nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: cattleboys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cattleboy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Yanshan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 硯山 /砚山 (Yànshān). 1. A county of Wenshan prefecture, Yunnan, China.
Word: Yanshan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鉛山 /铅山 (Yánshān). 1. A county of Shangrao, Jiangxi, China.
Word: Yanshan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 燕山 (Yānshān). 1. Synonym of Yan Mountains. Example: The geomorphology has been modified by the flow of Luanhe and several other major rivers which run through the Yanshan mountains and the plain to reach Bohai.
Word: baklas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bakla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bagis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bagi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ambar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit अम्बर (ambara). 1. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Word: unbearingly Part of Speech: adv 1. Synonym of unbearably.
Word: semi-boarding school Part of Speech: noun 1. A school that provides board and lodging to some students, but allows others to attend during the day only, like a day school. Example: Meanwhile, the government expanded semi-boarding school facilities. Example: Mom searched and found a semi-boarding school for my little sister and me to attend.
Word: Gweedore Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Irish Gaoth Dobhair. Pronunciation: /ɡwiːˈdoːɹ/ 1. A parish in County Donegal, Ireland.
Word: salambaw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Waray-Waray salambaw. 1. A kind of fishing net. Labels: Philippines
Word: Dota Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈdoʊtə/ 1. Defence of the Ancients 2. Dota 2
Word: cotton wool ball Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of cotton ball. Labels: British, English, especially
Word: cotton wool balls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cotton wool ball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Newtonist Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of Newtonian.
Word: Newtonist Part of Speech: noun 1. A proponent of Newtonianism.
Word: nosesore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By analogy with eyesore and earsore. 1. Something that smells foul to the nose. Labels: figuratively, rare
Word: granary tree Part of Speech: noun 1. A tree used by acorn woodpeckers to store acorns. Example: If the acorn is to be stored rather than eaten, the bird brings it to the granary tree and drives it into a vacant storage hole. Example: One granary tree can have up to 50,000 holes in it, each holding a single acorn. In parts of its range the acorn woodpecker does not construct a granary tree, but instead stores acorns in natural holes and cracks in bark.
Word: granary trees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of granary tree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: xennial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of (Generation) X + millennial. Pronunciation: /ˈzɛnɪəl/, /ɛksˈɛnɪəl/, /ˈzɛniəl/, /ɛksˈɛniəl/ 1. A person born late in Generation X or early in Generation Y, that is, sometime in the late 1970s or early 1980s; a member of the Oregon Trail Generation. Labels: informal Example: I was born in 1980. According to some sources, this makes me a Gen Xer. According to others, I’m a Millennial. That makes me what then, a Xennial? I take online quizzes, like Pew Research Center’s “How Millennial Are You?”, and land dead between Gen X and Millennial due to my personal habits, body piercings, and so many more reasons. Example: Xennial is a term that I first used in a 2014 story for GOOD magazine, following on the heels of writers like Doree Shafrir, who in 2011 called this cusp generation’s pop-cultural misfit status Generation Catalano, after crowdsourcing the My So-Called Life–inspired term from Danielle Nussbaum on Twitter.
Word: xennials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xennial Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Aa en Hunze Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Aa en Hunze. 1. A municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands.
Word: Borger-Odoorn Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands.
Word: Coevorden Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Drenthe, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands.
Word: Emmen Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Drenthe, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands. 3. A village and municipality in Lucerne canton, Switzerland.
Word: Hoogeveen Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Drenthe, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands.
Word: Meppel Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Drenthe, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands.
Word: Midden-Drenthe Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands.
Word: Noordenveld Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands.
Word: Tynaarlo Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Drenthe, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands.
Word: Westerveld Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Westerveld. Doublet of Westfield. 1. A municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands.
Word: De Wolden Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands.
Word: Noordoostpolder Part of Speech: name 1. A polder in Flevoland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Flevoland, Netherlands.
Word: Urk Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Flevoland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Flevoland, Netherlands.
Word: Zeewolde Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Flevoland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Flevoland, Netherlands.
Word: Achtkarspelen Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
Word: het Bildt Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch het Bildt. 1. A former municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
Word: Dongeradeel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Dongeradeel, from West Frisian Dongeradiel. 1. A former municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
Word: Franekeradeel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Franekeradeel, from West Frisian Frjentsjerteradiel. 1. A former municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
Word: Harlingen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Harlingen. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑɹlɪŋən/, /ˈhɑɹlɪnd͡ʒɪn/ 1. A city and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands. 2. A city in Texas, United States.
Word: Heerenveen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Heerenveen. 1. A village and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
Word: Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland Part of Speech: name 1. A former municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
Word: Leeuwarderadeel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Leeuwarderadeel, from West Frisian Ljouwerteradiel. 1. A former municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
Word: Ooststellingwerf Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Ooststellingwerf. 1. A municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
Word: Opsterland Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Opsterland, from West Frisian Opsterlân. 1. A municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
Word: Schiermonnikoog Part of Speech: name 1. An island of Friesland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
Word: Smallingerland Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Smallingerland, from West Frisian Smellingerlân. 1. A municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
Word: Terschelling Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Terschelling. 1. An island and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
Word: Vlieland Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Vlieland. 1. An island of Friesland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
Word: Weststellingwerf Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
Word: Dantumadiel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from West Frisian Dantumadiel. 1. A municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
Word: De Fryske Marren Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from West Frisian De Fryske Marren. 1. A municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
Word: Ferwerderadiel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from West Frisian Ferwerderadiel. 1. A municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
Word: Littenseradiel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from West Frisian Littenseradiel. 1. A former municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
Word: Menameradiel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from West Frisian Menameradiel. 1. A former municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
Word: Tytsjerksteradiel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from West Frisian Tytsjerksteradiel. 1. A municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
Word: Súdwest-Fryslân Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from West Frisian Súdwest-Fryslân (literally “Southwest Friesland”). 1. A municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
Word: Aalten Part of Speech: name 1. A village and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Apeldoorn Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Arnhem Part of Speech: name 1. A city, municipality, and capital of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Berg en Dal Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Berkelland Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Beuningen Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Bronckhorst Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Culemborg Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Doesburg Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Druten Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Duiven Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Elburg Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Epe Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Ermelo Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Geldermalsen Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Harderwijk Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Hattem Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Heerde Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Heumen Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Lingewaal Part of Speech: name 1. A former municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Lingewaard Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Lochem Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Dutch Lochem. 1. A city in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Maasdriel Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Montferland Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Neder-Betuwe Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Neerijnen Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A former municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Nijkerk Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Nunspeet Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Oldebroek Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Oost Gelre Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Oude IJsselstreek Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Overbetuwe Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Putten Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Renkum Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Rheden Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Rijnwaarden Part of Speech: name 1. A former municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Rozendaal Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Scherpenzeel Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Tiel Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Voorst Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Wageningen Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Gelderland province, Netherlands. 2. A municipality in Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: West Maas en Waal Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Westervoort Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Winterswijk Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Zaltbommel Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Zevenaar Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Zutphen Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Gelderland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Word: Victoria Crosses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Victoria Cross Labels: form-of, plural
Word: colporate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From colpus + pore + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, colpor- + -ate. 1. Having apertures which combine a rounded pore and a colpus, or groove. Example: Durio graveolens pollen is colporate
Word: Claghorn Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Claghorns Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Claghorn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Middelburg Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Middelburgh (attested in Chaucer), which was borrowed from Middle Dutch Middelburgh. Compare Middlesbrough, Middleburg and Middlebury. 1. A city and capital of Zeeland, Netherlands. 2. A municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands.
Word: metacromial Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to the metacromion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: spread-eagling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of spread-eagle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: spread-eagles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of spread-eagle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: supernatural selection Part of Speech: noun 1. A process by which heritable traits are given or planned by a higher power, as distinguished from natural selection. Labels: uncountable
Word: KAs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of KA Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Copernicanist Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of Copernican. Labels: rare
Word: Copernicanist Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Copernican. Labels: rare
Word: dissimulative Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to dissimulation. Example: The dissimulative phase of pathocracy
Word: butterhead lettuces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of butterhead lettuce Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Floribama Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Florida + Alabama. 1. The panhandle area of Florida, which borders on Alabama and has cultural similarities to Alabama. Example: I lived in Anchorage Alaska for 15 years prior to my moving to Floribama. Example: We were on Cape San Blas (or was it St. George's Island?) in the Floribama Panhandle.
Word: videoke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of video + karaoke. First attested in the 1990s. 1. Synonym of karaoke (“form of musical entertainment”). Labels: Philippines, countable, uncountable Example: “Generously coated in candy-colored skulls and psychedelic scenes of suffering,” the videoke machine, as Manila-based pop critic Alice Sarmiento describes it, plays a loop of a “muzak rendition” of Sinatra's anthem, its lyrics superimposed over video and tabloid headlines about the killings "with the words going up in flames as the song played."
Word: Notname Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Notname, literally "necessity name" or "contingency name". 1. A standard name invented for an artist or author whose identity is unknown. Example: The use of the Notname was a frank admission that the lot in question was less prestigious than originally suggested, and the final price paid was lower than what would be expected for a Castagno painting. Example: The triptych with The Adoration of the Magi in the Antwerp museum (cat. 68) inspired the Notname of the anonymous master of the works of Group D: Master of the Antwerp Adoration.
Word: East Greenlandic Part of Speech: name 1. a lect spoken in Eastern Greenland, sometimes seen as a dialect of Greenlandic
Word: queltehue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish queltehue. 1. Synonym of southern lapwing. Labels: South-America
Word: cryptocyanins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cryptocyanin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: EMs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of EM Labels: form-of, plural
Word: AABs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of AAB Labels: form-of, plural
Word: graham flours Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of graham flour Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mucuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mucus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hard clam Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, widely enjoyed as food.
Word: Comnenus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Comnenus, from Byzantine Greek Κομνηνός (Komnēnós). Pronunciation: /kɒmˈniːnəs/ 1. member of a noble family who ruled the Byzantine Empire from 1081 to 1185 Labels: historical
Word: Comneni Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Comnenus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Komnenos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Κομνηνός (Komnēnós). 1. Alternative form of Comnenus. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Komnenoi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Komnenos Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antiplasmas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antiplasma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kaqchickel Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Kaqchikel. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: Kaqchickel Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Kaqchikel. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Chuj Part of Speech: name 1. A Mayan language spoken in western Guatemala and southern Mexico.
Word: Chuj Part of Speech: noun 1. The people who speak the Chuj language. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Nirgunties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Nirgunty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ocean quahog Part of Speech: noun 1. An edible clam native to the North Atlantic Ocean, Arctica islandica.
Word: running on fumes Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of run on fumes Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Ratherism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Rather + -ism. 1. A colorful analogy or descriptive phrase, characteristic of Dan Rather (born 1931), American journalist and news anchor.
Word: Ratherisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ratherism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: evinceth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: evince + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of evince Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abscondeth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: abscond + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of abscond Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: microfamous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + famous. 1. Having small-scale fame.
Word: polyesterurethanes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polyesterurethane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hasta la pasta Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of hasta pasta. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Zengi Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Zangi Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Zangi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Quoting Clifford Edmund Bosworth, "the origin of the name Zangī is unclear; an obvious meaning would be 'black African' [from Persian زنگی (zangi)], possibly relating to a swarthy complexion, but this would be unusual for a Turk". Another theory considers the meaning "protector of cattle", compare 19th century Kirg. Zeñ-baba "protector spirit of cows". Pronunciation: /ˈzæŋɡiː/ 1. ʿImād ad-Dīn Zangī (d. 541/1146), Turkmen founder of the Zangid dynasty which ruled northern Iraq and Syria between the 12th and 13th centuries.
Word: Zangi Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Quoting Clifford Edmund Bosworth, "the origin of the name Zangī is unclear; an obvious meaning would be 'black African' [from Persian زنگی (zangi)], possibly relating to a swarthy complexion, but this would be unusual for a Turk". Another theory considers the meaning "protector of cattle", compare 19th century Kirg. Zeñ-baba "protector spirit of cows". Pronunciation: /ˈzæŋɡiː/ 1. Synonym of Zangid.
Word: Zangi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Quoting Clifford Edmund Bosworth, "the origin of the name Zangī is unclear; an obvious meaning would be 'black African' [from Persian زنگی (zangi)], possibly relating to a swarthy complexion, but this would be unusual for a Turk". Another theory considers the meaning "protector of cattle", compare 19th century Kirg. Zeñ-baba "protector spirit of cows". Pronunciation: /ˈzæŋɡiː/ 1. Synonym of Zangid.
Word: Sufites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Sufite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lionheart Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English calques of Cœur de Lion (“[with the] Heart of a Lion”). Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪ.ən.hɑɹt/ 1. An epithet of Richard I of England. Example: Lions-heart, is... the by-name of K. Richard.
Word: behavioralisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of behavioralism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: queltehues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of queltehue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: atrio- Part of Speech: prefix 1. atrium Labels: morpheme
Word: multidenticulate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + denticulate. 1. Having many fine teeth or tooth-like projections.
Word: garden party Part of Speech: noun 1. A party held on a lawn or in a park, usually more formal than a picnic or barbecue.
Word: garden parties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garden party Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pennsatucky Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Pennsyltucky. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: I can't say that I blame him. It is not easy being a gay, black quarterback in Pennsatucky. I could only imagine the comments coming out of the stands. Example: I personally am not aware of rabid anti-Semitism, but I know it exits in places such as Pennsatucky...I mean Pennsylvania....but only in the most rural, isolated areas.
Word: infructuously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From infructuous + -ly. 1. unfruitfully
Word: hair oil Part of Speech: noun 1. A perfumed oil used in dressing the hair. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hair oils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hair oil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pelagius Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Pelagius, from Ancient Greek Πελάγιος (Pelágios), from πελάγιος (pelágios, “of the sea”), from πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”). Pronunciation: /pɪˈleɪd͡ʒiəs/ 1. A male given name of historical usage.
Word: orchella Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of orchilla, borrowed from Spanish orchilla. 1. archil, orchil lichen Labels: uncountable
Word: Ayyubid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Calque of Arabic أَيُّوبِيّ (ʔayyūbiyy), using Ayyub (the name of Saladin's father) + -id. 1. Of or pertaining to the Ayyubid dynasty, a Sunni Muslim dynasty of Kurdish origin founded by Saladin and centred in Egypt. Labels: historical, not-comparable
Word: Ayyubid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Arabic أَيُّوبِيّ (ʔayyūbiyy), using Ayyub (the name of Saladin's father) + -id. 1. A member of the Ayyubid dynasty. Labels: historical
Word: Ayyubids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ayyubid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ayyubite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ayyub + -ite. 1. Synonym of Ayyubid. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Ayyubite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ayyub + -ite. 1. Synonym of Ayyubid.
Word: Ayyubites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ayyubite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: compearant Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who appears in court.
Word: compearants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of compearant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rambling rose Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various roses that grow on vines.
Word: rambling roses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rambling rose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chewing the cud Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of chew the cud Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Perthite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Perth + -ite. 1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Perth, capital of Western Australia, Australia.
Word: Perthites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Perthite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toys-to-life Part of Speech: noun 1. A video game feature that allows physical figurines to be recognized by the machine (through radio tagging, image recognition, etc.) and incorporated into gameplay. Labels: uncountable
Word: twin flame Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who was formed from the same original soul as oneself (as opposed to a soulmate, an unrelated soul to whom one is drawn).
Word: twin flames Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of twin flame Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vavangue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French vavangue. Further etymology unknown. 1. Vangueria madagascariensis, a flowering plant with a large orange edible fruit. Labels: uncountable
Word: voa-vanga Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of vavangue. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: protostate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proto- + state. 1. An inchoate state; a geopolitical entity that might develop into a state.
Word: protostates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of protostate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Asian conical hat Part of Speech: noun 1. A large conical hat popular in some Asian countries, made of bamboo or straw.
Word: araphostic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌæɹ.əˈfɑs.tɪk/ 1. Alternative form of araphorostic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: For the New University what a prognostic, When the shoe-makers call certain shoes Araphostic! Example: Greek was made fashionable a few years ago by the Phil-Hellenists—araphostic sandals were worn by every body
Word: fatiguingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fatiguing + -ness. 1. The quality of being fatiguing. Labels: uncountable Example: An almost repellent conception now attaches in many minds to Madame de Staël's name, — physical ugliness, mental assumption, social fatiguingness, personal ill-temper, looseness of life, artificiality of sentiment, vanity, and selfishness.
Word: sarcotheca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sarco- + theca. 1. The cup of a thread cell. 2. A cnida or nematophore.
Word: sarcothecas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sarcotheca Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intelligibilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intelligibility Labels: form-of, plural
Word: colostrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From colostrum + -ous. 1. Of or relating to colostrum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: colostric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From colostrum + -ic. 1. Of or relating to colostrum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: helotage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From helot + -age. 1. The condition of a helot. Labels: uncountable Example: Spartan helotage represents perhaps the most peculiar slave system studied in this book.
Word: inobtrusively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From inobtrusive + -ly. 1. In an inobtrusive manner.
Word: inobtrusiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inobtrusive + -ness. 1. The quality of being inobtrusive. Labels: uncountable
Word: cybercolumnist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + columnist. 1. The writer of a cybercolumn.
Word: cybercolumnists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cybercolumnist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cybercolumn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + column. 1. A column published online.
Word: cybercolumns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cybercolumn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anko Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 餡子 (anko). 1. A paste made of azuki beans. Labels: uncountable Example: You can buy good-quality, canned ready-made anko from Japanese grocery stores or online, or make your own at home by following my Anko recipe on page 98. Example: Mom nodded at the head of her bed, and I sat down, handing her one perfect bun, toasted to a honey-golden crisp. She pulled it into two pieces, exposing the red anko center and a puff cloud of steam.
Word: recastable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From recast + -able. 1. Able to be recast. Labels: not-comparable
Word: outmove Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin movēre Old Northern French moverbor. Middle English moven English move English outmove From out- + move. 1. To move faster or more skilfully than; to outmaneuver. Labels: transitive
Word: outmoved Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outmove Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outmoves Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outmove Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outmoving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outmove Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: oppugneth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: oppugn + -eth 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of oppugn Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: avaling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of avale Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: avaled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of avale Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: repugnantness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From repugnant + -ness. 1. The quality of being repugnant. Labels: uncountable
Word: totemistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From totemistic + -ally. 1. In a totemistic fashion.
Word: them-and-us Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of us-and-them. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Hindee Part of Speech: name 1. Archaic form of Hindi. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: Hindee Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic form of Hindi. Labels: alt-of, archaic, not-comparable
Word: mullioning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mullion Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mullioning Part of Speech: noun 1. An arrangement of mullions.
Word: mullionings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mullioning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rheoscopic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to the rheoscope. Labels: not-comparable
Word: rheoscopy Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of the rheoscope. Labels: uncountable
Word: rheoplethysmographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rheoplethysmograph + -ic. 1. Relating to the rheoplethysmograph. Labels: not-comparable
Word: rheoplethysmography Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of the rheoplethysmograph. Labels: uncountable
Word: phonocardiographically Part of Speech: adv 1. By means of phonocardiography. Labels: not-comparable Example: In mitral stenosis a third sound is heard, and, when it is recorded phonocardiographically, it is found to begin at the apex of the V wave of the venous pulse.
Word: Xincan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Xinca + -an. 1. Of or relating to a small family of Mesoamerican languages, now nearly extinct, once spoken by the indigenous Xinca people in southeastern Guatemala, much of El Salvador, and parts of Honduras. Labels: not-comparable
Word: undershare Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From under- + share. 1. To share too little; to provide insufficient information when sharing. Labels: transitive
Word: ooch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The verb is possibly a variant of scooch or scoot, or an onomatopoeia representing the movement. The noun is possibly derived from the verb. Pronunciation: /uːt͡ʃ/, /ut͡ʃ/ 1. A small amount by which something has changed or moved. Labels: informal Example: "The credit card is inflationary (merchants must be expected to ooch prices a bit to compensate for their kickbacks to the banks)." My question: How much is an "ooch"? Also, as I am one of the benighted ones who cut up and junked the card, shouldn't I be entitled to an "ooch" discount on a cash basis or on a first-of-the-month basis? 2. A small change or small amount of progress. Labels: figuratively, informal Example: To prevent those mistakes from becoming corporate failures, we have created what we call the "ooch approach." Example: ‘Ooch’ by ooch, row by row [letter title] […] "We used what I call the ‘ooch’ approach for getting the business going," says Truchard. To "ooch" things means to sort of inch them along, taking small, incremental steps, while avoiding unnecessary risks, he explains. 3. An act of propelling a boat or sailboard forward by rocking one's body. Labels: informal Example: Presumably, this means that one may ooch only to initiate surfing or planing and that, if challenged, one must be prepared to defend one's ooching behavior in light of the conditions and the wave pattern. Potential problems: How many ooches are permitted per wave? Example: I suspect it will take an ooch or two on the boom to get the upper batten to clear.
Word: ooch Part of Speech: intj Etymology: The interjection and noun are probably variants of ouch. The verb is probably derived from the interjection, or also from ouch (verb). Pronunciation: /uːt͡ʃ/, /ut͡ʃ/ 1. A cry of discomfort or pain: ouch. Labels: informal Example: My mother must have whipped me for almost half an hour, even though it seemed like eternity. […] "Ooch, mama; ooch, mama; ooch, mama; I promise not to do this anymore!" / "I know you won't, believe me; you won't!" / "Ooch, mama; ooch, mama; ooch, mama; you are killing me!" Example: Now tell the children to walk around the room as though they were walking on hot, hot sand. They will want to lift their feet off the floor as quickly as they can because the sand will burn their feet. It adds to the fun to include an "ooch" or an "ouch" to the activity to give them the idea.
Word: ooch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The interjection and noun are probably variants of ouch. The verb is probably derived from the interjection, or also from ouch (verb). Pronunciation: /uːt͡ʃ/, /ut͡ʃ/ 1. Something that causes discomfort or pain; an ouch. Labels: informal Example: I had my toe redressed wiv bandage, gauze and plasters. I could tell you how Dr (Simon) Costain plucked the bits of old gauze out of my toe wiv tweezers. Dat's an ooch. Example: Try being the operative word – she managed two hops before the heels got the better of her, and she overbalanced, losing her balance and landing on her hands and knees. "That's an ooch," Heidi said as Natalie looked up at her. "That's a double ooch," Cindy added as they watched her pull herself along the floor on her hands and taped knees, until she reached the desk.
Word: ooch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The interjection and noun are probably variants of ouch. The verb is probably derived from the interjection, or also from ouch (verb). Pronunciation: /uːt͡ʃ/, /ut͡ʃ/ 1. To cry out in discomfort or pain; to ouch. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: Maybe he was trying to make up for all those crawdads, laughing at her ooching and owwing in that sticker patch. Example: As Snow-Rose was led away to a prison cell to await her death at dawn, she made signs that she wanted her bundle of sewing. The prison warder brought it—ooching and ouching—flung it in after her, and went away, sucking his stinging fingers.
Word: ooch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See ouche. Pronunciation: /aʊtʃ/ 1. Alternative spelling of ouche (“a brooch or clasp for fastening a piece of clothing together, especially when set with jewels or valuable”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, informal Example: A Grecian bandeau of white satin riband, tied round the head, with two long ends fluttering in the air—a profusion of false curls—a prodigality of glitter in the shape of tinsel, false diamonds, fingers full of rings, with “brooches, pearls, and ooches” innumerable—and the general befitting appurtenance of the geese wings—characterized the appearance of these ladies of the corps de ballet.
Word: photolurker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo + lurker. 1. One who seeks out and views online pictures posted by people he or she does not know. Example: Photolurkers spent most of their time online flicking through photograph albums posted by strangers. Example: Perhaps the photolurkers aren't entirely to blame. Some photographers are posting their most private moments online, without any password protection, for all the world to see.
Word: photolurking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo + lurking. 1. The practice of viewing online photos, especially those of strangers, without leaving comments, but possibly discussing them with third parties. Labels: uncountable Example: Another interesting phenomenon that emerges from photolog is photolurking. The activity of photolurking is rich involving both personal browsing and searching and also social activity. Photolurking is browsing and looking at people’s photographs without participating in discussion or addressing the owner of the photographs or photologs, whilst still discussing them in other avenues. Example: But perhaps most disturbing of all was the detection of a phenomenon known as “photolurking” which involves an obsession with browsing the online photo albums of complete strangers.
Word: Asian conical hats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Asian conical hat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: warfarinisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From warfarin + -isation. 1. The process of commencing a patient on warfarin treatment. Labels: uncountable
Word: disseminated intravascular coagulation Part of Speech: noun 1. A pathological process characterised by widespread activation of the clotting cascade throughout the body. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: tuktuk Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tuk-tuk. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mt Labels: form-of, plural 2. Alternative form of MTS. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: PBMer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From PBM + -er. 1. (informal) A participant in PBM (play-by-mail) games.
Word: PBMers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of PBMer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: natalitious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin nātālicius. 1. Alternative form of natalitial. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: showjump Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from showjumping. 1. To take part in showjumping. Labels: intransitive
Word: showjumped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of showjump Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: showjumps Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of showjump Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Pygmalion effects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Pygmalion effect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Rosenthal effect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Robert Rosenthal, co-author (with Lenore Jacobson) of the 1968 book Pygmalion in the Classroom. 1. Synonym of Pygmalion effect.
Word: Rosenthal effects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Rosenthal effect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prosopon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face, mask, person”). Doublet of partzuf. 1. A mask worn by an actor to indicate the character being played. Labels: historical 2. The self-manifestation of an individual. 3. A variety of small-scale structures in trilobites, such as ribbing, domes, and perforations.
Word: hypostaseis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hypostasis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microgranulomata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microgranuloma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Saterlandic Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Saterland + -ic, from German Saterland, from Old Frisian Sageleterlōnd, Sagelterland. 1. The Saterland Frisian language.
Word: Kalls Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Kall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Meis Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Meis. 1. A surname from German.
Word: utilizational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From utilization + -al. 1. Related to utilization. Labels: not-comparable
Word: assimilational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From assimilation + -al. 1. Related to assimilation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: gonothecal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gonotheca + -al. 1. Related to the gonotheca. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pseudomureins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pseudomurein Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gallia Lugdunensis Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Gallia Lugdūnēnsis. 1. a province of the Roman Empire located in what is now northern France. Labels: uncountable
Word: destructive backspace Part of Speech: noun 1. A backspace that erases the character at the previous position, in addition to moving the cursor.
Word: destructive backspaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of destructive backspace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: applyings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of applying Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pan-socialist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pan- + socialist. 1. Encompassing all socialist tendencies.
Word: basiphobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, bas- + -i- + -phobe + -ia. 1. Alternative form of basophobia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Basiphobia is the psychic element characteristic of pseudotabetics; also agarophobia and stasiphobia. Example: The book recommended walking, but if you had basiphobia or you were in a hurry, you could try biking instead. If Mom had biked to her office that day, she'd have released her stress and not crashed the car. But who knows?
Word: bucketeer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bucket + -eer. 1. The operator of a bucket shop; a fraudulent or deceptive trader.
Word: bucketeering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bucketeer + -ing. 1. The operations of a bucket shop; fraudulent or deceptive trade. Labels: uncountable
Word: bucketeers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bucketeer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: backpack funding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In reference to the backpacks in which students carry their belongings to school. 1. A form of education funding where money is allocated to individual students and not to school districts. Labels: US, uncountable
Word: pseudotetanus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pseudo- + tetanus. 1. A group of symptoms resembling those of tetanus, but not actually caused by tetanus. Labels: uncountable
Word: pseudotetany Part of Speech: noun 1. pseudotetanus Labels: uncountable
Word: pseudotorticollis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pseudo- + torticollis. 1. abnormal positioning of the head for ocular reasons Labels: uncountable
Word: put the herd on someone Part of Speech: verb 1. To attack a person as a group or gang. Labels: slang, transitive Example: Testimony by prosecution witness that defendant returned to automobile from ditch without victim and in substance said victim was dead and that "We've killed him. I ain't joking the son of a bitch is dead. We put the herd on him" was properly admitted as part of res gestae […] Example: 2001, The Outer Limits (TV series), "Patient Zero" (season 7 episode 2), at approx. 12 minutes - What happened, Amy? - That guy just dumped his coffee all over me. I was gonna go to the movies but now I guess I have to go home to change. - Sure you don't want us to go put the herd on him?
Word: res gestae Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin res gestae (“deeds”, literally “things done”). Pronunciation: /ˌreɪz ˈdʒɛstiː/ 1. The overall start-to-end sequence of a felony. Certain statements heard by witnesses during this period (e.g. "this is a robbery!") may be used in evidence despite the usual hearsay rule. Labels: uncountable
Word: repinique Part of Speech: noun 1. A two-headed Brazilian drum used in samba ensembles.
Word: repiniques Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of repinique Labels: form-of, plural
Word: TOAST Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of The Oversized-Attribute Storage Technique: a mechanism in PostgreSQL that allows rows of data to exceed the normal maximum size by splitting off part of the data into an auxiliary table. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: virtual image Part of Speech: noun 1. The image formed by light rays diverging from a convex mirror or concave lens
Word: corculum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin corculum, diminutive of cor (“heart”). Doublet of corcule. 1. The central part of a seed, from which the new plant develops. Labels: obsolete
Word: corcula Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corculum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: virtual images Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of virtual image Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plastomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From plastome + -ic. 1. Relating to the plastome. Labels: not-comparable
Word: irrigraphy Part of Speech: noun 1. rheoplethysmographic diagnosis of arteriopathy Labels: uncountable
Word: cad. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of cadmium. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Example: cad. yellow
Word: fastloader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: fast + loader 1. Synonym of turboload. Labels: historical Example: I'm still waiting for the entire fastloader problem to be solved on the emulators. Could somebody give me an update on whether an up-and-coming emulator will solve this. Example: The tape system could basically be told to work in any manner you wanted it to, fastloaders like Cyberload read the data in backwards and encrypted, run considerably faster than the stock loader and still only take about a tenth of the processors^([sic]) time so other jobs can execute simultaneously.
Word: fastloaders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fastloader Labels: form-of, plural
Word: expansion turbine Part of Speech: noun 1. turboexpander
Word: expansion turbines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of expansion turbine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trueborns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trueborn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: GUTs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of GUT Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bardships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bardship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stonedresser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stone + dresser. 1. A person employed to cut or sharpen stones, e.g. for milling.
Word: stonedressers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stonedresser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: friezy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From frieze + -y. 1. Made of frieze (a coarse woollen cloth). Labels: not-comparable Example: a friezy coat
Word: forceshield Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From force + shield. 1. A forcefield (invisible barrier).
Word: forceshields Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of forceshield Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cryomagmas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cryomagma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cryomagmatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cryo- + magmatic. 1. Of or relating to cryomagma. Labels: not-comparable
Word: forever alone Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who wishes to be in a romantic relationship but has no hope of succeeding. Labels: Internet Example: Seems to be a forever alone, without her, is what they wanted to see happen. Example: (see title)
Word: drunk as a fiddler Part of Speech: adj 1. Thoroughly drunk. Labels: not-comparable
Word: drunk as a fiddler's bitch Part of Speech: adj 1. Thoroughly drunk. Labels: not-comparable, vulgar
Word: drunk as a piper Part of Speech: adj 1. Thoroughly drunk. Labels: not-comparable
Word: drunk as a wheelbarrow Part of Speech: adj 1. Thoroughly drunk. Labels: not-comparable, slang