cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
taking a beat
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of take a beat
took a beat
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of take a beat
roachification
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɹəʊ.tʃɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
ipa: /ˌɹoʊ.tʃɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
rhymes: -eɪʃən
Etymology: From roach + -ification. Sense 2 was likely coined by artist Lacryboy in 2021 in a popular Twitter post featuring an illustration of a transformation sequence with the word as a caption.
Senses: glosses: The act or process of becoming a roach.
examples: text: I love roachification as a way to show a transmasculine person finally being able to relax out of femininity. Not just leaving it behind, but being too lazy to pick it back up once the masculinity “takes over.” Now that you’re comfortable enough to be lazy, dirty, and self-indulgent, why would you ever go back? I love a transmasc leaning into who they are—including, perhaps especially, if who they are is smelly and sweaty and hedonistic.
ref: 2025 May 17, Annika, “Roachification and Eroticizing Transmasculinity”, in ink-flavored (blog), Tumblr:
qualifier: transgender slang
glosses: The act or process of a trans man transitioning, typically from a physically attractive feminine appearance to a conventionally unattractive masculine one.
Related terms: bimbofication
cinnamon snail
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cinnamon snails
Senses: glosses: Synonym of cinnamon roll
synonyms: word: cinnamon roll
cinnamon snails
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cinnamon snail
sharp-tailed streamcreepers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sharp-tailed streamcreeper
homologumena
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Homologoumena.
Shen-hsi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Shaanxi.
slusharita
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: slusharitas
Etymology: Blend of slushie + margarita
Senses: examples: text: “Oh, God. I bet Wayne's gonna ask me to marry him.” (shouts) “I know, right?” “No, slusharita brain freeze.” (shouts) “Well, don't chug more.”
ref: 2020 January 12, Lauren McGuire, “Tying the Not” (9:52 from the start), in Bless the Harts, season 1, episode 10, spoken by Brenda Clemmons (Fortune Feimster):
text: 14 Watermelon Slusharitas Part slushie, part margarita, these watermelon "slusharitas" will be such a fun addition to any summer celebration.
ref: 2024 May 15, Erin Cavoto, “25 Best Watermelon Drinks That Are Pure Bliss on a Hot Day”, in ThePioneerWoman.com, archived from the original on 28 May 2025:
glosses: A margarita-inspired drink, typically frozen and served in a slushy consistency.
slusharitas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of slusharita
something or another
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of something or other.
something or the other
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of something or other.
some something or another
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of some something or other.
stock horse
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stock horses
Senses: glosses: A horse trained to work well with livestock, especially cattle.
some something or the other
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of some something or other.
stock horses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stock horse
goblet worm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: goblet worms
Senses: glosses: Synonym of entoproct
synonyms: word: entoproct
goblet worms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of goblet worm
ACCESS test
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ACCESS tests
Senses: topics: education
glosses: A standardized test of English language proficiency administered to English language learners in U.S. schools.
Related terms: ELL
EFL
ESOL
ESL
sea arch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: sē′ ärch′
ipa: /ˈsiː ˌɑːt͡ʃ/
ipa: /ˈsi ˌɑɹt͡ʃ/
ipa: /ˈsiː ˌɐːt͡ʃ/
ipa: /ˈsi ˌaɹt͡ʃ/
ipa: /ˈsiː ˌaːʳt͡ʃ/
Forms: form: sea arches
Senses: topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: An opening through a headland, leaving a bridge of rock over the water.
wikipedia: Hawaii
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Hōlei Sea Arch
United States
sea arches
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sea arch
supracargoes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of supracargo
🚬s
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of 🚬
Wythop Mill
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A hamlet in Embleton parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY1729).
reading nook
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: reading nooks
Senses: glosses: A quiet, secluded, comfortable place designated for book reading. Reading nooks usually contain a comfy chair or sofa, good light source and a space for keeping books at hand.
reading nooks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of reading nook
supracargos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of supracargo
furthermoreover
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: Blend of furthermore + moreover.
Senses: glosses: In addition; moreover.
DUMB
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: DUMBs
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of D.U.M.B. (deep underground military base)
DUMB
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: Whatever your goals, starting with a DUMB goal gives a great outline and starting off point to start building your plan of action.
ref: 2023 January 23, Jana Arevalo, “How to set DUMB goals”, in The Organized Military Life, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2023:
glosses: An acronym for remembering desirable characteristics for goal-setting: dream-driven, uplifting, method-driven, behavior-driven.
Related terms: FAST
HARD
SMART
SMARTER
D.U.M.B.s
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of D.U.M.B.
DUMBs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of DUMB
whadidya
Language: English
Part of speech: contraction
Senses: glosses: Pronunciation spelling of what did you
Strait of Canso
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A strait or channel in Nova Scotia, Canada, located between the Nova Scotia mainland and Cape Breton Island, which is crossed by the Canso Causeway.
steam tractor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: steam tractors
Senses: glosses: A tractor powered by steam.
steam tractors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of steam tractor
sea control ship
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sea control ships
Senses: glosses: A class of small aircraft carrier proposed for use by the United States Navy.
sea control ships
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sea control ship
rabbit-ear iris
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rabbit-ear irises
Senses: glosses: A species of Japanese iris, Iris laevigata.
rabbit-ear irises
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of rabbit-ear iris
taken a beat
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of take a beat
B-2
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: B-2s
Senses: examples: text: Two US defense officials cautioned that any movement of B-2s does not mean an operation is imminent but rather is intended to provide the president with options. […] B-2 bombers are the only plane capable of carrying the Massive Ordinance Penetrator, which experts have highlighted as the only type of bomb potentially capable of destroying Iran’s underground Fordow nuclear facility. Each B-2 bomber is able to carry two of these “bunker buster” bombs, which weigh an impressive 30,000 pounds each.
ref: 2025 June 21, Thomas Bordeaux, Natasha Bertrand and Zachary Cohen, “US moves B-2 bombers as Trump weighs Iran options”, in CNN:
topics: government
military
politics
war
qualifier: aircraft
glosses: Ellipsis of Northrop B-2 Spirit; a stealth bomber plane used by the American military.
B-2s
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of B-2
broscine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɹoʊ.sin/
rhymes: -oʊsin
Forms: form: broscines
Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Broscinae. By surface analysis, translingual Broscus + -ine.
Senses: topics: biology
entomology
natural-sciences
taxonomy
glosses: Any ground beetle of the subfamily Broscinae, known for digging through sand.
broscine
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɹoʊ.sin/
rhymes: -oʊsin
Forms: form: more broscine
form: most broscine
Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Broscinae. By surface analysis, translingual Broscus + -ine.
Senses: topics: biology
entomology
natural-sciences
taxonomy
glosses: Relating to, characteristic of, or belonging to the subfamily Broscinae.
Related terms: Broscinae
deep underground military bases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of deep underground military base
forecognition
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: forecognitions
Etymology: From fore- + cognition.
Senses: examples: text: The thermodynamic cost of forecognition is immense. Even in the case of modest forecognitions, we are dealing with negative entropies many orders of magnitude higher than in the case of the reflex actions of neuronal loops.
ref: 2013, Werner Loewenstein, Physics in Mind: A Quantum View of the Brain, page 134:
text: Some people call these memories of the future. Lowenstein has suggested “forecognition”.
ref: 2018, Charles T Ross, Unlocking Consciousness:
glosses: Understanding or knowledge of something in advance; precognition.
forecognitions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of forecognition
jestering
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of jester
jestered
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of jester
gallbladder cancer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gallbladder cancers
Senses: topics: medicine
oncology
sciences
glosses: An uncommon form of cancer targeting the gallbladder.
auramaxxes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of auramaxx
auramaxxed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of auramaxx
technomage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: technomages
Etymology: From techno- + mage.
Senses: examples: text: "Are you a technomage?" One of the other girls asked.
 "Tell me what a technomage is and I will answer that question." Marcus laughed again.
 "A technomage is a person that simulates the effects of magic using technical tools, like you just did." She replied.
ref: 2011, Richard Blunt, Lucas Trent: Dangerous Potentials, AuthorHouse, page 52:
text: "Not to worry," Addas chimed in as he put a massive paw on Dev's shoulder and gave him a squeeze. "You'll learn. Technomage means I have a certain way with mechanical things. Most technomages are focused on the latest gadgets, computers, technology, computer programming."
ref: 2021, J.P. Jackson, chapter 12, in Summoned, NineStar Press, unnumbered page:
text: "It could mean a rogue technomage may have been in-volved in its creation," Tarragon said. "Only with the aid of a technomage can they fabricate a weapon like that.
ref: 2023, Jo Tannah, The Crown and the Sword, eXtasy Books, page 238:
text: Hollie let out a low whistle, impressed at the time scale involved in the technomage's creations. "How long did you take to build?"
ref: 2023, W. J. May, Called by Midnight, Dark Shadow Publishing, unnumbered page:
text: I watched as the technomage worked his magic. It took several attempts, but he finally managed to get everything set up without my ghostly form causing too many problems.
ref: 2024, Zoey Indiana, chapter 2, in Swipe for Ghosts, Zoey Indiana LLC, unnumbered page:
topics: fantasy
glosses: A mage who uses technology to replicate magic or one that combines magic and technology.
technomages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of technomage
resonance consulting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A human-centered approach to insight facilitation that uses pattern recognition, tone mapping, and reflective dialogue to help individuals or organizations reach internal clarity. Often enhanced through AI-human collaboration, it focuses on resonance rather than instruction—mirroring what is present rather than prescribing what should be.
Related terms: signal processing
emotional intelligence
AI-assisted facilitation
self-awareness
interpersonal clarity
phragmocyttarous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From phragmo-, from Ancient Greek φρᾰγμός (phrăgmós) + κύτταρος (kúttaros).
Senses: examples: text: In Ducke's classification, Polybia is placed with those species that are paper workers, are polygynous, make a nest with an envelope, and are completely phragmocyttarous.
ref: 1933, Philip Rau, The Jungle Bees and Wasps of Barro Colorado Island, P. Rau, page 46:
text: The members of this distinctive genus are rather rare, the males especially so. They were described by Araujo. The nests are phragmocyttarous.
ref: 1978, Owain Westmacott Richards, The social wasps of the Americas excluding the Vespinae, British Museum (Natural History), page 158:
text: The species of Polybia build phragmocyttarous nests which consist of one to many combs attached to a branch, leaf or rock, surrounded by an envelope of carton or of mud containing an exit hole at the side or bottom of the comb. A number of species enlarge the nest by adding sue-
ref: 1979, Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico: Apocrita (Aculeata), Smithsonian Institution Press, page 1517:
topics: biology
entomology
natural-sciences
glosses: Of, relating to, or being a type of social wasp nest, in which brood combs are attached laterally to the inner surface of the sack-like envelope.
Wisma Putra
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Malay Wisma Putra (literally “Building of the Prince”), which was the former location of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' headquarters building.
Senses: glosses: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia).
PLAY
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: Dave and Buster’s (PLAY), the popular restaurant and entertainment chain, is getting into the betting business.
ref: 2024 May 1, Nicole Goodkind, “Dave and Buster’s is getting into the betting business”, in CNN Business:
topics: business
finance
stock-ticker-symbol
glosses: Dave & Buster's.
thermographic camera
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: thermographic cameras
Senses: glosses: A camera capable of recording infrared light emitted by an object, used in thermography.
thermographic cameras
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of thermographic camera
William McKinley
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: William McKinleys
Etymology: From the portrait of William McKinley featured on it.
Senses: examples: text: “Well then, Mr. Ganoff, I have here ten William McKinleys to match them,” handing the five-hundred-dollar bills to Pete.
ref: 1978, Robin Moore, chapter 23, in The Big Paddle, New York, N.Y.: Arbor House, →ISBN, page 196:
text: If you had four Ulysses S. Grants, two Andrew Jacksons, a William McKinley, and five Abe Lincolns in your pocket, how much money would you have?
ref: 2009, Lynn Brunelle, Jim Brunelle, Delia Greve, Sandra Will, Scholastic 2010 Almanac for Kids: Facts, Figures, & Stats, New York, N.Y.: Scholastic Inc., →ISBN, page 213:
text: Madden reached into a drawer, pulled out a stack of crisp $500 Federal Reserve notes and counted out twenty five thousand dollars and pushed it across the desk. “There you go, Nicholas, fifty William McKinleys.[…]”
ref: 2020 June 16, Michael McMenamin, Kathleen McMenamin, “An Assassin’s Life Isn’t Easy”, in The Prussian Memorandum: A Mattie McGary + Winston Churchill 1930s Adventure, Sarasota, Fla.: First Edition Design Publishing, →ISBN:
synonyms: McKinley
glosses: A United States five-hundred-dollar bill.
wikipedia: William McKinley
William McKinleys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of William McKinley
McKinleys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of McKinley
McKinleys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of McKinley
ALCAR
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of acetylcarnitine.
St. Clare
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Saint Clare.
St Clare
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Saint Clare.
Saint Claire
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Saint Clare.
St Claire
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Saint Clare.
St. Claire
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Saint Clare.
Saint Clair
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Saint Clare.
Woodbourne
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A settlement, an airport and RNZAF air base west of Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand.
glosses: A village in Saint Philip parish and Christ Church parish, Barbados.
glosses: A historic district in Forest Hills, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
glosses: A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Fallsburg, Sullivan County, New York, United States.
glosses: A census-designated place in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
YPP
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: Specifically, YouTube has a Partner Program (the YPP) which is open to content creators who have received 4,000 “watch hours” over the course of a year and have at least 1,000 subscribers.
ref: 2018 September 18, Rebecca Lewis, “Alternative Influence: Broadcasting the Reactionary Right on YouTube”, in Data & Society, page 4:
glosses: Initialism of YouTube Partner Program.
Dahu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: däʹho͞oʹ
Etymology: From Mandarin 大湖 (Dàhú).
Senses: glosses: A rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan.
Fallsburg
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: In New York at least, from falls + -burg, after a waterfall.
Senses: glosses: An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States.
glosses: A town in Sullivan County, New York, United States.
glosses: A hamlet and census-designated place within the New York town.
cuty
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cuties
Etymology: From cute + -y (diminutive suffix).
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of cutie.
a breed apart
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: While I've met many good doctors in my life, this one was a breed apart.
glosses: Entirely different from the average within a group; sharply diverging from the norm; in a league of one's own.
raw_tags: of a person
Iberian ribbed newt
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Iberian ribbed newts
Senses: synonyms: word: Spanish ribbed newt
word: sharp-ribbed newt
word: sharp-ribbed salamander
word: gallipato
glosses: A large (15-30 cm) salamander (Pleurodeles waltl) with orange tubercles along each side, through which its sharp ribs can puncture through its skin as a defence mechanism.
Iberian ribbed newts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Iberian ribbed newt
Ulysses Grants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Ulysses Grant
Ulysses Grant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Ulysses Grants
Senses: examples: text: My good man! My good NAIVE man! It's all about da money. DA MONEY! MOOLA! SCRATCH! Whip out a 2 dollar bill (and please don't whip out the other thing) and she'll scoff at you. Here's the plan. Pay attention now. Go down to the bank and get about oh... 50 or so crisp new George Washingtons. Then get two umm.... shit who's on a twenty? ...Andrew Jackson... or if you really want to impress two Ulysses Grants and place them on top of the 50 folded one-dollar bills.
ref: 1998 December 8, arch stanton, “Kelly O'Dell Dancing in Kansas City 12/9 - 12/12/98”, in rec.arts.movies.erotica (Usenet), archived from the original on 22 Jun 2025:
text: The paper, one hundred thousand dollars, bolstered by the current, went flying over the street. A deluge of Ben Franklins, Ulysses Grants, and Andrew Jacksons strafed the ground.
ref: 2004, Peter Plate, chapter 23, in Fogtown: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Seven Stories Press, →ISBN, page 156:
text: How do we remember every detail in a dream? That is the million dollar question. Don’t worry; the FBI can just fork over a wad of Ulysses Grants. That will be enough this time. As the dreams become more definitive, the reward money should be more definitive.
ref: 2007, Richard D. Ondo, “Used Cars in West Virginia”, in A Third Cell in America: A Novel, Lincoln, Neb.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 16:
text: Today’s Fan Cost Index reveals that it costs a couple Ulysses Grants just to get Mom, Dad, Billy, and Buffy into the ballpark and into reserved seats, after paying an Andrew Jackson for parking. To feed the family four hot dogs, two beers, two sodas, and a tray of nachos, you can kiss another Ulysses Grant au revoir (hey, you might as well learn a few foreign phrases while studying sports).
ref: 2015, David George Surdam, “Economics”, in Trey Strecker, Steven P. Gietschier, Mitchell Nathanson, John A. Fortunato, David George Surdam, Understanding Baseball: A Textbook, Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 83:
text: There were fewer American dollars than foreign currency; perhaps the judge had lost faith in our monetary system. This was not surprising, because when I tell you what was in the next safe, you will assume he had no faith in the judiciary system either. There were 1,000 Benjamin Franklins, 250 Ulysses Grants, and 2,000 Andrew Jacksons. Total dollars, $152,500.
ref: 2022 March 21, LT Shaw, “The Loaded Judge”, in Houston’s Most Wanted: How I Lived a Life of Crime for Many Years Until My Heart Was Changed, Bloomington, Ind.: WestBow Press, →ISBN:
glosses: Synonym of Ulysses S. Grant.
synonyms: word: Ulysses S. Grant
U. S. Grant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: U. S. Grants
Senses: examples: text: With shaking fingers she showed Bernie two new crisp fifty-dollar bills tucked into the lining of her glove. New bills always seemed to have such a lovely pale green colour, apple-green. “Real U. S. Grants, baby,” she told him, bucking herself up as she went, peeling the corners back so there could be no mistaking them for lowly fives.
ref: 1961, Ross Russell, “If You Can’t Get Five—”, in The Sound, New York, N.Y.: E. P. Dutton & Co., →LCCN, →OCLC, part 2, page 181:
text: Holits pays in cash—first, last, and the hundred-and-fifty deposit. He counts out bills of fifty-dollar denomination while I watch. U. S. Grants, Harley calls them, though he’s never seen many.
ref: 1982 July 19, Raymond Carver, “The Bridle”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Aug 2014, page 31, column 2:
text: She gave him a U. S. Grant. / “All right, now thank you, big tipper, I can buy me and Twinkie plenty of toys with this. It makes me wonder two things though.” / “What’s that?” / “What did you do for Jimmy to pimp you with this fifty-dollar bill?[…]”
ref: 2010, Katrina Denise Hines, “Mr. Beauty Shop”, in On the Quest to Find Mr. Right, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 117:
text: He pulled from his wallet two U. S. Grants.
ref: 2016, Richard Bird Baker, Cowboy Poetry from a Short-horn Tenderfoot, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, →ISBN:
glosses: Alternative form of U.S. Grant.
U. S. Grants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of U. S. Grant
US Grant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: US Grants
Senses: examples: text: “If Ivy can get me to say that expression or vice versa, then the payoff is a fifty.” / I whistled. “That’s pretty steep. So let me get this straight: If one of you says ‘oh my stars,’ then the other gets a US Grant?”
ref: 2018, Sally Kilpatrick, “Gabe”, in Oh My Stars, New York, N.Y.: Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 89:
text: “I’ll give you fifty bucks for it,” I said. / He pursed his lips, went to the cash register, and opened it. He pulled out two Benjamins and a US Grant, which he set down on the glass case before me. He then went to the shelf, pulled down the Olivetti typewriter, and set that down next to the cash. / “Three-hundred for the jewelry,” he said. “Minus the typewriter.”
ref: 2019, Vincent Zandri, chapter 2, in The Caretaker’s Wife, Hoboken, N.J.: Polis Books, →ISBN:
text: He handed Sowles fifty dollars. “I don’ wanna babysit your ass every time you need to stuff that overweight gut of yours.” / “Damn, man, you’s learnin’!” Sowles said, smiling widely. “You alla sudden gettin’ human with yo’ N-word and now a US Grant.[…]”
ref: 2023, Argent Amos, “Job One”, in California Roll: A Paranormal Journey, Bublish, →ISBN:
glosses: Alternative form of U.S. Grant.
US Grants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of US Grant
scaly-foot gastropod
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: scaly-foot gastropods
Senses: synonyms: scaly-foot snail
sea pangolin
volcano snail
glosses: A marine snail (Chrysomallon squamiferum) that lives near deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Indian Ocean. It has a foot armored at the sides with iron-mineralised sclerites.
scaly-foot gastropods
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of scaly-foot gastropod
Forest Hills
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A neighbourhood of Tampa, Florida.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Ada Township and Cascade Township, Kent County, Michigan.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A neighbourhood of Queens, New York City.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village in Jackson County, North Carolina.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city in Davidson County, Tennessee, not to be confused with Forrest Hills, Tennessee.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A neighbourhood in east Dallas, Texas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in the town of Luray, Page County, Virginia.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A neighbourhood in north-west Washington, D.C.
glosses: A neighbourhood of Cole Harbour, Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
glosses: An outer suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
sea pangolin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sea pangolins
Etymology: From the scaly resemblance to the pangolin.
Senses: glosses: Scaly-foot gastropod (Chrysomallon squamiferum).
sea pangolins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sea pangolin
Alex Hamilton
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Alex Hamiltons
Senses: examples: text: Finally, the filmmaker must invest his or her SOUL, to tell a story that he or she knows will ENRICH the audience, and not just CHEAT them out of an Alex Hamilton and a Friday evening.
ref: 1999 August 2, Robert K S, “Blair Witch -- Verismilitude, and Dramamine”, in rec.video.production (Usenet), archived from the original on 22 Jun 2025:
text: > P.S. (You can send my $10 to...... ) […] one Alex Hamilton on its way... :)
ref: 2002 September 14, Figgy, “OT: Justice for Alex and Derick”, in alt.fan.teen.idols (Usenet), archived from the original on 22 Jun 2025:
text: He unwound from the table and slid a couple of Alex Hamiltons beside his plate.
ref: 2007, Charles Metcalf, “The Religion of Vodoun”, in Cases of the Vodoun Detective, New Canaan, Conn.: Paribus Publishing, →ISBN, page 4:
text: Man, you ste-ill owes me one Alex Hamilton and 'at all they is to it.
ref: 2014, Keith G. Laufenberg, “The Delivery”, in The Tower of Power, 2nd edition, Florida: Royal Crown Royal, →ISBN, book 1 (The Car Business), page 110:
glosses: Synonym of Alexander Hamilton.
synonyms: word: Alexander Hamilton
Alex Hamiltons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Alex Hamilton
tentacled snake
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tentacled snakes
form: tentacle snake
Senses: glosses: A small (50-90 cm) rear-fanged venomous aquatic snake (Erpeton tentaculatum) with two tiny tentacles on its snout. It is endemic to the murky waters of Southeast Asia.
rear-fanged
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: biology
herpetology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Of a snake: having fangs located at the back of the upper jaw.
tentacled snakes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tentacled snake
Kobayashi Marus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Kobayashi Maru
Venus' flower basket
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Venus' flower baskets
form: Venus's flower basket
Etymology: Named after Venus, the Roman goddess of beauty. The flower basket part is probably in reference to its shape.
Senses: glosses: A white vase-like glass sponge (Euplectella aspergillum), found in the deep waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Venus' flower baskets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Venus' flower basket
the head fred
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: the head freds
Senses: examples: 2024, Jeff Hughes, "Week Fourteen: Bears at Niners Open Thread", Da Bears Blog, "And the head Fred just kept calling those awful plays like nothing was wrong."
