nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Fort Orange Part of Speech: name Etymology: From various Dutch places named Fort Oranje (fort + Oranje), after the Oranje-Nassau branch of the House of Nassau, prominent in Dutch government since the 16th century Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule in the Netherlands. 1. A former Dutch fort and settlement at Albany, New York, in the United States Labels: historical 2. A preserved Dutch fort in Oranjestad on Sint Eustatius Labels: historical 3. A preserved Dutch fort on Itamaracá Island off Pernambuco, Brazil Labels: historical 4. A ruined Dutch fort and trading post near Sekondi in Ghana Labels: historical 5. A former Dutch fort and settlement at Tainan in southern Taiwan Labels: historical 6. A Dutch fort on Gorée Island off Senegal Labels: historical 7. A Dutch fort on Bonaire in the Dutch Antilles Labels: historical
Word: pitangas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pitanga Labels: form-of, plural
Word: japonize Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of Japanize. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: On the whole, these activities seem quite chaotic, but they all are started along the same line of principle, i.e., to japonize everything of economic value in China that possibly can japonized. Example: This information is then quietly and clearly absorbed into Japanese culture and 'japonized'.
Word: japonizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of japonize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: afrancesado Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese or Spanish afrancesado (“Francophile”). 1. An Iberian who supported the French during the Peninsular War. Labels: historical
Word: afrancesados Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of afrancesado Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Spartiates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Spartiate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Fort Zeelandia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From various Dutch places named Fort Zeelandia (fort + Zeelandia) after the Dutch province Zealand. 1. A preserved 17th-century Dutch fortress at Tainan on Taiwan Labels: historical 2. A preserved 17th-century Dutch fortress in Paramaribo, Suriname Labels: historical 3. A preserved 18th-century Dutch fortress on Fort Island, Guyana Labels: historical 4. A Dutch fortress in Benin Labels: historical
Word: Phoenix City Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Mandarin Chinese nickname for Tainan, 鳳凰城 /凤凰城 (Fènghuáng Chéng). 1. Synonym of Tainan. Labels: informal
Word: faciomaxillary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From facio- + maxillary. 1. maxillofacial Labels: not-comparable
Word: distoangularly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From distoangular + -ly. 1. In a distoangular manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mesioangularly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From mesioangular + -ly. 1. In a mesioangular manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Tainan City Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque from Chinese 臺南市 (literally “Tainan city”), the formal name of Tainan 1. Synonym of Tainan. Example: Chungshe is one of eleven villages in Liuchia township, Tainan county (see Maps 2 and 3). It lies about 30 kilometers northeast of Tainan city.
Word: distoangular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From disto- + angular. 1. Angled backward, towards the rear of the mouth. Labels: not-comparable Example: a distoangular impacted tooth
Word: mesioangular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mesio- + angular. 1. Angled fully 90 degrees sideways. Labels: not-comparable Example: a mesioangular impacted tooth
Word: perichondria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perichondrium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ballistarius Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ballistārius. 1. A crossbowman. Labels: obsolete
Word: slut-shaming Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of making a person (especially a woman) feel guilty or inferior for sexual activity, desires, expression, or circumstances that deviate from traditional or orthodox gender expectations or religious or cultural standards. Labels: uncountable Example: But now the hit musical Grease has become the latest target of ‘woke’ critics who have condemned it for racism, sexism, homophobia and ‘slut-shaming’.
Word: slut-shaming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of slut-shame Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: slut shaming Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of slut-shaming. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: ballistarii Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ballistarius Labels: form-of, plural
Word: temaki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 手巻き (temaki). 1. A type of sushi in the form of a cone. Labels: uncountable Example: Two years ago, the chefs Taka Sakaeda and Jihan Lee, with their partner, the operations director Lisa Limb, established a branch of this restaurant in the West Village, an elegantly spare, pale space specializing in temaki, the open hand rolls.
Word: kreuzer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Kreuzer, from Kreuz (“cross”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɔɪtsə/ 1. A small coin of varying value formerly used in parts of Germany and Austria. Labels: historical Example: ‘She bought them in the market for a kreuzer!’
Word: theriology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From therio- + -logy or theri- + -ology. 1. Synonym of mammalogy. Labels: uncountable
Word: terotechnology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek τηρέω (tēréō, “care for”) + technology. 1. The engineering and technology related to the design and maintenance of industrial plant machinery. Labels: uncountable
Word: terpinolene Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of terpinene.
