cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
2mad
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: 2mads
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of 2MAD (“two meal a day”).
Related terms: omad
2MAD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: 2MADs
form: 2mad
Senses: glosses: Initialism of two meals a day.
Related terms: OMAD
2mads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of 2mad
2MADs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of 2MAD
omads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of omad
OMADs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of OMAD
ixotrichodermium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The outer surface of a mushroom that is composed of erect or loosely interwoven hyphae.
objectums
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of objectum
hoptoad
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɒp.təʊd/
ipa: /ˈhɑp.toʊd/
rhymes: -ɒptəʊd
Forms: form: hoptoads
Etymology: From hop + toad.
Senses: examples: text: I'd like to turn her into a fat, old hoptoad.
ref: 1959, Sleeping Beauty:
text: Jumpin' hoptoads!
ref: 1963, The Sword in the Stone:
glosses: A toad.
c/s
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of chew-and-spit.
chew-and-spit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chew and spit
Senses: synonyms: c/s
glosses: The cycle of chewing food and spitting characteristic of bulimia nervosa.
Related terms: binge-and-purge
child sexual abuse material
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: child sexual abuse materials
form: child sexual-abuse material
Senses: glosses: Synonym of child pornography.
synonyms: word: child pornography
Derived terms: CSAM
child sexual abuse materials
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of child sexual abuse material
CSAMs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of CSAM
Kiryat Arba
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Qiryat Arba
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע (kiryát arbá).
Senses: glosses: A settlement in the West Bank, Palestine.
Colorado Desert sidewinder
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Colorado Desert sidewinders
Etymology: Colorado Desert + sidewinder, so called due to its range.
Senses: glosses: Crotalus cerastes laterorepens, a subspecies of the sidewinder rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes) found in the Colorado Desert.
Adirondack guide boats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Adirondack guide boat
non-fren
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: non-frens
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of nonfren.
non-frens
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of non-fren
Chinese Mestizos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Chinese Mestizo
comb-honey
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: comb-honeys
Etymology: From comb + honey.
Senses: examples: text: They are considered to be an all-purposes bee, but their comb-honey is not quite so good as that of the native kind: they are not equal to the latter as comb-builders, and are often hard to persuade to enter the supers;
ref: 1887, By Samuel Simmins, A Modern Bee-farm and Its Economic Management, page 42:
text: The recent increase in the sale of alfalfa comb-honey has caused many grocers to hesitate to buy any comb-honey, for fear previous unpleasant experiences may be repeated and leave them with unsalable granulated comb-honey on hand.
ref: 1915, Everett Franklin Phillips, Beekeeping, page 305:
text: Comb-honey production requires some more skill, perhaps, in order to produce a good crop, and at the same time keep down swarming, than does extracted-honey production.
ref: 1922, Henry Grant Rowe, Starting Right with Bees, page 9:
text: All comb honeys will remain liquid longer when left on the hive than when stored.
ref: 1926, Henry Perkins, “Questions and Answers”, in The Western Honey Bee, volume 14, number 1, page 27:
text: Chunk honey consists of pieces of comb honey in a container with liquid honey filled in around them.
ref: 1953, United States, Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics (contributor), Honey, Some Ways to Use it, page 3:
text: If you are cutting comb honey from a frame (cut comb honey), use a warm, sharp, thin-bladed knife and cut the comb on some kind of screen to allow the honey to drip off.
ref: 1978, Diana Sammataro, Alphonse Avitabile, The Beekeeper's Handbook, page 118:
glosses: Unprocessed honey that is still situated in its original beeswax cells.
comb-honeys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of comb-honey
mestizos de Sangley
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mestizo de Sangley
green-tailed towhee
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green-tailed towhees
Senses: glosses: Pipilo chlorurus, the smallest towhee.
green-tailed towhees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of green-tailed towhee
pearl haricot bean
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pearl haricot beans
Senses: glosses: Synonym of haricot bean.
synonyms: word: haricot bean
boston bean
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: boston beans
Senses: glosses: Synonym of haricot bean.
synonyms: word: haricot bean
white pea bean
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: white pea beans
Senses: glosses: Synonym of haricot bean.
synonyms: word: haricot bean
Siberian ibex
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Siberian ibexes
Etymology: Siberian + ibex. Compare translingual Capra sibirica.
Senses: glosses: Capra sibirica, a species of ibex.
rotary-wing aircraft
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rotary-wing aircrafts
Senses: glosses: Synonym of helicopter (its technical term)
synonyms: word: helicopter
extra: its technical term
power trowel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: power trowels
Senses: glosses: Synonym of trowel machine.
synonyms: word: trowel machine
power trowels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of power trowel
BCHS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A solution stack consisting of the OpenBSD operating system, C programming language, httpd web server, and SQLite database.
pearl haricot beans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pearl haricot bean
boston beans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of boston bean
white pea beans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of white pea bean
rotary-wing aircrafts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rotary-wing aircraft
hoptoads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hoptoad
XAMPP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A cross-platform solution stack consisting of the Apache web server, MariaDB or MySQL database, and Perl and PHP programming languages.
mestiza de Sangley
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mestizas de Sangley
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Mestiza de Sangley.
mestizas de Sangley
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mestiza de Sangley
MAMP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A solution stack consisting of the Mac OS X operating system, Apache web server, MySQL or MariaDB database, and PHP, Perl and/or Python programming language.
sky glow
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sky glows
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of skyglow.
sky glows
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sky glow
Jamstack
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: JAMstack
Senses: glosses: A web development architecture pattern and solution stack based around JavaScript, API, and markup.
JAMstack
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Jamstack.
WINS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɪnz/
rhymes: -ɪnz
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A Microsoft-based solution stack consisting of the Windows Server operating system, Internet Information Services web server, .NET Framework, and SQL Server database.
Spanish Mestizo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Spanish Mestizos
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Spanish mestizo.
Spanish Mestiza
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Spanish Mestizas
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Spanish mestiza.
option type
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: option types
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
synonyms: maybe type
glosses: A polymorphic type that represents encapsulation of an optional value.
maybe type
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: maybe types
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
glosses: Synonym of option type.
synonyms: word: option type
multilingualistic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to multilingualism.
maybe types
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of maybe type
option types
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of option type
Spanish-speaking
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
GLASS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A solution stack consisting of the GemStone database and application server, Linux operating system, Apache web server, Smalltalk programming language, and Seaside web framework.
giant elliptical galaxy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: giant elliptical galaxies
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
coordinate_terms: dwarf elliptical galaxy
glosses: A massive elliptical galaxy that is much larger than other galaxies in its cluster and is often located at the center of that cluster.
dwarf elliptical galaxy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dwarf elliptical galaxies
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
coordinate_terms: giant elliptical galaxy
glosses: An elliptical galaxy that is smaller than an ordinary elliptical galaxy, common in galaxy groups and clusters.
giant elliptical galaxies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of giant elliptical galaxy
dwarf elliptical galaxies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dwarf elliptical galaxy
Spanish Mestizos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Spanish Mestizo
Spanish Mestizas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Spanish Mestiza
mestizo de Español
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mestizo de Espan̄ol
form: mestizos de Español
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Mestizo de Español.
mestizo de espanol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mestizos de espanol
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of Mestizo de Español.
mestizo de Espanol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mestizos de Espanol
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of Mestizo de Español.
Stalinabad
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Russian Сталинабад (Stalinabad). Named after Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Equivalent to Stalin + -abad.
Senses: glosses: Former name of Dushanbe from 1929 to 1961. A city in Tajikistan, Soviet Union.
Related terms: Stalin
Stalingrad
light profile
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: light profiles
Senses: examples: text: The Sersic model generally provides an accurate description of the global radial light profile of galaxies but it fails to reproduce the inner regions […]
ref: 2012, Alessandro Boselli, A Panchromatic View of Galaxies, page 162:
text: The most extensive analysis of the light profile of a star was carried out by King [K1], who used photographic techniques to determine the surface brightness at radii of more than 10,000 times the half-width at half peak intensity (HW) of the image – a dynamic range of almost 28 magnitudes (Figure 1.13).
ref: 2013, Neill I. Reid, Suzanne L. Hawley, New Light on Dark Stars:
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A description of the distribution of surface brightness.
examples: text: A similar system can also be designed in which the far-field light profile, rather than the nearfield light profile, is input into the fly's eye integrator for light uniformization to then provide illumination to the modulator array.
ref: 2017, Fred M. Dickey, Todd E. Lizotte, Laser Beam Shaping Applications, pages 3-33:
text: Then we calculate the scalare K₀(PAR) from the light profile (reference observations).
ref: 2021, Patrick J. Neale, Oliver Zielinski, Rebecca L. North, Climate Change and Light in Aquatic Ecosystems:
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: A description of the distribution of light intensity.
examples: text: Photometric lights allow you to attach light profiles created by light manufacturers so that you can simulate specific lights in your scenes.
ref: 2012, Todd Palamar, Mastering Autodesk Maya 2013, pages 9-45:
topics: computer-graphics
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Data that describes the manner in which a light source behaves, and the type of shadows that are cast.
examples: text: Each male summons forth a female pendant down along its contour, a negative of itself with which it is locked into a kiss: the male "shadow profile" at left is kissing a female "light profile"; the male "light profile" at right, a female "shadow profile."
ref: 2016, Sebastian Zeidler, Form as Revolt: Carl Einstein and the Ground of Modern Art, page 198:
topics: art
arts
glosses: An outline or profile in which the figure is light and the background is shadow.
light profiles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of light profile
tech giant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tech giants
Etymology: tech (“technology”) + giant
Senses: topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: A large company or corporation which works in the technology industry.
trollibags
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of trollibobs.
synonyms: word: trollibobs
trolling-rod
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: trolling-rods
Senses: topics: fishing
hobbies
lifestyle
glosses: A type of specialized fishing rod designed to pull a bait or lure behind a moving boat in order to catch fish.
trolling-rods
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of trolling-rod
Allaston
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in Lydney parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO6304).
glosses: A surname.
rotary-wing intercept
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rotary-wing intercepts
Senses: topics: government
law-enforcement
military
politics
war
synonyms: RWI
glosses: An intercept performed by rotary-wing aircraft.
rotary-wing intercepts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rotary-wing intercept
Victoria River
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A watercourse in Antarctica.
glosses: A few places in Australia:
A locality in Northern Territory.
glosses: A few places in Australia:
A river in Northern Territory.
glosses: A few places in Australia:
A perennial river in Victoria.
glosses: A river in Canada:
A tributary of the Chaudière River, Quebec.
glosses: A river in Canada:
A tributary of the Exploits River, Newfoundland.
glosses: A river in New Zealand.
embiopterous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to embiopterans.
qeltite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Named for the Wadi Qelt, near the type locality in Palestine.
Senses: glosses: A vitreous, light brown mineral.
wikipedia: Wadi Qelt
hjalmarite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Named after Swedish geologist Hjalmar Sjögren.
Senses: glosses: A vitreous, gray mineral.
Birjand
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Iran, the seat of Birjand County's Central District and the capital of South Khorasan Province.
glosses: A county of Iran, around the city.
Southern Tungusic
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A branch of the Tungusic language family.
Southern Tungusic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to this language family.
chowpaul
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chowpauls
form: chaupala
form: chowpal
Etymology: From Hindi चौपाल (caupāl).
Senses: examples: text: ... the Chowpaul is the most ancient, and, as it were, the original from which all the other forms of palanquin may be traced; on this account it is used in all great ceremonies, marriages, processions, etc. The Chowpaul is simply a very light bed or sofa, over which a large bambou forms an arch. But as this is not a sufficient defence against the sun, it is always attended by a servant carrying a chata or parasol.
ref: 1811, François Balthazar Solvyns, Les Hindoûs, Vol. III, Section 8, No. 2:
text: With these beams and door and window frames send me... 10 chowpaul timbers the largest and the best you can get.
ref: 1915, Bengal Past & Present, volume 11, page 57:
glosses: A kind of open Indian litter whose support pole is curved in a wide arch over the bed.
Synonyms: word: sukhpal
word: palanquin
word: andor
Hypernyms: litter
palanquin
chowpauls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chowpaul
blue-collar worker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: blue-collar workers
head_nr: 2
Senses: head_nr: 2
hypernyms: worker
<
person
coordinate_terms: white-collar worker
pink-collar worker
glosses: A worker who works with their hands and whose job focuses more on making or repairing things than on management, administration, or clerical work.
Related terms: word: craftsperson
word: craftsman
english: often hyponymous
translation: often hyponymous
word: craftswoman
english: multiple senses
translation: multiple senses
word: professional
blue-collar workers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of blue-collar worker
chowpal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chowpals
Senses: examples: text: He yearns for his village chowpal (meeting place) and fondly remembers the pleasant nights he spent in bhajan, kirtan, or folksongs with his village companions.
ref: 1946, Report of the Health Survey and Development Committee, volume 3, page 93:
text: The chowpal was and is the centre of all activities—social, religious and political.
ref: 1952, The Voice of Islam, volume 1:
text: Towards evening they entered Daryapur where at the village chowpal sat a group of elders puffing away at their hookahs and gossiping... In their dress, habits and talks, gradually the new generation of children are following the city-bred people. The dhoti is being replaced by troussers. Every house has a transistor or a radio. The community chowpal attract every child for the TV shows...
ref: 1969, Sarvodaya, volume 19, pages 189-190:
text: Chaupal (Chowpal). A shed in which the village community assemble for public business.
ref: 1977, The Correspondence of Lord William Cavendish Bentinck, Governor-General of India 1828-1835, volume 2, published p. 1458:
text: We gathered at the ‘chowpal’, the platform where people get together for public events.
ref: 2000, PLA Notes, volume 37, page 56:
text: However, it is true that the village was note without its local politicians. The chowpal (courtyard) was full of talks about individuals, quarrels, and questions of caste behaviours. Some members of the chowpal were even deeply thinking of the dangers of the commercial wealth of village shopkeepers...
ref: 2002, Politics and Culture: Essays in Honour of Serajul Islam Choudhury, page 347:
glosses: Alternative form of chaupal, a village meeting-place.
examples: text: The second type was Chowpal. It had a very light bed or sofa cover with a bamboo arch over it—It was attended by servants carrying umbrellas. This was in demand for ceremonies such as marriage processions etc.
ref: 1992, Anil Ranjan Biswas, Calcutta and Calcuttans from Dihi to Megalopolis, page 361:
glosses: Alternative form of chowpaul, a kind of litter.
chowpals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chowpal
Annaleigh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Unicode font
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Unicode fonts
Senses: glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Unicode, font. A digital font that is compatible with the Unicode Standard.
glosses: A digital font with diverse, multiscriptal coverage of the Unicode Standard.
Panjim
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Panaji.
Ponjim
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Panaji.
chaupal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chaupals
form: caupal
form: chowpal
Etymology: From Hindi चौपाल (caupāl).
Senses: examples: text: ... generally gather in a chaupal, or clubhouse, with others of their own caste. These are always pucca structures. There is never a mixing of castes in a chaupal except on very special occasions.
ref: 1967, David Coxe Cooke, Dera, a Village in India, page 46:
text: Chaupal (Chowpal). A shed in which the village community assemble for public business.
ref: 1977, The Correspondence of Lord William Cavendish Bentinck, Governor-General of India 1828-1835, volume 2, published p. 1458:
text: No woman of good character would ever put her foot on the steps of the village chaupal. Women are not expected to play any part in the public affairs or participate in discussions in the village assembly.
ref: 1977, S. N. Mishra, Pattern of Emerging Leadership in Rural India, page 73:
text: Whenever any person is to be reprimanded for the breach of village norms or for committing any serious offence, it is done at the chaupal. Villagers sit at the chaupal, smoke, play cards and do other things.
ref: 1977, Urban and Rural Planning Thought, Vol. 20, No. 1, p. 7
text: They often gathered for gossip at a common public place called ‘Chaupal of Hariya.’ Chaupal was the centre point of the village from all directions. Apart from women and children, anyone was welcome to join the chitchat group of Chaupal... At that particular chaupal time, each one sitting there had kept his own viewpoint to narrate Priyamavda's beauty in their own words.
ref: 2022, Sumina Sharma, Other Side of the Edge: An Upbringing of Ancient Modernity, page 110:
glosses: A village meeting-place, typically an open terrace covered for protection against the sun and rain; the village assembly itself.
chaupals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chaupal
East Pennsboro
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Related terms: english: township
translation: township
word: West Pennsboro
snapwood
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: dry, brittle wood that can be easily broken by hand, which is useful as firewood.
chromatotrons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chromatotron
chaupala
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chaupalas
Senses: examples: text: The third kind [of palanquin] is called Chaupala, that is four square, and is a kind of square box open at the sides.
ref: 1838, Robert Montgomery Martin, The History, Antiquities, Topography, and Statistics of Eastern India, volume III, page 119:
text: ...bahlis, chakras, bullock-carts, dolis, tattus, palkis, miyanas, kharkharinas, bajras and chaupalas, were the common vehicles.
ref: 1911, Calendar of Persian Correspondence..., page xxvi:
text: ... there were others of a more ordinary type like the chaupala, muhafah, miyanah; some were simple hammocks suspended from a pole, called doli...
ref: 1995 March, The India Magazine of Her People and Culture, volume 16, page 46:
glosses: Alternative form of chowpaul.
chaupalas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chaupala
Chaupala
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Chaupaul
Senses: glosses: Former name of Moradabad: a city in Uttar Pradesh, India.
miyanah
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: miyanahs
Senses: examples: text: ... there were others of a more ordinary type like the chaupala, muhafah, miyanah; some were simple hammocks suspended from a pole, called doli...
ref: 1995 March, The India Magazine of Her People and Culture, volume 16, page 46:
glosses: Alternative form of meeana.
miyanahs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of miyanah
$2 shop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: $2 shops
form: two-dollar shop
Senses: examples: text: You know how when you walk into a $2 shop, you feel both a sense of possibility and dismay?
ref: 2018 November 24, Amelia Lester, “How a chain store captures the essence of a country's everyday life”, in The Age:
text: Starting out as a typical $2 shop way back in 1999, our store continues to keep customers at the forefront of our minds, constantly changing to keep up with trends and needs.
ref: 2024 October 12 (last accessed), RetPro Pty Ltd, Keilor Central:
text: The man who founded former bargain powerhouse Clint’s Crazy Bargains has warned the days of the humble $2 shop are over.
ref: 2015 November 22, Frank Chung, “The long, slow death of the $2 shop”, in news.com.au:
synonyms: word: variety store
word: dollar store
word: pound shop
glosses: A shop where many small and inexpensive items can be bought.
two-dollar shop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: two-dollar shops
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of $2 shop.
sukhpal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sukhpals
Etymology: From Hindi सुखपाल (sukhpāl).
Senses: examples: text: H.M. was in a litter (sukhpāl), and holding communion with his God. By the blessing of the shadow of the blessing of the Shāhinshāh no harm happened to his followers in that unprotected plain.
ref: 1939, Henry Beveridge translating Abu al-Fazl ibn-Mubarak as The Akbarnāma of Abu'l Fazl, Vol. III, Pt. 1, p. 341
text: Next came a domeshaped sukhpal (palanquin), its silver plated pole being borne by eight sturdy troopers wearing red flowing kurtas, silk kamarbunds, and silk dungarees.
ref: 1976, Tapan Ghosh, The Adventures of Shivaji, page 140:
glosses: Synonym of chowpaul.
synonyms: word: chowpaul
sukhpals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sukhpal
check bill
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: check bills
Etymology: From Thai เช็กบิล (chék-bin, “check, bill”).
Senses: glosses: check, bill (at a restaurant)
check bills
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of check bill
wangsty
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more wangsty
form: most wangsty
Etymology: From wangst + -y.
Senses: examples: text: “I don't read poetry, it's written by sixteen year old wangsty girls, who've never had a boyfriend, or pretentious idiots.”
ref: 2005 06, A.J. Venter, Batteries Not Included, Lulu.com, →ISBN:
text: "Oh, God, Silvertail, don't go all wangsty on us!"
ref: 2017 December 5, Ryk E.Spoor, Princess Holy Aura, Baen Books, →ISBN:
text: "Ember, wait. Wait, damn it. Quit being so damn wangsty!”
ref: 2022 February 22, J.T. Ellison, The Immortals, MIRA, →ISBN:
glosses: Prone to wangst; anxious in a self-indulgent way.
eyyy
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: /ˈeːːɪ/
Etymology: From an elongated form of hey, usually chanted on hip-hop tracks as a form of hype generation. See also ay (“all right; hooray; cool”).
Senses: glosses: An expression of approval or cheering.
Related terms: hey
yeah
yay
yehey
posh nosh
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: posh noshes
Senses: glosses: Haute cuisine.
glosses: An expensive dish or meal.
glosses: Fellatio using a condom.
Related terms: posh wank
terrorwave
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From terror + -wave.
Senses: examples: text: Journalist Jake Hanrahan has described terrorwave as removing “the reality of the violence war brings” while revealing how “bored young men in the West desire a violent past they’ve no perception of.”
ref: 2023 May 4, Joshua Molloy, “Terrorwave: The Aesthetics of Violence and Terrorist Imagery in Militant Accelerationist Subcultures”, in Global Network on Extremism and Technology:
glosses: Vaporwave music and art with terrorist and militant themes.
Related terms: fashwave
midnight run
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: midnight runs
Senses: examples: text: […] the likelihood of them […] doing a midnight run to the airport in the dead of night after that first paycheck.
ref: 2009, Scott Phillips, Confessions of an Expat, page 4:
text: In frustration, teachers do the midnight run and managers go mad, yelling, screaming , and ripping the teachers off […]
ref: 2010, Melissa Christine Karpinski, Teaching in the Land of Kimchi: Discovering South Korea, page 51:
text: [interviewee] Do I need to midnight run? Do I need to leave, tell no-one, and speak of it nowhere? […] [comment by tleafs3638] Very recently midnight ran myself, after typical hagwon treatment to foreigners, as well as seeing a 13 year old commit suicide via jumping from their hagwon on the tenth floor. […] [comment by MrWadewynn] midnight runs are pretty damn funny. I have been a coworker of several midnight runners, and the aftermath is pretty hilarious watching the owners scramble to figure out why it happened... again lol.
ref: 2022, "The Horrors I Saw at Korean Private Schools | Informer", VICE
glosses: An unannounced departure from a teaching job at a school in Korea (or rarely elsewhere), in which a teacher leaves the job or country without warning, typically to escape abusive working conditions.
Related terms: midnight runner
midnight runs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of midnight run
MAANG
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmæŋ/
homophone: mang
Senses: examples: text: A job at MAANG comes with global acknowledgment, huge opportunities of growth and exposure, hefty salary packages, and perks. Due to these excellent career opportunities, MAANG companies tempt all career-seekers.
ref: 2021 December 19, “How to get a tech job at MAANG (Meta, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google)”, in Techgig:
glosses: Acronym of Meta, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google
candy-arsed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more candy-arsed
form: most candy-arsed
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of candy-assed
-trixes
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Senses: topics: BDSM
lifestyle
sexuality
glosses: plural of -trix
ghost plane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ghost planes
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: An aeroplane that is flying after its pilots become incapacitated.
ghost planes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ghost plane
fuzzbutt
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fuzzbutts
Etymology: fuzz + butt
Senses: glosses: A term of abuse.
Labourish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Labourish
form: most Labourish
Etymology: From Labour + -ish.
Senses: examples: text: He has good cards to play on making Brussels better and slimming the continent's heavyweight welfare states. Both can, not implausibly, be given a New Labourish colouring, though Mr Blair's lectures can sound insufferably Pecksniffian.
ref: 2000 February 24, “Tony Blair takes his time”, in The Guardian:
topics: government
politics
glosses: Of or related to the Labour party.
fuzzbutts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fuzzbutt
LLMP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A solution stack consisting of the Linux operating system, lighttpd web server, MySQL or MariaDB database, and Perl, PHP or Python programming language.
LAPP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A solution stack consisting of the Linux operating system, Apache web server, PostgreSQL database, and Perl, PHP or Python programming language.
GRANDstack
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A solution stack consisting of GraphQL (data query and manipulation language), React (web application presentation), Apollo (data graph platform), and Neo4j (database management system).
PERN
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A solution stack consisting of the PostgreSQL database, Express.js application controller layer, React JavaScript library, and Node.js JavaScript runtime.
LYCE
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A solution stack consisting of the Linux operating system, Yaws web server, CouchDB database, and Erlang programming language.
LYME
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A solution stack consisting of the Linux operating system, Yaws web server, Mnesia database, and Erlang programming language.
ygm
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: examples: text: Your housemate’s excuse: “If it makes you feel better we shower together sometimes.” No, it doesn’t. ¶ Their other half’s apology: “If you think about it I’m saving the planet by borrowing your energy, ygm?”
ref: 2020 February 13, Charlie Walker, “If your boyfriend stays at our house three nights a week, he should pay rent”, in The Tab:
glosses: Initialism of you get me.
SMACK
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: An Apache-based solution stack consisting of Spark, Mesos, Akka, Cassandra, and Kafka.
XRX
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A solution stack based on XForms, REST, and XQuery.
PLONK
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A solution stack consisting of Prometheus (metrics and time-series), Linkerd (service mesh), OpenFaaS (management and auto-scaling of compute), NATS (asynchronous message bus/queue), and Kubernetes (declarative, extensible, scale-out, self-healing clustering).
Lahad Datu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Malay Lahad Datu.
Senses: glosses: The district capital of Lahad Datu district, Sabah, Malaysia.
blind faith
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Uncritical faith, unquestioning faith.
white walnut
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: white walnuts
Senses: glosses: A butternut tree (Juglans cinerea), of eastern North America.
glosses: Pepperberry, am Australian tree of species Cryptocarya obovata.
white walnuts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of white walnut
whitebark pine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: whitebark pines
Senses: glosses: A conifer (Pinus albicaulis)
whitebark pines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of whitebark pine
wild celery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wild celeries
Senses: glosses: Garden angelica (Angelica archangelica)
glosses: Lovage (Levisticum officinale)
glosses: Radhuni (Psammogeton involucratus, syn. Trachyspermum roxburghianum)
glosses: Tape grass (Vallisneria americana)
pitch-accent
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pitch-accents
Senses: glosses: Attributive form of pitch accent.
wild celeries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wild celery
pitch-accents
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pitch-accent
wild hyacinth
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wild hyacinths
Senses: glosses: Common bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), of Europe
glosses: Camases, quamashes, Indian hyacinths (Camassia spp.), of North America
glosses: Blue dicks, purplehead (Dichelostemma capitatum, syn. Dipterostemon capitatus), of North America
glosses: Roundtooth snakelily (Dichelostemma multiflorum), of California and Oregon
glosses: A bulbous perennial (Lachenalia contaminata), of South Africa
glosses: Cluster lilies (Brodiaea spp.), of western North America
wild hyacinths
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wild hyacinth
stress-accent
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stress-accents
Senses: glosses: Attributive form of stress accent.
wild yam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wild yams
Senses: glosses: Dioscorea dregeana
glosses: Dioscorea japonica
glosses: Dioscorea villosa
stress-accents
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stress-accent
wild yams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wild yam
wind scorpion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wind scorpions
Senses: glosses: Any of numerous species of arachnids in order Solifugae.
Synonyms: solifuge
sun spider
camel spider
wind scorpions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wind scorpion
witch elm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: witch elms
Senses: glosses: wych elm
wood louse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wood lice
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of woodlouse.
witch elms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of witch elm
wood lice
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wood louse
red-chested cuckoo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: red-chested cuckoos
Senses: glosses: A cuckoo of species Cuculus solitarius.
red-chested cuckoos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of red-chested cuckoo
red spruce
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: red spruces
Senses: glosses: A species of spruce, Picea rubens
red spruces
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of red spruce
scrub pine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: scrub pines
Senses: glosses: A species of pine, Pinus virginiana
scrub pines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of scrub pine
starfish flower
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: starfish flowers
Senses: glosses: Either of two species of flowering plant
Stapelia grandiflora
glosses: Either of two species of flowering plant
Stapelia hirsuta
starfish flowers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of starfish flower
wax flower
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wax flowers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of waxflower.
wax flowers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wax flower
waxpalm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: waxpalms
Senses: glosses: Synonym of wax palm.
synonyms: word: wax palm
waxpalms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of waxpalm
cabbage palmetto
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cabbage palmettos
Senses: glosses: The cabbage palm Sabal palmetto
cabbage palmettos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cabbage palmetto
horse show
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: horse shows
Senses: glosses: An event where horses are exhibited and may win prizes in various categories.
horse shows
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of horse show
show runner
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: show runners
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of showrunner.
show runners
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of show runner
silkworm moth
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: silkworm moths
Senses: glosses: A domestic silk moth, of species Bombyx mori
Fruit Ninja champion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Fruit Ninja champions
form: fruit ninja champion
Etymology: In reference to the video game Fruit Ninja, where the player must slice fruit that is thrown in the air. Popularized as an Internet meme around 2022.
Senses: examples: text: I want a goth girl so I can call her my fruit ninja champion 🥺
ref: 2022 March 21, @YungLgin, Twitter:
text: I used to slice this fruits. Now, I slice myself 🤪🤪 but I'm still a fruit ninja champion 🙏🙏
ref: 2023 June 17, @xX_clawspots127, Twitter:
text: As a past fruit ninja champion, I have to admit im chuckling a lil.
ref: 2024 January 3, @HedonHannibal, Twitter:
synonyms: cutter
SIer
self-harmer
glosses: A person who practices self-harm.
wikipedia: Fruit Ninja
silkworm moths
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of silkworm moth
silver fern
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: silver ferns
Senses: glosses: A species of fern, Cyathea dealbata
silver ferns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of silver fern
sweet fern
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sweet ferns
Senses: glosses: A species of fern, Comptonia peregrina
water fern
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: water ferns
Senses: glosses: Any fern of a number of taxonomic groups:
Salviniales, an order of aquatic ferns
glosses: Any fern of a number of taxonomic groups:
Austroblechnum lanceolatum (syn. Blechnum chambersii; lance water fern)
glosses: Any fern of a number of taxonomic groups:
Austroblechnum patersonii (syn. Blechnum patersonii; strap water fern)
glosses: Any fern of a number of taxonomic groups:
Austroblechnum penna-marina (syn. Blechnum penna-marina; alpine water fern)
glosses: Any fern of a number of taxonomic groups:
Azolla filiculoides (Pacific mosquitofern)
glosses: Any fern of a number of taxonomic groups:
Bolbitis heudelotii (African water fern)
glosses: Any fern of a number of taxonomic groups:
Cranfillia fluviatilis (syn. Blechnum fluviatile; ray water fern)
glosses: Any fern of a number of taxonomic groups:
Histiopteris incisa (bat's wing fern, oak fern)
glosses: Any fern of a number of taxonomic groups:
Lomaria nuda (syn. Blechnum nudum; fishbone water fern)
glosses: Any fern of a number of taxonomic groups:
Oceaniopteris cartilaginea (syn. Blechnum cartilagineum; soft water fern)
glosses: Any fern of a number of taxonomic groups:
Osmunda regalis (royal fern)
glosses: Any fern of a number of taxonomic groups:
Parablechnum wattsii (syn. Blechnum wattsii) (hard water fern)
glosses: Any fern of a number of taxonomic groups:
Regnellidium diphyllum (two-leaf water fern)
glosses: Any fern of a number of taxonomic groups:
Salvinia molesta (giant water fern)
glosses: Any fern of a number of taxonomic groups:
Telmatoblechnum indicum (syn. Blechnum indicum; swamp water fern)
sweet ferns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sweet fern
water ferns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of water fern
bird's-nest fern
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bird's-nest ferns
Senses: glosses: Any of a number of species of fern in genus Asplenium, especially Asplenium nidus
bird's-nest ferns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bird's-nest fern
climbing fern
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: climbing ferns
Senses: glosses: Any member of species in genus Lygodium of ferns.
grape fern
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: grape ferns
Senses: glosses: Any of a number of species of fern in genus Sceptridium.
climbing ferns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of climbing fern
grape ferns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of grape fern
Fruit Ninja champions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Fruit Ninja champion
black racer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: black racers
Senses: glosses: A snake of species Coluber constrictor, of North and Central America, especially US.
Synonyms: eastern racer
North American racer
fruit ninja champion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fruit ninja champions
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Fruit Ninja champion.
fruit ninja champions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fruit ninja champion
black racers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of black racer
bladder kelp
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bladder kelps
Senses: glosses: Kelp of genus Macrocystis.
blue racer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: blue racers
Senses: synonyms: green racer
glosses: A subspecies of snake, Coluber constrictor foxii.
blue racers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of blue racer
body board
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: body boards
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of bodyboard.
body boards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of body board
brown lacewing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: brown lacewings
Senses: glosses: Any of the lacewings of family Hemerobiidae
brown lacewings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of brown lacewing
wasp moth
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wasp moths
Senses: glosses: Any of various species of moth that resemble wasps.
Derived terms: polka-dot wasp moth
scarlet-bodied wasp moth
store card
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: store cards
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of storecard.
wasp moths
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wasp moth
store cards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of store card
strap work
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of strapwork.
side tone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: side tones
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of sidetone.
screw jack
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: screw jacks
Senses: glosses: jackscrew
screw jacks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of screw jack
♄ine
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: And hence sayth he mayst thou draw a great secret that the water of ♄ine antimony ought to be ☿all & white, &c.
ref: c. 1653-1656, George Starkey, translated by William R. Newman, Lawrence M. Principe, Alchemical Laboratory Notebooks and Correspondence, University of Chicago Press, published 2004, page 260:
topics: alchemy
pseudoscience
glosses: Abbreviation of saturnine.
ra-ra skirt
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ra-ra skirts
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of rah-rah skirt.
☿all
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: ☿ial
Senses: examples: text: And hence sayth he mayst thou draw a great secret that the water of ♄ine antimony ought to be ☿all & white, &c.
ref: c. 1653-1656, George Starkey, translated by William R. Newman, Lawrence M. Principe, Alchemical Laboratory Notebooks and Correspondence, University of Chicago Press, published 2004, page 260:
topics: alchemy
pseudoscience
glosses: Abbreviation of mercurial.
ra-ra skirts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ra-ra skirt
☿es
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ☿