nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: decacuminated Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the top or point cut off. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Dutch islands of Saint Eustatia and Saba were now open before us, the former rising from the ocean in the form of a decacuminated cone, […]
Word: sacropubic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sacro- + pubic. 1. Of or pertaining to the sacrum and the pubes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sacrorectal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sacro- + rectal. 1. Of or pertaining to the sacrum and the rectum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: gynecoid Part of Speech: adj 1. Characteristic of a woman. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of the pelvis, having a rounded form typical of the human female. Labels: not-comparable
Word: beneficency Part of Speech: noun 1. beneficence Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: beneficencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beneficency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: platypelloid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From platypellic + -oid. 1. Of the pelvis, assuming a shape with a flat inlet and a shortened anteroposterior diameter. Labels: not-comparable
Word: transdiaphragmatically Part of Speech: adv 1. In a transdiaphragmatic manner; across the diaphragm. Labels: not-comparable
Word: extrapericardial Part of Speech: adj 1. External to the pericardium. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hypostimulation Part of Speech: noun 1. Reduced level of stimulation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: perimenopausally Part of Speech: adv 1. Around the time of menopause. Labels: not-comparable
Word: gynecooncology Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of gyneco-oncology. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: whalehead Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of shoebill (wading bird) Example: The shoebill, whalehead or boatbill, as it is sometimes called, is one of Africa's strangest and rarest endemics. 2. A type of sand dune in North Carolina. Example: The strong north winds pile the sands up into great barchannes or medanoes, crescentic sand dunes known locally as whaleheads, which are moving steadily southward. Example: Huge dunes, called “whaleheads” by locals, developed on Hatteras during this time and swept across the island.
Word: gyneco-oncology Part of Speech: noun 1. A branch of oncology concerned with gynecological tumours. Labels: uncountable
Word: whaleheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whalehead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abatwa Part of Speech: noun 1. A tiny spirit being in Zulu folklore.
Word: mastalgic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to, or suffering from mastalgia (breast pain). Labels: not-comparable
Word: arterioarterial Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to, or communicating between two arteries. Labels: not-comparable
Word: acardius anceps Part of Speech: noun 1. Acardiacus anceps. Labels: uncountable
Word: hypoemic Part of Speech: adj 1. Having reduced blood flow. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hemiacardius Part of Speech: noun 1. A twin fetus with a rudimentarily formed heart which effects only a part of its circulation, with the remaining being assisted by the other twin. Labels: uncountable
Word: polyhydramniotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, relating to, or characterised by polyhydramnios. Labels: not-comparable
Word: oligohydramniotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, relating to, or characterised by oligohydramnios. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hydramniotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, relating to, or characterised by hydramnios (polyhydramnios). Labels: not-comparable
Word: perigestational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From peri- + gestational. 1. Around the time of gestation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: allantochorionic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to the allantochorion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fluctuatings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fluctuating Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subamniotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + amniotic. Pronunciation: /ˌsʌbæmniˈɒtɪk/ 1. Underneath the amnion. Labels: not-comparable Example: subamniotic haemorrhage
Word: leukoencephalopathic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to, or characterised by leukoencephalopathy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: microzymian Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to microzymas. Labels: not-comparable
Word: big air Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From big + air. 1. A discipline in freestyle skiing and snowboarding, involving sliding down a large launch ramp and then launching off a big kicker, to obtain height and time in the air to perform acrobatic maneuvers, and land on a landing slope. Labels: uncountable
Word: underflip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From under- + flip. 1. A flip trick, the flipping of a skateboard by flicking the underside of the board, while riding on the board. 2. An acrobatic maneuver, initiated while in mid-air, performing a backflip by flicking one's head back over one shoulder, making the body flip underneath the board or skis.
Word: Ninja Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ninja. 1. An anti-government Bakongo rebel, active in Pool Department, Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville). Example: To punish a population seen as Ninja sympathisers, the government last year effectively sealed off the entire region and barred all aid, turning Pool into a blank space on the humanitarian map. Example: While the last major clashes were in 2003 in Pool — a southern region between the capital Brazzaville and the port city of Pointe Noire — Ninjas had continued to roam the region, robbing civilians and hijacking trains to the oil-rich coast.
