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic English agriplastic From agri- + plastic. 1. Plastic for use in agriculture. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: agriplastics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agriplastic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Klinefelter's syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Klinefelter syndrome. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: knave bairn Part of Speech: noun 1. A male child; a boy. Labels: Scotland, obsolete
Word: knave bairns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knave bairn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Knop's solution Part of Speech: name Etymology: Introduced by Wilhelm Knop (1817–1891), German agrochemist. 1. A mixture of macronutrient salts in solution, used in plant growth experiments.
Word: Koettstorfer value Part of Speech: noun 1. The number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide required to saponify one gram of a given oil or fat.
Word: saponification number Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Koettstorfer value.
Word: Koettstorfer values Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Koettstorfer value Labels: form-of, plural
Word: saponification numbers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of saponification number Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kohlrausch flask Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Friedrich Kohlrausch. 1. A wide-necked volumetric flask for handling large quantities of solids prior to their dissolution.
Word: Kohlrausch flasks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Kohlrausch flask Labels: form-of, plural
Word: konohiki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hawaiian konohiki. 1. A head man of a land division of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Labels: historical
Word: konohikis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of konohiki Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bunas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Buna Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Köttstorfer value Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Koettstorfer value. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Köttstorfer values Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Köttstorfer value Labels: form-of, plural
Word: koudou Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kudu. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dated
Word: koudous Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of koudou Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Krider's hawk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after John Krider, the gunsmith from Philadelphia who collected the type specimen. 1. The red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis kriderii.
Word: Krider's hawks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Krider's hawk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kutnahorites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kutnahorite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kuyunon Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Cuyonon (“language”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Kuyonon Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Cuyonon (“language”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Cuyunon Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Cuyonon (“language”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kwazoku Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Archaic romanization of Japanese 華族 (kazoku), reflecting the former spelling of くわぞく. 1. A Meiji-era Japanese noble, one who would formerly have been classed as a samurai or a daimyo. Labels: historical
Word: kway chaps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kway chap Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kwalhioqua Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Willapa.
Word: Kwalhioquas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Kwalhioqua Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Willapah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Willapa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Willopa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Willapa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Willopah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Willapa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Willopas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Willopa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Willopahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Willopah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Willapahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Willapah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lacerability Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality of being lacerable. Labels: uncountable
Word: LACW Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of leading aircraftwoman. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: LACWs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of LACW Labels: form-of, plural
Word: LACs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of LAC Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lady Bountifuls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Lady Bountiful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lady-killing Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of ladykilling. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lagabags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lagabag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lahaina disease Part of Speech: noun 1. A disease of sugar cane. Labels: uncountable
Word: Bordeauxs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bordeaux Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bordeaux mixtures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bordeaux mixture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lake Bordeaux B Part of Speech: noun 1. A deep-reddish dyestuff made from a derivative of alpha-napthylamine coupled with beta-oxy-naphthoic acid. Labels: uncountable
Word: Barlow knives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Barlow knife Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lancashire wrestling Part of Speech: noun 1. A submission wrestling style from Lancashire in England. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: land rail Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of landrail. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: land rails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of land rail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: land scrip Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of landscrip. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: land scrips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of land scrip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: laryngealizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of laryngealize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: laryngealizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of laryngealize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: laryngealization Part of Speech: noun 1. The process or result of laryngealizing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: laryngealizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of laryngealization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: least common denominator Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of lowest common denominator.
Word: least common denominators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of least common denominator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sensimotor Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of sensorimotor. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Kirmancki Part of Speech: name 1. A dialect of Zazaki, spoken in Dersim, Erzincan and Erzurum.
Word: Cloncurry Part of Speech: name 1. A river in north-west Queensland, Australia, which joins the Flinders River named after Lady Cloncurry in Ireland; in full, the Cloncurry River. 2. A town in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, named after the river, on which it is situated. 3. A local government area in Queensland, Australia, with its administrative centre in the town; in full, the Shire of Cloncurry.
Word: piss shivers Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of post-micturition convulsion syndrome. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang, vulgar
Word: PLAAF Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of People's Liberation Army Air Force The national air force of the People's Republic of China. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Deere Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Deere Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of John Deere. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: high tunnel Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of hoop house.
Word: hoop house Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From being an enclosed roofed structure with a hoop (arch) frame. 1. A hoop-framed building, consisting of a line of hoops braced to each other, attached to ground posts, and covered.
Word: off one's hinge Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Alternative form of off one's hinges. Labels: alt-of, alternative, idiomatic Example: Why, Albro was quite off his hinge one time. They had to put him in a sanitarium. Example: “Oh, I see. The solitude has driven you off your hinge. Rather ironic, actually,” he added with a hollow chuckle.
