nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: stiliagi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stiliaga Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tusovka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian тусо́вка (tusóvka). 1. A group of Russian youths who met in public as part of a hippie-like subculture of the 1980s and 1990s. Labels: historical
Word: tusovki Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tusovka Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tusovkas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tusovka Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stir up the animals Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause public discontent or controversy. Example: He styled himself both a Prohibition-flouting "Baltimoron" and "an incurable snob," the voice of "the intelligent minority" determined "to stir up the animals." Example: The Japanese were often skittish about elections: they wanted to control who they got as top administrators and feared elections might stir up the animals.
Word: cross-trail Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cross- + trail. 1. To broadcast a trailer on one channel or station advertising content that will appear on another. Example: BBC Two cross-trailed a new costume drama that was starting on BBC One that week.
Word: cross-trailed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cross-trail Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cross-trails Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cross-trail Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cross-trailing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cross-trail Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ill name Part of Speech: noun 1. A bad reputation.
Word: cockying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cocky Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cockied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cocky Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: woggins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of woggin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aphorisming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of aphorism Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: aphorismed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of aphorism Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: straw buyer Part of Speech: noun 1. The third party who makes a straw purchase for another person.
Word: straw buyers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of straw buyer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apifacture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From apis (“bee”) and factus past participle of faciō (“to do, make”). 1. The production of honey by bees. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Next let vs somewhat digresse from Manufacture, to Apifacture, (and with Salemon the wife, send the sluggard to imitate the painefull and laborious Bees) for the increase of Hony and Wzxe in England, Scotland and Ireland, and others of his Maiesties dominions, and let mans helpe succour this Apifacture, if it may be so called, as followeth. Example: That this might be duly effected, the king granted to Geddie twenty acres of marsh-land in the east end of the park of Falkland, 'to be enclosed, trenched, and planted with such herbs, trees, &c., as is most suitable and convenient for the maintenance and food of an apifacture ; and ordered a convenient house to be built therein for that purpose, and did ordain the treasurer and receivers of his majesty's revenues to pay John Geddie the sum of ₤200 sterling for building and accomplishing the said apifacture.'
Word: stretchout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from stretch out. 1. Alternative form of stretch-out. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stretchouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stretchout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: strike suit Part of Speech: noun 1. A lawsuit of questionable merit brought in the hope of gaining a private settlement, before going to court, that would be less than the defendant's legal costs.
Word: strike suits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strike suit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stroke house Part of Speech: noun 1. A cinema that shows pornographic films. Labels: slang
Word: stroke book Part of Speech: noun 1. A pornographic book or magazine. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: One of the things that Barrus has done, no doubt for the money, is Mineshaft, a novel issued in pulp by MagCorp as, supposedly, a sadomasochistic stroke book. The joke is on MagCorp and those who snub books which, judged by their covers, are written for the mass (cheap pornography) market. Mineshaft is the finest satire in gay literature. Example: The stained mattress on the floor was littered with stroke-books and the walls were papered with photographs of women who appeared to be wearing nothing but a thin coating of Wesson Oil.
Word: stroke houses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stroke house Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stroke books Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stroke book Labels: form-of, plural
Word: LEL Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of lower explosive limit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LEL Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of lel. Labels: Internet, alt-of, alternative
Word: butter mochi Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of mochi cake made with butter, eaten in Hawaii.
Word: myroblyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Byzantine Greek μυροβλύτης (muroblútēs, “myron-gushing”), from the ancient μῠ́ρ(ον) (múron) + -ο- (infix) + the Hellenistic verb βλύ(ζω) (blúzō) + -της (-tēs). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪɹəblaɪt/ 1. A saint whose relics or place of burial are said to have produced the Oil of Saints ("an aromatic liquid with healing properties" or "holy water (very much like myrrh)") or the odour of sanctity. Example: The final scene on the cope shows both Catherine's martyrdom and two angels carrying her body to Mt. Sinai, which would remind viewers that Catherine was a myroblyte; [...] Example: This miracle signals that she has become a myroblyte, a healing saint.
Word: tin roof sundaes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tin roof sundae Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sanitary engineering Part of Speech: noun 1. The engineering and construction of sewerage systems. Labels: uncountable
Word: sanitary engineer Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who works in sanitary engineering.
