nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: vascularize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English vascular Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English vascularize From vascular + -ize. 1. To supply with vessels (that conduct fluid). Example: [This] vascularizes the right aspect of the superior septum. S2 vascularizes most of the septum, the medial papillary muscle group of the tricuspid valve (TM), and proceeds toward the base of the anterior papillary muscle[…] Example: Short meningeal braches vascularize the cerebral cortex, whereas long meningeal branches vascularize the white matter. […] Cerebellar arteries supply blood to the cerebellum; the medial and paramedial perforant arteries of the vertebrobasilar system vascularize medial and paramedial territories of the brainstem. 2. To acquire vessels (that conduct fluid). Example: Allografts vascularize and are eventually rejected at which time they must be replaced. Xenografts (porcine) - not as good as homografts; last 2 weeks; these do not vascularize. Dermal substitutes - not as good as homografts or xenografts[…] Example: Despite concerted efforts, the skin substitutes available today all fail to vascularize and also there are no epidermal/dermal skin substitutes available that can close wounds permanently.
Word: toadies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toady Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toadies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of toady Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: linkering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of linker Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: linkered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of linker Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: adenylate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From adenyl + -ate. Pronunciation: /əˈdɛn.ə.leɪt/, /əˈdɛn.ə.lɪt/ 1. The dissociated anion present in adenylic acid; adenosine monophosphate.
Word: adenylate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English adenyl Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English adenylate From adenyl + -ate. 1. To carry out or induce an adenylation reaction.
Word: processivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English processive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English processivity From processive + -ity. Pronunciation: /pɹɑsɛˈsɪvəti/ 1. A measure of the average number of nucleotides added by a DNA polymerase enzyme per association/disassociation with the template.
Word: processivities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of processivity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boxrooms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boxroom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reorient Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English orient English reorient From re- + orient. 1. To orient again; to make or become oriented after dislocation or disorientation. Labels: ambitransitive Example: The Institute is re-orienting its program and will endeavor to carry on its training and research along lines originally planned for, though modified by such exigencies as the present national crisis has brought forth. Communications with the Institute may be directed to Shapingpa, Chungking, China.
Word: reorient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English orient English reorient From re- + orient. 1. Arising again. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: eunuchry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek εὐνή (eunḗ) Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *hékʰō Ancient Greek ἔχω (ékhō) Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos)bor. Latin eunūchusder. Middle English eunuk English eunuch English -ry English eunuchry From eunuch + -ry. 1. The state of being a eunuch. Labels: uncountable
Word: reorients Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reorient Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reorienting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reorient Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reoriented Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reorient Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: modernista Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish modernista. 1. A modernist, especially a militantly devoted supporter of modernism Example: Francis Albert Sinatra, painter, modernista.
Word: ephebus Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of ephebe.
Word: clergies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clergy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jess Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jesses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jess Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: offertories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of offertory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: byname Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From by- + name. Cognate with Dutch bijnaam (“nickname”), German Beiname (“nickname, epithet”), Swedish binamn, Danish binavn and Norwegian Bokmål binavn. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪˌneɪm/ 1. Any secondary name, particularly Example: Lions-heart, is... the by-name of K. Richard. Example: The term surname originally denoted an additional name—that is, one used in addition to an individual’s given name, with no implication that it was hereditary. Across medieval Europe a surname was at first often no more than a byname, an ad-hoc sobriquet that was descriptively true of the individual to whom it was given. 2. Any secondary name, particularly Labels: Germanic 3. Any secondary name, particularly Labels: Scotland, UK, dialectal 4. Any secondary name, particularly Labels: archaic 5. Any secondary name, particularly Labels: archaic Example: Some of these by-names... remained many years after to them, and theirs; amongst which Plantagenist was entailed on the Royal bloud of England. 6. Any secondary name, particularly Labels: archaic, historical Example: Eutropius... gives him the additional name of Crinitus, perhaps a by-name of his family.
Word: byname Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From by- + name. Cognate with Dutch bijnaam (“nickname”), German Beiname (“nickname, epithet”), Swedish binamn, Danish binavn and Norwegian Bokmål binavn. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪˌneɪm/ 1. To assign a byname to. Labels: archaic, transitive
Word: by-name Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of byname. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: shoelaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shoelace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seizings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seizing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: working farm Part of Speech: noun 1. A farm whose agricultural land and buildings are in active use for crop production and/or the raising of livestock. Example: 2007, Louis Porter, "Farm deal sours over money," The Barre Montpelier Times Argus (Vermont), 4 Oct., Even though the land was being farmed and was protected from development, Pelham says it was at risk of being sold to someone who wasn't going to keep it as a working farm.
Word: on the money Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In the correct position; on target; precisely accurate; accurately. Labels: idiomatic Example: Did you have the wrong kind? I've never had the wrong kind. Ever. My worst one was right on the money. Example: Two of the A-4s landed on the money. The third was not so lucky.
Word: mailboxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mailbox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: headends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of headend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: headlocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of headlock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: headlocks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of headlock Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: heartworms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heartworm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hegemonies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hegemony Labels: form-of, plural
Word: what do you want, a cookie Part of Speech: phrase Pronunciation: /ˈwɒt də ju ˈwɒnt | ə ˈkʊki/, /ˈwʌt də jə ˈwɑnt | ə ˈkʊki/, /- ˈwʌnt -/ 1. A retort to someone who has done something unsurprising or unimpressive and has deemed it necessary to mention it. Labels: rhetoric, sarcastic Example: "I was straight to the point - "Laurie, I'm gay." "Bernard, I've known that for a long time. So, what do you want, a cookie? Now deal the cards!" Example: DOLL. Buzzet attacked me last night. I have scars! Look at my arm! And my hair is flat too! SPIDER. What do you want a cookie?
Word: head boys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of head boy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: headmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of headman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: headshots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of headshot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: headrushes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of headrush Labels: form-of, plural
Word: head rush Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of headrush. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: headstands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of headstand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: headstands Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of headstand Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: heat capacities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heat capacity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heliodons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heliodon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heads of household Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of head of household Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hearts of gold Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heart of gold Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heat deaths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heat death Labels: form-of, plural
Word: infame Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin īnfāmāre, from īnfāmis (“infamous”): compare French infamer, Italian infamare. See infamous. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfeɪm/ 1. To defame; to make infamous. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: sapience, hitherto obscured, infamed Example: Livia is infamed for the poisoning of her husband.
Word: helium variables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of helium variable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: helium stars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of helium star Labels: form-of, plural
Word: help desks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of help desk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jewett Part of Speech: name 1. A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from a medieval English pet form of Julian. 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States:
Word: wheedles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wheedle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bouncier Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbaʊnsiə/, /ˈbaʊnsɪə/, /ˈbaʊnsiɚ/ 1. comparative form of bouncy: more bouncy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: bounciest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbaʊnsi.ɪst/ 1. superlative form of bouncy: most bouncy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: heroic meters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heroic meter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heteroauxins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heteroauxin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hide-outs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hide-out Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cognescenti Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of cognoscenti. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: reshuffles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reshuffle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reshuffles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reshuffle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reshuffling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reshuffle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reshuffling Part of Speech: noun 1. An act in which something is reshuffled Labels: gerund Example: […] returning members had to meet no fewer than 11 new members, appointed by Borough President Scott Stringer in one of the largest reshufflings of a borough’s community boards in recent memory.
Word: reshuffled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reshuffle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hell and half of Georgia Part of Speech: noun 1. A very large region; everywhere. Labels: US, idiomatic, uncountable Example: Seems to me I been on foot all over hell and half of Georgia, since this ruckus began. Example: Idiot, she scolded herself. You've tracked Alex through hell and half of Georgia, only to fall in a stupid well!
Word: ARCA Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Automobile Racing Club of America, a stock car auto racing sanctioning body in the United States, founded in 1952. Labels: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: racing car Part of Speech: noun 1. A race car. Labels: UK Example: [A] grey racing car drew up with a grinding of brakes and a sputter of gravel in front of the main entrance of Belpher Castle. Example: He was six when he received his last gift from his father, a battery racing car that fell apart after three days.
Word: production model Part of Speech: noun 1. An automobile or type of automobile mass-produced and distributed for sale to the general public.
