nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: moonsail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From moon + sail. 1. A moonraker (sail).
Word: narghileh Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of narghile. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Leaning back, cross-legged, against the cushions, with the inseparable pipe in one’s hand, the view of the court, the water-basin, the flowers and lemon trees, the servants and dragomen going back and forth, or smoking their narghilehs in the shade—all framed in the beautiful arched entrance, is so perfectly Oriental, so true a tableau from the times of good old Haroun Al-Raschid, that one is surprised to find how many hours have slipped away while he has been silently enjoying it. Example: So many visits all at once entailed an amount of sweetmeats, sherbet, coffee, and narghilehs, which threatened entirely and for ever to ruin our digestion.
Word: narghilehs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of narghileh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: halfwave Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From half + wave. 1. half (especially the positive half) of a sine wave
Word: inspiralling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of inspiral Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ionizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ionization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nondipolar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + dipolar. 1. Not dipolar Labels: not-comparable
Word: pansharpening Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pan- + sharpening. 1. The process of merging panchromatic and multispectral images to increase colour resolution Labels: uncountable
Word: photodisk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo- + disk. 1. The circular area of an astronomical object that emits light
Word: polydispersion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + dispersion. 1. The process of making or becoming polydisperse
Word: radiopulsars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of radiopulsar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: radiopulsar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From radio- + pulsar. 1. A pulsar that emits only radio waves
Word: repumping Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From repump + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of repump Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: repumping Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From repump + -ing. 1. The use of a laser to raise an electron (in an atom or ion etc) back to a previous high state.
Word: semianalytical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From semi- + analytical. 1. Partially analytical Labels: not-comparable
Word: unconsistency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + consistency. 1. inconsistency Labels: countable, nonstandard, uncountable
Word: utricular Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to, or having utricles Example: […] pericarp drupaceous, or baccate, 1—4 nuts (pyrena), which are sometimes enclosed in an utricular membrane […]
Word: tremblements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tremblement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: agogo bells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agogo bell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: a-holes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of a-hole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: asyndetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From asyndeton + -ic. Equivalent to a- + syndetic. Pronunciation: /ˌæsɪnˈdɛtɪk/ 1. Of, related to, or characterized by asyndeton, lacking conjunctions or purposefully omitting conjunctions. Labels: not-comparable, rhetoric
Word: asyndetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From asyndesis + -etic, after the model of adjective formation in Greek. Pronunciation: /ˌæsɪnˈdɛtɪk/ 1. Of, related to, or characterized by asyndesis: demonstrating an inability or diminished capacity to order thought or speech. Labels: not-comparable
Word: air parcels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of air parcel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: akees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of akee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alcaydes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alcayde Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alfalfa weevils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alfalfa weevil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alley oops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alley oop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: allerions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of allerion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: all rounders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of all rounder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alpha females Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alpha female Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carbynic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From carbyne + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a carbyne Labels: not-comparable
Word: cumulenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cumulene + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a cumulene Labels: not-comparable
Word: polyynic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From polyyne + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to a polyyne Labels: not-comparable
Word: chromodynamical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă) English chromo- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic English -al English dynamical English chromodynamical From chromo- + dynamical. 1. chromodynamic Labels: not-comparable
Word: electrocapacitive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From electro- + capacitive. 1. Of or pertaining to electrical capacitance
Word: magnetocapacitive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From magneto- + capacitive. 1. Of or pertaining to magnetocapacitance
Word: Amami rabbits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Amami rabbit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: magnetocapacitance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From magneto- + capacitance. 1. The variation of the electrical capacitance of a material in the presence of a magnetic field Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: nondegeneracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + degeneracy. 1. the condition of being nondegenerate Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nontwist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + twist. 1. That does not easily twist. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nondegeneracies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nondegeneracy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: operatorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From operator + -ial. 1. Of or pertaining to an operator Labels: not-comparable
Word: floorless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From floor + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈflɔː(ɹ)ləs/ 1. Lacking a floor. Labels: not-comparable
Word: foodless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English fodeles, equivalent to food + -less. 1. Lacking food; without food. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: c. 1807, William Blake, Vala, or The Four Zoas in Blake: Complete Poems, edited by W. H. Stevenson, Routledge, 3rd edition, 2007, p. 321, lines 187-8, Why does the raven cry aloud & no eye pities her? / Why fall the sparrow & the robin in the foodless winter? Example: You have spent your last eighty centimes on half a litre of milk, and are boiling it over the spirit lamp. While it boils a bug runs down your forearm; you give the bug a flick with your nail, and it falls, plop! straight into the milk. There is nothing for it but to throw the milk away and go foodless.
Word: aminium ions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aminium ion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amine oxides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amine oxide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amidium ions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amidium ion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aminoxyl radicals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aminoxyl radical Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aminyl oxides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aminyl oxide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aminyl radicals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aminyl radical Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ammonium phosphatides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ammonium phosphatide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amrells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amrell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ampere-hours Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ampere-hour Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anaphylactogens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anaphylactogen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: angles of attack Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of angle of attack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antasthmatics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antasthmatic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anti-beauty quarks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anti-beauty quark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anti-bottom quarks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anti-bottom quark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anti-catarrhals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anti-catarrhal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anti-charm quarks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anti-charm quark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anti-down quarks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anti-down quark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anti-federalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anti-federalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antiviruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antivirus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anti-up quarks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anti-up quark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antitypes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antitype Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anti-top quarks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anti-top quark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antitauons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antitauon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anti-strange quarks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anti-strange quark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antispastics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antispastic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antivitamins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antivitamin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: psephological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From psephology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to psephology. Labels: not-comparable Example: 2010, 28 February, Gary Younge, "The Tea Party is a dynamic force, but it is still unruly and incoherent", Guardian.co.uk Barack Obama had become exasperated by the propensity of the party establishment to panic at every psephological blip. Example: 2024, 14 June, Libby Brooks, "‘Uncharted waters’: elections guru Prof Sir John Curtice on 4 July predictions", Guardian.com Prof Sir John Curtice says the exit poll fieldwork on election day will bring him into ‘uncharted psephological waters’.
Word: Darby Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the English place name Derby, from Old Norse djúr (“deer”) + býr (“settlement”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːbi/ 1. A habitational surname from Old Norse. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The man whom you call Diarmaid when you speak Irish, a low, pernicious, un-Irish, detestable custom, begot by slavery, and propagated by cringing, and fostered by flunkeyism, forces you to call Jeremiah when you speak English, or as a concession, Darby. 3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "You could always pick names, Thomas. I remember women you turned down because you didn't like their names. Gorgeous, hot women, but with flat names. Darby. Has a nice, erotic touch to it. What a name. 4. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. Misspelling of Derby. Labels: alt-of, countable, misspelling, uncountable
Word: ANZACs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ANZAC Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bronzey Part of Speech: adj Etymology: * from bronze + -y 1. With a bronze-like colouring. Example: He was wearing a rather bronzey bracelet.
Word: aporias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aporia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: apocatastases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apocatastasis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: break the fourth wall Part of Speech: verb Etymology: break + the + fourth wall 1. To apparently communicate with reality directly, such as when characters of literature comment on the existence of a reader. Labels: idiomatic
Word: drunkennesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drunkenness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: breaks the fourth wall Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of break the fourth wall Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: breaking the fourth wall Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of break the fourth wall Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: broke the fourth wall Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of break the fourth wall Labels: form-of, past
Word: broken the fourth wall Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of break the fourth wall Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bathtime Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bath time. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: untranslatability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From untranslatable + -ity. 1. The quality or property of being untranslatable; inability to be translated. Labels: uncountable 2. The quality or property of being untranslatable; inability to be translated. Labels: uncountable
Word: translatability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translatable + -ity. Pronunciation: /tɹænzˌleɪtəˈbɪlɪti/ 1. The quality or property of being translatable; ability to be translated. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The quality or property of being translatable; ability to be translated. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Franco-Manitoban Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1957, Franco- + Manitoban 1. A francophone Manitoban.
Word: Franco-Manitoban Part of Speech: adj Etymology: 1957, Franco- + Manitoban 1. Of or relating to Franco-Manitobans.
