nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: fuck someone's brains out Part of Speech: verb 1. To sexually penetrate (or be penetrated) in a vigorous but pleasurable manner. Labels: idiomatic, vulgar Example: The first time we have sex with someone […] does not have to be the go-ahead signal to set up house together. Too many lesbians […] end up at a later date thinking, "I should have just fucked her brains out and walked away." Example: I fucked her brains out… for eleven seconds.
Word: rock out with one's cock out Part of Speech: verb 1. To enjoy oneself immensely, to party. Labels: idiomatic, slang Example: We are going to rock out with our cocks out in Vegas, fellas!
Word: win back Part of Speech: verb 1. To win (something) that one has previously lost. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: He lost $1000 in one hand, and spent most of the night trying to win it back. Example: A lovely crisp exhaust: a feeling of almost unlimited power combined with complete freedom of running: and, to crown it all, a most melodious and wholly American chime whistle—these were my immediate impressions as we stormed rapidly out of Göttingen, intent on winning back some of the lost time. 2. To regain favour (with). Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Illinois Sen. Barack Obama talks with Renee Montagne about his call for Democrats to reach out to evangelical Christians. Republicans have long laid claim to that powerful voting block. He believes that Democrats can win them back with issues like the drive to end poverty. Example: "The short-term contract comes with the expectation that AWC will continue to win back the confidence of passengers, with a particular focus on more reliable weekend services, continued reductions in cancellations, and improvements in passenger information during planned and non-planned disruption." 3. To get (someone) to be one's partner, after having been apart. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: John, my ex-boyfriend, said he wanted to see me again, so I told him how much I wanted him in an effort to win him back.
Word: your place or mine Part of Speech: phrase 1. A question proposing sexual intercourse: shall we go to your home or mine to have sex?
Word: suck my cock Part of Speech: phrase 1. An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party. Labels: idiomatic, offensive, slang, vulgar
Word: synchyses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of synchysis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flight paths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flight path Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overcatch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + catch. 1. To overtake. Labels: UK, dialectal, transitive Example: She sent an arrow forth with mighty draught , That in the very dore him overcaught 2. To catch too many; to overfish.
Word: simultaneous death Part of Speech: noun 1. In the law of wills, the death of two persons, each of whom would inherit the estate of the other if deemed to have survived the other, where such deaths occur within a time period set by statute (typically 120 hours), because of which the law treats each person as if they had died before the other in determining the distribution of estates.
Word: simultaneous deaths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of simultaneous death Labels: form-of, plural
Word: laughing doves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of laughing dove Labels: form-of, plural
Word: œthels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of œthel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: electrostatic precipitators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of electrostatic precipitator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cardiac tamponades Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cardiac tamponade Labels: form-of, plural
Word: domovoy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian домово́й (domovój). 1. A type of house sprite from Slavic mythology.
Word: domovoi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of domovoy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: islets of Langerhans Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Translating French îlots de Langerhans; named after Paul Langerhans, the German anatomist who discovered these regions in the pancreas. 1. Distinctive regions of tissue in the pancreas, which contain its endocrine cells. Labels: plural, plural-normally Example: Edward Sharpey-Schäfer determined that the substance necessary for carbohydrate metabolism was produced in the Islets of Langerhans, naming this new substance ‘insuline’ after the Latin insula (island).
Word: overbreak Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English *overbreken, from Old English oferbrecan (“to transgress, violate”), equivalent to over- + break. 1. To cave in near the edge of an excavation. Labels: intransitive Example: This proved wise as the south and west walls of the winder chamber overbroke badly and blocky ground was encountered in the area set aside for the electrical equipment. 2. To get over; recover from. Labels: UK, dialectal, transitive Example: He was never able to overbreak his rheumatism.
Word: overbreak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *overbreken, from Old English oferbrecan (“to transgress, violate”), equivalent to over- + break. 1. Rock or earth excavated beyond the planned extent; caving in of material near the edge of an excavation. Example: The overbreak depends on several factors. Foremost among them are the following: Spacing between the joints. Shattering effect of blasting on the rock located beyond the payline. Example: The presence of faults and joint structures in stope walls within the ore body has resulted in overbreak of ore into adjacent stopes.
