nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Old West Part of Speech: name 1. The western part of the United States during the 19th-century era of expansion and settlement. Labels: historical Example: It can well be imagined what disaster could descend upon a camping party in a wilderness such as the Old West, amidst the enemies which that wilderness supported. Example: In the Old West—anyway in the old westerns—morality and mechanics went gun-in-hand.
Word: lobotomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lobotomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Asman Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬨𐬀𐬥 (asman, “sky”). Cognate of Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎴 (a-s-m-n /⁠asman-⁠/, “sky”). 1. Avestan and Middle Persian name of the Zoroastrian divinity that is the hypostasis of the sky. Asman is the "highest heaven," and is distinguished from the firmament, 𐬚𐬡𐬁𐬴𐬀 (θβāṣ̌a), which lies nearer the earth.
Word: emotronic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of emo + electronic, referring to electronic music. 1. A genre of music that fuses emo and electronic music, typically combining emotional lyrics with instruments such as synthesizers, bass guitars, and sequencer. Labels: uncountable
Word: lotuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lotus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ahura Mazda Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (ahura mazdā). Doublet of Aramazd and Hormuz. 1. The divinity exalted by Zoroaster as the one uncreated Creator, or God. Example: A relief sculpture of Ahura Mazda stands among the ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Example: What is important is that Darius and his successors were fervent Mazdeans, that is, worshipers of Ahura Mazda.
Word: Ahuna Vairya Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬥𐬀 𐬬𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (ahuna vaⁱriia). 1. The most sacred of the Gathic hymns of the Avesta, the revered texts of Zoroastrianism.
Word: Gathic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Gatha Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Gathic From Gatha + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to the Gathas. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Yasna Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀 (yasna, “oblation; worship”). Doublet of yajna. 1. The primary liturgical collection of texts of the Avesta. 2. The principal Zoroastrian act of worship at which those verses are recited.
Word: Angra Mainyu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Avestan 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 (aŋra.maⁱniiu), from 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀 (aŋra, “evil”) + 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 (maⁱniiu, “spirit”). Doublet of Ahriman. 1. Avestan language name of Zoroastrianism's hypostasis of the "destructive spirit". The Middle Persian equivalent is Ahriman.
Word: daeva Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Transliteration of Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daēuua). Doublet of deva. Pronunciation: /ˈdiːvə/ 1. A supernatural entity of disagreeable nature, usually considered as a demon.
Word: daevas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of daeva Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Vendidad Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬬𐬋𐬛𐬁𐬙𐬀 (vīdaēvōdāta, literally “given against the demons”). 1. A collection of texts within the greater compendium of the Avesta. By content, an enumeration of various manifestations of evil spirits, and ways to confound them.
Word: Amesha Spenta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Avestan 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 (aməša spəṇta, “Bounteous Immortal”). 1. Any of the six immortal beings created by Ahura Mazda plus Ahura Mazda himself, often equated to archangels, virtues, and elements of nature. Example: Thus whereas Bousset, for instance, regarded the Amesha Spentas of the Zoroastrian religion as a textbook example of the process by which concrete divine beings could be evaporated into abstract figures,² it is now recognized that the development ran, in fact, in the opposite direction, that is, from the personification of abstract concepts to concrete protecting spirits, while the ancient Persian gods were the object of Zoroaster′s fierce attack.³ Example: Each Amesha Spenta retains his or her⁵ individual nature and life which was given at their creation.[…]and it is an act he also accomplishes through the guardianship and identification that the Amesha Spentas have for and with the world.
Word: twinling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English twynlynge, equivalent to twin + -ling; possibly from an Old English root *twinling, from a Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, from *twinaz. Cognate with Dutch tweeling, German Zwilling (“twin”), Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish tvilling (“twin”). 1. A twin. 2. A small or young twin, especially a twin lamb.
Word: Ameretat Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Avestan 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬁𐬙 (amər^ətāt, “not dying”). 1. The Zoroastrian divinity/divine concept of "not dying". As the hypostasis of immortality, Ameretat is the Amesha Spenta of long life on earth and eternal life in the hereafter.
Word: Haurvatat Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬬𐬀𐬙𐬁𐬙 (haurvatāt, “wholeness”). Doublet of Khordad. 1. The Zoroastrian concept of “wholeness” or “perfection”. As a divinity, Haᵘrvatat is the Amesha Spenta of water, prosperity, and health.
