cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
shpeel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shpeels
Senses: examples: text: 'And the principal obstacle is sitting over there in Sunny Israel amid all that silver jewellery and olive-wood and leather... Did I tell you about their leather?' And she was off on another shpeel. My mind wandered.
ref: 1974, Lynne Reid Banks, Two Is Lonely, London: Chatto & Windus, published 1980, →ISBN, page 123:
text: His whole shpeel makes me crack up every time
ref: 2020 December 23, u/broccolib0b, “Relax, Steve. Part of gun ownership is killing people by mistake.”, in Reddit, r/americandad, archived from the original on 08 Feb 2025:
glosses: Alternative spelling of spiel.
shpeels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shpeel
peritoneo-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Senses: glosses: Related to the peritoneum.
Ravilious
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
minifloat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: minifloats
Etymology: From mini- + float.
Senses: examples: text: People of color were not the only ones missing. Despite the paradelike atmosphere, there was not a child in sight. The naked people scare parents away, as do the occasionally obscene banners and minifloats.
ref: 2007, Jack Cashill, What's the Matter With California? Cultural Rumbles From the Golden State and Why the Rest of Us Should Be Shaking, New York, N.Y.: Threshold Editions, →ISBN, page 166:
glosses: A small float (an elaborately decorated vehicle in a parade or pageant).
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A floating-point number represented with very few bits (such as 8 or 16, when a more common size would be 32 or 64 bits).
minifloats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of minifloat
autoantonymic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more autoantonymic
form: most autoantonymic
Etymology: From autoantonym + -ic.
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
semantics
glosses: Of, relating to, or being an autoantonym or autoantonyms.
nulli-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Senses: glosses: Null; no.
Tabucan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A barangay of Dumangas, Iloilo, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of the district of Mandurriao, Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of Paranas, Samar, Philippines.
philobat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: philobats
Etymology: Blend of philo- + acrobat. Coined by Hungarian psychoanalyst Michael Balint in 1955.
Senses: examples: text: Coordinate term: ocnophil
text: Or maybe this was her true personality coming through, the way alcoholism showed in some people around thirty-five. Jean the philobat, on the pattern of acrobat, the type that prefers to cope alone with difficult, uncertain situations. Though of course she hadn't been alone.
ref: 2008, Isabel Fonseca, Attachment, London: Chatto & Windus, →ISBN, pages 182–183:
topics: human-sciences
medicine
psychoanalysis
psychology
sciences
glosses: Someone who enjoys handling challenging and dangerous situations on their own.
Derived terms: philobatic
philobats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of philobat
philobatic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more philobatic
form: most philobatic
Etymology: From philobat + -ic. Coined by Hungarian psychoanalyst Michael Balint in 1955.
Senses: examples: text: Coordinate term: ocnophilic
text: The philobatic environment consists of friendly spaces littered with unpredictable objects; the ocnophilic world consists of objects 'separated by horrid empty spaces'.
ref: 2017, Lynda Nead, The Tiger in the Smoke: Art and Culture in Post-War Britain, New Haven, C.T.; London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 92:
topics: human-sciences
medicine
psychoanalysis
psychology
sciences
glosses: Relating to or characteristic of a philobat (someone who enjoys handling challenging and dangerous situations on their own).
drawked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of drawk
drawking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of drawk
drawks
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of drawk
chalicist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈtʃælɪsɪst/
Forms: form: chalicists
Etymology: chalice + -ist
Senses: examples: text: A lay minister, or chaliccist, who assists eith the distribution of communion.
ref: 1999, Arthur J. Magida, Stuart M. Matlins, editors, How to be a Perfect Stranger: A Guide to Etiquette in Other People's Religious Ceremonies, Wood Lake Publishing Inc., page 122:
text: Often colloquially called chalice bearers or chalicists, these are now designated by canon as Eucharistic Ministers.
ref: 2012, Beth Wickenberg Ely, The Cup of Salvation: A Manual for lay Eucharistic Ministries, illustrated edition, Church Publishing, Inc., page xi:
text: The church also includes many lay positions in worship, such as acolytes, vergers, chalicists, lectors, and a congregational choir.
ref: 2025 January 1, Wikipedia contributors, “Church of the Good Shepherd (Raleigh, North Carolina)”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation:
glosses: A layperson authorized to assist the clergy, particularly within the Episcopal or Anglican Church, in administering the Christian sacrament of Holy Communion during worship services. Specifically, chalicists offer the consecrated wine to communicants following its consecration by the celebrant.
chalicists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chalicist
Chita Oblast
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: a former federal subject of Russia with center at Chita; existed until it merged with Chita Oblast to form Agin-Buryat Okrug on March 1, 2008
wikipedia: Chita Oblast
Synonyms: Chita
milk mustache
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: milk mustaches
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of milk moustache.
milk mustaches
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of milk mustache
Dienbienphu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: The Communist captor of Genevieve De Galard Terraube, the heroic “angel of Dienbienphu” told her today she is free to leave the Red-held fortress of Dienbienphu at any time.
ref: 1954 May 19, United Press, “Heroic Nurse Stays in Fort”, in San Mateo Times, San Mateo, California, page 1:
glosses: Alternative form of Dien Bien Phu.
turns one's back
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of turn one's back
turning one's back
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of turn one's back
turned one's back
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of turn one's back
leafy seadragon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: leafy seadragons
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of leafy sea dragon.
Glauert's seadragon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Glauert's seadragons
Senses: synonyms: leafy sea dragon
glosses: A marine fish, Phycodurus eques, found in the southern and western coasts of Australia, with long leaf-like protrusions coming from all over its body, used for camouflage.
PISN
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: PISNe
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of pair-instability supernova.
PISNe
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of PISN
boresighted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of boresight
borescoping
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of borescope
borescoped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of borescope
core belief
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: core beliefs
Senses: topics: human-sciences
philosophy
psychology
sciences
synonyms: basic belief
foundational belief
ultimate concern
ultimate reality
hypernyms: presupposition
preassumption
starting point
bias
prejudice
glosses: An epistemic assumption that defines an individual or belief system and his or its self-perception and is therefore felt to be true regardless of its truth value.
Related terms: limiting belief
core beliefs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of core belief
basic belief
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: basic beliefs
Senses: glosses: Synonym of core belief.
synonyms: word: core belief
basic beliefs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of basic belief
foundational belief
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: foundational beliefs
Senses: glosses: Synonym of core belief.
synonyms: word: core belief
Related terms: foundationalism
foundational beliefs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of foundational belief
lion's mane jellyfish
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lion's mane jellyfishes
form: lion's mane jellyfish
Senses: synonyms: lion's mane
hair jelly
snotty
snottie
arctic red jellyfish
sea blubber
glosses: A species of jellyfish, Cyanea capillata, the largest of its kind, having showy, trailing tentacles reminiscent of a lion's mane.
arctic red jellyfish
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: arctic red jellyfishes
form: arctic red jellyfish
Senses: synonyms: lion's mane
hair jelly
snotty
snottie
lion's mane jellyfish
sea blubber
glosses: A species of jellyfish, Cyanea capillata, the largest of its kind, having showy, trailing tentacles reminiscent of a lion's mane.
post-traumatic embitterment disorder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: post-traumatic embitterment disorders
form: PTED
form: posttraumatic embitterment disorder
form: post traumatic embitterment disorder
Etymology: Coined by German psychologist and psychiatrist Michael Linden in 2003 (→DOI) together with its German equivalent posttraumatische Verbitterungsstörung.
Senses: topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
glosses: A chronic maladaptive response to a severe manifestation of a usual life occurrence shattering a core belief leading to intrusion and on the flip-side disregard for one’s own condition.
post-traumatic embitterment disorders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of post-traumatic embitterment disorder
posttraumatic embitterment disorder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: posttraumatic embitterment disorders
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of post-traumatic embitterment disorder.
posttraumatic embitterment disorders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of posttraumatic embitterment disorder
eight figures
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: eight figure
form: 8 figure
form: 8 figures
Senses: examples: text: The newspaper's research calculated the total salary as the entire signing bonus, base salary and any other bonuses. The total number of players earning eight figures, is up from the previous season.
ref: 2003 July, “NFL's black double-digit million-dollar players”, in Jet, Johnson Publishing Company, →ISSN, page 46:
text: [...] he was a high-powered attorney who earned eight figures.
ref: 2011, Stephanie Bond, Baby, Don't Go, Mira Books, →ISBN, page 358:
text: He actually thinks that shit impresses them. These are guys who make eight figures a year and drive old red pickup trucks.
ref: 2015, Casey Gray, Discount, The Overlook Press, →ISBN:
glosses: An unspecified amount of money ranging from 10,000,000 to 99,999,999 dollars or other unit of currency.
Related terms: three figures
four figures
five figures
six figures
seven figures
nine figures
nine figures
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nine figure
form: 9 figure
form: 9 figures
Senses: examples: text: At any time there is in our country an enormous amount of spare cash looking for investment. It may be John Smith who has sold his potatoes to advantage and wants to salt down the proceeds, or it may the United States Steel Corporation with a cash surplus running into nine figures. Both are able to buy bonds or certificates, and will do it.
ref: 1917, Collier's: The National Weekly, volume 59, P. F. Collier:
text: Experienced securities analysts, too, earn six figures, but only because their decisions earn nine figures for the portfolios they direct.
ref: 1987, Jack Chapman, How to Make $1,000 a Minute: Negotiating Salaries & Raises, Ten Speed Press, →ISBN, page 9:
text: We have to repay the investment from the backers first. But yes, we all stand to earn nine figures.
ref: 2023, Ajay Chowdhury, The Detective, Random House, →ISBN:
glosses: An unspecified amount of money ranging from 100,000,000 to 999,999,999 dollars or other unit of currency.
Related terms: three figures
four figures
five figures
six figures
seven figures
eight figures
Aphrodite's Giant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Aphrodite's Giants
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Aphrodite Giant.
Aphrodite's Giants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Aphrodite's Giant
young boul
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /jʌŋbuːl/
Forms: form: young bouls
form: young bull
form: young bul
form: young bol
Senses: qualifier: chiefly African-American Vernacular
glosses: A young male.
Related terms: oldhead
Lannisterian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Lannisterian
form: most Lannisterian
Etymology: From Lannister + -ian.
Senses: examples: text: And Chris and Cathy’s taboo love, which blossomed during their long confinement, gets even more intense and Lannisterian.
ref: 2014 January 11, Hillary Busis, “A 'Flowers in the Attic' sequel?! Here's why it's gonna be nuts”, in Entertainment Weekly:
text: This. Is. Your. Month. You've been mining for a relationship for some time now, and, POW, you've struck Lannisterian gold!
ref: 2015 September 24, Conor Stonesifer, “Game of Thrones Horoscopes”, in The Princeton Tiger, volume CXXXIII, number 3, page 19:
text: “Richard Neville [1428-1471] was the richest peer in England on his death,” says Insley. “Neville’s sister Cicely was also married to Richard, Duke of York, and it was the collective wealth – and therefore capacity to buy support – that made the Neville/York alliance so dangerous. The Nevilles were probably worth more than the crown.” All sounds very Lannisterian, right?
ref: 2016 April 15, Luke Holland, Sam Richards, Graeme Virtue, “Encyclopaedia Westerosa: the biggest Game of Thrones mysteries, solved”, in The Guardian:
glosses: Related to or characteristic of House Lannister from A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones.
wikipedia: List of A Song of Ice and Fire characters#House_Lannister
lift and separate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lift and separates
form: lift-and-separate
Etymology: From the slogan for Playtex bras. Coined in 2007 by crossword commentator Mark Goodliffe.
Senses: qualifier: crosswording
glosses: A cryptic crossword device where several indicators and wordplay elements are combined into a coherent misleading phrase.
qualifier: crosswording
glosses: A cryptic crossword device where a single word must be read as multiple words – for example, "indeed" as "in deed".
Progreso
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A barangay of Aglipay, Quirino, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of Ajuy, Iloilo, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of San Guillermo, Isabela, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Olesno
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Polish Olesno.
Senses: glosses: A town, county, and gmina in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.
Southern Poblacion
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A barangay of Baliangao, Misamis Occidental, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of Plaridel, Misamis Occidental, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of San Francisco, Cebu, Philippines.
Northern Poblacion
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A barangay of Baliangao, Misamis Occidental, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of Calamba, Misamis Occidental, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of Plaridel, Misamis Occidental, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of San Francisco, Cebu, Philippines.
Santor
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A barangay of Baggao, Cagayan, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of Delfin Albano, Isabela, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan, Philippines.
Apartheid Clyde
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From a rhyming pun combining the masculine name Clyde with a reference to Musk's birth in apartheid-era South Africa.
Senses: examples: text: We are apparently stuck here together, Apartheid Clyde and I.
ref: 2022 January 24, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, “Becoming Martian”, in The Baffler, number 61:
text: One account posted an AI image of Musk in a Nazi uniform, writing: “Apartheid Clyde in all his glory spreading misinformation - so here we are! Thank Grok! Can you believe Elon wears that outfit??”
ref: 2024 September 4, Rhian Lubin, “X users play Elon Musk at his own game after he posts AI image of Harris as communist dictator”, in The Independent:
text: In recent months, Apartheid Clyde (as he is nicknamed) has been doing his best to get Donald Trump elected by any means possible.
ref: 2024 September 7, Arwa Mahdawi, “Elon Musk is intrigued by the idea women can’t think freely because of 'low T'”, in The Guardian:
synonyms: Elmo
Elno
Elongated Muskrat
Phony Stark
Space Karen
glosses: A nickname for South African-born tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.
trendbait
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: trend + -bait.
Senses: glosses: Content created with the purpose of becoming viral.
belly trap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: belly traps
Etymology: Referring to a cat's habit of biting the hands of anyone who touches its belly, usually due to instinct.
Senses: glosses: The belly of a cat.
alphabetical jigsaw
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: alphabetical jigsaws
Senses: examples: text: Alphabetical Jigsaw II . Prize (for the first five correct solutions opened): Book token, value 12s. 6d.
ref: 1952, The Listener:
text: As you say, in addition to double puzzles, we publish alphabetical jigsaws and thematic crosswords from time to time. Obviously though, our puzzle is usually a plain one.
ref: 1974, John Perkin, quotee, Games & Puzzles:
text: Graham chooses to appear as Araucaria, after the monkey puzzle tree, and presently creates the 'alphabetical jigsaw' format, where the grid is to be filled with twenty-six answers presented in alphabetical order.
ref: 2013 November 7, Alan Connor, Two Girls, One on Each Knee: The Puzzling, Playful World of the Crossword, Penguin UK, →ISBN:
qualifier: crosswording
glosses: A form of crossword in which clues are not numbered, but instead given in alphabetical order of their solution, and solvers must work out where each answer fits in the grid.
perimetrical jigsaw
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: perimetrical jigsaws
Senses: examples: text: See title
ref: 2016 April 30, Lavatch, “2258: Perimetrical jigsaw”, in The Spectator:
text: This issue sees the return of Skipjack with a puzzle for which you’d be advised to seek help, a celebration of a discovery from Grackle, a perimetrical jigsaw from Cutter which should raise a smile, and one of Chalicea’s circular puzzles.
ref: 2017, “March 2017”, in 1 Across crossword magazine:
qualifier: crosswording
glosses: A type of alphabetical jigsaw in which the perimeter of the solved grid contains a quotation or other familiar phrase.
double duty
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: double duties
Senses: examples: text: But if a token phenomenal feel does double duty in this way (as a token of an aspect of both the pain and our way of thinking of the pain), no extra specter of dualism arises.
ref: 2006 March 23, Dean Zimmerman, Oxford Studies in Metaphysics Volume 2, OUP Oxford, →ISBN, page 22:
glosses: The performance of two roles simultaneously.
examples: text: I find this anagram fascinating, a message from the god of language. Mess serves double duty here, as synonym and as anagram tip-off.
ref: 1986 10, “Spy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 61:
text: "working" here does double duty as an anagram indicator and as a main constituent of the definition.
ref: 2015 January 1, B. J. Holmes, Pocket Crossword Dictionary, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:
text: Dunnart is undoubtedly audacious in suggesting that the first word of “Skip the front page of paper, heading for crossword instead?” might not be really doing double duty.
ref: 2020 March 2, Alan Connor, “Crossword roundup: when 'coquettes' were male”, in The Guardian:
qualifier: crosswording
glosses: A cryptic device or cluing error whereby a term forms part of both the definition and the wordplay.
double definition
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: double definitions
Senses: examples: text: A less demanding example is given by "Lost, as a dog may be" (6) . This is a double-definition type with the answer ASTRAY.
ref: 2015 January 1, B. J. Holmes, Pocket Crossword Dictionary, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:
text: It's a double definition! A word that is both a "Marvel hero" and a "morbid bet" is DEADPOOL.
ref: 2016 September 13, Karen Chu, Colin Felton, Dana Nelson, Chris Kohler, Good Job, Brain!: Trivia, Quizzes and More Fun From the Popular Pub Quiz Podcast, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 205:
text: Double definitions are always easier when you know some letters of the answer.
ref: 2020 August 20, Telegraph Media Group Ltd, The Telegraph: How To Solve a Cryptic Crossword: Mastering cryptic crosswords made easy, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
qualifier: crosswording
glosses: A type of cryptic clue in which there is no wordplay and both halves of the clue define homonymous words.
pawn grabbing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːnˌɡɹæbɪŋ/
Etymology: From pawn + grabbing.
Senses: examples: text: ... Pawn grabbing is the phrase used to describe the mistake of taking too much time away from your development in order to win a pawn. Chess players speak of a “poisoned” pawn, indicating that the time spent in capturing it is not worth[…]
ref: 2010 July 8, James Eade, Chess Openings For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 334:
text: The pawn isn't worth the tempos that you spend moving your piece(s) away from the action. Violations. however has no place in the King's Gambit and combined with some questionable pawn grabbing leads to a quick[…]
ref: 2012, Joel Johnson, Formation Attack Strategies, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 123:
topics: board-games
chess
games
glosses: A playstyle where a player prioritizes capturing opponents' pawns rather than focusing on overall strategy or victory conditions. Often seen as a beginner's mistake or an overly aggressive, short-sighted approach.
cruciverse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: cruciverbalism + -verse
Senses: examples: text: The author also [Acknowledges as a gift] — specifically in terms of research for this book, but also to the cruciverse in general — the colossal compilation of data at xwordinfo.com
ref: 2023 November 14, David Bukszpan, Crosswordese: The Weird and Wonderful Language of Crossword Puzzles, Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 279:
glosses: The fandom of crosswords.
examples: text: The answer TWOD is one of the weirder-looking answers in the cruciverse, but perhaps the place where it most makes sense.
ref: (Can we date this quote?), David Bukszpan, Crosswordese Info:
text: MOTIF - MOT (test for used cars in the UK) IF (the poetical id of the cruciverse)
ref: 2019 June 24, ulaca, “Times 27385 - ‘Armless Fun”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
text: “decar” must also be an acceptable word in the cruciverse. Also dehorse, debike, deboat, de-e-scooter…
ref: 2024 November 4, “Guardian Cryptic 29,531 by Vulcan”, in Fifteensquared:
glosses: A hypothetical parallel universe that speaks crosswordese; the set of words used in crosswords, especially those that are obscure or not considered part of standard language.
limiting belief
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: limiting beliefs
Senses: topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
glosses: A self-imposed conviction or assumption that restricts one’s potential, choices, or actions.
Related terms: fixed mindset
Kohuana
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Kohuanas
form: Kohuana
Senses: glosses: A member of a certain Yuman tribe of Arizona.
Kohuanas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Kohuana
plyings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of plying
IJV
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: IJVs
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of internal jugular vein.
York boat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: York boats
Etymology: Named after York Factory, the headquarters of the HBC.
Senses: glosses: A type of inland boat used by the Hudson's Bay Company to carry furs and trade goods along inland waterways in Rupert's Land.
York boats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of York boat
Yurak
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Yurats (“Samoyedic language”).
glosses: Former name of Nenets (“Samoyedic languages”).
Yurak
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Yuraks
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Yörük (“member of Turkish subgroup”).
Mongondow
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A people of Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Mongondow
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Their Austronesian language.
Yellowstone cutthroat trout
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Yellowstone cutthroat trouts
Senses: glosses: Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri, a subspecies of the cutthroat trout.
WPIs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of WPI
WRO
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Western Rite Orthodoxy.
World Communion Sunday
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: World Communion Sundays
Senses: glosses: A celebration observed by several Protestant denominations on the first Sunday in October, promoting Christian unity and ecumenical cooperation, and focusing on an observance of the Eucharist.
Slick Willie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Nickname for Bill Clinton, 42nd president of the United States.
glosses: Nickname for Willie Sutton, bank robber.
Wien bridges
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Wien bridge
WCL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: WCLs
Senses: topics: transport
glosses: Initialism of wide curb lane.
WCL
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Washington College of Law.
WCLs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of WCL
WOTL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: WOTLs
Senses: topics: transport
glosses: Initialism of wide outside through lane.
WOTLs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of WOTL
WOL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: WOLs
Senses: topics: transport
glosses: Initialism of wide outside lane.
glosses: Initialism of wake-on-LAN.
WOL
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Web Ontology Language.
WOLs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of WOL
Windsor blue
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Windsor blues
Senses: glosses: A cool grayish shade of blue.
Windsor blues
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Windsor blue
Wollaston doublet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Wollaston doublets
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Wollaston's doublet.
Wollaston doublets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Wollaston doublet
Wessex Saddleback
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Wessex Saddlebacks
Senses: glosses: A breed of domestic pig originating in Wessex, England. It is black, with white forequarters.
White Horde
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the White Horde
Senses: glosses: An ulus within the Mongol Empire, the eastern constituent part of the Golden Horde, alongside the Blue Horde to the west.
Westland pine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Westland pines
Senses: glosses: Synonym of manoao.
synonyms: word: manoao
Westland pines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Westland pine
Washington clam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Washington clams
Senses: synonyms: California butterclam
glosses: A large edible saltwater clam of species Saxidomus nuttalli.
California butterclam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: California butterclams
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Washington clam.
synonyms: word: Washington clam
Washington clams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Washington clam
California butterclams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of California butterclam
Wappo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Wappos
form: Wappo
Senses: glosses: A member of a particular indigenous people of northern California.
Wappo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Their extinct language.
V roof
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: V roofs
Senses: glosses: Synonym of butterfly roof.
synonyms: word: butterfly roof
V roofs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of V roof
AUTTP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Dates back to c. 2011
Senses: examples: text: So I found out that AUTTP stands for Anti YouTube Troll Police
ref: 2020 July 22, u/Deleted, Reddit, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2023:
text: For example the AUTTP was the Anti-UTTP, but it ended up being plagued by being of ex-members of the UTTP and generally spawned because of the UTTP dividing itself between the malicious doxers and their hardcore roleplayer fanatics. Neither were good to be honest. One is sinister, one is annoying spammers.
ref: 2023 October 21, u/HighChairMan1, Reddit, archived from the original on 20 Oct 2023:
text: I am AUTTP because UTTP is bad.
ref: 2023 November 26, u/-Chase2010-, Reddit, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2023:
text: Join the AUTTP discord
ref: 2024 January 7, JaidenSupport, Twitter, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2025:
glosses: Initialism of Anti-UTube Troll Police, an informal anti-trolling organization that is primarily active on social media, such as YouTube and Discord.
Related terms: UTTP
YFGA
ZNTP
Whadjuk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Wadjak
Senses: glosses: A Noongar people of the Western Australian region of the Perth bioregion of the Swan Coastal Plain.
Wadjak
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Whadjuk.
VLR
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of very long range.
VLR
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: VLRs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of variable lymphocyte receptor.
glosses: Initialism of visitor location register (of a network switching subsystem).
glosses: very light rail
VLRs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of VLR
Varley loop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Varley loops
Senses: glosses: A kind of bridge circuit for locating faults.
Murray bridge
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Murray bridges
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Murray loop bridge.
synonyms: word: Murray loop bridge
Varley loops
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Varley loop
Murray bridges
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Murray bridge
Murray loop bridge
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Murray loop bridges
Senses: synonyms: Murray bridge
glosses: A kind of bridge circuit used for locating faults in underground or underwater cables.
Murray loop bridges
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Murray loop bridge
squeakquels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of squeakquel
vasa murrhina
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A kind of American spangled glassware.
Verdet constant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Verdet constants
Etymology: Named after the French physicist Émile Verdet.
Senses: glosses: An optical property that describes the strength of the Faraday effect for a particular material.
Verdet constants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Verdet constant
minmaxed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of minmax
minmaxing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of minmax
minmaxes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of minmax
kaleoun
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kaleouns
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of caleeoon.
calleoon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: calleoons
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of caleeoon.
kaleouns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kaleoun
calleoons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of calleoon
famms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of famm
Dust-Hole
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Dust-Hole
Senses: glosses: The Queen's Theatre on Tottenham Court Road, London.
on the crook
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: examples: text: Martin said at first that he bought the flour of a miller […] He next stated that it was an example, which he would not have pay to for^([sic]), and subsequently he confessed that he got it "on the crook."
ref: 1899, The London Corn Circular, volume 56, page 2:
synonyms: on the cross
glosses: In a crooked or dishonest manner.
pseudorealist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pseudorealists
Senses: glosses: An artist or dramatist employing the style of pseudorealism.
pseudorealists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pseudorealist
anchovy paste
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: anchovy pastes
Senses: glosses: A kind of fish paste made mainly with anchovies.
common hour
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: common hours
Senses: topics: education
glosses: An hour in a university's schedule during which no classes take place, intended for meetings and activities that all students and faculty may attend.
common hours
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of common hour
opsign
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈɒpˌsaɪn/
Forms: form: opsigns
Etymology: Blend of Greek ὄψις (ópsis) + sign
Senses: examples: text: Opsigns and sonsigns are direct presentation of time.
ref: 2009 July, Irini Stamatopoulos, “Time as visualized by the cinematic medium”, in offscreen, volume 13, number 7:
text: By presenting purely optical and sound situations in which no action is involved, opsigns and sonsigns place time at the centre of the cinematic image.
ref: 2015 November 10, Marcello Garibbo, “Deleuze’s Philosophy of Cinema: Reflections on Subjectivity, Images, and Visual Artworks”, in THE DARK PRECURSOR International Conference on Deleuze and Artistic Research: DARE 2015 / Orpheus Institute / Ghent / Belgium / 9-11 November 2015:
text: Thus, instead of what Deleuze had described as perception-images, affection-images, action-images, and mental images (all types of movement-image), there are now “opsigns” and “sonsigns” which resist movement-image differentiation.
ref: 2025 February 9, Wikipedia contributors, “Cinema 2: The Time-Image”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation:
coordinate_terms: hyalosign
sonsign
chronosign
lectosign
noosign
tactisign
qualifier: film theory
glosses: Particularly in Gilles Deleuze's cinematic philosophy, a pure optical image that exists independently of any immediate action or narrative progression. Deleuze introduced this concept to describe moments in cinema where the visual element stands alone, detached from the traditional cause-and-effect structure of storytelling.
opsigns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of opsign
flindersia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: flindersias
Senses: glosses: A tree of the genus Flindersia.
flindersias
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of flindersia
fluorometries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fluorometry
floristries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of floristry
fluoxetines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fluoxetine
flocculencies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of flocculency
to the rafters
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: glosses: To a completely full state; to the point of being crammed or packed.
vivisective
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more vivisective
form: most vivisective
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to vivisection.
retruncate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: retruncates
form: retruncating
form: retruncated
form: retruncated
Etymology: re- + truncate
Senses: glosses: To truncate again.
missing piece
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: missing pieces
Senses: glosses: A crucial element of a solution, concept, etc. that has yet to be found.
kanwaria
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kanwarias
Senses: glosses: A Hindu pilgrim taking part in the annual Kanwar Yatra.
kanwarias
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kanwaria
Jainology
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The study of Jainism.
Jainological
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Jainological
form: most Jainological
Senses: glosses: Relating to Jainology.
Jainologist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Jainologists
Senses: glosses: One who studies Jainology.
extended definition
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: extended definitions
Senses: examples: text: Pass on education, primarily, in this (7)
A charade of COL (‘pass’) plus LEG (‘on’ side in cricket) plus E (‘Education, primarily’), with an extended definition.
ref: 2017 April 17, PeterO, “Guardian Cryptic 27,173 by Brendan”, in Fifteensquared:
text: Cooking that’s fuss-free, requiring no bits of expensive equipment before you start (4,3) [...]
As woks are fairly cheap equipment and stir-fry cooking is a fairly simple process, the whole clue is an extended definition, so a “semi-&lit”.
ref: 2024 August 23, Peter Biddlecombe, “Sunday Times clue writing contest 2032: Stir-fry”, in Sunday Times:
text: I want to highlight two delightful surface readings, where the whole clue acts as an extended definition.
ref: 2024 December 2, “i Cryptic Crossword 4313 Peter”, in idothei:
synonyms: semi-&lit
qualifier: crosswording
glosses: A cryptic clue with both a definition and a wordplay, but in which the wordplay can also be read as part of the definition.
Jainologists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Jainologist
Singapore-style noodles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: The dish was developed by Cantonese chefs in the mid-20th century and has no connection with Singapore, where it is not well known.
Senses: synonyms: Singapore fried noodles
glosses: A Cantonese dish of stir-fried cooked rice vermicelli with meat, vegetables, scrambled eggs, and curry powder.
Azin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Ujjain.
semi-&lit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: semi-&lits
Etymology: semi- + &lit
Senses: examples: text: Cooking that’s fuss-free, requiring no bits of expensive equipment before you start (4,3) [...]
As woks are fairly cheap equipment and stir-fry cooking is a fairly simple process, the whole clue is an extended definition, so a “semi-&lit”.
ref: 2024 August 23, Peter Biddlecombe, “Sunday Times clue writing contest 2032: Stir-fry”, in Sunday Times:
text: Who published articles in German about scientific topics originally? (8)
EIN + EIN ("articles in German") about S(cientific) T(opics) [originally] and semi &lit.
ref: 2024 March 20, Loonapick, “Guardian Cryptic 29,335 by Jack”, in Fifteensquare:
text: Clue of the day: A semi &lit: the definition cannot be read in a stand-alone way.
ref: 2024 June 4, “Clue Of The Day: The Times: 4 June 2020”, in Cracking the Cryptic:
qualifier: crosswording
glosses: An extended definition clue, especially one in which the definition is only a word like this or who that cannot define the answer alone.
Portingalle
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of Portugal.
Portingalle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Portingalles
Senses: glosses: A Portuguese person.
Portingalles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Portingalle
letter bank
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: letter banks
Senses: examples: text: One form of wordplay that’s proved both popular and fruitful in the National Puzzlers’ League—but has been used rarely if at all in cryptic crosswords—is the letter bank.
ref: 2013 February 14, Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto, “Going to the Bank”, in The Nation:
text: If you started out with the northeast pair of “Revolutionary War heroes” at 28A and 13D, you could be really confused — NATHAN HALE and ETHAN ALLEN aren’t anagrams, but they’ve got the same number of letters in their names — and the same letters, which satisfies the rules of the letter bank game.
ref: 2018 February 24, Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times:
text: That said, there’s perhaps less scope for that worry in the “reverse” kind of letter-bank clue ... Flexible source of characters in Ecclesiastes (7) ... like this one for ELASTIC, yet I find I prefer those where the fodder is shorter than the answer.
ref: 2021 July 19, Alan Connor, “Crossword Council #4 – that’s not an anagram! It’s a letter bank …”, in The Guardian:
qualifier: crosswording
glosses: A type of cryptic device similar to an anagram, but in which fodder letters can be used more than once.
letter banks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of letter bank
unprofitables
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of unprofitable
ghoras
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ghora
gipsie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gipsies
Senses: glosses: Archaic spelling of gypsy.
KIV
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Initialism of keep in view (applied to documents or records to be reviewed at a later time).
kong bak pau
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A snack of stewed meat and condiments in a flat steamed bun.
kopi money
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Calque of Malay duit kopi. By surface analysis, kopi + money. kopi itself comes from Malay kopi, which is itself from English coffee.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of coffee money.
taupok
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Puffy deep-fried tofu.
air-conned
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: airconned
Etymology: air-con + -ed
Senses: glosses: Provided with air conditioning.
airconned
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: How he loved to be let into the airconned house where he would sit on the cool tiles at our feet.
ref: 2022, Susan Varga, Hard Joy: Life and Writing:
glosses: Alternative form of air-conned.
bandjax
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: bandjaxes
form: bandjaxing
form: bandjaxed
form: bandjaxed
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of banjax.
bandjaxed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bandjax
bandjaxing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bandjax
bandjaxes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bandjax
worldwideness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From worldwide + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being worldwide.
ecocatastrophic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more ecocatastrophic
form: most ecocatastrophic
Senses: glosses: Relating to an ecocatastrophe.
flog the bishop
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: flogs the bishop
form: flogging the bishop
form: flogged the bishop
form: flogged the bishop
Senses: glosses: Synonym of bash the bishop (“to masturbate”).
synonyms: word: bash the bishop
extra: to masturbate
box the Jesuit
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: boxes the Jesuit
form: boxing the Jesuit
form: boxed the Jesuit
form: boxed the Jesuit
Senses: glosses: Synonym of bash the bishop (“to masturbate”).
synonyms: word: bash the bishop
extra: to masturbate
advanced cryptic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: advanced cryptics
Senses: examples: text: Consideration has been given to the differing needs of various kinds of crosswords, from concise to advanced cryptics, and nothing has been excluded simply on the grounds of obscurity.
ref: 2012 September 7, Chambers, The Chambers Crossword Dictionary, 3rd edition, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
text: And then there are his puzzles, modeled on those he and Bernstein had enjoyed so much in The Listener. These are as enjoyable examples as any of the eye-wateringly arcane "advanced cryptic."
ref: 2014 July 10, Alan Connor, The Crossword Century: 100 Years of Witty Wordplay, Ingenious Puzzles, and Linguistic Mischief, Penguin, →ISBN:
text: Advanced cryptic crosswords are found in weekend newspapers and some magazines, and the grids generally use bars rather than blocked grids (Friedlander and Fine, 2016).
ref: 2020 January 31, Philip Fine, Amory H. Danek, Kathryn Friedlander, Ian Hocking, William Forde Thompson, Novel Approaches for Studying Creativity in Problem-Solving and Artistic Performance, Frontiers Media SA, →ISBN, page 21:
qualifier: crosswording
glosses: A cryptic crossword which includes an additional puzzle which must be solved using the completed grid or which transforms entries in the grid.
advanced cryptics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of advanced cryptic
sonsigns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sonsign
sonsign
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sonsigns
Etymology: Blend of sonic + sign
Senses: examples: text: Opsigns and sonsigns are direct presentation of time.
ref: 2009 July, Irini Stamatopoulos, “Time as visualized by the cinematic medium”, in offscreen, volume 13, number 7:
text: By presenting purely optical and sound situations in which no action is involved, opsigns and sonsigns place time at the centre of the cinematic image.
ref: 2015 November 10, Marcello Garibbo, “Deleuze’s Philosophy of Cinema: Reflections on Subjectivity, Images, and Visual Artworks”, in THE DARK PRECURSOR International Conference on Deleuze and Artistic Research: DARE 2015 / Orpheus Institute / Ghent / Belgium / 9-11 November 2015:
text: Thus, instead of what Deleuze had described as perception-images, affection-images, action-images, and mental images (all types of movement-image), there are now “opsigns” and “sonsigns” which resist movement-image differentiation.
ref: 2025 February 9, Wikipedia contributors, “Cinema 2: The Time-Image”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation:
coordinate_terms: hyalosign
opsign
chronosign
lectosign
noosign
tactisign
qualifier: film theory
glosses: Particularly in Gilles Deleuze's cinematic philosophy, a pure sound that exists independently of any immediate action or narrative progression.