nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: quangoism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quango + -ism. 1. The beliefs or attitudes of quangos. Labels: uncountable Example: John Walden, who was charged with monitoring this exercise in quangoism, found that many civil servants disliked this level of consultation. Example: Whether it was corporatism or merely a limited experiment in quangoism, however, even the Labour government was starting to grow impatient with the MSC's independent autonomy, although such dissatisfaction was never overt.
Word: unbotanical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + botanical. 1. Not botanical. Example: The genus Cerasus, the Cherry, is a very extensive one; and some of our unbotanical readers may be surprised to find the common and Portugal laurels included in it.
Word: abso-bloody-lutely Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of absobloodylutely. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: shruggy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shrug + -y. 1. Resembling or characteristic of a shrug (gesture). Example: FANNY turns slowly to TILDA. TILDA gives a little, shruggy, affectionate gesture, as if to apologise. 2. Inclined to shrug; uncaring or apathetic. Labels: informal Example: I want to say, “Then why were you all shruggy and silent and abandon-your-friends-ish?” But he did endure youth group with me. So maybe they sort of even out.
Word: improvization Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of improvisation. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, rare, uncountable
Word: improvizations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of improvization Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oscines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oscine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cybertown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + town. 1. The social equivalent of a town on the Internet or in cyberspace; an online community. Example: Unlike the many artificial worlds being built today on the Internet — including elaborate cybertowns with "virtual" apartments — the PlaceHolder reinforces the sense of place with ambient 3-D sound and kinesthetic appropriation.
Word: cybertowns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cybertown Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cyberplace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + place. 1. A location on the Internet or in cyberspace.
Word: cyberplaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyberplace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cyberwriter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + writer. 1. One who writes on the Internet or in cyberspace.
Word: cyberwriting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyber- + writing. 1. Writing done on the Internet or in cyberspace. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cyberwriters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyberwriter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cyberwritings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyberwriting Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subforum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + forum. 1. A single message board that is part of an online discussion forum. Labels: Internet
Word: subforums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subforum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Grishamesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Grisham + -esque. 1. In the style of John Grisham (born 1955), American writer of legal thrillers.
Word: r'ship Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of relationship. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: corn-crake Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of corncrake. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: corn-crakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corn-crake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deverbals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deverbal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corn crake Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of corncrake. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: corn crakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corn crake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cracker Night Part of Speech: name Etymology: From cracker + night, in reference to firecrackers. 1. Synonym of Guy Fawkes Night. Labels: Australia
Word: smart as a whip Part of Speech: adj 1. Very intelligent. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: He's a smart chap, though ——smart as a whip, and knows a horse, too. Takes after his uncle Hod there; and Hod's a deal smarter than Seth, if he'd only stick to something, or go in with somebody that would furnish the stick for him.
Word: whip-smart Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inversion of earlier smart as a whip (compare rock solid, from solid as a rock; snow-white, from white as snow; etc.). Possibly an allusion to how quickly the tip of a whip moves when the whip is cracked. Pronunciation: /ˈʍɪpˌsmɑːt/, /ˈwɪpˌsmɑːt/, /ˈwɪpˌsmɑɹt/ 1. Very intelligent. Labels: Canada, US, informal Example: Seeing them here in town, smart in American-style uniforms, Peru's Army looks extremely well-trained, whip-smart. Example: [Reed F.] Cutler, 350-pounder from Lewistown in the strip coalmining area, was a constant thorn in the Democratic side. A whip-smart parliamentarian, he effectively filled the role of "needler" as House Republican Leader.
Word: tough as old boots Part of Speech: adj 1. Very tough; very strong.
Word: deader than disco Part of Speech: adj Etymology: In reference to the disco trend of the 1970s. 1. Unquestionably dead. Labels: comparative-only 2. Extremely old-fashioned. Labels: comparative-only
Word: Ushuaia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Yámana ush + waia (“bay; cove”), meaning “deep bay” or “bay to background”. Pronunciation: /uːˈswaɪ.ə/ 1. A city in southern Argentina, the capital of Tierra del Fuego province.
Word: Ushuaian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ushuaia + -an. 1. Of or from Ushuaia Labels: not-comparable
Word: Ushuaian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ushuaia + -an. 1. Someone from Ushuaia
Word: Ushuaians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ushuaian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tere Asar Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Trei Asar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bone-deep Part of Speech: adj 1. Extremely deep or profound (emotionally). Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Parody, in its purest form, is an act of both mockery and appreciation. True masters of the practice possess a bone-deep understanding of their targets; they skewer because they love—or at least, because they’ve done their homework.
Word: Trei Asar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Aramaic [Term?]. Compare to Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܬܪܥܣܪ. 1. The latter part of Nevi’im, the second section of the Tanakh, consisting of the books of Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi.
Word: meet-cute Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of meet cute. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The hunt for love saturates Western culture. […] Romantic comedies have characters discover one another serendipitously, called "meet-cutes." The lead clumsily spills a drink on his future love interest, setting off a chain of events to love. Meet-cutes affirm the idea that possibility is all around us: love can happen anywhere, at anytime, and with anyone. Example: In some respects, it might be too faithful to the genre it savages; as in many real rom-coms, the energy flags during the plot’s backstretch, and audiences may share the drifting interest of Kyle (Bill Hader) and Karen (Ellie Kemper), who come to regret ever asking Joel and Molly to chronicle their meet-cute.
Word: meet-cute Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of meet cute. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: paidopsychology Part of Speech: noun 1. Rare spelling of paedopsychology. Labels: alt-of, rare, uncountable
Word: pedopsychology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pedo- (“child”) + psychology. 1. Alternative spelling of paedopsychology. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: pink water Part of Speech: noun Etymology: It can turn pink if exposed to sunlight, due to photolytic reactions. 1. A waste product in the manufacture of TNT. Labels: uncountable
Word: Cracov Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Krakow. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Fixing cars in the time of shortages can be very profitable. I was making real good money. Luise lived in the elegant part of Cracov on Karmelicka and Straszeckiego and she rented a small bachelor’s apartment for me on Szewska and Plant. We would meet many times in Jordana Park.
Word: pilferable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pilfer + -able. 1. that can be pilfered Example: In 2001 the Navy modified its policy concerning pilferable property by changing the definition of what it considered pilferable property.
Word: sea-pheasant Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sea pheasant. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sea-pheasants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sea-pheasant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: big bat Part of Speech: noun 1. A player who specializes in hitting home runs. Labels: colloquial
Word: craking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of crake Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: craked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of crake Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: membrain Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of membrane. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: chili size Part of Speech: noun 1. A hamburger served with chili con carne. Labels: US
Word: night market Part of Speech: noun 1. A market that only operates at night.
Word: night markets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of night market Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bolth Part of Speech: det Pronunciation: /boʊɫθ/ 1. Misspelling of both. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: bolth Part of Speech: conj Pronunciation: /boʊɫθ/ 1. Misspelling of both. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: sarcasticness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sarcastic + -ness. 1. The quality or state of being sarcastic. Labels: uncountable Example: He was a little surprised at the sarcasticness of his remark. Allan usually masked his feelings better.
Word: sercon Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of serious and constructive. 1. Having a serious intellectual approach to science fiction; literary; scholarly; studious. Labels: dated, slang Example: Puns and similar witticisms are irrepressibly scattered all thru fan writings, even the most sercon. Example: Stephen Pickering's observations regarding the dilemma of the sercon fan confronted with an undercurrent of unorganized anti-intellectualism in APA fan-circles is a particularly brilliant, valid, and wholly justifiable resentment of the human condition which threatens to obfuscate and perhaps destroy the cogent and indispensible^([sic]) contributions to fandom (i.e., fandom as an expostulation of sf as a literary genre) which its sercon intellectuals have made. 2. Taking science fiction too seriously; boring; pompous; self-important. Labels: dated, derogatory, slang Example: Carl even established a false identity for himself (!!) as "Norman Sanfield Harris" a sercon-fuggheaded type. Example: This seems to have been a sercon, dull group for the first few years.
Word: sercon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of serious and constructive. 1. A sercon fan; a fan interested in intellectual, rather than fannish, matters. Labels: dated, slang Example: The sercons and Socially Conscious types smothered them in significant issues and realistic views. Without their fannish counterparts to balance them, these types swiftly went to extremes in Serious Discussion, until general fandom no longer resembled fandom of the fifties. That was years ago; today it still shows no sign of swinging back to a more genial and relaxed society. Example: But let's suppose your fan activities are confined to writing scholarly treatises on the Sources Used by H.P. Lovecraft in creating his Cthulhu Mythos, or deadly-serious lit-ry criticism of the latest Ace paperbacks [...]. In this case, you may very well be dismissed as an eggheady old Sercon. 2. A sercon activity; a serious and scholarly activity. Labels: dated, slang Example: It's currently possible for true devotees to find a science fiction convention to goe^([sic]) to fifty-two weekends a year; often there will be up to a half-dozen choices, ranging from large, general conventions, to smaller scholarly conferences or "sercons," to specialised get-togethers for fans of feminist Science Fiction, military Science Fiction, gaming, "Star Trek," and so forth. Example: He's somewhat gafiated from 'Fusion, because he wants to start a sercon in Detroit (and because of his new S.O.) but he still goes to parties & cons.
Word: Aria Part of Speech: name 1. region in modern-day Afghanistan Labels: historical
Word: Aria Part of Speech: name Etymology: As a 21st century English name from TV and fantasy fiction, explained as "a musical aria". Similar sounding names exist in many languages, e.g. Ariah and Arie from Hebrew, Arya from Sanskrit, and Aria, Dutch short form of Adriana. 1. A female given name from English. Example: Aria Montgomery burrowed her face in her best friend Alison DiLaurentis's lawn. Example: Aria is not surprised to hear there is an Ardat-Yakshi on the planet. There have been reports of bodies and minds drained in ways only the Ardat-Yakshi are capable of. Aria tells you that Morinth’s last victim was a young human woman who lived in the tenements near Afterlife.
Word: Key limes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Key lime Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sercons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sercon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mermaid skirt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Since it can give the wearer a mermaid-like appearance. 1. A long skirt which is tight-fitting from the waist to below the knees, before flaring out at the bottom.
Word: oarsmanship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oarsman + -ship. 1. The skill of rowing a boat. Labels: uncountable
Word: rubins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rubin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corneousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From corneous + -ness. 1. the state or property of being corneous Labels: uncountable
Word: rudding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rud Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rudded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rud Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: lockiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From locky + -ness. 1. The state or property of being locky. Labels: uncountable
Word: goshwow Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gosh + wow. Derived from a caption ("Gosh! Wow! Boyohboy! The mosta and the besta!") used in the July 10, 1939 issue of Time magazine, reprinted from a letter in the August 1939 issue of science fiction pulp magazine Thrilling Wonder Stories, in an article about the first World Science Fiction Convention, aka Nycon I, held in New York in July 1939. 1. Of or pertaining to a juvenile overenthusiasm; naive; uncritical. Labels: dated, derogatory, often, slang Example: Pickering's latest article is, at least, readable. It doesn't do much more than say goshwow, I think this film is good (altho in a more reserved and "erudite" manner) and give alotta^([sic]) quotes, but it doesn't leave me utterly flabbergasted as did the other two. Example: Rog Ebert remembers: In the editorial of the new Science Fiction Age, Scott Edelman quotes from an interview he conducted (for their sister magazine, Sci-Fi Entertainment, he says) with fannish-wunderkind-turned-Pulitzer-winning-columnist Roger Ebert. Despite rumors that he shuns mention of his fannish roots, Rog talks at some length about his fanzine days, crediting fandom with teaching him to read critically, and still sounding a little goshwow about having his LoCs printed "right next to those of legendary BNFs . . . like Buck and Juanita Coulson, Harry Warner, Harlan Ellison, Ed Gorman, Wilson Tucker and Richard Lupoff." 2. Of or pertaining to a sense of wonder; awe inspiring; amazement causing. Labels: dated, slang Example: You have been told how easy it is to write useful programs on your new $200 Goshwow personal computer. Being a good person who always brushes after every meal, you dutifully worked your way through the Basic instruction book—maybe two of them. Example: Yet Mondo is so enamored of the gee-whizbang neatness, the goshwow sense of wonder inspired by such technical "innovations" as virtual reality—the understandable dream of finding a universe in a grain of silicon—that I often wonder if they're not showing just a little unseemly haste to leave this stinkin' cesspit of a world behind their television snow and mirror shades.
Word: suitcasing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From suitcase + -ing, since such a person might be expected to distribute materials from a portable case rather than a pre-booked stall. 1. The distribution of promotional materials at an event by somebody who has not paid for permission to do so. Labels: uncountable
Word: herbily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From herby + -ly. 1. In a herby manner.
Word: infrapatellar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From infra- + patellar. 1. Below the kneecap. Labels: not-comparable
Word: watchman's rattle Part of Speech: noun 1. An instrument, with a vibrating tongue fixed in a frame, which slips over the teeth of a ratchet wheel and produces a loud raucous sound when whirled around, once used by watchmen to warn of danger
Word: watchman's clock Part of Speech: noun 1. A watchman's detector in which the apparatus for recording the times of visiting several stations is contained within a single clock.
Word: watchman's detector Part of Speech: noun 1. An apparatus for recording the time when a watchman visits a station on his rounds. Labels: historical
Word: sequence dance Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of dance in which a set pattern of movements is followed.
Word: timberdoodles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of timberdoodle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hair divider Part of Speech: noun 1. A divider capable of delicate adjustment by means of a screw.
Word: treefish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tree + fish. 1. Sebastes serriceps, a marine fish native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, with large spines on top of its head.
Word: treefishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of treefish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pearl edge Part of Speech: noun 1. An edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon. 2. A narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace.
Word: pearl sinter Part of Speech: noun 1. fiorite Labels: uncountable
Word: pearl white Part of Speech: noun 1. Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; used chiefly as a cosmetic. Labels: uncountable 2. A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Prussian blue. Labels: uncountable 3. A material made from fish scales, used in making artificial pearls. Labels: uncountable 4. Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Elodina. Labels: uncountable
Word: subchlorides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subchloride Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spring of pork Part of Speech: noun 1. The lower part of a forequarter of pork, which is divided from the neck, and has the leg and foot without the shoulder. Labels: obsolete Example: A loin of pork with the fat and kidney taken out and boned, and a spring of pork boned, are very nice dressed in the same way
Word: springs of pork Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spring of pork Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spring hook Part of Speech: noun 1. An angler's snap-hook or spear-hook. 2. A latch or door-hook with a spring-catch for keeping it fast in the staple. 3. One of the hooks which fix the driving-wheel spring to the frame.
Word: spring beam Part of Speech: noun 1. A beam of considerable span, without central support; the tie beam of a truss. 2. A beam that supports the side of a paddle box. 3. An elastic bar at the top of a tilt hammer, jigsaw, etc.
Word: unfloral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + floral. 1. Not floral.
Word: gain on Part of Speech: verb 1. To encroach on. Example: The ocean gains on the land. 2. To obtain influence with. Example: My gentleness and good behaviour had gained so far on the emperor and his court[…] that I began to conceive hopes of getting my liberty in a short time. 3. To win ground upon; to move faster than, as in a race or contest. Example: Soon, the van lurched into a high gear and started gaining on Zoe, who was running as fast as her little legs would carry her. 4. To get the better of; to have the advantage of. Example: The English have not only gained upon the Venetians in the Levant, but have their cloth in Venice itself.
Word: balsam of Peru Part of Speech: noun Etymology: It was long supposed to be a product of Peru. 1. A sweet-smelling balsam derived from a tree of the genus Myroxylon, used as a flavoring, as a fragrance, and in pharmaceuticals. Labels: uncountable
Word: balsam apple Part of Speech: noun 1. Any tropical and subtropical tree of species Clusia major and Clusia rosea, native to the Americas, invasive elsewhere. 2. A vine of species Momordica balsamina, found in Africa. 3. A vine grown for its bitter, edible fruit (Momordica charantia, bitter melon). 4. A wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata). 5. A gourd of genus Echinopepon
Word: kineograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kineo- + -graph. 1. Synonym of flip book.
Word: kineographs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kineograph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gyger Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of jigger (“door”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Towre ye, yander is the ken, dup the gyger and maunde that is beneship. See you, yonder is the house, open the doore, and aske for the best.
Word: superfinal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + final. 1. A deciding match in a situation in which a final takes the form of a group of matches
Word: superfinals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of superfinal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pewless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pew + -less. 1. Without a pew. Labels: not-comparable
Word: muttonmonger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mutton + monger. 1. A pimp. Labels: obsolete 2. A frequent customer of prostitutes. Labels: obsolete Example: As arrant a smell-smock, for an old muttonmonger as thyself.
Word: muttonmongers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of muttonmonger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: e-market Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From e- + market. 1. A market that operates by electronic means, especially the Internet when used for buying and selling.
Word: e-markets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of e-market Labels: form-of, plural
Word: e-marketplace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From e- + marketplace. 1. A virtual marketplace on the Internet.
Word: e-marketplaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of e-marketplace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mutton fist Part of Speech: noun 1. A big brawny fist or hand. Labels: archaic, slang Example: Will he, who saw the soldier's mutton-fist, And saw thee mauled, appear within the list[…]? Example: One has no notion of him as making use of a fine pen, but a great mutton-fist; his style stuns his readers, and he 'fillips the ear of the public with a threeman beetle'.
Word: mutton fists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mutton fist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uncallous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + callous. 1. Not callous.
Word: make foul water Part of Speech: verb 1. To sail in such shallow water that the ship's keel stirs the mud at the bottom.
Word: foul berth Part of Speech: noun 1. A berth in which a ship is in danger of fouling another vessel.
Word: cotton mouse Part of Speech: noun 1. Peromyscus gossypinus, an omnivorous rodent of the southeastern United States, often using cotton for nest construction.
Word: tool steel Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a variety of carbon and alloy steels that are particularly suited for making tools. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: silver steel Part of Speech: noun 1. An alloy of steel with a very small proportion of silver. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Common tool steel supplied as a centerless ground round bar (with tolerances similar to that of drill rod). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: aluminothermically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From aluminothermic + -ally. 1. By means of aluminothermy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: comproportionate Part of Speech: verb 1. To undergo comproportionation. Labels: intransitive
Word: comproportionating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of comproportionate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: comproportionated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of comproportionate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: comproportionates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of comproportionate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gamma camera Part of Speech: noun 1. A device used to image gamma-radiation-emitting radioisotopes, a technique known as scintigraphy.
Word: photomultiplication Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo- + multiplication. 1. The process performed by a photomultiplier. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: photomultiplications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of photomultiplication Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scintigraphical Part of Speech: adj 1. scintigraphic Labels: not-comparable
Word: scintigraphically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From scintigraphic + -ally. 1. By means of scintigraphy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Boudouard reaction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Octave Leopold Boudouard. 1. The redox reaction of a chemical equilibrium mixture of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide at a given temperature. It is the disproportionation of carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide and graphite, or its reverse.
Word: Kornblum-DeLaMare rearrangement Part of Speech: noun 1. A rearrangement reaction in which a primary or secondary organic peroxide is converted to the corresponding ketone and alcohol under base catalysis; used as a tool in organic synthesis and in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins.
Word: defrayable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From defray + -able. 1. Capable of being defrayed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: undefrayed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + defrayed. 1. Not defrayed. Labels: not-comparable
Word: chronique scandaleuse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French chronique scandaleuse. Pronunciation: /kɹəˈnik ˌskɑndəˈlɜːz/ 1. A journalistic account of a love affair, crime, or other scandalous event. Example: [M]y antiquarian looked at me with a knowing eye, […] and lowering his voice into a confidential whisper (although not a soul was to be seen within half a mile around), communicated to me a mass of intelligence so much bordering on the nature of a chronique scandaleuse, that I found it necessary to stop his current of abuse by a peremptory order […] Example: Yet I have at last induced her to withdraw her opposition, by remarking, with a grave air, how glad the embassies are, when there is a dearth of political news, to lay hold of a tale of this kind and to transmit it to their respective courts, as a chronique scandaleuse. The duchess admitted this, and at last, though with a very bad grace, consented to the performance of the opera.
Word: e-hub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From e- + hub. 1. A specialized e-marketplace tailored to a particular vertical or horizontal market.
Word: e-hubs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of e-hub Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prelamins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prelamin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Werner syndrome Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after the German scientist Otto Werner. 1. A rare progeroid syndrome characterized by the appearance of premature aging.
Word: Cockayne syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after English physician Edward Alfred Cockayne (1880–1956). 1. A rare congenital disorder characterized by growth failure, impaired development of the nervous system, abnormal photosensitivity, and premature aging. Labels: uncountable
Word: Weber-Cockayne syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. Cockayne syndrome Labels: uncountable
Word: Neill-Dingwall syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Mary M. Dingwall and Catherine A. Neill. 1. Cockayne syndrome Labels: uncountable
Word: unprofessionalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of unprofessionalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: deprofessionalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + professionalize. 1. To make something non-professional; to reduce from the rank of profession.
Word: deprofessionalizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deprofessionalize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: deprofessionalized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of deprofessionalize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deprofessionalizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deprofessionalize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: brass hat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the military brass insignia on a service hat. 1. A high-ranking officer. Commander. Labels: metonymically, slang Example: "American brass hats make no secret that they regard outer space as a potential theater of military operations," it said. Example: He raised his first storm in January 1967 when, as leader of the "Save the Argylls" campaign, he claimed the brass hats had driven the regiment's commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Colin "Mad Mitch" Mitchell, into resignation.
Word: brasshat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of brass hat. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: brasshats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of brasshat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: out ground Part of Speech: noun 1. A ground other than a team's home ground, used for occasional matches. Example: Out ground cricket these days is not particularly fashionable for counties… Example: I love playing at out grounds because there is always a festival feel about the ground and they always have endearing, if not quirky, characteristics.
Word: Wiedemann-Rautenstrauch syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First reported by Rautenstrauch and Snigula in 1977, and then by Wiedemann in 1979. 1. A progeroid syndrome associated with abnormalities in bone maturation and hormone metabolism. Labels: uncountable
Word: saddle nose Part of Speech: noun 1. A loss of height of the nose because of the collapse of the bridge, associated with various kinds of nasal trauma.
Word: poikilodermas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poikiloderma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Rothmund-Thomson syndrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally described by August von Rothmund (1830–1906) in 1868. Matthew Sydney Thomson (1894–1969) published further descriptions in 1936. 1. A form of poikiloderma sometimes associated with osteosarcoma. Labels: uncountable
Word: Bloom-Torre-Machacek syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. Bloom syndrome Labels: uncountable
Word: chroniques scandaleuses Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɹəˈnik ˌskɑndəˈlɜːz/ 1. plural of chronique scandaleuse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: six pointer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of six-pointer. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Reading boss Brian McDermott says Saturday's home game with Wigan is not a "six pointer" and insists he does not worry about the league table.
Word: sapients Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sapient Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Bible belt Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of Bible Belt. Labels: alt-of
Word: loteby Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English loteby, equivalent to lote + by. 1. A lover, paramour; a concubine. Labels: obsolete Example: Prouendreth persones · and prestes she meynteneth / To haue lemmannes and lotebies · alle here lif-dayes.
Word: unimmune Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + immune. 1. Not immune. Labels: not-comparable
Word: place to be Part of Speech: noun 1. A great, trendy, or perfectly suitable place Labels: idiomatic Example: The UU is a great place to be on campus to socialize but when business needs to be taken care of the five story library is the place to be! Example: Indeed, one of the problems of deviant communities in San Francisco is coping with the periodic influx of a new generation of bohemians who have heard that it is the place to be: the beatnik migration of the late fifties and the hippie hordes of 1967.
Word: how's that again Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used to ask someone to repeat something
Word: how's that Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used to ask someone to repeat something Example: “Oh Dave, I'm so sorry.” “How's that?” “I said I'm sorry.” “You'll have to speak up. I got more sirens going for me than London in the blitz.” 2. Used to make an appeal to the umpire as to whether the batsman is out or not 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see how, is, that.
Word: how's that for Part of Speech: adv 1. Used to emphasise a particular quality Labels: not-comparable Example: 'Buckets of blood, huh?' 'Big sloshing buckets. Every morning I wake up, praise the Lord and thank Him for all the iniquity - how's that for perverse?'
Word: push about Part of Speech: verb 1. To treat contemptuously and unfairly; to bully
Word: push through Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, through. Example: The corridor was so packed with people that I had to push through. 2. To force (legislation or a plan) to be passed or agreed to or a decision to be reached. Labels: ditransitive, figuratively, transitive Example: He pushed the scheme through before anybody analyzed it thoroughly. Example: We can push the rule through the committee by the end of the year. 3. To overcome (pain, discomfort, etc.) by force or willpower; to keep moving (someone or something) along in a process. Labels: figuratively, intransitive, transitive Example: No matter the dangers, we have to push through. Example: The lobby will get mobbed if you don't push people through quickly. 4. To continue or proceed. Labels: Philippines, especially, figuratively, transitive
Word: push out Part of Speech: verb 1. To force (someone) to leave a group. Labels: transitive Example: One key imponderable is the attitude of the companies that will no longer have a role in the business. It is worth noting here that several have already thrown the towel in or been gently pushed out, such as Stagecoach and National Express. 2. To extrude. Labels: transitive 3. To travel away from shore in a watercraft by physical effort. Labels: intransitive Example: The last of the morning flight of noisy wawas going fieldwards were streaming from the water when I pushed out in the canoe […]
Word: push out Part of Speech: noun 1. In nine ball pool, an optional shot after a legal break shot where a player is allowed to hit any ball first, or not any, as well as not hit a rail, and the opponent can choose who shoots the next shot.
Word: push under Part of Speech: verb 1. To hide or repress (emotion) Example: The "sensible" person, in contrast, recognizes that the yearning cannot be stilled, so he tries instead to push it under. This isn't successful either, for the longing keeps surfacing, and his attempts to repress it must constantly be renewed.
Word: push forward Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, forward. 2. To continue to act or do something, especially with a lot of effort Labels: intransitive 3. To reschedule (an event) for an earlier date. Labels: transitive
Word: clean as a new penny Part of Speech: adj 1. Extremely clean. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fresh as a rose Part of Speech: adj 1. Extremely fresh. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hearty as a buck Part of Speech: adj 1. Extremely healthy; extremely lively, high-spirited, or active. Labels: US, not-comparable
Word: Zarp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrikaans Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek Politie. Pronunciation: /ˈzɑːp/, /ˈzɑɹp/ 1. A member of the South African Republic Police Labels: historical
Word: you'd better believe it Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used to emphasise a previous comment Example: I got the job! You'd better believe it!
Word: BEMs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of BEM Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cell therapy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: cell + therapy 1. cytotherapy. Labels: uncountable
Word: cellular therapy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: cellular + therapy 1. cytotherapy. Labels: uncountable
Word: Bim, BEM, Bum Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Clipping of bimbo + BEM (“Bug-Eyed Monster”) + bum (“incompetent man”). From a typical composition for the cover art of science fiction pulp magazines such as Thrilling Wonder Stories, notably by artists such as Earle K. Bergey and Rudolph Belarski, featuring a woman (the "Bim") being attacked or threatened by a monster (the "BEM"), while a man (the "Bum") protects her and/or attacks the monster. 1. Retro art composition; composition stereotypical of the cover art of mid-20th-century science fiction pulp magazines. Labels: slang
Word: rose-gardens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rose-garden Labels: form-of, plural
Word: teenagerly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From teenager + -ly. 1. Characteristic of a teenager. Example: As my friends deserted our weekend movie-making for more teenagerly pastimes, I had turned to the cold, clean world of claymation and animated LEGOs.
Word: conspiratard Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From conspiracy + -tard. 1. Of or pertaining to a conspiracy theory. Labels: derogatory, offensive, slang, uncommon, vulgar Example: Typical conspiratard thinking there is a global conspiracy, rather than facing the fact that they are an idiot and wrong. Example: He nods. "Exactly. He was going all conspiratard about it. Like they're listening in on our calls, still out for revenge against Chief Gorman. He was really worked up. You know how he can be.”
Word: conspiratard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From conspiracy + -tard. 1. A conspiracy theorist. Labels: derogatory, offensive, slang, uncommon, vulgar Example: Nothing's quite funnier than a conspiratard conspiratorially whispering about the Thought Police, because they just know about them. Example: Here's a video series every Apollo conspiratard should watch: […]
Word: conspiratards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of conspiratard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: house guest Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of houseguest. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: house guests Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of houseguests plural of house guest Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Webmaster Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of webmaster. Labels: alt-of
Word: Webmasters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Webmaster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jannie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From janitor + -ie. 1. A janitor. Labels: Scotland, colloquial Example: He was the jannie. He couldnae not know. 2. A moderator of an online forum; a janitor. Labels: Internet, derogatory Example: Clean it up, jannie!
Word: AIIM Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Association for Information and Image Management. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Solarians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Solarian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Selenites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Selenite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grassture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of grass + pasture. 1. A grassy pasture. Labels: childish, humorous, nonstandard Example: "It's a picture I drew of some cows standing in a grassture." (Linus) Example: "He maketh me to sigh town in lean grasstures; he pleadeth me beside the ill daughters ..."
Word: Belter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From belt + -er. 1. An inhabitant of an asteroid belt, especially that between Mars and Jupiter. Example: You noticed a habit of mine once. I never make gestures. All Belters have that trait. It's because on a small mining ship you could hit something waving your arms around. Example: Earth and Mars have been stepping on the necks of the Belters out here for over 100 years and I didn't want to be the boot.
Word: Belter Part of Speech: name Etymology: From belt + -er. 1. Ellipsis of Belter Creole. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: To communicate, they evolve a creole called Belter, which becomes the lingua franca for what is essentially the solar system’s new proletariat. […] The resulting Belter creole is a crazy mix of English, Chinese, romance languages like French, German, Persian, Hebrew, Zulu, and a few other surprises. Farmer says he has over 1,000 Belter words in his personal dictionary, and he keeps adding more as the show’s producers and fans request them.
Word: Belters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Belter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: B2G Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of business-to-government. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: EDMS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of electronic document management system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, dated, initialism
Word: EDMs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of EDM Labels: form-of, plural
Word: EDMSes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of EDMS Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grasstures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of grassture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shoots the breeze Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shoot the breeze Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: shooting the breeze Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shoot the breeze Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shot the breeze Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of shoot the breeze Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: attd. Part of Speech: adj 1. attached
Word: legitimate theater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A reference to the British Licensing Act 1737. 1. Serious drama, as opposed to farce or musical theater. Labels: uncountable Example: [while watching "Planet of the Apes", the musical] I love legitimate theater 2. A theater that performs serious dramas. Labels: countable
Word: legitimate theatre Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of legitimate theater. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: sherut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew שירות /שֵׁרוּת (sherút, “service”), ellipsis of מוֹנִית שֵׁרוּת (monít sherút, “shuttle taxi”). Pronunciation: /ʃeɪˈɹuːt/ 1. Synonym of shared taxi. Labels: Israel Example: I catch a sherut from the corner of Ben Yehuda that'll take me into the centre of Tel Aviv […].
Word: musical theater Part of Speech: noun 1. A genre of theater that combines spoken dialogue with song and dance. Labels: uncountable
Word: musical theatre Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of musical theater. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: unheard of Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of unheard-of (used as predicative) Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Such was the station provided for the infrequent services of 1852, when suburban traffic was unheard of, and Hornsey, Colney Hatch & Southgate, Barnet, and Potters Bar were the only intermediate stations on the 17¾ miles between London and Hatfield.
Word: why'm Part of Speech: contraction 1. Contraction of why + am. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Example: “Why'm I here, Captain? To humiliate myself at sword practice? To go crazy thinking my best friend is a murderer? Which she's not, by the way. […]
Word: one-ups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of one-up Labels: form-of, plural
Word: one-ups Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of one-up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: one-upping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of one-up Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: one-upped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of one-up Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Alek Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient Greek, variant of Alec.
Word: photie Part of Speech: noun 1. Photo. Labels: Scotland, informal Example: I hear you've got my photie on your wall, out in Anniesland.
Word: fox sedge Part of Speech: noun 1. Carex vulpinoidea, native to North America. Labels: uncountable
Word: blue wood sedge Part of Speech: noun 1. Carex glaucodea, native to North America. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Pennsylvania sedge Part of Speech: noun 1. Carex pensylvanica (in Carex subg. Carex), native to eastern North America. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: plantainleaf sedge Part of Speech: noun 1. Carex plantaginea (in Carex subg. Carex), growing in meadows in the eastern US. Labels: uncountable
Word: tussock sedge Part of Speech: noun 1. Carex stricta (in Carex subg. Carex), a wetland sedge of eastern North America. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sallow sedge Part of Speech: noun 1. Carex lurida (in Carex subg. Carex), native to eastern North America. Labels: uncountable
Word: long hair sedge Part of Speech: noun 1. Carex crinita, native to eastern North America. Labels: uncountable
Word: k- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps from OK, in phrases like OK, cool; perhaps from the K prefix for kilo-, as in kilobyte. 1. Used as an intensifier. Labels: dated, morpheme Example: We have been heavily influenced by, and use the same 'zine format' as cDc and uXu. And if you think we're ripping them off.. you damn skippy! They're excellent texts and I wish to be as k-cool as them. :) Example: Corollary: Real pirates don't keep score. Real pirates don't say "K-K00L", "K-AWESOME", "X10DER", "L8R0N", or anything of the sort. Real pirates know the difference between "f" and "ph" (i.e. "philes", "phuck", "fone", etc.).
Word: fruit wine Part of Speech: noun 1. Wine whose main ingredient is a fruit other than grape. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rat-baiting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rat + baiting. 1. A blood sport involving the setting of dogs upon rats in a rat pit. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His sporting enthusiasms had already embraced yachting, coaching, fencing, and spectatorship at boxing-matches, cock-fights, dog-fights, and rat-baitings.
Word: working terrier Part of Speech: noun 1. a terrier bred to hunt a small mammal, such as a badger, fox, raccoon, rat or opossum. Example: A working terrier absolutely must bark when it is the least bit excited or aroused because in earlier times this alerted the hunters to the location of the burrow where the dog had pursued an animal into its den.
Word: slutt Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of slut. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: egoboo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of ego + boost. Pronunciation: /ˈiːɡəʊˌbuː/ 1. The pleasant feeling derived from seeing one's name in print. Labels: dated, slang, uncountable Example: Well after the pile of ego-boo I got in the Oct. issue I just couldn't let it slip by without telling you what I think of this much heralded issue. Example: Fandom may be defined as an infinitely complex system for the production of pure egoboo. Indeed, the universe itself was created for egoboo (Psalms 145:10) if we are to believe the stories.
Word: Redingensian Part of Speech: noun 1. A pupil of Reading School in Berkshire, England. 2. a native or resident of Reading, Berkshire, South East England (in general)
Word: Redingensians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Redingensian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deprofessionalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + professionalization. 1. The act or process of deprofessionalizing. Labels: uncountable
Word: rungless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rung + -less. 1. Without rungs. Labels: not-comparable Example: a rungless ladder
Word: Solomonid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Solomon + -id. 1. A member of the House of Solomon, the former Imperial House of Ethiopia, claiming lineal descent from Solomon of Israel and the Queen of Sheba.
Word: Solomonids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Solomonid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: penny gaff Part of Speech: noun 1. An entertainment in 19th-century England consisting of short theatrical displays such as dancing, singing, clowning, and plays. Labels: historical Example: My dear sirs, did you actually imagine that one could not follow every clumsy move you made, with Joolby's low comedy tramp and the other two stealing in like a couple of hired assassins in a penny gaff melodrama? Example: More sophisticated were the penny gaffes where for a id^([sic]) entrance fee entertainment was provided by hairy men, hairless dogs, gorillas, Aztecs and giants.
Word: paraphyllia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paraphyllium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pseudoparaphyllia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pseudoparaphyllium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neckeraceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Neckeraceae + -ous 1. Belonging to the Neckeraceae, a family of mosses. Labels: not-comparable