Word: smthng Part of Speech: pron 1. Abbreviation of something. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of Example: Thirdly (and this is what seems so simple, yet is the most difficult) need to create a human story, smthng about which you can’t say: and then Sacha fell in love with Boria, and so forth.[…]in Benoît’s village, and finish either by their leaving (but that would be too good to be true) or by smthng that shows the friendship between Jean-Marie / Hubert (first I had thought: love scene Jean-Marie & Brigitte, then feared it would be too banal). Example: Can I say smthng? With yr permission?[…]Ok. It’s smthng soft.
Word: onycho- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ- Ancient Greek ὄνῠξ (ónŭx)der. New Latinder. English onycho- From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux). 1. Nail: Relating to fingernails, toenails, or homologous structures such as claws or hooves. Labels: morpheme
Word: RCN Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Royal Canadian Navy. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Royal College of Nursing, a registered trade union for nursing. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The RCN’s general secretary, Pat Cullen, has stressed that nurses do not want to strike but feel obliged to do so because, with soaring inflation, the government’s pay offer amounts to a real-terms cut in their salaries after a decade in which the value of experienced nurses’ pay has already fallen by 20%.
Word: dump out Part of Speech: verb 1. To discard, to throw away, to toss out or eliminate. Labels: informal, transitive Example: However, considering Canada's heroics in dumping out the Black Ferns, the Red Roses may need more next weekend. 2. To empty a container by turning its contents out over a surface. Labels: transitive 3. To gain control of the puck and shoot it into the neutral zone. Labels: transitive
Word: RAN Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Royal Australian Navy Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RAN Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of radio access network (“the underlying physical connection method for a radio based communication network”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: IJN Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Imperial Japanese Navy, the navy of Imperial Japan, predecessor of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force, usually in reference to WWII. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: IJN Part of Speech: noun 1. Imperial Japanese Navy ship, informal ship prefix used for a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, usually in reference to WWII. Labels: US, uncountable
Word: PLA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Port of London Authority. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of People's Liberation Army. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Thus, despite the downfall of the conservative military leadership of Wuhan as a consequence of the center’s suppression of the Wuhan Mutiny, subsequent developments indicate an increased reliance on the institution least desirous of continued Cultural Revolution disruption—the PLA. Example: Suao is a strategic port designed to keep Taiwan’s access to maritime supply chains open in times of war, so Koh said it would also be priority targets of the PLA missiles. 3. Initialism of People's Liberation Army. 4. Initialism of People's Liberation Army. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping 5. Initialism of Palestine Liberation Army (“a traditional army of the Palestine Liberation Organization, defunct”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism 6. NYSE stock-ticker symbol for Playboy Enterprises, Inc., now PLBY. Labels: historical 7. Initialism of Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang
Word: PLA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of programmable logic array. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 2. Initialism of polylactic acid. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: 2016. Wang Y, Qu W, Choi SH. "FDA;s Regulatory Science Program for Generic PLA/PLGA-Based Drug Products", American Pharmaceutical Review, 19(4):14. There are currently 15 FDA-approved PLA/PLGA-based drug products available on the US market (Table 1). 3. Initialism of power lever angle (“angle of the pilot's primary control lever”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of principle of least astonishment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: kanal Part of Speech: noun 1. A unit of area used in parts of northern India and in Pakistan, equivalent to one eighth of an acre.
Word: pickup artist Part of Speech: noun 1. One who uses specialized tactics to seduce women. Example: Researching a book proposed by an editor, I allowed myself to be taken under the wings of the greatest self-proclaimed pickup artists in the world and entered an underground subculture of men dedicated—sometimes to an unhealthy extreme—to figuring out the mystery of the opposite sex.
Word: PEs Part of Speech: noun 1. polyester Labels: uncountable
Word: PTFE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of polytetrafluoroethylene. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: PVDC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of polyvinylidene chloride. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: PIC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of pilot in command. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of peripheral interface controller. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of plastic-insulated conductor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of programmable intelligent computer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of programmable interface controller. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 6. Initialism of programmable interrupt controller. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 7. Initialism of position-independent code. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 8. Initialism of person in charge. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 9. Initialism of prison-industrial complex. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 10. Initialism of plan inclusive counterplan. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: heterophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hetero- (“other, different”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. Any plant that obtains its nourishment from other (living or dead) plants; includes parasites and saprophytes
Word: PLD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Programmable logic device. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of personal learning device; a laptop, Chromebook, iPad, etc., used for study. Labels: Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: heterokontophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heterokont + -o- + -phyte (“plant”). By surface analysis, hetero- + -kont + -o- + -phyte. 1. Any heterokont alga
Word: heterokont Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hetero- (“different”) + -kont (“flagellate”) from Ancient Greek κοντός (kontós, “pole”). 1. Having flagella of unequal length. Labels: not-comparable
Word: heterokont Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hetero- (“different”) + -kont (“flagellate”) from Ancient Greek κοντός (kontós, “pole”). 1. Any member of the superphylum Heterokonta, most of which are algae.
