nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: kleenices Part of Speech: noun Etymology: As though kleenex were pluralized in the manner of Latin third declension nouns. By surface analysis, kleenex + -i- + -ces. 1. plural of kleenex Labels: form-of, humorous, plural Example: Let me be crumpled into cabbage / Peeled into carrot strips / Abandoned with the used kleenices holey hermit sacks outcast chewing gum wrappers and all the other paper pariahs of your so-called civilization […] Example: One of the students wrote of her in a meeting following her death that she moved along the eucalyptus pathways like a ship in full sail, and there never was a truer statement. She owned it, and she would pick up the litter in her way. Lynn White once brought down the house in a similar meeting generations later speaking about Mrs. Reinhardt's tendency to pick up the "kleenices" [plural of kleenex] that she found-⁠- [laughs]
Word: comp shops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of comp shop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jessiqa Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name, variant of Jessica
Word: Bongino Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: nyasa Part of Speech: noun 1. The touching of various parts of one's body while chanting specific portions of a mantra, supposed to locate divinity inside the body. Labels: Hinduism, uncountable
Word: GGR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of greenhouse gas removal Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: GGRs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of GGR Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hard pad Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hardpad Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: platform-edge door Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of platform edge door. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: They’ll have elevators for disabled and elderly passengers, some heating (existing stations are not heated) and they’ll be safer, thanks to platform-edge doors. […] “When you have an open platform, you have a real risk of young children, seniors or people with disabilities falling off the edge,” said Jim Berry, facilities engineering manager for the expansion program. “And there are people who simply use the train system to end their lives,” he said. “Platform-edge doors simply eliminate the possibility of that happening.” Example: No work on wiring the signalling, power supply, communications systems, platform-edge doors or ventilation systems has taken place for a week.
Word: platform-edge doors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of platform-edge door Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gingerlier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of gingerly: more gingerly Labels: comparative, form-of, rare
Word: gingerliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of gingerly: most gingerly Labels: form-of, rare, superlative
Word: flexi-boarding Part of Speech: noun 1. An arrangement where a pupil stays overnight at a boarding school only on certain nights of the week. Labels: uncountable
Word: boarding school syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by psychotherapist Joy Schaverien in 2011. 1. A set of lasting psychological problems, such as defensiveness and failed interpersonal attachments, that may result from being sent away to boarding school at an early age. Labels: uncountable
Word: Horrocks box Part of Speech: noun 1. A kit for measuring the dose of chlorine to be used to sterilize a water supply. Labels: historical
Word: Horrocks boxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Horrocks box Labels: form-of, plural
Word: OISC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of one-instruction set computer Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: OISCs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of OISC Labels: form-of, plural
Word: BLAV Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of British Latin American Volunteer Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical
Word: BLAVs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of BLAV Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kaylene Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name.
Word: Kayleen Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name.
Word: chore horse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally a trade name. 1. A kind of portable electrical generator. Labels: historical
Word: chore horses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chore horse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: DZs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of DZ Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chaklala Part of Speech: name 1. A major suburban town of Rawalpindi in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
Word: RWAFF Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of West African Frontier Force Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: statichute Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of static + parachute. 1. A parachute with a static line.
Word: statichutes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of statichute Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gets cracking Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of get cracking Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Saddle Rock Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of saddlerock Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: borderline-personality disorder Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of borderline personality disorder. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Example: Psychiatrists and lawyers worked from a 500-page manual of mental disorders and bombarded the jury with its jargon. There were learned discourses of schizophrenia, schizoid-personality disorder, borderline-personality disorder, schizotypal disorder, magical thinking, ideas of reference, social isolation, affect that was blunted or inappopriate, narcissistic personality disorder including a grandiose sense of self-importance, preoccupations with fantasies and exhibitionism. Example: He [Brandon Marshall] also Tweeted that he would earmark $1 million to mental-health research, which is significant to Marshall, having been diagnosed in 2012 with borderline-personality disorder.
