nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: vigilous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vigil + -ous. 1. Relating to observation or watching Labels: not-comparable
Word: vignite Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of magnetite from Vignes in France Labels: uncountable
Word: Guadamuz Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Guadamuz. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Hersman Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Hersman. 1. A surname from Dutch.
Word: Hersmans Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Hersman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vilayati Part of Speech: noun 1. A European foreigner, especially an Englishman Labels: India
Word: Guadamuzes Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Guadamuz Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wolf warrior Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque from Chinese 戰狼／战狼 (zhànláng), taken from the movie Wolf Warrior 2. 1. A Chinese diplomat perceived to respond aggressively towards criticism of Communist China. Labels: neologism Example: wolf-warrior diplomacy Example: China’s “wolf warrior” diplomats — named after a set of films in which Chinese special-operations fighters defeat western-led mercenaries — have emerged over the past three years. But the virus has pushed their combative tactics to the centre of Beijing’s foreign policy approach.
Word: Meols Cop Part of Speech: name 1. A neighbourhood in Southport, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SD3516).
Word: Cheetham Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Cheatham. 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A council ward in the City of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, that includes Cheetham Hill. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Cantrelle Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Cantrell. 1. A surname.
Word: Cantrelles Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Cantrelle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cheethams Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Cheetham Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Eckenrod Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Eckenrode. 1. A surname from German.
Word: vinaya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Transliteration of Pali vinaya. 1. The rules that regulate Buddhist monastic life. Labels: uncountable
Word: vinchuca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish vinchuca. 1. The kissing bug Triatoma infestans
Word: vinchucas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vinchuca Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cuestases Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Cuestas Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Eckenrods Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Eckenrod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vinelet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vine + -let. 1. A young vine
Word: vinelets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vinelet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dosanjh Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Punjabi ਦੋਸਾਂਝ (dosāñjh). 1. A surname from Punjabi.
Word: speechie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From speech + -ie. 1. A speech pathologist. Labels: Australia, slang
Word: speechies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of speechie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Domins Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Domin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dosanjhes Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Dosanjh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Herrig Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Herrig. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Herrigs Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Herrig Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Collumses Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Collums Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hayer Part of Speech: name Etymology: Various etymologies: * A variant of the English surname Ayer. * A topographic surname for someone who lived by an enclosure, from Middle English hay (“enclosure, hedge”) + -er. * Borrowed from French Hayer, an occupational surname for a warder of a woodland, from Old French haye (“hedge”). * Borrowed from South German Hayer, from an agent derivative of Middle High German heien (“to guard, protect”). * Borrowed from Punjabi ਹਾਈਯਰ (hāīyar), surname based on the name of a Jat clan. 1. A surname.
Word: Hayers Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Hayer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Heinos Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Heino Labels: form-of, plural
Word: McOmber Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of McComber. 1. A surname from Irish.
Word: Geremias Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Geremia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: McOmbers Part of Speech: name 1. plural of McOmber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: McOmies Part of Speech: name 1. plural of McOmie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: radial bone Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of radius (“a bone in the forearm”).
