nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Arsaces Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Arsacēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης (Arsákēs), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (a-r-š-k /⁠R̥šakaʰ⁠/); see there for more. Pronunciation: /ˈɑɹsəˌsiz/, /ɑɹˈseɪsiz/, /ˈɑːsəˌsiz/, /ɑːˈseɪsiz/ 1. The dynastic name of several Parthian and Armenian kings of the Arsacid dynasty. Labels: historical Example: Further west, between Bactria and the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea, Parthyaea, a vast region corresponding to the northeast of Iran, was invaded by a nomadic population under a chief named Arsaces.
Word: Arsacid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Arsacidēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρσακίδης (Arsakídēs), from Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης (Arsákēs, “Arsaces”) [from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (a-r-š-k /⁠aršaka-⁠/); see there for more] + -ίδης (-ídēs, patronymic suffix). By surface analysis, Arsaces + -id. Pronunciation: /ˈɑɹsəsɪd/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Parthian dynasty established by Arsaces I which ruled the Parthian Empire during 247 BC – 224 AD, Armenia during 54–428, as well as Iberia and Caucasian Albania Labels: historical, not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to the realms ruled by that dynasty Labels: historical, not-comparable
Word: Arsacid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Arsacidēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρσακίδης (Arsakídēs), from Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης (Arsákēs, “Arsaces”) [from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (a-r-š-k /⁠aršaka-⁠/); see there for more] + -ίδης (-ídēs, patronymic suffix). By surface analysis, Arsaces + -id. Pronunciation: /ˈɑɹsəsɪd/ 1. A member of the Arsacid dynasty Labels: historical
Word: Arsacids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Arsacid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Arsacidae Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Arsacidae, plural of Arsacidēs. 1. plural of Arsacid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Arsacides Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. plural of Arsacide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abdominal migraine Part of Speech: noun 1. A variant of migraine in which the pain occurs in the stomach rather than the head.
Word: abdominal migraines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abdominal migraine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Flic Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Felicity.
Word: grossed out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of gross out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Rainbow Nation Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined by South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner Desmond Tutu in 1994. 1. South Africa after the end of apartheid
Word: sidecar file Part of Speech: noun 1. An accompanying file that stores data, such as metadata, which is not supported by the source file format.
Word: sidecar files Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sidecar file Labels: form-of, plural
Word: otherizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of otherization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unshrill Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + shrill. 1. Not shrill.
Word: unstylistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + stylistic. 1. Not stylistic.
Word: renormalization group Part of Speech: noun 1. A mathematical apparatus that allows systematic investigation of the changes of a physical system as viewed at different distance scales.
Word: hydrogrossular Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydro- + grossular. 1. A variety of garnet sometimes used as a gemstone.
Word: hibschite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hibsch + -ite. 1. An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
Word: pollucites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pollucite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kamacitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From kamacite + -ic. 1. Of or relating to kamacite.
Word: scornings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scorning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bailings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪlɪŋz/ 1. plural of bailing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: restrainings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of restraining Labels: form-of, plural
Word: glowerings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glowering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hornets' nest Part of Speech: noun 1. A nest of hornets. 2. An unpleasant or controversial situation likely to be exacerbated by outside involvement. Labels: figuratively Example: Now what a-devil has set this hornet's nest of theirs abuzz so suddenly? Example: Those articles in the tabloids stirred up a real hornets' nest.
Word: laborings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of laboring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: labourings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of labouring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foolings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfuːlɪŋz/ 1. plural of fooling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wryting Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of writing. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: wrytings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wryting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: curdlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of curdling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tarnishings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tarnishing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smell-brain Part of Speech: noun 1. The part of the brain involved with smelling. Labels: no-plural Example: This system is a fairly old part of the brain and one that humans share with many other vertebrates; in reptiles, it is known as the rhinencephalon, or “smell-brain,” because it reacts primarily to signals of odor.
Word: out of focus Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Not in focus; lacking visual sharpness; blurred or hazy.
Word: gross-out Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gross out. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hidden away Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of hide away Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: chain sickle Part of Speech: noun 1. A Japanese weapon evolved from the sickle; the kusarigama.
Word: white night Part of Speech: noun 1. A sleepless night. 2. A night with only civil twilight, where the sun does not go further than six degrees below the horizon.
Word: Kantō Part of Speech: name 1. A region of Honshu, Japan.
