nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: do to death Part of Speech: verb 1. Of a trope, joke, topic, idea, etc, to use so often that it becomes trite. Example: It's hard to find novel screenplays. All the usual stories have been done to death. Example: If you're interested in the process we're using for redecking the ship, we've absolutely done that to death. There's links to several different videos in the description below. 2. To put to death. Labels: obsolete Example: So will I not […] Behold ſo many of my country men, All done to death and ſtrangled in one day, […]
Word: Hill-Robertson effect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First identified by Bill Hill and Alan Robertson in 1966. 1. The phenomenon whereby genetic recombination allows evolution to progress more quickly.
Word: Gaskellian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Gaskell + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865), British novelist and writer of short stories.
Word: turret ship Part of Speech: noun 1. A warship of the 19th century, having the guns mounted in a revolving turret, instead of a broadside arrangement.
Word: sweep the deck Part of Speech: verb 1. To clear off all the stakes on the table by winning them. Labels: idiomatic
Word: mamlukes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mamluke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mamluks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mamluk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: garden balsam Part of Speech: noun 1. Impatiens balsamina, an annual flowering plant native to southern Asia. Labels: uncountable
Word: garden net Part of Speech: noun 1. A net for covering fruit trees, vines, etc., to protect them from birds.
Word: bottle gourd Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its shape, round with a narrow neck. 1. Calabash (Crescentia cujete or Lagenaria siceraria).
Word: opo squash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tagalog. 1. calabash, Lagenaria spp., especially Lagenaria siceraria.
Word: witch's broom Part of Speech: noun 1. A disease or deformity in a woody plant, typically a tree, such that the natural structure of the plant is changed so that a dense mass of shoots grows from a single point. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pocket mouse Part of Speech: noun 1. A mouse of the subfamily Perognathinae 2. A mouse of the subfamily Perognathinae
Word: pocket borough Part of Speech: noun 1. A borough which could effectively be controlled by a single person who owned at least half of the "burgage tenements" (whose occupants had the right to vote in the borough's parliamentary elections), since he could populate these tenements with his own supporters. Labels: historical
Word: about one's ears Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In close proximity to one; near at hand. Example: to bring something about one’s ears Example: The house collapsed about our ears.
Word: around one's ears Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Alternative form of about one's ears. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: murketing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of murk + marketing. 1. An advertising strategy that avoids direct mentions of a product or service, focusing instead on creating vague "buzz" and publicity. Labels: uncountable
Word: flying squid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various species of the family Ommastrephidae with the ability to glide in air above the water. Example: The Flying Fish or Cuttle Fish (Loligo Sp.)—Many different kinds of Loligo are called by sailors Flying Squid, from a habit they have of leaping from the water, and proceeding through the air to some distance in a horizontal direction, like flying fish. Example: Among the five different gillnet mesh sizes used by the Korean gillnet fishery, the 86 and 105 mm mesh were most commonly used for targeting on neon flying squid, Ommastrephes bartrami (Lesueur), in the North Pacific.
Word: haplochromines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of haplochromine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: karolin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of carolin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: spot lens Part of Speech: noun 1. A condensing lens in which the light is confined to an annular pencil by means of a small, round diaphragm (the "spot"), and used in darkfield illumination.
Word: darkfield Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dark + field. 1. Being or relating to a method of microscopy that excludes the unscattered beam from the image, so that the field around the specimen (i.e. where there is no specimen to scatter the beam) is generally dark. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hair bracket Part of Speech: noun 1. A moulding which comes in at the back of, or runs aft from, the figurehead. Labels: historical
Word: corn oyster Part of Speech: noun 1. A fritter containing grated green Indian corn and butter, supposed to taste like oysters. Labels: US
Word: corn marigold Part of Speech: noun Etymology: It often grows among crops such as corn. 1. Glebionis segetum (syn. Chrysanthemum segetum), a herbaceous perennial plant with bright yellow flowers.
Word: side tool Part of Speech: noun 1. A cutting tool, used in a lathe or planer, having the cutting edge at the side instead of at the point.
Word: bolt to the bran Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See bolt (“sieve”). 1. To examine thoroughly, so as to separate or discover everything important. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: This boults the matter fairly to the bran. Example: The report of the committee was examined and sifted and bolted to the bran.
Word: exradius Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ex- + radius. 1. The radius of an excircle.