Word: panarchy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pan- + -archy. Coined independently in many different contexts. 1. The individual's right to choose any form of government without being forced to move from their current locale. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1860 article by “Panarchy” de Puydt 2. Dynamic symmetry across multiple scales. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In panarchies, transformational change can be generated from below or from above. 3. An inclusive, multilateral system in which all parties may participate meaningfully. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The overlapping governance networks of panarchy have facilitated a context conducive to the above competing multilateralisms. 4. Rule by all; a system of governance in which each person has absolute power. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable Example: If everyone all at once wanted to know who won the Stanley Cup in 1968 they could have the information simultaneously; cyberspace as the site of Unamuno's panarchy, where each one is king. 5. Rule of all; absolute or total rule. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable Example: These contentions give rise to systems of political philosophy which range all the way from anarchy to panarchy; from the doctrine that government should do nothing to the doctrine that it should do everything. 6. An all-encompassing realm. Labels: countable, poetic, rare, uncountable Example: Some held that God, and all the heavenly powers, / As with the starry panarchy of space, / Were of one essence, like divine and high;
Word: hemerophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day”) + -phyte (“plant”) 1. Any cultivated plant, especially one introduced from elsewhere
Word: haplophyte Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From haplo- (“single; simple”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. Having the normal number of chromosomes characteristic of the organism's gametes Labels: not-comparable
Word: haplophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From haplo- (“single; simple”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. Such an organism
Word: gypsophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gypsum + -phyte (“plant”). 1. Any plant that tolerates or thrives in soil rich in chalk or limestone
Word: glycophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From glyco- (“sugar”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. Any plant that cannot tolerate relatively high concentrations of salt
Word: glaucophyte Part of Speech: noun 1. Any freshwater alga of the phylum Glaucophyta.
Word: ginkgophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ginkgo + -phyte (“plant”). 1. Any plant of the division Ginkgophyta; in reality, just the ginkgo
Word: genophyte Part of Speech: noun 1. Any plant that loses all of its above-ground parts during winter.
Word: exophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From exo- + -phyte. 1. Any external plant parasite.
Word: eustigmatophyte Part of Speech: noun 1. Any alga of the class Eustigmatophyceae
Word: euglenophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Euglena + -phyte (“plant”), from Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + γλήνη (glḗnē, “eye”). 1. Any aquatic flagellate alga of the phylum Euglenozoa.
Word: ergasiophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek ἐργᾰσίᾱ (ergăsíā, “work, production”) + -phyte (“plant”) 1. Any plant deliberately introduced to a region for cultivation.
Word: eophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “early in the day”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. A fossil plant from the Silurian age
Word: entophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ento- (“inside”) + -phyte (“plant, growth”). 1. Any plant or fungus growing as a parasite within another organism.
Word: entomophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From entomo- (“insect”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. Any plant growing as a parasite within an insect or its larva
Word: emophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An unknown root + -phyte (“plant”) 1. Any plant that grows completely submerged.
Word: embryophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from translingual Embryophyta. By surface analysis, embryo- (“embryo”) + -phyte (“plant”) 1. Any member of the subkingdom Embryophyta, which includes most land plants.
Word: edaphophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἔδαφος (édaphos, “ground”) + -phyte. By surface analysis, edapho- + -phyte. 1. any plant that grows with its roots in the soil and shoots in the air
Word: ectophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ecto- (“outside”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. Any plant that lives as a parasite on the surface of another organism
Word: NVRAM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of non-volatile random access memory. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: non-volatile random access memory Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of non-volatile memory Labels: uncountable
Word: read only memory Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of read-only memory. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: programmable read only memory Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of programmable read-only memory. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: RCI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of residual current indicator. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RCI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Radio Canada International. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: astonie Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of astony. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: GPF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Global Peace Festival. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of general protection fault, a type of interrupt produced by IA32 CPUs. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: diplophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From diplo- + -phyte. 1. sporophyte
Word: dinophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dino- (“whirling”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. dinoflagellate
Word: dictyochophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Dictyocha + -phyte (“plant”) 1. Any axodine alga
Word: axodine Part of Speech: noun 1. Any unicellular heterokont alga of the class Actinochrysophyceae. Example: The chrysophytes, bacillariophytes, and dictyochophytes (axodines; a group of heterokonts) date from about 100 million years ago, and despite the mass extinctions 65.5 million years ago, many species still flourish.
Word: dermophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dermo- (“skin”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. dermatophyte
Word: cycadophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cycad + -phyte (“plant”). 1. Any plant of the division Cycadophyta; a cycad.
Word: cyanophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyano- (“dark blue-green”) + -phyte (“plant”). Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪənəʊfaɪt/ 1. A member of the class Cyanophyceae. 2. cyanobacterium
Word: cyanobacterium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κῠ́ᾰνος (kŭ́ănos) Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) Ancient Greek κῠᾰ́νεος (kŭắneos)der. English cyano- Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriumbor. English bacterium English cyanobacterium From cyano- + bacterium. 1. Any of very many photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms, of phylum Cyanobacteria. Example: At some point in the first billion years of life, cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, learned to tap into a freely available resource – the hydrogen that exists in spectacular abundance in water. Example: Photosynthesis was established some billion years ago by ancient bacterial precursors of modern cyanobacteria.
Word: cuprophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cupro- (“copper”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. Any plant that tolerates or thrives in soil with a high level of copper
Word: cryptophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crypto- (“hidden”) + -phyte (“plant”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪptə(ʊ)fʌɪt/, /ˈkɹɪptəˌfaɪt/ 1. Any plant whose buds overwinter either below ground, or under water 2. A cryptomonad
Word: cryophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cryo- (“cold, freezing”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. Any plant whose buds overwinter below ground 2. Any plant that grows on ice or snow
Word: cormophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós, “trunk stripped of its boughs”) -phyte (“plant”); see also corm (“swollen underground stem”), Latin cormus. By surface analysis, cormo- + -phyte. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːməʊfaɪt/ 1. Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its leaves, phyllophyte Labels: informal Example: Very careful developmental or anatomical investigation may be required to show that the variously-constructed organs of many cormophytes are derived by the metamorphosis of the three primary organs, root, stem, and leaf, and to ascertain with which of these any particular structure is really homologous. Example: Botany used to recognize, if vaguely, these two kinds of plant, namely the thallophyte which grew and absorbed superficially, and the cormophyte, which is the root-shoot system with internal accommodation.
Word: coprophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From copro- (“dung”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. Any plant that lives on dung.
Word: coniferophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From conifer + -phyte (“plant”). 1. conifer
Word: chrysophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) + -phyte (“plant”) 1. Any golden alga of the class Chrysophyceae
Word: chromophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chromo- + -phyte. 1. Any alga of the taxon Chromista.
Word: chomophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek χῶμα (khôma, “heaped earth”) + -phyte (“plant”) Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊməʊfaɪt/ 1. Any plant that grows in rock fissures or crevices.
Word: chondrophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chondro- + -phyte. 1. An abnormal mass of cartilage that can develop on a bone
Word: UUCP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Unix-to-Unix Copy Protocol, a file transfer protocol used on networks, traditionally for Usenet and e-mail transfers. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: chasmophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chasm + -phyte (“plant”). Pronunciation: /ˈkæzməʊfaɪt/ 1. chomophyte
Word: charophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Charophyta by analogy to chara (“an unknown root”) + -phyte (“plant”). Pronunciation: /ˈkæ.ɹəʊˌfaɪt/, /ˈkæ.ɹəˌfaɪt/, /ˈkɛɹ.oʊˌfaɪt/, /ˈkɛɹ.əˌfaɪt/ 1. Any green alga of the division Charophyta
Word: chamerophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek χαμαί (khamaí, “ground”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. Any herbaceous or woody plant whose buds overwinter just above soil level
Word: chamaephyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Danish kamæfyt, chamæfyt, equivalent to chamae- (“ground”) + -phyte (“plant”) (first element from Ancient Greek χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”)). Pronunciation: /ˈkæmiːfaɪt/ 1. Any low perennial plant whose buds overwinter just above soil level
Word: depanneur Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dépanneur. Labels: Canada, Quebec, alt-of, alternative
Word: calciphyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English calcium English calci- English -phyte English calciphyte From calci- (“calcium”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. calcicole
Word: tabagie Part of Speech: noun 1. A traditional festivity among the Algonquin peoples of Eastern Canada. 2. A room for smoking tobacco and socializing. Labels: obsolete
Word: genotypic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English genotype Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English genotypic From genotype + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a genotype
Word: CIAU Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union: now called CIS - Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: eating irons Part of Speech: noun 1. Knife, fork and spoon; cutlery. Labels: humorous, plural, plural-only Example: But I had the unmitigated pleasure of watching a family of four Chinese struggle to use knives and forks to their bacon and eggs. These were the first eating irons I had seen in a long while. Example: Eating irons in hand, we plonked ourselves down at the round six-seating dining table and thrashed out the ethics of my decision to change football teams.
Word: artemisinin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of artemisia + quinin(e). Pronunciation: /ˌɑː.tɪˈmiː.sɪn.ɪn/, /ˌɑɹ.təˈmɪs.n̩.ɪn/ 1. An antimalarial drug derived from the sweet wormwood shrub, Artemisia annua, found as the active ingredient in traditional Chinese medical herbal treatment for malaria, chemically a sesquiterpene lactone - C₁₅H₂₂O₅. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Artemisinin (Qinghaosu) isolated from Artemisia annua is a novel sesquiterpene lactone bearing an unusual endoperoxide function. Example: The practical value of artemisinin itself as a therapeutic agent has been limited by several factors, however. Artemisinin has a high rate of recrudescence [8], poor oral activity [8], a short half-life in plasma [9], and limited solubility in both water and oil [10].
Word: APEX Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of advance purchase excursion (an air fare). Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of 2. Acronym of accelerated peritoneal equilibration examination. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of 3. Acronym of acetone peroxide. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: APEX Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff. Labels: UK, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: hardstanding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hard + standing. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːdstændɪŋ/, /ˈhɑɹdˌstændɪŋ/ 1. Alternative form of hardstand. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: The caravans' concrete hardstanding was demolished by the council soon after. Example: The movement of certain types of lorries when loaded, and certain other transport is forbidden. On no account are vehicles to be moved off a good road or hard standing.
Word: close-stool Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English close stol, equivalent to close (“enclosed”, adjective) + stool. 1. A chamber pot enclosed in a stool or box; a commode. Labels: historical Example: other Princes, […] to dispatch their weightiest affaires make often their close stoole, their regall Throne or Councel-chamber Example: […] be careful and diligent to all strangers, and see that they lack nothing in their Chambers, which your Mistress or Lady will allow, and that your close stools and Chamber pots be duely emptied, and kept clean and sweet.
Word: benthophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bentho- (“related to the benthos (flora and fauna of the deep)”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. Any plant that grows on the bed of a river or other body of water
Word: bacillariophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Bacillaria + -phyte (“plant”) 1. Any alga of the class Bacillariophyceae; a diatom
Word: broad-mouthed Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a broad mouth. 2. Outspoken; rude. Labels: obsolete Example: My selfe, that am so broad-mouthed and lavish in speeches, am notwithstanding naturally touched with that bashfulnesse.
Word: aromaphyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek *ἄρ- (*ár-) Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma) Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma)bor. Late Latin arōmatader. English aroma English -phyte English aromaphyte From aroma + -phyte. 1. Any botanical substance used in aromatherapy.
Word: antophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anto- (“flower”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. anthophyte
Word: anecophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an- (“not”) + eco- (“environment”) + -phyte (“plant”). 1. Any plant found only in human-created habitats
Word: alleage Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of allege. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: he humbly calleth for mercy, alleaging that he had justly murthered the murtherer of his father, whom his good chance was to finde there, averring by good witnesses, before them all, that in the Citie of the Leontines, his father had been proditoriously slaine by him, on whom he had now revenged himselfe.
Word: heartwarmingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English heartwarming Middle English -ly English -ly English heartwarmingly From heartwarming + -ly. 1. In a heart-warming manner.
Word: cachectin Part of Speech: noun 1. The polypeptide hormone cachexin or tumor necrosis factor. Labels: uncountable
Word: cachexin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cachectin. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: tumor necrosis factor Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several polypeptide hormones, produced by macrophages, that can destroy some cancer cells.
Word: cacosmia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κᾰκός (kăkós)der. English caco- English -osmia English cacosmia From caco- + -osmia. 1. A condition of perceiving odours generally as bad, or sensing imagined vile odours. Labels: uncountable
Word: carbonylhemoglobin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From carbonyl + hemoglobin. 1. carboxyhemoglobin Labels: uncountable
Word: carboxyhemoglobin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From carboxy + hemoglobin. 1. The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: cardiotoxic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cardio- Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic English cardiotoxic From cardio- + toxic. 1. Chemically damaging to the tissues of the heart.
Word: chelator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chelate + -or. 1. A chelating agent
Word: chelating agent Part of Speech: noun 1. Any compound that reacts with a metal ion to produce a chelate.
Word: chemesthesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English -esthesis English chemesthesis From chemo- + -esthesis. 1. Any sensation produced when a chemical compound activates a particular receptor. Labels: uncountable
Word: chemosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek χυμός (khumós, “juice, fluid, humor”), with reference to edema. By surface analysis, chemo- + -osis, although this is in the nature of a false friend, as the word is not specific to exogenous chemical–induced cases of conjunctival irritation. 1. Swelling and/or (especially) edema of the conjunctiva of the eye.
Word: chemosterilizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English sterilizer English chemosterilizer From chemo- + sterilizer. 1. Any substance used to cause sterility in insects, rodents or other animals; a chemosterilant
Word: chronotoxicology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- French toxicologieder. English toxicology English chronotoxicology From chrono- + toxicology. 1. The study of the interactions between toxic substances and biorhythms Labels: uncountable
Word: ciguateratoxin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ciguatera + toxin. 1. Any of several toxins found in some carnivorous fish that have been contaminated by the alga Gambierdiscus toxicus. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: panatheism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)bor. English pan- English atheism English panatheism From pan- + atheism. 1. The assertion that no god or gods exist and that then nothing can be correctly termed holy or be considered sacred. Labels: uncountable 2. The belief in "all atheism"; the position that all people are atheists to one or more god models. Labels: uncountable
Word: kippering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of kipper Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: kippering Part of Speech: noun 1. The trait of walking on the front legs while dragging the hind legs (applied to a dog). Labels: uncountable Example: An owner describes their "endearing habit of nosewrinkling, woo-woo-wooing, and kippering (walking on front legs, sliding rear like a seal)." Example: Kippering is a trait in young Sussex where the dog propels themselves forward with their forelegs while dragging their rear legs extended behind them. Some adult dogs will also do this and it is considered normal for the breed. 2. The development of an acquired hypospadias, usually as a result of long use of a catheter. Labels: uncountable Example: The latter is so often remote from where the tube has been that it is difficult to see how any drainage short of “kippering” the patient could eliminate it. Example: The suprapubic route (suprapubic catheter [SPC]) is preferred over the urethral because of pressure necrosis of the ventral surface of the distal penile urethra in men (acquired hypospadias —“kippering” of the penis) and pressure necrosis of the bladder neck in women, which becomes so wide that urine leaks around the catheter ("patulous" urethra)
Word: kippered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of kipper Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: kippered Part of Speech: adj 1. Stiff and lacking vitality; stale. Example: Our writers of history have been aroused from “ their somnolent antiquarian busy-work on kippered events and are feeling the force of living ones and learning what it means to get in the study of the present inspiration and interest for assimilating a knowledge of the past. Example: At first I thought perhaps my students were writing this kind of kippered prose because they were attempting scenes and subjects that they knew nothing about. 2. Worn out; tired. Example: Cigar clenched between his knuckles, Johnnie Whiteside patted Gordon's knee. 'How d'you feel, old spud?' 'Slightly kippered,' Gordon answered. 'Not too kippered?' said Eric. Example: He was done for, you know . . . quite kippered . . . The General's words dinned in his brain.
Word: kilns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kiln Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kilns Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of kiln Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: FLOSS Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of free/libre/open source software. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Example: FLOSS has proven to be an extremely valuable tool for accelerating research in various fields of IT and engineering in order to address the needs of society in the future.
