nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: wwoofer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wwoof + -er. 1. One who wwoofs ("to work on an organic farm in exchange for room, board, and education in organic farming"). Example: Part of the wwoof idea is that the farmers teach the wwoofers about organic farming but the reality is that the farmers often pick up as much as they share. Example: This is the life style of people who want to "eat food with a better backstory" […] aspirational farmers, hobby farmers, intern farmers, student farmers, wwoofers—people who take part in programs sponsored by the World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms movement—and people who stay at hotels on farms where they eat things grown by the owners.
Word: wwoofers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wwoofer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wish-washing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wish-wash Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: wish-washed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of wish-wash Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: water-rates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of water-rate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: key interest rates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of key interest rate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tracheo-broncho-pulmonary Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to or involving the trachea, bronchi, and lungs collectively, especially in reference to diseases, infections, or physiological processes affecting the entire lower respiratory tract. Labels: not-comparable
Word: autumn Adonises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autumn Adonis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: suspended congress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Sanskrit अवलम्बितक रत (avalambitaka rata), from the Kama Sutra. 1. A sex position which consists of one participant carrying the other while penetrating them. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable
Word: simatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sima + -ic. 1. Composed predominantly of silica-bearing, magnesia-bearing, and ferriferous minerals such as olivine, pyroxene, amphibole, and biotite. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: ensimatic Example: In this process the sial is squeezed out laterally and forms the nuclei of continents, while the subsided region becomes an ocean basin. Thereafter the low-lying basins. which are comprised of solid basic or simatic material. continue to attract basic volcanism because the basic lavas are lighter than their solid counterparts. On the other hand. the high-standing sialic continents largely prevent the extrusion of basic lavas on their surfaces because they are less dense on the average than the basic magmas. By these mechanisms the continents and ocean basins are preserved and continue to grow.
Word: Ukropium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Ukro- (“related to Ukraine”) + copium (“a delusion meant to help someone cope with a loss”) + hopium (“an irrational and unfounded hope”), influenced by Russian укро́п (ukróp), a slur towards Ukrainians. 1. A form of wishful thinking in which Ukraine is expected to prevail against Russia in the Russo-Ukrainian war. Labels: Internet, derogatory, offensive, uncountable Example: 2 months later, no real panic with the first Challenger being deleted. We can see that folks are just huffing tons of Ukropium to keep their pretend reality from imploding. Example: They are all saying Time is in Russia’s payroll now! That’s some serious hyper-Ukropium right there!
Word: EUEM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of end-user experience management. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: Measuring site health from the end user's point of view is the discipline of EUEM, which is the logical complement to web analytics.
Word: Debes Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named for the German cartographer Ernst Debes (1840–1923). Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪbəs/ 1. A lunar impact crater located to the north of Mare Crisium, in the eastern part of the Moon’s near side.
Word: how my Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: /haʊ̯ əm aɪ̯/ → /haʊ̯ m‿aɪ̯/ From how'm + I, a contraction of how + am + I, phonetically respelled as if it were how + my. Pronunciation: /haʊ̯ maɪ̯/ 1. Contraction of how + am + I. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction, nonstandard Example: Aw, how'my gonna make m'livin' robbin' banks 'n bumpin' a feller off occas'nally? Example: I hang up. "How my going to get to sleep tonight, Mag? How my going to?"
Word: UEM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of user experience management. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: mistrigger Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + trigger. 1. To trigger by mistake. Example: Two opposing SSRs (Nos 1 and 4 or 2 and 3) could still mistrigger simultaneously due to dv/dt or high-voltage transients; therefore, resistors R1 through R4 are inserted to limit the resultant surge current. Example: Pedestrians, motorcycles, birds, or debris are not a threat to mistrigger the system .
Word: mistrigger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mis- + trigger. 1. The act of mistriggering or an instance of mistriggering. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: While periodically operatin test switch reduce R2 (increasing ramp) until specified value is reached without mistrigger. Example: The 10K resistors and the 0.001μF disc capacitors in the input circuit of each timer IC prevent a possible mistrigger on positive pulse edges.
Word: mistriggers Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mistrigger Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mistriggers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mistrigger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mistriggering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mistrigger Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mistriggered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mistrigger Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reputation management Part of Speech: noun 1. The influencing, controlling, enhancing, or concealing of an individual's or group's reputation. Labels: uncountable Example: In future, the rise of reputation management as a profession will impact the management of reputation. A LinkedIn search for ‘reputation management’ in June 2018 yielded nearly one million results[…]
Word: ADMM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of alternating direction method of multipliers. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: o11y Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of observability. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Example: You may find observability documentation, tools, and courses by searching for o11y, which we pronounce “ollie.”
Word: mistrip Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + trip. 1. To trip by mistake. Example: For example, individual bottles may leak chronically, may contaminate the samples being taken, e.g. chlorofluorocarbons, or may consistently mistrip or otherwise malfunction. Example: However, relay C mistripped for one backward fault case, and showed unexpected performance for forward faults, as it tripped faster for a fault at 17% along the line than for a close-in fault.
Word: mistrip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mis- + trip. 1. The act of mistripping or an instance of mistripping. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This system takes out all the guesswork, when for example, a mistrip occurs and the drill has to be tripped in a second time. Example: At present, it has a 2/3 logic base, which may be subject to mistrip, as it is switched to the trip mode during test or maintenance.
Word: mistrips Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mistrip Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mistrips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mistrip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mistripping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mistrip Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mistripped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mistrip Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: RUM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of real user monitoring. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: RUM may involve sniffing the network connection, adding JavaScript to pages, installing agents on end user machines, or some combination thereof.
Word: keep it 100 Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of keep it one hundred. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: MELT Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of metrics, events, logs, and traces. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable Example: Another way to describe APM suites is that they are the monitoring technology that makes MELT data collection possible and useful for SREs.
Word: retrier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From retry + -er. 1. One who or that which retries. Example: […] a retrier of facts passed upon by the trial court when the conclusion reached is supported by competent testimony. Example: In case of lambda failures, messages can be […] picked up by a retrier service, typically built using AWS Step functions.
Word: retriers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of retrier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: BWIR Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of British West Indies Regiment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Word: silver vixen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Modelled on earlier silver fox. 1. A female silver fox (animal). Example: I saw a very dark silver fox slip across the road just in front of me. After a while I discovered that they were a mated pair—the biscuit-colored dog fox and the smaller silver vixen. 2. An attractive woman who has graying hair. Labels: colloquial
Word: silver vixens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of silver vixen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trunk or treating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of trunk or treat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: AIOps Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of AI + DevOps. 1. Synonym of MLOps. Labels: uncountable Example: Enterprises are discovering AIOps because it helps them in optimizing their IT infrastructure. But how do companies start with AIOps?
Word: MTTD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of mean time to detect. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: sclerema neonatorum Part of Speech: noun 1. A rare severe skin condition characterized by diffuse hardening of the subcutaneous tissue with minimal inflammation. Labels: uncountable
Word: Battle of the Beams Part of Speech: name 1. A period early in World War II when Luftwaffe bombers used a number of increasingly accurate radionavigation systems for night bombing in Britain, which fought back with a variety of increasingly effective means involving jamming and deception signals. Labels: historical
Word: Nasiriyah Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic ٱلنَّاصِرِيَّة (n-nāṣiriyya). 1. A city in Iraq on the lower Euphrates, founded in the late 19th century.
Word: Nasiriya Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Nasiriyah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Nassiriya Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Nasiriyah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: TSDB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of time series database. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: TSDBs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of TSDB Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 85er Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From 85 + -er. 1. According to the Five-Percent Nation movement: a member of the ignorant majority of humanity (85%), who are neither 5 percenters nor part of the controlling elites (10%). Example: Imagine that, the best Muslim without even doing my prayers, but the best Muslim because I used my mind and thought it out while these 85ers just banged their heads on the floor and never asked a question.
Word: 85ers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 85er Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gigascale Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From giga- + scale. 1. On a gigantic scale. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Moser's worm problem Part of Speech: name Etymology: Formulated by the Austrian-Canadian mathematician Leo Moser in 1966. 1. An unsolved problem asking for the region of smallest area that can accommodate every plane curve of length 1, i.e. the curve can be rotated and translated to fit inside the region (which in some variations of the problem is restricted to be convex).
Word: intercept theorem Part of Speech: name 1. An important elementary theorem about the ratios of various line segments that are created if two rays with a common starting-point are intercepted by a pair of parallels. It is equivalent to the theorem about ratios in similar triangles.
Word: razor-billed curassow Part of Speech: noun 1. A cracid bird of species Mitu tuberosum, found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.
Word: razor-billed curassows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of razor-billed curassow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moving sofa problem Part of Speech: name 1. A two-dimensional idealization of furniture-moving problems, asking for the rigid two-dimensional shape of largest area that can be maneuvered through an L-shaped planar region with legs of unit width.
Word: sofa problem Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of moving sofa problem.
Word: sofa constant Part of Speech: name 1. The area that is the solution to the moving sofa problem.
Word: SORR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of sequence-of-returns risk. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SORRs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of SORR Labels: form-of, plural
Word: MDCs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of MDC Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tammari Part of Speech: noun 1. A people of Benin. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Tammari Part of Speech: name 1. Their Gur language.
Word: Tammanyization Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of Tammanyizing. Labels: uncountable
Word: nonabuse Part of Speech: noun 1. Absence of abuse; the act of not abusing. Labels: uncountable Example: Your body's ability to fight all disease, including AIDS and its related illnesses may be benefitted by general good health — good nutrition, lots of rest, exercise and nonabuse of alcohol, poppers and other drugs.
Word: abilism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ableism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Obviously, the male, Anglo, middle-class, "no fats or femmes" youth culture is less open to confronting abilism than the lesbian community. Yet, I've found hardcore abilism from many hardcore radical dykes that dream of an "ideal" Amazon society (where disabilities just have no place).
Word: choreopoem Part of Speech: noun 1. A performance combining a poem-reading with bodily movement.
Word: testectomy Part of Speech: noun 1. orchiectomy; removal of one or both testes Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: spideret Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spider + -et. 1. A baby spider. Labels: rare Example: What shrieks and groans of widow spideresses and orphaned spiderets must haunt his guilty slumbers! Example: See! what a busy region we disturb when we lift this stone! Half-a-dozen scarlet-bodied spiderets, “soldiers,” scampering away in most unmilitary haste to hide under crumbs of brown earth; here a grey-brownish slug, there a jet black one, larger and fatter, put out first one and then another tentacle, resenting the intrusion on their slumber, while you wonder how such big, soft animals can lie, to say nothing of sleeping, under a mass of stone like this.
Word: spiderets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spideret Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spider cloths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spider cloth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gayization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gay + -ization. 1. The act or process of making something gay (homosexual). Labels: uncountable Example: DeGeneres' confession [of lesbianism] was instrumental in the cultural shift and the "gayization" of American TV, landing her on the cover of Time magazine with the headline “Yep, I'm Gay.” Example: This gayization — or fagatizing, if you will — of advertising is the product of several factors. Inroads made by both feminism and the gay movement […] have allowed men to be different — to loosen up a bit, […]
Word: Qhara Qhara Part of Speech: noun 1. An indigenous people of Bolivia. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: trashola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trash + -ola. 1. Trash; rubbish; anything worthless. Labels: US, informal, uncountable Example: Last week's hit single will fall prey to the newest English import; last month's cult film is this month's trashola; and the starlets that parade the covers of People usually fade before their four-color posters hit the remainder tables. Example: […] trashola prose features regular dollops of sub-literate laziness (including non-words like "arousement" and "assertation").
Word: body control module Part of Speech: noun 1. An electronic unit responsible for monitoring and controlling various electronic accessories in the body of a motor vehicle, such as windows, mirrors, air conditioning, and central locking.
Word: body control modules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of body control module Labels: form-of, plural
Word: referential transparency Part of Speech: noun 1. A property of a linguistic construction where, for any expression built from it, replacing a subexpression with another one that denotes the same value does not change the value of the expression. Labels: uncountable
Word: referential opacity Part of Speech: noun 1. A property of a linguistic construction where, for an expression built from it, replacing a subexpression with another one that denotes the same value may change the value of the expression. Labels: uncountable
Word: referentially transparent Part of Speech: adj 1. Exhibiting the property of referential transparency. Labels: not-comparable
Word: referentially opaque Part of Speech: adj 1. Exhibiting the property of referential opacity. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dearmour Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of dearmor. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dearmours Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dearmour Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dearmouring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dearmour Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dearmoured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dearmour Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dearmor Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + armor. 1. To remove the armor from (a combat vehicle, etc.). Labels: transitive 2. To release emotional tension from the body by means of touch and massage, supposed to confer health benefits.
Word: dearmored Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dearmor Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dearmors Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dearmor Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dearmoring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dearmor Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: T4Ts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of T4T Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pacifical letters Part of Speech: noun 1. Documents recommending the bearer as one in peace and fellowship with the church. Labels: historical, plural, plural-only
Word: letters of peace Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of pacifical letters. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: letters pacifical Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of pacifical letters. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: post-Dobbs Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + Dobbs, after Thomas E. Dobbs, former health officer of Mississippi. 1. After the decision of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022), holding that abortion is not a constitutional right in the United States. Labels: not-comparable Example: “What we're seeing now is this post-Dobbs backlash,” said Jessica Taylor, an analyst at the non-partisan Cook Political Report. “And Republicans have clearly not come up with an effective message for this.”
Word: MSDH Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Mississippi State Department of Health. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: press money Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of prest money (“money paid to enlisted men”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable 2. Synonym of earnest money (“money paid as a deposit”). Labels: uncountable
Word: schizmogenesis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of schismogenesis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: dwyle flonking Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dwile flonking. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: dwile flunking Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dwile flonking. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: dwyle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dwile. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dwyles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dwyle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stone canal Part of Speech: noun 1. A duct, commonly lined with calcareous material, forming part of the water vascular system.
Word: stone canals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stone canal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Rose Cross Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Rosy Cross. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: betterable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From better + -able. 1. Able to be bettered or improved. Labels: not-comparable
Word: toasted raviolis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toasted ravioli Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sit loose Part of Speech: verb 1. To be careless or indifferent (to something). Labels: dated Example: […] the man who, sitting loose to the objects of the world, has become altogether a Christian. Example: […] get used to dealing directly with God and feel that He is the one sure thing, then they get accustomed to sitting loose to all else, and aren't ready to take anything else, finally speaking, on authority — much as they may respect authority.
Word: sit loosely Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of sit loose. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Oh, blessed position to be in waiting for the Master's coming, sitting loosely to everything on earth, and living in comparative indifference to all the world calls good or great.
Word: think good Part of Speech: verb 1. To be disposed; to be willing. Labels: archaic Example: […] if you think good to go on with the course you have propounded. Example: […] an account, as wherewith we doubt not you will be satisfied, if you think good to require it of us.
Word: spiderlet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spider + -let. 1. A baby spider. Example: The most curious of all are the ground spiders like the Lycosae which drag the egg sac around attached to the posterior end of the abdomen, or in some cases held by the chelicerae. When these latter hatch the young spiderlets climb on to the mother and let her carry them about. Example: The giant orb-weaving spider Nephila clavipes stands guard over her eggs, which are fastened to a leaf. Until the spiderlets hatch, she lets her 8-foot web go untended. 2. A stolon of a spider plant. Labels: rare Example: Horticulturists know that a pampered spider-plant will not produce its offshoot stolon (its spiderlets); only when its soil is not rich and fertilizer is withheld (i.e., the spider-plant feels starved and threatened) will it start producing stolon in profusion. Example: If you have a spider plant, prune off spiderlets (miniature plants or offsets at the branch tips), place them in water until they show roots, and then transplant. […] Grow more plants by rooting spiderlets (the mother plant’s extensions) in soil or water.
Word: spiderlets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spiderlet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: evidentiates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of evidentiate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: womana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of woman. Pronunciation: /wʊˈmɑːnə/ 1. An extremely feminine woman. Example: You might know her [Pearl Liaison] as the runner-up of season seven, but since leaving the show she's become the creator of an iconic YouTube channel which both venerates and undermines the classic tutorial format. In one, she goes full womana, before dragging herself older by 80 years; in another, she introduces Roxanne -- the all singing, all smoking international bachelorette: "right now, I've been sober for fourteen hours, and... it's goin' okay... still smoking, but you've got to start somewhere." Example: With someone like Monét, who's known for being a really great performer and a lip sync assassin, I was like, 'Girl, don't even try me when it comes to being sexy. I am gonna give WOMANA!' And then crazy Tammie Brown at the end.
Word: rough slant Part of Speech: noun 1. A partially enclosed shed used for shelter. Labels: archaic
Word: rough slants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rough slant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lay salt on someone's tail Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of put salt on someone's tail. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tableword Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From table + word. Calque of Esperanto tabelvorto. 1. Any of the basic correlatives in Esperanto, often displayed in a table. Example: And how many little words and particles that fit nowhere must we learn? Esperanto's inventor Zamenhof had a stroke of genius on that: the so-called table words. Example: There is a table of words for what/when/where / that/then/there etc, but that's about it... ¶ If you are learning just by reading the text, a useful trick to know is that words and word-roots can be stuck together to make bigger words. (But the above-mentioned tablewords are *not* made that way.)
Word: tablewords Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tableword Labels: form-of, plural
Word: have got the face on Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of have a face on. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Oh, but it's right hard to remember That on a day like today When you're all argumentative And you've got the face on
Word: cannamom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From canna (“a clipping of cannabis”) + mom. 1. A mother who regularly consumes cannabis. Labels: informal, neologism Example: Brazill “absolutely” believes consuming cannabis made her better at being a mom. ¶ “I know it did,” Brazill, 57, said of her experiences with being a “cannamom,” a hashtag on social media given to mothers who enjoy marijuana while parenting.
Word: flight cases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flight case Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pela Part of Speech: name 1. A Burmish language spoken in western Yunnan, China.
Word: coming into the world Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of come into the world Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: coming into the world Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of being born; a birth. Labels: dated, idiomatic
Word: put and take Part of Speech: noun 1. A traditional children’s gambling game similar to dreidel. Labels: uncountable
Word: smoke grinder Part of Speech: noun 1. An ellipsograph used as a toy. 2. A small pump drill used as a toy.
Word: what does it matter Part of Speech: intj 1. A reply indicating uncaring. Labels: colloquial, impolite, rhetoric
Word: grab hag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grab + hag. Originally applied to older women who engaged in the practice, but now can be applied to individuals of any age or gender. 1. One who takes excessively or takes all that is available, without regard for the needs or considerations of others. Labels: China, derogatory, often, rare, slang Example: There’s a certain type of auntie in China, OK? We call them grab hags. […] There’s a specific demographic of these grab hags, we call them, which are, like, the most infuriating people you’ll ever meet. […] They’re basically like these vile creatures that will take anything they can. If they see an opportunity to take something for free, they do. Example: If you have free samples, a grab hag will take all of them, leaving none for anyone else. Grab hags are the reason why many parts of China don’t have free toilet paper in bathrooms.
Word: fly killer Part of Speech: noun 1. A small toy pellet gun.
Word: grab hags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grab hag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: WWOOFer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of wwoofer. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: There was a survey completed recently by a Lund University student named Maggie Melin, in which over 1,400 WWOOFers participated.
Word: WWOOFers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of WWOOFer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: WWOOFs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of WWOOF Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: WWOOFed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of WWOOF Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: water blink Part of Speech: noun 1. A spot of cloud hanging over open water in Arctic regions.
Word: water blinks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of water blink Labels: form-of, plural
Word: water blinks Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of blinks (“the plant Montia fontana”). Labels: uncountable
Word: water deck Part of Speech: noun 1. A decorated canvas cover for a dragoon's saddle. Labels: historical
Word: water decks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of water deck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buckwheaty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From buckwheat + -y. 1. Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat. Example: “There is not anything this side of hell as mean as a licensed saloon, and I would rather have five uncompromising than 500 wishy wash, buckwheaty men to fight this damnable curse.” Example: We have just gotten in a car of genuine old-fashioned dark buckwheat. This buckwheat is real old-fashioned kind; it’s pure; it is not mixed with wheat flour, nor corn flour, nor anything else; it’s the regular old buckwheaty buckwheat and you’ll like it. 2. With buckwheat. Example: Now she is Frederick, all valleys and hills, / The Linganore driving the old water-mills; / Now she is Garrett—most rugged of maids / A-wing o’er the bloom of the buckwheaty glades, / Tiptoe on peaks where the Great Savage thrills / The heart that looks off from its huge colonnades / To the winding Potomac, that trails like a band / Of silver-spun ribbon across the green land. Example: Breakfast? No Longer Buckwheaty / We learn with dismay that the 1955 crop of buckwheat was the smallest in 89 years. It now takes only two million bushels a year to fill the demand. At that rate we shall soon have a generation of children who never tasted a buckwheat cake on a frosty morning.
Word: ropehead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rope + head. 1. A person with dreadlocks. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: ropeheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ropehead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flapjacky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From flapjack + -y. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a flapjack (oat bar). Labels: UK Example: The only downside was the lack of vegan puds, they did have an apricotty flapjacky thing but a 'real' cake would have ensured top marks!! Example: At least they gave us the choice of having sarnies that expired that day for half price, or fresher ones at full price. We each had a half price butty, a can of elderflower fizzy stuff and Pa had a flapjacky thing. 2. Resembling or characteristic of an (American) pancake. Labels: US Example: Flapjacks must be a sort of natural boy food the world over, for a New York city organization has found itself compelled to provide this American dish at its boys’ camp at Lake Membosha, New York, and also at another boys’ camp, the first of its kind in Cuba, which it helps the Asociacion de Jovenes Cristianos, of Havana, to run for Cuban youngsters, at Mariel Bay. […] And the name of the camp is “Camp Skidoo,” which certainly has a flapjacky sound. Example: “You once told me a man is what he eats. I ate flapjacks for breakfast and I’ve felt kind of flapjacky all day.”
Word: smurfable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From smurf + -able. 1. Susceptible to a smurf attack. Labels: not-comparable, uncommon
Word: bandwith Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of bandwidth. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: For the Hoop/Column antenna, a satisfactory controller design meeting the desired bandwith of .1 rad/sec and ensuring stability with unmodelled high frequency modes was obtained using only a colocated pair of 3-axis attitude sensors and torque actuators. Example: The additional bandwith requirement of a DSSS modulation scheme reduces the system bandwith efficiency, while the processing gain of symbol-by-symbol detection may help to compensate it.
Word: family reunification Part of Speech: noun 1. The bringing together of family members so that they can live in the same country.
Word: womanas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of womana Labels: form-of, plural
Word: besullied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of besully Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: besullies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of besully Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: besullying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle of besully Labels: form-of, participle, present
Word: Dysart et al Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
Word: sleepingwear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sleeping + -wear. 1. Synonym of sleepwear. Labels: uncountable Example: This new sleepingwear is made out of Carlsbad processed fabric—a luxuriously soft and comfortable material for which we claim exceptional warmth. The garments meet all the requirements of winter sleeping comfort and can be worn as you wear any nightwear. Example: Canton flannel was a fabric much used in the time of Crane’s boyhood for sleepingwear, undergarments, even sheets.
Word: l8rs Part of Speech: intj 1. Abbreviation of laters. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of Example: mad maddie:and maybe the pope will fly. l8rs, chickie!
Word: theophory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek θεόφορος (theóphoros, “bearing a god”) + -y. 1. The property of bearing the name of a deity. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Micah is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), and means "Who is like God?" The name is sometimes found with theophoric extensions. Suffix theophory in Yah and in Yahweh results in Michaiah or Michaihu. Suffix theophory in El results in Michael.
Word: epithetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From epithet + -ry. 1. The art or practice of using epithets. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Chang Loi’s ancestry with choice bits of elephant-folk epithetry so tangful they made even Barnsdale’s accustomed ears to pringle with their novelty and warmth. Example: Political epithetry of course is quite different from gobbledygook or bafflegab, which means bureaucratic lingo; we are keeping our pulse on bafflegab, too, but have time here only to report one new addition: 'quid pro quid.
Word: cut someone off at the knees Part of Speech: verb 1. To abruptly thwart someone, shut them down, or put them in their place.
Word: keeping in mind Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of keep in mind Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: keeps in mind Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of keep in mind Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: lands in someone's lap Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of land in someone's lap Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: landing in someone's lap Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of land in someone's lap Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: landed in someone's lap Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of land in someone's lap Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Andean fox Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæn.di.ən fɑks/ 1. Synonym of culpeo (“A canid native to the Andes region of South America”).
Word: Andean foxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Andean fox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rowns Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rown Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rowns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rown Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tibetan sand fox Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Tibetan fox.
Word: Tibetan sand foxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Tibetan sand fox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wolf's-fists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wolf's-fist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bastard fox Part of Speech: noun 1. A cross between a standard red fox and a silver fox, featuring fur coloration of both. Example: One curious mutation, or coat variation, is the one known best as the Samson fox, but sometimes called the burnt, scorched or bastard fox. This animal lacks the long guard hairs and remains throughout its career a woolly, nondescript character without adequate protection from the cold of the winter.
Word: bastard foxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bastard fox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cross fox Part of Speech: noun 1. A red fox color morph with dark fur along its face, underside, paws, and tail, and a dark cross-shape on its back.
Word: cross foxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cross fox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: platinum fox Part of Speech: noun 1. A red fox color morph with mostly white fur, with grey fur across the back and sides of the face.
Word: platinum foxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of platinum fox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marble fox Part of Speech: noun 1. A red fox color morph of mostly white fur with a line of dark fur going down the back and across the face.
Word: marble foxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marble fox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Samson fox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A reference to the Biblical story of Samson and the foxes in Judges 15:4–5 – the short curly fur's appearance being reminiscent of singed fur. 1. A red fox mutation that lacks guard hairs, thus having a wooly appearance. Example: Captive foxes have been selectively bred for other colours, but wild foxes usually appear in only two other variations: a Samson fox is a genetic mutation with no guard hairs, only soft, tightly curled underfur
Word: Samson foxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Samson fox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pampas fox Part of Speech: noun 1. A tan-colored South American canid, of species Lycalopex gymnocercus.
Word: pampas foxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pampas fox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sechuran fox Part of Speech: noun 1. Lycalopex sechurae, a South American fox.
Word: Sechuran foxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Sechuran fox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hoary fox Part of Speech: noun 1. Lycalopex vetulus, a wild canid endemic to Brazil. 2. the Blanford's fox (Vulpes cana). Labels: rare
Word: hoary foxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hoary fox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lightning bruiser Part of Speech: noun 1. A very strong and fast, usually violent person.
Word: everlasting syllabub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From everlasting (“continuing indefinitely”) + syllabub, in reference to the fact that whipping the cream allowed it to stay fresh for several days. 1. A syllabub made using whipped cream and served as a dessert.
Word: everlasting syllabubs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of everlasting syllabub Labels: form-of, plural
Word: solid syllabub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From solid + syllabub, in reference to the fact that the cream was whipped into a semi-solid form. 1. Synonym of everlasting syllabub.
Word: solid syllabubs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of solid syllabub Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hearth-pennies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hearth-penny Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Reynardian Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the folk character of Reynard the fox and his mannerisms; cunning. Labels: not-comparable Example: Common sense compels us to believe that the whole affair was merely a ruse by which Yale, with true Reynardian craft, hoped to win the cup. Example: This was Mr. Fox's position ; but he was not a man to submit tamely to an adverse fate — even the fox when driven to the wall will show his teeth — and his human name-sake was not false to this Reynardian quality.
Word: kitsune udon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 狐 (kitsune, “fox”) + Japanese 饂飩 (udon). In Japanese folklore, tofu is a favored dish of the kitsune. 1. Japanese hot udon soup topped with seasoned fried tofu, and scallions. Labels: uncountable
Word: pea-soup Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of pea soup. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It is great to live in the U.S.A. Here we get the pea soup, while in London they get the pea-soup fog. Example: […] the Game Boy's energy-efficient pea-soup LCD screen made it the original green machine!
Word: pea-soup Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of pea soup. Labels: alt-of, countable, dated, uncountable Example: “I’m afraid, gentlemen, you will not have a very grand dinner,” observed the captain, as the steward removed the plated covers of the dishes; but when on service we must rough it out how we can. Mr. O’Brien, pea-soup? I recollect faring harder than this through one cruize, in a flush vessel. Example: Dinner, Sunday, one bowl of pea-soup, four ounces of bacon, eight of rye bread, and half a bowl of potatoes.
Word: PIJ Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: forespells Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of forespell Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: forespelling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of forespell Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: forespelled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of forespell Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: forespelt Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of forespell Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: PDAF Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Priority Development Assistance Fund. Labels: Philippine, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, historical, uncountable
Word: PGMA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 14th President of the Philippines. Labels: Philippine, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: PRRD Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Peace River Regional District, a regional division of British Columbia, Canada. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. Labels: Philippine, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: PBBM Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of President Bongbong Marcos, 17th President of the Philippines. Labels: Philippine, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: SONA Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of State of the Nation Address. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: PDU30 Part of Speech: name Etymology: From President + Duterte respelled as DU30 with homophonous 30 (“thirty”). 1. Rodrigo Duterte (born 1945), Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. Labels: Philippine, slang
Word: PNoy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation of President Noynoy, with Noynoy being a nickname of Benigno Aquino III. Additionally, also a pun on Pinoy. 1. Benigno Aquino III, 15th President of the Philippines. Labels: Philippine, slang, uncountable
Word: flying voter Part of Speech: noun 1. A voter who is registered in more than one voting precinct, usually one who has failed to transfer or cancel voter registration after a change of residence. Labels: Philippines
Word: gun boats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gun boat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gun licences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gun licence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tommy guns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tommy gun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rivet guns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rivet gun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gold-finch Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of goldfinch. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: The Red-linnet or Gold-finch is gradually becoming extinct in Staffordshire.
Word: gold finch Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of goldfinch. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: gold-finches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gold-finch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gold finches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gold finch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hedge-row Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hedgerow. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The greater White-throat is very common in every hedge-row
Word: hedge-rows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hedge-row Labels: form-of, plural
Word: elephant fish Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of elephantfish. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: S/MAR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of scaffold/matrix attachment region. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: elephant fishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elephant fish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: emperor butterfly Part of Speech: noun 1. emperor (butterfly of the subfamily Charaxinae).
Word: FVR Part of Speech: name Etymology: Initialism from Fidel Valdez Ramos. 1. Fidel Ramos, 12th president of the Philippines Labels: Philippine, uncountable
Word: emperor butterflies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of emperor butterfly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gay bashings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gay bashing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: SALN Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsal ʔen/, [ˈsal ʔɛn] 1. Acronym of statement of assets, liabilities and net worth. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: SUC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of state university and college. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: GOCC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of government-owned and controlled corporation (“state-owned enterprises of the Philippines”). Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DOTr Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Department of Transportation. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: TUCP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, a trade union in the Philippines Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: MTRCB Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Movie and Television Review and Classification Board. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: trampily Part of Speech: adv 1. In a trampy manner.
Word: trampiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trampy + -ness. 1. The state of being trampy. Labels: uncountable
Word: DFLP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Labels: Palestinian, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: re-wore Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of re-wear Labels: form-of, past
Word: social-security numbers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of social-security number Labels: form-of, plural
Word: super lights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of super light Labels: form-of, plural
Word: UNOCHA Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Word: AQHI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Air Quality Health Index, a measure of air pollution. Labels: Canada, Hong-Kong, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: Asian box turtles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Asian box turtle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: laughing turtle doves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of laughing turtle dove Labels: form-of, plural
Word: turtle vines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of turtle vine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wild weasels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wild weasel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: RMWB Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, a municipal district of Alberta, Canada. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: Shatuo Part of Speech: noun 1. A Turkic tribe that heavily influenced northern Chinese politics from the late ninth century through the tenth century. Labels: historical, plural, plural-only
Word: flip throw Part of Speech: noun 1. An unusual throw-in in which the player, during the run-up, plants the ball on the ground, flips over it, and uses the momentum gained from the flip to increase the velocity of the ball.
Word: flip throws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flip throw Labels: form-of, plural