Word: neurohormones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neurohormone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pyurias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pyuria Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pyuria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From py- + -uria. 1. The presence of pus in the urine. Example: Pyuria may result from suppuration in any part of the urinary system, or from an abscess opening into the urinary tract. Example: The Sternheimer-Malbin stain is useful in diagnosis of pyelonephritis, and of even more help in differential diagnosis of the pyurias.
Word: pengo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pengő. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pengos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pengo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: countlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From countless + -ly. 1. Too numerously to be counted; without end. Labels: not-comparable Example: Noriega's routine measures, countlessly repeated in nineteenth-century Ancash, did not in themselves cause the revolt of 1885.
Word: rialto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By extension from the marketplace activity of the Rialto in Venice. 1. A marketplace, literally or figuratively. Labels: rare Example: Since word of semaglutide’s slimming effects hit the diet-culture rialto, people have been clamoring for it. In 2022, the FDA listed semaglutide drugs as in shortage. People who couldn’t wait for the real thing began to turn to specialized pharmacies that cook up Ozempic knock-offs as if it were bathtub gin, sometimes with tragic results.
Word: Rialto Part of Speech: name 1. A central area of San Polo sestiere, Venice, Veneto, Italy. 2. A comune in Savona province, Liguria, Italy. 3. A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
Word: sexploitational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sexploitation + -al. 1. Featuring or pertaining to sexploitation. Example: Oddly enough, though, they rarely object to, and often perpetrate, that semi-pornographic variety of sexploitational photographs used to arouse prurient interest for the purpose of merchandising a variety of products[…] Example: But this photo does not really represent the sexploitational posing of the beautiful woman as tease: this is the pose of a self-assertive woman wearing the semiotic signs of masculinity atop her nude body – a tie, low-slung jeans.
Word: disaccharidase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English saccharide English disaccharide Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English disaccharidase From disaccharide + -ase. 1. Any of a class of glycoside hydrolases, enzymes that break down disaccharides into monosaccharides Example: Lactase is a disaccharidase that breaks down lactose into glucose and galactose.
Word: disaccharidases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disaccharidase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: purple drank Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From purple + drank (“drink”). 1. A recreational drug based on cough syrup, popular in the hip-hop community in the southern United States. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: The infamous purple drank made me dizzy and sick, but I loved its aftertaste. Example: Instead of listening to the message, people find it easier to blame the messenger. Hip-hop may have promoted purple drank, but it did not create it. OxyContin abuse became a national emergency without a backing soundtrack.
Word: Babinski reflex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Joseph Babinski (1857–1932), French neurologist. 1. An abnormal plantar reflex in which the hallux moves upwards, indicative of motor neuron damage.
Word: Harrodian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Harrod + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Roy Forbes Harrod (1900–1978), English economist. Example: Harrodian instability in the neoclassical growth model
Word: cumberless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cumber + -less. 1. unencumbered Example: Bird of the wilderness, Blithesome and cumberless, / Sweet be thy matin o'er moorland and lea. Example: […]a train of women (with their cumberless retinue) belonging to the prince and the great officers.
Word: discountability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From discount + -ability. 1. The quality of being discountable. Labels: uncountable
Word: discount rates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of discount rate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hackee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its chittering cry when alarmed. 1. The chickaree or red squirrel. Labels: US, dialectal Example: The Hackee is one of the liveliest and briskest of quadrupeds, and by reason of its quick and rapid movements, has not inaptly been compared to the wren. Example: The hackee, which is pedimanous, tried to climb the bole. 2. The chipmunk. Labels: US, dialectal
Word: hackee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hack + -ee. 1. The victim of a hacking attack; one whose computer system has been compromised. Example: On the other hand, the absence of identifying marks such as online or offline names and information is crucial when hacking, because the goal is to be unnoticed, not real, nonexistent from the point of view of the other (i.e., the hackee). Example: Fortunately for the "hackee" company, its computer security professionals found "electronic fingerprints" left by the other firm's personnel during the hacker attack, which led, in turn, to the discovery of the stolen e-mail.
Word: hackees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hackee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: haddie Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhædi/ 1. A haddock. Labels: dialectal
Word: haddies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of haddie Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of haddy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hadje Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of hajji. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: hadjes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːd͡ʒɪz/ 1. plural of hadj Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of hadje Labels: form-of, plural
Word: habilimented Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From habiliment + -ed. 1. Clothed. Labels: dated, not-comparable Example: [T]hey are rich habilimented, their heads rounded vvith a golden caule: their cheekes tinctured vvith Vermillion, their noſes and eares hung vvith Ievvels of price and bigneſſe, and about their faces (tied to the chin) a rope of orient pearle of exceeding value, if not counterfeit: […]
Word: hacqueton Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of aketon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hacquetons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hacqueton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: haw-haw Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ha-ha (a ditch acting as a sunken fence) Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: One line of steps we traced from the spot to the haw-haw; they were very distinct upon the turf; the heel was toward the haw-haw, the toe toward the spot where the murder was committed. Example: […] there were three hundred yards or so of meadow ending in a haw-haw, and then a low courtyard wall.
Word: haw-haw Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of ha ha (“laughter”) (sometimes suggesting an upper-class British accent) Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "Bless thy simplicity, Tess," said her companions. "He's got his market-nitch. Haw-haw!"
Word: haw-haw Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of ha-ha (“to laugh”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: halitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From halite + -ic. 1. Containing or pertaining to halite.
Word: halites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of halite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: halitotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, halitosis + -otic. 1. Afflicted with halitosis. Example: The teratoid of overall visage. The twisted and hunched and humped and halitotic.
Word: humates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of humate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: huffish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From huff + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌfɪʃ/ 1. arrogant; petulant.
Word: contact ball Part of Speech: noun 1. A ball used for contact juggling, usually made of glass, plastic or acrylic and significantly larger and heavier than a juggling ball.
Word: money-guard Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who guards money for someone else, often to prevent it from being spent on unscheduled needs. Example: Hamid himself also used a money-guard, storing $8 with his employer while waiting for an opportunity to send it down to the family home.
Word: cryogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cryo- + -genesis. 1. The combination of thermophysical, physiochemical, physiomechanical processes occurring in freezing and thawing earth materials. 2. The geologic processes that create permafrost. 3. The process of mediablasting a surface with dry ice (frozen carbon dioxide).
Word: cryogeneses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cryogenesis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: learning curve Part of Speech: noun 1. A visualization of the progress of learning as function of experience. Example: We shall return to these personal differences later in discussing the individual features of the learning curves. 2. A measure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time. Labels: broadly Example: Damen told BBC Sport: "The crowd were phenomenal they carried me through the last few metres. I don't think you can ever prepare enough for this event. It's a massive learning curve for me. From here, I'd like to work on my shorter distances and get some speed back." Example: Toronto Transit Corporation had real issues. [...] My boss was removed in a coup three months after my arrival. I stood in and my learning curve went through the roof. Over five years, we went from being a laughing stock to winning awards.
Word: learning curves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of learning curve Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autofade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + fade. 1. Any feature (of a camera, audio mixer, etc.) that fades automatically. Labels: uncountable Example: This automatically halts the autofade and returns control to the manual fader. Example: One of the nicest enhancements on today's cameras is a circuit for fading to black at the end of a shot — autofade.
Word: physiomechanical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs) English physio- Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)bor. Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mechanic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English mechanical English mechanical English physiomechanical From physio- + mechanical. 1. Describing any physical property that is affected by mechanical processes, such as erosion. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to both physiology and mechanics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: late tackle Part of Speech: noun 1. A mistimed attempt to take the ball of an opposing player that results in the tackler making contact with the player and not the ball Example: Stepanov was then booked for a late tackle on Andrews and that would late prove very costly. Example: Javier Hernandez's attempts to turn in the rebound were foiled by Ashley Cole's reckless late tackle - which left the England defender fortunate to receive only a yellow card from referee Phil Dowd and United puzzled that they were not awarded a second penalty.
Word: launch party Part of Speech: noun 1. An event to coincide with the commercial release of a product or service.
Word: lay-up Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of layup. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Christophe could tell whether Joshua wanted him to pass the ball to him into the inside for an easy lay-up by the set of his mouth.
