cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
misparsings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of misparsing
unparsed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + parsed.
Senses: glosses: Not parsed.
ungetatable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more ungetatable
form: most ungetatable
Etymology: From un- + get at + -able.
Senses: glosses: That cannot be got at; inaccessible.
mispair
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: mispairs
form: mispairing
form: mispaired
form: mispaired
Etymology: From mis- + pair.
Senses: examples: text: Whether they are involved in carcinogenesis by induction of a heritable lesion would depend, I believe, on their ability either to mispair or to misrepair.
ref: 1982, Yutaka Kawazoe, “Molecular Mechanism of Chemical Modification of Cellular Nucleic Acid Bases by 4-Hydroxyaminoquinoline 1-oxide”, in Carcinogenic and Mutagenic N-substituted Aryl Compounds, page 185:
glosses: To pair incorrectly; to mismatch in twos.
mispairs
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of mispair
mispairing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of mispair
mispairing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mispairings
Senses: glosses: An incorrect pairing.
mispairings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mispairing
unloveliness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: unlovelinesses
Etymology: From unlovely + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The state or condition of being unlovely; ugliness.
unverifiably
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From unverifiable + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: Near-synonyms: unconfirmably, untraceably, unprovably; deniably
text: I want a rational explanation of reality - not a metaphysical one, that can easily and unverifiably be posed by any crackpot - well-intentioned or otherwise.
ref: 2010, Des Greene, The Island:
antonyms: confirmably#Adverb
verifiably#Adverb
traceably#Adverb
provably#Adverb
;
undeniably#Adverb
glosses: In an unverifiable way.
antiulcer
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From anti- + ulcer.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Serving to prevent or counteract ulcers.
nit-noid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nit-noids
form: nitnoid
form: nit noi
form: nit noy
Etymology: Derived from Thai นิดหน่อย (nít-nɔ̀i), "a little bit".
Senses: glosses: A small and inconsequential detail.
nit-noid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more nit-noid
form: most nit-noid
form: nitnoid
form: nit noi
form: nit noy
Etymology: Derived from Thai นิดหน่อย (nít-nɔ̀i), "a little bit".
Senses: glosses: Inconsequential; trivial.
Related terms: nitpicking
toey as a Roman sandal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: Open-toed sandals were worn in Ancient Rome.
Senses: examples: text: 2003 November 14, “TUGBOAT”, post to the topic Front-yard frolics upset neighbours, HAHA only in qld,
Old man can't get it up, can't afford the big V on the pension, toey as a roman sandal, sees a couple going for it on the front lawn, takes it as a personal insult "in your face gramps" then calls the LEO's in to break it up.
text: He looked at these girls and said, “Those bastards over there are racing and I'm stuck in this stupid thing, and God, I'm as toey as a Roman sandal, and gee, you chicks are looking all right.” Needless to say, he went off with one of the girls and didn′t come back.
ref: 2006, Patrick Lindsay, Heart of a Champion: The Greg Welch Story, unnumbered page:
text: ‘I’ve got to tell you, twenty-four hours of abstinence and I’m toey as a Roman sandal.’
ref: 2006, Leigh Redhead, Rubdown, published 2007:
qualifier: simile
glosses: Extremely anxious for sex.
Synonyms: randy
prudent man rule
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: prudent man rules
Senses: examples: text: Prudent man rules also require that greater financial and legal responsibility be attached to any imprudent action by corporate officers.
ref: 2005, World Bank with International Monetary Fund, Financial sector assessment: a handbook, page 455:
topics: business
finance
law
glosses: A standard for the duty of a fiduciary with responsibility over investments.
wogball
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From wog + ball, since the game is played more by foreigners than by those born in Australia.
Senses: examples: text: In Australia soccer has gone from being dismissed as wogball as some called it to a widely supported national game
ref: 2010 June 15, Richard Aedy, “From wogball to a national game: soccer and multiculturalism”, in ABC Online:
glosses: soccer
Synonyms: football
soccer
straight from the shoulder
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From a technique for delivering a strong punch.
Senses: examples: text: He delivered his blow straight from the shoulder, felt the jar right up his arm, and realised suddenly that he was striking something passive and unresisting.
ref: 1896, Joseph Conrad, chapter IV, in An Outcast of the Islands, London: T. Fisher Unwin […], →OCLC, part IV, page 276:
text: "Are yuh going to let the Pilgrim hang around here this summer?" he demanded in his straight-from-the-shoulder fashion.
ref: 1908, B. M. Bower, chapter 19, in The Long Shadow:
text: "I intend to travel quite soon to Iraq and meet with our military leaders and other personnel there," he said. "I look forward to hearing their honest assessments of the situation on the ground and to having the benefit of their advice—unvarnished and straight from the shoulder—on how to proceed in the weeks and months ahead."
ref: 2006 December 19, Jeffrey Donovan, “New Report Says Iraq Attacks Hit Record High”, in Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty, retrieved 11 Jun 2009:
qualifier: often hyphenated
glosses: Done in a direct manner; blunt.
raw_tags: of an act of communication
straight from the shoulder
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From a technique for delivering a strong punch.
Senses: examples: text: I'd jes' like to drop into the Eastry Arms, jes' when all those beggars in the parlour are sittin' down to whist, Ruck and Marbel and all, and give 'em ten minutes of my mind, George. Straight from the shoulder. Jes' exactly what I think of them.
ref: 1908, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “(please specify |book 1 to 4)”, in Tono-Bungay […], Toronto, Ont.: The Macmillan Company of Canada, Ltd., →OCLC:
text: He's an uncomplicated working-class kid who speaks, jab-like, straight from the shoulder.
ref: 2005 November 20, Kevin Mitchell, “Listen to the dreams of fighters”, in The Guardian, UK, retrieved 11 Jun 2009:
glosses: In a straightforward manner; directly; bluntly.
raw_tags: of communicating
ordes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of orde
straight-from-the-shoulder
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of straight from the shoulder.
free ride
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: free rides
Senses: examples: text: Previously, shoppers were given a free ride on charges until the end of the month. Now interest will start on the day of purchase on accounts with balances.
ref: 1980 March 31, “The Shaky House of Cards”, in Time:
text: Financially, the two New York teams have not asked for the sort of free ride at taxpayer expense that has been commonplace elsewhere.
ref: 2006 April 9, “A Yankees Station in the Bronx”, in New York Times, retrieved 11 Jun 2009:
glosses: An opportunity or benefit which has no cost, especially one enjoyed or undertaken at the expense of others.
topics: business
finance
glosses: The practice of buying and selling shares or other securities without actually having the capital to cover the trade.
topics: card-games
poker
glosses: A hand in which a player can remain without betting further money.
free ride
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: free rides
form: free riding
form: free rode
form: free ridden
Senses: examples: text: Finally, the level of excludahility of a CPR should affect the propensity to free ride.
ref: 1999, J. Samuel Barkin, George E. Shambaugh, Anarchy and the Environment, →ISBN:
text: Less than half the participants chose to free ride in each of the first two experiments, but the great majority (77 percent) did in the last.
ref: 2000, André Blais, To Vote Or Not to Vote?: The Merits and Limits of Rational Choice Theory, →ISBN, pages 119–120:
text: If an issue involves a purely private good such as a regulatory waiver or a tax loophole that would benefit only a single corporation, there is no opportunity to free ride.
ref: 2013, Kenneth Godwin, Scott H. Ainsworth, Erik Godwin, Lobbying and Policymaking, →ISBN:
glosses: To take a free ride; to take advantage of a benefit without contributing.
topics: business
finance
glosses: To buy and sell shares or other securities without actually having the capital to cover the trade.
Derived terms: free rider
Related terms: freeload
miss the point
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: misses the point
form: missing the point
form: missed the point
form: missed the point
form: miss someone's point
Senses: examples: text: You're supposed to dip the bread in the soup. Eating them separately is missing the point of the meal.
text: Do you know what I mean, or are you missing the point?
text: Everything about you is intuitive
So those who miss the point might rush right through it
ref: 2024, “Child of Mine”, in Patterns in Repeat, performed by Laura Marling:
glosses: To fail to grasp the meaning of an utterance or situation.
whisper campaign
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: whisper campaigns
form: whispering campaign
Senses: examples: text: Senator Harding will not authorize his headquarters to take public notice of the “whispering campaign.” There has been a difference of opinion among his advisers as to whether to ignore the slanders or to produce evidence disproving them.
ref: 1920 November 1, “Harding Ignores ‘’Whisper’ Campaign”, in New York Times, retrieved 17 Aug 2009, page 1:
text: Both publicly and in a particularly unscrupulous whisper campaign the Liberals tried to change the aspect from one of folly to one of personal corruption and some of this got through to the voters.
ref: 1976 February 12, Donald Horne, “The campaign of the media”, in The Age, Australia, retrieved 17 Aug 2009, page 8:
text: McCain—who was famously burned in South Carolina in 2000 after his New Hampshire victory, when a whisper campaign and George Bush's dominance of the state's Republican party structure combined to deliver a crushing blow—was openly nervous.
ref: 2008 January 20, Ana Marie Cox, “S.C. Takes a Chance on McCain”, in Time:
glosses: A method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are deliberately spread concerning a person or other target, while the source of the rumors tries to avoid detection.
Synonyms: rumor campaign
Related terms: smear campaign
euphories
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of euphory
homeopathies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of homeopathy
Winzers
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Winzer
Gugelhupfs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Gugelhupf
képis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of képi
Lon
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: LON
form: Lon.
Etymology: Clipping of London.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of London.
Derived terms: Nylon
NyLon
NYLON
Nylonkong
NyLonKong
NYLONKONG
Lon
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Lons
Senses: examples: text: But the person I spied on the most was my father, Lon—or, as he was called in the Southern style, Lonnie—who'd commandeer the den into the wee hours.
ref: 2020 [2019 September 17], Edward Snowden, Permanent Record (autobiography; paperback), Pan Books, →ISBN, pages 15–16:
glosses: A male given name; diminutive form Lonnie.
Derived terms: Delon
modeling clay
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: modeling clays
form: modelling clay
Senses: glosses: A malleable substance used in building models and sculpting.
Related terms: plasticine
playdough
modelling clay
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: modelling clays
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of modeling clay.
Osroene
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -iːni
Forms: form: Osrhoene
form: Osrohene
form: Osroëne
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ὀσροηνή (Osroēnḗ). Compare Ὀσρόης (Osróēs) (probably a form of Χοσρόης (Khosróēs), from Iranian; see خسرو, Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܗܝ (ʾŌrhāy).
Senses: glosses: An ancient Syriac kingdom, Roman province and historical region in northwestern Mesopotamia in modern Turkey and Syria, which enjoyed semi-autonomy to complete independence from the years of 132 B.C.E. to 244 C.E..
Derived terms: Osroenian
Osrohene
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Osroene.
Osroëne
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Osroene.
Osrhoene
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Osroene.
beat feet
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: beats feet
form: beating feet
form: beat feet
form: beaten feet
form: beat feet
Senses: glosses: To run.
examples: text: A druggie would grab the pricey electronics and such, and beat feet.
ref: 2002, Nelson DeMille, Plum Island, page 12:
glosses: To flee.
Greater Armenia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Called so to distinguish it from Lesser Armenia.
Senses: glosses: Ancient Armenian kingdom in the Armenian Highlands, stretching from Euphrates to Kura river, Caspian Sea and lake Urmia, and existing from 190 B.C.E. to 428 C.E.
glosses: Ancient Armenian kingdom in the Armenian Highlands, stretching from Euphrates to Kura river, Caspian Sea and lake Urmia, and existing from 190 B.C.E. to 428 C.E.
Traditionally divided into 15 provinces: Aghdznik, Artsakh, Ayrarat, Corduene, Gugark, Moxoene, Parskahayk, Paytakaran, Sophene, Syunik, Tayk, Turuberan, Upper Armenia, Utik, Vaspurakan.
Traditionally divided into 15 provinces: Aghdznik, Artsakh, Ayrarat, Corduene, Gugark, Moxoene, Parskahayk, Paytakaran, Sophene, Syunik, Tayk, Turuberan, Upper Armenia, Utik, Vaspurakan.
Related terms: Armenia
Lesser Armenia
Eastern Armenia
Western Armenia
Lesser Armenia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Called so to distinguish it from Greater Armenia.
Senses: glosses: A region in the of upper reaches of Euphrates, northwest of Greater Armenia.
glosses: Synonym of Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.
synonyms: word: Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Synonyms: Armenia Minor
Armenia Inferior
Related terms: Armenia
Greater Armenia
Eastern Armenia
Western Armenia
Armenia Minor
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Lesser Armenia.
Armenia Inferior
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Lesser Armenia.
e-dresses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of e-dress
arithmetic logic units
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of arithmetic logic unit
zoögraphers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of zoögrapher
zoögraphies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of zoögraphy
zoögraphist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: zoögraphists
Etymology: From zoögraphy + -ist.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of zoographist.
zoographists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of zoographist
zoögraphists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of zoögraphist
zoöglœa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: zoöglœæ
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of zoogloea.
zoogloeae
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -iːi
Senses: glosses: plural of zoogloea
Facebooks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Facebook
Facebooks
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of Facebook
Facebooking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of Facebook
Facebooked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of Facebook
Alans
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Alan
Alans
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: knickers (shortened form of Alan Whickers).
Alani
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Alan
Alania
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: See Alan.
Senses: glosses: A medieval kingdom of the Alans (proto-Ossetians) in the Northern Caucasus, roughly in the location of the modern republics of Adygea, Chechnya, Ingushetia and North Ossetia-Alania in modern Russia, existing from the 9th to 13th centuries CE.
glosses: North Ossetia-Alania: A republic and federal subject of Russia, located in the Northern Caucasus mountains.
Related terms: Alan
Ossetia
Lebenswelt
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: lāʹbənzvĕlt
ipa: /ˈleːbənzvɛlt/
Forms: form: Lebenswelten
Etymology: From German Lebenswelt: Leben (“life”) + Welt (“world”).
Senses: examples: 1999, Simon Blackburn, Think: A compelling introduction to philosophy, chapter 7: The World, section 7: The Eye of the Beholder, page 260 (Oxford University Press, paperback, →ISBN
The mind, for the idealist, creates the world we live in, the ‘Lebenswelt’ of our thoughts, imaginings, and perceptions.
glosses: The sum total of all immediate phenomena which constitute the world of an individual or of a corporate life; life-world.
raw_tags: in the philosophy of Edmund Husserl
Lebenswelten
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Lebenswelt
raw_tags: used in the singular
North Ossetia-Alania
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: North Ossetia – Alania
Senses: glosses: A republic and federal subject of Russia, located in the Northern Caucasus mountains; short form North Ossetia or Alania. Capital: Vladikavkaz.
thar she blows
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of there she blows.
cenogram
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cenograms
Senses: glosses: A graphical comparison of the average adult weight of mammalian species within a terrestrial area.
my sainted uncle
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: An expression of surprise or alarm.
Synonyms: my sainted aunt
my sainted aunt
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: An expression of surprise or alarm.
Synonyms: my sainted uncle
anthropomorphite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: anthropomorphites
Senses: examples: text: The Image of God appeared in the ſoule properly, ſecondly in the bodie (not as the Anthropomorphite Heretikes, and Popiſh Image-makers imagine, but) as the inſtrunemt of the ſoule, and laſtly in the whole Perſon.
ref: 1613, Samuel Purchas, “[Asia.] Of Man, considered in his first state wherein he was created: and of Paradise, the place of his habitation.”, in Purchas His Pilgrimage. Or Relations of the World and the Religions Observed in All Ages and Places Discouered, from the Creation vnto this Present. […], London: […] William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, […], →OCLC, book I [Of the First Beginnings of the World and Religion: And of the Regions and Religions of Babylonia, Assyria, Syria, Phænicia, and Palestina], page 11:
glosses: One who ascribes a human form or human attributes to a deity.
Related terms: anthropomorphitic
anthropomorphitism
IQs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of IQ
intimists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of intimist
iron horse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: iron horses
Senses: topics: transport
glosses: A railroad steam locomotive.
synonyms: steel horse
glosses: A motorcycle.
Related terms: horsepower
ferroequinologist
pony engine
steam donkey
donkey engine
steel horse
iron horses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of iron horse
standard of identity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: standards of identity
Senses: topics: law
glosses: A government regulation establishing the criteria which must be met before a product may be labeled as being a certain food.
wikipedia: Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Food and Drug Administration
horseless carriages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of horseless carriage
Sophene
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /soʊˈfiːni/
rhymes: -iːni
Forms: form: Tsopk
Etymology: Via Latin Sōphēnē, from Ancient Greek Σωφηνή (Sōphēnḗ), probably of Urartian origin. Compare the Armenian name: Ծոփք (Copʻkʻ).
Senses: glosses: Province of ancient Armenia and of the Roman Empire, located to the south-west of Greater Armenia. Independent kingdom from 3rd century B.C. until 90's B.C. Lies in modern-day southeastern Turkey.
Derived terms: Sophenian
Related terms: Greater Armenia
Lesser Armenia
Commagene
interpel
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: interpels
form: interpelling
form: interpelled
form: interpelled
Etymology: Latin interpello, from inter (“between”) + pellare, akin to pellere (“to drive”), compare French interpeller.
Senses: glosses: To interrupt, break in upon, or intercede with.
Derived terms: interpellation
Related terms: interpellate
interpelling
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of interpel
standards of identity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of standard of identity
Tsopk
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Armenian Ծոփք (Copʻkʻ).
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Sophene.
synonyms: word: Sophene
interpellating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of interpellate
interpellates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of interpellate
interpellated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of interpellate
vinose
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more vinose
form: most vinose
Senses: glosses: vinous
squiredom
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: squiredoms
Etymology: From squire + -dom.
Senses: glosses: The rank of squire, or the period of being a squire.
Synonyms: squirehood
squiredoms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of squiredom
ballotte
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: ballottes
form: ballotting
form: ballotted
form: ballotted
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: To perform ballottement upon.
Derived terms: ballottable
eyeshield
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: eyeshields
Etymology: From eye + shield.
Senses: glosses: Something worn to shield the eyes, especially a visor attached to an American football player's helmet.
eyeshields
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of eyeshield
correlograms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of correlogram
in-built
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more in-built
form: most in-built
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of inbuilt.
built up
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more built up
form: most built up
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of built-up.
built up
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of build up
Nertz
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Perhaps from nerts (“nuts, crazy”)
Senses: glosses: A fast-paced multiplayer card game involving multiple decks of playing cards.
Synonyms: sense: card game
word: Squeal
sense: card game
word: Pounce
stolider
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of stolid: more stolid
stolidest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of stolid: most stolid
eight packs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of eight pack
eight-pack
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: eight-packs
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of eight pack.
eight-packs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of eight-pack
quesos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of queso
lacquey
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lacqueys
Senses: examples: text: Represent to yourselves, Gentlemen, I entreat you, the many false keys, bribes to the lacqueys of authors that can keep them, and collusions with the booksellers of authors that cannot, which were required in the prosecution of this arduous undertaking.
ref: 1783, William Godwin, Four Early Pamphlets:
text: "She was brought to us by two richly-attired lacqueys," replied the man, "in this very litter."
ref: 1841, William Harrison Ainsworth, Old Saint Paul's:
text: St. Martin [of Tours] looks round, first, deliberately;—becomes aware of a tatterdemalion and thirsty-looking soul of a beggar at his chair side, who has managed to get his cup filled somehow, also—by a charitable lacquey. St. Martin turns his back on the Empress, and hobnobs with him!
ref: 1884, John Ruskin, “By the Rivers of Waters”, in “Our Fathers Have Told Us.”: Sketches of the History of Christendom for Boys and Girls who have been Held at Its Fonts, part I (The Bible of Amiens), Orpington, Kent: George Allen, →OCLC, pages 30–31:
text: I serve my master, but I am not compelled to spend the night parleying with his lacqueys.
ref: 1899, S. R. Crockett, The Black Douglas:
glosses: Archaic form of lackey.
lacquey
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: lacqueys
form: lacqueying
form: lacqueyed
form: lacqueyed
Senses: glosses: Archaic form of lackey.
zoögeographies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: zoö- + geographies
Senses: glosses: plural of zoögeography
sweet chestnut
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sweet chestnuts
Senses: glosses: A type of deciduous tree native to Europe, Castanea sativa.
glosses: The edible nuts of this tree.
zoögeny
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From zoö- + -geny.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Alternative spelling of zoogeny.
antisquark
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: antisquarks
Etymology: From anti- + squark.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The proposed antiparticle of a squark.
antisquarks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of antisquark
stumplike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more stumplike
form: most stumplike
Etymology: From stump + -like.
Senses: glosses: Resembling a stump.
Synonyms: stumpy
stumpily
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more stumpily
form: most stumpily
Etymology: From stumpy + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a stumpy way.
zoögamy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From zoö- + -gamy.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of zoogamy.
caballito
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: caballitos
Etymology: From Spanish caballito.
Senses: glosses: A traditional Peruvian boat made from reeds.
caballitos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of caballito
Argentines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -aɪnz
Senses: glosses: plural of Argentine
lawks a-mercy
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: A minced oath for "Lord have mercy".
bleeding hell
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: qualifier: mildly blasphemous
glosses: Synonym of bloody hell.
synonyms: word: bloody hell
bleeding heck
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: minced oath for bleeding hell.
snakes alive
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: synonyms: snakes
glosses: expression of surprise.
Related terms: saints alive
sakes alive
American jay
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: American jays
Senses: glosses: Any of several species of jays in several genera native to the Western hemisphere.
Hypernyms: jay
Corvidae
Hyponyms: english: scrub jay
translation: scrub jay
word: Aphelocoma
alt: magpie jay
word: Calocitta
english: blue jay
translation: blue jay
word: Cyanocitta
word: Cyanocorax
word: Cyanolyca
word: Gymnorhinus
Coordinate terms: Old World jay
gray jay
bottle glorifier
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bottle glorifiers
Senses: examples: text: The bottle glorifier features a solar motor that runs on ambient bar light, which oscillates the brand logo. A small flashing LED is also positioned on the ....
ref: 2000 February 21, “AJS & Assoc. of Reedsburg.”, in Modern Brewery Age:
text: The 18-year-old has other product-specific materials, such as a review from F. Paul Pacult's The Spirit Journal and wood bottle glorifier sets.
ref: 2001 September 1, “Fall into Whiskey”, in Beverage Industry:
text: Also highlighting the brand's core convenience and health aspects are a 2-ft. shelf organizer and a bottle glorifier with suction cups
ref: 2003 April 1, “A Drink to your health”, in Point of Purchase:
topics: business
marketing
qualifier: alcoholic beverages
glosses: A display that is designed to fit on a bottle, typically with a cut-out area to hold the bottle in position.
Georgie Porgie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: alternative form of George not used as a given name but often nominally.
American jays
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of American jay
Fox
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: * (surname): From fox (“vulpine animal”)
Senses: synonyms: Foxtrot
qualifier: World War II era; joint US/RAF; World War II era; joint US/RAF
glosses: radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter F.
Fox
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Foxes
form: Foxs
Etymology: * (surname): From fox (“vulpine animal”)
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the common noun derived from the name of the animal.
glosses: A male given name.
examples: text: I watched a great show on Fox last night.
text: In some ways, it’s a pragmatic practice: Fox anchors such as Sean Hannity and, at one point, Tucker Carlson routinely attack Milley – and during the Trump years, there was also a reasonable expectation that the president would be talking to the hosts of those shows.
ref: 2023 September 25, Katie Bo Lillis, Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, “Mark Milley leaves a controversial legacy as America’s top general”, in CNN:
topics: broadcasting
media
glosses: Fox Broadcasting Company, a large television network from the USA.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A river in Wisconsin and Illinois, United States, a tributary to the Illinois River.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Stone County, Arkansas.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Grant County, Indiana.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Estill County, Kentucky.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Roseau County, Minnesota.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Carbon County, Montana.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Pickaway County, Ohio.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Carter County, Oklahoma.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Fox Township.
glosses: A placename
A locality in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, Australia.
glosses: Ellipsis of Fox Tribe.
glosses: Ellipsis of Fox language.
Derived terms: Foxborough
Fox Chase
Foxification
Foxy
Fox
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Foxes
Etymology: * (surname): From fox (“vulpine animal”)
Senses: examples: text: The Foxes played with plenty of initiative in the original tie at the Walkers Stadium and they started this tie in impressively positive fashion, producing the game's first two chances: Andy King's goal-bound half-volley from Steve Howard's header down was tipped over by Joe Hart and Sol Bamba headed the resultant corner wide.
ref: 2011 January 18, Phil Dawkes, “Man City 4 - 2 Leicester”, in BBC:
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
soccer
sports
glosses: Someone connected with Leicester City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
glosses: Ellipsis of Fox Indian (“a member of the Outagamie or Meskwaki, a Native American people”).
Related terms: Foxx
Canada jay
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Canada jays
Senses: glosses: The gray jay, Perisoreus canadensis.
Canada jays
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Canada jay
green man
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: green men
Senses: coordinate_terms: red man
glosses: A small figure of a walking man illuminated in green on a traffic light at a pedestrian crossing, indicating that it is safe to cross the road.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
theater
glosses: In performances and pageants, a character adorned in foliage often carrying a club, who represents a wild man of the woods.
Related terms: Green Man
little green man
live off the land
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: lives off the land
form: living off the land
form: lived off the land
form: lived off the land
Senses: synonyms: live off the country
glosses: To sustain a living by consuming produce that one harvests or hunts from the countryside.
Derived terms: LOLBin
camp robber
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: camp robbers
Senses: glosses: A gray jay (Perisoreus canadensis).
camp robbers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of camp robber
zoöerythrine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From zoö- + erythrine.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Alternative spelling of zooerythrin.
get off of someone's cloud
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: gets off of someone's cloud
form: getting off of someone's cloud
form: got off of someone's cloud
form: got off of someone's cloud
Etymology: Popularized in the 1960s.
Senses: examples: text: Hey! You! Get off of my cloud!
glosses: to refrain from pestering a person.
whiskey-jack
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: whiskey-jacks
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of whisky jack (gray jay, Canada jay).
whiskey-jacks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of whiskey-jack
Alan Whickers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Rhyming slang, using the name of Alan Whicker (1921–2013), British journalist and broadcaster.
Senses: examples: text: She's pissed her Alan Whickers. I'm not really into water sports.
ref: 2012, Luca Veste, editor, Off The Record 2 - At The Movies - A Charity Anthology, page 155:
glosses: knickers.
wikipedia: Alan Whicker
Derived terms: Alans
whisky jack
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: whisky jacks
form: whiskey jack
form: whiskey-jack
form: whiskeyjack
form: whisky-jack
form: whiskyjack
Etymology: Perhaps an alteration of whisky john, a corruption of Cree wîskacân / ᐄᐧᐢᑲᒑᐣ (iiyskacaan), or perhaps directly from Cree wîskicâk ᐄᐧᐢᑭᒑᐠ (iiyskicaak). See also Wisakedjak on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Senses: glosses: The gray jay, Perisoreus canadensis.
Synonyms: Canada jay
grey jay
whisky john
whisky-john
whisky jacks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of whisky jack
for Christ's sake
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Forms: form: for Christ's sake !
form: for chrissake
form: for chrissakes
Senses: glosses: Used to express surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.
give a flying fuck
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪv ə ˌflaɪ.ɪŋ fʌk/
/ˈɡɪv ə ˌflaɪ.ən fʌk/
Forms: form: gives a flying fuck
form: giving a flying fuck
form: gave a flying fuck
form: given a flying fuck
Senses: examples: text: I don't give a flying fuck about how many laps I can run in 20 minutes.
text: I couldn't give less of a flying fuck what your name is. I just want to know how much you're paying me.
text: Customer: 'Excuse me, I meant to buy a normal mustard and when I got home, I realized I bought honey mustard. Is it cool if I just go swap it?' / Casher: 'I don't give a flying fuck, homeboy.'
ref: 2016, Kyle Hunter, Seth Rogen, et al., Sausage Party (motion picture):
synonyms: word: becare
word: bother
word: care
word: concern oneself
word: mind
word: reck
word: trouble oneself
word: worry
qualifier: usually in a negative use
glosses: To care whatsoever.
Related terms: give a fuck
give a shit
zero fucks given
give a flying shit
give two fucks
give two shits
lieger
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: liegers
Etymology: See leger, ledger.
Senses: examples: text: [H]is fears / Lie Liegers for you in his breſt, and there / Negotiate your affairs.
ref: 1641 (first performance), [John Denham], The Sophy. […], 2nd edition, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for H[enry] Herringman, […], published 1667, →OCLC, Act I, scene ii, page 14:
glosses: A resident ambassador.
green men
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of green man
triga
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: trigas
form: trigae
Etymology: From Latin triga, a contraction of ter or tri- (“thrice”) + iuga (“yoked”).
Senses: glosses: A three-horse chariot used by the Ancient Romans.
Related terms: biga
quadriga
trigas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of triga
shit bag
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shit bags
Etymology: From shit + bag.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of shitbag.
God in heaven
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: qualifier: mildly blasphemous
glosses: Expression of alarm or amazement.
Synonyms: wow
leavenless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From leaven + -less.
Senses: glosses: without any yeast or other raising agent
Synonyms: unleavened
inside pocket
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: inside pockets
Senses: examples: text: Many men keep their wallet in an inside pocket.
glosses: A pocket inside of a garment, hence not visible to others.
Synonyms: english: thieves' slang
translation: thieves' slang
word: hoxter
word: inner pocket
tella
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: talla
Senses: glosses: A traditional beer from Ethiopia and Eritrea, brewed from various grains.
shit bags
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shit bag
shitbags
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shitbag
noemata
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: nō.ēʹmətə
ipa: /nəʊˈiːmətə/
enpr: nō.iʹmətə
ipa: /noʊˈimətə/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek νοήματα (noḗmata), plural form of νόημα (nóēma).
Senses: glosses: plural of noema
pop-ups
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pop-up
queuer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkjuːə(ɹ)/
homophone: cuer
homophone: cure stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
Forms: form: queuers
Etymology: From queue + -er.
Senses: glosses: One who queues; a person waiting in line.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A process, etc. that places data items on a queue.
queuers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of queuer
unqueued
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + queued.
Senses: glosses: Not queued.
senseis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sensei
critical masses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of critical mass
infimums
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of infimum
hypercytokinemia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hyper- + cytokine + -emia.
Senses: glosses: A potentially fatal immune reaction consisting of a positive feedback loop between cytokines and immune cells, with highly elevated levels of various cytokines.
Synonyms: cytokine storm
supervolcanos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of supervolcano
supervolcanoes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of supervolcano
autotoxicity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: autotoxicities
Etymology: From auto- + toxicity.
Senses: glosses: Self-destruction of a species through the production of chemicals that escape into the environment and directly inhibit the growth of that species.
Synonyms: self-toxicity
theatreless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: theaterless
Etymology: From theatre + -less.
Senses: glosses: Without a theatre.
Siberian jay
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Siberian jays
Senses: glosses: A jay widespread in northern Eurasia, Perisoreus infaustus
Synonyms: sense: Perisoreus infaustus
word: Cractes infaustus
Hyponyms: sense: Perisoreus infaustus
word: Perisoreus
sense: Perisoreus infaustus
word: gray jay
Siberian jays
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Siberian jay
Sichuan jay
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Sichuan jays
Senses: glosses: A jay of western China (Perisoreus internigrans).
Hypernyms: gray jay
Sichuan jays
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Sichuan jay
ligatureless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more ligatureless
form: most ligatureless
Etymology: From ligature + -less.
Senses: examples: text: He also says that the change of older V to 'e' is reflected in the practice of using ligatureless consonantal symbols — a practice, dating back at least[…]
ref: 1977, S. Subrahmanyan with Ci Cuppiramaṇiyaṉ, A critical study of Tolkāppiyam (el̲luttu and col.) and Nan̲n̲ūl, page 55:
text: […]ligatureless and comparatively bloodless vaginal hysterectomy can be done, how abdominal surgery can be done without leaving pinched tissues,[…]
ref: 2008, Benjamin Elisha Dawson, Orificial Surgery; Its Philosophy, Application and Technique, page 34:
glosses: without ligatures
sesquisyllabic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From sesqui- (“one and a half”) + syllabic.
Senses: glosses: Consisting of a minor syllable plus a full syllable.
raw_tags: of a word
glosses: Characterized by such words, as Cambodian or Burmese.
raw_tags: of a language
Derived terms: sesquisyllabicity
Nephite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈniːfaɪt/
Forms: form: Nephites
Etymology: From Nephi + -ite.
Senses: examples: text: For behold, I shall speak unto the Jews and they shall write it; and I shall also speak unto the Nephites and they shall write it
ref: 1830, Joseph Smith, Book of Mormon, translation of original by Mormon, 2 Nephi 29:12:
glosses: A member of the group of descendants of Lehi's son Nephi who supposedly lived in the Americas from around 600 BC until 385 AD when the Lamanites wiped them out.
Related terms: Mulek
no side
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
rugby
sports
glosses: Called by the referee at the end of a match, as no side has the next possession of the ball.
theaterless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From theater + -less.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of theatreless.
supervolcanic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From super- + volcanic.
Senses: examples: text: Earthquakes and increased geothermal phenomena don't necessarily point to a pending supervolcanic eruption.
ref: 2008, Marie D Jones, 2013: The End of Days Or a New Beginning:
topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
volcanology
glosses: Of or pertaining to a supervolcano.
streetwalking
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From street + walking.
Senses: examples: text: Now, you know that the classical analytical explanation of agoraphobia of the early 1900s was that it represented a street phobia because the patient equated streetwalking with prostitutional activity[…]
ref: 1981, Donald F. Klein, Judith G. Rabkin, Anxiety: new research and changing concepts:
glosses: The trade of a streetwalker; prostitution that is not tied to a particular brothel or establishment.
unamusedly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more unamusedly
form: most unamusedly
Etymology: From unamused + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an unamused way.
graphophone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: graphophones
Etymology: From graph + -o- + -phone.
Senses: examples: text: And then I see that the grip she was carrying was one of them little graphophones.
ref: 1930, William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying, Library of America, published 1985, page 177:
glosses: An improvement on the phonograph, using a floating stylus to cut grooves into a wax-coated cardboard cylinder.
glosses: An optical device for showing (or photographing) an image when projected upon the atmosphere as a screen.
Lamanite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Lamanites
Etymology: From Laman + -ite.
Senses: examples: text: And I, Nephi, did take the sword of Laban, and after the manner of it did make many swords, lest by any means the people who were now called Lamanites should come upon us and destroy us; for I knew their hatred towards me and my children and those who were called my people.
ref: 1830, Joseph Smith, Book of Mormon, translation of original by Mormon, 2 Nephi 5:14:
glosses: A member of the group of descendants of Laman who live in the Americas and include the modern-day American Indians.
wikipedia: Laman
Derived terms: Lamanitish
graphophones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of graphophone
crossed loop sensor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: crossed loop sensors
Senses: glosses: A device comprising two magnetic coils with axes set at right angles to each other. When an electromagnetic signal induces voltages in the coils, the ratio of voltage induced in one compared to the other provides information about the direction of the signal source relative to the device.
false signal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: false signals
Senses: glosses: An event or emanation to which a sensing device gives an undesired positive response.
weak in the knees
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: weaker in the knees
form: weakest in the knees
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of weak-kneed.
lightning mapper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lightning mappers
Senses: topics: climatology
meteorology
natural-sciences
glosses: A system that displays a map of the position of recorded or real-time lightning discharges relative to the user or other objects.
qualifier: instrumentation
glosses: The component of such a system that gathers the required data, comprising an interconnected network of electric field change sensors that measure the time of arrival of electric field pulses from the strokes in a lightning flash. Two-dimensional maps require three such sensors, and three-dimensional maps require four.
marmelos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of bael.
synonyms: word: bael
artificially sweetened
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: qualifier: standards of identity
glosses: Sweetened with saccharin, sodium saccharin, or a combination of both.
gain-sharing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of gainsharing.
anti-union
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈænti.juːni.ən/
Forms: form: more anti-union
form: most anti-union
Senses: examples: text: Consequently, the rail industry is one of the few where the trade union movement has retained its strength, despite the anti-union legislation passed by the Thatcher and subsequent Conservative administrations.
ref: 2025 August 6, Christian Wolmar, “You don't get me, I'm part of the union”, in RAIL, number 1041, page 49:
glosses: Alternative spelling of antiunion.