nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: fieldwort Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English feldewort, feldwurt, feltwyrt, from Old English feldwyrt (“fieldwort, gentian”), equivalent to field + wort. 1. gentian Labels: uncountable
Word: UHI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of urban heat island. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: environmental racism Part of Speech: noun 1. The placement of low-income or minority communities in the proximity of environmentally hazardous or degraded environments, such as toxic waste, pollution and urban decay. Labels: uncountable 2. An exclusionary paradigm within urban geography and environmental planning where corporate capital projects externalize ecological decay onto spaces inhabited by marginalized demographics, systematically compounding the socio-economic vulnerabilities of racialized, queer, and transsexual communities. Labels: uncountable
Word: greenhouse slug Part of Speech: noun 1. Milax gagates (family Milacidae), a species of land slug.
Word: greenhouse-friendly Part of Speech: adj 1. Not contributing significantly to the greenhouse effect. Example: a greenhouse-friendly aerosol spray
Word: Oirschot Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Oirschot. 1. A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
Word: Oisterwijk Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Oisterwijk. 1. A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
Word: Scottish play Part of Speech: name Etymology: The play is set in Scotland, and there is a theatrical superstition that speaking the actual name of the play inside a theatre will cause disaster. 1. William Shakespeare's play Macbeth.
Word: autophagocytotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From auto- + phagocytotic. 1. Relating to autophagocytosis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: autogenocide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + genocide, coined in the late 1970s. 1. The extermination of a country's citizens by its own people or government. Labels: uncountable 2. Genocide of a particular group by members of that group. Labels: uncountable Example: If Anita Bryantt really wants to devastate gay liberation, she should pry her fingers from her Bible long enough to thumb through the printed gay media. Scathing onslaughts may be fun, but they aren't very productive. Will we never cease practicing intellectual autogenocide?
Word: autohelm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + helm, originally a trademark. 1. Equipment used on ships and boats to maintain a chosen course without constant human action.
Word: autohelms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autohelm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: politicides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of politicide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yellow boy Part of Speech: noun 1. A gold coin; a guinea or sovereign. Labels: archaic, countable, historical, slang Example: “Damn them, (cried the commodore) I wish both their necks were broke, thof the two cost me forty good yellow-boys.” “Forty guineas! (exclaimed the stranger […]).” Example: This enchanting game she has played for two years, and if you are her partner, she expects at least double the number of yellow boys. 2. Iron(III) hydroxide, a yellow-orange solid found in acidic water from mining projects. Labels: slang, uncountable 3. Synonym of goldback (“kind of gold certificate”). Labels: US, countable, historical, slang
Word: yellow boys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yellow boy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: greenbul Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various birds in the bulbul family Pycnonotidae. Example: We investigated the differences in environmental selection pressures between ecotone and rainforest that could have driven the song divergence in little greenbuls, in particular the divergence in Fmin (Slabbekoorn & Smith 2002b). Example: The commonest of the dull olive-green greenbuls, the Sombre Greenbul is most easily distinguished by its white eye; the race to the northeast is much yellower below and could readily be mistaken for a Yellow-bellied Greenbul were it not for its white eye.
Word: bristlebill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bristle + bill. 1. Any of various African bulbuls of the genus Bleda, family Pycnonotidae.
Word: greenbuls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of greenbul Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bristlebills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bristlebill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: greenage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From green + -age. 1. greenery; plants generally Labels: uncountable Example: The ideal solution from the planner's and the driver's point of view would be, of course, to eliminate parked cars entirely from the streets, and thus make all middle strips, improved with greenage, available for the use of pedestrians.
Word: greenwasher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From greenwash + -er. 1. One who engages in greenwashing.
Word: greenwashers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of greenwasher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: greensome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of green + foursome. 1. A foursome game with the difference that both players tee off on every hole. The better ball is chosen and alternate strokes are then played to complete the hole.
Word: greensomes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of greensome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cryptarithmetic Part of Speech: noun 1. alphametics as a genre of puzzle Labels: uncountable
Word: Irishcism Part of Speech: noun 1. A characteristically Irish turn of phrase. Labels: dated, rare
Word: Irishcisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Irishcism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: laughometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From laugh + -o- + -meter. 1. A (non-scientific) device for measuring laughter.
Word: laughometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of laughometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: laughability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From laugh + -ability. 1. laughableness Labels: uncountable
Word: deurbanization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + urbanization. 1. The process of deurbanizing. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: salsa verde Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish salsa verde and Italian salsa verde, both meaning literally “green sauce”. 1. A Mexican sauce made chiefly of tomatillos. 2. A cold green Italian sauce made with parsley, vinegar, capers, garlic, onion, anchovies, olive oil, and sometimes mustard.
Word: sarcodine Part of Speech: noun 1. Any member of the superclass Sarcodina of protozoa.
Word: sarcodines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sarcodine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dolthood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dolt + -hood. 1. The quality of being a dolt or fool. Labels: uncountable Example: Viewing your own dad as an example of perfect dolthood allowed the teenage you to develop personal values rather than swallowing your father's ideas whole.
Word: southernish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From southern + -ish. 1. Somewhat southern. Example: a southernish dialect
Word: autoaggressive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)lbor. English auto- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Latin aggressuslbor. English aggress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English aggressive English autoaggressive From auto- + aggressive. 1. That attacks the organism that produces them Labels: not-comparable
Word: autocoup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + coup. Calque of Spanish autogolpe. 1. A coup d'état in which a nation's leader, despite having come to power through legal means, dissolves or renders powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assumes extraordinary powers.
Word: autocoups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autocoup Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autoantigenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From autoantigen + -ic. 1. Relating to autoantigens. Labels: not-comparable
Word: autobracketing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + bracketing. 1. A camera feature where several successive shots are taken with slightly different settings and then automatically combined. Labels: uncountable
Word: tri-tip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tri- + tip. 1. A cut of beef from the bottom sirloin subprimal cut. It is a small triangular muscle.
Word: tri-tips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tri-tip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tibetanness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tibetan + -ness. 1. Quality of being Tibetan. Labels: uncountable
Word: Mongolianness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mongolian + -ness. 1. Quality of being Mongolian. Labels: uncountable
Word: Nigerianness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Nigerian + -ness. 1. The quality of being Nigerian. Labels: uncountable
Word: Lebaneseness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Lebanese + -ness. 1. The quality of being Lebanese. Labels: uncountable
Word: TGPs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of TGP Labels: form-of, plural
Word: banner exchange Part of Speech: noun 1. A link exchange scheme where web sites display each other's banners. Labels: Internet
Word: autozeroing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + zeroing. 1. A sampling technique that measures an offset from zero and later compensates by subtracting the difference. Labels: uncountable
Word: autozero Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + zero. 1. autozeroing Labels: uncountable
Word: autozeroed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From auto- + zeroed. 1. Processed by the autozeroing technique. Labels: not-comparable
Word: postconcussional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + concussional. 1. After a concussion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: concussional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From concussion + -al. 1. Of or relating to concussion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: babykins Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From baby + -kins. 1. Fond term of address for a baby, child, lover, or spouse.
Word: babykins Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From babykin + -s. 1. plural of babykin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: automative Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to automation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: autocidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From auto- (“self”) + -cidal. 1. Relating to autocide. Labels: not-comparable
Word: autoscopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From autoscopy + -ic. 1. Relating to autoscopy. Labels: not-comparable Example: His fetch come up from life's other side like an autoscopic hallucination.
Word: eyelined Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From eye + lined, on the model of eyeliner. 1. Wearing eyeliner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cryosuspension Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cryo- + suspension. 1. suspended animation by means of cryonics Labels: uncountable
Word: second-wave feminism Part of Speech: noun 1. A period of feminist activity that began in the early 1960s in the United States and broadened the gender equality debate to include family, the workplace, reproductive rights, etc. Labels: uncountable Example: Obviously, the second-wave feminism of the ’60s and ’70s could be pretty factional as well; there were vicious internal fights over issues like lesbianism and pornography, as well as over white feminists’ blind spots about race.
Word: third-wave feminism Part of Speech: noun 1. A period of feminist activity that began in the early 1990s as a response to perceived failures of second-wave initiatives to address the needs of women of many races, ethnicities, nationalities, religions and cultural backgrounds. Labels: uncountable
Word: first-wave feminism Part of Speech: noun 1. The original period of concerted feminist activity during the 19th and early 20th century, focusing on de jure gender inequalities, primarily that of suffrage (the right to vote). Labels: uncountable Example: The question that many lesbians asked was whether all this work was being accomplished at the expense of other goals of the organization. Some made the frightening comparison to the "First Wave" of feminism, which dissolved after women achieved the right to vote.
Word: cryofracture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cryo- + fracture. 1. fracture caused by the stresses of water freezing to become ice Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cryofracture Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cryo- + fracture. 1. To fracture by exposure to low temperature, especially to freezing
Word: cryoextractions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cryoextraction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cryoextractor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cryo- + extractor. 1. A surgical device used in cryoextraction.
Word: cryoextractors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cryoextractor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Raton Part of Speech: name 1. A city, the county seat of Colfax County, New Mexico, United States.
Word: cryophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cryo- + -phile. 1. an organism that thrives at low temperatures
Word: cryophiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cryophile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Old Believer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Russian старове́р (starovér). 1. Any of those who separated from the official Russian Orthodox Church after 1666 as a protest against the church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon between 1652 and 1666. They continue liturgical and ritual practices which predate the reforms.
Word: Old Believers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Old Believer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gallup Part of Speech: name Etymology: English surname, possibly from the verb gallop; or also possibly shortened from Galpin. 1. A surname. Labels: countable Example: Despite wide efforts to encourage more girls and young women to pursue careers in STEM, a new survey from Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation found Gen Z girls significantly lag behind boys in the level of interest expressed in STEM subjects, suggesting more must be done to close the gender gap. 2. A city, the county seat of McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Driving north from Gallup, New Mexico, on State Route 491 toward the Four Corners Monument, one passes through the vast, arid lands of the eastern Navajo Nation.
Word: Nikonian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Nikon + -ian. Pronunciation: /nɪˈkəʊ.ni.ən/, /nɪˈkoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. A follower of the main current of the Russian Orthodox Church, which accepted the reforms undertaken during the reign of Patriarch Nikon.
Word: Nikonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Nikon + -ian. Pronunciation: /nɪˈkəʊ.ni.ən/, /nɪˈkoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. Of or pertaining to Nikon.
Word: Nikonians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Nikonian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jal Part of Speech: name 1. A city in New Mexico.
Word: O'Neillism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From O'Neill + -ism. 1. The policies of Terence O'Neill (1914–1990), fourth Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. Labels: Ireland, uncountable
Word: Paisleyism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Paisley + -ism. 1. The policies of Ian Paisley (1926–2014), Northern Irish politician. Labels: Ireland, uncountable
Word: omohyoideus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowing from New Latin ōmohȳoīdeus, ellipsis of mūsculus ōmohȳoīdeus (“omohyoid muscle”). Doublet of omohyoid. By surface analysis, omo- (“shoulder”) + hyoid + -eus. Pronunciation: /əʊ.məʊ.hʌɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/, /ˌoʊ.moʊˌhaɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/ 1. Synonym of omohyoid muscle.
Word: omohyoidei Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌoʊ.moʊˌhaɪˈɔɪ.diˌaɪ/ 1. plural of omohyoideus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: omphacitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From omphacite + -ic. 1. Of or relating to omphacite. Labels: not-comparable
Word: O'Neillite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From O'Neill + -ite. 1. A supporter of O'Neillism.
Word: O'Neillites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of O'Neillite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ombrophobic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ombro- + -phobic. 1. Not capable of thriving in areas of heavy rainfall. Labels: not-comparable
Word: oolithic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From oolith + -ic. 1. Relating to ooliths. Labels: not-comparable
Word: oogoniol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Related to oogonium? 1. A particular fungal sex hormone. Labels: uncountable
Word: opanka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See opanak 1. A kind of sandal worn in Eastern Europe.
Word: opankas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of opanka Labels: form-of, plural
Word: opisthorchiasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Opisthorchis + -iasis. Pronunciation: /ˌɒpɪsθɔːˈkaɪəsɪs/, /ˌɑpɪsθɔɹˈkaɪəsɪs/ 1. A parasitic disease caused by trematodes in the genus Opisthorchis. Labels: uncountable
Word: opticality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From optical + -ity. 1. The quality of being optical, or apprehended through sight. Labels: uncountable
Word: oppositionality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oppositional + -ity. 1. The quality of being oppositional. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: oppositionalities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oppositionality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: opera window Part of Speech: noun 1. A small porthole-sized side window in the C-pillar of certain cars, popular in the 1970s.
Word: opera windows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of opera window Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soap dodger Part of Speech: noun 1. A dirty person; one who does not bathe often. Labels: humorous, slang 2. An Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent. Supposedly borne from the historical canard that the English only bathe once a year. Labels: Australia, slang
Word: soap dodgers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soap dodger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wazzed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From wazz + -ed? Compare pissed. 1. drunk Labels: UK, slang
Word: wazzed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From wazz + -ed? Compare pissed. 1. simple past and past participle of wazz Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: frame drum Part of Speech: noun 1. An early form of drum with a drumhead width greater than its depth.
Word: hot hatchback Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hot hatch. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pink lemonade Part of Speech: noun 1. Lemonade coloured with the juice of red fruits such as raspberries or cherries. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bowling bag Part of Speech: noun 1. A long bag with two rounded handles, of the kind used for carrying bowling equipment.
Word: bowling bags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bowling bag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: opportunity shop Part of Speech: noun 1. An op shop.
Word: omnibussing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of omnibus Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: omnibussed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of omnibus Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: omnibusses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of omnibus Labels: dated, form-of, plural
Word: omnibusses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of omnibus Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: opgaaf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrikaans opgaaf, from Dutch opgaaf, variant of opgave. 1. A tax on produce, stock, and capitation. Labels: South-Africa, historical
Word: opgaafs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of opgaaf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hanger steak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hanger + steak. Anatomically, it is said to "hang" from the diaphragm of the animal. 1. A cut of beef steak from the diaphragm of a steer or heifer.
Word: butcher's steak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From butcher + steak; so called because butchers were said to keep it for themselves rather than sell it. 1. Synonym of hanger steak.
Word: hanger steaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hanger steak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Reblochons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Reblochon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dauria Part of Speech: name Etymology: Compare Russian Даурия (Daurija). Pronunciation: /dɑːˈʊəɹɪə/ 1. The homeland of the Daur people, once located east of the Transbaikal region. 2. The region of Transbaikal in Russia. 3. A railroad station near the Russian-Chinese border, in the Transbaikal region.
Word: Daurian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Dauria + -an. 1. From or relating to Dauria. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Daurian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dauria + -an. 1. A native or inhabitant of Dauria.
Word: sucking louse Part of Speech: noun 1. Any louse of the suborder Anoplura. Example: The tailed Old World monkeys (Cercopithecidae) support sucking lice of a distinct genus, Pedicinus which has certain similarities to Pediculus and has been placed by most authorities (though not by Ferris) in the Pediculidae. Example: Of the 200 or so species of sucking lice, only three infest man: the body louse, Pediculus humanus, the head louse, P. capitis and the pubic louse, Pthirus pubis (also known as the crab louse).
Word: sucking lice Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sucking louse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Daurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Daur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dagur Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Daur. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Dagur Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Daur. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Dagor Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Daur. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Dagor Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Daur. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Dahur Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Daur. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Dahur Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Daur. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Dagurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Dagur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dagors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Dagor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dahurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Dahur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dump months Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the sense that movie studios are "dumping" poor-quality and limited-appeal films during those months. 1. The two periods of the year, often described as January and February and mid-August through September, when new movie releases are either poor-quality, cheaply made, or intended for niche audiences, since low movie attendance limits the potential box office return. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: takes exception Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of take exception Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: taking exception Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of take exception Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: took exception Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of take exception Labels: form-of, past
Word: handwashes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of handwash Labels: form-of, plural
Word: handwashes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of handwash Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hand sanitizer Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhænd ˌsænətaɪzɚ/, /ˈhænd ˌsænɪtaɪzɚ/ 1. A disinfecting liquid, most often based on ethyl alcohol, used as an alternative to washing the hands with soap and water. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hand sanitizers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hand sanitizer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anopluran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Anoplura + -n 1. Any louse of the suborder Anoplura, a sucking louse. Example: Unlike the masticating mallophagans, anoplurans have mouthparts modified for piercing epidermal tissues and sucking up blood. Example: Ungulates and squirrels (the latter in the family Sciuridae) are particularly heavily parasitized by anoplurans, and several small or even monotypic families of anoplurans parasitize phylogenetically isolated mammalian groups.
Word: hand antiseptic Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hand sanitizer. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: anoplurans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anopluran Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hand antiseptics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hand antiseptic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: non-Witnesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of non-Witness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smoke-oh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From smoke + -oh. 1. Alternative form of smoko. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: massage therapist Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who provides massage therapy.
Word: massage therapy Part of Speech: noun 1. The therapeutic use of massage. Labels: uncountable
Word: chewing lice Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chewing louse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chewing louse Part of Speech: noun 1. Any true louse that is not a sucking louse; a mallophagan. Example: Many of the chewing lice are highly host specific, but a few may occur on a variety of not more than a half dozen related host species. They feed on skin (epidermal cells), hair, feathers, body oils and secretions, dried blood (wounds), and even other ectoparasites, such as mites. Chewing lice are unable to survive for more than a day or two off the host and their dispersal is through direct contact of host animals. Example: There are cases where more than one species of chewing louse may infest the same host species and the lice may prefer living on specific parts of the host's body.
Word: rip-off merchant Part of Speech: noun 1. One who charges excessively high prices. Labels: slang
Word: Windscale Part of Speech: name 1. Former name of Sellafield.
Word: Sellafield Part of Speech: name 1. A former village in Beckermet parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough, now the site of a nuclear reprocessing plant, formerly known as Windscale (OS grid ref NY0203). Example: One can't escape the huge nuclear facility at Sellafield (supplier of much of the line's remaining freight traffic), or miss the wild shingle beaches with exposed and precarious bungalows sandwiched between the railway and the shore at Braystones.
Word: life is short Part of Speech: phrase 1. One should make the most of one's life, rather than wasting it on trivial matters or negativity.
Word: pubeless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pube + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈpjuːbləs/ 1. Without pubic hair. Example: Then she hooked her fingers inside the waistband of my underwear and that's when it struck me: I was going to be naked in front of her, naked, and, as of that morning, still completely pubeless. Example: I didn't want him to sense my fear but cringed as he peered down at my underdeveloped and pubeless body.
Word: plugola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plug + -ola. Compare to payola. Pronunciation: /plʌˈɡoʊlə/, /plʌˈɡəʊlə/ 1. Undeclared or illicit publicity or product promotion, especially on radio or television. Labels: US, informal, uncountable, usually Example: Both radio and television management must be watchful for instances of staff payola and plugola. Example: Portland's TV stations regularly employ plugola in news programming as a way of promoting parent network programming […].
Word: pubedresser Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who cuts or styles pubic hair Labels: rare, slang Example: […] I'm the great pubedresser I cut pubes like a master always dressed in black leather […] Example: […] since his last visit to the pube-dresser.
Word: damp course Part of Speech: noun 1. A layer in a wall, foundation etc. which prevents moisture spreading into interior areas. Example: He knew why the building was so damp. Its damp courses were defective and it was built on top of the tank stream. Example: Sincerest apologies from Everest, which admits that a damp course was, by an extraordinary oversight, not included.
Word: damp courses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of damp course Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pubedressers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pubedresser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: petrogarch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of petro- + oligarch. 1. Someone who is part of a small group that controls the petroleum industry, and hence has power over lives and governments similar to the powers of an oligarch. Example: Why focus on gas in particular? Because gasoline is where the world’s petrogarchs have us by the short hairs. Example: ... selling out to the petrogarchs of Russia and Qatar was simply a master stroke of evil genius.
Word: Secession War Part of Speech: name 1. The American Civil War.
Word: undocumented worker Part of Speech: noun 1. An illegal immigrant; illegal alien. Labels: euphemistic
Word: clickbait Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From click + -bait (manipulation to elicit a particular response). Pronunciation: /ˈklɪkbeɪt/ 1. Website content that is aimed at generating advertising revenue, especially at the expense of quality or accuracy, relying on sensationalist headlines to attract click-throughs; such headlines. Labels: Internet, countable, derogatory, uncountable Example: Fairfax's sites are renowned for what is sometimes called ‘clickbait’: headlines written to beguile passing eyeballs but which obscure nondescript or irrelevant stories. Example: "His careful lawyerly writing would be out of fashion now", wrote one commenter after Kettle's piece. "It wasn't clickbait".
Word: clickbait Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From click + -bait (manipulation to elicit a particular response). Pronunciation: /ˈklɪkbeɪt/ 1. To add clickbait to a web page; to direct clickbait at someone. Example: Whether they're acts of clickbaiting or dumbness, internet headlines routinely mischaracterize quotes, inaccurately paraphrase statements, and misuse specific terms, all to make readers click. Example: But he'd clickbaited her.
Word: Aldrich Part of Speech: name Etymology: From either Old English Ælfrīc (“elf-ruler”) or Æðelrīc (“noble ruler”). Pronunciation: /ˈɔːldɹɪt͡ʃ/ 1. A surname. 2. A place in the United States: 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States:
Word: cluster compound Part of Speech: noun 1. An assemblage of atoms or molecules bound together Labels: physical
Word: yttrium iron garnet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From yttrium + iron + garnet. 1. A synthetic mineral used for its special magnetic and optical properties. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: baby powder Part of Speech: noun 1. An astringent powder used for preventing diaper rash, as a deodorant, and for other cosmetic purposes. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Cocaine. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable
Word: heavy going Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From horse racing. 1. Going (i.e. conditions) that are wet and muddy (difficult to gallop on) Labels: uncountable 2. Something that is boring; difficult to make progress on, or tedious Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: That report is heavy going.
Word: osseous tissue Part of Speech: noun 1. The major structural and supportive connective tissue of the body which forms the rigid part of the bone organs that make up the skeletal system.
Word: bone tissue Part of Speech: noun 1. osseous tissue Labels: uncountable
Word: Pap Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of Pap smear. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: If you have any abnormal symptoms, such as spotting between periods or bleeding after intercourse, keep pursuing the cause even if your last Pap was normal.
Word: Zap Part of Speech: name 1. A city and town in North Dakota.
Word: radiosynovectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From radio- + synovectomy. 1. synovectomy by means of radioactive isotopes
Word: Afrasiab Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian اَفْرَاسِیَاب (afrāsiyāb). 1. A mythical king and hero of Turan. Labels: Iranian
Word: chemically impaired Part of Speech: adj 1. under the influence, intoxicated Labels: not-comparable
Word: jail-bait Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of jailbait. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: poupard Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of wooden doll.
Word: Afrasyab Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Afrasiab. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Afrasiyab Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Afrasiab. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pilums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pilum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chaya Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew חַיָּה (ḥayyā, “living”). 1. A female given name from Hebrew.
Word: bar of chocolate Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of chocolate bar.
Word: broken the ice Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of break the ice Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: taken exception Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of take exception Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: take to wife Part of Speech: verb 1. To marry (a specific woman). Labels: transitive Example: Pondering other items, like the path to a Chemical Engineering Ph.D., are Burke Baker, who took to wife one Betty Kimble back there in the Dark Ages, the same month we graduated, at Berkeley; […]
Word: Florida horse conch Part of Speech: noun 1. A large predatory snail, of species Triplofusus giganteus, native to the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, and the adjacent waters of the western Atlantic to North Carolina.
Word: lucky streak Part of Speech: noun 1. A series of wins in gambling. Example: Yes, heaven, I'm in heaven / And the cares that hung around me through the week / Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak
Word: lucky streaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lucky streak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: throw-outs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of throw-out Labels: form-of, plural
Word: throws out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of throw out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: throwing out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of throw out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: threw out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of throw out Labels: form-of, past
Word: thrown out Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of throw out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bath water Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bathwater. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: bath waters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bath water Labels: form-of, plural
Word: throw out the baby with the bath water Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of throw the baby out with the bathwater. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: throw the baby out with the bath water Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of throw the baby out with the bathwater. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: throws the baby out with the bathwater Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of throw the baby out with the bathwater Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: thrown the baby out with the bathwater Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of throw the baby out with the bathwater Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: metricization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From metric + -ization. 1. The process of introducing metrics to a process or field. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mobilizability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mobilize + -ability. 1. The quality of being mobilizable. Labels: uncountable
Word: mobilizational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mobilization + -al. 1. Relating to mobilization. Labels: not-comparable
Word: monikered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From moniker + -ed. 1. Having a moniker. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable, often
Word: mniaceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Mniaceae + -ous 1. Of or relating to the family Mniaceae of mosses. Labels: not-comparable Example: Although Roellobryon is morphologically similar to Rhodobryum and Rosulabryum, recent molecular studies suggest that it is closer to Mniaceae than Bryaceae. Superficially, under the light microscope, the species looks distinctly mniaceous; […]
Word: m'lud Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Phonetic alteration of m'lord. As an interjection, playing on the perceived elderly and upper-class nature of judges, and the urban legend that a barrister once had to explain The Beatles to a judge as "a popular beat combo, m'lud". Pronunciation: /mɪˈlʌd/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of m'lord. Labels: UK, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: 1969, Monty Python's Flying Circus, 1.3: "How to Recognise Different Types of Trees From Quite a Long Way Away" Mr. Larch, you heard the case for the prosecution. Is there anything you wish to say before I pass sentence? Well... I'd just like to say, m'lud, I've got a family... a wife and six kids... and I hope very much you don't have to take away my freedom... because... well, because, m'lud, freedom is a state much prized within the realm of civilised society.
