nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: gonner Part of Speech: contraction 1. Alternative spelling of gonna. Labels: alt-of, alternative, contraction, rare
Word: gonner Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of goner. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: your'n Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Perhaps due to reanalysis of yourn as a shortening of your one or your own. 1. Alternative form of yourn. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Tom, I wouldn’t ever got into all this trouble if it hadn’t ‘a’ been for that money; now you just take my sheer of it along with your’n, and gimme a ten-center sometimes—not many times, becuz I don’t give a dern for a thing ’thout it’s tollable hard to git—and you go and beg off for me with the widder.
Word: our'n Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Perhaps due to reanalysis of ourn as a shortening of our one or our own. 1. Alternative form of ourn. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Lula stopped, but she said, “You ain’t got no business bringin‘ white chillun here —they got their church, we got our’n. It is our church, ain’t it, Miss Cal?”
Word: his'n Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Perhaps due to reanalysis of hisn as a shortening of his one or his own. 1. Alternative form of hisn. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: her'n Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Perhaps due to reanalysis of hern as a shortening of her one or her own. 1. Alternative form of hern. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: their'n Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Perhaps due to reanalysis of theirn as a shortening of their one or their own. 1. Alternative form of theirn. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: damnworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From damn + -worthy. 1. Worthy of being damned; damnable. Labels: vulgar Example: Both endeavor to praise what is praiseworthy, damn what is damnworthy and point out what is simply mundane in current advertising.
Word: wadn't Part of Speech: contraction Pronunciation: /wʌdn̩t/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of wasn't, contraction of was not. Compare wa'n't. Labels: alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling Example: He wadn't about to leave.
Word: ground elder Part of Speech: noun 1. A perennial plant in the carrot family Apiaceae, native to Eurasia; Aegopodium podagraria.
Word: other'n Part of Speech: contraction 1. Contraction of other + one. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
Word: rare as hen's teeth Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Since chickens lack teeth, the simile implies that something is rare. 1. Extremely uncommon. Labels: not-comparable
Word: scarce as hen's teeth Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of rare as hen's teeth. Labels: not-comparable
Word: everywhence Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From every + whence, on the pattern of everywhere, and similar. 1. from everywhere, all over Labels: archaic, not-comparable, poetic, rare
Word: everywhither Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Univerbation of every + whither. 1. To (in the direction of) everywhere; to every place. Labels: archaic, not-comparable, poetic
Word: solargraphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From solargraph + -ic. 1. pertaining to solargraphy Labels: not-comparable
Word: solargraphy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From solar + -graphy. 1. the practice of creating solargraphs; creating photographs of the path of the Sun across the sky using a pinhole camera and exposure periods measured in days or months Labels: uncountable
Word: solargraph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From solar + -graph. 1. A photograph of the paths of the Sun across the sky created with pinhole photography.
Word: solargraphs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of solargraph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tindi Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈtɪndɪ/ 1. A North Caucasian language spoken in the Tsumada region of Daghestan.
Word: Tindi Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtɪndɪ/ 1. A person belonging to this people of Daghestan.
Word: Tindi Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈtɪndɪ/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Tindi language or people. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Karata Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkæ.ɹæ.tə/ 1. A North Caucasian language spoken in south-west Daghestan.
Word: Karata Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkæ.ɹæ.tə/ 1. A person belonging to this people of Daghestan.
Word: Karata Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈkæ.ɹæ.tə/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Karata language or people. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Godoberi Part of Speech: name 1. A North Caucasian language spoken in southwestern Daghestan.
Word: Godoberi Part of Speech: noun 1. A person belonging to this people of Daghestan.
Word: Godoberi Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to the Godoberi language or people. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Christianistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Christian + -istic. 1. Relating to Christianism. Example: Its title indicates that its subject actually is Christmas, and, without being a bit Christianistic, it explores and expresses the essence of the mystery of Christmas. Example: The nonwhites soon learned that to retaliate against the white-murderers of their people was not the will of the Americanized, Christianistic “God.”
Word: christianistic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of Christianistic. Labels: alt-of Example: It has provided this broad, debatable ground of religious equivalents and christianistic indifferences, thronged by a multitude claiming the Christian name, of every variety of opinion and every corresponding shade of nebulous piety. Example: 1948, Official Gazette. English Edition, Issues 572-598, ... aiming at owning, borrowing or disposing of land, buildings and other property, for the purpose of propagating the Christianity, giving the christianistic education and rendering benevolence and relief.
Word: personkind Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From person + -kind. 1. People as a whole. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: primary sources Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of primary source Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gais Part of Speech: name 1. A village and municipality in Appenzell Ausserrhoden canton, Switzerland. 2. A village and comune in South Tyrol, Italy.
Word: Stans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Stan Labels: form-of, plural 2. usually "the Stans", the Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Labels: informal
Word: Stans Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality and town, the capital of Nidwalden canton, Switzerland. 2. A municipality of Tyrol, Austria.
Word: take the gilt off the gingerbread Part of Speech: verb Etymology: In the Middle Ages, gingerbread cakes were decorated with a thin layer of gold leaf. Without this casing, they were considered to be humble offerings, generally being little more than flavoured but stale bread. Pronunciation: /ˌteɪk ðə ˈɡɪlt ɒf ðə ˈd͡ʒɪn(d͡)ʒəbɹɛd/, /ˌteɪk ðə ˈɡɪlt ɔf ðə ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚˌbɹɛd/ 1. To take away the most attractive or appealing qualities of something; to destroy an illusion. Labels: idiomatic Example: If you only say the word, we shall take the gilt off the gingerbread,—you guess what I mean,—but remember that Sir Robert Walpole said, ‘every man has his price.’ Example: The former gentleman too rarely appears amongst us as a solo pianist, did we hear him oftener, we are inclined to think he would, to use a homely figure of speech, "Take the gilt off the gingerbread" of many persons of much higher pretensions.
Word: nitroglycol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nitro- + glycol. 1. The nitrate of ethylene glycol (ethylene glycol dinitrate) that is an explosive similar in properties to nitroglycerine Labels: uncountable
Word: intrafaith Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From intra- + faith. 1. Taking place within, or relevant to, a single faith community. Labels: not-comparable Example: She only believes in intrafaith marriage.
Word: Gottscheerish Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Gottscheerisch. See Gottschee, region in southern Slovenia. 1. The Germanic lect (sometimes considered an independent language and sometimes considered a dialect of Bavarian) historically used by the Gottscheers in the enclave of Gottschee, Slovenia, now little spoken. Example: The true and universal language of the land is Carniolan; apart from this, Illyrian is also spoken; yet somewhat corrupt and not completely pure. Thirdly, Croatian. Fourthly, Slavonic. Then, Dalmatian, Gottscheerish, Istrian, Italian or Friulian, and German. But all the nobility generally speak German, also Carniolan and Italian. All lawsuits are conducted and discharged in German, and all letters are written in German. Example: Outlying languages ignored in the text include Gottscheerish (originally spoken in Slovenia; closely related to Bavarian), Mariupolitan Greek (in the Ukraine), Crimean Turkish (as distinct from Crimean Tatar; originally in the Ukraine), and Urum […]
Word: Gottscheerisch Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Gottscheerish. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Gottscheer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Either from German Gottscheer or simply Gottschee + -er. 1. One of the Germanic inhabitants of Gottschee, or one of their descendants.
Word: Gottscheers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Gottscheer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gottschee Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Gottschee, first mentioned in 1363 as Middle High German Gotsche. Compare the Slovenian name Kočevsko. 1. A region in southern Slovenia which was historically inhabited by the Germanic Gottscheers who spoke Gottscheerish. 2. Former name of Kočevje, the main city of this region.
Word: onlest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Variant of onliest. 1. Only. Labels: US, dated, dialectal, not-comparable, possibly Example: I'm the onlest father them boys has got. Example: I knowed the onlest thing to get her cured was to get a bucket of ice water, […]
Word: bittocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bittock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stigmarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From stigmaria + -ian. Pronunciation: /stɪɡˈmɛəɹi.ən/, /stɪɡˈmɛɹi.ən/ 1. Relating to the fossil roots known as Stigmaria. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Stigmarian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of stigmarian. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable
Word: heathenistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From heathen + -istic. 1. Relating to heathenism.
Word: bisexualists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bisexualist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: progressive stack Part of Speech: noun 1. A list of speakers arranged so that people from marginalized groups get the chance to speak first.
Word: progressive stacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of progressive stack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uncriticisable Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of uncriticizable. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: air-raid Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of air raid. Labels: alt-of, alternative, attributive, often Example: Regularly after working during the day he went to the ARP post at night to be on call should there be an air-raid. Example: This street, Alton Avenue, was on a slope... air-raid shelters had been dug into all the back gardens so that you had to stoop and go down a couple of steps to enter...my parents told one particular family if there was an air-raid they could share our shelter.
Word: air-raids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of air-raid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slurpability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From slurp + -ability. 1. The quality of being slurpable. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: […] but consider glass noodles: derived from the flour of a bean (the mung), they are ultra-thin, and they turn transparent after cooking, while maintaining a soothing slurpability. Example: With their mild taste and excellent slurpability, zoodles are an amazingly adaptable stand-in for pasta […]
Word: zoodles Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of zucchini + noodles. Pronunciation: /ˈzuːd(ə)lz/ 1. Zucchini sliced into thin strips so as to resemble noodles. Labels: colloquial, plural, plural-normally Example: With their mild taste and excellent slurpability, zoodles are an amazingly adaptable stand-in for pasta, soaking in the flavors of your favorite sauces and broths. Example: To enjoy zoodles throughout the week, prepare a double or triple batch of spiral-sliced zucchini by completing Steps 2 and 3.
Word: Europeanistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From European + -istic. 1. Relating to, or supporting, Europeanism.
Word: eucre Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of euchre. Labels: alt-of, dated, uncountable
Word: ankhus Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ankus. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: If his argument on this issue is found at fault, and the traditional division (Coinage with king with spear = Azes I, coinage with king holding ankhus [the object is not a whip as it is often assumed] = Azes II) is vindicated, all other conclusions by Senior must be revised. Example: The mahout used his feet and an ankhus to direct the elephant, as his voice might not be heard in the din of combat.
Word: ankhuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ankhus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ethnopluralism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ethno- + pluralism, attributed to French New Right intellectual Alain de Benoist. 1. A right-wing theory of multiculturalism, supporting separatism, and according to which cultures hinge on ethnicities bound to specific geographic locations. Labels: uncountable Example: Overall, identitarians favor ethnopluralism, which is the idea that nations or ethnicities should not live in the same multicultural societies but rather in geopolitically separate territories (Salzborn 2016, 41; Hentges et al. 2014, 17). Example: To the degree that there is a theory underlying this radical right nationalism, it is “ethnopluralism.” A term coined by the French New Right intellectual, Alain de Benoist, ethnopluralism stipulates the “equivalency of homogenous peoples in their indigenous territories.”
Word: ethnopluralist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ethno- + pluralist. 1. A supporter of ethnopluralism.
Word: ethnopluralists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ethnopluralist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: faggotism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From faggot + -ism. 1. Homosexuality. Labels: offensive, uncountable Example: In the eyes of most men this was surely a more powerful disincentive to chumming up with him than any inklings of faggotism.
Word: freakbeat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From freak + beat, coined by English music journalist Philip Lloyd-Smee. 1. A genre of hard-driving British rock music, often from the 1960s and associated with a mod following. Labels: uncountable Example: The couple had already put in the hard yards: Fred started out in '60s freakbeat combos The Weeds and Lollipop Shoppe, with Toody joining him in early '80s punk trio The Rats.
Word: fosterable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From foster + -able. 1. Capable of being fostered; suitable for fostering. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antisweat Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + sweat. 1. Preventing the build-up of moisture or condensation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: noncomplainer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + complainer. 1. One who does not complain.
Word: ungrumpy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + grumpy. 1. Not grumpy.
Word: noncomplainers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of noncomplainer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: couping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of coup Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: kaiso Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkaɪ.səʊ/, /ˈkaɪ.soʊ/ 1. A style of music popular in the Caribbean, a precursor to calypso music. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An individual musical work in this style. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: kaisonian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kaiso + -n- + -ian. Pronunciation: /kaɪˈsəʊ.ni.ən/, /kaɪˈsoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. A performer of kaiso music. Example: When the money was counted and checked in the presence of the kaisonians, with whom the takings were shared, one keen singer queried the collector saying, "But whey de steamer?"
Word: kaisos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kaiso Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kaisonians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kaisonian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: court in banc Part of Speech: noun 1. A session where all the judges of a court hear a case together, instead of the case being heard by a smaller panel of judges. Example: . Example: Thereupon, June 7th, a motion was filed on behalf of Duncan for the transfer of the cause to the supreme court in banc, upon the grounds that the cause was determined solely by a minority of the supreme court
Word: courts in banc Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of court in banc Labels: form-of, plural
Word: court in bank Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of court in banc. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chaparajos Part of Speech: noun 1. chaps (item of clothing) Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: dustout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dust + out. 1. A cloud of dust or duststorm that creates conditions of inadequate visibility. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Hundreds of Kanker's troops would have to be thrown into the job of plugging the holes, a difficult task under ideal conditions, but a pig of a task in a “dustout”. Example: He said the dust collecting units were not operating as they should in October 1984 and there were “quite a few" dustouts. These, he claimed, would require one to vacate the basement as soon as possible by walking along the side of the walls in the dark. 2. A prankster who misleads others by giving false or exaggerated information. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This was a sight check, to see if he looked like some dustout or merely sounded like one. Example: "He is the greatest old dustout," said Lord Chiltern, disrespectfully. 3. Fallout; the event of small dust particles falling to the ground in sufficient quantities that they cause a problem. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The levels of activity in atmospheric fallout were determined in rain and dustout was collected on vaseline-coated sheets. Example: Special seals, which fit over the cutter opening when it is out of the flow, prevent dustout and sample contamination.
Word: dustouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dustout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unmisted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + misted. 1. Not misted. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dust-out Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dustout. Example: Wade will tell you the truck forced him off the road, but what really happened was that in the total dust-out after the truck passed (“I couldn't even see the speedo”), he turned early for the next corner, running off the road. Example: ...whiteouts and silty dust-outs, the mosquito body stockings, and the rancid stench of briny lakes all became part of life. 2. Alternative form of dustout. Example: Even then, shirkers and dust-outs must expect to answer to the law for thumbing their noses at the U.S. 3. Cleanup. Example: The place needs a good dust-out.
Word: dust-outs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dust-out Labels: form-of, plural
Word: e'ry Part of Speech: det 1. Alternative spelling of every. Labels: alt-of, alternative, colloquial Example: We gon' get e'ry one of 'em. Example: And we 'bout it e'ry day, e'ry day like we sitting on a bench.
Word: Vils Part of Speech: name 1. A town on the German border in Reutte district, Tyrol, Austria.
Word: ironhanded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From iron + handed, from the idea of having an iron hand. 1. Alternative form of iron-handed. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Nationalist upheaval consumed Yugoslavia after the death of Tito, the ironhanded unifier. Example: He was an “ironhanded father-figure” (C. Reid, 1998, p. 216). This ironhanded aspect sometimes went too far, like when he forced Erich Lehmann to resign his editorship of Annals of Mathematical Statistics.
Word: iron-handed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the idea of having an iron hand. 1. Strict and dictatorial, exercising firm ruthless control. Labels: derogatory Example: Here I am not primarily concerned with the long-term effects of such separation, about which the advocates of iron-handed rule in Poland have always written with great glee. Example: I couldn't believe that iron-handed old tyrant would have a son waho cared for nothing but praying.
Word: iron handed Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of iron-handed. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: The next consequence that will attend the adoption of this Constitution is, that from the ruins of the State Governments, will be produced one consolidated Government, which, from the nature of things, will be an iron handed despotism. Example: This consolidated Government will be an iron handed despotism.
Word: ironhandedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ironhanded + -ness. 1. Alternative form of iron-handedness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: He is amiable where iron[-]handedness is essential. Example: The actress Arletty, who feels genuine affection for Carne and believes that his ironhandedness on the set "was pure show," compares the director to conductor Herbert von Karajan, because "like von Karajan, he treats his shooting scripts like musical scores which he conducts entirely from memory ... We felt secure with him because he knew exactly what the final product was supposed to look like."
Word: iron-handedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iron-handed + -ness. 1. Synonym of heavy-handedness: the property or state of being iron-handed. Labels: uncountable Example: In actions opening the Normandy invasion, American paratroopers suffered their first encounterwith SS iron-handedness, and later at Bayeux the 12th SS Panzer Division shot down forty British and Canadian prisoners of war.
Word: iron handedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iron handed + -ness. 1. Misspelling of iron-handedness. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, uncountable Example: Marxian theory of class-struggle and dictatorship of proletariat for the control of means of production was the result of iron handedness of capitalism in the nineteenth century for the establishment of egalitarian society.
Word: ironhandedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From ironhanded + -ly. 1. In an ironhanded manner; strictly and harshly. Example: A large, genial woman, she ruled the fort kitchen and its Indian helpers ironhandedly. Within her own domain, no one trifled with Charlotte Green.
Word: iron-handedly Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of ironhandedly. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: He ran his ship a bit more iron-handedly than other pirate captains did. The articles he made his crew sign—which included the exact percentage each man would receive of the treasure captured—demanded stricter rules of decorum and propriety than normally seen among pirate crews.
Word: iron handedly Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of ironhandedly. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: I was terribly scared by Idi Amin's animosity that iron handedly ravaged the earth as if he was from a different planet.
Word: glook Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of glug (sound made when a liquid is poured out of a jug or bottle). Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare Example: That old man turned that bottle up and glook, glook, glook.
Word: seet call Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Imitative. 1. A high-pitched call made by birds to warn of the presence or approach of a predator.
Word: Trà Vinh Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese Trà Vinh. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɑːvɪn/ 1. A former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025). 2. A city in Vietnam.
Word: Vinh Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese Vinh. 1. A city, the provincial capital of Nghệ An Province, Vietnam.
Word: Vinh Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese Vinh. 1. A surname from Vietnamese.
Word: Jersey barrier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Jersey (the location where the most popular design of such barriers originated) + barrier. 1. A modular concrete or plastic barrier designed to create walls that separate lanes of traffic or to block traffic. Example: One incident in May was a possible threat indicator when a Jersey barrier on the east perimeter was rammed by a slow-moving car. Example: His squad had entered the first room of the house and, as they were about to enter the second room, they were engaged by a couple insurgents who were hiding behind a concrete Jersey barrier they'd brought into the house. 2. A Jersey wall; a wall composed of Jersey barriers that separates lanes of traffic. Example: The same result was found when measuring the length of Jersey barrier or guardrail within the 800 m buffer in high- and low-kill UVC zones. Example: The paper also included a completed scene diagram, included a wrecked tractor and semi-trailer, damaged asphalt area, gouges, skip lines, and displaced Jersey barrier sections.
Word: scent pad Part of Speech: noun 1. A patch of ground where a scent has been intentionally applied for a dog to track.
Word: New Jersey barrier Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Jersey barrier. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The New Jersey barrier became the most widely used and gave its name to the generic barrier type. Example: Rigid barriers are often shaped concrete barriers like the F-shape median barrier, the New Jersey barrier, the Ontario tall wall, and so forth.
Word: New Jersey barriers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of New Jersey barrier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jersey barriers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Jersey barrier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jersey barrier Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Jersey barrier. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Marcia Argust, former head of the Security Design Coalition, stands protected by a jersey barrier— a common blockade around the Capitol building. Example: The most familiar type of barricade is the infamous "jersey barrier" which is made of reinforced concrete, but barricades can be made of other materials, if it provides an adequate protection factor.
Word: jersey barriers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jersey barrier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jersey wall Part of Speech: noun 1. A low wall made of Jersey barriers used to separate lanes of traffic. Example: At the end of a Jersey wall section, plastic or metal barrels are placed to protect cars. Example: The most northerly lane is separated from the other three lanes by a "Jersey wall" composed of concrete barriers.
Word: Jersey walls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Jersey wall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jersey wall Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Jersey wall. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: I hit the flashers, but intuited that to brake might cause the car to wobble or swerve into the jersey wall. Example: The traffic was very heavy for early afternoon and Sophia Saint Claire had no explanation as to why it inched on both sides of the jersey wall.
Word: jersey walls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jersey wall Labels: form-of, plural
Word: seester Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of sister. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: boiz Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boi Labels: form-of, plural Example: Maybe if somebody like M8r found her in the morning, she’d be okay, but if Strik9 found her first, then Coyote might as well just cut her throat now. Strik9 and his boiz sure wouldn’t hesitate to. Example: Finally, the “boiz,” who regard their own behavior as nothing more than good-natured joking, will forever be ignorant of her sacrifice for their families’ economic protection.
Word: bow chica wow wow Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bow-chicka-wow-wow. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: "Screw you," she called after him. There was a though. She scoped out his lean, tight ass with interest. Bow chica wow wow. Example: Bernardo has his tongue out ready to make moves!! bow chica wow wow!
Word: bow-chica-wow-wow Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bow-chicka-wow-wow. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Yes, you may never have thought of Thanksgiving as a sexy bow-chica-wow-wow kind of holiday, but New Girl is changing that. Example: Bow-chica-wow-wow She's taking her hair down and pulling off her glasses. Now she's removing her jacket! Shit! She's a stripper!
Word: Texpat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Texas + expat; compare Mexpat, which reverses origin and residence. 1. A Texan (native or former resident of Texas), now living elsewhere. Example: But The Brooklyn Inn did not choose the beer out of nostalgia for Texas or to cater to a Texpat clientele.
Word: pornotopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pornotopia + -ic. 1. Of or relating to pornotopia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pornotopian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pornotopia + -an. 1. Of or relating to pornotopia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Old Mexico Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Mexico, as opposed to New Mexico. 2. The land of Mexico under Aztec rule; ancient Mexico.
Word: witterly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From a Scandinavian source. Compare Middle Swedish vitterliga, early Danish viderlige. 1. Clearly, certainly; without doubt; truly. Labels: obsolete Example: I […] asked hir on þe hieȝe name · ar heo þennes ȝeode / What she were witterli. Example: Thies wordes, in his wo, witturly he said, / Soberly to hym-selfe.
Word: keck-handed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of cack-handed. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: D'Oliveira and Barbirolli smiled elatedly as if handing on a bat or a baton, unaware they'd bestowed their attention on a keck-handed, tone-deaf imposter who wasn't collecting signatures anyway, who just happened to be standing in the right place and was then pushed forwards with a pen and paper. Example: The amateur who can handle ordinary carpenter's tools and is generally dexterous has a very definite advantage over one who is unpractical and keck-handed.
Word: keckhanded Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of keck-handed. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Shakespeare is less keckhanded later: who does not smile (but not guffaw) at Henry V's nimble courting of Katherine?
Word: nidate Part of Speech: verb 1. To become implanted in, especially, a uterus. Labels: intransitive Example: They are essential for the integrity of the cell shape, and would theoretically be important for the ability of the cells to nidate in vessels and transgress capillary walls. Example: The early embryo nidated into the endometrium (decidua) is a fluid-filled sphere which contains smaller fluid-containing sacs in addition to the embryonic disc.
Word: tazer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the pronunciation of "taser": the 's' is pronounced as a 'z'. 1. Misspelling of taser. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: wrong crowd Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of people deemed to have a negative influence on a person's behavior; a bad crowd. Labels: idiomatic Example: to fall in with the wrong crowd Example: to hang out with the wrong crowd
Word: bad company Part of Speech: noun 1. The wrong crowd. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable
Word: wrong crowds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wrong crowd Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dench Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Disputed. Purportedly coined by rapper Lethal Bizzle in 2010. Attested from around that time. Compare slang term hench (“muscular”). Pronunciation: /dɛnt͡ʃ/ 1. Excellent; impressive; awesome. Labels: UK, slang Example: ‘Oh God I got it so wrong last night when DS2 was being an arse. I told him he was “Dench” and got a beaming smile and a “Thanks mum”!’ – Smoothieooo Example: Some may think it is ridic but the evolution of language means that Scrabble has to keep up to stay dench - obvs. 2. Well-built, muscular, attractive. Labels: UK, slang Example: This is my final Dench update for 2019. I will continue the bulk into 2020 but will also incorporate a short shred at some point during the year.
Word: podiumed Part of Speech: adj 1. placed on a podium (especially as a result of winning, or coming second or third, in a race or similar competition)
Word: podiumed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of podium Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: casual sex Part of Speech: noun 1. Sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment, emotional attachment, and/or personal familiarity between the participants involved. Labels: uncountable Example: Makes you sick really, doesn't it? The thought of it. Casual sex. Example: This is more than a cautionary piece; a few of my friends—and myself—have managed casual sex and/or dating with success... At times it was exhausting, but overall it was liberating and provided me with a space to practice vulnerability without being afraid of long-term consequences.
Word: butcher blocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of butcher block Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polyvocal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor. Middle English vocal English vocal English polyvocal From poly- + vocal. 1. Consisting of more than one voice. Labels: not-comparable Example: The book provides perspectives from a range of different authors; it is truly a polyvocal work.
Word: makes something of oneself Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of make something of oneself Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: making something of oneself Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of make something of oneself Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: made something of oneself Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of make something of oneself Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: protests too much Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of protest too much Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: protesting too much Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of protest too much Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: protested too much Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of protest too much Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nomadistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nomad + -istic. 1. Relating to nomadism. 2. Characteristic of a nomad.
Word: fall into the wrong hands Part of Speech: verb 1. To become the possession of, or be discovered by, an unfriendly third party. Labels: idiomatic Example: The policeman was concerned that the lost handgun would fall into the wrong hands.
Word: get into the wrong hands Part of Speech: verb 1. To fall into the wrong hands. Labels: idiomatic
Word: cautionary tales Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cautionary tale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: went against Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of go against Labels: form-of, past
Word: going against Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of go against Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: goes against Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of go against Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mile-a-minutes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mile-a-minute Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cousin primes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cousin prime Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mersenne primes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mersenne prime Labels: form-of, plural
Word: factorial primes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of factorial prime Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Fermat primes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Fermat prime Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interhall Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + hall. 1. Between halls of residence. Labels: not-comparable Example: an interhall athletics competition
Word: podiuming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of podium Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: waah Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of wah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cakeage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cake + -age, modelled on corkage. Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪkɪd͡ʒ/ 1. A fee levied by a restaurant on customers who bring their own cake (such as a birthday cake) rather than buying one on the premises. Labels: uncountable Example: Corkage fee: $10.00 per 750 ml bottle; "cakeage" (if you bring your own birthday cake) $2.25 per person. Example: Large groups are easily accommodated, though be warned, a 'cakeage' fee of $1.50 per head will be charged to birthday revellers.
Word: shootie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of shoe + bootie. 1. A kind of shoe with a high ankle resembling that of a boot. Example: SHOOTIES Gift Shooties A friend friend in need is a friend to heed, And comfy feet are friends indeed! When they're tired and weary and warmth is nil, Goosedown Shooties reign king of the hill. When winter drafts chill. Example: SHOOTIES - solid black, red, royal or teal. Sizes XS, S, M, L, XL $35.00 (postage and handling incl.) HOT SHOOTIES - Our fun "Zydeco" print on electric blue, black or purple. Sizes XS, S, M, L, XL. $37.00 (postage and handling incl.)
Word: shooties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shootie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: warbot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From war + -bot. 1. A robot used in physical warfare. 2. A malicious bot (automated user) designed to disrupt other users' activity. Labels: Internet Example: A warbot is designed for use against other users or against IRC itself. Bots meant to do harm are one reason why many servers have banned their presence.
Word: warbots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of warbot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drury Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French druerie, droerie (“love, friendship”) et al., from dru (“friend”). 1. Love, especially sexual love; courtship, sex. Labels: obsolete 2. A love token or keepsake, a physical object symbolic of a loving relationship. Labels: obsolete 3. A beloved person; a sweetheart. Labels: obsolete 4. A beloved thing; a treasure. Labels: obsolete Example: It is as derworth a drewery · as dere god hym-seluen.
Word: rereign Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + reign. 1. To reign again. Labels: intransitive
Word: etailer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of e-tailer; an online retailer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: etailers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of etailer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Nyimang Part of Speech: noun 1. A sub-ethnic group of the Nuba peoples living in northern Sudan. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Nyimang Part of Speech: name 1. The Nilo-Saharan language of these people.
Word: Gowan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortened form of McGowan. 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic. 2. A locality in the Bathurst council area and the Cabonne council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Word: flapped outfall Part of Speech: noun 1. An outfall fitted with a metal flap so that floodwater will not back up
Word: bucketry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bucket + -ry. 1. Buckets and similar objects, taken collectively. Labels: uncountable Example: Shooks and buckets were once the most famous work of Hingham. We had believed that the Hingham bucket was as obsolete as the Eohippus. The day of bucketry has dawned again, and buckets, churns, piggins, tubs were exhibited. Example: “Come back and fight me!” she yelled, slamming the bucket against the bars in one final overhand strike, venting her fury by smashing the wooden container into a dozen different pieces. She stood, puffing for a second, holding a broken handle. […] I empathized with Bastille – I even felt some of her same rage, even if I didn’t express it by destroying innocent bucketry.
Word: Baha'ite Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of Baháʼite. Labels: alt-of, dated Example: ... Shoghi Effendi, of the Baha'ite Faith ... Example: ... emphasizing world unity and peace, the religion itself ... Baha'ist or Baha'ite
Word: Baha'ites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Baha'ite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paganist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pagan + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪɡənɪst/ 1. Pagan.
Word: cabrewing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of canoeing + brewing. 1. The practice of consuming alcohol while canoeing. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: While “cabrewing” — consuming alcohol while canoeing — has become a popular pastime among Miami University students, it doesn't go without consequences that could include a night in jail and a DUI. Example: After everyone left around one or two in the morning, we would crash for the night, get up in the morning to do something like “cabrewing” where we would take the remaining beers out in a boat, only to stop drinking for an hour or two before getting cleaned up to go to work.
Word: Rastafarist Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Rastafarian. Labels: nonstandard, rare
Word: skug Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of scug. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "Shoot and be damned, you skug!" exploded Nickle. "As soon as we can see, by God! you'll squeal for this pretty loudly."
Word: skug Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of scug. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mercement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Either aphetic form of amercement; or borrowed independently from Anglo-Norman merciment, aphetic form of amerciment. 1. An amercement, a punishment. Labels: obsolete Example: Riȝt so is loue a ledere · and þe lawe shapeth / Vpon man for his mysdedes · þe merciment he taxeth.
Word: aljofar Part of Speech: noun 1. seed pearl Labels: India
Word: bow chicka wow wow Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bow-chicka-wow-wow. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Also, one venue may as well be a commercial for Axe body spray, complete with gyrating young females and the "bow chicka wow wow" slogan featuring prominently. Example: Abigail pulled down a corner of the towel, enough for one eye to peek out. “Bow chicka wow wow,” she said, and covered her eye again.
Word: bow-chicka-wow-wow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From onomatopoeia for the stereotypical funk riff used in the soundtracks to pornographic films. Wired credits comedian Jordan Brady as "apparently the first person ever to use the phrase" and it was a part of his act in his Evening at the Improv routine in 1989. 1. Sexual activity or approval. Labels: euphemistic, uncountable Example: I think it's best to just chill and talk. That's not the place to... bow-chicka-wow-wow [laughs]. Example: To pull you out of the funk you've been in since Christmas, Man Teach orchestrated some bow-chicka-wow-wow time for you and Boy Wonder. 2. The music used in pornographic movies or by strippers. Labels: onomatopoeic, uncountable Example: After an hour, the rest of your life might be a wreck but this realm of your universe will be left with only the most versatile collection of favorites, classics and the occasional one-off that forever highlights your endowments, redefines your shape, and puts you in the mood for, well . . . After such a great purge, you can't help but hear a faint “bow-chicka-wow-wow” calling your name. Example: If I have a lot of blooms to work with, I'll just pick an entire flower, take the whole thing over to the female, and rub its anthers over the stigma (sometimes making bee buzzing or bow-chicka-wow-wow noises for my own amusement).
Word: pycnofibre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pycno- + fibre. Coined 2009 by Brazilian palaeontologist Alexander W. A. Kellner et al. 1. Any one of the hair-like filaments that comprised an integument of some pterosaurs. Example: While the metal frames, styrofoam bulk and resin wings comprised the majority of the models, the details that would bring them to life – eyes, scars, pycnofibres, scales and colour – needed to be added before the models could really look vital. Example: Many [pterosaurs] had furry coats made up of hair-like filaments known as pycnofibres, which covered their bodies and parts of their wings.
Word: pycnofibres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pycnofibre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pycnofiber Part of Speech: noun 1. US standard spelling of pycnofibre. Labels: US, alt-of, standard
Word: pycnofibers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pycnofiber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: actinofibril Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From actin + -o- + fibril. 1. One of the parallel actin filaments found in pterosaur wings.
Word: actinofibrils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of actinofibril Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bow chicka bow wow Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bow-chicka-wow-wow. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: “Did they just bow chicka bow wow at my wedding reception? Example: No response, I'm assuming there's some bow chicka bow wow goin' on since it's still early and your phone is surgically attached to you.
Word: bow-chicka-bow-wow Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bow-chicka-wow-wow. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: Did I interrupt some bow-chicka-bow-wow? Example: She shifted uncomfortably in her seat. “I'm a graphic novelist.” He smirked. The one that got him hired more often than not. “Graphic as in bow-chicka-bow-wow?”
Word: flapling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flap + -ling. 1. A juvenile animal, especially pterosaur, that can fly immediately or soon after birth. Labels: informal Example: The flaplings, with short faces and only very little teeth, must seek out their own food, and restrict themselves to land, agilely snapping at insects until they are old enough to venture out to the fishing waters with their relatives.
Word: flaplings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of flapling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: notarium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek νῶτον (nôton, “back”). Pronunciation: /nəʊˈtɛəɹi.əm/, /noʊˈtɛɹi.əm/ 1. A bone formed of fused vertebrae behind the shoulder of many species of birds and pterosaurs.
Word: cruropatagium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin crūs (“leg”) + patagium. 1. The portion of patagium found between the hind limbs but not connecting to the tail.
Word: cruropatagia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cruropatagium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pteroid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -oid; by surface analysis, pter(o)- + -oid. 1. A bone, found only in pterosaurs, that connected to the wrist to support the propatagium.
Word: pteroid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -oid; by surface analysis, pter(o)- + -oid. 1. Resembling a wing or a feather.
Word: pteroids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pteroid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: early baths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of early bath Labels: form-of, plural
Word: all-Americanness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From all-American + -ness. 1. The quality of being all-American; US patriotism. Labels: uncountable
Word: home-and-away Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a series of two matches: having one game played at each competitor's home ground. Labels: UK, not-comparable Example: the practicalities of how a play-off system could work: whether it should take the form of a home-and-away knockout system, similar to that in the Football League, or incorporate seeding Example: 2013 February 21, Peter Whyke, The Guardian "'There are still people coming to our house for autographs 50 years on'" Ahead of it we thought, as with any cup tie, that we had a 50-50 chance especially being at home in the first leg as finals then were played on a home and away basis.
Word: home-and-home Part of Speech: adj 1. (UK, obsolete) Of a series of two games: having one game played at each competitor's home ground. Labels: Canada, US, not-comparable Example: The USA won the home-and-home series with the Italians, entering the World Cup through a side door
Word: home-and-home Part of Speech: noun 1. A home-and-home series. Labels: Canada, US Example: BYU will host Mississippi State on October 15, 2016. Mississippi State will host the second half of the home-and-home on October 14, 2017.
Word: hyperphalangy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + -phalangy. 1. The condition of having a higher than average number of phalanges. Labels: uncountable
Word: hypophalangy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hypo- + -phalangy. 1. Alternative form of hypophalangia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable