cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
ungulate
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʌŋɡjʊlɪt/
ipa: /ˈʌŋɡjʊleɪt/
Forms: form: more ungulate
form: most ungulate
Etymology: From Late Latin ungulātus, from Latin ungula (“hoof”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun was substantivized from the adjective through the associated taxon's name (Ungulata), see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Senses: examples: text: When Owen wrote his description there was no evidence to determine the character of the extremities, whether they were ungulate, unguiculate, or pinnate, while the structure of the nostrils suggested
ref: 1866, Andrew Murray, The geographical distribution of mammals, page 242:
text: Unlike the serial manus and pes of the edentata the carpus and tarsus are here diplarthrous in structure or displaced upon each other. While the Condylarthra are ungulate with an unguiculate carpus and tarsus, […]
ref: 1893, The American naturalist, volume 27, page 126:
text: Like nearly all the land animals of Jupiter, as I was to learn later, they were ungulate, hoofs evidently being rendered necessary by the considerable areas of hardened lava on the surface of the planet, […]
ref: 2012, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Collected John Carter of Mars, volume 3:
glosses: Having hooves.
examples: text: […] areolet of only moderate size; first abscissa of the radius slightly more ungulate than in other varieties.
ref: 1922, Indiana University studies, volume 9, page 68:
glosses: Shaped like a hoof.
ungulate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʌŋɡjʊlɪt/
ipa: /ˈʌŋɡjʊleɪt/
Forms: form: ungulates
Etymology: From Late Latin ungulātus, from Latin ungula (“hoof”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun was substantivized from the adjective through the associated taxon's name (Ungulata), see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Senses: examples: text: The majority of large land mammals are ungulates.
glosses: An ungulate animal; a hooved mammal.
glosses: A member of the now obsolete clade Ungulata.
Derived terms: even-toed ungulate
odd-toed ungulate
Related terms: biungulate
unguiculate
unguligrade
equestrian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈkwɛstrɪən/
Forms: form: more equestrian
form: most equestrian
Etymology: Ultimately from Latin equester (“of or pertaining to equestrians/cavalry”) + -ianus (“-ian, related to”, adjective marker), from equus (“horse”).
Senses: examples: text: They were an equestrian people.
text: After his death an equestrian statue was erected.
text: The society of colonial Spanish-America was one of the most equestrian in all history, and, to a very great extent, its existence depended on the adaptability of the Old World horse to New World conditions.
ref: 1973, Alfred W. Crosby, The Columbian Exchange, Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, →ISBN, page 82:
glosses: Of horseback riding or horseback riders.
glosses: Of or relating to the ancient Roman class of equites.
Derived terms: camelestrian
equestrianess
equestrianism
equestrianize
equestrianly
equestrianship
equestrian vaulting
nonequestrian
unequestrian
equestrian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈkwɛstrɪən/
Forms: form: equestrians
Etymology: Ultimately from Latin equester (“of or pertaining to equestrians/cavalry”) + -ianus (“-ian, related to”, adjective marker), from equus (“horse”).
Senses: synonyms: horseman
horserider
glosses: One who rides a horse.
glosses: Synonym of eques.
synonyms: word: eques
Derived terms: para-equestrian
intarweb
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: ĭnʹ-tär-wĕb
ipa: /ˈɪn.tɑɹˌwɛb/
other: /ˈɪn.tɑɚˌwɛb/
other: /ˈɪn.tɑːˌwɛb/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)wɛb
Senses: examples: text: Ha! Ha! I'm using TEH INTARWEB on a mac, cuz imma noob!!!1
text: 2001, Dave Bett, in alt.fan.elite http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.elite/msg/535aa8cd30903e4b?dmode=source&hl=en
Here's a hint - don't have your kid on your lap as your look on this weird, twisted thing known as the intarweb.
text: 2002, Rob Young, in alt.alumni.warwick http://groups.google.com/group/alt.alumni.warwick/msg/5817717d02d6f302?dmode=source&hl=en
And you might be thinking, that's really shite, but don't forget it's teh intarweb, where no matter how bizarre a thing you can think up, there'll be someone who'll masturbate to it.
text: 2003, Hong Ooi, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg, and comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg/msg/9ce0264873963ace?dmode=source&hl=en
So how come I have no problems with this fluff on teh Intarweb, but I still got my butt kicked at a trivia night last weekend?
text: 2005, Jay Furr, in rec.sport.football.college http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.football.college/msg/342e5f0101d5d787?dmode=source&hl=en
The intarweb ain't all it's cracked up to be.
glosses: Alternative spelling of interweb.
gondola
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡɒn.də.lə/
Forms: form: gondolas
form: gondole
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian gondola, from Venetan góndoƚa, from Byzantine Greek κοντούρα (kontoúra, “cutter, kind of ship”).
Senses: glosses: A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.
glosses: A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.
An enclosed car attached to a cable mechanically lifted up the side of a mountain; an enclosed ski lift; a cable car.
glosses: A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.
The car or basket of a hot-air balloon, airship, zeppelin, etc.
glosses: A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.
The hanging cart in which a glass-cleaning worker stands to clean exterior glass on tall buildings.
glosses: A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.
That part of a transporter bridge that carries passengers, vehicles, along the length of the bridge span.
examples: text: The railroad track paralleled the road, and along the track we saw lines of burned-out gondolas and freight cars which had been fired and destroyed during the war.
ref: 1948, John Steinbeck, chapter 6, in A Russian Journal, page 118:
topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
synonyms: gondola car
hypernyms: freight car
goods wagon
coordinate_terms: hopper car
glosses: A type of open railway car with low sides, used to carry heavy freight such as crushed rock or steel.
glosses: A free-standing display unit in a supermarket or other retail store, where goods are shelved or hung on pegs or hooks for sale; An end bay; A parasite display.
Synonyms: topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
word: gondola car
topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
word: gon
sense: ski lift
word: cable car
Derived terms: gondola lift
Related terms: gondolier
gondola
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡɒn.də.lə/
Forms: form: gondolas
form: gondolaing
form: gondolaed
form: gondolaed
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian gondola, from Venetan góndoƚa, from Byzantine Greek κοντούρα (kontoúra, “cutter, kind of ship”).
Senses: glosses: To travel by gondola.
SPE
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: SPEs
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of solid-phase extraction.
glosses: Initialism of sales process engineering.
glosses: Initialism of seriously painful experience.
topics: aerospace
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
space-science
glosses: Initialism of solar particle event.
topics: business
finance
glosses: Initialism of special-purpose entity.
SPE
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Society of Petroleum Engineers.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Initialism of The Sound Pattern of English.
glosses: Initialism of Struga Poetry Evenings.
IOB
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Institute of Biology.
viola
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈviː.ələ/
ipa: /ˈvaɪələ/
ipa: /vaɪˈoʊlə/
ipa: /vɪˈoʊlə/
ipa: /ˈvaɪ.ələ/
Forms: form: violas
Etymology: From Latin viola (“violet”).
Senses: topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.
viola
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈviː.ələ/
ipa: /ˈvaɪələ/
ipa: /vaɪˈoʊlə/
ipa: /vɪˈoʊlə/
ipa: /ˈvaɪ.ələ/
ipa: /viˈəʊ.lə/
ipa: /viˈoʊ.lə/
rhymes: -əʊlə
ipa: /ˈviː.ələ/
ipa: /ˈvaɪələ/
ipa: /vaɪˈoʊlə/
ipa: /vɪˈoʊlə/
ipa: /ˈvaɪ.ələ/
Forms: form: violas
form: viole
Etymology: From Italian viola, from Old Occitan viola (modern Occitan viula), from Medieval Latin vitula (“stringed instrument”), possibly from Frankish *fiþulā (“violin, fiddle”). Doublet of viol. Also possibly a doublet of fiddle.
Senses: examples: text: But those who attack violists shouldn't throw resin. Once the ergonomic viola catches on what instrument will be immune?
ref: 1997 August 9, Edward Rothstein, “A Comeback for the Viola. No Joking.”, in The New York Times:
text: Also in that series, without Mr. Masur's guiding hand, Ms. Phelps and Ms. Young will anchor performances of Bach's Sixth "Brandenburg" Concerto, in which violas carry the upper lines.
ref: 1999 April 25, James E. Oestreich, “MUSIC; Violists Are the Twin Stars Of an Orchestral Galaxy”, in The New York Times:
glosses: A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone.
glosses: A person who plays the viola.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: An organ stop having a similar tone.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A berimbau viola, the smallest member of the berimbau used in capoeira music.
Derived terms: viola clef
viola paradon
viola zither
violist
violaist
Related terms: viola da braccio
viola da gamba
viola d'amore
viola di bordone
viola pomposa
viola
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈviː.ələ/
ipa: /ˈvaɪələ/
ipa: /vaɪˈoʊlə/
ipa: /vɪˈoʊlə/
ipa: /ˈvaɪ.ələ/
ipa: /viˈəʊ.lə/
ipa: /viˈoʊ.lə/
rhymes: -əʊlə
Senses: examples: text: And viola, Eureka California! I have finished my greatest invention: the worst dog in the world!
ref: 1988, “Hey Vern, It's Pets”, in Hey, Vern, It's Ernest! (television production), spoken by Dr. Otto (Jim Varney):
text: [...] ; you fill out a form; you write your check; and viola! You're a mutual fund shareholder.
ref: 2011, Hedge Funds for Dummies:
glosses: Misconstruction of voila.
Cheddar
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɛdɚ/
ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɛdə/
note: Somerset
ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɛdɑːɹ/
rhymes: -ɛdə(ɹ)
Etymology: From Middle English [Term?], from Old English Ceodre, likely from the word ceodor (“cavity, pouch; ravine”), as there is a gorge near the town.
Senses: glosses: A large village and civil parish, previously in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England, famous for its cheese, and also for its gorge, caves and remains of early man found in them (OS grid ref ST4553).
glosses: A ghost town in Highlands East municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
Derived terms: Cheddar cheese
Cheddar pink
Cheddar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɛdɚ/
ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɛdə/
note: Somerset
ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɛdɑːɹ/
rhymes: -ɛdə(ɹ)
Forms: form: Cheddars
Etymology: From Middle English [Term?], from Old English Ceodre, likely from the word ceodor (“cavity, pouch; ravine”), as there is a gorge near the town.
Senses: glosses: Cheddar cheese.
revert war
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: revert wars
Senses: glosses: A dispute on a wiki or in a source control repository where two users repeatedly revert one another's changes.
Synonyms: edit war
sagacious
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /səˈɡeɪʃəs/
rhymes: -eɪʃəs
Forms: form: more sagacious
form: most sagacious
Etymology: Coined between 1600 and 1610. Borrowed from Latin sagāx, + -ious.
Senses: examples: text: I resort, once again, to a sagacious adage from Justice Scalia […]
ref: 2020 July 10, Ben Williams, “The U.S. Supreme Court and sexual orientation”, in The Mississippi Business Journal:
glosses: Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness; mentally shrewd.
Synonyms: astute
clairvoyant
frood
Derived terms: sagaciously
sagaciousness
Related terms: sagacity
unkempt
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌʌnˈkɛmpt/
rhymes: -ɛmpt
Forms: form: more unkempt
form: most unkempt
form: uncompt
Etymology: From earlier unkembed, unkemmed, from Middle English unkempt (“uncombed”), equivalent to un- + kempt. Compare Old Norse úkembdr (uncombed; unkempt"; > Icelandic ókembdur), German ungekämmt (“unkempt”), Dutch ongekamd. More at kemb.
Senses: examples: text: Men on cycles, lean-faced, unkempt, scorched along every country lane, shouting of unhoped deliverance, shouting to gaunt, staring figures of despair.
ref: 1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 289:
glosses: Uncombed; dishevelled.
raw_tags: of hair
examples: text: unkempt bedroom
glosses: Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up.
glosses: Rough; unpolished
Synonyms: word: dishevelled
word: slovenly
word: bedraggled
word: blowsy
word: dowdy
word: dowdyish
word: down at heel
word: downgone
word: qualifier
word: draggle-tailed
word: draggled
word: frowsy
word: frumpy
word: grotty
word: grufty
word: grungy
word: hashy
word: mangy
word: mean
word: out at the heels
word: piggy
word: ragtag
word: ribby
word: schleppy
word: schlumpy
word: scratty
word: scrofulous
word: scroungy
word: scruffy
word: scrungy
word: seedy
word: shabby
word: slammocky
word: slatternly
word: slobbish
word: slobby
word: sloppy
word: slovenlike
word: slummocky
word: sluttish
word: tacky
word: tore up
word: trampish
word: unfine
word: unkemmed
word: unkempt
word: unshaven
Hypernyms: word: disorderly
word: unclean
word: schlubby
Hyponyms: word: Clothing
word: distressed
word: faded
word: motheaten
word: ragged
word: raggy
word: tattered
word: tatty
word: threadbare
word: Hair
word: frizzy
word: frowzled
word: knotted
word: matted
word: scraggly
word: shagged
word: shaggy
word: tousled
word: tousle-haired
word: tousle-headed
word: unbrushed
word: uncombed
word: untrimmed
word: Other personal grooming
word: ungroomed
word: unwashed
Related terms: word: nitty
word: untidy person
word: ramshackle
word: unfashionable
meh
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɛ/
ipa: /me/
rhymes: -ɛ
Forms: form: more meh
form: most meh
Etymology: Popularized by the American television show The Simpsons; first used on the show in the episode titled "Sideshow Bob Roberts" (1994).
Possibly ultimately from Yiddish מע (me, “so-so”). First attested in 1928, with usage as an interjection dated to 1992.
Senses: examples: text: They redeemed themselves with this show. The first song or two was meh, but they were on fire after that.
ref: 2003, steve-o, “Jam On The River Mini-Review”, in rec.music.phish (Usenet):
text: The voice is excellent as always, but the overall effect was meh until the end, where he became a little bit awesome.
ref: 2006, Suzanne D., “Recaps: Finals Week 8 Performances, 5/2/2006”, in alt.tv.american-idol (Usenet):
text: Nothing that was supposed to be big and exciting came off as such and the rest was meh at best.
ref: 2006, FunkyM, “Turned on RAW for the first time in forever last night…”, in rec.sport.pro.wrestling (Usenet):
glosses: Mediocre; lackluster; unexceptional; uninspiring.
examples: text: Both shows left me feeling, meh.
ref: 2003, Dana, “10/18/03 Shows”, in alt.tv.trading-spaces (Usenet):
text: I’m a huge Clay fan, love Ruben’s voice, and have become quite a fan of Kelly’s, as well. Fantasia just leaves me feeling meh.
ref: 2004, jennifer, “The FANtasia thing: I don’t get it…”, in alt.gossip.celebrities (Usenet):
text: I liked it but I wasn’t feeling it for some reason that day, again, I was feeling meh toward video games in general.
ref: 2006, ettie...@hotmail.com, “Steve’s impressions on random Genesis games”, in rec.games.video.sega (Usenet):
glosses: Apathetic; unenthusiastic.
meh
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɛ/
ipa: /me/
rhymes: -ɛ
Etymology: Popularized by the American television show The Simpsons; first used on the show in the episode titled "Sideshow Bob Roberts" (1994).
Possibly ultimately from Yiddish מע (me, “so-so”). First attested in 1928, with usage as an interjection dated to 1992.
Senses: examples: text: “What do you want for dinner?” — “Meh. I’m not really hungry.”
text: “That film was awesome!” — “Meh. I’ve seen better.”
text: Marge: [weaving on a loom] “Hi Bart, I’m weaving on a loom!”
Bart: “Meh”.
ref: 1995 March 19, “Lisa's Wedding”, in The Simpsons:
text: Scientists say that while the public may think of the moon as a problem solved and a bit retro – the place astronauts visited a half-dozen times way back before Watergate and then abandoned with a giant "meh" from mankind – in fact, lunar studies is a vibrant enterprise that is yielding a wealth of surprises.
ref: 2014 September 7, Natalie Angier, “The Moon comes around again [print version: Revisiting a moon that still has secrets to reveal: Supermoon revives interest in its violent origins and hidden face, International New York Times, 10 September 2014, p. 8]”, in The New York Times:
glosses: Expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm.
Synonyms: pht
pshh
phht
pssh
pssht
psht
pshht
feh
pooh
pshaw
pish
bah
poh
meh
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɛ/
ipa: /me/
rhymes: -ɛ
Etymology: Popularized by the American television show The Simpsons; first used on the show in the episode titled "Sideshow Bob Roberts" (1994).
Possibly ultimately from Yiddish מע (me, “so-so”). First attested in 1928, with usage as an interjection dated to 1992.
Senses: glosses: A judgement marked by indifference; lack of impression.
meh
Language: English
Part of speech: particle
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɛ/
ipa: /me/
rhymes: -ɛ
ipa: /mɛ(ː)˦/
ipa: /mɛ(ː)˦˨/
ipa: /mɛ/
ipa: /me/
rhymes: -ɛ
Etymology: From Cantonese 咩 (me¹, final particle used to make doubtful yes–no questions).
Senses: examples: text: Really meh?
translation: Really? I don’t think so.
english: Really? I don’t think so.
bold_translation_offsets: 8
24
text: This one your one meh?
translation: Is this really yours?
english: Is this really yours?
bold_translation_offsets: 8
14
text: You got send [e-mail] meh? I never receive leh.
ref: 2010 August 22, Fiona Chan, The Sunday Times, Singapore, page 13:
text: “Nice meh?” I would think sourly.
ref: 2013 October 7, Tee Hun Ching, The Sunday Times, Singapore, page 12:
text: "Huh? At this hour? Really meh?" He couldn't believe his own ears.
ref: 2020, Yasser Khan, Property Agent Secrets: The Underground Playbook For Growing Your Property Agent Business in 2021 & Beyond, →ISBN, page 123:
text: Not pain, meh. When you have eczema and do tattoos?
ref: 2024 March 28, Benjamin Tan, “In Their Own Skin: Portraits of Eczema in Singapore”, in ricemedia.co, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2024:
glosses: Final question particle expressing skepticism.
Related terms: word: what
word: lah1–14
word: lor2–3
word: lor1
word: ah6–7
word: leh1–2
word: mah
word: leh3–6
word: one1–3
word: hor1
word: know
word: nia
word: only
word: sia
word: hor2
word: ah1–3
word: hah1–3
word: ba2
word: leh7–11
word: ba1
word: liao
word: already
urls: https://doi.org/10.1016%2F0378-2166%2892%2990106-l
word: Gupta
urls: https://doi.org/10.1016%2F0378-2166%2892%2990106-l
word: A. F. (1992)
urls: https://doi.org/10.1016%2F0378-2166%2892%2990106-l
word: in
urls: https://doi.org/10.1016%2F0378-2166%2892%2990106-l
word: volume 18
urls: https://doi.org/10.1016%2F0378-2166%2892%2990106-l
word: number 1
urls: https://doi.org/10.1016%2F0378-2166%2892%2990106-l
word: →DOI
meh
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɛ/
ipa: /me/
rhymes: -ɛ
ipa: /mɛ(ː)˦/
ipa: /mɛ(ː)˦˨/
Etymology: Onomatopoeic.
Senses: examples: text: 'Mehh,' they say to the ewes, and the ewes answer, ¶ 'Meeehh.' ¶ 'Mheh.' ¶ 'Meh-meh.'
ref: 2017, Amanda Craig, The Lie of the Land, London: Little, Brown, →ISBN, page 318:
text: Cookie was bouncing around stacks of brightly colored tires, mehhing happily, while Scal stood on one end of a teeter-totter like he was king of the world.
ref: 2020, Heather Blake, A Witch to Remember, New York, N.Y.: Crooked Lane, →ISBN, page 139:
synonyms: maa
glosses: A bleating sound, as that of a sheep or goat.
dealer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/
rhymes: -iːlə(ɹ)
Forms: form: dealers
Etymology: From Middle English delare, from Old English dǣlere, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. By surface analysis, deal + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Deeler, West Frisian dieler, Dutch deler, German Teiler, Swedish delare.
Senses: examples: text: That used car dealer gave me a great deal on my 1962 rusted-out Volkswagen bug!
synonyms: salesman
peddler
glosses: One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.
examples: text: It's true that all the men you knew were dealers
 Who said they were through with dealing
ref: 1967, Leonard Cohen, “The Stranger Song”, in Songs of Leonard Cohen:
synonyms: peddler
glosses: A drug dealer, one who peddles illicit drugs.
glosses: A particular type of stock broker or trader.
glosses: The person who deals the cards in a card game.
examples: text: Dealt a decisive blow, Newman himself becomes a vengeful dealer of blows, perpetuating the repetitive cycle of repression and eruption […]
ref: 2018, Kate Stanley, Practices of Surprise in American Literature after Emerson, page 90:
glosses: One who deals or metes out anything.
Derived terms: AADAOPA
arms dealer
art dealer
bookdealer
broker-dealer
dealer board
dealerdom
dealer's choice
dealership
double-dealer
drug dealer
drug-dealer
horsedealer
interdealer
macaroni dealer
meat dealer
megadealer
misdealer
newsdealer
nondealer
plain dealer
scrap dealer
slavedealer
subdealer
wheeler-dealer
set theory
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: set theories
Senses: examples: text: We mentioned previously that certain paradoxes in set theory arose shortly after Cantor's works were published.
ref: 1972, Peter W. Zehna, Robert Leo Johnson, Elements of Set Theory, Allyn & Bacon, page 4:
text: The above argument, known as Russell's Paradox, was discovered by Bertrand Russell in 1901. Set theory itself began a few decades earlier with the work of George Cantor.
ref: 1984, Robert Goldblatt, Topoi, the categorial analysis of logic, page 9:
text: The serious study of models of axiomatic set theories depends heavily on methods from mathematical logic which are outside the scope of these Notes.
ref: 1994, Yiannis N. Moschovakis, Notes on Set Theory, Springer, page 239:
text: The one thing that all alternative set theories have in common is the fact that they are alternatives to ZF or ZFC.
ref: 2012, M. Randall Holmes, Thomas Forster, Thierry Libert, “Alternative Set Theories”, in Dov M. Gabbay, Akihiro Kanimori, John Woods, editors, Sets and Extensions in the Twentieth Century, North-Holland: Elsevier, page 559:
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: The mathematical theory of sets.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Musical set theory, a systematic approach to describing musical objects and their relationships.
Synonyms: word: sets
Derived terms: set-theoretic
set-theoretical
set-theoretically
naive set theory
Zermelo set theory
Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory
dome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: dōm
ipa: /dəʊm/
rhymes: -əʊm
Forms: form: domes
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French dome, domme (modern French dôme), from Italian duomo, from Latin domus (ecclesiae) (literally “house (of the church)”), a calque of Ancient Greek οἶκος τῆς ἐκκλησίας (oîkos tês ekklēsías). Doublet of domus and duomo.
Senses: examples: text: geodesic dome
topics: architecture
synonyms: cupola
glosses: A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere.
examples: text: a cake dome
text: lava dome
text: The heatwave, caused by what meteorologists described as a dome of high pressure, extends from California up through areas in Canada’s Arctic territories and was worsened by the human-caused climate crisis.
ref: 2021 June 29, Gabrielle Canon, “Historic heatwave, extreme drought and wildfires plague North American west”, in The Guardian:
glosses: Anything shaped like an upset bowl, often used as a cover.
examples: text: Was he in trouble, half a ton of rubble landed on the top of his dome.
ref: 1962, Myles Rudge, “Right Said Fred”:
text: Trapping ain't dead, the nitty still clucking and ringing my phone
Chilling with bro, talking ’bout money, dough to the dome
ref: 2016, “Let’s Lurk”, Monkey (lyrics), performed by 67 ft Giggs:
text: I got five Georgia homes where I rest my Georgia bones,
Come anywhere on my land and I'll aim at your Georgia dome.
ref: 2005, “Georgia”, performed by Ludacris:
glosses: A person's head.
examples: text: Put your mouth on a dick, give me Georgia Dome.
ref: 2005, “Georgia Dome”, performed by Ying Yang Twins:
synonyms: word: brain
word: dome
word: head
word: mouth music
glosses: head, oral sex
examples: text: pleasure dome
text: Approach the dome, the social banquet share.
ref: 1726, Alexander Pope, Odyssey:
glosses: A building; a house; an edifice.
examples: text: steam dome
glosses: Any erection resembling the dome or cupola of a building, such as the upper part of a furnace, the vertical steam chamber on the top of a boiler, etc.
topics: chemistry
crystallography
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A prism formed by planes parallel to a lateral axis which meet above in a horizontal edge, like the roof of a house; also, one of the planes of such a form.
topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: A geological feature consisting of symmetrical anticlines that intersect where each one reaches its apex.
topics: business
manufacturing
sewing
textiles
glosses: A press stud or snap fastener.
Derived terms: airdome
astrodome
biodome
bonedome
brachydome
cheese dome
chrome dome
chrome-dome
Clingmans Dome
clinodome
cryptodome
domal
dome car
domeless
dome light
domelike
dome nut
dome piece
dome-shaped
domeshaped
domic
domical
domish
domophobia
domy
double-dome
doubledome
endome
enormodome
geodesic dome
geodome
give dome
heat dome
hemidome
interdome
Iron Dome
lava dome
macrodome
megadome
minidome
mud dome
myodome
Norton's dome
off the dome
off the top of one's dome
onion dome
orthodome
pleasure dome
radar dome
radome
rotodome
salt dome
sand dome
semidome
skydome
snowdome
soundome
steam dome
Thunderdome
zome
dome
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: enpr: dōm
ipa: /dəʊm/
rhymes: -əʊm
Forms: form: domes
form: doming
form: domed
form: domed
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French dome, domme (modern French dôme), from Italian duomo, from Latin domus (ecclesiae) (literally “house (of the church)”), a calque of Ancient Greek οἶκος τῆς ἐκκλησίας (oîkos tês ekklēsías). Doublet of domus and duomo.
Senses: examples: text: The green and laughing world he sees, / Waters, and plains, and waving trees, / The skim of birds, and the blue-doming skies, […]
ref: 1814, Leigh Hunt, “Ode for the Spring of 1814”, in The Descent of Liberty, a Mask, London: Printed for Gale, Curtis, and Fenner, […], published 1815, →OCLC, page lix:
text: […] the general effect being to dome the cover upward at least 1,000 and probably 2,000 feet, and to metamorphose the limy sediments into hornstones […]
ref: 1907, Joseph Barrell, Geology of the Marysville Mining District, Montana, page 24:
glosses: To give a domed shape to.
examples: text: That guy just got domed!
text: You can get hit with the fifth / Twisted with the biscuit / Blasted with the ratchet / Jacked with the MAC / Bodied with the shotty / Dumped with the pump / Rocked with the Glock / Sprayed with the 'K / Domed with the chrome
ref: 2014, “Talk Shit, Get Shot”, in Ice-T (lyrics), Ernie C, Ice-T, Vincent Price, Will Putney (music), Manslaughter, performed by Body Count:
glosses: To shoot in the head.
qualifier: African-American Vernacular
glosses: To perform fellatio on.
illness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪl.nəs/
rhymes: -ɪlnəs
Forms: form: illnesses
Etymology: From ill + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: Her grandmother had passed away after a long illness.
text: suffer form a severe illness
text: a mild illness
text: This further exacerbated the diagnostic challenge posed by undifferentiated febrile illness during a “twindemic” of both COVID-19 and dengue, as both illnesses could potentially present with febrile syndromes.
ref: 2022 May 7, Liang En Wee, Edwin Philip Conceicao, Jean Xiang-Ying Sim, May Kyawt Aung, Aung Myat Oo, et al., “Dengue and COVID-19: Managing Undifferentiated Febrile Illness during a ‘Twindemic’”, in Tropical medicine and infectious disease, →DOI:
glosses: An instance of a disease or poor health.
examples: text: Many working days this year have been lost through illness.
text: Illness is a wholistic reality, just as health is wholistic, and healing is the process of moving from illness to health.
ref: 2012, Anne Westhues, Canadian Social Policy: Issues and Perspectives:
glosses: A state of bad health or disease.
Synonyms: sense: instance
word: sickness
topics: state
word: sickness
Derived terms: accelerated critical illness
chronic illness
critical illness
final illness
folk illness
foodborne illness
food-derived illness
Gulf War illness
illnesslike
mental illness
nonillness
postorgasmic illness syndrome
seroconversion illness
terminal illness
Related terms: ill
hypochondriac
plus
Language: English
Part of speech: prep
Pronunciation: ipa: /plʌs/
ipa: /plɐs/
ipa: /plas/
rhymes: -ʌs
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”).
Senses: examples: text: Two plus two equals four.
text: A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms plus one of oxygen.
glosses: And; sum of the previous one and the following one.
examples: text: I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred euros in spending money!
glosses: With; having in addition.
Synonyms: and
plus
Language: English
Part of speech: conj
Pronunciation: ipa: /plʌs/
ipa: /plɐs/
ipa: /plas/
rhymes: -ʌs
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”).
Senses: examples: text: Let's go home now. It's late, plus I'm not feeling too well.
glosses: And also; in addition; besides (which).
plus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /plʌs/
ipa: /plɐs/
ipa: /plas/
rhymes: -ʌs
Forms: form: pluses
form: plusses
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”).
Senses: examples: text: But the pluses far outweigh the criticisms.
ref: 2023 April 19, Pip Dunn, “Jack of all trades... and master of most”, in RAIL, number 981, page 57:
glosses: A positive quantity.
examples: text: He is a real plus to the team.
text: Look at Trife. He's got two felonies. That means he's finished in society. But he can rap. His two felonies, in rap, man, that's a plus.
ref: 2000 July 6, N. R. Kleinfield, quoting Dog, “Guarding the Borders Of the Hip-Hop Nation”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
glosses: An asset or useful addition.
topics: arithmetic
glosses: A plus sign: +.
glosses: Abbreviation of LGBT+
Synonyms: sense: useful addition
word: asset
sense: arithmetic: plus sign
word: plus sign
plus
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /plʌs/
ipa: /plɐs/
ipa: /plas/
rhymes: -ʌs
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”).
Senses: examples: −2 * −2 = +4 ("minus 2 times minus 2 equals plus four")
glosses: Being positive rather than negative or zero.
examples: text: He is a plus factor.
glosses: Positive, or involving advantage.
examples: text: A battery has both a plus pole and a minus pole.
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Electrically positive.
examples: text: The bus can fit 60 plus kids, but we only get 48.
glosses: (Of a quantity) Equal to or greater than; or more; upwards.
examples: text: Have you been to Brazil, Bhutan, or Botswana? Well, I haven't and I'm reday ^([sic]) to go ― almost anywhere interesting actually. Warm, wise world traveler seeks equally exciting, self-sufficient soul for adventures plus.
ref: 1985 August 10, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 5, page 13:
glosses: And more.
Synonyms: word: being positive rather than negative
word: zero
sense: involving advantage
word: advantageous
sense: involving advantage
word: good
sense: involving advantage
word: positive
STD
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of std (“standard”).
STD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: STDs
Senses: examples: text: Some studies estimate that as many as one out of every two people might contract an STD at some point in their lives.
ref: 1999, Dr. Ruth's Pregnancy Guide for Couples: Love, Sex, and Medical Facts, →ISBN:
topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
synonyms: STI
glosses: Initialism of sexually transmitted disease.
topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
telephony
glosses: Initialism of subscriber trunk dialling or subscriber toll dialing.
glosses: Initialism of short-term disability.
glosses: Initialism of save the date.
Synonyms: topics: pathology
medicine
sciences
word: VD
word: STI
apathy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæ.pə.θi/
Forms: form: apathies
Etymology: From French apathie, from Latin apathīa, from Ancient Greek ἀπάθεια (apátheia, “impassibility”, “insensibility”, “freedom from emotion”), from ἀπαθής (apathḗs, “not suffering or having suffered”, “without experience of”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + πάθος (páthos, “anything that befalls one”, “incident”, “emotion”, “passion”). Doublet of apatheia, which was borrowed directly from Ancient Greek.
Senses: examples: text: I opened it with apathy; the theory which he attempts to demonstrate and the wonderful facts which he relates soon changed this feeling into enthusiasm.
ref: 1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 2, in Frankenstein, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2012:
synonyms: indifference
neutrality
unconcern
antonyms: concern
sympathy
interest
care
glosses: Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).
Synonyms: word: acedia
word: accedie
word: apathy
word: boredom
word: carefreeness
word: carelessness
word: coolness
word: disinterest
word: disregard
word: doldrums
word: ennui
word: heedlessness
word: indifference
word: insouciance
word: languor
word: lassitude
word: lethargy
word: listlessness
word: malaise
word: melancholia
word: melancholy
word: unconcern
word: unease
word: weltschmerz
Hypernyms: word: lack
Derived terms: apatheist
Related terms: word: apatheia
word: apatheism
word: apathetic
word: apathize
word: apathized
Filipino
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /filiˈpino/
ipa: /piliˈpino/
ipa: /fɪlɪˈpinoʊ/
rhymes: -iːnəʊ
Forms: form: Filipinos
form: Pilipino
form: Philipino
form: Philippino
Etymology: From Spanish filipino m, from Felipe + -ino, demonym to Spanish las Islas Filipinas (“The Philippine Islands (P.I.); The Philippines”), after Spanish El Rey Felipe II de España (“King Philip II of Spain”). The Spanish term formerly only referred to a male Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent, synonym to Spanish insular (“islander”) (plural insulares) in the Spanish Colonial Era of the Philippines, before it was applied as a nationality for every citizen of the Philippines from the First Philippine Republic during the Philippine Revolution.
Senses: synonyms: Pinoy
glosses: A citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.
glosses: Specifically a male citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines.
synonyms: Spaniard
Spanish
glosses: A male Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent.
Synonyms: sense: inhabitant
word: Pinoy
sense: inhabitant
word: Filipina
Hypernyms: sense: male inhabitant
word: Filipinx
Hyponyms: sense: female inhabitant
word: Filipina
word: Pinoy
word: Pinay
Derived terms: Chinese Filipino
Filipin@
Filipinx
Flip
Pinoy
Related terms: Filipina
Pinay
Filipino
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /filiˈpino/
ipa: /piliˈpino/
ipa: /fɪlɪˈpinoʊ/
rhymes: -iːnəʊ
Forms: form: Pilipino
form: Philipino
form: Philippino
Etymology: From Spanish filipino m, from Felipe + -ino, demonym to Spanish las Islas Filipinas (“The Philippine Islands (P.I.); The Philippines”), after Spanish El Rey Felipe II de España (“King Philip II of Spain”). The Spanish term formerly only referred to a male Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent, synonym to Spanish insular (“islander”) (plural insulares) in the Spanish Colonial Era of the Philippines, before it was applied as a nationality for every citizen of the Philippines from the First Philippine Republic during the Philippine Revolution.
Senses: synonyms: word: Tagalog
word: Pilipino
alt: dated
glosses: The national language of the Philippines, based on Tagalog.
Filipino
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /filiˈpino/
ipa: /piliˈpino/
ipa: /fɪlɪˈpinoʊ/
rhymes: -iːnəʊ
Forms: form: Pilipino
form: Philipino
form: Philippino
Etymology: From Spanish filipino m, from Felipe + -ino, demonym to Spanish las Islas Filipinas (“The Philippine Islands (P.I.); The Philippines”), after Spanish El Rey Felipe II de España (“King Philip II of Spain”). The Spanish term formerly only referred to a male Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent, synonym to Spanish insular (“islander”) (plural insulares) in the Spanish Colonial Era of the Philippines, before it was applied as a nationality for every citizen of the Philippines from the First Philippine Republic during the Philippine Revolution.
Senses: synonyms: Philippine
glosses: Of or pertaining to the Philippines or its peoples, languages, and cultures.
glosses: Of or pertaining to Tagalog, the basis of the national language of the Philippines.
Derived terms: American-Filipino
Chinese-Filipino
Fil-
Fil-Am
Fil-Chi
Filipino American
Filipino-American
Filipino-Australian
Filipino-Canadian
Filipino Canadian
Filipino-Chinese
Filipino English
Filipino-Spanish
Filipino time
Indian-Filipino
Iranian-Filipino
Japanese-Filipino
Korean-Filipino
OFW
Spanish-Filipino
Related terms: goo-goo
gook
deface
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈfeɪs/
ipa: /diːˈfeɪs/
rhymes: -eɪs
Forms: form: defaces
form: defacing
form: defaced
form: defaced
Etymology: From Middle English defacen, from Old French defacier, desfacier (“to mutilate, destroy, disfigure”), from des- (“away from”) (see dis-) + Late Latin facia.
Senses: examples: text: 1869: George Eliot, The Legend of Jubal
That wondrous frame where melody began / Lay as a tomb defaced that no eye cared to scan.
text: After the painting was defaced a decade ago, it went viral and has been a tourist attraction ever since.
glosses: To damage or vandalize something, especially a surface, in a visible or conspicuous manner.
examples: text: He defaced the I.O.U. notes by scrawling "void" over them.
text: 1776: Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations
One-and-twenty worn and defaced shillings, however, were considered as equivalent to a guinea, which perhaps, indeed, was worn and defaced too, but seldom so much so.
glosses: To void or devalue; to nullify or degrade the face value of.
examples: text: You get the Finnish state flag by defacing the national flag with the state coat of arms placed in the middle of the cross.
topics: government
heraldry
hobbies
lifestyle
monarchy
nobility
politics
qualifier: flags
glosses: To alter a coat of arms or a flag by adding an element to it.
Synonyms: sense: damage in a conspicuous way
word: disfigure
sense: damage in a conspicuous way
word: mar
sense: damage in a conspicuous way
word: obliterate
sense: damage in a conspicuous way
word: scar
sense: damage in a conspicuous way
word: vandalize
sense: degrade the face value
word: cancel
sense: degrade the face value
word: devalue
sense: degrade the face value
word: nullify
sense: degrade the face value
word: void
word: befoul
word: besmirch
word: blemish
word: blight
word: contaminate
word: contort
word: damage
word: deface
word: defame
word: defile
word: deform
word: demolish
word: destroy
word: destruct
word: devastate
word: dilapidate
word: disgrace
word: distort
word: harm
word: impair
word: injure
word: maim
word: mangle
word: mutilate
word: pollute
word: ruin
word: scath
word: scathe
word: scratch
word: shend
word: soil
word: spoil
word: stain
word: sully
word: taint
word: tarnish
word: trash
word: uglify
word: undermine
word: worsen
word: wreck
Hypernyms: word: manipulate
Derived terms: defaceable
defacement
defacer
defacingly
undefaced
Related terms: efface
opening
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋ/
ipa: /ˈoʊ.pə.nɪŋ/
ipa: /ˈəʉp.nɪŋ/
Etymology: From Middle English openynge, openande, openand, from Old English openiende, from Proto-West Germanic *opanōndī, from Proto-Germanic *upanōndz, present participle of *upanōną (“to open”), equivalent to open + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian iepenjend, Dutch openend, German öffnend, Swedish öppnande, Icelandic opnandi.
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of open
opening
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋ/
ipa: /ˈoʊ.pə.nɪŋ/
ipa: /ˈəʉp.nɪŋ/
Etymology: From Middle English openynge, openande, openand, from Old English openiende, from Proto-West Germanic *opanōndī, from Proto-Germanic *upanōndz, present participle of *upanōną (“to open”), equivalent to open + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian iepenjend, Dutch openend, German öffnend, Swedish öppnande, Icelandic opnandi.
Senses: examples: text: The opening theme of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is, perhaps, the most recognizable in all of European art music.
text: The opening act of the battle for Fort Sumter was the firing of a single 10-inch mortar round from Fort Johnson at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, by Lt. Henry S. Farley, who acted upon the command of Capt. George S. James, which round exploded over Fort Sumter as a signal to open the general bombardment from 43 guns and mortars at Fort Moultrie, Fort Johnson, the floating battery, and Cummings Point.
glosses: Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events.
topics: ball-games
cricket
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Of the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket.
topics: ball-games
cricket
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Of the batsman who opens the innings or of a bowler who opens the attack.
spank
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /spæŋk/
rhymes: -æŋk
Forms: form: spanks
form: spanking
form: spanked
form: spanked
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly imitative, or perhaps a special use of Etymology 2 (below) in the sense of a horse stamping its foot against the ground. There is no evidence of a relation with Portuguese espancar (“to batter, strike”).
Senses: glosses: To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.
glosses: To soundly defeat, to trounce.
examples: text: Spurs had a free-kick on the edge of the Liverpool box. Érik Lamela spanked it low into the wall, got the ball back, played it out to Christian Eriksen.
ref: 2018 September 15, Barney Ronay, The Guardian, Finely tuned Liverpool are really getting into Jürgen Klopp’s groove
glosses: To hit very hard.
Derived terms: spankable
spankee
spanker
spanking
spank it
spank out
spank the monkey
spank you
spank you very much
unspanked
spank
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /spæŋk/
rhymes: -æŋk
Forms: form: spanks
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly imitative, or perhaps a special use of Etymology 2 (below) in the sense of a horse stamping its foot against the ground. There is no evidence of a relation with Portuguese espancar (“to batter, strike”).
Senses: examples: text: Three men were about a foot behind my left shoulder trading off spanks on each others butts.
ref: 1988 May 7, Christopher Wittke, “It Takes Two To Tango”, in Gay Community News, page 10:
glosses: An instance of spanking, separately or part of a multiple blows-beating; a smack, swat, or slap.
glosses: A slapping sound, as produced by spanking.
examples: text: spank bank
text: to have a quick spank
text: I'm not a porn addict. I only watch it when I have a spank. It usually takes less than 10 minutes to go from zipper down to zipper up. And that's it till the next time I spank.
ref: 2015 May 7, “So has anyone here done NoFap?”, in Reddit, r/ForeverAlone, archived from the original on 09 Aug 2023:
text: As much as I wanted to find a bone to pick with the Satisfyer Pro 2, I get why this toy is a mainstay in "best sex toys" lists: 1) It's versatile, and an ideal clitoral toy for beginner and experienced sex toy users, and 2) it seems to have cracked the design code on how to be a toy for both people with sensitive clitorises and those who want to get their pussy tenderized into schnitzel. It will have me yodeling for many spank sessions to come.
ref: 2021 October 20, Mary Frances "Francky" Knapp, “Review: I Tried the Satisfyer Pro 2 Clitoral Vibrator and It's Worth the Hype”, in VICE, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2023:
text: I don't believe there's anything wrong with a spank here and there especially if you're partnerless, but it's a slippery slope that people seem to struggle with restraint/boundaries.
ref: 2023 January 9, u/BIGassbass8151, “Why do so many people swear by nofap?”, in Reddit, r/moreplatesmoredates, archived from the original on 09 Aug 2023:
glosses: An instance of masturbation.
Derived terms: spank bank
spank
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /spæŋk/
rhymes: -æŋk
Forms: form: spanks
form: spanking
form: spanked
form: spanked
form: spaink
form: spenk
Etymology: Uncertain. Likely of Dutch or Low German origin. Compare North Frisian spanke (“to step with pride”), Saterland Frisian spankje (“to splash”), dialectal Dutch spanken (“to limp, hobble”), Dutch spankeren (“to run away quickly, gallop off”), German Low German spenkern (“to burst, explode, shatter, splash, spray”), Danish spanke (“to strut”), Swedish spånka (“to strut proudly”); originally, equivalent to span + -k. Compare also dialectal English spang (“to leap, bound; shoot out, fling”).
Senses: glosses: To move quickly and nimbly on foot; to stride or run at a brisk pace.
examples: text: The ship was really spanking along.
glosses: To move or turn rapidly, as the gears of a machine or the sails of a ship.
glosses: To shoot out or throw violently; to hurl or knock out.
Derived terms: spanking
spank
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /spæŋk/
rhymes: -æŋk
Forms: form: spanks
form: spaink
form: spenk
Etymology: Uncertain. Likely of Dutch or Low German origin. Compare North Frisian spanke (“to step with pride”), Saterland Frisian spankje (“to splash”), dialectal Dutch spanken (“to limp, hobble”), Dutch spankeren (“to run away quickly, gallop off”), German Low German spenkern (“to burst, explode, shatter, splash, spray”), Danish spanke (“to strut”), Swedish spånka (“to strut proudly”); originally, equivalent to span + -k. Compare also dialectal English spang (“to leap, bound; shoot out, fling”).
Senses: glosses: A leap or bound.
Related terms: brand spanking new
spankingly
spanking new
singular value decomposition
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: singular value decompositions
Senses: topics: linear-algebra
mathematics
sciences
synonyms: SVD
glosses: A particular type of factorisation of a matrix into a product of three matrices, of which the second is a diagonal matrix that has as the entries on its diagonal the singular values of the original matrix.