cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
pommelling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: pommeling
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of pommel
pommeling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: pommelling
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of pommel
pommelled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: pommeled
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of pommel
pommelled
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: pommeled
Senses: glosses: Having a pommel.
passives
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of passive
papping
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of pap
papped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of pap
pentameters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pentameter
preshrinking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of preshrink
Jesse Tree
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Jesse Trees
Etymology: With reference to Isaiah XI, 1-3: "And there shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots...".
Senses: glosses: A symbolic tree, used as a common figure in medieval art, whose branches represent religious genealogies.
Related terms: Jesse window
dissimuler
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dissimulers
Senses: glosses: A dissembler.
Related terms: dissimulate
moorer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: moorers
Etymology: From moor + -er.
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
glosses: The person who moors a vessel
war to end all wars
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the war to end all wars
form: war to end all war
Senses: examples: text: The fact is there are still a lot of wars going on in the world, and there is no general acceptance as yet that the ‘war to end all wars’ is really over.
ref: 1920 February 9, “World Leadership Lost, says Baker”, in New York Times, page 3:
text: In contrast to its predecessor (the so-called war to end all wars), the 1939–1945 conflict was truly global in conduct, encompassing continents and hemispheres, and its political impact on the conduct of world affairs was and remains momentous.
ref: 1990 March, Alexander S. Cochran Jr., “‘Remarkably Clear Picture’ of WWII’s Complexities”, in Army, volume 40, number 3, Association of the U.S. Army, page 59:
synonyms: word: 14-18
word: European War
english: Canada, US, obsolete, 1910s
translation: Canada, US, obsolete, 1910s
word: First World War
word: Great War
word: (The) War in Europe
english: Canada, US, obsolete, 1910s
translation: Canada, US, obsolete, 1910s
word: World War
glosses: Epithet for World War I.
Related terms: World War II
end of history
the … to end all …s
dissimile
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dissimiles
Etymology: From Latin dissimile, neuter dissimilis (“unlike”).
Senses: glosses: Comparison or illustration by contraries.
emendate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: enpr: ēʹmĕndət
ipa: /ˈiːmɛndət/
enpr: ēʹmĕndāt
ipa: /ˈiːmɛndeɪt/
Etymology: From the Latin ēmendātus (“corrected”), the perfect passive participle of ēmendō (“I free from faults, correct”).
Senses: glosses: Emended, corrected, restored.
emendate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: enpr: ēʹmĕndət
ipa: /ˈiːmɛndət/
enpr: ēʹmĕndāt
ipa: /ˈiːmɛndeɪt/
Forms: form: emendates
form: emendating
form: emendated
form: emendated
Etymology: From the Latin ēmendātus (“corrected”), the perfect passive participle of ēmendō (“I free from faults, correct”).
Senses: glosses: To remove errors and corruptions from (a text); to emend (a text).
hemoderivative
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hemoderivatives
Etymology: From hemo- + derivative.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Any substance obtained by fractionation of human blood plasma.
haemoderivative
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: haemoderivatives
Etymology: From haemo- + derivative.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of hemoderivative.
klockmannite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A copper-selenium mineral (CuSe)
INFORSE
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Acronym of International Network For Sustainable Energy.
geologies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /d͡ʒiˈɑləd͡ʒiz/
rhymes: -ɒlədʒiz
Senses: glosses: plural of geology
organic growth
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: business
glosses: The business expansion through increasing output and sales as opposed to mergers, acquisitions and takeovers.
do business
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: does business
form: doing business
form: did business
form: done business
Senses: examples: text: I simply refuse to do business with such ruffians.
glosses: To be engaged in business, to be involved in commerce or trade.
glosses: Especially of a house pet: to urinate or defecate.
Synonyms: sense: urinate or defecate
word: take care of business
word: urinate
Derived terms: dba
multitasker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: multitaskers
Etymology: From multitask + -er or multi- + tasker.
Senses: glosses: Someone who multitasks, who performs multiple tasks at the same time.
examples: text: This week we take a close look at four top contenders in the multitasking arena […] Other bolt-on multitaskers for PCs not included in this comparison include VM/386, Omniview, and Double DOS.
ref: 1990, InfoWorld, volume 12, number 39, page 63:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A computer system that multitasks.
headlessness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From headless + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The state of being headless.
Related terms: headedness
LTA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: LTAs
Senses: topics: business
insurance
glosses: Initialism of level term assurance.
taxonomic: Wikimedia jargon
glosses: Initialism of long-term abuse.
qualifier: pensions
glosses: Initialism of lifetime allowance.
LTA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
tennis
glosses: Initialism of Lawn Tennis Association.
glosses: Initialism of Land Transport Authority.
business lunch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: business lunches
Senses: glosses: Lunch where business is discussed, which can be written off as a business expense.
business class
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A high-quality class of travelling (especially in airlines), higher than economy class or budget, lower than first class.
business trip
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: business trips
Senses: examples: text: I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […] and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town. I was completely mystified at such an unusual proceeding.
ref: 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
glosses: Travel for business purposes, often paid for at least partially by the employer.
family business
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: family businesses
Senses: glosses: A business whose owners are all members of the same family; oftentimes a small business.
Related terms: word: closely held
word: keep it in the family
english: often hyponymous
translation: often hyponymous
word: mom and pop
mightn't've
Language: English
Part of speech: contraction
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmaɪt(ə)n(t)ə(v)/
Etymology: mightn't + 've
Senses: glosses: might not have
mightna
Language: English
Part of speech: contraction
Etymology: Written form of a reduction of might not.
Senses: examples: text: You mightna wanna do that.
glosses: Might not.
wikipedia: reduction (linguistics)
Related terms: coulda
shoulda
woulda
mightn't
radio control
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The use of radio signals to remotely control a device.
Derived terms: radio-controlled
radio-controlled
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Controlled remotely using radio signals.
Synonyms: remote-controlled
Derived terms: radio-controlled car
geomant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: geomants
Etymology: From Italian geomante.
Senses: glosses: A geomancer.
kickier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of kicky: more kicky
kickiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of kicky: most kicky
kidded
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: /ˈkɪdɪd/
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of kid
noodled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of noodle
nunneries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nunnery
nuder
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of nude: more nude
nudest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of nude: most nude
nattier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of natty: more natty
nattiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of natty: most natty
nonconformists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nonconformist
neutralizers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of neutralizer
neutraliser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: neutralisers
Etymology: From neutralise + -er.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of neutralizer.
neutralisers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of neutraliser
notarizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of notarize
notarizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of notarize
notarise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: notarises
form: notarising
form: notarised
form: notarised
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of notarize.
notarises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of notarise
notarising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of notarise
notarised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of notarise
novas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: novae
Senses: glosses: plural of nova
nasalizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of nasalize
nasalizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of nasalize
nasalized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: /ˈneɪzl̩aɪzd/
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
phonetics
phonology
sciences
glosses: Articulated with air flowing through the nose and mouth simultaneously, for example the nasalized vowels of French [ɑ̃], [ɛ̃], [œ̃], [ɔ̃].
Derived terms: unnasalized
nasalized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: /ˈneɪzl̩aɪzd/
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of nasalize
nasalise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: nasalises
form: nasalising
form: nasalised
form: nasalised
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of nasalize.
nasalises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of nasalise
nasalising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of nasalise
nasalised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of nasalise
nightshirts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nightshirt
nuthatches
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nuthatch
nuttier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of nutty: more nutty
nuttiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of nutty: most nutty
nutmegging
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of nutmeg
nutmegged
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of nutmeg
nutmegged
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Seasoned with nutmeg.
nerdier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of nerdy: more nerdy
nerdiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of nerdy: most nerdy
noshes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nosh
noshes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of nosh
noshing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: rhymes: -ɒʃɪŋ
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of nosh
noshing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: rhymes: -ɒʃɪŋ
Forms: form: noshings
Senses: glosses: A session of eating; a feast.
noshed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of nosh
purchase order
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: purchase orders
Senses: topics: business
synonyms: PO
hypernyms: order
;
document
coordinate_terms: sales order
bill of sale
bill of lading
commercial invoice
;
quote
estimate
glosses: A commercial order issued by a buyer (purchaser) to a seller, and the document that defines it, indicating the type, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services the seller will provide to the buyer.
kvass
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kvɑːs/
rhymes: -ɑːs
Forms: form: kvasses
form: kvas
form: quass
form: quas
Etymology: Borrowed from Russian квас (kvas).
Senses: examples: text: She […] talked constantly, mostly of her childhood, the young ladies’ school she had attended, and the pleasures of Kiev in the summertime.
“Days are long and hot, but nights are languorous and starlit. People refresh themselves in their flower gardens and some walk in the parks, drink kvass and lemonade, and listen to the symphonies […]”
ref: 1966, Bernard Malamud, chapter 2, in The Fixer:
glosses: A fermented cereal-based low alcoholic beverage, often flavored with fruit, honey and herbs.
nosedives
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nosedive
nosedives
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of nosedive
nosediving
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of nosedive
nosedived
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of nosedive
Norseman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Norsemen
Etymology: From Norse + -man. Coined by Scottish novelist, poet and playwright Walter Scott.
Senses: glosses: A medieval Scandinavian or Viking.
glosses: A Scandinavian or a person of Scandinavian ancestry.
glosses: A Norwegian.
Norseman
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Norse + -man. Coined by Scottish novelist, poet and playwright Walter Scott.
Senses: glosses: A town in the Shire of Dundas, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia. Originally from a gold reef named by Lawrence Sinclair, who came from Shetland, after his horse, Hardy Norseman.
Norsemen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Norseman
naturalisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: naturalisations
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of naturalization.
Derived terms: renaturalisation
naturalisations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of naturalisation
Nubian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnjʉːbiːən/
ipa: /ˈnʉːbiːən/
Forms: form: Nubians
Etymology: From Nubia + -an.
Senses: glosses: An inhabitant of ancient Nubia or a person of Nubian descent.
qualifier: now largely obsolete
glosses: An African or person of African descent.
glosses: A person with dark skin, as of Africans and people of African descent.
glosses: Synonym of Anglo-Nubian goat.
synonyms: word: Anglo-Nubian goat
Nubian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnjʉːbiːən/
ipa: /ˈnʉːbiːən/
Forms: form: more Nubian
form: most Nubian
Etymology: From Nubia + -an.
Senses: glosses: Pertaining to Nubia, its people or its language.
qualifier: now largely obsolete
glosses: Pertaining to Africa, and its people or language.
glosses: Dark-skinned, as of Africans and people of African descent.
Synonyms: sense: See Thesaurus
word: African
Derived terms: Anglo-Nubian
Anglo-Nubian goat
Nubian Desert
Nubian giraffe
Nubian goat
Nubian ibex
Nubian knot
Nubian lion
Nubianness
Nubian queen
Nubian woodpecker
Old Nubian
negs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of neg
negs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of neg
negging
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of neg
negged
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of neg
niftier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of nifty: more nifty
niftiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of nifty: most nifty
naturalise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: naturalises
form: naturalising
form: naturalised
form: naturalised
Etymology: From Middle French naturaliser. By surface analysis, natural + -ise.
Senses: examples: text: In Madame de Mercœur they were naturalised by a total deficiency of imagination. She was kind, good, and even penetrating, when enlightened by the affections; but head is required for the very highest qualities of the heart, and those were beyond Madame de Mercœur.
ref: 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 181:
glosses: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of naturalize.
Derived terms: denaturalise
renaturalise
unnaturalised
naturalises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of naturalise
naturalising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of naturalise
degree absolute
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: degrees absolute
Senses: glosses: Synonym of kelvin.
synonyms: word: kelvin
raw_tags: before 1968
negations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of negation
northerlies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of northerly
Nobelist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Nobelists
Etymology: From Nobel + -ist.
Senses: glosses: A person who has been awarded a Nobel Prize.
Synonyms: Nobel laureate
Nobelists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Nobelist
Nobel laureates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Nobel laureate
Nunki
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Akkadian.
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A star, σ Sagittarii.
Novosibirsk
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Russian Новосиби́рск (Novosibírsk), from но́вый (nóvyj, “new”) and Сиби́рь (Sibírʹ, “Siberia”).
Senses: glosses: A city, the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia.
glosses: An oblast of Russia in Siberia.
Synonyms: english: its name before 1926
translation: its name before 1926
word: Novonikolayevsk
Derived terms: Novosibirsk Time
NORAD
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈnɔːræd/
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
coordinate_terms: NORTHCOM
USAF
RCAF
glosses: Acronym of North American Aerospace Defense Command
glosses: Acronym of Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation.
narcissuses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: narcissi
Senses: glosses: plural of narcissus
Novgorod
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɒv.ɡə.ɹɒd/
ipa: /ˈnɔːv.ɡə.ɹət/
ipa: /ˈnɑv.ɡə.ɹɑd/
Etymology: From Russian Но́вгород (Nóvgorod, “Newtown”). Doublet of Novigrad.
Senses: glosses: An oblast in northwestern Russia.
glosses: A city, the administrative center of Novgorod Oblast, Russia.
synonyms: Novgorod Republic
glosses: A former principality and medieval state located in modern Russia.
Synonyms: english: the official name of the city
translation: the official name of the city
word: Veliky Novgorod
Derived terms: Novgorodian
Related terms: Nizhny Novgorod
Neva
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Russian Нева́ (Nevá), from Finnic (compare Finnish neva).
Senses: glosses: A river in Russia, on which the Saint Petersburg city is placed.
reelects
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of reelect
reelecting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of reelect
re-elect
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: re-elects
form: re-electing
form: re-elected
form: re-elected
Senses: examples: text: Cash, who was appointed to the role following the death of Bob Crow in 2014 and then re-elected for a further five-year term in August 2019, had reportedly faced a number of clashes with the union's National Executive Committee in recent months.
ref: 2020 November 18, Paul Stephen, “Network News: RMT's Cash retires after claims of harassment”, in Rail, page 18:
glosses: Alternative spelling of reelect.
Related terms: re-election
re-elects
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of re-elect
re-electing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of re-elect
re-elected
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of re-elect
Rosanne
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Rosannes
form: Roseanne
form: Rose Anne
form: Rose-Anne
form: RoseAnne
Etymology: Blend of Rose + Anne, possibly also inspired by Roxanne.
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Latin.
Related terms: Rosanna
Roseann
Ryukyu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈɹjuːkjuː/
/ɹiˈuːkjuː/
Forms: form: Ryūkyū
form: Riukiu
Etymology: From Japanese 琉球 (Ryūkyū), from Middle Chinese 流求 (MC ljuw gjuw), a Chinese exonym for the island kingdom, of unclear origin. Doublet of Liuqiu.
Senses: examples: text: White Butterflies in Japan.[...]Shortly after this I left Yokohama for the Ryukyu Islands, and next had my attention attracted by the "White" in the Bay of Kagoshima.
ref: 1888 April, H. T. Stainton, “Nepticula Serella, N. SP.”, in Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 261:
text: About 140 people live on Kuchinoerabu island in the Ryukyu archipelago, which is approximately 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of the main southern island of Kyushu.
ref: 2015 May 29, “Volcano erupts on remote southern Japanese island”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 23 Oct 2015, Japan:
synonyms: the Ryukyus
glosses: A chain of islands in Japan roughly between Kyushu and Taiwan.
Synonyms: sense: from Mandarin Chinese
word: Liuqiu
word: Liuchiu
Izanagi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -ɑːɡi
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 伊邪那岐 (いざなぎ, Izanagi).
Senses: topics: Shinto
human-sciences
lifestyle
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
religion
sciences
synonyms: Izanagi-no-Mikoto
glosses: A Japanese creator god; he is Izanami's elder brother and spouse, and the father of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo and Kagutsuchi.
Coordinate terms: Amaterasu
Ame-no-Uzume
Kagutsuchi
Ōyamatsumi
Susanoo
Tsukuyomi
Related terms: Izanami
Kelvin scale
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Kelvin scales
Etymology: Named after the engineer and physicist William Lord Kelvin (1824–1907), who wrote of the need for an "absolute thermometric scale".
Senses: examples: text: The Kelvin scale is the standard scale for many scientific fields, but the related Celsius scale is handier for everyday life on Earth.
glosses: A scale for measuring temperature, with zero defined as absolute zero, with kelvins as the units (equivalent to degrees Celsius).
Coordinate terms: Celsius scale
Fahrenheit scale
Rankine scale
Réaumur scale
Derived terms: Kelvin
Izanami
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -ɑːmi
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 伊邪那美 (いざなみ, Izanami).
Senses: topics: Shinto
human-sciences
lifestyle
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
religion
sciences
synonyms: Izanami-no-Mikoto
glosses: A Japanese creator goddess who is also (along with the Shinigami and Enma) a goddess of death and the underworld; she is Izanagi's younger sister and spouse, and the mother of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo and Kagutsuchi.
wikipedia: Kobayashi Eitaku
Coordinate terms: Amaterasu
Ame-no-Uzume
Kagutsuchi
Ōyamatsumi
Susanoo
Tsukuyomi
Related terms: Izanagi
Amaterasu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɑːmətɛɹˈɑːsuː/
rhymes: -ɑːsuː
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 天照 (Amaterasu), from 天 (ama, “sky, the heavens”) + 照らす (terasu, “to illuminate something”).
Senses: topics: Shinto
human-sciences
lifestyle
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
religion
sciences
synonyms: Amaterasu-ōmikami
glosses: The Japanese sun goddess, and most important Shinto deity; she is the daughter of Izanagi and Izanami and the sister of Susanoo, Tsukuyomi, Ōyamatsumi, and Kagutsuchi.
glosses: The Sun itself.
Coordinate terms: Ame-no-Uzume
Izanagi
Izanami
Kagutsuchi
Ōyamatsumi
Susanoo
Tsukuyomi
imams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of imam
hyacinths
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hyacinth
homelier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of homely: more homely
homeliest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of homely: most homely
hoarser
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of hoarse: more hoarse
hoarsest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of hoarse: most hoarse
humanise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: humanises
form: humanising
form: humanised
form: humanised
Etymology: From human + -ise.
Senses: glosses: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of humanize.
Derived terms: overhumanise
unhumanise
humanises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of humanise
humanising
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of humanise
humanised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of humanise
humaniser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: humanisers
Senses: glosses: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of humanizer.
humanisers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of humaniser
homogenises
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of homogenise
homogenised
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of homogenise
Hutu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Hutus
form: Hutu
Etymology: From Rwanda-Rundi Umuhutu.
Senses: coordinate_terms: Tutsi
glosses: A member of an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi.
Derived terms: Hutuness
Tutsi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Tutsis
form: Tutsi
Etymology: From Rwanda-Rundi Umututsi.
Senses: glosses: A member of an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi.
Hieronymus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Hieronymuses
Etymology: From Latin Hierōnymus, from Ancient Greek Ἱερώνυμος (Hierṓnumos, “holy name”). Doublet of Jerome.
Senses: topics: Christianity
glosses: Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, Saint Jerome.
glosses: A male given name from Ancient Greek of historical use.
glosses: A surname transferred from the given name.
Related terms: Jerome
Hipparchus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɪˈpɑɹkəs/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kəs
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἵππαρχος (Hípparkhos).
Senses: glosses: An ancient Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician.
Volgograd
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Волгогра́д (Volgográd).
Senses: glosses: An oblast in southwestern Russia.
glosses: A city, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia.
Synonyms: english: from 1925-61
translation: from 1925-61
word: Stalingrad
english: before 1925
translation: before 1925
word: Tsaritsyn
Yaroslavl
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Яросла́вль (Jaroslávlʹ).
Senses: glosses: An oblast of Russia.
glosses: A city, the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia.
Yenisei
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌjɛnəˈseɪ/
Forms: form: Yenesei
form: Yenisey
form: Yenissei
Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Енисе́й (Jeniséj) from Old Kyrgyz Эне-Сай (Ene-Say, “mother river”) or from Evenki Ионэсси (Ionəssi, “big water”). See more detail
Senses: glosses: A river in Russia, the longest river of Siberia. It flows from south to north into the Arctic Ocean, splitting Siberia in two parts: the Eastern Siberia and the Western Siberia.
wikipedia: Yenisei River#Etymology
Derived terms: Yenisei-Ostyak
Yucatan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Yucatán.
Zelma
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Arabic, variant of Selma.
semiliquid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: semi-liquid
form: semi liquid
Etymology: From semi- + liquid.
Senses: glosses: Having properties intermediate between those of a solid and a liquid.
examples: text: semiliquid assets
glosses: Somewhat liquid; able to flow or change, but not entirely freely.
semiliquid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: semiliquids
form: semi-liquid
form: semi liquid
Etymology: From semi- + liquid.
Senses: synonyms: semifluid
glosses: Any substance with properties intermediate between those of a solid and a liquid.
Related terms: semisolid
colloid
sidero-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Etymology: From Latin sīdus, sideris, ("constellation").
Senses: glosses: Related to stars or constellations, as sidereal relationships.
sidero-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σίδηρος (sídēros, “iron”).
Senses: glosses: Related to iron or steel, as in siderosis (fibrosis caused by iron deposits)
ker-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Forms: form: ka-
form: ca-
form: ke-
form: cha-
Etymology: Now stands in for a thud. Originally Scots, possibly continuing Scottish Gaelic car (“somewhat”), cognate with Irish cor. Early uses were often collocated with went.
Senses: examples: [The book] has suspense, pathos, bravery, and the bad guys get it in the end with a big KERWHAM! http://www.amazon.com/review/R3TF8Z741367CL
glosses: Used to form various onomatopoeias imitating the effect or sound of a heavy object falling.
viatical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more viatical
form: most viatical
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to a journey; viatic.
examples: text: For example, it recommended allowing a controversial viatical insurance industry in the province. Viatical insurance involves the discounted sale of […]
ref: 2003, Richard V. Ericson, Aaron Doyle, Dean Barry, Diana Ericson, Insurance as Governance, University of Toronto Press, →ISBN, page 149:
text: Under §101(g) (2), the payment by a viatical insurance provider in exchange for the sale or assignment of a portion of the policy's death benefit is ...
ref: 2008, John Richard Price, Samuel A. Donaldson, Price on Contemporary Estate Planning, CCH, →ISBN, page 23:
text: NASAA itself has issued model viatical guidelines to promote strong and uniform regulation of these products.
ref: 2009, United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging, Betting on Death in the Life Settlement Market: What's at Stake for Seniors? : Hearing Before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, First Session, Washington, DC, April 29, 2009, page 52:
glosses: Of or pertaining to a life insurance policy held by someone who is dying, or to the sale of such a policy.
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Growing by the roadside.
coto
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cotos
Etymology: From Spanish coto (“half-span, quarter-cubit”), supposedly a variant of codo (“Spanish cubit”), from Vulgar Latin forms of Latin cubitum (“elbow, Roman cubit”), but more probably a development of or influenced by Latin quārtus (“a fourth”) from its use as a fourth of the cubit or Latin quattuor (“four”) from its approximation of the span across four fingers.
Senses: glosses: A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 10.4 cm.
Coordinate terms: linea (1⁄54 coto)
dedo (1⁄6 coto)
pulgada (2⁄9 coto)
sesma (1+1⁄3 cotos)
palmo (2 cotos)
pie (2+2⁄3 cotos)
codo (4 cotos)
vara (8 cotos)
viatic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more viatic
form: most viatic
Etymology: Latin viaticus (“relating to a journey”), from via (“road”).
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to traveling or a journey.
fourhorn sculpin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fourhorn sculpins
Senses: glosses: A species of fish of the Cottidae family, Myoxocephalus quadricornis, found in Canada, Finland, Greenland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States.
Synonyms: sense: Myoxocephalus quadricornis
word: fourhorned sculpin
sense: Myoxocephalus quadricornis
word: Triglopsis quadricornis
limitative
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more limitative
form: most limitative
Senses: examples: text: There is a general mood of expectation, these days, of "limitative" results—but back in 1931, this came as a bolt from the blue.
ref: 1979, Douglas Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, Bach:
glosses: Restrictive, limited.
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Being or relating to a grammatical case that specifies a deadline, a time by which something must take place.
Derived terms: nonlimitative
honeymoon period
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: honeymoon periods
Senses: examples: text: U.S. Presidents usually get a lot done at the very beginning of their terms, when they have a honeymoon period with Congress.
glosses: A relatively brief period when a new leader is given greater leeway with respect to changes he or she wishes to make.
topics: business
finance
glosses: A relatively brief period when a new loan has a low introductory interest rate that features prominently in advertising.
examples: text: He said that, had it not still been my honeymoon period, I would have been fired.
glosses: The length of time at the start of something new, particularly a new job, in which mistakes may be overlooked.
glosses: The early part of an intimate relationship, during which the couple are infatuated with each other.
hyperalertness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hyperalert + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The condition of being hyperalert
knowledgeableness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From knowledgeable + -ness.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of knowledgeability.
synonyms: word: knowledgeability
myel-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós, “marrow”).
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of myelo-.
myelo-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪəloʊ-/
Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós, “marrow”).
Senses: examples: myelosuppression; myelodysplasia
topics: anatomy
biology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: Bone marrow.
examples: myelomeningocele; myelomeningitis
topics: anatomy
biology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: Spinal cord.
Related terms: sense: myelo-
word: myelinate
sense: myelo-
word: myelinated
sense: myelo-
word: myelination
sense: myelo-
word: myelinogenesis
sense: myelo-
word: myelin sheath
word: myo-
raw_tags: not to be confused
english: spine
translation: spine
word: rachi-
english: spine
translation: spine
word: spino-
english: vertebra; spine
translation: vertebra; spine
word: spondylo-
english: vertebra
translation: vertebra
word: vertebro-
paronomasiac
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: paronomasiacs
Senses: examples: text: Punning, and competition therein, was encouraged—nay, actively abetted—by Callahan, himself a hopeless and utterly shameless paronomasiac.
ref: 2004, Spider Robinson, Off The Wall At Callahan's, Macmillan, page 9:
glosses: One addicted to word play or puns.
Related terms: paronomasia
paronomasic
paronomastic
distributive number
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: distributive numbers
Senses: examples: text: "Singly" is a distributive number, while "single" is a multiplier.
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A numeral that expresses the amount or quantity of something as it pertains to each member of a set, such as the number of times something happens at once, or the number of members affected each time.
Coordinate terms: cardinal number
ordinal number
multiplier
Related terms: adicity
arity
wirelesses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wireless
wirelesses
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of wireless
lulz
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /lʌlz/
ipa: /lʊlz/
rhymes: -ʌlz
homophone: lulls
Forms: form: lolz
Etymology: Alteration of lol using the suffix -z, a deliberately nonstandard variant of the plural marker -s.
Senses: examples: text: Anonymous gets big lulz from pulling random pranks.
ref: 2007 July 26, KTTV Fox 11 News report
text: the antics of the Goons and /b/tards might actually sharpen our ability to make that distinction. To those who think the griefers' handiwork is simply inexcusable: Well, being inexcusable is, after all, the griefers' job. Ours is to figure out that caring too much only gives them more of the one thing they crave: the lulz.
ref: 2008 January 18, Julian Dibbell, “Mutilated Furries, Flying Phalluses: Put the Blame on Griefers, the Sociopaths of the Virtual World”, in Wired, issue 16.02:
text: Like “Hakuna matata” in The Lion King, “lulz” is not just a word, but a philosophy. [...] Anonymous has made campaigning sexy for the first time since 1968. The lulz is, after all, the ancient spirit that once made the young become Marxists, or sail off to the New World.
ref: 2008 June 20, Tom Whipple, “Scientology: the Anonymous protestors”, in The Times:
text: “Lulz” is how trolls keep score. A corruption of “LOL” or “laugh out loud,” “lulz” means the joy of disrupting another’s emotional equilibrium. “Lulz is watching someone lose their mind at their computer 2,000 miles away while you chat with friends and laugh,” said one ex-troll who, like many people I contacted, refused to disclose his legal identity.
ref: 2008 August 3, Mattathias Schwartz, “Malwebolence - The World of Web Trolling”, in The New York Times:
text: The casual sadism of trolling was just “lulz,” which shouldn’t be taken seriously. Sexism, racism, and other hatreds were being invoked for nothing more than shock value. It was ironic, duh.
ref: 2020 September 30, Helen Lewis, “The Joke’s on Us”, in The Atlantic:
glosses: Fun; amusement; humor; especially schadenfreude.
Derived terms: for the lulz
lulz0rs
lulzer
lulzfag
lulz-worthy
lulzworthy
lulzy
Related terms: for kicks
kira
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kiras
Etymology: Borrowed from Dzongkha དཀྱི་ར (dkyi ra).
Senses: glosses: An ankle-length dress traditionally worn by women in Bhutan.
wait tables
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: waits tables
form: waiting tables
form: waited tables
form: waited tables
form: wait on tables
Senses: glosses: To wait as a server in a restaurant or other dine-in eatery.
Related terms: waiter
waitress
mealie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmiːli/
homophone: mealy
Forms: form: mealies
Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans mielie, from obsolete Dutch milie (“millet, maize”), from Old French mil (“millet”).
Senses: examples: text: The wants of a native living with his tribe and cultivating mealies or Kafir corn are confined to a kaross (skin cloak) or some pieces of cotton cloth.
ref: 1897, James Bryce, Impressions of South Africa, page 90:
text: At the other end of the veranda, on two deck-chairs planted side by side and looking away over the bush and the mealie fields, were Mr. Quest and Mr. Van Rensberg […]
ref: 1952, Doris Lessing, Martha Quest, Panther, published 1974, page 8:
text: My mother planted and harvested her own mealies.
ref: 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, page 10:
glosses: An ear or kernel of maize; in plural as mass noun: maize, corn.
Derived terms: mealie land
mealie meal
shorthorn sculpin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shorthorn sculpins
Senses: glosses: A species of fish in the Cottidae family: Myoxocephalus scorpius.
Synonyms: bullhead
bullrout
father lasher
goat sculpin
guffy
horny whore
pig-fish
scolping
scopin
scopy
scully
sculpin
scummy
scumpy
short-spined sea scorpion
warty sculpin
hyperalert
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more hyperalert
form: most hyperalert
Etymology: From hyper- + alert.
Senses: glosses: Excessively alert, especially as a result of traumatic stress.
Derived terms: hyperalertness
cheese puff
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cheese puffs
Senses: glosses: A puffed corn snack, coated with cheese-flavored powder.
Synonyms: word: cheese curl
word: cheese doodle
word: cheesy puff
word: cheezie
father lasher
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: father lashers
Senses: glosses: A shorthorn sculpin.
control panels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of control panel
longue-vue
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: longue-vues
Etymology: From French longue-vue; Literally, “long view”. From longue (“long”)+vue (“view”).
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A ship's navigational monocular spyglass telescope
Coordinate terms: lorgnette
ramier
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹɑːmɪeɪ/
ipa: /ˈɹæmɪeɪ/
Forms: form: ramiers
Etymology: Borrowed from French ramier.
Senses: glosses: Any of several Caribbean pigeons, but especially Columba squamosa
ramidus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ramidi
Etymology: From New Latin ramidus, from Afar ramid (“root”).
Senses: examples: text: The first ramidus fossil found was an upper molar tooth, unearthed in 1992.
ref: 1995, Biology Digest - Volume 21, page 83:
text: Ramidi were in many ways a mix of humans and chimps. Their smallish brains were barely larger than those of a modern chimp. But they held their heads on the top of the vertebral column instead of in front of it; ie, they walked upright. It is likely that ramidus was the ancestor of all subsequent hominid species, including our own.
ref: 2006, Henry Kong, A History of the Universe: Volume I: Complexity, page 117:
text: It is the birthplace of human beings' ancestor Lucy, who lived 3.2 million years ago; an older ancestor, Ardi, who lived 4.4 million years ago; and the even older ramidus who lived 5.8 million years before humans' known written history.
ref: 2011, Paulos Milkias, Ethiopia, page xvii:
text: Ramidus was either an early intermediate hominid or a dead end that faded out without diverging into more species.
ref: 2013, Martin Malloy, Evolution in a Nutshell, page 137:
glosses: Ellipsis of Ardipithecus ramidus (an early hominid from the Pliocene).
ramp-up
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ramp-ups
Etymology: Deverbal from ramp up.
Senses: glosses: A sudden increase; a boost.
Related terms: startup
step-up
Ramsar
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Persian رامسر (râmsar).
Senses: glosses: A coastal city in Mazanderan, Iran.
Ramsar
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Persian رامسر (râmsar).
Senses: glosses: Describing any conservation site protected under the Ramsar Convention
unguis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʌŋ.ɡwɪs/
Forms: form: ungues
form: unguises
Etymology: From Latin unguis (“nail, claw, hoof”). Doublet of onyx.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.
glosses: One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; an ungula.
glosses: An old measure equal to the length of the nail of the little finger.
Derived terms: subunguis
quivertip
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: quivertips
form: quiver-tip
Etymology: From quiver + tip.
Senses: glosses: A flexible tip to a fishing rod that bends when a fish takes the bait
collum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒl.əm/
ipa: /ˈkɑl.əm/
homophone: column
rhymes: -ɒləm
Forms: form: colla
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin collum (“the neck”). Doublet of col.
Senses: examples: text: No sooner does a little particle of food touch the edge of the delicate collar which surrounds the collum, than it adheres to it and is carried down by currents, that circulate up one side of the collar and down the other, to the end of the collum, in which, along with an accompanying drop of water, it becomes at once engulped^([sic]).
ref: 1882, Frank Coles Phillips, Proceedings of the Bristol Naturalists' Society, volume 3, page 25:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: A neck, cervix, or neckline part or process.
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: A collar
braken
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of bracken.
wear on one's sleeve
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: wears on one's sleeve
form: wearing on one's sleeve
form: wore on one's sleeve
form: worn on one's sleeve
Etymology: This phrase may derive from a mediaeval custom at jousting matches. Knights are said to have worn the colours of the lady they were supporting, in cloths or ribbons tied to their arms.
The term does not date from that period though, and is first recorded in Shakespeare's Othello, 1604, in which the treacherous Iago's plan was to feign openness and vulnerability in order to appear faithful.
Senses: examples: text: But religion is the one thing they encourage you to wear on your sleeve.
ref: 2008 June 25, Neela Banerjee, “Religion and Its Role Are in Dispute at the Service Academies”, in New York Times:
text: While he may wear his idealism and good-heartedness on his shirt sleeve, his passion is exuded more as an intellectualized than as a deeply felt quality. In modulating his voice, that is, Canin has chosen a character whose temperance might be admirable among the living but is less engaging when encountered in literature.
ref: 2008 June 28, Art Winslow, “Ethan Canin's "America, America"”, in Chicago Tribune, archived from the original on 21 May 2009:
glosses: To express (an emotion, belief, or stance) overtly and make it an important part of one's public life.
Related terms: to wear one's heart on one's sleeve
chop logic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: chop-logic
form: choplogic
Senses: examples: text: Many of the jokes are far past saving and a good bit of the chop logic word play is tedious word work.
ref: 1974 July 1, T. E. Kalem, “Bard Becalmed”, in Time:
qualifier: sometimes hyphenated
glosses: Characterized by equivocation or by overly complex or specious argumentation; improperly reasoned.
raw_tags: of an argument
Synonyms: choplogical
illogical