cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
mapability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Briefly, TReC was simulated using a negative binomial regression model taken into account the effects of GC content and mapability, and ASReC was simulated using a beta-binomial distribution.
ref: 2015 April 16, WeiBo Wang et al., “Allele-specific copy-number discovery from whole-genome and whole-exome sequencing”, in Nucleic Acids Research, volume 43, →DOI:
glosses: Misspelling of mappability.
megakaryocytopoesis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: As noted in this case, B19 infection may induce thrombocytopenia, presumably through inhibition of megakaryocytopoesis [ 14 ].
ref: 2015 April 15, Sruti S. Nadimpalli et al., “Congenital Parvovirus B19 Infection: Persistent Viremia and Red Blood Cell Aplasia”, in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, volume 2, →DOI:
glosses: Misspelling of megakaryocytopoiesis.
megasynthase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: megasynthases
Etymology: From mega- + synthase.
Senses: examples: text: A long, multi-domain olefin megasynthase was translationally coupled to a reporter protein or antibiotic resistance marker as a way to monitor and improve its translation elongation via synonymous codon mutations ( 34 ).
ref: 2015 June 27, Tian Tian, Howard M. Salis, “A predictive biophysical model of translational coupling to coordinate and control protein expression in bacterial operons”, in Nucleic Acids Research, volume 43, →DOI:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A large, complex synthase (that produces a specific natural product as if on an assembly line)
Related terms: megasynthetase
megasynthases
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of megasynthase
mesilate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmiː.sʌɪ.leɪt/
ipa: /ˈmiː.sɪ.leɪt/
ipa: /ˈmɛs.ɪˌleɪt/
Forms: form: mesilates
form: mesylate
Etymology: From mesyl + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Senses: examples: text: When nafamostat mesilate (SK Chemicals Life Science Biz., Seoul, Korea licensed by Torii Pharmaceutical Co., LTD, Tokyo, Japan) was used for anticoagulation during the ECMO, the maintenance dose was held at 0.4–1.5 mg/kg/h to maintain a partial thromboplastin time of 60–80 s [ 12 ].
ref: 2015 August 17, Kun Il Kim et al., “The pre-ECMO simplified acute physiology score II as a predictor for mortality in patients with initiation ECMO support at the emergency department for acute circulatory and/or respiratory failure: a retrospective study”, in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, volume 23, →DOI:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A salt or ester of an acid CH₄O₃S used especially in pharmaceutical preparations.
Synonyms: methanesulfonate
methacryloyl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: methacryloyls
Etymology: From methacrylic + -oyl.
Senses: examples: text: To synthesize TBDMS-dopamine methacrylate (TBDMS-DMA) monomer, methacryloyl chloride (0.46 g, 4.40 mmol) was added to TBDMS-dopamine (1.13 g, 2.96 mmol) in dichloromethane (2.5 mL) containing triethylamine (0.4 g, 4.0 mmol) according to the previously described method with modification. 35 The product was collected by precipitation.
ref: 2015 July 15, Sang-Bae Lee et al., “Catechol-Functionalized Synthetic Polymer as a Dental Adhesive to Contaminated Dentin Surface for a Composite Restoration”, in Biomacromolecules, volume 16, →DOI:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A univalent radical derived from methacrylic acid
mesilates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mesilate
methacryloyls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of methacryloyl
gender ideologies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gender ideology
microbrush
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: microbrushes
Etymology: From micro- + brush.
Senses: examples: text: For Scotchbond, first, a primer (10 μL) was applied to the dentin surface using a microbrush, and after 30 s, the surface was dried by gentle air-blowing.
ref: 2015 July 15, Sang-Bae Lee et al., “Catechol-Functionalized Synthetic Polymer as a Dental Adhesive to Contaminated Dentin Surface for a Composite Restoration”, in Biomacromolecules, volume 16, →DOI:
glosses: A very small brush, especially a very small toothbrush used in dentistry
microthrombii
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Typical histologic lesions including small areas of necrosis and occasional capillary microthrombii within skeletal muscle and other organs are commonly reported.
ref: 2015 July 20, Daniel T. Blumstein et al., “The evolution of capture myopathy in hooved mammals: a model for human stress cardiomyopathy?”, in Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, volume 2015, →DOI:
glosses: Misspelling of microthrombi.
microbrushes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of microbrush
Republic of Karelia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A republic and federal subject of Russia, located in the northwest; short form Karelia. Capital: Petrozavodsk.
SGTM
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Initialism of sounds good to me.
topics: business
marketing
glosses: Initialism of server-side Google Tag Manager, Google's advanced tag management solution for tracking and data transmission by processing requests on the owned server instead of doing it directly in the user's browser.