Word: Franco-Manitobans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Franco-Manitoban Labels: form-of, plural
Word: occassionally Part of Speech: adv 1. Misspelling of occasionally. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: mereswine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English mereswyn (“porpoise, dolphin”), from Old English mereswīn (“porpoise, dolphin”), from Proto-West Germanic *mariswīn, from Proto-Germanic *mariswīną (“dolphin, porpoise, cetacean”). By surface analysis, mere + swine or mer- + swine. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪə(ɹ)ˌswaɪn/ 1. A porpoise or dolphin. Labels: archaic, poetic, rare
Word: builder's cleavage Part of Speech: noun 1. The top of the buttocks showing when a pair of trousers are worn too low, or when the wearer is bending over. Labels: UK, slang, uncountable
Word: horse whisperers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of horse whisperer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: specific thrust Part of Speech: noun 1. The thrust per unit weight of a vehicle or engine.
Word: encyclopedic dictionary Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of dictionary with long, detailed entries on words (and often notable people and places), usually with images or illustrations.
Word: white weddings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of white wedding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sales pitches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sales pitch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hypernatremic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hypernatremia + -ic = hyper- + natremia + -ic. By surface analysis, hyper- + natr- + -emic. Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪ.pə.nəˈtɹiː.mɪk/, /ˌhaɪ.pɚ.nəˈtɹi.mɪk/ 1. Having an abnormally high concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: Although nearly half the hypernatremic patients had a febrile illness, other associated conditions assume more prominence than in infants. Example: In all hypernatremic patients who primarily have water losses without electrolyte losses, the urine sodium excretion concentration merely reflects sodium intake.
Word: presbyte Part of Speech: noun 1. A presbyope. Labels: archaic
Word: secondary victimisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of secondary victimization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: secondary victimization Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of blaming the victim of a crime rather than the perpetrator. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: computing language Part of Speech: noun 1. computer language, programming language
Word: bath time Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bath + time. 1. The time of day when a person has, or is given, a bath. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: destress Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + stress. Pronunciation: /ˌdiːˈstɹɛs/, /ˌdiˈstɹɛs/ 1. To reduce the physical stresses in (a material). Labels: transitive 2. To reduce the emotional stress in (another person); to reduce the stress in oneself. Labels: ergative 3. To reduce the emphasis or stress on; de-emphasize. Labels: transitive
Word: ringes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ringe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: computing languages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of computing language Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Beutels Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Beutel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: birth certificates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of birth certificate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Faxe Part of Speech: name 1. A town and municipality of the Region of Zealand, Denmark.
Word: bathtimes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bathtime Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bath times Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bath time Labels: form-of, plural
Word: secondary victimizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of secondary victimization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: graviola Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of soursop. Labels: uncountable
Word: crotchet rest Part of Speech: noun 1. A rest having the same duration as a crotchet; a quarter rest.
Word: Hertzian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Hertz + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Heinrich Hertz and his work. Example: Hertzian contact stress Example: Hertzian wave
Word: cowpunk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cowboy + punk, from 1979. 1. A musical subgenre that combines punk rock with country music, folk music, and blues. Labels: uncountable Example: On that record, Bad Pumpkin, they romped around the fringes of hard rock, toying with cowpunk on one side and zanier stuff (a Television-at-the-beach instrumental) on the other. Example: At times the group's new album, Drag It Up, fights to find a middle ground between the surging cowpunk of 1997's Too Far to Care and the melodic pop of 2001's Satellite Rides. 2. A performer in this musical style. Labels: countable
Word: receptaculum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin receptaculum. Doublet of receptacle. 1. A receptacle. Example: the receptaculum of the chyle
Word: Jesus wept Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Calque of Ancient Greek ἐδάκρυσεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς (edákrusen ho Iēsoûs), from John 11:35 in the Bible. See Jesus wept on Wikipedia. 1. Expressing annoyed or shocked incredulity. Example: "Oh, Ennis, oh God Almighty, Ennis. What's the hell's got into you these last few weeks? Oh, Jesus wept, what am I going to do with you?" Major Muir wrung his hands.
Word: nontwisting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + twisting. 1. That does not twist. Labels: not-comparable Example: nontwisting steel cable Example: a nontwisting platform dive
Word: nonlaryngeal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Ancient Greek λᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)bor. Latin larynx Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus New Latin laryngeus English -al English laryngeal English nonlaryngeal From non- + laryngeal. 1. Not laryngeal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: crofting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From croft + -ing. 1. A form of land tenure and small-scale food production, unique to the Highlands and islands of Scotland, in which individual crofts are established on the better land while a large area of poor-quality hill ground is shared by all the crofters of the township for grazing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Her father was a fisherman, and her family fed itself by crofting--age-old, small-plot, subsistence farming—living in a modest gray pebble-dash house, surrounded by a landscape of properties local historians and genealogists characterized with terms like “human wretchedness” and “indescribably filthy.” 2. The process of exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: crofting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From croft + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of croft Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Pythons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Python Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caricaturistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From caricature + -istic. 1. Grossly and comically exaggerated, like a caricature.
Word: textuality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From textual + -ity. 1. The attributes that distinguish a text as an object of study. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: textualities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of textuality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: a little from column A and a little from column B Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of a little from column A, a little from column B. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: wassamatter Part of Speech: contraction 1. Alternative spelling of whatsamatta. Labels: alt-of, alternative, contraction
Word: Xolos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Xolo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pectoralis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pectoralis, "pertaining to the chest or breast". 1. A pair of muscles that lowers the wings of birds in flight
Word: Aston Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English ēast (“east”) and tūn (“town, village”). Doublet of Easton. Pronunciation: /ˈæstən/ 1. A common placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A common placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A common placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A common placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A common placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A common placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A common placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A common placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A common placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A common placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A common placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A common placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A common placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A common placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A common placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A common placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A common placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable
Word: Aston Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old English ēast (“east”) and tūn (“town, village”). Doublet of Easton. Pronunciation: /ˈæstən/ 1. A car made by Aston Martin. Labels: informal
Word: blogmasters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blogmaster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: riot girl Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of riot grrrl. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: intumescence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See intumescent. 1. The process of swelling up or the condition of being swollen. Labels: uncountable 2. An instance of such swelling. Labels: countable Example: ...but there are other causes of change, which, though slow in their operation, and invisible in their progress, are perhaps as much superior to human resistance, as the revolutions of the sky, or intumescence of the tide.
Word: intumescences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intumescence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Vickrey auction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After William Vickrey (1914-1996), Canadian professor of economics. 1. A type of sealed-bid auction, where bidders submit written bids without knowing the bids of others, in which the highest bidder wins but the price paid is the second-highest bid.
Word: superagonist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + agonist. 1. An agonist capable of producing a maximal response greater than the endogenous agonist for the target receptor, and thus having an efficacy of more than 100%.
Word: superagonists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superagonist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonendorsable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + endorsable. 1. Synonym of unendorsable. Labels: not-comparable
Word: poison pill Part of Speech: noun 1. Any strategy designed to produce negative results for an entity carrying out a takeover. Example: The study also concludes that there is no indication that poison pills reduce the chance that a company will become a takeover target. In contrast, if investors viewed the introduction of the poison pill as deterring potential takeover attempts, the effect on shareholder returns would be negative. Example: There are reasons Twitter may opt not to do a poison pill. It might be wary of potential criticism that a poison pill is deflecting the concerns of a highly vocal member of its community. 2. A provision in a bill that leads to potential supporters opposing it instead. Example: They want to load the bills up with poison pills, measures the Republicans are inserting in the legislation to make sure I will veto it, so they can pretend it's not just the poison pill I'm against but the bill itself. Example: "It was a poison pill," Zwonitzer said of the creation of the state military. "We're a landlocked state that does not need an aircraft carrier." 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see poison, pill.
