cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
power cut
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: power cuts
Senses: glosses: An interruption in the supply of power (usually electricity).
Synonyms: word: outage
word: power outage
word: blackout
word: power trip
bull dyke
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbʊlˌdaɪk/
Forms: form: bull dykes
form: bull-dyke
form: bulldyke
form: bull dike
form: bull-dike
form: bulldike
Etymology: By surface analysis, bull + dyke, although the form bulldyke predates dyke by several decades. See dyke for more.
Senses: glosses: A masculine or butch lesbian. (See usage notes about dyke (“lesbian”).)
Synonyms: butch
act a fool
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: acts a fool
form: acting a fool
form: acted a fool
form: acted a fool
Senses: glosses: to play the fool.
glosses: to behave irrationally and unseemly.
play the fool
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: plays the fool
form: playing the fool
form: played the fool
form: played the fool
Senses: examples: text: Back in school again, Maxwell plays the fool again
Teacher gets annoyed
ref: 1969, Paul McCartney, “Maxwell's Silver Hammer”, in Abbey Road, performed by The Beatles:
glosses: To behave in a foolish or comical manner.
examples: text: I play the fool when we're together
But I cry when we're apart, yeah
I couldn't do you no better
Don't break what's left of my broken heart, baby
ref: 1980, Prince, “Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?”, in Prince:
glosses: To pretend or feign ignorance.
distillate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɪstɪlət/
Forms: form: distillates
Etymology: From distill + -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Senses: hypernyms: condensate
glosses: The liquid that has been condensed from vapour during distillation; normally a purified form or a fraction of an original liquid.
glosses: The essence of something.
glosses: Diesel fuel.
Derived terms: bidistillate
hydrodistillate
oleodistillate
Related terms: autolysate
condensate
diffusate
eluate
exudate
filtrand
filtrate
filtride
hemolysate
leachate
lysate
distiller
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: rhymes: -ɪlə(ɹ)
Forms: form: distillers
Etymology: From distill + -er.
Senses: glosses: A person who distills, especially alcoholic spirits or hard liquor by a process of distillation; a person who owns, works in or operates a distillery.
glosses: A device or apparatus that distills, a condenser; a still.
glosses: A company whose business is distilling, especially one that manufactures alcoholic spirits or liquor.
Derived terms: microdistiller
Related terms: distil
distill
distilland
distillate
distillation
distilled water
distilling
distillery
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈstɪləɹi/
Forms: form: distilleries
Etymology: From distill + -ery (“place of”).
Senses: examples: text: It's the water that makes this area famous. […] That water is still being used to supply Blackford's two dominant industries, Tullibardine whisky distillery to the south of the village and, more significantly, Highland Spring Group's bottling plant to the north.
ref: 2023 December 27, Richard Foster, “New rail freight terminal leads the way”, in RAIL, number 999, page 38:
glosses: A place where distillation takes place, especially the distillation of alcoholic spirits.
glosses: A company that distills alcohol.
glosses: The process of distilling alcohol.
Derived terms: microdistillery
effendi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ɛˈfɛndi/
Forms: form: effendis
form: afandi
form: efendee
Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi), from Greek αφέντη (afénti), vocative of αφέντης (aféntis), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs, “lord, master”). Doublet of authentic.
Senses: glosses: An educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory.
ellipsoid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈlɪp.sɔɪd/
ipa: /ɪˈlɪp.sɔɪd/
ipa: /əˈlɪp.sɔɪd/
ipa: /iˈlɪp.sɔɪd/
ipa: /əˈlɪp.soɪd/
ipa: /ɪˈlɪp.soɪd/
Forms: form: ellipsoids
Etymology: From ellipse + -oid.
Senses: examples: text: Polarizability can be imagined as a three-dimensional ellipsoid centred on the centre of the molecule, as shown in Figure 10.4.
ref: 2002, John Michael Hollas, Basic Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy, page 133:
text: Because only ellipsoids of rotation have been adopted in practical geodesy and surveying and triaxial ellipsoids have been limited to theoretical studies, we will use the term ellipsoid for brevity to mean ellipsoid of rotation.
ref: 2004, Alfred Leick, GPS Satellite Surveying, 3rd edition, page 367:
text: As mentioned before, modern geodetic datums rely on the surfaces of geocentric ellipsoids to approximate the surface of the earth.
ref: 2010, Jan Van Sickle, Basic GIS Coordinates, 2nd edition, page 73:
topics: geometry
mathematics
sciences
glosses: A surface, all of whose cross sections are elliptic or circular (including the sphere), that generalises the ellipse and in Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z) is a quadric with equation x²/a² + y²/b² + z²/c² = 1.
examples: text: Here the geoid is thirty meters below the ellipsoid.
topics: geography
natural-sciences
glosses: Such a surface used as a model of the shape of the earth.