Word: Reuterman Part of Speech: name 1. A surname
Word: Reuteman Part of Speech: name 1. A surname
Word: City of Victoria Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Queen Victoria. 1. A city in Hong Kong. Example: Hong Kong is an indifferent guardian of its past, with old buildings too frequently torn down in favor of nondescript high-rises. But a new exhibit of historical photographs, "City of Victoria," offers a fascinating record of Hong Kong's history. Example: In addition to non-stop demolition and construction, Hong Kong is constantly re-constructing and re-figuring its past. Another fictional work, Dung Kai-chung’s The Atlas: Archaeology of an Imaginary City (2011) echoes Calvino. In this novel, the “City of Victoria” (Hong Kong) no longer exists and narrators can only divine from old maps and atlases what it was like and how it changed during 156 years as a British colony because of rapid erection and demolition of the city’s physical structures. The Hong Kong its people know, according to the writer cannot be actually pinpointed on a map, the map being only a limited and artificial translation of the place.
Word: Alboreto Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian Alboreto. 1. A surname from Italian
Word: Central and Western Part of Speech: name Etymology: The merger of two former districts, Central and Western. 1. A district of Hong Kong. Example: Olivia Parker and Jim Woods at the end of their marathon on Central and Western District Promenade in Hong Kong. Example: Since January, 15 newly elected district councilors have been arrested on questionable charges. The Hong Kong government revived a colonial-era offense — sedition — to prosecute Cheng Lai-king, chairwoman of Central and Western District Council, over an online post calling for justice for the Indonesian journalist who lost her eye in September after being hit by a police projectile.
Word: Shek Tong Tsui Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 石塘咀 (sek⁶ tong⁴ zeoi²). 1. An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong. Example: The man had arrived in a sampan while the cargo was being transferred from the barges which had been towed out to the Yorktown from the cargo handling basin at Shek Tong Tsui on the Island. Example: Huang Deyun was a woman with considerable ambition, and it is easy to see why, when she heard that Governor Nathan had issued a directive that the brothels in Possession Street were to be moved to the seaside district of Shek Tong Tsui, so that the first settlers in this newly opened-up area would be whores and their clients, the news had no effect on her.
Word: Shektongtsui Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 石塘咀 (sek⁶ tong⁴ zeoi²). 1. A former district of Victoria, Hong Kong. Labels: historical
Word: off one's hinges Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Unstable or irrational; crazy. Labels: idiomatic Example: 'She’s hysterical already,' he murmured gloomily. 'She'll fly off her hinges if you suggest it.' Example: “Yeah, I’m okay,” she answers with Zen calm, as if she wasn’t completely off her hinges a minute ago.
Word: Sai Ying Pun Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 西營盤 /西营盘 (sai¹ jing⁴ pun⁴, literally “West Camp”). Pronunciation: /saɪ jɪŋ puːn/ 1. An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong. Example: The two schools at Sai Ying-pʻun suffered severely by their removal[.] Example: The winter of poor air had also forced my partner, Zamira, and me to relocate from our apartment in Sai Ying Pun, an aging urban district in Western Hong Kong where we had been living since arriving in the city, to a flat in a village house in Mui Wo, a rural town on the coast of Lantau Island.
Word: Sai Wan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 西環 /西环 (sai¹ waan⁴). 1. An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong. Example: A young couple at the waterfront area known as Instagram Pier in the Hong Kong neighborhood of Sai Wan. Only about 3 percent of Hong Kongers between the ages of 18 and 29 describe themselves broadly as Chinese, according to a recent survey. Example: Mock pork is not new to Hong Kong. Alongside fake abalone, chicken and goose at the Po Lin Yuen Vegetarian Food restaurant in the Sai Wan area, co-owner Selina Yeung (no relation to David) sells imitation char siu, and a chopped version labeled in English as “BBQ Veg. Pork.”
Word: Sai Wan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 西灣 /西湾 (literally “West Bay”). 1. An area of Eastern district, Hong Kong: Chai Wan. Labels: obsolete Example: There was a 6-inch coastal battery at Pak Sha Wan, a 6-inch howitzer battery at Sai Wan and a 3-inch AA battery at Sai Wan Hill. 2. Name of various bays in Hong Kong: 3. Name of various bays in Hong Kong: 4. Name of various bays in Hong Kong: 5. Name of various bays in Hong Kong:
Word: Sheung Wan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 上環 /上环 (soeng⁶ waan⁴), when the initial of the first syllable was still [ɕ] during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Pronunciation: /ʃɜːŋ wɑːn/, /ʃɜːŋ wæn/ 1. An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong. Example: The British could identify very few ‘village elders’ in the colony. The reason was that the majority of the Chinese in Hong Kong were male immigrants with no village to which to attach themselves. They tended to settle in an area known as Sheung Wan (the Upper Bay) on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island. Example: Newspaper vendor Chung Tang, 74, knows just how bad it can be, working all day at a bus stop in Sheung Wan, a busy neighborhood next to the Central business district where pollution-free trams trundle along metal rails, between the cars and buses, just as they have done for more than 100 years.[…] Tang was referring to a government measure to ban idling engines on streets, especially in densely populated pockets of Hong Kong island, like Sheung Wan, where narrow, poorly ventilated streets help concentrated emissions collect. 2. A former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom. Labels: historical
Word: Taipingshan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 太平山 (taai³ ping⁴ saan¹). 1. A former district of Victoria, Hong Kong. Labels: historical
Word: Mount Davis Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Sir John Francis Davis, the 2nd Governor of British Hong Kong. 1. A hill in Kennedy Town, Central and Western district, Hong Kong. Example: As mentioned, the 1st Middlesex occupied beach pill boxes extending along the west, south and eastern littoral from beneath Mount Davis in the West to Sau Kei Wan [Shau Kei Wan] Hill in the northeast. The Hong Kong Volunteers, mostly assigned to man weapons ranging from artillery to machine guns, together with various auxiliary units, supported these units. Example: The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a top American business school, is set to relocate its Singapore campus to Hong Kong next year after the government offered it a 17,000 sq ft heritage building on Mount Davis for a one-off premium of just HK$1,000 ($130). 2. An area of Kennedy Town, Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
Word: black British Part of Speech: noun 1. A social and cultural group in Britain comprising people of Black ethnic origin, sometimes including people of other nonwhite ethnicity. Example: Theresa identifies herself as Caribbean, taking distance from those she defines as ‘black British’. The way she defines ‘those’ women is challenged by Beatrice (who does at this moment identify as black British) and Priscilla (who defends and explains the black British without explicitly identifying as such). Example: Similarly, the black British are always depicted as outsiders to British culture.
Word: black British Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or related to the social and cultural group of Black or other nonwhite Britons. Labels: not-comparable Example: By 1980 pictures about black British people were becoming much more angry, explicit and partisan. Example: Black British literature (which is as multifarious as the cast of White Teeth) not only deals with the situation of those who came from former colonies and their descendants, but also with the society which they discovered and continue to shape—and with those societies left behind.
Word: Black British Part of Speech: noun 1. A variety of English language spoken by or associated with Black people in Britain. Labels: uncountable Example: Bloom’s Black British dialect is a technical and rhythmic innovation. It is a self conscious attempt to subvert the traditional language of poetry and insist on a merciless difference. Example: By the time that awareness had been raised in educational circles, the ability to code-switch between the local British dialect and Black British English was widespread; the distinctively Black British variety which was emerging among second-generation children was essentially a marker of identity. 2. Alternative letter-case form of black British, a social and cultural group consisting of Black Britons. Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: Black British Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of black British. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable
Word: britch Part of Speech: noun 1. Attributive form of britches. Labels: attributive, form-of Example: “Hal, for shame! Mother, he has stuffed a whole tea-cake in his britch pockets,” was poor Bridget’s aside, spoken in a voice of distress, for the tea-cakes were plentifully buttered in honour of the guest. Example: I never will forgit that ol’ feller a-standin’ thar, cussin’ loud as he could, an’ feelin’ round in his britch-pockets atter more cattridges!
Word: whimsic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From whimsy + -ic. 1. Rare form of whimsical. Labels: form-of, rare Example: […] Dutch whirling, whimsic chair, / Turning more swift than unrestrained air; […] Example: Even this Spark five terms at least, before / H’ has taken a degree; and full Ten more / Before he has deserv’d it; shall adore / Those Ancient Sots, whose whimsick brain alone / Found out Dame Nature’s ways before unknown, / Whereby she acted, or at least she might have done.
Word: Aytoun Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Tashnag Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Dashnak. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Tashnags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tashnag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tashnak Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Dashnak. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Tashnaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tashnak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mid-Levels Part of Speech: name 1. An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong. Example: The third, Sir George Bonham (1848-54), fared somewhat better with Bonham Strand in Central and Bonham Rd which carved open the Mid-Levels. Example: The $29 million people mover, which snakes its way through some of the oldest sections of Hong Kong, connects the British territory's Central business district with the densely populated Mid-Levels residential area, which, while close to Central, is up a very steep hill from it. Mid-Levels, Hong Kong's fastest growing area, sprang from a sleepy neighborhood of individual houses in the 1950s to a concrete jungle now, packed with 30-story apartment blocks and a population of some 60,000 people.
Word: tontipop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish tontipop. 1. a Spanish genre and scene which draws directly from British twee pop, as well as yé-yé, bubblegum, and synthpop. Labels: uncountable
Word: Glanmire Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Irish Gleann Maghair. 1. A locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia. 2. A suburban town within the City of Cork, County Cork, Ireland.
Word: vanlife Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From van + life, popularized on social media in the 2010s. 1. A lifestyle of living in a vehicle, especially a van, full or part-time. Labels: uncountable Example: Vanlife is an aesthetic and a mentality and, people kept telling me, a “movement.” S. Lucas Valdes, the owner of the California-based company GoWesty, a prominent seller of Volkswagen-van parts, compared vanlife today to surfing a couple of decades ago. Example: Vanlife is an aesthetic trend, closer to the tiny-home movement, yet even richer, lusher and typically sexier.
Word: vanlifer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vanlife + -er. 1. Someone leading a vanlife. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:vanlifer.
Word: vanlifers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vanlifer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Supermannish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Superman + -ish. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a Superman or specifically DC Comics’ Superman. Example: This verdict was, in untechnical language, an effective reproof for “Supermannish” methods of financiering. Example: The only important positive ideas for which he stands are the Supermannish idea of the duty of every man to be himself to the utmost, and a generous democratic idea of freedom, in accordance with which every self-respecting man and woman should be given the opportunity to work out his or her own destiny fully, unhampered by the tyrannies of caste, prestige, sentimental traditions, false codes, and effete moral obligations.
Word: supermannish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From superman + -ish. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a superman. Example: There were seals on the rocks, and others on the beach, though their silly faces gave no evidence of the supermannish qualities attributed to them by Mr. E. V. Lucas. Example: It is very probable that Nietzsche frequently felt himself so supermannish as to regard the clouds of earth over which he had to step in order to keep his head in the clouds.
Word: Wan Chai Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 灣仔 /湾仔 (waan¹ zai²). Pronunciation: /wɑːn t͡ʃaɪ/, /wæn t͡ʃaɪ/ 1. A district of Hong Kong. Example: Unbeknownst to him, as he was taken into custody, the businessman had become a victim of drink spiking – a crime seen in Wan Chai, a district bristled with clubs and watering holes. Example: As dusk fell, demonstrators in the Wan Chai district continued to toss Molotov cocktails at the police while the clanging of bricks on metal street signs — the protesters’ call to arms — echoed through a canyon of tall apartment buildings. 2. An area of Wan Chai district, Hong Kong. Example: The flavor of the event was clear from the outset. Police had planned various routes to bring Lam into and out of the stadium, a 3,500-seat indoor sports arena in the Wan Chai district, after forums online discussed blocking her path. Example: Four activists from the League of Social Democrats, a pro-democracy political party, staged a small protest near a polling station in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai neighborhood. The activists displayed banners that criticized using this "small circle election" to showcase "public opinion." The police stopped and searched the protesters.
Word: Wanchai Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 灣仔 /湾仔 (waan¹ zai²). 1. Alternative form of Wan Chai (“area in Hong Kong”). Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. A former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom. Labels: historical Example: In Hong Kong‘s Wanchai District, the turf of Suzy Wong, a sailor from a U.S. ship just back from patrol duty off Viet Nam dances with Helen of the Rainbow Bar. Example: I also had a Hong Kong address for him, in the Wanchai district.
Word: Ha Wan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 下環 /下环 (haa⁶ waan⁴). 1. A former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom. Labels: historical
Word: postsubject Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + subject. 1. Occurring after the subject in a sentence or expression. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Bowrington Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after John Bowring, the 4th Governor of British Hong Kong. 1. An area of Wan Chai district, Hong Kong. Example: He’d spent free time when he was young, walking through the streets of neighbouring Bowrington, a place near Wanchai where you had a good day if you didn’t get hit by falling garbage. Example: Tucked away between Wan Chai and Causeway Bay, Bowrington is one of Hong Kong Island's more interesting neighbourhoods. 2. A former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom. Labels: historical
Word: post-subject Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of postsubject. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Choong Wan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 中環 /中环 (zung¹ waan⁴). 1. Obsolete spelling of Chung Wan, former name of Central: an area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The map was in the office before he entered it, but he believed it was the map specially prepared in reference to Ordinance 7 of 1866. He considered lot 713 to be within the distict of Choong Wan. Example: Henry Chan Hay has been involved in community work in Western District for many years. He became Area Committee Chairman for Chung Wan in 1990 and took part in many district projects during 1992. 2. A former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom. Labels: historical
Word: cool pop Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of freeze pop, flavored ice or frozen fruit juice in a tube. Labels: Ireland Example: Cool Pop:[…]Whenever Josh visits, his step-grandfather always has Josh's favorite treat waiting for him - a frozen ice cool-pop. From that came the perfect name for the coolest grandfather - Cool Pop! Example: To us, these are (and always have been) called 'cool pops'. To others - particularly on Twitter - they're everything from 'ice pops' to 'ice lollies' to 'ice poles' to 'freeze pops' to Tip-Tops.
Word: Jardine's Lookout Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after William Jardine of the Jardine, Matheson & Company. 1. A hill in Wan Chai district, Hong Kong. Example: Her Hong Kong hotel suite had a view of Jardine’s Lookout, which commemorates William Jardine, an opium agent and one of the founders of the powerful trading company known today as Jardine Matheson Holdings. Example: The 58-year-old male worker fell from a wooden ladder while installing an air-conditioner at a house on Jardine’s Lookout, the Labour Department said on Monday night. He was sent to hospital and later certified dead. 2. A residential area of Wan Chai district, Hong Kong. Example: Chen owns a home on Purves Road in the luxury district of Jardine's Lookout, which overlooks Happy Valley racecourse, local media reported.
Word: Chieng Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Chinese 1. A surname from Chinese
Word: glutition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin gluttītiō, from gluttiō (“to swallow”). By surface analysis, Latin glut- + -ite + -ion. 1. The act or process of swallowing. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: NFPO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of not-for-profit organization. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NFPOs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of NFPO Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mr Freeze Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Genericization of the freeze pop brand Mr Freeze, established in 1966 and since produced by a series of companies, currently Calypso Soft Drinks Ltd in the UK and Ireland and Kisko in Canada. 1. Synonym of freeze pop, flavored ice or frozen fruit juice in a tube, particularly of the Mr Freeze brand but now also genericized. Labels: Canada, Ireland, UK Example: Brand names also came up with many naming the treat based on the product sold in their region. US users claimed that the sweet treat aught(sic.) to be referred to as an Otter Pop, a popular brand across the pond. Meanwhile UK users were more in favour of the Mr Freeze, found in many a corner shop while Welsh customers said the correct name was in fact a Tip Top.
Word: joint investigation teams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of joint investigation team Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pillow-cases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pillow-case Labels: form-of, plural
Word: internal jugular veins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of internal jugular vein Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mary Poppinsy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Mary Poppins + -y. 1. Resembling or characteristic of the Mary Poppins book series and its adaptations or their eponymous protagonist, a magical English nanny. Example: “Look, it’s really very simple. What I want, what the team wants, is the moral and financial support of the public. If we want that support, then we have to act like the public wants us to act. And what the public wants is something to point to, so that parents can tell their kids, ‘Why don’t you act like that.’” Maybe that is Mary Poppinsy, but Nancy Greene has not forgotten that in the first five out of her eight seasons in international racing, the team had virtually no support at all. Example: Robert Stigwood’s “Times Square” was, hands down, the pits, not only tasteless but loathsome for it’s^([sic]) Mary Poppinsy misrepresentation of the sleazy 42nd Street strip.
Word: book binders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of book binder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: book reports Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of book report Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bookceptions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bookception Labels: form-of, plural
Word: booking classes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of booking class Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bookrights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bookright Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bookstagrammers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bookstagrammer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bookstagrammers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bookstagrammer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: digibooks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of digibook Labels: form-of, plural
Word: order books Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of order book Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phrase-books Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phrase-book Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sookun Poo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 掃桿埔 /扫杆埔. 1. A former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom. Labels: historical
Word: recipe books Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of recipe book Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rhyme books Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rhyme book Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Causeway Bay Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Causeway Road, which was originally built as a causeway. 1. An area of Wan Chai district, Hong Kong. Example: But back to snacks that will test that iron stomach. The best places to find “siu sik” (“small eats” in Cantonese) are in the labyrinthine streets Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui. There is very little of this in sanitized Central. All these pictures were taken one evening in my neighborhood of Hung Hom. Example: For a long time, Hong Kong’s frenetic night life scene has centered on fancy hotel bars and glitzy clubs swarmed with corporate bankers. Tai Hang — a quickly gentrifying area southeast of the city’s shiny Causeway Bay district — is now offering more laid-back options. 2. A bay of Hong Kong Island in Causeway Bay and Tai Hang, Wan Chai district, Hong Kong, now reclaimed.