nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Grecicize Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of Graecicize. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: His Schauspielhaus (the Royal Theatre, not the Opera-House) is an excellent example of what can be done with Greek, or more truly by Grecicizing, forms kept free from all Roman intermixture. Example: All efforts to Slavize, Grecicize, or Ottomanize him have failed.
Word: addictlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From addict + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of an addict or addictive behaviour. Example: Sniffling nose congestion, “up and down” energy levels, constant fatigue, and addictlike food cravings were additional troubles for Mrs. Bennett, according to the extensive patient history form she filled in. Example: And although Danny had been sober for a long stretch, you only had to scratch the surface to find that crazy, dramatic, addictlike behavior.
Word: cookieholic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cookie Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -holic English cookieholic From cookie + -holic. 1. A person who is intensely fond of cookies. Labels: attributive, informal, sometimes Example: The joy of cookies is one thing, but to the true cookieholic, there is something better…far better, in fact. So much better that it's something my kids have learned they must never touch, for fear of incurring the wrath of their cookieholic father. Example: As a recovering cookieholic, I really was not interested in buying any. However, as I yielded to temptation, I focused on the healthy ones, with fiber and such.
Word: cookieholics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cookieholic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scare campaign Part of Speech: noun 1. An effort to make a large group of people afraid of someone or something.
Word: fear campaign Part of Speech: noun 1. A scare campaign.
Word: fear campaigns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fear campaign Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scare campaigns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scare campaign Labels: form-of, plural
Word: essential tremor Part of Speech: noun 1. A neurological condition that causes rhythmic shaking of unknown cause in one or more parts of the body during voluntary movements. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Patients with essential tremor will often complain of difficulty with handwriting.
Word: dirtybadwrong Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dirty + bad + wrong. 1. Twisted, perverse, or unnatural, often in an appealing way. Labels: slang Example: Y’know, that sounds dirtybadwrong. Like, an incredibly perverse sex act that involves bodily excretions that have no business being excreted during sex. Example: Talking about payment in kind was very tacky when they'd been thundering towards the kind of dirtybadwrong porno-sex that she'd remember on her deathbed.
Word: food bowl Part of Speech: noun 1. A bowl that is used to serve food, especially to pets. Example: If your puppy guards his food bowl, you can help to discourage this unfortunate tendency by playing the following training game. 2. A region that has the conditions required to produce a large amount of food; a breadbasket.
Word: food bowls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of food bowl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cell nucleus Part of Speech: noun 1. A large membrane-enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells; a nucleus.
Word: cell nuclei Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cell nucleus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Murray-Darling Basin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the two major rivers, the Murray River and the Darling River. 1. A large geographical area in the interior of southeastern Australia, spanning most of the states of New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory, and parts of the states of Queensland (lower third) and South Australia (southeastern corner).
Word: heart-wrenching Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of heartwrenching. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Do not read this heart-wrenching story if you don’t have it in you to control your emotions!
Word: Srpska Part of Speech: name 1. Ellipsis of Republika Srpska: a polity within Bosnia and Herzegovina. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis
Word: finger steak Part of Speech: noun 1. A small strip of battered and deep-fried steak.
Word: finger steaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of finger steak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: orange chicken Part of Speech: noun 1. An American Chinese dish of Hunanese origin made with fried chicken pieces in a sweet orange-flavored chili sauce glaze. Labels: uncountable
Word: djent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Onomatopoeia for a high-gain, distorted palm-muted, low pitch guitar sound; coined by guitarist Fredrik Thordendal (b. 1970) of the Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɛnt/ 1. A style of progressive heavy metal music characterized by rhythmic and technical complexity, and typically featuring heavily distorted, palm-muted guitar chords, syncopated, downtuned riffs, and polyrhythms alongside virtuoso soloing. Labels: neologism, uncountable Example: […] they later evolved into a progressive technical metal band with elements of mathcore and djent.
Word: djent Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Onomatopoeia for a high-gain, distorted palm-muted, low pitch guitar sound; coined by guitarist Fredrik Thordendal (b. 1970) of the Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɛnt/ 1. To play a djent riff. Labels: slang Example: It may have thirteen strings, but can it Djent? Example: Be creative in your arrangement for maximum djenting effectiveness.
Word: sulfantimonites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sulfantimonite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: allography Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of allographs, or grapheme variants. Labels: uncountable
Word: Hainanese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Hainan + -ese. Doublet of Hainamese and Hailamese. 1. Of or relating to the island of Hainan, its people and their diaspora. Example: Because of the comparatively shorter distance, Hainanese merchants could use smaller vessels, usually constructed of fir and other inferior woods, which they customarily furnished with masts, rudders, and wooden anchors, availing themselves of the abundance of material in Champa and Cambodia which lay on their route to Bangkok.
Word: Hainanese Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hainan + -ese. Doublet of Hainamese and Hailamese. 1. A group of Min Chinese dialects spoken on the island of Hainan and its diaspora. Example: Mr. MELROSE, though engaged in the study of the Hainanese language, has found time to open and give daily supervision to a Boy's School. Example: It is not easy to decide from which dialect of Chinese some of the loanwords derive, and this may explain why Philip Leo does not list any as coming from Hainanese nor Tiociu.
Word: Hainanese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hainan + -ese. Doublet of Hainamese and Hailamese. 1. The inhabitants of the island of Hainan and its diaspora Labels: plural, plural-only Example: I needed an interpreter in only one interview, that with an elderly Hainanese from Kompong-Trach.
Word: Hardy-Ramanujan number Part of Speech: name Etymology: See the etymology at taxicab number. 1. The number 1729, one of the taxicab numbers.
Word: urge to merge Part of Speech: noun 1. A strong desire to form intense emotional connections, stereotypically associated with lesbians. Labels: slang Example: Urge to Merge. How life changes when two girls move in together is discussed. Example: As Y2K approaches, the urge to merge is upon the land. It's not just for lesbians anymore. Banks are merging with other banks, with insurance companies, with phone companies.
Word: nucleuslike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nucleus + -like. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a nucleus. Example: Here, starch grains of the food reserve are located on the inner side of the plastids and, more interestingly, adjacent to each chloroplast there is a granular nucleuslike structure which has been termed the cryptonucleus (Greenwood, 1974) or nucleomorph (Figure 5).
Word: hydrocladia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hydrocladium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tocandiras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tocandira Labels: form-of, plural
Word: famine food Part of Speech: noun 1. Any inexpensive or readily available food used to nourish people in times of extreme poverty or starvation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: famine foods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of famine food Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Asian carp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Asian (relating to Asia) + carp (type of fish). 1. Any of various species of heavy-bodied cyprinid fish from East Asia. Labels: US Example: Illinois took the initiative in renaming the Asian carp given the state’s position as a sort of “last stand” against the carp entering the Great Lakes.
Word: penis snake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its phallic appearance; it is, however, an amphibian, not a snake. 1. Atretochoana eiselti, a caecilian of Brazil.
Word: penis snakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of penis snake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tailed frogs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tailed frog Labels: form-of, plural
Word: casones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of casone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: puppy pregnancy syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. A psychosomatic illness in humans, associated with mass hysteria in parts of India, and involving the belief that a person bitten by a dog will later give birth to puppies. Labels: uncountable
Word: Winterbottom Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English winter (“winter”) + botm (“bottom, ground”), a topographic surname for someone who lived in a valley only in winter, while spending the summer on the upland pastures. 1. A surname from Old English.
Word: extrasentential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From extra- + sentential. 1. Outside of a sentence. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Vietcongs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Vietcong Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Flevo Part of Speech: name 1. A lake in what is now the Netherlands, known in Roman times. Labels: historical
Word: kurultai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Mongolian хуралдай (xuraldaj) via Russian курулта́й (kurultáj). 1. A political and military council of ancient Mongol and Turkic chiefs and khans.
Word: kurultais Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kurultai Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gunpowder empire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Marshall G. S. Hodgson and William H. McNeill at the University of Chicago. Hodgson used the phrase as a title in The Venture of Islam (1974). 1. Any of the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires, which all had considerable military success using then-innovative firearms, especially cannon and small arms. Labels: historical
Word: gunpowder empires Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gunpowder empire Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hoplitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hoplite + -ic. 1. Relating to hoplites. Labels: not-comparable
Word: toll castle Part of Speech: noun 1. A castle, in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Era, that guarded a customs post and where tolls were collected. Labels: historical
Word: toll castles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toll castle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: silence camp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because inmates were not allowed any contact with the outside world. 1. Any of the NKVD special camps in Germany 1945–49. Labels: historical
Word: silence camps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of silence camp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dirac comb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after English physicist Paul Dirac. The functions, when plotted visually, resemble the teeth of a comb. 1. A periodic tempered distribution constructed from Dirac delta functions for some given period. It allows both continuous and discrete phenomena to be represented in a single framework.
