nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: file with Part of Speech: verb 1. To officially submit or present paperwork or information to a specific authority. Example: The students should file their assignments with the professor before the deadline. Example: I'll help you file your report with the supervisor once it's complete. 2. To follow closely in line with, or to keep pace. Labels: archaic Example: My endeavours / Have ever come too short of my desires, / Yet filed with my abilities
Word: smelter dust Part of Speech: noun 1. A smoke or dust released during the refining of metals; often contains volatile elements such as arsenic Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: flatology Part of Speech: noun 1. The study of flatulence. Labels: uncountable
Word: magistral line Part of Speech: noun 1. The guiding line, or outline, by which the form of a fortified work is determined. It is usually the crest line of the parapet in fieldworks, or the top line of the escarp in permanent fortifications.
Word: magistral lines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of magistral line Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vadium vivum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin vadium vivum (“living pledge”). 1. A living pledge, which exists where an estate is granted until a debt is paid out of its proceeds. Labels: historical
Word: noon of night Part of Speech: noun 1. midnight Labels: archaic, poetic Example: When full before him, at the noon of night, (The moon was up, and shot a gleamy light) He saw a quire of ladies in a round, That featly footing seem'd to skim the ground; Example: 'Twas now the noon of night, and all was still, Except a hapless Rhymer and his quill.
Word: transmission tower Part of Speech: noun 1. electricity pylon
Word: babies in the eyes Part of Speech: noun 1. The minute reflection which one sees of oneself in the eyes of another. Labels: archaic, idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: Shee clung about his necke, gave him ten kiſſes, / Toy'd vvith his locks, look'd babies in his eyes, […] Example: "Nay, my lord, you must give me leave to conclude my picture.--Sussex governs England--the Queen's health fails--the succession is to be settled--a road is opened to ambition more splendid than ambition ever dreamed of. You hear all this as you sit by the hob, under the shade of your hall-chimney. You then begin to think what hopes you have fallen from, and what insignificance you have embraced; and all that you might look babies in the eyes of your fair wife oftener than once a fortnight."
Word: pencil flower Part of Speech: noun 1. An American perennial leguminous herb of species Stylosanthes biflora. 2. Any plant of the genus Stylosanthes.
Word: pencil flowers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pencil flower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rosary shell Part of Speech: noun 1. The shell of any marine gastropods of the genus Monodonta. They are top-shaped, bright-coloured and pearly.
Word: rosary shells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rosary shell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tripping line Part of Speech: noun 1. A small rope attached to the topgallant or royal yard, used to trip the yard, and in lowering it to the deck; also, a line used in letting go the anchor. Example: Shot-plug and lead were lowered through the chute, tending the tripping-line of the toggle.
Word: tripping lines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tripping line Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soc and sac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old English sōcen and sacan, equivalent to the Anglo-Norman oyer and terminer. 1. The right of a lord to hear and decide legal cases on his estate without recourse to other courts. Labels: UK, historical, uncountable Example: King John granted to the prior and convent, in all their manors and lands, sac, soc, tol, and theam, infangenthef, and outfangenthef, with the ordeals or judgment by fire, water, and iron, and a common gallows in each manor; with a view of frankenpledge, and assize of bread and ale, of all their tenants […]
Word: breeze up Part of Speech: verb 1. To blow increasingly cooler. Labels: dated, intransitive
Word: scabiouses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scabious Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Popess Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of popess. Labels: alt-of
Word: zygotal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From zygote + -al. 1. Pertaining to, or connected with, a zygote. Labels: not-comparable
Word: European redbud Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Judas tree.
Word: QEC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of quick engine change. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of quantum error correction. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: thone Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English *thon, from Old English þān (“moist, damp, wet; having water, watered, irrigated”), from Proto-West Germanic *þain, from Proto-Germanic *þainaz (“moist”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to melt, flow”). Cognate with Scots thane, thain (“moist, damp”). Related to thaw. Pronunciation: /θəʊn/ 1. damp; moist; wet; soft from dampness. Labels: dialectal
Word: thone Part of Speech: contraction 1. Contraction of the one. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, obsolete Example: This Indenture made ⁊c. Betweene ſir E. A. and dame M. his wife on thone party, and J. N. of ⁊c. and W. his wife on thother partie, Witneſſeth, that where the ſaid Sir E. A. ⁊ M. ſtand ſeiſed of, and in the manoꝛ of M. and of one capitall meſuage called E. and the sſite of demeane of the late diſſolued Monaſtery of E. in the county of W. and of diuers maſuages, lands, temenents, and hereditaments in E. S. A. and B. in the ſaid county of W.
Word: thoan Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of thone ("damp, moist"). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: man dates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of man date Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ex contractu Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin ex (“from”) + contractū (ablative singular of contractus (“contract”)). Pronunciation: /ɛks kənˈtɹækt(j)uː/, /ɛks kənˈtɹæktu/ 1. Of a legal obligation: arising from a contractual relationship. Labels: not-comparable, postpositional Example: This act [An Act anent the Aliment of Poor Prisoners 1696 (chapter 32; Parliament of Scotland)] was clearly intended to regulate the case of civil debts; but the question occurred whether by civil debts was meant debts ex contractu, or debts also ex delicto; and the Court were at first of opinion that debtors, whose debts arose ex delicto, were not entitled to the benefit of the statute. [...] The opinion was however given up by the Court in 1787; and debts, though arising ex delicto, were held to be civil debts in the sense of the act, and as such, did not exclude the debtor from the benefit of the statute. Example: Personal actions are in form ex contractu or ex delicto, or, in other words, are for breach of contract, or for wrongs unconnected with contract. Those upon contracts are principally assumpsit, debt, covenant, and detinue [...]
Word: ex contractu Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Latin ex (“from”) + contractū (ablative singular of contractus (“contract”)). Pronunciation: /ɛks kənˈtɹækt(j)uː/, /ɛks kənˈtɹæktu/ 1. From a contractual relationship. Labels: not-comparable, postpositional Example: The diviſion of obligations, into thoſe ariſing from a contract, or quaſi ex contractu; from a delict, or quaſi ex delicto, takes place in the law of England [marginal note]. [...] Obligations civil, in a large ſenſe, may be divided into ſuch as ariſe from a contract, or quaſi contract; or from a delinquency and crime, or a quaſi delinquency, as they are termed in the civil law. Example: Actio personalis moritur cum persona. – A personal action dies with the person. [i.e. An action merely personal, arising ex delicto, for a tort, but not an action arising ex contractu, from contract. [...]]
Word: ex delicto Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin ex dēlīctō (literally “from transgression”). Pronunciation: /ɛks dəˈlɪktoʊ/ 1. Of a legal obligation: arising from a delict or tort, or some other wrongful act. Labels: not-comparable, postpositional Example: This act [An Act anent the Aliment of Poor Prisoners 1696 (chapter 32; Parliament of Scotland)] was clearly intended to regulate the case of civil debts; but the question occurred whether by civil debts was meant debts ex contractu, or debts also ex delicto; and the Court were at first of opinion that debtors, whose debts arose ex delicto, were not entitled to the benefit of the statute. […] The opinion was however given up by the Court in 1787; and debts, though arising ex delicto, were held to be civil debts in the sense of the act, and as such, did not exclude the debtor from the benefit of the statute. Example: Personal actions are in form ex contractu or ex delicto, or, in other words, are for breach of contract, or for wrongs unconnected with contract. […] [T]hose for wrongs are case, trover, replevin, and trespass vi et armis.
Word: ex delicto Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Latin ex dēlīctō (literally “from transgression”). Pronunciation: /ɛks dəˈlɪktoʊ/ 1. From a delict or tort, or some other wrongful act. Labels: not-comparable, postpositional Example: The diviſion of obligations, into thoſe ariſing from a contract, or quaſi ex contractu; from a delict, or quaſi ex delicto, takes place in the law of England [marginal note]. […] Obligations civil, in a large ſenſe, may be divided into ſuch as ariſe from a contract, or quaſi contract; or from a delinquency and crime, or a quaſi delinquency, as they are termed in the civil law. Example: Actio personalis moritur cum persona. – A personal action dies with the person. [i.e. An action merely personal, arising ex delicto, for a tort, but not an action arising ex contractu, from contract.[…]] […] [Ex delicto — From tort.]
Word: Yunlin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 雲林 /云林 (Yúnlín) Wade–Giles romanization: Yün²-lin². 1. A county in western Taiwan. Example: During the year new districts for working camphor have been opened up, viz., Yunlin in the beginning of the year and Kagee at the end. Example: Lieutenant-Colonel Imahashi writes as follows from Yunlin to one of his friends in Tokyo:- "On the 15th of July, my force made a thorough search among the mountains...We are now encamped at Yun-lin, and are engaged reconnoitering its neighborhood.
Word: Changhua Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 彰化 (Zhānghuà), Wade-Giles romanization: Chang¹-hua⁴. Pronunciation: /(ˈ)t͡ʃæŋˈhwɑ/ 1. A county in western Taiwan. Example: That is why Yeh Hui-chen goes contentedly every day to her family ranch in the Mt. Bank area of Changhua county in central Taiwan to pursue her chosen profession.[...]In the past, the inhabitants eked out a meager living by growing pineapples and plums, which had to be carried out on foot through the rugged mountain area on the border of Changhua and Nantou counties. Example: In Changhua County's Fenyuan village, I came across some old pineapple growers. The harvest was unexpectedly good this year, but the agricultural cooperative was unable to purchase their surplus. 2. A city, the administrative seat of Changhua County, Taiwan. Example: As we were now going to have rougher travelling than we had had, we despatched a courier to Taiwanfu with our surplus baggage, and letters to inform the Consul of our plans. We went S.S.E. for 13 miles over a fertile plain, cultivated with sugar-cane, tobacco, ground-nut, sweet potatoes, &c., drawing gradually towards the range of hills on our left. At the head of the gorge, due east of the district town of Changhua, we were met by a party of thirty or forty tall, stalwart Pepohuans, armed with knives and match-locks, who were to be our bodyguard through the mountains, to protect us from the savages. Example: SIR: I have the honor to report that the governor of Formosa, Lin Ming-Chuan, has made a contract with Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., for the supply by the latter of rails, rolling stock, and bridge for a narrow-gauge, light-weight railway of 80 miles in length. The line is to be from Tamsui to Changhua, the future capital of the island. The only stream to bridge is the Taikia River. It will be spanned by a lattice girder bridge in two sections, of a joint length of 1,400 feet.
Word: Jincheng Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 金城 (Jīnchéng). Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɪnˈt͡ʃɛŋ/ 1. An urban township, the county seat of Kinmen County, Taiwan. Example: Kinmen is the main island, and Jincheng is Kinmen’s main town, offering most of the accommodation and other services. Here you'll also find Jyuguanglou, one of a number of monuments, buildings, and museums glorifying and memorializing the feats of Taiwan’s military against mainland China. Example: THE MAN, WHO was calling himself George Chow, took Olivia into Jincheng: a fishing town at the island’s western end.
Word: Jincheng Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 晉城／晋城 (Jìnchéng). Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɪnˈt͡ʃɛŋ/ 1. A prefecture-level city of Shanxi, China. Example: A sprawling, mountainous administrative region in the south of Shanxi province, Jincheng is still dominated by coal. Though many pits have been shut, the craggy landscape bears the scars of decades of excessive mining. Example: The man, surnamed Chai, from Jincheng city in Shanxi province, was outraged after he discovered the abandoned little puppy, according to Toutiao News.
Word: telesonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tele- + sonic. 1. Using sound over a distance. Labels: dated, not-comparable
Word: Alishan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 阿里山 (Ālǐshān). 1. Mount Ali, a famous mountain in Taiwan. Example: Based on evidence of tree-ring patterns in the Japanese cypress tree of Mt. Alishan, Formosa, and from other sources, it is concluded that secular jet-streams are responsible for the climatic variations which influence world wide behavior of glaciers. Example: In contrast, the convoys of tour buses filled with mainland Chinese tourists have caused many Taiwanese to cringe. Some destinations, like Mount Alishan or the Sun Moon Lake in central Taiwan, are often extremely overcrowded and the media often reports about the rude behavior of Chinese tourists. 2. Alishan National Scenic Area, a mountain resort in Chiayi County, Taiwan.
Word: Zhubei Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 竹北 (Zhúběi). 1. A city in and county seat of Hsinchu County, northern Taiwan. Example: A migrant worker from the Philippines was arrested in Zhubei early Sunday on suspicion of murdering his girlfriend after she rejected his marriage proposal, according to the Hsinchu County Police Bureau.
Word: Douliu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 斗六 (Dǒuliù). 1. A city, the county seat of Yunlin County, Taiwan. Example: On March 5, all the government and military institutions in Gaoxiong were occupied, and over 700 Kuomintang troops were held captive. The people’s forces from Taizhong, Douliu, Dounan, and Zhushan converged on Huwei, and regrouped into a combined force to capture Huwei airport. All the Chiang troops there surrendered. Example: In Chapter 2, I briefly mentioned a woman I interviewed who paid her Daoist master NT$20,000 for a three-day ceremony. She attended all three days of this ceremony at an apartment temple in the city of Douliu, about 70 kilometers south of Taizhong.
Word: Kinmen Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Nanking court dialect (later Postal Romanization) romanization of Mandarin 金門 (Jīnmén), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ], parallel with names for the four townships of Kinmen Island: Kincheng, Kinhu, Kinning, and Kinsha. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪn(ˌ)mɛn/, /ˈkɪn(ˌ)mən/ 1. A county of Taiwan. Example: The Kinmen County Government reported that during the past four months of Red bombardment of Kinmen, a total of 105 civilians were killed and 312 wounded. Example: Kinmen County, an island chain with a population of 76,000, is catering to Chinese tourists by converting military facilities into tourist traps and building museums with wartime themes. 2. An island of Kinmen County, Taiwan. Example: 5. Chi Govt wishes to call attn of US Govt again to fact that Chi Govt is at present maintaining positions on a nr of islands such as Lintin and Lema Islands off Canton, Kinmen Island off Amoy, Matsu Island off Foochow, Tachen Islands off Chekiang Province, etc. These island positions, together with those on the Pescadores, form part of the defense of Taiwan. They are guarded by considerable nr of ground troops with the support of air and naval forces. They have been, however, under constant attacks by Chi Commies, and Chi milit command feels obliged to resist these attacks in self-defense. Chi Govt will appreciate it if US Govt wld indicate its views regarding the matter. Example: The whole Kinmen island complex was divided into 7 operation areas, namely, Tatan, Erhtan, Small Kinmen, and Kinchen-Kinshan, Kinning, Kinhu and Kinsa on Kinmen.
Word: Lienchiang Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin for 連江／连江 (Liánjiāng), Wade–Giles romanization: Lien²-chiang¹. 1. A county of Taiwan, synonymous with the Matsu Islands. Example: Matsu. JCRR in FY1964 continued to provide local farmers with seeds of superior varieties of dryland crops and vegetables, and selected five young farmers for training in cultural techniques in Taiwan. Technical assistance was given by the agricultural experiment station of the Lienchiang County Government. Example: The 6-ton fishing boat Kuanghua 16638 was slammed by the communist vessel near the Liuchuan reefs off the coast of Chukuang and drifted toward Nanchu after the collision. Because of the alertness of its owner Li Tsu-shun and the crew, the boat successfully avoided a head-on collision with the communist vessel. The communist atrocity has drawn the keen attention of the commander of the Matsu defense district who has instructed the frontline island defenders to closely watch the movement of communist vessels. In addition, he has instructed the Lienchiang county government to aid the affected fishermen in repairing their damaged fishing boat so that they can resume fishing operations. 2. Alternative form of Lianjiang, a river in Fuzhou, Fujian, China Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: An official was directed to make a preliminary survey for a proposed railway from Foochow to Mamoi (Pagoda Anchorage). A survey bureau was established and the flags of surveying parties were to be seen on the plains and hills in the neighborhood. Various permanent triangulation stations have been established and marked by beacons. Part of the Lienchiang River has been surveyed with a view to dredging. Example: Oidemia americana Swainson. I have a female from the Lienchiang River, near Foochow, dated 5 December, 1914. 3. Alternative form of Lianjiang, a county in Fuzhou, Fujian, China Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The ten counties are Putien, Sienyu, Futsing, Lienchiang, Loyuan, Ningteh, Fuan, Hsiapo, Shaoning and Futing. The names of the officials and other responsible have in nearly every case been furnished to us, and every case has been reported to the Military and Civil Governors, and in the case of Lienchiang and Futsing a report has also been made to the naval authorities at Pagoda. Example: 4. On 17 July, 3,000 infantry troops with several artillery pieces left Foochow in the direction of Lienchiang (119-31, 26-12). 5. Beginning on 17 July Foochow had heavy rains on consecutive days. By 20 July floods had destroyed many houses, and more than 300,000 persons were distressed.
Word: Lienchiang Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin for 廉江 (Liánjiāng), Wade-Giles romanization: Lien²-chiang¹. 1. Alternative form of Lianjiang, a county in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: 6. Chinese Communists are concentrating their activities in southwest Kwangtung in the vicinity of Lienchiang (109-07, 21-33) [110-16, 21-36?] and Huahsien (110-39, 21-38) where they have about 2,000 men and 100 Japanese soldiers. Example: Peasants of Lienhsien, Kwangtung, used 300,000 catties of grain for wine making and liquor distilling during last autumn; 85 per cent of all households in the hsien were guilty. 1,332 households in the 6th chu, Lienchiang hsien, consumed 76,000 catties of grain for wine making and liquor distilling in a little more than 10 days.
Word: smart grid Part of Speech: noun 1. A computerized power grid which gathers and analyzes information from users to determine the most efficient and reliable operation of electricity distribution Example: In an interview with the Guardian, Cameron said "smart grid technology", one of the centrepieces of Barack Obama's planned multibillion dollar infrastructure investment programme, was the equivalent of "the internet for electricity.[…]"
Word: advice animals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of advice animal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Advice Animals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Advice Animal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ostrich-like Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of ostrichlike. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: On to that financial setup, forever teetering on a cliff edge, drop two parking tickets. The sort of thing that might make others sigh, before pulling out a credit card. But for Spice, it’s another impossible claim when she’s behind on rent, the water, the electric, council tax. So, ostrich-like, she ignores the letters – until finally she ends up in the world of bailiffs. And that’s when the trouble really begins.
Word: wax poetic Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From wax (“become”) + poetic. Pronunciation: /ˈwæks pəʊˈɛtɪk/, /ˈwæks poʊˈɛtɪk/ 1. To become increasingly verbose. Labels: intransitive 2. To speak in an increasingly verbose manner, as if constructing poetry. Labels: derogatory, intransitive, often
Word: waxes poetic Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wax poetic Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: waxing poetic Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wax poetic Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: waxed poetic Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of wax poetic Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: says goodbye Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of say goodbye Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: saying goodbye Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of say goodbye Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: said goodbye Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of say goodbye Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: takes leave Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of take leave Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: taking leave Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of take leave Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: took leave Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of take leave Labels: form-of, past
Word: taken leave Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of take leave Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: does business Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of do business Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: doing business Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of do business Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: did business Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of do business Labels: form-of, past
Word: done business Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of do business Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: number 2 pencils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of number 2 pencil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: indium arsenide Part of Speech: noun 1. A semiconductor binary compound of indium and arsenic (InAs) Labels: uncountable
Word: monials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monial Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kernen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Swiss German Kernen. 1. A surname from German.
Word: cannabic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis) + -ic. Doublet of hempy. 1. Pertaining to hemp or cannabis.
Word: troilist Part of Speech: adj 1. Involving three sexual partners; pertaining to a threesome. Labels: not-comparable Example: But, once they had properly got into their stride, the three singers whipped themselves up into a frenzy of sexual abandon, attaining heights of troilist ingenuity worthy of some erotomaniac Heath Robinson […] Example: She has a troilist marriage with two men in her home department in South America.
Word: troilist Part of Speech: noun 1. A participant in a sexual threesome.
Word: Liator Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Tymoshenko Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Тимоше́нко (Tymošénko). 1. A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Тимоше́нко (Tymošénko).
Word: Timoshenko Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian Тимоше́нко (Timošénko). 1. A surname from Russian 2. Alternative form of Tymoshenko. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: donair Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Turkish döner (“rotate”). 1. A Nova Scotian variant of the doner kebab, including breadcrumbs and spices, and served with a sweet sauce made from evaporated milk, sugar, vinegar, and garlic. Labels: Canada 2. A British Columbian variant of the doner kebab, served as a wrap and with a choice of three sauces (tzatziki, sweet garlic sauce, or hot sauce), but no breadcrumbs or spices. Labels: Canada
Word: donairs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of donair Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mickeymania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mickey + -mania. 1. Enthusiasm for the cartoon character Mickey Mouse. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: There are, of course, perfectly reasonable explanations for Mickeymania. Example: Similar to California's Disneyland, it's the wellspring of Mickeymania, a paradise for the young at heart, and the most popular individual theme park in the United States, welcoming more than 11 million visitors every year.
Word: disadvantageth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: disadvantage + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disadvantage Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: card-room Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From card + room. 1. A room set aside for playing card games in. Example: I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields[…]. And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohair,[…]. My client welcomed the judge […] and they disappeared together into the Ethiopian card-room, which was filled with the assegais and exclamation point shields Mr. Cooke had had made at the sawmill at Beaverton.
Word: Pakistani English Part of Speech: noun 1. A dialect of the English language, having one variety in Pakistan, and also spoken by Pakistani expatriates, Pakistani migrants, and Pakistani tourists throughout the world. Labels: uncountable Example: Much more common was the bureaucratic use of Pakistani English. Below the level of the most highly educated, whose English was invariably modelled on old-fashioned teaching, were the English-using clerks of the Imperial administration.
Word: motor show Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From motor + show. 1. Synonym of auto show.
Word: auto show Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto + show. Pronunciation: /ˈɔɾowˈʃow/, /ˈɑɾowˈʃow/ 1. A typically annual or semiannual public event for exhibition of new automobiles and new automobile designs. Example: They went to the auto show to see the new models for next year.
Word: roaring forties Part of Speech: noun 1. The area of the earth between 40 and 50 degrees south, prone to gale-force westerly winds. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Its official demarcation is forty degrees south latitude. It includes the latitudes sailors long-ago nicknamed the roaring forties, the furious fifties, and the screaming sixties. It's an area of almost constant high wind and frequent gales, often exceeding hurricane strength.
Word: auto shows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of auto show Labels: form-of, plural
Word: motor shows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of motor show Labels: form-of, plural
Word: body stocking Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bodystocking. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Alteza Part of Speech: name 1. A barangay of Sipocot, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
Word: Antioquia Part of Speech: name 1. A department of Colombia.
Word: CEP Part of Speech: noun 1. An initialism of three synonymous phrases, namely: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The Circular Error Probable (CEPs) of SLBMs and SLCMs ought thus to be deliberately kept above the 'Hard Target Kill' (HTK) level. 2. An initialism of three synonymous phrases, namely: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. An initialism of three synonymous phrases, namely: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of current estimated potential, a prediction of a civil servant's highest attainable grade and his/her talent Labels: Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Cirilo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Cirilo or Portuguese Cirilo. 1. A surname from Spanish or Portuguese
Word: Cnossos Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Knossos. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Conrado Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Conrado. 1. A surname.
Word: ancestral name Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From English ancestral + name. 1. A surname, particularly used in contexts where other surnames (such as patronymics or clan names) need to be distinguished 2. The xing surname in its ancient use where it was distinguished from the shi clan name, as opposed to its modern use as a simple surname
Word: ecopreneurship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ecopreneur + -ship. 1. The condition of being an ecopreneur. Labels: uncountable
Word: ecopreneur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eco- + -preneur. Pronunciation: /ˌiː.kəʊ.pɹəˈnɜː/, /ˌi.koʊ.pɹəˈnɝ/, /ˌi.koʊ.pɹəˈnʊɚ/ 1. An entrepreneur operating an environmentally sustainable business.
Word: ecopreneurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ecopreneur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unh Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of uh. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: microfeatural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From microfeature + -al. 1. Relating to microfeatures. Labels: not-comparable
Word: microfeature Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + feature. 1. A small feature making up part of the mental representation of an object or concept.
Word: microfeatures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microfeature Labels: form-of, plural
Word: phrenocostal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From phreno- + costal. 1. Relating to the ribs and diaphragm. Labels: not-comparable
Word: phrenicocostal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From phrenico- + costal. 1. Relating to the ribs and diaphragm. Labels: not-comparable
Word: protonitrates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of protonitrate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dryside Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dry + side. 1. Relating to the terrestrial side of a coastline. Labels: not-comparable
Word: wetside Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wet + side. 1. Relating to the marine side of a coastline. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pernitrate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From per- + nitrate. 1. A compound of nitric acid with the peroxide of a metal.
Word: pernitrates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pernitrate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: protonitrate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proto- + nitrate. 1. A compound of nitric acid with the protoxide of a metal.
Word: protosulphate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proto- + sulphate. 1. A compound of sulphuric acid with the protoxide of a metal.
Word: protosulphates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of protosulphate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: protochloride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proto- + chloride. 1. Any of a series of chlorides of a particular metal that has the fewest atoms of chlorine per molecule
Word: protochlorides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of protochloride Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manganeses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of manganese Labels: form-of, plural
Word: butter tree Part of Speech: noun 1. The tree that produces shea butter (Vitellaria paradoxa) 2. A Himalayan tree, Diploknema butyracea.
Word: swage block Part of Speech: noun 1. A perforated iron block with grooved sides and variously-sized holes in its face, used to hold in hot metal bars while swaging large objects.
Word: swage blocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swage block Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stand upon one's dignity Part of Speech: verb 1. To have or affect a high notion of one's own rank, privilege, or character. Labels: dated Example: They did not stand upon their dignity, nor give their minds to being or to seeming as elegant and as fine as anybody else. Example: "By Gar! you've got an Irish tongue in your head anyhow," cried the saloon-keeper, not quite certain whether to humour this audacious visitor or to stand upon his dignity.
Word: scrape acquaintance Part of Speech: verb 1. To seek acquaintance (with somebody) without a formal introduction.
Word: exposed beam Part of Speech: noun 1. A wooden beam supporting a wall, ceiling etc. which has been left uncovered by plasterboard for aesthetic effect, typically seen as imparting rustic or traditional charm.
Word: fixatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fixate + -ory. 1. which fixates, or is fixated Labels: not-comparable
Word: Lafarge Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Lafarge. 1. A surname from French
Word: Xicano Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Chicano. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Xicana Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Chicana. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Xicanos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Xicano Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Xicanas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Xicana Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grillmaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grill + master. 1. One who operates the grill at a barbecue. Example: Coordinate term: grillmistress
Word: grillmasters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grillmaster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: theopoetics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From theo- + poetics. 1. An interdisciplinary field of study that combines elements of poetic analysis, theology, and postmodern philosophy. Labels: uncountable
Word: theopoetical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of theopoetic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: theopoetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From theo- + poetic. 1. Relating to theopoetics. Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to theopoesis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: metapoem Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meta- + poem. 1. A work of metapoetry; a poem about poetry. Example: The three metapoems of L'Allegria make the point that poetry is concerned with transcending the real, and representing the Ideal.
Word: metapoetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meta- + poetry. 1. poetry dealing with the topic of poetry Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: metapoems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metapoem Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Leidener Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Leiden + -er. Compare German Leidener. 1. A native or inhabitant of Leiden, Netherlands. Example: The choice to retain a tax rather than to forgo a university (whose benefits Leideners continue to enjoy) demonstrated that the burghers of the Netherlands did not object to taxes as such.
Word: Leyden Part of Speech: name 1. Archaic spelling of Leiden: a city in South Holland, Netherlands. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: When I left Mr. Bates, I went down to my Father; where, by the Aſſiſtance of him and my Uncle John, and ſome other Relations, I got forty Pounds, and a Promiſe of thirty Pounds a year to maintain me at Leyden: there I ſtudied Phyſick two years and ſeven months, knowing it would be uſeful in long Voyages. 2. An unincorporated community near Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. 3. A township in Cook County, Illinois. 4. A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. 5. A town in Lewis County, New York, United States. 6. An unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. 7. A surname.
Word: Fuji Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 富士 (ふじ, Fuji). Pronunciation: /ˈfuːd͡ʒi/ 1. A city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. 2. Ellipsis of Mount Fuji. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 3. A surname from Japanese.
Word: Fuji Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 富士 (ふじ, Fuji). Pronunciation: /ˈfuːd͡ʒi/ 1. An apple of a Japanese cultivar that originated as a cross between the Red Delicious and Ralls Janet.
Word: Fuji Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 富基 (Fùjī). 1. A harbor in Shimen district, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Example: After taking some time to dry off while having a seafood lunch at the nearby Fuchi (Fuji) Fishing Harbor 富基漁港, we continued down the coast to the Temple of the Eighteen Lords 十八王公廟. Example: A Wanli Crab is pictured in the northern coastal fishing port of Fuji Thursday by the Agriculture Department of the New Taipei City Government. Seafood promotional sales will be held during the 4-day Tomb Sweeping holiday from April 2-5. Photo courtesy of the Agriculture Department of New Taipei City Government March 31, 2016
Word: Reykjavikian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Reykjavík + -ian. 1. Of, from, or pertaining to, Reykjavík. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Reykjavikian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Reykjavík + -ian. 1. A person from Reykjavík.
Word: Vanji Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, from, or pertaining to, the Vanj River. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Vanji Part of Speech: name 1. An extinct Iranian language formerly spoken in the Vanj River valley of Tajikistan.
Word: Tijuanan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Tijuana + -an. Pronunciation: /tɪˈ(h)wɑːnən/, /tiˈhwɑnən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to, Tijuana. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Tijuanan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tijuana + -an. Pronunciation: /tɪˈ(h)wɑːnən/, /tiˈhwɑnən/ 1. A person from Tijuana.
Word: Bujumburan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Bujumbura + -an. 1. Of, from, or pertaining to, Bujumbura. Labels: not-comparable Example: You don't understand. She's been reprimanded once already by the Bujumburan police for frightening people, but apparently it did no good. Example: […] I found further escapes from my Bujumburan escape, to UNHCR refugee camps on the Congolese border and in Tanzania, where families hung clotheslines between their white tents with blue tarps for roofs, […]
Word: Bujumburan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Bujumbura + -an. 1. A person from Bujumbura. Example: Many poor and middle class Bujumburans had to move to the outskirts of the capital, and even some INGOs were forced to seek offices at a distance from the center of the city where ONUB was located. Example: Bujumburans really enjoy nightlife and are fond of a variety of popular music. They dance to all kinds of music—Congolese, Malinke, Zuluka, American, rap, reggae, funk, and other styles.
Word: Tijuanans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tijuanan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Abidjani Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Abidjan + -i. 1. Of, from, or pertaining to, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Abidjani Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Abidjan + -i. 1. A person from Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Word: Bujumburans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bujumburan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Abidjanis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Abidjani Labels: form-of, plural
Word: welladjusted Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of well-adjusted. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: injunctionless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From injunction + -less. 1. Lacking an injunction Labels: not-comparable
Word: overjittery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + jittery. 1. Excessively jittery.
Word: subjugative Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to subjugation. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] throwing them first backward and then allowing them to occupy their country again—a policy which was neither subjugative of the Kaffirs on the one hand, nor humane nor conciliatory towards them on the other.
Word: conjunctivital Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From conjunctivitis + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to conjunctivitis.
Word: duodenojejunal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From duodeno- + jejunal. 1. Of or pertaining both the duodenum and jejunum Labels: not-comparable
Word: mesojejunal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From meso- + jejunal. 1. Of or pertaining to the middle of the jejunum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: jejunoduodenal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From jejuno- + duodenal. 1. duodenojejunal Labels: not-comparable
Word: jejunocolostomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jejunocolostomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hajjam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindustani حجام / हज्जाम (hajjām, “barber”), from Classical Persian حجام (hajjām), from Arabic حَجَّام (ḥajjām). 1. A member of an ethnic group of North India and Pakistan, traditionally working as barbers.
Word: Hajjam Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Hindustani حجام / हज्जाम (hajjām, “barber”), from Classical Persian حجام (hajjām), from Arabic حَجَّام (ḥajjām). 1. Of or pertaining to the above ethnic group, or the language they speak. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Ngaatjatjarra Part of Speech: name 1. A Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language spoken in central Australia; a major dialect of the Western Desert language group.
Word: Ngaatjatjarra Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to the Ngaatjatjarra language or the people who speak it. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Hajjams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hajjam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: undress parade Part of Speech: noun 1. A substitute for dress parade in bad weather, the companies parading without arms, and the ceremony shortened. Labels: archaic
Word: undress parades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of undress parade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whewed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of whew Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tarento Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese タレント (tarento, “television star”), from English talent. Doublet of talent. 1. A celebrity who regularly appears on mass media in Japan, especially as a panelist on variety shows. Labels: Japan Example: It was the first baby for the 37-year-old pro golfer, the daughter of former Seibu Lions manager Osamu Higashio and the much younger wife of fellow tarento Junichi Ishida. Example: Every time I go to Japan, I'm amazed that the same pop stars and tarentos (the Japanese rendition of television "talents") who were around when I was a kid are still there.
Word: lift shaft Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of liftshaft. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative Example: Installing lift shafts in station buildings which were not originally designed to accommodate them can be a fraught exercise, but a necessary one if the legitimate aspiration of the travelling public for step-free access is to be achieved. At Sudbury Hill, on London Underground's Piccadilly Line extension out to the north-western suburbs, Transport for London has achieved this with aplomb.
Word: Diniz Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Diniz. 1. A surname from Portuguese.
Word: scaleboard plane Part of Speech: noun 1. A plane for cutting from a board a wide shaving forming a scaleboard.
Word: scaleboard planes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scaleboard plane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: elevator shaft Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of liftshaft. Labels: Canada, US Example: You know when winter comes to visit these big cities and / the wind starts howling through the elevator shafts Example: Any visitor to New York over the past few years will have witnessed this curious new breed of pencil-thin tower. Poking up above the Manhattan skyline like etiolated beanpoles, they seem to defy the laws of both gravity and commercial sense. They stand like naked elevator shafts awaiting their floors, raw extrusions of capital piled up until it hits the clouds.
Word: smell of the shop Part of Speech: verb 1. To indicate too distinctively one's occupation or profession. Labels: dated, idiomatic Example: They may purchase estates, and become squires, and marry women "of condition;" but the way in which their money was acquired must exclude at least that generation. Their money smells of the shop. Example: […]the acceptance of a consulship is held by the young diplomatic aspirants as an implied engagement to attend to the national trade, to the imminent risk of smelling of the shop
Word: Duarte Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish Duartebor. Proto-Germanic *audaz Proto-Indo-European *wer- Proto-Indo-European *wor-tús Proto-Germanic *warduz Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu Old English Ēadweard Middle English Edwardder. Portuguese Duartebor. English Duarte Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Duarte. Doublet of Edward. 1. A surname from Portuguese or Spanish. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Tenants Mauricio Alves Lucas, Samantha Rodrigues Siqueira, and Dayse Duarte (left to right) say they are owed deposits back from Spencer Accommodation 2. A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: finishedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From finished + -ness. 1. The quality of being finished. Labels: uncountable
Word: unfinishedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unfinished + -ness. 1. The quality of being unfinished. Labels: uncountable
Word: acousmatically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From acousmatic + -ally. 1. In an acousmatic manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: suckerhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sucker + -hood. 1. The state of being a sucker, or gullible person. Labels: uncountable
Word: suckerdom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sucker + -dom. 1. The state of being a sucker, or gullible person. Labels: uncountable 2. The world or sphere of suckers. Labels: uncountable
Word: readabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of readability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: back and fill Part of Speech: verb 1. To manage a sailing ship so that the wind strikes them alternately in front and behind, in order to keep the ship in the middle of a river or channel while the current or tide carries the vessel against the wind. Example: We brought the other end to the capstan, and hove in upon it until we came to the slip-rope, which we took to the windlass, and walked her up to her chain, the captain helping her by backing and filling the sails. 2. To zigzag, or make a pivot turn by alternately putting the engine in reverse and forward, while turning the wheel or tiller. Example: There were no bells in the engine hold and the signals were passed by word of mouth from the man at the wheel. Backing and filling by turns the desired position was finally secured and I heard the rasping roar of the chain cable as the descending anchor ran it out through the hawse hole. Example: These people brought up their lantern, then, of course; and as we backed and filled to get away, the precious family stood in the light of it--both sexes and various ages--and cursed us till everything turned blue 3. To take opposite positions alternately; to flip-flop Labels: figuratively Example: Joe found McDowell a vast improvement upon Hagel. Where the latter had backed and filled and referred to his directors, McDowell, to whom responsibility was as the breath of life, decided instantly.
Word: reefing bowsprit Part of Speech: noun 1. A bowsprit rigged so that it can be easily run in, or shortened by sliding inboard. It was popular in cutters.
Word: reefing bowsprits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reefing bowsprit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dors- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Combining form of Latin dorsum (“back”). 1. Alternative form of dorso-. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: wristiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of wristy: most wristy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: wristier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of wristy: more wristy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: wristguards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wristguard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wristily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From wristy + -ly. 1. In a wristy manner.