Word: dynamic site Part of Speech: noun 1. A web site that displays information that changes using server-side code, generally with information retrieved from a database. Labels: Internet
Word: ronko Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Limba word hu-ronko. 1. A traditional loose-fitting knee-length garment worn by chiefs, blacksmiths, warriors, and secret society officials in certain tribes of Sierra Leone, particularly the Limba, Koranko, and Yalunka, and said to protect against both natural and supernatural weapons when worn in battle. Example: Many campaign posters showed candidates wearing "ronkos," or rust-colored cotton vests bathed in special herbs to guard them against invisible bullets. Example: The same mural shows a government soldier, called 'Commando Spider', dressed in a ronko, but slaying a rebel, presumably behind enemy lines.
Word: barken Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bark + -en. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)kən/ 1. Made of bark. Labels: not-comparable, poetic Example: barken knots
Word: barken Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bark + -en. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)kən/ 1. To become hard or form a crust, like bark. Labels: Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive Example: The poor patient knew at once his master's tongue, and lifting up one of his eyes, the other being stiff and barkened down, said in a melancholy voice, "Ah, master, do you think I'll get better?" Example: "The best way's to let the blood barken upon the cut — that saves plasters, hinney." 2. To tan or dye with bark. Labels: UK, dialectal, transitive Example: "And it wad far better become ye, Mr. Saddletree," continued his helpmate, "since ye say ye hae skeel o' the law, to try if ye can do onything for Effie Deans, puir thing, that's lying up in the tolbooth yonder, cauld, and hungry, and comfortless--A servant lass of ours, Mr. Butler, and as innocent a lass, to my thinking, and as usefu' in the shop--When Mr. Saddletree gangs out,--and ye're aware he's seldom at hame when there's ony o' the plea-houses open,--poor Effie used to help me to tumble the bundles o' barkened leather up and down, and range out the gudes, and suit a' body's humours--And troth, she could aye please the customers wi' her answers, for she was aye civil, and a bonnier lass wasna in Auld Reekie.
Word: Kievan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Kiev + -an, from Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev). Pronunciation: /ˈkiːɛfən/, /ˈkiːɛvən/ 1. Alternative form of Kyivan. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable 2. Alternative form of Kyivan. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of or associated with the city of Kiev, especially when referring to the medieval period (c. 880–c. 1150) when the city dominated the East Slavic lands which today are in Belarus, Ukraine, and minor parts of Moldova, Poland, and Russia. Labels: historical, not-comparable
Word: Kievan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Kiev + -an, from Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev). Pronunciation: /ˈkiːɛfən/, /ˈkiːɛvən/ 1. Alternative form of Kyivan. Labels: alt-of, alternative, demonym
Word: MVK Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of methyl vinyl ketonel. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of mevalonate kinase. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: stapedes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stapes Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blue flyer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So named from their bluish-grey fur and speed. Recorded since the 1860s. 1. A female red kangaroo. Example: The female red kangaroo is referred to as a Blue Flyer, whilst the male is generally known as a Marloo or Boomer.
Word: huddles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of huddle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: huddles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of huddle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: huddling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of huddle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: scuffles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scuffle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scuffles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of scuffle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: scuffled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of scuffle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: clearing bank Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a network of banks that have a formal arrangement for the exchange of cheques, drafts, etc.
Word: C. difficile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an abbreviation of taxonomic name Clostridium difficile. 1. Clostridium difficile, a species of bacteria. Labels: uncountable
Word: pronomial Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /pɹəʊˈnəʊmiəl/ 1. Of, pertaining to, constructed using, or serving the purpose of a pronoun. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tyeks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tyek Labels: Geordie, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tyekin Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle of tyek Labels: Geordie, form-of, participle, present
Word: doon Part of Speech: adv Etymology: See down. Pronunciation: /duːn/ 1. Down. Labels: Geordie, not-comparable
Word: doon Part of Speech: prep Etymology: See down. Pronunciation: /duːn/ 1. Down. Labels: Geordie, Scotland Example: This "impressive" 1893 James Miller railway terminus was, according to Canmore, "designed in a grand style in order to cope with the large volume of holidaymakers arriving from Glasgow to travel 'doon the water' at the height of the summer season".
Word: doon Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See down. Pronunciation: /duːn/ 1. On a lower level than before; down. Labels: Geordie, not-comparable
Word: doon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See dun. 1. Alternative form of dun, an ancient or medieval fortification. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: transtheistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trans- + theistic, coined by philosopher Paul Tillich and Indologist Heinrich Zimmer; see quotations below. 1. Transcending theism. Example: 1952, Paul Tillich, The Courage to Be, Yale University Press, Stoicism in this sense is a basic religious attitude, whether it appears in theistic, atheistic, or transtheistic forms. Example: 1953, Heinrich Robert Zimmer (auth.), Joseph Campbell (ed.), Philosophies of India, page 182, […] the Tirthankaras have passed beyond the godly governors of the natural order. Jainism, that is to say, is not atheistic; it is transtheistic.
Word: Chr Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Chronicles. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Chron. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Chronicles. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: 1 Chr Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of 1 Chronicles. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: 1 Chron. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of 1 Chronicles. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: 2 Chr Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of 2 Chronicles. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: 2 Chron. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of 2 Chronicles. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: lunisolar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From luni- + solar. 1. Of a calendar, based on both the lunar month and the solar year. Labels: not-comparable Example: The holidays are all happening within two days this year because several long solar, lunar and lunisolar calendar cycles sync up. 2. Pertaining to or caused by both the moon and the sun. Labels: not-comparable
Word: incondite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin conditus Latin inconditusbor. English incondite Borrowed from Latin inconditus. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkɒndɪt/ 1. Badly-arranged, ill-composed, disorderly (especially of artistic works). Example: I am now at liberty to confess, that much which I have heard objected to my late friend’s writings was well-founded. Crude they are, I grant you—a sort of unlicked, incondite things—villainously pranked in an affected array of antique modes and phrases. Example: I wish I might digress and tell you more ... But my tale is sufficiently incondite already. 2. Rough, unrefined. Example: [T]he ſecond [symptom] is, falſò cogitata loqui, to talke to themſelues, or to vſe inarticulate, incondite voices, ſpeeches, abſolete geſtures,[…].
Word: sick day Part of Speech: noun 1. A paid personal day intended to be used due to illness either for recuperation or medical treatment.
Word: personal day Part of Speech: noun 1. A day when one is permitted to not attend work in order to attend to personal matters.
Word: Sichuan pepper Part of Speech: noun 1. The outer pod of the tiny fruit of a number of species in the genus Zanthoxylum widely grown and consumed in Asia as a spice. Not closely related to black pepper or to chilli peppers. Labels: countable, uncountable, usually 2. Spice made from this pod. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. A plant producing the pods, Zanthoxylum Labels: countable, usually
Word: Szechuan pepper Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Sichuan pepper. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Some people in Asia during pre-Columbian times also made use of the seeds of the plants Zanthoxylum simulans and Eanthoxylum bungeanum, now known as Szechuan pepper. Szechuan peppercorns evoke a tingling, numbing sensation produced by its active ingredient, alpha-sanshool. Like black pepper, Szechuan pepper is chemically and experientially distinct from chili pepper.
Word: hurdies Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown 1. buttocks; rump Labels: UK, dialectal, plural, plural-only
Word: chilli pepper Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chili pepper. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: sheathes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sheathe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: resheathe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English sheathe English resheathe From re- + sheathe. 1. To sheathe again, to return to its sheath.
Word: mule skinner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mule + skinner. 1. muleteer; a driver of mules
Word: delayering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of delayer Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: delayered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of delayer Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: antiphonies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antiphony Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orchi Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɔɹ.ki/ 1. Clipping of orchiectomy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Example: Listen, when I come down to Mexico for my “orchi,” I want Dr. Arias to do some other stuff as well.” “Orchi” is a name we use for the surgical castration of our testicles. It's technically called an orchiectomy.
Word: antika Part of Speech: noun 1. An ancient artifact; an antique. Example: I travelled in the Fayum with an antika-seller from the Pyramids, who cheated me; […]
Word: 1 Chronicles Part of Speech: name 1. The first of the two Books of Chronicles and the thirteenth book of the Old Testament of the Bible.
Word: 2 Chronicles Part of Speech: name 1. The second of the two Books of Chronicles and the fourteenth book of the Old Testament of the Bible.
Word: antilogarithms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antilogarithm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: taurokathapsia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Revived Ancient Greek ταυροκαθάψια (taurokathápsia), variant of ταυροκάθαψις (taurokáthapsis), from ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”) + κάθαψις (káthapsis). Apparently coined by Arthur Evans, the excavator of Knossos, in ca. 1910. Pronunciation: /ˌtɔːɹəkəˈθæpsiə/ 1. Bull-leaping, as depicted in Bronze Age art, especially from Minoan Crete. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: aurei Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aureus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brickies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brickie Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of bricky Labels: form-of, plural
Word: real deal Part of Speech: noun 1. A thing or person that is genuine, authentic, or worthy of serious regard. Labels: idiomatic Example: George Michael is the real deal—a real blue-eyed soul artist whom you can wholeheartedly get behind, knowing that you'll never be duped or deceived by his lust for commercial success. 2. An authentic bargain. Labels: literally 3. A beneficial result or a favorable state of affairs. Labels: idiomatic
Word: short hairs Part of Speech: noun 1. Pubic hair. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only, slang
Word: have someone by the short hairs Part of Speech: verb 1. To have someone in a difficult situation in which he or she is without alternatives and can be controlled. Labels: idiomatic Example: Beginning with a curt “Listen, Buster,” she proceeded to sketch out with admirable clearness the salient points in the situation as she envisaged it, and judging from the loud buzzing noises that came over the wire, clearly audible to me though now standing in the background, it was evident that the nub was not escaping him. They were the buzzing noises of a man slowly coming to the realization that a woman's hand had got him by the short hairs. Example: The Saudis know that as long as we consume 7 billion barrels per year (4 billion of them imported from abroad), they have us by the short hairs.
Word: pasticcio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian pasticcio. Doublet of pastiche. 1. A medley; an olio. Example: On our first entrance into the palace, which is a pasticcio of Saracenic, Conventual, and Grecian architecture, I was much taken with the principal front of the inner-court; a piece of as good Morisco work as any I had yet seen. 2. An artwork that directly imitates the work of another artist or artists. 3. A falsified work of art, such as a vase or statue made up of parts of original works, with missing parts supplied.
Word: pasticcio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian pasticcio. Doublet of pastiche. 1. Alternative spelling of pastichio. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: aegipanes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aegipan Labels: form-of, plural, rare
Word: aegipan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Aegipān, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Αἰγίπαν (Aigípan), from αἴξ (aíx, “goat”) + Πάν (Pán, “Pan”). Pronunciation: /ˈiːdʒɪpan/ 1. A goat-like creature resembling a satyr, sometimes portrayed as having a fish's tail. Labels: Greek Example: there were passages in Pomponius Mela, about the old African Satyrs and Oegipans, over which Usher would sit dreaming for hours. Example: "No," Shin said, "I don't think that folk who were warned that you were arriving on an ogre would be terrified to learn that an aegipan was part of the group also. Though I'm flattered that you'd consider such a possibility."
Word: aegipans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aegipan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Christofascism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey-der. Ancient Greek χρίω (khríō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós) ▲ Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)sl. ▲ Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)sl. Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)der. Latin Chrīstusder. Old English Crist Middle English Crist English Christ Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Christo- Latin fascis Italian fascio Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismus Italian -ismo Italian fascismolbor. English fascism English Christofascism From Christo- + fascism. 1. Christian fanaticism or fundamentalism. Labels: derogatory, offensive, uncountable
Word: Christofascist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Christo- + fascist, analyzable as Christ + -o- + fascist. 1. Of, pertaining to, or subscribing to Christofascism. Labels: derogatory, not-comparable
Word: Christofascist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Christo- + fascist, analyzable as Christ + -o- + fascist. 1. A Christofascist person; a Christian fanatic or fundamentalist. Labels: derogatory Example: The anti-balaka movement consists largely of Christofascists.
Word: premo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of premium + -o, or a variant form of primo (“best, first-class”). 1. Excellent, attractive. Labels: US, rare, slang Example: Like, you know, this guy at the dance was like soooo foxy mondo!! Like totally awesome. He could have been like a model for like GQ, for sure! He was premo[,] definitely not a zod. Example: I wish they would have shown much more of Nancy Vee and you when you did the initial g/g in the car... what little we saw was premo, absolutely premo!
