nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: multisign Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + sign. 1. Consisting of multiple signs. Labels: not-comparable Example: a multisign sequence Example: a multisign utterance
Word: heigho Part of Speech: intj 1. Dated form of hey ho. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: Creativity Part of Speech: name 1. A nontheistic religion based on religious naturalism and white racialism.
Word: run the show Part of Speech: verb 1. To be the leader, to be in charge. Labels: idiomatic Example: "Far's I can see. Young Alf's made up his mind to learn the dentist business, and the old folks are backin' him; so I don't see but I've got to stop on and run the show. Father's gettin' up in years now." Example: In any viable scenario of renationalisation, the idea was always to ensure that the railways were at arm's length from the Department, since it was recognised that allowing civil servants to run the show is always a bad idea.
Word: run out of town Part of Speech: verb 1. To force someone out of a place or a position. Labels: idiomatic, transitive
Word: kagura Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 神楽 (kagura, literally “god music”). See more at the Japanese entry. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑɡəɹɑ/ 1. A kind of Shinto theatrical dance in Japan. Labels: uncountable
Word: run its course Part of Speech: verb 1. To come to a natural end.
Word: give the royal treatment Part of Speech: verb 1. To treat (someone) extremely well. Labels: idiomatic Example: We would spit in the food of difficult customers and give the royal treatment to those who treated us with respect. I could never comprehend how a patron could treat somebody they entrusted with their food with anything but the utmost of esteem...
Word: rip-snorting mad Part of Speech: adj 1. extremely angry Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: Curie temperatures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Curie temperature Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hate on Part of Speech: verb 1. To feel or act spitefully towards. Labels: informal Example: I could feel other girls in the room hating on me and my friends with their stares.
Word: Curie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Curie. Pronunciation: /ˈkjʊə.ɹi/, /ˈkjɔː.ɹi/, /kjəˈɹi/ 1. A surname from French, especially referring to Marie Curie and her husband Pierre Curie.
Word: fibrewise Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of fiberwise. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: fibrewise Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of fiberwise. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: multipetalled Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of multipetaled. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: multipetaled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + petaled. 1. Having multiple petals. Labels: not-comparable
Word: duckhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From duck + -hood. 1. The state or quality of being a duck. Labels: uncountable Example: Thus the plucked duck ready for roasting, lacking feathers, ability to fly, webbed feet, long flat bill, fertility in breeding with other ducks, and any other of the usually used symptoms of duckhood, may be still much closer to ducks in the n-dimensional attribute space than to any other natural kind.
Word: cab off the rank Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Figurative reference to cabs at a taxi rank, which wait in a line for passengers, the frontmost cab departing first. 1. Something fitting or occurring at a specified point in a series. Labels: Australia Example: The Boys Next Door […] were as likely a prospect as the Australian new wave was going to throw up, could have been and in many ways were the next cab off the rank after the Saints and Radio Birdman, Australia's twin prophets of punk. Example: Once again I left Jason's office in high spirits. First cab off the rank was to pay off the LAND card and I intended to do it straightaway, like ripping off a band-aid.
Word: rattle someone's chain Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of rattle someone's cage.
Word: Revelle factor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After American oceanographer Roger Revelle. 1. A measure of how readily ocean waters will uptake atmospheric carbon dioxide. Labels: uncountable
Word: kitchen knife Part of Speech: noun 1. Any knife designed for preparing food in the kitchen; any knife so used.
Word: datamart Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of data mart. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: datamarts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of datamart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: data mart Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Following the metaphor of a data warehouse. 1. The access layer of a data warehouse environment, used to distribute a subset of the data to users. Example: One of the issues of data warehouses and data marts is how data gets from the data warehouse to the data mart. Data in the data warehouse is very granular. Data in the data mart is very compact and summarized.
Word: data marts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of data mart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spreadmart Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of spread + data mart. 1. A system of spreadsheets, databases, etc. developed for data analysis, often becoming unmaintainable through size or complexity. Labels: derogatory, sometimes
Word: spreadmarts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spreadmart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acanthosis nigricans Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Via Latin ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos, “thorny flower”) + -ωσις (-ōsis, “state, abnormal condition, or action”) + Latin nigricans (“blackish”). Pronunciation: /æˌkænˈθoʊ.sɪs/, /ˈnɪɡ.ɹɪˌkænz/, /ˈnaɪɡ.ɹɪˌkænz/ 1. A skin sign often associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes exhibiting velvety, thickened, and darkened skin and skin tags, often occurring in skin folds and the axillae. Labels: uncountable
Word: keyboy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From key + boy. 1. A male hotel or motel employee in charge of room keys. Example: I drove downhill . . . toward the Mariner's Rest Motel. . . A keyboy. . . told me that Alex Kincaid had registered and gone out again. Example: We checked into adjoining rooms in a beach motel near the center of Santa Teresa. . . The keyboy opened the door between our two rooms.
Word: acanthosoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acantho- (“spiny”) + -soma (“one having such a body”). Pronunciation: /əˌkæn.θəˈsoʊ.mə/ 1. A penaeid larva.
Word: acanthosomas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acanthosoma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acanthosomata Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˌkæn.θəˈsoʊ.mə.tə/ 1. plural of acanthosoma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acanthostyle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acantho- (“spine”) + -style (“animal part felt to resemble a pillar”). Pronunciation: /əˈkæn.θəˌstaɪl/ 1. A spicule with tiny spines from monaxon sponges.
Word: acanthostyles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acanthostyle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multispline Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + spline. 1. Involving, or relating to, more than one spline. Labels: not-comparable Example: a multispline mapping system
Word: acanthous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From acanth- (“spine”) + -ous (“having”). Pronunciation: /əˈkæn.θəs/ 1. Synonym of spinous.
Word: Vigo Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈviːɡəʊ/, /ˈvaɪɡəʊ/ 1. A number of places: 2. A number of places: 3. A number of places: 4. A number of places: 5. A number of places: 6. A number of places: 7. A number of places: 8. A number of places: 9. A surname.
Word: powen Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of powan Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: powens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of powen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flying fuck Part of Speech: noun 1. Used as a further intensification of fuck in some phrases. Labels: derogatory, slang, vulgar Example: If there was someone out there with their face embedded in the windscreen of a mangled car, I doubted very much whether they'd give two flying fucks if I turned up in a pink tutu and hobnail boots.
Word: gives a flying fuck Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of give a flying fuck Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tuatera Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tuatara. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tuateras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tuatera Labels: form-of, plural
Word: giving a flying fuck Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of give a flying fuck Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gave a flying fuck Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of give a flying fuck Labels: form-of, past
Word: given a flying fuck Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of give a flying fuck Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cedrat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare French cédrat. See cedar. 1. The citron tree. Labels: archaic 2. The citron fruit. Labels: archaic
Word: cedrats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cedrat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phagedenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin phagedaenicus, itself borrowed from Koine Greek φαγεδαινικός (phagedainikós), from Ancient Greek φαγέδαινα (phagédaina, “phagedena”). 1. Relating to phagedena. Example: The latter is a phagedenic ulcer of the bark, very destructive to young apple-trees […]. Example: Differential diagnoses of Buruli ulcer include tropical phagedenic ulcers, chronic lower leg ulcers due to arterial and venous insufficiency […]
Word: phagedena Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin phagedaena, from Ancient Greek φᾰγέδαινα (phăgédaina, “cancerous sore, canker”). 1. Spreading, obstinate ulceration. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In 1941, Sigmund S Greenbaum reviewed the literature on the reported cases of ulcerative pyodermas characterized by the special progression and the undermined borders. He notes that the term phagedena, used in France, was absent from American publications and discussions. Greenbaum proposes a classification of these phagedenic ulcers in primary, arising on normal or traumatized (accidentally or surgically) skin, and secondary, beginning as a venereal disease or an ecthyma.
Word: phagedenas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phagedena Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bulimarexic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bulimarexia + -ic. 1. Relating to, or exhibiting, bulimarexia.
Word: bulimarexic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bulimarexia + -ic. 1. One who has bulimarexia.
Word: bulimarexics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bulimarexic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bulgurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bulgur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: doli incapax Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin doli incapax (“incapable of wrongdoing”) 1. The principle that a child cannot be held legally responsible for their actions, and so cannot be convicted of a criminal offence. Labels: uncountable
Word: burion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mexican Spanish burrión, perhaps alteration of Spanish gorrión (“sparrow”). 1. A red-breasted house sparrow of California (Haemorhous mexicanus, formerly Carpodacus mexicanus, Carpodacus frontalis). Labels: archaic
Word: burions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of burion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rat-tails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rat-tail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semicupia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semicupium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semicupium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin semi (“half”) + cupa (“tub, cask”). 1. A half bath, or one that covers only the lower extremities and the hips; a sitz bath. Labels: archaic
Word: semicupiums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semicupium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hemelytrum Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hemelytron. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: untraitorous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + traitorous. 1. Not traitorous.