Word: yoi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 用意 (yōi, “preparation”). 1. A preparatory position in karate, with the arms slightly forward, elbows slightly bent, and fists closed. Labels: uncountable 2. A bass sound found in dubstep music. Labels: uncountable
Word: senbei Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 煎餅(せんべい) (senbei). Doublet of jianbing. 1. A type of Japanese rice cracker. Example: The story passed down through the years of the origin of the present method of making senbei begins in 804 with the sojourn to China of the priest Kūkai (774–835). Example: Break the senbei into small pieces – they will double in size so have this in mind – then drop the pieces into the hot oil one at a time, they will puff immediately.
Word: stalking-horse Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of stalking horse. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: firnification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From firn + -ification. 1. The production of firn by the recrystallization of old snow. Labels: uncountable
Word: fragmentism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fragment + -ism. 1. An Italian literary movement, from the period just before the First World War, characterised by the use of short pieces of dramatic prose and fragmentary images Labels: uncountable
Word: radicalistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From radical + -istic. 1. Of, or pertaining to radicalism
Word: Jugurthine Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to Jugurtha, an ancient king of Numidia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: goulotte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian goulotte, from French goulotte. 1. A snowy, steep gorge on a mountain which is too narrow to ski through. Example: They had climbed an easier approach the day before and nipped in front of us. We didn't want to climb under them, exposed to falling debris in the confines of a narrow goulotte.
Word: hierogamy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hiero- + -gamy. 1. The ritual enactment of sexual relations between gods and goddesses in order to guarantee fertility of crops Labels: uncountable
Word: ship's corporal Part of Speech: noun 1. A petty officer who assists the master-at-arms in his various duties.
Word: stand in one's own light Part of Speech: verb 1. To take a position which is harmful to one's own interests. Labels: idiomatic
Word: ostrich fern Part of Speech: noun 1. Matteuccia struthiopteris, a crown-forming, colony-forming fern occurring in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in eastern and northern Europe, northern Asia and northern North America.
Word: ostrich ferns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ostrich fern Labels: form-of, plural
Word: board and board Part of Speech: adv 1. side by side Labels: not-comparable
Word: play first fiddle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the first violin in an orchestra. 1. To play a leading role. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive
Word: metaconstitution Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meta- + constitution. 1. A policy or set of rules from which a constitution can be developed.
Word: metaconstitutions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metaconstitution Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metaconstitutional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From meta- + constitutional. 1. Relating to a metaconstitution. Labels: not-comparable
Word: key up Part of Speech: verb 1. To raise (the whole ring of an arch) off its centering, by driving in the keystone forcibly. Labels: transitive 2. To raise the pitch of. Labels: transitive 3. To produce nervous tension in (someone). Labels: figuratively, transitive 4. To raise the intensity, excitement, tension, etc., of. Labels: figuratively, transitive
Word: big cassino Part of Speech: noun 1. The ten of diamonds in the game of cassino.
Word: great cassino Part of Speech: noun 1. The ten of diamonds in the game of cassino.
Word: little cassino Part of Speech: noun 1. The two of spades in the game of cassino.
Word: Steller Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈstɛlə/, /ˈstɛləɹ/ 1. A surname.
Word: videoblogging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From video + blogging. 1. vlogging Labels: uncountable
Word: unit jar Part of Speech: noun 1. A small insulated Leyden jar, placed between an electrical machine and a larger jar or battery, so as to announce, by its repeated discharges, the amount of electricity passed into the larger jar. Labels: historical
Word: unit jars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unit jar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inversional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inversion + -al. 1. Relating to inversion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: vegetable leather Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of synthetic leather made of cotton waste. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Linen cloth coated with india rubber. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Vegetable leather […]is now produced 50 yards in length , and 11 yards wide , every portion being of equal and of any required thickness , and the smallest portion is convertible
Word: straight arch Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of arch in which the intrados is straight, but with its joints drawn radially.
Word: merry dancers Part of Speech: noun 1. Beams of the northern lights when they rise and fall alternately without any considerable change of length. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: draw the longbow Part of Speech: verb 1. To tell tall tales. Labels: archaic
Word: clack box Part of Speech: noun 1. The box or chamber in which a clack valve works. Example: The connecting pipe between a locomotive injector and the boiler, through which the water is forced into the boiler against the steam pressure within, is provided with a "clack-valve," which allows the water to pass in the inward direction only and not the outward; this is housed in a "clack-box". No question of "advantages or disadvantages" attaches to the use of a clack-box; it is a necessary part of locomotive equipment. 2. A person's tongue or mouth. Labels: UK, obsolete, slang 3. A garrulous person; a chatterbox. Labels: UK, obsolete, slang
Word: clack valve Part of Speech: noun 1. A valve; especially one hinged at one edge, which, when raised from its seat, falls with a clacking sound. Example: The connecting pipe between a locomotive injector and the boiler, through which the water is forced into the boiler against the steam pressure within, is provided with a "clack-valve," which allows the water to pass in the inward direction only and not the outward; this is housed in a "clack-box". No question of "advantages or disadvantages" attaches to the use of a clack-box; it is a necessary part of locomotive equipment. Example: The feed water enters the back and cool end of the preheater and passes forward to the front and hot end, after which it enters the boiler through a clack valve.
Word: ragged school Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because of the ragged clothing of the children. 1. A free school for poor children, where they were taught and in part fed. Labels: UK, historical
Word: ragged schools Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ragged school Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drop serene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Latin gutta serena. 1. Synonym of amaurosis. Labels: archaic
Word: uncholeric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + choleric. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈkɒləɹɪk/, /ˌʌnkɒˈlɛɹɪk/, /ʌnˈkɑləɹɪk/, /ˌʌnkəˈlɛɹɪk/ 1. Not choleric.
Word: cholerically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From choleric + -ally. 1. In a choleric manner.
Word: fluoroborate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fluoroboric + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. A salt or ester of fluoroboric acid.
Word: fluoroborates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fluoroborate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: in half Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Into two halves. Example: I broke the brank in half. Example: Nicholas picked up Mr Lenville's ash stick which had flown out of his hand, and breaking it in half, threw him the pieces. 2. By a divisor of two; to a numerical value which is half of the original value. Example: A biotechnology cancer drug cuts in half the risk that one type of breast cancer will recur after surgery. Example: [H]e helped oversee a military offensive that cut the numbers of rebel forces in half to about 8,000 fighters.
Word: overhead engine Part of Speech: noun 1. A vertical steam engine in which the cylinder stands above the crank.
Word: hang by the eyelids Part of Speech: verb 1. To hang by a very slight hold or tenure. 2. To be in an unfinished condition; to be left incomplete.
Word: funk out Part of Speech: verb 1. To back out in a cowardly way; to chicken out. Labels: dated, dialectal Example: to funk right out o' p'lit'cal strife Example: “What! why not? what's the meaning of this? are you funking out of it? You're all a set of cowards.” 2. To malfunction. Example: “I don't know; we've lost line-of-sight, and I think my com is funking out, too. Maybe the static discharge shorted it out. We're gonna have to backtrack and find everybody.” Example: Jack did not like it when his technology funked out, but with forty-three Marines keeping careful watch, he could at least search with the Mark I eyeball. 3. To rock out to funk music. Example: Maupin shines, particularly at 4:48 where he funks out, completely eschewing the tempo and expanding the palette of the band. Example: Dancing, energized, smiling at Wes, who was dressed to the nines with his cuffs rolled and slacks ironed, funking out to the tunes.
Word: ultrafidian Part of Speech: adj 1. Going beyond mere faith Labels: not-comparable, rare 2. Having a great amount of faith. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: cum-catcher Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cum catcher. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cum-catchers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cum-catcher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nimble will Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of nimblewill. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: noncropland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + cropland. 1. Land that is not cropland. Labels: attributive, countable, uncountable
Word: noncroplands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of noncropland Labels: form-of, plural
Word: practicableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From practicable + -ness. 1. practicability Labels: uncountable
Word: listen after Part of Speech: verb 1. To take notice of. Labels: transitive Example: She pricks up her ears to listen after the voice of her pursuer. Example: Soldiers note Forts, Armouries, and Magazines; Scholars listen after Libraries, Disputations, and Professours.
Word: tangible assets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tangible asset Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reaeration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + aeration. 1. aeration again or anew Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reaerations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reaeration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reaerate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + aerate. 1. To aerate again or anew.
Word: reaerates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reaerate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reaerating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reaerate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reaerated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reaerate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: almud Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish almud and Portuguese almude, both from Andalusian Arabic المُدّ (al-mudd), from Arabic مُدّ (mudd), probably via Aramaic 𐡬𐡣𐡩𐡠 (mdyʾ) and מוֹדְיָא (moḏyā) or Classical Syriac ܡܘܿܕܝܳܐ (moḏyā) from Akkadian 𒉘𒈨𒌍 (/⁠maddattu, middattu⁠/, “kind of vessel, unit of volume”). Doublet of almude. Cognate with Ancient Greek μόδιος (módios), Latin modius, French muid, and Dutch mud. 1. A traditional Spanish and Portuguese unit of dry measure or volume, highly variable by region and substance but often equivalent to about 4.6 liters (one celemin). Labels: historical Example: An almud is a measure of volume rather than weight; an almud of wheat equals about 22 pounds and an almud of potatoes 20 pounds. Example: Both sexes were equally familiar with and preferred the Spanish almud (equal to four quarts of seed)... over any indigenous measure. 2. A traditional unit of land area, nominally the amount of land that could be sown with one almud of seed. Labels: historical 3. A low, wide box used as a physical measure for this unit. Labels: historical 4. Alternative form of almude (“a Portuguese unit of measure”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, historical
Word: almuds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of almud Labels: form-of, plural
Word: archine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of arshin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: arsheen Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of arshine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: archines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of archine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arsheens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arsheen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eightvo Part of Speech: noun 1. octavo Labels: no-plural
Word: longprimer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Long Primer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: milliosmol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From milli- + osmol. 1. A unit of measure, one thousandth of an osmol.
Word: milliosmols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of milliosmol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: osmol Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of osmole. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: osmols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of osmol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rotls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rotl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: watthour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From watt + hour. 1. Alternative spelling of watt-hour. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: watthours Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of watthour Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bialies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bialy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pletzl Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pletzel. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pletzls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pletzl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: millihenries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of millihenry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microhenries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microhenry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microhenrys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microhenry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: millihenrys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of millihenry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trilbys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trilby Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unaerated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + aerated. 1. Not aerated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pars recta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin: pars (“part”) + rēcta (“straight”) = “straight part” Pronunciation: /ˌpɑːzˈɹɛktə/ 1. The straight (descending) portion of the proximal tubule of the kidney, coming after the initial convoluted portion (the pars convoluta).
Word: light pillar Part of Speech: noun 1. A visual phenomenon created by the reflection of light from ice crystals with near-horizontal parallel planar surfaces.
Word: light pillars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of light pillar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fur pie Part of Speech: noun 1. An unshaven vulva. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: Back in New Jersey, Christ, you should see Ocean City on Memorial Day. Fuckin' fur-pie everywhere. Wall-to-wall beavers. Two piece bikinis with little hairs stickin' out around the crotch. Example: His face is maybe twelve inches from Sabrina's fur pie, and the guy is fucking snoring.
Word: contemplational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From contemplation + -al. 1. Relating to contemplation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: laced mutton Part of Speech: noun 1. A prostitute. Labels: idiomatic, obsolete Example: A fine laced mutton, Or two; and either has her frisking husband Example: Ay sir: I, a lost mutton, gave your letter to her, a laced mutton, and she, a laced mutton, gave me, a lost mutton, nothing for my labour.
Word: harpoon fork Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of hayfork, consisting of a bar with hinged barbs at one end and a loop for a rope at the other end, used for lifting hay from the load by horse power. Labels: historical
Word: arthropodological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From arthropodology + -ical. 1. Relating to arthropodology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: foragemaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From forage + master. 1. Somebody responsible for providing and transporting forage for animals. Labels: historical
Word: foragemasters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of foragemaster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Asboe-Hansen sign Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for Gustav Asboe-Hansen (1917–1989), Danish physician. 1. The extension of a blister to adjacent unblistered skin when pressure is put on the top of the bulla. Labels: no-plural
Word: unblistered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + blistered. 1. Not blistered.
Word: unblissful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + blissful. 1. Not blissful.
Word: Brussels carpet Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of carpet made of wool fixed in a foundation web of strong linen thread. Example: There is a Brussels carpet; a table of brightly varnished, heavily grained yellow pine built by a long-dead local joiner; wallpaper with cowed brown flowers […].
Word: meat offering Part of Speech: noun 1. An offering of food, especially of a cake made of flour with salt and oil. Example: And all the meat offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed in the fryingpan, and in the pan, shall be the priest's that offereth it.
Word: meat offerings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meat offering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: small pica Part of Speech: noun 1. The size of type between long primer and pica, standardized as 11 point. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: dilemmatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek δῐλήμμᾰτ- (dĭlḗmmăt-, stem of δῐ́λημμᾰ (dĭ́lēmmă)) + -ic. 1. Of or relating to a dilemma
Word: Puntlander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Puntland + -er, analogous with Jubalander. 1. An inhabitant of Puntland or its surrounding regions.
Word: trilemmatic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to a trilemma.
Word: tetralemmatic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to a tetralemma.
Word: forebought Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of forebuy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Puntlanders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Puntlander Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vapourers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vapourer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vaporers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vaporer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Christmas flower Part of Speech: noun 1. Christmas rose (Helleborus species) 2. An American orchid Cattleya maxima
Word: partes rectae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pars recta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Philippine English Part of Speech: name 1. The form of the English language used in the Philippines.
Word: periegetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Koine Greek περιηγητικός (periēgētikós, “of or pertaining to a periegete (a writer of periegeses); descriptive”), from περιηγητής (periēgētḗs, “periegete”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic, suffix forming adjectives, meaning ‘of or pertaining to, in the manner of’”). Pronunciation: /ˌpɛ.ɹɪ.əˈd͡ʒɛ.tɪk/, /ˌpɛ.ɹi.əˈd͡ʒɛ.tɪk/, /-ɾɪk/ 1. Relating to a periegesis. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: A periegesis is usually understood to be a geographical catalogue, cast in the form of a tour, often of a local area but sometimes more extended in scope. The form is related to local history. Modem scholarship has established that there was a specifically periegetic form of historiography, stretching back at least to the third century b.c.; […]
Word: Sallustian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Sallust + -ian. 1. Relating to Sallust
Word: Thucydidean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Thucydide(s) + -an. 1. Relating to, or characteristic of Thucydides. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Thucydidean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Thucydide(s) + -an. 1. One of a group or school of writers in antiquity who considered themselves followers of Thucydides. 2. A historian of Thucydides.
Word: bitchy-pants Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bitchy + -pants. 1. A currently irritable or habitually unpleasant person. Labels: attributive, derogatory, slang, sometimes, vulgar Example: Near-synonyms: bitcher, grumpy pants, grump Example: I should just trust him, shouldn't I? I mean—what does Alicia Bitchy-pants know about anything?
Word: bitchy pants Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bitchy-pants: someone in a bitching mood or habitually bitchy. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. A notional pair of trousers or underwear worn by someone when acting bitchy. Labels: figuratively, informal Example: Near-synonym: grumpy pants Example: We asked him to take off his bitchy pants and put on his big-boy pants.
Word: bitchypants Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bitchy-pants. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: indeformable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in- + deformable. 1. Synonym of undeformable
Word: sobrassada Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Catalan sobrassada, from Italian soprassata. 1. A spiced, cured pork sausage from the Balearic Islands. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I love the rich flavor of the duck eggs with the spicy sobrassada and sweetness of quince paste. Example: He squeezed oranges for juice to go with the botifarra, a pork sausage spiced with cloves and cumin, and the spreadable sobrassada, tinted red from Majorcan paprika.
Word: grumpy pants Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grumpy + -pants. 1. Synonym of grump (“person who is currently in a bad mood or is habitually cranky”). Labels: attributive, countable, informal, sometimes Example: Near-synonym: bitchy-pants Example: "You fish, pal. Old grumpy-pants doesn't own the ocean!" 2. A notional pair of pants worn by someone in a bad mood. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: bitchy pants Example: We asked him to take off his grumpy pants and put on his big-boy pants.
Word: ensaïmada Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ensaimada. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: I tell you, it’s not the same / So many things have changed / I’ve seen sweets by the fist-full / Scattered all over the streets / And bakers hawking ensaïmades / For only six centimes each . . . Example: Next I would eat some ensaïmadas, small spiraled Majorcan pastries that are very popular in Barcelona.
Word: ensaïmades Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Catalan ensaïmades. 1. plural of ensaïmada Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grumpypants Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of grumpy pants. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: grumpy-pants Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of grumpy pants. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: blurbification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blurb + -ification. 1. The act or process of distillation into a blurb or sound bite. Labels: uncountable Example: Preminger called Batman "the movie of the decade," thereby forever raising the stakes among froth-at-the-mouth, just-spell-my-name-right blurbification contenders. Example: Throughout the narrative, Davis takes his text beyond standardized "blurbification" found in other guidebooks with informative asides.
Word: oil and water Part of Speech: noun 1. Two things which are incapable of mixing or coexisting harmoniously with each other. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: We are oil and water. There are few things he and I agree on but I believe we would agree on this. Example: […] second, that the white and red man were oil and water, incapable of safely sharing a landscape.
Word: monumentation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From monument + -ation. 1. The establishment of permanent objects on the ground (surveyor's monuments) that mark legally binding exact locations of surveyed points and lines. Labels: uncountable Example: The monumentation set for GPS projects varies widely and can range from brass tablets to aerial premarks, capped rebar, or even pin flags. Example: The intra-agency agreement between FIA and the Wilderness and Wild & Scenic River programs determines how to conduct monumentation in wilderness and all alternatives are consistent with this agreement.
Word: Macfarlane Part of Speech: name 1. A surname, an alternative form of MacFarlane. 2. A rural locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region of Queensland, Australia.
Word: Macfarlane Part of Speech: noun 1. A coat having a shoulder cape attached at the neck. In styles for women it may have two front slits near the waist through which a person's arms may be extended; for men it is a (generally) single-breasted overcoat with sleeves, the shoulder cape usually extending only to the elbows; similar to the ulster and Inverness
Word: Ōkuninushi-no-mikoto Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 大国主命 (Ōkuninushi-no-mikoto). 1. The Japanese god of nation-building, farming, business, and medicine, as well as love and good matches. Labels: Japanese
Word: Toshigami Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese 年神 (Toshigami). 1. The god of the coming year, celebrated at New Years. Labels: Japanese
Word: kadomatsu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 門松 (kadomatsu, literally “gate pine”). 1. A traditional decoration consisting of pine boughs and other plant cuttings placed in pairs in front of a home for Japanese New Year.
Word: localizationist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From localization + -ist. 1. One who subscribes to localizationism.
Word: localizationists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of localizationist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: localizationism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From localization + -ism. 1. The theory that different brain functions can be localized to different physical regions of the brain. Labels: uncountable
Word: bossy pants Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bossy + -pants. 1. A pushy or domineering person. Labels: attributive, informal, sometimes Example: She is in many ways my Aunt Ethel come back to life. I was brought up with, precisely, hauntingly, that shrill, nagging, over-insistent way of speaking, that bossy-pants way of walking, that remorseless insistence on always being right. Example: She pulled off the paper and looked at what he'd bought her, what the horrid, arrogant, boot-burning, bossy pants had bought her.
Word: bossy-pants Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bossy pants. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nandina Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A Latinised version of the Japanese name for the plant, 南天 (ナンテン, nanten), first used by Carl Peter Thunberg. 1. Heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo, an ornamental plant of species Nandina domestica, sole member of genus Nandina (in family Berberidaceae), native to east Asia from the Himalayas to Japan.
Word: plumbophilic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From plumbo- + -philic. 1. Attracting lead.
Word: plumbophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plumbo- + -philia. 1. The property of attracting lead. Labels: uncountable
Word: Kaede Part of Speech: name 1. A Japanese female given name from Japanese.
Word: Sanbō Kōjin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese 三宝荒神 (Sanbō Kōjin). 1. The Japanese god of fire, the hearth, and the kitchen. Labels: Japanese
Word: KMT Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of kissing my teeth: used to express disapproval, annoyance, or frustration. Labels: Caribbean, Internet, Multicultural-London-English, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Abbreviations and codes, including that urban, youthful indication of frustration and discombobulation that caught [John] Humphrys' imagination; KMT – kissing my teeth.
Word: KMT Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Kuomintang. Labels: China, Taiwan, abbreviation, alt-of Example: All of the parties could and did claim victories. The ruling KMT won the governorship and the mayorship of Kaohsiung. Naturally KMT leaders boasted of these wins. In particular, they noted that Kaohsiung had been a stronghold of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party. The DPP won the mayorship of Taipei. This was a major triumph. The NP's candidate was second in the Taipei mayoral context and the NP did well in the Taipei City Council race. Taiwan's new political party thus seemed to be off to a good start in winning support at the ballot box. Finally, the cause of democracy won. Example: The Supreme Court sentenced former KMT Mayor of Jinsha Township (金沙鎮) in Kinmen County (金門縣) to 11 years in prison on bribery and abuse of public office charges.
Word: oak wreath Part of Speech: noun 1. A chaplet of common oak leaves woven to form a crown honouring a soldier who had saved the life of a citizen in battle. Labels: Ancient-Rome, historical, usually
Word: credit mule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From credit + mule. 1. A victim of fraud persuaded to use their own name and information to obtain an expensive item with credit contract attached, such as a smartphone. The victim, or "mule", is paid on giving the item to the fraudster, and is assured the contract will be cancelled, but it is not. Thus, the victim acquires a debt while the fraudster can sell the item at a large profit.
Word: credit mules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of credit mule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: credit muling Part of Speech: noun 1. Exploitation of a credit mule to perform a fraud. Labels: uncountable
Word: Slavi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian сла́вы (slávy, “praises”), plural of сла́ва (sláva, “glory”), from Proto-Slavic *slàva (“fame; glory”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”). Pronunciation: /ˈslɒviː/, /ˈslɑvi/ 1. The Russian Orthodox Christmas, which is celebrated from January 6 through 13 in outstate Alaska, USA, wherever there is a sizable Russian Orthodox population. Example: Following are three recipes for the large size pie – piroghi – one a very large size pie which the cook, Marlene Johnson of Naknek, says is excellent for "Slavi time." Example: Church functions such as the Moravian Song Fests and the Russian Orthodox Christmas ("Slavi") provide opportunities for social gatherings and visiting among residents of the communities.
Word: Slavi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Sclavī, plural of Late Latin and Medieval Latin Sclavus (“a Slav”). Pronunciation: /ˈslɒviː/, /ˈslɑvi/ 1. plural of Slav. Labels: archaic, form-of, plural Example: The tribes of the Slavi were diſtinguiſhed by peculiar names; thus we have the Slavi Marahani, Slavi Sorbi, Slavi Behemani, Slavi Dalemincii, Slavi Carentani, Slavi Polaci or Poloni, Slavi Chorvati, Slavi Roſſi, &c. A great many of theſe are taken from rivers, and parts of the country they inhabited. Example: Two great races have probably existed in the north-east of Europe for some thousand years. The vain Greeks and proud Romans despised the obscure names of Slavonians and Finns, (Slavi and Finni;) but these populous tribes have occupied from the earliest dawn of history all the countries comprehended under the vague and chimerical names of Scythia and Sarmatia. […] The Slavonic nations are divided, according to their dialects, into three branches: first, the eastern Slavi including the Russians, […] secondly the western Slavi or the Poles, Bohemians, Hungarian Slavi, and the Sorabs or Serbs of Lusatia; thirdly, the northern Slavi or the Venedes of the Romans, […]
Word: diaphonemes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diaphoneme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kodama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 木霊. 1. A type of Japanese tree spirit. Labels: Japanese
Word: fuck that noise Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used to express rejection of or objection to something. Labels: Canada, US, slang, vulgar Example: […] And it's please and thank you and you gotta call the old man 'master.'” “Fuck that noise!” Example: “If you mean the Provincial Mental Hospital – yes, that's exactly what I'm talking about.” “Fuck that noise. My Earl's not going anywhere near that place.”
Word: pet the kitty Part of Speech: verb 1. To masturbate by stimulating the vulva. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: Once you've got her "petting the kitty," watch her carefully, very carefully, not just for your own excitement—though it is, of course, very exciting—but to see how she likes to be touched. Example: What would happen to all the holidays that bring families together once people discover they'd rather stay home and pet the kitty or spank the monkey? 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pet, the, kitty.
Word: Euromaidan Part of Speech: name Etymology: 2013, from Ukrainian Євромайда́н (Jevromajdán), from Євро́па (Jevrópa, “Europe”) + майда́н (majdán, “square”), named after Майда́н Незале́жності (Majdán Nezaléžnosti, “Independence Square”) in Kyiv. Compare maidan. 1. A series of antigovernment protests in Ukraine that started in November 2013. Example: Large-scale protests, like Euromaidan or the Arab Spring, tend to occur in waves clustered in time and space through the processes of cross-country political contention or diffusion. Example: 2016, January 7, Taras Kuzio, "Euromaidan Dreams Deferred", in Foreign Affairs Snapshot At the heart of the Orange and Euromaidan revolutions was a demand by average Ukrainians for justice and dignity.
Word: polish the pearl Part of Speech: verb 1. To masturbate by stimulating one's clitoris. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: Women sometimes tell us that part of the reason they settle for not coming during intercourse is because they're terrified their partner would be offended if they reached down to polish the pearl while they're having sex. Example: Both “whittling the whalebone” and “polishing the pearl” are so ingrained in our DNA that infants have been known to handle their business long before it's open for business.
Word: cones of shame Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cone of shame Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tsubaki Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Japanese.
Word: nanten Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 南天. 1. The nandina or heavenly bamboo. Labels: uncountable
Word: Ōkuninushi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 大国主 (Ōkuninushi). 1. The Japanese god of nation-building, farming, business, and medicine, as well as love and good love matches. Labels: Japanese
Word: Tsutsuji Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Japanese.
Word: kamon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 家紋. 1. A Japanese family crest
Word: Fruitvale Part of Speech: name Etymology: From fruit + vale. 1. A village in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, British Columbia, Canada. 2. A number of places in California 3. A number of places in California 4. A census-designated place in Mesa County, Colorado. 5. An unincorporated community in Adams County, Idaho. 6. A populated place in Lincoln County, Oregon. 7. An unincorporated community in Crockett County, Tennessee. 8. A town in Van Zandt County, Texas. 9. An unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington.
Word: Masset Part of Speech: name 1. A village in British Columbia, Canada.
Word: managerialisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of managerialism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Queen Charlotte Part of Speech: name 1. A village in British Columbia, Canada. 2. An unincorporated community in Virginia.
Word: leaf miners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leaf miner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Warfield Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English wer (“weir”) + feld (“field”). 1. A village and civil parish in Bracknell Forest district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU8772). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A village in British Columbia, Canada. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A city in Martin County, Kentucky, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A census-designated place in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: counting-out games Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counting-out game Labels: form-of, plural
Word: awesomazing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of awesome + amazing. 1. amazing; wonderful Labels: slang
Word: momiji Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 紅葉. 1. Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)
Word: Momiji Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Japanese.