Word: m'lud Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Phonetic alteration of m'lord. As an interjection, playing on the perceived elderly and upper-class nature of judges, and the urban legend that a barrister once had to explain The Beatles to a judge as "a popular beat combo, m'lud". Pronunciation: /mɪˈlʌd/ 1. Suggests the speaker or listener is out of touch; used to highlight explanations of youth popular culture for an older audience. Labels: UK, humorous Example: […]the deep relationship she shares with Mr Michael Jagger, the confectionery-loving vocal stylist with the Rolling Stones (a once popular beat ensemble, M'Lud). Example: Cole had cheated on his wife, the publicly sainted Cheryl Cole (a singer with the girl band Girls Aloud and X Factor judge, m'lud) though we had never heard properly his side of the story nor of Cheryl's foibles.
Word: Mobutuism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Mobutism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Mobutism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mobutu + -ism. 1. The official party ideology of the Popular Movement of the Revolution, based on the thoughts, visions, and policies of Zairean president Mobutu Sese Seko. Labels: uncountable
Word: Zairianization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Zairian + -ization. 1. Alternative form of Zaireanization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Zaireanization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Zairean + -ization. 1. A political process in Zaire in the 1960s and 1970s, aiming to rid the country of the influences of colonialism and Western culture by renaming cities, banning Western clothing, etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: Mobutist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Mobutu + -ist. 1. Supporting or relating to Mobutism.
Word: Mobutist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mobutu + -ist. 1. A supporter of Mobutism.
Word: Mobutuist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Mobutist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Mobutists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mobutist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mobutuists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mobutuist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moderative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From moderate + -ive. 1. Serving to moderate something. Labels: not-comparable 2. Expressing the idea of a little, now and then, etc. Labels: not-comparable
Word: modemed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of modem Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: modemed Part of Speech: adj 1. Equipped with a modem. Labels: not-comparable
Word: modeming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of modem Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: modette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mod + -ette. 1. A female member of the mod subculture.
Word: modettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of modette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rapings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of raping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyperfertility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + fertility. 1. Unusually high fertility. Labels: uncountable
Word: anaptomorphine Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the subfamily †Anaptomorphinae of prehistoric primate.
Word: modiolid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any in the genus Modiolus of mussels.
Word: modiolids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of modiolid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: modulative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From modulate + -ive. 1. Causing or relating to modulation.
Word: Moesi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek Μοισοί (Moisoí) 1. A Daco-Thracian tribe who inhabited present-day Serbia and Bulgaria, part of the then Roman province of Moesia. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Moesian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Moesia + -an. 1. Of or relating to Moesia.
Word: Moesian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Moesia + -an. 1. A native or inhabitant of Moesia.
Word: Moesians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Moesian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piscators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piscator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Molochism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Moloch + -ism. 1. worship of the god Moloch Labels: uncountable Example: On whatever slender evidence human sacrifices and Molochism can be laid to their credit, let us remember that it was with very transcendent ideas of spiritual life in their blood that the Celts faced the Christian dawn.
Word: ovigenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ovi- + -genesis. 1. Synonym of oogenesis. Labels: uncountable
Word: ovogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ovo- + -genesis. 1. Synonym of oogenesis. Labels: uncountable
Word: nongravid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + gravid. 1. Not gravid. Labels: not-comparable
Word: oxalidaceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Oxalidaceae + -ous 1. Of or relating to the family Oxalidaceae of wood sorrel and its close relatives. Labels: not-comparable
Word: palaeoethnobotanical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of paleoethnobotanical. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: paleosoils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paleosoil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: palaeosoil Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of paleosoil. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: palaeosoils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of palaeosoil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: palaeoichnological Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of paleoichnological. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: palaeoethnobotanist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From palaeo- + ethnobotanist. 1. Alternative form of paleoethnobotanist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: palaeoneurology Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of paleoneurology. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: palaeoethnobotanists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of palaeoethnobotanist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: panchromatism Part of Speech: noun 1. Quality of being panchromatic. Labels: uncountable
Word: orthochromatism Part of Speech: noun 1. Quality of being orthochromatic. Labels: uncountable
Word: Panglossianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Panglossian + -ism. 1. Naive or unreasonable optimism. Labels: uncountable
Word: pantech Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of pantechnicon. 1. A pantechnicon; a large removal van. Labels: UK, informal
Word: pantechs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pantech Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pantothenol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pantothenic + -ol? 1. An alcohol derived from pantothenic acid. It is a more stable form of the vitamin and often used in multivitamin supplements. Labels: uncountable
Word: palm cockatoo Part of Speech: noun 1. Probosciger aterrimus, a large smoky-grey or black parrot of the cockatoo family native to New Guinea and far north Queensland, Australia, with a large black beak and prominent red cheek patches.
