cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
pearlescent
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /pəːˈlɛsənt/
ipa: /pərˈlɛsənt/
rhymes: -ɛsənt
Forms: form: more pearlescent
form: most pearlescent
Etymology: From pearl + -escent. First attested in 1926.
Senses: examples: text: Everyone who has the slightest chance of eve going on a honeymoon is a potential customer for “The Story of Bermuda” by Hudson Strode (Smith & Haas). With its beautiful photographs and pearlescent binding, this book makes Bermuda seem a delightful place before even a word of its pleasant text is read.
ref: 1932 December 24, Alice Payne Hackett, “Selling America”, in The Publishers’ Weekly: The American Booktrade Journal, volume 122, number 26, New York, N.Y.: R. R. Bowker Co., →OCLC, page 2309:
text: Successful continuous extrusion of a variety of lead alloys for power and communications cable sheathing has opened still other possibilities. There are new lead pigments, including those of the pearlescent type, low-firing porcelain enamels for aluminum, steel and other metals, and low-loss dielectric ceramics for electronics, all of which will be given attention, [Robert L.] Ziegfeld said.
ref: 1959 December 10, “Lead Association Budget Provides $¾-Million for Research”, in Alvin W. Knoerr, editor, E&MJ Metal and Mineral Markets, volume 30, number 50, New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 6:
text: In the silvery belly scales of the herring, deposits of minute, platelike crystals lie parallel to the scales’ surface, giving a pearly gleam to the grey fish. As long as 200 years ago, this pearlescent pigment was extracted from the fish and injected into beads to simulate pearls.
ref: 1983, “The Colourless colours”, in Helen Varley, editor, Colour, London: Marshall Editions Limited, →ISBN, page 182:
text: The pearlescent inks have bits of shimmery, light-reflective material in them that make them look glittery; these are all transparent.
ref: 2008, Alisa Golden, “Inks, Paints, and Other Media”, in Painted Paper: Techniques & Projects for Handmade Books & Cards, New York, N.Y.: Sterling Publishing Co., →ISBN, page 14:
glosses: Pearl-like, either in color or luster.
Derived terms: pearlescence
pearlescently
Santana wind
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Santana winds
form: Santa Ana wind
form: santana wind
form: Sant' Ana wind
Etymology: Disputed. Possibly from Santa Ana wind
Senses: examples: text: "Do you know what we call a Sant' Ana wind, Giano? Like the one last week — when Toni — when he went to Las Vegas. It blows from the desert
ref: 1953, Vicki Baum, The Mustard Seed, page 367:
text: When Ma is about to "get it" in the back in White Heat, the dark Sant'Ana wind, rustling leaves ominously, adds heat to the treachery.
ref: 2005, John Rechy, Beneath the Skin: The Collected Essays, page 258:
glosses: Pronunciation spelling of Santa Ana wind.
topophilia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌtɒpəˈfɪliə/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos, “place”) + -philia. Coined by British-American poet W. H. Auden in 1947, used by French phenomenologist Gaston Bachelard (1958), and made popular by Chinese-American geographer Yi-Fu Tuan in his essay and book Topophilia (1961 and 1974).
Senses: examples: text: What I feel towards my grandmother's house could be described as topophilia.
text: Topophilia might not be associated with your childhood home, however. For me, all synesthetic tendencies take me not to Seattle but to Barcelona, the city where I lived in my 20s, where I got married, and the only place I have returned to year after year (except for 2020, due to the pandemic).
ref: 2021 January 14, Arthur C. Brooks, “Find the Place You Love. Then Move There.”, in The Atlantic:
glosses: A strong sense of place, often combined with a sense of cultural identity.
wikipedia: Gaston Bachelard
Yi-Fu Tuan
Related terms: topophilic
Santa Ana wind
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Santa Ana winds
form: Santana wind
form: Santa Ana
Etymology: From Santa Ana, formerly a Spanish settlement in southern California + wind. But see also Santana wind.
Senses: examples: text: 2004, Coincidentally, Santa Barbara's modern record temperature of 115° also occurred on June 17, in 1917, and under the influence of a Santa Ana wind. — Christopher C Burt, Extreme Weather: A Guide and Record Book →ISBN p. 254
ref: 1968, A splintered tree stump on Euclid Avenue in Upland illustrates the effects of a Santa Ana wind in 1953—the worst ever to hit the area. — Automobile Club of Southern California, Westways (special issue), page 7:
text: 2001, This essay about the Santa Ana wind of southern California does more than leave us with an image, it creates deep within us a mood. — Theodore A. Rees Cheney, Writing Creative Nonfiction: Fiction Techniques for Crafting Great Nonfiction →ISBN p. 27
glosses: A foehn occurring during certain weather conditions in Southern California coastal areas.
storminess
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: storminesses
Etymology: From stormy + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The state or quality of being stormy.
glosses: The severity of a storm.
storybook
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: storybooks
Etymology: From story + book.
Senses: glosses: A book containing stories, especially children's stories.
Derived terms: storybookish
storybook
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From story + book.
Senses: examples: text: I remember one couple that truly created their own storybook wedding by selecting a remote waterfall as their wedding location.
ref: 2006, Tammy Ash Perkins, The best of Hawaiʻi wedding book: a guide to Maui, Lanaʻi, and Kauaʻi, page 112:
glosses: As in a story for children; pleasant and idealized, or having a happy conclusion.
storybooks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of storybook
stodginess
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stodginesses
Etymology: From stodgy + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The state or quality of being stodgy.
stiletto
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /stɪˈlɛtoʊ/
ipa: [stɪˈlɛɾoʊ]
ipa: /stɪˈlɛtəʊ/
Forms: form: stilettos
form: stilettoes
form: stiletti
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian stiletto. Doublet of stylet.
Senses: examples: text: There the cause of death was soon ascertained; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which, I may tell you, was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom.
ref: 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Tremarn Case”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC, section 1; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
glosses: A small, slender knife or dagger-like weapon intended for stabbing.
glosses: A rapier.
glosses: An awl.
glosses: A woman's shoe with a tall, slender heel (called a stiletto heel).
examples: text: The very quaik of faſhions, the very hee that / VVeares a Steletto on his chinne.
ref: c. 1635–1636 (date written), Iohn Ford [i.e., John Ford], The Fancies, Chast and Noble: […], London: […] E[lizabeth] P[urslowe] for Henry Seile, […], published 1638, →OCLC, Act III, page 32:
synonyms: bodkin beard
pique-devant
glosses: A beard trimmed into a pointed form.
Derived terms: stiletto fly
stiletto heel
stiletto snake
stiletto
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /stɪˈlɛtoʊ/
ipa: [stɪˈlɛɾoʊ]
ipa: /stɪˈlɛtəʊ/
Forms: form: stilettos
form: stilettoing
form: stilettoed
form: stilettoed
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian stiletto. Doublet of stylet.
Senses: examples: text: The recollection of former atrocities by the populace in plundering the city and stilettoing the inhabitants, is sufficiently fresh in the remembrance of the government to serve as an additional stimulus to prevent similar disorders.
ref: 1834, Henry Tudor, Narrative of a Tour in North America:
glosses: To attack or kill with a stiletto (dagger).
geodetics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒiːəʊˈdɛtɪks/
Senses: glosses: The scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, earth tides, and tectonic motion) in three-dimensional, time-varying space.
Related terms: geodesist
geodesy
geodetic
geodetic surveying
allegations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of allegation
stilettos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stiletto
alsatians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of alsatian
pixmap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pixmaps
Etymology: Blend of pixel + map
Senses: topics: computer-graphics
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
synonyms: bitmap
pixelmap
raster
glosses: A grid of pixels; a bitmap, especially one having more than one bit (binary digit) assigned to each pixel, allowing for multiple shades or colors.
comme ci comme ça
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: Borrowed from French comme ci comme ça (literally “like this like that”).
Senses: examples: text: The dessert was pretty good, but the meal was comme ci comme ça.
synonyms: average
fair
meh
mediocre
middling
lackluster
okay
so-so
glosses: Neither good nor bad; so so; tolerable, passable, indifferent.
comme ci comme ça
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: Borrowed from French comme ci comme ça (literally “like this like that”).
Senses: examples: text: How did he do at the tryouts? Oh, comme ci comme ça.
synonyms: blandly
indifferently
insipidly
moderately
passably
so-so
glosses: Neither very well nor very poorly.
true blue
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: tro͞o′ blo͞o′
ipa: /ˌtɹuː ˈbluː/
ipa: /ˌtɹu ˈblu/
ipa: /ˌtɹʉː ˈblʉː/
ipa: /ˌtɹʉː ˈblʉː/
ipa: /ˌʈɾuː ˈbluː/
Forms: form: true blues
form: true-blue
form: true-blue
Etymology: Endocentric compound of true (“loyal, faithful”, adjective) + blue (“steadfastly faithful or loyal”, adjective). The symbolism of the colour blue as representing constancy, faithfulness, loyalty, and truth may derive from the constant colour of the sky, or the tendency of certain blue dyes to resist fading, especially those made in Coventry.
Adjective senses 1.1.2 (“of or pertaining to the Tory, and now the Conservative, political party”) and 1.1.3 (“of or pertaining to the Scottish Presbyterian or Whig political party in the 17th century”) probably both allude to sense 1 (“steadfastly faithful or loyal”). Sense 1.1.2 may also allude to sense 1.1.3 which is older, and sense 1.1.3 may partly allude to the blue colour of the flag of Scotland.
Senses: examples: text: A mild Liberalism prevailed, a Liberalism that would be regarded as hide-bound Toryism now, but was daring enough in those days. One man who had been to work in Northampton proclaimed himself a Radical; but he was cancelled out by the landlord, who called himself a ‘true blue’.
ref: 1939, Flora Thompson, “At the ‘Wagon and Horses’”, in Lark Rise to Candleford: A Trilogy, London: Penguin Books, published 1973, →ISBN, pages 65–66:
glosses: A faithful partisan or supporter of a cause, person, political party, etc.
glosses: A blue dye from Coventry, England, famous for not washing out.
qualifier: color models and color spaces
glosses: A precisely defined pure blue, as for example web color #0000FF = RGB(0,0,255).
beefsteaks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of beefsteak
bechances
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of bechance
bechancing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of bechance
bechanced
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of bechance
true-blue
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: This was a tough true-blue presbyterian, called Deans, who, though most obnoxious to the Laird on account of principles in church and state, contrived to maintain his ground upon the estate […]
ref: 1818 July 25, Jedediah Cleishbotham [pseudonym; Walter Scott], chapter VII, in Tales of My Landlord, Second Series, […] (The Heart of Mid-Lothian), volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Company, →OCLC, page 190:
text: No, Tom's true-blue, Huck, and he'll come back. He won't desert.
ref: 1876, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter XV, in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Hartford, Conn.: The American Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 133:
text: And werenae the folk guid sound Whigs and true-blue Prebyterians I would hae seen them ayont Jordan and Jeroozlem or I would have set hand to it.
ref: 1892, Robert Louis Stevenson, “The Bass”, in Catriona, London; Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson & Sons, →OCLC, page 168:
text: Ellen [DeGeneres]'s honesty and true-blue down-to-earthness were riveting.
ref: 2001 October 23, Ted Johnson, “Reader Forum: The Ellen Show”, in The Advocate, Los Angeles, Calif.: Liberation Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 1:
text: That [Stefan] Lorant was Hungarian might have made [Bill] Brandt even more wary, since he was in the process of being re-born as a true-blue Englishman and leaving the Hungarians of Montparnasse behind him.
ref: 2004, Paul Delany, “In Pursuit of the English”, in Bill Brandt: A Life, Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, →ISBN, page 99:
text: On the other hand, their swing/three-way practices have made Tony one of the most true-blue mates one could have, an absolute dream for women, in fact.
ref: 2007, Lainie Speiser, “Alternative Lifestyles”, in Threesomes: For Couples Who Want to Know More, Beverly, Mass.: Quiver, →ISBN, page 158, column 1:
glosses: Alternative form of true blue.
true-blue
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of true blue.
Indian figs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Indian fig
Jacks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: head_nr: 1
glosses: plural of Jack
Jacks
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Jack.
asswages
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of asswage
asswaging
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of asswage
asswaged
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of asswage
apparatuses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of apparatus
brickbats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɹɪkbæts/
ipa: /ˈbɹɪkˌbæts/
Etymology: From brickbat + -s. The plural only sense (“small rocky particles moving as a group in space”) was coined by the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) and is used chiefly in reference to his writings.
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: Small rocky particles moving as a group in space, especially as forming rings around planets.
brickbats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɹɪkbæts/
ipa: /ˈbɹɪkˌbæts/
Etymology: From brickbat + -s. The plural only sense (“small rocky particles moving as a group in space”) was coined by the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) and is used chiefly in reference to his writings.
Senses: glosses: plural of brickbat
brickbats
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɹɪkbæts/
ipa: /ˈbɹɪkˌbæts/
Etymology: From brickbat + -s. The plural only sense (“small rocky particles moving as a group in space”) was coined by the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) and is used chiefly in reference to his writings.
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of brickbat
lanthorn
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lanthorns
Etymology: Spelling influenced by the fact that they were sometimes made from animal horns.
Senses: examples: text: Yee ſhall vnderſtand, (my deare Friends,) that amongſt the Excellent Acts of that King, one aboue all hath the preheminence. It was the Erection, and Inſtitution of an Order, or Society, which wee call Salomons Houſe; The Nobleſt Foundation, (as wee thinke,) that euer was vpon the Earth; And the Lanthorne of this Kingdome.
ref: 1631, Francis [Bacon], “New Atlantis. A Worke Vnfinished.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC, page 19:
text: On the right hand, as you enter the port, there is an elegant fanal, or light-houſe, kept in good repair: but in all the charts of this coaſt which I have ſeen, this lanthorn is laid down to the weſtward of the harbour; […]
ref: 1764 January 20, T[obias] Smollett, “Letter XIV”, in Travels through France and Italy. […], volume I, London: […] R[oberts] Baldwin, […], published 1766, →OCLC, pages 234–235:
text: Having previously obtained permission of a viewer, or some other person concerned in the colliery, a small hand lanthorn must be provided, a light being necessary for each person. It is also advisable to take a change of dress, at least of upper cloaths; strong boots to keep the feet dry, and an old hat.
ref: 1944 September and October, Charles E. Lee, “An Ancient Underground Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 275, text from early 19th century:
text: Have my room prepared and the lanthorn on my bedside table.
ref: 1946, Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, →OCLC:
glosses: Archaic form of lantern.
Derived terms: dark lanthorn
lanthorn-fly
lanthorns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lanthorn
shear waves
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shear wave
clops
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of clop
clops
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of clop
clopping
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: rhymes: -ɒpɪŋ
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of clop
clopping
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: rhymes: -ɒpɪŋ
Forms: form: cloppings
Senses: examples: text: The hooves' cloppings came to them down the path.
ref: a'''. 1989, Samuel R. Delany, Return to Nevèrÿon:
glosses: The sound or action of something that clops.
examples: text: According to an internal study undertaken by bronies themselves, 19.05 per cent of respondents engaged in clopping.
ref: 2013 September 9, Thomas Raethel, “The Mysterious World of Bronies”, in Critic, number 22, University of Otago, page 33:
text: You prove your ability to procreate by tastefully introducing your Mother to your My Little Pony collection and your fervent love of clopping (Urban Dictionary it) and your amazing fedora hat rack!
ref: 2014 May, Brian R., “Top 5: Mother's Day Gifts”, in Desire Magazine, page 19:
text: And the most uncomfortable question bronies get is about “clopping,” that is, masturbating to pony porn.
ref: 2015 March 10, Terrence Smith, “Galloping With the Bronies”, in Valley Advocate:
qualifier: My Little Pony fandom slang
glosses: The act of masturbating to erotic fanart of My Little Pony characters.
Derived terms: clopfic
clopped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of clop
house husband
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: house husbands
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of househusband.
reinsurers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of reinsurer
Alfvén waves
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Alfvén wave
wild cherries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wild cherry
clonks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of clonk
clonks
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of clonk
clonking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of clonk
clonked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of clonk
pistol grips
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pistol grip
kettle fur collectors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kettle fur collector
balloon goes up
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Pronunciation: enpr: bə-lo͞on′ gōz ŭp′
ipa: /bəˌluːn ɡəʊ̯z ˈʌp/
ipa: /bəˌlun ɡoʊ̯z ˈʌp/
ipa: /bəˌlʉːn ɡəʉ̯z ˈɐp/
ipa: /bəˌlʉːn ɡɐʉ̯z ˈɐp/
ipa: /bəˌlʉn ɡoz ˈʌp/
ipa: /baˌluːn ɡoːz ˈəp/
Forms: form: the balloon goes up
Etymology: Probably from the releasing of a balloon as a signal for an event to begin, possibly popularized by the use of balloons by the British Army during World War I (1914–1918) as a signal for artillery fire to commence.
Senses: examples: text: — When is your job interview?
— The balloon goes up at 10 tomorrow.
text: For quotations using this term, see Citations:balloon goes up.
glosses: Something exciting, risky, or troublesome begins.
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see balloon, go, up.
Related terms: when the balloon goes up
trial balloon
cacklers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cackler
cachepots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cachepot
cabstands
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cabstand
cablegrams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cablegram
wanderjahr
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈvɑn.də(ɹ)ˌjɑː/
/ˈwɑn.də(ɹ)ˌjɑː/
Forms: form: wanderjahrs
form: wanderjahre
form: Wanderjahr
Etymology: From German Wanderjahr (“journeyman’s year”), from wandern (“wander, trek”) + Jahr (“year”).
Senses: examples: text: Once he has assembled his characters in the lively youth resort of Torremolinos, Michener packs them into a Volkswagen bus and sends them on their Wanderjahr through some pretty interesting places.
ref: 1971 June 27, Peter Sourian, “The Drifters”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
text: And these Wanderjahre, and combats with the Beast, are the story-teller's version of the incest taboo; whereby a man must first prove ‘fitness’ and then much ‘marry far’.
ref: 1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 216:
text: When she initially conceived of the “52 Places” job and worked with video, interactives, and masthead editors to develop its duties, Ms. Drake thought of it as a sort of “grown-up gap year,” a reflection of the growing popularity, over the last few decades, of Wanderjahr-like jaunts.
ref: 2017 October 30, Raillan Brooks, “Why Send a Journalist on a 52-Week Trot Around the Globe?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
synonyms: gap year
glosses: A year-long period of travel, especially following one’s education and prior to seeking employment.
glosses: A year spent by an apprentice travelling and honing skills prior to the professional practice of a trade.
eelworm
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: eelworms
Etymology: From eel + worm.
Senses: glosses: A nematode, or roundworm, especially any that resemble small eels and feed on plants.
lightyear
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lightyears
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of light year.
lily-of-the-valley
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lilies-of-the-valley
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of lily of the valley.
wanderjahre
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈvɑn.dəɹˌjɑ.ɹə/
Etymology: From German Wanderjahre, plural of Wanderjahr.
Senses: glosses: plural of wanderjahr
syntonize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: syntonizes
form: syntonizing
form: syntonized
form: syntonized
Senses: topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: To adjust two electronic circuits or devices to operate on the same frequency.
Related terms: syntonization
synchronize
syntonization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The adjustment of two electronic circuits or devices so as to operate at the same frequency.
Related terms: syntonize
synchronization
karyokinesis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: karyokineses
form: caryocinesis
form: caryokinesis
Etymology: From karyo- + -kinesis.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: The process of change that takes place during the division of a cell nucleus at mitosis or meiosis.
doeth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈduːɪθ/
ipa: /ˈduːəθ/
rhymes: -uːɪθ
rhymes: -uːəθ
Etymology: Cognate with Dutch doet.
Senses: examples: text: Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ecclesiastes 8:3:
glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of do
Related terms: doth
wivern
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wiverns
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of wyvern.
Lysol
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: lysol
Etymology: Brand name, from lysis + -ol.
Senses: glosses: A liquid antiseptic and disinfectant; a mixture of cresols and soap.
mainline
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn/
Forms: form: main-line
Etymology: From main + line.
Senses: examples: text: At a time when mainline denominations are engaged in massive closures of small rural churches, independent charismatics are strategically helping to rechurch rural Canada.
ref: 2010, Steven M. Studebaker, Pentecostalism and Globalization:
text: This doesn’t necessarily mean Christians are joining mainline congregations — the survey measures self-identification, not church affiliation. It is, nevertheless, a striking turnabout after years when mainline Protestantism was considered moribund and evangelical Christianity full of dynamism.
ref: 2021 July 9, Michelle Goldberg, “The Christian Right Is in Decline, and It’s Taking America With It”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
synonyms: mainstream
glosses: Normal, principal or standard.
topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: Of or pertaining to the principal route or line of a railway.
topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: Of or pertaining to a surface railway as distinct from an underground, elevated or light rail one.
examples: text: After 3 e5 the Czech Benoni Defense is created. Unlike the mainline 3 e6, which aims for tactical counterplay in the center, Black aims for solidity there. He will choose later what flank to attack on.
ref: 2006 May 7, Robert Byrne, “For Most Players, Speed Chess Is Like a Keystone Kops Melee”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2023:
text: Short's pragmatic approach to the match was to avoid mainline theory and the teenager's computer preparation.
ref: 2010 May 21, Leonard Barden, “Nigel Short shows benefit of experience during series with Anish Giri”, in The Guardian:
text: The first classical game featured a fairly mainline Nimzo-Indian Defense, with the players following one of So's October 2021 games until move 20.
ref: 2022 April 4, Luci Kelemen, “Wesley So wins third leg of FIDE Grand Prix 2022 over Nakamura”, in Dot Esports, archived from the original on 30 Dec 2022:
topics: board-games
chess
games
glosses: Of a sequence of opening moves: being part of a main line ("a standard sequence of opening moves considered to be best play").
mainline
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn/
Forms: form: mainlines
form: mainlining
form: mainlined
form: mainlined
Etymology: From main + line.
Senses: examples: text: The patient skinpopped for 1½ years and then started to mainline heroin.
ref: 1968, Richard Brotman, Alfred M. Freedman, A Community Mental Health Approach to Drug Addiction, page 97:
synonyms: main
glosses: To inject (a drug) directly into a vein.
examples: text: Last month, she lamented that her busy campaign schedule had kept her from mainlining Amazon’s new “Rings of Power” series.
ref: 2022 September 21, Jason Horowitz, “Hobbits and the Hard Right: How Fantasy Inspires Italy’s Potential New Leader”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
glosses: To consume voraciously.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: To integrate (code, etc.) into the main repository for a software project, rather than separate forks.
glosses: To include (a prisoner) in the general population of a prison.
Derived terms: mainliner
mainlining
mainline
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn/
Forms: form: mainlines
form: main line
Etymology: From main + line.
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: An airline's main operating unit, as opposed to codeshares or regional subsidiaries.
topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
coordinate_terms: trunk line
glosses: The principal route or line of a railway.
topics: fishing
hobbies
lifestyle
glosses: In longline fishing the central line to which the branch lines with baits are attached.
examples: text: Many plumbers will tell you they don't go off property since that is the local water company's responsibility. Most local water companies would prefer that, if a line is snaked, it is snaked all the way to the mainline connection.
ref: 2007, Melvin Ladon White, Property Owner's Sewer and Drain Guide, page 31:
text: In addition, opportunities exist for the introduction of these organisms into a system by means of broken or corroded piping, repair of existing mainlines, installation of new mains, back siphonage, and cross-connections, any of which may result in contamination of the water supply.
ref: 2013, Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, page 80:
topics: business
construction
manufacturing
plumbing
glosses: The pipeline carrying wastewater to the public drains or a septic tank.
examples: text: I'm searching for my mainline / I said I couldn't hit it sideways
ref: 1968, “Sister Ray”, in Lou Reed (lyrics), White Light/White Heat, performed by The Velvet Underground:
glosses: A principal vein into which a drug can be injected.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: The main repository for a software project, from which different versions (forks) may be split off.
examples: text: 8. ...Qe7! is the mainline and Black unpins with Nc6-d8-e6 […]
ref: 2005 November 13, Malcolm Pein, “The Sunday chess column”, in The Daily Telegraph, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2016:
topics: board-games
chess
games
glosses: Alternative form of main line.
synonyms: genpop
glosses: The general population of a prison.
main line
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: main lines
Senses: examples: text: In that game, Carlsen sidestepped the main line of the Berlin Defense with 4 d4, hoping to unsettle Karjakin. That did not work, and chances were equal for most of the game.
ref: 2012 July 15, Dylan Loeb Mcclain, “Chess: Fischer and Spassky, Looking Back”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2022:
text: 8.Qd2 is the old main line of the Poisoned Pawn from the days of Fischer and Kasparov.
ref: 2015 May 6, Malcolm Pein, “Chess prodigy Wei Yi, 15, tops the chart”, in The Daily Telegraph, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2020:
text: Adams, the No1 seed in the Isle of Man, has always favoured 3 Nd2 against the French and, when his Polish opponent, below, followed a main line, Adams was very willing to go along.
ref: 2015 October 9, Leonard Barden, “Sergey Karjakin and Peter Svidler blunder through Baku World Cup final”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 11 Sep 2016:
topics: board-games
chess
games
meronyms: book move
glosses: A standard sequence of opening moves considered to be best play.
examples: text: Gavin Johns, chairman of the Swanage Railway Trust, said: "I would like to thank our stakeholders for their far-sighted investment of £5.5 million to re-connect Swanage and Corfe Castle with the main line, which included £1.8m from the Government's coastal communities fund, so we could restore our 1950s heritage diesel trains for running on the main line."
ref: 2023 March 22, “Tickets now on sale as trial Swanage service finally gets green light”, in RAIL, number 979, page 25:
glosses: Alternative form of mainline.
main line
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: Caruana chose the Petroff 2 Nf3 Nf6, which used to be the weapon of choice for players aiming for a half point as Black, was relegated for some years due to the popularity of the Berlin 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Nf6, but has returned to favour as the main line Berlin with an early queen swap has been outmoded by 4 d3.
ref: 2018 January 19, Leonard Barden, “Chess: Magnus Carlsen falls away from leading pack at Wijk aan Zee”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2022:
topics: board-games
chess
games
glosses: Alternative form of mainline.
scantron
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈskænˌtɹɒn/
ipa: /ˈskænˌtɹɑn/
Forms: form: scantrons
form: Scantron
Etymology: Genericized trademark. By genericization of Scantron (from scan + -tron), a manufacturer and brand name of the devices.
Senses: examples: text: The Grievant, however, insisted on using the scantron himself.
ref: 1989, Bureau of National Affairs, Labor Arbitration Reports, volume 91, page 897:
text: 2008, Audrey Denise Bowser, Transforming Teacher Education to Support Multicultural Technology Pedagogy, PhD Dissertation, Iowa State University, page 66,
Additionally, a scantron bubble sheet and a statement of informed consent were given to students for review and a signature was required before the survey was administered.
text: Applicants must submit a completed application form together with the scantron sheet; cover sheet; student activity and community activity sheets; personal essay; and a copy of unofficial transcript (signed by the counselor).
ref: 2008, College Blue Book: Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, and Loans, 36th edition, volume 5, page 277:
text: According to Jenny's story, everything each of us does, every decision made during each day, is indelibly marked on a lifetime scantron sheet in Heaven. (This, of course, made sense because it was very similar to the scantron sheets we filled out every day in school.)
ref: 2010, Bill Golembeski, The English Setter Dance, page 29:
topics: education
glosses: A device used to scan prepared forms used for multiple-choice and true-or-false testing.
topics: education
glosses: A prepared form for use in such a device.
gigaflop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gigaflops
Etymology: From giga- + flop.
Senses: examples: text: The gigaflop supercomputers of today are almost useless. What is needed is a teraflop machine...
ref: 1992 March 2, Richard Preston, “The Mountains of Pi”, in The New Yorker:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A unit of measure for the calculating speed of a computer equal to one billion (10⁹) floating point operations per second.
scantrons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of scantron
main lines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of main line
lilies-of-the-valley
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lily-of-the-valley
lilies of the valley
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lily of the valley
lightyears
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of lightyear
eelworms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of eelworm
Adriatic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌeɪ.dɹiˈæt.ɪk/
Forms: form: Adriatical
form: Adriatick
Etymology: From Latin Adriāticum, variant of Hadriātricum, from Hadria, ultimately from either:
* an Etruscan settlement at the northern shore of the Adriatic Sea.
* Illyrian *adur, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”), related to Proto-Albanian *udrijā, or from Venetic [script needed] (adur, “water”), in either case related to Latin unda and Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr), more at water.
Senses: examples: text: She moves me not, or not removes, at least,
Affection's edge in me, were she as rough
As are the swelling Adriatic seas:
ref: c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
glosses: Of or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea.
Derived terms: adriamycin
Adriatic
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌeɪ.dɹiˈæt.ɪk/
Forms: form: the Adriatic
form: Adriatical
form: Adriatick
Etymology: From Latin Adriāticum, variant of Hadriātricum, from Hadria, ultimately from either:
* an Etruscan settlement at the northern shore of the Adriatic Sea.
* Illyrian *adur, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”), related to Proto-Albanian *udrijā, or from Venetic [script needed] (adur, “water”), in either case related to Latin unda and Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr), more at water.
Senses: examples: text: Her husband sail'd upon the Adriatic,
And made some voyages, too, in other seas,
ref: 1818, Lord Byron, Beppo:
text: A strange story comes from the Adriatic.
ref: 1909, Bram Stoker, The Lady of the Shroud:
text: From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.
ref: 1946 March 5, Winston Churchill, Iron Curtain speech:
glosses: A sea between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula; an extension of the Mediterranean located between the boot of Italy and the Dalmatian coast of the Balkans; in full, Adriatic Sea.
Related terms: Aegean
Mediterranean
perdita
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: perditas
Etymology: From Latin perdita (“lost woman”).
Senses: glosses: A woman who has fallen into prostitution.
schepen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: schepens
Etymology: From Dutch schepen.
Senses: glosses: A Dutch magistrate.
passeggiata
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: passeggiatas
Etymology: From Italian passeggiata.
Senses: examples: text: This was the food in the old dining room—the homely mensa—before some disgruntled worker blew the whistle, informing the health department that cockroaches had been seen strolling around the kitchen on a passeggiata.
ref: 2007, David M. Gross, Fast Company: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Motorcycles in Italy, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, page 94:
glosses: A long, leisurely walk or stroll.
risque
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more risque
form: most risque
Etymology: See risqué.
Senses: examples: text: But despite being the first episode of The Simpsons to feature Marge [Simpson]'s naked butt, there's nothing particularly risque about any of the nudity—if anything, the pitchfork-wielding farmer's threat of "ass-forking" feels the most over the line.
ref: 2016 January 24, Les Chappell, “An Uneven Season of The Simpsons Streaks to an Excellent Conclusion: ‘Natural Born Kissers’ (season nine, episode 25, originally aired 05/17/1998)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2021:
glosses: Alternative form of risqué.
risque
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: risques
Senses: glosses: Obsolete spelling of risk.
risque
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: risques
form: risquing
form: risqued
form: risqued
Senses: glosses: Obsolete spelling of risk.
laserbeam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: laserbeams
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of laser beam.
spacesuit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spacesuits
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of space suit.
gasmask
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gasmasks
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of gas mask.
trench warfare
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: hypernyms: warfare#Noun
war#Noun
<
fighting#Noun
<
conflict#Noun
glosses: Warfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches and repeatedly fire at one another; usually involving high casualty rates over a long period of time.
hypernyms: warfare#Noun
war#Noun
<
fighting#Noun
<
conflict#Noun
glosses: Fighting of any sort which offers no hope of ending soon.
Related terms: in the trenches
trench broom
trench foot
trench knife
trench mouth
hand-to-hand
shell shock
stalemate
siege weapon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: siege weapons
Senses: glosses: A weapon (usually very large) used by the aggressor in siege warfare. Examples include trebuchets, catapults, cannon, etc.
Synonyms: siege engine
siege warfare
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Warfare in which the defender is trapped in a position (such as a fort or castle) while the attacker bombards and/or barricades them from outside.
partite
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: enpr: pärʹtītʹ
ipa: /ˈpɑɹˌtaɪt/
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin partītus.
Senses: glosses: Divided into parts.
Synonyms: sense: divided
word: partial
sense: divided
word: fractional
sense: divided
word: demi-
sense: divided
word: semi-
Derived terms: bipartite
decapartite
dipartite
diversipartite
dodecapartite
hexapartite
monopartite
multipartite
octapartite
octopartite
palmatipartite
pedatipartite
pinnatipartite
pluripartite
quadripartite
quinquepartite
quintipartite
septempartite
sexpartite
sextipartite
tantipartite
tripartite
unipartite
pannenkoek
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pannenkoeken
Etymology: From Dutch pannenkoek.
Senses: examples: text: I realized that, for my husband, going out for Chinese food was similar to the Dutch going to eat pannenkoeken when they needed a place to gather their thoughts.
ref: 2009, Robin Jones Gunn, “Epilogue”, in Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes! (Sisterchicks; 8), New York, N.Y.: Multnomah Books, →ISBN, page 260:
text: Serve a couple of spoonfuls of sautéed mushrooms on a weeknight pannenkoek with sliced or grated Gouda and mustard.
ref: 2017, Emily Wight, “Sautéed Mushrooms for Pannenkoek”, in Dutch Feast, Vancouver, B.C.: Arsenal Pulp Press, →ISBN, “Weeknight Dinners” section:
text: Fluffy flapjacks are strictly verboten at the Pfanntastic Pannenkoek Haus, home to the giant crêpes the Dutch have been eating for centuries. In the Netherlands, a pannenkoek is eaten for lunch or dinner. Owner Denice Greenwald and pannenkoek handyman Joe Payne serve them all day, adding flair to the traditional undertaking and offering eighty kinds, including the Kaneel Rol (cinnamon roll) and Steak Met Smeerkaas (Philly cheesesteak).
ref: 2017, John Catucci, Michael Vlessides, “Pfanntastic Pannenkoek Haus”, in You Gotta Go Here! 397 Hidden Gems and Hometown Favourites in Canada and Beyond, Toronto, Ont.: Collins, →ISBN, “Canada” section, “Western Candada” subsection, “Calgary, AB” subsubsection, page 17, column 2:
text: She was smiling and laughing through her mouthful of pannenkoeken.
ref: 2018, Samantha Cayto, chapter 5, in Star Dance (Alien Blood Wars; 4), Lincoln, Lincolnshire: Pride Publishing, Totally Entwined Group, →ISBN:
text: The land was flat as a Hudson River pannenkoek, with this sole peak jabbing skyward.
ref: 2018 April, D[avid] J[ohn] Butler, chapter 10, in Witchy Winter (Witchy Eye; 2), Riverdale, N.Y.: Baen Books, →ISBN:
text: Have you ever tried that new Dutch place that just opened? They have this amazing pannenkoek that I can’t get enough of.
ref: 2022, Steena Holmes, “Mia”, in The Promise of Christmas: A Small Town Holiday Story, [SH Press Inc], →ISBN:
text: Buckwheat flour, made from the seeds of the plant, is a central ingredient in popular Dutch foods such as pannenkoeken (flat pancakes) and poffertjes (fluffy mini-pancakes), but almost all of the flour is currently imported.
ref: 2022 October 15, Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, “Against the grain: Dutch farmers go back to the future with buckwheat”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian (“Saturday” (number 55) section), London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 34, columns 1–2:
text: More uneven was the duck and pannenkoeken ($29). I liked the idea of this riff on Peking duck, replete with mini-pancakes, apple and fennel slaw, cherry sauce and scallions. But in the bowl of duck-confit morsels, some pieces were toothsome and others were flabbier.
ref: 2023 April 29, Peter Hum, “Dutch discoveries in Lowertown: Little Amsterdam serves up both hits and misses”, in Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ont., →ISSN, →OCLC, page B2, column 4:
glosses: Alternative form of pannekoek.
gunk-hole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gunk-holes
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of gunkhole.
gunk-hole
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: gunk-holes
form: gunk-holing
form: gunk-holed
form: gunk-holed
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of gunkhole.
gunkhole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gunkholes
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A small cove, especially a small fishing community.
gunkhole
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: gunkholes
form: gunkholing
form: gunkholed
form: gunkholed
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
glosses: To cruise in shallow coastal waters, spending the nights in gunkholes.
sunshiny
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsʌnˌʃaɪ.ni/
enpr: sŭnˈ-shīˌ-nē
rhymes: -aɪni
Forms: form: more sunshiny
form: most sunshiny
form: sunshiney
Etymology: From sunshine + -y. By surface analysis, sun + shine + y.
Senses: examples: text: There are men that roll through life, like a fire-new red ball going across Mr. Lord's cricket-ground on a sunshiny day […]
ref: 1858, Charles Reade, Jack of all Trades:
text: A sunshiny shower / Won't last half an hour.
ref: 1998, Jonathan Langley, Collins Bedtime Treasury of Nursery Rhymes and Tales, page 55:
glosses: Sunny; having, characterised by, full of, or illuminated by sunshine.
examples: text: The blazing brightneſſe of her beauties beame, / And glorious light of her ſunſhyny face / To tell, vvere as to ſtriue against the ſtreame.
ref: 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
text: He to her lept vvith deadly dreadfull looke, / And her ſunſhynie helmet ſoon vnlaced, / Thinking at once both head and helmet to haue raced.
ref: 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto V”, in The Faerie Queene. […], part II (books IV–VI), London: […] [Richard Field] for William Ponsonby, →OCLC, stanza 11, page 242:
glosses: Beautiful and bright, as if illuminated by sunshine; radiant; beaming; glowing; resplendent; shining.
examples: text: a sunshiny disposition
text: Flowers can make any room sunshiny.
text: He had always been a sunshiny sort of boy, but that sun was gone now, buried behind heavy banks of cloud which were still building.
ref: 1991, Stephen King, Needful Things:
glosses: Cheerful; happy; pleasant.
Derived terms: sunshininess
gunkholing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of gunkhole
gunk-holing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of gunk-hole
O RLY
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Forms: form: o rly
Etymology: Internet abbreviation of oh really? First appeared around 2003 on the website Something Awful.
Senses: examples: text: Excessive use of Internet-speak, 1337-speak or chat fads (such as the "O RLY?" "YA RLY"! exchange) are banned. While these are acceptable in small doses, too much use is spamming and just plain annoying.
ref: 2003 May 9, Lu Hong, “The Big, Bad, Rules of #simrtk”, in Simulated RTK, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2007:
text: Comment by O RLY YA RLY — June 22, 2003 @ 15:10
ref: 2003 June 20, O RLY YA RLY, “WHY IS THERE NO GOOD PORN?”, in how to save the world, retrieved 12 Sep 2013:
glosses: Expressing interest, usually with implied sarcasm or disdain.
wikipedia: Something Awful
vacillating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of vacillate