Word: Dirac combs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Dirac comb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minerology Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated spelling of mineralogy. Labels: uncountable
Word: diamond dust Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From diamond + dust. From being a dust-like suspension in air that glitters in sunlight like gem-cut diamonds. 1. A ground-level cloud composed of tiny ice crystals. Labels: uncountable
Word: lithalsa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of lith- + palsa? 1. A frost-induced raised landform in permafrost areas with mineral-rich soils, where a perennial ice lens has developed within the soil.
Word: lithalsas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lithalsa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gelifluction Part of Speech: noun 1. The seasonal freeze-thaw action upon waterlogging topsoils which induces downslope movement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Gelifluction is prominent in periglacial regions where snow falls during six to eight months of the year.
Word: periglacially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From periglacial + -ly. 1. Around the edge of a glacier. Labels: not-comparable
Word: gelifluctions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gelifluction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: house society Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of French société à maison, coined by Claude Lévi-Strauss. 1. A society where kinship and political relations are organized around membership in corporately-organized dwellings rather than around descent groups or lineages.
Word: house societies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of house society Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mayowomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mayowoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mayomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mayoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noble savage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First appeared in John Dryden's heroic play The Conquest of Granada (1672), where it was used by the son of a Christian prince, believing himself a Spanish Muslim, in reference to himself. 1. A stock character embodying the concept of an idealized indigene or outsider who has not been corrupted by civilization and therefore symbolizes humanity's innate goodness. Example: It seemed hardly possible that by such comparatively small mouthfuls he could keep up the vitality diffused through so broad, baronial, and superb a person. But, doubtless, this noble savage fed strong and drank deep of the abounding element of air; and through his dilated nostrils snuffed in the sublime life of the worlds. Example: The Isángú, or Ingwánba, the craving felt after a short abstinence from animal food, does not spare the white traveller more than it does his dark guides; and, though the moral courage of the former may resist the "gastronomic practice" of breaking fast upon a fat young slave, one does not expect so much from the untutored appetite of the noble savage.
Word: noble savages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of noble savage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adventuristic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From adventure + -istic. 1. Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
Word: adventurisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adventurism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unrollings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unrolling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Vulcanalia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Vulcanalia. 1. The Ancient Roman festival of the god Vulcan, celebrated on August 23, during which live fish or small animals were thrown into bonfires as a sacrifice.
Word: Zalmoxian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Zalmoxis + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Zalmoxis.
Word: Zalmoxis Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ancient Greek Ζάλμοξις (Zálmoxis) 1. A divinity among the Getae, an ancient people of the lower Danube.
Word: pizza stone Part of Speech: noun 1. A baking stone used for cooking pizza.
Word: baking stone Part of Speech: noun 1. A flat cooking surface, typically stone or ceramic, used in an oven for baking.
Word: pizza stones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pizza stone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baking stones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baking stone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: black oven Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The smoke from the wood used as fuel sometimes collects as black soot on the roof of the oven. 1. A traditional direct-fired masonry oven.
Word: black ovens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of black oven Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Austropop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Austro- + pop. 1. Austrian pop music Labels: uncountable
Word: noisescape Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From noise + -scape. 1. A soundscape consisting of noise.
Word: noisescapes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of noisescape Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hawaiian slings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hawaiian sling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Holy Willies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Holy Willie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oenogarum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oeno- + garum. 1. garum diluted with wine Labels: uncountable
Word: hydrogarum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hydro- + garum. 1. garum diluted with water Labels: uncountable
Word: bark bread Part of Speech: noun 1. A famine food made by adding ground phloem to the flour as an extender. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: fuckjuice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fuck + juice. 1. Semen, pre-ejaculate, or vaginal fluids, especially those produced during sexual intercourse. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar
Word: fuckjuices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fuckjuice Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Balaam boxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Balaam box Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gozzian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Gozzi + -an. 1. Relating to, or characteristic of the Italian playwright Carlo Gozzi or his works
Word: maram Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of murram. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: khimaar Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of khimar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Guerrazzian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Guerrazzi + -an. 1. Relating to or characteristic of Italian writer Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi
Word: seric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin sēricus, from Ancient Greek σηρῐκός (sērĭkós), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”), possibly ultimately from the Old Chinese word for silk. Doublet of silk and serge. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛɹɪk/ 1. Synonym of silken, made of silk. Labels: not-comparable, rare 2. Synonym of silky, like silk. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: Tyap Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the Atyap people.
Word: Tyap Part of Speech: name 1. A language spoken by the Atyap people of Nigeria.
Word: elsehow Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Univerbation of else + how. 1. Somehow else; in some other way. Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: ACDA Part of Speech: name 1. Atyap Community Development Association 2. American Choral Directors Association 3. American College Dance Association 4. Awka Capital Development Association 5. Attakar Community Development Association
Word: directors general Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of director general Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lifeaholic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From life + -aholic. 1. A person who is passionate about making the most of life. Labels: informal Example: I was a true-blooded, full-fledged workaholic. I'm now converted and have become a lifeaholic – if there's such a thing. I'm now “addicted” to breath, to love, to quiet, to beauty, to balance, to peace, to joy, to simplicity and all the wonderful stuff contained in this adventure called life. Example: I've gone from being a workaholic to a lifeaholic who works just enough to put salad on the table.
Word: lifeaholics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lifeaholic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Apostolic Age Part of Speech: name 1. The period of the Twelve Apostles, dating from the Great Commission of the Apostles by the resurrected Jesus in Jerusalem (c. 33 AD), until the death of the last Apostle, believed to be John the Apostle in Anatolia (c. 100 AD).
Word: sola scriptura Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sōlā scrīptūrā (“by scripture alone”) (ablative). 1. The Protestant Christian doctrine that the Bible is the supreme authority in all matters of doctrine and practice. Labels: uncountable Example: In spite of the difficulties arising from this character of the Wittenberg Doctor, early orthodox Lutheranism taught that he had set up the “sola scriptura” as the “formal principle” of the new doctrine.
Word: kiss of peace Part of Speech: noun 1. An early Christian greeting consisting of a kiss, originally on the mouth but later on the cheek, still used in some traditional churches.
Word: nettlings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nettling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 14K Part of Speech: name Etymology: Uncertain. It is suggested that there were originally 14 members who were part of the Kuomintang, or that 14 was the road number of a former headquarters and K stands for Kowloon. 1. A large triad organization based in Hong Kong.
Word: Vedderesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Vedder + -esque. 1. Reminiscent of the works of Elihu Vedder (1836–1923), American symbolist painter, book illustrator, and poet.
Word: pseudofolk Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pseudo- + folk. 1. Resembling, but not actually, folk (music, literature, etc.). Labels: not-comparable
Word: ecofascist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eco- + fascist. 1. A proponent of ecofascism. Example: Mr. Bookchin, in turn, called deep ecologists "eco-fascists," partly because they wanted to limit the population radically. Example: This brand of environmentalism only emboldens ecofascists who rightly claim that shopping green can never stop the ecological crisis. And yet, ecofascists are wrong to suggest that the suspension of democracy is the only alternative.
Word: ecofascist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From eco- + fascist. 1. Relating to ecofascism. Example: Representatives of this line of thought around the world are, in many cases, echoing eco-fascist ideas that themselves are rooted in an earlier age of blood-and-soil nationalism.
Word: ecofascists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ecofascist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecofascistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From eco- + fascistic. 1. Of or relating to ecofascism. Example: With the intensification of the planetary crisis, exclusivist conservationism has already begun to take an even more sinister turn, with extreme right-wing groups in North America, Europe, and the antipodes using ecofascistic ideas to attack immigrants and people of color.
Word: Donald Ducked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fucked. After the fictional character Donald Duck. Pronunciation: /ˈdɒn.əld ˈdʌkt/ 1. Fucked (ruined or broken). Labels: Cockney, slang Example: The radio needs new batteries, the iPod needs recharging or the Wi-Fi's Donald Ducked. Example: Well, I knew there and then I was Donald Ducked.
Word: electronic sackbut Part of Speech: noun 1. An experimental musical instrument of the 1940s, having a piano-style keyboard (played with the right hand) and a controller that modified the sound (operated with the left hand).
Word: phantom power Part of Speech: noun 1. Direct current electrical power transmitted through microphone cables in order to operate microphones that contain active electronic circuitry. Labels: uncountable 2. Synonym of vampire draw. Labels: uncountable
Word: Schillinger system Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Joseph Schillinger. 1. A method of musical composition based on mathematical processes, comprising theories of rhythm, harmony, melody, counterpoint, form, and semantics.
Word: oppari Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tamil ஒப்பாரி (oppāri). 1. An impromptu folk song of southern India, traditionally sung by women during a death ceremony in order to memorialize the person who has died.
Word: opparis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oppari Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Amen break Part of Speech: name 1. A short drum solo from the 1969 song "Amen, Brother" by the American soul group The Winstons; later very widely sampled for use in various electronic music genres such as breakbeat and drum and bass. Example: \drums{\tempo4=130<<{\hide\ppp\repeat unfold29{cymr8}cymca8cymr8 8}\\{\repeat unfold2{bd8 8sna8. 16r16 16bd16 16sna8. 16}bd8 8sna8. 16r16 16bd8r8sna8r16 16bd16 16sna8. 16r16 16bd8r8sna8}>>}
Word: Alabama slammers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Alabama slammer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: albolite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of albolith. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: alcarrazas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alcarraza Labels: form-of, plural
Word: high challenge Part of Speech: noun 1. A tackle that is high up the targeted player's shin/legs. Example: ANOTHER PENALTY: Frickson Erazo with a high challenge in the area on the onrushing Lizio and Aguilar blows up for a spot kick. Example: In the ninth minute, Mile Jedinak was booked for a high challenge on Christian Cueva, who was looking to break in the middle of the park.
Word: affidavit men Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of affidavit man Labels: form-of, plural
Word: high challenges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of high challenge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: environment variables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of environment variable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: straw shoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of straw shoe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multisensorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + sensorial. 1. Synonym of multisensory.
Word: barleymeals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barleymeal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sidechaining Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From side + chaining. 1. The use of an audio compressor that controls the gain from main input to output based on the level of the signal at the side-chain input, typically by a disc jockey to lower the music volume automatically when speaking. Labels: uncountable
Word: compressorium Part of Speech: noun 1. An apparatus for confining or flattening an object between glass plates for examination with a microscope.
Word: compressoria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of compressorium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mmph Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Imitative. Pronunciation: /m(ː)ɸ(ː)/ 1. A muffled cry, as of a person whose mouth is covered by a gag.
Word: mmph Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Imitative. Pronunciation: /m(ː)ɸ(ː)/ 1. To make a muffled cry.
Word: offspringing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From off + springing. 1. Springing off or outward; developing from something else. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] such tumours arise almost always from bone, and we see in the bony development an evidence of the continuance of the nature of the mother tissue into the nature of the offspringing tumour.
Word: Afropunk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afro- + punk or Afro- + -punk. 1. Punk music or subculture with black African influences. Labels: uncountable Example: […] women whom he feels his Afropunk musical tastes and skateboard transportation would otherwise drive away. 2. Afrocentric science fiction. Labels: uncountable Example: There’s a lot going on in this novel, but Thompson expertly juggles all his disparate elements – alien encounter, cyberpunk-biopunk-Afropunk thriller, zombie-shocker, an off-kilter love story and an atmospheric portrait of a futuristic Nigeria.
Word: Shannon limit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Claude Shannon, the "father of information theory". 1. The theoretical maximum information transfer rate of a communication channel, given a particular noise level.
Word: Shannon limits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Shannon limit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Shannon capacity Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Shannon limit.
Word: Shannon capacities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Shannon capacity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: voicescape Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From voice + -scape. 1. A soundscape consisting of voices.
Word: voicescapes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of voicescape Labels: form-of, plural
Word: musicscape Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From music + -scape. 1. The metaphorical landscape of forms and genres of music.
Word: musicscapes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of musicscape Labels: form-of, plural
Word: teknival Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of techno + festival; see Free tekno for notes on the spelling. 1. A large free countercultural party with electronic music, typically held in Europe in the summer.
Word: teknivals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of teknival Labels: form-of, plural
Word: double sawbucks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of double sawbuck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Peruvian lily Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the genus Alstroemeria of flowering plants in the family Alstroemeriaceae, native to South America.
Word: Peruvian lilies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Peruvian lily Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lily of the Incas Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Peruvian lily.
Word: lilies of the Incas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lily of the Incas Labels: form-of, plural
Word: irio Part of Speech: noun 1. A Kenyan dish of mashed potatoes, maize, and other vegetables. Labels: Kenya, uncountable Example: There are almost as many ways to prepare irio as there are Kenyan cooks. Irio almost always starts with potatoes, corn, and beans, but then Kenyan cooks add any number of other ingredients to the dish. Spinach, fried onions, vegetables, […]
Word: Altaians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Altaian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: repronounce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + pronounce. 1. To pronounce again. Labels: transitive
Word: repronounced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of repronounce Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: repronounces Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of repronounce Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: repronouncing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of repronounce Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Altairian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Altair + -ian. 1. Of or relating to the star Altair. Example: The book is a guide book, a travel book. […] It is of course that invaluable companion for all those who want to see the marvels of the known Universe for less than thirty Altairian dollars a day—The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Word: Altairian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Altair + -ian. 1. A native or inhabitant of Altair.
Word: Altairians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Altairian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unobeyable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + obeyable. 1. That cannot be obeyed. Example: "Be what you are not" is an unobeyable command.
Word: haircut band Part of Speech: noun 1. A musical group that achieves success based on physical appearance rather than musical talent. Labels: colloquial, derogatory
Word: haircut bands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of haircut band Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wadlopen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Dutch 1. The recreational activity of walking or wading across mudflats at low tide. Labels: uncountable
Word: Thomaskantor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: German, literally "cantor at St. Thomas". 1. A choirmaster of the Thomanerchor, a famous boys' choir founded in Leipzig in 1212.
Word: Thomaskantors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Thomaskantor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oilpresser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oil + presser. 1. One whose occupation is pressing the oil from seeds, olives, etc.
Word: oilpressers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oilpresser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reconstructive mortician Part of Speech: noun 1. A mortician who performs cosmetic work on dead bodies to make them presentable for viewing at a funeral. Labels: US
Word: reconstructive morticians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reconstructive mortician Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reconstructively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From reconstructive + -ly. 1. In a way that reconstructs.
Word: speech disorders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of speech disorder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: speech therapist Part of Speech: noun 1. A clinician specializing in speech therapy, or logopedics.
Word: speech therapists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of speech therapist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deconstructiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deconstructive + -ness. 1. The quality of being deconstructive. Labels: uncountable
Word: deconstructivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deconstructive + -ity. 1. The quality of being deconstructive. Labels: uncountable
Word: skvader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish skvader. 1. A fictional creature, associated with an old Swedish hunting story, that is half hare and half wood grouse.
Word: skvaders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skvader Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wild haggis Part of Speech: noun 1. A fictional creature supposed to live in Scotland and to be the source of the meat dish called haggis (which is actually made from sheep innards). Labels: humorous
Word: wild haggises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wild haggis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wild Fields Part of Speech: name 1. The Pontic steppe north of the Black Sea and Azov Sea, usually defined as lying between the Don River on the east, Kiev on the north, and the left tributaries of the Dniester on the west. Labels: historical
Word: subsubsection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + subsection. 1. A subsection beneath another subsection. Example: Holonyms: subsection < section < whole Example: Meronyms: subsubsubsection; subsubchapter (in books) < subchapter < chapter
Word: subsubsections Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subsubsection Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Truth or Consequences Part of Speech: name Etymology: Originally named Hot Springs, the city changed its name to Truth or Consequences, the title of a popular NBC Radio quiz show, in 1950, after its host Ralph Edwards announced that he would air the program from the first town that renamed itself after the show. 1. A city, the county seat of Sierra County, New Mexico, United States.
Word: subsubsubsection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + subsubsection. 1. A subsection located hierarchically beneath two or more subsections. Labels: rare Example: The General Assembly drafted the statute to restore benefits in the event of the rescission or modification of a disciplinary action in subsubsubsection (ii), but not in conjunction with full back pay as provided in subsubsubsection (iii). Example: It is unclear just what this benefit could be, and more unclear how something undergone by one person could constitute a benefit to another (Subsubsubsection b).
Word: subsubsubsections Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subsubsubsection Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rerepeat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + repeat. 1. To repeat again.
Word: rerepeated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rerepeat Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rerepeats Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rerepeat Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rerepeating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rerepeat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reattack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + attack. 1. another attack
Word: reattack Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + attack. 1. To attack (something) again.
Word: machang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 肉粽 (mah-chàng). Pronunciation: /ˌmaʔ ˈt͡ʃaŋ/ 1. zongzi Labels: Philippines, uncountable
Word: infeasibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From in- + feasibly. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfiːzɪb(ə)li/ 1. In a manner that is not feasible.
Word: ice core Part of Speech: noun 1. A core sample removed from an ice sheet, most commonly from the polar ice caps of Antarctica, Greenland or from high mountain glaciers elsewhere, the properties of which can be used to reconstruct a climatic record of a given area. Example: A team including climate scientists and microbiologists from Ohio State University took two ice cores from the summit of the Guliya ice cap, at 22,000 feet above sea level, in western China in 2015.
Word: core sample Part of Speech: noun 1. A cylindrical section of a naturally occurring substance, typically obtained by drilling into the substance, for example sediment or rock, with a core drill.
Word: ice cores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ice core Labels: form-of, plural
Word: core samples Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of core sample Labels: form-of, plural
Word: igneous rocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of igneous rock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Snopesism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Snopes + -ism, from the surname of several unscrupulous or heartless characters in the Snopes trilogy (1940–1959) by William Faulkner. 1. Unscrupulous or heartless behaviour; rapacity. Labels: US, uncommon, uncountable Example: Of course, Faulkner went on in “A Fable” to make Snopesism generic. He proclaims that human “rapacity” is universal.
Word: Bach flower therapies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bach flower therapy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Baltimore chops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Baltimore chop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abruptic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From abrupt + -ic. 1. Characterised by an abrupt change in texture. Labels: not-comparable
Word: albaqualf Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of aqualf with ground water above a slowly permeable clay horizon.
Word: albaquult Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of aquult that has an abrupt change in texture between horizons
Word: albic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin albus (“white”) + -ic. 1. light in colour due to the absence of iron oxides Labels: not-comparable
Word: alumic Part of Speech: adj 1. aluminic Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: andic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From andosol + -ic. 1. Containing weathered volcanic glass or pumice Labels: not-comparable
Word: anthric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anthro- + -ic. 1. Showing the influence of human cultivation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: anthroposol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anthropo- + -sol. 1. A soil that has been influenced by human cultivation
Word: aquic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, aqua- + -ic. 1. That has been saturated with water at some time in the past Labels: not-comparable
Word: aquod Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of aquic spodosol
Word: aquodic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aquod + -ic. 1. Relating to an aquod Labels: not-comparable
Word: aquollic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aquoll + -ic. 1. Relating to an aquoll Labels: not-comparable
Word: argialboll Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From argillic alboll. 1. A form of alboll that has an argillic horizon but not a natric horizon.
Word: argic Part of Speech: adj 1. Having an argillic horizon Labels: not-comparable
Word: aridic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From arid + -ic. 1. Bordering an arid region Labels: not-comparable
Word: public hearing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From public + hearing. 1. A judicial hearing which anyone may attend, as opposed to a private hearing. Example: It came as little surprise that the Horwich branch was one of hundreds of lines slated for closure in Beeching's The Reshaping of British Railways, published in 1963. The various formalities were covered by a public hearing, but the closure was given consent by the Transport Minister. 2. A meeting to hear public opinions on any issue; a meeting where members of the public hear the facts about any issue and give their opinions about it. Example: On many occasions, public hearings were more symbol than substance; key dissenting voices, interest groups and academics were either not invited, informed too late or barred access form the venue by large police deployments. In some cases, as with the controversy over InfraVest Corp's wind turbine project in Yuanli, Miaoli County, police inside a public hearing would turn their cameras on the villagers and activists, but did not do so when company representatives or government officials were making their case, measures that were regarded as intimidating.
Word: crash carts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crash cart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jesus lizard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because they can run on water; walking on water was one of the miracles ascribed to Jesus Christ. 1. Any of the Latin American lizards of the genus Basiliscus.
Word: shotacon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese ショタコン (shotakon). By surface analysis, shota + -con (“abnormal sexual attraction”). 1. A sexual complex where an adult is attracted to young, typically prepubescent boys, or the fictional depictions thereof. Labels: Japanese, uncountable, usually Example: The term shota-con is a variant of the term loli-con for "Lolita complex" comics, a genre of porn comics for men featuring young girls. Shota is a common Japanese boy's name, thus shota-con indicates porn comics featuring young boys. Example: Lolicon or Lolicom is a contraction of "Lolita Complex," an unhealthy interest in underage girls exemplified by the Lolita Anime. Its rarer male variant is Shotacon. Shotacon is a contraction of “Shotaro Complex,” or an unhealthy obsession with little boys. It is said to derive from the boyish good looks of Shotaro Kaneda, the protagonist of GIGANTOR 2. An individual with such a fixation. Labels: Japanese, countable, usually 3. Erotic or suggestive art, manga, anime, or other media featuring underage boys. Labels: Japanese, uncountable, usually
Word: boralf Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of alfisol that has a frigid temperature regime, but not a xeric moisture regime
Word: boroll Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of mollisol that has a frigid, cryic or pergelic temperature regime and, typically, an aridic moisture regime.
Word: pergelic Part of Speech: adj 1. permanently frozen Labels: not-comparable
Word: calcarosol Part of Speech: noun 1. A calcareous type of aridisol or alfisol found in Australia.
Word: cambic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to gypsiorthids or podzols that do not have an upper calcic horizon Labels: not-comparable
Word: gypsiorthid Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of gypsiferous aridisol
Word: camborthid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cambic + orthid. 1. A type of orthid that has a type of cambic horizon
Word: carbic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to rudosols or podzols that contains organic material Labels: not-comparable
Word: chromosol Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of alfisol that has a strong texture contrast between horizons.
Word: shoujo ai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Two connected etymologies. Either interpreted as a calque of Japanese 少女愛 (shōjo ai), or a specialized neologism created in analogy to shounen ai (Japanese 少年愛(しょうねんあい) (shōnen'ai)) using Japanese vocabulary. 1. Anime and manga that explore emotional, but largely platonic, homoerotic relationships between women. Labels: Japanese, uncountable 2. A genre of manga, anime, or hentai featuring lesbian sex and romance; yuri. Labels: Japanese, slang, uncountable 3. Lolicon. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: cryic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cryo- + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹaɪ.ɪk/ 1. Perennially frozen. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cutanic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cutan + -ic. 1. Relating to, or containing cutan Labels: not-comparable
Word: dermosol Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of mollisol, alfisol or ultisol found in Australia
Word: durargid Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of argid that has a duripan horizon
Word: durixeroll Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of xeroll that has a duripan
Word: durustoll Part of Speech: noun 1. A ustoll that has a duripan
Word: dystric Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a base saturation less than 50% Labels: not-comparable
Word: dystropept Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dys- + tropept. 1. A dystric tropept.
Word: tropept Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of inceptisol rich in organic matter
Word: mesozone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meso- + zone. 1. An intermediate zone of the lithosphere characterised by metamorphic rock
Word: shounen ai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 少年愛 (shōnen ai). 1. A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or sexual relationship between two or more males. Labels: Japanese
Word: detonatable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From detonate + -able. 1. That can be detonated or is liable to detonate; detonable.
Word: slice of life Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of French tranche de vie. 1. A work in a genre (of theater, cinema, literature, manga, etc.) that presents day-to-day happenings with no clear central plot and takes place in a world that mirrors our own. 2. An ordinary social occurrence or sequence of events. Example: […] in the culturally constituted world, but it needs advertising to link it to certain social representations, certain slices of life.
Word: school life Part of Speech: noun 1. A genre which has the majority of the storyline taking place in a school. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see school, life. Example: His dyslexia made school life difficult.
Word: marzpanates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marzpanate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Marzpanate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of marzpanate. Labels: alt-of
Word: marzbanate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From marzban + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it). 1. Alternative form of marzpanate. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: marzbanates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of marzbanate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Arshakunis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Arshakuni Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Arshakuni Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Armenian Արշակունի (Aršakuni). 1. Synonym of Arsacid. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Arshakuni Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Armenian Արշակունի (Aršakuni). 1. Synonym of Arsacid.
Word: trans-fat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of trans fat. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: He's got machine guns and hatchets and swords / And some missiles and foods with trans-fats / He will unleash mass destruction, you're dead / You just got smashed... by the ¶ Attack of the Wrath of the / War of the Death of the / Strike of the Sword of the / Blood... of the Beast
Word: Asatryan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Armenian Ասատրյան (Asatryan). 1. A surname from Armenian.
Word: pseudo-cereal Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pseudocereal. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: transformational rules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transformational rule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: web color Part of Speech: noun 1. Any color, typically specified as an RGB triplet or in hexadecimal format, that can be displayed on a web page Labels: Internet
Word: billow maiden Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the nine daughters of the sea-god Ran in Norse mythology.
Word: number game Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of many games based upon numbers.
Word: driving schools Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of driving school Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marryin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Pronunciation spelling of marrying. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: quattuorvigintillion Part of Speech: num Etymology: From Latin quattuor (“four”) + vigintillion. 1. 10⁷⁵. Labels: US, rare 2. 10¹⁴⁴. Labels: rare
Word: e-cig Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From e- + cig. 1. Syllabic abbreviation of electronic cigarette. Labels: informal Example: The tobacco industry is pushing a new kind of smoking device — the e-cig or vape pen — that it says is far healthier than traditional cigarettes: no tobacco, no tar, just nicotine and flavored vapor. […] E-cig makers say, and some health experts believe, that e-cigs could help lower these terrible numbers, because they contain far fewer toxins than traditional tobacco cigarettes. Example: Laranya Caslin [...] told the health and social care committee e-cigs are “a much bigger issue” than smoking - estimating one in four kids uses them.
Word: e-cigs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of e-cig Labels: form-of, plural