Word: sanitary engineers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sanitary engineer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: extraterrestial Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of extraterrestrial. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: extraterrestial Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of extraterrestrial. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Arny Part of Speech: name Etymology: Diminutive + -y. 1. A diminutive of the male given name Arnold, from the Germanic languages.
Word: SEND Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of special educational needs and disability. Labels: UK, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Word: sarding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sard Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sarded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sard Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ill-named Part of Speech: adj 1. Poorly named; given an unsuitable name.
Word: ill names Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ill name Labels: form-of, plural
Word: good names Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of good name Labels: form-of, plural
Word: academy chain Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of multi-academy trust. Labels: UK
Word: academy chains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of academy chain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multi-academy trust Part of Speech: noun 1. A trust that operates more than one academy school. Labels: UK
Word: multi-academy trusts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of multi-academy trust Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Guliya Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 古里雅 (Gǔlǐyǎ). 1. An ice cap in Rutog County, Ngari prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, 35°17'N, 81°29'E Example: On the Guliya glacier in the western Kunlun, they hand-drilled three cores, including one from the twenty-two-thousand-foot summit that was the highest ever retrieved at the time. Example: The area of the Guliya Ice Cap is more than 300 km² and the area at the top is more than 100 km². According to the debris at the terminal end of the glacier, the ice cap is stable. There is no abrupt change in ice layers from the top to the bottom. Thus, the features of the Guliya Ice Cap satisfy the assumptions made for our calculations.
Word: tortoise beetle Part of Speech: noun 1. A beetle in the taxonomic tribe Cassidini within the subfamily Cassidinae of the family Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles).
Word: myroblytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of myroblyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: myroblytes Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of myroblyte.
Word: wax tablet Part of Speech: noun 1. A tablet made of wood and covered with a layer of wax, used as a reusable and portable writing surface in Antiquity and throughout the Middle Ages.
Word: wheretowards Part of Speech: conj Etymology: From where- + towards. 1. Alternative form of wheretoward. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wherebetween Part of Speech: conj Etymology: From where- + between. 1. Between which. Labels: formal Example: […] advancing said cooked dough in an unexpanded condition between cooling, relatively moving surfaces wherebetween the dough is confined and rapidly cooled […]
Word: whereacross Part of Speech: conj Etymology: From where- + across. 1. Across which. Labels: formal Example: Arrived at Pisae, they were warmly welcomed, and established themselves upon the southern bank of the Arnus, whereacross they built bridges, connecting the old colony with the new.
Word: whereabove Part of Speech: conj Etymology: From where- + above. 1. Above which. Labels: formal Example: […] the bladder sedge, a common species of open marshes and a slender plant with one to three short, few-flowered, pistillate spikes whereabove the narrow staminate spike is borne on a slender stalk; […]
Word: whereamongst Part of Speech: conj Etymology: From where- + amongst. 1. Alternative form of whereamong. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: So then arose the horrible confusion perpetuated ever since, of perversely different kinds of weights, jostling each other in Britain; Troy weight and Avoirdupois weight and Apothecaries' weight, wherein or whereamongst every one is at sea with regard to testing them, and no one whatever is satisfied.
Word: wherearound Part of Speech: conj Etymology: From where- + around. 1. Around which. Labels: formal, uncommon Example: […] said work station means includes a pair of rotating guide rollers wherearound said pair of cables pass; […]
Word: salatrim Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviated from short- and long-chain acyl triglyceride molecule. 1. A reduced-calorie fat substitute prepared by interesterification of short-chain triglycerides like triacetin or butyrin with hydrogenated vegetable oils. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: salatrims Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of salatrim Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hourage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hour + -age. 1. A period of time measured in hours. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: On that date an additional man was added for the purpose of reducing the hourage on the run and reducing the punitive overtime payable under the provisions of amendment 1 […] Example: The government has prescribed hourages for other courses and time to be spent in school, so there is no room in the college timetable.
Word: hourages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hourage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: A ring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The letter A designates the first (measured from ground zero); successive outer rings were designated B, C, etc. 1. The innermost circle of a nuclear explosion, within which all structures are destroyed.
Word: A rings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of A ring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fine chemical Part of Speech: noun 1. Any single, pure, complex chemical substance produced in limited quantities by multistep processes.