Hypernyms: quadric surface
quadric
Derived terms: word: Bessel ellipsoid
word: ellipsoid geodesic
word: ellipsoid method
word: ellipsoid of revolution
word: ellipsoid packing
word: Hayford ellipsoid
word: hemiellipsoid
word: hyperellipsoid
word: Jacobi ellipsoid
word: scalene ellipsoid
word: triaxial ellipsoid
Related terms: ellipsoidal
subellipsoid
geoid
ellipsoid
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈlɪp.sɔɪd/
ipa: /ɪˈlɪp.sɔɪd/
ipa: /əˈlɪp.sɔɪd/
ipa: /iˈlɪp.sɔɪd/
ipa: /əˈlɪp.soɪd/
ipa: /ɪˈlɪp.soɪd/
Forms: form: more ellipsoid
form: most ellipsoid
Etymology: From ellipse + -oid.
Senses: glosses: Shaped like an ellipse; elliptical.
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Of or pertaining to an ellipse; elliptic.
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Having the tridimensional shape of an ellipse rotated on its long axis.
Related terms: ellipsoidal
globoid
ovoid
globose
oblong
ellipsoidal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɔɪdəl
Etymology: From ellipsoid + -al.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of ellipsoid.
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Of or pertaining to an ellipsoid.
Derived terms: ellipsoidal calculus
ellipsoidal coordinate
ellipsoidal harmonic
ellipsoidally
hemiellipsoidal
hyperellipsoidal
nonellipsoidal
subellipsoidal
elliptically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more elliptically
form: most elliptically
Etymology: From elliptical + -ly.
Senses: glosses: in the form of an ellipse
glosses: using ellipsis
Derived terms: nonelliptically
elodea
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: elodeas
Etymology: From the genus name.
Senses: glosses: Any of several underwater freshwater perennials, of the genus Elodea, that have grasslike leaves; ditchmoss or pondweed.
golf balls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of golf ball
barbershop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: barbershops
form: barber shop
form: barber-shop
form: barber's shop
Etymology: Compound of barber + shop.
Senses: synonyms: word: barber's
word: saloon
word: shaving house
hypernyms: hairdresser's
coordinate_terms: beauty parlor
glosses: The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A style of a cappella vocal music, sung in four-part harmony, typically by a quartet of men.
Derived terms: barbershop quartet
barbershopper
barbershoppy
barbershop
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: barbershops
form: barbershopping
form: barbershopped
form: barbershopped
form: barber shop
form: barber-shop
form: barber's shop
Etymology: Compound of barber + shop.
Senses: glosses: To perform in the barbershop musical style.
wise guys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of wise guy
kickers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of kicker
joke books
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of joke book
wedding cake
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wedding cakes
form: wedding-cake
Senses: glosses: A decorated cake, often in several tiers and with a model bride and groom, that is cut by the couple as part of a wedding ceremony and distributed to the guests.
Derived terms: word: wedding-cake
Related terms: english: historical antecedent to the wedding cake
translation: historical antecedent to the wedding cake
word: wedding pie
barbershops
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of barbershop
barbershops
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of barbershop
insightful
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪnˈsaɪt.f(ə)l/
ipa: /ˈɪn.saɪt.f(ə)l/
homophone: inciteful
Forms: form: more insightful
form: most insightful
Etymology: A recent formation from insight + -ful.
Senses: examples: text: I found Duncan's comments to be insightful and thought-provoking.
text: Appendix 4 lays out the current analysis of the liner train concept, concluding the report with perhaps its most insightful innovation.
ref: 2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 49:
glosses: Possessing insight; percipient.
Derived terms: insightfully
insightfulness
noninsightful
uninsightful
Moose Jaw
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Corruption of the Cree term through Anglicization by substitution of similar sounding English-language words, and being a riverside location; becoming Moose Jaw Bone Creek, former name of the Moose Jaw River, from the Cree "moscâstani". From Cree moscâstani-sîpiy (“a warm place by the river”), from the overwintering camp of the Cree in a river valley sheltered by the Couteau Plateau, at the confluence of the Moose Jaw River and Thunder Creek. The town is named after the river, in turn, named for the overwintering camp where the town is now located.
Senses: glosses: A city in the Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw No. 161, Saskatchewan, Canada.
synonyms: Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw No. 161
Rural Municipality No. 161
Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw No. 161
glosses: A rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada.
synonyms: Moose Jaw Bone Creek
Moose Jaw River
Moose Jaw Creek
Moose Jaw Bone River
Moose Jawbone River
Moose Jawbone Creek
glosses: A river in Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, Moose Jaw River.
examples: text: "Hell, from what I hear," Hughes insisted, "the place is full of them. Starting with old Moose-jaw and his White House gang. And since June twenty-second they've been hell-bent to get us into this foreign war."
ref: 1950, William L. Shirer, The Traitor, page 171:
glosses: en A derisive nickname for U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1930s and 1940s.
Derived terms: Moose Javian
Parisien
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Parisiens
Etymology: Borrowed from French Parisien (“Parisian”).
