nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: unentrapped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + entrapped. 1. Not entrapped. Labels: not-comparable
Word: undehydrated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + dehydrated. 1. Not dehydrated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: princess consort Part of Speech: noun 1. The wife of a sovereign prince.
Word: price flexing Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of adjusting prices regionally, in line with local competition. Labels: uncountable
Word: ejectively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From ejective + -ly. 1. In an ejective manner. Example: Just as a thinking insect would derive a better, or more true, conception of human personality by considering it ejectively than by considering it objectively […]
Word: Durres Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Durrës. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Durazzo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Durazzo, from Latin Dyrrhachium, from Ancient Greek Δυρράχιον (Durrhákhion). Doublet of Durrës and Dyrrhachium. Pronunciation: /dʊˈɹɑːtsoʊ/, /dʊˈɹætsoʊ/ 1. Synonym of Durrës (“a city in Albania”). Labels: historical
Word: wrongtake Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From wrong + take. 1. To misunderstand or mistake Labels: UK, Yorkshire, dialectal, obsolete, transitive
Word: wrongtakes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wrongtake Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: wrongtaking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wrongtake Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: wrongtook Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of wrongtake Labels: form-of, past
Word: wrongtaken Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of wrongtake Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wrong take Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of wrongtake. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wrong-take Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of wrongtake. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: psychotypologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From psychotypological + -ly. 1. In terms of psychotypology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: psychotypological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From psycho- + typological. 1. Relating to psychotypology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: psychotypology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From psycho- + typology. 1. The way in which a language learner perceives differences and similarities between languages, affecting the learner's communication in those languages.
Word: psychotypologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of psychotypology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: multicompetent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From multi- + competent. 1. Having competences in several areas; multiskilled.
Word: multicompetence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From multi- + competence. 1. The unified language competence of a person who can communicate in more than one language. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: multicompetences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of multicompetence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subadvisor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + advisor. 1. A fund manager responsible for a (usually specialized) subset of an investment portfolio
Word: subadvisors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subadvisor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: positive transfer Part of Speech: noun 1. The successful use by a language learner of a construct from the learner's source language in the target language, such that the resulting utterance in the target language is correct. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: negative transfer Part of Speech: noun 1. The unsuccessful use by a language learner of a construct from the learner's source language in the target language, such that the resulting utterance in the target language is incorrect. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: princesses consort Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of princess consort Labels: form-of, plural
Word: princes consort Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prince consort Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Rossinian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Italian Rossini + -an. 1. Of or relating to Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868), Italian composer of operas and other music.
Word: patience of a saint Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of patience of an angel. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: You must have had the patience of a saint to sit through that awful film! Example: I live without restraint / And I would try the patience of a saint
Word: corpspeak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From corp. + -speak. 1. Synonym of corporatespeak. Labels: uncountable
Word: Agarthan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Agartha + -n. 1. Of or relating to the legendary city of Agartha.
Word: Agarthan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Agartha + -n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Agartha.
Word: Agarthans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Agarthan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: netcam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From net + cam. 1. A video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a network, especially over the Internet.
Word: netcams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of netcam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: usedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From used + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈjuːzdnəs/ 1. The quality of being used, or having been used. Labels: uncountable
Word: headline-ese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From headline + -ese. 1. Alternative form of headlinese. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: nativelikeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nativelike + -ness. 1. Quality of being nativelike. Labels: uncountable
Word: legal-ese Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of legalese. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Rodes Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Rhodes. 1. A habitational surname Example: Robert Rodes (1829–1864), Confederate general in the American Civil War.
Word: leisurelessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From leisureless + -ness. 1. Absence of leisure. Labels: uncountable
Word: Tian-Shan Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Tian Shan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Samudaripen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined by linguist Marcel Courthiade, from Romani samudaripen (“mass killing”), from sa (“all”) + mudaripen (“killing”), from mudarel (“kill”); compare holokausto. 1. Synonym of Porajmos (“planned and attempted genocide of the Romani people”).
Word: centripetalisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of centripetalism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: centrifugalisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of centrifugalism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: architecturalizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of architecturalization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nilsequences Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nilsequence Labels: form-of, plural
Word: black rhino Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of black rhinoceros. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: equidistributional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From equi- + distributional. 1. Being or relating to an equidistribution. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Trousseau's sign Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after French physician Armand Trousseau (1801–1867), who described the phenomenon in 1861. 1. A medical sign observed in patients with low calcium, whereby occlusion of the brachial artery induces spasm of the muscles of the hand and forearm.
Word: Brandtian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Brandt + -ian. 1. Of or relating to Richard Brandt (1910–1997), American philosopher of the utilitarian tradition in moral philosophy.
Word: drivellers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of driveller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ARCIC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of United States Army Capabilities Integration Center. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: soul sisters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soul sister Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soul brothers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soul brother Labels: form-of, plural
Word: peanut-buttery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From peanut butter + -y. 1. Indicative or characteristic of peanut butter; like peanut butter. Example: Nut oils have the same problem; they work against the flavors in the dairy fats to muddy each other’s subtleties, resulting in a flat, peanut-buttery taste. 2. With peanut butter. Example: The situation may concern Dad’s favorite fountain pen, or the way you don’t turn the newspaper back after reading the funnies, or some bigger issue; it may concern Mother’s invariable scolding when you leave behind your peanut-buttery knives, bread-crumbs and milk glasses strewn over the table in a cleaned-up kitchen, or leave your bedroom a complete jumble when you rush off for high school. Example: Also, hikers should avoid wiping peanut-buttery knives on their pants.
Word: racerback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From racer + back. 1. An item of clothing, such as a shirt or bra, with straps that meet high on the back.
Word: racerbacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of racerback Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bowman's root Part of Speech: noun 1. Gillenia trifoliata, a herbaceous perennial in the Rosaceae family, native to eastern North America, with pale pink flowers.
Word: downbow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From down + bow. Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊnbəʊ/ 1. A note performed on a string instrument by drawing the bow downward or to the right across the instrument, moving its point of contact from the frog toward the tip of the bow.
Word: downbow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From down + bow. Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊnbəʊ/ 1. To curve or arc downwards. Example: Slumps and sediment gravity flow could signify steepening of the slope resulting from tectonic downbowing of the continental margin.
Word: downbows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of downbow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: downbows Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of downbow Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: upbow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From up + bow. Pronunciation: /ˈʌpbəʊ/, /ˈʌpboʊ/ 1. A note performed on a string instrument by drawing the bow upward or to the left across the instrument, moving the point of contact from the bow's tip toward the frog.
Word: upbow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From up + bow. Pronunciation: /ˈʌpbəʊ/, /ˈʌpboʊ/ 1. To bend or arc upwards. Example: In terms of the mechanics postulated above, this late deformation cycle started with upbowing of the anticlinal axis to produce the cross joints. Continued upbowing instigated persistent movement along these fractures.
Word: upbows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of upbow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: upbows Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of upbow Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: offlay Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From off- + lay. Possibly from Middle English oflæien (“to offlay; delay”), from Old English ofleċġan (“to lay down; put away; overlay; cover”), from Proto-Germanic *abalagjaną. Compare also Dutch afleggen, German ablegen. 1. To offset. Labels: rare, transitive Example: The subcontractors themselves outsource work to others in a 'chain of subcontractors' in order further to offlay risks. Example: That seemed to offlay the sense of "the bastards who did this". Quite often there seemed to me to be a sense of failure to protect one's own from the bastards.
Word: bowerwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bower + woman. 1. A female servant who waits upon a lady in her bedroom. Labels: historical
Word: bowerwomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bowerwoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Barnum Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: rafida Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic رَافِضَة (rāfiḍa), plural of رَافِضِيّ (rāfiḍiyy, “rejector”) also passed as Rafidhi. 1. Shiite Labels: offensive, slur
Word: rafidahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rafidah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: environazis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of environazi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: econazi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eco- + nazi. 1. An environmentalist, especially a hardline one. Labels: derogatory, informal Example: Yeah we all have Al Gore and the econazis to thank for this knee-jerk reaction to a yet-unproven theory, […] Example: Now, all you econazis will have a bird, but when you can think of a way to get me from my home in NV [North Vancouver] to Downtown to Coquitlam to New Westminster to Downtown and back to NV, on the bus, in a total of a little under two hours of driving time, THEN I will take the bus.
Word: econazis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of econazi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: famewhore Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fame whore. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: “No, you're right. It's not like I'm some kind of famewhore trolling for fans. I just figured you'd be . . . curious.” Example: They were at a table off to the side of the bar, with her recorder and notepad between them and a few various famewhores and hangers-on circulating around.
Word: famewhores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of famewhore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fame whore Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who is excessively driven to achieve fame or notoriety, or to latch onto it through a significant other. Labels: derogatory, informal, vulgar
Word: fame whores Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fame whore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pool spray Part of Speech: noun 1. An event in which photographers and other members of the news media are allowed to visit briefly with the US President or other top US government officials, especially on the occasion of a meeting with leaders or high-level officials from other countries. Labels: US Example: When we are not holding we are most likely "rolling"—hustling to get on a bus to go to things like a "bilat pool spray" (a photo-op of a bilateral meeting between the president and some world leader). Example: Pool spray is the term for an event where a representative pool of journalists is brought in to record the president meeting with a foreign leader or discussing a policy initiative.
Word: AGI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of artificial general intelligence. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: AGIs will indeed be capable of self-awareness – but that is because they will be General: they will be capable of awareness of every kind of deep and subtle thing, including their own selves. Example: If AI researchers do eventually manage to make the leap to AGI, there is little reason to believe that the result will be a machine that simply matches human-level intelligence. 2. Initialism of adjusted gross income. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: The credit begins to phase out for adjusted gross incomes (AGIs) over $252,150 and completely phases out at AGIs over $292,150. Both the credit and AGI limits are indexed for inflation. 3. Initialism of agility point. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of auxiliary gathering intelligence. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: AGI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Adventure Game Interpreter, a game engine developed by Sierra On-Line. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: A.G.I. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of AGI. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: A. G. I. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of AGI. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: AGIs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of AGI Labels: form-of, plural Example: Some of his [Ilya Sutskever's] amateur paintings hung around the office, including a trio of flowers blossoming in the shape of OpenAI’s logo, a symbol of what he always urged employees to build: “A plurality of humanity-loving AGIs.”
Word: ASI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of anti-suit injunction. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 2. Initialism of artificial superintelligence. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 3. Initialism of automatic semicolon insertion. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: A.S.I. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ASI. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: A. S. I. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ASI. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: ASIs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ASI Labels: form-of, plural
Word: explicatable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From explicate + -able. 1. Explicable
Word: speed bag Part of Speech: noun 1. A small air-filled punching bag anchored at the top to a rebound platform parallel to the ground. 2. An improvised airdropped resupply pack, composed of food and water, ammunition, and other supplies, stuffed into a duffle bag or bodybag.
Word: speedbag Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of speed bag. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: speedbags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of speedbag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: speed bags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of speed bag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ADE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of adverse drug effect. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of antibody-dependent enhancement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Australian disability enterprise (“a form of sheltered workshop”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: BTT Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /biː tiː ˈtiː/ 1. Abbreviation of Bhutan Time. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. Initialism of Basic Theory Test, a computerised knowledge test on the Singapore road rules held at a driving center. Labels: Singapore-English, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Example: Take note that passing requires you to score a minimum of 45/50. I failed many of my e-trial tests, but passed BTT in the end! Example: [Y]ou realized that you need to take a Basic Theory Test (‘’’BTT’’’) in order to get hat Provisional Driving License (PDL) for you to actually drive the vehicle with a qualified driving instructor sitting beside you.
Word: novillero Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish novillero. 1. A young trainee bullfighter (who fights against novillos).
Word: novilleros Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of novillero Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hagiological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hagiology + -ical. 1. Relating to hagiology Labels: not-comparable
Word: paseíllo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish paseíllo. 1. The parade before the start of a bullfight, when all the bullfighters enter the arena.
Word: paseíllos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paseíllo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Aghlabid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Aghlab + -id, from Arabic أَغْلَب (ʔaḡlab). 1. Any member of an Arab dynasty of emirs who ruled Ifriqiya and parts of Southern Italy, nominally on behalf of the Abbasid Caliph, from 800–909 CE. Labels: historical Example: 1987, Jamil M. Abun-Nasr, Ǧamīl M. Abū al-Naṣr, Abun-Nasr, Jamil Mirʻi Abun-Nasr, A History of the Maghrib in the Islamic Period, Cambridge University Press, page 55, In the rest of their dominions the Aghlabids could exercise only indirect and in some areas even nominal control. Example: A failure to overcome critical internal divisions, however, weakened the Aghlabids and led to their collapse before the Fatimid army of Kutama Berbers. 2. Attributive form of Aghlabids; the dynasty of the Aghlabids. Labels: attributive, form-of Example: 1987, Jamil M. Abun-Nasr, Ǧamīl M. Abū al-Naṣr, Abun-Nasr, Jamil Mirʻi Abun-Nasr, A History of the Maghrib in the Islamic Period, Cambridge University Press, page 55, The Aghlabid state comprised the area to which the wilaya of Ifriqiya had been reduced after 761, namely Tunisia, eastern Algeria, and Tripolitania. Example: The ulama critiqued excesses and injustices they identified in the Aghlabid regime, including usury, un-Islamic taxation (applying a land tax to Muslim subjects and demanding payment of tithes in money not in kind), and the production and sale of wine.
Word: novillada Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish novillada. 1. A bullfight between a novillo and a novillero.
Word: novilladas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of novillada Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bull run Part of Speech: noun 1. An event in which people run with bulls in the streets. 2. A contiguous period during which a stock market is a bull market. Example: The S&P 500, as of Wednesday, is now in the longest-running bull market ever, as some strategists measure it. That would be one day older than the 1990-to-2000 bull run, which ended with the bursting of the tech bubble in 2000.
Word: running of the bulls Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of bull run.
Word: bull runs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bull run Labels: form-of, plural
Word: runnings of the bulls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of running of the bulls Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mutand Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name. Labels: rare Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Mutand.
Word: inexuperable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin inexuperabilis, inexsuperabilis. See exuperate. 1. insurmountable, unbeatable. Labels: poetic, rare Example: [...] then our Countreyman Mr. Hobbs, whose inexuperable confidence of the truth of the Conclusion may well assure any man that duely considers the excellency of his natural Wit and Parts, that he has made choice of the most Demonstrative Arguments that humane Invention can search out for the eviction thereof. Example: That is, God, in all his essential perfections, burning in an inextinguishable flame of love; and sending forth one uninterrupted stream of life, to the one object of his inexuperable delight – Immanuel, and his select body.
Word: jacklight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * jack + light. Probably from jack (“a male servant of any rank”), later associated with a boy servant or any boy, and later still with a knave: a rogue, thief, or deceitful man. * Possibly also related to Spanish jaque (“a bully”). 1. A spotlight or lamp mounted on a car, boat or pole, etc. to aid in hunting. Labels: Canada, US Example: It was a long, low roadster, with a jacklight.
Word: jacklight Part of Speech: verb Etymology: * jack + light. Probably from jack (“a male servant of any rank”), later associated with a boy servant or any boy, and later still with a knave: a rogue, thief, or deceitful man. * Possibly also related to Spanish jaque (“a bully”). 1. To shine a jacklight or spotlight on an animal, usually a deer, to aid in hunting at night. Labels: Canada, US
Word: jacklights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jacklight Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drouge Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of drog. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:drouge.
Word: drouge Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of drogue. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Adriatic Question Part of Speech: name 1. The debate over the fate of the territories along the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea that formerly belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Labels: historical
Word: germinally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From germinal + -ly. 1. By or involving germ cells. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Romes Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Rome + -s (“plural suffix”). 1. The city of Rome in Italy and the city of Constantinople (the "New Rome") taken together; the empire(s) ruled by these cities. Labels: archaic Example: Yet haue the Sarasins attempted both Romes; they haue besieged Constantinople, and haue wasted... the Sea coasts of Italy. Example: The weakening of the two Romes created the space for the emergence of both the Holy Roman Empire of the Franks and the Islamic Empire.
Word: Harper Woods Part of Speech: name 1. An inner suburb of Detroit with a population of roughly 14,000.
Word: lagfest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lag + -fest. 1. Something prone to lagging, or network delays. Labels: informal Example: The only place I ever seriously lagged was at the blacksmith shop. Now all of Britain is a lagfest. Example: Cities are lagfests if there are a lot of other players nearby.
Word: lagfests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lagfest Labels: form-of, plural
Word: assault weapons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of assault weapon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eavesread Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of eavesdrop + read. 1. To surreptitiously read something. Example: Lurkers hang around silently in otherwise noisy chat rooms, eavesreading other people's conversations for vicarious fun. Example: Once, my mom flipped out when she eavesread an exchange between us over my shoulder.
Word: spiralizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spiralize + -er. 1. A culinary device that turns food into a spiral shape, like pasta.
Word: spiralizers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spiralizer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Barnumian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Barnum + -ian. 1. Of or relating to P. T. Barnum (1810–1891), American showman and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding a circus.
Word: Barnumesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Barnum + -esque. 1. Reminiscent of P. T. Barnum (1810–1891), American showman and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding a circus.
Word: counterembowed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From counter- + embowed. 1. Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards. Labels: not-comparable
Word: wolf ticket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See sell wolf tickets. 1. Tough talk; threat(s) or boast(s), especially if empty and/or if made to intimidate someone. (Chiefly used in the phrases sell wolf tickets and buy wolf tickets.) Labels: in-plural Example: Following another fifteen-minute flurry of wolf tickets, young deputy Camel does the handcuff routine again. Example: They have to project a tough-guy image so that others would think they're hardcore criminals, but in reality, it's to keep away potential extorters and possible booty bandits from violating them. I left him there in his cell and paid no mind to his offer of wolf tickets (Slang for tough talk).
Word: bunny-hug Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bunny hug. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bunny-hugs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bunny-hug Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buy wolf tickets Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See sell wolf tickets. 1. To call the bluff of, or respond to the threats or boasts of, someone who has been selling wolf tickets. Example: Dicky bought Terry's wolf tickets by responding with his own barbs and counterchallenges. "A'right, Mr. Motherfucker! I'm buying yo' wolf tickets! Now show me somethin', since you so big and bad," said Dicky […]
Word: completionism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From completion + -ism. 1. The goal of achieving every objective in a game, as opposed to merely doing enough to win. Labels: uncountable 2. The goal of collecting, visiting, experiencing, etc. every item of a set. Labels: uncountable Example: Lee's crossover idea was a sales bonanza, propelling Marvel readership inot unheard-of spheres of completionism Example: I say "almost" because, for as exhaustive an attempt at completionism as this has been, I know I don't have them all.
Word: grrrr Part of Speech: intj 1. Elongated form of grr.
Word: her nibs Part of Speech: pron 1. Alternative form of his nibs, when referring to a female. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: your nibs Part of Speech: pron 1. his nibs in the second person
Word: their nibs Part of Speech: pron 1. his nibs in the third person plural
Word: my nibs Part of Speech: pron 1. his nibs in the first person
Word: wolf tickets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wolf ticket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: woof ticket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See sell wolf tickets. 1. Alternative form of wolf ticket. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: woof tickets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of woof ticket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sell woof tickets Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See sell wolf tickets. 1. Alternative form of sell wolf tickets. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: buy woof tickets Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See buy wolf tickets. 1. Alternative form of buy wolf tickets. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ass-pull Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ass + pull, from the phrase pull out of one's ass. 1. A hastily fabricated explanation or contrived plot twist. Labels: Canada, US, slang, vulgar Example: Near-synonym: deus ex machina Example: Ah, you "believe". You do not know. So you admit that it's just wishful thinking, an ass pull not based on any facts.
Word: ass-pulls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ass-pull Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ass pull Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ass-pull. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ass pulls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ass pull Labels: form-of, plural
Word: asspull Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ass-pull. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: asspulls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of asspull Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wolf's ticket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Russian во́лчий биле́т (vólčij bilét), calque of Polish wilczy bilet. 1. In tsarist and Stalinist-era Russia, a restricted internal passport issued to those suspected or convicted of political or other crimes which limited where they could travel and reside. Labels: historical, rare Example: […] now, we had narrowly escaped a terrible danger : absolutely certain expulsion with wolf's tickets two days before our graduation from the gymnasium.
Word: lavaform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lava + -form. 1. Resembling lava; in the form of lava. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lauwine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed by Lord Byron from German Lawine, from Late Latin lābīna, from Latin lābēs (“fall”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɔːwɪn/, /ˈlɔ.wən/ 1. An avalanche. Labels: dated, poetic Example: Once more upon the woody Apennine, / The infant Alps, which — had I not before / Gazed on their mightier parents, where the pine / Sits on more shaggy summits, and where roar / The thundering lauwine — might be worshipped more;[…] Example: 1823, George Bancroft, Poems, Hilliard and Metcalf, page 10, The towers of my castle of lauwines are made; / On chambers of ice their foundations are laid; / Like loftiest pyramids rising in air, / O! who but confesses my turrets are fair.
Word: lauwines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lauwine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: löwchen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Löwchen, lit, "small lion". 1. A small breed of dog.
Word: webservers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of webserver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: web-server Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of web server. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: web-servers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of web-server Labels: form-of, plural
Word: webutations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of webutation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: JQL Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of JIRA Query Language. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: T-SQL Part of Speech: name 1. Clipping of Transact-SQL. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: PL/SQL Part of Speech: name Etymology: From PL + SQL. 1. Initialism of Procedural Language/Structured Query Language. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: naughty step Part of Speech: noun Etymology: According to the Oxford English Dictionary, sense 2 (“state of disgrace, exclusion from a group, or punishment”) is attested earlier than sense 1 (“place where a child is sent to sit as a punishment”), though logically sense 2 follows from sense 1. The term was popularized by the professional nanny and author Jo Frost (born 1970) in the British television show Supernanny (first broadcast in 2004). Pronunciation: /ˈnɔːti ˌstɛp/, /ˈnɔti ˌstɛp/, /ˈnɑti-/, [-ɾi-] 1. A place, such as a particular step on a staircase or a stool, where a child is sent to sit in silence as a punishment. Labels: UK Example: She is still talking to them at length about bringing up children without naughty steps. Example: I use the naughty step technique. Harvey understands that if he throws something he has to pick it up. say sorry and go and sit on the naughty step and count to thirty. 2. A state of disgrace, exclusion from a group, or punishment as a result of a misdemeanour. Labels: UK, figuratively Example: When David Cameron moved into Downing Street he probably thought that he would only ever banish his children to the naughty step. But a member of the cabinet [Liam Fox] has been placed on the Downing Street naughty step after weeks of bad behaviour which has tested the prime minister's patience to its limits. Example: Two of English rugby's more troublesome individuals – the London Irish full-back Delon Armitage and the former Wasps outside-half Danny Cipriani – found themselves on the naughty step once again yesterday as the union game's reputation, comprehensively battered after recent incidents involving big-name international players, suffered another bruising.
Word: additive functions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of additive function Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jarbua terapons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jarbua terapon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Airy functions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Airy function Labels: form-of, plural
Word: analytic functions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of analytic function Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trigonometric functions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trigonometric function Labels: form-of, plural
Word: beta function Part of Speech: noun 1. A mathematical function that is also called the Euler integral of the first kind; it is a symmetric special function. Example: Considering the equation of the binomial coefficient n choose k described in terms of the factorial, replacing n with p + q and k with p, turning the RHS upside-down and replacing factorials with the Gamma function, then replacing (p + q) choose p with Β(p, q) yields Euler's equation for the Beta function.
Word: bounded functions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bounded function Labels: form-of, plural
Word: characteristic functions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of characteristic function Labels: form-of, plural
Word: computable functions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of computable function Labels: form-of, plural
Word: convex function Part of Speech: noun 1. A mathematical function where the line segment between any two points on the graph of the function lies above the graph in a vector space of at least two dimensions.
Word: concave function Part of Speech: noun 1. The negative of the convex function.
Word: concave functions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of concave function Labels: form-of, plural
Word: convex functions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of convex function Labels: form-of, plural
Word: set function Part of Speech: noun 1. A mathematical function whose input is a set (usually of real numbers or a set of points in the Euclidean or some measure space), and whose output is usually a number.
Word: set functions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of set function Labels: form-of, plural
Word: density function Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of probability density function. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: density functions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of density function Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Southern Alps Part of Speech: name 1. A mountain range in the South Island, New Zealand. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: find one's voice Part of Speech: verb 1. To become willing or able to talk or otherwise express one's opinions. Labels: idiomatic Example: The biggest cheer of the night came shortly afterwards. St James’ Park finally found its voice to welcome back Jonás Gutiérrez into a Newcastle side for the first time since his diagnosis with testicular cancer 17 months ago.
Word: transmission function Part of Speech: noun 1. The mathematical function of an electromagnetic wave is a measure of the change undergone by the amplitude of the wave as it propagates in a given direction, which is also called the propagation constant.
Word: transmission functions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transmission function Labels: form-of, plural
Word: annexationism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From annexation + -ism. 1. The tendency or policy of annexing (appropriating) additional territories. Labels: uncountable
Word: welshnuts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of welshnut Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sGP Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of secreted glycoprotein. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: cat tongue Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cat's tongue. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cat's tongue Part of Speech: noun 1. A small chocolate bar or (sometimes chocolate-covered) cookie/biscuit which is shaped somewhat like the tongue of a cat. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cat, tongue.
Word: animal crackers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of animal cracker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hard tack Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hardtack. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: pumelo Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of pomelo. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: pumeloes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pumelo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pumelos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pumelo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pummelo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pomelo. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Some of the Oriental pummelo varieties, whether from Thailand, China, or Malaysia, when grown at the Orlando, Fla., Station are sweeter than grapefruit, and the flavor is distinctive and pleasing to most persons. Example: Fruit juice of the pummelo was found to have substantial furanocoumarin content and to cause inhibition of CYP3A4-mediated testosterone 6ẞ-hydroxylation by human liver microsomes (167).
Word: shitbrained Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shit + brained. 1. very unintelligent or senseless Labels: derogatory, vulgar
Word: Artesia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Back-formation from artesian. From having artesian wells in the area. Pronunciation: /ɑɹˈtiʒə/, /ɑːˈtiːʒə/ 1. A place in the United States: 2. A place in the United States: 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States:
Word: draconite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin dracon- (“dragon”), + -ite. 1. A mythical gemstone taken from the head of a live dragon and believed to have magical properties. Example: Dracontites is a stone that is forcibly taken from the brain of a dragon, and unless it is torn from the living creature it has not the quality of a gem; whence magi cut it out of dragons while they are sleeping. For bold men explore the cave of the dragons, and scatter there medicated grains to hasten their sleep, and thus cut off their heads while they are sunk in sleep, and take out the gems. Example: Reject it not because it proceedeth from one which hath been lewd, no more than ye would neglect the gold because it lieth in the dirty earth, or the pure wine for that it cometh out of a homely presse, or the precious stone aetites which is found in the filthy nests of the eagle, or the precious gem draconites, that is ever taken out of the poisoned dragon.
Word: Tularosa Part of Speech: name 1. A village in New Mexico.
Word: Pecos Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Pecos, from a Keresan term for the Pecos Pueblo. Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪ.koʊs/, /ˈpeɪ.kəs/ 1. A river which flows through Texas and New Mexico, a tributary of the Rio Grande. 2. A geographic region of Texas, situated mostly west of the Pecos River. 3. A city, the county seat of Reeves County, Texas. 4. A village in San Miguel County, New Mexico.
Word: Yeltsinism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yeltsin + -ism. 1. the political and economic policies of Boris Yeltsin, after he became the effective ruler of Russia following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991 Labels: disapproving, uncountable Example: It thus seems that the 'constitutional coup' brought about a 'Yeltsinism without Yeltsin', a surgical operation that aimed at prolonging the life of Yeltsinism, even if this entailed the removal of Yeltsin himself and the institution of measures against the corruption and nepotism that had gone beyond all limits in his immediate entourage. 2. the political and economic policies of Boris Yeltsin, after he became the effective ruler of Russia following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991 Labels: disapproving, uncountable Example: All the while, a bogeyman served him well—not a return to communism, Yeltsin’s scarecrow, but the chaos of Yeltsinism.
Word: secretaries-general Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of secretary-general; alternative form of Secretary General Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Postmasters General Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Postmaster General Labels: form-of, plural
Word: authorisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of authorism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: residence permits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of residence permit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Elida Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name. 2. A ghost town in California. 3. A town in Roosevelt County, New Mexico. 4. A village in American Township, Allen County, Ohio.
Word: Quemado Part of Speech: name 1. A census-designated place in New Mexico. 2. A census-designated place in Texas.
Word: Bayard Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪ.əd/, /ˈbeɪ.ɚd/ 1. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware. 2. A surname from Old French. 3. A male given name. 4. A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada. 5. A city in Iowa. 6. An unincorporated community in Allen County, Kansas. 7. A city in Nebraska. 8. A city in New Mexico. 9. An unincorporated community in Columbiana County, Ohio. 10. A town in West Virginia.
Word: draconites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of draconite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: swingout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From swing + out. 1. The principal dance move in Lindy Hop
Word: swingouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of swingout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lindy Hop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Lindy + hop, after US aviator Charles A. Lindbergh who “hopped” the Atlantic in 1927. 1. An American form of dance, from the 1920s, accompanied by jazz music. Example: The Lindy Hop picked up where the Charleston left off, with the first swing-outs, breakaways and "shine steps" added to a basic off-beat two-step. In its early days the Lindy flourished only in lower strata of society. Example: 'Most modern dances were invented here,' said Leiter. 'That's how good it is. The Lindy Hop, Truckin', the Susie Q, the Shag. All started on that floor. Every big American band you've ever heard of is proud that it once played here - Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Noble Sissle, Fletcher Henderson. It's the Mecca of jazz and jive.'
Word: ahia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hokkien 阿兄 (á-hiaⁿ). Compare Tagalog ahiya. Pronunciation: /ˈʔɐ.hɪɐ/, /ˈɑ.hi.ə/ 1. the eldest brother 2. an elder brother Labels: informal 3. a young male senior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community) Labels: familiar 4. respectful term of address for the eldest brother 5. respectful term of address for an elder brother Labels: informal 6. respectful term of address for a young male senior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community) Labels: familiar
Word: ahm Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of um. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: “Ahm—why don’t you go back with Dad and Uncle Eugene. I’ll be over in a jiffy…” Gabriel looks up at her confused, but then takes off for his old man. Example: “You dwarves really believe in that old hag?” The soldier continued without waiting for an answer. “Ahm… You are dwarfin, pretty miss? I mean, well, you dress dwarfin, but you don’t look it.”
Word: confined space Part of Speech: noun 1. An enclosed area with limited space and accessibility.
Word: Jarales Part of Speech: name 1. A census-designated place in New Mexico.
Word: attorney-client privileges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of attorney-client privilege Labels: form-of, plural
Word: court of appeal Part of Speech: noun 1. An appellate court.
Word: courts of appeal Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of court of appeal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anthropologian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of anthropologist + theologian. Pronunciation: /ˌænθɹəpəˈləʊd͡ʒən/, /ˌænθɹəpəˈloʊd͡ʒən/ 1. A theologian of anthropology.
Word: operative clause Part of Speech: noun 1. A clause (of a judgment, order, resolution, etc.) which requires anything to be done or not to be done.
Word: catfit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cat + fit. 1. A conniption fit Labels: dialectal Example: "...Wont drink none hisself, and jest let me take one sup and I be dawg ef hit dont look like he'll have a catfit."
Word: catfits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of catfit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: theosophistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From theosophist + -ic. 1. Theosophical. Example: The debate winds through pantheism and Spinozism, to find expression in the later Schelling, arousing very violent polemics, both from official theology, which cries out atheism, and from agnostic and positivistic thought, which considers this hypothesis a dangerous fall into theosophistic irrationalism.
Word: dropbox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drop + box. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɑp.bɑks/, /ˈdɹɒp.bɒks/ 1. A box wherein objects can be deposited by one person for later collection by another. Example: The two smaller slots are for the dropping of cash or markers into the dropbox when players cash these for casino chips. Example: “The measures include things like enhanced power for poll ‘monitors,’ fewer voting drop-boxes, restrictions on voting by mail, penalties for election officials who fail to purge voters from the rolls, and enhanced power in politicians over election procedures.” 2. A computer folder to which files may be dragged and dropped and from which users of other computers on the network can access those files. Example: A desktop computer leaves changes in a dropbox on the network. 3. An enhancement to a loom that allows patterns of multiple colors to be woven from the same loom. Example: In 1738, John Kay, a native of Bury (though at the time residing in Colchester) invented the fly-shuttle, and in 1760 his son Robert invented the dropbox, by which patterns of various colours are woven nearly with the same facility as plain calico.
Word: dropboxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dropbox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: suspensive condition Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of condition precedent.
Word: condition subsequent Part of Speech: noun 1. A condition depending upon an uncertain event which, if fulfilled, brings an end to an obligation or legal transaction.
Word: Alcmanian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Alcman + -ian. 1. Relating to, or characteristic of the works of Alcman 2. A verse comprising four dactyls, a dactylic tetrameter.
Word: horsepucky Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of horse pucky. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Alexandrianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Alexandrian + -ism. 1. The culture (of literature, philosophy, medicine, and the sciences) that developed in Alexandria, Egypt during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Labels: uncountable 2. Alexandrian Wicca. Labels: uncountable
Word: Eurafrica Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Europe + Africa. 1. Europe and Africa, considered collectively. Example: The reason for this may be precisely that the conception of Eurafrica always presupposed a Europe more or less in full control of the African scene.
Word: Plebgate Part of Speech: name Etymology: From pleb + -gate. 1. A 2012 scandal in which Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell was accused of swearing at Downing Street police officers and calling them "plebs"; subsequent to Mitchell's resignation, CCTV and other evidence was revealed which appeared to call into question some of the evidence against him. Labels: UK, informal Example: In government, meanwhile, Theresa May is the first home secretary in memory not to have appeared petrified of the police, while for many in her party, Plebgate was the moment at which the scales fell from their eyes as far as the cops were concerned.
Word: depressionogenic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of depressogenic. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: -ji Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From a suffix found in various languages of the Indian subcontinent, e.g. Hindi -जी (-jī), Punjabi -ਜੀ (-jī), etc. 1. An honorific conveying respect. Labels: India, morpheme
Word: uncleji Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From uncle + -ji. 1. uncle (as a respectful term of address) Labels: India