Word: Charles's Wain Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Charles' Wain. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tetrabromoethylene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tetra- + bromo- + ethylene. 1. The brominated alkene CBr₂=CBr₂ Labels: uncountable
Word: tetraconch Part of Speech: noun 1. A building, especially a church, that has four apses
Word: inventory tetris Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of inventory Tetris. Labels: alt-of, uncountable
Word: unsalved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + salved. 1. Not salved. Labels: not-comparable
Word: kurkul Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ukrainian куркуль (kurkulʹ, “frightening and dangerous one”), куркулі pl (kurkuli). 1. A rich or supposedly rich peasant, targeted during Soviet collectivization, especially in the context of Ukraine or Ukrainians; a kulak. Labels: historical Example: “Kurkuls are our enemy,” he shouted, “and we must exterminate them as a social class. There should be no place for the sharks among the harmless fish,” he added. Then he described the kurkuls as an evil tool of capitalists who were preparing an attack on the Soviet Union. Example: [p 308] The kulaks (in Ukraine we called them “kurkuls”) had been beaten and kicked out. [p 310] We were not afraid, however. We went after the “kurkuls,” who were strong and ruthless in their hatred of everything new.
Word: traumatic alopecia Part of Speech: noun 1. A condition where the subject pulls their own hair out, causing bald patches.
Word: traction alopecia Part of Speech: noun 1. A condition where hair loss is caused by chronic pulling of the hair. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: traumatic alopecias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of traumatic alopecia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: driveaways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of driveaway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carefullest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of careful: most careful Labels: form-of, superlative Example: Love-thirty, love-forty, oh! weakness of joy, / The speed of a swallow, the grace of a boy, / With carefullest carelessness, gaily you won, / I am weak from your loveliness, Joan Hunter Dunn.
Word: glider guns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glider gun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zero grade Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of zero-grade. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: shower in a can Part of Speech: noun 1. A can of spray-on deodorant, typically used when there is no time for a shower. Labels: humorous Example: Many can last without a shower with equal aplomb, until the old nooks and crannies start getting a bit whiffy—even then, though, there's that marvellous modern solution—shower in a can. Example: I brushed my teeth, changed my clothes and sprayed on a healthy portion of deodorant – or as I like to call it, shower in a can. 2. A dry shower.
Word: webtoon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Web + toon, dating from at least 2001 (see citations). For Korean comics, likely a re-borrowing of Korean 웹툰 (weptun), itself from the original sense. 1. An animated cartoon published on the World Wide Web. Labels: Internet Example: Have a webtoon! Elf Life: http://www.elflife.com Example: As Flash Webtoons and animated shorts have become more and more popular, a spate of tools have cropped up to facilitate their creation. 2. A kind of Korean comic that is published digitally for reading on a smartphone or computer. Example: We can read a webtoon using an application on our phone. Example: Now producing a branded webtoon and adding a webtoon platform to a company's overall promotional branding strategy makes it look in-step with the times and popular culture.
Word: webtoons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of webtoon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hazlittian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Hazlitt + -ian. 1. Of or relating to William Hazlitt (1778–1830), English writer, remembered for his humanistic essays and literary criticism, and as an art critic, drama critic, social commentator, and philosopher.
Word: purple yams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of purple yam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dexify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of defend + explain + justify. 1. Defend, explain, and/or justify. Example: This is a common masochistic sabotage that I describe with the acronym "dexify." When individuals defend, explain, or justify, they are unnecessarily supporting the reasons for their decision and giving others the opportunity to rebut their rationale. Example: Powerful people don't dexify (defend, explain, or justify).
Word: unnursed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + nursed. 1. That has not been nursed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unnunned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unnun Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Jainite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Jain + -ite. 1. Jainist
Word: Jainites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Jainite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dexifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dexify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dexifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of dexify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dexified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dexify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: untormented Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + tormented. 1. Not tormented. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ungoaded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + goaded. 1. Not goaded. Labels: not-comparable
Word: trinitarianisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trinitarianism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: traction alopecias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of traction alopecia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unpackage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + package. 1. To remove from a package. Labels: transitive
Word: unpackaging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unpackage Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unpackages Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unpackage Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: packageability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From package + -ability. 1. The quality or state of being packageable. Labels: uncountable
Word: unpackageable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + packageable. 1. Not packageable. Labels: not-comparable Example: The spread ratio of the cookie can be crucial in a commercial plant; if the ratio suddenly changes (in either direction), the cookies may not fit into the carton or tray and may be unsalable because they are unpackageable.
Word: unpackable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + packable. 1. Not packable. Labels: not-comparable Example: Eight chairs, two tents, tables, food and lamps were among the articles whose unpackable shapes were to provide us with many problems during the tour.
Word: unpackable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From unpack + -able. 1. Capable of being unpacked. Labels: not-comparable
Word: disjunctional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From disjunction + -al. 1. Relating to disjunction. Labels: not-comparable
Word: disjunctionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From disjunctional + -ly. 1. In terms of or by means of disjunction. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unelectric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + electric. 1. Not electric. Labels: not-comparable
Word: uneclectic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + eclectic. 1. Not eclectic.
Word: repackageable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From repackage + -able. 1. Able to be repackaged. Labels: not-comparable
Word: repackable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From repack + -able. 1. Able to be repacked. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antifraudulent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + fraudulent. 1. Acting against fraud.
Word: antiscam Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + scam. 1. Acting against scams.
Word: strandwolves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strandwolf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: strandlopers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strandloper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kulaki Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kulak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Derlethian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Derleth + -ian. 1. Of or relating to August William Derleth (1909–1971), American writer and anthologist, best remembered as the first publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, and for his own contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos genre of horror.
Word: nonprocreating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + procreating. 1. Not procreating. Labels: not-comparable
Word: procreational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From procreation + -al. 1. Relating to procreation. Labels: not-comparable Example: Homophobia is based on criticizing any sexual expression outside of procreational sex.
Word: subspectral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + spectral. 1. Relating to a subspectrum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ministage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mini- + stage. 1. A small stage (in various senses).
Word: ministages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ministage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uncashable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + cashable. 1. Not cashable. Labels: not-comparable Example: uncashable promissory notes
Word: uncashiered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + cashiered. 1. Not cashiered. Labels: not-comparable
Word: all one's life's worth Part of Speech: noun 1. A momentous matter; a very serious risk; a difficult task or situation. Labels: idiomatic Example: Many of its streets are cavern-like, for they run under the houses. . . . There is no regularity of style about them, and it is all one's life is worth to try to find the way among them without a guide and a torch. Example: "I'm going to take a much-needed nap—and it'll be all your life's worth to let me miss that train!"
Word: all one's life is worth Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of all one's life's worth. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: all that one's life is worth Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of all one's life's worth. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: all that one's life's worth Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of all one's life's worth. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: deadcart Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dead + cart. 1. A cart for transporting the bodies of the dead in times of plague. Labels: historical Example: It shuddered over the tortures of the Provost, breathed forth its profound execrations against the barbarities of Cunningham, and the avarice of Loring, and with eyes of horror, followed the deadcart, daily loaded with victims[…]
Word: deadcarts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deadcart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: truncational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From truncation + -al. 1. Relating to truncation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: backoff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from back off. 1. The situation where an algorithm or process refrains from taking an action it would otherwise have taken. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a backoff strategy to avoid collisions 2. The situation where an incoming wave passes from shallower water to a deeper area, making the wave less steep and potentially unsurfable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The surfer is in the middle of a backoff. Paddle for unbroken waves butterfly-style, with both arms at the same time, instead of using the crawl stroke that got you out to where the waves are breaking. Example: I fastened the board's leash to my ankle, jumped on and paddled past the backoff.
Word: backoffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backoff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unhyphened Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + hyphened. 1. unhyphenated Labels: not-comparable
Word: switchout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From switch + out. 1. The act of removing a component in order to install a different one.
Word: switchouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of switchout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dogfucker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dog + fucker. 1. A term of abuse. Labels: derogatory, offensive, slang, vulgar Example: How many of you dogfuckers are gonna try to fit into one elevator car?! Example: You've got to convince the dogfucker to sell you some of his weapons. 2. A worker who is dogging it (soldiering). Labels: Canada, derogatory, especially, offensive, slang, vulgar Example: How many of you dogfuckers does it take to keep this aisleway cleared and swept?! 3. A lazy person. Labels: Canada, broadly, derogatory, especially, offensive, slang, vulgar Example: Near-synonyms: goldbricker, loafer; see also Thesaurus:idler Example: Don't be such a dogfucker about bothering to floss your teeth. Your gums will rot if you can't be arsed. 4. One who has sexual intercourse with dogs. Labels: derogatory, offensive, slang, vulgar Example: (slang, derogatory, offensive, vulgar) A zoophile. 5. A member of the furry fandom. Labels: derogatory, offensive, slang, vulgar
Word: dogfuckers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dogfucker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gradee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grade + -ee. 1. One who receives a grade. Example: Another criticism is that the use of proctors may encourage cheating due to the peer relationship between the grader and the gradee.
Word: ungaraged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + garaged. 1. Not placed in a garage. Labels: not-comparable Example: Ungaraged cars are easier to steal.