Word: nomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek νομικός (nomikós, “relating to laws”), from νόμος (nómos, “law, custom”). 1. Customary; ordinary; applied to the usual spelling of a language, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods. Labels: dated, not-comparable Example: The first and most obvious objection brought against the use of a phonetic notation in teaching a foreign language is the danger of confusion between the phonetic and the nomic spelling of the language. 2. Relating to a law. Labels: not-comparable
Word: barleybrake Part of Speech: noun 1. An ancient rural game, commonly played around stacks of barley or other grain, in which some players attempt to catch others who run from a goal. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: barleybrakes Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of barleybrake. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: barleybreak Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of barleybrake. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: barleybreaks Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of barleybrake. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: pedler Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of peddler. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: pedlers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pedler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pronations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pronation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scopeloid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Scopelus + -oid 1. Relating to fishes of the former genus Scopelus, or the former family Scopelidae, including many lanternfish. Labels: dated
Word: scopeloid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Scopelus + -oid 1. Any fish of the former family Scopelidae. Labels: dated
Word: scopeloids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scopeloid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Khoisans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Khoisan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conpeople Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conperson Labels: form-of, plural
Word: denasal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From de- + nasal. 1. Having, or relating to, a quality of the voice caused by blocked nasal passages.
Word: denasal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + nasal. 1. A denasal sound
Word: ethnocentricism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ethnocentric + -ism. 1. ethnocentrism Labels: uncountable
Word: denasality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From denasal + -ity. 1. The quality of being denasal. Labels: uncountable
Word: hyponasality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hypo- + nasal + -ity. 1. The quality of being hyponasal. Labels: uncountable
Word: evidentiality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From evidential + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌɛ.vɪˌdɛn.ʃiˈælɪti/ 1. The encoding into a language of the source of information being communicated, so as to distinguish (for example) hearsay from something actually witnessed. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Hokan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Atsugewi hoqi. While the first proposals by Dixon and Kroeber rested on very limited cognate sets comprising only five words, later assessments by Sapir included hundreds of putative cognate sets and analyses of Hokan morphosyntax. Pronunciation: /ˈhoʊkæn/ 1. A hypothetical grouping of a dozen small language families spoken in California, Arizona, and Mexico.
Word: pidginization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pidgin + -ization. 1. The development of a pidgin language. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pidginizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pidginization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pidginize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From pidgin + -ize. 1. To convert or adapt into a pidgin language. Labels: transitive
Word: pidginizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pidginize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pidginizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pidginize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pidginized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pidginize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Samnite Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsæm.naɪt/ 1. A native or inhabitant of ancient Samnium. Labels: historical 2. A Roman gladiator armed with shield, sleeve on right arm, helmet, shoulder-piece, and greave. Labels: Ancient-Rome, historical
Word: Samnites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Samnite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Osco-Umbrian Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to a group of languages of the Italic family of Indo-European languages, spoken in ancient times in central and southern Italy before Latin replaced them.
Word: oligosynthesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oligo- + synthesis. 1. The synthetic combining of a relatively small number of morphemes to form compound words. Labels: uncountable
Word: Tokharian Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /təuˈkɛəɹi.ən/, /təuˈkɑːɹi.ən/, /toʊˈkɛɹi.ən/, /toʊˈkɑɹi.ən/ 1. Alternative form of Tocharian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Tokharian Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /təuˈkɛəɹi.ən/, /təuˈkɑːɹi.ən/, /toʊˈkɛɹi.ən/, /toʊˈkɑɹi.ən/ 1. Alternative form of Tocharian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Tokharian Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /təuˈkɛəɹi.ən/, /təuˈkɑːɹi.ən/, /toʊˈkɛɹi.ən/, /toʊˈkɑɹi.ən/ 1. Alternative form of Tocharian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Tokharians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tokharian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: signific Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪk/ 1. Representing meaning. Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to significs. Labels: not-comparable Example: The graphic component in a character that plays a phonetic role is called phonophoric, and the one that plays a semantic role is called signific.
Word: signific Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪk/ 1. A signific element in a Chinese character.
Word: triconsonantal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tri- + consonantal. 1. Involving three consonants. Labels: not-comparable
Word: triconsonantal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tri- + consonantal. 1. A word or root (in particular in an Afroasiatic language) which consists of three consonants.
Word: nareal Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈnɛəɹi.əl/, /ˈnɛɹi.əl/ 1. Relating to the nares. Labels: not-comparable 2. Characterized by airflow which is exclusively through the nostrils. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Tucanoan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Tucano + -an. 1. A language family of Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.
Word: Tukanoan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Tukano + -an. 1. Alternative form of Tucanoan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Munda Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a name in Munda, coined by philologist Max Müller to distinguish the family from Dravidian. 1. An Austroasiatic language family of central and eastern India and Bangladesh, including the languages of Ho, Mundari, Santali, and others.
Word: Munda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a name in Munda, coined by philologist Max Müller to distinguish the family from Dravidian. 1. Any member of the indigenous people who speak one of the Munda languages.
Word: Mundas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Munda Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conlanger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From conlang + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑn.læŋ.ɚ/, /ˈkɒn.læŋ.ə/ 1. Someone who creates constructed languages (conlangs). Example: The fact that the Internet has given visible shape to communities of invented language proponents through web sites and chat rooms for enthusiastic conlangers (‘language constructors’) has probably done little to dispel its reputation as a somewhat unusual and, to all intents and purposes, intangible undertaking. Example: The split was between two groups. The first was composed of people interested in quietly developing and discussing the languages they crafted for science-fictional worlds, what-if-a-language-did-this playfulness, or Tolkienesque fun (the true conlangers).
Word: conlangers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conlanger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: auxlang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of auxiliary language, in the style of conlang. By surface analysis, aux + -lang. Pronunciation: /ˈɔks.læŋ/, /ˈɑks-/ 1. A constructed auxiliary language. Example: One of the most successful auxlangs is Esperanto, which has native speakers. Example: A distinction is usually made between auxiliary languages (auxlangs), designed with international communication as a deliberate goal, and “conlangs,” usually constructed for other purposes. (The Elvish languages showcased by Tolkien[…]and the Klingon language[…]are conlangs rather than auxlangs.)
Word: auxlangs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of auxlang Labels: form-of, plural
Word: artlang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Syllabic abbreviation of artistic language. By surface analysis, art + -lang. Pronunciation: /ˈɑ(ɹ)t.læŋ/ 1. A conlang created for artistic purposes or aesthetic ideals. Example: 1997 November 18, Jack Durst, “Proposal: new language-type name (fwd)”, alt.language.artificial.ngl, Usenet, The idea was for "functionlang" to be a useful term to describe a certain group of conlangs that weren't fitting into the pattern. Those being the (relatively rare) conlangs that were not artlangs, logiclangs, or auxlangs, but instead designed around some *other* specified purpose(s). Example: 1998 January 8, Paul Roser, “Help with phonological transcription”, list.sci.lang.constructed, Usenet, It is my artlang, spoken on an archipelago in the mid-Atlantic, somewhat south of the Azores and northwest of Madeira. The liturgical language has a number of _very_ exotic sounds, partly to indicate that it is not the normal language of the street (these sounds include several velaric egressive sounds, ie reverse clicks; one or two apicovelars; nareal fricatives; and a few others).
Word: artlangs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of artlang Labels: form-of, plural
Word: transvestic fetishism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From transvestic + fetishism. 1. A paraphilia of some males, characterized by recurrent, intense sexual urges, arousal, or orgasm associated with fantasized or actual cross-dressing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Adana Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Turkish Adana, from Ottoman Turkish آطنه (Adana), from Ancient Greek Ἄδανα (Ádana). 1. A province and metropolitan municipality in central Cilicia, in southern Turkey. 2. A city, the capital of Adana Province, Turkey.
Word: Gaziantep Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Turkish Gaziantep, from Ottoman Turkish غازیعینتاب (Gaziayntab). 1. A province and metropolitan municipality in southern Turkey. 2. A city, the capital of Gaziantep Province, Turkey.
Word: Prusa Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Prusa, from Ancient Greek Προῦσα (Proûsa). Doublet of Bursa. 1. Bursa Labels: historical
Word: Konya Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Turkish Konya and Ottoman Turkish قونیه (Konya), from Byzantine Greek Ἰκόνιον (Ikónion), from an Ancient Greek adaptation of Luwian Ikkuwaniya, from Hittite Kawana. Doublet of Iconium. Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊnjə/, /ˈkɒnjə/ 1. A province and metropolitan municipality in the Central Anatolia region, Turkey. 2. A city, the capital of Konya Province, Turkey.
Word: Konya Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name.
Word: Antalya Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Turkish Antalya, from Ottoman Turkish آنطالیه (Antalya), from Ancient Greek Ἀττάλεια (Attáleia). Doublet of Attalia and Adalia. Pronunciation: /anˈtal.jə/, /ˌɑntəlˈjɑ/, /ˌæntəlˈjɑ/ 1. A province and metropolitan municipality in southwest Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast. 2. A city, the capital of Antalya Province, Turkey.
Word: transvestic fetishisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transvestic fetishism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Diyarbakır Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /di.jaɹ.bəˈkiɹ/, /di.aɹ.bəˈkiɹ/ 1. A province and metropolitan municipality in southeastern Turkey, with a Kurdish majority. 2. A city, the capital of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.
Word: bittermelon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bitter + melon. 1. Alternative form of bitter melon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bittermelons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bittermelon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: balsam pear Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of bitter melon.
Word: balsam pears Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of balsam pear Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homeovestism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See homeo-; compare transvestism. 1. Sexual arousal in response to wearing clothing that is typical for one's sex. Labels: uncountable Example: Kaplan goes on to define female homeovestites as women who dress in stereotypical ways and whose homeovestism is driven by extreme fear of being perceived as masculine.
Word: bitter gourd Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of bitter melon.
Word: bitter gourds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bitter gourd Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clock vine Part of Speech: noun 1. The plant Thunbergia grandiflora.
Word: clock vines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clock vine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mersin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مرسین (mersin, “myrtle; Mersin”). 1. A province and metropolitan municipality in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast. Example: Just before 2 p.m., we entered Neco Tantuni, a one-room restaurant in Enfield that specializes in tantuni (meat fried in cottonseed oil, garnished with tomatoes, parsley, and onion, and rolled up in a dürüm wrap), a street food from Mersin, in southern Turkey. 2. A city, the capital of Mersin Province, Turkey.
Word: Jamaican apple Part of Speech: noun 1. The cherimoya fruit.
Word: Jamaican apples Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Jamaican apple Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antilibertarianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + libertarianism. 1. Opposition to libertarianism. Labels: uncountable
Word: trunksful Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trunkful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: redenomination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + denomination. 1. The process of redenominating. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The recalibration of the face value of a currency, most frequently by multiplying that value by a power of 10, sometimes followed by the demonetization of any cash issued with the original face value. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: After the redenomination, the new peso was worth 100 old pesos.
Word: redenominations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of redenomination Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyponasal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hypo- + nasal. 1. Less nasal than usual.
Word: Guamanians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Guamanian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acanthoma adenoides cysticum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acanth- + -oma (“tumor consisting of a specified cell”) + from Ancient Greek ἀδενοειδής (adenoeidḗs, “glandular”), from ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”) + Latin cystis (“cyst”). 1. A cystic tumor that is hereditary and occurs on the chest and face among other regions. Labels: uncountable
Word: Castroverde Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Lugo, Galicia, Spain.
Word: gender identity disorders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gender identity disorder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acapu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Brazilian Portuguese acapu, from Old Tupi. Pronunciation: /ˈɑ.kəˌpu/, /ˌɑ.kəˈpu/ 1. Any of several tropical New World trees in: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any of several tropical New World trees in: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any of several tropical New World trees in: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The dark wood of these trees. Labels: uncountable Example: The chair was made of oak, the table of acapu.
Word: acapus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acapu Labels: form-of, plural
Word: archetier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French archetier. 1. One who builds, repairs, and restores the bows of instruments in the violin family. Example: Yielding inexpensive means whereby his preternatural gifts could be awakened, puncheon strips were later put aside for that most desirable of all bow woods—pernambuco. It was about 1775 that fate ordained young Tourte to see what other archetiers had done, and then proceed to do it better. Example: Nowadays, the craft of the 'archetier', or bow maker, is entirely separated from that of the 'luthier', or instrument maker.
Word: knocker-up Part of Speech: noun 1. A person whose job was to go from house to house in the early morning and wake up workers by tapping on the bedroom window with a long pole or similarly convenient implement. Labels: UK, historical Example: ... And Capper was a very important man. He was the knocker-up in the village of Polkingthorpe Brig — that is to say, he got up early every morning and went round with his pole, tapping on the bedroom windows and waking up the people in time for them to get to work... Old Capper got his long pole with the trident of wire at the end and lifting it so that the wire rested against the upstairs window pane, began twirling and twisting the pole in the palms of his hands so that the wire clacked and clattered fit to wake the soundest sleeper... So they stood round old Capper, who had one of the few watches in the village... Example: He [Driver Carruthers] started on the L.N.W.R. in 1907 as a knocker-up for four years, then became a cleaner, fireman, and finally a driver.
Word: knocker-upper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By a regular pattern for (informal) nouns seen also in similar forms, such as fixer-upper and cleaner-upper; the sire sense involves an extra degree of wordplay, as an alternative surface analysis of knock (h)er up + -er is playfully apparent (who knocked 'er up?). 1. Alternative form of knocker-up (person who knocks to awaken in the morning). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: In 1876, a knocker-upper on rounds in Bradford spotted a 2 a.m. house fire and saved a sleeping family. 2. . 3. The male who has sired a pregnancy. Labels: humorous, informal Example: What, Shelley is pregnant?! Who's the knocker-upper? [ = Who's the father?]
Word: split head Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of doll with hair inserted into a split at the top.
Word: MUI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Magic User Interface. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Multilingual User Interface. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: heat of reaction Part of Speech: noun 1. The amount of heat evolved or absorbed in the production of one mole of a reaction product
Word: Kartvel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Georgian ქართველი (kartveli). Pronunciation: /ˈkɑɹtvɛl/ 1. Synonym of Kartvelian.
Word: Kartvels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Kartvel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prebreach Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + breach. 1. Prior to a breach, especially a breach of contract. Labels: not-comparable
Word: South Caucasian Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Kartvelian.
Word: South Caucasian Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Kartvelian.
Word: South Caucasian Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of Kartvelian. Labels: not-comparable
Word: crossdressing Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cross-dressing. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: choriovitelline Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From chorio- + vitelline. 1. Relating to the chorion and yolk. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Aeta Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of an indigenous people of the mountainous parts of Luzon, Philippines.
Word: Aetas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Aeta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Agta Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Aeta. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Agtas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Agta Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Stade Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Stade. 1. A town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A habitational surname from German. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cotyla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cotyla, from Ancient Greek κοτύλη (kotúlē, “cup, half-pint”). 1. Alternative form of cotyle (“in all senses”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: prothalamia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prothalamion Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of prothalamium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lintwhite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English lynkwhytte, lyngwhitte (also as Middle English lindetvigle), from Old English līnetwiġe, līnetwiġle (“linnet”). 1. A linnet. Labels: archaic Example: The mavis, merle, and Progne proud, The lintwhite lark, and laverock loud, Example: O sweet are Coila's haughs an' woods, / When lintwhites chant amang the buds,
Word: lintwhites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lintwhite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lintie Part of Speech: noun 1. A linnet. Labels: Scotland, archaic
Word: linties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lintie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: surveyings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of surveying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sulfate process Part of Speech: noun 1. kraft process
Word: unicorn bait Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the tradition that only a virgin could tame a unicorn, leading hunters to use virgins to lure the legendary beast into being captured. 1. A virgin. Labels: humorous, slang, uncountable Example: She had turned herself back into a virgin again, with that flair for backwardness of hers. An unusual talent, I thought, but of no particular use - except perhaps in a cat-house, where, by exercising it she might continue to fetch premium prices from customers with a special taste for unicorn bait. Example: Who'd marry the Fool? Who'd betroth his daughter to the Fool? The very scorn that made his magic possible also made any kind of a normal life impossible. The only chance to find a woman lay among the magical creatures of the realm…and he wasn't at all sure that he wanted to make that kind of alliance with one of them. […] He stared glumly down at his reflection in the mead, thinking with resignation that he was, in all probability, doomed to live and die as unicorn bait.
Word: debitive Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the mood of a verb that expresses need or obligation (like English must, have to, should). Labels: not-comparable
Word: debitive Part of Speech: noun 1. This mood, or a verb in this mood.
Word: kraft process Part of Speech: noun 1. A chemical process for the conversion of wood into wood pulp (for paper manufacture).
Word: tigelle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French 1. A tigella.
Word: tigelle Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tigella Labels: form-of, plural Example: "It's not pesto Genovese, but pesto Modenese with ground garlic, rosemary, and pig fat, which you spread on tigelle bread."
Word: tigelles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tigelle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cuscuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cuscus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kuskus grass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Persian [Term?] or Urdu [Term?]. 1. vetiver Labels: uncountable
Word: siphoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin sipho (“a siphon”) + -oid. 1. A siphon bottle. Labels: dated Example: Belonging to but detached from this is a vessel called a siphoid, to transfer the aerated liquid to a glass; the siphoid is filled from the large machine, and may then be emptied by glassfuls without any deterioration of quality.
Word: siphoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of siphoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: loyal toast Part of Speech: noun 1. A toast (salutation) made to the head of state at a formal gathering, sometimes (generally the first) within a sequence of similar toasts, the wording and order dictated by protocol; any toast of the sequence, made to one to whom loyalty is owed. Example: After the removal of the cloth, several excellent Songs, Toasts, and Sentiments, were given by the Brothers, amongst which, were the usual loyal Toasts of the Order. Example: At the conclusion of the dinner (taken at three o′clock in the afternoon) came a series of toasts. It seems these were always loyal toasts—to the king, the governor, and in time the Continental Congress—sometimes followed by one to “absent Friends.”
Word: loyal toasts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of loyal toast Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bezoartic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of bezoardic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: skimming off Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of skim off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: suprachoroid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From supra- + choroid. 1. suprachoroidal Labels: not-comparable Example: suprachoroid hemorrhage Example: suprachoroid lamina
Word: suprachoroid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From supra- + choroid. Labels: no-gloss
Word: suprachoroidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From supra- + choroidal. 1. Situated above the choroid Labels: not-comparable
Word: sarlyk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian сарлык (sarlyk), most likely from a Turkic source, see Tuvan сарлык (sarlık). 1. A yak.
Word: sarlyks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sarlyk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boyer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch boeijer, so called because these vessels were employed for laying the boeijen, or buoys: compare French boyer. Pronunciation: /ˈbɔɪɚ/ 1. A Flemish sloop with a castle at each end. Example: they have many advantages of us; the one is, by their fashioned ships called boyers, hoybarks, hoys, and others[…]
Word: boyers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boyer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hatcheth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: hatch + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hatch Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hatchest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: hatch + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of hatch Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: titlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of titling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: titlene Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of titling. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: titlenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of titlene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: titleholding Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From title + holding. 1. Holding a rank or title. Labels: not-comparable
Word: feature envy Part of Speech: noun 1. The situation where one class in a program makes excessive use of parts of other classes. Labels: uncountable Example: A class with feature envy of another class means it is highly coupled to that class. Any change to the class being envied means it affects the class with the envy.
Word: jill of all trades Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By analogy with jack of all trades. 1. A woman competent in many endeavors rather than only one. Labels: idiomatic Example: Sitting in a dive in Central Square, the one where she works as a dishwasher, barmaid, jill of all trades (illegal, no papers, below-the-minimum cash payments, afternoon and early evening shifts), she stared into a mug of beer and told herself: There comes a point. Example: If you intend to work primarily in one field, that approach would be reasonable. But if you aspire to be a jack or jill of all trades, you may want to begin by looking at some general guides for nonspecialized writers.
Word: arabine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of arabin. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: jills of all trades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jill of all trades Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lazarly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lazar + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈleɪzə(ɹ)li/ 1. Full of sores; leprous. Labels: obsolete Example: The Church of Rome, unto her four famous Orders of Jacobins, Franciscans, Augustins, and Carmelites, hath added a fifth of Jesuits; and, like another Jerusalem, for those five leprous and lazarly Orders hath built five porches […]
Word: lazarlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lazar + -like, q.v. 1. Synonym of leprous: afflicted with Hansen's disease or visibly covered in similar sores and lesions. Labels: obsolete Example: […] And a moſt inſtant Tetter bak'd about, / Moſt Lazar-like, with vile and loathſome cruſt. / All my ſmooth Body.
Word: lazinesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of laziness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: MacIntel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Macintosh + Intel. 1. A Macintosh computer with an Intel CPU. Labels: informal Example: There is no doubt that a MacIntel machine could supplant the Wintel platform. And most likely, the entire hungry Linux community could port all the x86 Linux code to the MacIntel OS within weeks, creating a huge flood of good products. Example: The ADC participants also received MacIntel computers for testing and development.
Word: short sales Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of short sale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: glass delusion Part of Speech: noun 1. The psychological/psychiatric delusion that one is made of glass and liable to shatter. Labels: historical
Word: amoks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amok Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amoks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of amok Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: FLIFO Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of flight information. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: opsophagos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek, from ὄψον (ópson, “delicacies”) + φάγος (phágos, “glutton”); compare English opson, Latin obsonium. 1. A glutton, a gourmand, chiefly one who hogs and eats excessive amounts of fish. Labels: historical, literary Example: How does this help us with the opsophagoi listed by Athenaeus′ comic poets and anecdotalists and their feats of consumption? Example: Thus, at the precise moment during the banquet when Myrtilus points out what should be understood as an opsophagos, it is fish that are brought to Larensis′ table.
Word: opsophagoi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of opsophagos Labels: form-of, plural
Word: opson Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὄψον (ópson, “that which is cooked”). 1. In Ancient Greek cuisine, delicacies such as cooked fish, considered an integral component of a meal.
Word: Iliads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Iliad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: end item Part of Speech: noun 1. (In an airline reservation system) a symbol, usually represented by the hash or plus key, used to join several lines of instruction together without the need to enter each separately. Labels: dated
Word: rowboater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rowboat + -er. 1. Someone who rows in a rowboat.
Word: towboater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From towboat + -er. 1. Someone who pilots a towboat or generally works on towboats in the entercoastal waterways of the U.S.
Word: narrowboater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From narrowboat + -er. 1. Someone who pilots a narrowboat.
Word: motorboater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From motorboat + -er. 1. Someone who pilots a motorboat.
Word: steamboater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From steamboat + -er. 1. Someone who pilots a steamboat
Word: tugboater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tugboat + -er. 1. Someone who pilots a tugboat
Word: gunboater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gunboat + -er. 1. Someone who pilots a gunboat.
Word: ferryboater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ferryboat + -er. 1. Someone who pilots, or travels by, a ferryboat
Word: foldboater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From foldboat + -er. 1. Someone who paddles in a foldboat.
Word: whaleboater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From whaleboat + -er. 1. Someone who travels by whaleboat
Word: keelboater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From keelboat + -er. 1. Someone who travels by keelboat. Example: Performed with full-throttle gusto and contagious delight, Galena Rose teems with a rich mix of characters: confidence men, keelboaters who could brag Paul Bunyan into modesty, captains who turned steamboats into race hounds, genteel eastern ladies bravely hunkering down, a black miner trying to buy his freedom, and an antislavery preacher whose firebrand sermons scorched the heads of his congregation.
Word: paddleboater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paddleboat + -er. 1. Someone who travels by paddleboat
Word: jetboater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jetboat + -er or jet + boater. 1. Someone who operates or rides on a jetboat.
Word: longboater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From longboat + -er. 1. Someone who travels by longboat
Word: iceboater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iceboat + -er. 1. Someone who travels by iceboat.
Word: johnboater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From johnboat + -er. 1. Someone who travels by johnboat
Word: catboater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From catboat + -er. 1. Someone who sails in a catboat
Word: bumboater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bumboat + -er. 1. Someone who travels by bumboat
Word: flatboater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flatboat + -er. 1. Someone who travels by, or sells goods from, a flatboat.
Word: U-boater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From U-boat + -er. 1. A submariner on a U-boat
Word: cash and carry Part of Speech: noun 1. A means by which someone pays for an item (i.e., does not purchase it on credit) and takes it (i.e., does not await delivery). Labels: uncountable 2. A means by which someone purchases something and sells a future or forward based on it. Labels: uncountable 3. A wholesale warehouse that sells goods exclusively or primarily to business customers, who pay on the spot in cash and carry the goods away themselves. Labels: countable
Word: Puna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish puna, from Quechua puna. 1. Alternative form of puna. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Puna Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish puna, from Quechua puna. 1. Altiplano, a region that covers part of Bolivia, Peru, and the northern end of Argentina and Chile.
Word: Puna Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hawaiian puna. 1. A district in the east-southeast portion of the island of Hawaii in the state of Hawaii, United States.
Word: Puna Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Puná. 1. An island off the coast of southern Ecuador.
Word: Puna Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Urdu پونا (Pūnā). 1. A village in Punjab, Pakistan.
Word: Puna Part of Speech: name Etymology: See Pune. 1. Alternative spelling of Poona, former name of Pune: a major city and district of Maharashtra, India. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Jill of all trades Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of jill of all trades. Labels: alt-of Example: She was a people person, a bartender for years, a Jill of all trades. Example: Running a crafty biz means being a Jill of all trades, and you have to be a real self-starter (if you'll pardon the business jargon).
Word: Jills of all trades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Jill of all trades Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jill-of-all-trades Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jill of all trades. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: She was the head nurse and Jill-of-all-trades at the Sunshine Gap clinic. Example: However, I have no pretensions to being either an expert cameraperson or editor: a bit of a Jill-of-all-trades, you might say.
Word: Jills-of-all-trades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Jill-of-all-trades Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ass-kicking Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ass kicking. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: When Wade first crosses paths with Art3mis (Olivia Cooke), the ass-kicking fellow “gunter” (or egg hunter) with whom he becomes infatuated, the pair’s meet cute is predicated on the swapping of favorite pop-culture quotes.
Word: open table Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of some Protestant churches of allowing all people to take Communion, regardless of whether they are members of the church. Labels: uncountable
Word: jill-of-all-trades Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jill of all trades. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: She had been hired as a jill-of-all-trades. Example: […] Shana is our jill-of-all-trades here. It's a quiet day—and while she gets your stuff, I can give you folks a quick tour.”
Word: jills-of-all-trades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jill-of-all-trades Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arbitrageuse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Pseudo-Gallicism, from arbitrage + -euse, by analogy with arbitrageur. 1. A female arbitrageur. Labels: rare
Word: gay chicken Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gay (“homosexual”) and chicken (“game of dare”). 1. A game in which two people of the same sex move their lips as close as possible with or without kissing, and the first to pull away loses. Labels: uncountable Example: The two of you are always all over each other—playing gay chicken and all that shit. Example: The entire public, gay and straight viewers alike, seemed to love watching good-looking guys play gay chicken, and they couldn't wait to see how far Mikey Phoenix would take them.