nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: hybrid bill Part of Speech: noun 1. A parliamentary bill that combines the characteristics of a private bill and a public bill. Labels: UK Example: 'Similarly, I intend to continue to progress the next stages of the hybrid bill for Phase 2a, West Midlands to Crewe, in the House of Lords while the review is ongoing'.
Word: hybrid bills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hybrid bill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rangered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ranger Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unranged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + ranged. 1. Not ranged. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonranged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + ranged. 1. Not ranged. Labels: not-comparable
Word: private bill Part of Speech: noun 1. A parliamentary bill promoted by an organisation such as a local authority or company in order to obtain powers to do something. Labels: UK 2. An item of legislation for the benefit of a particular individual, not codified with generally applicable laws. Labels: US Example: The Senate to-day passed upwards of fifty private bills, and the House quite as many. None of them, however, were of much magnitude. Example: A similar bill was passed in 2012 to give permanent residency to a Nigerian student who sought to pursue a medical degree and continue receiving treatment for a rare genetic disorder that caused large facial tumors. It was the last time a “private bill” became law.
Word: private bills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of private bill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Batfan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Batman + fan. 1. A fan of the Batman comic-book franchise. Labels: informal
Word: Batfans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Batfan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pritula Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: telling-to Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From telling (“past participle of tell”) + to. 1. A reprimand, reproach, or lecture. Labels: informal Example: We all watched the reaction, as Sergeant Rich received a good telling to. Example: I suspect the Tories are desperate for a good telling to from someone like May who has authority and energy – and great optimism about the future, albeit expressed in more measured tones than her rather more hyperbolic rival.
Word: dalazatide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From [Term?][Term?] + -tide (“peptide, glycopeptide”). 1. A synthetic peptide used to treat multiple sclerosis. Labels: uncountable
Word: decaploidy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deca- + -ploidy. 1. The condition of being decaploid Labels: uncountable
Word: declumped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of declump Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: declumped Part of Speech: adj 1. From which the clumps have been removed Labels: not-comparable
Word: deferrification Part of Speech: noun 1. The removal of iron, typically from a mineral
Word: depletability Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being depletable Labels: uncountable
Word: detritusphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From detritus + -sphere. 1. The area of the sea in which detritus accumulates
Word: diagrammatise Part of Speech: verb 1. To represent in the form of a diagram
Word: diagrammatised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of diagrammatise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: diagrammatised Part of Speech: adj 1. Represented as a diagram Labels: not-comparable
Word: disconfirmability Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being disconfirmable Labels: uncountable
Word: disconfirmable Part of Speech: adj 1. Able to be disconfirmed Labels: not-comparable
Word: dotriacontanal Part of Speech: noun 1. The aliphatic aldehyde that has 32 carbon atoms (CH₃(CH₂)₃₀CHO) Labels: uncountable
Word: doxepine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of doxepin. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: dyseidetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dys- + eidetic. 1. dyslexic with regard to the visual aspect of written words Labels: not-comparable
Word: dysphonetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dys- + phonetic. 1. dyslexic with regard to the sounds of written words Labels: not-comparable
Word: four-minute warning Part of Speech: noun 1. A UK government public alert system in use during the Cold War to advise of an imminent nuclear attack. Labels: idiomatic
Word: four-minute warnings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of four-minute warning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: speech fright Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From speech + fright. 1. The fear of speaking in public, especially of giving speech presentations. Labels: uncountable Example: Do you know how Winston Churchill cured himself of speechfright? Yes, he used lo have it, just like most of us. 2. A frightful incident brought about by one's fear of public speaking. Labels: countable, rare
Word: speechfright Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From speech + fright. 1. Alternative form of speech fright. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: Circassienne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French circassienne. 1. A kind of light cashmere of silk and mohair.
Word: Cherkess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian черке́с (čerkés), of disputed origin, with suggestions including Turkic or Mongolic. See Circassians. 1. A Circassian.
Word: Cherkesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Cherkess Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cherishably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From cherishable + -ly. 1. In a cherishable manner.
Word: odorosity Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality or degree of being odorous. Labels: uncountable
Word: Moscowesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Moscow + -esque. 1. resembling Moscow. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: But they were Moscowesque incidents and if they were planned to stir indignation against the Japanese, they partly succeeded. Example: I sat through the meeting, studying the Moscowesque murals that bordered the Guild hall, garish daubs depicting the evolution of human society from slavery and barbarism, to the triumphant march of the intemational proletariat
Word: cliquery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clique + -ery. 1. A social structure characterized by cliques. Labels: countable Example: He was a keen observer of manners, and had a wholesome contempt for the little cliqueries which are generally formed by persons of narrow mind and sparse acquirements. Example: Instances of loyalty to the smaller group as against the larger are innumerable, ranging from the strife of ' organized labor ' with ' organized capital ' through intra-labor-union and intracorporate conflicts, to the cliqueries and cabals of departmental groups in universities and the petty snobberies of medical men of different ' schools in their dealings with one another and the laity. 2. Cliquishness. Labels: uncountable Example: Democracy, Whiggery, and Cliquery will attract their elements and foment divisions among the people, to accomplish fancied schemes and accumulate power, while poverty, driven to despair, like hunger forcing its way through a wall, will break through the statutes of men, to save life and mend the breach in prison glooms. Example: What garnered contempt from the pair were the criteria upon which admission to the poshocracy depended, criteria founded on the cliquery of the English upper classes, a cliquery that, disseminated as 'team spirit' (14) in public schools and perpetuated by the most privileged and credulous of undergraduates, found its way full-circle in the mentality of the graduating elite.
Word: cliqueries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cliquery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poshocracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From posh + -o- + -cracy. 1. A social elite. Example: Scientists are taken at their word, which has little to do with their character. A poshocracy exists in which scientists from smart universities and research centers can tell us anything and it is widely accepted as gospel. Example: This, and perhaps a remark I made about the silly playfulness of the poshocracy, gave deep offence and led to the 'wrecking', as I called it, of my allotted rooms in the Old Court.
Word: bumphle Part of Speech: noun 1. A lump or mound where fabric does not lie smoothly. Labels: Scotland Example: At the risk of sounding like Walter Scott's Antiquary, seeing Roman remains in ilka bumphle in the landscape, I would like to point out that a third of all Roman coin finds in Fife have come from the centre of the modern town of Kirkcaldy. Example: I look down at the dressing gown belt, the big bumphle in the knot and try to look casual.
Word: bumphle Part of Speech: verb 1. To form or cause a bumphle. Labels: Scotland Example: I don't look in the mirror but it seems to fit as much as this sort of stuff ever does and the feather bits don't bumphle the material as much as you'd think. Example: 'Because the cushions have just been bumphled,' I replied. 'We're not allowed to use it until Thursday.'
Word: khella Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic خِلَّة (ḵilla). 1. The plant Visnaga daucoides (syn. Ammi visnaga). Labels: uncountable
Word: bumphles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bumphle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bumphles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bumphle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bumphling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bumphle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bumphled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bumphle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Holota Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian голота (holota), Czech holota, or Polish hołota. 1. A surname.
Word: staggart Part of Speech: noun 1. A four-year-old male deer, identified by having three-pronged antlers. Example: Now the antler'd monarch springs From his lair in tangled glade ; Now through waken'd forest rings Echo with the music made ; Now the bass of manly throat (As the bounding staggart flies) Mingles with the softer note, As some dame or maiden tries With her silv'ry voice to cheer Laggard hound, who panting hies Baying deeply in the rear; Example: Over came all the herd, one by one, hinds and calves, “brockets” and “staggarts,” then the “warrantable deer,” the rear brought up by a magnificent old stag.
Word: staggarts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of staggart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rhymier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of rhymey: more rhymey Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: rhymiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of rhymey: most rhymey Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: rhymy Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of rhymey. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Her rhymes now and then become just a trace too "rhymy" — almost "doggerel" in a few instances. Example: His rhymy feeling, as Pound and Eliot suspected, is the final word back to and towards which the book is written.
Word: plane fright Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plane + fright. 1. Fear of planes, especially fear of air-travel on planes. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Ali craves motion (although he used to have drastic plane fright) and during his exile he had to keep going even though there was no place to go, like a retired businessman starting for the office. Example: By the time we arrived at the hotel, Nick had recovered from his plane-fright.
Word: bean clam Part of Speech: noun 1. A bivalve of the genus Donax.