Word: victimlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From victim + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a victim. Example: While it may be the past that motivates you to act in abusive or victimlike ways, it is through your emotions today that you will be able to break your unhealthy patterns […]
Word: bicyclelike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bicycle + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a bicycle. Example: Although sketches for a bicyclelike machine appear as early as 1490 in one of Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks, the inventor of the first true bicycle was the Frenchman Ernest Michaux.
Word: strong typing Part of Speech: noun 1. A system that places any of various kinds of restriction on the interactions between objects of different data types. Labels: uncountable
Word: typesafe Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of type-safe. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: masterminder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mastermind + -er. 1. One who masterminds; a planner of a complex operation. Labels: rare
Word: masterminders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of masterminder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: security principal Part of Speech: noun 1. An entity capable of being authenticated by a computer system or network.
Word: equationlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From equation + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of an equation. Example: Thus, we know that the regression functions symbolized in the model shown in Fig. 1.1 can be summarized in terms of six separate equationlike representations of linear dependencies as follows […]
Word: minicolumn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mini- + column. 1. A vertical column of neurons through the cortical layers of the brain.
Word: minicolumns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minicolumn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mentalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mentalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mentalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mentalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mentalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mentalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mentalizing Part of Speech: noun 1. The understanding or assumption of a person's mental state by the observation of their behaviour Labels: uncountable
Word: nonmenthol Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + menthol. 1. Not containing menthol. Labels: not-comparable Example: nonmenthol cigarettes
Word: nonmenthol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + menthol. 1. A cigarette that does not contain menthol.
Word: keystream Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From key + stream. 1. A stream of random or pseudorandom characters that are combined with the plaintext to produce a ciphertext.
Word: keystreams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of keystream Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aggressins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aggressin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: assibilation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From assibilat(e) + -ion. Pronunciation: /əˌsɪbɪˈleɪʃən/ 1. A sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant, commonly the final phase of palatalization. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: assibilations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of assibilation. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multimillennial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + millennial. 1. Of or pertaining to more than one millennium. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonquiet Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + quiet. 1. Not quiet. Labels: not-comparable
Word: linkback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From link + back. 1. Any of various mechanisms for notifying the owner of a webpage when it is linked to from another document. Labels: Internet
Word: linkbacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of linkback Labels: form-of, plural
Word: backlink Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + link. 1. A hyperlink to a webpage from an external website. Labels: Internet 2. A reference to an object on another server, allowing it to be updated periodically. Example: As mentioned, the major downside to using backlinks is that they are tied to a specific NetWare server and not tied to the external reference objects location in the NDS tree. 3. A link to another page that links to the current one, often in an automatically assembled list of links to all other such pages, allowing for bidirectional navigation.
Word: backlink Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From back + link. 1. To link in this fashion. Labels: Internet
Word: backlinks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backlink Labels: form-of, plural
Word: race music Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In use from 1920, replaced by rhythm and blues in the 1940s. 1. Commercially recorded African-American popular music from the early 20th century, including blues and jazz. Labels: dated, uncountable Example: LA's most popular “race music” radio shows featured a white disc jockey, Hunter Hancock, from Texas. He featured black artists on his “Harlem Matinee,” which aired every afternoon starting at four.
Word: vasculum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāss Latin vās Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elom Latin -ulum Latin -culum Latin vāsculumbor. English vasculum Borrowed from Latin vāsculum (“small vessel”). 1. A container used by botanists to store newly-collected samples. Example: ‘Here,’ Jonas said, and picked up a brass vasculum. Unscrewing the lid he emptied it of herbs […].
Word: Ibizan Hounds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ibizan Hound Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stuprum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin stuprum. 1. rape Labels: Ancient-Rome Example: By this point the fulcrum of concern is the stuprum of men upon men, described as more prevalent than that upon women.
Word: tenges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tenge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: menubars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of menubar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: failback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fail + back. 1. The restoration of a system in a state of failover back to its original state (before the failure occurred). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cryptomodule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crypto- + module. 1. A hardware device specifically designed for cryptography.
Word: cryptomodules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cryptomodule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chipcard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chip + card. 1. A card that contains a microchip; a smart card.
