nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Anju Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 安居 (Ānjū). 1. A district of Suining, Sichuan, China. Example: 'This is the worst drought I've ever experienced,' said Nie Zhongchang, a 61-year-old peasant in Anju district, Suining , one of the worst-hit cities in Sichuan. 'All the paddies have dried up.' Example: On June 3, 2011, in Buyun Town (Anju District, Suining, Sichuan), four candidates for secretary of the township Party committee were elected by more than 150 representatives of Party members, people and village officials graduated from universities and colleges through secret ballot.
Word: ginger mingers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ginger minger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Calecut Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Calicut. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: three-step snake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A person being bitten would supposedly die in the time taken to walk three steps. 1. Any highly venomous snake.
Word: three-step snakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of three-step snake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hairyfish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hairy + fish. 1. Mirapinna esau, a fish in the family Cetomimidae with unusual fins resembling thorns or hairs.
Word: hairyfishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hairyfish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inbreeding depression Part of Speech: noun 1. The reduced biological fitness in a given population as a result of inbreeding.
Word: ECMO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: flock worker's lung Part of Speech: noun 1. An occupational lung disease caused by exposure to flock, small fibers that are glued to a backing in order to create a texture. Labels: uncountable
Word: negro lethargy Part of Speech: noun 1. Sleeping sickness. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: sleepy distemper Part of Speech: noun 1. Sleeping sickness. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: canine distempers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of canine distemper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pedturbation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pedoturbation. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: wedge tomb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the wedge shape in elevation. 1. A kind of Irish chamber tomb with the burial chamber narrowed at one end.
Word: wedge tombs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wedge tomb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Severn-Cotswold tomb Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of megalithic chamber tomb, with a trapezoid mound, built by Neolithic peoples in Wales and southwest England around 3500 BC.
Word: puquio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ultimately from Quechua, meaning "spring of water". 1. An aqueduct built by the ancient Nazca people. Labels: historical
Word: puquios Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of puquio Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hiwi Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a nomadic hunter-gatherer people of the South American flatlands.
Word: Hiwi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Hiwi, short for Hilfswilliger (“voluntary assistant, one willing to help”). 1. A foreigner who volunteered to serve the Nazis. Labels: historical
Word: Hiwis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hiwi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: video recorder Part of Speech: noun 1. An electronic device for recording video signals, for example onto magnetic tape or videodisks. Example: NHTSA should also require that all buses and trucks over 10,000 pounds be equipped with onboard video recorders that record parametric data associated with an event.
Word: Vichy France Part of Speech: name 1. The pro-Axis collaborationist government headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain from 1940 to 1944 during World War II, based in the small city of Vichy (although with Paris remaining the official capital). Labels: historical
Word: underseller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From undersell + -er. 1. One who undersells. Example: The undersellers resented the restrictions which prevented them from lowering the price to customers at their discretion, which might result in more sales overall.
Word: undersellers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of underseller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: varicellar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From varicella + -ar. 1. Relating to varicella, or chickenpox. Labels: not-comparable
Word: palaeocerebellar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From palaeo- + cerebellar. 1. Alternative form of paleocerebellar. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: membranellar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From membranelle + -ar. 1. Relating to a membranelle. Labels: not-comparable
Word: panstellar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pan- + stellar. 1. Across the stars; throughout all star systems. Labels: not-comparable Example: The leader bared his impressive teeth. A panstellar carnivore gesture, Jake noted impersonally. Example: It alone could survey the full sweep of galactic history and experience the development of knowledge on a panstellar scale.
Word: neocerebellar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neo- + cerebellar. 1. Relating to the neocerebellum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Clytemnestra Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Clytaemnēstra, Ancient Greek Κλυταιμνήστρα (Klutaimnḗstra). Pronunciation: /ˌklaɪtɪmˈnɛstɹə/, /ˌklaɪtəmˈnɛstɹə/ 1. wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed after the Trojan War, whereupon was killed herself by their son Orestes Labels: Greek
Word: neocerebella Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neocerebellum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metascutellar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From meta- + scutellar. 1. Relating to the metascutellum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: metascutella Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metascutellum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underteller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From under- + teller. 1. A lower-ranking teller, or bank clerk. Labels: dated
Word: undertellers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of underteller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vaccinationist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vaccination + -ist. 1. A person who supports vaccination. Labels: dated, uncommon Example: What, then, must they think of the law which requires that a like foul virus shall be perforce injected into their own veins, to befoul the whole current of their blood and to introduce all manner of diseases? “But care is taken to have the lymph fresh and pure from the heifer,” say the vaccinationists. Example: That smallpox could ravage London in the mid-nineteenth century, despite the existence of a new medical measure to prevent it, was a source of great frustration to the vaccinationists. In 1840 the epidemiologist William Farr railed against the fact that five children a day were dying of smallpox in London.