Word: questless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quest + -less. 1. Without a quest. Labels: not-comparable Example: He is questless. Not only is he strolling, wandering, without direction, but the miniaturization of his domain mocks his wealthy predecessor whose satisfaction and entertainment could be met only by a Grand Tour of countries and continents.
Word: unchangeabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unchangeability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chancily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From chancy + -ly. 1. In a chancy manner.
Word: ashdump Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ash + dump. 1. A place where ashes are dumped.
Word: ashdumps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ashdump Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crackability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crack + -ability. 1. The quality or degree of being crackable. Labels: uncountable
Word: gasketless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gasket + -less. 1. Without a gasket. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unhewed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + hewed. 1. Not hewed; unhewn. Labels: not-comparable
Word: quasisimple Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quasi- + simple. 1. Being a perfect central extension of a simple group S. Labels: not-comparable
Word: reproofed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reproof Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reproofing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reproof Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reproofing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of proofing again. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] reproofings may be required before a satisfactory result is obtained, the number of proofings depending on the difficulty of the subject, and the skill of the colour retoucher.
Word: repromotion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin prōmotiōder. Old French promocionbor. Middle English English promotion English repromotion From re- + promotion. 1. promotion again Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: repromotions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of repromotion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: indigeneship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From indigene + -ship. 1. The status of being an indigene; native status. Labels: uncountable
Word: terminatable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From terminate + -able. 1. Capable of being terminated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noncontrasting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + contrasting. 1. Not contrasting. Labels: not-comparable
Word: uncontrasted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + contrasted. 1. Not contrasted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: uncontradictably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From uncontradictable + -ly. 1. In a way that cannot be contradicted.
Word: Dongyi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese 東夷 /东夷 (Dōngyí). 1. a cultural group of ancient China centered in what is now Shandong province. Labels: historical, plural, plural-only
Word: Tengchow Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 登州 (Dēngzhōu). 1. Obsolete form of Dengzhou. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Henry Robinson Luce was born on April 3, 1898, to American Presbyterian missionary parents, in Tengchow (now Penglai), China. Example: Accepted by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, the Mateers left for China in July 1863, and, after a harrowing journey that included shipwreck, arrived at the hew mission station in Tengchow (Dengzhou), Shandong Province, in January 1864.
Word: Dengzhou Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 鄧州 /邓州 (Dèngzhōu). 1. A county-level city of Nanyang, Henan, China. Example: According to Ying Mingquan (director of the People’s Armed Forces Department of Dengzhou Municipality, Henan Province, and standing member of the Dengzhou Municipal Party Committee), a military standing member should play three roles: the role of publicist (xuanchuan yuan), the role of a military leader with local responsibilities (zhandou yuan), and the role of liaison (lianluo yuan). Example: Zhang Haixin, 46, a farmer in Dengzhou, was arrested last November on charges of forging government documents, after years of quietly working to protect the land of villagers who felt they had nowhere else to turn.[…] She helped postpone a land grab in her village by leading a group of petitioners to the cities of Dengzhou, Henan’s provincial capital Zhengzhou and even Beijing, starting in 2009.
Word: Dengzhou Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 登州 (Dēngzhōu). 1. The city of Penglai in Shandong in China. Labels: obsolete Example: Penglai, formerly Dengzhou, is an attractive place on the coast with a fine fortified harbour that is currently being restored. It is accessible from the city of Yantai, which has a convenient airport.
Word: Teng-chou Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 登州 (Dēngzhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Têng¹-chou¹. 1. Obsolete form of Dengzhou, former name of Penglai: a district of Yantai, Shandong, China. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: In Teng-chou prefecture (some fifty miles west of Chefoo), the administration was practically run by the Red Spears, who had set up their headquarters in a village there, named a magistrate, and begun to collect a land tax. Example: China now must pay another four million taels before Allied Forces will evacuate Tientsin and Teng-chou [in Shantung].[…] Bruce to Prince Kung. Is going to send Acting Consul to Teng-chou: requests co-operation in selecting best port for foreign trade.
Word: Teng-chou Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 鄧州 /邓州 (Dèngzhōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Têng⁴-chou¹. 1. Alternative form of Dengzhou, Henan Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Mei was traveling together with Hsieh Chiang, who was on his way to his new post in Teng-chou prefecture in southwestern Honan. But in the elventh^([sic – meaning eleventh]) month, Hsieh, who had just reached Teng-chou, died.
