nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: CASB Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Canadian Aviation Safety Board, a predecessor to the TSB (“Transportation Safety Board”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CASB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of civil aviation safety bureau/board. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Gebal Part of Speech: name 1. Former name of Byblos.
Word: Spocks Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈspäks/ 1. plural of Spock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Spocks Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈspäks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of Spock Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Mr. Spock Part of Speech: name Etymology: The asteroid was named after the discoverer’s (James B. Gibson’s) cat, “Mr. Spock”, itself named after the fictional character. 1. Alternative form of Spock (fictional character from Star Trek). Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. An asteroid in Main Asteroid Belt, Solar System; discovered in 1971, the 2309th asteroid registered. Example: I happen to have the Asteroid Mr. Spock on my Ascendant, and have been compared to the Vulcan in physical appearance for many years, even before I found out I had that asteroid on my ascendant. Spooky, huh? Example: Mr. Spock the asteroid was therefore named for Mr. Spock the long-deceased feline who was named for Mr. Spock the Vulcan who was named for ... I guess we'd need to ask the Star Trek scriptwriters what they thought about the famous American writer on child rearing, Dr. Benjamin Spock.
Word: Main Belt Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of main belt. Labels: alt-of
Word: Nimoys Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Nimoy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Vulcan salute Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Vulcan (“inhabitant of the fictional planet Vulcan in the television series Star Trek”) + salute. The gesture was devised by the American actor Leonard Nimoy (1931–2015), who portrayed the half-Vulcan character Spock in the television series Star Trek (originally broadcast 1966–1969); he first used it in “Amok Time”, the first episode of the second season aired on September 15, 1967. Pronunciation: /ˌvʌl.kən səˈl(j)uːt/, /ˌvʌl.kən səˈlut/ 1. A gesture of greeting among Star Trek fans, consisting of a raised hand with the palm forward and the thumb extended, and the fingers parted between the middle finger and ring finger. Example: Sarek turned to the others, now offering the Vulcan salute. "Captain Kirk, Dr. McCoy, may you live long and prosper." / "Thank you, and the same to you, Mr. Ambassador," said Kirk, managing to force his hand into the proper position. Example: Hang on: You are being beamed to one of those Star Trek conventions, where grownups greet each other with the Vulcan salute and offer in reverent tones to pay $100 for the autobiography of Leonard Nimoy.
Word: LLAP Part of Speech: phrase 1. Abbreviation of live long and prosper. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Llap Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Albanian Llap. 1. A river in Kosovo. 2. A region of Kosovo.
Word: broke wind Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of break wind Labels: form-of, past
Word: Daedalean Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of Daedalian. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Our bodies deck'd in our Daedalean' arms.
Word: elasipod Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of elasipodid.
Word: elasipods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elasipod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lawson comfort criterion Part of Speech: noun 1. A criterion used by urban planners and architects to assess how comfortable the wind around buildings is for pedestrians.
Word: outdiffuse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out + diffuse. 1. To diffuse out from a surface Labels: transitive
Word: Da Nang Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Vietnamese Đà Nẵng, from Eastern Cham Da Nak, from da nak (“opening of the river”). Named after the mouth of the Han River on the coast of the South China Sea, in Central Vietnam, formerly in Champa. Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːnæŋ/, /dəˈnæŋ/ 1. A city in central Vietnam. Example: She, Thanh and Minh were to leave tonight for Da Nang, where a boat would be waiting to take them to Hong Kong.
Word: Danang Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Da Nang; A city in Central Vietnam, South Vietnam, Vietnam. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hooshta Part of Speech: intj 1. A call made to a camel to direct it to stand, sit, go, etc. Example: As a rule the temper of a camel is very good; the driver guiding it by ropes fixed by string to a stud, very similar in every way to a collar stud, which is put through the nostril of the beast, and a tug at this, with an accompanying word of command, such as "Hooshta," when it is wanted to lie down, is generally sufficient inducement to make it do what it is told. Example: Some day a solitary prospector will say "Hooshtah" to his camel, and, on the intelligent beast kneeling down, will dismount, and prepare to camp.
Word: cultural capital Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of French capital culturel, coined by French sociologists Pierre Bourdieu and Jean-Claude Passeron (1970). 1. The social assets of a person, such as education, intellect, style of speech or dress, etc. that promote social mobility. Labels: uncountable Example: If you like: if economic capital is what you have, cultural capital is what you know, social capital is whom you know. […] Unless educational resources make some attempt to reverse the flow of cultural capital transmitted in the home then the end result will be enhanced forms of cultural inequality. Example: [Carl] Wilson tends to side with the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, who argues that taste is never disinterested: It’s a form of social currency, or “cultural capital,” that we use to stockpile prestige.
Word: activity book Part of Speech: noun 1. A book for children with interactive content such as games, puzzles, and pictures to be coloured in.
Word: activity books Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of activity book Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multibag Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + bag. 1. Involving or consisting of more than one bag. Labels: not-comparable Example: On top of the silo is a multibag dust collector through which all transporting air is exfiltrated from the silo.
Word: multibag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From multi- + bag. 1. A packaging composed of multiple bags contained within a larger one Example: Each unit load can also be overwrapped completely in multibags, without any of the usual back-breaking work of manually transferring and restacking, and fitting slings or nets when the load is inverted. Example: Expendable multibags fabricated of L-P-378 material […] provide an economical method of consolidating small packages for low volume DSS shipments.
Word: multibags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of multibag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dahl appliance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Bjorn L. Dahl from the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Oslo. 1. A removable metal bite platform used to generate a space between the upper and lower jaws, typically to aid the placement of fillings on worn front teeth.
Word: Dahl appliances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Dahl appliance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mere exposure effect Part of Speech: noun 1. The phenomenon whereby people tend to develop a preference for something merely because they are familiar with it.
Word: mere exposure effects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mere exposure effect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: least worst Part of Speech: adj 1. Least bad; the best among unsatisfactory alternatives. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable Example: For many people, after reading all the manifestos and watching all the party political broadcasts, and browsing all the party websites, and enduring all the TV debates, they've decided that not a single one of the parties speaks to them, and they don't unhate the least worst one enough to give them a tactical vote.
Word: stream sniping Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or practice of stream sniping. Labels: uncountable
Word: stream sniping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of stream snipe. Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overgoer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English overgoer, from overgon, equivalent to overgo + -er. 1. One who goes over (something); an overcomer, conqueror.
Word: overgoers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overgoer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coattailed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of coattail Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: coattailed Part of Speech: adj 1. Having or wearing a coattail. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: coattailing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of coattail Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cultural script Part of Speech: noun 1. A person's set of behaviors for interacting with others in certain situations according to cultural norms.
Word: cultural scripts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cultural script Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wierzbickan Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to Anna Wierzbicka (born 1938), Polish linguist.
Word: selenotopography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From seleno- + topography. 1. The topography of the Moon Labels: uncountable
Word: Bertrand's paradox Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Joseph Bertrand, French mathematician. 1. A problem within the classical interpretation of probability theory, illustrating how the principle of indifference may not produce definite, well-defined results for probabilities if it is applied uncritically when the domain of possibilities is infinite. 2. A hypothetical phenomenon where if the number of firms producing a product goes from one to two or more selling identical products with identical manufacturing costs, the price would be expected to decrease from the high price which one monopolistic firm would charge to a competitive at-cost price, if consumers choose which product to buy based solely on price and the firms try to undercut each other.
Word: mentobregmatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mento- + bregmatic. 1. Relating to the mentum and the bregma. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mentovertical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mento- + vertical. 1. Relating to the mentum and the vertex. Labels: not-comparable
Word: reacclimatization Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of reacclimatizing. Labels: uncountable
Word: reappropriator Part of Speech: noun 1. One who reappropriates something.
Word: reappropriators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reappropriator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lewis reaction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Thomas Lewis (cardiologist), who first described the effect in 1930. 1. Synonym of hunting reaction.
Word: Lewis reactions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Lewis reaction Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hunting reaction Part of Speech: noun 1. A process of alternating vasoconstriction and vasodilation in extremities exposed to cold.
Word: hunting response Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of hunting reaction.
Word: Basic English Part of Speech: name Etymology: From basic + English. 1. A simplified controlled language based on English and intended for international communication and TESL.
Word: uppies and downies Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From up + -ies + and + down + -ies. The "uppies" and "downies" were the residents of the top (east) and bottom (west) of the town, which slopes down towards the sea. 1. A traditional ball game played in Workington, West Cumbria, England, with the object of "hailing the ball" (throwing it up in the air three times) at the opposing team's goal. Labels: uncountable
Word: uppy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From up + -y Pronunciation: /ˈʌ.pi/ 1. Synonym of uppity. Example: He says 'Oh, why not', he likes to know the reasons why, but he doesn't get uppy about it […] Example: 'Don't get uppy with me, son. Give me that back.'
Word: uppy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From up + -y Pronunciation: /ˈʌ.pi/ 1. The act of being held up, e.g. carried on one's parent's shoulder or back. Labels: childish Example: “I want uppy," he whined. The boat sped up my throat and I caught it in a weedy thrash of my hair. He whined and I played. More and more terrifically I played, making great splashes and bubbly creations. Example: Typically she attaches other words onto pivot words, such as “want cookie,” “want Mama,” or “want uppy.” In a few months, she combines three or more words and can do so in a grammatically correct sequence, for example, “Mama go bye-bye.”
Word: ulcerousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ulcerous + -ness. 1. The quality of being ulcerous. Labels: uncountable
Word: ulcero- Part of Speech: prefix 1. ulcer Labels: morpheme
Word: ulicon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of eulachon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ulicons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ulicon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ultranational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + national. 1. ultranationalist Example: The legitimacy based on a revolutionary essence was replaced by legitimacy with an ultranational, ultra-Yugoslav character.
Word: ultraparadoxical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ultra- + paradoxical. 1. Relating to the third and final stage in Pavlov's theory of transmarginal inhibition, at which point negative stimulation results in positive responses and vice versa. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ultraconservatisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ultraconservatism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ultrasegregationist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ultra- + segregation + -ist. 1. A person who is strongly in favour of racial segregation.
Word: ultrasegregationists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ultrasegregationist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: umbellulate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From umbellule + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Having umbellules. Labels: not-comparable
Word: umbiliform Part of Speech: adj 1. Shaped like an umbilicus.
Word: umbracular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From umbracul(um) + -ar. 1. Having or relating to an umbraculum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: umbrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: umbra + -ous Pronunciation: /ˈʌmbɹəs/ 1. Umbral, shadowy, or relating to shadows. Example: [Quoting Leonardo da Vinci:] Just as there are luminous bodies that emit luminous rays, so there are “umbrous” bodies that emit shadowing rays. An umbrous body is something solid and dense that blocks and creates (casts or projects) shadow, an[…] Example: ... drowned in umbrous shadow.
Word: umbrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: umber + -ous Pronunciation: /ˈʌmbɹəs/ 1. Of an umber colour. Example: Color in alcohol dark umber, largely uniform, […] Fins all umbrous, or rather dark brown.
Word: uneducably Part of Speech: adv 1. To such an extent as to be uneducable.
Word: unaccountabilities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unaccountability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: educably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From educable + -ly. 1. In an educable way.
Word: unapostolically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unapostolic + -ally. 1. In an unapostolic manner.
Word: unapostolical Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of unapostolic.
Word: unanalyzably Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of unanalysably. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: unanalysably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unanalysable + -ly. 1. Such that it cannot be analysed.
Word: unconstitutionalities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unconstitutionality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underfinished Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From under- + finished. 1. Of animals reared for meat: having less fat than is desirable.
Word: undersawyer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From under- + sawyer. 1. A sawyer who works in a sawpit, underneath the wood being sawn. Example: As he was sawing into boards a very large oak-tree, something fell from the very heart of it almost into his mouth, for poor Ebenezer was only an undersawyer.
Word: undersawyers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of undersawyer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: undersecretariat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From under- + secretariat. 1. A subdivision of a secretariat. Example: Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez served as head of the Undersecretariat of Prevention and Health Promotion at the Mexican Secretariat of Health.
Word: undersecretariats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of undersecretariat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underutilizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of underutilization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: underutilisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of underutilisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unundulating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + undulating. 1. Not undulating. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Alne Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ɔːln/ 1. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE4965). 2. A river in Warwickshire, England, which flows into the River Arrow at Alcester.
Word: uneffected Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + effected. 1. Not effected; not put into practice. Labels: not-comparable
Word: unidimensionalities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unidimensionality Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unletted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + letted. 1. unhindered; unrestricted Labels: obsolete
Word: urbanologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of urbanology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uredium Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of uredinium.
Word: uredia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uredium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ornithomorphic Part of Speech: adj 1. Shaped like a bird.
Word: orogenically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From orogenic + -ally. 1. In terms of, or by means of, orogeny. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cupulometric Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to cupulometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: orienters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orienter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Alcester Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɒlstɚ/ 1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP0957).
Word: packsheet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pack + sheet. 1. A sheet in which wool is packed. Labels: historical
Word: packsheets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of packsheet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paganiser Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of paganizer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: paganisers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paganiser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paganizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paganization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paideutic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to paideutics.
Word: pailletted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From paillette + -ed. 1. Decorated with sequins or spangles. Example: a pailletted gown Example: Pailletted white pants paired with a white linen jacket and a sequined body suit with hip-hugger pants are some glittering alternatives to the shiny dresses.
Word: pancosmism Part of Speech: noun 1. The belief that nothing exists except the physical and temporal universe. Labels: uncountable
Word: Whiteheadians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Whiteheadian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pedanticize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From pedantic + -ize. 1. To be a pedant. Labels: intransitive 2. To make pedantic. Labels: transitive
Word: pedanticizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pedanticize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: pedanticizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pedanticize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pedanticized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pedanticize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: peirastically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From peirastic + -ally. 1. In a peirastic manner.
Word: pekapoo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of peekapoo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pekepoo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of peekapoo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pekeapoos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pekeapoo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pekapoos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pekapoo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pekepoos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pekepoo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: peishwa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of peshwa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: peishwah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of peshwa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: peishwahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peishwah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: peishwas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peishwa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: penelopising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of penelopise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: penetralian Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to the penetralia.
Word: permanentness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From permanent + -ness. 1. The quality of being permanent. Labels: uncountable
Word: persecutional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From persecution + -al. 1. Of or relating to persecution.
Word: perseverators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of perseverator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: perseverativeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From perseverative + -ness. 1. The quality of being perseverative. Labels: uncountable
Word: Kawarau Part of Speech: name 1. A river in Otago, New Zealand, which flows from Lake Wakatipu to Lake Dunstan near Cromwell.
Word: Arrow with Weethley Part of Speech: name 1. A civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England.
Word: Weethley Part of Speech: name 1. A hamlet in Arrow with Weethley parish, Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP0555).
Word: cutting garden Part of Speech: noun 1. A garden designed to provide flowers to be cut and used in arrangements. Example: North of the rose garden and connecting with it is a cutting garden, which is bordered by a hedge of climbing roses. Example: All the plants in a cutting garden are grown specifically for flower arranging (as opposed to a general diversified landscape), but they are positioned to create a pleasing garden design.
Word: cutting gardens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cutting garden Labels: form-of, plural
Word: headboarded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From headboard + -ed. 1. Having a headboard (of a specified kind). Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable, often Example: a walnut-headboarded bed
Word: trash heap of history Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In a similar form (“that great dust heap called ‘history’”) used by English essayist Augustine Birrell in 1887 (but in use before), popularized by Leon Trotsky in reference to the Mensheviks (1917). 1. A notional place where events, people or objects which have been forgotten or have become irrelevant from a historical perspective are placed or recorded. Labels: figuratively Example: As I talked with Billy, it suddenly hit me that I needed to do something—no matter how minor—to save these stories from the trash heap of history. Example: My ONLY hero is Muhammad Mustafa SAW and whatever he gave us will prevail and every thing else that stands against it is doomed to be decimated and end up in the trash heap of history, as you put it.
Word: client base Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of customer base.
Word: consumer base Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of customer base. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: earn one's corn Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of earn one's keep. Labels: UK, informal
Word: learn one's lesson Part of Speech: verb 1. To learn to avoid repeating a mistake. Labels: figuratively
Word: put out of one's mind Part of Speech: verb 1. To avoid thinking about something. Labels: transitive
Word: trash television Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of trash TV. Labels: uncountable
Word: net balls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of net ball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pilmoor Part of Speech: name 1. A scattered settlement in Brafferton and Helperby parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Brafferton parish and Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE4672).
Word: rolling boil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Because the convection within the liquid produces strong currents that tend to swirl rapidly in circular patterns from bottom to surface and back again. 1. The boiling of a liquid rapidly with plenty of bubbling, which (unlike simmering) roils the liquid and thus may break up or alter the shape of ingredients. Example: House of the Dragon has sucked up the spotlight. It has attracted tweets, theories, memes, discussions, all on a rolling boil since the first episode.
Word: rolling boils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rolling boil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ash heap of history Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of trash heap of history. Example: The only accountability we can hope for is that gun extremists like you are thrown into the ash heap of history.
Word: zebra striping Part of Speech: noun 1. The alternation of plain and coloured backgrounds to aid readability where a document contains a table with rows of data or similar. Labels: uncountable Example: Rollover techniques, for example, once required JavaScript, but have been possible with CSS for many years now. The same thing is true of table-row zebra striping, which until recently could only be achieved by using additional markup on tr elements, or by using JavaScript to dynamically add this markup. […] One of the most common ways of styling data tables, both in print and on the web, is to alternate the background colors of rows of data—a technique sometimes referred to as zebra striping. Typically, zebra stripes are implemented in HTML and CSS by applying a class such as odd or even to every other row in the HTML markup, then using a class selector to apply a background color to odd, even, or both classes of row. Example: Listing 10.4. Zebra Striping Function […] We again used the autocomplete search form application to illustrate how to apply Ajax methods to the codebase. We then moved on to extending libraries through plug-in development and used a zebra striping function as an example. 2. The practice of alternating between drinking an alcoholic beverage and drinking a non-alcoholic one. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: judgeful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From judge + -ful. 1. Making a judgment; discerning; evaluating. Labels: rare
Word: hooshtah Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of hooshta. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: liliform Part of Speech: adj 1. Shaped like a lily flower. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ciliolate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compare taxonomic Latin ciliolatus. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪl.i.ə.lət/ 1. covered in cilia (small hairs) Labels: not-comparable
Word: achilid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a number of planthoppers in the family Achilidae.
Word: basestealers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of basestealer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multiframe Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + frame. 1. Involving or composed of multiple frames. Labels: not-comparable
Word: gladed Part of Speech: adj 1. Containing, or composed of, glades.
Word: lirulas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lirula Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multilineality Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality of being multilineal. Labels: uncountable
Word: multilineally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From multilineal + -ly. 1. In a multilineal manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: monumentalist Part of Speech: adj 1. of or pertaining to monumentalism Labels: not-comparable
Word: historic rhyme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From historic + rhyme. 1. Rhymes that were full rhymes in an older stage of the language, but have since become eye rhymes owing to sound changes. Historic rhymes are used by historical linguists to reconstruct the phonology of old languages.
Word: historic rhymes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of historic rhyme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Kingdom of Iceland Part of Speech: name 1. Iceland from 1918 to 1944. Labels: historical
Word: pillow bag Part of Speech: noun 1. A pouch-like container flattened and sealed at both ends, used for packaging food etc.
Word: pillow pouch Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of pillow bag.
Word: pillow bags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pillow bag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pillow pouches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pillow pouch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: law agent Part of Speech: noun 1. A solicitor, certified by the Law Society of Scotland.
Word: law agents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of law agent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: FNAF Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of FNaF. Labels: alt-of
Word: chefery Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cheffery (“culinary skill”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: old stager Part of Speech: noun 1. A veteran; an experienced person. Labels: idiomatic Example: “There'll be no holding you,” continued the old stager, grimly. Example: Thank goodness for 'old stagers' such as BBC veteran journalist Paul Clifton, who saw the truth behind the spin.
Word: old stagers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of old stager Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gray-headed Part of Speech: adj 1. Having gray hair, especially from age Labels: not-comparable
Word: MEnvSci Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of master of environmental science. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: candlelighting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From candle + lighting. 1. The lighting of a candle, especially as part of a ceremony Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The specific time eighteen minutes before sundown when Shabbat or holiday candles are supposed to be lit, according to halacha. Labels: Judaism, countable, uncountable
Word: candlelightings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of candlelighting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: peep of day Part of Speech: noun 1. The very beginning of the day; the crack of dawn; daybreak, dawn. Labels: idiomatic Example: Indeed, the whole chapter of Life in London has been so repeatedly perused by your Majesty, in such a variety of shapes, from the elegant A. the refined B. the polite C. the lively D. the eloquent E. the honest F. the stately G. the peep-o'day H. the tasteful I. the manly J. the good K. the noble L. the stylish M. the brave N. the liberal O. the proud P. the long-headed Q. the animated R. the witty S. the flash T. the knowing U. the honourable V. the consummate W. the funny X. the musical Y. and the poetical Z. that it would only be a waste of your Majesty's valuable time to expatiate further upon this subject. Example: "Why, God be thanked, ma'am, I'm stout and hearty; and though I say it mysilf, there's not an ould woman in the county can stir about betther nor me, and I'm up ivery mornin' at the peep of day, and rout them all up out of their beds. Don't I?" said she, looking at Mary.
Word: synharmony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From syn- + harmony. 1. The property of being an echo vowel. Labels: uncountable
Word: fresh as paint Part of Speech: adj 1. very fresh Labels: not-comparable
Word: bear date Part of Speech: verb 1. To be marked with the date of writing, production etc.
Word: long-pending Part of Speech: adj 1. That lasts a long time; long-lasting
Word: harp on the same string Part of Speech: verb 1. To repeatedly say the same thing. Labels: idiomatic
Word: megamodel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + model. 1. A megascale model. Example: The St. Louis model also seems to perform well without the large number of extraneous variables—oil prices, coal miners' wage rates, the stock of used cars, etc., all of which tend to contribute to the cumbersomeness of the megamodels. Example: There are, however, at least three practical considerations that suggest that splitting the task into two steps may be expedient. First, the megamodels may be just too complicated to solve analytically, […]
Word: megamodels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megamodel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hanger on Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hanger-on. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: effectivize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ef- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin efficiō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin effectīvusbor. French effectifder. English effective Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English effectivize From effective + -ize. 1. To make effective.
Word: effectivized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of effectivize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: effectivizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of effectivize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: effectivizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of effectivize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: nonadhesion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin adhaesiōnemlbor. French adhésionder. English adhesion English nonadhesion From non- + adhesion. 1. Lack of adhesion. Labels: uncountable
Word: synecthran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From syn- (compare symbiosis) + Ancient Greek ἐχθρός (ekhthrós) + -an. 1. An organism that lives in the home of another organism in order to exploit it, and is treated with hostility or indifference.
Word: synecthrans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of synecthran Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cockbag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cock + bag. 1. A stupid or otherwise undesirable person Labels: derogatory, offensive, slang, vulgar Example: Have you all forgotten that I'm tied to a chair where I've pissed myself numerous times over days and days because you cockbags forget that you're holding a guy here for no reason?
Word: cockbags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cockbag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Watari Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 亘理 (Watari). 1. A district of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. 2. A town in the district of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
Word: hyperphantasia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + phantasia; from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía, “perception, impression, image, look, appearance”). 1. A condition where one's mental imagery (the mind's eye) is extremely realistic, to the point of confusion with reality. Labels: uncountable Example: Based on their surveys, Dr. Zeman and his colleagues estimate that 2.6 percent of people have hyperphantasia and that 0.7 percent have aphantasia. […] Charles Darwin left behind writings hinting at hyperphantasia: When he was once asked to recall the objects that had been on his breakfast table that morning, he said they were “as distinct as if I had photos before me.”
Word: plumpkin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plump + -kin; the suffix is not normally productive, so likely formed under the influence of pumpkin. 1. A fat person. Labels: colloquial, humorous Example: On one FA's answering machine, he says, “Have you complimented a plumpkin today?”
Word: plumpkins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plumpkin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: downsweeping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of downsweep Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: monarticular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: * mon- + articular 1. Affecting a single joint of the body. Labels: not-comparable Example: monarticular arthritis
Word: microspherocytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microspherocyte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monarthritis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * mon- + arthritis 1. inflammation, or arthritis, of one joint at a time. Labels: uncountable
Word: monarthritic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mon- + arthritic. 1. Alternative form of monoarthritic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: gijinka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 擬人化 (“personification”). 1. A non-human character, thing, or idea that has been turned into a human or humanoid in artwork; a humanization. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The practice of creating such characters. Labels: uncountable
Word: stressiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of stressy: most stressy Labels: form-of, superlative Example: That was the stressiest day of my life!
Word: stressier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of stressy: more stressy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: Dien Bien Phu Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Diên Biên Phu, from Vietnamese Điện Biên Phủ (literally “Dienbien Prefecture”), from 奠邊府 (Chinese 奠邊府 /奠边府 (Diànbiānfǔ)); from the province of Điện Biên (literally “stable frontier”) + phu. Of phu, from 府 (Chinese 府 (fǔ)). Of Điện Biên, from 奠邊 (Chinese 奠邊 /奠边 (Diànbiān)); from điện + biên; from 奠 (Chinese 奠) + 邊 (Chinese 邊 /边 (biān)). Pronunciation: /djɛnbjɛnˈfuː/ 1. A city in Dien Bien Phu prefecture, Dien Bien, Northern Vietnam, North Vietnam, Vietnam. Example: It was argued that during the rainy season the enemy would be roadbound, and the Dien Bien Phu position would therefore prove a real cork in the bottle. To remove it the Communists would attempt to reduce Dien Bien Phu, which would enable the French to induce the main Vietminh forces into a pitched battle on ground where the French could concentrate their supposedly superior forces. Example: Westmoreland reported that the threat in northern I Corps was the most serious of the war. He also noted new intensity in enemy activity in other areas, especially in III Corps, where Saigon is located. He thought that the North Vietnamese saw a similarity between the allied base at Khe Sanh and the base at Dien Bien Phu, where the French had suffered a disastrous defeat in 1954. 2. A prefecture of Dien Bien, Northern Vietnam, North Vietnam, Vietnam.
Word: Hindutvist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindutva + -ist. 1. A supporter of Hindutva, or Hindu nationalism.
Word: Dien Bien Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Diên Biên, from Vietnamese Điện Biên, from 奠邊 (Chinese 奠邊 /奠边 (Diànbiān)), from 奠 (Chinese 奠) + 邊 (Chinese 邊 /边 (biān)) Literally, “stable frontier”. 1. A province of Northern Vietnam, North Vietnam, Vietnam.
Word: VCUs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of VCU Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sewage fungus Part of Speech: noun 1. A filamentous colony of bacteria (e.g. Sphaerotilus natans) and fungi (e.g. Fusarium aqueductum), protozoa and other species, which may be found adhering to surfaces in sewage treatment plants or in natural waters as a result of the discharge of incompletely treated waste water. Labels: uncountable
Word: texturizing shears Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of shears used in hairstyling. One edge is serrated, like a hair comb. Labels: UK, plural, plural-only
Word: sellisternium Part of Speech: noun 1. A ritual feast, in Ancient Rome, to celebrate goddesses
Word: texturizing scissors Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of texturizing shears (UK) Labels: US, plural, plural-only
Word: no ways Part of Speech: intj 1. Synonym of no way (“absolutely not”). Labels: South-Africa, idiomatic Example: No ways, I don’t use traditional healers. 2. Synonym of no way (“indicates astonished disbelief”). Labels: South-Africa, idiomatic Example: No ways! Is that real?
Word: no ways Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of no way. Labels: South-Africa, uncountable Example: And there's no ways I am being dramatic about this state of affairs […]
Word: creep on Part of Speech: verb 1. To monitor in a covert and creepy manner; to stalk. Labels: slang Example: creep on your ex's Facebook 2. To sneak up to (someone) in preparation to attack or rob them. Labels: slang
Word: walrus operator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The notation := humorously reinterpreted as the face of a walrus, with two eyes and two tusks. 1. The operator := that assigns values to variables in certain programming languages, such as Python. Labels: informal
Word: Flu Manchu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Pun on flu and Fu Manchu. 1. An epidemic of influenza or other illness associated with China or Asia. Labels: humorous, offensive, uncountable Example: Hysteria is mounting about this Asiatic flu from far-off places. If that's the way it is to be, let’s go all the way and call it Flu Manchu. Example: Away back in 1936, the year that Life began, the nation’s bloodstream flowed free of penicillin, and neither the virus, the Flu Manchu nor the tranquilizing pill were known to the average American.
Word: martini shot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In reference to the martini cocktail: after the final shot of the day, the crew can depart for a drink. 1. The final shot of the day.
Word: reshelvings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reshelving Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Agadoo dance Part of Speech: noun 1. A simplistic novelty dance performed to the 1984 novelty song Agadoo recorded by the band Black Lace.
Word: Agadoo dances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Agadoo dance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tendencial Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of tendential. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: When the tone figures as an element in a musical context, a new quality is added, a tendencial quality. The tone is now part of a system, or order, and demonstrates this fact dynamically through that quality.
Word: equidiagonal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From equi- + diagonal. 1. Of a convex quadrilateral: having the two diagonals of equal length. Labels: not-comparable
Word: customer research Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of consumer research. Labels: uncountable
Word: consumer research Part of Speech: noun 1. The study of the reactions of consumers to various (possible) products they might buy. Labels: uncountable
Word: consumer resistance Part of Speech: noun 1. A resistance on the part of consumers toward adopting or using a particular product. Labels: uncountable
Word: customer resistance Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of consumer resistance. Labels: uncountable
Word: sales resistance Part of Speech: noun 1. A general reluctance on the part of a potential buyer to buying a product (as opposed to a specific, legitimate, concern or objection). Labels: uncountable Example: Throughout recent years, a vast amount of money and time and brains has been employed in overcoming sales resistance, i.e. in inducing unoffending persons to waste their money in purchasing objects which they had no desire to possess. Example: The objections could revolve around your price, the customer's satisfaction with his or her existing supplier, complacency with the existing situation, the newness of or lack of familiarity with your product, or even knee jerk sales resistance that comes automatically. 2. A resistance to accepting a new idea or a change in the way things are done. Labels: figuratively, uncountable Example: Ideas of democratic freedom periodically lived, and were periodically buried under years of oppressive sales resistance and dictatorial domination. Example: As the intellectual's role is to make people know for true and good what they did not previously recognize as such, he encounters a formidable sales resistance, and he works at a loss.
Word: half columnar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From half + columnar. 1. semicolumnar Labels: not-comparable
Word: back in the days Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Misspelling of back in the day. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: vervaine Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of vervain. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: bossware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From boss + -ware, or blend of boss + malware. 1. Software installed on employees' computers for the purpose of allowing a manager to track their working time and activity. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: Our organisation sent us laptops to work from home, but it has some very intrusive bossware installed on it. Example: While aimed at helping employers, bossware puts workers’ privacy and security at risk by logging every click and keystroke, covertly gathering information for lawsuits, and using other spying features that go far beyond what is necessary and proportionate to manage a workforce.
Word: prefecture-level city Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque from Chinese 地級市／地级市 (dìjíshì, literally “prefecture (地區／地区)-level city”) 1. An administrative division of China immediately below the province level and above the county level, often comprising a central urban area, a large surrounding rural area, and smaller towns and cities. (Most of China proper today is part of a prefecture-level city.) Example: The majority of migrants in Zhejiangcun came from two areas under the jurisdiction of a prefecture-level city, Wenzhou, in Zhejiang province: Yueqing, a county-level city, and Yongjia, a rural county. Example: (3) Prefecture-level Cities A prefecture-level city is a large or medium-sized city, smaller than an MDUCG and sub-provincial city. It generally has an urban, non-agricultural population of over 250,000, which includes over 200,000 in the seat of the city government; a total industrial output value of over 2 billion yuan; developed tertiary industry with an output value exceeding that of primary industry and accounting for over 35 percent of the GDP; over 200 million yuan of budgetary revenue at the local level; and has become a central city among several cities and counties. By the end of 1997, there were 222 prefecture-level cities around China. [...]In fact, a prefecture-level city has become a local administrative unit with the characteristics of both ordinary local administrative divisions and local city divisions.
Word: Rimes Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Guitiriz Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Galician Guitiriz. 1. A town and municipality of Lugo, Galicia, Spain, Spain. 2. A locality in Capela parish, Capela, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. 3. A locality in San Fiz de Monfero parish, Monfero, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. 4. A locality in Visantoña parish, Mesía, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
Word: Durdle Door Part of Speech: name 1. A natural arch near Lulworth, Dorset, England
Word: Westenhanger Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Stanford parish, Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1236).
Word: Cutlack Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Raybould Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Feniton Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY0999).
Word: pharaohess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pharaoh + -ess. 1. A female pharaoh. Example: [The priests decided] to pay everlasting honours to the Pharaohess Berenice, / the daughter of the Gods, the Well-doers, in all the temples of Egypt. Example: Writer-Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz (All About Eve) announced that his version of Cleopatra, which stars Elizabeth Taylor (naturally; who is Pharaohess of them all?), would be considerably different from Shaw’s Caesar and Cleopatra. 2. The wife of a pharaoh. Example: Balancing four boxes on her head, she mounted the stairs, telling herself that she was a slave-girl in ancient Egypt carrying stone blocks for the great pyramid. When she reached the first floor she removed both the wrap and the sandals to add authentic local colour and so that she was a genuine naked Nubian slave-girl whose slinky walk quickened the blood of the Pharaoh, who, encountered by chance on the landing, promptly asked her to be his fair Pharaohess and Queen of Upper and Lower Egypt. Example: “Unless you want to be his new bride by tomorrow, Ashley Porter, we’re outta here! And soon, kiddo, or you’ll be the latest Pharaohess! Mrs. Tutankhamun by morning.”
Word: Pharaohess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Pharaoh + -ess. 1. Alternative letter-case form of pharaohess. Labels: alt-of
Word: Clyst Part of Speech: name 1. A river in Devon, England, which flows into the Exe estuary.