nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: dysmenorrheic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dysmenorrhea + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌdɪsmɛnəˈɹiːɪk/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or experiencing dysmenorrhea. Example: It is more recently the opinion of specialists that psychogenic symptoms may be associated with some dysmenorrheic patients, but that these symptoms are not necessarily the cause of physical complaints. Example: In severely dysmenorrheic women, there is exaggerated uterine contractility and a significantly higher prostaglandin content in the menstrual blood with a twofold to tenfold increase when compared with women who do not have menstrual pain.
Word: Kagutsuchi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 迦具土 (かぐつち, Kagutsuchi), originally a compound of かぐ (kagu, obsolete verb root meaning “to shine, to sparkle”) + つ (tsu, Old Japanese possessive particle) + ち (chi, “power, life force”). 1. The Japanese god of fire, son of Izanagi and Izanami and brother of Amaterasu, Susanoo, Tsukuyomi and Ōyamatsumi; he burned his mother to death while being born. Labels: Japanese
Word: dysmenorrhoeic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of dysmenorrheic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Doctors are now able to prescribe drugs known as prostaglandin inhibitors, or anti-prostaglandins, which work by inhibiting excess production of prostaglandin, thereby making dysmenorrhoeic women normal. Example: It is currently believed that dysmenorrhoeic women have an excessive release of prostaglandins or an excessive sensitivity to their presence.
Word: antiprostaglandin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + prostaglandin. 1. A prostaglandin inhibitor.
Word: antiprostaglandins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antiprostaglandin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pigeon fancying Part of Speech: noun 1. The breeding, competitive showing and racing of domestic pigeons Labels: uncountable
Word: hippietastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hippie + -tastic. Pronunciation: /hɪpiˈtæstɪk/ 1. Very hippieish. Labels: informal Example: She loved her hippietastic mom but wasn't quite sure she was ready to introduce her Constance friends to her. Example: Her new album, Thunder Thighs, continues in the same lo-fi, oversharing, hippietastic, totally genius vein you've come to love, with lyrics like "I feel like I'm unloading when I'm loading up the car/I feel like I'm exploding when I'm holding my guitar."
Word: motherfuckingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From motherfucking + -ly. 1. Extremely. Labels: not-comparable, slang, vulgar Example: And this meant that this assignment was going to be motherfuckingly difficult if not downright impossible — the make or break case of his own law enforcement career. Example: Of course, the Europa speakers sounded motherfuckingly, suberbly excellent!
Word: JVMTI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Java Virtual Machine Tools Interface. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: JVM TI Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of JVMTI. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: RMAN Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Recovery Manager. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: Kazaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Kazak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: t-storm Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of thunderstorm. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: cossacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cossack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Malamute Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Inupiaq malimiut. 1. A member of an Inupiak people who live in western Alaska and are known for breeding malamute dogs.
Word: lonas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lona Labels: form-of, plural
Word: contraindicator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From contra- + indicator. 1. A contraindication.
Word: contraindicators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of contraindicator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intraluminally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From intraluminal + -ly. 1. Within a lumen. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cheeseware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cheese + -ware. 1. Exceptionally low-quality software. Labels: derogatory, slang, uncountable Example: Perhaps most important, it has removed us even further from the "gee whiz!" mind-set that dominated our first reactions to computing--a frame of mind that made us so appreciative of the wondrous complexity of those putty-colored boxes that we became vulnerable to the half-baked, the beta, and even the well-marketed cheeseware. Example: Many of the games they stock now are already in the mini-boxes, new titles not just cheeseware.
Word: FreeCell Part of Speech: name 1. A solitaire card game, similar to Klondike but with the addition of cells where one card can be placed at a time.
Word: Baker's Game Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after C. L. Baker, who introduced the game (which he had learned from his father) to Martin Gardner. 1. A variety of FreeCell in which cards on the tableau are built down by suit (e.g., place 4♦ on 5♦).
Word: Eight Off Part of Speech: noun 1. A variety of FreeCell in which there are eight available cells. Four of them are filled at the beginning of the game. Labels: uncountable
Word: eye patches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eye patch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Malabon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Malabón, from Tagalog malabon. Pronunciation: /mɐ.lɐˈbon/, /ˈmɑlɑbɑn/ 1. An independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines.