Word: ctene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the stem of Ancient Greek κτείς (kteís, “comb”). 1. A band of fused cilia on the bodies of ctenophores, used for locomotion.
Word: Cochinchinese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Cochinchina + -ese. 1. Of or relating to Cochinchina, the southern part of Vietnam. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Cochinchinese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cochinchina + -ese. 1. The language or people of Cochinchina; southern Vietnamese. Labels: uncountable
Word: wood quail Part of Speech: noun 1. Any bird in the genus Odontophorus, native to the forests of the New World.
Word: 1-2-3 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From 1 + 2 + 3. Pronunciation: /wʌn tuː θɹiː/, /wʌn tu θɹi/ 1. An achievement by a team of taking the first three positions in competition. Example: He led another Italian 1-2-3 12 months ago in Portugal. Example: He could be the rider that upsets a Spanish 1-2-3 on the podium.
Word: 1-2-3 Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly the three steps of riding a jeepney, from Tagalog sakay (“ride”), hintay (“wait”), alis (“leave”), wherein it notably lacks the step of paying for the fare. Another possible source is the saying of "1, 2, 3" before jumping off a jeepney without paying. Pronunciation: /wʌn tuː θɹiː/, /wʌn tu θɹi/ 1. The act of not paying for the fare when riding a jeepney. Labels: Philippines, colloquial
Word: sesquisyllable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sesqui- (“one-and-a-half”) + syllable. 1. A prosodic word consisting of an unstressed “minor” syllable followed by a stressed “major” syllable.
Word: Unthank Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A number of places in England: 3. A number of places in England: 4. A number of places in England: 5. A number of places in England: 6. A number of places in England: 7. A number of places in England: 8. A number of places in England: 9. A hamlet north of Brechin, Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6061).
Word: ameristic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + meristic. 1. Lacking a meristem and thus undifferentiated Labels: not-comparable
Word: amicroscopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin mīcroscopiumlbor. Italian microscopiobor. English microscope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English microscopic English amicroscopic From a- + microscopic. 1. Synonym of submicroscopic. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: amidinohydrolase Part of Speech: noun 1. Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an amidine
Word: amidonaphthol Part of Speech: noun 1. Any amido derivative of naphthol
Word: aminoacetate Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of glycinate.
Word: disturbative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From disturbāt-, past participial stem of disturbō, + -ive. By surface analysis, disturb + -ative. 1. Of, pertaining to, or causing the act of disturbing. Labels: archaic Example: It is not to say that all crowds are disturbative, or woe betide fashionable assemblies; but the element of disturbance is always at hand wherever a crowd is collected.
Word: multiplicatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multiply + -c- + -atory or multiplicate + -ory, compare multiplication, multiplicative. 1. Serving to multiply. Labels: not-comparable Example: [Strategies] should be based on well-analysed proposals, no matter how simple they may be, provided that they are both feasible and useful, and above all trigger expansion with multiplicatory effects.
Word: kashikoi Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Japanese かしこい. 1. wise, especially in the context of Japanese culture.
Word: the house always wins Part of Speech: proverb 1. In a casino, all gambling is designed so that the house (i.e. the casino owners) will always net a profit, regardless of the successes of individual patrons. Example: Don't go to a casino. All their games are designed to make you lose more money than you earn, so that the house always wins. 2. A given system is designed to net a profit for, or benefit, some (specified or implied) people. Labels: broadly Example: You're surprised by the high prices in the prison commissary? I'm not — the house always wins, after all. Example: The Reddit amateurs may be gloating about their victory over elite hedge funds now, but in the casino of Wall Street the house always wins, and many Redditors may be flirting with financial catastrophe. 3. In a given system or situation, over a long enough timescale, a particular (specified or implied) outcome is inevitable. Labels: broadly Example: You know what they say about death and taxes. The house always wins. Example: ... thermodynamics has its way. The end may be a long time coming, but come it must: the odds cannot be beaten. Sooner or later, the timelessness of equilibrium sets in. In the gambling casino of nature, the house always wins.