Word: laze around Part of Speech: verb 1. To do nothing in particular; to be idle. Labels: informal, intransitive
Word: laze about Part of Speech: verb 1. To do nothing in particular; to be idle. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: No, I don’t like work. I had rather laze about and think of all the fine things that can be done. Example: “I think it’s simply marvellous,” enthused Joyce, into the mirror, “that I’ve been able to adjust so quickly to office routine, don’t you? . . . After all these years of indulging myself, sleeping late, pottering, lazing about! […]”
Word: loaf about Part of Speech: verb 1. To do nothing in particular; to be idle. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive
Word: loaf around Part of Speech: verb 1. to do nothing in particular, be idle. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: Thanks for coming on such short notice to clean my house. I'm just going to loaf around while you work, but I'll let you know if you're in my way.
Word: warehousewoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From warehouse + woman. 1. A woman who manages, or works in, a warehouse.
Word: warehousewomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of warehousewoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: L-driver Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who is learning to drive.
Word: lead balloon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From go down like a lead balloon and similar expressions. 1. A failure, especially something that fails to have the intended resonance with an audience. Example: After the collusion story proved a bust, there was an attempt to blow some life into the obstruction of justice charge. But that was a lead balloon with the American people. Example: He does it because it establishes the primary deniability of "I was just trolling" when his lead balloons fail to go over
Word: lead on Part of Speech: verb 1. To mislead, to try to make someone believe a lie. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: "But when I fell into the mistake I have so long remained in, at least you led me on?" said I. / "Yes," she returned, again nodding steadily, "I let you go on." 2. To mislead, to try to make someone believe a lie. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: I thought she really loved me but really she was just leading me on. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lead, on.
Word: lay on Part of Speech: verb 1. To provide (food or drinks) for free. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: At the conference, they laid on a wonderful buffet. 2. To provide. Example: Özil has 16 assists in the Premier League and three goals; he has two more goals in the Champions League. On Monday, he took Bournemouth apart in the 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium, setting up the first for Gabriel and scoring the second himself. Özil laid on a total of nine chances, the majority of them for Walcott. Example: Operator Abellio ScotRail doubled the Mon-Sat service from one train in each direction to two from May 2019 - it being something of a self-fulfilling prophecy that if you lay on trains, people might use them. 3. To apply or implement (something). Labels: transitive Example: He laid on the solicitude pretty thickly. 4. To repeatedly say (particular types of thing). Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: He laid on compliments. Example: She was fed up him laying on the jokes, which she found insulting. 5. To do something excessively. Example: I would I could see / this taborer! He lays it on. 6. To cover something with a layer of (something). Labels: transitive Example: He's going to lay on a coat of primer before painting the wall. 7. To give (money, drugs, etc.) to (someone). Labels: slang, transitive Example: Maybe somebody would see him and recognize him, maybe one of the guys would lay enough bread on him for a meal or at least subway fare. 8. To impart or explain (something) in words to (someone). Labels: slang, transitive Example: Lay some wisdom on me, man. 9. To attack or strike. Labels: archaic Example: So the lad went back again to the north wind, and said that the goat wasn't worth anything, and he wasn't going to be done out of his meal, not he! "Well," said the north wind, "I have nothing else to give you but that old stick over there in the corner; but it is a good stick, and if you only say, 'Stick of mine, lay on,' it lays on, till you say, 'Stick of mine, leave off.'" 10. To give (something) as a gift, special treat or bonus. Labels: UK 11. To sail towards or to arrive at (a destination). 12. To vigorously row (an oar) to propel a boat or ship. 13. To feed sheets in for printing one by one. Labels: obsolete 14. To blame; to shift blame onto someone or something. Labels: colloquial Example: He talked to the cops and laid it on me.
Word: lay-down Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of laydown. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: e-bike Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From e- + bike. Pronunciation: /ˈiː.baɪk/ 1. A bicycle assisted by, or powered by, an electric motor. Labels: informal Example: The e-bikes glide past slow, one of the kids turning his bike around. He's tall, with his black hair slicked back with grease, shining in the glow of the other bikes' lights. In the sockets of his eyes she can see only mirrors. Artificial Sonys. The kid's ironed. Example: ELECTRIC BIKES ("E-BIKES") Because e-bike speeds and power are more similar to human-powered bicycles than to motorcycles, I believe their users will need bicycle-style traffic-skills education (Effective Electric Cycling?). I also believe e-bikes, with strict power or acceleration limits, should be allowed to use bike lanes -- think about it.