Word: hey Rube Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of hey rube. Labels: alt-of
Word: vexillolatry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vexillo- + -latry. 1. The worship of a flag or flags. Labels: uncountable Example: Beginning when I was about twelve, I railed, silently, against having to begin school each day by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, with right hand over heart, if you can imagine such shameless vexillolatry.
Word: thujene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name Thuja + -ene. 1. Any of several isomeric bicyclic monoterpenes found in various herbs.
Word: gustatorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gustatory + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to gustation, the sense of taste. Labels: not-comparable Example: Such gustatorial temptations as red chile chocolates, Poire Williams cordials, and coconut-cream truffles. Example: Both egg dishes were accompanied by roasted baby red potatoes and fresh, baked-on-the-premises orange spice muffins with a pot of whipped butter. We cannot underestimate the gustatorial importance of the potato side dish.
Word: star chambers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of star chamber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: verbenone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From verbena + -one. 1. A terpenoid ketone found in many plants Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ball gowns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ball gown Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cooja Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi कूज़ा (kūzā), from Persian کوزه (kuza). 1. A wide-mouthed earthenware vessel for water. Labels: India Example: Let us take a peep into the bechoba. All hushed and quiet. A piece of camp able close to the tent wall, and on it a tumbler of cocoanut [sic] oil, with a lighted wick floating on the surface. Here, also, a watch, a cheroot case, and cooja of drinking-water standing on a broken soup-plate.
Word: balistarius Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ballistarius. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: supply vessels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supply vessel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Penglai Part of Speech: name Etymology: A romanization of Mandarin 蓬萊 /蓬莱 (Pénglái) Pronunciation: /pɛŋ.laɪ/ 1. A district of Yantai, in eastern Shandong, China (famous for its mirages out at sea), formerly known as Tengchow and since renamed for a mythical island. Example: Should the enemy land in the Penglai area (northeastern part of Shantung Peninsula) part of the 12th Independent Garrison Unit will oppose it. Example: Born in Penglai, on the coast of Shandong, in 1888, Miss Pruitt grew up in an inland village where for many years hers was the only Western family. 2. A mythical Chinese paradise located in the eastern seas and populated with Taoist immortals. Example: The paradise of Penglai is one of the mythological islands that are located in the ocean east of China and inhabited by Daoist deities and immortals. Full of towering peaks, mysterious caves, and gushing waterfalls--and closely associated with the quest for physical immortality--Penglai was the frequent subject of artistic fantasies, such as the painting seen here.
Word: P'eng-lai Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 蓬萊 /蓬莱 (Pénglái) Wade–Giles romanization: Pʻeng²-lai². 1. Alternative form of Penglai. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Li Shao-chün not only promised the Emperor immortality after seeing P'eng-lai, but he said that he himself had been to P'eng-lai. Example: 'The Pointing Finger' is one of many Taoist tales about the Eight Immortals whose fabled home was the magical island of P'eng-lai.
Word: Penglai Island Part of Speech: name Etymology: A translation of Mandarin Chinese 蓬萊島 /蓬莱岛 (Péngláidǎo) or 蓬萊仙島 /蓬莱仙岛 (Pénglái Xiāndǎo). 1. Synonym of Penglai, a mythical island.
Word: Mount Penglai Part of Speech: name Etymology: A literal translation of Mandarin Chinese 蓬萊山 /蓬莱山 (Péngláishān), ignoring the use of 山 (shān) to describe rocky islands 1. Synonym of Penglai, a legendary Chinese island. Example: Because Qin Shihuangdi lived in constant fear ot assassination, the roads connecting his many palaces were protected by high walls. So great was his dread of even a natural death that he was forever seeking through Daoist practitioners the secret of immortality. In his search for the elixir, so tradition has it, he sent a company of aristocratic boys and girls across the Eastern Sea to where the fabulous Mount Penglai rises amid the waves, ever receding as one approaches it. The children never returned, and it was later thought that they might have reached the shores of Japan.
Word: Erb's palsy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Wilhelm Heinrich Erb. 1. Paralysis of the arm caused by injury to the upper group of the arm's main nerves, specifically the severing of the upper trunk C5–C6 nerves. Labels: uncountable
Word: Penglai Mountain Part of Speech: name Etymology: A literal translation of Mandarin Chinese 蓬萊山 /蓬莱山 (Péngláishān), ignoring the use of 山 (shān) to describe rocky islands. 1. Synonym of Penglai, a legendary Chinese island
Word: intensive care units Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intensive care unit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intensive-care units Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intensive-care unit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Horai Part of Speech: name Etymology: A romanization of Ancient Greek Ὧραι (Hôrai, “seasons”). 1. Alternative form of Horae. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Horai Part of Speech: name Etymology: A romanization of Japanese 蓬莱 (Hōrai ほうらい), from Middle Chinese 蓬萊 (MC buwng loj|lojH) (compare Mandarin 蓬萊 /蓬莱 (Pénglái)), from Old Chinese 蓬萊 (OC *boːŋ rɯː/rɯːs). 1. a mythical Japanese paradise based upon the Chinese Penglai Example: Lafcadio Hearn's Japan In Horai there is neither death nor pain; and there is no winter. The flowers in that place never fade, and the fruits never fail; and if man taste of those fruits even but once, he can never again feel thirst or hunger.
Word: prayer wheels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prayer wheel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mill wheels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mill wheel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: membership cards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of membership card Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wairing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wair Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: waired Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of wair Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: torture chambers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of torture chamber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: non-professionals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of non-professional Labels: form-of, plural
Word: evening gowns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of evening gown Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Penglai City Part of Speech: name Etymology: A translation of Mandarin Chinese 蓬莱市 (pénglái). 1. Synonym of Penglai, a city in China.
Word: monobanders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monobander Labels: form-of, plural
Word: daughterfuckers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of daughterfucker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: radio amateurs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of radio amateur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: imbracing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of imbrace Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: imbraces Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of imbrace Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: imbraced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of imbrace Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: QSL bureaus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of QSL bureau Labels: form-of, plural
Word: QSL bureaux Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of QSL bureau Labels: form-of, plural
Word: physible Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfɪzəbəl/ 1. A data object that is capable of being manufactured as a physical object using an additive manufacturing process such as with a 3D printer. Labels: informal Example: In a Monday blog post, The Pirate Bay's "WinstonQ2038" labeled the site's new category "physibles" --data objects that users can transform from digital to physical form via 3D printers and scanners. Example: That's because the file for a physible is effectively the recipe for making the final object.
Word: physible Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of feasible. Labels: India, alt-of, especially, misspelling Example: An expert evaluating the project of dairy finance by commercial banks has concluded that the financing to small producers for the dairying could be viable and physible business proposal. Example: Rehabilitation or restitution and social sheltering are the subjects of long-run scheme, which may be fulfilled after the probable or physible study and after settlement of the certain objectives.
Word: scare someone to death Part of Speech: verb 1. To frighten someone very much. Labels: idiomatic
Word: zucchetta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian zucchetta. 1. A tromboncini, a kind of squash. 2. The skullcap of an ecclesiastic, covering the tonsure. 3. A form of helmet worn in the 16th century. Labels: historical
Word: phaticity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phatic + -ity. 1. The quality of being phatic. Labels: uncountable Example: It is clear, however, that while politeness manifests itself on both the communicative and non-communicative levels, phaticity is found only on the former level.
Word: West Lake Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Chinese 西湖 (Xī Hú, literally “west lake”) 1. A lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Example: Marco Polo, the Venetian traveller, who visited China about the year 1200, speaks of it, as "pre-eminent above all other cities in the world, in point of grandeur and beauty, as well as from its abundant delights, which might lead an inhabitant to imagine himself in paradise;" and in another place describing Si-wu or West Lake, an artificial sheet of water just without the city wall, he says: "All around the lake are beautiful palaces and houses, so wonderfully built that nothing can possibly surpass them; they belong to the great and noble men of the city. In the middle of the lake are two islands, on one of which stands a palace so wonderfully adorned that it seems worthy of belonging to the emperor." Example: One of the few ancient relics of the original Monastery is to be found within, the Lo Han Pagoda, with its marvelous carvings of sixteen Lo Han. These sixteen Lo Han are one of the three great wonders or glories of Hangchow, the other two being the West Lake and the River Bore. 2. Synonym of Slender West Lake, a lake in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Word: bioenhancer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + enhancer. 1. Any naturally-occurring compound (especially in food) that increases drug bioavailability.
Word: biomatrix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + matrix. 1. A biological or biochemical matrix (set of interacting systems)
Word: conicospherical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From conico- + spherical. 1. In the form of a cone with a hemisphere replacing the sharp tip. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dichorionic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From di- + chorionic. 1. that each has its own chorion Labels: not-comparable
Word: flowline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flow + line. 1. A large-diameter pipe that carries oil from the seabed to a drilling rig.
Word: flowlines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flowline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intervillous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + villous. 1. Between the villi Labels: not-comparable
Word: orthotropy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ortho- + -tropy. 1. The condition of being orthotropic. Labels: uncountable
Word: supragranular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From supra- + granular. 1. Lying above the granular layer of the cerebellum Labels: not-comparable
Word: turmerone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From turmeric + -one. 1. Any of a group of aromatic ketones, found in turmeric, that exhibit antiproliferative and antitumor activity
Word: turmerones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of turmerone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: holophrases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of holophrasis Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of holophrase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Utonagan Part of Speech: noun 1. A large dog of a breed resembling wolves, bred from the Alaskan Malamute, Siberian Husky, and German Shepherd, and related to the Northern Inuit Dog.
Word: Xoloitzcuintle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish, from Nahuatl xōlōitzcuintli, from Xolotl (“Aztec god”) + itzcuīntli (“dog”). Pronunciation: /ʃoʊloʊiːtsˈkwiːntleɪ/ 1. Mexican hairless dog.
Word: Yorkipoo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yorkie and poodle. 1. A small dog, crossbred from a Yorkshire Terrier and poodle, or descendant of such a dog.
Word: English Shepherd Part of Speech: noun 1. A dog of a working breed related to the collies, originating in the United States.
Word: Karelian Bear Dog Part of Speech: noun 1. A large hunting dog of a breed originating in Finland or Karelia.
Word: Otterhound Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From otter + hound, as once used for hunting otters. 1. A dog of a particular breed of scent hound, originating in Britain.
Word: agent general Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From agent + general, after French agent général, Italian agente generale. Pronunciation: /ˌeɪdʒənt ˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹəl/ 1. Someone acting as the representative of an organisation, country etc. Labels: archaic 2. Someone acting as the representative of an organisation, country etc. Labels: archaic, historical Example: Appointed in 1780 to the position of agent-general of the clergy, he determined at once to make the most of the appointment.
Word: agents general Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of agent general Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Queensland Heeler Part of Speech: noun 1. An Australian Cattle Dog from a line bred in Queensland, Australia. 2. Any Australian Cattle Dog.
Word: Tyrolean Hound Part of Speech: noun 1. A dog of a medium-sized breed originating in Tyrol.
Word: States General Part of Speech: name Etymology: From states, plural of state + general, after Dutch Staten-Generaal, Middle French etats generaux. Pronunciation: /steɪts ˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹəl/ 1. An ad hoc consultative assembly in prerevolutionary France uniting representatives of the three estates of clergy, nobles, and commons. Labels: historical Example: In 1789, with bankruptcy staring the government in the face, Louis XVI took the momentous decision to summon the States-General. 2. A similar assembly in the Burgundian and Habsburg Netherlands. Labels: historical 3. A standing executive-legislative council in the Dutch Republic, consisting of delegates of the sovereign Dutch provinces, that functioned as a de facto confederal government and/or collective head of state. Labels: historical Example: It ſhall be Lawful for his Royal Majeſty of Great-Britain, and the States-General, by common Advice, and for the Benefit and Enlargement of the Navigation and Commerce of their Subjects, to ſeize by their Forces, what Lands and Cities they can, belonging to the Spaniſh Dominions in the Indies; (…). Example: Had the States General, early after the discovery by Hudson, directed their attention to this western field, and directly extended their strong fostering influence in planting and nurturing a well-chosen colony, bearing the germ of the institutions of the fatherland– and had the valor, wisdom and patriotism of a Stuyvesant superintended it when the first forming influences were favorable, a basis would have been laid securing probably a long and prosperous continuance. 4. The bicameral parliament of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Word: horsecrap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From horse + crap. 1. Rubbish; nonsense; bullshit. Labels: informal, mildly, uncountable, vulgar Example: Maeko Matsuo: This is an unscheduled arrival. I need your credentials. Shepard: I'm a Spectre. My name is Shepard. Kaira Stirling: Load of horsecrap, ma'am. Maeko Matsuo: We will need to confirm that. 2. Horse feces. Labels: literally, uncountable
Word: winding-up Part of Speech: noun 1. The situation where a company is wound up (goes into liquidation), or when a partnership is dissolved.
Word: teleoanalytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From teleo- + analytic. 1. Relating to teleoanalysis.
Word: passback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from pass back. 1. The circumvention of an access restriction to a physical site by passing one's access card to another person after having entered. Labels: uncountable Example: Because each card reader is programmed for either entrance or exit, users must pass in and out before being allowed to reenter, thus eliminating passback. Example: Modern electronic access systems have many features to enhance the level of access control to a facility, area, or room. Turnstiles, interlocking mantraps, and parkade gates are combined with access readers to prevent passback […]
Word: subaudible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + audible. 1. Below the threshold of hearing. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Esperantido Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Esperanto Esperantido. By surface analysis, Esperanto + -ido. Pronunciation: /ˌɛspəɹɑnˈtiːdəʊ/ 1. Any constructed language based on Esperanto. Example: If one starts messing around, one only produces yet another 'esperantido' - and IMO there's more than enough of those around already.
Word: king-hit Part of Speech: noun 1. A powerful punch; a knockout blow.
Word: flying officer Part of Speech: noun 1. A person holding a rank in the RAF, between that of pilot officer and flight lieutenant, equivalent to an Army lieutenant or Royal Navy sublieutenant.
Word: pilot officer Part of Speech: noun 1. The lowest rank of a commissioned officer in the RAF, equivalent to an Army ensign or cornet
Word: squadron leader Part of Speech: noun 1. A rank in the RAF, between that of flight lieutenant and wing commander, equivalent to an army major.
Word: wing commander Part of Speech: noun 1. A person holding a rank in the RAF between that of squadron leader and group captain, equivalent to an army lieutenant colonel
Word: group captain Part of Speech: noun 1. A rank in the RAF, between that of wing commander and air commodore, equivalent to an army colonel
Word: air commodore Part of Speech: noun 1. A person holding a rank, in the Royal Air Force and many Commonwealth air forces, between that of group captain and air vice-marshal, equivalent to an army brigadier general, or equivalent rank in other air forces.
Word: air vice-marshal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1915–1920. 1. A rank in the Royal Air Force, between that of air commodore and air marshal, equivalent to an army major general.
Word: Lake Tai Part of Speech: name Etymology: Partial calque from Mandarin 太湖 (Tài Hú, “the Great Lake”). Pronunciation: /leɪk ˈtaɪ/ 1. a large freshwater lake west of Shanghai in eastern China Example: SOUTCHEOU, a city of the firſt rank, in the province of Kiangnan, in China, beautifully and agreeably ſituated on a river which communicates with the Lake Tai. Example: The village chosen for my investigation is called Kaihsienkung, locally pronounced kejiug’on. It is situated on the south-east bank of Lake Tai, in the lower course of the Yangtze River and about eighty miles west of Shanghai.
Word: Tai Lake Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Lake Tai. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Lake Taihu Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Lake Tai.
Word: Taihu Lake Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Lake Tai.
Word: American ostrich Part of Speech: noun 1. rhea (Rhea americana) Labels: dated
Word: American ostriches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of American ostrich Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Santa Muerte Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Santa Muerte (literally “Holy Death”). 1. A female folk saint venerated primarily in Mexico and among Mexican-Americans in the United States. A personification of death, also associated with healing, protection, and safe delivery to the afterlife.
Word: dune buggies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dune buggy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sand rail Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of dune buggy.
Word: sand rails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sand rail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sandrail Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sand rail. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sandrails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sandrail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: post chaises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of post chaise Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Elysia Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Elysium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Elysia Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name Example: 2025, 12 July, Bethan James, "Latin makeup labels put people with allergies 'at risk'" (BBC News) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9w17qz4ldzo Eve Huang's daughter Elysia, 9, is allergic to cow's milk, coconut, eggs, asparagus, mustard and tree nuts.
Word: rakali Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ngarrindjeri rekaldi. 1. An amphibious rodent, Hydromys chrysogaster, found throughout Australia, having dark fur and a white-tipped tail; the water rat. Labels: Australia Example: The rakali yawns, snaps its mouth shut and curls back to sleep, untroubled […].
Word: celery vase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: It has been claimed that the name was given to avoid the higher taxes on decorative glassware that did not apply to practical household ware. 1. A tall glass vase of the Victorian era, ostensibly to store and serve celery stalks. Labels: historical
Word: water meters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of water meter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: water carrier Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who carries water from a spring or well, especially in antiquity and pre-modern era when it was a common job. Labels: historical, usually 2. An arrangement of wires on which a bucket of water, raised from a well, etc., may be conveyed wherever required, as to a house. 3. A pipe or tube that conveys water. 4. A transportation ship that is water-based. 5. Aquarius, or a symbol for it. Example: With the ascent of the Sumerian civilization, in which, we have seen, the figure of Aquarius as the "Water-carrier" was already accepted as a current symbol, the Ibex by no means disappeared. 6. A person doing simple, ordinary work, usually in opposition to somebody considered more valuable. Labels: colloquial, figuratively 7. A domestique.
Word: infarctional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From infarction + -al. 1. Relating to infarction. Labels: not-comparable
Word: water carriers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of water carrier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: water-carrier Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of water carrier. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: water-carriers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of water-carrier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soldierships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soldiership Labels: form-of, plural