Word: steamiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of steamy: most steamy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: syndetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin syndeticus, from Ancient Greek συνδετικός (sundetikós), from σύνδεσις (súndesis, “binding”) + -κός (-kós, “-ic: forming adjectives”), from συνδεῖν (sundeîn, “to join, to bind”), from σῠν- (sŭn-, “together”) + δεῖν (deîn, “to bind, to tie”). Pronunciation: /sɪnˈdɛtɪk/ 1. Of or related to syndeton, the use of a conjunction. Labels: not-comparable Example: Guns and butter is a syndetic phrase. 2. Synonym of connective, serving to connect. Labels: not-comparable Example: With the syndetic juxtaposition of distinct members, the article is not often repeated. 3. Synonym of crossreferenced. Labels: not-comparable Example: Syndetic, applied to an alphabetical subject catalogue or dictionary catalogue which includes cross-references as connecting links between subjects. Example: The dictionary includes syndetic references. 4. Having bounded gaps between its terms. Labels: not-comparable Example: The gap between successive members of a syndetic set may vary but is always less than some specific value: i.e., there is an integer n such that {x,x+1,x+2,⋯,x+n}∩S≠∅ for any x∈N.
Word: stonk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly of imitative origin. Compare stomp. Pronunciation: /stɒŋk/, /stɑŋk/, /stɔŋk/ 1. A heavy artillery bombardment. Labels: slang 2. A large or intense penile erection. Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: stonk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly of imitative origin. Compare stomp. Pronunciation: /stɒŋk/, /stɑŋk/, /stɔŋk/ 1. To unleash a heavy artillery bombardment. Labels: slang 2. To overwhelm or trounce; to defeat decisively. Labels: slang
Word: stonk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deliberate misspelling of stock, possibly under the influence of stink in reference to stocks relating to amateur or bad decisions, or financial loss. Compare stronk (“strong”), thonk (“think”). Pronunciation: /stɒŋk/, /stɑŋk/, /stɔŋk/ 1. A stock, especially a bullish one. Labels: Internet, humorous, in-plural Example: Stonk is essentially just a funny way to say “stock” – and once you understand that, it explains everything else that has happened. Example: Long before Reddit, the Yahoo message boards of the late 1990s democratized the expression of strong opinions about stocks (they didn’t call them “stonks” in those days). 2. A profitable thing or scheme. Labels: Internet, humorous
Word: sinologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sinology (“study of China”) + -ist (“(agent)”). Equivalent to sino- (“China”) + -logist (“student of, expert on”). 1. A student or expert in sinology.
Word: tight-knit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tight + knit. 1. Strongly pulled together or connected, tightly knit. Example: Oral histories describe how ancient angara were tribal and nomadic before settling in cities. Many of them still live in large, tight-knit families and workplaces have a guild-like organizational structure.
Word: tragicomical Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the characteristics of a tragicomedy
Word: tragicomically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tragicomic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English tragicomically From tragicomic + -ally. 1. In a tragicomic manner
Word: underutilization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English utilization English underutilization From under- + utilization. 1. The state of being underutilized Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: warre Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of war. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: The Poets olde in their fonde fables faine, / That mightie Mars is god of Warre and Strife, / These astronomers thinke, where Mars doth raigne, / That all debate and discorde must he rife, Example: Out Of Civil States, There Is Alwayes Warre Of Every One Against Every One
Word: Yogacharya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit योगाचार्य (yogācārya), itself from योग (yoga) + आचार्य (acharya, “teacher”). 1. A teacher of yoga used as a respectful title
Word: Jack out of doors Part of Speech: noun 1. A homeless person, or vagrant. Labels: obsolete Example: the Lord Julio Romero at Yvoy, having committed this oversight to issue out of his holde, to parlie with the Constable of France, at his returne found the Towne taken, and himselfe jack-out-of-doors.
Word: in ure Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin in ure. 1. In use, in practice. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: As we see some idle-fallow grounds, if they be fat and fertile, to bring foorth store and sundrie rootes of wilde and unprofitable weeds, and that to keep them in ure we must subject and imploy them with certaine seeds for use and service.
Word: in ure Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin in ure. 1. Into use, into practice. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: biglie Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of bigly. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: biglie Part of Speech: adv 1. Obsolete form of bigly. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: dimerized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dimerize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: dimerized Part of Speech: adj 1. That have been reacted to form a dimer
Word: haemoprotein Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hemoprotein. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hemeprotein Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heme + protein. 1. Any conjugated protein containing heme as the prosthetic group.
Word: heteromeric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English heteromer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English heteromeric From heteromer + -ic. 1. Relating to a heteromer. Labels: not-comparable 2. Describing neurons in the spinal cord that have processes passing through to the opposite side of the cord. Labels: not-comparable
Word: heteromeric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English heteromer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English heteromeric From heteromer + -ic. 1. Such a neuron.
Word: forsomuch Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English forsomuch, equivalent to for + so + much. Compare Middle English forsomykill. 1. Forasmuch. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: intracellularly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English intracellular Middle English -ly English -ly English intracellularly From intracellular + -ly. 1. In an intracellular manner. Labels: not-comparable Example: The majority of the Legionella cells in water are believed to live intracellularly as protozoan parasites.
Word: intratumoral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English tumor English -al English tumoral English intratumoral From intra- + tumoral. 1. Within a tumor. Labels: not-comparable
Word: metalloporphyrin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. English metallo- German Porphyrinbor. English porphyrin English metalloporphyrin From metallo- + porphyrin. 1. Any compound, such as heme, formed by a combination of a porphyrin and a metal, often iron, copper, silver, zinc, or magnesium
Word: stationary bicycle Part of Speech: noun 1. A device with saddle, pedals, and some form of handlebars arranged as on a bicycle, but used as exercise equipment rather than transportation.
Word: multipotent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English potent English multipotent From multi- + potent. 1. Having the power to do many different things. 2. Describing a cell that can give rise to a limited number of several different types of cell.
Word: multistep Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Germanic *stapjaną Proto-West Germanic *stappjan Old English stæppan Middle English steppen English step English multistep From multi- + step. 1. Involving multiple steps Labels: not-comparable Example: a multistep synthesis Example: Somatic exocytosis of serotonin is a multistep and multiregulated process.
Word: myelogenous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From myelo- + -genous. Pronunciation: /ˌmaɪəˈlɒd͡ʒɪnəs/ 1. Originating in, or produced by, bone marrow Labels: not-comparable
Word: nucleosomal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nucleosome + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to a nucleosome.
Word: Ainsdale Part of Speech: name Etymology: Probably from Old English Ægenwulf (given name, see also Ægen) and dæl (“valley”). May have been influenced by Old Norse Einulfr (given name) and dalr (“valley”). Listed in the Domesday Book as Einulvesdel. 1. A southern suburb of Southport, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SD3112).
Word: pericyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From peri- + -cyte. 1. A type of mesenchymal cell which in aggregation forms a contractile wrapping around a capillary. Example: Since 1873, when Rouget regarded pericytes as contractile elements (Rouget 1874), the discussion concerning this ability has never ceased. Pericytes are likely to respond to vasoactive molecules such as nitric oxide, prostacyclin, angiotensin II, and endothelin-1, because they express respective receptors (Dehouck et al., 1997, Chakravarthy and Gardiner, 1999, Healy and Wilk, 1993). Example: 2008, Frederick Pfister, Yuxi Feng, Hans-Peter Hammes, Pericyte Loss in the Diabetic Retina, Elia Duh, Diabetic Retinopathy, Humana Press, page 249, However, due to the morphological similarities of rodent retinal capillary endothelial cells and pericytes, markers allowing for the distinction of retinal capillary cells were crucial for quantitative analysis.
Word: premotor Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor English premotor From pre- + motor. 1. Near the front of the motor cortex. Labels: not-comparable 2. Describing the interval between the arrival of a stimulus and the first changes in a muscle. Labels: not-comparable
Word: silkmoth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From silk + moth. 1. Any moth whose caterpillar stage is a silkworm, especially Bombyx mori, the domestic silkmoth, but also others in the families Bombycidae and Saturniidae (as well as the Siberian silkmoth in the family Lasiocampidae).
Word: Aegenwulf Part of Speech: name Etymology: Inherited from Old English Ægenwulf. 1. A male given name from Old English.
Word: to all intents and purposes Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: 1500s, English law, originally “to all intents, constructions, and purposes” (found in an act adopted under Henry VIII in 1547). 1. For every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect; practically speaking. Labels: UK, idiomatic Example: To all intents and purposes the case is closed. Example: This treaty is to all intents and purposes no longer viable.
Word: IMRO Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Irish Music Rights Organisation. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: slouch hat Part of Speech: noun 1. A broad-brimmed felt hat worn by soldiers, often with a clasp on the left side to allow a rifle to be carried over the shoulder.
Word: Goosnargh Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old Irish Gosan or Gusan (“a given name”) and Old Norse erg (“hill-pasture”). 1. A village and civil parish in Preston district, Lancashire, England; most of the village is in Whittingham parish (OS grid ref SD5536).
Word: panarchies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of panarchy Labels: form-of, plural