nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: at the high port Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Held with two hands as in "port arms", but carried well above the head. The high port is often the position taught for running (at the double) or charging. Labels: idiomatic Example: I raced across the desert, rifle above my head at the high-port. A man screamed, and throwing up his hands, rolled head over heels. I jumped over him and kept on running. Example: If you mistakenly referred to your rifle as a gun, you found yourself doubling around the parade ground with your rifle in one hand above your head at the high port, and your other hand clutching your balls. As you ran you had to shout: 'This is my rifle, this is my gun, this is for fighting, this is for fun.' 2. Sticking up; (of hair, etc) standing up at a marked angle. Labels: broadly, idiomatic Example: I have seen no more romantic figure than Stewart Carter, his head and shoulders wrapped in a flaming red head-scarf, moustaches at the high port, crouched fanatically over the steering-wheel of a stripped-down Land Rover. Example: Once, they disturbed a family of forest hog, which trotted off with tails at the high port; once a lone hyena, [...] 3. Held in front of the body, especially in an authoritative or aggressive way. Labels: broadly, idiomatic Example: We can all surely see, though, that there will be heads who will weep for joy at the challenges posed by LFM, which may yet provide for the apotheosis of those colleagues who want to see a full exercise book before issuing a new one. Calculators at the high port they will prowl their schools switching off lights, cutting pencils in half and pondering the cost-effectiveness of — as an ex-colonial head with whom I worked longed to do — deterring vandals by establishing a family of baboons in the school grounds. Example: Thomas Tring, emerging with violin in left hand and bow vertical at the high port in his right, looked about Clark's age, had a long head with thin untidy hair round a clear parting. His accompanist, two yards behind, was ruddy-faced with glasses [...] 4. At once, quickly; unhesitatingly, vigorously. Labels: broadly, idiomatic, slang Example: Eventually he went off, still bubbling with enthusiasm. When his motorbike was out of earshot I went to look for Smithy. He must have taken off smartly at the high port as soon as he saw Elmer but I ran him down in the end. Example: [...] So we thought we'd better hop our frames out of there at the high port. 5. Positioned ready for immediate use. Labels: idiomatic Example: Two seconds later Charlie comes out with his hand at the high port, ready for shaking. Example: Among the other Americans was a bright, bird-like lady with her note-book at the high port and her biro uncapped and ready...
Word: unifoliate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- English foliate English unifoliate From uni- + foliate. 1. Having a single leaf Labels: not-comparable
Word: unifoliate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- English foliate English unifoliate From uni- + foliate. 1. Such a plant
Word: chokecherries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chokecherry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pankration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek παγκράτιον (pankrátion, “all powers”). Doublet of pancratium. Pronunciation: /pænˈkɹeɪ.ti.ɒn/, /pænˈkɹeɪ.ʃən/ 1. An Ancient Greek martial art combining aspects of boxing and wrestling, introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC. Labels: uncountable
Word: preponderence Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of preponderance. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: determinize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English determine Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English determinize From determine + -ize. 1. To remove non-determinism in an automaton; to convert a non-deterministic automaton to a deterministic one.
Word: erudiate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin ērūdiō. Pronunciation: /ɪˈɹuːdieɪt/ 1. Educated; learned; erudite. Example: "Yes, Sir," answered the father, "O fortunate nate! (exclaimed the most erudiate preceptor ) O child a thousand times happy! Example: He presented to the institute, in his own person, “the beau ideal of a teacher;” gentlemanly in his deportment, courteous in his intercourse with all, erudiate without being pedantic, fertile in resources and expedients, shoing to all what a perfect character a good teacher is and should be.
Word: erudiate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Latin ērūdiō. Pronunciation: /ɪˈɹuːdieɪt/ 1. To instruct; to educate; to teach. Labels: obsolete Example: The skilful Goddess there erudiates These In all she did, when Love her Breast did lance. Example: There may be a Cleveland, Ohio, moral to this, but I don't know what it is, unless I might suggest weakly that erudition may erudiate for one and eradicate for another, which is about what happened.
Word: Dutton World Speedwords Part of Speech: name Etymology: Invented by Reginald J. G. Dutton (1886-1970) in 1922. 1. A constructed language used as both an international auxiliary language and a shorthand system.
Word: Láadan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Láadan Láadan, created by Suzette Haden Elgin in 1982. Pronunciation: /ˈlɑ(ː).dɑn/ 1. A constructed language designed as an experiment in feminist linguistics.