Word: premiate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From premium or Latin praemium (“prize”). 1. To give a prize to. Labels: transitive Example: Inevitably, a jury numbed by a succession of slides premiates some designs because they are "interesting" or "different."
Word: as you sow, so shall you reap Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: From Galatians 6:7 in the Bible (King James Version; spelling modernized): “Be not deceived, God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” Compare Hosea 8:7, “For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.” Pronunciation: /əz‿ju ˈsəʊ səʊ‿ʃəl‿ju ˈɹiːp/, /əz‿ju ˈsoʊ soʊ‿ʃəl‿ju ˈɹip/ 1. The consequences of one's actions to oneself are in proportion to one's good or bad intentions towards others. Example: Near-synonyms: as you make your bed, so you must lie in it; (archaic) as you have brewed, so you must drink
Word: oxylium ions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oxylium ion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ditties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ditty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ditties Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ditty Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pace eggs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pace egg Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pH indicators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pH indicator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: packhorse bridges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of packhorse bridge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: palette knives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of palette knife Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jerry-rig Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Conflation of jury-rig and jerry-built. 1. Eggcorn of jury-rig. Example: Sherry, found the distributor. Two more parts and I can jerry-rig the detonator for that gate.
Word: -ia Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Latin -ia and Ancient Greek -ία (-ía), -εια (-eia), which form abstract nouns of feminine gender. 1. Used in forming placenames, especially of countries. Labels: morpheme 2. Used in forming names of diseases. Labels: morpheme 3. Used in forming names of flowers. Labels: morpheme 4. Used in forming names of collections of things. Labels: morpheme, rare Example: militaria, deletia
Word: -ia Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From the endings of corresponding Latin and Ancient Greek plural nouns. 1. Used in forming plurals of nouns in -ium and -ion. Labels: morpheme
Word: -ia Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Latin -ia, feminine of -ius, a suffix forming adjectives and the ending of most Classical Latin nomina gentilicia. 1. Used in forming female given names. Labels: morpheme Example: Crystallia, Edmondia, Edwardia
Word: Emerald Isle Part of Speech: name 1. A nickname for Ireland. Example: Nor one feeling of vengeance presume to defile The cause, or the men, of the Emerald Isle. Example: […] with our diminishing supply of gasoline, our situation might be serious. Minutes passed and we saw no Emer­ald Isle.
Word: intellectualizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of intellectualize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: intellectualizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of intellectualize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: intellectualized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of intellectualize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: autarkies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autarky Labels: form-of, plural
Word: autobiographies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autobiography Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Riesen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Swiss German Riesen. 1. A surname from German.
Word: kludges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kludge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kludges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of kludge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Brownrigg Part of Speech: name Etymology: Habitational surname from any of several minor places in Cumbria, from Old English brūn (“brown”) + hryċġ (“ridge”). 1. A surname from Old English.
Word: sunwards Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥der. Proto-Germanic *sunnô Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ Proto-West Germanic *sunnā Old English sunne Middle English sonne English sun English -wards English sunwards From sun + -wards. 1. Toward the sun. Labels: not-comparable
Word: oolites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oolite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heximal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of hex- + decimal. 1. Using base six; senary. Labels: not-comparable, rare 2. Using base sixteen; hexadecimal. Labels: nonstandard, not-comparable, rare
Word: superbugs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superbug Labels: form-of, plural
Word: summat Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Dialectal variant of somewhat attested from the 18th century. Joseph Wright suggested that it might be a contraction of "some that" in A Grammar of the Dialect of Windhill (page 78). Pronunciation: /ˈsʌmət/, /ˈsʊmət/, /ˈzʌmət/, /ˈzʊmət/ 1. Something. Labels: England, Yorkshire, indefinite, informal, pronoun Example: ...every gentleman tips us summat, we looks for it as natural as possible. Example: They require the atmosphere of a cigar and the amalgam of a sum'mat comfortable.
Word: summat Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Dialectal variant of somewhat attested from the 18th century. Joseph Wright suggested that it might be a contraction of "some that" in A Grammar of the Dialect of Windhill (page 78). Pronunciation: /ˈsʌmət/, /ˈsʊmət/, /ˈzʌmət/, /ˈzʊmət/ 1. Something (“to a degree”); somewhat. Labels: England, Yorkshire, informal, not-comparable Example: It's summat-like to see such a man as that i' the desk of a Sunday!
Word: sumat Part of Speech: pron 1. Alternative form of summat. Labels: Yorkshire, alt-of, alternative, dialectal, obsolete Example: ‛Salem aleicum,’ says she; which means, How do you do, or sumat hequivalent to it.
Word: sumat Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of summat. Labels: Yorkshire, alt-of, alternative, dialectal, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: cortico- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder. English cortico- Derived from Latin cortex (“bark”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɔɹ.tɪ.koʊ/ 1. cortex, usually the adrenal cortex or the cerebral cortex. Labels: morpheme
Word: tweeker Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of tweaker. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: waived Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of waive Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: torat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English toratten, from to- + ratten (“to lacerate, tear”), equivalent to to- + rat. Related to Middle High German ratzen (“to lacerate, tear”). 1. To tear apart, tear asunder. Labels: obsolete, transitive 2. To scatter, disperse. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: belly-dance Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of belly dance. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: belly-dance Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of belly dance. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: soap-opera Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of soap opera. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: guinea-pig Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of guinea pig. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pasticci Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pasticcio Labels: form-of, plural
Word: allodial title Part of Speech: noun 1. Ultimate ownership of real property that is not granted out of a superior interest in land and therefore not inherently subject to any encumbrance; almost always held by the state; the title out of which freehold title is granted.
Word: guinea-fowl Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of guinea fowl. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: whooping-crane Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of whooping crane. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The adult Whooping-cranes are white, the younger birds of a brownish color. Example: […] to the north I could hear the shrill unearthly cries of the great divers, and of whooping-cranes —the wail of banshees, and Valkyries, and the baying of Gabriel's hounds
Word: vestiture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin vestitura, from Latin vestire. Pronunciation: /ˈvɛstɪstjʊə/, /ˈvɛstitʃə/ 1. The hairs of plants, invertebrates and other non-mammalian organisms, taken as a whole. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Phycosecids are small, ovate, convex beetles with a prognathous head, partly covered by a semicircular projection of the pronotum and a dorsal vestiture of whitish scales or scalelike setae. 2. Investiture (of a person with a specific role, powers etc.). Labels: countable, rare, uncountable 3. Clothes, clothing. Labels: archaic, countable, literary, uncountable Example: Toward the end of the second album the photography burst into color to celebrate the vivid vestiture of her adolescent molts.
Word: fiddlefart Part of Speech: intj 1. Synonym of fiddlesticks. Example: Oh, fiddlefart! I have the same homeroom teacher next year.
Word: fiddlefart Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of waste time. Example: Stop fiddlefarting around and come to supper!
Word: resheath Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English sheath English resheath From re- + sheath. 1. To sheath again, to return to its sheath.
Word: unsheath Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of unsheathe. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: nucleotides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nucleotide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Rumsfeldian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Rumsfeld Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Rumsfeldian From Rumsfeld + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to Donald Rumsfeld or policies associated with him. Example: The Rumsfeldian theory of war relies heavily on technology. Mir Bahmanyar, Shadow Warriors Example: But of course the words have a wider relevance to the Rumsfeldian universe. 2. Of or pertaining to Donald Rumsfeld's speech on known knowns, describing the Johari window.
Word: librarianship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English librarian Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English librarianship From librarian + -ship. 1. The act of operating of a library; service as a librarian Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For several years, Booklegger has been serving readers interested in radical librarianship, alternative books sources, and feminism, and now it has published a guide called The Passionate Perils of Publishing.
Word: floes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of floe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thundergod Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of thunder god. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: 1978. Vidayniwas Misra - Studies in Vedic and Indo-Iranian Religion and Literature Some trait common between the Vedic thundergod Rudra and some phallic deity may also be perhaps discerned, Meteoric stones have been connected with thunder... Example: 2004. Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm - Teutonic Mythology Did the German thundergod in particular have he-goats and...
Word: thunder gods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thunder god Labels: form-of, plural
Word: right of first refusal Part of Speech: noun 1. A provision in a contract that permits a party to that contract or another named party to have an opportunity to purchase, use, or otherwise obtain a specified object before it is offered to any other party. Example: "Well," said the publisher, "does our last contract with whoever it is that represents Shar give us the right of first refusal on his next book?"
Word: Coloss. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Colossians. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Cor. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Corinthians. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of Cornwall. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: 1 Cor. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of 1 Corinthians. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: 2 Cor. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of 2 Corinthians. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: HBA Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of health-and-beauty aid. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable Example: We have in Miami approx 110,000 to 120,000 units of the best known brand of HBA products we have NEUTROGENA ... at $0.12 & $0.20 per unit FACIAL BARS (soaps) .... approx 31,000 PcS Example: I get a lot of HBA stuff like shampoo and cosmetics where the formulation or even just the packaging has been changed. 2. Initialism of honour-based abuse. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: That book, first conceived in 2007, had the principal aim of highlighting women's victimisation across the world in the name of so-called honour, and we wanted to highlight that HBA is not purely an Islamic phenomenon.
Word: airdropping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of airdrop Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: airdropped Part of Speech: adj 1. Dropped from an aircraft. Labels: not-comparable
Word: airdropped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of airdrop Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: neuroscientist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English scientist English neuroscientist From neuro- + scientist. 1. A scientist whose speciality is neuroscience. Example: Most neuroscientists would be very sceptical of claims that consciousness of any sort could exist independently of a living brain. There is a growing consensus that consciousness, like life, weather, and cricket, is just another part of the natural world – albeit one that is reluctant to divulge its secrets. But it is unwise to dismiss reports of near-death experiences, which are usually reported after traumatic life-threatening events such as heart attacks.
Word: neuropeptide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neuro- + peptide. 1. Any of several peptides, such as endorphins, that function as neurotransmitters.
Word: neurochemistry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chimiabor. Middle French chymie French chimie Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French chimistebor. English chemist Middle English -re,-ri,-rie,-ry,-rye English -ry English chemistry English neurochemistry From neuro- + chemistry. 1. The branch of neuroscience concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: semeiotics Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of semiotics in the medical field Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: physiologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Either from physio- + -logic or Latin physiologicus. 1. Of or pertaining to physiology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: radiotracking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From radio + tracking. 1. The tracking of the movements of animals by means of an attached radio transmitter. Labels: uncountable
Word: lungworm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lung + worm. 1. Any of the diverse species of nematode worms that are parasitic to mammalian lungs, principally found in the superfamilies Metastrongylidae and Trichostrongyloidea in order Strongylida.
Word: orexin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὄρεξις (órexis, “appetite”) + -in. 1. Either of two neuropeptide hormones found in vertebrates; the hypocretins.
Word: cataplexy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Kataplexie, from Ancient Greek κατάπληξις (katáplēxis), from κατά (katá, “down”) + πλῆξῐς (plêxĭs, “blow, act of striking”). Pronunciation: /ˈkætəˌplɛksi/ 1. An abrupt loss of muscle tone, sometimes associated with narcolepsy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Narcolepsy has been associated with the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system, a 4-megabase region of chromosome 6, which is divided into three subregions: class I, class II, and class III. Class II HLA antigens have been strongly associated with autoimmune diseases. The class II antigen, DQB1*0602, has been associated with narcolepsy. Most (90%-100%) patients with narcolepsy/cataplexy across all ethnic groups have this allele. In addition, 35% to 56% of patients who have narcolepsy without cataplexy also have this allele. However, 20% of the normal population also has the allele, reducing its usefulness in diagnostic testing.
Word: downregulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From down- + regulate. 1. To decrease the number of cell receptors by using downregulation.
Word: upregulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From up- + regulate. 1. To increase the number of cell receptors by using upregulation
Word: geochelone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any of several large tortoises of the genus Geochelone.
Word: terrapene Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several large turtles of the genus Terrapene, the box turtles.
Word: fruitflies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fruitfly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alternative lifestyles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alternative lifestyle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fruitfly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fruit + fly. 1. Alternative spelling of fruit fly. Labels: alt-of, alternative, proscribed