Word: my body is ready Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From an impromptu comment made by Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime while volunteering to try the Wii Balance Board during a demonstration of Wii Fit at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in 2007. 1. Used to express preparation for and excitement over something, especially sex. Labels: Internet Example: I noticed many innuendos that the general children’s audience may not pick up; “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” with Nala and Simba? I sure did, especially when she gave Simba the “my body is ready” face towards the end of the song. Example: My grand idea is to slip the handsome James Dean look-alike in my History class a note that says "My body is ready, do me."
Word: longsomely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English *langsumliche, from Old English langsumlīċe (“long, during or for a long time; patiently, with long-suffering”), equivalent to longsome + -ly. 1. In a longsome, long-lasting, or tedious manner; lengthily.
Word: longminded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From long + minded. Compare Old English langmōd (“patient, long-suffering”, literally “long-mood”). 1. Patient; longanimous. Labels: nonstandard, rare Example: They are no more longminded than white people. They know there's not going to be a Negro sheriff. And therefore when they vote, they're going to vote for the less dangerous sheriff, who has to be a Democrat.
Word: long-minded Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of longminded. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: longmindedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From longminded + -ness. 1. The state, quality, or condition of being longminded; patience; longsuffering. Labels: uncountable
Word: dindle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English dyndelen (“to tinkle; tingle; tremble”), perhaps equivalent to din + -le (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Scots dinnle (“to shake; tremble; to cause to shake or tremble”), Old Scots dyndill (“to cause to resound or vibrate”). Compare dandle, din. 1. To tingle, as from cold; quiver; thrill 2. to shake; vibrate; tremor Labels: UK, intransitive
Word: dindle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dyndelen (“to tinkle; tingle; tremble”), perhaps equivalent to din + -le (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Scots dinnle (“to shake; tremble; to cause to shake or tremble”), Old Scots dyndill (“to cause to resound or vibrate”). Compare dandle, din. 1. A tingle; a thrill.
Word: awabi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese あわび (“abalone”). 1. Sushi made from abalone.
Word: LDIFs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of LDIF Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Queens County Part of Speech: name Etymology: The counties of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were named as a show of loyalty to the British monarchy. The county of Prince Edward Island is named after Queen Charlotte (1744–1818). Pronunciation: /ˈkwinz ˈkaʊnti/, [ˈkʰw̥ins ˈkʰʌʊ̯ɾ̃i], [ˈkʰw̥ins ˈkʰaʊ̯ɾ̃i], [ˈkʰw̥(ɪ)ins ˈkʰa̟ʊ̯ɾ̃i], /ˈkwiːnz ˈkaʊnti/ 1. A county of New Brunswick, Canada. 2. A county of New York, coterminous with the New York City borough of Queens. 3. A county of Nova Scotia, Canada. 4. A county of Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Word: Ss Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of S Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Brahmi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्राह्मी (brāhmī, “speech, narrative”) 1. A script once used in south and central Asia.
Word: gentleman's cruiser Part of Speech: noun 1. A style of traditional motor yacht, typically low-set with vertical all-round windows and traditional woodwork. Labels: informal
Word: Tornado Alley Part of Speech: name Etymology: From tornado + alley. Coined in 1952 by U.S. Air Force meteorologists Ernest J. Fawbush and Robert C. Miller. Pronunciation: /ˌtɔː(ɹ)ˈneɪdəʊ ˈælɪ/ 1. A region of the United States, located in the middle of the country, where tornadoes are particularly frequent and intense. Labels: US
Word: vardapet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Armenian վարդապետ (vardapet), from Old Armenian վարդապետ (vardapet, “teacher; vardapet”), from a South-Western Iranian word of the form *vard(a)-pet (literally “master of students; master of work”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *warj- (“to do; to work; to till the land”) (from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to make”), whence Old Persian vard- (“to work”) in the given name 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎺𐎼𐎮𐎡𐎹 (Artavardiya-)) + Proto-Iranian *pati- (from Proto-Indo-European *pótis (“master; ruler”), whence Old Armenian պետ (pet, “chief, commander”), Parthian *pet). Pronunciation: /ˈvɑːdəpɛt/, /ˈvɑɹdəpɛt/ 1. A highly educated archimandrite in the Armenian Apostolic Church tradition who holds a Doctorate in Theology. Example: There is nothing particular to be mention'd concerning the Archbiſhops and Biſhops of the Armenians, […] It were only to be wiſh'd they diſcharg'd their Duty; but they have no Zeal, and are ſunk into the moſt wretched Ignorance, and are often less eſteem'd than the Vertabiets. Sometimes they are Biſhops and Vertabiets at the same time, that is to ſay, Bishops and Doctors. These Vertabiets, who make ſuch a noiſe among the Armenians, are not in reality great Doctors; but they are the moſt conſiderable Men of the Country, or at leaſt paſs for ſuch. Example: At the hour appointed most of the brethren met at the house of the vartabed; but found no one there to accuse or oppose them. They now had considerable conversation with the vartabed, and gave him some wholesome advice.
Word: vardapets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vardapet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vartabet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of vardapet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: vartabad Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of vardapet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: vartabets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vartabet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vartabads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vartabad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vartapet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of vardapet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: vartapets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vartapet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cruze Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cruse. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare
Word: debug mode Part of Speech: noun 1. The mode of a compiler or IDE that allows for debugging, with the availability of information such as variable names and line numbers from the source code. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A (usually hidden) tool or set of tools in a video game used in its development and testing, the use of which typically enables players to cheat, modify the game's behaviour, or perform diagnostics. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The debug mode enables full flight around every level, plus you can add a whole mess of objects to the stage at the press of a button. Example: A "debug mode" is a broad term used to describe a feature or series of features included in a game by the development team to allow quick testing of the game's various features.
Word: release mode Part of Speech: noun 1. The mode of the compiler where the code is compiled for the end user, most often with optimizations. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: release modes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of release mode Labels: form-of, plural
Word: debug modes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of debug mode Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cloister vault Part of Speech: noun 1. A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel vaults crossing in a right angle. The angles of intersection are groins with projecting angles at the base, which die away at the summit.
Word: cloister vaults Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cloister vault Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cross vault Part of Speech: noun 1. A groin vault.
Word: cassinos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cassino Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cross vaults Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cross vault Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Zigeuners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Zigeuner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zigeuners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zigeuner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English *endful (suggested by the Middle English adverb endfully), equivalent to end + -ful. 1. Full of ends or aims; characteristic of having a goal, target, or specific agenda; ambitious; busy. Example: An overgrown fence row or an old thicket became a study of deepest interest by reason of these endful provisions which became as "the rocks for the coveys," a refuge in danger. Example: The Changeling is the play that I find most concretely voices this defiance, even as it refutes in absolute terms earlier efforts to make something endful out of the theater's empty show.
Word: endfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From endful + -ness. 1. The state, quality, or condition of being endful; ambition; busy-ness. Labels: uncountable Example: It is not to deny that many of these students admit what Wolin calls the 'endfulness' of the political order, or its embeddedness in certain value premises. Example: Rachmaninov's closing gestures represent an array of structural and expressive responses to this 'endful-ness'.
Word: Book of Shadows Part of Speech: noun 1. A book containing religious text and instructions for Wiccan magical rituals. Example: Witches keep their magickal records in Books of Shadows, and you will need your own Book of Shadows, too. As you learn, you'll add to it frequently, and your book will grow and grow. Example: I have discovered some of the most amazing pre-made Books of Shadows through a company called Brahm's Bookworks.
Word: redamancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the New Latin redamantia, from the Classical Latin redamō (“to requite love”, transitive verb). 1. The act of loving in return. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:redamancy.
Word: Yakushi Nyorai Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese 薬師如来 (Yakushi Nyorai). 1. The Japanese name for Bhaiṣajyaguru, the Buddha of medicine. Labels: Japanese
Word: buttbreath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From butt (“buttocks, backside”) + breath. 1. Synonym of arsebreath. Labels: Canada, US, derogatory, slang, vulgar Example: No, like Reverend King, buttbreath, she said. Example: "Buttbreath," said Travis, catching on.
Word: buttbreaths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of buttbreath Labels: form-of, plural
Word: butt breath Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of buttbreath. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Clearing his throat loudly, he opened one eye. "Don't bug me, butt breath. I was almost asl — " Example: "Shut up, butt breath."
Word: butt breaths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of butt breath Labels: form-of, plural
Word: butt-breath Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of buttbreath. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "It's ours now, butt-breath! Beat it!" Arliss screamed. Example: "You gotta wash them dishes, butt-breath!" Wyatt grinned.
Word: butt-breaths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of butt-breath Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oxymoronicness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oxymoronic + -ness. 1. The state, quality or measure of being oxymoronic. Labels: nonce-word, rare, uncountable Example: Don't they see the oxymoronicness of bitching on and on and on how they care not about what I post? Example: All I remember saying is, "My pleasure," and being struck by its oxymoronicness.
Word: tummyache Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tummy + ache. Pronunciation: /ˈtʌmiˌeɪk/ 1. Any pain in the stomach or abdomen. Labels: childish Example: Let me stay home, I think I have a tummyache.
Word: paramita Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit पारमिता (pāramitā, “perfection; completeness”). 1. perfection or culmination of certain virtues
Word: oden Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese おでん. 1. A Japanese one pot winter dish, of varying ingredients. Labels: uncountable Example: The arrival of cooler weather means konbini counters will soon be offering piping hot oden – a kind of Japanese stew.
Word: with a grain of salt Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Calque of Latin cum grānō salis , literally with a grain of salt, figuratively with a bit of common sense (from Pliny’s Pompey’s discovery of an antidote against poison to be taken with a grain of salt). 1. With a little common sense and skepticism. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: I take anything I read on the Internet with a grain of salt. Example: In it, police laid out list of biographical factoids about BTK and urged residents to read it with a grain of salt. Releasing a list of his “claims,” they reasoned, might allow someone, somewhere to make a connection that police couldn't hope to.
Word: one pot Part of Speech: noun 1. A dish whose essential ingredients are combined in a single pot for cooking.
Word: juice boxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of juice box. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: turns of the years Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of turn of the year. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orangelo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of orange + pomelo. Calque of Puerto Rican Spanish chironja, itself a blend of china (“orange”) + toronja (“grapefruit”). 1. A citrus fruit that is a cross between an orange and a grapefruit.
Word: orangelos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orangelo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: schisis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek σχίσις (skhísis). A modern coinage used in medicine. 1. separation, cleft Example: In patients with associated maculopathy, OCT demonstrates a retinal detachment with a typical convex schisis of the outer retinal layer in most patients.
Word: cispeople Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cisperson Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hygrostat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hygro- + -stat. Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪɡɹəʊstat/ 1. A device that maintains a constant level of humidity
Word: assbreath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ass (“buttocks, backside”) + breath. 1. Alternative form of arsebreath. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, offensive, often, slang, vulgar Example: "Listen to me, assbreath! I'm not playing at anything. […] Example: And neither do you, assbreath, he thought, but you're not in touch with that fact, I bet.
Word: assbreaths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of assbreath Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ass-breath Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of assbreath. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, offensive, often, slang, vulgar Example: Collier swatted the arm away effortlessly. “You can stop blocking the door, ass-breath.” Example: “I'm trying to think of a reason why I shouldn't, ass-breath. I can't think of one, can you?”
Word: ass-breaths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ass-breath Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ass breath Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of assbreath. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "Before you even start to give me some shit like that, let me tell you something, ass breath." Example: Nine of the states that get the most federal fucking money and pay the least . . . can you guess? Go on, guess. That's right, ass breath, they're red states.
Word: ass breaths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ass breath Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cost of goods sold Part of Speech: noun 1. The expense of acquiring the inventory that is sold during a given accounting period.
Word: thermal credit Part of Speech: noun 1. A unit that offsets the thermal impact of one ton of carbon dioxide, accounting the net thermal impact generated by human activity on the Earth's climate.
Word: arsebreath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arse + breath. 1. An annoying or contemptible person with bad breath. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, offensive, often, slang, vulgar 2. Any annoying or contemptible person. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, offensive, often, slang, vulgar Example: Hey arsebreath, I am on my own site its^([sic]) only because one of your lot, Paul Crichton started this thread with a cross post that you are seeing my messages.. If you want to have a go at someone, then have a pop at that twat.. Example: That you had to go to the bother of explaining what you would call humour does nothing for the way you attempted to convey it, does it, arsebreath, eh?
Word: arsebreaths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arsebreath Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arse breath Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of arsebreath. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, alt-of, alternative, offensive, often, slang, vulgar Example: Stop spamming to ahww or prepare to pay the price, arse breath. Example: Like it or not, arse breath, Wenger knows how to pick up players unknown to others and guide them to world class form.
Word: arse breaths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arse breath Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spider-web Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of spiderweb. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: puff-leg Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of puffleg. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: groin vault Part of Speech: noun 1. A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel-vaults crossing in a right angle. Its thrusts are concentrated along the groins or arrises and eventually at the four corners
Word: chhertum Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of chetrum. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chhertum Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chetrum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chhertums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chhertum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: groin vaults Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of groin vault Labels: form-of, plural
Word: groined vault Part of Speech: noun 1. A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel-vaults crossing in a right angle. Its thrusts are concentrated along the groins or arrises and eventually at the four corners
Word: double barrel vault Part of Speech: noun 1. A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel-vaults crossing in a right angle. Its thrusts are concentrated along the groins or arrises and eventually at the four corners
Word: double barrel vaults Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of double barrel vault Labels: form-of, plural
Word: groined vaults Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of groined vault Labels: form-of, plural
Word: torturee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From torture + -ee, after torturer. Pronunciation: /ˌtɔːtjʊəˈɹiː/ 1. One who is subjected to torture; a torture victim. Example: Regardless of the guilt of the agent, it is most important that torture is only used against individuals who actually possess the relevant information. It will be rare that conclusive proof is available that an individual does, in fact, possess the required knowledge; for example, potential torturees will not have been through a trial process in which their guilt has been established.
Word: torturees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of torturee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vendress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vendor + -ess. Pronunciation: /ˈvɛndɹɪs/ 1. Female equivalent of vendor: a woman or girl who vends; a female vendor. Labels: feminine, form-of, rare Example: Imprimis, he took unto himself a wife. He married a ci-devant vendress of tape, pins, and other commodities of a like nature. Example: In Bella Donna (1923), Bourbon played a flower vendress and a camel driver.
Word: discovered attacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of discovered attack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: discovered attack Part of Speech: noun 1. An attack revealed when one piece moves out of the way of another.
Word: vendresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vendress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: get-there-itis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From get there + -itis. 1. The determination of a pilot to reach a destination even when conditions for flying are very dangerous. Labels: uncountable
Word: pack-horse Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of packhorse. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pack-horses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pack-horse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pseudometalophs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pseudometaloph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pawn chain Part of Speech: noun 1. A locked diagonal formation of pawns, each one supported by a friendly pawn diagonally behind and blocked by an enemy pawn directly ahead.
Word: pawn chains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pawn chain Labels: form-of, plural
Word: King's Pawn Game Part of Speech: noun 1. A chess opening characterized by the move 1.e4, in which the white king's pawn advances two squares. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Sicilian Defence Part of Speech: name 1. A chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 c5, in which both the white king's pawn and the black king's bishop's pawn advance two squares as the first moves.
Word: Queen's Pawn Game Part of Speech: noun 1. A chess opening characterized by the move 1.d4, in which the white queen's pawn advances two squares as the first move. Labels: uncountable
Word: French Defence Part of Speech: noun 1. A chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 e6, in which the white king's pawn advances two squares and the black king's pawn advance one square. Labels: uncountable
Word: Caro-Kann Defence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Horatio Caro and Marcus Kann. 1. A chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 c6, in which the white king's pawn advances two squares and the black king's bishop's pawn advances one square. Labels: uncountable
Word: blowies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blowie. Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of blowy. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: centipawn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From centi- + pawn. 1. One hundredth of the value of a pawn, especially for calculation purposes in computer chess.
Word: centipawns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of centipawn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Indian Defence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attributed to the use of this opening by the Indian player Moheschunder Bannerjee against John Cochrane. 1. A chess opening characterized by the moves 1.d4 Nf6. Labels: uncountable
Word: Dt Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of DT (“detective”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lick-spittle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lickspittle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Tuzi Part of Speech: name 1. A town and municipality of Montenegro.
Word: Rusi Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of RUSI. Labels: alt-of
Word: cray-cray Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From crazy by shortening and reduplication. 1. Crazy. Labels: slang Example: “Lewis again. The boy cannot get over our breakup. He's like this little puppy dog that follows me around, and it's just driving me cray-cray.” Example: "What fascinates me about Loki is that there is a glimmer of redemption in him somewhere, that he's not cray-cray (crazy). […]
Word: cray cray Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of cray-cray. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: what? you say aldie collabos are selling like cray cray? Example: I mean, who says girls can't be involved with football? Whoever said that was cray cray!
Word: denerdify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + nerd + -ify. 1. To remove an individual's nerdy characteristics. Labels: informal, rare
Word: designer dyke Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of lipstick lesbian.
Word: designer dykes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of designer dyke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: watch house Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of watchhouse. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: EOFY Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of end of financial year. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: raias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of raia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: divertimentos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of divertimento Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sprachbünde Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Sprachbund Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ungut Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + gut. 1. To gut, to remove the guts of. Labels: nonstandard, rare Example: [L]et it be a great Honour for one to be a Butcher, by killing, flaying, ungutting, and quartering a wild Beast. Example: We killed two rattlesnakes, ungutted them And ate them, sliced up, fried like chicken.
Word: seventeen-year locust Part of Speech: noun 1. Certain periodical cicadas, of genus Magicauda, a brood of which was to emerge in the US in 2024, together with a brood of thirteen-year cicadas, such co-emergence occurring only once in more than 200 years.
Word: periodical cicada Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of certain species of cicadas, especially in genus Magicicada, which are known for their 17- and 13-year life-cycles, during most of which they develop underground, emerging in large numbers for a short time as large and audible adults, all those emerging in a year constituting a brood. Example: An emergence is when a throng of periodical cicadas rises from the ground as soon as the soil reaches about 64 degrees Fahrenheit. The groups of magicicadas, known as broods, surface only once every 13 or 17 years depending on the species.
Word: Nibelung Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Nibelung, a singular form corresponding to the plural Nibelungen; from Old High German nibel (“mist”) + the patronymic ending -ung, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *nebulaz + *-ungō. 1. A member of a supernatural underground race that guarded treasures and gold searched for and eventually seized by Siegfried. Labels: Germanic Example: […] and at the same Time flattered himself, that the Lombards and People of Acquitaine, whom he had lately conquered, having Kings of their own, would not be so easily tempted to shake off the Yoke, as if their Countries were made Provinces of France. [footnote] Eginhard. in vit. Carol. Chron. Nibelung. in appendice. Annal. Moiffiac. Example: The Song of the Nibelungen, and the Lament.
Word: ʻāina Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *kaaiŋa Hawaiian ʻāinabor. English ʻāina Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻāina. Doublet of kainga. 1. land in a Hawaiian cultural context. Labels: uncountable Example: There is that polynesian concept of "aina" which is, at least for me, concept of "Blut and Boden" on steroids. Example: All genres of Hawaiian literature, with the exception of translated works from other languages, reflect our people's close relationship to and deep love for the ʻāina.
Word: moon-calf Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mooncalf. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: quick-change artist Part of Speech: noun 1. An entertainer whose performances involve rapid changes of costume. Example: Only then Nombe must be something of a quick-change artist since but a little while before she was beyond doubt personating the dead Mameena. Example: [T]he lead can change hands in this tournament faster than a quick-change artist's costume. 2. Someone who rapidly changes their views, occupations, appearance, behavior, etc.; something that rapidly changes its form or function. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: Mr. Churchill, with his well-known ability as a quick-change artist, had become a full-blooded protectionist Example: The worst part, the refugees say, is maneuvering survival in a war whose combatants are often quick-change artists, looking like a neighbor by day and a killer by night.
Word: look-back Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from look back, equivalent to look + back. 1. A look in a backward or retrospective manner; an additional or secondary look; a review. Example: Standardized tests allow for students to engage in look-backs but, unfortunately, many students do not utilize this opportunity.
Word: look-backs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of look-back Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lookback Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of look-back. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. A kind of exotic option whose payoff depends on the optimal (maximum or minimum) underlying asset's price occurring over the life of the option. Labels: attributive, often Example: Another interesting path-dependent option is the lookback option. A lookback call allows you to buy the asset at the lowest price and a lookback put allows you to sell it at the highest price attained during the life of the option. Example: The principle of a lookback option is to give the investor the maximum payoff based on perfect hindsight.
Word: Lorentzian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Lorentz + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Hendrik Lorentz (1853–1928), Dutch physicist.
Word: Lipschitzian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Lipschitz + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Rudolf Lipschitz (1832–1903), German mathematician. Example: Moreover, the function f(y,t) is Lipschitzian […]
Word: Haussmannian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Haussmann + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Georges-Eugène Haussmann (1809–1891), French civic planner involved in the extravagant rebuilding of Paris in the 1860s. Example: Paris’ 1900s-era Haussmannian apartment buildings are charming, but they’re impossible to keep cool.
Word: Nimzo-Indian Part of Speech: name 1. The Nimzo-Indian Defence. Example: Finally in this chapter we look at an example of the Nimzo-Indian, in which the black bishop chooses b4 rather than g7.
Word: barbituate Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌbɑɹˈbɪt͡ʃu.ɪt/, /ˌbɑɹˈbɪt(j)u.ɪt/ 1. Alternative form of barbiturate. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, possibly, proscribed
Word: barbituates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barbituate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Grassmannian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Grassmann + -ian, after Hermann Grassmann (1809–1877), German mathematician and polymath. 1. A space which parameterizes all linear subspaces of a vector space of a given dimension.
Word: Grassmannians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Grassmannian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Durassian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Duras + -ian, or from French durassien. 1. Of or relating to Marguerite Duras (Marguerite Donnadieu; 1914–1996), French writer and film director.
Word: Hubble time Part of Speech: noun 1. A constant defined as 1/H_0, where H_0 is the Hubble constant. 1/H_0 is equal to 4.55×10¹⁷ seconds or 14.4 billion years.
Word: hushful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hush + -ful. 1. Full of, pervaded by, or characteristic of stillness or silence; tending to hush to rest.
Word: cullied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cully Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cullying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cully Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mocketh Part of Speech: verb Etymology: mock + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mock Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mockest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: mock + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of mock Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: carnosaurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carnosaur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inosculated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of inosculate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: inosculates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of inosculate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: blasphemings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blaspheming Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blasphemest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: blaspheme + -est 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of blaspheme Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: smothered mate Part of Speech: noun 1. A checkmate, delivered by a knight, in which the mated king is unable to move because he is surrounded (or smothered) by his own pieces.
Word: smothered mates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smothered mate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unhypnotisable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of unhypnotizable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Alekhine's Defence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Alexander Alekhine. 1. A chess opening characterized by the moves e4 Nf6.
Word: skellied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of skelly Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: skellying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of skelly Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: œstromania Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of estromania. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Example: Symptoms of œstromania appeared about the first of last April, and continued until the time of the operation, or over five months; showing when driven, the usual disagreeable actions, and especially when met or passed by another animal on the road, at such times voiding urine and switching the tail, thereby casting fluid upon the vehicle and its occupants.
Word: Spreewald Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Spreewald. 1. A forested wetland area in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.
Word: algebraic notation Part of Speech: noun 1. A method for recording and describing the moves in a game of chess which employs a single uppercase letter for each piece and a letter-number coordinate for each square. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A method for recording domain and range of a function. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: -5<x<5
Word: smallmouths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smallmouth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: invertivore Part of Speech: noun 1. Any invertivorous organism
Word: invertivores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of invertivore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: invertivorous Part of Speech: adj 1. Feeding on invertebrates. Labels: not-comparable
Word: attritor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From attrit + -or. 1. A type of grinder in which particles suspended in a liquid are moved by paddles and are ground as they collide with each other or with the grinding medium.
Word: Scandinavian Defence Part of Speech: noun 1. A chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 d5, in which both the white king's pawn and the black queen's pawn advance two squares as the first moves. Labels: uncountable
Word: intenerates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of intenerate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: intenerating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of intenerate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: intenerated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of intenerate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: attritors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of attritor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: congou Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Chinese 工夫, possibly Hokkien 工夫 (kang-hu). Compare kung fu. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒŋɡuː/ 1. A kind of Chinese black tea. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable
Word: swingles Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of swingle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: swingles Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. plural of swingle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swingles Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of swingers + singles. 1. Singles and swingers, collectively. Labels: plural, plural-normally Example: The club is hosting a swingles night next Friday.
Word: pasquin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Pasquino, a mutilated statue at Rome, set up against the wall of the palace of the Orsini; so called from a witty cobbler or tailor, near whose shop the statue was dug up. On this statue it was customary to paste satirical notes. Pronunciation: /ˈpæskwɪn/ 1. A lampooner. Labels: archaic 2. A lampoon; a pasquinade. Labels: archaic Example: C. 1687, John Dryden, Epistle to Henry Higden The Grecian wits, who satire first began, / Were pleasant pasquins on the life of man.
Word: pasquin Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Pasquino, a mutilated statue at Rome, set up against the wall of the palace of the Orsini; so called from a witty cobbler or tailor, near whose shop the statue was dug up. On this statue it was customary to paste satirical notes. Pronunciation: /ˈpæskwɪn/ 1. To lampoon or satirize. Labels: archaic, rare
Word: pasquins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pasquin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: you understood Part of Speech: noun 1. The unstated subject of a command sentence, where it is assumed the subject is the person to whom the command is directed. Labels: uncountable Example: [The subject of the] sentence is you-understood. The word you usually does not appear before the imperative verb. The reader or listener simply understands that you is implied. Here are a few examples to get you thinking: Eat a balanced diet.[…]
Word: tropic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. 3-hydroxy-2-phenylpropanoic acid, a laboratory reagent used in the chemical synthesis of atropine and hyoscyamine. Labels: uncountable
Word: shpeals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shpeal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: national academies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of national academy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: academic disciplines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of academic discipline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tree-cricket Part of Speech: noun 1. A cricket of the subfamily Oecanthinae.
Word: technological university Part of Speech: noun 1. A university specializing in the study of engineering, science and technology.
Word: technological universities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of technological university Labels: form-of, plural
Word: academy figures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of academy figure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Academies of Sciences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Academy of Sciences Labels: form-of, plural
Word: high societies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of high society Labels: form-of, plural
Word: upper middle classes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of upper middle class Labels: form-of, plural
Word: snowy tree-cricket Part of Speech: noun 1. Oecanthus fultoni, a cricket of a delicate greenish-white color, often injuring raspberry bushes by laying its eggs in the young shoots.
Word: lower middle class Part of Speech: noun 1. A social and economic class lying above the lower class and below the upper middle class.
Word: lower middle classes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lower middle class Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lower classes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lower class Labels: form-of, plural
Word: narrow-winged tree cricket Part of Speech: noun 1. Oecanthus niveus.
Word: metagnomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meta- (“beyond”) + -gnomy, from physiognomy. Pronunciation: /ˌmɛˈtæɡ.nə.mi/, /məˈtæɡ.nə.mi/, /ˌmɛ.təˈno.mi/ 1. Divination, clairvoyance. Labels: literary, rare, uncountable
Word: roameth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: roam + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of roam Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: suck-up Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from suck up. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌkˌʌp/ 1. A person who sucks up, or plays up through adulation or flattery or other such devices to win another's favour; a brown-noser. Labels: derogatory, informal Example: Dulcie was already holding Lidiaʼs hand, and she didnʼt even know her! What a suck-up.
Word: suck-ups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of suck-up Labels: form-of, plural
Word: archaicize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From archaic + -ize. Pronunciation: /ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪ.ɪ.saɪz/ 1. To archaize. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US
Word: Chud Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian чудь (čudʹ). Doublet of tuath. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃuːd/ 1. A member of any of several Finnic peoples in the area of what is now Estonia, Karelia and Northwestern Russia. Labels: historical Example: In the meantime, the Chuds tied [her] foot so that she would not escape. When Liaine returned with his brother Aripi and son Peairi, he found the Sami camp smouldering and empty. Example: Some Chuds had attained a prominent position at the court of the early Russian princes. Military campaigns against the Chuds are mentioned in the chronicles from the 11th century. They were defeated by Prince Iaroslav Vladimirovich [...]
Word: Chude Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Chud. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: 'Walked around as a Chude - small, pitiful, was afraid of everyone.' [...] Even now they are called "the sauna-Chudes" (Limerov 1998: 39). Example: Bronze vases embellished with the bas-reliefs of such animals as deer, eagle, wolf and griffons show that the Chudes were possessed both of taste and great skill in metal working.
Word: medieval studies Part of Speech: noun 1. The study of the Middle Ages. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Double King's Pawn Opening Part of Speech: noun 1. Open Game Labels: uncountable
Word: relative pin Part of Speech: noun 1. A pin in which moving away the pinned piece would allow capture of a piece other than the king.
Word: absolute pin Part of Speech: noun 1. A pin in which moving away the pinned piece would illegally expose the king to check.
Word: relative pins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of relative pin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: absolute pins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of absolute pin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Amsterdam Time Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Amsterdam + time. 1. A time zone formerly used in the Netherlands, referring to UTC+00:20.
Word: Dutch Time Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Dutch + time. 1. Amsterdam Time.
Word: partial pins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of partial pin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: partial pin Part of Speech: noun 1. A pin where a rook or queen is pinned along a file, or a bishop or queen is pinned along a diagonal.
Word: advanced pawn Part of Speech: noun 1. A pawn that is on the opponent's side of the board (the fifth rank or higher).
Word: advanced pawns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of advanced pawn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: passed pawns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of passed pawn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: backward pawns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backward pawn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: backward pawn Part of Speech: noun 1. A pawn that is unable to advance without being threatened by an enemy pawn and is not defensible by pawns of the same color.
Word: doubled pawn Part of Speech: noun 1. A pawn that is on the same file as a friendly pawn.
Word: doubled pawns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doubled pawn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diestocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diestock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pan-Romance Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pan- + Romance. 1. encompassing every Romance language Labels: not-comparable Example: -mente is a pan-Romance adverbial suffix.
Word: cootch Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cooch. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cootches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cootch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shizz Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of shiz. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: mutawwa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of mutawa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Anderson shelter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Sir John Anderson, who initiated the development of the shelter. 1. An air-raid shelter made from curved and straight galvanised corrugated steel panels. Example: The now familiar Anderson air-raid shelter, officially described as "the galvanised corrugated steel shelter," was manufactured in sections by numbers of firms in different parts of the country.