Related terms: LGTM
abier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈbɪɚ/
rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Etymology: From a- (“in, on”) + bier.
Senses: examples: text: Poor soul! Her man died only the other day, and now she lies abier.
qualifier: Somerset
glosses: Dead but unburied.
prerogative writs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of prerogative writ
property taxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of property tax
machetero
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: macheteros
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish machetero.
Senses: examples: text: Castro is talking about plans to increase the use of machines to cut the sugar cane in future harvests. A combine can cut thirty times as much cane as a machetero can. But they should not be afraid of losing their jobs.
ref: 2003, Lee Lockwood, Castro's Cuba, Cuba's Fidel, page 13:
glosses: Someone who wields a machete.
glosses: A member of the Boricua Popular Army.
macheteros
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of machetero
sophronizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of sophronize
sophronizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of sophronize
sophronized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of sophronize
deturbates
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of deturbate
deturbating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of deturbate
deturbated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of deturbate
SSPI
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: qualifier: security
glosses: Initialism of Security Support Provider Interface, a Microsoft Windows API used for security-related operations such as authentication.
bikini briefs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: She was wearing bikini briefs that were neither colorful nor lacy.
ref: 1986, Anna James, The Reluctant Swan, page 132:
text: With his lime-green bikini briefs - his own - he looked great, like a guy in a sex magazine.
ref: 2018, Bobbie Ann Mason, Patchwork: A Bobbie Ann Reader:
glosses: Underpants in a bikini bottom style, having less coverage than classic briefs.
examples: text: Maternity swimsuits come in two basic styles: two-piece models with expandable or bikini briefs and one-piece styles with blouson tops (see figure 6.11). Most mail-order and department stores offer limited variety in swimwear.
ref: 1986, Rebecca Dumlao, The Expectant Mother’s Wardrobe Planner: A Fashion Workbook to Organize Today’s Mother-to-Be, Radnor, Pa.: Chilton Book Company, →ISBN, page 61:
text: Her sponsor sent her bikini briefs and racing tops that she felt very uncomfortable wearing.
ref: 2013, David A. Baron, Claudia L. Reardon, Steven H. Baron, Clinical Sports Psychiatry: An International Perspective, page 20:
glosses: A bikini bottom.
examples: text: I expected Burt to be wimpish or emaciated without his detective dress suit, but he was quite the opposite. He obviously worked out regularly. His swimsuit wasn't one of those male bikini briefs, but he certainly could wear one.
ref: 2023, Judy Spoon Ertel, Any Which Aweigh You Die:
glosses: Male bikini-cut swim briefs.
Related terms: boxer briefs
swimming trunks
Callen
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Variant of Callan.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
Omari
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Omaris
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic عمري. The surname is predominantly found in Tanzania.
Senses: glosses: A male given name from Arabic.
glosses: A surname from Arabic.
Nasir
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Naseer
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic نَاصِر (nāṣir).
Senses: glosses: A male given name from Arabic.
glosses: A surname from Arabic.
Derived terms: Nasirean
Lauryn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Spelling variant of Lauren.
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Latin.
Zariah
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Jazlyn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Modern invention, from Jasmine and Lyn.
Senses: glosses: A female given name originating as a coinage.
Bodhi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Modern English usage from bodhi; influenced by characters in films and comics.
Senses: examples: text: "I grew up in San Diego. My mother died of cancer when I was ten years old. She was a good and loving woman from what I remember, and she encouraged me to read a lot since she was a history teacher. She also had a great interest in eastern philosophy such as Buddhism. When I was born she named me Bodhi from the Buddhist idea of the Bodhisattva – a wise and compassionate being who delays his entrance into buddahood for the benefit of enlightenment for all.” “ She must have seen something very special in you, Bodhi,” said Erica.
ref: 2014, Robert Beau Michaels, Elysian Fields, BookBaby, →ISBN:
glosses: A male given name from Sanskrit.
Zayne
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Variant of Zane.
Senses: glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
Madilynn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Rare fanciful spelling of Madeline.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Jayda
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Fanciful spelling variant of Jada.
Senses: glosses: A female given name originating as a coinage.
Ryland
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Old English ryge (“rye”) + land (“land”).
Senses: glosses: A habitational surname from Old English.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A place name:
An unincorporated community in Madison County, Alabama, United States, named after the first postmaster.
glosses: A place name:
A suburban area of Welton, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0180).
glosses: A place name:
A hamlet in Bremanger municipality, Vestland, Norway, previously in Sogn og Fjordane.
Derived terms: Rylan
Ryland Heights
Rylen
Itzel
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
glosses: A surname.
Malakai
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Fijian Malakai and Tongan Malakai, equivalent to English Malachi.
Senses: glosses: A male given name of modern usage.
Ronin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From modern films and comics, perhaps literally "a ronin". Compare also Ronan.
Senses: examples: text: He shook Chaz's hand. “Please call me Ronin.” Ronin. The sexy, mysterious name fit him perfectly.
ref: 2014, Lorelei James, Bound: The Mastered Series, Penguin, →ISBN:
glosses: A male given name originating as a coinage.
Melany
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Rare non-standard variant of Melanie.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Jaylah
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: 20th-century coinage, variant of Jayla.
Senses: glosses: A female given name originating as a coinage.
Alijah
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A male given name.
Moises
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Moiseses
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Moises and Spanish Moisés.
Senses: glosses: A male given name.
glosses: A surname.
Amari
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: The surname is of multiple origins, including:
* A variant of Amaro, from Italian Amaro.
* A variant of Amar, from Arabic عَمَّار (ʕammār). See also Umari, Umar, Omar, and Amar.
* A Japanese surname ultimately deriving from Japanese 余り (amari, “remainder, surplus”).
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A male or female given name of modern usage.
Raylan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Modern coinage from Ray, compare Rylan, Braylon.
Senses: glosses: A male given name originating as a coinage.
Brylee
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Modern fanciful spelling of Briley.
Senses: glosses: A female given name transferred from the surname.
Madisyn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Modern fanciful spelling of Madison.
Senses: glosses: A female given name transferred from the surname.
Kasen
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Modern variant of Cason.
Senses: glosses: A male given name.
Aubrie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Modern altered spelling of Aubrey as a feminine name.
Senses: glosses: A female given name transferred from the surname.
Raiden
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Possible a modern variant of Rayden, or a coinage rhyming with Braiden, Jaiden, etc.
Senses: glosses: A male given name originating as a coinage.
Braelyn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: 20th-century coinage, compare Braylen, Braylon. Variant: Braelynn.
Senses: glosses: A female given name originating as a coinage.
sea-ruff
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sea-ruffs
Senses: glosses: A sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, inhabiting most European coasts, including the Mediterranean
Hypernyms: sense: fish in Pagellus
word: sea bream
Related terms: Orfus
Braelynn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: 20th-century coinage, compare Braylen, Braylon. Variant: Braelyn.
Senses: glosses: A female given name originating as a coinage.
Cason
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Casen
form: Cayson
form: Kaison
form: Kasen
form: Kason
form: Kaysen
form: Kayson
Etymology: As an English surname, a corruption of the place name Cawston in Norfolk. Also borrowed from Italian Cason, from a Venetan form of casa (“house”).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Old English.
examples: text: I named him Cason; it was my grandfather's middle name and the second that he was born, I could see that it suited him.
ref: 2016, Verna Lloyd, Within Sight, Lulu Press, Inc, →ISBN:
glosses: A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
Aleena
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Rare spelling variant of Alina.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Emmalyn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Emma + Lyn or a variant of Emmeline.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Marlee
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Variant of Marley.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Old English.
glosses: A female given name transferred from the surname.
Deacon
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Deacons
form: Deakin
Etymology: * English occupational surname for someone working in the household of a deacon.
* Also as an English surname, variant of Dicken.
* As an Irish surname, from Ó Deocáin, "descendant of Deocán."
Senses: glosses: A surname originating as an occupation.
examples: text: And like a mirror image in gestures if not in looks, Steward spit fresh Blue Boy while Deek lit a cigar. However disgusted both were, K.D. knew they would not negotiate a solution that would endanger him or the future of Morgan money. His grandfather had named his twins Deacon and Steward for a reason.
ref: 1997, Toni Morrison, Paradise, Random House, published 2010, →ISBN, page 55:
glosses: A male given name from English.
Derived terms: Deacon process
Brycen
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Modern re-spelling of Bryson.
Senses: glosses: A male given name.
Landyn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Modern re-spelling of Landon.
Senses: glosses: A male given name.
Lorelei
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from German Lorelei (“murmuring rock or lurking rock”), but not used as a given name in Germany. The Lorelei (or Lorelei, Loreleï, Lore Lay, Lore-Ley, Lurley, Lurelei, Lurlei) is an infamous maritime disaster site because of the Rhine's current and the surrounding terrain. The shipwrecks have been subject to mythological explanation attempts since around 900 AD.
Senses: glosses: A female given name from German.
Jamison
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: "son of Jamie".
Senses: glosses: A Scottish surname transferred from the given name.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
Aleah
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Probably a fanciful spelling of Alia, Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Arabic.
Addyson
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Modern fanciful spelling of Addison.
Senses: glosses: A female given name transferred from the surname.
Zuri
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili zuri (“good”).
Senses: glosses: A unisex given name from Swahili, of modern African American usage
Nia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Short for Antonia.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Evelynn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Rare non-standard spelling of Evelyn.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Nylah
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Kayson
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Modern variant of Cason.
Senses: glosses: A male given name.
Maliyah
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Probably a fanciful spelling of Malia, from Hawaiian Malia.
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Hawaiian.
Juniper
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: A topographic surname from juniper. In some cases matronymic from an equivalent of Jennifer influenced by folk etymology.
Senses: glosses: A surname from English.
glosses: A unisex given name from English.
A female given name from English.
glosses: A unisex given name from English.
A male given name from English.
Jayleen
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: 20th-century coinage, variant of Jaylene.
Senses: glosses: A female given name originating as a coinage.
Harlow
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈhaɹ.loʊ/
Etymology: From Old English hær (“rock”) or here (“army”) + hlæw (“hill”).
Senses: glosses: A town and local government district of Essex, England.
examples: text: What Suomi has that Harlow did not have is technology.
ref: 2013 May 13, Judith Shulevitz, “The Lethality of Loneliness”, in The New Republic, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2015:
glosses: A habitational surname transferred from the place name.
glosses: A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Derived terms: Harlowton
Macie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Variant of Macy.
Senses: glosses: A female given name transferred from the surname.
Kolton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Re-spelling of Colton.
Senses: glosses: A male given name of modern usage.
Madelynn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Blend of Madeleine + Lynn
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Miracle
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
glosses: A surname.
Braylen
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Braylon
Etymology: Modern American coinage.
Senses: glosses: A male given name originating as a coinage.
Jaxton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Modern American coinage from Jax, Jaxon, rhyming with Axton, Paxton, Daxton.
Senses: glosses: A male given name originating as a coinage.
Related terms: Jax
Jaxson
Jexxton
Jayson
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Modern variant of Jason, perhaps influenced by Jay.
Senses: glosses: A male given name.
Brinley
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Brinlee
form: Brynlee
form: Brynlie
Etymology: Possibly a variant of Brindley.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Baylee
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Variant of Bailey, possibly influenced by Lee.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Finnegan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Finigan
form: Finnigan
Etymology: Borrowed from Irish Ó Fionnagáin descendant of "Fionnagán", meaning "little white one" and itself came from the Old Irish Finnacán, though the name may rarely be anglicised as Finnegan as well.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
Related terms: Finegan
Fineghan
Finigan
Finighan
Finneghan
Finnigan
Finnighan
Anaya
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Anaya
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname from Spanish
Ariella
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Feminine form of Ariel.
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Hebrew.
Emersyn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Re-spelling of Emerson.
Senses: glosses: A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
Legend
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A male given name.
Gracelynn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Variant of Gracelyn; Grace + Lynn
Senses: glosses: A female given name originating as a coinage.
Braylon
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Modern American coinage.
Senses: glosses: A male given name originating as a coinage, variant of Braylen.
Kason
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Modern variant of Cason.
Senses: examples: text: We named him Kason because he is Keane and Adrienne's son.
ref: 2015, Bronwyn Preece, In the Spirit of Homebirth: Modern Women, An Ancient Choice, Seven Stories Press, →ISBN:
glosses: A male given name.
Rylie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Modern spelling of Riley, Reilly.
Senses: glosses: A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Averie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Re-spelling of Avery.
Senses: glosses: A female given name of modern usage.
Kennedi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Fanciful variant of Kennedy.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Kade
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Re-spelling of Cade.
Senses: glosses: A male given name of modern usage.
Kade
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Kades
Etymology: Borrowed from German Kade.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Kade
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Place names
Senses: glosses: A village in Jerichower Land district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
glosses: A town in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
Kash
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /kæʃ/
rhymes: -æʃ
Etymology: Re-spelling of Cash.
Senses: examples: text: In a statement posted on social media, Bondi said that the man, identified in court documents as 37-year-old Sean Charles Dunn, has since been fired. […] On Wednesday night, the FBI director, Kash Patel, said that Dunn had been charged with felony assault on a federal officer.
ref: 2025 August 14, Anna Betts, “Alleged DC sandwich-thrower worked at justice department, attorney general says”, in The Guardian:
glosses: A male given name of modern usage.
glosses: A surname.
Kash
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /kæʃ/
rhymes: -æʃ
Etymology: From Russian Каш (Kaš) and Chinese 喀什 (Kāshí), from Mongolian Хаш (Xaš), from Mongolian хаш (xaš, “jade”).
Senses: examples: text: OUR previous survey, including the expedition up the Yurungkash gorge, had cleared up the important question as to the true origin and course of the main feeder of the Khotan River. The next and equally interesting task was to map the headwaters of the streams which drain the portion of the Kuen-lnen range south and south-west of Karanghu-tagh, and are manifestly the principal tributaries. In the course of my inquiries from the Qusha herdsmen about dominant pots that would enable me to sight again the series of maguificent glaciers which feed the Kash River, I lad ascertained that there was a difficult path just practicable for laden yaks crossing the transverse range north-west to Karanghu-tagh. It was said to lead to the Nissa Valley, whence a track could be found to the mountains on the upper Kara-kash River.
ref: 1903, Aurel Stein, “Over the Kara-kash Ranges”, in Sand-Buried Ruins of Khotan, published 2005, →OCLC, page 225:
text: In the Chinese part of the river basin, three hydroelectric power plants have been constructed (i.e., one on the Kash River, and two on the Kenes River).
ref: 2004, V.M. Starodubtsev, O.L. Fedorenko, M.Zh. Burlibaev, “Assessment of the Influence of River Runoff Regulation on Ecological Situation”, in Christopher M. Teaf, Bulat K. Yessekin, Mikhail K. Khankhasayev, editors, Risk Assessment as a Tool for Water Resources Decision-Making in Central Asia (NATO Science Series), volume 34, Kluwer Academic Publishers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 282:
glosses: A river in Xinjiang, China, a tributary of the Ili.
Leland
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈliːlənd/
rhymes: -iːlənd
Etymology: Shortened from McLeland, McClellan, from Irish Mac Giolla Fhaoláin, "son of servant of (Saint) Faolán (=Little Wolf)".
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish.
examples: text: The old man, busy with expanding his logging operations, took no special notice of the blessed event other than christening the boy Leland Stanford Stamper in what he considered a favor to his young wife; he stomped into her room in Wakonda, calk boots and all, trailing sawdust, mud, and the stink of machine oil, and announced, “Little honey, I intend to let you call that boy there after that school you're forever mooning about quittin'. How does that strike you?"
ref: 1960, Ken Kesey, Sometimes a Great Notion, Penguin, published 2006, →ISBN:
text: With a name like Leland, he was doomed. He looked like the kind of kid who'd been tormented by his schoolmates since the first day of school, too bright and too big to avoid the involuntary cruelties of other middle-class children.
ref: 1992, Sue Grafton, I is for Innocent, Pan Macmillan, published 2010, →ISBN:
text: On Feb. 10, on the third floor of the Social Security Administration’s Baltimore-area headquarters, Leland Dudek unfurled a 4-foot-wide roll of paper that extended to 20 feet in length.
ref: 2025 September 8, Eli Hager, “The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security”, in ProPublica:
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village in LaSalle County, Illinois.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Winnebago County, Iowa.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township, unincorporated community, and census-designated place therein, in Leelanau County, Michigan.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city in Washington County, Mississippi.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Brunswick County, North Carolina.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Washington.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Honey Creek, Sauk County, Wisconsin.
Related terms: Phelan
Whelan
Mckinley
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Rare spelling variant of McKinley.
Senses: glosses: A female given name transferred from the surname.
Daxton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Modern American coinage, rhyming with Axton, Paxton, Jaxton.
Senses: glosses: A male given name originating as a coinage.
Journee
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Rare French-style variant of Journey.
Senses: glosses: A female given name from English.
Zaiden
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Variant of Zayden.
Senses: glosses: A male given name originating as a coinage.
Kamden
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Fanciful modern spelling of Camden.
Senses: glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
Adaline
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: A variant of Adeline.
Senses: glosses: A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Briella
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: 21st-century short form of Gabriella.
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Hebrew.
Blakely
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Blakelys
Etymology: Variant of Blakeley.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A female given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A city, the county seat of Early County, Georgia, United States.
glosses: A borough of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Atticus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Latin Atticus (“the Attic, the Athenian, a cognomen”), from Ancient Greek Ἀττῐκός (Attĭkós). Doublet of Attic.
Senses: examples: text: ... yet the tradition of living on the land remained unbroken until well into the twentieth century, when my father, Atticus Finch, went to Montgomery to read law, and his younger brother went to Boston to study medicine.
ref: 1960, Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird, Random House, published 2014, →ISBN:
glosses: A male given name from Latin.
Kaydence
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Fanciful variant of Cadence.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Raelyn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: 20th-century coinage from Rae + Lyn.
Senses: glosses: A female given name originating as a coinage.
Ainsley
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈeɪnzli/
Forms: form: Ainsleys
form: Ainslie
form: Ansley
form: Annesley
form: Ansley
form: Ainslee
form: Ainslie
Etymology: Habitational surname for someone from Annesley, Nottinghamshire or Ansley, Warwickshire, both from Old English anne (“alone, solitary”) or ānsetl (“hermitage”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Old English.
glosses: A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Colt
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Colts
Etymology: From colt, as a nickname or occupational name for someone who looked after horses and asses. The given name may also be short for Colton. The revolver is named after American inventor Samuel Colt (1814–1862).
Senses: glosses: A surname originating as an occupation.
examples: text: It took two years for Colt and his extended family to find the ideal land on which to spend the rest of their lives.
ref: 2025 March 30, Scottie Andrew, “Queer and trans homesteaders are conquering the social media frontier”, in CNN:
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A town in St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Colt
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Colts
Etymology: From colt, as a nickname or occupational name for someone who looked after horses and asses. The given name may also be short for Colton. The revolver is named after American inventor Samuel Colt (1814–1862).
Senses: examples: text: Only in it she held a derringer in her hand, not a Colt. But that look of disbelief on Leonard's face could not have been more real.
ref: 1993, Judith Pella, Frontier Lady (Lone Star Legacy Book #1), Baker Books, →ISBN:
text: He saw the shotgunner stagger into the lingering cloud of smoke. He jumped to his feet before the man could reload and charged toward him. The man dropped his shotgun and clawed for his pistol, a blueblack hole in his left leg, near the groin. John stopped and fired his Colt, aiming for the man's heart. But Luke's left leg gave way and tilted him sideways, so the bullet from John's gun struck his right shoulder, spun him like a top. His pistol slipped from his hand.
ref: 2007, Jory Sherman, The Savage Gun, Penguin, →ISBN:
text: His soldier's instinct had him dropping to the ground before he even thought of it, and Captain Hargreaves fired his Colt. The bullet zoomed over Butsko's head and whacked in the chest of the hapless soldier who'd been standing behind him. Butsko rolled over on the ground, stopped, and brought his rifle quickly to his shoulder as Captain Hargreaves fired again, his bullet burrowing in the muck six inches from Butsko's face. Butsko fired at Captain Hargreaves ...
ref: 2013, Len Levinson, River of Blood, →ISBN:
text: Clint snap-aimed and fired his Colt. The man's stetson whirled off his head. So did part of his skull. The second gunman bounced up and fired a shot at the Gunsmith. The bullet struck the dead flesh of Clint's cover. The Gunsmith fired back and saw a crimson spider appear at the man's shoulder. The gunman groaned and bolted for the side exit. Clint pointed his Colt and squeezed the trigger. The hammer struck the firing pin and drove it into an empty chamber.
ref: 2014, J.R. Roberts, Gundown in Paradise, →ISBN:
glosses: A revolver (gun) (from Colt's Manufacturing Company), associated especially but not exclusively with the American Wild West.
Addilyn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Rare non-standard variant of Adeline.
Senses: glosses: A female given name of modern usage.
Myla
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Jett
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Jetts
Senses: glosses: A male given name.
glosses: A surname.
Haven
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A unisex given name of modern usage.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A city in Reno County, Kansas.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A township in Sherburne County, Minnesota, named after John Ormsbee Haven.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A hamlet in Sullivan County, New York.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A ghost town in Grant County, Washington.
glosses: A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in the town of Mosel, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A town in the Rural City of Horsham, Victoria, Australia.
Nyla
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Puissance
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Puissances
Senses: topics: equestrianism
hobbies
horses
lifestyle
pets
sports
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of puissance.
Paislee
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Modern fanciful spelling of Paisley.
Senses: glosses: A female given name transferred from the surname.
Madilyn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Rare non-standard spelling of Madeline.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Amiyah
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Puissances
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Puissance. (Alternative letter-case form of puissances.)
Karson
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Karsons
Etymology: Variant spelling of Carson.
Senses: glosses: A male given name.
glosses: A surname.
Adriel
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew עדריאל (“flock of God”).
Senses: examples: text: But it came to passe at the time when Merab Sauls daughter should haue beene giuen to Dauid, that shee was giuen vnto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Samuel 18:19:
glosses: A male given name from Hebrew.
Caiden
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Variant of Caden.
Senses: glosses: A male given name.
