nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: hashtagified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hashtagify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ventred Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ventre Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ventring Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ventre Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: teentier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of teenty: more teenty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: teentiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of teenty: most teenty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: deathiversary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of death + anniversary. 1. The anniversary of someone's death. Labels: informal Example: If all the world's a stage, Shakespeare seems to be rarely off it these days, to the extent that some may be less tempted to celebrate his deathiversary than to say, "Him again, still?" Example: In the midst of TV's full brunt of Diana deathiversary specials, Showtime has decided that what one naturally wants instead is a dispassionate, depressing documentary about the downward spiral and untimely death of pop superstar Whitney Houston, who drowned in a hotel bathtub in 2012 (official cause: coronary artery disease, complicated by drug use), leaving many unanswerable questions: Who was she? What was her legacy? Where did it all go so wrong?
Word: deathiversaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deathiversary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dellionaire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Dell + millionaire. 1. Someone who became wealthy by buying stock in the computer company Dell. Labels: informal Example: Times had settled down, though, and now many of the houses were owned by retired couples or banks that had foreclosed after some Dellionaire couldn't make his payment. Example: As revenues soared, so did its stock price. From the day of its initial public offering in 1988 to its peak in March 2000, Dell's stock rose a staggering—no, staggering is not quite the word—apocalyptic 87,000 percent. Thousands of Dell employees got rich. At one point Dell's stock was said to have created 2,700 millionaires, so many that they got a name: Dellionaires. Many of them had a lot more than a million dollars.
Word: Dellionaires Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Dellionaire Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Holywell-cum-Needingworth Part of Speech: name 1. A civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England, which includes the named places.
Word: democratatorship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of democracy + dictatorship. 1. A dictatorship which pretends to be a democracy. Labels: informal Example: Aleph admits that Israel is trying to develop genuinely democratic institutions but, because of her compromises with ethnic religion, the new state can be described at best as a "democratura," or "democratatorship"! Example: Yet such men regarded parliamentary democracy as a sham 'democratatorship' (Demokratur), believed the multi-party system had to be abolished and wanted somehow to reunify the country with the assistance of like-minded fascists abroad.
Word: democratatorships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of democratatorship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diworsify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of diversify + worse. 1. To make something worse by diversifying. Labels: humorous, informal, intransitive, transitive Example: You can see whether and to what extent a fund manager is lagging or beating his or her benchmark, and whether he or she is taking on more risk than the investment universe (or, on the other hand, lagging due to holdings in cash, or "diworsifying" by going beyond its single-sector mandate).
Word: diworsifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of diworsify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: diworsifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of diworsify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: TWAG Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of tennis + WAGs (“wives and girlfriends”). Pronunciation: /twæɡ/ 1. A wife or girlfriend of a tennis player. Labels: informal Example: Either way, the future looks secure for Tim and original Twag (tennis wife and/or girlfriend) Lucy. There's no need to become a PE teacher or pub landlord just yet. Example: Number one TWAG (that's tennis WAG) Kim Sears put her best fashion foot forward at the opening day of Wimbledon yesterday.
Word: diworsified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of diworsify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: TWAGs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of TWAG Labels: form-of, plural
Word: worsify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From worse + -ify. 1. To make (something) worse. Labels: humorous, nonstandard, transitive Example: Well they could barely worsify Great Expectations (from Destroyer), or some instrumental stuff like Love Theme from KISS or Escape from the Island no :) Example: It'd be expensive, sure, in time and energy, but would it be nearly as expensive as struggling for weeks to "properly" fix a self-worsifying problem with which to begin?
Word: worsifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of worsify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: worsifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of worsify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: worsified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of worsify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Girgis Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: worsification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From worse + -ification. 1. The process by which something becomes worse. Labels: countable, humorous, nonstandard, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: shittification Example: I shouldn't mind these well-intentioned worsifications. But I just don't believe they happen.
Word: worsification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of worse + versification. 1. The act of composing poetic verse poorly; bad versification. Labels: archaic, humorous, uncountable Example: Since we have found fault with some of what we may be allowed to call the worsification, we should say that the prose work is done conscientiously and neatly.