Word: radial bones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of radial bone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Shiel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Shield or Shields. 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A short river in Highland council area, Scotland, which flows from Loch Shiel to Loch Moidart. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A river in Glen Shiel, further north in Highland council area. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Freshman 15 Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of freshman fifteen. Labels: Canada, US, alt-of, alternative, colloquial, uncountable
Word: recherche du temps perdu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French recherche du temps perdu. From the title of the novel À la recherche du temps perdu. 1. Remembrance of things past. Labels: uncountable
Word: vingerpol Part of Speech: noun 1. euphorbia, spurge Labels: South-Africa
Word: vingerpols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vingerpol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vingty Part of Speech: noun 1. The card game vingt-et-un / pontoon Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: vintem Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese vintém, from Portuguese vinteno. Pronunciation: /vɪnˈteɪm/ 1. A former small Portuguese coin, similar to a penny. Labels: historical 2. A former small unit of mass, equivalent to about 112 mg and chiefly used as a measure of gold dust. Labels: historical
Word: vintems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vintem Labels: form-of, plural
Word: violatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From violate + -ory. 1. Synonym of violative. Labels: not-comparable
Word: violety Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From violet + -y. 1. Characteristic of violet flowers (typically, in colour) Labels: not-comparable
Word: violurate Part of Speech: noun 1. Any salt of violuric acid
Word: violurates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of violurate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: viperling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From viper + -ling. 1. Diminutive of viper. Labels: diminutive, form-of Example: 1. a young viper Example: 2. a small viper
Word: viperlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of viperling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aweth Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of awe Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: awest Part of Speech: verb 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of awe Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: awiggle Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + wiggle. 1. wiggling Labels: not-comparable
Word: awikiwiki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hawaiian ʻāwikiwiki. 1. Any of those flowering plants of the genus Canavalia that are endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Labels: uncountable
Word: Awshar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Afshar (“member of an Oghuz tribe”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: illegalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From illegal + -ist. 1. A proponent of illegalism.
Word: illegalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of illegalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Rowfant Part of Speech: name 1. A hamlet in Worth parish, Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3237).
Word: rebillable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rebill + -able. 1. Able to be rebilled. Labels: not-comparable Example: rebillable expenses
Word: outbustle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + bustle. 1. To surpass in bustling; to be more busily energetic than. Labels: transitive
Word: outbustled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outbustle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outbustles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outbustle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outbustling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outbustle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outcarry Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + carry. 1. To carry more than. Labels: transitive
Word: outcarried Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outcarry Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outcarries Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outcarry Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outcarrying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outcarry Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outcorner Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + corner. 1. Of a vehicle: to corner better than. Labels: transitive
Word: outcornered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outcorner Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outcorners Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outcorner Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outcornering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outcorner Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stitched up like a kipper Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Probably from done up like a kipper and stitch up, or directly from kipper and stitch up. 1. cheated or exploited; treated unfairly Labels: UK, not-comparable, slang
Word: outgabble Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + gabble. 1. To surpass in gabbling or chattering. Labels: transitive
Word: outgabbled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outgabble Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outgabbles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outgabble Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outgabbling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outgabble Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outhiss Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + hiss. 1. To surpass in hissing. Labels: transitive
Word: outhissed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outhiss Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outhisses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outhiss Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outhissing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outhiss Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outhurl Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + hurl. 1. To surpass in hurling or throwing. Labels: transitive Example: In the spear-throwing competition, I was the victor, outhurling Phyleus.
Word: outhurls Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outhurl Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outhurling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outhurl Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outhurled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outhurl Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Ngangela Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Angola.
Word: ovariotomize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From ovariotomy + -ize. 1. To perform an ovariotomy upon. Labels: transitive
Word: ovariotomized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ovariotomize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ovariotomizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ovariotomize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ovariotomizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ovariotomize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ovationary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ovation + -ary. 1. Of or relating to ovation.
Word: overabstemious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + abstemious. 1. Excessively abstemious.
Word: overabsorb Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + absorb. 1. To absorb too much of. Labels: transitive
Word: overabsorbed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overabsorb Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overabsorbed Part of Speech: adj 1. excessively absorbed; overly engrossed. Labels: rare
Word: overabsorbs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overabsorb Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overabsorbing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overabsorb Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overartificiality Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality of being overartificial. Labels: uncountable
Word: overbashful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + bashful. 1. Excessively bashful.
Word: overboast Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + boast. 1. To boast excessively. Labels: ambitransitive
Word: overboasted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overboast Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overboasts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overboast Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overboasting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overboast Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overbribe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + bribe. 1. To give too large a bribe to. Labels: transitive
Word: overbribed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overbribe Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overbribes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overbribe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overbribing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overbribe Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overchlorinate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + chlorinate. 1. To chlorinate excessively. Labels: transitive
Word: overchlorinates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overchlorinate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overchlorinating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overchlorinate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overchlorination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + chlorination. 1. Excessive chlorination (usually, of swimming pool water or drinking water). Labels: uncountable
Word: overcircumspect Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + circumspect. 1. Excessively circumspect.
