nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: parson's nose Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of pope's nose (“tail end piece of cooked fowl”).
Word: parson bird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the two tufts of white feathers at the bird’s throat which resemble a parson’s clerical collar. Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːs(ə)n bɜːd/, /ˈpɑɹsən ˌbɝd/ 1. Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”). Labels: archaic
Word: Parsism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Parsi + -ism. 1. The Parsi sect of Zoroastrianism Labels: uncountable
Word: jumping Jehoshaphat Part of Speech: intj 1. Used to express astonishment. Labels: US, dated Example: By the jumpin' Geehosofat, what a gurl she air sure enuf!
Word: inshoring Part of Speech: noun 1. The outsourcing of employment domestically Labels: uncountable
Word: Universalist Part of Speech: noun 1. A follower of Universalism 2. Alternative form of Unitarian Universalist Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Unitarian Universalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Unitarian Universalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Universalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Universalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Universalism Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌjuːnəˈvɝsəlˌɪzəm/, /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəlˌɪzəm/ 1. A doctrine of universal salvation.
Word: Universalism Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌjuːnəˈvɝsəlˌɪzəm/, /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəlˌɪzəm/ 1. Unitarian Universalism. 2. The religion of the Universalist Church of America.
Word: cooley Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of coulee. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: This at last brought me to the cooley or ravine that I so longed to reach.
Word: cooleys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cooley Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zoilus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of Zoilus, an ancient Greek rhetorician who severely criticized Homer's poems. From Ancient Greek Ζωΐλος (Zōḯlos). 1. A critic characterized as bitter, carping, malignant.
Word: zoiluses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zoilus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zoili Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zoilus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pedestrian scramble Part of Speech: noun 1. A road intersection where all traffic is stopped, allowing pedestrians to cross in all directions including diagonally.
Word: pedestrian scrambles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pedestrian scramble Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bottle glorifiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bottle glorifier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Enyo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἐνυώ (Enuṓ). Pronunciation: /ɪˈnaɪoʊ/ 1. Goddess of violent war, acting as a counterpart and companion to the war god Ares. Identified with Bellona in Roman mythology. Labels: Greek
Word: garnishor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From garnish + -or. 1. A person who garnishes; one who obtains a garnishment against another.
Word: garnishors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garnishor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Abramov Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abram + -ov. 1. A surname from Russian.
Word: Abramsky Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Abram + -sky. 1. A surname of Russian and Polish origin.
Word: addressive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From address + -ive. 1. Tending to address; directed towards the attention of another.
Word: article of faith Part of Speech: noun 1. A thing that is believed as a matter of faith. Example: It’s an article of faith among longtermists that an event that led to the loss of 99% of humanity would be vastly preferable to one that kills off 100%.
Word: articles of faith Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of article of faith Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sell down the river Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably from the practice in the U.S., prior to the American Civil War, of trading in slaves who were transported via the Mississippi River: :* Mark Twain (1885), chapter 42, in Huckleberry Finn: “"[H]e ain't no slave. . . . Old Miss Watson died two months ago, and she was ashamed she ever was going to sell him down the river, and said so; and she set him free in her will."” :* Colin Woodard (2011), chapter 18, in American nations: "The least fortunate wound up on the sugar plantations of southern Louisiana and Mississippi, where it was sometimes profitable to work one’s slaves to death. Being “sold down the river” originally referred to slaves being sold by Appalachian people in Kentucky and Tennessee to downriver plantation owners in the Deep South.” 1. To betray, especially in a manner which causes serious difficulty for the one betrayed. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: [T]he Prime Minister was listened to with respect when he replied to Opposition hints that Ethiopia was being sold down the river because Britain was afraid she or her ships might suddenly be attacked by Italian airmen. Example: Somebody told me, I know where to go Somebody showed me, I was last to know Sell me down the river Sell me down the river Sell me down the river Sell me down the river What I wanted is what we wanted What we wanted is what she wanted
Word: Shasta Part of Speech: name Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from the exonym Sustika, with an origin in the Klamath language. Pronunciation: /ˈʃæs.tə/ 1. An extinct Native American language, formerly spoken from northern California into southwestern Oregon. 2. A brand of cola. Example: ’Cause I’m the Master Blaster drinking up the Shasta / My voice sounds sweet ’cause it has-ta Example: Fry: It’s Saturday night; I’ve got no date, a two liter bottle of Shasta, and my all-Rush mix tape... let's rock. 3. A census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States. Example: A historic schoolhouse burns in Shasta on July 26.
Word: Shasta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from the exonym Sustika, with an origin in the Klamath language. Pronunciation: /ˈʃæs.tə/ 1. A member of a Native American tribe of California.