Word: amica curiae Part of Speech: noun 1. A female amicus curiae. Labels: uncommon
Word: amicae curiae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amica curiae Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wave the white flag Part of Speech: verb 1. To indicate to an opposing force that one is surrendering. Example: Then it was seen how perilous was the situation of the Boer snipers. . . . There was no escape for them save across the open. It says much for their courage that they took that perilous choice rather than wave the white flag, which would have ensured their safety. 2. To yield, give up, or quit. Labels: figuratively Example: I started in with a fine left-hander on his right eye. Liverpool had been a fighter once, but dissipation and bad company had taken the nerve out of him. In ten minutes I had him lying on the sand waving the white flag. Example: Last week the Herald waved the white flag, editorialized: "In view of the Professor's unfortunate exposé of Boston newspaper punditing, we have little alternative but to follow his advice."
Word: raise the white flag Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of wave the white flag. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hoist the white flag Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of wave the white flag. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: show the white flag Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of wave the white flag. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Antigonid Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to Antigonus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Antigonid Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the dynasty founded by Antigonus.
Word: Hazelton Part of Speech: name Etymology: From multiple placenames in England: Hesleden, County Durham, Haselden, Sussex, Haslingden, Lancashire, Hazeldon, Wiltshire, and Hazleton, Gloucestershire. From Old English hæsl (“hazel”) + denu (“valley”). 1. An English habitational surname from Old English. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. 3. A city in Idaho. 4. A village in British Columbia. 5. A city in North Dakota; named after early settler Hazel Roop. 6. A town in Kansas; named for founder Rev. J. Hazelton. 7. A neighborhood of Youngstown, Ohio; named for the landowning Haseltine family, respelled with the -ton placename suffix. 8. An unincorporated community in California; named for Hazelton Blodget, son of a local oilman. 9. An unincorporated community in New Jersey. 10. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
Word: Ashcroft Part of Speech: name Etymology: Habitational surname from two minor places in England, from Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + croft (“enclosed field”). 1. A surname from Old English. Labels: countable Example: When Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft jumped into the state’s gubernatorial race last year, the Republican vowed to tackle a slew of culture war issues, promising to fight the “woke politics” of “left-wing” banks and touting how he used his position to enact a regulation targeting those financial firms. 2. A placename, from the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename, from the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename, from the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Anmore Part of Speech: name 1. A village in British Columbia, Canada.
Word: Anmoore Part of Speech: name 1. A town in West Virginia.
Word: geoboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -μετρίᾱ (-metríā) Ancient Greek γεωμετρῐ́ᾱ (geōmetrĭ́ā)der. Latin geōmetriader. Old French geometriebor. Middle English gemetry English geometry Proto-Germanic *burdą Proto-West Germanic *bord Old English bord Middle English bord English board blend English geoboard Blend of geometry + board. 1. A board with nails or pegs around which elastic bands can be looped in order to explore concepts in geometry.
Word: geoboards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geoboard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doctrineless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From doctrine + -less. 1. Without a doctrine. Labels: not-comparable
Word: counterindoctrination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + indoctrination. 1. indoctrination against a previously imparted doctrine Labels: uncountable Example: Counts argued that capitalism could not be reconstructed into a more humane social order unless conservative indoctrination to which students were subjected in schools (and elsewhere) was challenged by radical counterindoctrination.
Word: Murphy's sign Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after American physician John Benjamin Murphy (1857–1916). 1. A sign of cholecystitis, etc. identified by the patient experiencing pain when the gall bladder is obstructed on the right-hand side while they breathe out.
Word: indoctrinator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From indoctrinate + -or. 1. One who indoctrinates. Example: ndeed, indoctrination is possible if and only if the intelligence of the indoctrinatee is (significantly) lower than the intelligence of the indoctrinator.
Word: counterindoctrinate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From counter- + indoctrinate. 1. To indoctrinate (somebody) against a previously imparted doctrine. Labels: transitive
Word: indoctrinators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indoctrinator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterindoctrinated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of counterindoctrinate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: counterindoctrinates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of counterindoctrinate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: counterindoctrinating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of counterindoctrinate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Stewiacke Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from a corruption of the Mi'kmaq toponym Esiktaweak, translated as "whimpering and whining as it goes" (referring to the Stewiacke River). Pronunciation: /ˈst(j)uː.i.æk/ 1. A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Word: Kentville Part of Speech: name Etymology: Compound of Kent + -ville. The town is named after Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767 - 1820), who visited the area in 1794. Pronunciation: /ˈkɛnt.vɪl/ 1. A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.