Word: dukicide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From duke + -icide. 1. The killing of a duke. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: Lady Lindsay, with that appetite for shrouds which is inborn in the female mind, kills Mary’s husband (a novelist should think twice before unnecessary dukicide) for no earthly reason; and the part of Dr. Jackson is awkward. Example: One of the problems of being a duke was any that number of one’s followers might get it into their head they could be duke just as well as you, and succeed to the dukedom by dukicide.
Word: overcomplacently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From overcomplacent + -ly. 1. Too complacently.
Word: overelliptical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + elliptical. 1. Too elliptical. Example: an overelliptical statement
Word: overdestructive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + destructive. 1. Too destructive.
Word: overdignified Part of Speech: adj 1. Too dignified.
Word: overdignified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overdignify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overextreme Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + extreme. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ɪkˈstɹiːm/, /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ɛkˈstɹiːm/, /oʊ.vɚˈɪkˈstɹim/ 1. Too extreme. Example: The first of these is that the thermo-electric lines of many metals are by no means straight lines overextreme ranges of temperature. Example: I am interested in this question. I believe I am not an overextreme alarmist — not an extremist.
Word: overfaithful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + faithful. 1. Too faithful.
Word: overfaint Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + faint. 1. Too faint.
Word: overfertile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + fertile. 1. Too fertile.
Word: overfearful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + fearful. 1. Too fearful.
Word: overfeminize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + feminize. 1. To feminize excessively. Labels: transitive
Word: overfatten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + fatten. 1. To fatten excessively. Labels: transitive
Word: overfamous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + famous. 1. Too famous.
Word: overfeminized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overfeminize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overfeminizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overfeminize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overfeminizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overfeminize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overfattened Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overfatten Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overfattens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overfatten Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overfattening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overfatten Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: oysterhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oyster + -hood. 1. The state of being an oyster. Labels: uncountable Example: It has been computed that two millions of these ciliated embryos may be produced by a single oyster, but few, comparatively speaking, grow up to oysterhood. Example: Only a miserable remnant of the oyster's progeny arrives at the stage of adult oysterhood.
Word: oxyweld Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From oxy- + weld. 1. To weld using oxyfuel.
Word: oxywelded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of oxyweld Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: oxywelds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of oxyweld Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: oxywelding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of oxyweld Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Rooth Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: bad to beat Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compare the phrase "beat badly"; see badly (“very much; to a great degree”). 1. Difficult to beat; sure to succeed. Labels: archaic, not-comparable, slang Example: "But, you see, they know nothing of discipline. If they'd only form reg'lar, and stand firm in a square, they'd be bad to beat, as them dogs of robbers would find." Example: Twenty-one yearling fillies faced the judges, and in this competition Mr. Clark's Silver Queen was an easy first, and with a little more flesh and condition will be bad to beat.
Word: Quested Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Korah Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew קורח / קֹרַח (kórakh). 1. A biblical character who rebelled against Moses.
Word: viburna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin vīburna. 1. plural of viburnum Labels: form-of, plural, rare
Word: demirip Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of demirep. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: demirips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of demirip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ben-cull Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of bene cove.
Word: ben-culls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ben-cull Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Blind Half-Hundred Part of Speech: name Etymology: So called because many members suffered from ophthalmia. 1. The 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot. Labels: UK, historical, slang
Word: hot tiger Part of Speech: noun 1. A drink of hot spiced ale mixed with sherry. Labels: obsolete
Word: hot tigers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hot tiger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minilateralism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A portmanteau of mini + multilateralism. 1. multilateralism that operates with a small group of the most relevant countries Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: key of the street Part of Speech: noun 1. An imaginary item said to be possessed by anyone who is locked outdoors. Labels: humorous Example: And all his literary life Dickens had the vision of the boy who was given the "key of the street" when other boys are at school.