Word: copy constructor Part of Speech: noun 1. A constructor that takes an existing instance as a parameter and copies its values.
Word: unrecyclable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English recyclable English unrecyclable From un- + recyclable. 1. Not recyclable. Labels: not-comparable Example: I wanted to dispose of an empty canister with a plastic top, cardboard sides and metal bottom, but I decided it was unrecyclable.
Word: unrecyclable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English recyclable English unrecyclable From un- + recyclable. 1. Anything that cannot be recycled. Example: Yes, it is scary that Toronto Waste Management is inviting packaging industries to forecast the next unrecyclables they'll be coming out with.
Word: Glosa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Based on Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue, mother language”). 1. A constructed language intended to be used by the global scientific community.
Word: hashtable Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hash table. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: blit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From BitBLT, the name of a computer graphics operation which stands for bit-block transfer and is pronounced bit blit. 1. A logical operation in which a block of data is rapidly moved or copied in memory, most commonly used to animate two-dimensional graphics.
Word: blit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From BitBLT, the name of a computer graphics operation which stands for bit-block transfer and is pronounced bit blit. 1. To transfer by a blit operation. Labels: transitive
Word: uninstaller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From uninstall + -er. See installer. 1. A program that uninstalls software.
Word: camwhore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cam + whore. Pronunciation: /ˈkæmhɔɹ/, /ˈkæmhɔː/, /ˈkæmho(ː)ɹ/, /ˈkæmhoə/ 1. Synonym of camgirl. Labels: Internet, derogatory, vulgar Example: his trip into the sordid world of "camwhores" Example: Some camgirls (often called camwhores) offer nude photographs or videos of themselves in exchange for gifts or money. 2. A shameless or exhibitionistic webcam user. Labels: broadly
Word: camwhore Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From cam + whore. Pronunciation: /ˈkæmhɔɹ/, /ˈkæmhɔː/, /ˈkæmho(ː)ɹ/, /ˈkæmhoə/ 1. To perform as a camwhore. Labels: Internet, ambitransitive, derogatory, reflexive, vulgar
Word: Rovereto Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Trentino, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.
Word: rail yard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rail + yard. 1. A complex of branching railway lines and other infrastructure in which locomotives and rolling stock are stored and rearranged.
Word: railroad spike Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of large nail that fixes a railway line to a sleeper. Labels: US
Word: paillasse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French, from paille (“straw”). Pronunciation: /pælˈjɑːs/, /ˈpæljæs/, /ˌpælɪˈɑːs/, /ˈpælɪˌæs/ 1. An under bed or mattress of straw. Labels: UK Example: He served the Republic in comfort and ease, and had slept soundly on his paillasse in the little garret allotted to him in the Town Hall.
Word: stemwinder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stem + winder. 1. Alternative spelling of stem-winder. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: palliasse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French French paillasse, from Old French paille (“straw, chaff”), from Latin palea (“chaff”). Pronunciation: /pælˈjɑːs/, /ˈpæljas/, /ˌpælɪˈɑːs/, /ˈpælɪˌas/ 1. A thin mattress or under bed stuffed with straw. Labels: UK Example: Out I sallied and spent sixteen shillings of it upon a new palliasse which should go under the straw mattress upon my bed. Example: First Hiker. Not even a straw mattress to cling to? Rosenstock. Not even a palliasse.