Word: pansclerotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pan- + sclerotic. 1. Manifested by sclerosis of the dermis, panniculus, fascia, muscle, and at times, the bone, all causing disabling limitation of motion of joints. Labels: not-comparable
Word: padayatra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit पदयात्रा (padayātrā, “foot journey”); first used by The Hindu the 1950s. 1. A journey undertaken on foot for religious, political, social or charitable purposes. Labels: India Example: (by extension) A protest march or campaign tour.
Word: padayatras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of padayatra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Padouca Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a Native American people, probably identical to the Comanche. Labels: archaic
Word: Padoucas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Padouca Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paceway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pace + way. 1. A racetrack for horses.
Word: paceways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paceway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pacificward Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Pacific + -ward. 1. Toward the Pacific Ocean.
Word: Pacificward Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Pacific + -ward. 1. Toward the Pacific Ocean.
Word: panchakarma Part of Speech: noun 1. A multi-stage process, involving emesis and enemas, for purifying the body according to Ayurveda. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: panchakarmas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of panchakarma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Paddyland Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Paddy + -land. 1. Ireland Labels: slang
Word: paddyland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paddy + land. 1. land where rice is grown Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: paddylands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paddyland Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gosan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gusan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: palatomaxillary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From palato- + maxillary. 1. Relating to the palate and maxilla. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Panathenaic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek Παναθηναϊκός (Panathēnaïkós). By surface analysis, Panathenaea + -ic. 1. Of or relating to the Panathenaea. Labels: not-comparable Example: I leave aside the vexed questions about whether one or two peploi were woven and presented to Athena during the Greater (every four years) and Lesser (every year) Panathenaic festivals […]
Word: Panathenaea Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Panathēnaea, and from its etymon Ancient Greek Πᾰνᾰθήναιᾰ (Pănăthḗnaiă), a noun use of the neuter plural of Παναθηναῖος (Panathēnaîos, “Panathenian”) (in Παναθήναια ἱερᾰ́ (Panathḗnaia hierắ, “Panathenian solemnities”)), from πᾰν- (păn-, prefix meaning ‘all; every’) + Ἀθηναῖος (Athēnaîos, “of or relating to Athens, Athenian”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns). Ἀθηναῖος (Athēnaîos) is derived from either Ἀθῆναι (Athênai, “Athens”) or Ᾰ̓θήνη (Ăthḗnē, “Athena, patron goddess of Athens”) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Pronunciation: /ˌpæn.æ.θɪˈniː.ə/, /ˌpænˌæ.θəˈni.ə/ 1. A festival formerly held annually in Athens to honour the city's patron goddess Athena, involving animal sacrifices, a grand procession, and, every fourth year, athletic and musical contests. Labels: historical Example: VVhen Panathænea vvere celebrated at Athens, an olde man gooing to take a place vvas mockingly reiected, at the laſt comming among the Lacedemonians all the youth gaue him place, vvhich yͤ Athenians liked vvell off, then one of the Sparthans cryed out: Uerily yͤ Athenians knovv vvhat ſhould be done, but they neuer doe it. Example: Panathenæa. A ſolemnity held at Athens: vvherein the vvhole city men, vvomen and children vvere aſſembled. And ſuch games, dances and plaies as vvere then exhibited; or vvhat orations vvere then and there made, they called Panathenaik.
Word: pantherishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From pantherish + -ly. 1. In a pantherish manner.
Word: pantherish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From panther + -ish. 1. Like a panther; catlike. Example: She was frankly disappointed. For some reason she had expected to discover a burglar of one or another accepted type—either a dashing cracksman in full-blown evening dress, lithe, polished, pantherish, or a common yegg, a red-eyed, unshaven, burly brute in the rags and tatters of a tramp.
Word: paperbacker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paperback + -er. 1. A publisher of paperback books.
Word: paperbackers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paperbacker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: straicht Part of Speech: adj 1. Straight. Labels: Scotland Example: 1827, Noctes Ambrosianæ, No. XXXII, Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 21, page 481, As Leddy Macbeth! Her gran' high straicht-nosed face, whiter than ashes! Example: "[…]A'll gang the straicht wye doon i' the lichts. A'll be a' richt.”
Word: straicht Part of Speech: adv 1. Straight. Labels: Scotland Example: "Rin, rin, straicht on," shouted the manikin, and the men with a great clatter obeyed him. Example: Willie Simpson whispered to him — "Fan ye run, go straicht till ma hoose. There's a bottle o' the best Glenlivet an' anither o' port wine waitin' us for a 'burst' efter 'e fun's by."