nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: palas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi पलाश (palāś), from Sanskrit. 1. A tree of eastern India and Burma, Butea monosperma. Example: The Dhak or Palas is a familiar wild tree and is common throughout the greater part of India except in drier parts. Example: The tea garden lay in the foothills of Bhutan and got its name from the many palash trees that stood tall among the undulating green sea of tea bushes.
Word: arse-kisser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arse + kisser. 1. A sycophant. Labels: vulgar
Word: optical astronomy Part of Speech: noun 1. Astronomy using observations using telescopes and recording media that capture visible light. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: Radio astronomy is an extension of optical astronomy in that it allows the observer to "see radiations of wave lengths far greater than those of visible light Example: Merely finding them in the first place — detecting their radio voices and photographing their odd and telltale light — was a cooperative triumph of radio and optical astronomy. 2. Astronomy using infrared, visible, and/or ultraviolet wavelengths. Labels: uncountable
Word: mesh number Part of Speech: noun 1. A measure of fineness of a mesh: the numerical value indicates the number of openings per linear inch. The smaller the mesh number, the larger particles can pass through the mesh.
Word: brusques Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of brusque Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tendres Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tendre Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Berovo Part of Speech: name 1. A town in eastern North Macedonia.
Word: Bogdanci Part of Speech: name 1. A town in southeastern North Macedonia.
Word: Valandovo Part of Speech: name 1. A town in southeastern North Macedonia.
Word: Vinica Part of Speech: name 1. A town and municipality in the east of the Republic of Macedonia. 2. A village in Carniola, Slovenia.
Word: Gevgelija Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Macedonian Гевгелија (Gevgelija). 1. A city in southeastern North Macedonia.
Word: Debar Part of Speech: name 1. A city in western North Macedonia.
Word: heteronormalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From hetero- + normalize, on the pattern of heteronormative and heteronormativity. Pronunciation: /ˌhɛtəɹəʊˈnɔːməlaɪz/ 1. To alter so as to be consistent with heteronormativity; render heteronormative. Labels: transitive Example: As dismayed as I am with Jenks’s editing, it is not, of course, fair to say that he completely heteronormalized Hemingway’s text[.] Example: That modernist efforts to heteronormalize Iranian society have not focused on the production of the homosexual as a type has had significant repercussions on yet another level.
Word: Demir Kapija Part of Speech: name 1. A town and municipality in southeastern North Macedonia.
Word: Demir Hisar Part of Speech: name 1. A town and municipality in southwestern North Macedonia. 2. A region in southwestern North Macedonia.
Word: heteronormalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of heteronormalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: heteronormalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of heteronormalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Kratovo Part of Speech: name 1. A town in northeastern North Macedonia.
Word: Kriva Palanka Part of Speech: name 1. A town in northeastern North Macedonia.
Word: Kruševo Part of Speech: name 1. A town in the western-central part of the Republic of North Macedonia.
Word: Makedonski Brod Part of Speech: name 1. A city in western North Macedonia.
Word: Makedonska Kamenica Part of Speech: name 1. A town in eastern North Macedonia.
Word: Negotino Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Macedonian Неготино (Negotino). 1. A city in the central south-eastern part of North Macedonia.
Word: Pehčevo Part of Speech: name 1. A town in eastern North Macedonia.
Word: Probištip Part of Speech: name 1. A town in northeastern North Macedonia.
Word: Sea of Marmara Part of Speech: name Etymology: Marmara is named after Marmara Island, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros, “marble”). 1. A deep inland sea in north-western Turkey connecting the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea via the straits of Bosphorus and Dardanelles.
Word: Radoviš Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality in southeast Macedonia. 2. A city and seat of the municipality.
Word: Resen Part of Speech: name 1. A town in southwestern North Macedonia.
Word: Struga Part of Speech: name 1. A city in southwestern North Macedonia.
Word: Sveti Nikole Part of Speech: name 1. A city in North Macedonia
Word: adjectivality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From adjectival + -ity. 1. The state or condition of being adjectival. Labels: uncountable Example: An adjective leave an adjectival trace, […] So if <e> is complement of wax in (66), <e> would have to share the adjectivality of wroth.
Word: adjectivals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adjectival Labels: form-of, plural
Word: election of remedies Part of Speech: noun 1. The situation of a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit having multiple options from which to choose as to how the defendant's wrong may be righted. Example: A defendant has been found liable for taking a plaintiff's car; the plaintiff has an election of remedies between forcing the defendant to return the property, or forcing the defendant to pay the value of the property.
Word: elections of remedies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of election of remedies Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toke tube Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * From the words toke (“to inhale from a marijuana cigarette”) and tube (“a cylinder”). Pronunciation: /təʊk tuːb/ 1. A marijuana cigarette. Labels: slang
Word: toke tubes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toke tube Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doobies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doobie Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of dooby Labels: form-of, plural
Word: private sectors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of private sector Labels: form-of, plural
Word: registrator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle Latin, from registro (cognate with registrarius), from registrum 'register', an alteration of Late Latin regesta "list, matters recorded," from the neuter plural of regestus, the past participle of regerere "to record, literally to carry back", itself from re- "back" + gerere "carry, bear". 1. A registrar or registrant, person or device which registers data Labels: rare
Word: ropiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of ropy: most ropy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: ropier Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊpiəɹ/ 1. comparative form of ropy: more ropy Labels: comparative, form-of 2. comparative form of ropey: more ropey Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: high crime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From high (“of great importance and consequence; grave”) + crime. Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪ ˈkɹaɪm/ 1. A major crime or wrongdoing, notably one subject to trial before the highest courts which may impose the gravest punishments. Example: Lese majesty used to be a high crime, for which royal or imperial courts often put offenders to death. Example: Charles Stuart King of England. You have been accuſed on behalf of the People of England of high Treaſon and other high Crimes; the Court have determined that you ought to anſwer the ſame.
Word: this morning Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ðɪs ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/, /ðəs ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/ 1. The morning of today. Example: This morning is the first of the work week. Example: I came in late this morning.
Word: lemuroid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lemur + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈliː.mə(ɹ)ˌɔɪd/ 1. Of or relating to the primate superfamily Lemuroidea (lemurs) Example: A few recent discoveries, however, expand the temporal range of both lemuroid and lorisoid primates back to the early Tertiary. Example: The lemuroid dentition is also closely similar to that of the greater glider in having a greater number of cutting edges on the upper molars compared with the common ringtail. 2. Resembling a lemur.
Word: lemuroid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lemur + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈliː.mə(ɹ)ˌɔɪd/ 1. A member of the Lemuroidea superfamily of strepsirrhine primates, including lemurs Example: In M. laniger the canine and most anterior premolar are more equal than in any other Lermuroid, or indeed than in any other Primate except Man. Example: Supernumary or vestigal mammae may occur anywhere along the mammary line extinding from axilla to groin. Among lemuroids, however (cf. Shultz 1948), usually one but frequently up to three well-developed mammary pairs are pectoral (including axial), one pair abdominal and one or two pairs inguinal. 2. An animal that has the appearance or characteristics of a lemur
Word: lemuroids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lemuroid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: public authorities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of public authority Labels: form-of, plural
Word: public authorities Part of Speech: noun 1. The whole of such public authorities, the governmental administration in the widest sense Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: public authority Part of Speech: noun 1. Any authority which has a legal mandate to govern, administrate a part or aspect of public life, such as all branches of the executive power of a state, province, municipality etc. 2. In a wider sense also various chartered organisations holding their authority from the above without being run by public officials
Word: photoceramic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo- + ceramic. 1. A photograph reproduced upon a ceramic surface. Example: When handled properly, photoceramics are incredibly sturdy. […] If you need to clean a photoceramic, you should use water and a soft cloth.
Word: photoceramic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From photo- + ceramic. 1. Of or relating to photoceramics. Labels: not-comparable Example: Prior to the photoceramic portrait, miniature paintings were all the rage.
Word: public life Part of Speech: noun 1. The aspects of social life which occur in public, in the open, as opposed to more private social interaction within families, private clubs, etc. Labels: uncountable Example: Holonyms: life; daily life, real life Example: Meronym: work life 2. Politics, as in the profession of being a politician or political activism in general. Labels: uncountable
Word: baptismal name Part of Speech: noun 1. A name given at baptism (christening). Example: 1685, Charles Cotton (translator), Essays of Michael, Seigneur de Montaigne, London: T. Basset et al., Volume 1, “Of Names,” pp. 538-539, Will not Posterity say, that our Modern Reformation has been wonderfully exact, in having […] proceeded so far, as to quarrel with the Ancient Baptismal Names of Charles, Lewis, and Francis, to fill the World with Methusalems, Ezekiels, and Malachies, of a more Scriptural sound? Example: A custom had generally obtained, of giving a new name, upon adopting a new member into a family. […] In imitation of this common practice, the old christians gave baptismal names to their children, which were intended to point out their heavenly adoption, as their surnames distinguished their temporal alliance.
Word: calling name Part of Speech: noun 1. The name associated with the telephone number or similar identifier of a caller. 2. The name by which a person is normally identified in conversation.
Word: girl's name Part of Speech: noun 1. A given name for a girl.
Word: boy's name Part of Speech: noun 1. A given name to a young male person or boy.
Word: fele Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English fele, from Old English feola, fela (“much, many, very”), from Proto-West Germanic *felu, from Proto-Germanic *felu (“very, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *pélh₁u (“many”). Cognate with Scots fele (“many, much, great”), Dutch veel (“much, many”), German viel (“much, many”), Latin plūs (“more”), Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”). Related to full, few. 1. greatly, much, very Labels: dialectal, obsolete Example: For they bring in the substance of the Beere / That they drinken feele too good chepe, not dere.
Word: fele Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English fele, from Old English feola, fela (“much, many, very”), from Proto-West Germanic *felu, from Proto-Germanic *felu (“very, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *pélh₁u (“many”). Cognate with Scots fele (“many, much, great”), Dutch veel (“much, many”), German viel (“much, many”), Latin plūs (“more”), Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”). Related to full, few. 1. much; many. Labels: dialectal, obsolete Example: This cruel monstre, […] Infect with fell venoum; Example: So fele shippes this yere there ware / That moch losse for vnfreyght they bare. So fele ships this year there were / that much loss for unfreight they bore.
Word: fele Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From Middle English fele, from Old English feola, fela (“much, many, very”), from Proto-West Germanic *felu, from Proto-Germanic *felu (“very, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *pélh₁u (“many”). Cognate with Scots fele (“many, much, great”), Dutch veel (“much, many”), German viel (“much, many”), Latin plūs (“more”), Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”). Related to full, few. 1. many (of). Labels: dialectal, obsolete
Word: public-relations Part of Speech: adj Etymology: public relations, with a hyphen added to change a noun phrase into an adjective phrase 1. public relations (in attributive use) Labels: not-comparable Example: Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. Piling debt onto companies’ balance-sheets is only a small part of what leveraged buy-outs are about, they insist. Improving the workings of the businesses they take over is just as core to their calling, if not more so. Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster.
Word: Moneygeddon Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined by Danielle Ward and a public-relations think-tank for the first episode of the first series of Newswipe with Charlie Brooker, first televised on Wednesday 25 March in 2009 on BBC Four: money + -geddon, from Armageddon (“the end of the world”). Pronunciation: /ˌmʌniːˈɡɛdən/ 1. The late-2000s world economic recession. Labels: humorous, neologism, often Example: 2009: “Graham Thurlwell”, alt.tv.farscape (Google group): Crisis – what crisis?, the 22ⁿᵈ day of May at 9:55pm Meanwhile, The Minister For Women and Equality is busy banging on about how there aren’t enough women in the City and HMG should force companies to hire more women at the highest level because women wouldn’t have brought about Moneygeddon – no, honest they wouldn’t.
Word: hateworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hate + -worthy. Pronunciation: /ˈheɪtˌwɜːði/, /ˈheɪtˌwɝði/ 1. Worthy of being hated, detestable, despicable.
Word: may the Force be with you Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From the Star Wars film franchise, in which "the Force" is an omnipresent energy that can influence events and may be harnessed by gifted individuals. 1. Used to wish someone luck with a difficult endeavor. Labels: idiomatic Example: What thoughts are you sending into the universe? Are they seeking the results you want, or are they attracting the things you don’t? The mental sharks will be drawn to you as surely as the results you desire. To be certain, be aware of the messages you are sending, and may the Force be with you, whatever you conceive it to be!
Word: Lyrid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Lyra + -id. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪ.ɹɪd/, /ˈlɪɹ.ɪd/ 1. A shooting star or meteor observed as originating from the constellation Lyra, and belonging to the meteor shower seen each April.
Word: Sabellianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sabellian + -ism, after Sabellius. 1. A Christian belief which holds that God the Father and God the Son are one and the same, the latter often being termed Patripassianism in that it implies God the Father personally suffered on the Cross. Labels: uncountable
Word: Sabellic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Sabellus + -ic. 1. Synonym of Sabellian. Labels: not-comparable
Word: in order that Part of Speech: conj 1. So that; used to indicate purpose Example: In order that I wouldn’t be late I had to hurry. Example: I am always trying new recipes, in order that I may become a better cook.
Word: social capital Part of Speech: noun 1. The goodwill, sympathy, and connections created by social interaction within and between social networks. Labels: uncountable Example: If [the individual] comes into contact with his neighbor, and they with other neighbors, there will be accumulation of social capital, which may immediately satisfy his social needs and which may bear a social potentiality sufficient to the substantial improvement of living conditions in the whole community. 2. The value created by social relationships, with expected returns in the marketplace. Labels: uncountable
Word: Balkan Peninsula Part of Speech: name 1. A geographic region and large peninsula in southeastern Europe, surrounded by water on three sides: the Adriatic Sea to the west, the Mediterranean Sea (including the Ionian and Aegean Seas) to the south and the Black Sea to the east. Its northern boundary is often given as the Danube, Sava and Kupa rivers.
Word: soft spots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soft spot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: law of the tongue Part of Speech: name 1. Appropriate control of one's words. Example: How close the Psalmist came to the proper law of the tongue when he exclaimed: "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord"
Word: transactive Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to exchanging or trading. Example: In a smart energy network linked by a new transactive network, such niches could be discovered and filled.
Word: pelurious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Coined by Irish novelist and poet James Joyce in his novel Ulysses. From Anglo-Norman pelure (“pelt, fur, animal skin”) + -ious. 1. Hairy. Labels: rare Example: […] York and Savoy, and trays of onions, pearls of the earth, and pumets of mushrooms and custard marrows and fat vetches and bere and rape and red green yellow brown russet sweet big bitter ripe pomellated apples and chips of strawberries and sieves of gooseberries, pulpy and pelurious, and strawberries fit for princes and raspberries from their canes.
Word: vitrescent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin vitrum + -escent. 1. Becoming glass; glassy, vitreous. Example: “You from deep cauldrons and unmeasured caves / Blow flaming airs, or pour vitrescent waves […].”
Word: highjacker Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hijacker. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: highjackers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of highjacker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperbaric chamber Part of Speech: noun 1. A vessel containing air at an elevated pressure, especially one used to administer oxygen to a patient
Word: obijime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 帯締め (おびじめ, obijime). 1. A thin rope attached to an obi.
Word: stupid is as stupid does Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Apparently modeled on handsome is as handsome does. Attested since at least 1862, but popularized (perhaps independently) by the 1994 film Forrest Gump. 1. Stupid behaviour indicates stupidity. Example: 1882 Anthony Trollope: Orley Farm As long as a man can pay twenty shillings in the pound and a trifle over, what does it matter if all the judges in the land was to call him stupid?' said Snengkeld. "Stupid is as stupid does." said Kantwise. "Stupid be d--." said Moulder. "Mr. Moulder, there's ladies present." said Mrs. Smiley,
Word: corridos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corrido Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proof-of-concept Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of proof of concept. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stinkin' Part of Speech: adj 1. stinking Labels: US, dialectal, nonstandard
Word: Polack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Polish Polak (“a Polish person”). Cognate to French Polak, and akin to Swedish polack. Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊlɑk/, /ˈpəʊlæk/ 1. A Pole, or person of Polish descent. Labels: Canada, US, offensive, slang Example: which to him appear'd / To be a preparation 'gainſt the Poleak Example: So leuied as before, againſt the Poleak.
Word: Polack Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Polish Polak (“a Polish person”). Cognate to French Polak, and akin to Swedish polack. Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊlɑk/, /ˈpəʊlæk/ 1. An anglicized Polish surname from Polish, from Polak (“Pole”).
Word: Nieuw-Amsterdam Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Emmen municipality, Drenthe province, Netherlands 2. A fortress, village, ressort, and capital of Commewijne, Suriname
Word: honourary Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic spelling of honorary. Labels: UK, US, alt-of, archaic, not-comparable
Word: wambly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wamble + -y. 1. Shaky, unsteady, dizzy, queasy, nauseous. Labels: dialectal Example: "[…]Come ben the house to a bit whisky. Ye're fair wambly wi' the fright o't.” I went shaking into the house with him,[…]. Example: She needs explaining, Markham—and a dashed lot of it.—And Rex, with his projecting parietals and his wambly body and his periodic fits.
Word: corner kicks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corner kick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: matcha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 抹茶 (matcha), from 抹 (matsu, “to wipe, to rub”) + 茶 (cha, “tea”). Pronunciation: /ˈmatʃ.ə/, /ˈmɑ.t͡ʃə/ 1. A type of powdered green tea, traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And that’s not all – EGCG in matcha can help improve insulin sensitivity, which aids in blood sugar control, and may help to reduce inflammation related to Alzheimer’s disease.
Word: dotation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dotacion, from Late Latin dotatio, from Latin dōtāre (“to endow”). By surface analysis, dotate + -ion. In sense 3, borrowed from French dotation, ultimately from the same origin. Pronunciation: /doʊˈteɪʃən/, /də(ʊ)ˈteɪʃn/ 1. The act of dotating or bestowing something; endowment, or an instance of this. Labels: countable, literary, rare, uncountable Example: Neyther is it to bee forgotten, that this dedicating of Foundations and Dotations to profeſſory Learning, hath not onely had a Maligne aſpect, and influence vpon the growth of Scyences, but hath alſo been preiudiciall to States and gouernments. Example: As to eleemoſynary corporations, by the dotation the founder and his heirs are of common right the legal viſitors, to ſee that that property is rightly employed, which would otherwiſe have deſcended to the viſitor himſelf: […] 2. A grant of revenues from territory conquered by the French Empire (c. 1804–1814). Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: Jérôme [Napoléon Bonaparte] gave the dotations away to favorites. […] Dotations were the revenues, but almost invariably not the source from which such sums were drawn, settled by a ruling monarch upon those delegated to represent his authority, in order that they might maintain both their clerical staff, if they had one, and the proper splendor of their office. They took the form of such things as one-tenth the profits from farming the tobacco tax, a lien against postal charges, the privilege of selling certain offices, or hearth money. They were an inevitable source of personal and administrative corruption.
Word: dotations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dotation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: resigner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From resign + -er. 1. Someone who resigns.
Word: resigners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of resigner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: financière Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French (à la) financière, literally, in the manner of a financier, a reference to the expense of the ingredients. 1. Involving a heavy sauce flavored with truffles, mushrooms and Madeira wine, and garnished with one or more of olives, kidneys, quenelles, sweetbreads, livers, and cockscombs. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] add a good financière ragoût (No. 89) of cocks’ combs, fat livers, truffles, and some mushrooms; […] Example: Fill six vol-au-vents made with feuilletage paste (No. 1076) with a quart of financière garnishing (No. 246), and serve them on a dish with a folded napkin.
Word: rescue mission Part of Speech: noun 1. A mission, operation to reach and rescue people in urgent need, as after a disaster Labels: literally 2. A religious mission set up (usually in poor city quarters) to rescue human 'derelicts' from a wasted life of sin, the final aim being conversion
Word: Bouaké Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Ivory Coast.
Word: mulato Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish mulato. Doublet of mulatto. 1. a chili pepper (Capsicum annuum), related to the poblano and usually sold dried.
Word: mulatos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mulato Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misfare Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old English misfaran, corresponding to mis- + fare. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈfɛː/, /ˈmɪsfɛː/ 1. To go astray; to transgress, to sin. Labels: obsolete 2. To fare badly; to be unlucky. Labels: Scotland
Word: misfare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old English misfaran, corresponding to mis- + fare. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈfɛː/, /ˈmɪsfɛː/ 1. Misfortune, ill fate. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: Whereto great comfort in her sad misfare / Was Amoret, companion of her care […].
Word: Temple Mount Part of Speech: name 1. One of the hills in Jerusalem, where King Solomon built his great temple, which was destroyed twice (the hill ultimately leveled, leaving only the Wailing Wall venerated by Jews) and today an Islamic compound/courtyard enclosing the Foundation Stone atop which sit the Dome of the Rock, and containing the Al-Aqsa Mosque and other Islamic-era structures.
Word: photodermatitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo- + dermatitis. 1. Dermatitis caused by or aggravated by exposure to sunlight. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: photodermatosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo- + dermatosis. 1. dermatosis caused by or aggravated by exposure to light Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: quadriller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quadrille + -er. 1. One who dances the quadrille.
Word: claudicate Part of Speech: verb 1. To limp as a result of claudication.
Word: mason bee Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the bees of the genus Osmia, which have the habit of making compartments of mud in their nests.
Word: cabri Part of Speech: noun 1. A pronghorn.
Word: rideaux Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rideau Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rus in urbe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin rūs in urbe. 1. Country in the city. Labels: uncountable
Word: RUS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Rural Utilities Service. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: opsigamy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὀψέ (opsé, “late”) + -gamy. 1. marriage at an old age Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: échelon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of echelon. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: As soon as the infantry had replenished their ammunition, they wheeled to the left in échelon of brigades, and began to march towards Surgham ridge. The movements of a great force are slow. It was not desirable that the British division, which led the échelon, should remain in the low ground north of Surgham—where it was commanded, had no field of fire, and could see nothing—and accordingly both these brigades moved forward almost together to occupy the crest of the ridge.
Word: échelons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of échelon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Slave Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Slavey. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Synonym of Sclavia.
Word: Slave Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Slavey. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Obsolete form of Slav. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Slaves or Slavì of Pomerania, with their confederates defeated near Lunden in Scania, […] Example: Moldavia and Wallachia, inhabited by Slaves nominally belonging to the Turkish empire, are in the actual military occupation of Russia. Servia, inhabited by the Slavic Serbs, is avowedly disloyal to the Porte, […]
Word: Slaves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Slave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pomelloes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pomello Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hoar-frost Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hoar frost. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: And novv the mounting ſun diſpels the fog; / The rigid hoar-froſt melts before his beam; […] Example: On Sunday night, January 23, ſeveral things vvere laid out at the Obſervatory, ſuch as ſheets of brovvn paper, pieces of boards, plates of metal, glaſſes of ſeveral kinds, &c. vvhich all began to contract hoar-froſt ſeemingly as ſoon as each body had time to cool dovvn to the temperature of the air. The ſheets of brovvn paper being ſo thin acquired it ſooneſt, and vvhen beheld in candle-light they became beautifully ſpangled over by innumerable reflections from the ſmall cryſtals of hoar-froſt vvhich had parted from the air.
Word: cresses Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɛs.ɪz/, /ˈkɹɛs.əz/ 1. plural of cress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chinese grapefruit Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of pomelo (“SE-Asian citrus fruit”). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: One rather unusual citrus fruit is the large-fruited pomelo or Chinese grapefruit, C. maxima. This is larger than a grapefruit, pale green when ripe, and has thick soft rind and quite sweet flesh. It is commonly grown in southern China.
Word: Chinese grapefruits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Chinese grapefruit Labels: form-of, plural Example: Walnuts, chestnuts, apples, Chinese grapefruits and oranges each added their stamp of approval to that celebration.
Word: letting one's hair down Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of let one's hair down Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lets one's hair down Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of let one's hair down Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: stock vehicle Part of Speech: noun 1. A vehicle that is kept and maintained to legal specifications.
Word: descendible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From descend + -ible. 1. Of property: able to pass by descent; inheritable by heirs. Example: The rights of men in ſociety, are neither deviſeable, nor transferable, nor annihilable, but are deſcendable only; and it is not in the power of any generation to intercept finally, and cut off the deſcent. 2. Able to be physically descended. Example: Used most often in backcountry and extreme skiing lingo, where finding a descendible line may well ensure your survival.
Word: interrupt requests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of interrupt request Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metrologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metrology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wrap in the flag Part of Speech: verb 1. To claim as deserving support for patriotic reasons. Labels: US, idiomatic, transitive Example: Both parties wrap themselves in the flag every election. Example: He manages to wrap every bit of pork for his district in the flag.
Word: getting to the point Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of get to the point Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: got to the point Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of get to the point Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: in place of Part of Speech: prep 1. instead of Example: In place of snappy banter, there is cod philosophy about destiny and choice, and in place of Lalo Schifrin's adrenaline-pumping classic theme, there are orchestral minor chords on the soundtrack.
Word: in place Part of Speech: adj 1. In an original position. Labels: not-comparable 2. In a proper position. Labels: not-comparable 3. Established; in operation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: in place Part of Speech: adv 1. Into a proper or intended position; into place. Labels: not-comparable Example: The girders were carefully set in place. 2. Into a state of deployment or implementation. Labels: not-comparable Example: New procedures were put in place. Example: He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair. 3. Without changing position. Labels: Canada, US, not-comparable Example: They ran in place with full packs for an hour. Example: In the event of a radiation leak, shelter in place: do not attempt to find a community shelter. 4. To a particular place; so as to be present or nearby. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: Aral Sea Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Kazakh арал (aral, “an island”), referring to the more than 1,500 islands that once dotted its waters. Pronunciation: /ˈɑːɹəl siː/ 1. A saline lake, straddling the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border, that was once large, but shrank to a quarter of its original size after the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers, which previously flowed into it, were diverted for irrigation purposes during the Soviet era.
Word: beats around the bush Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of beat around the bush Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: beating around the bush Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of beat around the bush Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: beaten around the bush Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of beat around the bush Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: yot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Greek γιοτ (giot), from German Jot. Doublet of iota. 1. The letter Ϳϳ, an uncommon variant of Jj used in Greek linguistics.
Word: yot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably from an alteration of yet, yote (“to melt, weld”). More at yet, yote. 1. To unite closely; to fasten; to rivet. Labels: dialectal
Word: Saan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of San. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: accountholder Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of account holder Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: accountholders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of accountholder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Petro Part of Speech: noun 1. In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa of uncertain origin, chiefly associated with fierceness or aggression. Labels: uncountable Example: Whereas the Rada drumming and dancing are on beat, the Petro are offbeat, sharp, and unforgiving, like the crack of a rawhide whip.
Word: Petro Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ultimately from Koine Greek Πέτρος (Pétros). 1. A transliteration of the Carpathian Rusyn, Pannonian Rusyn, or Ukrainian male given name Петро (Petro), equivalent to Peter. 2. A surname.
Word: kibbes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kibbe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: descendibility Part of Speech: noun 1. The characteristic of being descendible; inheritability by an heir. Labels: uncountable
Word: Rus. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of Russian. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: Rus. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Russia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of Russian (language). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: step-uncle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of stepuncle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: step-niece Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of stepniece. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: step-nephew Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of stepnephew. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: antepaenultimate Part of Speech: adj 1. Rare spelling of antepenultimate. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, rare Example: The Latin accent attaches itself to the long paenultimate or antepaenultimate syllable of a word. Example: In Greek the main stress falls on the antepaenultimate syllable, in French on the last syllable.
Word: step-cousin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of stepcousin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: half aunt Part of Speech: noun 1. A half sister of one's parent. 2. A half sister-in-law to one's parent.
Word: in order for Part of Speech: phrase 1. To indicate a possible consequence of an event or action.
Word: half cousin Part of Speech: noun 1. The son or daughter of one's half-uncle or half-aunt. A relative with one common grandparent.
Word: long time Part of Speech: intj Etymology: A shortening of It's been a long time (since […] ). 1. Used as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long time. Labels: idiomatic Example: "Hey, Lewis; long time, man." / "Jack." / They shook hands. Example: long time no see! 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see long, time. Example: "You’ve been a long time!" "Admittedly, I did stay (for) a long time, but she stayed even longer".
Word: long time Part of Speech: noun 1. A meeting with a sex worker that usually lasts the entire night. Labels: Indonesia, Thailand Example: Long Time in Thailand or LT is the term used to define how long the lady is willing to spend time with you. This usually means it will be all night and into the next morning, and you can date her or just hang out with her.
Word: order of knighthood Part of Speech: noun 1. An order which (at least mainly) consists of members who receive and/or most have the knighthood, hence constitutes an honorific brotherhood (in modern times often open to both genders, in rare cases a sisterhood) of knights (and/or, as female equivalent, dames). The hierarchical structure, purpose, activities (in many cases rare and mainly ceremonious), titles and insignia vary widely.
Word: ecocentrism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eco- + -centrism. The ecocentric ethic was conceived by Aldo Leopold. 1. A nature-centred, as opposed to human-centred, value system. Labels: uncountable
Word: draught animal Part of Speech: noun 1. A strong working animal used to draw a load like a cart, a plough etc., as opposed to a mount.
Word: caffa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of caffoy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: caffe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of caffè (“Italian café”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Please use the umbrella stand in caffes. Example: While they, too, share the camaraderie of life in the caffe and the piazza, […]
Word: freeze valves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of freeze valve Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rescue missions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rescue mission Labels: form-of, plural
Word: utility trailers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of utility trailer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mass murderers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mass murderer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: douanes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of douane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unstitch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + stitch. 1. To take out stitches from. Labels: transitive 2. To unravel or disunite; to cause to come apart. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: When racially charged killings in the 1980s unstitched already flimsy race relations in the city, the Slave Theater grew to be more than just a movie house, it became a symbol and center of black activism.
Word: plunderous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From plunder + -ous. 1. Tending to plunder. Example: Piracy is an utterly plunderous business.
Word: fatals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fatal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hôtelier Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hotelier. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Some years ago the hôteliers of Mentone came to the conclusion that its reputation as a consumptive resort interfered with its development as compared with those winter stations on the Riviera where invalids were less numerous. Example: One of the most important things for a hôtelier to realize is that he must personally watch every details—especially details of table service.
Word: hôtelière Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French hôtelière. 1. A woman who owns or runs a hotel. Labels: rare Example: Then, having chosen to stay at La Châtre, I wrote to the hôtelière asking her to arrange to rent a bicycle for me so that I could go back and forth to Nohant. Example: Our route — and our eating and drinking — was carefully plotted for us by Christiane Giuliani, a leading hôtelière and chef of the region, and by Maryse Piergiovanni of the regional tourist office in Privas, home of the most expensive sweetmeat of all, the marron glacé.
Word: hôteliers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hôtelier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: madrilènes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of madrilène Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parfumerie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French parfumerie. 1. Synonym of perfumery (“shop selling perfumes”). Example: The region supplied the parfumeries at Grasse with cultivated blossoms. Example: His sheep had gone further up the mountain for the summer, and he was growing crops of flowers for the parfumeries at Grasse.
Word: parfumeries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parfumerie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poissonnier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French poissonnier, from poisson (“fish”). Pronunciation: /ˈpwɑ.sɔn.jeɪ/ 1. In a large commercial kitchen, a cook tasked with preparing and cooking (and possibly selecting) fish and fish dishes.
Word: SNP Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /snɪp/ 1. Acronym of single-nucleotide polymorphism, a single base pair of DNA which is polymorphic with respect to a population. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: Our results also identified the causative mutation of polydactylous Silkie was not exist in other nonpolydactyly chickens, suggesting that SNP of polydactyly in Silkie has fully penetrated all other indigenous Chinese chicken breeds.
Word: SNP Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɛs ɛn ˈpiː/ 1. Abbreviation of sodium nitroprusside, a particular vasodilator (the nitroprusside of sodium). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: SNP Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ɛs ɛn ˈpiː/ 1. Initialism of Scottish National Party. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: These concerns were shared by other SNP women who told the Guardian there was a chronic lack of support from the party, including for those with younger families.
Word: tirage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French tirage, from tirer (“to draw, pull”). 1. The drawing of wine from its barrel. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Sila Part of Speech: name 1. A province of Chad.
Word: Borromean Islands Part of Speech: name 1. A group of three small islands and two islets in the Italian part of Lago Maggiore, chiefly consisting out of Isola Bella, Isola Madre and Isola dei Pescatori.
Word: Sabber-day Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Sabba-day. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ellagitannin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of ellagic + tannin. 1. Any of a group of tannins, related to ellagic acid, that have potential as anticancer drugs
Word: Sabeism Part of Speech: noun 1. Sabianism. Labels: uncountable
Word: photobook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo + book. 1. A book of photographs, often by a single photographer.
Word: sabellid Part of Speech: noun 1. A worm of the genus Sabella or the family Sabellidae.
Word: sabelloid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From translingual Sabella + -oid. 1. Of, like, or relating to the genus Sabella or any worm of this genus.
Word: photolyte Part of Speech: noun 1. Any substance that is decomposed by photolysis
Word: howdunit Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of detective story in which the focus is not on the person who committed the crime, but on the manner in which it was committed. Example: After half a century, the whodunit was joined by the howdunit, in which the emphasis swung from the identity of the murderer to the method by which the murder was committed.
Word: permabanned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From perma- + banned. 1. Permanently banned from using a web site. Labels: Internet, not-comparable, slang
Word: permabanned Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From perma- + banned. 1. simple past and past participle of permaban Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: milkfat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From milk + fat. 1. The lipids in milk. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: milkfats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of milkfat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whydunit Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of detective story in which the focus is not on the person who committed the crime, but on the motives for committing it. Example: Connery takes over the interrogation and in the process beats the man to death. This much we know almost from the beginning, so the film is less of a whodunit than a whydunit.
Word: universal product codes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of universal product code Labels: form-of, plural
Word: UPC code Part of Speech: noun 1. Universal product code.
Word: UPC codes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of UPC code Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cattle calls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cattle call Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poutingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From pouting + -ly. 1. In a pouting manner.
Word: unfearful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + fearful. 1. Not fearful.
Word: unfearfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From un- + fearfully. 1. In an unfearful manner.
Word: curmudgeonlier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of curmudgeonly: more curmudgeonly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: curmudgeonliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of curmudgeonly: most curmudgeonly Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: designy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From design + -y. 1. Characterised by design. Example: If the only drawing you do is flat and designy, you'll have to either work that way, or try another style and risk producing something that isn't as polished as your other work.
Word: midsyllable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mid- + syllable. 1. Occurring in the middle of a syllable.
Word: blowsiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blowsy + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being blowsy. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonsymmetrical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + symmetrical. 1. Not symmetrical. Labels: not-comparable
Word: psychiatria Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of psychiatry. Labels: alt-of, archaic, uncountable Example: If the study of scientific psychiatria was greatly advanced by this innovation, he introduced another, of no less importance to the practical, forensical problems of psychiatria.
Word: coaptation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From coapt + -ation. 1. The bringing together of two parts to form an approximated positioning; used especially of a dislocated joint (in reference to reduction), a broken bone (in reference to bonesetting), portions of soft tissue (in reference to wound closure or to anastomosis), or heart valve function (wherein good leaflet coaptation is healthy and poor coaptation causes regurgitation/insufficiency). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: 911s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 911 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 911s Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of 911 Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hist- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative form of histo- used before vowels. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Example: histamine
Word: congeable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French congeable; from congeer + -able. 1. Lawful; done with permission from authority. Example: The only condition is that the Governor General must think the proposed regulation to be desirable "for the more effectual prosecution of the war, or the more effectual defense of the Commonwealth or of the realm." If he do so think, the regulation is congeable, though it does not deal with the raising, maintenance, or use of any naval or military forces, or with the training or equipment of such forces, or with the supply of any naval or military material, or with any matter immediately ancillary to any of these things, or incidental to the execution of any power exercised in respect to them within the meaning of § 51 (XXXIX.) of the Constitution.
Word: coaptation splint Part of Speech: noun 1. A short splint, used with a longer one that covers the entire limb, that prevents the ends of a fractured bone from overriding.