This page gathers the 399 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Specifically” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 2 of 4: from “deplorable” to “inert gas”.
- deplorable noun A supporter of Donald Trump.
- derelict adj Of a ship: abandoned at sea; of a spacecraft: abandoned in outer space.
- deterrence noun Nuclear deterrence: discouraging nuclear attack through the threat of nuclear retaliation.
- devilfish noun The devil ray, Mobula mobular.
- dharna noun A fast undertaken at the door of an offender, especially a debtor.
- digitigrade adj Belonging to the Digitigrada of the taxonomic order Carnivora.
- dioxin noun The compound 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD; molecular formula C₁₂H₄Cl₄O₂), a persistent organic pollutant of the environment…
- dissident noun Sometimes Dissident: in the kingdom of Poland, the name for Christians not part of the Roman Catholic Church.
- distinction noun A feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; the quality of…
- doe noun A female fallow deer.
- doofer noun The remote control for a television.
- drench verb To administer a dose or draught of liquid medicine to (an animal), often by force.
- dress verb To attire (oneself or someone) for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.
- easter noun Usually preceded by an inflection of make: the act of receiving the Eucharist during Easter.
- eat away verb Chiefly followed by at: of a circumstance, incident, etc.: to cause (someone) to feel guilty, troubled, or worried; to bother (see eat away…
- edit noun A compilation of memorable moments (in a show, sport, etc.), often featuring stylized camera effects and intense music.
- egg noun The (usually) non-developing, edible egg (sense 1.1) of a domestic fowl such as a duck, goose, or, especially, chicken; (uncountable) the…
- ejaculate verb Of a human being or other mammal: to forcibly eject from the urethra in response to sexual stimulation, in a male, semen; and, in a female…
- ejaculation noun A reflex in human beings and other mammals in response to sexual stimulation involving the forcible ejection from the urethra of, in males…
- Election Day noun The day on which general elections are held in the United States, usually the Tuesday following the first Monday in November.
- electoral vote noun The vote (tally) in an electoral college; a single vote (ballot) as a part of that tally.
- emasculate verb To remove the entire male genitalia (the testicles, scrotum, and penis) of (a person or animal).
- encyclopedia noun The circle of arts and sciences (see Etymology); a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch thereof.
- endmember noun A mineral that occurs at one end in a range of solid solutions.
- engineer verb To use genetic engineering to alter or construct (a DNA sequence), or to alter (an organism).
- entelechy noun In the metaphysics of Aristotle (384–322 B.C.E.) and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716): a soul; a monad (Leibniz).
- episteme noun Know-how; compare techne.
- epistle noun Chiefly with a qualifying word, as in epistle dedicatory: a letter of dedication addressed to a patron or reader published as a preface to…
- esculent noun An edible mushroom.
- estimate noun A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job is likely to cost.
- evergreen noun A conifer tree.
- excrement noun Human and non-human animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces.
- excusable adj Describing an illegal act that was committed involuntarily, for example under false information or because of a faulty device.…
- executrix noun A female person appointed to execute the wishes of a deceased person as stated in their will; a female executor.
- existential risk noun A hypothetical future event which could cause human extinction or permanently and severely curtail humanity's potential.
- exit noun The action of an actor leaving a scene or the stage.
- exoterics noun The public lectures or published writings of Aristotle.
- extenuate verb To diminish or seek to diminish the extent or severity of (a crime, guilt, a mistake, or something else negative) by making apologies or…
- extinct verb To cause (an animal or plant species) to die out completely or become extinct (adjective etymology 1 sense 2.3).
- fabulate noun A folk story that is told for entertainment, and not intended to be taken as true.
- facticity noun In existentialism, the state of being in the world without any knowable reason for such existence, or of being in a particular state of…
- fascine noun A similar bundle of sticks of wood or plastic pipes used for filling in ditches for armoured fighting vehicles to drive over, and for…
- fastball noun A four-seam fastball, which is a backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped in the direction to cause four of the seams of the ball to cross…
- fastness noun The ability of a dye to withstand fading.
- fat noun FAT16 or FAT16B.
- fellow noun A senior member of an Inn of Court.
- felon noun A whitlow (“infection near or under a fingernail or toenail”).
- fembot noun A female sexbot.
- ferrule noun The metal spike at the end of the shaft of an ice axe.
- fetch noun An act of fetching data.
- field day noun A day on which there is top-to-bottom all-hands cleaning.
- filler episode noun An episode of an anime that is exclusively made of content not found in the manga, often made to prevent the anime catching up to the manga.
- financial advisor noun An insurance salesperson who specializes in life insurance, disability insurance, and annuities.
- fireplain noun The area of land to which a wildfire can spread from a specific starting point in a certain period of time.
- flaccid adj Not erect.
- fluid noun Intravenous fluids.
- flummery noun A slightly tart, jelly-like food of Welsh origin, made from extensively boiling oats, then boiling down the liquid extracted from it.
- fossick verb To elicit information; to ferret out.
- foundress noun A female animal which establishes a colony.
- four-speed noun A manual transmission with four forward speeds; (metonymic) a vehicle with such a transmission.
- fraught adj Carrying or loaded with anxiety, fear, or stress, for example, due to complexity or difficulty; distressed; also, causing distress…
- fray verb Of a deer: to rub (its antlers or head) against a tree, etc., to remove the velvet from antlers or to mark territory; also, to rub its…
- freebase noun The purified, dry form of certain illegal drugs, especially cocaine.
- freight noun Cultural or emotional associations.
- French leave noun Desertion or temporary absence from duty or service without permission; absence without leave, AWOL.
- frenulum noun Such a ridge of tissue connecting the foreskin to the glans on the underside of the penis; the penile frenulum.
- fried adj Fried with the yolk unbroken.
- Frisian adj Of, from or relating to West Frisia, i.e. the Dutch province of Friesland
- frog noun A member of this class that is not a toad.
- frontseater noun In a plane with two cockpits: the pilot controlling the aircraft (even though both seats are equally to the front).
- funis noun Umbilical cord.
- gadfly noun A person who upsets the status quo by posing novel or upsetting questions, or attempts to stimulate innovation by being an irritant.
- galactic adj Relating to the Milky Way galaxy.
- gassy adj Containing dissolved gas (usually carbon dioxide); fizzy.
- gekker verb To make a series of stuttering throaty vocalizations when encountering a rival.
- gemmule noun A small gemma or bud of dormant embryonic cells produced by some freshwater sponges (phylum Porifera) that develops into a new sponge.
- geofiction noun The conception and creation of realistic geological processes and landforms for the purposes of a fictional world.
- GMO noun Genetically modified food.
- godsend noun The wreck of a ship which has washed up on shore, from which cargo, timber, etc., may be obtained.
- guarantee noun A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty.
- gudgeon noun In a vessel with a stern-mounted rudder: the fitting into which the pintle of the rudder fits, allowing the rudder to swing freely.
- gyration noun A rotation around an axis which is not the centre of rotational symmetry; an eccentric or off-centre rotation.
- halal adj Fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs.
- hamlet noun An unincorporated community of whatever size, lacking its own municipal government, but with defined boundaries.
- harass verb To persistently bother (someone, or a group of people) physically or psychologically when such behaviour is illegal and/or unwanted…
- hat trick noun The act of striking out three times in a game.
- headphones noun A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or on the ears.
- heartland noun In the geopolitical theory of the English geographer Halford John Mackinder (1861–1947): the interior of the world island comprising…
- heel noun The obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.
- heliotrope noun A plant of the genus Heliotropium, especially a common heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens), which has clusters of purple flowers with a…
- hematopoietic cell noun A hematopoietic stem cell.
- high definition noun 720p, 1080i or 1080p, where lower resolutions are standard definition and higher resolutions are ultra-high definition.
- hoar frost noun Water vapour which has undergone deposition or desublimation (“transformation directly into ice crystals without first turning into liquid…
- hog noun An adult swine, at or above a certain body weight.
- Hoppean noun An anarcho-capitalist who holds culturally conservative views, advocates for covenant communities, and opposes democracy.
- how much det What amount of money.
- hyperparasite noun An insect that parasitizes another parasitic insect.
- icosahedron noun A regular icosahedron: one of the Platonic solids, all of whose faces are regular (equilateral) triangles
- immaculate adj Of a book, manuscript, etc.: having no textual errors.
- inert gas noun A noble gas.