Word: chipcards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chipcard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pagefile Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of page file. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pagefiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pagefile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: livener Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From liven + -er. 1. One who, or that which, livens. Example: Too often, it was the potential liveners of society who emigrated, taking their skills and talents and initiative to benefit other countries... 2. An alcoholic drink. Labels: slang Example: I needed a few liveners if I was to face, in two hours time, a parade of my words and furtive people on a stage. I ordered a beer.
Word: liveners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of livener Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cup-tied Part of Speech: adj 1. ineligible to compete in a cup competition due to having previously played for a different team in the same competition in the same season. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stylobata Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of stylobate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: silent auctions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of silent auction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: barrage balloons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barrage balloon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: camphorsultam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From camphor + sultam. 1. A cagelike sultam, (1R,5S)-10,10-dimethyl-3-thia-4-azatricyclo[5.2.1.01,5]decane 3,3-dioxide, derived from camphor Labels: uncountable
Word: chlorosulfite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chloro- + sulfite. 1. The anion SO₂Cl⁻ or any salt containing this anion
Word: halosulfite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From halo- + sulfite. 1. Any anion of general formula SO₂X⁻ or any salt containing such an anion
Word: bromosulfite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bromo- + sulfite. 1. The anion SO₂Br⁻ or any salt containing this anion Labels: uncountable
Word: fluorosulfite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fluoro- + sulfite. 1. The anion SO₂F⁻ or any salt containing this anion
Word: iodosulfite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iodo- + sulfite. 1. The anion SO₂I⁻ or any salt containing this anion
Word: conjugatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From conjugative + -ly. 1. In a conjugative manner
Word: crosscoupled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cross- + coupled. 1. coupled crosswise Labels: not-comparable
Word: crotonamide Part of Speech: noun 1. The amide of crotonic acid; any N-derivative of this compound
Word: cyclofunctionalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyclo- + functionalization. 1. cyclization and functionalization
Word: daunosamine Part of Speech: noun 1. The aminodeoxysugar (3S,4S,5S)-4-amino-6-methyl-tetrahydropyran-2,5-diol
Word: like a ton of bricks Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Very strongly; very heavily; often unexpectedly. Labels: colloquial Example: The Defendant then came down on me like a ton of bricks, as my eye will prove. Example: Senator Breaux: Did you see this coming on gradually, or did it hit you all of a sudden like a ton of bricks?
Word: diadduct Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From di- + adduct. 1. An adduct formed by the addition of two molecules of a compound
Word: monoadduct Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mono- + adduct. 1. An adduct formed by the addition of a single molecule of a compound
Word: triadduct Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tri- + adduct. 1. An adduct formed by the addition of three molecules of a compound
Word: nonsolenoidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + solenoidal. 1. Not solenoidal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: subnanosecond Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + nanosecond. 1. Shorter in duration than a nanosecond. Labels: not-comparable
Word: displayers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of displayer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antitritium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + tritium. 1. The antimatter equivalent of tritium. Labels: particle, uncountable
Word: antideuterium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + deuterium. 1. The antimatter equivalent of deuterium. Labels: particle, uncountable
Word: scandalmongering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scandalmonger + -ing. 1. The spreading of salacious gossip. Labels: uncountable
Word: caret notation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: caret + notation 1. A notation where each control character is represented by a caret followed by a letter or symbol. Labels: uncountable Example: The backspace in caret notation is ^H.
Word: panfried Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of pan-fried. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: panfried Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of panfry Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pyodermic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pyoderma + -ic. 1. Relating to or characteristic of pyodermas. Labels: not-comparable
Word: IOPS Part of Speech: noun 1. Input/Output Operation(s) Per Second, a common benchmark for hard disks and other computer storage media.
Word: IOPS Part of Speech: name 1. International Organisation of Pension Supervisors, an independent international body representing those involved in the supervision of private pension arrangements.
Word: pedicellaria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin pedīcellus (“small foot”) + -aria. Pronunciation: /ˌpɛdɪsəˈlɛəɹi.ə/, /ˌpɛdəsəˈlɛɹi.ə/ 1. A small, stalk-shaped structure of the sea urchin and other echinoderms, which has three pincer-like structures at the end that perform cleaning functions and serve as defense against predators. Example: Short inconspicuous spines hidden by large, flower-like pedicillaria.
Word: pedicellariae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pedicellaria Labels: form-of, plural
Word: egginess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eggy + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being eggy. Labels: uncountable
Word: hideosity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hideous + -ity. 1. The state or condition of being hideous; extreme ugliness. Labels: uncountable 2. Something hideous. Labels: countable
Word: hideosities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hideosity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jerusalem syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of mental phenomena involving religious delusion or obsession relating to the city of Jerusalem. Labels: uncountable
Word: superagonistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + agonistic. 1. Of or pertaining to a superagonist. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unriled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + riled. 1. Not riled. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ripstop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rip + stop. 1. A thick reinforcement thread woven into fabric to provide resistance against tearing.
Word: Gerstmann syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Josef Gerstmann. 1. A neurological disorder characterized by a constellation of symptoms that suggest the presence of a lesion in a particular area of the brain. Labels: uncountable
Word: Mickeysoft Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Mickey Mouse (“of inferior quality”) and Microsoft. 1. Synonym of Microsoft. Labels: derogatory, informal
Word: pepper Jack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of pepper + Monterey Jack. 1. A cheese derived from Monterey Jack with the addition of spicy hot peppers. Labels: uncountable
Word: string cheese Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various cheeses that can be peeled in strings or strips. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Windoze Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Windows + doze, suggesting slow performance. First use appears c. 1986. See cite below. 1. Microsoft Windows. Labels: slang Example: Every point and counterpoint is peppered with derisive terms such as "Windoze," "File Mangler," and "PeeCees." Example: I've had it with the Windoze Gestapo. They want to make everyone use Windoze. They have propogandize^([sic]) the public through computer publications and large newspapers.
Word: Windross Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Windows + dross, suggesting an inferior product. 1. Microsoft Windows. Labels: slang Example: Like Danny, I made the difficult decision to take a close look at Windross at Xmas96. The OS is a monster it's true; but IMHO it also brings alternative ways of achieving your objectives which are, as I have tried to show, not available in the Acorn environment. Recent threads on Acorn v Windross in schools don't seem to focus on this? Example: The Windross user experience is awful. I migrated to the Mac, and while it's amazing to have inDesign, XPress, Photoshop, Acrobat, etc. right there, Mac OS 8/9's GUI was nothing on RISC OS and it's difficult to describe in any meaningful way Mac OS X's GUI is better than Windows - especially as the responsiveness remains poor.
Word: Windross Part of Speech: name Etymology: A Yorkshire surname; unexplained. P. H. Reaney and R. M. Wilson (A Dictionary of British Surnames) suggest that it is from the late placename Windros Laithe (in Flasby, North Yorkshire), but this is unlikely as it appears to take its name from the surname. May be connected with Windridge, a surname probably from Windrush (in Gloucestershire), though George Redmonds (A Dictionary of Yorkshire Surnames) states that he can find no link between these surnames. 1. A surname.
Word: chlorhexadol Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /klɔː(ɹ)ˈhɛksədɒl/ 1. A particular hypnotic sedative drug. Labels: uncountable
Word: embutramide Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɛmˈbjuːtɹəmaɪd/ 1. A potent sedative drug used for euthanasia in animals. Labels: uncountable
Word: methyprylon Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /mɛθɪˈpɹaɪlɒn/ 1. A piperidinedione sedative used for treating insomnia, now less commonly prescribed because of its side effects. Labels: uncountable
Word: piperidinedione Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From piperidine + dione. 1. Any derivative of piperidine with two ketone functional groups.
