Proscribed

This page gathers the 380 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Proscribed” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 1 of 4: from “-'s” to “dial in”.

1. -'s suffix Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make…
2. -i suffix Forms an alternative plural ending for various words that end in ⟨us⟩ in the singular, despite not being borrowed from Latin.
3. -slop suffix Denotes an attribute of, or association to, something which is undesirable, or is seen as desirable but should not be.
4. 360 noun A complete change of direction or opinion.
5. 8-bit adj Originating from or resembling the art or music of the 8-bit computer era and subsequent eras.
6. accent noun A manner of pronunciation suggesting that the speaker is from a different region; a foreign accent.
7. acception noun acceptance
8. acoustic adj Nonelectric; mechanical or otherwise basic.
9. ad hominem noun A personal attack.
10. aesthetic adj Beautiful or appealing to one's sense of beauty or art.
11. afghani noun An Afghan; a native, inhabitant or national of Afghanistan.
12. African-American noun Any black American person; by extension, any black person.
13. aggravate verb To exasperate; to provoke or irritate.
14. alibi noun An excuse, especially one used to avoid responsibility or blame.
15. alicorn noun A mythological creature, a mixture of pegasus and unicorn: a winged horse with a single horn on its head.
16. aliquant noun Synonym of aliquot.
17. alternately adv Alternatively.
18. alternation noun A permutation.
19. amount noun The number (the sum) of elements in a set.
20. anal pore noun The anus.
21. analgesia noun A medication that performs this action: one that relieves pain.
22. anesthesia noun A medication that provides the service of temporarily blocking sensation.
23. anime noun An animated work, regardless of the country of origin.
24. anti-Semitism noun Prejudice, discrimination or hostility directed against any Semitic people (ancient or modern), such as Samaritans, Palestinians, Arabs or…
25. appraise verb To apprise, inform.
26. arabic noun An Arab.
27. arc- prefix Alternative form of ar- used to form the names of inverse hyperbolic functions, and the symbols for these functions.
28. artificial intelligence noun Synonym of generative artificial intelligence.
29. as far as conj Used without any completion, usually to imply "to the degree or extent that ... is/are concerned".
30. asocial adj Antisocial.
31. atheism noun A rejection of all religions, even non-theistic ones.
32. atheist noun A person who does not believe in any religion (not even a religion without gods); a nonreligious person.
33. atomic clock noun A radio clock.
34. atomic mass noun atomic weight; the average mass of atoms of an element.
35. atone verb To absolve (someone else) of wrongdoing, especially by standing as an equivalent.
36. au jus noun Jus: a gravy served in or with a meat dish and made from its juices.
37. aught noun Zero.
38. author verb To create a work as its author.
39. backslash noun The punctuation mark /; a slash, forward slash.
40. bacteria noun Alternative form of bacterium.
41. bagworm noun An Eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum, family Lasiocampidae).
42. ball valve noun A ballcock valve.
43. bavaroise noun A cold dessert made from custard, cream and gelatine.
44. bearing noun The unsupported span.
45. bee noun Any stinging flying insect, especially a wasp.
46. beg verb In the phrase beg the question: to raise (a question).
47. beg the question verb To raise or prompt a question.
48. bemuse verb To be amused, especially sardonically.
49. beta noun Any kind of content from early development that was not used in the final product.
50. biannual adj Occurring once every two years; biennial.
51. bicycle noun Any similar vehicle powered by human pedaling or steered with a handlebar, regardless of the number of wheels.
52. biological adj Organic (grown without agrochemicals).
53. blood quantum noun The fraction of a person's ancestors, out of their total ancestors, who are documented as full-blooded Native Americans.
54. bogey noun Synonym of bandit: an enemy aircraft.
55. borrow verb To lend.
56. bostonite noun A type of fine-grained, pale-colored, grey or pinkish intrusive rock.
57. British adj Of England; English.
58. brittle adj Characterized by dramatic swings in blood sugar level.
59. brute de forge noun Forge texturing, a metal finish, where the finished surface leaves the forge and hammering marks in place without grinding, sanding…
60. bug noun Any motile small terrestrial invertebrate, especially one that is seen as a pest.
61. burqa noun A hijab (traditional headscarf covering the hair and neck), such as a khimar or shayla .
62. call verb To match the current bet amount, in preparation for a raise in the same turn. (Usually, players are forbidden to announce one's play this…
63. can verb To be (followed by a word like able, possible, allowed). third-person singular simple present indicative of can
64. canny adj Natural, normal.
65. cappuccino noun Any of various similar drinks.
66. carbonara noun A spaghetti dish made using a similar sauce made from a different type of cured pork than guanciale (such as bacon, pancetta, lardons…
67. casualty noun Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.
68. censorious adj Tending to engage in or support censorship.
69. chemical compound noun Any single substance, either compound or element.
70. chemistry noun A blood test to measure the amount of various components of the serum (such as electrolytes, creatinine, and glucose).
71. chicken pox noun Any disease causing similar symptoms.
72. child sexual abuse material noun Synonym of child pornography.
73. Chinatown noun A similar district filled with East Asians and Southeast Asians.
74. circumcise verb To surgically remove the clitoris (clitoridectomy), clitoral hood, or labia.
75. circumcision noun The surgical excision of the clitoris; clitoridectomy.
76. city pigeon noun Any rock dove, regardless of ferality or place of residence.
77. cliché adj Clichéd; having the characteristics of a cliché.
78. clionid noun Any member of the family Clionaidae of sponges.
79. clip noun A removable magazine of a firearm.
80. communist adj Alternative letter-case form of communist, of or related to the general philosophy of communism.
81. comprise verb To compose; to constitute.
82. condop noun A co-op that behaves like a condominium.
83. conflicted adj Having a conflict of interest.
84. confound verb To make something worse.
85. conjugation noun The inflection of nouns or other words besides verbs; a declension.
86. conspiracy verb To conspire.
87. conspiratorial adj Believing in conspiracy theories.
88. continual adj Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption.
89. continually adv In a continuous manner; non-stop.
90. convent school noun Any English-medium school.
91. criteria noun A single criterion.
92. dampen verb To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).
93. decimal point noun A decimal place.
94. decimate verb To reduce to one-tenth: to destroy or remove nine-tenths of (something).
95. declaim verb To disclaim, disavow.
96. defusion noun The act of defusing.
97. democrat adj Of or belonging to the Democratic Party in the United States.
98. derive verb To differentiate (a function).
99. diagnosis verb Synonym of diagnose.
100. dial in adj Dial-up.

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