nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: omg Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of OMG Labels: Internet, alt-of, alternative, slang Example: Then, in a staggering display of empathy for the deceased lacking, this friend segues to the narcissist nub of the matter: "Omg wat if yu get arrested b4 yur bdai." 2. Alternative form of OMG: Labels: Internet, slang 3. Alternative form of OMG: Labels: Internet, slang 4. Alternative form of OMG: Labels: Internet, slang 5. Alternative form of OMG: Labels: Internet, slang
Word: annihilations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of annihilation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: architraves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of architrave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: benifices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of benifice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: branchings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of branching Labels: form-of, plural
Word: breech-loading Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a gun, such that ammunition is loaded at the rear of the bore. Labels: not-comparable
Word: muzzle-loading Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a gun in which the ammunition is loaded at the front of the barrel. Labels: not-comparable
Word: collieries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of colliery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crusaders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crusader Labels: form-of, plural
Word: locked-in syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. A rare, severe physical disorder in which a person cannot speak and is paralyzed—with the possible exception of some voluntary eye movement—while their mental faculties remain fully intact. Labels: uncountable Example: The locked-in syndrome is a medical condition in which, though both level and content of consciousness may be fairly normal, the patient is so severely paralyzed it may appear on superficial examination that he or she has diminished consciousness. Example: A a^([sic]) 58-year-old victim of locked-in syndrome has told the high court that a decision not to allow him to be helped to die would condemn him "to a 'life' of increasing misery".
Word: pseudocoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English coma English pseudocoma From pseudo- + coma. 1. The neurological disorder more commonly referred to as locked-in syndrome.
Word: thanks to Part of Speech: prep 1. Because of; normally used with a positive connotation, though it can be used sarcastically. Example: Amy was given a scholarship thanks to her excellent grades. Example: Thanks to the steadfast efforts of the volunteers, the town was well prepared when the flood hit.
Word: motorphobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English motorphobia From motor + -phobia. 1. Fear or dislike of automobiles or riding in one. Labels: uncountable Example: As a child with motorphobia, she used to grab her father's hand at the slightest sound of an approaching vehicle.
Word: know-all Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject. Labels: Ireland, UK
Word: scotomaphobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scotoma + -phobia. By surface analysis, scot- + -oma + -phobe + -ia. 1. Fear of blindness; fear of spots in one's visual field. Labels: uncountable
Word: paraprosdokian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek παρά (pará, “against”) + προσδοκία (prosdokía, “expectation”). Pronunciation: /ˌpæɹəˌpɹoʊsˈdoʊkiən/ 1. A figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. Labels: rhetoric Example: This style of comic poetry, a kind of parody of the Ballad, a series of quatrains generally leading up to a paraprosdokian or surprise in the fourth line, was initiated by [Oliver] Goldsmith in this merry tale.
Word: perfluoric acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The perfluoric version of a simple oxyacid of fluorine: HFO₄, which either does not occur or occurs only in ways that are difficult for humans to detect. Labels: uncountable Example: Since fluorine must always be negative relative to oxygen, oxyacids analogous to those of the other halogens cannot be expected (24). Almost certainly, perfluoric acid HFO₄, or fluoric acid HFO₃, or hypofluorous acid HOF, will not therefore be prepared.
Word: DOCSIS Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: trifluoroacetic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. a strong carboxylic acid used frequently in organic synthesis and as a buffer in liquid chromatography, with the molecular formula C₂HF₃O₂. Labels: uncountable
Word: boot-cut Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of boot cut. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: rope ladder Part of Speech: noun 1. A flexible ladder, constructed of rope, often with wooden rungs, suspended from the top. Example: Jem had outgrown the treehouse, but helped Dill and me construct a new rope ladder for it
Word: speckled trout Part of Speech: noun 1. A North American freshwater game fish (Salvelinus fontinalis); the brook trout.
Word: prickteaser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prick + teaser. 1. A seductive woman, especially one who does not deliver what she promises. Labels: derogatory, slang, vulgar
Word: Bava Metzi'a Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Aramaic בבא מציעא (literally “the middle chapter”). 1. A tractate (book) of the Talmud which deals with the laws of property.
Word: min. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of minimal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of minimum. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of minute. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: explanans Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin explānāns. 1. A collection of propositions that, taken together, explain another proposition (the explanandum).
Word: escarmouche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French escarmouche. Doublet of skirmish and Scaramouche. 1. A skirmish. Labels: obsolete
Word: escarmouches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of escarmouche Labels: form-of, plural
Word: night terror Part of Speech: noun 1. A sleeping disorder, where sleep is interrupted by anxiety, panic or screaming. 2. An interruption of sleep caused by anxiety, panic or screaming. Example: The sleep data are analyzed to determine if there is a consistent pattern when the night terrors occur. The parent is instructed to wake the child 15 to 30 minutes before the night terror typically occurs.
Word: night terrors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of night terror Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supermembrane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English membrane English supermembrane From super- + membrane. 1. A multidimensional membrane (a brane) posited in some theories of everything.
Word: mallspeak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mall + speak. 1. A form of language, practiced by the young, in which generalized modifiers (especially like and the form be like) are interspersed, often seemingly at random. Labels: US, uncountable
Word: horilka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ukrainian горі́лка (horílka, “vodka”). Compare Belarusian гарэ́лка (harélka), South Russian горе́лка (gorélka). Pronunciation: /hoˈɹilka/ 1. Ukrainian distilled spirit, sometimes flavoured with hot peppers. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In return for a glass of horilka he took us to the other end of the village, showed us an empty hut, and introduced us to its owner.
Word: gorilka Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of horilka. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nonconsumptive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmō Latin cōnsūmptus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -ive Middle English consumptive English consumptive English nonconsumptive From non- + consumptive. 1. That does not consume a resource. Labels: not-comparable 2. That is not consumed (eaten). Labels: not-comparable 3. Not suffering from consumption, or tuberculosis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonspecifically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From non- + specifically. 1. In a nonspecific manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: organomercurial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From organo- + mercurial. 1. Describing any organic compound of mercury Labels: not-comparable
Word: organomercurial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From organo- + mercurial. 1. Any organic compound of mercury, but especially such a drug
Word: polyelectrolytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English electrolytic English polyelectrolytic From poly- + electrolytic. 1. Of or pertaining to a polyelectrolyte.
Word: preconcentration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English concentration English preconcentration From pre- + concentration. 1. The concentration of a trace material prior to an analysis
Word: riboside Part of Speech: noun 1. Any glycoside of ribose
Word: topochemical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos) English topo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin chēmicus English -al English chemical English topochemical From topo- + chemical. 1. Describing, or affected by, the orientation of molecules Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to topochemistry Labels: not-comparable
Word: trinuclear Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English nuclear English trinuclear From tri- + nuclear. 1. Having three nuclei Labels: not-comparable
Word: ultracentrifugation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ultra- + centrifugation. 1. Centrifugation in an ultracentrifuge. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: arsenosugar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃enyomder. Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam Old Median *zaranyam Old Median *kā Old Median *zaraniyakāder. Middle Persian *zarnīkbor. Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)der. Arabic الزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)bor. Byzantine Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)der. Latin arsenicumder. Middle French arsenicbor. Middle English arsenik English arsenic Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English arseno- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old French çucrebor. Middle English sugre English sugar English arsenosugar From arseno- + sugar. 1. Any of several carbohydrates that contain arsenic, found in certain marine algae.
Word: arsinoyl Part of Speech: noun 1. The univalent arsenic radical -AsH₂(=O) 2. Any organic derivative of this radical -AsR₂(=O) Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: A-lister Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From A-list + -er. Pronunciation: /eɪ lɪstɚ/ 1. Someone on an A-list. Example: Seeing A-listers in the aisles makes Frieze seem sexier than most fairs, placing added pressure on galleries to live up to the sponsorship provided by high-end fashion brands and luxury goods. Example: [Hasan] Piker had already shown off his “cozy-ass ’fit” (sweatpants with kitschy bald eagles, a custom pair of platform Crocs), and recounted his experience the previous night at the Streamer Awards, a red-carpet event honoring A-listers on Twitch—the popular live-streaming site where he is one of the biggest stars, and the only prominent leftist.
Word: B-list Part of Speech: noun 1. An informal list of people in any of several categories (but especially in the entertainment industry) who are admired, desirable or bankable, but not as much as the people on the A-list.
Word: Z-list Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From A-list, because the letter Z is the last one in the alphabet. 1. A group of people who are the furthest from stardom, unlike the A-list.
Word: breviations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of breviation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aminoxyl Part of Speech: noun 1. The univalent radical derived from hydroxylamine by removal of a proton; its structure is best represented as H₂NO^. <=> H₂N^(.+)-O⁻; dihydridooxidonitrogen 2. Any organic derivative of the radical R₂NO^. <=> R₂N^(.+)-O⁻
Word: dihydridooxidonitrogen Part of Speech: noun 1. The univalent inorganic radical aminoxyl
Word: ammoniumyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree New Latin ammōniumbor. English ammonium Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English ammoniumyl From ammonium + -yl. 1. The univalent inorganic radical cation NH₃^(+.) derived from ammonia; azaniumyl
Word: azaniumyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English azanium Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English azaniumyl From azanium + -yl. 1. The univalent inorganic radical cation NH₃^(+.) derived from ammonia; ammoniumyl
Word: azanediyl Part of Speech: noun 1. The inorganic diradical HN, derived from ammonia by the loss of two hydrogen atoms. 2. Any organic derivative of this radical. Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: hatrack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hat + rack. 1. Alternative spelling of hat rack. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: employment contract Part of Speech: noun 1. A category of contract used in labor law to attribute rights and responsibilities between parties to a bargain.
Word: web-hosting Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of web hosting. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: contract of sale Part of Speech: noun 1. A contract that involves an exchange of goods, services or property to be exchanged from seller (or vendor) to buyer (or purchaser) for an agreed upon value in money (or money equivalent) paid or the promise to pay same.
Word: money-grubbers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of money-grubber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: freedom of contract Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fɹiː.dəm.əv.kɒn.tɹækt/ 1. The right of individuals to bargain freely among themselves the terms of their own contracts, without government interference. Labels: uncountable
Word: collectivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin colligō Latin collēctus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin collēctīvusder. Middle French collectifder. English collective Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English collectivity From collective + -ity. 1. The condition of being collective. Labels: uncountable Example: Collectivity was treated as an end in itself: We were here, as ruangrupa exhorted us, to “Make friends, not art!” 2. A body of people considered as a whole. Labels: countable
Word: war-paint Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of war paint. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: chirimoya Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cherimoya. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chokepoints Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chokepoint Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ossifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ossify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: wreckers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wrecker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ossifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ossify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: Won't you come over and love me? / Won't you come over again? / Help me overcome the unnerving / Ossifying body I'm in
Word: oviducts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oviduct Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overstays Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overstay Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overstaying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overstay Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overreaching Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English overreach Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English overreaching From overreach + -ing. 1. That overreaches (all senses).
Word: overreaching Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English overreach Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English overreaching From overreach + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of overreach Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overreaching Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English overreach Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English overreaching From overreach + -ing. 1. The act or process of overreach (e.g. reaching beyond or extending past acceptable limits). 2. Deception. Example: You cannot mention trade or business, for instance, but they will relate the frauds and overreachings by which such an one has acquired the wealth which he now possesses. Example: Any work of art/propaganda is surely permitted to lie. But Stone's overreachings in JFK are head-banging. How did he get this thing past the Script Dept.?
Word: overreached Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overreach Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: vocoder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of voice + coder. 1. Any of several electronic or digital devices or systems for the analysis or synthesis of speech.
Word: vocoder Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of voice + coder. 1. To analyze or synthesize (speech) by means of such a device. Labels: transitive
Word: oversights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oversight Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outlawing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outlaw Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overreaches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overreach Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overreaches Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overreach Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: FAI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of free androgen index. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of friendly artificial intelligence. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of fatal accident enquiry. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: corvina Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various fish, including Cilus gilberti, Larimichthys polyactis, and members of the genera Cynoscion and Isopisthus. 2. A red Italian grape variety, used in wines from Valpolicella and the wider region around the city of Verona.
Word: outharbour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English harbour English outharbour From out- + harbour. 1. In Newfoundland and Labrador, any city, town, or village having a harbour, other than the main port of St. John's. Labels: Canada
Word: outharbor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English harbor English outharbor From out- + harbor. 1. Alternative spelling of outharbour. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: macha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Transliteration of Tamil மச்சான் (maccāṉ) Pronunciation: /mətʃaː/ 1. best friend Labels: informal, slang
Word: macha Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish macha or formed by analogy from English macho. 1. macho Example: You know, I wonder how class affects the butch/fem aspects of our relationship, because I know there's this macha thing where you want to provide for me in some way.
Word: retirements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of retirement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: modders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of modder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: montanes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of montane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: calefactor Part of Speech: noun 1. A heater; something which heats, such as a stove, etc. Labels: dated
Word: Reebless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Reeb Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English Reebless From Reeb + -less. 1. (of a foliation) Not containing a Reeb component. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Reeb component Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Introduced by the French mathematician Georges Reeb (1920–1992). 1. A solid torus whose boundary is a leaf of a foliation of the ambient 3-dimensional manifold.
Word: participations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of participation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: priesthoods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of priesthood Labels: form-of, plural Example: […] the several priesthoods were drawn into some sort of informal intercourse and connection.
Word: raisings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of raising Labels: form-of, plural Example: 646 Christ's Resurrection was not a return to earthly life, as was the case with the raisings from the dead that he had performed before Easter: Jairus' daughter, the young man of Naim, Lazarus. These actions were miraculous events, but the persons miraculously raised returned by Jesus' power to ordinary earthly life. At some particular moment they would die again. Christ's Resurrection is essentially different. In his risen body he passes from the state of death to another life beyond time and space. At Jesus' Resurrection his body is filled with the power of the Holy Spirit: he shares the divine life in his glorious state, so that St. Paul can say that Christ is "the man of heaven".
Word: restructurings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of restructuring Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inlaws Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɪnˌlɑz/ 1. plural of inlaw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jewelery Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of jewellery (UK). Labels: alt-of, misspelling 2. Misspelling of jewelry (US). Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: jewlery Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of jewelry. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Valley Girl Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of valley girl. Labels: alt-of Example: As entertainment continues to influence the development of language, maybe one day “Shatner commas” and their odd, purposeless positions will become mainstream and the fear of overusing commas will be “refudiated," just “like, like Valley Girls.”
Word: Valley Girl Part of Speech: name 1. Valspeak; the dialect of English stereotypically spoken by valley girls.
Word: Valley girl Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of valley girl. Labels: alt-of
Word: valley girl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Valley, short for San Fernando Valley. Popularized by the Frank/Moon Zappa song Valley Girl (1982). 1. A girl or young woman from the San Fernando Valley, especially when stereotyped as superficial and material. Labels: US, slang Example: She's a valley girl / In a clothing store / Okay, fine / Fer sure Example: They were referring, of course, to that vast expanse of tract homes and backyard barbecues that is the San Fernando Valley. The valley, with its valley girls and mini-malls, never shared Los Angeles's cultural cachet. 2. Any girl perceived to act or speak like a stereotypical valley girl. Labels: broadly, derogatory, often Example: Like the area in California that Miss Zappa has immortalized, it is a well-to-do, upper-middle-class community with enough boutiques, clothing shops, shoe shops, fur shops, jewelry shops and chocolatiers to fill several hours a week in the life of those most conspicuous of consumers, the Valley Girls of Long Island, who are sometimes referred to simply as Island Vals.
Word: couldn've Part of Speech: contraction 1. Contraction of couldn't've. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, nonstandard
Word: thwarter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thwart + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈθwɔː(ɹ).tə(ɹ)/ 1. A person or thing that thwarts. Example: If Paul, in diſmiſſing, had conſidered only his natural cruelty, or his folly, real or affected, perhaps the meaſure would have been applauded but he appeared to aim at puniſing the man devoted to his mother, and the thwarter of his military innovations, which were too abrupt and too ill-directed Example: By his strong remonstrances he saved many a poor fellow from the rebel's crime and doom ; but not without imminent peril to himself. Governments did not like the thwarter of their purposes. 2. A disease in sheep, characterised by trembling, or convulsion. Labels: obsolete
Word: clay pigeon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The term is a remnant of the history of trap shooting. Originally, live pigeons were used as targets, but they were gradually replaced with clay disks and ultimately banned. Later, clay was replaced with more suitable raw materials. 1. A flying target, usually a disc, made of a mixture of pitch and pulverized limestone rock, used as moving target in sport shooting.
Word: empty-net goal Part of Speech: noun 1. A point scored when a player shoots the puck into the opposing team's net at a time when the opposing team's goalie has been withdrawn from the game for tactical reasons. Example: Malik added an empty-net goal with 55 seconds left on a length-of-the-ice shot.
Word: empty net goal Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of empty-net goal. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wuss out Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From wuss (“coward”). 1. To fail to do something because of cowardice. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: He said he was going to climb that tree, but he wussed out at the last moment.
Word: p'raps Part of Speech: adv 1. Contraction of perhaps. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, not-comparable Example: It's about time somebody sent me a tip for Thundercats. Such a classy little game, so fast, such marvy graphics, so pretty, so why no tips? Who knows, p'raps folks spend so much time noodling about wiv the game, they haven't got any time left to lift a pen and send me a letter. Example: Your reasoning, p’raps, was theological, / When apostolicum near ground to halt. / But I believe it quite illogical, / Nay – vestra culpa! – ’twas a grievous fault.
Word: underspend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)péndeti Proto-Italic *pendō Latin pendō Latin expendōbor. Proto-West Germanic *spendōn Old English spendan Middle English spenden English spend English underspend From under- + spend. 1. To spend too little of the funds appropriated or allocated.
Word: underspend Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)péndeti Proto-Italic *pendō Latin pendō Latin expendōbor. Proto-West Germanic *spendōn Old English spendan Middle English spenden English spend English underspend From under- + spend. 1. An amount by which an allocated amount is not expended. Example: Any underspends will revert to the general fund at the end of the year. Example: He also maintained that the final audited underspend was £322m, including additional estimates.
Word: underspends Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of underspend Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: underspent Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of underspend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: empty-netter Part of Speech: noun 1. An empty-net goal.
Word: empty netter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of empty-netter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hyperhypercubes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hyperhypercube Labels: form-of, plural
Word: synocracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-)der. English syn- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *kret- Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā)bor. English -cracy English synocracy From syn- + -o- + -cracy. 1. Rule by consensus. Labels: uncountable
Word: Jesuses Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Jesus (male given name) Labels: form-of, plural Example: In his Antiquities, of the twenty -eight high priests who held office from the reign of Herod the Great to the fall of the Temple, no fewer than four bore the name Jesus: Jesus ben Phiabi, Jesus ben Sec, Jesus ben Damneus and Jesus ben Gamaliel. Even Saint Paul makes reference to a rival magician, preaching ‘another Jesus’ (2 Corinthians 11,4). The surfeit of early Jesuses includes:[…] Example: >>> WHO IS JESÚS? / > / > / > Don't you know? He's the bloke down the road that sells firewood. He also / > drinks too much and gets into fights. / Yeah, but you live in Spain, don't you. Not a lot of Jesuses (Jesi?) around here.
Word: Jesuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Jesus (“the Christian savior”) Labels: form-of, plural Example: The Manichaeans had two Jesuses, an impassive and a passive, a Savior of souls and a Savior of bodies. Example: Witchcraft, voodoo, black magic, and sorcery may not play prominent parts in American religion, but faith healing and miracle working are extremely important - to such an extent that they, too, have tended to become organized and institutionalized, much to the horror of the more liberal religionists who are aghast at plastic Jesuses on automobiles and towers of faith at Oral Roberts University.
Word: Jesuses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of Jesus Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: buffly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English buff Middle English -ly English -ly English buffly From buff + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌf.lɪ/, /ˈbʌf.li/ 1. in a buff manner; attractively or muscularly. Labels: slang Example: We enter a loud bar with a buffly built bouncer blocking the door. Example: Jul 18, 2006 Future of Japanese anime and manga looking bright in US San Francisco Chronicle - "yaoi" goes against the grain of traditional rendering of men as buffly masculine.
Word: ædiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ædile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kababayan Part of Speech: noun 1. A compatriot; a fellow Filipino. Labels: Philippines Example: The biggest and, I would say, most important of these businesses is the local branch of "Seafood City," a chain of Pinoy supermarkets, where all the kababayans go to get home-style patis, toyo, suka, […]
Word: illiteracies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of illiteracy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: black rain Part of Speech: noun 1. Rain contaminated by fungi spores, soot, or other particulate matter. Labels: uncountable 2. Radioactive rain that fell on Hiroshima following the atomic bombing in 1945. Labels: uncountable
Word: stellated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin stellatus (“starry”). 1. star-shaped; stellate 2. Of a polyhedron, having its edges or planes extended to form a new shape.
Word: basal bristle Part of Speech: noun 1. A small feather located at the base of a bird's bill that has little or no vane.
Word: up-front Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of upfront. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Leaked documents from TfL poured cold water over the prospect of driverless trains. They concluded there was no financial case because because of the very high up-front infrastructure costs.
Word: up-front Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of upfront. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sabin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Wallace Clement Sabine (1868-1919), US physicist. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪbɪn/ 1. A unit of measurement that measures a material's absorbance of sound. A material that is 1 square meter in size that can absorb 100% of sound has a value of one metric sabin. Example: Sabine gave his name to the sabin, the standard unit that is ‘equal to the sound absorption of a square foot of a perfectly absorbing surface such as an open window’.
Word: corpus vile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin corpus (“body”) vile (“worthless”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɔɹpəs ˈviːleɪ/ 1. A person, animal or thing treated as expendable, to therefore use as an experimental subject regardless of whatever loss or damage it may suffer as a result. 2. The subject of an experiment. Labels: figuratively
Word: bandari Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Persian بندری (bandari). 1. A kind of rhythmic dance music originating from the Iranian side of the Persian Gulf. Labels: uncountable
Word: bandari Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Bhandari. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Dnipropetrovsk Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Дніпропетро́вськ (Dnipropetróvsʹk), from Дніпро́ (Dnipró, “Dnipro River”) + Петро́вський (Petróvsʹkyj), after Soviet revolutionary Grigory Petrovsky. The city was renamed in 2016 as part of general decommunization of placenames but renaming the oblast has not yet occurred because it is mentioned by name in the Ukrainian constitution. Doublet of Dnepropetrovsk, from Russian Днепропетро́вск (Dnepropetróvsk). Pronunciation: /ˈnɪproʊpɪˈtrɒvsk/ 1. An oblast in southeastern Ukraine, established in February 1932. 2. Former name of Dnipro. Labels: historical
Word: Donetsk Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáHnu Proto-Iranian *dáHnu Proto-Scythian *dānu Proto-Sarmatian *Δānbor. Proto-Slavic *Donъbor. Old East Slavic Донъ (Donŭ) Old Ruthenian Донъ (Don) Ukrainian Дон (Don) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ikas Proto-Slavic *-ьcь Ukrainian -ець (-ecʹ) Ukrainian Донець (Donecʹ) Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-iškas Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ Ukrainian -цьк (-cʹk) Ukrainian Доне́цьк (Donécʹk)bor. English Donetsk Borrowed from Ukrainian Доне́цьк (Donécʹk), from Донець (Donecʹ) + -цьк (-cʹk). Compare Russian Доне́цк (Donéck), Доне́ц (Donéc), Дон (Don). Pronunciation: /dəˈnɛtsk/ 1. A city, a municipal and regional administrative centre, an as well as, a raion of Donetsk Oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine, on the Kalmius river. 2. An oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Kramatorsk; former seat: Donetsk (prior to the Donbas War, where Russia occupied and set up puppet countries) 3. A self-declared country in Donetsk Oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Donetsk; occupying 1/3 of the province, but claiming all the province, before the Russian invasion of all of Ukraine in 2022. 4. A town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the Donets river.
Word: Kharkiv Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Ха́рків (Xárkiv), from Old Ruthenian Ха́рьковъ (Xárʹkov) (compare Russian Ха́рьков (Xárʹkov), whence English Kharkov). The city is named after the Kharkiv River. A folk etymology says the city and river are named after a Cossack called Харко́ (Xarkó), from Харько́ (Xarʹkó), from Greek Χαρίτων (Charíton), but there is no hard evidence supporting this. Pronunciation: /ˈxɑːkiːv/, /ˈhɑːkiːv/, /ˈhɑːkɪv/, /hɑːˈkiːv/, /ˈkɑːkiːv/ 1. An industrial city, the administrative centre of Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, in eastern Ukraine. Example: As a schoolboy in the Soviet Ukraine’s second largest city of Kharkiv, (it was then spelled Kharkov in line with the all-permeating ‘Russification’), I was a railway buff. 2. A raion of Kharkiv Oblast, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Kharkiv. 3. An oblast in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Kharkiv. Example: But Ukraine claimed its forces had shot down one of these drones for the first time last month near the city of Kupyansk in Kharkiv. Example: The Russian military command likely chose the seizure of Vovchansk as one of the key tactical objectives of the first phase of the offensive operation in northern Kharkiv Oblast, since Vovchansk is the largest settlement immediately on the border that would provide Russian forces a staging ground close to the Russian rear to prepare for and launch the second phase of the Russian offensive operation. 4. A river in eastern Ukraine. 5. Ellipsis of 9167 Kharkiv: an asteroid in Asteroid Belt, Solar System. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: Lviv Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Львів (Lʹviv), from Old East Slavic Лвовъ (Lvovŭ) or Львовъ (Lĭvovŭ), originally named after the founder's son, Левъ (Levŭ), Lev I of Galicia (ca. 1228 – ca. 1301). Compare Belarusian Львоў (Lʹvow), Polish Lwów, Russian Львов (Lʹvov), Slovak Ľvov, Middle Armenian Իլով (Ilov), Armeno-Kipchak Իլօվ (Ilōv). Also compare Old East Slavic Льва городъ (Lĭva gorodŭ, literally “Lev's city”), Greek Λεόπολις (Leópolis) or Λεοντόπολις (Leontópolis), Latin Leopolis and German Lemberg. Pronunciation: /ləˈviːv/ 1. A city, the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine. 2. A city, the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine. 3. A city, the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine. 4. A city, the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine. 5. A city, the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine. 6. Numerous villages in Ukraine: 7. Numerous villages in Ukraine:
Word: L'viv Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Lviv. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sevastopol Part of Speech: name Etymology: Late 18th century. From Ukrainian Севасто́поль (Sevastópolʹ) and Russian Севасто́поль (Sevastópolʹ), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστόπολις (Sebastópolis) from σεβαστός (sebastós, “august”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”), probably after Empress (=Augusta) Catherine II of Russia. Pronunciation: /ˌsɛvəˈstoʊpəl/, /səˈvæstəpoʊl/ 1. A port city in Crimea, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but de facto in Russia. It is the base of the Black Sea Fleet.
Word: Zaporizhia Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌzɑːpəˈɹiːʒi.ə/, /ˌzɑːpəˈɹiːʒə/, /ˌzæpəˈɹiːʒə/ 1. Alternative spelling of Zaporizhzhia. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Zaporizhzhia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the historical region of the same name, Ukrainian Запорі́жжя (Zaporížžja, “place beyond the rapids”), from за (za, “beyond”) + поро́ги (poróhy, “rapids”), plural of порі́г (poríh, “river rapid, threshold”). Compare Russian Запоро́жье (Zaporóžʹje). Pronunciation: /ˌzɑː.pəˈɹiːʒi.ə/, /ˌzæ.pə-/, /-ˈɹiː.ʒə/, /-ɹiːʒ.ʒ(i)ə/ 1. An industrial city, the administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia urban hromada, Zaporizhzhia Raion and Zaporizhzhia Oblast, in south-central Ukraine, on the River Dnipro. Example: The Ukrainian government says Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia and other cities have suffered a barrage of drone attacks, and pleaded with Western countries to step up their assistance in the face of the new challenge. 2. A raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. Administrative center: Zaporizhzhia. 3. An oblast in southeast Ukraine, also illicitly claimed by Russia. Administrative center: Zaporizhzhia. 4. A geographic region south-central Ukraine, “beyond the rapids” in the lower reaches of the Dnipro River, base of the Zaporozhian Cossacks. Labels: historical 5. Numerous villages in Ukraine: 6. Numerous villages in Ukraine: 7. Numerous villages in Ukraine: 8. Numerous villages in Ukraine: 9. Numerous villages in Ukraine: 10. Numerous villages in Ukraine: 11. Numerous villages in Ukraine: 12. Numerous villages in Ukraine: 13. Numerous villages in Ukraine: 14. Numerous villages in Ukraine: 15. Numerous villages in Ukraine: 16. Numerous villages in Ukraine: 17. Numerous villages in Ukraine:
Word: Kolmogorov randomness Part of Speech: noun 1. Informally, the property of a string being not longer than any computer program that can produce that string; that is, the property of a string being incompressible. Labels: uncountable
Word: algorithmic randomness Part of Speech: noun 1. Informally, the property of a string being not longer than any computer program that can produce that string; that is, the property of a string being incompressible. Labels: uncountable
Word: statistical randomness Part of Speech: noun 1. Informally, the property of a numeric sequence of containing no recognizable patterns or regularities; exemplified in the results of an ideal die roll, or the digits of π (as far as we can tell). Labels: uncountable
Word: waferlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English wafer Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English waferlike From wafer + -like. 1. Having a shape or texture similar to a wafer.
Word: unrationed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English rationed English unrationed From un- + rationed. 1. Not rationed
Word: vinegariness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English vinegary Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English vinegariness From vinegary + -ness. 1. The condition of resembling vinegar. Labels: uncountable
Word: prawn cocktail Part of Speech: noun 1. A salad dish made from cooked, peeled, chilled prawns with a Marie Rose sauce, served on lettuce with lemon.
Word: random seed Part of Speech: noun 1. A number or vector used to initialize a pseudorandom number generator.
Word: go along for the ride Part of Speech: verb 1. To accompany someone in a passive manner, or to take a relatively passive or detached role in a project or group activity. Labels: idiomatic Example: Bankman-Fried’s confidants were along for the ride. At his side was Caroline Ellison, Alameda’s CEO and his on-again, off-again lover.
Word: red snapper Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several Atlantic foodfishes, of the genus Lutjanus, that have reddish bodies 2. Rhomboplites aurorubens (vermillion snapper)
Word: food fish Part of Speech: noun 1. Any fish used as human food.
Word: polymodality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English modality English polymodality From poly- + modality. 1. The use of multiple modes in a piece if music 2. multimodality
Word: multimodality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From multimodal + -ity. By surface analysis, multi- + modality. 1. The quality of being multimodal; employing multiple modes. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The presence of multiple modes or maxima in a statistical distribution. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: polymodally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English polymodal Middle English -ly English -ly English polymodally From polymodal + -ly. 1. In a polymodal manner 2. Involving multiple modality
Word: polyquat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English quat English polyquat From poly- + quat. 1. Any of several quaternary ammonium compounds that are used as algicides.
Word: polyradiculitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English radiculitis English polyradiculitis From poly- + radiculitis. 1. inflammation of the roots of the nerves Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: polyembryoma Part of Speech: noun 1. An aggressive form of germ cell tumor usually found in the ovaries.
Word: polymorphean Part of Speech: adj 1. polymorphous Labels: rare
Word: polyrhythmic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)bor. Latin rhythmusder. English rhythm English polyrhythm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English polyrhythmic From polyrhythm + -ic. 1. Having multiple, simultaneous rhythms.
Word: polyrhythmical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós) English rhythmic English -al English rhythmical English polyrhythmical From poly- + rhythmical. 1. polyrhythmic