Word: lie before Part of Speech: verb 1. to put oneself at the whim of, to bow down to Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: I lie before you today begging for help. 2. (especially of something honorific) to be situated in front of Labels: idiomatic, transitive
Word: e-bikes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of e-bike Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bow down Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /baʊ ˈdaʊn/ 1. To bow, to bend oneself as a gesture of deference or respect. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: 8 Thou shalt not make thee any grauen image, or any likenesse of any thing that is in heauen aboue, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth. 9 Thou shalt not bow downe thy selfe vnto them, nor serue them: for I the Lord thy God am a ielous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers vpon the children, vnto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, 10 And shewing mercy vnto thousands, of them that loue me, and keepe my commandements. Example: You were all so powerful, so overwhelming. The whole world bowed down before you. 2. To submit to another; to acknowledge one's inferiority to another. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: You better bow down to my skills.
Word: leak out Part of Speech: verb 1. To spill or pour out, because of a leak. Labels: intransitive Example: Water leaked out onto the floor. 2. To be revealed (especially, of information intended to be kept secret). Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: The news of her pregnancy eventually leaked out to the press. 3. To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: For example, when U2 songs appeared on the Internet before they were pressed onto CDs, it was someone inside the recording studio who leaked them out. Example: Someone has invaded my privacy, stolen my song from me and leaked it out on the internet.
Word: dactylitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) + -itis 1. Inflammation of an entire digit (a finger or toe). Labels: uncountable
Word: leave off Part of Speech: verb 1. To omit. Labels: idiomatic, transitive 2. To desist; to cease. Labels: informal Example: Leave off hitting him! 3. To stop with a view to resuming at a later point. Labels: intransitive Example: We will now continue where the other team left off. Example: Picking up eight years after The Dark Knight left off, the film finds Gotham enjoying a tenuous peace based on Harvey Dent’s moral ideals rather than the ugly truth of his demise.
Word: dactylist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dactyl + -ist. 1. A writer of dactylic verse. Example: For these following efforts, composed more or less off-the-cuff, I make no greater claim than that they serve my present purpose, which is to challenge the dogmatic anapaestists and dactylists alike.
Word: lecture theatre Part of Speech: noun 1. A room in a university with many seats and a sloped floor, used to hold lectures. Example: Inside classrooms and lecture theatres, all signage is in English, as is the signage in the staff office blocks. There were only three exceptions to this complete predominance of English.
Word: lecture hall Part of Speech: noun 1. A lecture theatre.
Word: dealfishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dealfish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: legendry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From legend + -ry. 1. Legends in general; mythology. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: All the legendry, of course, white and Indian alike, died down during the nineteenth century, except for occasional atavistical flareups.
Word: legendry Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of legendary. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: legendries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of legendry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Legion of Honor Part of Speech: name 1. The highest order of merit in France. 2. The medal awarded for achieving this.
Word: Haapala Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Finnic *haapa Finnish haapa Finnish -la Finnish Haapalabor. English Haapala Borrowed from Finnish Haapala. 1. A surname from Finnish.
Word: decangular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dec- + -angular. Pronunciation: /dɪˈkæŋɡjələ(ɹ)/ 1. Having ten angles. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: ribbonfishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ribbonfish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lampriform Part of Speech: adj 1. of or related to the order Lampridiformes of ray-finned fish Labels: not-comparable
Word: lampriform Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the fish in the order Lampridiformes
Word: lampriforms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lampriform Labels: form-of, plural
Word: legionnaires' disease Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Legionnaires' disease. Labels: alt-of, uncountable
Word: decapsulates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of decapsulate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: decapsulating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of decapsulate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: decapsulated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of decapsulate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: leisure center Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of leisure centre. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Pontiac fever Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for Pontiac, Michigan, where the first case was recognized. 1. A form of legionellosis that is less severe than Legionnaires' disease. Labels: uncountable
Word: Ketola Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Finnish Ketola. 1. A surname from Finnish.
Word: Korpela Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Finnish Korpela. 1. A surname from Finnish.
Word: laser surgery Part of Speech: noun 1. Any surgery using a laser to cut tissue instead of a scalpel. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The field thereof. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Kujala Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Finnish Kujala. 1. A surname from Finnish.
Word: level off Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see level, off. Labels: transitive Example: I poured some flour into the scoop and levelled it off with a knife. 2. To get to a stable level; to cease climbing, descending, or oscillating. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: Will the exponential growth in TV rights income at home and abroad that has fuelled the endless inflation of the Premier League’s high-octane balloon ever level off?
Word: smooth down Part of Speech: verb 1. To render smooth, to remove roughness from Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: She smoothed her nails down with a file. Example: In a moment Kate was on her feet, smoothing her dress down
Word: lgth Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of length. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: wdth Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of width. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: LHD Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of left-hand drive. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. Initialism of landing, helicopter, dock: A type of amphibious assault ship that has a dock for handling landing crafts, and a deck for handling helicopters. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: Liberty Island Part of Speech: name 1. A small uninhabited island in New York Harbor, the location of the Statue of Liberty.
Word: debaser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From debase + -er. Pronunciation: /dɪˈbeɪsə(ɹ)/ 1. One who, or that which, debases. Example: […]a most jealous and barbarous governor, a debaser of the Roman empire, a corrupter of all that was good[…]
Word: debasers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of debaser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lickerish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Probably an alteration of lickerous. 1. Eager; craving; urged by desire; eager to taste or enjoy; greedy. 2. Lecherous; lustful, mawkish. Example: Birdsong, who followed the Colombian, stopped his hymn singing at this lickerish pantomime and watched his fellow muleteer in righteous disapproval. Condemnation was written in the Arkansan's very back and stride. 3. Tempting the appetite; dainty. Example: I thought of all the lickerish pleasures of Felicity Place. 4. Sweet, luscious. Labels: Northern-England 5. During mating season. Example: Fighting like seals in a lickerish estuary
Word: lie around Part of Speech: verb 1. To do nothing in particular; to be idle. Example: I spent the day lying around reading a detective novel. 2. To be in an unknown place. Example: I'm sure that pencil sharpener is lying around somewhere.
Word: debuscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French debuscope, named after Debus, a French optician. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛbjəskəʊp/ 1. A form of kaleidoscope.
Word: lie back Part of Speech: verb 1. To lie down by moving in a posterior direction, ending up supine. Labels: intransitive Example: The imaging technician told him to lie back and then remain still for a minute. 2. To relax, to exert less effort. Example: You can predict that he's going to lie back and take it easy if you let him find out that there's no pressing deadline from the customer on this job.
Word: pay the debt of nature Part of Speech: verb 1. To die. Labels: euphemistic Example: The venerable father of the human race had now himself paid the debt of nature. Example: Ten years after he had seen his son married^([sic]), become a church member, and give up his carnal delights, old Deacon Smith paid the debt of nature. His last days he always called his best days.
Word: lie off Part of Speech: verb 1. To remain at a safe distance from (another vessel or hazard) Labels: transitive Example: Try to lie off the cardinal.
Word: deburse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + Latin bursa (“purse”), equivalent to de- + burse. 1. Obsolete form of disburse. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: debursed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of deburse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deburses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deburse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: debursing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deburse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: life coach Part of Speech: noun 1. A professional who helps clients to achieve their personal goals.
Word: life coach Part of Speech: verb 1. To help someone achieve their personal goals. Labels: intransitive, rare
Word: life story Part of Speech: noun 1. An account of an individual's life. Example: Queen Mary of the Iron Road. By Fred C. Bishop. […] This is the life-story of a boy who was determined to become an engine driver, and who lost no time in realising his ambition. A bold plunge from a clerkship in a coal merchant's office carried Fred Bishop, at the age of 14, into the locomotive department of the London & North Western Railway. 2. A long and detailed monologue delivered to someone. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: I wish this guy would stop giving me his life story and just buy me a drink.
Word: threetip sagebrush Part of Speech: noun 1. Artemisia tripartita, a sagebrush plant. Labels: uncountable
Word: trunkline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trunk + line. 1. Any road under the jurisdiction of the Michigan Department of Transportation. Labels: US
Word: trunklines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trunkline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: line judge Part of Speech: noun 1. An official who watches the lines of the court and judges whether the ball has landed in or out and also declares foot faults.
Word: tertiarization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tertiary + -ization. By surface analysis, terti- + -ary + -ize + -ate + -ion. 1. A shift from the primary and secondary sectors to the tertiary sector. Labels: uncountable
Word: tertiarisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tertiary + -isation. By surface analysis, terti- + -arise + -ate + -ion. 1. Alternative form of tertiarization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: line management Part of Speech: noun 1. A method of management in which instructions are passed to and from one's superior. Labels: uncountable
Word: torrenting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of torrent Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: torrented Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of torrent Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: white gentian Part of Speech: noun 1. Gentiana alba, a herbaceous flowering plant with yellowish-white flowers from thick white taproots.
Word: weariless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English weryles; equivalent to weary + -less. 1. Tireless; incapable of being wearied.
Word: dechristianizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dechristianize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dechristianizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dechristianize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dechristianized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dechristianize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: decastich Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek 1. A poem of ten lines.
Word: decastichs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of decastich Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decastere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deca- + stere. 1. A measure of capacity equal to ten steres or cubic metres. Labels: obsolete
Word: decasteres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of decastere Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decarburizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of decarburize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: decarburizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of decarburize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: decarburized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of decarburize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: decasulphide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deca- + sulphide. 1. Alternative form of decasulfide. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: decasyllables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of decasyllable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decatetraenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of decatetraene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decimalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From decimal + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛsɪməlɪzəm/ 1. The decimal system. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: declarators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of declarator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: declaratorily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From declaratory + -ly. Pronunciation: /dɪˈklæɹətɔːɹɪli/ 1. In a declaratory manner.
Word: unligated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + ligated. 1. Not ligated. Labels: not-comparable Example: blood flow signals from unligated collateral vessels
Word: decenylene Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /diːˈsɛnɪliːn/ 1. Any of several isomeric acetylenes having ten carbon atoms Labels: uncountable
Word: decillionths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of decillionth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decillions Part of Speech: num 1. plural of decillion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decyne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dec- + -yne. 1. Any of several isomeric acetylenes having ten carbon atoms, but especially 1-decyne
Word: decimators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of decimator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decreaseless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From decrease + -less. Pronunciation: /dɪˈkɹiːsləs/ 1. Not decreasing. Labels: not-comparable Example: It flows and flows, and yet will flow, Volume decreaseless to the final hour. — A. Seward.
Word: boutfit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of bout + outfit. 1. An outfit chosen for a bout. Example: It wasn't just the skater's athletic prowess that was enviable... it was her sporty fishnets and hot-pants "boutfit." Example: We bump into the dressing room with our skate bags and boutfits. I have new pair of tights that look like dragon tattoos.
Word: disparager Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From disparage + -er. 1. One who disparages.
Word: disparagers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disparager Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cocksurely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From cocksure + -ly. 1. In a cocksure manner.
Word: displaceable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From displace + -able. 1. Capable of being displaced.
Word: disobeyer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From disobey + -er. 1. One who disobeys.
Word: disobeyers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disobeyer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: displeasedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From displeased + -ly. 1. In a displeased manner.
Word: cougaring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cougar + -ing. 1. The seeking of casual, often sexual, companionship of younger males by an older woman. Labels: Canada, US, slang, uncountable 2. The act of deliberately picking up a minor penalty in order to visit the penalty box at a convenient time. Labels: uncountable
Word: dispoline Part of Speech: noun 1. One of several isomeric organic bases of the quinoline series of alkaloids. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: disprover Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From disprove + -er. 1. One who, or that which, disproves.
Word: disprovers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disprover Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disrespecter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From disrespect + -er. 1. One who disrespects.
Word: disrespecters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of disrespecter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: distributers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of distributer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: narcissisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of narcissism. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dysluite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dys- + Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) + -ite. 1. A variety of the zinc spinel or gahnite. Labels: uncountable
Word: gahnites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gahnite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dysodile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek δῠσώδης (dŭsṓdēs, “ill-smelling”), from δῠσ- (dŭs-) + ὄζω (ózō, “smell”), + -ile. 1. A soft, finely laminated, greenish or yellowish-grey impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly foetid odour when burning. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: dysodiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dysodile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dysmyelinations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dysmyelination Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dysontogenetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dys- + ontogenetic. 1. Of or pertaining to dysontogenesis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dynamitard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dynamite + -ard. 1. A political dynamiter. Labels: archaic, historical Example: Are we then to repudiate Fabian methods, and return to those of the barricader, or adopt those of the dynamitard and the assassin? Example: The president of the funeral committee was Thomas Clarke, a former Clan na Gael dynamitard who had been arrested in 1883, before he even commenced activities, and had served fifteen years of particularly harsh imprisonment.