Word: ORC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Orange River Colony. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Acronym of Otago Regional Council. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of Oregon City. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: ORC Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of odd radio circle, a very large unexplained astronomical object. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: Even those who never look into the night sky and wonder about stars or galaxies may find the new research interesting, Diamond-Stanic said, because ORCs help to explain how the galaxy we live in came to be. 2. Initialism of organized retail crime. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of origin recognition complex. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: stem-winder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: US, mid-late 19th century, originally referring to then-recent stem-wind watches (invented in 1840s, commercialized initially 1850s by Patek Philippe & Co.). These were expensive, top-notch watches, hence generalized (1892) to “top-notch”, particularly applied to speeches, or to the orator in question. Non-speech senses later fell out of use. Nuance of “rousing” speech possibly by analogy with watch being wound up (“tighten by winding, excite, rouse”). Circa 2000, later sense of “interminable speech” a folk etymology, in sense “a speech that lasts so long one must wind one’s watch”. 1. A watch that is wound up by turning a small knob on a stem which holds a gear winding the mainspring. 2. A rousing speech, especially by a politician. Labels: US 3. Someone who gives such speeches; a great orator. Labels: US 4. A boring, interminable speech. Labels: US, proscribed Example: Or – heaven forbid – the Bill Clinton of 1988, who gave a tedious stemwinder in 1988 that has gone down in the books as the worst nominating speech in recent memory? 5. Something top-notch or first-rate. Labels: US, obsolete
Word: railroad switch Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of points. Labels: US
Word: Orange River Colony Part of Speech: name 1. The Orange Free State when annexed by Britain in 1900. Labels: historical
Word: raisin bran Part of Speech: noun 1. A mixture of bran flakes and raisins eaten as a breakfast cereal. Labels: uncountable
Word: OFM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of orthodox file manager. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of OnlyFans manager. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: OFM Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Order of Friars Minor or Ordo Fratrum Minorem; the Franciscans, a religious order of mendicant friars. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Haymo of Faversham, O.F.M. Example: John Duns Scotus ofm
Word: rampager Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rampage + -er. 1. A person who rampages
Word: Order of Friars Minor Part of Speech: name Etymology: A calque of Medieval Latin Ordo Fratres Minores (“the Order of Lesser Brothers”), chosen by Francis of Assisi to inculcate humility in its members. 1. The religious order of friars established by St Francis of Assisi.
Word: cookie cutter Part of Speech: noun 1. A device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking.
Word: frum Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish פֿרום (frum, “pious”). Related to German fromm and Dutch vroom. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹʊm/, [ˈfɹʷʊm], /ˈfɹɪm/, [ˈfɹʷɪm] 1. Pious, observant; committed to obeying all the laws of Judaism. Labels: Judaism Example: I learned all about the role of the kibbutz in Israeli life. Not to mention the role of the Arab, the artist, the woman, the socialist and the frum Jew.
Word: gengineer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of genetic + engineer. 1. A person skilled at gengineering. Labels: informal
Word: gengineering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of genetic + engineering. 1. Genetic engineering. Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: Gouraud shading Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Henri Gouraud, French computer scientist. Pronunciation: /ɡuːˈɹəʊ ʃeɪdɪŋ/, /ɡuːˈɹoʊ ʃeɪdɪŋ/ 1. A method of simulating the effects of light and colour across the surface of an object, based on estimates of the surface normal of each vertex in a polygonal 3D model. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: azimuthal quantum number Part of Speech: noun 1. The quantum number that represents the angular momentum of an atomic orbital.
Word: baby book Part of Speech: noun 1. A book containing photographs and written records of a child's development
Word: baby tee Part of Speech: noun 1. A T-shirt designed to be worn by babies. 2. A short T-shirt worn by primarily young women.
Word: bite indicator Part of Speech: noun 1. A float that is used by anglers that indicates the moment that a fish has taken the bait.
Word: bulbous buttercup Part of Speech: noun 1. A perennial weed, Ranunculus bulbosus, that has attractive yellow flowers.
Word: cable release Part of Speech: noun 1. A sheathed wire plunger used to activate the shutter of a camera without accidentally moving it.
Word: contact high Part of Speech: noun 1. A feeling of elation obtained via the drug-induced behaviour of another person. Example: Cocktails and moonlit nights / That dreamy look in your eye / Give me a tropical contact high
Word: finger millet Part of Speech: noun 1. A plant of species Eleusine coracana, grown as a cereal in parts of Africa and Asia. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: research octane number Part of Speech: noun 1. An octane number, used by the American Society for Testing and Materials to estimate the antiknock characteristics of a fuel at low engine speeds.
Word: tick box Part of Speech: noun 1. A small space on a form in which a tick or cross may be placed as a response. Example: There was a simple tick-box option to book a hire car on the island.
Word: skillset Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of skill set. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Software skillsets of some of the train builders seem to have adapted more slowly than the pace of technology required.
Word: Kiowa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Kiowa Cáuigù. Pronunciation: /ˈkaɪ.əˌwɑ/, /ˈkaɪ.əwə/, /ˈkaɪ.oʊˌwɑ/ 1. A member of an indigenous people of North America, currently in Oklahoma.
Word: Kiowa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Kiowa Cáuigù. Pronunciation: /ˈkaɪ.əˌwɑ/, /ˈkaɪ.əwə/, /ˈkaɪ.oʊˌwɑ/ 1. A language of the Kiowa-Tanoan language family. 2. A place in the United States: 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States: 6. A place in the United States:
Word: marmalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Thought to be a humorous blend of marmalade + pulverize. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑː.mə.laɪz/, /ˈmɑɹ.məˌlaɪz/ 1. To thrash or beat. Labels: UK, informal 2. To defeat decisively; trounce. Labels: UK, informal
Word: marmalise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of marmalize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: witches' Sabbath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The phrase is first attested in the seventeenth century, but was popularized only from the 20th century onwards. 1. A supposed meeting of witches at midnight to practice sorcery or to take part in a demonic orgy. Example: Near-synonym: Black Mass 2. A religious gathering of a Wiccan coven at a covenstead or circle
Word: rotationally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English rotational Middle English -ly English -ly English rotationally From rotational + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɹə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃənəli/, /ɹə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃnəli/, /ɹə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃənli/, /ɹoʊˈteɪʃənəli/, /ɹoʊˈteɪʃnəli/ 1. In a rotational manner. Labels: not-comparable Example: The shaft can be turned rotationally, but not translated.
Word: Salesian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Sales Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Salesian From Sales + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to a Roman Catholic missionary society called the Salesians founded by Saint John Bosco in Turin.
Word: Salesian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Sales Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Salesian From Sales + -ian. 1. A member of this society.
Word: sing soprano Part of Speech: verb 1. To perform vocal music in a higher pitch than alto. Labels: intransitive, literally 2. To suffer castration or an injury to the testicles. Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic, intransitive Example: A couple of women lawyers . . . drew a sharp, gleaming knife and applied it mentally to a target just south of the groom's waistline. If he doesn't like it, let the bastard go sing soprano to the A.C.L.U. Such was the ladies' thought.
Word: NTP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of nonthermal plasma. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of nuclear thermal propulsion. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 3. Initialism of normal temperature and pressure. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: NTP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Network Time Protocol. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NTP Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of not to press: applied to shares sold to a broker who agrees that delivery may be delayed. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: singing soprano Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sing soprano Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: singing soprano Part of Speech: adj 1. Castrated or injured in the testicles. Labels: euphemistic, idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Loren Stokes, the fluid scorer from Hofstra, limped out singing soprano after a flagrant cheap-shot punch to the groin by George Mason guard Tony Skinn. Example: Judah threw brilliant counters that temporarily stunned the undefeated welterweight titlist, endured two flagrant but apparently unintentional low punches that would've left many permanently singing soprano.
Word: foodprint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of food + footprint. 1. The environmental impact, or footprint, of food, including the amount of land required to sustain a diet, the amount of carbon dioxide produced, if the food is organic, and if it is local. Example: My carbon foodprint is relatively small as I live a locavore’s diet.
Word: out of fix Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Wrong, broken, nonfunctional Labels: idiomatic Example: Right now the dynamo is out of fix, so I have used the electric light current, with an interrupter.
Word: chyron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Genericization of the trademark Chyron, from Chiron (“centaur of Greek mythology”). Pronunciation: /ˈkaɪɹɒn/, /ˈkaɪɹɑn/ 1. A set of graphics or words at the bottom of a television screen, sometimes unrelated to the current viewing content. Labels: US Example: Chyrons (electronically enlarged words or numbers superimposed on the screen) might be used to illustrate and compare budget figures or to emphasize a quote. Example: Chyron recognition: A celebrity who needs no electronically inserted title or caption (a chyron) to identify him or her on television, especially news programs or interview shows.
Word: chyron Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Genericization of the trademark Chyron, from Chiron (“centaur of Greek mythology”). Pronunciation: /ˈkaɪɹɒn/, /ˈkaɪɹɑn/ 1. To display (material) on screen by this technology. Labels: US, transitive
Word: chyron Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ciron (“the itch-mite (Sarcoptes scabiei), which infects the skin”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: freak flag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Reportedly originated from song lyrics for If 6 Was 9 (1967) by Jimi Hendrix and was popularized by its use in Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's counterculture anthem Almost Cut My Hair. 1. Unconventional or unrestrained behavior; extreme, nonconformist views; the side of one's personality which harbors a tendency toward such behavior or such views. Labels: idiomatic Example: "We were just blatantly flaunting our freak flag," she says. "We were trying to be badder than anyone else—and we were getting away with it!" Example: Tom Robbins, whose cosmic-absurdist, stoner-philosophical novels have moved undergraduates to scrawl So true!!! in the margins for decades, has again deputized himself to carry the freak flag of irreverence and fleshly indulgence.
Word: fly the freak flag Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See freak flag. 1. To behave in an unconventional or unrestrained manner; to exhibit the uninhibited side of one's personality. Labels: informal Example: What she realized, in short, is she could go with her funk and quirk, be who she was and fly the freak flag high and be herself and not fall back into, well, toaster mode. Example: Halloween is a great day to be dead. Or, technically speaking, undead. A vampire like me can be just a bit more herself in public, fly the freak flag a few feet higher.
Word: crested lark Part of Speech: noun 1. A small, non-migratory lark found throughout most of temperate Eurasia (Galerida cristata).
Word: rocket plane Part of Speech: noun 1. A winged aircraft that is propelled by a rocket engine.
Word: rocket ship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From 1809. 1. A spacecraft propelled by a rocket engine. Example: In a Gallup poll conducted near the start of 1955, just 9% said they’d like to go along on the first rocket ship to the moon if asked, and two years later, just 5% said they’d volunteer to be the first one up in a spacecraft. 2. A ship armed with rockets. Example: At about 3 P.M., the four bomb-vessels and rocket-ship weighed, and stood further in; the latter, to give effect to her rockets, much nearer than the others. Example: And there was a further group, including Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–80), who had been a POW in Germany, and William Golding (1911–93), who had commanded a Royal Navy rocket ship, who were propelled by the ordeals of war to examine the complexities of human nature and human society.
Word: rocket launcher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rocket + launcher. 1. A hand-held tube-like device for launching a rocket-propelled explosive device (a missile). 2. A truck for carrying and launching a missile. 3. A rack on a boat or a vehicle, for holding or storing fishing rods. Labels: informal
Word: t'internet Part of Speech: name Etymology: From t’ (“the”) + internet, in imitation of the definite article reduction of the Lancashire and Yorkshire dialect of north-western England. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪntənɛt/ 1. The Internet. Labels: Northern-England, humorous, informal Example: The recent thread where nerd fought nerd over which geeky game was better got me to thinking about my own particular brand of geekery. Example: Mail order is not instant like t’internet is and it is still the way a lot of people like to buy things.
Word: Jack Pudding Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /d͡ʒækˈpʊdˌɪŋ/ 1. A buffoon character appearing in stage and street performances. Example: And first, Sir Thomas Wroth (Jack Pudding to Prideaux the Post-master) had his cue to go high, and feel the pulse of the House. Example: [Lord Chief Justice:] It may be so, more know Jack Pudding, than Jack Pudding knows.
Word: t'Internet Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of t'internet. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncommon
Word: missing boundary Part of Speech: adj 1. Having had some but not all of its boundary removed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: go there Part of Speech: verb 1. To discuss a subject that is usually avoided as taboo or controversial. Labels: informal Example: LOUISE: Okay, enough with the "tricycle" stuff! LADY IN VAN: Why don't you wanna talk about it? Because you're too old to be riding one? LOUISE: (laughs) Okay... TINA: Whoa. LADY IN VAN: That's right: I went there, with a child.
Word: homotope Part of Speech: verb 1. To define or demonstrate a homotopy of (one map with another). Labels: transitive 2. More loosely, to exhibit a homotopy equivalence between two spaces. Labels: transitive
Word: partial fraction Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several fractions to the sum of which a single fraction is equal.
Word: Cauchy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Cauchy. Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊ.ʃi/, /ˈkoʊ.ʃi/ 1. A French surname; notably that of prolific mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857).
Word: Cauchy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French Cauchy. Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊ.ʃi/, /ˈkoʊ.ʃi/ 1. Of a sequence in a metric space, whose terms become arbitrarily close to one another. Labels: not-comparable
Word: craftswomanship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From craftswoman + -ship, on the pattern of craftsmanship. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹæftswʊmʌnʃɪp/ 1. The body of skills, techniques, and expertise of (a) feminine craft(s). Labels: uncountable Example: …were to cease purchasing machinery, labor-saving devices, hired service, ready-made food and clothes, and go back to the old-fashioned craftswomanship. Example: 1991 Duke L.J. 365 (Duke Law Journal); quoted in:
Word: craftspersonship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From craftsperson + -ship, on the pattern of craftsmanship. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹæftspɜːsənʃɪp/ 1. The body of activities, skills, techniques, knowledge, and expertise pertinent to (a) particular craft(s). Labels: uncountable Example: The carpenter’s role – like that of a story told 1900 years earlier – is not to craft, for in his craftspersonship he is faulty, but to comprehend. Example: This artisanship or craftspersonship was the sort of Enlightenment activity extolled by Diderot in the eighteenth century.