Word: minilateralisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minilateralism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kibbosh Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kibosh. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: kibbosh Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of kibosh. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kibboshed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of kibbosh Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: kibboshes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of kibbosh Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: kibboshing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of kibbosh Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: put on the kibosh Part of Speech: verb 1. To put the kibosh on something; to bring an end to something.
Word: negrish Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of negroish. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: He dotes on this woman, whom he persuades now and then to our chapel service, and she complies without devotion, being a strict adherer to the negrish customs.
Word: Brondesbury Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɒndzb(ə)ɹi/ 1. A suburban area in the borough of Brent, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2484).
Word: Grove of the Evangelist Part of Speech: name 1. The district of St John's Wood in London, England. Labels: UK, humorous, obsolete, slang
Word: fawney Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fawny (“a ring”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fawneys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fawney Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fawnies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fawny Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nap the regulars Part of Speech: verb 1. To divide up the booty. Labels: UK, obsolete, slang
Word: Marantz Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Yiddish מאַראַנץ (marants, “orange”). 1. A surname.
Word: misimagine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + imagine. 1. To imagine incorrectly; to form an inaccurate mental image of. Example: When the fact of their being ice, and not snow, is fully realized, still persons are apt to misimagine their appearance; for they are by no means smooth like our frozen lakes and rivers, but present a very unequal surface, undulating, furrowed, and broken. Example: The stupidity, parochialism, and greed in the international mismanagement of the whole nuclear challenge should not tempt us to misimagine the circumstances of the bomb's first “use.”
Word: misimagines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of misimagine Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: misimagining Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of misimagine Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: misimagined Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misimagine Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: misimaginations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misimagination Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fo'c'stle Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfoʊk.səl/ 1. Alternative form of fo'c'sle. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A very good table was kept, and the dog-basket and menavelings from it alone would have supplied the fo'c'stle twice over.
Word: fo'c'stles Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfoʊk.səlz/ 1. plural of fo'c'stle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misimitate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + imitate. 1. To imitate badly; to produce a defective imitation of Example: Whenever anyone for some reason is motivated to improve his speech, he imitates ( or misimitates ) what he thinks to be the community norm . Example: The SK wants his Yatì (vs. the Kavi's weak one!); but the Kavi preserves that and the final rhythm, managing the proper names with a variation of 2b (q.v.), which latter the SK partly misimitates.
Word: misimitates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of misimitate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: misimitating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of misimitate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: misimitated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misimitate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: menavelings Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of manavelins. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: euxenic Part of Speech: adj 1. With hydrogen sulfide and extremely low oxygen.
Word: medical Greek Part of Speech: noun 1. The English slang once used by medical students in London hospitals, involving deliberate spoonerisms. Labels: UK, historical, uncountable Example: Their form is like the "Medical Greek" of London medical students, who "poke a smipe" instead of smoking a pipe, and take a "stint of pout" for a pint of stout.
Word: Hopton Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English hop (“valley among hills”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). 1. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable
Word: BLI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of boundary layer ingestion. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: BLI Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of boundary layer ingesting. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: misimitation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mis- + imitate + -ation. 1. The act of misimitating; defective imitation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: All of them have their allowed and profitable use in God's Church, though not in so high a nature; except that of extreme unction; which as it is an apish misimitation of that extraordinary course which the apostolic times used in their cures of the sick, so it is grossly misapplied to other purposes than were intended in the first institution. Example: We have a critical tradition that is a misimitation of the sciences, for while science seeks out the significant qualities of things, anesthetic criticism seeks out only the most easily enumerable.
Word: misimitations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misimitation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: BWB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of blended wing-body. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: stale drunk Part of Speech: adj 1. Drunk from a long (possibly overnight) session of drinking alcohol. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: She was stale-drunk; she had, doubtless, a vile headache; probably she felt twinges of remorse and apprehension of possible police interference. Example: He counted all the points in favour of his staying home: from the long night he was still tired and sleepy; also he was stale drunk; and the traffic jams!
Word: lily foot Part of Speech: noun 1. The traditionally bound foot of a Chinese woman.
Word: lily feet Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lily foot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mahogany flat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From their colour and shape. 1. A bedbug. Labels: UK, obsolete, slang Example: When ready for sea we went up to Greenhithe, that their lordships might inspect us, and then to Portsmouth, to take troops to Cork, a pleasant trip; but the troops left us a legacy of "mahogany flats," with which their beds were so swarming that we never got them under.
Word: mahogany flats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mahogany flat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Norfolk Howard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Said to be an allusion to a person named Ephraim Bug, who advertised that in the future he would call himself by the more aristocratic name of Norfolk Howard. 1. A bedbug. Labels: UK, obsolete, slang Example: All the insects he had sorted, / Placed in paper bags the insects, / In one bag the Norfolk Howards, / In one bag the fleas, the Jumpers […] Example: Speaking of advertising changes of name, a title by which those lodging-house pests, bugs, are now often known, that of Norfolk Howards, is derived from an advertisement in which one Ephraim Bug avowed his intention of being for the future known as Norfolk Howard.
Word: Norfolk Howards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Norfolk Howard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: madake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 真竹. 1. Timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides)
Word: age like milk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Referring to milk’s tendency to go bad quickly. 1. To age very badly; to look bad in hindsight, or after time has passed. Example: While rewatching this movie after twenty years, I realized that it had aged like milk.
Word: SEUs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of SEU Labels: form-of, plural
Word: SEEs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of SEE Labels: form-of, plural
Word: SEL Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of senior enlisted leader. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of single-event latchup (a destructive internal short circuit produced by a particle of ionizing radiation striking a CMOS computer chip). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of Social–emotional learning. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: In a March interview conducted over email, Mr. Rufo stated that while social-emotional learning sounds “positive and uncontroversial” in theory, “in practice, SEL serves as a delivery mechanism for radical pedagogies such as critical race theory and gender deconstructionism.” 4. Initialism of shelf edge label. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
Word: SELs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of SEL Labels: form-of, plural
Word: battered person syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A more recent, gender-neutral formulation based on battered woman syndrome. 1. A legal defense according to which a murderer had no choice but to kill their violent partner in response to cumulative abuse rather than a single provocation. Labels: uncountable
Word: firm error Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of error where a signal or datum becomes wrong and remains wrong until the equipment is power-cycled, but does not physically damage the equipment's hardware.
Word: firm errors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of firm error Labels: form-of, plural
Word: country ship Part of Speech: noun 1. A ship belonging to the East Indies, and trading from port to port in that country. Labels: historical
Word: country ships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of country ship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ca. sa. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of capias ad satisfaciendam. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: I've noted down the amount of the taxed costs and damages for which the ca-sa was issued, and we had better settle at once and lose no time.
Word: cat and kitten sneaking Part of Speech: noun 1. The theft of pint and quart pots and small pewter spirit measures from public houses. Labels: UK, obsolete, slang, uncountable Example: In the police courts it is not uncommon to hear that such and such low persons have been "had up" for "cat and kitten sneaking," i.e., stealing quart and pint pots.
Word: power-cycle Part of Speech: verb 1. To turn a device off and then back on again, usually to restore proper function by forcing a malfunctioning or unresponsive device to reset or reinitialize, or as a step in troubleshooting the device. Example: If the computer's frozen, try power-cycling it.
Word: power cycle Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of power-cycle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: power-cycles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of power-cycle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: power-cycling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of power-cycle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: power-cycled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of power-cycle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: power cycles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of power cycle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: power cycling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of power cycle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: power cycled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of power cycle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: manavilins Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of manavelins. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: old gentleman Part of Speech: noun 1. A playing card that is almost imperceptibly longer than the others in the deck, used by cheats. Labels: UK, obsolete, slang 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see old, gentleman.
Word: old gentlemen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of old gentleman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hard error Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of error which persists even after power-cycling the equipment; associated with permanent physical damage to the equipment's hardware (for instance, from a latch-up).
Word: hard errors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hard error Labels: form-of, plural
Word: give someone their gruel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Perhaps a reference to administering poison. 1. To kill or trounce someone. Labels: UK, obsolete, slang Example: "Cruel! Cruel! Cruel!" he cried. "Yes, you gave him his gruel hot enough," answered Charlotte. Example: I have 'barkers' by Nock, Sir, With percussion locks, Sir, Will give you your gruel — hang me if I box, Sir
Word: fulldive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a fictional technology in the Japanese light novel and anime Sword Art Online. 1. Virtual reality technology that inputs sensory data directly into a user's brain (especially when the brain may also act upon the technology), which is usually a brain–computer interface, brain implant, or any other similar technology. Labels: uncountable Example: Experts say it will take at least another ten years before we create real fulldive technology.
Word: bellows to mend Part of Speech: phrase 1. out of breath Labels: UK, obsolete, slang Example: This constitutes the process of respiration or breathing, and on its due performance will chiefly depend the health and usefulness of the animal. A horse calling “bellows-to-mend” is fit for little. Example: A pause now took place, and some mutual feinting and dodging, it being 'bellows to mend' on each side.
Word: full dive Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fulldive. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Fulldive Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fulldive. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: hop merchant Part of Speech: noun 1. A teacher of dancing. Labels: obsolete, slang 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hop, merchant. (one who sells hops for brewing)
Word: hop merchants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hop merchant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hop and pop Part of Speech: verb 1. to jump from a plane at altitudes of 5000 ft and deploy the main parachute soon after. Labels: slang
Word: kimbo Part of Speech: adj 1. Archaic form of akimbo (“with hands on hips and elbows outward”). Labels: alt-of, archaic, not-comparable Example: The gentleman who usually fell into his, with his legs astride the seat, and his arms kimbo on the back, was Mr. Burton, a very small man, who took all the liberties accorded to small people.
Word: kimbo Part of Speech: verb 1. To position (the arms) akimbo. Labels: archaic, transitive
Word: Field-lane duck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Field Lane was a low London thoroughfare leading from the foot of Holborn Hill to the purlieus of Clerkenwell. 1. A baked sheep's head. Labels: UK, obsolete, slang
Word: Field-lane ducks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Field-lane duck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sharkette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shark (“someone who exploits others”) + -ette (suffix forming female equivalents). 1. An exploitative woman. Labels: informal, slang Example: Cass's lips curved in a full - fledged grin this time. Maybe Mercedes's little sharkette had some plain ordinary child in her, after all. Example: A sharp-eyed, flinty-voiced business sharkette.
Word: Jemmy-John Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably related to demijohn. 1. A jar for holding liquor. Labels: obsolete, slang
Word: Jemmy-Johns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Jemmy-John Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sharkettes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sharkette Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misophones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misophone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nobbish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nob + -ish. 1. Synonym of nobby.
Word: husband's tea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the idea that a selfish housewife might drink all the tea before her husband returns from work, and refill the pot with water. 1. Very weak (dilute) tea. Labels: archaic, slang, uncountable Example: "WELL, I never! Mrs. Morris, why how poor the tea has got all at once! Why, sure enough, it is as bad as husband's tea now!" Example: Some take their tea so hot that its flavour, if it had any, would be lost upon them, and many take it so weak that it can have no flavour in particular. We have also heard of "husband's tea," which sufficiently explains itself.
