nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: universal quantifiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of universal quantifier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: obtuse triangles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of obtuse triangle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slushboxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slushbox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cooking utensils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cooking utensil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Higgses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Higgs Labels: form-of, plural
Word: portmanteau films Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of portmanteau film Labels: form-of, plural
Word: public policies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of public policy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cable lengths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cable length Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coenures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coenure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pulmonary embolisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pulmonary embolism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nu bodies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nu body Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trouble makers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trouble maker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: logic bombs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of logic bomb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: P45s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of P45 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: free runners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of free runner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whoopee cushions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whoopee cushion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inclusive ors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of inclusive or Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exclusive ors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exclusive or Labels: form-of, plural
Word: taxi poles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of taxi pole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quo warrantos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quo warranto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arbalests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arbalest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: azotites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of azotite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ayegreens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ayegreen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aymes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ayme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: avant-couriers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of avant-courier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aventurines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aventurine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aversations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aversation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: avertiments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of avertiment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: avocatives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of avocative Labels: form-of, plural
Word: popular etymologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of popular etymology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stunnas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stunna Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rubescences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rubescence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carnifexes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carnifex Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ginger ales Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ginger ale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fur coats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fur coat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ink wells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ink well Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bruisings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɹuːzɪŋz/ 1. plural of bruising Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fifth gears Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fifth gear Labels: form-of, plural
Word: third gears Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of third gear Labels: form-of, plural
Word: first gears Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of first gear Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mink coats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mink coat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fine-tooth combs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fine-tooth comb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: P/E ratios Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of P/E ratio Labels: form-of, plural
Word: take-ups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of take-up Labels: form-of, plural
Word: big sisters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of big sister Labels: form-of, plural
Word: little brothers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of little brother Labels: form-of, plural
Word: little sisters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of little sister Labels: form-of, plural
Word: great-great-grandmothers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of great-great-grandmother Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bull-pups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bull-pup Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bull-bitches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bull-bitch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grandfather clocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grandfather clock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: county seats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of county seat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: matres lectionis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mater lectionis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: book burnings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of book burning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: day care centers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of day care center Labels: form-of, plural
Word: natural sons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of natural son Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Shakespearean sonnets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Shakespearean sonnet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Spenserian sonnets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Spenserian sonnet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lodens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of loden Labels: form-of, plural
Word: echo poems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of echo poem Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Petrarchan sonnets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Petrarchan sonnet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quaichs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quaich Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hype men Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hype man Labels: form-of, plural
Word: block level elements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of block level element Labels: form-of, plural
Word: birthday suits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of birthday suit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alarm clocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alarm clock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fig leaves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fig leaf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supremacies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supremacy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alar canals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alar canal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alar foramens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alar foramen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clout-nails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clout-nail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grozing irons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grozing iron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: first cousins twice removed Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of first cousin twice removed Labels: form-of, plural
Word: degrees Kelvin Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of degree Kelvin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cicalas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cicala Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wobla Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of vobla. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: shimadas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shimada Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rondaches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rondache Labels: form-of, plural
Word: astromancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From astro- + -mancy. From Latin astromantīa, from Ancient Greek ἀστρομαντεία (astromanteía), from ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”). Pronunciation: /ˈæstɹɵmænsi/ 1. Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect. Labels: uncountable Example: In the ancient world and in the Middle Ages astrology was the science of planets and stars, astrolatry was the worship of stars, and astromancy was the practice of soothsaying and divination by means of celestial configurations. We use the word biology for the science of living things and properly speaking we should use the word astrology for the science of stars. But astrology became corrupted and took the place of astrolatry and astromancy. Astrology now is the mythological belief that the affairs of human beings are influenced by the heavenly bodies. Millions of people in America read the astrology (or rather the astromancy) columns in the daily newspapers; they find astromancy interesting and entertaining, for it is anthropocentric and connects human beings and the universe in ways that are meaningful to most people.
Word: adynata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adynaton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ampliatio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ampliātiō (“extending; a deferring of the decision of a judge”). Doublet of ampliation. 1. The use of an epithet for effect, when that epithet is not truly applicable to the referent. Labels: rhetoric, uncountable 2. A deferred decision. Labels: Roman, uncountable
Word: udu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Igbo udu (“pot”). 1. A jug-shaped percussion instrument of Igbo origin.
Word: polyglutamations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polyglutamation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pepperboxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pepperbox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: copings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: platings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plating Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smugglings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of smuggling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misseses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misses Labels: form-of, plural
Word: broadcloths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of broadcloth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: security market lines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of security market line Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rolled fillets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rolled fillet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: geek codes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geek code Labels: form-of, plural
Word: formatives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of formative Labels: form-of, plural
Word: strip clubs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strip club Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fruit cakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fruit cake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dogends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dogend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toepokes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toepoke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: truffle oils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of truffle oil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: art students Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of art student Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beech masts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beech mast Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Taoisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Taoism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soda siphons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soda siphon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: operating losses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of operating loss Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tardy slips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tardy slip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ministeriales Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ministerialis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carbon fixations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carbon fixation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: birtherism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From birther + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈbɝθɚˌɪz(ə)m/ 1. A movement in the United States of America that doubts or denies that the 44th President, Barack Obama, is a natural-born U.S. citizen, thus implying that he is ineligible to be President. Labels: US, derogatory, often, slang, uncountable Example: But Obama's plunge into the fever swamp of birtherism was just the latest detour on what had already been a long, strange trip—with many miles still to go.
Word: cornetcy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Formed as cornet (“the fifth commissioned officer in a troop of cavalry”) + -cy. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔɹnɪtsi/, /ˈkɔːnɪtsi/ 1. The rank, role, or position of a cornet. Labels: historical Example: His uncle […] diverted him from that pursuit, and gave him a cornetcy in his own regiment. Example: I shall recommend your friend for an Ensigncy. Should you prefer a Cornetcy for him, I may be able to give him one.
Word: brickdust deposit Part of Speech: noun 1. A red sediment of urates in the urine
Word: Abron Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Ghana.
Word: Ambonese Malay Part of Speech: name 1. Ambonese, a Malay-based creole language of Indonesia.
Word: Ambulas Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Papua New Guinea.
Word: Abure Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Côte d'Ivoire.
Word: Baharna Arabic Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Bahrain.
Word: Pal Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Papua New Guinea.
Word: Pal Part of Speech: name 1. Palestine. Labels: informal, slang
Word: Pal Part of Speech: noun 1. Palestinian. Labels: informal, slang Example: Saeb Erekat, who negotiates for Palestine, is one of the most famous Pals in the world.
Word: Inabaknon Part of Speech: name 1. A language of the Philippines.
Word: Aneme Wake Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Papua New Guinea.
Word: Abui Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Abui abui (“mountains; enclosed place”). 1. A language spoken in the Alor Archipelago of Indonesia.
Word: Achagua Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Colombia.
Word: Áncá Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Nigeria.
Word: Gikyode Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Ghana.
Word: Saint Lucian Creole French Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Saint Lucia, a French-based subvariety of Antillean Creole.
Word: Aka-Cari Part of Speech: name 1. An extinct language of India.
Word: lace up Part of Speech: verb 1. To fasten the laces of something. Labels: transitive Example: However, with their first genuine attack, Sunderland scored - and they did it with Tottenham needlessly down to 10 men as Gallas laced up a replacement pair of boots. 2. To insert (film) into a projector. Labels: transitive Example: If the film arrived with minute to go, there would still be time for the technicians to lace it up […] Example: 'Well,' said Ron, 'let's lace it up on the projector anyway, we might see something.'
Word: Aka-Kora Part of Speech: name 1. An extinct language of India.
Word: Akar-Bale Part of Speech: name 1. An extinct language of India.
Word: Mesopotamian Arabic Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Iraq.
Word: Achang Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of an ethnic group found in China and Myanmar. Labels: in-plural Example: Some Achangs can also be found living across the frontier in northeastern Myanmar (Burma).
Word: Achang Part of Speech: name 1. A language of China.
Word: Eastern Acipa Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Nigeria.
Word: Silly Billies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Silly Billy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Achi Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Guatemala.
Word: Achi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hokkien 阿姊 (á-chí). Pronunciation: /ˈʔɐ.t͡ʃɪ/ 1. respectful honorific used before a name for the eldest sister Labels: Philippines, colloquial 2. respectful honorific used before a name for an elder sister: Sister Labels: Philippines, colloquial, informal 3. respectful honorific used before a name for a young female senior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community): Miss; Sister Labels: Philippines, colloquial, informal
Word: Acroá Part of Speech: name 1. An extinct language of Brazil.
Word: smash down Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause to fall down and break by hitting it hard. Labels: transitive Example: Mr Alhadi, 27, heard Jack's screams as he passed the property in West Ham, east London, and smashed down the door. 2. To fall heavily. Labels: intransitive Example: Arsenal were shining bright in a match that had begun with hailstones smashing down in the stadium.
Word: cut-back Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from cut back. 1. Alternative form of cutback. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: steal the show Part of Speech: verb 1. To be the best performer during a performance. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: And it was Lampard who stole the show with a vintage performance to silence some of his recent critics.
Word: outact Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From out- + act. 1. To act (play a role) better than. Labels: transitive
Word: take matters into one's own hands Part of Speech: verb 1. To deal with a problem alone instead of waiting on others (often persons who are responsible and have failed to deal with the issue). Labels: idiomatic Example: But while the two strapping front men battered Foster, they could not better him, and in the absence of tangible reward for his creative efforts, Pennant almost took matters into his own hands, curling a low free-kick inches wide of Foster's left-hand upright.
Word: play out Part of Speech: verb 1. To play (a game etc.) to its conclusion. Labels: transitive Example: Newcastle and Blackburn played out a goalless draw in a game that the Magpies dominated at Ewood Park. 2. To play music to accompany the end of, or as a final segment in (a programme, broadcast etc.). Labels: transitive Example: And now, to play us out, please welcome Tom Waits. 3. To occur or develop in a certain manner. Labels: intransitive Example: Let's keep our heads down for a little while and see how things play out. Example: My date played out a little differently than I imagined. 4. To feed (rope, cord, etc.) so as to allow more length or slackness. Labels: transitive Example: I sat at the top of the cliff and played out the rope as she descended. 5. To compete in a play-out; to compete against (an opponent) in a play-out. Labels: Europe, intransitive, transitive
Word: play back Part of Speech: verb 1. To replay a recording. Labels: idiomatic, transitive
Word: pluck up Part of Speech: verb 1. To remove or acquire by plucking from, for example, the ground; to pick up. Labels: transitive Example: "If I could have settled down," I said to Biddy, plucking up the short grass within reach, much as I had once upon a time pulled my feelings out of my hair and kicked them into the brewery wall: […] Example: Let none associate with the soul-destroying Manicheans, who by decoctions of chaff counterfeit the sad look of fasting, who speak evil of the Creator of meats, and greedily devour the daintiest, who teach that the man who plucks up this or that herb is changed into it. For if he who crops herbs or any vegetable is changed into the same, into how many will husbandmen and the tribe of gardeners be changed? 2. To become more cheerful. Labels: intransitive Example: cæsar [taking the dates] My age! [He shakes his head and bites a date]. Yes, Rufio: I am an old man—worn out now—true, quite true. [He gives way to melancholy contemplation, and eats another date]. Achillas is still in his prime: Ptolemy is a boy. [He eats another date, and plucks up a little]. Well, every dog has his day; and I have had mine: I cannot complain. 3. To summon positive emotion (especially courage); to muster. Labels: transitive Example: Thenne was there but sporynge and pluckynge vp of horses and ryghte so they cam to the fyre. "Then was there but spurring and plucking up of horses, and right so they came to the fire." Example: […] But she knew that she must pluck up courage for an important moment, and she collected herself, braced her muscles, as it were, for a fight, and threw her mind into an attitude of contest.
Word: flick-on Part of Speech: noun 1. A quick headed touch to pass to another player. Example: Rovers forward Roque Santa Cruz headed against the post after a flick-on by towering defender Chris Samba.
Word: send on Part of Speech: verb 1. To introduce (a substitute) into the game. Labels: transitive Example: Blackburn's reaction to Newcastle's dominance was to send on Morten Gamst Pedersen and Jason Roberts at the break but Newcastle started the half as they ended it - in the ascendancy.
Word: ruthenic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The oxyacid or ruthenium (VI) H₂RuO₄ Labels: uncountable
Word: referee assistant Part of Speech: noun 1. assistant referee
Word: ruthenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ruthenium + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to ruthenium Labels: not-comparable
Word: cut loose Part of Speech: verb 1. To loosen or set free someone or something. Labels: also, figuratively, idiomatic, transitive 2. To behave in an uncontrolled manner. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: Cut loose, let your hair down honey Unwind, turn the lights down low Relax, let's uncork the stopper Come to papa, come on let's go 3. To behave in an uncontrolled manner. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: England cut loose at the end of the half, Ashton, Mark Cueto and Mike Tindall all crossing before the break. 4. To open fire. Labels: intransitive Example: Torpedoes were loosed, but the range was too short for them to actually arm, and they bounced harmlessly off the ship as it cut loose with its secondary and antiaircraft guns, smashing anything that it could see.
Word: take lightly Part of Speech: verb 1. To treat casually, without seriousness or worry. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Following England's opening-day win over Wales in Cardiff, Martin Johnson's men headed into the Twickenham contest full of confidence but with a warning from their manager not to take the Italians lightly.
Word: absconsa Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of dark lantern. Labels: historical
Word: swallow dive Part of Speech: noun 1. a swan dive Example: Flood burst into space and after drawing Italy full-back Luke McLean, the impressive 25-year-old passed to the supporting Ashton on his left shoulder, the Northampton wing having a clear run to the line and scoring the try with a swallow dive that will not be welcomed too warmly by England's management team.
Word: blood substitution Part of Speech: noun 1. A temporary substitution for a visibly-bleeding player who must leave the field of play for first-aid treatment.
Word: run the clock down Part of Speech: verb 1. To run down the clock. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: The only time I ever worried was when quarterbacks would run the clock down in the last 20 seconds […]
Word: go a-begging Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of go begging. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Another Scotland opportunity went a-begging when John Barclay failed to grasp an offload at the end of some probing phases.
Word: sail through Part of Speech: verb 1. To pass or progress quickly and easily.
Word: trickle down Part of Speech: verb 1. To pass from high-ranked people to lower-ranked people Example: The CEO's benefits are unlikely to trickle down to the factory workers. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see trickle, down.
Word: trade down Part of Speech: verb 1. To lose value on the stock exchange. 2. To sell something and replace it with something cheaper. 3. To exchange a higher selection in a player draft for a lower one. Example: Do the New England Patriots ever pass on trading down?
Word: trade up Part of Speech: verb 1. To gain value on the stock exchange. 2. To sell something and replace it with something more expensive. Example: programmes like Ren and Stimpy and Rocko's Modern Life aimed at a younger audience also capitalize on this desire to trade up. 3. To exchange a lower selection in a player draft for a higher one. Example: One of the few surprises saw the New York Giants take offensive tackle Andrew Thomas at number four while the Buccaneers traded up to 13 for offensive tackle Tristian Wirfs to give some protection to their new quarterback Brady.
Word: tear down Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /tɛə(ɹ)ˈdaʊn/ 1. To demolish. Labels: transitive Example: They're going to tear down the old shack when they redevelop the land. Example: If any building within the fire limits of the city of Pendleton shall be so damaged by fire, by the elements, or from any other cause, that the same shall become and be untenantable and unsafe, the common council shall have power to tear down and remove the same as hereinafter provided, and to prevent the repair thereof. 2. To open and disassemble (a device or machine) to inspect, showcase, or refurbish its components. Labels: transitive Example: Top Fuel dragsters are sort of like fighter planes in the respect that the frequency with which their engines have to be torn down and rebuilt would be insanely unaffordable in any other context. Example: The crew tore down the whole engine and reassembled it under the constant observation of an Allison inspector with Army inspectors continually checking the work. 3. To degrade (someone): to discredit or criticize. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: If all you can offer is to tear down the efforts of all but the most precociously talented students, then maybe you're not cut out to be a primary school art teacher. Example: I would want to have more grounds for my suspiciou than I have ever heard one of those men express before I would come out and condemn him and tear down his character in the way I have heard those men in District 15 tear down the character of our officers. 4. To move at high speed along. Example: She watched the SUV tear down the highway in front of them . Example: He was right: if Joel knew someone was watching, he'd tear down the road with the bike up on just the rear tire.
Word: swear down Part of Speech: verb 1. To promise that something is (not) true. 2. To promise; swear; give one's word.
Word: swear down Part of Speech: intj 1. I promise; no lie. Labels: Multicultural-London-English, Northern-England Example: “Swear down. He's found religion. Well, that's what I've heard anyway.” Example: It's nothing sketchy, swear down, it's just this one thing.”
Word: stick down Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause to stick to a surface. Labels: transitive Example: I can't stick this picture down. I need better glue. 2. to stick to a surface. Labels: intransitive Example: Eventually the plaster stuck down on my arm. 3. To write something casually. Example: If you don't know the answer, just stick down any old thing: you might get a mark for it.
Word: sponge down Part of Speech: verb 1. To clean with a sponge Example: If your skin is dry and flaky all over, pour a few handfuls of salt in your bath water and sponge down your entire body. When you’re through, slather on the moisturizer. Example: Painted wallcoverings can be sponged down, of course, but having a wallcovering with a plastic surface makes it more stain-resistant and easier to keep clean.
Word: sponge down Part of Speech: noun 1. A quick clean of something (namely the body) with a sponge. Example: When the pack is removed a cold or tepid sponge down should be given and the patient placed in a warm bed. Example: When high fever is present, a sponge down twice a day will add to the patient’s comfort.
Word: splash down Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of splashdown. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: splash down Part of Speech: verb 1. To land in water. 2. To appear, seemingly from nowhere. Labels: idiomatic
Word: shake down Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause something to fall down by shaking it, or something it is attached to. Labels: transitive Example: shake down apples from an apple tree. 2. To shake someone so money falls from their pockets. Labels: transitive 3. To extort money from (someone) by means of threats. Labels: broadly, slang, transitive Example: He left after shaking her down for four bits for carrying the bags. Example: At 58.9K, he'd be handing over practically nine thousand dollars a year to California and to the county for the privilege of being shaken down by these thicknecks. 4. To search exhaustively. Labels: slang, transitive 5. To subject something to a shakedown test.
Word: roys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of roy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: plump down Part of Speech: verb 1. To sit down heavily in a seat. Labels: intransitive
Word: move down Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, down. Example: Please move down inside the carriage to allow other passengers to board the train. 2. To demote Labels: transitive 3. to be demoted Labels: intransitive
Word: blood substitutions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blood substitution Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lie-down Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from lie down. 1. A short period of rest while lying. Labels: Commonwealth, English, especially Example: have a lie-down; have a little lie-down; have a wee lie-down Example: After a long morning working, he decided to have a little lie-down before cooking lunch.
Word: blood sub Part of Speech: noun 1. A blood substitution. Labels: informal
Word: blood subs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blood sub Labels: form-of, plural
Word: auricularis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from New Latin auriculāris, ellipsis of musculus auriculāris (“auricular muscle”). Doublet of auricular. Pronunciation: /ɔˌɹɪk.jəˈlæɹ.ɪs/, /ɔˌɹɪk.jəˈlɑɹ.ɪs/ 1. Any of three muscles attaching the cartilage of the external ear to the skull.
Word: South Sudan Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌsaʊθ suˈdæn/ 1. A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of South Sudan, formerly the southern part of Sudan. Example: President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to make it easier for his administration to deport people to South Sudan and other countries that are not their homeland, the latest in a series of controversial immigration policies the administration has put before the conservative-majority high court.
Word: Juba Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Juba, variant of Iuba. 1. A male given name from Latin, notably borne by kings of Numidia. Labels: historical
Word: Juba Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Somali Jubba. 1. Alternative form of Jubba, a river in Ethiopia and Somalia. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Juba Part of Speech: name Etymology: . 1. The capital city of South Sudan.
Word: Southern Sudanese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Southern Sudan + -ese. 1. Of, from, or relating to, Southern Sudan Labels: not-comparable
Word: alles anderes ist Menschenwerk Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: A corruption of German mathematician Leopold Kronecker's finite dictum “die ganzen Zahlen hat Gott gemacht; alles andere ist Menschenwerk” : “God made the integers; everything else is the work of man”. The reason for the addition of an "s" to "andere" ("anderes" is grammatically incorrect and not present in the German phrase) is unclear. 1. “Everything else is the work of man.” “Everything else is a human construct.” Example: Yet in its inadequate way it seems to gesture towards something which is closest of all to what has concerned many who have been worried about moral objectivity: the idea that there is no moral order ‘out there’ – out there, in the world, are only the sorts of things and the sorts of facts that science, and the more everyday processes of human enquiry of which science is a refinement, deal. Alles anderes ist Menschenwerk. Statement (c) [There are no moral facts; there are only the sorts of facts that science or common observation can discover, and the values that men place on those facts.] can be said – using the word in an unambitious way – to express a metaphysical view. Example: It would help overthrow the pernicious chauvinistic idea that, apart from certain elementary facts, Alles anderes ist Menschenwerk, all necessity, all intensionality, all value.
Word: Hijazi Arabic Part of Speech: name 1. An Arabic dialect spoken primarily in Jeddah, Mecca, Medina, and Taif in Saudi Arabia.
Word: tool up Part of Speech: verb 1. To furnish with equipment. Labels: informal, transitive 2. To arm oneself with a weapon, especially a gun. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: “Everyone bally [balaclava]^([sic]) up, tool up,” said one man. “Let’s show the fucking media that we’re not a fucking pushover, that no more fucking foreigners are allowed into this poxy country.”
Word: Omani Arabic Part of Speech: name 1. The variety of the Arabic language spoken in parts of Oman.
Word: Cypriot Arabic Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Cyprus, a moribund variety of Arabic spoken by the Maronite community.
Word: staff up Part of Speech: verb 1. To hire new staff; to fill vacancies in a workforce.
Word: Adabe Part of Speech: name 1. A nonexistent Papuan language erroneously listed in some references as being spoken on Atauro in East Timor by people who actually speak Malayo-Polynesian Atauran or Wetarese.
Word: stack up Part of Speech: verb 1. To put into a stack. Labels: transitive Example: Stack up the boxes. 2. to pile up; to accumulate. Labels: intransitive 3. To put a group of abstract things together. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: to stack up memories 4. Often followed by against or among: to compare with (something); to measure up. Example: "How Populations Stack Up Among Nations At War" (name of the article) Example: This is a great outline. Fantastic. If yours doesn't stack up, you won't get a chance to look at it.
Word: Dzodinka Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Cameroon.
Word: squeeze up Part of Speech: verb 1. To move closer together, in order to make more space for someone else. Labels: intransitive
Word: spew up Part of Speech: verb 1. to vomit
Word: spark up Part of Speech: verb 1. To rekindle. Labels: transitive 2. To make more exotic or fun. Labels: transitive 3. To light up; light a cigarette or start smoking a pipe, bong, etc. Labels: intransitive 4. To light a cigarette etc. for (a person). Labels: slang, transitive Example: Spark me up, mate. 5. To initiate (a conversation, debate etc.). Labels: transitive 6. To provide electrification. Labels: informal Example: Again, to go back to the history of British Railways, there were moves to introduce electrification more widely when the West Coast Main Line was sparked up in the 1960s, but this was rejected by dyed-in-the-wool old regional railway managers who did not like the hassle of putting up the wires.
Word: atemoya Part of Speech: noun 1. A hybrid between a cherimoya and a sweetsop 2. The tree that bears this fruit.
Word: better-looking Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of good-looking: more good-looking Labels: comparative, form-of Example: The cinematography, by Don Burgess (of Spider-Man, The Muppets, and several Robert Zemeckis movies), is better-looking than it needs to be, and director Chris Wedge maintains an animator’s warmth and affection for his subjects even when they don’t come from his pen or hard drive.
Word: best-looking Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of good-looking: most good-looking Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: cryptanalyse Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of cryptanalyze. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Dhofari Arabic Part of Speech: name 1. A variety of the Arabic language spoken in parts of Oman.
Word: Andegerebinha Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Australia.
Word: Adhola Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Uganda.
Word: Adhola Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of an ethnic group of southeastern Uganda.
Word: kontusz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Polish kontusz. 1. A type of outer garment popular in the 16th century worn by Hungarian and Polish–Lithuanian noblemen, which in the 17th century (worn over a żupan) became a notable element of male Polish national and Zaporozhian Cossack attire. Labels: historical Example: Therefore, before they followed the Judge to the wood, they had assumed a different bearing, and put on different attire, linen dusters suitable for a stroll, with which they covered and protected their kontuszes; […] Example: Brief were the Judge’s avuncular greetings, he gave, with great dignity, his hand to be kissed and then, save for kissing his nephew’s temple in greeting, deferred to the others, saying little to him, but his tears, which he quickly wiped off on the sleeve of his kontusz, showed how much love he had for his nephew Tadeusz. […] The Judge threw a quick glance at his nephew Tadeusz, then, fiddling a moment with the sleeves of his kontusz, he poured out some Hungarian wine, and spoke: […]
Word: Galo Part of Speech: name 1. A language of India.
Word: Adang Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Indonesia.
Word: Adap Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Bhutan.
Word: Hàn Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Han (etymology 1). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The “northern dialects” are in English usually called Mandarin dialects (a translation of the older term guānhuà 官話 /官话 (guānhuà) ‘officials’ speech’), though “Mandarin” is sometimes also used in a narrower sense to denote standard Mandarin or pǔtōnghuà. These dialects are spoken by over 70% of the Hàn population, in about three-fourths of the Hàn-speaking area, including all areas of Hàn settlement north of the Chángjiāng (Yangtze) and part of its southern bank, and the southwestern provinces of Sìchuān (Szechwan), Yúnnán, and Guìzhōu (Kweichow). Example: Introduced in Late Springs and Autumns and limited at first to rulers’ tombs, burial mounds were extended to the tombs of lower-ranking individuals in some areas after the middle of the Warring States period, but they did not become common until Hàn times, when their shape changed from square to round. Cosmic concerns are also, in my opinion, the unifying theme of much of the manuscript literature recovered in Warring States and early Hàn tombs.
Word: Adangbe Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Ghana.
Word: Adonara Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Indonesia.
Word: Aduge Part of Speech: name 1. A dialect of the Okpamheri language of Nigeria. 2. The village where this dialect is spoken.
Word: Amundava Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Brazil.
Word: Amdo Tibetan Part of Speech: name 1. A variety of the Tibetan language spoken by Amdo Tibetans.
Word: Areba Part of Speech: name 1. An extinct language of Australia.
Word: Northeast Pashayi Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Afghanistan.
Word: school psychologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of school psychologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spirographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spirograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cycloids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cycloid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hebbosomes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hebbosome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quebrachos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quebracho Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Napoleons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Napoleon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: energy fields Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of energy field Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sulings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of suling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skoshes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skosh Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ginges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ginge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: balloon flowers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of balloon flower Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Haeke Part of Speech: name 1. A language of New Caledonia.
Word: blue circle rates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blue circle rate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jigaboos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jigaboo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unciforms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unciform Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ID10Ts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ID10T Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Aggies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Aggie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Arieses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Aries Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Beehives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Beehive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bells Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bells Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Bell Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bells Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Tennessee. 2. A town in Texas.
Word: Bombs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Bomb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ambele Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Cameroon.
Word: Burgers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Burger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anabaptists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anabaptist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: high explosives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of high explosive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abrams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: duodecimals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of duodecimal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: turmoils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of turmoil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nicknacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nicknack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: impastos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of impasto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kaliphs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kaliph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: armageddons Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌɑː(ɹ)məˈɡɛdənz/ 1. plural of armageddon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tail ends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tail end Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Reverends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Reverend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mailmerges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mailmerge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tallyhos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tallyho Labels: form-of, plural
Word: SSMs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of SSM Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manta rays Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of manta ray Labels: form-of, plural
Word: optical fibers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of optical fiber Labels: form-of, plural
Word: space elevators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of space elevator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brood parasites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brood parasite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Arem Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Vietnam and Laos.
Word: extensors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of extensor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: humanisations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of humanisation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: arts degrees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arts degree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bit maps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bit map Labels: form-of, plural
Word: general partnerships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of general partnership Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boat trips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boat trip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: burglar alarms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of burglar alarm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: armored personnel carriers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of armored personnel carrier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: union suits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of union suit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sea salts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea salt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buzzcuts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of buzzcut Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sentence fragments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sentence fragment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hardons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hardon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ukes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: humblings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of humbling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crib mattresses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crib mattress Labels: form-of, plural
Word: film projectors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of film projector Labels: form-of, plural
Word: indwellings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indwelling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grain elevators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grain elevator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: implosives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of implosive Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fallow crops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fallow crop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: therapeutic vaccines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of therapeutic vaccine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: case laws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of case law Labels: form-of, plural
Word: affiliate networks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of affiliate network Labels: form-of, plural
Word: floorgrips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of floorgrip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hood rats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hood rat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shop assistants Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌʃɒp əˈsɪs.tənts/, /ˌʃɔp əˈsɪs.tənts/, /ˌʃɑp əˈsɪs.tənts/, /ˌʃɔp ʌˈsɪs.tʌnts/, /ˌʃɒp əˈsəs.tənts/ 1. plural of shop assistant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: likelinesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of likeliness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: outbacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of outback Labels: form-of, plural
Word: group marriages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of group marriage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ice cream makers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ice cream maker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jedi Masters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Jedi Master Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wet checks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wet check Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brand images Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brand image Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ice skaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ice skater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: feed zones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of feed zone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ice barriers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ice barrier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vulnerability index Part of Speech: noun 1. A measure of the exposure of a population to some hazard.
Word: warming center Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From warming (adjective) + center. Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːmɪŋ ˌsɛntə/, /ˈwoɹmɪŋ ˌsɛntəɹ/, [-ɾəɹ] 1. An artificially warmed emergency shelter that operates during dangerously cold weather to provide care and relief for people affected by the low temperature. Labels: US 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see warming, center. Example: It is known that the warming center formed in the Atlantic and moved northwestward across the Hudson Bay to a position northeast of Alaska. Example: On such days the fireplace was a cheerful, warming center of activity and Alice would often spread a quilt on the floor in front of it where boy and dog could play.
Word: primary rate interface Part of Speech: noun 1. an ISDN service delivered over T1, E1 or J1 datalines, with delivery of connections between 1472 kilobits per second and 1984 kilobits per second (kibibits)
Word: HMIS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Homeless Management Information Systems: a unified database format, encouraged by the US Housing and Urban Development, that allows streamlining Continuum of Care grants across jurisdictions. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: HMIS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of His Majesty's Indian Ship. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Her Majesty's Indian Ship. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Philipino Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Filipino with the first letter respelled to ⟨PH⟩ to emulate the country name, Philippines, itself originally ultimately from Spanish Filipinas. 1. Misspelling of Filipino. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, proscribed, slang
Word: Philipino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Filipino with the first letter respelled to ⟨PH⟩ to emulate the country name, Philippines, itself originally ultimately from Spanish Filipinas. 1. Misspelling of Filipino Labels: alt-of, misspelling, proscribed, slang
Word: Philipino Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Filipino with the first letter respelled to ⟨PH⟩ to emulate the country name, Philippines, itself originally ultimately from Spanish Filipinas. 1. Misspelling of Filipino. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, proscribed, slang
Word: kBps Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of kilobytes per second. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: MBps Part of Speech: noun 1. megabytes per second
Word: Bps Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of byte per second. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NACCHO Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of National Association of City and County Health Officials. Labels: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: Eastern Arrernte Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Australia.
Word: Akeu Part of Speech: name 1. A language of China.
Word: Ambakich Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Papua New Guinea.
Word: Amele Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Papua New Guinea.
Word: Aeka Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Papua New Guinea.
Word: Gulf Arabic Part of Speech: name 1. A variety of the Arabic language spoken in Eastern Arabia around the coasts of the Persian Gulf in Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain, eastern Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Iran and northern Oman.
Word: Andai Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Papua New Guinea.
Word: Putukwam Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Nigeria.
Word: Akrukay Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Papua New Guinea.
Word: Nanubae Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Papua New Guinea.
Word: Defaka Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Nigeria.
Word: Eloyi Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Nigeria.
Word: Tapei Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Papua New Guinea.
Word: Afro-Seminole Creole Part of Speech: name 1. A dialect of the Gullah language, spoken by black Seminoles in scattered communities in Oklahoma, Texas, and Northern Mexico.