nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: pactless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pact + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈpæktləs/ 1. Without a pact. Labels: not-comparable
Word: paddlefoot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paddle + foot. 1. A member of the groundcrew. Labels: slang Example: The day after Tommy quit, a paddlefoot soldier on the base made a disparaging remark about Tommy to Sorrow Sorrel, the tail gunner, and Sorrow beat the living hell out of the paddlefoot. Example: He was a paddlefoot undeniably, and it seemed that I might have spared myself any worry about a hero's death. Still, I could never quite get rid of the lurking notion that he was marked for sudden and outlandish extinction.
Word: paddlefeet Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paddlefoot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Paganinis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Paganini Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pagetables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pagetable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: page tables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of page table Labels: form-of, plural
Word: off the beam Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Crazy; insane. Labels: slang Example: “They all thought I was off the beam.” He tapped his temple with a long, shaking finger. “But they come around.”
Word: paint down Part of Speech: verb 1. To apply blackface to (an actor). Labels: transitive Example: White actors in blackface were so common that even Shirley Temple was painted down in The Littlest Rebel (1935). Example: Producer reaffirms that this Section 14 prohibits the practice commonly referred to as 'painting down'. […] The protests were in opposition to the literal adoption of blackface within Tropic that ultimately disallowed the gainful employment of male African-American actors. 2. To coat with a substance through painting. Labels: transitive Example: Paint it down in resin.
Word: addables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of addable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Panhonlib Part of Speech: name 1. Panama, Honduras, and Liberia, used as flags of convenience in shipping.
Word: Panhonlibco Part of Speech: name 1. Panama, Honduras, Liberia, and Costa Rica, used as flags of convenience in shipping.
Word: Panlibhonco Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Panhonlibco. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Panlibhon Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Panhonlib. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: paper gold Part of Speech: noun 1. special drawing rights Labels: uncountable
Word: parking orbit Part of Speech: noun 1. A temporary orbit used during the launch of a satellite or space probe, before the final trajectory is set.
Word: parking orbits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parking orbit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: peace talk Part of Speech: noun 1. singular of peace talks Labels: form-of, singular
Word: strangle the parrot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From parrot (“(aviation, slang) transponder”). “Parrot” was the British codename for the identification friend or foe system on World War II aircraft which used transponders. Pronunciation: /ˌstɹæŋɡ(ə)l ðə ˈpæɹət/, /ˌstɹæŋɡəl ðə ˈpæɹət/ 1. To switch off the transponder, for example, because it is interfering with the radar system. Labels: idiomatic, slang Example: If you fly jets, you know what it means to strangle the parrot (turning off the transponder that identifies aircraft as friendly or hostile) and that the howgozit is a dial that shows how much fuel is left. Example: Over the radio, Kincaid heard the sounds of flights into the north: Air Force pilots talking to one another. […] Davis broke in with a radio call. “We strangle the parrot in five minutes.” Kincaid grinned. It meant that they would be turning off the IFF equipment.
Word: partinost Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian партийность (partijnostʹ). 1. Partyness, or political party spirit, in the context of the former USSR. Labels: uncountable
Word: elf bolt Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of elf-bolt. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: elf bolts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elf bolt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: patch clamps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of patch clamp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonpatrial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + patrial. 1. Not patrial. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nonpatrial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + patrial. 1. One who is not a patrial. Labels: UK
Word: nonpatrials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nonpatrial Labels: form-of, plural
Word: patrimoniality Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality of being patrimonial. Labels: uncountable
Word: pay or play Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of contract ensuring that an actor, director, etc. is paid even if their work is ultimately not used. Labels: attributive, often, uncountable
Word: percentage dice Part of Speech: noun 1. Dice that have been tampered with for the purpose of cheating. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: misspot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mis- + spot. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈspɒt/ 1. To mark (dice) with the wrong number of spots, generally in order to cheat. Labels: transitive
Word: misspot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mis- + spot. Pronunciation: /mɪsˈspɒt/, /ˈmɪs.spɒt/ 1. A die marked with the wrong number of spots. Example: Tops and Bottoms (also Tops, Busters, Ts, Mis-spots): These are the dice used by the professional cheats.
Word: misspots Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of misspot Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: misspots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misspot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: misspotted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misspot Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: misspotted Part of Speech: adj 1. Incorrectly marked with spots. Labels: not-comparable Example: Now it is reasonable to assume that some of those winners were professional dice-hustlers and "bust-out" men, the latter term meaning one proficient in switching misspotted dice in and out of a game.
Word: misspotting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of misspot Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Sekigawa Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese 関川 (Sekigawa). 1. A surname from Japanese.
Word: jinxer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jinx + -er. 1. One who jinxes something.
Word: jinxers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jinxer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jinxee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From jinx + -ee. 1. The victim of a jinx or curse. Labels: rare Example: If they talk before this happens, the jinxer [me] gets to punch the jinxee [you] in the arm. You broke a jinx. You deserve it. Example: […] his reputed ability to jinx anything, from fighters to race horses, by the simple expedient of pointing steadily, with the thumb and forefinger of the left hand, at the jinxee or a reasonable facsimile thereof.
Word: jinxees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jinxee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heliumides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of heliumide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Great Firewall Part of Speech: name 1. Ellipsis of Great Firewall of China. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: Llanberis Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Welsh, llan (“parish, church”) + Beris, soft mutation of Peris (“(saint) Peris”). Pronunciation: /ɬanˈbɛrɪs/ 1. A village and community (served by Llanberis and Nant Peris Community Council) in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5760).
Word: Nantlle Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Welsh Nantlle. 1. A village in Llanllyfni community, Gwynedd, Wales, the United Kingdom (OS grid ref SH5053).
Word: Bresenham's algorithm Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Jack Elton Bresenham, who developed it in 1962 at IBM. 1. An algorithm that identifies which points (pixels) should be set in order to draw a straight line between two points.
Word: misses the boat Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of miss the boat Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: missed the boat Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of miss the boat Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Holywood Part of Speech: name Etymology: From holy + wood. 1. A town in County Down, Northern Ireland. 2. A small village north of Dumfries in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX9579).
Word: mobiliary art Part of Speech: noun 1. Small pieces of prehistoric art that could be carried, as opposed to art applied to walls or cliffs, for example. Labels: uncountable
Word: portable art Part of Speech: noun 1. Small pieces of prehistoric art that could be carried, as opposed to art applied to walls or cliffs, for example. Labels: uncountable
Word: Kirkstall Part of Speech: name 1. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2635). 2. A town in the Shire of Moyne, south western Victoria, Australia
Word: Four Ashes Part of Speech: name 1. A place in England: 2. A place in England: 3. A place in England: 4. A place in England:
Word: overcheerful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + cheerful. 1. Excessively cheerful.
Word: Bresenham Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Chagall Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a French surname of Hebrew origin. 1. An artwork, or a copy of one, by the famous artist Marc Chagall. Example: [Dr Shigeru Watanabe] has previously shown that Java sparrows are able to distinguish cubist paintings from impressionist and Japanese ones, and that pigeons can tell a Chagall from a Van Gogh, as well as discriminating between the Japanese school and the impressionist. Example: For the next two weeks David worked resolutely at the drawing board turning out Chagalls in crayon, watercolor, and gouache, and he even experimented boldly in oils.
Word: Chagall Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a French surname of Hebrew origin. 1. A surname from French; (art) used specifically of Marc Chagall (1887–1985), a Russian-French artist of Belarusian Jewish origin, renown for his use of colors and as a pioneer of modernism, incorporating elements of symbolism, fauvism, and cubism. Example: “What's tha most monay for a paintin' eva?” ¶ She smiled. “Well, last month I sold a Braque for two million and a Chagall oil for four million. […]” Example: Images of flying brides, goats, acrobats and musicians recur again and again in the work of Chagall, each time reworked through the colour spectrum in a world at once harmonious and spiritual.
Word: technology stack Part of Speech: noun 1. A collection of interdependent existing technologies and methods used to create a particular product or service. Example: The PHP programming language is part of the technology stack of many interactive websites. 2. The collection of technologies that one can use in a professional setting. Example: The Lua programming language is part of the technology stack of many games developers.
Word: counting out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of count out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: counted out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of count out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: counts sheep Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of count sheep Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: counting sheep Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of count sheep Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: counted sheep Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of count sheep Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: counts up Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of count up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: counting up Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of count up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: counted up Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of count up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: counts on Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of count on Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: counting on Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of count on Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: counted on Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of count on Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: banks on Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bank on Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: banking on Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bank on Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: banked on Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bank on Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: blanks out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of blank out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: blanking out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of blank out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: blanked out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of blank out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Pareto's law Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Pareto principle.
Word: 20-80 rule Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Pareto principle.
Word: 80-20 rule Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Pareto principle.
Word: Imagism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of imagism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: The same will be true of Imagism: a certain degree of variation from a purist definition of the school will take us to a kind of poetry that “Imagism" can no longer describe, although we may still wish to speak of Imagistic tendencies or echoes in the derivative verse. Example: In contrast, the short-line poetry that flowered in Imagism offers a kind of homogeneity that follows its own set of decorums, tending to exclude other modes.
Word: Imagist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of imagist. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: While in general the male 'Imagists' had either never positively committed to Imagism per se (D. H. Lawrence, James Joyce) or had moved on to other projects (Pound, Wyndham Lewis) without being succeeded by a second generation, for these women Imagism opened up more long-term possibilities. Example: Assessments of H.D.'s early poetry have tended to concentrate on her purely as an Imagist.
Word: Imagist Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of imagist. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Its style was more Imagist than anything else, however. Example: It may be that I have asked the same Imagist abilities of my readers as the poets I have considered asked of theirs.
Word: Imagists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Imagist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Imagistic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of imagistic. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The same will be true of Imagism: a certain degree of variation from a purist definition of the school will take us to a kind of poetry that “Imagism" can no longer describe, although we may still wish to speak of Imagistic tendencies or echoes in the derivative verse.
Word: ice cream chair Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ice-cream chair. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Helen Seibold Bohn was extremely pleased to get one of the ice cream chairs when the drug store ceased to exist. Example: On a chilly Saturday afternoon in mid-November Emil was sitting at a rickety wire ice cream table on a just-as-rickety wire ice cream chair in the ice cream shop.
Word: ice cream chairs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ice cream chair Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ice-cream chair Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the use of this type of chair in ice cream parlors. 1. A lightweight armless chair with a circular seat and wire back. Example: Another innovative metal form was the “ice-cream” chair, so called because its portability and inexpensiveness made it practical for use in luncheonettes and ice-cream parlors everywhere. Example: I'd worn a pale yellow blouse and skirt for Grandma's service and now I looked like a Neiman-Marcus sack that had been dragged ostentatiously around the rest of the mall, stuffed with items from Women's Tall & Oversize, crumpled into an ice-cream chair at the food court, and dipped into a fountain while searching for pennies to throw.
Word: ice-cream chairs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ice-cream chair Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Diegos Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Diego Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Diegos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Diego Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alveolarises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of alveolarise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: alveolarising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of alveolarise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: alveolarizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of alveolarize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: alveolarizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of alveolarize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hair bands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hair band Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hamese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ham + -ese. 1. The jargon of ham radio enthusiasts. Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: whole-time Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From whole + time. 1. full-time Labels: especially, not-comparable Example: Whole-time employees with more than two years of service will be entitled to compensation, [...].
Word: bunny hunt Part of Speech: noun 1. A hunt for radio transmitters; radiosport.
Word: bunny hunts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bunny hunt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: infectological Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of infectiological. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: benthophage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bentho- + -phage. 1. Any animal that feeds in the deep sea
Word: benyvirus Part of Speech: noun 1. Any virus of the genus Benyvirus
Word: benyviruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of benyvirus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: binormally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From bi- + normally. 1. In a binormal manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: biodecolorization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + decolorization. 1. decolorization by means of a biological organism Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: biodegradatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bio- + degradatory. 1. That causes biodegradation
Word: biotemporally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From bio- + temporally. 1. In a biotemporal manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: branchiospinule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From branchio- + spinule. 1. A branchial spinule
Word: branchiospinules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of branchiospinule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bromotyrosines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bromotyrosine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jooj Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Originally borrowed from Polari zhoosh. 1. Alternative spelling of zhoosh. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bruchinid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the subfamily Bruchinae of bean weevils.
Word: bruchinids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bruchinid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hencefrom Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From hence + from. 1. From this place; herefrom. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: roneo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Roneo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: roneo Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of Roneo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: whencefrom Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From whence + from. 1. From which place; wherefrom. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: musclegirl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From muscle + girl, modeled after muscleman. 1. A strong and muscular girl or woman, especially one who is a bodybuilder. Example: Musclegirl Alex Rain (Sue Price) awakens on the East African plain with no memory, having been shot clean through the head. Example: She thinks of Samantha Grimes, and suddenly Julie raises her fists above her head, elbows bent, and assumes a musclegirl pose, admiring herself in the cloudy silver glass.
Word: water-lily Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of water lily. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: water-lilies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of water-lily Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Llanrwst Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Welsh. Pronunciation: /hlænˈɹuːst/, [ɬanˈrust] 1. A small market town and community with a town council in Conwy borough, Wales (OS grid ref SH8062).
Word: whithertofore Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From whitherto + fore. 1. Up which to the present time; until which thereabouts date and time; from the beginning to which point or position. Labels: formal, not-comparable 2. wheretofore Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: Hurst Green Part of Speech: name 1. A place in England: 2. A place in England: 3. A place in England: 4. A place in England: 5. A place in England:
Word: iPhoner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iPhone + -er. 1. iPhone user Example: Since Instagram became available for Android users yesterday, a lobby of "but that was OUR app!" tweets are starkly highlighting the rift between iPhoners and Androiders.
Word: Petersham Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈpiːtəʃəm/ 1. A village in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1873). 2. A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. 3. A suburb of Sydney in Inner West council area, New South Wales, Australia.
Word: laughs like a drain Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of laugh like a drain Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: laughing like a drain Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of laugh like a drain Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: laughed like a drain Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of laugh like a drain Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cries like a baby Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cry like a baby Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: crying like a baby Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cry like a baby Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cried like a baby Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cry like a baby Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cries like a little girl Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cry like a little girl Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: crying like a little girl Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cry like a little girl Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: cried like a little girl Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cry like a little girl Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Barrow upon Trent Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3528).
Word: Bishopthorpe Part of Speech: name 1. A village in City of York district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5947).
Word: Little Ponton Part of Speech: name 1. A small village in Little Ponton and Stroxton parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9232).
Word: graffitus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from graffiti, as if using the Latin -ī plural, thus, graffiti + -us to create a singular. 1. A single instance of graffiti in the art/vandalism sense. Labels: nonstandard
Word: Besford Part of Speech: name 1. A small village and civil parish (served by Defford and Besford Parish Council) in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9144).
Word: uncharted territory Part of Speech: noun 1. An area of land never before explored, mapped, or surveyed. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Ideas, concepts, or situations that have never yet been tried or explored. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: Echoing the rhapsodic prog-rock vibes of Pink Floyd circa ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’, the new track marks an ambitious step into uncharted territory for Coldplay, though not eschewing too far from the alt-rockers’ standard fare. Example: UN agency says El Niño and human-induced climate breakdown could combine to push temperatures into ‘uncharted territory’[.]
Word: uncharted territories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uncharted territory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Carriacou Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from the Kalinago toponym Kayryouacou, which translates to "land of reefs". Pronunciation: /ˈkæɹ.ə.kuː/ 1. An island of Grenada.
Word: stirs the pot Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stir the pot Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: stirring the pot Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of stir the pot Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stirred the pot Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of stir the pot Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Cathiron Part of Speech: name 1. A small settlement in Harborough Magna parish, Rugby district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4678).
Word: stirs up the animals Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stir up the animals Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: stirring up the animals Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of stir up the animals Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stirred up the animals Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of stir up the animals Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Grenadinese Part of Speech: name 1. a person from or the people of the Grenadine Islands or Grenadine Parish of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (in contrast with the people of Saint Vincent) Labels: uncountable 2. a person from or the people of the Grenadine Islands belonging to Grenada Labels: uncountable
Word: stir plates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stir plate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: name-drops Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of name-drop Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Petite Martinique Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from French petit (“small”) and the toponym Martinique. The island was named for its resemblance to Martinique. Compare Petit Canouan, Petit Nevis, Petit Saint Vincent, Petite Dominique and Petite Mustique. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛ.ti mɑː(ɹ).tɪˈniːk/ 1. An island of Grenada.
Word: lexical scope Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of lexical scoping.
Word: lexical scopes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lexical scope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: static scope Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of lexical scoping.
Word: Wallyford Part of Speech: name 1. A village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3672).
Word: nose-nipper Part of Speech: noun 1. A facial attachment that is fitted with a clasp pinching the nose. Example: I had the Arab diver with the nose-nipper alongside this morning, and told him to let me see how long he could remain under water, and I carefully timed him; one minute and forty-nine seconds, which is the longest dive on record on these banks or beds. Example: But TLC sold me this attractive little nose-nipper and it just fits right over my nose. 2. pince-nez Labels: in-plural Example: He saw the old man lift his head from some writing so sharp that his nose-nippers fell off...
Word: groundgame Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ground game. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: groundgames Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of groundgame Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Coedkernew Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Welsh Coedcernyw, probably from coed (“wood”) + carn (“cairn, enclosure”), meaning something like "wood of the cairn," "enclosure wood." 1. A community (civil parish) in the city and county of Newport, Wales (OS grid ref ST2783).
Word: South Hylton Part of Speech: name 1. A suburb in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, on the south bank of the River Wear (OS grid ref NZ3556).
Word: Japanolatry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Japan + idolatry. 1. An admiration for Japan or items that reflect Japanese culture. Labels: uncountable Example: THESE three books, each in its own manner and degree, are excellent examples of the Japanolatry characteristic of this rococo age. Example: Mr . Norman is not free from the prevalent Japanolatry . At p. 360 (e.g) Japan did not provoke the late war; at p. 376 she is dubbed a "first class military power"; and at p. 377, one of her buglers blows, apparently for a long time (with a bullet in his chest), till breath fails — which anyone can tell would be an immediate result. 2. A belief in the superiority of Japanese business practices and management style. Labels: uncountable Example: Finally, the complex and multi-dimensional character of any performance gap can be explored further by introducing cash flow per vehicle produced as a third performance measure; this series shows the limits of Japanolatry because, on this measure, average car companies in Japan as well as America have real problems. Example: Let me take an example from a recent American bestseller, which is intended, it seems clear, as a counterblast to all the Japanolatry now running riot through American business schools.
Word: kaiser roll Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Kaiser roll. Labels: alt-of Example: The Automat, whose gleaming chrome-and-glass machines brought high-tech eating to a low-tech era, has gulped down its last coin and served up its last helping of macaroni, baked beans and kaiser rolls. Example: The bread is shaped like a kaiser roll but crowned with a mantle of seeds and coarse salt so abundant that it crunches audibly when bitten.
Word: kaiser rolls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kaiser roll Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lunarite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lunar + -ite. 1. The substance that forms the lighter portions of the lunar surface, as opposed to lunabase. Labels: uncountable Example: The melting conditions in the lunarite were evidently different from those in the lunabase, on account of the difference in chemical composition; and from analogy with terrestrial conditions, the latter melted more easily. Example: On this reading of the situation, apart from the water of hydration, there will be very little chemical difference between lunarite and lunabase.
Word: lunabase Part of Speech: noun 1. The substance that forms the darker areas of the lunar surface, as opposed to lunarite. Labels: uncountable Example: The melting conditions in the lunarite were evidently different from those in the lunabase, on account of the difference in chemical composition; and from analogy with terrestrial conditions, the latter melted more easily. Example: On this reading of the situation, apart from the water of hydration, there will be very little chemical difference between lunarite and lunabase.
Word: Whitley Bay Part of Speech: name 1. A coastal town in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3572).
Word: lustrify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From luster + -ify. 1. To give luster to; to make lustrous. Labels: obsolete Example: Ointment, wherewith she sprinkles o'er her face, And lustrifies her beauty's dying grace. Example: So transformed, transfigured, lustrified, The Tip-tops' mighty halls, They were dumb, the Tip-tops, mystified, In their own treasured walls. 2. To illuminate or clarify. Labels: obsolete Example: Well now, p'raps you can lustrify my officials? Example: After the introduction, which could be always raised from some immediate circumstance—he announced: “ Now in de flrs' place I'se gwine to 'splain dis her tex; second, I'se argufy de subjec ob de same; furd, I'se bound to lustrify de obscurities ob de passage; and in de fort and lass place I puts on de powerful rousin's.
Word: lustrifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lustrify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: lustrifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lustrify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lustrified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of lustrify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: monkey-puzzle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of monkey puzzle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: monkey-puzzles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monkey-puzzle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monkeypuzzle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of monkey puzzle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: monkeypuzzles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monkeypuzzle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Monkwearmouth Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Wermuth Monachorum (1291), from Latin monachorum; see also Wearmouth. Pronunciation: /ˌmʌŋkˈwɪə(ɹ)məθ/ 1. An urban area in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, on the north side of the River Wear near its mouth (OS grid ref NZ3958).
Word: Charing Heath Part of Speech: name 1. A settlement near Charing, Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9249).
Word: zilant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian Зилант (Zilant), from Tatar yılan/елан (yılan, “snake”). 1. A winged snake- or dragon-like creature in the mythology of the Russian, Tatar, Chuvash and Mari peoples around Kazan. Labels: rare Example: The creature zilant is depicted. Part snake, part dragon, it has wings and a curled tail, for example on the coat of arms of Kazan dating from 1730. While some of the legends associated with the zilant link it to Bulgar conceptions of "flying snakes" found in trees, others legends connect the zilant to the Altai mountains, and specific Turkic ancestors of the Tatars, the Kypchaks. Example: "I called her while you were watching the zilants out your window."
Word: zilants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zilant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stoor worm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The first element may be stoor, stour (“large, stout”) (cognate to Old Norse stórr), or it may be from Old Norse Storðar-gandr (literally “world-monster”), an alternative name for Jörmungandr, from poetic use of storð to mean "earth", whence storðar men, "earth's necklace", i.e. "sea" (storð more often meant "wood" and storðar-gandr more often meant "wood's bane" i.e. "fire"). The second element is worm (“sea-dragon”). 1. A giant sea serpent or sea dragon in Orcadian folklore, which had putrid breath, probably an Orkney version of Jörmungandr. Example: But with regard to the Stoor Worms (which I have oftener heard called Sea Worms by the Norwegians), those who totally discredited the existence of the Kraakens told told me, they believed them really to exist: […] Example: Madness, like a Stoor Worm, moved continuously under their feet, making every step they took full of terror. Phelim peered at each face, but could see no one who resembled his dimly remembered father. Besides, it was difficult: […]
Word: Zilant Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of zilant. Labels: alt-of
Word: Stoor Worm Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of stoor worm. Labels: alt-of
Word: Stoor Worms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Stoor Worm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Zilants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Zilant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stoorworm Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of stoor worm. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stoorworms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stoorworm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stoor worms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stoor worm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: takes to the streets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of take to the streets Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: taking to the streets Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of take to the streets Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: took to the streets Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of take to the streets Labels: form-of, past
Word: taken to the streets Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of take to the streets Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: marks off Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mark off Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: marking off Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mark off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: marked off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mark off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rolls the dice Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of roll the dice Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rolling the dice Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of roll the dice Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rolled the dice Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of roll the dice Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: xanbie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Xanax + zombie. Pronunciation: /ˈzænbi/ 1. Someone who acts like a zombie after consuming large quantities of Xanax or other benzodiazepines, often in combination with alcohol. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: xanbies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xanbie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: leafpile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From leaf + pile. 1. A pile of leaves.
Word: hereagainst Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From here + against. 1. In opposition to this or that; contrary on this or that; against this; Labels: archaic, not-comparable, rare
Word: whaten Part of Speech: pron 1. Alternative form of whatten. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncommon Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:whaten.
Word: whatten Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Originally a contraction of what kind (of) (the DSL traces the Scots cognate back to Middle English whatkin, whatkyn, but the MED's only example is of the two-word collocation what kyn), later used in place of bare what. Pronunciation: /wɒtən/, /wɑtən/ 1. What. Labels: Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland, archaic, dialectal Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:whatten.
Word: full pelt Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From full + pelt (“act of moving quickly, rush”). Pronunciation: /fʊl ˈpɛlt/ 1. Very quickly. Labels: not-comparable Example: It's a good day off us anyhow, and they're all going south-west by south full pelt as hard as they can go.
Word: calorifier Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kəˈloɹɪfajəɹ/ 1. An apparatus that generates hot water
Word: calorifiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of calorifier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cambivore Part of Speech: noun 1. Any organism that consumes the cambium of plants. Labels: rare Example: Other nutritional subgroups, represented in smaller numbers, were cambivores (phloem and cortex feeders), detritrivores (necrophagous species) and wood borers (xylophagous species). Example: On average, obligate predators were more negatively affected than cambivores and facultative predators.
Word: cambivores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cambivore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cantharoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of taxonomic name Cantharoidea. 1. Any member of the former superfamily Cantharoidea (now Elateroidea) of beetles.
Word: cantharoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cantharoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: capillarize Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause or to undergo capillarization.
Word: capillarized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of capillarize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cavernosography Part of Speech: noun 1. radiography of the corpus cavernosum Labels: uncountable
Word: cebrionid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any click beetle of the subfamily Cebrioninae
Word: cefataxime Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of cefotaxime. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: chemoimmunity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chemo- + immunity. 1. The condition of being chemoimmune Labels: uncountable
Word: chemolitholysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chemo- + litholysis. 1. chemical litholysis Labels: uncountable
Word: chlorococcalean Part of Speech: noun 1. Any green alga of the order Chlorococcales.
Word: choriocentesis Part of Speech: noun 1. A less common name of the procedure that involves the sampling of cells from the chorion in order to detect birth defects; CVS
Word: chromatotrophin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a group of hormones responsible for colour change in some crabs
Word: chromatotrophins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chromatotrophin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chromopeptide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chromo- + peptide. 1. Any peptide that has an added chromophore (typically an azo compound)
Word: chromopeptides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chromopeptide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chronotypology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chrono- + typology. 1. The characterization and analysis of chronotypes Labels: uncountable
Word: clavoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Clava + -oid. 1. Any hydrozoan of the genus Clava
Word: cleptoparasitoids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cleptoparasitoid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clinicoradiologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From clinico- + radiologically. 1. In a clinicoradiological manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: clinograde Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From clino- + -grade (“variation”). 1. Varying vertically. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cochromatography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From co- + chromatography. 1. The simultaneous chromatography of two or more materials Labels: uncountable
Word: componentwisely Part of Speech: adv 1. In a componentwise manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: conetainer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cone + container. 1. A conical container typically used for growing seedlings.
Word: conetainers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conetainer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: contactability Part of Speech: noun 1. The condition of being contactable. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: corynemycolic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. A mycolic acid present in Corynehcterium Labels: uncountable
Word: coselection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From co- + selection. 1. The simultaneous selection of two or more things
Word: cryogenized Part of Speech: adj 1. Treated with a cryogen Labels: not-comparable
Word: cryostress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cryo- + stress. 1. stress caused by low temperatures
Word: cryptogonimid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any trematode of the family Cryptogonimidae
Word: cryptogonimids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cryptogonimid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: curarisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of curarization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: curcumene Part of Speech: noun 1. The hydrocarbon 2-methyl-6-tolyl-2-heptene Labels: uncountable
Word: curcumenol Part of Speech: noun 1. The tricyclic sesquiterpene alicyclic alcohol 5,8-epoxy-5-beta-guiaia-7(11),9-dien-8-alpha-ol Labels: uncountable
Word: Blunsdon Part of Speech: name 1. A civil parish in Swindon borough, Wiltshire, England. Blunsdon railway station is to the west of it.
Word: Bower Ashton Part of Speech: name 1. A small area in the city and county of Bristol, England (OS grid ref ST5671).
Word: PIT maneuver Part of Speech: noun 1. A technique in which a pursuing car bumps the rear fender of a pursued car, causing it to spin out, in order to terminate a car chase.
Word: PIT maneuvers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of PIT maneuver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: laicities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of laicity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: night court Part of Speech: noun 1. A criminal court which operates at night for certain routine functions such as granting bail and issuing charges. Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: night courts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of night court Labels: form-of, plural
Word: night-night Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of night night. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: shuffles off this mortal coil Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shuffle off this mortal coil Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: shuffling off this mortal coil Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shuffle off this mortal coil Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shuffled off this mortal coil Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of shuffle off this mortal coil Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nighting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of night Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: grow a custom Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From a reanalysis of grow accustomed to as the phonetically indistinguishable grow a custom to. 1. Eggcorn of grow accustomed.
Word: ARPA-E Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Five years in, ARPA–E’s priorities have shifted, too, for the same reason. The cheap natural gas freed from shale by horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) has helped kill off bleeding-edge programs like Electrofuels, a bid to use microbes to turn cheap electricity into liquid fuels, […]
Word: builds bridges Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of build bridges Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: building bridges Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of build bridges Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: built bridges Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of build bridges Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: level setting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of level set Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: polonchay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hokkien 菠倫菜 /菠伦菜 (po͘-lûn-chhài, “spinach”). 1. Chinese spinach Labels: Philippines, uncountable
Word: glass arm Part of Speech: noun 1. A stiff arm resulting from a long session of amateur radio CW operation. Labels: slang Example: If he were to use his fingers instead of his wrist, he would soon have telegrapher's paralysis or a “glass arm," in the lingo of the radio cabin.
Word: glass arms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of glass arm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: MARS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Military Auxiliary Radio System. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Acronym of Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: MARS Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of multicast address resolution server. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: cycloprotoberberine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyclo- + protoberberine. 1. cyclic protoberberine
Word: cycloprotoberberines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cycloprotoberberine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cystatine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cystatin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cystorrhaphies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cystorrhaphy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cystatines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cystatine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rib steaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rib steak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ribsteaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ribsteak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Spencer steak Part of Speech: noun 1. ribeye steak Labels: US
Word: Spencer steaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Spencer steak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Westbury-on-Severn Part of Speech: name 1. A village and civil parish in Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7114).
Word: 807 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In reference to the shape of the 807 vacuum tube. 1. A bottle of beer. Example: Also, he was low on beer money and, anyway, we'd scoff and wouldn't believe him. Well, this was a pretty obvious come-on, but I reckoned that a good story was worth the price of a couple of 807s.
Word: 807s Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 807 Labels: form-of, plural
Word: XYL Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ex-young lady, i.e. former girlfriend; see YL. 1. One's wife. Example: Games for the harmonics, (children), YL's and XYL's and the OM's, plus free soda for all.
Word: XYLs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of XYL Labels: form-of, plural