Word: fegary Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of figary. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fegaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fegary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: obstropolous Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of obstropulous. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: So, as he was goin’ on a war-expedition in his canoe, he left her to think about it, sayin’ he’d be back in six months or so, when he hoped she wouldn’t be so obstropolous.
Word: Irish loo Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of lanterloo with no dummy and in which players are permitted to exchange their cards. Labels: uncountable
Word: sick as a horse Part of Speech: adj 1. Very ill. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cyclostrophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cyclo- + Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ, “a turn, bend, twist”) + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌsaɪ.kləˈstɹoʊ.fɪk/, /-ˈstɹɔ.fɪk/ 1. Relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the opposing effects of the horizontal pressure gradient and the centrifugal force on a rotating air mass.
Word: love curl Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of kiss curl. Example: An aggravator, or love curl, of a delicate roundness, hung low upon the imperial forehead, […]
Word: love curls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of love curl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: needy mizzler Part of Speech: noun 1. A shabby person; a tramp who runs away without paying for his lodging. Labels: UK, obsolete, slang
Word: needy mizzlers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of needy mizzler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mat leaves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mat leave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: defrostee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From defrost + -ee. 1. One who has been revived after being in cryonic suspension. Example: One thing alone seems to be certain, and that is that the cockroach will be the final master of this globe; and if the defrostee is unfortunate enough to survive into that era, he will have to take what is given him, and the greatest minds of our time declare it is not likely to be much. Example: We would be better off enjoying the re-runs of his films rather than the expensive re-run of a rapidly aging defrostee.
Word: defrostees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of defrostee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: off-and-on Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of on-and-off. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: State of Manchuria Part of Speech: name 1. Official name of Manchukuo from 1932 to 1934. Labels: formal, historical
Word: soiled dove Part of Speech: noun 1. A disreputable woman, sometimes a prostitute. Labels: euphemistic, obsolete Example: 1867, Ouida (Maria Louise Ramé), Idalia […] thought the telegraphist, with a yawn, returning to his dog-eared green-covered shilling novel, relating the pungent adventures of a soiled dove of St. John's Wood, […]
Word: soiled doves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soiled dove Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cold meat train Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because this train used to convey corpses to Woking on behalf of the London Necropolis Company. 1. The last railway train of the night by which officers could reach Aldershot via the South Western Railway. Labels: UK, obsolete, slang
Word: cold meat trains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cold meat train Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mach tuck Part of Speech: noun 1. A change in an aircraft's pitching tendency at transonic speeds, often manifesting as a strong tendency to pitch down into a dive. Labels: uncountable
Word: Mach tuck Part of Speech: verb 1. To experience Mach tuck.
Word: aquilinely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From aquiline + -ly. 1. In an aquiline manner; like an eagle. Example: Nosed aquilinely, the skipper is finely Snubbed by a cut from the gay Chasseresse. Example: On the pillow the fair head otherwise so aquilinely reminiscent of old Mendes on his deathbed grew clearer,
Word: anemographia Part of Speech: noun 1. The rhetorical enargia used to describe the wind. Labels: uncountable Example: The first three sections of the poem are an exercise in the classical mode of anemographia (description of the wind). Example: I think it safe to conclude that Poe's prose suggests a fondness for parallel structure, sometimes antithetical. I have also catalogued nearly two dozen devices of description, from anemographia to triplets adjectival and adverbial, and conclude that Poe is a highly descriptive writer.
Word: Sherardian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Sherard + -ian. 1. Of or relating to William Sherard (1659–1728), English botanist, who established a professorship at the University of Oxford, the Sherardian Professor of Botany. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Dizzy Part of Speech: name 1. Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, and twice prime minister of the United Kingdom. Labels: UK, humorous, slang
Word: Dizzy Part of Speech: name 1. A nickname.
Word: dizzie Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of dizzy. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Gillick competency Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Gillick competence. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: pajeets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pajeet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vireonine Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to, or characteristic of the vireo Labels: not-comparable
Word: hotpatch Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hot patch. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hotpatch Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of hot patch. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Gweniver Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cornish, from Middle Cornish Gwynnever, from Proto-Brythonic *Gwɨnnohuɨβar. Doublet of Jennifer. Pronunciation: /ˈɡwɛ.nɪ.və/, /ˈɡwɛ.nɪ.vɚ/ 1. A female given name from Cornish.
Word: virgater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From virgate + -er. 1. A person who owned or cultivated a virgate of agricultural land.
Word: virgie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of virgin + -ie. 1. A virgin. Labels: informal Example: Marveling, I said to her ear—and the pleasure I took in touching it with my talking lips!—“How do you know? A virgie like you were.” Example: “Ferget ever'thing but feeling good!” the first one added, to Maia's growing confusion and irritation. The third man, of average height, with a dark complexion, nudged his companions. “Come on. You can whiff she's just a virgie. Let's go clean up an' head for Bell House.”
Word: Great Ness Part of Speech: name 1. A hamlet and civil parish (served by Great Ness and Little Ness Parish Council) in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3918).
Word: Little Ness Part of Speech: name 1. A hamlet and civil parish (served by Great Ness and Little Ness Parish Council) in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4019).
Word: Little Ness Part of Speech: name 1. Three headlands in the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland: 2. Three headlands in the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland: 3. Three headlands in the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland:
Word: viseite Part of Speech: noun 1. A mixed, hydrated silicate, phosphate and fluoride of calcium and aluminium. Labels: uncountable
Word: vitellarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, vitell- + -arian. Pronunciation: /ˌvɪ.tɛˈlɛə.ɹi.ən/, /ˌvaɪ-/, /-tə-/, /ˌvɪ.tɛˈlɛ.ɹi.ən/ 1. Synonym of vitellarial. Labels: not-comparable
Word: CI/CD Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Initialism of continuous integration / continuous delivery or continuous deployment. 1. Initialism of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (combined practices) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (combined practices) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: In this chapter, we aim to extend the reach of CI/CD pipelines into common automation use cases.
Word: Haberle Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Haberle. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Golphin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unexplained. 1. A surname.
Word: Golphins Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Golphin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Haberles Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Haberle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Goerke Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Goerke. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Governale Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Governale. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: Governales Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Governale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Goerkes Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Goerke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Full Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Full. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Fulls Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Full Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gallettis Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Galletti Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Fowers Part of Speech: name Etymology: Status surname, from Old French fouuer, itself from Latin focārius (“hearth-keeper”). Compare modern French foyer. 1. A surname from Old French.
Word: Fidalgos Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Fidalgo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Fowerses Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Fowers Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Fauber Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Faubert. 1. A surname from French.
Word: Kaeding Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Käding. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Kaedings Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Kaeding Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Faubers Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Fauber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kalinoski Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Kalinowski. 1. A surname from Polish.
Word: Kalinoskis Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Kalinoski Labels: form-of, plural
Word: McPeak Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an Irish and Scottish surname, Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Péice (“son of Péic”), of non-Celtic but obscure origin, perhaps in actuality related to English peak or its source. * As an English surname, from Old English pīc (see Pike) though it could also be from or influenced by Peak. 1. A surname from Irish.
Word: Kalinowskis Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Kalinowski Labels: form-of, plural
Word: McPeaks Part of Speech: name 1. plural of McPeak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: McKittricks Part of Speech: name 1. plural of McKittrick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pulaskis Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Pulaski Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Trimalchio Part of Speech: name 1. A wealthy freedman in the 1st century CE Roman work of fiction Satyricon.
Word: Trimalchio Part of Speech: noun 1. A nouveau riche. Labels: rare Example: It was when curiosity about Gatsby was at its highest that the lights in his house failed to go on one Saturday night—and, as obscurely as it had begun, his career as Trimalchio was over. Example: Pliny and his circle would have favored the former, but the Trimalchios of his time without question would have accepted the volatility and riskiness of the latter in the hope of dazzling short-term profits.