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  be gelatinous
  Verb
  have a jelly-like texture or consistency
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  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}
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  antibody
  Body Part
  protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen
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  axis
  General Noun
  imaginary line around which an object spins or is symmetrically arranged
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  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]
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  gypsum
  General Noun
  mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate, having a number of applications including as a precursor of plaster
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  lathe
  General Noun
  machine tool used to shape a piece of material by rotating it against a cutting tool
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  vinegar
  General Noun
  sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol, used as a condiment or preservative
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  bumpkin, yokel
  Language User
  unsophisticated person of rural background
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  scab
  Body Part
  incrustation over a sore or wound, formed during healing
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  be naked/nude
  Verb
  The state of being completely undressed
• 20

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  lily
  General Noun
  A flower of the genus Lilium: typically white, associated with purity and innocence
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  rose
  General Noun
  A flower of the genus Rosa: red, associated with romance, but has thorns
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  Helicopter
  General Noun
  a type of aircraft which derives both lift and propulsion from one or more sets of horizontally revolving overhead rotors.
• 20

  (+9/-11)
  ESP, Supernatural power
  General Noun
  telepathy, psychokinesis, etc (and each their name)
• 20

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  date
  General Noun
  as in a romantic or courtship date (or the nearest Klingon equivalent)
• 21

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  be a hypocrite
  Verb
  act counter to one's professed beliefs or values, or accuse others of infractions of which oneself is guilty
• 20

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  Changeling/Founder (Dominion)
  Language User
  race of fluid shapeshifters who established the interstellar state of the Dominion and dominate its politics
• 20

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  enamel, coating
  General Noun
  artificial thin outer layer
• 20

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  curfew
  General Noun
  regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time
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  dollar
  General Noun
  name of several disused Terran currencies
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  braid, knotwork
  General Noun
  weave of fibers, often decorative
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  compass
  General Noun
  device used to determine cardinal directions
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  scoff
  Verb
  vocalize derision or mockery nonverbally
• 20

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  tundra
  General Noun
  flat treeless circumpolar biome
• 21

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  be glossy
  Verb
  have a smooth, silk-like, reflective surface
• 19

  (+8/-11)
  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
• 27

  (+27/-0)
  resin
  General Noun
  Viscous plant secretion such amber, copal, balsam, etc.
• 26

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  capitalism
  General Noun
  Economic system where means of production are privately owned and the driving force of production is the profit motive.
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  socialism
  General Noun
  Economic system where means of production are socially owned
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  id
  General Noun
  A word to refer to the psychological concept of the id as described by Freud.
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  super-ego
  General Noun
  A word to refer to the psychological concept of the super-ego as described by Freud.
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  ego, the self
  General Noun
  A word to refer to the psychological concept of the ego as described by Freud.
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  hemp, cannabis, marijuana, pot
  General Noun
  A plant of the genus Cannabis, grown for its fiber, drug and seeds
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  drug
  General Noun
  a mind-altering substance, such as marijuana, alcohol, LSD or heroin
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  extinguish
  Verb
  The soldier extinguishes the candle flame. In WoT I have temporarily used rIHHa'.
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  postulate
  General Noun
  The concept that comes before the general acceptance of an idea as a hypothesis.
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  tap
  Verb
  To touch one's fingers gently on something, usually a few times: Anne tapped Tom on the shoulder.
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  be curly
  Verb
  to have a woolly texture--used of hair
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  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.
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  Plutonium
  General Noun
  A dangerous metal created by Terrans and their fission experiments.
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  Detroit
  General Noun
  The terran city known for wheeled transportation and disastrous football.
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  back (of a thing)
  General Noun
  exterior rear surface, the line between the 'o' and the ‘em, like the back of a building
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  (+10/-15)
  Facade
  General Noun
  face, exterior front surface, the line between the tlhop and the 'et, like the front of a building
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  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.
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  exponent
  General Noun
  The exponent of n in n squared is 2. Perhaps this could be raised to the power of...
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  sodium
  General Noun
  Salt is a sodium compound. Sodium salts are important chemical agents.
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  erode
  Verb
  Rust erodes metal. Water erodes the earth, forming canyons.
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  calcium
  General Noun
  soft silvery-white alkaline earth metal
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  be bristly
  Verb
  be covered in stiff or coarse hairlike structures; like {nIl} but more solid
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  flake
  General Noun
  loose filmy mass or thin chiplike layer
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  yodel
  Verb
  sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between normal chest voice and falsetto
• 26

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  auction
  General Noun
  event where goods are sold to the highest bidder
• 27

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  J'naii
  General Noun
  homeworld of the sentient species the J'naii
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  granite
  General Noun
  group of igneous rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz
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  basalt
  General Noun
  hard igneous rock, very common in oceanic crust
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  edit, revise
  Verb
  review for the purpose of making or suggesting changes
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  adrenaline, epinephrine
  Body Part
  hormone and neurotransmitter secreted as a response to stress
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  stress, emphasize
  Verb
  draw attention to with especial markedness
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  stencil
  General Noun
  utensil usually consisting of a perforated sheet, used to reproduce a pattern on a surface
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  musteloid (otter-like or wolverine-like animal)
  Animal
  native name for a similar creature encountered by Klingons
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  marble (material)
  General Noun
  rock of crystalline limestone, often metamorphosed and having a streaked or swirled appearance, used as a building or sculpting material
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  scythe, sickle, falx
  General Noun
  tool or weapon having a long curving blade with a sharp concave edge
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  vector (mathematics)
  General Noun
  mathematical concept having both magnitude and direction
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  quark (particle)
  General Noun
  elementary subatomic particle
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  capillary
  Body Part
  small blood vessel that connects arteries to veins
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  thyroid
  Body Part
  large butterfly-shaped gland in the neck
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  esophagus
  Body Part
  organ which relays food to the stomach
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  pronoun
  General Noun
  part of speech that functions by itself as a noun phrase
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  be porous
  Verb
  be full of tiny pores allowing the passage of fluids
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  tackle
  Verb
  seize and knock to the ground
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  gland
  Body Part
  secretory organ
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  crank
  Verb
  impart rotation to, as a wheel
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  mantle (geology)
  General Noun
  layer of a planetary body between core and crust
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  algae
  General Noun
  aquatic photosynthetic organism
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  be creamy (texture)
  Verb
  have the thick, smooth texture of cream
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  spleen
  Body Part
  blood-filtering organ in vertebrates
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  pancreas
  Body Part
  endocrine/digestive organ in vertebrates
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  absorb (vt)
  Verb
  A towel absorbs three grams of spilled liquid. WoT: She absorbed and integrated this information.
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  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.
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  be wise
  Verb
  like someone who would make a good adviser, the opposite of foolish
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  100 billion
  Number
  100 times one billion (Saghan)
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  10 billion
  Number
  10 times one billion (Saghan)
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  100 million
  Number
  100 times one million
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  10 million
  Number
  10 times one million
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  gourd, squash, pumpkin
  General Noun
  trailing or climbing plant producing hard-skinned fleshy fruit
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  prank
  Verb
  play a practical joke or mischievious trick (on)
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  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)?
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  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)?
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  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
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  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}?
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  Livestock
  Animal
  Farm animals
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  Ice cream
  General Noun
  Frozen dessert
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  faucet
  General Noun
  a fixture for drawing and regulating the flow of a liquid
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  qubit (quantum bit)
  General Noun
  extension of {Sa'non} to quantum information, can be superposed ({mergh}), independent of specific medium (not necessarily {'otlh})
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  be superconductive
  Verb
  lacking in electrical resistance, said of materials in which electrical current can flow without loss of power
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  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.
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  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.
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  be relentless, indefatigable
  Verb
  Kang, Kor, and Koloth were relentless in their pursuit of the Albino.
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  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.
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  Wince, Cringe, Flinch
  Verb
  Reflexively recoil or shrink away
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  Trapezoid
  General Noun
  Convex quadrilateral with two parallel sides
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  Spasm
  Verb
  Sudden involuntary muscle contraction
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  Protein
  General Noun
  Class of complex molecules made of amino acids held together by peptide bonds
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  Oval
  General Noun
  Shape resembling an egg or ellipse
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  Gum (Oral anatomy)
  General Noun
  The flesh around the teeth
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  Dew
  General Noun
  Atmospheric moisture condensed on cool surfaces
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  Fossil
  General Noun
  Mineralized remains of an animal or plant
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  Be Symmetrical
  Verb
  Exhibit symmetry, have corresponding or harmonious arrangement
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  Alkali
  General Noun
  Class of chemical compounds, bases
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  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.
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  Age
  General Noun
  How old a person, non-language using animal, or thing is, in years or months.
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  disorder, disability, syndrome, condition
  General Noun
  Something wrong with someone mentally or physically: "Danny was born with a rare brain condition."
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  headphones
  General Noun
  Speakers worn over the ears to listen to music or other recordings so only the wearer can hear them
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  circuit, circuitry
  General Noun
  enclosed path of current within an electrical device
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  spool, reel, spindle
  General Noun
  device around which thread or wire is wound
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  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
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  Monopoly
  General Noun
  To exert sole control over a resource, but more importantly, what Klingons would call the Klingon Monopoly board game in Klingon
• 30

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  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)
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  friendship
  General Noun
  Strong emotion, affection between friends. "swore eternal friendship", "Earth-Klingon friendship day"
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  lens
  General Noun
  An object that focuses light or other EM radiation by refraction
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  freckle(s)
  Body Part
  Marks on the skin caused by exposure to sunlight: "Jim has brown hair, blue eyes and freckles."
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  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)
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  symbiont
  General Noun
  organism living in close physical association with another; parasites are a subtype
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  Trill
  General Noun
  class-M homeworld of the Trill species, located in the Alpha Quadrant
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  d'akturak
  Language User
  someone with an "icy" demeanor; especially as a tough negotiator (DS9: Blood Oath)
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  jak'tahla
  General Noun
  phase in a Klingon's maturation similar to puberty (ST: Insurrection)
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  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
• 35

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  zinc
  General Noun
  metallic chemical element, symbol Zn, atomic number 30
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  titanium
  General Noun
  metallic chemical element, symbol Ti, atomic number 22
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  (+32/-3)
  aluminum
  General Noun
  metallic chemical element, symbol Al, atomic number 13
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  mercury
  General Noun
  metallic chemical element, symbol Hg, atomic number 80
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  hiss
  Verb
  Animal noise similar to a growl
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  crawl / slither
  Verb
  Movement verb(s) for snakes, bugs, and animal generally low to the ground
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  tumor
  Body Part
  unusual bodily growth
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  be fertile
  Verb
  Could apply to land, animals, people
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  (+1/-19)
  tears
  General Noun
  Eye fluid from crying / irritation
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  (+15/-22)
  stove / oven
  General Noun
  Klingons don't use heat as much in cooking, but surely the have heating devices for other purposes
• 30

  (+10/-20)
  Desk
  General Noun
  vummeH raS works just fine, but if Klingons use a separate word, it would be nice to know
• 33

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  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.
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  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.
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  (+15/-19)
  Look at / stare
  Verb
  We have legh for see, but we don't have a word for actively directing the eyes
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  blink (and/or wink)
  Verb
  Rapidly close and open one or both eyes
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  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.
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  ironically
  Adverb
  marks situations involving 1) failure caused by efforts towards success; or 2) success achieved by means which would normally lead to failure
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  tendency, propensity
  General Noun
  inclination toward a particular characteristic or behavior
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  ideal
  General Noun
  standard of perfection; or principle to which one aspires
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  adverb(ial)
  General Noun
  Klingon grammatical category defined by TKD section 5.4
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  blackmail
  Verb
  extort money or benefits from someone in return for not revealing compromising information
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  (+30/-1)
  porch
  General Noun
  projecting architectural structure that houses an entrance to a building
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  (+22/-12)
  foam, froth
  General Noun
  mass of small bubbles
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  (+32/-5)
  superstition
  General Noun
  widely held but unjustified belief in supernatural causation
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  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.
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  (+35/-0)
  wink
  Verb
  To close and open one eye.
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  (+12/-18)
  Nudge
  Verb
  To prod someone, often lightly and with the elbow, to get their attention.
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  (+17/-24)
  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.
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  (+13/-17)
  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.
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  prototype
  General Noun
  The first transporter prototypes met with limited success, but later proved indispensable for exploring the galaxy.
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  burden
  General Noun
  An encumbrance, a useless dead weight - "A farmer's treasures are a warrior's burden"
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  (+40/-1)
  Wales
  General Noun
  Country in the United Kingdom where the natives speak Welsh
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  (+30/-13)
  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?
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  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.
• 40

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  phoneme
  Grammar
  What do Klingons call the most basic sound elements of a language?
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  (+1/-20)
  still
  Adverb
  Is the only way to say this to imply it with -taH or is there a specific adverb for it?
• 30

  (+9/-21)
  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."
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  (+17/-21)
  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"
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  (+13/-0)
  Closest Klingon goat analog
  Animal
  Whatever animal a terran goat would most remind Klingons of
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  (+17/-0)
  Habit
  General Noun
  Individual's settled or regular tendency or practice.
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  (+18/-2)
  Punctuation
  General Noun
  Marks used in writing to separate sentences and their elements.
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  (+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.
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  (+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?
• 41

  (+16/-25)
  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...
• 43

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  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."
• 36

  (+6/-30)
  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
• 38

  (+11/-27)
  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."
• 45

  (+24/-21)
  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
• 39

  (+18/-21)
  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.
• 38

  (+32/-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."
• 41

  (+21/-20)
  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.
• 39

  (+16/-23)
  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.
• 43

  (+11/-32)
  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?"
• 40

  (+12/-28)
  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."
• 44

  (+24/-20)
  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."
• 51

  (+27/-24)
  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.”
• 40

  (+17/-23)
  to pour
  Clarification
  We have both {lIch} and {qang} glossed with this meaning (strictly, "pour (into/onto anything)" and "pour (from one container into another)"). {qang} has many canon examples, but {lIch} has none, so I'm interested in how the two differ, and what the argument structure of {lIch} would be. For instance, what does the {lIch}ing? Should it be {ravDaq bIQ lIch nuv}, {ravDaq lIch bIQ}, or even {rav lIch bIQ}? And can only liquids be {lIch}ed? Is something that is {lIch}ed also {qang}ed, or are they considered different?
• 38

  (+15/-23)
  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
• 42

  (+21/-21)
  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
• 39

  (+36/-3)
  be neither warm nor cool (temperature)
  Verb
  tepid? That may not be the best word since it is often used to mean slightly warm.
• 43

  (+20/-23)
  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.”
• 43

  (+23/-20)
  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
• 30

  (+7/-23)
  anyway, regardless
  Adverb
  Contrarily to, or overcoming, a previously-established obstacle. "I did not want to go to Kronos; regardless, I went." "Kor said it was going to rain. You went outside anyway, and now you're all wet."
• 7

  (+1/-6)
  be generous, be lavish, be effusive, be free
  Verb
  Giving freely or plentifully of one's resources (money, gifts, food, praise...), or temperamentally inclined to do so. "A generous host." "She was lavish with her praise." "They are very free with their money." (With -Ha', presumably "be sparing, be stingy, be mean": "Scrooge is a stingy old curmudgeon.")
• 46

  (+20/-26)
  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.”
• 41

  (+29/-12)
  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.
• 40

  (+28/-12)
  Nevada
  General Noun
  The state of Nevada, site of at least one qep'a'
• 42

  (+22/-20)
  Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
  General Noun

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

• 38

  (+27/-11)
  Pennsylvania
  General Noun
  The state of Pennsylvania, were several qep'a' were held.
• 42

  (+29/-13)
  Indiana
  General Noun
  The state of indiana, location of qep'a' 25 + 26
• 41

  (+28/-13)
  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
• 45

  (+25/-20)
  powder
  General Noun
  fine dry granular material
• 40

  (+35/-5)
  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.)
• 36

  (+13/-23)
  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)
• 35

  (+8/-27)
  pipe/tube/straw
  General Noun
  hollow pipe, not a name of plant.
• 40

  (+13/-27)
  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>
• 33

  (+5/-28)
  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)
• 37

  (+7/-30)
  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.
• 49

  (+48/-1)
  pi
  Number
  The ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. “3.14159.......”
• 43

  (+34/-9)
  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.’
• 45

  (+37/-8)
  Amplitude
  General Noun
  The magnitude of a wave.
• 36

  (+27/-9)
  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".
• 43

  (+22/-21)
  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."
• 42

  (+21/-21)
  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"
• 41

  (+20/-21)
  be fictional
  Verb
  To be made up, not real "I enjoy a good fictional story", "That book is fictional"
• 40

  (+12/-28)
  be obvious
  Verb
  e.g. " The soldier hides behind an obvious piece of cover"
• 34

  (+5/-29)
  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.”
• 46

  (+21/-25)
  Spouse (gender-neutral term)
  Language User
  “bang” and “parmaqqay” are already gender-neutral, but neither seems to indicate a marriage bond.
• 38

  (+14/-24)
  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)
• 46

  (+23/-23)
  Parent (gender-neutral term)
  Language User
  We can say puq to refer to a child regardless of gender, but no analog exists for parent.
• 48

  (+22/-26)
  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
• 46

  (+24/-22)
  trick
  General Noun
  The noun for the individual acts a {mIn yuqwI'} does "I learned a new trick last week", "How many tricks do you know?"
• 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."
• 39

  (+18/-21)
  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."
• 37

  (+20/-17)
  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."
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  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."
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  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."
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  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?"
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  (+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."
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  (+37/-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."
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  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?)
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  (+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."
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  (+18/-23)
  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."
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  (+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."
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  (+18/-20)
  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."
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  (+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.)
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  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."
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  reflect
  Verb
  have something be bounced off a surface without absorption. "The mirror reflected the beam of light." "The bullet reflected off the armour."
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  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."
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  (+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")
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  (+22/-0)
  Joint
  Body Part
  articulation point of two bones; "Elbows and knees are joints."
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  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."
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  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."
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  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"
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  jaw
  Body Part
  An opposable articulated structure of the mouth. As in "One chews by using one's jaw."
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  Subject
  Grammar
  The noun performing the action of a sentence. "Gowron" in the "Gowron rules the Klingon Empire"
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  (+25/-0)
  Direct object
  Grammar
  A word or phrase denoting the recipient of an action. As in "you" in the sentence "I see you".
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  (+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
• 40

  (+19/-21)
  cast/throw/make (a shadow)
  Verb
  how do klingons describe "casting a shadow"?
• 40

  (+17/-23)
  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".

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

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

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  (+13/-29)
  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.
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  (+21/-2)
  indirect object
  General Noun
  the person or thing that an action if performed for or directed to
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  (+12/-24)
  make sense
  Verb
  have a clear meaning, be easy to understand
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  be negative
  Verb
  a number less than zero
• 23

  (+18/-5)
  billion
  Number
  1,000 times one million
• 47

  (+42/-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"

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  (+20/-28)
  experience
  General Noun

  Something you do or that happens to you Eg "She never knew about her mother's experiences", "My experience at the prison would terrify most people"

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  (+20/-21)
  be lonely
  Verb
  the emotion, not the actual state of being alone eg The lonely man wandered the city streets at night