2016, "Savoring the joys of fatherhood", Nolte's Bridal (WordPress), "When the head Fred finally announced the promotion, we all raised a glass."
n.d., “Itty-Bitty Words that Rhyme,” John Burkardt, Florida State University, "Head Fred — slang for the boss or chief."
glosses: The person in charge; boss; leader.
crown-of-thorns starfish
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: crown-of-thorns starfishes
form: crown-of-thorns starfish
Etymology: From the spines on the top of this starfish that resemble the biblical crown of thorns.
Senses: glosses: A large (25-35 cm full grown) starfish with venomous thornlike spines that cover its upper surface, Acanthaster planci.
royal starfish
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: royal starfishes
form: royal starfish
Senses: glosses: A West Atlantic starfish (Astropecten articulatus), characterised by a purple central region, outlined with orange.
royal starfishes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of royal starfish
pea wet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pey wet
Senses: examples: text: But the steak puddings were always superb and the curry, gravy and 'pea wet' were clearly the work of a skilled saucier.
ref: 2015, Stuart Maconie, The Pie at Night: Nights Out in the North, →ISBN, page 153:
text: The best thing is, you pay for the chips and you get the pea wet and scratchings for free. It's lovely. You should try it.
ref: 2017, David M. Barnett, Calling Major Tom, →ISBN:
text: You won't catch me nosing round a chippy at the end of the night begging batter scraps and pea wet.
ref: 2023, James Clarke, Sanderson's Isle, →ISBN:
glosses: The cooking liquor from mushy peas, often offered as a free condiment at a fish and chip shop.
wild candytuft
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: rocket candytuft
bitter candytuft
glosses: Iberis amara, a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe.
synonyms: alpine pennycress
glosses: Noccaea fendleri, a perrenial wildflower in the mustard family found in the mountains of western North America.
USEPA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: The USEPA recommends that screening tools, such as EJScreen, be used for a "screening-level" look and a useful first step in understanding or highlighting locations that may require further review.
ref: 2024 August 19, “LAKETOWN 115-kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN CARVER COUNTY, MN”, in Great River Energy, page 66:
glosses: Initialism of United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Synonyms: EPA
Cotton Belt
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A region of the United States where cotton was the major cash crop after the invention of the cotton gin.
profit crop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: profit crops
Senses: glosses: Synonym of cash crop
synonyms: word: cash crop
profit crops
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of profit crop
subsistence crop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: subsistence crops
Senses: topics: agriculture
business
lifestyle
glosses: A crop that meet the needs of families, although typically not very valuable.
subsistence crops
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of subsistence crop
cotton blend
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cotton blends
Senses: topics: business
manufacturing
textiles
glosses: A fabric made of cotton combined with synthetic or natural fibers, such as linen or polyester.
cotton blends
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cotton blend
cotton card
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cotton cards
Senses: topics: business
manufacturing
textiles
glosses: A strip of cotton made using a carding machine.
cotton cards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cotton card
cotton pad
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cotton pads
Senses: glosses: Pieces of cotton used for cosmetic purposes, such as makeup application, and medically to prevent bleeding from small punctures.
cotton pads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cotton pad
cotton pox
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of cottonpox.
NAAQS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈnæks/
Senses: examples: text: Data from these monitoring stations are compared to the NAAQS to categorize the air quality of a particular area. Regions of the country that do not meet the NAAQS are designated as “nonattainment” areas.
ref: 2024 August 19, “LAKETOWN 115-kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN CARVER COUNTY, MN”, in Great River Energy, page 84:
glosses: Acronym of National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
cotton stripper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cotton strippers
Senses: topics: agriculture
business
lifestyle
glosses: A large machine used to pick entire bolls of cotton, ripe or still growing.
cotton strippers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cotton stripper
double-eagle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: double-eagles
Senses: examples: text: The concession of the King, who, be it also remembered, is a Bourbon, under such circumstances, is one of a suspicious character. Those who remember how faithlessly his father behaved in 1821, under precisely similar circumstances, to his subjects, cannot help entertaining the apprehensions that the son, like the sire, is playing fast and loose with his people, and that he will turn on them when the Austrians come to his relief. We do not think, however, that the double-eagle will strike his accursed talons into the heart of Italian liberty this time.
ref: 1848 February 12, “The Italian Question”, in The Cambridge Independent Press, Huntingdon, Bedford, & Peterborough Gazette, volume XLI, number 1,843, →OCLC, page [2], column 7:
text: On motion of Mr. Douglass, the Committee on Finance were instructed to inquire into the expediency of directing the coinage at the mint and branch mints of gold dollars and the double-eagle.
ref: 1849 January 10, “Thirtieth Congress. Second Session. Abstract of Proceedings.”, in George Beatty, editor, Niles’ National Register, volume LXXV, number 19, Philadelphia, Pa., →OCLC, page 19, column 1:
text: The New Orleans minted double-eagles of 1857 and 1858 brought $34 each.
ref: 1934 November 18, “Washington Cent of 1792 Brings $101 […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Jun 2025:
text: Gold coins were in U.S. circulation through 1933, when the gold standard was abolished. Many were based on the $10 “eagle,” with corresponding quarter-eagles of $2.50, half-eagles of $5, and double-eagles of $20, along with 1-dollar gold pieces.
ref: 2023 August 12–13, “U.S. currency denominations smaller than they used to be”, in Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, Ill.: Shaw Local News Network, →OCLC, page 8, columns 1–2:
glosses: Alternative form of double eagle.
double-eagles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of double-eagle
half-eagles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of half-eagle
half-eagle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: half-eagles
Senses: examples: text: It is alſo ſtated that the quantity of gold coin iſſued, during the ſame period, has been 9177 eagles, 6406 half-eagles, 1756 qr. eagles; equal to the value of 128,190 dollars.
ref: 1797 December 20, “Congress. House of Representatives.”, in John Fenno, editor, Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser, volume XII, number 1648, Philadelphia, Pa.: John Fenno, →OCLC, page [2], column 3:
text: From half-eagles of yore to George Washingtons of today, there isn’t a penny, shilling, or bird you can’t find in the U.S. Mint.
ref: 2017, Karrie Gavin, “U.S. Mint”, in Moon Philadelphia: Including Pennsylvania Dutch Country, 4th edition, Berkeley, Calif.: Avalon Travel, →ISBN:
text: Gold coins were in U.S. circulation through 1933, when the gold standard was abolished. Many were based on the $10 “eagle,” with corresponding quarter-eagles of $2.50, half-eagles of $5, and double-eagles of $20, along with 1-dollar gold pieces.
ref: 2023 August 12–13, “U.S. currency denominations smaller than they used to be”, in Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, Ill.: Shaw Local News Network, →OCLC, page 8, columns 1–2:
glosses: Alternative form of half eagle.
quarter-eagle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: quarter-eagles
Senses: examples: text: It is alſo ſtated that the quantity of gold coin iſſued during the ſame period, has been 9177 eagles[,] 6400 half-eagles, 1756 quarter-eagles; equal to the value of 128,190 dollars.
ref: 1797 December 23 – 1798 January 6, “Congressional. House of Representatives.”, in The Washington Gazette, volume II, number 25, Washington, D.C.: Benjamin More, →OCLC, front page, column 1:
text: Pretty little gloves pelted us with love-taps. The sterner sex forced upon us pocket-knives new and jagged, combs, soap, slippers, boxes of matches, cigars by the dozen and the hundred, pipes to smoke shag and pipes to smoke Latakia, fruit, eggs, and sandwiches. One fellow got a new purse with ten bright quarter-eagles.
ref: 1861 June, [Theodore Winthrop], “New York Seventh Regiment”, in The Atlantic Monthly. […], volume VII, number XLIV, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, […]; London: Trübner and Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 745, columns 1–2:
text: Gold coins were in U.S. circulation through 1933, when the gold standard was abolished. Many were based on the $10 “eagle,” with corresponding quarter-eagles of $2.50, half-eagles of $5, and double-eagles of $20, along with 1-dollar gold pieces.
ref: 2023 August 12–13, “U.S. currency denominations smaller than they used to be”, in Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, Ill.: Shaw Local News Network, →OCLC, page 8, columns 1–2:
glosses: Alternative form of quarter eagle.
quarter-eagles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of quarter-eagle
Thomas Jeffersons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Thomas Jefferson
cotton wax
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: business
manufacturing
textiles
synonyms: waxed cotton
glosses: A type of cotton woven with paraffin wax or natural beeswax.
waxed cotton
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of cotton wax
synonyms: word: cotton wax
NPDES
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: As discussed in Section 2.3.2, Great River Energy will obtain a NPDES construction stormwater permit from the MPCA and will prepare a SWPPP for Transmission Line construction, and MVEC will obtain coverage under the NPDES construction stormwater permit from the MPCA and will prepare a SWPPP for construction of the Laketown Substation.
ref: 2024 August 19, “LAKETOWN 115-kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN CARVER COUNTY, MN”, in Great River Energy, page 104:
glosses: Initialism of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
flax cotton
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: flax cottons
Senses: topics: business
manufacturing
textiles
glosses: Flax fibers reduced through steeping then prepared like cotton, through spinning and bleaching.
flax cottons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of flax cotton
mineral cotton
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mineral cottons
Senses: glosses: Synonym of mineral wool
synonyms: word: mineral wool
mineral cottons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mineral cotton
MPCA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: As discussed in Section 2.3.2, Great River Energy will obtain a NPDES construction stormwater permit from the MPCA and will prepare a SWPPP for Transmission Line construction, and MVEC will obtain coverage under the NPDES construction stormwater permit from the MPCA and will prepare a SWPPP for construction of the Laketown Substation.
ref: 2024 August 19, “LAKETOWN 115-kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN CARVER COUNTY, MN”, in Great River Energy, page 104:
glosses: Initialism of Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
rent freeze
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: rent freezes
Senses: glosses: A negotiated pause in rent increases in rent-stabilised housing, rather than rent control.
New Zealand cotton
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: New Zealand cottons
Senses: topics: business
manufacturing
textiles
glosses: A fiber from the bast of Plagianthus betulinus that resembles cotton.
New Zealand cottons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of New Zealand cotton
Burnt Pine
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A town on Norfolk Island.
SWPPP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: SWPPPs
Senses: examples: text: The Applicants will obtain coverage under the MPCA Construction Stormwater General Permit for their respective portions of the Project and will follow applicable guidance in the Minnesota Stormwater Manual when designing SWPPPs. […] As discussed in Section 2.3.2, Great River Energy will obtain a NPDES construction stormwater permit from the MPCA and will prepare a SWPPP for Transmission Line construction, and MVEC will obtain coverage under the NPDES construction stormwater permit from the MPCA and will prepare a SWPPP for construction of the Laketown Substation.
ref: 2024 August 19, “LAKETOWN 115-kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN CARVER COUNTY, MN”, in Great River Energy, pages 93, 104:
glosses: Initialism of stormwater pollution prevention plan.
SWPPPs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of SWPPP
bearded irises
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bearded iris
St. George's mushrooms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of St. George's mushroom
MDNR
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: This small pond is not in the MDNR hydrography dataset but is part of a larger historical feature bisected by the Project Alignment noted in the MDNR hydrography data as a drained wetland.
ref: 2024 August 19, “LAKETOWN 115-kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN CARVER COUNTY, MN”, in Great River Energy, page 89:
glosses: Initialism of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
methylcephaeline
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of emetine
synonyms: word: emetine
Pkt.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Prakrit.
whoodle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: whoodles
Etymology: Blend of Wheaten + poodle.
Senses: glosses: A medium-sized dog crossbreed between a Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier and a poodle.
whoodles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of whoodle
Osc.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Oscan.
beforeward
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more beforeward
form: most beforeward
Etymology: From before + -ward, modelled after afterward. Compare aforeward.
Senses: examples: text: Having never written a book foreword beforeward, I did the logical thing and Googled “How to write a book foreword.”
ref: 2021, Tim Byrnes, Ebubechukwu O. Ilo-Okeke, Quantum Atom Optics:
text: […] Beforeward, wind turbine performance metrics data are used to understand their responses in varying weather conditions.
ref: 2025, Tariq, Muhammad Usman, Sergio, Rommel Pilapil, Cases on AI-Driven Solutions to Environmental Challenges, page 331:
glosses: Previously, beforehand.
chocolate lava cake
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chocolate lava cakes
form: chocolate-lava cake
Senses: examples: text: I stick my fork into a slice of chocolate lava cake, lifting a piece the size of my forehead into my mouth.
ref: 2017, Jen Glantz, “Ghosts of a Bridesmaid’s Past”, in Always a Bridesmaid (for Hire): Stories on Growing Up, Looking for Love, and Walking Down the Aisle for Complete Strangers, New York, N.Y.: Atria Books, →ISBN, page 229:
glosses: Synonym of lava cake
synonyms: word: lava cake
chocolate lava cakes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chocolate lava cake
jheri curl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: jheri curls
Senses: examples: text: We improved the process and enabled salon owners to do more than one jheri curl a day.
ref: 1989 June, Derek T. Dingle, quoting Ed Gardner, “Soft Sheen’s Triangle of Trade”, in Earl G. Graves, editor, Black Enterprise, volume 19, number 11, New York, N.Y.: Earl G. Graves Publishing Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 230, column 2:
text: In the South jheri curls were just appearing on the hair horizon. One Friday when I jumped into my barber’s chair to get a trim, she suggested I try a jheri curl. I was game, despite the fact that most of the women I knew hated jheri curls on men and called men who wore them “bamas,” a term short for Alabamas, which meant real country.
ref: 2003 August, E. Lynn Harris, chapter 9, in What Becomes of the Brokenhearted: A Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, →ISBN, pages 126–127:
text: Richard’s jheri curls were a black corona around his face.
ref: 2004, Peter Plate, chapter 2, in Fogtown: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Seven Stories Press, →ISBN, page 16:
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Jheri curl.
jheri curls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of jheri curl
molten chocolate cake
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: molten chocolate cakes
form: molten-chocolate cake
Senses: examples: text: In the third, there was a slice of molten chocolate cake so enormous that an elastic band had been stretched around the box to keep it safely inside.
ref: 2017, Jeff Giles, chapter 18, in The Edge of Everything, London: Bloomsbury, →ISBN, part 4 (A Divided Heart), page 300:
glosses: Synonym of lava cake
synonyms: word: lava cake
molten chocolate cakes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of molten chocolate cake