Word: aminobenzoyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English amino- Arabic لُبَان (lubān) Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas Sanskrit यव (yava)bor.? Proto-Austronesian *zawa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawader.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy) Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)bor. Catalan benjuíder. Middle French benjoinder. English benzoin Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English benzoic Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English benzoyl English aminobenzoyl From amino- + benzoyl. 1. Any amino derivative of a benzoyl group Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: aminobutyryl Part of Speech: noun 1. Any amino derivative of a butyryl group Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: aminocaproate Part of Speech: noun 1. Any amino derivative of a caproate; any salt or ester of aminocaproic acid
Word: aminocarboxylic Part of Speech: noun 1. Any amino derivative of a carboxylic group Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: aminoethanoic Part of Speech: noun 1. Any amino derivative of an ethanoic group Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: aminoglutaric Part of Speech: noun 1. Any amino derivative of a glutaric group Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: aminohippurate Part of Speech: noun 1. Any amino derivative of a hippurate
Word: aminoisobutanol Part of Speech: noun 1. Any amino derivative of isobutanol
Word: aminoisobutyrate Part of Speech: noun 1. Any amino derivative of an isobutyrate
Word: aminopropionic Part of Speech: noun 1. Any amino derivative of a propionic group Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: aminosuccinic Part of Speech: noun 1. Any amino derivative of a succinic group Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: aminovalerate Part of Speech: noun 1. Any amino derivative of a valerate
Word: aminuria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amino- + -uria. 1. The presence of amines in the urine
Word: amithiozone Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of thioacetazone. Labels: uncountable
Word: ammonaemia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ammonia + -aemia. 1. Alternative form of ammonemia. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: amnemonic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of amnesic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete
Word: amniocardiac Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From amnio- + cardiac. 1. Relating to the amnion and the heart Labels: not-comparable
Word: amniocele Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amnio- + -cele. 1. A herniation of the amnion through a uterine defect
Word: amniochorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From amnio- + chorial. 1. Relating to the amnion and the chorion Labels: not-comparable
Word: amniochorionic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From amnio- + chorionic. 1. Synonym of amniochorial. Labels: not-comparable
Word: amniogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amnio- + -genesis. 1. The formation and development of the amnion Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fly-tippers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fly-tipper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crested pigeon Part of Speech: noun 1. A pigeon with a crest, especially Ocyphaps lophotes, widespread throughout Australia. Labels: Australia Example: A flock of crested pigeons flashed through the timber out in the day.
Word: amniogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From amnio- + -genic. 1. Relating to amniogenesis Labels: not-comparable
Word: amniography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amnio- + -graphy. Pronunciation: /æmniˈɒɡɹəfi/, /æmniˈɑːɡɹəfi/ 1. The radiography of the amnion (and fetus), normally after injection of a radiopaque substance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Amniography consists of opacifying the amniotic fluid in the uterus with a suitable contrast medium in order to delineate the uterine cavity and to study certain aspects of maternal and fetal physiology.
Word: crested pigeons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crested pigeon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amniographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From amnio- + -graphic. 1. Relating to amniography Labels: not-comparable
Word: amoebacide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amoeba + -cide. 1. Alternative form of amebicide. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: spinifex pigeon Part of Speech: noun 1. Geophaps plumifera, native to Australia. Example: [A]s we climbed into the sandstones the pretty spinifex pigeon tripped along ahead.
Word: perceptibilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perceptibility Labels: form-of, plural
Word: topknot pigeon Part of Speech: noun 1. A large pigeon, Lopholaimus antarcticus, native to eastern Australia. 2. A medium-sized pigeon, Ocyphaps lophotes, of Australia, having a pointed crest. Labels: colloquial Example: A top-knot pigeon (Crested Pigeon), safe in its tangle of mimosa, breathes its little call of warning: `F'uff!'
Word: money-changer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of money changer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: money-changers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of money-changer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polynomialism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From polynomial + -ism. 1. The use of many names or terms. Labels: uncountable
Word: Comey Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two main origins: * Welsh habitational surname from a place called Cymau, in Flintshire, from cymau, plural of cwm (“valley”). * Reduced Anglicisized form of Irish Mac Giolla Choimdheadh (“son of the servant of Lord God”). Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊmi/ 1. A surname. Example: After the President fired his FBI director in early May, he dismissed Comey as “a showboat,” “a grandstander” and a “nut job.”
Word: whisperous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From whisper + -ous. 1. whispery Example: In his apartment the doctor, conscious of his whisperous breathing, placed the letter on the kitchen table and sat looking at it, waiting for a tea kettle of water to boil.
Word: Lyttonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Lytton + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803–1873), English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician.
Word: dobhash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi [Term?]. 1. A native interpreter in India. Labels: historical
Word: dobhashes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dobhash Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superager Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + ager. 1. Someone with an advanced biological age who still retains the cognitive function of a younger person. Example: What areas of the brains of superagers are activated more than those of ordinary seniors? Example: Researchers have spent years studying superagers in an attempt to understand what sets the senior citizens apart.
Word: superagers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superager Labels: form-of, plural
Word: widgeonweed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From widgeon + weed. 1. Any of various aquatic plants in the genus Ruppia. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: widgeonweeds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of widgeonweed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: von Economo neurons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of von Economo neuron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: helmetcam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From helmet + cam. 1. A helmet-mounted camera.
Word: helmetcams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of helmetcam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acroski Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acrobatic skiing. 1. Ski ballet. Labels: uncountable
Word: ski ballet Part of Speech: noun 1. A former freestyle skiing event involving a choreographed routine performed on a smooth slope. Labels: uncountable
Word: ski boots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ski boot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vindicability Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality of being vindicable. Labels: uncountable
Word: liripipium Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of liripoop (“a tippet or scarf”).
Word: liripipia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of liripipium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multiwindowing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From multi- + window + -ing. 1. The ability to switch between multiple open windows. Labels: uncountable
Word: great cat Part of Speech: noun 1. Any large feline animal, especially one of the Panthera genus, including tigers, lions, jaguars and leopards. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see great, cat.
Word: sketch book Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sketchbook. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: put into words Part of Speech: verb 1. To express using words, either written or spoken. Example: I can't put into words what you mean to me.
Word: push up the daisies Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of push up daisies. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: This parrot is no more. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to see its maker. This is a late parrot. It's a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. If you hadn't nailed it to the perch it would be pushing up the daisies. It's run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-parrot.
Word: prize money Part of Speech: noun 1. Money offered as a prize in a competitive event. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The ticketing and merchandising sanctions should not hit too hard, as the end of the season looms, but there could be larger holes with the final portion of the broadcast deal and the prize money from the Premier League and Uefa to be frozen.
Word: modern language Part of Speech: noun 1. A human language which is living or recently extinct.
Word: language school Part of Speech: noun 1. A school where foreign languages are taught
Word: language death Part of Speech: noun 1. The death of a language, when a language loses its last native speaker
Word: language laboratory Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of language lab.
Word: language extinction Part of Speech: noun 1. language death
Word: mind one's language Part of Speech: verb 1. To be careful to speak properly, especially concerning the avoidance of swear words. Labels: idiomatic
Word: hour glass Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hourglass. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hour-glass Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hourglass. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: head bang Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of headbang. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: head wind Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of headwind. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: give blood Part of Speech: verb 1. To willingly have one's own blood drawn, for a blood bank or the like.
Word: old as time Part of Speech: adj 1. That has been around forever. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: old as the hills, age-old, as old as time itself, old as time itself
Word: Winter Games Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Olympic Winter Games.
Word: Winter Olympic Games Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Olympic Winter Games. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: master stroke Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of masterstroke. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: amoebiosis Part of Speech: noun 1. Any disease caused by the presence of an amoeba or other protozoan
Word: amorphia Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of amorphism. Labels: uncountable
Word: amorphus Part of Speech: noun 1. A malformed foetus 2. Any amorphous material
Word: amphicelous Part of Speech: adj 1. concave on both sides, or both ends Labels: not-comparable
Word: amphinucleolus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amphi- + nucleolus. 1. A nucleolus that has both basophilic and oxyphilic components
Word: amphitrichate Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of amphitrichous. Labels: not-comparable
Word: amphitrophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From amphi- + -trophic. 1. That lives via photosynthesis in the light and via chemotrophy in the dark Labels: not-comparable
Word: amphomycin Part of Speech: noun 1. A lipopeptide antibiotic produced by fungi of genera Streptomyces and Actinoplanes. Labels: uncountable
Word: amphophil Part of Speech: noun 1. Any amphophilic cell
Word: amphophilous Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of amphophilic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: amphotonia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of amphotony. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: amphotony Part of Speech: noun 1. hypertonia of the entire autonomic nervous system Labels: uncountable
Word: amprotropine Part of Speech: noun 1. The antispasmodic [3-(diethylamino)-2,2-dimethylpropyl] 3-hydroxy-2-phenylpropanoate normally administered as the phosphate Labels: uncountable
Word: ampullitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ampulla + -itis. 1. inflammation of an ampulla Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ampullula Part of Speech: noun 1. A small ampulla
Word: Anat Part of Speech: name Etymology: Probably from Semitic; compare Phoenician 𐤏𐤍𐤕 (ʿnt), Ugaritic 𐎓𐎐𐎚 (ʿnt), as well as Ancient Greek Αναθ (Anath). 1. An ancient Semitic goddess of war and fertility.