Word: piperidinediones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piperidinedione Labels: form-of, plural
Word: `num` Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from the abbreviation lb for Latin libra (“pound”), via the medieval convention of indicating abbreviations with a bar, ℔. 1. Pound (unit of weight). Labels: US Example: 3# 2. Number. Labels: attributive Example: #3 3. Number. Labels: Internet Example: I have collected U.S. Stamps since I was a boy back in the 1950's. At that time there was a low # being printed and it was affordable. 4. Hashtag. Labels: informal 5. In English-language Scrabble, indicates that a word is only found in the British accepted word list and not the North American list. Example: PTERION#
Word: specificness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From specific + -ness. 1. Specificity, the state of being specific Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Test Copy for Specificness / Copy, if possible, should be specific. Example: Headlines — Specificness / The headline should be specific. Such generalities as Wisdom, The Truth, Character and Reputation, Easy Economies, or Cheapest and Best have little value for the average reader.
Word: Vickrey Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: dienolate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dienol + -ate. 1. Any metal derivative of a dienol
Word: dienol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From diene + -ol. 1. Any compound having a hydroxy group directly attached to a diene.
Word: dimedone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening of the chemical name. Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪmədəʊn/ 1. The cyclic diketone 5,5-dimethylcyclohexane-1,3-dione, used in analytical chemistry Labels: uncountable
Word: epibatidine Part of Speech: noun 1. A polycyclic alkaloid, obtained from the skin of the poisonous frog Epipedobates tricolor, that is a powerful analgesic Labels: uncountable
Word: dialane Part of Speech: noun 1. The aluminium hydride Al₂H₆ that is a dimer of alane found only at low temperatures Labels: uncountable
Word: fucopeptide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of many glycoproteins containing fucose
Word: galactopyranosylamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From galactopyranosyl + amine? 1. Any amino sugar derived from a galactopyranose
Word: glycopeptidomimetic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From glycopeptide + -o- + mimetic. 1. Any mimetic of a glycopeptide
Word: haloquinoline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From halo- + quinoline. 1. Any halogenated derivative of a quinoline
Word: heptenyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heptene + -yl. 1. A radical derived from a heptene Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: hexasaccharide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English saccharide English hexasaccharide From hexa- + saccharide. 1. Any oligosaccharide containing six sugar residues
Word: hexenyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hexene + -yl. 1. A radical derived from a hexene. Labels: especially, in-compounds
Word: hexynyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hexyne + -yl. 1. A radical derived from a hexyne. Labels: especially, in-compounds, uncountable
Word: histaminergic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From histamine + -ergic. 1. Of or pertaining to the effects of histamine at a receptor in an affected tissue. Example: The main interest of these results seems to me to lie in the fact that they provide new evidence in support of the importance of antidromic impulses in sensory nerves; the results suggest that these nerves produce dilatation under physiological conditions by liberating histamine. The adjective "histaminergic" is proposed for these nerves.
Word: homoallylamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From homoallyl + amine. 1. The primary amine CH₂=CH-CH₂-CH₂-NH₂ or any of its N-substituted derivatives
Word: homoallylglycine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From homoallyl + glycine. 1. Any of a class of homoallyl derivatives of glycine that are used to introduce alkene functionality into proteins
Word: hydroxyamino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydroxy + amino. 1. Any hydroxy derivative of an amino radical. Labels: especially, in-compounds, uncountable
Word: extra-amniotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From extra- + amniotic. 1. Between the amnion and endometrium Labels: not-comparable
Word: hydroxyleucine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydroxy- + leucine. 1. Any of several isomeric hydroxy derivatives of leucine
Word: hydroxymethylation Part of Speech: noun 1. The introduction of one or more hydroxymethyl groups into a molecule
Word: hella- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From hella. 1. A proposed synonym for ronna- (10²⁷) Labels: informal, morpheme, neologism Example: Point your little browser toward The Official Petition to Establish ‘Hella-‘ as the SI Prefix for 10^27 if you want your storage space in 50 years to be measured in hellabytes and the universe’s weight in hellagrams. […] One hellameter would be something like a billion light-years, and the limit of the universe as we know it seems to be, well, a fraction of that. […] A hellasecond would be about a two and a half million times the age of our galaxy. Example: The universe, he said, is 1.4 hellameters across. The sun's power is 0.3 hellawatts.
Word: navs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of nav Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: refback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of referer + back. 1. The use of the optional HTML referer header to obtain information about web pages or proxy servers bringing traffic to a web page. Labels: Internet