Word: vaccinationists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vaccinationist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pedicellar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pedicel + -ar. 1. Relating to a pedicel. Labels: not-comparable
Word: undercellar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From under- + cellar. 1. A lower cellar. Example: The middle courtyard and its buildings are a fortress. The walls consist of six feet of reinforced concrete. There are cellars and undercellars, or whatever you might call them; and there are wells, storerooms, and powerhouses within the fortress.
Word: undercellars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of undercellar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Clytaemnestra Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Clytemnestra. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Dönmeh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Turkish Dönme, from Ottoman Turkish دونمه (dönme), of a root prefix meaning "turn" or "convert". 1. A group of crypto-Jews in the Ottoman Empire who, to avoid imprisonment after declaring arrival of the doomsday messiah, converted publicly to Islam, but retained their Jewish beliefs in secret. Labels: historical, plural, plural-only
Word: Troad Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Τρῳάς (Trōiás). Pronunciation: /ˈtɹəʊ.æd/, /ˈtɹəʊ.əd/ 1. The Biga peninsula in the northwestern part of Anatolia, Turkey. Labels: historical
Word: Troas Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Troad. Labels: alt-of, alternative, historical
Word: Rojava Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Northern Kurdish rojava (“west”). Pronunciation: /roʒˈɑvə/, /roʒəˈvɑ/, /roˌʒɑˈvɑ/ 1. Synonym of Syrian Kurdistan 2. The Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, a de facto autonomous region in northern and northeastern Syria populated mainly by Arabs and Kurds.
Word: Alba Longa Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Alba Longa (literally “long white [city]”). 1. An ancient city in Latium, in central Italy, destroyed by Rome around the middle of the 7th century BC. Labels: historical
Word: WAPA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of World Apple and Pear Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: barracks emperor Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbæɹəks ˈɛmpəɹə/, /ˈbæɹəks ˈɛmpəɹɚ/, /ˈbɛ-/ 1. An emperor who seized power by virtue of his command of the army. Labels: Ancient-Rome, historical Example: The next twenty-nine emperors, who ruled Rome for ninety-two years, or until a.d. 284, were known as the Barracks Emperors, because most of them owed their elevation to the purchase of favors from the soldiers. A few of these men were of unblemished character, but most of them encouraged the progress of corruption and aided the downfall of Rome. Example: While Iran and Mesopotamia therefore enjoyed relative security in the third century a.d., the internal cohesion of the Roman state showed signs of serious disrepair. The civil war between 193 and 197 a.d., which brought the first "barracks emperor" to power, was a mere prelude to the distresses of the years 235 to 285 a.d., when recurrent struggles between rival candidates for the imperial throne opened the gates to barbarian invasion accompanied by pestilential disease of unusual severity.
Word: barracks emperors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barracks emperor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: palaeowater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From palaeo- + water. 1. Alternative spelling of paleowater. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: paleowater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paleo- + water. 1. Fossil water. Labels: uncountable
Word: attritionary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From attrition + -ary. 1. Causing or relating to attrition.
Word: beehive tomb Part of Speech: noun 1. A dome-shaped tomb, or tholos.
Word: beehive tombs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beehive tomb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Morlach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian morlacco, New Latin Morlachus, probably from Greek Μαυροβλάχοι (Mavrovláchoi, “Black Vlachs”), cf. Vlach. 1. A member of a rural community in the Lika and Dalmatian hinterlands. Labels: historical
Word: Morlachs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Morlach Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cluilian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Cluilius + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Gaius Cluilius, king of Alba Longa during the reign of the Roman king Tullus Hostilius in the middle of the seventh century BC.
Word: dick smoker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dick + smoker. 1. Synonym of dicksucker (both senses). Labels: colloquial, derogatory, offensive, vulgar
Word: Cinderella State Part of Speech: name Etymology: After the fairy-tale character of Cinderella, who is abused and neglected by her stepfamily. 1. A state (of Australia) that is financially or politically disadvantaged or neglected. Labels: Australian
Word: unholy water Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined as an opposite to holy water, which is supposed to be effective against demons etc. 1. magical water with the property of harming or cursing that which is good Labels: uncountable
Word: galdr Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse galdr (“witchcraft, sorcery, magic arts”), akin to Old English ġealdor (“incantation, magic”). Related to English gale, yell. 1. An ancient form of shamanic chanting, an improvisational magical song, especially for a protective effect. Compare the custom of the joik and other chanting traditions among the Sámi shamanic noaidi who shares mutual influence with the Norse shamanic vǫlva and other Norse magical customs. 2. An ancient form of shamanic chanting, an improvisational magical song, especially for a protective effect. Compare the custom of the joik and other chanting traditions among the Sámi shamanic noaidi who shares mutual influence with the Norse shamanic vǫlva and other Norse magical customs. Example: There are different kinds of galdr; the most common is runegaldr, which consists of singing the various names of a single rune with Intent.
Word: ass sucker Part of Speech: noun 1. A subservient person. Labels: derogatory, slang, vulgar
Word: anaconda mortgages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anaconda mortgage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: studio monitor Part of Speech: noun 1. A loudspeaker specifically designed for audio production applications.
Word: studio monitors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of studio monitor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uncared Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + cared. 1. Not cared (for, about, etc.). Example: Ursula knew that Palmer had been astir at dawn, but not to attend to his usual duties, for she pityingly had freed the thirsty, uncared for sheep; many of these were now bogged in the various water-holes along the river. Example: Thus, patients who are severely depressed and failing to improve may be more likely to feel misunderstood and uncared about by their therapists than patients who are improving more rapidly.
Word: untotalled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + totalled. 1. not totalled Labels: not-comparable
Word: unflown Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + flown. 1. not flown Labels: not-comparable
Word: unfarmed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + farmed. 1. not farmed Labels: not-comparable
Word: inappropriacy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inappropriate + -cy. 1. inappropriateness.
Word: ineffectivenesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ineffectiveness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: black fax Part of Speech: noun 1. A prank fax transmission whose pages are entirely filled with a uniform black tone, so as to waste the ink of the recipient. Example: They also pranked the Church of Scientology members by sending hundreds of pizzas to the headquarters in Europe, and some sent black faxes (i.e., black sheets of paper sent to a fax machine in an endless loop to drain the ink and damage the machine) to the Los Angeles headquarters.
Word: lefthanders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lefthander Labels: form-of, plural
Word: black faxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of black fax Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oldy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From old + -y. 1. Alternative spelling of oldie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: reprocessings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reprocessing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: southeasterners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of southeasterner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: highspeed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of high-speed. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Russian salad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After the country of origin. Cognate with Italian insalata russa, Spanish ensalada rusa, Portuguese salada russa, French salade russe, Serbo-Croatian rȕskā saláta. 1. Synonym of Olivier salad. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: worriedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From worried + -ness. 1. worry, the state of being worried Labels: uncountable
Word: rewrit Part of Speech: verb 1. past of rewrite Labels: dated, form-of, nonstandard, past
Word: fasting spittle Part of Speech: noun 1. Saliva produced first thing in the morning, before breakfast, once believed to be useful in treating diseases. Labels: uncountable Example: Dr. Buck reports that the Swabians also believe in the efficacy of fasting spittle for sore eyes; and our never-failing Pliny records the Roman belief that ophthalmia may be cured by anointing the eyes every morning with fasting spittle.
Word: crux decussata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin 1. A diagonal cross, resembling the letter X.
Word: dmg Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of damage. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: MMORTS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of massively multiplayer online real-time strategy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: testicled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From testicle + -ed. 1. Having a specified kind or number of testicles. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: Before the scandal broke, she had suggested to him that Rumsford was a candidate to play the part of 'Iron Face McQuire', the hairy-testicled, bullfrog-voiced, hero of The Golden Lane.
Word: anused Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anus + -ed. 1. Having (or having the characteristics associated with) a specified form of anus. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: Cleon is conceived as a camel-anused monster with filthy balls […]
Word: motion designer Part of Speech: noun 1. A graphic artist who creates animated sequences.
Word: motion designers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of motion designer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vulvaed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vulva + -ed. 1. Having a specified form of vulva. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable
Word: clitorised Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From clitoris + -ed. 1. Having a specified form of clitoris. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable
Word: ovaried Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ovary + -ed. 1. Having a specified form of ovaries Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable
Word: kidneyed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From kidney + -ed. 1. Having (or having the characteristics associated with) a specified form of kidneys. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable
Word: foreskinning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of foreskin Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: urined Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of urine Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: urining Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of urine Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fatu-liva Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps named from the island of Fatu Hiva, which means "strange rock" in the Marquesan language. 1. A fictional bird invented as a hoax in the 1920s, said to lay cubical spotted eggs resembling dice.
Word: fatu-livas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fatu-liva Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spermed Part of Speech: adj 1. Having (or having the characteristics associated with) a specified form of sperm Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: The golden-spermed dragon was the most fertile animal in the land.
Word: spermed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sperm Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sperming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sperm Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: kasuyu Part of Speech: noun 1. A traditional axe-like weapon from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Word: handicamp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of handicap + camp. 1. A camp (recreational event held in temporary accommodation) for disabled people.
Word: handicamps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of handicamp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lowling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From low + -ling. 1. A low-ranking person; a commoner. Labels: rare Example: By “you” he meant people of her class, lowlings who believed in witches and the goodness of the King, who thought the trials were honest and fair and other stupid things. Example: They were all garbed in the usual one-piece gown to the calf, but where most lowlings wore drab, usually so filthy what color it began was not even discernable, these folk were in greens and various shades of brown, even a couple in gold.
Word: lowlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lowling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sell oneself Part of Speech: verb 1. To promote oneself, to big oneself up. 2. To work as a prostitute. Labels: euphemistic, reflexive Example: She'd never been forced to sell herself, she'd always had a secure home and job where she was valued, with no real responsibility.
Word: megadouche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + douche. 1. A highly objectionable person. Labels: US, derogatory, slang Example: While he orders two sodas, I ignore him and watch for Stamp. It's hard to find him because he looks just like every other megadouche in the joint […]
Word: megadouches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megadouche Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parentally challenged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: An ironic imitation of the perceived oversensitivity of language like mentally challenged. 1. Lacking one or both parents, or having parents who are inadequately supportive or caring. Labels: euphemistic, humorous
Word: garlic chewer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The French are stereotypically fond of garlic in their food. 1. A French person. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: garlic chewers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garlic chewer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hopenosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *tōhopōnder. Old English tōhopa Old English hopa Middle English hope English hope Proto-Indo-European *swep-der. Proto-Indo-European *supnós Proto-Hellenic *húpnos Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos) Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Ancient Greek ὑπνόω (hupnóō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek ὕπνωσις (húpnōsis)lbor. English hypnosis blend English hopenosis Blend of hope + hypnosis, in reference to the Barack Obama "Hope" poster. Pronunciation: /həʊpˈnəʊsɪs/ 1. Credulous political enthusiasm for Barack Obama. Labels: US, derogatory, rare, slang, uncountable Example: But what should the Obama Cult do now? The man has turned off the switch on the "Hopenosis" and has revealed the "Change Brigade" for the useful idiots they were. Example: they've all by ^([sic]) hopenotized by the hopenosis of the obamanation.
Word: 5150ed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of 5150 Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Kizzuwadna Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Kizzuwatna. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Kizzuwatna Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Hittite 𒆳𒌷𒆠𒄑𒍪𒉿𒀜𒈾 (KURᵁᴿᵁki-iz-zu-wa-at-na /⁠Kizzuwatna⁠/) possibly from [script needed] (kēz, “from here, on this side”) + 𒌓𒉈𒂊 (utnē, “land”), translating to the equivalent of "the land on this (to the) side". Compare Neo-Assyrian 𒌷𒆠𒋢𒀜𒉌 (ᵁᴿᵁki-su-at-ni /⁠Kisuatni⁠/), Egyptian q-A-DA-wA-d:n-xAst (qꜣḏꜣwꜣdn) and qd-d:y-xAst (qdy), and Ancient Greek Καταονία (Kataonía). 1. An ancient Anatolian kingdom situated in the highlands of southeastern Anatolia, near the Gulf of İskenderun in modern-day Turkey, and centered on the city of Kummanni. Labels: historical
Word: battle taxi Part of Speech: noun 1. armored personnel carrier Labels: slang
Word: battle taxis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of battle taxi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: privishing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of private + publishing. 1. Small-scale or unadvertised publication of a book, so that it is not easily available to the public. Labels: uncountable Example: Where there is a clearly defined specialist audience, privishing may be quite sufficient to reach government's intended informees.
Word: privishing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of private + publishing. 1. present participle and gerund of privish Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: trigonometrist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trigonometry + -ist. 1. One who does trigonometry. Example: During his next visit, very proud of herself, the young trigonometrist began to speak about the book to its author.
Word: trigonometrists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trigonometrist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: e-edition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From e- + edition. 1. An edition of a publication in electronic form. Example: Despite these setbacks, some universities are encouraging students to use e-editions of required textbooks where these are available, as being more portable, and are encouraging publishers to sell widely used textbooks in this form.
Word: e-editions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of e-edition Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dog whistles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dog whistle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: comedies of errors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of comedy of errors Labels: form-of, plural
Word: comedogenicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From comedogenic + -ity. 1. The quality of being comedogenic, or acne-producing. Labels: uncountable
Word: carnapped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of carnap Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: carnaps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of carnap Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cisgenders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cisgender Labels: form-of, plural
Word: SCBU Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of special care baby unit. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SCBUs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of SCBU Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shitshow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shit + show. 1. Alternative form of shit show. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: [Johnny] Mercer was blunter still about the current government, despite calling himself “inherently a team player”. “But when you go home from here on a Thursday and go for a run across Dartmoor or whatever, and you’re stripped to your core being, I mean, yeah, you realise it’s a shitshow,” he said. Example: At the Social Democratic party’s (SPD) conference on Saturday, Michael Roth dispensed with diplomatic etiquette to condemn what he called the “big shitshow” of Brexit.
Word: shitshows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shitshow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: young guns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of young gun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barbecue stoppers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barbecue stopper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: CFLs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of CFL Labels: form-of, plural
Word: CFLers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of CFLer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: climbing walls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of climbing wall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hardstep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hard + step. 1. A subgenre of drum and bass music characterised by a gritty production style and urban feel. Labels: uncountable Example: > I was just wondering what your thoughts were on who you think should win [the Hardcore Award]? Definately^([sic]) Grooverider (the hardstep king!) or the Fabio!
Word: health tourism Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of medical tourism. Labels: uncountable 2. The practice of travelling to a country to take advantage of its state healthcare system. Labels: derogatory, uncountable Example: THE NHS is facing calls to clamp down on the so-called health tourism sham which sees foreigners land in Britain to abuse our free health service and return home leaving UK taxpayers to foot the bill.
Word: heat exhaustion Part of Speech: noun 1. An illness caused by overheating and excessive sweating, characterised by nausea, headache, thirst, weakness, and high body temperature; prognosis is good if cooling and hydration are pursued promptly. Labels: uncountable Example: She was flushed and grey at once, and not sweating as much as she should have—Mahit tried to remember the symptoms of incipient heat exhaustion and figured being unable to remember them was a symptom in and of itself.
Word: International Klein Blue Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after French artist Yves Klein (1928–1962), who first mixed it. 1. An intense deep blue hue achieved by means of ultramarine pigment and a binder. Example: So crucial was this to him that he even went to the lengths of taking out a patent on the color he had invented, IKB, or International Klein Blue (p. 17).
Word: kitchen rolls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kitchen roll Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lobster palace Part of Speech: noun 1. An ostentatiously elegant restaurant in New York City. Labels: US, historical
Word: lobster palaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lobster palace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: refoulment Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of refoulement. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: soft coral Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the order Alcyonacea of corals that do not produce calcium carbonate skeletons.
Word: soft corals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soft coral Labels: form-of, plural
Word: non-refoulment Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of non-refoulement. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: nonrefoulment Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of non-refoulment. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Shackletonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Shackleton + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922), polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic.
Word: Young-Earther Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Young Earth + -er. 1. An adherent of Young Earth Creationism.
Word: Paranan Part of Speech: name 1. A Northern Luzon language of the Philippines.
Word: Palanan Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Paranan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ultrasheer Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + sheer. 1. Extremely sheer. Example: When dressing up for a night out, let's not forget the sex appeal, allure, and slenderizing effect of ultrasheer black hosiery under that little black dress.
Word: little black dresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of little black dress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hosieries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hosiery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paranatellon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek παρανατέλλων (paranatéllōn, “rising besides”), from ἀνατέλλω (anatéllō). 1. A star or constellation that rises (above the horizon) at the same time as another. Example: As a matter of fact, all constellations mentioned belong to the zodiacal belt, with the exception of Orion, Perseus and Auriga. Why were these three added to the list? Modifying a suggestion by Dr. R. Böker, I suppose they were added as "paranatellonta", simultaneously rising stars, to the signs Aries and Taurus.
Word: churidar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Punjabi ਚੂੜੀਦਾਰ (cūṛīdār). 1. A pair of tight-fitting trousers, worn by men and women in South Asia.
Word: churidars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of churidar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chossy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From choss + -y. 1. Unsuitable for rock climbing, e.g. because it is too soft, unstable, or overgrown.
Word: endomembranous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From endo- + membranous. 1. Relating to the endomembrane. Labels: not-comparable
Word: interleading Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + leading. 1. Leading between; especially applied to doors, corridors, etc. that connect private spaces. Labels: South-Africa, not-comparable
Word: papsak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Afrikaans 1. Cheap wine sold in a bag. Labels: South-Africa Example: ‘I wasn't…’ she starts in a voice so little and pathetic, I have to lean in to hear her. Her breath is ripe with cheap papsak.
Word: papsaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of papsak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slenderization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From slender + -ization. 1. The process of slenderizing. Labels: uncountable Example: A few years ago a craze for slenderization swept the United States. The corset industry was ruined.
Word: Fishbeinian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Fishbein + -ian. 1. Of or relating to the physician Morris Fishbein (1889–1976).
Word: microplasticity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + plasticity. 1. The property of a solid body whereby it shows plasticity (undergoes permanent change due to stress) in local areas while globally showing elasticity (maintaining the ability to return to its original shape and size). Labels: uncountable
Word: mill drills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mill drill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pasalubong Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tagalog pasalubong, literally "(something) for when you welcome me". 1. A gift brought back by a traveller for somebody at home. Labels: Philippines
Word: pasalubongs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pasalubong Labels: form-of, plural
Word: photobomber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photobomb + -er. 1. One who photobombs.
Word: photobombers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of photobomber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: presidentiables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of presidentiable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: finger foods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of finger food Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pulutan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tagalog pulutan, from pulot + -an. 1. finger food Labels: Philippines, uncountable
Word: jumping salad Part of Speech: noun 1. A salad made with live shrimp. Labels: Philippines, uncountable, usually
Word: jumping salads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jumping salad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Floribbean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of Florida + Caribbean. 1. Describing a type of cuisine which blends Floridian and Caribbean elements. Labels: not-comparable
Word: whoonga Part of Speech: noun 1. A street drug of uncertain composition, sometimes claimed to contain HIV antiretroviral drugs. Labels: South-Africa, slang, uncountable
Word: Neapoli Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Greek Νεάπολη (Neápoli), from νέα (néa, “new”) + πόλη (póli, “city”) and from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis), from νέα (néa) + πολις (polis). Doublet of Nabeul, Nablus, Naples, Napoli, and Neapolis. 1. Any of several towns or subdivisions of towns in Greece, especially a suburb of Thessaloniki. 2. A town in Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece. 3. A town in Kozani regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece.
Word: Maleventum Part of Speech: name 1. An ancient city in Samnium, in modern Campania, Italy; modern Benevento. Labels: historical
Word: Nabeul Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Nabeul, from Arabic نَابِل (Nābil), from Byzantine Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis), from Ancient Greek νέᾱ́ (néā́, “new”) + πόλῐς (pólĭs, “city, city-state”). Doublet of Nablus, Naples, Napoli, Neapoli, and Neapolis. 1. A city on the Cap Bon Peninsula in Tunisia.
Word: Cap Bon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French cap bon (“good cape”). 1. A peninsula in northeastern Tunisia.
Word: xenozoological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From xeno- + zoological. 1. Of or pertaining to xenozoology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: xenozoologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xeno- + zoologist. 1. One who studies xenozoology.
Word: xenozoologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xenozoologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tmr Part of Speech: adv 1. Abbreviation of tomorrow. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: misfocus Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + focus. 1. To focus badly or wrongly.
Word: misfocus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mis- + focus. 1. Incorrect focus.
Word: misfocussed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misfocus Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: misfocuses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of misfocus Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: misfocusing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of misfocus Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: misfocussing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of misfocus Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: misfocused Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misfocus Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: missionization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mission + -ization or missionize + -ation. 1. The religious work of a missionary. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The imposition of the mission system by the Spanish on the Native Americans in their colonies. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable 3. The process of missionizing (making something, such as an aircraft, suitable for a military or other mission). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] proposes missionization costs to be borne by the Coast Guard in fiscal year 2006 . The cost of these planes has been outside the original Deepwater plan […] Example: While missionization efforts are underway, the aircraft are being flown as logistics and training aircraft. This funding is requested to purchase spare[s] […]
Word: missionizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of missionization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mistbow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of mist + rainbow. 1. Synonym of fogbow.
Word: mistbows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mistbow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: missout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From miss + out, from the phrasal verb. 1. A situation where something is skipped or omitted. 2. A situation where something is skipped or omitted. 3. A die loaded in favor of the house and against the player. Labels: slang
Word: missouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of missout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stiob Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian стёб (stjob). 1. A Russian genre of ironic but ostensibly earnest parody associated with the Soviet era. Labels: uncountable
Word: missuit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + suit. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈsuːt/, /mɪsˈsjuːt/ 1. To fail to suit. Labels: transitive Example: I now discovered — as in hasty love matches has but too often proved to be the case — that my guide and I were unhappily missuited to each other, and the consequence was we had at least six quarrels […] Example: Each states the law and fact and face o' the thing Just as he'd have them, finds what he thinks fit, Is blind to what missuits him, just records What makes his case out, quite ignores the rest.
Word: missuited Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of missuit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: missuits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of missuit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: missuiting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of missuit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Regulation Charlie Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who strictly enforces all rules, without exception. Labels: slang
Word: mistings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: impocket Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From im- + pocket. 1. To place into a pocket. Labels: rare, transitive
Word: impocketed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of impocket Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: impockets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of impocket Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: impocketing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of impocket Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: impetigos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of impetigo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: impetigoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of impetigo Labels: archaic, form-of, plural
Word: impsonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Impson + -ite, after a sample from the Impson Valley (later reclassified as grahamite); coined by George Homans Eldridge in 1901. 1. A black carbonaceous substance, believed to be derived from a fluid bitumen which polymerized after filling a vein. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: impsonites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of impsonite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grahamite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Graham + -ite; named by Henry Wurtz after James Lorimer Graham, who was interested in commercial development of this mineral resource in West Virginia. 1. A bitumen-impregnated rock found in Cuba, Mexico, and the United States.
Word: inappositely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From inapposite + -ly. 1. In a way that is not apposite.
Word: inapparently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From inapparent + -ly. 1. In a way that is not apparent or obvious.
Word: incorruptions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of incorruption Labels: form-of, plural
Word: indiciums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indicium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: indorsor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From indorse + -or. 1. Archaic spelling of endorser. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: indorsors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indorsor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inenarrable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from French inénarrable, from Latin inēnārrābilis (“indescribable”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + ēnārrābilis (“describable, explainable”). Ēnārrābilis is derived from ēnārrāre + -bilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon); ēnārrāre is the present active infinitive of ēnārrō (“to explain in detail, expound”), from ē- (a variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘away; out; thoroughly’)) + narrō (“to say; to relate, tell; to describe; to recount, report”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”)). The English word is analysable as in- + enarrable. Compare ignorant and -able for the components. Pronunciation: /ɪnɪˈnæɹəb(ə)l/ 1. That cannot be told; indescribable, inexpressible, unspeakable. Labels: formal, literary Example: For where almyghty god is reſydent all thynges be good, whoſe goodnes is inenarrable and euerlaſtynge. Example: And Saint Peter saith that whoso believe in Christ, although they be afflicted with divers temptations, yet they rejoice with a glorious and inenarrable joyfulness.
Word: Townsend discharge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after John Sealy Townsend, who discovered the fundamental mechanism. 1. A gas ionization process where free electrons, accelerated by a sufficiently strong electric field, give rise to electrical conduction through a gas by avalanche multiplication caused by the ionization of molecules by ion impact.
Word: Townsend discharges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Townsend discharge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inflexures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inflexure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sea of Azof Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete form of Sea of Azov. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Sea of Azoff Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete form of Sea of Azov. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: inflictor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inflict + -or. 1. Alternative form of inflicter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: inflictors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inflictor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ingrainedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From ingrained + -ly. 1. In a way that is ingrained.
Word: insaner Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of insane: more insane Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: insensately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From insensate + -ly. 1. In an insensate manner.
Word: interdealers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of interdealer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interperceptual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + perceptual. 1. Between acts of perception. Labels: not-comparable Example: The sole justification of the idealist's belief in the continued existence of another self during an interperceptual interval is that it affords the best explanation of the reappearance of the same self at the end of the interval.
Word: Propontis Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Προποντίς (Propontís). 1. Sea of Marmara Labels: historical
Word: on a tear Part of Speech: prep_phrase Pronunciation: /ɒn ə ˈtɛə(ɹ)/ 1. Engaged in a continuous, fast-paced procession of actions or events, especially with favorable results. Labels: idiomatic Example: [T]he team was on a tear, having laid waste to three early round tournament opponents by a total victory margin of 82 points. Example: To say he went on a tear after turning professional would be an understatement. He went fourteen fights without tasting defeat. 2. In or into a protracted state of agitation, fury, or zeal. Labels: idiomatic Example: Congress has been hopping mad and the U.N.-haters have been on a tear. Example: [W]hen the gay activist and playwright Larry Kramer goes on a tear, when he really lays into somebody about being politically lazy or not wearing a condom,. . . [y]ou hear rage. 3. Binge drinking; engaged in a bout of heavy consumption of alcoholic beverages; on a bender. Labels: idiomatic Example: The man I want to tell you about, the one I met at the bar at Jimmy's Steak House, was on a tear. Hardly surprising, since this was a bar, after all, and what do people do at bars except drink, and one drink leads to another -- and if you're in a certain frame of mind, I suppose, you don't stop for a day or two or maybe more. Example: That Kelly, when he goes on a tear, he don't wait for the bars to open.
Word: intermitter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From intermit + -er. 1. A device that controls the intermittent flow of a fluid.
Word: intermitters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intermitter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inventorially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From inventorial + -ly. 1. In terms of an inventory. Labels: not-comparable Example: Sir, his definement suffers no perdition in you; though, I know, to divide him inventorially, would dizzy the arithmetic of memory […]
Word: invecked Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of invected. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Example: The crooked Lines are these following : The first two Lines, Plate II. named ingraled and invecked, when represented together, are somewhat known, the one from the other, being opposite to one another, both being made (as it were) of Semicircles; the ingraled with Points upward, and the invecked Line with Points downward. But this is not yet a sufficient Distinction: For, suppose the Space betwixt them, which they form, be a Fess, then it's only ingraled, and not invecked; for a Fess ingraled, must have the Points on both Sides turned twoards the Field, and the convex or gibbose Parts towards the Fess it self; and so of a Bend, Chiveron, and other proper Figures in Herauldry: And if these be invecked, then the convex Parts of the Line are towards the Field; [...] within a Bordure invecked. These two Lines, ingraled and invecked, are more hard to be distinguished, when the field is divided into two equal Parts of different Tinctures, [...] Here we know not whether the Line be ingraled or invecked, except we observe this Rule, That the Form of the Line must be applied to the Colour first named. The French, for ingraled, say engrele; and for invecked, canele: Example: Contrary invecked. Invecked on both sides as a chevron, &c. when the upper and under parts are both invecked.
Word: pocket dial Part of Speech: noun 1. A situation in which one's cellphone makes a call from one's pocket when its buttons are inadvertently pressed. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: But consider this first: How do you know that he really meant to call you and this wasn't just an accidental pocket dial? Example: It started off sounding like a pocket dial with incoherent noise and shouting […] 2. A portable sundial of small size. Labels: obsolete
Word: pocket dial Part of Speech: verb 1. To accidentally make a call this way. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: I answered and quickly realized that the person had “pocket dialed” me— his phone had called mine unintentionally. Example: I laugh despite myself, wiping my face with my sleeve. "Dan, you called me." "Oh, Bird! Is that you?" he says, laughing. "I must have pocket dialed you."
Word: isenergic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From is- + energic. 1. Of equal energy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: isoenergic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of isenergic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: isochronally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From isochronal + -ly. 1. In an isochronal manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dip one's toe in the water Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of test the waters.
Word: put one's toe in the water Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of test the waters.
Word: table wines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of table wine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subfreshman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + freshman. 1. A student preparing for the freshman year. Labels: US, dated
Word: subfreshmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subfreshman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heartfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English hertfully; equivalent to heartful + -ly. 1. In a heartful manner.
Word: Bonac Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to the Bonackers or their culture. Labels: not-comparable Example: a Bonac clam recipe