Word: borderline-personality disorders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of borderline-personality disorder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: guilt tripping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of guilt trip Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: guilt tripped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of guilt trip Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: aphract Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a galley; having the upper tier of rowers exposed rather than shielded Labels: historical, not-comparable
Word: aphract Part of Speech: noun 1. A galley with the upper tier of rowers exposed.
Word: Blaktino Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Blatino Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: (2013) "[…]many of whom identify as Blaktino (Black Latino/a)." Butch Queens Up in Pumps, page 7, Marlon M. Bailey, University of Michigan Press 9780472051960
Word: narcissistic-personality disorder Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of narcissistic personality disorder Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Example: [Arnold] Goldberg is editor of “Casebook of Narcissistic-Personality Disorders” (International University Press, $17.50). Example: The psychiatrist [Park Dietz] diagnosed Hinckley as having four personality disorders: […] A narcissistic-personality disorder that Dietz said is “the view that one is more important than other people.”
Word: narcissistic-personality disorders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of narcissistic-personality disorder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gratters Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Clipping of congratulations + -ers. 1. Congratulations. Labels: UK, humorous, slang
Word: unigender Part of Speech: adj Etymology: uni- + gender 1. Of or relating to a single gender. Labels: not-comparable
Word: paranoid-personality disorder Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of paranoid personality disorder. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Example: “You know a lot about Bradley Chandler,” [Thomas T.] Merrigan told the jury. “You know that guns were his hobby … there was no premeditation, that he had a paranoid-personality disorder, post-traumatic-stress disorder. You know that guns were not part of the plan, that Bradley was illusional, irrational, crazy thinking.” Example: [Eugene] Maurer cited defense psychiatrists’ diagnoses that [Roland] Daniels was suffering from a paranoid-personality disorder and post-traumatic stress syndrome caused by his brother’s death.
Word: paranoid-personality disorders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paranoid-personality disorder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: democratic centralisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of democratic centralization. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard, uncountable Example: The Communist Party should be based on the principle of democratic centralisation. The chief principle of the latter is the elective nature of the lowest unit, the absolute authority of all the decisions of a higher unit upon the one immediately beneath, and a strong party central organ, whose decrees are binding upon all the leaders of party life between party conventions. Example: All the parties belonging to the Communist International should be formed on the basis of the principle of democratic centralisation. At the present time of acute civil war the Communist Party will only be able fully to do its duty when it is organised in a sufficiently thorough way, when it possesses an iron discipline and when its Party centre enjoys the confidence of the members of the Party, who are to endow this centre with complete power, authority and ample rights.
Word: Pokegirl Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Pokégirl. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Pokegirls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Pokegirl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pokégirl Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Pokégirl. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pokégirls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pokégirl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pokegirl Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Pokégirl. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pokegirls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pokegirl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: post-traumatic-stress disorders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of post-traumatic-stress disorder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: post-traumatic-stress disorder Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of post-traumatic stress disorder. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Example: The Readjustment Counseling Service, as “Outreach” is formally called, costs $10 million and serves 50,000 veterans in 91 storefronts nationwide. It has proven the most effective approach to dealing with the special misery which our most unpopular war visited on those who fought it. It is “post-traumatic-stress disorder” or delayed stress, which produces suicidal urges, nightmares, self-destructive rages and disorientation. Example: “You know a lot about Bradley Chandler,” [Thomas T.] Merrigan told the jury. “You know that guns were his hobby … there was no premeditation, that he had a paranoid-personality disorder, post-traumatic-stress disorder. You know that guns were not part of the plan, that Bradley was illusional, irrational, crazy thinking.”
Word: posttraumatic-stress disorder Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of post-traumatic stress disorder. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Example: GENERAL HOSPITAL: Alexis [Davis] arranged for Molly [Lansing-Davis] to see a therapist for her posttraumatic-stress disorder. Example: As a 41-year-old female, I spent two decades trying to undo the damage of being physically abused for years by my father. It was only recently, when I was diagnosed with posttraumatic-stress disorder, that I came to understand that certain behaviors, such as sabotaging relationships, difficulties controlling my emotions and even the fear of being touched from behind were all a direct result of the abuse I suffered.
Word: posttraumatic-stress disorders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of posttraumatic-stress disorder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: post-traumatic stress disorders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of post-traumatic stress disorder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: post traumatic stress disorders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of post traumatic stress disorder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: posttraumatic stress disorders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of posttraumatic stress disorder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antisocial-personality disorder Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of antisocial personality disorder. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Example: “Men have significantly higher rates of substance-use disorders and antisocial-personality disorder,” the report said. Example: [Nancy] Einsel said [Robert L.] Shackelford meets the Megan’s Law criteria because he has an antisocial-personality disorder, evidenced by his drug and alcohol use from the age of 12, as well as his truancy and suspensions from school.
Word: antisocial-personality disorders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of antisocial-personality disorder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oosiks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oosik Labels: form-of, plural
Word: social-anxiety disorder Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of social anxiety disorder. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Example: A popular depression pill was approved by regulators yesterday for treating social-anxiety disorders, such as chronic shyness, that affect an estimated 10 million Americans. Example: It wasn’t until a year ago that he was diagnosed with social-anxiety disorder, a syndrome that leaves sufferers with an intense fear of scrutiny by people in social situations.
Word: social-anxiety disorders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of social-anxiety disorder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 🪱 Part of Speech: symbol 1. Used in compounds similar to the word worm. Example: 👂🪱
Word: camera-ready Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A reference to the old photo-offset printing process. 1. Ready to go to press; ready for publication. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of artwork or a hard copy: ready to be photographed, without requiring any additional editing. Labels: not-comparable
Word: AMBER alert Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of amber alert. Labels: alt-of Example: Don’t people realize that snatching your purse is just gonna end up in an AMBER alert? Example: Most uses of the Emergency Broadcast System, such as tornado or flood warnings, are designed to help people look out for themselves. AMBER alerts, by contrast, try to get them to help someone else. It's a crowdsourced solution to a daunting problem that police often don't have the resources to solve.
Word: AMBER alerts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of AMBER alert Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Amber Alert Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of amber alert. Labels: alt-of Example: Desperation does spur creative thinking. Like this: One state lawmaker wants to turn electronic Caltrans freeway signs into advertising billboards in between Amber Alerts and road condition reports. Example: Regardless of what kind of phone you use, ShakeAlert can still find its way to you if an earthquake of magnitude 5 or higher hits. For areas also likely to surpass a high shaking threshold, wireless carriers are equipped to automatically send warnings to every phone using a similar emergency system to Amber Alerts.
Word: Amber Alerts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Amber Alert Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Amber alerts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Amber alert Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Amber alert Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of amber alert. Labels: alt-of Example: Amber alerts, in which bulletins about abductions are quickly distributed through the news and posted on highway signs, were named in recognition of Amber Hagerman, a 9-year-old Texas girl who was kidnapped and killed in 1996. “Just pass this, just pass this,” Senator Patrick J[oseph] Leahy of Vermont, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, urged House members. The Senate passed a bill on the Amber alerts in January. Example: It is fabulous that the Seat Pleasant girl who was the subject of an Amber alert was recovered safely […]
Word: Arkadian Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Arcadian (“person from region in Ancient Greece”) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Arkadian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Arcadian (“of region in Ancient Greece”) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Arkadians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Arkadian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dixit-Stiglitz model Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Developed by Avinash Dixit and Joseph Stiglitz (1977). 1. A mathematical model of monopolistic competition that formalizes consumers' preferences for product variety by using a CES function.
Word: Dixit-Stiglitz models Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Dixit-Stiglitz model Labels: form-of, plural
Word: daleky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Dalek or dalek + -y. 1. Resembling a Dalek in voice or action. Labels: informal Example: "You're sounding a bit daleky."
Word: strangen Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From strange + -en. 1. To make or become strange. Labels: ambitransitive, rare Example: […] such a silence, heavy and weird and motionless, was everywhere; such peace, honey-heavy, strangening the world! Example: It offers a possible explanation for the viro- , cancero- and immunemodulative ^([sic]) activities of those compounds in their ability to strangen the common nucleic acid pattern of bioorganism and to provoke both humoral and cellular non-self recognitions, […]
Word: black as my hat Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of black as your hat Labels: not-comparable
Word: flat as your hat Part of Speech: adj 1. Thoroughly flat. Labels: not-comparable
Word: flat as my hat Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of flat as your hat Labels: not-comparable
Word: Halahala Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit हलाहल (halāhala). Pronunciation: /həˈlɑˌhʌlə/ 1. A poison drunk by Shiva, thus turning his neck blue. Labels: Hinduism
Word: centerlock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From center + lock. 1. A type of mounting where the wheel of an automobile is fastened to the axle using a single central nut. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A type of mounting where the rotor of a disc brake is attached to the wheel hub using a single lockring. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: strangening Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. present participle of strangen Labels: form-of, participle, present
Word: strangening Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From strangen + -ing. 1. The act or process of making or becoming strange. Labels: no-plural, rare Example: Of course this deliberate strangening was an artificial procedure, but based on the valid idea that it is the poem (or painting or building) that matters, so that you should make the most direct contact with it that you can, first as a physical object appealing to the senses, […]
Word: sharedealing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: share + dealing 1. trading in shares. Labels: uncountable
Word: sharedealer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: share + dealer 1. One who trades in shares.
Word: sharedealers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sharedealer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cleja Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Cleja. 1. A commune, village, and river in Maramureș County, Romania. 2. A river in Olt County, Romania, tributary to the Iminog.
Word: REAs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of REA Labels: form-of, plural
Word: milk skin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From milk + skin. 1. A sticky film of protein that forms on top of dairy milk and foods containing dairy milk (such as hot chocolate and some soups). Labels: uncountable
Word: spooing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of spoo Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: spoos Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of spoo Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: spooed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of spoo Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: first thing's first Part of Speech: phrase 1. Uncommon spelling of first things first Labels: alt-of, uncommon
Word: traumatropism Part of Speech: noun 1. Curvature induced by wounds on the tip of a growing root. Labels: uncountable
Word: traumatropic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to or exhibiting traumatropism. Labels: not-comparable
Word: HJK Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi; a Finnish football club. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Then HJK ran out comfortable champions – finishing 13 points clear of nearest rivals SJK.
Word: taxonymic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to taxonyms or taxonymy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Caribbean coots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Caribbean coot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: CTPA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of computed tomography pulmonary angiogram Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CTPA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CTPAs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of CTPA Labels: form-of, plural
Word: INCI Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: AMTA Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of American Manufacturers of Toilet Articles Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical
Word: PCPC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Personal Care Products Council Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: stubby Hubble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: stubby + Hubble. From being a telescope similar to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), with a shortened tube (ie. a stub). The HST itself is named after American astronomer Edwin Hubble. 1. A spy satellite with a design similar to the Hubble Space Telescope. Labels: US, informal 2. A satellite of this class, with a shorter telescope tube than Hubble, similar mirror-size class, and wider field-of-view. Labels: broadly
Word: FMer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: FM + -er 1. An FM radio enthusiast. Labels: informal Example: The FMer realizes the increasing sophistication of the hobby.
Word: FMers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of FMer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rice box Part of Speech: noun 1. A cheap Asian-made electronic device. Labels: slang Example: Rice box, rice box, every where? Where will this mess all end? The FMer realizes the increasing sophistication of the hobby. Example: A morning at my local hamfest got me a low-band transceiver (everybody called it a "rice box") for what seemed to me a very reasonable price. The antenna, however, was a more difficult problem.
Word: rice boxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rice box Labels: form-of, plural
Word: theke Part of Speech: noun 1. The theca of a lichen. Example: Apothecia lecanoroid; multilocular; each cell containing a single theke; paraphyses deficient.
Word: thekes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of theke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fish-eating crocodile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Bengali মেছো কুমির (mechō kumir). 1. Synonym of gharial
Word: calathidium Part of Speech: noun 1. The head of flowers borne by composites, such as the aster.
Word: calathidia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of calathidium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: calathides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of calathis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fidget stone Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of worry stone
Word: comfort stone Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of worry stone
Word: Cormode Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: soridium Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of soredium Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: soridia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soridium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meta-progression Part of Speech: noun Etymology: meta- + progression 1. Long-term progression, such as unlocking new items or abilities, that persists beyond individual gameplay sessions. Labels: uncountable
Word: sensitive female chord progression Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Boston Globe columnist Marc Hirsh. 1. A common ordering of the progression I–V–vi–IV progression as "vi–IV–I–V".
Word: skylore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sky + lore. 1. The study, knowledge, or science of the sky and its apparent components (heavenly bodies, constellations, etc.). Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Modern astronomy has explained why this part of the sky is so sparsely starred and revealed facts which show that Arcturus is even more distinctive than previously thought. And there is even some twentieth-century skylore about this star. Example: Now, though, for long years now, since Amairgen learned the skylore and founded the Council of the Mages, the power drain in their magic runs only through the mage’s source, and the avarlith is not touched.
Word: skylores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skylore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: body-dysmorphic disorder Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of body dysmorphic disorder. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Example: Those who seek therapy fall along a spectrum, according to [James] Rosen, ranging from the “normative” negative body image (wanting to lose five pounds, wishing her nose were different) to the three per cent of the population who have body-dysmorphic disorder, in which normal-looking people have a disabling preoccupation with appearance. Example: I often hear women of her generation speak of the harshness of their school teachers back then, when the rod wasn’t spared, and the over critical parenting, backed up by a stern clergy, which was doled out to them. All of which can lead to what modern psychologists call toxic shame—self loathing which can manifest itself in depression, eating disorders and body-dysmorphic disorders, a skewed notion of unattractiveness which has women in their thousands freezing their facial muscles with Botox to stop their skin from wrinkling.
Word: body-dysmorphic disorders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of body-dysmorphic disorder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: browse milkvetch Part of Speech: noun 1. Astragalus cibarius, a plant of the Western US. Labels: uncountable
Word: coral necklace Part of Speech: noun 1. A small, herbaceous, trailing plant of the species Illecebrum verticillatum. Labels: uncountable Example: However there are no records of Coral-necklace being a weed of tree nurseries anywhere in England; nor have any other plantations of that date been found to have the species.
Word: morris off Part of Speech: verb 1. to leave; to scram. Labels: dated
Word: the alpha and the omega Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of alpha and omega. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: come on in Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of come in (“to enter”).
Word: thoroest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of thoro: most thoro Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: thoroer Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of thoro: more thoro Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: how do you do, fellow kids Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From “The Tuxedo Begins” (2012), an episode of the American television comedy series 30 Rock, wherein the character Lenny Wosniak uses the greeting after appearing undercover as an unconvincing high-schooler. 1. Used to criticize someone attempting to appeal to the youth as out of touch. Example: This is the dim path where […] a legitimate candidate of the working class will be hammered over and over in an authenticity battle with a campaign that weekly releases some “How do you do, fellow kids?” embarrassment and whose Instagram manager is a woman with her own HBO series. Example: Five years ago, at the crisp age of 20 (how do you do, fellow kids), I hit the road for a three-hour drive from Pennsylvania to the house of my long-distance-boyfriend-at-the-time in Connecticut.
Word: Ratatouille moment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ratatouille + moment. Coined in reference to a scene from the Pixar animated film Ratatouille (2007), in which the fictional food critic Anton Ego has a powerful emotional reaction when tasting ratatouille, a dish that evokes a nostalgic memory from his childhood. 1. A sudden, vivid emotional or sensory memory, typically triggered by a smell, taste, sound, or experience, that powerfully recalls a past time or feeling, often from childhood. Labels: figuratively, informal Example: I carry on waiting for dishes that snap me out of the food-writing fog. I like to say that these meals “make the room go quiet,” or gave me that Ratatouille moment. You know, when the mean critic takes a bite of Remy’s dish and is whooshed out of the present back to his happy childhood? Example: Such attention to detail helped Deakes achieve his very own Ratatouille moment with a client at a corporate dining facility. He'd made her a butterbeer latte, as in the flavor from Harry Potter.
Word: golden parakeet Part of Speech: noun 1. A small green and yellow parrot, Guaruba guarouba, native to the Brazilian Amazon. Example: This season, thousands of fires have been burning up the Amazon in Brazil and Bolivia, including in the habitat of the Golden Parakeet.
Word: e-folds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of e-fold Labels: form-of, plural
Word: e-fold Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From translingual e + -fold. Pronunciation: /ˈiːfoʊld/, /ˈiːfəʊld/, /ˈiːfaʉld/ 1. Multiplied by e. Labels: not-comparable Example: Thus, over the scale time, there is an e-fold likelihood of increase as compared to decrease. 2. Conferring multiplication by e. Labels: not-comparable Example: So while some vertices have two children and others three, in the long run we can expect e-fold branching.
Word: e-fold Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From translingual e + -fold. Pronunciation: /ˈiːfoʊld/, /ˈiːfəʊld/, /ˈiːfaʉld/ 1. e times. Labels: not-comparable
Word: e-fold Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual e + -fold. Pronunciation: /ˈiːfoʊld/, /ˈiːfəʊld/, /ˈiːfaʉld/ 1. A multiplication by a power of e. Example: An obvious difference between plateau-like models like this and the simplest inflationary models, like V(#92;phi)#61;#92;lambda#92;phi⁴, is that the simplest models require only one parameter and absolutely no tuning of parameters to obtain 60 or more e-folds of inflation, while the plateau-like models require three or more parameters and must be fine-tuned to obtain even a minimal amount of inflation.
Word: gas can Part of Speech: noun 1. A container for conveniently storing, carrying, and dispensing gasoline; sometimes a metal can and often a plastic one.
Word: gas cans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gas can Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rim brake Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of brake where two brake pads are pressed against the rotating wheelrim, slowing it down.
Word: rim brakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rim brake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: semi-metallic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of semimetallic Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sterication Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by mathematician Norman Johnson from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “sold, firm, hard”) + -ation. 1. An operation in any dimension that cuts a regular polytope at its cells, its faces, its edges and its vertices, creating a new facet in place of each cell, each face, each edge and each vertex. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sterications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sterication Labels: form-of, plural
Word: AHDB Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Yao's principle Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Andrew Yao, who published it in 1977. 1. A principle in computational complexity theory relating the performance of randomized algorithms to deterministic (non-random) algorithms.
Word: Yao's lemma Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Yao's principle
Word: Q-line Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The Q stands for quarantine, and line refers to the line in an IRC daemon's configuration file. 1. To ban (a server) from a network. Labels: Internet, transitive
Word: Q-lines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of Q-line Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Q-lining Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of Q-line Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Q-lined Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of Q-line Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: altmode Part of Speech: noun 1. An escape character used as a data terminator in certain systems, sometimes displayed on screen as a dollar sign. Labels: historical Example: The dollar sign is preferable since the altmode is a non-printing character. Example: The altmode acts as a terminator for each element of data.
Word: altmodes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of altmode Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tubularities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tubularity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soft modes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soft mode Labels: form-of, plural
Word: relimit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + limit. 1. To limit again. Labels: transitive
Word: relimitation Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of relimiting; a second or subsequent limitation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: relimitations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of relimitation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: relimits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of relimit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: relimited Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of relimit Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: relimiting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of relimit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sac fry Part of Speech: noun 1. Recently hatched fish larvae that are not yet motile and still depend on a yolk sac for nutrition. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: sacfry Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sac fry Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: fission-fusion society Part of Speech: noun 1. A social group whose size and composition change over time as the animals move through the environment and engage in activities such as foraging and sleeping.
Word: method in the madness Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of method to one's madness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Example: The second site was at a council refuse depot in the south of Coventry - a strange place to be testing cutting-edge technology, but there was method in the madness.
Word: slip box Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Zettelkasten
Word: page fright Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A pun from page and stage fright. 1. A writer's feeling of anxiety when faced with a blank page and uncertain how to begin writing. Labels: humorous, uncountable
Word: counterblock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From counter- + block. 1. A block set up in opposition to another block.
Word: counterblock Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From counter- + block. 1. To block in opposition to another block. Labels: transitive Example: to counterblock the British blockade
Word: Pasilingua Part of Speech: name 1. An international auxiliary language first published in 1885 by Paul Steiner. Labels: uncountable
Word: counterblocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counterblock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counterblocks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of counterblock Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: counterblockading Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of counterblockade Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: counterblockaded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of counterblockade Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: counterblocking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of counterblock Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: counterblocked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of counterblock Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Volder's algorithm Part of Speech: name Etymology: Conceived in 1956 by Jack E. Volder. 1. The CORDIC algorithm.
Word: line conductor Part of Speech: noun 1. A wire or cable that transports electrical current from the power supply to the consumer, usually color-coded with a brown or black casing.
Word: line conductors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of line conductor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: watching brief Part of Speech: noun 1. In criminal cases, a brief to represent a client who is not a direct party to the suit, and to serve as an observer. 2. The monitoring, by an archaeologist employed by a developer, of excavation and other building work in order to identify and record any archaeological finds and features.
Word: watching briefs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of watching brief Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neutral conductor Part of Speech: noun 1. A wire or cable that returns electrical current from the consumer to the power supply, usually color-coded with a blue or white casing.
Word: neutral conductors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neutral conductor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Vejoz Part of Speech: noun 1. The Wichí people. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Vejoz Part of Speech: name 1. A Mataco-Guaicuru language of Argentina and Bolivia.
Word: live conductor Part of Speech: noun 1. Any conductor carrying electrical current. 2. Synonym of line conductor Labels: broadly
Word: live conductors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of live conductor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: by Gemini Part of Speech: intj 1. Obsolete form of by Jiminy. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Stop, stop, my brave boys, by Gemini!
Word: would give a Jew's eye Part of Speech: verb 1. Would give a great deal; indicating that one desires something greatly. Labels: colloquial, dated, idiomatic, offensive Example: I would give a Jew's eye, I would give my ears, for a five minutes' chat with either of them. Example: Specimens were there visible, not now as yet at all equalled by our most zealous present-day exhibitors, and for a single graft of whose strain, now lost, some of these would give "a Jew's eye."
Word: October 8th Jew Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by New York Times writer Bret Stephens. 1. A Jewish person who reconnected with their Jewish identity as a result of the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. Labels: neologism Example: What can Oct. 8 Jews do? We can stop being embarrassed, equivocal or defensive about Zionism, which is, after all, one of the world’s most successful movements of national liberation. Example: At a recent conference in Philadelphia, Bret Stephens coined the term, “October 8th Jew.” It was meant especially for left-wing Jews who, observing the glee with which their ideological fellow travelers responded to the previous day’s mass murder of Jews, belatedly realized that progressive politics are no safe haven from antisemitism.
Word: robotheism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From robo- + theism. 1. Any modern-day speculative belief system that posits artificial intelligences as divine, godlike, or deserving of religious veneration. Labels: uncountable
Word: pezizin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: translingual Peziza + -in 1. An orange-yellow pigment found in Peziza species. Labels: uncountable
Word: OCify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From OC (“original character”) + -ify. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ.siː.faɪ/, /ˈoʊ.si.faɪ/ 1. To make into an original character. Labels: slang, transitive
Word: OCifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of OCify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: OCifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of OCify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: OCified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of OCify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ocify Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative letter-case form of OCify Labels: alt-of
Word: ocifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ocify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ocifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ocify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ocified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ocify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: phlobaphen Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of phlobaphene Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: phlobaphens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phlobaphen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pericladium Part of Speech: noun 1. The sheathing base of a leaf when it surrounds the supporting branch.
Word: pericladia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pericladium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: peridermis Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of periderm Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: groundplasm Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of cytosol Labels: uncountable
Word: screaming match Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of shouting match. Example: In the meanwhile, his wife had let the parrot escape from its cage, and was careering round the room after it; and there was such a fearful screaming-match going on between the two, that Klaproth and I could not hear a word we said to each other; at last he called out something to her in Russian, whereupon she left the room. Example: Breakfast started well and could have ended well if Little Jane had not tipped a cup of tea over the coffee table. Most of the tea ended up on my lap. It had happened so quickly that I had no chance of evading the stream of tea that came rushing towards me. A screaming match between us ensued.
Word: screaming matches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of screaming match Labels: form-of, plural
Word: newfypoo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Newfoundland + poodle. 1. A designer dog resulted from cross-breeding a Newfoundland and a Poodle.
Word: newfypoos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of newfypoo. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: newfiepoo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of newfypoo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: newfiepoos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of newfiepoo. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: newfoundlandpoo Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of newfypoo.
Word: newfoundlandpoos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of newfoundlandpoo. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poofie Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of newfypoo.
Word: poofies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poofie. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: newdle Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of newfypoo.
Word: newdles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of newdle. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poofoundland Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of newfypoo.
Word: poofoundlands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poofoundland. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: newfydoodle Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of newfypoo.
Word: newfydoodles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of newfydoodle. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: newfiedoodle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of newfydoodle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: newfiedoodles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of newfiedoodle. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: birddogged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of birddog Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: birddogging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle of birddog Labels: form-of, participle, present
Word: birddogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of birddog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: birddogs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of birddog Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: black mongo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From black + Spanish mongo, which is a calque of Hokkien 烏豆 /乌豆 (o͘-tāu, literally “black bean”). See also Tagalog utaw (“black mongo”), Cebuano utaw (“black mongo”). Pronunciation: /ˌblak ˈmoŋ.ɡo/ 1. black bean; black soybean Labels: Philippines, uncountable
Word: jump at the opportunity Part of Speech: verb 1. To immediately seize a particular opportunity. Labels: idiomatic Example: There was a small silence, until the vacuum created by his exit had been filled, and then Monsieur Brigaud jumped at the opportunity to repartée with his hostess once again. Example: "It is estimated conservatively that there are some 50,000 would-be film extras in and around the celluloid capital, persons who would jump at the opportunity to appear as atmosphere in pictures," Scott concluded.
Word: seize the opportunity Part of Speech: verb 1. To immediately seize a particular opportunity. Labels: idiomatic Example: Grenville seized the opportunity to declaim on the repeal of the stamp act. Example: The “lazies” of the party seized the opportunity of remaining behind—wandering, as they said, though all the cross paths were marked.
Word: arranging someone's funeral Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of arrange someone's funeral Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: arranges someone's funeral Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of arrange someone's funeral Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: arranged someone's funeral Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of arrange someone's funeral Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sounds the alarm Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sound the alarm Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sounding the alarm Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sound the alarm Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sounded the alarm Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sound the alarm Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: raises the alarm Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of raise the alarm Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: raising the alarm Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of raise the alarm Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: raised the alarm Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of raise the alarm Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pitches a tantrum Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pitch a tantrum Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pitching a tantrum Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pitch a tantrum Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pitched a tantrum Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pitch a tantrum Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: has a loose screw Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of have a loose screw Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: having a loose screw Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of have a loose screw Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: had a loose screw Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of have a loose screw Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rust-proofs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rust-proof Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rust-proofing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rust-proof Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rust-proofed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rust-proof Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: steps on someone's lines Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of step on someone's lines Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: stepping on someone's lines Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of step on someone's lines Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stepped on someone's lines Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of step on someone's lines Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hot bunks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hot bunk Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hot bunking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hot bunk Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hot bunked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hot bunk Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: drowsest Part of Speech: verb 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of drowse Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular