nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Chia-hsien Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 甲仙 (Jiǎxiān), Wade–Giles romanization: Chia³-hsien¹. 1. Alternative form of Jiasian. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A malformed ♂, also alleged to be D. atrosignatus, from "Kosempo" (Chia-hsien, 23.05N, 120.35E, a town in Kaohsiung County), Taiwan, was discussed by Robinson (1920).
Word: anprim Part of Speech: adj 1. Clipping of anarcho-primitivist. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: anprim Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of anarcho-primitivist. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable 2. Clipping of anarcho-primitivism. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable
Word: RDM Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Initialism of random deathmatch. 1. To arbitrarily kill players in a video game, typically players on one's own team when friendly fire is enabled. Example: Do not RDM in the lobby. Example: Most servers have limitations on what’s acceptable for wardens and guards to do, but that’s mostly to prevent RDMing
Word: heartbreakin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of heartbreaking. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: Bryanism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Bryan + -ism. 1. The political philosophy associated with William Jennings Bryan Labels: uncountable
Word: Bryanize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Bryan + -ize. 1. To make Bryanite.
Word: horse scoop Part of Speech: noun 1. A large scoop for moving soil, sand, etc., attached to a harness and pulled by a horse. Example: "Men with picks and shovels would still be digging out the desert up to Alice Springs if they hadn't had horse scoops." 2. A pooper scooper for collecting horse manure.
Word: horse scoops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of horse scoop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mea culpas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mea culpa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mea culpae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mea culpa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paludariums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paludarium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: robodroid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From robo- + droid. 1. A droid; a robot. Labels: rare Example: The police authorities and the press portray them as modern-day robodroids, programmed to kill their own people—"black-on-black crime ... Example: Mona: They've sent to the robodroids to soften us up! Run!
Word: robodroids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of robodroid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: try on for size Part of Speech: verb 1. To test an item of clothing by wearing it, to determine if it is the correct size. Labels: literally, transitive 2. To test something for suitability. Labels: figuratively, transitive 3. To ponder or consider an idea. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: "Cool. So obviously that's your outfit's kinda thing, but try this on for size on top of it: I did not forget. I still haven't." 4. To receive an imminent attack. Labels: figuratively, imperative, transitive Example: Mona: Try this vampire bolt on for size!
Word: try for size Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of try on for size. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: tries for size Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of try for size Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: trying for size Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of try for size Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: tried for size Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of try for size Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tries on for size Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of try on for size Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tried on for size Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of try on for size Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: trying on for size Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of try on for size Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Bourton-on-the-Water Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈbɔːtən ɒn ðə wɔːtə/ 1. A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1620).
Word: wise beyond one's years Part of Speech: adj 1. Particularly wise for one's age group; wiser than most others of one's age. Labels: not-comparable Example: Mrs. Bryerson: Um, aren't you a little young to be contacting the spirit world, dear? Mona: I think you'll find I'm wise beyond my years.
Word: Joy plot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Joy Division + plot, from a plot that was made famous by the band Joy Division, who used the plotting of a signal from pulsar CP1919 as the cover image for their 1979 album Unknown Pleasures. 1. A plot of a repetitive signal, by repeatedly plotting each period on a separate line one under another, to create a pseudo-3D image that appears like a mountainous ridge. Labels: neologism Example: Joy plot depicting the fuzzification before normalization to 1 obtained by assigning one fuzzy set to each severity category.
Word: beyond one's years Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Back-formation from wise beyond one's years. 1. Extraordinary compared to most in one's age group; characteristic of an older person. Labels: idiomatic, rare Example: I know now after raising a very bright and sensitive son myself, no parents could have handled me better than my own. I was intelligent beyond my years, but emotionally, ... Example: I am beyond my years, but I cannot keep count, as my Abacus runs to computer grail.
Word: joy division Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of German Freudenabteilung. Popularized in the novella House of Dolls (1955), now considered largely fictional by many historians, although brothels did exist in some Nazi concentrations camps. 1. A Nazi concentration camp brothel and its battalion of conscripted sex slaves. Labels: historical Example: Here they kept close watch over the girls' bodies to keep them whole, undamaged. Here, when a girl was flogged she was not permitted to return to the Joy Division. She was immediately tossed on the van and—Off to the crematorium! Example: As the girl, in the present moment, beseeches him to “look,” in a flashback Sol is forced by the commandant to look as various members of the “joy division,” and then specifically his wife, service SS guards.
Word: Bramford Part of Speech: name Etymology: From brōm (“broom shrub”) + ford. 1. A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1246). 2. An uncommon surname.
Word: outpredict Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + predict. 1. To surpass in prediction; to predict better than. Labels: transitive
Word: outpredicts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outpredict Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outpredicted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outpredict Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outpredicting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outpredict Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: systemiser Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of systemizer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: systemisers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of systemiser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sustentive Part of Speech: adj 1. Serving to sustain.
Word: spheroidize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From spheroid + -ize. 1. To heat (carbon steel) to form spheroidite. Labels: transitive
Word: spheroidizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of spheroidize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: spheroidized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of spheroidize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: spheroidite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spheroid + -ite. 1. A soft, ductile form of carbon steel producing by heating under certain conditions, and having a structure of rods or spheres of cementite within the primary structure. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: spheroidites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spheroidite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spheroidizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of spheroidize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: spouty Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈspaʊti/ 1. spongy; soggy; waterlogged Labels: obsolete Example: The soil towards the N. and S. extremity light and sandy; about the middle, of a spouty clay. Example: When a spouty patch was to be dried, a large drain or trench was formed of sufficient depth to reach the channel or bed along which the water filtered before encountering the obstruction which had forced it to the surface; […]
Word: Clattercote Part of Speech: name 1. A hamlet in Claydon with Clattercote parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4549).
Word: squamousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From squamous + -ness. 1. The quality of being squamous. Labels: uncountable
Word: stanchable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stanch + -able. 1. Able to be stanched.
Word: standardisers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of standardiser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: steeplechased Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of steeplechase Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Claydon with Clattercote Part of Speech: name 1. A civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England.
Word: strabismally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From strabismal + -ly. 1. With strabismus.
Word: stonewashing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of stonewash Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stonewashes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stonewash Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: stretchless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stretch + -less. 1. Free from stretching. Labels: not-comparable Example: Goodyear Compass Belts give this superior low-cost service on all heavy-duty drives because their patented endless cord construction is the most nearly stretchless and most flexible known.
Word: submergement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From submerge + -ment. 1. The act of submerging. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: submergements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of submergement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subterrestrials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subterrestrial Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subterritorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + territorial. 1. Belonging or relating to a subterritory. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Usha Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Manipuri ꯎꯁꯥ (ʼusā). 1. Alternative form of Usham (“surname of Meitei origin”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Usha Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit उषा (Uṣā). 1. A legendary princess. Daughter of the Asura king of Sonitpura, Banasura. Wife of Aniruddha. Grand-daughter-in-law of Krishna. Labels: Hinduism
Word: Usha Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Telugu ఉష (uṣa). 1. A surname from Telugu.
Word: suburbanities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of suburbanity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supercivilised Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of supercivilized. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: supercivilizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supercivilization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superintellectuals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superintellectual Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superincumbently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From superincumbent + -ly. 1. In a superincumbent manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: superspectaculars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superspectacular Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superserviceably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From superserviceable + -ly. 1. In a superserviceable manner.
Word: Ardleigh Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English personal name *Earda + lēah (“wood, clearing”). 1. A village and civil parish in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM0529).
Word: Finningham Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0669).
Word: medicophobic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From medico- + -phobic. 1. Relating to, characteristic of, or exhibiting medicophobia. Example: The patients, now no longer members of a captive audience, once again become either medico-philic or medico-phobic, depending on whether they are trying to push the whole experience behind them or seek to exploit the situation in the service of dependency needs. Example: A possible explanation for the lack of involvement may be the typical training and employment pattern of the psychologist that isolates him from medical psychological concerns. This is due largely to the medico[-]phobic nature of his training.
Word: Burston and Shimpling Part of Speech: name 1. A civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, which includes the named places.
Word: mommom Part of Speech: noun 1. Grandmother. Labels: informal Example: "My first flyfishing experience was in the early 1960s when my grandmother, Margaret Glidewell, taught me and all of her grandchildren to fish," she says. "My fondest memories are of my youth, when I was five or six, staying at the cabin and fishing next to my Mommom, as we called her." Example: In 2005, I was privileged to be at my grandmother's bedside when she went Home to be with Jesus. My “Mommom” had only confirmed with me a year earlier, ...
Word: Shimpling Part of Speech: name 1. A small village in Burston and Shimpling parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM1583). 2. A small village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL8651).
Word: laraman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Albanian laraman/ Albanian laramanë. 1. An Albanian crypto-christian during the Ottoman rule of Albania
Word: USFK Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of United States Forces Korea. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: USINDOPACOM Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of United States Indo-Pacific Command. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Aston Abbotts Part of Speech: name Etymology: The name dates from the 11th century, when the land was gifted to the abbots of St Albans. 1. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8420).
Word: USFJ Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of United States Forces, Japan. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: USFI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of United States Forces - Iraq. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: spotted nutcrackers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spotted nutcracker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pallas's grasshopper warbler Part of Speech: noun 1. Locustella certhiola, an Old World warbler.
Word: lanceolated warbler Part of Speech: noun 1. Locustella lanceolata, an Old World warbler.
Word: river warbler Part of Speech: noun 1. An Old World warbler of species Locustella fluviatilis.
Word: Forncett Part of Speech: name 1. A civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, which includes the settlements of Forncett St Mary, Forncett St Peter and Forncett End.
Word: Flordon Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM1897).
Word: Swainsthorpe Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2200).
Word: R95 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Initialism of Resistant to oil particles with 95% filtration efficiency in NIOSH air filtration ratings. 1. R95; Ellipsis of NIOSH R95. Labels: uncountable 2. R95; Ellipsis of NIOSH R95. Labels: countable
Word: R99 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Initialism of Resistant to oil particles with 99% filtration efficiency in NIOSH air filtration ratings. 1. R99; Ellipsis of NIOSH R99. Labels: uncountable 2. R99; Ellipsis of NIOSH R99. Labels: countable
Word: R100 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Initialism of Resistant to oil particles with 100% filtration efficiency in NIOSH air filtration ratings. 1. R100; Ellipsis of NIOSH R100. Labels: uncountable 2. R100; Ellipsis of NIOSH R100. Labels: countable
Word: Spellbrook Part of Speech: name 1. A small village in Sawbridgeworth parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4817).
Word: grandfriends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grandfriend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jablowski Part of Speech: name Etymology: Possibly a corruption of Polish Jabłoński. 1. A surname. Labels: rare
Word: Jablowskis Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Jablowski Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Graveney Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English græf (“grave; ditch, trench”) + īeġ (“island”). 1. A village in Graveney with Goodnestone parish, Swale borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0562). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Goodnestone Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2554). 2. A village in Graveney with Goodnestone parish, Swale borough, Kent (OS grid ref TR0461).
Word: Kitcher Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: failtastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fail + -tastic. 1. Amusing while also a failure. Labels: slang
Word: full stack Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of full-stack. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Maybank Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. Alternative form of May Bank, Newcastle-under-Lyme. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Three Musketeers Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the 1844 historical adventure novel The Three Musketeers, originally published as French Les Trois Mousquetaires, by Alexandre Dumas. 1. A group of three people who are very closely associated; a trio. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: Mona: A fire giant finger toast to the Three Musketeers! Charley and Lily: Only scarier! Example: We're the Three Musketeers of gardening! 2. plural of Three Musketeer Labels: form-of, plural, plural-only
Word: three musketeers Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Three Musketeers. Labels: alt-of, plural, plural-only
Word: Three Musketeer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Formed due to a misinterpretation of Three Musketeers as a compound noun that includes the stem three rather than as a plurale tantum proper noun. 1. Any one of the Three Musketeers in Alexandre Dumas' novel of the same name, i.e. either Athos, Aramis, or Porthos. Labels: nonstandard Example: Is d'Artagnan a Three Musketeer?
Word: Asian desert warbler Part of Speech: noun 1. Sylvia nana, an Old World warbler.
Word: barred warbler Part of Speech: noun 1. Sylvia nisoria, an Old World warbler.
Word: lesser whitethroat Part of Speech: noun 1. Curruca curruca (syn. Sylvia curruca), an Old World warbler.
Word: lesser whitethroats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lesser whitethroat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Rüppell's warbler Part of Speech: noun 1. Sylvia ruppeli, an Old World warbler.
Word: slut-maker Part of Speech: noun 1. A promiscuous man. Example: Every one of the slut makers—without exception—suffered major damage. Example: 2019, Dan Desmarques, The Evil Within: The Spiritual Battle in Your Mind, 22 Lions Bookstore: 22Lions.com “If a woman that sleeps with many men is a slut, what is a man that sleeps with many women?” And to which the presenter properly replied: “A slut-maker”.
Word: declaration of will Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Latin dēclārātiō voluntātis, directly and indirectly from calques of it. 1. A private outward manifestation of intention which is directly aimed at bringing about a legal effect.
Word: western subalpine warbler Part of Speech: noun 1. Sylvia cantillans, an Old World warbler.
Word: Moltoni's warbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Edgardo Moltoni, who described it. 1. Sylvia subalpina, an Old World warbler.
Word: Sardinian warbler Part of Speech: noun 1. Sylvia melanocephala, an Old World warbler.
Word: Sardinian warblers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Sardinian warbler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: common whitethroat Part of Speech: noun 1. Sylvia communis, an Old World warbler, now sometimes Mezophilus communis or Curruca communis.
Word: Mohorovičić Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Mohorovicic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Mohorovicic Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Serbo-Croatian Mohorovičić. 1. A surname from Serbo-Croatian. 2. A placename 3. A placename
Word: short-toed treecreeper Part of Speech: noun 1. Certhia brachydactyla, a species of bird in the family Certhiidae.
Word: green tea cake Part of Speech: noun 1. A cake flavored with powdered green tea. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Angela: Nothing you can do can put me in a bad mood, Mona, because tomorrow is my birthday! I'm going to have a Japanese lantern party, with sushi, and green tea cake, and a kabuki performance. Of course, I have to limit the guest list to only 100 of my closest friends, so unfortunately you two didn't make the cut.
Word: green tea cakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of green tea cake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wadsley Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English. 1. A surname. Labels: countable 2. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename Labels: countable, historical, uncountable
Word: scaly thrush Part of Speech: noun 1. Zoothera dauma, an Old World thrush.
Word: Swainson's thrush Part of Speech: noun 1. Catharus ustulatus, a medium-sized thrush of North America.
Word: Kabukicho Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese 歌舞伎町 (Kabuki-chō, literally “Kabuki Town”), from being a district developed around what was to be a kabuki theatre (the theatre was never built). Pronunciation: /kəˈbuːkiːˌt͡ʃoʊ/ 1. A district of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Kantō, Japan; an entertainment, gambling, and red light district.
Word: microcurrency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti Proto-Italic *korzō Latin currō Latin currēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Medieval Latin currentiabor. English currency English microcurrency From micro- + currency. 1. A currency limited to a certain region or context, often intended for very specific commodities. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable
Word: P95 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Initialism of oil-Proof with 95% filtration efficiency in NIOSH air filtration ratings. 1. P95; Ellipsis of NIOSH P95. Labels: uncountable 2. P95; Ellipsis of NIOSH P95. Labels: countable
Word: P99 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Initialism of oil-Proof with 99% filtration efficiency in NIOSH air filtration ratings. 1. P99; Ellipsis of NIOSH P99. Labels: uncountable 2. P99; Ellipsis of NIOSH P99. Labels: countable
Word: P100 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Initialism of oil-Proof with 100% filtration efficiency in NIOSH air filtration ratings. 1. P100; Ellipsis of NIOSH P100. Labels: uncountable 2. P100; Ellipsis of NIOSH P100. Labels: countable
Word: catophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cat + -o- + -phile. 1. One who is extremely fond of cats. Labels: informal Example: Nobody can love Dickens and Thackeray equally well. The catophile will inevitably choose Thackeray, and prefer Baudelaire to either. On a le sens de chat, ou on ne l'a pas. Example: Once someone becomes a confirmed catophile, he can rarely resist the pleasure of owning a cat again.
Word: cactophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cacto- + -phile. 1. An animal which lives in or feeds on cacti. Example: Other insects are cactophiles, including Homoptera such as the cactus dodger (Cacama valvata) […] Example: Phyllostomus discolor is an opportunistic cactophile that occasionally visits flowering columnar cacti in the Venezuelan Andes (Sosa and Soriano, 1996) . 2. A person who is especially fond of cacti. Example: As a group they present all of the challenges in collecting, classifying, and culturing cacti which the most ardent cactophile can desire. Example: I'm a cactophile yet my favorite plant (I define favorite as the one plant that will make me cry should it ever leave me for the great botanists in the sky) is a Haemantha albiflos.
Word: sad trombone Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From a plaintive trombone (or sometimes trumpet) sting played during game shows to indicate a player losing. 1. Used to indicate failure or disappointment. Labels: humorous Example: Last week the Wall Street Journal reported LP sales surged 49 percent last year and that factories are struggling to keep pace, but in the end, vinyl sales represent only 2 percent of U.S. music sales (*sad trombone*). Example: Any time a player's token lands on the top of a chute, the token must "slide" down to the final square where that chute is pictured (sad trombone).
Word: sick lit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: sick + lit (“literature”), as a play on chick lit. 1. Literature focusing on an ill character or characters. Labels: derogatory, often, uncountable Example: Despite being another installation in what has been coined the "sick-lit" genre (think Jodi Picoult's My Sister's Keeper) […] Example: Often called "ten-hankie-novels" or "tearjerkers," teen sick-lit utilizes a characteristic formula that combines an illness plotline with a romance plotline.
Word: Gileadean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Gilead + -ean. 1. Of, related to, or characteristic of the fictional theocratic dystopian nation of Gilead in Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel The Handmaid's Tale. Example: Strictly speaking, it was not a manuscript at all when first discovered, and bore no title. The superscription “The Handmaid’s Tale” was appended to it by Professor Wade, partly in homage to the great Geoffrey Chaucer; but those of you who know Professor Wade informally, as I do, will understand when I say that I am sure all puns were intentional, particularly that having to do with the archaic vulgar signification of the word tail; that being, to some extent, the bone, as it were, of contention, in that phase of Gileadean society of which our saga treats. Example: It is certainly no accident that Offred emphasizes the large collection of books she observes in her first secret unofficial visit to the Commander's study, thus linking books directly with this serious transgression of Gileadean law.
Word: Gileadean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Gilead + -ean. 1. An inhabitant of the fictional theocratic dystopian nation of Gilead in Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel The Handmaid's Tale. Example: If I may be permitted an editorial aside, allow me to say that in my opinion we must be cautious about passing moral judgement upon the Gileadeans. Example: Not surprisingly, the Gileadeans immediately distanced themselves from this act by blaming the massacre on Islamic extremists.
Word: crowdom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crow + -dom. 1. The world of crows; crow society. Labels: uncountable Example: A villain - but not according to the book of crowdom.
Word: ducklet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From duck + -let. 1. A small duck or duckling. Example: Immediately there was a spurt of water, the flash of a quickening body - and that was the ducklet as he dived away to join his mates! 2. A small duck or duckling. Example: The copulatory organ looks like a pinkish root tip and its presence denotes a drakelet. In the cloaca of a ducklet no such organ can be seen.
Word: ducklets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ducklet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Commagenian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Commagene + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Commagene.
Word: Commagenian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Commagene + -ian. 1. A native or inhabitant of Commagene.
Word: Ambedkarism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ambedkar + -ism. 1. The philosophy and principles of Indian jurist, politician and social reformer Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar. Labels: uncountable
Word: senatories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of senatory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thermometrician Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thermometric + -ian. 1. A person who specializes in thermometry; someone who measures temperature.
Word: thermometricians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thermometrician Labels: form-of, plural
Word: little ringed plover Part of Speech: noun 1. A small plover, Charadrius dubius
Word: K-beauty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From K- (“Korean”) + beauty. 1. Cosmetic products and practices originating in South Korea. Labels: uncountable Example: The popularity of K-beauty has led South Korea to hold an annual K-Beauty Expo, which is the largest exhibition for the Korean beauty supply industry (Fig. 21.5). Example: However, the success of K-beauty brands should not be linked merely to celebrity endorsements.
Word: Sophenian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Sophene + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Sophene.
Word: Sophenian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sophene + -ian. 1. A native or inhabitant of Sophene.
Word: Osroenian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Osroene + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Osroene.
Word: Osroenian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Osroene + -ian. 1. A native or inhabitant of Osroene.
Word: Adiabenian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Adiabene + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Adiabene.
Word: Adiabenian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Adiabene + -ian. 1. A native or inhabitant of Adiabene.
Word: Coele-Syria Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Coelē Syria, from Ancient Greek Κοίλη Συρία (Koílē Suría). Literally “Hollow Syria”. Pronunciation: /ˌsiːliˈsɪɹi.ə/ 1. An ancient Hellenistic region in modern Syria, referring to the Beqaa Valley between the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountains. 2. A former province of the Late Roman Empire, in existence from 198 to c. 400 AD.
Word: Coele-Syrian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Coele-Syria + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌsiːliˈsɪɹi.ən/ 1. Of or pertaining to Coele-Syria.
Word: Coele-Syrian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Coele-Syria + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌsiːliˈsɪɹi.ən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Coele-Syria.
Word: save the drama for your mama Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Chosen for the rhyme. First use appears c. 1992. See cite below. 1. Refrain from inciting drama (rumor, lying, or an exaggerated reaction to life events). Labels: slang Example: They are gonna get all the play / But when it comes to me, save the drama for your momma Example: asks you for ID and the best you can do is your library card, save the drama for your mama and leave quietly. 2. Synonym of suck it up (with the implication that one's mother is not present to care about one's feelings). Labels: slang
Word: pitchmeter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pitch + -meter. 1. A device, encompassing a clinometer, used for measuring the pitch of a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft. 2. A device used for measuring the pitch of sounds or human voice. Example: This consisted, in essence, of a tape recorder for playing model utterances, a pitchmeter to extract, in real time, the fundamental frequency (pitch) of the model utterances and that of the student and a computer for comparing the output of the student with that of the model.
Word: pitchmeters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pitchmeter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pitchometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pitch + -o- + -meter. 1. A pitchmeter, especially on a ship. Example: For years, repairing a prop has involved the use of pitch blocks, similar to specially shaped anvils, and pitchometers. Placed under propeller blades, pitch blocks give the prop repairman a surface against which to restore the blade to factory shape and angle. The repaired blade is then checked with a pitchometer to determine how close to specification it is. 2. A device used in baseball to measure the speed of a pitch or the time a pitcher spends between pitches thrown. Example: A batter's best hope for hitting one of these 90 mile-per-hour missiles that reached the plate in just less than a second was his 200 mph swing. Speeds were then measured by electronic “pitchometers”; in 1946 Bob Feller's fastball could be timed at 98.6 mph. Example: A “pitchometer” was installed on the scoreboard to time the pitchers. According the baseball rules a pitcher had to throw a pitch within 20 seconds after he received the ball from the catcher when there was nobody on base.
Word: pitchometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pitchometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Agecroft Part of Speech: name 1. A neighbourhood of Pendlebury, Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8001).
Word: memory institution Part of Speech: noun 1. A library, museum or similar organization serving as an archive of knowledge.
Word: memory institutions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of memory institution Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pendlebury Part of Speech: name 1. A suburban town in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7901). 2. A surname.
Word: flying rod Part of Speech: noun 1. A linear phenomenon caught on camera but not seen by the eye, suggested to be flying insects, cryptids, or invisible UFOs. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:flying rod.
Word: flying rods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flying rod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: telecording Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of tele- + recording. 1. Telerecording. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable Example: The tendency is towards more and more pre-recorded material, employing either telecording or video recording, and whatever one's views may be towards this trend it is more often than not a necessity in the field of agrarian information.
Word: Cattle Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: walks the plank Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of walk the plank Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: walking the plank Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of walk the plank Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: walked the plank Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of walk the plank Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ecoarchitect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eco- + architect. 1. A person who specializes in ecoarchitecture.
Word: ecoarchitects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ecoarchitect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microarchitect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from microarchitecture. Equivalent to micro- + architect. 1. A person who designs a microarchitecture.
Word: microarchitects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microarchitect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bisexy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of bisexual + sexy. 1. Bisexual in an appealing manner; equally sexually attractive to men and women. Labels: slang Example: From reception, I was ushered up by some young secretary, cropped and trousered and sexy, perhaps even bisexy—who could tell? I wouldn't have put Sappho past her, […] Example: Lestat's Coffee House. Yep, the name's a nod to one of the bisexy bloodsuckers in Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, […]
Word: pandamic Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of pandemic. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: One Reason the Pandamic might be Extra Challenging for Autistic Adults
Word: outyard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From out- + yard (“enclosed area designated for a specific purpose”). 1. A temporary location with better sources of pollen to which a hive is moved during times when the plants in the normal location of the hive have dried up. Example: There may be thirty to fifty supers in every outyard, and we have only about half an hour to get them off the hives, stacked and covered before the bees get really cross about what we are doing. Example: Nowhere was this more evident than when we moved four of her beehives to the outyard.
Word: outyard Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + yard (“unit of length equal to 3 feet”). 1. To gain more yards than. Example: Although Oklahoma outyarded the Jays 339 to 155, Kansas fought magnificently and earned its 13-13 tie. Royal's punting had begun to jell. He kicked four out-of-bounds against the Crimson and Blue.
Word: outyards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outyard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outyards Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outyard Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outyarding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outyard Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outyarded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outyard Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: travelpreneur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From travel + -preneur. 1. An entrepreneur in the field of travel services. Labels: informal
Word: travelpreneurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of travelpreneur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agraphias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agraphia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mustachial Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of moustachial. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: hydrogenously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From hydrogenous + -ly. 1. In the presence of hydrogen. Labels: not-comparable
Word: yurting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From yurt + -ing. 1. The recreational activity of camping in a yurt. Labels: uncountable
Word: Minster-on-Sea Part of Speech: name 1. A civil parish on the Isle of Sheppey, Swale borough, Kent, England, which includes the village of Minster.
Word: bubbles in Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bubble in Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bubbling in Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bubble in Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bubbled in Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bubble in Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: PEGI Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈpɛɡi/ 1. Acronym of Pan-European Game Information (“a video-game content rating system”). Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: forestification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From forest + -ification. 1. The act or process of turning an area into a forest. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: unflushable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + flushable. 1. That cannot be flushed. Labels: not-comparable Example: You may have heard an old crank in a big house ranting about appliances and unflushable toilets the other day. 2. Not designed to be disposed of by flushing down the toilet. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Sydney water team are hoping that by showing families the 'unflushable' and 'unsinkable' items, that the environment will be a lot better off. 3. That remains in the toilet bowl despite flushing. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unflushable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + flushable. 1. An item that cannot be flushed. Example: Recently, I asked Moffat about the "unflushables" gag -- which leads to one of the funniest jokes in the British show -- and he said flatly, "That was not taken out by me."
Word: ciliatology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ciliate + -ology. 1. The scientific study of ciliates (protozoa of the phylum Ciliophora). Labels: uncountable
Word: ciliatologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ciliatology + -ist or ciliate + -ologist. 1. A scientist who specializes in ciliatology.
Word: ciliatologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ciliatologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Saunderton Part of Speech: name 1. A settlement in Bledlow-cum-Saunderton parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP7902). 2. Another settlement and railway station in the same parish (OS grid ref SU8198).
Word: -desis Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέσῐς (désĭs, “binding together”), from δέω (déō, “to bind, tie, fasten”) + -σῐς (-sĭs, nominal suffix). Pronunciation: /-ˌdɪs.ɪs/, /-ˈdiːsɪs/ 1. Binding, fusion. Labels: morpheme Example: arthrodesis, pleurodesis
Word: as we know it Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In something's current form, which is familiar to the speaker and listener. Example: the end of the world as we know it
Word: myodesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From myo- + -desis. 1. The securing of a muscle or tendon to the bone via sutures passed through small holes drilled in the bone. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Gomorrite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Gomorrah + -ite. Pronunciation: /ɡəˈmɔːˌɹaɪt/, /ɡəˈmɔɹˌaɪt/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Gomorrah.
Word: Gomorrites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Gomorrite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dehub Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + hub. 1. To restructure flights or terminate operations at (an airport) in such a way that it ceases to be an airline hub. Labels: transitive
Word: dehubs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dehub Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dehubbed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dehub Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Part of Speech: name 1. A civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England.
Word: arber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arb + -er. 1. One who engages in arbitrage; an arbitrageur. Labels: informal
Word: arbers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bledlow Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Bledlow-cum-Saunderton parish, Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SP7702).
Word: ecocinema Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eco- + cinema. 1. A branch of filmmaking and film criticism dealing with the representation of the environment in film. Labels: uncountable Example: The academic scholarship on both Wildboyz and Green Porno has been virtually nonexistent heretofore […]. When it comes to Wildboyz, one could attribute this treatment to the program’s youthful intended audience or its general lack of sophistication. But those same features have not stopped ecocritics, ecocinema scholars, or other academics from writing about children’s environmental programming, environmentally themed animation, […]
Word: ecocinematic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From eco- + cinematic. 1. Of or pertaining to ecocinema. Labels: not-comparable
Word: geomantically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From geomantic + -ally. 1. In terms of geomancy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unfuses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unfuse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: unfusing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unfuse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: postalar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + alar. 1. Behind the wings. Labels: not-comparable
Word: premental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pre- + mental. 1. In front of the mentum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Skevington Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: dyscravia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Aviah Gvion and Naama Friedmann. Deliberate corruption of dysgraphia, by devoicing of [ɡ] to [k] () and voicing of [f] () to [v]. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkɹæviə/ 1. A subtype of dysgraphia that is characterized by voicing substitution errors in writing. Labels: uncountable
Word: dentophobe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dento- + -phobe. 1. A person afflicted by dentophobia; one who fears going to the dentist.
Word: filmify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From film + -ify. 1. To adapt or incorporate into a film; to filmize. Labels: rare, transitive
Word: orthosurgery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ortho- + surgery. 1. Orthopedics or orthopedic surgery. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: orthosurgeon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ortho- + surgeon. 1. An orthopedist or orthopedic surgeon. Labels: rare
Word: diagnoze Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of diagnose. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: anthropocide Part of Speech: noun 1. The death or murder of all humankind. Labels: uncountable
Word: Fowkes Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Tunnicliffe Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: purple-headed yogurt slinger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Popularized by the 1999 American comedy-drama film Varsity Blues. 1. A penis. Labels: humorous, slang
Word: Hinchcliffe Part of Speech: name Etymology: Habitational surname from a minor place in West Yorkshire, from the unattested Old English word *henge (“steep”) + clif (“cliff”). See henġeclif. Pronunciation: /ˈhɪnt͡ʃklɪf/ 1. A surname from Old English. Example: The Harris campaign immediately seized on Hinchcliffe’s remarks about Puerto Rico. In a tweet posted after his introduction, Hinchcliffe wrote in response, “These people have no sense of humor.”
Word: Cracknell Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: whorendous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of whore + horrendous. 1. Horrendous, awful, terrible. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: Office97 is a whorendous resource pig. It contains many useless features that seem to be designed for no other purpose than to induce you to buy a high end machine. Example: On Twitter, Eric Trump, one of the president’s sons, favorited a tweet, which was later deleted, that referred to Ms. Harris as a “whorendous pick.”
Word: resource pig Part of Speech: noun 1. A resource hog. Labels: rare, slang Example: Office97 is a whorendous resource pig. It contains many useless features that seem to be designed for no other purpose than to induce you to buy a high end machine.
Word: rat-licker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the urban myth that people in the Middle Ages licked rats to ward off the bubonic plague. 1. A person who refuses to take preventative measures during a disease outbreak (especially the COVID-19 pandemic). Labels: derogatory, neologism Example: > I'm the kind of person who prefers to stay indoors. good to know you ain't no rat-licker: [link to the Urban Dictionary entry of “rat-licker”] Example: I think the solution to your dilemma is obvious. You need to go swap some hot, dank, virus-heavy air with an overly clingy group of rat lickers.
Word: resource hog Part of Speech: noun 1. A process which consumes a large amount of system resources compared to its importance or function. Labels: slang
Word: stick one's foot in one's mouth Part of Speech: verb 1. To put one's foot in one's mouth. Labels: idiomatic
Word: stick one's foot in it Part of Speech: verb 1. To put one's foot in it. Labels: figuratively, idiomatic Example: There’ll be little campaigning on the hustings this season. For a politician who cherishes the connect, social distancing could be politically fatal; but for Biden, it could be a gift. He’ll have fewer chances to get carried away as he speaks, to overhug, to stick his foot in it (and he’s done quite a bit of that already). 2. Used to indicate that something turned out delicious Labels: figuratively, idiomatic Example: This chili turned out fabulous! Joe really stuck his foot in it this time, didn't he?
Word: overhug Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + hug. 1. To hug excessively or too much. Labels: ambitransitive Example: There’ll be little campaigning on the hustings this season. For a politician who cherishes the connect, social distancing could be politically fatal; but for Biden, it could be a gift. He’ll have fewer chances to get carried away as he speaks, to overhug, to stick his foot in it (and he’s done quite a bit of that already).
Word: overhugs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overhug Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overhugging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overhug Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overhugged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overhug Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: drinkmaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drink + making. 1. The process of making alcoholic drinks, especially cocktails. Labels: uncountable Example: Beer as a cocktail ingredient isn’t a revolutionary idea. It’s long played a part in drinkmaking. The original flips, concocted in the late 1600s, were made with beer, rum, sugar and whole egg, and served hot.