Word: picture-skew Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A deliberately mispronounced respelling of picturesque, for humorous effect. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪkt͡ʃəˌskjuː/ 1. Alternative form of picturesque. Labels: alt-of, alternative, humorous, not-comparable Example: However, in a broad-brimmed hat And frilly dress, she figured that She looked quite sweet and picture-skew, When seated in a green canoe. Example: This was their first trip on this road. That they were thrilled, their faces showed. One of them oft admired the view, Exclaiming, “Ain’t that picture-skew”!
Word: precognitively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English precognitive Middle English -ly English -ly English precognitively From precognitive + -ly. 1. In a precognitive manner; with precognition.
Word: KO'd Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of KO Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: KO's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of KO Labels: form-of, plural
Word: KO's Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of KO Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: KO'ing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of KO Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: kapos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kapo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English manship (“position of honor; respect; courtesy; manly spirit or conduct; humanity; human condition”), from Old English mansċipe (“humanity, courtesy”), equivalent to man + -ship. Cognate with Dutch manschap (“homage, manred, crew”), German Mannschaft (“team, crew, squad, force”), Swedish manskap (“rank, crew”). Pronunciation: /ˈmænʃɪp/ 1. The characteristic of being a man; maleness; masculinity; manliness; manhood. Labels: uncountable Example: Every man is a man if he chooses to be, and has in himself all that he needs in order to be a man in the full significance of the term; and therefore no one has any occasion to borrow a part of his manship from his brother. Example: He certainly had nothing to do with the choosing of his manship, any more than his sister had of her womanhood. 2. Position of honor or respect; dignity, worthiness Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: Ac fourti winter Madan mid mansipe held his riche. 3. Honor shown to a person; homage, respect; courtesy Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: For los and priis þou miᵹt þer winne & manschip to þe & al þi kinne. 4. Manly spirit or conduct; courage, valor, gallantry; chivalry Labels: archaic, dialectal, uncountable Example: And how that ever ye do, hold up your manship. 5. Human condition. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: Bot he was ferliful to call if þou it sagh..þat in a man all manscip war.
Word: straw men Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of straw man Labels: form-of, plural
Word: strawman Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of straw man. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: strawman Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of straw man. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: We are also charged with strawmanning Type la. This is 'boomerang misrepresentation' - a disingenuous tactic deployed by writers in an effort to establish the superiority of their own work when all they are really doing is simply repeating
Word: strawmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strawman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subtotals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subtotal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subtotals Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of subtotal Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: subtotaling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of subtotal Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: subtotaled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of subtotal Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Krugerrands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Krugerrand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: suburbian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English suburb Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English suburbian From suburb + -ian. Pronunciation: /səˈbɜː(ɹ)biən/ 1. A person from the suburbs.
Word: suburbian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English suburb Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English suburbian From suburb + -ian. Pronunciation: /səˈbɜː(ɹ)biən/ 1. suburban Labels: obsolete Example: suburbian muse.
Word: suburbians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of suburbian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: force someone's hand Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A metaphorical reference to card games. 1. Bring about a situation which necessitates an agent to act, often causing a plan to be executed prematurely. Labels: idiomatic
Word: caracara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish caracara or Portuguese carcará, from Tupian, probably imitative. Pronunciation: /ˈkæ.ɹəˌkɑ.ɹə/ 1. Any of several South American and Central American birds of prey in the subfamily Caracarinae. Example: The caracara's flight is direct and rapid, not at all like that of the vulture, which sails and soars in spirals. Example: A few still live on the remote coasts of Tierra del Fuego, and though warrahs and gauchos vanished from the Falklands soon after Darwin's visit, striated caracaras still cling to life on the archipelago's outer islands, where they hunt and scavenge in colonies of penguins, seals, and albatrosses.
Word: Blissymbols Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Bliss + symbols. 1. A constructed language with only a written form, using ideographs invented by Charles K. Bliss after the Second World War. Example: In the 1970s, disabled people who couldn't write or speak—such as those with cerebral palsy—used Blissymbols to communicate by point to the drawings on a large board. It was time-consuming and required a person who knew Blissymbols to help translate.
Word: Blissymbols Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Bliss + symbols. 1. plural of Blissymbol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kotava Part of Speech: name 1. A constructed language invented by Staren Fetcey, who began the project in 1975.
