cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
re-assessing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of reassess
re-assessed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of re-assess
whoop-asses
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of whoop-ass
whoop-asses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of whoop-ass
whoop-assing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of whoop-ass
whoop-assed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of whoop-ass
macaroni philosopher
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: macaroni philosophers
Etymology: Compare macaronic.
Senses: examples: text: in this fanciful æra, macaroni philoſophers hold flirtation with ſcience, taken the lead of all the other elementſ, and thoſe whoſe nerves have found no relief in change of ſky, or variety, ſeek for a refuge here, in fixed air.
ref: 1797, Thomas Erskine, “Mr. Erſkine's Deſcripton of Buxton”, in The Monthly Magazine, volume 3, page 92:
glosses: One who mixes up and confuses different topics of study.
Region of York
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of York (“a regional municipality of Ontario, Canada”).
synonyms: word: York
extra: a regional municipality of Ontario, Canada
York Region
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of York (“a regional municipality of Ontario, Canada”).
synonyms: word: York
extra: a regional municipality of Ontario, Canada
Red Rose of Lancaster
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: government
heraldry
hobbies
lifestyle
monarchy
nobility
politics
synonyms: Rose of Lancaster
glosses: A heraldic badge adopted by the royal House of Lancaster in the 14th century.
Rose of Lancaster
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Red Rose of Lancaster.
synonyms: word: Red Rose of Lancaster
MUP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: business
commerce
retail
glosses: Initialism of minimum unit pricing.
heavy breathing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: heavy breathings
Senses: glosses: Deep, loud or laboured breathing.
examples: text: I answered the phone, but it was only heavy breathing from that pervert again.
glosses: Sexually suggestive loud breathing or panting sounds made by a nuisance telephone caller.
Related terms: heavy breather
heavy breathings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of heavy breathing
Hawking Index
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Hawking Index
Etymology: Invented by American mathematician Jordan Ellenberg in 2014, and named after English theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, whose book A Brief History of Time (1988) has been called “the most unread book of all time”.
Senses: examples: text: The mathematician Ellenberg has developed the Hawking Index, but according to his own statements only for entertainment and not for scientific purposes.
ref: 2024, Jan Krone, Tassilo Pellegrini, editors, Handbook of Media and Communication Economics: A European Perspective, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 703:
glosses: A humorous measure of how far people will, on average, read through a particular book before giving up.
wikipedia: A Brief History of Time
Jordan Ellenberg
Hawkingian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Hawkingian
form: most Hawkingian
Etymology: From Hawking + -ian.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to the English theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking (1942–2018).
catenatively
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more catenatively
form: most catenatively
Etymology: From catenative + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a catenative manner.
catenativity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The property of being catenative.
totes malotes
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more totes malotes
form: most totes malotes
Etymology: Clipping of totally malote (badass).
Senses: examples: text: “Wow. What do you know? Huh. That was easy.” “Totes malotes, dawg.” “Just kind of hard to believe, you know?” “Believe it, Morty. And once again, I'm flying away with everything I can carry, and the Zigerions got nothing of mine.”
ref: 2014 January 13, Tom Kauffman, “M. Night Shaym-Aliens!” (11:23 from the start), in Rick and Morty, season 1, episode 4, spoken by Rick Sanchez (Justin Roiland):
text: “Totes malotes, dawg,” Abby shot me with a finger-gun. “And trust me, I'm amazing at it, just like everything else. So, order the pizza, Sandy, and let's get this show on the road. This is going to be f-u-u-u-u-u-u-n.”
ref: 2019 December 8, K. M. Bishop, Fake It For Me, K. M. Bishop:
glosses: Totally.
third spacing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: biology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: The abnormal accumulation of fluid (watery liquid) into an extracellular and extravascular space or potential space (i.e., outside vessels and outside cells).
Related terms: ascites
edema
effusion
extravasation
interstitial fluid
swelling
transcellular
Fillingham
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9485).
glosses: A surname.
pongteh
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A Malay dish of meat cooked in a sauce made with palm sugar and fermented soybeans.
honeycomb ground
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: honeycomb grounds
Senses: glosses: A ground or surface consisting of a honeycomb pattern.
honeycomb limestone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: honeycomb limestones
Senses: topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: A type of limestone that is characterized by its many cavities and chambers.
greater wax moth
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: greater wax moths
Senses: glosses: Synonym of honeycomb moth.
synonyms: word: honeycomb moth
mei cai kou rou
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A Hakka dish of pork belly with preserved mustard greens in a rich sauce.
honeycomb quilt
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: honeycomb quilts
Senses: topics: business
manufacturing
sewing
textiles
glosses: A quilt made of many hexagonal pieces of fabric to create a design based on the structure of a bee's honeycomb.
honeycomb quartz
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: honeycomb quartzes
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A form of quartz exhibiting a pattern characterized by a hollow mesh of hexagonal or cellular formations, reminiscent of the natural structure found in bee honeycombs.
honeycomb ringworm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: honeycomb ringworms
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Synonym of favus (“a severe, chronic infection of ringworm”).
synonyms: word: favus
extra: a severe, chronic infection of ringworm
honeycomb ringworms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of honeycomb ringworm
macaroni philosophers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of macaroni philosopher
honeycomb quartzes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of honeycomb quartz
honeycomb stitch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: honeycomb stitches
Senses: topics: business
manufacturing
sewing
textiles
glosses: A decorative stitch used in knitting and embroidery that creates a hexagonal pattern.
honeycomb stitches
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of honeycomb stitch
honeycomb sponge
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: honeycomb sponges
Senses: glosses: Any type of marine sponge in a dried or natural state that consists of a honeycomb pattern or structure.
honeycomb sponges
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of honeycomb sponge
squad truck
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: squad trucks
Senses: synonyms: squad
glosses: A rescue vehicle designed to transport equipment and personnel to the scene of a rescue.
squad trucks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of squad truck
fire stream
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fire streams
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of firestream.
firestream
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: firestreams
form: fire stream
Senses: examples: text: The fireman on the right of the nozzle is the director of the firestream. Two firemen can handle all ordinary nozzle pressures […]
ref: 1934, Robert Bolton Rogers, The Standard Drill Manual, page 62:
topics: firefighting
government
glosses: The stream of water or foam used to extinguish a fire.
firestreams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of firestream
fire streams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fire stream
fashes one's thumb
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of fash one's thumb
fashing one's thumb
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of fash one's thumb
fashed one's thumb
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of fash one's thumb
dishes the dirt
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of dish the dirt
dishing the dirt
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of dish the dirt
dished the dirt
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of dish the dirt
Lippitt
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
gives someone Hail Columbia
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of give someone Hail Columbia
giving someone Hail Columbia
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of give someone Hail Columbia
gave someone Hail Columbia
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of give someone Hail Columbia
given someone Hail Columbia
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of give someone Hail Columbia
hose bridge
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hose bridges
Senses: topics: firefighting
government
glosses: A device laid over a hose so that vehicles can pass over it without pinching or damaging it.
hose bridges
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hose bridge
LACES
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: firefighting
government
glosses: Acronym of lookouts, anchor points, communications, escape routes, safety zones.
fire trail
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fire trails
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of firetrail.
fire trails
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fire trail
Edmenson
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
flash fuel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: flash fuels
Senses: topics: firefighting
government
glosses: Any natural forest material, such as grass or pine needles, that ignites easily and burns quickly.
flash fuels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of flash fuel
scares straight
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of scare straight
scaring straight
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of scare straight
gives the royal treatment
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of give the royal treatment
giving the royal treatment
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of give the royal treatment
gave the royal treatment
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of give the royal treatment
given the royal treatment
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of give the royal treatment
rubs up the wrong way
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of rub up the wrong way
rubbing up the wrong way
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of rub up the wrong way
rubbed up the wrong way
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of rub up the wrong way
honeycomb stone
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: honeycomb stones
Senses: glosses: A coral of the genus Favosites.
glosses: Any type of rock resembling honeycomb or consisting of a honeycomb structure.
bets one's boots
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bet one's boots
betting one's boots
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bet one's boots
presses the panic button
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of press the panic button
pressing the panic button
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of press the panic button
pressed the panic button
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of press the panic button
honeycomb stones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of honeycomb stone
woo-hoo
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: examples: text: The kids screamed "woo-hoo!" as they raced down the water slide.
glosses: Alternative spelling of woohoo.
sets store by
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of set store by
setting store by
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of set store by
honeycomb scall
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: honeycomb scalls
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Synonym of favus (“a severe, chronic infection of ringworm”).
synonyms: word: favus
extra: a severe, chronic infection of ringworm
honeycomb scalls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of honeycomb scall
himself/herself
Language: English
Part of speech: pron
Forms: form: themselves
form: him/herself
form: her/himself
Senses: examples: text: Anyone who can do that to himself/herself is crazy.
glosses: reflexive of he/she
FEUs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of FEU
shows one's butt
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of show one's butt
showing one's butt
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of show one's butt
showed one's butt
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of show one's butt
shown one's butt
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of show one's butt
honeycomb rock
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: honeycomb rocks
Senses: glosses: A type of weathered rock consisting of a distinctive, intricate, lacy structure resembling a honeycomb.
draws a line
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of draw a line
drawing a line
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of draw a line
drew a line
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of draw a line
drawn a line
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of draw a line
honeycomb rocks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of honeycomb rock
leaves home
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of leave home
leaving home
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of leave home
left home
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of leave home
twenty-foot equivalent unit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: twenty-foot equivalent units
Senses: synonyms: word: TEU
coordinate_terms: forty-foot equivalent unit
qualifier: logistics
glosses: A unit of cargo capacity, based on the volume of a 20-foot-long (6.1 m) intermodal container.
blows one's wad
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of blow one's wad
blowing one's wad
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of blow one's wad
blew one's wad
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of blow one's wad
blown one's wad
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of blow one's wad
says uncle
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of say uncle
saying uncle
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of say uncle
said uncle
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of say uncle
rues the day
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of rue the day
forty-foot equivalent unit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: forty-foot equivalent units
Senses: synonyms: word: FEU
coordinate_terms: twenty-foot equivalent unit
qualifier: logistics
glosses: A unit of cargo capacity, based on the volume of a 40-foot-long (12.19 m) intermodal container.
ruing the day
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of rue the day
rued the day
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of rue the day
breathes a word
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of breathe a word
breathing a word
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of breathe a word
breathed a word
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of breathe a word
turns the scale
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of turn the scale
turning the scale
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of turn the scale
turned the scale
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of turn the scale
turns the screw
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of turn the screw
turning the screw
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of turn the screw
turned the screw
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of turn the screw
looks for a dog to kick
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of look for a dog to kick
looking for a dog to kick
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of look for a dog to kick
looked for a dog to kick
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of look for a dog to kick
cuts swathes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of cut swathes
cutting swathes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of cut swathes
has someone's blood on one's head
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of have someone's blood on one's head
having someone's blood on one's head
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of have someone's blood on one's head
had someone's blood on one's head
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of have someone's blood on one's head
holds the line
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of hold the line
held the line
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of hold the line
licks the pants off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of lick the pants off
licking the pants off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of lick the pants off
licked the pants off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of lick the pants off
light-mile
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: light-miles
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The time taken for light to travel one mile: approximately five microseconds.
Related terms: light year
light-miles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of light-mile
gavels to order
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of gavel to order
gaveling to order
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of gavel to order
gavelling to order
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of gavel to order
gaveled to order
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of gavel to order
gavelled to order
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of gavel to order
lays odds
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of lay odds
laying odds
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of lay odds
laid odds
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of lay odds
plays to win
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of play to win
playing to win
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of play to win
played to win
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of play to win
worn too many hats
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of wear too many hats
laughs in one's sleeve
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of laugh in one's sleeve
laughing in one's sleeve
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of laugh in one's sleeve
laughed in one's sleeve
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of laugh in one's sleeve
laughs up one's sleeve
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of laugh up one's sleeve
laughing up one's sleeve
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of laugh up one's sleeve
laughed up one's sleeve
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of laugh up one's sleeve
strontium unit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: strontium units
Senses: synonyms: word: sunshine unit
glosses: A unit of radioactivity from strontium-90 in a person's body, equal to one picocurie from strontium-90 per gram of calcium (37 becquerels per kilogram) in the subject's skeleton.
sunshine unit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sunshine units
Senses: glosses: Synonym of strontium unit.
synonyms: word: strontium unit
strontium units
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of strontium unit
sunshine units
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sunshine unit
takes the cure
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of take the cure
taking the cure
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of take the cure
took the cure
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of take the cure
taken the cure
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of take the cure
gives a good account of oneself
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of give a good account of oneself
giving a good account of oneself
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of give a good account of oneself
gave a good account of oneself
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of give a good account of oneself
light-nanosecond
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: light-nanoseconds
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The distance that light travels in one nanosecond: approximately 30 centimetres.
Related terms: light year
given a good account of oneself
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of give a good account of oneself
light-nanoseconds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of light-nanosecond
calls to account
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of call to account
calling to account
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of call to account
cuts up rough
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of cut up rough
cutting up rough
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of cut up rough
cubic ton
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cubic tons
Senses: glosses: A measure of volume, varying based on the commodity from about 16 to 45 cubic feet (0.45 to 1.27 m³), and now used only for lumber, for which one cubic ton is equivalent to 40 cu ft (1.1 m³).
cubic tons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cubic ton
Kalman filtering
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of Kalman filter
Kalman filtered
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of Kalman filter
MERU
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: MERUs
Etymology: Introduced by MIT's Instrumentation Laboratories to measure the performance of inertial navigation systems.
Senses: glosses: Acronym of milli-Earth rate unit (“a unit of angular velocity equal to one thousandth of Earth's rotation rate”).
MERUs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of MERU
refistulization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: The formation again of a fistula.
postseptal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɛptəl
Etymology: From post- + septal.
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Posterior to a septum.
pomona
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Pomona.
Senses: examples: text: The Woolhope Club, having published a "pomona" of Herefordshire, have now undertaken to produce a "flora" of the county, and also volumes giving a description of the birds and the fungi of Hereford.
ref: 1885, English Mechanic and Mirror of Science, volume 40, page 197:
glosses: A treatise on fruits.
peritonize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: peritonizes
form: peritonizing
form: peritonized
form: peritonized
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of peritonealize.
peritonization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of peritonealization.
peritonizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of peritonize
peritonizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of peritonize
peritonized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of peritonize
Glässer's disease
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: parasuis
glosses: A disease of pigs caused by infection with Glaesserella parasuis.
parasuis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Glässer's disease.
synonyms: word: Glässer's disease
wool oil
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: wool fat
wool grease
wool wax
glosses: Lanolin.
wood acid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of pyroligneous acid.
synonyms: word: pyroligneous acid
with tongue in cheek
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: glosses: Synonym of tongue-in-cheek.
synonyms: word: tongue-in-cheek
with one's tongue in one's cheek
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: glosses: Synonym of tongue-in-cheek.
synonyms: word: tongue-in-cheek
wind shake
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wind shakes
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of windshake.
wild spinach
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Any of a nummber of plants with edible leaves:
Chenopodium album, a common weed with global distribution.
glosses: Any of a nummber of plants with edible leaves:
Chenopodium bonus-henricus.
glosses: Any of a nummber of plants with edible leaves:
Cleome foliosa, native to Africa.
glosses: Any of a nummber of plants with edible leaves:
Cleome gynandra, native to Africa.
glosses: Any of a nummber of plants with edible leaves:
Cleome serrulata, native to western North America.
white zinfandel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: white zinfandels
Senses: glosses: A type of rosé wine, made from zinfandel grapes, that falls between the categories of off-dry and sweet.
white zinfandels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of white zinfandel
off-dry
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: beverages
food
lifestyle
oenology
glosses: Of (usually white) wine: having a very small amount of residual sugar, less than in a semidry wine.
which is to say
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: Synonym of that is to say.
synonyms: word: that is to say
welfare economics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The use of microeconomics to evaluate the overall well-being of a society.
water ballets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of water ballet
Whitsun Tuesday
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Whit Tuesday.
synonyms: word: Whit Tuesday
Whitsun Monday
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Whit Monday.
synonyms: word: Whit Monday
badaks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of badak
roseline shark
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: roseline sharks
Senses: glosses: A species of cyprinid; Dawkinsia denisonii.
Synonyms: Denison barb
Denison's barb
red-line torpedo barb
Miss Kerala
roseline sharks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of roseline shark
Koch Hajo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A former kingdom existing from 1581 to 1616 that stretched from Sankosh River in the west to the Bhareli River in the east on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River, encompassing much of present-day Assam in India, as well as small parts of Bangladesh.
kursis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kursi
culgee
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: culgees
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of kalgi (“Indian silk”).
glosses: Obsolete form of kalgi (“Indian ornament”).
culgees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of culgee
kalghi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kalghis
Senses: glosses: Obsolete form of kalgi (“Indian silk”).
glosses: Obsolete form of kalgi (“Indian ornament”).
kalghis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kalghi
Narayani
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A river in Nepal.
glosses: A former zone of Nepal.
Birgunj
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: A bit more fuel is coming in from India than at the start of the crisis. Some tankers cross the border every day, enough to deliver the 1.3 gallons of fuel per motorcycle, 2.6 gallons per car and 5.3 gallons per truck that gas stations are permitted to sell. But that is far from enough to satisfy the thousands who wait in line for days. And one crossing remains sealed — at Birgunj, the biggest and most critical border town, which acts as a funnel for imports from the Indian port of Kolkata, including the vast majority of Nepal’s fuel.
ref: 2015 October 15, Donatella Lorch, “Snaking Lines Grow as Nepal Confronts Fuel Shortage”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Oct 2015, Asia Pacific:
glosses: A city in Parsa district, Madhesh, Nepal.
Monfero
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A municipality of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
Jehanum
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Gehinnom.
Mariell
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
shoot the cat
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: shoots the cat
form: shooting the cat
form: shot the cat
form: shot the cat
Senses: examples: text: “[…] I am telling you the man is as sick as a— a—”
“A dog,” Roland supplied. “Shot the cat twice after we got him to bed.”
ref: 2013, Anita Mills, Miss Gordon's Mistake:
glosses: To vomit.
Stakhanov
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname from Russian.
glosses: Former name of Kadiivka.
one-hundred-thousandth
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of hundred-thousandth.
precolors
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of precolor
precolored
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of precolor
precolour
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: precolor
Senses: glosses: Commonwealth standard spelling of precolor.
precolour
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: precolours
form: precolouring
form: precoloured
form: precoloured
form: precolor
Senses: glosses: Commonwealth standard spelling of precolor.
precolours
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of precolour
precoloured
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of precolour
precolouring
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of precolour
Plautinian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Plautinian
form: most Plautinian
Etymology: From Latin Plautius + -an. Plautius is known only for being mentioned by Marcus Varro, due to the fact that his plays were called "Plauti", causing them to be mistakenly attributed to Plautus.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to the unknown Roman playwright Plautius, known only for being confused with the playwright Plautus; especially to contrast with Plautus himself.
Plautinian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Plautinian
form: most Plautinian
Etymology: From Latin Plautīnus + -ian, from Latin Plautus.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Plautine (“of or pertaining to, or in the style of, Plautus”).
synonyms: word: Plautine
extra: of or pertaining to, or in the style of, Plautus
gargoyle gecko
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gargoyle geckos
form: gargoyle geckoes
Etymology: From gargoyle + gecko, from the protrusions on its head, resembling gargoyle horns.
Senses: glosses: A gecko of species Rhacodactylus auriculatus, native to New Caledonia.
smoke sauna
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: smoke saunas
Senses: glosses: A traditional type of Finnish sauna that lacks a chimney and becomes filled with smoke during warming.
ambulance at the bottom of a cliff
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: A variation on the Joseph Malins' 1895 poem "The ambulance down in the valley," where the need for an ambulance would be removed by a fence on the cliff.
Senses: examples: text: Funny place for the social, for the insects to start caring / Just an ambulance at the bottom of a cliff
ref: 1994, “Yes”, in The Holy Bible, performed by Manic Street Preachers:
text: A school with a poor intake is like an ambulance at the bottom of a cliff: sometimes, it can pick up the children and patch up the damage; most of the time, it's too late.
ref: 1999 September 14, Nick Davies, “Crisis, crisis, crisis: the state of our schools”, in The Guardian:
text: But such a service could be seen as an ambulance at the bottom of a cliff.
ref: 2002 April 29, Julie Middleton, “Degree cheats graduate to big time”, in The New Zealand Herald:
glosses: A futile or post factum answer to a problem.
wikipedia: Joseph Malins
Related terms: too little, too late
smoke saunas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of smoke sauna
Lapu-Lapu City
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: Meronyms: Agus, Babag, Bankal, Baring, Basak, Buaya, Calawisan, Canjulao, Caubian, Caw-oy, Cawhagan, Gun-ob, Ibo, Looc, Mactan, Maribago, Marigondon, Pajac, Pajo, Pangan-an, Poblacion, Punta Engaño, Pusok, Sabang, San Vicente, Santa Rosa, Subabasbas, Talima, Tingo, Tungasan — barangays of Lapu-Lapu City
glosses: A city in Cebu, Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines.
sauna hat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sauna hats
Senses: glosses: A thick piece of headgear used to protect the head from the extreme heat in a sauna.
sauna hats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sauna hat
raw nerve
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: raw nerves
Senses: examples: text: When this last lover took off with all my power tools, I was outraged although I much wanted to act like it didn't matter, and I have embarrassed everyone around me by complaining about the phone bill, etc. I know that I am definitely not supposed to talk about this in any article, which is why I am doing it. These are the raw nerves under our mistrust of one another. […] When I try to fight about money with over class [i.e. higher-class] lovers I've already lost and I know it.
ref: 1990 February 4, Chrystos, “Headaches And Ruminations”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 9:
glosses: Something about which one is uncomfortable or unconfident, which causes strong reaction when discussed or otherwise addressed.
it's all over my screen
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Etymology: Implying that the viewer has ejaculated on the screen of their device. Probably imitative of roleplayers.
Senses: examples: text: It's all over my screen bro
ref: 2025 May 20, @Octavius_DP, Twitter, archived from the original on 23 Oct 2025:
text: aaaand it's all over my screen!
ref: 2025 September 24, @makbak3_kiwami, Twitter, archived from the original on 23 Oct 2025:
glosses: Indicating sexual arousal or attraction.
examples: text: It's all over my screen. I can't see a thing.
ref: 2025 April 23, @puckempire, Twitter, archived from the original on 23 Oct 2025:
text: watching this on repeat and it's all over my screen
ref: 2025 August 31, @dutch33fury, Twitter, archived from the original on 23 Oct 2025:
synonyms: let's go
glosses: Indicating excitement.
court-order
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: court-orders
form: court-ordering
form: court-ordered
form: court-ordered
Senses: examples: text: Court ordered people who don't have enough money to buy their freedom.
ref: 1990 February 4, Cindy Lanane, “With The Confidence Other Women Have Given Me”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 14:
glosses: To place a court order upon
raw nerves
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of raw nerve
Chiwembas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Chiwemba
basaltoids
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of basaltoid
philatelics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Philately, specifically the professional or scientific study of postage stamps.
NSE
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: Figure 8.1 shows the students' perceptions of the NSE and NNSE varieties in terms of intelligibility. […]
ref: 2016, Noor Azam Haji-Othman, James McLellan, David Deterding, The Use and Status of Language in Brunei Darussalam: A Kingdom of Unexpected Linguistic Diversity, Springer, →ISBN, page 104:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Initialism of native speakers' English.
topics: business
finance
stock-market
coordinate_terms: BSE
glosses: Initialism of National Stock Exchange of India.
Chiniot
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city and district of Punjab, Pakistan.
Rabwah
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Chiniot district, Punjab, Pakistan.
second day cover
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: second day covers
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
philately
coordinate_terms: first day cover
glosses: A letter or card with a new postage stamp, postmarked on the day after the official release of a stamp.
second day covers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of second day cover
Cawayan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A barangay of Lopez, Quezon, Philippines.
glosses: A municipality of Masbate, Philippines.
Binuangan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A municipality of Misamis Oriental, Philippines.
Coptic Catholic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Coptic Catholics
Senses: glosses: A member of the Coptic Catholic Church.
Coptic Catholics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Coptic Catholic
sauna pillow
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sauna pillows
Senses: glosses: A cushion or pillow designed to be used inside a sauna, typically made of materials with low thermal conductivity.
sauna stool
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sauna stools
Senses: glosses: A low stool used for sitting while washing in a sauna or as a step to get up to the sauna benches.
sauna pillows
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sauna pillow
sauna stools
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sauna stool
malt sauna
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: malt saunas
Senses: glosses: A type of sauna not used for bathing but as a distillery to make alcohol from malt.
malt saunas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of malt sauna
honeycomb limestones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of honeycomb limestone
snowplough parent
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: snowplough parents
Senses: examples: text: Making life safer and nicer for our children is a reasonable aspiration. Stripping it of any jeopardy is not. For one thing, the snowplough parent is almost always over-involved.
ref: 2014 August 27, Anne McElvoy, “Watch out, snowploughers are at the school gates”, in Evening Standard, London, →ISSN, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2014, page 15, column 3:
text: It’s easy to be confused by the traits of the Snowplough Parent. It doesn’t mean someone who is funded by the council, difficult to manoeuver and only comes out in inclement weather. It actually refers to manipulative elders who remove any obstacle from their offspring’s path, thereby ensuring they always get where they want to go.
ref: 2018, Shari Low, “The Parent Label”, in Because Mummy Said So, London: Anima, Head of Zeus, →ISBN:
text: Over the years she had passed on to me a barrage of ‘how-to’ books and advice columns listing ways to be a better parent/book-week-costume-maker/cake-baker/gardener/hubby-pleasing fellatrix, while also being thinner, prettier and less cellulite-riddled. I’d endured conversation after conversation about whether she would be a helicopter mum or a tiger mum or a snowplough parent, a domestic goddess or a sex goddess, or possibly all at once.
ref: 2020, Kathy Lette, chapter 4, in HRT: Husband Replacement Therapy, London: Head of Zeus, published 2024, →ISBN:
text: At the car, Josephine shows me how her booster seat fits in the front. ‘I do my own seatbelt now,’ she says and tries three times. / ‘You can do it next time.’ I know I’m being what the books call a snowplough parent.
ref: 2021, Katie Allen, “Bat-shaped”, in Everything Happens for a Reason, London: Orenda Books, →ISBN:
glosses: British standard spelling of snowplow parent.
snowplough parents
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of snowplough parent
Lapu-lapu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Lapu-Lapu.
glosses: A barangay of Ibaan, Batangas, Philippines.
glosses: Former name of Barangay 34: a barangay of Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of Santa Cruz, Marinduque, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of Legazpi, Albay, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of Piñan, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines.
glosses: Former name of Patpat: a barangay of Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of San Isidro, Davao Oriental, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of Maco, Davao de Oro, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of the district of Agdao, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of Butuan, Agusan del Norte, Philippines.
Frasers
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Fraser
White Cliff
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A barangay of San Narciso, Quezon, Philippines.
White Beach
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A barangay of Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of Dinagat, Dinagat Islands, Philippines.
White Kulaman
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A barangay of Kitaotao, Bukidnon, Philippines.
Kulaman
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A barangay of Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Philippines.
glosses: A barangay of Senator Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines.
Derived terms: Kulaman Valley
White Kulaman
Kulaman Valley
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A barangay of Arakan, Cotabato, Philippines.
Lake Baikal
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Baikal.
Barnetts
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Barnett
Jhun
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Jun
Etymology: Clipping of Junior with insertion of ⟨h⟩.
Senses: glosses: A diminutive of the male given name Junior
Jhunjhun
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Junjun
Etymology: Reduplication of Jhun, which is a clipping of Junior with insertion of ⟨h⟩.
Senses: glosses: A diminutive of the male given name Junior
Calubian
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: Meronyms: Abanilla, Agas, Anislagan, Bunacan, Cabalhin, Cabalquinto, Cabradilla, Caneja, Cantonghao, Caroyocan, Casiongan, Cristina, Dalumpines, Don Luis, Dulao, Efe, Enage, Espinosa, Ferdinand E. Marcos, Garganera, Garrido, Guadalupe, Gutosan, Igang, Inalad, Jubay, Juson, Kawayan Bogtong, Kawayanan, Kokoy Romualdez, Labtic, Laray, M. Veloso, Mahait, Malobago, Matagok, Nipa, Obispo, Padoga, Pagatpat, Pangpang, Patag, Pates, Paula, Petrolio, Poblacion, Railes, Tabla, Tagharigue, Tuburan, Villahermosa, Villalon, Villanueva — barangays of Calubian
glosses: A municipality of Leyte, Philippines.
Ibaan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A municipality of Batangas, Philippines.
Friendship Village Resources
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: FVR
Senses: glosses: A barangay of Norzagaray, Bulacan, Philippines.