nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: gutbomb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gut + bomb. 1. A food item that is hard on the stomach due to its greasiness, large size, richness, etc. Labels: slang Example: Of 18 varieties, the Harlem ($6.40) is the pride of the establishment, melting twin Americans over the beef, flopping on a runny egg, depositing the result on a splayed bun, and finally dumping chili con carne over the whole thing—a delicious gutbomb that defies digestion. Example: Opened in 1934, this cleaner-than-clean diner serves hand-patted hamburgers on roasted buns and gutbomb chili to a loyal cadre of locals.
Word: gutbombs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gutbomb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: which've Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: which + -'ve Pronunciation: /ˈwɪt͡ʃəv/, /ˈʍɪt͡ʃəv/ 1. Contraction of which + have. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Example: Farewell unto the crowded bars / Of which've been my home, Example: I've seen Moon throw a good many passes which've been on the mark but have been dropped or simply misjudged.
Word: that've Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: that + -'ve Pronunciation: /ðətəv/ 1. Contraction of that + have. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
Word: these've Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: these + -'ve Pronunciation: /ˈðizəv/ 1. Contraction of these + have. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
Word: those've Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: those + -'ve Pronunciation: /ˈðoʊzəv/ 1. Contraction of those + have. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
Word: white-handed gibbons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of white-handed gibbon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lar gibbons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lar gibbon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anybody's Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From anybody + -'s. Pronunciation: /ˈɛnibədiz/ 1. possessive form of anybody Labels: form-of, possessive
Word: anybody's Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: From anybody + 's. Pronunciation: /ˈɛnibədiz/ 1. Contraction of anybody + is. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction 2. Contraction of anybody + has. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
Word: walky-talkies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of walky-talky Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grandstand plays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grandstand play Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mountain chains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mountain chain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: syndapins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of syndapin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wig block Part of Speech: noun 1. A simplified head model used to display wigs. Example: Next morning, Monday, after disposing of the embalmed head to a barber, for a block, I settled my own and comrade’s bill; using, however, my comrade’s money. Example: When the wig or other hairpiece has been made, it is pinned onto a malleable wig block and the hair is cut and styled in the required shape.
Word: greasebomb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grease + bomb. 1. A greasy or fatty food item. Labels: slang Example: Kopriva suggests that you look for a place that sells grilled hamburgers rather than the "greasebombs" that are cooked in their own grease. Example: They're the greasebombs you can't refuse. Those little fat-sponges with starch and salt attached.
Word: greasebombs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of greasebomb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interparochial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + parochial. 1. Between parishes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: xanthiol Part of Speech: noun 1. A saturated thioxanthene preparation. Labels: uncountable
Word: pampatheriid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any member of the Pampatheriidae, a family of large extinct armadillo-like plantigrade armoured xenarthrans.
Word: pampatheriids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pampatheriid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: byheartings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of byhearting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: philosophies of science Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of philosophy of science Labels: form-of, plural
Word: theories of relativity Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of theory of relativity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: FLOX Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of fluorouracil, leucovorin and oxaliplatin, a chemotherapy regimen against colon cancer. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Word: chase the dragon Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Calque of Cantonese 追龍 /追龙 (zeoi¹ lung⁴), a slang phrase of Cantonese origin from Hong Kong. Chasing refers to the careful movement of the liquid in order to keep it from coalescing into a single, unmanageable mass. 1. To inhale the vapor from heated morphine, heroin, oxycodone or opium that has been placed on a piece of foil. Labels: slang 2. To chase after the promise of a continually fulfilling high from an addictive substance. Labels: idiomatic
Word: Westies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Westie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pitch upon Part of Speech: verb 1. To choose, to pick, to fix one's choice on something or someone. Example: The place pitched upon was that part of the Town-wall next a Church called St. Mary's; which was the rather chosen because we did hope that if we did enter and possess that Church, we should be the better able to keep it against their horse and foot until we could make way for the entrance of our horse; [...] Example: With these arguments, and having thus acquainted my husband with the whole secret so far as was needful of him, we resolved to go and seek a settlement in some other colony, and at first thoughts, Caroline was the place we pitched upon.
Word: wooden anniversary Part of Speech: noun 1. The 5th anniversary of some event, particularly a wedding. Example: Our fifth anniversary — that's our wood anniversary, isn't, it?
Word: wooden anniversaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wooden anniversary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Nicholine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Nicholas + -ine. Pronunciation: /nɪkəlaɪn/ 1. Created by, in the style of, or pertaining to any of several people named Nicholas. Example: Three fixed points are the bishop of Norwich's valuation of 1254, the Nicholine taxation of 1291-2, […] Example: It seems that around 1470 Pope Paul II ordered the resumption of work on the new Nicholine tribune, […]
Word: Nicholine Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Nicholas + -ine. Pronunciation: /nɪkəlaɪn/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, a feminine form of Nicholas.
Word: Thomasine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Thomas + -ine. Pronunciation: /ˈtɒm.əs.in/, /ˈtɒm.əs.aɪn/, /ˈtɑm.əs.in/, /ˈtɑm.əs.aɪn/ 1. Of, written by, or pertaining to any of several people named Thomas, especially the philosopher Thomas Aquinas.
Word: Thomasine Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Thomas + -ine. Pronunciation: /ˈtɒm.əs.in/, /ˈtɒm.əs.aɪn/, /ˈtɑm.əs.in/, /ˈtɑm.əs.aɪn/ 1. A female given name from Aramaic, a feminine form of Thomas.
Word: agonous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin agōn + -ous. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.ɡə.nəs/ 1. Possessing or filled with agony. Labels: rare Example: His agonous torture, at the hands of his captors, seemed to last for ages.
Word: copper sharks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of copper shark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ael Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English aiel. 1. grandfather; forefather, ancestor Labels: common, historical Example: Richard de C. brought a writ of Ael against the Prior of Plumtone, and demanded so much &c. ; and counted that William his grandfather was seised &c. ; that from William it descended to William ; and from William to Richard the present demandant.
Word: thiine Part of Speech: noun Labels: no-gloss
Word: Redflower Part of Speech: name Etymology: From red + flower. 1. A female given name. Example: The respected Redflower was left where she had fallen.
Word: redflower Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of red flower (a flower which is red, such as one which yields red dye). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Great redflower rhododendron branches touch the gold Of cassia-bloom ; […] Example: 'Since I am a dyer by trade', he thought, 'the god's remark about redness must surely refer to redflower dyes.'
Word: red flower Part of Speech: noun 1. A flower which is red, such as one which yields red dye.
Word: red flowers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of red flower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jargonize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From jargon + -ize. 1. To speak or write using jargon. Labels: intransitive Example: He provokes, inspires, pontificates and jargonizes unto "hegemony" and "archaic parental imagos." Example: [C]ontemporary BBC executives are far too busy jargonising to each other about delivery platforms and multichoice environments. 2. To convert into jargon; to express using jargon. Labels: transitive Example: But the committeemen were not to be diverted by the long-winded, jargonized explanations of the Nielsen modus operandi. Example: You can jargonize many words by adding "ize" to the end of them.
Word: jargonise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From jargon + -ise. 1. Alternative form of jargonize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jargonisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jargon + -isation. 1. Alternative form of jargonization. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rotation time Part of Speech: noun 1. The time allowed to elapse between successive occurrences of a stand of trees being logged. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rotation, time. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: screens passage Part of Speech: noun 1. The passage at one end of the great hall of an English medieval house or castle, and separated from it in a timber house by the spere.
Word: tulkas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tulka Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dixie cups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dixie cup Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tail light Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of taillight. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: oxi Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Orthographic borrowing from Greek όχι (óchi), based on the typographic similarity. Pronunciation: /ˈɔçi/, /ɒksi/ 1. no. Example: But the Greek archaeological committee met on the site, looked at our plans, and said, "Oxi, we will not approve anything that looks like the Roman approach to this sacred Greek temple." Example: Whereas in 1945, the mainland Greeks said OXI to foreign troops entering their country, in 2004 the GCs were saying OXI to foreign troops leaving their country.
Word: oxi Part of Speech: noun 1. cocaine paste Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: 22 Part of Speech: noun 1. The .22 Long Rifle calibre. Labels: informal 2. A firearm chambered in that calibre. Labels: informal 3. The 22-metre line. Example: [Huw] Jones was also involved in the second try, which started when [Finn] Russell received the ball near his own 22 and immediately detected that England’s defence was narrow, with Jonny May having strayed infield.
Word: 26 Part of Speech: noun 1. A 26-ounce bottle of alcoholic drink. Labels: Canada, informal
Word: dethermalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + thermalization. 1. The removal of thermal interactions within a system Labels: uncountable
Word: ecocatastrophe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eco- + catastrophe. 1. An ecological catastrophe, especially a man-made disaster that affects the environment
Word: extramembrane Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From extra- + membrane. 1. extramembranous Labels: not-comparable
Word: fertilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fertility Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heterochiral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hetero- + chiral. 1. reversed (as a mirror image), but otherwise identical Labels: not-comparable 2. Containing more than one enantiomer Labels: not-comparable
Word: hexaaquairon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hexa- + aqua- + iron. 1. The hydrated ferric cation Fe(H₂O)₆³⁺ Labels: uncountable
Word: hyperhydrogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + hydrogen. Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪpəˈhaɪdɹəd͡ʒ(ə)n/, /ˌhaɪpəɹˈhaɪdɹəd͡ʒ(ə)n/ 1. An atomic nucleus, an isotope of hydrogen which contains one proton and at least one uncharged lambda hyperon. Labels: uncountable
Word: hyperkagome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + kagome. 1. A three-dimensional pattern of linked triangles
Word: intrasystem Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From intra- + system. 1. Within a system Labels: not-comparable
Word: microdosimetric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + dosimetric. 1. Relating to microdosimetry Labels: not-comparable
Word: microdosimetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + dosimetry. 1. The measurement of the effects of very small amounts of ionizing radiation, especially that along a single track of such radiation Labels: uncountable
Word: microgrid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + grid. 1. A very small grid, especially a small power supply grid containing distributed generation of electricity. Example: One buzzy mitigation is the microgrid: small-scale local electricity networks which combine energy generation, typically from solar or wind, and battery storage to power a town or community.
Word: microgrids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microgrid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microrod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + rod. 1. A microscopic rod
Word: microvariant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + variant. 1. An allele that contains an incomplete repeat unit.
Word: multiexponential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + exponential. 1. Derived from multiple exponents
Word: nonpositivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + positivity. 1. The condition of being nonpositive Labels: uncountable
Word: nonsymmetrized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + symmetrized. 1. Not symmetrized (remaining nonsymmetric) Labels: not-comparable
Word: pseudofermion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pseudo- + fermion. 1. A form of fermion that has integer spin
Word: pseudofermions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pseudofermion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reentrances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reentrance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: refineability Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of refinability. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: refinability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From refine + -ability. 1. The condition of being refinable Labels: uncountable
Word: refoliation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + foliation. 1. The regrowth of leaves, either in spring or following defoliation Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: subsecond Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + second. 1. Relating to a time interval of less than one second. Labels: not-comparable
Word: vortexon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vortex + -on. 1. A toroidal vortex in a fluid
Word: bicinchoninate Part of Speech: noun 1. Any salt or ester of the quinoline carboxylic acid 2,2'-biquinoline-4,4-dicarboxylic acid; the sodium salt is a colourimetric reagent used to detect proteins Labels: uncountable
Word: congenerics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of congeneric Labels: form-of, plural
Word: degradome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From degrade + -ome. 1. All the compounds produced in the degradation of a material (especially of a protease)
Word: dextrinase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dextrin + -ase. 1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a dextrin
Word: dienoyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dienoic + -yl. 1. Any univalent radical derived from an dienoic acid by loss of a hydroxyl group. Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: elastosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From elastic + -osis. 1. The degeneration of elastic tissue. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: electroconductibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From electro- + conductibility. 1. electrical conductibility Labels: uncountable
Word: empathetical Part of Speech: adj 1. empathetic
Word: exoproteases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exoprotease Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exosites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exosite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gadoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gadoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: galactosylate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From galactosyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To modify by galactosylation.
Word: glucooligosaccharides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glucooligosaccharide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: glucosaccharide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der. New Latinder. English gluco- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English saccharide English glucosaccharide From gluco- + saccharide. 1. Any saccharide having glucose residues
Word: glucosaccharides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glucosaccharide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: glutaminergic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From glutamine + -ergic. 1. Relating to the activity, function or transmission of the amino acid glutamine. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hematopoetic Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of hematopoietic. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: hepatotactic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hepato- + -tactic. 1. That travels towards the liver Labels: not-comparable
Word: heterogenecity Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of heterogeneity. Labels: alt-of, misspelling 2. Misspelling of heterogenicity. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: heterogenicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heterogenic + -ity. 1. The condition of being heterogenic. Labels: uncountable
Word: lebkuchens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lebkuchen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dead in the train Part of Speech: adj 1. Being hauled as part of a train's consist while not providing any motive power. Labels: not-comparable Example: The electric locomotive was being hauled dead in the train by a diesel over the unpowered diversion route.
Word: ichthyofauna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ichthyo- + fauna. 1. The fish of a particular region.
Word: ichthyofaunas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ichthyofauna Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ichthyofaunae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ichthyofauna Labels: form-of, plural
Word: incomprehensiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From incomprehensive + -ness. 1. The condition of being incomprehensive. Labels: uncountable Example: To the world at large, relativity seemed to pull the rug out from under perceived reality. And for many advanced thinkers of the 1920s, from Dadaists to Cubists to Freudians, that was a fitting credo, reflecting what science historian David Cassidy calls "the incomprehensiveness of the contemporary scene--the fall of monarchies, the upheaval of the social order, indeed, all the turbulence of the 20th century."
Word: intertrochanter Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + trochanter. 1. intertrochanteric Labels: not-comparable
Word: intragenus Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From intra- + genus. 1. Within a genus (between species of the same genus) Labels: not-comparable
Word: isomaltosaccharide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any saccharide composed (mostly) of isomaltose monomers; but especially any isomaltooligosaccharide
Word: ketamin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ketamine. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: kindlin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a group of adhesion plaque proteins that activate integrins
Word: kindlins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kindlin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: macrofibrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From macro- + fibrous. 1. Composed of relatively large (visible) fibres. Labels: not-comparable
Word: miscleave Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + cleave. 1. To cleave wrongly. Labels: transitive
Word: miscleaved Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of miscleave Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: miscleaved Part of Speech: adj 1. Wrongly cleaved Labels: not-comparable
Word: pathe Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪð/ 1. Misspelling of pave. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: dust-ups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dust-up Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monoserotype Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mono- + serotype. 1. Containing, or derived from a single serotype Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonaneurysmal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + aneurysmal. 1. Not relating to, or caused by an aneurism Labels: not-comparable
Word: oligomerizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oligomerization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oligopeptidase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oligo- + peptidase or from oligopeptide + -ase. 1. Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis (cleavage) of a short oligopeptide rather than a protein
Word: packyear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pack + year. 1. A measure of the cigarettes a person has smoked, equal to a pack (of twenty cigarettes) each day for a year.
Word: packyears Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of packyear Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pentanoate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pentanoic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any salt or ester of pentanoic acid.
Word: phosphoenoylpyruvate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of phosphoenolpyruvate. Labels: alt-of, alternative, no-plural
Word: phosphonoacetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From phosphonic + acetic. 1. Relating to phosphonoacetic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: phosphonoacetic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The compound (OH)₂P(=O)-CH₂COOH that inhibits the replication of herpesviruses Labels: uncountable
Word: phylactic Part of Speech: adj 1. That protects (against disease) 2. Relating to phylaxis
Word: phylactic Part of Speech: noun 1. A protection against disease
Word: phylaxis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek φύλαξις (phúlaxis, “watching, guarding”). Pronunciation: /fɪˈlæksɪs/, /fəˈlæksɪs/, /fəˈlɛksəs/ 1. Protection against infectious disease. Labels: uncountable
Word: poikiloderma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poikilo- + -derma. 1. An atrophy of the skin that is accompanied by a mottled pigmentation
Word: premenarchal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + menarche + -al. 1. Alternative form of premenarcheal. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: menarchal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From menarche + -al. 1. Alternative form of menarcheal. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: retropepsin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From retro- + pepsin. 1. Any of a group of retroviral proteases
Word: roentgenographic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to roentgenography Labels: not-comparable
Word: roentgenography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Wilhelm Röntgen, + -graphy. 1. radiography; The production of roentgenograms Labels: uncountable
Word: shorefish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shore + fish. 1. Any of several fishes which inhabit shallow waters
Word: shorefishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shorefish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: signalase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From signal + -ase. 1. A peptidase that cleaves signal peptides from secreted proteins cotranslationally
Word: thylakoidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From thylakoid + -al. 1. Relating to thylakoids Labels: not-comparable
Word: underglycosylation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English glycose Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English glycosyl Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English glycosylation English underglycosylation From under- + glycosylation. 1. Less than normal glycosylation. Labels: uncountable
Word: white ants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of white ant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: watermaze Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From water + maze. 1. A shallow pool of water, containing an escape platform and a variety of visual clues, used to study learning in mice and rats.
Word: webserver Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of web server. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fructoside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fructose + -ide. 1. Any glycoside of fructose
Word: xylosylfructoside Part of Speech: noun 1. Any glycoside containing xylosylfructose.
Word: xylosylfructose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xylosyl + fructose. 1. A disaccharide composed of xylose and fructose. Labels: no-plural
Word: mean planet Part of Speech: noun 1. An imaginary celestial body (corresponding to another, real, orbiting one) which orbits with constant speed along an auxiliary circle (a circle which shares a diameter with the major axis of the elliptical orbit of the corresponding real celestial body), such that its position coincides with the position of the corresponding, real celestial body when that body passes through periapsis.
Word: eccentric anomaly Part of Speech: noun 1. The angle PCR formed by P = the periapsis of a celestial body's elliptical orbit, C = the center of that elliptical orbit, and R = the corresponding point to that celestial body (the projection of the celestial body along a direction parallel to the minor axis of its orbit onto the auxiliary circle (a circle which shares a diameter with the major axis of the celestial body's orbit)). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mean motion Part of Speech: noun 1. An angle of τ (radians) divided by the orbital period (of a celestial body in an elliptic orbit).
Word: mean anomaly Part of Speech: noun 1. An orbital parameter of a celestial body (in an elliptic orbit); the mean motion multiplied by the time since the last passage through periapsis; the angle PCM (measured in radians) defined by P = the periapsis, C = the center of the elliptical orbit, and M = the mean planet. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: piezoresistivities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piezoresistivity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperdefensive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + defensive. 1. Extremely defensive. Example: But to a hyperdefensive party, the policies that Bach advocated were controversial and potentially dangerous and therefore were rejected outright. Example: Alternatively, for the male characters there is the systematic, dogmatic 'masculine' detachment and denial of dependency of Mr Ramsay, or the intransigent, hyperdefensive shrillness of the unfortunate Charles Tansley[…]
Word: tuftiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tufty + -ness. 1. The quality of being tufty. Labels: uncountable
Word: autophoretic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From auto- + -phoretic. 1. Relating to autophoresis Labels: not-comparable
Word: autophoresis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + -phoresis. 1. The spontaneous movement of particles in a suspension caused by nonlinear interplay between surface osmotic flows and solute advection Labels: uncountable
Word: biolabeling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + labeling. 1. The labeling (for subsequent tracking) of individual cells, often by the use of nanoparticles. Labels: uncountable
Word: biolabelling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + labelling. 1. Alternative form of biolabeling. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: deboost Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English boost English deboost From de- + boost. 1. To slow (a spacecraft) by reducing thrust, typically in order to achieve a stable orbit. Labels: ambitransitive Example: This combination would prevent anti-ballistic missile radar (BMEWS), presently the U.S.’s main screen against surprise attack, from ascertaining the point of impact until the rocket “deboosts”-about three minutes and 500 miles from target. 2. To limit or suppress the reach of (an account or post). Labels: Internet, transitive Example: In one tweet Elon appears to allude to the fact that Twitter’s internal systems can apply a shadow ban and deboost an account on their own, without any human interference or knowledge. […] Outside of the Twitter Terms of Service there are no guidelines for when or how a user could be shadow banned or deboosted – likely, because until recently most users were unaware that such a thing could occur to them. Example: And it was not as though they were unable, as the waves of bannings and algorithmic deboosting of those on the online right began in earnest after 2016.
Word: deboost Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English boost English deboost From de- + boost. 1. A slowing manoeuvre of this kind.
Word: deboosting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deboost Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: intersensor Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + sensor. 1. Between sensors Labels: not-comparable
Word: deboosts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deboost Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deboosts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deboost Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deboosted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of deboost Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: isostructure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iso- + structure. 1. A solid that has the same electronic or crystal structure as another
Word: isostructures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of isostructure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vis viva Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin, meaning "live force", coined by Gottfried W. Leibniz in order to denote a quantity discovered by Christiaan Huygens. 1. The product of an object's mass and the square of its speed. Labels: obsolete
Word: jettiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jetty + -ness. 1. blackness; the condition of being jetty Labels: uncountable
Word: multiplexity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multi- Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.? Latin -plex Latin multiplexlbor. English multiplex Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English multiplexity From multiplex + -ity. 1. The state of being multiplex Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nonminimum Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + minimum. 1. Not minimum Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonnormality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + normality. 1. The condition of being nonnormal Labels: uncountable
Word: nonpositively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From non- + positively. 1. In a nonpositive manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: reduced mass Part of Speech: noun 1. Half of the harmonic mean of two given masses.
Word: patchwise Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From patch + -wise. 1. in patches Labels: not-comparable
Word: patchwise Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From patch + -wise. 1. one patch at a time Labels: not-comparable
Word: responsivities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of responsivity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disconformities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disconformity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: squarewave Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of square wave. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: subsequential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From subsequent + -ial. 1. subsequent Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to a subsequence Labels: not-comparable
Word: angular unconformity Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of unconformity in which a sedimentary stratum is deposited on top of another stratum that has been significantly tilted and subsequently eroded flat.
Word: angular unconformities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of angular unconformity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subuniverse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + universe. 1. A universe contained within another universe. 2. A subset of a universe.
Word: subuniverses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subuniverse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leblebis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leblebi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bladdy Part of Speech: adj 1. bloody (intensifier) Labels: South-Africa
Word: blerrie Part of Speech: adj 1. bloody (intensifier) Labels: South-Africa Example: Ag pleez Deddy won't you take us to the wrestling / We wanna see an ou called Sky High Lee / When he fights Willie Liebenberg / There's gonna be a murder / 'Cos Willie's gonna donner that blerrie yankee
Word: bundu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Shona bundo (“grassland”). 1. A wilderness region, away from cities. Labels: South-Africa Example: “You start thinking again: ‘It's for all you cunts down there in Pretoria we're getting blown to pieces in this bundu.’” Example: […] before she reached Pholela in the wintry mountainous bundus of Bulwer.
Word: bundus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bundu Labels: form-of, plural
Word: samoosa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of samosa. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: You are asked to deliver the usual order of coleslaw (large) and two samoosas each.
Word: slap chip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Afrikaans slupp (“drooping, not firm”). 1. A french fry. Labels: South-Africa, in-plural Example: After all, Pa and Ma had worked hard in the hot little shop, selling samoosas, slap chips and bunny-chows, from six in the morning to ten at night. Example: He could feel his cock quivering like a slap chip.
Word: slap chips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slap chip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: samoosas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of samoosa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hiligaynons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hiligaynon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dumpies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dumpy Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of dumpie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: erfs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of erf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: garden boy Part of Speech: noun 1. A male gardener (of any age). Labels: South-Africa, dated Example: So there are more garden boys. The two old faithfuls, John and Soufel, and one or two extra boys as they can be spared from the farm work: boys who come, receive instruction, and just when they begin to know a little, go away again.
Word: garden boys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garden boy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: is it Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /(ˈ)ɪz ɪt/ 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see is, it. Example: - It's ten o'clock already. - Is it? 2. really? is that so? Labels: Canada, India, Multicultural-London-English, South-Africa Example: - I'm feeling tired. - Is it? Example: 2007, Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip, "Thou Shalt Always Kill" on Angles Thou shalt not express your shock at the fact that Sharon got off with Brad at the club last night by saying "is it?"
Word: is it Part of Speech: particle Pronunciation: /(ˈ)ɪz ɪt/ 1. Final interrogative particle forming a tag question. Labels: Malaysia, Singapore, Wales Example: You forgot, is it? Example: You think you slang-slang a bit I scared, is it? Bloody fool!
Word: indabas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indaba Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ja well no fine Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Afrikaans ja (“yes”) followed by English words, with echoes of Afrikaans ja nee (literally "yes no"), which in various contexts signals either whole-hearted or uncertain, possibly politely dissenting, agreement. 1. Variously expressing ridicule, irony, indifference, surprise, or ambivalence—possibly in combination—depending on tone and context. Labels: South-Africa Example: But his meteorology was all wrong as was his notion of agricultural practice in Natal and Zululand. The misty hills do not willingly nourish and nurture the human species any more than bongols willingly drag loads uphill for it. Ja well no fine, so I agree that it does drizzle here too. Example: Ja, well, no, fine. After reading that opaque bureau-speak, I know what I want a portion of and it's not Coke.
Word: jolling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of jol Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: jolled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jol Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: jols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jols Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jol Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: main road Part of Speech: noun 1. A major road in a town or village, or in a country area. Example: Until the main road from Hatfield to Hertford was diverted a few years ago, heavy lorries trundling through the village sometimes knocked chunks off corner buildings, but now the village has regained much of its former tranquillity. 2. A major urban road, off which lead many smaller streets, many of them cul-de-sacs. Labels: Northeastern, UK, US Example: Living near the main road means you hear a lot of traffic noise. Example: The highway to the East Coast which ran through the borough of Ebbfield had always been a main road and even now, despite the vast garages, the pylons and the gaily painted factory glasshouses which had sprung up beside it, there still remained an occasional trace of past cultures. 3. High Street; Main Street Labels: South-Africa 4. A priority road; a road where entering traffic must yield right of way.
Word: mielie meal Part of Speech: noun 1. maize flour Labels: South-Africa, uncountable 2. A traditional porridge made from maize flour, similar to American grits. Labels: South-Africa, uncountable
Word: monkey's wedding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps patterned after the Portuguese casamento de rapôsa, literally "vixen's wedding", used in the same sense. The Portuguese phrase may have been changed to casamento de macaco, "monkey's wedding", in Portugal's southern African colonies. Alternatively, it may have entered South African English from the Zulu phrase umshado we zinkawu, which literally means "wedding for monkeys". 1. A sun shower. Labels: South-Africa Example: "Hullo, there's a monkey's wedding," said my wife's niece, a girl of about twenty, born in South Africa […] She was looking out on the lawn, and it was one of those lovely April mornings with sunshine and rain alternating[…] Example: She went on to supply a series of vague remarks until he was not listening: that […] the rain that afternoon had been a real monkey's wedding, half storm, half sunshine.
Word: naartje Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of naartjie. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Naartjes require plenty of attention. Half-a-dozen different blights — mussel, green and round scales, American blight, etc. — attack the trees from the earliest stage upwards[…]
Word: naartjes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of naartje Labels: form-of, plural
Word: now-now Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans nou-nou. 1. right now; immediately; very soon Labels: South-Africa, not-comparable
Word: acetylglucosaminylation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acetylglucosaminyl + -ation. 1. The addition of acetylglucosamine to a molecule Labels: uncountable
Word: shongololo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Xhosa ishongololo Proto-Bantu *ìgóngòdó Proto-Bantu *ìkóngòdòdò Zulu ī́shongolôlo English shongololo From Xhosa and Zulu ishongololo. 1. A millipede. Labels: South-Africa
Word: shongololos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shongololo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skyfie Part of Speech: noun 1. segment, especially of an orange Labels: South-Africa Example: I shared it out — a skyfie (segment) each — but everyone tried to get me to have theirs because I was hungry.
Word: snackwich Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of snack + sandwich or snack + -wich. 1. A grilled cheese sandwich. Labels: South-Africa Example: He set aside the tools, prepared a snackwich and coffee, […] Example: Corsicana and Geronimo were detained by the discovery, while retrieving their jackets off Everton's filthy mattress, of a similar sense of being bereft, a prevalence of childhood memories involving toasted cheese snackwiches and Tintin comics […]
Word: snackwiches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snackwich Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spanspek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans spanspek, literally “Spanish bacon”. 1. A cantaloupe.
Word: spanspeks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spanspek Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spaza Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈspɑːzə/ 1. An informal trading post or convenience store found in townships and remote areas. Labels: South-Africa Example: I walk briskly away from the howling child and the burly cop and the snickering shoppie. And into the first spaza I can find, for a Ghost. Example: The study found that spazas predominantly source their supplies from large wholesalers such as Macro, Metro and Cash and Carry.
Word: spazas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spaza Labels: form-of, plural
Word: share taxi Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of shared taxi.
Word: share taxis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of share taxi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: taxilike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From taxi + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a taxi (hired vehicle). Example: Wren picked up Fenwick in his taxilike white Volga sedan.
Word: combfishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of combfish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semivariable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + variable. 1. Comprising both a fixed cost and a variable cost. Labels: not-comparable
Word: toasted cheese Part of Speech: noun 1. A grilled cheese sandwich. Labels: South-Africa Example: Tiepolo ordered two vast toasted cheeses and a jug of wine, and we alternately seared and cooled our lips until we were satisfied and tipsy. Example: They even paid for toasted cheeses and doughnuts, rather than eat free in the dining hall like everyone else.
Word: rakfisk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Norwegian rakfisk. 1. A Norwegian delicacy consisting of raw trout fermented after being packed moist with salt. Labels: uncountable
Word: agnogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + Latin gnōscō (“know”) + -genic. Pronunciation: /æɡnəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/ 1. Of unknown etiology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans, ultimately from English aunt (compare English auntie). 1. An older female authority figure. Labels: South-Africa
Word: anties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pectorial Part of Speech: adj 1. pectoral Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: For medical purposes, figs are chiefly used in emollient cataplasms, and pectorial decoctions.
Word: park a tiger Part of Speech: verb 1. To vomit. Labels: South-Africa, slang
Word: babelaas Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of babalaas. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bosberaad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrikaans bos (“bush”) + beraad (“consideration”). 1. A strategic meeting held in a private venue, less commonly outdoors, such as those to try resolve a political deadlock. Labels: South-Africa
Word: bosberaads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bosberaad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bosbefok Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Afrikaans; literally "bush-fucked". 1. shell-shocked Labels: South-Africa, slang Example: He had seen many people die in accidental shootings or, as happened on border duty, someone went bosbefok and let loose with a machine-gun, screaming at an imaginary enemy. Example: And us six months in the army already and a few gone prematurely bosbefok - and man, they had just given us those LMG's.
Word: collar-button abscesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of collar-button abscess Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blind abscesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blind abscess Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toasted cheeses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toasted cheese Labels: form-of, plural
Word: broekies Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans broekie, diminutive of broek (“trousers”). 1. women's underwear; panties; knickers Labels: South-Africa, plural, plural-normally
Word: broekie lace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrikaans; see broekies (“women's underwear”). 1. ornate ironwork found on Victorian buildings Labels: South-Africa, uncountable
Word: Elbingian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Elbing + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Elbing or Elbląg, a city in northern Poland. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: […] with the consent of the King, the Prussian army again occupied Elbingian territory with the exception of the town itself.
Word: chommie Part of Speech: noun 1. A friend; a chum. Labels: South-Africa, slang 2. The perineum. Labels: South-Africa, slang
Word: tjommie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chommie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tjommies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tjommie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chommies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chommie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chommas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chomma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: domkops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of domkop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dopping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dop Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dopped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dop Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dorpie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See dorp. 1. A small town. Labels: South-Africa Example: Then our minibus overheated and blew its engine, stranding us at Vioolsdrif, a dorpie on the northern bank of the Orange River.
Word: dorpies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dorpie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dronkie Part of Speech: noun 1. A drunkard. Labels: South-Africa, slang Example: ‘You a cop? You with the guy inside?’ the shoppie says, bending his knees to talk to me confidentially. ‘Cos it was legitimate, okay? Bitch started pulling down the merchandise, falling around. Dronkie. She's been in here before, causing kak. Stealing shit. And how long is your friend gonna be in there anyway?’
Word: dronkies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dronkie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adjustable wrench Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of adjustable spanner. Labels: US, especially
Word: adjustable wrenches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adjustable wrench Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonaspirated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + aspirated. 1. Not aspirated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: entjie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans entjie. 1. A cigarette. Labels: South-Africa, slang Example: I begged him for an entjie and at first he said no, but then relented and gave me two loose ones and a box of matches[…]
Word: entjies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of entjie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gesuip Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Afrikaans gesuip, from Afrikaans suip (“to drink”). Compare Dutch gezuip, zuipen. 1. drunk Labels: South-Africa, slang Example: In fact, I'd been slightly gesuip ever since I'd settled into my seat in preparation for the 14-hour nonstop flight from Miami to Cape Town. Example: Sebastian smirks, 'She was too gesuip, too drunk to see anything.'
Word: goffel Part of Speech: noun 1. A working-class black woman. Labels: South-Africa, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur 2. A person of mixed race, usually white and black. Labels: Zimbabwe, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
Word: goffels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of goffel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hanging wall Part of Speech: noun 1. The section of rock that extends above a diagonal fault line (the corresponding lower section being the footwall). 2. the upper wall of inclined vein, or that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the vein.
Word: hanging walls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hanging wall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hangingwall Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hanging wall. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hangingwalls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hangingwall Labels: form-of, plural