Word: wedge shell Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of multiple bivalves, particularly a bean clam, but sometimes also a tellin or close relative.
Word: two-hourly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From two + hourly. 1. Every two hours. Labels: not-comparable Example: The proposed service, outlined earlier this year [...] would begin in May 2021 and would initially operate at two-hourly intervals between Cardiff Central and London Paddington, with calls at Newport, Severn Tunnel Junction and Bristol Parkway. Example: Commencement of a two-hourly service pattern by GWR marked the return of regular services to Okehampton for the first time since their withdrawal in 1972. There are plans to extend this to hourly.
Word: Gorbasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Gorbachev + orgasm, coined by American radio host Rush Limbaugh. 1. The affection shown by US liberals for Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: For instance, [Rush Limbaugh] coined the term “Gorbasm” to describe liberals' “expression of sheer delight” whenever Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev “was on the scene.” News of a Gorbasm was accompanied by its own theme song—the “Imperial March” from Star Wars, also known as Darth Vader's theme.
Word: Hildebeast Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Hillary + wildebeest, beast, coined or popularized by conservative radio host Neal Boortz. Pronunciation: /ˈhɪldəbist/ 1. Hillary Clinton. Labels: US, derogatory, slang Example: And, naturally, it was the one politician who “has never showed [sic] anything but contempt for our military” who refused to meet with the delegation. Who? Who else: “the Queen herself, the Hildebeast—Hillary Clinton.” Example: Trouble for some is, the Hildebeast is ahead.
Word: Hildabeast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Hilda + wildebeest, beast. 1. A member or alumnus of St Hilda's College, Oxford. Labels: humorous Example: Go to a party. Half the college was there. Write for a student rag. Hildabeasts were running the show. Act, row, you couldn’t escape them. In a nice normal mixed college like Lincoln, they all spent three years in the bar wrestling with knot theory and acne. In St Hilda’s we’d written the book, got the doctorate and gone out clubbing.
Word: Hildabeast Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Hildebeast. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, derogatory Example: If a person like Hildabeast can run with all the criminal activity she’s involved in, all hope is lost. Example: Hildabeast sells the remaining 80 percent of American uranium to Russia, after Putin’s assurance that it is strictly for “medical research.”
Word: mic fright Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mic + fright. Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪk ˌfɹaɪt/ 1. The fear of speaking (usually on stage) using a microphone. Labels: uncountable
Word: mike fright Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mic fright. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: scratchitti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of scratch + graffiti. 1. A form of graffiti that is scratched or etched into a surface, especially one of glass or plexiglass. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Stage 2 is to develop a well-controlled scratchitti removal instrument or tool for manual operation and test it on NYCT rail transit cars. Example: The singer seemed somewhat alarmed by my desperate scratchitti but smiled gamely and said he was flattered.
Word: Anzoátegui Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Anzoátegui. 1. A state of Venezuela. Capital: Barcelona.
Word: inductric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1837 for Michael Faraday. 1. Relating to electric induction. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: scrubgrass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scrub + grass. 1. A plant, the scouring rush. Labels: uncountable
Word: picanha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese picanha. 1. A cut of beef consisting of the biceps femoris muscle and its fat cap. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dodecasilicate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dodeca- + silicate. 1. A chemical compound with twelve silicate groups in the formula. Labels: in-compounds
Word: take ship Part of Speech: verb 1. To embark on a voyage by ship.
Word: dodecasilicates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dodecasilicate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sea ape Part of Speech: noun 1. A sea otter (Enhydra lutris).
Word: sea beaver Part of Speech: noun 1. The sea otter.
Word: sea beavers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea beaver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sea apes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea ape Labels: form-of, plural
Word: captology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by American behavior scientist B. J. Fogg in 1996, from the initials of computers as persuasive technologies + -ology. 1. The study of computers as persuasive technologies. Labels: uncountable Example: In the last decade, persuasion has been investigated in two apparently distinct lines of research: captology, and teaching as persuasion. Example: The relatively new field of computers as persuasive technology (captology) has begun to explore the powerful effects of presentation of information on computers.
Word: captological Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to captology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cityscapist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cityscape + -ist. 1. An artist who produces cityscapes. Example: Like other cityscapists, Van de Velde attempted to fit the entire city into his painting. He therefore depicted it from a distance and at a wide angle, so that the entire length of the city walls would fit in the picture.
Word: cityscapists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cityscapist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sea whistle Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of seaweed whose bladders may be used by children as whistles.
Word: sea whistles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea whistle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sea worm Part of Speech: noun 1. A marine annelid. Example: Below the thunders of the upper deep; Far far beneath in the abysmal sea, His antient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep, The Kraken sleepeth: […] There hath he lain for ages and will lie Battening upon huge seaworms in his sleep […] Example: Being fully exposed to the sea-breezes in three directions it is healthy, and the soft sandy heath offers great facilities for hauling up the praus, in order to secure them from sea-worms and prepare them for the homeward voyage.
Word: sea worms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea worm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eigenfinger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eigen- + finger. 1. The eigenmap that provides a biometric description of a finger. Example: Ribaric et. al. [5] proposed a biometric identification system by extracting the eigenpalm and eigenfinger features from subimages of palm and fingers.
Word: eigenpalm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eigen- + palm. 1. The eigenmap that provides a biometric description of a palm. Example: Ribaric et. al. [5] proposed a biometric identification system by extracting the eigenpalm and eigenfinger features from subimages of palm and fingers.
Word: eigenorder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eigen- + order. 1. The order (number of dimensions) of an eigenvector. Example: Equation 58 shows that the energy in the phase spectrum increases directly with eigenorder and, therefore, with range. Example: This paper first presents a proof of the intuitively well understood fact — that the "eigenorder” of a “chain" join will be the best pre-defined combinatorial order in which to implement the algorithm.
Word: eigenorders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eigenorder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eigenversor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eigen- + versor. 1. A versor form of an eigenvector
Word: eigenversors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eigenversor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: electrohysterogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From electro- + hysterogram. 1. The graphical result of electrohysterography
Word: electrohysterograms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of electrohysterogram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endocytobiont Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From endo- + cytobiont. 1. An endocytobiotic organism
Word: endocytobionts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of endocytobiont Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endoepithelial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From endo- + epithelial. 1. Within the epithelium Labels: not-comparable
Word: endofungus Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From endo- + fungus. 1. Alternative form of endofungal. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: endoneurocranial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From endo- + neurocranial. 1. Within the neurocranium Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to the endoneurocranium Labels: not-comparable
Word: sea stock Part of Speech: noun 1. Fresh provisions to be consumed during a sea voyage. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: sea strawberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sea + strawberry. 1. A soft coral of species Gersemia rubiformis (syn. Alcyonium rubiforme) in the family Nephtheidae, found in the northwest Atlantic. 2. A colonial sea squirt of species Aplidium elegans, a benthic tunicate in the family Polyclinidae.
Word: sea strawberries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea strawberry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heptahydroxy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hepta- + hydroxy. 1. seven hydroxy groups. (OH)₇ Labels: in-compounds, uncountable
Word: taglessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tagless + -ness. 1. Absence of tags. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: termlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From termless + -ness. 1. Absence of terms. Labels: uncountable
Word: lustrelessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lustreless + -ness. 1. Absence of lustre. Labels: uncountable
Word: lusterlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lusterless + -ness. 1. Absence of luster. Labels: uncountable
Word: rancourlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rancourless + -ness. 1. Absence of rancour. Labels: uncountable
Word: sea-sleeve Part of Speech: noun 1. A cuttlefish. Labels: archaic
Word: sea-sleeves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea-sleeve Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sea-willow Part of Speech: noun 1. A polyp with slender branches like the osier, Pterogorgia anceps or other soft corals in the family Gorgoniidae.
Word: sea-willows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea-willow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: onaholes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of onahole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sea woodlouse Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of sea slater (“littoral woodlouse”). 2. A chiton (type of mollusk).
Word: sea woodlice Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea woodlouse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marsh rosemary Part of Speech: noun 1. Rhododendron tomentosum. Labels: uncountable 2. Synonym of sea lavender. Labels: uncountable
Word: sea rosemary Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of sea lavender. Labels: uncountable
Word: savanna flower Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several plant species of genus Echites, in the milkweed family, found in the West Indies 2. Any of several plant species of genus Echites, in the milkweed family, found in the West Indies
Word: savannah flower Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of savanna flower. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: savanna flowers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of savanna flower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: savannah flowers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of savannah flower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: transport rider Part of Speech: noun 1. A person working as a commercial carrier. Labels: historical
Word: transport riders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transport rider Labels: form-of, plural
Word: empty stock working Part of Speech: noun 1. A train of empty passenger rolling stock that is moved from one location to another where, for example, it is needed to form a revenue-earning service. Example: Proposed for wiring: the Shrewsbury route. Unit 221116 passes through Codsall on an empty stock working on 24 October 2018.
Word: empty stock workings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of empty stock working Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whimsey man Part of Speech: noun 1. The engine tender who works the winding engine.
Word: whimsey men Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whimsey man Labels: form-of, plural
Word: runlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From runless + -ness. 1. Absence of runs scored. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: redelessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From redeless + -ness. 1. The quality of being redeless. Labels: uncountable
Word: tiplessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tipless + -ness. 1. Lack of tips or gratuities. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: Sabbathlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sabbathless + -ness. 1. The lack of a Sabbath. Labels: uncountable
Word: harborlessness Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of harbourlessness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: harbourlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From harbourless + -ness. 1. Absence of a harbour. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: retchlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From retchless + -ness. 1. Carelessness; recklessness. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: fibrelessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fibreless + -ness. 1. Absence of fibre or fibres. Labels: uncountable
Word: fiberlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fiberless + -ness. 1. Absence of fiber or fibers. Labels: uncountable
Word: glamourlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From glamourless + -ness. 1. Lack of glamour. Labels: uncountable
Word: genocentrism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geno- + -centrism. 1. The quality of being genocentric; a focus on genes or genetics. Labels: uncountable
Word: dutilessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dutiless + -ness. 1. Absence of duties. Labels: uncountable
Word: dutylessness Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dutilessness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: strokelessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From strokeless + -ness. 1. Lack of strokes. Labels: uncountable
Word: sicklessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sickless + -ness. 1. Freedom from sickness. Labels: uncountable Example: Sicklessness, sinlessness, deathlessness, happiness—these were the characteristics of man's lot as God ordained it. Example: My early and young adult years of sicklessness planted the seeds of a phobia that took years to fully blossom and still bothers.
Word: metroisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From metro + -isation. 1. The process of converting a railway to a metro-style service. Labels: UK, uncountable Example: This forms part of TfL's strategic case for metroisation that was published earlier this year and covered enhancements on this and a number of suburban routes.
Word: legal vacuum Part of Speech: noun 1. A state of regulation that is uncomfortable by there being no conspicuous provision for a certain situation.
Word: longer-distance Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of long-distance: more long-distance Labels: comparative, form-of Example: But despite this trend in catering, Transport Focus research shows that passengers still want to be able to buy food and drinks on longer-distance trains.
Word: Biggleswade Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Old English personal name *Biccel + -s- + wæd (“ford”). 1. A market town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1944).
Word: meton. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of metonymy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Suffolker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Suffolk + -er. 1. A person from Suffolk in England.
Word: Suffolkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Suffolker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: undecahydroxy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From undeca- + hydroxy. 1. Chemical containing eleven hydroxy groups, (OH)₁₁ Labels: in-compounds, uncountable
Word: tundrite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Lovozero tundra by E. I. Semenov in 1963 + -ite 1. A triclinic mineral containing sodium, rare earths, titanium, silicate, carbonate and oxygen. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: tsilaisite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Tsilaizina in Madagascar + -ite 1. A triclinic mineral containing sodium, manganese, aluminium, borate, silicate, and hydroxide.
Word: caminalcule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Camin + animalcule, named after American biologist Joseph Camin, who invented them. 1. One of a group of made-up organisms used to teach concepts in phylogenetics.
Word: betangle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- (“around, about”) + tangle. 1. To tangle around or about, entwine, encumber. Labels: ambitransitive Example: But it is plain to all of us, that that woman is betangling you more and more every day; she has got you in her tiles; she's a-weaning you one by one from all your good old friends, and won't allow you even a single hour to spend amongst us. Example: It thought it had so finessed the problem of New Caledonia that the independence conflict there would not betangle next year's parliamentary election in France.
Word: betangled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of betangle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: betangling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of betangle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: betangles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of betangle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: erenach Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of erenagh. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: daggertooth pike conger Part of Speech: noun 1. Muraenesox cinereus, a species of eel native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Word: middlish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From middle + -ish. 1. Somewhat in the middle.
Word: polyetherketoneetherketoneketone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + ether + ketone + ether + ketone + ketone. 1. A thermoplastic polymer used in surgical implants. Labels: uncountable
Word: entomotoxicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From entomotoxic + -ity. 1. The condition of being entomotoxic Labels: uncountable
Word: entomotoxicology Part of Speech: noun 1. The toxicology of entomotoxins Labels: uncountable
Word: enviroclimatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From enviro- + climatic. 1. Relating to environment and climate Labels: not-comparable
Word: enzymosome Part of Speech: noun 1. A liposome, or similar vesicle, containing enzymes
Word: enzymosomes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of enzymosome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: epigenotypic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From epi- + genotypic. 1. Relating to epigenotypes Labels: not-comparable
Word: episaturation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From epi- + saturation. 1. The condition of a soil, saturated with water, that lies above an unsaturated layer Labels: uncountable
Word: epitube Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Eppendorf tube.
Word: epitubes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of epitube Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eubaenine Part of Speech: noun 1. Any extinct turtle of the baenid subfamily †Eubaeninae
Word: eubaenines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eubaenine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eurytopicity Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being eurytopic Labels: uncountable
Word: extraischemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From extra- + ischemic. 1. Remote from an ischemia Labels: not-comparable
Word: extrarenally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From extra- + renally. 1. In an extrarenal manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: feedmill Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of feed mill. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: feedmills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of feedmill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: feed mill Part of Speech: noun 1. A mill in which animal feed is made by milling grains and mixing ingredients. Example: Near-synonyms: grist mill, gristmill
Word: TfW Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Transport for Wales. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Zimbel Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Sipka Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Zayets Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian заєць (zajecʹ, “hare”). 1. A surname from Ukrainian.
Word: dust down Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of dust off. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: These preparations are being dusted down and refreshed and will continue to stand their owners in good stead in November. Example: Hood explains: "It's never a case of just taking these units and dusting them down. Because they had been in storage, they had not undertaken their time-based overhaul, which had been due. They had also not undertaken their mileage-based overhaul, which was also due for all the sets. That caused a bit of a headache when it came to recommissioning them." 2. To demean or verbally assault; to dress down. Labels: slang 3. To clean (someone) off who has fallen. Labels: slang Example: He was on the ground, so I helped him up, dusted him down and brought him home.
Word: dusted down Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dust down Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rail freight Part of Speech: noun 1. Freight (or goods) transported by train. Labels: uncountable Example: For rail freight, the key axis is through freight to and from Europe via the Channel Tunnel. Example: Here's the briefest history of rail freight. The railways are conceived for moving coal. They do well at that and immediately branch out into other freight. They do quite well at that, too - after all, compared with a horse and cart, they are a revelation.
Word: ferroxamine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ferrioxamine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ferrugination Part of Speech: noun 1. A deposition of minerals (typically containing iron) on the walls of blood vessels
Word: fibrobronchoscopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English fibro- Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos)der. English broncho- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -scopic English fibrobronchoscopic From fibro- + broncho- + -scopic. 1. Relating to fibrobronchoscopy Labels: not-comparable
Word: filozoan Part of Speech: noun 1. Any organism of the clade Filozoa, which includes animals and their nearest relatives.
Word: filozoans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of filozoan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fironection Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of fibronection. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: lo-lo Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of lift-on/lift-off. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: Elsewhere, some trade appears to have moved away from the Dover Straits already, either coming into other ports as unaccompanied or accompanied trailers, or in some cases moving to lo-lo (lift on, lift off) routes to the east and west coast ports.
Word: Rychly Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Czech rychlý, Slovak rýchly, or Polish rychły (“fast”). 1. A surname.
Word: double-tracking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From double track + -ing. 1. The provision of double track, usually as a conversion from single track. Labels: uncountable Example: The 15-week closure enabled completion of double-tracking between Dyce and Inverurie and upgrades to the signalling system between Aberdeen and Huntly. Over 10 miles of new rail has been laid and 19 bridges refurbished or replaced, with double-tracking covering a 16-mile stretch in total.
Word: double-tracking Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From double track + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of double-track Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: video joker Part of Speech: noun 1. A narrator who translates the dialogue of a film, adding their own jokes and commentary, as it is shown to an audience. Labels: Uganda
Word: video jokers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of video joker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ugawood Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Uganda + Hollywood. 1. The film industry of Uganda. Labels: slang
Word: Netscaper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Netscape + -er 1. An employee of the former Internet company Netscape. Labels: informal Example: She would be coordinating the first-ever mass firing of Netscapers. What a difference a year had made. Not long before, Netscape had been receiving between 5,000 and 7,500 resumes a month […] Example: As issues surfaced, they separated themselves into categories and were claimed. The next three months were devoted to resolving issues at the fanatical pace that Netscapers knew well.
Word: Netscapers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Netscaper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subpackaging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of subpackage Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: subpackaged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of subpackage Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: semaphore signal Part of Speech: noun 1. Any signal sent by semaphore. 2. A railway signal with a moving arm mounted on a signal post or gantry, the position of the arm indicating whether a train should stop or proceed; they are now largely replaced by colour light signals. Example: The phased programme will run from 1 to 23 February, with semaphore signals replaced with modern colour lights. Example: After dropping off travellers at Foregate Street, my train terminates at Shrub Hill - a station which boasts one of the best selection [sic] of semaphore signals left in the country.
Word: subovoidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + ovoidal. 1. subovoid
Word: metacontent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meta- + content. 1. Content that describes or deals with other content. Labels: uncountable
Word: semaphore signals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semaphore signal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subhed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See hed. 1. Alternative form of subhead. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: subheds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subhed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fieldwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From field + -woman. 1. A female agricultural labourer. Labels: archaic
Word: fieldwomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fieldwoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fieldwalker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From field + walker. 1. One who takes part in the archaeological practice of fieldwalking.
Word: fieldwalkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fieldwalker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fieldwalk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From field + walk. 1. An archaeological expedition in which a person walks slowly through the target area looking for artifacts or other indicators on the surface.
Word: fieldwalks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fieldwalk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Parfit Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: hoing Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic form of hoeing. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: hoing Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of hoeing. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: kappa effect Part of Speech: noun 1. A temporal perceptual illusion that can arise when observers judge the elapsed time between sensory stimuli applied sequentially at different locations. Subjects tend to overestimate the time between stimuli when the distance between the stimuli is large, and to underestimate the time when the distance is small.
Word: kappa effects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kappa effect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tau effect Part of Speech: noun 1. A spatial perceptual illusion that arises when observers judge the distance between consecutive stimuli in a sequence. When the distance between stimuli is constant but the time between stimuli is not, subjects tend to misperceive the shorter temporal interval as being accompanied by a shorter spatial interval.
Word: tau effects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tau effect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toolpathing Part of Speech: noun 1. The selection or configuration of a toolpath. Labels: uncountable
Word: toolrest Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tool-rest. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: toolrests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toolrest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toolmarks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toolmark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pseudoinstruction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pseudo- + instruction. 1. A command that resembles, but is not in fact, a machine instruction, such as a special directive or a command that is mapped to a sequence of real instructions. Example: The compiler constructs one or several instructions corresponding to the respective pseudoinstruction and adds them to the object program just being formed.
Word: pseudoinstructions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pseudoinstruction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lawfuls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lawful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: PFOS Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of perfluorooctane sulfonate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Example: PFOS is moderately water soluble, non-volatile, and thermally stable. The potassium salt of PFOS has a reported mean solubility of 680 mg/L in pure water. Example: The new maximum contaminant level goal for PFOA and PFOS — a non-enforceable, health-based goal — will be zero.
Word: Battenberg markings Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the resemblance to a Battenberg cake. 1. A pattern of high-visibility markings used on emergency-service vehicles in several countries. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: eel-blenny Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several species of slender fish: 2. Any of several species of slender fish: 3. Any of several species of slender fish: 4. Any of several species of slender fish: 5. Any of several species of slender fish: 6. Any of several species of slender fish:
Word: metaconsumers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metaconsumer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: FBs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of FB Labels: form-of, plural
Word: friendship book Part of Speech: noun 1. A decorative stapled booklet or similar, made by a person who writes their name, address, interests etc. inside and gives it to a friend or pen pal. The book is passed on from one person to another, each adding their own details, and eventually returned to the originator. Example: Pen pals also make and pass around friendship books, slams and crams. In recent years, pen pal correspondence with prison inmates has gained acceptance on the Internet.
Word: friendship books Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of friendship book Labels: form-of, plural
Word: żubrówka Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of zubrowka. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: gizmotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gizmo + -ic. 1. Being or relating to a gizmo. Labels: slang Example: When the human player has been sufficiently affronted by the gizmo's calm 100 per cent efficiency, he can pull the lever toward him and reduce the gizmotic grasp of the situation to 98 per cent or to 95 per cent or to whatever mechanical I.Q. level, right down to idiocy, will give the human player a chance. Example: Nobody had ever brought such neat gizmotic objects before, and Walt loves doodads, geegaws, and electronic Frisbees of all kinds
Word: on the quiet Part of Speech: adv 1. surreptitiously Labels: informal
Word: signal cabin Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of signal box. Example: Having completed their task, Fireman Page telephoned from a lineside box to the next signal cabin, briefly reported the incident and said that, as no high explosive had dropped and the track was safe, they proposed proceeding "at caution". Example: At Putney Bridge the train description transmissions for eastbound trains must be originated as there is no manned signal cabin on the London Transport system beyond this point; [...].
Word: signal cabins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of signal cabin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: predub Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From pre- + dub. 1. To mix audio tracks such as dialog, music, and sound effects as a preliminary step, which does not include all the tracks in the final soundtrack. Example: Then you will have the purist mixer who wants it to be predubbed without anything camouflaging the material. Example: Before the final dubbing sessions on feature films, several days to several weeks will be allotted for the predubbing of dialogue and effects. During the predubbing, the dubbing mixers premix as many as 30 or 40 tracks down to perhaps 18 or so to make the final mix manageable.
Word: predub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + dub. 1. A preliminary soundtrack produced by predubbing. Example: If your show includes a lot of effects, for example, explosions, music, sound effects, or loud noises over romantic dialogue, then your sound-effects supervisor will probably recommend a predub or prelay. Example: Once the materials arrived at the stage, a dozen recordists and mix technicians required a half an hour to load the three or four dozen tracks a predub might require.
Word: predubbed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of predub Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: predubbing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of predub Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: predubs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of predub Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: predubs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of predub Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prelay Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From pre- + lay. 1. To record music and other sound elements at the correct time code locations on a master format without regard to final levels and mixing. Example: He'll be responsible for prelaying sound effects for film and television. Example: In this way, dialog, music and effects elements can be prelaid to hard disk or MO […]
Word: prelay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- + lay. 1. The act of prelaying. Example: If your show includes a lot of effects, for example, explosions, music, sound effects, or loud noises over romantic dialogue, then your sound-effects supervisor will probably recommend a predub or prelay.
Word: prelay Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + lay. 1. Before a bird lays eggs. Labels: not-comparable Example: An optimum method for feeding calcium is to start feeding the layer level (3.25% or more) slightly before the first egg, because after hens start laying there is a negative calcium balance when consuming the prelay calcium level of 2.0%.
Word: prelaid Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of prelay Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: prelaid Part of Speech: adj 1. Laid down in advance. Labels: not-comparable Example: a prelaid carpet
Word: prelays Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of prelay Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: prelays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prelay Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prelaying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of prelay Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: prelaying Part of Speech: adj 1. Before a bird lays eggs. Labels: not-comparable
Word: prelaying Part of Speech: noun 1. The period before a bird lays eggs. Labels: uncountable
Word: bye-letter Part of Speech: noun 1. A postal letter carried only part of the way to the central post office, and delivered to its destination along the way. Labels: UK, historical
Word: bye-letters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bye-letter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Udod Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian удод (udod, “hoopoe”). 1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Удод (Udod).
Word: Stiglitz Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Stieglitz (“goldfinch”), from Old Czech stehlec. 1. A surname.
Word: running rail Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the two rails of a railway track with which the wheels of a train make contact. Labels: plural-normally Example: In order to reduce noise to a minimum, the running rails have been welded into 315 ft. lengths. Example: The system voltage is 630 volts d.c. and the supply to the trains is by top-contact third rail with running rail return. 2. A fence which marks the inside edge of a racecourse track.