Charlee
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Modern variant of Charlie.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Cesar
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Anglicized spelling of Spanish César. Doublet of Caesar.
Senses: examples: text: Standing in her entrance, two men in white silk suits and butterfly-looking lace bow ties, black instrument cases by their side and black-brimmed white hats in their hands–my father, Nestor Castillo, thin and broad-shouldered, and Uncle Cesar, thickset and immense.
ref: 1989, Oscar Hijuelos, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, page 4:
glosses: A male given name from Spanish.
Cesar
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Cesars
Etymology: From Middle English Cesar.
Senses: examples: text: Tell vs there foꝛe: howe thynkeſte thou? is it lawfull to yeve tribute vnto Ceſar / oꝛ not? Ieſus perceaved there wylynes / ãd ſayde: Why tempte ye me ye ypocrytes? lett me ſe the tribute money. And they toke hym a peny. And he ſayde vnto them: whoſe is thys ymage ãd ſuperſcripciõ? They ſayde vnto hym: Ceſars. Thẽ ſayde he vnto thẽ: Geve therefoꝛe to Ceſar / that which is ceſars: and geve vnto god / that which is goddꝭ.
ref: 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew xxij:[17–21], folio xxxj, verso:
text: Claudius forgets, that when the Bryttiſh Ile / Scarce knew the meaning of a ſtrangers march, / Great Iulius Ceſar, fortunate in armes, / Suffred three baſe repulſes from the Cliffes / Of chalky Douer: / And had not Bryttayne to her ſelfe prou’d falſe, / Ceſar and all his Army had beene toombde / In the vaſt boſome of the angry ſea.
ref: 1615, R. A. Gent., The Valiant VVelshman, or The True Chronicle History of the Life and Valiant Deedes of Caradoc the Great, King of Cambria, now called Wales, London: […] George Purslowe for Robert Lownes, […]:
text: […]; preſſing in particular, his forbidding to give Tribute to Ceſar; and ſaying that he himſelf was Chriſt a King. An accuſation, in the ſence they intended it, and as it might any way intrench upon Ceſars rights, very falſe. For, as for Tribute, he had both actually before paid it, when demanded of him, to Ceſar, Mat. 17. 26. and alſo being asked by them (the Phariſees joined with the Herodians Mat. 22. 16.) the queſtion about the lawfulneſs of it, but two or three daies before his apprehenſion, on purpoſe (ſaith the Evangeliſt Luk. 20. 21.) that they might take hold of his words, that ſo they might deliver him into the power of the Roman-Governour, he affirmed it, and utterly ſilenced them with that divinely prudent anſwer of his, Reddite quæ ſunt Cæſaris Cæſari, & que ſunt Dei Deo, that they ſhould give to Ceſar Ceſars Coine.
ref: 1685, An Historical Narration of the Life and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ, pages 255–256:
glosses: Obsolete spelling of Caesar.
Adelynn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Rare non-standard variant of Adeline.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Rhett
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Name of a South Carolina family, anglicized from Dutch de Raedt, from Middle Dutch raet (“advice”).
Senses: glosses: An American surname from Dutch.
examples: text: “Oh, Scarlett, he has the most terrible reputation. His name is Rhett Butler and he's from Charleston and his folks are some of the nicest people there, but they won't even speak to him. Caro Rhett told me about him last summer.
ref: 1936 June 30, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC; republished New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, 1944, →OCLC, part I, page 99:
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
Journey
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From journey at the end of the 20th century.
Senses: examples: text: Mama named me Journey. Journey, as if somehow she wished her restlessness on me.
ref: 1991, Patricia MacLachlan, Journey, Delacorte Press, published 2007, →ISBN:
glosses: A female given name from English.
Raegan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Modern fanciful spelling of Reagan.
Senses: glosses: A female given name transferred from the surname.
Jaiden
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒeɪdn̩/
Etymology: Spelling variant of Jayden.
Senses: glosses: A unisex given name originating as a coinage, variant of Jayden.
Maci
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Variant of Macy.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Jayceon
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Fanciful variant of Jason, influenced by Jay and Jayce.
Senses: glosses: A male given name.
Brynn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Variant of Bryn.
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Welsh.
Aniyah
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Variant of Aniya.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Mckenna
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Rare spelling of McKenna.
Senses: glosses: A female given name transferred from the surname.
Brynlee
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Modern fanciful spelling of Brinley.
Senses: glosses: A female given name transferred from the surname.
Daleyza
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Kinley
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Shortened from McKinley.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
glosses: A female given name transferred from the surname.
Paxton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Paxtons
Etymology: From Old English *Pæcces + tūn (literally “settlement of (a person named) *Pæcc”).
Senses: glosses: An English habitational surname from Old English.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A placename:
A village in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9353).
glosses: A placename:
A locale in the United States.
A city, the county seat of Ford County, Illinois; named for English gardener and architect Joseph Paxton.
glosses: A placename:
A locale in the United States.
A town in Florida.
glosses: A placename:
A locale in the United States.
A town in Massachusetts; named for Charles Paxton, a marshal of an admiralty court.
glosses: A placename:
A locale in the United States.
A village in Nebraska; named for rancher W. A. Paxton.
glosses: A placename:
A locale in the United States.
A census-designated place in Plumas County, California.
glosses: A placename:
A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Indiana.
glosses: A placename:
A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
glosses: A placename:
A village in New South Wales, Australia.
Derived terms: Great Paxton
Lower Paxton
Related terms: pax
-ton
town
Alayna
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Rare variant of Alaina.
Senses: glosses: A female given name from the Celtic languages.
Waylon
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Variant of Wayland popularized by the American singer Waylon Jennings who was originally named Wayland.
Senses: glosses: A male given name.
wikipedia: Waylon Jennings
Jax
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Shortened from Jackson, Jaxon or fanciful spelling of the surname Jacks.
Senses: examples: text: "Jacks is short for Jackson?"
"No, with an X." He makes a cross with his marvelously long index fingers. "Short for nothing. My mother was one of the best-known alcoholics in the French Quarter of New Orleans. I was named after a venerated brand of beer."
"You're named after Jax Beer?"
He nods morosely. "Somewhere in this world I have a sister named Hurricane. I'm telling you the God's honest truth."
ref: 1993, Barbara Kingsolver, Pigs in Heaven, →ISBN, page 81:
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
Alivia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From 20th-century fiction, possibly influenced by Olivia.
Senses: examples: text: Alivia, the very peculiar wilder who seemed to have no other name, strode off north, cloak flapping behind her, surrounded by the glow of the Power.
ref: 2000, Robert Jordan, Winter's Heart: Book Nine of 'The Wheel of Time', Tor Books, published 2010, →ISBN, page 534:
glosses: A female given name originating as a coinage.
ptilolite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ptilolites
Etymology: A classical compound of ptilo- + -lite, so named on account of its feather-like, threaded appearance.
Senses: topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Mordenite; once designated as a new mineral, it was discovered to be identical with mordenite.
wikipedia: classical compound
Ryleigh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Variant of Riley.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Zayden
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: American 21st-century coinage, rhyming with Jayden, Brayden, Aidan, etc.
Senses: glosses: A male given name originating as a coinage.
Adelyn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Rare non-standard variant of Adeline.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Raelynn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: 20th-century invention; see Lynn.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Ryker
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹaɪkə/
ipa: /ˈɹaɪkɚ/
rhymes: -aɪkə(ɹ)
Senses: glosses: An American surname.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
Lyla
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈleɪlə/
note: some women
ipa: /ˈliːlə/
ipa: /ˈlaɪlə/
rhymes: -eɪlə
rhymes: -iːlə
rhymes: -aɪlə
Etymology: A spelling variant of Leila.
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Arabic.
Everly
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Everlys
Etymology: Habitational surname, from a variant of Everleigh.
Senses: glosses: A habitational surname.
glosses: A female given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A city in Clay County, Iowa, United States.
Jayce
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Non-standard spelling of Jase, Jace.
Senses: glosses: A male given name.
Adalyn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Rare non-standard variant of Adeline. Can also be construed as Ada + Lyn.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Brielle
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
glosses: A borough of Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
Related terms: Abrielle
Bria
Adalynn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Rare non-standard variant of Adeline. Can also be construed as Ada + Lynn.
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
Brantley
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbræn.tli/
Etymology: Anglicized from Alemannic German Brändle, Brändli, "firebrand."
Senses: glosses: An American surname from German.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A town in Crenshaw County, Alabama, United States.
Derived terms: Brantley County
Kinsley
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Kinsleys
Etymology: From Old English Cyne (“Royal (a man's name)”) + -s (“'s”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).
Senses: glosses: A habitational surname from Old English.
glosses: A female given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A placename:
A city, the county seat of Edwards County, Kansas, United States, named after E. W. Kinsley.
glosses: A placename:
A village in Hemsworth civil parish, City of Wakefield district, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4114).
Greyson
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Greysons
Etymology: Variant of Grayson.
Senses: glosses: A surname originating as an occupation, variant of Grayson.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Grayson.
Related terms: Grayson
grey
Grey
son