Word: Romanova Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Bulgarian and Russian Романова (Romanova), feminine form of Романов (Romanov). 1. A female surname from Russian, masculine equivalent Romanov. Example: The narrative also mentions a woman called Anna Romanova, supposed to be Akulina's associate, who is not named in the inquest and may not have existed at all.
Word: Romanova Part of Speech: name 1. A constructed language based on Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese.
Word: refutal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English refute Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English refutal From refute + -al. 1. Synonym of refutation.
Word: tendido Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish tendido. 1. A seating area in a bull ring.
Word: anoctamin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a group of transmembrane proteins associated with the channelling of chloride ions
Word: biostatistics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English statistics English biostatistics From bio- + statistics. 1. The application of statistics to the study and analysis of biological and medical data Labels: uncountable
Word: biostatistics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English statistics English biostatistics From bio- + statistics. 1. plural of biostatistic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: enterococci Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of enterococcus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hepatobiliary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *Hyékʷr̥ Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər Ancient Greek ἧπᾰρ (hêpăr)der. English hepato- English biliary English hepatobiliary From hepato- + biliary. 1. Of, pertaining to, or originating in the liver, bile ducts and gall bladder Labels: not-comparable
Word: somatically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek σωματικός (sōmatikós)der. English somatic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English somatically From somatic + -ally. 1. In a somatic manner 2. With regard to somatics
Word: somatics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From somato- + -ics. 1. Any of several holistic approaches to physical therapy that attempt to train both the body and the mind. Labels: uncountable 2. Movement practices which emphasize the dancer's sensations, or which incorporate somatic therapies. Labels: uncountable 3. The science dealing with the general properties of matter; somatology. Labels: archaic, uncountable
Word: transepithelial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trans- + epithelial. 1. Through or across an epithelium.
Word: aquaporin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aquabor. Middle English aqua English aqua- English pore Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English porin English aquaporin From aqua- + porin. 1. Any of a class of proteins that form water-permeable pores in the membrane of biological cells.
Word: wellderly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of well + elderly. 1. Old people who are in good health: healthy senior citizens. Labels: collective, plural, plural-only, with-definite-article Example: the welderly Example: hiking vacations for the welderly
Word: illderly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of ill + elderly. 1. Old people who are in poor health: unhealthy senior citizens. Labels: collective, plural, plural-only, with-definite-article Example: the illderly Example: at-home nursing care for the illderly
Word: andromonoecy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Graeco-Phrygian *anḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Hellenic *anḗr Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)der. English andro- English monoecy English andromonoecy From andro- + monoecy. 1. The production of both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant Labels: uncountable
Word: andromonoecious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Graeco-Phrygian *anḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Hellenic *anḗr Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)der. English andro- English monoecious English andromonoecious From andro- + monoecious. 1. Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
Word: hammerhead ribozyme Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of self-cleaving RNAs found in some viroids.
Word: placozoan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Placozoa + -an; compare protozoan, protozoon. 1. Any of a group of balloon-shaped marine organisms, of the phylum Placozoa, considered to be the simplest living animals. Example: 2010, Vicki Buchsbaum Pearse, Oliver Voigt, 12: Field Biology of Placozoans (Trichoplax), Rob Desalle, Bernd Schierwater (editors), Key Transitions in Animal Evolution, Taylor & Francis (CRC Press), Science Publishers, page 273, Similarly, at Madang, Papua New Guinea, a small rhabdocoel flatworm crawling on a slide among placozoans was observed contacting a placozoan, recoiling vigorously, and changing its direction of movement only to encounter another placozoan and repeat this behavior several times. Example: Although ciliates, nematodes and are other small animals are observed around or even on placozoans, they do not seem to elicit any response (Pearse and Voigt, 2007).
Word: electrophysiologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English physiologist English electrophysiologist From electro- + physiologist. 1. a physiologist whose speciality is electrophysiology
Word: meddy Part of Speech: noun 1. A large, gently spinning region of warm water that carries saline water from the mouth of the Mediterranean into the Atlantic.
Word: meddies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meddy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: battery booster Part of Speech: noun 1. A portable battery, fitted with cables and a charger, used to charge a dead battery, especially in a car.
Word: big mouths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of big mouth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bad eggs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bad egg Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bad apples Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bad apple Labels: form-of, plural
Word: back waters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of back water Labels: form-of, plural
Word: back-waters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of back-water Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catches up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of catch up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Afghan hound Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Afghan Hound. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: catching up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of catch up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: caught up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of catch up Labels: form-of, participle, past 2. Involuntarily involved in a situation. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: The invited guest was caught up in a family quarrel.
Word: city slickers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of city slicker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: helping hands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of helping hand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: accidents waiting to happen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of accident waiting to happen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sighthound Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sight + hound. 1. A hound that primarily hunts by sight and speed, instead of by scent and endurance.
Word: gazehound Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *ḱwṓ From gaze (noun) + hound. Pronunciation: /ˈɡeɪzhaʊnd/, /ˈɡeɪzˌhaʊnd/ 1. Synonym of sighthound (“a hound that primarily hunts by sight and speed, instead of by scent and endurance”). Example: And foresters, in green-wood trim, / Lead in the leash the gaze-hounds grim, / Attentive, as the bratchet's bay / From the dark covert drove the prey, / To slip them as he broke away. Example: I entered the house with some wrath upon me at seeing the gazehounds in the yard; for it seems a cruel thing to me to harass the birds in the breeding-time.
Word: salici Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of salicus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Indian burn Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Indian sunburn. Example: HORACE: […] Like, remember when Pop used to give me an Indian burn?
Word: thick as a plank Part of Speech: adj 1. Very stupid. Labels: informal, not-comparable
Word: shoeshines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shoeshine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: freak show Part of Speech: noun 1. An intentionally shocking exhibition of people with unusual characteristics, and which may include people who are gigantic, dwarfish, intersex, physically deformed or who have other extraordinary diseases, conditions and talents. Example: It only takes a little tweaking for the Simpsons’ home to become a full-on freak show, with Homer as its perpetually apoplectic main attraction. 2. A freakish person, or a group thereof. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: “Get out of here, you freak show,” Emmy said. Example: “KPop Demon Hunters” made me sigh with relief: Hybrids, mash-ups, whatever you want to call it, are no longer a freak show that can only be enjoyed ironically.
Word: suburbias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of suburbia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: strip-mines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strip-mine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: strip-mines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of strip-mine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: strip-mined Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of strip-mine Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: æsthete Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of aesthete. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: apathete Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From apathy, apathetic, on the pattern of æsthete. Pronunciation: /ˈæpəθiːt/ 1. An apathetic person; one given to apathy. Example: He does not condemn the apathete, indeed he recognises that the alienating character of most industrial and commercial work affects leisure too; […] Example: I remember that afternoon in SoHo because it was on my first, conscious trip to New York; and even an experienced apathete such as myself – the shirker of the Taj Mahal, the dodger of the Alhambra – was still struck by how inappropriate this seemed.
Word: apathetes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apathete Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yellow dog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Carolina dogs were called yellow dogs because many had yellow coats. The fact that many mongrel dogs also had yellow coats lead to the term's application to any worthless item or person. For the etymology of the term Yellow Dog Democrat, see that entry. 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see yellow, dog. 2. A Carolina dog. Labels: Southern-US, US, especially 3. An item or person of low value. Labels: US, informal Example: If I had a woman like that I'd trade her off for a yellow dog and then shoot the dog. Example: A respectable class of candidates for minor state offices, and for state senate and assembly, at this moment desire to run on the ticket with Roosevelt. As soon as there is a third ticket in the field no one but a yellow dog will consent to run on Platt's ticket. 4. Ellipsis of Yellow Dog Democrat. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncommon Example: What led Rick Perry to pronounce the Yellow Dogs dead?
Word: p.t. Part of Speech: adv 1. Abbreviation of pro tem. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: p.t. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of pro tem. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: San Antone Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /sænənˈtoʊn/ 1. The city of San Antonio. Labels: informal
Word: chronotherapeutics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- English therapeutics English chronotherapeutics From chrono- + therapeutics. 1. Any of several forms of therapy that is administered in phase with a person's biological clock Labels: uncountable
Word: leetle Part of Speech: adj 1. Pronunciation spelling of little, small. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: "Thanksgiving eve," he repeated. "We was to have a leetle celebration Thanksgiving eve." And he added somewhat anxiously: "You ain't forgot about that, Bill? It's an awful long time since we had a drink." Example: 'You speak English? he added in that language. 'I speak a leetle, yes.' Her accent was charming.
Word: leetle Part of Speech: adv 1. Pronunciation spelling of little, not much. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: leetle Part of Speech: det 1. Pronunciation spelling of little, not much. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: leetle Part of Speech: pron 1. Pronunciation spelling of little, not much. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: leetle Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of little, a small amount, a small person, a small thing. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling