nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Abbott's boobies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Abbott's booby Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Abert's squirrel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Colonel John James Abert, an American naturalist and military officer. 1. Sciurus aberti, a tree squirrel endemic to the Rocky Mountains from the United States to Mexico.
Word: Abert's squirrels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Abert's squirrel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: academy school Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of state-funded school in England that is independent of direct control by local government and has a curriculum specialism. Labels: UK
Word: academy schools Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of academy school Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acanthocytotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to acanthocytosis. Labels: not-comparable Example: acanthocytotic cells
Word: acanthin Part of Speech: noun 1. strontium sulfate, the main constituent of the skeletons of the Acantharea Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: adjustment disorder Part of Speech: noun 1. A disorder of individuals who cannot adjust to or cope with a particular stressor, such as a major life event. It may be characterized by depression, anxiety, and/or traumatic stress symptoms.
Word: adjustment disorders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adjustment disorder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonacylated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + acylated. 1. Not acylated. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Adam's wine Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Adam's ale. Labels: Scotland, uncountable
Word: adductory Part of Speech: adj 1. Operating as an adductor. Labels: not-comparable
Word: adamantoblasts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adamantoblast Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acyanogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- + cyanogenic. 1. Not cyanogenic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: acronymania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From acronym + -mania. 1. The enthusiastic creation and use of acronyms. Labels: uncountable Example: In the Pentagon's "acronymania," the plane's official name, the National Emergency Airborne Command Post — NEACP, pronounced "kneecap" — had been changed to NAOP, National Airborne Operations Center. Example: Some of that mastodon meat is in the essays—tennis, teens, television—and some of its manner, too—foot-notery, abbreviations, acronymania.
Word: adenohypophysial Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to the adenohypophysis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: adenohypophyseal Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of adenohypophysial. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: hypothalamoadenohypophyseal Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of hypothalamoadenohypophysial. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: hypothalamoadenohypophysial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hypothalamo- + adenohypophysial. 1. Relating to the hypothalamus and adenohypophysis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Penglish Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Persian + English. 1. A language that combines Persian and English. Labels: informal Example: Gradually, however, English, Penglish (a hybrid of Persian and English), and other host country languages have become accepted, as filmmakers and audiences have evolved and set down roots abroad. Example: Finally, these displaced toughs' adoption of the Iranian exiles' lingo, Penglish (a mixture of Persian and English), which they further mingled with their own argot, produced a rich, hybridized, and humorous language that required a knowing audience to decode and fully appreciate.
Word: advertisingese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From advertising + -ese. 1. The jargon used in advertising. Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: glacial flour Part of Speech: noun 1. Rock flour.
Word: glacial milk Part of Speech: noun 1. Meltwater which appears cloudy because glacial flour (rock flour) is suspended in it. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: adprep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. 1. A word that functions both as an adverb and as a preposition. Example: Phrasal verbs are combinations of a verb and a primary, invariable adverb, the latter including the heads of reduced prepositional phrases but excluding adpreps.
Word: adpreps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adprep Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nonglacial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + glacial. 1. Not glacial. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lava cake Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of chocolate cake with runny liquid chocolate inside. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: So if you’re not on a job interview or dining with a dignitary from another culture where dessert is offensive, speak up for that last piece of lava cake! You know that everyone else at the table wants it, too, so be an inspiration and start a chain reaction of post-lunch goodness.
Word: lava cakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lava cake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: absorptiometrically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō Latin absorbeō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin absorptiōder. English absorption Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μετρῐκός (metrĭkós)bor. ▲ Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. Latin metrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin metricusder. French -métriquebor. English -metric English absorptiometric Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English absorptiometrically From absorptiometric + -ally. 1. By means of, or in terms of, absorptiometry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stopbanks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stopbank Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stitch and bitch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The name has been used since at least World War II; see Wikipedia article. 1. A group that meets for knitting and chat; a session of their pastime. Labels: slang
Word: abbreviatedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From abbreviated + -ly. 1. In an abbreviated fashion.
Word: acridological Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to acridology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: accusativity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *kaussā Old Latin caussa Latin causa Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin accūsō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Ancient Greek αἰτῐᾱτῐκή (aitĭātĭkḗ)calq. Latin accūsātīvusder. Anglo-Norman accusatifbor. ▲ Latin accūsātīvusder. Middle French acusatifbor. ▲ Latin accūsātīvusbor. Middle English accusative English accusative Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English accusativity From accusative + -ity. 1. Quality of being accusative. Labels: uncountable
Word: avant-garage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of avant-garde + garage. 1. A genre of experimental, avant-garde music influenced by garage rock. Labels: uncountable
Word: abuse of notation Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of a mathematical notation in a way that is not formally correct but seems likely to simplify the exposition or suggest the correct intuition. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: abuses of notation Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abuse of notation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dercum's disease Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the American doctor Francis Xavier Dercum, who described it in 1892. 1. adiposis dolorosa Labels: uncountable
Word: adiposis dolorosa Part of Speech: noun 1. A rare condition characterized by multiple painful lipomas, mainly on the trunk, upper arms and upper legs. Labels: uncountable
Word: Aberginian Part of Speech: noun 1. A Native American from the region that is now northern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. Labels: archaic
Word: Aberginians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Aberginian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abhyanga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभ्यङ्ग (abhyaṅga). 1. A form of Ayurvedic medicine that involves massage of the body with warm oil. Labels: uncountable
Word: Kohathite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Kohath + -ite. 1. A member of one of the four main divisions among the Levites in Biblical times, supposed to have had the care of the vessels and objects within the sanctuary.
Word: Kohathites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Kohathite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gershonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Gershon + -ite. 1. A member of one of the four main divisions among the Levites in Biblical times, supposed to have had the care of the curtains, hangings, and ropes of the sanctuary.
Word: Gershonites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Gershonite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Merarite Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of one of the four main divisions among the Levites in Biblical times, supposed to have had the care of the framework (posts, crossbars, courtyard, tent pegs, etc.) of the sanctuary.
Word: Merarites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Merarite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meraspides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meraspis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yestertimes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yestertime Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Americanesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From American + -esque. 1. Reminiscent of the United States of America or its people or culture. Example: We left the city in a strangely American mini van, complete with a child's car seat in the back, on a strangely Americanesque highway, auto rest stops and all.
Word: econometry Part of Speech: noun 1. econometrics Labels: uncountable
Word: econometrist Part of Speech: noun 1. An econometrician.
Word: econometrists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of econometrist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecologism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ecology + -ism. 1. An ideology focusing on ecology and the environment. Labels: uncountable
Word: electropainting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From electro- + painting. 1. electrophoretic painting Labels: uncountable
Word: Europasian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of European + Asian, equivalent to Europasia + -n. 1. Eurasian
Word: Europasian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of European + Asian, equivalent to Europasia + -n. 1. Eurasian
Word: Europasians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Europasian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: electroblot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From electro- + blot. 1. To separate by an electroblotting process.
Word: electroblots Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of electroblot Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: needledick Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of needle dick. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: needledicks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of needledick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Eurohouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Euro- + house. 1. A European style of house music. Labels: uncountable
Word: ecothriller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eco- + thriller. 1. A thriller (suspenseful dramatic work) with an ecological theme.
Word: ecothrillers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ecothriller Labels: form-of, plural
Word: econut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eco- + nut. 1. One who takes a strong interest in environmental issues. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: Murder, arson, rape, pestilence and doom, screamed the econuts. Death by radioactivity, malformed children for generations, atomic holocaust. Not one bugaboo of the econuts' arsenal of horror tales was left unused[…]
Word: ecofanatic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eco- + fanatic. 1. One who takes a strong interest in environmental issues. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: econuts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of econut Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecofanatics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ecofanatic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecoclinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ecocline + -al. 1. Relating to ecoclines. Labels: not-comparable
Word: econometrically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From econometric + -ally. 1. In terms of econometrics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ecotoxicologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eco- + toxicologist. 1. One who studies ecotoxicology.
Word: ecotoxicologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ecotoxicologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cissexist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cis- + sexist or cissex(ual) + -ist. 1. Exhibiting or related to cissexism. Example: Living in this extraordinarily cissexist (and oppositionally sexist) world, transsexuals recognize cissexual privilege for what it is: a privilege. Example: It seems necessary to stress that there is a rather large gulf between the indeterminacy accorded trans subjects by the normative presumptions of cissexist culture and the self-identifications of trans people.
Word: cissexist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cis- + sexist or cissex(ual) + -ist. 1. A person who exhibits cissexism.
Word: electropainted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From electro- + painted. 1. painted electrophoretically Labels: not-comparable
Word: Bohra Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a particular Sevener Shi'ite denomination, now found mainly in India.
Word: computerologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From computer + -ologist. 1. One who studies or works with computers. Labels: humorous, informal
Word: computerologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of computerologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: computerland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From computer + -land. 1. The world of computers and the people associated with them. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: Out in computerland, people are talking to each other about how to make a bomb. Example: 2K – Literally 2000, but in computerland it is 2048 (2¹¹).
Word: ecoefficiency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eco- + efficiency. 1. efficient, non-wasteful use of environmental resources Labels: uncountable
Word: unwasteful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + wasteful. 1. Not wasteful.
Word: ecoefficient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From eco- + efficient. 1. Making efficient, non-wasteful use of environmental resources.
Word: ecocrisis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eco- + crisis. 1. Ecological crisis.
Word: ecocrises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ecocrisis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecocity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eco- + city. 1. A city designed to have a low impact on the environment.
Word: ecocities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ecocity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecofascism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eco- + fascism. 1. The combination of fascist politics with support for ecological concerns. Labels: uncountable Example: No ecofascism government has yet existed, but important aspects of it can be discerned in German National Socialism, one of whose central slogans was Blut und Boden, “[pure] blood and [pure] land.” Example: But eco-fascism is a longstanding political ideology that is currently undergoing a revival in the fetid culture of the contemporary extremist right. In general, unlike many on the political right, eco-fascists concede the reality of looming ecological catastrophe. But the “solutions” they propose are frankly genocidal. 2. Aggressive environmental activism. Labels: derogatory, uncountable
Word: fascistoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fascist + -oid. First attested in an article by Geoffrey Pyke in The New Statesman on 5 September 1936. 1. Resembling fascism. Example: We must now be prepared, too, for that Puritan reaction here, which seems to accompany all Fascistoid movements. Example: In sum, we ought to realise that our enthusiasm for sports heroes is fascistoid in nature.
Word: fascistoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fascist + -oid. First attested in an article by Geoffrey Pyke in The New Statesman on 5 September 1936. 1. A person who holds fascistoid views. Example: The modern fascistoids employ terribly violent language, with often tragic and murderous consequences, but they do not stage invasions and do not really aim at war.
Word: lesbophobe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lesbo- + -phobe. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛz.bəˌfəʊb/, /ˈlɛz.bəˌfoʊb/ 1. One who hates or has a negative perception of lesbians. Example: Lesbophobes disown all interest not only in lesbians themselves but also in lesbian films, plays, and novels. Example: […] and because most men, being to some degree misogynists or lesbophobes or both, dislike me and other wimmin.
Word: lesbophobes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lesbophobe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Euro-rebel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Euro- + rebel. 1. A politician who goes against the party line by opposing European integration. Labels: UK
Word: Euro-rebels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Euro-rebel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ballotini Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian ballotini plural of ballotino. 1. small beads (usually of glass, typically of 1-4mm diameter) Labels: uncountable Example: The 40cm fractionating column was packed with 3mm ballotini. 2. glass microspheres (used in reflective materials, typically < 100μm diameter) Labels: uncountable
Word: ballotini Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian [Term?]. 1. A style of glass with a helical pattern, made by caneworking. Labels: uncountable
Word: jalis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jali Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jaali Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jali. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Doors are made with reused teak wood, and windows are made of cement jaali with WFR 1.1%.
Word: jaalis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jaali Labels: form-of, plural
Word: razoo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown Pronunciation: /ɹəˈzʉː/ 1. A fictitious coin of very low value. Labels: Australia, informal Example: Mr. Birt, M.L.A., referred to the "splendid sacrifice" of public servants during the war period. "And they did not get a razoo for it," he added scornfully. Example: Mona came with a late run to pip Jim's Boy on the post in 2.13¼. The stable hadn't a razoo on the winner, and when the time was hoisted, 2.13¼, the question went round as to how the grass was going to slow down the times. 2. The smallest part or particle imaginable; a whit; a jot. Labels: Australia, informal, rare Example: And I never cared a "razoo" for that "shielar" any way. Example: He did not care one razoo that now the very hills had ears—how that rifle shot rolled and rolled away! Let them all come! He would take them all on!
Word: razoos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of razoo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mills-and-Boonish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: After the romance publisher Mills & Boon, + -ish. 1. Romantic in a formulaic way. Labels: informal
Word: rap metal Part of Speech: noun 1. A music genre that fuses vocal and instrumental elements of hip-hop with heavy metal. Labels: uncountable
Word: autokill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + kill. 1. A software setting that automatically disconnects a user whenever they attempt to connect. Labels: Internet
Word: autokills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autokill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mutilater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mutilate + -er. 1. Archaic form of mutilator. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: These heretics were the original mutilaters of the Eucharist; as their predecessors, the Gnostics, were the original advocates of image-worship.
Word: mutilaters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mutilater Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mutsu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 陸奥 (Mutsu, “Mutsu Province”), an old province of Japan, where the cultivar was first grown. 1. A variety of apple, a cross between the Golden Delicious and the Indo, first grown in Japan.
Word: Mutsus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mutsu Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Crispins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Crispin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mustarding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mustard + -ing. 1. The medicinal use of mustard plasters. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: When we consider the results the allopaths have obtained from purging, mustarding, poulticing, and blistering, disastrous enough, we cannot help feeling surprise that Dr. Hall obtained such good results as he did.
Word: myelinogenetic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to myelinogenesis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: myelofibrotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From myelo- + fibrotic. 1. Relating to myelofibrosis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: myoball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From myo- + ball. 1. A spherical muscle cell.
Word: myoballs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of myoball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: myoclonias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of myoclonia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: myoelectrical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From myo- + electrical. 1. Relating to myoelectricity. Labels: not-comparable
Word: myxosporidian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Myxosporidia + -an 1. Any member of the Myxosporidia.
Word: myxosporidians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of myxosporidian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Nahuatlaca Part of Speech: noun 1. The Nahua people. Labels: dated, plural, plural-only
Word: twocker Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of twoccer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: twockers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of twocker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: twocked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of twoc Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: twocking Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of twoccing. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: twocking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of twoc Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Demosthenean Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Demosthenian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Arabish Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Arabic + English. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.ɹə.bɪʃ/, /ˈɛ.ɹəb.ɪʃ/, /ˈæɹ.əb.ɪʃ/, /ˈɛɚ.əb.ɪʃ/ 1. The Arabic language when informally written in the Latin alphabet, typically on computers or cell phones that do not support the Arabic script.
Word: Arabish Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arab + -ish. Cognate to German Arabisch. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.ɹə.bɪʃ/, /ˈɛ.ɹəb.ɪʃ/, /ˈæɹ.əb.ɪʃ/, /ˈɛɚ.əb.ɪʃ/ 1. The Arabic language. Labels: dated
Word: backmutation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + mutation. 1. A mutation that restores the original sequence and hence the original phenotype. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: backmutations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of backmutation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rickles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rickle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Namaqualand Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Namaqua + land. 1. An arid region of Namibia and Northern Cape province, South Africa, divided by the lower course of the Orange River into two portions: Little Namaqualand to the south and Great Namaqualand to the north.
Word: nasbandi Part of Speech: noun 1. sterilization: vasectomy or tubal ligation Labels: India, uncountable
Word: muurkas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Afrikaans 1. An ornamental cupboard built into a wall. Labels: South-Africa, dated
Word: Breastapo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of breast + Gestapo. 1. Overzealous lactivists who pressure women to breastfeed and criticize formula-feeders, taken as a group. Labels: derogatory, plural, plural-only, slang Example: In that vulnerable post-natal daze, brainwashed by the NCT and other hard-line members of the Breastapo, I almost believed it was better to starve my son than pollute him with formula. Example: Not all women can produce enough milk to feed their babies, and many push themselves to the brink of sanity in the attempt to do so, partly because of the pressure piled on to them by the Breastapo.
Word: mycophiles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mycophile Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mycophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From myco- + -philia. 1. The love of mushrooms. Labels: uncountable
Word: mycophobe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From myco- + -phobe. 1. One who fears or dislikes fungi. Example: Mycophobe or closet mycophile? It isn't always easy to tell the difference.
Word: mycophobes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mycophobe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: breastapo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Breastapo. Labels: alt-of, plural, plural-only Example: Debate over breast feeding versus formula has flared this year, with formula-feeding mothers complaining they feel vilified for choosing formula for their babies - with "breastapo"-like tactics on many maternity wards. Example: Breastfeeding experts like Ms Burbridge must help us banish the breastapo, the mafia, breastfeeding nazis and the witches of breastmilk, those so-called carers who can no longer see the women for the tits.
Word: popmobility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pop + mobility. 1. A form of aerobics performed to pop music. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: Porro prism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after its inventor, Ignazio Porro. 1. A reflection prism used in optical instruments to alter the orientation of an image. It consists of a block of glass shaped as a right geometric prism with right-angled triangular end faces.
Word: Christianoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Christian + -oid. 1. Resembling Christianity. Example: a process of religious inoculation, by which small doses of Christianoid concepts and terminology are injected into consciousness Example: That modern Christianoid notion of “spirituality” that is all about experiences and feelings, and little or nothing about solid growth in biblical knowledge, wisdom, and holiness, has no connection with what the Lord or the apostles taught […]
Word: postcreole Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Portuguese crioulobor. Spanish criollo French créolebor. English Creole English creole English postcreole From post- + creole. 1. After a creole; after decreolization has taken place. Labels: not-comparable Example: There is a postcreole situation when the creole has lost most of its speakers, as in Louisiana[…]
Word: postcreole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Portuguese crioulobor. Spanish criollo French créolebor. English Creole English creole English postcreole From post- + creole. 1. A creole language after decreolization has taken place.
Word: pradhan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit प्रधान (pradhāna). 1. An official in parts of India, equivalent to vizier in rank and function. Labels: India, historical
Word: pradhans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pradhan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prajnaparamita Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रज्ञापारमिता (prajñāpāramitā). 1. A central concept in Mahayana Buddhism, suggesting that all things appear as thoughtforms (conceptual constructs). Labels: uncountable
Word: Porfirian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Spanish Porfirio + -an. 1. Of or relating to Porfirio Díaz (José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori; 1830–1915), Mexican soldier and politician who served seven terms as President of Mexico.
Word: posiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of posey: most posey Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: postcommunism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From post- + communism. 1. The period of political and economic transformation or transition in former communist states located in parts of Europe and Asia, in which new governments aimed to create free market-oriented capitalist economies. Labels: uncountable
Word: posole Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pozole. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: posoles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of posole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poriomania Part of Speech: noun 1. An impulsive tendency to wander away. Labels: uncountable
Word: positraction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally a Chevrolet brand name, from positive traction. 1. Limited-slip differential Labels: uncountable
Word: unburdensome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + burdensome. 1. Not burdensome.
Word: portastudio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for portable studio. Originally a trademark, from the 1970s. 1. A four-track recorder based on a standard compact audio cassette tape.
Word: portastudios Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of portastudio Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pompeii worm Part of Speech: noun 1. Alvinella pompejana, a deep-sea polychaete worm. Example: The two-metre-long tube worms and the smaller Pompeii worms which bathe in scalding temperatures on volcanic vents in the deep ocean, and the bristly Christmas tree worms that achieved fame in impossibly large but otherwise accurate translation to the planet Pandora in the film Avatar
Word: Pompeii worms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Pompeii worm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: squiggliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From squiggly + -ness. 1. The quality of being squiggly. Labels: uncountable
Word: tarnal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From eternal, apparently as a minced version of infernal. 1. damned (as an intensifier) Labels: US, euphemistic, not-comparable, slang
Word: postpunker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From post- + punk + -er. 1. An aficionado of postpunk music.
Word: postpunkers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of postpunker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: postpolio syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. A condition, involving fatigue and muscular pain and weakness, affecting some individuals who have previously contracted poliomyelitis. Labels: uncountable
Word: potty parity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alliterative. 1. Equal or equitable provision of toilet facilities for men and women within a public space. Labels: uncountable
Word: powerbox Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of power box. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: powerboxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of powerbox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prajna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajñā). Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɑːd͡ʒnə/, /ˈpɹʌd͡ʒnə/ 1. Wisdom; understanding; insight. Labels: uncountable
Word: ponderomotively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From ponderomotive + -ly. 1. In a ponderomotive manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: postroom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From post + room. 1. mailroom
Word: postrooms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of postroom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pragmaticist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pragmatic + -ist. 1. One who studies pragmatics.
Word: pragmaticists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pragmaticist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: postexposure Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post- + exposure. 1. After exposure (to radiation, pathogens, etc.). Labels: not-comparable
Word: pomerac Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pommerac. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Populuxe Part of Speech: name Etymology: Related to popular and luxury. 1. An optimistic, futuristic consumer culture and aesthetic in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s.
Word: one potato, two potato Part of Speech: noun 1. A children's counting game in which the fists are bumped together. Labels: uncountable
Word: postvention Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of post- + intervention. 1. An intervention conducted after a suicide, largely taking the form of support for the bereaved.
Word: postventions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of postvention Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mell of a hess Part of Speech: noun 1. Spoonerism of hell of a mess Labels: informal, no-plural
Word: Meckel's ganglion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after German anatomist Johann Friedrich Meckel (1781–1833). 1. Synonym of pterygopalatine ganglion.
Word: megagametogenesis Part of Speech: noun 1. The development of a megaspore into an embryo sac. Labels: uncountable
Word: medicinary Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of medicinal. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: Melmac Part of Speech: noun 1. A brand of dinnerware moulded from melamine resin, popular in the mid-twentieth century. Labels: uncountable
Word: megafossil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + fossil. 1. A relatively large fossil showing the structure of an organism.
Word: megafossils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of megafossil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Meissner Part of Speech: name Etymology: German 1. A surname from German.
Word: memory metal Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of shape memory alloy Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: memory metals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of memory metal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: melonhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of melon + head. 1. One of a group of legendary beings, known in parts of Connecticut, Michigan, and Ohio, generally described as small humanoids with bulbous heads who occasionally emerge from hiding-places to attack people. Labels: US Example: Melonheads don’t seem to have developed the knack of raising food. Rather, they survive in the woods by dining on whatever they catch--fish, frogs, bugs, moles, or roadkill. That is, between their occasional human flesh feasts. Local legend holds that people sightseeing, biking, or hiking in the vicinity of any Melonhead habitat are likely to vanish, never to be seen again. Example: Melonhead stories appear in Michigan and Connecticut, though Ohio’s Peninsula stores are the most persistent 2. A fool or idiot. Labels: Australia, US, derogatory, informal Example: Uncle Gene turned toward Dad. "Let the melonhead laugh. We'll show him, won't we, pard?" Example: The picture showed the group, a gurning, multichinned James looking like a melonhead in the foreground, dressed in formal evening-wear and cummerbunds. How the fuck had they got hold of those pictures? The boys looked like a cabaret band. It was bad. It was very bad.
Word: melonheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of melonhead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Langkasuka Part of Speech: name 1. An ancient Hindu Malay kingdom located in the Malay Peninsula. Labels: historical
Word: care in the community Part of Speech: noun 1. The treatment and care of physically and mentally disabled people in their own homes, rather than in an institution. Labels: UK, uncountable
Word: black beer Part of Speech: noun 1. A dark German lager beer. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: foreign body Part of Speech: noun 1. An unwanted, intruding object or piece of matter. Example: The foreign body stuck inside the dog's stomach turned out to be a bottle cap.
Word: avania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian avania, from Byzantine Greek ἀβανία (abanía, cfr. modern Greek αβανιά (avaniá) “defamation, slander”), possibly from Arabic خَوَّان (ḵawwān, “unreliable, treacherous”). Pronunciation: /ˌavəˈniːə/ 1. A tax or fee imposed on foreigners under the Ottoman Empire, especially one considered to be irregular or extortionate. Labels: historical Example: The merchants are considered as more immediately under the protection of the Mohassil, and therefore not so subject to the Avanias made by the Bashaw. Example: “Khoja,” said the pasha, slowly, removing the chibouque from his mouth, and looking towards the secretary; “write that Yacob the Jew shall, before sunset, pay an avania to the pasha of one hundred piastres, for selling dhourra within the walls of the city, without authority—now Hebrew, once more we listen.”
Word: avanias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of avania Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mochadi Part of Speech: adj 1. impure; filthy; polluting
Word: Woo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From an irregular romanization of various Mandarin Chinese surnames including 吳／吴 (Wú), 伍 (Wǔ), 武 (Wǔ), and 巫 (Wū), or from Cantonese 胡 (wu4). 1. A surname from Chinese.
Word: Woo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Korean 우 (u). * (surname): from Korean 禹, 于 1. A surname from Korean.
Word: Soochow Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 蘇州 /苏州 (Sūzhōu). 1. Alternative form of Suzhou. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dated Example: An official, one of the many provincial deputies charged with the carrying of tribute to the Court at Hsi-an, returning thence to his post at Soochow, sent to a friend at Peking a detailed description of the life of the Court in exile, from which the following extracts are taken. Example: For our purpose new economic centers are defined as those vigorously developed in Communist China prior to the economic crisis in 1960-62, but not necessarily completely new industrial centers. They consist of 26 cities included in categories A-II and B-II in Table 4-8 and B2, B3, B4, B5, and B8 in Table 4-3 (excluding Soochow and Kuei-yang, which are predominantly nonindustrial).
Word: Soochownese Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Soochow + -ese. 1. Alternative form of Suzhounese. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dated, rare Example: When challenged to a fight, a Soochownese would, while beating a hasty retreat to avoid a confrontation, glare at his challenger and say, "It will degrade me to fight a louse like you. I'll go home and get my younger brother to beat you up."
Word: Suzhounese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Suzhou + -n- + -ese; under the influence of earlier forms such as Soochownese. 1. Of or related to Suzhou.
Word: Suzhounese Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Suzhou + -n- + -ese; under the influence of earlier forms such as Soochownese. 1. The Suzhou dialect of the Wu family of Chinese languages 2. The people of Suzhou, (particularly) the native Chinese. Labels: collective, noun
Word: spelling pronunciation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spelling + pronunciation. 1. A pronunciation that has been modified from its traditional form in order to reflect (one or another interpretation of) the spelling of the word in question. Example: The audio contained some spelling pronunciations, such as when "sieve" was mistakenly portrayed as rhyming with "leave". Example: Jespersen ([1909] 1954) says that spelling pronunciation has affected the pronunciation of all the following words: second (1:25); nephew (1:42); theater, apothecary, catholic, throne (1:45); humble, host, inherit, heretic, heresy, homely, hypocrite, hypocrisy, hospital, heritage, heritor, humor, hermit, hotel (1:61–62); novel (1:91), periwig (1:105); registrar (1:198); assoil, precise (1:204); wassail (1:268); fault, vault, assault, Walter, altar, fealty, moult, cauldron, baldric, herald, ribald, emerald, soldier, falcon, realm (1:295–97).
Word: muhassil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish محصل (muhassıl), from Arabic مُحَصِّل (muḥaṣṣil). 1. A senior public official under the Ottoman Empire charged with tax collection. Labels: historical Example: The Mohassil, in return, pays a visit to the Consul, and is received with much pomp and the Consular house. Example: Ibrahim Pasha, in addition to being governor of the holy cities, was made, on the 3rd of May, 1833, mohassil, or collector of the revenues of Adana.
Word: muhassils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of muhassil Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mohassil Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of muhassil. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mut. mutand. Part of Speech: adv 1. Abbreviation of mutatis mutandis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: Already it will have been seen that M. de Pourtales found this (for Stelletta (Tisiphonia) agariciformis of Schmidt appears, mut. mutand., to be identical with it) in 178 fathoms; so that here we have a sponge, in form and habitat respectively, connecting the Pachytragiæ of the shore, through the Coralliospongiæ, with the Calycispongiæ (Kent) of the deepest seas.
Word: mut. mutandis Part of Speech: adv 1. Abbreviation of mutatis mutandis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: Several of the arguments urged in the preceding demonſtration will (mut. mutandis) prevail here; eſpecially thoſe taken from the proportion of the ſexes, mutual jealouſy, and the want of peculiar endearments ariſing from one moſt intimate friend.
Word: mutat. mutandis Part of Speech: adv 1. Abbreviation of mutatis mutandis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: Such systematic misrepresentation of the past may usefully reinforce our present day views, but it is not history. Nor is the reasoning improved by substituting, mutat. mutandis, a bad thing.
Word: regester Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of register. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: regester Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of register. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Date Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two main origins: * Borrowed from Marathi दाते (dāte), from Sanskrit दाता (dātā), nominative singular of दातृ (dātṛ, “giver, donor”). * Borrowed from Japanese 伊達 (Date, “a city in Hokkaido Prefecture”), a habitational surname. 1. A surname. 2. A ghost town in Perkins County, South Dakota, United States.
Word: Spring and Autumn Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Calque from Chinese 春秋 (Chūnqiū), the attributive sense of 春秋時代 /春秋时代 (Chūn–Qiū Shídài, “Spring and Autumn period”), derived from the name of its seminal history, the Confucian classic Spring and Autumn Annals. The title of the work reflected a common Chinese metonym, using "spring and autumn" to refer to the year as a whole. 1. Of, from, or related to a period of Chinese history during the first half of the Eastern Zhou dynasty, usually reckoned from its founding at Luoyang in 771 BC until the Partition of Jin in 403 BC, considered to have begun the Warring States period. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Chunqiu Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 春秋 (Chūnqiū). 1. Synonym of Spring and Autumn. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Chunqiu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 春秋 (Chūnqiū). 1. Synonym of Spring and Autumn Annals.
Word: Ch'un-ch'iu Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin 春秋 (Chūnqiū) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻun¹-chʻiu¹. 1. Alternative form of Chunqiu. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dated, not-comparable
Word: Ch'un-ch'iu Part of Speech: name Etymology: The Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin 春秋 (Chūnqiū) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻun¹-chʻiu¹. 1. Alternative form of Chunqiu. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dated Example: The earliest reliable accounts of Chinese eclipses come from Spring and Autumn Annals (Ch’un-ch’iu), recording eclipses from 772 to 481 BCE, including a total solar eclipse in 709 BCE. Example: References to Kunshan as the “Deer City” can be traced back to the Ch’un-ch’iu or Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history (eighth to fifth centuries B.C.).
Word: Chun-chiu Part of Speech: adj Etymology: An irregular form of the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin 春秋 (Chūnqiū) without spiritus asper apostrophes. 1. Alternative form of Ch'un-ch'iu. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, proscribed
Word: Chun-chiu Part of Speech: name Etymology: An irregular form of the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin 春秋 (Chūnqiū) without spiritus asper apostrophes. 1. Alternative form of Ch'un-ch'iu. Labels: alt-of, alternative, proscribed
Word: Chunchiu Part of Speech: adj Etymology: An irregular form of the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese 春秋 (Chūnqiū) without the necessary apostrophes or usual hyphens. 1. Alternative form of Ch'un-ch'iu. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, proscribed
Word: Chunchiu Part of Speech: name Etymology: An irregular form of the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese 春秋 (Chūnqiū) without the necessary apostrophes or usual hyphens. 1. Alternative form of Ch'un-ch'iu. Labels: alt-of, alternative, proscribed
Word: Chavril Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Chad + Avril. 1. The couple consisting of celebrities Chad Kroeger and Avril Lavigne, together from 2012 to 2015. Labels: Canada, slang Example: However one feels about the engagement of Canadian pop stars Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger, one thing is certain: When People magazine stunned the world with the news late Tuesday, the reaction was instantaneous. Twitter was afire with news of Canada’s answer to Brangelina. In Chavril, Canada had its own royal couple. Example: Avril Lavigne is rumoured to have been married in her "favourite place to be." The Here's To Never Growing Up hitmaker was set to tie the knot with Chad Kroeger in Cannes, France, on Monday.
Word: drip tips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drip tip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Earnshaw Part of Speech: name Etymology: Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from Old English earn (“eagle”) + healh (“nook, angle, recess”). Equivalent to erne + haugh. 1. A habitational surname from Old English.
Word: Eckert Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Eckert. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Dates Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Date Labels: form-of, plural
Word: age of criminal responsibility Part of Speech: noun 1. The age at which a person is deemed fit for criminal liability for their actions.
Word: jump scare Part of Speech: noun 1. A sudden, unexpected and startling event in media designed to frighten the audience. Example: They'd do something horrible, maybe kill off a few protagonists, and then make people sit around waiting for the next terrible thing to come along. They called it “setting up a jump scare.” Example: Drag Me to Hell capitalizes on the jump scare, scattering it liberally throughout the film to the point where it becomes almost numbing. 2. The sudden arrival or advent of something unpleasant. Labels: broadly, figuratively, humorous Example: white woman jump scare 3. A fright caused by this. Labels: figuratively Example: The loud knock at the door gave me a terrible jump scare.
Word: jump scare Part of Speech: verb 1. To frighten (an audience) by means of something that happens suddenly without warning. Labels: transitive
Word: jump scares Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jump scare Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jump scares Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jump scare Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: shintai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 神体(しんたい) (shintai). 1. A physical object (either natural or man-made) worshipped at or near Shinto shrines as a repository for spirits or kami. Example: But Ryōtora had definitely moved a shintai during the makeshift festival – and it must have been Saiun-nushi’s, because Sekken couldn’t imagine the shugenja could call a kami into a foreign vessel without noticing.
Word: transitable Part of Speech: adj 1. Passable; traversable. Example: He quitted the lake on the 23rd of September, and on the 4th of October arrived at Queenstown, on the shores of Lake Wakatipu, having succeded in finding a transitable route.
Word: viagra Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Viagra. Labels: alt-of, uncountable, usually
Word: viagras Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of viagra Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jump-scare Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jump scare. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: There's jump-scares a-plenty and all the obvious manipulation that goes into making a fright-flick work. Example: Jump-scares, suspense, and sudden violence are all a major part of the horror genre.
Word: jump-scares Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jump-scare Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jump-scares Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jump-scare Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: delayed miscarriage Part of Speech: noun 1. A missed abortion.
Word: early fetal demise Part of Speech: noun 1. A missed abortion.