nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: UID Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of unique identifier. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of user ID (identifier/identification number). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of unique identification number. Labels: India, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: rhythmics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)bor. Latin rhythmusder. English rhythm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English rhythmics From rhythm + -ics. 1. The study of rhythm. Labels: uncountable
Word: Kimiko Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese きみこ. 1. A female given name from Japanese.
Word: Jermain Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name, variant of Germain.
Word: in flames Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In a dramatically wrecked state. Example: is/are in flames [hopes, goals, dreams, projects, etc] Example: After the third major setback in as many days, their hopes were in flames. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, flames: for example, on fire, aflame. Example: is/are in flames [aircraft, ships, buildings] Example: He was shocked to find that the whole building was in flames; how could the fire have spread so quickly?
Word: pellicula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pellicula. 1. Alternative form of pellicle (“thin layer in biology etc.”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pelliculae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pellicula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: canuding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of canoeing + nude. 1. Nude canoeing. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Ontario off the beaten path is safe for discreet camping, hiking, and canuding.
Word: wedcast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of wedding + webcast. 1. A webcast of a wedding. Labels: rare
Word: wedcasts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wedcast Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Œnotria Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οἰνωτρία (Oinōtría). 1. Ancient territory in southern Italy. Example: From this grove the nations of Italy, and all the land of Œnotria, look for responses when in perplexity.
Word: Chicom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Chinese + communist. 1. A member of the Communist Party of China, a Chinese cadre. Labels: informal, offensive, sometimes Example: Action against the ChiCom nuclear facilities which was incidental to other military actions taken against Communist China in response to Chinese aggression would generally be preferable to actions directed against nuclear facilities alone. 2. A proponent of Chinese Communism, whether Maoist or its subsequent development. Labels: informal, offensive, sometimes Example: Action against the ChiCom nuclear facilities which was incidental to other military actions taken against Communist China in response to Chinese aggression would generally be preferable to actions directed against nuclear facilities alone. 3. Any citizen of the People's Republic of China. Labels: ethnic, informal, offensive, slur, sometimes Example: Action against the ChiCom nuclear facilities which was incidental to other military actions taken against Communist China in response to Chinese aggression would generally be preferable to actions directed against nuclear facilities alone.
Word: drever Part of Speech: noun 1. A short-legged scenthound of a Swedish breed.
Word: CHW Part of Speech: name 1. The station code of Chai Wan in Hong Kong.
Word: CNY Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Chinese New Year. Labels: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: Majestic Bay offers traditional CNY set menus (from S$388) as well as a CNY dim sum lunch set menu (S$68 per person). Example: Multiracial CNY celebrations true to Singapore spirit: President Halimah
Word: proœmia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin prooemia. 1. plural of proœmium Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of proœmion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: IRR Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Individual Ready Reserve. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Internet Routing Registry. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: IRR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Internal rate of return. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: JPY Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of John Paul Young (singer). Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, dated, initialism
Word: KYD Part of Speech: symbol 1. One thousand yards, a unit of measurement. Labels: US
Word: LAK Part of Speech: name 1. The station code of Lai King in Hong Kong. 2. Initialism of Los Angeles Kings. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LAK Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of left (side) above knee (said of an amputee/amputation). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: LRD Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Little Red Dot, nickname for Singapore: a city, island, and country in Southeast Asia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LRD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of little red dot. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LSL Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of laminated strand lumber; a type of engineered dimensional lumber beam, composed of laminated wood. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LVL Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of laminated veneer lumber, a type of engineered dimensional lumber beam, composed of laminated wood. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Abbreviation of level. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: MDL Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of mobile driver's licence. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of multidistrict litigation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of minimum description length. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: MGA Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of megestrol acetate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: MNT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of medical nutrition therapy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: MOP Part of Speech: noun 1. GBU-57; Acronym of Massive Ordnance Penetrator. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: The MOP — a 30,000-pound bomb with 6,000 pounds of explosives — was designed for “reaching and destroying our adversaries’ weapons of mass destruction located in well-protected facilities,” according to a fact sheet from the US Air Force. 2. Initialism of means of production. Labels: Marxism, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of mode of production. Labels: Marxism, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of method of payment. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Item: TWICELAND Fantasy Park Photobook (Sealed) / Price: 800 pesos only / DOP: PAYO / MOD: SCO or GGX / MOP: BPI or Gcash 5. Initialism of muriate of potash. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, obsolete, uncountable 6. Acronym of member of the public. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: MVR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of motor vehicle record. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NIO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of New I/O (“new (or nonblocking) input/output”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: NIO Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Northern Ireland Office. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Stormont officials spelled out linguistic pitfalls that could offend nationalists and unionists in a 164-page guidance document for Mandelson and other new NIO ministers.
Word: OMR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of optical mark recognition. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of optical mark reading. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of optical music recognition. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of oral medicine and radiology. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: The problem is not that the speciality of OMR does not hold the idea to suffice these requirements, but in the fact that they do not have enough facilities from the governing bodies of Dentistry to incorporate these armamentarial supports.
Word: PAB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of protection at birth. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: PEN Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of polyethylene naphthalate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of penalty (a scorecard score when a skater is penalized out of their skate). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: PKR Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: [piˈkej.a] 1. initialism of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (People's Justice Party, Malaysian liberal political party.) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RON Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of research octane number. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: RON Part of Speech: verb 1. Abbreviation of remain overnight. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: RSD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of red spot disease. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of rejection-sensitive dysphoria/rejection sensitivity dysphoria Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: RSD Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Real Social Dynamics. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: On its website, RSD describes itself as the world’s largest dating coaching company, and promises to teach clients how to “attract the women you’ve always wanted.” 2. Initialism of Ridgefield School District. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: In separate statements, the Ridgefield Education Association (REA) and the RSD acknowledged that while progress was made in their talks, the parties ultimately couldn’t reach an agreement. 3. Initialism of Record Store Day. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Exclusives can only be found at independent retailers on Record Store Day – or after, if you’re lucky. RSD Firsts are releases that first appear at independent stores on Record Store Day and may later appear online and at larger, big-box retailers.
Word: SHP Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of shaft horsepower. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. Initialism of special high performance. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: TJS Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Tommy John surgery. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: XBA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of cross-battery assessment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: organ grinder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the repetitive grinding involved in playing a barrel organ. In figurative senses, from the common 19th-century practice of training monkeys to dance to an organ grinder's music in order to perform on the street and solicit donations and spare change. Pronunciation: /ˈɔːɡən ˌɡɹaɪndə/, /ˈɔɹɡən ˌɡɹaɪndəɹ/ 1. The player of a barrel organ. Example: There is one beautiful sight in the East End, and only one, and it is the children dancing in the street when the organ-grinder goes his round. Example: The organ-grinders were at work; but they were always precocious harbingers. It was near enough spring for them to go penny-hunting when the skating ball dropped at the park. 2. The person who is in charge, rather than a lackey or representative; the person truly responsible for another's actions. Labels: figuratively Example: I want to speak to the organ grinder, not the monkey.
Word: organ grinders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of organ grinder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foale Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of foal. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: double checks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of double check Labels: form-of, plural
Word: double checks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of double check Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: double checking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of double check Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: double checked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of double check Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: triple check Part of Speech: noun 1. A third check, a verification made a third time, usually with additional caution or attention. Example: Did you make a double check and a triple check of the entire minefield before proceeding?
Word: triple check Part of Speech: verb 1. To check a third time; to check thrice, with extra caution or attention; to reverify or make sure yet again. Labels: transitive Example: Did you double check and triple check of the entire minefield before proceeding?
Word: triple checks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of triple check Labels: form-of, plural
Word: triple checks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of triple check Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: triple checking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of triple check Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: triple checked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of triple check Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: penny-farthings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of penny-farthing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tetrislike Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Tetris-like. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bills of lading Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bill of lading Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tenurial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tenure + -ial. 1. Of or pertaining to tenure. Labels: not-comparable Example: All those who attended these courts did so in virtue of the tenurial obligations. Example: Rakam tenants were granted a number of tenurial facilities that were not available to cultivators on lands of other categories.
Word: phallused Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From phallus + -ed. 1. Having a penis. Labels: not-comparable Example: I watched him work, saw huge-phallused Frey emerge from the weathered wood, and helped pour libations to the god. Example: And when Congo had been emptied of masks with cutout eyes and old wooden bowls and long-phallused fertility figures, he turned his thoughts to local stone sculpture.
Word: eligibilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eligibility Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phiala Part of Speech: noun 1. A bowl-shaped drinking-vessel used in Ancient Rome. Example: The youth on the next couch holds a phiala over his head, tilting it to show that he has quaffed its contents.
Word: arrested decay Part of Speech: noun 1. State of preservation where no attempt is made to improve a ruin, but rather to keep it from deteriorating any further. Labels: uncountable 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see arrested, decay. Labels: uncountable
Word: pollent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pollēns, pollentem (“able, being strong; mighty, powerful”), present active participle of polleō (“to be strong”). 1. Powerful, strong. Labels: literary, rare Example: Yet, for many of the thinkers explored below, pollent superlation—rather than prudent suspicion—offers the promise of reconciling human experience with the enormities (in both senses of the term) of natural history.
Word: porosis Part of Speech: noun 1. The formation of callus; the knitting together of broken bones. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Flat vertebrae and wedging spine of an aged woman who died from starvation are found as in the other malacic poroses.
Word: genetic drifts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of genetic drift Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hidden in plain sight Part of Speech: adj 1. Seemingly hidden, but actually not hidden and easy to find. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: The postcard is “not a secret hidden document that nobody can find,” Mr. van der Veen said. “A lot of people have already seen it, and recognize the subject, the motif of tree roots. It was hidden in plain sight.”
Word: belock Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English belouken, bilouken, from Old English belūcan (“to lock up, bring to an end”), from Proto-West Germanic *bilūkan (“to lock up”), equivalent to be- + lock. Cognate with Middle Low German belûken (“to close, secure”), Middle High German belūchen, belouchen (“to enclose, shut in”), obsolete German belochen (“lock up, lock in, include”). 1. To lock up or lock in place; hold tight; fasten. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: This is the hand, which, with a vow'd contract, was fast belocked in thine. Example: The brawny mariner belocks the line / Within his horny palm, and to the rude / Timeing of a tuneless lay, the frolic sail / Quickly upclews, and wraps it to the yard.
Word: belout Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + lout. 1. To call (someone) a lout. Labels: obsolete, transitive 2. To address or speak of with contemptuous language. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: periœci Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of periœcus Labels: form-of, plural Example: How are the antœci, the periœci, and the antipodes of any place found upon the globe, and how upon maps? Where must those people live that have no antœci? What point upon the globe has no periœci?
Word: apex predators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apex predator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: St James's Palace Part of Speech: name 1. The office of the sovereign of the United Kingdom. 2. The St James's Palace Stakes. Labels: informal
Word: belord Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + lord. 1. To apply the title Lord to. Labels: transitive 2. To address by the phrase "my lord". Labels: transitive 3. To domineer over; lord over. Labels: rare, transitive
Word: metœcus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin metoecus, from Ancient Greek μέτοικος (métoikos, “alien, outsider, foreigner”), combination of μετά (metá) and οἶκος (oîkos, “residency”). Cognate with French métèque. 1. denizen, sojourner, stranger, outlander. Labels: rare
Word: rerapes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rerape Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reraping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rerape Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reraped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rerape Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nothing doing Part of Speech: intj 1. Absolutely not; definitely no. Labels: India, dated, idiomatic Example: "I'll fix his clock all right." "Nothing doing. I won't have it." Example: "[P]erhaps you might sell them a submarine or some of your diving apparatus." "Nothing doing, Ned. We've got other plans." 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nothing, doing: nothing that is currently occurring; nothing going on. Example: "You see, Walter," he said, "in truth this business is merely a habit with me . . . but there's nothing doing, nothing doing. . . . I hardly know where I am myself; much less where my customers are." Example: There was nothing doing in the district—no mining—no milling—no productive effort—no income—[…]
Word: Kiwiland Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Kiwi + land. 1. New Zealand. Labels: humorous, informal
Word: hard yards Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A sporting analogy referring to the game of rugby football, where making progress on the field, in measurements of yards, may lead to accomplishment and victory. Alternatively derived from sailing, when furling or unfurling the canvas from certain (perhaps higher) spars was both dangerous and difficult. 1. The key effort in completing a difficult task. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: do the hard yards Example: put in the hard yards
Word: beliebers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of belieber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: BRT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of bus rapid transit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: bus rapid transit Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of rapid transit using buses, which have dedicated rights-of-way or laneways, purpose-built bus stations, and dedicated traffic signalling. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: exocœlomic Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic spelling of exocoelomic. Labels: alt-of, archaic, not-comparable Example: The exocœlomic space is formed in its meshes in the same way, for instance, as the arachnoid spaces form around the central nervous system.
Word: prehensor Part of Speech: noun 1. One who, or that which, takes hold; a grasping limb etc.
Word: on occasion Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Occasionally, from time to time, now and then. Example: Only on rare occasion. Example: It is not in itself surprising that a genuine advance of knowledge should in this manner become on occasion a source of new error.
Word: procedendos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of procedendo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soupcon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of soupçon. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A guy I'd known as little more than a campus loser was running for Senate with a fair amount of aplomb, a soupcon of dignity and boatloads of cash from his personal fortune.
Word: soupcons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soupcon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aposteme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English aposteme (“a swelling, inflamation”), from Old French aposteme and Late Latin apostēma, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστημα (apóstēma, “abcesse”) (source of Modern Greek απόστημα (apóstima, “abscess”)), related to ἀποστέλλω (apostéllō, “to remove”). 1. An abscess; a pustulent swelling. Labels: obsolete
Word: apostematous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From apostemate + -ous. 1. Of or pertaining to an aposteme; having the nature of an aposteme; characterised by apostemes. Example: 1827, Thomas John Graham, Of Pulmonary Consumption: Of the Apostematous Consumption, chapter section in Modern Domestic Medicine, page 275-276, But I suspect they are rarely applicable to any other than the apostematous phthisis. […] Patients labouring under severe apostematous consumption, have often derived signal advantage from living solely on milk.
Word: help wanted Part of Speech: phrase 1. Indicates that a position of employment is open.
Word: felonry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From felon + -ry. 1. Felons as a group. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The convict population of a penal colony. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sews up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sew up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sewing up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sew up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sewed up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of sew up Labels: form-of, past
Word: sewed up Part of Speech: adj 1. Drunk. Labels: archaic, slang Example: Why, zounds! the infernal rascal's dead-drunk in earnest; sewed up completely […] 2. Secured, in the bag. Labels: slang
Word: sewn up Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of sew up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sewn up Part of Speech: adj 1. Sealed by sewing. 2. Brought to a full conclusion. 3. Worn out; exhausted. Labels: slang
Word: hysteretically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From hysteretic + -ally. By surface analysis, hyster- (“higher, outer, latter, next”) + -etic + -al + -ly. 1. In the manner of a system with hysteresis.
Word: hysteretical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, hyster- (“higher, outer, latter, next”) + -etic + -al 1. hysteretic Labels: not-comparable
Word: prætense Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of pretense. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: […] all which I say only to you, at least that these propositions may aryse from them rather then be pressed by us, and that the Kinge may be cleerely informed from your Lordship what is offred and expected ther, before you conclude any thinge positively ; and you will finde the difficulty the greater, because (though you may sweare no rebellion that shall aryse ther, on what grounde or prætense soever, will finde lesse countenance from our master then from any Pr. in Europe) you will observe in many treaties, if not in all, some articles in favour of the Protestants ; and if any thinge should be soe expresse in the Articles, that might obliege the Kinge to do any thinge against them, it would make an ill noyse, to the Kings præjudice, without any other advantage to the Kinge of France then of that præjudice. Example: The queen hears of it; takes occaſion to paſſe wher he is, on purpoſe, that, under prætense of reconſiling to him, or ſeeking to draw a kind retractation from him of the cenſure on the marriage; to which end ſhe ſends a courtier before, to ſound whether he might be perſuaded to mitigate his ſentence; which not finding, ſhe herſelf craftily aſſays; and, on his conſtancie, ſounds an accuſation to Herod of a contumacious affront, on ſuch a day, before many peers; præpares the king to ſome paſſion, and at laſt, by her daughter’s dancing, effects it.
Word: prætenses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prætense Labels: form-of, plural Example: (I hope these hard words doe not fright your senses I sweare tis not our meaninge, gratious vmpeere, To ravish you with showe of bad prætenses)
Word: ichthyoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ichthyoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ganymedeans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ganymedean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: La Pérouse Strait Part of Speech: name Etymology: After Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, its discoverer. 1. A strait dividing the Russian island of Sakhalin in the north from the Japanese island of Hokkaido, and connecting the Sea of Japan on the west with the Sea of Okhotsk on the east.
Word: thunderstick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thunder + stick. Originally used by or ascribed to members of non-European cultures or anthropomorphized animals describing firearms. 1. A gun or cannon, especially a rifle, as seen from the imagined perspective of an uncivilized person or an animal. Example: The man pointed his thunderstick at the buffalo, and with a great noise and fire, the buffalo fell down dead. Example: We sneaked into the soldiers' camp, and stole five thundersticks. 2. A narrow plastic balloon that is used as a promotional noise maker by hitting one against another. Example: Called “James Tenney and Milton Babbitt : American Iconoclasts,” the mini-festival begins on Saturday with a work by Mr. Tenney, who died in 2006, on a program including pieces by Larry Polansky, Michael Byron and Henry Cowell (the 1925 “Ensemble” for string quartet and thundersticks). Mr. Babbitt is honored on Sunday with a program that includes, among other works, a premiere by Christopher Buchenholz.
Word: Dipper Part of Speech: name 1. Either the Big Dipper or the Little Dipper (in the singular, chiefly the Big Dipper). Example: In the Big Dipper, or Ursa Major, there are two stars which form the side of the dipper farthest from the handle. The line of these two [...] will strike the Pole Star. [...] A convenient sort of celestial yardstick is the distance from the first pointer of the Dipper to the Pole Star, which is about 28°. Example: You can see the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper almost every night. You can see the Dippers every night if the clouds do not cover them. The Dippers seem to move. They are not always in the same place. You see the Dippers in one place […]
Word: Dipper Part of Speech: name Etymology: A translation of the Mandarin Chinese 斗宿 (Dǒuxiù). 1. A Chinese constellation located near Sagittarius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black Turtle.
Word: Dipper Part of Speech: name Etymology: From NDPer (NDP + -er). 1. A member or supporter of the Canadian New Democratic Party. Labels: Canadian, informal Example: But the Dippers should hold their applause, since their party doesn't have the grassroots organization or the roster of good candidates it needs to capitalize on their leader's popularity. Example: This also (of course) comes on the heels of the four Conservative MPs who decided they didn’t like the direction and leadership of their party and drifted across the aisle. A Dipper joined them.
Word: Dipper Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From NDPer (NDP + -er). 1. Of or pertaining to the Canadian New Democratic Party or supporters thereof. Labels: Canadian, attributive, informal Example: It's either that or watch Dipper hopes of big overall seat gains dashed May 2 in Ontario.
Word: secern Part of Speech: verb Etymology: PIE word *swé Learned borrowing from Latin sēcernere, the present active infinitive of sēcernō (“to put apart, divide, separate, sever, sunder; (figuratively) to disjoin, dissociate, part; to discern, distinguish; to exclude, pull aside, set aside, reject”), from sē- (prefix meaning ‘apart; aside; away’) + cernō (“to divide, separate; to distinguish, sift; to perceive, see; to comprehend, discern, regard, understand; to decide”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to divide, separate, sift”)). Senses 1.3 and 2.2 (“synonym of secrete”) derive from the use of the Latin word sēcernere to translate Ancient Greek ἀποκρίνειν (apokrínein), the active infinitive participle of ἀποκρίνω (apokrínō, “to set apart, separate; to choose; to reject on inquiry; to answer, reply”). Pronunciation: /sɪˈsɜːn/, /sə-/, /səˈsɝn/ 1. To separate or set apart (someone or something from other persons or things). Labels: archaic, literary, transitive Example: '[T]is not ſo much a local and bodily ſecerning our ſelves from evil men that God requires (as the Donatiſts falſely taught) but a ſpiritual ſeparation in mind and affections, and from their ſins, more than from their perſons. Example: Often a prize would be awarded to some one dancer who had excelled his fellows. There were, I suppose, "born" Morris-dancers. Now and again one of them, flushed with triumph, would secern himself from his troupe, and would "star" round the country for his livelihood. 2. To separate (something from other things) in the mind; to discriminate, to distinguish. Labels: broadly, literary, transitive 3. Synonym of secrete (“to extract or separate (a substance) from the blood, etc., for excretion or for the fulfilling of a physiological function”). Labels: archaic, literary, transitive Example: [T]he joint-glands themſelves grovv rigid, and ſecern leſs of their proper humour. Hence vvhen the gout falls upon people in years, it proves very ſevere, for vvant of a neceſſary quantity of that oleaginous matter to extinguiſh it. Example: A friend of mine, vvhen he vvas painfully fatigued by riding on horſeback, vvas accuſtomed to call up ideas into his mind, vvhich uſed to excite his anger or indignation, and thus for a time at leaſt relieved the pain of fatigue. By this temporary inſanity, the effect of the voluntary povver upon the vvhole of his ſyſtem was increaſed; as in the caſes of dropſy above mentioned, it vvould appear, that the increaſed action of the voluntary faculty of the ſenſorium affected the abſorbent ſyſtem, as vvell as the ſecerning one. 4. Of a person or thing: to become separated from others. Labels: intransitive, literary 5. To secrete a substance. Labels: intransitive, literary, rare Example: […] Birds bee commonly better Meat than Beaſts, becauſe their Fleſh doth aſſimilate more finely, and ſecerneth more ſubtilly.
Word: Dippers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Dipper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apostemate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From aposteme + -ate. 1. To become an aposteme; to pustulate. Example: […] and afterwards the Breaſt ſwelled, and ſeemed to apoſtemate.
Word: cœlomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cœlom + -ic. 1. Archaic spelling of coelomic. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: On the other hand, the sperm‐ducts and oviducts appear to be formed as outgrowths of the cœlomic epithelium.
Word: promissor Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of promisor. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cœliac Part of Speech: adj 1. Dated spelling of coeliac. Labels: not-comparable Example: The cœliac artery is covered by the lesser omentum. On the right side it is in relation with the right cœliac ganglion and the caudate process of the liver ; on the left side, with the left cœliac ganglion and the cardiac end of the stomach.
Word: promontoria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of promontorium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pronunciator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin pronunciator, from prōnūnciō (“to pronounce”). 1. Someone who pronounces; a pronouncer.
Word: kaniwa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish cañihua, from Quechua qañiwa. 1. A goosefoot of species Chenopodium pallidicaule, native to the Andean region, and similar in character and uses to the closely related quinoa. Labels: uncountable
Word: protrudent Part of Speech: adj 1. That protrudes.
Word: qualificator Part of Speech: noun 1. An officer who examines and prepares causes for trial in the ecclesiastical courts.
Word: suncare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sun + care. 1. The branch of skincare dealing with protection against the effects of sunlight. Labels: uncountable
Word: smit Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /smɪt/ 1. Alternative spelling of smitt. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: smit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See smittle. Pronunciation: /smɪt/ 1. To infect. Labels: UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive
Word: smit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See smittle. Pronunciation: /smɪt/ 1. An infection. Labels: UK, dialectal, obsolete 2. A stain. Labels: UK, dialectal, obsolete
Word: smit Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /smɪt/ 1. simple past and past participle of smite Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past, rare Example: Ne yeelded foote, ne once abacke did flit, But, being doubly smitten, likewise doubly smit Example: smit with the beauty of so fair a scene
Word: hymenial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hymenium + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to the hymenium of a fungus. Labels: not-comparable Example: The differentiation of several species mainly relies on differences in the shape of the hymenial algae.
Word: rectificate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from rectification. For its use by non-native speakers compare, Catalan and Spanish rectificar and Portuguese retificar, from Latin rēctificō. 1. To rectify. Labels: nonstandard, transitive Example: If you need book sources on rectificating, I may be able to quote a few. Example: If the heatsink is not flat enough, you can use "sand paper" to rectificate it (heatsinks are aluminium made).
Word: rectificator Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone or something that rectifies or refines 2. especially, a part of a distilling apparatus in which the more volatile portions are separated from the less volatile by evaporation and condensation; a rectifier.
Word: reflectent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin reflectens, present participle of reflectere. See reflect. 1. Archaic spelling of reflectant Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: The ray descendent, and the ray reflectent flying with so great a speed.
Word: stuffie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stuff + -ie. 1. A stuffed clam, typically quahog. Labels: New-England Example: From its perch overlooking Nanaquaket Pond, Evelyns serves fresh and fried seafood, stuffies (Rhode Island-speak for stuffed quahogs) and lobster chow mein to diners, either in the clamshell-crunchy parking lot or in the no-frills dining room. 2. Alternative form of stuffy (“stuffed toy”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: luticolous Part of Speech: adj 1. Living on or in mud or muddy places. Example: luticolous plants; a luticolous reptile
Word: luticole Part of Speech: noun 1. A creature that lives, feeds, or breeds in muddy places, or even in mud itself. Example: Certain South-east Asian snakes are luticoles and have a special side-winding gait for moving over muddy surfaces.
Word: troy grains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of troy grain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: in the meantime Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Meanwhile. Example: "In the meantime," said Norbourne, "we have arrived at the park-gate, and have not determined whither we shall ride." Example: But in the meantime Robin Hood and his band lived quietly in Sherwood Forest, without showing their faces abroad, for Robin knew that it would not be wise for him to be seen in the neighborhood of Nottingham, those in authority being very wroth with him.
Word: respits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of respit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lanthorn-fly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lanthorn + fly. 1. A firefly Labels: archaic Example: Glow-worms, lanthorn-flys may be call'd a living phosphorous
Word: ampery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From amper + -y. 1. Covered with pimples. Labels: UK, dialectal 2. Weak; unhealthy; beginning to decay. Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: epileptical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of epileptic. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Tulpius in his observations, L. IV. 2. tells a story, that the subtle aura of the gout in a patient, would sometimes fly up from the great toe to the brain, and cause an epileptical fitt.
Word: boomshanka Part of Speech: intj Etymology: The phrase originated in an episode of the British television comedy series The Young Ones. The pilot episode, first aired in 1982 and entitled "Demolition", included a brief piece of dialogue by Neil, who was fantasizing about taking advantage of the impending demolition of their home to commit suicide: * Neil: When they come, I'm going to hide in the wall cavity and pretend to be thermal insulation. And when they knock the wall down, boomshanka! The phrase was also spoken by Neil in an episode entitled "Cash", which was first broadcast in 1984. The segment of dialogue, where Neil is composing a letter to his bank manager to request a loan, is as follows; * Neil: I know, why not "Boomshanka"? * Mike: It's hard to tell, Neil. What does it mean? * Neil: It means, "May the seed of your loin be fruitful in the belly of your woman." * Rick: A-ha! And what makes you think your bank manager is a man? * Neil: Uhm... His beard. * Mike: He'll never understand "Boomshanka". You'll have to write the whole thing out. * Neil: Right, okay, here we go. "Darling Fascist Bullyboy: Give me some more money, you bastard. May the seed of your loin be fruitful in the belly of your woman, Neil." 1. A wish of happiness. Labels: UK, humorous
Word: æstimate Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of estimate. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: æstimate Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of estimate. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: vampirist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vampire + -ist. 1. A person with a mental disorder causing a craving for blood and behavior similar to that expected of a vampire.
Word: vampirists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vampirist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: æquation Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of equation. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Whereas in Arithmetick Questions are only resolv'd by proceeding from given Quantities to the Quantities sought, Algebra proceeds in a retrograde Order, from the Quantities sought as if they were given, to the Quantities given as if they were sought, to the End that we may some Way or other come to a Conclusion or "Æquation", from which one may bring out the Quantity sought. And after this Way the most difficult problems are resolv'd, the Resolutions whereof would be sought in vain from only common Arithmetick. Yet Arithmetick in all its Operations is so subservient to Algebra, as that they seem both but to make one perfect Science of Computing; and therefore I will explain them both together. Example: The principal clocks in this city ſtrike the hours from one to twelve progreſſively from the riſing of the ſun, and begin again after ſun‐ſet, which at firſt puzzles ſtrangers; but by the table of the æquation of time, publiſhed here, this may be reduced to the common method of calculating time.
Word: municipal engineering Part of Speech: noun 1. A field of engineering concerned with municipal infrastructure, including streets, water supply, sewers, electricity distribution, solid waste management and public parks. Labels: uncountable
Word: reluctor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + Latin luct(or) (“to struggle”) + -or. 1. A toothed ring or wheel that rotates past a variable reluctance sensor.
Word: island fox Part of Speech: noun 1. A fox (Urocyon littoralis) endemic to the Channel Islands of California.
Word: California Channel Island fox Part of Speech: noun 1. Channel Island fox
Word: coast fox Part of Speech: noun 1. Channel Island fox
Word: insular gray fox Part of Speech: noun 1. Channel Island fox
Word: island gray fox Part of Speech: noun 1. Channel Island fox
Word: short-tailed fox Part of Speech: noun 1. Channel Island fox
Word: tamarillo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A Spanish-language-sounding neologism chosen by the New Zealand Tree Tomato Promotions Council in New Zealand in 1967. Appears to be a blend of tamarind and Spanish tomatillo. Pronunciation: /ˌtæməɹˈɪləʊ/, /ˌtæməˈɹɪloʊ/ 1. A small tree or shrub (Solanum betaceum, syn. Cyphomandra betacea) which bears edible fruits, of the tropics of Argentina and Bolivia. 2. A fruit of this tree.
Word: stœchiometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stœchiometry + -ic. 1. Obsolete spelling of stoichiometric. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: When either factors or products are hydrates the water may be omitted from the formulas except when the equation is to be made the basis for stœchiometric computations.
Word: drink the Kool Aid Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of drink the Kool-Aid. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: remorate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin remoratus, past participle of remorari; prefix re- (“re-”) + morari (“to delay”). 1. To hinder; to delay. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: His remorating kindred did adjourne
Word: melolagnia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From melo- + -lagnia. Pronunciation: /ˌmɛ.lə(ʊ)ˈlæɡ.niə/ 1. Sexual arousal caused by music. Labels: uncountable
Word: noncommital Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of noncommittal. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Jane seems to think this a profitable bargain and, while noncommital about gains, intimates they are prospering.
Word: non-commital Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of noncommittal. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Immediately the non-commital look returned to Mr. Trohm's face. Example: What will eventually replace the '313s'? While Southern is again non-commital, all bets are on Class 377s taking over.
Word: commital Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of committal. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: He pressed eagerly for Clarendon's commital, and on the refusal of the Lords accused them of mutiny and rebellion, and entered his dissent with "great fury."
Word: renunciator Part of Speech: noun 1. One who renounces.
Word: Aubin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Aubin, from Latin Albinus. 1. A surname from French.
Word: repurges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of repurge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reunient Part of Speech: adj 1. Causing reunion; bringing back together; applied to the sacculocochlear duct (ductus reuniens) in anatomy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: revulse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin revulsus (“revulsed”), past participle of revello (“to revulse”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈvʌls/ 1. To pull back with force. Example: But piercing with his lance Alcmaon, son Of Thestor, suddenly revulsed the beam , Which following , Alcmaon to the earth Fell prone[…]
Word: Alodia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Possibly from Old Nubian ⲁⲗⲗ (all, “to bind”), hence federation. 1. A medieval kingdom in what is now central and southern Sudan
Word: linkway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From link + way. 1. A walkway that connects two parts of a passenger terminus
Word: plexuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plexus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moving walkways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moving walkway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Janets Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Janet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: linkways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of linkway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blonde moments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blonde moment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counter-attacking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of counter-attack Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: Despite ceding the majority of possession to Van Gaal’s clearly superior side, a defeat facilitated by Mehdi Abeid’s backpass was arguably a little harsh on a Newcastle team who might have had an early penalty before seeing Emmanuel Rivière and Cissé spurn fine counter-attacking chances.
Word: counter-attacked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of counter-attack Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: book hand Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several stylized handwriting scripts used during medieval times. It was intended for legibility and often used in transcribing official documents (prior to the development of printing and similar technologies.) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: book hands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of book hand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: life sentences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of life sentence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spinnest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: spin + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of spin Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: pædology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pædo- + -logy. 1. Alternative spelling of pedology. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: shopping precincts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shopping precinct Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Œnotrus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οἴνωτρος (Oínōtros). 1. One of the younger sons of Lycaon. Labels: Greek Example: […] yet I hold it to have been a very ancient dialect, (probably brought into Latium by Œnotrus and his Arcadians, 17 generations before the Trojan war), which came off from the parent language before it was completely formed.
Word: satellitia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of satellitium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scenae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scena Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scenas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scena Labels: form-of, plural
Word: feal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English fele, fæle (“proper, of the right sort”), from Old English fǣle (“faithful, trusty, good; dear, beloved”), from Proto-West Germanic *failī, from Proto-Germanic *failijaz (“true, friendly, familiar, good”), from Proto-Indo-European *pey- (“to adore”). Cognate with Scots feel, feelie (“cosy, neat, clean, comfortable”), West Frisian feilich (“safe”), Dutch veil (“for-sale”), Dutch veilig (“safe”), German feil (“for-sale”), Latin pīus (“good, dutiful, faithful, devout, pious”). Pronunciation: /fiːl/ 1. (of things) Cosy; clean; neat. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal Example: But if it stands in humble hame The bed, — I'll say this far in't, — Is clean and feel as ony lair King ever lay on — and that is mair Than mony ane could warrant. 2. (of persons) Comfortable; cosy; safe. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal Example: […] when I care na to accompany ye to the kirkyard hole mysel, and take my word for't, ye'Il lie saftest and fealest on the Buittle side of the kirk; […] 3. Smooth; soft; downy; velvety. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
Word: feal Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English fele, fæle (“proper, of the right sort”), from Old English fǣle (“faithful, trusty, good; dear, beloved”), from Proto-West Germanic *failī, from Proto-Germanic *failijaz (“true, friendly, familiar, good”), from Proto-Indo-European *pey- (“to adore”). Cognate with Scots feel, feelie (“cosy, neat, clean, comfortable”), West Frisian feilich (“safe”), Dutch veil (“for-sale”), Dutch veilig (“safe”), German feil (“for-sale”), Latin pīus (“good, dutiful, faithful, devout, pious”). Pronunciation: /fiːl/ 1. In a feal manner.