Word: quar Part of Speech: noun 1. A quarry. Labels: obsolete Example: A chrysolite, a gem, the very agate / Of state and policy, cut from the quar / Of Machiavel.
Word: quar Part of Speech: noun 1. Quarantine. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: quar Part of Speech: verb 1. To choke or block (typically a river). Labels: transitive
Word: subadditive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + additive. 1. Such that the image of a sum is at most the sum of the images of the summands. Labels: not-comparable Example: The square-root function is subadditive under addition because #92;sqrt#123;a#43;b#125;#92;le#92;sqrta#43;#92;sqrtb.
Word: superadditive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + additive. 1. Such that the image of a sum is at least the sum of the images of the summands. Labels: not-comparable Example: Knot genus is superadditive under band sum because g(K#95;1#92;sharp#95;bK#95;2)#92;geg(K#95;1)#43;g(K#95;2).
Word: superadditivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + additivity. 1. The state of being superadditive. Labels: uncountable 2. The statement that a function is superadditive.
Word: subadditivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + additivity. 1. The state of being subadditive. Labels: uncountable 2. The statement that a function is subadditive. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: An outer measure μ^* satisfies a property called “subadditivity”, viz.: μ^* big (∪ⱼ₌₁ ᪲A_j big )<∑ⱼ₌₁ ᪲μ^*(A_j). If the less-than-or-equal sign were replaced with an equal sign then the property would be “additivity” instead.
Word: superadditivities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superadditivity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subadditivities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subadditivity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Property P Part of Speech: name 1. That no nontrivial Dehn surgery along k in the 3-sphere yields a simply connected manifold.
Word: deformation retract Part of Speech: noun 1. A subspace such that there is a retraction onto it of the ambient space homotopic to the identity function on the ambient space.
Word: deformation retract Part of Speech: verb 1. To have a deformation retract as a subspace.
Word: deformation retracts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deformation retract Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deformation retracts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deformation retract Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: southside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From south + side. Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊθˌsaɪd/ 1. The southern side of a building, street, area etc. Example: The retail section had two divisions - the southside and the northside - with Grafton Street being the main shopping street of the southside, and Henry Street and Moore Street the flagships of the northside. Example: While certain details indicate that this is a black neighborhood up north in a Michigan city, quite possibly Detroit as some have guessed, Morrison is deliberately not specific, allowing us to imagine that the "Southside" in her story could be any of a number of southsides created by the Negro migrations, including the southsides we readers may have lived in.
Word: westside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From west + side. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛst.saɪd/, [ˈwɛst.saɪd], [ˈwɛs.saɪd], [ˈwɛs.saːd] 1. The western side of a building, street, area etc. Example: This EIS describes and analyzes the environmental impacts of implementing an updated 10-year timber management plan for the 244,059 acres of public land in the Columbia and Alsea-Rickreall Sustained Yield Units on the westside of the Salem District, Oregon. Example: At Olynthos, all habitation-blocks are oriented east-west so that the houses share partition walls on the east- and westsides.
Word: keriorrhea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: from Greek, meaning "flow of wax" Pronunciation: /ˌkɛɹɪəˈɹiːə/ 1. The discharge of orange-coloured, waxy diarrhoea following the consumption of oilfish or escolar
Word: provisory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin provisorius, from provis- (supine stem of provideo) + -orius (“-ory”). Pronunciation: /pɹəˈvaɪzəɹi/ 1. Temporary; pending something more permanent. 2. Containing a proviso or condition. Example: The provisory clause effectively excluded his otherwise logical heirs from his main inheritance. 3. Dependent on a proviso or condition. Example: A provisory guarantee is rather like blackmail.
Word: provisory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin provisorius, from provis- (supine stem of provideo) + -orius (“-ory”). Pronunciation: /pɹəˈvaɪzəɹi/ 1. Synonym of provisional.
Word: loose ablative Part of Speech: noun 1. A syntactic construction which uses the past participle, inflected in the ablative case, without an auxiliary verb yet not as an adjective, but silently supposing a verb to depend upon.
Word: oilfish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oil + fish. 1. A snake mackerel (Ruvettus pretiosus), having a high content of wax esters instead of glyceride oils.
Word: snake mackerel Part of Speech: noun 1. Escolar.
Word: borani Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Iranian Persian برانی (borâni). 1. A traditional Iranian dish of yoghurt mixed with a cooked vegetable, most commonly spinach. Labels: uncountable
Word: Nuyorican Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of New York + Puerto Rican (adjective, noun), possibly influenced by Spanish neoyorquino (“New Yorker”) or Nu(eva) Yor(k) (“New York”). Pronunciation: /ˌnjuːjəˈɹiːkn̩/, /ˌn(j)ujəˈɹik(ə)n/ 1. Of or relating to New Yorkers of Puerto Rican descent. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: English-speaking Nuyorican, Chicano, and Cuban writers know two verbs for to be and to know, and are obsessed with the past. Example: He [Joe Cuba] was an icon to New York's Puerto Rican community and can be considered a pioneer of "nuyorican" (New York Puerto Rican) culture.
Word: Nuyorican Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of New York + Puerto Rican (adjective, noun), possibly influenced by Spanish neoyorquino (“New Yorker”) or Nu(eva) Yor(k) (“New York”). Pronunciation: /ˌnjuːjəˈɹiːkn̩/, /ˌn(j)ujəˈɹik(ə)n/ 1. A New Yorker of Puerto Rican descent. Labels: informal Example: There are about 40 young men and women, largely second‐ and third-generation Puerto Rican New Yorkers who call themselves "Nuyoricans," in the crowded storefront cafe at 505 East Sixth Street, on the Lower East Side. Some are poets, some are listeners. Example: But the decade's spirit of questioning and mobilization also took hold among minorities, including New York City's more than three million Latinos—primarily Puerto Ricans, or "Newyoricans." […] In the wake of the Black Panthers, the Young Lords mobilized Newyoricans to demand fair treatment and better social services.
Word: Nuyorican Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of New York + Puerto Rican (adjective, noun), possibly influenced by Spanish neoyorquino (“New Yorker”) or Nu(eva) Yor(k) (“New York”). Pronunciation: /ˌnjuːjəˈɹiːkn̩/, /ˌn(j)ujəˈɹik(ə)n/ 1. The variety of Spanish spoken by New Yorkers of Puerto Rican descent. Labels: informal Example: jesus is born speaking Nuyorican / eating tortillas con salchichas / to the rhythms of winter hot / conga drums that / lament an ice cold Christmas / that slips away under a slight / blanket of Christmas snow. Example: And suddenly I became the interpreter for people who never realized my Andean mestizo Spanish was not always enough to relate to people who grew up on East 116th Street speaking Nuyorican.
Word: regeneratively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From regenerative + -ly. 1. In a regenerative way.
Word: Bader Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: arthromere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arthro- (“joint”) + -mere (“part”). 1. Any of the constitutive body segments of a jointed animal.
Word: valgus Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin valgus. 1. knock-kneed (having the distal part of a limb displaced or twisted away from the midline of the body) Labels: not-comparable
Word: deoxyadenosine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deoxy- + adenosine. 1. A deoxyribonucleoside related to adenosine Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: deoxyguanosine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deoxy- + guanosine. 1. A deoxyribonucleoside related to guanosine Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: deoxythymine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deoxy- + thymine. Pronunciation: /diˌɒksɪˈθaɪmiːn/ 1. A deoxyribonucleoside related to thymine Labels: uncountable
Word: disiamylborane Part of Speech: noun 1. The organic borane bis(1,2-dimethylpropyl)borane that is used to synthesize aldehydes from alkynes
Word: siamyl Part of Speech: noun 1. The univalent radical 1,2-dimethylpropyl- that is isomeric with amyl Labels: uncountable
Word: hexatomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hex- + atomic. 1. Having six atoms in each molecule Labels: not-comparable
Word: galectin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of galactoside + lectin. Pronunciation: /ɡəˈlɛk.tɪn/ 1. A lectin that binds galactosides
Word: flub up Part of Speech: verb 1. To flub; to botch or mess up. Labels: Australia, Canada, US, slang
Word: filos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of filo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Heilsgeschichte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Heilsgeschichte. 1. History seen as the work of God's salvation. (Especially, in Christianity, the history of the Old Testament, seen as a preparation for the coming of Christ.) Labels: uncountable Example: Without a divine Heilsgeschichte it would not make sense to speak of Jesus' ‘deity’. He would then simply be one of the heroes of history—nothing more. Example: He was not a Leninist because he would have had no conception of historical self-determination. The only kind of history that mattered was Heilsgeschichte, or salvation history. 2. Any interpretation of history as leading to eventual well-being, as e.g. in Marxism. Labels: broadly, uncountable
Word: Maka Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Polish Mąka, and also from Tamil மகா (makā). 1. A surname.
Word: puddley Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From puddle + -y. 1. Alternative spelling of puddly. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare
Word: unkerned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + kerned. 1. Not kerned. Labels: not-comparable
Word: multitool Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From multi- + tool. 1. A portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body. Example: Holonyms: EDC, everyday carry 2. A portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body. 3. A portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body. 4. A portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body. 5. A portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body. 6. An oscillating power tool that can perform multiple functions with different attachments.
Word: multitools Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of multitool Labels: form-of, plural
Word: small forward Part of Speech: noun 1. A forward who is the shorter of the two forward positions, and often plays behind the power forwards.
Word: power forward Part of Speech: noun 1. A forward who is the taller of the two forward positions, and is often responsible for scoring near the basket, collecting rebounds and blocking shots in defense. 2. A forward who is capable of both rugged physical play and scoring goals.
Word: slapsies Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From slap + -sies. 1. A children's game in which the players position themselves in a circle and each place one hand in the centre (normally on top of a table or other item of furniture). An ordinal number or another word such as "last" or "penultimate" is then called out by someone and whoever draws their hand away from the circle at that position has their hand slapped by the other players. Labels: UK, uncountable
Word: sola topee Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of solar topee. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Habbo Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the social networking website Habbo. Labels: Internet
Word: MySpacer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: MySpace + -er 1. A member of the social networking website MySpace. Labels: Internet, informal Example: Many MySpacers have at least a few celebrity names in their list […] Example: When you sign up for the account and start building your network of fellow MySpacers, you are forced to put a limited number of them on your home screen.
Word: MySpacers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of MySpacer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hush one's mouth Part of Speech: verb 1. To be quiet.
Word: totally disconnected Part of Speech: adj 1. Such that each connected subspace is a singleton. Labels: not-comparable
Word: notitia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin notitia. Doublet of notice. Pronunciation: /nəʊˈtɪʃə/ 1. A roll, list, or register: a catalogue of public functionaries, with their districts: a list of episcopal sees.
Word: clunch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps related to clump. Compare hump, hunch; lump, lunch, etc. 1. A traditional building material mostly made of chalk or clay. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: clunch pit Example: The manor-house stands near the church, and is a large convenient old house built of clunch, stone, &c. with good gardens and walks adjoining to the river side.
Word: clunch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Alteration of clench. 1. To grasp firmly; clench. Labels: transitive Example: As William Wallace felt the bank giving away under his feet, he clunched the other boy firmly by the arm.
Word: trape Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps via Medieval Latin *trappa, from Old English træppe /treppe (“trap, snare”), from Proto-Germanic *trap-, from Proto-Indo-European *dreb-, from *der- (“to walk, step”). Pronunciation: /tɹeɪ̯p/, /tɹæɪ̯p/, /tɹep/, /ʈɾeːp/ 1. A messy or untidy woman. Labels: obsolete Example: Hard was his fate in this I own, ¶ Nor will I for the trapes atone; ¶ Indeed to guess I am not able, ¶ What made her thus inexorable[…]
Word: trape Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Perhaps via Medieval Latin *trappa, from Old English træppe /treppe (“trap, snare”), from Proto-Germanic *trap-, from Proto-Indo-European *dreb-, from *der- (“to walk, step”). Pronunciation: /tɹeɪ̯p/, /tɹæɪ̯p/, /tɹep/, /ʈɾeːp/ 1. To drag. Labels: intransitive Example: No, that coat's too big; it'll trape along the ground if you wear it. Example: "I expect that's right," Frest admitted. "You going to drop right down—or be you hunting and traping along? You'n Delia?" 2. To run about idly or like a slattern. Labels: intransitive
Word: slap shots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slap shot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autognosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) (“self”) + γνῶσις (gnôsis) (“knowledge”). Pronunciation: /ˌɔːtəɡˈnəʊsɪs/, /ˌɔtəɡˈnoʊsɪs/, /ˌɑtəɡˈnoʊsɪs/ 1. Self-knowledge; the understanding of one's character and peculiarities.
Word: bumfuzzle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably an alteration of fuzzled (“confused, intoxicated”), with the colloquial intensifier prefix bum-. First attested in 19th-century U.S. dialect. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌmfʌzl/, /ˈbəmˌfəz(ə)l/ 1. To confuse or fluster. Labels: Southern-US, colloquial, transitive
Word: pull up a pew Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of take a pew. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bumfuzzles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bumfuzzle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bumfuzzling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bumfuzzle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bumfuzzled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bumfuzzle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: notitia criminis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin nōtitia (“renown”) + crīminis, genitive of crīmen (“verdict”). 1. A notice conveyed to a prosecutor that a crime is alleged to have occurred.
Word: sad ass Part of Speech: noun 1. One who has unfashionable interests or obsessions. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: I'm gonna play that game when I get home! Example: What a sad ass.
Word: eco-house Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eco- + house. 1. A house designed to be environmentally friendly. Example: Another initiative was support for the Indonesian Ministry of Environment on eco-house design, with the construction of a pilot eco-house […]
Word: titches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of titch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: titches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of titch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: transition town Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of transition + town. 1. A town in the British and Ireland that is a member of the Transition Towns movement and is striving to develop a higher standard of living and an environmentally friendly future. Labels: Ireland, UK
Word: transition towns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transition town Labels: form-of, plural
Word: square roots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of square root Labels: form-of, plural
Word: external world Part of Speech: noun 1. The world consisting of all the objects and events which are experienceable or whose existence is accepted by the human mind, but which exist independently of the mind. Example: Human beings are able to form ideas that correspond in some way with a real world, outside of themselves. . . . [T]o each necessary relation a:b in human consciousness, there corresponds a relation A:B in the external world. Example: Is not a vast "background" of experience what we all really mean by an external world, or God, according to the mood we are in?
Word: Archimedean solids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Archimedean solid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Catalan solids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Catalan solid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pentakis dodecahedra Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pentakis dodecahedron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rainshade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rain + shade; compare sunshade. Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪnˌʃeɪd/ 1. An umbrella; any covering to protect or shield from the elements; an awning to keep out rain Example: No reason to wait up for her, Kellen told himself, hanging up his cloak and shaking out his rainshade before setting it in its tray to finish drying.
Word: -ex Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Imitative of the ending of Latin-derived words such as index and codex 1. Used to construct company and product names that borrow meaning from the root word. Labels: morpheme
Word: hot springs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hot spring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moradas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of morada Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mele Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lumes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lume Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Etter Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name.
Word: hard-arse Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hard-ass. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Google-fu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Google + -fu (suffix indicating expertise or mastery). 1. A skill in using search engines (especially Google) to quickly find useful information on the Internet. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: If you need to brush up on your Google-fu, check out Google Hacking for Penetration Testing from the talented and modest Johnny Long. Example: […] they think they have all the Google-fu they'll ever need […]
Word: google-fu Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Google-fu. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Google fu Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Google-fu. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: google fu Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Google-fu. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: When you use your google fu on Forrester, the first thing that shows up is KnoxViews.
Word: evar Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ˈɛvɑɹ/, /ˈɛvɚ/ 1. ever (at any time) Labels: Internet, humorous, not-comparable Example: That was the best party evar!!1!!!1! Example: Nice review. A little too "THIS IS THE BEST GAEM EVAR!" perhaps, but enough to get my Supermanic Soul worked up about it.
Word: chipa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Paraguayan Guarani chipa. 1. A kind of baked cheese-flavoured roll eaten in Paraguay.
Word: see-thru Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of see-through. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hens' night Part of Speech: noun 1. A hen night. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, US Example: 2004, Helen Denkha, Private Purgatory, Llumina Press, Florida, page 63, The cruises were very popular for Hens’ nights, and the girls would really let their hair down. Example: Among the so-hip-it-hurts couples and civilians, hens’ night group (bachelorette party) there; all giggles and squeals in the corner.
Word: hen's party Part of Speech: noun 1. A hen night. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand Example: They actually call out to male strippers at hen′s parties, ‘Show us your tits.’ I would have thought that it would be more appropriate to yell, ‘Show us your vital male equipment’ or words to that effect. But no. Example: A few of us from school went to her hen′s party, which was a new experience for me and the other Westerners at the school. One of the best things about the party was the advice for new brides she received — all of it traditional Tanzanian wisdom which bore a distinct resemblance to The Auatralian Women′s Weekly circa 1928.
Word: grip-car Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of grip car. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: raine Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of rain. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: pentatomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From penta- + atomic. 1. Having five atoms in each molecule. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having five hydrogen atoms capable of substitution. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pesthouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pest + house. 1. An establishment which provides shelter or care to sufferers of pestilence or other contagious infections.
Word: serotherapy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sero- + therapy. 1. The therapeutic use of sera or vaccines. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I will take this opportunity to present various regional initiatives in serum production that are absent from most historical accounts of serotherapy, even those focusing on France.
Word: synthesizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From synthesize + -able. 1. Able to be (easily) synthesized
Word: trouvère Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French trouvère. 1. A medieval lyric poet using the Northern langue d’oïl (precursor dialects of modern French), as opposed to their older, southern example, the original troubadours, who used langue d’oc (Occitan) Example: The activities of Jewish singers immediately before the expulsion from Spain testifies that they were outsiders in every respect, regarded neither as Jews nor Christians. They also appeared in the company of troubadours and trouvers, and like Suesskind of Trimberg (c.1220); these Jewish singers mastered the international repertoire no less than their Gentile colleagues.
Word: trouveur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French trouveur. Piecewise doublet of troubadour. 1. A minstrel, a troubadour. Labels: dated Example: 1796, Robert Southey, Joan of Arc, Book IV, 1829, The Poetical Works of Robert Southey, page 16, Meantime the Trouveur struck the harp; he sang Of Lancelot du Lake, the truest Knight That ever loved fair Lady; Example: But, secondly, a great many of these tales were borrowed from the narratives of the trouveurs or minstrels who wandered through the north of France, relating stories or reciting poems for the amusement of their entertainers.
Word: trouvères Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trouvère Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ultracentrifugate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From ultracentrifuge + -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To separate by means of an ultracentrifuge.
Word: minifloppy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mini-floppy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: minifloppies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minifloppy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kachchi Part of Speech: name 1. A language spoken in the Kutch region of Gujarat.
Word: ultracondenser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ultra- + condenser. 1. The optical condenser of an ultramicroscope
Word: code face Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of code + coalface. 1. The place where programmers develop source code (as opposed to conceptually distant areas such as design and marketing). Labels: informal Example: […] hype merchants of the computing world are up and running off towards the horizon before the IS workers toiling away at the code face are even crawling. Example: Why is it that, everywhere we look in the software world from academics, for whom computation is an abstract notion way above the trivializing clutter of actual computers, to hard-core systems designers and programmers, people actually working at the code face (as it were), we encounter this urge to apologize for the current techniques and to seek improvement?
Word: codeface Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of code face. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Zeist Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Zeist. 1. A town and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.
Word: Coca-Colas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Coca-Cola Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drivetime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drive + time. 1. Alternative spelling of drive time. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: drivetimes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drivetime Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drive times Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drive time Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dehire Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + hire. 1. To terminate the employment of. Labels: euphemistic, transitive 2. To terminate use under a lease of. Labels: India, UK, transitive
Word: ultramontanism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ultramontane + -ism, after French ultramontanisme. 1. A Roman Catholic philosophy that emphasises the prerogatives and powers of the Pope. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Ultramontanism is often seen as a conservative force in the Church, but after 1815 it represented innovation and the prospect of Church reconstruction and revival, albeit of a particular type.
Word: potsies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of potsie Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of potsy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tam o'shanters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tam o'shanter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: etherealness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ethereal + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being ethereal.
Word: etherealnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of etherealness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chromograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chromo- + -graph. 1. chromolithograph Labels: obsolete
Word: chromographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chromograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hypersonically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From hypersonic + -ally. 1. In a hypersonic way.
Word: swoopingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From swooping + -ly. 1. In a swooping way; with a swooping motion.
Word: unslapped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + slapped. 1. Not having been slapped. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unskilfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unskilful + -ly. 1. Alternative spelling of unskillfully. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sixth forms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sixth form Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ultravirus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ultra- + virus. 1. A filterable virus.
Word: amortisseur Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of amortisseur winding. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: squirrel cages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of squirrel cage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: béarnaise sauce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: from French, the feminine of béarnais (the adjective from the Béarn region, using -ais (“-ese”)) + sauce 1. A sauce made of clarified butter emulsified in egg yolks and white wine vinegar and flavored with herbs. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: leag Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of league. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: I found the hand & three others Indians the rest of the Canoes Camped 2 leags Below Example: … from the Illand of flowers beinge ten Leags South weste from ytt.
Word: béarnaise Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of béarnaise sauce. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: Béarnais Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French Béarnais. 1. An inhabitant or descendant of the population of the Béarn region in the French Pyrenees
Word: bearnaise sauce Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of béarnaise sauce. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bearnaise Part of Speech: noun 1. Béarnaise sauce. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: colorable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From color + -able. 1. US standard spelling of colourable. Labels: US, alt-of, not-comparable, standard Example: Colorable kid menu with crayons provided for the under-21 set.
Word: colourable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From colour + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌləɹəb(ə)l/ 1. Colourful. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete 2. Apparently true; specious; potentially justifiable. Labels: not-comparable Example: Doth the master make any bargaine, or dispatch that pleaseth not? it is immediately smothered and suppressed, soone after forging causes, and devising colourable excuses, to excuse the want of execution or answer. Example: they told him their comming was for some extraordinary tooles and shift of apparell; by this colourable excuse, they obtained 6. or 7. more to their confederacie […]. 3. Deceptive; fake, misleading. Labels: archaic, not-comparable, sometimes Example: Glauce, what needs this colourable word, / To cloke the cause, that hath it selfe bewrayd? 4. Deceptive; fake, misleading. Labels: archaic, not-comparable, sometimes 5. That can be coloured. Labels: not-comparable Example: This matter, however, is not itself coloured, but is only capable of exhibiting colours, by the addition of other matters : and hence we have ventured to call it the colourable, rather than the colouring parts of the plant, by which we merely indicate its property of becoming coloured, but not its actual possession of colour. Example: These results were discovered whilst investigating uniquely edge colourable graphs.
Word: colophonies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of colophony Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fieri facias Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English fieri facias, from Medieval Latin fierī faciās (“thou shouldst cause it to be done”), which is not a normal Classical Latin construction but a calque from Romance causatives from faciō and infinitive (attested since Late Latin). Pronunciation: /fi.ˈɛr.i ˈfæ.ki.ˌəs/ 1. In English law, a writ of execution issued after judgment obtained in a legal action for debt or damages.
Word: fi. fa. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of fieri facias. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: fi fa Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of fieri facias. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: subleaser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + leaser. 1. Synonym of sublessor. Labels: informal
Word: subleasers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subleaser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sublemmas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sublemma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sublemmata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sublemma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sublessee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + lessee. 1. Synonym of subtenant.
Word: sublessees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sublessee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meunière Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French meunière (literally “miller's wife”). Pronunciation: /mənˈjɛɹ/, /mʊn-/, /-ˈjeɪ/ 1. Of fish: dredged in flour before being sautéd or pan-fried. Labels: not-comparable
Word: military attaché Part of Speech: noun Etymology: military + attaché 1. A diplomatic attaché for military affairs. Example: Military attachés are usually high-ranking officers.
Word: glaciological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From glaciology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to glaciology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: glaciologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From glaciological + -ly. 1. In a glaciological way. Labels: not-comparable
Word: scriptless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From script + -less. 1. Without a script. Labels: not-comparable
Word: relaces Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of relace Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: relacing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of relace Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: relaced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of relace Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: coronis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Latin corōnis, from the Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís, “crasis coronis”, “editorial coronis”); cognate with the French coronis. Pronunciation: /kɒˈɹəʊnɪs/, /kəˈɹoʊ.nɪs/ 1. A device, curved stroke, or flourish formed with a pen, coming at the end of a book or chapter; a colophon. For example: ⸎, ۞. 2. The conclusion of something; the end of something. Labels: figuratively, obsolete, rare Example: The coronis of this matter is thus ; some bad ones in this family were punish’d strictly, all rebuk’d, not all amended. 3. A character similar to an apostrophe or the smooth breathing written atop or next to a non–word-initial vowel retained from the second word which formed a contraction resulting from crasis; see the usage note. Labels: Ancient-Greek
Word: coudé Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French coudé. 1. Bent at the tip at a 45° angle, like an elbow. Labels: not-comparable Example: Whereas the gum coudé or prostatic catheter enters more easily[…] Example: FIGURE 22.1 A, Standard 16fr two-way Foley catheter. B, 18fr two-way coudé catheter. C, 24fr three-way catheter (hematuria catheter). Coudé catheters have curved tips (Figure 22.1B). These catheters are helpful[…]
Word: hydroalcoholic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English hydroalcoholic From hydro- + alcoholic. 1. Describing a solution in which the solvent is a mixture of water and alcohol Labels: not-comparable
Word: æternal Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of eternal. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Theologia mystica, or The mystic divinitie of the æternal invisibles, viz. the archetypous globe, or the original globe, or world of all globes, worlds, essences, centers, elements, principles and creations whatsoever. Example: 1824, James Ellice, Æternal life, or, A future state the universal doctrine of the sacred […] , main title Æternal life, or, A future state the universal doctrine of the sacred […]
Word: fillos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fillo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonconfession Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + confession. 1. The absence of a confession, or the refusal to confess
Word: nonconfessions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonconfession Labels: form-of, plural
Word: search engine optimization Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of various techniques to improve the ranking of a website in search engines in the hopes of attracting more visitors. Labels: Internet, uncountable
Word: S.Afr. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of South Africa. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: pht Part of Speech: intj 1. Used to signify mild annoyance or disagreement. 2. The sound of a short fart. Labels: onomatopoeic
Word: pars distalis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in English in 1913 or prior: from scientific Latin pars distālis, from classical Latin pars (“part”) + post-classical Latin distālis (“~distant”). Pronunciation: /ˌpɑːz dɪsˈtɑːliːs/, /ˌpɑɹz dɪsˈtælis/ 1. The distal part of the adenohypophysis, which contains the majority of its hormone-secreting cells.
Word: oxlips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oxlip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: première danseuse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French première danseuse (unlisted in dictionaries of French); from première, feminine form of premier (“first”) + danseuse, feminine form of danseur (“dancer”); feminine form of premier danseur (“first dancer”). Pronunciation: /pɹəmjɛ(ɹ)dɑ̃søz/, /pɹəˈmjɛɹ dɑnˈsuz/, /pɹəmiˌɛɹ-/, /-dɑnˈsəz/ 1. The lead female dancer in a ballet. Example: They honestly thought they were doing good with it, and so they were — with what was left after the publicity man and the printer and the première danseuse had been paid. Example: The School remained under the management of Miss Margaret Curtis. Miss Rita De Leporte was Première Danseuse and Mr. Giuseppe Bonfiglio was Premier Danseur.
Word: premières danseuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of première danseuse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mediumship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From medium + -ship. 1. The state of being a medium (psychic conduit); purported ability to mediate communication between spirits of the dead and living human beings. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The mother is a spiritualist—has been for years—and, being on the lookout for it, naturally discovered what she calls 'mediumship' in Viola when a child. Example: "I may add that in my own domestic circle, under my wife's mediumship, we have been privileged to bring hope and knowledge to some of these unhappy beings."
Word: birthday girls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of birthday girl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mediumships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mediumship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Polacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Polack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aldeas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aldea Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alluvial fans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alluvial fan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fogos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fogo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: damassé Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French damassé, past participle of damasser (“to make (like) damask”), from damas (“damask”). Pronunciation: /dəˈmæseɪ/ 1. A fabric which is woven figured like damask. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ceos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ceo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fruit of one's loins Part of Speech: noun 1. One's child or, collectively, one's children or descendants. Labels: idiomatic, literary Example: Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David . . . being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne. Example: "Come into the yard with me, Micah," quoth my father. ". . . [I]f I am old and worn, there is the fruit of my loins to stand in my place and to wield the same sword in the same cause. You shall go in my place, Micah."
Word: it's not what you know but who you know Part of Speech: proverb 1. For success, and especially to obtain employment, one's knowledge and skills are less useful and less important than one's network of personal contacts. Example: Eighty-four students referred to political influence as a disadvantage of federal employment with such remarks as: "There are too many political connections necessary . . . it's not what you know but who you know—in spite of apparent merit systems." Example: "In Hollywood, it's not what you know but who you know," said Cross, who added that the awards ceremony was the perfect place to make connections.
Word: to be honest Part of Speech: phrase 1. Frankly, honestly. Labels: idiomatic Example: I don't mind, to be honest. Example: To be honest, he has a bit of a body odor problem, but we haven't yet had an opportunity to tell him gently and privately. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to, be, honest. Example: I tried to be honest but still no one believed me.
Word: Mérida Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish, from the third word of the Latin name “colōnia Augusta Ēmerita”, from the feminine of ēmeritus (“veteran”), referring to the Iberian city being founded as an imperial veterans’ colony. 1. A city in Spain’s western region Estremadura, in Badajoz province 2. Latin American places named after the above: 3. Latin American places named after the above: 4. Latin American places named after the above: 5. Latin American places named after the above:
Word: hydrochoric Part of Speech: adj 1. Having seeds that are dispersed by water
Word: toss juggling Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of juggling that involves throwing props in the air and catching them, in contrast to contact juggling. Labels: uncountable
Word: supposively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From a mishearing. 1. supposedly Labels: nonstandard, not-comparable Example: People from other planets have supposively visited Earth in flying saucers.
Word: hydrochory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydro- + -chory. 1. The dispersal of seeds, spores, or fruit by water. Labels: uncountable
Word: hydrodegradation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydro- + degradation. 1. chemical degradation by water Labels: uncountable
Word: hydroextractor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydro- + extractor. 1. A machine that uses a rotating drum to remove excess water from textiles.
Word: hydrogamy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydro- + -gamy. 1. pollination by means of water Labels: uncountable
Word: reverse cascade Part of Speech: noun 1. A pattern performed with an odd number of props where each prop is caught by the opposite hand and thrown over the incoming prop, in contrast with the traditional cascade where the prop is thrown under.
Word: crispation Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or process of curling, or the state of being curled. Labels: archaic 2. A slight twitch of a muscle. Labels: archaic Example: crispation of the muscles Example: crispation of the stomach
Word: crispations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crispation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hydrogamous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hydro- + -gamous. 1. Of or pertaining to hydrogamy