Word: worsifications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of worsification Labels: form-of, plural
Word: RMAF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Royal Malaysian Air Force. Labels: Malaysia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Royal Moroccan Air Force. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: no poo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From no + poo (“shampoo”). 1. The act of hairwashing without commercial shampoo, instead using water or non-commercial products, such as baking soda and vinegar. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: dickprint Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dick print. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dick-print Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dick print. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hashtagifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hashtagify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hashtagifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle of hashtagify Labels: form-of, participle, present
Word: Agudong Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. Example: Siena Agudong, b. 2004
Word: UwU speech Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of uwu speech. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: diworsification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of diversification + worse. Coined by American investor, mutual fund manager Peter Lynch. 1. The process by which something is made something worse by diversifying. Labels: countable, humorous, informal, uncountable Example: Furthermore, even well-regarded public companies have been known to fritter away their shareholders' funds in ill-timed business expansions or, as Peter Lynch has said, "diworsifications." Example: Not only does the process create an organic and self-sustaining kind of teamwork, but it prevents diworsification for companies, which can stay focused on what they do best and what fits their core competencies.
Word: diworsifications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diworsification Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dumbwalking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dumb + walking. Pronunciation: /ˈdʌmˌwɔː.kɪŋ/, /ˈdʌmˌwɔ.kɪŋ/ 1. The act of walking while distracted or preoccupied by something else, often looking at a smartphone. Labels: humorous, uncommon, uncountable Example: Michael Cucek is a consultant who has lived here for more than 20 years. In his spare time, he writes a popular political blog called Shisaku that has recently been littered with posts about what he calls "dumbwalking". Example: In Japan, smartphones are extremely popular, although they are often demonised in the media. The issue of ‘dumbwalking’ is a serious problem in Japan, although in Japanese it is known as arukinagara (walking whilst [on the phone]).
Word: time trouble Part of Speech: noun 1. In a game played with a time control, the situation in which a player has little time to complete the required moves, thus increasing the probability of making a blunder. Labels: uncountable
Word: time pressure Part of Speech: noun 1. Stress that arises from a tight deadline; an urgency from needing to finish something when there is barely enough or not enough time. Labels: uncountable 2. Synonym of time trouble. Labels: uncountable
Word: kludgeocracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kludge + -ocracy. Coined by Steven M. Teles in 2012. Pronunciation: /klʌd͡ʒˈɒ.kɹə.si/, /kluːd͡ʒ-/, /klʌd͡ʒˈɑ.kɹə.si/, /klud͡ʒ-/ 1. A government characterized by complex, inefficient, and ad-hoc solutions to problems. Labels: countable, informal, uncommon, uncountable Example: Neither party is immune from the costs of policy complexity: the interests of both liberals and conservatives are ill-served by kludgeocracy. Example: Teles suggests that our kludgeocracies be scrubbed clean of regulatory language that obscures rather than enlightens.
Word: kludgeocracies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kludgeocracy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Trans-New Guinean Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the Trans-New Guinea language family. Labels: not-comparable
Word: doorer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From door + -er. 1. Someone who doors ("to cause a collision by opening the door of a vehicle in front of an oncoming cyclist or pedestrian"). Example: A new word has been coined in the Big Apple to cover an increasingly common cause of death or injury — doorers. That means someone opens the door of a stationary motor vehicle and sends a cyclist flying in to the path of a passing car or bus usually with dire consequences. Example: This got me wondering, is there any comeback for the doorer, and is there any recourse for the dooree? Apparently there is and I thought I would share this with you in case you are the next victim.
Word: doorers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of doorer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Solombala English Part of Speech: name 1. A pidgin, derived from both English and Russian, that was spoken in the port of Solombala in the city of Arkhangelsk, Russia in the 18th and 19th centuries. Labels: historical
Word: fugitive emission Part of Speech: noun 1. Leaks and other irregular releases of gases or vapors from a pressurized containment – such as appliances, storage tanks, pipelines, wells, or other pieces of equipment – mostly from industrial activities.
Word: fugitive emissions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fugitive emission Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aortally Part of Speech: adv 1. Via the aorta Labels: not-comparable
Word: bunolol Part of Speech: noun 1. A nonselective ẞ-adrenergic blocking agent, C₁₇H₂₅NO₃, used in the treatment of glaucoma. Labels: uncountable
Word: project accounting Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of managerial accounting oriented toward the goals of project management and delivery. Labels: uncountable
Word: frontrunneritis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From front runner + -itis. 1. A supposed affliction said to cause someone, especially a political candidate, to struggle as soon as they become a front runner. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: "This is sort of the fourth generation of front-runner-itis he's suffered through," said Carney. "First it was that he was hiding in Austin and not campaigning. Then it was all he cared about was money. Then it was 'he's afraid to debate.' Now it's that he's not substantive enough. I don't know if it's all just wishful thinking on the part of his opponents or something more." Example: Yes, FrontRunneritis is a terrible disease. Lyndon Johnson had it. Ed Muskie had it. Howard Dean had it. Candidates for all levels of office catch it.
Word: time tracking Part of Speech: noun 1. A written record of the working hours of the employees of a company or organization in order to ensure accurate compensation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: front-runneritis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of frontrunneritis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: front-runner-itis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of frontrunneritis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: time trackings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of time tracking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frontrunner-itis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of frontrunneritis. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: acystia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- + cyst + -ia. 1. Congenital absence of the bladder. Labels: uncountable
Word: breaker-up Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From break up + -er. 1. Someone who breaks something up (in various senses). Example: Clearly, it cannot be consistently maintained that social workers are in all cases both insensitive breakers-up of families and ineffectual bystanders.
Word: breakers-up Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of breaker-up Labels: form-of, plural
Word: time-tracking software Part of Speech: noun 1. A program or application allowing a user to record the amount of time spent on tasks or projects. Labels: uncountable
Word: time-tracking Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of time tracking. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: time-trackings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of time-tracking Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wordle Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined in 2021 as a blend of word + Wardle, the surname of the game’s creator and developer, Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle. Pronunciation: /ˈwɜː(ɹ)dəl/ 1. A web-based word game, where players have six attempts to guess a five-letter word, with feedback given for each guess in the form of colored tiles indicating when letters match or occupy the correct position. Example: Wordle is a seemingly simple puzzle, giving users six tries to guess a five-letter word that resets every day. Example: Fourteen months on from the NYT's acquisition of Wordle, some players remain keen enough on the game to supplement their daily fix with similar puzzles such as Quordle, Heardle and Worldle.
Word: Wordle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined in 2021 as a blend of word + Wardle, the surname of the game’s creator and developer, Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle. Pronunciation: /ˈwɜː(ɹ)dəl/ 1. A puzzle from Wordle. Example: “I’ve rarely missed a day,” said Cona, who still looks forward to her “every morning Wordle ritual,” and whose friends and family share photos of their completed Wordles as a way to stay connected.
Word: battle rope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First introduced into the fitness industry. Coined in 2010. 1. A thick, heavy rope that is used when doing exercises to increase strength Labels: neologism Example: Yet, doing just a couple of different battle rope workouts made my forearms run for their money.
Word: roof deck Part of Speech: noun 1. The flat layer of construction materials to which the weather impervious layers are attached to a form a roof. It is known as the "roof deck", and they may be either level (for a "flat" rooftop) or sloped. Example: In multi-story commercial construction, the dominant form of deck (including roof deck) construction is composite steel deck. 2. An upper deck of a ship that provides shelter for another deck underneath. Example: There are four decks under the main deck and three above, which are named the roof deck, the promenade deck, and the boat deck
Word: lucky girl syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attested from the 2020s, popularized by TikTok influencers. 1. The idea that one can make good things happen simply by imagining them happening and believing one is lucky. Labels: neologism, uncountable Example: The latest trend to sweep through the social media world is known as “Lucky Girl Syndrome”, or LGS.[…] LGS is a combination of manifesting and the law of attraction; it involves repeating mantras such as “Great things are always happening to me unexpectedly” in order to attract positive outcomes into one’s life. Example: The trend surged around New Year, and since then the main #Luckygirlsyndrome hashtag has had more than 80 million views. It's a spin on manifestation, the belief that positive thinking will help you to achieve your goals.
Word: M.P.H. Part of Speech: symbol 1. Alternative form of mph. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mi/h Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mi/hr. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: spathroom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of spa + bathroom. Attested from at least the 2010s (see quotations below). 1. A bathroom that has been designed to be very clean, comfortable and relaxing, like a spa. Example: A recent survey by bathroom specialists Villeroy & Boch confirms that view, dubbing the space the "spathroom". It found that almost half of Britons say they consider their bathroom an important private space where they can relax Example: It’s why that major home-living trend cocooning is becoming more and more entrenched and now also moving in to bathrooms in the form of the spathroom.
Word: mi./hr. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mi/hr. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mi./hr Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mi/hr. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: roof decks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roof deck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: functional training Part of Speech: noun 1. Exercise which involves training the body for the activities performed in daily life. Labels: uncountable
Word: global boiling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in July 2023. 1. A very fast and sharp increase in world temperatures caused by gases such as carbon dioxide that are collecting in the air around the earth and stopping heat escaping into space; an extreme form of global warming. Labels: neologism Example: “The era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived.” Example: In the aftermath of global warming, concerns regarding the sustainability of natural resources have intensified due to global boiling (Arora and Mishra, 2023).
Word: Red Roses Part of Speech: noun 1. The England women's national rugby union team Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The Red Roses extended their championship winning record to 29 games, as John Mitchell's ruthless side struck five first-half tries before Assia Khalfaoui's second-half red card.
Word: jewel-babbler Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various birds in the genus Ptilorrhoa.
Word: jewel-babblers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jewel-babbler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dickprints Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dickprint Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dick-prints Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dick-print Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Peacock Alleys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Peacock Alley Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hughenden Part of Speech: name 1. A civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Wycombe district; the village of Hughenden Valley is the main settlement.
Word: peacock pheasant Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of peacock-pheasant. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: peacock pheasants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peacock pheasant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: handball alley Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of ball alley (“court for playing handball”).
Word: handball alleys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of handball alley Labels: form-of, plural
Word: national dress Part of Speech: noun 1. A country's traditional clothing. Labels: uncountable
Word: Quran belt Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Quran Belt. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nuclear submarine Part of Speech: noun 1. A submarine powered by a nuclear reactor. Example: Nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers are powered by onboard nuclear reactors. Atoms in the nuclear reactor split, which releases energy as heat. Example: The United States’ recent nuclear submarine deal with South Korea is a tightrope act for a different reason. Lost in the noise about nuclear submarines, the Trump administration has agreed to let South Korea enrich uranium and reprocess commercial nuclear spent fuel.
Word: hufflers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of huffler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: page view Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pageview. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: page views Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of page view Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Great Wealth Transfer Part of Speech: name 1. The gradual movement of money from baby boomers (people born in the mid-1940s to mid-1960s) to younger generations, either given as gifts or passed on through inheritance. Labels: US Example: In a paper titled “Planning For The Great Wealth Transfer,” David L. Babson & Co. Inc. points out the transfer may not go as smoothly as expected unless those passing the money down prove to be as adept at unloading money as they were at making and saving it. Example: The Great Wealth Transfer – as it is breathlessly called by financial advisers, estate lawyers, tax collectors, philanthropy directors and assorted “wealth counselors” – will be a steady, soaking rain for decades. A 1999 report by the Social Welfare Research Institute at Boston College estimated that at least $41 trillion, and quite possibly double or triple that amount, will change hands by 2052.
Word: drop-down menu Part of Speech: noun 1. dropdown list
Word: drum majorette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drum major + -ette. Compare later majorette. 1. A female drum major.
Word: drum majorettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drum majorette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ear bone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of earbone. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ear bones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ear bone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: egg foo yung Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of egg foo young. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: electric fish Part of Speech: noun 1. A fish that can electric fields.
Word: emergency powers Part of Speech: noun 1. Temporary powers given to someone to rule during an emergency. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: energy efficient Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of energy-efficient. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: equity fund Part of Speech: noun 1. stock fund
Word: error code Part of Speech: noun 1. return code
Word: Coordinated Lunar Time Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by NASA on 2 April 2024. 1. A new lunar time zone standard that the White House has directed NASA to establish by 2026. Labels: neologism Example: Nasa has until the end of 2026 to set up what is being called Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC). Example: The United States wants the moon to have a time zone. Along with Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific times, we could have Coordinated Lunar Time. The moon's gravity means a super-precise atomic clock would run ever so slightly faster than on Earth. Over years, that difference would grow, complicating calculations between spacecraft and a lunar base.
Word: finger post Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fingerpost. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Koran-thumper Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Koran thumper. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Koran-thumpers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Koran-thumper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: finger posts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of finger post Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flow sheet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of flowsheet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: flow sheets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flow sheet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ship and let ship Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Alteration of live and let live. 1. A pro-shipper slogan encouraging fans to focus on their preferred ships, avoiding ship wars and discourse over which ships are acceptable. Labels: slang Example: The second way the fandom anti is seen to transgress fandom mores is to ignore the fandom etiquette of "Ship and Let Ship" and attempt to impose their definition of appropriateness on popular character pairings, or ships, in various media texts.
Word: genoa jib Part of Speech: noun 1. genoa (sail)
Word: germ line Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of germline. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: genoa jibs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of genoa jib Labels: form-of, plural
Word: germ lines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of germ line Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gill net Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gillnet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gill nets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gill net Labels: form-of, plural
Word: golden shiner Part of Speech: noun 1. A fish, Notemigonus crysoleucas
Word: golden shiners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of golden shiner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sourfaux Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sour + faux. Coined by Chris Young, the coordinator of the Real Bread Campaign, in 2015. 1. A kind of bread that is labelled as sourdough but actually contains cheaper ingredients and is prepared in a way that requires less time. Labels: neologism, uncountable Example: The taste’s one thing, says Real Bread’s co-ordinator, Chris Young, but there are also health benefts (including a lower glycaemic index and higher nutritional value) in genuinely slow-fermented bread compared to a ‘sourfaux’ loaded with commercial yeast, sourdough powder or preservatives. Example: But it is now under scrutiny in a government review over the longstanding claims that a “sourfaux” scandal is undermining the traditional genuine loaf.
Word: Apparatgeist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Pseudo-Germanism, derived from Apparat (“apparatus, device, machine”) + Geist (“spirit”). Perhaps influenced by zeitgeist. Coined by American communications academic James E. Katz. 1. The inherent properties of a device which affect the way it is used by individuals across cultures. Labels: uncountable Example: A few years ago such questions provoked academic controversy. Not everybody agrees with Ms Ito's argument that technology is always socially constructed. James Katz, a professor of communication at Rutgers University in New Jersey, argues that there is an Apparatgeist (German for "spirit of the machine"). For personal communication technologies, he argues, people react in pretty much the same way, a few national variations notwithstanding. "Regardless of culture," he suggests, "when people interact with personal communication technologies, they tend to standardise infrastructure and gravitate towards consistent tastes and universal features." Example: In constructing such a multiscalar approach, I want to draw upon the same insight that informed the theory of Apparatgeist, which James E. Katz and Mark Aakhus proposed to define as referring to 'the common set of strategies or principles of reasoning about technology evident in the identifiable, consistent, and generalized patterns of technological advancement throughout history' (Katz & Aakhus 2002: 307).
Word: autocorrupt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + corrupt, jokingly implying that the writer had meant to type autocorrect. 1. An autocorrect feature which inadvertently introduces new errors into the writer's text. Labels: derogatory, humorous, uncountable Example: Autocorrupt fails to autocorrect "Autocorrect" to "Autocorrupt". :D Example: As for the embarrassing typos? It is easy enough to make those on a computer without "autocorrupt". Embarrassing miscorrections are pretty rare. It is just that when they do occur, they tend to get packaged into viral images and shared widely.
Word: autofail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + fail. 1. An automatic failure. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: No voluntary autofail of Morale checks! Example: For Marlia, customer feedback can result in an "autofail" or an immediate dismissal for the day: "Customers make you go home because when you call the customer back, they say, 'I don't like this person and I'm giving them 1.' If you give them 1, it's a low score. They pull you off the phone."
Word: modcod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of modulation-coding. 1. A technology that adapts the modulation and forward error correction code of a signal to prevent errors. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As channel conditions change, such as the fade varying during a rain and nonrainy period, the modcod adjusts accordingly to beome just adequate to compensate. Example: Handles 1 bit/symbol (BPSK), QPSK, M-PSK/M-APSK, or M-QAM with modcod (Adaptive Coding and Modulation, a technology that can automatically change the modulation and forward error correction of a link) selectors for DVBS, DVBS2, DVBS2-X, and NS3.
Word: hamdog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of hamburger + hot dog. Pronunciation: /ˈhæm.dɒɡ/, /ˈhæm.dɔɡ/, /ˈhæm.dɑɡ/ 1. Any of various snack foods combining a hamburger and a hot dog. Example: If it were barbeque, I'd recommend "Hamdogs" (a hamburger patty wrapped around a hotdog -- yes, it's as disgusting as it sounds).
Word: hamdogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hamdog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frosé Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of frozen + rosé. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹəʊ̯zeɪ̯/, /fɹoʊ̯ˈzeɪ̯/ 1. A mixed drink made from rosé wine frozen to a slush, with strawberries, vodka, and lemon juice. Example: Come cool off with a fRosé in our Lounge this weekend! #bcwine #winelige #frose Example: This Tuesday (July 24), they’ll celebrate National Tequila Day with $5 “Yardaritas” from 4-6 p.m. Menu offerings include sliders, tacos and frosé (frozen rosé), and games like cornhole are set up for patrons.
Word: frosés Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frosé Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xfading Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle of xfade Labels: form-of, participle, present
Word: xfaded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of xfade Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: highless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From high + -less. 1. Of a recreational drug: that does not give the user a high. Labels: not-comparable Example: highless marijuana Example: Despite Avidekel's highless benefit, Klein does not see regular marijuana disappearing any time soon. THC has its own unique effects that alleviate illness symptoms.
Word: krembo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew קְרֶמְבּוֹ (krembo), from קְרֵם (k'rem, “cream”) + בּוֹ (bo, “in it”). The name was coined by the first manufacturer, the Whitman Company. 1. A chocolate teacake popular in Israel. Example: My choice to substitute an Israeli sweet for a British sweet was regarded by some with derision. At the same time others, familiar with both Israeli and British cultures, have applauded this same choice, agreeing with me that sherbet lemons and krembos have similar cultural significance: sweets holding a particularly strong association to childishness. Example: Dip chilled krembos in the chocolate (or just get messy and pour it on top) and sprinkle with extra pistachios.
Word: krembos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of krembo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hellstew Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hell + stew. 1. Only used in toxic hellstew
Word: toxic hellstew Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Briefly popularized by a 2014 ZDNET article using the term in reference to the Android ecosystem, which was then referenced by Apple CEO Tim Cook (see quotations below). 1. A terrible mess, or very unpleasant situation. Labels: informal Example: With vulnerabilities such as Heartbleed and Pileup likely to go unpatched on tens, if not hundreds of millions of Android devices, the platform is fast becoming a toxic hellstew that should send chills down the spines of IT admins. Example: To illustrate his point, he quoted the title of a recent article by ZDNet's Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, a self-described "big fan of Android." ¶ The article's title? "Android fragmentation turning devices into a toxic hellstew of vulnerabilities" – and Cook's slide of that quote added animated flames to the word "hellstew."
Word: toxic hellstews Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toxic hellstew Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hellstews Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hellstew Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maphead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From map + -head. 1. Someone who is particularly interested in maps and geography. Labels: informal Example: "Marginalized"? You got an old map, dollikins, and you must be a maphead, and like all mapheads you're scared of the territory, got to get it on paper. Why else would you fondle the concept of "dangerous language"? Example: In this crowd, you don't have to roll your eyes at Mom when she mentions the geography bee in front of your friends — it's okay to be a maphead.
Word: mapheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maphead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: automobilery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From automobile + -ery. 1. The use of automobiles; the world of automobile making, use, and enthusiasm. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: automobilism, automobility, motordom Example: The Madison Square Garden Automobile Show, January 14th to 21st, presented an array of automobilery which took even the New Yorkers by surprise. It was a revelation. The most impressive feature was the variety of styles, and next the magnitude of the machines.
Word: neo-Christian Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to neo-Christianity. Labels: not-comparable
Word: neo-Christian Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of New Christian. Example: Before the banishment of Jews from Spain took effect, Antonio di Moro, a Jewish peddler of Cordova, flourished as the last of Spanish troubadours, and Rodrigo da Cota, a neo-Christian of Seville, as the first of Spanish dramatists, the supposed author of Celestina, one of the most celebrated of old Spanish dramatic compositions.
Word: aponeurosporene Part of Speech: noun 1. A carotenoid that plays a role in the photosynthetic process of some bacteria. Labels: uncountable
Word: extended periodic table Part of Speech: noun 1. The periodic table extended by chemical elements beyond those currently known and proven.
Word: extended periodic tables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of extended periodic table Labels: form-of, plural
Word: BFR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of body fat redistribution Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: halushki Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of haluski. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only Example: Delicious homemade Eastern European foods - pirohi, halushki, holupki and kolachi - will be available for sale and carry out. Example: In due time, steaming bowls of halushki were served to the men by Cousin Zuza and a slightly younger pleasant-looking woman wearing a white blouse and chocolate skirt, who it turned out was Cousin Velika.
Word: halushky Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of haluski. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only Example: Place the halushky in a serving dish, sprinkle generously with melted or browned butter, and toss gently. Example: And on Fridays through much of the year, a visitor could go up to St. John’s Cathedral, on Dickson Street, in Munhall, and enjoy, if he wanted to put on the feedbag, a lunch, made by the church ladies, of pirohy, bean and lentil soup, and, of course, the ubiquitous halushky, or portions thereof.
Word: halusky Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of haluski. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only Example: The halusky will puff and float to the top. Example: The halusky should be skimmed from the water with a slotted spoon and drained of excess water.
Word: holubky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Czech holubky and Slovak holubky. Doublet of golabki. 1. Czech or Slovak cabbage rolls. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: All of it seems impossibly old, musty, dense with the smells of upholstery and cooking: holubky; apple butter; tuna, onions, and vinegar. Example: “Men,” Jon shouted, “today Maria will be serving holubky.[…]”
Word: WCR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of working capital requirement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: working capital requirement Part of Speech: noun 1. The minimum amount of working capital that a business needs to run its operations smoothly. Labels: uncountable
Word: Subud Part of Speech: name Etymology: Contraction of Javanese susila budhi dharma. Pronunciation: /ˈsʊbʊd/ 1. An international spiritual movement that began in Indonesia in the 1920s. Example: In 1970 the American scholar Jacob Needleman, in his book The New Religions, could write that Subud is the most widespread of all the new teachings, being spread in more than 60 countries throughout the world.
Word: Stambolian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Armenian Ստամպոլյան (Stampolyan). 1. A surname from Armenian.
Word: Stambolians Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Stambolian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pirohy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Czech pirohy and Slovak pirohy. Doublet of pierogi (from Polish), pirogi (from Russian), and pyrohy (from Ukrainian). 1. Czech or Slovak pierogi. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Here, continuing to cope with a foreign language and foreign customs, they reared a daughter and two sons on generous amounts of pirohy, holupky, and love. Example: Then hurrying to lift a pot of pirohy from the stove, she scalded her arm.
Word: Thevenot Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Thévenot (or its variants: Thevenot and Thèvenot). 1. A surname from French.
Word: Cuerdley Part of Speech: name 1. A civil parish (without a council) in Warrington borough, Cheshire, England.
Word: Theveneau Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Théveneau. 1. A surname from French.
Word: Sauvage Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Sauvage. 1. A surname from French.
Word: standard temperatures and pressures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of standard temperature and pressure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nocireceptor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From noci-, from Latin noceo, + receptor. 1. Synonym of nociceptor.
Word: nocireception Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of nociception. Labels: uncountable
Word: nocireceptive Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of nociceptive. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nociresponsive Part of Speech: adj 1. That responds to noxious stimulus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noxious stimulus Part of Speech: noun 1. A stimulus strong enough to threaten the body's integrity.
Word: anisocycloplegia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aniso- + cycloplegia. 1. Cycloplegia to a different extent in each eye. Labels: uncountable
Word: postcycloplegia Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of postcycloplegic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: precycloplegic Part of Speech: adj 1. Before cycloplegia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Jankoy Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian and Ukrainian Джанко́й (Džankój), both from Crimean Tatar Canköy (literally “new village”). Pronunciation: /d͡ʒənˈkɔɪ/, /d͡ʒʌŋˈkɔɪ/ 1. A city, the administrative centre of Jankoy Raion, de jure a part of that raion, de facto separate as Jankoy city municipality, in Crimea, Ukraine, occupied by Russian forces since February 2014. 2. A city, the administrative centre of Jankoy Raion, de jure a part of that raion, de facto separate as Jankoy city municipality, in Crimea, Ukraine, occupied by Russian forces since February 2014.
Word: Asias Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Asia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: OCW Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Overseas Contract Worker. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Word: Dzhankoy Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Jankoy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Jankoi Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Jankoy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Džankoi Part of Speech: name 1. Rare spelling of Jankoy. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: Džankoj Part of Speech: name 1. Rare spelling of Jankoy. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: Dzhankoj Part of Speech: name 1. Rare spelling of Jankoy. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: Jancoy Part of Speech: name 1. Rare spelling of Jankoy. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: far-famed Part of Speech: adj 1. Widely known; famous. Labels: literary, not-comparable, poetic Example: We had a light breeze, a calm sea, and a fine morning, a prosperous commencement of our voyage of about a thousand miles to the far-famed Aru Islands. Example: “Here thou beholdest,” answered she, “Lord Zigg, the far-famed tamer of horses. Well loved is he among the Demons, for he is merry of mood, and a mighty man of his hands withal when he leadeth his horsemen against the enemy.”
Word: MMEA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Maryland Music Educators Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Minnesota Music Educators Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency. Labels: Malaysia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: chai lattes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chai latte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: you hear what I'm saying Part of Speech: phrase 1. Synonym of you know what I mean.
Word: hear what I'm saying Part of Speech: phrase 1. Synonym of you know what I mean.
Word: bible-black Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the fact that personal Bibles were formerly often bound in a black cover. 1. Having the colour of a Bible bound in black. Labels: literary, not-comparable Example: It is Spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible-black, the cobblestreets silent and the hunched, courters'-and- rabbits' wood limping invisible down to the sloeblack, slow, black, crowblack, fishingboat-bobbing sea. Example: The sky was Bible black in Lyon / When I met the Magdalene / She was paralysed in a streetlight / She refused to give her name
Word: wood chop Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of woodchop. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wood chops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wood chop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sardelki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian сарде́льки (sardélʹki), plural of сарде́лька (sardélʹka), from сарде́ль (sardélʹ, “sardine, sausage”) + -ка (-ka, diminutive suffix), from Polish sardela (“anchovy”), from Italian sardella (“sardine”), whence English sardel. 1. A large, thick, boiled sausage. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: That the technical processes involved in manufacturing bologna and sausage, canned meat, hamburger cutlets and other meat products be considerably increased and that their output be brought to the following levels: bologna and sausage, sardelki, canned meats, packaged meats, semiprocessed meats, hamburger cutlets and dumplings be fully mechanized and that automatic equipment and conveyor lines by employed on a broad scale. Example: Mrs. Petrunin had short notice about her guest (her husband simply phoned from the office), but she is most gracious and produces a splendid supper consisting of studen, a kind of jellied meat; small tomatoes from the farm’s hothouse; vinigrette, a salad of canned crab (it looks and tastes like lobster and is from Baikal lake in Siberia), eggs and peas; sardelki, a large thick boiled sausage; mashed potatoes; bananas (imported, probably from Israel), apples, cookies, candy (Little Red Riding Hood brand) and tea.
Word: re-site Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of resite. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: re-sites Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of re-site Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: re-sited Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of re-site Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: re-siting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of re-site Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Svatoňovice Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Czech Svatoňovice. Pronunciation: /ˈsvatɒnjɒvˌɪtseɪ/ 1. A village and municipality in Opava District in the Moravia–Silesia Region of the Czech Republic.
Word: eating psychopathology Part of Speech: noun 1. The mindset behind an eating disorder or more. Example: Kong and Bernstein acknowledge the definitional limitations of other studies linking child maltreatment to eating psychopathologies and their study, therefore, included all five forms of childhood trauma captured in the CTQ: emotional abuse; physical abuse; sexual abuse; emotional neglect and physical neglect. Example: The literature thus far suggests that autistic traits or diagnosed autism are important moderators of individual risk of eating psychopathology, alongside prognosis and treatment response.
Word: eating psychopathologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eating psychopathology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shvartser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish שוואַרצער (shvartser), nominative masculine singular form of שוואַרץ (shvarts, “black”). 1. Alternative form of shvartze (masculine) Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, ethnic, offensive, slur Example: I had the whole time to watch out that this shvartser doesn't steal us the groceries from the back seat! [...] Now we can make a very happy lunch from all my new groceries, only thank god that your shvartser didn't take them.
Word: shvartsers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shvartser Labels: form-of, plural Example: It's not even to compare, the shvartsers and the Jews!
Word: KTS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Klippel-Trénaunay syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of Kohlschütter-Tönz syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: modcods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of modcod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: badification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bad + -ification. 1. The process by which something becomes bad (in various senses). Labels: nonstandard, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: worsification Example: Is your bad girl self feeling uptight and out-of-sight? No problem. It happens to the baddest of us. With a little behavior badification, she'll be back in a flash.
Word: purchase to pay Part of Speech: phrase 1. Synonym of procure to pay.
Word: badify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bad + -ify. 1. To make bad (in various senses). Labels: nonstandard Example: Near-synonym: worsify Example: BTW, I can play this game, too. Combining México and the U.S. would tend to badify the record, wouldn't it?
Word: badifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of badify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: badifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of badify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: badified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of badify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: green rush Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From green + rush, alluding to the historical gold rush. First use appears c. 2012. 1. A movement describing the burgeoning cannabis industry within the United States as well as Canada. Labels: Canada, US, uncountable, usually 2. The movement of capital and people into territories and markets that have legalized cannabis. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Green rush Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of green rush. Labels: alt-of
Word: Green Rush Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of green rush. Labels: alt-of
Word: fades in Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fade in Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fading in Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle of fade in Labels: form-of, participle, present
Word: faded in Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of fade in Labels: form-of, participle, past