Word: perfection salad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Mrs. John E. Cook of New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA, for a submission to a magazine recipe contest sponsored by gelatin maker Knox in 1904. 1. A terrine or jello-style vegetable loaf made with lemon vinaigrette flavored gelatin, filled with a chopped garden salad or green salad, popular in the United States during the early and mid 20th century. Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: underflips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of underflip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: part out Part of Speech: verb 1. To disassemble (a system such as a computer or a car) in order to reuse the component parts. Labels: US, transitive
Word: widgeon grass Part of Speech: noun 1. Certain aquatic grass-like herbs: Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Certain aquatic grass-like herbs: Labels: uncountable, usually 3. Certain aquatic grass-like herbs: Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: herring-bones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of herring-bone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pycnogonoid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any member of the Pycnogonida; a sea spider.
Word: pycnogonoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pycnogonoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gallowsness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gallows + -ness. 1. recklessness Labels: archaic, rare, slang, uncountable
Word: tasselweed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tassel + weed. 1. Ruppia spp., a grass-like aquatic herb Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: great cry and little wool Part of Speech: noun 1. Appearance without reality; much ado about nothing. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: clunkingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From clunking + -ly. 1. clunkily; awkwardly
Word: clunkings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clunking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gusseting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gusset Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gusseting Part of Speech: noun 1. Material for making gussets. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: amyelination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- + myelination. 1. The lack of, or the failure to form, a myelin sheath
Word: amyelinic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + myelinic. 1. That lacks a myelin sheath Labels: not-comparable
Word: amylodextrin Part of Speech: noun 1. A high-molecular-weight form of dextrin. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Anath Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Anat. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: slideometer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of slidometer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: slideometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slideometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geodic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From geode + -ic. 1. Of or relating to a geode. Labels: not-comparable
Word: eutaxites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eutaxite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: glossotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From glosso- + -tomy. 1. dissection of the tongue Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: glossotomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glossotomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: atmospheric engine Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of steam engine in which the steam is admitted only to the underside of the piston.
Word: atmospheric engines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of atmospheric engine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: atmospheric hammer Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of air hammer Labels: dated
Word: atmospheric hammers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of atmospheric hammer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: atmospheric railway Part of Speech: noun 1. A railway where the motive power is derived from partial vacuum acting on a piston working in a tube of uniform bore.
Word: atmospheric railways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of atmospheric railway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: motlopi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tswana motlopi. The word is cognate with Afrikaans matoppie, Northern Sotho mohlopi, Sotho mohlopi, Venda muṱhobi. Pronunciation: /məʊˈtləʊpi/, [məʊt̚ˈləʊpi], /moʊˈtloʊpi/, [moʊʔˈloʊpi] 1. The shepherd tree or shepherd's tree (Boscia albitrunca), an evergreen tree native to southern and tropical Africa which is one of the most important forage trees of the Kalahari. Example: The first mile or two was a grassy open plain of grey sandy soil consolidated by the grass roots and the late rains. Then came groves of mimosas, oomahaama, and motlopies, growing as usual from ant-hills, and these again alternated with patches of low bush of brittle wood, with smooth spear-shaped leaves (for a wonder destitute of thorns). Example: In times of scarcity the women and children spend hours every day in digging up, drying in the sun, and grinding into coarse flour the root of the motlopi-tree, of which they make porridge. This root is also extensively used by the frontier colonists as coffee.
Word: Scotticise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of Scotticize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Scotticising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Scotticise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Scotticises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of Scotticise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Scotticised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Scotticise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Pramnian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin Pramnium, from Ancient Greek Πράμνιος (Prámnios). 1. Of or pertaining to a type of Ancient Greek wine. Labels: historical, not-comparable Example: She stirred up a mixture of oats, barley, cheese, and Pramnian wine.
Word: outpassion Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + passion. 1. To be more passionate than; to surpass in passion. Labels: rare, transitive Example: […] He fain had calcined all Northumbria / To one black ash, but that they patriot passion / Siding with our great Council against Tostig, / Out-passion'd his!
Word: outpassioned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outpassion Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outpassions Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outpassion Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outpassioning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outpassion Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: avisandum Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of avizandum. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: Dobzhanskyan Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Dobzhanskian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Dobzhanskian Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to Theodosius Dobzhansky (1900–1975), Ukrainian-American geneticist and evolutionary biologist.
Word: Schwabach test Part of Speech: noun 1. A variant of the Rinne test: a hearing test made with the opposite ear masked placing the stems of the vibrating tuning forks on the mastoid process of the patient first and then of the examiner. If heard longer by the patient it indicates conductive hearing loss and if heard longer by the examiner it indicates sensorineural hearing loss in the patient.
Word: Rinne test Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after German otologist Heinrich Adolf Rinne (1819–1868). 1. A hearing test, used primarily for evaluating the loss of hearing in one ear, by comparing the perception of sounds transmitted by air conduction to those transmitted by bone conduction through the mastoid.
Word: Weber test Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Ernst Heinrich Weber (1795–1878). 1. A screening test for hearing performed with a tuning fork.
Word: TKA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of total knee arthroplasty. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: reviveth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: revive + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of revive Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: clairschach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Irish cláirseach (“harp”). 1. Obsolete form of clarsach. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: clairschachs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clairschach Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cloquet's node Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after French surgeon Jules Germain Cloquet (1790–1883). 1. The uppermost of the deep inguinal lymph nodes located in the femoral canal.
Word: Scarpa's triangle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Italian anatomist Antonio Scarpa (1752–1832). 1. The femoral triangle.
Word: outfielded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outfield Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: T-shirted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From T-shirt + -ed. 1. Wearing a T-shirt. Labels: not-comparable Example: Voters were registered and other t-shirted volunteers sold bumper stickers and buttons.
Word: antibasketball Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + basketball. 1. Opposing the sport of basketball.
Word: antitennis Part of Speech: adj 1. Rare form of anti-tennis. Labels: form-of, rare Example: The tennis coach, Allie Ritzenberg, was sent to Port au Prince, Haiti, by the State Department, and he came in for considerable congressional attention. / Rep. John J. Rooney (D-NY) led the antitennis bloc. Example: Nancy, the next important woman in Martina's life, would say irately that Rita Mae wanted Martina to give up tennis and become an architect or a lawyer. Although Rita Mae denies that she suggested any specific career, she does admit there was an antitennis impetus.
Word: antibee Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + bee. 1. Countering bees. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Satyagraha Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of satyagraha. Labels: alt-of, uncountable, usually
Word: mouthrinse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mouth + rinse. 1. A liquid used to rinse out the mouth.
Word: mouthrinses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mouthrinse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overdrop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + drop. 1. To drop over; to overhang. Labels: transitive
Word: overdropped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overdrop Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overdrops Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overdrop Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overdropping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overdrop Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: actinistians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of actinistian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orientator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From orientate + -or. 1. An instrument for orientating.
Word: orientators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orientator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interosculation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inter- + osculation. 1. Interconnection by, or as if by, osculation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: interosculations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of interosculation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tetanisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tetanization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: tetanisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tetanisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: haranguings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of haranguing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scoldable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From scold + -able. 1. Able or fit to be scolded.
Word: unstackable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + stackable. 1. Not stackable. Labels: not-comparable Example: Where rectangular storage containers make a mess of mismatched lids and sometimes unstackable shapes, the ordinary cylindrical deli cups used for food delivery are far superior.
Word: gnathitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin gnathitis. By surface analysis, gnath- + -itis. 1. Inflammation of the cheek or upper jaw. Labels: uncountable
Word: gnathism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gnath- + -ism. 1. The classification of mankind based on measurements of the jaw. Labels: uncountable
Word: sollared Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sollar Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sollaring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sollar Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stummel Part of Speech: noun 1. The bowl and stem of a smoker's pipe.
Word: stummels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stummel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: modalistic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to modalism.
Word: stimulatresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stimulatress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hieroglyphing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hieroglyph Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: diandrian Part of Speech: adj 1. diandrous Labels: not-comparable
Word: potworm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pot + worm. 1. Any worm in the family Enchytraeidae.
Word: knapskull Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A variant of knapscall; the first element is possibly knape (“(UK, dialectal, obsolete) lad”), while the second element is unknown. 1. Synonym of knapscall (“a type of helmet generally worn by a low-ranking person, possibly a servant of a cavalryman”). Labels: Scotland, obsolete
Word: knapskulls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of knapskull Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Redknapp Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: habit and repute Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being notorious enough to afford strong and generally conclusive evidence of something. Labels: uncountable Example: marriage by habit and repute
Word: Grindal worm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After the Swedish aquarist who first cultured them. 1. A species of enchytraeid worm used as feed for fish, Enchytraeus buchholzi.
Word: grindal worm Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Grindal worm. Labels: alt-of
Word: whiteworm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From white + worm. 1. A species of enchytraeid worm commonly used as feed for fish or birds, Enchytraeus albidus.
Word: untetherable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + tetherable. 1. That cannot be tethered. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sublect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + lect. 1. A lect forming part of a larger lect.
Word: sublects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sublect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minor canon Part of Speech: noun 1. A cleric in orders, attached to a cathedral and having the duty of assisting the canons in singing divine service.
Word: minor canons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minor canon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: singeings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of singeing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cottage piano Part of Speech: noun 1. A small upright piano. Example: He walked across the room to the shabby old cottage piano.
Word: cottage pianos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cottage piano Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sebundee Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sebundy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sebundees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sebundee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sebundy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi [Term?]. 1. A native soldier or local militiaman in India. Labels: historical
Word: sebundies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sebundy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: POFs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of POF Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caustic lime Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of quicklime. Labels: uncountable
Word: common caustic Part of Speech: noun 1. potash Labels: uncountable
Word: whiteworms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whiteworm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ungrouchy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + grouchy. 1. Not grouchy.
Word: grouchies Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grouchy + -ies. 1. A case of grouchiness; a state of being grouchy, irritable, easily angered. Labels: informal, plural, plural-only
Word: witgat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrikaans witgat. 1. Synonym of motlopi. Labels: South-Africa Example: The witgats, Boscia albitrunca and Boscia oleoides, are sometimes called shepherd's trees because their neat evergreen crowns cast a small but deep shadow in which for centuries shepherds and their flocks have rested.
Word: snowflakeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snowflake + -ness. 1. The essence or qualities of a snowflake. Labels: uncountable Example: Another position takes refuge in idiosyncacy—"every child is a unique individual!" True enough. So is very^([sic]) snowflake, yet we possess a theory of snowflakeness. Example: She is convinced that one particular snowflake that she names Harry—and why not Harry?—is unique, and yet he belongs to a larger family of snowflakes. Harry and his “relatives” share many characteristics of "snowflakeness,” yet he is different from all the rest—a point that even her older brother Dennis does not dispute. 2. The state or quality of believing oneself to be special or exceptional. Labels: derogatory, often, slang, uncountable Example: To help you discover your own beauty as a flower. Your own identity as a snowflake - your snowflakeness. You are the only 'you' you will ever know . Example: We want to feel ownership over artists before anyone else even knows who they are, and we have a soft spot for atypical music with lyrics that relate to our life experiences (see: Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors, Björk). I, for one, will admit it: I am very concerned with my unique snowflake-ness.
Word: blast processing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined in advertisements in 1991. 1. The processing capabilities of the Sega Genesis video game console. Labels: humorous, informal, uncountable
Word: matoppie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Tswana motlopibor. Afrikaans matoppiebor. English matoppie Borrowed from Afrikaans matoppie, borrowed from Tswana motlopi. 1. Synonym of motlopi. Example: At Waterpoort in South Africa, a worker (left, below) chain-saws branches from a matoppie tree for fodder. Example: Willem snatched a bundle wrapped in a cloth that he'd hung on a branch of a matoppie tree and threw it on the ground.
Word: shepherd tree Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of motlopi. Example: Later that morning, they wrapped Ian in a wildebeest skin and buried him near a shepherd tree.
Word: shepherd's tree Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of motlopi. Example: Down the stony canyon, we pass Commiphora saxicola (related to Arabian myrrh – the balm of Gilead – or in Afrikaans, the Kanniedood) trees, rocks whitened over centuries by the viscous piss of dassies, portly phantom trees (Moringa ovalifolia), rocky hills with granite domes, sparrow-weaver nests, zebra-hoof tracks on the narrow paths, old bones in dry riverbeds, white-trunked and thickly leaved shepherd's trees, views over the petrified red dunes to the east.
Word: unheinous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + heinous. 1. Not heinous; not totally reprehensible. Labels: rare
Word: witgats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of witgat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shepherd trees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shepherd tree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shepherd's trees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shepherd's tree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: transing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of trans Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: transed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of trans Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: Trans men are rarely even described as actively transitioning; instead, they’re “being transed,” in the parlance of extreme transphobia.
Word: mickeying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mickey Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mickeyed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mickey Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ragdolling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ragdoll Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ragdolled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ragdoll Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cold allergy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cold + allergy. From being an allergy to cold temperatures. 1. Synonym of cold urticaria. Labels: colloquial, uncountable
Word: cold urticaria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cold + urticaria. 1. Hives caused by exposure to the cold. Labels: uncountable
Word: amyostatic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to, or suffering from amyostasia Labels: not-comparable
Word: amyostasia Part of Speech: noun 1. muscle tremors; a difficulty in standing because of this condition Labels: uncountable
Word: amyotrophia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of amyotrophy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: amyotropic Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of amyotrophic. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: amytal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the trade name Amytal. 1. Synonym of amobarbital. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: anabiotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to, or recovering from, anabiosis. Labels: not-comparable 2. Serving to resuscitate; restorative. Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: anabiotic Part of Speech: noun 1. A restorative remedy; a powerful stimulant. Labels: archaic
Word: anadicrotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of anacrotic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: anadidymus Part of Speech: noun 1. An abnormality in which conjoined twins have a single head and upper body Labels: uncountable
Word: anaerogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From an- + aerogenic. 1. That does not produce (or suppresses the production of) air or gas Labels: not-comparable
Word: anakhré Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of goundou.
Word: goundou Part of Speech: noun 1. A disease, endemic to parts of West Africa, characterised by swellings each side of the nose
Word: anakusis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of anacusis. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: anancasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀνάγκασμα (anánkasma, “compulsion”). 1. Obsessive-compulsive behaviour. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: In general, there have been three methods of approach to the treatment of anancasms: (1) analysis of the symptoms to discover their meaning to the patient, (2) study of the personality, particularly of the fundamental insecurities, fears, dissatisfactions, dependencies and hostilities, (3) regulation of the daily regime with direct attempts to control the anancasms. 2. In the philosophy of Charles Peirce, a mode of evolution occurring by mechanical necessity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: If the development of ideas under the influence of the study of external facts be considered as external anancasm, — it is on the border between the external and the internal forms, — it is, of course, the principal thing in modern learning. Example: Far from being exclusive of one another, tychasm, anancasm, and agapasm share the same general elements; that said, these elements emerge most clearly in agapastic evolution.
Word: anancastic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of anankastic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: anancastic Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of anankastic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: anancastia Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: anandria Part of Speech: noun 1. A lack of male virility
Word: anarthritic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From an- + arthritic. 1. Not arthritic; not associated with arthritis Labels: not-comparable
Word: anarithmia Part of Speech: noun 1. A pathological inability to count
Word: anastole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin anastolē, from Ancient Greek ἀναστολή (anastolḗ). 1. retraction of the edges of a wound Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: anastral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From an- + astral. 1. Lacking asters Labels: not-comparable 2. Lacking an astrosphere Labels: not-comparable
Word: fathen Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fat hen. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Botanical name: Chenopodium album. Fathen is one of the most competitive cropping weeds in New Zealand.
Word: grabs some Zs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of grab some Zs Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: grabbing some Zs Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of grab some Zs Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present