nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: carmalum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of carmine + alum. 1. A solution of carmine and alum used as a histological stain. Labels: uncountable
Word: carminomycin Part of Speech: noun 1. An anthracycline antineoplastic, (7S,9S)-9-acetyl-7-(4-amino-5-hydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxy-4,6,9,11-tetrahydroxy-8,10-dihydro-7H-tetracene-5,12-dione, obtained from Actinomadura carminata
Word: carminophil Part of Speech: adj 1. That stains easily with carmine dyes Labels: not-comparable
Word: carotenase Part of Speech: noun 1. An enzyme that converts carotene into vitamin A
Word: carotenoprotein Part of Speech: noun 1. A complex of a carotenoid and a protein
Word: caroticoclinoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From carotico- + clinoid. 1. Relating to, or connecting the carotid and the clinoid Labels: not-comparable
Word: caroticotympanic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From carotico- + tympanic. Pronunciation: /kəˌɹɑt.ək.oʊ.tɪmˈpæn.ɪk/ 1. Relating to the carotid and the tympanum. Labels: not-comparable, relational
Word: carotinaemia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of carotenemia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: carotodynia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of carotidynia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: carpectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From carpo- + -ectomy. Pronunciation: /kɑɹˈpɛk.tə.mi/ 1. removal of the carpal bone Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: carpoptosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From carpo- (“of or related to the wrist”) + ptosis (“droop, drop”). 1. Synonym of wrist drop. Labels: uncountable
Word: wrist drop Part of Speech: noun 1. A paralysis of the extensor muscles of the hand and fingers, from any of various causes. Labels: uncountable Example: Wrist drop was formerly encountered among painters, as a result of lead poisoning.
Word: casamino Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of casein + amino. 1. Relating to a casamino acid or its derivative Labels: not-comparable
Word: casbene Part of Speech: noun 1. The antifungal diterpene hydrocarbon (4E,8E,12E)-4,8,12,15,15-pentamethylbicyclo[12.1.0]pentadeca-4,8,12-triene Labels: uncountable
Word: catabolin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of catabolite. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Synonym of interleukin.
Word: catalatic Part of Speech: adj 1. Related to a catalase Labels: not-comparable
Word: cataphasia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cata- + -phasia. 1. A speech defect characterised by repetition of individual words. Labels: uncountable
Word: cataphyllary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cataphyll + -ary. 1. Describing brownish scales on the surfaces of some plants, probably derived from foliage-leaves. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cataplasia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cata- + -plasia. 1. The degeneration of cells or tissue. Labels: uncountable Example: .
Word: catechinic Part of Speech: adj 1. Related to, or derived from catechin Labels: not-comparable
Word: freestylings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of freestyling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hadn't a Part of Speech: contraction 1. Contraction of had + not + have: hadn't. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, nonstandard Example: We can go back and reflect on things we've done in our past and say, "Boy, I wish we hadn't a gone that way".
Word: Cherilyn Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name. Example: Entertainer and actress Armenian-American Cherilyn Sarkisian, better known to her millions of fans worldwide as Cher, has achieved remarkable success as a singer […]
Word: launch lug Part of Speech: noun 1. A small vertical tube affixed to the side of a model rocket, which engages with a launch rod to stabilize the rocket's trajectory in its first few feet of flight.
Word: launch lugs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of launch lug Labels: form-of, plural
Word: any time now Part of Speech: adv 1. Very soon. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: The train will be arriving any time now. Example: Tonight's guests are due any time now.
Word: MCSEs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of MCSE Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ouzeri Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Greek ουζερί (ouzerí). 1. A Greek taverna serving ouzo and snacks.
Word: ouzeris Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ouzeri Labels: form-of, plural
Word: township music Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various music genres created by Bantu peoples living in poor, racially-segregated urban areas of South Africa ("townships") during the 20th century. Labels: uncountable
Word: cathenamine Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of didehydroajmalicine that is an intermediate in the enzymatic production of ajmalicine Labels: uncountable
Word: Wellseans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Wellsean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catholysis Part of Speech: noun 1. cathodic electrolysis
Word: cationised Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of cationized. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Knotty Ash Part of Speech: name 1. An eastern suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4091)
Word: caudocephalad Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From caudo- + cephalad. 1. In a direction from the tail toward the head Labels: not-comparable
Word: caulimovirus Part of Speech: noun 1. Any virus of the genus Caulimovirus.
Word: cavagram Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cavogram. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cavernitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cavern + -itis. 1. Inflammation of the corpus cavernosum. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cavernositis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cavernitis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: cavernostomy Part of Speech: noun 1. incision and subsequent drainage of a cavity
Word: cavitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cavo- + -itis. 1. inflammation of the vena cava
Word: cavography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cavo- + -graphy. 1. radiography of the vena cava
Word: cavopulmonary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cavo- + pulmonary. 1. Relating to the vena cava and the pulmonary artery Labels: not-comparable
Word: cavosurface Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cavo- + surface. 1. The surface of a cavity
Word: cavosurfaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cavosurface Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lundensians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Lundensian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brutes for punishment Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brute for punishment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chick peas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chick pea Labels: form-of, plural
Word: systemwise Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From system + -wise. 1. According to or pertaining to a system Labels: not-comparable
Word: rantang Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of lunchbox or food container. Labels: Indonesia
Word: rantangs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rantang Labels: form-of, plural
Word: faradaically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From faradaic + -ally. 1. In a faradaic manner.
Word: uredoforms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uredoform Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oblivescent Part of Speech: adj 1. forgetful; forgetting Labels: formal Example: We will happy, happy be, Oblivescent of the past.
Word: framire Part of Speech: noun 1. idigbo tree
Word: framires Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of framire Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emeri Part of Speech: noun 1. wood of the idigbo tree Labels: uncountable
Word: Grothendieckian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Grothendieck + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Alexander Grothendieck (1928–2014), German-born French mathematician who was instrumental in the creation of modern algebraic geometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: advertisey Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From advertise + -y. 1. Tending to advertise something; promotional. Labels: informal Example: I felt when I sent it off that it wasn't the kind of thing they wanted, wasn't advertisey enough. Example: This is a popular device in advertising type (where squeaky-tight letter fitting seems to be perennially in vogue), so you should avoid it in more formal applications where an advertisey look may not be what you’re after.
Word: spectacles, testicles, wallet, watch Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch Part of Speech: intj Etymology: The positions of these four objects on a person's body correspond to the four extremities of the cross shape. The placement of the wallet and (pocket) watch refer to breast pockets. 1. Said when performing the sign of the cross. Labels: humorous
Word: sled hockey Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of sledge hockey. Labels: uncountable
Word: ice sledge hockey Part of Speech: noun 1. A pedantic form of sledge hockey, distinguishing it from roller sledge hockey. Labels: uncountable
Word: weeder class Part of Speech: noun 1. An introductory university course that is designed to "weed out" those students who are not able to pass it. Labels: US, colloquial Example: While the benefits of weeder classes may be dubious in the short run, they definitely pay dividends in the long run. They spur necessary competition among students, which prepares them for the rigors of upper division classes and their careers. Example: Many may argue that pass-fail is the “easy way out.” However, a pass-fail weeder class may be more helpful than a traditional weeder class. Pass-fail gives students flexibility and time to learn content and material at their own pace.
Word: weeder course Part of Speech: noun 1. An introductory university course that is designed to "weed out" those students who are not able to pass it. Labels: US, colloquial Example: Occasionally, people who oppose weeder courses contend that they disincentivize learning and force students to study just for the sake of achieving “the grade.” In some ways, the opposition is right on the money. Example: Practically, it can be seen clearly that weeder courses are not equalizers. In fact, they exacerbate inequality and continue to push wealthy and privileged students to the top while putting down minority and low-income students.
Word: roller sledge hockey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From roller + sledge hockey. 1. A parasport, an adapted form of roller hockey, and a floor version of (ice) sledge hockey, where disabled athletes rid atop roller sledges (roller sleds), and propel themselves with a pair of roller sledge hockey sticks, that function as canes/"walking sticks" and hockey sticks. Various variants of roller sledge hockey use different configurations of wheels. Labels: uncountable
Word: roller sled hockey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From roller + sled hockey. 1. Synonym of roller sledge hockey. Labels: uncountable
Word: ice sled hockey Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of sledge hockey. Pedantic form of sled hockey, distinguishing it from roller sled hockey. Labels: uncountable
Word: Teichmüller space Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Oswald Teichmüller. 1. A space T(S) assigned to a (real) topological (or differential) surface S: it parameterizes complex structures on S up to the action of homeomorphisms that are isotopic to the identity homeomorphism.
Word: Teichmüller spaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Teichmüller space Labels: form-of, plural
Word: weeder courses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of weeder course Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tubuloacinar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tubulo- + acinar. 1. Involving tubules and acini. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tubulosaccular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tubulo- + saccular. 1. Involving tubules and saccules. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tubuloreticular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tubulo- + reticular. 1. Involving tubules and reticulum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: wolf jump Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of jump where the knees remain together but one leg is bent while the other is stretched out.
Word: wolf jumps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wolf jump Labels: form-of, plural
Word: on the inside Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. inside, within, inwardly, internally, interiorly, innerly
Word: fiscalizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fiscalization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fiscalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fiscalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fiscalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fiscalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hippuritic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hippurite + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to hippurites. Labels: not-comparable
Word: general officer Part of Speech: noun 1. An officer above the rank of colonel. Example: The former of these young men had been adopted by his uncle, who, after a life passed in the army, had died a general officer at a very advanced age, and had left his nephew his whole fortune […].
Word: Marshall syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. A genetic disorder of the connective tissue, resulting in unusually large eyes, abnormal joints and facial structure, and sometimes hearing loss. Labels: uncountable
Word: Stickler syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: It was first studied and characterized by Gunnar B. Stickler in 1965. 1. A genetic disorder affecting the connective tissue, characterized by facial abnormalities, ocular problems, hearing loss, and joint problems. Labels: uncountable
Word: hyperimmunoglobulinemias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hyperimmunoglobulinemia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: OPCW Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: JIA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), often referred to by doctors today as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), is a type of arthritis that causes joint inflammation and stiffness for more than six weeks in a child aged 16 or younger. It affects approximately 50,000 children in the United States. Inflammation causes redness, swelling, warmth, and soreness in the joints, although many children with JRA do not complain of joint pain.
Word: Timsort Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Tim + sort, named after Tim Peters, who implemented it in 2002 for the Python programming language. 1. A sorting algorithm derived from mergesort and insertion sort, designed to perform well on many kinds of real-world data.
Word: IHEU Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of International Humanist and Ethical Union. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: nonincentivized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + incentivized. 1. Not incentivized. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonincentive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + incentive. 1. That which is not an incentive. Example: Xerox, for example, had a virtual monopoly on copiers in the 1960s, and because of its lease strategy, had a money flow that was difficult to spend. There were therefore significant nonincentives for Xerox to invent a small office copier.
Word: nonincentives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonincentive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hall monitor Part of Speech: noun 1. A person responsible for maintaining order in a school's corridors and halls. Labels: US 2. A person who shows or demands deference to authority. Labels: broadly, derogatory Example: (When I got to this part of the podcast, I have to admit, my own inner hall monitor was on high alert.)
Word: This Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Thi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Plataea Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ancient Greek Πλάταια (Plátaia) 1. An ancient Greek city-state situated in Boeotia near the frontier with Attica at the foot of Mt. Cithaeron, between the mountain and the river Asopus, which divided its territory from that of Thebes. Labels: historical
Word: Callao Part of Speech: name Etymology: Most locations in the United States, South America, Spain, are named after Spanish Callao in Peru. 1. A placename: 2. A placename: 3. A placename: 4. A placename: 5. A placename: 6. A placename: 7. A placename: 8. Ellipsis of Callao Man. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: business district Part of Speech: noun 1. A part of a town or city where business activity (e.g., commerce) is especially concentrated.
Word: business school Part of Speech: noun 1. A higher education institution that specializes in business studies
Word: butt bag Part of Speech: noun 1. A fanny pack. Labels: Canada, US, informal Example: Each carried a shielded crimson dive light, invisible from the surface, which gave objects a gray, pallid distortion. They were also equipped with a knife strapped to one calf, a small P-6 pistol holstered on the other, a compact butt bag of tools, and a short bang stick armed with a twelve-gauge shotgun shell to ward off sharks. Example: The social worker obliged him this, after which Phael abruptly asked for the return of his butt bag and left the room. 2. A seat attached to ropes on which a climber can sit while belaying. Example: An alpine hammer, which has seen better days but never ice, slots into his holster. A wire brush, a nut pick, jumars and etriers all clip onto his harness and his butt bag (belay seat) goes into his pocket. Example: Some continuously steep routes with numerous hanging belays necessitate a belay seat or butt bag. A butt bag with three points of suspension is more comfortable than a two-point bag.
Word: cabbage butterfly Part of Speech: noun 1. A very common butterfly whose caterpillars feed on cabbage and other crucifers, a large white (Pieris brassicae)
Word: cabbage salad Part of Speech: noun 1. malfouf salad
Word: malfouf salad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic مَلْفُوف (malfūf, “wrapped around; cabbage roll”). 1. A salad made from shredded cabbage, lemon juice, olive oil, and mint. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: café de move-on Part of Speech: noun 1. An easily transported mobile coffee cart Labels: South-Africa
Word: café latte Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of caffè latte. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: “Ramen and Starbucks? Highly unusual.” / “Next scene. Ryogoku. Shards everywhere, and… here.” / Fumio Narazaki eyeballs the photograph for a few seconds. / “A tall, right?” / “Precisely. Café latte.”
Word: calc-tufa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From calc- + tufa. 1. tufa Labels: uncountable
Word: calling bell Part of Speech: noun 1. Any bell used to get someone's attention. 2. A doorbell. Labels: India
Word: camera rehearsal Part of Speech: noun 1. A filmed rehearsal of a televised scene
Word: camoodi Part of Speech: noun 1. A boa constrictor or other constricting snake.
Word: Cantabrian Mountains Part of Speech: name 1. A mountain range in northern Spain, stretching from the Pyrenees to the Galician Massif Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Picos de Europa Part of Speech: name 1. A mountain range in northern Spain, part of the Cantabrian Mountains Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: car-bomb Part of Speech: verb 1. To attack with a car bomb
Word: Picos Part of Speech: name 1. The Picos de Europa
Word: caravan site Part of Speech: noun 1. An area of land designed for people to stay in their caravans.
Word: career woman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From career + woman. 1. A woman who is dedicated to her career. Example: I think he was referring to how some women are being pressured into becoming "supermoms". Unfortunately, many women who try being both careerwoman and child-raiser at the same time end up screwing up both roles. Example: According to society, to attempt to take away a woman's choice of work or homelife or to insist that someone have a certain idea is similar to slavery. According to society, a woman's right to choose a career or a family, to be a homemaker or a careerwoman, is untouchable. No similar impression exists for men ...
Word: careers officer Part of Speech: noun 1. A person employed to give advice to people, especially young people, about which career to choose. Labels: UK
Word: career girl Part of Speech: noun 1. A career woman, especially a young one; a young woman determined to make a career for herself in business.
Word: cocoa powder Part of Speech: noun 1. A powder derived from ground cocoa solids, which is used to make the drink of cocoa, various chocolate products, also used as an ingredient in baking. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A form of brown gunpowder, also known as brown powder. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: car-lifting Part of Speech: noun 1. grand theft auto; stealing a car Labels: India, uncountable
Word: wrecker's ball Part of Speech: noun 1. A wrecking ball
Word: springfish Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the fish in the goodeid genus Crenichthys.
Word: scaleless dragonfish Part of Speech: noun 1. Bathophilus nigerrimus 2. Chirostomias pliopterus, a species found in the Atlantic Ocean 3. Eustomias schmidti, a dangerous predator in the deep oceanic waters 4. Melanostomias bartonbeani.
Word: hacked off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hack off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hacked off Part of Speech: adj 1. annoyed; upset; angry Labels: slang Example: I'm totally hacked off about having to work all weekend.
Word: free-thinking Part of Speech: adj 1. Having opinions that are contrary to dogma or the positions of authority. Example: His background was academic, though not directly in mathematics or physics. His father, Frank, was an expert in tropical diseases and his mother, Isobel (nee Walker), was a free-thinking radical who had a great influence on him.
Word: Kerr geometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after New Zealand physicist Roy Kerr. 1. The geometry of empty spacetime around a rotating uncharged axially-symmetric black hole with a spherical event horizon. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The very remarkable conclusion of all this is that the black holes that we expect to find in nature have to conform to this Kerr geometry.
Word: Hawking energy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after English theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. 1. A measure of the bending of ingoing and outgoing rays of light that are orthogonal to a 2-sphere surrounding a region of space whose mass is to be defined.
Word: Kerr geometries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Kerr geometry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overclipped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + clipped. 1. Clipped to excess. Example: The bed was too neat, like an overclipped show dog, but as the season wore on the plants would settle; the garden would find its character.
Word: sea-lawyer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sea lawyer. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The learned Jesuit, Joseph Acosta, had certain experiences of sharks, or tiburons, Which do no discredit to the name of those hungry sea-lawyers. "I did wonder," he says, "at the incredible ravening of the tiburons or sharks, whenas I did see drawne from one, out of his gullet, a butcher's great knife, a great iron hooke, and a piece of a cowe's head with one whole horne, neither doe I know if both were there or no..." Example: Shall I tell you how a Shark was once caught ? " It was THE DOG-FISH SHARK. a hot day, and I was strolling on deck, when suddenly one of the officers called me, and pointed out a dark, razor-like fin cutting its slow but steady way through the blue waters that circled our ship. " ' What's that ?' I asked, wonderingly. " ' Don't you know a sea-lawyer yet, sir ?' " ' Sea-lawyer ! Oh, you mean a Shark ; is that one ? ' "
Word: sea-lawyers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea-lawyer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sealouse Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sea louse. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sealice Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sealouse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sulkie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sulky (two-wheeled cart) Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Jeffery had learned to harness the sulkie, and he pulled two of them around and asked Ray which horse he wanted.
Word: Matsuba Part of Speech: name Etymology: Romanization of Japanese 松葉 (まつば, matsuba) 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: bobsleigher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bobsleigh + -er. 1. Someone who participates in bobsleigh.
Word: bobsleighers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bobsleigher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: commercializable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From commercialize + -able. 1. Able to be commercialized.
Word: conceptualisers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conceptualiser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zilizopendwa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Swahili zilizopendwa (“those that were loved (inanimate)”), probably because the genre arose in the post-independence era in East Africa and was loved by locals for its representation of freedom. 1. A genre of urban East African music recorded in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Labels: uncountable
Word: zilipendwa Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of zilizopendwa (“African music genre”). Labels: uncountable
Word: snurging Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of snedging. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: compulsitor Part of Speech: noun 1. That which compels. Labels: Scotland
Word: compulsitors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of compulsitor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: out and away Part of Speech: adv 1. by far; far and away Labels: not-comparable Example: It is scarcely so touching as Daisy Miller, which is out and away the best thing of its kind in recent English; but it is a piece of work so capable and original, so vigorous, and to a certain point so telling, as to be worthy of equal praise and study.
Word: to the life Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Very closely resembling the original; drawn with great accuracy. Labels: dated
Word: oryctics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὀρυκτικός (oruktikós, “fit for digging or mining”), from ὀρυκτός (oruktós, “dug up”). 1. The branch of geology relating to fossils. Labels: uncountable Example: He added that his friend is about to sell his books and buy a spade, with a view to graduating with honours in Oryctics.
Word: oryctographical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of oryctographic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: oryctographic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to oryctography. Labels: not-comparable
Word: remunerativeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From remunerative + -ness. 1. The quality of being remunerative. Labels: uncountable Example: Another factor to be allowed for in establishing the remunerativeness of a service was its value as a feeder to the rest of the system.
Word: remunerability Part of Speech: noun 1. Capability of being rewarded or remunerated. Labels: uncountable
Word: Actaeon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Actaeōn, from Ancient Greek Ἀκταίων (Aktaíōn). In Greek mythology, Artemis transformed Actaeon into a stag with horns on his head. In European folklore, horns were considered the sign of a cuckold, whence the noun sense of Actaeon, "cuckold", and the verb sense "to cuckold", are derived. Compare horned, put horns on, etc. Pronunciation: /ækˈtiːən/, /ækˈtiːɒn/, /ækˈteɪən/, /ækˈteɪɒn/, /ˈæktɪən/ 1. Grandson of Cadmus, transformed into a stag by Artemis in book III of Ovid's Metamorphoses. Labels: Greek Example: Amid so much prosperity, it was one of his grandsons, Actaeon, who first brought distress to Cadmus, when antlers, foreign to his human shape, sprouted from the youth's forehead, and his hounds gorged themselves on their master's blood.
Word: Actaeon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Actaeōn, from Ancient Greek Ἀκταίων (Aktaíōn). In Greek mythology, Artemis transformed Actaeon into a stag with horns on his head. In European folklore, horns were considered the sign of a cuckold, whence the noun sense of Actaeon, "cuckold", and the verb sense "to cuckold", are derived. Compare horned, put horns on, etc. Pronunciation: /ækˈtiːən/, /ækˈtiːɒn/, /ækˈteɪən/, /ækˈteɪɒn/, /ˈæktɪən/ 1. A cuckold. Labels: archaic, slang Example: […] but I had the story from some French officers of distinction, who mentioned the name of the injured and prudent husband, and that he was a person of very high rank. That name, however, even if I had not forgotten it, I should not think it fair to repeat, because it would seem to be a matter of some moment to the gentleman though he was an Acteon, not to be thought so. Example: He once lost a friend by kindly inquiring after his wife, who had made an Acteon of him, first by the head ornament presented, and secondly by sending him to the dogs in the way of pecuniary circumstances.
Word: Actaeon Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin Actaeōn, from Ancient Greek Ἀκταίων (Aktaíōn). In Greek mythology, Artemis transformed Actaeon into a stag with horns on his head. In European folklore, horns were considered the sign of a cuckold, whence the noun sense of Actaeon, "cuckold", and the verb sense "to cuckold", are derived. Compare horned, put horns on, etc. Pronunciation: /ækˈtiːən/, /ækˈtiːɒn/, /ækˈteɪən/, /ækˈteɪɒn/, /ˈæktɪən/ 1. To cuckold. Labels: obsolete, rare, slang, transitive Example: […] where vaine glorious Ixion Proclaymed, that he was the Minion of Juno, and had Acteoned Jupiter: for which arrogancie, Jupiter threw him to Hell, with this pictured vengeaunce. Example: Zuc. […] was I not a handſome fellow from my foote to my feather, had I not wit, nay, which is more, was I not a Don. and didſt thou Acteon me, did I not make thee a Lady. Herc. And did ſhe not make you a more worſhipfull thing, a Cuckold.
Word: Bellerophon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Βελλεροφῶν, Βελλεροφόντης (Bellerophôn, Bellerophóntēs). Pronunciation: /bɪˈlɛrəf(ə)n/ 1. A mythical hero, best known for slaying the Chimera. Labels: Greek
Word: chotki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian чётки (čótki, “prayer beads, rosary”). Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɒtki/, /ˈt͡ʃoʊtki/ 1. Synonym of komboskini.
Word: Erina Part of Speech: name 1. A locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Word: chotkis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chotki Labels: form-of, plural
Word: centromerelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From centromere + -like. 1. Like or resembling a centromere
Word: lumbayao Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cebuano lumbayaw. 1. Heritiera javanica; a Philippine timber tree. 2. The wood from this tree, commercially sold as Philippine mahogany
Word: dyschezic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, relating to, or characterised by dyschezia; having painful bowel movements.
Word: I'm 'onna Part of Speech: contraction Pronunciation: /ˈaɪmənə/, /ˈʌmənə/ 1. Contraction of I'm + gonna. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
Word: reperitonealization Part of Speech: noun 1. Regeneration of the mesothelial lining of the peritoneal cavity, following injury. Labels: uncountable
Word: peritonealization Part of Speech: noun 1. The process by which a surgical surface is covered with peritoneum, via surgical means or natural regeneration. Labels: uncountable
Word: celiocentesis Part of Speech: noun 1. paracentesis of the abdomen
Word: celioscopy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of coelioscopy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cellobiosidase Part of Speech: noun 1. An enzyme that releases cellobiose from one end of the cellulose molecule by hydrolysis
Word: cellobiosyl Part of Speech: noun 1. A univalent radical derived from cellobiose Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cellohexose Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cellohexaose. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: cellose Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of cellobiose. Labels: uncountable
Word: cellulocutaneous Part of Speech: adj 1. Both cutaneous and subcutaneous Labels: not-comparable
Word: celosomia Part of Speech: noun 1. A congenital malformation of the sternum, with hernial protrusion of the viscera Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: cementicle Part of Speech: noun 1. A small globular mass of cementum near the root of a tooth
Word: cementification Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of cementogenesis. Labels: uncountable
Word: cementifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cementify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cementifying Part of Speech: adj 1. Undergoing cementification. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cementodentinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cemento- + dentinal. 1. Relating to cementum and dentin (of teeth) Labels: not-comparable
Word: cenesthesic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of coenesthetic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: centinormal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From centi- + normal. 1. Having a concentration one hundredth that of a normal solution Labels: not-comparable
Word: centractin Part of Speech: noun 1. A central subunit of dynactin
Word: centrifugalisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of centrifugation. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: centrifugalization Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of centrifugation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: centroplasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From centro- + -plasm. 1. The substance of the centrosome Labels: uncountable
Word: quirly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quirl (“twist, curl”) + -y. 1. A cigarette, especially one which is hand-rolled. Labels: US, Western, slang
Word: quirlys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quirly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deastringency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + astringency. 1. The removal or loss of astringency (of some fruit) Labels: uncountable
Word: postdeastringency Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + deastringency. 1. Following deastringency Labels: not-comparable
Word: georectified Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From geo- + rectified. 1. modified by georectification Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonastringent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + astringent. 1. Not astringent Labels: not-comparable
Word: sidescan Part of Speech: adj 1. That scans sideways rather than straight down Labels: not-comparable
Word: terramechanics Part of Speech: noun 1. The study of surface soil, especially its interaction with vehicles Labels: uncountable
Word: cephalhaematocele Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cephal- + haematocele. 1. Alternative form of cephalhematocele. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cephalhematocele Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cephal- + hematocele. 1. A hematocele underneath the pericranium
Word: cephalocentesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cephalo- + -centesis. 1. puncture of the skull in order to drain excess fluid
Word: cephalodynia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cephalo- + -odynia. 1. Synonym of headache.
Word: cephalogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cephalo- + -genesis. 1. The formation of the head (in the developing embryo)
Word: cephalogyric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cephalo- + -gyric. 1. Relating to the rotation of the head Labels: not-comparable
Word: cephalopathy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cephalo- + -pathy. 1. Any disease of the head
Word: cephalopelvimetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cephalo- + pelvimetry. 1. radiographic measurement of the fetal head in utero and of the mother's pelvis
Word: cephalosporanic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Translingual Cephalosporium Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English cephalosporin Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cephalosporanic From cephalosporin + -ic. 1. Related to cephalosporanic acid and its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: cephalosporanic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The bicyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid that is the base compound of the cephalosporin antibiotics Labels: uncountable
Word: cephalostat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cephalo- + -stat. 1. A framework that holds the head stationary for radiography or other radiology and for surgery.
Word: cephalotoxin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cephalo- + toxin. 1. A substance, present in the salivary glands of cephalopods, that is toxic to crabs
Word: Crown of Aragon Part of Speech: name 1. A composite monarchy, from 1162–1716, which began as the dynastic union of the Kingdom of Aragon with the County of Barcelona, was at its height in the 14th and 15th centuries and ended as a result of the War of the Spanish Succession. Labels: historical
Word: coya Part of Speech: noun 1. The wife of the Sapa Inca in the Inca Empire Labels: historical
Word: Inca Empire Part of Speech: name 1. The pre-Columbian empire spreading over many parts of western South America. It was controlled by the Incas, and had its capital as Cuzco.
Word: Sapa Inca Part of Speech: noun 1. A ruler of the Inca Empire. Labels: historical
Word: bauno Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cebuano baluno, bayuno. 1. Mangifera caesia; a wild mango found in the Philippines. Example: There are durian trees, Durio zibethinus, of enormous size and unquestionably very old all along the Agusan in the various settlements up to the Davao boundary, and large baunos, Mangifera caesia, of excellent quality are obtainable at Butuan when they are in season.
Word: veneratory Part of Speech: adj 1. of or pertaining to veneration, particularly, to one who venerates or to the act of veneration Labels: rare
Word: zoomorphise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of zoomorphize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: ceptor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Reanalyzed from -ceptor. 1. A receptor. Example: The ceptors convert (transduce) the various forms of energy to which they are sensitive into electrochemical bits of digitized information.
Word: ceratin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of keratin. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: A process for producing a substitute for animal size which consists in dissolving potato-starch in an alkaline solution of ceratin and water-glass and then adding acetic acid until the result shows a weak alkaline reaction, substantially as described.
Word: ceratoglossus Part of Speech: noun 1. The posterior part of the hyoglossus Labels: obsolete 2. Synonym of chondroglossus.
Word: posthodiernal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + hodiernal. 1. Relating to future time later than today. Labels: not-comparable Example: As an example of a language which has an opposition between hodiernal and posthodiernal future, where the hodiernal future is distinct from the present tense(s), we may mention Aghem (Bantu, Hyman 1979). Example: Posthodiernal na- does not appear in my narrative corpus outside of the quoted speech of characters.
Word: prehesternal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + hesternal. 1. Relating to past time earlier than yesterday. Labels: not-comparable Example: There are two past tenses, a hodiernal-hesternal tense used to refer to 'today' and 'yesterday', and a prehesternal tense used to refer to 'before yesterday', as in the following examples: Example: It refers specifically to yesterday past and, contrary to the hodiernal tense particle, can never be extended to prehesternal use. It can, in addition, occur concurrently with only the hesternal adverb, zààméǹg 'yesterday'. This particle must appear when hesternal reference is intended, with or without the adverb, zààméǹg 'yesterday'. The prehesternal verbal particle, dáá, is also quite specific in that it can never be used to mark hodiernal and hesternal tenses.
Word: cercocystis Part of Speech: noun 1. A tapeworm cysticercoid larva that develops within the vertebrate host villus rather than in an invertebrate host
Word: cercomer Part of Speech: noun 1. The caudal appendage of a larval cestode
Word: zoomorphised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of zoomorphise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: zoomorphises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of zoomorphise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: zoomorphising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of zoomorphise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Dearborn Heights Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Wayne County, Michigan, United States, a suburb of Detroit.
Word: Dearborner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dearborn + -er. 1. A person who is living in or from Dearborn, Michigan. Labels: US
Word: Dearborners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Dearborner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dearbornian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Dearborn + -ian. 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Dearborn, Michigan. Labels: US, rare
Word: Kitty Hawk Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States that is world-famous because the Wright brothers made the first controlled powered airplane flights in the town.
Word: Dare County Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Virginia Dare, the first child born in the Americas to English parents. 1. The easternmost county of 100 in the U.S. state of North Carolina. County seat: Manteo.
Word: Ibara Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 井原 (Ibara). 1. A city in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Word: Ibara Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Mrs Miggins Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mrs + Miggins (a surname), possibly popularized by the character Mrs Miggins who is mentioned in the British television comedy series Blackadder II (first broadcast 9 January – 20 February 1986) as the owner of a pie shop, and appears in Blackadder the Third (17 September – 22 October 1987) as a coffee shop proprietress. Pronunciation: /ˌmɪsɪz ˈmɪɡɪnz/, /-səz-/, /-sɪs-/ 1. Any ordinary woman, especially an older woman. Labels: UK, informal Example: Near-synonym: woman on the street Example: I doubt that Mrs Miggins on the number 32 bus cares much about the plight of the yellow woodlouse.
Word: Philippine mahogany Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several species of tree whose wood resemble mahogany (Swietenia spp.) in some ways, such as tanguile (Dipterocarpoideae spp.), red lauan (Shorea negrosensis), white lauan (Parashorea macrophylla), tiaong (Shorea teysmanniana), almon (Shorea spp., esp. Shorea eximia), mayapis (Dipterocarpoideae spp.), bagtikan (Dipterocarpoideae spp., esp. Parashorea malaanon and Parashorea warburgii). Labels: US, uncountable, usually
Word: dehydrocyclisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dehydrocyclization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: makangas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of makanga Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chakana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Quechua chakana 1. A stepped cross motif, often with a circle in the center, used by the Inca and other Andean cultures.
Word: cocals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cocal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: youthman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From youth + man. 1. A young man; youth. Labels: Jamaica, nonstandard Example: His first campaign in Italy made the name of Napoleon known to all Europe; and there the youthman ended, and the warrior and statesman began. Example: The hypnotic movements of the dancing youthmen, and the young women who were now joining them, were to her like the strong flames of a nomadic band's camp fire, and that warmed her. 2. A man who has reached the age of adulthood but has not attained an adult social status (living independently with a stable livelihood, marriage, and family). Labels: Africa, West Example: Now when the youthman reach out pon the street some dangerous people the youthman meets. The conman a try to trick the youthman The informer what a wicked performer. Example: Noting 'mi falla rude boy fashion, take some advice fram di reporter man' he assumes the role of a critic (probably one of those people like the present writer, desperately attempting to do the impossible - explaining a subculture): 'one ting mi learn going inna Brixton certain youthman dem no ave ambition but before dem get a job an get a occupation - wha dey do? - en up inna corner dem a watch Batman - an den? 3. A young musician from the ghetto who agitates for social change. Labels: Caribbean Example: Rallies and marches were organized to awaken "social consciousness," and productivity poems, similar to those written in Eastern Europe in the early 1950s, carried the same message: So youthman, sister woman Co-operate, organize, unite, be wise Then we go cleanup this land! Example: Some must lead while others follow, and paradoxically enough, out of the same bankrupt, visionless system has emerged the 'youthman', buoyant with enthusiasm, brimming with new ideas, committed to the concept of self-reliance and industry, sensitive to societal needs, yearning for an opportunity to use his initiative in the interest of national development.
Word: youthmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of youthman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gorgon Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Demogorgon (“a pagan god or demon”). Labels: obsolete Example: Uillain I tel thee, were that Tamburlaine As monſtrous as Gorgon, prince of Hel, The Souldan would not ſtart a foot from him.
Word: heterorganic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hetero- + organic. Pronunciation: /ˌhɛtəɹɔːɹˈɡænɪk/ 1. Of consonants: having a different place of articulation. Labels: not-comparable Example: labial m and alveolar n are heterorganic consonants.
Word: Satsuma imo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of satsumaimo. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Of potatoes, that is, the Satsuma imo, or sweet potato, there were plenty, which were eaten as “refreshments” between meals, being baked at ovens or stands along the street, and sold like cakes or nuts. Example: The “Satsuma imo,” a species of sweet potato, derives its name from the province of Satsuma, which forms part of this Prefecture. This potato is said to have been originally brought from the Luchu Islands to this district, and from thence to have spread throughout Japan.
Word: Satsuma-imo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of satsumaimo. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Satsuma-imo came to be generally cultivated in the country about two hundred years ago, entirely through the efforts of Aoki Konyo, scholar and student of Dutch culture. […] Konyo’s foresight in encouraging the growing of Satsuma-imo was deeply appreciated by farmers and others as the crop saved them many times from famine. […] Satsuma-imo is cooked in many ways as a vegetable. Example: In those days, crop failures and famines were common, and the Satsuma-imo, as it was called, fed millions through harsh times, including World War II, saving many thousands from starvation. […] Here in the U.S., Satsuma-imo grows in every state in the lower 48, but in the northern climates you will want to start it inside, in a bucket of soil.
Word: Polybius Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Polybius, from Ancient Greek Πολύβιος (Polúbios, literally “much life, long-lived”). Pronunciation: /pəˈlɪbi.əs/ 1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Polybius, an Ancient Greek historian of the Hellenistic period.
Word: Risa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese りさ (Risa). Pronunciation: /ˈɹi(ː)zə/, /ˈɹi(ː)sə/, /ˈɹɪ-/ 1. A female given name from Japanese.
Word: Rosetta Part of Speech: name Etymology: Likely borrowed from Arabic رَشِيد (rašīd) eventually. Pronunciation: /ɹəʊˈzɛtə/, /ɹoʊˈzɛtə/ 1. A town in northern Egypt. 2. A suburb of Hobart, in the City of Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia. 3. A village in Mpofana Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
Word: Rosetta Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Rosetta. By surface analysis, Rose + -etta. Piecewise doublet of Rosette. Pronunciation: /ɹəʊˈzɛtə/, /ɹoʊˈzɛtə/ 1. A female given name from Italian. 2. A surname from Italian.
Word: vitroplant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of in vitro + plant. 1. An artificially propagated plant that is grown in vitro. Example: The LGD medium appeared to be unsuitable for lilac vitroplant culture, resulting in yellow aerial parts, less than 5 mm in height. Example: In order to reduce the impact of the labour that accounts for 60 to 75% in the cost price of a vitroplant, one then attends in the robotisation and the laboratories of production decided to move to the countries where the labour is cheaper.
Word: vitroplants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vitroplant Labels: form-of, plural