nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: counterapplication Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + application. 1. A legal request opposing an application by another party. Example: The nightclub owner applied for longer opening hours, but the police filed a counterapplication on the grounds that she had been breaching the conditions of the existing licence.
Word: counterapplications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterapplication Labels: form-of, plural
Word: travellator Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of travelator. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: travellators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of travellator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aposematically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From aposematic + -ally. 1. In an aposematic manner. Labels: not-comparable Example: Some bees are aposematically coloured.
Word: Chorley cake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After the town of Chorley, Lancashire, England. 1. A flattened, fruit-filled pastry cake, resembling an Eccles cake but less sweet and using shortcrust pastry rather than a flaky kind.
Word: Chorley cakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Chorley cake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hippie punching Part of Speech: noun 1. Criticism of the political left, especially when used to position oneself as a moderate. Labels: US, slang, uncountable
Word: Eddies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Eddie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: castizos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of castizo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: netpicker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of net + nitpicker. 1. One who engages in netpicking. Labels: Internet, dated, slang
Word: netpickers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of netpicker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snowball's chance in heck Part of Speech: noun 1. Euphemistic form of snowball's chance in hell. Labels: euphemistic, form-of
Word: skunk pig Part of Speech: noun 1. peccary, javelina (Dicotyles tajacu).
Word: roundswoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rounds + -woman. 1. A female worker who makes rounds, especially in order to deliver goods.
Word: roundsperson Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From round + -s- + person. 1. A worker who makes rounds, especially in order to deliver goods.
Word: roundswomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roundswoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: roundspeople Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roundsperson Labels: form-of, plural
Word: roundspersons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roundsperson Labels: form-of, plural
Word: icers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of icer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Taygeta Part of Speech: name 1. A triple star system in the constellation Taurus and a member of the Pleiades cluster.
Word: Pleione Part of Speech: name 1. a binary star in the Pleiades star cluster in the constellation Taurus.
Word: Vopo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Vopo m, abbreviation of Volkspolizist m (but see also Vopo f, also VoPo f, short for Volkspolizei f). Pronunciation: /ˈfəʊpəʊ/ 1. A member of the Volkspolizei. Example: He imagined the co-opted West German policeman who […] knew the bridge by heart and could tell the regulars from the casuals and spot the smallest bad omen the moment it occurred: the silent doubling of the watch, the Vopo sharpshooters easing softly into place.
Word: Volkspolizei Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Volkspolizei. 1. The national police force of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). Labels: historical
Word: hasbara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew הַסְבָּרָה (hasbará, literally “explaining”). Pronunciation: /hæzˈbɑ.ɹə/ 1. Public relations efforts or propaganda to defend abroad the point of view and policies of the State of Israel. Labels: derogatory, sometimes, uncountable Example: Hasbara detected, opinion rejected. Example: Hasbara is the Israeli euphemism for propaganda, and there are some things, said the late ambassador Yohanan Meroz, that are not 'hasbarable.' One of them is Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians.
Word: officious intermeddlers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of officious intermeddler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multipollutant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + pollutant. 1. Of or relating to more than one pollutant. Labels: not-comparable
Word: technofinance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From techno- + finance. 1. Financial services and products managed mostly by technology, with little direct human involvement Labels: uncountable 2. Jobs that involve both finance and technology Labels: uncountable
Word: oPt Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of occupied Palestinian territories. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The term occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) is used by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Example: […] many aspects of the lives of its inhabitants, according to international law, it must remain responsible for the health in the oPt.
Word: OPT Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of oPt. Labels: alt-of Example: Restrictions on Movement: IOF have continued to impose a tightened siege on the OPT and imposed severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including Occupied East Jerusalem. Example: […] inside what is often referred to as the West Bank, but is officially labeled the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). 2. Initialism of Optional Practical Training. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: But there are many other programs mentioned in the draft that are important to the tech community. Programs like the J-1, for summer work travel, and the OPT, for international students to stay in the U.S. after graduating. Both were recently revised under the Obama administration. Also, the E-2 program, which is an investor visa, is subject to change.
Word: McCloskey Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Irish Mac Bhloscaidh. Pronunciation: /məˈklɒski/ 1. A surname from Irish.
Word: MacMillan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic. For many people so surnamed today (worldwide), their name can be traced back to the Clan MacMillan. The word roots are covered at McMillan. Pronunciation: /məkˈmɪlən/ 1. A surname of Scottish origin.
Word: k-anonymity Part of Speech: noun 1. A property possessed by certain anonymized data, such that the information for each person cannot be distinguished from at least k-1 other individuals whose information also appear in the release. Labels: uncountable
Word: Lycaonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Lycaonia + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌlɪ.k(ə)ˈəʊ.ni.ən/, /ˌlaɪ-/, /-keɪˈ-/, /ˌlɪ.k(ə)ˈoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. Of or relating to Lycaonia.
Word: Lycaonian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Lycaonia + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌlɪ.k(ə)ˈəʊ.ni.ən/, /ˌlaɪ-/, /-keɪˈ-/, /ˌlɪ.k(ə)ˈoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Lycaonia.
Word: Lycaonians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Lycaonian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Charlieplexing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Charlie + multiplexing. It was proposed in early 1995 by Charlie Allen at Maxim Integrated. 1. A technique for driving a multiplexed display in which relatively few I/O pins on a microcontroller are used to drive an array of LEDs. It is based on tristate logic. Labels: uncountable
Word: levigator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From levigate + -or. 1. A person or tool that levigates.
Word: levigators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of levigator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lycaonia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Lycāonia, from Ancient Greek Λυκαονία (Lukaonía). Pronunciation: /ˌlɪ.k(ə)ˈəʊ.ni.ə/, /ˌlaɪ-/, /-keɪˈ-/, /ˌlɪ.k(ə)ˈoʊ.ni.ə/ 1. A large region in interior Asia Minor, north of the Taurus Mountains. Labels: historical
Word: it's not even funny Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used to indicate that a person, thing, or situation possesses a described characteristic to an extreme or unusual degree. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: Women's colleges have so much to offer it's not even funny. Example: I'm impressed with him on so many different levels it's not even funny.
Word: filksing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From filk + sing. 1. A gathering of filkers; a filk-music performance. Labels: slang Example: Welcome to the Boskone Filksing! Example: The next LA filksing will be February 21st in Garden Grove.
Word: filksings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of filksing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rivercraft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From river + -craft. 1. Any vessel that travels along a river.
Word: Johari window Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the first names of the American psychologists who created it: Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham. 1. A grid-like diagram used to help people understand their relationship with self and others. It contains various groupings of adjectives that describe the subject, in his/her own view and the view of others.
Word: book of business Part of Speech: noun 1. A collection of clients. Labels: US
Word: de-equitize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + equitize. 1. To demote (a partner in a firm) to a salaried employee. Labels: transitive
Word: gallicization Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Gallicization. Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: Gallicization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Gallicize + -ation, from Gallic + -ize, from Gallicus (“of or relating to Gaul and the Gauls”), used archaistically in New Latin and English in reference to modern France and the French. Cf. French gaulois and gallicisme. 1. Synonym of Frenchification, the act or process of making French of more French-like, especially in formal and academic contexts. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Gallicization of Algeria—at least the cities on its northern coast—was a national project for over a century. 2. The act of translation into the French language. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A translation into the French language. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gallicisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of gallicization: alternative letter-case form of Gallicization. Labels: UK, alt-of, countable, nonstandard, uncountable
Word: Gallicisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Gallic + -isation. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of Gallicization. Labels: UK, alt-of, countable, nonstandard, uncountable
Word: Gallicizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Gallicization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gallicizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gallicization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gallicisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gallicisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gallicisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Gallicisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: femmeslash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From femme + slash. 1. Alternative form of femslash. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Anglicization Part of Speech: noun 1. American and Oxford British English standard spelling of Anglicisation: alternative letter-case form of anglicisation.
Word: over and over again Part of Speech: adv 1. Repeatedly; again and again; many times. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: He would use the simplest, plainest language, he said to himself over and over again; but it is not always easy to use simple, plain language,—by no means so easy as to mount on stilts, and to march along with sesquipedalian words, with pathos, spasms, and notes of interjection. Example: It resembled them in the sense that it was not ended, when it was past, but continued to unfold, in Watt's head, from beginning to end, over and over again, the complex connexions of its lights and shadows, the passing from silence to sound and from sound to silence, the stillness before the movement and the stillness after, the quickenings and retardings, the approaches and the separations, all the shifting detail of its march and ordinance, according to the irrevocable caprice of its taking place.
Word: leftness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From left + -ness. 1. The property of being on, or moving toward, the left. Labels: uncountable Example: In fact, early generative work recognized a leftness effect on pronoun antecedent relations (Langacker 1969) and the binding of pronouns by quantifiers and other operators (Postal 1972, Jacobson 1977, Chomsky 1976). Example: The clockwise beating of cilia results in a net flow of extraembryonic fluid leftwards, which may result in the accumulation of an unidentified leftness determinant, which flows into the node symmetrically, on the left side of the node.
Word: Francisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of francization. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard, uncountable
Word: Duesy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Duesenberg + -y. 1. A Duesenberg automobile. Labels: informal
Word: hyperempathetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + empathetic. 1. Experiencing heightened or intense empathy. Example: Perhaps in reaction to Lola's lack of sensitivity, Wendy became hyper-empathetic, even to inanimate objects. Example: It was upon the basis of these ideas that our species – hyperempathetic, hyper-cooperative, homo sapiens – was founded and upon which we have found vast success.
Word: Duesies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Duesy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Amerindianness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Amerindian + -ness. 1. The quality or state of being Amerindian. Labels: uncountable
Word: contragravity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From contra- + gravity. 1. Antigravity. Labels: uncountable
Word: dilute Russell's viper venom time Part of Speech: noun 1. The time measurement resulting from an in vitro diagnostic test based on the ability of the venom of the Russell's viper to induce thrombosis. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: frost line Part of Speech: noun 1. The depth to which the water present in the soil is expected to freeze in winter. Example: The uninsulated water pipes must be installed below the frost line to prevent them from freezing. 2. The depth to which the water present in the soil is actually frozen in a given place at a given point in time. Example: Due to the thin layer of snow on the ground the frost line has penetrated unusually deep this year. 3. In a solar system, the distance from the protosun beyond which hydrogen-containing gas compounds freeze. Example: In our Solar System the frost line lies between Mars and Jupiter at about five astronomical units from the Sun.
Word: dextrinize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dextrin + -ize. 1. To convert (starch molecules) to dextrin. Labels: transitive
Word: dextrinized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dextrinize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dextrinizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dextrinize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dextrinizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dextrinize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dextrinization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dextrin + -ization. 1. The process of dextrinizing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dextrinizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dextrinization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pyroconversion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pyro- + conversion. 1. A dry heat treatment of starch, causing dextrinization. Labels: uncountable
Word: Russell's viper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named in honour of Patrick Russell (1726–1805), Scottish herpetologist who first described many of India's snakes. 1. The venomous viper Daboia russelii. Example: Some weeks before, one of the masters at the College, an unpopular Parsee, had found a Russell's viper nosing round his classroom.
Word: herpetologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From herpetological + -ly. 1. In terms of herpetology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unpatentability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + patent + -ability. 1. The state or condition of being unpatentable. Labels: uncountable
Word: Zariski-Riemann space Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named by Nagata (1962) after Oscar Zariski and Bernhard Riemann. 1. A locally ringed space of a subring k of a field K, whose points are valuation rings containing k and contained in K. They generalize the Riemann surface of a complex curve.
Word: Zariski space Part of Speech: noun 1. Zariski-Riemann space
Word: muhly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening of translingual Muhlenbergia + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈmjuː.li/, /ˈmju.li/ 1. Any of the many species of grasses of genus Muhlenbergia. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: collaborationisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of collaborationism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: squanderable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From squander + -able. 1. Capable of being squandered. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Kostyantynivka Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Kostiantynivka. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Viktor is monitoring the brigade’s area of responsibility by watching a livestream from a drone flying somewhere over the outskirts of Kostyantynivka on his smartphone.
Word: it's not funny Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of it's not even funny. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: it isn't even funny Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of it's not even funny. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: it isn't funny Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of it's not even funny. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: it is not even funny Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of it's not even funny. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: it is not funny Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of it's not even funny. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: burnt the midnight oil Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of burn the midnight oil Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: keeps the peace Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of keep the peace Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: keeping the peace Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of keep the peace Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: kept the peace Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of keep the peace Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: benign neglect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Reportedly coined in 1969 by Daniel Patrick Moynihan, adviser to US President Richard Nixon, who recommended this policy with respect to the issue of US racial strife. 1. A policy or strategy of deliberately taking no action concerning an issue, challenging situation, or other problem in the belief that this course will ultimately result in the best outcome possible. Labels: uncountable Example: So tranquil, so quiescent seems Black America in the Nixon Era that a presidential partisan could well argue that "benign neglect" has worked. Example: [T]he Japanese have been intervening to hold down the value of the yen, while Washington has been adopting a policy of benign neglect towards the dollar.
Word: TERF Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Acronym of trans-exclusionary radical feminist. The earliest recorded use is from 2008 by trans-inclusive cisgender radical feminist Viv Smythe. Pronunciation: /tɝf/, /tɜːf/, /tɛɾf/, /tøːf/, /teːf/ 1. A trans-exclusionary radical feminist; a radical feminist who does not consider trans women to be women, or thinks they should not be included in female spaces or organisations, and who considers trans men to be women; a person whose transphobia is expressed in feminist terms. Example: Dear “A Lesbian Democrat” Your TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminist) agenda and what it represents is no better than the bigoted regressive agenda of the religious right. Example: At the further extreme TERF’s^([sic]) actively promote the message that banning trans women from feminist gathering implies—that trans women are not really women at all.
Word: TERF Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation. Pronunciation: /tɝf/, /tɜːf/, /tɛɾf/, /tøːf/, /teːf/ 1. Abbreviation of telomeric repeat-binding factor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: TERF1, TERF2 Example: […] another protein, TERF2, binds at the 5'-terminus and fixes the telomere end at the tail. […] The figure schematically shows domain structure of TERF1. […] Interaction of this protein with nucleic acid requires polypeptide dimerization, which involves the TERF domain [12]. 2. Abbreviation of terrain flight (“flight close to the ground, to avoid enemy detection or fire”). Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: A MAWTS qualified TERF instructor is required for all TERF instructional sorties. Example: […] Typical TERF altitudes for Navy and Marine Corps helicopters include low level (approximately 100 ft AGL), contour (50 ft AGL), and nap of the earth (NOE) (less than 50 ft AGL). A depiction of typical TERF modes in presented in Figure 3.
Word: buzz in Part of Speech: verb 1. To open a remote-controlled door to allow (a person) to enter after sounding the doorbell or buzzer. Labels: informal, transitive Example: I'm going to buy some more coffee. Could you buzz me in when I get back? 2. On a game show or similar competition, to press the buzzer to provide an answer. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: It was the first contest to employ a "lock-out device": whichever contestant buzzed in first automatically shut the other out. Example: He disliked the new ruling that contestants could only buzz in after Trebek finished reading the clue.
Word: Prahova County Part of Speech: name Etymology: The name of Prahova River 1. A county of Romania.
Word: Prahova River Part of Speech: name 1. A river in Romania, Râul Prahova. Example: Advancing along the valley of the Prahova River, he delivered his first blows in the vicinity of Braşov, where he burned villages, forts, and towns, burned the crops to deprive the population of food, and killed men, women, and children as he progressed. Example: Braşov lies 106 miles north of Bucharest via Highway 1, which generally parallels the Prahova River north of the capital, following it as it flows off the slopes of the Carpathians.
Word: furtherly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From further + -ly. 1. Favorable, advanced.
Word: furtherly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From further + -ly. 1. In a further manner.
Word: oreille de crisse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French oreille de crisse (“Christ's ear”). 1. Traditional Quebecois-style pork rinds.
Word: oreilles de crisse Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oreille de crisse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prairie coal Part of Speech: noun 1. Dried dung of buffalo or cattle. Labels: uncountable
Word: hole in the head Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Yiddish לאָך אין קאָפּ (lokh in kop), from לאָך (lokh) + אין (in) + קאָפּ (kop). 1. A gunshot wound to the head. 2. Something very undesirable or unwanted. Labels: colloquial
Word: hole in the head Part of Speech: noun 1. A disease in fish that causes pits or lesions to form around the head or lateral line. Labels: uncountable
Word: hydraulician Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydraulic + -ian. 1. One who studies hydraulics. Example: The hydraulic engineer is called in France a hydraulician. To the writer's knowledge there has been only one American professional hydraulic engineer who hung out the sign “hydraulician,” and that was a young Philadelphian who had been educated in one of the best French engineering colleges; but he hauled in the sign when he found that people did not know what it meant.
Word: hydraulicians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hydraulician Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Rouse number Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Hunter Rouse (1906–1996), hydraulician. 1. A ratio used in fluid dynamics to define a concentration profile of suspended sediment and which determines how sediment will be transported in a flowing fluid.
Word: goddists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of goddist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mountain cranberry Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmaʊn.tɪn ˈkɹænbɛɹi/ 1. Cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)l 2. Mountain bearberry (Actous alpina (syn. Arctostaphylos alpina).
Word: Dâmbovița River Part of Speech: name 1. A river in Romania. Example: Near Gemenea (Dâmbovița river) the archaeological data mention a pre-Roman Gethyc site (IV century B.C.) with an activity of extraction of gold from the Dâmbovița alluvial sands (Pârvari, 1967, pg 95) and possibly from Pleistocene Cândești gravels. Example: Cotroceni Palace (Şos Cotroceni 1) lies along the western bank of the Dâmbovița River.
Word: Bistrița River Part of Speech: name 1. A river in Romania, affluent of Siret. Example: One afternoon, while descending the eastern slopes of the Carpathians, following the northern Bistrița River, we came upon a tiny village of three or four houses, where a wedding was being celebrated. Example: Over a pass the road ran down into Moldavia along the course of the Bistrița river.
Word: Trotuș Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Romanian Trotuș, from Hungarian Tatros. 1. A river in the region of Moldova, in eastern Romania.
Word: ubicates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ubicate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ubicating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ubicate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ubicated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ubicate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Instagram Part of Speech: name Etymology: Trade name. Blend of instant + telegram. By surface analysis, insta- + -gram. Pronunciation: /ˈɪns.təˌɡɹæm/ 1. An online photo- and video-sharing social networking service, originally designed to mimic old-fashioned instant cameras. Labels: Internet Example: Megan has 53 posts, follows all her followers and has 41.7k followers on Instagram. Example: He posted a gym reel on Instagram.
Word: Instagram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Trade name. Blend of instant + telegram. By surface analysis, insta- + -gram. Pronunciation: /ˈɪns.təˌɡɹæm/ 1. A user's profile or account on this service. Example: Have you seen her Instagram lately? Example: She's been blowing up my Instagram! 2. A photograph or video shared on this service. Example: I saw one of her Instagrams last week, but I haven't talked to her since then.
Word: Instagram Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Trade name. Blend of instant + telegram. By surface analysis, insta- + -gram. Pronunciation: /ˈɪns.təˌɡɹæm/ 1. To use the social networking service Instagram. Labels: intransitive Example: The thinking goes that if the modern audience watches TV on laptops, while Instagramming and checking emails at the same time, why would contemporary artists ignore that and insist on trapping them in a silent black box for an hour? 2. To post an image or video to Instagram. Labels: ambitransitive Example: Her mother cried when she answered / Said she don't know what got inside this child's mind, she planted / A box of condoms on her dresser then she Instagrammed it. Example: [see title] 3. To digitally manipulate a photograph using filter effects. Labels: ambitransitive Example: To illustrate, I used B-roll of photos on the iPhone that were being “Instagrammed” (Figure 8.6) with fun filters along with screen captures of Instragram's No. 1 ranking in the iTunes App Store and the Apple website touting the iPhone 4S. Example: In a world where it is de rigueur to announce your wedding on Facebook and show the world artfully Instagrammed pictures of your appendectomy, it's no surprise that the Bee has a social media presence.
Word: Instagrams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Instagram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Instagrams Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of Instagram Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Instagramming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Instagram Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Instagrammed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Instagram Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: vbication Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete typography of ubication. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: spox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Modification of the first syllable of spokesman or spokesperson. Pronunciation: /ˈspɒks/, /ˈspəʊks/ 1. Abbreviation of spokesperson (primarily used in headlines). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, informal, slang Example: Offerdahl, Samantha PRESS SECY & SPOX SO-221
Word: us versus them Part of Speech: noun Etymology: us + versus + them 1. A state of opposition between two groups, mostly based on group membership. Labels: uncountable Example: The inevitable result of disenfranchisement was that the disinterested would become even more disinterested; the schism “us” versus “them” would grow; and special groups—e.g., women members—would feel that they were inadequately represented. Example: Is there “us versus them” polarization or ethnic or religious prejudice that might sanction or prompt violence toward an out-group?
Word: nom. action. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of nomen actionis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: untranquilly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From untranquil + -ly. 1. In a way that is not tranquil.
Word: swamp coolers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swamp cooler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pseudoarcheology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pseudo- + archeology. 1. Alternative form of pseudoarchaeology. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: pseudoarchaeology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía) Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā) English archaeology English pseudoarchaeology From pseudo- (“fake”) + archaeology. Pronunciation: /ˌs(j)uː.dəʊˌɑː.kiˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/, /ˌsu.doʊˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ 1. Pseudoscientific archaeology. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Pseudoarchaeology appeals to people who are impatient with the deliberate pace of science and who like to believe that “there is always a faint possibility that…” Some of these “cult archaeologies” show all the signs of becoming personality cults, even religious movements. Example: The chapters in part 1, “Case Studies in Alternative Constructions of the Past: Methods, Ideologies, and Practitioners,” present examples of the nature and culture of pseudoarchaeologies and related alternative constructions of the past.
Word: pinjrapole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Gujarati પિંજરાપોળ (piñjrāpoḷ). 1. An animal shelter of a type found almost exclusively in Gujarat. Labels: India
Word: pinjrapoles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pinjrapole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gaushala Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of goshala. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gaushalas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gaushala Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goshala Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi गोशाला (gośālā), from Sanskrit गोशाला (gośālā). 1. An animal shelter for cows, which are sacred in Hinduism. Labels: India
Word: goshalas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of goshala Labels: form-of, plural
Word: felte Part of Speech: verb 1. Archaic spelling of felt. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: hitbox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hit + box. 1. An invisible shape bounding all or part of a model (in a video game, etc.) used in collision detection to determine whether another object collides with the model. Example: Veronica Ripley, 32, often speaks to friends about the role that video games played in her trans awakening: “I would try to explain it away, saying that I was playing the girl character because she had a smaller hitbox or quicker kill animations,” she said, referring to in-game advantages. Example: However, Fortnite players believe that each skin has varying hitboxes, offering them a competitive advantage. […] However, the misconception regarding skin hitboxes was created by a subset of players who believed that wearing thinner skins enhanced their gameplay.
Word: hitbox Part of Speech: noun 1. An arcade game controller that features an array of buttons instead of a joystick lever.
Word: hitboxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hitbox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Craftsman Part of Speech: adj 1. Of an architectural style prominent in the United States in the early 20th century. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Craftsman Part of Speech: noun 1. A building built in the Craftsman architectural style
Word: Colonial Revival Part of Speech: adj 1. Of an American architectural style that hearkens back to the architecture prominent in the United States when it was settled by the English, Spanish and Dutch. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Colonial Revival Part of Speech: noun 1. A building built in the Colonial Revival Style.
Word: Googie Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Googie's Coffee Shop, name of a now-defunct coffee shop in West Hollywood, from the nickname of the original owner's wife. Pronunciation: /ˈɡuːɡi/ 1. Of a style of futurist modern American commercial architecture, popular from the 1950s to the early 1970s. Labels: not-comparable Example: This is one of those 60s Googie-style structures—faded space-age futuristic. Young Mexicans dry the cars by hand. Example: Its West Coast culture was open to bucking tradition, which fed into the sudden popularity of the Googie style. With its bold and ultramodern diagonal lines, bright signs, boomerangs, and cantilevered extensions, Googie was the look of the future.
Word: Alta California Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Alta California (“upper California”). Pronunciation: /ˈɑːltə ˌkælɪˈfɔː(ɹ)ni.ə/ 1. A geographic region of New Spain, later Mexico, which today roughly comprises the U.S. states of California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona. Labels: historical
Word: kalunti Part of Speech: noun 1. The wood of Shorea hopeifolia (formerly Shorea kalunti). Labels: uncountable
Word: big lie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Reportedly from a remark by Adolf Hitler in Mein Kampf, that a big lie is more likely to be believed than a small lie. 1. The policy or practice of insistently making a false claim which is so emphatic and grandiose that listeners and readers will reckon that the claim must be true because no one would dare to fabricate something so forceful and extravagant; a false claim produced by the application of this policy or practice. Example: In an interview, Lewis Brandon, the institute's director, said of reports of the Holocaust: “It's a myth, using the big lie technique, perpetrated solely to give the Zionists a shield against criticism of Israel and to justify massive American aid to Israel.” Example: This is the big lie of contemporary art: not nothing being passed off as something, but the make-believe that the division between high and low has been destroyed and that we're all now capable of being artists.
Word: Big Lie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of big lie. Labels: alt-of Example: When other panel members, after inspecting your evidence, reject your thesis, you claim that they did so for ideological reasons. […] Soon, the echo chamber you created drowns out dissenting views; even presidential candidates begin repeating the Big Lie. Example: First, we must do everything possible to ensure that China, and its contemporaneous disinformation campaign about the origin of the virus, will not succeed in proving that the Big Lie technique is alive and well in the twenty-first century.
Word: achievement whore Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who plays video games for the primary purpose of unlocking achievements. Labels: slang
Word: flexisexual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From flexi- + -sexual. Pronunciation: /ˌflɛk.sɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/, /ˌflɛk.sɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/, /flɛksə-/ 1. Having a fluid sexual orientation or pattern of sexual expression. Labels: not-comparable Example: He resembles a Maine logger, full beard and all, but inside he feels like he's a lesbian. His love IS a lesbian. What is he? What is she? Bisexual? Ambisexual? Flexisexual? Example: Personally, I identify as “flexisexual,” a word I invented because I'm attracted to more than just men and women, and because my patterns of attraction have changed over time.
Word: flexisexuality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of flexible + sexuality. 1. The state of having a flexible sexual orientation or pattern of sexual expression. Labels: neologism, uncountable Example: Dr D’Felice admitted flexisexuality had become fashionable as a result of its recent celebrity endorsement, but said it had always existed. Example: Often, it begins in the enlightened college cocoon, where women can explore their sexuality, though a recent ABC report from San Antonio, Texas, said flexisexuality is also part of the high school culture.
Word: consobrinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin consobrin(us) + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to a cousin. Labels: rare Example: Notwithstanding that you are an equivalent to a septuaginarian antiquity, and are, therefore, by divers olympiads, my senior in longevity, the fiducial relationship of my position to the Pecks, Browns, and Smiths, as also to our collateral and maternal connexions, the Devotions, the Curtises, the Peabodys, the Handys, the Stones, the Bulls, and the Blossoms, in conjunction with the profound interest I feel in the destiny of my consobrinal niece, Abishag Peabody Peck, justify me in approaching you in a tone, firstly of expostulation, and secondly of congratulation. Example: In the case of a very furious attachment, I dare say, she would have abated two avuncular baronets, a consobrinal lord, and a corresponding amount of rent.
Word: many happies Part of Speech: noun 1. many happy returns Labels: informal, plural, plural-only
Word: sodium lauroamphoacetate Part of Speech: noun 1. Sodium 2-[1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-undecyl-4,5-dihydroimidazol-1-ium-1-yl]acetate, an amphoacetate used in moisturizers and other skincare products. Labels: uncountable
Word: amphoacetates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amphoacetate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amphopropionates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amphopropionate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: network motif Part of Speech: noun 1. A recurrent and statistically significant subgraph or pattern within any kind of network.
Word: kernelate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kernel + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. A salt of the acids derived from a kernel oil. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: apricot kernelate Example: sodium palm kernelate
Word: Bod Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortening. 1. The Bodleian Library.
Word: Mbyte Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of megabyte. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Acorn's Springboard is a PC card with an Arm chip, either 1Mbyte or 4Mbyte of ram and a 32-bit podule bus.
Word: Mbit Part of Speech: symbol 1. Abbreviation of megabit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, formal 2. Abbreviation of mebibit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, informal
Word: Mbytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mbyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mbits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mbit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sodium cocoamphoacetate Part of Speech: noun 1. A surfactant and stabilizer derived from coconut oil. Labels: uncountable
Word: monoethanolamides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monoethanolamide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cocamide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of coco + amide. 1. A mixture of amides of the fatty acids obtained from coconut oil, used in many surfactants. Labels: uncountable
Word: cool pose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined in the 1990s by Richard Majors and Janet Mancini Billson in Cool Pose: The Dilemmas of Black Manhood in America. 1. A tough, fearless, aloof attitude said to be adopted by black men as a coping mechanism to deal with racial oppression. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Creweian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Crewe + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Nathaniel Crew, 3rd Baron Crew (1633–1721), Bishop of Oxford from 1671 to 1674, commemorated in an annual oration at Oxford University.
Word: deaning Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdiːnɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of dean Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: deaned Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /diːnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of dean Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: highers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of higher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: highers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of higher Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: literae humaniores Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin līterae hūmāniōrēs (literally “more humane literature”), originally in contrast with theology (the literae diviniores). 1. An undergraduate course of study focused on classics. Labels: uncountable
Word: pigeon post Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of homing pigeons to carry messages. Labels: uncountable 2. The university's internal mail system. Labels: UK, uncountable
Word: pro-vice-chancellor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pro- + vice-chancellor. 1. A deputy to the vice-chancellor of a university.
Word: sub-fusc Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin subfuscus (“dark brown”). 1. Rare form of subfusc. Labels: countable, form-of, rare, uncountable
Word: vitrector Part of Speech: noun 1. A tool used to cut the vitreous humour for subsequent removal during a vitrectomy.
Word: Teddy Hall Part of Speech: name 1. Diminutive of St Edmund Hall, Oxford. Labels: diminutive, form-of
Word: torpids Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From torpid + -s, since the boats used were slower than those in other races. 1. A series of annual boat races held at Oxford University in Hilary Term. Labels: UK, plural, plural-only
Word: hopeably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From hope + -ably. 1. hopefully; in a way that one would hope for Labels: nonstandard, not-comparable, uncommon Example: 1975, John B. Bremner, review of Strictly Speaking, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, March 1975; vol. 52, 1: p. 156. http://books.google.com/books?id=OYtZAAAAMAAJ&q=hopeably&dq=hopeably&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iSbJU8KuAaLLsATPk4GYDw&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAzgU Hopeably, Newman will win awards for Strictly Speaking. Like, yunno, I mean, Newman writes real good like newsmen used to could. Example: The change reflects, hopeably, a significant improvement in this city's social climate.
Word: yunno Part of Speech: intj 1. Pronunciation spelling of you know. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, slang Example: Yunno the night I was to your house, when he made remarks about me gittin' a few long-distance calls an' them goin' on his bill, I seen what he was! Example: 1975, John B. Bremner, review of Strictly Speaking, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, March 1975; vol. 52, 1: p. 156. http://books.google.com/books?id=OYtZAAAAMAAJ&q=hopeably&dq=hopeably&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iSbJU8KuAaLLsATPk4GYDw&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAzgU Hopeably, Newman will win awards for Strictly Speaking. Like, yunno, I mean, Newman writes real good like newsmen used to could.
Word: pidge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of pigeonhole. First attested in the early 2000s; the verb is attested earlier than the noun. Pronunciation: /pɪdʒ/, /pədʒ/ 1. A pigeonhole. Example: You must hand your assigned work into my pidge at Nuffield by 5pm the Thursday before. Don’t be late. Example: Toynbee examined the book with interest. 'He said it was put in your pidge?' he said.
Word: pidge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of pigeonhole. First attested in the early 2000s; the verb is attested earlier than the noun. Pronunciation: /pɪdʒ/, /pədʒ/ 1. To post (something) in a pigeonhole. Labels: transitive Example: Please pidge your completed application form to the society president. Example: Possibilities to attract new members were: ¶ Pidge every fresher a flyer at the start of next Michaelmas
Word: pidge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of pigeon. Pronunciation: /pɪdʒ/, /pədʒ/ 1. A pigeon. Labels: endearing, informal
Word: pidged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pidge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pidges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pidge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pidges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pidge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pidging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pidge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Shabbat shalom Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם (shabát shalóm). 1. Used to express good wishes on or before the Jewish sabbath.
Word: St Catz Part of Speech: name 1. Contraction of St Catharine's, referring to St Catharine's College, Cambridge. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction 2. Contraction of St Catherine's, referring to St Catherine's College, Oxford. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
Word: croggle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of crush + goggle, or blend of crush + boggle. Coined by Dean Grennell. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɒɡ.əl/ 1. To shock so much as to cause brief paralysis; to stun; to startle. Labels: dated, slang, transitive Example: CROGGLE (Grennell) Roughly meaning shocked into momentary physical or mental paralysis; a portmanteau-word, apparently, combining "crushed" and "goggled", and usually passive or reflexive in application. Example: Hope you're no longer croggled by all the mundanes in 'Frisco. 2. To be shocked or stunned in this fashion. Labels: dated, intransitive, slang Example: Other than croggle at its naïveté, I'm not sure how to respond to this. Making source code public does not increase the number of vulnerabilities, only the awareness of them by the general public.
Word: croggles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of croggle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: croggling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of croggle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: croggled Part of Speech: adj 1. Shocked into temporary paralysis; nonplussed; bemused; bewildered. Labels: dated, slang Example: CRY came today, but I really wasn't as croggled as I usually am when CRY comes, because I got a visit from a real WKF last night (this being the 10th). You, of course, know Ellis Mills? Example: I was so croggled I did not know what to say.
Word: croggled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of croggle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sharting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shart Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sharting Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or process of the verb shart. Labels: informal, uncountable, vulgar Example: 'Blood and trouser coughing, sounds like an awesome title for a song,' she said, humming a few bars. 'Trouser what-ing?' 'Similar to sharting.' 'Sharting?' 'Sharting – when you half fart and half shit.' Example: Here's our two cents about this theory: People with IBS are fully aware of the phenomenon of sharting. (If you haven't heard the word before, it's a colorful combination of our two favorite IBS words: shitting and farting.)
Word: sharted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of shart Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uncrashworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + crashworthy. 1. Not crashworthy.
Word: neurotoxicologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From neurotoxicological + -ly. 1. In terms of neurotoxicology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Pawtucket Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Narragansett pautokot /pɔtəkət/ ("at the river's falls"). Compare the name of the Massachusetts city of "Fall River". Pronunciation: /ˈpəˈtʌkɪt/ 1. A large city in Providence County, Rhode Island.