nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: truckwit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of truck + fuckwit. 1. A reckless or idiotic truck driver. Labels: slang Example: Problem is I'd forgotten how many truckwits there were on King George's Road. Example: Hmm ... car drivers trying to get in front of the truckwits ... wouldn't be anything to do with their vision being impaired by the truckwits, would it? Nah, couldn't be that ..,
Word: truckwits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of truckwit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: negaholic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neg + -aholic. 1. A person who has a persistently negative or pessimistic outlook. Labels: informal Example: The member, Mary Benson, was a longtime member of the church whom Elaine, despite all efforts at charity, had never been able to warm up to, since she was a classic half-empty negaholic. Example: Even so, those whom corporate trainer and management consultant Chérie Carter-Scott would call “negaholics” will take glum comfort in the news that some Americans seem to be tiring of the Pursuit of Wow.
Word: negaholics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of negaholic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: batophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. 1. The fear of high objects or of high objects falling down. Labels: uncountable Example: Batophobia, or fear that high things will fall, is not uncommon, and is matched by the perhaps still more common fear that one may fall off high places should one be perched on an altitude, or on the top of a bridge, or walking along cliffs. Example: Batophobia is the specific fear of high objects, such as tall buildings. Batophobia may be related to acrophobia — the fear of high places, or to anablepophobia — the fear of looking up at high places.
Word: peemergency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of pee + emergency. 1. A situation in which one has an urgent need to urinate but is prevented from doing so due to lack of access to a toilet, restrictive gear, etc. Labels: informal Example: YKK zipper across the chest, shoulder to shoulder, is extremely easy to operate alone - no help necessary in a peemergency. (I've tried the neck entry/zipperless suits, and agree with the owners I've talked to about them: we can't get the darn things off.) Example: Junior insists he doesn't have to use the facilities at the rest stop. Ten minutes and 45 miles from the next roadside oasis, the little schnook has to go - right now. Enter the civilized, anytime, anywhere solution to "peemergencies": TravelJohn Disposable Urinal.
Word: peemergencies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peemergency Labels: form-of, plural
Word: untweetable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + tweetable. 1. Not capable or worthy of being communicated via the Twitter microblogging service. Labels: Internet Example: And some recipes are just untweetable, like lobster Thermidor, which calls for 26 ingredients and 32 steps. Twitter can’t handle too many instructions like “pour the cognac in and boil for a minute or two, shaking the skillet.” Example: The opener, Cardona's Light Conversation, was anything but -- Cardona and Rahel Vonmoos dancing mostly to a recording of a dense conversation about Kierkegaard's philosophy and other untweetable subjects.
Word: blizzicane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of blizzard + hurricane. 1. A weather system that produces intense rain, wind, and snow. Labels: informal Example: The "blizzicane" of '93 drenched Hampton Roads with monsoonlike rains Saturday morning, ripped the area with near-hurricane force wind in the early afternoon then began dropping some light snow after nightfall. Example: A certain form of extra-tropical cyclone, the infamous Nor'easter, can even come to exhibit "blizzicane" features, including dramatic drops in central pressure and an eyelike structure.
Word: blizzicanes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blizzicane Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rurbanite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rurban + -ite. 1. A person who lives in a rurban area; someone who lives in the country but works in the city. Example: If you're a farmer in any Connecticut community the chances are that your next-door neighbor is a "rurbanite." He lives in the country. He may call his home a "farm," but he gets most of his income selling insurance, or working as a toolmaker in a brass factory, or teaching school or working on the road for the State Highway Department. Example: The average citizen is now a "rurbanite," owning a house on the outskirts of a city in an area where town and countryside have fused into TV-land.
Word: rurbanites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rurbanite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bumtastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bum + -tastic. Pronunciation: /bʌmˈtæstɪk/ 1. Having shapely and appealing buttocks. Labels: Australia, UK, slang Example: Leaving the dramas and protests of Wentworth, Bea seems in paradise at the Barnhurst rural retreat, happily getting to know the charming Mrs Roberts, Barnhurst's version of Vinegar Tits played by Gerda Nicolson with auburn hair and a funny accent, and reacquainting herself with the bumtastic Marie Winter and with her new cell-mate Tracey Morris (Wow! Continuity!!) Example: […] exposés of domestic British fascism and pictures of bumtastic Kylie Minogue in her underwear advertising free pop CD giveaways.
Word: jubilatio Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of jubilus.
