nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: scringe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Compare cringe and shrink. Pronunciation: /skɹɪnd͡ʒ/ 1. To cringe or shrink. Labels: UK, US, dialectal, intransitive Example: It made me scringe to hear her, Sir, " said she, adding, with a change of tone, " but I must scringe for myself yet; for , oh dear! how can I talk about other people's sins, and I such a sinner! Example: Yes, if you put your hand on him he might scringe around a little . 2. To scrape. Labels: UK, US, dialectal, intransitive Example: When a boy sharpens his slate-pencil with a knife, he says it makes his teeth 'scringe'. Example: Knee joints were beginning to scringe. 3. To fish using a scringe. Example: Trawling, or scringing, for salmon trout is, in some respects, similar to splashing, and is also carried on between the hours of sunset and sunrise, in the nooks, bays, and other suitable places along the sore of either the coast or of the sea-water loch, into which rivulets and streams empty themselves, although there are many places in which the splash net can be advantageously used where the scringe cannot be employed, as the latter requires a clear bottom, without any impediments, otherwise it cannot be drawn to the shore. Example: The evil complained of, so far from having decreased, has been greater than before, as the men engaged in this lawless pursuit, finding that they scringe with impunity, have become emboldened, and are more industrious than ever.
Word: scringed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of scringe Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: scringes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of scringe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: scringing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of scringe Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: planchered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of plancher Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: planchering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of plancher Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sax tuba Part of Speech: noun 1. saxhorn
Word: sax tubas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sax tuba Labels: form-of, plural
Word: concinnated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of concinnate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: concinnating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of concinnate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: horror flick Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of horror movie. Labels: slang
Word: beroe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin Beroe (“one of the Oceanidae”). 1. A small, oval, transparent jellyfish, of genus Beroe (phylum Ctenophora).
Word: beroes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beroe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: peucil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek πεύκη (peúkē, “pine tree”). 1. A liquid resembling camphene, obtained by treating turpentine hydrochloride with lime. Labels: uncountable
Word: dadyl Part of Speech: noun 1. A substance (of unknown composition) derived from turpentine Labels: uncountable
Word: peucyl Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of peucil. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: snowfleck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snow + fleck. 1. snowbird
Word: snowflecks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of snowfleck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pipistrel Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pipistrelle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pipistrels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pipistrel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prorenal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pro- + renal. 1. pronephric Labels: not-comparable
Word: cunctators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cunctator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slasher movie Part of Speech: noun 1. A horror movie which depicts gory, murderous violence, often including scenes of torture. Example: Two girls, watching a slasher movie about a psycho in an Edvard Munch Scream mask who calls girls at home and then stabs them to death, get a call from a psycho who shows up in a Scream mask and stabs them to death.
Word: slasher film Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of slasher movie.
Word: slasher flick Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of slasher movie.
Word: visuospatially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From visuospatial + -ly. 1. In visuospatial terms. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cupelled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cupel Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cupelling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cupel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: triglyphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tri- + glyphic. Pronunciation: /tɹaɪˈɡlɪf.ɪk/ 1. Consisting of, or relating to, triglyphs. Labels: not-comparable 2. Containing three glyphs Labels: not-comparable
Word: kinetosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek κῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κῑνητῐκός (kīnētĭkós)der. English kineto- ▲ Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English kinetosis From kineto- + -osis. 1. Synonym of motion sickness. Labels: uncountable
Word: manihot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Paraguayan Guarani; doublet of manioc. 1. manioc Labels: obsolete
Word: flockings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flocking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: provend Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of provand. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: provends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of provend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microbaroms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microbarom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: for days Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see for, days. Example: for days on end Example: The argument went on for days: they just couldn't agree. 2. For a large amount or distance; a lot. Labels: Canada, US, informal Example: Her legs went on for days. 3. To a great degree; very much. Labels: Canada, US, informal Example: She has legs for days. Example: That kid has charisma for days.
Word: microbarom Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of atmospheric infrasonic wave generated in marine storms by a non-linear interaction of ocean surface waves with the atmosphere. Example: Microbaroms are a significant noise source that can potentially interfere with the detection of infrasound from nuclear explosions.
Word: Cispadane Part of Speech: adj 1. On the near (south) side of the river Po with reference to Rome. Labels: not-comparable
Word: prescratched Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + scratched. 1. Having an undesirable scratch or scratches at the time of acquisition. Example: Buy your furniture and appliances prescratched. Scratch-and-dent can save you plenty, especially when you bargain down the price even more.
Word: siliquose Part of Speech: adj 1. Bearing siliques. Example: siliquose plants 2. Relating to, or resembling, siliques. Example: siliquose capsules
Word: siliquous Part of Speech: adj 1. siliquose
Word: secernents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of secernent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whizzing stick Part of Speech: noun 1. A bullroarer.
Word: sustentating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sustentate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sustentates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sustentate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sustentated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sustentate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sibbens Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. 1. A contagious disease, once endemic in Scotland, resembling the yaws and marked by ulceration of the throat and nose and by pustules and soft fungous excrescences upon the surface of the body. Labels: uncountable
Word: maracuja Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese maracujá, borrowed from Old Tupi marakuîá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *murukuja. 1. A passion fruit.
Word: Fraserian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Fraser + -ian, after publisher James Fraser. 1. Of or relating to Fraser's Magazine.
Word: chioppine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chopine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chioppines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chioppine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: suborbitar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + orbitar. 1. suborbital
Word: cymous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cyme + -ous. 1. cymose Labels: not-comparable
Word: prechipped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + chipped. 1. Having a piece or pieces broken or flaked off at the time of acquisition. Example: Here are prechipped, prescratched treasures -- medicine chests, porcelain dishes, canisters -- as if we are too impatient today to wear out our belongings ourselves. 2. Coming with a modchip preinstalled. Labels: usually Example: Does anyone in here know of anyone^([sic]) i can buy a prechipped Playstation^([sic]) 2 (new and boxed, opened only for chipping) with the messiah modchip?
Word: gamgee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Gamgee Tissue, a surgical dressing containing cotton wool, invented by Dr. Joseph Sampson Gamgee in Birmingham, England, in 1880. 1. cotton wool Labels: UK, dialectal, uncountable
Word: sallenders Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French solandres. 1. An eruption on the hind leg of a horse. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: 1831-1850, William Youatt, On the Structure and the Diseases of the Horse there is occasionally a surfy eruption, called mallenders in the fore-leg, and sallenders in the hindleg
Word: spinulous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spinule + -ous. 1. Covered with small spines.
Word: trochilos Part of Speech: noun 1. The crocodile bird Labels: obsolete
Word: trochiloses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trochilos Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pitpat Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of pitapat. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: pitapatted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pitapat Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pitapatting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pitapat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: resthouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rest + house. Attested in Old English resthūs. 1. A house where travellers can stay; a guesthouse.
Word: resthouses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of resthouse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cibols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cibol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chibbal Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of cibol. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: chibbals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chibbal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Socinianism Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Socinian + -ism. 1. The tenets or doctrines of the Socinians.
Word: palmin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From palma Christi + -in. 1. Triglyceride of palmitic acid Labels: uncountable
Word: aknow Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of acknow. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: déjeûners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of déjeûner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minaudières Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minaudière Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Quonset hut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Quonset Point, the place they were manufactured; the placename derives from an Algonquian language. 1. A lightweight prefabricated structure of corrugated galvanized steel, having a semicircular cross section.
Word: webscale Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Web + scale. 1. Involving large amounts of data, on the scale of the World Wide Web. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Belmonte Part of Speech: name 1. A barangay of Laak, Davao de Oro, Philippines.
Word: pre-viewed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + viewed. 1. Previously viewed; used. Labels: euphemistic, not-comparable, usually Example: Linda Harris of Reston, Va., found a way to cut what it costs to buy videos. "Purchase pre-viewed movies from a video store," she recommends. Harris said she saves as much as half the cost of a new video. For example, she bought a pre-viewed movie, Dinosaur, for $6.99. The original cost $19.99.
Word: Braga Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Portuguese Braga, Old Galician-Portuguese Braga, from Latin Bracara Augusta, named after a Celtic tribe, the Bracari, whose name is thought to be from Proto-Celtic *Bracara. 1. A surname from Portuguese. Labels: countable 2. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Bragança Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Bragança, from Latin Brigantia, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts (“high”), from the root *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise”) + *-onts (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of Brigantia. Pronunciation: /bɹəˈɡanzə/, /bɹəˈɡɑnzə/ 1. A district in northeastern Portugal. 2. A city and municipality of Bragança district, Portugal.
Word: swim briefs Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of swimming briefs. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: For racing, swim briefs for men and swimsuits for women often feature bicycle padding. Serious triathletes jump right onto their bikes after the swim, not taking time to change to cycling shorts. Unless you're tough, buy a padded suit. They tend not to fit or stay as snug as cycling shorts, so as crazy as it sounds you may want to do a practice ride in your padded swimsuit prior to race day, to make sure you're comfortable enough.
Word: assapan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Eastern Algonquian, probably Powhatan, first recorded as assapanick in 1612. 1. A southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans), found in the southern and eastern United States. Labels: Southern-US, uncommon Example: Other Taguans and Assapans belong to the genus Sciuropterus, or winged squirrels. Like most of the active rodents, the Flying Squirrels are very capable of domestication, and will soon learn to prefer the society of human beings […]. Example: A very keen observation, prolonged for some time, is necessary to follow an Assapan at all, to distinguish and understand the purport of its different movements, […]
Word: assapans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of assapan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: racing briefs Part of Speech: noun 1. A briefs-style male swimsuit such as those worn in competitive swimming and diving. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: A quick flip-turn jackknifed his narrow hips out of the water for a second as he began another lap, exposing the most miniscule^([sic]) pair of black racing briefs that she'd ever seen outside a magazine swimwear layout.
Word: asimina Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an Algonquian word *assimin or *rassimin (the second element of which is -min, "berry, fruit"), via Cajun French assiminier. 1. The pawpaw (Asimina triloba), a fruit-bearing plant. Labels: US, dated Example: […] but it still contains an excellent collection, some fine specimens of magnolias, asiminas, crataegusus, […] and other foreign trees and shrubs, and is conducted with the greatest liberality. Example: Of the asiminas, or so-called pawpaws, — which are also anonaceous plants, — there are several species in the United States.
Word: asiminas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of asimina Labels: form-of, plural
Word: know where one stands Part of Speech: verb 1. To be aware of one's position. Labels: figuratively Example: I know where I stand as far as he's concerned: I'm the enemy.
Word: Mannheim Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Mannheim, from Old High German Mannenheim. 1. An independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Word: slam-door Part of Speech: adj 1. Applied to an older kind of passenger train with heavy doors, opened from the inside by reaching out of the window to the handle on the outside. Labels: UK, not-comparable Example: At the time of the termination of the franchise, CSE was also part-way through a programme of introducing new trains to replace 622 of its oldest trains including its 558 slam-door vehicles. Example: And as for slam-door trains, you can bet there will be some teenagers growing up soon who just stand there with the door closed and have no idea why the train has moved off without letting them out...
Word: Christianophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Christiano- + -phobia. 1. The fear or hatred of Christians or Christianity. Labels: uncountable Example: The need to take greater account than in the past of two developments in measures to combat racism and discrimination: the increasing intertwining of race, ethnicity, culture and religion, and the rise of anti-Semitism, Christianophobia and Islamophobia[…]
Word: Christophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Christo- + -phobia. 1. Synonym of Christianophobia. Labels: uncountable
Word: banana shot Part of Speech: noun 1. A shot with a ball sent on a curved banana-shaped trajectory. Example: He played the fading, low-banana shot as planned, and the ball whistled left of the oak tree and between the pines. Example: [...]Bernd Schneider closed the scoring in injury-time with a 23 meter free-kick banana shot into the upper-right corner.
Word: banana ball Part of Speech: noun 1. A banana shot. Example: When trying to bend the ball around defenders, a defensive wall, or the goalie's outstretched hands, the banana ball is used. Example: Even the lowly banana ball, the bane of so many weekenders, sometimes can be exactly right, as in this case.
Word: LE LL Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Low Energy Link Layer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: BLE Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Bluetooth Low Energy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Using BLE, a merchant or other provider can define more targeted "micro-locations" to trigger an alert, in some cases requiring that you be in the presence of an iBeacon in order to validate a Passbook entry.
Word: overnutrition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + nutrition. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)njuːˈtɹɪʃən/ 1. A form of malnutrition in which nutrients are oversupplied relative to the amounts required for normal growth, development, and metabolism. Labels: uncountable
Word: schwerpunkt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Schwerpunkt (“center of gravity, focal point, focus”), from schwer (“heavy”) + Punkt (“point”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃvɛɹpʊŋkt/, /ˈʃvɛəpʊŋkt/ 1. main point, main target; point upon which the most effort is concentrated (e.g. during an attack) Example: Should it be the schwerpunkt of Labor's attack or will it be an unproductive dilution of forces? Example: In the only arty shot, the Dalai Lama, seen in silhouette, sits at the schwerpunkt of a Mondrian-like composition."
Word: aggregometer Part of Speech: noun 1. A device used to measure the adhesive aggregation of platelets.
Word: coccidian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Coccidia + -an. 1. Any protozoan of the subclass Coccidia
Word: colorectum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From colo- + rectum. 1. The distal part of the colon together with the rectum
Word: denaturating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of denature Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: denaturating Part of Speech: noun 1. denaturation Labels: uncountable
Word: endobronchial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From endo- + bronchial. 1. Pertaining to the lining of the bronchi Labels: not-comparable
Word: exoneme Part of Speech: noun 1. A dense, granular organelle that mediates the exit of parasites from an infected erythrocyte
Word: extracolonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From extra- + colonic. 1. Outside of the colon Labels: not-comparable
Word: gigaseal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From giga- + seal. 1. A seal between a cell and a micropipette that has an electrical resistance in the order of a gigaohm
Word: guanylylcyclase Part of Speech: noun 1. Any enzyme that catalyses the cyclization of guanosine triphosphate Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hemorheological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hemo- + rheological. 1. Pertaining to hemorheology Labels: not-comparable
Word: hyperpermeability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + permeability. 1. Higher than normal permeability of the gut or a blood vessel Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: intraerythrocytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From intra- + erythrocytic. 1. Within an erythrocyte Labels: not-comparable
Word: invasin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From invasion + -in? 1. Any of a class of proteins associated with the penetration of bacteria into mammalian cells
Word: metachronous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, meta- + chron- + -ous. 1. Occurring at a different time to that of a specified event. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having parts formed at different times. Labels: not-comparable
Word: methylator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From methylate + -or. 1. A person, company of device that methylates (originally, one that produced methylated spirits). 2. Anything that causes methylation.
Word: nitrosating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of nitrosate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nonessentiality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + essentiality or nonessential + -ity. 1. The condition of being nonessential Labels: uncountable 2. Something that is nonessential Labels: countable, rare
Word: nonquantal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + quantal. 1. Not quantal Labels: not-comparable
Word: pelletted Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of pelleted. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: pentaplex Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From penta- + -plex. 1. Having five parts or functions Labels: not-comparable
Word: rhoptry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ῥόπαλον (rhópalon, “club”) or a cognate of it, reflecting the bulbous shape of the organelle. 1. A specialized secretory organelle in some protozoans
Word: rhoptries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rhoptry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forebusy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old English forebiseġian, forebisġian, equivalent to fore- + busy. 1. To busy beforehand; preoccupy. Labels: nonstandard, rare, transitive Example: Springs up to know all life, the secrets learn / Of science and time's truths arcane; projects / Evil would fulfil, that thus forebusied, soul, / All virtue of self-ascription to its Lord Might lose. Example: Or who might be forebusied, and onbeloaded with work?
Word: substrain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + strain. 1. A subset of a strain, especially one derived from a single cell
Word: thionins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thionin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zoite Part of Speech: noun 1. sporozoite
Word: exanimates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of exanimate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: counternarcotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From counter- + narcotic. 1. Of or relating to counternarcotics, the enforcement of laws against the use or distribution of narcotics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cercopithecin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any monkey of the cercopithecine tribe Cercopithecini
Word: cercopithecins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cercopithecin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gazettement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gazette + -ment. 1. publication in an official gazette
Word: insectivory Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being an insectivore. Labels: uncountable 2. The activity of eating insects. Labels: uncountable Example: Some primates engage in insectivory.
Word: ombrophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ombro- + -phile. 1. Any plant that flourishes in a rainy environment.
Word: prosthion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek πρόσθιος (prósthios, “foremost”), from πρόσθεν (prósthen). Compare -ion (suffix for craniometric features). 1. The most anterior point of the upper alveolar process Example: In order to determine the distance of the zygomaxillare and the first molar from the basion (or prosthion), isosceles triangles were constructed from the measurements, which on one hand had the basion for the apex, the distance connecting both molar middle points as the base and the basion-first molar distance as the legs (Fig. 4. A), and on the other hand they had the distance between both zygomaxillaria as the base and the basion-zygomaxillaria as the base and the basion-zygomaxillary distance as the legs (Fig. 4. B).
Word: respirometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From respire + -o- + -metry. 1. A form of calorimetry that is used to measure the metabolic rate. Labels: uncountable
Word: synapomorphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From synapomorphy + -ic. 1. Pertaining to synapomorphy Labels: not-comparable
Word: respirometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From respirometry + -ic. 1. Relating to respirometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: methy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Woods Cree mathay (“burbot”); compare Cree miyay. 1. The burbot. Labels: Canada, US, dated Example: The occow, or river perch, termed also horn-fish, piccarel, or doré, is common, but is not so much esteemed as the attihhawmeg. It attains the length of twenty inches in these lakes. The methy is another common fish; it is the gadus lota, or burbot, of Europe. Example: In addition to the sturgeon, the fishery occasionally yields the white-fish, pike, various kinds of trout, the methy, and several sucking-carp.
Word: PAVA Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of pelargonic acid vanillylamide. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Example: The police used a PAVA spray on the suspect.
Word: shopfitter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shop + fitter. 1. One who carries out shopfitting.
Word: shopfitters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shopfitter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shopfitting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shop + fitting. 1. The furnishing of retail premises, both interior and exterior. Labels: uncountable
Word: arteriovenal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From arterio- + venal. 1. Relating to the arteries and veins. Labels: not-comparable
Word: visinin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From -in? 1. A protein found in the retinal cone cell. Labels: uncountable
Word: fistbump Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fist + bump. 1. Alternative form of fist bump. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: They parted with a fistbump and Hector turned for home. Example: She turned around and watched Collin and Rory do a double fistbump and slap each other's back.
Word: fistbump Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fist + bump. 1. To bump fists in greeting or celebration. Example: “Let's order a pizza.” He and Markie fistbumped hello. Example: A huge, crazyloud group of guys—mostly giant, burly football players and their friends—had gathered in the cafeteria, laughing, fistbumping, and highfiving as they surrounded a guy named Jarrett.
Word: Baudelaireian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Baudelaire + -ian. 1. Alternative spelling of Baudelairean. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sand dab Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various small flatfish of the genus Citharichthys native to the Pacific coast of the Americas. Example: I commanded him. “Stand up.” He looked down, his mouth disobedient and wide and flat and ugly as a sand dab’s, and would not.
Word: unpivot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + pivot. 1. To convert columns into rows, so as to undo a pivot operation. Labels: transitive Example: Unpivoting a cross tab reconstructs a table in a relational format from a cross-tab data source.
Word: unpivoting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unpivot Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unpivots Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unpivot Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unpivoted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unpivot Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unpivoted Part of Speech: adj 1. Not pivoted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ambass Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Irregular back-formation from ambassador. 1. To engage in the professional work of an ambassador. Labels: humorous, nonstandard Example: How fruitless attempts to involve us in war With HIM to AMBASS and with HER to ADOR. Example: The home of an American Ambassador should express America not the country to which he is sent to Ambass.
Word: antirecovery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + recovery. 1. Preventing or opposing recovery.
Word: acroparaesthesia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acro- + paraesthesia. 1. Alternative form of acroparesthesia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: acroparaesthesias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acroparaesthesia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acroparesthesia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acro- + paresthesia. 1. severe pain in the extremities Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: acroparesthesias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acroparesthesia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperkalemias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hyperkalemia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metofluthrin Part of Speech: noun 1. A pyrethroid used as an insect repellent. Labels: uncountable
Word: cyphenothrin Part of Speech: noun 1. A synthetic pyrethroid insecticide. Labels: uncountable
Word: tefluthrin Part of Speech: noun 1. A toxic pyrethroid. Labels: uncountable
Word: silafluofen Part of Speech: noun 1. A pyrethroid insecticide. Labels: uncountable
Word: Peircian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Peirce + -ian. 1. Alternative form of Peircean. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The application of these Peircian and Silversteinian paradoxes to law builds upon the views of Kevelson and other analysts of Anglo-American jurisprudence […]
Word: Timothy syndrome Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Katherine W. Timothy, who was among the first to identify a case. 1. A rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by physical malformations and neurological and developmental defects.
Word: Apert syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Eugène Apert, French physician. 1. A form of acrocephalosyndactyly. Labels: uncountable
Word: Carpenter syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Described by G. Carpenter in 1909. 1. A very rare autosomal recessive congenital disorder characterized by craniofacial malformations, obesity, and syndactyly. Labels: uncountable
Word: Edwards syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after John H. Edwards, who first described the syndrome in 1960. 1. A genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 18th chromosome, and characterised by organ defects and developmental delays. Labels: uncountable
Word: embryopathies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of embryopathy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acrocallosal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From acro- + callosal. 1. Characterized by agenesis of the corpus callosum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: colovesicular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From colo- + vesicular. 1. Relating to the colon and vesicles. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cosmophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cosmo- + -phobia. 1. The fear or dread of outer space. Labels: uncountable Example: The cosmophobia is only a symptom. It is not we who fly into outer space; it is outer space that should come down to the earth. Example: As well as having an exploratory function, these flights were calculated to relieve cosmophobia.
Word: crapitalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of crap + capitalist. 1. A corrupt or inauthentic capitalist; a proponent of crapitalism. Labels: derogatory, vulgar
Word: crapitalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crapitalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: balkanizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of balkanization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cyberbalkanization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + Balkanization. 1. Balkanization of the Internet. Labels: uncountable Example: They found that degree of cyberbalkanization indeed relates to and temporally precedes opinion polarization as reflected in polls.
Word: unclarities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unclarity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: divergers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diverger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: convergingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From converging + -ly. 1. So as to converge, or come together.
Word: convergers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of converger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: embrithopod Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the Embrithopoda, an extinct order of mammals resembling the rhinoceros.
Word: embrithopods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of embrithopod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gadzookery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gadzooks + -ery. 1. The use of archaism, tushery. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: By anagramming letters and altering the order of words, he produces two quatrains, which we content merely to quote as examples of gadzookery. Example: Her spare prose and dialogue give a period flavour without the dread excesses of gadzookery.
Word: Bayesian network Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Thomas Bayes (1701–1761), English mathematician. Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪ.zjən ˈnɛt.wɜːk/, /ˈbeɪ.zjən ˈnɛt.wɝk/ 1. A directed acyclic graph whose vertices represent random variables and whose directed edges represent conditional dependencies. Each random variable can fall into any of at least two mutually disjoint states, and has a probability function which takes as inputs the states of its parent nodes and returns as output the probability of being in a certain state for a given combination of the states of its parent nodes. A node without parent nodes just has an unconditioned probability of being in some given state.
Word: conditional probability Part of Speech: noun 1. The probability that an event will take place given the restrictive assumption that another event has taken place, or that a combination of other events has taken place. (Mathematically, the definition would be that the conditional probability of B given A is equal to the joint probability of A and B divided by the probability of A.) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Termez Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Терме́з m (Terméz). * The modern name of the city came through the Sogdian Language Tarmiδ dating back to an ancient Iranian language tara-maiθa, which means "a place of transition" (tara-crossing, crossing; maiθa-place). In ancient times there was an important crossing on the Amu Darya river. * Some link the name of the city to Greek thermos "hot", tracing its name back to Alexander the Great. * Others suggest that it came from Sanskrit taramato, meaning "on the river bank" Pronunciation: /ˈtɛə(ɹ)mɛz/ 1. The regional capital of the Surxondaryo region, Uzbekistan.
Word: druidical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Druidical. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: root and branch Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Bible. Used as a title for the Root and Branch petition presented to the Long Parliament on December 11, 1640. 1. Total, thorough, sweeping, complete, radical, drastic. Labels: not-comparable Example: When, in 1872, Sir Charles Dilke once more returned to the charge in the House of Commons, introducing a motion for a full enquiry into the Queen's expenditure with a view to a root and branch reform of the Civil List, […] Example: We had our chance to make incremental changes, but that time is over. Only a root-and-branch transformation of our economies and societies can save us from accelerating climate disaster.
Word: root and branch Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From the Bible. Used as a title for the Root and Branch petition presented to the Long Parliament on December 11, 1640. 1. Totally, completely. Labels: not-comparable Example: "I can't help coming, sir," continued Mrs. Parker. "Where am I to go if I don't come? Mr. Lopez, sir, has ruined us root and branch,—root and branch." Example: And far be it from me to deny that socialism is a menace. It is its purpose to wipe out, root and branch, all capitalistic institutions of present-day society.
Word: crossing-sweeper Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone whose job is to sweep street crossings. Labels: historical Example: There was one giant — a black 'un — as left his carawan some year ago and took to carrying coach-bills about London, making himself as cheap as crossing-sweepers. Example: But the streets were also a place of work: for the humble crossing-sweeper, for example, who tried to ensure, in return for a tip, that when persons of quality crossed the road they did so without having to pick their way through dust, mud and horse dung.
Word: adrenocholinergic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From adreno- + cholinergic. 1. Describing cholinergic effects produced by the adrenal gland. Labels: not-comparable
Word: anesthesized Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of anesthetized. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: avenanthramide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of phytoalexins found in the groats of oat seeds
Word: HS3 Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel, a project launched in August 2012 to observe hurricanes. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: bancroftian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Bancroft + -ian. 1. Caused by the roundworm Wuchereria bancrofti Labels: not-comparable
Word: boxaerobics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English box English box Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English boxing Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) French aérobie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English aerobic English -s English aerobics blend ▲ English box ▲ English aerobics English boxaerobics Blend of boxing + aerobics, or from box + aerobics. 1. A form of exercise that combines aerobics with elements of kick-boxing Labels: uncountable
Word: cavotricuspid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cavo- + tricuspid. 1. Relating to the vena cava and the tricuspid valve of the heart. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cumaric Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of coumaric. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: degasser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From degas + -er. 1. A device used to degas something.
Word: dispositionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From dispositional + -ly. 1. In a dispositional manner. Labels: not-comparable 2. With reference to disposition. Labels: not-comparable
Word: electroanatomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἀνατέμνω (anatémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin anatomialbor. French anatomie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French anatomiquebor. Latin anatomicusbor. English anatomic English electroanatomic From electro- + anatomic. 1. electroanatomical Labels: not-comparable
Word: Fervidor Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French fervidor, blend of Latin fervidus (“hot, fiery”) + Ancient Greek δῶρον (dôron, “gift”). 1. Thermidor (the eleventh month of the French Revolutionary Calendar) Labels: historical, obsolete
Word: electrogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From electro- + -gram. 1. A record of the electrical activity of an organ
Word: electrograms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of electrogram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: embroid Part of Speech: verb 1. To embroider
Word: embroid Part of Speech: adj 1. embryoid Labels: not-comparable
Word: enteroaggregative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From entero- + aggregative. 1. That adheres (as an aggregation) to epithelial cells. Labels: not-comparable Example: enteroaggregative Escherichia coli
Word: enteroinvasive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From entero- + invasive. 1. That is invasive to epithelial cells
Word: galanin Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular inhibitory neuropeptide Labels: uncountable
Word: hexoside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hexose + -ide. 1. Any glycoside derived from a hexose
Word: hinokinin Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular lignin (a substituted butyrolactone) that is used as a trypanocide Labels: uncountable
Word: intraguild Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From intra- + guild. 1. Within a trophic guild; especially (ecology) describing such a form of competitive predation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: intraprocedural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From intra- + procedure + -al. 1. Within a procedure; during a procedure. Labels: not-comparable
Word: isogroup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iso- + group. 1. An assembled transcription sequence approximately equivalent to a gene
Word: isotig Part of Speech: noun 1. A subsequence of an isogroup
Word: isogroups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of isogroup Labels: form-of, plural
Word: isotigs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of isotig Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pietistical Part of Speech: adj 1. pietistic
Word: isoorientin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iso- + orientin. 1. An isomer of orientin Labels: uncountable
Word: orientin Part of Speech: noun 1. A flavone that is a glucoside of luteolin. Labels: uncountable
Word: pocan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Powhatan pocan, poughkone. Doublet of puccoon. 1. The poke, Phytolacca americana (formerly Phytolacca decandra). Labels: uncountable
Word: isoschaftoside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iso- + schaftoside. 1. An isomer of schaftoside Labels: uncountable
Word: Bengalese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Bengal + -ese. 1. Of or relating to Bengal.
Word: Bengalese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Bengal + -ese. 1. A native or inhabitant of Bengal.
Word: schaftoside Part of Speech: noun 1. A nematocidal flavone, 8-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-6-β-D-glucopyranosyl-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one Labels: uncountable
Word: swertisin Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular flavonoid. Labels: uncountable
Word: isovitexin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iso- + vitexin. 1. An isomer of vitexin Labels: uncountable
Word: steam digester Part of Speech: noun 1. An early kind of autoclave.
Word: steam digesters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of steam digester Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homovitexin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From homo- + vitexin. 1. isovitexin Labels: uncountable
Word: vitexin Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular apigenin flavone glucoside Labels: uncountable
Word: salicylous acid Part of Speech: noun 1. salicylal Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: sunrisings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sunrising Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sermocinators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sermocinator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: taperwise Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From taper + -wise. 1. tapering
Word: taperwise Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From taper + -wise. 1. taperingly
Word: lucenin Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of two isomeric luteolin flavone glucosides found in sunflowers
Word: bogle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain; possibly cognate with English bug, or derived from Welsh bwgwly (“to terrify”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɒɡ.əl/, /ˈbɔːɡ.əl/, /ˈbəʊ̯.ɡəl/, /ˈbɔɡ.əl/, /ˈbɑɡ.əl/ 1. A goblin, imp, bogeyman, bugbear or similar a frightful being or phantom. Labels: Scotland, UK, especially Example: For ilka place I ha'e is already fu', But ae big room-'deed frien', I needna lie t'yne An' that has long been haunted by a bogle Example: “Montgomery,” said I, “what was that thing that came after me? Was it a beast or was it a man?” “If you don’t sleep to-night,” he said, “you’ll be off your head to-morrow.” I stood up in front of him. “What was that thing that came after me?” I asked. He looked me squarely in the eyes, and twisted his mouth askew. His eyes, which had seemed animated a minute before, went dull. “From your account,” said he, “I’m thinking it was a bogle.” I felt a gust of intense irritation, which passed as quickly as it came. I flung myself into the chair again, and pressed my hands on my forehead. The puma began once more. 2. A scarecrow. Labels: dated, dialectal 3. A Jamaican dance move that involves raising and lowering the arms while moving the body in a waving motion. Example: At the turn of the Nineties, the footballer Ian Wright would often celebrate his goals by running to the corner flag, and doing a ‘bogling’ move—the ‘bogle’ was a ragamuffin reggae dance then popular in the black community. Example: In Jamaica, there's a constant stream of new moves, corresponding to big club tunes. Dancers race to put videos online in the hope of starting the next bogle, dutty wine or hot wuk sensation.
Word: bogle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Uncertain; possibly cognate with English bug, or derived from Welsh bwgwly (“to terrify”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɒɡ.əl/, /ˈbɔːɡ.əl/, /ˈbəʊ̯.ɡəl/, /ˈbɔɡ.əl/, /ˈbɑɡ.əl/ 1. Obsolete form of boggle. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: bogles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bogle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trapan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The origin of the noun is uncertain; etymology 1, noun sense 2 (“person that traps or tricks another”), the original sense, was probably thieves’ cant and may be derived from trap (noun or verb). Etymology 1, noun sense 1 (“act of entrapping or tricking; thing which entraps or tricks”) is from the verb. The verb is derived from etymology 1, noun sense 2 of the noun. Pronunciation: /tɹəˈpæn/ 1. An act of entrapping or tricking; an entrapment; also, a thing which entraps or tricks; a snare or trap; a stratagem or trick. Example: As for all other Pretences, they are nothing but Death and Damnation, dreſſed up in Fair VVords and Falſe Shevvs; nothing but Ginns, and Snares, and Trepans for Souls; Contrived by the Devil, and Managed by ſuch as the Devil ſets on VVork. Example: [A] Man ſhould fix and fore-arm his Mind vvith this ſettled Perſvvaſion, that, during that Commotion of his Blood and Spirits, in vvhich Paſſion properly conſiſts, vvhatſoever is offered to the Imagination in favour of it, tends only to deceive his Reaſon. It is indeed a real Trapan upon it; feeding it vvith Colours, and Appearances, inſtead of Arguments; […] 2. A person (or occasionally an animal) that traps or tricks another into doing something that benefits them but harms the victim; a fraudster, a swindler, a trickster. Labels: archaic, obsolete Example: [O]ld associates who had once thought him [Richard Graham, 1st Viscount Preston] a man of dauntless courage and spotless honour, […] now pronounced that he was at best a meanspirited coward, and hinted their suspicions that he had been from the beginning a spy and a trepan.