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  summarise
  Verb
  to give a precise, condensed, or brief presentation or recapitulation of a story or idea
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  opal
  General Noun
  silica gemstone mineral, "Riker and Troi had their honeymoon on the Opal Sea on Betazed."
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  be sentient, be self-aware, be conscious
  Verb
  exhibiting recursive self-awareness and a human-like ability to reason, think, perceive, and self-regulate. EXAMPLE: 'Do Klingons consider sentient androids as having honor?'
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  cyst
  Body Part
  pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ
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  A popular Klingon street food
  General Noun
  This could be the name of both the dish and the creature it is prepared from. It is a speciality of the veng wa'DIch region and enjoyed by (Klingon) visitors to the capital city year-round, but it is consumed in other regions also during festival times. The sole ingredient is an aggressive vermiform organism resembling a combination of several Terran phyla, with a mature length between 0.5 and 1 'uj. The preparation is straightforward: the vendor removes one creature from a storage container, and impales it artfully several times on a sharpened stick. The creature is then eaten from the stick while still living, with the head (which can deliver a nasty bite) always saved for last.
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  kite
  General Noun
  lightweight toy or other device, carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines. "The child's kite was emblazoned with the heraldry of his family's house."
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  proboscis
  Body Part
  elongated oral or nasal appendage from the head of an animal. In invertebrates, usually tubular mouthparts. In vertebrates, an elongated nose or snout. Klingon has words for "tentacle", "claw", "hoof", "beak", etc so it would be consistent with known terminology
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  cilantro
  General Noun
  A leafy or garnishy vegetable of the family Apiaceae (on Earth, used in Chinese, Thai, Mexican and foodie cuisines), or the Kronos equivalent
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  aardvark; anteater
  Animal
  A creature from Kronos that resembles both an aardvark (order Tubulidentata) and an anteater (order Xenarthra, family Myrmecophagidae) through convergent evolution
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  key [music]
  General Noun
  group of pitches, or scale, that forms the basis of a musical composition
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  rehearse
  Verb
  practise by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement prior to a public presentation; used especially in the performing arts such as music or theatre. "The rehearsal process of a Klingon opera can take weeks or months."
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  session, shift
  General Noun
  period of time dedicated to a particular activity, such as instruction, gameplay, exercise, professional work, or group performance. "The High Council is now in session."
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  be startled
  Verb
  be surprised and slightly frightened by a momentary encounter with some stimulus. The transitive "startle" could be expressed with {-moH}. "The sudden noise of the birds outside the window startled the prisoner."
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  inertia [physics]
  General Noun
  the tendency of an object in motion to stay in motion, and of an object at rest to stay at rest
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  paradox
  General Noun
  logically self-contradictory statement or situation that seems to be only true if it is false, and false if it is true. "We have assembled a scientific task force to address the paradoxes of time travel."
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  oil
  General Noun
  nonpolar substance, organic in origin, composed primarily of hydrocarbons, which does not mix with water but mixes with other oils. Usually flammable. Used for food, fuel, medicine, lubrication, and manufacturing. "This recipe requires both {nutye' vIychorgh} and {nutye'} oil.
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  burn (noun, injury)
  General Noun
  A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals. (Wiktionary)
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  wake
  General Noun
  turbulent impression of a path left behind a vessel or object as it moves through fluid such as water or air. "She could see the crisscrossing wakes of the barges on the river Skral."
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  cork, phellem
  General Noun
  dead protective tissue between the bark and the cambium in woody plants. "They lined the warrior's coffin with cork so it could float down the river." {qorghwI'mey} are often made of this (on Earth at least).
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  thread, threading
  General Noun
  The thread on this screw is damaged. The screw no longer functions.
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  synesthesia
  General Noun
  perceptual phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway
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  imagery, image [textual]
  General Noun
  recurring abstract motif in textual art, such as a song, story, or speech. Distinct from {HaSreH}, which refers to a replicable visual pattern. "Note how Kla'vek uses the imagery of fire in the paq'batlh."
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  Ainu language, Ainuic
  General Noun
  A language, a small language family, spoken by the Ainu people of northern Japan and neighboring island. It is an endangered indigenous language.
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  crane (machine)
  General Noun
  moves materials both vertically and horizontally, using a boom, hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves for lifting and relocating heavy objects. often used in construction
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  umbilical cord
  Body Part
  long connecting mass between the developing embryo or fetus and the placenta: 'Do Klingon newborns cry when their umbilical cords are cut?'
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  hem
  General Noun
  border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying. "They stitched the hems of their tunics with red thread."
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  placenta
  Body Part
  organ in most mammals -- supplies food and oxygen to the foetus and passes back waste during gestation -- attached to the wall of the uterus and linked to the foetus through the umbilical cord -- expelled after birth
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  market [economics]
  General Noun
  a composition of systems, institutions, procedures, social relations or infrastructures whereby parties engage in exchange. "The dilithium market is hampered by too many regulations."
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  exoskeleton
  Body Part
  hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and crustaceans (and perhaps exotic alien life). May also refer to artificial structures with a similar function
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  scandium
  General Noun
  The 21st element of the periodic table. A silvery metal that is often categorized as a rare earth metal because it exhibits similar characteristics to the lanthanides, although it belongs to the transition metals. It is primarily used by humans in high-performance lightweight aluminum alloys, for example in the aerospace, automotive, weapons, and sporting goods industries.
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  argon
  General Noun
  The 18th element of the periodic table. a noble gas that makes up about 1% of Earth's atmosphere. Since it is the most abundant noble gas on Earth, it is used by humans for a variety of industrial and scientific processes that require a chemically and thermally inert gas. It is used in both incandescent lights and some gas-discharge lamps. Dr. Phlox once used an argon lamp to help the creature Sluggo survive away from his native argon-rich atmosphere. The shuttlecraft Galileo was stranded twice on terrestrial bodies with trace amounts of argon in their atmospheres, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
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  molybdenum
  General Noun
  The 42nd element of the periodic table. It must be significant if it shares its atomic number with the answer to life, the universe and everything.
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  poster/placard
  General Noun
  A flat sheet of material with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place
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  mannerism
  General Noun
  An often unconscious habitual behavior peculiar to an individual
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  seam
  General Noun
  A suture or stitching that joins any two pieces of material
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  context
  General Noun
  Surroundings, environment, circumstances, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or utterance
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  socialize
  Verb
  Interact with others
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  electrode
  General Noun
  Between parts of an electric circuit
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  lectern
  General Noun
  A stand with a slanted top used to support a text used by a lecturer
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  be paranoid
  Verb
  Exhibit excessive fear, suspicion, or distrust
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  birthmark
  General Noun
  A mark on the skin formed before birth
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  canal
  General Noun
  An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation
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  coal
  General Noun
  A flammable, carbon-rich mineral formed by the fossilization of plant matter under heat and pressure. Used as fuel by humans since ancient times, and on a massive scale since the Industrial Revolution. The largest source of human CO2 emissions.
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  chlorine
  General Noun
  The 17th element of the periodic table. Chlorine is found in many important chemicals, such as table salt, bleach, and hydrochloric acid. It is often used by humans for sanitation and disinfection purposes. In its pure form, it is a highly toxic gas that has been used as a chemical weapon.
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  advertisement
  General Noun
  solicitation designed to sell some commodity or service, or else promote some political position, organization, or person
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  vision, visionary experience
  General Noun
  religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance, distinct from {'ergh} 'hallucinate', {jal} 'imagine', and {jorchan} 'view, scenery, landscape'
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  cosmetics/makeup
  General Noun
  preparations applied externally to change or enhance the beauty of skin, hair, nails, lips, and eyes, sometimes in the context of a dramatic performance (such as Klingon opera).
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  asymptote [mathematics]
  General Noun
  A line (or sometimes a curve) that continually approaches a given curve but does not meet it at any infinite distance.
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  neon
  General Noun
  The 10th element of the periodic table. A noble gas that is almost completely inert. Most famously used in neon signs, but also in the lasers used to etch microchips.
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  ember, hot coal
  General Noun
  A glowing piece of coal or wood or any other burning material that constitutes fuel for a fire.
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  bonfire
  General Noun
  A large controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something, as a signal, or to burn unwanted items.
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  motto, slogan
  General Noun
  A distinctive phrase of a person or a group of people such as an element in heraldry or for a movement, a political party, a business, or a university.
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  idiom, idiomatic expression
  General Noun
  An established phrasal expression whose meaning may not be deducible from the literal meanings of its component words.
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  dragonfly
  Animal
  a type of (terran) insect, they have a stick-like long body, large wings, knd large eyes. In Japan, dragonflies were especially appreciated by samurai warriors as a good-luck charm and as a symbol of the spirit of "never turn and retreat", since they only move forward and never retreat.
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  boron
  General Noun
  The fifth element of the periodic table. In its pure form, boron is a very hard, brittle metalloid with a high melting point. Used in detergent (borax), Pyrex, Silly Putty, fiberglass, and neodymium magnets, to name a few. In the Star Trek universe, boron seems to exist as a gas at low temperatures.
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  inflation [economics]
  General Noun
  A general increase of the prices of goods and services in an economy.
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  classic
  General Noun
  A work of timeless quality and excellence exemplary of a particular style, genre, or era. This is distinct from the concept of a masterpiece {vI'ba'om}; a masterpiece being the best work or accomplishment of a person.
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  beryllium
  General Noun
  The fourth element of the periodic table. A strong, lightweight metal. Found in gemstones, including emeralds. Used by 21st century humans for aircraft and spacecraft parts, nuclear bombs, X-ray lenses, and various alloys. In Star Trek, Federation communicators include beryllium, and beryllium crystals are a valuable currency in some parts of the Delta Quadrant.
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  term with the morpheme {-HeS}
  Grammar
  The morpheme {-HeS} is added to the word {qIb} "galaxy" to mean "galactic rim" {qIbHeS}. This request is for at least one additional word with {-HeS}, referring to the fringe or periphery of something.
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  term with the morpheme {-roH}
  Grammar
  The morpheme {-roH} is added to the word {yIn} "life" to mean "life signs" {yInroH}. This request is for at least one additional word with {-roH}, referring to signs or evidence of something.
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  infantry
  Language User
  Soldiers who fight on foot as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units regardless of external transportation.
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  react [chemically]
  Verb
  To act upon each other to exercise a reciprocal effect as two or more chemical agents.
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  gymnastics/acrobatics
  General Noun
  A sport or artistic performance consisting of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness.
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  advantage
  General Noun
  Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to chance or success or to any desired end.
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  clause
  General Noun
  A verb and its modifiers such as subjects, objects, and other arguments; may be independent or dependent on other clauses.
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  ladder
  General Noun
  A vertical or inclined row of rungs for climbing up and down, usually set between two long side pieces. Often portable. Usually distinguished from stairs by steepness and style of construction, though the concepts overlap.
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  carousel/turntable
  General Noun
  A revolving platform usually round or a device incorporating a revolving platform.
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  chord [music]
  General Noun
  A harmonic set of multiple notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
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  graft
  Verb
  To implant so as to form an organic union.
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  stem cell
  General Noun
  A primal undifferentiated cell from which a variety of other cells can be generated through a process of cellular differentiation.
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  be sacrosanct
  Verb
  to possess near-immeasurable intrinsic value; to be deemed unchangeable and beyond criticism; to be inviolate. This concept frequently but not always carries a religious or philosophical undertone. For example: the relationship between teacher and student is sacrosanct.
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  lithium
  General Noun
  The third element on the periodic table, a soft reactive metal in its pure form. Used by 21st century humans for rechargeable batteries and psychiatric medicine, among other uses. Since the Klingon for dilithium is «cha'puj», lithium may be «puj», but this has not been confirmed.
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  electromagnetism, electromagnetic force
  General Noun
  One of the four fundamental forces; responsible for electricity, magnets, and electromagnetic radiation AKA light. "photons are a manifestation of the electromagnetic force."
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  compensate, make up for (v)
  Verb
  "Her great ideas compensate for her lack of stamina.""The durability of this weapon makes up for its poor accuracy.""The Federation compensated the farmers for the damage caused by the military maneuvers.""This successful mission makes up for all the ones that failed."
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  heirloom
  Verb
  An item possessed by a family, or other group, that is passed down through the generations of that group. This could be a noun, as in, "This batleth is an heirloom of House Mogh". Or this could be a "be verb", as in "be an heirloom", a state that a specific object could be in: "I see the House Mogh heirloom batleth". "The batleth is an heirloom".
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  carbohydrate
  General Noun
  a macronutrient essential to nutrition, the building block of organic matter, and a dietary component humans often discuss
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  throw
  Verb
  propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand
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  vitamin/deficiency
  General Noun
  Humans need vitamins ie. molecules that are obtained through digesting food or supplements. They suffer from deficiencies if their diet is one sided. Do Klingons have these things in general and what would they call them? "Potato is a good source of vitamin C", "Due to deficiency of vitamin C the human caught the scurvy"
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  be steep
  Verb
  A sharpness in the slope of an object or pathway. It could also apply to a course through water, air, or space. Examples: "The rocks rolled rapidly down the steep mountain." "To prevent accumulation of snow, the house's roof was very steep." "The steep route was hard to climb." "To evade the rockets, the chopper flew a steep course towards the canyon."
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  vine, vine-like plant
  General Noun
  A type of plant characterized by long flexible stems which do not support themselves. They can grow horizontally along the ground and/or climb available plants or structures. Examples: grape vine, Virginia creeper, ivy, wisteria, honeysuckle, hops
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  be cracked
  Verb
  be broken without separation of parts; be fractured but not into pieces. Many materials can be cracked without being broken: glass, ceramic, crystal, hard plastic, rock, carbon fiber, and others. For example: The bone was cracked, but it was not completely broken. The window is cracked because of the hail. The captain used a cracked teacup.
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  hover
  Verb
  Staying aloft in one spot or general area in the air, using some active means. This is different from float, fly, or orbit. Things that hover: hummingbirds, helicopters, dragonflies, ships with thrusters or anti-gravity technology. (Possibly a wizard casting a spell could cause something to hover, but that's not my focus.)
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  be blistered
  Verb
  be wounded/damaged in a way that results in one or more raised bumps, bubbles, or blisters. This damage is usually caused by heat from burning, radiation, or intense friction. It could be the result of a chemical process. Examples: "Due to the radiation, his skin was blistered." "After the fire, the walls were blistered."
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  density
  General Noun
  The density is the mass divided by the volume of an object. The density is a few particles per cubic centimeter.
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  (kilo, mega, giga, etc.) Electronvolt
  General Noun
  Electronvolt is a unit of measure often used to discuss high energy particles.
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  Baryons / Baryonic
  General Noun
  The baryonic matter of the Universe is everything we can see and measure.
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  Shock / Shock front / Bow shock
  General Noun
  eg. Bow shock in front of a boat; The galaxy cluster merger released energy in the form of shocks and turbulence throughout the intracluster medium.
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  infalling
  Adverb
  eg. The infalling system eventually merged with the other. The infalling particle to the blackhole.
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  Intracluster Medium
  General Noun
  The Intracluster Medium is the very hot (several millions of degrees), low-density, diffuse plasma (gas) in between galaxies inside a galaxy cluster.
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  entropy / enthalpy
  General Noun
  eg. The entropy traces the gas history of the system. The internal enthalpy causes the bubbles to buoyantly rise.
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  gradient
  General Noun
  It forms a gradient to the closest minimum.
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  redshift
  General Noun
  The redshift of the galaxy cluster is quite high.
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  background
  General Noun
  eg. The background galaxies, instrumental background, astrophysical background, background signal
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  Thermodynamics / Thermodynamic
  General Noun
  We can explore the thermodynamical maps of the system.
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  Dark Matter
  General Noun
  The gas traces the dark matter separation from the galaxy.
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  Spectroscopy / Spectra
  General Noun
  We look at emission spectra from the object. We work with high-resolution spectroscopy
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  Emission / Emissivity
  Verb
  eg. Because of the emissivity of the bright source. A line emission from the electron moving shells
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  Cluster
  General Noun
  eg. Galaxy cluster, a cluster of galaxies
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  antenna
  General Noun
  organs found in pairs on the heads of common Terran insects, used for feeling, sensing.
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  cicada
  General Noun
  an insect with transparent wings, the male singing in summer, is feature of the season in Earth.
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  nebula
  General Noun
  Luminescent parts of the interstellar medium often consisting of ionized hydrogen and cosmic dust, which serve as star-forming regions. Perhaps something like a {logh 'eng}. {"nebula"vetlhDaq qa'vIn tu'lu'.}
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  lutefisk
  General Noun
  Lutefisk is a Nordic gelatinaous fermentation of aged dried whitefish. My Norwegian friend says Klingons just might this foul dish.
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  amateur
  Language User
  one who cultivates any study, interest, taste, or attachment without engaging in it professionally
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  retina
  Body Part
  the innermost, light-sensitive layer of tissue of the eye of most vertebrates and some molluscs
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  bismuth
  General Noun
  chemical element with atomic number 83; a brittle silvery-white metal
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  mustard
  General Noun
  plant whose seeds are rendered into a powder or paste to produce a condiment or spice
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  fluorine
  General Noun
  chemical element with atomic number 9, the lightest halogen, existing at standard conditions as a highly toxic, pale yellow diatomic gas
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  pepper (spice)
  General Noun
  plant yielding peppercorns commonly used as spices
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  canvas
  General Noun
  extremely durable plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, shelters, as a support for oil painting and for other items for which sturdiness is required
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  pension
  General Noun
  fund into which a sum of money is added during an employee's employment years and from which payments are drawn to support the person's retirement from work in the form of periodic payments
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  silk
  General Noun
  fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod
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  bat-and-ball game
  General Noun
  field game played by two opposing teams involving a bat and ball - can refer to either cricket or baseball
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  sea urchin
  General Noun
  spiny marine echinoderm commonly found in shallow water, having a complex chewing structure
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  anvil
  General Noun
  heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped
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  be diaphanous / see-through
  Verb
  be transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through, distinct from {Dem} which also means "colorless"
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  Ethiopia
  General Noun
  country and historical region in eastern Africa
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  palm (or Klingon equivalent)
  General Noun
  Taxon of tree-like flowering plants on Kronos with leaves on fronds
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  feierabend
  General Noun
  As soon as we are off work, we can feel the sense of feierabend. Maybe we'll party. *Suggested by a German Klingon enthusiast friend.
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  candy
  General Noun
  sweets, or something made of sugar but smaller than a chab
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  cuddle, snuggle
  Verb
  Hold close in one's arms as a way of showing love or affection. This is non-sexual activity (though it often happen in conjunction with sex). It can happen between person and pet, parent and child, or between lovers. It may involve comforting somebody who's crying, or sleeping together in the same bed.
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  be flirty (to flirt)
  Verb
  I'm looking for a way to express flirtyness or sexual/romantic playfullness. I wanted to say «Are you flirting with me?» I wound up saying {loQ parmaqlIj cho'ang'a'?} but I think there is probably a better way to phrase this. How is flirtyness, flirty behavior and displays of romantic interest described in Klingon? Would {reH} "to play" be used here?
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  Traffic
  General Noun
  the collection of vehicles (public and private) that transport people and/or goods.
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  Upstairs/Downstairs
  General Noun
  Locative. Can you come upstairs? It's downstairs in the lobby!
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  bee, wasp
  Animal
  Any of thousands of stinging species in the order Hymenoptera, usually yellow/orange with black stripes
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  moment, instant
  General Noun
  very short period of time. "a critical moment", "She paused for only an instant".
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  monochrome
  General Noun
  Pictures/photos/images having only one color, or black and white. Antonym of qalmuS.
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  Bajor
  General Noun
  The main planet in the Bajoran star system, inhabited by the Bajorans. Pronounced varyingly as "BAY-jore" and as "be-ZHORE" in DS9.
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  signify / mean
  Verb
  For use is phrases such as: "What does that mean?", "What does this word mean?", "Does that mean that the sky is blue?", "This symbol signifies peace."
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  be abstract / be concrete
  Verb
  Expressing the difference between abstract and concrete. E.g. how do I describe an idea as abstract (e.g. philosophical concepts) as opposed concrete (e.g. building instructions).
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  yeast
  General Noun
  The microorganism yeast. There is {lerup} for bacteria and {javtIm} for virus, but yeast is neither.
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  sense, sensation, emotion, feeling, reaction to a stimulus
  General Noun
  When he saw his friend lying wounded on the battlefield, his emotion was one of revenge.
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  aura
  General Noun
  She could clearly see his aura while noone else could.
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  be addicted
  Verb
  to be physically and/or mentally dependent on a certain substance and/or stimulus, e.g. alcohol, drugs, smoking; different from being "dependent on medicine" that keeps one's health from deteriorating
• 56

  (+15/-41)
  skipper
  Language User
  master of a ship, particularly for recreational purposes, who doesn't hold a military title and for whom the word "captain" might therefore be inappropriate
• 59

  (+21/-38)
  sailor
  Language User
  A person who sails a sail boats
• 3

  (+0/-3)
  crack, fissure, aperture, breach, cleft
  General Noun
  After the earthquake, a huge fissure appeared in the landscape.
• 4

  (+0/-4)
  freight, load, cargo, pack
  General Noun
  The freighter is carrying a cargo of weapons for the Klingon Empire. (We have tongDuj = freighter, i.e. the ship itself)
• 21

  (+0/-21)
  ready, prepared for use
  Verb
  The brew is ready to be drunk at the wedding ceremony. It has been prepared for use. (stative verb/adjective)
• 69

  (+61/-8)
  plural term for "beings" with the morpheme {-Do'}
  Question
  {HoSDo'} means "energy beings", from {HoS} "energy". This request is for at least one additional noun with {-Do'}
• 64

  (+58/-6)
  pavilion, gazebo
  General Noun
  shelter or building constructed in a park, garden, or other picturesque outdoor space, offering an open view of the surrounding area
• 63

  (+59/-4)
  career
  General Noun
  long-term commitment or occupation, usually within a single profession, undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress
• 39

  (+15/-24)
  sauce
  General Noun
  We lack a generic term for "sauce", though we have quite a few specific names for sauces: {ghevI'}, {gha'poq}, {qettlhup}, {quD}, {'uSu'}
• 63

  (+63/-0)
  fragile / delicate
  Verb
  This stick is so fragile that even a Ferengi child can snap it in two. (stative verb)
• 65

  (+65/-0)
  friction
  General Noun
  Friction causes a slowdown in motion of plates rubbing against each other.
• 66

  (+62/-4)
  gyroscope
  General Noun
  device used for maintaining orientation or angular velocity, consisting of a wheel or disc whose axis of rotation is free to assume any orientation by itself
• 68

  (+60/-8)
  paresthesia, "pins and needles"
  General Noun
  abnormal sensation of the skin (pricking, tingling, chilling, burning, numbness) with no apparent physical cause
• 69

  (+65/-4)
  sperm(atozoon)
  Body Part
  often motile gamete which fertilizes the egg in sexual reproduction
• 64

  (+59/-5)
  entwine
  Verb
  He twisted a rope around the handle of his sword, entwining it to give it a better grip.
• 66

  (+29/-37)
  biology
  General Noun
  Scientific study of the physical life of animals and plants.
• 70

  (+66/-4)
  demon
  Language User
  a class of usually malevolent supernatural entities
• 71

  (+71/-0)
  needle
  General Noun
  a long thin, sharp implement usually for piercing, as in sowing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body-piercing, medical injections, sutras, etc.
• 66

  (+61/-5)
  shaman
  Language User
  traditional prescientific faith healer, or member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual and/or religious medium between the concrete and spiritual worlds
• 63

  (+59/-4)
  surplus
  General Noun
  an economic situation in which supply exceeds demand
• 69

  (+64/-5)
  be holy, be sacred
  Verb
  be revered or dedicated to a religious purpose or to a deity
• 68

  (+68/-0)
  pedal
  Verb
  operate a pedal attached to a wheel in a continuous circular motion
• 68

  (+64/-4)
  complex / imaginary number
  General Noun
  a number incorporating the square root of negative one
• 68

  (+64/-4)
  function [mathematics]
  General Noun
  a relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain
• 67

  (+62/-5)
  tassel
  General Noun
  a bundle of loosely hanging threads, cords, or other material knotted at one end and attached for decoration to home furnishings, clothing, or other items
• 64

  (+59/-5)
  tuft, tussock
  General Noun
  a bunch or collection of threads, grass, hair, etc. held or growing together at the base
• 69

  (+25/-44)
  distinguish, discriminate, discern
  Verb
  to make a conceptual distinction between two things
• 63

  (+21/-42)
  Frome
  Transliteration
  An historic town in Somerset with links back to before time itself !!!
• 63

  (+38/-25)
  distribution
  General Noun
  As in statistics/probability calculus
• 66

  (+34/-32)
  rub, rub off, abrade, polish
  Verb
  The warrior uses an abrasive file to rub of the image stamped onto his arm by the tattoo artist.
• 12

  (+0/-12)
  roll up, furl
  Verb
  The priest rolled up the scroll.
• 14

  (+4/-10)
  balance
  Verb
  The iron bar balances on the wooden beam.
• 12

  (+0/-12)
  pull, drag, lug along
  Verb
  The Sargh can pull four carts at the same time. (push could be pull+Ha' or vice-versa)
• 67

  (+46/-21)
  migrate, immigrate, emigrate
  Verb
  To depart one's native land and take up residence in another land
• 73

  (+54/-19)
  step/rung
  General Noun
  single flat horizontal surface of a staircase or rung of a ladder that you step on to ascend or descend.
• 74

  (+25/-49)
  copy
  Verb
  to duplicate/make a duplicate of, reproduce or replicate something.
• 64

  (+44/-20)
  Ukraine
  General Noun
  European country where Ukrainian is predominately spoken: pop. 44 million
• 64

  (+39/-25)
  Pakistan
  General Noun
  South Asian country where Urdu is spoken: pop. 226 million
• 72

  (+44/-28)
  Taiwan
  General Noun
  Asian country where Taiwanese is spoken: pop. 23 million
• 73

  (+64/-9)
  peanut
  General Noun
  A leguminous nut (Arachis hypogaea) that grows underground and can be made into peanut butter; most cultivars have two nuts to a shell. A favorite of carnival goers, barflies, and circus elephants and monkeys.
• 74

  (+51/-23)
  step
  General Noun
  Act of stepping once, distance covered by doing this action. Pedometers count these. "I walked 12,000 steps today.", "50 steps and 100 steps"(Japanese idiom)
• 70

  (+63/-7)
  giraffe
  Animal
  A long-necked mammal of the order Artiodactyla with a spotted coat and ossicones on its head, or the Kronos equivalent
• 63

  (+39/-24)
  Palestine
  General Noun
  Country in the Levant, not recognized by the UN, who disputes the territory of Israel; a useful word in discussing the Israeli-Palestinian confict
• 63

  (+38/-25)
  Lebanon
  General Noun
  Country in the Levant whose capital is Beirut
• 73

  (+64/-9)
  almond
  General Noun
  A brown and white drupe of the species Prunus amygdalus with an oval shape, eaten as a nut
• 57

  (+29/-28)
  lime
  General Noun
  A green citrus fruit
• 76

  (+69/-7)
  political/governmental term with the morpheme {-tuy}
  General Noun
  at least one additional {-tuy} noun, cf. {HI'tuy} "dictatorship", from {HI'} "dictator"
• 74

  (+74/-0)
  infiltrate
  Verb
  gain gradual surreptitious access, esp. in order to acquire secret information
• 67

  (+67/-0)
  cholesterol
  Body Part
  lipid biomolecule synthesized by all animal cells; an essential component of animal cell membranes
• 65

  (+65/-0)
  methane
  General Noun
  chemical compound, formula CH4, the main constituent of natural gas
• 71

  (+68/-3)
  ammonia
  General Noun
  naturally common and widely used but pungent-smelling, caustic and hazardous colorless gas, formula NH3
• 70

  (+69/-1)
  splinter, shard
  General Noun
  long and/or sharp fragment of material, e.g. wood, glass or pottery
• 65

  (+44/-21)
  dough, batter
  General Noun
  grain-, nut-, or bean-based paste or liquid mixture used to prepare {tIr ngogh}, {chab}, or {bIQyIn}
• 75

  (+69/-6)
  partnership/companionship term with the morpheme {-qay}
  Language User
  At least one additional {-qay} noun, cf. {parmaqqay}
• 72

  (+65/-7)
  terracotta
  General Noun
  clay-based earthenware ceramic material, the fired body of which is porous
• 68

  (+65/-3)
  kelp
  General Noun
  large heterokontic brown algae seaweed
• 71

  (+69/-2)
  fern
  General Noun
  group of vascular plants lacking seeds and flowers and reproducing via spores
• 64

  (+64/-0)
  hypha
  General Noun
  long branching filamentous structure of fungi and other organisms; the main mode of fungal vegetative growth
• 64

  (+64/-0)
  andesite
  General Noun
  extrusive volcanic rock composed of mostly plagioclase plus pyroxene or hornblende
• 64

  (+64/-0)
  diorite
  General Noun
  intrusive igneous rock formed by slow cooling of magma, with a moderate content of silica and low content of alkali metals
• 68

  (+64/-4)
  lapis lazuli
  General Noun
  deep-blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone
• 68

  (+63/-5)
  hay
  General Noun
  grass or other leafy vegetable matter cut and dried and used and used as animal fodder
• 68

  (+65/-3)
  compost
  General Noun
  decayed remains of organic matter, rotted into natural fertilizer
• 65

  (+45/-20)
  piston
  General Noun
  tube-fitted disk or cylinder that moves up and down against a fluid, deriving or imparting motion in an engine or pump
• 74

  (+71/-3)
  assume
  Verb
  surmise or suppose to be true
• 69

  (+69/-0)
  smelt
  Verb
  extract metal from its ore via heating and melting
• 20

  (+2/-18)
  again
  Adverb
  an adverbial indicating that something has occurred previously (as in "Are you here again?")
• 52

  (+48/-4)
  anus
  Body Part
  the opening of the GI tract where solid waste is expelled
• 20

  (+0/-20)
  Arab
  Language User
  Member of a Semitic ethnic group, found in many nations across the Middle East, that speaks the Arabic language; Arabic could be *{Arab} Hol*
• 74

  (+39/-35)
  pottery, earthenware, china
  General Noun
  A generic term for ceramic vessels. pots, etc.
• 73

  (+66/-7)
  Acid Punk
  General Noun
  Music relating to the Klingon Acid Punk described in Star Trek: Lower Decks
• 66

  (+44/-22)
  fancy, have a crush
  Verb
  To have romantic/sexual feelings for someone, to find someone attractive
• 74

  (+43/-31)
  feeling, emotion
  General Noun
  There are several words for specific feelings (Quch, 'IQ, muS, pIl, Sey, ghal, etc.), but no word to generally refer to human emotions. If this word is provided, could it also be clarified what verb is used for "having/feeling" feelings/emotions?
• 65

  (+63/-2)
  pea
  General Noun
  Vegetable of the species Pisum sativum; spherical green legumes in a pod. {moQ qurgh} does not work since that could also be a chickpea (different genus), and {moQ qurgh SuD} does not distinguish the two either because {SuD} means both green and yellow, peas being green and chickpeas being yellow.
• 64

  (+39/-25)
  Indonesia
  General Noun
  Country in Southeast Asia where the Indonesian language is spoken; capital is Djakarta
• 71

  (+49/-22)
  musical note/tone
  General Noun
  A general word for a musical note. "she strummed a few notes on the guitar."
• 65

  (+64/-1)
  xylophone
  General Noun
  A percussion instrument consisting of wooden bars of varying lengths struck by a mallet; the longer the bar, the deeper the sound
• 20

  (+0/-20)
  a way to distinguish between "bricks" and other kinds of "blocks"
  General Noun
  The only word we currently have for both is "ngogh". It would be very helpful to have more vocabulary available, for example in the Minecraft translation project, since there are many "blocks", some of which are made of "bricks", which gets cumbersome very fast.
• 64

  (+42/-22)
  tonsil
  Body Part
  one of a set of lymphoid organs facing into the aerodigestive tract, which play an important role in the immune system
• 64

  (+42/-22)
  cliché, trope, stereotype
  General Noun
  artistic element, phrase, or generalized idea commonly employed as a rhetorical device or heuristic, often to the point of overuse - "The idea that Klingons make bad scientists is a stereotype."
• 75

  (+41/-34)
  transgender
  Language User
  A transgender person, to be transgender, etc. Describes someone whose gender differs from their assigned sex. Could be translated as a noun or an adjective.
• 62

  (+39/-23)
  Iraq
  General Noun
  A nation in the Middle East, capital Baghdad: The protests against the 2003 invasion of Iraq brought traffic to a halt.
• 62

  (+39/-23)
  Iran, Persia
  General Noun
  A nation in the Middle East, capital Tehran: The Shahnameh is a hero epic from ancient Persia.
• 63

  (+43/-20)
  tar
  General Noun
  black oily viscous substance consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials like wood, peat, or coal
• 70

  (+70/-0)
  droop, slouch, be limp
  Verb
  "As time went on he began to slouch in his chair" "The fronds drooped in the heat"
• 29

  (+12/-17)
  hoard, cache, trove
  General Noun
  supply or collection of valuable items, often hidden "We suspect the Romulans maintain a cache of weapons there"
• 67

  (+64/-3)
  scald
  Verb
  injure or damage with hot liquid "The steam from the engine scalded the mechanic's hand"
• 65

  (+42/-23)
  railing, guardrail, banister
  General Noun
  fence or barrier used for support or to prevent falls "The metal handrail rusted away"
• 62

  (+42/-20)
  hygiene
  General Noun
  regular personal practices that promote health and attractiveness "Klingons follow a different regime of hygiene"
• 72

  (+69/-3)
  file, dossier, portfolio
  General Noun
  Collection of textual and/or visual materials organized together
• 64

  (+42/-22)
  masterpiece
  General Noun
  piece of work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship, often given much critical praise, and especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career
• 65

  (+44/-21)
  parody, caricature
  General Noun
  work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony, or a pictorial representation of in which distinguishing features are exaggerated for comic effect
• 62

  (+40/-22)
  asthma
  General Noun
  long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing
• 68

  (+67/-1)
  stutter, stammer
  Verb
  speak with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds
• 63

  (+43/-20)
  gravel
  General Noun
  small fragments of rock, usually differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast
• 70

  (+67/-3)
  latch
  General Noun
  fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side
• 62

  (+42/-20)
  lymph
  Body Part
  colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets
• 71

  (+63/-8)
  sequin, spangle
  General Noun
  small flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn onto a garment etc. for decoration
• 63

  (+43/-20)
  confiscate
  Verb
  use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder
• 66

  (+41/-25)
  probation
  General Noun
  type of sentence where convicted criminals are allowed to continue living in the community but will automatically be sent to jail if they violate certain conditions, or any period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may easily be removed for poor performance
• 67

  (+61/-6)
  rinse
  Verb
  wash with clean water to remove soap, detergent, dirt, or impurities
• 63

  (+43/-20)
  exclamation
  General Noun
  grammatical category including invectives and words such as {toH}, {ghobe'}, and {maj}
• 70

  (+52/-18)
  magnesium
  General Noun
  chemical element, alkaline earth metal with the symbol Mg and atomic number 12
• 68

  (+65/-3)
  capacitor
  General Noun
  electronic component capable of storing electrical energy in an electric field; especially one consisting of two conductors separated by a dielectric
• 62

  (+42/-20)
  pulsar
  General Noun
  highly magnetized rotating compact star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation from its magnetic poles
• 61

  (+33/-28)
  beaver
  Animal
  A flat-tailed rodent that cuts down trees and builds natural dams to live in, or the Klingon equivalent
• 70

  (+31/-39)
  badger
  Animal
  Any of several species of digging omnivorous carnivorans with white and black striping, or the Klingon equivalent
• 72

  (+65/-7)
  diode
  General Noun
  two-terminal electronic component that conducts current primarily in one direction; it has low (ideally zero) resistance in one direction, and high (ideally infinite) resistance in the other
• 69

  (+69/-0)
  fuse [electronics]
  General Noun
  device to prevent the overloading of an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it
• 71

  (+71/-0)
  transistor
  General Noun
  solid-state semiconductor device with at least three terminals which can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation, and many other functions
• 63

  (+60/-3)
  mica
  General Noun
  hydrous aluminosilicate mineral group characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic
• 62

  (+42/-20)
  kettle
  General Noun
  vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid
• 73

  (+70/-3)
  potassium
  General Noun
  soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element (symbol K) with an atomic number of 19
• 73

  (+64/-9)
  olive-like tree
  General Noun
  tree cultivated for its small oval fruit and the oil obtained from it
• 57

  (+15/-42)
  cocoon, chrysalis
  General Noun
  silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa
• 75

  (+75/-0)
  fractal
  General Noun
  geometric figure that is self-similar at all scales, or any object, system, or idea that exhibits this property
• 70

  (+47/-23)
  purr, trill
  Verb
  verb describing the purr of a {vIghro'}, and also the vibration of the tongue when producing the trilled Klingon {r}
• 64

  (+61/-3)
  teaching, precept (singular)
  General Noun
  {paQDI'norgh} is the plural "teachings". This request is for a singular "teaching".
• 67

  (+62/-5)
  isthmus
  General Noun
  narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses
• 72

  (+68/-4)
  isotope
  General Noun
  any of two or more forms of a chemical element where the atoms have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons within their nuclei
• 72

  (+68/-4)
  cosine
  General Noun
  (trigonometry) in a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side adjacent to an acute angle to the length of the hypotenuse
• 68

  (+64/-4)
  aurora (borealis/australis)
  General Noun
  atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky
• 69

  (+61/-8)
  angel
  General Noun
  a spiritual being presumably residing inSuto'vo'qor
• 75

  (+39/-36)
  quality
  General Noun
  Alternatively verbs "be of high quality"/"be of low quality". Quality describes how well something is done or made compared to similar things. It is not always same as "good", as even things of high quality may be bad/useless for someone/some purpose, and things of low quality can be good for something/someone.
• 66

  (+21/-45)
  gestalt
  General Noun
  A value which is more than the sum of its parts
• 68

  (+45/-23)
  conceptual word, concrete word
  Clarification
  Some nouns in Klingon have a difference between conceptual and concrete words(as I call them). I would like to know the classification of these by Klingon linguists. (Or, two verbs: conceptual / concrete)
• 65

  (+27/-38)
  for example, eg.
  Adverb
  A word or idiom to use when giving examples. "Being the leader of the Empire is dangerous. Gorkon, for example, was assassinated."
• 66

  (+45/-21)
  charcoal
  General Noun
  Impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, heating it in the absence of oxygen. Used as fuel, as a filtering material and for drawing.
• 54

  (+12/-42)
  to anoint
  Verb
  to apply oil or ointment, to apply oil for a religious ceremony
• 20

  (+0/-20)
  civilian, non-military, ordinary, non-ceremonial (stative verb, adjective) SeQHa' may work for non-formal, but may not work for civilian.
  Verb
  He was wearing civilian clothes and an ordinary hat.
• 63

  (+11/-52)
  civilian, non-military, ordinary, non-ceremonial (stative verb, adjective)
  Verb
  He was wearing civilian clothes and an ordinary hat.
• 20

  (+0/-20)
  sporting discipline. tlhIngan Hol mu' "pIqcho'" neH tu'lu'.
  General Noun
  mughmeH 'aDI DaSler lut tlhIngan Hol mu' "sporting discipline" vIpoQ
• 69

  (+49/-20)
  herb
  General Noun
  the leafy green or flowering parts of a plant (either fresh or dried) used for flavoring food
• 53

  (+30/-23)
  spice
  General Noun
  a seed, fruit, root, bark, or other plant substance primarily used for flavoring or coloring food
• 71

  (+25/-46)
  to have time, to make it
  Verb
  A general word for having time to do something. Could be used for example like: {DuSaqDaq jI(--)be'} I didn't make it to school.
• 75

  (+40/-35)
  ring, make musical sound
  Verb
  A verb with a positive or neutral connotation to be used with musical instruments, music players and other things that are currently making sound. 'ey is not enough as it doesn't imply that the device currently makes sound. chuS is not appropriate as "noisy" has a negative connotation. wab chenmoH seems like a too technical way to describe beautiful things like music.
• 84

  (+46/-38)
  tlhoyHa'
  Adverb
  Since tlhoy is an adverbial meaning "overly, to an excessive degree, excessively, too much," does tlhoyHa' work for something like "insufficiently, inadequately, too little"?Wish list Editor: While tlhoyHa' may not mean the suggested meaning, if you want to know the canonical meaning for this word consider upvoting it so it can be passed onto Dr. Okrand.
• 69

  (+31/-38)
  loQHa'
  Adverb
  Since loQ is an adverbial for "slightly, a little bit," does loQHa' work for something like "largely, mostly, considerably, a lot?"Wish list Editor: While loQHa' may not mean the suggested meaning, if you want to know the canonical meaning for this word consider upvoting it so it can be passed onto Dr. Okrand.
• 79

  (+54/-25)
  civilian
  Language User
  A person who is not on active duty. In the Klingon society, this could refer to Klingon monks, servants, children, people who have not undergone the Age of Ascension and other non-military personnel. This could also be used to refer non-military ships like merchant wessels, passenger transport ships, and so on.
• 63

  (+13/-50)
  Is there a difference between DungluQ and pemjep?
  Question
  Their English definitions are "noon" and "midday", which are synonyms of each other. Is there a difference between the Klingon words?
• 82

  (+62/-20)
  Hellanian lynx
  General Noun
  A feline creature that slinks like a Klingon woman who desires to mate.
• 20

  (+0/-20)
  Pacifier
  General Noun
  A Toy That an Infant Puts In Their Mouth to Enable Self-Soothing
• 73

  (+51/-22)
  Diaper
  General Noun
  Covering Used for an Infant Until They Are Toilet-Trained
• 21

  (+0/-21)
  Bottle (Baby)
  General Noun
  Bottle or Container Used to Feed an Infant
• 71

  (+30/-41)
  Formula (Baby)
  General Noun
  Powdered Iron-Enriched Milk Substitute Used to Feed Infants
• 70

  (+48/-22)
  A hardy, long-lived tree with twisted braches and needle-like leaves
  General Noun
  Is there a tree on Qo'noS or other Klingon worlds analogous to a Terran pine?
• 74

  (+66/-8)
  barnacle
  Animal
  marine crustacean that attaches itself to submerged surfaces
• 21

  (+0/-21)
  scrambled, be scrambled, be mixed up
  Verb
  Jigsaw puzzles pieces are scrambled in the box. Alternatively, a declaration that {mIS} "be confused, be mixed up" carries this meaning.
• 77

  (+39/-38)
  corps, team, division
  General Noun
  He is in the medical corps. I am part of the drill team. How many divisions are in the military.
• 71

  (+47/-24)
  dopamine
  Body Part
  neurotransmitter that plays several important roles in the brain and body, involved in motor control, hormone release, and perceived desirability or aversiveness of behaviors
• 69

  (+44/-25)
  serotonin
  Body Part
  a monoamine neurotransmitter with a complex function, modulating mood, cognition, reward, learning, memory, and numerous physiological processes such as vomiting and vasoconstriction
• 80

  (+40/-40)
  be curious
  Verb
  eager to know or learn something. "I began to be curious about the whereabouts of the bride and groom"
• 31

  (+3/-28)
  be surprised
  Verb
  a state of a person who has a reaction to an unexpected situation; can be negative or positive. Surely not as strong as being shocked. More like "She looked surprised to hear that he was a Vulcan", "I am very surprised to meet you here", "She will be surprised to find the chocolate in her bag"
• 52

  (+14/-38)
  trial, court case
  General Noun
  a formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings. "the newspaper accounts of the trial"
• 80

  (+43/-37)
  judge
  Language User
  a public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law.
• 58

  (+18/-40)
  jury
  General Noun
  a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court. "the jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts"
• 53

  (+22/-31)
  sigh
  Verb
  emit a long, deep, audible breath expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or a similar feeling. "Harry sank into a chair and sighed with relief."
• 75

  (+54/-21)
  fellow X, co-X
  Question
  Used to describe other crewmembers, coworkers, students, etc. who belong to the same group as oneself; this could be a stative verb or another noun.
• 66

  (+28/-38)
  be radioactive
  Verb
  To emit ionizing radiation that can destroy organic cells or alter DNA; a property of many elements.
• 89

  (+60/-29)
  be busy, be occupied
  Verb
  To be doing something and having no capacity for dealing with other things at a given moment (not necessarily because of work).
• 86

  (+45/-41)
  gender, sex
  General Noun
  The category of classification that distinguishes {be'} and {loD} and potentially others; perhaps several terms, depending on what criteria the distinction is based on.
• 84

  (+41/-43)
  microphone
  General Noun
  A device that records sound waves and transforms them into (electrical) signals for further processing; a {wab qonwI'} might refer to a more complex device, e.g. a sound recorder.
• 78

  (+58/-20)
  compare
  Verb
  To analyze commonalities and differences between two or more objects, people or ideas.
• 90

  (+70/-20)
  automatically
  Adverb
  To be performed by a machine without needed interaction of a person. Could also be a verb
• 86

  (+74/-12)
  yogurt
  Transliteration
  A Middle Eastern/South Asian food made by fermenting milk with lactobacillus and streptococcus bacteria
• 77

  (+48/-29)
  yoga
  Transliteration
  A system of exercises based on the asanas that cultivate spiritual health; originated in India
• 84

  (+37/-47)
  to be unique, the only one
  Verb
  This means "only" in the sense of a sole member of a class (e.g. "the only cadet"), as opposed to the word {neH} (e.g. "only a/the cadet").
• 23

  (+2/-21)
  rotate
  Verb
  The officer rotates the flat metal plate 45 degrees to the left. (I think jIrmoH does not work for this concept.)
• 20

  (+0/-20)
  fingers or toes as a collective
  Body Part
  His toes suffered a severe injury.
• 79

  (+54/-25)
  victim
  Language User
  A person who has been a target of a crime, or a casualty of an accident
• 73

  (+29/-44)
  Grasshopper
  Animal
  An insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
• 87

  (+39/-48)
  backpfeifengesicht
  General Noun
  an insult for an individual you want to punch in the face. (German - a face badly in need of punching)
• 75

  (+25/-50)
  fade
  Verb
  The colors of the petals fade at the same time the sun's light fades from the sky.
• 72

  (+13/-59)
  wither
  Verb
  The flower withers due to drought.
• 50

  (+39/-11)
  sine (curve)
  General Noun
  The sine curve of a wave crest can be calculated mathematically.
• 78

  (+50/-28)
  poppy
  General Noun
  a papaveraceous flower, cultivated as an ornamental, for opioid drugs and for its edible seeds
• 46

  (+38/-8)
  electrolyte
  General Noun
  Any substance that produces an electrically conducting solution when dissolved in a solvent.
• 69

  (+11/-58)
  uproot
  Verb
  The farmer uproots the cabbages. i.e. to pull something out. I do not like QIq for this.
• 52

  (+40/-12)
  politician
  Language User
  A person who is professionally involved in the politics. Also a derogatory term for a person who manipulates or pleases others just to gain own advantage. For example Gowron is described as a politician in DS9
• 82

  (+54/-28)
  wipe
  Verb
  to rub against (or with) something, perhaps to remove or spread a substance. "In order to remove his blood, I wiped my blade on his uniform."
• 22

  (+0/-22)
  commemoration for Jesus christ
  General Noun
  it's a celebreation from the bible
• 47

  (+38/-9)
  Romania
  General Noun
  puH 'ewropDaq
• 5

  (+1/-4)
  Moon and Solar Eclipse
  General Noun
  Eclipse
• 81

  (+52/-29)
  Cerebral palsy
  Body Part
  Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of permanent movement disorders that appear in early childhood
• 89

  (+58/-31)
  kangaroo
  Animal
  An upright herbivorous marsupial that moves by jumping, or the Klingon equivalent
• 80

  (+51/-29)
  social term with the morpheme {-no'}
  Grammar
  {lop} 'celebrate' + {-no'} = {lopno'} 'celebration, party'. This request for at least one other noun with {-no'}
• 75

  (+30/-45)
  shrimp
  Animal
  decapod crustaceans with elongated bodies and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion
• 46

  (+36/-10)
  harness
  General Noun
  restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps. "A defective harness is a safety risk."
• 74

  (+47/-27)
  tether, leash
  General Noun
  rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement. "The astronaut made sure she her tether was secure before the spacewalk."
• 48

  (+39/-9)
  beep
  Verb
  make a short usually high-pitched sound (as from a horn or an electronic device) that serves as a signal or warning. "At the end of the countdown, the timer will beep."
• 48

  (+38/-10)
  strap
  General Noun
  long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like, used to secure clothing, cargo et. al. "They tightened the straps of the harness."
• 51

  (+43/-8)
  propaganda
  General Noun
  concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people
• 76

  (+50/-26)
  nugget, chunk, clump
  General Noun
  small compact mass. "The miners processed the nuggets of ore."
• 47

  (+38/-9)
  hermit, recluse
  Language User
  someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship. "Some of the devotees of the monastery on Boreth became hermits."
• 47

  (+38/-9)
  bead
  General Noun
  small, round object with a hole to allow it to be threaded on a cord or wire. "The beads came off the necklace and scattered everywhere."
• 72

  (+15/-57)
  xenophobia
  General Noun
  prejudice or discrimination against foreigners
• 50

  (+41/-9)
  X-ray
  General Noun
  wavelength of ray capable of passing through soft matter and photographing the inside of a person, animal, etc.
• 53

  (+41/-12)
  interest
  General Noun
  money either charged by a lender for a loan, or accrued on an account or investment
• 77

  (+33/-44)
  profit
  General Noun
  monetary gain, advantage, or benefit
• 50

  (+39/-11)
  ant(s), formicidae
  General Noun
  small insect, proverbial for industry, that lives in highly organized societies. They are known as the rulers of the Earth.
• 75

  (+36/-39)
  face mask
  General Noun
  a covering for the mouth and nose that is worn especially to reduce the spread of infectious agents (such as viruses or bacteria)
• 49

  (+38/-11)
  bastard
  General Noun
  an illegitimate child, a child born out of wedlock
• 77

  (+30/-47)
  nuclear, be nuclear
  Verb
  To describe nuclear power or weapons
• 76

  (+54/-22)
  geode
  General Noun
  hollow, vaguely spherical rocks, in which masses of mineral matter (which may include crystals) are secluded
• 73

  (+49/-24)
  coma
  General Noun
  deep state of prolonged unconsciousness in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light, or sound, lacks a normal wake-sleep cycle; and does not initiate voluntary actions
• 85

  (+76/-9)
  oat
  General Noun
  species of cereal grain grown for its seed
• 47

  (+37/-10)
  pidgin, creole, contact language
  General Noun
  stable natural language that develops from the simplifying and mixing of different languages into a new one within a fairly brief period of time
• 79

  (+53/-26)
  socio-historical term with the morpheme {-qeq}
  General Noun
  The verb {tay} 'be civilized' is nominalized with the morpheme {-qeq} to form {tayqeq} 'civilization'. This request is for at least one additional noun with {-qeq}, preferably a sociological or historical term
• 76

  (+31/-45)
  instinct (singular)
  General Noun
  {Duj} means 'instincts' in the plural. This request is for a singular 'instinct'.
• 78

  (+48/-30)
  bowling, ninepins, tenpins
  General Noun
  game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a group of upright standing pins
• 78

  (+50/-28)
  golf
  General Noun
  competitive game whose players propel an object into each of a series of goal-zones in the minimum number of strokes
• 81

  (+51/-30)
  vanilla
  General Noun
  plant yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes
• 50

  (+40/-10)
  ginger
  General Noun
  pungent aromatic rhizome of an herb, used as a spice
• 46

  (+37/-9)
  read lips
  Verb
  to understand what people are saying by watching the movement of their lips
• 19

  (+19/-0)
  pimple, acne, zits, gorch
  Body Part
  Breakout on the skin that occurs among human HojnIypu' or during jaktahla on Klingons
• 79

  (+51/-28)
  bill, act
  General Noun
  A piece of legislation: Bill Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act.
• 39

  (+10/-29)
  bribe
  General Noun
  money or a gift given for the purpose of corrupting the recipient's behavior
• 82

  (+55/-27)
  criminal term with the morpheme {-mang}
  Grammar
  the verb {'ur} 'commit treason' is nominalized with {-mang} to form the noun {'urmang} 'treason'. This request is for at least one other {-mang} noun, preferably another term for a classification of crime.
• 84

  (+56/-28)
  tulip
  General Noun
  A flower of the genus Tulipa, said to resemble a turban, associated with the Netherlands and with Tulipmania
• 82

  (+53/-29)
  sunflower
  General Noun
  A flower of the genus Helianthus, with a disk of edible seeds and yellow petals, state flower of Kansas, has a sunny, rural, nature boy/girl vibe
• 20

  (+0/-20)
  thousandth
  Number
  There are few words for describing quantities smaller than 1, including {bID} "half" and {vatlhvI'} "percent". Are there words for smaller decimal subdivisions than a hundredth, such as "thousandth" (or by extension "tenth", "ten-thousandth", &c)? "Fifty-eight 'ujmey are about one thousandth of a kellicam."
• 21

  (+1/-20)
  third
  Number
  There are few words for describing quantities smaller than 1, including {bID} "half" and {vatlhvI'} "percent". Given that there was formerly a base-3 counting system, are there words for subdivisions 3, such as "third" (or by extension "ninth" or "twenty-seventh")? "Three chebmey are a third of a cheb'a'."
• 77

  (+32/-45)
  fission (nuclear), the act of splitting the atom
  General Noun
  "a nuclear reaction or a radioactive decay process in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two or more smaller, lighter nuclei". Can this word (and {boq} "fusion") be used for other processes as well, or just nuclear ones?
• 47

  (+38/-9)
  animation, cartoon
  General Noun
  artistic medium featuring the illusion of moving figures created by a procession of still images. "Animation can be hand-drawn, computer-generated, stop-motion, or a combination of all three."
• 52

  (+44/-8)
  ovary
  Body Part
  organ of the reproductive system that produces ova and hormones
• 21

  (+0/-21)
  concentration camps so as at Sachenhausen and Dachau and other vernichtungslager in Poland
  Language User
  about the prisoners must work hard or they must die cause jay'
• 76

  (+54/-22)
  sulk, mope, pout
  Verb
  express ill humor or offense by remaining sullenly silent, withdrawn, or lackadaisically depressed
• 85

  (+54/-31)
  name of constellation
  General Noun
  name of at least one constellation visible in the sky of Kronos, apart from {ghochwI'} "The Tracker", and its importance to Klingon culture/mythology
• 50

  (+39/-11)
  scratch
  Verb
  rub or mark a surface with a sharp object "A pipius in captivity scratches at its enclosure"
• 89

  (+70/-19)
  wear one's heart on one's sleeve
  Question
  idiom expressing when a person openly displays their thoughts, feelings, or opinions instead of keeping them hidden
• 49

  (+40/-9)
  Thailand
  General Noun
  kingdom in southeast Asia, capital Bangkok
• 49

  (+40/-9)
  Vietnam
  General Noun
  A nation in Southeast Asia, capital Hanoi: Larry was drafted to fight in Vietnam in 1968.
• 49

  (+41/-8)
  Korea
  General Noun
  One of two nations (North Korea, capital Pyongyang and South Korea, capital Seoul) in East Asia: Korea puts out lots of K-pop.
• 52

  (+44/-8)
  eclipse
  General Noun
  alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter
• 78

  (+50/-28)
  anteater, sloth, armadillo
  Animal
  xenarthroid creature encountered by Klingons
• 43

  (+11/-32)
  ovulate
  Verb
  to undergo ovulation, the discharge of a mature ovum from the ovary
• 43

  (+11/-32)
  menstruate
  Verb
  to experience menstruation, a cyclical discharging of blood, secretions, and tissue debris from the uterus that recurs in nonpregnant breeding-age primate females at approximately monthly intervals and that is considered to represent a readjustment of the uterus to the nonpregnant state following proliferative changes accompanying the preceding ovulation
• 21

  (+2/-19)
  Transliterations of proper names and adhering to Klingon syllable structure
  Question
  Most official transliterations of non-Klingon names adhere to the usual Klingon syllable structure, with limited consonant clusters. Michael Dorn's last name was transliterated {Do'rIn} as opposed to *{Dorn}, Germany is {DoyIchlan} instead of *{DoychlanD}, Quark (the Ferengi) is {quwargh} instead of {qwarq}, etc. But a small number of official Klingon transliterations of proper names appear to violate Klingon syllable structure (in parentheses): {je(mS) qI(rq)}, {pIqa(rD)}, {ma(rq) 'oqra(nD)}, {Sar(br)uqen}. What, if anything, determines whether or not an alien name gets to keep its non-Klingon consonant clusters?
• 30

  (+3/-27)
  medicine (the field of study)
  General Noun
  Medicine, as in "the study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness" (Wiktionary). The TNG episode "Ethics" mentions a "Klingon Medical Division", so presumably Klingons have some concept of medicine as a field. {Hergh}, based on its canon uses, appears to refer to "medicine" but in the sense of the substances given as a treatment for an illness, not as a field of study.
• 88

  (+55/-33)
  name of Hur'q-era Klingon historical figure
  Language User
  Klingon historical person, perhaps a freedom fighter, from the era of the Hur'q occupation of Kronos
• 92

  (+58/-34)
  name of pre-Kahless mythic hero
  Language User
  someone Klingons tell stories about, born before Kahless
• 52

  (+40/-12)
  invest (in), capitalize
  Verb
  devote money or resources to, with the expectation of a return on the venture "Quark invested in a diverse array of bushnesses"
• 75

  (+14/-61)
  a unit of measurement for "everyday" speeds
  General Noun
  That is, a unit of measurement on the scale of mph or km/h, perhaps kellicams per hour or 'ujes per second, along with examples of how to use it in a sentence such as "The wind has a speed of 10 <whatevers>."
• 75

  (+55/-20)
  bounty
  General Noun
  reward offered at-large for the completion of an often challenging task, usually by an individual or group whose resources are limited "Capture the kidnapper alive and claim the bounty"
• 74

  (+51/-23)
  stunt, feat
  General Noun
  Daring or dangerous act, usually requiring physical courage and performed for spectators. "A daredevil performs stunts"
• 47

  (+38/-9)
  whim
  General Noun
  capricious, eccentric, and often sudden idea or fancy
• 46

  (+38/-8)
  be brittle
  Verb
  be easy to break or shatter in pieces
• 30

  (+3/-27)
  stare at, glare at, gaze at
  Verb
  Someone exposes hostility and looking at adversary fiercely, sharply. "Gawron gazed at the traitor"
• 56

  (+48/-8)
  electrical outlet
  General Noun
  What does an 'ul rarwI' plug into?
• 77

  (+48/-29)
  will-o'-the-wisp
  General Noun
  phosphorescent light seen hovering or floating at night over marshy ground. "Will-o'-the-wisp figures in many local legends"
• 73

  (+49/-24)
  soot
  General Noun
  fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc. "The lamps are covered in soot"
• 82

  (+64/-18)
  hose
  General Noun
  flexible, often portable tubular conduit for the transfer of fluids
• 92

  (+73/-19)
  like a fish out of water
  Question
  idiom expressing when a person or thing is awkwardly out of place
• 91

  (+57/-34)
  name of Klingon deity
  Language User
  Name of at least one ancient Klingon god, apart from wa'jo''a' from the era before all the gods were slain
• 51

  (+43/-8)
  pattern, design pattern, markings, motif
  General Noun
  a generic term for a picture or shape that is used as a decoration. also the pattern on the surface of things(clothes, wallpaper, birds, etc.)
• 86

  (+74/-12)
  ambrosia
  General Noun
  Food or drink from Klingon myth, May grant special power, may be used to describe exceptionally good food
• 50

  (+40/-10)
  Whale/Dolphin/Porpoise
  Animal
  A mammal that lives in seawater 'see the dolphins jumping'
• 47

  (+38/-9)
  Knead/Massage
  Verb
  Applying pressure repeatedly from different angles 'massage muscles or bread dough'
• 81

  (+54/-27)
  stool (furniture)
  General Noun
  item of furniture used as a seat for one person without an armrest or back, or as a footrest
• 50

  (+41/-9)
  nomad
  Language User
  member of a community without fixed habitation which regularly moves to and from the same areas. "Nomad life is adapted to infertile regions"
• 83

  (+56/-27)
  buffoon, laughingstock
  Language User
  unintentionally ludicrous person subjected to or inviting general mockery or ridicule
• 43

  (+16/-27)
  bat (animal)
  Animal
  mammal capable of flight on membranous wings
• 50

  (+41/-9)
  be/move (counter)clockwise
  Verb
  exhibit direction or movement like the hands of most Terran analog clocks, or the opposite direction, one of the two expressed with {-Ha'}
• 52

  (+44/-8)
  censor
  Verb
  remove or alter sensitive or objectionable content, often for political reasons - "The Viceroy censored all holonovels in which he appeared as a character."
• 48

  (+37/-11)
  pomegranate
  General Noun
  A mediterranean fruit of the species Punica granatum, round and burgundy, full of seeds
• 50

  (+39/-11)
  watermelon
  General Noun
  A giant fruit of the species Citrullus lanatus, with a green husk and soft, watery red flesh, full of seeds
• 87

  (+58/-29)
  animism
  General Noun
  religious attribution of souls or spirits to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena - "Traditional animism remains popular among certain populations of the planet."
• 52

  (+42/-10)
  martyr
  General Noun
  In seems odd for a martial culture that glorifies death in battle not to have a specific word for a warrior who nobly sacrifices themself. The word for sacrifice, 'anmoH, which might be used for this purpose, seems freighted with negative connotations ("to waste")..
• 78

  (+34/-44)
  sit-up
  General Noun
  the act of transitioning between a supine position, with knees bent up and feet optionally anchored, to a sitting position, especiallly as done repeatedly as a form of physical conditioning. If it's not a noun, is there a means of clarifying that {qaStaHvIS wa' tup loSmaH vaghlogh ba'nISchoH mang} means that the soldier mmust perform forty-five sit-ups and not get in and out of her quS forty-five times? What has Maltz done to keep himself in shape during his long confinement, and what terminology does he have for these exercises?
• 84

  (+53/-31)
  pull up
  General Noun
  a body movement where a humanoid grips something overhead, with the backs of their hands facing them, then raises their body through muscular effort until their head above their hands. It may be done repeatedly as physical training, or once in order to e.g. climb over a wall. The equivalent movement with the palms facing the warrior is called a chin up, and if Klingons distinguish between the two I would be interested in that terminology. I don't know if it's a noun {Soch XXXmey neH vIta'laH} or a verb {tlhoy' vItoSmeH jIXXX} or perhaps the wall is the object and {tlhoy' vIXXX 'e' vInID}. I am interested in any bodyweight exercises Klingons name, and also interested if Maltz says he's familiar with the exercise but there's no name for it, so it's just {tlhoy'Daq pep'egh, DeSDu' lo'taHvIS}.
• 78

  (+34/-44)
  push up
  Verb
  Perform a bodyweight exercise, where the hands are placed under or in a lateral line with the shoulders, the legs extended and the spine kept straight while the body is raised by muscular effort. If Klingons don't do this, then I don't expect a word for it. It may be a verb: {wejmaHlogh peXXX!} or perhaps it is a noun {wejmaH XXX tIta'!}. I am interested in the individual exercises performed, {mI'DI' tlhIngan}.
• 20

  (+2/-18)
  stretch
  Verb
  This might be the transitive thing that an athlete does to muscles, or that a chef does to pizza dough; or it might be the intransitive thing that the muscle or dough does in response to being ????moHed. e.g. {qeqchoHpa' pIqcho', SomrawDu'Daj ????} or {qeqchoHpa' pIqcho' ????} - whichever way the verb works.
• 52

  (+42/-10)
  the Philippines
  General Noun
  name of the Earth country
• 81

  (+43/-38)
  real estate, real property
  General Noun
  a building or buildings or a a section thereof, often including the ground they are built on, considered as an item of economic exchange
• 48

  (+39/-9)
  siege
  General Noun
  prolonged military assault or blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition
• 51

  (+43/-8)
  honey
  General Noun
  viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar
• 47

  (+38/-9)
  nectar
  General Noun
  sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds
• 47

  (+38/-9)
  grenade
  General Noun
  explosive weapon typically thrown by hand
• 83

  (+63/-20)
  In formation
  Verb
  As in to march, fly or otherwise move in formation. This more than be parallel to e.g.. in a particular order or pattern
• 51

  (+42/-9)
  embryo
  General Noun
  early stage of development of a multicellular organism
• 49

  (+40/-9)
  yolk
  General Noun
  portion of the egg which nourishes the embryo
• 75

  (+34/-41)
  bundle
  General Noun
  set of objects wrapped or tied together
• 45

  (+45/-0)
  splat
  Verb
  hit a hard or flat surface and deform into an irregular shape, or produce a sound similar to such a collision
• 47

  (+38/-9)
  moan, groan
  Verb
  utter a low, perhaps guttural cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure
• 51

  (+43/-8)
  click
  Verb
  produce a slight, sharp sound
• 73

  (+51/-22)
  spout
  General Noun
  tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or discharged
• 53

  (+42/-11)
  uvula
  Body Part
  conic projection from the back edge of the middle of the soft palate; place of articulation of {q} and {Q}
• 75

  (+54/-21)
  catalyst, enzyme
  General Noun
  substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process
• 52

  (+42/-10)
  larynx
  Body Part
  small organ in the top of the neck involved in breathing, swallowing, and talking, AKA the voice box
• 83

  (+61/-22)
  be iridescent
  Verb
  describes surfaces that appear to gradually change color as the angle of view or illumination changes, e.g. soap bubbles or opals
• 60

  (+46/-14)
  be unique, be unprecedented
  Verb
  be unlike anything else, or have a property nothing or no one else has
• 80

  (+57/-23)
  be showy, be ostentatious, be garish
  Verb
  describes something intended, and perhaps failing, to impress
• 50

  (+42/-8)
  bias
  General Noun
  disproportionate weight in favor of or against something
• 48

  (+40/-8)
  shortage
  General Noun
  excess demand, an economic situation where demand exceeds supply
• 49

  (+41/-8)
  focus
  Verb
  To make the visibility of an image less blurry. And can you say "[focus]meH chuq [lens]" for "zoom lens"?
• 58

  (+50/-8)
  zoom
  Verb
  Either to zoom in/magnify (make part of an image appear larger) or to zoom out (make every part of an image appear smaller and see more of the whole image)
• 48

  (+39/-9)
  texture
  General Noun
  the feel or shape of a surface or substance
• 53

  (+40/-13)
  rodent
  Animal
  creature familiar to Klingons, resembling a mouse, rat, hamster etc. What a {vIghro'} would chase after
• 45

  (+37/-8)
  renaissance, revival
  General Noun
  resurgence or rediscovery of cultural or technological forms following a period of quiescence
• 72

  (+49/-23)
  feldspar
  General Noun
  group of very common aluminum silicate minerals
• 76

  (+36/-40)
  tinker
  Verb
  fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend, or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner
• 47

  (+37/-10)
  quartz
  General Noun
  very common, often transparent or translucent mineral
• 78

  (+49/-29)
  casserole
  General Noun
  dish baked uncovered in a large deep pan, such as lasagna
• 73

  (+51/-22)
  skim
  Verb
  glide along in an even, smooth course along or intermittently brushing the surface of something
• 100

  (+83/-17)
  Buddhism
  General Noun
  religion associated with the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, focused on an end to suffering and the cycle of death and rebirth
• 89

  (+77/-12)
  Jew
  Language User
  Member of a Semitic ethnic group that originated in the ancient Middle East and has a diaspora all over Earth
• 104

  (+78/-26)
  Christianity
  General Noun
  religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
• 86

  (+55/-31)
  starfish
  Animal
  An echinoderm with a star-shaped body, able to evert its stomach, usually has five arms/legs
• 82

  (+34/-48)
  crab
  Animal
  A decapod crustacean with pincers and a stub for a tail
• 71

  (+48/-23)
  flap
  General Noun
  broad flexible loose-hanging mass attached at one end
• 53

  (+41/-12)
  cabbage, lettuce
  General Noun
  any plant cultivated for its leafy head
• 78

  (+51/-27)
  mascot
  General Noun
  symbol of an organization, event, or identity, often an anthropomorphized animal or object
• 78

  (+54/-24)
  rustle
  Verb
  make soft muffled sound like that produced by the friction of thin flat material such as cloth, paper, or leaves
• 55

  (+41/-14)
  pepper (capsicum)
  General Noun
  plant cultivated for its edible, varicolored, and sometimes spicy berries
• 79

  (+52/-27)
  cervinoid
  Animal
  deerlike or mooselike animal
• 72

  (+49/-23)
  bracket, corbel
  General Noun
  architectural or engineering component, often weight-bearing and sometimes decorative, that fixes two other components to each other
• 92

  (+77/-15)
  high school, secondary education
  General Noun
  the secondary phase of education in many Terran school systems, or the latter phase thereof, typically preceding university study or more technical training
• 79

  (+55/-24)
  scapula
  Body Part
  shoulder blade; bone connecting the humerus and the clavicle
• 54

  (+42/-12)
  chromosome
  Body Part
  One of the bundles of DNA of which every organism gets the same number from their mother and from their father. Also the words for X chromosome and Y chromosome -- or W chromosome and Z chromosome, if that's what Klingons have.
• 48

  (+40/-8)
  Singular "tactic"
  General Noun
  to' has the gloss of "tactics" but there doesn't appear to be a word for a singular tactic, which is of course different than strategy in scale.
• 0

  (+0/-0)
  lay flat the woman
  Language User
  he brags that he has already laid many women flat
• 102

  (+81/-21)
  Islaam, Islam
  General Noun
  "submittance (to the will of God Almighty (Allaah))" eg. More than a quarter of the population of Earth choose Islaam as their way of life.
• 30

  (+3/-27)
  Muslim
  General Noun
  "one who submits"; a person who chooses Islaam as their way of life
• 52

  (+42/-10)
  be inside-out
  Verb
  when what is normally something's inside surface is oriented outward
• 85

  (+54/-31)
  thingamajig
  General Noun
  nonsense word to refer to a thing you can't remember the name of; a watchamacallit or a whozywhatsit
• 82

  (+33/-49)
  Esperanto
  General Noun
  name of the Terran language
• 32

  (+6/-26)
  Toki Pona
  General Noun
  the name of the Terran language
• 51

  (+39/-12)
  Maquis (Resistance)
  General Noun
  The infamous organization founded in 2370, operating in the the Federation/Cardassian/demilitarized space.
• 48

  (+27/-21)
  pivot
  Verb
  swivel or turn on a fixed point
• 79

  (+51/-28)
  unit of measurement for radioactive decay
  General Noun
  comparable to the Terran units the curie, the rutherford, and the becquerel
• 52

  (+44/-8)
  pixel
  General Noun
  tiny dot that makes up the representation of an image in a computer's memory
• 77

  (+51/-26)
  commando
  Language User
  trooper of a small fighting force specially trained for speedy offensives against enemy-held areas
• 47

  (+37/-10)
  alcove
  General Noun
  small recessed area set off from a larger room or chamber
• 48

  (+40/-8)
  impale
  Verb
  pierce and transfix with a long, usually pointed object
• 60

  (+48/-12)
  be mystical, be esoteric, be occult
  Verb
  be endowed with transcendently complex, obscure, or prescientific meaning; can be used to distinguish 'chemistry' from 'alchemy' or 'astronomy' from 'astrology'
• 51

  (+41/-10)
  terrorism
  General Noun
  irregular warfare or violence with primarily mass-psychological aims, usually carried out by non-state or para-state agents
• 56

  (+33/-23)
  hood, cowl
  General Noun
  covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak
• 45

  (+37/-8)
  batch
  General Noun
  a quantity of anything produced at one iteration of an operation
• 47

  (+38/-9)
  straddle
  Verb
  A Maori legend states that Paikea straddled a whale to arrive at New Zealand.
• 20

  (+2/-18)
  stimulate
  Verb
  The smell of ghak wafting across the room stimulates my taste buds.
• 51

  (+41/-10)
  anaemia
  General Noun
  Anaemia is a blood condition.
• 54

  (+43/-11)
  clavicle
  Body Part
  The clavical is also known as the collarbone.
• 82

  (+52/-30)
  rhinoceros, rhino
  Animal
  Any of a family of pachyderms of the order Perissodactyla with at least one horn on their nose, or the Kronos equivalent
• 58

  (+44/-14)
  hippopotamus, hippo
  Animal
  An aggressive pachyderm of the order Artiodactyla that lives in rivers, or the Kronos equivalent
• 20

  (+0/-20)
  Deck
  General Noun
  A set of cards is called a deck.
• 70

  (+62/-8)
  infinity
  Number
  A boundless or endless quantity, a quantity too large to be quantifiable with real numbers. A crucial concept in the development of calculus and various other mathematical fields.
• 77

  (+57/-20)
  momentum
  General Noun
  The momentum of the ball caused it to roll three feet farther than expected.
• 77

  (+53/-24)
  thump, thud
  Exclamation
  Sound of a muffled collision between two solid objects (e.g. the sound of two Klingon foreheads colliding, the sound of a falling tree hitting the ground) or a sound with similar auditory qualities (e.g. the sound of a heart valve in a stethoscope).
• 59

  (+48/-11)
  splash
  Exclamation
  Sound of an object hitting and dispersing an amount of liquid.
• 61

  (+52/-9)
  shellfish (clam, oyster, mussel, scallop, brachiopod...)
  Animal
  A soft-bodied, usually filter-feeding marine organism with hinged hard protective shells. Evolved multiple times on various planets (DS9: "The Maquis, Part I", "Melora") and often used as food.
• 56

  (+45/-11)
  compound (chemical)
  General Noun
  A homogeneous substance comprising identical molecules (or molecular entities) made up of chemically bonded atoms of two or more elements. In other words, {HeySel} : {tamler} :: {'o'rIS} : {???}
• 92

  (+53/-39)
  be randy, be horny
  Verb
  To feel sexual attraction, to be turned on, to be sexually aroused.
• 56

  (+44/-12)
  nickel (element)
  General Noun
  Element number 28, with the symbol Ni. A naturally ferromagnetic metal with many uses, and a usual component of metallic meteorites.
• 76

  (+20/-56)
  be despondent, be disheartened
  Verb
  To be unhappy or in low spirits as a result of hopelessness or a perceived inability to overcome difficulties.
• 52

  (+44/-8)
  vanadium
  General Noun
  Element number 23, with the symbol V. Has biological functions in various organisms, provides exceptional strength to steel, and is used in the inner core of fusion reactors.
• 77

  (+24/-53)
  microscope
  General Noun
  Device for examining objects too small to be seen with the naked eye.
• 68

  (+55/-13)
  cephalopod
  Animal
  The nearest Klingon analogue to a squid, cuttlefish, or octopus. The cephalopod body plan is the only non-tetrapod anatomical arrangement in which intelligence has been observed to develop, and the tentacles of what appears to be a cephalopod of some sort were served as Klingon food in the TNG episode "Genesis".
• 85

  (+47/-38)
  be enormous, be gigantic, be colossal
  Verb
  To be extraordinarily and perhaps awe-inspiringly large in size. We have similar lexical gradients seen in words for fighting (see KGT), quality (QaQ, Dun, pov, pup), heat (ghun, tuj) and degrees of surprise/shock (yay' vs Duq). Does a similar intensive series exist for describing physical size?
• 51

  (+43/-8)
  valve
  General Noun
  A device that regulates flow in a fluid, especially one that only allows fluid to pass in one direction.
• 57

  (+49/-8)
  turbine, propeller
  General Noun
  A device with several angled blades, which converts a fluid's unidirectional motion into rotary motion (as in a turbine) or vice versa (as in a propeller).
• 59

  (+47/-12)
  jellyfish
  Animal
  A simple gelatinous marine invertebrate occasionally used for food, closely related to corals (for which we do have a Klingon name) but free-roaming rather than sessile.
• 61

  (+47/-14)
  filter, strain, sieve, sift
  Verb
  To pass matter through a tool or implement (a filter for liquids, a sieve for granular solids) in order to remove other types of material.
• 53

  (+42/-11)
  pus
  General Noun
  Matter produced by an infected wound.
• 63

  (+49/-14)
  arsenic
  General Noun
  Element number 33, with the symbol As. An important micronutrient in some non-human lifeforms, and in the TOS novel "Doctor's Orders", said to be a crucial flavoring agent in tabekhte, a type of Klingon sauce made from the roots and leaves of the tabekh plant.
• 65

  (+55/-10)
  tentacle
  Body Part
  The flexible limb or sensory organ of an invertebrate animal. Tentacles of an unidentified animal were served as Klingon food in the TNG episode "Genesis".
• 68

  (+58/-10)
  gill
  Body Part
  The respiratory organ of {ghotI'mey} and various other aquatic animals.
• 64

  (+54/-10)
  fin, flipper
  Body Part
  The motive organ of a fish or other aquatic vertebrate. If a {bo'Degh} has {telDu'}, what does a {ghotI'} have?
• 78

  (+67/-11)
  explore
  Verb
  to systematically investigate, or to travel to a place for the purpose of discovery, perhaps by sending a {Hoq}.
• 31

  (+12/-19)
  solve
  Verb
  determine the solution to a puzzle/riddle {ngajrun}, mystery {poymar}, or similar problem
• 41

  (+37/-4)
  Singular "deflector"
  General Noun
  begh has the gloss of "deflectors" but there doesn't appear to be a word for a single deflector
• 58

  (+42/-16)
  be autistic/aspie
  Verb
  To have a developmental disability entailing introversion, inability to read social cues, an affinity for repetition and routine, obsessive interests and literal-mindedness
• 88

  (+31/-57)
  condom
  General Noun
  A piece of latex used as contraception, or to protect against STDs
• 37

  (+36/-1)
  void
  General Noun
  The deep void of outer space is not actually empty; particles do exist there.
• 37

  (+37/-0)
  hollow
  Verb
  Torpedo tubes are hollow until there is a cha' inside them. stative verb, adjective
• 43

  (+11/-32)
  be hazel
  Verb
  To be the color of hazelnuts, a light brownish-yellow: Gen. Martok has hazel eyes.
• 45

  (+40/-5)
  blush
  Verb
  To turn red in the face due to embarrassment
• 71

  (+16/-55)
  to consecrate
  Verb
  to appoint or set apart for a ceremonial or religious function
• 39

  (+39/-0)
  favor
  General Noun
  an act done out of goodwill rather than from justice or remuneration
• 74

  (+21/-53)
  be righteous
  Verb
  to be just, morally upright
• 42

  (+39/-3)
  peach
  General Noun
  a stone fruit of the species Prunus persica, a pink/orange colour and covered with fuzz
• 40

  (+40/-0)
  cherry
  General Noun
  a stone fruit of the species Prunus avium, can be sweet or sour, usually a cerise colour
• 21

  (+1/-20)
  loch
  Clarification
  So we know that wej loch cha' means "two thirds," but how do we say, "two thirds of an apple"? What about, "I ate two thirds of an apple"? (My guess would be 'epIl naH wej 'ay' lochbogh cha' vISoppu', but I'm really not sure.)
• 20

  (+1/-19)
  ghItlhmeH Ho'DoS
  Clarification
  This term has been released with the gloss "writing system," which in English usually refers to a set of graphemes (ngutlh) and the rules for using them to transcribe (qon) language. Yet the verb ghItlh is described in KGT as referring to "the act...of making marks on some surface," apparently regardless of whether any linguistic content or symbolic representation is involved (pp. 79-80), which makes it sound as though ghItlhmeH Ho'DoS should actually mean something along the lines of "calligraphic style" or "rules of stroke order" or "engraving technique" rather than "a system for the symbolic representation of language." So I think it is worth checking to make sure that there was no misunderstanding when Maltz revealed this term and that there is no other term that is used to refer to a system of ngutlh.
• 41

  (+37/-4)
  RNA
  Body Part
  ribonucleic acid
• 39

  (+39/-0)
  seizure (medicine)
  General Noun
  convulsion like those experienced by epileptics
• 32

  (+32/-0)
  stitch
  Verb
  pass needle and thread through fabric in the process of sewing
• 44

  (+38/-6)
  common cold
  General Noun
  very common respiratory infection
• 39

  (+39/-0)
  be nostalgic
  Verb
  exhibit affinity for familiar surroundings or reminiscence of the things of the past
• 35

  (+33/-2)
  mint, menthoid plant
  General Noun
  native name for a similar plant cultivated by Klingons for its taste and aroma
• 43

  (+37/-6)
  chlorophyll
  General Noun
  green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants and other photosynthetic organisms
• 34

  (+34/-0)
  crater
  General Noun
  anything resembling a hemispherical pit created by an impact or explosion
• 39

  (+37/-2)
  fair, funfair, carnival, circus
  General Noun
  traveling amusement park
• 62

  (+53/-9)
  apartment
  General Noun
  suite of rooms forming one residence, usually rented, typically in a building containing a number of these
• 20

  (+2/-18)
  adult
  Language User
  non-gendered opposite of puq
• 20

  (+1/-19)
  diffuse
  Verb
  The sprayed droplets diffuse in midair.
• 40

  (+40/-0)
  turbulent
  Verb
  The placid waters suddenly became turbulent.
• 20

  (+2/-18)
  colonel
  General Noun
  Military rank, for which there is Star Trek canon e.g. "Colonel Worf", but is not listed in the Warfare section of KGT.
• 42

  (+35/-7)
  gluten
  General Noun
  a tenacious elastic protein substance especially of wheat flour that gives cohesiveness to dough
• 38

  (+38/-0)
  be inflamed (medicine)
  Verb
  be afflicted with congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current and growth of morbid tissue; manifested outwardly by redness, swelling, heat and pain
• 32

  (+28/-4)
  speak with vocal fry
  Verb
  speak in a low creaky voice by simultaneous rapid vibration of the vocal cords
• 35

  (+28/-7)
  sing falsetto
  Verb
  sing by utilizing the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing
• 31

  (+31/-0)
  psychokinesis
  General Noun
  movement of physical systems and objects by the use of psychic power
• 36

  (+36/-0)
  telepathy
  General Noun
  capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance
• 56

  (+48/-8)
  moss
  General Noun
  any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.
• 34

  (+33/-1)
  protozoan
  General Noun
  ny of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum Protozoa, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies
• 47

  (+38/-9)
  membrane
  Body Part
  flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments
• 55

  (+47/-8)
  paragraph
  General Noun
  passage in text that is about a different subject from the preceding text, marked by commencing on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented
• 37

  (+37/-0)
  lawsuit
  General Noun
  in civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution
• 32

  (+32/-0)
  tweezer
  General Noun
  Use a tweezer to pull out the splinter
• 31

  (+31/-0)
  be gelatinous
  Verb
  have a jelly-like texture or consistency
• 42

  (+42/-0)
  cartilage
  Body Part
  type of dense, non-vascular connective tissue, usually found at the end of joints, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, and between intervertebral disks, an ingredient of {ngat}
• 48

  (+39/-9)
  antibody
  Body Part
  protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen
• 35

  (+35/-0)
  axis
  General Noun
  imaginary line around which an object spins or is symmetrically arranged
• 33

  (+33/-0)
  stump
  General Noun
  remains of something that has been cut off, e.g. a tree or limb [may additionally be classed as a body part]
• 29

  (+29/-0)
  gypsum
  General Noun
  mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate, having a number of applications including as a precursor of plaster
• 46

  (+36/-10)
  lathe
  General Noun
  machine tool used to shape a piece of material by rotating it against a cutting tool
• 35

  (+35/-0)
  vinegar
  General Noun
  sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol, used as a condiment or preservative
• 32

  (+29/-3)
  bumpkin, yokel
  Language User
  unsophisticated person of rural background
• 41

  (+41/-0)
  scab
  Body Part
  incrustation over a sore or wound, formed during healing
• 93

  (+57/-36)
  be naked/nude
  Verb
  The state of being completely undressed
• 44

  (+39/-5)
  lily
  General Noun
  A flower of the genus Lilium: typically white, associated with purity and innocence
• 39

  (+4/-35)
  rose
  General Noun
  A flower of the genus Rosa: red, associated with romance, but has thorns
• 80

  (+43/-37)
  Helicopter
  General Noun
  a type of aircraft which derives both lift and propulsion from one or more sets of horizontally revolving overhead rotors.
• 93

  (+65/-28)
  ESP, Supernatural power
  General Noun
  telepathy, psychokinesis, etc (and each their name)
• 39

  (+17/-22)
  date
  General Noun
  as in a romantic or courtship date (or the nearest Klingon equivalent)
• 41

  (+41/-0)
  be a hypocrite
  Verb
  act counter to one's professed beliefs or values, or accuse others of infractions of which oneself is guilty
• 41

  (+41/-0)
  Changeling/Founder (Dominion)
  Language User
  race of fluid shapeshifters who established the interstellar state of the Dominion and dominate its politics
• 34

  (+34/-0)
  enamel, coating
  General Noun
  artificial thin outer layer
• 40

  (+40/-0)
  curfew
  General Noun
  regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time
• 47

  (+39/-8)
  dollar
  General Noun
  name of several disused Terran currencies
• 40

  (+40/-0)
  braid, knotwork
  General Noun
  weave of fibers, often decorative
• 36

  (+36/-0)
  compass
  General Noun
  device used to determine cardinal directions
• 35

  (+35/-0)
  scoff
  Verb
  vocalize derision or mockery nonverbally
• 37

  (+37/-0)
  tundra
  General Noun
  flat treeless circumpolar biome
• 34

  (+34/-0)
  be glossy
  Verb
  have a smooth, silk-like, reflective surface
• 33

  (+31/-2)
  be repetitive/redundant
  Verb
  a way to indicate that something is a repeat or an extra of something else; a way to describe the concept of bIraqlul
• 46

  (+46/-0)
  resin
  General Noun
  Viscous plant secretion such amber, copal, balsam, etc.
• 88

  (+47/-41)
  capitalism
  General Noun
  Economic system where means of production are privately owned and the driving force of production is the profit motive.
• 94

  (+52/-42)
  socialism
  General Noun
  Economic system where means of production are socially owned
• 39

  (+15/-24)
  id
  General Noun
  A word to refer to the psychological concept of the id as described by Freud.
• 39

  (+15/-24)
  super-ego
  General Noun
  A word to refer to the psychological concept of the super-ego as described by Freud.
• 54

  (+42/-12)
  ego, the self
  General Noun
  A word to refer to the psychological concept of the ego as described by Freud.
• 80

  (+27/-53)
  hemp, cannabis, marijuana, pot
  General Noun
  A plant of the genus Cannabis, grown for its fiber, drug and seeds
• 45

  (+21/-24)
  drug
  General Noun
  a mind-altering substance, such as marijuana, alcohol, LSD or heroin
• 78

  (+38/-40)
  extinguish
  Verb
  The soldier extinguishes the candle flame. In WoT I have temporarily used rIHHa'.
• 63

  (+12/-51)
  postulate
  General Noun
  The concept that comes before the general acceptance of an idea as a hypothesis.
• 42

  (+42/-0)
  tap
  Verb
  To touch one's fingers gently on something, usually a few times: Anne tapped Tom on the shoulder.
• 49

  (+45/-4)
  be curly
  Verb
  to have a woolly texture--used of hair
• 32

  (+3/-29)
  The most powerful superacid.
  General Noun
  Flouroantimonic Acid, with a pH approximately 20 quintillion times that of sulfuric acid, is another Terran created nightmare substance. Certainly, there must be something that makes this stuff seem like mere vinegar on Qo'noS.
• 43

  (+40/-3)
  Plutonium
  General Noun
  A dangerous metal created by Terrans and their fission experiments.
• 43

  (+39/-4)
  Detroit
  General Noun
  The terran city known for wheeled transportation and disastrous football.
• 77

  (+14/-63)
  back (of a thing)
  General Noun
  exterior rear surface, the line between the 'o' and the 'em, like the back of a building
• 78

  (+17/-61)
  Facade
  General Noun
  face, exterior front surface, the line between the tlhop and the 'et, like the front of a building
• 47

  (+42/-5)
  cotton (or a Qo'noS equivalent)
  General Noun
  Cotton is a plant with white bolls, picked to make into threads which in turn are woven into cloth.
• 61

  (+46/-15)
  exponent
  General Noun
  The exponent of n in n squared is 2. Perhaps this could be raised to the power of...
• 48

  (+45/-3)
  sodium
  General Noun
  Salt is a sodium compound. Sodium salts are important chemical agents.
• 45

  (+45/-0)
  erode
  Verb
  Rust erodes metal. Water erodes the earth, forming canyons.
• 47

  (+47/-0)
  calcium
  General Noun
  soft silvery-white alkaline earth metal
• 37

  (+37/-0)
  be bristly
  Verb
  be covered in stiff or coarse hairlike structures; like {nIl} but more solid
• 41

  (+41/-0)
  flake
  General Noun
  loose filmy mass or thin chiplike layer
• 38

  (+36/-2)
  yodel
  Verb
  sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between normal chest voice and falsetto
• 38

  (+38/-0)
  auction
  General Noun
  event where goods are sold to the highest bidder
• 43

  (+38/-5)
  J'naii
  General Noun
  homeworld of the sentient species the J'naii
• 39

  (+38/-1)
  granite
  General Noun
  group of igneous rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz
• 42

  (+42/-0)
  basalt
  General Noun
  hard igneous rock, very common in oceanic crust
• 79

  (+63/-16)
  edit, revise
  Verb
  review for the purpose of making or suggesting changes
• 37

  (+36/-1)
  adrenaline, epinephrine
  Body Part
  hormone and neurotransmitter secreted as a response to stress
• 42

  (+42/-0)
  stress, emphasize
  Verb
  draw attention to with especial markedness
• 35

  (+35/-0)
  stencil
  General Noun
  utensil usually consisting of a perforated sheet, used to reproduce a pattern on a surface
• 42

  (+42/-0)
  musteloid (otter-like or wolverine-like animal)
  Animal
  native name for a similar creature encountered by Klingons
• 44

  (+43/-1)
  marble (material)
  General Noun
  rock of crystalline limestone, often metamorphosed and having a streaked or swirled appearance, used as a building or sculpting material
• 40

  (+38/-2)
  scythe, sickle, falx
  General Noun
  tool or weapon having a long curving blade with a sharp concave edge
• 37

  (+37/-0)
  vector (mathematics)
  General Noun
  mathematical concept having both magnitude and direction
• 44

  (+44/-0)
  quark (particle)
  General Noun
  elementary subatomic particle
• 42

  (+38/-4)
  capillary
  Body Part
  small blood vessel that connects arteries to veins
• 40

  (+39/-1)
  thyroid
  Body Part
  large butterfly-shaped gland in the neck
• 42

  (+42/-0)
  esophagus
  Body Part
  organ which relays food to the stomach
• 48

  (+44/-4)
  pronoun
  General Noun
  part of speech that functions by itself as a noun phrase
• 40

  (+40/-0)
  be porous
  Verb
  be full of tiny pores allowing the passage of fluids
• 40

  (+40/-0)
  tackle
  Verb
  seize and knock to the ground
• 47

  (+47/-0)
  gland
  Body Part
  secretory organ
• 36

  (+36/-0)
  crank
  Verb
  impart rotation to, as a wheel
• 58

  (+48/-10)
  mantle (geology)
  General Noun
  layer of a planetary body between core and crust
• 48

  (+48/-0)
  algae
  General Noun
  aquatic photosynthetic organism
• 41

  (+39/-2)
  be creamy (texture)
  Verb
  have the thick, smooth texture of cream
• 41

  (+41/-0)
  spleen
  Body Part
  blood-filtering organ in vertebrates
• 40

  (+40/-0)
  pancreas
  Body Part
  endocrine/digestive organ in vertebrates
• 51

  (+51/-0)
  absorb (vt)
  Verb
  A towel absorbs three grams of spilled liquid. WoT: She absorbed and integrated this information.
• 21

  (+0/-21)
  funnel
  Verb
  funneling down to perhaps a half hour of conversation (from WoT project); to narrow down to some situation/condition. I don't like langchoH or langmoH here.
• 47

  (+22/-25)
  be wise
  Verb
  like someone who would make a good adviser, the opposite of foolish
• 44

  (+43/-1)
  100 billion
  Number
  100 times one billion (Saghan)
• 47

  (+46/-1)
  10 billion
  Number
  10 times one billion (Saghan)
• 47

  (+46/-1)
  100 million
  Number
  100 times one million
• 47

  (+46/-1)
  10 million
  Number
  10 times one million
• 44

  (+44/-0)
  gourd, squash, pumpkin
  General Noun
  trailing or climbing plant producing hard-skinned fleshy fruit
• 45

  (+43/-2)
  prank
  Verb
  play a practical joke or mischievious trick (on)
• 89

  (+59/-30)
  be polynomial
  Verb
  said of a math expression which is formed using only addition, subtraction, multiplication, and non-negative integer exponentiation; maybe special words for lower powers, e.g., constant (0), linear (1), quadratic (2), cubic (3)?
• 55

  (+46/-9)
  be entangled (quantum physics, but maybe more general)
  Verb
  two (or more) particles or objects are correlated in a way such that their (quantum) states cannot be described independently; possibly [be correlated]+chu' (though correlation need not be perfect for entanglement)?
• 74

  (+39/-35)
  be correlated (math, physics)
  Verb
  when two things occur together with statistical significance, when knowing one thing allows you to infer with higher probability about the other
• 76

  (+18/-58)
  interfere, undergo constructive (destructive) interference (physics)
  Verb
  physics phenomenon wherein two waves (water, light, whatever) interact, distinct from {mergh} within the same wave; Is this already {nIS} or {tIr}?
• 82

  (+71/-11)
  Livestock
  Animal
  Farm animals
• 49

  (+28/-21)
  Ice cream
  General Noun
  Frozen dessert
• 45

  (+26/-19)
  faucet
  General Noun
  a fixture for drawing and regulating the flow of a liquid
• 45

  (+39/-6)
  qubit (quantum bit)
  General Noun
  extension of {Sa'non} to quantum information, can be superposed ({mergh}), independent of specific medium (not necessarily {'otlh})
• 42

  (+36/-6)
  be superconductive
  Verb
  lacking in electrical resistance, said of materials in which electrical current can flow without loss of power
• 43

  (+15/-28)
  subsets of plural pronouns
  Grammar
  How do you talk about subsets of plural pronouns, in phrases like "all of us/you/them", "none of us/you/them", "two of us/you/them", "most of us/you/them", "some of us/you/them", and so on? That is, using number words to refer to part of a group which is described with a pronoun.
• 36

  (+9/-27)
  go (as in a path going somewhere)
  Verb
  In the sense of "This road goes to Chicago", "The path goes by the forest", "The wire goes into the wall", "His scar goes from his forehead to his chin", "The tire tracks go into the garage". In other words, how to talk about the course of something long that traces out a path (perhaps an actual path), but isn't actually in motion. The points mentioned don't necessarily have to be the endpoints ("this road goes to Chicago" doesn't necessarily mean that the road stops in Chicago), and the endpoints might not be specified at all.
• 78

  (+39/-39)
  be relentless, indefatigable
  Verb
  Kang, Kor, and Koloth were relentless in their pursuit of the Albino.
• 81

  (+47/-34)
  Diamond
  General Noun
  The form of the diamond cubic atomic structure of carbon we use for jewellery and such. Wouldn't mind also knowing the nomenclature for the general crystalline structure as well, if different, which it probably is.
• 67

  (+57/-10)
  Wince, Cringe, Flinch
  Verb
  Reflexively recoil or shrink away
• 46

  (+44/-2)
  Trapezoid
  General Noun
  Convex quadrilateral with two parallel sides
• 48

  (+48/-0)
  Spasm
  Verb
  Sudden involuntary muscle contraction
• 55

  (+55/-0)
  Protein
  General Noun
  Class of complex molecules made of amino acids held together by peptide bonds
• 45

  (+45/-0)
  Oval
  General Noun
  Shape resembling an egg or ellipse
• 46

  (+46/-0)
  Gum (Oral anatomy)
  General Noun
  The flesh around the teeth
• 47

  (+47/-0)
  Dew
  General Noun
  Atmospheric moisture condensed on cool surfaces
• 44

  (+12/-32)
  Fossil
  General Noun
  Mineralized remains of an animal or plant
• 44

  (+44/-0)
  Be Symmetrical
  Verb
  Exhibit symmetry, have corresponding or harmonious arrangement
• 44

  (+44/-0)
  Alkali
  General Noun
  Class of chemical compounds, bases
• 81

  (+21/-60)
  Wrinkle
  Body Part
  An indented line that appears in the skin; as with age, or after being in the water, or on such animals as elephants.
• 79

  (+21/-58)
  Age
  General Noun
  How old a person, non-language using animal, or thing is, in years or months.
• 59

  (+59/-0)
  disorder, disability, syndrome, condition
  General Noun
  Something wrong with someone mentally or physically: "Danny was born with a rare brain condition."
• 54

  (+49/-5)
  headphones
  General Noun
  Speakers worn over the ears to listen to music or other recordings so only the wearer can hear them
• 45

  (+45/-0)
  circuit, circuitry
  General Noun
  enclosed path of current within an electrical device
• 39

  (+39/-0)
  spool, reel, spindle
  General Noun
  device around which thread or wire is wound
• 97

  (+48/-49)
  Klingon alphabetical order
  Clarification
  Information on whether there's a usual sequence in which the letters in the Klingon alphabet are ordered, and if so, what that order is and how one talks about it in Klingon
• 90

  (+50/-40)
  Monopoly
  General Noun
  To exert sole control over a resource, but more importantly, what Klingons would call the Klingon Monopoly board game in Klingon
• 98

  (+62/-36)
  latitude/ longitude
  General Noun
  A coordinate system for specifing locations on a planet. (As far as the Klingon display screens are concerned, Klingons may use a triangular coordinate system)
• 91

  (+47/-44)
  friendship
  General Noun
  Strong emotion, affection between friends. "swore eternal friendship", "Earth-Klingon friendship day"
• 69

  (+61/-8)
  lens
  General Noun
  An object that focuses light or other EM radiation by refraction
• 50

  (+50/-0)
  freckle(s)
  Body Part
  Marks on the skin caused by exposure to sunlight: "Jim has brown hair, blue eyes and freckles."
• 47

  (+42/-5)
  Kuvah'magh
  Language User
  Klingon savior figure venerated by a religious minority, believed to be conceived during the holy month of Nay'Poq (VOY: Prophecy)
• 46

  (+46/-0)
  symbiont
  General Noun
  organism living in close physical association with another; parasites are a subtype
• 44

  (+40/-4)
  Trill
  General Noun
  class-M homeworld of the Trill species, located in the Alpha Quadrant
• 47

  (+43/-4)
  d'akturak
  Language User
  someone with an "icy" demeanor; especially as a tough negotiator (DS9: Blood Oath)
• 43

  (+9/-34)
  jak'tahla
  General Noun
  phase in a Klingon's maturation similar to puberty (ST: Insurrection)
• 50

  (+43/-7)
  soh-chim
  Language User
  Klingon legal and social role similar to a "godparent"; bestowed on a family friend who would care for a child if their parents were incapacitated
• 74

  (+61/-13)
  zinc
  General Noun
  metallic chemical element, symbol Zn, atomic number 30
• 53

  (+50/-3)
  titanium
  General Noun
  metallic chemical element, symbol Ti, atomic number 22
• 50

  (+47/-3)
  aluminum
  General Noun
  metallic chemical element, symbol Al, atomic number 13
• 50

  (+48/-2)
  mercury
  General Noun
  metallic chemical element, symbol Hg, atomic number 80
• 63

  (+49/-14)
  hiss
  Verb
  Animal noise similar to a growl
• 68

  (+50/-18)
  crawl / slither
  Verb
  Movement verb(s) for snakes, bugs, and animal generally low to the ground
• 54

  (+54/-0)
  tumor
  Body Part
  unusual bodily growth
• 49

  (+49/-0)
  be fertile
  Verb
  Could apply to land, animals, people
• 20

  (+1/-19)
  tears
  General Noun
  Eye fluid from crying / irritation
• 88

  (+57/-31)
  stove / oven
  General Noun
  Klingons don't use heat as much in cooking, but surely the have heating devices for other purposes
• 88

  (+48/-40)
  Desk
  General Noun
  vummeH raS works just fine, but if Klingons use a separate word, it would be nice to know
• 49

  (+43/-6)
  Counter / workbench
  General Noun
  We have a word for table, but we don't have a word for a work space attached to the wall.
• 44

  (+21/-23)
  nod
  Verb
  A simple nod for yes, a nod at/toward something (or as a direct object). Related words could include shaking head for no, tilting head questioningly, other gestures of the head.
• 69

  (+24/-45)
  Look at / stare
  Verb
  We have legh for see, but we don't have a word for actively directing the eyes
• 61

  (+57/-4)
  blink (and/or wink)
  Verb
  Rapidly close and open one or both eyes
• 98

  (+55/-43)
  Close friend (cross-gender and/or gender-neutral)
  Language User
  KGT gives us {maqoch} for "close male friend of a male" and {chaj} for "close female friend of a female", but we don't seem to have a known way to express a similarly close relationship between a male and a female, or involving people who identify as neither male nor female.
• 60

  (+45/-15)
  ironically
  Adverb
  marks situations involving 1) failure caused by efforts towards success; or 2) success achieved by means which would normally lead to failure
• 50

  (+50/-0)
  tendency, propensity
  General Noun
  inclination toward a particular characteristic or behavior
• 46

  (+45/-1)
  ideal
  General Noun
  standard of perfection; or principle to which one aspires
• 49

  (+45/-4)
  adverb(ial)
  General Noun
  Klingon grammatical category defined by TKD section 5.4
• 48

  (+44/-4)
  blackmail
  Verb
  extort money or benefits from someone in return for not revealing compromising information
• 45

  (+43/-2)
  porch
  General Noun
  projecting architectural structure that houses an entrance to a building
• 57

  (+24/-33)
  foam, froth
  General Noun
  mass of small bubbles
• 69

  (+55/-14)
  superstition
  General Noun
  widely held but unjustified belief in supernatural causation
• 62

  (+50/-12)
  teen, teenager, adolescent, youth, young adult
  Language User
  A word for a person who is too old to be called puq but is too young to nen.
• 46

  (+46/-0)
  wink
  Verb
  To close and open one eye.
• 39

  (+14/-25)
  Nudge
  Verb
  To prod someone, often lightly and with the elbow, to get their attention.
• 111

  (+59/-52)
  Gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender
  Language User
  "loD be' je ngaghbogh loD" (Man who has sex with men and women, i.e. bisexual) and "be' mojpu'bogh loD" (Man who has become a woman) are both immensely burdensome, and not really accurate. A canonical way of expressing LGBT people would go a long way in bring Klingon to other interested people.
• 76

  (+17/-59)
  most recent
  Verb
  "Did you see the most recent episode of Star Trek?" "I only have the booklets from the three most recent qep'a'mey." This is listed as a verb because a stative verb could be one way to express this, but perhaps there's a phrase/construction used for this concept. I've seen some people use {Qav} or {vorgh} for this, but there's no reason to believe either of these are quite right.
• 56

  (+51/-5)
  prototype
  General Noun
  The first transporter prototypes met with limited success, but later proved indispensable for exploring the galaxy.
• 45

  (+20/-25)
  burden
  General Noun
  An encumbrance, a useless dead weight - "A farmer's treasures are a warrior's burden"
• 60

  (+55/-5)
  Wales
  General Noun
  Country in the United Kingdom where the natives speak Welsh
• 56

  (+44/-12)
  K'Ehleyr
  Language User
  ST:TNG character, half-Klingon emissary and ambassador. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/K'Ehleyr
• 22

  (+22/-0)
  archaeology
  General Noun
  The study of past societies through the examination of their material remains. A subject dealt with by dedicated ship's officers in Starfleet (TOS, "Who Mourns for Adonais?"; TNG, "The Bonding"), and one of Jean-Luc Picard's chief personal passions. We know sociology is referred to as {nughQeD}; does this term also subsume archaeology, or do Klingons consider it a separate discipline?
• 67

  (+59/-8)
  furniture, item of furniture
  General Noun
  Allowing us to say such things as "A chair is an item of furniture." or "Our door was unlocked and our furniture was in complete disarray." Some languages distinguish between moveable furniture, immovable furniture and fittings, so it would be good to have a clarification regarding this.
• 51

  (+48/-3)
  phoneme
  Grammar
  What do Klingons call the most basic sound elements of a language?
• 21

  (+1/-20)
  still
  Adverb
  Is the only way to say this to imply it with -taH or is there a specific adverb for it?
• 50

  (+13/-37)
  already
  Adverb
  Is wejHa' a good way to say it? Can it only be implied by use of the perfective suffixes? Is there another more specific adverb?
• 17

  (+17/-0)
  Undergarments, Underwear
  General Noun
  What Klingons wear under their clothing, if anything. If Klingons don't wear clothing that's obscured by their visible clothing, what they would call this sort of garment when worn by others. "I wonder whether Klingons wear underwear."
• 92

  (+51/-41)
  Incense
  General Noun
  A material burned in order to produce a scent, possibly in connection with a ritual. Klingons have been depicted burning something resembling incense on Star Trek on several occasions, including DS9 "Sons of Mogh" and VOY "Nothing Human"
• 13

  (+13/-0)
  Closest Klingon goat analog
  Animal
  Whatever animal a terran goat would most remind Klingons of
• 17

  (+17/-0)
  Habit
  General Noun
  Individual's settled or regular tendency or practice.
• 20

  (+18/-2)
  Punctuation
  General Noun
  Marks used in writing to separate sentences and their elements.
• 20

  (+1/-19)
  waiting room
  General Noun
  a room or area wehere people wait for an appointment, ot for their train/bus/airplane/starship to depart.
• 17

  (+17/-0)
  (train) station
  General Noun
  A name for a building or area where medium-to long land transport systems stop. It does not have to be a train, specifically, maybe also bus terminals wou;d qualify?
• 59

  (+18/-41)
  kilo-/mill-, mega-/micro etc.
  Number
  A way to express bery big or very small numbers, it does not have to be decimal based, or 10^3 based, but as the decimal system is based on DIvI' Hol...
• 54

  (+26/-28)
  nightmare
  General Noun
  an unsettling, disturbing, or horrific dream. "I do not know the cause of these nightmares"
• 20

  (+20/-0)
  Morska
  General Noun
  A colony on the outskirts of the empire, near {rura' pente'}, site of a listening post, and origin of one of the more interesting {Sep Hol Sarmey}. "I've never been to Morska, but I'd like to visit someday."
• 44

  (+8/-36)
  short (object or distance)
  Verb
  For "long" we have {nI'} (duration) and {tIq} (of an object), but for "short" we have {ngaj} (duration) and {run} (stature). {run} seems to be the opposite of {woch}, not {tIq}. What is the opposite of {tIq}?
• 35

  (+5/-30)
  Mr./Ms./-san
  Language User
  Some Klingons have names that resemble general nouns ({QaS, Qel}), which may be confusing in some contexts. Titles could be used to disambiguate in some circumstances (such as {Qel 'aj} or {QaS joH}), but these often imply a hierarchical relationship or specific occupation. Do Klingons have neutral terms to specify persons, analogous to (gender-marked) English "Mr." or "Ms." or (not-gender-marked) Japanese "-san" or "-chan"?
• 24

  (+24/-0)
  Closest Klingon canine analog
  Animal
  Is there a better word than "targh" that Klingons would think of when they see a Terran dog? Need not be an animal that Klingons domesticate.
• 10

  (+1/-9)
  pencil
  General Noun
  an utensil for writing by hand
• 20

  (+19/-1)
  novel
  General Noun
  a long fictional literary composition in prose
• 80

  (+20/-60)
  haiku
  General Noun
  type of poetry from Japan
• 19

  (+18/-1)
  coral
  General Noun
  A colony of marine polyps.
• 19

  (+19/-0)
  balcony
  General Noun
  An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
• 20

  (+17/-3)
  saltpeter
  General Noun
  Potassium nitrate (KNO₃), a mineral salt. One of the three key ingredients of {ngat} "gunpowder" alongside {ghav} "carbon" and {no'negh} "sulfur". Has some culinary uses on Earth, but whether it's used in Klingon cuisine is unknown (although note the secondary sense of {ngat} "herbed granulated cartilage" - may this be because it also uses saltpeter as an ingredient?).
• 29

  (+27/-2)
  salt (culinary, halite)
  General Noun
  Sodium chloride. The most common of chemical salts, and presumably the compound responsible for making food {na'} "salty".
• 18

  (+13/-5)
  Have an area of
  Verb
  The verb of measurement corresponding to {morghmey}, assuming one exists. "The field has an area of 4000 morgh."
• 96

  (+38/-58)
  Have a duration of
  Verb
  "This presentation has a duration of 20 minutes." "The festival has a duration of three days." I know people probably all use something with "qaStaHvIS" for this sort of thing, but other units of measure have their own verbs...
• 18

  (+18/-0)
  hologram
  General Noun
  a functioning, moving, vocalizing, messaging hologram as appears in "Melancholy Elephants"
• 24

  (+24/-0)
  nest
  General Noun
  bird's nest
• 49

  (+22/-27)
  worry (about something)
  Verb
  To think, often obsessively and with unease, about an event or status that is often outside of our control. What a rejmorgh does. "He worried about the harvest", "She worries too much", "They believe meditation can stop him from worrying too much"
• 22

  (+22/-0)
  treat somebody like
  Verb
  To say things like "We treat the hostages as honored guests." or "They treat the prisoners like animals." In English, the word "treat" can be used both about people ("Treat me like royalty") or objects ("Treat/Use the sword like a hammer"), so it would be nice to have clarification if this word/phrase also has this dual meaning.
• 52

  (+46/-6)
  Athletics
  General Noun

  A term that would encompass all or most games requiring physical strength, dexterity, and tenacity especially those consisting of a number of players per team.

  "Worf excelled at soccer on earth, but his skill at the game led to tragic consequences for a young Earther."

• 18

  (+18/-0)
  Klingon ballet
  General Noun
  I seem to remember Okrand alluding to Klingon Classical ballet while commenting on Klingon opera and comparing the moves involved to Klingon martial arts. "Grilka persuaded Quark to take her out for an evening of opera and ballet at the First City Fine Arts Festival."
• 58

  (+34/-24)
  be crunchy, be crispy
  Verb
  I've seen Klingon foods depicted in trek that look as if these adjectives may apply. If nothing else, it might describe the texture of dried-out gagh, commonly (though regrettably) served as snacks and at breakfast.
• 88

  (+55/-33)
  roast, grill, broil
  Verb
  We know that despite the well-known Klingon penchant for preparing food raw, there are exceptions (e.g. roast leg of lIngta'). I believe I might have seen meQ used to achieve this effect, but somehow this seems to me to imply a culinary gaffe has occured.
• 25

  (+25/-0)
  breast (female anatomy)
  Body Part
  The felinoid that Kirk fought on Nimbus III had three breasts. Breast cancer represents an important health issue for Earth women.
• 22

  (+19/-3)
  Silicon
  General Noun
  chemical element 14
• 20

  (+2/-18)
  positron
  General Noun
  Antiparticle of the electron. Propagation of these particles through a Soong-type android's neural net made the construction of sentient androids like Data possible.
• 29

  (+29/-0)
  Reference temperatures for the SImyon scale
  Clarification
  We know the name of the unit that Klingons use for measuring temperature, and how to express that something has a temperature using that unit, but no reference points by which we can convert between Earth temperature scales and the Klingon one. If SImyon are not absolute like Kelvin and Rankine, it would also be important to know how to express negative temperatures, as already requested in another chabal.
• 53

  (+13/-40)
  take medicine, medicate onself
  Verb
  I have used {jIHergh'eghpu'} for "I took my medicine." for years, based on the canonical word {HerghwI'} Can {HerghwI} be used as a bare verb meaning "I medicated myself", or is it just a fossil or set form? If not, how can I say "take my medicine?"
• 53

  (+15/-38)
  path of a warrior
  General Noun
  I've often thought this might be a discrete word, as opposed to the more literal {vaj taw}, {SuvwI' taw}, {vaj He}, etc.
• 24

  (+21/-3)
  Kal'Hyah
  General Noun
  Klingon bachelor party. A mental and physical journey filled with song and fellowship celebrated by a Klingon groom and his closest male friends. It consisted of six trials: deprivation, blood, pain, sacrifice, anguish, and death all of which were to be celebrated while fasting. "Word relished following the path of Kal'Hyah with his friends."
• 60

  (+34/-26)
  fish, be fishing
  Verb
  Verb to describe process of catching fish (if such a concept in Klingon is distinguished from wam). "The villagers fish to sustain themselves." "The warrior likes to fish."
• 64

  (+34/-30)
  comparisons for adverbials
  Grammar
  How do a compare two attributes that are described using adverbs? Things like "more often", "less likely", "quicker", "more slowly"? "Sometimes I eat fish but more often I eat beef?", "He can run quickly but she can run quicker", "It's likely your plane will fly, but it's less likely mine will"
• 21

  (+21/-0)
  Hypothesis
  General Noun
  A testable explanation for an observed phenomenon. A clarification on what meaning of "theory" {nger} indicates would be good too. If {nger} actually means something closer to the casual use of "theory" to mean something more like "a guess", then perhaps {nger} would be suitable for "hypothesis", and it would be good to have a word for the scientific meaning of "theory". However, if {nger} means "theory" in the scientific sense, then a word for "hypothesis" would be useful.
• 25

  (+25/-0)
  Fabric, cloth, textile
  General Noun
  A material made by weaving fibers. "Humans cover their soft mattresses with cloth sheets.""I cannot identify the fabric this shirt is made of."
• 84

  (+40/-44)
  be unavenged
  Verb
  This seems like an important state for a Klingon, one that he wants to get out of. (By getting revenge, of course!)
• 31

  (+28/-3)
  uh, umm
  Exclamation
  the sound Klingons make when speaking and pause to think
• 51

  (+24/-27)
  clap
  Verb

  smacking ones hands together in order to show appreciation, or whatever Klingons would do in the same situation. Can also include smacking any two things together in a way that produces a sound. 

• 26

  (+26/-0)
  boo! hiss!
  Exclamation
  However Klingons vocalize their displeasure when in a group
• 53

  (+48/-5)
  be neither warm nor cool (temperature)
  Verb
  tepid? That may not be the best word since it is often used to mean slightly warm.
• 57

  (+28/-29)
  be cool (temperature)
  Verb
  We have cold, hot, and warm - is there also a "cool"?
• 21

  (+20/-1)
  go through, pass through (matter)
  Verb
  As in "Ghosts can pass through walls." or "These particles can pass through steel." May or may not be the same word as {vegh}, which refers to going through an opening (such as a doorway).
• 21

  (+21/-0)
  be allergic (to)
  Verb
  As in "I am allergic to pollen." or "The foods to which I am allergic are more numerous than the foods to which I am not allergic."
• 19

  (+19/-0)
  be refined, be fancy, be sophisticated (pertaining to culture)
  Verb
  Having characteristics associated with the upper class, possibly due to being particularly elaborate or due to arbitrarily culturally valued attributes. "We are dinner at a fancy restaurant two nights ago." "Only a sufficiently sophisticated individual will appreciate the performance."
• 56

  (+30/-26)
  Face (orient towards)
  Verb
  "We must now turn to face the front of the room" "Each of these three sculptures faces a different compass direction."
• 24

  (+21/-3)
  Throgni
  General Noun
  plant from Kronos with a stimulating fragrance (TNG: Angel One)
• 21

  (+18/-3)
  Tawi'yan
  Language User
  role analogous to best man at Klingon wedding
• 22

  (+21/-1)
  O'Mat Gri T'M pffiots
  General Noun
  ensemble dish including meat and beverage (TNG: Heart of Glory)
• 24

  (+24/-0)
  Hormone
  General Noun
  compound produced by organism to regulate bodily processes
• 18

  (+18/-0)
  Exploit
  Verb
  use to the detriment of the person or thing used
• 19

  (+19/-0)
  Sewer
  General Noun
  system of underground conduits for disposal of liquid waste
• 23

  (+19/-4)
  Bucket
  General Noun
  open metal/plastic/wooden container for holding liquids
• 22

  (+18/-4)
  Quote
  Verb
  cite the speech or writing of someone else
• 9

  (+7/-2)
  Ribbon
  General Noun
  long thin flat band of material
• 23

  (+23/-0)
  Gesture
  Verb
  send a social signal with a part of the body
• 27

  (+23/-4)
  hug, embrace
  Verb
  to hold (someone/thing) closely in one's arms. "He hugged his daughter before bed", "The couple embraced beneath the tree", "She does not like to be hugged"
• 20

  (+2/-18)
  loyalty
  General Noun
  the quality of being loyal, faithful adherence, or an instance of faithfulness. "I admire Maltz's loyalty." "Where do his true loyalties lie?"
• 27

  (+27/-0)
  posterity, descendants
  Language User
  A word to express who {no'} "ancestors" are {no'} to.
• 21

  (+21/-0)
  go through, pass through
  Verb

  To travel through an undifferentiated mass or a collection of homogeneous individual objects (a forest, a crowd, water, soil, space...). "I passed through the crowd." "We travelled through the forest." "The norgh passed through the water below me." "The bullet went straight through him."

• 25

  (+25/-0)
  wormhole
  General Noun
  A structure in spacetime that connects two disparate points by passing through a higher dimension; an Einstein-Rosen bridge. "We must pass through the wormhole to recover the Sword of Kahless." "Kor calls the Bajoran wormhole the 'Eye of Destiny'."
• 25

  (+25/-0)
  dust
  General Noun
  Fine powder. "A comet's tail consists of gas and dust."
• 31

  (+3/-28)
  still, anymore (or negation of "no longer", "not anymore")
  Adverb
  Up to this time. "Do you still have that old car?" "I can't remember anymore." "It's no longer important." To emphasize whether something that was happening has ended, as {wej} emphasizes that it has not already happened.
• 28

  (+27/-1)
  constellation
  General Noun
  "The Tracker (ghochwI') is a Klingon constellation." "You cannot see that constellation from this part of the planet." We already know that Klingons name at least some of their constellations, and it would be great to know if there's a term for such a named group.
• 23

  (+23/-0)
  vowel
  Grammar
  The type of phoneme/letter that appears second in every (normal) Klingon word. Might be a noun (vowel), a verb (be vowel-sounding) or something else that allows us to express "'at is a vowel." or "Because the first letter of this word is a vowel, it irks me."
• 23

  (+23/-0)
  consonant
  Grammar
  The kind of phoneme/letter that appears first in every (normal) Klingon word. Might be a noun (consonant) or a verb (be consonant-sounding) or something else that allows us to say, for example, "tlhay is a consonant."
• 34

  (+26/-8)
  ash, ashes
  General Noun
  Powdery alkaline remnants of a fire. "His house burned to the ground; only ashes are left." "Ashes mixed with water can be used to preserve some foods."
• 22

  (+18/-4)
  environmental suit
  General Noun
  protective suit of clothing like a space suit/bio-suit/nbc suit
• 23

  (+21/-2)
  pioneer/break through/innovate
  Verb
  To make a epoch, go into a new world
• 80

  (+25/-55)
  many times, time and time again
  Adverb
  repeatedly but speaker don't know the number of times. New word, or I would like to know if I can say *law'logh* or can not, want Okrand's decision.
• 25

  (+25/-0)
  be random
  Verb
  "I can't remember random words", "Dice are used to generate random numbers", "I saw all kinds of random people.today"
• 13

  (+2/-11)
  Greeting
  General Noun
  Not a Klingon greeting, obviously, since such a thing doesn't exist, but how a Klingon would describe this behavior in other cultures. "Don't invite the humans. They will waste twenty minutes exchanging meaningless greetings."
• 56

  (+47/-9)
  Saarbrücken (Germany)
  General Noun
  The city of Saarbrücken, site of qepHom
• 13

  (+6/-7)
  Las Vegas (Nevada)
  General Noun
  The city of Las Vegas, Nevada, were qep'a' has been held.
• 52

  (+43/-9)
  Nevada
  General Noun
  The state of Nevada, site of at least one qep'a'
• 83

  (+21/-62)
  Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
  General Noun

  The city of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, were several qep'a' were held.

• 52

  (+44/-8)
  Pennsylvania
  General Noun
  The state of Pennsylvania, were several qep'a' were held.
• 56

  (+46/-10)
  Indiana
  General Noun
  The state of indiana, location of qep'a' 25 + 26
• 92

  (+49/-43)
  Indianapolis (Indiana)
  General Noun
  The city of indianapolis, location of qep'a' 25 + 26
• 22

  (+22/-0)
  Syllable
  General Noun
  A unit of speech with a single vowel; words may be composed of one or more of these. "This word has too many syllables."
• 27

  (+25/-2)
  Rhyme
  Verb
  To repeat similar sounds, such as in poetry or song lyrics. "These words do not rhyme."
• 22

  (+19/-3)
  ecosystem/environment
  General Noun
  community of organisms interacting with their surroundings
• 18

  (+18/-0)
  pump
  Verb
  move quantities of fluid via mechanical action
• 66

  (+26/-40)
  powder
  General Noun
  fine dry granular material
• 73

  (+52/-21)
  bureaucracy
  General Noun
  administrative hierarchy, often inefficient
• 19

  (+18/-1)
  mentor
  Language User
  trusted guide or advisor, usually within a particular field or organization
• 17

  (+17/-0)
  legacy
  General Noun
  something inherited from a predecessor, or more broadly, the 'wake' in time left by a historical figure
• 22

  (+22/-0)
  hook
  General Noun
  curved implement for grasping or piercing
• 17

  (+17/-0)
  leather
  Body Part
  tanned animal hide/skin
• 22

  (+20/-2)
  tent
  General Noun
  foldable, usually temporary shelter
• 17

  (+15/-2)
  et cetera
  Conjunction
  conjunction incorporating listed items plus similar items: X Y C = x and y etc :: raS quS C = ~furniture (tables, chairs, and similar things). Can be reversed to link sentences/clauses like other conjunction pairs ('ej/je etc.)
• 94

  (+59/-35)
  bloom
  Verb
  To bloom, flowers open, come out. (And I want words \"to bud\", \"to sprout\")
• 32

  (+3/-29)
  punch
  General Noun
  attack with a fist, whichever noun or verb. And other term for hand-to-hand combat (tuckle, palmblow, chop [open hand], elbow-strike. etc)
• 45

  (+10/-35)
  pipe/tube/straw
  General Noun
  hollow pipe, not a name of plant.
• 52

  (+11/-41)
  mask
  General Noun
  in the sense of masquerade, what a hero wears on his face, what Klingons wear in "Into Darkness", Japanese <kamen> or <omen>
• 44

  (+6/-38)
  point, dot
  General Noun
  small mark, and to describe "week point" "important point"
• 11

  (+2/-9)
  repeat/continuous/serial
  Verb
  to do something repeatedly, again and again.(verb or adverbial)
• 47

  (+9/-38)
  shave
  Verb
  remove body hair, "shave myself every morning"
• 26

  (+26/-0)
  curve, arch
  General Noun
  a bow-shaped thing (noun, or verb "be curved")
• 16

  (+3/-13)
  double/twice
  Verb
  length, quantity, time, etc. Perhaps different words may be used for time and length
• 23

  (+23/-0)
  order/turn
  General Noun
  e.g. It's my turn! in order, the order was disturbed.
• 22

  (+22/-0)
  Rhythm
  General Noun
  The arrangement of musical sounds in time.
• 69

  (+68/-1)
  pi
  Number
  The ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. "3.14159......."
• 78

  (+55/-23)
  Phase
  General Noun
  The fraction of a wave cycle that has elapsed compared to the origin. "The phase off-sets of the two waveforms causes destructive interference.'
• 62

  (+48/-14)
  Amplitude
  General Noun
  The magnitude of a wave.
• 101

  (+66/-35)
  be consonant
  Verb
  A collection of simultaneous musical pitches which have fundamentals that are close to simple mathematical ratios. "The pianist started with a consonant harmony."
• 18

  (+18/-0)
  Harmony
  General Noun

  Concurrent musical pitches that are perceived as having some degree of unified organisation. "The harmony supporting the melody was dense."

• 22

  (+21/-1)
  Melody
  General Noun
  A musical line that forms a single idea. "The melody of the aria was prominant."
• 21

  (+21/-0)
  Octave/Nonave
  General Noun
  A 2:1 frequency ratio, the distance from two musical pitches that share the same name.
• 18

  (+18/-0)
  Pressure
  General Noun
  Force exterted against an opposing force, "Sound is a pressure wave."
• 22

  (+21/-1)
  Dimension
  General Noun
  A direction within a coordinate system, "This object exists in three dimensions"
• 10

  (+2/-8)
  class
  General Noun
  I would like terms to express class as in "social class" but also as something that has a class, a category. Also, a term for classes in programming languages
• 28

  (+28/-0)
  Between (referring to measurements)
  Conjunction
  "This specimen must be stored at a temperature between 27 and 81 SImyon." "This carseat is suitable for infants weighing between one and six cheb."
• 10

  (+2/-8)
  Underwater
  General Noun
  Below the upper boundary of a gas and a liquid. Examples: "A submarine is a ship designed to explore underwater", "Underwater creatures usually have gills to separate the oxygen from the water".
• 83

  (+38/-45)
  be physical
  Verb
  That which is matter {rugh, Hap} or energy {HoS}. "Energy is as real as matter.", "My turtle is not imaginary but real."
• 50

  (+21/-29)
  fantasy
  General Noun
  the faculty or activity of imagining things, especially things that are impossible or improbable, "This is starting to go into the realm of fantasy", "There's nothing wrong with a good fantasy"
• 30

  (+24/-6)
  be fantasy
  Verb

  a work of fiction, often involving magic and adventure, especially in a setting other than the real world: "The lord of the rings is a fantasy story", "Is the paq'batlh fantasy or real?"

• 24

  (+22/-2)
  fiction
  General Noun
  as in "Science-fiction"
• 51

  (+22/-29)
  be fictional
  Verb
  To be made up, not real "I enjoy a good fictional story", "That book is fictional"
• 50

  (+14/-36)
  be obvious
  Verb
  e.g. " The soldier hides behind an obvious piece of cover"
• 48

  (+6/-42)
  Fear
  General Noun
  There is ghIj, "to scare", but not a word to desctibe the emotion. Ex. "Fear is the minf killer"
• 10

  (+1/-9)
  Reflexive possession (her/his/its/their own)
  Grammar

  How to distinguish, in a sentence like "puqDaj HaqnIS HaqwI'" whether the surgeon needs to operate on her own child or somebody else's.

• 19

  (+19/-0)
  glue
  General Noun
  The stuff used to stick two, or more things together "Pass me the super glue." "I need to get a new bottle of glue", "this glue doesn't work"
• 26

  (+24/-2)
  Between (referring to time periods)
  Conjunction
  "Since the time of Kahless until now, nobody has seen a Hurq." "We can meet any time between 8:00 and 12:00." "Star Trek aired on television from 1966 to 1969."
• 56

  (+25/-31)
  Spouse (gender-neutral term)
  Language User
  "bang" and "parmaqqay" are already gender-neutral, but neither seems to indicate a marriage bond.
• 92

  (+51/-41)
  Sibling (gender-neutral term)
  Language User
  "Do you have any siblings?" "Is this your sibling?" (Perhaps asked to a species or culture or even just about an individual whose gender identity does not conform to what is expressive by be'/loD)
• 58

  (+29/-29)
  Parent (gender-neutral term)
  Language User
  We can say puq to refer to a child regardless of gender, but no analog exists for parent.
• 68

  (+20/-48)
  England
  General Noun

  As a separate place name from the UK. Useful to express "England Hol" rather than "DIvI' Hol".

• 21

  (+20/-1)
  sitting room/lounge/parlour
  General Noun
  A room in a house for entertaining guests, such as the room that Picard spoke to Kahlest in during Sins of the Father or where Lursa and Betor served tea to Worf in during the episode Redemption Part 2
• 59

  (+29/-30)
  magic trick/technique/artform
  General Noun
  A noun for an individual performance act a {mIn yuqwI'} does that are often referred to by the slang term "trick". The non-fantasy version of what {'IDnar} is:"I have a new magic technique to show you!", "I learned a new trick last week", "How many tricks do you know?", "Did you see Dave's new magic technique? I still haven't figured out his last trick!This would be like the word {tonSaw'} but instead of for martial arts, it would be for magic performances. It has nothing to do with deceiving, but instead names an artform.
• 23

  (+23/-0)
  vote, cast a ballot
  Verb
  to give one vote in a democratic process such as an election. "During the period of reforms, the people voted for Chancellor." "I vote we go with Martok's attack plan."
• 27

  (+26/-1)
  fraction (number-forming element)
  Number

  marker for denominator in a fraction; generalization of {vatlhvI'} "percent" to numbers other than 100. Examples: "one third", "three quarters", "nine tenths", "1/81". 
  
  Merged from another suggestion by admin: Can this be used to express ratios as well?

• 25

  (+20/-5)
  be not something, non-
  Verb
  similar to {Deq} as an adjective, but expresses something isn't the noun. "I spoke to the non-Klingon." "The non-warriors were taken off the ship." "She studied non-quantum (i.e., classical) physics."
• 63

  (+20/-43)
  oscillate
  Verb
  to swing back and forth with a regular rhythm. "The clock works because the pendulum oscillates." "The oscillation of the dilithium crystals restarted the warp engine."
• 19

  (+16/-3)
  continuum
  General Noun
  a system where every part can be transitioned into without abrupt changes and with uniform laws throughout. "Janeway visited the Q Continuum." "The Enterprise went through a tear in the spacetime continuum."
• 87

  (+22/-65)
  spacetime
  General Noun
  the underlying continuum of the universe. "The warp field creates a bubble in spacetime." "The extreme gravity caused a rupture in the spacetime continuum."
• 31

  (+27/-4)
  recipe, formula
  General Noun
  a set of instructions including a list of ingredients for making something. "Professor Scott explained the formula for transparent aluminium to Dr. Nichols." "Gowron has the best recipe for rokeg blood pie."
• 60

  (+19/-41)
  equation, formula
  General Noun
  a mathematical expression equating two things. "Torg easily solved the equations of relativity theory." "The warp factor equation gives the ship's speed."
• 57

  (+47/-10)
  power (physics)
  General Noun
  amount of energy ({HoS}) transferred or convert per unit time. "This light bulb consumes 60 watts of power." "What is the minimum power needed to maintain life support?"
• 25

  (+19/-6)
  bit, byte (maybe trit)
  General Noun
  basic units of digital information. bit = {0,1}, trit = {0,1,2}. "The computer's storage can hold one billion bytes." "The experiment produced one trillion bytes of data per second."
• 62

  (+53/-9)
  directive, injunction
  General Noun
  a specific law, command, or authoritative ruling. "We must obey the Prime Directive." "Based on the law, the judge has issued the following directive."
• 74

  (+31/-43)
  mass (physics)
  General Noun
  an object's resistance to motion, or the amount of matter ({Hap}), distinct from weight (which is gravity-dependent). "This black hole has a million times the mass of the Terran Sun." ( Also: Does {cheb} measures mass or weight?)
• 25

  (+21/-4)
  force (physics concept)
  General Noun
  distinct from energy ({HoS}). Possibly {Sur} (as {Surchem} is "force field"). "An object at rest stays at rest unless one applies a force." "Force is mass times acceleration."
• 54

  (+25/-29)
  by the way, parenthetically
  Adverb
  used to segue the subject or change the topic, or introduce a related topic. "By the way, I saw Maltz today." "We attached the Federation. By the way, we also attacked the Romulans."
• 24

  (+19/-5)
  superimpose, superpose
  Verb
  put one thing over another so that they coincide. "The detective superimposed the fingerprints and saw that they matched." "The physicist created a superposition of two quantum states."
• 98

  (+59/-39)
  slit
  General Noun
  a narrow hole, a long cut made into something. "He put the letter into the slit." "The photon passed through the slit." "The surgeon cut a small slit in the patient's shoulder."
• 26

  (+22/-4)
  coincidence
  General Noun
  a lucky concurrence of circumstances or events without any causal connection. "The Chancellor went to the same bar as the assassin. Because of this coincidence, he was killed." "By coincidence, we were in the same place." (Possibly better as adverb.)
• 21

  (+20/-1)
  diffract
  Verb
  to spread out a beam or waves by contact with a narrow aperture or substance. "The white light was diffracted by the prism into a rainbow." "The waves diffracted around the jetty."
• 67

  (+53/-14)
  reflect
  Verb
  have something be bounced off a surface without absorption. "The mirror reflected the beam of light." "The bullet reflected off the armour."
• 55

  (+27/-28)
  turn
  General Noun
  An opportunity or obligation to do something which is passed between a number of people. "On the player's turn, he takes one card." "It's your turn to wash the dishes."
• 21

  (+20/-1)
  Kos'Karii
  Animal
  In Klingon mythology, the Kos'Karii were pale, serpent-like creatures which inhabited the blood-red waters crossed by the Barge of the Dead on its way to Gre'thor. "It's the Kos'Karii, they'll try to lure you to them. Don't listen." (VOY 6x03 "Barge of the Dead")
• 22

  (+22/-0)
  Joint
  Body Part
  articulation point of two bones; "Elbows and knees are joints."
• 93

  (+37/-56)
  Be divorced/widowed
  Verb
  to be one whose one's marriage contract is officially terminated, perfectly so by death of the other partner. "The divorced man ran quickly to the bar.", "The widowed captain drinks bloodwine."
• 87

  (+34/-53)
  be conceited, be vain
  Verb
  Having or showing an excessively high opinion of oneself. "The conceited leader demanded that a parade be held in his own honor."
• 126

  (+70/-56)
  be homosexual, be gay
  Verb
  To be emotionally, romantically and/or sexually attracted to people of the same sex. "My friend is gay", "The city's gay and lesbian population is thriving"
• 21

  (+19/-2)
  jaw
  Body Part
  An opposable articulated structure of the mouth. As in "One chews by using one's jaw."
• 25

  (+25/-0)
  Subject
  Grammar
  The noun performing the action of a sentence. "Gowron" in the "Gowron rules the Klingon Empire"
• 25

  (+25/-0)
  Direct object
  Grammar
  A word or phrase denoting the recipient of an action. As in "you" in the sentence "I see you".
• 26

  (+19/-7)
  Plant
  General Noun
  we have a lot of words for parts of plants, but no word for a plant as a whole
• 23

  (+23/-0)
  be umami/savory/earthy
  Verb
  of food and flavors
• 25

  (+25/-0)
  be spicy/piquant/hot
  Verb
  of food - Also does Klingon differentiate water-soluble nasal spiciness of mustard and radish vs. fat-soluble mouth spiciness of peppers?
• 17

  (+17/-0)
  inferior/subordinate
  Language User
  counterpart of moch
• 52

  (+25/-27)
  cast/throw/make (a shadow)
  Verb
  how do klingons describe "casting a shadow"?
• 96

  (+63/-33)
  twin
  Language User
  and are there ways to distinguish identical from non-identical?
• 22

  (+22/-0)
  process/parade/march
  Verb

  "The soldiers marched across the yard", "The animals paraded down main street".

• 19

  (+18/-1)
  procession/parade/march
  General Noun

  "The parade passed the school", "The general watched the march". 

• 54

  (+15/-39)
  worker/proletarian
  General Noun
  I'm toying with the idea of translating the communist manifesto, and to do that one would require a working klingon term for worker that could be adapted for use when referring to the proletariat as a whole aswell.
• 23

  (+21/-2)
  indirect object
  General Noun
  the person or thing that an action if performed for or directed to
• 83

  (+16/-67)
  make sense
  Verb
  have a clear meaning, be easy to understand
• 30

  (+30/-0)
  be negative
  Verb
  a number less than zero
• 23

  (+18/-5)
  billion
  Number
  1,000 times one million
• 61

  (+56/-5)
  trillion
  Number
  1,000 times one billion
• 27

  (+23/-4)
  experience
  General Noun

  knowledge or skill in a particular job or activity gained by performing that job or activity, as opposed to having just been taught it: "He has plenty of programming experience"

• 56

  (+29/-27)
  be lonely
  Verb
  the emotion, not the actual state of being alone eg The lonely man wandered the city streets at night