Word: jelly fungi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jelly fungus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: interdentally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Middle French dentalbor. Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin dentālisbor. English dental English interdental Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English interdentally From interdental + -ly. 1. Between the teeth. Labels: not-comparable
Word: piggy-wig Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of piggy-wiggy. 1. A pig. Labels: UK, childish, endearing
Word: LOLer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From LOL + -er. 1. A person who uses the expression LOL (laugh out loud). Labels: Internet Example: Perhaps the worst offender is the LOLer who has no grasp of nuance or subtlety. He's like a comedian who comes down from the stage to sit on your lap, tell you a joke and then say, 'Get it?' Example: When I actually laugh at what someone has written to me, I like to insert I AM LEGITIMATELY LAUGHING OUT LOUD, because it differentiates me from the frequent LOLers. 2. Something that causes one to laugh out loud. Labels: Internet Example: >You know what picture reminds me of? The Roseanne Show, the >Haloween^([sic]) episode, where her Dan's head was sticking out of the table >on a platter vegetables! :-) > >Judi Ha! I saw this too! What a LOLer!! Example: And the classic... Elizabeth died..of many causes scene... LOL that one is a LOLer from beginning to end. "I'm famished, anyone want a tuna on rye?"
Word: LOLers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of LOLer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Elkesaite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Elcesaite. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Elkesaites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Elkesaite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jurator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin iūrātor. Doublet of juror. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒʊˈreɪtə(r)/ 1. A juror. Example: And this courſe was uſed by the Four and twenty Jurators in Kent in Rumney Marſh, who always upon their Oaths ſet down every particular mans ground in certain, and their juſt quantities, and accordingly were the parties ſeverally taxed. Example: It was an improvement on this ancient cuſtom, that the jurators were named by the court instead of being selected by the parties. It was a further progreſs towards our preſent mode of jury, that the jurators were to hear the ſtatements of both parties before they gave their deciding veredictum, or oath of the truth. While the ordeals were popular, the trials by jurators were little uſed;
Word: memedom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meme + -dom. 1. The state or quality of being a meme. Labels: uncountable Example: And now, a week after his death, the quirkier side of the Internet is coming forward: the best Jackson lyrics about pets, the top 10 Jackson outfits, the best Jackson moonwalks. And onward to memedom. Example: But Gosling, in his memedom, is too much of an underdog hero to become People's "sexiest man." While Gosling actually seems kind of bland in real life save for his put-upon Brando accent and his nobility on the streets of New York, on the Internet he's a feminist, a lawyer, even a typographer. 2. The world of memes. Labels: uncountable Example: In celebration of all the treasured gems that are internet memedom, a group of Harvard folks are throwing what’s bound to blow up into the the^([sic]) biggest nerdfest outside of a Star Trek Convention. Example: An inventive joke born of Internet memedom.
Word: justificate Part of Speech: verb 1. To provide a justification for; to justify. Example: Accordingly, when an application was made for the first quarter's rent, Mr. Cincinnatus W. Sloaker coolly returned for answer, that " he knew of no obligation no-how to justificate him to part with a cent's worth of scrapins until the correct balance of time was figured up;" and, therefore, all that Mr. Poppyhead took by his motion was the conviction that — to continue the phraseology of Mr. Sloaker — he was "drawn out cold," which, being interpreted, means that he was "done" in every kind of way. Example: These arguments are used to justificate the preference for the road transport.
Word: justitium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin jūstitium. 1. An interregnum after the death of an emperor. Labels: Ancient-Rome, historical
Word: undinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From undine + -al. 1. Relating to, or characteristic of, an undine
Word: catastrophic kills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of catastrophic kill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nerdfest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nerd + -fest. 1. A gathering of nerds or an event centered around the interests of nerds. Labels: informal Example: On Nov. 14, at Comdex, the industry's annual nerdfest in Las Vegas, Chairman William H. Gates III unveiled the Microsoft Network, an on-line service that he says will draw millions more consumers into the Information Age. Example: At a recent nerdfest, where it was decided Pluto wasn't a real planet, one of the scientists held up a stuffed Pluto (the Walt Disney kind) and an umbrella, and wittily pointed out that Pluto was under the umbrella of planets that include “dwarf planets.” 2. Something which appeals to or is characteristic of nerds. Labels: informal Example: The in flight nerdfest doesn't stop with video either. Air NZ has used active noise cancellation system supplied by local noise cancelling gurus, Phitek. Example: I remember the day I walked into Barnes and Nobles shortly after George Lucas released his latest nerdfest, Revenge of the Sith.
Word: nerdfests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nerdfest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stick to one's knitting Part of Speech: verb 1. To concentrate on one's own tasks, affairs, area of expertise, etc., especially in order to avoid distraction, embarrassment, or other needless problems. Labels: idiomatic Example: [A]s sportsmen I think that we should stick to our knitting and not allow economic or social conditions to interfere with the Olympic Games. Example: Researchers should stick to their knitting, finding cancer cures and discovering new shades of lipstick, and refrain from debunking history.
Word: attend to one's knitting Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of stick to one's knitting. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: 'tend to one's knitting Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of stick to one's knitting. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Say! if you want to be happy, loved and admired by all, keep your place—’tend to your knitting—mind your own business, and mind it well. Example: “Better go home and ’tend to your knitting, you men,” said one, urging his horse forward […]
Word: tend to one's knitting Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of stick to one's knitting. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: keep to one's knitting Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of stick to one's knitting. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: knit one's brow Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of knit one's brows. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: But meet him now, and be it in the Morne, / When euery one will giue the time of day, / He knits his Brow and ſhewes an angry Eye, / And paſſeth by with ſtiffe vnbowed Knee, / Diſdaining dutie that to vs belongs. Example: "Yes, young people are usually blind to everything but their own wishes, and seldom imagine how much those wishes cost others," said Mrs Garth. She did not mean to go beyond this salutary general doctrine, and threw her indignation into a needless unwinding of her worsted, knitting her brow at it with a grand air.
Word: mind one's business Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of mind one's own business. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bikeporn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bike + porn. 1. Images of bicycles, and associated equipment, in a style meant to arouse feelings of appreciation and envy. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: allozymic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From allozyme + -ic. 1. Relating to an allozyme/alloenzyme. Labels: not-comparable
Word: alloenzyme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From allo- + enzyme. 1. allozyme
Word: amoxiclav Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of amoxicillin + clavulanate. 1. Co-amoxiclav. Labels: uncountable
Word: apoidean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Apoidea + -n. 1. Relating to bees of the superfamily Apoidea. Labels: not-comparable
Word: barophysical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From baro- + physical. 1. Describing the physical effects of (elevated or changing) pressure Labels: not-comparable
Word: evilution Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of evil + evolution. 1. Evolutionary theory viewed as something evil. Labels: derogatory, humorous, informal, often, uncountable Example: Actually, dinosaurs are an atheist plot to get kids to believe in evilution. Example: Ooops, no, he can't use alcohol, either. That's produced by fermentation, which is studied and optimized by evil biologists and chemists, almost all of whom believe in evilution.
Word: Nips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Nip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cotransduced Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From co- + transduced. 1. transduced along with another Labels: not-comparable
Word: epiregulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From epi- + regulation. 1. epigenetic regulation Labels: uncountable
Word: epizootiology Part of Speech: noun 1. The study of the dynamics and epidemiology of animal diseases Labels: uncountable
Word: eurybathic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From eury- + batho- + -ic. 1. Able to live at different depths of water. Labels: not-comparable
Word: homozygosed Part of Speech: adj 1. Made homozygous Labels: not-comparable
Word: immunomanipulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From immuno- + manipulation. 1. immunological manipulation (of cells and tissue)
Word: interclade Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inter- + clade. 1. Between clades Labels: not-comparable
Word: keratocystic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From keratocyst + -ic. 1. Related to, or composed of, keratocysts. Labels: not-comparable
Word: keratocyst Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kerato- + cyst. 1. An odontogenic cyst composed of keratinized squamous epithelial tissue
Word: electrovore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From electro- + -vore. Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɛktɹəvɔː(ɹ)/ 1. An organism or entity which feeds on electricity. Example: In Cosmos, Carl Sagan speculates on the existence of extraterrestrial civilisations, which he characterises pretentiously by means of hypothetical summaries such as: "cryogen supercooled electrovores with neutron crystal dense packing and modular starminers ..." Example: ! WE DO NOT CONSUME EARTH FOOD. WE ARE ELECTROVORES. IF YOU ! HAVE A SURGE PROTECTOR WE WOULD BE MOST OBLIGED.
Word: stick to one's own knitting Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of stick to one's knitting. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: attend to one's own knitting Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of stick to one's knitting. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tend to one's own knitting Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of stick to one's knitting. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: keep to one's own knitting Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of stick to one's knitting. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: catshits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of catshit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wobbly pop Part of Speech: noun 1. Beer. Labels: Canada, countable, slang, uncountable Example: He describes the association as a very nice informal group who periodically gets together to swap stories and share their latest elbow-grease experiences over a wobbly pop, which is Canadian for beer. Example: An occasional wobbly pop is one thing, but the consistent use of alcohol significantly diminishes any possible real long-term spiritual connection or spiritual awareness.
Word: wobbly pops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wobbly pop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: etymological argument Part of Speech: noun 1. Explanation and analysis—often considered controversial—of one or more concepts or linguistic terms by means of an exposition of their linguistic origins. Example: But it goes without saying that this etymological argument in and of itself has no significance, since a word taken from a dead language may resultantly assume a meaning independent of its etymology. Example: Nothing need be said about the etymological argument except perhaps that it was characteristic of Stoic philosophers to think such an argument could be used with force, because they believed that language is not conventional, but natural.
Word: minute man Part of Speech: noun 1. During the American War for Independence, a citizen-soldier who would fight for the Patriots at a minute's notice. Labels: historical 2. A man who reaches orgasm undesirably quickly during sexual intercourse. Labels: derogatory, slang 3. The cyclist starting one minute ahead of, or behind, another rider in a time trial. Example: I confess that the sight of my minute man ahead, getting closer and closer, gives me a little more drive even when I think I am going as fast as I can.
Word: minute-man Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of minute man. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: minute-men Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of minutemen ; plural of minute-man Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: minute men Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of minute man Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goldern Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of goldurn. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: preprioceptive Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of proprioceptive. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare Example: This sensory output from the integumental surfaces and viscera may substitute for the normal gravity preprioceptive sensor outpourings; subject training by artificial re-enforcement of skin pressure clues may offer an adequate solution. Example: It should be noted that these are errors in direction, of knowing whether the eye had turned left or right. Nothing is said about the usefulness of preprioceptive feedback in telling the eye which exact point in space it is looking at.
Word: preprioception Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of proprioception. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare, uncountable Example: “Marking time” or walking in place with active hip flexion stimulates circulation and helps restore preprioception to the extremity. Example: He totally ignores preprioception or kinesthetic awareness as a sensation that helps children develop some of the factors he is measuring, namely manual dexterity and body control.
Word: post house Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From post + house. 1. Alternative form of posthouse. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stand firm Part of Speech: verb 1. To resist assault or pressure. Labels: idiomatic Example: With Wales in a back four, England found joy out wide. The defensive effort impressed though, and Neco Williams courageously took a driven strike from Rashford to the head as Wales stood firm, but then, concern hit.
Word: post-house Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From post (“mail, a network of horse couriers”) + house. 1. Alternative form of posthouse. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Late on the evening of their firſt days journey they arrived at a ſmall poſt-houſe, where travellers ſeldom remain longer than while they change horſes; […] Example: Whenever we came to a post-house, the troop of horses took to the yard instinctively, and each man seized a lassu and caught his own.
Word: post-House Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + House. 1. after one's time in the House, typically the House of Representatives Labels: not-comparable Example: In one of the highlights of […] my post-House career, we were able to work together to bring about something that was extraordinary given the political climate of the time.
Word: posting house Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From posting + house. 1. Alternative form of posthouse. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: diesel motor Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of diesel engine.
Word: lysianassoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Lysianassidae + -oid 1. Any crustacean of the family Lysianassidae.
Word: lysianassoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lysianassoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: macropolymer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From macro- + polymer. 1. An aggregation of polymers, especially of polypeptides
Word: munnopsoid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the genus Munnopsis of deep-sea crustaceans.
Word: nutriocyte Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of neutrocyte. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: neutrocyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neutro- + -cyte. 1. neutrophil
Word: octamerization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From octamer + -ization. 1. oligomerization that forms an octamer Labels: uncountable
Word: pentabarbitone Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of pentobarbitone. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: peracarid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Peracarida. 1. Any crustacean of the superorder Peracarida.
Word: phosphoantigen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phospho- + antigen. 1. Any of a class of non-peptidic antigens that are organic pyrophosphates
Word: phosphoantigens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of phosphoantigen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pleonite Part of Speech: noun 1. An abdominal somite of a crustacean
Word: pleosomite Part of Speech: noun 1. pleonite
Word: pollenivorous Part of Speech: adj 1. That feeds on pollen, pollenophagous Labels: not-comparable
Word: saprotrophically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From saprotrophic + -ally. 1. In a saprotrophic manner
Word: suballantoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sub- + allantoid. 1. short and sausage-shaped, with rounded ends Example: a suballantoid spore
Word: trilobitoide Part of Speech: noun 1. A serolid isopod of the genus Ceratoserolis, but especially Ceratoserolis trilobitoides
Word: vasectomise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of vasectomize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: vasectomised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of vasectomise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: vasectomised Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of vasectomized. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: exgod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ex- + god. 1. One who was formerly a god or revered as such. Example: A tribe subjected by a stronger one often feels that its own gods are weaker, and so they are discredited, and that those of its conquerors are mighty and so they prevail. Occasionally vistors^([sic]) seem to cherish rancor against the religion of their victims, and hence many devils are really exgods, thus degraded. Example: When next I looked up, there was another exgod at the desk. An older guy. In a toga, his hair and beard long-curled and oiled. Holy mud, it could have been Poseidon, himself . . . but was not.
Word: exgods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exgod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ex-god Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ex- + god. 1. Alternative form of exgod. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A sound like the screeching blast of a dozen fumaroles split the air as the enraged ex-god countered with a clawing combination of strokes that pushed the demon backward with their ferocity into his own troops. Example: The Aalim have always been around—after all, there's no escape from the Past, the Present, and the Future, is there?—but for a long time they left the management of things to the gods of the period, the same ex-gods you see here, inefficient deities who didn't always do such a good job.
Word: ex-gods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ex-god Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bellicostic Part of Speech: adj 1. Aggressive, belligerent, warlike. Labels: rare Example: Religious papers in those days were much more bellicostic than today, and no spirit of irenic ecumenism prevailed. Example: The first of our overseas, modern imperial wars may long be gone from our thoughts, but abiding questions remain — the role of bellicostic politicians and news media, the reluctant chief executive, the imperialist devotees of Alfred Thayer Mahan in uniform and mufti both, and just why it could not have been avoided.
Word: anxietous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anxiety + -ous. 1. Afflicted with or marked by anxiety. Labels: rare Example: With that patronage in jeopardy, matters must be doubly anxietous with accusations of treason hanging over his head. Example: I was anxietous; yet, determined to survive this. I kept clenching my thighs to stop myself from pissing my pants.
Word: beautimous Part of Speech: adj 1. Beautiful. Labels: Southern-US, colloquial, humorous, sometimes Example: “Oh, them stories. That she's a young beautimous girl and she don't never get old or die. That she can touch you and heal any sickness, or cancer ... or scar. Your friend tell you all that?” Example: I was in the beautimous April of my years.
Word: leaf-hoppers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of leaf-hopper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boxered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From boxer + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑksəɹd/ 1. Wearing a pair of boxer shorts. Labels: not-comparable Example: After closing the set with a cutesy "Genie in a Bottle" intro to "All the Small Things," Blink kicked off the encore with Hoppus shaking his boxered ass as the P. A. blared "Thong Song." Example: You going to get down to it? said the naked man to his still boxered opponent.
Word: Loveth Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name popular in Nigeria.
Word: ultracrepidarianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ultracrepidarian + -ism. 1. The habit or act of giving opinions on matters outside the scope of one's knowledge, knowledgeability, or expertise. Labels: uncommon, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: dilettantism, dabbling Example: The other is for the Gatt to steer off its slippery slope toward ultracrepidarianism and avoid any interference with national environmental policies, so long as they are not protectionist.
Word: incorruptable Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of incorruptible. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: acromicria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acro- + micr- + -ia. 1. Hypoplasia of the limbs, and often digits, nose, and jaw. Labels: uncountable
Word: abar Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From a- + bar. 1. To bar, prohibit, or block. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: sjamboke Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of sjambok. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The Boers sjamboked unmercifully or shot natives whom they suspected of giving information to the British. Example: The corporal sjamboked her for certainly more than four minutes and sjamboked the baby as well. Are you ready to swear that you saw a white man sjamboking a baby, as well as its mother? I am.
Word: sjambokes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sjamboke Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sjamboking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sjamboke Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sjamboked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sjamboke Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: work both ends against the middle Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of play both sides against the middle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: work both sides against the middle Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of play both sides against the middle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: aspirationalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aspirational + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˌæs.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nəl.ɪz.əm/ 1. The philosophy or practice of striving to better one's situation in life, especially economically and materially. Labels: uncountable Example: We think of America as a familiar place, yet it is in so many ways as incomprehensible to outsiders as it has always been. The boundless aspirationalism even among its most marginalised people is one of its most striking and perplexing anachronisms. Example: "The late '90s had a focus on aspirationalism - more, better, bigger, faster, the McMansion and the huge flat-screen TV," he says.
Word: through trains Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of through train Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pechora Sea Part of Speech: name 1. A sea in the northwest of Russia, in the southeastern part of the Barents Sea.
Word: act the maggot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From act + the + maggot. 1. To play around in a foolish or annoying manner. Labels: Ireland
Word: act the jennet Part of Speech: verb 1. To play around in a foolish or annoying manner. Labels: Ireland Example: Nobody knew, at least we never did, whether it was from just acting the jennet or out of badness that he called Babs by that name.
Word: acting the maggot Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of act the maggot Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: acting the jennet Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of act the jennet Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: injunctively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From injunctive + -ly. 1. As an injunction. Labels: not-comparable
Word: chigoe flea Part of Speech: noun 1. The chigoe (Tunga penetrans) Example: In one version of the legend, the move was owing to an intolerable infestation by chigoe fleas in the Pokolum area (cf. Hunn 1977, 307). Example: In contrast to most fleas, which do not invade the human integument, the chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans, may cause considerable damage by actively invading the skin. The female chigoe flea burrows into the skin, often under the toenails or between the toes, where she sucks blood and lays her eggs.
Word: chigoe fleas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chigoe flea Labels: form-of, plural
Word: objurgator Part of Speech: noun 1. One who objurgates; a scolder or rebuker.
Word: act the goat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: act + goat 1. To play around in a silly manner.
Word: antiadipogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + adipogenic. 1. That counters adipogenesis
Word: carbonylcyanide Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of carbonyl cyanide. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: digitations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of digitation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disodic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From di- + sodic. 1. Containing two atoms of sodium Labels: not-comparable
Word: evodiamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Evodia, alternative spelling of genus Evodia + -amine. 1. An aromatic amine extracted from plants of the family Tetradium. Labels: uncountable
Word: proteoforms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proteoform Labels: form-of, plural
Word: single malt scotch Part of Speech: noun 1. Scotch made only from the malted barley of a single distillery, unblended with other scotches. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: double malt Part of Speech: noun 1. A liquor made from the malted barley of two distilleries, blended with other liquors. 2. Short for double malt whisky, double malt scotch or double malt brandy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: triple malt Part of Speech: noun 1. A liquor made from the malted barley of three distilleries, blended with other liquors. 2. Short for triple malt whisky, triple malt scotch or triple malt brandy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: hyperfilamentous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-der. Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom Latin fīlum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin fīlō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Medieval Latin fīlāmentumbor. English filament Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English filamentous English hyperfilamentous From hyper- + filamentous. 1. Very filamentous Labels: not-comparable
Word: hyperparasitemia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + parasitemia. 1. The presence of very many parasites in the blood
Word: immunodetect Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From immuno- + detect. 1. To detect the presence of a specific antigen by the use of antibodies. Labels: transitive
Word: iodoamphetamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iodo- + amphetamine. 1. Any iodo- derivative of amphetamine, but especially para-iodoamphetamine that is used as a selective serotonin releasing agent
Word: lexitropsin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of semisynthetic DNA-binding ligands, several of which are antibiotics
Word: lexitropsins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lexitropsin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microagglutination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- French agglutinationbor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Latin glūtinō Latin agglūtinō Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin -iō New Latin agglutinatioder. English agglutination English microagglutination From micro- + agglutination. 1. The formation of microscopic clumps Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: misinsertion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mis- + insertion. 1. Faulty insertion Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Faulty insertion Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mitofusin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of GTP-binding proteins embedded in the outer membrane of the mitochondria
Word: mitofusins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mitofusin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: symmetrise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From symmetry + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of symmetrize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: transducted Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of transduced. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Titonian Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /tɪˈtəʊ.ni.ən/, /taɪˈ-/, /tɪˈtoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. Alternative form of Tithonian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: callithrix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin callithrix. First attested in 1572. Pronunciation: /kəˈlɪθ.ɹɪks/, /ˈkæl.ɪ.θɹɪks/, /ˈkal.ɪ.θɹɪks/, /kəˈləθ.ɹəks/, /ˈkɛl.ə.θɹəks/ 1. An African primate.
Word: motorvate Part of Speech: verb 1. To drive a motor vehicle. Labels: informal, rare Example: As I was motorvatin(g) over the hill, I saw Maybellene in a Coupe de Ville. Example: […] 'motorvating' down the New Jersey Turnpike in the wee wee hours.
Word: broiler chickens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of broiler chicken Labels: form-of, plural
Word: broke bad Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of break bad Labels: form-of, past
Word: hold one's peace Part of Speech: verb 1. To refrain from speaking; to be silent. Labels: idiomatic Example: Thurio: How likes she my discourse? Proteus: Ill, when you talk of war. Thurio: But well, when I discourse of love and peace? Julia: [Aside] But better, indeed, when you hold your peace. Example: I was dumb with silence, I held my peace
Word: keep one's peace Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of hold one's peace. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: big-fat Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of big fat. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, proscribed Example: Running vulnerable systems that could potentially expose customer data … could land businesses with a big-fat compliance bill, privacy lawsuit or a slap on the wrist from regulators.
Word: outtasight Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of out of sight. Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang
Word: sherardising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sherardise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sherardise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of sherardize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: adenomegaly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From adeno- + -megaly. 1. The enlargement of a gland, especially those of the neck Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: amartia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hamartia. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: paleolinguistics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paleo- + linguistics. Pronunciation: /ˌpeɪ.li.əʊ.lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪks/ 1. The study of the distant human past by linguistic means. Labels: uncountable 2. The study of prehistoric languages using linguistic evidence alone to try to reconstruct them. Labels: uncountable
Word: archaeolinguistics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From archaeo- + linguistics. Pronunciation: /ˌɑɹki.ə.lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪks/ 1. The study of the distant human past using archaeological and linguistic evidence together to reconstruct aspects of past cultures. Labels: uncountable
Word: true thrush Part of Speech: noun 1. Any member of the genus Turdus.
Word: Humboldtian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Humboldt + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859). 2. Of or relating to Prussian philosopher, government official, diplomat, and educator Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835).
Word: hay devil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hay + devil, probably based on dust devil. 1. a small whirlwind, usually of short duration, that swirls hay pieces and parts to great heights
Word: not the sharpest tool in the shed Part of Speech: phrase 1. Lacking in intelligence; dimwitted. Labels: euphemistic, humorous Example: Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed.
Word: rockheaded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rock + headed. 1. Extremely, often stupidly stubborn 2. Boneheaded, stupid
Word: flea-brained Part of Speech: adj 1. Idiotic. Labels: colloquial
Word: brand parity Part of Speech: noun 1. The perceived sameness in quality and function among competing consumer products of differing brands. Labels: uncountable Example: "Today we're all competing in an era of close brand parity, where there's very little difference in benefit performance between each brand." Example: This is called "brand parity," when the only real difference between products is their ads.
Word: adorcism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ad- + exorcism. 1. The voluntary, desired or curative possession by a spirit. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Banga, which translates as "huge volume", commemorates the 13th Century slave and Sufi saint Sidi Marzuq, who was frequently aided by a collective of rûwahînes or spirit allies. The opposite of an exorcism, Banga is an adorcism, inviting a spirit to possess you and then finding ways to accommodate and accept it once this happens.
Word: afterparts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of afterpart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multiliteracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From multi- + literacy. 1. The ability to be literate in terms of text in media other than paper
Word: Old Lithuanian Part of Speech: name 1. The written form of Lithuanian used in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Word: OLith. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Old Lithuanian. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: ON. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Old Norse. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: OPers. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Old Persian. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: opt. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of optative. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: ORuss. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Old Russian. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: OS. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Old Saxon. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: anecumene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an- + ecumene. 1. All parts of the world that are either uncivilized or uninhabited. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: wilderness, wilds, wastelands
Word: apareunia Part of Speech: noun 1. The inability to perform sexual intercourse as a result of a physical or psychological sexual dysfunction. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: antibotulism Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + botulism. 1. Preventing or countering botulism. Labels: not-comparable
Word: overconcern Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From over- + concern. 1. excessive concern Labels: uncountable Example: October 1967, Vladimir Nabokov, interview with Herbert Gold in Paris Review Now, if we want to pin down poshlost in contemporary writing, we must look for it in Freudian symbolism, moth-eaten mythologies, social comment, humanistic messages, political allegories, overconcern with class or race, and the journalistic generalities we all know.
Word: overconcern Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From over- + concern. 1. To concern excessively. Labels: transitive Example: Don't overconcern yourself with small details.
Word: khateeb Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of khatib. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: khateebs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of khateeb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: khatib Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic خَطِيب (ḵaṭīb). 1. A person who delivers the khutbah.
Word: khatibs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of khatib Labels: form-of, plural
Word: supply vessel Part of Speech: noun 1. A ship used to transport supplies to offshore installations such as oil and gas platforms.
Word: self-righting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From self- + righting. 1. Able to right itself if overturned. Labels: not-comparable Example: a self-righting life raft Example: a self-righting robot
Word: philosophizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From philosophize + -able. 1. Capable of being discussed in a philosophical context.
Word: vayvoda Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of voivode. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: vayvodas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vayvoda Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cross assembler Part of Speech: noun 1. An assembler that generates code for a platform other than the one it runs on.
Word: cross assemblers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cross assembler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: romper suit Part of Speech: noun 1. A one-piece garment for an infant or small child; a onesie.
Word: wizenedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wizened + -ness. 1. The quality of being wizened. Labels: uncountable
Word: pili nut Part of Speech: noun 1. The edible seed of Canarium ovatum, a tree native to the maritime tropics from the edge of Southeast Asia to the edge of Australia.
Word: palm nut Part of Speech: noun 1. The edible seed of Elaeis guineensis, the oil palm. 2. The seed of any palm tree (Arecaceae). 3. The immature fruit of Arenga pinnata.
Word: heartnut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From heart + nut. 1. The edible seed of a Japanese species of walnut, Juglans ailantifolia.
Word: ginkgo nut Part of Speech: noun 1. The edible seed of the ginkgo, Ginkgo biloba.
Word: kola nut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of kola + nut Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊləˌnʌt/, /ˈkəʊ.ləˌnʌt/ 1. The edible seed of the kola tree, Cola acuminata and related species, used as a flavoring and as a source of caffeine. Example: The local people here believe that kola nut tea -- or as they call it, bissy tea -- is a cure for all ailments. Example: A newspaper was on his lap as he ruminatively chewed on half a bitter kola nut, which he occasionally dipped into a small bowl of yellow salt that was set beside him.
Word: zems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zem Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bambara groundnut Part of Speech: noun 1. The edible seed of an African plant of species Vigna subterranea, which produces its seeds underground, like peanuts.
Word: Tahitian chestnut Part of Speech: noun 1. A tropical tree native from Malaysia across the southern Pacific (Inocarpus fagifer). 2. Edible seed of this tree.
Word: Malabar chestnut Part of Speech: noun 1. The edible seed of a tropical tree, Pachira aquatica, also known as the money tree.
Word: turn up trumps Part of Speech: verb 1. To end up being successful when doing so was uncertain or unlikely. Labels: idiomatic Example: So nearly all her investment turned up trumps, and Edward was really in fit case to reopen Branshaw Manor and once more to assume his position in the county.
Word: hagiotoponym Part of Speech: noun 1. The name of a place that is dedicated to a particular saint Labels: rare Example: From the fourteenth century onward, the successively smaller administrative subdivisions (pictagia, neighborhoods, contained vicinia) of cities like Lecce and Nardò were uniformly hagiotoponyms named after neighborhood churches.
Word: alysoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἅλυσις (hálusis, “chain”). 1. catenary
Word: a potiori Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin denominatio a potiori (“naming from the stronger”). 1. from the stronger or more important; according to the majority Labels: not-comparable 2. The use of the more generic category (for agreement) with combinations of words from two or more selective categories (such as gender). For example Each boy or girl took his book., or in French Le manteau et la robe sont verts, mais les chaussures ne sont pas vertes. (The (masculine) coat and the (feminine) dress are (masculine plural) green, but the (feminine plural) shoes are not (feminine plural) green.) Labels: not-comparable 3. From the most important. Labels: not-comparable Example: ... 40 embrace the period from Abraham's immigration into Canaan until the departure out of Egypt , and that the sacred writers call this the period of sojourn or servitude in Egypt a potiori , i . e . from its leading characteristic . Example: Since in their philosophy Gnostic and Neo - Platonic thought are contained as elements , the period may be a potiori designated as the patristic period or the period of Patristics . The relation of the three tendencies to each other[…]
Word: rose hips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rose hip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Evangelical Lutheran Part of Speech: name Etymology: Combination of "Evangelical", which was Martin Luther's adjectival term for his own theology and "Lutheran", which was originally a derogatory adjectival term, soon a noun with repeated usage, used to describe his followers' endorsement of Luther. Later, when the movement split into fractions, the term "Evangelical Lutheran" came to mean the followers of Luther's original teaching. From there it has gradually been shortened back to "Lutheran" as general descriptor for Luther's latter followers, but "Evangelical Lutheran" is still widely used by certain Lutheran church denominations. 1. Lutheran (of or pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther or its followers) Example: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Word: zoögeographical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of zoogeographical. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare