cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
demerit
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈmɛɹɪt/
rhymes: -ɛɹɪt
Forms: form: demerits
form: demeriting
form: demerited
form: demerited
Etymology: From Old French desmerite (modern French démérite).
Senses: examples: text: You hold that every sin is an infinite evil, demeriting endless punishment.
ref: 1840, Alexander Campbell, Dolphus Skinner, A discussion of the doctrines of the endless misery and universal salvation, page 351:
glosses: To deserve.
examples: text: Faith by her own dignity and worthiness doth not demerit justice and righteousness; but receiveth and embraceth the same offered unto us in the gospel […]
ref: 1576, John Woolton, The Christian Manuell:
glosses: To depreciate or cry down.
thanks a lot
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: An emphatic thanks.
Synonyms: many thanks
thanks a bunch
thanks a million
thank you
Larisa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A transliteration of the Russian female given name Лари́са (Larísa)
glosses: Alternative spelling of Larissa (the city in Greece)
glosses: A female given name from Ancient Greek, a less common spelling of Larissa.
comandante
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: comandantes
Senses: glosses: commandant
leucemia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: leucemias
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of leukemia.
refutable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Late Latin refūtābilis (“refutable”), equivalent to refute + -able.
Senses: glosses: Able to be refuted, or shown to be false.
Derived terms: refutability
golpe
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: golpes
form: golp
Etymology: Unknown. Compare Spanish golpe (“strike, blow”). Perhaps the reference is to a blow leaving a purple bruise, compare the theories about hurt (“blue roundel”).
Senses: topics: government
heraldry
hobbies
lifestyle
monarchy
nobility
politics
glosses: A roundel purpure (purple circular spot).
mando
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmændəʊ/
rhymes: -ændəʊ
Forms: form: mandos
Etymology: Clipping of mandatory + -o.
Senses: examples: text: I am apparently very much in the minority regarding mandos. I think well considered mandatories can turn otherwise boring, wide open holes into something of more challenge and interest. But from what I can tell most golfers hate mandos.
ref: 1998 September 10, Dennis Moore, “Re: Patent Law and Disc Golf”, in rec.sport.disc (Usenet):
qualifier: disc golf
glosses: A mandatory, a sign or line that requires the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.
mando
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmændəʊ/
rhymes: -ændəʊ
Forms: form: more mando
form: most mando
Etymology: Clipping of mandatory + -o.
Senses: examples: text: I've been steaming a lot a veggies and I can get that down without any problem. It's a very good thing I am on Aciphex now as I think my stomach would have imploded by now. With me, I -HAVE- to get back in shape. It's mando becuase^([sic]) the Navy says so. Chuckle.
ref: 2003 May 8, Lomax, “Re: Again”, in alt.support.divorce (Usenet):
text: It shouldn’t be shit for us to come out here and appreciate the little bit of life we got left, dog / On the dead homies, Charlie P, you know that, bro / You know that / It's— it's mando, right, it's mando
ref: 2015 March 15, Kendrick Lamar, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper, Rahki, “I [Album version]” (track 15), in To Pimp a Butterfly, performed by Kendrick Lamar:
glosses: Clipping of mandatory.
mando
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmændəʊ/
rhymes: -ændəʊ
Forms: form: mandos
Etymology: Clipping of mandolin.
Senses: examples: text: Can't tell you about mandos, but the Stelling Banjos are exquisite. Geoff Stelling used to be in San Diego, Calif. but now he is out on the East Coast. His banjos have excellent crisp tone. I would suspect that his mandos are similar[.]
ref: 1995 December 4, Jm721, “Re: Stelling-Mandolin ?”, in rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic (Usenet):
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Clipping of mandolin.
baptismal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From baptism + -al.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to baptism.
examples: text: The neophyte was given a new name in place of the baptismal one, usually of an evil and revolting character, and this was written in blood in the Devil's book, the covers of which were bound in the skin of unbaptised infants.
ref: 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 107:
glosses: Of a name, conferred at baptism.
Derived terms: antebaptismal
baptismal font
baptismally
baptismal name
nonbaptismal
postbaptismal
prebaptismal
baptismal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: baptismals
Etymology: From baptism + -al.
Senses: examples: text: ...Mr. Andrew Theophilus Smith, or some such unlikely pair of baptismals...
ref: 1872, Augustus De Morgan, A Budget of Paradoxes, page 120:
glosses: A baptismal name: a name given at baptism.
examples: text: The baptismal is in the front of the sanctuary.
glosses: A baptismal font: a large basin used for baptism.
blazons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of blazon
blazons
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of blazon
creditor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: creditors
form: creditour
Etymology: From Middle English creditour, from Anglo-Norman creditour, from Latin crēditor, from crēditum (“loan”), from crēditus, perfect passive participle of crēdō (“lend”).
Senses: examples: text: The creditor demanded immediate payment.
text: She met with her creditors to negotiate the debt.
text: The creditor took legal action against the bankrupt company.
topics: business
finance
antonyms: debtor
glosses: A person to whom a debt is owed.
glosses: One who gives credence to something; a believer.
Hyponyms: debtholder
noteholder
bondholder
Derived terms: catholic creditor
creditorship
creditress
frauditor
general creditor
noncreditor
preferred creditor
secured creditor
unsecured creditor
blazoning
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈbleɪzənɪŋ/
Forms: form: blazonings
Etymology: From Old French blason "shield".
Senses: examples: text: The blazoning of the knights' shields was done by heralds.
text: Charge now the scene with brightest blazonings.
ref: 1901, Thomas Hardy, The King's Experiment:
glosses: The action of the verb to blazon; the activity of describing heraldic coats of arms.
blazoning
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: /ˈbleɪzənɪŋ/
Etymology: From Old French blason "shield".
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of blazon
heralds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of herald
heralds
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of herald
sitio
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sitios
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish sitio. Doublet of site and situs.
Senses: glosses: a subdivision of a barangay, typically rural.
Related terms: purok
ypsiliform
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: /ˈɪpsɪlɪˌfɔː(ɹ)m/
Etymology: From ypsilon + -iform.
Senses: examples: text: The Baxter Hills, near Iron Knob, on northeastern Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, is an isolated ypsiliform fold mountain range developed on a north-pitching syncline […]
ref: 2003, Andreas Aigner, Josef Stini, Hans Mortensen, Annals of geomorphology, page 351:
glosses: In the shape of the letter upsilon (Υ (U)).
Synonyms: arietiform
-form
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Forms: form: -iform
Etymology: From Latin -fōrmis (“having the form of”), from fōrma (“a form, contour, figure, shape, appearance, looks”).
Senses: examples: vermiform (“shaped like a worm”)
glosses: Having the shape or form of; looking like.
Synonyms: sense: looking like
word: quasi-
sense: looking like
word: para-
sense: looking like
word: -oid
sense: looking like
word: -esque
sense: looking like
word: -ish
sense: looking like
word: -ly
sense: looking like
word: -some
sense: looking like
word: -y
sense: looking like; restricted to casual registers
word: -ass
sense: looking like; forms adjectives from nouns only
word: -like
Related terms: -iformes
-form
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Etymology: From formic, from Latin formica (“ant”).
Senses: examples: chloroform
glosses: Related to formic acid in some way.
wrongful dismissal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wrongful dismissals
Senses: topics: law
glosses: The termination of an employee's employment in a way that breaches the employment contract or statutory law.
virtual organization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: virtual organizations
Senses: glosses: An organized entity, whether corporate or charitable, that does not exist in any one, central location, but instead exists solely through the Internet
depender
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈpɛndə(ɹ)/
ipa: /də-/
ipa: /di-/
rhymes: -ɛndə(ɹ)
Forms: form: dependers
Etymology: From depend + -er (agent noun suffix).
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
synonyms: dependent
dependant
antonyms: dependee
glosses: An agent that depends on another agent, the dependee; the subject of a dependency, a dependent (used in agent-oriented programming)
wikipedia: agent-oriented programming
Related terms: dependency
dependum
fuckbuddy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fuckbuddies
Etymology: From fuck + buddy.
Senses: examples: text: “Laszlo is so lucky to have someone like you. Someone who cares about him and worries about his well-being.” “Well, yes, Laszlo is not just my husband, or my number one fuckbuddy, but he is also my best friend.” “Must be nice.”
ref: 2023 August 31, William Meny & Paul Simms, “A Weekend at Morrigan Manor” (10:17 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 5, episode 9, spoken by Nadja of Antipaxos (Natasia Demetriou):
glosses: Alternative spelling of fuck buddy.
calmar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: calmars
Senses: examples: text: During the summer, he studied calmars at Lisbon, but found no appearance of any roe, nor any reservoir which appeared to be destined for the reception of the seminal liquor; and it was in the middle of December, that he began to discern the first traces of a new vessel replete with a milty juice.
ref: 1792, George Louis Le Clerc, Barr's Buffon. Buffon's Natural History, page 126:
glosses: A squid (the mollusk).
battle of the sexes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: battles of the sexes
Senses: examples: text: "You've heard of what they call the battle of the sexes, haven't you?"
She thought she had.
"Well, that's what it comes from chiefly—the crowds of polygamous men and the small number of polygamous women."
ref: 1921, Basil King, chapter 7, in The Empty Sack:
text: And when she returns to the battle of the sexes, she can state the situation in its starkest terms—"I hurt you/'cause you hurt me."
ref: 1984 January 22, Jon Pareles, “Chrissie Hynde makes peace with the past and moves on”, in New York Times, retrieved 28 Aug 2014:
text: On the question of whether men have lost the battle of the sexes, a majority of both men and women disagree (62% of men, 58% of women).
ref: 2009 October 26, “Men, Women and Society: Who Has Benefited Most?”, in Time, retrieved 28 Aug 2014:
qualifier: almost always preceded by the
glosses: The persistent state of rivalry, opposition, or tension between men and women in society.
examples: text: As battles of the sexes go, the European Cup—a match play event between the PGA Senior Tour men and the LPGA European Tour women—might not have the same pulling power as Billie Jean King versus Bobby Riggs, but it has generated a fair amount of interest.
ref: 1997 November 16, Catherine Riley, “Golf: Men pull clear by a distance”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 28 Aug 2014:
glosses: Any competition between men and women.
topics: computing
engineering
game-theory
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A situation in which two people want to do different things, but do them together.
Related terms: sexual politics
cheeseball
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cheeseballs
Etymology: From cheese + ball.
Senses: glosses: A spherical mass of cheese or cream cheese, often including nuts or other additions and served as an hors d'oeuvre or finger food, usually with bread or crackers.
glosses: The tree Glochidion ferdinandi.
glosses: Someone cheesy, lacking taste or style.
cheeseball
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more cheeseball
form: most cheeseball
Etymology: From cheese + ball.
Senses: examples: text: I want to watch me some Manimal. A guy that can turn into animals, that's so cheeseball.
ref: 2015, Beast Boy, “Oil Drums”, in Teen Titans Go!:
glosses: Cheesy, lacking taste or style.
Inklings
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The literary group centered around English writer C. S. Lewis and his associates, particularly J. R. R. Tolkien and Charles Williams.
AAAA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Amateur Athletic Association of America
glosses: American Association for the Advancement of Agnosticism
glosses: American Association for the Advancement of Atheism
glosses: American Association for Affirmative Action
glosses: American Association of Advertising Agencies
glosses: Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia
glosses: Antique Appraisal Association of America
glosses: Army Aviation Association of America
glosses: Associated Actors and Artists of America
glosses: Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies
glosses: Australian Advertising Advisory Authority
glosses: Australian Association of Advertising Agencies
glosses: Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association
glosses: "Authentication, Authorization, Accounting, and Auditing", the four main services provided by an Internet Authentication Service.
AAAA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: AAAAs
Senses: glosses: A specific size and configuration of electric battery.
topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A baseball player who is too good for Minor League Baseball, but not good enough for Major League Baseball.
glosses: A type of DNS record used to indicate the IPv6 internet address of a DNS name.
called
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɔːld/
ipa: [kʰoɫd]
ipa: /qʰud/
ipa: /kaːld/
ipa: /kɔld/
ipa: [kʰɔɫd]
ipa: /kɔld/
ipa: [kʰɔɫd]
note: African-American Vernacular
ipa: /kɔəd/
note: African-American Vernacular
ipa: [kʰɔəd]
ipa: /kɑld/
ipa: [kʰɑɫd]
rhymes: -ɔːld
Senses: examples: text: Near-synonym: named (verb)
text: Her dog is called Lucky.
text: It's not unreasonable to verify his claims by cross-checking them with third parties. That's called due diligence.
glosses: simple past and past participle of call
Derived terms: so-called
uncalled
called
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɔːld/
ipa: [kʰoɫd]
ipa: /qʰud/
ipa: /kaːld/
ipa: /kɔld/
ipa: [kʰɔɫd]
ipa: /kɔld/
ipa: [kʰɔɫd]
note: African-American Vernacular
ipa: /kɔəd/
note: African-American Vernacular
ipa: [kʰɔəd]
ipa: /kɑld/
ipa: [kʰɑɫd]
rhymes: -ɔːld
Senses: examples: text: a called strike
antonyms: uncalled#Adjective
coordinate_terms: named#Adjective
glosses: Having been called.
Related terms: english: a phrasebook entry
translation: a phrasebook entry
word: be called
looked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /lʊkt/
rhymes: -ʊkt
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of look
looked
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /lʊkt/
rhymes: -ʊkt
Senses: examples: text: Never trust me if I had not a suspicion from the first that 'twas that ill-looked fellow B— who made that story Mr. D— told you.
ref: 1888, Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652-1654:
glosses: Having the specified look or appearance.
Derived terms: downlooked
unlooked
well-looked
asked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɑːskt/
ipa: [ˈɑːsk̚t]
ipa: /ˈɑːst/
ipa: /ˈæskt/
ipa: [ˈæsk̚t]
ipa: /ˈæst/
rhymes: -ɑːskt
rhymes: -ɑːst
rhymes: -æskt
rhymes: -æst
homophone: arsed (in some non-rhotic accents)
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of ask
Derived terms: asked and answered
commonly-asked
frequently asked questions
get what one asked for
misasked
no-questions-asked
no questions asked
unasked
asked
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɑːskt/
ipa: [ˈɑːsk̚t]
ipa: /ˈɑːst/
ipa: /ˈæskt/
ipa: [ˈæsk̚t]
ipa: /ˈæst/
rhymes: -ɑːskt
rhymes: -ɑːst
rhymes: -æskt
rhymes: -æst
homophone: arsed (in some non-rhotic accents)
Forms: form: more asked
form: most asked
Etymology: From the close pronunciation to arsed in Received Pronunciation.
Senses: qualifier: minced oath
glosses: Arsed (bothered; willing to make an effort).
answered
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɑːn.səd/
ipa: /ˈan.səd/
ipa: /ˈæn.sɚd/
note: æ-tensing, rhotic
ipa: [ˈeən.sɚd]
note: æ-tensing, non-rhotic
ipa: [ˈeən.səd]
Senses: glosses: Having an answer
Derived terms: asked and answered
nonanswered
unanswered
answered
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɑːn.səd/
ipa: /ˈan.səd/
ipa: /ˈæn.sɚd/
note: æ-tensing, rhotic
ipa: [ˈeən.sɚd]
note: æ-tensing, non-rhotic
ipa: [ˈeən.səd]
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of answer
returned
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹɪˈtəːnd/
ipa: /ɹɪˈtɝnd/
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of return
returned
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹɪˈtəːnd/
ipa: /ɹɪˈtɝnd/
Forms: form: more returned
form: most returned
Senses: glosses: Bent back; angled.
glosses: That has come back.
topics: business
finance
glosses: Yielded as a return on an investment etc.
examples: text: There are about thirty full-blooded returned men in this state whom I believe are not entitled to the old-age pension.
ref: 1941, Pearl Gibbs, radio broadcast, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 38
glosses: Back home having been discharged from military service.
appeared
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈpɪɹd/
ipa: /əˈpɪəd/
ipa: /əˈpiːɹd/
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of appear
reached
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹiːt͡ʃt/
rhymes: -iːtʃt
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of reach
added
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæd.əd/
ipa: /ˈæd.ɪd/
ipa: [ˈæɾ.əd]
ipa: [ˈæɾ.ɪd]
ipa: [ˈad.əd]
ipa: [ˈad.ɪd]
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of add
entered
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛntə(ɹ)d/
rhymes: -ɛntə(ɹ)d
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of enter
opened
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈoʊpənd/
ipa: /ˈəʊpənd/
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of open
opened
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈoʊpənd/
ipa: /ˈəʊpənd/
Senses: synonyms: unlocked
antonyms: closed
glosses: Having undergone opening.
Derived terms: opened-toe
semiopened
unopened
wanted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɒntɪd/
ipa: /ˈwɑntɪd/
note: in fast speech
ipa: /ˈwɑnɪd/
ipa: [ˈwɑnɪd]
Forms: form: more wanted
form: most wanted
Etymology: From want + -ed.
Senses: examples: text: Wanted: babysitter
text: She was the most wanted speaker at the conference.
glosses: Wished for; desired; sought.
examples: text: America’s most wanted
text: The police arrested a wanted criminal.
topics: government
law-enforcement
glosses: Subject to immediate detainment by law enforcement authorities on sight.
Derived terms: beckons wanted
bid wanted
help wanted
most wanted
not wanted on voyage
offer wanted
wanted cargo
wanted list
wanted notice
wanted poster
wanted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɒntɪd/
ipa: /ˈwɑntɪd/
note: in fast speech
ipa: /ˈwɑnɪd/
ipa: [ˈwɑnɪd]
Etymology: From want + -ed.
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of want
remained
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹɪˈmeɪnd/
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of remain
happened
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhæpənd/
Forms: form: hapned
form: happend
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of happen
covered
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʌvə(ɹ)d/
Senses: examples: text: The hilltops are all covered in snow.
text: The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶
ref: 2015, Shane R. Reeves, David Wallace, “The Combatant Status of the “Little Green Men” and Other Participants in the Ukraine Conflict”, in International Law Studies, US Naval War College, volume 91, number 361, Stockton Center for the Study of International Law, page 393:
glosses: Overlaid (with) or enclosed (within something).
examples: text: With my insurance, I am covered for earthquake damage.
glosses: Prepared for, or having dealt with, some matter
examples: text: John has $100 on the table, while Jill only has $75. John has Jill covered.
topics: card-games
poker
glosses: Than whom another player has more money available for betting.
glosses: Wearing one's hat.
Derived terms: covered court
covered dish supper
covered goods wagon
covered wagon
hardcovered
ice-covered
mudcovered
noncovered
semicovered
softcovered
undercovered
covered
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkʌvə(ɹ)d/
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of cover
started
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: [ˈstɑɹɾɪd]
ipa: /ˈstɑːtɪd/
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of start
allowed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈlaʊd/
rhymes: -aʊd
homophone: aloud
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of allow
allowed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈlaʊd/
rhymes: -aʊd
homophone: aloud
Forms: form: more allowed
form: most allowed
Senses: examples: text: Can she come? -She'll be allowed to go later.
glosses: Permitted, authorized.
glosses: Allotted.
examples: text: With respect to the culture of the heart, it is unanimously allowed that sex is out of the question […]
ref: 1791 (date written), Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], published 1792, →OCLC:
glosses: Acknowledged; admitted to be true.
Derived terms: allowedly
nonallowed
superallowed
unallowed
pocho
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pochos
Etymology: Borrowed from Mexican Spanish pocho (literally “discolored, faded”).
Senses: examples: text: Both often cater to wealthy Mexicans who come to shop, although many of these Mexicans look down their noses at the pochos (assimilated Mexican Americans).
ref: 2010, Chad Richardson, Batos, Bolillos, Pochos, and Pelados: Class and Culture on the South Texas Border, University of Texas Press, →ISBN, page 11:
text: But the pochos needed a gesture, anything, some kind of cultural safe house in which they could rest for a while from the endless war on two fronts.
ref: 2012, Earl Shorris, Latinos: A Biography of the People, W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, page 170:
coordinate_terms: Chicano
glosses: A culturally assimilated Mexican-American.
examples: text: But some among their countrymen speak pocho; the descriptive term can be translated literally as “discolored” or “faded.” When used with respect to language, pocho means a slangy mixture of Spanish and English […]
ref: 1986, Mexico, Little Brown & Company, →ISBN:
text: I especially appreciated how Villarreal changed the word pocho from a negative to a positive. The young protagonist, Richard Rubio, says, “I'm a pocho, I speak pocho, and I'm proud of it.”
ref: 2000, Mario T. García, Luis Leal: An Auto/Biography, University of Texas Press, →ISBN, page 106:
glosses: Spanglish
towards
Language: English
Part of speech: prep
Pronunciation: ipa: /təˈwɔːdz/
ipa: [tʰə̥ˈwɔːdz]
ipa: /ˈtɔːdz/
ipa: /tʊˈwɔɹdz/
ipa: /ˈtɔɹdz/
ipa: /ˈtoʊɚdz/
ipa: [tʰə̥ˈwɔɹ̠d̠z]
ipa: [tʰw̥ɔɹ̠d̠z]
ipa: /tɘˈwoːdz/
ipa: [tʰɘ̥ˈwoːdz]
ipa: [tʰw̥oːdz]
note: Indic
ipa: /ˈʈʊwə(r)ɖs/
rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dz
rhymes: -oːdz
Etymology: From Middle English towardes, from Old English tōweardes, tōwærdes, equivalent to toward + -s (adverbial suffix).
Senses: examples: text: Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.
ref: 1835, Sir John Ross, Sir James Clark Ross, Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage …, Volume 1, pages 284–5:
text: To the left towers the Jungfrau, with the train heading directly towards it.
ref: 1960 December, Voyageur, “The Mountain Railways of the Bernese Oberland”, in Trains Illustrated, page 752:
text: But with Goodison Park openly directing its full hostility towards Atkinson, Liverpool went ahead when Carroll turned in his first Premier League goal of the season after 70 minutes.
ref: 2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0-2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
synonyms: toward
antonyms: fromward
fromwards
glosses: Alternative form of toward.
Derived terms: count towards
dial towards
gear towards
go towards
lean towards
pay towards
with an eye towards
Related terms: Adverbial genitive
towards
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /təˈwɔːdz/
ipa: [tʰə̥ˈwɔːdz]
ipa: /ˈtɔːdz/
ipa: /tʊˈwɔɹdz/
ipa: /ˈtɔɹdz/
ipa: /ˈtoʊɚdz/
ipa: [tʰə̥ˈwɔɹ̠d̠z]
ipa: [tʰw̥ɔɹ̠d̠z]
ipa: /tɘˈwoːdz/
ipa: [tʰɘ̥ˈwoːdz]
ipa: [tʰw̥oːdz]
note: Indic
ipa: /ˈʈʊwə(r)ɖs/
rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dz
rhymes: -oːdz
Etymology: From Middle English towardes, from Old English tōweardes, tōwærdes, equivalent to toward + -s (adverbial suffix).
Senses: examples: text: Thus as he spake, lo far away they spyde / A varlet running towards hastily […]
ref: 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
glosses: In the direction of something (indicated by context).
towards
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /təˈwɔːdz/
ipa: [tʰə̥ˈwɔːdz]
ipa: /ˈtɔːdz/
ipa: /tʊˈwɔɹdz/
ipa: /ˈtɔɹdz/
ipa: /ˈtoʊɚdz/
ipa: [tʰə̥ˈwɔɹ̠d̠z]
ipa: [tʰw̥ɔɹ̠d̠z]
ipa: /tɘˈwoːdz/
ipa: [tʰɘ̥ˈwoːdz]
ipa: [tʰw̥oːdz]
note: Indic
ipa: /ˈʈʊwə(r)ɖs/
rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dz
rhymes: -oːdz
Etymology: From Middle English towardes, from Old English tōweardes, tōwærdes, equivalent to toward + -s (adverbial suffix).
Senses: examples: text: We have a trifling foolish banquet towards.
ref: c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene v]:
glosses: Near; at hand; in state of preparation; toward.
polythene
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɑlɪθin/
ipa: /ˈpɑləθin/
ipa: /ˈpɑliθin/
Forms: form: polythenes
Etymology: Contraction of polyethylene.
Senses: examples: text: Well, you should see Polythene Pam, / She's so good looking but she looks like a man. / Well, you should see her in drag, / Dressed in her polythene bag. / Yes, you should see Polythene Pam.
ref: 1969, “Polythene Pam”, in John Lennon (lyrics), Abbey Road, performed by The Beatles:
text: All that was needed [to make a hula hoop] was a bag of high-density polythene dust, a handful of two-inch wooden plugs, half a pound of wire staples, and the help of a man with an extrusion machine, which simply meant anyone who could make a length of plastic hose.
ref: 1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 129:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Synonym of polyethylene.
synonyms: word: polyethylene
holy war
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: holy wars
Senses: examples: text: The conflict is beginning to look like a holy war between Sunnis and Shias.
hyponyms: Crusade
jihad
glosses: A war which is primarily caused or justified by differences in religion and beliefs.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A long-running and acrimonious debate or flame war over personal preferences in technical matters, such as the choice between little-endian and big-endian representation.
qualifier: Utah
glosses: The rivalry between the sports teams of Brigham Young University and the University of Utah.
reedy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹiː.di/
rhymes: -iːdi
Forms: form: reedier
form: reediest
Etymology: From Middle English reedy, reedi, reeddy, equivalent to reed + -y.
Senses: coordinate_terms: flaggy
rushy
sedgy
glosses: Full of, or edged with, reeds.
examples: text: "I'd Be Lost Without You" seems somewhat out of place from a vocal viewpoint — Lewis's slightly reedy middle soprano is very expressive and absolutely true, but doesn't have enough dark body to fully deal with the torchy melody.
ref: 1989 August 12, Caroline Foty, “Hindsights”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 5, page 7:
glosses: High and thin in tone.
raw_tags: of a sound or voice
glosses: Tall and thin.
raw_tags: of a person
examples: reedy iron
topics: engineering
metallurgy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Imperfectly welded together in masses of rods.
Athan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Perhaps from Nathan, via rebracketing of "my Nathan" as "mine Athan"; compare Ned, derived from Ed via rebracketing in the opposite direction.
Senses: glosses: A male given name, rather uncommon.
Related terms: St Athan
kaoliang
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kaoliangs
form: gaoliang
form: koaliang
form: kowliang
Etymology: From the Wade-Giles romanization of the former pronunciation of Mandarin 高粱 (gāoliáng).
Senses: glosses: A sorghum-based variety of baijiu.
glosses: Any of various Chinese varieties of sorghum.
Hypernyms: sense: liquor
word: baijiu
Related terms: baijiu
mijiu
katipo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: katipos
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori katipo.
Senses: examples: text: The little katipo strolls unhurriedly across her palm. “I'm not squashing it. It's not bothered.”
ref: 1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 343:
glosses: A venomous spider, Latrodectus katipo, endemic to New Zealand.
Related terms: black widow
redback
kame
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kames
Etymology: From Scots, from Middle English cambe (“comb”).
Senses: topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: A round hill or short ridge of sand or gravel deposited by a melting glacier.
Derived terms: kame delta
kame terrace
knight in shining armor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnaɪt ɪn ˈʃaɪ.nɪŋ ˈɑː.mə/
ipa: /ˈnaɪt ɪn ˈʃaɪ.nɪŋ ˈɑr.mər/
Forms: form: knights in shining armor
form: knight in shining armour
Senses: examples: text: We must work this out on our own and not wait for a knight in shining armor, who may never come.
text: How could she have ever considered leaving him? Her rock, her anchor, her knight in shining armor.
ref: 2011, Judith Duncan, If Wishes Were Horses...:
text: "Fine, so I'm no knight in shining armor," the host continued as she reached for the dial. "There are no knights in shining armor." Amber let her hand drop.
ref: 2014, Rene Gutteridge, Old Fashioned, page 42:
synonyms: word: knight-errant
word: the brave
word: bully
word: daredevil
word: good guy
word: goodie
word: Hector
word: hero
word: knight in shining armor
word: lion
word: lionheart
word: thunderbolt
word: tiger
word: white hat
word: white knight
word: worthy
word: wye
antonyms: word: hero
glosses: A person who will fix a dangerous situation; a hero.
wikipedia: Saint George
Saint George and the Dragon
knight in shining armour
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: knights in shining armour
Senses: glosses: British standard spelling of knight in shining armor.
Kabballah
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Kabballahs
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Kabbalah.
Derived terms: Kabballah bracelet
kabala
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Kabbalah.
kabbala
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Kabbalah.
electrocute
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈlɛktɹəkjuːt/
ipa: /əˈlɛktɹəkjuːt/
Forms: form: electrocutes
form: electrocuting
form: electrocuted
form: electrocuted
Etymology: Blend of electro- + execute.
Senses: examples: text: Her hairdryer fell into the tub while she was bathing, and she was electrocuted.
glosses: To kill by electric shock.
examples: text: The executioner threw the switch on Old Sparky, and the condemned prisoner was electrocuted for his crimes.
synonyms: word: fry
glosses: To execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair.
synonyms: electrify
shock
tase
zap
glosses: To inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon.
Derived terms: electrocuter
Related terms: word: electrocution
versor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: versors
Etymology: From Latin vertere, versus (“to turn”). See version.
Senses: qualifier: quaternion algebra
glosses: A quaternion of norm one.
qualifier: geometric algebra
glosses: A multivector representing a proper or improper rotation.
salvar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: salvars
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of shalwar.
cabala
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: cabalas
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Kabbalah.
Derived terms: cabalize
Kabbalah
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈbɑːlə/
ipa: /ˈkɑːbələ/
ipa: /ˈkɑːbəlɑː/
note: Hebrew-like
ipa: /ˌkɑːbɑːˈlɑː/
note: Hebrew-like
ipa: /ˌkɑːbəˈlɑː/
Forms: form: Cabala
form: Cabalah
form: Cabbala
form: Cabbalah
form: Kabala
form: Kabalah
form: Kabbala
form: Qabala
form: Qabalah
form: Qabbala
form: Qabbālāh
form: cabala
form: cabalah
form: cabbala
form: cabbalah
form: kabala
form: kabalah
form: kabbala
form: kabbalah
form: qabala
form: qabalah
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew קַבָּלָה (kabalá, “Jewish mysticism”, literally “something received”). It refers to the notion that Kabbalah is a set of mystical doctrines received in antiquity and passed on in small circles. Doublet of cabal.
Senses: examples: text: Hasidism is closely allied with the fundamental teachings of the Kabbalah, the system of Jewish esoteric thought and mysticism.
ref: 1991, Stacy C. Hollander, Harry Lieberman: a journey of remembrance, page 49:
text: In addition to vitriolic criticism of Black Lives Matter and #MeToo, Owens’s controversial claims that, for example, the Jewish mystical practice Kabbalah is a “pedophile-centric religion” have drawn condemnation from Jewish advocacy groups.
ref: 2025 April 24, Anna Silman, “Now comes the ‘womanosphere’: the anti-feminist media telling women to be thin, fertile and Republican”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
glosses: A body of mystical Jewish teachings based on an esoteric reading of the Hebrew scriptures.
Derived terms: Kabbalah bracelet
Related terms: kabbalist
cabal
kabbalism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of cabalism.
kabbalist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: kabbalists
form: cabalist
form: qabalist
Senses: examples: text: The Kabbalists in general were possessed of the power to cite Elijah, to conjure him up by means of certain formulas.
ref: 1913 [1909], Henrietta Szold, transl., The Legends of the Jews, volume 4, translation of original by Louis Ginzberg:
synonyms: mekubbal
glosses: One who studies Kabbalah.
Derived terms: cabalistic
kabbalistic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more kabbalistic
form: most kabbalistic
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of cabalistic.
Derived terms: kabbalistically
Kalamazoo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˌkæləməˈzuː/
Etymology: See Wikipedia: Etymology of Kalamazoo
Senses: glosses: A city, the county seat of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States.
Derived terms: Kalamazoo County
Kalamazoo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˌkæləməˈzuː/
Forms: form: Kalamazoos
Etymology: After the Kalamazoo Manufacturing Company.
Senses: topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: A pump trolley.
keen on
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more keen on
form: most keen on
Senses: examples: text: I'm not keen on fish with lots of bones.
qualifier: parts of North America
glosses: fond of; appreciative of
keep around
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: keeps around
form: keeping around
form: kept around
form: kept around
Senses: examples: text: It's worth keeping a dictionary around in case you come across an unfamiliar word.
glosses: to keep something near one.
keep going
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: keeps going
form: keeping going
form: kept going
form: kept going
Senses: examples: text: The grandfather clock keeps going for over a week without winding.
glosses: To continue functioning; to maintain.
examples: text: The Gunners have never gone out of the FA Cup in the third round under Arsene Wenger and never lost to a lower division side, two impressive runs they kept going at Elland Road on an evening that was fraught with potential dangers.
ref: 2011 January 19, Jonathan Stevenson, “Leeds 1 - 3 Arsenal”, in BBC:
glosses: To proceed; to make progress, physically or figuratively.
examples: text: I didn't think I could run any longer, but fear kept me going.
text: I'll put all this meat in my freezer, and it'll keep me going for many months.
text: […] he was generous when he had the cash. Many a time he kept me going in drink through the week when I was stuck for the ready […]
ref: 1984, Agnes Owens, Gentlemen of the West:
glosses: To see that (a person) is continually supplied with something, or that they can progress or carry on.
kefir
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈfɪə(ɹ)/
ipa: /ˈkiːfə(ɹ)/
ipa: /ˈkɛfə(ɹ)/
Forms: form: kefirs
form: keefir
form: kephir
Etymology: Borrowed from Russian кефи́р (kefír); see that entry for more.
Senses: examples: text: Water kefir grains differ from milk kefir grains and are generally used to make kefirs based on fruit juices or sugared waters.
ref: 2015, David Perlmutter, Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain—for Life, Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN:
text: Mason jars are great for making kefirs.
ref: 2015, Kristin Merizalde, Holistic Health Basics: 5 Tips For Achieving Better Health, →ISBN:
text: Commercially made kefirs on the other hand have seen the development of starter cultures that make the whole process more efficient and quicker while also providing longer product shelf lives.
ref: 2018, Mark Gibson, “Milk and Dairy”, in Food Science and the Culinary Arts, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 148:
glosses: A fermented milk drink from the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, similar to yogurt but more liquid.
Derived terms: kefiran
kefir grain
kefir
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈfɪə(ɹ)/
ipa: /ˈkiːfə(ɹ)/
ipa: /ˈkɛfə(ɹ)/
Forms: form: kefirs
form: keefir
form: kephir
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of kafir.
keister
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: rhymes: -iːstə(ɹ)
Forms: form: keisters
form: keistering
form: keistered
form: keistered
form: keester
form: keyster
form: kiester
Etymology: Uncertain. Originally attested as a criminal cant word for "burglar's tool-box" in 1881. In the 20th century a clutch of criminal slang meanings are mentioned, including "safe, strongbox". "Tripe and keister" had been the phrase for a conman's or a pitchman's display case on a tripod. A likely origin is the word Kiste, which means a box or case, in both German and Yiddish.
Senses: examples: text: Quick, keister this pot before the cops get here.
synonyms: suitcase
glosses: To conceal something in one's rectum.
buttocks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbʌ.təks/
ipa: /ˈbʌ.təks/
ipa: /ˈbʌ.tɔks/
Senses: examples: text: At leaſt five Hundred of theſe reforming Vultures are daily plundering our Pockets, and ranſacking our Houſes, leaving me ſometimes not one pair of Tractable Buttocks in my Vaulting-School to provide for my Family, or earn me ſo much as a Pudding for my next Sundays Dinner : [...]
ref: 1707, Thomas Brown, “Moll Quarles's Answer to Mother Creswell of Famous Memory”, in The Second Volume of the Works of Mr. Tho. Brown, containing Letters from the Dead to the Living both Serious and Comical, part three, page 184:
text: ‘Children crawled over each other like little grey worms in the gutters,’ he said. ‘The only red things about them were their buttocks and they were raw. Their faces looked as if snails had slimed on them and their mothers were like great sick beasts whose byres had never been cleared.[…]’
ref: 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 7, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
glosses: plural of buttock.
Synonyms: word: 'tocks
word: arse
word: arse cheeks
word: ass
word: ass cheeks
word: back
word: backside
word: batty
word: behind
word: blessed assurance
word: booty
word: botty
word: bottom
word: bum
word: bum cheeks
word: buns
word: butt
word: butt cheeks
word: buttocks
word: caboose
word: cheeks
word: derriere
word: fanny
word: fourth point of contact
word: gluteus maximus
word: glutes
word: gooseberry-grinder
word: gyatt
word: heinie
word: hiney
word: hinderlin
word: hurdies
word: jacksie
word: keester
word: keister
word: moon
word: moneymaker
word: nates
word: nether cheeks
word: patootie
word: peach
word: posterior
word: rear
word: rear end
word: rump
word: seat
word: sit upon
word: tail
word: toches
word: tush
word: tushie
Hypernyms: word: nether region
Hyponyms: word: badunkadunk
word: Brazilian booty
word: Brazilian butt
word: cake
word: dump truck
word: dumpy
word: ghetto booty
word: ghetto butt
Meronyms: word: anus
word: gluteal cleft
word: glute
Derived terms: guttocks
Related terms: word: cushion for the pushin'
word: callipygian
word: :Category:en:Buttocks
keratinisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -eɪʃən
Forms: form: keratinisations
Etymology: From keratin + -isation.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of keratinization.
Derived terms: hyperkeratinisation
keratinization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˌɹætɪnaɪˈzeɪʃən/
Forms: form: keratinizations
Etymology: From keratin + -ization.
Senses: glosses: The process by which cells from beneath the skin are converted to hair and nails (made of keratin).
Derived terms: hyperkeratinization
keyboarding
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: keyboardings
Etymology: From keyboard + -ing.
Senses: examples: text: The real savings of OCR come from the elimination of redundant keyboardings of the same data; from eliminating multiple verification steps; from reducing the number of documents needed to complete a transaction; […]
ref: 1977 June 13, Computerworld, volume 11, number 24, page 91:
glosses: The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
key in
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: keys in
form: keying in
form: keyed in
form: keyed in
Senses: glosses: To enter data by keyboarding.
glosses: To make informed or aware, especially of something that others are not privy to.
hermit crab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hermit crabs
Senses: examples: text: In the U.S., Akers would like to see all hermit crabs legally reclassified as exotic pets, like an alligator or an ocelot, so their sale and ownership could be regulated. To her, every crab’s life is precious.
ref: 2025 August 19, Melissa Scott Sinclair, “Consider the Hermit Crab”, in Slate:
glosses: A decapod crustacean (not a true crab) from the superfamily Paguroidea, which salvages empty seashells or other portable objects to permanently shelter and protect its soft abdomen.
wikipedia: hermit crab
Derived terms: giant hermit crab
thinstripe hermit crab
Keynes
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /keɪnz/
ipa: /kiːnz/
rhymes: -eɪnz
rhymes: -iːnz
homophone: canes
homophone: keens
Etymology: Alteration of Anglo-Norman Kahaignae, Chaiines (“Cahagnes, now a commune in Normandy”).
Senses: glosses: An English surname from Old French.
glosses: John Maynard Keynes, English economist
Derived terms: Ashton Keynes
Horsted Keynes
Keynes effect
Keynesian
Milton Keynes
Related terms: anti-Keynesian
antiKeynesian
Keynesianism
Keynesianization
Keynesianize
neo-Keynesian
Newkeynesian
new-Keynesian
New-Keynesian
New Keynesian
non-Keynesian
Old Keynesian
post-Keynesian
pro-Keynesian
pseudo-Keynesian
quasi-Keynesian
semi-Keynesian
unKeynesian
keysmith
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: keysmiths
Etymology: From key + smith.
Senses: glosses: A person who cuts keys.
Related terms: locksmith
khanate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɑːneɪt/
Forms: form: khanates
form: Khanate
form: chanate
Etymology: From khan + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it).
Senses: examples: text: By the middle of the nineteenth century Central Asia was rarely out of the headlines, as one by one the ancient caravan towns and khanates of the former Silk Road fell to Russian arms.
ref: 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, pages 5–6:
text: Sviatoslav had his own imperial ambitions, which led him to take an aggressive interest in the Christian khanate of Bulgaria.
ref: 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 505:
glosses: The polity ruled by a khan, comprising one or more tribes or clans; a state or dominion ruled by this polity; its territory.
Derived terms: Crimean Khanate
Related terms: caliphate
khaganate
principality
kibble
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɪbəl/
rhymes: -ɪbəl
Forms: form: kibbles
form: kibbling
form: kibbled
form: kibbled
Etymology: Unknown; verb sense c. 1790, Shropshire dialect, perhaps variant of chip or derived from Etymology 2 below.
Senses: examples: text: kibbled oats
glosses: To grind coarsely.
kibble
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɪbəl/
rhymes: -ɪbəl
Forms: form: kibbles
Etymology: Unknown; verb sense c. 1790, Shropshire dialect, perhaps variant of chip or derived from Etymology 2 below.
Senses: examples: text: The pope had already signaled his kids-over-kibbles stance in a 2014 interview with the Rome daily Il Messaggero. When asked whether some in society valued pets more than children, he said that it was a reality that reflected a “sign of cultural degeneration.”
ref: 2022 January 6, Elisabetta Povoledo, “Pope Scolds Couples Who Choose Pets Over Kids”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
glosses: Something that has been kibbled, especially grain for use as animal feed.
glosses: Any artificial animal feed in pellet form.
Derived terms: kibbly
kibble
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɪbəl/
rhymes: -ɪbəl
Forms: form: kibbles
Etymology: From German Kübel (“pail”), from Middle High German kübel, kubel (“bucket, bushel, measure of grain”), from Old High German kubil (“tub, bucket”), from Proto-West Germanic *kubil, from Proto-Germanic *kub- (“to be vaulted, arch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew-, *gū- (“to bend, curve, arch, vault”).
Alternatively, possibly from Vulgar Latin *cupia, from Latin cūpa.
Senses: glosses: An iron bucket used in mines for hoisting anything to the surface.
kibble
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɪbəl/
rhymes: -ɪbəl
Forms: form: kibbles
Senses: glosses: A mallet used in the game of trap ball.
kibble
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɪbəl/
rhymes: -ɪbəl
Etymology: Possibly from kibble (“animal feed”).
Senses: topics: lifestyle
glosses: In the Transformers fandom, pieces of a toy or figure necessary for one mode, but appearing out of place or unnecessary in the other.