Word: dynamitards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dynamitard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dynamisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dynamism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dunfish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dun + fish, from its colour. 1. A kind of cured codfish. Labels: uncountable
Word: dunesand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dune + sand. 1. A loose thin sand that can be carried by the wind. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: durene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin durus (“hard”) (because solid at ordinary temperatures) + -ene. 1. 1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene, an aromatic hydrocarbon used as a solvent and in the manufacture of pyromellitic acid. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: durenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of durene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: durion Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of durian. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Poor monkeys! how I pity them. The only durions they can eat are the overripe ones, which fall from the trees and burst open. Example: And if someone appeared claiming to love the smell of the durion fruit, whose odor is so off-putting that it's banned on Singapore's mass transit system, we would not say that olfactory judgments are therefore purely relative.
Word: dyspnoic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of dyspneic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dysuric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dysuria + -ic. 1. Pertaining to, or afflicted with, dysuria.
Word: dysury Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of dysuria. Labels: alt-of, archaic, uncountable, usually
Word: dysuries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dysury Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dystrophinopathies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dystrophinopathy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dystrophins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dystrophin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: waferer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English wafrer, from Anglo-Norman wafrer; equivalent to wafer + -er. 1. A maker of wafers. Labels: obsolete
Word: waferers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of waferer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gralloching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gralloch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gralloched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of gralloch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wae Part of Speech: prep 1. Alternative form of with. Labels: Scotland, alt-of, alternative
Word: wae Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of woe. Labels: Scotland, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Wae is me!
Word: waistcoateer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From waistcoat + -eer. Pronunciation: /ˌwɛskəˈtɪə(ɹ)/ 1. Someone wearing a waistcoat; especially, a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such a habit; hence, a whore. Labels: obsolete Example: Do you think you are here, sir, / Amongst your waistcoateers, your base wenches? Example: Thou knowest well that, from Mrs. Deputy's self down to the waistcoateers in the alley, all of them are twiring and peeping betwixt their fingers when you pass; and yet you call yourself a miserable dog!
Word: waistcoateers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of waistcoateer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lossier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of lossy: more lossy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: lossiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of lossy: most lossy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: yé-yé Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French yéyé, from English yeah-yeah. 1. A genre of pop music of the early 1960s in Europe. Labels: uncountable Example: […] she (Françoise Hardy) is so today, so white boots and yé-yé, that she can make anyone over 25 (me) feel prehistoric, raccoon coat and rah-rah. 2. A fan or artist of this genre. Labels: countable Example: The Mods and the Yé Yés are growing up.
Word: pick holes Part of Speech: verb 1. To find weaknesses, errors or imperfections (in). Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: The publication of their results is a call for help to pick holes in their methods, and save physics as we now know it.
Word: yole Part of Speech: noun 1. A Scottish rowing boat that could also use a sail
Word: neuropsychiatrists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neuropsychiatrist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cry down Part of Speech: verb 1. Publicly to forbid or suppress (something). Labels: archaic, transitive 2. To condemn, disparage. Labels: archaic, idiomatic, transitive Example: ‘I, for my part, don't want to cry Sir Robert down, though he does not deal at my shop.’ 3. To cry until it is tired. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive
Word: blandiloquence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin blandus (“flattering”) + loquor (“speak”). 1. Flattery. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: The scale and ferocity of violence produced by uncivil wars have fascinated, shocked, and sickened the whole world. Words cannot easily describe their cruelty, and their attempted theorisation seems at first glance to be a self-indulgent act of blandiloquence.
Word: praise to the skies Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From praise + to the skies (or sky) (“to the highest possible degree”). Pronunciation: /ˌpɹeɪz tə ðə ˈskaɪz/ 1. To praise or laud (someone or something) excessively. Labels: idiomatic, transitive