Senses: glosses: A surname from French.
Parisiens
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Parisien
Parisiens
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Parisien
guzzlers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of guzzler
goofers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of goofer
mobsters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mobster
feuille-morte
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of feuillemorte.
botched
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: -ɒtʃt
-ɔːtʃt
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of botch
botched
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɒtʃt
-ɔːtʃt
Senses: synonyms: bungled
glosses: Made or repaired in a clumsy or incompetent manner.
Derived terms: botched job
botchedly
botched up
real axis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: real axes
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: The horizontal line in the complex plane, every point on which corresponds to a real number
imaginary axis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: imaginary axes
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: The vertical line in the complex plane, every point on which corresponds to a complex number having zero real component
partial dependency
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: partial dependencies
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: An attribute of a relation that depends on a key but also on a part of such key; this is a violation of second normal form.
fettuccini
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: fĕtəchē'nē
ipa: /ˌfɛtəˈt͡ʃini/
ipa: [ˌfɛɾəˈt͡ʃʰini]
Forms: form: fettuccinis
Etymology: From Italian fettuccine; see fettuccine.
Senses: glosses: A long, broad, thick noodle; a type of pasta having this shape.
hairbreadth
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɛɹˌbɹɛdθ/
Forms: form: hairbreadths
Etymology: From hair + breadth.
Senses: examples: text: In short, these kind of hairbreadth missings of happiness look like the insults of Fortune, who may be considered as thus playing tricks with us, and wantonly diverting herself at our expense.
ref: 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:
text: This surely was a day destined to be signalized by hairbreadth escapes.
ref: 1799, Charles Brockden Brown, Edgar Huntly:
text: His hairbreadth escapes from death; […].
ref: 1856, [William] Wilkie Collins, “Gabriel's Marriage”, in After Dark, volume II, London: Smith, Elder & Co., →OCLC, page 107:
text: […] for the young hero rioted by day, howled by night, ravaged the house from top to bottom, and kept his guardians in a series of panics by his hairbreadth escapes.
ref: 1876, Louisa M[ay] Alcott, chapter 17, in Rose in Bloom […] :
text: The hairbreadth survival of the attempted assassination.
ref: 2024 July 20, Ross Douthat, “How Trump Sabotaged His Own Apotheosis”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
glosses: Alternative form of hair's breadth: the width of a hair, a very short distance or a very small amount.
hairsbreadth
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɛəɹzbɹɛdθ/
Forms: form: hairsbreadths
Etymology: From hair + -s- + breadth.
Senses: examples: text: [...] I ſee you are obſequious in your loue, and I profeſſe requitall to a haires bredth, [...]
ref: c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii], page 54, column 1:
text: [I]t was characteristic of this man, as it is of all men similarly marked, that whatever he did, he overdid, though it were sometimes by only a hair's-breadth [...]
ref: 1855 December – 1857 June, Charles Dickens, “The Word of a Gentleman”, in Little Dorrit, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1857, →OCLC, book the first (Poverty), page 265:
text: We've missed our shot by a hairsbreadth and that's the same as missing by miles.
ref: 1919, John Buchan, Mr. Standfast:
text: In Avatar the spectacular rides to the rescue and hairsbreadth escapes have the whole film behind them and because of that are dramatically and emotionally satisfying.
ref: 2010 March, Neil McDonald, Quadrant, Quadrant Magazine Limited, volume LIV, number 3 (number 464 overall), page 100
glosses: Alternative form of hair's breadth: a very short distance or a very small amount (as is the width of a hair).
hair-trigger
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɛɹˌtɹɪ.ɡɚ/
ipa: /ˈhɛɚˌtɹɪɡ.ɚ/
Forms: form: hair-triggers
form: hair trigger
Etymology: From hair + trigger.
Senses: examples: text: […]the hunter brings the sight of his rifle to bear; lightly and delicately his finger presses upon the hair-trigger.
ref: 1847, Francis Parkman, The Oregon Trail:
text: Is your laugh hung on a hair-trigger?—that is, is it critical, or can you get it off easy?
ref: 1870–1871 (date written), Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], “”, in Roughing It, Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company [et al.], published 1872, →OCLC, page 560:
glosses: A trigger that will set off a firearm when even a very small pressure is applied.
hair-trigger
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɛɹˌtɹɪ.ɡɚ/
ipa: /ˈhɛɚˌtɹɪɡ.ɚ/
Forms: form: hair trigger
Etymology: From hair + trigger.
Senses: glosses: Unstable; in a situation that could be worsened by the slightest mistake.
examples: text: "Gus," the latter began, "am I right in assuming that you possess a reasonable amount of influence with that hair-trigger partner of yours, Live Wire Luiz?"
ref: 1922, Peter B. Kyne, Cappy Rick Retires, page 339:
text: [I]n the 575 days since [Oscar] Pistorius shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, there has been an unseemly scramble to construct revisionist histories, to identify evidence beneath that placid exterior of a pugnacious, hair-trigger personality.
ref: 2014 October 21, Oliver Brown, “Oscar Pistorius jailed for five years – sport afforded no protection against his tragic fallibilities: Bladerunner's punishment for killing Reeva Steenkamp is but a frippery when set against the burden that her bereft parents, June and Barry, must carry [print version: No room for sentimentality in this tragedy, 13 September 2014, p. S22]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Sport):
synonyms: hair-triggered
glosses: Easily angered; having a short temper.
halfpence
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈheɪp(ə)n(t)s/
ipa: /ˈheɪpən(t)s/
ipa: /ˈhæfˌpɛn(t)s/
Forms: form: halfpences
form: halfe-pence
form: half-pence
form: halpenns
form: halpens
Senses: examples: text: He said that the last business model for reopening the route was so old that "the ticket prices have still got halfpences in there", but that changed circumstances meant the prospect of reopening was worth re-examining.
ref: 2023 March 8, Conrad Landin, “Network News: Bid to Reopen Edinburgh’s ‘Sub’ Line Gains Momentum”, in Rail, number 978, page 26:
glosses: A halfpenny.
halfpence
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈheɪp(ə)n(t)s/
ipa: /ˈheɪpən(t)s/
ipa: /ˈhæfˌpɛn(t)s/
Forms: form: halfe-pence
form: half-pence
form: halpenns
form: halpens
Senses: glosses: plural of halfpenny
glad-eye
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: glad-eyes
form: glad-eyeing
form: glad-eying
form: glad-eyed
form: glad-eyed
Senses: glosses: To stare seductively at (a person).
hand-to-mouth
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From hand + to + mouth.
Senses: examples: text: She has been a widow these six or eight years, and has lived, I imagine, in rather a hand-to-mouth fashion.
ref: 1879, Henry James, Eugene Pickering:
text: The Migrant Fleet has little economic base, operating in a state of perpetual "hand-to-mouth". While quarian ships include light manufacturing and assembly plants, they lack heavy industries such as refining and shipbuilding. The fleet has tankers for water purification and oxygen cracking, but the space-intensive nature of agriculture limits food production. A single disaster could destroy the fragile balance.
ref: 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Quarians: Economy Codex entry:
glosses: Involving immediate consumption (especially of food) with no provision for the future; having barely enough to survive, in poverty
Related terms: live paycheck to paycheck
subsist
scrape by
eke out
HCl scrubber
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: HCl scrubbers
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A chemical engineering component that removes hydrochloric acid from a product such as a chlorinated hydrocarbon by treatment with a base
psychotomimetics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of psychotomimetic
parachronistic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more parachronistic
form: most parachronistic
Etymology: Superficially para- (“beside; next to, parallel”) + chronistic. Compare anachronistic.
Senses: glosses: Belonging to an earlier time; too old to be used; primitive; out of date.
Synonyms: antiquated
archaic
old-fashioned
outdated
outmoded
obsolete
prochronistic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more prochronistic
form: most prochronistic
Etymology: Superficially pro- (“earlier”) + chronistic. Compare anachronistic.
Senses: glosses: Ahead of or before its time; belonging to a later time; technically advanced for its time.
alighting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of alight
alighting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: alightings
Senses: examples: text: The Eagles are a dangerous 'machine'. I have used them sparingly, and that is the absolute limit of their credibility or usefulness. The alighting of a Great Eagle of the Misty Mountains in the Shire is absurd; it also makes the later capture of G. by Saruman incredible, and spoils the account of his escape.
ref: 1958 June 24, J. R. R. Tolkien, From a letter to Forrest J. Ackerman (#210):
text: We compared the frequencies of alightings on hosts with those predicted from random transect data.
ref: 1994, Leslie Real, Behavioral Mechanisms in Evolutionary Ecology, page 287:
text: Load profiles are a standard analysis tool showing passenger activity (boardings, alightings) and passenger load at each stop along a route in a single direction.
ref: 2000, Peter Gregory Furth, Data Analysis for Bus Planning and Monitoring, page 24:
glosses: The act of one who alights.
house style
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: house styles
Senses: glosses: All the characteristics, conventions and use of colour and language of a house (company, institution, website, etc.) that serve to make it distinct from others.
Related terms: word: corporate identity
word: homestyle
word: look and feel
topics: law
intellectual-property
law
word: trade dress
thrombocytosis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: thrombocytoses
Etymology: From thrombocyte + -osis = thrombo- + cytosis.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
synonyms: thrombocythemia
glosses: The condition of having an abnormally high number of thrombocytes (platelets) in the bloodstream; can give a predisposition to thrombosis
dopiaza
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dopiazas
form: dupiaza
Etymology: Persian دوپیازه (literally “two onions”)
Senses: examples: text: He ate chicken dopiaza with plain rice and a nan.
text: No.7 DOPIYÁZAH. Take Meat, ½ ser (1lb. avoir.) ...
ref: 1831, Sandford Arnot (translator), “Indian Cookery, as Practised and Described by the Natives of the East”, in Miscellaneous Translations from Oriental Languages, volume I, London: J.L. Cox, retrieved 03 Jul 2016, page 19:
glosses: A style of curry, usually of medium heat, prepared with onions.
myeloproliferative
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: /ˌmaɪələpɹəˈlɪfəɹeɪtɪv/
/-ətɪv/
Etymology: From myelo- + proliferative.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: of or pertaining to the presence of an abnormal proliferation of myelopoietic cells (from bone marrow)
Derived terms: myeloproliferative disease
myeloproliferative disorder
myeloproliferative syndrome
myeloproliferative neoplasm
Related terms: myeloproliferation
unfermented
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + fermented.
Senses: glosses: that has not been fermented
glosses: that has been produced without fermentation
thanks a million
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Etymology: Shortening of "thank you a million times"
Senses: examples: text: Smith taking leave gently on the grey porch. With a thanks a million. One is enough stranger. And stepping down three steps to the hard path underneath the three great trees at the fork of this road. Turning to look back. The shadow standing in the light of the hall, gun at port arms.
ref: 1963, J P Donleavy, A Singular Man, published 1963 (USA), page 186:
glosses: thank you, intensified.
Related terms: thanks a lot
you're welcome a million
protonium
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: protoniums
Etymology: From proton + -ium.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: An exotic atom consisting of a proton bound to an antiproton.
pharmacokinetics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌfɑː(ɹ)məkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪks/
Etymology: From pharmaco- + kinetics.
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
examples: text: Physiologic-based pharmocokinetic models are sometimes used to describe pharmocokinetics in laboratory animals, but they are seldom used to describe the pharmocokinetics of drugs used in humans.
ref: 2015, Thorsteinn Loftsson, Essential Pharmacokinetics: A Primer for Pharmaceutical Scientists, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 6:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
Derived terms: chronopharmacokinetics
neuropharmacokinetics
pharmacokinetic
pharmacokineticist
Related terms: pharmacodynamics
misfold
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɪsˈfoʊld/
ipa: /ˈmɪsfoʊld/
rhymes: -əʊld
Forms: form: misfolds
form: misfolding
form: misfolded
form: misfolded
Etymology: From mis- + fold.
Senses: examples: text: The prionopathies are best known among the neurodegenerative diseases for their ability to misfold, self-propagate, and infect other organisms.
ref: 2021 March 1, Anderson, K.N.; Overcast, W.B.; Brosch, J.R.; Graner, B.D.; Veronesi, M.C., “Prionopathies and Prionlike Protein Aberrations in Neurodegenerative Diseases”, in American Society of Neuroradiology, volume 11, number 2, →DOI, pages 127-148:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: To fold into an unusual or incorrect tertiary structure; misfolded proteins occur in various diseases, including amyloidoses and dementias, although the question of causation versus consequence is not yet definitively answered for dementias.
raw_tags: of a protein or nucleic acid
misfold
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɪsˈfoʊld/
ipa: /ˈmɪsfoʊld/
rhymes: -əʊld
Forms: form: misfolds
Etymology: From mis- + fold.
Senses: glosses: An incorrect or abnormal folding.
metallopolymer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: metallopolymers
Etymology: From metallo- + polymer.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any polymer containing metal atoms in the repeating monomer, either as part of the backbone or in side chains
sphingolipid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sphingolipids
Etymology: sphinges + lipid
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any lipid, such as sphingomyelin, that is derived from sphingosine or one of its derivatives
Derived terms: galactosphingolipid
glycosphingolipid
lysosphingolipid
sphingolipidology
sphingolipidome
sphingolipidomic
sphingolipidomics
sphingolipidosis
sphingophospholipid
sphingomyelin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sphingomyelins
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: a phospholipid, derived from sphingosine and choline, found in nerve tissue
sphingosine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sphingosines
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: An unsaturated aliphatic amino alcohol associated with the lipids of brain tissue
Derived terms: glucosylsphingosine
Related terms: sphingomyelin
amino alcohol
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: amino alcohols
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any organic compound containing both an amino and an aliphatic hydroxyl functional group.
Related terms: amino acid
amino phenol
spilite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spilites
Senses: topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: a very fine-grained igneous rock, resembling an altered basalt, containing feldspar together with chlorite, calcite, and epidote etc.
spin glass
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spin glasses
Etymology: From an analogy between the magnetic disorder in a spin glass and the positional disorder of conventional glass.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Any material in which the atomic spins are oriented at disordered but fixed directions
spin label
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spin labels
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: An organic compound, containing an unpaired electron spin, that can be bonded to a molecule under investigation so as to be analysed using electron spin resonance spectroscopy
snow-blind
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: snowblind
Senses: glosses: Affected by snow blindness; temporarily blinded by light reflected off snow.
Synonyms: snow-blinded
Related terms: snow blindness
electron spin resonance
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: electron spin resonances
form: ESR
form: electron-spin resonance
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The absorption of radiation by species having unpaired electrons when placed in a magnetic field that is used spectroscopically to detect and study free radicals
ESR
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of electron spin resonance.
topics: hematology
medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software
glosses: Initialism of extended-support release.
topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Initialism of equivalent series resistance.
ESR
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Eric S. Raymond.
seekh kebab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: seekh kebabs
form: sheek kebab
Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian سیخ کباب (sīx kabāb), via Urdu.
Senses: glosses: A dish from (Anglo-)Indian cuisine consisting of a mixture of minced meat (usually lamb), garlic and spices thinly wrapped around a skewer and grilled, usually in a tandoor.
Related terms: shish kebab
grilled
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡɹɪld/
rhymes: -ɪld
Etymology: From grill + -ed.
Senses: examples: text: The meat was grilled as this was considered the healthier option.
text: She grilled him over his whereabouts the previous night.
glosses: simple past and past participle of grill
grilled
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡɹɪld/
rhymes: -ɪld
Forms: form: more grilled
form: most grilled
Etymology: From grill + -ed.
Senses: glosses: Cooked on a grill.
examples: text: After a day in the sun, he looked more grilled than his hamburger.
glosses: As if cooked on a grill.
Derived terms: grilled cheese
nongrilled
ungrilled
grilled
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡɹɪld/
rhymes: -ɪld
Etymology: From grille + -ed.
Senses: examples: text: High up, at second-storey level, are small openings cut into the wall and filled with shuttered, grilled windows […]
ref: 1983, René A Bravmann, African Islam:
glosses: Fitted with a grille.
Derived terms: ungrilled
unpaired electron
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: unpaired electrons
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: An electron, in an atomic orbital, for which there is no other electron in the same orbital but with opposite spin; a characteristic of free radicals and other reactive species
unpaired
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From un- + pair + -ed.
Senses: glosses: not forming one of a pair
Derived terms: unpaired electron
unpaired
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: From un- + pair + -ed.
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of unpair
spin-density wave
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spin-density waves
form: spin density wave
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The low-energy, ground state of a metal in which densities of the electron spins and charges follow a regular spatial distribution
Related terms: charge-density wave
spirometry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spirometries
Etymology: From spiro- + -metry.
Senses: examples: text: Spirometry is typically the first PFT^([Pulmonary Function Test]) to be performed in a patient. This is because the indications for performing spirometry are extensive (Table 56-3). The indications are so numerous, in fact, that it is a surprise that spirometry is so greatly underused. There are several perceived and real barriers to its use, but these can be easily overcome by studying spirometry interpretation guides and by getting the right equipment and good training.
ref: 2005, Charles G. Irvin, “Chapter 56: Guide to the Evaluation of Pulmonary Function”, in Qutayba Hamid, Joanne Shannon, James Martin, editors, Physiologic Basis of Respiratory Disease, BC Decker, page 651:
text: Aerobic metabolism can be measured by direct calorimetry or indirect spirometry. In exercise physiology, open-circuit indirect spirometry, in which expired gases are analyzed for 0₂ consumed and CO₂ produced, are typically used.
ref: 2006, Sharon Plowman, Denise Smith, Exercise Physiology for Health, Fitness, and Performance, 2nd edition, Wolters Kluwer Health, page 122:
text: 2012, Q. Ashton Acton, Advances in Respiratory Insufficiency Research and Treatment, 2011 Edition, ScholarlyEditions (ScholarlyBrief), page 29,
A total of 29,817 spirometries were analyzed. Quality grades A-D and F were assigned to 33.9, 7.1, 19.4, 27.8 and 11.8% of spirometries, respectively.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: The measurement of the volume of air that a person can move into and out of the lungs, using a spirometer.
Derived terms: ergospirometry
microspirometry
spirometric
spirometrics
Related terms: peak flow meter
indomitability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: ĭn-dŏm′ĭ-tə-bĭl′ĭ-tē
ipa: /ɪnˌdɒm.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.tiː/
note: older
ipa: /ɪnˌdɔːm.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.tiː/
ipa: /ɪnˌdɑm.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
note: without the cot–caught merger
ipa: /ɪnˌdɔm.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
note: without the cot–caught merger
ipa: /ɪnˌdɒm.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
ipa: /ɪnˌdɔm.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.tiː/
ipa: /ənˌdɒm.ə.təˈbəl.ə.tiː/
ipa: /ɪnˌdɔm.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
ipa: /ɪnˌɖɔm.ɪ.ʈaˈbɪl.ɪ.ʈiː/
rhymes: -ɪlɪti
Etymology: From indomitable + -ity.
Senses: examples: text: I love Joan's indomitability and intelligence. She's very courageous. And she's a hell of a kisser.
ref: a. 2010, Robert B. Parker, (attributed quote):
glosses: The quality of being indomitable.
glosses: The quality of being undefeated, resolute, and tenacious.
spodumene
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈspɔdjumin/
rhymes: -iːn
Forms: form: spodumenes
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σποδούμενος (spodoúmenos, “burnt to ashes”).
Senses: examples: text: The individual characters of the several minerals produced from the change of the spodumene have already been given, and something has been said as to their mutual relations;[…].
ref: 1880, George J. Brush, Edward S. Dana, Art. XXIX.—On the Mineral Locality At Branchville, Connecticut: Fourth Paper. Spodumene and the results of its Alteration: The American Journal of Science, 3rd Series, Vol XX, Nos 115—120, page 276:
text: Two coexisting spodumenes occurred in sample A, one with high, the other with low, sodium content.
ref: 1990, Australian Mineralogist, Volume 5, page 21:
text: Spodumene alone was found to be too refractory to produce vitrification at cone 11.
ref: 2000, Mimi Obstler, Out of the Earth, Into the Fire, American Ceramic Society, page 59:
topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The mineral lithium aluminium inosilicate (LiAl(SiO₃)₂), a pyroxene and ore of lithium, sometimes regarded as a gemstone, which may be greenish, yellowish or pinkish in appearance.
Hyponyms: sense: pyroxene mineral
word: α-spodumene
sense: pyroxene mineral
word: β-spodumene
sense: gemstone
word: hiddenite
sense: gemstone
word: kunzite
sense: gemstone
word: triphane
pinkish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɪŋkɪʃ/
Forms: form: more pinkish
form: most pinkish
Etymology: From pink + -ish.
Senses: examples: text: Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.
ref: 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 3, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
text: West Quantoxhead, 1½ miles to the south-west, has some handsome houses and an imposing mansion, St Audries - now a girls' school - built in the Tudor style in the 19th century, at the same time as the pinkish-buff stone Church of St Ethelreda - also called St Audrey - which has an elegant tapering spirelet.
ref: 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 160:
text: F[eatures] [...] Black or dark brown back; faded white stripes and white patches on the sides; pinkish/peach-colored belly
ref: 2014, Clint Pustejovsky, Snakes of Central Texas: A Guide to Common and Notable Species, Quick Reference Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, Central Texas whipsnake N[on-venomous] Masticophis taeniatus girardi:
text: While some of the more exotic varieties are becoming more popular with nationwide growers, such as the pale pinkish white pineberry, local farms will frequently plant a few different varieties to best suit their region.
ref: 2022 May 9, Casey Barber, “Strawberry season has arrived. Here are tips for enjoying spring’s sweetest treat”, in CNN, archived from the original on 04 Jul 2022:
glosses: Somewhat pink.
Derived terms: pinkishly
pinkishness
sports medicine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sportsmedicine
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: The branch of medicine that deals with the effects of sport and exercise on the body, especially the treatment of injuries so received, and also studies the physiology of exercise
Derived terms: ACSM
spot welding
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of spot weld
spot welding
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The resistance-welding of overlapping pieces of metal by applying pressure and an electric current at small points
spot weld
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spot welds
Senses: glosses: A weld made by spot welding
spot weld
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: spot welds
form: spot welding
form: spot welded
form: spot welded
Senses: glosses: To join pieces of metal using spot welding
Derived terms: spot welder
spread spectrum communication
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spread spectrum communications
Senses: glosses: A form of electromagnetic communication in which the signal frequency or bandwidth is spread beyond that required, rendering it more difficult to intercept or jam, or to send multiple signals over the same band
sputtering
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of sputter
sputtering
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sputterings
Senses: examples: text: The women of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, seated in the rows where the first violins are typically located, contributed an array of haunting vocal sounds: hushed hums, sustained high tones, sputterings and more.
ref: 2009 April 11, Anthony Tommasini, “Moving on, a Music Director Leaves an Imprint, and a New Hall”, in New York Times:
glosses: A noise that sputters.
glosses: The ejection of atoms from the surface of a solid or liquid following bombardment with ions, atoms or molecules; used to prepare a thin layer of material on an object.
squalene
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈskweɪliːn/
ipa: /ˈskwɑːliːn/
rhymes: -eɪlin
Forms: form: squalenes
Etymology: From Latin squālus (“shark”) + -ene, because it is found in shark liver.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A linear triterpene hydrocarbon found in shark liver oil and in human sebum; it plays a role in the biosynthesis of steroids.
Derived terms: azasqualene
hydroxysqualene
pentacyclosqualene
perhydrosqualene
presqualene
Related terms: squalane
squalane
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈskweɪleɪn/
/ˈskwɑːleɪn/
Forms: form: squalanes
Etymology: From squalene + -ane.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A saturated triterpene hydrocarbon made by hydrogenating squalene; used in cosmetics etc.
Synonyms: perhydrosqualene
hydrogenating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of hydrogenate
squall line
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: squall lines
Senses: topics: climatology
meteorology
natural-sciences
glosses: A line of thunderstorms, hundreds of miles long, with squalls at the advancing edge.
star cloud
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: star clouds
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A large group of many stars spread over very many light-years of space; the stars are not part of any structure but are in an area of greater than average stellar density.
Related terms: star cluster
star tracker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: star trackers
Senses: glosses: A navigational device which measures the angular separation of stars with reference to a known time and place in order to achieve precise navigation.
Synonyms: astrotracker
starburst galaxy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: starburst galaxies
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A galaxy that is undergoing a high rate of star formation
future participle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: future participles
Senses: examples: Latin: Morituri te salutamus. (We, who are about to die, salute you.)
glosses: A part of speech present in some languages (e.g. Latin, Hungarian and Georgian) but not in English that gives a sense of something about to happen.
perfect passive participle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: perfect passive participles
Senses: topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A participle, prominent in some languages (e.g. Latin, Greek) but less common in English, describing something that happened to a noun (the subject) in the past.
kthxbye
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Forms: form: kthxbai
form: kthanksbye
form: kthnxbi
form: kthnxbai
form: kthnxbye
Etymology: From k + thx + bye, literally “OK thanks bye”.
Senses: examples: text: Once they tell me that rubbish, it's, "Date's over, kthxbye."
ref: 2006, Karina, “But What Man Can Tame Her?”, in PC Gamer, volume 13, numbers 7-9 (letter to the editor):
text: “Your 15 minutes are up, Audrey. kthxbye.”
ref: 2008, Robin Benway, Audrey, Wait!, Razorbill (2008), →ISBN:
text: Much to the dismay of those who failed to acquire tickets quickly enough, the festival’s verified Twitter account cockily announced, “no we don’t have any passes left to release, kthxbye.”
ref: 2011 March 8, Will Hagle, “Festival sales could save the failing live music industry”, in Daily Trojan, University of Southern California:
glosses: Used to express (as though facetiously polite) the dismissive or abrupt end of a conversation, statement, etc.
superconductive
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more superconductive
form: most superconductive
Etymology: From super- + conductive.
Senses: examples: text: The alloy will become superconductive at 8 degrees absolute.
glosses: Exhibiting or relating to superconductivity.
superconductivity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: superconductivities
Etymology: From super- + conductivity.
Senses: examples: text: Currently, superconductivity can only be achieved at extremely low temperatures.
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The property of a material whereby it has no resistance to the flow of an electric current.
Derived terms: high-temperature superconductivity
Related terms: superconduction
superconductor
superconduct
FFLO phase
FFLO state
Cooper pair
daraf
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: darafs
Etymology: farad reversed. Compare mho.
Senses: examples: text: The capacitance of the three in parallel is 3 farad; thus the elastance of the three is reduced to ¹⁄₃ daraf.
ref: 1974, H. Arthur Klein, The Science of Measurement: A Historical Survey, →ISBN, page 467:
glosses: Non-SI unit of electrical elastance.
Derived terms: megadaraf
globulin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡlɒbjʊlɪn/
ipa: /ˈɡlɑbjəlɪn/
Forms: form: globulins
form: globuline
Etymology: From globule + -in.
Senses: examples: text: The most effective approach to delaying and preventing recurrent HBV infection has been high dose immune globulin (anti-HBsIg) perioperatively and postoperatively (table 4).
ref: 1993 November 27, Teresa L. Wright, Johnson Y. N. Lau, “Clinical aspects of hepatitis B virus infection”, in The Lancet, volume 342, number 8883, →PMID, page 1342:
text: On the good news front, the guide reports that a new hepatitis A vaccine, which is now licensed in Europe, should be available in the United States sometime this year. It provides longer protection than the current recommended vaccine -- immune globulin (IG) -- against the hepatitis A virus, which means it does not have to be administered as frequently.
ref: 1994 March 20, James Yenckel, “Health in the Tropics”, in The Washington Post:
text: Even for the unprotected, those who are exposed can expect 90 percent effectiveness with a course of postexposure prophylaxis that includes hepatitis B immune globulin and initiation of hepatitis B vaccine.
ref: 2000, Kimbra Cutlip, “Preventing needlestick injuries in healthcare settings”, in Hospital Topics, volume 78, →PMID:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a group of simple proteins, soluble in water only in the presence of salts, that are coagulated by heat
Derived terms: antiglobulin
beta globulin
cryoglobulin
fetoglobulin
gamma globulin
globulinemia
globulinuria
immunoglobulin
lactoglobulin
macroglobulin
microglobulin
myoglobulin
ovoglobulin
paraglobulin
pyroglobulin
sex hormone binding globulin
sex hormone-binding globulin
sex-hormone-binding globulin
thromboglobulin
thyroglobulin
γ-globulin
hæmatin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hæmatins
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of hematin.
hæmoglobin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Dated spelling of hemoglobin.