Word: fine chemicals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fine chemical Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homophonics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From homophony + -ics. 1. Synonym of homophone. Labels: uncountable Example: Mr. Waite based his method upon a study of homophonics, i. e., the words that have a like sound and a like meaning in different languages. Example: The principle of parsimony, I suggest, creates a residual category of homophonics, or chance convergences of two or more interpretations to a single phonetic string. 2. Homophonic composition Labels: uncountable Example: [...] in truth, Gluck was never interested in counterpoint he always thought in terms of homophonics (chordal relationships).
Word: homophonously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From homophonous + -ly. 1. In a homophonous manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dendrobine Part of Speech: noun 1. A tetracyclic alkaloid present in the plant Dendrobium nobile Labels: uncountable
Word: blancmange curve Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its resemblance to the dessert. 1. A self-affine curve constructible by midpoint subdivision.
Word: Takagi curve Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Teiji Takagi, who described it in 1901. 1. Synonym of blancmange curve.
Word: blancmange curves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blancmange curve Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Takagi curves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Takagi curve Labels: form-of, plural
Word: despiralize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + spiralize. 1. To uncoil, especially a chromonema as part of meiosis
Word: despiralized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of despiralize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: despiralized Part of Speech: adj 1. uncoiled Labels: not-comparable
Word: desuccinylate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + succinylate. 1. To remove a succinyl group
Word: desuccinylates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of desuccinylate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: desuccinylated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of desuccinylate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deuridylylation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + uridylylation. 1. The removal of a uridylyl group Labels: uncountable
Word: pentaprismatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From penta- + prismatic. 1. In the form of a pentaprism. Labels: not-comparable
Word: triprismatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tri- + prismatic. 1. Triply prismatic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Anzac wafer Part of Speech: noun 1. Hardtack. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, slang
Word: Anzac wafers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Anzac wafer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sheet iron Part of Speech: noun 1. sheet metal consisting of iron. Labels: uncountable 2. hardtack. Labels: derogatory, slang, uncountable
Word: worm castle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because it could become infested with worms. 1. Hardtack. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: worm castles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of worm castle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rolls in wealth Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of roll in wealth Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rolling in wealth Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of roll in wealth Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rolled in wealth Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of roll in wealth Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: slurs over Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of slur over Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: slurring over Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of slur over Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: slurred over Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of slur over Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Kaikoura Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Māori Kaikōura. Pronunciation: /kaɪˈkɔːrə/ 1. A town in Kaikoura district, Canterbury, on the east coast of the South Island, New Zealand. 2. A territorial authority in north Canterbury, New Zealand, with its headquarters in the town; in full, Kaikoura District.
Word: AMFs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of AMF Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anarchy of production Part of Speech: noun 1. According to Marxist theory, the chaotic and volatile nature of all commodity production based on private property, as opposed to planned economies. Labels: Marxism, uncountable
Word: anchor tenant Part of Speech: noun 1. A large and popular store in a shopping mall, often a department store or retail chain, intended to attract a significant cross-section of customers to the mall. Example: As the number of viable anchor tenants continues to contract, the bargaining leverage of these anchor tenants has increased. The difficulty and expense of negotiating arrangements with them has increased correspondingly. Example: The anchor tenants are responsible for drawing the majority of the customers to the center or mall and will do a significant amount of advertising that also brings in customers.
Word: anchor tenants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anchor tenant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Andromeda strain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After The Andromeda Strain (1969), techno-thriller novel by Michael Crichton documenting the efforts of a team of scientists investigating the outbreak of a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism in Arizona. 1. Any microorganism whose release and spread could cause a public health catastrophe. Example: Trout are important to those of us who enjoy angling, but trout are unimportant if this Andromeda Strain of destruction without replacement—which began more than 200 years ago and burgeoned in the twentieth century—continues. Example: John Langone, a science writer for Discover magazine, characterizes the popular view of AIDS in 1985 as an “Andromeda strain with the transmission efficiency of the common cold.”
Word: Andromeda strains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Andromeda strain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: angelled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈeɪnd͡ʒəld/ 1. simple past and past participle of angel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: angelled Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈeɪnd͡ʒəld/ 1. Full of angels. Labels: not-comparable, poetic Example: The angelled sky and flowered field are gold.
Word: angelling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of angel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: anomalous water Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of polywater. Labels: uncountable
Word: orthowater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ortho- + water. 1. Synonym of polywater. Labels: uncountable
Word: superwater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + water. 1. Synonym of polywater. Labels: uncountable
Word: anonymous sculpture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of German Anonyme Skulpturen; the term was used by Bernd and Hilla Becher, who photographed such structures. 1. Any industrial structure whose architecture is thought to have unintended artistic qualities. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: anonymous sculptures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anonymous sculpture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antiartist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂értis Proto-Italic *artis Latin ars Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -ista Late Latin artistader. French artisteder. English artist English antiartist From anti- + artist. 1. An artist who creates antiart, in opposition to artistic norms.
Word: antiartists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antiartist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Riccarton Part of Speech: name 1. A village and parish in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4335). 2. An outer suburb of Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1769). 3. A former settlement at Riccarton Junction railway station, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Roxburghshire (OS grid ref NY5497). Example: Riccarton Junction, with its railwaymen's co-operative shop on the island platform, has no connection with the outside world by road; and as we move off smartly down to the south, we cannot help wondering, now that the "Junction" part is losing its meaning, what Riccarton Station's future may be. 4. A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Word: bloodshotting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blood + shotting. 1. The condition of being bloodshot. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: have one's handful Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of have one's hands full. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: handfuckers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of handfucker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Te Puke Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Māori. Pronunciation: /tiː pʊkiː/ 1. A town in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
Word: Timaru Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Māori. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪməɹu/ 1. A town and port in South Canterbury, New Zealand. 2. A territorial authority of Canterbury, New Zealand; in full, Timaru District.
Word: Whangarei Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Māori Whangārei. Pronunciation: /faŋaˈɾɛi/ 1. A city in Northland, the northernmost in New Zealand.
Word: Ranfurly Part of Speech: name 1. A settlement in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3865). 2. A town in Otago, New Zealand. Named Eweburn at first, it was renamed after Uchter Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly. 3. A hamlet in central Alberta, Canada.
Word: Waitangi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Māori Waitangi. Pronunciation: /waɪˈtæŋi/, /ˈwaɪtəŋi/ 1. A locality in the Bay of Islands Northland region, North Island, New Zealand. 2. A town on the west coast of the Chatham Islands district, New Zealand.
Word: Arrowtown Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arrow + town, after the Arrow River. 1. An old gold mining town in Otago, New Zealand.
Word: against someone's will Part of Speech: adv 1. Due to being forced rather than by choice.
Word: alekeeper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ale + keeper. 1. An alehouse-keeper, a person who operates an alehouse; a tavernkeeper, an alekeep. Example: But that Friday morning there was an air of intensity about them that made her rein in Melissa and dismount. They were so engrossed in their discussion that they hadn't seen her ride up, until the alekeeper's wife, Biddy Tomkins, turned round ... Example: The word appears in a defamation case from Somerset in 1600 as an insult directed toward an alekeeper's wife: "she fucketh in every corner with every knave that cometh to thy house."
Word: Carterton Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the surname Carter + -ton. 1. A town in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2706). Named after William Carter. 2. A town and local government district of Wairarapa, New Zealand. Named after Charles Carter.
Word: alekeepers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alekeeper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tavernkeep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tavern + keep. 1. A tavernkeeper.
Word: alekeep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ale + keep. 1. An alekeeper.
Word: tavernkeeps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tavernkeep Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alekeeps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alekeep Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Vejovis Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Vējovis, a later spelling of Vēiovis, from Old Latin Vēdiovis, from vē + Diovis from Proto-Italic *djous, *djowes, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws. Pronunciation: /ˈve.joʊ.vɪs/, /ˈvɛ.d͡ʒoʊ.vɪs/ 1. an ancient Italic Roman deity of Etruscan origin considered to be an underworld counterpart of Jupiter; literally “Little Jupiter”, “Anti-Jove” Labels: Roman
Word: yada Part of Speech: intj 1. Only used in yada yada yada
Word: endloaders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of endloader Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Porirua Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Māori. Pronunciation: /pɒɹɪɹuə/ 1. A city in the Wellington region, New Zealand.
Word: fencing wire Part of Speech: noun 1. A thick, tough, durable, rust-resistant wire designed to be strung between fence posts to form fences in rural settings. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: They camped that night at Dingo Creek, the fire Jim quickly made, Put the Billy on the cross-piece, pitched the tent, Brought a steak from 'neath the saddle-flap, and on the "grid" 'twas laid, A piece of rusty fencing wire, well bent.
Word: fencing wires Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fencing wire Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fence post Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fencepost. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fence posts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fence post Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fence-post Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fencepost. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fence-posts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fence-post Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Greengrass Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English grēne (“green”) + græs (“grass”), probably a toponymic surname for a person living near a grassland. 1. A surname from Old English.
Word: BOGSAT Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of bunch of guys sitting around a table, a meeting that is unproductive or lacks focus. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable Example: For many years, the key to better team meetings was a designated person who functioned as a process facilitator. The goal was to prevent a BOGSAT – Bunch of Guys/Gals Sitting Around a Table.
Word: BOGSATs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of BOGSAT Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Petone Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Māori. Pronunciation: /pɛtəʊni/ 1. A suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington region, New Zealand.
Word: Yarden Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan”). Doublet of Jordan. 1. A unisex given name from Hebrew.
Word: Wanganui Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Māori Whanganui. The spelling of Sense 1 and Sense 2 reflects a dialectal realization of the ⟨wh⟩ phoneme as [ˀw] in Taranaki and Manawatū-Whanganui. Pronunciation: [ˈwɒŋanʉi] 1. A city and territorial authority in Manawatū-Whanganui region, on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. 2. A major river in the Manawatū-Whanganui region, North Island, New Zealand, which flows into the Tasman Sea at Wanganui. Official name: Whanganui River. 3. A river in the West Coast region, South Island, New Zealand, which also flows into the Tasman Sea. 4. A locality in the Byron council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. 5. An epoch from 5.28 to present million years ago, a subdivision of the Neogene-Quaternary.
Word: Opotiki Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Māori Ōpōtiki. 1. A town and local government district in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
Word: Arthur's Pass Part of Speech: name 1. A mountain pass in the Southern Alps, Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand, named after Arthur Dudley Dobson. 2. A settlement in Canterbury, New Zealand, at the foot of the pass.
Word: brood cocoon Part of Speech: noun 1. A cocoon-like structure made of web in which a female spider lays her eggs.
Word: brood cocoons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brood cocoon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: menstruals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of menstrual Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apheliotropically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From apheliotropic + -ly. 1. In an apheliotropic way; away from the sun. Example: In the case of the radicles of Sinapis alba, sensitiveness to light also resides in the tip, which, when laterally illuminated, causes the adjoining part of the root to bend apheliotropically. Example: It has been empirically found that the reflection ratio when apheliotropically (looking downsun) is ...
Word: apertive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin apertūra (“opening”) + -ive. 1. Causing the body to open; dissolving blockages or having a purgative or diuretic effect. Example: Both its root and seeds are hydragogeous, and very apertive, and therefuore usefull in hydroptical and watry diseases. Example: Oppression and stopping at Brest and Stomach. Though very few live when they come to these things, yet here and there one makes a shift to creep over this and many other threatning signes; but you must not goe about to cure this as you doe other stoppings in the stomach, as by squills oximells, bomits, but by apertive medicines as this: 2. Pertaining to or using an aperture; apertural. Example: In this part the author leaves the stylus method and passes on to the interference method, which is very valuable because it can resolve scratches down to a width of about 0.00002" or 0.00003", provided that a high apertive microscope objective is used. Example: Seasat was launched in June 1978 and carries a synthetic apertive radar. 3. Tending to open. Example: Prefractures are weak or apertive when the prefixed vowel has a greater closure formed by the tongue or lips than the original vowel, so that the result is a progressive opening. Example: Eberhart is a philosopher-poet whose avowed ambition is “to open/ Poetry to apertive speculation.”
Word: apertive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin apertūra (“opening”) + -ive. 1. A substance that can be used medicinally for its apertive effect. Example: The Love Bush seems to have been used in olden days in medicine, for Browne in 1789 writes: "It has been always esteemed as a diuretic and apertive, and formerly used as an ingredient in come of the compositions of the shops". Example: Gentian has been used for centuries as a tonic to aid digestion; and it is currently employed in the manufacture of apertives and bitters, notably Gentiane, a Swiss digestive liquor.
Word: apertives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apertive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antroversion Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of anteroversion. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: cryptolanguage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crypto- + language. 1. A secret language. Example: The history of cant lexicography has contributed in part to a widely held misconception about slang, namely, that slang is used as a secret language known only to the members of a select group: that slang is a crypto-language.
Word: Johnsonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Johnson + -ite. 1. A Marxist supporting the ideas of the Johnson–Forest Tendency. Labels: US 2. A political supporter of Boris Johnson (born 1964), British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister from 2019 to 2022. Labels: UK Example: The diffuse nature of the uprising has had some advantages. Johnsonites haven’t been able to plausibly portray them as disgruntled remainers when the regicides include such staunch enthusiasts for Brexit as Steve Baker and David Davis.
Word: cryptolanguages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cryptolanguage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: funnel webs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of funnel web Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stubby holder Part of Speech: noun 1. An insulating receptacle, often decorated, designed to keep a stubby of beer cold while being drunk in a hot environment. Labels: Australia Example: The Australian relative is more likely to be a bit older, even middle-aged, and to have a well-developed beer gut, thongs, a bad tan, and a perpetual stubbie holder glued to his palm.
Word: stubby holders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stubby holder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barrack buster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From their use against British army and RUC barracks. 1. Any of several improvised mortars, developed in the 1990s by the engineering group of the Provisional Irish Republican Army
Word: single cream Part of Speech: noun 1. A relatively thin cream with less fat than in double cream. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: single creams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of single cream Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pelly Bay Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Pelly + bay. Named after Sir John Pelly, the governor of the British colony corporation, the Hudson's Bay Company, that operated the colony of Rupert's Land, that includes this body of water. 1. A bay on the Gulf of Boothia, separated from it and Committee Bay by the Simpson Peninsula. 2. Former name of Kugaaruk. 3. A military base on the bay that originated as a DEW Line station
Word: rear one's head Part of Speech: verb 1. To raise one's head. Labels: literally 2. To appear and cause problems or stress, especially at an inopportune time (said of something or [rare] someone that is undesirable or unwelcome). Labels: idiomatic Example: One problem that reared its head in 1983 would prove more difficult to solve, with the heat that summer leading to a number of engine failures. Example: For large parts of this season City have been far from the level that saw them win the Treble last season, especially defensively. Those issues reared their head again, and will lead to questions about the summer recruitment, with some poor defending for both Newcastle goals.
Word: Wuhan coronavirus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Wuhan + coronavirus, q.v., from its presumed origin in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. 1. Synonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19. Labels: colloquial, offensive, sometimes, uncountable 2. Synonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19 itself. Labels: colloquial, offensive, sometimes, uncountable Example: Health officials in two California counties have reported over the weekend two new cases of Wuhan coronavirus in the state, bringing the total number of cases in the U.S. to four.
Word: Wuhan virus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Wuhan + virus, q.v., from its presumed origin in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. The same name was separately and less prominently used in 1995 for a strain of H3N2 flu. 1. Synonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, offensive, sometimes, uncountable Example: This new “Wuhan virus” outbreak in China, which appears to be due to a novel coronavirus, is another warning to us about the need for more research in infectious diseases, epidemiology and control measures. Example: One of the 46, the man's 37-year-old son, is another confirmed case of the Wuhan virus. 2. Synonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, offensive, sometimes, uncountable Example: We designed candidate diagnostic RT-PCR assays before release of the first sequence of the Wuhan virus. Example: Stop the Wuhan virus 3. Synonym of A/Wuhan/359/95, a strain of H3N2 influenza. Labels: uncommon, uncountable
Word: Wuhan flu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Wuhan + flu, q.v., from its presumed origin in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. 1. COVID-19. Labels: dated, informal, offensive, sometimes, uncountable Example: The 10-year-old Chinese boy confined to isolation at Vachira Phuket Hospital yesterday on suspicion of carrying the Wuhan flu has tested negative for the virus and will rejoin his parents today (Jan 23), Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) Chief Thanit Sermkaew has confirmed.
Word: if possible Part of Speech: adv 1. Contingent upon the possibility or convenience of the request.
Word: GLCM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of ground-launched cruise missile. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: GLBM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of ground-launched ballistic missile. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: GLCMs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of GLCM Labels: form-of, plural
Word: GLBMs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of GLBM Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rear one's ugly head Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of rear one's head. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Where regionalism rears its ugly head, it should be stomped upon immediately and decisively by the administration so as to leave no doubt that such tendency will never be tolerated. Example: Knowing the signs of stimulant addiction will help you determine if you or somebody else in your life is dealing with this problem. If it becomes serious enough, a variety of signs and symptoms will rear their ugly head.
Word: harmonicks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of harmonick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rideman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ride + -man. 1. A jazz soloist. Example: She didn't like the tenor rideman for instance. He had a scar under his left eye.
Word: ridemen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rideman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ride the clock Part of Speech: verb 1. To leave one's workplace covertly without clocking out, thus continuing to be paid. Example: Complainant and his wife both complained to Mr. Cooper about employees "riding the clock," that is being clocked in, but not being at work. Example: […] everyone was doing what he paid us to do, rather than gossip, goof off and ride the clock, things we often did instead.
Word: ride the boards Part of Speech: verb 1. To visit and inspect potential sites for billboard advertising. Example: In order to see the exact location of the boards being purchased, advertisers or their agencies will often ride the boards to visit some of the sites. Example: A Day in the Life of an Advertising Media Planner […] 4:30 Go out riding the boards — checking out outdoor advertising locations — with the media buyer.
Word: myroblytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From myroblyte + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to myroblytes.
Word: self-ignite Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From self- + ignite. 1. To catch fire due to sufficient temperature. Labels: intransitive Example: However, when the concentration of carbon is 1.4%, the mixture self-ignites at 295°.
Word: self-ignites Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of self-ignite Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: self-ignited Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of self-ignite Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: self-igniting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of self-ignite Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pea shake Part of Speech: noun 1. An illicit numbers game or lottery, with the numbers marked on small balls or "peas". Labels: US
Word: pea shakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pea shake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ring in one's nose Part of Speech: noun 1. A compulsion to gamble regardless of one's losses. Labels: slang Example: So, the dealers are thinking, “What a mamaluke! The guy's got a ring in his nose!” But then he comes back and plays some more. And all the guys like him, because he's funny and he's one of the boys and he tips big. Example: He admitted in a dugout interview in 1969 that there was a time when he “had a ring in his nose” and once lost $8,000 two days in a row at the track.
Word: JHTML Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Java within Hypertext Markup Language. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: memlook Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of mameluke. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: memlooks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of memlook Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rip-and-reader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Suggesting the tearing off and reading of printed sheets from incoming news transmissions. 1. A newsreader or station that delivers the news in a formulaic, uninspired manner. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: In between the all-news stations and the rip-and-readers are a substantial number of stations which sometimes have one or two newsmen and which try to do a respectable job with a limited budget. Example: Leave the rip-and-readers to the tender mercies of the Associated Press. Major market radio and television stations are another matter entirely. Their news interests and requirements are similar to those of newspapers.
Word: rip-and-readers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rip-and-reader Labels: form-of, plural
Word: take one's custom elsewhere Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of take one's business elsewhere.
Word: Waikiwi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Māori wai + kiwi. Pronunciation: /wʌɪˈkiːwi/ 1. A suburb in the north of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
Word: Wyndham Part of Speech: name Etymology: Heterographic variant of Windham. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪndəm/ 1. A small village in Ogmore Valley community, Bridgend borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9391). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A locality in the Bega Valley council area, south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A local government area west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; in full, the City of Wyndham. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A small town in eastern Southland, New Zealand. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A census-designated place in Henrico County, Virginia, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A habitational surname. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Chekoslovakia Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete form of Czechoslovakia. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Lower Hutt Part of Speech: name 1. A city in the Hutt Valley, Wellington region, New Zealand.
Word: Upper Hutt Part of Speech: name 1. A city and territorial authority in the Hutt Valley, Wellington region, New Zealand.
Word: fall seven times, stand up eight Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Calque of Japanese 七転び八起き (nana korobi ya oki). 1. One must not give up one's efforts, even those that are in vain.
Word: doughties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doughty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lipe Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈliˌpeɪ/ 1. plural of lipa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dannevirke Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named by Scandinavian settlers after the Danevirke, Danish fortifications in Schleswig-Holstein. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛniˌvøːk/, /ˈdɛnɘˌvøːk/ 1. A town in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand. 2. An epoch from 65 to 43 million years ago, a subdivision of the Paleogene.
Word: Wairoa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Māori. Pronunciation: /wʌɪˈɹəʊə/ 1. A town and local government district of the Hawke's Bay region, New Zealand. 2. A river in the Hawke's Bay region, New Zealand, which flows through the town. 3. A river in the Auckland region, New Zealand. 4. A river in the Bay of Plenty region, New Zealand. 5. A river in the Northland region, New Zealand. 6. A river in Tasman district, New Zealand.
Word: Taumarunui Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Māori. 1. A town in the King Country of Ruapehu district, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.
Word: Raglan Part of Speech: name 1. A village, community, and castle in Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO4107). 2. A community in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada. 3. A community in the Durham Region of Ontario. 4. A locality in the Bathurst Region of New South Wales, Australia. 5. A small town and locality in the Gladstone Region of Queensland, Australia. 6. A small town in western Victoria, Australia. 7. A town and harbour in Waikato district, Waikato region, on the west coast of the North Island, New Zealand.
Word: take up arms Part of Speech: verb 1. To prepare to fight; to arm oneself. Labels: intransitive
Word: Waiouru Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Māori. Pronunciation: /wʌɪˈuɹu/ 1. A small town in Ruapehu district, Manawatū-Whanganui region, New Zealand.
Word: Iana Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Romanian Iana. 1. A commune of Vaslui County, Romania.
Word: Taihape Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Māori. Pronunciation: /tʌɪˈhapi/ 1. A town in Rangitikei district, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.
Word: dichogamic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to dichogamy Labels: not-comparable
Word: dictyoid Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of reticulate. Labels: not-comparable
Word: diferulate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From di- + ferulate. 1. Any compound that contains two ferulate groups
Word: diferulates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diferulate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dimethylate Part of Speech: verb 1. To add two methyl groups to a compound
Word: dimethylate Part of Speech: noun 1. A dimethylated derivative of an amino acid such as lysine or arginine
Word: dimethylates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dimethylate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dimethylates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dimethylate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: discectomize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From discectomy + -ize. 1. To perform a discectomy
Word: discectomized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of discectomize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: disinflate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dis- + inflate. 1. To reduce the rate of inflation
Word: exusion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From exude + -ion. 1. The act or process of exuding. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Something that is exuded. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] and that, while the former affords an appropriate matrix or bed, wherein the granular exusions from the scion may affix themselves and be secured, the latter keeps up that supply of moisture which is required, till the union is completely effected.
Word: Hawera Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Māori. Pronunciation: /hɑːwəɹə/ 1. A town in South Taranaki district, Taranaki region, New Zealand.
Word: exusions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exusion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dogmanship Part of Speech: noun 1. The art or skill of controlling the behaviour of a dog Labels: uncountable
Word: doliroside Part of Speech: noun 1. A polycyclic glycoside present in the Chinese herbal medicine Dolichos falcata Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dorsoanteriorly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From dorso- + anteriorly. 1. In a dorsoanterior manner or direction Labels: not-comparable
Word: dorsomidline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dorso- + midline. 1. The dorsal midline.
Word: Port Chalmers Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Thomas Chalmers, a Presbyterian leader. 1. A town on Otago Harbour, Otago, New Zealand, which is the main port for Dunedin.
Word: ypsigons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ypsigon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Fairlie Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈfɛːli/ 1. A surname. 2. A village in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2055). 3. A small town in Mackenzie district, South Canterbury, New Zealand. 4. An unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States.
Word: Fairlie Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfɛːli/ 1. A design of steam locomotive with the driving wheels on one or two bogies. Example: Class "R" 0-6-4 single Fairlie No. 28, built by Avonside in 1879, as working for the Timaru Harbour Board in 1940
Word: Gazaean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Gaza + -ean, modelled after Latin Gazaeus, from Ancient Greek Γαζαῖος (Gazaîos). Pronunciation: /ɡəˈziːən/ 1. Alternative form of Gazan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Gazaean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Gaza + -ean, modelled after Latin Gazaeus, from Ancient Greek Γαζαῖος (Gazaîos). Pronunciation: /ɡəˈziːən/ 1. Alternative form of Gazan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Gazaeans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Gazaean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Reefton Part of Speech: name Etymology: From reef + -ton, referring to reefs of gold. Both places have a history of gold mining. 1. A small town in Buller district, West Coast, New Zealand. 2. A locality in the Temora council area, central New South Wales, Australia. 3. A rural locality in Yarra Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia.
Word: gets some Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of get some Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: getting some Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of get some (“to have sex”) Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. Having sex (habitually, not currently). Labels: euphemistic Example: Are you getting some?
Word: got some Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of get some Labels: form-of, past
Word: gotten some Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of get some Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gets one's groove on Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's groove on Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person