Word: exradii Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exradius Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lucets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lucet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tree sorrel Part of Speech: noun 1. The plant bilimbi, Averrhoa bilimbi. Labels: uncountable
Word: hang upon Part of Speech: verb 1. To regard with passionate affection. Example: Beshrew the eyes that hung upon his form on that day with a passionate, greedy, all-absorbing love! 2. To pay overt attention to, as from sycophancy or intense interest. Example: They hung upon his every word. Example: "It is quite five years since my eyes last hung upon your honorable face." 3. To hover around. Example: and it was therefore decided merely to take precautions against a raid, fortify certain points on the roads, and bring out a host of irregulars to hang upon the rear and flanks of the enemy 4. To depend upon. Labels: idiomatic Example: Everything hangs upon whether the boss agrees. Example: Has it struck you that another life may hang upon your answer? As a rule men are loth to send their fathers to death
Word: deathlore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From death + lore. 1. The beliefs and practices related to death, including the associated grief and ritual. Labels: uncountable Example: Enough has been said to show the interest which lies in the study of Bushman folklore in general and the deathlore of the veld in particular.
Word: giant daikon Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Sakurajima radish. Labels: Japanese
Word: giant daikons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of giant daikon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jumbo daikon Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Sakurajima radish. Labels: Japanese
Word: jumbo daikons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jumbo daikon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catslaughter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cat + slaughter. Compare manslaughter. 1. The killing of a cat, the slaughter of cats. Labels: uncountable Example: After a long and patient investigation of facts, the Coroner returned a verdict of wilful catslaughter against a party or parties unknown. Example: Bill intends to file a charge of "catslaughter" against the villian when caught.
Word: deerslaughter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deer + slaughter. Compare manslaughter. 1. The killing of a deer, the slaughter of deer; cervicide. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Some centuries ago, in the royal forests of England the penalty was higher for deerslaughter than for manslaughter; but that was unreasonable, and the present arrangement shows the progress of law-reform. Example: They have behaved badly: charges against them now stand at murder of one kitten, chickenslaughter in the second degree, deerslaughter in the first degree, conspiracy to kill more deer, attempted murder of a goat (two overt acts), ...
Word: cherry blossoms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cherry blossom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: undestructive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + destructive. 1. Not destructive; helpful.
Word: undestructively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From un- + destructively. 1. In a helpful manner; in an undestructive manner.
Word: freedom of the seas Part of Speech: noun 1. The doctrine, widely recognized in international law, that, outside of narrow territorial limits, the oceans are open to unhindered navigation by vessels of all countries. Example: [T]he time of hostile rivalry between the two countries had passed away. There now only remained emulation in doing everything that could advance the cause of civilization and liberty. "The freedom of the seas, pacific contests in labor, and the beneficent conquests of commerce" were meant by the union of the flags of England and France. Example: Blenkiron said that Germany was right in wanting the freedom of the seas, and that America would back her up, and that the British Navy was a bigger menace to the peace of the world than the Kaiser's army.
Word: hypovascular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hypo- + vascular. 1. Lacking sufficient vascularity; deficient in blood vessels
Word: Arya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya, “noble, respectable”). Doublet of Aryan and Iran. 1. An Indo-Iranian, an Aryan. Example: The Aryas gradually spread themselves over the plain of the Ganges. After a time, the whole country between the Himalayas and the Vindhya Mountains was called Aryavarta, the abode of the Aryas. 2. A follower of Arya Samaj. Example: The Brahmos are chiefly in Bengal, the Aryas in the North-West and the Punjab. Example: Above all, he would not tolerate the abominable injustice of the existence of untouchables, and nobody has been a more ardent champion of their outraged rights. They were admitted to the Arya Samaj on the basis of equality; for the Aryas are not a caste. ‘The Aryas are all men of superior principles; and the Dasyus are they who lead a life of wickedness and sin.’
Word: Arya Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya, “noble, respectable”). Doublet of Aryan and Iran. 1. A male given name from Sanskrit. 2. A surname.
Word: Arya Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit आर्या (āryā), feminine of आर्य (ā́rya, “noble, respectable”). Doublet of Aryan and Iran. 1. A female given name from Sanskrit. Example: Arya Nielsen, a senior clinical faculty member at our Institute, has also demonstrated this in her excellent work on surface stimulation […] 2. A surname. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Arya.
Word: dorkyness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dorky + -ness. 1. Alternative spelling of dorkiness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Margaery Part of Speech: name Etymology: Attested since at least the 1770s as a variant of Margery, from Margaret. Popularized in the modern era by the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin. 1. A female given name.
Word: Brienne Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Brienne. 1. A placename Example: Napoleon was nearly captured by the Cossacks after the Battle of Brienne, but was saved by one of his generals. Example: Napoleon arrived in Brienne on 15 May 1779. 2. A placename 3. A surname from French. Ellipsis of de Brienne; obsolete spelling of Bryan (“de Bryan”). Labels: obsolete 4. A female given name, in occasional modern use. Labels: rare Example: 2009, Brienne J. Meyer, Adirondack Mycorrhizal and Saprobic Macromycetes Example: "You will call me Brienne. Not wench."
Word: party popper Part of Speech: noun 1. A novelty item containing confetti or streamers and a small explosive charge, used at parties. Example: When Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) first kisses Maria, they let loose a hail of party poppers. Example: She said she had smelled "something like party poppers" and had seen neighbours shouting at them to get out as their roof was on fire.
Word: slans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fans are slans Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From slan and the novel Slan (1940) by A. E. Van Vogt. By analogy to the superior but persecuted mutants of Van Vogt's novel. 1. Science fiction fans are more intelligent and more creative than other people. Labels: dated, slang Example: Under the title "Stfans -- Race of the Future", Joquel dissects the "fans are slans" theme which back in 1941 was being considered with a surprising amount of seriousness, and comes up with the obvious conclusion of phooey. Example: FANS ARE SLANS Literally understood, "fans are superman mutants" -- or, at least, "fans are smarter than most people" -- but actual semantic content is according to the mood and attitude of the user.
Word: Ġgantija Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after the Ġgantija temple complex, from Maltese ġgantija, from ġgant (“giant”). 1. A period of the Neolithic in Malta during which megalithic temples were built. Labels: rare
Word: moole Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mooli. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete
Word: mooles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of moole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ass crack of dawn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ass crack jocularly replacing crack in the (preexisting) noun phrase crack of dawn (= "break of dawn"); although ass crack (cleft, gap) and crack (break) are cognate, the jocularity nonetheless rests on the disjunction that is cognitively close to (albeit by some standards not technically) a pun. 1. An intensifier, used in the same contexts as crack of dawn, but more intense. Labels: Canada, US, uncountable, vulgar
Word: butt crack of dawn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By the same jocular replacement as examined at ass crack of dawn § Etymology. 1. An intensifier, used in the same contexts as crack of dawn, but more intense. Labels: Canada, US, informal
Word: fodder radish Part of Speech: noun 1. The daikon, particularly when grown for animal fodder rather than for human consumption.
Word: fodder radishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fodder radish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forage radish Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of fodder radish.
Word: forage radishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of forage radish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: radish ripper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From radish + ripper (“a tool or plant used to reduce soil compaction”). 1. The daikon, particularly when its large roots are left in a field through the winter to reduce soil compaction, rather than harvested for consumption. Labels: uncommon, uncountable
Word: tillage radish Part of Speech: noun 1. Daikon, particularly when its large roots are left in a field through the winter to reduce soil compaction, rather than harvested for consumption.
Word: tillage radishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tillage radish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: best friends forever Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of best friend forever Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stfzine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of stf (“scientifiction”) + zine (“magazine”). 1. A science fiction magazine. Labels: dated, slang Example: Will trade stfzines, or what have you ... might even pay cash. Example: One of the few barbarisms I committed on the body of a stfzine was cutting out this chart to put in my high-school freshman science workbook.
Word: stfnist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Either abbreviation of scientifictionist, or stf (“scientifiction”) + -ist. 1. A fan or creator of science fiction; one involved in some aspect of science fiction. Labels: dated, slang Example: It follows that no stfnist should be considered for one of the top places until he has been active for at least two years; many may run thru the cycle of fanac and make a big noise for a moment, then fizzle out.
Word: stfield Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of stf (“scientifiction”) + field. 1. The province or domain of science fiction; the area in which science fiction is active. Labels: dated, slang Example: One probably should not say there was a trufan, even in posse, until the stfield had been defined by Amazing Stories.
Word: stfanzine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of stf (“scientifiction”) + fanzine (“fan magazine”). 1. An amateur magazine produced by and for fans of science fiction. Labels: dated, slang Example: By the way, I hate horror yarns. Tough, but there is nothing to be done about it. You might start your own zine, if you want horror stories. Or send your manuscripts to SHIVERS or one of the other fanzines specializing in that branch of fantasy. This is a stfanzine.
Word: stfsy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Either abbreviation of scientifantasy, or blend of stf (“scientifiction”) + fantasy. 1. The overall genre containing science fiction and fantasy; speculative fiction. Labels: dated, slang, uncountable
Word: geeklet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geek + -let. 1. A young or unimportant geek. Labels: derogatory, slang, sometimes Example: […] And tell Mom to keep quiet, too. If she gets drunk and starts talking about me, I'm going to — " "Relax, geeklet." Example: […] Tom Baker's Doctor Who Scarf, a Hogwarts Gryffindor Scarf, or anything else you and your geeklet's imagination can come up with.
Word: dragonlore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dragon + lore. 1. The lore dealing with dragons. Labels: uncountable Example: […] speculations on astrology, astronomy, alchemy, unidentified flying objects, giantlore and dragonlore […] Example: This form, which was inspired largely by Lord Dunsany in his "The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth" and similar writings, combined the ancient materials of The Arabian Nights with chivalric legend and dragonlore of the North.
Word: horselore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From horse + lore. 1. The folklore of horses; the knowledge of the behaviour of horses; the traditions of managing horses. Labels: uncountable Example: Bakkus came steeped in horselore and confidently prophetic. Example: The younger mares torment the oldest and attempt to drive them from the mob for some inexplicable horse-lore instinct; perhaps they were separated to protect them.
Word: lakelore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lake + lore. 1. The knowledge of local conditions on a lake; the traditions and customs of life on a lake; the history of life on a lake. Labels: uncountable Example: Many people today, with only a limited amount of time to go fishing each year, have little or no time to spend studying streamcraft or lakelore. Example: 1973, Milner, Bruce, Lakelore : a History of the Fishing Industry Along the North Shore of Lake Erie, Simcoe, Ont. : Norfolk School of Agriculture
Word: TASes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of TAS Labels: form-of, plural
Word: TASes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of TAS Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: TASing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of TAS Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: TASed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of TAS Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: geekling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From geek + -ling. 1. A young or unimportant geek. Labels: derogatory, slang, sometimes Example: As Seattle author, überblogger, and social media guru Ariel Meadow Stallings says, “You'll get a better-looking site, at way better rates, and you'll be helping a young geekling build their portfolio.” Example: Your geeky passions may differ slightly, and so the variations you teach your geeklings should as well.
Word: nerdlet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nerd + -let. 1. A young or unimportant nerd. Labels: derogatory, slang, sometimes Example: It would be nice to have a little nerdlet in the house who absolutely adores me ... which, if it is a girl, I can teach to accessorize. Example: She and her hubby go to the high school football games every Friday night, and every week she calls to tell me about a little high school nerdlet that sits near them.
Word: nerdling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nerd + -ling. 1. A young or unimportant nerd. Labels: derogatory, slang, sometimes Example: I have merely scratched the surface of life with your nerdling. Example: To a nerdling it was appealing for obvious reasons — ghosts, time travel and moderate violence - but I think there were probably deeper emotions at work within me.
Word: Michas Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Michās unaltered. 1. Synonym of Micah (Ephraimite featured in Judg. 17–18) Labels: archaic, rare Example: There was at that time a certaine man of mount Ephraim named Michas, […]
Word: dweeblet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dweeb + -let. 1. A young or unimportant dweeb. Labels: derogatory, slang, sometimes Example: Dear Margie: While I thought most of your article on intelligence ["You're Smarter than You Think," May] was very enlightening, I was rather insulted by your closing statement that people who do well in school are "uncreative dweeblets." Example: Pseudo-droid braindead dweeblets bore them.
Word: bespy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + spy. Compare Middle Dutch bespien. 1. To send spies to; beset with espionage. Labels: transitive
Word: uberblogger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From uber- + blogger. 1. A prominent and/or prolific blogger. Example: But then an uberblogger, Mickey Kaus of slate.com, commented on my comment, and his comments were responded to and picked up by others. Example: Roberts is referring to the time constraints on his ability to write a media column for Westword's print edition as well as being the "uberblogger" for Westword's news blog, called The Latest Word.
Word: green fallows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of green fallow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: überblogger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From über- + blogger. 1. Alternative spelling of uberblogger. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: As überblogger Glenn Reynolds likes to say, blogs have given the people a chance to stop yelling at their TV and have a say in the process. Example: As Seattle author, überblogger, and social media guru Ariel Meadow Stallings says, […]
Word: geeklets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geeklet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geeklings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geekling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nerdlets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nerdlet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dweeblets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dweeblet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nerdlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nerdling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uberbloggers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uberblogger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: überbloggers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of überblogger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: besteer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + steer. Compare Old English ġestēoran, ġestȳran (“to steer, guide, rule, direct, control, correct, constrain”). 1. To guide; pilot; direct. Labels: transitive 2. To steer; govern; control. Labels: transitive
Word: bestock Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From be- + stock. 1. to stock; furnish Labels: transitive
Word: lymphadenomatous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: lymphadenoma + (t)-ous 1. Of or relating to lymphadenoma Labels: not-comparable
Word: badly packed kebab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a likening of the appearance of the external female genitalia to that of a messy doner kebab (with the pita representing the labia majora and the meat representing the labia minora). 1. The vulva, especially one with wrinkly, protruding labia. Labels: UK, slang, vulgar Example: > What was the url for that webpage you found, with the naked woman called > Tinkerbell? She was big! > > LOL, she had a badly packed kebab too. I can't find it, she was on blueyonder though if anyone wants to google for it. Example: Babs? Urgh no! Mebee^([sic]) 25 years ago, but she'd have a 'badly packed kebab' by now!
Word: cunt lips Part of Speech: noun 1. The labia majora. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang, vulgar Example: I wanted to make her come before she did it herself, and slid down the bed until my mouth was on her tender cunt lips. Example: Hold your cunt lips apart with two fingers of one hand. Insert the speculum sideways, longest handle facing your body.
Word: filthen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From filth + -en, modelled after healthen, strengthen, lengthen, etc. 1. To cover with filth; besmut; besmirch; make filthy. Labels: nonstandard, rare, transitive Example: Rock oil was considered, then, a local nuisance, a malodorous black gunk that floated like a rumor down the creek, filthening whatever it touched: a farmer's overalls, a cow's hide, a child's shoes.
Word: koinëisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From koine + -isation. Pronunciation: /ˌkɔɪneɪaɪˈzeɪʃən/ 1. The process whereby a lect develops into a koine, or an instance of this. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: This is a reasonable interpretation of Hull (1968, 1974). This author later made it clear that the koinêization process may have continued during the early period of colonization (Hull 1994). Example: What one sees here is the cumulative effect of repeated koineizations.
Word: healthen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From health + -en. 1. To add health to; make whole or healthy; strengthen. Labels: transitive Example: […] bartenders made useful citizens, and young men prepared to meet their responsibilities as men educated, healthened and rightened through it.
Word: beef flaps Part of Speech: noun 1. The labia majora. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang, vulgar Example: Of course I couldn't help myself and I had to take a quick peek at her squating^([sic]) in the bushes her beef flaps hanging down like the undercarriage on a 747. Example: If you listen very closely, you can hear her beef flaps slap together everytime^([sic]) she walks into a scene.
Word: skinny-malinky Part of Speech: noun 1. A very thin person. Labels: Irish, Scottish
Word: fanny flaps Part of Speech: noun 1. The labia minora. Labels: UK, plural, plural-only, slang, vulgar Example: Ewwwww, just hope to God she had plastic surgery on her fanny flaps. Example: 'This is where Lady Luck parts her fanny flaps and lets you dip your fingers in her pudding, if you get my drift. […]
Word: meat flaps Part of Speech: noun 1. The labia majora. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang, vulgar Example: I bet her meat flaps are^([sic]) smell like rancid dumpster swill. Example: A little clitoral resurfacing here, an aesthetic snip of the meat flaps there, and you're ready to spread for Playboy.
Word: piss clam Part of Speech: noun 1. A clam which squirts water, such as a geoduck (Panopea generosa) or a long-neck clam (Mya arenaria). Labels: informal Example: Some years we dug for piss clams. Small holes showed up here and there in the wet sand at low tide. When you stepped next to one a stream of water shot up your leg and you knew a steamer was underneath. Example: When we saw a piss clam piss up through the mud, we would dig him up with the pitchfork.
Word: vertical lips Part of Speech: noun 1. The labia majora. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang Example: I moved her vertical lips aside to allow for easy access. Example: Her moist vertical lips part as she lowers her knee and therefore her pelvis, down around me.
Word: thought leader Part of Speech: noun 1. A person, organization, publication, etc. regarded as an authoritative source of new ideas or intellectual trends. Example: Mr. Beecher retains his position as the most eminent preacher and one of the great thought leaders in America, while his principal accuser, who at one time occupied a foremost position in journalism and literature, has almost disappeared from public recognition. Example: Referring illustratively to the debate on industrial policy between "thought leaders," . . . Yankelovitch says that below the level of media rhetoric, "one can detect a core of agreement emerging because the different parties are influencing one another."
Word: thought-leader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thought + leader. 1. Alternative form of thought leader. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Zener diodes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Zener diode Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toggle switches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toggle switch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reliquaires Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reliquaire Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wichtje Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch wichtje, diminutive of wicht (“weight”). 1. A unit of weight, equivalent to 50 kilograms, used for certain kinds of fish. Labels: historical
Word: wichtjes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wichtje Labels: form-of, plural
Word: succedents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of succedent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shift register Part of Speech: noun 1. A register designed to subject data to a shift. Example: Shift registers, as Leibniz had demonstrated 260 years earlier, could perform binary arithmetic simply by shifting an entire row of binary digits one position to the right or left.
Word: stfanzines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stfanzine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stfields Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stfield Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stfnists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stfnist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stfzines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stfzine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: conchoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conchoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oil radish Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of oilseed radish.
Word: oil radishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oil radish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oilseed radish Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of daikon, particularly when grown for its oil-bearing seeds or as a fallow crop, rather than for human consumption.
Word: oilseed radishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oilseed radish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: collar bones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of collar bone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: collar-bones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of collar-bone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: IIT Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Indian Institutes of Technology. Labels: India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Two years ago, when he’d started high school, Ma and Papa had launched a campaign to get him into IIT, hunting down private tutors who guaranteed success on billboards in Hazratganj city centre, finding question papers from previous years, notes from illustrious seniors, advice from inspirational students. 2. Initialism of Indian Institutes of Technology. Labels: India Example: My uncle dreamed of getting into an IIT and becoming an engineer. Example: There, working alongside graduates of elite institutions, [Ravi Kumar] discovered his potential. "I didn't go to an IIT [Indian Institute of Technology], but I felt like, 'Wait a minute, I'm able to compete with these guys," he says. Today, he runs Cognizant, a $36 billion global technology company with nearly 350,000 employees. 3. Ellipsis of Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: IITs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of IIT Labels: form-of, plural
Word: feedingstuff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From feeding + stuff. 1. Any foodstuff used to feed livestock. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: feedingstuffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of feedingstuff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shodans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shodan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: groundhopping Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ground + hopping. 1. The hobby of attending sports matches at as many different stadiums or grounds as possible. Labels: uncountable
Word: SMOF Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of Secret Master Of Fandom. Coined by American science fiction author Jack Chalker. Pronunciation: /smɒf/, /smɔf/, /smɑf/ 1. One influential in science fiction fandom; one who organises a convention, publishes a fanzine or performs a similar activity. Labels: slang Example: He is also, in case he is willing... no, not in case he is willing; anyway, whether he likes it or not... an Honorary Member of SMOF. Example: Secret Masters of Fandom (SMOFs), people who consider themselves to be the real ‘rulers’ of fandom, making decisions by running fan politics. Actually, these poor fellows are suffering from delusions of grandeur. (Also, verb form: to smof.)
Word: smof Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From SMOF (“Secret Master of Fandom”). Pronunciation: /smɒf/, /smɔf/, /smɑf/ 1. Alternative form of SMOF. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: smof Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From SMOF (“Secret Master of Fandom”). Pronunciation: /smɒf/, /smɔf/, /smɑf/ 1. To discuss fandom; to organise or direct fandom; to act in the manner of a SMOF. Labels: slang Example: Smoffing is a Way of Life. Example: the fen of science fiction fandom for whom fiawol descended on Boston this weekend for their annual worldcon to smof and to buy old fanzines.
Word: SMOFs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of SMOF Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smoffing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of smof Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: smofs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smof Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smofs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of smof Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: smoffed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of smof Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Glos Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Gloucestershire. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: monotube Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mono- + tube. 1. Having a single tube. Labels: not-comparable Example: a monotube steam generator
Word: monotube Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mono- + tube. 1. Anything that has a single tube or filament.
Word: headcam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From head + cam. 1. A head-mounted camera. Example: Its twenty-four-hour, live-action footage was generated by a small army of news hounds wired with headcams, creeping around the black belly of the City like human weasels with a nose for tragedy and violence.
Word: monotubes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monotube Labels: form-of, plural
Word: headcams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of headcam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antiactivist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + activist. 1. Opposing activism.
Word: antiactivist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + activist. 1. One who opposes activism.
Word: antiactivists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antiactivist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wuff Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of woof (“dog's bark”). Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. A wolf. Labels: endearing, slang
Word: wuff Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of woof (“to bark”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wild-card Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of wild card. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: unkissably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unkissable + -ly. 1. So as to preclude kissing. Labels: not-comparable Example: Just as he was ready to spring all two hundred pounds of him on the helpless lizard, his attention was distracted by a rather large snake of the unkissably poisonous variety. Example: In any case, the unkissably shrewish Kate seems to be offering a bit of conspiratorial advice, "Slip around [the back]," as if to get away with something.
Word: unlanguaged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + languaged. 1. Not expressed with language. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] we cannot often indulge in pure unlanguaged ecstasy, just as we cannot often employ pure unlanguaged thought. Both thought and feeling shape themselves into words […] Example: Some narrative theorists try to meet the issue of unlanguaged experience by extending the very concept of narrative to include forms of narrative outside languaged narrative.
Word: nincompoopish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nincompoop + -ish. 1. Like a nincompoop; foolish; silly.
Word: soap-dodger Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of soap dodger. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: easts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of east Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scumbaggy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From scumbag + -y. 1. Like a scumbag. Labels: informal
Word: superoptimistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From super- + optimistic. 1. Extremely optimistic. Labels: informal
Word: hyperoptimistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyper- + optimistic. 1. Extremely optimistic. Labels: informal
Word: anagenetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From anagenetic + -ally. 1. By means of, or in terms of, anagenesis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: halloysitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From halloysite + -ic. 1. Relating to, or containing, halloysite.
Word: halloysites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of halloysite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: illegibleness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From illegible + -ness. 1. illegibility Labels: uncountable
Word: ineligibleness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ineligible + -ness. 1. ineligibility Labels: uncountable
Word: ussies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ussie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: labour law Part of Speech: noun 1. The body of statute law that regulates the relationship between employer, employee, labour union and government. Labels: Canada, UK, uncountable
Word: braggies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of braggie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cambelts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cambelt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cambelt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵembʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos Proto-Germanic *kambaz Proto-West Germanic ᚲᚨᛒᚨ Proto-West Germanic *kamb Old Dutch *kamb Middle Dutch kamp Dutch kamder. English cam English belt English cambelt From cam or belt. 1. The part of an internal combustion engine that synchronizes the rotation of the crankshaft and the camshaft so that the engine's valves open and close at the proper times during each cylinder's intake and exhaust strokes.
Word: alkylresorcinol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alc(ohol) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English alkyl Ancient Greek ῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē)bor. Latin rēsīnader. Old French résinebor. Middle English resyn English resin Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Italic *auzis Latin auris Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin auricula Latin ōriculader. Italian oricelloder. Arabic [script needed] ('urjālla)influ. Old Catalan orxellader. Old French orchel French orseilleder. Dutch orseilleder. New Latin orcinader. French orcineder. English orcin ▲ English alcohol English -ol English orcinol English resorcinol English alkylresorcinol From alkyl + resorcinol. 1. A phenolic lipid composed of long aliphatic chains and resorcinol-type phenolic rings.
Word: alkylresorcinols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alkylresorcinol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xenognosins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xenognosin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sorgoleone Part of Speech: noun 1. A hydrophobic root exudate of Sorghum bicolor. Labels: uncountable
Word: ononin Part of Speech: noun 1. An isoflavone, the 7-O-glucoside of formononetin, found in various plants and herbs, including the soybean. Labels: uncountable
Word: xenognosin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek roots. 1. Any organic compound that stimulates the formation of a haustorium.
Word: prehaustoria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prehaustorium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sialolithotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sialolith + -otomy. 1. Excision of a sialolith.
Word: lithectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lith- + -ectomy. 1. Excision of a calculus. Labels: uncountable
Word: sialolithectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sialolith + -ectomy. 1. Lithectomy for a sialolith; Excision of a sialolith. Labels: uncountable
Word: Legionnaires' Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of Legionnaires' disease. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: Legionnaires' disease Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the Legionnaires, the members of the American Legion, who were the first described victims of the disease. 1. A form of severe pneumonia caused by legionella (bacteria of the genus Legionella). Labels: uncountable Example: Legionnairesʼ disease has become more common than most people suppose.
Word: Lou Gehrig's Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Lou Gehrig's Disease. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: Lou Gehrig's Disease Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Lou Gehrig's disease. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: demophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “common people”) + -phobia, equivalent to demo- + -phobia. 1. A phobia, or fear, of crowds, masses, or people. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Those who suffer enochlophobia, demophobia or ochlophobia–the fear of crowds–are not being entirely irrational.
Word: rat-tail radish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A calque of the Mandarin Chinese name 鼠尾蘿蔔 (shǔwěi luóbó, "rat-tail radish"). 1. A radish species or variety characterized by prominent trailing edible seedpods.
Word: rat-tail radishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rat-tail radish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: serpent radish Part of Speech: noun 1. The rat-tail radish.
Word: tail-pod radish Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of rat-tail radish.
Word: serpent radishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of serpent radish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tail-pod radishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tail-pod radish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ochlophobist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὄχλος (ókhlos, “crowd”) + -phobist. 1. A person with a phobia, or fear, of mob-like crowds, as opposed to simply open spaces like agoraphobia or large crowds as with enochlophobia. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: The Easter Trip of Two Ochlophobists. Example: "The ochlophobist has but a hard time in London just now," remarked the Daily News on December 5, 1882, and we have known subsequent occasions when we would have thanked the Daily News for that word.
Word: rattail radish Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of rat-tail radish. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rattail radishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rattail radish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slugs it out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of slug it out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: slugged it out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of slug it out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: slugging it out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of slug it out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: puts to bed Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of put to bed Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: putting to bed Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of put to bed Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: potbelly stoves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of potbelly stove Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pills to swallow Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pill to swallow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thirty-threes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thirty-three Labels: form-of, plural
Word: troubles in paradise Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trouble in paradise Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clowns around Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of clown around Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: clowned around Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of clown around Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: clowning around Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of clown around Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: strutting one's stuff Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of strut one's stuff Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: strutted one's stuff Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of strut one's stuff Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: struts one's stuff Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of strut one's stuff Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tree shrews Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tree shrew Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smoke points Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smoke point Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pen-tailed treeshrews Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pen-tailed treeshrew Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leaps of faith Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leap of faith Labels: form-of, plural
Word: homes away from home Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of home away from home Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Iliescu Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Romanian Iliescu. 1. A surname from Romanian.
Word: growth spurts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of growth spurt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: -iety Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From French -ieté or its source, Latin -ietas. 1. Forming nouns denoting the quality or condition of being what is indicated by the first element of the word. Labels: morpheme
Word: gnu goats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gnu goat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: accounting to Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of account to Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: accounted to Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of account to Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: acai berries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acai berry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: accounts to Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of account to Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: girnings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of girning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gurnings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gurning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Narses Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ναρσῆς (Narsês), from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩 (Narseh) or Parthian 𐭍𐭓𐭉𐭎𐭇𐭅 (nrysḥw /⁠Narisaxw⁠/), both ultimately from Old Iranian *Naryasanhah. 1. A male given name of historical usage.
Word: archontia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek αρχοντιά (arkhontiá). 1. An archontate. Example: To sum up, the sigillographic evidence shows that Crete was an archontia governed by archons until the Arab invasion and the beginning of their conquest, i.e. circa 827-828. Example: Before the creation of the Theme of Crete, and possibly for some time after, Crete enjoyed the special status of an archontia, which is shown by the numerous lead seals of the archontes of Crete dating from the eighth to the beginning of the ninth century.
Word: self-censorships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of self-censorship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: FIAWOL Part of Speech: phrase Pronunciation: /ˈfi.əˌwɔl/ 1. Initialism of fandom is a way of life. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, humorous, initialism, often, slang
Word: FIJAGH Part of Speech: phrase Pronunciation: /ˈfid͡ʒæɡ/ 1. Initialism of fandom is just a goddamn hobby. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, humorous, initialism, often, slang
Word: Hinjew Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Hindu + Jew. Pronunciation: /ˈhɪnd͡ʒuː/ 1. A person of mixed Hindu and Jewish parentage. Labels: informal 2. A person who practices both Hinduism and Judaism. Labels: informal
Word: other man Part of Speech: noun 1. A man who is romantically involved with someone (usually a woman) already in a committed relationship with another man, especially a man having an affair with a married woman. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: I know you've got a man in the picture, but it hasn't stopped me yet / We've all been in one situation or another we regret / Now I'm the other man / No one's rooting for me / If I'm the other man / Nature will abhor me